JPH09327568A - Game machine island - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To compactly arrange a collection beam without disturbing the collection efficiency of balls at the lower step of an island by fitting a pair of collection beams to the downside of a top plate, communicating and connecting the terminal side of respective collection beams to a stock tank arranged at the lower terminal part of a polish lifter. SOLUTION: A pair of collection beams 40 mutually parallelly extended corresponding to respective game machine lines so as to respectively collect play media ejected from plural game machines 11 by respective game machine lines are fitted to the downside of top plate 22 of a game machine island 10, and the terminal side of respective collection beams 40 is communicated and connected to a stock tank 40 arranged at the lower end part of a polish lifter 50. Then, the respective collection beams 40 are fitted to the downside of the top plate 22 so as to be extended while being inclined downward from the start terminal side to the end terminal side. Otherwise, the respective collection beams 40 are fitted to the downside of the top plate 22 so as to be almost horizontally extended from the start terminal side to the end terminal side and inside the respective collection beams 40, inclined objects are inserted for letting the play media flow down to the end terminal side.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is constructed by supporting a substantially horizontal top plate on a waist plate extending in parallel, and arranging a plurality of gaming machines side by side on the top plate so as to extend back to back in two rows. The present invention relates to a gaming machine island in which a polishing and hoisting device for hoisting a game medium while polishing it is erected at a predetermined position between the rows of gaming machines. Here, the game machine mainly refers to a pachinko machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional gaming machine island, pachinko balls discharged from two pachinko machines lined up in a back-to-back manner flow down on a collection gutter provided in a lower part of the island by its own weight and are stored in a lower tank. If necessary, the wafer was transported to the upper island side by a polishing and transporting device, and was again supplied to each pachinko machine.

Generally, the recovery gutter has a wide bottom portion and a large opening on the upper surface side, and a polishing and lifting device is interposed between the waist plates forming the front and rear surfaces of the lower stage of the island so as to spread in the island width direction. It is slanted to extend one on each side of the island.

That is, the recovery gutter spreads in the width direction of the island inside the lower stage of the island, and further extended while being inclined vertically. The recovery gutter was supported by island pillars erected inside the wainscot via support metal fittings.

[0005]

However, since the space occupied by the collecting gutter in the lower island of the game machine is large in the conventional gaming machine island, the collecting gutter is an obstacle when arranging the game-related equipment in the lower stage of the island. However, in order to narrow the width of the island as much as possible due to the demand for space saving, it is difficult to set it smaller than the width of the collection gutter even if the bottom of the island, which is the base of the whole island, is made narrower. was there.

By the way, according to the test conducted by the applicants, it has been empirically confirmed that even if the standardized width of the conventional collecting gutter is considerably reduced, it is possible to collect the ball discharged from the pachinko machine without any trouble. Have been. Conversely, in a conventional wide collection gutter, the ball tends to stay on the upstream side and remains as it is and rusts, or when the ball is discharged in a short period of time, the ball is placed on the bottom of the collection gutter. First, since the ball flows down after spreading, the flowability of the ball on the recovery gutter is deteriorated, and there is a possibility that the ball is not smoothly delivered to the polishing / lifting device side.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to the problems of the prior art as described above, and the recovery gutter can be compactly arranged without impeding the efficiency of collecting the balls in the lower stage of the island. It is possible to meet the demand for space saving without disturbing the installation of related equipment, and to provide a gaming machine island that allows the balls to smoothly flow down and be efficiently delivered to the polishing and lifting device side. Is intended.

[0008]

The gist of the present invention to achieve the above-mentioned object lies in the following items.

1. A substantially horizontal top plate (22) is supported on a waist plate (21) extending in parallel, and a plurality of gaming machines (11) are arranged side by side on the top plate (22) so as to extend back to back. In the gaming machine island (10) in which a polishing and hoisting device (50) for hoisting the game medium while hoisting the game medium is erected at a predetermined position between each gaming machine row, below the top plate (22). On the side, a plurality of gaming machines (1
1) A pair of collection gutters (40) for collecting the game media discharged from each of the gaming machine rows are attached, and each collection gutter (4
The game machine island (10) is characterized in that the terminal side of (0) is connected to a storage tank (30) arranged at the lower end of the polishing and lifting device (50).

2. The game according to claim 1, wherein each of the recovery gutters (40) is attached to the lower side of the top plate (22) so as to extend downward from the starting end side to the terminating side. Kijima (10).

3 Each of the recovery gutters (40) is provided with the top plate (2) so as to extend substantially horizontally from the start end side to the end side.
2) The gaming machine island (10) according to claim 1, wherein the slanting body (48) is attached to the lower side of the collecting trough (40) for flowing down the game medium toward the terminal side.

4 A game medium counter (18) is provided in the middle of the game machine row beside the polishing and hoisting device (50), and the waist plate (21) is provided below the game medium counter (18). A counter tank (19) protruding from the reference surface to the outside of the island is provided, and the counter tank (19) and the storage tank (3) are provided.
0) are communicated with each other, the gaming machine island (10) according to item 1, 2 or 3.

5 Detecting means (90) for detecting the holding amount of the game medium and outputting a signal is provided in the storage tank (30), and the storage tank (30) is provided in response to the signal from the detecting means (90). When there is more than a predetermined amount of game medium in the above), the game medium in the storage tank (30) is driven by the polishing and lifting device (50) in order to prevent the game medium from staying in each of the collection gutters (40). The game machine island (10) according to any one of items 1, 2, 3, or 4, characterized in that the game machine is controlled to be pumped to the upper side of the island.

Next, the operation based on the above-mentioned solution will be described. According to the gaming machine island (10), the pair of collecting gutters (40) extending in parallel to each other are provided below the top plate (22) in which the gaming machine rows are arranged in parallel. ) Is installed. Since each collection gutter (40) collects the game media for each row of gaming machines, the collection gutter (40) can be smaller in capacity than the conventional wide collection gutter, and the width can be set within a range that does not hinder the flow of the game media. It is good to narrow it.

Each recovery gutter (40) is attached to the lower side of the top plate (22) which is the upper end of the island lower tier, and by narrowing the width, a wide empty space is secured inside the island lower tier or the island lower tier. The device itself can also be configured to have a narrow width to meet the demand for space saving.

The game media discharged from each row of gaming machines fall separately on each collecting trough (40), and the balls do not spread unduly on the narrow bottom portion of each collecting trough (40). Drain efficiently. The game medium flowing down on each recovery gutter (40) in this manner is a storage tank (30) arranged at the lower end of the polishing and lifting device (50) whose downstream end side is connected for communication.
Passed to.

According to the gaming machine island (10) described in the item (2), each recovery gutter (40) is attached to the lower side of the top plate (22) so as to extend obliquely downward from the start end side to the end side. The inclination of each recovery gutter (40) allows the game medium to naturally flow down due to its own weight.

According to the gaming machine island (10) of item 3, since each recovery gutter (40) is attached to the lower side of the top plate (22) so as to extend substantially horizontally from the starting end side to the terminating side thereof, the island. The space occupied by each collection gutter (40) in the lower stage is the top plate (2
2) It is limited to only a part of the lower side, and the inner space on the lower stage of the island can be used more effectively. Each collection gutter (4
0) extends almost horizontally and is not inclined, but each collection gutter (40)
Since the inclined body (48) is inserted inside, the game medium flows down on the inclined body (48) and flows down to the end side of the recovery gutter (40).

According to the gaming machine island (10) described in the item 4, the number of projections extending from the reference plane of the wainscot (21) to the outside of the island under the gaming medium counter (18) interposed in the middle of the gaming machine row. A machine tank (19) is provided, and the machine tank (19) is provided.
Since the storage tank (30) and the storage tank (30) are communicated with each other, even when the amount of game media discharged from each gaming machine (11) is large,
If the small storage tank (30) arranged at the lower end of the polishing and lifting device (50) cannot be used, the game medium can be introduced into the counter tank (19).

According to the gaming machine island (10) described in item 5, when the game medium in the storage tank (30) is larger than a predetermined amount,
In response to the signal from the detection means (90), the polishing medium (50) is driven to pump the game medium in the storage tank (30) to the upper island side, so that the game medium is stored in the storage tank (30). It is possible to prevent a situation in which the game media in each recovery gutter (40) cannot be flowed out and remain for a long period of time without being accumulated and flowing.

[0021]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Various embodiments representing the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 4 show a first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the gaming machine island 10 according to the first embodiment includes an upper unit (island upper stage) 10A and a lower unit (in which various related equipment of a pachinko machine 11 as a gaming machine is internally installed. A middle unit (center of the island) 10B in which a plurality of pachinko machines 11 are arranged back to back in two rows is arranged between the lower island) 10C.

Lower unit 10C which is the base of the whole island
Are waist plates 21 and 21 extending in parallel in the front-rear direction and the waist plates 21.
The pachinko machine 11 is supported substantially horizontally on the upper end of the above, and the pachinko machine 11 is provided with a top plate 22 arranged side by side in two rows and a bottom plate 23.
The lower unit 10C may be integrally formed of a synthetic resin or the like.

An opening groove 22a extending in the longitudinal direction is formed in the central portion of the top plate 22. Out ball tanks 26 corresponding to the pachinko machines 11 arranged in parallel are arranged on both sides of the opening groove 22a. An installation space 25 for inserting a heavy object is formed on the bottom plate 23 in order to lower the center of gravity of the entire island.

Inside the lower unit 10C, a pair of recovery gutters 40 extending on each side of the island are provided with a storage tank 30 arranged at the lower end of a polishing and lifting device 50 standing upright in the center of the island. It is set up. In the following, a description will be given of one side of the island as a representative. A pair of recovery gutters 40, 40 extend in parallel with each other corresponding to each pachinko machine train, and extend from the start end located at the island end to the end end facing the center of the island. It is attached to the lower side of the top plate 22 via a support member or the like so as to be inclined downward.

Since each recovery gutter 40 collects the balls discharged from the plurality of pachinko machines 11 for each pachinko machine row, the capacity is smaller than that of the conventional wide recovery gutter. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, even if the collection gutter 40 is configured to have a small width and a small flow passage area, it is confirmed that the ball can be efficiently flowed down without impairing the receiving capacity of the ball at all. ing.

More specifically, the recovery gutter 40 is composed of a bottom portion 41 extending in a narrow width and both side wall portions 42, 42 rising at right angles along both sides thereof. As shown in FIG. 2, the terminal port 43 of each recovery gutter 40 is connected to the storage tank 30 arranged at the lower end of the polishing and lifting device 50.

The storage tank 30 is formed in a box shape in which the bottom surface portion 31 is inclined downward from both sides toward the center side where the polishing and lifting device 50 is erected. The substantially horizontal upper surface of the storage tank 30 is open, and the pachinko machine 11 near the center of the island is open.
The ball ejected from the can be accepted.
The end port 43 of each recovery gutter 40 is connected to the storage tank 30 so as to communicate with the side end wall 32 so as not to extend into the tank.

As shown in FIG. 2, the inner wall of the storage tank 30 is provided with a detection means for detecting the amount of stored spheres. Such detection means is composed of a proximity sensor 90 attached at a predetermined position on the inner wall. Proximity sensor 9
The value 0 is set to ON when the ball has accumulated up to the mounting position, and outputs a signal to the control means 91 described later when the ON state continues for 2 seconds or more, for example.

The polishing and lifting device 50 is erected at the center of the bottom surface portion 31 in the storage tank 30. The polishing / lifting device 50 moves the balls in the storage tank 30 to the upper unit 1.
This is a device for transporting while polishing to the 0A side. Specific examples of the configuration of the polishing / lifting device 50 include a type in which a ball and an abrasive are mixed and pumped by the rotation of a spiral body extending in the vertical direction, and a pair of polishing members arranged to extend in the vertical direction while contacting each other. There is a type that lifts balls while polishing them with a belt. In the gaming machine island 10, any type may be used.

As shown in FIG. 4, the polishing and lifting device 50 and the proximity sensor 90 are connected to the control means 91 by signal lines. When the number of balls in the storage tank 30 is larger than a predetermined amount according to the signal from the proximity sensor 90, the control unit 91 positively operates the polishing and lifting device 50 to lift the balls in the storage tank 30. On the other hand, when the number of balls in the storage tank 30 decreases below a predetermined amount, the polishing and lifting device 50
Is set to temporarily stop the operation of.

Here, the control means 91 centrally manages the replenishment / recovery of pachinko balls on the gaming machine island 10, and is composed of a microcomputer composed of an interface, a CPU, a RAM, a ROM and the like. The control means 91 controls the operation of the polishing and lifting device 50 according to a predetermined control program.

As shown in FIG. 3, the middle unit 10B
Are mounted on the top plate 22 at predetermined intervals to support the upper unit 10A.
And a plurality of pachinko machines 11 arranged back and forth in two rows back to back with each middle support 16 therebetween. The middle support 16 is formed by press working in a state where several plates are stacked.

More specifically, the middle stage support member 16 includes a lower plate member 16a, which is a base including the support leg portions 17, and a support upper portion 18.
The upper plate member 16b for reinforcement including the above is overlapped and pressed, but the specific number and shape of the plate members are not limited to those illustrated. The support leg 17 is a part installed on the inner side of the island of the top plate 22 of the lower unit 10C, and one support upper part 18 is a part that engages with the support substrate 71 and supports the upper unit 10A from below.

The middle-stage supports 16 arranged at a predetermined interval are connected to each other by a plurality of pipe members 19, 19 ... Various signal lines and the like may be housed in the pipe member 19. Further, in this embodiment, the support legs 17 of the respective middle supports 16 are installed on the top plate 22 so as to be movable in a predetermined range in the island longitudinal direction and the island depth direction. It can be fixed by a mechanism. The intermediate support 16
For example, a drive unit or the like for moving each pachinko machine 11 in the depth direction of the island by power may be assembled.

The pachinko machine 11 launches a pachinko ball on the board by rotating a steering wheel, and enjoys winning of a hit ball. A ball rental machine 11A is interposed between the pachinko machines 11. The ball lending machine 11A is a related device that counts and pays out a considerable number of balls when receiving a signal from a currency identification device 77 described later.

A mounting rail 12 is provided on the top plate 22 with the middle stage support 16 interposed therebetween, and the lower end of each pachinko machine 11 is supported so as to be movable back and forth and left and right within a predetermined range.
On the back side of the mounting rail 12, a projection 12a is formed to protrude so that the lower end of the pachinko machine 11 is movably fitted in the longitudinal direction of the island, and the front side of the mounting rail 12 is a base box. Further, a support substrate 71 of the upper unit 10A described later.
Is provided with a suspension rail 14 in which a fitted rail 11a protruding from an upper end of each pachinko machine 11 is fitted so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction and movable in the island longitudinal direction.

The suspension rail 14 has a substantially C-shaped cross section and extends perpendicularly to the paper surface of FIG. The suspension rail 14 is suspended via a screw shaft so that the height position can be adjusted with respect to the upper bracket 13 slidably mounted on the support board 71 of the upper unit 10A in the depth direction of the island.

Further, a screw-shaped angle adjusting member 15 capable of moving up and down is screwed into the upper bracket 13. The angle adjusting member 15 is a member for adjusting a subtle tilt angle of each pachinko machine 11 about the fitted rail 11a as a rotation center by appropriately pressing the front end side of the upper end of each pachinko machine 11. is there.

A spring bearing (not shown) is attached to the lower surface of the mounting rail 12, and the mounting rail 12 can move on the top plate 22 in the island longitudinal direction and the island depth direction. ing. Further, due to the elastic deformation of the spring, the lower end of the pachinko machine 11 on the mounting rail 12 is set so as to be able to be appropriately displaced with respect to the substantially horizontal plane according to the inclination angle thereof. The upper unit 10
The load A is configured to be received not only by the middle support 16 but also by each of the pachinko machines 11 arranged in the front and rear two rows.

At the center of the pachinko machine rows located before and after the polishing and lifting device 50, a prize ball counter (game medium counter) 18 is provided.
Is interposed. The prize ball counter 18 counts the prize balls input by the player with an internal ball counter or computer,
This is a related device for visually displaying the result on a display unit, or for paying out a receipt or a recycled card on which the counted number of balls is printed.

Below the prize ball counter 18, the waist plate 2 is provided.
A counter tank 19 protruding outside the island from the first reference plane is provided. The counter tank 19 communicates with the storage tank 30, and the spheres overflowing from the storage tank 30 are set so as to be introduced into the counter tank 19 side.

As shown in FIG. 3, the upper unit 10A
Is a substantially horizontal support substrate 71 extending in parallel with the island longitudinal direction, a plurality of partition plates 72 vertically suspended on the support substrate 71 at predetermined intervals so as to be substantially orthogonal to the island longitudinal direction, A plurality of pipe members 73 erected so as to connect the 72 are connected to each other, and a top plate 74, an inner wall 75, and a curtain plate 76 serving as an outer wall are assembled around the main frame in advance.

A hollow portion 72a through which the supply and distribution trough 80 is vertically movably inserted is formed substantially in the center of each partition plate 72. Further, each partition plate 72 is provided with a gutter supporting member 72b for supporting the supply gutter 80 inserted through the hollow portion 72a at a desired height position. Although not shown, a ball supply member called a distribution chute corresponding to each of the pachinko machines 11 and each of the ball rental machines 11A is attached at an intermediate position of the supply and distribution gutter 80.

A slit extending in the longitudinal direction is formed in each pipe member 73, and the pipe member 73 is housed so that various signal lines of game-related equipment are bundled in the pipe member 73 through the slit. In the upper unit 10A,
The supply / distribution gutter 8 for supplying pachinko balls to each pachinko machine 11
In addition to 0, related equipment such as a currency identification device 77 and a currency transport device 78 are also assembled.

The currency discriminating apparatus 77 includes a microcomputer including a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and the like, in addition to various sensors for identifying bills and coins inserted into the bill or coin insertion slot 79 by a magnetic / optical method. . Money transfer device 78
Is provided with a conveyor belt stretched so as to extend in the longitudinal direction of the island in order to convey the bills and coins discharged from the currency discriminating apparatus 77.

Next, the operation will be described. According to the gaming machine island 10, each collection gutter 40 is only wide and extends only one in the island width direction as in the related art in order to collect the balls discharged from the pachinko machine 11 for each pachinko machine row. As compared with such a collection gutter, the capacity can be designed to be small. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, each collection gutter 40 can be set to have a narrow and small flow passage area.

Each recovery gutter 40 is a lower unit 10C.
Since it is attached to the lower side of the top plate 22 located at the top of the inside, a wide empty space can be secured inside the lower unit 10C, and other game-related equipment can be easily arranged. Alternatively, a pair of recovery gutters 4 separated from each other
If 0 and 40 are arranged as close to each other as possible and the lower unit 10C itself, which is the base of the entire island, and the depth width are made narrow, it is possible to meet the request for space saving in the amusement store.

The balls ejected from the pachinko machines 11 of the respective pachinko machine rows are once stored in the out-ball tank 26 on the top plate 22, and then fall on the bottom part 41 of each recovery gutter 40 located directly below. To do. In the present embodiment, since each recovery gutter 40 is attached to the lower side of the top plate 22 so as to extend obliquely downward from the start end side to the end side thereof, each recovery gutter 4 is provided.
An inclination of 0 allows the sphere to naturally flow down due to its own weight.

The spheres collected by the respective collecting troughs 40 do not spread unduly on the narrow bottom portion 41, but rather flow down to the downstream side more efficiently than the wide collecting troughs. The spheres flowing down on the respective collection gutters 40 are transferred to the storage tank 30 to which the terminal port 43 is connected and connected as it is.

A proximity sensor 90 is provided in the storage tank 30 to detect the amount of spheres possessed.
The operation of the polishing and lifting device 50 is controlled according to the signal from 0. That is, when the balls in the storage tank 30 have accumulated to a certain height position of the proximity sensor 90, the proximity sensor 90 is continuously turned on and outputs a signal to the control means 91 shown in FIG.

Then, the control means 91 outputs a drive signal to the polishing and lifting device 50 to positively operate the polishing and lifting device 50 to pump the balls in the storage tank 30. Thereby,
It is possible to reliably prevent a situation in which the spheres are excessively accumulated in the storage tank 30 and do not flow, and the spheres in each recovery gutter 40 cannot flow out from the terminal end 43 and remain for a long time.

On the other hand, when the number of balls in the storage tank 30 has decreased below a predetermined amount, the proximity sensor 90 is turned off, and the operation of the polishing and lifting device 50 is temporarily stopped based on a command from the control means 91 which inputs this signal. Stop. As a result, it is possible to prevent excessive operation of the polishing and lifting device 50.

Further, even if a large number of balls are discharged from each pachinko machine 11 in a short time, the balls that do not fit in the storage tank 30 are appropriately stored in the counter tank 19. Thereby, it is possible to prevent a failure such as a ball clogging due to an excessive amount of stored balls in the storage tank 30.

As shown in FIG. 3, in the gaming machine island 10, the middle unit 10B is arranged between the upper unit 10A and the lower unit 10C, and the upper unit 10A and the lower unit 10C are independent structures. Can be standardized separately in factories and mass-produced.

The upper unit 10A and the lower unit 10C according to the present embodiment are preassembled so as to have a rigidity sufficient to withstand carrying-in, and each unit can be easily carried in to a construction site such as an amusement store. Then, you can build the whole island easily by stacking each unit in sequence.

On the other hand, since the middle unit 10B includes the pachinko machine 11 to be attached later, it is not integrated in advance, but a plurality of middle supports which are erected on the top plate 22 and support the support substrate 71 from below. With 16, 16, ..., It is possible to very easily secure a mounting space between the lower unit 10C and the upper unit 10A for the respective pachinko machines 11 arranged in the front and rear two rows.

Since the respective middle-stage supports 16 are arranged between the pachinko machine rows lined up back-to-back, even if the lateral width of each pachinko machine 11 and the protruding condition on the back side are slightly different, the conventional fixed form is used. There is no fear that the frame itself will hinder the work of assembling the pachinko machine 11, unlike the simple frame. Therefore, the structure of the middle unit 10B becomes extremely simple,
The work of assembling the pachinko machine 11 is also facilitated.

Each pachinko machine 1 forming the middle unit 10B
In mounting 1, the fitting rail 11a at the upper end is fitted to the suspension rail 14 on the upper unit 10A side, and the lower end of each pachinko machine 11 is installed on the mounting rail 12 on the top plate 22. do it. The fitted rail 11a at the upper end of the pachinko machine 11 can move in the rail longitudinal direction while being fitted to the suspension rail 14, and the lower end of the pachinko machine 11 can also move on the mounting rail 12 in the island longitudinal direction. . Accordingly, the pachinko machines 11 can be arranged so as to be sequentially arranged from the island end while being moved.

After placing each pachinko machine 11 in place,
When the front edge of the upper end of the pachinko machine 11 is appropriately pressed by the angle adjusting member 15 screwed to the upper bracket 13 on the upper unit 10A side, the pachinko machine 11 is fitted with the fitted rail fitted to the suspension rail 14. Since the tilting is slightly performed around the rotation center 11a, the tilt angle of the pachinko machine 11 can be easily adjusted.

Furthermore, the upper bracket 13 is slidable in a certain range in the island depth direction with respect to the support substrate 71 of the upper unit 10A, and further, the mounting rail 12 described above.
Can move on the top plate 22 in the depth direction of the island. Therefore, each pachinko machine 11 can be adjusted later to an optimum position in the island depth direction.

After the island is completed, the load of the upper unit 10A is
Since the pachinko machines 11 in two rows can receive the load, not only the middle supports 16 but also the load of the upper unit 10A can be dispersed, so that excessive concentration of the loads on the middle supports 16 can be prevented.

FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the end port 43 of each recovery gutter 40A
However, it is configured to extend through the side end wall 32 of the storage tank 30 to the inside of the tank.

As described above, since each recovery gutter 40A extends toward the polishing and lifting device 50 side in the storage tank 30, the balls discharged from the pachinko machine 11 located on the island end side are also recovered. Polishing and lifting device 5 by flowing down on 40A
It is introduced not in the vicinity of the side end wall 32 of the storage tank 30 far from the lower end portion of 0, but in the vicinity of the center of the bottom surface portion 31 as much as possible.

Therefore, the side end wall 32 of the storage tank 30
It is possible to prevent a situation in which the balls are excessively accumulated in the vicinity, that is, away from the lower end of the polishing and lifting device 50 and remain for a long time, and the balls in the storage tank 30 are smoothly and efficiently polished and lifted. You can bring it to 50.

FIG. 6 shows a third embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, each recovery gutter 40B is attached to the lower side of the top plate 22 so as to extend substantially horizontally from the start end side to the end side thereof, and an inclined body 48 for allowing a ball to flow down to the end side inside each recovery gutter 40. It is configured by inserting.

The inclined body 48 is integrally formed of, for example, rubber or synthetic resin. The slanted body 48 allows the pachinko ball to extend in a substantially horizontal manner even in each recovery gutter 40B.
It smoothly flows down to the end port 43 side, and the storage tank 3
Introduced in 0.

In addition, in this embodiment, each recovery gutter 40B is
Since it is attached to the lower side of the top plate 22 so as to extend substantially horizontally from the start end side to the end side, the space occupied by each recovery gutter 40B in the lower unit 10C is limited to only a part of the lower side of the top plate 22. One layer and the internal space of the lower unit 10C can be effectively used.

The specific structure of the gaming machine island according to the present invention is not limited to the illustrated various embodiments.

[0069]

According to the gaming machine island of the present invention, a pair of collecting gutters for collecting the gaming media for each gaming machine row are attached to the lower side of the top plate where the gaming machine rows are arranged side by side. Can be designed to be smaller and narrower than the conventional wide collection gutter, to secure a large empty space inside the island lower tier, or to configure the island lower tier itself to be narrower to meet the demand for space saving. You can

In addition, the game media discharged from each row of gaming machines fall separately on each collecting trough, and the gaming media efficiently flow down on the bottom surface of each collecting trough without spreading unnecessarily, so that the polishing is performed. It can be smoothly delivered to the lifting device side.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a part of a frame structure of a gaming machine island according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the gaming machine island according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating the gaming machine island according to the first embodiment of the present invention, which is exploded up and down.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing control means provided on the gaming machine island according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing a gaming machine island according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a gaming machine island according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 ... Gaming Machine Island 10A ... Upper unit (island upper stage) 10B ... Middle unit (island middle stage) 10C ... Lower unit (island lower stage) 11 ... Pachinko machine (gaming machine) 22 ... Top plate 30 ... Storage tank 40 ... Collection gutter 50 … Polishing and lifting device

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A substantially horizontal top plate is supported on a waist plate extending in parallel, and a plurality of gaming machines are arranged side by side on the top plate so as to extend back to back in two rows. In a gaming machine island in which a polishing and hoisting device for hoisting a game medium is erected at a position, a plurality of gaming machines are provided below the top plate, extending in parallel to each other corresponding to each gaming machine row. A pair of collecting gutters for collecting the gaming media discharged from each of the gaming machine rows are attached, and the terminal side of each collecting gutter is connected to a storage tank arranged at the lower end of the polishing and lifting device. Characteristic game machine island. 2. The gaming machine island according to claim 1, wherein each of the recovery gutters is attached to the lower side of the top plate so as to extend downwardly from the starting end side to the terminating side thereof. 3. The recovery gutters are attached to the lower side of the top plate so as to extend substantially horizontally from the starting end side to the terminating side thereof.
2. The gaming machine island according to claim 1, wherein an inclined body that allows the game medium to flow down toward the terminal side is inserted inside each collecting trough. 4. A tank for a counting machine, which is provided with a gaming medium counting machine in the middle of a row of gaming machines near the polishing and hoisting device, and which projects below the gaming medium counting machine to the outside of the island from the reference plane of the waist plate. 4. The gaming machine island according to claim 1, wherein the counting machine tank and the storage tank are communicated with each other. 5. A detection means for detecting a holding amount of the game medium and outputting a signal is provided in the storage tank, and when the game medium in the storage tank is larger than a predetermined amount according to the signal from the detection means. In order to prevent the game medium from staying in each of the collecting gutters, the polishing medium is controlled to be driven to the upper side of the island by driving the polishing and lifting device. , 2, 3 or 4 game machine island.