JPH09327570A - Game machine island - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine island capable of compactly disposing recovery gutters without obstructing the recovery efficiency of balls in an island lower stage, preventing it from becoming the obstruction of the installation of other related equipments, coping with the demand of saving space as well and securing safety inside a game shop at the time of an earthquake. SOLUTION: To the lower side of a top plate 22, a pair of the recovery gutter 40 mutually parallelly extended corresponding to respective pachinko machine columns for respectively recovering game media discharged from plural pachinko machines 11 for the respective pachinko machine columns are attached and the terminating side of the respective recovery gutters 40 is communicated and connected to a storage tank 3 disposed at the lower end part of a polishing and lifting device 50. Also, a heavy weight for lowering the centroid position of the entire island is installed on a bottom plate 23 inside a lower stage unit 10C.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention has waist plates extending parallel to each other on both sides of a bottom plate extending along a floor, and a substantially horizontal top plate is supported on both waist plates to form a lower island step. And a gaming machine island in which a plurality of gaming machines are arranged side by side on the top plate so as to extend back to back in two rows. 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 was slanted so that it extends one on each side of the island. In other words, the collection gutter spreads in the island width direction inside the lower stage of the island,
Moreover, it extended while inclining vertically.

In addition, in the upper stage of the island above the pachinko machine row installed on the top plate, an upper tank for temporarily storing the pachinko balls that have been pumped, or balls extending from the upper tank to the left and right of the island for each pachinko machine. Game related equipment such as a supply gutter to be supplied to was installed.

[0005]

However, in a conventional gaming machine island, the space occupied by the collection gutter in the lower island is large. In order to reduce the width of the island as much as it becomes obstructive or to reduce the width of the island as much as possible, it is difficult to set the width of the recovery gutter smaller than the width of the recovery gutter, even if you try to configure the lower part of the island that is the base of the entire island. There was a point.

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.

Further, in the game store, a plurality of game machine islands as described above are densely installed with a narrow passage in between, and in the event of an earthquake, there is concern about ensuring the safety of the player. was there. In particular, since the pachinko machines are densely arranged in the middle of the gaming machine island and there are upper tanks and distribution gutters above it, the center of gravity of the island tends to be relatively high. Therefore, there is a strong possibility that the game machine island will fall down due to the earthquake, and there is an urgent need to ensure the safety of the game arcade during the earthquake.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to the problems of the prior art as described above, and the collection 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. Also, the ball can be smoothly flowed down and efficiently delivered to the polishing and lifting device side. The purpose is to provide a gaming machine island that can ensure the safety of the store.

[0009]

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

1 Bottom plate (23) extending along the floor
A waist plate (21) extending parallel to each other is erected on both sides of the
A plurality of gaming machines (11) are formed on the waist plate (21) to support a substantially horizontal top plate (22) to form an island lower step (10C), and to extend back to back in two rows on the top plate (22). In a gaming machine island (10) formed by arranging in parallel, a game discharged from a plurality of gaming machines (11) extending below the top plate (22) in parallel with each other corresponding to each gaming machine row. A pair of collecting gutters (40) for collecting the media for each row of gaming machines are attached, and a heavy object (27) for lowering the center of gravity of the entire island is mounted on the bottom plate (23) in the lower stage (10C) of the island. A gaming machine island (10) characterized by being installed.

2 On the bottom plate (23) in the island lower stage (10C), a placing plate (24) extending in parallel with the bottom plate (23) is provided, and the placing plate (24) and the bottom plate (24) are provided. Two
The game machine island (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that a space (25) between the heavy object (27) and the space (3) is formed.
0).

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. Each collecting gutter (40) collects the game media for each gaming machine row, so that the capacity is smaller than that of the conventional wide collecting gutter (40), and there is no obstacle to the flow of the game media. It is better to narrow the range.

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 (10C), and by narrowing the width, a wide empty space is secured inside the island lower tier (10C). Alternatively, the lower island (10C) itself can be configured to have a narrow width to meet the request 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) is transferred to a storage tank (30) arranged at the lower end of the polishing and lifting device (50).

Further, since the heavy object (27) is installed on the bottom plate (23) in the lower stage (10C) of the island, the center of gravity of the entire island can be surely lowered by such a simple structure. Thereby, even if an earthquake occurs, it is possible to suppress a large swing of the gaming machine island (10) and effectively prevent the gaming machine island (10) from falling.

According to the gaming machine island (10), the placing plate (24) extending in parallel with the bottom plate (23) is provided on the bottom plate (23) in the island lower stage (10C). Since the installation space (25) for the heavy object (27) is provided between the placing plate (24) and the bottom plate (23), the heavy object (2
The installation location of 7) is predetermined and can be easily installed. Also, when other game-related equipment is installed in the island lower tier (10C), the equipment can be installed on a flat mounting plate (24), and interference with heavy objects (27) is prevented. It can be prevented.

[0017]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. 1 to 3 show one embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2,
The gaming machine island 10 is an upper unit (island upper stage) in which various related facilities of the pachinko machine 11 as a gaming machine are respectively installed.
A middle unit (island middle stage) 10B in which a plurality of pachinko machines 11 are arranged back to back in two rows is disposed between 10A and a lower unit (lower island) 10C.

Lower unit 10C which is the base of the whole island
Are erected on both sides of a bottom plate 23 extending along the floor, standing waist plates 21 and 21 extending parallel to each other.
1, a substantially horizontal top plate 22 is supported. The lower unit 10C may be integrally formed of a synthetic resin or the like.

On the bottom plate 23 in the lower unit 10C, there is provided a mounting plate 24 which extends in parallel with the bottom plate 23 at a distance. The mounting plate 24 is provided on both sides of the waist plate 2.
Support members 24a, 2 arranged along the lower side of the 1, 21
It is supported in a substantially horizontal state by 4a. In this way, the bottom of the lower unit 10C has a double bottom,
An installation space 25 for inserting the heavy object 27 is formed between the bottom plate 23 and the placing plate 24.

The heavy object 27 is for lowering the center of gravity of the entire island, and corresponds to, for example, a metal ingot such as lead, a concrete block, or other bricks. An opening groove 2 extending in the longitudinal direction is provided at the center of the top plate 22.
2a is formed. Out ball tanks 26 corresponding to the pachinko machines 11 arranged in parallel are arranged on both sides of the opening groove 22a.

Inside the lower unit 10C, a pair of recovery gutters 40 are arranged on both sides of the island 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 row of pachinko machines, 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. In the present embodiment, the terminal port 43 of each recovery gutter 40 does not extend into the storage tank 30 from the side end wall 32 into the tank, but may be configured to extend.

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 polishing and lifting device 50 is provided upright in 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.

When the number of balls in the storage tank 30 is larger than a predetermined amount, the polishing and lifting device 50 is positively operated to lift and lift the balls in the storage tank 30, and When the amount is less than the predetermined amount, the operation of the polishing and lifting device 50 may be controlled to be temporarily stopped.

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 is a machine for hitting a pachinko ball on the board by rotating the handle and competing for the winning of the 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 plane 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 bearing (not shown) with a spring 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 row 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 various signal lines of game-related equipment are housed in the pipe member 73 through the slit so as to be bundled. 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 device 77 is provided with a microcomputer including a CPU, a RAM, a ROM and the like, in addition to various sensors for magnetically and optically identifying the bills and coins inserted in the bill slot 79. . 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.

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

The balls discharged from the pachinko machines 11 of the respective pachinko machine rows are temporarily stored in the out-ball tank 26 on the top plate 22, and then the bottom portion 41 of each recovery gutter 40 located immediately below.
Fall down on each. In this embodiment, each recovery gutter 40
Is attached to the lower side of the top plate 22 so as to extend downward and incline from the starting end side to the terminating side, the balls can naturally flow down by their own weight due to the inclination of each recovery gutter 40.

The spheres collected by each collection gutter 40 do not spread unduly on the narrow bottom part 41, but rather flow down to the downstream side more efficiently than a wide collection gutter. 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.

Since the heavy object 27 is installed on the bottom plate 23 in the installation space 25 in the lower unit 10C, the center of gravity of the entire island can be surely lowered by such a simple structure. Thereby, even if an earthquake occurs, it is possible to suppress a large swing of the gaming machine island 10, and it is possible to effectively prevent the gaming machine island 10 from falling.

The heavy object 27 may be simply placed on the bottom plate 23. In the present embodiment, in particular, the placement space 24 is provided on the bottom plate 23 so as to extend in parallel with and separate from the installation space. Since the 25 is formed, the installation location of the heavy object 27 is predetermined, and the heavy object 27 can be easily installed so as not to move unnecessarily. Also, the lower unit 10C
When arranging other game-related equipment such as the storage tank 30 inside, these equipment can be arranged in a stable state on the flat mounting plate 24, and interference with the heavy object 27 can be prevented. You can

Further, the upper unit 10A and the lower unit 10C of the gaming machine island 10 can be mass-produced as independent structures, separately standardized in a factory or the like. The upper unit 10A and the lower unit 10C are pre-assembled so as to have sufficient rigidity to withstand carrying in, and each unit can be easily carried into a construction site such as a game store.
At the construction site, try to stack each unit one by one,
The whole island can be easily constructed.

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

Since the middle support members 16 are disposed between the pachinko machines arranged in a back-to-back manner, even if the widths of the pachinko machines 11 and the degree of protrusion on the rear side are slightly different, the conventional fixed members are used. As in the case of a simple frame, there is no possibility that the frame itself will hinder the operation of assembling the pachinko machine 11. 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.

Further, 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 moreover, 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 completion of the island, the load on 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.

The specific structure of the gaming machine island according to the present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiment. For example, the recovery gutter is attached to the lower side of the top plate so as to extend substantially horizontally from the start end side to the end side, and inside each recovery gutter,
You may comprise so that the inclination body which makes a sphere flow down to the terminal side may be inserted. Further, a heavy object may be fixed on the bottom plate as it is without providing a placing plate or an installation space in the lower unit.

[0055]

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 gaming machine row falls separately on each collection gutter, and the game media flows down efficiently without spreading unnecessarily on the bottom surface of each collection gutter. It can be delivered to the side smoothly.

Moreover, since the heavy object is installed on the bottom plate in the lower stage of the island, the center of gravity of the entire island can be surely lowered by such a simple structure, and even if an earthquake occurs, the game machine island It can suppress large shaking,
It is possible to effectively prevent the situation where the gaming machine island falls and ensure the safety in the gaming shop.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

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

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

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 ... Game machine island 10A ... Upper unit (island upper stage) 10B ... Middle stage (island middle stage) 10C ... Lower stage unit (island lower stage) 11 ... Pachinko machine (gaming machine) 22 ... Top plate 24 ... Mounting plate 25 ... Installation space 27 ... Heavy load 30 ... Storage tank 40 ... Recovery gutter 50 ... Polishing and lifting device

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A waist plate extending parallel to each other is provided upright on both sides of a bottom plate extending along the floor, and a substantially horizontal top plate is supported on the both waist plates to form a lower island step. In a gaming machine island formed by arranging a plurality of gaming machines in parallel so as to extend back to back in a row, below the top plate, extending in parallel to each other corresponding to each gaming machine row, and ejected from a plurality of gaming machines A pair of collection gutters for collecting the respective played game media by each gaming machine row are attached, and a heavy object for lowering the center of gravity of the entire island is installed on the bottom plate in the lower stage of the island. island. 2. A mounting plate extending parallel to and spaced from the bottom plate is provided on the bottom plate in the island lower stage, and a space between the mounting plate and the bottom plate is formed as an installation space for the heavy object. The gaming machine island according to claim 1.