JPH10156020A - Game island stand - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game island stand, which makes it easy to assemble a holding section to hold a cigarette butt conveyance means irrespective of the length of the island stand. SOLUTION: A game island stand is constituted by allowing each holding section 30 to communicate to each other for conveying cigarette butts of each body unit 2 only through the connection of the body unit 2. The holding sections 30 are formed in series in the longitudinal direction of the game island stand 1. Thereby, after the game island stand is formed, the work such as assembling and fixing, and positioning of the holding section 30 of a conveyance means can be saved. And the conveyance means corresponding to the length of the game island stand 1 can be formed easily on the spot.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure of a game island stand in which a plurality of gaming machines are arranged in a row, and more particularly, to a butter transfer section provided on the game island stand.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a gaming island stand in which a plurality of gaming machines are arranged in a row, a butt put from an ashtray provided corresponding to each gaming machine is stored in a storage section provided in a longitudinal direction of the gaming island stand. There is one that is transported to one end of the game island stand by an appropriate transporting means that is assembled and collectively collected at a predetermined location.

[0003] In such a game island stand, the transport means and the storage portion thereof are assembled in a longitudinal direction of the game island stand after the game island stand is assembled to a predetermined length.

[0004]

However, in the case where the game island table thus formed is formed to be horizontally long so that dozens of game machines can be mounted, the equipment such as the transporting means and its storage section also becomes large. In addition, there is a problem that mounting, positioning and the like become difficult, and since the transporting means and the storage unit are generally mounted below the back surface of the counter table of the game island table, the operation becomes very complicated. .

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and a storage section for storing a butt transporting means can be easily assembled regardless of the length of the game base. It is intended to provide a platform.

[0006]

A game island stand according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a game island stand comprising a skeleton unit on which a plurality of gaming machines can be installed. An ashtray provided corresponding to the gaming machine, a transport unit for transporting butts from the ashtray, and a storage unit for storing the transport unit, wherein a plurality of the skeleton units are connected. The storage units of the respective skeleton units are communicated with each other, so that the transport path for the butts can be formed continuously in the longitudinal direction. According to this feature, only by the connection of the skeleton units, the storage portions for transporting the butts of the respective skeleton units communicate with each other, and the storage portions are continuously formed in the longitudinal direction of the game island stand. Therefore, the labor of assembling the storage section of the transporting means after the formation of the game island stand, positioning operation and the like can be omitted, and the transporting means according to the length of the game island stand can be easily formed at the site. It is not necessary for the storage unit and the transporting means to be fixed to the skeleton unit in advance.If the mounting position of the storage unit is determined by a hole or the like, it is also possible to attach the storage unit and the transportation means after connecting the skeleton unit. It is included in the gist of the invention and does not limit a process procedure.

[0007] In the game island stand of the present invention, it is preferable that the transport means is provided separately for each frame unit. By doing so, individual transport means can be formed to a minimum, so that carrying-in / out, assembling work, and the like can be easily performed, and partial maintenance can be performed.

[0008] In the game island stand of the present invention, it is preferable that when the skeleton units are connected, the ends of the respective transport means partially overlap each other vertically. This eliminates the need for a member or the like that relays the butts to another adjacent transporting means between the transporting means.

In the game island stand according to the present invention, it is preferable that a relay transport section for relaying the butts to the adjacent transport means is provided between the transport means. By doing so, it is possible to send the butts to other adjacent transport means even if the respective transport means are arranged side by side on the same line, or if each transport means is provided apart from each other. Needless to say, since it is not necessary to overlap the ends of the transporting means, it is possible to save space in the storage unit.

[0010] In the game island stand of the present invention, the storage section includes a base partly opened, and a cover body covering the open part, and the cover body is provided detachably with respect to the base body. Is preferred. With this configuration, the transporting unit can be assembled after the storage unit is formed, and can be easily removed, so that maintenance in the storage unit can be easily performed.

In the game island stand of the present invention, a ball counting device provided with a receiving portion for storing a premium medium to be paid out to the player is provided on the lower front and rear surfaces of the game machine of the game island stand. It is preferable that the storage portion is provided below the ball counting device. By doing so, even when the ball counting device is mounted, the mechanism of the transporting means and the storage unit thereof is not complicated, and the assembling becomes easy.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a pachinko island stand 1 as a game island stand to which the present invention is applied. .
The pachinko island stand 1 includes a decorative plate 14 covering a lower portion of the pachinko island stand 1, a pachinko machine 3 as a gaming machine arranged in a row on the decorative plate 14, and a ball rental machine provided next to the pachinko machine 3. 4 and a curtain 8 covering the upper part of the pachinko island stand 1.

[0013] The pachinko island stand 1 in the present embodiment is:
Two pachinko machines 3 and ball rental machines 4 on each side
Are arranged in a row, and all the pachinko balls necessary for operating the pachinko machine 3 and appropriate devices are accommodated therein.
Frame unit 2 that constitutes two independent pachinko islands 1
Are connected to each other, and a plurality of these individual frame units 2 are connected in the left-right direction so that the pachinko island stand 1 having a desired length can be formed. The skeleton units 2 and 2 can be easily connected to each other by bolts 11 and nuts 12 that pass through the upper and lower portions of the island side support plate 10 that forms the side surface of each skeleton unit 2.

Numeral 34 denotes an island end box provided at one end of the pachinko island stand 1, which includes a collecting box 35 as a collecting section of a butts described later, and each pachinko machine 3 and its surroundings (not shown). A monitor and the like for managing the operation status of the devices and the like can be provided.

On the lower front surface of the pachinko machine 3, a pachinko ball to be paid out to a player is temporarily stored, and a hit ball launching device (not shown) operated by operating a handle 7 is provided.
An upper plate 5 for guiding a pachinko ball to the other, and a lower plate 6 capable of storing a pachinko ball overflowing from the upper plate 5 are protrudingly provided.

Below the lower plate 6, a ball tray 13a which constitutes a part of the ball counting device 13 shown in FIGS.
It is fixed so as to cover a discharge port (not shown) provided in the lower plate 6 from below. The ball tray 13a is a box having an open upper surface, and the pachinko balls discharged from the ball tray 13a are guided to a collecting gutter (not shown) disposed in the lower part of each frame unit 2 in the left-right direction. It has become. A counter (not shown) for counting the number of returned pachinko balls is provided at an appropriate place in the collection gutter from the ball tray 13a.

As shown in FIG. 2, the lower portion of each frame unit 2 is laterally provided at left and right island side support plates 10, 10 and at a substantially intermediate portion between the two island side support plates 10, 10. The game machine mounting portion 15, the island front and rear surface support plates 16 (only the island front support plate 16 is attached) respectively attached to the lower front and rear surfaces of the game machine mounting portion 15, the bottom plate 17, and the bottom plate 17 are bent. The lower plate 19 and the like fitted in the groove 18 formed as described above. These (excluding the lower plate 19) are preferably made of a metal plate made of iron, stainless steel, or the like so that noise generated from the inside of the island does not leak to the outside, but a resin material may be used.

The ball counter 13 has a mounting support member 20 extending rearward from a base 13b on which the ball tray 13a is placed, and a through hole (shown in the figure) formed in the front plate 15a of the gaming machine placing portion 15. Thumb screw 2 that is inserted through the rear plate 15b of the gaming machine mounting portion 15 and the rear end surface of the mounting support portion 20.
1 can be fixed to the gaming machine mounting portion 15. Reference numeral 22 denotes a decorative plate fitted in front of the gaming machine mounting portion 15.

The decorative plate 14 mounted on the front surface of the island front support plate 16 comprises an upper mounting plate 14a and a lower mounting plate 14b. The lower mounting plate 14b is formed in a box shape with its peripheral edge bent inward, and an opening 23 formed on the bottom surface thereof is engaged with a projection 24 projecting upward from the tip of the bottom plate. The mounting unit 26 is screwed into the mounting member 25 having a substantially L-shaped cross section, which is screw-fixed to the island front support member 16, and the mounting unit 26 is positioned and held for mounting. 2 It can be attached so as to cover the lower part.

As shown in FIG. 1, an ashtray portion 3 provided for each pachinko machine 3 is provided above the lower mounting plate 14b.
The base 30 that constitutes a storage unit of a transport unit that transports the butts dropped from the container 2 to a collection box 35 as a collection unit provided on the front and rear surfaces of the above-mentioned island end box 34, respectively.
Are laid substantially horizontally in the left-right longitudinal direction of each frame unit 2. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the base 30 is formed in a U-shaped cross section with an open upper surface, and the lower surface thereof is provided with a bolt 27 at a predetermined height position of the island front support plate 16 as shown in FIG. , And is supported and fixed by a support member 29 having a substantially L-shaped cross section fixedly provided with a nut 28.

Reference numeral 31 denotes a cover body comprising a horizontal plate 31a on which an ashtray portion 32 is mounted, and a vertical plate 31b bent downward from the horizontal plate 31a.
The vertical face plate 31b is applied to the magnet sheet 33 affixed to the outer surface of the front side face plate 30a, so that the front face plate 30a is held by the base 30, and can be easily removed.

The rear end of the horizontal plane plate 31a is bent upward to constitute an upper mounting plate 14a as the decorative plate 14. Further, the tip is bent inward, and the gaming machine mounting portion 1
6 is a locking piece 22a suspended from the decorative plate 22
The contact is regulated and positioned.

In the base 30, as shown in FIG. 3, in particular, a conveying means comprising a conveying belt 36 and rollers 37 is provided. The transport belt 36 has two layers: a rubber portion 36a having an uneven portion 39 meshing with the uneven portion 38 on the outer peripheral surface of the roller 37, and a nonflammable cloth portion 36b attached to the outside of the rubber portion 36a. (Fig. 8
reference). Each roller 37 is pivotally supported via a shaft 41 at the lower end of a groove 40 formed vertically from the upper end of the inner surface of the front and rear side plates 30a, 30b of the base 30.

As shown in FIG. 5, a drive motor (not shown) for the transport belt 36 is provided in the butts collection box 35.
A drive unit 42 having a drive gear 43 and a chain 4 attached to a tip of a shaft of a drive motor is provided.
4 and a driven roller 46 interlocked via the driven gear 45
The transport belt 36 is rotated by the rotation of.

On the opposite side of the recovery box 35 with the substrate 30 interposed therebetween, a box 47 for adjusting the tensile force of the transport belt 36 is formed. Reference numeral 48 denotes a support plate fixedly provided at a predetermined position in the pulling force adjustment box 47, and reference numeral 49 denotes a rod member through which the moving roller 50 is pivotally supported at the upper end and penetrates the support plate 48. Reference numeral 51 denotes a nut which can be screwed into a screw portion formed on the outer peripheral surface of the rod member 49, and a spring 52 is inserted between the nut 51 and the support member 48.

The moving roller 50 is constantly pulled downward by a spring 52 so that the entire conveying belt 36 can have a proper tensile force. Also,
When the pulling force of the conveyor belt 36 is reduced due to long-term use, the pulling force can be easily adjusted by opening the front surface of the pulling force adjusting box 47 and rotating the nut 51 in a predetermined direction.

The butts transported from the left side to the right side in the drawing by the transport belt 36 having such a configuration are all collected in the collection container 53 installed in the collection box 35, so that a plurality of butts are provided. The cigarette butts discharged from each of the ashtray portions 32 provided corresponding to the pachinko machine 3 can be collectively collected at a predetermined location.

In this embodiment, the collection box 3
5 is provided on each of the front and rear surfaces of the pachinko island stand 1 (recovery boxes on the rear surface are not shown). For example, a separate transfer belt is provided in the front and rear direction in the island end box 34, It is also possible to collect only one of the front and rear surfaces of the end box 34.

The collection container 53 may be taken out through an opening / closing door 54 (see FIG. 1) provided on the front and rear surfaces of the pachinko island stand 1 or may be taken out from the side of the pachinko island stand 1. You may.

Next, a description will be given of the connection of the respective frame units 2 when the pachinko island stand 1 is formed, and the method of assembling the buttocks transferring means and the storage portion.

When forming the pachinko island stand 1, first, FIG.
A plurality of frame units 2 each having the same size and shape as shown in FIG. The pachinko machine 3, the ball rental machine 4, the ball counting device 13 and other appropriate devices are not incorporated into the skeleton unit 2 so that the connecting operation or the like can be easily performed at the time of carry-in. Is also good. In the present embodiment, the base 30 as the butts storage portion is attached to a predetermined position of each body unit 2 with a support member 29 in advance.

Each of the frame units 2 is positioned horizontally and the like.
Are used to connect the adjacent frame units 2 and 2 to each other. At this point, the base 30 provided at a predetermined height position of each frame unit 2 is continuously formed on the same longitudinal direction of the front and rear surfaces of the pachinko island stand 1 formed by connecting the plurality of frame units 2. Will be formed.

A collection box 35 having a drive unit 42 and a tensile force adjusting box 47 are attached to both ends of the continuously formed base 30 (these can also be attached in advance). Subsequently, the transport belt 36 and the respective rollers 37 are attached in the longitudinal direction of the pachinko island stand 1. Next, after confirming the operation state of the conveyor belt 36, the base 3
The cover body 31 is mounted and held on the cover plate 31 via a magnet sheet 33, and the ashtray part 32 is mounted on each of the holes 55 (see FIG. 3) formed on the horizontal plate 31a of each cover body 31.

Finally, a connecting member 56 having a substantially U-shaped cross section as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 is attached to the connecting portion of the base 30 of each frame unit 2 with a screw 57 as shown in FIG.
Each base 30 is connected. By attaching the connecting member, particularly below the joint of the connecting portion is covered by the connecting member 56 as shown in FIG. 4, so that ash and the like do not fall out.

As described above, in the pachinko island stand 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, since the base 30 as a storage section of the transport means is provided at a predetermined height position in the longitudinal direction of each frame unit 2, the frame unit 2 is provided. Are connected to form a single pachinko island 1, the base 30 is continuously formed on the same line in the longitudinal direction of the pachinko island 1, regardless of the length of the pachinko island 1 The base 30 that is continuous in the longitudinal direction of the front and rear surfaces of the pachinko island stand 1 can be easily formed, and the work load of mounting and positioning the base 30 on the site is reduced. The base 30 is a ball counting device 13.
Since the ball counting device 13 is provided below the pachinko machine 3, the mechanism is not complicated.

FIG. 6 shows a part of a pachinko island stand 1 according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The difference between the pachinko island stand 1 of the present embodiment and the above-described embodiment is as follows.
The base 30 provided in the skeleton unit 2 is shown in FIG.
The point is that the conveyor belt 36 is provided so as to be inclined upward to the right toward the middle front, and the transport belt 36 is provided separately for each frame unit 2. That is, each of these skeleton units 2 is appropriately driven by a roller 3 to operate its own transport belt 36.
7 has a drive motor (not shown). Since other structures are the same as those of the above-described embodiment, the same devices are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

By driving the conveyor belt 36 for each frame unit 2 in this manner, the particularly long conveyor belt 3
In addition to eliminating the need for attaching 6, the transfer section 36 can be formed only by connecting the frame units if the transfer belt 36 and the rollers 37 are arranged in the base 30 in advance. In such a case, as shown in FIG. 6, the ends of the respective bases 30 are widened to secure a space S, and the ends of the transport belts 36 in the spaces S are vertically (upstream) by an appropriate width L. (The end of the transport belt is located on the upper portion), the butts will not fall off between the transport belts 36 and will fall onto the next transport belt 36 and be transported. In addition, since it is not necessary to manufacture a plurality of types of conveyor belts having different lengths corresponding to the pachinko island stand, the length of the conveyor belt does not depend on the length of the pachinko island stand, and only one kind is required. Cost is reduced.

FIGS. 7 and 8 show a part of a pachinko island stand 1 according to a third embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the conveyor belt 36 that is provided substantially horizontally and that is driven separately for each of the skeleton units 2 is moved rightward with respect to each other such that the right end in the figure projects into the base 30 of the adjacent skeleton unit 2. It is provided shifted. A connecting member 58 is fixed between the end portions of each of the conveyor belts 36 so as to allow the upper conveyor belts 36 to communicate with each other, as particularly shown in FIG.

Above the connecting member 58, a plurality of brushes 60 fixed to a drive shaft 59 of an appropriate drive motor (not shown) provided in the frame unit 2 are rotatably mounted. The tip of the brush 60 is preferably made of a soft resin or the like,
It is preferable that the upper surface of the communication member 58 be slid in an elastically deformed state. By driving the brush 60, one of the conveyor belts 36 is driven.
The butts transported further to the upper surface of the communication member 58 are transported onto the next adjacent transport belt 36 as shown by the arrow.

By bridging the conveyor belts 36 using the communication members 58 and the like, the conveyor belts 36
There is no need to incline or to overlap the ends, and it becomes possible to provide the transport belt 36 substantially horizontally on the pachinko island stand 1.

In the present embodiment, a motor for driving the conveyor belt 36 and another motor for driving the brush 60 are used to drive the brush 60. However, for example, an interlocking mechanism or the like is used to drive any one of the rollers 37. You may make it interlock with rotation.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and even if there are changes and additions without departing from the gist of the present invention. Included in the invention.

For example, in the embodiment of the present invention, a belt conveyor is used as the conveying means, but it is apparent that various conveyors can be used.

The shape and mounting position of the storage section can be variously modified as long as they are the same in each frame unit.

The relationship between the expressions used in the present invention and the expressions used in the embodiment will be described. “Gaming island stand” corresponds to the pachinko island stand 1, but is not limited thereto, and refers to a table for installing various gaming machines that play with coins and other small piece media. Further, the game machine may not be provided with a ball counting device.

The "gaming machine" corresponds to the pachinko machine 3, but is not limited to the one utilizing a ball or the like, but includes all gaming machines playing with coins and small piece media.

The "frame unit" is a frame unit 2 in the embodiment, and shows a case where two gaming machines are arranged on one side. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the number and size of the gaming machines are limited. Instead, the frame units can be connected to each other.

The "relay transport section" is constituted by the communication member 58 and the brush 60, but is not limited to the structure of the embodiment, but means all those which assist the transfer of the left and right separate conveyors. I have.

[0049]

According to the game island stand of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

(A) According to the first aspect of the present invention, only by connecting the skeleton units, the storage portions for transferring the butts of the respective skeleton units communicate with each other, and the storage portions are continuously formed in the longitudinal direction of the game island stand. Is done. Therefore, the labor of assembling the storage section of the transporting means after the formation of the game island stand, positioning operation and the like can be omitted, and the transporting means according to the length of the game island stand can be easily formed at the site.

(B) According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the individual transport means can be formed to a minimum, it is possible to easily carry in and out, assemble work, etc., and it is also possible to perform partial maintenance and the like. Become.

(C) According to the third aspect of the present invention, there is no need to provide a member or the like for relaying the butts to the adjacent other transport means between the transport means.

(D) According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, even if the respective conveying means are juxtaposed on the same line, or if the respective conveying means are provided apart from each other, the other end of the adjoining butts can be conveyed. In addition to the fact that the transport means can be sent to the means, it is not necessary to stack the ends of the transport means one on top of the other.

(E) According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the transporting means can be assembled after the storage portion is formed, and can be easily removed, so that maintenance in the storage portion can be easily performed.

(F) According to the invention of claim 6, even when the ball counting device is mounted, the mechanism of the transporting means and the storage unit thereof is not complicated, and the assembling becomes easy.

[0056]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a pachinko island stand as a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part of the pachinko island stand as the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing a butter conveying means, a storage part thereof, and a collecting part.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a part of the pachinko island stand as a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing a part of a pachinko island stand as a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part of FIG. 7;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko island stand (gaming island stand) 2 Frame unit 3 Pachinko machine (game machine) 4 Ball rental machine 5 Upper plate 6 Lower plate 7 Handle 8 Curtain plate 10 Island side support plate 11 Bolt 12 Nut 13 Ball counter 13a Ball tray 13b Base 14 Decorative Plate 14a Upper Mounting Plate 14b Lower Mounting Plate 15 Gaming Machine Placement Unit 15a Front Plate 15b Rear Plate 16 Island Front and Back Support Plate 17 Bottom Plate 18 Groove 19 Lower Plate 20 Mounting Support Member 21 Thumb Screw 22 Decorative Plate 22a Locking piece 23 Opening 24 Projecting part 25 Mounting member 26 Mounting screw 27 Bolt 28 Nut 29 Supporting part 30 Base (storage part) 30a Front and rear side plate 30b Front and rear side plate 31 Cover body (storage part) 31a Horizontal plane plate 31b Vertical plane plate 32 Ashtray part 33 Magnet sheet 34 Island end box 35 Collection box 36 Transport belt (transport means ) 36a Rubber part 36b Cloth part 37 Roller 38 Irregular part 39 Irregular part 40 Groove 41 Shaft 42 Drive unit 43 Drive gear 44 Chain 45 Follower gear 46 Follower roller 47 Tensile force adjusting box 48 Support plate 49 Rod member 50 Movement Roller 51 Nut 52 Spring 53 Collection container 54 Opening / closing door 55 Hole 56 Connecting member 57 Screw 58 Communication member (relay transport section) 59 Drive shaft 60 Brush (relay transport section)

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A game island stand comprising a skeleton unit on which a plurality of gaming machines can be installed, wherein the skeleton unit is provided for each of the gaming machines, and a butt inserted from the ashtray unit And a storage unit for storing the transfer unit.By connecting a plurality of the skeleton units, the storage units of the respective skeleton units are communicated with each other, and the transfer path of the butts in the longitudinal direction. A game island stand that can be formed continuously. 2. The game island stand according to claim 1, wherein the transport means is provided separately for each of the skeleton units. 3. The game island stand according to claim 2, wherein when the skeleton units are connected, the ends of the respective transporting means partially overlap each other vertically. 4. The game island stand according to claim 2, wherein a relay transport section that relays the butts to another adjacent transport means is provided between each of the transport means. 5. The storage unit according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit includes a base that is partially open, and a cover that covers the opening, and the cover is provided detachably with respect to the base.
Game island stand described in any of the. 6. A ball counting device provided with a receiving portion for storing a premium medium to be paid out to a player is provided on the front and rear lower portions of the gaming machine of the gaming island stand. The gaming island stand according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the gaming island stand is provided below the counting device.