JP3253274B2 - Taima ball rental equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a table ball lending apparatus which is installed between gaming machines arranged on a game island to rent out game balls.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a large number of tama ball lending devices have been installed and used in game arcades.
It is composed of a mounting frame and an apparatus body. The attachment frame is fixed in advance to the island configuration frame of the game island, and the apparatus main body can be detachably attached to the attachment frame.

When the main body of the apparatus is mounted on the mounting frame, the game balls are supplied to the main body through the ball inlet at the upper end of the mounting frame. When the device body is removed from the mounting frame, at the same time as the removal, the ball inlet at the upper end of the mounting frame is closed so that game balls that should originally enter the device body do not fall into the mounting frame from the ball inlet. It has become.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional ball lending device, the device body is removed from the mounting frame and, at the same time, the ball introduction port at the upper end of the mounting frame is closed. It is unavoidable that one or several game balls pass through the gap closing the introduction port and fall into the mounting frame. Therefore, when the device main body is mounted on the mounting frame again, it is narrow. The game ball had to be removed in advance by putting a hand in the mounting frame. For this reason, the mounting work becomes complicated, and when performing the work for a large number of betting ball lending devices, considerable labor and time are required.

[0005] The present invention has been proposed in view of the above,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a ball lending device that can easily and quickly mount an apparatus body.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, an invention according to claim 1 is provided between a plurality of gaming machines arranged on a gaming island to rent out gaming balls for lending out gaming balls. In the device, the upper end frame and the lower end frame are fixed to the game island side.
It is characterized by comprising a device mounting frame composed of a rear frame, a device main body removably mounted on the device mounting frame, and a game ball discharge port provided at a lower end side of the rear frame .

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a table ball lending apparatus which is installed between gaming machines arranged on a gaming island and rents out gaming balls, and is fixed to the gaming island side and has an upper end. A device mounting frame composed of a frame, a lower frame, and a rear frame, a device main body removably mounted on the device mounting frame, and a game ball inlet formed on the upper end frame and serving as a game ball inlet to the device main body; And a game ball discharge port formed at the lower end side of the back frame, and a game ball dropped into the device mounting frame from the game ball introduction port and remaining in the lower frame when the device main body is attached or detached, It is characterized in that the device is pushed out by the device main body at the time of mounting and discharged from the game ball discharge port.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first or second aspect of the present invention, a ball guide member for guiding a game ball to the game ball discharge port is provided. It is characterized by.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1A and 1B are diagrams showing a configuration of a tama ball lending apparatus, wherein FIG. 1A is a side view thereof, and FIG. 1B is a front view thereof. In the figure, the inter-ball lending device 100 includes a mounting frame 3 and a device main body 1. Mounting frame 3
As shown in FIG. 1 (a), a back frame 3a made of an elongated C-shaped channel material, an upper frame 3b and a lower frame 3c made of a short C-shaped channel material having upper and lower ends, and the inside of the channel material is formed. The device main body 1 is fitted into the recess. The mounting frame 3 is fixed to the island configuration frame of the game island in advance, and when exchanging the tama ball lending device 100, only the device main body 1 is pulled out from the mounting frame 3 and replaced with another device main body 1. Therefore, it is possible to easily and easily exchange the tama ball lending apparatus 100 in a short time.

As shown in FIG. 1B, on the front of the apparatus main body 1, as shown in FIG. 1B, a display lamp 11 which lights up when lending is possible in order from the top, a coin insertion slot 12 used when lending coins, and a coin returning port. Return button 13, a display unit 14 for displaying data relating to ball storage replay and ball lending by coins inserted, an operation unit 15 for inputting information, a barrel unit 16, and a ball lending extended from the barrel unit 16. A guiding gutter 17 is provided,
Further below the ball tubular portion 16 is provided with a card slot 19 for inserting a coin return slot 18 and membership card.

[0011] to the apparatus main body 1, the inter-die ball lending device 100
A main control unit 28 for controlling the entire operation of this embodiment is built in, and a card reader 29 is provided inside the card insertion slot 19 . A connector section 5 is provided on the outer surface of the rear frame 3a of the mounting frame 3, and various signal lines for connecting the main control section 28 and an external device such as a terminal controller are temporarily integrated in the connector section 5, and this connector section 5 It passes through the connector section 5.

A player can receive a ball lending from a ball storage in the following procedure by using the tama ball lending apparatus 100. First, when the player inserts the member card into the card insertion slot 19 of the tama ball lending device 100 , the card reader 29 reads the store code number and the ID number of the member card and transmits them to the host computer (not shown). The host computer authenticates the received store code number and ID number, and if the result of each authentication is normal, the personal identification number stored and managed in accordance with the ID number and the ball storage information are used to rent a ball. Apparatus 1
Download to 00.

[0013] When receiving the personal identification number and the ball storage information from the host computer, the inter-ball rental device 100 checks the received personal identification number against the personal identification number input by the player using the numeric keypad of the operation unit 15. And if they match,
The received coin storage information is displayed on the display unit 14 to notify the player of the number of coins to be stored. After the display of貯玉information has been made, pressing the re-play button the player has on the operation unit 15 (not shown), the ball tubular portion 16 a game ball of a predetermined number in response to the single input operation, Alternatively, the ball is paid out from the ball guiding gutter 17 extending from the barrel portion 16 and given to the player as a ball rental.
At that time, the host computer updates the accumulated ball information by subtracting the extracted number from the accumulated ball information, and stores the updated accumulated coin information.

When the above-mentioned ball lending is performed, a game ball is supplied to the tama ball lending apparatus 100 by a supply gutter (not shown), a supply chute (not shown), and a supply bellows 7 in the game island.
(FIGS. 2, 3 and 4) are always supplied. In the following, the configuration of the introduction portion where the game balls are replenished to the inter-ball lending apparatus 100 will be described with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 5, a ball introduction port 30 is provided in the mounting frame 3 of the frame-to-ball lending apparatus 100 on the back side of the upper surface of the upper end frame 3b (on the side of the rear frame 3a). Inlet 30
The ball introducing portion 4 composed of the substrate 43 and the shutter plate 41 is mounted on the top.

The substrate 43 has a mounting piece 431 formed by bending one end thereof, guide pieces 432a, 432b, 432c formed by bending both side ends thereof, and a ball passing hole 434 formed in a circular shape at the center of the plate surface. A notch 43 formed at the upper end of the mounting piece 431 by cutting from each side end.
3,433 are provided. A spring support hole 435 is provided on the other end of the substrate 43.

The shutter plate 41 includes a guide piece 432a at one end of the substrate 43 and a guide piece 432b at the other end.
432c, and is cut into a semi-elliptical shape at the center of the plate surface and the inner portion thereof is pushed in, thereby forming a ball passing hole 411 and a pressing piece 412 of a semi-elliptical shape.
Is formed. Further, one end of the plate surface is formed with projections 413 and 413 on both sides by cutting out a central portion thereof, and a hook 414 for supporting a spring is provided at one end of the plate surface.

When the ball introducing section 4 is constructed, first, the shutter plate 41 is pressed against the substrate 43 from below to be gripped, and a coil-shaped spring 42 is hooked at one end on a spring supporting hook 414, and at the other end. It is stretched by engaging the spring support hole 435. Next, the pressing piece 412 of the shutter plate 41 is loosely fitted into the ball introduction hole 30 of the upper end frame 3b, and the guide piece 432 is
c is inserted into the positioning long hole 31 provided along the ball introduction hole 30 to perform positioning. Subsequently, the mounting piece 431 of the substrate 43 is fixed to the upper end of the rear frame 3a by screwing.
At this time, the respective ball positions of the ball passage hole 434 of the substrate 43 and the ball introduction port 30 of the upper end frame 3b match.

A fork-shaped clamp 44 is screwed to a mounting piece 439 formed by cutting and raising the other end of the substrate 43. When the mounting frame 3 is mounted on the game island, the clamp 44 is used. The replenishing bellows 7 on the game island side is narrowly worn. At the time of this narrow attachment, the terminal end of the supply bellows 7 faces the ball passage hole 434 of the substrate 43.

In the configuration of the above-described ball introducing portion 4, when the apparatus main body 1 is pulled out of the mounting frame 3, the shutter plate 41 is moved by the spring 42 to the right side in FIG. ) To close the ball inlet 30 of the upper frame 3b.

On the other hand, when the apparatus main body 1 is pushed in toward the rear frame 3a in order to mount the apparatus main body 1 on the mounting frame 3, as shown in FIG. The contact piece 21 formed on the gutter 20 is
The shutter plate 41 moves to the left side (back side of the apparatus) in FIG. 3 against the urging force of the spring 42, and the protruding portions 413 and 413 are notched 433. , 433. Thereafter, when the apparatus main body 1 comes into contact with the rear frame 3a, the shutter plate 41 also stops. At this time, at the stop position of the shutter plate 41, the ball passage hole 411 of the shutter plate 41 and the ball passage hole 434 on the upper side.
And the lower ball inlet 30 have the same hole position. That is, the shutter plate 41 opens the ball inlet 30 (FIG. 3).

In the state where the apparatus main body 1 is mounted, the supply bellows 7 and the ball passing holes 4
The game ball enters the ball guide gutter 20 via the ball introduction port 34 and 411 and the ball introduction port 30 and is constantly replenished to the apparatus main body 1. Then, when the apparatus main body 1 is pulled out from this mounted state, the shutter plate 41 moves to the right side and closes the ball introduction port 30, so that the game ball of the replenishing bellows 7 is prevented from entering the ball guiding gutter 20. In this manner, the device main body 1 is removed from the mounting frame 3 and at the same time, the ball inlet 30 at the upper end of the mounting frame 3 is closed by the shutter plate 41, but the gap for closing the ball inlet 30 is sewn. One or several game balls pass through, fall into the mounting frame 3, and roll on the lower end frame 3c.

In the embodiment according to the present invention, a game ball discharge port is provided at the lower end side of the mounting frame 3 to discharge the game balls rolling on the lower end frame 3c. The configuration will be described below.

FIG. 6 is a detailed view of a portion B in FIG. 1 (a), showing the configuration of a game ball discharge port, wherein (a) is a perspective view and (b) is a plan view. In the figure, the back frame 3a of the mounting frame 3
Is provided with a rectangular game ball discharge port 33 at the lower center thereof. Further, ball guide members 35, 35 are provided at the corners formed by the lower end of the back frame 3a and both side surfaces 34, 34 of the lower end frame 3c so as to close the corners. In accordance with 35, both corners 26, 26 of the lower surface 25 on the lower end side of the apparatus main body 1 are also cut diagonally as shown in FIG.

As described above, the game ball discharge port 3 is provided on the rear frame 3a.
3, the lower end frame 3 is provided when the main body 1 is pulled out.
c, the remaining game balls P are then moved to the device main body 1.
When the device is attached,
, And is driven into the rear frame 3a side, and finally guided to the game ball discharge port 33 while being guided by the ball guide members 35, 35 provided in front of the game ball discharge port 33. It is discharged from the discharge port 33 to the outside. The discharged game balls P are dropped and collected on a game ball collection path (not shown) in the game island.

As described above, the game balls P remaining in the lower end frame 3c are automatically discharged when the apparatus main body 1 is mounted on the mounting frame 3. Therefore, it is possible to omit the cumbersome work of placing the hand in the narrow mounting frame 3 and removing the game ball in advance, thereby simplifying the mounting work of the apparatus main body 1. . In particular, when the mounting operation is performed on a large number of the inter-ball lending apparatuses 100, the simplification of the operation brings a great effect, and the mounting operation can be continuously and smoothly performed. It can be greatly reduced.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing another configuration example of the game ball discharge port. In this configuration example, the lateral width of the game ball discharge port 33a provided at the lower end of the rear frame 3a is increased, and the lateral width of the rear walls 36, 36 between the game ball discharge port 33a and the side surfaces 34, 34 of the lower frame 3c. W is formed so as to be at least smaller than the radius of the game ball P.

Even if the game ball P is pushed by the apparatus main body 1 and is driven into the game ball discharge port 33a and abuts against the rear walls 36, 36, its width W is small. It rolls to 33a and is discharged from the game ball discharge port 33a. Therefore, the ball guide member as in the case of FIG. 6 is not required, and it is not necessary to cut out the apparatus main body 1 in accordance with the ball guide member, so that a simpler configuration can be achieved.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the illustrated embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be appropriately implemented without changing the configuration described in the claims. For example, game ball outlets 33, 3
3a is formed at the center of the lower end of the back frame 3a,
A configuration may be adopted in which the game ball is formed at an arbitrary position on the lower end side instead of the lower end center, and game balls are discharged therefrom. Further, the ball guide members 35 may be formed on the apparatus main body 1 side. Further, the ball guide members 35, 35 may be formed so as to be inclined toward the game ball discharge ports 33, 33a, so that the game ball P falls under its own weight.

[0030]

Since the present invention has the above-described configuration,
The following effects can be obtained. According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the game ball discharge port is provided at the lower end of the rear frame of the device mounting frame, the game balls entering the device mounting frame are easily discharged by being driven into the game ball discharge port. it can, therefore, can perform the operation of attaching the device main body to the apparatus mounting frame smoothly.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the game ball discharge port is provided at the lower end of the rear frame of the device mounting frame, the game balls rolled and remain on the lower frame when the device body is pulled out. The next time the device body is mounted, it is pushed by the rear surface on the lower end side of the device body and driven into the rear frame side, and is finally automatically discharged out of the game ball discharge port. For this reason, it is possible to omit a complicated operation of putting a hand in the narrow device mounting frame and removing the game ball in advance in the related art, so that the mounting operation of the device main body can be simplified. In particular, when performing mounting work on a large number of cranes, the simplification of the work has a great effect, and the mounting work can be continuously and smoothly performed. Can be shortened.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the ball guide member for discharging the game balls is provided, the game balls can be more reliably guided to and discharged from the game ball discharge port.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1A and 1B are diagrams showing a configuration of a table ball lending apparatus, wherein FIG. 1A is a side view thereof, and FIG. 1B is a front view thereof.

FIG. 2 is a detailed view of a portion A in FIG. 1A and is a view for explaining a closed state of a ball introduction portion when the device main body is pulled out.

FIG. 3 is a detailed view of a portion A of FIG. 1A and is a view for explaining an open state of a ball introduction portion when the apparatus main body is mounted.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing a ball introduction unit.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a ball introduction unit.

6 is a detailed view of a portion B in FIG. 1 (a), showing a configuration of a game ball discharge port, (a) is a perspective view thereof, and (b) is a plan view thereof.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing another configuration example of the game ball discharge port.

[Explanation of symbols]

 100 inter-ball lending device 1 device body 11 indicator lamp 12 coin slot 13 return button 14 display unit 15 operation unit 16 barrel unit 17 ball lending guide gutter 18 coin return port 19 card insertion slot 20 ball guide gutter 21 contact piece 25 Lower Back Side 26 Corner 28 Main Control Unit 29 Card Reader 3 Mounting Frame 3a Back Frame 3b Upper Frame 3c Lower Frame 30 Ball Inlet 31 Positioning Slot 33 Game Ball Outlet 33a Game Ball Outlet 34 Side of Lower Frame 35 ball guide member 36 back wall 4 ball introduction portion 41 shutter plate 411 ball passage hole 412 pressing piece 413 protruding portion 414 spring support hook 42 spring 43 substrate 431 mounting piece 432a, 432b, 432c guide piece 433 cutout 434 ball passing hole 435 Spring support hole 439 Mounting piece 44 Clamp 5 Connector 7 Supply bellows P Game Ball W Width of back wall

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] An apparatus for renting out a game ball installed between gaming machines arranged on a game island for renting out game balls , wherein the upper frame, the lower frame and the rear frame are fixed to the game island side.
A device mounting frame comprising: a device main body detachably mounted on the device mounting frame; and a game ball discharge port provided at a lower end side of the rear frame. apparatus. 2. A table ball lending device which is installed between gaming machines arranged in a gaming island to rent out gaming balls, wherein the lending device is fixed to the gaming island side, and includes an upper frame, a lower frame, and a rear frame. A device main body detachably mounted on the device mounting frame, a game ball introduction port formed on the upper end frame and serving as a game ball entrance to the device main body, and a lower end side of the rear frame. And a game ball discharge port formed therein. When the device body is detached, a game ball dropped into the device mounting frame from the game ball introduction port and remaining in the lower end frame is pushed out by the device body when the device body is mounted. An apparatus for renting balls between balls, which is discharged from a discharge port. 3. The ball rental device according to claim 1, further comprising a ball guide member for guiding a game ball to the game ball discharge port. 4. The game device according to claim 1, further comprising a ball-replay function for allowing a player to rent a game ball based on a ball deposited by a player at a game arcade. Equipment for lending balls.