JP3821864B2 - Amusement media storage tanks at Amusement Machine Island - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial application fields]
The present invention, a plurality of gaming machines to middle stage of the game machine island which is composed of in the above-and lower transverse Ri greens and arranged to, from said respective game machines installed in the lower part of the game machine island The present invention relates to a game medium storage tank that stores discharged game media . Here, the game machine mainly refers to a pachinko machine, and the game medium is a pachinko ball.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As shown in FIG. 5, in the conventional gaming machine island 1, it is collected from a pachinko ball discharged from a plurality of pachinko machines 2, 2... And a ball counter (not shown) installed on the island 1. The lower storage tank 3 was provided in the lower part of the island so that the pachinko balls to be stored can be stored in the island 1. The lower storage tank 3 is installed on the floor independently of the island through the support column 4, and the island pillar (see FIG. (Not shown) was set up separately.
[0003]
Moreover, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a plurality of side-by-side pachinko machines 2 are arranged side by side in a state in which the pachinko machines 2 are placed back to back so as to fit within the framework of the island pillars. . The back surfaces of each pachinko machine row that forms the middle stage of the island are arranged so as to be separated from each other, and a bill transport device 8 that transports the bills fed from the ball lending machine 7 in the lateral direction is disposed in the space between the back surfaces. It was.
[0004]
As described above, it is necessary to secure a certain space for disposing the banknote transport device 8 between the pachinko machine rows. As a result, the depth width L of the entire island corresponds to at least two pachinko machines 2. It was necessary to set to the size which considered the banknote conveying apparatus 8 to the depth width to carry out.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the conventional gaming machine island 1 described above, the lower storage tank 3 is installed on the floor via another support column 4 independently of the island pillar (not shown) forming the skeleton of the entire island. There was a problem that the materials required for construction of the island 1 at the construction site and the construction labor would be increased, which would be a big hindrance when reducing costs.
[0007]
The present invention has been made by paying attention to such problems of the prior art, and can be constructed with a small amount of materials, making the construction of the island easy, shortening the construction time, and greatly reducing the cost. An object of the present invention is to provide a game medium storage tank that can be used .
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The gist of the present invention for achieving the above-described object resides in the following section .
[0009]
In the gaming machine island (1) configured with the upper stage (10C), the middle stage (10B) and the lower stage (10A),
The lower stage (10A) of the gaming machine island (1) is constituted by a tank body (21) formed in a box-like frame shape extending in the longitudinal direction of the gaming machine island (1),
The tank body (21) stores game media discharged from the respective gaming machines (11, 11...) Disposed in the middle stage (10B), and the tank body (21) An inner wall (23) inclined toward the center line extending in the longitudinal direction of the bottom surface is provided, and the inner wall (23) is formed of a separating member through which a game medium cannot pass and a mixture smaller than the diameter of the game medium can pass. ,
A partition (24) for reinforcing the height of the game medium stored in the tank body (21) and reinforcing the tank body (21) is provided on the upper end side of the tank body (21). A gaming medium storage tank (20) of gaming machine island (1).
[0015]
[Action]
The tank main body (21) of the game medium storage tank (20) is formed in a box-like frame shape extending in the longitudinal direction of the island, and the tank main body is used as a frame of the lower island (10A). That is, the tank body (21) itself is a skeleton for constituting the island lower stage (10A). As a result, it is possible to quickly construct the island lower stage (10A) at a construction site such as an amusement shop and the like, and materials such as a support and a stand for independently supporting the tank as in the conventional technology are unnecessary, and such materials are wasted. Can be omitted.
[0016]
Since the side wall (21a) of the tank body is provided with a mounting portion (22) for supporting the column member (30) forming the skeleton of the entire island, the column member (30) can be erected at the construction site. Remarkably easy, construction work for the entire island can be done quickly, and construction time can be greatly reduced. Furthermore, a large-capacity game medium can be stored in the lower island (10A).
[0017]
Further, in the case where the inner wall (23) inclined toward the center line extending in the longitudinal direction of the bottom surface is provided in the tank main body (21), a part of the stored game medium is stored in the tank main body (21). It is possible to prevent such a situation that it remains in the corners of the steel and becomes rusted. If the inner wall (23) is formed of a separating member through which a game medium cannot pass but a mixture smaller than the diameter of the game medium can pass, it is possible to remove dust from the game medium.
[0018]
When a partition (24) for leveling the game medium is provided on the upper end side of the tank body (21) in the island longitudinal direction, the game medium is excessively accumulated at a specific location in the tank body (21). And the storage amount of the game medium in the longitudinal direction in the tank body (21) can be averaged. Moreover, the strength of the tank body (21) is sufficiently increased by the partition (24).
[0021]
【Example】
An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the gaming machine island 10 includes a plurality of pachinko machines (game machines) 11 arranged side by side, and pachinko balls (game media) and banknotes (paper pieces) used in each pachinko machine 11. ) Is constructed from various game-related facilities (ball lending machine 17, lifting polishing apparatus 60, banknote conveying apparatus 70, etc.).
[0022]
A game medium storage tank 20 for storing pachinko balls discharged from each pachinko machine 11 is arranged on the island lower stage 10A of the gaming machine island 10. As shown in FIG. 1, the game medium storage tank 20 includes a tank main body 21 formed in a box-like frame shape extending in the longitudinal direction of the island, and the tank main body 21 forms a frame of the island lower stage 10A. Yes, it has considerable strength.
[0023]
The side wall 21a of the tank body 21 is provided with a mounting portion 22 that supports the support member 30 that forms the skeleton of the entire island. Specifically, the mounting portion 22 is provided so as to correspond to each column member 30, and the mounting portion 22 is provided at an upper mounting bracket 22a fixed to an upper portion of the side wall 21a and a lower portion of the side wall 21a. It consists of a fixed lower mounting bracket 22b.
[0024]
Each mounting bracket 22a, 22b is opened up and down, and it is set so that the prismatic column member 30 may be fitted in the opening from the vertical direction. Further, in this embodiment, the tank body 21 is formed from engineering plastic (commonly called engineering plastic), and a ground 25 for removing static electricity is provided at an important point inside the tank body 21 as shown in FIG. ing.
[0025]
Here, engineering plastics are plastics having excellent heat resistance and mechanical properties, such as polyamide, polycarbonate, polyacetal, and polyester. In addition, the ground 25 is a normal ground wiring, which removes frictional charges caused by friction between pachinko balls and engineering plastics stored in the tank main body 21, thereby preventing electrostatic disturbance of electronic components on the pachinko machine. To do.
[0026]
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a partition 24 is continuously provided in the island longitudinal direction on the upper end side of the tank body 21. Each partition 24 reinforces the tank body 21 while leveling the height of the pachinko balls stored in the tank body 21. In addition, an inner wall 23 is provided in the tank body 21 and is inclined toward a center line extending in the longitudinal direction of the bottom surface. The inner wall 23 is used to prevent a situation in which a part of the stored pachinko sphere remains in the corner of the tank body 21 and rusts.
[0027]
Further, the inner wall 23 is formed of a separating member through which a pachinko sphere cannot pass but a mixture smaller than the sphere diameter can pass. The separating member is, for example, a wire net having a mesh slightly smaller than the diameter of the pachinko sphere, or a spider member having gaps slightly smaller than the diameter of the pachinko sphere at equal intervals. In addition, a rotatable screw member 40 for transferring a pachinko ball in the longitudinal direction along the center line is disposed on the bottom surface of the tank body 21.
[0028]
One end portion 40 a of the screw member 40 penetrates through one end surface side of the tank body 21 and is connected to the output shaft of the drive motor 41. The other end 40 b of the screw member 40 extends through the other end surface of the tank body 21 to the lower side of the lift-type polishing apparatus 60. The lift type polishing device 60 is a device that polishes the pachinko balls sent by the rotation of the screw member 40 while pumping them from the lower island stage 10A to the upper island stage 10C.
[0029]
As shown in FIG. 1, a top plate 31 extending in the longitudinal direction of the island is fitted to the middle portion of the column member 30 supported by the tank main body 21. An installation plate 32 extending in the island longitudinal direction is fitted. Between the top plate 31 and the installation plate 32, the middle island stage 10B is constructed.
[0030]
As shown in FIG. 4, the middle island stage 10 </ b> B has a plurality of pachinko machines 11 arranged back to back so as to extend laterally in a state where they are in contact with each other without interposing other game-related equipment between them. It becomes. Therefore, the island middle stage 10B is configured to have a depth width L ₁ corresponding to two pachinko machines 11 facing each other back to back. A ball lending machine 17 is interposed between the pachinko machines 11 arranged in the horizontal direction.
[0031]
The pachinko machine 11 is designed to strike the pachinko ball on the board surface by operating the handle 12 and aim for the winning of the pachinko ball. A dish 14 is provided. Further, the ball lending machine 17 pays out a considerable number of balls when receiving a signal from a banknote determination means (not shown) arranged in the island upper stage 10C.
[0032]
As shown in FIG. 4, a bulky specific part 15 such as a CRT used for an accessory protrudes on the back side of the pachinko machine 11, but the two back-to-back pachinko machines 11 have these specific parts 15 They are arranged to make good contact with each other while avoiding each other. The back sides of the two pachinko machines 11 may be in close contact with each other, or may be in contact with each other with a slight gap therebetween. In any case, there is no room for interposing other game-related equipment between the back and back of the two rows of pachinko machines 11 in the front and rear, and the banknote transport device 70 that is conventionally interposed between the back and back is on the island upper stage 10C side. It is arranged.
[0033]
Moreover, on the installation board 32 fitted to the support | pillar member 30, as shown in FIG. 2, the island upper stage is constructed | assembled so that 10C may be mounted. Inside the island upper stage 10 </ b> C, a banknote transport device 70 that transports the banknotes taken in exchange for pachinko balls in the lateral direction and a replenishment basket 71 that supplies the pachinko balls to each pachinko machine 11 extend in the lateral direction. It is arranged like this. In addition, the banknote conveyance apparatus 70 and the replenishing basket 71 are covered with the dome-shaped cover member 72 which makes the outer wall of 10 C of island upper steps.
[0034]
Next, the operation will be described.
As shown in FIG. 2, the assembly of the island lower stage 10A is almost completed simply by installing the tank body 21 of the game medium tank 20 on the floor and attaching the waist plate 33 to the outside thereof. That is, the tank body 21 is formed in advance as a framework of the island lower stage 10A in a factory or the like, and the tank body 21 itself is used as a skeleton for constituting the island lower stage 10A as it is when constructing the island. Thereby, the island lower stage 10A can be quickly constructed at a construction site such as an amusement shop. Further, as in the prior art, materials such as a column and a stand that support the tank independently are not necessary, and waste of materials can be saved.
[0035]
After placing the lower island stage 10A, the middle island stage 10B and the upper island stage 10A are assembled thereon. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, on the side wall 21a of the tank body, a support member 30 forming the skeleton of the entire island. Since the mounting portion 22 for supporting the structure is provided, the upright work of the column member 30 at the construction site is remarkably facilitated, the construction work of the entire island can be performed quickly, and the construction time is greatly reduced. Can do.
[0036]
As shown in FIG. 4, the middle island stage 10 </ b> B is lined up so that a plurality of pachinko machines 11 are back-to-back and extend in the lateral direction in a state of being in contact with each other without interposing other game-related equipment between them. And build. There is no room for interfacing with other game-related equipment between the back and back of the two rows of pachinko machines 11, and the island middle stage 10B has a depth L corresponding to two pachinko machines 11 facing each other back to back. ₁
[0037]
To the width L ₁ of the island middle 10B, islands lower 10A described above may advance thinner. Thus, by reducing the thickness of the middle island 10B that substantially determines the depth width of the entire island, the space occupied by the island 10 can be greatly reduced. As a result, more islands 10 can be installed per predetermined floor area, and as a result, it is possible to meet the demand for space saving. For example, even in a narrow store, more pachinko machines 11 can be installed in the depth direction. It is extremely advantageous in terms of business, such as being able to equip it.
[0038]
After the completion of the gaming machine island 10, the pachinko balls discharged from each pachinko machine 11 are stored in the game medium storage tank 20 in the lower island stage 10A as they are. Since the tank main body 21 of the game medium storage tank 20 spreads out in the island lower stage 10A due to its structure, it can store a large capacity of game media. The pachinko balls in the tank body 21 are transferred to the lower end portion of the lifting type polishing apparatus 60 by the rotation of the screw member 40. With the screw member 40, the pachinko ball in the tank body 21 moves smoothly in the island longitudinal direction.
[0039]
As shown in FIG. 2, the tank body 21 is provided with an inner wall 23 that is inclined toward the center line extending in the longitudinal direction of the bottom surface thereof. It is possible to prevent a situation where the corners or the like remain and become rusted, and the pachinko balls gather toward the screw member 40 and are smoothly transported in one direction in the island lower stage 10A. Moreover, since the inner wall 23 is formed of a separation member that cannot pass pachinko spheres but allows a mixture smaller than the diameter of the pachinko spheres to pass therethrough, dust can be easily removed from the pachinko spheres.
[0040]
The pachinko balls transferred by the screw member 40 are averaged in the storage amount in the longitudinal direction in the tank body 21 by the partition 24 provided on the upper end side of the tank body 21. Further, since frictional charges generated by friction between the pachinko balls and the engineering plastic that is the material of the tank main body 21 are removed by the ground 25, electrostatic troubles such as electronic components of the pachinko machine 11 can be prevented. The pachinko balls transferred to the end of the tank main body 21 are subsequently polished to the upper stage 10C while being polished by driving of the lifting type polishing device 60, and then the pachinko balls in the middle stage 10B of the island while flowing down the supply rod 70. It is returned to the base 11 and the ball lending machine 17.
[0041]
The gaming machine island according to the present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiment. Further, the pachinko machine is not limited to the pachinko machine, and for example, a slot machine using a medal as a game medium may be used. Other specific configurations are not limited to the illustrated embodiment.
[0042]
【The invention's effect】
According to the game medium storage tank according to the present invention, the tank main body is formed in a box-like frame shape extending in the longitudinal direction of the island and forms the lower frame of the island, and the column that forms the skeleton of the entire island on the side wall of the tank main body Since the mounting part that supports the member is provided, the tank body itself can be made into a skeleton of the island lower stage, the island lower stage can be quickly constructed at the construction site of the island, and the tank can be independently constructed as in the prior art. Supporting struts and other materials are no longer necessary, and waste of such materials can be eliminated.Furthermore, the construction of the entire island can be facilitated by making it easier to set up the strut members that form the skeleton of the entire island during construction. It becomes possible to carry out quickly, construction time is shortened, and cost can be reduced significantly.
[0043]
Further, according to the game medium storage tank according to the present invention, the partition for leveling up the game medium is connected to the upper end side of the tank body in the island longitudinal direction, so that the game medium is located at a specific location in the tank body. Can be prevented from being excessively accumulated, and the storage amount of the game medium in the longitudinal direction in the tank body can be averaged. Furthermore, the strength of the tank body is sufficiently increased by the partition.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a game medium storage tank according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a game medium storage tank and a gaming machine island according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a front view schematically showing a game medium storage tank and a gaming machine island according to one embodiment of the present invention (a part of the upper part of the island and the lower part of the island are shown as sectional views).
FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the middle stage of the gaming machine island according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a conventional gaming machine island.
FIG. 6 is an end view showing a conventional gaming machine island.
FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a middle stage of a conventional gaming machine island.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 ... gaming machine island 10A ... lower island stage 10B ... middle island stage 10C ... upper island stage 11 ... pachinko machine (game machine)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 20 ... Game medium storage tank 21 ... Tank main body 22 ... Mounting part 22a ... Upper mounting bracket 22b ... Lower mounting bracket 23 ... Inner wall 24 ... Partition 25 ... Ground

Claims (1)

  In the amusement machine island composed of the upper, middle and lower stages,
  The lower stage of the gaming machine island is configured with a tank body formed in a box-like frame shape extending in the longitudinal direction of the gaming machine island,
  The tank body stores game media discharged from each gaming machine disposed in the middle stage, and has an inner wall inclined in the longitudinal direction of the bottom surface of the tank body toward the center line of the tank body, The inner wall is formed by a separating member through which a game medium cannot pass and a mixture smaller than the diameter of the game medium can pass.
  A gaming medium storage tank for a gaming machine island, characterized in that a partition for reinforcing the tank body is provided at the upper end side of the tank body so as to level the gaming medium stored in the tank body.

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