JP3867925B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine having an ashtray function for a player who smokes.

  Conventionally, the function of an ashtray has been added to gaming machines represented by pachinko machines and pachislot machines. Such a conventional ashtray function is such that an ashtray member is provided in a ball tray or the like at the lower part of the front surface of the gaming machine, and this ashtray member has an ashtray recess on the upper surface. And the ashtray member is comprised so that rotation is possible, and the ashes, butts, etc. which fell from the ash receiving recessed part are collect | recovered by rotating an ashtray member.

  In addition, the smoking cessation mood has been increasing recently, and there are many amusement stores that have smoking cessation corners and smoking cessation days. In such a case, at the amusement store, in order to prevent the player from inadvertently engaging in smoking, a tape labeled “No Smoking” is put on the ash receiving recess of the ashtray member so as to cover the ash receiving member. Have been reluctant to use ashtrays.

  However, in the ashtray function means provided in the conventional gaming machine as described above, the collection of ash and butts for cleaning is inefficient, and the cleaning work becomes complicated. From the viewpoint of eliminating the complexity associated with cleaning ash and cigarette butt, there are an increasing number of amusement arcades that offer non-smoking corners, but the task of taping the ashtrays of each gaming machine one by one is cumbersome. At the same time, the aesthetic appearance of the gaming machine is also impaired. Therefore, there is a game store that has a collection mechanism for ash and butts in an island facility that connects multiple game machine rows without using an ashtray provided for each game machine. Since the ashtray function means are provided in advance, unless the ashtray of these gaming machines can be used in advance, the player can use the ashtray of each gaming machine without using the collection mechanism of the island equipment. Sometimes it ends up. Therefore, even if a recovery mechanism such as ash and butts is provided in the island facility, it is not necessarily an effective measure because taping and other means must be taken for the ashtray of the gaming machine.

  In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine provided with an ashtray function means that can make the ashtray unusable without requiring complicated work such as taping.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a gaming machine according to claim 1 is a gaming machine comprising an ashtray function means having a function for putting cigarette ash and cigarette butt in a front area facing a player. The functional means includes an ashtray member that can be converted into a usable state in which the ash and butts of cigarettes can be received in the ash receiving recess and an unusable state in which the ash and butts of cigarettes are not received in the ash receiving recesses, and the ashtray member The state holding means for holding the usable state and the unusable state, and the state of the ashtray member held in the usable state or the unusable state by the state holding means are fixed, and the ashtray member is manually operated by the player. characterized by comprising a state maintaining means is converted into the other state that tighten if difficult to Rukoto, the.

The gaming machine according to claim 2 is the gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the ashtray member is provided on one side of the ball tray and rotates about a horizontal axis as a rotation axis. Can be converted into a usable state in which the ash receiving recess is opened upward and an unusable state in which the ash receiving recess is opened downward,
The state fixing means extends an end portion of a screw screwed into a screw hole provided in the ball tray into a fixing recess provided in the ashtray member, whereby the ashtray member is manually moved by the player. characterized difficult if tighten Rukoto to be converted state.

Further, in the gaming machine according to claim 3, in the gaming machine according to claim 1, the ashtray member is detachably provided to the ball tray, and the ash receiving recess is opened upward. The ashtray member in a usable state in which slide pieces formed on both the left and right sides of the ashtray member are fitted in the ball tray along the guide groove formed on the ball tray side, and the ash receiving recess opened downward The slide pieces formed on both the left and right sides of the ball can be converted into an unusable state in which the slide pieces are fitted in the ball tray along the guide grooves formed on the ball tray side,
The state fixing means extends an end portion of a screw screwed into a screw hole provided in the ball tray into a fixing recess provided in the ashtray member, whereby the ashtray member is manually moved by the player. It is characterized by making it difficult to convert to a state.

According to the gaming machine according to claims 1 to 3 , since the ashtray member can be held in the usable state and the unusable state by the state holding means, the ashtray is used without requiring complicated work such as taping. The state of the ashtray member held in the usable state or the unusable state by the state holding unit is fixed by the state fixing unit, and is manually operated by the player. ashtray member Ru difficult if tighten the Rukoto be converted to the other state. Therefore, if you do not want the player to use the ashtray function means of the gaming machine, it is not necessary to separately prepare a tape or the like for taping in the ash receiving recess of the ashtray member, The aesthetic appearance of the gaming machine itself is not significantly impaired .

  Next, an embodiment of the gaming machine according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine 1 is obtained by adding various functions related to a game to a box-shaped machine frame 2 formed of a hard resin. Although not shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine 1 has a prepaid card (pachinko game card sold in advance at a predetermined price, in addition to the machine frame 2, and magnetically records valuable data equivalent to the currency. Card control frame that enables the use of a card-shaped storage medium stored in the card), a card lending control function, etc., and the card control frame and the machine frame are functionally connected Thus, it functions as a gaming machine 1 having a gaming ball lending function.

  A frame-shaped front frame 3 is rotatably provided on the front side of the square box frame-shaped machine frame 2. The window 3a opened in the front frame 3 is provided with a glass frame 4 and a front panel 5 so that the glass frame 4 and the front panel 5 can be rotated. A gaming board (not shown) having a gaming part is provided. This game board is the main body of the pachinko game, and a ball fired from a ball striking mechanism (not shown) that ejects a game ball by an electric drive source such as a solenoid is supplied to the game part via a guide rail. Then, when winning in any of the various winning areas provided in the game club, a prize ball as a prize ball is given to the player, and a ball that has not won any winning area is a ball that is out of the out mouth. As recovered.

  The front panel 5 positioned below the glass frame 4 has a winning ball (a ball acquired by a player based on a winning ball being awarded in any of the winning areas provided in the game unit) or a rental ball ( A ball supply tray 6 for storing a ball lent to a player from the game store is provided, and a ball is supplied from the ball supply tray 6 to a launch ball standby unit (not shown). The ball is fired by the hitting mechanism. Further, an operation handle 7 for operating the hitting ball launching mechanism, a ball receiving tray 8 for receiving a ball that cannot be stored in the ball supply tray 6 and the like are appropriately provided at appropriate positions below the front frame 3.

  It should be noted that a card remaining number display 6a for visually displaying the remaining number of prepaid cards and a ball lending button 6b for making a ball lending request within the range of the remaining number of prepaid cards are placed at appropriate positions on the ball supply tray 6. , A return button 6c for requesting the return of the prepaid card is provided, and it is possible to rent game balls using the prepaid card by cooperating with the card control function stored in the card control frame. Squeeze.

  An ashtray member 9 is provided on one side of the ball tray 8, and an ash receiving recess 9 a for inserting cigarette ash, butts and the like is formed on the top surface of the ashtray member 9. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the first embodiment of the ashtray member 9 is configured separately from the ball tray 8, and has a horizontal rotating shaft 10 that extends from the left and right side surfaces of the ashtray member. 10 is rotatable. Thus, for example, the ash receiving recess 9a is directed to the front side from the usable state (see FIGS. 2A and 2B) in which the ash receiving recess 9a is opened to the upper surface and can accept cigarette ash and the like. (See FIGS. 3A and 3B) and the ash receiving recess 9a is opened downward (see FIGS. 4A and 4B). The display unit 11 with significant display of characters and the like appears on the upper surface side, which is a position where the player can easily see.

  Further, the ball tray 8 is formed with bearing portions 8a and 8a for receiving the rotating shafts 10 and 10 extending from both side surfaces of the ashtray member 9, and provided on one side of the ashtray member 9. A first positioning recess 8b and a second positioning recess 8c into which the hilly positioning projection 9b is inserted are formed. When the ashtray member 9 is in a usable state, the positioning convex portion 9b is fitted into the first positioning concave portion 8b so that the state is satisfactorily maintained. When the ashtray member 9 is in an unusable state, the positioning convex portion 9b By arranging the portion 9b in the second positioning recess 8c, the arrangement position is appropriately determined so that the state is satisfactorily maintained. That is, in the present embodiment, the state holding for holding the ashtray member 9 in the usable state and the unusable state by the positioning convex portion 9b of the ashtray member 9 and the first and second positioning concave portions 8b and 8c of the ball tray 8. It functions as a means.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, the end portion of the screw 12 screwed into the screw hole 8d provided in the ball tray 8 is extended into the first fixed recess 9c provided in the ashtray member 9, whereby the ashtray member 9 Is fixed in the usable state, and the ashtray member 9 is fixed in the unusable state by extending the end of the screw 12 into the second fixed recess 9d provided in the ashtray member 9. That is, in this embodiment, the ashtray member 9 is made usable and unusable by the first and second fixed recesses 9c and 9d provided in the ashtray member 9 and the screw holes 8d and screws 12 of the ball tray 8. It functions as a use state fixing means that makes it difficult to convert. This “make difficult” means that the player cannot convert the ashtray member 9 into an unusable state or a usable state by manual operation without using a tool such as a screwdriver.

  As described above, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present invention in which the ashtray function means is formed on the ball tray 8, the ashtray is provided by the state holding means including the positioning convex portion 9b and the first and second positioning concave portions 8b and 8c. The member 9 can be selectively held between the usable state and the unusable state. Therefore, if the player does not want to use the ashtray function means of the gaming machine 1, it is necessary to prepare a tape for taping the ash receiving recess 9 a of the ashtray member 9 separately and perform complicated taping work. In addition, the aesthetic appearance of the gaming machine 1 itself is not significantly impaired.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the usable state where the ash receiving recess 9a of the ashtray member 9 opens upward and the unusable state where the ash receiving concave 9b opens downward are each in one state. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, by changing the storage volume of the ash and butts by changing the rotation angle of the ashtray member 9, the settings such as the first usable state, the second usable state, etc. are performed, so that the ashtray for heavy smokers, for smokers You may use it as an ashtray. Further, by changing the rotation angle, settings such as the first unusable state, the second unusable state, etc. may be performed, and the display content of the display unit 11 visible to the player may be made different.

  In the ashtray member 9 of the first embodiment described above, it is necessary to avoid contact with the ball tray 8 main body at the time of rotation because of the rotation with respect to the horizontal rotation shafts 10 and 10. When the ashtray member 9 is in a usable state and when it is in an unusable state, it is necessary to form two sides in the lower front-rear direction of the ashtray member 9 in a usable state into a curved surface having a relatively large diameter. As a result, a difference occurs in the appearance (see particularly FIG. 4B). Therefore, the second embodiment of the ashtray function means in which the surface shape from the ball tray 8 to the ashtray member has substantially the same appearance when the ashtray member is in a usable state or in an unusable state, This will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

  In the usable state in which the ash receiving recess 19a of the ashtray member 19 is opened upward, the rotation shafts 10 'and 10' extended from the left and right side surfaces of the ashtray member 19 are provided on the ball receiving tray 8 side. It will be in the state fixed in the 1st bearing part 13a formed so that it might fall below from the front side edge part of the slide groove | channel 13 located in the front-back direction (refer Fig.6 (a), (b)). At this time, the positioning convex portion 19b provided at an appropriate position on the side surface of the ashtray member 19 fits into the first positioning concave portion 8b of the ball tray 8 so that the usable state can be satisfactorily maintained as in the above embodiment. It is.

  From the usable state as described above, the ashtray member 19 is rotated with respect to the rotation shaft 10 'so that the opening of the ash receiving recess 19a is tilted forward, and the ash receiving recess 19a is opened downward. When the ashtray member 19 is slightly lifted (see FIGS. 7A and 7B), the ashtray member 19 is slid rearward along the slide groove 13, and the rear end of the slide groove 13 is reached. The rotary shaft 10 'is dropped into the second bearing portion 13b formed so as to fall downward from the bottom, and is converted into an unusable state (see FIGS. 8A and 8B). At this time, the positioning convex portion 19b of the ashtray member 19 is fitted into the second positioning concave portion 8c of the ball tray 8 so that the unusable state can be satisfactorily maintained.

  That is, in the above-described second embodiment, the position of the rotation shaft 10 ′ provided on the ashtray member 19 is set eccentrically from the center of the side surface portion, so that the front and rear portions of the ashtray member 9 in the usable state are set. Since the two sides of the direction can be formed into a curved surface having a relatively small diameter, the ashtray member 19 can be used from the ball tray 8 to the ashtray member 19 when the ashtray member 19 is enabled and when it is disabled. The surface appearance is almost the same.

  In the second embodiment, the ashtray member 19 is slid rearward along the slide groove 13 in order to approximate the appearance shapes of the usable state and the unusable state of the ashtray member 19. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as in the third embodiment shown in FIG. 9, the rotation shaft 10 ′ provided eccentrically from the usable state in which the ash receiving recess 29 a of the ashtray member 29 opens upward (see FIG. 9A), The ashtray member 29 may be rotationally converted with respect to 10 'so as to be converted into an unusable state (see FIG. 9B).

  Thus, when the ashtray member 29 in the third embodiment is converted into an unusable state, for example, a container receiving recess 29b on which a paper cup 14 as a beverage container can be placed appears. That is, when the ashtray member 29 is disabled, the container receiving recess 29b serving as a beverage container mounting means can be used, and the ashtray member 29 of the gaming machine 1 installed in the non-smoking corner or the like is converted to an unusable state. An added value that a soft drink or the like can be placed stably can be given to the ashtray function means.

  Further, the state holding means in the ashtray function means in the third embodiment includes an ashtray member in which a slide member 15 that can be slid by a player and a fitting piece 15 a provided in the slide member 15 are fitted in the ball tray 8. It is comprised by the 1st insertion recessed part 16a provided in the predetermined position of 29 side surfaces, and the 2nd insertion recessed part 16b. That is, in the usable state of the ashtray member 29, the fitting piece 15a is retained by being fitted into the first fitting recess 16a, and in the unusable state of the ashtray member 29, the fitting piece 15a is second fitted. This state is maintained by fitting into the recess 16b.

  In addition, the additional function obtained when the ashtray member in the ashtray function means is disabled is not limited to the one in which the paper cup 14 is placed, and various usage methods are assumed. For example, as shown in FIG. 10A, when a prepaid card 17a as a game value storage medium is used, a card collection recess 29c for collecting them is formed, or in FIG. As shown in FIG. 10, a coin storage recess 29d for storing coins and pachislot gaming coins 17b in an aligned manner is formed, or as shown in FIG. 10 (c), a pachinko ball 17c as a game medium is stored. Sphere receiving recesses 29e may be formed.

  Further, if the coin storage number indicator 18 serving as a guide for the number of coins to be stored is engraved or printed in the coin storage recess 29d, the number of game coins stored in the coin storage recess 29d is determined as a game. Since it is possible to improve convenience when a person counts, it is possible to use the game coin counting assisting means instead of a simple coin storing section. Similarly, if the number of the ball receiving recesses 29e for accommodating the pachinko balls 17c is set to an appropriate number (20 in the embodiment of FIG. 10C), all the ball receiving recesses 29e have pachinko balls. Since a predetermined number of pachinko balls can be counted by accommodating 17c, it can be used as a game medium counting auxiliary means.

  In the ashtray members 9, 19, and 29 in the first to third embodiments described above, it is necessary to accommodate the rotational shafts 10 and 10 ′ in the lateral direction in the bearings and slide grooves in the ball tray 8. The work process at the time of assembling the ashtray function means is not necessarily efficient, and it is necessary to avoid hitting the ball tray 8 main body when the ashtray members 9, 19, 29 are rotated. It is also possible to assume a problem that unevenness occurs between the main body and it is difficult to clean. Therefore, when the ashtray member is in a usable state or in an unusable state, the fourth embodiment in the case where the ashtray function means is constituted by an ashtray member that is substantially flush with the ball tray 8. A form is explained in full detail based on FIG.

The ashtray member 39 can be attached to and detached from the ball tray 8 and guide grooves formed on the ball tray 8 side with slide pieces 39c and 39c formed on both the left and right sides with the ash receiving recess 39a open upward. 8e and 8e are fitted into the ball tray 8 to be ready for use. With the ash receiving recess 39a opened downward, the slide pieces 39c and 39c are moved along the guide grooves 8e and 8e to the ball tray 8 When it is inserted, it becomes unusable, and for example, the display unit 11 'appears at a position where the player can easily see. If the ashtray member is fixed with the screw 12 screwed into the screw port 8d in the usable state or the unusable state, it is difficult for the player to change the usable state without permission. This “can be made difficult” means that the player cannot convert the ashtray member 39 into an unusable state or a usable state by manual operation without using a tool such as a screwdriver.

  In this case, since it is possible to convert between the usable state and the unusable state without rotating the ashtray member 39, it is not necessary to make one edge of the ashtray member 39 a curved surface. The outer surface can be formed substantially flush. Therefore, since there is no unevenness on the surface, the efficiency of the cleaning operation can be increased, and the appearance of the gaming machine 1 given to the player also has a good impression. In addition, since the ashtray member 39 can be removed and the ash and butts can be collected, the efficiency of the cleaning work in the amusement store can be expected also from this point.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, only the example in which the ashtray function means is added to the position side portion of the ball tray 8 is shown, but the arrangement position of the ashtray function means is not particularly limited, and the convenience of the player It may be changed to a suitable place for use.

It is a perspective view of the gaming machine in the present invention. (A) It is the top view which made the ashtray member in 1st Embodiment provided in the ball receiving tray usable state. (B) It is the side view which made the ashtray member in 1st Embodiment provided in the ball receiving tray usable state. (A) It is a top view of the process of converting the ashtray member in 1st Embodiment provided in the ball receiving tray from a usable state to an unusable state. (B) It is a side view of the process which converts the ashtray member in 1st Embodiment provided in the ball receiving tray from a usable state to an unusable state. (A) It is a top view which made the ashtray member in 1st Embodiment provided in the ball tray unusable state. (B) It is the side view which made the ashtray member in 1st Embodiment provided in the ball tray unusable state. It is an enlarged plan view which shows the detail of the ashtray member in 1st Embodiment hold | maintained in the usable state. (A) It is the top view which made the ashtray member in 2nd Embodiment provided in the ball receiving tray usable state. (B) It is the side view which made the ashtray member in 2nd Embodiment provided in the ball receiving tray usable state. (A) It is a top view which shows the process in which the ashtray member in 2nd Embodiment provided in the ball receiving tray is converted from a usable state to an unusable state. (B) It is a side view which shows the process in which the ashtray member in 2nd Embodiment provided in the ball receiving tray is converted from a usable state to an unusable state. (A) It is a top view which made the ashtray member in 2nd Embodiment provided in the ball tray unusable state. (B) It is the side view which made the ashtray member in 2nd Embodiment provided in the ball tray unusable state. (A) It is the perspective view which made the ashtray member in 3rd Embodiment provided in the ball receiving tray usable state. (B) It is the perspective view which made the mounting part of the drink container the usable state by making the ashtray member in 3rd Embodiment provided in the ball receiving tray into an unusable state. (A) It is the perspective view which made the ashtray member in 3rd Embodiment provided in the ball receiving tray into an unusable state, and made the collection | recovery means of the game value storage medium usable. (B) It is the perspective view which made the coin storage means usable state by making the ashtray member in 3rd Embodiment provided in the ball receiving tray into an unusable state. (C) It is the perspective view which made the ashtray member in 3rd Embodiment provided in the ball receiving tray into an unusable state, and made the game ball number count assistance means usable. (A) It is the perspective view which showed the process in which the ashtray member in 4th Embodiment provided in the ball receiving tray was made usable and attached. (B) It is the perspective view which showed the process in which the ashtray member in 4th Embodiment provided in the ball receiving tray was made into an unusable state and attached.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine 8 Ball receptacle 8a Bearing part 8b 1st positioning recessed part 8c 2nd positioning recessed part 9 Ashtray member 9a Ash receiving recessed part 9b Positioning convex part 10 Rotating shaft

Claims (3)

In a gaming machine equipped with an ashtray function means having a function for putting cigarette ash and cigarette butt in the front area facing the player,
The ashtray function means
An ashtray member that can be converted into a usable state in which the ash and butts of cigarettes can be received in the ash receiving recess, and an unusable state in which the ash and butts of cigarettes are not received in the ash receiving recesses,
State holding means for holding the ashtray member in a usable state and an unusable state;
The state of the ashtrays member held in the available state or unavailability fixed by the state holding means, the player's manual operation ashtray member by the that occupies if difficult Rukoto be converted to other state state maintaining means When,
A gaming machine comprising: The ashtray member is provided on one side of the ball tray and is rotated with a horizontal axis as a rotation axis so that the ash receiving recess is opened upward, and the ash receiving recess is directed downward. It can be converted into an unusable state that has been opened,
The state fixing means extends an end portion of a screw screwed into a screw hole provided in the ball tray into a fixing recess provided in the ashtray member, whereby the ashtray member is manually moved by the player. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein it is difficult to convert the state into a state . The ashtray member is provided detachably with respect to the ball tray, and with the ashtray recess recessed upward, slide pieces formed on the left and right sides of the ashtray member are formed in guide grooves formed on the ball tray side. The ball is placed in a guide groove formed on the side of the ball tray with slide pieces formed on both the left and right sides of the ashtray member in a usable state fitted along the ball tray and in a state where the ashtray recess is opened downward. It can be converted into an unusable state fitted in the saucer,
  The state fixing means extends an end portion of a screw screwed into a screw hole provided in the ball tray into a fixing recess provided in the ashtray member, whereby the ashtray member is manually moved by the player. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein it is difficult to convert the state into a state.

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