JP4056573B2 - Amusement machine island - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a gaming machine island in which a substantially horizontal top plate is supported on waist plates extending in parallel to each other, and a plurality of gaming machines are arranged side by side so as to extend back to back on the top plate. Here, the gaming machine mainly refers to a pachinko machine.
[0002]
[Prior art]
  In conventional game machine island, line up back to backEach pachinko machine other than a sealed pachinko machine (hereinafter simply referred to as a pachinko machine)The pachinko balls discharged from the tank flow down to the lower tank by their own weight through the collection tanks arranged in the lower part of the island, and the balls stored in the lower tank are grounded in the center of the island. It was lifted to the upper island side by a lifting device and distributed to each pachinko machine again.
[0003]
Balls that overflowed without being delivered to each pachinko machine on the upper part of the island usually dropped to the lower part of the island from the end of the island, were again introduced into the recovery tank, and then flowed down to the lower tank.
[0004]
In general, the recovery trough has a wide bottom surface and a large opening on the top surface, and the both sides of the island are sandwiched between polishing lifts so that it spreads in the width direction of the island across the front and back waist plates. It was obliquely installed so as to extend one by one. That is, the recovery basket spreads in the island width direction inside the lower part of the island, and extended while tilting up and down.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in conventional game machine islands, the space occupied by the collection baskets in the lower islands is large, so when the game-related equipment is installed in the lower islands, the collection baskets can become an obstacle or save space. In order to reduce the width of the island as much as possible, there is a problem that it is difficult to set the width below the width of the recovery basket even if the bottom of the island is configured to be narrow.
[0006]
By the way, according to the tests by the applicants, it has been empirically confirmed that the balls discharged from the pachinko machine can be recovered without any trouble even if the standardized width of the conventional recovery basket is considerably narrowed. . On the other hand, in the conventional wide recovery basket, the ball tends to stay on the upstream side and remains as it rusts, or if the ball is concentrated and discharged in a short period of time, the ball will fall on the bottom surface of the recovery basket. Since it first spreads and then flows down, the fluidity of the spheres on the recovery rod is deteriorated, and there is a possibility that the spheres are not smoothly transferred to the polishing / lifting apparatus side.
[0007]
In addition to the used dirty balls discharged from each pachinko machine, unused clean balls that have overflowed from the top of the island and dropped directly onto the bottom of the island are also introduced into the collection basket. There was a problem that the balls were mixed in the collection basket and the dirt of the used balls moved to the unused balls.
[0008]
In conventional polishing and lifting equipment, used balls and unused balls are polished together, but only used balls discharged from pachinko machines need to be polished. It is convenient if used and unused spheres can be separated and collected from each other.
[0009]
The present invention has been made paying attention to the problems of the conventional technology as described above, and the collection basket can be arranged in a compact manner without disturbing the collection efficiency of the sphere in the lower island, and the installation of other related equipment. It is possible to meet the demands of space saving without disturbing, and the used and unused balls can be separated and collected from each other, so that the dirt on the used balls is not transferred to the unused balls. The purpose is to provide such a game machine island.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  To achieve the above object, the gist of the present invention is as follows.SectionExist.
[0011]
1 A substantially horizontal top plate (22) is supported on a waist plate (21) extending in parallel with each other, and a plurality of so as to extend back to back on the top plate (22) in two rows.Other than enclosed pachinko machinesThe pachinko machines (11) are arranged side by side, and the pachinko balls discharged from the respective pachinko machines (11) are delivered to the storage tank (30) from the collection basket disposed in the lower island stage (10C), The pachinko balls stored in the storage tank (30) are transported from the transporting device (60) standing at the center of the island to the upper island (10A) side, and are again distributed to each pachinko machine (11). In gaming machine island (10) to
  The lifting device (60)A polishing / lifting device (60) that lifts and lifts pachinko balls used by a player on the game island (10), and a polishing function that simply lifts unused pachinko balls that are not used by the player. A lifting device (60) having no
  SaidStorage tank (30) from each pachinko machine (11)Used storage categories for storing pachinko balls used and discharged by players, and eachFrom the upper island (10A) to the lower island (10C) without being distributed to the pachinko machine (11)OverflowedPolishingFinishedStore unused pachinko spheresUnused storageAnd consists ofPachinko balls stored in the unused storage section and the used storage section are stored without mixing,
  Corresponding to each pachinko machine (11) row, extending parallel to each other, a plurality ofeachFrom pachinko machine (11)Used by playersThe discharged pachinko ballsto recoverThe pair of first recovery rods (40, 40) are arranged in the storage tank (30).Used storage categoryAre stored in the storage section,The used storage category of the storage tank isConnected to the polishing and lifting device (60)Is,
  Arranged between the pair of first recovery rods (40, 40),eachFrom the upper island (10A) to the lower island (10C) without being distributed to the pachinko machine (11)OverflowedPolishingFinishedA second collection basket (50) for collecting unused pachinko balls is provided in the storage tank (30).Unused storage categoryStored in theThe unused storage section of the storage tank (30) does not have the polishing functionConnected with pachinko ball lifting device (60)Is,
  The collection capacity of the second collection basket (50) has a larger capacity than the collection capacity of the first collection basket (40, 40), and the pachinko ball of the first collection basket (40, 40) and the second collection basket. The pachinko balls in the collection basket (50) are collected without mixing,
  TheWith the first recovery rod (40, 40)TheA gaming machine island (10), characterized in that a second recovery basket (50) is arranged side by side under the top plate (22).
[0014]
Next, the operation based on the above solution will be described.
In the gaming machine island (10) according to item 1, a pair of first recovery rods (40) extending parallel to each other corresponding to each gaming machine row is provided below the top plate (22) on which the gaming machine rows are arranged. 40). Each first collection basket (40) collects game media for each row of gaming machines, so that it can be smaller in capacity than the conventional wide collection basket and does not interfere with the flow of the game media. It is better to narrow the width.
[0015]
Each first recovery rod (40) is attached to the lower side of the top plate (22), which is the upper end portion in the lower island level (10C), and further widens in the lower island level (10C) by narrowing the individual width. An empty space can be secured, or the lower island (10C) itself can be configured to be narrow to meet the demand for space saving. The game media discharged from each gaming machine row separately fall on each first collection basket (40), and the game media spread unnecessarily on the narrow bottom surface of each first collection basket (40). It flows down efficiently without any problems. Note that the game medium flowing down on each first recovery rod (40) is delivered to a storage tank (30) disposed at the lower end of the polishing and lifting device (60).
[0016]
Further, the second recovery rod (50) is attached to the lower side of the top plate (22) so as to be positioned between the pair of first recovery rods (40, 40). Unused game media that have been dropped directly onto the lower island (10C) without being distributed to the gaming machine (11) in the upper island (10A) are not the first collected bales (40, 40) but the second collected bales. (50). Therefore, the unused game medium is not mixed with the used game medium introduced into each first collection basket (40) at least during the collection, and the used balls are soiled during the collection. It can be surely prevented from moving to an unused game medium.
[0019]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, various embodiments representing the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 to 4 show a first embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the gaming machine island 10 is located between an upper unit (island upper stage) 10A and a lower unit (island lower stage) 10C in which various related facilities of a pachinko machine 11 as a gaming machine are respectively installed. In addition, a plurality of pachinko machines 11 are arranged with a middle unit (island middle stage) 10B arranged in two rows back to back.
[0020]
The lower unit 10C serving as the base of the entire island has waist plates 21 and 21 extending parallel to each other on both sides of a bottom plate 23 extending along the floor, and a substantially horizontal top plate 22 on both waist plates 21 and 21. Supporting. The lower unit 10C is configured by integrally molding the bottom plate 23, the waist plates 21, 21 and the top plate 22 with synthetic resin or the like. Only the waist plates 21 and 21 and the top plate 22 may be integrally formed.
[0021]
On the bottom plate 23 in the lower unit 10 </ b> C, a mounting plate 24 extending in parallel with the bottom plate 23 is provided. In this way, the bottom of the lower unit 10C has a double bottom, and a space 25 between the bottom plate 23 and the mounting plate 24 serves as an installation space 25 for inserting a heavy object 27 that lowers the center of gravity of the entire island. . Further, an opening groove 22 a extending in the longitudinal direction is formed at the center of the top plate 22. Out ball tanks 26 corresponding to the pachinko machines 11 arranged side by side are arranged on both sides of the opening groove 22a.
[0022]
In the lower unit 10C, there are first recovery rods 40, 40 extending one by one on both sides of the island, with a storage tank 30 arranged at the lower end of the polishing and lifting device 60 standing at the center of the island. It is arranged. Further, a second recovery rod 50 extending in parallel with these is disposed between the pair of first recovery rods 40, 40. Hereinafter, the collection rods 40, 40, 50 on the island side will be described as a representative.
[0023]
The pair of first recovery rods 40, 40 extend in parallel with each other corresponding to each pachinko machine row, and incline downward from the start side located at the island end to the end side toward the center of the island. It is attached to the lower side via a support member or the like. Each first collection basket 40 collects the balls discharged from the plurality of pachinko machines 11 for each pachinko machine row, and therefore, the first collection basket 40 can be smaller in capacity than the conventional wide first collection basket. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, even if the first recovery rod 40 is configured to be narrow and have a small flow path area, the ball can be efficiently flowed without any hindrance to the ball receiving ability. It has been confirmed.
[0024]
Specifically, the first recovery rod 40 includes a bottom surface portion 41 extending in a narrow shape and both side walls 42 and 42 rising at right angles along both sides thereof. As shown in FIG. 2, the end port 43 of each first recovery rod 40 is connected in communication with the storage tank 30 disposed at the lower end of the polishing / lifting device 60. In the present embodiment, the end port 43 of each first recovery rod 40 does not extend from the side end wall 32 to the storage tank 30 into the tank, but may be configured to extend.
[0025]
Between the pair of first recovery rods 40, 40, one second recovery rod 50 is disposed so as to extend in parallel therewith. The second recovery basket 50 is not distributed to the balls that have fallen directly into the lower unit 10C from the downstream end of the distribution rack 80 on the upper unit 10A side, which will be described later, via the overflow passage 81, that is, to each pachinko machine 11. Only the unused spheres should be collected after polishing.
[0026]
Similarly to the first recovery rod 40, the second recovery rod 50 is composed of a bottom 51 extending in a narrow shape and both side walls 52, 52 rising at right angles along both sides thereof. It is attached via a support member or the like. The capacity of the second recovery rod 50, that is, the size of the flow path area, is formed slightly larger than that of the first recovery rod 40. Of course, you may form in the same capacity | capacitance. Further, the end port 53 of the second recovery rod 50 is also connected in communication with the storage tank 30 disposed at the lower end of the polishing / lifting device 60.
[0027]
The storage tank 30 is formed in a box shape in which the bottom surface portion 31 is inclined downward from both sides toward the central side where the polishing and lifting device 60 is erected. The substantially horizontal upper surface side of the storage tank 30 is open so that the balls discharged from the pachinko machine 11 near the center of the island can be received. The polishing lifting device 60 is erected at the center of the bottom surface portion 31 in the storage tank 30. This polishing / lifting device 60 is a device for pumping the balls in the storage tank 30 while polishing them to the upper unit 10A side.
[0028]
In the present embodiment, as described above, the balls discharged from the pachinko machine 11 are introduced into the first collection baskets 40, while the balls overflowed from the upper unit 10A are introduced into the second collection basket 50. Originally, it is only necessary to grind only the used dirty balls delivered from the first collection basket 40. Accordingly, for example, in the storage tank 30, the used and unused spheres are divided so as to be separated, and only the used spheres are polished by the polishing and lifting device 60, while the unused spheres have no polishing function. You may comprise so that it may pump with a mere lifting apparatus.
[0029]
A specific configuration of the polishing and lifting device 60 includes a type in which a ball and an abrasive are mixed while being rotated and driven by a spiral body that extends vertically, and a pair of polishing members that are vertically extended while being in contact with each other. There is a type that lifts the ball while polishing it with a belt. Alternatively, instead of the polishing / lifting device 60, for example, a special polishing device is provided in the first recovery rod 40, and only a beautiful ball is stored in the storage tank 30, so-called bucket type or the like is stored in the storage tank 30. A simple lifting device may be provided upright.
[0030]
As shown in FIG. 2, detection means for detecting the stay of the pachinko balls is provided on the terminal side of each first recovery basket 40. Such detection means comprises a proximity sensor 90 mounted at a predetermined position inside the side wall 42. The proximity sensor 90 is set to turn on when a sphere accumulates to its mounting position, and outputs a signal to the control means 91 described later when the ON state continues for 2 seconds or more, for example.
[0031]
As shown in FIG. 4, the polishing / lifting device 60 and the proximity sensor 90 are connected to the control means 91 by signal lines. By such a control means 91, when the sphere stays at the terminal side of each first recovery rod 40, that is, when the inside of the storage tank 30 is filled with the sphere, in accordance with the signal from the proximity sensor 90, it is actively polished and lifted. When the device 60 is driven to lift the balls in the storage tank 30, and when the balls in the storage tank 30 decrease and the balls do not stay on the terminal side of each first recovery rod 40, the polishing pump 60. Is set to be temporarily stopped.
[0032]
Here, the control means 91 centrally manages the supply / recovery of pachinko balls on the gaming machine island 10 and is composed of a microcomputer constituted by an interface, CPU, RAM, ROM and the like. The control means 91 executes control such as driving of the polishing / feeding device 60 according to a predetermined control program.
[0033]
As shown in FIG. 3, the middle stage unit 10B includes a plurality of middle stage supports 16, 16,... That are erected on the top plate 22 at predetermined intervals and support the upper stage unit 10A. And a plurality of pachinko machines 11 arranged side by side in front and back. The intermediate support 16 is formed by pressing in a state where several plate materials are stacked.
[0034]
Specifically, the middle stage support 16 is formed by stacking and pressing a reinforcing upper plate 16b including a support upper portion 18 on a lower plate 16a serving as a base including the support legs 17; The number and shape are not limited to those illustrated. The support leg 17 is a part installed on the island inside the top plate 22 of the lower unit 10C, and one support upper part 18 is a part that engages with the support substrate 71 and supports the upper unit 10A from below.
[0035]
The intermediate support members 16 arranged at a predetermined interval are connected to each other by a plurality of pipe members 19, 19. Various kinds of signal lines and the like may be stored in the pipe member 19. Further, in the present embodiment, the support legs 17 of the respective middle support members 16 are installed on the top plate 22 so as to be movable within a predetermined range in the longitudinal direction of the island and the depth direction of the island, the position can be adjusted, and a simple lock (not shown) It can be fixed by the mechanism. In addition, you may make it assemble | attach to the middle stage support body 16 the drive unit etc. which move each pachinko machine 11 by motive power in an island depth direction.
[0036]
The pachinko machine 11 launches pachinko balls on the board surface by rotating the handle, and enjoys winning a hit of the hit ball. A ball lending machine 11 </ b> A is interposed between the pachinko machines 11. The ball lending machine 11A is a related device that pays out while counting a considerable number of balls when receiving a signal from the currency identification device 77 described later.
[0037]
On the top plate 22 with the middle stage support 16 in between, a mounting rail 12 is provided on which the lower end of each pachinko machine 11 is supported so as to be movable back and forth and left and right within a predetermined range. On the back side of the mounting rail 12, a projection 12a is fitted so that the lower end of the pachinko machine 11 is movably fitted in the longitudinal direction of the island, and the front side of the mounting rail 12 is a ball box base. Further, on a support substrate 71 of the upper unit 10A, which will be described later, a suspended rail 11a protruding from the upper end of each pachinko machine 11 is fitted so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction and movable in the longitudinal direction of the island. Rails 14 are provided.
[0038]
The suspension rail 14 has a substantially C-shaped cross section and extends perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. The suspension rail 14 is suspended via a screw shaft so that the height position of the suspension rail 14 can be adjusted with respect to the upper bracket 13 slidably mounted on the support substrate 71 of the upper unit 10A in the direction of the island depth.
[0039]
Further, the upper bracket 13 is screwed with a screw-shaped angle adjusting member 15 that can be moved up and down. This angle adjustment member 15 is a member for adjusting the delicate inclination angle of each pachinko machine 11 with the fitted rail 11a as the rotation center by appropriately pressing the front edge of the upper end of each pachinko machine 11. is there.
[0040]
A bearing (not shown) with a spring is attached to the lower surface of the mounting rail 12, and the mounting rail 12 can move on the top plate 22 in the island longitudinal direction and the island depth direction. Further, the lower end of the pachinko machine 11 on the mounting rail 12 is set so as to be appropriately displaced with respect to a substantially horizontal plane according to the inclination angle by the elastic deformation of the spring. It should be noted that the load of the upper unit 10A is configured to be received not only by the middle stage support 16 but also by each pachinko machine 11 arranged in two rows in the front and rear.
[0041]
A premium ball counter (game medium counter) 61 is interposed in the center of the pachinko machine row located before and after the polishing and lifting device 60. The prize ball counter 61 counts the prize balls thrown by the player with an internal ball counter or a computer, and displays the result on the display section so as to be visible, or a receipt printed with the counted number of balls. It is related equipment for paying out cards.
[0042]
Below the prize ball counter 61, there is disposed a counter tank 62 that protrudes outside the island from the reference plane of the waist plate 21. The counter tank 62 communicates with the storage tank 30 and is set so that the sphere overflowing from the storage tank 30 can be introduced to the counter tank 62 side.
[0043]
As shown in FIG. 3, the upper unit 10 </ b> A is provided so as to extend substantially parallel to the island longitudinal direction in parallel with each other and on the support substrate 71 so as to be substantially orthogonal to the island longitudinal direction at predetermined intervals. A plurality of partition plates 72 and a plurality of pipe members 73 installed so as to connect the partition plates 72 are used as a main frame, and an upper surface plate 74, an inner wall 75, and a curtain plate 76 that forms an outer wall are preliminarily formed around the periphery. It is assembled and configured.
[0044]
A hollow portion 72a through which the supply / distribution rod 80 is inserted so as to be movable up and down is formed at substantially the center of each partition plate 72. Each partition plate 72 is equipped with a rod support member 72b for supporting the supply rod 80 inserted through the hollow portion 72a at a desired height position. Although not shown, a ball supply member called a distribution chute corresponding to each pachinko machine 11 and each ball lending machine 11A is attached to a midway portion of the supply / distribution bar 80.
[0045]
Each pipe member 73 is formed with a slit extending in the longitudinal direction, and various signal lines of the game-related equipment are accommodated in the pipe member 73 through the slit. Further, in the upper unit 10A, related equipment such as a money identification device 77 and a money transport device 78 are assembled in addition to the supply / distribution rod 80 for supplying pachinko balls to each pachinko machine 11.
[0046]
The currency identification device 77 includes a microcomputer including a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and the like, in addition to various sensors that specify the banknote and the currency inserted into the insertion port 79 of the banknote and the coin by a magnetic / optical method. The money transport device 78 includes a conveyor belt stretched so as to extend in the longitudinal direction of the island in order to transport bills and coins discharged from the money identification device 77.
[0047]
Next, the operation will be described.
According to this gaming machine island 10, each first recovery rod 40 collects balls discharged from the pachinko machine 11 for each pachinko machine row, so that one wide and wide in the island width direction as in the prior art. It can be designed to be small in capacity compared to a recovery rod that extends only. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, each first recovery rod 40 can be set to a narrow and small flow path area.
[0048]
Since each first collection basket 40 is attached directly below the top plate 22 located at the top of the lower unit 10C, a wide empty space can be secured inside the lower unit 10C, and other game-related equipment can be easily arranged. Is possible. The balls discharged from the pachinko machines 11 in each pachinko machine row are temporarily stored in the out ball tank 26 on the top plate 22 and then fall onto the bottom surface portions 41 of the respective first recovery rods 40 located directly below. .
[0049]
The spheres collected in each first collection basket 40 do not spread unnecessarily on the narrow bottom surface portion 41, but rather flow down to the downstream side more efficiently than a wide collection basket. In this way, the sphere that has flowed down on each first recovery rod 40 is delivered as it is to the storage tank 30 to which the terminal end 43 is connected. The balls of the storage tank 30 are lifted to the upper unit 10 </ b> A by driving of the polishing / lifting device 60, and replenished to each pachinko machine 11 through the feeder 80.
[0050]
Balls that have not been distributed to each pachinko machine 11 on the upper unit 10A side directly fall into the lower unit 10C from the downstream end of the distribution rod 80 via the overflow passage 81, and unused balls after this polishing It is introduced to the upstream side of the second recovery rod 50 disposed between the pair of first recovery rods 40, 40. The balls collected in the second collection basket 50 also flow down smoothly in the basket due to their own weight, and are finally delivered to the storage tank 30 to which the end port 53 is connected. Further, since the second collection basket 50 has a larger capacity than the first collection basket 40, there is a margin for receiving the overflowed sphere from the upper unit 10A side, and a large amount of unused spheres are stored after polishing. It can be recovered.
[0051]
As described above, since the balls discharged from the pachinko machine 11 are collected by the first collection baskets 40, the unused balls after polishing overflowing from the upper unit 10A are collected by the second collection basket 50. At least in the middle of collection, the dirty balls discharged from the pachinko machine 11 and the clean and unused balls after polishing do not mix with each other, and the dirt on the used balls moves to the unused balls during the collection. Can be surely prevented.
[0052]
Thereby, even the originally clean sphere is less likely to be contaminated, and the polishing efficiency in the polishing / lifting device 60 can be increased. In addition, since it is only necessary to polish only the used and dirty spheres delivered from the first collection basket 40, for example, the storage tank 30 is divided so as to separate used and unused spheres, Only the used spheres are polished by the polishing and lifting device 60, while the unused spheres can be lifted by a simple lifting device having no polishing function.
[0053]
Proximity sensors 90 that detect stagnation of the spheres are provided on the terminal side of each first recovery rod 40, and the operation of the polishing and lifting device 60 is controlled in accordance with a signal from the proximity sensor 90. That is, when the inside of the storage tank 30 is filled with spheres and the spheres stay on the terminal side of each first recovery rod 40, the proximity sensor 90 is continuously turned on and outputs a signal to the control means 91 shown in FIG.
[0054]
Then, the control means 91 outputs a drive signal to the polishing / lifting device 60 and actively drives the polishing / lifting device 60 to lift the balls in the storage tank 30. Accordingly, it is possible to reliably prevent a situation in which extra spheres are accumulated in the storage tank 30 and do not flow, and the spheres in each recovery rod 40 are not allowed to flow out of the terminal end 43 and remain for a long time.
[0055]
On the other hand, when the spheres in the storage tank 30 decrease and the spheres do not stay on the terminal side of each first recovery rod 40, the proximity sensor 90 is turned OFF, and based on a command from the control means 91 that inputs this signal. Thus, the driving of the polishing and lifting device 60 is temporarily stopped. As a result, excessive driving of the polishing and lifting apparatus 60 can be prevented.
[0056]
Further, even when a large number of balls are discharged from each pachinko machine 11 in a short time, the balls that do not fully enter the storage tank 30 are stored in the counter tank 62 as appropriate. Thereby, failure such as ball clogging due to excess of the amount of stored balls in the storage tank 30 can be prevented.
[0057]
Further, the upper unit 10A and the lower unit 10C in the gaming machine island 10 can be individually mass-produced by being standardized separately at a factory or the like as independent structures. The upper unit 10A and the lower unit 10C are pre-assembled so as to have sufficient rigidity to withstand loading, and can be easily loaded into the construction site such as an amusement store for each unit. Thus, the entire island can be constructed easily.
[0058]
On the other hand, since the middle unit 10B includes the pachinko machine 11 to be retrofitted, the middle unit 10B is not configured to be integrated in advance. However, the middle unit 10B stands on the top plate 22 and supports the support substrate 71 from below. As a result, it is possible to secure the mounting space for the respective pachinko machines 11 arranged in two rows in the front and rear direction very easily between the lower unit 10C and the upper unit 10A.
[0059]
Each middle stage support 16 is arranged between pachinko machines lined up back to back, so even if the width of each pachinko machine 11 and the degree of protrusion on the back side are slightly different, Thus, there is no possibility that the frame itself will interfere with the assembly work of the pachinko machine 11. Therefore, the structure of the middle unit 10B becomes extremely simple, and the assembly work of the pachinko machine 11 becomes easy.
[0060]
Each pachinko machine 11 constituting the middle unit 10B is attached by fitting the fitted rail 11a at the upper end thereof to the suspension rail 14 on the upper unit 10A side, and the lower end of each pachinko machine 11 on the top plate 22. May be installed on the mounting rail 12. The fitted rail 11a at the upper end of the pachinko machine 11 is movable in the rail longitudinal direction while being fitted to the suspension rail 14, and the lower end of the pachinko machine 11 is also movable on the mounting rail 12 in the longitudinal direction of the island. . Therefore, the pachinko machines 11 can be arranged so as to be sequentially arranged from the island edge while moving.
[0061]
After each pachinko machine 11 is placed in place, the pachinko machine 11 can be suspended if the front end edge side of the upper end of the pachinko machine 11 is appropriately pressed by the angle adjusting member 15 screwed into the upper bracket 13 on the upper unit 10A side. Since the to-be-fitted rail 11a fitted to the rail 14 is slightly tilted about the rotation center, the tilt angle of the pachinko machine 11 can be easily adjusted.
[0062]
Further, the upper bracket 13 is slidable within a certain range in the island depth direction with respect to the support substrate 71 of the upper unit 10A, and the mounting rail 12 can move on the top plate 22 in the island depth direction. Therefore, each pachinko machine 11 can be adjusted later to an optimum position in the island depth direction. After completion of the island, the load of the upper unit 10A can be received not only by each of the middle support members 16 but also by each of the two pachinko machines 11 in the two rows. Can be prevented from concentrating.
[0063]
5 and 6 show a second embodiment of the present invention.
In the present embodiment, a pair of first recovery rods 40A, 40A and a second recovery rod 50A are attached to the lower side of the top plate 22 so as to extend substantially horizontally from the start end side to the end side, and each of the recovery rods 40A, 40A is attached. , 50A, an inclined body 48 for allowing the sphere to flow down to the end side is inserted.
[0064]
The inclined body 48 is integrally formed of, for example, rubber or synthetic resin. The slanted body 48 allows the pachinko balls to smoothly flow down to the end opening 43 side even in the respective collection baskets 40A, 40A, 50A extending substantially horizontally and introduced into the storage tank 30.
[0065]
Further, in the present embodiment, the collection baskets 40A, 40A, 50A are attached to the lower side of the top plate 22 so as to extend substantially horizontally from the start end side to the termination end side. , 50A is limited to a small portion below the top plate 22, and the internal space of the lower unit 10C can be used more effectively.
[0066]
The specific configuration of the gaming machine island according to the present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiment. For example, the terminal ports of the pair of first recovery rods and second recovery rods may extend through the side end walls of the storage tank into the tank.
[0067]
【The invention's effect】
According to the gaming machine island according to the present invention, since the game medium is provided with a pair of first collection baskets for collecting game media for each row of gaming machines, each first collection basket is smaller and narrower than a conventional wide collection basket. It is possible to secure a wide space for disposing other game-related facilities inside the lower island. In addition, game media discharged from each gaming machine row separately falls on each first collection basket, and the game media flows efficiently without spreading unnecessarily on the bottom surface of each first collection basket. Smooth transfer to the polishing / lifting device side.
[0068]
  Further, the pair of first recovery rods on the lower side of the top plateofA second recovery rod is installed in between, after polishing directly dropped from the upper island to the lower islandofUnusedPachinko ballIs introduced into the second recovery tub,The recovery capacity of the second recovery basket can secure a larger capacity than the recovery capacity of the first recovery basket, so that there is a margin for receiving pachinko balls overflowing from the upper stage of the island,Unused after polishingA large amount of pachinko spheres can be stored while collecting the pachinko spheres.
  AndA used game medium in which an unused game medium is introduced into each first collection bin;During collectionIt is possible to prevent contamination of used game media from moving to an unused ball during collection without any mixing, and it is less likely that even a ball that was originally clean will be excessively soiled and polished. Polishing efficiency in the lifting device can be increased.
  further,In the storage tank, the used and unused balls are separated to separate them, and only the used balls are polished by the polishing and lifting device, while the unused balls are simply lifted without a polishing function. Since it is configured to be lifted, the polishing efficiency can be further increased.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a part of a frame structure of a gaming machine island according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a front view showing the gaming machine island according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the gaming machine island according to the first embodiment of the present invention in an exploded manner.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing control means equipped on the gaming machine island according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a front view showing a gaming machine island according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a gaming machine island according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 ... Amusement machine island
10A… Upper unit (Upper island)
10B ... Middle stage unit (island middle stage)
10C ... Lower unit (lower island)
11 ... Pachinko machine (game machine)
22 ... top plate
30 ... Storage tank
40, 40A ... 1st recovery rod
48 ... Inclined body
50, 50A ... Second recovery rod
60 ... Polishing and lifting device

Claims (1)

A substantially horizontal top plate is supported on a waist plate extending in parallel with each other, and a plurality of pachinko machines other than encapsulated pachinko machines are juxtaposed on the top plate so as to extend back-to-back in two rows and discharged from each The pachinko balls that have been placed are transferred from the collection baskets arranged in the lower part of the island to the storage tank, and the pachinko balls that are stored in the storage tank are transferred from the lifting device installed in the center of the island to the upper side of the island. In amusement machine islands that are transported to and delivered to each pachinko machine again,
The lifting device includes a polishing lifting device that lifts and lifts pachinko balls used by a player on the game island, and a polishing function that simply lifts unused pachinko balls that are not used by the player. A lifting device that does not have
The storage tank is a used storage section for storing pachinko balls used and discharged by a player from each pachinko machine, and an unused polished ground that overflows from the upper island to the lower island without being distributed to each pachinko machine. consists unused storage segment and for storing pachinko balls, pachinko balls for storing each of the spent reservoir segment with the unused storage segment is stored without being mixed,
A pair of first recovery rods extending in parallel with each other corresponding to each pachinko machine row and collecting pachinko balls used and discharged by a player from each of the plurality of pachinko machines stores a used storage section of the storage tank. Is stored in the section to be used, and the used storage section of the storage tank is connected to the polishing and lifting device,
Disposed between the pair of first collection trough, second collection trough for collecting the unused pachinko balls of the polished overflowed from the island top to the island lower without arranged fed to each pachinko machine, the reservoir It is stored in the unused storage section of the tank, the storage tank unused storage section is connected to the pachinko ball lifting device that does not have the polishing function ,
The collection capacity of the second recovery basket has a larger capacity than the recovery capacity of the first recovery basket, and the pachinko balls of the first recovery basket and the pachinko balls of the second recovery basket are recovered without mixing,
Game machine island, characterized in that said first recovery trough and said second collection trough and arranged in the lower side of the top plate.

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