JP4252249B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a gaming machine provided with a game medium payout port for paying out game media from the inside of a device.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, there is a slot machine 1 shown in FIG.
[0003]
In the conventional general slot machine 1, three display windows 3, 4, 5 are formed in the front center panel 2, and three reels 6, 7 are behind these display windows 3, 4, 5. , 8 are installed. A plurality of symbols are drawn on the outer periphery of each reel 6-8. When a player inserts a medal into the medal insertion slot 9 and operates the start lever 10, the reels 6 to 8 start rotating to start the game. While the reels 6 to 8 are rotating, symbols that move at high speed are observed in the display windows 3 to 5. When the player presses the stop buttons 11, 12, and 13, the reels 6, 7, and 8 are controlled to stop according to the operation timing. When the reels 6 to 8 are stopped, a winning combination occurs when a predetermined symbol combination is aligned on the activated winning line, and a predetermined number of medals are paid out from the medal payout opening 14 to the medal tray 15. In addition, when playing with credit, all medals that have exceeded the credit storage limit and become credit-over are also paid out to the medal tray 15.
[0004]
When a big hit prize or the like is generated, medals are paid out one after another to the medal tray 15 and may not be accommodated in the medal tray 15 in some cases. In such a case, the medals that can no longer be accommodated in the medal tray 15 are separately accommodated in a plastic container 16 shown in FIG. Secured every time. The container 16 generally has a box shape composed of a rectangular bottom surface 16a and a peripheral side surface 16b rising vertically from the peripheral edge thereof, and an upper edge 16c of the peripheral side surface 16b is substantially U-shaped outward. It is bent into a letter shape. The width of the container 16 in the longitudinal direction is slightly narrower than the shoulder width of a general person, and handles 16d and the like are provided on both side surfaces to facilitate holding.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the conventional slot machine, in order to transfer medals from the medal tray 15 to the dollar box 16, the player holds the dollar box 16 with one hand and scrapes the medal into the dollar box 16 with the other hand. It was a very time-consuming work with low efficiency. Further, when there are no medals stored in the slot machine 1, it is troublesome because the medals once transferred to the dollar box 16 must be returned to the medal tray 15 again. In addition, when the medals are transferred, the dollar box 16 is dropped and the medals are scattered on the floor, which is a troublesome work using nerves.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and is a rectangular shape having a depression on the entire back surface surrounded by a game medium payout outlet for discharging the game medium from the inside of the device and a peripheral edge falling in the vertical direction . A box-shaped game medium having a bottom surface and an upper edge of an inverted U shape in which an upper edge of at least one peripheral side surface rising vertically from the peripheral edge of the bottom surface is bent outward in a U shape A container holding unit for holding the container to be held below the game medium payout port, and the container holding unit is supported by and supported by the upper surface of the slot machine body and the upper surface of the support body. A bottom plate having a rectangular holding surface that is in contact with and fitted to the entire surface of the recess on the bottom surface of the container, and is supported by being raised and supported vertically on the upper surface of the support, and is connected to the inverted U-shaped upper edge of the container. And a back plate having a mating upper end. Configure the slot machine according to claim.
[0007]
According to such a structure, a container is arrange | positioned under the game medium payout port by making a container holding part hold | maintain a container. Therefore, the game media paid out from the game media payout outlet is directly accommodated in the container. The container holder is provided on the upper surface of the support projecting from the main body of the slot machine with a bottom plate having a holding surface that comes into contact with and fits into the entire surface of the recess on the bottom surface of the container. By placing the container, the game medium is directly stored in the container.
Moreover, according to such a structure, a container can be latched to a container holder by the upper end part of a backplate.
[0008]
Further, according to the present invention, the container holding portion has a bottom plate holding surface inclined downward toward the slot machine main body, the back plate is provided closer to the slot machine main body than the bottom plate, and the container has an inverted U-shape. When the upper edge portion engages with the upper end portion of the back plate, the peripheral side surface of the container having the inverted U-shaped upper edge portion comes into surface contact with and comes into contact with the back plate .
[0009]
According to such a configuration, the container placed on the bottom plate approaches the slot machine main body side due to the inclination of the holding surface.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, an embodiment in which the gaming machine according to the present invention is applied to a slot machine will be described.
[0013]
The slot machine according to the present embodiment is different from the conventional slot machine 1 shown in FIG. 1A in that it does not include the medal tray 15 but includes the components described below. The same as the machine 1. Therefore, in the following description, the same or corresponding parts as those of the slot machine 1 described above are denoted by the same reference numerals.
[0014]
FIG. 2A is a plan view schematically showing a configuration of a dollar box holding base 21 provided in place of the conventional medal tray 15 below the medal payout opening 14 of the slot machine according to the present embodiment. (B) is the side view. 3A is an upper perspective view of the dollar box holding base 21, and FIG. 3B is a lower perspective view thereof.
[0015]
The dollar box holding base 21 includes a support body 21a provided so as to protrude from the device body 1 'of the slot machine, and a bottom plate 21b having a substantially horizontal holding surface supported on the upper surface of the support body 21a. . The support 21a is formed in a square bar shape from an ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) resin material, and is provided with its front part slightly raised. The bottom plate 21b is also formed in a flat plate shape by ABS resin, and its holding surface has a rectangular shape that fits into a recess provided on the back side of the bottom surface 16a of the dollar box 16 shown in FIG. Since the body 21a is lifted forward, the body 21a has a slight inclination descending toward the device main body '. Further, a flat plate 21c that rises in an obliquely vertical direction is supported on the upper surface of the support 21a on the device body 1 'side behind the bottom plate 21b. The back plate 21c constitutes a locking portion that engages with the upper edge 16c of the dollar box 16 placed on the holding surface of the bottom plate 21b to lock the dollar box 16. The back plate 21c is also formed in a rectangular shape corresponding to the width and height of the longitudinal circumferential side surface 16b of the dollar box 16 by ABS resin, and is inclined slightly rearward according to the inclination of the longitudinal circumferential side surface 16b. .
[0016]
FIG. 4A is a plan view of a state in which the dollar box 16 is placed on the dollar box holding base 21, and FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. It is. 5A is an upper perspective view of the dollar box holding table 21 on which the dollar box 16 is placed, and FIG. 5B is a lower perspective view thereof. In these drawings, the same parts as those in FIGS. 2 and 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.
[0017]
The dollar box 16 placed on the bottom plate 21b of the dollar box holding base 21 is moved toward the device main body 1 'side by a slight inclination of the holding surface of the bottom plate 21b, and the peripheral side surface 16b is brought into contact with the back plate 21c, thereby the dollar box It is held on the holding table 21. As shown in FIG. 4 (b), since the recess on the back side of the bottom surface 16a of the dollar box 16 is provided on the raised bottom, the position of the dollar box 16 is defined by this recess being fitted to the bottom plate 21b. Further, the dollar box 16 is locked to the dollar box holding base 21 by the upper edge 16c of the peripheral side surface 16b contacting the back plate 21c being hooked on the upper end portion of the back plate 21c.
[0018]
According to such a slot machine according to the present embodiment, the dollar box 16 is placed on the bottom plate 21b having a substantially horizontal holding surface, and the dollar box 16 is held on the dollar box holding base 21, whereby the dollar box 16 is It is arranged below the medal payout opening 14. Accordingly, medals paid out from the medal payout opening 14 are directly stored in the dollar box 16. As a result, when the dollar box 16 becomes full, the full dollar box 16 is removed from the dollar box holding base 21 and secured in another place, and a new dollar box 16 is held on the dollar box holding base. Thus, the conventional medal transfer operation, such as the player's hand scratching the medal from the medal tray 15 into the dollar box 16, is eliminated. This eliminates the trouble of using a nerve to drop the dollar box 16 and scatter the medal on the floor when transferring medals. Further, the dollar box holding base 21 can be easily configured because it has a simple configuration of a square bar-like member and a flat plate-like member, and a medal tray 15 for receiving a medal paid out from the medal payout port 14 as in the related art is provided. Since it is not necessary to prepare for 1 ', the manufacturing cost of a slot machine becomes low.
[0019]
In addition, according to the present embodiment, the holding surface of the bottom plate 21a of the dollar box holding base 21 has a slight inclination descending toward the slot machine device main body 1 ′. The placed dollar box approaches the device main body 1 ′ side due to the inclination of the holding surface. For this reason, when medals are stored in the dollar box 16, the position of the dollar box 16 on the table is stabilized by its weight.
[0020]
Further, according to the present embodiment, by hooking the upper edge 16c of the peripheral side surface 16b of the dollar box 16 bent outward in a substantially inverted U shape to the upper end of the back plate 21c of the dollar box holding base 21, The dollar box 16 can be locked to the dollar box holding base 21. Therefore, the dollar box 16 does not fall from the dollar box holding base 21 due to the weight, vibration, impact, etc. of the medals stored in the dollar box 16.
[0021]
In the present embodiment, the case where the gaming machine according to the present invention is applied to a slot machine has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a game media payout port for paying out game media is provided, such as medal game machines such as horse racing game machines and mahjong game machines that pay out medals from the device body, or bullet ball game machines such as pachinko machines that pay out pachinko balls. The above-described dollar box holding base 21 can be similarly applied to other gaming machines. In each of these cases, the same actions and effects as in the above embodiment are achieved.
[0022]
As described above, according to the present invention, the container is disposed below the game medium outlet by holding the container in the container holder. Therefore, the game media paid out from the game media payout outlet is directly accommodated in the container. The container holder is provided on the upper surface of the support projecting from the main body of the slot machine with a bottom plate having a holding surface that comes into contact with and fits into the entire surface of the recess on the bottom surface of the container. By placing the container, the game medium is directly stored in the container. As a result, when the container is full, the full container is removed from the container holding part and secured in another place, and the new container is held in the container holding part. There is no need for troublesome transfer of game media such as manually scraping the game media from the tray into the container. For this reason, the troublesomeness of using nerves such as dropping the container when the game medium is transferred and scattering the game medium on the floor is eliminated. In addition, the container holder can be configured with a simple support and the like, and since there is no need for the slot machine to receive a game medium that is paid out from the game medium payout outlet as in the prior art, the manufacturing cost of the slot machine is It will be cheaper.
In addition, since the container holding portion is configured to include the upper end portion of the back plate that engages the container and locks the container, the container is locked to the container holding portion by the upper end portion of the back plate. I can do it. Therefore, the container does not fall from the container holder due to the weight, vibration, impact, etc. of the game medium stored in the container.
[0023]
Also, in the case of constituting the holding surface has a tilt swash underlying that towards the slot machine body, placed on a container on the bottom plate due to the slot machine body side by the inclination of the holding surface. For this reason, when the game medium is stored in the container, the position of the container on the bottom plate is stabilized by the weight.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1A is a perspective view showing an external appearance of a conventional general slot machine, and FIG. 1B is a perspective view showing an external appearance of a general dollar box.
FIG. 2A is a plan view showing a structure of a dollar box holding base of a slot machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2B is a side view thereof.
FIG. 3A is an upper perspective view of the dollar box holding base of the slot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3B is a lower perspective view thereof.
4A is a plan view of a state in which a dollar box is placed on a dollar box holding base of a slot machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4B is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. It is arrow sectional drawing.
5A is an upper perspective view of a dollar box support base on which a dollar box of a slot machine according to an embodiment of the present invention is placed, and FIG. 5B is a lower perspective view thereof.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 '... slot machine body 14 ... medal payout port 16 ... dollar box (container)
16a ... bottom surface 16b of dollar box 16 ... peripheral side surface 16c of dollar box 16 ... upper edge 16d of peripheral side surface 16b ... handle 21 ... dollar box support base 21a ... support 21b ... bottom plate 21c ... back plate

Claims (2)

A game media payout port for paying out game media from inside the device;
A rectangular bottom surface having a dent on the entire back side surrounded by a peripheral edge falling in the vertical direction , and an upper edge of at least one peripheral side surface rising in the vertical direction from the peripheral edge of the bottom surface is bent outward in a U-shape. A box-shaped container having a reverse U-shaped upper edge, and a container holding part for holding a container for storing a game medium below the game medium payout opening;
The container holder is
A support provided protruding from the slot machine body;
A bottom plate that is supported on the upper surface of the support and has a rectangular holding surface that fits in contact with the entire surface of the recess on the bottom surface of the container;
A slot machine comprising: a back plate that is supported by being raised vertically on the upper surface of the support and having an upper end that can be engaged with an inverted U-shaped upper edge of the container.   The container holder has a holding surface of the bottom plate that is inclined downward toward the slot machine main body, the back plate is provided closer to the slot machine main body than the bottom plate, 2. The peripheral surface of the container having an inverted U-shaped upper edge portion comes into surface contact with and contacts the back plate when the edge portion engages with the upper end portion of the back plate. Slot machine.

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