JP4637245B2 - Each counter - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a counter for each machine in a game store, and more particularly to a counter for each car capable of counting the number of balls that a player has acquired in a pachinko game on the spot.

  Conventionally, in pachinko amusement stores, the number of balls that a player has acquired is a so-called gaming machine island in which a ball counter of a prize counter set up separately from a gaming table for playing pachinko games or a gaming table installed in a row. This was done by a ball counter that was installed at the center or end of the slab. On the other hand, in recent game tables, there are a lot of balls per player, and the player places the earned balls in a large ball box and temporarily stores them, after the game on the game table is finished or during the game, After leaving the game machine, go to the prize counter where the ball counter is installed or the ball counter at each location, and count it at once and store the result in a storage medium such as a magnetic card or print it on a receipt Was. The pachinko balls that had been counted were then returned to the game machine island again.

  However, in this method of counting the number of balls earned by a player at a place different from a game counter such as a prize counter, each player stores the ball in a ball box at each game table position during a pachinko game. Therefore, there is a problem that the number of balls actually working in the gaming machine island or the gaming machine decreases. In other words, the number of balls required for the entire pachinko parlor is the sum of the number of balls actually working in the game table and the number of balls stored by each player at the game table position, and each player at the game table position. However, there is a problem that it is necessary to prepare extra balls that are stored but are not actually used. In particular, there has been a problem that the number of balls that are actually working is insufficient in game machines with a large number of balls in recent years. In addition, as the number of balls to be obtained increases, the number of ball boxes for storage increases and the total weight of the ball boxes also increases, so that it is difficult to move the ball boxes to the counting place.

  Therefore, a ball box and a ball counting device in which a counter is attached to each game table so that balls can be counted on the spot are known, for example, from Patent Document 1.

  On the other hand, conventionally, a ball lending machine has been installed in a gap formed between a game machine such as a pachinko machine and the game machine. By installing a ball rental machine, it is possible to save the customer from having to leave the seat and borrow a pachinko ball as a game medium. In addition, in this specification, when it is referred to as a pedestal ball lending machine, it includes a ball lending machine body and peripheral devices.

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  However, when providing a counter corresponding to each game machine, various problems have occurred. For example, the ball box must be accurately and surely installed at a predetermined position on a board (also called a table) formed on the gaming machine island. In addition, it is necessary to take measures against mischief and fraudulent games by unreasonable players.

Therefore, conventionally, a positioning attachment device using a fastening member such as a ball catch has been provided on the ball box and the base plate. According to this positioning and attachment device, the ball box can be attached at a predetermined position, but since it can be easily removed, the player may be mischievous or carried away.

  For this reason, there has been an additional locking device. If a locking device is provided, it will be possible to prevent the ball box from being removed, but the surroundings of the ball box will be complicated, leading to an increase in cost. In addition, depending on the structure of the locking device, the fixed portion is cantilevered, and there is a case where balance is lost.

  On the other hand, if the ball box is completely fixed to the base plate, it is possible to reliably prevent the ball box from being removed. However, when replacing the game machine, there is a problem that the ball box becomes in the way and the ball box has to be removed, so that the work becomes complicated.

  Further, even if the onion is configured to be detachable from the saddle plate, the onion member that forms the ball passage that connects the onset and the counter is a fixed type. There were times when it was in the way of replacement.

  Furthermore, in each conventional counter, the ball path that guides the balls from the ball box to each counter, that is, the onion member that forms the ball path, is normally connected to the bottom of the ball box. Was carried to the counter by a ball passage located below the gutter plate extending downward from the ball outlet established at the bottom of the ball box.

  Moreover, in order to add each counter to the existing amusement machine island where the taima ball lending machine is located, it is necessary to replace the taima ball lending machine and a complete renovation of the amusement machine island is required. Met.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the above, and makes it the 1st objective to provide each counter counter which can be additionally arranged in the existing game machine island at low cost. A second object is to provide each counter with high safety against mischief and illegal games. It is a third object of the present invention to provide each counter that does not get in the way when the game table is replaced.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, in a gaming machine island configured by arranging gaming machines in a row, the basket box is detachably attached to a base plate of the gaming machine island and receives a ball discharged from the gaming machine. a respective elevators counting machine that includes a mounting portion of the ball box on Zen plate of the gaming machine island, and the locking portion of the fixed side, of the ball box by locking the locking portion A locking mechanism is provided that includes a movable side locking member that prevents movement, and a biasing member that biases the locking member in a direction in which the locking member is locked to the locking portion. Provided on the upper surface of the base plate fixed to the upper surface of the plate, the locking member is a rotating member pivotally attached to the lower surface of the bottom plate of the ball box, and is locked to the locking portion. A possible hook-shaped jaw, a lever for fastening one end of the urging member, and a receiving part with which the tip of the operating member abuts are released at substantially equal intervals. The lock mechanism storage space is formed by lowering the edge wall around the bottom plate of the ball box, the lock mechanism is accommodated in the lock mechanism storage space, and the other end of the biasing member is connected to the lock mechanism storage space. Fastened to the fastening part protruding from the bottom surface of the bottom plate of the ball box, urged in a direction to lock the locking member to the locking part, from the operation member insertion part opened in the edge wall By inserting an operating member for operating the lock mechanism from the outside and bringing the tip of the operating member into contact with the receiving portion of the locking member, the locking member The lock with the locking portion is released, and the ball box is removed from the base plate.

  According to each counter counter of the present invention, a ball box is mounted on the slats of the gaming machine island, and the onion member is attached from this ball box to the counting portion of each counter counter provided below the interbank ball lending machine. It is very convenient because it can guide the balls and count the balls without leaving the game table. Further, since an operation member is required when removing the ball box, there is no possibility that a player who does not have this operation member will be mischievous such as removing the ball box, and safety is high. On the other hand, if a formal procedure is performed using the operation member, the ball box can be easily removed, so that the workability is improved without interfering with the replacement work when the game machine is replaced. Further, since the operation member has a simple configuration, it can be provided at a low cost.

  And since each stand counter is provided below the ball lending machine, it is possible to place the counter unit in the space where the power supply unit was originally located. In addition, when adding the function of each stand counter in the gaming machine island where the conventional stand ball lending machine is arranged, it was necessary to replace the stand ball lending machine. According to the above, there is no need to replace the ball lending machine body. Therefore, it is possible to add the functions of the counters of each machine at a low cost without significantly renovating the gaming machine island.

[BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS] It is a front view for demonstrating the outline of the pedestal ball lending machine based on this invention. It is a front view for demonstrating the outline of the conventional pedestal ball lending machine. It is a perspective view of the attachment frame for installing a pedestal ball lending machine on a gaming machine island. The mounting frame is shown, (a) is a plan view, (b) is a left side view, (c) is a front view, (d) is a right side view, and (e) is a bottom view. The ball lending machine main body is shown, (a) is a perspective view seen from the front, (b) is a perspective view seen from the rear. An outline of a ball rental machine is shown, (a) is a perspective view of a ball rental machine main body with a side plate removed, (b) is a perspective view of a power supply unit, and (c) is a perspective view of a counter unit and a ball box. FIG. It is a figure explaining the method of attaching a ball lending machine main body, a power supply unit, or a counter unit with respect to an attachment frame. It is a perspective view explaining the method of attaching a ball lending machine main body, a power supply unit, and a counter unit with respect to an attachment frame. It is a perspective view of the state which attached the ball lending machine main part, the power supply unit, and the counter unit to the attachment frame. It is a perspective view explaining the method to attach a power supply unit and a relay board unit to the attachment frame which attached the counter unit. It is a perspective view of a base board. It is the top view which omitted a ball box and a part of onion member. It is a perspective view of a ball box and an onion member. The sliding member is shown, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is a left side view, and (c) is a right side view. A sliding member is shown, (a) is a top view, (b) is a front view, (c) is a bottom view. An onion member is shown, (a) is a top view, (b) is the BB sectional drawing of (a). It is a top view of the ball box and the onion member in the state where the engagement between the engagement portion and the engagement receiving portion is released. It is a top view of the ball box and onion member of the state which made the sliding member slide. It is a perspective view of the ball box and the onion member in the state where the sliding member is slid. It is a top view of the ball box and onion member in the state where the onion member was divided and the second onion member was rotated. It is a bottom view of the ball box which shows the state which the latching | locking part and the latching member latched. It is a bottom view of the ball box which shows the state which canceled the locking of a locking part and a locking member. It is the side view which a part of which showed the state which the fastening piece and the fastening receiving part latched, and attached the ball box to the base board. It is the side view which lacked a part which shows the state which moved the ball box slightly forward so that the latching of a fastening piece and a fastening receiving part may be cancelled | released. It is a front view which shows the state which removed the ball box from the base board.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view for explaining the outline of each counter according to the present invention, which is arranged below the interbank ball lending machine arranged adjacent to the game machine, and in front of the game machine. A ball box is placed. Moreover, FIG. 2 is a front view of an interbank ball lending machine and a game machine that do not include each counter.

  First, the mounting frame 300 for mounting the counter unit 500 constituting each stand counter and the ball lending machine body 200 constituting the inter-lens ball lending machine will be described. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the mounting frame 300 is a member formed so that the shape of the cross-sectional view is substantially U-shaped. An upper fastening part 320 extending forward from the upper end of 310 and a lower fastening part 330 extending forward from the lower end of the support post 310 are provided.

  The support column 310 is formed by bending a pair of side pieces 312 and 312 that extend forward on both side edges of the back plate 311 and face each other. A ball lending machine body 200 described later is positioned between the pair of side pieces 312 and 312. In addition, various openings 341a, 341b, 341c, 341... Through which a connector 821 of a relay board unit 800, which will be described later, or a guide pin 870 for fixing is inserted, are passed through the back plate 311 of the column 310. Screw holes 342 and the like are provided as appropriate.

  On the other hand, the upper fastening portion 320 is appropriately provided with an attachment piece 343 for fixing the attachment frame 300 to the gaming machine island, an opening 341d for securing a ball supply path, and the like. Further, the lower fastening portion 330 is also appropriately provided with a mounting hole 344, an opening 341e, and the like.

  The ball lending machine main body 200 for lending a pachinko ball as a game medium to the player may be of any type. In other words, a cash ball lending machine for inserting banknotes or coins, a CR unit ball lending machine that requires a prepaid medium such as a card or coin, or a CR unit is mounted, but a non-cash medium (card, coin, etc.) It may be used for a system that can lend a ball directly with cash without requiring a prepaid medium cash).

  Here, the ball lending machine main body 200 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 and subsequent figures corresponds to the above-described system that can lend a ball with direct cash. The ball lending machine body 200 will be briefly described. First, the status display lamp 211 displays the operation status in different colors. When the banknote is inserted into the banknote insertion slot 213, the balance / stored ball frequency display unit 212 displays the deposit balance. The change-over switch 214 switches the display of the deposit balance and the amount of storage. The holding ball display unit 215 displays a holding ball (counting ball). The payout switch 216 lights up when the ball has a minimum payout ball number / frequency, and when it is pressed, the ball is paid out in the order of holding ball → storing ball.

  The numeric keypad 217 is used when inputting a personal identification number. The return lamp 218 blinks when the coin / member card is returned, and calls attention so as not to forget to remove it. Further, the IC tag touch unit 219 is used by employees in combination with the numeric keypad 217 during maintenance.

  On the other hand, in the ball lending machine main body 200, for example, as shown in FIG. That is, FIG. 6A is a perspective view seen from the front with the side plate 221 of the ball lending machine body 200 removed and the inside made visible. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the side plate 221 is attached and detached by locking the locking claw 222 to the side edge of the notch groove provided in the side plate 221. Thus, if the side plate 221 is configured to be detachable by the locking claw 222, the labor required for attachment / detachment can be greatly reduced compared to screwing or the like, and the attachment / detachment of the side plate 221 becomes extremely easy. Therefore, it is convenient during maintenance work and assembly work, and work efficiency can be improved.

  In the bill discriminator 231, the authenticity of the bill inserted from the bill insertion slot 213 is determined, and the regular bill is transferred to a bill transport device not shown. The ball cutting unit 232 counts balls flowing from a supply basket (not shown) through the ball passage, and supplies a necessary quantity from the lending nozzle 233 to the upper plate 110 of the game table 100. The core module 234 is a security board, and the control board 235 controls the entire ball lending machine. The coin / card unit 236 can stock up to nine coins, and reads and writes information. Also, read and write information to the membership card. In the figure, reference numeral 237 is a coin insertion slot, 238 is a coin return slot, and 239 is a membership card insertion slot.

  A power supply unit 400 is usually disposed below the ball lending machine body 200. FIG. 2 shows an embodiment in which the power supply unit 400 is disposed and each counter is not provided. The power supply unit 400 is housed in a substantially rectangular case 410, and cables (not shown) such as an AC connection cable, a power switch cable, and a DC output cable extend from the back side. Further, on the upper edge of the case 410, a pair of rail pieces 421 and 421 are erected along the longitudinal direction of the case 410 to provide a rail portion 420. Further, a decorative decorative member 430 is attached to the front surface of the case 410 (see FIG. 6B).

The power supply unit 400 is inserted into the lower fastening portion 330 of the mounting frame 300 from the front, and is fixed with screws or the like using the mounting holes 344 or the like. In the upper region of the power supply unit 400, the rail receiving portion 250 formed on the lower edge of the ball lending machine body 200 is fitted to the rail portion 420 of the power supply unit 400 and slid toward the back of the mounting frame 300. At the same time, the upper edge portion of the ball lending machine main body 200 is inserted into the upper fastening portion 320 of the attachment frame 300, and is fixed using an attachment hole or the like.

  If the ball lending machine main body 200 and the power supply unit 400 are fixed to the mounting frame 300 in this way, the ball lending machine main body 200 and the power supply unit 400 can be installed in an integrated manner, and a unified design is obtained. You can also.

  On the other hand, it is also very easy to select the counter unit 500 and form each counter capable of counting the obtained balls on the spot. That is, as shown in FIG. 8, when the counter unit 500 is selected, the counter unit 500 formed in the same shape and the same size as the power supply unit 400 is attached to the lower attachment portion 330 of the mounting frame 300. It is inserted from the front and fixed using the attachment hole 344 or the like.

  Next, the lower surface of the ball lending machine main body 200 is placed on the counter unit 500, and the upper edge portion of the ball lending machine main body 200 is inserted into the upper fastening portion 320 of the mounting frame 300, so that the mounting holes, etc. Is used to fix the ball lending machine main body 200 to the mounting frame 300 (see FIG. 9). That is, as in the case of the power supply unit 400 described above, the rail receiving portion 250 formed on the lower edge of the ball lending machine main body 200 is fitted to the rail portion 520 of the counting unit 500 in the upper region of the counting unit 500. Then, it slides toward the back of the mounting frame 300, and the upper edge portion of the ball lending machine main body 200 is inserted into the upper fastening portion 320 of the mounting frame 300, and is fixed using the mounting hole or the like. The counter unit 500 is also housed in the case 510, and a pair of rail pieces 521 and 521 constitutes a rail portion 520.

  In addition, as will be described later, the counter unit 500 is connected to one end of a onion member 600 for forming a ball path, and the other end of the onion member 600 is disposed on the front side of the game table 100. Connect to side of 700. FIG. 1 shows an embodiment in which a counter unit 500 to be described later is arranged in order to configure each counter counter below the ball lending machine main body 200. When the counter unit 500 is arranged below the ball lending machine main body 200, each counter capable of counting the acquired balls on the spot can be formed.

  First, the ball box 700 will be described. The ball box 700 receives a ball that is discharged from the game table 100. The ball box 700 is detachably attached to a mounting portion of the ball box 700 formed by a base plate 900 installed on a board (not shown) of the gaming machine island.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 11, the base plate 900 is a shallow dish-like member, and is fixed on a base plate constituting the gaming machine island. The base plate 900 is a member that constitutes an attachment part of the ball box 700. The mounting portion is provided with a lock mechanism that prevents removal of the ball box 700 attached to the gutter plate in the locked state, and enables removal of the ball box 700 in the unlocked state. .

  Further, the base plate 900 shown in FIG. 11 is provided with a fastening piece receiving portion 920 for fastening a fastening piece 742 of a ball box 700 described later at a predetermined position, for example, approximately four corners of a concave portion 910 formed in a dish shape. is there.

  The locking mechanism includes a fixed locking portion 930, a movable locking member 720 that locks the locking portion 930 to prevent the movement of the ball box 700, and the locking member 720 is moved. And an operation member 730 for releasing the locking with the locking portion 930.

Specifically, the locking portion 930 on the fixed side protrudes from the upper surface of the base plate 900 that is fixed to the flange plate. On the other hand, the movable locking member 720 is provided on a bottom plate lower surface 740 of a ball box 700 described later (see FIGS. 21 and 22). The locking member 720 is a rotating member that is pivotally attached to the bottom plate lower surface 740 of the ball box 700, and is a hook-shaped jaw 721 that can be locked to the locking portion 930 of the base plate 900. A biasing member 750 that biases the locking member 720 in a direction to lock the locking member 720, a lever portion 722 that fastens one end of the biasing member 750, and a distal end of the operation member 730 described later. The abutting receiving portions 723 are provided radially at substantially equal intervals.

  The urging member 750 is, for example, a coil spring. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 21 and 22, the other end is fixed to a fixing portion 743 that protrudes from the bottom plate lower surface 740 of the ball box 700, and the locking member 720. Is biased clockwise. The biasing member 750 is not limited to a coil spring, and may be another elastic member.

  The locking member 720 is housed in a lock mechanism storage space formed by lowering the edge wall 760 on the bottom plate of the ball box 700. The lock mechanism storage space is formed by combining the recessed portion 910 of the base plate 900 and the edge wall 760 of the ball box 700.

  Further, the edge wall 760 is provided with an operation member insertion portion 761 for inserting an operation member, which will be described later, into the lock mechanism storage space. Then, the locking member 720 is rotated against the urging force of the urging member 750 by bringing the tip of the operating member 730 inserted from the operating member insertion portion 761 into contact with the receiving portion 723 of the locking member 720. By moving, the locking between the locking portion 930 and the jaw portion 721 of the locking member 720 is released (see FIG. 22).

  The locking portion 930 provided on the base plate 900 is provided at the tip of the elastic arm 931 extending from the base plate 900 in this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 24 (b), this is for temporarily releasing the jaw 721 of the locking member 720 by the deformation of the elastic arm 931 when removing the ball box 700. On the other hand, when the ball box 700 is removed, the lock between the locking portion 930 and the locking member 720 is released by an operation member 730 described later, and the ball box 700 is pulled out slightly forward and removed.

  The operation member 730 for releasing the engagement between the engagement portion 930 and the engagement member 720 by rotating the engagement member 720 is a rod-shaped member, and the operation member established on the edge wall 760 of the ball box 700. The insertion portion 761 is formed so as to be insertable. That is, in this embodiment, it is a member formed in a plate shape whose tip portion is narrowed by one step so that it can be inserted into the operation member insertion portion 761 opened in a slit shape (see, for example, FIG. 21). The operation member 730 can be easily formed by pressing or the like, and is extremely inexpensive.

  The ball box 700 is formed with a storage space 770 for storing the balls to be discharged from the gaming table 100, and at the bottom of the storage space 770 is a ball outlet formed on the side wall portion by aligning the balls. Guide ribs 771 and a guide slope are provided as appropriate for guiding them.

  The onion member 600 that forms a ball passage that guides the balls from the onion box 700 to the counting unit of the counter unit flows downward into the first onion member 611 on the upstream side and the second onion member 612 on the downstream side. And a sliding member 620 for connecting the two onion members 611 and 612.

  Fitting step portions 631 and 632 that are fitted to each other are formed at the connection end portions on one end side of the first onion member 611 and the second onion member 612 (see FIGS. 18 and 19). The other end of the first onion member 611 is connected to the side surface of the ball box 700. On the other hand, the other end of the second onion member 612 is pivotally attached to the ball inlet of the counting unit of the counting unit. As shown in FIG. 12, a part of the onion member 600 is cut away, and the balls are aligned and flowed down on the bottom plate 6110 of the first onion member 611 and the bottom plate 6120 of the second onion member 612. Ribs 6111 and 6121 are provided, respectively.

  And when the fitting step part 631 of the 1st onion member 611 and the fitting step part 632 of the 2nd onion member 612 mutually fit and are in a connection state, the sliding member 620 is made into the 1st onion. By positioning the member 611 and the second onion member 612 at the connection portion, the engagement member 640 and the engagement receiving portion 650 that engage with each other to prevent the sliding member 620 from sliding are provided with the sliding member 620. And the first onion member 611 or the second onion member 612, respectively.

  Specifically, for example, as shown in FIGS. 14, 15, and 16, a hook-like shape is formed at the tip of an arm member 641 that protrudes elastically deformably on one side surface of a sliding member 620 formed in a substantially rectangular tube shape. The engaging portion 640 is provided. On the other hand, an engagement receiving portion 650 protruding in a mountain shape is provided on the side surface of the second onion member 612 corresponding to the engagement portion 640. Further, the sliding member 620 is provided with a stopper hole 680 for positioning with respect to the first ball passage member 611, and the protrusion 682 of the stopper piece 681 provided on the first ball member 611 is fitted into the stopper hole 680. And lock. Therefore, the sliding member 620 is positioned, and the ball box 700 is arranged on the saddle plate so that the engaging portion 640 and the engaging member 650 are engaged in this state. In this way, the ball box 700 can be accurately arranged.

  An operation portion 642 for releasing the engagement between the engagement portion 640 and the engagement receiving portion 650 is provided. That is, the operation portion 642 is formed integrally with the engagement portion 640 by increasing the vertical width of the engagement portion 640 so as to receive an operation of an operation member 730 described later.

  Further, the sliding member 620 is provided with an operation member insertion portion 660 for receiving an operation member 730 for operating the operation portion 642. The operation member insertion portion 660 is formed in a groove shape in an extending portion 670 in which the bottom plate portion of the sliding member 620 is extended in the ball flow-down direction. The extending portion 670 is in sliding contact with the outer portion of the second onion member 612. As a result, the groove-shaped portion of the operation member insertion portion 660 cannot be visually recognized from the outside. Only the part is opened to the front side (player side) as an open end (see FIG. 1).

  Therefore, in this embodiment, the operating member 730 used for attaching and detaching the ball box 700 is used in common, and the operating portion 642 of the sliding member 620 is operated from the outside, thereby engaging with the engaging portion 640. The engagement with the receiving portion 650 is released, and the sliding member 620 is slid to divide the onion member 600, while the fitting step portions 631 and 632 of the onion member 600 are fitted to each other, and this fitting is performed. By covering the fitting step portions 631 and 632 in the state with the sliding member 620, the divided first onion member 611 and second onion member 612 are connected.

  In a normal state where the first onion member 611 and the second onion member 612 are connected, the sliding member 620 covers the fitting step portions 631 and 632, and the engaging portion 640 and the engaging receiving portion 650 are engaged. Match. For this reason, the sliding member 620 cannot slide, and the onion member 600 cannot be divided. Therefore, the ball box 700 cannot be removed.

Next, when the onion member 600 is divided, the operation member 730 is inserted into the operation member insertion portion 660 of the sliding member 620, the engagement portion 640 is pressed backward, and the engagement portion 640 is received. The engagement with the part 650 is released. In this released state, the sliding member 620 can be slid along the first onion member 611 toward the ball box 700 (see FIG. 17).

Therefore, when the sliding member 620 is slid toward the ball box 700, the fitting portion between the fitting step 631 of the first onion member 611 and the fitting step 632 of the second onion member 612 is exposed. (The state of FIGS. 18 and 19). In a state where the fitting step portions 631 and 632 are exposed, the second onion member 612 can be rotated about a shaft 530 pivotally attached to the counter unit 500 (state of FIG. 20). That is, the onion member 600 can be divided into a first onion member 611 on the onion box 700 side and a second onion member 612 on the counter unit 500 side. And in the state which divided | segmented this onion member 600, it becomes possible to remove the ball box 700 from the base board 900 (refer FIG. 25).

  Thus, the onion member 600 cannot be divided unless the sliding member 620 is slid, and the ball box 700 cannot be removed. In order to slide the sliding member 620, the engagement between the engagement portion 640 and the engagement receiving portion 650 must be released, and the operation member 730 is required to release the engagement. is there.

  For this reason, a player who does not have the operation member 730 cannot perform mischief or cheating on the onion member 600 or the ball box 700. Therefore, according to each counter of this embodiment, safety can be improved.

  When the ball lending machine main body 200 and the counting machine unit 500 are arranged in the mounting frame 300 in this way, a counting function can be added below the interbank ball lending machine to form each of the counters. The convenience is significantly improved. On the other hand, it is also very effective for the game store because there is no need to carry the game balls acquired by the player to the counters installed at the corners of the store and the counters installed at each installation site of the gaming machine island. In addition, there is no merit because there is no shortage of balls circulating in the amusement machine island and there is no bias.

  Then, either the power supply unit 400 or the counter unit 500 can be attached to the attachment frame 300 in the space below the ball lending machine body 200. Therefore, if the power supply unit 400 is initially attached to form a ball rental machine without a counting function, and the power supply unit 400 is replaced with the counting unit 500 at a later date, the counting function can be easily added to each unit. It can be a counter. At this time, the power supply unit 400 can be disposed on the back side of the mounting frame 300, and supplies power to the ball lending machine body 200 and each counter. For this reason, in the gaming machine island where a conventional daitama ball lending machine is arranged, when adding the function of each pedestal counter, it was necessary to replace the daizan ball lending machine. In this case, it is not necessary to replace the ball lending machine body 200. Therefore, in the case of the gaming machine island in which the ball lending machine main body 200 according to this embodiment is arranged, no major repair is necessary.

  In this embodiment, for example, as shown in the exploded perspective view of FIG. 10, the relay board unit 800 is attached to the back surface of the column part 310 of the mounting frame 300, and various kinds of parts are provided via the relay board unit 800. The electrical connection and the mounting / demounting of the ball lending machine body 200 with respect to the mounting frame 300 are performed.

  The relay board unit 800 includes a relay board 820 that includes a single connector 821 for electrical relay in a vertically long and shallow box-shaped case body 810, and a lock mechanism 830 for attaching and detaching the ball lending machine body 200. And. Further, the relay board unit 800 is provided with a guide pin 870 and a locking portion 880 that protrude toward the ball lending machine main body 200, and the ball lending machine main body 200 includes a guide pin 870 and a locking portion 880. Corresponding receiving holes and locking receiving portions are provided. For this reason, at the time of mounting, the ball lending machine main body 200 can be guided to a predetermined position, and the mounting state can be reliably maintained.

  As described above, when the electrical connection is made via the relay board 820, the ball lending machine main body 200 is attached / detached in order to perform maintenance / inspection work of the ball lending machine main body 200 or to replace the ball lending machine main body 200. In doing so, it is possible to greatly reduce the trouble of disconnecting and connecting each wiring. Further, since miswiring can be prevented, reliability is also improved.

  Although the present invention has been described with respect to the illustrated embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be appropriately implemented without changing the configuration described in the claims. For example, a pachinko machine has been described as a game machine, but it can also be applied to other game machines.

100 gaming table 110 upper plate 200 ball lending machine main body 211 status display lamp 212 balance / ball storage frequency display unit 213 bill insertion slot 214 changeover switch 215 holding ball display unit 216 payout switch 217 numeric keypad 218 return lamp 219 tag touch unit 221 side plate 222 locking Claw 231 Bill discriminator 232 Ball cutting unit 233 Lending nozzle 234 Core module 235 Control board 236 Coin / card unit 237 Coin insertion slot 238 Coin return slot 239 Member card insertion slot 250 Rail receiving part 300 Mounting frame 310 Post part 311 Back plate 312 Side piece 320 Upper fastening part 330 Lower fastening part 341 Opening part 342 Screw hole 343 Mounting piece 344 Mounting hole 400 Power supply unit 410 Case 420 Rail part 421 Rail piece 430 Cosmetic member 500 Counter unit 510 Case 5 0 rail portion 521 rail piece 530 shaft 600 onion member 611 first onion member 612 second onion member 620 sliding member 631 fitting step portion 632 fitting step portion 640 engaging portion 641 arm member 642 operation portion 650 engaging Joint portion 660 Operation member insertion portion 670 Extension portion 700 Ball box 720 Locking member 721 Jaw portion 722 Lever portion 723 Reception portion 730 Operation member 740 Bottom of bottom plate 741 Projection portion 742 Fastening piece 743 Fastening portion 750 Energizing member 760 Edge wall 761 Operation member insertion part 770 Storage space 771 Guide rib 800 Relay board unit 810 Case body 820 Relay board 821 Connector 830 Lock mechanism 870 Guide pin 880 Locking part 900 Base plate 910 Recessed part 920 Locking piece receiving part 930 Locking Part 931 Elastic arm

Claims (1)

In the gaming machine island configured by arrayed the amusement machine, detachably attached with respect to Zen plate of the gaming machine island, that includes a ball box to receive a payout that is discharged from the amusement machine in individual car counting machine There,
The mounting portion of the ball box on the gutter plate of the gaming machine island includes a fixed-side locking portion, and a movable-side locking member that blocks the movement of the ball box by locking to the locking portion. An urging member that urges the locking member in a direction to lock the locking member with the locking portion;
The locking portion is provided on the upper surface of the base plate fixed to the upper surface of the saddle plate,
The locking member is a rotating member that is pivotally attached to the bottom surface of the bottom plate of the ball box, and has a bowl-shaped jaw portion that can be locked to the locking portion, and one end of the biasing member. A lever portion for fastening the head and a receiving portion with which the tip of the operation member abuts are provided radially at substantially equal intervals,
A lock mechanism storage space is formed by lowering an edge wall around the bottom plate of the ball box, and the lock mechanism is accommodated in the lock mechanism storage space.
The other end of the biasing member is fastened to a fastening part projecting from the bottom surface of the bottom plate of the ball box, and biased in the direction of locking the locking member to the locking part,
The biasing member is formed by inserting an operating member for operating the lock mechanism from the outside through an operating member insertion portion provided in the edge wall, and bringing the distal end of the operating member into contact with the receiving portion of the locking member. Each counter according to claim 1, wherein the locking of the locking member and the locking portion is released against the urging force and the ball box is removed from the base plate.

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