JP4831964B2 - Slot machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a slot game machine in which a hopper device for paying out medals is provided at a lower part in a housing, and more particularly to a slot game machine having an improved installation structure of the hopper device.

  The slot game machine is provided with a variable display device in the upper half of the housing, and an opening is formed in the upper part of the front frame attached to the front of the housing so as to be opened and closed, and the display unit of the variable display device is opened from the opening. In the lower half of the housing, the medal selected from the medal sorting device or the like is received and stored, and a predetermined number of medals are paid out according to the value of the prize mode such as a jackpot A hopper device is provided.

Conventionally, this hopper device is normally detachably installed on the bottom surface in the housing. For example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-97413 (Patent Document 1), a rail is attached to the bottom of the main body frame in the front-rear direction. Then, a slot machine is proposed in which the sliding protrusion of the hopper device is engaged with the rail, and the sliding protrusion is moved along the rail so that the hopper device can be pulled forward to easily replenish medals. ing.
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  By the way, this type of hopper device needs to be removed from the bottom surface in the housing for the purpose of cleaning the medal storage portion or the like. However, since the hopper at the top of the device is formed to project outward in the left-right direction so that it is easy to accept medals, the rear end of the lower part of the device becomes a blind spot from the operator when the removed hopper device is installed again. In the installation structure of the hopper device described in Patent Document 1, there is a problem that it is difficult to engage the protrusion with the front end of the rail.

  The present invention was created in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to place the hopper device in a predetermined position even when the rear end side of the lower portion of the device becomes a blind spot when the removed hopper device is installed again. It is an object of the present invention to provide a slot game machine that can be installed very easily.

The present invention has been proposed in order to achieve the above-mentioned object, and according to the first aspect of the present invention, standing walls extending in the front-rear direction are provided on the left and right sides of the bottom surface in the housing, and the space between the both standing walls is provided. A slot machine in which a hopper device for paying out medals is disposed at a predetermined position, and a protruding portion formed at a lower portion of the hopper device can be guided in the front-rear direction so that the both standing walls are sandwiched from the left and right,
Forming a notch in the middle of the standing wall in the front-rear direction and dividing it into a front standing wall and a rear standing wall;
On the front standing wall, a guide portion that is inclined upward and outward in the left-right direction is formed,
Continuing from the inclination of the guide part, a retaining protrusion protruding from the inside of the front upright wall is projected, and a recess capable of accommodating the protruding part is formed below the retaining protrusion,
The front rising wall tilts outward in the left-right direction due to the load when the lower protruding portion of the hopper device abuts on the guide portion, and the width between the rising walls is temporarily widened. When the protrusion is guided downward along the inclination and the protrusion is detached from the retaining protrusion, the protrusion is housed in the recess, the front standing wall is restored, and the retaining protrusion protrudes above the protrusion. In this state, the hopper device is moved backward to the predetermined position so as to be moved to the predetermined position .

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a slide base on which a bottom portion of the hopper device is seated is provided on the bottom surface of the casing, and the hopper has flexibility in front of the cut portion of the slide base. The slot game machine according to claim 1, wherein a locking piece for locking the front end of the lower part of the apparatus is provided.

As described above, the present invention has the following effects.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, standing walls extending in the front-rear direction are provided on the left and right sides of the bottom surface of the housing, and the hopper device for paying out medals is disposed at a predetermined position between the both standing walls. A slot game machine capable of guiding a protruding portion formed at a lower portion of the apparatus in the front-rear direction so that the both standing walls are sandwiched from the left and right sides, and forming a notch partway in the front-rear direction of the standing wall, Dividing into a wall and a rear standing wall, forming a guide portion that is inclined upward and outward in the left-right direction on the front standing wall, and projects inward of the front standing wall continuously with the inclination of the guide portion And a recess that can accommodate the protrusion is formed below the stopper protrusion, and the load when the protrusion at the bottom of the hopper device abuts on the guide portion. the width of the standing walls in the front standing wall tilted to the left and right direction outward Temporarily widened, the projecting part is guided downward along the inclination of the guide part, and when the projecting part comes off from the retaining piece, the projecting part is accommodated in the recess and the front standing wall is restored and retained. Since the protruding piece is in a state protruding above the protruding portion, when the bottom portion of the hopper device is lowered to the front side between the standing walls, even if the position of the bottom portion of the hopper device is slightly shifted from side to side, The projecting portion at the bottom of the hopper device abuts on the guide portion, and the front standing wall tilts, whereby the width between the left and right standing walls is temporarily widened, and the bottom portion of the hopper device is the guide portion. Will be guided between the standing walls. Therefore, when the removed hopper device is installed again, the hopper device can be easily installed at a predetermined position even if the rear end side of the lower portion of the device becomes a blind spot.

And since the retaining protrusion protruding from the inside of the front standing wall is projected on the front standing wall continuously to the inclination of the guide portion, the retaining protrusion protrudes above the lower part of the hopper device. Thus, the lower portion of the hopper device can be prevented from coming out from between the standing walls, and the hopper device can be moved backward to the predetermined position in this state .

According to the invention of claim 2 , the slide base on which the bottom portion of the hopper device is seated is provided on the bottom surface of the casing, and the hopper device has flexibility in front of the cut portion of the slide base. Since the locking piece that locks the front end of the lower part of the projection is provided, it is possible to reliably prevent the hopper device from shifting forward by being locked by the locking piece. Further, since the bottom of the hopper device is lowered onto the locking piece by being guided by the front standing wall, the locking piece sinks downward from the upper surface of the slide base, so that the hopper device in the slide is locked to the locking piece. It is possible to prevent the sliding from being hindered by being caught on the surface.

Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a front view of the slot gaming machine, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the slot gaming machine with the front frame opened.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the slot gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes a variable display device 4 that variably displays identification information such as numbers and symbols, and the variable display device 4 and a hopper device 71 therein. The frame 2 is generally composed of a housing 2 and a front frame 3 attached to the front surface of the housing 2 so as to be opened and closed.

  The housing 2 is a box made up of a trapezoidal left and right side surface, bottom surface, top surface, and back surface, with the front surface open and the front edge inclined, and is formed with the front open portion slightly inclined so that the upper part is retracted. Has been. The variable display device 4 is provided in the upper half of the housing 2, and a hopper device 71 for receiving medals and paying out medal medals is provided in the lower half, and the left side of the hopper device 71. Is provided with a power supply device 111. The installation structure of the hopper device 71 and the locking structure of the power supply device 111 will be described in detail later.

  The variable display device 4 shown in FIG. 2 is a so-called drum type (reel type), and a unit case 7 having an open front is mounted on a support member 6 installed in a horizontal direction at a substantially vertical center in the housing 2. Inside the unit case 7, three reels 9 that are rotated by the drive of a servo motor are arranged side by side, and a film displaying numbers and symbols is wound around the outer periphery of each reel 9, and each reel 9 is provided with a backlight (not shown) that illuminates the film from the back side, and is configured to control each pulse motor by a control device and independently rotate or stop. In the variable display device 4, a portion protruding forward of the film (for example, a range of three pieces of upper and lower identification information) functions as the display unit 11, and the display unit 11 is the variable display opening 12 of the front frame 3. It faces. In this embodiment, the variable display device 4 is equipped with a mechanically driven drum type (reel type). For example, numbers and designs can be softened by an image display device such as a CRT or a liquid crystal display device. You may comprise so that it may display automatically.

  On the left inner edge of the housing 2, hinge portions 13 for supporting the front frame 3 on the front surface and opening and closing are attached at two upper and lower positions. In the present embodiment, the front frame 3 is the upper frame 21. And the lower frame 22. A substantially rectangular decorative member 23 formed by injection molding of plastic is mounted on the front side of the upper frame 21 in a state of protruding slightly forward, and a liquid crystal display device 24 is disposed at the center of the back surface. Speakers 25 are disposed on the left and right sides of the upper part. Accordingly, in the decorative member 23, a speaker opening 26 is formed in a portion corresponding to the speaker 25, and at least the front surface portion of the liquid crystal display device 24 is a colorless or colored transparent clear portion 27 through which a display image can be visually recognized. Is formed.

A variable display opening 12 of the front frame 3 is opened in the upper half of the lower frame 22, and a main panel unit 61 is disposed on the back side of the variable display opening 12. The main panel unit 61 includes a main panel base 63 provided with an opening window 62 facing the variable display device 4, and a clear portion 64 that is attached to the front surface of the main panel base 63 so that the variable display device 4 can be seen. A payout display 66, a game count display 67, and a credit display 68 in order from the left side as a game status display on the lower side of the main panel 65. The LED is displayed.

  A substantially square decorative member 31 formed by injection molding of plastic is mounted on the front side of the lower half portion of the lower frame 22 so as to protrude slightly forward, and a credit operation portion 32 is mounted on the upper end surface thereof. A medal slot member 33 standing upward is provided, and a start switch 34, three stop switches 35 corresponding to each reel 9, and a medal return switch 36 are provided in the upper front portion. A credit release switch 37 is provided on the left side of these operation units, and a cylinder lock 41 for fixing the front frame 3 to the housing 2 is attached to the right side, and a rectangular decorative panel 42 is provided at the center. Thus, an award medal outlet 43 is formed in the approximate center near the lower end, a lower tray 44 is provided below the front side, and an ashtray 45 is provided on the left side. The decorative panel 42 is a light-transmitting plate and has, for example, a tree pattern, and a back surface thereof is provided with, for example, a fluorescent tube as a decorative light emitter. Speaker openings 46 are provided on both sides of the award medal outlet 43. Further, a medal discriminating device 51 is provided on the back surface of the lower half portion of the lower frame 22, and medals determined to be inappropriate by the medal discriminating device are discharged to the award medal discharge port 43 at the lower portion thereof. In addition, a medal flow path cover 52 that receives the award medal paid out from the hopper device 5 and guides it to the award medal discharge port 43 is provided, and a speaker 53 is provided on the back surface of the speaker opening 46. Yes.

Next, the installation structure of the hopper device will be described. 3 is a perspective view of the hopper device, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the slide base, FIG. 5 is a plan view of the slide base, FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view for explaining the movement of the tilting portion, and FIG. FIG. 8 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the locking piece, FIG. 8 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the state where the locking piece is locked to the front end of the seating portion of the hopper device, and FIG. 9 is a top view illustrating the installation structure of the power supply device.

  First, the hopper device 71 will be described with reference to FIG. As described above, the hopper device 71 is disposed in the lower half of the interior of the housing 2. An upper portion of the hopper device 71 is provided with a hopper portion 72 that protrudes in the left-right direction and is opened so as to gradually widen toward the upper side. Appropriate medals selected through the device 51 and supply medals are received and stored in the hopper 72, and the payout mechanism 74 pays out a predetermined number of award medals from the medal payout port 75 in accordance with the value of the prize mode. The lower portion 76 of the payout mechanism 74 of the hopper device 71 has a substantially rectangular shape, and a hook-like or flange-like protrusion 77 protruding outward in the left-right direction is formed on both left and right sides thereof. Yes.

  The hopper device 71 is provided on the bottom surface of the housing 2. In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a slide base 81 is disposed on the bottom surface of the housing 2, and the slide A lower portion 76 of the hopper device 71 is provided on the base 81 so as to be seated. The slide base 81 has a substantially rectangular flat plate shape as a whole. Stops for fastening the slide base 81 to the bottom surface of the housing 2 by fastening members such as screws are provided on the left and right sides of the central base plate 82. Holes 83 are formed, and positioning projections 84 project downward from the four corners of the base plate 82 (see FIGS. 7 and 8). At the front end portion of the base plate 82, there is a slope-like overhanging portion 85 whose thickness is sequentially reduced forward so that the lower portion 76 of the hopper device 71 can be easily guided without being caught on the base plate 82. A restriction wall 86 is formed at the rear end portion to restrict the rear end of the lower portion 76 of the hopper device 71.

  In addition, a pair of upright walls 91 that guide the protruding portions 77 of the hopper device 71 so as to sandwich the lower portion 76 of the hopper device 71 seated on the base plate 82 from the left and right sides on both the left and right sides of the slide base 81. It is formed along the front-rear direction. The upright wall 91 is a member that restricts both sides in the left-right direction of the lower portion 76 of the hopper device 71. As shown in FIG. 6, the upright wall 91 is inclined upward in the left-right direction. A guide portion 92 is formed, and the upper end side of the guide portion 92 is bent upward. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the front wall 91 is divided into a front wall 93 and a rear wall by forming a notch 94 in the front-rear direction of the wall 91, specifically, around one third of the front wall. Has been. The front standing wall 93 is divided into a rear portion by vertically cut portions 94 that are cut from the upper end of the standing wall 91 to the left and right ends of the base plate 82, and the front standing wall 93 is also formed. In the base portion, a long hole-like opening 95 is formed along the front-rear direction, and is discontinuously connected to the base plate 82 before and after the opening 95. It can be easily swung.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a retaining projection piece 96 extends obliquely downward at the lower end portion of the front standing wall 93 so as to continue along the inclination of the guide portion 92. The retaining protrusion 96 is formed so as to protrude above the protruding portion 77 so as to restrict the upper surface of the protruding portion 77 of the hopper device 71, and below the protruding portion of the hopper device 71. A “U” -shaped recess 97 capable of accommodating the portion 77 is formed. Further, a recessed portion 98 having a “U” -shaped longitudinal section is formed at the rear end portion of the standing wall 91 so as to support the rear end of the protruding portion 77 of the hopper device 71. In the present embodiment, the retaining protrusion 96 is not provided on the rear standing wall 91 other than the front standing wall 93.

Then, a lateral center of the base plate 82, the rear end of the front upright wall 93, i.e., the person before the cut portion 94, engaging to lock the front end of the bottom 76 of the hopper 71 A piece 101 is projected. This locking piece 101 is formed by cutting out the base plate 82 in a “U” shape to form a tongue piece, and as shown in FIGS. The stop part 102 is protruded and formed so as to incline downward toward the front. Accordingly, the locking piece 101 is flexible in the vertical direction. When the lower portion 76 of the hopper device 71 is seated on the front portion of the base plate 82, the locking portion 102 is pushed in by its weight and bent downward. Therefore, when the hopper device 71 is pushed to a predetermined position, the locking portion 102 is locked to the front end of the lower portion 76 of the hopper device 71 so as not to move backward.

  Further, as described above, the power supply device 111 is disposed on the left side of the hopper device 71 disposed in the lower half portion of the housing 2, and the left side of the slide base 81 is provided with the left side stand up. An extension portion 112 extending toward the left side is formed on the left outer side of the wall 91 so as to restrict the right side portion of the bottom portion of the power supply device 111 along the front-rear direction. The extending portion 112 forms a reinforcing structure by combining a plurality of right-angled triangular ribs 114 standing at a predetermined interval on a strip-shaped extending plate 113, and is provided in a front end portion thereof. The trapezoidal upright piece 115 regulates the lower part of the right front end of the power supply device 111 and supports the power supply device 111 together with the extending portion 112 so as not to move.

Next, the installation procedure of the hopper device 71 will be described with reference to FIGS.
In order to install the hopper device 71 on the slide base 81 configured as described above and fixed to the bottom surface of the housing 2, first, the lower portion 76 of the hopper device 71 is placed between the upright walls 91, 91. Lower to the front side on the plate 82. When the lower portion 76 of the hopper device 71 is lowered to the front side on the base plate 82, even if the position of the lower portion 76 of the hopper device 71 is slightly shifted left and right, as shown in FIG. 77 is engaged with the inclined guide portion 92 of the front side upright wall 93 that is divided and formed on the front side of the upright wall 91, and the front side upright wall 93 is tilted so as to be pushed down as shown by a dotted line. The width between the upright walls 91 and 91 is temporarily widened. Therefore, the lower portion 76 of the hopper device 71 easily enters between the standing walls 91, 91, and the protruding portion 77 is guided downward along the guide portion 92 of the front standing wall 93, and the lower portion of the standing wall 91 is It will be accommodated in the recessed part 97 partitioned into two. At this time, since a retaining protrusion 96 is provided at the lower portion of the guide portion 92 so as to be continuous with the inclination, the front standing wall 92 is inclined as shown by a dotted line in FIG. The width between the upright walls 91 and 91 is temporarily widened, and the protrusion 77 of the hopper device 71 is guided into the recess 97 along the guide 92, and at the same time, the retaining protrusion 96 is a hopper. It will be in the state which protruded above the protrusion part 77 of the apparatus 71, and it can prevent that the lower part 76 of the hopper apparatus 71 slips out between the standing walls 91 and 91. FIG.

  When the lower portion 76 of the hopper device 71 is lowered to the front portion of the base plate 82 in this way, the locking piece 101 formed on the base plate 82 is more than the rear end of the front standing wall 92, that is, the notch portion 94. Since it protrudes forward and has flexibility, the locking piece 101 bends downward due to the weight of the hopper device 71. Therefore, it does not hinder the sliding movement of the bottom of the hopper device 71, and the hopper device 71 can be smoothly slid backward. When the rear end of the hopper device 71 comes into contact with the restriction wall 86 at the rear end of the slide base 81 and reaches a predetermined position, the locking piece 101 is restored upward, and the locking portion 102 is connected to the hopper device 71. The bottom front end is securely locked and held.

  Further, in the present embodiment, a long hole-like opening 95 is formed at the base of the front standing wall 93 that is divided and formed on the front side of the standing wall 91, and the front standing wall 93 corresponds to the opening 95. Since the front and rear walls 93 are discontinuously connected to the base plate 82, the front standing wall 93 is formed so as to easily swing. Accordingly, the lower portion 76 of the hopper device 71 is lowered on the base plate 82 between the upright walls 91 and 91, and the protrusion 77 is brought into contact with the guide portion 92 of the front upright wall 93. As shown, the front upright wall 93 can be tilted outward in the left-right direction very easily.

  As described above, according to the slot gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the hopper device 71 is removed from the slide base 81 and the removed hopper device 71 is cleaned for the purpose of cleaning the hopper portion 72 (storage portion) or the like. Even when the lower rear end side of the hopper device 71 becomes a blind spot when it is installed again after completion, the hopper device 71 can be installed at a predetermined position very easily.

  In addition, it should be thought that above-described embodiment is an illustration and restrictive at no points. The present invention is not limited to the above description, but is defined by the scope of the claims, and includes all modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the scope of the claims.

It is a front view of a slot game machine. It is a perspective view of the slot game machine with the front frame opened. It is a perspective view of a hopper apparatus. It is a perspective view of a slide base. It is a top view of a slide base. It is a transverse cross section explaining movement of a front side standing wall. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the locking piece protrudingly provided on the slide base. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a state in which a locking piece is locked to the seating portion front end of the hopper device. It is an upper view explaining the installation structure of a power supply device.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Slot game machine 2 Housing | casing 4 Variable display apparatus 5 Hopper apparatus 71 Hopper apparatus 72 Hopper part 74 Discharge mechanism 75 Medal payout port 76 The lower part (bottom part) of a hopper apparatus
77 Projection part 82 Base plate 85 Overhang part 86 Restriction wall 91 Standing wall 92 Guide part 93 Front standing wall 94 Notch part 95 Opening part 96 Retaining protrusion 97, 98 Concave part

Claims (2)

Protruding parts formed on the bottom surface of the housing are provided with standing walls extending in the front-rear direction on the left and right, and a hopper device for paying out medals is disposed at a predetermined position between the both standing walls. A slot game machine that can be guided in the front-rear direction so that the two standing walls are sandwiched from the left and right,
Forming a notch in the middle of the standing wall in the front-rear direction and dividing it into a front standing wall and a rear standing wall;
On the front standing wall, a guide portion that is inclined upward and outward in the left-right direction is formed,
Continuing from the inclination of the guide part, a retaining protrusion protruding from the inside of the front upright wall is projected, and a recess capable of accommodating the protruding part is formed below the retaining protrusion,
The front rising wall tilts outward in the left-right direction due to the load when the lower protruding portion of the hopper device abuts on the guide portion, and the width between the rising walls is temporarily widened. When the protrusion is guided downward along the inclination and the protrusion is detached from the retaining protrusion, the protrusion is housed in the recess, the front standing wall is restored, and the retaining protrusion protrudes above the protrusion. In this state, the hopper device can be moved backward to move to the predetermined position . A slide base on which a bottom portion of the hopper device is seated is provided on the bottom surface of the housing, and has flexibility in front of the cut portion of the slide base and locks the front end of the lower portion of the hopper device. The slot game machine according to claim 1, wherein a locking piece protrudes .

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