JP4959981B2 - Information display device for each unit - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a table-by-base information display device that includes a display unit that protrudes forward from a device body.

Since a player plays a game next to each other at a game store, if the player smokes, the underground player may feel uncomfortable due to the flow of underground smoke. In order to solve such a problem, Patent Document 1 proposes to provide an air cleaning device between gaming machines. In this device, an air curtain is formed between gaming machines by operating a sirocco fan that is rotated by a motor from a device installed between adjacent pachinko machines.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-15220

  However, in the thing of patent document 1, since the air injection port is provided in the front surface of a game island, the starting point of an air curtain is separated from the player, and in order to form an air curtain appropriately between players. The amount of air blown from the air injection port must be increased. For this reason, the air flow for forming the air curtain spreads in front of the player, and the smoke of the cigarette smoked by the player is blown on himself, which may cause the player to feel uncomfortable.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to make it possible to prevent an air flow for forming an air curtain from being blown to a player in a configuration in which an air curtain is formed between gaming machines. An object is to provide an information display device.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the air curtain is formed starting from the outer peripheral portion of the display unit provided so as to protrude forward from the apparatus main body installed between the gaming machines, the position close to the player An air curtain can be formed. Therefore, compared with the configuration in which the air curtain forming vent is provided in front of the game island, the air curtain forming air curtain can be appropriately formed between the gaming machines and the amount of air blown for forming the air curtain can be reduced. The air for forming the air curtain can be prevented from being directly blown to the player.

  According to the invention of claim 2, even if the horizontal turning angle of the display unit is changed according to the player's preference, the direction in which the air curtain is formed by the air vent is adjusted. An air curtain can be appropriately formed between the gaming machines regardless of the turning angle in the direction.

According to invention of Claim 3, even if a ventilation path and a ventilation opening are parallel, the air flow which passes a ventilation opening by a rectification | straightening means can be formed effectively .

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 2 schematically shows the overall system configuration of the present embodiment. In FIG. 2, the management apparatus 1 is connected to an in-store network 2, and a plurality of gaming machines 3 are connected to the in-store network 2 via call lamp units 4 that function as gaming machine terminals. A plurality of vehicle information display devices 5 are connected.

  FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the information display device 5 for each table. In FIG. 3, a money insertion slot 7 for inserting money at the time of a game is provided at the upper part of the apparatus main body 6 of the table-by-display information display device 5, and a return button 8 used for returning money is provided below the money insertion slot 7. It has been. In the lower part of the apparatus main body 6, there is provided a return money discharge port 9 through which money is discharged when money is returned, and a membership card insertion port 10 is provided therebelow. A nozzle 11 for supplying game media is provided above the return money discharge port 9 so as to be able to turn in the horizontal direction, and the upper surface of the base end of the nozzle 11 is used for lending when playing again using a membership card. A replay payout button 12 for lending balls is provided.

  An attachment unit 13 is attached between the return button 8 and the replay payout button 12 in the apparatus main body 6, and a display unit 15 having a display unit 14 can be turned in the lateral direction on the attachment unit 13. Is provided. The display unit 15 displays the appearance history and the current situation of the gaming machine 3 according to the player's operation.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the internal configuration of the information display device 5 for each table. A power supply board 16 is provided in the lower part of the information display device 5 for each table, and a card processing unit 17 for reading information on the member card inserted from the member card insertion slot 10 is provided above the power supply board 16. When the replay payout button 12 is operated while the membership card information is read by the card processing unit 17, a predetermined number of balls pass through the nozzle 11 from the ball supply passage 18 within the range of the number of stored balls. And supplied to the gaming machine 3. When a ball lending button (not shown) is pressed in a state where money is inserted into the money insertion slot 7, it is discharged from the back through the island side money discharge passage 20 from the money identification device 19. At this time, when the currency identification device 19 recognizes the passage of money, the balls are supplied from the ball supply passage 18 and discharged from the nozzle 11.

The display unit 15, the card processing unit 17, and the currency identification device 19 described above are controlled by the main control board 21.
In the apparatus main body 6, sirocco fans (corresponding to blowing means) 22 are arranged corresponding to the upper and lower portions of the mounting unit 13. The sirocco fan 22 is driven while the power supply board 16 is in a power supply state.

  FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the mounting unit 13. In FIG. 4, the front surface portion 13a of the mounting unit 13 is formed in a convex shape, and a recessed first mounting portion 23 and a second mounting portion 24 are formed on the upper and lower portions thereof. A downward first support portion 23 a is formed on the upper surface of the first mounting portion 23, and an upward second support portion 24 a is formed on the lower surface of the second mounting portion 24. A vent hole 25 from the sirocco fan 22 is formed in the back wall of the first mounting portion 23 and the second mounting portion 24.

  On the other hand, FIG. 5 shows a base end portion of the display unit 15. In FIG. 5, the surface of the back surface portion 15a of the display unit 15 is curved in a concave shape, and a first supported portion 26 having a hole 26a and a first portion 27 having a hole 27a are formed on the upper and lower portions of the back surface portion 15a. Two supported portions 27 are formed to protrude. In the upper and lower portions of the base end portion of the display unit 15, a curved projecting portion 28 that protrudes laterally so as to be flush with the back surface portion 15 a is integrally formed at the portion corresponding to the vent hole 25. .

  In the display unit 15, the first support portion 23 a of the mounting unit 13 is inserted into the hole 26 a of the first supported portion 26, and the second support portion 24 a is inserted into the hole 27 a of the second supported portion 27. With such a configuration, the display unit 15 is mounted so as to be able to turn within a range of a predetermined angle (for example, 60 °) in the lateral direction with respect to the mounting unit 13. Such a configuration is implemented by allowing the mounting unit 13 to be divided into two vertically.

  Returning to FIG. 1, a ventilation path is formed in the display unit 15 so as to surround the outer periphery of the display unit 14. That is, the upper ventilation path 29 is formed in the horizontal direction on the upper side of the display unit 14, the lower ventilation path 30 is formed in the horizontal direction on the lower side, and the front ventilation path 31 is formed in the vertical direction on the front side. The ends of the upper ventilation path 29 and the lower ventilation path 30 are connected to the upper and lower ends of the front ventilation path 31, respectively.

  An upper injection port (corresponding to the ventilation port) 32 is formed in a portion corresponding to the upper ventilation path 29 in the outer peripheral portion of the display unit 15, and a lower injection port (corresponding to the ventilation port) is formed in a part corresponding to the lower ventilation path 30. 33 is formed, and a front injection port (corresponding to a ventilation port) 34 is formed at a portion corresponding to the front ventilation path 31. In this case, the front ventilation path 31 and the front injection port 34 are configured as a unit (hereinafter referred to as a front injection unit).

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the front injection unit. As shown in FIG. 6, the front injection unit 35 has a cylindrical shape elongated in the vertical direction in the figure, and a front ventilation path 31 is formed inside, and the front surface of the front ventilation path 31 is formed. A slit-shaped front injection port 34 is formed in the front. Columnar supported portions 36 are formed at the upper and lower ends of the front injection unit 35, and a hole 36 a formed in the supported portion 36 communicates with the internal front ventilation path 31. In the form in which the front injection unit 35 is pivotally attached to the display unit 15 by the supported portion 36, the upper ventilation path 29 and the lower ventilation path 30 of the display unit 15 and the front ventilation path 31 of the front injection unit 35 are provided. Are communicated, and when the sirocco fan 22 is driven, air is sent to the upper ventilation path 29, the lower ventilation path 30, and the front ventilation path 31 of the display unit 15. In this case, even if the horizontal turning angle of the display unit 15 changes with respect to the mounting unit 13, the air passage from the sirocco fan 22 and the display are displayed by the overhanging portion 28 provided on the back surface portion 15 a of the display unit 15. The communication state with the ventilation path of the unit 15 can be maintained.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 7, sawtooth-shaped inclined surface portions (corresponding to rectifying means) 37 are provided on the bottom surfaces of the upper air passage 29 and the lower air passage 30, and the upper air passage 29 and The air passing through the lower ventilation path 30 is rectified so as to go to the upper injection port 32 and the lower injection port 33. This is provided in order to increase the air flow rate from the upper jet port 32 and the lower jet port 33 because the air flow rate from the upper jet port 32 and the lower jet port 33 is smaller than the air flow rate from the front jet port 34. It has been.

  Further, the turning angle of the front injection unit 35 with respect to the display unit 15 is automatically adjusted in accordance with the turning of the display unit 15 in the horizontal direction with respect to the table-by-table information display device 5. In other words, the front injection unit 35 is attached to the attachment unit 13 via a parallel link mechanism that functions as an adjusting means (not shown), and the front injection unit 35 is in front of the display unit 15 regardless of the horizontal turning angle as shown in FIG. The part injection port 34 always points in the front direction of the gaming machine 3.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described.
When power is supplied to the table-by-base information display device 5, the sirocco fan 22 is driven. When the sirocco fan 22 is driven, air is blown to the upper ventilation path 29, the lower ventilation path 30, and the front ventilation path 31 of the display unit 15, so that the upper injection ports provided corresponding to the ventilation paths 29 to 31 are provided. 32, air is blown from the lower injection port 33 and the front injection port 34. As a result, air is blown in the outer peripheral direction of the display unit 15, so that an air curtain is formed between the gaming machines 3. At this time, since the front injection port 34 is always oriented in the front direction of the gaming machine 3, the air curtain formed in front of the display unit 15 is adjacent regardless of the horizontal turning angle of the display unit 15. It is formed appropriately so as to divide between the gaming machines 3.

  Now, when a player smokes a cigarette, although smoke is generated from the cigarette, the smoke is blocked by an air curtain formed between the gaming machines 3, so that the smoke of the cigarette enters the adjacent gaming machine 3 side. There is nothing. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a player who is playing next to the player from being unable to concentrate on the game due to the smoke of tobacco entering from the next.

  FIG. 9 schematically shows the difference in the formation of the air curtain according to the configuration of the present invention (FIG. 9A) and the conventional structure (FIG. 9B). As shown in FIG. 9, in the present invention, the air curtain formed so as to divide between the gaming machines 3 can be formed starting from a position closer to the player than in the prior art. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the air curtain from spreading in front of the player.

  According to such an embodiment, since the air curtain is formed between the gaming machines 3 at a position closer to the player by blowing from the outer periphery of the display unit 15 of the stand-by-table information display device 5, the air curtain is formed. Therefore, the air curtain can be appropriately formed without the air curtain spreading laterally in front of the player. Therefore, when the player is smoking, it is possible to prevent the player from being directly blown by the smoke of the cigarette.

  In addition, since the injection port of the front injection unit 35 provided in the display unit 15 is always directed in the front direction of the gaming machine 3 regardless of the turning angle of the display unit 15 by the parallel link mechanism, An air curtain that can be prevented from flowing into the adjacent player side can be effectively formed.

Further, since the inclined surface portion 37 is provided in the upper ventilation path 29 and the lower ventilation path 30 in the display unit 15, air is effectively transmitted from the upper injection port 32 and the lower injection port 33 through the upper ventilation path 29 and the lower ventilation path 30. Can be injected.
Further, as a result of effectively jetting air from the upper jet port 32 and the lower jet port 33 as described above, an air curtain can be appropriately formed between the gaming machines 3 over the entire outer periphery of the display unit 15.

  In addition, it is not necessary to make the formation direction of the air curtain by the front injection port 34 of the front injection unit 35 the front direction of the gaming machine 3, and the effect of the present invention can be achieved if it is a substantially front direction. Of course.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be modified or expanded as follows.
The nozzle 11, the money insertion slot 7 or the membership card insertion slot 10 of the table-by-base information display device 5 may be provided as appropriate.
An air volume adjustment function and an injection blocking function may be added to the injection ports 32 to 34.
The structure in which the turning angle of the front injection unit 35 and the turning angle of the display unit 15 are interlocked is not limited to the parallel link mechanism of the embodiment, and may be interlocked with a chain or a timing belt. It may be separately provided and interlocked by electronic control, or the air blowing direction may be adjusted by a louver.

Although the injection ports are arranged at all of the outer peripheral portion of the display unit 15 (upper and lower and three in front), it may be configured to be provided at any one or two locations.
The arrangement of the injection port is not limited to the configuration arranged above and below and in front of the display unit 15, and the injection port is provided only at the upper part of the display unit 15, and even in the configuration in which the air is sent downward, only at the lower part of the display unit 15. It is good also as a structure which provides an injection port and sends out ventilation also upwards.

Although the sirocco fan is used as the blowing means, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment, and any other blowing means may be used.
The structure is not limited to the structure in which the sirocco fan 22 injects air, and may have a structure in which air is sucked.

As a condition for driving the sirocco fan 22, the sirocco fan 22 may be driven under conditions other than turning on the power (for example, insertion of a membership card, a predetermined operation, or a predetermined gaming state).
Instead of the sirocco fan 22, air blowing means may be provided independently of the information display device 5 for each table, and air may be blown from the air blowing means to the display unit 15.

The figure which shows typically the internal structure of the information display apparatus for every stand in one Example of this invention. Diagram showing overall system configuration Perspective view of each table information display device Perspective view of mounting unit The perspective view which shows the base end part of a display unit Perspective view of front injection unit Sectional drawing which shows the inclined surface part of the ventilation path of a display unit The figure which shows the ventilation direction from the front injection port of a display unit Conceptual diagram comparing the present invention with a conventional configuration

Explanation of symbols

  In the drawings, 1 is a management device, 3 is a gaming machine, 5 is an information display device for each vehicle, 6 is a device main body, 13 is a mounting unit, 14 is a display unit, 15 is a display unit, 22 is a sirocco fan (blowing means), 29 is an upper ventilation path, 30 is a lower ventilation path, 31 is a front ventilation path, 32 is an upper injection opening (ventilation opening), 33 is a lower injection opening (ventilation opening), 34 is a front injection opening (ventilation opening), Reference numeral 35 denotes a front injection unit, and 37 denotes an inclined surface portion (rectifying means).

Claims (3)

An information display device for each unit provided between gaming machines,
A display unit having a display unit that protrudes forward from the apparatus main body and is arranged at the same height as the face of the player who plays the gaming machine ;
Air blowing means provided corresponding to the apparatus body;
A ventilation path provided in the display unit, through which air from the blowing means passes;
A vent hole that is provided outside the display unit of the display unit and forms an air curtain with the adjacent gaming machine by the air passing through the ventilation path;
The ventilating opening is formed so as to surround the outer periphery of the display unit. The display unit is provided so as to be pivotable in a lateral direction with respect to the apparatus main body,
The ventilation opening includes a front ventilation opening provided at a position where an air curtain is formed with respect to the front of the display unit,
By adjusting the formation direction of the air curtain by the front vent according to the turning of the display unit in the horizontal direction, the display unit is oriented substantially in the front direction regardless of the horizontal turning angle of the display unit. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an adjusting means for adjusting the direction in which the air curtain is formed by the front vent .   3. The table-by-base information display device according to claim 1, further comprising rectifying means for facilitating the flow of air between the ventilation path and the ventilation opening.

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