JP5350657B2 - Slot machine - Google Patents

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  The present invention relates to an improvement of an auxiliary storage provided in a medal payout hopper of a slot machine.

  An auxiliary storage for temporarily storing game medals overflowing from the medal payout hopper device is provided inside the slot machine housing.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 14, the internal space of the housing 200 of the slot machine is vertically divided by a shelf plate 201, and a reel block 202 having a plurality of reels is accommodated in the upper half space. At the same time, a hopper device 203 for paying out medals is arranged in the lower half space. Disposed on the right side of the hopper device 203 is a small auxiliary storage 204. The auxiliary storage 204 is also referred to as an “out tank” or “sub tank”, and is usually shown in cross section in FIG. Since the oval medal automatic recovery through hole 205 provided at the bottom is closed by a floor plate 206 slightly smaller than the bottom surface of the auxiliary storage 204, the tank provided at the top of the hopper device 203 is full. In such a case, the overflowing game medal C is inserted into the auxiliary storage 204 from the medal discharge port 203a, and the game medal C is stored up to a predetermined amount.

  When the auxiliary storage 204 is filled with game medals C, the two electrodes 209 and 210 inserted from the through holes 207 and 208 provided on the rear wall of the auxiliary storage 204 are conductors. By short-circuiting with the metal game medal C, error notification is performed on the front surface of the slot machine. In accordance with this, the employee opens the front door of the slot machine using a key, and collects medals by manually transferring the game medals C in the auxiliary storage 204 to the collection box.

  On the other hand, when the medals are automatically collected from the auxiliary storage 204, the floor plate 206 is taken out from the auxiliary storage 204 or leaned diagonally into the auxiliary storage 204 as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. By partially opening the medal recovery through hole 205 at the bottom, the game medal C that has flowed into the auxiliary storage 204 can be collected from the bottom through hole 205 at the bottom of the housing 200 and the game island. It is made to fall to the upper surface of the medal recovery belt conveyor 213 in the game island through an opening 212 provided in the mounting frame.

  However, in such a conventional auxiliary storage structure, the floor plate 206 is not fixed to the auxiliary storage 204, and the auxiliary storage 204 is turned upside down to collect the game medals C from the auxiliary storage 204 to the recovery box. In such a case, the floor plate 206 is unexpectedly detached from the auxiliary storage 204 and falls into the medal collection box, which hinders medal collection work.

  In addition, in order to overcome such a problem, as in Patent Document 1, a claw portion is formed at the bottom of the auxiliary storage, and the floor plate is elastically fixed by the claw portion, or Patent Document 2 Even if the auxiliary storage is turned upside down for medal recovery by forming a slit in the side wall surface near the bottom of the auxiliary storage and inserting the floor plate horizontally through the slit into the bottom of the auxiliary storage, The thing which prevented the floorboard from falling is proposed and put into practical use.

JP 2003-164564 A JP2003-070966A

  However, even in these improved auxiliary storages, depending on the presence or absence of an automatic medal recovery device or use of an automatic medal recovery device, the case where the floor plate is used and the case where the floor plate is removed and used In spite of these two situations, the floorboard was separable from the auxiliary storage, and there was a problem that it was lost unless sufficient care was taken in storage of the floorboard.

The present invention has been made to overcome such problems in the conventional auxiliary storage, and the floor plate laid on the bottom surface of the auxiliary storage is divided into a plurality of pieces, each of which is raised and lowered with respect to the bottom surface of the auxiliary storage. By pivoting as possible, it is possible to partially open and close the through hole for automatic medal collection provided at the bottom of the auxiliary storage, and to make the floor plate inseparable from the main body of the auxiliary storage, It is intended to prevent loss of the floorboard.

The slot machine according to claim 1 of the present invention includes an auxiliary storage formed by forming a through hole for automatic medal collection on the bottom of a container that is long in the front-rear direction of the housing, and the bottom of the auxiliary storage In a slot machine in which a floor plate having a size covering the through-hole is laid and a ground plate made of a conductive material is laid on the bottom of the casing on which the auxiliary storage is placed, the floor plate is divided into a plurality of pieces. In addition, it is composed of a conductive material plate, and the pivoting end side of each floor plate is bent from the end of the plate covering the through-hole and bent toward the swinging end side of each floor plate, In addition, a pair of tongue pieces toward the rocking end side of each floor plate are bent at the falling portion of the U-shaped bending forming portion, and a fulcrum portion provided on the pair of tongue pieces is formed on the main body of the auxiliary storage. Each floor plate can be pivotally engaged with the fulcrum part to be provided The pivot end side of the base plate is pivotably attached to the bottom portion of the main body of the auxiliary storage , and each base plate closes the through-opening, and the U-shape of the base plate end side of each base plate is closed. The outer surface of the portion facing the rocking end of the bent forming portion is slightly protruded downward from the bottom of the auxiliary storage, and a floor plate closes the through hole in the main body of the auxiliary storage. And a means for locking the rocking end side of the floor plate in a state where the floor board opens the through hole. .

According to a second aspect of the present invention , the floor plate is inserted into the tongue on the pivot end side by inserting the swing end side in a horizontal direction through a slit formed on a side surface near the bottom of the main body of the auxiliary storage. The provided fulcrum is configured to be elastically engaged and pivotally attached to the fulcrum provided on the main body side of the auxiliary storage, and at the tip of the tongue piece, on the main body side of the auxiliary storage A guide portion is formed for smooth elastic engagement with the provided fulcrum portion .

The invention according to claim 3, wherein the floor plate is divided into two parts that abut each other's oscillating end side in the closed state of the through-hole before and after the length direction of the auxiliary storage. In the floor plate, the locking piece provided on one of the base plates to be locked to the main body of the auxiliary storage in the open state of the through hole enters the recess provided in the other floor plate, and the straight portion of the butted portion is the medal diameter. It is characterized in that they have the same shape with a shorter butted portion .

  According to the invention of claim 1, since the floorboard is pivotally attached to the main body of the auxiliary storage and integrated, there is no risk of losing the floorboard even when the floorboard is not used, and management is possible. There is an advantage that becomes easier. In addition, the floor plate is divided into a plurality of pieces in the length direction of the auxiliary storage, and each is pivotally attached to the main body of the auxiliary storage so that it can be tilted up and down independently. By changing, there is an effect that the opening area and the opening position of the through hole can be adapted to the size of the automatic medal recovery basket and the position of the medal recovery conveyor.

  By the way, under the current rules, the act of operating with game machine parts such as slot machines removed at amusement halls or adding new parts to operate is prohibited in principle. In some cases, it is necessary to submit an application for change permission to the supervisory authority (National Police Agency). Even in the case of the auxiliary storage according to the subject of the present invention, it is illegal to operate by removing the floor of the auxiliary storage from the slot machine, so it is illegal to submit a change permission application, If the through-hole is made a structure without removing the floor plate from the auxiliary storage as in the present invention, it is advantageous that such a troublesome procedure is not required.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the floorboard can be assembled in a pivoted state with respect to the main body simply by horizontally inserting the floorboard from the slit provided on the side surface near the bottom of the main body of the auxiliary storage. Work is very easy.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the divided floor boards have the same shape, it is possible to suppress an increase in manufacturing cost and to avoid an assembly error in the auxiliary storage.

Further , according to each of the above inventions , the siding plate is made of a conductive plate material, and the outer surface of the slat plate on the pivotally attached end side of the auxiliary storage is in a state where the through hole for automatic medal collection is closed. Since it protrudes slightly from the bottom, it is electrically connected to the conductive plate installed inside the slot machine housing by simply storing the auxiliary storage box next to the medal payout hopper in the slot machine housing. The static electricity charged in the game medal can be released to the housing side.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a slot machine to which the present invention is applied.
The slot machine M is configured to be openable and closable by attaching one side of the front door 2 to a left opening edge of a rectangular casing 1 having an opening on the front surface by means of a hinge fitting. On the upper surface of the casing 1, three heat radiating holes 1a for releasing heat generated from a power supply device, a reel drive motor, a control circuit board and the like housed in the casing 1 are opened. At the same time, a punching metal 1b is attached to each heat radiating hole 1a in order to prevent foreign matter and dust from entering the inside of the housing 1.

A graphic image such as a character image, a background image, or a symbol or a character is displayed at the upper center position of the front door 2 according to the progress of the game, and from a double liquid crystal screen that performs various display effects such as notification of a winning combination An effect display device 3 is arranged. The effect display device 3 has a configuration in which a transmissive color liquid crystal display device constituting a front display screen and a color liquid crystal display device constituting a rear display screen are arranged in parallel at a predetermined interval, By displaying images linked to each other on each display screen, it is possible to express a three-dimensional image. On both sides of the effect display device 3, a pair of acoustic speakers including a left upper speaker 4a and a right upper speaker 4b are provided. Sound production using sound effects is performed.

In addition, a light-emitting display unit 5 having a plurality of LEDs or electric lamps built in a transparent lamp cover is disposed above the effect display device 3, and the effect display device 3 and the upper speaker 4 A light emission display operation such as blinking or sequential lighting is performed in association with the effect to be emitted.

On the other hand, a front panel 8 made of a transparent plate material provided with a reel window 7 for visually recognizing the reels 6 a to 6 c housed in the housing 1 is provided at the lower part of the effect display device 3. Each reel 6a to 6c has 21 frames arranged at equal intervals along the rotation direction on the outer peripheral surface thereof, and is individually rotated in the same direction by a stepping motor (not shown). Of the 21 frames of symbols on the reels 6a to 6c, three symbols are visible from the reel window 7 of the front panel 8. An active line indicator (not shown) that displays the position and number of active lines set according to the number of medals inserted from a medal insertion slot 12 described later by lighting or the like on the front surface of the front panel 8. Is arranged.

Below the front panel 8, there is provided a horizontally long operation unit 9 in which switches operated by the player during the game are arranged. The operation unit 9 has an upper operation panel surface 10 that contacts the front panel 8 and a front operation panel surface 11 that faces the player. A medal insertion slot 12 is provided at the right end of the upper operation panel surface 10, a medal indicator 13 for displaying the number of payout medals and the like is provided at the center, and the number of medals used in the game is displayed at the left end. A betting medal number setting switch 14 including a 1-bet switch 14a and a MAX bet switch 14b for setting is provided.

The 1-bet switch 14a is a push-button switch that adds the number of medals to bet per game one by one every time the button is pressed once. The MAX bet switch 14b is a push button switch that allows the maximum number of medals to be bet in one game to be set by one push operation. That is, when the MAX bet switch 14b is pressed and the remaining number of medals is sufficient in the credit, the bet number is set to the maximum bet number, that is, three. If the remaining number of medals in credit is less than the maximum bet number, all remaining medals are added to the bet number.

The medal indicator 13 arranged at the center of the operation unit 9 is composed of an LED segment indicator or the like, and is stored in the memory after being inserted from the medal insertion slot 12 or the medal insertion slot 12 during the game. It is used to display the number of medals (number of credits), the number of game medals lent out from the inter-unit medal lending machine arranged adjacent to the slot machine M, the remaining number of cards inserted in the inter-machine, etc. .

On the other hand, on the front operation panel surface 11 of the operation unit 9, a lever-type start operation switch 15 for starting rotation of the three reels 6a to 6c and a reel that has started to rotate by operation of the start operation switch 15 are provided. In order to stop 6a to 6c at an arbitrary timing, a stop switch 16 (16a to 16c) provided corresponding to each reel is provided.

In addition, a return button for forcibly removing a medal when a medal inserted from the medal insertion slot 12 stops in the medal selector 17 installed on the back side of the front door 2 at the right end of the front operation panel surface 11. 18 is provided, and a cylinder-type locking device 19 for switching the locking state of the front door 2 is provided at the open side end of the front door 2.

On the other hand, in the lower half of the front face of the front door 2, a lower panel unit 20 that is designed to represent a motif or character of a gaming machine is arranged, and the lower panel unit 20 is arranged in the space behind it. It is illuminated from the back by a backlight source 21 such as a lamp or a cold cathode tube, and transmits light and emits light from the front. Further below the lower panel unit 20, a medal payout opening 24 for sending out a game medal into a medal tray 23 provided at the bottom of the front door 2 by operating a prize button or a settlement button 22 when winning a combination. Is provided.

A left lower speaker 25a and a right lower speaker 25b are provided on the left and right sides of the medal payout opening 24, and an ashtray 26 is provided at the left end of the tray 23. Note that the opening shape of the medal payout opening 24 is an inverted trapezoidal shape having a short lower side with respect to the upper side. Therefore, when the amount of game medals stored in the medal tray 23 is small, the game medal is stored in the medal payout opening 24. Since the payout is concentrated near the center of the medal tray 23 from near the lower side, it becomes easier for the player to pick up game medals, and when the number of game medals in the medal tray 23 increases and the accumulation level rises, the medal payout exit Since the substantial width of 24 gradually increases and game medals are distributed and paid out over a wide range, the game medals are unlikely to overflow from the medal tray 23.

  Next, the structure of the auxiliary storage which is a feature of the present invention will be described in detail. FIG. 2 is a front view showing the internal structure of the housing 1 of the slot machine according to the present invention. FIG. 2 illustrates a state in which the front door 2 is removed from the front surface of the housing 1 and a harness for connecting electrical components is removed. Further, in FIG. 2, the portions denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 1 indicate the same members and the same portions, respectively.

  The inside of the housing 1 is partitioned into two upper and lower storage space areas composed of an upper space 28a and a lower space 28b by a metal intermediate shelf 27 arranged horizontally at the middle position, and the intermediate shelf A box-shaped reel block 29 that houses the three reels 6a to 6c, a motor that drives each reel, and a backlight illumination device that illuminates the reel tape of each reel from behind is placed on the upper surface of 27. A plurality of bolts 30 are fixed to the intermediate shelf 27.

  In the upper space 28a, a main board case 31 storing a main control board for executing the game control of the slot machine M is fixed to the back plate of the housing 1 above the reel block 29. The main board case 31 includes operation switches provided on the operation unit 9 of the front door 2, such as a medal number setting switch 14, a lever-type start operation switch 15, a stop switch 16 (16a to 16c), a medal selector. 17. Input means such as a settlement button 22 are electrically connected by a harness (not shown), and the reel 6a to 6c driving motor provided in the reel block 29 is also connected via a dedicated driver circuit. .

  On the other hand, a sub board case 32 containing a sub control board is fixed to the left side wall of the housing 1 in the upper space 28a. The sub-control board in the sub-board case 32 is connected to the main control board in the main board case 31 by a harness (not shown), and based on a control command transmitted in one direction from the main control board, the slot machine M The image display control of the effect display device 3 and the light emission display control of the light emission display unit 5 during the game progress are performed.

  An external terminal board 33 is attached to the right side wall of the housing 1 in the upper space 28a, and the external terminal board 33 is harness-connected to the main control board in the main board case 31, It plays a role of transmitting various game data including a bonus signal and an error signal output from the main control board to a central control device (hall computer) of the game hall.

  On the other hand, the main control board in the main board case 31, the sub control board in the sub board case 32, or the reel block 29 is attached to the left end of the lower space 28 b inside the housing 1 so as to be in close contact with the left side wall. A power supply 34 for supplying power to the reel driving motor is disposed. In the center of the lower space 28b, the game medal C inserted through the medal slot 12 and the medal selector 17 provided in the front door 2 is stored, and when the symbol combination is established by the reel stop, A hopper device 35 for paying out a predetermined number of award medals from the medal payout opening 24 to the medal tray 23 is accommodated.

A box arranged on the right side of the hopper device 35 is an auxiliary storage 36 that forms a main part of the present invention. That is, the auxiliary storage 36 is configured such that the upper opening is lower than the hopper device 35 and is sandwiched between the guide plate 37 hanging downward from the outer surface of the upper tank 35 a of the hopper device 35 and the right side wall of the housing 1. It is stored in the space so that it can be pulled forward. When the game medal C in the upper tank 35a of the hopper device 35 is full, the auxiliary storage 36 receives the game medal C that overflows from the medal outlet 35b provided on the right side surface of the upper tank 35a. a retains therein until state, two upper and lower electrodes 39a projecting horizontally from the terminal box full detector 38 mounted on the back of the housing 1 as shown in FIG. 3, 39 b of the rear wall of the body 40 The two insertion holes 41a and 41b drilled in 40a are inserted into the internal space of the auxiliary storage 36, respectively.

  A ground plate S made of a conductive material such as an iron plate is laid on the bottom surface of the housing 1 where the hopper device 35 and the auxiliary storage 36 are placed, and at the bottom of the auxiliary storage 36. A medal recovery hole R capable of communicating with the provided through hole 43 is formed. The medal collection hole R is for dropping the game medal C through a chute on a medal transport conveyor provided in the game island.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the auxiliary storage 36 is composed of a synthetic resin main body 40 and two floor plates 60 made of a metal plate such as a stainless steel plate. The main body 40 is in the form of a rectangular container without a lid that is elongated in the front-rear direction of the casing 1 of the slot machine M, as in the known auxiliary storage, and the electrodes 39a and 39b are provided on the rear wall 40a. Through-holes 41a and 41b for passing through are formed, and a handle 42 for pulling the entire auxiliary storage 36 forward from the housing 1 is provided at the middle position of the outer surface of the front wall 40b opposite to the through-holes 41a and 41b. It is integrally formed. In addition, an oval medal automatic collection through-hole 43 is formed on the bottom surface 46 of the main body 40.

  In FIG. 4, 44 and 45 have the full length of the bottom face 46 at the joint between the bottom face 46 of the main body 40 and the rear wall 40a and the joint between the bottom face 46 and the front wall 40b in the auxiliary storage 36. Formed slits for insertion of the floor plate, each of the slits 44, 45 having a gap slightly wider than the thickness (about 1 mm) of the floor plates 60, 60 and opening horizontally toward the front and rear of the main body 40 doing.

  The front and rear ends of the bottom surface 46 of the main body 40 face the slits 44 and 45, respectively, have notches 47 at both left and right ends thereof, and projecting portions formed in the notches 47. On both end faces, fulcrum protrusions 48 that can be engaged with fulcrum holes 61 of a floor plate 60 described later protrude in the horizontal direction. In the figure, 44 'and 45' indicate that when the floor plate 60 is inserted into the slits 44 and 45 from the horizontal direction, the locking piece 65 formed at the tip of the floor plate 60 interferes with the front wall 40b of the main body 40. It is a notch recessed part for avoiding.

  The auxiliary storage 36 shown in FIG. 4 engages with the shoulder portion 62 of the floor plate 60 at a substantially central portion of the bottom surface 46, and a pair of locking means 49 that holds the floor plate 60 in a state where the through-hole 43 is closed. have. The locking means 49 includes a plate-like rib 50 projecting horizontally from the side wall of the main body 40, flexible arms 51a and 51b extending in the front-rear direction from the upper end of the rib 50, and a flexible arm. 51a and 51b are integrally formed on the free end sides of the operation arms 52a and 52b. At the upper ends of the operation arms 52a and 52b, claw portions 53a and 53b that can be engaged with the shoulder 62 of the floor plate 60 are provided. It is formed to project in opposite directions in the front and rear directions.

  The two floor plates 60 are formed by bending plate materials such as stainless steel press-molded by the same punching die into the same shape. The floor plate 60 is bent at the pivot end A side in a U-shape, and tongue pieces 63 and 63 formed at both ends thereof are bent by about 90 ° toward the swing end B side. 63 and 63 are provided with fulcrum holes 61 sized so as to be freely engageable with the fulcrum protrusions 48 provided on the main body 40 side of the auxiliary storage 36 and the tongue pieces 63 and 63. A guide portion 64 that is bent outward like the tip of the heel is formed at the tip of the tip so as to make the elastic engagement with the fulcrum protrusion 48 smooth.

  On the other hand, a locking piece 65 bent in an inverted U shape is integrally formed on the rocking end B side of the floor plate 60, and at the base portion thereof, the rear wall 40a of the main body 40 of the auxiliary storage 36 and A rectangular engagement hole 66 that can be engaged with a protrusion 55 formed in a rectangular engagement hole 54 provided in the front wall 40b is formed. Further, a recess 67 for avoiding interference with the locking piece 65 of the mating floor plate 60 is formed at a position adjacent to the locking piece 65 on the swing end B side of the floor plate 60. In the figure, reference numeral 68 denotes a through hole for passing an electrode provided corresponding to the position of the through hole 41 a provided in the main body 40 of the auxiliary storage 36.

  Note that the pivot end A side bent in the U-shape is assembled to the main body 40 of the auxiliary storage 36 as shown in FIG. 3 and is locked by the locking means 49 so as to close the through hole 43 of the bottom surface 46. In this state, the outer surface of the auxiliary storage 36 has a dimensional relationship that protrudes slightly below the grounding surface of the main body 40. The static electricity charged in the game medal C stored in the auxiliary storage 36 is released to the outside through the floor plate 60 and the ground plate S.

  On the other hand, the back of the housing 1 of the slot machine M shown in FIG. 2 is automatically replenished when a shortage of medals occurs in the hopper device 35 at a position slightly higher than the tank portion 35a of the hopper device 35. For this reason, a rectangular replenishing port 70 for inserting a nozzle of the medal replenishing device is provided. When the medal replenishing device is not used, the replenishing port 70 is closed by a cover plate 72 whose corners are rotatably supported by fulcrum screws 71 on the inner surface side of the housing 1 as shown in FIG. Yes. The cover plate 72 has ribs in the form of diagonal lattices for reinforcement on the surface on the lower space 28b side, and a rib having a height of about 1 mm that can be fitted to the supply port 70 on the back surface side (see FIG. (Not shown) is formed in a rectangular ring shape, and the periphery of the corner portion fastened to the housing 1 by the fulcrum screw 71 is more easily bent in the thickness direction than the other portions. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, both ends of the cover plate 72 are engaged with locking protrusions formed at the tips of two stopper members 73 that are rotatably mounted in the vicinity of the supply port 70 of the housing 1. A hole 74 is formed.

  That is, when the supply port 70 is opened and the nozzle of the medal supply device (not shown) is inserted into the upper tank 35a of the hopper device 35, the front door 2 of the slot machine M is opened as shown in FIG. The two stopper members 73 and 73 are rotated by hand from all the openings of 1 to the unlocked state, and the lid plate 72 is bent inward of the housing 1 and rotated in the direction of arrow X around the fulcrum screw 71. . As a result, the replenishing port 70 is opened, the nozzle of the medal replenishing device can be inserted into the upper tank 35a of the hopper device 35, and the lid plate 72 is connected to the housing 1 by the fulcrum screw 71. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the cover plate 72 from being lost.

  The slot machine of the present invention generally has the above-described configuration. However, as the game progresses, the number of medals per unit time inserted from the medal slot 12 and the hopper device 35 are paid out to the tray 23. When the upper tank 35a of the hopper device 35 becomes full due to the accumulation of the difference from the number of award medals per unit time, the game medal C inserted from the medal slot 12 overflows from the upper tank 35a and becomes a medal. It is discharged from the outlet 35b to the auxiliary storage 36 side.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the game medal C discharged from the hopper device medal outlet 35 b is inserted into the auxiliary storage 36 from the upper opening, but the two floor boards pivotally attached to the bottom surface 46 of the auxiliary storage 36. 60 and 60 are both tilted inward with the fulcrum protrusion 48 as the center, and the shoulder portions 62 of the floor plates 60 and 60 are engaged with the claw portions 53a and 53b of the locking means 49 to close the through hole 43. For this reason, they are sequentially deposited on the upper surface of the floor plate 60. In addition, in the abutting portion of the two slats 60, 60, the locking pieces 65 of one slab 60 are inserted into the recesses 67 of the other slat 60, and the gap between them is bent like a maze. At the same time, since the straight portions are all shorter than the diameter of the game medal C, the game medal C does not spill from the gap. Further, the slits 44 and 45 of the main body 40 of the auxiliary storage 36 are also in a state in which the gap is closed by the pivot end A of the floor plate 60, so that the game medal C does not escape from the gap. In addition, since the electrodes 39a and 39b of the full detection device 38 are in a non-conductive state at the time of FIG. 6, no alarm is issued.

  Next, when the game medal C is inserted into the auxiliary storage 36 and is accumulated up to the state shown in FIG. 7, the electrodes 39a and 39b of the full detection device 38 are in a conductive state, and the full detection signal is sent to the main board case. Since the slot machine M is controlled to be in an error state and transmitted to the main control board 31, the fact that the auxiliary storage 36 is full indicates that the light emitting display portion 5 provided on the upper portion of the front door 2 is blinking. It is notified to hall employees by actions.

  When the error state is notified by blinking of the light emitting display portion 5 or the like, the hall employee follows this to unlock the locking device 19 using a key, and after opening the front door 2, the auxiliary storage 36 The hand 42 is gripped by hand and pulled out to the front, the game medals C in the auxiliary storage 36 are transferred to the medal collection box, the empty auxiliary storage 36 is set back to the original position, and the slot machine M It is sufficient to cancel the error and close the front door 2.

  It should be noted that when transferring from the auxiliary storage 36 to the medal collection box, the floor plate 60 has the shoulder 62 on the swinging end B side locked by the action of the locking means 49 and the pivoting end A. Since the side is connected to the main body 40 by the engagement between the fulcrum hole 61 and the fulcrum protrusion 48 of the main body 40, even if the auxiliary storage 36 is turned upside down, there is no problem of falling, and manual medal collection work is smooth. Can be done.

  On the other hand, when the game medal C overflowed from the hopper device 35 is automatically collected, as shown in FIG. The locking piece 65 on the swing end B side is inserted into the locking hole 54 of the main body 40, and an engaging hole 66 formed at the base of the locking piece 65 is provided with a protrusion 55 provided in the locking hole 54. If engaged, the through hole 43 can be fixed in a released state. By holding the floor plate 60 in a state of being flipped up in this way, the through hole 43 in the bottom surface 46 of the main body 40 can be fully opened, so that the game medal C overflowed from the hopper device 35 is inserted into the through hole 43 and the housing. It can be dropped and collected on the automatic medal recovery conveyor below through the through-hole R provided in the body 1.

  In order to release the locked state of the floor plate 60 by the locking means 49, the lower ends of the operation arms 52a and 52b are operated by the hand in the direction of arrow F as shown in FIG. 8, and the flexible arms 51a and 51b are moved. The claw portions 53a and 53b may be retracted from the shoulder portion 62 of the floor plate 60 by bending upward. In addition, when the through hole 43 of the auxiliary storage 36 is fully opened as shown in FIG. 8, if the game medal C spills down either on the front side or the rear side of the automatic collection conveyor, the front or back side floor plate If only one of 60 is tilted as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 and fixed by the locking means 49, the opening area and the opening position of the through-hole 43 can be appropriately changed according to the position of the automatic collection conveyor. .

  9 to 13 show a modified embodiment of the auxiliary storage applicable to the slot machine according to the present invention. 9 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the auxiliary storage, FIG. 10 is a plan view of the auxiliary storage, FIGS. 11 and 12 are cross-sectional views showing the usage state of the auxiliary storage, and FIG. 13 is the embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows an example of the floorboard used. 10 and 11 show cross sections taken along arrows YY in FIG. 9, respectively. In these drawings, the portions denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 1 to 8 indicate the same members and the same portions, respectively.

  In these drawings, the auxiliary storage 36 is composed of a synthetic resin main body 140 and three floor plates 160 formed of a metal plate such as a stainless steel plate. The main body 140 is in the form of a box container without an elongated lid in the front-rear direction of the casing 1 of the slot machine M, and two full detection devices provided on the inner surface of the casing 1 on the rear wall 140a. Through-holes 141a and 141b for allowing the electrodes to pass therethrough are formed, and a handle 142 is integrally formed at the middle position on the outer surface of the front wall 140b opposite to the through-holes 141a and 141b. In addition, a through hole 143 for automatic medal collection is formed on the bottom surface 146 of the main body 140.

  In the figure, 144A, 144B, and 144C are base plate insertions that are formed with a length slightly larger than the width of the base plate 160 at the joint between the bottom surface 146 of the main body 140 of the auxiliary storage 36 and the side wall 140c. Each slit 144A, 144B, 144C has a gap slightly wider than the thickness (about 1 mm) of the floor plate 160 and opens horizontally toward the side of the main body 140.

  In addition, a portion sandwiched between the through-hole 143 and the three slits 144A, 144B, and 144C on the bottom surface 146 of the main body 140 is connected to the lower end of the side wall 140c by a bridge 146 ′ and adjacent to the bridge 146 ′. The fulcrum protrusions 148 that can engage with the fulcrum holes 161 of the floor plate 160 protrude in the horizontal direction at both end surfaces of the protruding portion formed to face the slit 144 by the cutout portion 147 provided. In the figure, reference numeral 145 denotes a notch recess for avoiding interference between the locking piece 165 formed at the front end of the base plate 160 and the left side wall 140C of the main body 140 when the base plate 160 is inserted into the slit 144 from the horizontal direction. It is.

  The auxiliary storage 36 engages with and holds the shoulder 162 of the bottom plate 160 at positions opposite to the locking pieces 165 of the three bottom plates 160 at the lower end of the side wall 140d of the main body 140 3. There are individual locking means 149. The locking means 149 is formed with three operating tongues 150 having elasticity by forming six cuts 151 in the vertical direction from the lower end of the side wall 140d of the main body 40 upward. A claw portion 152 that can be engaged with the tip of the locking piece 165 is integrally formed on the inner surface of the operation tongue piece 150.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the three floor plates 160 are formed by bending plate materials formed by the same punching die into the same shape by a press machine. The floor plate 160 is bent at the pivot end A side in a U-shape, and tongue pieces 163 and 163 formed at both ends thereof are bent by about 90 ° toward the swing end B side. Each of the tongues 163 and 163 is provided with a fulcrum recess 161 having a cap shape that can be rotatably engaged with the fulcrum protrusion 148 provided on the main body 140 side of the auxiliary storage 36. At the tips of the pieces 163 and 163, a guide portion 164 bent outward is formed like the tip of the heel so as to make the elastic engagement with the fulcrum protrusion 148 smooth.

  On the other hand, a locking piece 165 bent in an inverted U shape is integrally formed on the rocking end B side of the floor plate 160, and the left side wall 140 c of the main body 140 of the auxiliary storage 36 is formed at the base portion thereof. A rectangular engagement hole 166 that can be engaged with a protrusion 155 formed in a rectangular locking hole 154 provided in the hole is formed.

  The floor plate 160 is used so that it can be tilted around the fulcrum recess 161 by assembling the pivot end A side bent in the U-shape to the main body 140. In the state of being locked by the locking means 149 so as to close, the lower surface on the pivot end A side protrudes downward by a dimension t from the grounding surface of the main body 140 of the auxiliary storage 36 as shown in FIG. When the base plate 160 is placed on the bottom surface of the housing 1, the base plate 160 comes into contact with the ground plate S, and the game medal C stored in the auxiliary storage 36 is charged with static electricity charged to the base plate 160 and the ground. It is possible to escape through the plate S.

  The auxiliary storage according to the embodiment of the present invention generally has the above-described configuration, but the game medal C discharged from the medal outlet 35b of the hopper device 35 as the game progresses is the above-described FIG. In the same manner as in the case of Fig. 10, the three floor boards 160 pivotally attached to the bottom surface 146 of the auxiliary storage 36 are penetrated as shown in Figs. Since the fulcrum protrusion 148 is tilted so as to close the mouth 143 and the shoulder 162 of each floor plate 160 is engaged with the claw portion 152 of the locking means 149, it is sequentially deposited on the upper surface of the floor plate 160. Become. In addition, since the gap between the adjacent portions of the three floor boards 160 is smaller than the thickness of the game medal C, the game medal C does not spill from the gap. Further, when the slit 144 of the main body 140 of the auxiliary storage 36 is also tilted so that the through-hole 143 is closed by the floor plate 160, the game medal is closed by the pivot end A. C does not come out of the gap.

  When manually transferring from the auxiliary storage 36 to the medal collection box, the floor plate 160 is locked on the swinging end B side by the action of the locking means 149 and the pivoting end B side is on the fulcrum hole. 161 and the fulcrum protrusion 148 of the main body 140 are connected to the main body 140, so that even if the auxiliary storage case 36 is turned upside down, there is no problem of dropping, and manual medal recovery work can be performed smoothly. I can do it.

  On the other hand, when the game medals C overflowed from the hopper device 35 are automatically collected, the three floor plates 160 are unlocked by the latching means 149, and are swung upward as shown in FIG. The locking piece 165 on the end B side is inserted into the locking hole 154 of the main body 140, and the engaging hole 166 formed at the base of the locking piece 165 has a protrusion 155 provided in the locking hole 154 of the main body 140. If engaged, the through hole 143 can be fixed in a released state. By fixing the floor plate 160 in a state of being flipped up in this way, the through hole 143 of the bottom surface 146 of the main body 140 can be fully opened, so that the game medal C overflowed from the hopper device 35 is inserted into the through hole 143 and the housing. It can be dropped and collected on the automatic medal recovery conveyor below through the through-hole R provided in the body 1.

  In order to release the locked state of the floor plate 160 by the locking means 149, the lower end of the operating tongue piece 150 is manually operated in the direction of arrow F as shown in FIG. 12, and the operating tongue as shown by a two-dot chain line is shown. The piece 150 may be bent outward and the intermediate claw 152 may be retracted from the tip of the locking piece 165 of the floor plate 160. In addition, when the through hole 143 of the auxiliary storage 36 is fully opened as shown in FIGS. 9 and 12, the game medal C spills either in front of or behind the automatic collection conveyor. If the floor plate 160 on the front side or the back side is tilted as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 and fixed by the locking means 149, the opening area and the opening position of the through-hole 143 are appropriately changed according to the position of the automatic collection conveyor. I can do it.

  In each of the above embodiments, each of the plurality of divided floor plates is pivotally attached to one end side so as to be rotatable about the longitudinal or width axis of the main body at the bottom of the main body of the auxiliary storage. On the other hand, the rocking end side is held in the main body so that the bottom through-hole is closed or held open, but the slot machine of the present invention is separate from these. It is not limited to the embodiment. For example, both a plurality of divided floorboards attached so as to be pivotable in the front-rear direction as shown in FIG. 3 and a thing in which the floorboard is rotatably attached in the width direction of the main body as shown in FIG. It is also possible to use them and combine them.

  For example, the floor board is divided into three parts in the front-rear direction of the slot machine M, the front and rear floor boards are attached so as to be pivotable in the front-rear direction as shown in FIG. 3, and the center floor board is shown in FIG. Thus, it is possible to pivotally attach the floorboard in the width direction of the main body. That is, in any case, the floorboard is connected to the main body of the auxiliary storage, that a plurality of floorboards can be opened and closed independently, and the opening area and the opening position of the through-hole can be set by opening and closing the floorboard individually. As long as the conditions such as being changeable are satisfied, the design can be appropriately modified.

  However, if the floorboards divided into multiple parts have the same shape, it is possible to suppress the increase in product cost and to prevent the effect of assembly errors. Should. In addition, an appropriate connection structure between the floorboard and the main body should be selected in consideration of assembling property, strength, cost, etc., for example, provided on the main body side as shown in the embodiment of the present invention. If the fulcrum hole or fulcrum recess provided on the base plate side is elastically engaged with the fulcrum protrusion, it can be pivotally attached, so that the number of parts is not increased and the assembling property is also guaranteed. can do.

  In particular, when a fulcrum recess that engages with a fulcrum projection of the main body is formed on the pivoting end A side of the floorboard, the fulcrum projection formed on the main body side is damaged at the edge when the pivoting end of the floorboard is assembled to the main body. Since it can prevent, it is more advantageous than the case where the fulcrum hole is formed on the pivot end side of the floor plate. In addition, if the floorboard is made of a conductive material and the through hole is closed with the floorboard, if part of the floorboard protrudes downward from the grounding surface of the main body of the auxiliary storage, Static electricity charged in game medals stored in the auxiliary storage can be quickly released to the housing side, and malfunctions of the electronic components and semiconductor elements of the slot machine can be prevented.

The perspective view which shows the whole slot machine to which this invention is applied Front view showing the internal structure of the slot machine The partial notch perspective view which shows embodiment of the auxiliary storage concerning this invention Exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the auxiliary storage Explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the medal automatic supply port of this invention slot machine. Action explanatory drawing which shows the medal storage condition in the auxiliary storage concerning this invention Action explanatory drawing which shows the state at the time of medal full in the auxiliary storage concerning this invention Action explanation diagram when the auxiliary storage is in the automatic medal collection state The partially cut-away perspective view showing another embodiment of the auxiliary storage according to the present invention Plan view showing medal storage state in the auxiliary storage YY arrow sectional view of the auxiliary storage shown in FIG. YY cross-sectional view showing the state of the auxiliary storage shown in FIG. A perspective view showing an embodiment of a floor board applicable to the auxiliary storage Explanatory drawing showing the internal structure of a conventional slot machine Explanatory drawing which shows an example of the conventional auxiliary storage

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36 Auxiliary storage 40, 140 Main body (auxiliary storage)
43, 143 Through-hole 44, 45, 144 Slit 46, 146 Bottom surface 48, 148 A fulcrum part (fulcrum protrusion)
60, 160 Base plate 61, 161 fulcrum part (fulcrum hole, fulcrum recess)
A pivot end B swing end

Claims (3)

An auxiliary storage is provided with a through hole for automatic medal collection on the bottom of a container that is long in the front-rear direction of the housing, and a floor plate that covers the through opening is laid on the bottom of the auxiliary storage In addition, in a slot machine in which a ground plate made of a conductive material is laid on the bottom of the casing on which the auxiliary storage is placed ,
The floor plate is divided into a plurality of parts and is composed of a conductive material, and the pivoted end side of each floor plate falls from the end of the plate covering the through-hole and faces the swing end side of each floor plate. And bending a pair of tongue pieces toward the swinging end side of each floor plate at the falling portion of the U-shaped bending forming portion, and a fulcrum portion provided on the pair of tongue pieces By pivotally engaging a fulcrum part provided on the main body of the auxiliary storage, the pivoting end side of each floor plate is pivotally attached to the bottom part of the main body of the auxiliary storage so that it can be raised and lowered respectively. In the state where the bottom plate closes the through hole, the outer surface of the portion facing the swinging end of the U-shaped bend forming portion on the pivot end side of each bottom plate is slightly protruded downward from the bottom of the auxiliary storage. And
The main body of the auxiliary storage has means for locking the rocking end side of the floor plate in a state where the floor plate closes the through-hole, and a floor plate in a state where the floor plate opens the through-hole. A slot machine comprising a means for locking the swing end side. The floor plate is inserted in the horizontal direction through a slit formed on the side surface near the bottom of the main body of the auxiliary storage, so that the fulcrum provided on the tongue on the pivoting end is the auxiliary storage. The fulcrum part provided on the main body side is elastically engaged and pivotally attached, and the tip of the tongue piece is elastic with the fulcrum part provided on the main body side of the auxiliary storage. The slot machine according to claim 1, wherein a guide portion is formed for smooth engagement . The floor plate, in the longitudinal direction before and after the auxiliary storage case, and divided in the closed state of the through hole into two to match the oscillation end side of each other, each divided decking is of the through hole The locking pieces provided on one slat that is locked to the main body of the auxiliary storage in the open state enter the recess provided on the other slat and have a butt portion in which the straight portion of the butt portion is shorter than the medal diameter. 3. The slot machine according to claim 1, wherein the slot machines have the same shape.

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