JP7634233B2 - Island Facilities - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an island facility in which pachinko machines and slot machines can be installed as desired.

There is an increasing need to be able to install pachinko machines and slot machines on one island in order to make effective use of the hall space within a pachinko parlor and to increase the freedom of layout within the parlor, and so measures to meet this need have been considered. For example, a mixed island has been proposed in the past, where pachinko machines and slot machines can be installed together, as disclosed in Patent Document 1.

JP 2015-231442 A

However, in pachinko parlors, due to their structure, pachinko machines and slot machines tend to be installed at different heights in order to improve their operability. In the above-mentioned conventional island equipment, when pachinko machines and slot machines are installed together, the heights of the inter-machine devices installed near each machine will also differ, and the heights of the bill insertion slots will also differ accordingly. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 16, separate bill transport devices are required for pachinko machines (α) and slot machines (β) for each island equipment 1, and the width dimension K of the island equipment 1 becomes large, requiring a large installation area for the island equipment in the parlor, which reduces the freedom of layout of the island equipment.

The present invention was made in consideration of these circumstances, and aims to provide an island facility that allows a banknote transport device to be shared when pachinko gaming machines and slot machines are installed together.

The invention described in claim 1 is an island equipment in which pachinko machines and slot machines can be installed arbitrarily, comprising a first space arranged near the pachinko machine and capable of installing a pachinko machine inter-stand device having a bill insertion port, a second space arranged near the slot machine and capable of installing a slot machine inter-stand device having a bill insertion port or a slot machine inter-stand device connected separately to a bill insertion device having a bill insertion port, and a bill transport device that transports bills inserted from the insertion port of the pachinko machine inter-stand device and the insertion port of the slot machine inter-stand device, the banknote insertion slot of the pachinko gaming machine inter-station device arranged in the island equipment and the banknote insertion slot of the slot machine inter-station device or the banknote insertion slot of the banknote insertion device connected to the slot machine inter-station device are aligned at approximately the same height , the island equipment has a gaming machine installation space for installing the gaming machines, and is equipped with installation members that enable the pachinko gaming machines and the slot machines to be selectively installed in the gaming machine installation space, and the installation members are attached to the gaming machine installation space of the island equipment to partition and form the gaming machine installation space into the first space or the second space .

The invention described in claim 2 is characterized in that, in the island equipment described in claim 1, at least one of the installation heights of the pachinko gaming machine and the inter-machine device for the pachinko gaming machine, or the installation heights of the slot machine and the inter-machine device for the slot machine are set to be inconsistent.

The invention described in claim 3 is characterized in that, in the island equipment described in claim 1 or claim 2 , the installation member consists of a rectangular frame member corresponding to the external dimensions of the gaming machine, and by attaching the installation member to the island equipment, the gaming machine installation space is partitioned and formed from the first space or the second space by the side panels that constitute the installation member .

The invention described in claim 4 is characterized in that, in the island equipment described in claim 1 , the installation members are capable of installing the pachinko game machines or slot machines by changing the installation direction.

The invention described in claim 5 is characterized in that the island equipment described in any one of claims 1 to 4 is provided with an adjustment member that is detachable from the underside of the first space or the second space and that can adjust the installation height of the pachinko machine inter-table device or the slot machine inter-table device.

According to the present invention, when pachinko gaming machines and slot machines are installed together, the banknote transport device can be shared.

FIG. 1 is an overall front view showing an island facility according to an embodiment of the present invention; A front view of the island facility with the pachinko and slot machines removed. Side view of the island's facilities A front view showing a pachinko machine inter-machine device applied to the island equipment. FIG. 13 is a front view showing a slot machine inter-unit device applied to the island facility. A schematic diagram to explain the replacement work of pachinko machines and slot machines at the facility on the island. A schematic diagram to explain the replacement work of pachinko machines and slot machines at the facility on the island. A schematic diagram to explain the replacement work of pachinko machines and slot machines at the facility on the island. A schematic diagram to explain the replacement work of pachinko machines and slot machines at the facility on the island. A schematic diagram to explain the replacement work of pachinko machines and slot machines at the facility on the island. FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram for explaining the replacement work of pachinko machines and slot machines in an island facility according to another embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram for explaining the replacement work of pachinko machines and slot machines in an island facility according to another embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram for explaining the replacement work of pachinko machines and slot machines in an island facility according to another embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram for explaining the replacement work of pachinko machines and slot machines in an island facility according to another embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 13 is a front view showing an island equipment according to still another embodiment of the present invention; A side view showing an island facility according to a conventional embodiment.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
The island equipment of this embodiment is fixed to the floor of an amusement facility such as a hall in a pachinko parlor, and as shown in Figures 1 to 3, can selectively accommodate pachinko gaming machines P in which game balls are used as the game medium and slot machines S in which medals are used as the game medium (game machines commonly known as "pachislots"). It can also accommodate a pachinko gaming machine inter-machine device 8 disposed near the pachinko gaming machine P, a slot machine inter-machine device 9 disposed near the slot machine S, and a banknote transport device 3.

In this embodiment, a single island facility 1 is formed by arranging multiple units Y (see Figures 6 and 10) corresponding to each gaming machine, and as shown in Figure 2, each unit Y is equipped with an installation member 2 that allows selective installation of a pachinko gaming machine P or a slot machine S. As shown in Figure 8, the installation member 2 is made of a rectangular frame member that corresponds to the external dimensions of the gaming machine, and an installation section 2a is formed at a predetermined position.

The installation member 2 can be oriented differently when the installation section 2a is at the top (FIG. 8(a)) and when the installation section 2a is at the bottom (FIG. 8(b)). When the installation section 2a is at the top, a slot machine S is installed, and when the installation section 2a is at the bottom, a pachinko machine P is installed.

In other words, the installation member 2 according to this embodiment can be used to install a pachinko game machine P or a slot machine S by changing the installation orientation. When the installation section 2a is positioned at the top (installation state in the orientation shown in FIG. 8(a)), the slot machine S is installed at a height of dimension t1 (plate thickness dimension of the installation member 2) from the installation surface of the installation member 2 (in this embodiment, the installation surface of the placement section D shown in FIG. 7), and when the installation section 2a is positioned at the bottom (installation state in the orientation shown in FIG. 8(b)), the pachinko game machine P is installed at a height of dimension t2 (height dimension of the installation section 2b) from the installation surface of the installation member 2 (in this embodiment, the placement surface of the placement section D shown in FIG. 7).

When the installation member 2 is attached to the unit Y that constitutes the island equipment 1, as shown in FIG. 2, a first space A1 is formed on one outside of the installation member 2 (the left side in the figure), a second space A2 is formed on the other outside of the installation member 2 (the right side in the figure), and a gaming machine installation space A3 is formed inside the installation member 2. Then, as shown in FIG. 1, any gaming machine (pachinko game machine P or slot machine S) is installed in the gaming machine installation space A3, a pachinko game machine inter-table device 8 is installed in the first space A1, and a slot machine inter-table device 9 and a bill insertion device 9a are installed in the second space A2.

As shown in FIG. 4, the pachinko machine inter-machine device 8 is disposed near the pachinko machine P and has a bill insertion port a formed therein. It is electrically connected to the adjacent pachinko machine P and is configured so that when a bill is inserted through the insertion port a, game balls according to the amount of the bill are supplied to the pachinko machine P.

As shown in FIG. 5, the slot machine inter-table device 9 is disposed near the slot machine S and has a bill insertion port b formed therein. It is electrically connected to the adjacent slot machine S and is configured so that when a bill is inserted through the insertion port b, medals according to the amount of the bill are supplied to the slot machine S. Note that the slot machine inter-table device 9 according to this embodiment is equipped with a separate bill insertion device 9a, and the insertion port b is formed in the bill insertion device 9a.

The first space A1 and the second space A2 are covered by a first cover member 10 or a second cover member 11. The first cover member 10 is set to a size that covers the entire first space A1 or the second space A2, and the second cover member 11 is set to a size that covers a part of the first space A1. In other words, when the pachinko game machine inter-machine device 8 is installed in the first space A1, a gap is created in the first space A1 as shown in FIG. 9, and the second cover member 11 is configured to cover the gap.

When a pachinko machine P is installed in the gaming machine installation space A3, a pachinko machine inter-machine device 8 is installed in the first space A1, the second cover member 11 covers the gap that occurs in the first space A1, and the first cover member 10 covers the entire second space A2. When a slot machine S is installed in the gaming machine installation space A3, the first cover member 10 covers the entire first space A1.

As shown in Figs. 1 to 3, the bill transport device 3 is installed inside the island equipment 1 and is capable of transporting bills inserted from the insertion port a of the pachinko machine inter-table device 8 and the insertion port b of the slot machine inter-table device 9 to the safe 4 installed at the end of the island equipment 1. Specifically, the bill transport device 3 is connected to the insertion ports a, b at predetermined positions using screws or the like (not shown) and is linearly extended in the longitudinal direction of the island equipment 1 so as to cross each unit Y that constitutes the island equipment 1, and its tip 3a is configured to reach the inside of the safe 4. Each unit Y has an opening H (see Figs. 3 and 6) for inserting the bill transport device 3.

The banknote transport device 3 has a transport motor 5 disposed at a predetermined position on its tip 3a, and by driving the transport motor 5, banknotes inserted from the slots (a, b) of the pachinko machine inter-table device 8 and the slot machine inter-table device 9 installed in each unit Y can be transported to the safe 4. The banknote transport device 3 may be any device capable of transporting banknotes to the safe 4, and may be, for example, a device that transports banknotes by a belt conveyor or chain, or a device that transports banknotes by compressed air, etc.

However, in this embodiment, an adjustment member (6, 7) is provided that can be attached and detached to the underside of the first space A1 or the second space A2 and can adjust the installation height of the pachinko game machine spacer 8 or the slot machine spacer 9. The adjustment member (6, 7) can be attached and detached at will in the first space A1 and the second space A2 by a general-purpose fastening means, and is configured so that when a pachinko game machine P is installed on the installation member 2, the adjustment member 6 is attached to the underside of the first space A1 to install the pachinko game machine spacer 8, and when a slot machine S is installed on the installation member 2, the adjustment member 8 is removed from the underside of the second space A2 to install the slot machine spacer 9.

In addition, when the adjustment member 6 is attached to the first space A1 and the pachinko machine inter-table device 8 is placed on top of it, the bottom surface of the pachinko machine inter-table device 8 and the bottom surface of the pachinko machine P are configured to be at approximately the same height, and when the adjustment member 7 is removed and the slot machine inter-table device 9 is placed in the second space A2, the bottom surface of the slot machine inter-table device 9 and the bottom surface of the slot machine S are configured to be at approximately the same height.

The island equipment 1 according to this embodiment is configured so that the bill insertion slot a of the pachinko machine inter-stand device 8 arranged in the first space A1 and the second space A2, and the bill insertion slot b of the bill insertion device 9a (or the bill insertion slot b of the slot machine inter-stand device 9) provided on the slot machine inter-stand device 9, are aligned at approximately the same height.

In other words, the island equipment 1 according to this embodiment is configured so that slot a in the first space A1 when the pachinko machine inter-table device 8 is installed on the adjustment member 6 and slot b in the second space A2 when the adjustment member 7 is removed and the slot machine inter-table device 9 is installed are at approximately the same height, and the banknote transport device 3 extends linearly across slot a and slot b, which are at approximately the same height. In this way, the adjustment members (6, 7) function as spacers, and can adjust slots a and b to approximately the same height.

Next, the work involved in replacing the installed slot machine S with a pachinko game machine P in the island equipment 1 according to this embodiment will be described.
First, as shown in Fig. 6, the slot machine S installed in the unit Y is removed, and then the first cover member 10, the installation member 2, the slot machine inter-table device 9, and the bill insertion device 9a are removed as shown in Fig. 7, and the orientation of the removed installation member 2 is turned upside down as shown in Fig. 8. As a result, the installation member 2 changes from a state in which the installation section 2a is at the top (Fig. 8(a)) to a state in which the installation section 2a is at the bottom (Fig. 8(b)).

Then, as shown in FIG. 9, the installation member 2 with the installation portion 2a at the bottom is attached onto the placement portion D to form the first space A1 and the second space A2, and the pachinko game machine inter-table device 8 is installed on the adjustment member 6 in the first space A1. At this time, a gap is created in the first space A1, so the gap is covered with the second cover member 11, and the entire second space A2 is covered with the first cover member 10.

10, the replacement of the gaming machine for the unit Y is completed by installing the pachinko gaming machine P on the installation section 2a of the installation member 2. When replacing the pachinko gaming machine P with a slot machine S, the above steps are reversed. In this way, any gaming machine (pachinko gaming machine P or slot machine S) can be installed in any unit Y, and pachinko gaming machines P and slot machines S can be mixed on a single island facility 1.

However, in this embodiment, the insertion port a of the pachinko game machine inter-stand device 8 and the insertion port b of the slot machine inter-stand device 9 (specifically, the insertion port b of the banknote insertion device 9a) installed in the above process are aligned to approximately the same height by the presence or absence of the adjustment members (6, 7), and the banknote transport device 3 is installed at that height. As a result, the banknote transport device 3 of this embodiment can be used as a transport device for banknotes inserted from the insertion port a of the pachinko game machine inter-stand device 8 and as a transport device for banknotes inserted from the insertion port b of the slot machine inter-stand device 9.

Next, the work content when replacing the installed slot machine S with a pachinko game machine P in the island equipment 1 according to another embodiment will be described.
The pachinko machine P and the inter-machine device 8, as well as the first cover member 10 and the second cover member 11 are removed from the unit Y in which the pachinko machine P is installed (see FIG. 11) (see FIG. 12). Then, the installation member 2 is removed from the unit Y and turned upside down as shown in FIG. 8, and the upside-down installation member 2 is attached to the unit Y again (see FIG. 13).

Then, the slot machine S is installed on the installation member 2, and the slot machine inter-stand device 9 and the bill insertion device 9a are respectively attached (see FIG. 14). At this time, the slot machine inter-stand device 9 is attached to the second space A2, and the bill insertion device 9a is attached to the first space A1 . A third cover member 12 is attached to the top of the slot machine inter-stand device 9, and a fourth cover member 13 is attached to the bottom of the bill insertion device 9a. In this way, by utilizing the connection state between the bill transport device 3 and the insertion port a of the pachinko game machine inter-stand device 8, it is possible to more easily connect the insertion port b of the bill insertion device 9a when replacing the pachinko game machine P with the slot machine S.

According to the island equipment 1 of this embodiment, when pachinko gaming machines P and slot machines S are installed together, the banknote transport device 3 can be shared, so the width dimension of the island equipment 1 can be made smaller than when a dedicated banknote transport device for the pachinko gaming machine inter-stand device 8 and a dedicated banknote transport device for the slot machine inter-stand device 9 are separately installed. Therefore, it is possible to increase the number of island equipment by the amount that reduces the installation area per island equipment 1 in the hall, and to improve the freedom of layout of the island equipment.

In addition, since the installation member 2 allows the pachinko game machine P and the slot machine S to be selectively installed, the pachinko game machine P and the slot machine S can be mixed and installed on a single island facility 1. Furthermore, since the installation member 2 allows the pachinko game machine P or the slot machine S to be installed by changing the installation direction, the pachinko game machine P and the slot machine S can be easily installed.

Furthermore, according to this embodiment, the device is provided with an adjustment member (6, 7) that can be attached and detached to the underside of the first space A1 or the second space A2 and can adjust the installation height of the pachinko machine inter-table device 8 or the slot machine inter-table device 9, so that the insertion port a of the pachinko machine inter-table device 8 and the insertion port b of the slot machine inter-table device 9 can be easily and reliably aligned to the same height.

Although the present embodiment has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, at least one of the installation heights of the pachinko game machine P and the pachinko game machine inter-table device 8, or the installation heights of the slot machine S and the slot machine inter-table device 9 may be set to be different, and for example, as shown in Fig. 15, the slot machine inter-table device 9 may be of a common standard (position of the slot b, external dimensions, etc.) with the pachinko game machine inter-table device 8. In this embodiment, the installation height of the inter-table device 8 is determined according to the installation height of the pachinko game machine P, but in this case, the installation state of the pachinko game machine P can be changed to the installation state of the slot machine S simply by turning the installation member 2 upside down, which is particularly effective because it enables the common use of the inter-table devices and simplifies the installation change work process from the pachinko game machine P to the slot machine S.

Other forms of island equipment may be used as long as they have the same purpose as the present invention.

1 Island equipment 2 Installation member 2a Installation section 3 Bill transport device 3a Tip section 4 Safe 5 Transport motor 6, 7 Adjustment member 8 Pachinko game machine inter-table device 9 Slot machine inter-table device 9a Bill insertion device 10 First cover member 11 Second cover member P Pachinko game machine S Slot machine A1 First space A2 Second space A3 Game machine installation space a Insertion port b Insertion port H Opening Y Unit D Placement section

Claims (5)

An island facility in which pachinko machines and slot machines can be installed at will,
a first space in which a pachinko machine inter-machine device having a bill insertion slot formed therein can be installed , the first space being disposed near the pachinko machine;
a second space in which a slot machine inter-stand device having a bill insertion port formed therein or a slot machine inter-stand device having a bill insertion port formed therein and connected thereto as a separate unit, is capable of being installed;
a bill transport device that transports bills inserted from an insertion port of the pachinko game machine inter-unit device and an insertion port of the slot machine inter-unit device;
and wherein the banknote insertion ports of the pachinko machine inter-stand devices disposed in the first space and the second space, and the banknote insertion ports of the slot machine inter-stand devices or the banknote insertion ports of the banknote insertion devices connected to the slot machine inter-stand devices , are aligned at approximately the same height, and the island equipment has a gaming machine installation space for installing gaming machines, and is provided with installation members that enable the pachinko machine and the slot machine to be selectively installed in the gaming machine installation space, and wherein the installation members are attached to the gaming machine installation space of the island equipment, thereby partitioning the gaming machine installation space from the first space or the second space . The island equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one of the installation heights of the pachinko game machine and the inter-machine device for the pachinko game machine, or the installation heights of the slot machine and the inter-machine device for the slot machine are set to be inconsistent. The island equipment described in claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that the installation member consists of a rectangular frame member corresponding to the external dimensions of the gaming machine, and when the installation member is attached to the island equipment, the gaming machine installation space is partitioned and formed from the first space or the second space by the side panels that constitute the installation member . 2. The island facility according to claim 1 , wherein the installation members are capable of installing the pachinko machines or slot machines by changing the installation direction. The island equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that it is provided with an adjustment member that is detachable from the underside of the first space or the second space and that can adjust the installation height of the pachinko machine inter-station device or the slot machine inter-station device.

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