JPH0525517B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a pachinko island in which a large number of pachinko machines are arranged in rows, and in particular to a pachinko island constructed by connecting a plurality of unit island stands. be.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, many pachinko islands in which a large number of pachinko machines are arranged in rows are constructed in such a way that materials that have been processed to some extent are brought to the game hall and assembled within the game hall. And even after assembling the pachinko island stand,
There was work to assemble various devices and mechanisms to be installed on the island, and to connect these devices and mechanisms with wiring.

[Problem to be solved by the invention] For this reason, in the conventional pachinko island, it takes a long time to complete the pachinko island, and
Since the various materials mentioned above had to be brought in for construction, there were problems such as the need for a large space.

The present invention was made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to simplify assembly at a game parlor and significantly shorten the construction period until completion.
To provide a pachinko island that can be set up without waste.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the pachinko island according to the present invention is constructed by connecting a plurality of unit island stands, and the unit island stand has a prize ball lifting device mechanism. , prize ball return device mechanism, wiring control device mechanism,
It is characterized by having at least one of the necessary mechanisms such as a wiring mechanism and a coin exchange mechanism built-in, thereby making it an independent mechanism built-in type.

[Function] Since the pachinko island is divided into a plurality of unit island stands, and each unit island stand is manufactured with the necessary mechanisms for the pachinko island built in in advance at the factory, in the game parlor, A pachinko island can be completed simply by sequentially connecting the transported unit island stands.

[Examples] Examples of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a side view showing the entire pachinko island 1. FIG. In the figure, a large number of pachinko machines 2 are arranged in rows behind a pachinko 1, and a coin machine 3 is arranged between the pachinko machines 2. The illustrated coin machine 3 is a card type machine, and therefore,
A player purchases a card using a coin exchange device 62, which will be described later, and inserts the card into the coin machine 3 to borrow pachinko balls for playing games. Of course, the coin machine 3 may be of the conventionally known hardening type, or may be one that can be used for cards and hardening at the same time.

The above-mentioned pachinko island 1 is composed of a plurality of unit islands as shown in FIG. is an independent unit island with a built-in mechanism. That is, the central part of the pachinko island 1 is composed of a unit island stand 10 that has a built-in prize ball lifting device mechanism, and the parts on both sides of the pachinko island 1 are composed of a unit island stand 30 that has a built-in prize ball return device mechanism, It is composed of a unit island stand 60 that has a built-in coin exchange device mechanism, and the left and right middle portion of the pachinko island 1 is composed of a unit island stand 40 that has a built-in computer mechanism and a unit island stand 50 that has a built-in wiring control device mechanism. has been done. It should be noted that all unit island stands have a built-in wiring mechanism connected to the pachinko machine 2 or the coin machine 3. Each unit island will be explained below.

First, the structure of the unit island stand 10 with a built-in prize ball lifting device mechanism will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5. A prize ball lifting device 11 is disposed at the center on the right side of the unit island stand 10 with a built-in prize ball lifting device mechanism. This prize ball lifting device 11 raises the out balls collected by an out ball collection gutter 12 provided at an angle downward inside the unit island stand 10 while polishing them. The water is supplied to the distribution gutter 13 which is provided at an angle. In addition, on the top of the prize ball lifting device 11,
A lifted ball storage tank 15 for storing lifted pachinko balls is provided, and the pachinko balls flow out from the lifted ball storage tank 15 into the distribution gutter 13. Further, the conveyed ball storage tank 15 is provided with a reflux pipe 16 for refluxing the overflowing pachinko balls downward when the consumption of pachinko balls in the distribution gutter 13 is low. The lower end of this return pipe 16 is connected to ball storage tanks 14a, 14 which are arranged and fixed on both sides of the lower part of the prize ball lifting device 11.
connected to b. In addition, in the illustrated embodiment,
Return pipe 16 only to one ball storage tank 14a
is connected, but the other ball storage tank 14b
In some cases, a reflux pipe 16 is also connected to the reflux pipe 16. By the way, the ball storage tanks 14a and 14b are
It is formed in a size to store the number of pachinko balls (generally about tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands) used inside the pachinko island 1, and communicates with the out-ball collection gutter 12. In this case, the out balls are sent to the feeding port of the prize ball transporting device 11 with priority, and when the number of out balls becomes low, the pachinko balls stored in the ball storage tanks 14a and 14b are The balls (already polished) are fed into the feeding port of the prize ball feeding device 11. In addition,
On the side of the prize ball lifting device 11 on the unit island stand 10, there is a door that can be opened and closed to facilitate operations when a failure occurs in the prize ball lifting device 11 or when replacing the polishing member. door 17
is provided.

Furthermore, the unit island stand 10 includes a counter stand 18 that protrudes forward from the bottom of the pachinko machine 2 installation position, a call lamp 19 provided above the pachinko machine 2 installation position, and supplies that are supplied from the distribution gutter 13. A replenishment counter 22 that counts the replenishment balls and replenishes them to the pachinko machine 2, and an out ball counter 23 that counts the pachinko balls discharged from the pachinko machine 2 and causes them to fall into the out ball collection gutter 12 are each placed at a predetermined position. placed or fixed.

The unit island stand 10 also includes the call lamp 19, a supply counter 22, and an out ball counter 2.
3. A wiring mechanism is built in to supply power to the pachinko machine 2, ball machine 3, prize ball transport device 11, etc., and to transmit and receive signals. As shown in Fig. 5, this wiring mechanism
The out ball collecting gutter 12 is collected in a piping installed on the back side of the out ball collection gutter 12 at the bottom. and,
An electrical wiring connecting protrusion 20 and an electrical wiring connecting recess 21 are formed at both front and rear ends of this piping pipe. For example, as shown in FIG. 20 and the electrical wiring connection recess 21, the unit island stands 10 and 50 can be electrically connected to each other easily. In the illustrated embodiment, all the power lines and signal lines are collected in one piping pipe, but for example, there are also power lines and signal lines in the upper part for connecting electrical components located above. A separate piping pipe may be provided to collect the pipes. Of course, in this case as well, it is preferable that both ends of the unit island stand 10 have structures corresponding to the wiring connection protrusions and the wiring connection recesses.

Of the parts provided in the above-mentioned unit island stand 10 with a built-in prize ball lifting device mechanism, the out ball collection gutter 12, the distribution gutter 13, the counter stand 18, the call lamp 19, the electrical wiring connection protrusion 20, or the electrical wiring connection The recess 21, the replenishment counter 22, and the out ball counter 23 are provided in all of the unit island stands described below, and therefore are given the same reference numerals in the drawings.

Next, the unit island stand 30 with a built-in prize ball return device mechanism installed at one end (left end) of the pachinko island 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 9.
An installation stand 32 is integrally formed on the side of the end of the unit island stand 30 with a built-in prize ball return device mechanism, and a returned ball counter 31 is installed on the installation stand 32. Further, inside the installation stand 32, a passage is formed as shown in FIG. 7, and a return ball tank 34 is arranged at the lower end of the passage. A small ball lifting machine 35 is provided at the downstream end of the returned ball tank 34 to transport the returned balls returned to the tank 34 to the out ball collection gutter 12. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 8, when a player returns the balls he has acquired to the return counter 31, the balls are temporarily stored in the return ball tank 34, but are sent to small balls in order starting from the downstream balls. The out balls are transported to the out ball collection gutter 12 by the machine 35 and sent to the pachinko machine 2.
The ball is sent to the prize ball lifting device 11 together with out balls ejected from the ball. In addition, in the middle of the installation stand 32, there is a ball extraction port 33 for extracting the returned balls stored in the returned ball tank 34 when there are too many balls to be returned and the small ball lifting machine 35 cannot transport them in time. is provided.

Furthermore, at the upper part of the island end of the unit island stand 30, there is a totsu lamp that lights up to notify the game hall staff when the pachinko machine 2 installed on the pachinko island 1 hits a jackpot or when a problem occurs. 36 are provided.

In addition, this unit island stand 30 with a built-in prize ball return device mechanism also has the above-mentioned call lamp 19, supply counter 22, and out ball counter 2, as shown in FIG.
3. A wiring mechanism is built in to supply power to the pachinko machine 2, ball coin machine 3, return ball counter 31, etc., or to transmit and receive signals. This wiring mechanism is converged in a piping installed on the back surface of the out ball collection gutter 12 at the bottom of the unit island stand 30, as described above. The electrical wiring connection recess 21 is formed at one end of this plumbing pipe. Therefore, power or signals can be supplied to the unit island stand 30 with a built-in prize ball return device mechanism by simply connecting the electric wiring connection concave portion 21 to the electric wiring connection convex portion 20 of the unit island stand 40 with a built-in computer mechanism, which will be described later. Ru.

Next, the configuration of the computer mechanism built-in unit island 40 will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11. A computer 41 that controls the pachinko machine 2, coin machine 3, call lamp 19, etc. provided in the pachinko 1 is arranged inside the island stand 40 with a built-in computer mechanism. This computer 41 may be provided for each pachinko island 1, or may be configured to manage a plurality of pachinko islands 1. Therefore, the control of the computer 41 is as follows.
For the pachinko machine 2, there is storage and calculation control of the ball output and ball input data, and cancellation processing based on the data, and for the pachinko machine 3, if it is a card type, card management and sales management. For the call lamp 19, there is trouble notification processing to the clerk, notification processing for fraudulent games, flashing signal processing at the time of a jackpot (processing is also performed for the totsu lamp 36), voice communication processing, and jackpot sound effect processing. etc. Note that the computer 41 also has a sales management function for a currency exchange device 62, which will be described later.

In the illustrated embodiment, the computer mechanism is built into the unit island stand 40, but some game parlors do not install the management device inside the pachinko island 1, and in this case, the computer mechanism is incorporated into the unit island stand 40. Reference numeral 40 may simply be a unit stand that houses the wiring mechanism, and the management mechanism may be provided in the management room of the game hall. Further, the computer 41 may be provided within the pachinko island 1, and the pachinko machine 2 etc. may be controlled by online connection between the computer 41 inside the computer 41 and a host computer provided in a management room or another location.

In addition, the computer mechanism built-in unit island stand 40
As shown in FIG. 11, power is supplied to the call-up lamp 19, replenishment counter 22, out-ball counter 23, pachinko machine 2, coin machine 3, computer 41, etc., or signals are sent and received. It has a built-in wiring mechanism. This wiring mechanism is connected to the unit island stand 40 in the same manner as described above.
The out balls are collected in a piping installed on the back side of the lower out ball collection gutter 12. The wiring connection protrusion 20 and the electrical wiring connection recess 21 are formed at both left and right ends of this plumbing pipe. Therefore, the electrical wiring connecting convex portion 20 and the electrical wiring connecting recess 21 are connected to the electrical wiring connecting recess 21 of the unit island stand 30 with a built-in prize ball return device mechanism and the electric wiring connection of the unit island stand 10 with a built-in prize ball lifting device mechanism. Just by connecting to the convex portion 20, power or signals are supplied to the computer mechanism built-in unit island stand 40.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 12 and 13, the configuration of the unit island stand 50 with a built-in wiring control device mechanism will be described. A wiring control device 51 is built inside the unit island stand 50 with built-in wiring control device mechanism. This wiring control device 51 supplies power (for example, 200V, 100V, 24V, 8V, etc.) used in the pachinko island 1 to each device, and transforms and distributes the voltage supplied from an external power source. It has the function of It also has a breaker function to protect each device when an overcurrent flows through it.

Also, in the unit island stand 50 with a built-in wiring control device mechanism, as shown in FIG.
9, supply counter 22, out ball counter 23,
A wiring mechanism is built in to supply power to the pachinko machine 2, coin machine 3, and other unit boards, respectively, or to transmit and receive signals. This wiring mechanism is converged into a piping installed on the back surface of the out ball collection gutter 12 at the bottom of the unit island stand 40, as described above. and,
The electrical wiring connection protrusion 20 and the electrical wiring connection recess 21 are formed at both left and right ends of this plumbing pipe. Therefore, this electric wiring connection convex portion 20
and the electrical wiring connecting recess 21 of the unit island stand 10 with built-in prize ball lifting device mechanism.
1 and the electrical wiring connection convex portion 20 of a unit island stand 60 with a built-in coin exchange mechanism described later, power from the wiring control device 51 is supplied to other unit island stands.

Further, in the illustrated embodiment, detailed drawings are not shown regarding the unit island stand 60 with a built-in coin exchange mechanism installed at the other end of the pachinko island 1;
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an island decoration 61 is fixed to the side of the end thereof, and a coin exchange device 62 is embedded in the island decoration 61. This coin exchange device 62 has a coin function, a currency exchange function, a card issuing function, etc. Furthermore, a totsu lamp 63, which is the same as the aforementioned totsu lamp 36, is provided at the upper part of the island end. In addition, unit island stand 6 with built-in coin exchange mechanism
0 also, although not shown, a call lamp 19,
A wiring mechanism for supplying power to the replenishment counter 22, out-ball counter 23, pachinko machine 2, coin machine 3, coin exchange device 62, etc., or for transmitting and receiving signals is built-in. This wiring mechanism is
Similarly to the above, the out balls are collected in a piping installed on the back side of the out ball collection gutter 12 at the bottom of the unit island stand 60. The electrical wiring connection convex portions 20 are formed at both left and right ends of this plumbing pipe. Therefore, by simply connecting the electrical wiring connecting protrusion 20 to the electrical wiring connecting recess 21 of the unit island stand 50 with a built-in wiring control mechanism, power or signals can be supplied to the unit island stand 60 with a built-in coin exchange mechanism. Ru.

The configuration of each unit island stand according to the embodiment has been described above, but in this embodiment, the mechanisms required for the pachinko island 1, such as the prize ball lifting device mechanism, the prize ball return device mechanism, and the computer mechanism , at least one wiring control device mechanism, coin exchange device mechanism, wiring mechanism, etc. is provided for each unit island,
The construction period for assembling the pachinko island 1 at a game hall can be shortened, and the pachinko hall can be constructed without waste. Furthermore, each unit island platform can be mass-produced in a factory, and can easily be adapted to the unique island arrangement structure of each game hall.

In the above embodiment, one unit island included a wiring mechanism and one other mechanism, a total of two mechanisms, but if possible, three mechanisms could be included in one unit island. A unit island including the above mechanism may be used, or a pachinko island may be constructed by combining a unit island including only the wiring mechanism with a unit island including other mechanisms.

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above explanation, the pachinko island according to the present invention is constructed by connecting a plurality of unit island stands, and each unit island stand has a prize ball lifting device mechanism, a prize ball lifting device mechanism, a prize ball At least one of the necessary mechanisms such as a ball return device mechanism, a wiring control device mechanism, a wiring mechanism, a coin exchange device mechanism, etc. is built in, and it is configured as an independent mechanism built-in type, so that in a game parlor,
A pachinko machine can be completed by simply connecting the unit island stands that have been transported one after the other. Therefore, the construction period for assembling a pachinko island at a game parlor can be shortened, and it is possible to set up a pachinko machine without wasting any waste at a game parlor. It can be made possible.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a side view of the pachinko island, and FIG. 2 is a side view of the pachinko island divided into unit islands. Figures 3 to 5 show the unit island with a built-in prize ball lifting device mechanism; Figure 3 is a perspective view thereof, Figure 4 is a side view thereof, and Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of its electrical wiring. be. Figures 6 to 9 show a unit island with a built-in prize ball return device mechanism;
The figure is a perspective view, FIGS. 7 and 8 are side views showing the internal structure, and FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of the electrical wiring. 10 and 11 show a unit island with a built-in computer mechanism, FIG. 10 is a partially cutaway perspective view thereof, and FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of its electrical wiring. 12 and 13 show a unit island with a built-in wiring control device mechanism,
Fig. 12 is a partially cutaway perspective view;
The figure is a schematic diagram of its electrical wiring. Figure 14 shows 2
FIG. 3 is a side view showing how the wiring between the two unit islands is connected to each other; 1... Pachinko island, 2... Pachinko machine, 10...
...Unit island stand with built-in prize ball lifting device mechanism, 11...
...Prize ball lifting device, 20...Electric wiring connection convex part,
21...Electric wiring connection recess, 30...Unit island with built-in prize ball return device mechanism, 31...Return ball counter, 40...Unit island with built-in computer mechanism, 41...Computer, 50...Wiring control device A unit island stand with a built-in mechanism, 51... Wiring control device, 60... A unit island stand with a built-in coin exchange device mechanism, 62... A coin exchange device.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. In a pachinko island in which a large number of pachinko machines are arranged in rows, the pachinko island is constructed by connecting a plurality of unit island stands, and each of the unit island stands has a prize ball lifting device mechanism. ,
A pachinko island characterized by having at least one of the necessary mechanisms such as a prize ball return device mechanism, a wiring control device mechanism, a wiring mechanism, and a coin exchange device mechanism incorporated therein to form an independent mechanism built-in type.