JPH0550307B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention aims to solve the following problems.

(Industrial Application Field) This invention relates to a horizontally moving body in a game hall.

(Prior art) In this type of horizontally moving body in a game parlor, many gaming machines are installed side by side. For example, if you want to convert a 10,000 yen bill into coins, you have to go to a currency exchange machine located far away, exchange money there, and get the coins. I had a problem with it losing heat. In order to solve this problem, rails are arranged parallel to the rows of game machines, and the horizontal moving body is reciprocated along the rail to supply the cargo of the horizontal moving body to the players (Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 55
-Refer to Publication No. 78978).

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, electric power or control signals must be supplied from a control panel on the ground to the electrical products installed on the above-mentioned horizontal moving body via electric wires. In this case, there was a problem in that the amount of slack in the electric wires connected to the transverse moving body varied greatly depending on the location of the transverse moving body, and that this variation had an adverse effect on other objects. This invention eliminates the above-mentioned conventional problems, and even when the lateral moving body 11 is at the left end,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a horizontally moving body in a game hall in which the tensile state of the electric wire 46 does not change significantly even at the right end.

The configuration of the present invention is as follows.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention provides, in a game parlor where a large number of gaming machines 3 are arranged side by side, above the large number of gaming machines 3 arranged side by side parallel to the direction in which they are arranged for movement. A rail 7 is installed horizontally, and the moving rail 7 is provided with a lateral movement body 11 for freely moving laterally along the rail 7, and slack removal wires 51 are provided at both ends of the rail 7, respectively.
pulleys 50, 50 for hanging are disposed, and a pulley frame 47 that moves along the rail 7 is provided between one of the pulleys 50 and the transverse body 11, and this pulley frame A cord pulley 48 and a wire pulley 49 are arranged on both sides of the wire 47, and a slack removing wire 51 with one end 51a fixed to one end of the rail is connected to the wire pulley 49 and one pulley 50 in this order. , the electric wire 46 is hung on the other pulley 50, the other end 51b is fixed to the horizontal moving body 11, and the one end 46a is fixed to the intermediate position of the rail 7. The other end 46b is fixed to the horizontal moving body 11 so that the tensile state of the electric wire 46 does not change significantly whether the horizontal moving body 11 is at the left end or the right end.

(Function) By moving the horizontal moving body along the rail, the horizontal moving body approaches any player who is facing the gaming machine. No matter where the transverse moving body is located on the left or right side of the rail, a constant tension is always applied to the middle part of the electric wire whose one end is connected to the transverse moving body with the wire for removing slack, so there is no possibility of the wire dangling significantly. There will be no negative impact on other things.

(Example) Below, drawings showing examples of the present application will be described. 1 shows an island of a well-known pachinko game hall. In this, 2 is a machine frame, 3 is a large number of gaming machines installed in parallel on the machine frame 2, and 4 is an inter-machine machine, each of which is installed in the machine frame 2 with two gaming machines 3 separated from each other. . 5 indicates a coin input port, and 6 indicates a ball output port. Next, 7 is a moving rail attached to the machine frame 2 above the game machine 3, and has a support part 8 and a guide part 9. 10
1 shows a laterally movable money changer installed on the rail 7, which is composed of a lateral movable body 11 attached to the rail 7 so as to be laterally movable, and a change unit 12 attached to the transverse body 11 so as to be vertically movable. Reference numeral 13 indicates a bill slot, and 14 indicates a coin output slot for the gaming machine 3. In the above-mentioned lateral moving body 11, 15 indicates a machine frame, and 16 indicates a holding frame integrated therewith. Next, the lateral movement mechanism 1 attached to the machine frame 15
7, a wheel shaft 18 is rotatably attached to the machine frame 15 by a bearing 19. 20 is wheel axle 1
Reference numeral 8 indicates a drive wheel attached, and reference numeral 21 indicates a sprocket. The wheel 20 is adapted to roll along a support 8 on the rail 7. 22
is a lateral movement motor, and a sprocket 23 is attached to its rotating shaft. 24 is sprocket 2
1 and 23 are shown. A wheel 20a is rotatably attached to the holding frame 16 and is designed to roll along the support portion 8. Reference numeral 25 denotes an arm attached to the machine frame 15, and a guide roll 26 is attached to the tip of the arm so as to move along the guide section 9 of the moving rail 7.
0, 20a and guide rolls 26 keep the money changer 10 mounted on the rails. Next, 27 is a guide member fixed to the holding part 16, and 28 is a vertical movement rail fixed to the machine frame 29 on both sides 12, which is connected to the guide member 27 so as to be vertically movable. Further, a large number of balls 30 are interposed between the two, so that the exchange section 12 can smoothly move up and down with respect to the holding frame 16. Next, money exchange section 1
The vertical movement mechanism 31 provided in the lateral movement body 11 for vertically moving the lateral movement body 11 will be explained. 32 is holding frame 1
A rotary shaft is rotatably mounted on the sprocket 6, and sprockets 33 and 36 are attached thereto. Reference numeral 34 denotes a suspension chain that engages with the sprocket 33, one end of which is fixed to the machine frame 29 using a fastener 35, and the other end is left hanging freely. 37 is a vertical movement motor attached to the machine frame 15, and a sprocket 38 is attached to its rotating shaft. 39 indicates a chain wound around sprockets 36 and 38. Next, 41 and 42 are switches attached to the holding frame 16,
These are switches for detecting that the exchange unit 12 has reached the upper end position and the lower end position, respectively. A dog 43 is attached to the machine frame 29 and is used to operate the switches 41 and 42.
Next, reference numerals 40, 40, . . . are operation parts for calling the money changer, which use push buttons, and are attached to the machine frame 2 at an appropriate distance from each other. In this example, it is installed above the intermachine ball rental machine 4, but it may be installed below it, or it may be provided in each gaming machine 3. 4
Reference numeral 4 denotes a positioning element provided on the rail 7, and is provided near each operation section 40, respectively. Further, each positioning element 44 is configured to indicate a different code from each other in order to specify its respective position. In this example, a barcode is used. Reference numeral 45 indicates a barcode detection sensor provided on the transverse moving body 11 in the exchange machine. Next, based on FIG. 6, the structure for installing the cord (electric wire) connected to the money exchange machine will be explained. 46 is the power line and communication line cord (electric wire), one end of which is 4.
6a is fixed to the side of the rail 7, and the other end 46b is fixed to the side of the machine frame 15 of the lateral moving body. Reference numeral 47 designates a horizontally movable pulley frame, on which a cord pulley 48 and a wire pulley 49 are rotatably attached, respectively, and a cord 46 is hung on the pulley 48. 50, 50 is a wire pulley rotatably attached to the rail 7, 51 is a wire for removing slack, one end 51a of which is on the rail 7 side, and the other end 5
1b are respectively fixed to the sides of the machine frame 15 of the transverse moving body.
Further, the intermediate portion is hung on wire pulleys 49 and 50.

When playing a pachinko game with the above configuration, coins are inserted into the slot 5 of the inter-machine ball rental machine 4, and pachinko balls are taken out from the ball outlet 6. Then, using the ball, the player heads to the gaming machine 3 and plays a game. If the coins run out during the game, the coins can be inserted into the slot 5 again, the balls can be taken out from the slot 6, and the coins can be used for the game.

On the other hand, if the user runs out of coins and needs to exchange money, he or she operates the nearby operation unit 40 to call for the exchange machine 10. Money exchange machine 1 in this case
The program for the operation of 0 is shown in FIG.
That is, when one of the operation sections 40 is operated and a signal specified for that operation section is transmitted to the money exchange machine 10 via the code 46, that is, when a call is made, the money exchange machine 10 performs the call operation. The controller moves to the right or to the left in a direction approaching the operating unit 40 that has been moved (such control can be performed using well-known or publicly known circuit technology). That is, as the motor 22 rotates, the wheels 20 are rotated through the chain 24.
is rotationally driven, and the exchange machine 10 moves along the rail 7. When the money exchange machine 10 moves laterally and reaches the position corresponding to the operating unit 40 where the call is made, and the sensor 45 detects the positioning element 44 that specifies the position, the operation of the motor 22 is stopped. The exchange machine stops running at that position. Next, the motor 37 is driven to connect the rotating shaft 3 via the chain 39.
2 is rotated, and the exchange section 12, which is suspended by the chain 34, moves downward. When the dog 43 operates the switch 42 and detects that the money exchanger 12 has reached the lower end position, the motor 37 is stopped and the money changer 12 stops at that position (see left side in FIG. 2). (See the exchange section of the exchange machine and the exchange section indicated by the imaginary line in Figure 4). When the money exchange machine 10 is called in as described above, banknotes are put in through the insertion slot 13 and coins obtained by the exchange are taken out from the exit 14. The time required for the above exchange operation is generally a few seconds to 10
Since the duration is approximately seconds, the time during which the exchange unit 12 is stopped at the lower end position as described above is counted by a timer provided in the transverse moving body 11, and when the count value reaches, for example, 10 to 15 seconds, the motor 37 is activated as described above. is driven in the opposite direction, and the exchange section 12 is moved upward. When it reaches the upper end position, the dog 43 activates the switch 41 and the motor 37
stops and waits for the next call. Incidentally, the above operations can be controlled using a commonly known control circuit.

A player who has obtained coins through the above-mentioned exchange may put the coins into the slot 5 of the ball lending machine 4 again, take out the balls from the slot 6, and use them for playing the game.

When the money exchange machine 10 moves laterally as described above, since the cord 46 and the wire 51 for removing the slack thereof are stretched as shown in FIG.
Whether the cord 46 moves to the right or to the left, the cord 46 remains properly taut at all times without becoming slack or over-tensioned.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, in the present invention, by moving the lateral moving body 11 along the rail 7, the lateral moving body 11 is kept close to the player who is facing the gaming machine 3. It has the feature that it can be moved up or away from the rail 7, and in addition, no matter where the lateral moving body 11 is located on the left or right side of the rail 7, one end is connected to the lateral moving body 11 and the other end is connected to a part of the ground. Since a constant tension is always applied to the middle part of the electric wire 46 with a wire for removing slack, it is prevented that the electric wire 46 hangs considerably and has an adverse effect on other objects, and can be easily used on horizontally moving objects. 11 can be moved left and right, which has an excellent effect.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present application, and FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway front view of the gaming machine, FIG. 2 is a side view, and FIG.
The figure is an enlarged view of the main part of Figure 1, Figure 4 is a partially cutaway front view of the exchange machine, Figure 5 is a sectional view taken along the line V-V, Figure 6 is a diagram explaining the cord tensioning structure, Figure 7 is a flowchart of the movement operation of the money changer. 3...Game machine, 4...Inter-machine ball rental machine, 7...Movement rail, 10...Money exchange machine, 40...Operation unit.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a game hall where a large number of gaming machines 3 are arranged side by side, above the large number of gaming machines 3 arranged side by side, a rail 7 for movement is installed horizontally parallel to the direction in which the gaming machines 3 are arranged side by side, and The rail 7 is provided with a lateral movement body 11 for freely lateral movement along the rail 7.
Pulleys 50, 50 for hanging the slack removing wire 51 are arranged at both ends of the , and one of the pulleys 50 and the lateral moving body 1 are connected to each other.
1 is provided with a pulley frame 47 that moves along the rail 7, and a cord pulley 48 and a wire pulley 49 are disposed on both sides of the pulley frame 47, and one end 51a is attached to the rail. The slack removing wire 51 fixed to one end is
An electric wire 46 is hung in order on the wire pulley 49, one pulley 50, and the other pulley 50, the other end 51b is fixed to the horizontal moving body 11, and one end 46a is fixed to the intermediate position of the rail 7. is the cord pulley 48 in the pulley frame 47.
In the game arcade, the other end 46b is fixed to the horizontal moving body 11 so that the tensile state of the electric wire 46 does not change significantly whether the horizontal moving body 11 is at the left end or the right end. Lateral moving body.