JPH04180788A - Up/down separation type game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the efficiency in use of a game shop by assembling each constitutional part in separate armor cases by separating to a pedestal part and a main body part to be placed on the pedestal part, and assembling a rent mechanism for a medal or a ball in the pedestal part. CONSTITUTION:The main body part 2 is placed on the pedestal part 1 mountably/dismountably, and a game mechanism relating to the fashion of a game method is assembled in the main body part 2, and a mechanism not relating to the fashion in the pedestal part 1. Therefore, when such game machine is installed at the game shop, the islands of the game machine is comprised in parallel by arranging closely with the pedestal part 1, and the main body part 2 with current fashion is used by palcing on the pedestal part, and only the main body part 2 is switched to the main body part with current fashion when the fashion is changed, and the pedestal part 1 can be used as it is extending over a long period. Also, the game machine more than that in conventional technique in which the rent machines for the medal or the ball are arranged in parallel between the game machines is obtd. by the space of the rent machines arranged in parallel. Thereby, the efficiency in use of the game shop can be improved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot machine or a pachinko machine, and particularly relates to a top-separable gaming machine.

(Prior art) Conventional gaming machines such as slot machines and pachinko machines are -
Since the stand is integrated into one exterior case, when changing the model such as the display of the disc due to trends etc., not only the parts that need to be changed, but also the parts that need to be changed,
The exterior case and the interior were completely replaced. Recently, as shown in FIG. 10, this type of gaming machine 60 has been used for both coins and cards, and is arranged horizontally with vertically long medals or ball lending machines 61 alternately without gaps, but the structure of the gaming machine itself As before, each unit is integrated into a single exterior case.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) Therefore, in the conventional technology, when changing the model of a game machine according to the trend, it is necessary to replace not only the parts that need to be changed (but also the entire exterior case and the interior). There was a problem that there was a lot of waste.Also, when gaming machines and medal or ball lending machines are used side by side,
There is a problem in that the number of game machines that can be installed is reduced by the installation space of the rental machines, and the usage efficiency of the game hall is reduced. The present invention aims to solve these problems.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the upper and lower separation type gaming machine of the present invention is a gaming machine in which games are played by matching symbols on the reels and payment is made using medals. The base part and the main body part are removably placed on this base part, and are assembled separately.
electrically connecting the base portion and the main body portion;
A medal receiving tray is provided in the base portion, a medal passage is provided at the top of the medal receiving tray and communicates the medal receiving tray with a medal drop opening at the bottom of a medal hopper provided in the main body portion, and a medal passage is provided to read the balance of the prepaid card and issue a medal lending instruction. A game mechanism including a reel section and the medal hopper are provided in the main body, and a control means for dropping medals from the medal hopper to the medal receiving tray based on a lending instruction from the card reader is provided in the base. In a game machine that is characterized by being provided in the main body of the stand, or in which balls are used for playing and payment, each of its constituent parts is mounted on the base and on the base so as to be removable. The base part and the main body part are electrically connected, and a ball receiving tray is provided on the base part, and a ball receiving tray is provided on the upper part of the ball receiving tray, and a ball receiving tray is provided on the ball receiving tray and the main body part. A ball path that communicates with the game ball tray and a cart reader that reads the remaining amount of the cart and issues a ball rental instruction are provided, while a game mechanism that uses balls and a ball bonopa are provided in the main body. A control means for causing the game balls to fall from the ball hopper to the receiving tray is provided on the base portion or the main body portion.

(Function) With the above-described configuration, the vertically separated game machine of the present invention can be used with the main body mounted on the base in a removable manner, and
The game mechanism related to the trend of gaming methods is built into the main body part, and the mechanism unrelated to the trend is built into the base part, so when installing this in a gaming hall, the island of the gaming machine is The base parts are placed side by side in close contact with each other, and the main body part of the current fashion model is placed on top of it, and when the fashion changes, only the main body part is replaced with the main body part of the new fashion model. The base can be used as is for a long period of time, and compared to the conventional technology in which medal or ball lending machines are lined up between gaming machines, the amount of space available for the horizontally arranged lending machines is reduced. Many machines can be installed.

(Example) An example of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention in a separated state, Fig. 2 is a block diagram regarding interlock control of the embodiment of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is an installed state of the vertically separated gaming machine of Fig. 1. 4 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 3.

In FIG. 1, the outer case 3 of the base part 1 is a rectangular case whose outer circumference coincides with that of the main body part 2 placed on it, and the outer case 3 of the base part 1 is a rectangular case whose outer circumference coincides with that of the main body part 2 placed on it. Convex strip 4
Near the center of the top surface, there is a groove 4 that fits into the groove 4 and fixes the main body 2, and near the center of the upper surface there is a medal receiving tray 5 inside the base 1 and a medal drop opening 25 at the bottom of the medal hopper 24 provided in the main body. There is a medal passageway 6 that connects the two.

Further, on the front of the exterior case 3, there are a card reader 7, a card balance display means 8, a medal lending instruction means 9, and an end instruction means 1.
0 and an ashtray 11. The base portion 1 is installed side by side on the island I of the gaming machine as shown in FIG. In addition, in FIG. 1, an exterior case 1 of the main body 2 incorporating the game mechanism is shown.
The reel unit 13 and the medal hopper 24 are built into the reel unit 2, and the disc display 14 of the reel unit 13 is connected to the outer case 1.
A medal slot 15, a start instruction means 17, and a stop instruction means 18 are provided in the lower front half of the exterior case 12. Further, there is a medal drop opening 25 at the bottom of the medal hopper 24 through which medals fall into the medal passage 6.

As shown in FIG.
, and the protruding strip 4' and the groove 4 are fitted into each other.

Further, a control means 21 is built into the base part 1, a control means 21' is built into the main body part 2, and plugs 23 are installed at both ends.
Use the electrical connection cord 22 with the
The control means 21 and 21' are connected to the control means 21 and 21' to be in operation.

To play a game, a prepaid card 7' is inserted into the card reader 7, as shown in FIG. The card reader 7 reads the remaining amount on the card 7', displays the remaining amount on the remaining amount display means 8, and transmits it to the control means 21'. Next, when the lending instruction means 9 is pressed, an instruction to lend a predetermined number of medals is transmitted to the control means 21' each time the lending instruction means 9 is pressed. Control means 21
” judges the transmitted remaining amount and lending instruction, takes out the instructed number of medals from the medal hopper 24, and drops them into the medal receiving tray 5 of the base part through the medal drop opening 25.

The player inserts the medals through the medal slot 15, then presses the start instruction means 18 and the stop instruction means 19 to play the game. During the game, the control means 21 and 21' subtract and add the number of medals lent out by the lending instruction means 9, the number of medals inserted into the medal slot 15, and the number of payout medals to the remaining amount of the card at the start. The remaining amount is communicated to the remaining amount display means 8 and the card reader 7. If there is a payout during the game, payout medals are dropped from the medal hopper 24 into the medal receiving tray 5 in the same manner as the loaned medals according to instructions from the control means 21'. Termination instruction means 10 at the end of the game
When you press , the instruction to finish is transmitted to the cart reader 7, and the card reader 7 rewrites the card 7 according to the remaining amount on the card at that time and prints the remaining amount on the surface of the cart.
' is ejected and the game ends.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention in a separated state;
The figure is a block diagram regarding the interlocking control of the embodiment of FIG. 6, FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line A-A in FIG. 6, and FIG.
- It is a sectional view of the B line.

In FIG. 6, the exterior case 33 of the base 31 is a rectangular case whose outer periphery coincides with that of the main body 32 placed on it, and the outer casing 33 of the base 31 is a rectangular case whose outer periphery coincides with that of the main body 32 placed on it. There is a groove 34 that fits with the protrusion 34'' to fix the main body part 32, and near the center of the upper surface there is a ball receiving tray 35 inside the base part 31 and a game ball receiving tray 49 provided on the main body part 32.
There is a ball passage 36 that communicates with. Also, the exterior case 33
On the front side, there is a card reader 37 and a card balance display means 38.
There are a ball lending instruction means 39, an end instruction means 40, and an ashtray 41. This base part 31 is connected to the island I of the gaming machine in the same way as shown in FIG.
Place them side by side.

In addition, in FIG. 6, the exterior case 42 of the main body 32 incorporating the game mechanism using balls has a built-in ball circulation mechanism 43 that separates and processes fired balls into missed balls and entered balls. A display 44 is provided on the upper front half of the outer case 32, and a firing handle 45 and ball display means 48 are provided on the lower front half of the outer case 32. Moreover, the main body part 32 includes a ball hopper 50 and a ball hopper 5 located below it.
Rental balls and payout balls from 0 are received, and when the balls are full, some of the balls are passed through the ball drop opening 51 at the bottom of the base part 3.
There is a tray 49 for game balls to be dropped into the ball tray 35 at 1.

This main body part 32 is connected to the base part 31 of the game island I in the same way as in FIG.
The protrusion 34° and the groove 34 are fitted into each other.

Further, a control means 52 is incorporated in the base portion 3 and the main body portion 32
has built-in control means 52°, and plugs 5 at both ends.
Connect the electrical outlet 54 using the electrical connection cord 53 marked with 4.
The control means 52.

To play a game, the prepaid card F37' is inserted into the card reader 37 as shown in FIG. 6G. The cart reader 37 reads the remaining amount in the cart 37', displays the remaining amount on the remaining amount display means 38, and transmits it to the control means 52' through the control means 52. Next, when the lending instruction means 39 is pressed, an instruction to lend a predetermined number of balls is transmitted to the control means 52' each time the lending instruction means 39 is pressed. The control means 52' determines the borrowing instruction from the transmitted remaining amount and takes out the instructed number of balls from the ball pump 50 and drops them into the game ball receptacle 49. Next, when you turn the firing handle, the balls in the game ball tray 49 are fired one by one and the game begins.
Control means 52 and 52' control the number of balls lent out, the number of balls fired, and the number of payout balls by the lending instruction means 39 during the game.
calculates the total amount, displays it on the ball display means 48, deducts it from the card balance at the start, and transmits the card balance to the balance display means 38 and the card reader 37. If there is a payout during the game, the payout balls fall from the ball hopper 50 into the game ball receptacle 49 according to instructions from the control means 52'. When the end instruction means 40 is pressed at the end of the game, the end instruction is transmitted to the card reader 37 through the control means 52, and the card reader 37 rewrites the card 37' according to the remaining amount on the card at that time and prints the remaining amount on the surface of the card. 3
7'' is discharged to end the game, and at the same time, the balls in the game ball tray 49 are discharged to the ball tray 35.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various embodiments are possible. For example, lending can be used as both a cart and money, and display contents, display base, control method, attachment and removal methods for the base and main body, etc. can be freely designed. Furthermore, the base part can be designed so that only the front part can be replaced.

(Effects of the Invention) As shown above, the vertically separated game machine of the present invention replaces each component, which was integrated into the exterior case in the conventional technology, with a base part and a main body part placed on the base part. In the model change of the Fuku G, which used conventional technology to replace the entire Banzai game machine by incorporating it into separate exterior cases and by incorporating the medal or ball lending mechanism into the base,
The base can be used as is for a long period of time, and only the main body can be replaced with a new, trendy model, which has the effect of adhering to conventional technology and eliminating waste when changing models. Furthermore, since the base can be used commonly for various models of game machines, the cost of the base can be reduced by mass production of the same design. Furthermore, in contrast to the conventional technology in which the medal or ball lending mechanism is installed and used between the gaming machines, the upper and lower separation type gaming machine of the present invention has more space than the lending mechanism of the conventional technology (which can be installed). Therefore, the area of the game hall can be used more effectively than in the conventional technology.Furthermore, in the conventional technology, the ejector for dispensing medals or balls from the lending machine protrudes forward, interfering with the game, and the players have to catch the medals or balls each time they are borrowed. It didn't happen, but
The present invention has the advantage that there are no obstacles protruding forward from the exterior case, there is no need to worry about inconvenience caused each time the device is lent out, and maintenance, inspection, and troubleshooting can be carried out separately for the base section and the main body section. .

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention in a separated state, FIG. 2 is a block diagram regarding interlocking control of the embodiment of FIG. 1, and FIG.
The figure is a front view of the installed state of the vertically separated game machine in Figure 1, Figure 4 is a sectional view taken along line A-A in Figure 3, and Figure 5 is B in Figure 3.
6 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention in a separated state, FIG. 7 is a block diagram regarding interlocking control of the embodiment of FIG. 6, and FIG. 8 is a diagram of the embodiment of FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along line AA, FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 6, and FIG. 10 is a front view of the conventional gaming machine installed. 1.31---1---Base part 2.32---1---Body part 3.33---1 Exterior case 4.34---1--- --Groove 4', 34'---One convex strip 5----------- Medal tray 6---
−−−−−−−−−−−Medal passage■, 37−−−−
--- Cart reader 8.38-----One cart balance display means 9
．． 3--Rental instruction means 10.40--1 Termination instruction means 11.41
−−−−−−−−Ashtray

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) In a gaming machine in which games are played by matching symbols on the reels and payment is made using medals, each component is divided into a base part and a main body part which is attached to and removably placed on this base part and is assembled as described above. A base part and the main body part are electrically connected, and a medal receiving tray is connected to the base part, and a medal dropping opening at the lower part of a medal hopper provided in the medal receiving tray and the medal receiving tray provided in the upper part of the medal receiving tray is connected to the base part. A medal passage communicating with the player is provided, and a card reader that reads the remaining amount of the prepaid card and issues a medal lending instruction, and a game mechanism including a reel part in the main body and the medal hopper are provided, and based on the lending instruction from the card reader, a game mechanism including a reel part and the medal hopper are provided. A vertically separated gaming machine, characterized in that a control means for dropping medals from the medal hopper into the medal receiving tray is provided in the base section or the main body section. (2) In a gaming machine that uses balls to play games and make payments, each of its constituent parts is assembled separately into a base part and a main body part which is mounted and removably mounted on this base part, and the said base part and the A ball receiving tray is provided on the base portion, and a ball passage and card balance are provided on the upper part of the ball receiving tray and communicate with the game ball receiving tray provided in the main body. A card reader is provided for reading the ball lending instruction and a ball hopper is provided in the main body, and a control means is provided for dropping the balls from the ball hopper into the game ball receiving tray based on the lending instruction. A vertically separated game machine, characterized in that it is provided on the base portion or the main body portion.