JPH08280927A - Amusement equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Construction] A fan unit 6 having a motor-driven fan and a filter is provided above each pachinko machine 1, a suction port is provided in a lower part, and an emission port is provided in an upper part, and the pachinko machine 1 is provided. The structure of the pachinko island 2 in which the warm air heater 25 and the operation switches thereof are provided below the. [Effects] The rising airflow created by the blower unit 6 and the warm air heater 25 forcibly convects the dirty air stagnating between the islands 2 and changes it to clean air above. Furthermore, since it is warmed by the warm air heater, your feet will not get cold. Therefore, the player can continue playing in a comfortable environment.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game facility. More specifically, it relates to a gaming facility in which gaming machines such as so-called pachinko and pachislot machines are arranged adjacent to each other.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Since face-to-face game machines such as pachinko machines and pachislot machines are provided with a supply device and a storage device for paying out balls in the back, usually a plurality of game machines are arranged side by side, and two rows are placed back to back. By arranging them, they are installed inside the game arcade in the form of a so-called “island”. In some cases, they may be arranged in one row on the wall surface. And with the recent equipment, in response to the request to reduce the dead space in the game hall,
The island is made as thin as possible. Furthermore, due to the computerization of each game table and the automation of the supply and storage management of the balls dispensed and the balls absorbed, various devices have been packed inside the island, leaving no space for people to pass.

On the other hand, in order to prepare a comfortable gaming environment, the whole of the game hall is usually cooled and heated by an air conditioner. Further, in order to remove cigarette smoke and the like, ventilation equipment and air are provided on the ceiling surface. A purifier is installed to suck in the air inside the game hall.

[0004]

Since a plurality of islands, which are somewhat lower than the ceiling, are provided in parallel in the game hall, the air circulation in the room is unexpectedly small, and the player has their own seats. Since it is sitting in the air, air tends to stay between the islands. Therefore, the air is clean near the ceiling surface where there is an air intake such as ventilation equipment, but near the game table where smoke of cigarettes is generated and near the floor surface, smoke is accumulated and the air is extremely dirty. Further, when the cooling is strong in the summer or when the heating is not sufficient even in the winter, the cold air stagnates between the islands, so that there is a problem that dirty air is more likely to collect around the player. It is a technical object of the present invention to solve or alleviate such problems, to promote convection of air between islands contaminated by cigarette smoke, etc., and to provide a game facility capable of cleaning the air around a player. There is.

[0005]

The game equipment of the present invention is a game equipment in which a plurality of face-to-face game machines are arranged adjacent to each other. Above the game machine, a suction port is formed below or below. The structural feature is that the blower is directed forward and the discharge port is directed upward. In such a game facility, an air purifier may be interposed between the suction port and the discharge port of the blower. Further, it is preferable to provide a heater, particularly a warm air type heater, below the game table. A panel-shaped electric heater may be used. It is preferable that each of the gaming machines is provided with the blower and the heater, and that each gaming machine is provided with a manual operation switch for turning on and off the power of the blower and the heater.

[0006]

In the game facility according to the present invention, since the blower having the suction port directed downward or forward is provided above the game table, ambient air is sucked into the suction port, and the ascending air flow along the front surface of the game table. Occurs. Therefore, the air around the player is ventilated and cleaned. The dirty air sucked by the suction port
It is discharged from the discharge port toward the ceiling surface and is sucked by a ventilation duct or an air cleaner provided on the ceiling surface.

When an air purifier such as a filter is interposed between the suction port and the discharge port of the blower, the air discharged toward the ceiling surface becomes clean and is sucked in by the ceiling ventilation port or the air purifier. Even if the air that didn't exist spreads around, it doesn't pollute the surroundings.

When a heater, especially a warm air type heater, is provided below the game table, the upward flow of air from the lower part to the upper part of the game table becomes more reliable. Furthermore, even in the amusement arcade where the air conditioning is cool, it is comfortable because the feet are not cold. When the heater is a panel-shaped electrothermal heater, it is not necessary to make major changes to the equipment that forms the island, and installation is easy regardless of whether it is new or existing. When each game machine has its own blower and heater, and each has a manual operation on / off switch, it can be turned on / off according to the user's request, so it is convenient and prevents power consumption. be able to. If a temperature controller is provided, it will be even easier to use.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, a game facility of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of the game equipment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an essential part of the game equipment, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of a blower according to the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of a heater according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a vertical sectional view showing another embodiment of the game facility according to the present invention.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to an island (game equipment) 2 of a pachinko machine 1. The island 2 is provided with a box-shaped frame 4 that is long on the left and right, and a pachinko machine (game table) 1 that is embedded back to back on both sides of the frame 4, and the lower part of the game table 1 is long and continuous on the left and right. A plate-shaped stand 5 is provided. Between the pachinko machines 1 on both sides, wirings for the pachinko machines 1 and the ball lending machine (reference numeral 10 in FIG. 2), and a storage / supply device for payout balls are accommodated. Furthermore, at the top of the frame 4, one for each gaming table 1
An individual blower unit 6 is provided. The blower unit 6 is provided between the display panel 7 provided on the top of the pachinko machine 1 and the frame 4. Reference numeral 8 is a chair provided for each gaming table 1.

The space between the adjacent blower units 6 is shown in FIG.
A cover 9 is provided to hide the power cord connecting them as shown in FIG. However, those blowers may be continuous on the left and right, or two or several units may be provided with one unit each. Reference numeral 10 in FIG. 2 is a ball lending machine.

The blower unit 6, as shown in detail in FIG. 3, for example, has a shaft 11 vertically arranged therein,
It is composed of a fan 12 fixed to the shaft, a motor M for rotationally driving the shaft, and the like. Although the propeller-type fan 12 is shown in the drawing, a fan having another form such as a horizontally long sirocco fan may be adopted. The display panel 7 is a conventionally known one having an acrylic transparent plate material 13 on the front surface and a display lamp 14 inside.
That is, in the conventional equipment, the display panel 7 is directly attached to the frame 4
In this embodiment, the display panel 7 is attached via the upper and lower frames 15 and 16, and the space between them is used as a duct 17 for passing an air flow above the blower unit 6. Furthermore, above and below the duct 17,
A filter 18 is detachably attached. The filter 18 adsorbs suspended particles in the air by the action of static electricity or the like, and acts as a simple air purifier.

In the island 2 constructed as described above,
When the fan 12 of the blower unit 6 rotates, air is sucked in from the lower opening (suction port) 20 of the duct 17 and air is discharged from the upper opening (discharge port) 21 as indicated by an arrow P. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, an updraft Q is created along the front surface of the pachinko machine 1, and the floor surface 2 between the islands 2 is formed.
A large flow (updraft) Q of air that moves the air staying in the vicinity of 2 to the vicinity of the ceiling 23 is created. then,
The air passing through the duct 17 is cleaned by the filter 18,
Further, part of the air discharged from the discharge port 21 is
3 is sucked in by the ventilation port 24, an air cleaner or an air conditioner. As a result, the air contaminated by cigarette smoke and the like is cleaned, the player is comfortable, and the motivation to continue playing is maintained. The ceiling 2
When a full-scale air purifier is installed in 3, the filter 18 may not be installed.

Further, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, a warm air heater 25 is provided below the pachinko machine 1. The warm air heater 25 includes a warm air duct 26 provided inside the island 2, an outlet 27 for blowing warm air from the hot air duct 26, and a louver 28 for changing the direction of the warm air. When the louver 28 is directed downward, the player's feet can be warmed, and when directed upward, the updraft Q along the pachinko machine 1 is further promoted, which is useful for purifying the surrounding air. Especially in the summer, since the inside of the playground is cooled, cold air tends to stay in the lower part between the islands 2, but the warm air heater 25 can also raise the air near the floor surface. Useful for cleaning the entire indoor air. Even if the louver 28 is directed upward, the effect of relieving the coldness of the feet is also exerted, but a player who feels the coldness of the feet can turn the louver 28 downward to sufficiently warm the feet.

The warm air heater is, for example, as shown in FIG.
The heater unit 32 may be a combination of the electric heater 30 and the fan 31, or the fan 31 may be omitted and a simple electric heater panel 33 may be provided (see FIG. 2). In those cases, it is preferable that the heater unit 32 and the heater panel 33 are connected to the frame 4 or the like by a hinge 4a so that the heater unit 32 and the heater panel 33 can be turned up and down as shown in FIG. When a heater is provided for each pachinko machine 1 in this manner, it is preferable to provide a manually operated switch (34 in FIG. 2) or a temperature controller so that each player can turn the heater on and off. The switch 34 can also serve as the switch of the motor M of the blower unit 6.

When the player sits on the chair 8 in front of the pachinko machine 1 and operates the switch 34 to turn on the fan 12 of the blower unit 6 in the island (game equipment) 2 of the pachinko machine 1 constructed as described above. When it starts to rotate, an upward airflow Q is created, and the electric heater 30 and the fan 31 of the heater unit 32 are energized to blow warm air toward the feet and more effectively create the upward airflow. Therefore, the surrounding air is cleaned, and even when the air conditioning is too effective, the legs and waist do not get cold and it is comfortable. The switch 34 is installed on each pachinko machine 1,
Since the player himself can turn on and off, only the player who feels that the surrounding air is dirty can enter and use. Therefore, useless power is not used, which helps save labor. However, it is conceivable that the player often leaves the switch 34 as it is without leaving it. Therefore, it is preferable to switch off automatically as follows.

In the gaming facility (island) 35 shown in FIG. 5, a sensor 36 using infrared rays or the like is provided at the bottom of the pachinko machine 1. When the player 37 sits on the chair 8, the sensor 36 detects it. , The fan 12 of the blower unit 6 and the electric heater 30 and fan 31 of the heater unit 32 are automatically energized by the automatic switch, and the player 37
Is configured to automatically turn off the power when you leave the seat. Further, when the player 37 turns the handle 38 of the pachinko machine 1 to start the game, the energization is started and the handle 38
The power supply may be stopped after a predetermined time (for example, 1 minute to several minutes) has elapsed after the hand has been released. Furthermore, the power may be turned on only when the above-mentioned manual operation switch is turned on and the automatic switch is turned on. In that case, the player 37 turns the switch (push button switch, etc.) 34 on the seat. When turned on, or when the manual switch is turned on and the handle 38 is turned, the blower unit 6 and the heater unit 32 are energized, and a predetermined time elapses when the player stands up or when the handle 38 is not operated. When it is done, the power supply stops. By doing this, there is no waste of money due to forgetting to erase.

In the gaming facility 35 shown in FIG. 5, the heater unit 32 is attached to the wall surface 39 of the frame 4 which is inclined so that the lower part of the heater unit 32 retreats downward. There is an advantage that the feet can be warmed sufficiently. Further, generally, a plate-like base 5 is provided at the bottom of the pachinko machine base 1 for placing balls, belongings, and the like. As shown in FIG. 1, it is preferable that the lower surface 5a of the base 5 be a gently inclined surface, as it prevents it from rising along the wall.
As a result, the air warmed by the heater can be smoothly raised.

[0019]

Since the game facility of the present invention is provided with a blower for producing an upward air flow in the upper portion, the air is not retained in the lower portion between the islands, and the air flow is produced toward the ceiling. Therefore, the air in the game arcade can be effectively cleaned. The equipment with a heater at the bottom of the amusement table can effectively create an upward flow, and even if you continue playing for a long time in a cooling amusement hall or a cold amusement hall, your feet will not get cold. , Comfortable.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of game equipment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part of the game facility.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of a blower according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of a heater according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view showing another embodiment of the game facility of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Pachinko machine 2 Islands 5 machine 6 Blower unit 12 Fan M motor 25 Warm air heater 32 Heater unit 34 Switch 35 Equipment

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A game facility in which a plurality of face-to-face type game tables are arranged adjacent to each other, wherein the suction port is directed downward or forward and the discharge port is directed upward above the game table. A game facility equipped with a blower. 2. The game facility according to claim 1, wherein an air purifier is interposed between the suction port and the discharge port of the blower. 3. The game facility according to claim 1, wherein a heater is provided below the game table. 4. The game facility according to claim 3, wherein the heater is a warm air type heater. 5. The game facility according to claim 3, wherein the heater is a panel-shaped electric heater. 6. The game facility according to claim 3, wherein the blower and the heater are provided in each gaming table, and a manual operation switch for turning on and off the blower and the heater is provided in each gaming table.