JP2002219210A - Auxiliary housing case and game stand using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an auxiliary housing case enabling a quick and easy response whether an automatic medal recovery system is equipped or not, and provide a game stand using the same. SOLUTION: An opening and closing plate (a bottom plate 320) is arranged in a lower opening part of a main body 300 freely to move, and an opening and closing plate holding mechanism (a stopper 317) for holding the opening and closing plate to prevent a fall thereof in an attribute that an upper opening part of the main body is directed right above or right under is provided.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an auxiliary storage case used for a game table using a game medium such as a medal, a ball, and the like, and a game table using the same.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in a slot machine, which is one of gaming tables, medals (game media) inserted by a player.
Is received and stored by a game medium payout device (hopper), and when a prize is won, the hopper pays out the medal stored to the player from the hopper.

[0003] When the number of medals inserted by a player during a game greatly increases with respect to the number of medals paid out to a player by winning, as shown in FIG. Stored in the hopper 502 is a medal of a predetermined capacity or more, and eventually overflows as surplus medal. The overflowed medals are stored in, for example, an auxiliary storage case 503 arranged beside the hopper 502.

FIG. 7B shows a state in which the medals 504 overflowing from the hopper 502 fall into the auxiliary storage case 503. Generally, the auxiliary storage case 50
3 has a main body 503a and a bottom plate 503b. An upper opening 503c and a lower opening 503d are formed in the main body 503a, and the lower opening 503d is formed on a bottom plate 503.
b. The bottom plate 503b is
It is completely fixed to the main body 503a by 3e.

When the auxiliary storage case 503 is full of medals, an alert indicating that the medals are full is generally displayed on the slot machine, and the player interrupts the game. Then, the store employee takes out the auxiliary storage case 503 from the slot machine, carries it to a large-capacity collection tank (not shown), and returns the medals in the case to the collection tank.

On the other hand, when an automatic medal collection system exists as an island facility, an auxiliary storage case without a bottom plate is set in the slot machine, though not particularly shown.

In this case, the spilled medals from the hopper enter through the upper opening of the auxiliary storage case, pass through the lower opening as it is, and then go out of the slot machine through the outlet formed at the bottom of the slot machine. Is discharged. The discharged medals are conveyed by a conveyor or the like and collected in a collection tank or the like.

[0008]

However, in the conventional auxiliary storage case, it is necessary to mount or remove the bottom plate with screws depending on whether or not the automatic medal collection system is installed in the island facility. There is a problem that extra work is required at the time of factory shipment or installation in a store.

[0009] Even if the bottom plate is not screwed and the bottom plate is simply placed in the case, the medal may come off when the auxiliary storage case is turned upside down to return the medal to the tank. At the same time, there is a problem that the bottom plate falls into the medal tank.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an auxiliary storage case which does not require much effort in setting an auxiliary storage case on a game console and is easy to use. A case and a gaming table using the case.

That is, an object of the present invention is to provide an auxiliary storage case which can be quickly and easily dealt with depending on the presence or absence of an automatic medal collection system, and a game table using the auxiliary storage case.

[0012]

According to one aspect of the present invention to achieve the above object, a plurality of rows of reels are started to be moved and an internal lottery is executed by inputting game media and starting a game. The reels are stopped based on the result of the internal lottery and the reel stop operation, and when a predetermined pattern combination is stopped on the pay line, the game medium payout device is driven to pay out the game medium. In the gaming table to be paid out, when the inserted game medium is full and overflows in the game medium dispensing device, the overflowing game medium is selectively stored in the inside or the overflowing game is selectively stored. An auxiliary storage case having a structure in which a medium can be discharged to the outside of the game console from an outlet for collecting game media provided in the game console, wherein the auxiliary storage case is at least a main body. An opening / closing plate, wherein the main body communicates with the upper opening for receiving the game medium overflowing from the game medium dispensing device and the game medium received from the upper opening to the discharge port of the gaming table, and A lower opening for flowing down to the discharge port, wherein the opening / closing plate is disposed in the lower opening of the main body and is movable and operable; and
An opening / closing plate holding mechanism for holding the opening / closing plate so as not to drop off from the main body at least in a posture in which an upper opening of the main body is directly above or directly below is provided.

[0013] Further, the opening / closing plate holding mechanism includes a guide rail portion and a regulating portion provided on the main body, and the guide rail portion linearly connects the opening / closing plate at a lower opening of the main body. When the opening / closing plate is guided to a closed position where at least the lower opening of the main body is to be closed, the regulating portion moves the opening / closing plate in a direction away from the guide rail. It is characterized by regulation.

Further, the opening / closing plate holding mechanism includes a stopper provided on the main body. The stopper locks the opening / closing plate on the guide rail, and the opening / closing plate is moved along the guide rail. It is characterized in that it does not fall off.

Further, the opening / closing plate holding mechanism includes a front holding portion and a back holding portion provided on the main body for holding the opening / closing plate from both front and back sides, and the front holding portion or the front holding portion is provided. At least one of the back-side holding portions is configured to utilize the elasticity of its own material or the material of its surrounding portion to be displaced when the opening / closing plate is attached / detached, so that the opening / closing plate can be easily attached or detached. It is characterized by.

Further, the opening / closing plate is formed of a material that can be attracted by a magnet, and the opening / closing plate holding mechanism has a magnet provided on the main body for attracting the opening / closing plate.

Further, the opening and closing plate is characterized in that it is divided into a plurality of parts.

Further, the present invention is intended to solve the problem by providing an auxiliary storage case, wherein a plurality of through holes having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the game medium are formed in the opening / closing plate. Achieve the problem. Further, by providing a gaming table using the above-mentioned auxiliary storage case, the solution of the problem to be solved by the present invention can be achieved.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a slot machine will be described as an example of a gaming table according to the present invention, and some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Embodiment 1 (Structure of Slot Machine) FIG. 1 shows an example of an external structure and an internal structure of a slot machine according to Embodiment 1 when viewed from the front. Hereinafter, the structure of the slot machine will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1A, at the center of the slot machine main body 100, three reels each having a plurality of types of symbols (including "7", for example) are provided on the outer peripheral surface (left side). Reel 101, middle reel 102, right reel 1
03) It is housed and configured to be rotatable inside the main body 100. The symbols on each of the reels 101 to 103 are indicated by reel symbol display windows 104 to 104 provided on the front of the main body 100.
Can be seen through.

Reference numeral 107 denotes a lamp group for presenting various information related to the game of the slot machine. 108 ~
Reference numeral 110 denotes a display group for displaying the number of obtained medals and the like. Reference numeral 111 denotes a pay line display lamp, which notifies a pay line corresponding to the number of inserted medals.
Reference numeral 112 denotes a medal slot into which a player inserts medals when starting a game. 113, 114, 115
Is a credit bet button, which is, in order, a button for hanging one medal, a button for hanging two medals, and a button for hanging three medals.

Reference numerals 116 to 118 are stop buttons for stopping the reels 101 to 103, respectively, and are provided corresponding to the respective reels. In the figure, the left reel stop button 116 is
1, the middle reel stop button 117 is
The right reel stop button 118 is
, Respectively.

Reference numeral 119 denotes a start lever for starting a game. When the player operates this lever, each of the reels 101 to 103 starts rotating at the same time and is provided inside the slot machine 100 at the same time. A random number lottery is performed by the control unit.

Reference numeral 120 denotes a medal payout exit,
The medals paid out from here accumulate in the medal tray 121. A flicker display lamp 122 turns on / off / flashes an internal lamp to excite the game.

As shown in FIG. 1B, inside the slot machine, there are provided a reel unit 200 comprising the above-mentioned reels 101, 102 and 103, and a control section 210 for controlling each section of the slot machine. Control unit 210
Comprises a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like.

Below the reel unit 200, a hopper (game medium payout device) 220 is arranged. The hopper 220 receives and stores medals inserted by the player, and when a prize is won, the hopper 220 sends the control unit 2 to the player.
This is a device for paying out a predetermined number of medals based on a medal payout signal output from the unit 10. An auxiliary storage case 300 is arranged beside the hopper 220. When an automatic medal collecting device is not installed as an island facility, medals overflowing from the hopper 220 are stored in the auxiliary storage case 300.

On the other hand, at the bottom of the slot machine 100, as shown in FIG. 1 (c), a portion located directly below the auxiliary storage case 300 is dedicated to a case where an automatic medal collecting device is installed as an island facility. When the auxiliary storage case 300 having no bottom is provided and the bottomless auxiliary storage case 300 is set, the spilled medals from the hopper 220 pass through the auxiliary storage case 300 and are discharged from the outlet 230 to the outside of the slot machine. Is discharged.

(Configuration of Auxiliary Storage Case) Next, the configuration of the auxiliary storage case 300 according to the first embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3 for describing the configuration of the auxiliary storage case. explain.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the auxiliary storage case 300, showing a state in which an opening / closing plate (specifically, a bottom plate) 320 can be attached to and detached from the auxiliary storage case main body 310.

FIG. 3 shows an example of a vertical sectional view when the center of the auxiliary storage case 300 is cut in the vertical direction. As can be seen from the drawing, the auxiliary storage case according to the first embodiment is configured symmetrically with respect to the longitudinal section.

As described above, the main body 310 of the auxiliary storage case 300 has an upper opening 311 for receiving medals overflowing from the hopper 220 and a medal received from the upper opening 311 as described with reference to FIG. Lower opening 312 for flowing down to outlet 230 (see FIG. 3 (b))
And a slot 313 into which the bottom plate 320 is inserted, and is integrally formed of resin (ABS resin in the first embodiment) including the guide rail portion 314, the regulating portions 315 and 316, the stopper 317, and the like. The dimensions of the main body 310 are shown in FIG.
As shown in (b) or (c), the size is determined according to the size of the horizontal arrangement space of the hopper 220.

The bottom plate 320 is made of a steel plate (a rectangular plate made of stainless steel in the first embodiment), and has a size necessary to close the lower opening 312 of the main body 310. Is shaped.

In the first embodiment, the main body 310 is formed of a resin material, and the bottom plate 320 is formed of a metal material. However, it is apparent that the material may be appropriately selected.

The bottom plate 320 according to the first embodiment includes:
As shown in the figure, a plurality of through holes 321 (here, four in series) slightly smaller than the medal are formed. By providing such a through hole 321, the hopper 22
It is possible to reduce a drop sound generated when a medal spilled from zero hits the bottom plate 320. When attaching and detaching the bottom plate 320, it is also possible to slide the bottom plate 320 by putting a finger on these through holes 321 and further reduce the weight of the bottom plate 320 by the amount of the through holes 321.

The shape, number and arrangement of the through holes 321 may be determined as appropriate. However, it is necessary to consider at least that the medal does not fall out of the through hole 321. In addition to the through holes 321, stop holes 322 are formed at the front end and the rear end of the bottom plate 320, respectively.

As can be seen from the drawing, the guide rail portion 314 is provided at the lower edge of the main body side surface 310b so as to protrude inward by a required width and extend in the longitudinal direction of the main body 310. The guide plate 314 allows the bottom plate 3
20 is guided linearly in the longitudinal direction of the main body 310.
As shown in FIG. 3B, the restricting portions 315 and 316 protrude inward by a required width inward at the lower edge of the main body front 310a and the lower edge of the main body back 310c, respectively. Extend to. In addition, regulating parts 315, 316
The bottom plate 32 with reference to the upper surface of the guide rail portion 314.
It is arranged at a position higher by the thickness of zero.

Therefore, the restriction portions 315 and 316 are
(A) As shown in FIG. 3 (a), when the bottom plate 320 is in a closed position where the lower opening 312 of the main body 310 is to be closed, both ends of the bottom plate 320 are locked. The movement in the direction away from the guide rail 314 is restricted. Here, if the regulating portions 315 and 316 are not provided, the bottom plate 320 will fall as it is when the main body 310 is turned upside down.

The shape of the restriction portions 315, 316 does not have to be a short piece as shown in FIG. For example, a claw shape may be used. Further, if the vicinity of the insertion port 313 is strong, the regulation part 315 in FIG. In this case, the insertion port 313 itself functions as the restricting portion 315.

On the other hand, a stopper 317 is provided at the center of the lower edge of the back surface 310c of the main body 310c so that when the main body 310 is inclined, the bottom plate 320 does not slide on the guide rail 314 and jump out of the insertion opening 313. ing. The stopper 317 is a plate-shaped flexible portion 317 having appropriate rigidity.
and a claw portion 31 protruding upward from the tip of the flexible portion 317a and engaging with a stopper hole 322 formed in the bottom plate 320.
7b.

Here, it is needless to say that the stopper 317 may not be formed integrally with the auxiliary storage unit 300, but may be manufactured as a separate part and joined to the main body 310 by retrofitting.

If the bottom plate 320 is made of a material that can be attracted by a magnet (for example, a ferromagnetic metal), the stopper 317 itself may be formed of a magnet, and the bottom plate 320 may be formed by a magnetic force.
Can be fixed. In this case, the flexible portion 3
The structure is simplified because the 17a and the claw portion 317b are not required.

(Removal of Bottom Plate) Next, a method of attaching and detaching the bottom plate 320 to and from the main body 310 in the first embodiment will be described.

When the bottom plate 320 is inserted from the insertion opening 313 located at the lower part of the front face 310a of the main body, the bottom plate 320 moves on the guide rail 314, and when the bottom plate 320 advances a predetermined distance, the front end of the bottom plate 320 is clawed by the stopper 317. 317b.

When the bottom plate 320 is further pushed in, the front end of the bottom plate 320 pushes the claw portion 317b of the stopper 317 outward (downward), and the flexible portion 31 of the stopper 317 is pressed.
7a is elastically deformed so as to warp outward. In this state, when the bottom plate 320 is further pushed in, the claw portion 317b of the stopper 317 enters the stop hole 322 of the bottom plate 320 and is engaged with the flexible plate 317 of the stopper 317.
a returns to its original shape.

The bottom plate 320 attached in this manner allows the main body 31 to be tilted or upside down.
It does not fall from zero.

To remove the bottom plate 320, the claw portion 317b of the stopper 317 is removed from the stop hole 322 of the bottom plate 320, that is, the claw portion 317b of the stopper 317 is pushed down, and the bottom plate 320 is pulled out.

As described above, according to the example shown in the first embodiment, the bottom plate 320 of the auxiliary storage case 300 can be attached and detached with one touch.

(Usage Form of Auxiliary Storage Case) Next, a usage form of the auxiliary storage case 300 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described.

If the automatic medal collection system is not installed as an island facility, the auxiliary storage case 300 is set inside the slot machine with the bottom plate 320 attached.

When the slot machine game is advanced by the player and the number of inserted medals is greatly increased with respect to the number of paid out medals, the hopper 220 shown in FIG. And eventually overflow as surplus medals. The overflowed medals flow down the hopper 220 along the passage plate 221 and fall down to the auxiliary storage case 30.
0 is stored.

The game is further continued, and medals overflow from the hopper 220 and are sent to the auxiliary storage case 300. When the auxiliary storage case 300 is full of medals, a sensor (not shown) detects this and detects the medal in the slot machine. The flicker lamp etc. blinks. Upon seeing this, the employee of the store rushes to the slot machine to release the error, and takes out the auxiliary storage case 300 full of medals.

In general, the auxiliary storage case 300 filled with medals taken out by store employees is carried to a large collection tank or the like installed at one corner of the floor or the like, and the medals in the case are transferred to the large collection tank. And so on. At this time, even if the auxiliary storage case 300 is turned upside down or inclined to return the medals, since the bottom plate 320 is firmly held by the restricting portions 315 and 316 and the stopper 317 on the main body 310 side, the bottom plate 320 falls off from the main body 310. There is no such problem as getting lost. Empty storage case 3
Regarding 00, it is set again in the slot machine.

On the other hand, when an automatic medal collection system is installed as an island facility, the auxiliary storage case 300 is set inside the slot machine with the bottom plate 320 removed. The bottom plate 320 is placed, for example, in the main body as shown in FIG. At the center of the rail 314, a notch 314a for standing up is formed in advance. Therefore, the bottom plate 320 is formed in the notch 314a.
, The bottom plate 320 will not fall down even if a dropped medal hits.

As shown in FIG. 4, the aforementioned hopper 220
The medals overflowing from the bottom flow down along the bottom plate 320 and are discharged out of the slot machine 100 through the discharge port 230 described above. The ejected medals fall on the conveyor 402 as shown in an example of medal collection in the island of FIG.
The medals 401 that have dropped onto the belt conveyor 402 are conveyed by the belt conveyor 402 and are collected, for example, in a collection tank 403 at the island end.

The configuration and handling of the embodiment of the auxiliary storage case have been described above. For example, a hinge mechanism is provided instead of the guide rail portion 314 (see FIG. 3B), and the bottom plate 320 is opened and closed. And a stopper capable of locking the bottom plate of the opening / closing door type may be provided. In addition, the bottom plate of the door type is 270
If it is made rotatable within a range of about °, it can be folded when it is opened, so that there is no problem that the bottom plate protrudes sideways and becomes an obstacle when it is set in a slot machine.

[Second Embodiment] Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view of the auxiliary storage case 300 for explaining the second embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 4B, in the auxiliary storage case according to the second embodiment, the main body 330 is provided with two holding portions (a front holding portion 333 and a back holding portion 334). The front holding part 333 and the back holding part 334 are connected to the bottom plate 3.
20 is clamped from both the front and back sides, and the bottom plate 320 is in a closed position to close the lower opening 332 of the main body 330.
Place. In the second embodiment, the front side holding portion 333 and the back side holding portion 334 are integrally formed with the main body 330 using an ABS resin or the like.

The back side holding portion 334 is not damaged even when the medal is full and a load is applied, so that the bottom plate 32 is not damaged.
The shape is the same as that of the above-described guide rail portion 314 so that 0 can be held.

On the other hand, the front side holding portion 333 only needs to have a holding force that does not cause the bottom plate 320 to fall off when the auxiliary storage case 300 is turned upside down.
Is required to be attached and detached, so that the protrusion amount is formed in a slightly convex shape. This convex shaped front side holding portion 333
Are scattered along the backside holding portion 334 (along the direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. 4) at a position separated from the backside holding portion 334 by the thickness of the bottom plate 320. In the second embodiment, two front-side holding portions 333 are provided for one side wall.

When the bottom plate 320 is attached to the main body 330, the bottom plate 320 may be inserted from the upper opening 331 of the main body 330, brought into contact with the upper holding portion 333, and pushed down. When the bottom plate 320 is pushed in, the side wall around the upper holding portion 333 is pushed outward and slightly curved, and the bottom plate 320 passes through the upper holding portion 333 in a slightly cramped state. When the bottom plate 320 contacts the lower holding portion 334, the curved side wall returns to its original shape, and the mounting of the bottom plate 320 is completed.

When removing the bottom plate 320, the main body 330
It is only necessary to push (or pull) both side walls outward to widen the width of the both side walls, and to pull out the bottom plate 320 upward in a state where the upper holding portion 333 is not easily hooked on the bottom plate 320.

Although the second embodiment of the present invention has been described above, here, when the bottom plate 320 is pushed / pulled out, the side wall around the upper holding portion 333 is curved,
The upper holding part 333 itself does not deform so much.

However, it is needless to say that the upper holding portion 333 may be formed of hard rubber or the like, and may be fixed to the main body 330 by retrofitting so that only the upper holding portion 333 itself is elastically deformed. Absent.

Third Embodiment Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4C shows an auxiliary storage case 300 for explaining the third embodiment.
FIG.

In the auxiliary storage case according to the third embodiment, the bottom plate 320 is formed of a material (for example, metal stainless steel or the like) which can be attracted by a magnet, and the bottom plate as shown in FIG. A holding section 344 is provided.

The bottom plate holding portion 344 supports the bottom plate 320 from the back side, and arranges the bottom plate 320 at a closed position where the lower opening 342 of the main body 340 is closed, and the bottom plate 320 arranged at the closed position. Magnet 34 that detachably attracts
3 are provided.

As described above with reference to FIG.
The bottom plate can be made detachable using a magnet or the like.

When the bottom plate is formed of a plastic material or the like that cannot be attracted by a magnet, a commercially available planar fastener may be used. Examples of the planar fastener include, for example, one in which a large number of hook materials are planted in one tape on one tape and many loop materials hooked on these hooks are planarly planted in the other tape. . The bottom plate can be detached by cutting each tape of the planar fastener into an appropriate size and attaching the tape to the main body and the bottom plate.

[Fourth Embodiment] Further, the present invention will be described as a fourth embodiment with reference to FIG.

The auxiliary storage case shown as the fourth embodiment has a plurality of bottom plates (here, two
This is an example of dividing the number into pieces. Divided bottom plate 360a, 3
60b is placed on one side in a two-layered state as shown in FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b), or
They can be arranged in a line as shown in FIG.

Each side wall of the main body 350 has three guide rail portions 351 extending in the longitudinal direction at predetermined intervals in the height direction (specifically, intervals at which the bottom plate 360 can be inserted in a cramped state). , 352, 353 are provided. The bottom plates 360a and 360b once inserted are sandwiched and held by these guide rails. In the fourth embodiment,
These guide rails are made of ABS together with the main body 350.
It is integrally formed of resin or the like.

At the front of the main body 350, two insertion holes are formed, and the upper insertion hole 354 is provided at the guide rail portion 35.
1 and the arrangement space between the guide rail portion 352,
The lower insertion opening 355 communicates with an arrangement space between the guide rail 352 and the guide rail 353.

When an automatic medal collection system is installed as an island facility, as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, after the bottom plates 360a and 360b are inserted from the insertion ports 354 and 353, one of them is inserted. By placing the medals together, the medals are discharged to, for example, the belt conveyor 402 through a portion of the lower opening 312 that is not closed by the bottom plate.

On the other hand, when the automatic medal collection system is not installed as an island facility, as shown in FIGS. 5C and 5D, two medals overflowing from the hopper can be stored. The bottom plates 360a and 360b are arranged in a line so that medals are stored in the auxiliary storage case.

The bottom plates 360a and 360b are shown in FIGS.
In each case of FIG. 5D, since the case is held between the guide rails, the case does not fall off even if the case is inclined, for example.

In the fourth embodiment, FIG.
As shown in (b), the bottom plates 360a and 360b are shifted to the left in the figure, but may be shifted to the right in some cases.

For example, when a pipe connecting the discharge port at the bottom of the slot machine and the conveyor for transferring coins is installed, and a medal flows down through this pipe, the installation position of the pipe is adjusted so as not to interfere with the pipe. What is necessary is just to make 360 a and 360 b overlap the bottom plate on the opposite side.

If necessary, the bottom plate may be divided into three or more parts, and the dividing direction may be a vertical direction (that is, a vertical division).

The auxiliary storage case of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to several embodiments. In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, the examples in which the present invention is applied to the slot machine provided with the outlet at the bottom have been described. However, as can be seen from the description of the example given as the embodiment of the present invention, the auxiliary storage case according to the present invention can be applied to a slot machine without an outlet.

When the present invention is applied to a slot machine without an outlet, the auxiliary storage case according to the present invention may be set with the bottom plate attached.

It is to be noted that the store employee should be cautioned not to tilt the auxiliary storage case, or if the auxiliary storage case is tilted slightly, the bottom plate can be pressed by hand. It is not always necessary to provide the stopper 317 shown in FIG.

If the stopper 317 is not provided, the bottom plate 320
Is held only by the guide rail 314 and the regulating portions 315 and 316, but does not fall off from the main body 310 at least in two postures in which the upper opening 311 of the main body 310 is directly above or directly below.

[0082]

As described above in detail with reference to some embodiments, according to the auxiliary storage case of the present invention, a medal is provided on an island where a slot machine (game table) of a game arcade is installed. It is possible to provide a slot machine having an auxiliary storage case in which the slot machine can be quickly and easily installed depending on whether or not there is an automatic collection system.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of an external structure and an internal structure of a slot machine according to an embodiment of the present invention when viewed from the front.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a configuration of an auxiliary storage case.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a configuration of an auxiliary storage case.

FIG. 4 is a view showing respective cross sections of an auxiliary storage case of the slot machine according to the second and third embodiments.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining Embodiment 4 of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of medal collection on an island.

FIG. 7: overflowing from the hopper as surplus medals,
It is the figure which showed the example stored in an auxiliary storage case.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 100 slot machine body 101 left reel 102 middle reel 103 right reel 104 left reel symbol display window 105 middle reel symbol display window 106 right reel symbol display window 107 lamp group 108, 109, 110 indicator 111 effective line indicator lamp 112 medal slot 113 Button for hanging one medal 114 Button for hanging two medals 115 Button for hanging three medals 116 Left reel stop button 117 Middle reel stop button 118 Right reel stop button 119 Start lever 120 Medal payout port 121 Medal tray 122 Flicker display lamp 200 Reel unit 210 control unit 220 hopper 230 discharge port 300 auxiliary storage case 310, 330, 340, 350 main body 311, 331, 341 upper opening 312, 332, 342 lower Opening 313 insertion opening 314,351,352,353 guide rail 315 and 316 restricting portion 317 stopper 320, 360 base plate 321 through hole 322 locking hole 333 holding section 343 magnet

Claims (8)

[Claims] An internal lottery is executed and a reel is stopped based on a result of the internal lottery and a reel stop operation. In the case where a predetermined combination of pictures is stopped on the winning line, the game medium dispensing device is driven to pay out the game medium from the payout slot. In the case of overflowing, the overflowing game medium is selectively stored in the inside or the overflowing game medium is discharged from a discharge port for collecting the game medium provided in the game console. An auxiliary storage case having a structure capable of being discharged to the outside, wherein the auxiliary storage case includes at least a main body and an opening / closing plate,
The main body has an upper opening for receiving the game medium overflowing from the game medium dispensing device, and the game medium received from the upper opening communicates with the outlet of the gaming table and flows down to the outlet. A lower opening to be formed, the opening / closing plate is arranged in the lower opening of the main body and is operable to move, and at least the upper opening of the main body faces directly upward or downward. An auxiliary storage case provided with an opening / closing plate holding mechanism for holding the opening / closing plate so as not to drop off from the main body. 2. The opening / closing plate holding mechanism includes a guide rail portion and a regulating portion provided on the main body, and the guide rail portion linearly connects the opening / closing plate at a lower opening of the main body. When the opening / closing plate is guided to a closed position where at least the lower opening of the main body is to be closed, the regulating portion moves the opening / closing plate in a direction away from the guide rail. The auxiliary storage case according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary storage case is regulated. 3. The opening / closing plate holding mechanism includes a stopper provided on the main body. The stopper locks the opening / closing plate on the guide rail, and the opening / closing plate is moved along the guide rail. The auxiliary storage case according to claim 2, wherein the auxiliary storage case does not fall off. 4. The opening / closing plate holding mechanism includes a front side holding portion and a back side holding portion for holding the opening / closing plate provided on the main body from both front and back sides, and the front side holding portion or the back side. At least one of the holding portions is configured to utilize the elasticity of the material of itself or the material of a surrounding portion thereof to be displaced when the opening / closing plate is attached / detached so that the mounting / detaching of the opening / closing plate can be easily performed. The auxiliary storage case according to claim 1, wherein: 5. The opening / closing plate is formed of a material that can be attracted by a magnet, and the opening / closing plate holding mechanism includes a magnet provided on the main body for attracting the opening / closing plate. Auxiliary storage case. 6. The auxiliary storage case according to claim 1, wherein the opening / closing plate has a configuration divided into a plurality of pieces. 7. The auxiliary storage case according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of through holes having a diameter smaller than a diameter of the game medium are formed in the opening / closing plate. . 8. A game console using the auxiliary storage case according to claim 1.