JP2007190043A - Game medium housing case - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game medium housing case which can reduce the frequency of re-stacks of the cases in counting work with a counter along while blocking the medals housed or the game medium housing cases stacked from dropping or falling in the transportation of a plurality of game medium housing cases having the game media housed being stacked up. <P>SOLUTION: The surface of an outer wall along the length of a part 1 for housing the game media housing cases is provided with a hook 7, and a vicinity of the bottom part of the surface of the outer wall an engaging part 9 along the length of the housing part 1. When the game medium housing cases of the same shape are placed on a carrier part 3 formed along an opening as shown by the solid line, an engaging piece 7e of the hook 7 of each game medium housing case positioned below the other is retained onto a load support surface 9s (surface shown by hatching) of the engaging part 9 on the other positioned above each to fix the upper and lower housing cases together. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a game medium storage box for storing game media such as pachinko balls or medals.

  Generally, when playing a game with a game machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine installed in a so-called pachinko parlor, the player exchanges cash for a game medium such as a pachinko ball or medal and throws the game medium into the game machine. And playing games. In addition, as a result of playing the game, the player can exchange it for a prize according to the number of game media acquired. At that time, the game media is counted by a counting device installed in the pachinko parlor shop. Is going by. In addition, the counting device and the gaming machine are separate, and the counting device is usually installed at a location distant from the installation location of the gaming machine. It must be transported to the counting device.

  Conventionally, a game medium storage box (a so-called dollar box, hereinafter simply referred to as a storage box) is used for transporting game media. This storage box has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape with an opening on the upper surface, and when the game medium stored in the storage box is put into the counting device, the stored game medium is inclined by tilting the storage box. It is carried out by pouring from the opening into the inlet of the counting device. At this time, the player must keep holding the storage box with the storage box tilted until all of the stored game media are put into the counting device. If this happens, the stored game media may fall out of the slot of the counting device.

  Therefore, in order to easily and surely put the game medium stored in the storage box into the counting device, a storage box having a discharge port that can be opened and closed on the bottom surface of the storage box has been proposed. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a storage box provided with a discharge hole in the bottom surface at the substantially center in the longitudinal direction of the storage box and provided with a shutter plate for opening and closing the discharge hole. This shutter plate is formed by connecting two plates of approximately the same size so that they can be bent, and providing projections on the outer edge sides of the two end surfaces of each plate. The projections are formed on the inner wall surface of the storage box. And is slidably engaged with the elongated hole. This shutter plate is normally spread by the force of the spring (the state where the angle between the two plates is approximately 180 degrees) and closes the discharge hole. The projections formed at the inlet of the counting device push up the vicinity of the connecting portion of the shutter plate, and at the same time, the projections provided on each plate slide in the slot so that they approach each other. The hole is open.

  In addition, in Patent Document 2, a storage vacant space that communicates with the outside of the storage box is provided in the vicinity of the bottom surface of the pair of inner walls facing each other in the substantially rectangular parallelepiped storage box whose upper surface is open, and the game medium inside the storage box A discharge portion that allows movement of the discharge portion to the storage vacant space is formed in a cutout, and an opening / closing movable body that can open and close the discharge portion by moving up and down is provided. When the storage box is placed on the counting device, the movable member for opening and closing is raised by the push-up member provided in the counting device, and the discharge portion is opened. Thereby, the game medium inside the storage box is discharged out of the storage box through the discharge portion and the storage empty space.

JP-A-8-215412 JP 9-47569 A

  By the way, in a gaming machine such as the pachinko machine or the slot machine described above, when a large amount of game media exceeding one storage box can be obtained, when transporting these game media to the installation location of the counting device, a plurality of storage boxes are used. Will be used. In this case, it is conceivable that a plurality of storage boxes containing game media are stacked and placed on a carriage, etc., and transported to the installation location of the counting device, but since the storage boxes are simply stacked on the storage box, for example, If the cart hits an obstacle during transportation, there is a possibility that the game media stored in the storage box spills on the floor and is scattered, or the stacked storage boxes fall from the cart. In addition, when the number of storage boxes is large, it is necessary to repeatedly perform the operation of placing the storage boxes one by one on the counting device and replacing them with the next storage box after the counting of the game media stored in the storage box is completed. As a result, the burden on the workers was increased.

  Therefore, the present invention is less likely to cause a fall of stored medals or a fall of stacked game media storage boxes when stacking and transporting a plurality of game media storage boxes containing game media. It is an object of the present invention to provide a game medium storage box that can reduce the number of times the game medium storage box is reloaded.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a game medium storage box having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped storage portion having an opening on the upper surface and storing a game medium inside the storage portion, wherein the opening A mounting portion formed along the edge of the housing portion, a discharge port formed in the bottom surface of the storage portion, an opening / closing member that opens and closes the discharge port, and an outer wall surface of the storage portion. An engaging portion having a load supporting surface that supports the load of the engaging portion, and an engaging member having an engaging piece that engages with the load supporting surface of the engaging portion. The engagement piece is provided at a position where the engagement piece can be engaged with a load support surface of the engagement portion formed on the other game medium storage box placed on the placement portion. It is characterized in that it can be changed to a state where it is engaged with or not engaged with the portion.

  According to the above-mentioned game medium storage box, when stacked, the locking member of the game medium storage box located below is moved so that the locking piece of the lock member is engaged with the game medium storage box positioned above. It can be engaged so as to be hooked on the load supporting surface of the joint. Thereby, when stacking and transporting the game medium storage boxes, the game medium storage boxes stacked on the upper side are fixed to the lower game medium storage boxes and are difficult to fall. In addition, when placed on the counting device or the like in this state, the lower game medium storage box is lifted up by grasping and lifting the upper game medium storage box. It is possible to reduce the number of times the medium storage box is reloaded.

  In addition, the present invention is a game medium storage box that has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped storage portion whose upper surface is an opening, and stores a game medium inside the storage portion, and is formed along an edge of the opening. A loading portion formed on the outer wall surface of the housing portion and supporting a load in a vertical direction, and an opening / closing member that opens and closes the discharge port. An engaging portion having a surface and an engaging member having an engaging piece that engages with a load supporting surface of the engaging portion, and the engaging member is placed on the mounting portion The engagement piece is provided at a position where the engagement piece can be engaged with a load support surface of the engagement portion formed in the other game medium storage box, and is engaged with the engagement portion or The opening and closing member of the other game medium storage box mounted on the mounting portion can be moved upward. The projecting pin to the outlet and an open state by pushing up to, is characterized in that formed in the placing portion.

  According to the above game media storage box, when the game media storage box is further stacked on the placement portion of the game media storage box, the game media positioned above by the projecting pin of the game media storage box positioned below The container outlet is open. For this reason, as described above, when stacking and transporting the game medium storage boxes, not only can the game medium storage boxes stacked on the boxes be dropped, but also the number of times of reloading the game medium storage boxes can be reduced. For example, if a similar projecting pin is provided at the input port of the counting device, all the game media stored in the stacked state of the game medium storage boxes are discharged from the lowermost game medium storage box. Can be discharged from.

  In the game medium storage box described above, the present invention provides a slide groove for slidably supporting the opening / closing member on the inner wall surface of the storage portion, while using the entire bottom surface of the storage portion as the discharge port. The opening / closing member is a plate-like member that opens and closes the discharge port by sliding along the sliding groove.

  According to the above game medium storage box, since the entire bottom surface becomes a discharge port, if the discharge port is fully opened by sliding the opening and closing member in a stacked state, one game having a capacity of two boxes Can be used as a media storage box.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that the game medium storage box includes a detachment restricting portion that prevents the opening / closing member from being detached from the storage portion.

  According to the above game medium storage box, since the opening / closing member is not removed from the storage portion, there is no possibility that the opening / closing member is lost even when the discharge port is opened.

  According to the game medium storage box of the present invention, when a plurality of game medium storage boxes containing game media are stacked and transported, it is difficult for the stored medals to fall or the stacked game medium storage boxes to fall. In performing the counting work by the counting device, the number of times that the game medium storage box is reloaded can be reduced.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[First Embodiment]
First, the structure of a game medium storage box (hereinafter simply referred to as a storage box) in the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the storage box in the first embodiment, FIG. 2 (a) is a partial plan view of the storage box viewed from above, and FIG. 2 (b) is the storage box. FIG. 3 is a side view of a state in which the storage boxes are stacked.

  The storage box shown in these drawings has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped storage portion 1 whose upper surface is an opening (portion indicated by a thick line in FIG. 1), and both ends of the storage portion 1 in the longitudinal direction and in the short direction. Is formed with gripping portions 2a and 2b for gripping the accommodating portion 1. In addition, mounting portions 3a and 3b are provided along the edge of the opening on the inner wall surface in the short side direction of the storage portion 1, and the storage box in the first embodiment has another storage box having the same shape. When stacking the storage boxes, the stacking storage boxes are supported by the mounting portions 3a and 3b. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 (a), two concave portions 4 are formed on each upper surface of the mounting portions 3a and 3b. In each concave portion 4, there are a tilted state and an upright state. Displaceable projecting pins 5a and 5b are rotatably provided. Here, when the projecting pins 5a and 5b are tilted, the entire projecting pins 5a and 5b are accommodated in the recesses 4 and 4, respectively.

  Fitting recesses 6 and 6 are notched at substantially the central edge in the longitudinal direction of the opening. A hook 7 is rotatably provided below the fitting recesses 6 and 6 and on the outer wall surface in the longitudinal direction of the housing portion 1, and the rotational axis of the hook 7 is parallel to the longitudinal direction of the opening. ing. Further, an engagement piece 7e shaped like a claw is formed at the tip of the hook 7 so as to be engaged with a load support surface of an engagement portion 9 described later. In FIG. 1, only the hook 7 provided on one outer wall surface is illustrated, but the same hook 7 is also provided on the other outer wall surface. A recess 8 is formed below the hook 7 and in the vicinity of the bottom of the storage portion 1, and the portion formed in the longitudinal direction and the outer wall surface of the storage portion 1 by the recess 8 is the same as the storage box of this embodiment. The engaging portion 9 is engaged with the engaging piece 7e of the hook 7 provided in the other storage box having the shape. The upper surface of the engaging portion 9, that is, the surface in the depth direction and the horizontal direction of the concave portion 8 (the surface indicated by hatching in FIG. 1) is a load support surface 9s that supports a load in the vertical direction. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, when another storage box of the same shape is stacked on the storage box of this embodiment, the engagement piece 7e of the hook 7 provided in the storage box positioned below is The storage box located in the storage box is hooked and locked to the load supporting surface 9s of the engaging portion 9, so that the upper storage box is integrated with and detached from the lower storage box. Freely fixed. Thus, the hook 7 that engages with the engaging portion 9 described above corresponds to a locking member. Further, a fitting convex portion 10 is formed on the lower side of the concave portion 8 and on the outer bottom portion of the accommodating portion 1 so as to protrude downward, and the fitting concave portion of the accommodating box is stacked when stacked in the same accommodating box as in the present embodiment. 6 is fitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 (b), a discharge port 11 is provided in the center of the bottom surface inside the accommodating portion 1, and can be opened and closed by opening and closing members 12a and 12b. In FIG. 2 (b), the black circles drawn on the opening / closing members 12a and 12b indicate positions where the protruding pins 5 of the container box located below abut when the container boxes of the first embodiment are stacked. Show. In addition, the bottom surfaces 13a and 13b inside the housing portion 1 are inclined so as to be lowered toward the discharge port 11, and when the discharge port 11 is opened by the opening and closing members 12a and 12b, the bottom surfaces 13a and 13b, The game media on 13b are easily gathered to the discharge port 11. As shown in FIG. 2A, protrusions 14 and 15 are provided on both ends in the short direction on the longitudinal end faces of the opening and closing members 12a and 12b, respectively. Further, a slot 16 in which the projection 14 is slidably engaged with the inner wall surface in the short direction of the housing portion 1, and an arcuate slot 17 in which the projection 15 is slidably engaged so as to draw a curve Is formed. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 (b), when the storage boxes of the first embodiment are stacked on the outer bottom surface of the storage portion 1, the opening of one storage box has play. A loose fitting portion 18 to be fitted is formed.

  Next, referring to FIG. 4, when the storage boxes in the first embodiment are stacked, the storage boxes are positioned upward by protruding pins 5 a and 5 b of the storage box positioned below (hereinafter referred to as the lower storage box). A state where the discharge port 11 of the storage box (hereinafter referred to as the upper storage box) is opened will be described. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 2 (a). FIG. 4 (a) shows a state in which the discharge port 11 is closed immediately before stacking the storage boxes. b) shows a state where the discharge port 11 is in an open state when the storage boxes are stacked. In the following description, “′” (dash) is added after the symbol for the lower storage box to distinguish it from each part of the upper storage box.

  The open / close members 12a and 12b of the upper storage box before being stacked on the lower storage box are in a horizontal state as shown in FIG. 4A, and the discharge port 11 is closed. When the upper receiving box is stacked with the protruding pins 5a ′ and 5b ′ of the lower receiving box standing upright, the protruding pin 5a ′ comes into contact with the opening / closing member 12a and the protruding pin 5b ′ comes into contact with the opening / closing member 12b. The protrusions 14 side ends of the members 12a and 12b are gradually pushed up. As a result, the protrusion 14 rises along the elongated hole 16 and the protrusion 15 descends along the arcuate elongated hole 17. The opening / closing member 12a is lowered to the right in FIG. 4th, gradually leans to the left.

  When the loose fitting portion 18 of the upper storage box is placed on the placement portion 3a of the lower storage box, the inclination angle of the opening / closing members 12a and 12b becomes maximum, and at this time, the protrusion 14 side end of the opening / closing member 12a A gap larger than the diameter of the pachinko ball P is formed between the portion and the bottom surface 13a, and between the projection 14 side end of the opening / closing member 12b and the bottom surface 13b. At this time, a gap larger than the diameter of the pachinko ball P is also formed between the end portion on the protrusion 15 side of the opening / closing member 12a and the end portion on the protrusion 15 side of the opening / closing member 12b. Thereby, the pachinko ball P accommodated in the upper accommodation part 1 falls into the lower accommodation part 1 through the discharge port 11 from the three gaps described above.

  Thus, for example, if a projecting pin similar to the projecting pins 5a and 5b described above is provided in the vicinity of the insertion port of the counting device installed in the game hall, the container box is mounted on the counting device while being stacked. As a result, the open / close members 12a 'and 12b' (not shown) of the lower storage box are displaced in the same manner as the open / close members 12a and 12b of the upper storage box shown in FIG. The stored pachinko balls P are discharged from the discharge port 11 ′ (not shown) of the lower storage box and are input to the input port. Therefore, the frequency | count of the operation | work which mounts a storage box in a counting device can be reduced.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, the structure of the storage box in the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an appearance of the storage box in the second embodiment. FIG. 6 is a side view including a partial cross-section of the storage box in the second embodiment. FIG. 7A is a plan view of the storage box according to the second embodiment as seen from above, and FIG. 7B is a plan view as seen from below. In these drawings, the same structure as that of the storage box in the first embodiment is denoted by the same reference numeral, and the description thereof is omitted.

  The point in which the storage box in 2nd Embodiment differs from the storage box in 1st Embodiment is that the whole inner bottom face of the accommodating part 1 becomes the discharge port 11, as shown in FIGS. The open / close members 20a and 20b also serve as the bottom plate of the housing portion 1 and can be pulled out in the horizontal direction. That is, as shown by a thick line in FIG. 7B, the entire bottom surface of the housing portion 1 is the discharge port 11, and the opening and closing members 20a and 20b are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the housing portion 1, as shown in FIG. A sliding groove 23 formed in the horizontal direction in the vicinity of the bottom of the inner wall surface is slidably attached.

  Further, insertion restricting portions 21a and 21b are formed at outer end portions of the opening / closing members 20a and 20b (end portions located outside the housing portion 1 in the longitudinal direction of the housing portion 1), respectively. When the portions 21a and 21b are in contact with the outer wall surface in the short direction of the housing portion 1, the inner end portions of the opening and closing members 20a and 20b (the end portions located inside the housing portion 1 in the longitudinal direction of the housing portion 1) ) Is located in the longitudinal direction of the accommodating portion 1 and substantially in the center. Further, handles 22a and 22b are formed in the insertion restricting portions 21a and 21b in order to make it easier to pull out the opening / closing member. Detachment restricting portions 24a and 24b for preventing the opening and closing members 20a and 20b from being detached from the accommodating portion 1 are formed at the inner end portions of the opening and closing members 20a and 20b so as to protrude downward. Yes. When the opening / closing members 20a and 20b are pulled out to the maximum, the detachment restricting portions 24a and 24b abut against the inner wall surface in the short direction of the housing portion 1, and the opening and closing members 20a and 20b are pulled out from the housing portion 1. Is prevented.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 8, the state when the storage boxes in the second embodiment are stacked will be described. FIG. 8 is a view showing a BB cross section in FIG. 7 (a). FIG. 8 (a) shows a state immediately before stacking the storage boxes, and the discharge port 11 is opened by the opening / closing members 20a and 20b in the upper storage box. The closed state is shown. Therefore, in FIG. 8A, a cross section of the opening / closing member 20a is shown. FIG. 8B shows a state in which the storage boxes are stacked and a state in which the discharge port 11 is fully opened by the opening / closing members 12a and 12b in the upper storage box. Therefore, in FIG.8 (b), the end surface of the opening-and-closing member 20b of the state pulled out to the maximum is shown in figure. In the following description, “′” (dash) is added after the reference numeral for the lower storage box to distinguish it from each part of the upper storage box.

  In FIG. 8A, when stacking the upper storage box on the lower storage box, the fitting projections 10 and 10 of the upper storage box are aligned with the positions of the fitting recesses 6 ′ and 6 ′ of the lower storage box, The loose fitting portion 18 of the upper storage box is placed on the placement portion 3 ′ of the lower storage box. And as shown in FIG.8 (b), hook 7'7 'of a lower receiving box is engaged with the engaging part 9 of each corresponding upper receiving box, and an upper receiving box is fixed to a lower receiving box, When the opening / closing members 20a and 20b are pulled out by holding the handles 22a and 22b of the upper storage box, the discharge port 11 of the upper storage box is opened, and the storage section 1 and the storage section 1 'communicate with each other. In the state of FIG. 8 (b), not only can it be used as one storage box having a volume of two boxes, but also in the height direction, which is not used as a storage space for game media in individual storage boxes. The space from the upper end of the lower storage box to the upper surface of the opening / closing member of the upper storage box (width H in FIG. 8B) can be used as a storage space for game media. Therefore, the storage volume can be increased as compared with the case where the two storage boxes are used individually. When the number of game media stored in the storage box is counted by the counting device, the opening / closing members 20a ′ and 20b ′ of the lower storage box are slid toward the outside of the storage portion 1 ′ to discharge the outlet 11 '(Not shown) may be opened.

  According to the storage box in the second embodiment, since the entire bottom surface of the storage unit 1 is the discharge port 11, the shape of the game medium that can be stored in the storage unit 1 (for example, pachinko balls, medals, etc.) Regardless, the game medium stored in the upper storage box can be dropped into the lower storage box. Moreover, since the opening / closing members 20a and 20b also serve as the bottom plate of the housing portion, the structure can be simplified. Furthermore, since the opening / closing members 20a and 20b are slidably attached to the housing portion 1, the area of the discharge port 11 can be adjusted by adjusting the sliding amount, and from the upper housing box to the lower housing box or The amount of game media dropped from the lower storage box to the counting device can be adjusted.

  As described above, according to the storage boxes in the first and second embodiments, when the storage boxes are stacked, the hooks 7 of the lower storage box are engaged with the recesses 8 of the upper storage box. Since the upper storage box can be fixed to the lower storage box by being locked to the portion 9, even when the storage box is transported by a carriage or the like in a stacked state, the upper storage box can be accommodated. The possibility that the box will fall can be reduced.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the game media storage box in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is the partial top view of the same game media storage box, (a) is a partial plan view seen from the top, (b) is a partial plan view seen from the bottom. It is a side view of the state which piled up the same game media storage box. It is sectional drawing which shows the AA cross section in Fig.2 (a). It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the game media storage box in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a side view of the same game media storage box. It is the top view of the same game media storage box, (a) is a plan view seen from above, (b) is a plan view seen from below. It is sectional drawing which shows the BB cross section in Fig.7 (a).

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Storage part 3 Mounting part 5a, 5b Projection pin 7 Hook 7e Engagement piece 9 Engagement part 9s Load support surface 11 Discharge port 12a, 12b, 20a, 20b Opening / closing member 23 Sliding groove 24a, 24b Desorption regulation part

Claims (4)

A game medium storage box that has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped storage part whose upper surface is an opening, and stores a game medium inside the storage part,
A mounting portion formed along an edge of the opening;
A discharge port formed in the bottom surface of the housing portion;
An opening and closing member for opening and closing the outlet;
An engagement portion formed on an outer wall surface of the housing portion and having a load support surface for supporting a load in a vertical direction;
A locking member having an engagement piece that engages with a load support surface of the engagement portion so as to be hooked,
The locking member is provided at a position where the engagement piece can be engaged with a load support surface of the engagement portion formed in the other game medium storage box placed on the placement portion. The game medium storage box is characterized in that it can be changed into a state of engaging with or not engaging with the engaging portion. A game medium storage box that has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped storage part whose upper surface is an opening, and stores a game medium inside the storage part,
A mounting portion formed along an edge of the opening;
A discharge port formed in the bottom surface of the housing portion;
An opening and closing member for opening and closing the outlet;
An engagement portion formed on an outer wall surface of the housing portion and having a load support surface for supporting a load in a vertical direction;
A locking member having an engagement piece that engages with a load support surface of the engagement portion so as to be hooked,
The locking member is provided at a position where the engagement piece can be engaged with a load support surface of the engagement portion formed in the other game medium storage box placed on the placement portion. And can be changed to a state of engaging with or not engaging with the engaging portion,
A protruding pin that opens the discharge port by pushing up the opening / closing member of the other game medium storage box placed on the placement portion is formed on the placement portion. Play media storage box. The entire bottom surface of the housing portion is used as the discharge port, and a sliding groove is provided on the inner wall surface of the housing portion to slidably support the opening and closing member.
The game medium storage box according to claim 1, wherein the opening / closing member is a plate-like member that opens and closes the discharge port by sliding along the sliding groove.   The gaming machine according to claim 3, further comprising a detachment restricting portion that prevents the opening / closing member from being detached from the housing portion.

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