Chair support structure for gaming machine

Abstract

To provide a chair support structure for a gaming machine which allows easy replacement of a chair for the gaming machine and is capable of supporting both pachinko and pachislot machines in spite of the simple structure.SOLUTION: The present disclosure relates to a chair support structure 10 for a gaming machine, which supports a chair 11 for the gaming machine mounted on the floor in front of the gaming machine. The chair support structure comprises: a floor-side engagement portion 12 fixed to the floor; and a chair-side engagement portion 13 provided on the chair 11 for the gaming machine and removably engageable with the floor-side engagement portion 12. The floor-side engagement portion 12 supports the chair-side engagement portion 13 so as to allow sliding movement in the front-rear direction while restricting movement in the width direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a gaming machine chair support structure that supports a gaming machine chair. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a chair for a game machine that is disposed in front of each game machine on a game machine island. The chair for a game machine includes a chair body on which a player sits, and a connector that is connected at one end to the chair body and can be connected at the other end to the base of the island structure, and the chair body is disposed in front of the game machine by connecting the other end of the connector to the base of the island structure. The chair body can be moved by the connector moving and deforming. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2015-231470 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In recent years, there are smart slot machines that can be played without the use of actual medals, and smart pachinko machines that use balls (pachinko balls) in a sealed circulation system so that players can play without touching the balls. These gaming machines do not require medals or balls to be replenished, so there is no need to provide a lane for replenishing medals or balls in the game island where the gaming machines are installed. For this reason, smart slot machines and smart pachinko machines have a high degree of freedom in layout (location), unlike the case where a slot machine is installed in a game island where a lane for replenishing medals is installed in the past and a pachinko machine is installed in a game island where a lane for replenishing balls is installed. In this way, smart slot machines and smart pachinko machines have a high degree of freedom in layout, so that a gaming machine of one of the smart slot machines and smart pachinko machines may be installed in a place where the other gaming machine was installed.

[0005] However, because the height position of the operating parts (levers, handles, etc.) and the amount of protrusion toward the gaming chair (player side) differ between pachinko and pachislot machines, it is difficult to use the gaming chair as it is when switching between pachinko and pachislot machines. Also, even if dedicated gaming chairs are prepared to match the height of each gaming machine, the gaming chairs are fixed to the floor, so when switching between a pachinko and pachislot machine dedicated gaming chair and a pachinko machine dedicated gaming chair, it is necessary to remove the bolts that fix the chair to the floor, making it difficult to easily switch gaming chairs.

[0006] The gaming chair described in Patent Document 1 can accommodate the amount of protrusion toward the gaming chair (player side) when switching between a pachinko machine and a pachinko machine, but cannot accommodate the height position of the operating part. In addition, because the structure is complicated, it is difficult to switch to a dedicated gaming chair that matches the height of each gaming machine.

[0007] Therefore, an object of the present disclosure is to provide a gaming machine chair support structure that allows gaming machine chairs to be easily replaced and has a simple structure that can be used with both pachislot machines and pachinko machines. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] In order to solve the above problems, a first aspect of the present invention is a gaming machine chair support structure that supports an gaming machine chair placed on a floor in front of an gaming machine, comprising a floor-side engagement portion fixed to the floor, and a chair-side engagement portion provided on the gaming machine chair and removably engaged with the floor-side engagement portion, and the floor-side engagement portion supports the chair-side engagement portion so that it can slide in the front-rear direction while restricting movement in the width direction.

[0009] A second aspect of the present invention is a chair support structure for an amusement machine of the first aspect described above, wherein one of the floor-side engagement portion and the chair-side engagement portion is formed in a convex shape protruding toward the other engagement portion, and the other engagement portion is formed in a concave shape extending in the front-to-rear direction so as to support the convex one engagement portion so as to be able to slide relatively in the front-to-rear direction.

[0010] A third aspect of the present invention is the support structure for a chair for a gaming machine according to the first aspect or the second aspect, wherein the chair for a gaming machine has casters. Effect of the Invention

[0011] According to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a gaming machine chair support structure that allows for easy replacement of gaming machine chairs and is capable of being used with both pachislot machines and pachinko machines with a simple structure. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0012] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a layout of an amusement center. [Diagram 2] 1 is a perspective view of a chair support structure for an amusement machine according to one embodiment of the present invention; [Diagram 3] A side view of a main part of a chair support structure for an amusement machine. [Figure 4] FIG. [Diagram 5] 13 is a side view of a main part of a chair support structure for an amusement machine according to a modified example. FIG. [Figure 6] FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a floor-side engagement portion according to a modified example. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0013] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In each drawing, UP indicates the upper side, FR indicates the front side facing the gaming machine, and IN indicates the inside of the width direction of the gaming chair. In the following description, the "front-rear direction" refers to the front-rear direction when the direction facing the gaming machine is the front and the direction away from the gaming machine is the rear. The "width direction" refers to the direction perpendicular to both the up-down direction and the front-rear direction. The left-right direction refers to the left-right direction when facing the gaming machine.

[0014] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the layout of an amusement facility. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a support structure for a chair for a gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a side view of a main part of the support structure for a chair for a gaming machine. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a floor-side engagement part. FIG. 5 is a side view of a main part of a support structure for a chair for a gaming machine according to a modified example. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a floor-side engagement part according to a modified example. Note that, although FIG. 1 shows a state in which a pachinko machine and a pachislot machine are arranged side by side on the same gaming island, the layout of the gaming machines is not limited to this. Also, in FIG. 3 and FIG. 5, the upper part of the chair for a gaming machine is not shown.

[0015] As shown in Fig. 1, a gaming machine chair 11 to which a gaming machine chair support structure 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention is applied is intended for a player of, for example, a pachinko machine (gaming machine) PM or a pachislot machine (gaming machine) SM (both may be collectively referred to as "gaming machines") to sit, and is installed on a floor F in front of the gaming machine. In front of the pachinko machine PM, it is preferable to place a gaming machine chair 11 dedicated to the pachinko machine that matches the height of the pachinko machine PM, and in front of the pachislot machine SM, it is preferable to place a gaming machine chair 11 dedicated to the pachislot machine that matches the height of the pachislot machine SM. Alternatively, it is preferable to place a height-adjustable gaming machine chair 11 in front of the gaming machine.

[0016] As shown in FIG. 1, in the pachinko machine PM and the pachislot machine SM, the height positions of the operation parts (such as the lever SL and the handle PH) are different from each other. Specifically, the operation parts such as the lever SL and the stop button (not shown) of the pachislot machine SM are arranged at positions higher than the operation parts such as the handle PH of the pachinko machine PM. Also, as shown in FIG. 1, in the pachinko machine PM and the pachislot machine SM, the amounts of protrusion toward the gaming machine chair 11 side (the player side) are different from each other. Specifically, the amount of protrusion of the pachislot machine SM is larger than the amount of protrusion of the pachinko machine PM.

[0017] As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the gaming machine chair support structure 10 according to the present embodiment is a structure for supporting a gaming machine chair 11 installed on the floor F in front of the gaming machine. The gaming machine chair support structure 10 includes a floor-side engagement part 12 fixed to the floor F and a chair-side engagement part 13 provided on the gaming machine chair 11 and detachably engaged with the floor-side engagement part 12. In the present embodiment, the floor-side engagement part (the other engagement part) 12 supports the chair-side engagement part (one engagement part) 13 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction while restricting the movement in the width direction.

[0018] As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the gaming machine chair 11 has a chair body 14 on which a player sits, a support column 15 that supports the chair body 14 from below, a leg part 16 that supports the support column 15, and a chair-side engagement part 13 that is slidably supported by a floor-side engagement part 12, which will be described later, provided on the floor F side.

[0019] The chair body 14 has a seating part 17 on which a player sits. In the present embodiment, in addition to the seating part 17, the chair body 14 has a backrest part 18 that can support the back of a player sitting on the seating part 17. The backrest part 18 stands up upward from the rear part of the seating part 17. Note that the backrest part 18 may not be provided on the chair body 14.

[0020] The pillar 15 is a pillar that supports the chair body 14, and is formed in a rod shape extending in the vertical direction. The chair body 14 is attached to the upper end of the pillar 15. A leg 16 is provided to the lower end of the pillar 15. The pillar 15 may have a lifting means that allows it to rise and fall up and down using gas pressure or the like. The upper end of the pillar 15 may also have a function of rotatably supporting the chair body 14. The pillar 15 may also have an auto-return function that returns the rotational direction of the chair body 14 to the front, which is the front of the gaming machine.

[0021] The legs 16 are parts that support the gaming chair 11 so that it does not fall over, and are provided at the lower end of the support 15. The legs 16 in this embodiment are rod-shaped parts consisting of multiple pieces (five in this embodiment) that extend radially from the lower end of the support 15. The multiple legs 16 extend radially outward and downward from the axis of the support 15. Casters 19 are provided below the tips (radially outer ends) of the multiple legs 16 in this embodiment. The casters 19 are wheels that can roll on the floor F. In this embodiment, the casters 19 are provided on the gaming chair 11, but the present invention is not limited to this. As shown in FIG. 5, the tips of the legs 16 may be abutted against the floor F without providing the casters 19 on the gaming chair 11.

[0022] The chair side engagement portion 13 is a portion provided on the gaming machine chair 11 and detachably engages with the floor side engagement portion 12. The chair side engagement portion 13 of this embodiment is formed in a convex shape that protrudes downward from the lower end of the support 15 toward the floor side engagement portion 12 described later. For example, the chair side engagement portion 13 is formed in a cylindrical shape that protrudes downward from the lower end of the support 15. The lower end of the chair side engagement portion 13 is located at a height that is spaced upward from the upper surface of the floor F. The chair side engagement portion 13 of this embodiment is supported by the floor side engagement portion 12 described later to be slidable in a state in which movement in the width direction is restricted.

[0023] As shown in Figs. 2 to 4, the floor-side engagement part 12 is provided on the floor F side and is detachably engaged with the chair-side engagement part 13. The floor-side engagement part 12 is disposed on the floor F in front of the gaming machine and fixed to the floor F. For example, the floor-side engagement part 12 has a bolt insertion hole (not shown) in a bottom plate part 12a described later, and is fastened and fixed to the floor F by a bolt 20 that passes through the bolt insertion hole. Note that in this embodiment, the floor-side engagement part 12 is fixed to the floor F by the bolt 20, but is not limited thereto. For example, the floor-side engagement part 12 may be fixed using double-sided tape or the like without using the bolt 20.

[0024] The floor side engaging part 12 of this embodiment is formed in a concave shape that supports the convex chair side engaging part 13 so that it can slide relatively in the front-rear direction while restricting movement in the width direction, and extends in the front-rear direction. The floor side engaging part 12 of this embodiment is formed in a vessel shape having a bottom plate part 12a that extends in the front-rear direction while intersecting with the up-down direction, and a peripheral wall part 12b that stands along the entire peripheral area along the outer periphery of the bottom plate part 12a, and defines an internal space 21 into which the chair side engaging part 13 can be inserted. The lower part of the internal space 21 is defined by the bottom plate part 12a. The side of the internal space 21 (in the direction intersecting with the up-down direction) is defined by the peripheral wall part 12b. The upper part of the internal space 21 is open. The internal space 21 extends in the front-rear direction, and allows the inserted chair side engaging part 13 to slide in the front-rear direction. Both widthwise ends of the peripheral wall 12b restrict the movement of the chair side engagement part 13 in the width direction relative to the floor side engagement part 12. The front end of the peripheral wall 12b restricts the forward movement of the chair side engagement part 13 relative to the floor side engagement part 12. The rear end of the peripheral wall 12b restricts the rearward movement of the chair side engagement part 13 relative to the floor side engagement part 12.

[0025] The front end of the floor-side engagement part 12 is disposed at a position corresponding to the amount of protrusion of the pachinko machine PM toward the gaming chair 11. The rear end of the floor-side engagement part 12 is disposed at a position corresponding to the amount of protrusion of the pachinko machine SM toward the gaming chair 11. That is, when the chair-side engagement part 13 is disposed at the front end of the internal space 21 of the floor-side engagement part 12, the gaming chair 11 is disposed at a front-rear position corresponding to the pachinko machine PM. When the chair-side engagement part 13 is disposed at the rear end of the internal space 21 of the floor-side engagement part 12, the gaming chair 11 is disposed at a front-rear position corresponding to the pachinko machine SM.

[0026] In this embodiment, the floor side engaging portion 12 is formed in a vessel shape having a bottom plate portion 12a and a peripheral wall portion 12b, but is not limited thereto. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the floor side engaging portion 12A may be formed in a concave rail shape extending in the front-rear direction by bending a single plate-like member. The floor side engaging portion 12A integrally includes a bottom plate portion 12Aa extending in the front-rear direction, left and right mountain-shaped protrusions 12Ab located on both sides in the width direction of the bottom plate portion 12Aa, and an outer plate portion 12Ac located on the outside of the mountain-shaped protrusions 12Ab in the width direction. The bottom plate portion 12Aa and the left and right mountain-shaped protrusions 12Ab define an internal space 21A into which the chair side engaging portion 13 can be inserted. The lower side of the internal space 21A is defined by the bottom plate portion 12Aa. Both sides in the width direction of the internal space 21A are defined by the left and right mountain-shaped protrusions 12Ab. The upper side and both sides in the front-rear direction of the internal space 21A are open. The internal space 21A extends in the front-rear direction and allows the inserted chair side engagement part 13 to move in the front-rear direction. The left and right mountain-shaped protrusions 12Ab restrict the movement of the chair side engagement part 13 in the width direction relative to the floor side engagement part 12A.

[0027] The gaming machine chair support structure 10 configured as described above includes a floor-side engagement part 12 that is fixed to the floor F, and a chair-side engagement part 13 that is provided on the gaming machine chair 11 and detachably engages with the floor-side engagement part 12. Therefore, by removing the chair-side engagement part 13 from the floor-side engagement part 12, the gaming machine chair 11 can be easily replaced.

[0028] In addition, the floor-side engaging portion 12 restricts the movement of the chair-side engaging portion 13 in the width direction. Therefore, the movement of the gaming chair 11 in the width direction relative to the gaming machine can be restricted, so that the gaming chair 11 can be held in front of the gaming machine. In this way, the gaming chair 11 can be easily replaced, and the gaming chair 11 can be held in front of the gaming machine.

[0029] In addition, since the gaming machine chair 11 can be easily replaced, if dedicated gaming machine chairs 11 are prepared that are matched to the height of each gaming machine, the pachislot machine SM and the pachinko machine PM, the dedicated gaming machine chair 11 can be easily replaced when the pachislot machine SM and the pachinko machine PM are replaced.

[0030] Furthermore, the floor-side engaging portion 12 supports the chair-side engaging portion 13 so that it can slide forward and backward. Therefore, when placing the gaming chair 11 in front of the pachinko machine PM, the gaming chair 11 can be slid forward to accommodate the pachinko machine PM, and when placing the gaming chair 11 in front of the pachinko machine SM, the gaming chair 11 can be slid backward to accommodate the pachinko machine SM.

[0031] In this way, according to this embodiment, it is possible to provide an amusement machine chair support structure 10 that allows the amusement machine chair 11 to be easily replaced and is of a simple structure that can be used with both pachislot machines SM and pachinko machines PM.

[0032] Moreover, the chair side engaging portion (one engaging portion) 13 is formed in a convex shape that protrudes toward the floor side engaging portion (the other engaging portion) 12, and the floor side engaging portion 12 is formed in a concave shape that supports the convex chair side engaging portion 13 so that it can slide in the front-rear direction and extends in the front-rear direction. With the floor side engaging portion 12 and the chair side engaging portion 13 having such a simple structure, the gaming machine chair 11 can be easily replaced, and the simple structure can be used for both the pachinko slot machine SM and the pachinko machine PM.

[0033] In addition, since the gaming chair 11 has casters 19, it is easy not only to slide forward and backward in front of the gaming machine, but also to move the gaming chair 11 to the front of another gaming machine.

[0034] Furthermore, when changing the placement positions of the gaming machines (layout of the gaming island 1) and placing the gaming machines in new positions, unlike the case where the gaming chairs fixed to the floor F in the original position are removed and fixed to the floor F in the new position, it is sufficient to remove the floor-side engagement part 12 from the floor F in the original position and fix it to the floor F in the new position, and then move the gaming chair 11. Therefore, the layout of the gaming island 1 can be easily changed.

[0035] In this embodiment, the chair side engaging portion 13 is formed in a convex shape, and the floor side engaging portion 12 is formed in a concave shape extending in the front-rear direction, but this is not limited to this, and the floor side engaging portion 12 may be formed in a convex shape, and the chair side engaging portion 13 may be formed in a concave shape extending in the front-rear direction. In this case, the floor side engaging portion 12 becomes one engaging portion, and the chair side engaging portion 13 becomes the other engaging portion.

[0036] In this embodiment, one of the floor-side engaging portion 12 and the chair-side engaging portion 13 is formed in a convex shape, and the other is formed in a concave shape extending in the front-rear direction, but the shapes of the floor-side engaging portion 12 and the chair-side engaging portion 13 are not limited to this, and may be any shapes that are detachable from each other and can slide. For example, the floor-side engaging portion 12 may be formed in a T-shaped cross section extending in the front-rear direction, and the chair-side engaging portion 13 may be formed in a shape that sandwiches the floor-side engaging portion 12 from both sides in the width direction, and may be detachable from the front and rear ends of the floor-side engaging portion 12.

[0037] Although the present invention has been described based on the above embodiment, the present invention is not limited to the contents of the above embodiment, and can be modified as appropriate without departing from the scope of the present invention. In other words, all other embodiments, examples, and operational techniques made by those skilled in the art based on this embodiment are naturally included in the scope of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0038] 10: Chair support structure for gaming machine 11: Gaming chair 12: Floor side engagement part (the other engagement part) 13: Chair side engagement part (one of the engagement parts) 19: Caster PM: Pachinko machine (amusement machine) SM: Pachislot machine (amusement machine) F:Floor

Claims

1. A gaming machine chair support structure for supporting a gaming machine chair that is installed on a floor in front of a gaming machine, A floor side engagement portion fixed to the floor; a chair-side engaging portion provided on the gaming chair and removably engaged with the floor-side engaging portion; The floor-side engaging portion supports the chair-side engaging portion so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction while restricting the movement of the chair-side engaging portion in the width direction. A support structure for a gaming machine chair.

2. One of the floor-side engaging portion and the chair-side engaging portion is formed in a convex shape protruding toward the other engaging portion, The other engaging portion is formed in a concave shape that supports the one engaging portion in a relatively slidable manner in the front-rear direction and extends in the front-rear direction.

2. The support structure for a gaming machine chair according to claim 1.

3. The gaming chair has casters.

3. The support structure for a chair for a game machine according to claim 1 or 2.

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