Abstract: A body is positioned above an area between front and rear wheels. Wings for generating a down force to increase the load of wheels upon the ground by an air stream flowing from the front side to the rear side are provided between the front wheels and between the rear wheels, respectively. Flow paths along which an air flows from the front side to the rear side during forward traveling to the wings are defined in and along the body.

Abstract: In a conveyance equipment having a conveyance path which serves to convey paper or the like, and an introduction path which merges with the conveyance path, for guiding to the conveyance path the paper or the like to be introduced into the conveyance system, the paper or the like is conveyed in a state in which it is erected within the conveyance path while being sandwiched in between conveyance members; a conveyance equipment for paper or the like is so constructed that means for separating and excluding foreign matter is formed at a bottom of the conveyance path. Also, a paper money collection system in a game island is constructed using the conveyance equipment.

Abstract: An article control system has an article stand on which articles on which articles are placed. An article monitor apparatus monitors the entry and exit of articles to and from the article stand. The monitor apparatus includes a planar matrix sensor for detecting the article and a signal processing system for both driving the matrix sensor and detecting the articles placed on the matrix sensor. The matrix sensor is disposed on the upper surface of the article stand. The article stand preferably includes an article placing stand on which the articles are placed and an article confirmation stand on which articles taken from the article placing stand are temporarily placed for confirmation.

Abstract: The present invention consists of an apparatus comprising a signal sending line which has a folded-back shape, and which serves to send a current for generating a magnetic field; and a signal receiving line which has a folded-back shape, which is arranged at a position permitting it to be electromagnetically coupled with the signal sending line, and which serves to detect a magnetic flux change caused by the approach of metal. The plurality of signal sending lines are arranged coplanarly, while the plurality of signal receiving lines are arranged coplanarly. The signal sending lines and the signal receiving lines are arranged with their planes held in parallel and in directions intersecting to each other, thereby constructing a sensing matrix. The sensing matrix is arranged in opposition to a panel along which a metal body to be detected moves, while holding therebetween a space which is, at least, large enough to pass the metal body.

Abstract: A medal piece feed system is so constructed that medal pieces A can be fed from holes 2 formed in a bottom 1a of a medal piece container 1, into chutes 3 underlying the respective holes. The medal piece feed system has feed cylinders 4, each having its lower part snugly inserted in the corresponding hole 2 and being adapted to be driven and rotated, that are erected inside the medal piece container 1. An acceptance opening 4a is formed in a peripheral wall of each feed cylinder 4 which faces the interior of the medal piece container 1, while a delivery opening 4b which communicates with the interior of the underlying chute 3 is formed in a base plane of each feed cylinder 4.

Abstract: The present invention consists of an apparatus comprising signal sending lines, each of which has a folded-back shape and serves to send a current for generating a magnetic field, and signal receiving lines, each of which has a folded-back shape, and which are arranged at a position permitting them to be electromagnetically coupled with the signal sending lines thus serving to detect a magnetic flux change caused by the approach of metal. The plurality of signal sending lines are arranged coplanarly, while the plurality of signal receiving lines are arranged coplanarly. The signal sending lines and the signal receiving lines are arranged with their planes held in parallel and in directions intersecting to each other, thereby constructing a sensing matrix. This sensing matrix is arranged in opposition to a panel along which a metal body to be detected moves, while holding there-between a space which is, at least, large enough to pass the metal body.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a sensing matrix (20) comprised of matrix-arranged sensing units for sensing an object, a driving means (40, 50, 63) which drives the sensing matrix (20) and receives a signal showing a state of each sensing unit, and a detecting means (30) which detects location of the object on the sensing matrix (20) on the basis of the signal received by said driving means. The detecting means (30) includes an offset means (30a) which sequentially updates and memorizes a value of the received signal as an offset value at every sensing unit, an operation means (30b) which operates a change in values between a value of a newly received signal and the offset value before updating, and a comparing means (30c) for comparing the change in values between the two with the set value which is set beforehand for detecting the presence of the object.

Abstract: A game apparatus, which is to be installed in an island unit consisting of a number of parallel arranged game machines, comprises: an upper game medium reservoir for supplying game mediums to the individual game machines via a supply conveyer; a game medium counter having a counting display; and a game medium polishing machine for collecting the game mediums from the game medium counter, the game medium polishing machine communicating with the game medium reservoir.

Abstract: An alarm system, for warning of the occurrence of an event at a certain island in an amusement arcade where plural islands of game machines are installed, comprises: plural indicators for each island, each for indicating the occurrence of an event, which needs to be notified to the arcade attendant; plural event detectors for each island, each for detecting the occurrence of an event, which needs to be notified to the arcade attendant and for activating the corresponding indicator upon detection of such an event; and the indicators being disposed at both upper ends and an upper central portion of every row of game machines in each island.

Abstract: In a reserve tank structure for supplying, to a collecting gutter mounted slantedly in a lower part of a pachinko island and communicating with a lower tank above which a polishing and lifting device is located, pachinko balls which have flowed over the polishing and lifting device, a reserve tank is divided into a plurality of tank parts arranged on a plane. These parts each have an inclined bottom surface and each includes, under a lower portion of the entire reserve tank, an inclined lower gutter communicating with the bottom surfaces of the individual tank parts and also communicating with the collecting gutter.

Abstract: A slot machine, which is to be started by inserting tokens into a slot 12 and by activating a game start switch 13 to turn and change a plurality of symbols and then stop the symbols in timed relation with activations of respective stop switches 25a, 25b, 25c, comprises a plurality of liquid crystal displays 20a, 20b, 20c situated on a front side of said slot machine, and display controlling means 31 for controlling said liquid crystal displays 20a, 20b, 20c to display a combination of the symbols. The liquid crystal displays can be reduced in depth, without changing the number and size of symbols. The plural liquid crystal displays can give symbols-on-the-drum ambience. Therefore it is possible not only to increase profits with a limited space of installation of slot machines but also to simplify the planning of an amusement parlor to save time and cost. The slot machine has strong appeal to the player.

Abstract: A game token dispenser is equipped with a token hopper for dispensing, to a token receiving port, a predetermined number of tokens supplied from a token reservoir. The token hopper is divided into a sequentially operating preliminary hopper and a dispensing hopper. The preliminary hopper has a sensor for detecting whether or not there are any tokens received from the reservoir, and a conveying mechanism for conveying the tokens forwardly. The dispensing hopper has a sensor for detecting whether or not there are any tokens received from the preliminary hopper. A discharging mechanism is provided for discharging the tokens one by one to the token receiving port. The dispenser preferably includes a display, on a front surface of a housing, for displaying whether or not it is possible to dispense the tokens and the number of the tokens dispensed.

Abstract: In a ball conveying gutter system, a gutter (21), (26) for carrying pachinko balls in order to supply them to the individual pachinko machines and for storing the pachinko balls is supported by successive gutter supports mounted respectively between successive pairs of confronting posts. Each gutter support has at opposite ends a pair of hooks, and the confronting posts of each pair have a pair of holes for detachably catching the opposite hooks respectively.

Abstract: In a slot machine wherein a plurality of indications of patterns are changed by inserting a game medium into a slot and manipulating a game initiation switch, and the respective indications are stopped at stop timings selected by manipulating a stop switch; a slot machine comprising a handle which includes the game initiation switch and the stop switch.

Abstract: In a slot machine island wherein gaming medals can be distributed into juxtaposed slot machines and medal lending machines by a distributing conveyor belt extended in a horizontal direction; a medal distribution apparatus characterized by being so constructed that shafts each of which is rotated forwards and reversely by a reversible motor or a rotary solenoid are stretched across the conveyor belt inwards of respective release ports which are provided at predetermined intervals sideways of the conveyor belt, and that a guide valve is fixed to each of the shafts so as to fall, when its lower edge has approached the top surface of the conveyor belt in parallel therewith, into a shape in which the guide valve is located aslant the widthwise direction of the conveyor belt and is inclined relative to the corresponding release port.

Abstract: A curtain panel assembly, for an island of game machines, which enables any person of the amusement arcade to look into the island easily and quickly to check the states of game mediums in a distribution gutter situated in the upper part of a support frame of the island or for the purpose of maintenance of the interior structure of the island. In the curtain panel assembly, a curtain panel is mounted on the upper part of the support frame outwardly thereof and is pivotally connected at its upper edge to the upper frame edge. The curtain panel has on its inside wall surface a mirror on which the image of the interior, e.g. the distribution gutter, of the island is reflected so as to be observed from outside when the curtain panel is moved angularly about the upper panel edge to open as the lower panel edge is pulled upwardly.

Abstract: A unit support frame structure, for a game machine island, comprises a pair of parallel horizontal shelf plates adapted to be attached to a pair of rows of game machines in the island, a plurality of vertical partition frame plates disposed under the shelf plates, two pair of parallel vertical posts mounted on opposite inner ends of the respective shelf plates, and a pair of gate-shape upper support frames connected at opposite lower portions of each support frame to upper end portions of the posts of the respective adjacent pair.

Abstract: A monitoring apparatus in a game hall where a large number of game machines are disposed in lines includes a monitoring video camera, preset monitoring condition memories, drivers, abnormality sensors, a judgement processor and a monitor. The monitoring video camera includes a zoom lens, and is installed at a position for monitoring at least two of the game machines simultaneously. The preset monitoring condition memories store preset monitoring conditions of the monitoring video camera for taking a close-up of each of the game machines through the zoom lens. The drivers set the monitoring video camera according to the preset monitoring conditions and the abnormality sensors monitor a game situation. The judgment processor analyzes information based on the abnormality sensors and upon deciding that an abnormal state exists, controls the driver so as to set the monitoring video camera according to the preset monitoring conditions for the game machine corresponding to the abnormal state.

Abstract: A token management system for a slot machine has a buffer tank communicating with a token counter and a collection conveyer, and also has a token polisher for continuously raising tokens in the buffer tank to a hopper while polishing the tokens. A main tank receives overflow tokens from the hopper, and supplies the tokens to the buffer tank when the hopper is empty.