JP2000070507A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To excellently manage an electric wiring by providing a front surface frame to be fitted to an outer frame and a transparent plate holding frame to be fitted to the front surface frame so as to be opening/closing possible, attaching electric parts to the transparent plate holding frame and forming a wiring drawing-out part in the front surface frame, which draws-out the electric wiring from the electric parts. SOLUTION: In a pachinko machine 1, the front surface frame 3 is fitted to a machine frame 2 and a glass holding frame 13 and a front surface plate 7 are fitted to the front surface frame 3. In this case, an opening part is formed in the center of the glass holding frame 13 and a double-layered glass 19 is fitted to the opening part with a peripheral frame 20 and a fluorescent tube storing frame 14. Then, fluorescent tubes 15a-15d are fitted inside the fluorescent tube storing frame 14 so as to be attachable/detachable. The respective fluorescent tubes 15a-15d are respectively connected by connecting lines 25 and connectors 26 and the connecting lines 25 drawn-out from the fluorescent tubes 15a and 15d are connected to a transformer with the wiring drawing-out hole 27 of the front surface frame 3. Thus, the circumference of a game board is illuminated brightly and the game player is attracted to the game board 18.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball game machine represented by a pachinko game machine and the like, and more particularly to an improvement in a frame portion of the ball game machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a kind of ball game machine of this type, a machine frame and a frame-shaped front frame provided with a window at a substantially central portion thereof are generally known. In some cases, a game board is fixed to a front frame of a back portion of a window hole, and a transparent plate such as a glass plate is attached to the window hole portion so as to be opened and closed by a metal frame structure.

[0003]

However, in this type of conventional ball game machine, the surface of the game board is recessed slightly behind the transparent plate, and only this transparent plate can be opened and closed. When an obstacle such as a ball jam occurs on the game board, for example, there is a problem that the work for the recovery is troublesome depending on the location.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a ball-and-ball game machine capable of making maintenance and inspection work of the game machine easier.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A ball game machine of the present invention comprises:
A machine frame, a front frame attached to a front surface of the machine frame and to which a game board is fixed, and an opening in which a transparent plate is fixed substantially at the center, such that the opening is located on the board surface of the game board. A transparent plate holding frame that covers the front surface of the front frame and is attached to the front frame so as to be openable and closable, and the transparent plate holding frame has one end of the front frame or its vicinity as a support shaft, It is characterized in that it is configured to cover up to the other end of the front frame.

[0006]

In the ball-and-ball game machine of the present invention, the transparent plate holding frame is constructed so that one end of the front frame or its vicinity is used as a support shaft to cover the other side of the front frame. Therefore, when the transparent plate holding frame is opened, the entire front of the front frame is opened over substantially both ends thereof.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A pachinko gaming machine as an example of a ball game machine of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the ball game machine of the present invention can be applied not only to a pachinko game machine but also to other general ball game machines such as an arrangement ball. In the following embodiments, a normal pachinko game machine will be described as an example, but the present invention may be applied to a coin-type or card-type ball-type game machine.

Referring to FIG. 1, a pachinko gaming machine 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention is rotatably attached to machine frame 2 by front frame rotating shafts 6a and 6b. Front frame 3
A shaft mounting plate 38 of the front frame 3 with respect to the front frame 3,
A shaft mounting plate is attached to the glass holding frame 13 as an example of the transparent plate holding frame and the front frame 3 which are mounted so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis defined by the glass holding frame rotation shafts 17a and 17b. And a front plate 7 rotatably mounted about a rotation axis defined by the front plate rotation shafts 12a and 12b.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a window frame-shaped opening is provided in the center of front frame 3, and a game board 18 is attached thereto. A ball launching device 50 for launching pachinko balls into the game area of the game board 18 is provided in a portion covered by the front plate 7. The front side of the front frame 3 below the front plate 7 has a ball launching device 50.
Hitting operation handle 4 for operating the
Are provided.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, on the front side of front plate 7, a hitting ball supply tray 8 for supplying a hitting ball to a hitting ball launching device is provided. A prize ball payout port 9 is formed, which is connected to a ball payout device (not shown). A speaker 10 for generating a game sound effect and the like is provided below the hitting ball supply tray 8. Above the hitting plate 8, a ball pull lever 1 is provided.
1 is provided. The boring lever 11 is for operating the boring device 48 shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 49 denotes a hit ball supply device for supplying pachinko balls supplied from the hit ball supply tray 8 to the hit ball firing device 50 one by one.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the central opening of glass holding frame 13 is located at a position where a game area of game board 18 mounted on front frame 3 is exposed to a player. ing. In this opening, a multi-layer glass 19 is attached via a peripheral frame 20 and a translucent fluorescent tube housing frame 14. In the fluorescent tube storage frame 14, L-shaped fluorescent tubes 15a to 15d are detachably attached so as to surround the opening, and the fluorescent tube storage frame 14 functions as a decorative cover member. .

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the glass holding frame 13. Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 5, the fluorescent tube housing frame 14 is
It has an attachment portion 14a to the glass holding frame 13 in which a large number of screw holes 14b are formed, and further has an elasticity formed of a thin steel plate or the like fixed to the attachment portion 14a for supporting the fluorescent tubes 15a to 15d. A fluorescent tube support member 24 is included.
A mounting boss 14d is provided at the center of each of the four sides of the fluorescent tube housing frame 14, and the peripheral frame 20 of the multilayer glass 19 is fixed to the fluorescent tube housing frame 14 at the mounting boss 14d. Frame holding member 22 is rotatably mounted by a screw 23. Each of the fluorescent tubes 15a to 15d is connected by a connection line 25 and a connector 26, and the connection line 25 is drawn out from one end of each of the fluorescent tubes 15a and 15d, and is formed on the front frame 3 as shown in FIG. It is connected to a transformer (not shown) via the wiring lead hole 27.

Referring to FIG. 6, a method of attaching the fluorescent tubes 15a to 15d to the fluorescent tube housing frame 14 and a method of mounting the peripheral frame 20 to the fluorescent tube housing frame 14 will be described in detail.

FIG. 6A is a partial sectional view in the direction of the arrow in section VIa of FIG. Referring to FIG.
The fluorescent tube housing frame 14 fitted around the opening of the glass holding frame 13 has a substantially U-shaped cross section. Fluorescent tube storage frame 1
Along the outer peripheral portion of 4, a mounting portion 14a parallel to the back surface of the glass holding frame 13 is formed. A large number of screw holes 14b are formed in the mounting portion 14a as described above.
3 and the fluorescent tube housing frame 14 is fixed to the glass holding frame 13. A peripheral frame 20 to which the double-glazed glass 19 is attached is fitted into the opening at the center of the fluorescent tube housing frame 14 from the back side. A restricting portion 14c is formed around the opening of the fluorescent tube housing frame 14 to restrict the peripheral frame 20 from coming off to the front side of the gaming machine.

The fluorescent tube housing frame 14 has fluorescent tubes 15a to 15a.
A fluorescent tube support member 24 for fixing 5d is fixed. The fluorescent tube support member 24 has a substantially J-shaped cross section, and is formed of an elastic material as described above. Therefore, the fluorescent tubes 15a to 15d can be freely attached to and detached from the fluorescent tube housing frame 14 by deforming the fluorescent tube support member 24.

As shown in FIG. 6 (a), the double glazing 19 comprises an inner glass 21a and an outer glass 21b.

FIG. 6B is a partial sectional view in the direction of the arrow in section VIb of FIG. Referring to FIG.
As described above, the mounting boss 14d is formed at the center of each side of the fluorescent tube housing frame 14, and the peripheral frame pressing member 22 is rotatably mounted on the upper surface thereof with the screw 23. At the center of each side of the inner peripheral wall portion of the fluorescent tube housing frame 14 and at a position corresponding to the mounting boss 14d, an elongated hole 14e into which the tip of the peripheral frame pressing member 22 can be inserted is formed. The locking groove 20a is also provided at a portion of the peripheral frame 20 that fits into the opening of the fluorescent tube housing frame 14 and that is in contact with the elongated hole 14e.
Are formed, and the end of the peripheral frame pressing member 22 is
The peripheral frame 20 and the multi-layer glass 19 are fixed to the fluorescent tube housing frame 14 by rotating and inserting into the locking groove 20a and the locking groove 20a.

As described above, the fluorescent tube 15 is provided around the game board 18.
a to 15d, and a translucent fluorescent tube storage frame 14, which is a decorative cover member, is provided so as to cover the fluorescent tubes 15a to 15d. The game board 18 can be easily seen. Further, the periphery of the game board 18 can be lighted and decorated with the fluorescent tube storage frame 14 as a decorative cover member, so that the player's attention can be attracted to the game board 18 and the interest of the game can be further enhanced. effective.

Referring to FIG. 1, a frame lamp 16 is mounted on the upper portion of the front surface of glass holding frame 13. In addition, this frame lamp 16 is not the glass holding frame 13 but the front frame 3.
And an opening may be provided in a portion of the glass holding frame 13 corresponding to the frame lamp 16, or this portion may be cut out.

Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG.
The lamp 29 is mounted on a lamp substrate 28 fixed to the back surface of the glass holding frame 13. From the lamp substrate 28, a connection line 38 is drawn out via a connector 30,
As shown in FIG. 2, it is connected to a lamp drive circuit of a game control board (not shown) via a wiring lead hole 27 of the front frame 3.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the front frame 3. Referring to FIG. 3, a game board holding member 45 for fixing game board 18 is provided in the center of front frame 3 around the opening where game board 18 is fitted. Each game board holding member 45
Is formed of a substantially L-shaped member, and its bent portion is rotatably fixed to the back surface of the front frame 3. A plurality of mechanism plate locking projections 47 for locking a mechanism plate provided with a ball tank (not shown), a ball guide rail, a prize ball payout device, and a ball guide path are provided on the back surface of the front frame 3. The mechanism plate is supported by the mechanism plate supporting shafts 46a and 46b provided on the upper and lower right sides of the rear surface of the front frame 3 in FIG. The frame 3 is fixed to the back surface. The connection line 25 drawn from the wiring drawing hole 27 of the game board 18 is connected to a transformer 44 provided at the bottom of the machine casing 2. Since the connection line 29 is drawn out from the support shaft side in this manner, the length of the connection line can be shortened, and the range of movement of the connection line becomes narrower with opening and closing of the glass holding frame and the like. There is no danger of the line being sandwiched between the frames, and inconveniences such as disconnection can be prevented as much as possible.

FIG. 4 shows a method of attaching the front frame 3 to the machine frame 2,
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a method of attaching the glass holding frame 13 and the front plate 7 to the front frame 3. Referring to FIG.
A shaft mounting plate 42 is provided on the upper left side of the figure, and a front frame rotating shaft 6a for rotating the front frame 3 on the upper surface of a member formed to protrude forward from the shaft mounting plate 42 to the machine frame 2. Are formed. Similarly, a shaft mounting plate 4 is also provided on the lower left side of the machine frame 2.
A front frame rotation shaft 6b for supporting and rotating the front frame 3 is provided at a tip portion thereof.

On the upper left side of the front frame 3 in the figure, the machine frame 2
A bearing plate 40 having a bearing hole 39a into which the front frame rotating shaft 6a is inserted is attached. The front frame 3 at the lower portion of the bearing plate 40 protrudes toward the front side, and a bearing groove 34a into which the glass holding frame rotation shaft 17a serving as the rotation shaft of the glass holding frame 13 is inserted is formed below the front frame 3. .

A shaft mounting plate 38 is fixed to a portion of the front frame 3 corresponding to the lower side of the glass holding frame 13, and above and below members projecting from the shaft mounting plate 38 to the front side, respectively. And bearing groove 3 formed in front plate 7
A glass holding frame rotating shaft 17a and a front plate rotating shaft 12a to be inserted into 4b and 35a are formed.

A portion of the front frame 3 below the front plate 7 protrudes so as to be flush with the surface of the front plate 7, and is formed at a lower left portion of the upper side at a lower portion of the front plate 7. A bearing groove 35b into which the front plate rotating shaft 12b is inserted is formed. Further, on the lower side of the front frame 3 and at the left end in FIG. 4, a bearing hole 3 into which the front frame rotation shaft 6b of the machine frame 2 is inserted.
A bearing plate 41 having 9b is fixed.

Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, the glass holding frame rotating shaft 17a is provided with a shaft immersion groove 3 formed in the glass holding frame 13.
2 is attached via an urging spring 33. Similarly, as shown in FIG. 4, the front plate rotating shaft 12b of the front plate 7
Is attached to a shaft immersion groove 36 formed at a lower portion of the front plate 7 via a biasing spring 37 (not shown). The glass holding frame rotating shaft 17a and the front plate rotating shaft 12b are respectively
When pressure is applied, it is drawn into the shaft immersion grooves 32, 36, and otherwise protrudes upward.

Referring to FIG. 4, front frame 3 has bearing holes 39.
a and 39b are front frame rotation shafts 6a and 6b of the machine frame 2, respectively.
The front frame 3 is slightly lowered so that the front frame rotating shafts 6a and 6b are inserted into the bearing holes 39a and 39b, while slightly lifting the front frame 3 so that the front frame 3 is lowered. It is rotatably attached to the frame 2. The rotation axis at this time is a straight line connecting the front frame rotation axes 6a and 6b. Similarly, the glass holding frame 13 first inserts the glass holding frame rotating shaft 17a into the upper bearing groove 34a of the front frame 3 and pushes it upward, and then inserts the glass holding frame rotating shaft 17b into the bearing groove 34b. By being inserted, it is rotatably attached to the front frame 3. At this time, the glass holding frame rotating shaft 17a
Can be pulled into the shaft immersion groove 32 as described above, so that when the glass holding frame 13 is pushed upward, there is a margin for positioning the glass holding frame rotating shaft 17a below the bearing groove 34b. The mounting of the glass holding frame 13 can be facilitated. The front plate 7 also has a front plate rotation shaft 12b first.
Is inserted into the bearing groove 35b of the front frame 3 and the front plate rotating shaft 12a is moved downward while pressing the front plate 7 downward.
By being inserted into 5a, it is rotatably attached to the front frame 3. The rotation axes of the glass holding frame 13 and the front plate 7 are a bearing groove 34a and a glass holding frame rotation axis 17b, respectively.
And the front plate rotating shaft 12a and the bearing groove 35b.
And a line segment connecting

As described above, the front frame 3 is rotatably mounted on the machine frame 2, and the glass holding frame 13 and the front plate 7 are rotatably mounted on the front surface of the front frame 3. Also, the glass holding frame 13
Can be opened and closed from the front of the end opposite to the rotating shaft to open the front portion of the front frame 3 over both ends unlike the conventional one. For this reason, there is an effect that maintenance and inspection are easier than in the related art in which only the glass frame portion is opened and closed.

[0029]

As described above, in the ball game machine of the present invention,
When the transparent plate holding frame is opened, the entire front of the front frame is opened over almost both ends, so that the entire front of the front frame can be easily operated, and maintenance and inspection work is performed as compared with the conventional opening and closing structure. It becomes easier.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall front view of a pachinko game machine which is one embodiment of a ball game machine of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective front view showing the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. 1 in a form in which a front frame and a front plate are opened.

FIG. 3 is an overall rear view of the front frame 3;

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view showing a method of attaching the front frame to the machine frame 2, and a method of attaching the glass holding frame and the front plate to the front frame 3.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the glass holding frame.

FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view of the glass holding frame.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 is a pachinko machine, 2 is a machine frame, 3 is a front frame, 6a and 6b are front frame rotation axes, 7 is a front panel, 12a and 12b are front panel rotation axes, 13 is a glass holding frame, and 14 is a fluorescent tube. Storage frame, 15
a to 15d are fluorescent tubes, 17a and 17b are rotation axes of a glass holding frame, 18 is a game board, 19 is a multi-layer glass, 20 is a peripheral frame,
24 is a fluorescent tube support member, 32 and 36 are shaft immersion grooves, 33,
37 denotes an urging spring, 34a, 34b, 35a and 35b denote bearing grooves, and 39a and 39b denote bearing holes.

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[Submission Date] October 25, 1999 (1999.10.
25)

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[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art This type of ball and ball game machine has been generally used in the past.
As is well known,Outer frame (also called machine frame)
And a frame-shaped front frame with a window hole in the center almost
The game board is fixed to the front frame of the back part of this window hole
As well asOpeningTransparent plate such as glass plate in partBut
The transparent plate holding frame held against the front frameCan be opened and closed
There was what was done.

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[0003]

On the other hand, this type of conventional
In a ball-and-ball game machine, a light emitting source for decoration etc.
A new function on the transparent plate holding frame
To increase the added value of the transparent plate holding frame
There was a need. However, it is necessary to meet such needs.
If electrical components are provided on the transparent plate holding frame,
Electrical wiring from parts must be connected to the power supply side,
The electric wiring is exposed on the front side and it will not be hard to see
There is a new need to handle the electrical wiring
You.

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[0004] The present invention has been devised in view of such circumstances.
The purpose is to increase the added value of the transparent plate holding frame
That the electrical wiring can be
Is to provide a ball-and-game machine that can be

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[0005]

The present invention according to claim 1 is provided.
The front frame attached to the outer frame and the opening where the transparent plate is located
A transparent plate holding frame having an opening and being openably and closably attached to the front frame , and an electric component attached to the transparent plate holding frame.
Including, the front frame, the electrical wiring from the electrical component
A wiring lead-out portion for leading out is formed,
A wire is guided to the back side of the front frame through the wire lead-out portion.
It is characterized by having been done . The invention according to claim 2
Is a transparent plate, in addition to the configuration of the invention described in claim 1.
The holding frame is provided detachably with respect to the front frame.
It is characterized by the following. The present invention as set forth in claim 3 provides the following:
In addition to the configuration of the first or second aspect of the present invention,
The bright plate holding frame is transparent when inserted into the bearing.
A pivot for pivotally supporting the plate holding frame to the front frame;
Including, the pivot changes between protruding and retracted
It is characterized in that it is configured to be possible.

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[0006]

According to the present invention, the transparent plate is held.
An electric component is provided on the frame, and electric wiring from the electric component is provided.
A wiring lead-out part for drawing out is formed on the front frame,
Electrical wiring is led to the back side of the front frame through the wiring
I will According to the invention described in claim 2, according to claim 1,
In addition to the effects of the invention described above, the transparent plate holding frame
It is provided detachably. The invention according to claim 3
According to the operation of the invention described in claim 1 or 2,
In addition, the transparent plate holding frame is inserted into the bearing
The pivot axis for pivoting to the front frame protrudes and retracts
It is possible to change to the state that has been done.

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A shaft mounting plate 38 is fixed to a portion of the front frame 3 corresponding to the lower side of the glass holding frame 13, and above and below members projecting from the shaft mounting plate 38 to the front side, respectively. And bearing groove 3 formed in front plate 7
A glass holding frame rotating shaft 17b and a front plate rotating shaft 12a to be inserted into 4b and 35a are formed.

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An outer frame is constituted by the machine frame 2.
You. Original application of the present application (Japanese Patent Application No. 4-223099)
Paragraph numbers 0011, 0019, FIG. 1, FIG. 2, and FIG.
As shown, the frame lamp 16, the fluorescent tubes 15a-1
5d, the electric component provided on the transparent plate holding frame is
It is configured. Paragraph number 0012 of the original application, also in FIG.
As shown, the front frame includes the electrical components.
Lead-out part for drawing out the electric wiring (connection line 25)
(A wiring lead hole 27) is formed, and
It is led to the back side of the front frame through the wiring lead-out part
I have. Paragraph numbers 0026, 0027 of the original application, and FIG.
As shown, the transparent plate holding frame includes the front frame.
It is provided detachably with respect to. The bearing (bearing
The transparent plate holding frame is inserted into the groove
A pivot shaft for supporting the frame (the glass holding frame rotating shaft 17)
a) can be changed between a protruding state and a retracted state.
You.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a transparent
Because electrical components are provided on the plate holding frame,
The added value of the holding frame can be improved. Also,
Wiring drawer for drawing electrical wiring from electrical components is in front
It is formed on a surface frame, and its electrical wiring
Electrical wiring to be guided to the back side of the front frame
The back side of the front frame without being exposed on the front side of the ball game machine
Side, and the added value of the transparent plate holding frame
To improve and improve electrical wiring.
It becomes possible. According to the second aspect of the present invention,
In addition to the effects of the invention described in claim 1, the transparent plate holding frame is
Because it is provided detachably with respect to the face frame,
It is easier to replace the inventory with a new one,
Transparent plate holding frame can be easily replaced with new design
You. According to the present invention as set forth in claim 3, claim 1 or
In addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 2, the pivot shaft is retracted.
The pivot shaft by utilizing its evacuation
The assembling work to be inserted into the part becomes easy.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A machine frame, a front frame attached to a front surface of the machine frame and to which a game board is fixed, and an opening in which a transparent plate is fixed substantially at the center, wherein the opening is formed on the game area. A transparent plate holding frame that covers the front surface of the front frame so as to be positioned and is openably and closably attached to the front frame. The transparent plate holding frame supports one end of the front frame or its vicinity. A ball game machine, wherein the axis is configured to cover up to the other end of the front frame.