JP2000325625A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make receivable overflow balls falling from the front side of an upper pan unit in a lower pan unit by providing the upper pan unit for storing game balls for shooting and the lower pan unit for storing excess balls, and projecting the front side of a lower pan of the lower pan unit to the front side more than a front end part of the upper pan unit. SOLUTION: This ball hitting game machine such as a pachinko machine has an upper pan unit 10 for storing game balls for shooting on the front side of a game machine main body, and a lower pan unit 39 for storing excess balls is arranged on the lower side. An upper pan unit 10 is composed of an upper pan 11 and an upper pan cover 12, and the game balls in a storage part 17 of the upper pan 11 are successively supplied to a shooting means in a state of being arranged in a lateral one row shape. The lower pan unit 39 has integrally a low pan 19 and an ashtray, and the front side projects forward more than a front part 12a of the upper pan unit 10, this front part is formed as a projecting part 33 projecting more than the upper pan side front end part 12a, and overflow balls from the upper pan 11 can be received in the lower pan 19.

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 such as a pachinko machine, an arrange ball machine, and a play ball game machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A ball-and-ball game machine such as a pachinko machine has an upper plate unit for storing game balls for firing and a lower plate unit for storing surplus balls on the front side of the main body of the game machine. The upper plate unit includes an upper plate and an upper plate cover that covers the upper plate, and the lower plate unit is disposed below the upper plate unit, and includes a lower plate and a lower plate cover that covers the lower plate. Have been.

In this type of ball game machine, conventionally, the upper plate unit and the lower plate unit have substantially the same amount of protrusion from the front of the game machine body, and the upper surface of the front end of the lower plate unit is flat or It is curved forward and downward.

[0004]

Conventionally, when a game ball on the lower plate unit side is transferred to the upper plate unit or the like, if the game ball spills from the front edge portion of the upper plate unit, most of the ball spills. However, there is a problem that the water drops fall on the cradle on the island side or the floor of the hall and are scattered. That is, since the upper plate unit and the lower plate unit have substantially the same amount of protrusion from the front surface of the gaming machine body, the spilling ball often falls on the island-side cradle or the ground of the hole.

In some cases, a part of the falling ball may fall on the upper surface on the front side of the lower plate unit, but even if the game ball falls on the upper surface on the front side of the lower plate unit,
Since the upper surface is flat or curved forward, it falls without entering the lower plate unit.

The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional problem,
An object of the present invention is to provide a ball game machine capable of receiving a falling ball falling from the front side of an upper plate unit into a lower plate unit and preventing scattering of the falling ball as much as possible.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a gaming machine main body 1.
The upper plate unit 10 for storing game balls for firing in front of
In the ball game machine provided with a lower plate unit 13 for storing surplus balls, the lower plate unit 13 has a lower plate 19 in which the front side of the lower plate 19 projects forward from the front end of the upper plate unit 10. I have.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 show a first embodiment of the present invention.
An embodiment will be exemplified. In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a gaming machine main body, which comprises an outer frame 2 and a front frame 3;
3 is an outer frame through a pair of upper and lower hinges 4 on the front side of the outer frame 2.
It is pivotally mounted on 2 to be openable and closable. 5 is a glass door, 6 is an opening / closing plate, which are arranged vertically corresponding to the window hole 7 of the front frame 3 and are attached to the front frame 3 by a hinge (not shown) so as to be openable and closable. Reference numeral 8 denotes a game board, which is detachably attached to the game board mounting frame (not shown) on the back side of the front frame 3 so as to correspond to the window hole 7 of the front frame 3 from the back side. 9 (see FIG. 3) from below.

Reference numeral 10 denotes an upper plate unit for storing game balls for firing, an upper plate 11 and an upper plate cover for covering the upper plate 11 from the front side.
12 and is mounted on the front surface of the opening / closing plate 6.
13 is a lower plate unit that stores excess spheres, etc., and an upper plate unit
It is attached to the lower front of the front frame 3 below 10. 14
Is a firing handle for firing means, which is arranged on one side of the lower plate unit 13 on the left and right sides.

On the front surface of the game board 8, a guide rail for guiding a game ball fired by the firing means is mounted in an arc shape, and a prize means,
There are provided game parts and the like, such as a grand prize winning means.

On the back side of the front frame 3, a back mechanism plate 15 (see FIG. 3) for pressing the game board 8 from the back side is pivotally attached to the game board mounting frame so as to be openable and closable. A payout means (not shown) for paying out game balls, a passage unit 16 (see FIG. 3) for guiding the paid game balls to the upper plate 11 and the like are mounted.

The upper plate unit 10 protrudes forward from the front surface of the open / close plate 6 near the lower side of the game board 8, and is mounted on the front surface of the open / close plate 6 in the left-right direction. The upper plate 11 is made of synthetic resin, and as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a storage portion 17 protruding forward from the front surface of the opening / closing plate 6, and game balls from the storage portion 17 are arranged in a horizontal line. A ball aligning section 18 is provided integrally on the left and right sides, and game balls are supplied from the ball aligning section 18 to the launch means. The upper plate cover 12 is made of a synthetic resin, and is formed so as to cover the upper plate 11 from the front side from the upper end of the peripheral wall portion of the upper plate 11 to the lower side. The front side of the upper plate cover 12 is formed in a curved shape so that the middle in the vertical direction projects most forward.

The front side of the upper plate cover 12 may be formed in a flat shape substantially in parallel with the opening / closing plate 6, and the rear side of the upper plate cover 11 may be closer to the opening / closing plate 6 as it moves downward from the upper end of the upper plate 11. It may be formed so as to be inclined downward.

The lower plate unit 13 projects forward from the front surface of the front frame 3 and is disposed on the front surface of the front frame 3 in the left-right direction. The lower plate unit 13 includes a lower plate 19 and a lower plate cover 20 that covers the lower plate 19 from the front side from the upper end to the lower side. An ashtray 21 is provided.

The lower plate 19 is made of a synthetic resin and is mounted on the front side of the front frame 3 via a decorative plate 32. The lower plate 19 has a rectangular box shape with an open upper side, and is integrally provided with a lower plate bottom wall portion 22 and a lower plate peripheral wall portion 23 standing upright from the front end and left and right ends of the lower plate bottom wall portion 22. The lower plate peripheral wall portion 23 is inclined upwardly so that the upper portion of the lower plate 19 is wider than the lower portion.

The lower plate cover 20 is made of a synthetic resin, and includes a cover lower wall portion 24 for covering the lower plate bottom wall portion 22 from below, and a lower plate peripheral wall portion.
A cover front wall portion 26 that covers the lower plate front wall portion 25 from the front side of the lower plate 23 and a cover upper wall portion 27 corresponding to the cover lower wall portion 24 are integrally formed in a hollow shape. The cover upper wall 27 has a lower plate
A notch 28 corresponding to the upper end of the lower plate peripheral wall portion 19 is formed, and an engagement concave portion 30 with which the engaging portion 29 of the lower plate peripheral wall portion 23 engages is formed on the inner periphery of the notch 28. It is formed in the direction.
The engaging portion 29 is formed on the outer periphery of the upper end of the lower dish peripheral wall portion 23 in the circumferential direction.

The cover upper wall portion 27 has a curved portion which is curved so as to become higher as it moves from the middle in the front-rear direction to the front frame 3 side.
31 is provided from the vicinity of the left and right sides of the lower plate 19 to the firing handle 14. Note that the cover upper wall portion 27 may be made substantially flat as a whole, or may be gently inclined from the front frame 3 side to the front end side.

The cover front wall portion 26 is disposed substantially parallel to the front side of the lower plate front wall portion 25 near the lower plate peripheral wall portion 23.
The lower plate 19 of the lower plate unit 13 is formed by the cover 25 and the front wall 26 of the cover.
A front edge portion 39 on the front side is formed. The cover front wall 26 may be substantially parallel to the front surface of the front frame 3.

As shown in FIG. 2, the lower tray unit 13 includes a lower tray 19 and an ashtray 21 over substantially the entire left and right sides thereof.
The front side protrudes forward from the front end (hereinafter referred to as the upper plate side front end) 12a of the upper plate unit 10, and the front side protrudes forward from the upper plate side front end 12a. Has become. In the protruding portion 33, so that the spilling ball spilled from the front side of the upper plate unit 10 enters the lower plate 19 of the lower plate unit 13,
A falling ball receiving portion 34 for receiving a falling ball is provided in a peripheral portion including the front side of the lower plate 19.

That is, in the lower plate unit 13, the lower plate 19 and the lower plate cover 20 both have front ends protruding forward from the upper plate side front end 12a, and the lower plate 19 has a front end connected to the lower plate side. Protrusion
The front end of the lower plate cover 20 is a cover-side protrusion 36. Then, the lower plate side projecting portion 35 becomes a lower plate side falling ball receiving portion 37 that receives the falling ball directly into the lower plate 19, and a cover side falling ball receiving portion 38 is provided on the upper side of the cover side projecting portion 36. Have been. The lower plate-side falling ball receiving portion 37 projects forward (outward) from the front edge (outer edge) of the upper plate unit 10 when viewed from above.

The cover-side falling ball receiving portion 38 includes at least a front edge portion 39 of the lower plate unit 13 and a lower plate-side protrusion 35.
Is provided in a U-shape in plan view so as to surround substantially the entire left and right sides from the front side. The cover-side falling ball receiving portion 38 is constituted by an inclined surface 40 for guiding the falling ball to the lower plate 19 as illustrated in FIG. 3 on the front edge 39 side of the lower plate unit 13, and the inclined surface 40 is The lower plate 19 is formed integrally with the cover-side protruding portion 36 by inclining downward so that the lower plate 19 side becomes lower. That is, on the front edge 39 side of the lower plate unit 13, the top 41 of the upper end of the cover front wall 26 is higher than the upper end of the lower plate front wall 25, and the top 41 of the cover front wall 26.
An inclined surface 40 is formed integrally with the upper end of the lower plate front wall 25.

The inclined surface 40 is formed over the cover front wall 26 and the lower plate front wall 25. An inclined surface may be formed on the rear side of the cover-side spilled ball receiving portion 38 in accordance with the inclined surface 40. In addition, cover side spill ball receiving part 38, inclined surface
40 may be provided only in a range substantially corresponding to the left and right width of the lower plate 19. The inclined surface 40 may have a function of guiding the falling ball into the lower plate 19, and may be provided over the entire front-rear width of the front edge portion 39 or may be provided partially on the front-rear width.

The passage unit 16 includes a ball guide passage 42 for guiding the game balls paid out by the payout means to the upper plate 11,
When the upper plate 11 side is full of game balls, the ball guide passage side 42
Floating ball guide passage that guides game balls overflowing from the bottom plate 19
43 and.

In the above-structured ball game machine, when the firing handle 14 is operated with the game ball in the upper plate 11, the game ball on the firing rail (not shown) is fired, and the game area is formed along the guide rail. You will be guided to the upper side.

When a game ball guided to the game area wins a prize means or the like of the game board 8, a payout means is operated to pay out a predetermined number of game balls. Game balls paid out,
The ball is guided to the upper plate 11 from the ball guide passage 42, and when the upper plate 11 side is full of game balls, the ball is guided to the lower plate 19 from the overflow ball guide passage 43.

When the game balls in the lower plate 19 are transferred to the upper plate 11, even if the game balls are accidentally zeroed from the front side of the upper plate unit 10, the projecting portion 33 of the lower plate unit 13 receives the spilling ball receiving portion 34. So that the falling ball from the upper plate unit 10 side enters the lower plate 19 so that the falling ball is received by the falling ball receiving portion 34 of the lower plate unit 13.
And scattering of the falling ball falling from the lower plate unit 13 can be prevented as much as possible.

In particular, the lower plate unit 13 has a lower plate-side protrusion 35 on the lower plate 19 and the lower plate cover 20 has a cover-side protrusion 36, respectively.
The lower plate-side protruding portion 35 of the lower plate 19 is a lower plate-side spilled ball receiving portion 37, and the cover-side protruded portion 36 has a cover-side spilled ball receiving portion 38. Can be reliably collected in the lower plate 19.

That is, the falling ball falling from the vicinity of the front end of the upper plate cover 12 directly enters the lower plate-side falling ball receiving portion 37 in the lower plate 19, and the falling ball falling to the front side of the front end of the lower plate 19. Is
After hitting the cover-side spilled ball receiving portion 38, the inclined surface 40 guides the lower plate 19 to the lower plate 19 and enters the lower plate 19. Therefore, most of the falling balls falling near the front side of the lower plate 19 of the lower plate unit 13 enter the lower plate 19 and are less likely to be scattered on the floor of the hall or the like.

Further, even if a game ball falling from the front side of the upper plate unit 10 collides with the cover-side spilled ball receiving portion 38 and rebounds, the inclined surface 40 of the cover-side spilled ball receiving portion 38 has a lower plate.
As it is inclined inward so that the 19 side becomes lower,
The falling ball can be guided into the lower plate 19 by the inclined surface 40.

Further, since the inclined surface 40 is formed integrally with the lower plate unit 13, the structure can be simplified and the cost can be reduced compared to the case where the inclined surface 40 is formed by a separate member. Moreover, since the lower plate 19 has the lower plate side protruding portion 35, the volume of the lower plate 19 becomes larger than before, and the storage amount of game balls that can be stored in the lower plate 19 can be increased as compared with the conventional case. .

The lower plate 19 has a lower plate side protrusion 35 projecting forward from the front end of the upper plate unit 10.
Since the upper part of the front side of 13 is open widely, the lower plate unit is also used when checking the state of excess spheres stored in the lower plate 19.
It can be easily confirmed as compared with the case where 13 does not protrude forward. In particular, since the inclined surface 40 is provided at the front edge portion 39 of the lower plate unit 13, the state of the surplus spheres in the lower plate 19 can be more easily confirmed in a wider range than when the inclined surface 40 is not provided.

Further, since the upper portion of the lower plate unit 13 at the front side is widely open and the front edge 39 of the lower plate unit 13 has an inwardly inclined surface 40, excess spheres in the lower plate 19 are removed. It can be easily grasped by hand.

FIG. 4 illustrates a second embodiment of the present invention,
The position of the lower plate front wall portion 25 in the front-rear direction is substantially the same as the upper plate side front end portion 12a of the upper plate cover 12, and the thickness of the front edge portion 39 of the lower plate unit 13 in the front-rear direction is increased. A cover-side spill ball receiving portion 38 is provided above the front edge portion 39.

The lower plate cover 20 is composed of a cover body 44 and a connecting body 45 connecting the cover body 44 and the lower plate 19. The lower plate cover 20 has a front edge 39 on the upper plate 11.
A cover-side protruding portion 36 is formed so as to protrude forward from the front end of the cover-side protruding portion 36. A cover-side spill ball receiving portion 38 is provided around the lower plate 19 of the cover-side protruding portion 36. The cover body 44
A cover lower wall portion 24, a cover front wall portion 26, and a cover upper wall portion 27 are integrally provided, and a cutout portion 28 is formed to extend from the upper end side of the cover front wall portion 26 to the cover upper wall portion 27. I have.

The front edge 39 of the lower plate unit 13 is
25, a cover front wall portion 26 on the front side of the lower plate front wall portion 25, and a connecting body 45 disposed between upper ends of the lower plate front wall portion 25. There is a gap between the lower plate front wall portion 25 and the cover front wall portion 26 that is substantially equal to or greater than the depth of the lower plate 19, and the thickness of the front edge portion 39 of the lower plate unit 13 in the front-rear direction. Is getting bigger.

The cover upper wall 27 of the cover body 44 has a notch so that the front end side reaches the upper end of the cover front wall 26.
28 are formed. The inner peripheral side of the notch portion 28 is higher than the upper end of the lower plate peripheral wall portion 23, and the notch portion 28
An engagement protrusion 46 formed in the inner peripheral edge of the connector in the circumferential direction
Is engaged with a circumferential engaging concave portion 47 formed on the outer periphery of.

The connecting body 45 is formed by the notch 28 of the cover body 44.
Is closed between the inner periphery of the lower plate peripheral wall portion 23 and the upper end of the lower plate peripheral wall portion 23. Is formed. Then, the connecting body 45 is provided with an engaging protrusion on the outer periphery of the lower plate peripheral wall portion 23 in a circumferential engaging concave portion 48 formed on the inner peripheral edge on the lower end side.
49 are engaged. In addition, the connecting body 45 is a cover upper wall portion 27,
What is necessary is just to join with the lower plate peripheral wall part 23 by an engagement structure, a fitting structure, etc., and structures other than the engagement structure of FIG. 3 may be adopted.

As shown in FIG. 4, the front edge 39 of the cover-side protruding portion 36 has the upper end of the cover front wall 26 at the lower plate front wall 25.
The top 41 is higher than the upper end of the lower plate front wall 25, and between the top 41 and the upper end of the lower plate front wall 25, a cover-side falling ball receiving portion 38 and an inclined surface 40 constituted by a connecting body 45 are provided. ing. The connecting body 45 may have the same inclination angle on both the front side and the left and right sides of the lower plate 19, or may set the inclination angles on the left and right sides of the lower plate 19 to be larger or smaller than the front side of the lower plate 19. good.

Also in this embodiment, after the falling ball from the front side of the upper plate cover 12 is received by the cover-side falling ball receiving portion 38 of the cover-side protrusion 36, the falling ball is inclined by the inclined surface 40 into the lower plate 19. Since there is an advantage similar to that of the above-described first embodiment, it is possible to prevent the spilling ball from scattering on the floor or the like.

Further, since the connecting member 45 is interposed between the upper ends of the cover front wall portion 26 and the lower plate peripheral wall portion 23, the height difference between the upper ends can be increased. The volume can be increased substantially without increasing the size of the 19 side. In addition, since the thickness of the front edge portion 39 in the front-rear direction is increased, even if the height difference between the upper ends is increased, the inclination angle does not need to be extremely large. Therefore, it is possible to easily check the game balls in the lower plate 19, grasp the game balls, and the like. Further, a connecting member 45 is provided between upper ends of the cover front wall portion 26 and the lower plate peripheral wall portion 23.
The lower plate unit 13 and, in particular, the lower plate cover 20 can be easily molded, and the production is easy.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.
For example, upper plate 11, upper plate cover 12, lower plate 19 and lower plate cover
Although 20 is made of a synthetic resin material, it may be made of another material. The inclined surface 40 may be inclined in a curved shape. Also, it is not necessary to make the inclination angle of the inclined surface 40 constant,
The angle of the inclined surface 40 may be changed partially depending on the portion, or may be changed while changing stepwise at a plurality of angles of inclination.

The spilling ball receiving portion 34 is made to project from the lower plate unit 13
In addition to being provided integrally with the lower plate unit 33, another member constituting the spilled ball receiving unit 34 may be detachably attached to the front end of the lower plate unit 13. The lower plate unit 13 projects from the ashtray 21 on both left and right sides of the lower plate 19 to the front side from the upper plate side front end portion 12a over the overhang portion, but a portion substantially corresponding to the lower plate 19 is May protrude forward, or may protrude forward across the lower plate 19 and one of its left and right sides. In addition, the present invention is not limited to the pachinko machine, but can be similarly implemented in various ball game machines such as an arrangement ball and a sparrow ball game machine.

[0043]

According to the present invention, a gaming machine main body is provided.
The upper plate unit that stores game balls for launch on the front side of 1
10 and a lower plate unit 13 for storing surplus balls, in a ball game machine, the front side of the lower plate 19 of the lower plate unit 13 projects forward from the front end of the upper plate unit 10. Therefore, a falling ball falling on the front side of the lower plate 19 can be directly received by the lower plate 19, and scattering of the falling ball can be prevented as much as possible.

The lower plate cover 13 is provided on the lower plate cover 20 of the lower plate unit 13 so as to protrude forward from the front end of the upper plate unit 10.
Since the inclined surface 40 for guiding the falling ball falling from the side to the lower plate 19 is provided, the falling ball falling on the inclined surface 40 of the cover-side protrusion 36 can be guided to the lower plate 19 reliably.

Further, the top 41 of the lower plate cover 20 on the lower side of the lower plate 19 of the lower plate unit 13 is higher than the upper end of the front wall 25 of the lower plate 19, and the space between the top 41 and the front wall 25 is increased. Slope 40
Is provided, the falling ball that has fallen to the front side of the lower plate cover 20 can be reliably guided into the lower plate 19.

Further, the falling ball receiving portion 34 for receiving the falling ball is placed in the lower plate unit 13 so that the falling ball enters the lower plate unit 13.
, The falling ball falling within the range of the falling ball receiving portion 34 can be received in the lower plate unit 13, and scattering of the falling ball can be prevented as much as possible.

The lower plate unit 13 is provided with a protrusion 33 protruding forward from the front end of the upper plate unit 10.
Since the spilled ball receiving portion 34 is provided on the slab, the number of spilled balls falling directly from the upper plate unit 10 to the floor or the like can be reduced.

Further, the inclined surface 40 is formed integrally with the front edge 39 of the lower plate unit 13 on the front side of the lower plate 19 so as to correspond to substantially the entire front side of the lower plate 19. The falling ball that has fallen on the inclined surface 40 of the 39 can be reliably guided to the lower plate 19, and the structure can be simplified.

Further, since the falling ball receiving portion 34 is projected outward from the outer edge of the upper plate unit 10 when viewed from above, the falling ball falling within the range of the falling ball receiving portion 34 can be used as the lower plate. unit
Within 13 can be accepted.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a ball game machine showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan cross-sectional view of the ball game machine showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the ball game machine showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of a ball game machine showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Gaming machine 10 Upper plate unit 13 Lower plate unit 19 Lower plate 20 Lower plate cover 25 Front wall 33 Projection 34 Falling ball receiver 36 Cover side protrusion 39 Front edge 40 Slope 41 Top

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A ball game provided with an upper plate unit (10) for storing game balls for firing and a lower plate unit (13) for storing surplus balls on the front side of a game machine main body (1). A ball game machine characterized in that a front side of a lower plate (19) of the lower plate unit (13) projects forward from a front end of the upper plate unit (10). 2. A lower plate cover (20) of the lower plate unit (13).
A cover-side protrusion (36) projecting forward from the front end of the upper plate unit (10), and the cover-side protrusion (36)
The ball game machine according to claim 1, further comprising an inclined surface (40) for guiding a falling ball falling from the upper plate unit (10) side to the lower plate (19). 3. A lower plate cover (20) of the lower plate unit (13).
The top (41) on the front side of the lower plate (19) in the lower plate (1).
The height of the front wall (25) is higher than the upper end of the front wall (25), and the inclined surface (40) is provided between the top (41) and the front wall (25). Or the ball game machine according to 2. 4. A lower ball unit (13) for receiving a falling ball is provided in the lower plate unit (13) so that the ball can enter the lower plate unit (13). Claim 1
3. The ball and ball game machine according to any one of 3. 5. The lower plate unit (13) is provided with a protruding portion (33) protruding forward from a front end of the upper plate unit (10), and the protruding portion (33) is provided with the falling ball receiving portion. The ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein (34) is provided. 6. The inclined surface (40) is provided on a front edge portion (39) on the front side of the lower plate (19) of the lower plate unit (13) over substantially the entire front side of the lower plate (19). 6. The ball game machine according to claim 5, wherein the ball game machine is formed integrally correspondingly. 7. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the falling ball receiving portion projects outwardly from an outer edge of the upper plate unit when viewed from above. The ball game machine described in Crab.