JP2001009105A - Component mounting structure of pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To mount components themselves simply and easily on a game board surface without using machine screws in mounting the components of a Pachinko machine. SOLUTION: Properly formed clearance ribs 4 divided in vertical to be inserted in insertion holes in a game board are formed on the back of the component of a Pachinko machine. An upper clearance rib 4a has flexibility. Forcible contact ribs 6 to be closely fitted to the insertion holes are formed in places around the upper and lower clearance ribs 4a, 4b and elastic locking members 5 having locking pawls to be locked to the insertion holes are formed at the ends between the vertically divided clearance ribs.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko machine in which the components of a pachinko machine such as a ball receiving port, a ball receiving port with a wing piece (tulip) and other prize-winning devices can be easily and accurately mounted on a game board of a pachinko machine. And a component mounting structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional method of mounting a ball receiving port of a pachinko machine, an insertion hole is cut into a board surface (veneer) with a router, and the ball receiving port is fixed at the penetrated portion of the ball receiving port. A flange-shaped mounting portion is provided on the outer periphery of the entrance, and when inserting the main body of the ball receiving port into the insertion hole, this mounting portion is brought into contact with the front of the game board, and a screw is screwed into a through hole provided in the mounting portion. The fixing method is generally used.

[0003]

In the above-described conventional method of mounting the ball receiving port, the ball receiving port is fixed by screws, so that the ball receiving port can be securely stopped. It was not easy and inconvenient to remove. Further, in order to position the ball receiving port, it is necessary to provide a convex portion in the mounting portion of the ball receiving port, and form a concave portion on the front surface of the game board so that they can be fitted to each other. Was. If the positioning position is different when replacing with a new ball receiving part, fitting may not be possible, which has been a problem.

The present invention solves such a problem, and does not use screws or the like for mounting components such as a ball receiving port, a ball receiving port with a wing piece (tulip) and other prize winning devices, such as a pachinko machine. It can be easily and accurately mounted on the board by the configuration of the components of the pachinko machine itself, it looks good,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a component mounting structure for a pachinko machine capable of reducing costs.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a component mounting structure for a pachinko machine, wherein a clearance rib of an appropriate shape divided into upper and lower portions which can be inserted into an insertion hole of a game board is provided on the back of the component of the pachinko machine. The upper clearance ribs are formed with flexibility, and pressure contact ribs that can be closely fitted to the insertion holes are formed at a plurality of positions around the upper and lower clearance ribs, and the clearance ribs at the top and the bottom are divided between the upper and lower clearance ribs. An elastic locking piece having a locking claw that can be locked in the insertion hole is formed so that the component part can be attached to the insertion hole of the game board by using the flexibility of the upper clearance rib and the elastic locking piece. It is characterized by having made it.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the component mounting structure for a pachinko machine according to the first aspect, as the flexible upper clearance rib, the tip of a plate-shaped clearance rib is turned back to have flexibility. Things.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the pachinko machine component mounting structure according to the first aspect, a locking step at which a resilient locking piece engages and disengages with the play board surface insertion hole is located at a position where the thickness becomes a predetermined dimension. It is formed.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when a component of a pachinko machine such as a ball receiving port, a ball receiving port with a wing piece (tulip) and other prize-winning devices is mounted in the insertion hole of the play board, Screws are not required for mounting, and the lower clearance rib can be pushed in by using the flexibility of the upper clearance rib on the back of the component, and the pressure contact rib can be pressed against the insertion hole with restoring force, and the elastic locking pieces provided on both sides are played It can be properly locked to the locking surface such as the end face of the insertion hole or the stepped portion of the board, can be easily and accurately mounted, is convenient, has a good appearance, and can reduce the cost. The upper and lower clearance ribs can perform a positioning function when the clearance rib is attached to the insertion hole. If a positioning groove is provided in the insertion hole of the game board so that at least one of the press-contact ribs can be fitted, the press-contact rib can be pressed and a positioning effect can be exhibited.

According to the structure of the second aspect of the present invention, the upper clearance rib is provided with flexibility at its folded portion, so that when the upper clearance rib is inserted into the insertion hole of the game board, the upper clearance rib is slightly pushed to be pushed into the insertion hole. The press-contact ribs around the lower clearance rib and the upper clearance rib can be pressed against the insertion hole by the elasticity of the folded portion of the upper clearance rib.

According to the structure of the third aspect of the present invention, since the engaging step for engaging and disengaging the elastic engaging piece with the play board surface insertion hole is formed at the position where the thickness becomes a predetermined dimension by the router from the back side of the board surface. The locking position of the elastic locking piece can be accurate, and the components of the pachinko machine can be securely fixed. Also,
Since the locking claw of the elastic locking piece is housed in the locking step, the locking claw is not exposed on the back of the game board. Since the elastic locking piece is accommodated in the depth, it does not interfere with mounting on the pachinko main body frame or discharging mechanism parts such as a prize ball device.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of components of a pachinko machine of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view thereof, FIG.
FIG. 4 is a side view of components of another pachinko machine, FIG. 5 is a rear view of the same, FIG. 6 is a front view showing an example of an insertion hole of a game board, FIG.
FIG. 8 is a front view of another embodiment of an insertion hole of a game board, FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional plan view showing the game board and components removed, FIG. 9 is a vertical side view of the same, and FIG. , FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional plan view in which components are mounted in an insertion hole of a game board, and FIG. 12 is a vertical sectional side view of the same.

FIGS. 1 to 3 show an embodiment of a component mounting structure for a pachinko machine according to the present invention. Reference numeral 1 denotes a component of a pachinko machine such as a ball receiving port, a ball receiving port with a wing piece (tulip) and other prize winning devices. In the embodiment, a synthetic resin formed with a winning port 3 into which a pachinko ball enters the front surface of the substrate 2 is used. Shows the ball entrance. Although the ball receiving port is shown as a component of the pachinko machine, the present invention is not limited to this, and includes a ball receiving port (tulip) with a wing piece, other prize devices, a gate, a display member, and the like. The clearance rib is divided vertically into clearance ribs 4 which can be loosely fitted into rectangular insertion holes 11 of a game board 10 to be described later on the back surface of the substrate 2 of the ball receiving port 1, and the upper clearance rib 4a is made flexible. The lower clearance rib 4b is formed integrally with the substrate 2 at a predetermined distance L from the upper clearance rib 4a by forming a spherical lead-out path 4c and the like. An elastic locking piece 5 is formed integrally between the upper clearance rib 4a and the lower clearance rib 4b with slits on both sides. Further, in the embodiment, the shape of the clearance rib 4 is rectangular, but the shape is not limited to this, and may be a shape such as a square or an ellipse according to the shape of the insertion hole formed in the game board.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the upper clearance rib 4a turns the tip of a cantilevered plate-like body provided on the back surface of the substrate 2 upward, and the plate-like body and the upper folded-back portion are formed. A small gap is formed between them so that the upper folded portion has flexibility. Also, a U-shaped clearance rib 4b is formed integrally with the rear surface of the substrate 2 and forms a spherical lead-out path 4c at a lower portion with a certain interval from the upper clearance rib 4a. Thus, when the upper and lower clearance ribs 4a, 4b are inserted into the insertion holes of the game board, they are pressed inward by utilizing the flexibility of the tip of the upper clearance rib 4a, and are restored by the elastic force after the insertion. Then, the pressure contact ribs around the clearance ribs are pressed against the inner surface of the insertion hole to be closely fitted. The elastic locking piece 5 is narrow, and the upper and lower clearance ribs 4 are provided.
a, 4b at a certain distance from the upper and lower clearance ribs
a and 4b are formed integrally with the substrate 2 by providing a slit, so that the elastic locking piece 5 has elasticity, and can be inserted into the insertion hole 11 of the game board 10 by utilizing elasticity. Thus,
The locking claws 5a on both sides are locked to a locking step portion 12 described later using elasticity. Also, the clearance ribs 4a and 4b
Pressing ribs 6 that can be inserted and pressed into the insertion holes 11 of the game board 10 are formed at a plurality of locations. Clearance rib 4a,
The length of the elastic locking piece 4b is substantially the same as that of the elastic locking piece 5, or the clearance rib is slightly shortened.

In another embodiment shown in FIGS. 4 and 5,
As the clearance rib 4, the upper clearance rib 4
a ′ forms a cantilever-shaped coronal plate on the back surface of the substrate 2,
The plate body has a slight flexibility so that it can be inserted into the insertion hole by utilizing the flexibility. As in the above-described embodiment, the lower surface of the plate body is spaced apart from the upper clearance rib 4a 'by a predetermined distance. A U-shaped clearance rib 4b is integrally formed.
Therefore, when the clearance rib 4 is inserted into the insertion hole 11, the clearance rib 4a 'is pressed tight in the vertical direction due to the flexibility of the clearance rib 4a' and closely fitted. A slit is provided between the upper and lower clearance ribs 4a and 4b at a predetermined interval between the upper clearance rib 4a 'and the lower clearance rib 4b, and an elastic locking piece having a locking claw 5a at the end as described above. 5 is formed integrally with the substrate 2. Thus, the locking claws 5a on both sides are locked to the locking step portion 12 described later using elasticity. Pressing ribs 6 are formed at a plurality of locations of the clearance ribs 4a 'and 4b.

The press-contact rib 6 is formed by an upper clearance rib 4a.
Are formed integrally in an arc shape at the center of the upper surface, on both sides of the lower U-shaped clearance rib 4b and at the lower center. The height of the pressure contact rib 6 is slightly higher than the gap formed on the outer surface of the clearance rib of the insertion hole 11 described later so that the pressure contact rib 6 can be closely fitted to the insertion hole 11. The press-contact rib 6 is formed on the upper surface of the J-type clearance rib 4a in FIG. 2 and the press-contact rib 6 is similarly formed on the plate-shaped clearance rib 4a ′ in FIG.
By utilizing the flexibility of the above, the press contact rib 6 is closely fitted to the insertion hole 11 or slightly bites into the board surface of the insertion hole to prevent the component 1 such as the ball receiving port from coming off. The press-contact ribs 6 formed on the upper clearance ribs 4a, 4a 'are vertically pressed into the insertion hole 11 by the elastic force of the clearance ribs, and are closely fitted or bite. Lower clearance rib 4b
The pressure contact rib 6 is fitted in the lateral direction of the insertion 11. The press contact rib 6 of this embodiment has an outer surface serving as a saw tooth 6a, so that the saw tooth is pressed against or bites into the inner surface at the time of insertion so that a retaining action can be performed. The pressure contact rib 6 has a saw-tooth shape, but is not limited to this.

In FIG. 6, the game board 10 is made of wood, synthetic resin or the like, has a thickness B of 19 mm, and has an insertion hole 11 cut out by a router at a predetermined position for mounting the ball receiving port 1 and other components. The insertion hole 11 for the ball receiving port of the embodiment has a rectangular shape with a lower part in an arc shape, and is slightly larger than the clearance rib 4 of the component 1. For example,
It is about 1 mm larger than the clearance rib 4 of the component 1. When the exact dimensions of the play board 10 are measured, for example, the dimensions are slightly uneven, for example, 19.1 mm, 18.9 mm, etc., and are irregular, so that the end face of the insertion hole cannot be locked. According to the present invention, even if the thickness of the play board 10 is not uniform, the engaging step 12 is formed in the insertion hole 11 by a router from the back side to a position of, for example, 17 mm from the front side, at a position of an accurate dimension, and the engagement step 12 is formed from the front side of the board surface. The thickness B up to the stop portion 12 can be made constant. Therefore, the thickness B from the front surface of the board to the locking step 12 can be matched with the distance from the base end of the elastic locking piece 5 to the locking claw 5a at the distal end. 12 can be securely locked. The locking claw 5a of the elastic locking piece 5 is set at a depth C from the rear surface of the game board 10 to the locking step portion 12, so that the tip of the elastic locking piece 5 does not protrude to the rear side of the game board 10. To do. Since the elastic locking pieces are accommodated in the depth C, they do not interfere with the attachment to the pachinko machine frame or the ejection mechanism parts such as the prize ball device.

FIG. 7 shows another embodiment of the insertion hole 11 of the game board 10. A semicircular arcuate positioning groove 14 into which the pressure rib 6 can be fitted is formed at at least one position of the insertion hole 11 of the play board 10 corresponding to the pressure pressure rib, and the pressure pressure rib 6 is positioned at this position. It fits into the slot 14 to enable accurate positioning. The remaining pressure contact ribs 6 are pressed against the inner surface of the insertion hole 11 in the same manner as described above, and act as a stopper. In this embodiment, the positioning groove 14 is provided at one position in the upper center of the insertion hole 11 so that the press contact rib 6 at the upper center of the upper clearance ribs 4a, 4a 'can be fitted and positioned. However, it is not limited to this.

FIGS. 8 to 12 show a case where the components of the pachinko machine according to the present invention are attached to the insertion holes of the game board. 8 and 9, the insertion hole 11 of the game board 10 is provided with the board 2 of the component parts of the pachinko machine such as the ball receiving port 1.
Facing the clearance rib side of. In FIG. 10, the upper clearance rib 4a of the clearance rib 4 is pressed inward using the flexibility while the lower clearance rib 4b is pressed.
And the locking piece 5a is pushed into the insertion hole 11 of the play board 10 by utilizing the elasticity of the elastic locking piece 5. FIG.
In FIG. 12, the locking claw 5a of the elastic locking piece 5 is locked to the locking step portion 12, and the press-contact rib 6 is pressed against the insertion hole 11 with the flexible restoring force of the upper clearance rib 4a. Things. At this time, the tip of the elastic locking piece 5 is
2 within a depth C. In the case of the insertion hole 11 of the play board 10 shown in FIG.
4, the other pressure contact ribs 6 can be pressed against the insertion holes 11, so that both the stoppering and the positioning can be performed. Accordingly, the component 1 can be accurately mounted without being distorted in the insertion hole 11 of the game board 10.

Although the above embodiment has been described, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and various embodiments can be carried out without departing from the gist of the present invention.
In the above-described embodiment, the prize-winning device mounted on the front of the game board, the display member, and the like are shown as components of the component mounting structure of the pachinko machine, but the mounting structure of various components mounted on the back, the components of the throttle machine It can also be applied to

[0020]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when components of a pachinko machine such as a ball receiving port and a ball receiving port with a wing piece are mounted in an insertion hole of a game board, the components are attached. Screws are not required, the lower clearance rib can be pushed in by using the flexibility of the upper clearance rib on the back of the component, and the pressure contact rib can be pressed against the insertion hole with the restoring force, and the elastic locking pieces provided on both sides of the play board The end face of the insertion hole, the stepped portion, or the like can be accurately locked to the locking surface, and can be easily and accurately mounted, convenient, good-looking, and cost reduction. The clearance rib can serve the function of positioning when mounted on the insertion hole. In addition, a positioning slot is provided in the insertion hole of the play board, and at least one of the pressing ribs is provided.
If the two can be fitted, the pressing rib can be pressed and the effect of positioning can be exhibited.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the upper clearance rib is provided with flexibility at the folded portion, so that when the upper clearance rib is inserted into the insertion hole of the game board, the upper clearance rib is slightly pushed to be pushed into the insertion hole. The pressing ribs around the lower clearance rib and the upper clearance rib can be accurately pressed against the insertion holes by the elasticity of the folded back portion of the clearance rib. If the pressing rib is provided with a saw tooth, the pressing rib can prevent the rib from coming off.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the engaging step for engaging and disengaging the elastic engaging piece with the game board insertion hole is formed at the position where the thickness becomes a predetermined dimension by the router from the back side of the board, The locking position of the stop piece can be accurate, and the components of the pachinko machine can be securely fixed. Since the locking claw of the elastic locking piece is set to fit in the depth from the back surface of the game board to the locking step, the tip of the elastic locking piece can be prevented from protruding to the back side of the game board. . Since the elastic locking piece is accommodated in the depth, it does not interfere with mounting on the pachinko main body frame or discharging mechanism parts such as a prize ball device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of components of a pachinko machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the same.

FIG. 4 is a side view of components of another pachinko machine.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the same.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing an example of an insertion hole of a game board.

FIG. 7 is a front view of another embodiment of the insertion hole of the game board.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional plan view showing the play board and components removed.

FIG. 9 is a vertical sectional side view of the same.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional plan view showing a state where components are inserted into an insertion hole of a game board.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional plan view in which components are mounted in insertion holes of a game board.

FIG. 12 is a vertical sectional side view of the same.

[Description of Signs] 1 Components of pachinko machine (ball receiving port) 2 Substrate 4 Clearance rib 4a Clearance rib 4a 'Clearance rib 4b Clearance rib 5 Elastic locking piece 6 Press contact rib 10 Play board 11 Insert hole 12 Locking step

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A clearance rib of an appropriate shape divided into upper and lower portions which can be inserted into an insertion hole of a game board is formed on a back surface of a component of a pachinko machine, and the upper clearance rib is provided with flexibility. An elastic locking piece is formed at a plurality of locations around the clearance rib, the pressing rib being capable of closely fitting into the insertion hole, and the locking rib having a locking claw that can be locked in the insertion hole at the end between the vertically separated clearance ribs. A component mounting structure for a pachinko machine, wherein the component is formed by utilizing the flexibility of an upper clearance rib and can be attached to an insertion hole of a game board by an elastic locking piece. 2. A component mounting structure for a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein said flexible upper clearance rib is formed by bending a tip of a plate-shaped clearance rib to have flexibility. 3. The component mounting structure of a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein a locking step portion with which a resilient locking piece engages and disengages with the play board surface insertion hole is formed at a position where the thickness becomes a predetermined dimension.