JP2001120807A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Pachinko game machine having a transparent window easily assembled/disassembled to/from a front frame and laterally opened fully from the front frame in an assembled condition. SOLUTION: A supporting apparatus 57 is installed to the upper part in the left side edge of a set face area in the front frame B, while a supporting part 111 is arranged in the lower part. The glass window D is constructed of an openable door 44 and a supporting frame 65. When supporting shafts 61 arranged in the left upper corner part and the left lower corner part of the openable door 44 are inserted into a shaft hole 59a in the supporting apparatus 57 and into a bearing sleeve 112 in the supporting part 111, the openable door 44 is assembled laterally openable while aligned with the vertical center line same as that for an opening/closing connection fulcrum of the front frame B to an outer frame A. On the back side of the openable door 44, a supporting frame 65 is assembled tiltably and openably via a supporting means 73 for opening/closing and attaching/detaching. When the supporting frame 65 is opened laterally and tilted while using a supporting shaft 75 for a receiving apparatus 74 as a fulcrum, a pane of glass 74 is inserted and set inside the supporting frame 65.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko game machine capable of playing a game by hitting a pachinko ball into a game board surface in the machine which can be seen by a player.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a game machine of this type represented by a pachinko machine and an arrangement ball machine, a game board, a glass window, upper and lower ball trays, a ball launching device, a ball launcher, A front frame on which a number of game components such as a mechanism set board are installed is opened and closed and detachably assembled to make one unit. Then, in the implementation in the game hall, the entire front frame containing the game board is assembled with the outer frame fixed and held upright on the installation frame base generally called “island” It is offered for games. In such a gaming machine, as a glass window which is a see-through protective window of the game board, as a most common form,
Inside a metal vertical rectangular window frame (also called a metal frame) that is screwed and set around the inside of the window frame opening of the front frame, a metal square door frame connects the vertical support shaft on one side edge. The door frame is assembled in a horizontal opening manner, and two glass plates are inserted into the door frame. The glass windows used in gaming machines of each manufacturer are basically configured in the same way, even if there are slight differences in size, etc.The window frame has a door frame and an upper ball tray attached. It is molded into a size that allows the set metal horizontal rectangular set plate to be opened and closed and removably assembled, and is attached to the front frame during the assembly and manufacturing process of the pachinko machine, while the glass is the door after the pachinko machine is installed. Inserted into the frame.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional gaming machine, the glass window installed on the front frame is a double metal inside and outside formed by a window frame for the outer frame and a door frame for inserting the glass. Due to the composite frame form, the entire frame member is heavy and complicated, while the glass surface of the door frame has a surface that cannot be suitably widened. In addition, both frame members exhibit high rigidity using a thin metal material, but it is difficult to decorate the metal surface (plated surface) that is always exposed by printing or sticking a seal. For this reason, both the decorative surface of the front frame surface and the metal surface of the frame member, which are actually made, have a surface incapable of decorative harmony including colors and patterns, and it is difficult to upgrade the entire gaming machine. . Also, when installing glass windows in the game machine manufacturing process, a dedicated machine (screwing machine) outside the assembly line accurately positions a window frame with a door frame on the inner peripheral surface of the window frame opening of each front frame. After setting, it is necessary to perform a process of tightening many screws by operating the same machine, which requires considerable labor and skill, it is difficult to improve productivity, and improper assembly due to poor screw tightening There was an easy problem.

[0004] On the other hand, when the above-mentioned frame member of a glass window is viewed from the viewpoints of manufacture and handling, work related to individual processing and forming of a window frame and a door frame as frame members and assembling of both frame members is considerable. It took a lot of time and complexity, and increased the cost, which was an overflow of productivity. In addition, the window frame and the door frame are assembled into one frame member product in a state where they are assembled to each other. Cannot be safely and highly stacked (stacked), and it cannot be suitably boxed (packed). So in reality,
The product is handled in a state where the frame members are tied in a fixed number of units, and requires a fairly large space for storage. On the other hand, when transporting (transporting), it is possible to transport and unload many at once. It was not possible, and the handling was troublesome. Under these circumstances, recently, a frameless (no window frame) type glass door (transparent window) that facilitates decoration processing, assembling to a front frame, handling, storage, and the like is newly provided. It is being sought.

The present invention has been proposed in order to preferably solve the above-mentioned problem, and it has been proposed to simplify a see-through window for see-through protection of a game board (game area) inside a front frame and to provide a front frame. Simplifies assembly, handling, storage, and transportation (transportation), and enables easy decoration processing, and enhances the color harmony with the front frame, ball tray, etc., and thus upgrades the entire gaming machine. It is intended to provide a pachinko gaming machine that can be planned.

[0006]

[Means for solving the problems] To overcome the above-mentioned problems,
In order to achieve the intended purpose, the pachinko gaming machine according to the invention of claim 1 of the present application has a front frame in which a game board is set inside the front inside so as to be openable / closable and detachable on the front side of the opening of the outer frame; The front frame has a see-through window that is attached to the front side of the front frame so as to be openable and closable and protects the game board.In the front frame, a synthetic resin is formed into a square frame size that fits the front surface of the opening of the outer frame. A rectangular window frame opening that is appropriately wider than the game board is formed on the inside of the front, and a set surface area for the see-through window is widened around the front of the window frame opening, while being synthesized on the back side of the window frame opening. A holding frame for a game board set made of resin is installed, and in the see-through window, an opening / closing door which is made of synthetic resin into a square size corresponding to the set surface area of the front frame and has an opening opening, and a shell appropriately wider than the opening. Inserts and holds a square transparent plate molded of synthetic resin to the frame size A supporting frame on the back side of the opening and closing door, and assembled and set under conditions enabling tilting and opening at an angle necessary for insertion of the transparent plate, and the opening and closing door for the front frame and the see-through window. And the front frame-side support and support parts arranged on the same vertical center line as the opening / closing connection fulcrum of the front frame with respect to the outer frame at the upper and lower side edges in the area in front of the set surface area. The supporting window, which can be displaced up and down, is connected between the disassembly opening position on the opening / closing door side and the connection supporting position, and is connected to the front frame so as to assemble and support the transparent window so as to be able to open horizontally. In addition, it is characterized in that it can be closed and set in the set surface area in an aligned accommodation state.

Therefore, in the invention of claim 1 of the present application,
A see-through window is composed of a support frame capable of inserting and holding the transparent plate, and an opening / closing door capable of assembling and setting the support frame in a tiltable and openable manner, and the opening / closing door is provided around a window frame opening in the front frame. The opening and closing door is formed with a large-sized window corresponding to the widely formed set surface area, and a window for seeing through the game board is formed in the opening and closing door. In addition, the surface of the synthetic resin molded door can be decorated by printing or sticking a seal. On the other hand, when installing the see-through window, the opening and closing door side can be used with respect to the front frame-side support and the support provided at the upper and lower side edges of the set surface area without using special tools such as screw fasteners. The opening / closing door is connected to the front frame by inserting the support shaft by vertically displacing the support shaft. An opening / closing connection fulcrum of the see-through window is formed on the front side of the set surface area in the front frame, and the see-through window is assembled and supported so as to be able to open sideways around the fulcrum.
If the support frame on the back side of the door is tilted open with the door open horizontally, the transparent plate can be inserted into the support frame, and after the transparent plate is inserted, the door is placed in the set area. If it is set in a closed state, the operation of setting the see-through window is completed. That is, the transparent plate can be used in any case before and after the installation of the transparent window with respect to the front frame, and the transparent window in which the transparent plate has not yet been inserted into the support frame before installation is treated separately from the front frame. It can be transported and stored, and can be easily stored in any of the vertically stacked state and the upright parallel state, so that a large number of sheets can be suitably packed at a time to easily transfer and unload.

[0008] The invention of claim 2 of the present application is the above-mentioned claim 1.
In the invention, in the see-through window, one side of the support frame, which is assembled and set on the back side of the opening / closing door, is connected and supported by appropriate supporting means for opening / closing and attaching, while the other side of the opposite side is provided. The connection is regulated by the inclination restricting means as appropriate to enable the rearward tilting release of the required angle, and a transparent glass plate or a double-layer glass is selected from the insertion portion formed on the other side to the insertion groove inside the support frame. It is characterized in that it can be inserted and held.

Therefore, in the invention of claim 2 of the present application,
In addition to the operation of the first aspect of the present invention, when the support frame is tilted when the transparent plate is inserted, the support frame is held in a tilt-open state at a predetermined angle required for insertion by an appropriate tilt control means. Therefore, the transparent plate can be quickly and reliably inserted into the insertion groove inside the support frame.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings with reference to preferred embodiments. In the present embodiment, a general pachinko machine in which a game board for pachinko balls is set inside the front of the front frame is mainly shown.

The pachinko machine according to the present embodiment has, as an outline of the basic structure thereof, various types of various components on a front side of an opening of a vertical rectangular outer frame A forming an outer periphery of the body, as schematically shown in FIGS. A vertically rectangular front frame B on which game components are set is assembled so as to be openable and closable using a connecting support means and a locking means. On the front side of the front frame B, a game board C
A glass window D, which will be described later, which is a see-through protective window, and an upper ball tray E are assembled so as to be openable and closable in a laterally open form by using individual connection support means and the like, while being aligned with a lower portion of the front frame B A lower ball tray F, a hit ball launching device G, and the like are mounted and set, and a mechanism set board H having various ball paths, a ball processing / dispensing unit, and the like is set behind the front frame B. The outer frame A uses the upper frame rod 1 and the left frame rod 2 in common among the four frame members formed of synthetic resin, and connects the right frame rods 3 and the lower frame rods 4 whose sizes are changed to each other. An example is shown in which the configuration can be changed to two standard-sized vertical rectangular frames that are generally referred to as “Kanto frames” and “Kansai frames” by being exchanged and connected to the frames.

The front frame B, which is the mounting frame of the pachinko machine of the present embodiment, is formed entirely of synthetic resin, including the holding frame 11, and is basically formed as shown in FIGS. A frame body 5 formed into an external size suitable for the front area of the opening of the outer frame A and having a window frame opening 6 of a front vertical rectangle opened inside, and a window frame 6 integrally formed on the back side of the frame body 5. And a holding frame 11 for a game board having a set opening 12 facing the inside of the front of the game board. In the frame body 5, an installation board 7 for installing a lower ball tray F, a hitting portion G <b> 2 of the hitting ball firing device G, and the like below the window frame opening 6.
Is formed, a supply port 8 for the prize ball is opened at the center thereof, and an installation portion 10 for installing the lightning decoration portion 9 is formed over the upper edge portion and the right edge portion of the window frame opening 6. (Fig. 3
reference). On the other hand, in the holding frame 11, as shown in FIGS.
Are formed integrally, and a setting port 12 for the game board is opened with reference to an upper end edge of the auxiliary board 13. In addition to the out path 14, a supply port 15 for prize balls, a ball collection path 16 and the like are formed on the game auxiliary board 13, and a ball receiving case 17 having a built-in speaker 18 and a firing rail 19 are set. ing.

In the front frame B described above, the window frame opening 6 is also used as a set surface area and a doorway of the game board C which is put in and out (removed) from the front side. E can be assembled and set. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a set surface area 20 in which three peripheral edges (upper edge and left and right side edges) of an opening front surface of the window frame opening 6 are recessed to be able to align and accommodate a glass window D described later. Is molded. on the other hand,
A rotating locking device (not shown) is set in a game board engaging portion 21 formed at four corners of the inner periphery of the set opening 12 of the holding frame 11 (Japanese Patent Application No. Hei. -15787
No. 5). The remaining structure down to the details of the front frame B is
The description will be omitted only for the illustrated degree.

The front frame B is attached to the outer frame A as described above. The opening and closing support means 22 and 28 are provided above and below the front left edge, and the locking device 36 is attached to the right edge. By using this, it is assembled such that it can be opened and closed in the left-right direction and detachable in the up-down direction. That is, as schematically shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the upper support means 22 supports and fixes the support 23 connected to the upper left corner of the outer frame A (the connection portion between the upper frame rod 1 and the left frame rod 2). The support shaft 25 on the seat piece 24 and the support hole 27 of the bearing boss part 26 bulged and formed on the front surface of the upper left corner of the frame 5 of the front frame B are fitted and connected. In the lower support means 28,
A support shaft 30 on the support boss portion 29 bulged and formed on the front surface of the upper left corner of the lower frame rod 4 of the outer frame A, and a bulge formed on the front surface of the lower left corner of the frame body 5 of the front frame B. The bearing sleeve 32 in the bearing boss portion 31 is fitted and connected. Upper and lower support means 2
The centers of the connecting fulcrums 2 and 28 are aligned on the same vertical center line passing through the front surface of the left side edge of the pachinko machine. Under this condition, the flange portion 33 of the bearing sleeve 32 serves as a spacer for the frames A and B. The positioning seat is aligned with the upper and lower overlapping portions of the receiving seat 34 on the upper surface of the lower frame rod 4 and the support seat 35 on the lower surface of the frame 5 (see FIG. 1).

The locking device 36 is, for example, the same as the "double lock type" generally used in a conventional game machine of this type, for example, on the inside of the right side edge of the frame 5 of the front frame B. The lock mechanism 37 is installed and basically unlocked by a common duplicate key (not shown) as shown in FIGS. Locking mechanism 38
And a second locking mechanism 41 of the glass window D with respect to the front frame B. The locking mechanisms 37 are unlocked by rotating the locking mechanism 37 clockwise and counterclockwise, respectively. Elevating locking rods 39 and 42 are assembled. In the closed alignment state of the front frame B with respect to the outer frame A, the upper and lower locking pieces 40 of the lifting and lowering locking rod 39 of the first locking mechanism 38 and the upper and lower of the right frame rod 3 of the outer frame A are disposed. The receiving piece 43 engages.

The glass window D mounted on the front frame B is of a synthetic resin side-opening type in which a conventional metal window frame is omitted, and the type of the glass window D is a horizontal glass type. Window (hereinafter, referred to as “first glass window”) D
And a glass window D (hereinafter, referred to as a "second glass window") of a vertically inserted glass type, and both can be replaced (selected) as necessary. As shown in FIG. 10, as a basic configuration of any type of glass window D, the opening / closing door 4 having a square shape matching the set surface area 20 and having a window 48 at the center is provided.
4 and a support frame 65 which is assembled and set inside the opening / closing door 44 (on the back side of the window 48) so as to be attachable / detachable and tiltably openable. The support frame 65 is provided with a plate glass (2 (Including a laminated glass form) 71, and the whole is configured into one frameless see-through protective window, and 1
It can be easily handled, stored and transported as one window member. Then, the first and second glass windows D
Are mounted and set so that they can be opened and closed and attached and detached using the same supporting and locking technology.

Therefore, first, a specific configuration in the case where the first glass window D is employed will be described with reference to FIGS. First, in the opening / closing door 44, a back plate 46 is connected to the back side of a door frame 45 formed into an outer rectangular box lid shape with screws or the like,
It is configured as a lightweight double frame having appropriate strength. As for the decoration of the front surface of the door frame 45, a resin film-shaped decorative film 47 on which a required color, design, or the like is printed is stuck neatly based on thermal transfer processing or in-mold processing. The window 4 opened at the center of the door frame 45
8 has a substantially circular shape suitable for the game area of the game board C, and a slanted (tapered) rib 49 is formed in the depth direction around the inside thereof so that the entire game area can be suitably viewed. It has become. As other configurations,
A plurality of lamp lenses 51 are integrally bulged around the window 48, and a base 52 on which a lamp (for example, an LED lamp or a bead ball lamp) 52a is arranged and connected is screwed on the back side thereof, and is used for a game. The illumination unit 50 is configured (see FIG. 11). Further, a plurality of locking projections 53 are provided on the front surface below the horizontal portion of the window 48 so that the game service guide plate 54 can be detachably inserted and held (FIGS. 1, 6, 6). 13). A pair of left and right confirmation windows 48a are formed on both sides of the horizontal portion of the window 48. Through the confirmation windows 48a, the certificate stamp attached to the lower front part of the game board C can be seen from the outside of the glass window D. (See FIGS. 1 and 10).

The door frame 45 is preferably made of a transparent resin material. Under this condition, the aforementioned decoration work (decorative film 4
7) is performed after the door frame 45 is formed in the thermal transfer processing example and when the door frame 45 is formed in the in-mold processing example, and is applied to the surface of the rib 49 of the window 48 and the surface of each lamp lens 51. It may be applied over. It should be noted that the lamp lens 51 of the illumination unit 50 is shown in FIG.
As an example, a separately formed lamp lens 51A having a required shape may be fitted. By the way, lamp 5
Wiring (not shown) connected to the base 52a of the game board C is provided through a mouth 11a opened at a required position of the holding frame 11 on the front frame B side, as schematically shown in FIG. ). The guide plate 54 is a transparent thin band-shaped resin plate on the surface of which the contents of the game of the pachinko machine and the contents of the business services in the game hall are represented by characters, symbols, or the like. It is set on the lower front surface of the door frame 45 using the locking ridge 53. A knob 55 is formed at the center of the right side edge of the door frame 45 (see FIGS. 8 and 9), and the unlocked glass window (opening door 44) D is easily opened by using the knob 55. .

The opening / closing door 44 is attached to the front frame B by using opening / closing support means 56, 56 provided at the upper and lower portions of the front left edge and a locking portion provided at the right edge. Is done. That is, as illustrated in FIGS. 4, 5, 7, and 14, in the upper support means 56, a support tool fixed to the front surface of the upper left end of the frame 5 (immediately below the upper bearing boss 26). The shaft hole 59a of the lower piece 58a of the 57 and the support shaft 61 of the shaft cylinder 60 formed in the upper left corner of the door frame 45 are fitted and connected. The bearing sleeve 112 of the support portion 111 located in the portion and the support shaft 61 of the shaft cylinder portion 60 formed in the lower left corner of the door frame 45 are inserted and connected, and the opening / closing door 44 rotates left and right and It is detachably supported. In the locking section, FIG.
As illustrated in FIGS. 9 and 10, the lifting frame 42 of the second locking mechanism 41 of the locking device 36 is
The latching pieces 64 fixed vertically on the back side of the right edge of 5 are detachably engaged, and the opening / closing door 44 is locked in a closed state.

In such an assembling technique of the opening / closing door 44, each of the support shafts 61 inserted and supported by the upper and lower shaft cylinder portions 60 can be displaced up and down using a knob 62, and
A mode in which the positioning portion 63 formed on the rear side of the door frame 45 can be used to hold the door at the connection support position and the separation release position is illustrated (see FIG. 7). Further, the support member 57 is, for example, a U-shaped one, and the shaft hole 59b of the upper piece 58b is aligned with the lower surface of the support hole 27 of the bearing boss portion 26 on the front frame B,
An example in which the support shaft 25 of the support member 23 of the outer frame A can be inserted (see FIGS. 5, 7, and 21) will be described. In FIG. 5, the distance h between the lower surface of the seat 24 of the support 23 and the upper end of the upper support shaft 61 is determined by the distance between the support shaft 25 of the support 23 and the upper bearing boss 26.
Is appropriately set to be larger than the amount of insertion into the support hole 27.
The left middle supporting portion 111 is formed at the upper left end of the outer body 108 of the lower ball tray F described later.

The support frame 65 mounted and set on the back side of the above-mentioned opening / closing door 44 has a rail frame shape having two rows of front and rear insertion grooves 67 in a horizontal glass insertion form illustrated in FIGS. The formed upper and lower frame rods 66, 66 are connected at right angles to the frame, and a reinforcing support rod 69 is detachably connected between the right ends of the upper and lower frame rods 66 to form two rows of insertion grooves 67. Is open to the right end to form a rectangular frame having an insertion portion 67a, so that the sheet glass 71 can be inserted and set from the insertion portion 67a. An opening surface (a see-through surface of glass) formed by each of the frame rods 66, 66 and the support rod 69 is appropriately formed wider than the window 48 of the opening / closing door 44, and
Reference numeral 9 denotes an example in which screws are connected to support pieces 68 formed on the upper and lower frame rods 66, 66, and claw portions 70 for preventing glass removal are formed at required portions on both sides thereof. FIG.
16). In addition, in such a support frame 65, the support rod 6
9, the two-layer glass (type in which two sheet glasses 72b are previously sealed and set in an outer sealing holding frame 72a) 72 is inserted from the insertion portion 67a into the insertion groove 67 as illustrated in FIG. You may comprise so that it can put.

The supporting frame 65 is attached to the opening / closing door 44. The opening / closing / removing supporting means 73 is provided at the upper and lower portions on the left side, and the tilt regulating means 78 is provided at the lower right portion. Is used. That is, in each supporting means 73, FIGS.
As illustrated in FIG. 15, a support shaft 75 of a receiving member 74 fixed to the left back side of the door frame 45 and a shaft hole 77 of a supporting member 76 fixed to the left end of the supporting frame 65 are inserted and connected, Support frame 6
5 is supported so that it can be tilted sideways forward and backward and can be attached and detached vertically. In addition, the tilting control means 78 allows the tilting guide and the opening control of the support frame 65 as shown in FIGS.
As illustrated in FIGS. 9 and 16, a hook 82 fixed to the lower right end of the support frame 65 (the right end of the lower frame rod 66) is attached to the horizontal piece 80 of the support 79 fixed to the lower right back side of the door frame 45. And the engaging element 83 of the hook 82 is inserted into the long hole 81 of the support 79. In the locking device 84, FIG.
As exemplified in FIGS. 10 and 15, the lock piece 85 is rotatably attached to each part on the back side of the door frame 45 so that the locking piece 85 can be elastically engaged with each of the rods 66 and 69 of the support frame 65. ing.

In the technique of assembling the support frame 65, the upper and lower support means 73 have a connection support structure that can sufficiently bear the weight of the entire support frame 65 including the plate glass 71 or the double-layer glass 72. . In addition, in the tilt regulation means 78,
The entire support frame 65 is supported in a stable posture so as to open the angle required for the horizontal insertion of the glass, and the long hole 81 of the support member 79 is formed based on the radius of the support means 73 from the fulcrum. ing. Each locking device 84 is of a rotary lever type as shown in FIG. 15, and has a type having a square hole 86 for a square-shape operating tool 89 or a type having an operation knob 87. For example, the engagement piece 85 may be able to pierce and engage with an engagement opening 88 formed in each of the rods 66 and 69.

The first glass window D constructed as described above
Then, the opening / closing fulcrum, that is, the opening / closing door 44 which is a shell opening / closing body
The support shafts 61 of the upper and lower support means 56 are located outside the left edge of the set surface area 20 and are aligned on the same vertical center line as the open / close connection fulcrum of the front frame B with respect to the outer frame A. The front frame B is assembled so as to be able to open horizontally (see FIGS. 5 and 7). Under this condition, the front frame B is closed and locked while being accommodated in the set surface area 20 of the front frame B.
And the window frame opening 6 is fully opened in the width direction so that the holding frame 11 inside the front and the game board C can be completely exposed. Regarding the attachment and detachment of the glass window D, the opening / closing door 44 is appropriately opened (see FIG. 7).
) Can be quickly and easily performed by a simple operation of holding the upper and lower spindles 61 at the respective positions of separation, unlocking, and connection support. Regarding the insertion of the plate glass 71,
In a state where the support frame 65 is tilted and opened with respect to the opening / closing door 44 which is appropriately opened (see FIG. 9), the support frame 65 can quickly and easily enter the two rows of the insertion grooves 67 from the insertion portion 67a.

Next, the case where the second glass window D is employed will be described. In this type of glass window D, although it is a vertically inserted form of glass, basically, as in the case of the above-described first glass window D, the opening and closing that is assembled in accordance with the set surface area 20 of the front frame B The support frame 65 is assembled to the door 44. Therefore, for the second glass window D,
On the premise that the basic configuration of the opening / closing door 44 of the first glass window D is commonly used as it is, the description of the opening / closing door 44 is referred to,
The specific configuration of the vertically inserted support frame 65 and related parts will be described with reference to FIGS. That is, in the support frame 65 assembled and set in accordance with the back side of the window 48 of the opening / closing door 44, left and right and lower frame rods 66 having two rows of insertion grooves 67,
66 is connected at right angles to the frame, and a support rod 69 is removably and horizontally connected between the upper ends of the left and right frame rods 66 to form an insertion portion 67.
a of the insertion portion 67a
The plate glass 71 or the double-layer glass 72 can be set in the insertion groove 67. The support rod 69 is connected to the support pieces 68 of the left and right frame rods 66 with screws.

The support frame 65 is attached to the opening / closing door 44. The opening / closing / removing support means 91 provided at the lower left and right ends of the two doors 44 and 65, and the tilt regulating means 95 provided at the upper left and right sides. Etc. are used. That is, in each of the support means 91, as illustrated in FIGS. 17, 18, and 19, the bearing portion 93 of the receiving member 92 fixed to the lower portion on the back side of the door frame 45 and the lower end of the support frame 65 (the lower frame rod 66). The support frame 65 is supported so that it can be tilted back and forth and can be attached and detached up and down by fitting a fulcrum shaft 94 protruded and fixed to each end).
Further, in each of the tilt control means 95, as a mode for controlling the tilt (opening) of the support frame 65, as shown in FIGS. 17, 18 and 19, a stopper 96 fixed to the rear center portion of the door frame 45 is used. An engagement port 98 of the engagement arm 97 and an engagement pin 100 projecting and fixed to each upper part of the support frame 65 (the upper part of the left and right frame rods 66) are releasably engaged. Then, the engaging pieces 85 of the locking device 84 arranged on each part on the back side of the door frame 45 can be fixedly held by elastically engaging with the respective rods 66 and 69 of the support frame 65 (FIG. 17). reference).

In such a technique for assembling the support frame 65, the left and right support means 91 have a support structure capable of sufficiently withstanding the weight of the entire support frame 65 including the plate glass 71 or the double-layer glass 72. The left and right tilt restricting means 95 can support the entire support frame 65 in a stable posture at an opening angle necessary for vertically inserting glass, and can rotate (tilt) the engagement arm 97 with the knob 99. ing. As another example, as shown in FIG. 20, the restricting means 95 has an engaging pin 100 of a stopper 96 fixed to the back side of the door frame 45.
And L supported by pins on left and right frame rods 66 of the support frame 65.
First and second engagement ports 98a, 98 of the engagement arm 97 having the same shape.
b may be engaged with each other so that the support frame 65 can be restricted to the normal setting position and the tilting open position. The support rod 69 of the support frame 65 may be of a type in which screws are connected between the upper ends of the left and right frame rods 66 as illustrated in FIG. 20, whereas the locking device 84 is similar to the previous example. The engagement piece 85 may be engaged with the engagement opening 88 of the support rod 69 by projecting.

Therefore, also in the second glass window D configured as described above, the holding frame 11 and the game board C are fully assembled by being assembled at the same opening / closing fulcrum as the first glass window D of the previous example. Can be quickly and easily attached and detached simply by holding the support shafts 61 of the upper and lower support means 56 at the respective positions. For the insertion of glass, open and close door 4
In the state where the support frame 65 is tilted and opened with respect to 4 (see FIG. 17), the vertical insertion can be quickly and easily performed from the insertion portion 67a at the upper end of the opening of the two rows of insertion grooves 67. In the first and second glass windows D, in order to enable mutual exchange use,
If the two sheet glasses 71 (including the case of the double-layer glass 72) are made square, on the premise that the doors 44 have a common configuration size, the support frames 65 of both sides have the same U-shape outer size. By configuring the frame, it is possible to change the use of the horizontal U-shaped frame for horizontal insertion and the vertical U-shaped frame for vertical insertion, and it is possible to share the configuration of the glass window including the support frame 65. it can.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the upper ball tray E is mounted on the lower surface area of the window frame opening 6 of the front frame B to which the glass window D is mounted so as to be openable and closable. ing.
This ball receiving tray E is unitized by assembling a plurality of constituent members which are itself formed of synthetic resin, a thin rectangular metal set plate 102 is attached to the back side thereof, and The left side of 101 is rotatably and detachably supported by a connection support means for horizontal opening, and a hook (not shown) attached to the right back of the set plate 102
Can be detachably engaged with the locking device 103 installed on the lower right inside of the window frame opening 6. The ball tray E
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the connecting means of (1) includes a support shaft 105 of a support 104 fixed to the left front of the installation panel 7 of the frame 5 and a left front of the set plate 102 which is an opening / closing plate. 2 shows an embodiment in which a hooking cylinder 106 fixed to the fitting is fitted and connected.

As shown in the figure, the upper ball tray E has an outer shape of a horizontally long rectangle and a trapezoidal flat surface at both ends, as shown in the figure. A ball receiving portion, a ball feeding portion, a ball punching portion, and the like are formed in addition to a connecting portion 107 for the supply port 15 and the ball collecting path 16. The upper edge of the set plate 102 has a lower edge of the glass window D. In other words, the door 44 is horizontally aligned with the inside of the lower edge of the door frame 45 of the opening / closing door 44 so as to prevent foreign matter (such as wire) from entering the inside from the outside (see FIG. 6). Incidentally, the ball tray E is fully opened at about 90 degrees with respect to the front frame B with the support shaft 105 of the support 104 as a base point.

On the other hand, the lower ball tray F is installed in accordance with the front surface of the installation board 7 of the frame 5 of the front frame B. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the ball tray F has a flat trapezoidal shape in which the upper and lower surfaces are horizontal and the width is the same as the frame 5 as shown in FIGS. Shell 1
08, a unit is formed by assembling a plurality of constituent members, the lower surface of the shell 108 is slightly higher than the lower edge of the frame 5, and the upper surface of the shell 108 is appropriately higher than the lower edge of the window frame opening 6. It is fixed according to the position. And the shell 108
Inside the receiving portion 109 for the prize ball and the mechanism set board H
A supply port 110 and the like communicated with the prize ball discharge path side are formed, and the glass window D
Are integrally formed. The operation handle G1 of the hitting ball firing device G is set on the right oblique portion of the outer shell 108, and the support shaft 105 of the supporter 104 relating to the upper ball tray E is set upright on the left upper surface of the outer shell 108. It is protruding.

Next, the operation of the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment will be described. Now, in the pachinko machine configured as described above, the above-mentioned glass window D, upper and lower ball trays E and F, a hitting ball launcher G, a game board C, a mechanism set board H, and various other components are provided on the front frame B with respect to the outer frame A. The game components such as accessory parts are set and configured in units of one. Then, the entire front frame B is assembled on the outer frame A arranged on the installation frame base in the game hall in a predetermined inclination and upright posture, so that a vertical ball game machine similar to a conventional pachinko machine is provided. As a game. By performing a normal hitting ball firing operation under this condition, the game balls in the upper ball tray E are sent to the firing rail 19 one by one, and are hit by the hitting rod 59 to play the pachinko game in the game board C. Can be expanded.

Therefore, in such a pachinko machine, the assembling of the glass window D to the front frame B and the state of implementation will be described below. First, a case in which the first glass window D (a glass horizontal insertion type) is employed will be described.
In this glass window D, the opening / closing door 44 is oriented in an open state with respect to the front frame B as shown in FIGS. 2 and 7, and the upper left corner and the lower left corner are the upper left end of the frame 5 in the front frame B. And the supporting member 57 fixed to the supporting member 111 and the supporting portion 111 located at the middle left portion. Then, as shown in FIG. 7, the support shaft 61 at the upper left corner of the door frame 45 is displaced upward from the lower disassembly release position to the upper connection support position, and fitted into the shaft hole 59a of the lower piece 58a of the support member 57. Meanwhile, the support shaft 61 at the lower left corner is displaced downward from the upper disassembly release position to the lower connection support position, and is fitted into the bearing sleeve 112 of the support portion 111. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 5, the opening / closing connection fulcrum of the opening / closing door 44 is aligned on the same vertical center line as the opening / closing connection fulcrum of the front frame B with respect to the outer frame A in the area ahead of the set surface area 20. Assembled so that it can be opened.

Next, the upper and lower supports 76 of the support frame 65 are moved to the upper and lower receiving members 74 on the back side of the door frame 45, with the door 44 assembled as described above being opened to the front frame B.
From the upper side. Then, as shown in FIG. 7, by inserting a shaft hole 77 of each support tool 76 into a support shaft 75 of each of the support tools 74, the support frame 65 is
At the back side of 4, it is assembled so as to be able to tilt forward and backward. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 9, the support frame 65 is tilted and opened rearward with the support shaft 75 as a fulcrum behind the opening / closing door 44, and the engaging element 83 of the hook 82 is positioned behind the elongated hole 81 in the support 79. By engaging with the edge, the support frame 6
5 is held in a laterally open state with respect to the door frame 45 at an appropriate tilt opening angle required for glass insertion.

Under this condition, the insertion portion 67 of the support frame 65 is
a, a two-layer glass 72 (or a plate glass 71) may be inserted and set in the insertion groove 67, and then, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 16, the supporting rod 69 on which the claw portion 70 for preventing glass removal is formed. The upper and lower frame rods 66, 66 are connected to the support pieces 68 with screws. When the support frame 65 is returned and rotated so as to overlap with the door frame 45, and each of the locking members 84 of the door frame 45 is rotated, the locking pieces 85 of the locking device 84 are moved to the respective rods 66 of the support frame 65. The support frame 65 is elastically engaged with the door 69 so that
Closed set behind. Thereafter, when the opening / closing door 44 is returned to the rear side, the glass window D is aligned and accommodated in the set surface area 20 of the front frame B, and the door frame 45 is hooked on the lifting / lowering locking rod 42 of the second locking mechanism 41. By engaging the piece 64,
The glass window D is closed and set in the set surface area 20 of the front frame B in an aligned accommodation state. The work of inserting and setting the double-layer glass 72 (or the plate glass 71) into the insertion groove 67 of the support frame 65 may be performed before the support frame 65 is assembled and set on the door 44.

Next, the case where the second glass window D (glass vertical type) is employed will be described. In this glass window D, the opening / closing door 44 is different from the case of the first glass window D. Similarly, it is assembled so that it can be opened horizontally. Then, in the second glass window D, with the attached opening / closing door 44 being in an open state with respect to the front frame B, the receiving frame 92 on the lower rear side of the door frame 45 is provided from the lower left and right lower ends of the support frame 65. The projecting fulcrum shaft 94 is aligned from above. Then, as shown in FIG.
The support frame 65 is mounted on the back side of the opening / closing door 44 so as to be tiltable vertically forward and backward.

Thereafter, as shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, the support frame 65 is tilted and opened rearward with the fulcrum shaft 94 as a fulcrum at the back side of the opening / closing door 44, and the engagement opening 98 of the engagement arm 97 of the stopper 96 is opened. Are engaged with the engagement pins 100 protruding from the support frame 65, so that the support frame 65
5 is held in a vertically opened state with an appropriate tilting opening angle required for glass insertion. Then, in the same manner as in the case of the first glass window D, the plate glass 71 or the double-layer glass 72 is inserted and set in the insertion groove 67 of the support frame 65, and then the support frame 65 is moved to the door frame 45. The support frame 65 is closed and set behind the opening / closing door 44 by rotating and operating each of the locking members 84 of the door frame 45 by returning to rotate so as to overlap with each other. Then, as in the case of the first glass window D, when the closing operation is performed by returning the closing door 44 to the rearward side and performing the locking operation, the glass window D is closed in the set surface area 20 of the front frame B in the aligned accommodation state. Set.

In each of the glass windows D assembled as described above, the opening and closing door 44 and the support frame 65 can be handled with the assembly in advance, and can be installed on the front frame B side. When removing each of the glass windows D, the door frames respectively inserted into the shaft hole 59a of the support member 57 and the bearing sleeve 112 of the support portion 111 in the front frame B in the open position with respect to the front frame B. 45 spindles 6
1 is displaced up and down from the respective connection support position to the disassembly open position. Thereby, the connection of the opening / closing door 44 to the front frame B is released, and the glass window D can be easily removed.

As described above, in the pachinko machine of this embodiment, the opening / closing door 44 and the support frame 6 constituting the glass window D are provided.
5 are both made of synthetic resin, so that the entire glass window D can be reduced in weight, and the opening / closing door 44 made of a transparent resin is provided on the front frame B in a frameless (no window frame) mode. Is formed in a large size that matches the set surface area 20 of the game board C, so that a large window 48 for seeing through the game board C can be secured. Further, since a decorative process can be easily applied to the surface of the door frame 45 of the opening / closing door 44 made of synthetic resin by attaching a decorative film 47 or the like, a decorative process including colors and patterns with the front frame B and the game board C can be performed. Harmony can be achieved to upgrade the entire game machine.

For assembling the glass window D with respect to the front frame B, the opening and closing door 4 is attached to the support member 57 and the support portion 111 on the front frame B side by using opening and closing support means 56, 56.
Since the four spindles 61 can be assembled simply by connecting them at predetermined positions and under predetermined conditions, even in a separate part other than the production line section of the pachinko machine, it can be quickly performed without requiring special tools such as a screw tightening machine. Can be easily assembled and removed. Further, the support frame 65 can be easily attached to and detached from the opening / closing door 44 by using the support means 73 and 91, and the support rod 69 of the support frame 65 can be easily removed.
Is set on the left side when viewed from the back side of the opening / closing door 44, the first glass window D of the horizontal glass type can be configured, while the position of the support rod 69 is set on the upper side. When assembled, the second vertical glass window D can be configured as a vertical glass type, and a single standard support frame 65 can be selectively used in two types.

In addition, the plate glass 71 with respect to the support frame 65
Or, when inserting and setting the double-layer glass 72,
The insertion portion 67a can be displaced to a position where the glass insertion operation can be easily performed by tilting and opening the support frame 65 rearward while keeping the side plate 4 in the horizontal opening state, so that the insertion operation of the plate glass 71 or the like into the insertion groove 67 can be performed. Easy to do. Moreover, the support frame 65 is controlled by the tilt regulating means 78 and 95.
Since the whole is stably held at the tilting open angle suitable for glass insertion, the glass insertion setting operation can be performed more reliably and quickly.

On the other hand, in the handling of the glass window D, the door 44 and the support frame 65 before the glass is inserted can be easily handled, stored and transported as one window member by assembling them together. 44,65
Before assembling, each product can be stacked without any bulk, so it can be conveniently packed (packed), easily transported and unloaded at a time, and can be stored in a small space. Handling and storage can be performed easily.

Further, the above-mentioned glass window D is in an assembling state in which it can be opened horizontally with respect to the front frame B. Since it is aligned on the same vertical center line as the connection fulcrum, the glass window D can be opened at 90 degrees or more with respect to the front frame B. Accordingly, the glass window D is fully opened in the width direction of the window frame opening 6 in the front frame B, and the holding frame 1 inside the front is opened.
By completely exposing the gaming machine 1 and the gaming board C, inspection and repair work of the gaming machine can be performed quickly and easily.

The present invention can be implemented with the following modifications. That is, the pachinko gaming machines targeted by the present invention include, in addition to the pachinko machines, arrangement ball machines (symbol combination gaming machines using pachinko balls),
The glass window D attached to the front frame B can be suitably implemented for any of the first and second glass windows D described above, and can be used interchangeably. As for the support means 56 of each glass window D, a type other than the above-mentioned type is recommended. For example, as schematically shown in FIG. 21, when the support shaft 25 of the support 23 of the outer frame A is a hollow shaft, the front frame B with respect to the outer frame A
After assembling (connecting) the upper end of the upper support shaft 61,
The shaft hole 59a of the support member 57 may be inserted into the shaft hole 25a of the support shaft 25 (see a two-dot chain line in the figure). As for the form of the upper and lower support means 56, a spring-supported shaft form as illustrated in FIG. 22, that is, a large-diameter portion 122 a and a small-diameter fulcrum portion 122 b inserted into the hole 121 a of the shaft cylinder 121, and The support shaft 122 having the support rod portion 122c is urged by a spring 123, and the fulcrum portion 122b is L-shaped.
24, the knob 122d connected to the outer end of the support rod portion 122c may be engaged with the shaft cylinder portion 121. Of course, a screw type exchange mode may be used.
As for the locking portion and the support connection portion of the support frame 65, forms other than those shown in the drawings can be suitably used.

[0045]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the transparent window in the frameless form can be made of synthetic resin, so that the weight of the entire transparent window can be reduced, and the transparent surface of the transparent plate can be secured widely. Furthermore, decoration processing is performed on the surface of the opening / closing door, so that the overall game machine can be upgraded in harmony with the decoration of the front frame surface and the like. In addition, assembling and dismounting of the perspective window with respect to the front frame, and assembling and disassembling of the support frame with respect to the opening / closing door can be easily performed without requiring special tools, and the support frame is tilted and opened with respect to the opening / closing door. Thus, the operation of inserting and setting the transparent plate can be performed quickly, easily, and easily. In addition, since the transparent window can be stacked without bulk before the transparent plate is inserted and set, the box can be suitably packed (packed), and transported and stored can be easily performed. Furthermore, since the see-through window can be opened sideways in a fully opened state in an assembled state with respect to the front frame, maintenance such as inspection and repair of the game board can be easily performed.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the first aspect, the support frame is stably held at a tilt opening angle suitable for glass insertion by the tilt restricting means with respect to the opening / closing door. Therefore, the operation of inserting and setting the transparent plate can be performed more quickly and reliably.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view schematically showing a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing a pachinko machine in which a game board and a glass window are omitted.

FIG. 3 is a front view schematically showing a front frame and a holding frame.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a connection support portion between an outer frame, a front frame, and a first glass window.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing the connection support portion in a partially broken manner.

6 is a partially omitted side sectional view based on the line VI-VI in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a partially omitted side sectional view showing an open state of a first glass window with respect to a front frame, a connection support portion, and the like.

FIG. 8 is a partially omitted plan sectional view based on line VIII-VIII in FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a partially omitted plan sectional view showing an open state of a first glass window with respect to a front frame, a connection support portion, and the like.

FIG. 10 is a rear view schematically showing the outline of the first glass window.

FIG. 11 is a plan sectional view mainly showing a lamp portion of the first glass window.

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional plan view showing another example of a lamp portion.

FIG. 13 is a plan sectional view showing a guide plate installation portion of the first glass window.

FIG. 14 is an exemplary exploded perspective view illustrating a connection support portion of the first glass window with respect to the front frame of the opening / closing door;

FIG. 15 is an exemplary exploded perspective view illustrating a support portion and a locking portion of a support frame in a first glass window;

FIG. 16 is an exemplary exploded perspective view illustrating a glass insertion portion and a tilt regulating portion of a support frame in the first glass window;

FIG. 17 is a side sectional view showing a state where the second glass window is attached to the front frame and opened.

FIG. 18 is a plan sectional view of the same.

FIG. 19 is an exemplary exploded perspective view illustrating a support frame and respective support portions of a second glass window;

FIG. 20 is a side view showing another example of the support portion and the locking portion.

FIG. 21 is a front view illustrating another example of the connecting portion of the outer frame, the front frame, and the glass window in a disassembled state with a part cut away.

FIG. 22 is a front view illustrating another example of a supporting portion for connecting the glass window to the front frame, with a part cut away.

[Explanation of reference numerals] 6: window frame opening, 11: holding frame, 20: set surface area,
44: open / close door, 48: window, 56: support means, 6
5 ... support frame, 67 ... insertion groove, 67a ... insertion part,
71, 72: sheet glass as transparent plate, double-layer glass, 7
3, 91 ... support means, 78, 95 ... tilt control means, A
... Outer frame, B ... Front frame, C ... Game board, D ... Glass window as see-through window.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A front frame (B) assembled to be openable and closable on the front side of an opening of an outer frame (A) and having a game board (C) set inside the front, and a front surface of the front frame (B). A see-through window (D) that is attached to the side to open and close and protects the game board (C) through see-through.
The front frame (B) is made of synthetic resin to have a rectangular frame size suitable for the front of the opening of the outer frame (A), and has a square window frame appropriately wider than the game board (C) inside the front. The window (6) is formed, and at the same time, a set surface area (20) for the see-through window which is widened around the front of the opening of the window frame (6) is formed, while the synthetic resin is formed on the back side of the window frame (6). A holding frame (11) for a formed game board set is installed, and in the see-through window (D), a setting surface area (2) of a front frame (B) is set.
Window) (4)
8) An opening / closing door (44) having an opening, and a support frame (65) capable of inserting and holding a rectangular transparent plate (71, 72) formed of synthetic resin into an outer frame size that is appropriately wider than the window (48). A supporting frame (65) is provided on the back side of the opening / closing door (44) by assembling and setting under conditions enabling tilting and opening at an angle required for insertion of the transparent plates (71, 72); (B) and the opening / closing door (44) of the see-through window (D)
A front frame (B) arranged on the upper and lower side edges of the front area relative to the set surface area (20) on the same vertical center line as the open / close connection fulcrum of the front frame (B) with respect to the outer frame (A). Door (44) for the side support (57) and support (111)
The support shaft (61), which can be displaced up and down, is connected between the disassembly release position on the side and the connection support position by being inserted and connected,
A pachinko gaming machine wherein the transparent window (D) is assembled and supported on the front frame (B) so as to be capable of opening horizontally, and can be closed and set in the set surface area (20) in an aligned and housed state. . 2. The opening / closing door (4) in the see-through window (D).
Regarding the support frame (65) assembled and set on the back side of (4), one side is appropriately opened and closed by appropriate support means (7).
3, 91), while the other side of the opposite side is appropriately connected and restricted by the tilt restricting means (78, 95) to enable the rearward tilting opening of the required angle, and the insertion formed on the other side. Part (67a) to the insertion groove (6) inside the support frame (65).
7. The pachinko game machine according to claim 1, wherein the sheet glass (71) or the double-layer glass (72), which is a transparent plate, can be selectively inserted and held.