JP2001137498A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the product cost and the work cost by eliminating the need of a tightening metal fitting or the like for tightly fixing a mechanism plate to the rear surface of a game panel, and to prevent the easy detachment of the mechanism plate from the game panel when opening the mechanism plate. SOLUTION: In this pachinko game machine composed by providing a game panel attaching frame 2 on the rear surface side of a front surface frame 1 and freely attachably and detachably and openably and closably mounting the mechanism plate 4 through a hinge tool 5 to the game panel attaching frame 2, an electric locking piece 31 is provided on one of the game panel attaching frame 2 and the mechanism plate 4 and a locking part 32 provided with an upward movement control part 36 is provided on the other. The elastic locking piece 31 and the locking part 32 are engaged with each other and the mechanism plate 4 is tightly attached to the rear surface of the game panel 3. Also, even when the engaged state of the locking part 32 and the elastic locking piece 31 is released, the mechanism plate is prevented from being detached for a prescribed angle by the upward movement control part 36.

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, and more particularly to a pachinko game machine in which a mechanism plate rotatably mounted on the back of a game board is not easily removed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional pachinko gaming machine, a game board is detachably mounted on a back side of a front frame via a game board mounting frame, as is well known. On the back of the game board, a mechanical plate made of synthetic resin on which back parts such as a ball tank and a ball dispensing device are disposed is mounted. The mechanism plate is detachably mounted on one side of the game board mounting frame via a hinge member including a hinge member provided with a shaft hole and a hinge member provided with a shaft pin. A fixing member fixed to the frame and a fastening member provided on the mechanism plate are closely fixed to the back surface of the game board.

[0003]

In the conventional pachinko gaming machine having such a structure, the mechanism plate is fixed to the back surface of the game board by the fixing member and the fastening metal, so that the fixing member is fixed. However, there is a problem that the number of parts increases due to the necessity of a fastener and a fastener, resulting in a high product cost and a high operating cost.

[0004] Further, since the mechanism plate is merely mounted so as to be freely opened and closed by inserting a shaft hole of one movable metal fitting into a shaft pin of the other fixed metal fitting from above, the mechanism plate is required to be inspected in a pachinko hall, for example. Therefore, when the mechanism plate is opened, the mechanism plate is accidentally detached, and there is a problem that it takes time to mount the mechanism plate again.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and has as its object to eliminate the need for a fastener for tightly fixing a mechanism plate to the back surface of a game board, thereby reducing product cost and operating costs. It is an object of the present invention to provide a pachinko machine capable of reducing costs and not being unnecessarily detached when a mechanism plate is opened.

[0006]

To achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a game board mounting frame is provided on a back side of a front frame, and the game board mounting frame is connected to the game board mounting frame via a hinge. In a pachinko game machine having a mechanism plate detachably and freely opened and closed, an elastic locking piece is provided on one of the game board mounting frame and the mechanism plate, and the other is provided with an upward movement restricting portion. A portion is provided, the elastic locking piece and the locking portion are engaged with each other to bring the mechanism plate into close contact with the back surface of the game board, and even when the engagement between the locking portion and the elastic locking piece is released, The up-movement restricting portion prevents the predetermined angle mechanism plate from being pulled out.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a game board mounting frame is provided on the back side of the front frame, and a mechanism plate is attached to the game board mounting frame via a hinge so as to be detachable and openable. In the pachinko gaming machine, a locking member is provided on one of the game board mounting frame and the mechanism plate, and the other locking member is provided with an engaging portion which is vertically disengageable and disengageable. An elastic locking piece is provided on one of the frame and the mechanism plate, and a locking portion having an upward movement restricting portion is provided on the other,
By engaging the locking member and the engaging portion to bring the mechanism plate into close contact with the back surface of the game board, and by engaging the locking portion and the elastic locking piece, the locking member and the engaging portion Even when the locking state is maintained and the engagement state between the locking portion and the elastic locking piece is released, the predetermined angle mechanism plate is prevented from being pulled out by the upward movement restricting portion.

[0008] The invention according to claims 1 and 2 is
The elastic locking piece and the locking portion are engaged with each other to bring the mechanism plate into close contact with the back surface of the game board, and the elastic locking piece can prevent the mechanism plate from being unnecessarily detached.

[0009]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a rear view of a pachinko gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the pachinko game machine with a mechanism plate opened. In the figure, 1 is a front frame of a pachinko gaming machine, 2 is a game board mounting frame fixed to the back side of the front frame 1, 3 is a game board detachably mounted on the game board mounting frame 2, 4 is a game board 3 is a mechanism plate made of a synthetic resin, which is detachably mounted on the back surface of the device 3 via upper and lower hinges 5 and 5 so as to be freely opened and closed. As shown in FIG. 2, the game board mounting frame 2 includes a lower frame 2a for supporting a lower end of the game board 3, and a lower frame 2a.
And an upper frame portion 2b formed in a gate shape above both side portions thereof are integrally formed of a synthetic resin. Also, a winning ball set cover 6 is fixed to the back of the game board 3,
A box-shaped cover 7 surrounding the rear surface of the variable display device disposed on the front of the game board 3 and a board box 8 containing a circuit board for controlling the game are mounted on the back side.

On the other hand, the mechanical plate 4 has a prize ball set space having a depth width slightly larger than the diameter of the pachinko ball formed on the front side opposite to the back surface of the game board 3, and substantially at the center of the prize ball set space. An opening window 9 slightly smaller than the winning ball collecting cover 6 is opened. Then, the box-shaped cover 7 and the substrate box 8 are projected rearward from the opening window 9. A storage ball tank 10 is fixed to the rear side of the mechanism plate 4 and above the opening window 9. Below the storage ball tank 10, a ball guide rail 11 for guiding the pachinko balls stored in the storage ball tank 10 while aligning them downstream is provided, and the downstream end of the ball guide rail 11 is a bent rail. It is connected to a ball payout device 13 through 12. A discharge passage 14 that guides the discharged pachinko balls to the hitting ball supply tray on the front surface of the front frame 1 is provided below the ball discharging device 13.
Surplus ball path 1 that guides surplus balls in the ball feed tray to the lower ball tray
5 are provided. Further, a trough-shaped winning ball collecting section 16 is provided below the winning ball collecting space, and the winning balls collected in the winning ball collecting section 16 are collected by the winning ball processing device 1.
7 to be discharged one by one to the outside of the machine.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the hinge members 5 and 5 are fixed hinge members 19 fixed to the game board mounting frame 2 by screws 18 and 18, and screws 20 and 2 are mounted on the mechanism plate 4.
0, and the mechanism plate 4 is attached to the game board by inserting the shaft pin 22 of the movable hinge member 21 into the shaft hole 23 of the fixed hinge member 19 from above. It can be attached to and detached from the frame 2 and can be freely opened and closed. In this embodiment, the front frame 1 and the game board mounting frame 2 are illustrated as being formed separately from each other, but the front frame 1 and the game board mounting frame 2 are integrally formed of synthetic resin. It may be something.

According to the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the game board mounting frame 2 and the mechanism plate 4 face each other.
A hook member 24 is provided as locking means and an engagement hole 25 is provided as an engagement portion. The hook members 24 are provided substantially at the center of the lower frame 2a, substantially at the center of the upper side of the upper frame 2b, and at the upper and lower positions of the left side of the upper frame 2b, as shown in FIG. It has an upwardly hooked shape having a locking concave portion 26, and a guide portion 27 having a gentle inclination angle is formed on the front surface thereof. The guide part 2
7 is provided with a cut groove 28 as a means for preventing lateral displacement orthogonal to the game board mounting frame 2. Also, the locking recess 26
Has a taper 29 downward from the upper end so that the engagement with the engagement hole 25 can be performed easily and reliably. Further, the hook member 24 is provided such that its lateral width becomes narrower from the base portion to the tip end so that the hook member 24 can be smoothly inserted into the engagement hole 25. The hook member 2
The width of the locking recess 26 in the front-rear direction is set substantially equal to the thickness of the mechanism plate 4 so that the mechanism plate 4 is in close contact with the back surface of the game board 3. On the other hand, the engaging hole 25 is a vertically long opening, and a rib-like projection 30 that fits into the cut groove 28 is formed on the upper edge of the opening. Further, the engaging portion is the engaging hole 25, but may be a long groove having an open lower portion.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, elastic locking pieces 31 are provided on both right and left sides of the mechanism plate 4, and the engaging portions are formed on the game board mounting frame 2 at positions facing the elastic locking pieces 31. 32 are provided. As shown in FIG. 4, the elastic piece 31 is a plate-like piece facing upward, and has non-slip irregularities 33 formed on the side surface.
On the other hand, the engaging portion 32 is provided so as to protrude horizontally toward the rear, has a guide taper portion 34 formed on one side surface, and a locking step portion 35 formed on the lower surface. The engaging portion 32 on the pivot side is provided with an upward movement restricting portion 36 when the mechanism plate 4 rotates, and the upward movement restricting portion 36 is provided within a predetermined range in which the mechanism plate 4 rotates. The size by which the elastic locking piece 31 stops and restricts upward movement is selected.
It comes off when it turns 20 °. In addition,
The engaging portion 32 on the open side may be formed integrally with the hook member 24.

In the present invention configured as described above,
To attach the mechanism plate 4 to the game board mounting frame 2, the mechanism plate 4
15 is opened by about 120 ° or in a state where the elastic locking piece 31 is pressed against the bias of the elastic locking piece 31 by the upward movement restricting portion 36 as shown in FIG. The movable hinge member 21 and the fixed hinge member 19 are connected by inserting the shaft pin 22 into the shaft hole 23 of the fixed hinge member 19. Then, with the downward movement of the mechanism plate 4, the elastic locking piece 31 is released from the pressing of the upward movement restricting portion 36 as shown by the chain line in FIG.
The mechanism plate 4 is resiliently restored and positioned below the upward movement restricting portion 36, and is rotatably mounted.

When the mechanism plate 4 is closed, the upper edge of the engagement hole 25 is connected to the hook member 2 of the game board mounting frame 2 as shown in FIG.
4 comes in contact with the guide portion 27 of the
Is pressed toward the game board 3 so that the engagement holes 25 are
The upper edge of the mechanism plate 4 moves upward along the guide portion 27 and
Is lifted. Then, when the mechanism plate 4 is further closed, as shown in FIG.
4, the mechanism plate 4 comes into close contact with the back surface of the game board 3, and the elastic locking pieces 31 are pressed by the guide taper portions 34 of the engaging portions 32 shown in FIGS. Becomes In this state, the mechanism plate 4 is lowered by its own weight, and the upper edge of the engaging hole 25 is locked in the locking concave portion 26 of the hook member 24 as shown in FIG. 30 is fitted into the cut groove 28, and the elastic locking piece 31 is released from the guide taper portion 34 and engages with the locking step 35 of the engaging portion 32, so that the hook member 24 and the engaging hole 25 The locked state can be firmly maintained, whereby the mechanism plate 4 is locked and fixed in a state in which it is in close contact with the back surface of the game board 3 without shifting or bending to the left and right. Then, even if the pachinko gaming machine is turned sideways or upside down, the situation where the mechanism plate 4 comes off can be eliminated.

On the other hand, in order to open the mechanism plate 4 tightly fixed to the back surface of the game board 3, the elastic locking piece 31 is pressed by a finger as shown by a chain line in FIG. The mechanism plate 4 is moved upward while being released, and the hook member 24 and the engagement hole 25 are moved.
The mechanism plate 4 can be easily opened by releasing the locked state between the rib-shaped protrusion 30 and the cut groove 28. Further, when the mechanism plate 4 is moved upward, as shown by the chain line in FIG.
1 collides with the upward movement restricting portion 36, and as shown by the dashed line in FIG.
Will not be broken.

Next, in order to remove the mechanism plate 4 from the game board mounting frame 2, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG.
Rotate by 0 ° to remove the elastic locking piece 31 from the restricted range of the upward movement restricting portion 36, or use the finger to make the elastic locking piece 31 as shown in FIG.
Is distorted against the urging, and the mechanism plate 4 is lifted out of the restricted range of the upward movement restricting portion 36, so that the linkage of the hinge 5 is released and the mechanism plate 4 can be easily removed. it can.

In the above embodiment, the hook means 24 and the engaging hole 25 are used as the locking means.
1 and the engaging portion 32 may be used as locking means, and the elastic locking piece 31 and the engaging portion 32 can be fixed vertically and vertically by engagement of the engaging portion 32, and can be fixed to the game board 3 while being tightly fixed. The connection of the tool 5 can be maintained.

FIGS. 17 to 22 show an embodiment in which the elastic locking piece 37 is formed separately and the elastic locking piece 37 is mounted on the game board mounting frame 2. FIG. As shown in FIG. 19, the elastic locking piece 37 is provided integrally with a base portion 38, and the base portion 38 is fitted from a side opening 40 of the game board mounting frame 2 formed in a hollow shape. As shown in FIG. 22, wedge-shaped locking portions 41, 4 formed on the back surface of the base portion 38.
1 is locked and attached to the hollow portion 48 of the game board mounting frame 2. On the other hand, the elastic plate 37
An engagement member 42 is provided at a position facing the. As shown in FIG. 18, the engaging member 42 includes a locking portion 43 and a regulating portion 4.
4 and the regulating portion 44 is provided with a notch 45. The height of the step between the locking portion 43 and the regulating portion 44 is selected to be lower than the length of the shaft pin 22. The description will be made assuming that the same locking means as those in the above-described embodiment are used.

In this embodiment, the mechanism plate 4 is bent by bringing the notch 45 into contact with the elastic locking piece 37 as shown by a chain line in FIG. So that the elastic locking pieces 37
Is elastically restored and locked to the locking portion 43. Then, the locking means on the open side is locked and tightly fixed to the game board 3 as shown in FIG.

To open the mechanism plate 4 thus mounted, the elastic locking piece 37 is bent with a finger to release the engagement with the locking portion 43 as shown by a chain line in FIG. As shown in the drawing, the mechanism plate 4 is moved upward to release the locked state between the hook member 24 and the engagement hole 25, and the mechanism can be opened. At this time, even if the mechanism plate 4 is erroneously moved up too much, the elastic locking piece 37 abuts on the restricting portion 44 as shown by the chain line in FIG.

In order to remove the mechanism plate 4, the elastic locking piece 37 is bent with a finger while the mechanism plate 4 is opened as shown by the chain line in FIGS. When the engagement is released and the elastic locking piece 37 is positioned at the notch 45, FIG.
As shown by the chain line, the mechanism plate 4 is moved upward to release the connection of the hinge 5 and can be easily removed.

In the above-described embodiment, the hook member 24 is protruded from the game board mounting frame 2 and the engagement hole 25 is formed in the mechanism plate 4.
However, as shown in FIGS. 23 and 24, a hook member 24 is protruded from the mechanism plate 4 and an engagement hole 25 for engaging the hook member 24 is provided in the game board mounting frame 2. You may do so.

Further, in the above description, the hook member 24 is described as being formed integrally with the game board mounting frame 2, but as shown in FIG. 25, the hook member 24a and the game board mounting frame 2 are formed separately. You may do so. in this case,
With the hook member 24a fitted in the hollow portion 48 of the game board mounting frame 2 from the back side, the game board mounting frame 2 may be attached to the front frame 1 by an appropriate means such as a screw. .

[0025]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, the game board mounting frame is provided on the back side of the front frame,
In a pachinko gaming machine in which a mechanism plate is detachably and removably mounted on the game board mounting frame via a hinge, an elastic locking piece is provided, and a locking portion provided with an upward movement restricting portion is provided on the other side. This eliminates the need for fasteners and the like for tightly fixing the mechanism plate to the back of the game board, reducing product costs and work costs, and also opening the mechanism plate,
It can be prevented from unnecessarily coming off.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a rear view of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the pachinko gaming machine of FIG. 1 in a state where a mechanism plate is opened.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a main part of a game board mounting frame and a mechanism plate.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a pivot portion of the mechanism plate.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a hook member.

FIG. 7 is a side sectional view of a main part for explaining an engagement state between a hook member and an engagement hole.

FIG. 8 is a side cross-sectional view of a main part in a state where the mechanism plate is in close contact with the back surface of the game board.

FIG. 9 is a side cross-sectional view of a main part in a state where the mechanism plate is tightly fixed to the back surface of the game board.

FIG. 10 is a main part plan view showing an operation of an elastic locking piece.

FIG. 11 is a front view of a main part in a state in which the mechanism plate is closely fixed to the back surface of the game board.

FIG. 12 is a front view of a main part in a state where the mechanism plate is in close contact with the back surface of the game board.

FIG. 13 is a front view of a main part on the pivot side in a state in which the mechanism plate is closely fixed to the back surface of the game board.

FIG. 14 is a side view of the shaft supporting side with the mechanism plate opened.

FIG. 15 is a side view in a state where the connection of the hinge is released.

FIG. 16 is a plan cross-sectional view of a main part on the shaft support side.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view of a main part of another embodiment.

18 is an exploded perspective view of FIG.

FIG. 19 is a perspective view in which an elastic locking piece is removed.

FIG. 20 is a side view of FIG. 17;

FIG. 21 is a side view in a state where a mechanism plate is opened.

FIG. 22 is a plan cross-sectional view of a main part on the shaft support side.

FIG. 23 is a perspective view of a main part of another embodiment of an engaging hole and a locking concave portion.

FIG. 24 is a side sectional view of a main part of FIG. 23;

FIG. 25 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of another embodiment in which a hook member is separate from a game board mounting frame.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 front frame 2 game board mounting frame 3 game board 4 mechanism plate 5 hinge tool 24 hook member (locking member) 25 engaging hole (engaging portion) 31 elastic locking piece 32 locking portion 36 upward movement restricting portion 37 elasticity Locking piece 43 Locking part

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A pachinko game machine comprising: a game board mounting frame provided on a back side of a front frame; and a mechanism plate attached to the game board mounting frame via a hinge so as to be detachable and openable. An elastic locking piece is provided on one of the mounting frame and the mechanism plate, and a locking section provided with an upward movement restricting section is provided on the other, and the elastic locking piece and the locking section are engaged with each other to provide a mechanism plate. A close contact with the back surface of the game board, and even when the engagement between the locking portion and the elastic locking piece is released, the predetermined angle mechanism plate is prevented from being pulled out by the upward movement restricting portion. Pachinko machine. 2. A pachinko game machine having a game board mounting frame provided on a back side of a front frame, and a mechanism board being detachably and removably mounted on the game board mounting frame via a hinge. A locking member is provided on one of the mounting frame and the mechanism plate, and another engaging portion is provided on the other side of the locking member so as to be vertically disengageable, and on one of the game board mounting frame and the mechanism plate. An elastic locking piece is provided, and a locking portion provided with an upward movement restricting portion is provided on the other side, and the locking member and the engaging portion are engaged with each other to bring the mechanism plate into close contact with the back surface of the game board. Even if the engaging state between the locking member and the elastic locking piece is released by maintaining the locking state between the locking member and the engaging portion by engaging the locking portion and the elastic locking piece, A pachinko gaming machine wherein a predetermined angle mechanism plate is prevented from being pulled out by an upward movement restricting portion.