JP2001178885A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine provided with an audio apparatus which is of compact form and can be easily handled. SOLUTION: In the game machine which includes a machine frame casing 1 having a game region mounted with a front side window frame 3 and an audio apparatus which produces effective sounds, a vibration actuator 10 is mounted to a panel 3a constituting the casing 1 to form the panel 3a into a sounding board.

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 or a slot machine, which has a machine frame housing on which a front window frame is mounted and which discloses a game area, and which is provided with an audio device for producing sound effects and the like. The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly, to improvement of an acoustic device thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, a pachinko game machine has a box-shaped machine frame housing attached to an island machine stand of a game arcade,
A so-called front frame that is attached to the machine frame housing with a hinge mechanism to hold the game board, and a transparent window (usually glass) A window frame having a window frame), an opening and closing panel similarly mounted on the front frame with a hinge mechanism so as to be openable and closable under the window frame, and having an upper ball tray, a ball firing device, and the like, and an opening and closing panel. Consists of an operation handle, a lower ball tray, etc.
JP-A-6-63233, JP-A-6-26035, JP-A-8-17361
No. 2, JP-A-11-19307, JP-A-11-178998, etc.).

Further, various mechanical parts or electrical parts are stored in the machine frame housing behind the front frame, that is, behind the game board, and it is a machine room of a game machine. On the other hand, in the game area of the game board, a symbol display device, a game nail, a windmill,
Various accessories such as winning holes are attached and regulate the game method. An illumination member is also attached to the game board, and a speaker, which is an audio device that emits sound effects according to the game, is attached to the front of the machine casing, so that light and sound effects allow the player to play the game. And the immersive effect on the game.

Incidentally, since a speaker is used for the output of such an audio device, a protection structure for protecting the speaker is required, and various protection structures have been proposed (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-275461). And JP-A-8-19638 and JP-A-8-322983). As described above, mounting a speaker requires a lot of space, such as a protective structure.On the other hand, in recent pachinko machines, the specific gravity of electrical components increases, and the storage density of complicated mechanical components increases. Therefore, a compact and simple acoustic device is desired. Further, in the case of using a speaker, since a hole is provided in the housing, an illegal act may be performed through the hole. There is also a need for measures against this misconduct.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a game machine equipped with an audio device which is compact and easy to handle.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a gaming machine having a game board housed in a machine frame housing having a front window frame and having an audio device for emitting sound effects and the like. A vibration actuator is attached to the panel constituting the above, and an acoustic device having the panel as a sounding body is provided.
As described above, since the vibration actuator is directly attached to the housing panel and the panel serves as a sounding body, a protective structure is not required unlike a conventional speaker. Since no hole is provided, fraudulent act based on the hole can be prevented. In the case where a plurality of vibration actuators are mounted on panels having different housings, the vibration range can be shared according to the panel material, and the sound can have a certain width.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a detailed description will be given based on an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a machine frame housing, 2 denotes a front frame which is attached to the machine frame housing by a hinge mechanism so as to be openable and closable, and 3 denotes a window frame body which is attached to the front frame 2 by a hinge mechanism so as to be openable and closable. Reference numeral 4 denotes a game board viewed from the circular glass window of the window frame 3, and the game board 4 is held by the front frame 2. In the substantially circular game area P of the game board 4, a symbol display device 41, a windmill, various winning holes, an illumination member and the like are laid out at the center as shown in the figure. Reference numeral 5 denotes an open / close panel having an upper ball receiving tray 51 mounted therein and a firing mechanism incorporated therein.
Reference numeral 7 denotes an operation handle. Since the basic structure of these gaming machines is not different from that of the conventional pachinko gaming machines, detailed description is omitted.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a vibration actuator, which is a panel 3a (a flat plate) constituting the window frame 3 at the lower right of the glass window.
Attached to the back of the FIG. 2 is a partial sectional view of the vibration actuator section taken along line XX. This vibration actuator 10 is a so-called voice coil type vibration actuator. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 11 denotes a cylindrical yoke having a pole 11 a formed at the center thereof, and 12 denotes a ring-shaped yoke fixed inside the yoke 11. The permanent magnet 13 is a ring plate fixed on the permanent magnet 12, and 14 is a diaphragm-shaped damper having an outer edge fixed to the ring plate 13 and a bobbin 16 of the voice coil 15 attached to the inner edge.

The voice coil 15 is supported by a damper 14 so as to be located in a magnetic space formed by the ring plate 12 and the pole 11a. The end surface of the bobbin 16 on the damper 14 side is fixed to the panel 3a of the window frame 3, and the annular end portion 11b of the outer cylindrical portion of the yoke 11 is bonded to the panel 3a via a rubber elastic ring 17.

In the acoustic device configured as described above,
When an audio signal current is supplied to the vibration actuator 10, that is, the voice coil 15, the voice coil
15 vibrates in a direction orthogonal to the panel 3a that becomes the diaphragm,
A partial bending operation occurs on the panel 3a, and the reproduced output is emitted, and the panel 3a functions as a sounding body.

The present invention is an acoustic device in which a vibration actuator is mounted on a panel (plate-like material) constituting a frame housing of a gaming machine as described above, and the panel serves as a sounding body. Therefore, the present invention is compact and easy to handle. Becomes

In the above embodiment, the voice coil type actuator is shown as the vibration actuator, and the vibration of the voice coil bobbin, which is the vibrating body, is directly transmitted to the panel. The panel may be attached and attached to the panel via this, and a mechanism for transmitting the vibration of the vibration actuator to the panel may be any appropriate means. Further, in the embodiment, the yoke 11 which is the main body of the vibration actuator is attached to the panel 3a via the rubber elastic ring 17, but if there is a fixed panel or a frame facing the panel 3a, the yoke 11 is provided on the frame. Can also be fixed. These are attachment means appropriately selected based on the specific structure of the housing.

The vibration actuator is not limited to the voice coil system, and any vibration actuator such as a capacitor driving system or a piezoelectric driving system can be used as necessary. The point is that the vibration of the vibrating body of the vibration actuator is transmitted to the housing panel, and the panel can function as a sounding body.

Further, as the panel on which the vibration actuator is mounted, the panel mounted on the panel of the window frame on the front of the machine frame housing is exemplified. This panel transmits sound well to the player at the forefront, but in some cases, it can be mounted on an appropriate panel, as appropriate, such as a side panel of the housing or a panel of the front frame. it can.

Further, when considering the optimum combination of the vibration actuators and the panel in consideration of the vibration characteristics of the vibration actuator and the panel, a plurality of vibration actuators having different characteristics are mounted on the panel having different characteristics, and the vibration band is adjusted. Can be shared.

In the above description, a pachinko gaming machine has been described as a gaming machine. As described above, in a pachinko gaming machine, although there is a high need for improvement of an audio device, the present invention is not limited to a pachinko gaming machine, but has a machine frame housing for mounting a front window frame and disclosing a gaming area, and requires an audio device. , Such as a slot machine.

[0018]

According to the present invention, a panel constituting a housing is provided in a gaming machine having a frame housing for mounting a front window frame body and disclosing a game area, and having an audio device for emitting sound effects and the like. A sound device with a vibration actuator attached to it and a panel as a sounding body, and a panel as a sounding body eliminates the need for a protective structure like a conventional speaker. Machine.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line XX of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3a Panel (window frame panel) 10 Vibration actuator (voice coil type)

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A game machine having a machine frame housing for mounting a front window frame body and disclosing a game area and having an acoustic device for emitting sound effects and the like, wherein a vibration actuator is mounted on a panel constituting the housing. A gaming machine comprising an audio device having a panel as a sounding body. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of vibration actuators are mounted on different panels of said housing. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a vibration actuator is mounted on the front window frame panel. 4. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is a pachinko gaming machine.