JP2001204897A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To mount a front member such as a decoration member on the front surface of a base member such as a game plate without mounting failure. SOLUTION: This game machine comprises a base member 11, a front member 21 mounted on the front side of the base member 11, and a rear member 31 mounted on the rear side of the base member 11. The front member 21 and the rear member 31 are joined to each other by a joining means while sandwiching the base member 11. The joining means comprises a joint hole 15 formed at a predetermined position of the base member 11, a joint boss 51 provided to one of the front member 21 and the rear member 31 and inserted into the joint hole 15, and a joining means 55 for joining the other member to the joint boss 51 via a through hole.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine such as a pachinko machine, and more particularly to a game machine in which a front member as a decorative member is mounted on a front surface of a game board as a base member.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, in a pachinko machine, there has been known a game machine in which a decorative member is attached to a front surface of a game board with a tightening screw, and the front surface of the game board is decorated with the decorative member. On the other hand, on the back (back) side of the game board,
Various component parts such as a symbol display control device of the accessory device, a back side component of the winning device (including a motor, a solenoid, etc.), a ball collecting gutter, and the like are mounted, and the various component parts are provided on the back of the game board. Generally, a back cover member is mounted so as to cover Generally, the game board is formed of a wooden board such as a plywood board. further,
When attaching the decorative member to the front of the game board with the tightening screw, use an automatic tightening machine such as a robot and screw the tightening screw through the joint hole of the decorative member into the front of the game board while rotating with the set torque. Thus, a decorative member can be attached to the front of the game board.

[0003]

A game board made of a wooden board such as a plywood has a variation in hardness. For this reason, when the fastening screw is screwed into the front of the game board while rotating with the set torque through the coupling hole of the decoration member, the screw hole of the game board is shaved, and the mounting failure of the decoration member with respect to the front of the game board may occur. there were.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine in which a front member such as a decorative member can be mounted on a front surface of a base member such as a game board without mounting failure in view of the above conventional problems. It is.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems To achieve the above object, the first invention has a gist as set forth in claim 1. Therefore, the front member and the back member are connected by the connecting means with the base member interposed therebetween, whereby the front member and the back member are mounted on the front surface and the back surface of the base member, respectively. In particular, the coupling boss of one of the front member and the rear member is fitted and positioned in the coupling hole of the base member. Here, the front member and the back member are mounted with the base member interposed therebetween by connecting the other member to the connection boss of one member by the connection member through the insertion hole.

[0006] The second invention has a gist of the structure as set forth in claim 2. Therefore, in the state where the coupling boss on the back side of the decoration member is inserted and positioned in the coupling hole of the game board, the boss portion of the decoration member and the back member are coupled by the coupling member on the back side of the game board. Thereby, the decorative member and the back member can be connected with the game board interposed therebetween. For this reason, it is possible to save the labor of individually positioning and attaching the decorative member to the front side of the game board and the rear member to the back side of the game board.
For this reason, it is possible to solve the problem that a part of the coupling member is exposed on the design surface (front surface) of the decorative member and the appearance is deteriorated, and the decorative member can be maintained in a desired appearance.

[0007]

(Embodiment 1) Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 1 showing a perspective view from the front side and FIG. 2 showing a perspective view from the back side of a game board, a decorative member, and a back cover member of a pachinko machine, a wooden board such as a plywood board as a base member is shown. On the front surface of the game board 11 formed by the game device, a substantially circular game area 13 is defined, and a ball fired from a ball firing device (not shown) is provided in the game area 13.
Is mounted on the guide rail 12 leading to the vehicle. On the back (rear) side of the game board 11, various components such as a symbol display control device of the accessory device, a back side component (including a motor, a solenoid, etc.) of the winning device, and a ball collecting gutter are mounted. You.

[0008] The game board 11 is provided with coupling holes 15 penetrating from the front to the back of the game board 11 at upper and lower portions near one side (right side in FIG. 1). Further, the game board 11 is provided with press-fit holes 16 penetrating from the front to the back of the game board 11 at two locations, upper and lower, opposite to the coupling hole 15. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a closing member 17 is mounted on the rear surface of the game board 11 on the side where the upper and lower press-in holes 16 are formed and substantially in the middle of the upper and lower press-in holes 16. The closing member 17 is for removably closing the back cover member 31 as a back member in a closed state, and is fixed to a required position on the back surface of the game board 11 at an attachment portion 18 formed at one end thereof. Installed in state. A closing hook 19 is formed on the closing member 17 so as to be elastically deformable rearward from the mounting portion 18 thereof.

On the front side of the game board 11, a decorative member 21 as a front member, and on the back side of the game board 11, a back cover member 31 as a back member, sandwiching and connecting the game board 11 therebetween. Each is mounted in a state where they are connected by means. In the first embodiment, the decorative member 21 is for decorating the front surface of the game board 11, and is formed in a desired shape from a synthetic resin material. The decorative member 21 is provided with an opening window 23 along the outer peripheral edge of the guide rail 12 of the game board 11, and is formed in a substantially horseshoe shape with a lower central portion removed. Further, an inner peripheral wall 24 and an outer peripheral wall 25 protruding toward the front surface of the game board 11 are formed on the inner peripheral edge and the outer peripheral edge of the decorative member 21, respectively. A storage space for storing members such as a lamp board (not shown) having a lamp is provided between the decorative member 21 and the game board 11.

A game board 11 is provided on the back of the decorative member 21.
Connecting bosses 51 each having a pedestal portion 50 are protruded toward the two connecting holes 15 at the upper and lower portions on one side. The upper and lower coupling bosses 51 have an outer diameter dimension substantially the same as the inner diameter dimension of the coupling hole 15 and protrude from the back surface of the decorative member 21 with a projection dimension that is approximately half the thickness of the game board 11. ing. At the center of the upper and lower coupling bosses 51, screw holes into which the coupling screws 55 are screwed from the game board 11 side are formed with a predetermined hole depth. Further, on the back surface of the decorative member 21, upper and lower press-fitting shafts 57 project toward the two press-fitting holes 16 on the upper and lower sides opposite to the game board 11. The upper and lower press-fitting shafts 57 are formed in shafts having outer diameters substantially the same as or slightly larger than the diameter of the press-fitting holes 16. In the first embodiment, the press-fit shaft 57 is formed in a substantially cross-shaped cross section (FIG. 2).
And FIG. 4).

On the back side of the game board 11, a back cover member 31 as a back member is mounted so as to be openable and closable with an opening / closing hinge portion 33 on one side thereof as a fulcrum. The back cover member 31 is for covering various components on the back side of the game board 11, and is formed in a substantially rectangular thin box shape from a synthetic resin material. A space for storing various components is provided between the back cover member 31 and the back surface of the game board 11. Back cover member 3
1 is formed with a flange 32 projecting to the outer periphery, and a flange portion 32a on one side of the flange 32 is formed.
The opening / closing hinge portion 33 having a thin integral shape is formed at a substantially central portion in the width direction and is formed in a straight line in the vertical direction.

The upper and lower front portions of the flange portion 32a on one side of the back cover member 31 are provided outside the opening / closing hinge portion 33 and have two coupling holes 15 at the upper and lower portions on one side of the game board 11.
A coupling boss 61 having a cylindrical seat portion 60 protruding toward the bottom is provided on the root side. These upper and lower connecting bosses 61
Has an outer diameter dimension substantially the same as the inner diameter dimension of the coupling hole 15, and protrudes from the front end face of the tubular seat portion 60 with a projection dimension that is approximately half the plate thickness dimension of the game board 11. At the center of the upper and lower cylindrical seats 60, a cylindrical hole having one end opened to the back side of the flange portion 32a and the other end closed so that the head of the coupling screw 55 can be inserted therethrough has a predetermined depth. Each is formed with this. In addition, the cylindrical seat 60
At the center of the coupling boss 61 on the front end surface, an insertion hole through which the shaft of the coupling screw 55 can be inserted is provided. Also, on the upper and lower front faces of the flange portion 32b on the opposite side of the back cover member 31, when the back cover member 31 is closed toward the back of the game board 11, the back cover member 31 comes into contact with the back of the game board 11. 3
A pedestal 67 is provided to keep 1 in a closed position. Further, a part of the flange portion 32b on the opposite side of the back cover member 31 is removably engaged with the closing hook 19 of the closing member 17 when the back cover member 31 is closed (FIG. 5). reference).

That is, in the first embodiment, the connecting means for connecting the decorative member 21 as the front member and the back cover member 31 as the back member with the game board 11 interposed therebetween is a connecting hole of the game board 11. 15, the coupling boss 51 of the decorative member 21, the coupling boss 61 of the back cover member 31, and the coupling screw 55. When the decorative member 21 and the back cover member 31 are attached to the front and back surfaces of the game board 11, respectively, the decorative members are provided in the coupling holes 15 of the game board 11 on the front side of the game board 11. The connecting boss 51 of the decorative member 21 is fitted into the press-fitting hole 16 of the game board 11. Thereby, the decorative member 21 is positioned on the front side of the game board 11 and is temporarily fixed.

On the other hand, the connection boss 61 of the back cover member 31 is fitted into the connection hole 15 of the game board 11 on the back side of the game board 11. Thereby, the back cover member 31 is positioned on the back side of the game board 11, and the insertion hole of the coupling boss 61 and the screw hole of the coupling boss 51 of the decorative member 21 substantially coincide with the center line. Here, the coupling screw 55 is screwed into the screw hole of the coupling boss 51 of the decorative member 21 through the insertion hole of the coupling boss 61 of the back cover member 31. Thereby, the decorative member 21 and the back cover member 31 are
1 with the connecting means (the connecting hole 15, the connecting boss 51,
61 and a coupling screw 55). And
A decorative member 21 is fixedly mounted on the front surface of the game board 11, and a back cover member 31 is mounted on the back surface of the game board 11 so as to be openable and closable with the openable hinge 33 as a fulcrum.

As described above, the decorative member 21 and the back cover member 31 are connected to each other by the connecting means with the game board 11 interposed therebetween. The members 31 are respectively mounted. For this reason, a game board is constituted by a wooden board such as a plywood board, and even if the hardness of the game board varies, an automatic tightening machine such as a robot can be used and the coupling screw 5 can be set at a set torque.
By rotating 5, the decorative member 21 and the back cover member 31 can be satisfactorily mounted without a defective mounting and with a desired mounting strength.

Further, in the first embodiment, the decorative member 21 is positioned by fitting the coupling boss 51 into the coupling hole 15 from the front side of the game board 11, and
1 is positioned such that the coupling boss 61 is fitted into the coupling hole 15 from the back side of the game board 11. Thereby, the screw hole of the coupling boss 51 of the decorative member 21 and the back cover member 31
And the insertion hole of the coupling boss 61 coincides substantially on the same center line. Therefore, the coupling screw 55 can be easily and accurately screwed into the screw hole of the coupling boss 51 of the decorative member 21 through the insertion hole of the coupling boss 61 of the back cover member 31. As a result, even when an automatic tightening machine such as a robot is used, the coupling screw 55 can be satisfactorily tightened without excess and deficiency, and occurrence of insufficient tightening can be prevented.

In the first embodiment, the base member is the game board 11, the front member is the decorative member 21, and the back member is the back cover member 31. For this reason, it is possible to save the labor of individually positioning and attaching the decorative member 21 to the front side of the game board 11 and the back cover member 31 to the back side of the game board 11, respectively. The mounting cost can be reduced by the amount.

(Embodiment 2) Next, Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Embodiment 2
As shown in FIG. 6, a connecting means for connecting the decorative member 21 as a front member and the back cover member 31 as a back member with the game board 11 as a base member interposed therebetween, The connection hole 15, the connection boss 51 of the decorative member 21, the cylindrical seat portion 60 of the back cover member 31, and the connection screw 55 are provided. That is, the decorative member 21
At a required position on the back surface of the game board 11, there is provided a connection boss 51 which is positioned and fitted into the connection hole 15 of the game board 11.
The coupling boss 51 has an outer diameter substantially the same as the inner diameter of the coupling hole 15 of the game board 11, and
Project from the back surface of the decorative member 21 with substantially the same projecting dimension as the plate thickness dimension. A fitting recess 51a is formed at the center of the distal end face of the coupling boss 51, and a screw hole into which the coupling screw 55 is screwed is formed at a predetermined depth on the bottom surface of the fitting recess 51a.

On the other hand, on the front surface of the cylindrical seat portion 60 of the back cover member 31, a fitting recess 51a of the coupling boss 51 of the decorative member 21 is provided.
A fitting projection 60a is provided so as to project toward. The fitting projection 60a is fitted to the fitting recess 5 of the coupling boss 51 of the decorative member 21.
It has an outer diameter approximately the same as the inner diameter of 1a. Then, a coupling screw 5 is provided at the center of the fitting projection 60a.
An insertion recess through which the head of No. 5 can be inserted is formed with a predetermined depth. Further, an insertion hole through which the shaft of the coupling screw 55 can be inserted is formed in the center of the front end face of the fitting projection 60a.

Therefore, also in the second embodiment, the decorative member 21 and the back cover member 31 are connected by the connecting means with the game board 11 interposed therebetween.
A decorative member 21 and a back cover member 31 are attached to the front and back of the game board 11, respectively. Further, in the second embodiment, the decoration member 21 is positioned with its coupling boss 51 fitted into the coupling hole 15 of the game board 11 from the front side of the game board 11, and the back cover member 31 is fitted with the fitting boss 51. The protrusion 60a is fitted into the fitting recess 51a of the coupling boss 51 and positioned. As a result, the screw hole of the coupling boss 51 of the decorative member 21 and the insertion hole of the fitting projection 60a of the back cover member 31 substantially coincide with each other on the same center line. Therefore, the coupling screw 55 can be easily and accurately screwed into the screw hole of the coupling boss 51 of the decorative member 21 through the insertion hole of the fitting convex portion 60a of the back cover member 31. As a result, even when an automatic tightening machine such as a robot is used, the coupling screw 55 can be tightened without excess and deficiency, and the occurrence of insufficient tightening can be prevented.

Third Embodiment Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Embodiment 3
The coupling means for coupling the decorative member 21 as the front member and the back cover member 31 as the back member with the game board 11 as the base member interposed therebetween includes a coupling hole 15 of the game board 11 and the decorative member 21. , A cylindrical seat portion 60 of the back cover member 31 and a connecting screw 55. That is, at a required position on the back surface of the decorative member 21, a coupling boss 51 is provided which is positioned and fitted into the coupling hole 15 of the game board 11. This coupling boss 51
Has an outer diameter dimension substantially the same as the inner diameter dimension of the coupling hole 15 of the game board 11, and protrudes from the back surface of the decorative member 21 with a projection dimension substantially the same as the board thickness dimension of the game board 11. A screw hole into which the coupling screw 55 is screwed is formed at a predetermined depth in the center of the distal end surface of the coupling boss 51. On the other hand, at a required position of the back cover member 31, a cylindrical seat portion 60 having an insertion hole for the coupling screw 55 is formed.

Therefore, also in the third embodiment, the decorative member 21 and the back cover member 31 are connected by the connecting means with the game board 11 interposed therebetween, whereby
A decorative member 21 and a back cover member 31 are attached to the front and back of the game board 11, respectively. Also, in the third embodiment, the back cover member 3 is different from the second embodiment.
There is no need to form the fitting projection 60a at the tip of the cylindrical seat 60. Therefore, for example, when the back cover member 31 is integrally molded by injection molding of a synthetic resin, the mold structure of the mold is simplified, and the production cost of the mold can be reduced accordingly.

(Embodiment 4) Next, Embodiment 4 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Embodiment 4
The coupling means for coupling the decorative member 21 as the front member and the back cover member 31 as the back member with the game board 11 as the base member interposed therebetween includes a coupling hole 15 of the game board 11 and the decorative member 21. Boss 51, cylindrical seat portion 60 of back cover member 31, and connecting pin 5 as a connecting member
6. That is, at a required position on the back surface of the decorative member 21, a coupling boss 51 is provided which is positioned and fitted into the coupling hole 15 of the game board 11. The coupling boss 51 has an outer diameter dimension substantially the same as the inner diameter dimension of the coupling hole 15 of the game board 11, and projects from the back surface of the decorative member 21 with a projection dimension substantially the same as the thickness of the game board 11. ing. A coupling pin 56 as a coupling member is integrally provided on the distal end surface of the coupling boss 51 so as to protrude therefrom. On the other hand, at a required position of the back cover member 31, a cylindrical seat portion 60 having an insertion hole through which a connecting pin 56 as a connecting member can be inserted is formed.

Therefore, in the fourth embodiment,
The decorative member 21 is positioned with its coupling boss 51 inserted into the coupling hole 15 from the front side of the game board 11. Then, the back cover member 31 is attached to the cylindrical seat portion 6 of the connecting pin 56 of the connecting boss 51 protruding to the rear side of the game board 11.
0 is inserted through the insertion hole. Thereby, the back cover member 31 is positioned on the back side of the game board 11. Here, the tip of the coupling pin 56 is caulked or mechanically caulked. Thereby, the decorative member 21 and the back cover member 31 are coupled with the game board 11 interposed therebetween, and the game board 1
Decorative member 21 and back cover member 31 for the front and back of
And are respectively attached. Also in the fourth embodiment, unlike the second embodiment, it is not necessary to form the fitting projection 60a at the tip of the tubular seat 60 of the back cover member 31. Therefore, for example, when the back cover member 31 is integrally molded by injection molding of a synthetic resin, the mold structure of the mold is simplified, and the production cost of the mold can be reduced accordingly. In particular, in the fourth embodiment,
A connecting pin 56 as a connecting member is integrally formed on the distal end surface of the connecting boss 51 of the decorative member 21 so as to protrude therefrom. That is, when the decorative member 21 is integrally formed with the synthetic resin material, the connecting pin 56 as a connecting member can be simultaneously formed integrally with the distal end surface of the connecting boss 51 of the decorative member 21, thereby reducing the number of parts. Thus, cost reduction can be achieved.

The present invention is not limited to the first to fourth embodiments. For example, the first to fourth embodiments
In the above, the case where the base member is the game board 11, the front member is the decorative member 21, and the back member is the back cover member 31, for example, the base member is a wooden front frame of a pachinko machine, The present invention can be adopted even when the front member is a lens member mounted on the front surface of the front frame, and the rear member is various components mounted on the rear surface of the front frame. Further, the front member mounted on the front surface of the base member may be a component other than the decorative member 21 and the lens member, and is a dedicated connecting component for connecting the rear member with the base member interposed therebetween. There may be. Further, the back member mounted on the back surface of the base member may be various components other than the back cover member 31, and is a dedicated coupling component for coupling the front member with the base member interposed therebetween. Is also good. In the first to fourth embodiments, the connecting screw 55 as a connecting member is tightened from the back surface side of the game board 11 or the connecting pin 5 as a connecting member.
6, but on the contrary, the game board 11
The connecting screw 55 as a connecting member may be tightened from the front side of the member, or the connecting pin 56 as a connecting member may be swaged.

[0026]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The front member and the back member can be satisfactorily mounted with the base member interposed therebetween without defective mounting. In addition, when the base member is formed from a wooden plate such as a plywood plate, and the hardness of the base member is varied, even when the coupling screw is used as the coupling member, the base member is rotated by rotating the coupling screw with a predetermined torque. The front member and the back member can be satisfactorily mounted without any defective mounting therebetween.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a game board, a decorative member, and a back cover member of a first embodiment of the present invention, which are separated from a front side.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the game board, the decorative member and the back cover member separately from the back side.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the decorative member and the back cover member are similarly coupled by coupling means with a game board interposed therebetween.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the press-fit shaft of the decorative member is pressed into a press-fit hole of the game board.

FIG. 5 is a plan sectional view showing a state where the back cover member is locked in a closed state by a closing member with respect to the back surface of the game board.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing coupling means for coupling a decorative member and a back cover member according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention with a game board interposed therebetween.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing coupling means for coupling a decorative member and a back cover member according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention with a game board interposed therebetween.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing coupling means for coupling a decorative member and a back cover member according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention with a game board interposed therebetween.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Game board (base member) 15 Connection hole 21 Decorative member (front member) 31 Back cover member (back member) 51 Connection boss 55 Connection screw (Connection member) 56 Connection pin (Connection member)

Claims (2)

[Claims] A base member, a front member mounted on the front side of the base member, and a back member mounted on the back side of the base member; wherein the front member and the back member are The base member is interposed between the base member and the joint member, the joint member is provided in one of the front member and the rear member, and a coupling hole formed at a predetermined position of the base member; and A gaming machine comprising: a coupling boss inserted into the coupling hole; and a coupling member that couples the other member to the coupling boss through an insertion hole. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the base member is constituted by a game board, the front member is constituted by a decoration member for decorating the front surface of the game board, and further, the back surface of the decoration member. On the side, there is provided a coupling boss that is inserted into a coupling hole of the game board, and the decoration member and the back member are coupled to each other by a coupling member from the back side of the game panel with the game panel interposed therebetween. Gaming machine.