JP2001300077A - Game machine frame body - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent interference of a nozzle of a rental ball dispenser with the left part of a slot machine. SOLUTION: A front decoration 9k of a game machine frame body 9a of a slot machine 9 is formed being bulged forward from the front of the game machine frame body 9a and a part of the front decoration 9k as recessed part 9t sunk on the front side of the game machine frame body 9a within a range L of rotary motion of a nozzle 7d for dispensing balls of a rental ball dispenser 7. As a result, when the nozzle 7d is directed to the side of the game machine frame body 9a from the rental ball dispenser 7, the recessed part 9t prevents interference with the nozzle 7d. This allows the formation of the bulged part other than the recessed part 9t of the front decoration 9k as dynamic decoration part as a whole thereby improving the looking.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a game machine frame.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Japanese Patent No. 25636230 discloses a ball type slot machine in which a ball is inserted in place of a medal to perform a picture matching game of a symbol variable display device. It is also well known that pachinko parlors arrange pachinko machines and ball rental machines adjacent to each other in a row so as to form a set of island facilities from the viewpoint of facilitating ball lending. It is also well known that ball rental machines are available for CR machines and for normal machines. When inserting a prepaid card or inserting cash in a ball rental machine for CR machines,
Balls for rental are supplied to the upper plate from the back of the pachinko machine. In a ball rental machine for normal machines, if the tip of a horizontal nozzle like an elephant's nose is placed directly above the upper plate of a pachinko machine, inserting a prepaid card or inserting cash, the ball as a ball rental machine will be It is supplied from a horizontal nozzle to the upper plate of a pachinko machine.

[0003]

The ball rental machine, the pachinko machine, and the slot machine are mixedly arranged on the island facility of the pachinko shop, or the slot machine is arranged in place of the pachinko machine, and the pachinko machine and the slot machine are arranged. It is conceivable to diversify the game by making it possible to use the ball in common. However, while the pachinko machine pays out a prize ball by winning a ball fired, the slot machine has a pachinko machine that pays out a prize ball by drawing pictures in a predetermined pattern. The structure on the front side of the gaming machine differs between the gaming machine and the slot machine. For example, in a pachinko machine, an upper plate is arranged near the lower part of the game viewing area on the front of the gaming machine frame,
A handle clip is located on the lower right side of the front of the gaming machine frame, but in slot machines, a lever-type game start operation unit and button-type symbol stop operation unit are located near the lower part of the symbol recognition area on the front of the gaming machine frame. Is disposed on the right side from the left side, and the dish device is disposed below the game-related operation section. When such a slot machine is arranged in parallel with a ball-lending machine and a pachinko machine on a pachinko machine's island facility, or when it is installed with a ball-lending machine on a pachinko machine's island facility instead of a pachinko machine, it is located on the left side of the gaming machine frame However, there is a problem that the slot machine cannot be assembled to the island equipment of the pachinko machine because the front decoration and the game-related operation unit interfere with the nozzle of the ball rental machine.

Therefore, the present invention provides a gaming machine frame that can prevent interference with a nozzle of a ball rental machine.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems In one aspect of the invention,
The front part of the gaming machine frame has a bulging portion projecting forward from the front surface of the gaming machine frame, and a part of the bulging portion is for paying out a ball of a ball rental machine adjacent to the gaming machine frame. It is characterized in that a recess is formed on the front side of the gaming machine frame in the rotational movement range of the nozzle. Therefore, according to this one invention, when the nozzle is directed to the gaming machine frame side from the ball rental machine, the dent prevents the interference with the nozzle, so that the bulging portion of the front part becomes the front surface of the gaming machine frame. The whole is formed as a dynamic decoration part protruding forward, and the appearance can be improved. According to another aspect of the invention, a dish device of a game machine frame includes a bulge protruding forward from a front surface of the game machine frame, and a part of the bulge is adjacent to the game machine frame. A ball receiving portion for receiving the ball to be discharged from the nozzle is provided outside the swollen portion and formed outside the rotational movement range of the nozzle for discharging the ball of the lending machine, and the ball receiving portion is provided at the swollen portion. It is characterized in that a relay passage connecting the ball storage room of the dish device to the dish storage device is formed.
Therefore, according to this another invention, when the nozzle is directed to the dish device from the ball lending machine, interference between the dish device and the nozzle can be prevented, and the ball discharged from the nozzle passes through the relay passage from the ball receiving portion. The ball can be supplied to the ball storage room via the fin, and the bulging portion of the dish device is formed as a dynamic decoration portion projecting forward from the front surface of the gaming machine frame, so that the appearance can be improved. According to another aspect of the invention, the game machine frame is a frame of a ball-type slot machine, and the dish device of the game machine frame pays out the ball of the ball rental machine adjacent to the game machine frame. And a game-related operation unit is provided on the game frame outside of the rotational movement range of the nozzle. According to another aspect of the invention, when the gaming machine frame of the ball-type slot machine is attached to the island facility where the pachinko machine is installed, the slot machine and the game-related operation unit of the slot machine and the game facility-existing operation unit are provided. Interference with the nozzle of the ball lending machine can be prevented, and the ball discharged from the nozzle can be supplied to the dish device. In still another invention, a gaming machine frame is a frame used for a pachinko machine, a ball-type slot machine, and both of them, and an outer frame formed identically by the pachinko machine and the slot machine. A pachinko machine that can be attached to the outer frame so that it can be opened with a frame hinge and a slot machine that have different front frames. The frame hinge is separated into a fixed hinge attached to the outer frame and a movable hinge attached to the front frame. The fixed hinge and the movable hinge are formed so as to be fitted. Therefore, according to this further another invention, the outer frame of the game machine frame of the ball-type slot machine and the outer frame of the game frame of the pachinko machine can be shared by the ball-type slot machine and the pachinko machine. In addition, a pachinko machine and a ball-type slot machine can be installed on the island facility without changing the island facility.

[0006]

1 to 6 show a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows an island facility 1 of a game shop such as a pachinko parlor.
3 shows a front view in which ball lending machine 6, pachinko machine 8, ball lending machine 7, and slot machine 9 are arranged side by side in a row while being adjacent to each other in order from left to right. FIG. 4 shows the appearance of the slot machine 9, FIG. 4 shows the common use of the outer frame 11 between the pachinko machine 8 and the slot machine 9, FIG. 5 shows the fitting process of the frame hinge 12, and FIG. The side view of the part is shown.

In FIG. 1, an island facility 1 includes a lower frame 2 at an intermediate position in a vertical direction and a lower frame 2 at a predetermined interval above the lower frame 2.
And an upper frame 3 which is parallel to the upper frame. The lower frame 2 includes a shelf 4 projecting forward. The shelf 4 is for placing a ball box called a dollar box, a cigarette, and other small items when a player removes a prize ball from a pachinko machine. The upper frame 3 is provided with a display 5. The display 5 is a pachinko machine 8 installed in the island facility 1.
It is for notifying the game information such as a big hit, a hit, an abnormality or the like of each of the slot machines 9 and the slot machine 9 to the player and the clerk. Ball rental machine 6 between lower frame 2 and upper frame 3;
7, a pachinko machine 8 and a slot machine 9 are arranged.

The ball lending machine 6 on the left side and the ball lending machine 7 on the right side have a coin insertion slot 6a; 7a, a card insertion slot 6b; 7b, a vertical nozzle 6c; 7c, and a horizontal nozzle 6d; The vertical nozzles 6c; 7c are fixedly provided on the front surface of the ball rental machine 6; 7, and the horizontal nozzles 6d; 7d are provided outside the vertical nozzles 6c; 7c with the horizontal rotation support portions 6e; 7e and the vertical rotation support portions 6f;
Are mounted so as to be rotatable in the left-right direction and the up-down direction via the.

In the ball lending machine 6 on the left side, the horizontal nozzle 6d is rotated so as to project horizontally forward from above with respect to the vertical rotation support 6f as shown by the solid line, and the horizontal rotation support 6e is moved. When rotated to the right as a center, the tip of the horizontal nozzle 6d is disposed at a predetermined interval right above the dish device 8c in the pachinko machine 8. In this state, when a coin is inserted into the coin insertion slot 6a or a prepaid card is inserted into the card insertion slot 6b, a lending ball that can be commonly used by both the pachinko machine 8 and the slot machine 9 is provided. Is discharged from the tip of the horizontal nozzle 6d without being discharged from the vertical nozzle 6c and supplied to the ball storage chamber 8w (see FIG. 2) which is recessed below the upper surface of the dish device 8c of the pachinko machine 8.

In the ball rental machine 7 on the right side, the horizontal nozzle 7d is rotated so as to project horizontally forward from above with respect to the vertical rotation support portion 7f, as indicated by the solid line, and with the horizontal rotation support portion 7e as the center. When rotated to the right, the tip of the horizontal nozzle 7d is moved to the dish device 9c in the slot machine 9.
Are arranged at a predetermined interval directly above. In this state, when a coin is inserted into the coin insertion slot 7a or a prepaid card is inserted into the card insertion slot 7b, a lending ball that can be commonly used by both the pachinko machine 8 and the slot machine 9 is provided. Is discharged from the tip of the horizontal nozzle 7d without being discharged from the vertical nozzle 7c, and supplied to the ball storage chamber 9w (see FIG. 3) which is recessed below the upper surface of the dish device 9c of the slot machine 9.

In the ball lending machine 6 on the left side and the ball lending machine 7 on the right side, when the horizontal nozzles 6d; 7d are rotated upward from the front side around the vertical rotation supporting portions 6f; 7f as shown by phantom lines. When a coin is inserted into the coin insertion slot 6a; 7a or a prepaid card is inserted into the card insertion slot 6b; 7b, a ball as a lending ball is vertically dispensed from the horizontal nozzle 6d; Discharged from the lower ends of the nozzles 6c and 7c.

That is, the ball lending machine 6 on the left side is the same as the ball lending machine 7 on the right side, but the ball lending machine 6 on the left side lends to the pachinko machine 8 arranged on the right side of the ball lending machine 6. The ball lending machine 7 on the right side is used to supply a ball as a lending ball to the slot machine 9 arranged on the right side of the ball lending machine 7. Symbol S in FIG.
Is a chair on which a player playing the pachinko machine 8 or the slot machine 9 sits.

The pachinko machine 8 will be described with reference to FIG. The pachinko machine 8 includes a game board 8b called a G board inside a game machine frame 8a attached to the island equipment 1, and an upper plate device 8c, a lower plate device 8d, a handle grip 8e and the like on the front surface of the game machine frame 8a. Parts. Then, in a state where a ball as a game ball is put in the upper plate device 8c,
When the player operates the handle grip 8e, the balls taken into the gaming machine frame 8a from the upper plate device 8c one by one at a strength corresponding to the operation amount of the handle grip 8e. The ball is launched into the game area of the game board 8b by a ball launch mechanism (not shown) provided inside.

When the shot ball falls into the winning opening 8f of the game board 8b in the process of falling by its own weight, the number of balls as prize balls assigned to the winning opening 8f is placed on the upper plate device from the back side of the gaming machine frame 8a. 8c. Prize-winning opening 8 of the above ball
When f is the symbol starting port, the game board 8b in addition to the payout of the prize ball
After the symbol variable game is started in the symbol variable display device 8g of the electric display type such as liquid crystal as the center role, when the stop symbol in the symbol variable display device 8g is aligned with the symbol determined as the hit symbol, Game board 8
The big hit game in which the variable winning port 8f 'called the attacker or the big winning port of b opens.

As the big hit game, for example, ten winning balls are counted into the open variable winning opening 8f 'or the variable winning opening 8f' is opened until the opening time of the variable winning opening 8f 'elapses 30 seconds. If a ball different from the ball that triggered the opening of 8f 'does not win a specific winning opening called a V zone in the variable winning opening 8f', the variable winning opening 8f 'remains closed and a big hit game is played. Ends without continuing. Conversely, counting 10 winning balls into the opened variable winning opening 8f 'or triggering the opening of the variable winning opening 8f' until the opening time of the variable winning opening 8f 'elapses 30 seconds. When a different ball from the ball that has become a special winning opening called a V zone in the variable winning opening 8f 'is counted, 10 winning balls are counted, or after 30 seconds, the variable winning opening 8f' closes. After that, the next big hit game continues, such as opening again. The maximum number of continuous games in which the opening and closing of the variable winning opening 8f 'is repeated is set to 16 times. In the case of prize winning in the variable winning opening 8f ', the number of balls as prize balls assigned to each of the specific winning opening and the general winning opening provided inside the variable winning opening 8f' is on the back side of the gaming machine frame 8a. It is paid out to the upper plate device 8c.

In the game machine frame 8a, a frame-shaped outer frame 8h and a frame-shaped front frame 8i are attached to each other by upper and lower frame hinges 8j so as to be able to open in the front lateral direction, and the front frame 8i is attached to the front frame 8i.
A peripheral portion 8m and a frame-shaped support frame 8n of a front decoration 8k as a decorative material covering the front surface of the frame are fixedly mounted, and a frame-shaped panel frame 8p and an upper plate device 8c are fixed to the support frame 8n. It can be individually opened so that it can be opened through the decorative hinge 8q. The rotation centers of the frame hinge 8j and the decorative hinge 8q are arranged on the same side, such as the left side when viewing the gaming machine frame 8a from the front side. A transparent panel 8r made of glass or synthetic resin is mounted on the panel frame 8p so as to close a rectangular window surrounded by the panel frame 8p.

In a state where the front frame 8i is closed with respect to the outer frame 8h and locked by a lock mechanism (not shown), a key plate (not shown) is manually moved to a locking device 8s provided on the front frame 8i. When the decoration 8k is inserted from the front side and rotated in one direction by, for example, 90 degrees, the lock mechanism is released (unlocked), and the front frame 8i can be opened and closed with the outer frame 8h.
In this state, the front frame 8i is pulled forward by a manual operation, so that the front frame 8i is opened to the front in the lateral direction around the frame hinge 8j. Then, in a state where the key plate is pulled out from the locking device 8s, the front frame 8i is pushed to the back side by manual operation and closed, whereby the locking mechanism is engaged (locked), and the front frame 8i is connected to the outer frame 8h. It cannot be opened and closed.

In a state where the panel frame 8p of the front decoration 8k is closed with respect to the front frame 8i and locked by the lock mechanism,
When the key plate is manually inserted into the locking device 8s from the front side of the front decoration 8k and rotated in the other direction by, for example, 90 degrees, the locking mechanism is released (unlocked), and the panel frame 8 is unlocked.
p can be opened and closed with the front frame 8i. In this state, the panel frame 8p is pulled forward by a manual operation, so that the panel frame 8p is opened halfway to the front side in the horizontal direction around the decorative hinge 8q. With the key plate pulled out from the locking device 8s,
When the panel frame 8p is pushed to the back side and closed by manual operation, the locking mechanism is engaged (locked), and the panel frame 8p is closed.
p cannot be opened and closed by the front frame 8i.

In the state where the front frame 8i and the panel frame 8p are opened, after the game board 8b is mounted on the front frame 8i, the panel frame 8p is closed and locked by the front frame 8i, and the front frame 8i is locked. When the game board 8b is closed and locked to the outer frame 8h, the game board 8b is mounted on the game machine frame 8a and becomes visible through the panel 8r. Panel 8r and game board 8
A space through which the ball passes is formed between the decorative board surface b.

Referring to FIG. 3, the slot machine 9 will be described. The slot machine 9 includes a design variable display device 9b of a mechanical display type such as a design belt or a design drum or an electrical display type such as a CRT or a liquid crystal inside a game machine frame 9a attached to the island facility 1,
An upper plate device 9c, a lower plate device 9d, a ball insertion operation unit 9e, a game start operation unit 9f, a symbol stop operation unit 9g, and the like are provided on the front surface of the gaming machine frame 9a. The ball insertion operation unit 9e, the game start operation unit 9f, and the symbol stop operation unit 9g are game-related operation units arranged in the upper plate device 9c.

When a player operates the ball input operation unit 9e such as a lever once in a state where a ball as a game ball is put in the upper plate device 9c, a predetermined number required for starting the game, for example, five pieces When the ball is operated twice, ten balls are taken in, and when the ball is operated three times, fifteen balls are taken into the gaming machine frame 9a from the upper plate device 9c. Then, when the player operates the game start operation unit 9f such as a lever, a picture matching game by the symbol variable display device 9b starts. That is,
By operating the game start operation section 9f, the symbol variable display device 9
The symbols in the three rows b change from top to bottom.

In this state, when the player operates the symbol stop operation unit 9g such as the left button, the left symbol of the symbol variable display device 9b stops, and the player stops the symbol stop operation unit such as the middle button. By operating 9g, the symbol in the middle of the symbol variable display device 9b stops, and when the player operates the symbol stop operation unit 9g such as the right button, the symbol on the right side of the symbol variable display device 9b stops. The player may operate the symbol stop operation unit 9g in any order, and the symbol of the symbol variable display device 9b corresponding to the pressed symbol stop operation unit 9g stops. When these stopped symbols are arranged in a predetermined combination such as a small hit, a medium hit, and a big hit, a prize ball corresponding to each hit is formed in the gaming machine frame 9.
It is paid out to the upper plate device 9c from the back side of a.

In the gaming machine frame 9a, a frame-shaped outer frame 9h and a frame-shaped front frame 9i are attached to each other by upper and lower frame hinges 9j so as to be able to open in the front lateral direction, and the front frame 9i and the front decoration 9k are provided.
Are attached so as to be able to open one side via a decorative hinge 9q. The front decoration 9k is a decorative decorative material that covers the front surface of the front frame 9i. The rotation centers of the frame hinge 9j and the decorative hinge 9q are coaxially arranged on the same side such as the left side when viewing the gaming machine frame 9a from the front side. The front decoration 9k includes a frame-shaped peripheral portion 9m and a transparent panel 9r made of glass or synthetic resin and a peripheral portion 9 made of glass or synthetic resin for covering a window surrounded by the peripheral portion 9m.
A lower plate device 9c for storing balls required for the game is formed as a single unit in front of the lower edge of m.

When the front frame 9i is closed with respect to the outer frame 9h and locked by a lock mechanism (not shown), a key plate (not shown) is manually moved to a locking device 9s provided on the front frame 9i. When the decoration 9k is inserted from the front side and rotated in one direction by, for example, 90 degrees, the lock mechanism is released (unlocked), and the front frame 9i can be opened and closed with the outer frame 9h. In this state, the front frame 9i is pulled forward by a manual operation, so that the front frame 9i is opened to the front in the lateral direction around the frame hinge 9j. Then, the key plate is locked by 9s
In a state where the front frame 9i is further pulled out, the front frame 9i is pushed rearward by an artificial operation and closed, whereby the locking mechanism is engaged (locked), and the front frame 9i cannot be opened and closed with the outer frame 9h.

In a state where the front decoration 9k is closed with respect to the front frame 9i and locked by the lock mechanism, the key plate is manually inserted into the locking device 9s from the front side of the front decoration 9k and is turned, for example, 90 degrees in the other direction. When rotated, the lock mechanism is released (unlocked), and the front decoration 9k can be opened and closed with the front frame 9i. In this state, the front ornament 9k is pulled forward by a manual operation, so that the front ornament 9k is opened to the front side in the lateral direction about the ornament hinge 9q. When the key plate is pulled out from the locking device 9s, the front ornament 9k is pushed to the back side and closed by manual operation, whereby the locking mechanism is engaged (locked), and the front ornament 9k cannot be opened and closed with the front frame 9i. Becomes

In the state where the front decoration 9k is opened, the variable display device 9b is attached to the front frame 9i, and then the front decoration 9k is closed and locked to the front frame 9i.
The symbol variable display device 9b is mounted on the gaming machine frame 9a and becomes visible through the panel 9r.

Referring to FIG. 4, gaming machine frame 1 for mounting pachinko machine 8 and slot machine 9 on the same island facility 1.
The structure of 0 will be described. The gaming machine frame 8a; 9a
In the gaming machine frame 10 corresponding to the above, a frame-shaped outer frame 11 corresponding to the outer frame 8h; 9h and the front frame 8i; 9i are attached by a frame hinge 12 corresponding to the frame hinge 8j; 9j. The outer frame 11 is formed in a frame shape by a lower piece 11a, an upper piece 11b, and left and right pieces 11c; 11d. Lower part 1
The upper portion 1a and the upper portion 11b are vertically arranged in parallel at a predetermined interval, and the left portion 11c and the right portion 11d are arranged in parallel left and right at a predetermined interval. Four inner corners formed by the lower piece 11a, the upper piece 11b, and the left and right pieces 11c; 11d respectively have corner pieces 13a; 13b; 13c; 13d made of a highly rigid material such as metal.
Are fixed by fasteners such as bolts.

At the lower part of the outer frame 11, a horizontally long plate-like curtain piece 1 is provided.
4 are arranged. The left and right ends of the curtain piece 14 are the left and right pieces 1
1c; taken into a notch 15 provided at the lower portion of 11d, and fixed to the corner pieces 13a; 13b by fasteners such as bolts.
a to 11d protrude forward from the front surface,
A curtain decoration (not shown), which is a decorative decorative material, is attached to the front surface of 4.

An upper fixed side hinge 16 of the frame hinge 12 is fixed to an outer corner of the upper piece 11b and the left piece 11c by a fixing tool such as a bolt. Upper fixed side hinge 16
Has a receiving portion 16a which projects forward from the front surface of the upper piece portion 11b as shown in FIG. 5A. The receiving portion 16a includes a peripheral wall portion 16b that is bent below the front portion. The left part of the peripheral wall part 16b is the left half part 11 of the upper fixed side hinge 16.
It continues to the mounting part fixed to c. A semi-disk-shaped fixed bearing portion 16c is provided on the lower surface of the receiving portion 16a surrounded by the peripheral wall portion 16b.
And the movable bearing 16d are mounted. Fixed bearing 16
A bearing hole 16e is formed in the end face portion c so as to be depressed forward from the end face portion. The tip 16g of the movable bearing 16d is urged in a direction to close the bearing hole 16e by a forked spring 16h mounted on a shaft 16f that rotatably couples the movable bearing 16d to the receiving portion 16a. One end of the spring 16h is stopped by the movable bearing portion 16d, and the other end of the spring 16h is stopped by the receiving portion 16a. The tip 16g is arc-shaped with a radius of curvature r1 from the shaft 16f, and when the tip 16g closes the bearing hole 16e with the spring force of the spring 16h, the left side of the movable bearing 16d extends to the right half 11d. It is formed as a provided guide portion 16i.

Returning to FIG. 4, a lower fixed side hinge 17 of the frame hinge 12 is fixed to an inner corner between the left piece 11c and the curtain piece 14 by a fixing tool such as a bolt. The lower fixed side hinge 17 includes a flat receiving portion 17 a protruding forward from the front surface of the curtain piece portion 14. A pin-shaped shaft portion 17b projects upward from the receiving portion 17a. The center of the shaft portion 17b and the center of the bearing hole 16e are coaxially opposed. A stopper 18 of a lock mechanism is vertically fixed to an inner surface of the right piece 11d by a fixing tool such as a bolt.

The upper movable hinge 18 and the lower movable hinge 19 of the frame hinge 12 are fixed to the upper left and lower left portions of the front frames 8i and 9i, respectively, by fasteners such as bolts. The upper movable hinge 18 includes a receiving portion 18a projecting forward from the front decoration 8k; 9k, and a pin-shaped shaft portion 18b protrudes upward from the receiving portion 18a. The lower movable side hinge 19 is a receiving part 1 protruding forward from the front decoration 8k; 9k.
9a, and a bearing hole 19b is formed in the receiving portion 19a.

Then, the front frame 8i of the pachinko machine 8 is moved to the outer frame 1
1, the bearing hole 19b of the front frame 8i is
Of the front frame 8i.
a is placed on the receiving portion 17a of the outer frame 11. In this state, the front frame 8i is moved so that the upper movable hinge 18 of the front frame 8i approaches the upper fixed hinge 16 of the outer frame 11. By this movement, the shaft portion 18b of the front frame 8i is moved
It moves from the position indicated by the solid line to the position indicated by the virtual line in FIG. With the subsequent movement of the front frame 8i, the shaft portion 18b moves in the direction of the arrow X1 while pushing the guide portion 16i against the spring force of the spring 16h as shown in FIG. 5B. Further, by the movement of the front frame 8i, the shaft portion 18b moves toward the distal end portion 16g while pressing the guide portion 16i, and exceeds the connecting portion between the guide portion 16i and the distal end portion 16g.
As shown in FIG. This shaft 1
8b is taken into the bearing hole 16e, so that the tip 1
6g is moved forward by the spring force of the spring 16h, and the shaft 1
8b is held in the bearing hole 16e. As a result, the front frame 8i of the pachinko machine 8 is attached to the outer frame 11 by the frame hinge 12 so as to be able to open one side.

The front frame 9i of the slot machine 9 is
1, the bearing hole 19b of the front frame 9i is
Of the front frame 9i.
a is placed on the receiving portion 17a of the outer frame 11. In this state, the front frame 9i is moved so that the upper movable hinge 18 of the front frame 9i approaches the upper fixed hinge 16 of the outer frame 11. By this movement, the shaft portion 18b of the front frame 9i is moved
It moves from the position indicated by the solid line to the position indicated by the virtual line in FIG. With the subsequent movement of the front frame 9i, the shaft portion 18b moves in the direction of the arrow X1 while pushing the guide portion 16i against the spring force of the spring 16h as shown in FIG. 5B. Further, the movement of the front frame 9i causes the shaft portion 18b to move toward the distal end portion 16g while pressing the guide portion 16i, and exceeds the connecting portion between the guide portion 16i and the distal end portion 16g.
As shown in FIG. This shaft 1
When 8b is taken into the bearing hole 16e, the tip portion 16g moves forward by the spring force of the spring 16h to hold the shaft portion 18b in the bearing hole 16e. As a result, the front frame 9i of the slot machine 9 is attached to the outer frame 11 by the frame hinge 12 so as to be able to open halfway. As a result, the same outer frame 11 can be commonly used by the pachinko machine 8 and the slot machine 9.

Referring to FIG. 6, front frame 9 of slot machine 9
A structure in which the shape of the front ornament 9k is made three-dimensional while avoiding interference with the horizontal nozzle 7d of the ball lending machine 7 in i will be described. The upper plate 9c of the slot machine 9 has a horizontal nozzle 7d
It is similar to the pachinko machine 8 in that it is set to be located lower than that (see FIG. 1). The front surface of the front decoration 9k has a three-dimensional decoration shape that bulges forward from the front surface of the curtain decoration 14 '.
d, a concave portion recessed from the front side to the rear side such that the left side portion corresponding to the rotational movement range L (see FIG. 1) about the vertical rotation support portion 7f is located substantially in the same plane as the front surface of the curtain decoration 14 '. 9t
Is formed as the avoidance means formed in the above. by this,
Except for the concave portion 9t, the front surface is three-dimensionally swelled, and the concave portion 9t can avoid interference with the horizontal nozzle 7d. In the front decoration 9k, a dynamic decorative decorative design is made three-dimensional while avoiding interference with the horizontal nozzle 7d. It can be formed in various shapes.

FIG. 7 shows the appearance of the slot machine 9 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The upper plate device 20 corresponding to the upper plate device 9c is located below the horizontal nozzle 7d, and a ball as a lending ball is transferred from the horizontal nozzle 7d to the ball storage room 8w; 9w.
Is supplied to the ball storage chamber 20a corresponding to the first embodiment, but the left edge portion 20b of the ball storage chamber 20a is disposed outside the rotational movement range L (see FIG. 1) of the horizontal nozzle 7d. You. A ball receiving portion 20c bulging out of the upper plate device 20 and a ball relay passage 20d are formed in the left edge portion 20b. The ball relay passage 20d is a passage connecting the ball receiving portion 20c and the ball storage room 20a. The tip of the horizontal nozzle 7d is the ball receiving portion 20.
In a state where it is arranged at a predetermined interval right above c,
The ball discharged from the horizontal nozzle 7d is supplied to the ball storage chamber 20a as indicated by an arrow X2.

According to the structure of the second embodiment, the ball receiving portion 20
c and the ball relay passage 20d, even if the horizontal nozzle 7d is rotationally moved from the solid line position to the imaginary line position around the vertical rotation support portion 7f, the horizontal nozzle 7d is moved to the front frame 9
There is no interference with i, and the payout of the ball rental from the ball rental machine 7 to the upper plate apparatus 9c via the front side of the slot machine 9 can be appropriately performed. In addition, since portions other than the concave portion 9t in the front frame 9i shown in FIG.
It is possible to form a decorative cosmetic into a three-dimensional dynamic shape while avoiding interference with the horizontal nozzle 7d.

In the above embodiment, the ball throwing operation section 9e, the game start operation section 9f and the symbol stop operation section 9g are connected to the upper plate device 9c.
However, it may be provided in the lower plate device 9d or other parts other than the rotational movement range L of the horizontal nozzle 7d.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the pachinko machine of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the slot machine of the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a right side view showing a part of the slot machine of the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing the gaming machine frame of the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

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 1 Island equipment 6; 7 Ball rental machine 6d; 7d Horizontal nozzle 8 Pachinko machine 8a Game machine frame 8c Upper plate 8h Outer frame 8i Front frame 8k Front decoration 9 Slot machine 9a Game machine frame 9c Upper plate 9h Outer frame 9i Front frame 9k Front decoration 9t Recess 9e Ball throwing operation unit 9f Game start operation unit 11 Outer frame 12 Frame hinge 16 Upper fixed side hinge 17 Lower fixed side hinge 18 Upper movable side hinge 19 Lower fixed side hinge

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Katsuhiro Kobayashi 8-3018, Hirosawa-cho, Kiryu-shi, Gunma 8 Heiwanai Co., Ltd. (72) Takeshi Otani 2-3014 Hirosawa-cho, Kiryu-shi, Gunma 8 shares Heiwauchi Company (72) Inventor Akio Niijima 8-3014-8 Hirosawacho, Kiryu-shi, Gunma Heiwanai Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Akihiro Isomura 8-3014 Hirosawacho, Kiryu-shi, Gunma 8 Heiwauchi F Term (reference) 2C088 DA15 EA15

Claims (4)

[Claims] A front part of a gaming machine frame has a bulging portion projecting forward from a front surface of the gaming machine frame, and a part of the bulging portion is a ball of a ball lending machine adjacent to the gaming machine frame. A gaming machine frame characterized in that a recess is formed on the front side of the gaming machine frame in the rotational movement range of a nozzle for paying out a nozzle. 2. A game machine frame plate device includes a bulging portion projecting forward from the front surface of the gaming machine frame, and a part of the bulging portion is a ball of a ball rental machine adjacent to the gaming machine frame. The ball receiving portion is formed outside the rotational movement range of the nozzle for discharging the ball, and the ball receiving portion for receiving the ball discharged from the nozzle is provided outside the bulging portion. A game machine frame, wherein a relay passage connecting to a ball storage room is formed. 3. The game machine frame is a frame of a ball type slot machine, and a dish device of the game machine frame is located below a nozzle for dispensing a ball of a ball rental machine adjacent to the game machine frame. Wherein the game-related operation section is provided on the game frame outside the range of rotation of the nozzle. 4. A gaming machine frame is a frame used for a pachinko machine, a ball-type slot machine, and both of them, and an outer frame formed of the pachinko machine and the slot machine and a frame hinge formed on the outer frame. The pachinko machine and the slot machine are attached to each other so as to be able to open one side, and the frame hinge is separated into a fixed hinge attached to the outer frame and a movable hinge attached to the front frame. A game machine frame, wherein a movable hinge and a movable hinge are formed in a fitting manner.