JP2002177495A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To permit a store side to easily manage ball discharge by permitting a game player not to easily recognize the angle of a game board surface inclined from a vertical state. SOLUTION: A game board 10 is attached to a game machine body (a front frame 2) so as to incline the game board surface of the game board 10 in a vertical direction with a position between the upper end of the game board 10 to the lower end as a rotation center.

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 capable of tilting a game board.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a pachinko machine as a game machine is provided with a game board such that a game board surface is slightly inclined in a vertical direction. That is, the game board is inclined such that the upper side of the game board is located at the back side of the game machine and the lower side of the game board is located at the front side of the game machine. The flow of the game ball changes depending on the inclination angle of the game board. In a hall, this inclination angle can be used as an adjustment parameter in order to adjust the winning probability.

Conventionally, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-258157 discloses a gaming machine capable of adjusting an inclination angle of a game board surface of a game board. This gaming machine, as shown in FIG.
The lower end 100a of the game board 100 is rotatably supported by the main body frame 110 of the game machine via the hinge means 101, and the tilt angle adjusting means 120 provided on the upper end 100b side of the game board 100 is operated to thereby play the game board. The vertical inclination angle of the game board surface 100F of the game board 100 can be adjusted. still,
The inclination angle adjusting means 120 is provided at the upper end 100 of the game board 100.
b, a fixing nut 122 mounted on the main body frame 110, and an adjusting bolt 123 screwed to the fixing nut 122 and rotatably supported by the bearing 121. Be composed.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional gaming machine, since the center of rotation of the hinge means 101 at a position lower than the lower end 100a of the game board 100 is used as the center of rotation, the game board surface 100F is When the game board 100 is tilted at a predetermined angle in order to tilt in the vertical direction,
The distance by which the upper end 100t of the gaming board surface 100F moves in the depth direction of the gaming machine increases (the moving distance b in FIG. 14B).
2). That is, the amount of movement of the upper end 100t of the game board surface 100F from the vertical state increases. Therefore, the player can easily check how much the game board surface 100F is inclined from the vertical state from the position of the upper end 100t, and it is difficult for the shop to manage the pitching.

[0005]

A gaming machine according to the present invention is capable of vertically tilting the gaming board surface of the gaming board with a position between the upper end and the lower end of the gaming board as a center of rotation. Then, the game board is attached to the game machine body. Further, a substantially central portion between the upper and lower sides on both side portions of the game board is attached to the game machine main body via the shaft as the center of rotation. The game machine further includes a tilt angle adjusting means for applying a rotating power to the game board to adjust a tilt angle of the game board surface. Further, the tilt angle adjusting means is provided on the gaming machine main body. Further, a drive source for driving the tilt angle adjusting means is provided, and a control means for controlling the drive source based on game situation information and information from a hall computer is provided. Further, an electric ball launching device is provided on the gaming board.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS First Embodiment A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine according to the first embodiment, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a state in which a gaming board is attached to a front frame, viewed from the back side of the gaming board, and FIG. Front view of the board,
3 (b) is a right side view of FIG. 3 (a), FIG. 4 (b) is a rear view of a front frame to which a game board is attached, and FIG. 4 (a) is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 4 (b). FIG. 5 is a perspective view for explaining the inclination angle adjusting means, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a main body frame constituting a main body of the gaming machine. The main body frame 1 comprises a front frame 2 and an outer frame 3 fixed to an island of a pachinko parlor. The front frame 2 is attached to the front frame hinges 4 and 5 so that the front frame 2 can be opened halfway forward. A lower plate 6 is attached to the lower side of the front frame 2, and an opening 2a is formed on the upper side for mounting a game board 10 commonly called a gauge board as shown in FIG.
Reference numeral 7 denotes a glass door for closing the opening 2a of the front frame 2, which comprises a glass 7a and a metal frame 7b for holding the glass 7a, and the metal frame 7b is connected to the front frame 2 via a hinge (not shown). Of the front frame 2
In the same manner as described above, the front opening can be opened. An upper plate 8 is attached to the left side of the opening 2a of the front frame 2 via a hinge (not shown), similarly to the glass door 7,
It can be opened one way forward.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG.
b, a game board support frame 11 is provided along the opening 2a. On both left and right sides of the game board support frame 11, resin bearings 12, 12 separated from the game board support frame 11 are provided at positions corresponding to the center between the upper and lower sides of the opening 2a. And the left and right side portions 10 of the game board 10
Shafts 13 and 13 protruding in the lateral direction are provided at the center between the upper and lower sides of the a and 10a. Accordingly, by pushing the game board 10 from the front side or the rear side of the front frame 2 through the opening 2a, the shafts 13, 13 are connected to the bearings 12, 12 by utilizing the elastic deformation of the resin bearings 12, 12. The game board 10 can be attached to the front frame 2 by being fitted into the twelve bearing holes 12a.

The shafts 13, 13 rotatably mounted on the bearings 12, 12 are provided on the game board surface 1 of the game board 10.
It functions as a rotation center axis for tilting OF (front surface of the game board) in the vertical direction.

Further, the bearing portions 12, 12 and the shafts 13, 13
Thus, the game board support means 23 for attaching the game board 10 to the front frame 2 so that the game board surface 10F of the game board 10 can be inclined in the vertical direction is configured.

As shown in FIG. 5, a lower end 11t of a screw 14 is provided on the lower frame 11a of the game board support frame 11 at the center between the left and right sides of the lower end 10be of the back surface 10b of the game board 10. A base 16 having an L-shaped vertical section is provided for screwing the screw 14 so as to be able to advance and retreat in the front-rear direction of the gaming machine in a state in which the screw 14 is in contact with the backing plate 15. On both left and right sides of the base 16, spring hooks 17, 17 are provided.
Is provided. Also, on both left and right sides of the backing plate 15, spring hooks 1 projecting toward the back side of the gaming machine are provided.
8, 18 are provided. The spring hooks 17 of the base 16 and the spring hook 1 of the backing plate 15
Spring 19 is inserted into hook holes 17a and 18a of 8 and 18.
The base 16 and the backing plate 15 are connected to each other by two springs 19, 19 by attaching both ends of the base 16.

Accordingly, by turning the knob 14a of the screw 14 to move the screw 14 forward and backward with respect to the back surface 10b of the game board 10 to apply a rotating power to the game board 10, the game board 10 It rotates in the front-back direction with 13 as a rotation center. Therefore, in order to tilt the game board surface 10F in the vertical direction, it is possible to freely adjust the tilt angle. After adjusting to the desired inclination angle, by tightening the double nut 14A so that the screw 14 does not move, the vertical inclination angle of the game board surface 10F can be fixed to the desired inclination angle.

The springs 19 are connected to the game board 1.
0, so that the base 1
The game board 10 and the game board support frame 11 may be connected at an arbitrary position by a spring or the like without connecting the 6 and the backing plate 15 with the springs 19, 19. Therefore, game board 1
0 and the game board support frame 11 are connected by a spring at an arbitrary position, as shown in FIG.
The base 16A having no spring hooks 17, 17 constitutes a tilt angle adjusting means 20B for adjusting the tilt angle.

In the case of FIG. 5, the screw 14 and the base 16 constitute an inclination angle adjusting means 20A.

Therefore, in the first embodiment, the inclination angle adjusting means 20A or 20B as described above is connected to the game board support frame 11,
That is, since the game board 10 is provided on the main body of the game machine, when the game board 10 is mounted, it is only necessary to attach the shaft 13 to the bearing portion 12, so that the work of mounting the game board 10 is easier than before, and the mounting time is reduced. Can be shortened. That is, in the conventional example of FIG. 13, the fixed nut part 122 and the bearing part 121 which constitute the inclination angle adjusting means 120 are composed of the main body frame 110 and the game board 1.
Since the game board is provided separately from the game machine 00, the mounting operation of the game board becomes more complicated than in the first embodiment, and the mounting operation time cannot be reduced.

As shown in FIG. 3, the game board 10 has a ball launching device 60 composed of a solenoid, a motor and the like.
It is equipped with. As shown in FIG. 1, when the handle grip 61 provided on the front wall 6a of the lower plate 6 is rotated, the amount of rotation is output to the main control device 40 (see FIG. 9) as control means, Main controller 40 determines the driving amount of ball launching device 60 based on the rotation amount. Embodiment 1
In this case, since the ball launching device 60 is provided on the game board 10 as described above, the flying ball path is not divided from the main body frame 1 side to the game board 10 side unlike the related art, and the ball jumps. Can be stabilized.

As shown in FIG. 3, a transparent cover 70 may be provided on the game board surface 10F of the game board 10. Conventionally, two glass doors are used to prevent fraud, but by providing such a transparent cover 70, fraud can be prevented even with a single glass door. In FIG. 3, 71 is a windmill, 72 is a starting port, 73 is a winning opening, 74 is an attacker, 75 is a ball guide rail, 76
Is the out mouth.

As shown in FIG. 2, on the back surface 2b of the front frame 2, there is provided a mechanism frame 25 which covers the back surface 10b of the game board 10 attached to the game board support frame 11 as described above. Can be The mechanism frame 25 is attached to the game board support frame 11 via the upper and lower hinges 26 so that the mechanism frame 25 can be opened in the back direction of the gaming machine. In this mechanism frame 25,
A display device 30 provided on the game board 10; a set plate 31 provided around the display device 30;
There are provided a recessed chamber 33 for accommodating the second ball 2 and the like, an out ball outlet 34 communicating with the out port 76, an opening window 35 for avoiding the inclination angle adjusting means 20A, a ball collecting gutter 36 for winning balls, and the like. A ball storage tank 37 is provided above the rear surface of the mechanism frame 25.

An elastic member 38 (for example, a sponge or the like) is provided on the upper portion of the mechanism frame 25 as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG.
Is provided, and the upper portion on the back side of the game board 10 is brought into contact with the elastic member 38, whereby the vibration of the game board 10 can be prevented.

According to the first embodiment, the game board 10 is composed of the shafts 13 and 13 and the bearings 12 and 12 on the left and right sides 1.
Since the game board 10F is attached to the front frame 2 (the main body of the game machine) so as to rotate so that the game board surface 10F is inclined in the vertical direction with the center between the upper and lower sides of 0a and 10a as a rotation center axis. As shown in FIG. 14A, the game board surface 1
0F is inclined by the same angle a as in the prior art (FIG. 4
(Refer to (b)), the amount of movement b1 in the depth direction of the upper end 10t of the game board surface 10F from the vertical state is １ ／ or less as compared with b2 of the related art. That is, when the game board surface 10F is inclined at a predetermined angle in the vertical direction, the movement amount b2 in the depth direction of the upper end 100t of the game board surface 100F in the related art.
However, according to the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 14 (a), the game is divided up and down, so that the player
It becomes difficult to confirm how much 0F is inclined from the vertical state. Therefore, it is easier for the store to manage the pitch. Further, the depth of the gaming machine can be reduced as compared with the related art.

Second Embodiment In the first embodiment, an example is shown in which the knob 14a of the screw 14 of the inclination angle adjusting means 20A, 20B is manually operated. However, as shown in FIG. A drive source such as a motor 50 for rotating and moving the screw 14 may be provided, and the main control device 40 may control the drive source based on game situation information or information from a hall computer. That is, as shown in FIG.
The drive source such as the motor 50, the display control device 30B, the ball launching device 60, and the like are connected to the main control device 40 so that the drive source, the display control device 30B, the ball launching device 60, and the like can be controlled by the main control device 40. Then, the main controller 40 is connected to the hall computer 80.

For example, the number of winning detections (starting detection) at the starting opening, the number of out-ball detections at the out opening within a predetermined time,
The switches (SW) 41 to 45 shown in FIG. 9 detect the number of wins detected in the winning opening, the number of jackpot games detected, and the like, and the main controller 40 sends a control signal to the motor 50 based on the detected data to incline. Try to control the angle. still,
The drive control amount of the motor 50 may be installed in the main control device 40 by software such as a data table in which the inclination angle is determined according to the numerical value of each of the data. In this case, the angle signal may be calculated to control the angle of the motor 50, or a tilt sensor or the like for detecting the vertical tilt of the game board surface 10F may be provided, and the motor 50 may be feedback controlled. Good.

The management data of the hall computer 80 may be transmitted to the main controller 40, and the main controller 40 may control the motor 50 based on the management data.

According to the second embodiment, the pitch control can be performed by adjusting the inclination angle of the game board surface based on the game situation, management data, and the like.

In each of the above embodiments, the bearing portion 12 is provided on the game board support frame 11, and the shaft 13 is provided on the game board 10, and these are used as the rotation center axis. 13 may be provided, and the bearing portion 12 may be provided on the game board 10, and these may constitute the rotation center axis.

In the above description, the game board supporting means 23 is constituted by the bearing portion 12 and the shaft 13, but it may be constituted by the following game board supporting means.

For example, as shown in FIG.
A grip 232 is provided rotatably via the base 31 and grips both right and left sides of the game board 10. According to this, the screw 23 held in the bearing portion 233 of the support frame 11
By turning the knob 235 of No. 4, the game board 10 is attached so as to sandwich the game board 10 between the grip portions 232 and 232. Note that one grip 232 is rotatably attached to a shaft 236 fixed to the support frame 11 via a bearing 231. In this way, the gaming board 10 does not need to be provided with the shaft 13.

As shown in FIG. 11, a bearing 242 biased by a spring 241 housed in a spring housing chamber 240 instead of the bearing 12 is provided on one side 11e of the support frame 11. The game board 10 is sandwiched by the force of the spring 241.

As shown in FIG. 12, a bracket 250 is attached to the back surface 10b of the game board 10 so as to be fitted between the bracket 250 and the back surface 10b of the game board 10, and a bearing hole of the bearing portion 12 is provided. Game board 10 using a mounting piece 251 having a shaft 13A fitted to the shaft 12a.
Is attached to the support frame 11. In this case, the mounting piece 251 is fixed to the bracket 250 and the back surface 10b of the game board 10 with a screw or the like via a hole.

Even when the game board support means as shown in FIGS. 10 to 12 is used, the mounting operation of the game board 10 can be facilitated similarly to the above embodiment.

Note that, as in the above embodiment, the game board 10
Most preferably, the center of rotation between the upper and lower sides of the left and right sides 10a, 10a is the center of rotation, but the upper or lower end of the game board may be the center of rotation. Even if you do this,
This is because the moving distance can be made smaller than the moving distance b2 in FIG. 14B, so that the above-described effects can be obtained as compared with the related art.

In the above description, the left and right sides 10a, 10a of the game board 10 are rotatably mounted on the main body of the game machine. However, any one of the left and right sides of the game board 10 is provided. Only the portion may be rotatably attached to the game machine main body.

The tilt angle adjusting means 120 shown in FIG. 13 may be used as the tilt angle adjusting means. Even in this case, the inclination angle of the game board surface 10F can be adjusted.

In the above description, the case where the game board 10 is mounted on the main body frame 1 as the game machine main body constituted by the front frame 2 and the outer frame 3 has been described. It does not matter.

[0035]

According to the gaming machine of the first aspect of the present invention, the game board surface of the game board can be vertically inclined about the position between the upper end and the lower end of the game board as the center of rotation. Since the game board is attached to the game machine main body as possible, the amount of movement of the upper end of the game board surface in the depth direction when the game board surface is inclined at a predetermined angle can be reduced, so that the game board surface is shifted from the vertical state. It is difficult for the player to check how much the inclination is, and the store can easily manage the pitch. Further, the depth dimension of the gaming machine can be reduced. Claim 2
According to the gaming machine according to the above, since the substantially central portion between the upper and lower sides of both sides of the gaming board is attached to the gaming machine main body via the axis as the rotation center, the gaming board surface is inclined at a predetermined angle. Since the amount of movement of the upper end of the game board surface in the depth direction when the game board is made can be further reduced, the effect of the first aspect can be enhanced. According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the gaming machine is provided with the inclination angle adjusting means for adjusting the inclination angle of the game board surface by applying a rotating power to the game board, the inclination angle of the game board surface can be freely adjusted. Become like According to the fourth aspect of the invention, since the inclination angle adjusting means is provided on the gaming machine main body, the work of attaching the game board to the gaming machine main body can be facilitated, and the time required for the attaching operation can be reduced.
According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, a driving source for driving the inclination angle adjusting unit is provided, and a control unit for controlling the driving source based on game situation information and information from a hall computer is provided. By adjusting the inclination angle of the game board surface based on the situation or the like, it becomes possible to manage the pitching. According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, since the electric ball launching device is provided on the game board, in addition to the effects of the above-mentioned claims, a gaming machine with stable ball flying can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a gaming machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a state in which the game board is attached to a front frame of a main body frame as the game machine main body in the game machine according to Embodiment 1 as viewed from the back side of the game board.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a gaming board of the gaming machine according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a front frame to which a game board of the gaming machine according to Embodiment 1 is attached.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an inclination angle adjusting means of the gaming machine of the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing another inclination angle adjusting means of the gaming machine of the first embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing an inclination angle adjusting means of the gaming machine of the second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a control block diagram of the gaming machine according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view showing another game board support means of the gaming machine of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a sectional view showing another game board support means of the gaming machine of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing another game board support means of the gaming machine of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a view illustrating a conventional gaming machine.

FIG. 14 is a diagram comparing the effects of the gaming machine of Embodiment 1 and the conventional gaming machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 Front frame (main body of gaming machine), 10 gaming board, 10F gaming board surface, 11 gaming board support frame, 12 bearing, 13
Shaft, 14 screws, 16 bases, 20A, 20B inclination angle adjusting means, 23 game board support means, 40 main control device (control means), 50 motor (drive source), 60 ball launching device, 80 hole computer.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. The game board is attached to the main body of the game machine so that the game board surface of the game board can be tilted up and down around a position between the upper end and the lower end of the game board. A gaming machine characterized by comprising: 2. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein a substantially central portion between the upper and lower sides of both sides of the game board is attached to the game machine main body via the shaft serving as the center of rotation. Gaming machine. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising an inclination angle adjusting means for adjusting the inclination angle of the game board surface by applying a rotating power to the game board. 4. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein said inclination angle adjusting means is provided on said gaming machine main body. 5. A drive source for driving said tilt angle adjusting means, and control means for controlling said drive source based on game situation information and information from a hall computer is provided. Or the gaming machine according to claim 4. 6. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein an electrical ball launching device is provided on said gaming board.