JP2002224371A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enlarge a gaming area without causing problems that may impair maintenance and inspection workability or causing scattering of game balls even if a pachinko machine is installed in a current game parlor. SOLUTION: The pachinko machine 1 includes a glass frame 5 openably supporting a glass pane (not shown) in a manner covering the front face of the gaming area 8, and a ball tray 10 located in a position below the gaming area 8. The game balls dropped for supply through a nozzle y2 provided in an inter-machine ball dispenser Y are retained in the ball tray 10 as balls to be shot into the gaming area 8. The glass frame 5 is provided with a cover member 20 covering the overall circumference of an area into which the game balls are dropped and supplied, with the area extending from the lower end of the nozzle y2 to the ball tray 10.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko machine, and more particularly, to a pachinko machine having a glass support for supporting a glass plate so as to be openable and closable so as to cover a front surface of a game area. The present invention relates to a pachinko machine that includes a saucer member at a lower position and stores game balls dropped and supplied through a nozzle provided in a ball lending machine in the saucer member as launching standby balls for launching into a game area.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, most of the pachinko machines installed in game arcades have a dedicated ball rental machine next to them, and play balls dropped and supplied from nozzles of each ball rental machine.
It is stored in a dish receiving member such as an upper dish as a launch standby ball for launching into the game area. Usually, the height position of the upper plate slightly differs depending on the manufacturer. For this reason, many ball lending machines are configured such that the nozzle can be moved up and down within a predetermined range, and the nozzle is supplied to the upper plate by appropriately adjusting the height of the nozzle according to the height position of the upper plate. The game ball is prevented from bouncing and scattering around.

[0003]

By the way, recently, there has been an attempt to expand a game area in order to improve the playability of a pachinko machine. That is, if the game area is expanded, the game ball can flow down through a more complicated route, and the time that the game ball stays in the game area increases, so that the interest of the player increases. .

However, in the current pachinko machine, there is only room below the pachinko machine for expanding the game area, so that the position of the upper plate must inevitably move downward. As a result, as shown in FIG. 7, when a pachinko machine having an enlarged game area is installed in the current game store, even if the nozzle B of the ball lending machine A is moved to the lowest position, Since the distance from the lower end to the upper plate C is largely separated, the game ball dropped and supplied through the nozzle B rebounds on the upper surface of the upper plate C, jumps out to the front area, and is scattered on the floor or the like. There is a fear.

[0005] Of course, such a situation can be prevented by improving the nozzle of the ball lending machine so that it can be moved further below the current state. However, in the above-mentioned solution, since all the ball rental machines installed in the game arcade must be replaced, it is impossible in terms of cost.

On the other hand, on the pachinko machine side, it is conceivable to prevent the situation in which the game balls are scattered by extending the wall surrounding the upper plate upward. In this case, since the current ball rental machine can be applied as it is, compared to the previous one,
There are few cost issues. However, in a pachinko machine in which the wall of the upper plate is extended upward, the extended wall reaches the opening and closing movement area of the glass frame which is the support of the glass plate. Therefore, it is difficult to open the glass frame by itself, which greatly affects the maintenance and inspection work of the pachinko machine.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and aims to expand the game area without causing a problem that impairs the workability of maintenance and inspection and a situation in which game balls are scattered even when installed in a current game store. It is an object of the present invention to provide a pachinko machine capable of performing the following.

[0008]

According to the present invention, there is provided a glass support for supporting a glass plate so as to be openable and closable so as to cover a front surface of a game area, and a saucer member at a position below the game area. In a pachinko machine in which a game ball dropped and supplied through a nozzle provided in a ball lending machine is stored in the pan member as a firing standby ball for firing into a game area, the ball extends from the lower end of the nozzle to the pan member A cover member is provided on the glass support so as to cover at least the front of the falling supply area of the game ball.

The cover member preferably has an escape portion for avoiding interference with the nozzle when the glass support is opened and closed, and is preferably configured to escape a portion that interferes with the nozzle. .

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings showing embodiments. FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a pachinko machine according to the present invention. The pachinko machine 1 exemplified here has an inner frame 3 that is openable and closable with respect to an outer frame 2, and a pachinko ball lending machine Y provided on a game island X via an outer frame 2. Has been installed.

The outer frame 2 is formed in a rectangular frame shape from wood, and is generally directly attached to the game island X using nails. The inner frame 3 has a frame shape having a window, and is supported by the outer frame 2 so as to be openable and closable via one side edge, specifically, a side edge on the left side as viewed from the front. . The ball-to-bead rental machine Y has a nozzle y in front of the
2 for dropping and supplying a game ball serving as a standby ball for firing from the lower end of the nozzle y2. The nozzle y2 is provided to be rotatable around a vertical axis with respect to the ball lending machine body y1 and to be able to move up and down within a predetermined range, and the position of the lower end thereof can be adjusted appropriately. However, the vertical movement of the nozzle y2 is for absorbing a situation where the height position of the upper plate provided in the conventional pachinko machine is slightly different for each manufacturer, and is limited to a very small range.

The inner frame 3 is provided with a game board 4, a glass frame 5, and a saucer set 6. The game board 4 constitutes a game area 8 on the front face surrounded by the guide rail 7 and is arranged so as to face the outside from the window of the inner frame 3. The glass frame 5 has a frame shape in which a glass plate (not shown) is held in a window hole corresponding to the game area 8, and the glass plate (not shown) covers the front surface of the game area 8. The inner frame 3 is openably and closably supported via one side edge, specifically, a side edge on the left side as viewed from the front. The saucer set 6 is provided with a ball saucer 10 at a position below the game area 8 on the front surface of the box plate 9, similarly to the above-described glass frame 5, via a side edge on the left side as viewed from the front. The inner frame 3 is supported so as to be openable and closable. The ball tray 10 provided in the tray set 6 has the functions of an upper plate and a lower plate in a conventional pachinko machine.
That is, the game balls supplied to the upper surface thereof are
In addition to having a function of storing as a standby ball for launching to the prize ball, the prize ball paid out after the standby ball for launch reaches a predetermined amount is stored therein, and further, when a predetermined operation is performed, this internal The prize balls stored in the box are paid out from below to a ball box or the like.

On the other hand, the pachinko machine 1 has a glass frame 5
Is provided with a cover member 20 on the front surface. Cover member 20
Has a rectangular cylindrical shape with both upper and lower ends open, and covers the entire circumference of the fall supply area of the game ball from the nozzle y2 of the above-mentioned ball-to-ball machine Y to the upper surface of the ball tray 10. It is provided so as to surround it.

Here, the game board 4 applied in this embodiment
The height of the pachinko machine is made larger than that of the conventional pachinko machine in order to improve the playability, and the game area 8 is expanded in the vertical direction. Thereby, the size of the glass frame 5 covering the front surface of the game area 8 is also increased in the vertical direction, and as a result, the ball tray 10 in the tray set 6 is shifted to a position lower than the conventional upper tray. I have. For this reason, in the pachinko machine 1, a large gap that cannot be eliminated by the current machine L between machines Y is secured between the lower end of the nozzle y2 and the upper surface of the ball tray 10.

However, as described above, the pachinko machine 1 is connected to the ball receiving tray 1 from the nozzle y2 of the taima ball rental machine Y.
A cover member 20 is provided so as to surround the fall supply area of the game ball reaching the upper surface of the game ball 0. Therefore,
Even if a game ball dropped and supplied from the table ball lending machine Y rebounds on the upper surface of the ball tray 10, the ball is received by the cover member 20 and the game ball is reliably prevented from being scattered on the floor or the like. Will be able to Moreover, the cover member 20 is provided on the glass frame 5 holding a glass plate (not shown). Therefore, when performing the maintenance and inspection work of the pachinko machine 1 such as eliminating ball clogging, it is possible to open the glass frame 5 alone, and the workability is not affected at all.

In the pachinko machine 1 as described above, as shown in FIG. 2, an axis 5a for opening and closing the glass frame 5 and an axis ya for rotating the nozzle y2 of the table ball lending machine Y.
Are different from each other, so that when the glass frame 5 is opened and closed depending on the height position of the nozzle y2,
And the nozzle y2 may interfere with each other. That is, when shifting from the state shown in FIG. 2A to the state shown in FIG. 2B, as shown in FIG.
Not only interferes with the inner wall of the cover member 20 to make it difficult to open the glass frame 5 as it is, but also may cause damage to the nozzle y2 and the cover member 20.
In such a case, the cover member 20 may be appropriately devised as shown in FIGS.

First, the first modified example shown in FIG. 3 and the second modified example shown in FIG. 4 each have a relief portion provided at a portion of the cover member that interferes with the tip of the nozzle y2. Among them, in the first modified example of FIG.
In FIG. 4, the notch 121a is provided only in the upper part of the side wall 121 which interferes with the tip of the nozzle y2 to form a relief portion. On the other hand, in the second modification of FIG. The escape portion 221 is formed by removing the side wall itself. According to these first and second modifications, the cover member 12
0, 220 can prevent the game balls from being scattered, and at the same time, regardless of the height position of the nozzle y2, when the glass frame 5 is opened and closed, the nozzle y2 and the cover members 120, 220 mutually reciprocate. The interference itself can be reliably prevented.

On the other hand, in a third modification shown in FIG. 5, a portion of the cover member 320 which interferes with the tip of the nozzle y2 is released. That is, as clearly shown in FIG. 6, the lower end of the side wall 321 that interferes with the tip of the nozzle y2 is supported by the pivot 322,
Are rotated about the axis of the pivot 322. Although not explicitly shown in the figure, a spring is provided between the rotating side wall 321 and the front wall 323 or the rear wall 324 of the cover member 320 in order to always keep the side wall 321 in a vertically upward posture. It is preferable to interpose an urging means such as the above. According to the third modified example, as shown in FIG. 6A, the side wall 32 is normally actuated by the urging force of the urging means.
Since 1 is extended vertically upward, it is possible to more reliably prevent a situation in which game balls are scattered as compared with the first and second modifications.
Moreover, when the nozzle y2 and the cover member 320 interfere with each other due to the opening and closing of the glass frame 5, FIG.
As shown in (b), since the side wall 321 is appropriately rotated, there is no possibility that the opening of the glass frame 5 is prevented or that both of them are damaged. Furthermore, when the interference between the side wall 321 and the nozzle y2 is released by closing the glass frame 5 or the like, the side wall 321 returns to the posture vertically upward again by the urging force of the urging means. There is no need to perform an operation such as returning the 321 to its original state.

In each of the above-described embodiments and the modified examples, since both the receiving tray members have the functions of the upper plate and the lower plate, the game area can be further expanded. However, like the conventional pachinko machine, the upper plate and the lower plate are separately provided, and the present invention can of course be applied to a pachinko machine in which a standby ball for firing is stored in the upper plate.

The above-described embodiment and the first and third embodiments
In a modified example, a cover member covering the entire circumference of a falling supply area of a game ball from the lower end of the nozzle to the saucer member is illustrated. In a second modified example, a cover member is formed from the lower end of the nozzle as a cover member. It covers the three sides including the front of the falling supply area of the game ball reaching
It is sufficient to cover at least the front of the drop supply area. In addition, when a cylindrical member is applied as the cover member, a rectangular cross section is illustrated, but other cross sectional shapes such as a circle and a triangle may be used.

Furthermore, the dish receiving member is provided at a position below the glass support. However, if it is below the game area, the dish receiving member can be provided on the glass support, for example.

[0022]

As described above, according to the present invention,
A glass support for supporting the glass plate so as to be openable and closable so as to cover the front surface of the game area is provided, and a saucer member is provided at a position below the game area, and the glass plate is dropped and supplied through a nozzle provided in the ball lending machine. In a pachinko machine in which a game ball is stored in the pan member as a launch standby ball for firing into a game area, at least the front of the fall supply area of the game ball from the lower end of the nozzle to the pan member is provided. Since the cover member is provided on the glass support in a manner to cover, the game area is expanded in order to improve the playability, and even if the position of the saucer member moves downward with this, the current ball lending machine There is no fear that a situation in which the game balls are scattered when the game balls are supplied from is provided. Moreover, since the cover member is provided on the glass support, it is possible to open the glass support alone, and there is no risk of affecting the maintenance and inspection work of the pachinko machine.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view conceptually showing an embodiment of a pachinko machine according to the present invention.

2A is a plan view showing a state where the glass support is closed, FIG. 2B is a plan view showing a state where the glass support is opened, and FIG. 2C is a state where the glass support is partially opened; FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a first modification of the pachinko machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a second modification of the pachinko machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a third modification of the pachinko machine according to the present invention.

6 (a) and 6 (b) are cross-sectional front views of main parts showing the operation of a cover member accompanying the opening / closing operation of a glass support in a third modification of the pachinko machine shown in FIG.

7A is a front view conceptually showing a normal pachinko machine, and FIG. 7B is a front view conceptually showing a state in which a game area is enlarged in the pachinko machine shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 2 Outer frame 3 Inner frame 4 Game board 5 Glass frame 6 Receiving tray set 7 Guide rail 8 Game area 9 Box plate 10 Ball receiving tray 20 Cover member 120 Cover member 121 Side wall 121a Notch 220 Cover member 221 Escape portion 320 Cover member 321 Side wall 322 Axis 323 Front wall 324 Rear wall X Gaming island Y Taima ball lending machine y1 Ball lending machine body y2 Nozzle

Claims (3)

[Claims] A glass support for opening and closing a glass plate so as to cover a front surface of the game area;
A saucer member is provided at a position below the game area,
In a pachinko machine in which a game ball dropped and supplied through a nozzle provided in a ball lending machine is stored in the pan member as a firing standby ball for firing into a game area, a game from the lower end of the nozzle to the pan member A pachinko machine, wherein a cover member is provided on the glass support so as to cover at least the front of the falling supply area of the ball. 2. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the cover member has a relief portion for avoiding interference with the nozzle when the glass support is opened and closed. 3. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the cover member is configured to release a portion that interferes with the nozzle when the glass support is opened and closed.