JP2003093633A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that attaching work related to the peripheral component of an out hole is complicated and the out hole is dark in sight and locket in interest. SOLUTION: When deriving a prize winning ball in a prescribed prize winning hole to a prize winning ball trough 41a on the side of a mechanism panel 40 and deriving an out ball in an out hole 51 through an out ball passage 33 formed on a game board housing an attaching frame 30 to an out ball ejecting part 44 on the side of the mechanism panel 40, while partitioning the sides of the prize winning ball trough 41a and the out hole 51 on the back side of an ornamental panel 50, a guide part 52 for deriving the out ball passing the out hole 51 to the out ball passage 33 is formed integrally with the ornamental panel 50, a cover part 52b of the guide part 52 is formed from a lens plate, and the out hole is brightened by transmitting the irradiation light of an LED 15a from the back side of the cover part 52b.

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko game machine. 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a pachinko game machine of this type is known as shown in FIG. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a pachinko gaming machine in a state where a front frame 1 is opened, and a game board housing mounting frame 2 is fixed to the rear side of the front frame 1. The board 3 is detachably accommodated. On the back side of the game board 3, a mechanism board 4 provided with various mechanisms is disposed so as to be openable and closable with respect to the game board, and the mechanism board 4 is normally closed. [0003] A winning opening is provided on the front side of the gaming board 3, and a winning ball to the winning opening is led out to the side of a vertical groove 3 a formed on the back of the gaming board 3. A substrate (not shown) is mounted and covered on the back side of the groove 3a. As a result, a winning ball collecting passage is formed, and the winning ball flows down along the winning ball collecting passage. Groove 3a
The opening of the winning ball gutter 4a formed on the side of the mechanism board 4 is arranged below the mechanism board 4, and receives the falling winning ball as described above. Then, the prize ball is paid out by being detected by the prize ball processing device 4b. As shown in a vertical sectional view of FIG. 11, an out port 3b for discharging an out ball is formed in the lowermost portion on the front side of the game board 3 as shown in FIG. In the figure, an out opening 3b is formed so as to penetrate the game board 3, and a decorative plate 5 is attached to the front side so as to surround the periphery of the opening. On the other hand, a concave portion 3b1 having a notched lower end is formed on the rear side of the out opening 3b, and a metal cover plate 6 is formed so as to close the concave portion 3b1 from the rear side.
Is fixed with a contact screw, a tack, or the like. The attacker 3 is located slightly above the out opening 3b.
c may be provided to receive a winning ball, in which case the winning ball gutter 4a extends to the back side of the out opening 3b. For this reason, the out ball that has passed through the out port 3b cannot be led out to the back side as it is, and it is necessary to guide the ball to below the winning ball gutter 4a and then to the back side. Therefore, if the back side of the concave portion 3b1 is closed by the cover plate 6 as described above, the out ball that has passed through the out port 3b is reliably drawn down so as to hit the cover plate 6. The game board housing / mounting frame 2 located below the concave portion 3b1 is formed with an out ball passage 2a for introducing the out ball drawn downward as described above and leading the ball toward the back. The out ball is further led out to the rear side through the out ball passage 2a. The outlet surface of the out ball passage 2a is connected to the out ball discharge unit 4 installed below the winning ball gutter 4a.
c is in contact with the opening surface of the outer ball passage 2a.
Is discharged downward through [0007] The above-mentioned conventional pachinko gaming machine has the following problems. The decorative plate 5 is attached so as to surround the periphery of the out opening 3b to improve the appearance, but since the back side of the out opening 3b is closed by the cover plate 6, it becomes visually dark and interesting. Chip. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a pachinko game machine which can make the out mouth look bright and enhance the fun. [0009] In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is provided with a predetermined winning opening and an out opening on the front side, and the winning ball and the out ball are individually routed. In the pachinko gaming machine derived to the back side, a decorative plate disposed on the periphery of the out opening and guiding the out ball while dividing the path of the winning ball and the path of the out ball on the back side, There is provided a decorative plate illuminating means for illuminating the decorative plate. [0010] In the invention according to claim 1 configured as described above, the winning ball is led out to the rear side through a winning port provided on the front side of the pachinko gaming machine, while the out ball is the same. Through the outlet provided on the front side. A plaque is arranged on the periphery of the out mouth, and on the back side, while dividing the path of the winning ball and the path of the out ball led out to the back side as described above, the path of the out ball is further divided. The out sphere that passes is derived to the outside. Then, the decorative plate extends to the back side of the out opening, and although the decorative plate is arranged on the periphery of the out opening, it tends to be visually dark,
Since the illuminating means illuminates the illuminating plate, it becomes visually bright. Here, the decorative plate is arranged on the periphery of the out opening, and if the out ball can be derived by dividing the path of the winning ball and the out ball on the back side, the shape and material are particularly It is not limited. For example,
A substantially cylindrical guideway communicating with the out port may be formed on the back side of the decorative plate, and the outball may be derived while defining the path of the winning ball and the path of the outball in the guideway. Alternatively, the out-ball may be derived while defining the path of the winning ball and the path of the out-ball in cooperation with other peripheral members. Further, the decorative plate does not need to be formed by one member, and a part of the decorative plate may be configured to be disassembled, and may be assembled using an engagement structure or the like at the time of attachment. . In this type of pachinko game machine, a liquid crystal display screen, an accessory, and the like are often arranged in the middle of the game board, and in a store where the pachinko game machine is to be installed, a player sits down. It is installed so that the player's line of sight is located in the middle of the game board when the player does. On the other hand, the out opening is often formed in the lower front part of the game board, and in this case, it is located slightly below the line of sight of the player. Therefore, in order to enhance the lighting effect by the decorative plate lighting means, the decorative plate may be formed slightly larger than usual, or the location where the out opening is formed may be slightly shifted upward. Various configurations are conceivable as a specific configuration of the decorative panel lighting means, but any configuration can be applied as long as the decorative panel is illuminated so that at least the periphery of the out opening looks bright. It is. For example, the decoration plate may be formed entirely of a translucent resin or the like, and a light emitting body such as an LED may be held at the periphery of the out opening to light up, so that the periphery of the out opening may be made bright. Further, as another example, a light-emitting body such as an LED may be similarly provided on the back side of the decorative plate, and light may leak to the front side through the out port to make the display look bright. Furthermore, in the latter case, drawing a figure or the like on the back side of the plaque and making it visible through the out port, and being illuminated by the plaque illuminating means, further increases the fun. This is preferable. In the first example of the structure of the illuminating means, the illuminating body is integrated with the illuminating plate.
This can be said to be preferable because the number of mounting work steps can be reduced. Needless to say, even if the decorative plate and the decorative plate lighting means are not integrated, it is also possible to reduce the number of mounting work steps by integrally forming the mounting component and the decorative plate lighting means installed around the out opening. For example, in a so-called digital pachinko gaming machine, an electric winning hole called an attacker is often installed above an out mouth, and this attacker and L
If the decorative plate is illuminated by integrally configuring the ED or the like, the number of mounting steps can be reduced similarly. Further, in this case, since the attacker operates by receiving the power supply, the power required by the illuminating means can be easily secured. By the way, it is conceivable that the out ball may be clogged on the back side of the decorative plate, but in many cases, the mechanism board holding the game board provided with the winning opening and the out port is opened and closed. When the ball is clogged, the mechanism panel is opened to eliminate the ball clogging. However, the out ball that is clogged is caught by the back side of the decorative plate and peripheral members, and may not flow out just by opening the mechanism panel. Therefore, if the back side of the decorative plate is formed of a flexible member, the back side of the decorative board can be bent and deformed to discharge the out-ball that has been clogged. Further, an elongated hole or the like may be formed on the back side of the decorative plate, and a ball screw may be inserted so that clogging of the ball can be eliminated. As described above, according to the present invention, the decorative plate is illuminated so that the area around the out opening is made bright.
It is possible to provide a pachinko gaming machine capable of improving the fun. Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing a pachinko gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the front frame of the pachinko gaming machine is opened. In the figure, a game ball fired from below the game board 10 is led out to the game area 12 through the guide rail 11 and when the game ball wins in the starting chucker 13, a display on a display 14 arranged in the center of the board is displayed. The symbols are displayed in a variable manner, and when the symbols are stopped together, a big hit occurs and the attacker 15 is opened. The game board 10 is removably accommodated in a game board accommodating and mounting frame 30 fixed to the rear side of the front frame 20. On the rear side, various mechanisms such as a prize ball payout mechanism are provided. The mechanical panel 40 is arranged to be openable and closable with respect to the rear side, and is normally closed so as to be in contact with the rear side. The mechanism board 40 is provided with the game board 10
On the opposite side, a recess 41 in the thickness direction having substantially the same size as the game board 10 is formed, and on the back side, an opening 42 for exposing a base box (not shown) and the like is formed. A groove 16 is formed in the middle of the back of the game board 10 by arranging a bank-like member in the vertical direction.
The winning balls to the starting chucker 13 and the attacker 15 on the front side of the game board 10 are led out to the groove 16 via a predetermined path. A substrate (not shown) is mounted and covered on the back side of the groove portion 16, so that a winning ball collecting passage is formed, and the winning ball flows down along the winning ball collecting passage. When the mechanism board 40 is closed with respect to the game board 10, the opening surface of the concave portion 41 of the mechanism board 40 is covered by the game board 10, and a substantially gutter-shaped space is formed below the groove 16. Then, all the winning balls flowing down the winning ball collecting passage as described above are introduced into the gutter-shaped space.
Hereinafter, this gutter-shaped space is referred to as a winning ball gutter 41a for convenience. The lower end of the prize ball gutter 41a is a prize ball guideway 4 having a gentle slope from the right front to the left.
1a1 is formed to guide the winning ball to the left.
A winning ball processing device 43 is provided at the left end of the winning ball guiding path 41a1, and detects a winning ball guided in the left direction and pays out the winning ball. This allows
As a result, prize balls corresponding to the number of winning balls are paid out. On the other hand, the starting chucker 13 and the attacker 1
Out balls that did not win 5 are gathered at the center by the guide rail 11 formed in an arc shape at the lower part of the board, and played through the out port 51 of the decorative plate 50 arranged at the lowermost end of the guide rail 11. It is led out to the back side of the board 10. As shown in the rear perspective view of FIG. 3, the decorative plate 50 includes a flat plate portion 51a having a substantially trapezoidal out port 51 at the center, and a guide portion 52 formed on the back side of the flat plate portion 51a. Further, the guide portion 52 is formed so as to protrude substantially vertically from the upper end and both side ends of the out port 51, and is slightly wider than the partition portion 52a. Cover part 52b for covering the side opening
The cover part 52b is fixed so as to be sandwiched by screws 53 which can be screwed into screw holes 52a1 and 52a1 formed on both side walls of the partition part 52a. The cover part 52b is formed of a lens plate made of resin, is capable of bending in the front-rear direction, and has longitudinal slots 52b1 and 52b1 formed in the middle. As shown in FIG. 4, the letters “out port” are printed on the wall surface facing the out port 51 and above the long holes 52b1 and 52b1.
a when fixed to the out port 51 as shown in FIG.
The character of "out mouth" can be visually recognized through. In addition,
In the present embodiment, the out port 51 on the plaque 50 is displayed so that the characters “out port” can be more clearly seen.
Is formed slightly larger than usual. As shown in FIG. 6, an opening 17 having a diameter slightly smaller than that of the flat plate portion 51a is formed at the mounting position of the decorative plate 50 in the game board 10 so as to penetrate the game board 10, and on the back side thereof. Is approximately the same width as the partition wall 52a,
A recess 17 a is formed from slightly above the opening 17 to the lower end. An opening 31 is formed in the side wall of the game board housing and mounting frame 30 facing the lower end side opening of the concave portion 17a, and an out ball passage 33 is formed by connecting the opening 31 and the opening 32 on the back side. Then, as described later, the out sphere is introduced from the opening 31 and is derived from the opening 32. In mounting the decorative plate 50 configured as described above on the game board 10, the partition 52a and the cover 52b are separated from each other, and the partition 52a is completely inserted from the front side of the opening 17 first. I do. Thereafter, the cover 52b is screwed and fixed from the rear side as described above. At this time, as shown in FIG. 7, the length of the partition 52a in the depth direction is slightly shorter than the opening on the back side of the recess 17a, and the cover 52b is wider than the recess 17a. As a result, the game board 10 is fixed so as to sandwich it. Although not described above, since the cover 52b is substantially the same length in the height direction as the recess 17a, the game board 10 is
When it is mounted on the rear side, the rear opening of the recess 17a is completely covered as shown in FIG. Therefore, the work of attaching the decorative plate 50 can be performed extremely easily, and the appearance can be said to be good because the mounting screws are not exposed on the front side of the decorative plate 50. FIG. 9 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a main part with the decorative plate 50 attached. As can be seen from the figure, a winning ball gutter 41a is formed on the back side of the concave portion 17a.
Since the side of “a” is completely partitioned by the cover 52b, the out ball led out to the rear side through the outlet 51 hits the cover 52b and is reliably drawn downward. Here, the out ball led out downward is introduced from the opening 31 on the side of the game board housing mounting frame 30. This opening 3
The lower end in the facing direction of 1 is gently inclined downward from the front side to the rear side, and the out ball introduced from the opening 31 and abutting on the lower end surely passes through the opening 32 on the rear side. It is further led out to the back side. Further, an opening of an out-ball discharge portion 44 is arranged on the side of the mechanism panel 40 so as to be in contact with the opening 32, and the out-ball is discharged downward through the out-ball discharge portion 44. Is done. By the way, the out ball may be clogged on the back side of the out port 51 of the decorative plate 50. In such a case, first, the mechanism panel 40 is opened to expose the cover 52b. . The out ball that is clogged is caught by the cover 52b and peripheral members, and may not flow out just by opening the mechanism panel 40. Therefore, in such a case, the cover part 52b is bent or
Alternatively, an out ball causing a ball clogging can be discharged by inserting a thin member such as a flathead screwdriver into the long holes 52b1 and 52b1. As shown in FIG. 8 and FIG.
The LED 15a is integrally formed on the outer wall on the lower end side of the attacker 15 installed slightly above the partition wall 5.
It is arranged so as to enter the concave portion 17a above 2a. When this LED 15a lights up, the winning prize gutter 41a
, That is, the back side of the cover 52b is illuminated with light. As described above, since the cover 52b is formed of a lens plate, light emitted from the LED 15a passes through the cover 52b and is radiated to the outside through the outlet 51. Then, the character of “out mouth” is displayed so as to rise through the out mouth 51, and the fun is improved. In other words, the LED 15a illuminates the cover 52b that constitutes a part of the decorative plate 50, and the LED 15a constitutes decorative plate lighting means. In the present embodiment, L as a light emitting body
The ED 15a is arranged above the out port 51, and the cover 52
Although the light is emitted from the back side of b, it is only necessary to illuminate so that the periphery of the out port 51 looks bright, and the configuration is not limited to the above. Therefore, the type of the luminous body, the mounting position, and the like may be appropriately changed, or the luminous body may be held by the decorative plate itself to make it look bright. However, since the luminous body requires power supply, it is preferable to form the luminous body integrally with an electric winning port such as an attacker because power can be easily secured. Further, instead of simply turning on the light emitter, the light emitter may be turned on and off at a predetermined cycle. As described above, the winning ball to the predetermined winning opening is led out to the winning ball gutter 41a on the side of the mechanism panel 40, and the out opening 51 is formed.
Out to the out ball discharge portion 44 on the side of the mechanism board 40 through the out ball passage 33 formed in the game board housing mounting frame 30 at the rear side of the decorative plate 50. And a guide portion 52 for guiding the out ball that has passed through the out port 51 to the out ball passage 33 while integrally defining the side of the out port 51 and the decorative plate 50,
The cover part 52b of the guide part 52 is formed of a lens plate, and the illumination light of the LED 15a is transmitted from the back side of the cover part 52b so that the out opening looks bright. And a pachinko game machine capable of improving the fun.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the pachinko gaming machine with a front frame opened. FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view of the decorative plate. FIG. 4 is a front view of a cover part of the decorative plate. FIG. 5 is a front view of the decorative plate. FIG. 6 is a rear perspective view showing a process of attaching the decorative plate. FIG. 7 is a lateral cross-sectional view of a main part with the decorative plate attached. FIG. 8 is a rear view in a state where the decorative plate is attached. FIG. 9 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part with the decorative plate attached. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a conventional pachinko gaming machine with a front frame opened. FIG. 11 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the vicinity of an out mouth in the pachinko gaming machine. [Description of Signs] 10 ... Game board 11 ... Guiding rail 12 ... Game area 13 ... Starting chucker 14 ... Display 15 ... Attacker 15a ... LED 16 ... Groove 17 ... Opening 17a ... Recess 20 ... Front frame 30 ... Game board mounting Frames 31 and 32 Opening 33 Out ball path 40 Mechanism board 41 Concave part 41a Winning ball gutter 41a1 Winning ball guideway 42 Opening 43 Winning ball processing device 44 Out ball discharging unit 50 Decorative plate 51 Out port 51a Flat plate 52 Guide 52a Partition wall 52a1 Screw hole 52b Cover lid 52b1 Long hole 53 Screw

Claims (1)

Claims: 1. A pachinko game machine having a predetermined winning port and an out port on a front side, and leading out a winning ball and an out ball to a rear side through separate paths, respectively, wherein a peripheral edge of the out port is provided. And a decorative plate that divides the path of the winning ball and the path of the out ball on the back side and derives the out ball while partitioning the same, and a decorative plate illuminating unit that illuminates the decorative plate. Pachinko machine.