JP2003260236A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine for easily replacing only a body board or only a rail decorative frame, and easily changing design of a game board. <P>SOLUTION: In a Pachinko game machine, the contour is formed of an outer frame 12, and a front frame 13 is supported by the outer frame 12 so as to be openable-closable. A game constitutive member can be mounted on the front frame 13, and the game board 14 is held inside the front frame 13. The game board 14 has the body board 15 and the rail decorative frame 16, and these members are separately installed in the front frame 14. The game constitutive member such as a nail and a winning apparatus is arranged in a game area 17 of the front center of the body board 15. While, a rail 19 for guiding a game ball is fixed inside the rail decorative frame 16. An unillustrated decorative member is arranged in a front decorative area 20 of the rail decorative frame 16. The rail decorative frame 16 is installed from the front of the front frame 13, and the body board 15 is installed from the rear of the front frame 13. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming board held by a front frame in a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 6, a pachinko gaming machine 41, which is a kind of gaming machine, has an outer frame formed by an outer frame 42, and the front of the outer frame 42 has a rectangular frame shape. The frame 43 is supported so that it can be opened and closed. The front frame 43 can be equipped with a game component such as a hitting ball launching device and a ball plate that can develop a pachinko game, and a game board 44 can be held inside the front frame 43. A glass door (not shown) is openably and closably supported on the front surface of the front frame 43, and the game board 44 is visible from the front surface of the pachinko gaming machine 41.

The game board 44 comprises a main body board 45 in the shape of a square plate and a rail decoration frame 46 in the shape of a square frame. A rail decoration frame 46 is fixed to the front surface of the main body board 45 by a pin or the like (not shown), and the game board 44 is formed integrally. In the game area 47 on the front surface of the main body board 45,
Game components such as nails and prize winning devices are arranged, and a game ball (not shown) is supplied to the game area 47 to enable the pachinko game to be developed. Then, when the game ball wins the winning device, the prize ball is discharged.

On the other hand, a rail 48 is held inside the rail decoration frame 46 so as to guide a game ball shot by a hit ball launching device to a game area 47. Also,
In the decoration area 49 on the front surface of the rail decoration frame 46, a decoration member (not shown) such as a display lamp that lights up when the prize ball is discharged is arranged, and the periphery of the game area 47 is decorated.

The game board 44 is detachably fixed to the front frame 43 from the rear of the front frame 43 by fixing metal fittings (not shown). Then, in order to replace the existing game board 44 with the design change of the game board 44, after removing the game board 44 from the front frame 43, a new game board 44 is mounted. At this time, even when the design of only the main body board 45 or only the rail decoration frame 46 is changed, the entire game board 44 is newly replaced.

[0006]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional technique, since the game board is integrally formed, it is difficult to replace only the main body board or the rail decorative frame.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to the problems existing in the above prior art. An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine in which only the main body board or only the rail decoration frame can be easily replaced, and the design of the gaming board can be easily changed.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, in the gaming machine according to the invention described in claim 1, an outer frame forming an outer shell and a front and back of the outer frame are supported so as to be openable and closable. In a gaming machine provided with a front frame for holding a board, the gaming board is provided with a rail decoration frame for holding a rail for guiding a game ball and a decorative member attached, and a game component member. It is equipped with a main body board to be worn, and the rail decoration frame and the main body board are separately attached to the front frame.

A gaming machine according to a second aspect of the present invention is the gaming machine according to the first aspect, wherein the rail decoration frame is mounted from the front of the front frame and the main body panel is mounted from the rear of the front frame. Is.

According to a third aspect of the game machine of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the invention, one side of the rail decoration frame is hooked on the front frame and the other side is fixed by a fixing member. It is fixed to the frame.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the present invention is embodied in a pachinko gaming machine which is a kind of gaming machine will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. In addition, below, up, down, left and right shall indicate up, down, left and right when the pachinko gaming machine is viewed from the front.

As shown in FIG. 2, a pachinko game machine 11 has an outer frame formed by an outer frame 12 having a vertically long rectangular frame shape, and a front frame 13 having a rectangular frame shape can be opened and closed on the front surface of the outer frame 12. It is supported. On this front frame 13, a game component such as a hitting ball launching device and a ball plate capable of developing a pachinko game can be mounted, and a square plate-shaped game board 14 is held inside the front frame 13. A glass door (not shown) is openably and closably supported on the front surface of the front frame 13, and the game board 14 is visible from the front surface of the pachinko gaming machine 11. An outer frame 12 of the pachinko gaming machine 11 is fixed to an installation frame base in a game store or the like, and constitutes an island facility.
The front frame 13 and the glass door are the outer frame 12 and the front frame 13.
The pachinko gaming machine 11 is locked in a closed state by a locking device (not shown) attached to the right side of the pachinko gaming machine 11.

As shown in FIG. 1, the game board 14 includes a main body board 15 formed of a veneer plate in a square plate shape and a rail decoration frame 16 formed of a synthetic resin in a square frame shape.
The main body board 15 is detachably attached from the rear of the front frame 13, and the rail decoration frame 16 is detachably attached from the front of the front frame 13. Further, the main body board 15 is attached by a fixing fitting (not shown) attached to the back surface of the front frame 13 so that it can be easily attached and detached.

The center of the front surface of the main body board 15 is a game area 17 shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. In this game area 17, sheets (not shown) on which different patterns are printed depending on the type of pachinko machine are stuck together, and game components such as nails and prize winning devices are arranged. On the back surface of the main body board 15, a control board, electric wiring and the like (not shown) are arranged. Then, by supplying a game ball (not shown) to the game area 17, a pachinko game is developed. In this pachinko game, when a game ball wins a prize device, the prize ball is ejected.

As shown in FIG. 1, a substantially circular opening 18 is formed in the center of the rail decorative frame 16 and the front frame 13, and the pachinko gaming machine 11 is mounted in the mounted state of the game board 14 shown in FIG. The game area 17 is visible from the front. On the inside of the rail decoration frame 16, a rail 19 formed in a band shape from a metal material is fixed along the inside.
Then, in the attached state of the game board 14 shown in FIG. 2, the game balls launched by the hitting ball launching device are guided along the rails 19 and guided to the game area 17.

As shown in FIG. 1, the front surface of the rail decoration frame 16 is a decoration area 20. Above the decoration area 20, a decoration member (not shown) such as a display lamp that lights up as the prize balls are discharged is arranged, and the game board 14 shown in FIG.
In the attached state, the periphery of the game area 17 is decorated. In addition, a product information display member such as a label or a plate (not shown) can be provided below the decorative area 20 so that product information and the like can be displayed.

On the peripheral edge of the opening 18 of the front frame 13, a pair of mounting portions 21 each having a substantially triangular plate shape are formed vertically, and a pair of the mounting portions 21 are formed.
In the attached state of the
The four front corners and the rear four corners of the rail decorative frame 16 are brought into contact with each other.

As shown in FIG. 1, a pair of rectangular plate-shaped hooking portions 22 are provided at both ends of the upper surface of the rail decoration frame 16 so as to extend upward. The pair of mounting portions 21 located on the upper end side of the front frame 13 corresponding to the hook portions 22 have
The rectangular elongated hooking holes 23 are provided so that the hooking portions 22 can be inserted into these mounting long holes. When the hook portion 22 is inserted into the hook elongated hole 23, the front surface of the hook portion 22 is brought into contact with the rear surface of the mounting portion 21 above the hook elongated hole 23, and the upper portion of the rail decorative frame 16 is located on the front frame, as shown in FIG. It is designed to be hooked on 13.

As shown in FIG. 1, front rail circular mounting recesses 24 are provided in both corners of the lower end of the rail decoration frame 16.
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a circular hole 25 is formed in the center of the back wall surface of each of the mounting recesses 24. On the other hand, on the lower end side of the front frame 13, a pair of substantially vertically elongated elliptical locking holes 26 are provided so as to correspond to the circular holes 25. The center of the locking hole 26 has a substantially circular shape and is formed wider than the upper and lower ends of the locking hole 26. A front circular fixing member 27 as a fixing member is inserted into the mounting recess 24 via a coil spring 28 as a biasing member.

A rectangular operation knob 29 is formed at the base end of the fixture 27 so as to extend in the vertical direction, and the operation knob 29 can be held by a finger. A fixed shaft 30 is provided at the tip of the fixture 27 so as to project rearward, and the pair of locking shafts 3 is provided at the tip of the fixed shaft 30.
1 is provided so as to extend in the vertical direction.

As shown in FIG. 5, the fixed shaft 30 and the locking shaft 31 are inserted into the circular hole 25 and the locking hole 26 via the coil spring 28 with the locking shaft 31 oriented in the vertical direction. At this time, both ends of the coil spring 28 are in contact with the back surface of the fixture 27 and the inner wall surface of the mounting recess 24, and the coil spring 28 is in a compressed state against the biasing force thereof. When the locking shaft 31 is moved horizontally by setting the operation knob 29 in the horizontal direction, as shown in FIG.
A locking shaft 31 is locked to the rear surface of the mounting portion 21 on the side of 6. At this time, the fixture 27 is buried in the mounting recess 24 and does not project from the surface of the decorative region 20. Therefore, the product information display member can be easily provided in the decoration area 20.

Side wall L-shaped notches 32 are formed at both corners of the upper end of the main body board 15. Also, the main body 1
A notch portion 32 having a U-shaped horizontal cross section is formed on both sides of the lower end of the groove 5. Then, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the game board 1
In the attached state of No. 4, the hook portion 22, the fixed shaft 30, and the locking shaft 31 projecting from the back surface of the mounting portion 21 do not come into contact with the main body board 15.

In order to attach the main body board 15 to the front frame 13, first, the front frame 13 is opened, and the front surface of the main body board 15 is brought into contact with the rear surface of the mounting portion 21. Then, both sides and the upper end of the main body board 15 are fixed by the fixing metal fittings. In this way, the main body board 15 can be attached from the rear of the front frame 13.

Next, in order to attach the rail decoration frame 16 to the front frame 13, first the glass door is opened, the front surface of the rail decoration frame 16 is inclined so as to face upward, and the hook portion 22 is hooked in a long hole. Insert in 23. Next, the rear surface of the rail decoration frame 16 is brought into contact with the mounting portion 21 to make the rail decoration frame 16 parallel to the front frame 13. At this time, the front surface of the hook portion 22 is the hook long hole 2
3 is abutted on the rear surface of the mounting portion 21 above the rail 3, and the rail decoration frame 1
The upper part of 6 can be hooked on the front frame 13.

Next, the coil spring 28 is interposed in the fixture 27, and the operating knob 2 is arranged so that the locking shaft 31 is oriented in the vertical direction.
Hold 9 with your finger. Then, by pressing the fixture 27 against the biasing force of the coil spring 28, the locking shaft 31
Insert the mounting recess 24, circular hole 25, locking hole 26 in this order,
Rotate the operation knob 29 to make it horizontal. At this time, the locking shaft 31 faces the horizontal direction, and the mounting portion 2 on the side of the locking hole 26 is provided.
1 Locked on the back. As described above, the lower portion of the rail decoration frame 16 does not use a fastening member such as a screw, and the fixture 27
It can be fixed to the front frame 13 by one-touch operation. Further, the fixture 2 is resisted against the biasing force of the coil spring 28.
By pressing 7, the rail decorative frame 16 is moved to the front frame 1
3 so that the locking shaft 31 is attached to the mounting portion 21.
Can be easily locked to. And the coil spring 2
Both ends of 8 are compressed by the back surface of the fixture 27 and the inner wall surface of the mounting recess 24. Therefore, the rail decoration frame 16 is moved to the front frame 13 by the urging force of the coil spring 28.
It can be fixed so as to hold it down.

When the main body board 15 is removed from the front frame 13, the main body board 15 can be easily removed by opening the front frame 13 and operating the fixing fittings. To remove the rail decoration frame 16 from the front frame 13, the glass door is opened, the operation knob 29 is gripped with a finger, and the fixture 27 is pressed against the biasing force of the coil spring 28. Next, by making the operating knob 29 vertical, the locking shaft 3
Orient 1 vertically. In this way, by pressing the fixture 27 against the biasing force of the coil spring 28, the rail decoration frame 16 is pressed against the front frame 13,
The engagement of the locking shaft 31 in the mounting portion 21 can be easily disengaged. Then, by utilizing the biasing force of the coil spring 28, the fixture 27 can be pulled out to the front, and the lower portion of the rail decoration frame 16 can be easily opened from the front frame 13. Then, the rail decoration frame 16 can be detached from the front frame 13 by inclining the front surface of the rail decoration frame 16 upward and separating the hook portion 22 from the hook elongated hole 23.

The effects exerted by this embodiment will be described below. In the gaming machine of this embodiment, the gaming board 14 includes the rail decoration frame 16 and the main body board 15. And
These rail decoration frame 16 and main body board 15 are separate bodies, and the front frame 1
It is attached to 3. When configured in this way, only the main body board 15 or only the rail decoration frame 16 can be easily replaced, and the design of the game board 14 can be easily changed.

In the gaming machine of this embodiment, the rail decoration frame 16 is mounted from the front of the front frame 13.
The main body board 15 is attached from the rear of the front frame 13. When configured in this way, it is possible to more easily replace only the main body board 15 or only the rail decoration frame 16 by using the mounting portion 21 of the front frame 13, and more easily change the design of the game board 14. be able to.

In the gaming machine of this embodiment, the upper portion of the rail decoration frame 16 is hooked to the front frame 13 by the hook portion 22. The lower portion of the rail decoration frame 16 is fixed by a fixture 27. Thus, one side of the rail decoration frame 16 is hooked on the front frame 13, and the other side is fixed by the fixing member. With this configuration, the upper portion of the rail decoration frame 16 can be easily hooked by inserting the hook portion 22 into the hook elongated hole 23. Further, the lower portion of the rail decoration frame 16 can be fixed to the front frame 13 by a one-touch operation by rotating the fixture 27 without using a fastening member such as a screw. Therefore, the rail decoration frame 16 can be replaced more easily, and the game board 14
The design of can be changed more easily.

In the gaming machine of this embodiment, when the gaming board 14 is attached, the fixture 27 has the mounting recess 2
4 and is not projected from the surface of the decorative region 20.
Therefore, the product information display member can be easily provided in the decoration region 20, and the front surface of the rail decoration frame 16 can be effectively utilized.

The above embodiment may be modified and embodied as follows. -In the said embodiment, the hook part 22 is provided in the upper end side of the rail decoration frame 16, and the mounting recess 24 is provided in the lower end side.
And a circular hole 25 are provided. However, the mounting recess 24 and the circular hole 25 may be provided on the upper end side of the rail decoration frame 16, and the hook portion 22 may be provided on the lower end side. Correspondingly, the mounting portion 21 located on the upper end side is provided with the locking hole 26, and the mounting portion 21 located on the lower end side is provided with the hooked elongated hole 23. Even with this structure, the rail decoration frame 16 can be easily replaced.

In the above-described embodiment, the pair of hook portions 22 are provided at both ends of the upper surface of the rail decoration frame 16. However, three or more hook portions 22 are provided on the rail decoration frame 16 such as further provided at the center of the upper surface. Good. In addition, the horizontally long rectangular plate-shaped hooking portion 22 may be provided over the upper surface so as to extend in the lateral direction.

The coil spring 28 is a leaf spring, a disc spring,
Other biasing members such as sponge and rubber may be used. Even with this configuration, the rail decoration frame 16 can be fixed so as to be pressed against the front frame 13 by the urging force of the urging member.

In the above embodiment, the pachinko gaming machine 11 is applied as a gaming machine, but it may be applied to a gaming machine such as an arrangement ball machine. Next, technical ideas that can be understood from the embodiments will be described below.

(1) A biasing member interposed between the fixing member and the rail decorative frame is provided, and the biasing member biases the fixture and the rail decorative frame in a direction of pressing. The game machine described. With this structure, the rail decoration frame is pressed against the front frame against the biasing force of the coil spring, so that the rail fixing frame can be easily fixed and released.

(2) The gaming machine according to (3) or (1), wherein the fixing member is embedded in the rail decoration frame when the rail decoration frame is mounted on the front frame. With this structure, the front surface of the rail decoration frame can be effectively used.

[0037]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, it has the following effects. According to the gaming machine described in claim 1, it is possible to easily replace only the main body board or only the rail decoration frame, and it is possible to easily change the design of the gaming board.

According to the gaming machine of the second aspect, in addition to the effect of the invention of the first aspect, it is possible to more easily replace only the main body board or only the rail decoration frame, and the design of the gaming board. Can be changed more easily.

According to the gaming machine of the third aspect, in addition to the effect of the invention of the first or second aspect, the rail decorative frame can be replaced more easily, and the design of the gaming board can be improved. It can be changed more easily.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a gaming machine according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a game machine.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 3-3 of FIG.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which the rail decoration frame is fixed to the front frame.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a conventional game machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 ... Pachinko gaming machine as a gaming machine, 12 ... Outer frame, 1
3 ... Front frame, 14 ... Game board, 15 ... Main body board, 16 ... Rail decorative frame, 19 ... Rail, 27 ... Fixing tool as fixing member, 28 ... Coil spring as biasing member.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A gaming machine provided with an outer frame forming an outer shell and a front frame which is openably and closably supported on the front surface of the outer frame and holds a game board, wherein the game board guides a game ball. A rail decoration frame to which a rail for holding is attached and a decoration member is attached, and a main body board to which game constituent members are attached, and the rail decoration frame and the main body board are separately attached to the front frame. A gaming machine characterized by being played. 2. The rail decoration frame is mounted from the front of the front frame, and the main body board is mounted from the rear of the front frame.
Gaming machine described in. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein one side of the rail decoration frame is hooked on the front frame, and the other side is fixed to the front frame by a fixing member.