JP2004154602A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a pachinko machine from getting deformed during storage and transport by reinforcing a front frame by frame reinforcing ribs and a cylindrical portion. <P>SOLUTION: The pachinko machine has a game board 5 having a game area in which shot balls roll and a front frame 2 made of a synthetic resin to which the game board is fitted into the game board storage surface on the reverse side. The front frame 2 has an electrical display board mounting section 221 to which an electrical display board can be positioned and mounted that is integrally formed in the upper side. The edge portion of the game board storage surface on the reverse side of the front frame has long frame reinforcing ribs 222, the central portion of which is erectly formed nearly in the form of a lattice, a wiring space 223 leading out a wire to the display board in the upper portion and a cylindrical portion 224 for maintaining the physical strength of a synthetic resin front frame. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko machine including a game board and a front frame body to which the game board is attached.

  A conventional pachinko machine includes a side frame (wooden frame), a front frame that is openable and closable with respect to the side frame, and that fixes a game board, and a metal that is fixed to a square opening of the front frame. The frame is provided to be openable and closable, and is configured by a glass frame or the like that holds a glass plate that covers the front of the game board.The side frame and the front frame are configured by plywood, a plate material, and the like. The one made of metal is generally used.

  However, in recent years, in order to decorate the game board so as to make the player more interesting, a front frame body made of synthetic resin has been proposed (see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-213722).

  However, in the conventional pachinko machine, deformation or the like is likely to occur during the transportation of the pachinko machine.

A pachinko machine according to claim 1 of the present invention includes: a game board having a game area in which a hit ball rolls;
A front frame made of synthetic resin, wherein the game board is fitted to the game board housing surface on the back side,
In a pachinko machine equipped with
An electric display substrate mounting portion for positioning and mounting the electric display substrate on the front frame body is integrally formed on an upper side,
A frame reinforcing rib is formed upright at a peripheral portion of the game board housing surface on the back side of the front frame, and a center portion is formed in a shape close to a lattice at a central portion, and leads to the display board at an upper portion. And a cylindrical portion for storing the physical strength of the front frame made of synthetic resin is integrally formed.

  According to the present invention, since the ribs and the cylindrical portion for reinforcing the wiring space and strength for wiring processing are integrally provided at the time of integrally molding the synthetic resin front frame, a new special reinforcing means is newly provided. Need not be mounted on the front frame to constitute the wiring processing duct.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine, FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same, FIG. 3 is a front perspective view of a front plate and a front frame attached to a side frame, and FIG. 4 is a rear perspective view of the front frame. 5, FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway front view of the front plate, FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof, FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 5, FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the glass plate housing frame, FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the glass plate housing frame attached to the front plate, FIG. 12 is an enlarged rear view of the relevant part, and FIG. FIG. 14 is a sectional view taken along line C-D of FIG. 12, and FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a shaft support of the glass plate housing frame.

1 and 2, a pachinko machine includes a side frame (wooden frame) 1, a synthetic resin front frame 2 pivotally supported on one side of the side frame 1, and a front surface. A game opening capable of surrounding a game area of the game board 5 is formed in an upper portion of a front surface of the frame body, a front decoration portion is provided along an outer periphery of the game surface, and a glass plate housing frame 4 is provided on a glass plate housing frame mounting portion on the back surface. , A front plate 7 for mounting an upper plate which is provided at the lower part of the front surface of the front plate 3 and which can be freely opened and closed and to which an upper plate 8 is fixed, and a lower plate provided on the front frame 2 below the mounting plate. 9, an operation handle 10 and the like. The front frame 2 is provided with an opening that regulates an area corresponding to the game area of the game board 5, and the periphery along the opening is a decorative portion, and the game board 5 is applied to the back surface and is surrounded by a rail. A game area to be played is located in the opening, and a mechanism board 6 is provided on the back surface of the game board 5 so as to be openable and closable. The mechanism board 6 is configured to store and guide a prize ball, derive a safe ball, discharge an out ball, mount a ball tank, a tank rail, a payout device, and a circuit board. It refers to one that is removed and closed and fixed with the game board stored in the front frame 2.

Side Frame The side frame 1 is made of a wooden plate, and a shaft support member 11 is provided on one side of the frame, and the support shaft of the synthetic resin front frame 2 is freely opened and closed. Locking fittings for engaging and disengaging the key device and opening and closing the front frame 2 are attached to upper and lower inner sides of the open side of the side frame 1. The side edges of the wooden side frame 1 are slightly wider than the front panel 3 and the front frame 2 formed of synthetic resin to protect the front panel and the front frame formed of synthetic resin from physical damage. When the pachinko machine is stored and transported, the wooden portion is mainly used to protect the resin front plate portion and the front frame portion from being damaged.

Front Plate The configuration of the front plate 3 constituting a main part of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3, FIGS. 5 to 8, and FIGS. The front panel 3 surrounds the play area of the game board 5 and is configured to enhance the decorative effect of the front panel. On the rear panel, a glass plate accommodating frame 4 for mounting a transparent glass plate 40 is attached. The front plate 3 includes a main frame member 30 having a game opening 31 surrounding a game area of the game board 5, a plurality of synthetic resin decoration members 33 mounted on a front decoration portion 32 of the main frame member 30, and a rear side. And a glass plate housing frame 4 to be attached.

  5 to 8, the main frame member 30 is formed by punching out a game box opening 31 so as to surround the game area of the game board, and the area where the front panel of the pachinko machine is covered by the punched front plate is the pachinko machine side. The front decorative portion 32 is formed by integral molding of resin so as to extend to the frame side and along the outer periphery of the game opening, thereby enhancing the decorative function and taste of the outer periphery of the pachinko ball rolling area on the pachinko machine game board surface. Was. The front decorative portion 32 includes a display portion and a decorative portion formed in an arc shape along the rail of the game board. The display part and the decoration part are formed concentrically along the rail, and are formed separately from each other. When a display and a light source are arranged inside to control the display, the pachinko machine uses a concentric display to display the state where the display state spreads over a wide area or converges toward the center. In this way, an effect of realizing a very novel sense of taste is obtained.

  That is, on both sides of the upper part of the main frame member 30 of the front panel 3, a decorative lens body mounting portion 34 that diffuses and converges and displays a light from a display body described later, a decorative lens plate mounting portion 35 along the upper periphery of the game opening A decorative lens plate mounting portion 36 is formed along both sides of the game opening, and a decorative member 33 is mounted on the decorative lens body mounting portion 34 and the decorative lens plate mounting portions 35 and 36. As the decorative member 33, a decorative lens body 70 made of translucent synthetic resin is provided in the decorative lens body mounting portion 34, and decorative lens plates 71, 72 made of translucent synthetic resin are provided in the decorative lens plate mounting portions 35, 36. Have been. The front plate 3, the decorative lens body 70, and the decorative lens plates 71 and 72 are set on a pachinko machine in a state of being integrally formed in appearance. The front panel is not divided and is integrally formed as a single part, so that it can be easily assembled to a pachinko machine. The front panel 3 itself is provided with a front decoration portion, and the corner decoration conventionally provided on the game board is unnecessary.

  By attaching the decorative lens body 70 and the decorative lens plates 71 and 72 as the decorative member 33 to the front decorative portion 32 of the front panel 3, it is provided at a place different from the game board, and the front panel is housed inside the body. It is possible to enhance the illuminance of the light emitted from the display body, and to exert a function of informing a pachinko game and a function of enhancing a sense of interest and expanding a decorative effect. The front plate 3 has a structure in which only a decorative lens body and a decorative lens plate are provided, and a display lamp, an LED, and wiring, circuits and the like attached thereto are not provided. It is possible to reduce the number of parts and the assembling process of the parts to be installed.

  In the decorative lens body mounting portion 34, a plurality of light flux guide holes 310 for separating and displaying light emitted from the display body are integrally formed. The display of the plurality of decorative portions is enabled, and the light guide holes prevent light emitted from each of the display bodies from leaking and interfering with the adjacent display surface. A decorative lens mounting guide groove 311 for fitting a decorative lens body is provided as the light flux guide hole 310, a decorative hole 313 for transmitting light from a display body at the center of an inner wall 312, and receiving holes on both sides thereof. 314 are provided.

  In FIG. 14, a decorative lens body 70 is made of a light-transmitting synthetic resin capable of transmitting light from the display body, and is provided on a lens surface 701 that diffusely reflects illumination of the display body and a guide groove 311 of the lens mounting portion 34. A peripheral wall 702 that can be fitted and a locking piece 703 that is integrally formed at the rear portions of both ends of the peripheral wall are formed. Thus, the attachment of the decorative lens body 70 on the front plate is made possible by one-touch mounting by the engagement hole 314 formed in the front plate and the locking piece 703 of the decorative lens body 70. Due to the fitting of the decorative lens body made of synthetic resin as well as the front plate made of synthetic resin, the rattling and improper fitting due to the difference in the expansion rate caused in the engagement relationship with the decorative lens made of synthetic resin on the wooden game board. The effect of preventing is obtained. Further, the display body and the like are not housed inside the lens body, and the decoration function is simply exhibited by the diffuse reflection and the like in the lens body. A display function and a lamp are not provided inside the front panel to perform a decorative function, thereby simplifying the number of parts and the manufacturing process, and reducing the manufacturing cost.

  7 and 13, the decorative lens body 70 has a display surface whose upper lens body has a larger diameter than that of the side lens body and has different heights. That is, the decorative lens body 70 has a display surface and a decorative surface formed in a plurality of stages. The display lens surface of the decorative lens body 70 is formed so as to protrude higher than the other front plate surface, and the decorative lens body 70 formed in an elliptical shape with a predetermined thickness is used as glass protection means, and absorbs shock when the front plate falls over. The structure prevents physical action from reaching the glass surface.

  5 to 8, a plurality of decorative holes 320 for transmitting light from the display body are formed in the upper decorative lens plate attaching portion 35. The decorative hole 320 has the same horizontal shape as the display body light-emitting holder 81 of the front frame 2, and the decorative hole is provided with the same partition wall as the partition wall 82 of the holder 81, so that the display effect of the display body 80 is exhibited separately. It can also be done. The decorative lens plate 71 is made of a light-transmitting synthetic resin that can transmit light emitted from the display body, and is provided so as to exhibit a decoration function by illumination of the display body. The decorative lens plate 72 on the side is also made of the same synthetic resin. The decorative lens plate 71 is mounted on the mounting portion 35 between the upper decorative lens bodies 70, and the decorative lens plate 72 is fixed as a decoration to the mounting portions 36 along both sides of the game opening 31 from the lens body. .

  In the above embodiment, the case where the display lamp and the like are not built in the front plate has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. A board is provided with a connector for simultaneously connecting a plurality of electric circuit terminals, and the connector is detachable from a connector provided on another display lamp board, a relay board, a control circuit board, or an external circuit board, and a plurality of lines are provided. You may provide the board wiring accommodation part which accommodates the strip | belt-shaped wiring connected simultaneously. In addition, a display lamp and an LED inside the front panel may be configured to appropriately light up and drive them in accordance with a game situation.

  Both side edges 315 of the front plate 3 are formed in a curved surface, disperse an external force acting on the synthetic resin body to prevent the occurrence of damage, and are formed in an arc shape, so that scratches are made in comparison with the conventional angular shape. The pachinko machine main body side can be given a sense of taste with a rounded shape. Further, the inner periphery of the game opening 31 of the front plate 3 has an inner peripheral edge 316 formed on the slope toward the game board, so that it is difficult to insert an illegal member such as a wire into the gap between the glass plates.

  On the open side surface of the front plate 3, a key device concave portion 37 is formed as a mounting position of the key device provided on the front frame member 2 to designate and fit the convex key portion 209 on the front side of the front frame member 2. In addition, a key device provided in the pachinko machine is provided with an attachment point. The key portion 209 on the front side of the front frame 2 is fitted and fixed in the key device concave portion 37, so that the front plate 3 can be prevented from floating, and the key portion 209 is exposed and easily damaged. It is preventing it from becoming. The central key portion of the front frame 2 is slightly exposed on the front surface of the key device concave portion 37 of the front plate 3.

  Further, a ball-pulling operation port 321 is provided at the center of the front surface on the pivot side of the front plate 3, and the ball-pulling operation port 321 is matched with the ball-pulling hole 211 of the front frame 2. And a ball removing device provided on the mechanism substrate 6 on the rear surface of the front frame body 2 through the mechanical linking means, and the prize ball lending ball from the prize ball tank to the ball outside the pachinko machine. It has a structure for punching. The means for inserting a pin into the ball removing operation port to operate the ball removing device is not limited to the above-described means, and the pin provided in the ball removing operation port is provided inside the pachinko machine. It is also possible to adopt a structure in which a pull-out operation detection switch is operated, a solenoid is operated in cooperation, a ball-pulling piece of a ball-pulling device is opened, and a ball-pulling process is performed.

  A notch 317 is formed in the upper part of the front side of the front plate 3 on the pivot side, and has a shape that can match the convex front plate supporting portion 202 at the upper corner on the front side of the front frame 2. A shaft member 318 mounted on the upper surface of the portion 317 on the back side so as to be able to protrude and retract as first shaft support means 26 is projected, and a shaft member support hole 203 provided in the front plate shaft support portion 202 of the front frame 2. The shaft member 318 is set so as to be engageable. The front plate supporting portion 202 has an arc at a corner, and the notch 317 of the front plate 3 has an arc at the corner so as to match with the cut. A bearing member accommodating portion 308 for accommodating a bearing member 404 provided on the glass plate accommodating frame 4 is formed on a back surface of the lower portion on the pivot side of the front plate, and the bearing member 404 provided on the glass plate accommodating frame 4 is formed. A bearing hole 309 corresponding to the bearing hole 403 is formed, and the bearing member 404 of the glass plate housing frame 4 is mounted on the bearing member housing portion 308 and fixed with screws. Neither the upper shaft member 318 mounted on the front plate 3 nor the lower bearing member 404 is exposed on the outer surfaces of the front plate 3 and the front frame 2, so that the shaft portion can be protected. Further, when the shaft member 318 of the front plate 3 is engaged with the shaft member support hole 203 of the front frame body 2, the shaft member 318 projecting from the upper surface of the notch 317 serves as a front plate support portion of the front frame body 2. The support member 203 is smoothly engaged with the shaft member support hole 203 along the lower surface of the support member 202, so that the receiving and mounting operations can be performed smoothly.

  In FIG. 6, the back surface structure of the back surface of the front plate 3 will be described. A rib 301 is provided on the outer peripheral edge of the rear surface of the main frame member 30, a rib 302 is provided on an inner peripheral edge of the game opening 31, and slightly lower vertical and horizontal ribs 303 are provided between the ribs. Positioning means 38 for guiding the mounting position of the housing frame 4 is integrally formed, while a positioning receiving portion corresponding to the positioning means is formed in the glass plate housing frame 4, and the glass plate housing frame 4 is guided by the positioning means 38. The mounting position is designated by, and is fixed smoothly and easily by the fixing means.

  A glass plate frame accommodating groove 304 is formed as positioning means 38 on the back surface of the main frame member 30 of the synthetic resin front plate, and the glass plate accommodating frame 4 is guided by the glass plate frame accommodating groove 304 to adjust the mounting position. The designated front plate 3 is fitted with the glass plate housing frame 4. The glass plate frame accommodating groove 304 is provided with a stepped positioning receiving portion 305 for fitting the linearly bent positioning step portion 401 of the glass container frame inside the outer peripheral rib 301, and a positioning hole of the glass plate container frame 4. A positioning section 306 for fitting the 402 is formed. A screw receiving hole 39 is provided at an appropriate position on the back surface of the main frame member 30 at a position corresponding to the mounting screw mounting hole 47 of the glass plate housing frame 4. Further, a convex portion 307 with a ball removing operation hole is provided at the center of the pivotal side of the front plate 3, and a thin pin is inserted into the ball removing operation hole to provide a ball removing device for the guide passage of the mechanism board 6 on the rear surface. Make it operable.

9 to 14, the glass plate housing frame 4 has a glass plate inlet 41 at the upper part, a glass plate guide groove 42 at the side part, and a glass plate receiver at the lower part so as to house two glass plates 40. A square metal frame provided with a surface 43, and wide distortion prevention and mounting plate surfaces 44, 45 and 46 are formed on the upper front side and on both sides of the frame to form the distortion prevention and mounting. Mounting holes 47 for mounting screws are provided in the plate surface portions 44, 45, and 46, and the mounting screws 408 are engaged with the mounting holes 47 to be mounted at predetermined positions on the back surface of the front plate 3. The glass plate guide groove 42 and the glass plate receiving surface 43 are formed in two rows with a U-shaped cross section, and the glass plate entrance 41 is provided with a gap member 48 for providing a space between the two glasses. Two glass plates 40 are inserted and mounted in the glass plate guide groove 42 and the lower glass plate receiving surface 43 from the glass plate entrance 41 before and after the upper gap member 48. With respect to the upper opening of the glass plate housing frame 4, through a gap formed between the glass plate housing frame 4 and the glass plate 40, a cheating member, for example, a game board surface such as a wire, or into a pachinko machine body. In order to prevent the intrusion of the glass plate, a cover member for covering the glass plate entrance 41 may be provided in the glass plate housing frame so as to be openable and disengageable.

  The plate surface portion 44 for preventing distortion and mounting at the upper portion of the glass plate housing frame 4 is a wide band-like plate surface so as to cover between the upper portion of the game opening of the front plate 3 and the through hole through which the illumination from the display is transmitted. The upper edge 411 is bent linearly into an L shape, and the lower edge 412 is formed in an arc shape along the upper edge of the game opening 31 and the light flux guide hole 310. The plate surfaces 45 and 46 for preventing distortion and mounting on both sides of the glass plate housing frame 4 are also wide band-shaped plate surfaces, and a positioning step 401 is formed in the center thereof, which is bent linearly from the upper end to the lower end. Mounting holes 47 for mounting screws are provided at arbitrary intervals along the step portion 401. In the above-described embodiment, the band-shaped plate surface portion 44 is provided on the upper portion of the glass plate housing frame 4. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a diagonal corner portion of the glass plate housing frame 4 is used as a reinforcing plate. The glass plate housing frame may be strengthened and fixed by providing a triangular isometric plate-shaped reinforcing plate on the base plate. The twist prevention of the glass plate housing frame can be prevented by providing the plate surface portion for preventing and attaching the distortion in the glass plate housing frame 4 or providing a reinforcing plate at the diagonal corner. A screw mounting hole of the glass plate housing frame is formed adjacent to the frame of the glass plate housing frame 4 and the wall of the linear positioning step portion. It is configured so that it can be easily engaged with the screw prepared in the mounting hole.

  As shown in FIGS. 12 and 15, the first shaft support means 27 provided on the front frame body 2 at the lower portion of the plate surface portion 45 (pivot side) for preventing distortion and mounting on one side of the glass plate housing frame 4. A metal bearing member 404 having a bearing hole 403 for engaging the bearing convex portion 205 fitted and mounted on the metal bearing member 204 is fixed with a screw, and the ball removing operation hole is provided at the center of the pivot side. A projection through hole 405 into which the projection 307 is fitted is provided, and the support claws of the key device of the front frame are vertically engaged and disengaged with the distortion prevention and mounting plate surface portion 46 on the other side. An engaging body 49 is provided, and a positioning hole 402 is provided in the plate surface portions 45 and 46 of the glass plate housing frame 4 so as to have a shape matching the concave portion 37 of the front plate 3 as a mounting portion of the key device. 407 are formed.

When the glass plate housing frame 4 is mounted on the back surface of the front plate 3, the mounting guide corner of the glass plate housing frame 4 is guided by the glass plate housing groove 304 of the front plate 3 as shown in FIG. A mounting position is designated, and a positioning hole 402 provided in the glass plate housing frame 4 and a corresponding positioning portion 306 of the front plate 3 are fitted to fit into a mounting screw receiving hole 39 formed on the back surface of the front plate. A work step of screwing the mounting screws 408 through the plate surface portions 44, 45, 46 of the glass plate housing frame and the mounting screw holes 47 at the lower portion of the frame body makes it possible to extremely easily and easily mount the glass plate housing frame on the front plate. It is possible to securely fix it at a predetermined position. Further, since the positioning guide means is formed in a linear shape, the guide action to a predetermined portion can be performed over a wide range and the position can be designated over a wide range. The decoration hole (display hole) 313 specifies the guide position of the glass plate housing frame 4, and the rail corresponding edge portion specifies the guide position of the glass plate housing frame 4. The positioning step portion 401 formed by linearly bending the plate surface portions 45 and 46 of the glass plate housing frame 4 reinforces the glass plate housing frame itself, and the plate surface portion and the straight bent portion serve as bones of the synthetic resin front plate 3. Has a reinforcing effect.
The convex portion 307 formed on the back surface of the front plate 3 is provided with a through hole 405 opened in the glass plate housing frame 4 for the convex portion 307 having an operation hole for removing balls. The glass plate housing frame 4 is also positioned and installed in a complex manner at a predetermined position.
In some embodiments, the mounting guide corners of the glass plate housing frame 4, the glass plate housing grooves 304 of the front plate 3, and the like, the convex portion with an operation hole for removing the ball, the through hole 405 for the convex portion, and the like are combined. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the positioning is set only in the relationship between the convex portion 307 with an operation hole for removing the ball and the through hole 405 for the convex portion without performing positioning and installation.

  The glass plate housing frame 4 is specified to be mounted in the glass plate housing groove 304 of the front plate 3 in a guided state, the positioning hole 402 of the glass plate housing frame 4 is fitted to the positioning part 306 of the front plate 3, and the front plate 3 is Fixing of the mounting screw receiving hole 39 and the mounting screw hole 47 of the glass plate housing frame 4 by the mounting screw 408, and a plurality of steps provided on the linear positioning step 401 of the glass plate housing frame 4 and the rib of the front plate 3. The configuration of engagement with the shape positioning receiving portion 305 in a wide range, etc., serves as a means for preventing backlash and displacement of the glass plate 40 housed in the glass plate housing frame 4, and play after the glass plate 40 is housed in the front plate 3. It is possible to prevent displacement.

  The structure in which the front plate 3 is attached to the front frame body 2 so as to be openable and closable and detachable will be described. A mounting portion 308 of a bearing member 404 provided at a lower portion of one side of the glass plate housing frame 4 is provided at a lower rear portion of the front plate 3 on the pivot side, and the mounting portion 308 of the bearing member 404 of the glass plate housing frame 4 is provided. A shaft hole 309 that matches the bearing hole 403 is provided, a first assembling step of engaging the bearing protrusion 205 provided on the front frame body 2 with the bearing hole 403 and the shaft hole 309, and The front plate 3 is opened and closed to the front frame 2 by the second step in which the shaft member 318 is brought into contact with the shaft member supporting portion 202 of the front frame 2 and engaged in the rear shaft member support hole 203 in the retracted operation state. Attach freely. With this structure, the front plate made of synthetic resin can be easily opened, closed, and disengaged from the front frame body. The opening angle of the front panel 3 attached to the front frame 2 so as to be freely opened and closed is set to 90 degrees or more, thereby facilitating the operation of adjusting the game board surface when the front panel is opened, for example, the nail adjusting operation.

  The bearing projections 205 of the front frame 2 and the bearing holes 403 that engage with the projections 205 are arranged on the front frame and the front plate as metal units. Further, a shaft member for supporting the front plate 7 on which the game ball supply plate is mounted is simultaneously attached to the bearing convex portion 205 mounted on the front frame. With this configuration, the front plate 3 and the front plate 7 can be pivotally supported collectively so that they can be opened and closed and disengaged. The attachment portion of the front plate 3 to the front frame 2 can be reinforced by a metal shaft member. Further, a bearing member 404 is provided using a metal plate surface portion of the glass plate housing frame, and the strength of the shaft member is complemented. An uneven portion for guiding and specifying the mounting of the shaft member for setting the strength corresponding to the acting force applied when opening and closing the synthetic resin front plate when opening and closing the front plate is formed on the front plate, thereby simplifying the assembly of the shaft member. I have.

Front Frame Body Referring to FIGS. 1 to 4, the front frame body 2 will be described. The front frame 2 is integrally molded of a synthetic resin, and includes a main frame 20 having a circular opening 21 that matches the outer peripheral surface of a circular spiral guide rail 26 that regulates a game area of the game board 5; The display body light emitting unit holder 81 to be mounted on the upper display body housing part on the front side of the frame body 20, the ball guide rail cover body 26, the launch rail unit housing part 231, the prize ball unit housing part 233, and the ball fit It is composed of a jam prevention edge 235, a game board housing surface 220 on the rear side, a key device housing portion 241 and the like. The front frame 2 is formed wider than the front plate, and the front plate having a decorative surface which is made of synthetic resin and is vulnerable to scratches is indirectly protected by the front frame. On the front side of the main frame 20, there is formed a peripheral wall 201 around which a slightly narrow front plate 3 is fitted, and on the upper part of the main frame 20, a circular spiral guide rail 50 for regulating a game area of a game board. A circular opening 21 conforming to the outer peripheral surface of the game board is formed, and a game board surface portion concealing portion 22 that wraps around the non-game surface around the game board is formed therearound. A display body accommodating section 23 to which the light emitting section holder 81 is attached; a display body accommodating section 24 to which another display body is attached laterally at a distance from the display body accommodating section; A first support means 27 is provided on the front side for enabling the front plate 3 to be disengaged and disengaged, while the mechanical substrate 6 provided with a prize ball tank and a prize ball discharge device. A second pivoting means 28 for pivotally opening and closing and detachably supporting is provided on the back side. Possible and to the front surface frame 2 mounted for opening and closing the third pivotally supported means 29 to the side frame 1 at one side, and is structured to lock the key device in the other side.

  A first supporting means 27 for detachably and closably attaching a front plate 3 containing a glass plate to the front side of the front frame 2, and a mechanism substrate provided with a ball discharge device ball passage. A first pivot support means positioning housing part 206 for positioning and attaching a second pivot means 28 made of metal for pivotally supporting the movable member 6 on the back side of the front frame body 2 so as to be openable and closable; And the second support means positioning and accommodating portion 207 are integrally formed to guide the mounting of the support portions of the front plate 3 and the mechanism board 6, and to fix the position by designating the position, thereby achieving quick and simple operation. In addition, a metal that enables the front frame 2 made of synthetic resin, in which the front plate 3 is closed and covered, to be opened and closed to the side frame 1 serving as the base frame of the pachinko machine while the mechanism board 6 is closed and housed inside. A third support member accommodating portion 208 is formed for accommodating the third shaft support means 29 by sandwiching the upper end of the front frame body 2, and is formed of a shaft member for attaching the front frame body 2 to the side frame. Mounting to the front frame was smooth.

  The opening 21 for regulating the game area provided in the main frame 20 of the front frame 2 has a shape corresponding to the substantially circular game area of the game board 5, and the substantially square wooden game board 5 is formed on the back side of the front frame 2. Of the game board 5, and a rail 50 that defines a play area of the game board 5 is fitted into the circular opening, and the game board 5 is stopped on the back surface by the engaging and disengaging means. The game board surface portion concealing portion 22 that wraps and hides the non-game surface around the game board is formed between the glass surface and the game board surface by forming the game board surface portion concealing portion 22 in a stepped shape, thereby forming a game board surface such as a wire. A new sense of taste that has not been obtained with the conventional configuration has appeared on the front side of the pachinko machine with the game board surface and the game board surface partial concealing portion 22 while preventing intrusion into the game area and exerting a fraud prevention function.

  The front structure of the main frame body 20 of the front frame body 2 is provided with a display body light-emitting part holder 81 which accommodates a light-emitting part of a display body 80 provided on the back side at the top, and a pachinko frame body and a conventional model. The display part provided in the upper corner of the game board is housed in the front frame at once, eliminating the problem of the display part and the decoration part being conventionally assembled on the pachinko machine frame and the game board, respectively. The work and the number of parts used for it are reduced.

  A display light emitting unit holder in which a plurality of displays 80 are arranged at the rear of the decorative lens body 70 of the front plate 3 and the central decorative lens body 71 on the upper front surface of the main frame body 20 of the front frame body 2. A display body accommodating portion 23 for accommodating another display body 87 which is located at a side portion of the display body corresponding to a corner of the game board at a predetermined distance from the display body and which accommodates another display body 87 A portion 24 is formed, and is arranged in a configuration in which the display information transmitting effect and the decorative effect interfere with each other and are not erroneously recognized.

  The display members 80 and 87 are a plurality of display lamps and LEDs, which are used when a failure occurs, when the front frame body is illegally opened, when a magnet is illegally used, etc., when a prize is won, when a start prize is won, or in a specific area in the prize device. When a pachinko ball drops in, when a special right occurs in a pachinko machine, when a special prize device is activated, when a symbol display device is activated, when a special display mode is formed on the symbol display device, When the special memory condition reaches a predetermined memory value, when the prize ball runs out, when the prize ball or the loaned ball is full in the pachinko machine, etc., it is turned on separately, simultaneously, or alternately There is a configuration to do. Further, a configuration may be adopted in which the light emission colors of the plurality of display lamps are made different or switched to drive the lighting. Further, it may be configured to be driven to be turned on in synchronization with the sound notification means provided in the pachinko machine.

  The synthetic resin display body light emitting part holder 81 has a decorative lens body 70 of the front plate 3 and a central decorative lens body 71 formed in a horizontally long shape that can be illuminated from the rear part. A region in which a backlight surface can be formed is recessed so that the effect of irregularly reflecting light can be increased. The backlight unit is formed in a size that matches the display housing 23 and is fitted and mounted in the housing. The display body light emitting unit holder 81 is formed by partitioning a plurality of partition walls 82, a through hole 84 is provided in a rear wall 83 of each of the concave sections, and a display body 80, ie, a lamp, is provided on the back side of the body of the holder. Is mounted, and the display body 80 of the substrate 85 is inserted into each section through the through hole 84, and the rear wall 83 is fitted into the display body accommodating portion 23 of the front frame 2. Screws are fixed. The display bodies 80 in the sections at both ends of the display body light-emitting unit holder 81 are for the decorative lens body 70, and the display bodies 80 in the middle section are for the decorative lens plate 71. With this configuration, the display effect of each of the plurality of display bodies 80 can be exhibited individually, and the light emitting point of each display body can be protected. Further, another display body 87 is located in the display body accommodating portions 24 provided on both sides of the main frame body 20 of the front frame body 2 so as to exhibit the display effect.

  In the plate-like portion 25 at the lower part of the front frame 2, a firing rail unit housing portion 231 for specifying and housing the firing rail unit, and a prize ball unit housing portion 233 for specifying and storing the prize ball collection unit. Are formed. That is, a firing rail 232 is attached to the firing rail unit accommodating portion 231, and the firing rail is provided so as to receive a hit ball supplied from the upper plate at a firing position and be hit by a hitting hammer of the firing device. A foul passage 237 is formed between the firing rail 232 and the end of the ball guide rail 50 provided on the game board 5, and a hit ball without damage is guided to the lower plate. Further, an out-ball discharge path 234 is provided to allow the out-ball flowing down from the out-ball discharge path on the back of the game board 5 to flow to the rear, and is connected to the out-ball discharge path of the mechanism board 6 on the back of the front frame 2. . The front frame 2 does not have a large depth and depth, and the position of the launch rail device and the prize ball collecting unit is fixed at a predetermined position on the front frame so that the front frame 2 can be quickly mounted in an appropriate state. It is possible.

  On the other end side of the firing rail 232 below the front frame 2, a prize ball unit housing section 233 is mounted. On both sides of the prize ball unit accommodating portion 233, there is provided a ball intrusion prevention edge 235. When the front plate 3 is in an open state, a stored ball exclusion structure is formed below the front frame so that the balls do not stay. The lower portion of the front frame 2 is configured to have a closed structure for preventing a ball from dropping to the lower portion of the front frame when the front plate is opened. In the lower part of the front frame 2, the first pivoting means 27 of the front plate 7 with a hit ball supply tray and the overflowing ball lower plate receiving portion 210 are formed open. Further, a ball guide rail cover body 26 that covers the side end of the ball guide rail provided on the game board is formed integrally with the opening 21. Further, a first pivot support member 27 for pivotally supporting the front plate 3 is provided on the lower front surface. Reference numeral 211 denotes a hole for a ball hole. The concave portion formed in the front frame 2 can appropriately suppress the amount of protrusion of the hitting ball supply plate (front plate) pivoting engagement portion and the overflowing ball lower plate to the front of the pachinko machine.

  The ball guide rail cover body 26 is formed integrally with the synthetic resin front frame body 2 to prevent the impact of the pachinko ball from hitting the glass surface without attaching a special protective member to the glass surface of the pachinko machine. It is possible to protect in. A plurality of seal sticking openings 212 and seal sticking openings 213 are provided on both sides of the lower portion of the front frame body 2 so as to be recessed or opened in accordance with the surface area of the seal 214 such as a certificate stamp. The seal sticking opening 212 has a recessed wall so that no gap is formed between the seal sticking opening 212 and the game board surface in order to prevent peeling of the seal and prevent intrusion of illegal members such as wires. The seal sticking opening 212 has an overlap sticking permitting structure that enables a plurality of stickers 214 to be stuck on the sticker sticking portion of the game board 5. Therefore, since the seal 214 is attached to the seal attaching portion 52 of the game board 5 through the seal attaching opening 212 and the seal attaching opening 213, the act of peeling off the seal 214 can be protected before it occurs.

  2 and 4, the back surface structure of the front frame body 2 includes a game board housing surface 220, an electric display board mounting portion 221, a wiring space 223, a key device housing portion 241 and the like in the center. The game board accommodating surface 220 is integrally formed at the center of the front frame 2 so as to accommodate the game board 5 in a contact state at all of the upper, lower, left and right sides. The game board accommodating surface 220 is provided with an opening 21 in which a first standing wall 225 surrounding the outer peripheral edge of the ball guide rail 50 mounted on the game board 5 is provided. A second standing wall 227 corresponding to the thickness of the game board is provided on the upper, lower, left and right sides to form a game board housing opening 226, and the game board 5 to be detachably housed in the pachinko machine is frontward, up, down, left and right. In any direction, the game machine is configured to be maintained and housed by surface contact having a predetermined width range, so that the game board can be securely housed in the front frame within an appropriate thickness. After the game board 5 is stored, it is possible to prevent the game board from being displaced with respect to the front frame due to vibration and impact during transportation or the like.

  An electric display board mounting portion 221 for positioning and mounting the electric display board is integrally formed on the upper side of the front frame 2. Since the electric display board mounting portion 221 is integrally formed with the synthetic resin front frame 2, the display can be quickly mounted on the pachinko machine without providing a special mounting means on the game board or the front panel. In addition, a frame reinforcing rib 222 is formed upright at a peripheral portion of the game board accommodating surface 220 so as to have a substantially long shape and a central portion close to a lattice shape, and a substrate 85 of the display light emitting portion holder 81, A wiring space 223 for leading various wirings to the display bodies 80 and 87 and the like is provided, and a cylindrical portion 224 for complementing the physical strength of the synthetic resin front frame 2 is integrally formed. When the synthetic resin front frame 2 is integrally molded, a wiring space (duct) for wiring processing, ribs for reinforcing the strength, and a tubular portion are collectively provided. The wiring processing duct does not have to be mounted on the front frame.

  On the back side of the front frame 2, the front frame 2 is pivotally mounted on a key device housing portion 241 for positioning and holding a columnar key device 240 in an L-shaped cross section and a wooden side frame 1 of the pachinko machine main body. A metal support member mounting portion 245 is provided, which is provided with a metal support member 11 for removably mounting by specifying the positions at a plurality of positions at the upper and lower ends.

  A key accommodating hole is formed in a key attaching surface 241a for accommodating a key member for integrating and fixing the front panel 3 and the side frame 1 of the pachinko machine to the front frame body 2 accommodating the game board 5 by designating an attaching position. A guiding step of guiding the key to the mounting surface 241a and mounting the key on the front frame 2, and a mounting hole provided in the front frame 2; The screwing process of screwing the screw into the mounting boss of the front frame body 2 through the above allows the key device to be mounted extremely easily and quickly on the front frame body. A shaft member mounting portion 245 for accommodating a bent metal supporting member 11 for mounting the front frame 2 made of synthetic resin on the wooden side frame 1 so as to be able to open and close and detachably is attached to the front frame 2. Formed. Thereby, the durability of the front frame 2 at the time of disengagement of the opening / closing can be complemented without using the whole of metal.

  The key device 240 mounted on the key device housing portion 241 on the back surface side of the front frame body 2 is provided with a first engagement member 49 in which a receiving member 49 provided on the glass plate accommodation frame 4 of the front plate 3 made of synthetic resin is engaged and disengaged. A key device positioning body 248 for determining a mounting position of a columnar key device 240 provided with a stop portion 242 and a second lock portion 243 to which a lock fitting of the wooden side frame 1 is disengaged is provided. The key receiving hole 246 of the first locking portion 242 of the key device attached to the positioning body 248 is provided vertically, and the first locking portion 242 protruding from the key receiving hole 246 to the front side is provided with the key receiving hole 246. The receiving body 49 of the glass plate housing frame 4 mounted on the back of the front plate 3 is detachable, and the second locking portion 243 projects rearward to be disengageable with the locking fitting of the side frame 1. ing.

  A hitting portion mounting portion 229 for locking the hitting portion 230 is integrally formed on the rear surface side of the front frame 2, so that the hitting means does not need to be attached to the game board 5, thereby simplifying the working process and the number of parts. This produces an effect that can be achieved.

  On the back side of the front frame 2, there is integrally formed an out-ball discharge path 234 for leading the out-ball to a mechanism substrate 6 which is openably opened and closed on the back side of the pachinko machine and is provided with a prize-ball dispensing device or the like. Have been. It is unnecessary to provide a structure for discharging the out-ball generated at the lower part of the game board from the out-ball discharge port through the out-ball discharge path 234, and providing another out-ball guiding means for guiding.

  On the back side of the front frame 2, the game board is stored in the game board housing surface 220 and then provided with a plurality of locking members 250, 251 of the game board 5 which are not detachable and formed in an L-shape. The locking member 250 having a short acting side on the game board surface is formed so that the operation surface protrudes largely toward the edge of the front frame body before the fixing operation of the locking member, and after the fixing, the operation surface is turned to the front. The operating piece has an opening action surface formed to have a predetermined wide width in order to facilitate the opening operation after being fixed compared to the action piece side, in addition to the form of exhibiting the operation displacement accommodated at the edge of the frame. In addition, when the game board is fixed, the amount of exposure of the operation portion outside the edge of the game board is eliminated, and the opening and detaching operation is facilitated.

  On the rear surface of the front frame 2, a hitting / launching device mounting portion 260 for positioning and mounting the firing device 261 is formed, and mounting of the launching device at a predetermined position on the front frame 2 is performed on the front frame 2. The positioning groove and the mounting boss are accurately guided and fixed at a predetermined position. The hitting position of the hitting ball of the hitting hammer provided in the hitting ball launching device of the hitting ball launching rail mounted on the front frame body and the hitting ball launching device can be accurately set without deviation.

  The front plate may be formed of a conductive resin to protect the entire front plate from noise, and a ground connection may be formed on the front plate for guiding electrostatic charges taken out of the pachinko machine to the front plate. For example, the ground wiring connection is formed on the front plate. Similarly, the front frame may be formed of a conductive resin.

Game board The game board 5 housed in the game board housing surface 220 of the front frame 2 is formed of a substantially square plywood, and on its surface, a guide rail 50 is provided in a circular spiral shape as shown in FIG. The inside of the guide rail 50 is a game area 51, and the hit ball rolls. A variable display device, a winning device, a windmill, a nail, and the like are provided in the game area, and an out ball opening is provided at the bottom of the game area. The mounting structure of the front frame 2 of the game board 5 on the game board housing surface 220 is such that a rail surrounding the game area 51 of the game board 5 is fitted to the first standing wall 225, and the periphery of the game board 5 is the After being accommodated in the game board accommodating surface 220 in conformity with the second upright wall 227, one side of the L-shaped game board surface provided at a plurality of locations on the back surface of the front frame 2 is formed to be shorter. The locking member 250 and the like are rotated and engaged with the back surface of the game board 5 to be fixed.

  Although the above embodiment has been described, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and various embodiments can be implemented without departing from the gist of the present invention.

It is a front view showing the pachinko machine of this invention. FIG. It is a perspective view of the front side of the front frame attached to the front plate and the side frame. It is a perspective view of the back side of a front frame. It is a front view with a partial cutaway front view. It is the same rear view. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 5. It is a front view of a glass plate accommodation frame. It is a perspective view of a glass plate accommodation frame. It is the perspective view which attached the glass plate accommodation frame to the front plate. It is a principal part enlarged rear view. It is CC sectional drawing of FIG. It is DD sectional drawing of FIG. It is a perspective view of the axis support part of a glass plate accommodation frame.

Explanation of reference numerals

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Side frame, 2 ... Front frame, 3 ... Front plate, 4 ... Glass plate accommodation frame, 5 ... Game board, 6 ... Mechanical board, 20 ... Main frame, 21 ... Opening, 30 ... Main frame member, 31 ... Game opening, 32 ... Front decoration part, 33 ... Decoration member, 34 ... Decorative lens body mounting part, 38 ... Positioning means, 40 ... Glass plate, 44 ... Mounting plate surface part, 45 ... Mounting plate surface part, 46 ... Mounting Plate surface portion, 70: decorative lens body, 71: decorative lens plate, 72: decorative lens plate, 80: display body, 304: glass plate housing frame housing groove, 305: positioning receiving portion, 306: positioning portion.

Claims (1)

A game board with a game area in which a hit ball rolls,
A front frame made of synthetic resin, wherein the game board is fitted to the game board housing surface on the back side,
In a pachinko machine equipped with
An electric display substrate mounting portion for positioning and mounting the electric display substrate on the front frame body is integrally formed on an upper side,
A frame reinforcing rib is formed upright at a peripheral portion of the game board housing surface on the back side of the front frame, and a center portion is formed in a shape close to a lattice at a central portion, and leads to the display board at an upper portion. A pachinko machine characterized in that a wiring space is provided and a cylindrical portion for storing the physical strength of the synthetic resin front frame is integrally formed.

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