JP2004201989A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide pachinko game machine that improves the interesting property of a game by obtaining an unusual magnificent illumination effect by making a game board stand out sharply by illuminating the game board of a game section through a through opening section provided in an outside guide rail by making a luminous body luminous and helps a player take aim by the visibility of a pachinko ball shot into the game section. <P>SOLUTION: The pachinko game machine P has an outside guide rail 15 arranged in the form of an arc as if to surround a game section 5a in the front of a game board 5 and is structured so as to illuminate the game board 5 of the game section 5a through the through opening sections 45 and 57 by providing through opening sections 45 and 57 communicating with the game section 5a in the rear edge of an outside guide rail 15, arranging a luminous body 41 facing the through opening section 45 and 57 along the outside periphery of the outside guide rail 15, and making the luminous body 41 luminous. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides a luminous body along the outer circumference of the outer guide rail, and emits light from the luminous body, thereby allowing a game board surface of the gaming section to be formed through a through hole provided at a rear edge of the outer guide rail. The present invention relates to a ball-and-ball game machine illuminated.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Usually, a pachinko gaming machine that is a kind of ball and ball gaming machine has an inner guide rail and an outer guide rail that are guide rails arranged in a substantially spiral shape on a front surface of the gaming board so as to surround the gaming section, Various board components such as a variable display device and a winning opening are mounted on the gaming section. In addition, a plurality of rail decoration lamps are provided along the outer periphery of the guide rail to exert an electric decoration effect outside the game section (for example, see Patent Document 1).
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-5-237228 (page 4, FIG. 2)
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the rail decoration lamp is for visually informing a player of a specific game state such as a "big hit" or a notice thereof, and for enlivening the atmosphere, and is exclusively provided in front of the pachinko gaming machine, that is, on the player side. It is merely illuminating, and the way of illuminating the light is rutted and tired of the players. In addition, since the front side of the game unit is covered with a glass plate, the light may be reflected on the glass plate and the game board surface may be difficult to see. However, it is difficult to understand, and there is a problem that the interest of the game is killed.
[0005]
Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and by illuminating the luminous body and illuminating the game board surface of the game unit through the opening provided in the outer guide rail, the game board surface is raised clearly. The aim is to enhance the interest of the game by obtaining a brilliant illumination effect that is different from that of the other, and to provide a ball game machine where pachinko balls shot into the game section can be clearly seen and its aim can be easily determined. It is the purpose.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a ball game machine according to the present invention is a ball game machine provided with an outer guide rail arranged in an arc shape so as to surround a game part on a front surface of a game board, An opening is provided at the rear edge of the outer guide rail so as to communicate with the game section, and a luminous body facing the opening is provided along the outer periphery of the outer guide rail, and the luminous body emits light. By doing so, the game board surface of the gaming section is illuminated through the opening. As a result, the game board surface is raised clearly, and a brilliant illumination effect different from the usual one is obtained, and the interest of the game is enhanced. In addition, the pachinko balls hit into the game section can be clearly seen, and the aim can be easily determined, so that the player can easily play the game.
[0007]
For example, a game board is attached and has a window opening facing the game part, and a front frame in which an arc-shaped rail guide groove is formed on an inner peripheral surface of the window opening, and a start end and an end are fixed at predetermined positions. An outer guide rail disposed on the front surface of the game board by being attached to the rail guide groove, wherein a rear edge of a bottom wall of the rail guide groove and an outer guide rail are provided. Providing a light-transmitting portion that coincides with each other and communicates with the game portion, disposing a light-emitting member facing the both light-transmitting portions along the outer periphery of the outer guide rail, and causing the light-emitting member to emit light. Thus, a configuration is adopted in which the game board surface of the game section is illuminated through the both openings.
[0008]
As described above, in the configuration in which the outer guide rail is fixedly attached to only the both ends of the start end and the end, the opening is provided at a free position along the rear edge of the outer guide rail. . In addition, since the outer guide rail is supported on the back surface, even if the opening is provided, the outer guide rail is stable without being weakened in strength.
[0009]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of a ball game machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the ball game machine includes, for example, a pachinko game machine, an arrangement ball or a sparrow ball game machine. In the present invention, a pachinko game machine will be described as an example. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a front frame. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a machine frame of the pachinko gaming machine P, which is formed in a vertical rectangular frame shape, and a frame-shaped front frame 2 is formed on one side of the machine frame 1 on one side. Are rotatably mounted by the pivotal support portions 3, 3 provided in the above. A window opening 4 is formed in the upper center of the front frame 2. A game board 5 is arranged on the back of the front frame 2, and a game section 5 a on the front faces the window opening 4.
[0010]
On the front face of the front frame 2, there is provided a transparent plate holding frame 7 provided with a glass plate 6 which is two transparent plates, covering a game section 5a on the front of the game board 5, and a front plate 8 covering a lower portion of the game board 5. In each case, the upper and lower portions on one side are pivotally supported by a plurality of shaft support portions 10 provided between the upper and lower portions on one side of the front frame 2 at predetermined intervals. On the front surface of the front plate 8, a hit ball supply tray 11 for supplying a stored ball, a pachinko ball, to a hit ball launching section A described later is mounted. A lower front plate 9 is also rotatably mounted below the front frame 2, and a lower ball receiving tray 12 for storing pachinko balls overflowing from the hit ball supply tray 11 is mounted on the front surface of the lower front plate 9. Have been. An operation handle 13 is provided on one side of the front surface of the lower front plate 9 and adjusts the strength of the hitting pachinko ball.
[0011]
An inner guide rail 14 surrounding the gaming section 5 a is attached to the front of the gaming board 5, and an outer guide rail 15 is attached to the inner peripheral surface of the window opening 4 of the front frame 2. The inner and outer guide rails 14 and 15 are made of stainless steel metal strips, and are spirally disposed on the front surface of the game board 5. A ball flight path 16 is formed between the inner guide rail 14 and the outer guide rail 15, and a ball discharge port 17 is formed at the end position of the inner guide rail 14 so as to be continuous with the game section 5a.
[0012]
The game unit 5a is provided with a display device 18 having a display unit 18a at substantially the center thereof, and a display for displaying characters, numbers, figures, and the like on the display unit 18a is displayed below the display unit 18a by winning a pachinko ball. A winning port 19 is provided. Further, below, when the fluctuating display stops after a certain period of time and shows a specific display (for example, “777”), when a special game state advantageous to the player is established, under a certain condition, A prize winning device 20 is provided in which the opening / closing door 20a is opened a predetermined number of times to obtain many prize balls at one time. The starting winning port 19 has a pair of movable wing pieces 19a, 19a which can be freely converted to a standing position where a pachinko ball is hard to win or a tilt position where a pachinko ball is easy to win.
[0013]
Further, a general winning opening 21 is provided at a position slightly below both sides of the display device 18, and when a pachinko ball passes therethrough, it is detected above the general winning opening 21 and a pair of the starting winning opening 19 is detected. There is provided a passage chucker 22 for tilting the movable wing pieces 19a, 19a so that pachinko balls can be easily received. Reference numeral 23 denotes a windmill which is rotatably mounted at an appropriate position of the game section 5a to change the flow of the pachinko balls flowing down to make it interesting, and 24 denotes an obstacle nail. In addition, an out ball for collecting a pachinko ball that has not flown to the starting winning port 19, the general winning port 21 or the like by flowing down the gaming section 5a as an out ball below the gaming section 5a. The mouth 25 is opened.
[0014]
The front frame 2 is formed of a synthetic resin material into a vertically rectangular shape, and a frame portion 26 is provided on the periphery and a cover plate portion 27 is stretched inside the frame portion 26. Then, the window opening 4 is opened in the cover plate portion 27. At the lower part of the front surface of the cover plate portion 27, a firing rail 28 and a firing device 29 for firing a pachinko ball to be supplied to a hit ball firing portion A of the firing rail 28 are mounted on a flat mounting surface E thereof.
[0015]
On the back surface of the front frame 2, a rectangular frame-shaped mounting frame portion 30 is integrally provided so as to surround the window opening 4, and the game board 5 is placed and fitted on the upper surface of the lower shelf portion 30a. Has become. Note that the game board 5 is firmly fixed by a fixture (not shown) so as not to fall off from the mounting frame portion 30.
[0016]
As shown in FIG. 3, an upper cover member 31 for covering the upper portion and a side cover member 32 for covering one side thereof are interchangeably attached to the window opening 4. The upper cover member 31 and the side cover member 32 are both formed of a synthetic resin material, and have rail guide grooves 33 for attaching the outer guide rails 15 to the inner lower surface and the inner side surface serving as the inner peripheral surface of the window opening 4, respectively. Is molded. As shown in FIG. 4, the upper cover member 31 and the side cover member 32 are provided with ribs 35 protruding rearward on the peripheral edge and the inner surface on the rear side thereof, and the window opening 4 is formed along the inner surface of the peripheral edge. A boss 39 provided with a screw hole 38 corresponding to the screw insertion hole 37 of the protruding piece 36 provided at a predetermined position on the inner peripheral edge is provided.
[0017]
A wiring board 40 provided with a plurality of LEDs 41 as light emitters is provided on a back side of the upper covering member 31 and between a pair of ribs 35a provided in the vertical direction over an upper edge and a rail guide groove 33. Be attached. That is, the wiring board 40 is formed in an arc shape such that the lower end edge substantially matches the bottom wall 33a surface of the rail guide groove 33, and a plurality of wiring boards 40 are provided on both sides along the lower edge of the arc shape on the back surface of the wiring board 40. A plurality (six on one side) of the LEDs 41 are arranged in rows. Further, a plurality of screw insertion holes 42 are opened at appropriate places on the upper edge of the wiring board 40, and the screw insertion holes 42 of the respective bosses 39 a provided on the back surface of the upper cover member 31 corresponding to these are inserted into the screw insertion holes 42. By screwing the screw 44 through the hole 42, the wiring board 40 is mounted. At the rear edge of the rail guide groove 33 facing the LED 41 group on both sides, cutout portions 45, 45 are provided along the longitudinal direction. On the back side of the wiring board 40, a protection plate 46 for protecting the LED 41, which is one size larger than the wiring board 40, is disposed so as to overlap, and screw insertion holes 47 formed at both ends thereof are provided. The protection plate 46 is attached by screwing the screw 44 into the screw hole 48 of the boss 39b on the upper cover member 31 side through the intermediary. The illuminant may be something other than the LED 41, for example, a light bulb.
[0018]
In this manner, the upper cover member 31 and the side cover member 32 to which the wiring board 40 and the like are attached are arranged at predetermined positions of the window opening 4 from the front side, and are inserted into the screw holes 38 through the respective screw insertion holes 37. By screwing the screw 44, the upper cover member 31 and the side cover member 32 are mounted on the upper front portion and one side portion of the front surface of the window opening 4, respectively, as shown in FIG.
[0019]
As shown in FIG. 6, the rail guide grooves 33 are formed along the arcuate edges 31a, 32a on the back surfaces of the arcuate edges 31a, 32a at the front edges of the upper and side cover members 31, 32. . The rail guide groove 33 has a width approximately one-third of the rail width of the outer guide rail 15 along the longitudinal direction of the front edge thereof and protrudes from the bottom wall 33 a of the rail guide groove 33. An arc-shaped support step 34 is formed. Further, the upper cover member 31 and the side cover member 32 are provided separately from each other without being continuous, and a predetermined width of curvature is provided between one lower end of the upper cover member 31 and the upper end of the side cover member 32. The adjustment space M is formed. As a result, the rail guide groove 33 and the support step 34 are also cut at a substantially intermediate position in the longitudinal direction. 8 and 9, a support plate portion 49 integrally formed with the cover plate portion 27 and a top cover member 31 are formed integrally with the upper and lower cover members 31, respectively. A support plate portion 50 is provided, and a projection 52 having a screw hole 51 is provided on the back surface of each of the support plate portions 49 and 50 to protrude.
[0020]
As shown in FIG. 4, the outer guide rail 15 has a start end bent outward in a U-shape, and a mounting piece 54 having a screw hole 53 at the end thereof is provided so as to be integrally provided. A mounting piece 56 having a long hole 55 extending parallel to the longitudinal direction of the outer guide rail 15 is also provided upright and integrally. In addition, a notch portion 57 as an opening portion is provided at the rear edge on the same side corresponding to each notch portion 45 in the rail guide groove 33.
[0021]
Then, the outer guide rail 15 is aligned with the rail guide groove 33, and the screw hole 53 of the mounting piece 54 on the start end side is formed as the screw hole 51 of the projection 52 provided in the support plate portion 49 as shown in FIG. And screw 58 is screwed into screw hole 51 via screw hole 53. Next, the front edge side of the back surface of the outer guide rail 15 abuts on the support step portion 34, and the long hole 55 of the mounting piece 56 on the terminal end portion is provided on the support plate portion 50 as shown in FIG. The screw 58 is screwed into the screw hole 51 via the long hole 55. As shown in FIG. 7, a fixing member 59 is further screwed to the front surface of the support plate 49 on the start end side. The fixing member 59 has a pressing surface portion 59b provided on the back side of the upper edge portion of the substrate portion 59a so as to be parallel to the upper surface 49a of the support plate portion 49, and through a screw insertion hole 60 formed in the substrate portion 59a. By screwing the screws 62 into the screw holes 61 provided in the support plate portion 49, the front edge side of the outer guide rail 15 mounted on the upper surface 49a of the support plate portion 49 is firmly fixed by the upper surface 49a and the pressing surface portion 59b. It can be fixed.
[0022]
Thus, the outer guide rail 15 is attached between the arcuate edges 31a, 32a slightly projecting from the bottom wall 33a of the rail guide groove 33 and the front surface of the game board 5. The surface forms an arc surface that forms a predetermined trajectory trajectory. Further, the outer guide rail 15 is provided with a tip end of the firing rail 28 through a return ball discharge port 63 for guiding a pachinko ball that is fired once but returns due to a weak flying force or the like to the lower ball tray 12. Department.
[0023]
As described above, the outer guide rail 15 can be fixed at only two points, the start end and the end, so that it can be easily attached. As shown in FIG. 6, the outer guide rail 15 is supported on the back surface of the bottom wall 33a, and only its front edge side is supported by being in contact with the supporting step 34. On the other hand, a space S is formed on the back surface of the unsupported portion along at least the central portion in the rail width direction over the entire area between the start end and the end. As a result, the required elasticity is imparted to the outer guide rail 15, and the impact of the flying pachinko ball is absorbed especially when the pachinko ball jumps out of the firing rail 28 and lands on the surface of the outer guide rail 15. Thus, the pachinko ball does not rebound unnecessarily during the flight, and the ball flying state becomes extremely good.
[0024]
Further, the outer guide rail 15 is provided with a long hole 55 in a mounting piece 56 at the end thereof so that the mounting position can be freely adjusted. This is, of course, in forming the outer guide rail 15. Although a dimensional error occurs, if the length of the outer guide rail 15 is shorter than the rail guide groove 33, the back surface of the outer guide rail 15 does not come into contact with the support step portion 34, and mounting becomes impossible. Therefore, even if an error occurs, the mounting is not hindered.
[0025]
Further, a curvature adjusting space M is formed between the upper covering member 31 and the side covering member 32. Usually, an inner peripheral surface of the upper covering member 31 and the side covering member 32, that is, a rail guide groove is provided. 33 have different radii of curvature. Therefore, when the outer guide rail 15 having a fixed radius of curvature is attached to the rail guide groove 33 at the time of manufacture, the curvature is different between the upper side and the lower side of the outer guide rail 15 so that distortion is reduced. As a result, the surface swells, and as a result, the ball flying state becomes unstable. Then, the surface of the outer guide rail 15 is smoothed by releasing the distortion in the curvature adjusting space M that can freely bend, and a stable ball flying state is to be ensured.
[0026]
The pachinko gaming machine P according to the present invention has the above-described configuration, and when each LED 41 of the wiring board 40 is turned on or blinks in order to visually notify a player of a specific game state such as “big hit” and its advance notice, the light is emitted. The surface of the game board 5 of the game section 5a is illuminated via the cutouts 45, 57. Thereby, the game board 5 surface is clearly lifted, and a splendid illuminating effect different from the usual is obtained. Further, the pachinko balls hit into the game section 5a are clearly visible, and the aim thereof is easy to set, and the game is easy to play.
[0027]
Also, since the outer guide rail 15 is fixedly attached only at both ends of the start end and the end, the cutout portions 45 and 57 can be freely formed along the rail guide groove 33 and the rear edge of the outer guide rail 15. It is provided in a suitable position. In addition, since the outer guide rail 15 is supported on the back surface, even if the notch strips 45 and 57 are provided, the outer guide rail 15 is stable without being weakened in strength.
[0028]
According to the present invention, the game board 5 is attached as described above, and the game unit 5a has the window opening 4 facing the game unit 5a, and the arc-shaped rail guide groove 33 is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the window opening 4. The ball game machine including the frame 2 and the outer guide rail 15 fixed to the rail guide groove 33 with the start end and the end fixed at predetermined positions and arranged on the front surface of the game board 5 has been described. However, it is not limited to this type of pachinko machine. That is, the present invention can also be applied to a pachinko gaming machine in which both the inner and outer guide rails are attached to a game board, by arranging the luminous body along the outer periphery of the outer guide rail. Also, for example, the upper cover member 31 to which the wiring board 40 is attached is made of a synthetic resin and is formed of a translucent member, and the LED 41 which is a light emitter is provided on the front surface of the wiring board 40. You may make it illuminate the front with five sides. Further, the opening is not limited to the cutouts 45 and 57, and may be a rectangular opening or an elliptical opening.
[0029]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the ball-ball game machine of the present invention is provided with an opening communicating with the game section at the rear edge of the outer guide rail, and the luminous body facing the opening along the outer periphery of the outer guide rail. By illuminating the luminous body, the game board surface of the game section is illuminated through the opening, so that the game board surface can be clearly raised and a brilliant illumination effect different from the usual Is obtained, thereby increasing the interest in the game. In addition, the pachinko ball hit into the game section is clearly visible, so that the aim can be easily determined and the game can be easily performed.
[0030]
Also, a game board is attached and has a window opening facing the game part, a front frame in which an arc-shaped rail guide groove is formed on an inner peripheral surface of the window opening, and a start end and an end are fixed at predetermined positions. An outer guide rail arranged on the front surface of the game board by being attached to the rail guide groove, in a ball game machine having a through-hole along the rear edge of the outer guide rail. It is provided at a free position. Further, since the outer guide rail is supported on the back surface, even if the opening is provided, there is an effect that the strength is not weakened but stabilized.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko game machine to which the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a front frame.
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the front frame showing the essential parts.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an outer guide rail and an exploded upper cover member.
FIG. 5 is a front view of a front frame.
FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line VV of FIG. 5;
FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line WW of FIG. 5;
FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. 5;
FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along line YY of FIG. 5;
FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along line ZZ of FIG. 5;
[Explanation of symbols]
2 Front frame 4 Window opening 5 Game board 5a Game section 15 Outer guide rail 33 Rail guide groove 41 Light emitting body (LED)
45 Through-hole (Notch)
57 Through-hole (notched strip)
P Pachinko machine

Claims (2)

A ball game machine having an outer guide rail arranged in an arc shape on a front surface of a game board so as to surround the game section, wherein a rear side edge of the outer guide rail communicates with the game section. A portion, a luminous body facing the opening portion is provided along the outer periphery of the outer guide rail, and the game board surface of the game section is provided through the opening portion by causing the luminous body to emit light. A ball game machine characterized by being illuminated. A game board is mounted and has a window opening facing the game part, a front frame in which an arc-shaped rail guide groove is formed on an inner peripheral surface of the window opening, and a start end and an end are fixed at predetermined positions. An outer guide rail disposed on the front surface of the game board by being attached to a rail guide groove, a ball game machine having a bottom wall of the rail guide groove and a rear edge of the outer guide rail. By providing a through-hole portion that matches with each other and communicates with the game unit, a light-emitting body that is positioned opposite to the both through-hole portions along the outer periphery of the outer guide rail is provided, and the light-emitting body emits light. A ball game machine characterized by illuminating a game board surface of the game section through both openings.

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