JP2004358074A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which enables the electric connection of the holding member and the body member to the game board without requiring connection work. <P>SOLUTION: An electroconductive ground plate 13 is mounted at the lower end part of a game board unit 10. A holding frame 11 is provided with a ground terminal 14 and a ground plate 15 electroconductive being electrically conducted and the body member is provided with an electroconductive ground terminal 16. When the game board unit 10 is held with a holding part 11a of the holding frame 11, the ground plate 13 abuts on the ground terminal 14 to cause an electric conduction therebetween and when the holding part 11 is assembled into an assembling space part 3a of the body member 3, the ground plate 15 abuts on the ground terminal 16 to cause an electric conduction therebetween. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a game machine such as a ball game machine which is used by being installed in a game room such as a pachinko parlor.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A ball-and-game machine such as a pachinko machine is an example of a ball-and-game machine installed in a game arcade. In this pachinko machine, a game board provided with a game area is provided in a main body member serving as a base constituting the game machine, and a door member having a window for visually recognizing the game area is provided with a game board. Is provided to be openable and closable in front of the vehicle. Further, a control circuit device and the like for controlling the operation of various driving devices (electronic devices) operated during the game in accordance with the game state are provided in the main body member. Such a pachinko machine is installed in a game arcade, and when the door member is closed and locked, any number of pachinko machines, electronic devices and control devices are disposed inside the main body member. Circuit devices and the like cannot be touched.
[0003]
In such a pachinko machine, when replacing a new gaming machine (including the same type and a different type), it is common to replace all the components constituting the gaming machine from the old gaming machine to the new gaming machine. is there. However, some of the components that can be configured as gaming machines can be used generically for components that can be shared across multiple gaming machines. If it does, it will result in environmental destruction resulting from cost increase and disposal problems. For this reason, it is currently being studied to keep the parts that can be shared as deferred as possible in a game arcade or a recycling factory, and to replace the parts that are newly changed. In this case, for example, a game board in which a liquid crystal (LCD) panel unit to be replaced and a control circuit device and the like are assembled, and the game board mounting member having a ball passage portion and the game board are integrally held. The unit to be replaced is installed, and components to be installed such as control circuit devices and electronic devices (production devices such as speakers and lamps) for performing basic operations (launch for paying out game media and payout at the time of winning) are incorporated. By setting the main body member to be a stationary object and allowing the game board unit having the illustrated configuration to be detachably replaceable from the main body member, the gaming machine unit can be replaced with a new gaming machine.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the case of the above-mentioned pachinko machine, when a game medium flows down during a game, friction with a plurality of nails or the like provided in a game area of the game board or a predetermined device provided on the game board is activated. In order to guide the static electricity generated by the operation to the outside of the above-mentioned game board unit, one side of the conductive cord having conductivity is connected to a ground portion provided in the main body member, and the other side is a game board of the game board unit. Alternatively, it has been necessary to fix it to a conductive portion provided in a ball passage using a fixing member such as a screw. Therefore, every time the game board unit is attached to or detached from the main body member, the conductive cord must be reconnected to the conductive portion of the game board using a fixing member such as a screw. In this case, since the wiring process of the conductive cord must be performed, the operation is troublesome.
[0005]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described conventional problems. When a holding member holds a game board, and the holding member is incorporated into a main body member, the game board does not require a connection operation. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine in which a holding member and a main body member are electrically connected.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a gaming machine of the present invention includes a gaming board having a gaming area, a holding member that holds the gaming board, and a main body member that incorporates the gaming board and the holding member. A conductive member having conductivity is provided on each of the game board, the holding member, and the main body member, and when the game board is held by the holding member, the conductive member and the holding member of the game board are provided. Wherein the conductive member of the member abuts and the conductive member of the holding member abuts on the conductive member of the main body member when the holding member is incorporated into the main body member. is there. Therefore, the game board, the holding member, and the main body member can be electrically connected to each other.
[0007]
Preferably, the holding member is detachably fixed to the main body member.
[0008]
Further, it is preferable that a door member having a window for visually recognizing a game area of the game board is assembled to the holding member.
[0009]
Further, it is preferable that the conductive member provided on the game board be electrically connected to a contact member provided on the game board and in contact with and flowing through a game medium. Note that the contact member is, for example, a nail or a guide rail provided in the game area, a passage member for circulating the game medium, a game medium storage member, or the like.
[0010]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 shows the appearance of a pachinko machine using the present invention. The pachinko machine 2 has a configuration in which a game board 4 provided with a game area 4a (shown in FIG. 2) in which a pachinko ball as a game medium flows down at the time of a game is provided on a main body member 3 serving as a base. ing. A front door (door member) 5 having an opening (window) 5a for allowing a player to visually recognize the game area 4a is provided in front of the game area 4a provided on the game board 4 so as to be rotatable. It is closed by a glass plate 6 provided on the back side of the front door 5. The front door 5 rotates between a closed position (see FIG. 1) located in front of the game area 4a and an open position (see FIG. 2) that exposes the game area 4. When the front door 5 is rotated to the closed position, the front door 5 is held at the closed position by a lock mechanism (not shown). When the front door 5 is locked and held at the closed position, the player or the worker at the game arcade can play the game area 4a via the glass plate 6 or the pachinko ball flowing down on the game area 4a. Although it can be visually recognized, it does not come into contact with parts or devices provided inside the main body member 3.
[0011]
The main body member 3 is a component serving as a base of the pachinko machine 2 and a component that can be installed in a game room such as a pachinko parlor. Although not shown, the main body member 3 performs a basic operation of the pachinko machine 2 such as a payout device for paying out a pachinko ball, a light emitting device including a lamp or a speaker for producing an effect during a game, and a sound device. The device and the control circuit device are incorporated. The main body member 3 is provided with a tray 7 for receiving pachinko balls and receiving pachinko balls to be paid out when a prize is provided in a prize port provided in a game area 4a to be described later. A rotary operation handle 9 for adjusting the launching strength of the ball is provided. When the player supplies the pachinko balls to the tray 7, the pachinko balls are guided to the firing device 8 by the passage 7a provided inside the tray 7. Then, by rotating the operation handle 9, the firing device 8 is operated, and the pachinko ball is launched upward of the game area 4 a. In addition, the main body member 3 may be configured to include a frame member for fixing to a place where the game arcade is provided, or may be configured not to include the frame member.
[0012]
As shown in FIG. 2, a holding frame (holding member) 11 having a holding portion 11 a for holding the game board unit 10 including the game board 4 is detachable from the built-in space 3 a of the main body member 3. The game board unit 10 is detachable from the holding portion 11a. The front door 5 is removably mounted on the holding frame 11 so as to be pivotally supported, and can be separated from the main body member 3 together with the holding frame 11. Openings 11b and 11c are provided in the upper and lower portions of the right side of the holding frame 11 as viewed from the front side so as to be in a penetrating state. Operation knobs 3b, 3c provided above and below a right side of the built-in space portion 3a formed in the front portion 3 are inserted into the openings 11b, 11c. Although not shown in detail, the front door 5 is provided with a rotating shaft above and below the left end as viewed from the front side, and the rotating shaft is inserted through a hole serving as a bearing of the holding frame 11. Then, the front door 5 rotates between the open position and the closed position.
[0013]
A ground plate (conductive member) 13 which is a conductive metal plate is attached to a lower end portion of the game board 4. The ground plate 13 is a guide rail (contact member) 12 which is a conductive metal formed by being connected so as to surround a game area 4 a provided on a conductive face plate 17 provided on the game board 4. Is brought into contact with and electrically conducts. A grounding terminal (conductive member) made of a conductive metal is provided at a lower portion of the holding portion 11a such that when the game board unit 10 is mounted on the holding portion 11a, the game board unit 10 comes into contact with the grounding plate 13 provided. ) 14 are buried. The left side of the guide rail 12 as viewed from the front has a function of guiding a pachinko ball hit from the firing device 8 to the game area 4a.
[0014]
A ground plate (conductive member) 15 which is a conductive metal plate and is electrically connected to the ground terminal 14 is attached to a lower end portion of the holding frame 11. A metal having conductivity is provided below the built-in space 3a of the main body member 3 so that the holding frame 11 comes into contact with the ground plate 15 provided when the holding frame 11 is built into the built-in space 3a. A ground terminal (conductive member) 16 is buried in conduction with the ground.
[0015]
As shown in FIG. 3, the game board unit 10 has a support member 20 integrally attached to the game board 4 and a back surface opposite to the front surface of the game board 4 provided with the game area 4a. And a control circuit device (not shown) supported by the support member 20. Although a method of detachably attaching the game board unit 10 to the holding portion 11a is not shown, the configuration of the pachinko machine 2 such as attachment to the holding portion 11a by, for example, screwing or fitting based on a fitting portion is provided. In consideration of the above, the game board unit 10 may be attached to the holding portion 11a so as to be held by an appropriate method.
[0016]
On the game board 4, in addition to the guide rail 12, a predetermined winning port such as a starting winning port 21, a normal winning port 22, an attacker 23, and an out port 24 are provided. In the game area 4a, a nail 27 (shown in FIG. 5), a windmill (not shown), and the like are provided. These structures are publicly known, and thus description thereof is omitted. A center character 25 having a stage for temporarily staying a pachinko ball is assembled substantially at the center of the game area 4a, and a symbol display device 26 for displaying the result of the winning / rejecting lottery performed based on a predetermined prize at the substantially center thereof. Is displayed.
[0017]
A plurality of ribs 20 a are provided on the game board 4 side of the support member 20, and the ribs 20 a are used to guide the pachinko balls entering each winning opening or out opening 24 to a predetermined receiving portion (reserving portion). The ball passage 20b is configured.
[0018]
FIG. 4 shows a mode in which the holding frame 11 is mounted in the built-in space 3a when the holding frame 11 is built into the built-in space 3a of the main body member 3. The operation knobs 3b and 3c provided in the built-in space portion 3a are rotatably supported by a rotatably supported structure, and the operation knobs 3b and 3c can be inserted through the openings 11b and 11c. It is configured to be drilled. FIG. 4 shows only the operation knob 3b. When the holding frame 11 is installed in the built-in space portion 3a, the operation knob 3b is set to a rotational position indicated by a two-dot chain line in the drawing, so that the operation knob 3b can rotate to the opening 11b provided in the holding frame 11. It is inserted. Then, when the holding frame 11 is installed in the installation space 3a, the operation knob 3b is rotated to the rotation position shown by the solid line in the drawing, so that the longitudinal direction of the opening 11b and the longitudinal direction of the operation knob 3b are orthogonal. . Similarly, by making the longitudinal direction of the operation knob 3c orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the opening 11c, the holding frame 11 is detachably fixed to the built-in space 3a.
[0019]
In FIG. 5, the side in the case where the game board unit 10 is held by the holding portion 11 a of the holding frame 11, and the holding frame 11 holding the game board unit 10 is incorporated in the built-in space 3 a of the main body member 3. FIG. The ground terminal 14 is urged vertically upward by a spring (elastic member) 30 made of a conductive metal which is in communication with the ground terminal 15, and is pressed by the ground plate 13. When the game board unit 10 is detached from the holding portion 11a, the grounding terminal 14 is locked by the locking protrusion 11d, so that a portion of the grounding terminal 14 that protrudes upward is limited. It protrudes toward the inside of the portion 11a. Furthermore, the upper part of the ground terminal 14 is curved, so that the resistance at the junction between the ground plate 13 and the ground terminal 14 when the game board unit 10 is mounted on the holding portion 11a is reduced. The spring 30 is in contact with the ground terminal 14 and the ground plate 15 to electrically connect the ground terminal 14 and the ground plate 15. The spring 30 may be an elastic member having conductivity, and its material may not be metal.
[0020]
The ground terminal 16 is urged vertically upward by a spring (elastic member) 31 made of a conductive metal that is electrically connected to the conductive plate 32, and is pressed by the ground plate 15. When the holding frame 11 is detached from the installation space 3a, the portion of the ground terminal 16 that projects upward is restricted by being locked by the locking projection 3d. It protrudes toward the inside of the space 3a. Further, the upper part of the ground terminal 16 is curved so as to reduce the resistance at the junction between the ground plate 15 and the ground terminal 16 when the holding frame 11 is installed in the installation space 3a. The spring 31 contacts the ground terminal 16 and a conductive plate 32 electrically connected to a ground portion (not shown) serving as a ground provided in the main body member 3 to bring the ground terminal 16 into a ground state. I have. The spring 31 may be an elastic member having conductivity, and the material thereof may not be metal.
[0021]
The operation of the pachinko machine 2 thus formed will be described. For example, when the holding frame 11 is removed from the built-in space portion 3a in a case where the pachinko machine is replaced with a new pachinko machine having a different playability, the ground terminal 16 is biased based on the spring 31 and By being locked by the locking projections 3d, a part of the curved upper portion is projected toward the inside of the built-in space 3a. When the holding frame 11 is installed in the installation space 3 a, the ground plate 15 provided at the lower end of the holding frame 11 contacts the ground terminal 16 and pushes down the ground terminal 16 against the bias of the spring 31. When the game board unit 10 is detached from the holding portion 11a, the ground terminal 14 is urged by the spring 30 and is locked by the locking projection 11d, thereby forming a curved upper portion. Are protruded toward the inside of the holding portion 11a. When the game board unit 10 is attached to the holding portion 11a, the ground plate 13 provided at the lower end of the game board unit 10 comes into contact with the ground terminal 14 and pushes down the ground terminal 14 against the bias of the spring 30. . The ground terminal 16, the spring 31, and the conductive plate 32 are electrically connected to a ground portion provided as a ground provided in the main body member 3, and the ground terminal 14, the spring 30, and the ground plate 15 are also electrically connected. Therefore, when the holding frame 11 holding the game board unit 10 is incorporated in the built-in space 3a, the game area on the conductive face plate 17 does not require a separate connection work for grounding. , The plurality of metal nails 27 and the guide rails 12 are grounded. As a result, the static electricity generated in the game board 4 is guided to the outside of the game board unit 10 via the guide rails 12.
[0022]
In the above-described embodiment, the ground plates 13 and 15 and the ground terminals 14 and 16 are made of conductive metal. However, if they have conductivity, they may be made of an appropriate material such as conductive plastic. Good.
[0023]
In the above embodiment, the ground plate 13 is attached to the lower end of the game board unit 10 and the ground terminal 14 is buried in the lower part of the holding portion 3 a facing the ground plate 13. When the ground plate and the ground terminal are brought into contact with each other such that the ground terminal is buried in the side of the holding portion 3a facing the ground plate, the ground terminal is attached to an appropriate position. May be provided. Further, the ground plate 15 and the ground terminal 16 may be similarly provided at appropriate positions.
[0024]
In the above-described embodiment, the grounding plates 13 and 15 are provided on the game board unit 10 and the holding frame 11, and the grounding terminals 14 and 16 are provided on the holding portion 11a and the built-in space 3a. The form of the conductive member provided on each of the main body members 3 is not limited to the above, and any appropriate form may be used as long as the game board unit 10, the holding frame 11, and the main body member 3 are electrically conductive. good.
[0025]
In the above embodiment, the ground terminals 14 and 16 are urged by the coiled springs in the direction in which they contact the ground plates 13 and 15. However, the ground terminals 14 and 16 are attached in the direction in which they contact the ground plates 13 and 15. The method of applying the force is not limited to this. If the grounding terminals 14 and 16 are pressed against the grounding plates 13 and 15, a configuration using the elastic force of an elastic member such as rubber or a plate-like spring may be used. An appropriate configuration may be used.
[0026]
In the above-described embodiment, the grounding plate 13 is configured such that a conductive sheet or plate is stuck on the game board 4 and is electrically connected to the conductive guide rail or the like. The electrically conductive member is not limited to this. For example, a conductive member is provided on the support member 20 including the ball passage portion 20b for guiding the pachinko ball to a predetermined receiving portion, and the conductive member and the ground plate 13 are provided. It may be made electrically conductive.
[0027]
In addition, by monitoring the electrical conduction between the game board 4, the holding frame 11, and the main body member 3 with a predetermined device, the detachment state of the game board 4 and the main body member 3 can be monitored.
[0028]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the ball game machine of the present invention, the game board, the holding frame, and the main body member do not need to perform a troublesome connection operation of grounding each other. It is possible to provide a gaming machine that is electrically connected by incorporating a member into a main body member.
[0029]
Further, since the holding member is detachably fixed to the main body member, the holding member can be set as a replacement target at the time of model replacement, and model replacement can be performed at a reduced cost.
[0030]
Further, since the door member having the window for visually recognizing the game area of the game board is assembled to the holding member, the door member is exchanged together with the holding member when the holding member is exchanged for model change. Therefore, an image of a new model can be given to the player.
[0031]
In addition, the conductive member provided on the game board is electrically connected to a contact member provided on the game board and in contact with the game medium to distribute the game medium, so that a predetermined member provided on the game board is provided. Charge can be guided out of the gaming machine.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a pachinko machine embodying the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a game board unit, a holding frame, and a main body member.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a game board and a support member.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an aspect in which a holding frame incorporated in a main body member is fixed.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a contact state between a ground plate and a ground terminal.
[Explanation of symbols]
2 Pachinko machine 3 Body member 3a Built-in space part 4 Game board 5 Front door (door member)
5a Opening (window)
10 gaming board unit 11 holding member 11a holding portion 12 guide rail (contact member)
13, 15 Ground plate (conductor member)
14, 16 Ground terminal (conductor member)

Claims (4)

A gaming machine having a gaming board having a gaming area, a holding member for holding the gaming board, and a main body member incorporating the gaming board and the holding member,
A conductive member having conductivity is provided on each of the game board and the holding member and the main body member,
When the game board is held by the holding member, the conductive member of the game board and the conductive member of the holding member abut,
A gaming machine, wherein when the holding member is incorporated into the main body member, the conductive member of the holding member abuts on the conductive member of the main body member. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the holding member is detachably fixed to the main body member. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a door member having a window for visually recognizing a game area of the gaming board is attached to the holding member. The conductive member provided on the game board is electrically connected to a contact member provided on the game board and in contact with and flowing through a game medium. A gaming machine according to one of the above.

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