JP2005028119A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pinball game machine enlarging a display region of a display device without pressing a game region. <P>SOLUTION: This pinball game machine is provided with a game board 18 formed with the game region A where game balls are rollable, by providing a game board base 19 with game members 11 such as game nails, and the display device 9 provided on the back side of the game board 18 to make a display on a game. In the game board base 19, a region overlapped with at least the display region of the display device 9 at the whole or a part of the game region A is formed of a transparent member (a), and a region other than the region formed of the transparent member (a) is formed of a nontransparent member (b). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball ball game machine, and more particularly to a ball ball game machine provided with a display device for displaying symbols, effects and the like related to a game on the back side of a game board.

In conventional ball game machines, the base of the game board is formed of wood or the like whose back side cannot be visually recognized, and an opening (mounting hole) that penetrates the front and back surfaces is drilled at a predetermined location and displayed on the opening. The apparatus was incorporated and attached (for example, refer to Patent Documents 1 and 2).
As described above, in this type of conventional ball game machine, since the opening is formed in the base of the game board and the display device is incorporated in the opening, the game area in which the game ball rolls is displayed. The display area of the device was inevitably limited.
JP 2001-321528 A JP 2002-306708 A

In recent years, this display unit (display area) tends to be a large area (enlarged) to increase the effect of presentation.
However, in such a conventional ball game machine, the larger the display area of the display device, the larger the opening for incorporating the display device. The game area that can be moved is limited.
The present invention has been made in view of such problems of the prior art, and the object of the present invention is to provide a ball game capable of enlarging the display area of the display device without compressing the game area. Is to provide a machine.

In order to achieve such an object, according to the first invention, a predetermined game member 11 such as a game nail or a start port 12 is provided on the game board base 19 to form a game area A in which a game ball can roll. A ball game machine including a game board 18 and a display device 9 for displaying a game on the back side of the game board 18, wherein the game board base 19 is at least displayed in all or a part of the game area A. A ball game machine characterized in that an area overlapping the display area B of the device 9 is formed by a transparent member a, and a region other than the area formed by the transparent member a is formed by a non-transparent member b. It is.
According to the present invention, even if the display device 9 is disposed on the back side of the game board base 19, the design, image, etc. of the display device 9 can be directly visually recognized from the surface of the game board base 19 through the transparent member a. And since the opening part for fitting a display apparatus is not formed in the game board base 19 surface like the past, it does not need to be restrict | limited to the game area | region A where the game ball by this opening part rolls. Thereby, not only can the large game area A be secured without squeezing the game area A, but also a large display area B can be secured. it can.
In addition, by providing the non-transparent member b on the game board 18, it is possible to conceal the wiring and the back side mechanism related to the game board 18 with the non-transparent member b, so that the aesthetics of the gaming machine can be improved. Can do.
Furthermore, since there is no need to provide an opening for fixing and fitting the display device as in the prior art, troublesome work such as positioning of the opening and the display device is eliminated.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, a plurality of regions made of a transparent member a are formed in the game region A.
According to the present invention, the display areas B of the display device 9 can be positioned on the back side of the plurality of transparent members a, respectively.
According to the present invention, even if the display device 9 is a single display device, it is possible to produce the display device 9 as if it is independent from each other through the region made of each transparent member a. A strong impression can be given to the game, and the interest of the game can be improved.

A third invention is characterized in that in the second invention, the display regions B of the display device 9 are respectively located on the back side of the plurality of transparent members a, and each of the bullets is characterized by a separate display relating to the game. This is a gaming machine.
According to the present invention, a separate effect relating to a game can be made via the region made up of each transparent member a, and the interest of the game can be improved. With separate display, the same or different images and the like can be displayed simultaneously or separately through the respective transparent members a.

  A fourth invention is a ball game machine according to any one of the first to third inventions, wherein the non-transparent member b is made of a material to which the game member 11 or the decoration member 21 can be fixed. That is. According to the present invention, for example, even when the game nail is struck with a jig by adjusting the game nail provided on the game board 18, there is little possibility that the game board base 19 is damaged.

A fifth invention is the bullet ball game machine according to the fourth invention, wherein the non-transparent member b is wood.
According to the present invention, even if there is a slight error (the boss hole is slightly small) between the gaming member 11 such as a winning device and the boss hole for attaching the gaming member 11 to the game board base 19, Since the boss hole is provided in the non-transparent member b made of wood, the boss hole made of wood can be slightly enlarged and attached when the game member 11 is attached. In addition, a boss hole for attaching the game board 18 to the gaming machine frame 1 and a boss hole for attaching a decorative member 21 or the like (for example, a panel decoration or the like) are provided in the non-transparent member b made of wood. The same applies to the case where there is a slight error (the boss hole is small) between the decorative member 21 and the boss hole.
In addition, since only the part related to display is made up of the transparent member a and the other areas are made up of wood, the area occupied by the transparent member a itself occupying the entire game board base is suppressed, and the display is important. The strength of the transparent member a can be improved.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a ball game machine capable of enlarging the display area of the display device without compressing the game area.

  DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a ball ball game machine according to the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that this embodiment is merely an embodiment of the present invention, and is not construed as being limited to these, and can be modified within the scope of the present invention. 1 to 4 show the first embodiment, FIG. 5A shows the second embodiment, FIG. 5B shows the third embodiment, and FIG. 6 shows the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 1 is an example of a ball game machine (also referred to as a pachinko machine) to which the present invention is applied, and a main body 2 is supported on a game machine frame 1 so as to be opened and closed.
A front door 3 fitted with a glass plate 4 is provided at the upper front of the main body 2, and a game board 18 is provided inside the front door 3. The lower part of the front surface of the main body 2 is provided with an upper plate 5 for receiving a rented ball and a prize ball, a lower plate 6 for receiving a ball overflowing inward of the ball outlet when the upper plate 5 is full, and a handle 7 of the launching device. By rotating the lever 7a of the handle 7 in the clockwise direction, a built-in launching solenoid is operated to launch a game ball into the game area A.

In the gaming machine frame 1 on the back side of the gaming board 18, an identification information display device (in this embodiment, a special symbol display device) 9 including a liquid crystal display for displaying special symbols and effects is mounted. Has been. The liquid crystal display 9 used in the present embodiment has a size corresponding to the large display area B of the game board base 19 in the range indicated by H and W in FIG. And
In addition, the display device 9 may be an identification information display device alone, or may be configured by an identification information display device and a display device that enhances effects other than the identification information display.

As an example of the display device 9, a liquid crystal display having a screen size corresponding to the size of the display area B of the game board base 19 is applied. Although the display device 9 is not particularly limited, it is preferable that the display device 9 is set so that the entire area secured as the display area B can be fully used, and various forms are applicable. .
For example, when viewed from the front, an identification information display device composed of a liquid crystal display or the like that variably displays special symbols (left special symbol, middle special symbol, right special symbol) such as numbers and symbols in three horizontal rows can be applied. is there.
Here, the “identification information” is composed of numbers, characters, etc., and may enter a predetermined gaming state on the condition that the “identification information” is in a predetermined mode, for example, a special symbol / ordinary It shall also include a design / decorative design or a design that shows a winning pattern.
Further, it can be arbitrarily set such that the identification information in the vertical direction or the oblique direction is variably displayed, the character moves in the display area, or the background moves.

The game board 18 is configured by attaching a game member 11 and a decoration member 21 to the surface of a game board base 19.
The game member 11 divides the game area A, the guide rail 20 that guides the game ball launched from the launch solenoid to the game area A, and the game ball launched into the game area A hit the game area A to change the flow direction of the game ball. Game ball guiding member 22 for moving guidance, starting display of variation of the display device and starting lottery processing for determining whether to win or not, starting port 12 made of a tulip-type ordinary electric accessory, an attacker opening at the time of jackpot A special prize winning port 13 of a first type special electric accessory, left and right winning holes 14 serving as general winning holes, left and right windmills 15, and an out opening 16 for discharging out balls that missed winning in the game area. . In the drawings of this embodiment, the description of a large number of game nails struck on the game board base 19 is omitted, and a main control board (not shown) is provided below the back side of the game board base 19. Yes. In the figure, reference numeral 10 denotes a stereo type speaker that outputs sound effects, BGM, error sound, and the like.
The gaming member 11 is merely an example, and other configurations may be employed within the scope of the present invention.
The game ball guiding member 22 is a member that hits a game ball launched into the game area A and rolls and guides the flow (falling) direction of the game ball. And a stage 29 disposed below the top passage 23 in the game area A when viewed from the surface direction. These illustrated game ball guiding members 22 are merely examples and can be changed in design.

  Since the present invention has a characteristic part in the configuration of the game board base 19, only the characteristic part will be described below, and a detailed description of the other structural parts will be omitted.

The game board base 19 is configured by forming all or a part of the game area A with a transparent member a and forming a non-transparent member b other than the area made of the transparent member a.
In addition, at least an area overlapping with the display area B of the display device 9 disposed on the back side of the game board 18 is formed by the transparent member a, and the display area B of the display device 9 can be directly visually recognized through the transparent member a. If it is configured, it is within the scope of the present invention, the illustrated example is only an example, and the overall shape of the game board base 19 is not particularly limited.

  Specifically, based on the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the entire game board base 19 having a substantially rectangular shape in front view is formed of a non-transparent member b, and the central portion of the non-transparent member b is formed. Further, an opening 25 having a substantially semicircular shape when viewed from the front is penetrated and a transparent member a serving as a display region B is fitted into the opening 25. Note that the transparent member a and the non-transparent member b are configured so as to have the same plane without a step at the boundary portion, and are designed so as not to affect the rolling of the game ball.

The transparent member a is capable of mounting and fixing the game members 11 such as the winning holes 12, 13, 14 and game nails, and has a hardness and strength that do not easily deform (bend) or change quality, and is transparent. Select a suitable material.
For example, a hard synthetic resin material having high transparency can be cited as an example, and more specifically, colorless and transparent acrylic resin materials, polycarbonate resin materials, polyarylate resin materials, methacrylic resin materials, and the like are within the scope of the present invention. Arbitrarily selected.
With the transparent member a made of the colorless and transparent synthetic resin material, the display device 9 can display various symbols, effects, and the like without being restricted in terms of color and the like. In addition, a colored transparent member can be used as long as the effect of the display device 9 on the back side of the game board base 19 can be displayed.
By employing such a transparent synthetic resin material, the clearness of the entire display surface can be improved while maintaining the hardness and strength, and the appearance of the game area A can be improved.

The non-transparent member b is capable of mounting and fixing the game member 11 and the decorative member 21 such as a panel decoration, and has hardness and strength that do not easily deform (bend) or change quality, and is non-transparent. Select a suitable material. For example, wood or a non-transparent hard synthetic resin material can be cited as an example. When a synthetic resin material is adopted, it can be used as a non-transparent member by providing a decorative panel on the back surface of the transparent synthetic resin material.
An example of the non-transparent member b constituting the game board base 19 is a wood such as a beech material, a lauan material, a beech plywood, a veneer material, a matoa material, etc. It is arbitrarily selected within the scope of the invention.
The non-transparent member b is provided with coloring / decoration related to the display of the display device 9 disposed on the back side of the game board 18, but is not limited, and an optimal coloring / decoration can be selected as appropriate within the scope of the present invention. .

More specifically, in the present embodiment, among the parts constituting the game area A defined by the guide rails 20 on the surface of the game board base 19, the game board base 19 is located above the start port 12 with respect to the front of the game board base 19. The partial area A (A1) is constituted by a substantially semicircular transparent member a in front view to constitute a display area B, and a game area A (A2) other than the area A (A1) made of the transparent member is formed. The entire remaining area C on the surface of the included game board base 19 is composed of the non-transparent member b.
Specifically, an opening 25 having a substantially semicircular shape in front view is formed above the start port 12 mounting portion of the wooden game board base 19 formed in a substantially rectangular shape in front view. The transparent member a having a substantially semicircular shape when viewed from the front is fitted on the same plane as the opening 25 so as not to form a gap at the boundary.

Therefore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the starting portion 12, the large winning opening 13, and the winning opening 14 are provided in the wooden portion (non-transparent member b) together with the opening 25 having a substantially semicircular shape when viewed from the front. A predetermined boss hole (not shown) for attaching and fixing the opening 26 to be attached, the out port 16, the decorative member 21 and the like is opened from the front to the back of the game board base 19. It should be noted that a decorative sheet or the like is attached to a region other than the region made of the transparent member a in the game region A (region A2 of the wooden non-transparent member b), or a pattern / color is directly applied to the surface of the region A2. It is assumed that the game board base 19 is decorated with the above.
That is, according to the present embodiment, the entire large area made of the transparent member a indicated by reference characters H and W in FIG. 2 is the display area B, and the display device 9 is disposed on the back side of the display area B. .
A predetermined game member 11 (for example, a game ball guiding member 22) that is attached and fixed through the boss hole 27 or the like, a large number of game nails (not shown), and the like are attached to the transparent member a. In addition, the non-transparent member b is attached through a predetermined game member (starting opening 12, large winning opening 13, and winning opening 14) that is attached and fixed through each opening 26, a boss hole (not shown), or the like. A decorative member 21 such as a panel decoration to be fixed is attached.

  According to the present embodiment, the large display area B made of the transparent member a can be formed in front of the game board 18 without being pressed on the game area, and the start opening 12 and the big prize opening 13 are not transparent. Since it is attached and fixed to the sexual member b, these back side mechanisms, wiring, etc. can be made difficult to see from the player side by being concealed by the non-transparent member b.

FIG. 5A shows a second embodiment of the present invention, in which the entire region corresponding to the region above the start port 12 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape in front view with the transparent member a, and the region below the non-transparent member b. It is an example of the implementation formed in the front view substantially rectangular shape with the wooden member which is. Since other configurations and operational effects are the same as those of the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.
In the drawing, when the region of the transparent member a and the region of the non-transparent member b are compared, the region made of the transparent member a is formed larger than the region made of the non-transparent member b. This is an example, and both the regions may be configured to have an equal size, and the region made of the non-transparent member b is formed larger than the region made of the transparent member a. As long as the gaming board base 19 is divided into a transparent member a and a non-transparent member b with a predetermined shape, the gaming board base 19 is all within the scope of the present embodiment and is limitedly interpreted. It is not a thing.
In this case, the boundary portion between the transparent member a and the non-transparent member b is fixed so as not to be easily separated, or an arbitrary well-known fitting structure is adopted at the boundary portion to improve the strength. And

  FIG. 5B shows a third embodiment of the present invention, in which the entire game board base 19 is formed of a transparent synthetic resin plate having a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the front, and the central portion thereof is largely formed into a circular shape when viewed from the front. This is an example of implementation of the non-transparent member b region by applying colored coating or a cosmetic seal around the transparent member a region. Since other configurations and operational effects are the same as those of the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted. In addition, since the shape which comprises the area | region of the transparent member a is not specifically limited, it is arbitrary, and in this Example, as shown in figure, since the whole game area A (both A1 and A2) is made into the transparent member a. Further, the back side mechanism and the wiring such as the start opening 12 and the big winning opening 13 can be visually recognized from the player side. However, in order to conceal the back side mechanism and the wiring etc., the starting opening 12 and the large winning opening 13 are provided. The area to be attached and fixed may be covered with a colored paint / decorative seal as described above so as to conceal the back side mechanism and wiring with difficulty in visual recognition.

  FIG. 6 shows a fourth embodiment of the present invention in which the entire game board base 19 is formed of a substantially rectangular wood (non-transparent member) when viewed from the front, and a plurality of separated openings 25a and 25a are formed at predetermined locations. , 25b, and transparent members a are fitted into the openings 25a, 25a, 25b, and the regions of the transparent members a are defined as separate display regions B (B1, B2, B3). This is an example in which the entire game area A other than the display areas B (B1, B2, B3) separated from each other is configured by a wooden non-transparent member b.

Specifically, two openings 25a, 25a having a rectangular shape in front view are formed side by side at a substantially central position on the front side of the game board base 19, and further, near the upper front end of the game board base 19 in front view. A rectangular opening 25b having a horizontally long narrow shape is formed, and a transparent member a that matches each of the openings 25a, 25a, and 25b is fitted, and regions of the respective transparent members a are separated. Display area B (B1, B2, B3).
FIG. 6B shows an example of the game board 18 using the game board base 19 of the present embodiment. In this embodiment, a substantially center position of the game board 18 (a region surrounded by the game ball guiding members 22 and 22). ), Two display areas B1 and B2 arranged side by side are displayed with different fluctuations of the display device, respectively, and two separate start ports 12 and 12 for starting the different fluctuation displays are provided. The parts are arranged side by side. In this case, the variable display is activated separately by the respective start ports 12 and 12.
In addition, in the transparent member a provided near the upper end, a display device that displays that the player is in a big hit state or displays various effects related to the game, for example, at the time of a big hit, is disposed on the back side.
Since other configurations and operational effects are the same as those of the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.
In addition, although it is good also as a structure which can visually recognize the predetermined location of the single display apparatus arrange | positioned on the back side from each display area B (B1, B2, B3) which consists of a transparent member, each display area B ( It is also within the scope of the present invention to place separate display devices on the back side of B1, B2, B3). In each display area B (B1, B2, B3), either the same effect display or different effect display is displayed.
"Modification"

In each of Examples 1 to 4 described above, the shape of the transparent member a viewed from the front is a semicircular shape, a rectangular shape, a circular shape, or a plurality of rectangular shapes arranged side by side. Alternatively, it is possible to make a character or the like that appears on a game-related symbol / effect display or the like.
Further, a plurality of transparent members a can be provided in the vertical direction, or can be provided in an irregular manner, and the transparent member a is provided at a position overlapping the display region B of the display device 9 arranged on the back side. If it is.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing a first embodiment of the ball game machine of the present invention. The schematic front view which expands and shows the game board of Example 1. FIG. The schematic perspective view which shows the state which decomposed | disassembled the game board base of Example 1 into the transparent member and the non-transparent member. The perspective view which shows the state which attached and fixed various game members to the game board base of Example 1, and decomposed | disassembled the decoration member. (A) is a schematic perspective view which shows the game board base of Example 2, (b) is a schematic perspective view which shows the game board base of Example 3. FIG. (A) is a schematic perspective view which shows the state which decomposed | disassembled the game board base of Example 4 into the transparent member and the non-transparent member, (b) is an example of the game board using the game board base of (a). The schematic front view shown.

Explanation of symbols

9: Display device 11: Game member 18: Game board 19: Game board base A: Game area B: Display area a: Transparent member b: Non-transparent member

Claims (5)

A game machine in which a predetermined game member is provided on a game board base to form a game area in which a game ball can roll, and a ball game machine having a display device for displaying a game on the back side of the game board. ,
The game board base is formed of a transparent member in all or a part of the game region, at least overlapping with the display region of the display device, and the non-transparent member is formed except for the region made of the transparent member. A ball game machine characterized by that.   2. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of regions made of a transparent member are formed in the game region.   3. The bullet ball game machine according to claim 2, wherein display areas of the display device are respectively located on the back side of the transparent members at a plurality of locations, and each display is related to a game.   4. The bullet ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the non-transparent member is made of a material to which a game member or a decoration member can be fixed. The bullet ball game machine according to claim 4, wherein the non-transparent member is wood.

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