JP2005253861A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technique effective for improving the durability of a rolling member provided so as to assist the opening/closing operations of an opening/closing member in a game machine. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine 100 is provided with an inner frame 103 attached to an outer frame 101 so as to be opened and closed and an end rail 111 provided on the front surface lower part of the outer frame 101, wherein one of the inner frame 103 and the end rail 111 is provided with the rolling member 121 which rolls while supporting the weight of the inner frame 103 in the opening/closing operations of the inner frame 103. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and in particular, relates to an opening / closing assisting technique for an opening / closing member that can be freely opened and closed among members constituting the gaming machine.

In a pachinko machine as a gaming machine, an example of a technique for assisting an opening / closing operation, particularly a closing operation, of an opening / closing member supported in a cantilever manner via a hinge is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-103003 (Patent Document 1). It is disclosed.
In the prior art described in the publication, in a pachinko machine, a roller is provided on an upper plate that is mounted to be opened and closed in the front-rear direction via a hinge, and when the upper plate is closed, the roller rolls on the upper surface of the upper side of the lower plate. By doing so, the closing operation of the upper plate is assisted.

However, the above-described conventional technology is configured to support the weight of the upper plate as an opening / closing member with a roller in the normal closed position, and the weight of the upper plate acts on the roller in a concentrated manner for a long time. Therefore, the durability of the roller, particularly the shaft and bearing for supporting the roller is affected. Further, there is a possibility that a gap is formed between the upper plate and the lower plate, and means for hiding this gap is also required from the viewpoint of preventing fraud.
JP 2003-103003 A

  The present invention has been made in view of such points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a technique effective in improving the durability of a rolling member provided to assist the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing member in a gaming machine. And

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 of the claims is configured.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, a gaming machine having an inner frame attached to the outer frame so as to be openable and closable and a curtain plate provided at the lower front portion of the outer frame is configured. As a gaming machine, a pachinko machine, a slot machine, etc. typically correspond to this. In the gaming machine according to the present invention, one of the inner frame and the curtain is provided with a rolling member that rolls while supporting the weight of the inner frame when the inner frame is opened and closed. Here, the “rolling member” in the present invention suitably includes a cylindrical body, a sphere, a cone, and the like.

  According to the present invention, a technique effective in improving the durability of the rolling member provided to assist the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing member in the gaming machine is provided.

Hereinafter, a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the entire pachinko machine 100. The pachinko machine 100 is an example of the “game machine” in the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 100 generally includes an outer frame 101, an inner frame 103, a game board 105, a glass frame (front frame) 107, a front plate 109, and a mechanism plate (not shown). When viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 100, the left side edge of the inner frame 103 is attached to the outer frame 101 via a hinge mechanism 103a so that the inner frame 103 can be freely opened and closed. Can be received. The game board 105 is attached in a state of being fitted into the inner frame 103 from the front. Further, the glass frame 107 and the front plate 109 are individually attached to the left side edge of the inner frame 103 as viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 100 through hinges (not shown) so as to be opened and closed. The mechanism plate is attached to the back side of the inner frame 103 so as to be freely opened and closed.
In FIG. 1, the inner frame 103 is opened with respect to the outer frame 101, and the glass frame 107 and the front plate 109 are opened with respect to the inner frame 103. The inner frame 103 corresponds to the “opening / closing member” in the present invention, and the curtain plate 111 corresponds to the “receiving member” in the present invention.

  2 is a rear view of the lower side of the outer frame 101 and the inner frame 103 as viewed from the rear of the pachinko machine 100, and FIGS. 3 to 5 are vertical sectional views taken along line AA in FIG. The main part of the auxiliary means is shown. As shown in FIG. 2, a roller (roller) 121 as a means for assisting the opening / closing operation of the inner frame 103 is provided on the inner frame 103 which is attached to the outer frame 101 through a hinge mechanism 103a so as to be freely opened and closed. Yes. This roller 121 corresponds to the “rolling member” in the present invention.

  The roller 121 is formed of a cylindrical body or a cylindrical body, and has a metal (iron plate) at the rear end (back side end) near the free end (right edge when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 100) at the lower side of the inner frame 103. It is attached via a roller support plate 123 made of metal. The roller support plate 123 is fixed to the lower side portion of the inner frame 103 by a fixing means such as a screw. As shown in FIG. Part 123a. The roller 121 is supported so as to be rotatable about a horizontal axis parallel to the rear surface of the inner frame 103, and a lower end portion projects a predetermined amount below the lower surface of the flat surface portion 123 a of the roller support plate 123. As shown in FIG. 4, the roller 121 rolls on the upper surface of the curtain plate 111 provided on the lower side of the outer frame 101 when the inner frame 103 is closed, and when the inner frame 103 is closed, the roller 121 is shown in FIG. As described above, the step-shaped low portion 113 formed as a roller escape is inserted into the rear end portion of the upper surface of the curtain plate 111, thereby allowing the surface contact between the inner frame 103 and the curtain plate 111. The low portion 113 corresponds to the “step portion” in the present invention.

On the upper surface of the curtain plate 111, a metal (iron plate) load receiving plate 125 on which the roller 121 rolls is fixed by a fixing means such as a screw. The load receiving plate 125 has a flat flat portion 125a on which the roller 121 rolls when the inner frame 103 is opened and closed. When the inner frame 103 is closed and the roller 121 enters the low place 113, the load receiving plate 125 is flat. The portion 125 a is configured to support the weight of the inner frame 103 by making surface contact with the flat surface portion 123 a of the roller support plate 123. That is, in the present embodiment, the surface contact between the inner frame 103 and the curtain plate 111 is configured to be performed via the metal plate. The roller support plate 123 and the load receiving plate 125 correspond to the “metal plate” in the present invention.
Further, the load receiving plate 125 has front and rear inclined surface portions 125b and 125c formed at both end portions in the roller rolling direction (front-rear direction) in the flat portion 125a. The front (front side) inclined surface portion 125 b is a front-declining inclined surface, and extends in front of the curtain plate 111 by a predetermined length. The rear side (back side) inclined surface part 125 c is a rearwardly inclined surface and faces the lower portion 113 of the curtain plate 111.

  The pachinko machine 100 according to the present embodiment is configured as described above. FIG. 3 shows a state in which the inner frame 103 is opened. In this state, the inner frame 103 that is supported in a cantilever manner via the hinge mechanism 103a is lowered at the free end side. When the inner frame 103 is pushed backward to close it, the roller 121 rides on the flat surface portion 125a via the inclined surface portion 125b on the front side of the load receiving plate 125 (see FIG. 4). That is, the roller 121 rolls the flat portion 125a of the load receiving plate 125 while supporting the weight of the inner frame 103 until the inner frame 103 reaches the closing position, thereby assisting the closing operation of the inner frame 103. When the inner frame 103 reaches the closed position, the roller 121 enters the lower portion 113 through the rear inclined surface portion 125c, and the flat portion 123a of the roller support plate 123 is above the flat portion 125a of the load receiving plate 125 of the curtain plate 111. (See FIG. 5). Thus, the weight of the inner frame 103 is dispersed and supported by the curtain plate 111 through the surface contact of the metal plate. The roller 121 entering the low place 113 is separated from the upper surface of the curtain plate 111 and does not receive weight. When the inner frame 103 is pulled forward to open, the roller 121 rides on the flat surface portion 125a via the rear inclined surface portion 125c, and then rolls on the flat surface portion 125a to open the inner frame 103. Subsidize.

  Thus, according to the present embodiment, the opening / closing operation of the inner frame 103 can be smoothly performed via the roller 121 that rolls on the upper surface of the load receiving plate 123 while supporting the weight of the inner frame 103. it can. On the other hand, in the closed state of the inner frame 103, the roller 121 is retracted to the lower portion 113 for the roller escape formed at the rear edge of the upper side of the curtain plate 111, and the weight of the inner frame 103 is not received by the roller 121, By adopting a structure in which the plate 111 and the inner frame 103 are supported by surface contact, the burden on the roller 121 can be eliminated and the durability thereof can be improved. As is well known, the inner frame 103 has a large number of components such as a game board 105, a mechanism board, a glass frame 107, a front frame 109, and the like. Become. Since the inner frame 103 is normally in the closed position, a configuration in which the load of the inner frame 103 is supported by surface contact at this closed position and a configuration in which the weight support by the roller 121 is avoided can be achieved. This is effective in improving the durability of the support portion.

  In the present embodiment, the inclined surface portions 125b and 125c are respectively provided before and after the load receiving plate 125. Therefore, when the inner frame 103 is closed or opened, it is possible to easily ride on the flat surface portion 125a. The opening and closing operation of the inner frame 103 can be performed smoothly. Further, the rear inclined surface portion 125c functions as a restricting means for restricting the inner frame 103 from opening forward unexpectedly when the lock (key) of the inner frame 103 is released. Further, by adopting a configuration in which the load of the inner frame 103 is received by surface contact, it is possible to avoid the occurrence of a gap in the mating surface between the lower surface of the inner frame 103 and the upper surface of the curtain plate 111, and to prevent fraud using the gap. An effect can be obtained.

  Moreover, in this Embodiment, since it was set as the structure which arrange | positions the roller 121 in the lower side rear side (back side of the pachinko machine 100) of the inner frame 103, when the said roller 121 is seen from the front of the pachinko machine 100, It is possible to hide by the front side portion of the lower side of the inner frame 103, and the appearance appearance is not impaired.

  In the embodiment, the roller 121 is provided on the inner frame 103 side and rolls on the upper surface of the curtain plate 111. However, while the roller 121 is disposed at the front end of the upper side of the curtain plate 111, the lower side of the inner frame 103 is provided. You may change to the structure which sets the level | step-difference part for letting the roller 121 escape in the state which the said inner frame 103 was closed in the front-end part. In this configuration, since the roller 121 rolls on the lower surface of the inner frame 103 and then enters the stepped portion set in the inner frame 103 at the closed position of the inner frame 103, the lower surface of the inner frame 103 is used for roller rolling. An inclined surface is set on each of the front and rear surfaces of the metal plate provided on. The roller 121 is not limited to a parallel roller, and may be a tapered roller, or a sphere may be used instead of the roller 121. In the configuration in which the rolling of the roller 121 and the surface contact receiving the load are performed via a metal plate, the rolling surface of the roller 121 and the load receiving surface by the surface contact may be formed separately. Moreover, there may not be a metal plate.

In the embodiment, the roller 121 is separated from the curtain plate 111 (load receiving plate 125) in the closed state of the inner frame 103 and is not subjected to the load of the inner frame 103. You may make it the structure received with the roller 121, receiving by contact.
The embodiment has been described by taking the inner frame 103 that can be freely opened and closed to the outer frame 101 as an example. However, the embodiment is not limited to the inner frame 103, and the glass frame 107 that can be freely opened and closed and the front frame You may apply to the board 109 or a mechanism board.
Further, according to the present invention, in a configuration in which the game board 105 is fitted and attached to the inner frame 103, the game board 105 is fitted into the inner frame 103 while supporting the weight of the game board 105 by the rollers 121. In the inserted position, the lower surface of the game board 105 is in surface contact with the lower surface of the inner frame 103, so that the weight burden of the roller 121 can be reduced or eliminated.
A plurality of rollers 121 may be provided on either the opening / closing member (inner frame 103) or the receiving member (curtain plate 111), or may be provided on both the opening / closing member and the receiving member.
In the embodiment, the pachinko machine 100 has been described. However, the pachinko machine 100 is not limited to the pachinko machine 100. For example, other gaming machines such as a slot machine, an arrangement ball machine, a gaming machine that uses a pachinko ball to play a slot game, and the like. Even so, it can be applied.

In view of the gist of the invention, the following aspects can be configured. That is,
(Aspect 1)
“A gaming machine comprising: an opening / closing member that can be opened and closed via a hinge mechanism; and a receiving member formed with an upper surface that receives the weight of the opening / closing member when the opening / closing member is moved to a closed position. ,
A rolling member that rolls on the upper surface of the receiving member while supporting the weight of the opening and closing member at the time of opening and closing operation of the opening and closing member is provided on the back side in the closing operation direction of the opening and closing member. The gaming machine is configured to allow surface contact between the lower surface of the opening / closing member and the upper surface of the receiving member at the closing position of the opening / closing member. "

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the opening / closing member that can be opened and closed via the hinge mechanism, and the receiving member that is formed with an upper surface that receives the weight of the opening / closing member when the opening / closing member is moved to the closed position. A gaming machine equipped with is configured. As a gaming machine, a pachinko machine, a slot machine, etc. typically correspond to this. Here, the “openable / closable” mode corresponds to a mode in which the openable / closable member is rotatably supported in the horizontal plane via the hinge mechanism. In addition, the “opening / closing member” and the “receiving member” in the present invention typically include an inner frame that can be freely opened and closed on an outer frame in a pachinko machine, and a curtain plate provided at the lower front portion of the outer frame. The relative relationship corresponds to this, but the relative relationship between the glass frame that can be freely opened and closed on the inner frame and the front plate with the upper plate disposed below the glass frame, and furthermore, the inner frame can be freely opened and closed. The relative relationship between the front plate with an upper plate to be mounted and the lower plate disposed below the front plate is preferably included. In the case of a slot machine, the “opening / closing member” corresponds to the front door, and the “receiving member” corresponds to the outer frame (attachment frame to the gaming machine island).

  In the gaming machine according to the present invention, a rolling member that rolls on the upper surface of the receiving member while supporting the weight of the opening and closing member during the opening and closing operation of the opening and closing member is provided on the back side in the closing operation direction of the opening and closing member. In the closed position of the opening / closing member, the rolling member is configured to allow surface contact between the lower surface of the opening / closing member and the upper surface of the receiving member. The “back side in the closing direction of the opening / closing member” is not limited to the back side end portion of the opening / closing member, and may be at least the back side from the center portion. It may be a position where it first hits the receiving member. The “rolling member” refers to a member that rolls on the upper surface of the receiving member, and preferably includes a cylindrical body, a columnar body, a spherical body, a conical body, and the like. In addition, “allowing surface contact” means either an aspect in which the rolling member is in contact with the upper surface of the receiving member or a state in which the rolling member is separated in a state where the lower surface of the opening / closing member is in surface contact with the upper surface of the receiving member Are also preferably included.

  According to the present invention, when the opening and closing member is opened and closed, the rolling member provided on the opening and closing member rolls on the upper surface of the receiving member while supporting the weight of the opening and closing member, thereby assisting the opening and closing operation of the opening and closing member. To do. As a result, the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing member can be performed smoothly. On the other hand, when the opening / closing member is in the closed position, the rolling member allows the lower surface of the opening / closing member to make surface contact with the upper surface of the receiving member. As a result, the weight of the opening / closing member is dispersedly supported by the surface contact with the receiving member, and at the same time, the weight applied to the rolling member is reduced or eliminated. As a result, the durability of the rolling member and the member that supports the rolling member can be improved. Further, since the opening / closing member and the receiving member are in surface contact with each other, it is possible to avoid the occurrence of a gap in the mating surfaces of the two members, and to obtain the fraud prevention effect using the gap. Moreover, in this invention, since the rolling member is provided in the back | inner side of the closing direction of an opening / closing member, it becomes possible to hide by the front part of the said opening / closing member, and it does not impair the external appearance appearance from the front.

(Aspect 2)
“A gaming machine comprising: an opening / closing member that can be opened and closed via a hinge mechanism; and a receiving member formed with an upper surface that receives the weight of the opening / closing member when the opening / closing member is moved to a closed position. ,
The receiving member is provided with a rolling member that rolls on the lower surface of the opening / closing member while supporting the weight of the opening / closing member during the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing member, on the front side when viewed from the front of the gaming machine. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the moving member is configured to allow surface contact between a lower surface of the opening / closing member and an upper surface of the receiving member at a closing position of the opening / closing member. "

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the opening / closing member that can be opened and closed via the hinge mechanism, and the receiving member that is formed with an upper surface that receives the weight of the opening / closing member when the opening / closing member is moved to the closed position. A gaming machine equipped with is configured. As a gaming machine, a pachinko machine, a slot machine, etc. typically correspond to this. Here, the “openable / closable” mode corresponds to a mode in which the openable / closable member is rotatably supported in the horizontal plane via the hinge mechanism. In addition, the “opening / closing member” and the “receiving member” in the present invention typically include an inner frame that can be freely opened and closed on an outer frame in a pachinko machine, and a curtain plate provided at the lower front portion of the outer frame. The relative relationship corresponds to this, but the relative relationship between the glass frame that can be freely opened and closed on the inner frame and the front plate with the upper plate disposed below the glass frame, and furthermore, the inner frame can be freely opened and closed. The relative relationship between the front plate with an upper plate to be mounted and the lower plate disposed below the front plate is preferably included.

  In the gaming machine according to the present invention, the receiving member rolls on the front side when viewed from the front of the gaming machine and rolls on the lower surface of the opening / closing member while supporting the weight of the opening / closing member during the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing member. A member is provided, and the rolling member is configured to allow surface contact between the lower surface of the opening / closing member and the upper surface of the receiving member at the closing position of the opening / closing member. The “front side as viewed from the front of the gaming machine” is not limited to the front end portion of the receiving member, and may be at least the front side of the center portion. It is sufficient if it is a position that hits first. The “rolling member” refers to a member that rolls on the lower surface of the opening / closing member, and preferably includes a cylindrical body, a columnar body, a spherical body, a conical body, and the like. In addition, “allowing surface contact” means either a mode in which the rolling member is in contact with the lower surface of the opening / closing member or a state in which the rolling member is separated in a state where the lower surface of the opening / closing member is in surface contact with the upper surface of the receiving member. Are also preferably included.

  According to the present invention, when opening and closing the opening and closing member, the rolling member provided on the receiving member rolls on the lower surface of the opening and closing member while supporting the weight of the opening and closing member, thereby assisting the opening and closing operation of the opening and closing member. To do. As a result, the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing member can be performed smoothly. On the other hand, when the opening / closing member is in the closed position, the rolling member allows the lower surface of the opening / closing member to make surface contact with the upper surface of the receiving member. As a result, the weight of the opening / closing member is dispersedly supported by the surface contact with the receiving member, and at the same time, the weight applied to the rolling member is reduced or eliminated. As a result, the durability of the rolling member and the member that supports the rolling member can be improved. Further, since the opening / closing member and the receiving member are in surface contact with each other, it is possible to avoid the occurrence of a gap in the mating surfaces of the two members, and to obtain the fraud prevention effect using the gap.

(Aspect 3)
“A gaming machine according to aspect 1 or 2,
A gaming machine, wherein the opening / closing member is an inner frame attached to an outer frame so that the opening / closing member is freely opened and closed, and the receiving member is a curtain plate disposed at a lower front portion of the outer frame. "

  According to the invention described in Aspect 3, in the gaming machine described in Aspect 1 or 2, the opening / closing member is an inner frame that is attached to the outer frame so as to be freely opened and closed, and the receiving member is disposed in the lower front portion of the outer frame. The structure is a curtain. For example, in the case of a pachinko machine, various components such as a game board, a mechanism plate, and a glass frame are mounted on the inner frame. For this reason, the inner frame is a substantial heavy object including the weight of each component and the weight of the game ball. According to the present invention, at the closed position of the inner frame, the weight on the inner frame side can be dispersed and supported by surface contact between the lower surface of the inner frame and the upper surface of the curtain plate. It avoids intensively acting on the moving member, and is highly effective in improving the durability of the rolling member. Here, the “outer frame” refers to a frame that is fixedly arranged on an “island” provided in the game hall.

(Aspect 4)
"A gaming machine according to any one of aspects 1 to 3,
The gaming machine, wherein the rolling member is configured not to receive a weight of the opening / closing member at a closing position of the opening / closing member. "

  According to the invention described in Aspect 4, the rolling member in the gaming machine according to any one of Aspects 1 to 3 is configured not to receive the weight of the opening / closing member at the closed position of the opening / closing member. According to such a configuration, when the opening / closing member is closed, it is possible to avoid the weight from acting on the rolling member and to further improve the durability of the rolling member and its supporting member.

(Aspect 5)
“A gaming machine according to aspect 4,
The gaming machine, wherein the rolling member is configured to enter a stepped portion at a closed position of the opening / closing member. "

  According to the invention described in aspect 5, the rolling member in the gaming machine described in aspect 4 is configured to enter the stepped portion at the closed position of the opening / closing member. According to such a configuration, in the closed state of the opening / closing member, the load of the rolling member can be reduced or eliminated while having a simple structure, and the step portion and the rolling member that enters the step portion can be reduced. Engagement restricts the operation of the opening / closing member in the opening direction, thereby preventing an unexpected opening operation of the opening / closing member.

(Aspect 6)
"A gaming machine according to aspect 5,
A gaming machine, wherein the stepped portion is formed with an inclined surface that is inclined downward in the closing operation direction of the opening / closing member. "

  According to the invention of Aspect 6, in the gaming machine according to Aspect 5, the stepped portion is configured such that a downward inclined surface is formed in the closing operation direction of the opening / closing member. According to this configuration, when the opening and closing member is opened, the opening and closing member can be smoothly opened by restricting the unexpected opening operation of the opening and closing member, so that the rolling member relatively rolls on the inclined surface. In the closed state of the opening / closing member, it is possible to restrict the opening / closing member in the opening direction and prevent an unexpected opening operation.

(Aspect 7)
"A gaming machine according to any one of aspects 1 to 6,
A gaming machine comprising an upwardly inclined surface on which the rolling member rolls when the opening / closing member is closed. "

  According to the invention described in Aspect 7, in the gaming machine described in any one of Aspects 1-6, an upwardly inclined surface on which the rolling member rolls during the closing operation of the opening / closing member is provided. . According to this configuration, when the opening / closing member is operated in the closing direction, the rolling member rolls on the upward inclined surface, whereby the closing operation of the opening / closing member can be facilitated.

(Aspect 8)
"A gaming machine according to any one of aspects 1 to 7,
The gaming machine characterized in that the surface contact between the opening / closing member and the receiving member is performed through a metal plate. "

  According to the invention described in Aspect 8, the surface contact between the opening / closing member and the receiving member in the gaming machine according to any one of Aspects 1 to 7 is performed through the metal plate. As the “metal plate”, an iron plate that can be procured at a relatively low cost, a lightweight aluminum alloy, stainless steel, or the like can be suitably used. By adopting a contact structure through a metal plate, a smooth surface can be easily formed and a good-looking structure is provided.

(Aspect 9)
“A gaming machine according to aspect 8,
The gaming machine, wherein the metal plate includes a rolling surface on which the rolling member rolls relatively. "

  According to the invention described in aspect 9, the metal plate in the gaming machine described in aspect 8 includes a rolling surface on which the rolling member relatively rolls. When the rolling surface is made of a metal plate, the frictional resistance during the rolling operation of the rolling member can be reduced and smoothing can be achieved.

(Aspect 10)
An inner frame and a game board that is fitted and attached to a window portion formed in the inner frame, and when the game board is fitted into the inner frame window portion, the lower surface of the game board is A gaming machine configured to be placed on an upward surface of a frame window,
Either the game board or the inner frame window part is provided with a rolling member, and the rolling member supports the weight of the game board when the game board is fitted into the inner frame window part. While rolling either the lower surface of the game board or the upward surface of the inner frame window part, the lower surface of the game board and the inner frame window part upward at the fitting position of the game board with respect to the inner frame window part A gaming machine characterized by having a structure that allows surface contact with a surface. "

According to the invention described in the aspect 10, the game apparatus includes an inner frame and a game board that is fitted and attached to a window portion formed in the inner frame, and the game is inserted in the state where the game board is fitted into the inner frame window portion. A gaming machine configured such that the lower surface of the board is placed on the upward surface of the inner frame window portion is configured. As a gaming machine, a pachinko machine, a slot machine, etc. typically correspond to this. Here, as the “inner frame”, after the game board is fitted, the game board is mounted at a predetermined mounting position by turning around one side edge portion as a pivot, or the game board is fitted. Thus, any of the aspects in which the game board is attached to a predetermined attachment position is suitably included.
In the gaming machine according to the present invention, a rolling member is provided on either the game board or the inner frame window. When the rolling member is fitted into the inner frame window of the game board, the rolling member rolls on either the lower surface of the game board or the upward surface of the inner frame window while supporting the weight of the game board. In the fitting position with respect to the frame window portion, surface contact between the lower surface of the game board and the upward surface of the inner frame window portion is allowed. The “rolling member” refers to a member that rolls on either the lower surface of the game board or the upward surface of the inner frame window portion, and preferably includes a cylindrical body, a cylindrical body, a spherical body, a conical body, and the like. “Allow surface contact” means that the rolling member is placed on either the lower surface of the game board or the upper surface of the inner frame window when the lower surface of the game board is in surface contact with the upper surface of the inner frame window. Both the aspect which is contacting and the aspect which spaces apart are included suitably.

  According to the present invention, when the game board is fitted and attached to the inner frame window portion, the rolling member rolls on the lower surface of the game board or the upper surface of the inner frame window portion while supporting the weight of the game board. Assist the game board insertion operation. As a result, the game board can be smoothly fitted. On the other hand, when the game board is in the fitted position, the rolling member allows the lower surface of the game board to come into surface contact with the upward surface of the inner frame window portion. As a result, the weight of the game board is dispersed and supported by surface contact with the inner frame window, and at the same time, the weight applied to the rolling member is reduced or eliminated. As a result, durability of the rolling member and the member that supports the rolling member can be improved.

1 is a perspective view showing an overall configuration of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a back view which shows the lower part side of an outer frame and an inner frame. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 2 and shows an open state of the inner frame. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. It is the sectional view on the AA line of FIG. 2, and shows an inner-frame closed state.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Pachinko machine 101 Outer frame 103 Inner frame 103a Hinge mechanism 105 Game board 107 Glass frame 109 Front frame 111 Curtain plate 113 Low part 121 Roller 123 Roller support plate 123a Plane part 125 Load receiving plate 125a Plane part 125b Front inclined surface part 125c Rear Side slope

Claims (1)

A gaming machine having an inner frame attached to the outer frame so as to be openable and closable, and a curtain plate provided at a lower front portion of the outer frame,
One of the inner frame and the curtain is provided with a rolling member that rolls while supporting the weight of the inner frame when the inner frame is opened and closed.

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