JP2005261657A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of preventing fraudulent actions without lowering the rigidity of a transparent holding member frame even when a reinforcing metal plate is notched to provide an operation switch unit and eliminating the malfunction of a circuit due to a speaker cover member. <P>SOLUTION: Metallic reinforcing plates composed of a right reinforcing plate 101, a left reinforcing plate 98, an upper reinforcing plate 94 and a lower reinforcing plate 99 are provided on the back surface of a holding frame main body 65 made of synthetic resin, an operation button unit 87 is provided inside a notched part 110 formed on the lower reinforcing plate 99, and metallic auxiliary reinforcing plates 112 provided with a left plate part 113 and a right plate part 114 extended from the lower reinforcing plate 99 to the rear part, a rear plate part 115 connected to the rear end of the left plate part 113 on one side, connected to the rear end of the right plate part 114 on the other side and positioned at the rear part of the operation button unit 87 and a bottom plate part 116 folded back to the front part from the lower end of the rear plate part 115 is attached so as to surround the operation button unit 87 from the rear part over the notched part 110. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine in which a transparent member holding frame that holds a transparent member that covers a front surface of a game unit is molded from a synthetic resin, and a reinforcing metal plate is attached to the back surface of the transparent member holding frame.

  In recent years, in a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, a transparent member holding frame for holding a transparent member such as glass covering the front surface of the game part is molded from a synthetic resin, and this is attached to the front frame as an inner frame so that it can be opened and closed. An invention in which a reinforcing metal plate is attached to the back surface of the member holding frame to reinforce is proposed, for example, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. Hei 8-289996 (Patent Document 1).

  In this Patent Document 1, a transparent member holding frame body formed of a synthetic resin with a transparent member (clear member) holding frame, a reinforcing metal plate (auxiliary metal plate) fixed to the back side of the transparent member holding frame body, It is composed of a plate-like transparent member attached so as to close the opening of the transparent member holding frame body, and the reinforcing metal plate is fixed in a continuous state on the back side of the transparent member holding frame body so that it is transparent. It is intended to eliminate the strength reduction while making the member holding frame resin.

  In such a gaming machine, for example, when an operation switch unit such as a ball lending button, a stop button, or a game mode selection button is attached to the lower side of the transparent member holding frame, the transparent member is placed forward of the transparent member due to the installation space. Had to be installed.

However, when the operation switch unit is protruded forward of the transparent member, the aesthetics are impaired and the strength is weak. Even if the lower side of the transparent member holding frame is extended downward and the operation switch is attached to the lower side of the transparent member, there is a reinforcing metal plate on the back side of the transparent member holding frame. The operation switch unit protrudes forward.
Therefore, in order to prevent the operation switch unit from protruding forward from the transparent member, it is necessary to cut out the reinforcing metal plate on the back surface of the transparent member holding frame and to provide the operation switch unit at that portion.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-289996

  As described above, when the reinforcing metal plate is cut out and the operation switch unit is provided at that portion, the operation switch unit does not protrude forward, but on the other hand, the rigidity of the transparent member holding member frame is lowered. In this case, the player pulls the transparent member holding frame forward to bend the transparent member holding frame, thereby widening the gap between the game board surface and the transparent member holding frame back surface, and the V winning rate Fraudulent acts, such as raising the value, may not be put to practical use.

  In addition, speakers that produce sound effects are provided on both the left and right sides of the transparent member holding frame. Since the speaker cover member that covers the speakers is plated with conductive resin, the speaker cover and the transparent member are held. There was a risk that a spark would scatter between the frame and intense radiation noise would occur, causing the circuit to malfunction.

  The present invention has been proposed in view of the above, and an object thereof is to prevent illegal acts without reducing the rigidity of the transparent member holding frame even if the operation switch unit is provided by cutting the reinforcing metal plate. Another object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine in which a circuit does not malfunction due to a speaker cover member.

The present invention has been proposed in view of the above, and according to the first aspect of the present invention, a transparent member holding frame whose opening is covered with a transparent member is attached to an inner frame formed in a substantially frame shape so as to be opened and closed. In the gaming machine that allows the game area of the game board to be visually recognized through the transparent member of the transparent member holding frame,
The transparent member holding frame has a synthetic resin holding frame body provided with a holding member for holding the transparent member while extending a lower portion of the opening downward.
On the back surface of the holding frame body, a reinforcing plate made of a metal left reinforcing plate, a right reinforcing plate, an upper reinforcing plate and a lower reinforcing plate is provided along the back surface,
A notch is formed in the lower reinforcing plate, and an operation button device that allows a player to operate a game operation from the front of the gaming machine is projected rearward from the notch at a lower portion of the opening of the holding frame body. Provided
Attach a metal auxiliary reinforcing plate to the lower reinforcing plate while avoiding the operation button device across the notch,
The auxiliary reinforcing plate is
A left plate portion and a right plate portion extending rearward from the lower reinforcing plate,
One side is connected to the rear end of the left plate portion, the other side is connected to the rear end of the right plate portion, and a rear plate portion located behind the operation button device,
A bottom plate portion folded back from the lower end of the rear plate portion;
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the first aspect, the front end portion of the bottom plate portion of the auxiliary reinforcing plate extends forward from the front surface of the lower reinforcing plate. is there.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the front frame is provided with a launching device for launching a game ball to the game area at a position below the transparent member holding frame,
3. The back plate portion of the auxiliary reinforcing plate is covered with a back surface member that defines a guide surface on a front surface side of a game ball launched from the launch device. 4. It is a gaming machine.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the auxiliary reinforcing plate is provided with a mounting plate portion which is bent outward from the front end of the left plate portion and the front end of the right plate portion, and attached to the lower reinforcing plate,
At positions corresponding to the respective mounting plate portions of the holding frame main body, a fastening hole for fastening the fastening member and a protruding member projecting rearward are formed, respectively.
Each of the lower reinforcing plate and each mounting plate portion is formed with a fixing hole for inserting the fixing member and an insertion hole for inserting the protruding member,
The projecting member is inserted through the insertion hole of the lower reinforcing plate and the insertion hole of the mounting plate portion, and the mounting plate portion is overlapped with the lower reinforcing plate, and the fixing member is fixed to the fixing hole and the auxiliary member is attached. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a reinforcing plate is attached.

As for the thing of Claim 5, the said transparent member holding frame is provided with the decoration member for decorating the said transparent member holding frame in the front side of the said holding frame main body,
The operation button device is unitized by a unit case,
The holding frame main body is formed with an operation button device storage chamber for storing the operation button device in the shape of a concave chamber whose front is open,
The decorative member includes a cover member that covers a front side of the operation button device storage chamber,
5. The auxiliary reinforcing plate is attached so that a front surface of the rear plate portion is in contact with a rear surface of a rear wall of the operation button device storage chamber. 6. This is a gaming machine.

The thing of Claim 6 arrange | positions the speaker provided with the speaker cover member to which electroconductive plating was performed in the opening edge vicinity of the said transparent member holding frame,
The game according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the speaker cover member and the reinforcing plate disposed on the back surface of the holding frame main body are conductively connected through conductive urging means. Machine.

According to the gaming machine of the present invention, the following excellent effects are achieved.
That is, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the reinforcement comprising the left reinforcing plate, the right reinforcing plate, the upper reinforcing plate, and the lower reinforcing plate made of metal along the back surface of the synthetic resin holding frame main body. An operation button device is provided in a state where the plate is provided and protrudes rearward from the notch portion formed in the lower reinforcing plate, and a metal auxiliary reinforcement plate is provided in a state where the operation button device is avoided across the notch portion. The auxiliary reinforcing plate has a left plate portion and a right plate portion extending rearward from the lower reinforcing plate, and one side is connected to the rear end of the left plate portion, and the other side is connected to the rear end of the right plate portion, Since the rear plate portion located behind the operation button device and the bottom plate portion folded back from the lower end of the rear plate portion are provided, the operation button device is provided in the notch formed in the lower reinforcing plate. However, the rigidity of the transparent member holding frame can be sufficiently increased. It is possible to prevent the act. Further, since the transparent member holding frame is provided with the operation button device so that the lower portion of the opening extends downward and is positioned below the transparent member, the opening can be formed in a large size, The aesthetics of the button device mounting part are also excellent. Furthermore, the auxiliary reinforcing plate that surrounds the operation button device from the back is provided with a bottom plate portion that is folded forward from the lower end of the rear plate portion, so that even if the player hits the operation button device strongly, it can withstand it. It has a strong strength.

  According to the second aspect of the invention, since the front end portion of the bottom plate portion of the auxiliary reinforcing plate extends to the front rather than the front surface of the lower reinforcing plate, the strength of the auxiliary reinforcing plate is increased and strong against bending. In addition, the bottom plate portion can prevent an illegal act such as inserting a piano wire from below the transparent member holding frame.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, the front frame is provided with a launching device for launching a game ball to the game area at a position below the transparent member holding frame, and the rear plate portion of the auxiliary reinforcing plate Is covered with a back surface member that partitions the front guide surface of the game ball launched from the launching device, so that even if an auxiliary reinforcing plate is attached, the guidance of the launched game ball is not affected.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the fixing hole for fixing the fixing member and the protruding member protruding backward are respectively provided at the positions corresponding to the respective mounting plate portions of the holding frame main body. The lower reinforcing plate and each mounting plate portion are each formed with a fixing hole for inserting the fixing member and an insertion hole for inserting the protruding member, and the protruding member has an insertion hole for the lower reinforcing plate. And through the insertion hole of the mounting plate portion, the mounting plate portion is overlapped with the lower reinforcing plate, the fixing member is fixed to the fixing hole, and the auxiliary reinforcing plate is attached. As a result, the assembly workability is improved and the projecting member and the fastening member are engaged at two locations, so that they have rigidity against the bending force.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the auxiliary reinforcing plate is attached to the rear surface of the rear wall of the operation button device storage chamber so that the front surface of the rear plate portion is in contact with the auxiliary reinforcing plate. The operation button device that is easily hit by the player is unitized, and the periphery of the operation button device is formed by overlapping a plurality of members in the thickness direction, so that the strength of the transparent member holding frame is increased and the bending force is rigid. .

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the speaker cover member provided with the conductive resin plating and the reinforcing plate disposed on the back surface of the holding frame main body are conductively connected via the conductive biasing means. Therefore, a spark that causes noise is not generated between the speaker cover member and the transparent member holding frame, and malfunction of a circuit caused by the speaker cover member can be prevented.

DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the best embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 is a front view of a pachinko machine with a card unit, which is a typical gaming machine, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine in a state where a transparent member holding frame is opened, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an inner frame.

  The pachinko machine 1 shown in the present embodiment is capable of opening and closing one side (the left side in the figure) of the substantially frame-shaped inner frame 3 (front frame) having a large opening in the outer frame (machine frame or main body frame) 2. Attach and attach the game board 5 to the inside of the game board storage section 4 (see FIG. 3) of the inner frame 3 in a replaceable state. The game area 6 provided with a mouth (not shown) is partitioned by a partition member 7 such as a guide rail. Further, a transparent member holding frame 8 (glass frame) with one side (left side in the drawing) pivotally provided on the front surface of the inner frame 3 is rotatably provided, and the transparent member that can be seen through the transparent member holding frame 8 (Glass plate) is stored, and the game area 6 is covered through the transparent member so as to be seen through from the front, and the upper plate unit 10 and the lower plate unit 11 are arranged vertically below the transparent member holding frame 8. A speaker unit 12 is disposed between the dish unit 10 and the lower dish unit 11. The pachinko machine 1 then inserts a storage medium (game value is stored) such as a prepaid card into the card insertion slot 13 of the card unit 9 and lends a ball provided at the lower part of the transparent member holding frame 8. When the operation button 17 is operated, the ball discharge device provided inside the pachinko machine 1 is operated to discharge the game ball to the upper plate unit 10 and the stored contents of the storage medium are rewritten. When operated, the storage medium in the card unit 9 is returned from the card insertion slot 13.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the inner frame 3 is a substantially frame-shaped member having a rectangular opening 20 opened upward, and the game board storage portion 4 is integrally formed on the back side of the inner frame main body 21. In addition, a large synthetic resin frame is formed by integrally molding the game board mounting table 22 at the lower part of the game board storage unit 4, and the game board storage unit with the game board 5 mounted on the upper surface of the game board mounting table 22. The game board 5 can be fastened in a detachable state by the game board locking means 26 and the game board fixing means 27 which are housed in the game board 4 and are fastening metal fittings provided on the wall of the game board storage part 4. It is schematically configured as follows. A ball discharge system assembly is attached to the upper part of the back surface of the inner frame 3, a back flow channel component unit is attached to the lower back surface, and a controller assembly is attached to the back surface of the back flow channel component unit. Are provided with a foul ball collected from the foul ball collection port 29 and a chute channel member for guiding the game ball overflowed in the middle of the ball flow down toward the lower plate (not shown).

  In addition, a frame board part 31 is provided at the lower part of the inner frame 3, and this frame board part 31 is used for launching a game ball toward the game area 6 at a location hitting the rear of the launch operation unit 32. A launching device 35 is provided.

  This launching device 35 is a device capable of firing game balls stored in an upper plate one by one, and a launching rod 40 is pivoted on a plate-like mounting board 38 that is fixed to the front surface of the frame board portion 31. 43 is provided, and a tip 47 for projecting a game ball by extending a lower end portion of the launch rod 40 downward from the rotation shaft 43 is provided. In addition, the launch device 35 sets a game ball launch position 51 of the launch rail 50 below the rotation shaft 43, and guide guidance formed along the partition member 7 on the game board 5 from the game ball launch position 51. The firing rail 50 is disposed in a state of being inclined upward toward the road 55. The launch rail 50 is a member for guiding the game ball launched from the launch device 35 to the guide guide path 55, and the upper end is between the guide guide path 55 and the launch rod 40, the upper part of the launch rod 40, Alternatively, they are arranged in a state of being located at substantially the same height as the rotation shaft 43. In this manner, the launching device 35 can be configured by arranging the launching rod 40 and the firing rail 50 side by side in a horizontal direction, and can be configured with a reduced height. Therefore, the position of the frame board portion 31 in the inner frame 3 can be lowered, the vertical width of the game board 5 can be widened, and the game area 6 can be expanded.

  Further, the frame board portion 31 has opened the foul ball collection port 29 between the upper end of the launch rail 50 and the guide guide path 55 and has flowed back through the guide guide path 55 without reaching the game area 6. It is comprised so that game balls can be collected.

Next, the transparent member holding frame 8 will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 4 to 8, the transparent member holding frame 8 is formed of a synthetic resin that functions as a decorative member by opening a substantially circular opening 61 that is large enough to see the entire game area 6 of the game board 5. A front member 63, a synthetic resin holding frame body 65 provided on the back side of the front member 63 and having an opening 64 that overlaps with the opening 61, and a transparent glass or the like provided on the back side of the holding frame body 65 And a supporting member 67 that supports a transparent member (not shown) of the holding frame body 65, and is pivotally mounted on one side of the inner frame 3 by hinge fittings 71 and 72 provided on one side of the holding frame main body 65 so as to be openable and closable. The

  The front member 63 is a shallow cover-like member that is formed of a light-transmitting synthetic resin so that light from a light-emitting source such as an LED of the light-emitting decorative substrate 75 provided on the back side can be transmitted. Auxiliary decorative members 76 and 77 are provided above and below (left side), speaker cover members 81 and 82 are provided on the left and right of the inner peripheral edge of the opening 61, and the upper edge is below the inner peripheral edge of the opening 61 in a horizontal straight line. For a lending ball for a lending ball switch unit (unitized operation button device) 87 in a horizontally long opening 86 provided in a substantially central portion of the cover member 85 with an arc-shaped substantially crescent-shaped cover member 85. The operation button 17 and the return operation button 18 can be arranged.

  The holding frame main body 65 provided on the back side of the front member 63 having such a configuration is a substantially rectangular synthetic resin frame that is slightly longer in the vertical direction than the horizontal width, and corresponds to the speaker cover members 81 and 82. Speakers 91 and 92 are provided at positions, a mounting portion for attaching the light emitting decorative substrate 75 is formed on the front surface, and a lending ball switch unit 87 is provided at a portion below the opening 64 and corresponding to the opening 86. A unit storage chamber 93 (corresponding to the unit mounting portion of the present invention) is formed. The holding frame main body 65 is formed to a size that fits just within the opening edge of the back surface of the front member 63, and is fixed to the back surface of the front member 63 from the rear by a plurality of screws. Then, a horizontally long metal upper reinforcing plate 94 is fixed with a screw above the opening 64 on the back surface of the holding frame main body 65, and a vertically long right reinforcing plate (on the side of the shaft attachment) Right (viewed from the rear) 101, a vertically long left reinforcing plate (left viewed from the back) 98 on the other side (free end side) of the opening 64, and a horizontally long lower reinforcing plate 99 below the opening 64 The reinforcing plate 101 and the left reinforcing plate 98 are connected to the lower ends of the reinforcing plate 101 and fixed with screws, and hinge fittings 71 and 72 are provided outside the right reinforcing plate 101. The upper reinforcing plate 94, the right reinforcing plate 101, the left reinforcing plate 98, and the lower reinforcing plate 99 are each made of a metal plate and function as a reinforcing material attached so as to surround the four sides of the opening 64 of the holding frame main body 65. The connection reinforcing member 109 is screwed to the connecting portion between the lower portion of the left reinforcing plate 98 and the lower reinforcing plate 99 so as to span between them.

  The right reinforcing plate 101, the left reinforcing plate 98, and the lower reinforcing plate 99 are provided with a transparent member holding portion 102 in front of a laterally U-shape and a transparent member holding portion 103 in the rear as support members 67, When the right reinforcing plate 101, the left reinforcing plate 98, and the lower reinforcing plate 99 are attached to the back surface of the holding frame main body 65, the left and right edges of the front transparent member (for example, transparent plate glass) (not shown) A transparent member holding portion 102 that supports the edge portion is formed on the same plane, and transparent that supports the left and right edge portions and the lower edge portion of an inner transparent member (not shown) (not shown) behind the transparent member holding portion 102. The member holding part 103 is formed on the same plane. Therefore, the front transparent member and the inner transparent member can be respectively inserted from above into the front transparent member holding portion 102 arranged in a laterally U-shape and the transparent member holding portion 103 arranged behind the transparent member holding portion 102. Further, the upper reinforcing plate 94 is provided with a rising prevention portion 105 for preventing the front transparent member from rising, so that the upper end of the transparent member is prevented from rising even if the player pushes up the front transparent member by hand. The member 105 cannot be raised and cannot be cheated. In the vicinity of the right reinforcing plate 101, a guide path reinforcing member 107 that covers and reinforces the guide guide path 55 protruding from the transparent member is provided.

  As described above, the front surface of the unit storage chamber 93 for storing the rental ball switch unit 87 is opened at the lower front surface of the holding frame main body 65. As shown in FIGS. Since 87 is attached so as to protrude rearward from the front surface of the holding frame main body 65, the unit storage chamber 93 is recessed and partitioned. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 8, the rental ball switch unit 87 is disposed in a portion corresponding to the unit storage chamber 93 of the lower reinforcing plate 99 that reinforces the lower portion of the opening 64 of the holding frame main body 65. For this purpose, a notch 110 is formed. In this embodiment, the notch 110 for arranging the lending ball switch unit 87 is formed on the lower reinforcing plate 99. However, when the width of the lower reinforcing plate 99 is extended further downward, the portion closer to the center is formed. You may form as an opening part which notched. If the notched portion 110 is formed in the lower reinforcing plate 99 to arrange the rental ball switch unit 87 in this way, the rigidity of the lower portion of the opening 64 of the holding frame main body 65 becomes weak. In order to prevent this, in the present invention, a metal auxiliary reinforcing plate 112 is attached which is formed in a U-shape so as to avoid the lending ball switch unit 87 and to be surrounded from the rear across the notch. Yes.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 to 11, the auxiliary reinforcing plate 112 is attached so as to come into contact with the lower reinforcing plate 99 and extends to the rear from the lower reinforcing plate 99 (left when viewed from the rear) 113. And one side is connected to the rear end of the left plate 113 and the right plate 114 (right when viewed from the rear), and the other side is connected to the rear end of the right plate 114, and the rear of the rental ball switch unit 87. And a bottom plate portion 116 folded back from the lower end of the rear plate portion 115. In addition, attachment plate portions 117 and 118 are provided at the front end of the left plate portion 113 and the front end of the right plate portion 114, respectively, and are bent outward and contact the lower reinforcing plate 99.

  As shown in FIG. 6, a fixing hole 122 for fixing a fixing member 121 such as a screw, and a holding frame main body 65 are provided at positions corresponding to the mounting plate portions 117 and 118 of the holding frame main body 65. A boss-like projecting member 123 projecting rearward from each other is formed, and in each of the mounting plate portions 117 and 118, as shown in FIG. 11, a through hole 124 through which the fastening member 121 is inserted, and A through hole 125 for inserting the protruding member 123 is formed. Since the auxiliary reinforcing plate 112 is attached to the back side of the lower reinforcing plate 99, a fastening hole 127 through which the fastening member 121 is inserted also into a portion where the mounting plate portions 117 and 118 of the lower reinforcing plate 99 abut. The insertion hole 128 for inserting the protruding member 123 is formed (FIG. 5). The lower reinforcing plate 99 is inserted through the insertion hole 128 of the lower reinforcing plate 99 and the inserting hole 125 of the mounting plate portions 117 and 118 using the boss-like protruding member 123 protruding rearward from the holding frame main body 65 as a positioning member. Attaching the fixing members 121 and 118 to the fixing holes 127 of the lower reinforcing plate 99 and the fixing holes 124 of the mounting plate portions 117 and 118, respectively. A reinforcing plate 112 is attached. Thus, the projecting member 123 is positioned to improve the assembling workability. Since the auxiliary reinforcing plate 112 is engaged at the two positions of the projecting member 123 and the fastening member 121, it has a high rigidity against the bending force.

  Accordingly, the front surface of the unit storage chamber 93 for storing the lending ball switch unit 87 is opened at the lower front portion of the holding frame main body 65, and this unit storage chamber 93 includes the notch portion 110 of the lower reinforcing plate 99, The rental ball switch unit 87 is partitioned by a U-shaped metal auxiliary reinforcing plate 112 attached to the lower reinforcing plate 99 so as to surround the rental ball switch unit 87 from the rear, and this divided space is used as a unit storage chamber 93. 87 will be attached from the front. On the back plate portion 115 and the left plate portion 113 of the auxiliary reinforcing plate 112 that surrounds the lending ball switch unit 87 from the rear, a stamped portion (bead) 131 that is recessed in the molding is formed, and the auxiliary reinforcing plate The rigidity of 112 is increased. That is, even if the lending ball switch unit 87 is provided in the notch 110 formed in the lower reinforcing plate 99, the auxiliary reinforcing plate 112 is provided so as to surround the lending ball switch unit 87 from behind the notch 110. Since the transparent member holding frame 8 can be made strong against bending force, the player pulls the transparent member holding frame 8 forward to bend the transparent member holding frame 8, whereby the surface of the game board 5 is provided. And a fraudulent act performed by increasing the distance between the transparent member holding frame 8 and the back surface of the transparent member holding frame 8 can be prevented. The mounting of the rental ball switch unit 87 will be described later.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the bottom plate portion 116 that is folded forward from the lower end of the rear plate portion 115 of the auxiliary reinforcing plate 112 has a front end portion that extends further forward than the front surface of the lower reinforcing plate 99. It is formed to exist. Accordingly, the strength of the auxiliary reinforcing plate 112 is increased and the bending force is increased, and the bottom plate portion 116 allows the piano wire to be used for an illegal act such as inserting a piano wire from below the transparent member holding frame 8. Insertion is prevented, so that such illegal acts can be prevented.

  As described above, the inner frame 3 is provided with a launching device 35 for launching a game ball to the game area 6 of the game board 5 at a position below the transparent member holding frame 8. When the transparent plate holding frame 8 provided with the reinforcing plate made of a metal plate composed of the upper reinforcing plate 94, the right reinforcing plate 101, the left reinforcing plate 98 and the lower reinforcing plate 99 and the auxiliary reinforcing plate 112 is attached to the inner frame 3. The rear plate portion 115 of the auxiliary reinforcing plate 112 faces the vicinity of the foul ball collection port 29 of the launch rail 50 of the game ball fired from the launch device 35. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 7, 12, and 13, a guide surface 139 on the front side of a game ball launched from the launching device 35 is defined on the back surface of the rear plate portion 115 of the auxiliary reinforcing plate 112. A back surface member 135 made of a transparent synthetic resin is provided. The back surface member 135 is formed of a shallow cover-like transparent synthetic resin and covers the periphery of the auxiliary reinforcing plate 112 from the rear. A plurality of through-holes 137 for inserting fastening members 136 such as screws are formed in the back surface member 135, and are attached to the lower reinforcing plate 99 by the fastening members 136. As shown in FIG. 13, the back member 135 is formed so as to cover not only the auxiliary reinforcing plate 112 but also most of the lower reinforcing plate 99, and straddles the notch 110 of the lower reinforcing plate 99. Even if the auxiliary reinforcing plate 112 is attached, the guidance of the launched game ball is not affected.

Next, a procedure for attaching the lending ball switch unit 87 to the transparent member holding frame 8 will be described.
As described above, the lower part of the front surface of the holding frame main body 65 is formed with the unit storage chamber 93 for storing the rental ball switch unit 87 recessed in the back and the front surface being opened. As shown in FIG. 14, the left and right width is sufficiently wider than the left and right width of the lending ball switch unit 87, and protrusion-like hooking members 141 are arranged at two locations on the one side (left side) in the vicinity of the opening. A locking opening portion 149 that can be locked by a locking portion 142 provided at one end of the rental ball switch unit 87 is formed in the back of the hooking member 141, and the other side (right side) of the unit storage chamber 93. The engaging claw receiving portion 143 is formed at the corner from the front end portion of the side wall 144 to the opening edge. The engaging claw receiving portion 143 is a portion that can engage with the unit engaging claw portion 146 provided at the other end of the lending ball switch unit 87 and is shorter than the protruding length of the unit engaging claw portion 146 in the natural state. Opened with dimensions.

  In order to mount the rental ball switch unit 87 in the unit storage chamber 93, first, as shown in FIG. 15, one end of the rental ball switch unit 87 is inserted into the unit storage chamber 93 in an oblique state, and then locked. The tip of the portion 142 is inserted into the locking opening 149 behind the hook member 141. At this time, since the relief opening 147 is opened in the wall surface in the back of the unit storage chamber 93, even if the depth of the unit storage chamber 93 is substantially the same as the depth of the rental ball switch unit 87, the locking portion The rear end of 142 enters the escape opening 149 and can be inserted into the locking opening 149 without interfering with the inner wall surface.

  In this way, when the locking portion 142 at one end of the lending ball switch unit 87 is locked to the locking opening of the unit storage chamber 93, the other end side of the lending ball switch unit 87 is moved backward to engage the unit. The claw portion 146 is aligned with the engagement claw receiving portion 143 of the unit storage chamber 93 and further retracted. Then, the inclined surface of the unit engagement claw part 146 comes into contact with the edge of the engagement claw receiving part 143, and when further retracted, the unit engagement claw part 146 is pressed toward the operation buttons 17 and 18 and bent. When the pressure is sufficiently pressed, the inclined surface passes through the edge of the engaging claw receiving portion 143, and when it passes, the unit engaging claw portion 146 is elastically restored and the step portion in front of the inclined surface is engaged with the engaging claw. Engaging with the edge of the receiving portion 143, the lending ball switch unit 87 is prevented from being removed forward.

  Thus, the rental ball switch unit 87 according to the present embodiment can be attached by a simple operation without using a fastening member such as a screw or a tool such as a screwdriver. When the rental ball switch unit 87 is attached to the front surface of the holding frame main body 65, the cover member 85 is put on the front surface of the holding frame main body 65, and the rental ball is placed in an opening 86 opened in the cover member 85. The bulging portion of the switch unit 87 is fitted from the back side, and the operation buttons 17 and 18 can be operated from the front surface of the pachinko machine 1.

  As described above, the lending ball switch unit 87 has a built-in operation button device and is unitized by a unit case, and has a concave chamber-shaped unit accommodation chamber (operation button device) that is open at the front lower portion of the holding frame main body 65. Can be attached to the operation button device storage chamber) 93 by a simple operation, and the cover member 85 is put on the front surface of the holding frame main body 65 to decorate the transparent member holding frame 8. Decoratively integrated with the front member 63 having members 76, 77 and the like. The auxiliary reinforcing plate 112 is attached so that the front surface of the plate portion 115 is in contact with the rear surface of the rear wall of the unit storage chamber (operation button device storage chamber) 93, and is strong against the bending force. Since the operation button device that is easily hit by the player is unitized, and the periphery of the operation button device is formed by overlapping a plurality of members in the thickness direction, the strength of the transparent member holding frame 8 is increased, and the rigidity against the bending force is high. Have Furthermore, in the present embodiment, since the lending ball switch unit 87 is provided so that the lower part of the opening 61 of the transparent member holding frame 8 extends downward and is positioned below the transparent member, the opening 61 is provided. It can be formed large, and the aesthetics of the mounting portion of the rental ball switch unit 87 is also excellent. In addition, as described above, the auxiliary reinforcing plate 112 that surrounds the rental ball switch unit 87 is provided with the bottom plate portion 116 that is folded forward from the lower end of the rear plate portion 115. Even if the switch unit 87 is struck strongly, it has a strength that can withstand it.

  Further, as described above, the holding frame main body 65 provided on the back side of the front member 63 is a substantially rectangular synthetic resin frame whose vertical length is slightly longer than the horizontal width. Speakers 91 and 92 for producing an acoustic effect are provided, and speaker cover members are provided at positions corresponding to the speakers 91 and 92 on both the left and right sides of the opening 64 of the front member 63 that covers the front surface of the holding frame main body 65. 81 and 82 are provided. The speaker cover members 81 and 82 are provided with conductive resin plating in order to give a metallic luster. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 16 to 18, the speaker cover members 81 and 82 on which conductive resin plating is performed and the reinforcing plate disposed on the back surface of the holding frame main body 65 are electrically conductive urging means. Conductive connection is established through 155. Specifically, a coil spring formed of a conductive metal is adopted as the conductive biasing means 155, and the front end of the coil spring 155 is brought into contact with the back surfaces of the speaker cover members 81 and 82 of the front member 63 and the front member 63. The U-shaped metal plate 157 is screwed together so as to sandwich the metal plate 157 so that the plating of the speaker cover members 81 and 82 and the coil spring 155 are reliably conducted through the metal plate 157.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 16, the holding frame main body 65 has a notch (opening) 158 through which the coil spring 155 is inserted into the front member 63, and when the front member 63 is attached to the holding frame main body 65. The coil spring 155 passes through the notch 158, and the rear end of the coil spring 155 contacts the left reinforcing plate 98 on the back side of the holding frame main body 65 and the transparent member holding portion 102 of the right reinforcing plate 101, so that the speaker cover member 81 82 and the reinforcing plates 97 and 98 of the transparent member holding frame 8 are electrically connected. Therefore, a spark that causes noise is not generated between the speaker cover members 81 and 82 and the transparent member holding frame 8, and malfunction of a circuit caused by the speaker cover members 81 and 82 can be prevented. Is.

In the above-described embodiment, the pachinko machine 1 which is a typical gaming machine has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and any gaming machine that launches a game ball and plays a game can be used. It may be a gaming machine. For example, it may be a gaming machine such as a sealed ball type pachinko machine, an arrangement ball type game machine, or a sparrow ball type game machine that circulates a game ball sealed inside.
Moreover, in the embodiment, the rental ball switch unit including the ball lending operation button and the return operation button has been described as the operation button device. However, the present invention is not limited to this and includes a variable display device. In the case of a gaming machine, a switch that generates a variable display stop signal may be used, or a selection switch that allows the player to select the type of variable display content, or in the case of a gaming machine that includes a ball storage device, A storage release switch may be used.
The switch type is not limited to a contact switch such as a micro switch, and may be a switch such as a touch switch or an optical switch.
Further, in the embodiment, the reinforcing plate is a divided type to which a separately manufactured plate is attached with respect to the upper, lower, left, and right sides, but may be appropriately unitized or integrated.
The above-described embodiment should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The present invention is not limited to the above description, but is defined by the scope of the claims, and includes all modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the scope of the claims.

It is a front view of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view of the pachinko machine in the state where a transparent member holding frame was opened. It is a perspective view of an inner frame. It is a disassembled perspective view of a transparent member holding frame. It is the perspective view which looked at the holding frame main body and the metal reinforcement board from back. It is the perspective view which looked at the holding frame main body from back. It is a cross section of the attachment state of a holding frame main body, a metal reinforcement board, and a back surface member. It is the perspective view which looked at the metal reinforcement board from back. It is the principal part perspective view which looked at the attachment state of the auxiliary reinforcement board from back. It is the principal part perspective view which looked at the attachment state of the auxiliary reinforcement board from back lower direction. It is a bottom view of an auxiliary reinforcement board. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the attachment state of an auxiliary reinforcement board and a back surface member. It is the principal part perspective view which looked at the attachment state of a back surface member from back. It is a perspective view which shows the state which is going to attach a rental ball switch unit to a holding frame main body. It is a perspective view of the vicinity of the unit storage chamber showing a state in which one end of the lending ball switch unit is inserted into the unit storage chamber of the holding frame main body. It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at the front member and the holding frame main body from the front. It is the principal part perspective view which looked at the speaker cover member attached to the front member from back. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the conduction | electrical_connection state of a speaker cover member and a transparent member holding frame.

Explanation of symbols

1 Pachinko machine 3 Inner frame (front frame)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 5 Game board 6 Game area 8 Transparent member holding frame 20 Inner frame opening 21 Inner frame main body 35 Launcher 50 Launching rail 61 Transparent member holding frame opening 63 Front member 64 Holding frame main body opening 65 Holding frame main body 81 Speaker decorative member 82 Speaker decorative member 85 Cover member 87 Rental ball switch unit 91 Speaker 92 Speaker 93 Unit storage chamber 94 Upper reinforcing plate 98 Left reinforcing plate 99 Lower reinforcing plate 101 Right reinforcing plate 102 Transparent member holding portion 103 Transparent member holding portion 110 Notch portion 112 Auxiliary reinforcing plate 113 Left plate portion 114 Right plate portion 115 Rear plate portion 116 Bottom plate portion 117 Mounting plate portion 118 Mounting plate portion 121 Fastening member 122 Fastening hole 123 Projecting member 124 Fastening hole 125 Insertion hole 127 Stopping Attachment hole 128 Insertion hole 135 Back surface member 136 Attachment member 137 Attachment hole 139 Inner surface 142 locking portion 143 engaging claw receiving portion 144 side walls 146 units engaging claw portion 149 engaging opening 155 conductive biasing means 157 U-shaped metal plate 158 cutout (opening)

Claims (6)

In a gaming machine in which a transparent member holding frame whose opening is covered with a transparent member is attached to an inner frame formed in a substantially frame shape so as to be openable and closable, and the gaming area of the game board can be visually recognized through the transparent member of the transparent member holding frame. ,
The transparent member holding frame has a synthetic resin holding frame body provided with a holding member for holding the transparent member while extending a lower portion of the opening downward.
On the back surface of the holding frame body, a reinforcing plate made of a metal left reinforcing plate, a right reinforcing plate, an upper reinforcing plate and a lower reinforcing plate is provided along the back surface,
A notch is formed in the lower reinforcing plate, and an operation button device that allows a player to operate a game operation from the front of the gaming machine is projected rearward from the notch at a lower portion of the opening of the holding frame body. Provided
Attach a metal auxiliary reinforcing plate to the lower reinforcing plate while avoiding the operation button device across the notch,
The auxiliary reinforcing plate is
A left plate portion and a right plate portion extending rearward from the lower reinforcing plate,
One side is connected to the rear end of the left plate portion, the other side is connected to the rear end of the right plate portion, and a rear plate portion located behind the operation button device,
A bottom plate portion folded back from the lower end of the rear plate portion;
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a front end portion of a bottom plate portion of the auxiliary reinforcing plate extends further forward than a front surface of the lower reinforcing plate. The front frame is provided with a launching device for launching a game ball to the game area at a position below the transparent member holding frame,
3. The back plate portion of the auxiliary reinforcing plate is covered with a back surface member that defines a guide surface on a front surface side of a game ball launched from the launch device. 4. Gaming machine. The auxiliary reinforcing plate is provided with a mounting plate portion that is bent outward from the front end of the left plate portion and the front end of the right plate portion, and attached to the lower reinforcing plate,
At positions corresponding to the respective mounting plate portions of the holding frame main body, a fastening hole for fastening the fastening member and a protruding member projecting rearward are formed, respectively.
Each of the lower reinforcing plate and each mounting plate portion is formed with a fixing hole for inserting the fixing member and an insertion hole for inserting the protruding member,
The projecting member is inserted through the insertion hole of the lower reinforcing plate and the insertion hole of the mounting plate portion, and the mounting plate portion is overlapped with the lower reinforcing plate, and the fixing member is fixed to the fixing hole and the auxiliary member is attached. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a reinforcing plate is attached. The transparent member holding frame is provided with a decorative member for decorating the transparent member holding frame on the front side of the holding frame main body,
The operation button device is unitized by a unit case,
The holding frame main body is formed with an operation button device storage chamber for storing the operation button device in the shape of a concave chamber whose front is open,
The decorative member includes a cover member that covers a front side of the operation button device storage chamber,
5. The auxiliary reinforcing plate is attached so that a front surface of the rear plate portion is in contact with a rear surface of a rear wall of the operation button device storage chamber. 6. Game machines. In the vicinity of the opening edge of the transparent member holding frame, a speaker having a speaker cover member provided with conductive plating is disposed,
The game according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the speaker cover member and the reinforcing plate disposed on the back surface of the holding frame main body are conductively connected through conductive urging means. Machine.

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