JP2006068563A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game panel 1 of a pachinko game machine P where a display panel 2 for a game can be expanded to the whole of a game area 1a at the maximum. <P>SOLUTION: A transparent resin layer 13 (amorphous polyester resin) having a character and thickness where an obstacle spike 5 can be driven is formed on a front side, and a foaming resin layer 12 (hard vinyl chloride low foaming resin) is formed on a rear side. The total thickness of a periphery part is set to nearly the same degree as that of a normal game panel. Moreover, a window hole 12a reaching the transparent resin layer 13 is formed at a part excepting for the periphery part of the foaming resin layer 12, and a display panel 2 for a game of liquid crystal etc. is arranged at the window hole 12a. In the game panel 1, a ball channel R can be formed by driving the obstacle spike 5 etc. to the front face of the panel 2, so that the display panel 2 can be expanded to the whole of the game area 1a, and new variation can be provided for the ball channel R even when a display size is not increased. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

The present invention relates to a game board unit mounted on a pachinko machine.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the game board 1 is usually attached with a variable display device 3 including a game display panel 2 made up of liquid crystal or LED, and a plurality of winning holes 4, 4. In addition, obstacle nails 5, 5... And windmills 6, 6. The game board 1 is detachably attached to a game board mounting frame provided on the back side of the front frame 7, and is periodically exchanged between a plurality of pachinko machines P, P. Is done.

  The variation display device 3 has a structure in which a pachinko ball flow path is formed on the upper part and the pachinko ball is distributed to the left and right, since a pachinko ball flow path cannot be formed on the front surface (display surface). Therefore, it is necessary to secure pachinko ball flow paths R on both sides of the variation display device 3 in the game area 1a, which is an obstacle to increasing the display size of the variation display device 3.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko machine in which a display panel for gaming can be expanded to the full gaming area.

To achieve the above object, the present invention comprises an outer frame formed as a frame, a front frame rotatably attached to the outer frame, and a game board unit attached to the front frame, The game board unit has a game area formed by a guide rail on the front side and capable of flowing a pachinko ball, and a plurality of winning holes and a plurality of obstacle nails for changing the flow direction of the pachinko ball are provided in the game area. In the machine, the game board unit is configured by a transparent resin formed of an amorphous resin over substantially the entire game area, and forms a non-transparent resin that makes the rear of the game board unit invisible. Are formed on the back surface of the transparent resin, and the non-transparent resin is integrally formed with a wiring groove, a mounting base for the winning ball collecting cover, or a winning ball guide rod, and is used for a game on the back side of the game board unit. And design A plurality of obstacle nails are provided on the surface of the transparent transparent region where the display panel for games for variable display is installed and the design or the like is made visible through the transparent resin so that the obstacle nails do not protrude on the back side of the transparent resin, A pachinko machine in which a pachinko ball entering a winning opening flows behind the non-transparent area of the game board unit is provided.

By driving a plurality of obstacle nails into the surface of the transparent region, a pachinko ball passage can be secured in front of the display panel for gaming. Therefore, the game display panel can be increased in size.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a cross-sectional plan view of the pachinko machine, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the game board unit viewed from the back side, and FIG. 3 is a front view of the pachinko machine.

Pachinko machine P is a square outer frame 8 that framework, the outer frame 8 front frame 7 which is hinged rotatably on the front are schematically composed of the gaming board unit 1 and the mechanism plate to the front frame 7 20 And most other parts are installed. The front frame 7 has a frame shape having a square window hole 9, and as shown in FIG. 1, a game board mounting frame 10 is provided on the back side so as to surround the periphery of the window hole 9. The peripheral edge of the game board unit 1 is fastened and fixed by a known rotary clamp 11 provided on the board mounting frame 10.

On the other hand, the game board unit 1 is made of a synthetic resin, and as shown in FIG. 2, the back side is a foamed resin layer 12 made of a hard vinyl chloride low foamed resin, and the front side is a transparent resin made of an amorphous polyester resin. It is the layer 13 and the total thickness of both the layers 12 and 13 is set to be substantially the same as that of a normal game board. The amorphous polyester resin constituting the transparent resin layer 13 has a characteristic that it does not break even when the obstacle nails 5, 5... Or the windmills 6, 6, etc. are driven, and has properties similar to those of conventional veneer boards. Further, the thickness of the transparent resin layer 13 is set to be slightly larger than the driving depth of the obstacle nails 5, 5. Therefore, it is possible to make the game board unit 1 by a conventional method such as stamping the nailing portion with a punch and driving the obstacle nails 5, 5,. It is.

The low-foamed resin constituting the foamed resin layer 12 can be molded with a mold and has good workability, and has a property similar to a veneer plate like the transparent resin layer 13. Accordingly, for example, a wiring groove 14 (see FIG. 2), a mounting base for other components (such as a winning ball collecting cover 21), or a winning ball guide rod is integrally formed on the back surface of the game board unit 1. Such complicated processing as described above is possible, and wood screws, nails and the like can be freely screwed or driven. The foamed resin layer 12 is formed with a horizontally-long rectangular window hole 12a that substantially crosses a gaming area 1a described later, and the liquid crystal gaming display panel 2 is fitted in the window hole 12a. The window hole 12a penetrates the foamed resin layer 12 to reach the transparent resin layer 13, and the game display panel 2 can be seen through from the front of the game board unit 1. In addition, the game display panel 2 is connected to a drive unit (not shown) connected to a game control device (not shown) by a lead wire passing through the wiring groove 14, so Visible display of related numbers and designs. The display color may be one color or multiple colors.

Since the winning ball collective cover 21 is covered on the back surface of the game board unit 1 and a path 22 for winning balls is provided, the passage 22 is formed when the game display panel 2 protrudes from the back surface of the game board unit 1. It becomes an obstacle. Therefore, it is more convenient to make the display panel 2 for gaming more reflective or edge-light type liquid crystal that does not require a backlight. However, since there are many functional restrictions such as difficult to display color with liquid crystal without backlight, there are cases where it is desired to use liquid crystal with backlight. In such a case, as shown in FIG. 2, a tapered portion 2a may be provided on the upper edge of the rear surface of the game display panel 2 so that the winning ball flows over the game display panel 2. Of course, the winning ball collective cover 21 also needs to be shaped to match the game display panel 2 to secure the winning ball passage 22. However, if the display size of the game display panel 2 is as small as that of the conventional variable display device 3, there is enough space on both sides of the winning ball collective cover 21 to secure the winning ball passage 22, so that it protrudes. The size of is not a problem.

Thus, a substantially circular game area 1a is formed on the front surface of the game board unit 1 by the guide rail 15 in the same manner as the conventional game board, and the winning award 4 and a number of obstacle nails 5 are formed in the game area 1a. , 5... Or wind turbines 6, 6. A through hole 16 for guiding a pachinko ball is formed at the mounting position of the winning opening 4 so as to penetrate the transparent resin layer 13 and the foamed resin layer 12. The through holes 16 may be formed in a state where the transparent resin layer 13 and the foamed resin layer 12 are joined, or may be processed before joining the two, and then matched. In the latter case, the foamed resin layer 12 can process the through holes 16 at the time of mold molding. The same applies to the out ball port 17 and the prize ball discharge port 18 of the game board unit 1.

  In the pachinko machine P shown in FIG. 3, the obstacle nails 5, 5... And the windmills 6, 6... Are driven into the transparent resin layer 13 on the front surface of the game display panel 2, and the front surface of the game display panel 2 is entirely It is the flow path R of the pachinko sphere. In FIG. 3, all winning holes 4 are provided around the outer periphery of the game display panel 2. However, as shown in FIG. 4 to be described later, the through holes 16 are provided in the gaming display panel 2, and the winning holes 4 are provided there. Can also be installed. In this way, the game display panel 2 can cover the entire game area 1a, and the game can be played on a magnificent scale. For example, in the case of a horse racing game in which a horse character is used for competition, if the horse character is moved along the guide rail 15 in the game area 1a, the power of the game is far greater than that of the conventional game. In addition, even in a slot machine type game in which a plurality of numbers and figures are combined, if the entire surface of the game area 1a is used, the display becomes large and easy to see and powerful.

While the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments, it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For example, in the embodiment, liquid crystal is exemplified as the display panel 2 for gaming, but any other function such as an LED, a normal cathode ray tube, a plasma display or the like that visually changes numbers and designs on a plane can be used. It may be a thing.
In the embodiment, the transparent resin layer 13 and the foamed resin layer 12 have the same shape and are joined to each other. For example, the foamed resin layer 12 is formed to the thickness of the game board unit 1 as shown in FIG. Alternatively, a recess 19 may be provided on the front surface of the foamed resin layer 12, and the transparent resin layer 13 may be fitted therein.

  By the way, as a technical means for achieving the same object as the present invention, the variable display device 300 itself may be as shown in FIG. In other words, the variable display device of the pachinko machine is characterized in that the display window 301 is covered with a transparent resin plate 130 having a property and thickness that enables the obstacle nail 5 to be driven. The transparent resin plate 130 is a synthetic resin made of the same material as the transparent resin layer 13 described above. The display window 301 is a space corresponding to the front surface of the game display panel 200 of the variable display device 300. In addition, in FIG. 5, reference numeral 302 denotes a mounting board of the variable display device 300, and 303 denotes a back cover that projects from the back side of the mounting board 302.

Thus, if the display window 301 of the variable display device 300 is covered with the transparent resin plate 130 as described above, obstacle nails 5, 5... 6 can be provided, so that the display size of numbers and symbols can be increased as in the present invention, and even if the display size is not increased, the flow path of the pachinko sphere has an unprecedented change. There is an effect that can be made. Furthermore, the variable display device 300 has utility that can be applied to the veneer game board unit 100.

It is a cross-sectional plan view of a pachinko machine. It is the perspective view which looked at the game board unit from the back side. It is a front view of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view of the game board unit which shows another Example. It is a cross-sectional top view of the principal part which shows a fluctuation | variation display apparatus. It is a front view of the pachinko machine which shows a prior art.

Explanation of symbols

1 ... Game board unit
1a: Game area 2: Display panel for game
4 ... Winners 5 and 5 ... Nail
7 ... Front frame
8 ... Outer frame
12a ... Window hole
15 ... Guide rail P ... Pachinko machine

Claims (1)

  A transparent resin layer that has the property and thickness that can be used to drive obstacle nails is formed on the front side, and a foamed resin layer is formed on the back side, so that the total thickness of at least the peripheral part is set to about the same level as a normal game board. Further, a pachinko machine game characterized in that a window hole reaching the transparent resin layer is formed in a portion excluding the peripheral portion of the foamed resin layer, and a display panel for games such as liquid crystal is installed in the window hole. Board.

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