JP2006068569A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine, which allows its sound to easily reach the player and yet needs no special voice generating means, and in which a voice generating means and a game board are exchangeable and further the wiring of the voice generating means does not disturb opening/closing of a glass frame. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine comprises a plurality of light-transmissive members 21 and 23 at the front surface side of a game board 4 to make a game field visible from outside, a voice generating means 25 is provided on the game board 4, a hollow cylindrical member 31 leading to the voice generating means 25 is provided between the transparent members 21 and 23 and the game board 4, a through-hole 24 provided in the light-transmissive members 21 and 23, the hollow cylindrical member 31 is passed through the through-hole 24, and a hollow cylindrical member protecting part 24a is projected from the periphery of the through-hole 24 to surround the outer periphery of the hollow cylindrical member 31. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly, to a gaming machine that includes a translucent member on the front side of a gaming board and is provided with sound generation means on the gaming board.

  Conventionally, in most gaming machines such as pachinko machines, a speaker is provided on the front frame (also referred to as an inner frame) of the gaming machine. Even if there is a change, the speaker was hardly changed. A game machine has also been proposed in which a unit corresponding to a speaker is attached in close contact with a glass plate facing the game board and the glass plate is vibrated by the unit.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-8601

  In a gaming machine in which the unit corresponding to the speaker is attached in close contact with the glass plate facing the game board, the glass plate interferes with the sound, making it difficult for the player to reach the player, and a special unit is required. When the glass plate is opened and closed, the wiring of the unit gets in the way, causing new problems.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is easy for the sound of the gaming machine to reach the player, and no special sound generating means is required, and the sound generating means can be exchanged together with the game board. Furthermore, the present invention provides a gaming machine in which the wiring of the sound generating means does not get in the way when the glass frame is opened and closed.

  The invention according to claim 1 is a game board provided with a game area where game balls flow down, sound generation means for generating game information from a sound generator, and the game area can be visually recognized on the front side of the game board. In the gaming machine provided with a transparent member, the sound generation means is provided on the game board, and a hollow cylindrical member that communicates with the sound generation means and that opens in front of the sound generation means is provided in front of the sound generation means. Is provided between the translucent member and the game board so that the opening of the translucent member faces the translucent member, and the translucent member is formed of a plurality of layers, and at least the translucent member closest to the game board has a through-opening portion. And providing a hollow cylindrical member protection portion that projects from the periphery of the through-hole portion so as to surround the outer periphery of the hollow cylindrical member. And

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the sound generation means is provided on the game board, and the hollow cylindrical member that communicates with the sound generation means and opens in front of the sound generation means is provided as an opening in front of the sound generation means. Since it is provided between the light transmitting member and the game board so as to face the light transmitting member, the hollow cylindrical member can collect the sound of the sound generating means, and to the player via the light transmitting member. The voice can be efficiently transmitted. Further, since the sound generating means is provided in the game board, there is an advantage that the wiring of the sound generating means does not get in the way when the light transmitting member is opened and closed.

  According to the invention of claim 1, the translucent member is composed of a plurality of layers, and at least the translucent member closest to the game board is provided with a through-opening portion, and the hollow tubular member is penetrated through the through-opening portion. The sound of the sound generating means collected by the hollow cylindrical member can reach the player without being blocked by at least the light transmitting member closest to the game board. Therefore, even in a gaming machine having a plurality of light-transmitting members, clear voice can be efficiently heard by the player.

  Furthermore, according to the invention of claim 1, since the hollow cylindrical member protection portion protruding so as to surround the outer periphery of the hollow cylindrical member from the periphery of the through hole portion of the translucent member is provided, the game ball flowing down the game area is provided. Direct collision with the hollow cylindrical member can be prevented, and damage to the hollow cylindrical member due to the collision can be made difficult to occur.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a front view showing a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the gaming machine of FIG. 1 with a glass frame opened, and FIG. 3 is a longitudinal section of a speaker portion in the gaming machine of FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an elastic member, a hollow cylindrical member, a speaker, and a base member, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a front frame and a game board, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a state in which the game board is attached to the front frame. 7 is a perspective view showing a protective cover, an elastic member, a glass plate, a hollow cylindrical member, and a pedestal member, FIG. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view of a speaker portion in another embodiment, and FIG. 9 is a protection in the embodiment of FIG. FIG. 10 is a front view of a gaming machine when a protective cover is not provided, and FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of the hollow cylindrical member and speaker mounting portion in still another example. There is a figure.

  A gaming machine 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 is a pachinko gaming machine, and is composed of a machine frame (made of wood or the like that protects the outer periphery of the gaming machine 1 and is also called an outer frame. ) 2 is attached with a hinge or the like so that it can be opened and closed. An opening window is formed in the front frame 3 at substantially the center, and a game board 4 is attached so as to close the opening window from the back side, and is detachable from the gaming machine main body constituted by the front frame 3 and the like. . In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a game board pressing member F is pivotally attached to the rear edge of the front frame 3 so as to be pivoted on the rear side of the front frame 3. After the game board 4 is arranged, the game board 4 is attached by rotating the game board holding member F and overlapping the holding claw portion of the game board holding member F on the back surface of the game board 4. Further, if the game board holding member F is rotated so that the holding claw portion of the game board holding member F is not located on the back surface of the game board 4, the game board 4 can be removed from the front frame 3. It becomes possible. Further, a glass frame 5 is attached to the front frame 3 by a hinge or the like so as to be opened and closed on the front side of the game board 4. A glass plate corresponding to the translucent member in the present invention is attached to the glass frame 5. The glass plate (translucent member) of this example is composed of a plurality of the outer glass plate 21 and the inner glass plate 23 as understood from FIGS. 3 and 6 and the like, and enhances the protection of the game board 4. ing. In addition, a launcher H, an upper sphere tray 15, a lower sphere tray 17 and a front frame speaker 19 are provided below the front frame 3. Reference numeral 20 denotes a prepaid card unit.

  A game area 7 is defined by a substantially circular guide rail 6 on the front surface of the game board 4, and a determination image device 9 is formed at the center of the game area 7. 13 etc. are provided. When a game ball launched from the launching device H and flowing down the game area 7 enters the winning opening 11 or the big winning opening 12, a predetermined number of gaming balls are paid out to the upper ball receiving tray 15 as prizes. When the ball enters the starting port 13, the symbol is displayed in a variable manner on the image display device 9 for determination, and when the symbol displayed by the subsequent stop becomes a specific symbol, a big hit is formed, and the big prize is obtained. The mouth 12 is opened to make it easier to enter a game ball. In addition, when the game ball is full in the upper ball tray 15, the game ball can be guided from the upper ball tray 15 to the lower ball tray 17. Further, the front frame speaker 19 can generate game information such as playing music or generating a sound when winning a game ball.

  Furthermore, in the present invention, the game board 4 is provided with a game board speaker 25. The game board speaker 25 corresponds to the sound generating means in the present invention, and generates game information, for example, a sound at the time of winning a prize or a big hit, or generates a sound effect such as music as the game progresses. As shown in FIG. 6, the game board speaker 25 includes a diaphragm (cone part) 25a as a sound generator, and emits sound from the diaphragm 25a. The position of the game board speaker 25 is not particularly limited on the game board 4, but the game ball winning path (the path flowing down to the prize opening or the big prize opening) is avoided, and the game ball winning ( A position where there is little possibility of hindering the winning ball or the winning ball) is preferable. In this embodiment, game board speakers 21 are provided on both sides of the start port 13 in the lower part of the game area 7. Further, the number of the game board speakers 25 is not limited to two as in the illustrated example, and may be one or three or more.

  In this embodiment, the game board speaker 25 is attached to the game board 4 with the periphery sandwiched between the base member 27 and the hollow cylindrical member 31, as shown in FIGS. .

  The pedestal member 27 has a cylindrical portion 29 protruding from the front surface of the seating surface 28, and the pedestal member cylindrical portion 29 is inserted into the pedestal member mounting hole 4a formed in the game board 4 from the back side. The seating surface 28 is fixed to the back surface of the game board 4 with screws or the like.

  The hollow cylindrical member 31 has a hollow cylindrical shape with openings 32 and 33 formed at both ends, a flange 35 projects from the outer peripheral surface of the side wall, and the front side (player side) from the flange 35 is the front side. The cylindrical portion 36 and the rear side (the back side of the gaming machine) constitute the rear cylindrical portion 37.

  The rear cylindrical portion 37 has an outer diameter that can be inserted into the cylindrical portion 29 of the pedestal member 27 from the front side (player side) of the game board 4, and the pedestal member side of the rear cylindrical portion 37. A speaker pressing notch step 38 is formed on the inner periphery of the tip. The notch step portion 38 for holding the speaker holds the periphery of the game board speaker 25 accommodated in the cylindrical portion 29 of the pedestal member 27 so that the diaphragm 25a faces forward (player side). The game board speaker 25 is held between the pedestal member 27 and the hollow cylindrical member 31. Further, the inner peripheral surface of the hollow cylindrical member 31 has a trumpet shape that widens from the game board speaker 25 side toward the front side (player side), and the sound of the game board speaker 25 is transmitted to the front side. It acts as a loudspeaker that expands towards the (player side).

  The flange 35 of the hollow cylindrical member 31 is fixed to the front side of the game board 4 with screws or the like. Thereby, the hollow cylindrical member 31 has a game board in which one of the openings 32 communicates with the diaphragm 25a of the game board speaker 25 and the other opening 33 faces the glass plates 21 and 23. 4 is attached to the front side. The pedestal member 27 and the hollow cylindrical member 31 are made of appropriate materials, but are made of plastic in this embodiment.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, the elastic member 41 is provided on the edge 33a of the opening 33 facing the outer glass plate 21 side of the hollow cylindrical member 31. The elastic member 41 is made of rubber, sponge, or the like. The elastic member 41 according to the present embodiment is formed in an annular shape with an opening at the center, and a fitting groove 41a is formed on the peripheral edge of the elastic member 41 on the game board 4 side, and the hollow cylindrical member is formed in the fitting groove 41a. The edge part 33a of the opening part 33 which faces the player side of 31 fits. When the elastic member 41 is made of a material having a high sound transmission property such as a sponge, the elastic member 41 may not have an opening at the center.

  At least the innermost glass plate among the plurality of glass plates, in this embodiment, the inner glass plate 23, is formed with a through-hole portion 24 through which the front cylindrical portion 36 of the hollow cylindrical member 31 can pass. . An annular hollow tubular member protecting portion 24a protruding toward the game board 4 is formed at the periphery of the through hole 24, and the hollow tubular member 31 has a front tubular shape formed by the hollow tubular member protecting portion 24a. The outer peripheral surface of the part 36 is surrounded. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the game balls flowing down the game area 7 from hitting the outer surface of the hollow cylindrical member 31 and damaging the hollow cylindrical member 31.

  The outer glass plate 21 is formed with an audio passage opening 22 on an extension line of the opening 33 of the hollow cylindrical member 31 facing the outer glass plate 21. The presence of the sound passage opening 22 allows the sound from the game board speaker 25 to reach the player more clearly. The sound passage opening 22 is smaller than the inner diameter of the opening 33 facing the outer glass plate 21 in the hollow cylindrical member 31, and the outer glass on the entire periphery of the edge of the sound passage opening 22. It is preferable that the inner surface of the plate 21 and the distal end surface of the elastic member 41 are in contact with each other. If it does in this way, the leakage of the sound from between the outer side glass plate 21 and the hollow cylindrical member 31 can be prevented by the elastic member 41, and the sound from the game board speaker 25 passes through the hollow cylindrical member 31. Efficiently reaches the player side. Moreover, when the glass frame 5 is closed, the outer glass plate 21 and the elastic member 41 provided at the edge 33a of the opening 33 in the hollow cylindrical member 31 come into contact with each other to exert a buffering action. Therefore, the outer glass plate 21 and the hollow cylindrical member 31 are in direct contact with each other and are less likely to be damaged by pressing each other.

  The sound passage opening 22 of the outer glass plate 21 is covered with a protective cover 45. A plurality of small holes 46 are formed in the protective cover 45 to make it easier for the sound of the speaker 25 to reach the player side. In the present embodiment, a punching metal is used as the protective cover 45, and the protective cover 45 is fixed to the outer surface of the outer glass plate 21 with an adhesive, a screw or the like so as to cover the sound passage opening 22. ing. The protective cover 45 is not limited to punching metal, and an appropriate member having a portion functioning as a small hole, such as a plastic or metal netting material, a mesh cloth material, or the like is used.

  8 and 9 show an example of a gaming machine in which the elastic member 41 is not provided at the edge 33a of the opening 33 facing the glass plate side in the hollow cylindrical member 31. FIG. The same components as those in the examples of FIGS. 1 to 7 are indicated by the same reference numerals. In the example of FIGS. 8 and 9, the edge 33 a of the opening 33 facing the glass plate side in the hollow cylindrical member 31 is the edge of the sound passage opening 22 in the outer glass plate 21. Abutting on the entire circumference, the sound of the game board speaker 25 is prevented from leaking from between the outer glass plate 21 and the hollow cylindrical member 31, so that the sound can efficiently reach the player side. Yes. Other configurations are the same as those of the embodiment shown in FIGS.

  In the above description, the hollow cylindrical member has a hollow cylindrical shape, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be a polygonal hollow cylindrical shape. Further, the position of the speaker provided on the game board is not limited to the game area, but may be provided on the game board. Further, the structure for attaching the speaker to the game board is not limited to the illustrated one. Furthermore, although the sound passage opening of the glass plate has been shown to be approximately the same shape and size as the opening facing the glass plate in the hollow cylindrical member, it is not limited thereto. The sound passage opening may be in the vicinity of the opening of the hollow cylindrical member facing the glass plate and may be located at a position off the extension line of the opening. Furthermore, the protective cover may not be provided, or the sound passing port of the glass plate may be replaced with a plurality of small holes in addition to not providing the protective cover.

  FIG. 10 is a view showing the front of the gaming machine when the protective cover is not provided. Moreover, FIG. 11 is a figure which shows the attachment state of the cylindrical member 51 and the speaker 25 of another example. In FIG. 11, the speaker 25 is attached near the center in the hollow cylindrical member 51 so that the hollow cylindrical member 51 communicates with the speaker 25, and the front side of the speaker 25 in the hollow cylindrical member 51. The opening 53 on the (player side) faces the glass plate (not shown in FIG. 11) and is inserted into the speaker mounting hole 4b of the game board 4. Reference numeral 52 denotes an engaging recess on the periphery of the speaker 25. In this case, when the hollow cylindrical member 51 protrudes rearward from the back surface 25b of the speaker 25, the rear portion 54 of the hollow cylindrical member 51 is a closed surface than the back surface 25b of the speaker 25. It may be.

It is a front view which shows the game machine which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is a perspective view of the state which opened the glass frame in the gaming machine of FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the speaker part in the gaming machine of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows an elastic member, a hollow cylindrical member, a speaker, and a base member. It is a perspective view of a front frame and a game board. It is a perspective view of the state which attached the game board to the front frame. It is a perspective view which shows a protective cover, a glass plate, an elastic member, a hollow cylindrical member, and a base member. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the speaker part in another Example. It is a perspective view which shows the protective cover in the Example of FIG. 8, a glass plate, a hollow cylindrical member, and a base member. It is a figure which shows the game machine front surface when not providing a protective cover. It is sectional drawing which shows the hollow cylindrical member and speaker attachment part in another Example.

Explanation of symbols

1 gaming machine 4 gaming board 5 glass frame 7 gaming area 21 outer glass plate (translucent member)
22 sound passage opening 23 inner glass plate (translucent member)
24 Through-hole part of inner glass plate 24a Hollow cylindrical member protection part of through-hole part 25 Game board speaker (voice generating means)
25a Diaphragm (sound generator)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 31 Hollow cylindrical member 32, 33 Opening part 33a of a hollow cylindrical member Edge part of the opening part of a hollow cylindrical member 41 Elastic member 45 Protective cover 46 Small hole of a protective cover 51 Hollow cylindrical member

Claims (1)

A game board with a game area where game balls flow down;
Sound generating means for generating game information from a sound generating unit;
In the gaming machine provided with a translucent member capable of visually recognizing the gaming area on the front side of the gaming board,
Providing the sound generation means in the game board;
A hollow cylindrical member that communicates with the sound generation means and has an opening in front of the sound generation means, and an opening in front of the sound generation means faces the light transmission member, so that the light transmission member and the game board are between Provided in
The translucent member is composed of a plurality of layers, and at least a translucent member closest to the game board is provided with a through-hole portion, and the hollow cylindrical member is penetrated through the through-hole portion, and from the periphery of the through-portion portion A gaming machine comprising a hollow cylindrical member protection portion protruding so as to surround an outer periphery of a hollow cylindrical member.

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