JP2007044061A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine for which a front door and a game board holding frame or the front door and a game board can be accurately positioned when the front door is closed and they can be locked respectively with little play. <P>SOLUTION: The front door 13 is provided with a recessed door fitting member 17a having a cross-shaped groove 17c, and the game board holding frame 12 is provided with a projected holding frame fitting member 17b having a cross-shaped projection 17d. When the front door 13 is closed toward the game board holding frame 12, the outer surface of the projection 17d in a vertical direction of the holding frame fitting member 17b is fitted to the inner surface of the groove 17c in the vertical direction of the door fitting member 17a so as to come into contact with the vicinity of the respective roots, the front door 13 is accurately positioned to the game board holding frame 12 and locked with little play. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine installed and used in a game hall.

  In general, gaming machines including pachinko machines are provided on the front side of a gaming machine main body frame, a gaming machine main body frame provided with a control device for controlling the operation of a device that operates based on the game according to the gaming state, etc. A game board provided with a game area having at least a prize opening and an accessory for granting a privilege on the game, and attached to the front side of the gaming machine main body frame so as to be openable and closable at least on the front side of the gaming machine main body frame A front door with a glass window covering the area is provided. When a player plays a game, the front door is closed under the management of the game hall manager, and the game area provided on the game board is covered so as to be visible through the glass window. The game board cannot be touched from the outside.

  On the other hand, in the gaming machine, there is a case where the model is frequently changed in order to change the interest of the game and to secure the customer, or parts are forced to be exchanged due to parts malfunction. For this reason, a gaming board unit including a front door, a glass window, and a gaming board has a structure that can be attached to and detached from the gaming machine main body frame (Patent Document 1). For example, the glass window can be attached to and detached from the front door, the front door and the game board can be attached to and detached from the game board holding frame that can be attached to and detached from the inside of the gaming machine body frame, and the glass window, the front door and the game board are attached. The gaming board holding frame is detachable as a gaming board unit inside the gaming machine main body frame.

A game board is incorporated in the game board holding frame and is engaged by a fastening member such as a rotary lock, but the game board holding frame to which the front door and the game board are attached is in a state where the front door is closed. A handle is provided so that it can be carried as a game board unit. Then, the gaming board holding frame is fitted in contact with the inner surface of the gaming machine main body frame, and is engaged with the gaming machine main body frame by a fastening member such as a rotary lock. The glass window is attached to the front door, and the front door is attached to the game board holding frame by a hinge or the like so as to be opened and closed. Normally, the front door is closed so as to cover the game board with the glass window closed. For example, the front door is engaged with the game machine main body frame by a key hook as proposed in Patent Document 2, and a dedicated key is used. It is locked in and managed by the game hall manager. Therefore, the player plays the game while observing the state of the game in the game area through the glass window, but cannot directly touch the game board from the outside. If any trouble occurs in the gaming machine or the game itself during the game, the player calls the manager of the game hall, and the manager opens the front door locked with a dedicated key to deal with it. After the treatment, the front door is closed again and locked.
JP 2005-021650 A JP 2005-006941 A

  However, since this type of conventional gaming machine has a structure in which the front door is locked and closed only with a key, the front door is not necessarily positioned sufficiently with respect to the gaming machine main body frame or the game board holding frame, In addition, there has been a drawback that a gap is generated between the front door and the game machine main body frame or the game board holding frame due to rattling or the play of the game board unit. For this reason, there has been a problem that some players try to obtain fraudulently by inserting a foreign object such as a wire from the gap and performing an illegal act.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems. When the front door is closed by providing at least a pair of fitting members on the front door and the game board holding frame or the front door and the game board, the front door is provided. And the game board holding frame or the front door and the game board can be accurately positioned, and each can be locked with little rattling, so that the game is less likely to cause the front door rattling even if it is aged or transported the game board unit. The purpose is to provide a machine.

  In order to achieve the above object, a gaming machine according to the present invention includes a gaming board holding frame in which a gaming board is incorporated in a frame, is detachably attached to the gaming machine body, and includes a transparent window that exposes the gaming board. In a gaming machine in which a front door is pivotably attached to the game board holding frame, when the front door is closed, the front door and the game board holding frame or the front door and the game board are connected to each other. At least a pair of fitting members to be stopped are provided on the front door and the game board holding frame or on the front door and the game board.

  The gaming machine of the present invention has a front door and a game board holding frame or a front door when the front door is closed by providing at least a pair of fitting members on the front door and the game board holding frame or the front door and the game board. Positioning with the game board can be performed with high accuracy and each can be locked with little backlash, so that it is difficult to create a gap between the front door and the game board holding frame or between the front door and the game board.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The present invention is not limited to pachinko machines and can be applied to game machines such as smart balls and slot machines provided in game halls. In the present embodiment, a pachinko machine will be described as an example. FIG. 1 shows an overview of a state in which the front door 13 of the pachinko machine 10 is opened. A game board holding frame 12 is attached to the inside of a main body frame (game machine main body frame) 11 of the pachinko machine 10, and a game board 15 provided with a game area 14 is incorporated inside the game board holding frame 12. ing. On the front surface of the main body of the pachinko machine 10 below the game board 15, a receiving tray 18 for storing game media (pachinko balls) for playing games and an operation handle 19 for firing the pachinko balls toward the game area 14. Etc. are provided.

  The front door 13 is attached to the game board holding frame 12 by a hinge 20 so that the left end of the front door 13 faces the front of the pachinko machine 10, and a glass window 13 a is attached to the front door 13 by a hinge 21. . The glass window 13 a is pressed against the glass window frame 13 c from the back side of the front door 13 and is fixed to the front door 13 by a glass window locking member 13 b attached to the front door 13.

  On the opposite side of the front door 13 to the side where the hinge 20 is provided, there are provided a key 16a and a locking piece 16b in the vertical direction of the key 16a, and the front door 13 is rotated about the hinge 20 as an axis. When closed toward the main body frame 11, the locking piece 16 b is engaged with a key hook 16 d provided at a corresponding position of the main body frame 11, and a key receiving hole 16 c provided in the game board holding frame 12. A key 16a provided on the front door is inserted into (FIG. 2), and a dedicated key (not shown) is provided from a key hole (not shown) provided on the front surface of the front door 13 where the key receiving portion 16f of the main body frame 11 is locked. (Not shown) can be inserted and rotated for locking. In addition, a pair of fittings are provided above the key 16a of the front door 13 and above the key receiving hole 16c of the game board holding frame 12 so that when the front door 13 is closed, the game board holding frame 12 is locked with little backlash. A joint member 17 is provided. The front door 13 is provided with a concave door fitting member 17a, and the game board holding frame 12 is provided with a convex holding frame fitting member 17b. When the front door 13 is closed, the key 16a becomes the key receiving hole 16c. The convex holding frame fitting member 17b is inserted into the concave door fitting member 17a.

  When the player plays a game, the front door 13 is closed and locked under the management of the game hall manager. The player plays a game by firing pachinko balls one by one toward the game area 14 with the operation handle 19, and the state of the game is visible through the glass window 13a. The game board 15 cannot be touched from the outside.

  In FIG. 2, a portion where the door fitting member 17 a and the holding frame fitting member 17 b are provided is shown encircled and enlarged, and a state in which the game board 15 is attached to the game board holding frame 12 is shown. As shown in the figure, the game board 15 is connected to the game board 15 by a rotary lock 30 provided inside the game board holding frame 12 with respect to the game board holding frame 12 on which the front door 13 is pivotally supported. The provided locking hole 32a is fitted, and the rotary lock 30 is rotated 90 degrees to be fixed. After the game board 15 is incorporated in the game board holding frame 12, a front 12a is provided on the upper part of the game board holding frame 12 so that the front door 13 can be closed and carried. After the key 16a is inserted into the key receiving hole 16c so that the door 13 is not opened, the rotary hook 16e provided below the key receiving hole 16c can be rotated and fixed in the groove of the key 16a. It has become.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in order to incorporate a game board unit including a game board 15, a front door 13, and a game board holding frame 12 into the main body frame 11, the game board holding frame 12 is attached to the base 11 a inside the main body frame 11. The engaging hole 32b provided in the game board holding frame 12 is fitted into the rotary lock 31 provided in the main body frame 11 while being applied, and the rotary lock 31 is rotated 90 degrees and fixed.

  The operation of the pachinko machine 10 configured as described above will be described. The front door 13 is rotated about the hinge 20 as a rotation axis, but the key 16a and the fitting member 17a have a key receiving hole provided in the game board holding frame 12 in a circular arc with a distance L from the hinge 20 as a radius. 16c and the holding frame fitting member 17b. Therefore, the key receiving hole 16c provided in the game board holding frame 12 is a hole having a diameter larger than the diameter of the tip of the key 16a, and the key of the main body frame 11 is inserted after the key 16a is inserted into the key receiving hole 16c. The receiving part 16f is easily locked. Since the front door 13 and the game board holding frame 12 are fitted with a hinge 20 composed of a shaft extending in the vertical direction and a shaft hole, the key 16a is simply inserted into the key receiving hole 16c as in a conventional pachinko machine. If it is only inserted, the play of the front door 13 tends to occur particularly in the vertical direction. Further, in the case of transporting only the game board unit, it is necessary to attach a fixing member for preventing the front door 13 from being released from the game board holding frame 12. The rattling can be prevented by the fitting member 17.

  FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an overview of the fitting member 17 of the present invention. The fitting member 17 is composed of, for example, a door fitting member 17a having a cross-shaped concave groove 17c and a cross-shaped convex holding frame fitting member 17b. The door fitting member 17a is a base 17e. Is attached to the front door 13, and the holding frame fitting member 17b is attached to the game board holding frame 12 by the base 17f. Although each attachment method is not shown, it is fixed with a fastening member such as a screw using a hole 17g provided in the base 17e and a hole 17h provided in the base 17f.

  The width of the upper / lower / left / right groove 17c of the door fitting member 17a is slightly wider than the width of the tip of the upper / lower / left / right projection 17d of the holding frame fitting member 17b. The height H1 of the holding frame fitting member 17b is formed such that the height H2 of the vertical projection of the holding frame fitting member 17b is fitted so that the portion in the vicinity of the root 17j is brought into contact with each other. L1 is formed to be slightly larger than the length L2 near the root of the protrusion in the left-right direction of the protrusion 17d. Therefore, when the front door 13 is closed toward the game board holding frame 12 with the hinge 20 as a rotation axis, a gap is formed between the left and right grooves 17c and the protrusions 17d. The direction groove 17c and the protrusion 17d are fitted in the vicinity of the base 17j with the inner surface of the groove 17c and the outer surface of the protrusion 17d contacting each other with almost no gap. Accordingly, when the front door 13 is closed toward the game board holding frame 12, the key 16a is provided in the key receiving hole 16c, and the cross-shaped protrusion 17d of the holding frame fitting member 17b is provided in the door fitting member 17a. The front door 13 and the game board holding frame 12 are locked by being fitted in the groove 17c, but there is no vertical backlash between the front door 13 and the game board holding frame 12. The width w1 of the left and right grooves of the door fitting member 17a is substantially the same as the width w2 of the left and right protrusions of the holding frame fitting member 17b so that the inner surface of the groove is in contact with the outer surface of the protrusion near the base. For example, it is possible to fit with less backlash.

  FIG. 5 shows a state in which the front door 13 is closed and locked to the game board holding frame 12 using a cross-sectional view. As shown in FIG. 5, the inner surface of the vertical groove 17c of the door fitting member 17a and the outer surface of the vertical projection 17d of the holding frame fitting member 17b are brought into contact with each other in the vicinity of the root 17j. Therefore, the door fitting member 17a and the holding frame fitting member 17b are closely fitted to each other in the vertical direction, and the front door 13 in the vertical direction is particularly unlikely to rattle. Further, since the door fitting member 17a and the holding frame fitting member 17b are configured to come into contact only in the vicinity of the root 17j of the holding frame fitting member 17b, the front door 13 may be closed with little resistance. it can. Thus, since the front door 13 and the game board holding frame 12 are locked without rattling, for example, the game board 15 is incorporated in the game board holding frame 12, and the front door 13 is attached to the game board holding frame 12 and the front face is mounted. Even when carrying a new game board unit with the door 13 closed, it is possible to prevent the front door from being inadvertently opened because there is no backlash of the front door.

  In FIG. 6, the case where the fitting member 17 is provided in the front door 13 and the game board 15 is shown. The glass window 13a is processed so that the lower end corner portion indicated by the arrow A of the glass window 13a is cut and the glass window 13a covers the game area 14 but does not cover the portion indicated by the arrow B of the game board 15. Then, the door fitting member 17a is attached to the space formed in the front door 13 as a result of cutting the lower corner of the glass window 13a, and the game board fitting member 17i is located at the position indicated by the arrow B of the corresponding game board 15. Is provided. Since the game board 15 is fixed to the game board holding frame 12, when the front door 13 is closed, the door fitting member 17a can be fitted with the game board fitting member 17i so that the game board 15 can be fitted with little backlash. is there. The shape of the fitting member may be the same as the shape shown in FIG.

  As described above, the gaming machine (pachinko machine) according to the present invention includes at least a pair of fitting members for locking the front door and the game board holding frame or the front door and the game board with the front door and the game board holding frame or the front surface. By providing the door and the game board, when the front door is closed, the front door and the game board holding frame or the front door and the game board are guided to an appropriate position. In addition, since it is locked with little backlash, it is difficult for a gap to be formed between the front door and the game board holding frame, thus preventing a player from acting illegally by inserting a foreign object such as a wire through the gap. be able to. It is also possible to prevent the front door from being inadvertently opened when a new game board holding frame unit is transported.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the fitting member of the present invention is a pair is shown, but two or more pairs may be used in order to further improve the fitting property, and the front door, the game board holding frame, and the front door You may provide a fitting member in both game boards. Further, although the concave shape of the fitting member is provided on the front door and the convex shape is provided on the middle frame, the reverse may be possible.

  Moreover, although the shape of the fitting member is a concave shape having a pair of cross-shaped grooves and a cross-shaped convex shape, the shape is not limited to this shape as long as fitting without backlash is possible.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the pachinko machine of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the place which attaches a game board to the pachinko machine of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the place which mounts the game board holding frame with which the game board was mounted in the pachinko machine of this invention to a game machine main body frame. It is a perspective view which shows a pair of fitting member of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows a mode that the fitting member of this invention fitted. It is a perspective view which shows having provided the fitting member of this invention in the front door and the game board.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Pachinko machine 11 Pachinko machine main body frame 12 Game board holding frame 12a Handle 13 Front door 13a Glass window 14 Game area 15 Game board 16a Key 16b Locking piece 16c Key receiving hole 16d Key hook 16e Hook 16f Key receiving part 17 Fitting member 17a Door fitting member 17b Holding frame fitting member 17i Game board fitting member

Claims (1)

A game board holding frame in which the game board is incorporated inside the frame is detachably attached to the gaming machine body, and a front door with a transparent window exposing the game board is pivotally attached to the game board holding frame so as to be openable and closable. In the gaming machine
When the front door is closed, at least a pair of fitting members that lock the front door and the game board holding frame or the front door and the game board together, the front door and the game board holding frame or A gaming machine provided on the front door and the game board.

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