JP2007283027A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of reducing the damages of a door member and a case body due to impact force when closing the door member and easily finding the unlocked state of the door member. <P>SOLUTION: An opening/closing mechanism member 100 for freely opening and closing a front surface door 12 to a main body 11 comprises the door side member 110 of the front surface door 12, the fixed side member 120 of the main body 11, and a buffer member 130 for absorbing kinetic energy when closing the front surface door 12 by resiliently deforming a connection torsion coil spring 140, and the elastic deformation of the connection torsion coil spring 140 is started before a locking pawl hits the main body 11 when closing the front surface door 12. Thus, the damages of the front surface door 12 and the main body 11 due to the impact force when closing the front surface door 12 are reduced. When the locking pawl is not locked to the main body 11, the front surface door 12 is made to act in an opening direction by repulsive force of the connection torsion coil spring 140, and the unlocked state of the front surface door 12 is easily found. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to gaming machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines.

Conventionally, for example, there is a slot machine as a representative example of a gaming machine. This slot machine has, for example, a casing that forms an outer shell of the slot machine and is fixed to a game island in a game hall (hall), and a left end side in front view of the casing with respect to the casing as an opening / closing axis. And a front door supported so as to be openable and closable (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-200687 (2nd page, FIG. 1)

However, the conventional example having such a configuration has the following problems.
That is, in the conventional slot machine, the insertion / extraction hinge is used as the opening / closing mechanism of the front door (door member) described above, but in recent years, a large liquid crystal unit is mounted on the front door, and the weight of the front door is increasing. As a result, the impact force generated when the front door is closed is increasing, and the glass panel of the liquid crystal unit is broken by the impact force when the front door is closed, or the engaging part of the front door or housing (main body member) is damaged. There is a problem such as, or may be.

  Further, the front door is provided with fixing claws at two positions, for example, on the left end side (opposite to the right end side with the rotation axis) when viewed from the rear side. When closing the front door to the housing, the upper and lower two fixing claws of the front door are respectively locked at predetermined locations of the housing, and the front door is in a closed state with respect to the housing. There is a case where one of the upper and lower two fixing claws is not applied (semi-engagement state), and there is a problem that the gaming machine in the semi-engagement state may be cheated. Further, since the front door is temporarily closed in this semi-engagement state, it is difficult to find an unlocked state such as the semi-engagement state at a glance.

  This invention is made in view of such a situation, Comprising: It can reduce that a door member and a housing | casing are damaged by the impact force at the time of closing a door member, and discovery of the non-locking state of a door member is carried out. An object is to provide an easy gaming machine.

In order to achieve such an object, the present invention has the following configuration.
That is, the invention described in claim 1
In a gaming machine comprising a main body member, a door member that is opened and closed with respect to the main body member, and an opening and closing mechanism that allows the door member to be opened and closed with respect to the main body member with reference to an opening and closing shaft.
The opening / closing mechanism includes a first member provided on the door member and a second member provided on the main body member, and a fitting hole provided on one of the first member and the second member. In addition, the opening and closing shaft is configured by rotatably fitting a fitting portion provided on the other of the first member or the second member,
The opening / closing mechanism is provided on one side of the door member in a front view of the door member,
The door member can be freely opened with respect to the main body member with one side of the door member serving as the opening and closing shaft.
The door member includes a locking portion that locks with the main body member on the other side opposite to the one side in the front view,
The opening / closing mechanism further includes a buffer means for absorbing the kinetic energy of the door member when the door member is closed with respect to the main body member by elastically deforming the elastic member,
The buffer means is arranged so that elastic deformation of the elastic member starts before the locking portion of the door member hits the main body member when the door member is closed with respect to the main body member. It is characterized by having.

  [Operation / Effect] According to the first aspect of the present invention, the opening / closing mechanism that allows the door member to be opened / closed with respect to the body member on the basis of the opening / closing axis includes the first member provided on the door member, and the body A second member provided on the member, and a fitting portion provided on the other of the first member or the second member can be freely rotated in a fitting hole provided on one of the first member or the second member. The opening and closing shaft is configured by fitting the opening and closing. The buffer means provided in the opening / closing mechanism absorbs the kinetic energy of the door member when the door member is closed with respect to the main body member by elastically deforming the elastic member. Therefore, the impact force at the time of closing the door member can be reduced, and the damage to the door member and the housing due to the impact force at the time of closing the door member can be reduced.

  Further, the opening / closing mechanism is provided on one side of the door member as viewed from the front, and the door member can be freely opened with respect to the main body member with the one side serving as an opening / closing axis. Moreover, the other side which opposes the one side by the front view of the door member is provided with the latching | locking part latched with a main body member. The buffer means includes the elastic member so that elastic deformation of the elastic member starts before the engaging portion of the door member hits the main body member when the door member is closed with respect to the main body member. Therefore, absorption of the kinetic energy when closing the door member can be started before the locking portion of the door member hits the main body member. That is, the elastic member can be applied before the locking portion of the door member hits the main body member. It can reduce that a door member and a housing | casing are damaged by the impact force at the time of closing a door member. In addition, if the locking part of the door member strikes the main body member vigorously, the locking part or the like is deformed or damaged, and the function as a key is lost. Can be extended.

  Also, by resisting the impact force when closing the door member with the elastic force of the elastic member at the buffering means (resistance force), not only can the impact force be mitigated, but also the locking portion is engaged with the main body member. When it is not stopped, it can be made to act in the direction of opening the door member by the repulsive force (resistance force) of the elastic member in the buffering means, and the non-locking state of the door member can be made conspicuous. It is easy to find an unlocked state such as a half-engaged state of the member.

  Further, when the door member is opened, the latching portion of the door member is detached from the main body member, so that the structure can be automatically opened to some extent by the repulsive force of the elastic member.

  In addition, in this specification, "the elastic deformation of the elastic member starts before the locking portion of the door member hits the main body member when the door member is closed with respect to the main body member". The elastic deformation starts from a state where the elastic member is not elastically deformed at all, or the elastic member is already in one elastic deformation state, and further elastic deformation starts (advances) from the elastic deformation state. including.

  The present specification also discloses an invention relating to the following gaming machines.

(1) In the gaming machine according to claim 1,
The buffer means is provided with the elastic member on one of the first member or the second member, and when the door member is closed, the other of the first member or the second member abuts on the elastic member and The elastic member is configured to be elastically deformed.

  According to the invention described in (1), the elastic member provided on one of the first member or the second member is in contact with the other of the first member or the second member when the door member is closed, and is elastic. Deform. Therefore, the impact force at the time of closing the door member can be reduced by elastic deformation of the elastic member, and the damage to the door member and the housing due to the impact force at the time of closing the door member can be reduced. Further, when the locking portion is not locked to the main body member, the door member can be actuated by the repulsive force (resistance force) of the elastic member at the buffering means, and the door member is not engaged. The stop state can be made conspicuous, and the non-locked state such as the half-engaged state of the door member can be easily found.

(2) In the gaming machine according to (1),
The door member is provided with a plurality of the locking portions along the side direction on the other side opposite to the one side when viewed from the front.

  According to the invention described in (2) above, the door member is provided with a plurality of locking portions along the side direction on the other side opposite to the one side in the front view. When these locking portions are not locked to the main body member, it can be caused to act in the direction of opening the door member by the repulsive force (resistance force) of the elastic member at the buffer means, A state where only a part of the locking portion is applied to the main body member (semi-engagement state) can be made conspicuous, and a non-locking state such as a half-engagement state of the door member can be easily found.

(3) In the gaming machine according to (1) or (2),
The elastic member is a spring member,
The buffer means absorbs the kinetic energy of the door member when the door member is closed with respect to the main body member by resisting with the urging force of the spring member,
The buffer means is arranged so that the elastic deformation of the spring member starts before the locking portion of the door member hits the main body member when the door member is closed with respect to the main body member. It is characterized by having.

  According to the invention as described in said (3), a buffer means absorbs the kinetic energy of the said door member at the time of closing a door member with respect to a main body member by resisting with the urging | biasing force of a spring member. Therefore, the impact force at the time of closing the door member can be reduced, and the damage to the door member and the housing due to the impact force at the time of closing the door member can be reduced.

  Furthermore, the buffer means includes the spring member so that the elastic deformation of the spring member starts before the locking portion of the door member hits the main body member when the door member is closed with respect to the main body member. Therefore, absorption of the kinetic energy when closing the door member can be started before the locking portion of the door member hits the main body member. That is, the spring member can be applied before the locking portion of the door member hits the main body member. It can reduce that a door member and a housing | casing are damaged by the impact force at the time of closing a door member.

  Further, by resisting the impact force when the door member is closed by the biasing force of the spring member at the buffer means (resistance force), not only can the impact force be mitigated, but also the locking portion is engaged with the main body member. When it is not stopped, it can act in the direction of opening the door member by the biasing force of the spring member at the buffer means, and the non-locking state such as the half-engagement state of the door member can be conspicuous, It is possible to easily find the unlocked state of the door member.

(4) In the gaming machine according to (1) or (2),
The spring member is a torsion coil spring;
One end side of the torsion coil spring is a fixed part fixed to one of the first member or the second member,
The other end side of the torsion coil spring is a contact portion that contacts the other of the first member or the second member when the door member is closed.

  According to the invention described in (4) above, the torsion coil spring as the spring member has one end side as a fixing portion fixed to one of the first member and the second member, and the other end side as a door member. When the is closed, the contact portion is in contact with the other of the first member and the second member. Therefore, when the door member is closed, the contact portion of the torsion coil spring contacts the other of the first member or the second member, and the torsion coil spring is elastically deformed, so that the impact force when closing the door member is increased. It can reduce, and it can reduce that a door member and a housing | casing are damaged by the impact force at the time of closing a door member.

  Further, the buffer means includes the torsion coil spring so that the elastic deformation of the torsion coil spring starts before the locking portion of the door member hits the main body member when the door member is closed with respect to the main body member. Yes. Therefore, absorption of the kinetic energy when closing the door member can be started before the locking portion of the door member hits the main body member. That is, the torsion coil spring can be applied before the locking portion of the door member hits the main body member. It can reduce that a door member and a housing | casing are damaged by the impact force at the time of closing a door member.

  Also, by resisting the impact force when closing the door member with the biasing force of the torsion coil spring in the buffering means (resistance force), not only the impact force can be mitigated, but also the locking part is attached to the body member When not locked, the biasing force of the torsion coil spring at the buffering means can act in the direction of opening the door member, and the door member can be made to stand out in a non-locked state such as a semi-engaged state. It is possible to easily find the unlocked state of the door member.

(5) In the gaming machine according to (1) or (2),
The spring member includes two torsion coil springs arranged at intervals in the coil center line direction, a first portion in which the two opposing sides of the two torsion coil springs are connected to each other, or the 2 A second torsion coil spring connected to or near the other end side, and a torsion to which the angle between the first part and the second part is a predetermined angle when viewed in the coil center line direction A coil spring,
One of the first part or the second part is fixed to one of the first member or the second member,
The other of the first part or the second part comes into contact with the other of the first member or the second member when the door member is closed.

  According to the invention as described in said (5), a spring member connects two torsion coil springs arranged in the coil center line direction at intervals, and both opposing sides of these two torsion coil springs. A first portion that is close to the second portion, and a second portion that is connected to or close to the other ends of the two torsion coil springs, and is formed by the first portion and the second portion as viewed in the direction of the coil center line. The connecting torsion coil spring has an angle of a predetermined angle. One of the first part or the second part of the connection torsion coil spring is fixed to one of the first member and the second member. The other of the first part or the second part of the connecting torsion coil spring abuts against the other of the first member or the second member when closing the door member, and the connecting torsion coil spring is elastically deformed to close the door member. The impact force at the time can be reduced, and damage to the door member or the housing due to the impact force when closing the door member can be reduced.

  Further, the buffer means is configured to cause the connecting torsion coil spring to start the elastic deformation of the connecting torsion coil spring before the locking portion of the door member hits the main body member when the door member is closed with respect to the main body member. I have. Therefore, absorption of the kinetic energy when closing the door member can be started before the locking portion of the door member hits the main body member. That is, the connecting torsion coil spring can be applied before the locking portion of the door member hits the main body member. It can reduce that a door member and a housing | casing are damaged by the impact force at the time of closing a door member.

  Also, by resisting the impact force when closing the door member with the biasing force of the connecting torsion coil spring at the buffering means (resistance force), not only the impact force can be mitigated, but also the locking portion is the body member If the door member is not locked, the biasing force of the connecting torsion coil spring in the buffer means can act in the direction of opening the door member, and the door member is not locked, such as a semi-engaged state. It is possible to easily find the unlocked state of the door member.

(6) In the gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (5),
A plurality of the buffer means are provided on the one side of the door member along the side direction.

  According to the invention as described in said (6), since the buffer means is provided with two or more along the edge direction on the one side of the door member, the kinetic energy at the time of closing the door member is given to these buffer means. Can be shared and absorbed. Further, when the locking portion is not locked to the main body member, the door member can be actuated by the repulsive force (resistance force) of the elastic member at the buffering means, and the door member is half-engaged. The non-locking state such as the state can be made conspicuous, and the non-locking state of the door member can be easily found.

(7) In the gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (5),
The opening and closing shafts are provided at both ends of the one side of the door member,
The said buffer means is arrange | positioned in each of the vicinity of the said opening / closing axis | shaft between one said opening / closing axis | shaft and the said other opening / closing axis | shaft.

  According to the invention described in (7) above, the opening / closing shafts are provided on both sides of the door member on one side, and the buffer means is provided between the one opening / closing shaft and the other opening / closing shaft. When the buffering force is exerted by the buffering means, it is possible to reduce the warping of both ends on one side of the door member, and the buffering force can be utilized without weakening. . For example, in contrast to this, in a configuration in which two opening / closing shafts are provided at a substantially central portion on one side of the door member and two buffering means are located outside the both opening / closing shafts, When the buffering force of the means is exhibited, both end sides of the one side of the door member are warped, and the buffering force of the buffering means is easily released to the outside, so that the present invention is excellent. .

(8) In the gaming machine according to (7),
The gaming machine further comprising the buffering means between the two buffering means.

  According to the invention described in (8) above, not only the two shock absorbers are positioned inside the both opening and closing shafts on one side of the door member, but the shock absorbers are provided between the two shock absorbers. Therefore, the impact force when closing the door member can be absorbed uniformly on one side of the door member.

(9) In the gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (8),
The opening / closing mechanism portion is provided on one side of the door member in the longitudinal direction in front view of the door member,
The gaming machine characterized in that an upper end side of the opening / closing shaft is inclined toward the main body member as compared to a lower end side in the axial direction when the door member and the main body member are viewed from the side.

  According to the invention as described in said (9), the opening-and-closing mechanism part is provided in the one side of the vertical direction of the door member by the front view of the door member. In the state where the door member and the main body member are viewed from the side, the open / close shaft is inclined at the upper end side toward the main body member as compared with the lower end side in the axial direction. That is, the opening / closing shaft is inclined so as to give momentum to the side that is naturally closed by the weight of the door member. Thus, it is effective in a configuration in which the door member is momentarily closed in its closing direction with its own weight. That is, the kinetic energy at the time of closing the door member can be absorbed, and damage to the door member or the main body member due to the impact force when the door member is closed can be reduced.

(10) In the gaming machine according to claim 1, or the gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (9),
The gaming machine is a pachinko machine.

  According to the gaming machine described in (10) above, a pachinko machine that can reduce the damage of the door member and the housing due to the impact force when closing the door member, and can easily find the unlocked state of the door member. Can be provided. The basic configuration of the pachinko machine is provided with an operation handle, and a ball as a game medium is launched into a predetermined game area in accordance with the operation of the operation handle, and the ball is disposed at a predetermined position in the game area. In other words, the identification information (such as symbols) that is dynamically displayed on the display device is determined and stopped after a predetermined time on the condition that a winning (or passing through the operation gate) is required for the operation port. In addition, when a special gaming state occurs, variable winning means (specific winning opening) disposed at a predetermined position in the gaming area is opened in a predetermined manner so that a ball can be won, and a value corresponding to the number of winnings is obtained. Examples include those to which values (including data written on magnetic cards as well as premium balls) are given.

(11) In the gaming machine according to claim 1, or the gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (9),
The gaming machine is a slot machine.

  According to the gaming machine described in the above (11), a slot machine that can reduce the damage of the door member and the housing due to the impact force when closing the door member and can easily find the unlocked state of the door member. Can be provided. The basic configuration of the slot machine is as follows: “Variable display means for confirming and displaying the identification information after dynamically displaying an identification information string composed of a plurality of identification information, and for operating the starting operation means (for example, an operation lever). As a result, the dynamic display of the identification information is started, and the dynamic display of the identification information is stopped due to the operation of the operation means for stopping (for example, the stop button) or after a predetermined time has elapsed. The game machine is provided with special game state generating means for generating a special game state advantageous to the player on the condition that the confirmed identification information at that time is the specific identification information. In this case, examples of the game medium include coins and medals.

(12) In the gaming machine according to claim 1, or the gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (13),
The gaming machine is a combination of a pachinko machine and a slot machine.

  According to the gaming machine described in (12) above, the pachinko machine that can reduce the damage of the door member and the housing due to the impact force when closing the door member and can easily find the unlocked state of the door member. And a slot machine can be provided. The basic configuration of the merged component includes “an identification information variation display unit that dynamically displays an identification information sequence including a plurality of identification information and then displays the identification information in a fixed manner, and includes a starting operation unit (for example, an operation lever). The dynamic display of the identification information is started due to the operation of), and the dynamic display of the identification information is stopped due to the operation of the operation means for stop (for example, the stop button) or when a predetermined time elapses. And a special gaming state generating means for generating a special gaming state advantageous to the player on the condition that the confirmed identification information at the time of the stoppage is specific identification information, and using a ball as a game medium A gaming machine that is configured to require a predetermined number of balls at the start of dynamic display of the identification information and to be paid out when a special gaming state occurs.

  According to the gaming machine of the present invention, the opening / closing mechanism that allows the door member to be opened / closed with respect to the main body member with respect to the opening / closing axis is provided with the first member provided on the door member and the first member provided on the main body member Two fitting members, and a fitting portion provided in the other of the first member or the second member is rotatably fitted in a fitting hole provided in one of the first member or the second member. It constitutes an open / close shaft. The buffer means provided in the opening / closing mechanism absorbs the kinetic energy of the door member when the door member is closed with respect to the main body member by elastically deforming the elastic member. Therefore, the impact force at the time of closing the door member can be reduced, and the damage to the door member and the housing due to the impact force at the time of closing the door member can be reduced. Further, the opening / closing mechanism is provided on one side of the door member as viewed from the front, and the door member can be freely opened with respect to the main body member with the one side serving as an opening / closing axis. Moreover, the other side which opposes the one side by the front view of the door member is provided with the latching | locking part latched with a main body member. The buffer means includes the elastic member so that elastic deformation of the elastic member starts before the engaging portion of the door member hits the main body member when the door member is closed with respect to the main body member. Therefore, absorption of the kinetic energy when closing the door member can be started before the locking portion of the door member hits the main body member. That is, the elastic member can be applied before the locking portion of the door member hits the main body member. It can reduce that a door member and a housing | casing are damaged by the impact force at the time of closing a door member. Also, by resisting the impact force when closing the door member with the elastic force of the elastic member at the buffering means (resistance force), not only can the impact force be mitigated, but also the locking portion is engaged with the main body member. When it is not stopped, it can be made to act in the direction of opening the door member by the repulsive force (resistance force) of the elastic member in the buffering means, and the non-locking state of the door member can be made conspicuous. It is easy to find an unlocked state such as a half-engaged state of the member.

  Hereinafter, various embodiments of a slot machine as an example of a gaming machine will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the present invention is a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter simply referred to as “pachinko machine”), which is a kind of a ball game machine, in particular, a first type pachinko machine or a third type pachinko machine (also referred to as a right object), a coin Of course, it can be used for other gaming machines such as gaming machines.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the slot machine of the embodiment with the front door closed, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the slot machine of the embodiment with the front door opened. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the slot machine 10 of the present embodiment has a front door 12 rotatably attached to the main body 11 with the left side as a rotation axis J1, and the front door 12 is closed and the locking device is closed. The front door 12 and the main body 11 can be locked by 20.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the front door 12 is turned on and flashes as the game progresses, and various sound effects are sounded as the game progresses, and the game state is notified to the player. Speakers 14, 14, a liquid crystal display 15 for displaying various display contents, a game panel 30 through which the left cylinder L, the middle cylinder M, and the right cylinder R can be seen through, respectively, and various types in the vicinity of the middle stage. From the operation unit 50 provided with the buttons 51, 53 to 56, 61 to 63, the start lever 52 and the medal insertion port 57, the lower plate 16 on which the model name and the characters related to the game are displayed, and the medal payout port 17 A medal tray 18 for receiving medals as paid out game media is mounted.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the slot machine 10 includes a power switch 81 that supplies power to each part of the slot machine 10 when it is turned on, and a reset switch 82 that is operated when the slot machine 10 is reset. A power supply box 85 having a setting key insertion hole 83 or the like that allows the setting state of the slot machine 10 to be changed by inserting a setting key (not shown), and a guide port 89 for the overflowing medal to the outside are inserted. A hopper 86 composed of an auxiliary tank 87 for storing the received medals and a payout device 88 for paying out medals in the auxiliary tank 87 to the medal payout outlet 17 through an opening 93 communicating with the payout passage 92; It is configured as a microcomputer centered on the ROM, and stores ROM and temporary data for storing processing programs The main controller 70 is connected to the RAM and the input / output processing circuit via a bus, and is configured as a microcomputer centering on the CPU, and the display contents of the liquid crystal display 15 are controlled by an output signal from the main controller 70. A display control device 94 is mounted. The main body 11 described above corresponds to the main body member in the present invention, and the front door 12 described above corresponds to the door member in the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming panel 30 includes exposure windows 31L, 31M, and 31R for exposing the left turning cylinder L, the middle turning cylinder M, and the right turning cylinder R while they are stopped or rotating to the outside. The five bed lamps 32, 33, 33, 34, 34 disposed on the left side of the window 31L and the slot machine disposed below the exposure windows 31L, 31M, 31R are stored. A game that displays the number of credits, which is displayed for the number of credits, and the number of JAC (Jack) ins when the big bonus is given and how many times the JAC symbol is established during the JAC game. A number display part 36 and a payout number display part 37 for displaying the number of payouts when the same symbols are all arranged on the active line and are awarded.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the operation unit 50 includes a credit button 51 provided on the front surface of the front door 12, a start lever 52, a left-turn cylinder stop button 53, a middle-turn cylinder stop button 54, Stop button 55 for the right turning case, return button 56, medal slot 57 provided in the horizontal step portion of the front door 12, one bet button 61, two bet buttons 62, max bet button 63, It has.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the slot machine 10 includes an opening / closing mechanism member 100 that allows the front door 12 to be opened and closed with respect to the main body 11 with respect to the opening / closing axis J <b> 1 (for example, one-side opening is possible). The opening / closing mechanism member 100 is provided on one side of the front door 12 in the longitudinal direction when viewed from the front of the front door 12 (left side in this embodiment). As shown in FIG. 2, the opening / closing axis J <b> 1 has an upper end inclined toward the main body 11 in comparison with the lower end side in the axial direction when the front door 12 and the main body 11 are viewed from the side.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the opening / closing mechanism member 100 has its side on the left side when the front door 12 is viewed from the front (referred to as the left side when the main body 11 is viewed from the front). It is provided along the direction (that is, the left side length direction). That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the opening / closing mechanism member 100 is provided on one side (left side) of the front door 12 in a front view of the front door 12, and the front door 12 has the left side as an opening / closing axis J1. The main body 11 can be freely opened.

  Here, the structure and the like of the opening / closing mechanism member 100 will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is a right side view of the opening / closing mechanism member 100 in a state in which the front door 12 is closed with respect to the main body 11. FIG. 4 is a rear view of the opening / closing mechanism member 100 in a state in which the front door 12 is closed with respect to the main body 11. FIG. 5 is a right side view of the door side member 110 of the front door 12 and the fixed side member 120 of the main body 11. FIG. 6 is a rear view of the door side member 110 of the front door 12 and the fixed side member 120 of the main body 11. 7A to 7C are a side view, a front view, and a bottom view of the buffer member 130. FIGS. 8A to 8C are a side view, a front view, and a bottom view of the connecting torsion coil spring 140. FIGS. 9A to 9C are a side view, a front view, and a bottom view of the mounting member 150. FIG. 10A is a plan view of a principal part showing a state where the front door 12 is being closed and the buffer member 130 of the opening / closing mechanism member 100 is not effective, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a plan view of a main part showing a state where the buffer member 130 of the opening / closing mechanism member 100 is elastically deformed in a completely closed state.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the opening / closing mechanism member 100 includes a door side member 110 provided on the front door 12 and a fixed side member 120 provided on the main body 11. Further, the door side member 110 provided on the front door 12 is detachable from the fixed side member 120. In addition, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the opening / closing mechanism member 100 fits the fitting pin 122 provided on the stationary member 120 into the fitting hole 112 provided on the door member 110 so as to be rotatable. By combining them, the above-described opening / closing axis J1 (see FIG. 2 and the like) is configured. That is, the opening / closing axis J1 is fitted so that the door side member 110 can be rotated with respect to the fixed side member 120 by fitting the fitting pin 122 of the fixed side member 120 into the fitting hole 112 of the door side member 110. It is the axis.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the fixed member 120 is inserted into a screw hole (not shown) through a through hole 124 formed at a predetermined position thereof and fastened to a screw hole (not shown) of the main body 11. It is fixed to the main body 11. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the door-side member 110 is fastened to a screw hole (not shown) of the front door 12 by inserting a screw (not shown) through a through hole 114 formed at a predetermined position. This is fixed to the front door 12.

  Moreover, although the door side member 110 and the stationary side member 120 employ, for example, metal members in this embodiment, other materials such as resin may be employed as long as rigidity can be secured. Good.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the front door 12 includes two locking claws 160 that are locked to the main body 11 on the right side when viewed from the front.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the opening / closing mechanism member 100 elastically deforms the connecting torsion coil spring 140 as an elastic member with the kinetic energy of the front door 12 when the front door 12 is closed with respect to the main body 11. The shock absorbing member 130 is absorbed.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 10, the buffer member 130 has the connecting torsion coil spring 140 attached to the door side member 110 by the attachment member 150, and the contact portion 126 of the fixed side member 120 is closed when the front door 12 is closed. The connected torsion coil spring 140 is configured to abut against the connected torsion coil spring 140 and elastically deform.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, the connecting torsion coil spring 140 includes two torsion coil springs 142 arranged at intervals in the coil center line direction, and both the two torsion coil springs 142. A first portion 144 having the opposite side close to each other and a second portion 146 connecting the other end sides of the two torsion coil springs 142, as shown in FIG. The angle formed by the first part 144 and the second part 146 when viewed is a predetermined angle (an arbitrary angle can be adopted, but here, for example, about 50 °). The first portion 144 is fixed to the door-side member 110, and the second portion 146 contacts the contact portion 126 of the fixed-side member 120 when the front door 12 is closed.

  In addition, the 1st site | part 144 of the connection torsion coil spring 140 is good also as what connected both the opposing sides of the two torsion coil springs 142 by welding. Further, the second portion 146 of the connecting torsion coil spring 140 may be configured such that both the other end sides of the two torsion coil springs 142 are arranged close to each other.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 9, the connecting torsion coil spring 140 is used for fixing the mounting member 150 in a state where it is stored in the storage space of the mounting member 150 except for the first portion 144 and the second portion 146. The claw 152 is inserted into the opening 116 of the door side member 110 and locked, and the fixture 156 is inserted into the mounting hole 154 of the mounting member 150 and the fixing hole 118 of the door side member 110 corresponding to the mounting hole 154. The connection torsion coil spring 140 is attached to the door side member 110 by the attachment member 150 by inserting the screw and caulking the tip portion.

  In this embodiment, the connecting torsion coil spring 140 is attached to the door side member 110 by an attachment member 150 separate from the door side member 110, but the attachment member 150 separate from the door side member 110 is attached. Instead of using it, the connecting torsion coil spring 140 may be directly attached to an attachment portion provided integrally with the door side member 110.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the opening / closing axis J <b> 1 is provided at each of both ends on the left side of the front door 12. That is, the opening / closing axis J1 at the upper end on the left side of the front door 12 fits the fitting pin 122 at the upper end of the fixed side member 120 into the fitting hole 112 at the upper end of the door side member 110, thereby the door side member 110. Is a fitting shaft that can rotate with respect to the fixed-side member 120. Similarly, the opening / closing axis J1 at the lower end of the front door 12 on the left side of the front door 12 is fitted into the fitting hole 112 at the lower end of the door side member 110 by inserting the fitting pin 122 at the lower end of the fixed side member 120 into the door. The side member 110 serves as a fitting shaft that can rotate with respect to the fixed side member 120. The upper and lower opening / closing shafts J1 are concentric shafts.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the buffer member 130 is disposed between the upper opening / closing shaft J <b> 1 and the lower opening / closing shaft J <b> 1 in each of the vicinity of the opening / closing shaft J <b> 1. Specifically, a buffer member 130 on the upper end side is disposed at a lower position near the upper opening / closing axis J1, and a buffer member 130 on the lower end side is disposed at an upper position near the lower opening / closing axis J1. . That is, by disposing the buffer member 130 in the vicinity of the opening / closing axis J1, it is possible to reduce the deflection of the door side member 110 in the direction of escaping by the spring force, and the spring force can be set strongly.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, a buffer member 130 similar to the above is further provided between the two buffer members 130 described above.

  That is, in total, a plurality (three in this embodiment) of buffer members 130 are provided along one side of the front door 12 and the main body 11 (left side in front view) along the side direction.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 10A, the cushioning member 130 does not work until the front door 12 reaches the opening angle of 50 ° from the state in which the front door 12 is fully opened with respect to the main body 11 (opening angle of 120 °). It is within the range (buffer invalid range). That is, in this range, the elastic deformation of the coupled torsion coil spring 140 is not started, so that the kinetic energy is not absorbed by the coupled torsion coil spring 140.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 10B, the buffering effective range is from the opening angle of 50 ° to the opening angle of 0 °. That is, in this range, since the elastic deformation of the coupled torsion coil spring 140 is started, kinetic energy is absorbed by the coupled torsion coil spring 140. Strictly speaking, kinetic energy is absorbed in the process from the opening angle 50 ° to the opening angle 0 °, and the kinetic energy in the opposite direction (the opening process from the opening angle 0 ° to the opening angle 50 °). However, the force that the front door 12 opens with respect to the main body 11 works due to the repulsive force of the connecting torsion coil spring 140.

  Further, the buffer member 130 is configured to elastically deform the torsion coil spring 140 before the locking claw 160 (see FIG. 2) of the front door 12 when the front door 12 is closed with respect to the main body 11 hits the main body 11. The connecting torsion coil spring 140 is provided so as to start.

  That is, at a predetermined angle (for example, 30 °) position between the opening angle 50 ° and the opening angle 0 °, when the locking claw 160 comes into contact with the corresponding portion of the main body 11 and becomes the opening angle 0 °, The locking claw 160 is completely locked at a corresponding portion of the main body 11.

  The opening / closing mechanism member 100 described above corresponds to the opening / closing mechanism unit in the present invention, the door side member 110 described above corresponds to the first member in the present invention, and the fixed side member 120 described above corresponds to the second member in the present invention. The fitting pin 122 described above corresponds to the fitting portion in the present invention, the buffer member 130 described above corresponds to the buffer means in the present invention, and the locking claw 160 described above corresponds to the locking portion in the present invention. In addition, the connecting torsion coil spring 140 described above corresponds to the elastic member in the present invention.

  Here, the attachment of the front door 12 to the main body 11 and the closing operation of the front door 12 will be described.

<Attaching the front door 12 to the main body 11>
As shown in FIG. 2, the upper and lower opening / closing shafts J1 of the opening / closing mechanism member 100 are common to the opening / closing shafts J1. The front door 12 is attached to the main body 11.

  In the state of being attached in this way, the front door 12 is in a fully open state (opening angle 120 °) with respect to the closed time (0 °).

<Close operation of front door 12>
The front door 12 is closed with respect to the main body 11, that is, until the front door 12 reaches an opening angle of 120 ° to 50 °, the buffer member 130 does not hit the contact portion 126 of the fixed side member 120 of the main body 11, The buffer member 130 is not effective (buffer invalid range). Then, until the front door 12 reaches an opening angle of 50 ° to 0 °, the connection torsion coil spring 140 of the buffer member 130 contacts the contact portion 126 of the fixed side member 120 of the main body 11, and the connection torsion coil spring 140 is elastic. Due to the deformation, the buffer member 130 is in an effective state (buffer effective range). As described above, the locking claw 160 comes into contact with the main body 11 in the middle of the effective buffering range.

  The three buffer members 130 of the opening / closing mechanism member 100 have the same buffer effective range. That is, these buffer members 130 are also buffered at an opening angle of 50 ° to 0 ° (the kinetic energy is absorbed by elastic deformation).

  As shown in FIG. 1, when the front door 12 is closed with respect to the main body 11, that is, when the opening angle is 0 °, the locking claws 160 of the front door 12 are properly locked to the main body 11. The front door 12 is normally closed to the main body 11. That is, it is not a non-locked state such as a semi-engaged state but an appropriate locked state.

  Here, if the front door 12 is not closed enough, that is, one of the two locking claws 160 of the front door 12 is not engaged with the main body 11 or the two engagements. A case where both the pawls 160 are not engaged with the main body 11 will be described.

  When the opening angle of the front door 12 is in the range of 50 ° to 0 °, a repulsive force that resists elastic deformation of the connecting torsion coil spring 140 of the buffer member 130 is generated, and this repulsive force causes a force in the direction of opening the front door 12. Therefore, when one of the two locking claws 160 of the front door 12 is not engaged with the main body 11, the portion of the front door 12 that is not locked is separated from the main body 11 by the repulsive force. Thus, the half-engagement state can be easily found, and when both the two locking claws 160 are not engaged with the main body 11, the front door 12 is completely separated from the main body 11 by the repulsive force. Since it is in a closed state, that is, in an open state at an opening angle of about 50 °, an unlocked state can be clearly and easily found.

  As described above, according to the pachinko machine 10 of the first embodiment, the main body 11, the front door 12 opened and closed with respect to the main body 11, the front door 12 with respect to the main body 11, and the opening / closing axis J1 as a reference. The opening / closing mechanism member 100 is provided with a door-side member 110 provided on the front door 12 and a fixed-side member 120 provided on the main body 11, and the door-side member 110 is provided. The opening / closing axis J1 is configured by fitting the fitting pin 122 provided on the fixed side member 120 into the fitting hole 112 provided on the fixed side member 120 in a freely rotatable manner. Since the buffer member 130 is provided to absorb the kinetic energy of the front door 12 when the front door 12 is closed with respect to the main body 11 by elastically deforming the connecting torsion coil spring 140, the front door 12 is closed. Impulsive force can be reduced, thereby reducing the front door 12 and the body 11 is damaged by the impact force when closing the front door 12.

  Further, the opening / closing mechanism member 100 is provided on one side of the front door 12 when viewed from the front, and the front door 12 is openable to the main body 11 with the one side serving as an opening / closing axis J1. A locking claw 160 that locks the main body 11 is provided on the other side opposite to the one side when the door 12 is viewed from the front, and the buffer member 130 is a front surface when the front door 12 is closed with respect to the main body 11. Since the connecting torsion coil spring 140 is provided so that the elastic deformation of the connecting torsion coil spring 140 starts before the engaging claw 160 of the door 12 hits the main body 11, the engaging claw 160 of the front door 12 is provided with the main body 11. Absorption of kinetic energy when closing the front door 12 can be started before hitting 11. That is, the connecting torsion coil spring 140 can be applied before the locking claw 160 of the front door 12 hits the main body 11. It is possible to reduce the damage of the front door 12 and the main body 11 due to the impact force when closing the front door 12.

  Further, by resisting the impact force when the front door 12 is closed by the elastic force of the connecting torsion coil spring 140 at the buffer member 130 (resistance force), not only the impact force can be mitigated, but also the locking claw When 160 is not locked to the main body 11, the front door 12 can be caused to act by the repulsive force (resistance force) of the connecting torsion coil spring 140 at the buffer member 130. The non-locking state can be made conspicuous, and the non-locking state such as the semi-engagement state of the front door 12 can be easily found.

  Further, when the front door 12 is opened, the latching claw 160 of the front door 12 is detached from the main body 11 so that the structure can be automatically opened to some extent by the repulsive force of the connecting torsion coil spring 140.

  Further, when the front door 12 is closed, the connecting torsion coil spring 140 provided on the door side member 110 comes into contact with the contact portion 126 of the fixed side member 120 of the main body 11 and elastically deforms. The impact force at the time of closing can be reduced by the elastic deformation of the connecting torsion coil spring 140, and damage to the front door 12 and the main body 11 due to the impact force at the time of closing the front door 12 can be reduced. Further, when the locking claw 160 is not locked to the main body 11, the front door 12 can be opened by the repulsive force (resistance force) of the connecting torsion coil spring 140 at the buffer member 130. The unlocked state of the front door 12 can be made conspicuous, and the unlocked state such as the semi-engaged state of the front door 12 can be easily found.

  The front door 12 is provided with a plurality of locking claws 160 (two in the embodiment) on the other side opposite to the one side in the front view along the side direction. Can be made to act in the direction of opening the front door 12 by the repulsive force (resistance force) of the connecting torsion coil spring 140 at the buffer member 130. The state where only a part of the locking claws 160 are applied to the main body 11 (semi-engagement state) can be made conspicuous, and the non-locking state such as the half-engagement state of the front door 12 can be easily found.

  Further, since a plurality of buffer members 130 are provided on one side of the front door 12 along the side direction (three in the embodiment), the kinetic energy when closing the front door 12 is transferred to these buffer members. 130 can be shared and absorbed. Further, when the locking claw 160 is not locked to the main body 11, the front door 12 can be opened by the repulsive force (resistance force) of the connecting torsion coil spring 140 at the buffer member 130. Further, the non-locking state such as the semi-engagement state of the front door 12 can be made conspicuous, and the non-locking state of the front door 12 can be easily found.

  The opening / closing axis J1 is provided on each side of the front door 12 on one side, and the buffer member 130 is located between the one opening / closing axis J1 and the other opening / closing axis J1 in the vicinity of the opening / closing axis J1. Since each is arrange | positioned, when exhibiting the buffering force in the buffer member 130, it can reduce that the both ends of the one side of the front door 12 warp, and can utilize it without weakening the buffering force. For example, in contrast to this, in a configuration in which two opening / closing shafts J1 are provided at a substantially central position on one side of the front door 12, and the two buffer members 130 are positioned outside the both opening / closing shafts J1. In this embodiment, when the buffer member 130 exerts a buffering force, both ends on one side of the front door 12 are warped, and the buffer member 130 is easily released to the outside and weakens. It can be seen that the example is excellent.

  Moreover, since not only the two buffer members 130 are positioned inside the both opening and closing shafts J1 on one side of the front door 12, the buffer members 130 are provided between the two buffer members 130. The impact force when closing the door 12 can be absorbed evenly on one side of the front door 12.

  In addition, the opening / closing mechanism member 100 is provided on one side of the front door 12 in the longitudinal direction when the front door 12 is viewed from the front. The opening / closing axis J1 has an upper end inclined toward the main body 11 as compared to the lower end side in the axial direction when the front door 12 and the main body 11 are viewed from the side. That is, the opening / closing axis J1 is inclined so as to give momentum to the side that is naturally closed by the weight of the front door 12. Thus, the front door 12 is effective in a configuration in which the front door 12 is momentarily closed in the closing direction with its own weight. That is, it is possible to absorb the kinetic energy when the front door 12 is closed, and to reduce the damage of the front door 12 and the main body 11 due to the impact force when the front door 12 is closed.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be modified as follows.

  (1) In the embodiment described above, the number of the buffer members 130 is three, but may be one or a plurality other than three.

  (2) In the embodiment described above, the opening / closing mechanism member 100 is provided on the left side when viewed from the front, but may be provided on the right side, the upper side, the lower side, or the like.

  (3) Although the fitting hole 112 is provided in the door side member 110 and the fitting pin 122 (fitting portion) is provided in the fixed side member 120 in the above-described embodiment, the fitting pin 122 is provided in the door side member 110. (Fitting part) may be provided, and the fixing member 120 may be provided with the fitting hole 112.

  (4) In the embodiment described above, the connecting torsion coil spring 140 is employed as the elastic member of the buffer member 130, but a torsion coil spring may be employed. Examples of the configuration that employs the torsion coil spring instead of the torsion coil spring 140 include the following.

  One end side of the torsion coil spring is a fixed portion fixed to one of the door side member 110 (first member) or the fixed side member 120 (second member), and the other end side of the torsion coil spring is the front door 12. When closing the door, there is a configuration in which the contact portion 126 is in contact with the other of the door side member 110 (first member) or the fixed side member 120 (second member). Even such a configuration has the same effect as the above-described embodiment.

  (5) In the above-described embodiment, the connecting torsion coil spring 140 is employed as the elastic member of the buffer member 130. However, a spring member such as a leaf spring that can absorb kinetic energy may be employed. Examples of a configuration that employs a spring member instead of the torsion coil spring 140 include the following.

  The buffer member 130 absorbs the kinetic energy of the front door 12 when the front door 12 is closed with respect to the main body 11 by resisting the urging force of the spring member. The structure provided with the said spring member so that the elastic deformation of a spring member may be started before the latching claw 160 of the said front door 12 at the time of closing with respect to the main body 11 hits the main body 11 is mentioned. Even such a configuration has the same effect as the above-described embodiment.

  (6) In the above-described embodiment, the front door 12 is 120 ° open (open angle 120 °) with respect to the closed time (0 °) as the maximum open angle, but other angles are open angles. It may be a thing.

  (7) In the above-described embodiment, the buffer member 130 is exemplified to have a buffer effective range of 50 ° to 0 °. However, the buffer member 130 may be set to other ranges (arbitrary angle to 0 °). Good.

  (8) In the embodiment described above, the buffer member 130 is provided on the door side member 110, but may be provided on the fixed side member 120.

  (9) In the above-described embodiment, the connecting torsion coil spring 140 (elastic member) is originally not elastically deformed, and when the front door 12 (door member) is closed with respect to the main body 11 (main body member). Before the locking claw 160 (locking portion) of the front door 12 hits the main body 11, the elastic deformation starts, but the connecting torsion coil spring 140 (elastic member) is already elastic. It may be in a deformed state, and further elastic deformation may be started (advanced) from the elastically deformed state.

  (10) The present invention may be implemented in various (for example, first, third, etc.) gaming machines, or may be implemented in a pachinko machine of a different type from the above embodiment. For example, once a big hit, a pachinko machine that raises the expected value of the big hit until a big hit state occurs (for example, two times or three times) including that (for example, a two-time right item, a three-time right item) May also be implemented. Moreover, after a jackpot symbol is displayed, it may be implemented as a pachinko machine that enters a special game state on the condition that a ball is won in a predetermined area. Moreover, you may implement as a pachinko machine which will be in a special game state when a ball enters a predetermined winning opening. Further, in addition to pachinko machines, various game machines such as an arrangement ball type pachinko machine, a sparrow ball, a game machine in which a so-called pachinko machine and a slot machine are integrated may be used.

  In addition, as a specific example of a gaming machine in which a pachinko machine and a slot machine are fused, a variable display means for displaying a fixed symbol after displaying a variable symbol row consisting of a plurality of symbols is provided, and a handle for launching a ball is provided. What is not provided. In this case, after inserting a predetermined amount of game balls based on a predetermined operation (button operation), for example, the variation of the symbol is started due to the operation of the operation lever, for example, due to the operation of the stop button, or the predetermined amount With the passage of time, the fluctuation of the symbol is stopped, and a jackpot state advantageous to the player is generated on the condition that the confirmed symbol at the time of stoppage is a so-called jackpot symbol. A lot of balls are paid out.

  As described above, the present invention is suitable for gaming machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines.

It is a perspective view of the state which closed the front door of the slot machine of an example. It is a perspective view of the state which opened the front door of the slot machine of an Example. It is a right view of the opening-closing mechanism member in the state which closed the front door with respect to the main body. It is a reverse view of the opening-closing mechanism member in the state which closed the front door with respect to the main body. It is a right view of the door side member of a front door, and the stationary side member of a main body. It is a rear view of the door side member of a front door, and the stationary side member of a main body. (A)-(c) is the side view, front view, and bottom view of a buffer member. (A)-(c) is a side view of a connection torsion coil spring, a front view, and a bottom view. (A)-(c) is the side view, front view, and bottom view of an attachment member. (A) is a principal part top view which shows the state which is in the middle of closing a front door, and the buffer member of an opening-and-closing mechanism member is not effective, (b) is the state which closed the front door to the main body, and is opened and closed It is a principal part top view which shows the state which the buffer member of a mechanism member is elastically deforming.

Explanation of symbols

11 ... Main body (main body member)
12 ... Front door (door member)
100: Opening / closing mechanism member (opening / closing mechanism part)
110: Door side member (first member)
120... Fixed side member (second member)
130: Buffer member (buffer means)
140 ... torsion coil spring (elastic member)
160 ... locking claw (locking part)

Claims (1)

In a gaming machine comprising a main body member, a door member that is opened and closed with respect to the main body member, and an opening and closing mechanism that allows the door member to be opened and closed with respect to the main body member with reference to an opening and closing shaft.
The opening / closing mechanism includes a first member provided on the door member and a second member provided on the main body member, and a fitting hole provided on one of the first member and the second member. In addition, the opening and closing shaft is configured by rotatably fitting a fitting portion provided on the other of the first member or the second member,
The opening / closing mechanism is provided on one side of the door member in a front view of the door member,
The door member can be freely opened with respect to the main body member with one side of the door member serving as the opening and closing shaft.
The door member includes a locking portion that locks with the main body member on the other side opposite to the one side in the front view,
The opening / closing mechanism further includes a buffer means for absorbing the kinetic energy of the door member when the door member is closed with respect to the main body member by elastically deforming the elastic member,
The buffer means is arranged so that elastic deformation of the elastic member starts before the locking portion of the door member hits the main body member when the door member is closed with respect to the main body member. A gaming machine characterized by having it.

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