JP2008023366A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To avoid waste of material or the like, reduce manufacturing costs, hardly allow a transparent plate to be broken, and minimizing an injury or the like due to breakage, if breakage occurs as much as possible. <P>SOLUTION: Two plates (a front transparent plate 34 and a back transparent plate 35) are provided on the front and back sides of a window hole 5 of a game machine body 1, respectively, and a game board 12 is provided on the back of the transparent plates 34 and 35. A front transparent plate 34 is made of a synthetic resin plate, and a periphery edge part 48 bent backward from the outer periphery of the front transparent plate 34 and a strip-shaped bulkhead 38 projecting backward from the front transparent plate 34 to surround a game area 22 of the game board 12 are integrally provided on the front transparent plate 34. The periphery edge part 48 and the back end of the bulkhead 38 are made to abut on the back transparent plate 35 so that the front transparent plate 34 and the back transparent plate 35 are held by an outside holder 36. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine or an arrangement ball machine.

  A ball game machine such as a pachinko machine or an arrangement ball machine includes a gaming machine body composed of a rectangular outer frame and the like, and a front frame pivotably attached to the front side of the gaming machine body. A glass door in which two glass plates are attached to a metal metal frame is provided in the window hole formed in such a manner that it can be opened and closed, and a game board is attached to the rear side of the glass door. On the game board, game parts such as winning means, variable symbol display means, etc. are arranged in a game area partitioned by guide rails, etc., while surrounding each game area at each corner outside the game area. A decorative body is placed.

  With this type of ball game machine, after installing it in a game store and starting business, the game machine itself is used as it is, and the game board unit with game parts etc. mounted on the game board is replaced to meet the new needs of players. Etc. may correspond.

  However, when replacing this gaming board unit, a decorative body is attached to the front side of the gaming board so as to surround the gaming area, so that the gaming parts that are arranged in the gaming area of the gaming board and directly relate to the game contents Even if it is unavoidable, the decorations that are outside the game area and are not usually directly related to the contents of the game must be discarded together. For this reason, there are disadvantages that the decorative body is wasted, the number of work steps when assembling the game board unit is increased, and the production cost is increased.

  In addition, since the conventional glass door has two glass plates attached to the metal frame, the glass plate is easily broken when an impact is applied by touching the glass door. There are also problems such as injury.

  In view of the conventional problems, the present invention can prevent waste of materials and the like, reduce the manufacturing cost, make it difficult to break the transparent plate, and minimize the risk of injury even if it is broken. The purpose is to provide a machine.

  In the present invention, a front transparent plate 34 and a rear transparent plate 35 are provided in the front and rear of the window hole 5 of the gaming machine body 1 and a game board 12 is provided on the rear side of the transparent plates 34 and 35. In the ball game machine, the front transparent plate 34 is a synthetic resin plate, the front transparent plate 34 has an outer peripheral edge 48 bent backward from the outer periphery of the front transparent plate 34, and protrudes rearward from the front transparent plate 34. Also, a band-shaped partition wall 38 that surrounds the game area 22 of the game board 12 from the outside is integrally provided, and the rear edge of the outer peripheral edge portion 48 and the partition wall 38 are brought into contact with the rear transparent plate 35 to thereby move the front side The transparent plate 34 and the rear transparent plate 35 are held by an outer holder 36.

  According to the present invention, the front transparent plate 34 and the rear transparent plate 35 are provided at the front and rear in the window hole 5 of the gaming machine body 1, and the game board 12 is provided on the rear side of the transparent plates 34 and 35. In the bullet ball game machine, the front transparent plate 34 is a synthetic resin plate, the front transparent plate 34 has an outer peripheral edge 48 bent rearward from the outer periphery of the front transparent plate 34, and the front transparent plate 34 rearward. A band-shaped partition wall 38 that protrudes and surrounds the game area 22 of the game board 12 from the outside is integrally provided, and the rear edge of the outer peripheral edge portion 48 and the partition wall 38 are brought into contact with the rear transparent plate 35 to Since the rear transparent plate 35 is held by the outer holder 36, it is possible to prevent waste of materials and the like, reduce manufacturing costs, make the transparent plate difficult to break, and even if it breaks, it can cause injuries, etc. Fear can be reduced as much as possible.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 7 show a first embodiment when the present invention is adopted in a ball game machine. 1 to 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a gaming machine body, which includes an outer frame 2 and a front frame 3 disposed on the front side of the outer frame 2, and the front frame 3 is connected to the outer frame 2 with a pair of upper and lower hinges 4. It is mounted so that it can be opened and closed freely.

  The front frame 3 is formed with a rectangular window hole 5 that is long in the vertical direction, and a lower plate 6 and a firing handle 8 for the launching means 7 are arranged on the left and right sides of the window hole 5 and mounted. Has been. A metal window frame 9 that borders the window hole 5 is attached to the front frame 3, and the opening / closing door 10 and the opening / closing plate 11 are arranged vertically in the window hole 5, and the game board 12 is arranged on the rear side thereof. Has been.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the game board 12 is mounted on the front frame 3 from the rear side via a game board mounting frame 13 and is detachably fixed to the game board mounting frame 13 by a back mechanism plate 14. The game board mounting frame 13 is fixed to the back side of the front frame 3 so as to surround the window hole 5, and the game board 12 is fitted into the game board mounting frame 13 from the rear side. A lock lever 15 is pivotally attached to the game board mounting frame 13 by a support shaft 16 so that the back mechanism plate 14 holding the game board 12 is fastened and fixed by the lock lever 15. .

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the game board 12 includes a guide rail 17 for guiding a game ball, a rubber stopper 18 disposed on the end side of the guide rail 17, and a pair of left and right corner lamps 19, 20 The arc-shaped inner rail 21 and the like disposed between the corner lamps 19 and 20 are mounted in a substantially annular shape, thereby forming a game area. In the game area in the game board 12, game parts such as winning means 22 to 26, variable symbol display means 27, and large winning means 28 are mounted on the game board 12.

  The opening / closing door 10 and the opening / closing plate 11 are pivotally attached to the front frame 3 via a hinge 29 on the same side as the hinge 4 that pivotally supports the front frame 3 to the outer frame 2. An upper plate 30 is attached to the opening / closing plate 11, and a game ball is supplied from the upper plate 30 to the launch position of the launching means 7 via the ball feeding means. When the launching handle 8 is operated, the launching means 7 hits a game ball supplied from the upper plate 30 via the ball feeding means and passes the game ball along the guide rail 17 to the upper part of the game board 12. It is designed to fire to the side.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the open / close door 10 includes a rectangular door frame 31, a U-shaped window plate fitting portion 32 fixed to the rear side of the door frame 31, and the window plate fitting. The window plate unit 33 is detachably fitted to the joint portion 32 from above. The door frame 31 and the window plate fitting portion 32 are made of stainless steel or the like, and the door frame 31 is pivotally supported by the window frame 9 on the front frame 3 side via a hinge 29. A window plate fitting portion 32 having a U-shaped cross section is integrally fixed to the rear side.

  The window plate unit 33 is attached to and detached from two transparent plates arranged at intervals in the front and rear direction, that is, a synthetic resin plate 34 and a glass plate 35, and corners at four corners of the synthetic resin plate 34 and the glass plate 35. It is composed of four holders 36 that are freely fitted. The glass plate 35 is a rectangular flat plate similar to the conventional one, and a synthetic resin plate 34 is disposed on the front side of the glass plate 35. The synthetic resin plate 34 has a size corresponding to the glass plate 35, and the synthetic resin plate 34 surrounds the outer side of the game area of the game board 12 from the front side and the game area of the game board 12 so as to surround the game area. In addition, a partition wall 38 protruding to the back side is integrally formed.

  The decorative body 37 is provided integrally with the synthetic resin plate 34 so as to correspond to the front side of the game area across the upper right corner from the upper left corner of the game board 12 to the lower right corner. And this decorative body 37 is an uneven decorative portion 39-41 whose upper left corner, upper right corner and lower right corner are formed into an uneven shape, and each uneven decorative portion 39-41 includes, for example, Colored paint is applied so that the side of the game board 12 is not visible, and an arc-shaped colored seal 42 is attached in an arc shape along the outer periphery of the game area, and a fan-shaped colored seal is attached to the upper corner on the outside. 43 is affixed. Note that a sticking portion 44 such as a stamp is provided on the concave-convex decorative portion 41 on the lower side.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the decorative body 37 is provided with a left-right colored seal 43 and a ball break display portion 45 and a lower pan full display portion 46 respectively facing forward. As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the ball-out display part 45 and the lower dish full display part 46 are molded from a synthetic resin material having light transmission in a color different from the decorative coating of the concave and convex decorative parts 39 and 40. The concave and convex decorative portions 39 and 40 are fitted into the fitting holes 47.

  The partition wall 38 is formed in a band shape so as to surround the game area of the game board 12 and to correspond to the outer peripheral shape thereof, and to partition the part corresponding to the game area of the synthetic resin plate 34 and the inner peripheral side of the decorative body 37. Has been. The whole partition 38 has the same height as the outer peripheral edge 48 of the synthetic resin plate 34, and when the synthetic resin plate 34 is stacked on the front side of the glass plate 35, the glass plate 35 together with the outer peripheral edge 48 is provided. A predetermined distance is secured between the glass plate 35 and the synthetic resin plate 34.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the partition wall 38 has a plurality of circumferentially spaced predetermined intervals from the lower end side of the left uneven decorative portion 39 to the upper side of the stopper rail 18 through the upper side of the guide rail 17. An inward display portion 52 is formed. The inward display portion 52 is configured by a small hole so that light passes through the partition wall 38 and into the game area. As shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, forward light sources 49 and 50 are arranged on the back side of the decorative body 37 corresponding to the broken ball display portion 45 and the lower plate full display portion 46, respectively. A plurality of inward light sources 51 are arranged at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction corresponding to the portion 52.

  When the forward light source 49 of the out-of-ball display unit 45 detects the out-of-ball of the prize ball tank storing the game balls for paying out the award ball, the forward light source 50 of the lower plate full display unit 46 is used when the lower plate 6 is full. Each of the forward light sources 49 and 50 is fixed to the back side of the decorative body 37 via a substrate or the like.

  For example, when a game ball launched by the launching means 7 moves along the guide rail 17, the inward light source 51 moves its lighting position so as to follow the game ball and is displayed on the fluctuation symbol display means 27. It is for blinking display at the same time when the two display symbols are matched among the three display symbols, and is attached via a fixture such as a substrate so as to be close to or fitted to the inward display portion 52. It is fixed to the back side of the decorative body 37.

  Each holder 36 is made of a synthetic resin having a substantially right triangle shape, and has a recess 36a formed on the hypotenuse side as shown in FIGS. 2, 4 to 6, and is formed on the front side of the glass plate 35. In a state where the corners are aligned by overlapping the resin plates 34, the corners are fitted into the recesses 36a to hold the synthetic resin plate 34 and the glass plate 35. It should be noted that the corners facing the hypotenuse of each holder 36 are placed on the work table or the like when the holder 36 is attached to the corners of the synthetic resin plate 34 and the glass plate 35. It is cut in an oblique direction so that it can be performed.

  In the ball ball game machine having the above-described configuration, the partition wall 38 and the outer peripheral edge 48 integrated with the synthetic resin plate 34 are brought into contact with the front side of the glass plate 35, and the synthetic resin plate 34 and the glass plate 35 are combined in the front seat. The window plate unit 33 is configured by fitting the holders 36 into the corners of the four corners. Then, since the decorative body 37 is integrally formed with the synthetic resin plate 34, the window plate unit 33 including the decorative body 37 can be formed.

  When the window plate unit 33 is inserted into the window plate fitting portion 32 of the door frame 31 from above, the decoration body 37 corresponds to the outside of the game area of the game board 12, and the game area of the game board 12 is provided by the decoration body 37. The outer portion of the game board 12 can be covered from the front side, and a portion corresponding to the outside of the game area of the game board 12 can be decorated from the front side by the decoration body 37. Therefore, there is no need to provide a decorative body 37 on each gaming board 12 as in the past, and even when the gaming board unit is replaced to meet the needs of the player, waste of materials etc. can be prevented as much as possible, and the production cost Can be reduced.

  Further, since the front transparent plate is constituted by the synthetic resin plate 34 in the window plate unit 33, the glass plate 35 is added to the front transparent plate by appropriately selecting the synthetic resin material constituting the synthetic resin plate 34. Compared to the conventional method, cracks due to impacts and other damages can be reduced, and even if the synthetic resin plate 34 is cracked, the broken pieces like the glass plate 35 are less likely to scatter. The safety at the time of breakage is improved as compared with the conventional case.

  Moreover, if the synthetic resin plate 34 is used for the front and rear transparent plates, it is possible to prevent cracks and the like and improve safety, but contact marks etc. due to contact with the game ball are likely to occur on the rear transparent plate, The synthetic resin plate 34 is used for the transparent plate on the front side, and the glass plate 35 is used on the rear side where the game ball moving along the game board 12 contacts, so the synthetic resin plate 34 is used for the window plate unit 33. Despite this, the occurrence of contact marks and the like can be prevented as in the conventional case.

  Further, since the decorative body 37 is provided on the synthetic resin plate 34 on the front side, the decorative body 37 can be disposed closer to the player than the conventional case where the decorative body 37 is provided on the game board 12, and the decorative body 37 It is possible to improve the decoration effect. In addition, a decorative body 37 is provided so as to surround the game area of the game board 12, and a decorative seal 42 is attached to the inner peripheral side thereof, and the inner peripheral side is configured in an arc shape along the outer peripheral portion of the game area. Therefore, the outer peripheral portion side of the game area can be reliably covered with the decorative body 37, and the decorative body 37 can be finished in a design along the outer peripheral shape of the game area.

  The window plate unit 33 is configured by holding the front and rear synthetic resin plates 34 and the glass plate 35 with four holders 36, and the window plate unit 33 is detachably fitted to the window plate fitting portion 32 from above. Therefore, the window plate unit 33 can be easily handled, and the window plate unit 33 can be easily attached to and detached from the window plate fitting portion 32 of the door 10.

  On the back side of the synthetic resin plate 34, there is a partition wall 38 corresponding to the outer peripheral side of the game area of the game board 12, and since the game area is surrounded by the partition wall 38, a decorative body 37 is provided on the synthetic resin plate 34. Nevertheless, the back side of the decorative body 37 can be shielded by the partition wall 38, and the appearance of the window plate unit 33 when viewed from the front side can be improved. Since the decorative body 37 and the partition wall 38 are integrally formed on the synthetic resin plate 34, the synthetic resin plate 34, the decorative body 37, and the partition wall 38 can be easily formed by molding or the like, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  The partition wall 38 is in contact with the front side of the glass plate 35 together with the outer peripheral edge 48 of the synthetic resin plate 34, and since the partition wall 38 holds the synthetic resin plate 34 and the glass plate 35 at a predetermined interval, Further, it is not necessary to separately provide a member or structure for maintaining the distance, the structure can be simplified, and rattling between the synthetic resin plate 34 and the glass plate 35 can be prevented.

  In addition, the partition wall 38 is integrally formed with the synthetic resin plate 34 so as to surround the game area of the game board 12, and since the partition wall 38 is in contact with the glass plate 35, the partition wall 38 can reinforce the synthetic resin plate 34. Also, the window plate unit 33 as a whole can prevent the synthetic resin plate 34 from being deformed in the front-rear direction and the strength of the synthetic resin plate 34 is improved.

  Since the window plate unit 33 is configured by fitting the holders 36 at the four corners with the decorative body 37 interposed between the glass plates 35, the synthetic resin plate 34 and the glass plate 35 can be easily unitized. And the structure of itself can be simplified. A plurality of inward display portions 52 having light transmittance are provided at predetermined intervals on the partition wall 38, and an inward light source 51 is provided on the back side of the decorative body 37 corresponding to the inward display portion 52. It is possible to provide decoration using the inward light source 51, such as providing an illumination effect that follows the movement of the game ball in the vicinity of the outer periphery of the region.

  In addition, the decorative body 37 is provided with a ball break display portion 45 and a lower pan full display portion 46, and correspondingly forward light sources 49 and 50 are provided respectively, so that the outer peripheral side of the game area of the game board 12 is covered. Although the decorative body 37 is on the opening / closing door 10 side, it is possible to display the ball breakage, the lower plate full, and the like as in the conventional case.

  FIG. 8 illustrates a second embodiment of the present invention, in which a portion corresponding to the game area of the synthetic resin plate 34 constituting the front transparent plate is formed into a spherical shape. In this way, if the front transparent plate is configured in a spherical shape, the entire window plate unit 33 can have a three-dimensional effect compared to the conventional case in which a flat glass plate is used for the front transparent plate, which is innovative. A ballistic ball machine with a unique image can be produced. Moreover, since the transparent plate on the front side is the synthetic resin plate 34 made of synthetic resin, it can be easily molded even when it is formed in a spherical shape.

  9 and 10 exemplify the third embodiment of the present invention, and a convex lens 54 is integrally formed on the front side of the synthetic resin plate 34 corresponding to the symbol display portion of the variable symbol display means 27 of the game board 12. Is. If the convex lens 54 is provided on the synthetic resin plate 34 in this way, the display symbol of the variable symbol display means 27 can be enlarged by the convex lens 54. Therefore, even when the symbol display portion of the variation symbol display means 27 is small, it is easy to confirm the symbol. Further, since the convex lens 54 is formed integrally with the synthetic resin plate 34, the molding is easy.

  FIG. 11 illustrates a fourth embodiment of the present invention, in which a Fresnel lens 55 is integrally formed on the back side of the synthetic resin plate 34 corresponding to the symbol display portion of the variation symbol display means 27 of the game board 12. is there. The Fresnel lens 55 is configured by forming a large number of elongated circular grooves 56 on the back side of the synthetic resin plate 34 in the left-right direction at regular intervals.

  If the Fresnel lens 55 is formed integrally with the synthetic resin plate 34 in this way, the entire synthetic resin plate 34 can be made thinner than when a convex lens is formed. Further, since the Fresnel lens 55 is provided on the back side of the synthetic resin plate 34, damage to the Fresnel lens, dirt, etc. can be reduced as compared with the case where it is provided on the front side.

  As mentioned above, although each embodiment of the present invention was described, the present invention is not limited to each embodiment. For example, an insertion portion corresponding to the synthetic resin plate 34 and the glass plate 35 is formed in the window plate fitting portion 32 of the open / close door 10, and the synthetic resin plate 34 and the glass plate 35 are inserted into the insertion portion from above or from the side. It may be inserted.

  When the synthetic resin plate 34 and the glass plate 35 are unitized to form the window plate unit 33, a through hole in the front-rear direction is formed in the synthetic resin plate 34 and the glass plate 35, and a pin-shaped holding is held in the through hole. The tool 36 may be inserted into a unit. Furthermore, in the embodiment, the synthetic resin plate 34 is used for the front transparent plate and the glass plate 35 is used for the rear transparent plate. A synthetic resin plate may be used for the transparent plate on the side.

  The decorative body 37 may be provided separately from the synthetic resin plate 34, or may be provided separately, and the decorative coating may be applied from the back side. In addition, the present invention can be similarly implemented not only in a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine and an arrangement ball machine but also in various game machines such as a revolving game machine.

1 is a front view of a ball game machine showing a first embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a perspective view of a game board and a window plate unit showing a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the window panel unit which shows the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a transverse cross section of the important section showing a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is an enlarged view of the principal part of FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the principal part which shows the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is an enlarged view of the principal part of FIG. It is sectional drawing of the principal part which shows the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the principal part which shows the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is an enlarged view of the principal part of FIG. It is sectional drawing of the principal part which shows the 4th Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Machine body
5 Window hole
12 Game board
22 Game area
32 Window plate mating part
33 Window unit
34 Synthetic resin board (transparent board)
35 Glass plate (transparent plate)
36 Holder
37 Decorative body
38 Bulkhead
45 Ball outage display
46 Lower plate full display
49,50,51 Inward light source
52 Inward display

Claims (1)

The front transparent plate (34) and the rear transparent plate (35) are provided at the front and rear of the window hole (5) of the gaming machine main body (1), and at the rear of the transparent plate (34) (35). In the ball game machine provided with the game board (12), the front transparent plate (34) is a synthetic resin plate, and the front transparent plate (34) is bent backward from the outer periphery of the front transparent plate (34). An outer peripheral edge portion (48) and a band-shaped partition wall (38) projecting rearward from the front transparent plate (34) and surrounding the game area (22) of the game board (12) from the outside are integrally provided, and the outer A rear end of the peripheral edge portion (48) and the partition wall (38) is brought into contact with the rear transparent plate (35) to hold the front transparent plate (34) and the rear transparent plate (35) outside. A ball game machine characterized by being held by a tool (36).

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