JP2008194287A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve fixing operation of housing frames when game machines are installed in a game machine island, and to improve maintenance of internal equipment even if the internal equipment is arranged on the back side of a frieze board. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine has the housing frame 4 surrounding a periphery of the game machine 2, a game board 6 used for performance which is carried out by flowing down of game balls 36, a machine frame 8 which supports the game board and which is pivoted to the housing frame so that a front face is open, and the frieze board 10 which is arranged under the machine frame so that a front face is open with respect to the housing frame. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly, to a gaming machine having improved workability and maintenance performance of a housing frame to a gaming machine island in a pachinko hall.

  In a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, a ball that has been shot flows down on the surface of the game board, and in the process of flowing down, the ball rolls while colliding with a gauge (also called a nail) or impeller on the surface of the game board. The flow direction changes. As a result, if a ball wins at various winning holes arranged on the surface of the game board, a predetermined prize ball is paid out. On the other hand, if a ball flows into the out port without winning any prize hole, no prize ball is paid out. . The player enjoys the game by demonstrating his / her skill in the ball or using the chance of the ball flowing down and expecting to win a prize and give away a prize ball.

  Among such pachinko machines, recently, there are those in which an accessory such as a symbol display device or a variable winning device is arranged on a game board surface.

  The variable winning device has, for example, a character doll for gaming effects and a plurality of types of winning openings, and the ball that has flowed into the variable winning device is affected by the action of the character doll and any type of It is configured to enjoy whether or not to win a prize opening. Depending on the type of prize opening that the ball has won, the number of prize balls to be paid out may be different, or different types of different games may be started.

  In addition, the symbol display device is for configuring a so-called “hit” that allows a player to acquire a large amount of prize balls when the symbol displayed on the display screen changes and becomes a specific display mode. is there. By arranging this symbol variation device in the gaming machine, not only when a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out by winning a prize at the winning opening of the game board surface, but a lot of prize balls are also generated depending on the result of the symbol variation. Since it is paid out, the interest of the player is further improved.

  In addition to the game effects produced by the actors such as the symbol display device and the variable prize device, the sound production by the speakers is added to further enhance the interest. These speakers are housed in a casing frame surrounding the periphery of the pachinko machine, and perform various sound effects to the player to produce sound effects.

  Inside the housing frame is a control board for controlling the symbol display device and the variable winning device, a winning ball processing device and a prize ball dispensing device, a winning ball and a prize ball for discharging the winning balls and paying out the prize balls. A ball path and the like for flowing down are also accommodated. In particular, from the standpoint of maintainability and the like, these are collectively arranged on the back side of a frame member such as a machine frame that is pivotally supported on the front surface of the housing frame and the back side of the game board. Since the external dimensions of pachinko machines are determined by the standards, the external dimensions of the housing frame and frame members cannot be increased unnecessarily, so that these control boards etc. are concentrated on the back surface of the frame members and game board. Has been placed.

  However, in many cases, various devices and a ball path are not arranged on the back side of a curtain plate fixed to the front surface of the housing frame below a frame member such as a machine frame, so that there is a sufficient space. In view of this, there is one disclosed in Patent Document 1 as an example of a case where a speaker for sound effect is arranged in the space behind the curtain.

JP 2005-46173 A

  Pachinko machines are attached to a gaming machine island for installing a large number of pachinko machines side by side when installing them in a pachinko hall. Attachment of the pachinko machine is performed by nailing and fixing the housing frame of the pachinko machine to the attachment frame formed on the gaming machine island. However, as in the pachinko machine described in Patent Document 1, when an internal device such as a speaker is arranged in the lower part of the housing frame, the internal device performs the nail work when nailing the lower portion of the housing frame. There is a problem that the work efficiency is lowered or the internal equipment is accidentally destroyed.

  In addition, if the housing frame is fixed while avoiding the internal devices, the pachinko machine may become loose due to reasons such as unnecessary nailing and the inability to nail the proper position. In some cases. In addition, the curtain itself may interfere with the nailing operation. In addition, speakers arranged in a narrow space surrounded by the curtain and the housing frame are difficult to repair and adjust, and maintainability is low.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and can improve the workability of fixing the casing frame when attaching the gaming machine to the gaming machine island. It is an exemplary problem to provide a gaming machine that can improve the maintainability of the device even if it is arranged.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a gaming machine as an exemplary aspect of the present invention includes a casing frame surrounding the gaming machine, a gaming board for producing a game by flowing down gaming media, and a gaming board. A machine frame that is supported and pivotally supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to the housing frame, and a curtain plate that is disposed below the machine frame and is openable and closable with respect to the housing frame.

  Since the curtain plate can be opened and closed in front of the chassis frame, the chassis frame can be nail-fixed to the mounting frame of the gaming machine island with the curtain panel open, Fixing workability at the time is improved. Further, if an internal device such as a speaker is arranged on the back side of the curtain and is fixed to the housing frame, a large space can be secured on the front side of the internal device by opening the curtain, so that maintenance is improved.

  The “back side of the curtain” includes the area behind the curtain (on the opposite side of the player) in addition to the back of the curtain itself.

  The curtain plate may be pivotally supported with respect to the housing frame, and opening and closing may be realized by swinging the curtain plate. Since the curtain plate is pivotally supported by the housing frame, even if the housing frame is nail-fixed with the curtain plate open, the curtain plate may be lost or dropped during the fixing operation and damaged. There is nothing to do.

  The opening / closing may be realized by attaching / detaching a curtain to / from the housing frame. Since the curtain plate can be attached to and detached from the housing frame, the curtain plate can be removed and the housing frame can be fixed by nailing, thereby improving workability. In addition, when the curtain is damaged or dirty, the curtain can be easily replaced, repaired and cleaned.

  You may further have an internal apparatus which protrudes toward the back of a game machine from the back surface of a curtain, when a curtain is closed. Since it protrudes toward the rear of the gaming machine from the back of the curtain, if the curtain is opened, the internal equipment moves with the curtain. Therefore, if the curtain is in the open state, the internal equipment can be moved to a position that does not interfere with the nailing and fixing of the housing frame, and the internal equipment projects from the back of the curtain to the rear of the gaming machine. However, workability when installing a gaming machine does not deteriorate. In addition, since the internal device can be moved from a narrow space surrounded by the housing frame to a wide space outside the housing frame, the maintainability of the internal device is also improved.

  The internal device may be a speaker. Since the internal device is a speaker, the back side of the curtain with a relatively large space can be used effectively for sound production. In addition, since the speaker is installed on the back of the curtain, that is, below the gaming machine, an effective and powerful sound effect can be performed from below the player.

  Further objects and other features of the present invention will become apparent from the preferred embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to nail and fix the casing frame without being obstructed by the curtain plate and the internal devices arranged on the back side thereof, thereby improving the fixing workability of the casing frame when installing the gaming machine. To do. Further, when the internal devices are arranged on the back side or the back surface of the curtain plate, the maintainability of the internal devices is improved.

  By arranging the internal device on the back side or the back side of the curtain plate, the back side of the curtain plate having a relatively large space can be effectively used.

[Embodiment 1]
Hereinafter, Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing an external appearance of a pachinko machine 2 as a gaming machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The pachinko machine 2 includes a housing frame 4, a game board 6, a machine frame 8, a curtain plate 10, and a speaker 11 as an internal device. Further, the pachinko machine 2 has a dish frame 12, a front glass (front transparent plate) 14, and a decorative frame 16.

  The pachinko machine 2 includes a combination pachinko machine, an enclosed circulation pachinko machine, and the like. In addition to pachinko machines, game machines and arcade machines can be considered as gaming machines.

  The housing frame 4 is a frame for enclosing the pachinko machine 2 and is configured to have a substantially rectangular shape in plan view. Wood is often used as the material, but other materials such as resin and aluminum are also used. The housing frame 4 surrounds the upper and lower surfaces and the left and right side surfaces of the pachinko machine 2, and supports the machine frame 8, the dish frame 12, and the decorative frame 16 on the left side as viewed from the front surface (that is, the player side). There are provided an upper hinge portion 22 for swinging and a lower hinge portion 23 for swinging and supporting the curtain plate 10.

  The housing frame 4 serves as a fixing portion for driving and fixing nails to a gaming machine island (not shown) for arranging a plurality of pachinko machines when the pachinko machine 2 is installed in a gaming machine installation store. It has the function of. In order to securely fix the pachinko machine 2 to the gaming machine island, it is necessary to drive nails into an appropriate position on the inner peripheral surface of the housing frame 4 (for example, the inner peripheral surface bottom 4a). In the first embodiment, a pilot hole 4b is formed to indicate the appropriate position.

  In the pachinko machine 2, the game board 6 is for realizing a game by the flow of a ball 36 as a game medium, and a game area 6b is formed on the game board surface 6a on the surface. A rail ornament 18 is attached to the game board surface 6 a so as to surround the periphery in a substantially circular shape, and the game area 6 b is surrounded by an inner side surface 18 a formed inside the rail ornament 18.

  In the game area 6b, a large number of gauges 25, a normal winning opening 26, a starting winning opening 28, a large winning opening 30, an out opening 32, and other various kinds of accessories are arranged. In addition, an image display device 34 is disposed in the approximate center of the game area 6b. The gauge (nail) 25 is for changing the flow direction of the ball 36 flowing down the game area 6b, but the details are omitted.

  The normal winning opening 26 is a winning opening formed at a plurality of locations in the game area 6b, and when a ball 36 wins the normal winning opening 26, a predetermined number of balls 36 are paid out as prizes.

  The start winning opening 28 is formed in the lower center part of the game area 6b. In the first embodiment, a large winning opening 30 is formed further below the start winning opening 28. An out port 32 is formed immediately below the grand prize winning port 30.

  The start winning opening 28 is a winning opening formed below the center of the game area 6b. When the ball 36 wins the start winning opening 28, the changing symbols displayed on the image display device 34 start changing. A predetermined number of balls 36 are also paid out as a prize when the balls 36 win the start winning opening 28.

  The big prize opening 30 is variable between an open state in which the ball 36 is easy to win and a closed state in which the ball 36 is hard to win. The opening / closing control is performed based on the display mode of the image display device 34. When a specific mode (for example, “7 · 7 · 7”) is stopped and displayed on the image display device 34, the special winning opening 30 is opened. It is configured so that the ball 36 can be easily won. A predetermined number of balls 36 are also paid out as a prize when the balls 36 win the big prize opening 30.

  The out port 32 is an opening formed in the vicinity of the lowermost center of the game area 6b, and a ball 36 that has flowed down to the lowermost end of the game area 6b, that is, a ball that has not won any winning holes 26, 28, 30. 36 to flow in. The ball 36 that has flowed into the out port 32 is discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine 2.

  On the back side of the game board 6, a ball path (not shown) for discharging the balls that have won the winning ports 26, 28, and 30 and the balls that have flowed into the out port 32 is also formed.

  The image display device 34 is a device provided in the approximate center of the game area 6b in order to display an image including a symbol for variation and its background symbol. The variation symbol displayed on the image display device 34 varies, and a game effect such as symbol variation is performed.

  The machine frame 8 is a frame for holding the game board 6, and an attachment opening for attaching the game board 6 is formed in the vicinity of the center thereof. An attachment portion for removably attaching the game board 6 is provided around the attachment opening, and the machine frame 8 is configured to surround the game board 6. The machine frame 8 is disposed on the front surface side of the housing frame 4, is swingably supported by the housing frame 4 at the upper hinge portion 22, and can be opened and closed with respect to the housing frame 4.

  The machine frame 8 is formed of resin or metal, and a back mechanism board (not shown) is disposed on the back side thereof. On the back mechanism board, a winning ball processing device (not shown) for counting and discharging the winning balls, a prize ball paying device (not shown) for counting and paying out the balls as prizes, etc. are arranged. Has been.

  Since the machine frame 8 can be opened and closed with respect to the housing frame 4, if the machine frame 8 is opened, maintenance of the winning ball processing apparatus arranged on the back side of the machine frame 8 and a game board held by the machine frame 8 are possible. The ball clogging that has occurred in the ball path formed on the back side of the ball 6 can be eliminated relatively easily.

  A ball launcher (not shown) is also attached to the machine casing 8. The ball launching device is for firing (bulleting) the ball 36 sent out by the ball supply device and stopped and held at the ball launching position toward the upper part of the game area 6b. For example, the ball launching device energizes a launching rod that bullets the ball 36 sent to the ball launching position toward the game area 6b, a firing motor that drives the launching rod to reciprocate the ball, and energizes the launching rod Thus, the unit is configured to have a firing spring or the like that generates a force for the bullet.

  When the ball 36 is launched toward the upper part in the game area 6b by the ball launching device, the ball 36 collides with the gauge 25 and flows down in the game area 6b while changing its flow direction. In the middle of the flow, a certain thing wins the normal winning opening 26 and triggers the payout of the ball, and a certain thing wins the starting winning opening 28 and triggers the change of the pattern by the image display device 34, Some are discharged from the out port 32 to the outside of the pachinko machine 2 without winning any of the winning ports 26, 28, 30.

  The curtain plate 10 is a plate member disposed below the machine casing 8 and covers the lower portion of the front surface of the housing frame 4. In the first embodiment, the curtain plate 10 can be opened and closed with respect to the housing frame 4. The curtain plate 10 is pivotally supported at the lower hinge portion 23 with respect to the housing frame 4, and opening / closing with respect to the housing frame 4 is realized by swinging around the lower hinge portion 23.

  The speaker 11 has a horizontally long, substantially box shape, and is fixed to the back surface 10 a of the curtain plate 10. The speaker 11 is an internal device for performing a sound effect, and is a device for generating various sounds in conjunction with a game effect such as symbol variation performed by the image display device 34, for example, to excite the game effect.

  When the curtain plate 10 is closed with respect to the housing frame 4, the speaker 11 protrudes from the back surface 10 a of the curtain plate 10 toward the back of the pachinko machine 2 as shown in FIG. And since the speaker 11 is arrange | positioned so that the lower hole 4b formed in the inner peripheral surface bottom part 4a of the housing frame 4 may be covered, it is difficult to drive a nail into the position of the lower hole 4b.

  When the curtain plate 10 is opened with respect to the housing frame 4, the speaker 11 moved together with the curtain plate 10 moves from a position covering the pilot hole 4b of the inner peripheral surface bottom portion 4a as shown in FIG. It is like that. Therefore, if the pachinko machine 2 is installed on the gaming machine island with the curtain plate 10 in the open state, the nail can be reliably driven into the position of the prepared hole 4b without being disturbed by the speaker 11.

  In the first embodiment, the speaker 11 is arranged as an internal device. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a decoration member for decorating the pachinko machine 2 with a light bulb or an LED or a game in the pachinko machine 2 is controlled. Of course, a board box or the like containing various control boards for doing so may be used.

  The dish frame 12 is a frame member that is disposed on the lower side of the front surface of the machine frame 8 and is pivotally supported by the housing frame 4 via the upper hinge portion 22 so that the front surface can be opened and closed. The dish frame 12 includes an upper dish 12a, a lower dish 12b, and a firing handle 42.

  The upper plate 12a is for storing the ball 36 so as to guide it to the ball launching device, and has a function of storing the player's ball together with the lower plate 12b. The upper plate 12a also has a function of receiving the sphere 36 paid out from the pachinko machine 2 as a prize, and a function of storing the sphere 36 so as to be guided to the sphere launcher via the sphere supply device.

  The upper plate 12a is disposed on the front surface of the pachinko machine 2 and below the game board 6, that is, at the lower portion of the decorative frame 16, and the lower plate 12b is disposed further below the upper plate 12a. When the player finishes the game, the ball 36 stored in the upper plate 12a can be discharged to the lower plate 12b by the ball discharge button 12c.

  In the first embodiment, the upper plate 12a and the lower plate 12b are configured separately. Of course, the upper plate 12a and the lower plate 12b may be integrated to form one ball plate. .

  The firing handle 42 is a handle for adjusting the strength of the bullet ball by the ball launching device and is operated by the player by hand. For example, it is arranged on the lower right side of the front surface of the pachinko machine 2 and has a substantially cylindrical shape, and its strength adjusting rod 42a is rotatable along the circumferential surface of the cylinder. The player can adjust the firing strength of the ball 36 by rotating the strength adjusting rod 42a while holding the firing handle 42 by hand.

  The front glass 14 is a front transparent plate that is arranged at a certain distance from the game board 6. The front glass 14 is formed of a transparent flat glass, and has a function of forming a flow-down space where the sphere 36 flows down between the front board 14 and the visibility so that the player can see the game board 6 through the front glass 14. The function and the function of preventing unauthorized access to prevent the player from illegally accessing (contacting) the game board 6 are exhibited.

  Of course, a resin material such as transparent acrylic may be used as the front transparent plate in addition to the front glass 14 made of glass. In the first embodiment, the front glass 14 is held by the decorative frame 16, but the front glass 14 is attached to the front surface of the game board 6 and is held by the machine frame 8 together with the game board 6. It may be configured.

  The decorative frame 16 is a frame body that is swingably supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to the housing frame 4. In the first embodiment, the decorative frame 16 is swingably supported together with the machine frame 8 at the upper hinge portion 22.

[Embodiment 2]
The second embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 3 is an external perspective view showing the external appearance of a pachinko machine 52 as a gaming machine according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

  The pachinko machine 52 includes a housing frame 54, a game board 56, and a machine frame 58, which have substantially the same functions and configurations as those of the first embodiment, and thus details thereof are omitted.

  The pachinko machine 52 further includes a curtain plate 60 and a speaker 61 as an internal device. A speaker 61 is fixed to the rear surface of the curtain plate 60, and the curtain plate 60 is detachable from the housing frame 54. The curtain plate 60 inserts a key (not shown) into the key hole 62 in a state where the speaker 61 is pushed into the housing frame 54 so that the rear surface of the curtain plate and the housing frame 54 are in contact with each other. It can be fixed to the housing frame by rotating.

  When the pachinko machine 52 is installed on the gaming machine island, the nail is driven into an appropriate position (the position of the lower hole 54 b) of the housing frame 54 without being disturbed by the speaker 61 by removing the curtain plate 60. Can be fixed.

  As mentioned above, although preferable embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to these, A various deformation | transformation and change are possible within the range of the summary.

1 is an external perspective view of a pachinko machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. It is sectional drawing which cut | disconnected the pachinko machine of FIG. 1 between the plate frame and the curtain, Comprising: (a) When a curtain is in a closed state, (b) It is a figure which shows a time when a curtain is in an open state. It is an external appearance perspective view of the pachinko machine concerning Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

2: Pachinko machine (game machine)
4: Housing frame (fixed part)
4a: inner peripheral bottom 4b: pilot hole 6: game board 6a: game board surface 6b: game area 8: machine frame 10: curtain plate 10a: back surface 11: speaker (internal equipment)
12: Dish frame 12a: Upper plate 12b: Lower plate 12c: Ball discharge button 14: Front glass (front transparent plate)
16: Decoration frame 18: Rail decoration 18a: Inner side surface 22: Upper hinge part 23: Lower hinge part 25: Gauge (nail)
26: Regular winning opening 28: Start winning opening 30: Large winning opening 32: Out opening 34: Image display device 36: Ball (game medium)
42: Launch handle 42a: Strength adjustment rod 52: Pachinko machine 54: Housing frame 54b: Pilot hole 56: Game board 58: Machine frame 60: Screen board 61: Speaker 62: Key hole

Claims (5)

A housing frame that surrounds the gaming machine,
A game board for producing a game by flowing down the game media;
A machine frame that holds the game board and is pivotally supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to the housing frame;
A gaming machine having a curtain plate disposed below the machine frame and capable of being opened and closed in front of the housing frame. The curtain is pivotally supported with respect to the housing frame;
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the opening and closing is realized by swinging of the curtain.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the opening and closing is realized by attaching and detaching the curtain to the housing frame.   The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising an internal device that protrudes toward the rear of the gaming machine from a back surface of the curtain when the curtain is closed.   The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein the internal device is a speaker.

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