JP2008278988A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which can remove static electricity of a game ball while restricting the number of components from being increased without needing to provide a structure for removing the static electricity charged on the game ball apart from a reinforced member. <P>SOLUTION: A pachinko game machine is provided with a front frame and a back mechanism board 32 which is pivotally attached in an openable/closeable manner to the back side of the front frame. The back mechanism board 32 is provided with a mechanism base 90 formed inclusive of a tank application section 95 and a ball retaining tank 91 which is applied to the back side of the tank application section 95 and can retain game balls. The reinforced member 122 which reinforces the tank application section 95 is placed between the tank application section 95 and the ball retaining tank 91 and the reinforced member 122 is composed of electrically conductive members. An opening section 128 which a part of the reinforced member 122 approaches is provided to the ball retaining tank 91 and the game balls inside the ball retaining tank 91 can become abut against the reinforced member 122 through the opening section 128. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine that includes a front frame and a back mechanism board that is pivotally attached to the back side of the front frame so as to be opened and closed.

In a conventional gaming machine, for example, a pachinko gaming machine, a ball storage tank is provided in the upper part of the front frame, the game balls supplied from the island facility are stored in the ball storage tank, and the ball storage tank is accompanied with the progress of the game. The game balls inside are made to flow down and supplied to the front side of the pachinko gaming machine (specifically, a ball storage tray). In the ball storage tank, there has been proposed a structure in which a grounding member having conductivity is provided and the grounding member and the game ball are made conductive so that static electricity charged in the game ball can be removed (for example, a patent) Reference 1). In a pachinko gaming machine provided with this grounding member, even if it is configured such that a gaming ball flows down in the vicinity of an electronic device in the pachinko gaming machine, such as a game control device or a discharge control device, the electronic device malfunctions due to static electricity. Problems can be suppressed.
JP 2003-169944 A

  By the way, in recent years, an attempt has been made to enhance the interest of the game by arranging the game board near the rear part of the pachinko machine and making the impression on the player different from the conventional one. For this reason, it is necessary to reduce the size of a component already provided, for example, a ball storage tank, or to reduce the thickness thereof to secure a place for installing the game board. In addition, in a sphere storage tank that is reduced in size or thickness, it is necessary to attach a reinforcing member such as a metal plate to prevent a decrease in strength of the sphere storage tank. However, it is not preferable to provide the function of removing static electricity from the game ball because the number of parts constituting the ball storage tank increases.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is not necessary to provide a structure for removing static electricity charged to the game ball separately from the reinforcing member, and the static electricity of the game ball can be removed. Nevertheless, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can suppress an increase in the number of components.

The present invention has been proposed in order to achieve the above object, and in accordance with the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a front frame and a back mechanism panel that is pivotally mounted on the back side of the front frame so as to be opened and closed. In a gaming machine equipped with
The back mechanism board includes a mechanism base portion formed including a tank mounting portion, and a ball storage tank mounted on the back side of the tank mounting portion and capable of storing game balls.
Between the tank mounting part and the ball storage tank, a reinforcing member that reinforces the tank mounting part is disposed, and the reinforcing member is formed of a conductive member,
An opening for allowing a part of the reinforcing member to face the ball storage tank, and a game ball in the ball storage tank can be brought into contact with the reinforcing member through the opening. It is.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a projecting portion projects from the reinforcing member at a location facing the opening toward the inside of the ball storage tank, and the upper edge of the projecting portion extends toward the tank mounting portion. Set up
2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a ball storage tank can be mounted on the tank mounting portion by sliding the upper edge of the opening on the upper edge of the protruding portion.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the upper edge of the opening can be placed on the upper edge of the protrusion,
A mechanism panel hinge portion that allows the back mechanism board to be opened and closed with respect to the front frame is provided below the protrusion portion of the reinforcement member in the mechanism base portion, and the mechanism panel hinge section and the protrusion portion of the reinforcement member are connected to each other. The game machine according to claim 2, wherein the protruding portion can be supported by the mechanism panel hinge portion.

According to the present invention, the following excellent effects can be obtained.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine comprising the front frame and the back mechanism board pivotally attached to the back side of the front frame so as to be openable and closable, the back mechanism board includes the tank mounting portion. And a ball storage tank that is mounted on the back side of the tank mounting portion and can store game balls, and the tank mounting portion is provided between the tank mounting portion and the ball storage tank. The reinforcing member is arranged with a conductive member, and the ball storage tank is provided with an opening for allowing a part of the reinforcing member to face, and the ball storage tank is provided with an opening through the opening. Since the game ball can be brought into contact with the reinforcing member, static electricity charged on the game ball in the ball storage tank can be removed through the reinforcing member. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide a structure for removing static electricity charged in the game ball separately from the reinforcing member, and it is possible to suppress an increase in the number of components of the gaming machine that can remove the static electricity from the game ball.

  According to invention of Claim 2, a protrusion part is protruded toward the inside of a ball | bowl storage tank in the location which faces an opening part among reinforcement members, and the upper edge part of this protrusion part faces a tank mounting part. Extending and sliding the upper edge of the opening to the upper edge of the projecting part so that the ball storage tank can be mounted on the tank mounting part, so that the reinforcing member serves as a guide for mounting the ball storage tank to the tank mounting part A part of can be used.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the upper edge portion of the opening can be placed on the upper edge portion of the projecting portion, and the rear mechanism panel is disposed on the front side of the mechanism base portion below the projecting portion of the reinforcing member. A mechanism panel hinge part that can be opened and closed with respect to the frame is provided. The mechanism panel hinge part and the protruding part of the reinforcing member are connected, and the protruding part can be supported by the mechanism panel hinge part. The weight of the played game ball can be supported by the mechanism panel hinge portion via the protrusion and the reinforcing member.

Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, taking a pachinko gaming machine as a typical gaming machine as an example. 1 is a perspective view of the pachinko gaming machine, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the pachinko gaming machine with the front side opened, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the pachinko gaming machine with the gaming area exposed.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the pachinko gaming machine 1 has a front frame 3 pivotally attached to a side portion (left side portion in FIG. 1) of an outer frame (machine frame or main body frame) 2 so as to be opened and closed. A rectangular gaming board 5 can be accommodated in the upper part of a substantially frame-shaped front frame main body 4 (that is, the front frame 3 side) serving as a base of the front frame 3, and a gaming area 6 is provided on the surface (front surface) of the gaming board 5. A section is formed, and an image display device 8 is disposed (stored) below the game board 5. Further, on the front side of the front frame body 4, an inner opening / closing frame 9 capable of covering the game area 6 from the front is pivotally attached in a state where it can be opened and closed in the vertical direction, and the inner opening / closing frame 9 and the image display device 8 are mounted. The outer opening / closing frame 10 that can be covered from the front is pivotally mounted in a state that can be opened and closed in the left-right direction, and a lower part of the outer opening / closing frame 10 includes a ball storage unit 13 that can store game balls. Further, a shelf 15 is provided below the outer opening / closing frame 10 so as to project forward from the lower portion of the front frame body 4, and the upper surface of the shelf 15 is formed by a curved surface with a central portion in the left-right direction recessed downward. The ball storage unit 13 of the outer opening / closing frame 10 is accommodated in the recess. One side (right side in FIG. 1) of the front surface of the shelf 15 is provided with a firing operation unit (launching operation handle) 17 for operating the launching device 16 (see FIG. 5), and the other side (FIG. 1). In the middle, left side), a game effect button 18 is provided.

  The front frame body 4 is a synthetic resin frame having a large rectangular opening on the upper side. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the upper half of the opening has substantially the same area as the game board 5. A game board storage section 22 set in the space of the game board, and the game board 5 can be stored in the game board storage section 22 from the back side of the front frame body 4. A placement portion 23 on which the lower edge portion of the board 5 can be placed is provided. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, an inverted L-shaped storage wall 24 as viewed from the rear is provided on the side of the front frame 3 on the side of the shaft frame (right side in FIG. 5) in the outer peripheral portion of the game board storage portion 22. It extends rearward, and the lower end of the storage wall 24 is disposed on the side of the placement portion 23, and the edge of the game board 5 in the game board storage portion 22 by the storage wall 24, specifically, the front frame 3 The upper edge part and the side edge part located near the shaft attachment part (right side) can be covered (or abutted) from the outside. Then, triangular position restricting portions 25 are provided at both the upper and lower corners on the storage wall 24 side (right side in FIG. 5) of the game board accommodating portion 22, and the corners of the game board 5 are provided on the back surface of the position restricting portion 25. The surface of the part can be contacted. Furthermore, on both upper and lower sides of the storage wall 24, a locking member 26 that can be locked to the back surface of the game board 5 is pivotally attached. When the locking member 26 is rotated and converted into a vertical posture, the game board 5 When the game board 5 can be maintained in the game board storage part 22 by being locked to the back side of the game board and converted into the horizontal orientation, the game board 5 can be detached from the game board storage part 22 by detaching from the back side of the game board 5. It is configured as follows.

  In addition, a display device arrangement unit 27 is provided in the lower half of the opening of the front frame body 4 and below the game board 5, and the image display device 8 is arranged in the display device arrangement unit 27. Further, a ball feed opening 28 through which one game ball can pass one by one is opened near one side (in the left side in FIG. 2) between the display device arrangement portion 27 and the shelf portion 15. A launching device 16 capable of launching a game ball stored in the ball storage unit 13 toward the game area 6 is disposed behind the rear. Then, the launching device 16 and the ball feed opening 28 are communicated with each other through a ball feed passage (not shown), and the game ball flowing down from the ball storage unit 13 to the ball feed opening 28 passes through the ball feed passage and is launched. It is configured to reach the device 16. In addition, a ball discharge port 30 is provided on the other side (right side in FIG. 2) between the display device arrangement unit 27 and the shelf 15.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the side of the back surface of the front frame body 4, specifically, the side opposite to the storage wall 24 (left side in FIG. 5) across the game board storage portion 22 is viewed from the front. A reverse mechanism panel 32 having an inverted L-shape is pivotally attached to the front frame body 4 so as to be openable and closable in the front-rear direction, and is located closer to the storage wall 24 than the back mechanism panel 32 (rightward in FIG. 5). Is provided with an operation restricting mechanism 34 that can maintain the back mechanism panel 32 closed with respect to the front frame body 4. Further, a vertically long prize ball discharge path 36 and a ball discharge path 37 are provided below the back mechanism board 32, the lower end of the prize ball discharge path 36 is communicated with the ball discharge port 30, and the inside of the back mechanism board 32 is awarded a prize ball. The game balls that have flowed down as described above are discharged through the prize ball discharge path 36 and the ball discharge port 30 to the front side of the front frame 3, specifically, to the ball storage unit 13 of the outer opening / closing frame 10. Further, the lower end of the ball discharge path 37 is communicated with the outside of the pachinko gaming machine 1 (for example, a ball collection basket of the island facility), and the game balls extracted from the back mechanism board 32 during maintenance or the like are removed from the ball discharge path. The pachinko gaming machine 1 can be collected outside through the pachinko machine 37. And the discharge | emission discharge control apparatus 39, the power supply device 40, etc. are provided in the lower part of the back surface side of the front frame main body 4. FIG. The back mechanism board 32 will be described in detail later.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the game board 5 has a region semi-circular game area 6 formed on the surface (front surface) of the game board 5 by fixing the area division member 43, and the side of the game area 6. On the left side (in FIG. 3), an arc-shaped launch channel 44 for guiding the game ball launched from the launch device 16 into the game area 6 is formed. At a position below the center of the game area 6, a game winning ball 45 for starting a variable display game executed by the image display device 8 or a game ball can be won at the time of a big hit of the variable display game And a game ball (out ball) that has flowed down the game area 6 without winning a prize is discharged to the outside of the game area 6 at the lower end of the game area 6. Mouth 47 is opened.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, a substantially rectangular ball gathering base 51 that is slightly smaller than the game board 5 is mounted on the back side of the game board 5, and a game is placed on the back side of the ball gathering base 51. A control device (not shown) and a decoration control device 52 are mounted. Further, in the ball gathering base 51, a ball gathering flow for collecting game balls (safe balls) won in the start winning opening 45, the grand prize winning port 46, etc. and game balls (out ball) passed through the out opening 47 are collected. A path 53 is formed. Then, a downstream opening of the ball gathering flow path 53 is opened at the lower end of the ball gathering base 51, and the downstream opening is communicated with a ball collection flow path 55 provided behind the display device arrangement portion 27. The game ball can flow down to the outside of the pachinko gaming machine 1 through the ball collection channel 55.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the image display device 8 includes a display unit 57 formed of a liquid crystal display, a display control device 58 disposed behind the display unit 57, and left and right sides of the display unit 57. And a speaker 59 that produces and produces sound as the game progresses. And while arrange | positioning in the state which inclined the display part 57 to the front, the inclination upper end of the display part 57 is adjacent to the lower end part of the game area | region 6 (in other words, the space between the game board 5 and the inner side opening-and-closing frame 9). The state, specifically, the start winning opening 45 arranged in the game area 6 or the game ball flowing down the game area 6 is arranged. The display unit 57 is set to display an image related to a game executed on the game board 5, for example, an image of a variable display game executed based on winning in the start winning opening 45.

Next, the inner opening / closing frame 9 and the outer opening / closing frame 10 will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the inner opening / closing frame 9 includes a substantially bowl-shaped inner holding frame 61 slightly smaller than the game board 5 (or the game board storage portion 22). The inner transparent member 62 formed of a glass plate or a transparent resin plate that is slightly larger than the game area 6 is held, and the game board 5 is covered from the front so that the game area 6 can be seen through by the inner transparent member 62. It is configured to be able to. Then, a laterally long inner hinge mechanism 63 is disposed at the edge of the inner holding frame 61 (that is, the lower portion of the inner opening / closing frame 9) that is the lower portion in the vertical orientation (see FIG. 2) in the closed state. The inner opening / closing frame 9 is pivotally attached to the front frame body 4, specifically, the front edge of the mounting portion 23 via the mechanism 63, and the inner rotation shaft LA serving as the opening / closing center of the inner opening / closing frame 9 is attached to the game board. 5 and the image display device 8.

  Therefore, the end (upper end in FIG. 2) on the opposite side of the inner hinge member 63 across the inner transparent member 62 of the inner opening / closing frame 9 is the inner free end 9a, and the inner free end 9a is defined as the inner free end 9a. It can move up and down. Further, the front frame body 4 (front frame 3) is configured to open and close in the vertical direction (vertical direction) about the inner side rotation axis LA that is laterally directed. Specifically, the inner free end 9a is placed in front of the upper part of the game board 5 and converted into a closed state (see FIG. 2), and the inner free end 9a is moved downward to move the inner hinge mechanism 63 (inner It is arranged (moved) forward of the rotation axis LA), in other words, forward of the lower end portion of the inner opening / closing frame 9, and converted into an open state (see FIGS. 3 and 4).

  In the open state of the inner opening / closing frame 9, the posture is inclined downward toward the rear game board 5, specifically, the out-port 47 of the game area 6. Therefore, the opened inner opening / closing frame 9 can function as a flange that protects the display unit 57 from above. As a result, even if the inner opening / closing frame 9 is opened and the game area 6 is exposed in maintenance work or the like, the game ball spilled from the game area 6 can be prevented from colliding with the display unit 57, and the image display device 8. Inconvenience of damage can be suppressed. Furthermore, the back surface of the inner transparent member 62 that can face the game area 6 is set to a posture that extends forward from the lower part of the game area 6, and functions as a ball guiding portion 64 that can guide the game ball to the out port 47. The game balls that have dropped onto the open inner opening / closing frame 9 can be collected into the out port 47. From this, it is possible to eliminate the inconvenience that the game balls spilled from the game area 6 are scattered.

  The outer open / close frame 10 includes an open / close frame main body 67, an outer transparent member 68 held by the open / close frame main body 67, and a ball storage unit 13 disposed at the lower edge of the open / close frame main body 67. The side portion (left side portion in FIG. 1) of the outer opening / closing frame 10 is pivotally attached to one side (left side in FIG. 1) of the front frame body 4. The open / close frame main body 67 is a frame formed with substantially the same width as the front frame main body 4. The left and right sides and the upper part bulge forward, and the open / close frame main body 67 has a vertically-oriented oval open / close frame at the center. The opening 69 is largely opened, and the upper edge portion of the opening / closing frame opening 69 is set in a semicircular shape substantially the same size as the upper edge portion of the inner opening / closing frame 9.

  The outer transparent member 68 is a member made of a transparent resin that is held by the opening / closing frame main body 67 in a state in which the opening / closing frame opening 69 is closed, and the inner opening / closing frame 9 in a state in which the game area 6 can be seen through the inner transparent member 62. It is comprised so that it can coat | cover from the front. A light diffusing lens 71 is provided on the side and upper side of the outer transparent member 68 so as to extend from the outer edge of the outer transparent member 68 in the front-rear direction (specifically forward), and the front edge of the light diffusing lens 71 is provided. The opening / closing frame opening 69 is closed from the rear by connecting to the opening edge of the opening / closing frame opening 69 from the rear. Further, the lower half portion of the outer transparent member 68 protrudes greatly forward, and the upper surface of the lower protrusion 72 is inclined downward, in other words, facing the player's face. On both the left and right sides of 72, sound transmission holes 73 are formed for transmitting the sound generated by the speaker 59 forward. In addition, a vertically long outer hinge mechanism 75 is disposed on the side portion (left side portion in FIG. 1) of the opening / closing frame main body 67, and the outer opening / closing frame 10 is connected to one side of the front frame main body 4 via the outer hinge mechanism 75 ( The shaft is attached to the left side in FIG.

  Therefore, a side end portion (right end portion in FIG. 1) opposite to the outer hinge mechanism 75 across the outer transparent member 68 in the outer opening / closing frame 10 is defined as an outer free end portion 10a, and the outer free end portion 10a. Can be moved in the left-right direction, and is arranged on one side (left side) with respect to the front frame body 4 (front frame 3). The vertical outer rotation shaft LB, that is, the outer rotation shaft different from the inner rotation shaft LA. The LB is configured to open and close by rotating in the horizontal direction (left-right direction), in other words, in a rotation direction different from the inner opening / closing frame 9. Specifically, the outer free end portion 10a is brought into contact with the other side (right side in FIG. 2) of the front frame body 4 to convert to the closed state (see FIG. 1), and the outer free end portion 10a is converted to the front frame body 4. It is separated from the outer hinge mechanism 75 (outer rotation shaft LB) and is converted to an open state (see FIG. 2).

  As shown in FIG. 1, the sphere storage unit 13 includes a sphere storage tray 80 that bulges forward, and the inside of the sphere storage tray 80 is recessed downward to form a sphere storage space portion 81. A discharge communication port 82 that can communicate with the ball discharge port 30 is provided at the rear of the space 81. Further, a ball alignment path 83 inclined downward from the ball storage space 81 is provided at the rear part of the ball storage tray 80, and the game ball can flow down one by one by narrowing the downstream part of the ball alignment path 83 from the upstream part. The flow path width is set so that the game balls in the ball alignment path 83 flow down while being aligned in a horizontal row. The downstream end of the ball alignment path 83 communicates with a ball lead-out path 84 that slopes downward and backward (see FIG. 2), and the rear end of the ball lead-out path 84 is opened to the rear side of the outer opening / closing frame 10. ing. When the outer opening / closing frame 10 is closed, the rear end portion of the ball outlet path 84 and the ball feed opening 28 are communicated with each other so as to overlap each other, and the ball outlet path 84, the ball feed opening 28, and the ball feed channel are passed through. The game ball in the ball storage tray 80 can be supplied to the launching device 16.

Next, the back mechanism board 32 provided on the back side of the front frame body 4 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 6, the back mechanism board 32 includes a mechanism base 90 serving as a base of the back mechanism board 32 and the outside of the pachinko gaming machine 1 (specifically, an island facility on which the pachinko gaming machine 1 is installed). A ball storage tank 91 for storing the game balls supplied from the ball, a flow guide path 92 for flowing down the game balls in the ball storage tank 91, and a ball for discharging the game balls flowing down the flow guide path 92 A discharge device 93 is provided.

  The mechanism base portion 90 is a resin-made member having an inverted L shape when viewed from the front. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, a horizontally long plate-like tank mounting portion 95 is formed on the upper portion of the mechanism base portion 90. The tank mounting part 95 is set to a length shorter than the lateral width of the game board storage part 22. In addition, a vertically long channel mounting portion 96 is provided at the lower portion of the mechanism base portion 90, and the channel mounting portion 96 is extended downward from the side portion (left side in FIG. 6A) of the tank mounting portion 95. The lower end of the flow path mounting portion 96 is disposed on the side of the placement portion 23. A tank mounting shelf 95 a on which the ball storage tank 91 can be placed is extended toward the opposite side of the tank mounting portion 95 at the lower edge of the tank mounting portion 95 near the flow path mounting portion 96. The extended end of the tank mounting shelf 95a is connected to the upper end of the flow path mounting portion 96 (see FIG. 8). Further, a vertically long mechanism panel hinge part 97 is arranged on the side surface of the flow path mounting part 96, the mechanism panel hinge part 97 is pivotally attached to the back side of the front frame body 4, and the back mechanism panel 32 is attached to the front frame body 4 ( Specifically, it can be opened and closed in the front-rear direction with respect to the game board storage section 22). In other words, the flow path mounting portion 96 is provided on the axis attachment side of the back mechanism board 32. A block-shaped tank fastening portion 98 is provided on both the left and right sides of the tank mounting portion 95, and a part of the ball storage tank 91 (specifically, the back mechanism panel 32 is closed) between the tank fastening portions 98. The front side portion of the ball storage tank 91 in the state is inserted, and the ball storage tank 91 is mounted on the back side of the tank mounting portion 95 in this state. Note that an engagement protrusion 99 that can be engaged with the operation restricting mechanism 34 is laterally (leftward) formed on the tank fastening portion 98 disposed on the operation restricting mechanism 34 side (left side in FIG. 6B). The fixing boss 100 is protruded toward the opposite side of the tank mounting portion 95 from the tank mounting portion 98 on the flow path mounting portion 96 side (left side in FIG. 8) (see FIG. 8). 8). The mechanism panel hinge portion 97 is formed by bending a conductive member such as a metal plate, and a vertically long hinge extension portion 97a having conductivity is provided on the mechanism panel hinge portion 97 at the upper portion of the mechanism panel. The hinge extension 97 is extended in a conductive state, and a hinge side fitting hole 97b for fitting the fastening boss 100 is formed in the hinge extension 97a.

  Further, on the surface of the flow path mounting part 96 (in other words, the surface that can face the game board storage part 22), a mechanism board side support part 102 capable of supporting one side of the game board 5 is provided on the rear flow guide path 92 side. It is arranged in a state of being recessed to the (ball discharge device 93 side), and the flow guide 92 and the ball discharge device 93 are mounted on the back surface of the flow channel mounting portion 96 in a vertically connected state. A support contact portion 103 that can contact (support) the lower edge of the game board 5 from below is provided at the lower end of the mechanism board side support portion 102. The side contact portion 104 that can contact the side portion of the game board 5 from the side is provided, and the support contact portion 103 and the side contact portion 104 are opposite to the flow-down guide path 92 (in other words, the game board). It extends to the storage unit 22 side). The mechanism board side support section 102 is set so as to be positioned in the game board storage section 22 with the back mechanism board 32 closed. Further, the support contact portion 103 is set so as to be located on the same plane as the placement portion 23 side by side with the placement portion 23 with the back mechanism board 32 closed.

  The ball storage tank 91 is a horizontally long box-like member located at the upper part of the back mechanism board 32, and the upper surface is opened to allow the game ball to be received from the upper ball supply basket 106 (see FIG. 5). It is inclined downward toward the flow path mounting portion 96 side (left side in FIG. 6A). In addition, the first storage unit 107 located on the rear side of the ball storage tank 91 with the back mechanism panel 32 closed, and the first storage unit 107 communicate with the first storage unit 107, and the tank mounting unit 95 side of the first storage unit 107. The second reservoir 108 is formed, and the first reservoir 107 is set deeper than the second reservoir 108. Furthermore, among the outer surfaces of the first storage unit 107, the outer surface formed between the bottom surface of the first storage unit 107 and the bottom surface of the second storage unit 108 can be brought into contact with the back side of the game board 5, The outer side surface functions as the tank side pressing portion 109 so that the game board 5 can be pressed from the back side. The operation of the tank side pressing portion 109 will be described in detail later.

  A tank discharge path 111 through which a game ball can pass is formed in a vertical direction at the inclined lower end of the bottom of the first storage section 107, and the upstream end of the flow guide path 92 communicates with the lower end of the tank discharge path 111. The game balls in the ball storage tank 91 are configured to flow down from the tank discharge path 111 and to be supplied to the flow down guide path 92. Further, fixing pieces 112 project outwardly at both ends of the ball storage tank 91 in the longitudinal direction (both left and right ends in FIG. 6A), and the fixing pieces 112 are fixed with screws or the like. The ball storage tank 91 is fixed to the tank mounting portion 95 by being fixed to the tank fixing portion 98 by a mounting member (not shown).

  The downflow guide path 92 is a longitudinal channel that can flow down the game ball. The upstream end of the downflow guide path 92 is connected to the lower end of the tank discharge path 111. A half-end sensor 115 is provided for detecting whether or not the number of game balls discharged in one discharge operation is stored in the back mechanism panel 32 (specifically, in the flow down guide path 92 and the ball discharge device 93). ing. In addition, the lower flow guide path 92 is branched below the half-end sensor 115, and the lower end of one branched flow path (prize ball guide path 116) is connected to a ball introduction port (not shown) of the ball discharge device 93. The downstream end is opened to the lower end of the passage mounting portion 96 through the other passage (ball-extracting guide passage 117) between the ball discharge device 93 and the mechanism board side support portion 102, and the downstream end connects the back mechanism board 32. It is configured to communicate with the upstream end of the ball removal discharge path 37 in a closed state. In addition, the branching portion of the flow down guide path 92 includes a switching operation unit 118 for switching the flow destination of the game ball to the prize ball guide path 116 or the ball removal guide path 117. Further, the mechanism board side support portion 102 side of the ball removal guide path 117 is set on the same plane as the tank side pressing portion 109.

  The ball discharge device 93 has a game ball channel in which a game ball can flow down in the vertical direction, and the upstream end of the game ball flow channel 77 is opened above the ball discharge device 93 to introduce the ball. And a ball feeding member such as a sprocket or a flow-down regulating valve is faced in the middle of the game ball passage 77 in the vertical direction (neither is shown), and the discharging operation is performed by controlling the driving of the ball feeding member. It is configured to discharge (flow down) a set number of game balls. Furthermore, the downstream end of the game ball flow path is opened at the lower end of the ball discharge device 93, a vertically long ball communication path 119 is provided below the downstream end, and the ball communication path 119 closes the ball with the back mechanism board 32 closed. The game ball flow path of the discharge device 93 and the upstream end of the prize ball discharge path 36 are configured to communicate with each other.

  Further, a horizontally long reinforcing member 122 that reinforces the tank mounting portion 95 is provided on the back side of the tank mounting portion 95, and the reinforcing member 122 is disposed between the tank mounting portion 95 and the ball storage tank 91. Is set. The reinforcing member 122 is made of a conductive member such as a metal plate. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the reinforcing member 122 has a ball storage tank 91 and a tank fixing portion at both ends in the longitudinal direction. A side reinforcing portion 123 disposed between the tank mounting portion 98 and the tank mounting portion 95 extends in the opposite direction. Further, the extended end of the side reinforcing portion 123 is bent to the side to form a bent portion 124, and the bent portion 124 is sandwiched between the tank fixing portion 98 and the fixing piece 112, and the operation restriction mechanism A bent portion 124 on the 34 side (right side in FIG. 8) has a lower portion bent toward the front frame body 4 side (front) to form a mounting side pressing portion 125. Further, the vertical distance between the mounting side pressing portion 125 and the support contact portion 103 of the mechanism board side support portion 102 is set equal to the vertical length (height) of the game board 5, and the mounting side pressing portion 125 is configured to contact the upper edge portion of the game board 5 supported by the mechanism board side support section 102. A bent side fitting hole 124a into which the fastening boss 100 can be fitted is formed in the bent part 124 on the flow path mounting part 96 side (see FIG. 8). Further, the reinforcing member 122 is formed by integrally forming a side reinforcing portion 123, a bent portion 124, and a mounting side pressing portion 125 by bending a single metal plate (conductive member).

  As shown in FIG. 7, the back mechanism board 32 faces a part of the reinforcing member 122 (specifically, part of the side reinforcing part 123) inside the ball storage tank 91. More specifically, a rectangular opening 128 that is sufficiently larger than the game ball is formed on the side wall of the ball storage tank 91 on the flow path mounting portion 96 side (left side in FIG. 7). 91, a portion located immediately below the opening portion 128 and a portion located on the tank mounting portion 95 side are cut out, and the opening portion 128 is opened downward and toward the tank mounting portion 95 side. Further, the lower edge portion of the side reinforcing portion 123 is stored in a spherical shape at the side reinforcing portion 123 on the flow path mounting portion 96 side (left side in FIG. 7), in other words, at the location facing the opening 128 in the reinforcing member 122. The rectangular protrusion 129 is projected toward the inside of the sphere storage tank 91 by folding back to the tank 91 side (right side in FIG. 8). As shown in FIG. 8, the protruding portion 129 is set to a size that can be fitted into the opening 128, in other words, a size that can close the opening 128, and the upper edge of the protruding portion 129 is a tank. It extends toward the mounting portion 95 and is configured so that the upper edge portion of the opening 128 can be placed on the upper edge portion.

  In order to mount the reinforcing member 122 and the ball storage tank 91 in the back mechanism panel 32 having such a configuration, first, the reinforcing member 122 is superposed on the back side of the tank mounting portion 95. Further, the side reinforcing portion 123 is superposed on the inner side surface of the tank fixing portion 98 (side surface facing the tank mounting portion 95 side), and the front end surface of the tank fixing portion 98 (on the side opposite to the tank mounting portion 95). The bent portion 124 is overlapped with the positioned surface), and the fastening boss 100 is fitted into the bent side fitting hole 124a. If the reinforcing member 122 is attached to the tank mounting part 95, the mechanism panel hinge part 97 is fixed to the side surface of the flow path mounting part 96, and the hinge extending part 97a is connected to the bent part 124 on the flow path mounting part 96 side. In this state, the fixing boss 100 is fitted into the hinge side fitting hole 97b. Furthermore, using a fastening member (not shown) such as a screw, the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the reinforcing member 122 is fastened to the central portion of the tank mounting portion 95, and the bent portion 124 on the flow path mounting portion 96 side The hinge extending portion 97a is fastened to the tank fastening portion 98 on the flow passage mounting portion 96 side, and the bent portion 124 on the motion restricting mechanism 34 side is fastened to the tank fastening portion 98 on the motion restricting mechanism 34 side (FIG. 8 and FIG. 9). Then, the mechanism panel hinge part 97 is positioned below the projecting part 129, and in this state, the mechanism panel hinge part 97 and the projecting part 129 of the reinforcing member 122 are the hinge extension part 97a, the bent part 124, and the side reinforcing part 123. Connect through. As a result, the protruding portion 129 can be supported by the mechanism panel hinge portion 97. Further, the protruding portion 129 and the mechanism panel hinge portion 97 are electrically connected.

  If the reinforcing member 122 and the mechanism panel hinge part 97 are fixed to the mechanism base part 90 (tank mounting part 95, flow path mounting part 96), the second storage part 108 moves the ball storage tank 91 toward the tank mounting part 95. The posture is set to face, and in this posture, the tank mounting portion 95 is approached from the back side. Then, the second storage part 108 comes into contact with the tank mounting shelf 95a, and the upper edge part of the opening part 128 comes into contact with the upper edge part of the protruding part 129. Further, the second storage portion 108 is inserted between the side reinforcing portions 123 on both sides, and the side wall of the ball storage tank 91 contacts the side reinforcing portion 123. When the ball storage tank 91 is pressed toward the tank mounting portion 95 in this state, the ball storage tank 91 slides on the tank mounting shelf 95a on the lower surface of the second storage portion 108 and opens at the upper edge of the protruding portion 129. The upper edge of the part 128 is slid, and the side wall of the sphere storage tank 91 is slid on the side reinforcing part 123. Thereby, it moves along the extending direction of the side reinforcement part 123 and the tank fastening part 98. Therefore, the back mechanism board 32 can use a part of the reinforcing member 122 (a part of the side reinforcing part 123) as a guide for mounting the ball storage tank 91 to the tank mounting part 95.

  If the ball storage tank 91 is continuously pressed toward the tank mounting portion 95 and the ball storage tank 91 comes into contact with the back surface of the tank mounting portion 95, the fastening piece 112 on the flow path mounting portion 96 side is attached to the fastening boss 100. The fastening piece 112 on the operation restriction mechanism 34 side is fastened to the tank fastening portion 98 and the bent portion 124 on the operation restriction mechanism 34 side. As a result, the back mechanism board 32 attaches the ball storage tank 91 to the tank attaching portion 95 as shown in FIGS. Further, the protrusion 129 is fitted into the opening 128 so as to face the inside of the ball storage tank 91, and the upper edge of the opening 128 is placed on the upper edge of the protrusion 129.

  In order to attach the game board 5 to the pachinko gaming machine 1, the front frame 3 is opened with respect to the outer frame 2, the back side of the front frame 3 (front frame body 4) is exposed, and the locking member 26 is turned sideways. Rotate to remove from the back of the game board storage unit 22. Further, the operation restricting mechanism 34 is operated to release the engagement with the engaging protrusion 99, and in this state, the back mechanism board 32 is opened with respect to the front frame body 4, and the back side of the game board storage section 22 on the back mechanism board 32 side. And the mechanism panel side support portion 102 of the back mechanism panel 32 is exposed. If the back mechanism board 32 is converted to the open state, the attitude of the game board 5 is adjusted so that the game area 6 side (front side) faces forward, and the game board 5 is placed on the placement unit 23 in this attitude. The game board is stored in the game board storage unit 22, and the locking member 26 is rotated in the vertical direction to be locked to the back surface of the game board 5. Then, the game board 5 is restricted from moving forward by the position restricting portion 25 and restricted from moving backward by the locking member 26. Further, the movement of the side mechanism, specifically, the movement of the back mechanism board 32 in the direction away from the axis attachment side is restricted by the storage wall 24. If the game board 5 is stored in the game board storage part 22, the back mechanism board 32 is rotated to convert from the open state to the closed state, and the back mechanism board 32 is maintained in the closed state by the operation restriction mechanism 34.

  In the closed back mechanism board 32, the tank mounting part 95 is positioned above the game board storage part 22, and the tank side pressing part 109 is brought into contact with the upper part of the back side of the game board 5 to bring the game board 5 into the back side. And the mounting side pressing portion 125 is brought into contact with the upper edge portion of the game board 5 and pressed downward. Furthermore, the mechanism board side support portion 102 is covered and fitted to the axis attachment side (left side in FIG. 5) of the back mechanism board 32 of the game board 5 from the rear, and the lower end of the game board 5 is supported by the support contact portion 103. And the side contact portion 104 is disposed on the side of the game board 5. As a result, the game board 5 is restricted from moving rearward by the tank side pressing portion 109, the flow path mounting portion 96, and the locking member 26, and moved in the left-right direction by the side contact portion 104 and the storage wall 24. The movement in the vertical direction is restricted by the mounting side pressing part 125, the placing part 23, and the support contact part 103. Therefore, when the back mechanism board 32 is closed, the storage state of the game board 5 in the game board storage part 22 can be maintained. As a result, the operation of converting the back mechanism board 32 to the closed state and the operation of maintaining the stored state of the game board 5 can be performed together, and the assembly work and model exchange work of the pachinko gaming machine 1 can be performed more efficiently. It can be carried out.

  In the closed state in which the back mechanism board 32 is closed, as shown in FIG. 10A, the tank mounting portion 95 is positioned in front of the game board 5 and the second storage part 108 is located above the game board 5. The first storage unit 107 is located behind the game board 5. Therefore, the game balls can be stored not only behind but also above the game board 5, and the amount of game balls stored in the ball storage tank 91 can be increased. In addition, the limited space around the game board 5 can be used effectively.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 10 (b), the back mechanism board 32 transmits its own weight of the back mechanism board 32 to the mounting side pressing portion 125 through the tank mounting portion 95, the reinforcing member 122, and the bent portion 124, and The game board 5 is pressed downward by the mounting side pressing portion 125. Further, if the game balls are stored in the ball storage tank 91, not only the weight of the back mechanism board 32 but also the weight of the game balls is used as a pressing force to press the game board 5 to the lower placement portion 23. . Therefore, the game board 5 stored in the game board storage part 22 can be stabilized. Thereby, it is possible to suppress a problem that the storage position of the game board 5 (specifically, the position of the launch channel 44) varies with respect to the launching device 16 for each pachinko gaming machine 1, and so-called uneven jumping of the game ball is suppressed. be able to. Furthermore, the tank mounting part 95 can be supported from below by the mounting side pressing part 125, and the back mechanism board 32 can be prevented from being bent due to the weight of the back mechanism board 32 or the weight of the game ball in the ball storage tank 91. Can do.

  Further, since the protruding portion 129 is supported by the mechanism panel hinge portion 97 and the upper edge portion of the opening portion 128 is placed on the upper edge portion of the protruding portion 129, the weight of the game ball stored in the ball storage tank 91 is increased. Can be supported by the mechanism panel hinge portion 97 via the protruding portion 129 and the reinforcing member 122 (side reinforcing portion 123, bent portion 124). Furthermore, the game balls stored in the ball storage tank 91 abut against the projecting portion 129 through the opening 128, and the reinforcing member 122 (specifically, the side reinforcing portion 123 and the bent portion 124) and the mechanism panel hinge portion 97. Conduct. As a result, the static electricity charged in the game ball in the ball storage tank 91 is removed from the game ball through the reinforcing member 122 (specifically, the protruding portion 129, the side reinforcing portion 123, the bent portion 124) and the mechanism panel hinge portion 97. can do. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide a structure for removing the static electricity charged in the game ball separately from the reinforcing member 122, and it is possible to suppress an increase in the number of components of the pachinko gaming machine 1 that can remove the static electricity of the game ball. it can. The static electricity removed from the game ball is dispersed to the reinforcing member 122 and the mechanism board hinge 97, and discharged from the reinforcing member 122 and the mechanism board hinge 97 into the atmosphere.

  In order to remove the game board 5, the operation restriction mechanism 34 is operated to release the engagement with the engagement protrusion 99, and the back mechanism board 32 is rotated rearward in this state. Then, the back mechanism board 32 is converted into an open state, and the tank side pressing part 109, the mounting side pressing part 125, the flow path mounting part 96, the side contact part 104, and the support contact part 103 are detached from the game board 5. And if the latching member 26 is rotated sideways and removed from the back of the game board 5, the game board 5 can be taken out back.

  By the way, in the said embodiment, although the lower part of the side reinforcement part 123 was return | folded and the protrusion part 129 was formed, this invention is not limited to this. The protruding portion only has to protrude toward the inside of the sphere storage tank 91. For example, a portion of the side reinforcing portion 123 that faces the opening 128 bulges toward the sphere storage tank 91 to form a protruding portion. May be. Further, the location where the opening 128 of the ball storage tank 91 is provided may be any location as long as the game ball in the ball storage tank 91 can come into contact (can be conducted) with the reinforcing member 122 or the side reinforcing portion 123. Furthermore, it is preferable to connect the reinforcing member 122 or the mechanism panel hinge portion 97 to the ground because static electricity can be quickly removed from the reinforcement member 122 or the mechanism panel hinge portion 97.

  And in the said embodiment, although the mounting side press part 125 extended a part of reinforcement member 122 provided in the tank mounting part 95 and formed the mounting side press part 125, this invention is not limited to this. For example, a part of the tank mounting part 95 may be extended to form the mounting side pressing part. Moreover, although the tank side pressing part 109 was provided in the lower part of the ball | bowl storage tank 91, and it comprised so that the upper part of the back surface of the game board 5 might be pressed by the tank side pressing part 109, this invention is not limited to this. In short, as long as the back surface of the game board 5 can be pressed in the closed state of the back mechanism board 32, the tank side pressing portion 109 may have any configuration. Furthermore, although the game board storage part 22 was comprised so that the game board 5 might be stored from the back surface side of the front frame main body 4, this invention is not limited to this. In short, it is only necessary that the gaming board 5 can be pressed to the mounting part 23 side by the mounting side pressing part 125 while being stored in the gaming board storage part 22. For example, the gaming board 5 is configured to be stored from the side of the front frame body 4. You may comprise so that it may accommodate from the front.

  In the above-described embodiment, a pachinko gaming machine which is a typical gaming machine has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the front frame and a shaft that can be opened and closed on the back side of the front frame are described. Any gaming machine provided with a worn back mechanism board may be used. For example, a gaming machine such as an arrangement ball type gaming machine or a sparrow ball type gaming machine may be used.

  It should be understood that the above-described embodiment is illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. The present invention is not limited to the above description, but is defined by the scope of the claims, and includes all modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the scope of the claims.

It is a perspective view of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a perspective view of the pachinko game machine of the state where the outside opening-and-closing frame was opened. It is a perspective view of the pachinko gaming machine in a state where the outer opening and closing frame and the inner opening and closing frame are opened. It is sectional drawing of the pachinko game machine in the state where the inner opening / closing frame is opened. It is a rear view of a pachinko gaming machine. (A) is the perspective view seen from the back of a back mechanism board, (b) is the perspective view seen from the front. It is a perspective view of the ball storage tank with which the tank mounting part was equipped. It is a disassembled perspective view of a mechanism base part, a mechanism board hinge part, and a reinforcement member. It is a disassembled perspective view before attaching a ball storage tank part to a mechanism base part. (A) is a fragmentary sectional view explaining the position of the ball storage tank in the closed state of the back mechanism board, (b) is an explanatory view of the state where the back mechanism board is closed and the game balls are stored in the ball storage tank. .

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 3 Front frame 4 Front frame main body 5 Game board 8 Image display device 9 Inner opening / closing frame 9a Inner free end part 10 Outer opening / closing frame 10a Outer free end part 13 Ball storage unit 22 Game board storage part 23 Placement part 24 Storage wall 25 Position restricting portion 26 Locking member 32 Back mechanism panel 34 Operation restricting mechanism 47 Out port 57 Display portion 63 Inner hinge mechanism 64 Ball guiding portion 67 Opening / closing frame main body 75 Outer hinge mechanism 90 Mechanism base portion 91 Ball storage tank 95 Tank Mounting part 96 Flow path mounting part 97 Mechanism panel hinge part 98 Tank fastening part 99 Engagement protrusion 102 Mechanism panel side support part 103 Support contact part 104 Side contact part 106 Sphere replenishment rod 107 First storage part 108 Second Storage part 109 Tank side pressing part 122 Reinforcing member 123 Side reinforcing part 124 Bending part 125 Mounting side pressing part 128 Opening part 129 Projection part

Claims (3)

In a gaming machine comprising a front frame and a back mechanism board pivotally attached in a state that can be opened and closed on the back side of the front frame,
The back mechanism board includes a mechanism base portion formed including a tank mounting portion, and a ball storage tank mounted on the back side of the tank mounting portion and capable of storing game balls.
Between the tank mounting part and the ball storage tank, a reinforcing member that reinforces the tank mounting part is disposed, and the reinforcing member is formed of a conductive member,
An opening for allowing a part of the reinforcing member to face the ball storage tank, and a game ball in the ball storage tank can be brought into contact with the reinforcing member through the opening. . Protruding portion projecting toward the inside of the ball storage tank at the location facing the opening of the reinforcing member, and extending the upper edge of the projecting portion toward the tank mounting portion,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a ball storage tank can be mounted on the tank mounting portion by sliding the upper edge of the opening on the upper edge of the protruding portion. The upper edge of the opening can be placed on the upper edge of the protrusion,
A mechanism panel hinge portion that allows the back mechanism board to be opened and closed with respect to the front frame is provided below the protrusion portion of the reinforcement member in the mechanism base portion, and the mechanism panel hinge section and the protrusion portion of the reinforcement member are connected to each other. The game machine according to claim 2, wherein the protruding portion can be supported by the mechanism panel hinge portion.

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