JP2009000273A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pinball game machine capable of effectively preventing a cheating action conducted by inserting a piano wire or the like to a game board side through a connection space for electrically connecting an inner frame side and an opening/closing door on the front side. <P>SOLUTION: The pinball game machine includes an inner frame to which a game board 9 is mounted on the upper side and the opening/closing door pivoted to the front side of the inner frame so as to be freely opened and closed by a hinge on one left or right end side and provided with a storage tray for storing game balls for hitting, and a harness 109 for electrically connecting the inner frame side and the opening/closing door side is disposed between the inner frame and the opening/closing door. The pinball game machine is provided with an interrupting means 168 for vertically interrupting a space between the inner frame and the opening/closing door, between the position where the harness 109 is disposed and the game board 9. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

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

  A ball game machine such as a pachinko machine usually includes a rectangular outer frame and an inner frame that is pivotally supported by the outer frame so as to be openable and closable and on which a game board is mounted. In the inner frame, a game board or the like is arranged on the upper side, a launching means or the like is arranged on the lower side, and on the front side, a glass door corresponding to the front side of the game board and a front side of the launching means or the like The lower opening / closing door is pivotally attached to be individually or integrally openable.

  A storage tray for storing game balls to be supplied to the launching means is provided on the front side of the lower opening / closing door, and the game balls paid out from the payout means on the back side of the inner frame are discharged to the storage tray. It is like that.

In addition, in most recent ball game machines, various electric parts such as a launch handle, a rental ball operation unit, and a production operation button are arranged on the front side of the lower opening / closing door. In the gaming machine, a connection space for electrically connecting the inner frame side and the lower opening / closing door side is provided, for example, near the hinge between the inner frame and the lower opening / closing door. A relay board, a harness, and the like are arranged (for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2006-230948 A

  By the way, as a go-to action for this type of ball game machine, for example, a piano wire or the like is inserted into the game area from a gap between the inner frame and the front opening / closing door or a hole drilled or the like, and the game ball wins a prize. The act of fraudulently exploiting a ball, for example, by bending a game nail so as to be easy, is a problem. Even in conventional ball game machines, measures against such goto actions have been taken, such as closing the gap between the door and the inner frame, or placing a protective sheet metal on the back of the door. Yes.

  However, the connection space is close to the hinge where it is difficult to completely close the gap, and a hole for passing the harness is indispensable on the opening / closing door side, so it cannot be completely closed with a protective sheet metal. For this reason, it has been difficult to say that conventional measures are perfect for the above-mentioned goto acts.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and performs a goto action performed by inserting a piano wire or the like into the game board side through a connection space that electrically connects the inner frame side and the front opening / closing door. An object is to provide a ball game machine that can be effectively prevented.

  The present invention relates to an inner frame 3 having a game board 9 mounted on the upper side, and a storage tray that is pivotally attached to the front side of the inner frame 3 by a hinge 13 on one end of the left and right sides and that stores a game ball for launching. 14 is provided, and a harness 109 is provided between the inner frame 3 and the open / close door 11 to electrically connect the inner frame 3 side and the open / close door 11 side. In this ball game machine, a blocking means 168 is provided for vertically blocking the space between the inner frame 3 and the door 11 between the position of the harness 109 and the game board 9. is there.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to effectively prevent the goto action performed by inserting a piano wire or the like into the game board 9 side through a connection space that electrically connects the inner frame 3 side and the front opening / closing door 11.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 19 illustrate an embodiment in which the present invention is adopted in a pachinko machine. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a gaming machine main body, which includes a rectangular outer frame 2 and an inner frame 3 pivotably attached to the front side of the outer frame 2.

  The inner frame 3 is made of, for example, synthetic resin, and as shown in FIGS. 2 and 7, the rectangular frame portion 4 that abuts on the front edge side of the outer frame 2 and the outer frame 2 from the inner edge side of the frame portion 4. A fitting portion 5 formed in a rearward bulging shape along the inner surface side is integrally provided, and a launching means 7 or the like is provided on a lower mounting portion 6 provided at an inner lower portion of the fitting portion 5. The game board 9 is arranged in the game board mounting frame 8 provided inside the lower mounting part 6 and on the upper side.

  The frame portion 4 is composed of a pair of upper and lower horizontal frame portions 4a and 4b and a pair of left and right vertical frame portions 4c and 4d, and the inner frame 3 is provided on one of the left and right ends, for example, the left vertical frame portion 4c side. It is pivotally supported on the outer frame 2 by a vertical hinge 10.

  Further, a frame reinforcing plate 16 made of sheet metal is attached to the left vertical frame portion 4c on the hinge 10 side over substantially the entire length above and below. As shown in FIGS. 18, 19 and the like, the frame reinforcing plate 16 includes a rear wall portion 16a that contacts the back surface of the left vertical frame portion 4c, and an outer surface of the left vertical frame portion 4c from the outer end of the rear wall portion 16a. And a side wall portion 16b bent and abutted forward along the left vertical frame portion 4c, and a front overlapping portion 16c bent inward from the front end of the side wall portion 16b with a predetermined gap between, for example, The rear wall portion 16a is fixed to the back side of the left vertical frame portion 4c so as to be detachably attached to the inner frame 3.

  Further, on the front side of the inner frame 3, a lower opening / closing door 11 corresponding to the lower mounting portion 6 and a glass door 12 corresponding to the front side of the game board 9 above the lower opening / closing door 11 are on the same side as the hinge 10. The hinge 13 is pivotally supported so as to be opened and closed. The lower opening / closing door 11 is provided with a storage tray 14 for storing game balls to be supplied to the launching means 7, a launching handle 15 for operating the launching means 7, and the like on the front side thereof.

  The game board mounting frame 8 is provided on the front side of the fitting part 5, and the front side is opened to be detachable from the game board. The game board 9 fitted into the game board mounting frame 8 from the front side is detachably fixed by one or a plurality of fixing tools 8a. On the front side of the game board 9, as shown in FIG. 2, an outer rail 21 for guiding the game ball launched by the launch means 7 to the upper side of the game area 9a, and a peripheral wall defining the periphery of the game area 9a At least a part of the inner rail 22 is erected, and in the game area 9a, a center case 23 having an image display means is disposed in the approximate center, and further passes to the left of the center case 23. The gate 24 is provided with an open / close-type winning means 25 and a large winning means 26 on the lower side, and various game parts such as a normal winning means 27 and a windmill 28 are mounted.

  The outer rail 21 and the inner rail 22 are composed of, for example, a metal plate, and the outer rail 21 is located at the left end side and the upper end of the game board 9 from a substantially central position in the left-right direction on the lower side of the game board 9 or a position slightly to the left. The inner rail 22 is disposed inside the game board 9 so as to be parallel to the outer rail 21 from the upper left side of the game board 9 to the substantially horizontal center on the lower side. The game board 9 extends in a substantially arc shape to the vicinity of the right edge portion.

  As described above, the inner rail 22 and the outer rail 21 are disposed on the left and right sides of the game board 9 at a predetermined distance from each other inside and outside, and the portion sandwiched between the inner rail 22 and the outer rail 21. However, the launch guide passage 29 guides the game ball fired by the launch means 7 to the game area 9a. Further, in the vicinity of the exit from the launch guide passage 29 to the game area 9a, ball return prevention means 29a for preventing the return of the game ball from the game area 9a side to the launch guide passage 29 side is arranged.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a back cover 30 that covers game parts such as the center case 23 from the rear side is mounted on the back side of the game board 9, and a main control board 31 a is provided on the back side of the back cover 30. A main board case 31 stored, an effect board case 32 storing an effect control board 32a, a liquid crystal substrate case 33 storing a liquid crystal control board 33a, and the like are detachably mounted.

  A rear case 41 that substantially covers the rear side of the game board 9 is integrally provided on the rear side of the game board mounting frame 8 as shown in FIG. The rear case 41 is arranged along the rear case peripheral wall portion 42 extending rearward along the outer peripheral surface of the back cover 30 on the game board 9 side from the inner edge side of the game board mounting frame 8, and along the back surface of the back cover 30. The rear case rear wall 43 is formed. The rear case rear wall 43 is provided with an opening 44 into which the board cases 31 to 33 on the back side of the game board 9 are fitted at substantially the center, and the opening 44 is opened and closed so as to be opened and closed from the rear side. A cover 45 (FIG. 3) is detachably attached.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a game ball tank 51 and a tank rail 52 are mounted on the rear side of the fitting portion 5 on the upper side of the opening portion 44, and on the left and right sides of the opening portion 44, for example, on the hinge 10 side. The payout means 53 and the payout passage 54 are mounted on the rear side of the rear case rear wall 43, and when a game ball wins a winning opening such as the big winning means 26 or from an automatic ball lending machine not shown. When a ball lending instruction is issued, the game balls in the game ball tank 51 are paid out by the payout means 53 through the tank rail 52, and the game balls are guided to the storage tray 14 through the payout passage 54 and the like. .

  Further, a substrate mounting base 55 is detachably mounted on the lower side of the rear case 41 and on the back side of the lower mounting portion 6. For example, a power supply board 56 a is stored on the back side of the substrate mounting base 55. The power supply board case 56 and the payout board case 57 in which the payout control board 57a is stored are detachably mounted.

  The glass door 12 mounted on the inner frame 3 corresponding to the front side of the game board 9 has a window hole of a glass window 58 (FIG. 1) through which the game area 9a of the game board 9 can be seen as shown in FIG. For example, a sheet metal door frame 59, a synthetic resin decorative cover 60 mounted on the front side of the door frame 59, and a glass unit 61 mounted on the back side of the door frame 59. When the door frame 59 is closed, the outer edge side of the door frame 59 is substantially in contact with the front side of the frame portion 4, and the glass unit 61 is fitted inside thereof.

  The door frame 59 is formed with a bent portion 59a that bends backward along its outer edge side over substantially the entire circumference. The glass unit 61 includes two front and rear glass plates 62 and a synthetic resin holding frame 63 that holds the two glass plates 62 on the outer periphery, and is provided on the back side of the door frame 59. The fastening tab 64 is detachably attached to the door frame 59.

  The lower mounting portion 6 is provided with a launching means 7 on the front side thereof, for example, approximately at the center in the left-right direction. As shown in FIG. 2, the launching means 7 includes a sheet metal support plate 65, a launch rail 66 mounted on the front surface of the support plate 65, and a launch game ball mounted on the front surface of the support plate 65. A ball holding portion 67 held on the firing rail 66, a striking rod 68 supported on the front surface of the support plate 65 so as to be swingable around a driving shaft 68a in the front-rear direction, and a striking rod mounted on the back side of the support plate 65 A firing drive means 69 such as a rotary solenoid for driving 68 in the striking direction via a drive shaft 68a is provided.

  The firing rail 66 is disposed in a slanted manner with a firing direction rear end 66b higher than the firing direction front end 66a, and between the firing direction rear end 66b and the firing direction front end 21a of the outer rail 21. A rail missing portion 70 having a predetermined distance is formed.

  The firing means 7 intermittently drives the striking rod 68 in the striking direction (clockwise) by the firing driving means 69 when the firing handle 15 on the lower opening / closing door 11 side is operated. The game balls supplied on the launch rail 66 are hit and fired along the launch rail 66. When the launched game ball has sufficient momentum, it jumps over the rail missing portion 70 and enters the launch guide passage 29 on the game board 9 side, enters the game area 9a through the ball return prevention means 29a. To do. On the other hand, the foul ball that has not reached the game area 9a due to insufficient momentum at the time of launching, for example, travels backward in the launch guide passage 29 and falls to the rail missing part 70.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 and the like, the lower mounting portion 6 is paid out by a payout means 53 provided on the back side of the inner frame 3 on the hinge 13 side, that is, on the left side with respect to the firing means 7. A guide passage unit 71 for guiding the game ball to the storage tray 14 side, a discharge port opening / closing means 73 capable of opening and closing a discharge port 72 (FIGS. 10 and 11) provided on the downstream end side of the guide passage unit 71, A relay board mounting part (inner frame wiring part) 75 and the like on which relay boards 74 a and 74 b that electrically connect the frame 3 side and the lower opening / closing door 11 side are mounted are disposed. The lower speaker 76 (FIG. 2) and the like are arranged on the opposite side, that is, on the right side.

  As shown in FIG. 10, FIG. 11, etc., the guide passage unit 71 includes, for example, a guide passage 77 formed in a substantially front-rear direction tubular shape, and one or a plurality of guide passages 77 for fixing the guide passage 77 to the inner frame 3 side. An inflow port 79 formed on the rear end side of the guide passage 77, for example, in a rearward opening shape, is connected to the downstream end side of the discharge passage 54, and the front end side of the guide passage 77. That is, in a state where the discharge port 72 formed in a downward opening shape on the downstream end side protrudes to the front side of the lower mounting portion 6, the inside of the guide passage opening 80 formed on the hinge 13 side upper portion of the lower mounting portion 6. It is arranged and is detachably attached to the inner frame 3 (FIG. 14).

  The guide passage 77 includes a bottom wall 81, a pair of side walls 82 erected along both sides of the bottom wall 81 in the longitudinal direction, a front end wall 83 erected on the downstream end side of the bottom wall 81, The upper wall 84 disposed substantially parallel to the upper side of the wall 81 is formed in a substantially rectangular cross section, and the front end 77b is closer to the center in the left-right direction of the gaming machine body 1 than the rear end 77a. The rear end portion 77a and the front end portion 77b disposed in the front-rear direction are connected by an intermediate portion 77c disposed obliquely in plan view, and the discharge port 72 is formed on the bottom wall 81 side of the front end portion 77b. Is formed in, for example, a substantially rectangular shape.

  In addition, at the position corresponding to the upper side of the discharge port 72 in the guide passage 77, a front lowering is provided between the upper wall 84 and the front end wall 83 so as to guide the flowing game ball to the lower discharge port 72. An inclined guide wall 85 is provided.

  Further, a closing wall 86 projects substantially horizontally from the front end portion 77 b of the guide passage 77 toward the center in the left-right direction of the gaming machine body 1 with respect to the discharge port 72, that is, toward the right side. A protective plate 87 made of metal is detachably attached.

  The protective plate 87 includes an upper protective plate 87a along the upper surface 86a of the closing wall 86, a lower protective plate 87b along the lower surface 86b of the closing wall 86, and the upper protective plate 87a and the lower protective plate 87b vertically on one end side. The connecting portion 87c to be connected is formed into a substantially U-shaped cross section, and is mounted from the front edge side of the closing wall 86, for example. The closing wall 86 is provided with a fixing claw 88 projecting substantially at the center on both the upper and lower surfaces thereof, and is fixed to the engagement hole 89 on the protection plate 87 side when the protection plate 87 is attached to the closure wall 86. The claw 88 is engaged so that the protective plate 87 is detachably held with respect to the closing wall 86.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the guide passage unit 71 is formed by, for example, a lower member 91 and an upper member 92 that are coupled vertically. The lower member 91 is integrally provided with a bottom wall 81, a side wall 82, a front end wall 83, a closing wall 86, a fixing portion 78, for example, an engaged portion 94 for coupling with the upper member 92, and the like. In addition to the upper wall 84 and the inclined guide wall 85, an engaging portion 95 for coupling with the lower member 91 is integrally provided, and the engaging portion 95 on the upper member 92 side is engaged with the engaged portion on the lower member 91 side. They are connected to each other by engaging with the mating portion 94 in a freely detachable manner.

  The discharge port opening / closing means 73 includes an opening / closing member 102 having a closing plate 101 that can close the discharge port 72 of the guide passage unit 71 from below, as shown in FIGS. And a bearing case 103 that swings around a vertical axis. The bearing case 103 is detachably fixed to the front side of the lower mounting portion 6.

  The opening / closing member 102 has a closed position where the closing plate 101 closes the discharge port 72 from below (FIG. 18B) and an open position where the closing plate 101 retracts to the rear side and opens the discharge port 72 (FIG. 18). (A)) and is oscillated in the front-rear direction, and is urged toward the closed position, that is, forward by the urging means 103a provided in the bearing case 103, and the lower opening / closing door 11 is closed. When the discharge guide rod 104 on the lower opening / closing door 11 side communicates with the lower side of the discharge port 72, the front pressing surface 105 is pushed backward by the discharge guide rod 104 to open the discharge port 72. (FIG. 18 (b) → (a)).

  As shown in FIG. 8, the opening / closing member 102 is provided so as to project from the main body 102 a having the closing plate 101 and the pressing surface 105 and from the main body 102 a toward one side in the left-right direction, for example, the hinge 13 side. The arm portion 102b is integrally provided, and the main body portion 102a is provided in the opening / closing member accommodating portion 106 formed in a recessed shape, for example, in the rearward direction on the lower mounting portion 6 and below the guide passage opening 80. The tip end side of the arm portion 102b is supported by a bearing case 103 mounted on an opening / closing means mounting portion 107 on one side in the left-right direction of the opening / closing member housing portion 106, for example, the hinge 13 side.

  The relay board mounting portion 75 is provided, for example, below the opening / closing member housing portion 106 and the opening / closing means mounting portion 107 and on the front side of the lower mounting portion 6, and is disposed below the opening / closing member housing portion 106. A mounting portion 75a, a second mounting portion 75b disposed below the opening / closing means mounting portion 107, and a harness insertion portion 75c penetrating in the front-rear direction are provided, and the first relay board 74a is connected to the first mounting portion 75a. The second relay board 74b is detachably mounted on the second mounting portion 75b so that the connector mounting surface on which the connector 108 is mounted faces forward, and the relay boards 74a and 74b and the back side of the inner frame 3 are electrically connected. The harness 109 to be connected is inserted through the harness insertion part 75c.

  As shown in FIGS. 8, 9, 14 to 17, 19, and the like, the relay board mounting portion 75 has a back wall 111 facing the back surface of the relay boards 74 a and 74 b and outer circumferences of the relay boards 74 a and 74 b. The front side is open | released by the surrounding vertical walls 112-115 surrounding it so that a board | substrate is removable.

  The first mounting portion 75a and the second mounting portion 75b protrude upward on the first mounting portion 75a side relative to the second mounting portion 75b, and the upper peripheral wall portion 112 corresponds to the upper side of the first mounting portion 75a. The first upper peripheral wall portion 112a, the second upper peripheral wall portion 112b corresponding to the upper side of the second mounting portion 75b, and the first upper peripheral wall portion 112a and the second upper peripheral wall portion 112b are vertically moved along the side of the first mounting portion 75a. It forms in a step shape with the longitudinal peripheral wall part 112c to connect. For example, the harness insertion part 75c is arrange | positioned under the 1st mounting part 75a.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6 and the like, the lower opening / closing door 11 mounted on the front side of the lower mounting portion 6 includes a base plate 121 disposed substantially parallel to the front side of the lower mounting portion 6, and the front side of the base plate 121. The storage tray 14 disposed at the top, the decorative cover 122 covering substantially the entire base plate 121 from the front side of the storage tray 14, the firing handle 15 protruding from the front side of the decorative cover 122, and the back side of the base plate 121 And a ball feeding means 123 and a foul ball returning means 124 which are detachably attached to the vehicle.

  The base plate 121 is formed in a horizontally long rectangular shape that substantially covers the lower mounting portion 6 with, for example, a synthetic resin, and is pivotally supported on the inner frame 3 side by the hinge 13 on the left and right end sides, for example, the left end side. A plurality of openings such as a harness discharge hole 125 (FIG. 1) and a harness insertion hole (door wiring portion) 126 on the lower side of the hinge 13 are formed in a front-rear direction and correspond to the rear side of the discharge discharge port 125 Thus, the payout guide rod 104 is integrally formed in a backward projecting shape.

  As shown in FIG. 14, FIG. 15, FIG. 17, FIG. 18, etc., the payout guide rod 104 has a bottom wall 104a that extends backward from the lower edge side of the payout discharge port 125 and is formed in a slanted front downward shape. The bottom wall 104a is integrally provided with a side wall 104b erected along both the left and right edges, and a rear wall 104c erected along the rear edge side of the bottom wall 104a. When the lower opening / closing door 11 is closed, the opening / closing member 102 of the discharge port opening / closing means 73 is pushed down to the open position side to open the discharge port 72 of the guide passage 77 and the lower side of the discharge port 72. The ball receiving port 131 is communicated with the ball (FIG. 18), and the game ball flowing down in the guide passage 77 is received and guided from the front discharge / discharge port 125 to the storage tray 14 side.

  Here, as is clear from FIGS. 17 and 18, the guide passage 77 is formed such that at least the front end portion 77 b provided with the discharge port 72 is narrower in the left-right direction than the ball receiving port 131. A portion protruding from the lateral side of the passage 77 is closed from above by a closing wall 86 provided on one side of the guide passage 77.

  The harness insertion hole 126 is a harness 109 for electrically connecting electrical components (FIG. 1) such as a rental ball operation unit 136 and an effect operation unit 137 provided on the front side of the lower opening / closing door 11 and the inner frame 3 side. For example, the harness 109 pulled out rearward from the harness insertion hole 126 is connected to the connector 108 of the relay boards 74a and 74b on the lower mounting portion 6 side (FIG. 16 and the like). The harness insertion hole 126 is formed corresponding to the front side of the relay board mounting part 75 on the lower mounting part 6 side, and the space between the relay board mounting part 75 and the harness insertion hole 126 is an inner frame. This is a connection space for electrically connecting the 3 side and the lower opening / closing door 11 side.

  The base plate 121 is detachably mounted with a sheet metal reinforcing plate 127 that covers substantially the entire back side. The reinforcing plate 127 is formed with an opening corresponding to the payout guide rod 104 on the base plate 121 side, the harness insertion hole 126, and the like, and a protective cover 130 that covers a part of the payout guide rod 104 protrudes backward. ing.

  As shown in FIGS. 6, 14, 15, 17, and 18, the protective cover 130 includes a pair of side protection plates 130 a that cover the outer sides of the left and right side walls 104 b of the payout guide rod 104, and the payout guide rod 104. The upper closing plate 130b that covers the front side that is not covered by the guide passage 77 and the closing wall 86 is included. That is, the upper side of the ball receiving port 131 of the payout guide rod 104 is substantially closed by the front end portion 77 b of the guide passage 77, the closing wall 86, and the upper closing plate 130 b of the protective cover 130.

  Further, the reinforcing plate 127 is provided with an upper edge fitting portion 127a formed on the upper edge side thereof by being folded into a U-shaped cross section over substantially the entire left and right direction, and when the glass door 12 is closed, A bent portion 59a on the door 12 side is adapted to be fitted to the upper edge fitting portion 127a from the front side (FIGS. 14 to 16).

  Further, on the back side of the base plate 121, a base protection plate 132 made of a sheet metal that covers a part on the hinge 13 side is attached to the reinforcing plate 127. The base protection plate 132 is disposed between the edge of the base plate 121 on the hinge 13 side and the payout guide rod 104, and on the hinge 13 side edge, an upright portion 133 a that stands rearward and the upright portion 133 a. A rear overlapping portion 133b that bends outward from the rear end side is provided, and an upright portion 134 that stands rearward is provided at an edge opposite to the hinge 13. When the lower opening / closing door 11 is closed, the rear overlapping portion 133b comes into contact with or close to the back surface of the front overlapping portion 16c of the frame reinforcing plate 16 from the inside of the left vertical frame portion 4c. (FIGS. 18 and 19).

  The storage tray 14 is provided in a horizontally long shape on the upper front side of the base plate 121, and is formed in an inclined shape that gradually falls from the left end side corresponding to the payout outlet 125 toward the right end side. The guides are guided to the downstream ball feeding means 123 while being aligned in a shape. A ball opening 135 that can be opened and closed is provided on the bottom wall of the storage tray 14.

  The decorative cover 122 is attached to the front side of the base plate 121 so as to cover substantially the entire base plate 121 from the front side of the storage tray 14. For example, a lending ball operation unit 136, an effect operation unit 137, etc. on the front side of the storage tray 14. The ashtray 138 and the like are arranged on the left side of the storage tray 14, and the firing handle 15 and the like are arranged on the right side.

  The ball feeding means 123 is for supplying the game balls flowing down from the storage tray 14 one by one onto the firing rail 66 in synchronization with the firing operation by the striking rod 68, and corresponds to the front side of the launching means 7. The base plate 121 is detachably mounted on the rear side.

  The foul ball returning means 124 is for returning the foul ball returned to the storage dish 14 and the like without returning to the game area 9a despite being fired by the launching means 7, and the firing rail 66 and the outer rail 21. Is detachably mounted on the rear side of the base plate 121 so as to correspond to the lower side of the rail missing part 70 therebetween.

  The foul ball return means 124 includes, for example, a foul ball receiving portion 141 that receives the foul ball, a foul ball return passage 142 that guides the foul ball received by the foul ball receiving portion 141 to the storage tray 14 side, and the like. The foul ball receiving portion 141 is configured to receive the foul ball dropped into the rail missing portion 70 and guide it to the front foul ball return passage 142 side. A foul ball guide portion 143 having an inclined surface 143a for guiding the foul ball toward the foul ball receiving portion 141 is provided between the foul ball receiving portion 141 and the outer rail 21 on the downstream side in the firing direction.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the foul ball guide portion 143 is arranged so as to cover the upper right portion from the right side portion of the payout guide rod 104. When the lower opening / closing door 11 is closed, the payout guide rod 104 and the upper side thereof. A closing wall 86 on the side of the guide passage unit 71 is fitted from the rear side to the foul ball guide portion 143. The downstream end side of the foul ball guide portion 143 is close to the firing direction front end portion 21 a of the outer rail 21, and the outer rail 21 is disposed above the downstream end portion 77 b of the guide passage 77.

  The foul ball return passage 142 is provided, for example, in a gently sloping shape that is lowered to the right along the back side of the base plate 121, and the foul ball return provided on the base plate 121 on the downstream end side thereof corresponds to the storage plate 14. It is connected to the rear side of the hole 144 (FIG. 1) and guides the foul ball received by the foul ball receiving portion 141 to the storage tray 14 side through the foul ball return hole 144.

  Between the lower mounting part 6 on the inner frame 3 side and the lower opening / closing door 11 on the front side thereof, a closing cover (which closes the gap between the lower mounting part 6 and the lower opening / closing door 11 near the hinge 13 side end) An openable / closable body 151 is disposed, and is pivotally supported on the lower mounting portion 6 side so as to be openable and detachable.

  As shown in FIGS. 9, 12, and 13, the closing cover 151 is a lower cover that substantially covers the front side of the opening / closing member housing portion 106, the opening / closing means mounting portion 107, and the relay board mounting portion 75 on the lower mounting portion 6 side. Part 152 and an upper cover part 153 which is disposed on the upper side of the lower cover part 152 and covers the lower edge side of the glass unit 61 on the glass door 12 side, and is provided on one end side in the left-right direction, for example, on the right end side. The hinge means 154 in the vertical direction is swingably supported on the lower mounting portion 6 side, and the open / close end side opposite to the hinge means 154 is closed and detachably locked to the lower mounting portion 6 side. It has become.

  The lower cover portion 152 includes a cover wall portion 161 disposed substantially parallel to the base plate 121 between the lower mounting portion 6 and the base plate 121, and a front wall erected forward from the outer edge side of the cover wall portion 161. A partition erected rearward from the cover wall 161 along the upper peripheral wall 112 of the peripheral wall 162, the rear peripheral wall 163 erected rearward from the outer edge side of the cover wall 161, and the relay board mounting part 75 For example, a wall 164 and a superposed wall 165 erected forward from the cover wall 161 along the upright part 134 of the base protection plate 132 on the lower opening / closing door 11 side are integrally provided.

  The cover wall portion 161 is formed in a shape that substantially covers the opening / closing member housing portion 106, the opening / closing means mounting portion 107, and the relay board mounting portion 75 on the lower mounting portion 6 side from the front side. An upper notch 166 corresponding to 104 is provided, and a lower notch 167 for inserting a harness is provided on the lower left side.

  The front peripheral wall portion 162 is provided corresponding to substantially the entire circumference of the cover wall portion 161, and when the closing cover 151 and the lower opening / closing door 11 are closed, the front end side thereof is the base plate 121 or the reinforcement on the lower opening / closing door 11 side. The gap between the cover wall 161 and the lower opening / closing door 11 is substantially closed in contact with or close to the back side of the plate 127.

  The rear peripheral wall portion 163 is provided so as to correspond to substantially the entire circumference of the cover wall portion 161 excluding the portion corresponding to the lower notch portion 167, and when the closing cover 151 is closed, the rear end side thereof faces the lower mounting portion 6 side. The gap between the cover wall portion 161 and the lower mounting portion 6 is substantially closed in contact with or in close proximity (FIGS. 14 to 16, 18, and 19).

  The lower front peripheral wall portion 162 a corresponding to the lower edge side of the cover wall portion 161 including the lower notch portion 167 in the front peripheral wall portion 162 is between the harness insertion hole 126 and the game board 9 on the front side of the cover wall portion 161. Is divided up and down.

  The partition wall part 164 includes a first partition wall part 164a corresponding to the first upper peripheral wall part 112a, a second partition wall part 164b corresponding to the second upper peripheral wall part 112b, and a vertical partition wall part 164c corresponding to the vertical peripheral wall part 112c. When the closing cover 151 is closed, the upper peripheral wall portions 112a to 112c are fitted to the outer surface side with respect to the relay board mounting portion 75, and the harness insertion hole 126 and the game board 9 are formed on the rear side of the cover wall portion 161. The space is divided up and down.

  As described above, the lower front peripheral wall portion (lower partition wall portion) 162a for vertically dividing the space between the harness insertion hole 126 and the game board 9 on the front side of the cover wall portion 161, and the harness insertion hole on the rear side of the cover wall portion 161. 126 and a partition wall portion (upper partition wall portion) 164 for vertically partitioning between the game board 9 and a lower cover wall portion corresponding to a space between the partition wall portion 164 and the lower rear peripheral wall portion 163a of the cover wall portion 161. 161a constitutes a blocking means 168 that vertically blocks between the position of the harness 109 and the game board 9. Further, in the rear peripheral wall portion 163, the left and right sides of the space below the blocking means 168 are substantially closed by the side rear peripheral wall portions 163a corresponding to the left and right edges of the lower cover wall portion 161a.

  The overlapping wall portion 165 is disposed between the upper and lower rear peripheral wall portions 163 so as to be along the hinge 13 side of the upright portion 134 of the base protection plate 132 on the lower opening / closing door 11 side. When 11 is closed, the front end side comes into contact with or close to the base protection plate 132 side, and overlaps with the upright part 134 in the right and left directions (FIGS. 18 and 19). The rear peripheral wall 163 has a notch 169 into which the upright part 134 on the base protection plate 132 side can be fitted from the front side.

  The upper cover portion 153 is disposed so as to protrude rightward from the upper end side of the lower cover portion 152 along the upper side of the payout guide rod 104, and extends on the same plane from the cover wall portion 161 on the lower cover portion 152 side. A front wall portion 171, a rear upper wall portion 172 erected rearward from the front wall portion 171 along the lower surface side of the glass unit 61, and a front surface from the front wall portion 171 along the lower surface side of the glass unit 61. And a back wall 174 extending upward from the rear edge of the rear upper wall 172 along the back side of the glass unit 61.

  The front wall portion 171 is provided at a position where the back side of the upper edge fitting portion 127a abuts or approaches when the lower opening / closing door 11 is closed, and the front upper wall portion 173 is the upper edge side of the front wall portion 171. Among these, it is provided only at a portion protruding above the upper edge fitting portion 127a on the lower opening / closing door 11 side.

  The hinge means 154 includes a vertical hinge shaft 181 provided on the lower mounting portion 6 side, and a hinge hole 182 provided on the closing cover 151 side and into which the hinge shaft 181 can be fitted. A plurality of hinge shafts 181 are arranged in the vertical direction on one side of the relay board mounting portion 75, for example, on the opposite side of the hinge 13, and project upward from a hinge shaft support portion 181a projecting on the front side of the lower mounting portion 6, for example. It is provided in the shape.

  Further, the hinge holes 182 are provided on a plurality of vertical hinge hole support portions 182a projecting outward from the right side surface of the closing cover 151, and the hinge shafts 181 are respectively inserted upward from the lower sides thereof. Thus, the closing cover 151 is supported to be swingable about the hinge shaft 181 with respect to the lower mounting portion 6.

  On the end side opposite to the hinge means 154 in the closing cover 151, that is, on the left end side, for example, an engaging portion 183 protrudes outward along the rear edge side of the rear peripheral wall portion 163, and the closing cover 151 is When closed to the lower mounting portion 6 side, as shown in FIG. 19, the engaging portion 183 is detachably engaged with the engaged portion 184 on the lower mounting portion 6 side, whereby the closing cover 151 is closed. It is supposed to be held at.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment, the blocking means 168 that blocks the space between the inner frame 3 and the lower opening / closing door 11 vertically between the position where the harness 109 is disposed and the game board 9 is provided. Since it is provided, it is possible to effectively prevent the goto action performed by inserting a piano wire or the like on the game board 9 side through a connection space for electrically connecting the inner frame 3 side and the lower opening / closing door 11 on the front side thereof.

  The harness 109 is arranged so as to connect the relay board mounting portion 75 on the inner frame 3 side and the harness insertion hole 126 on the lower opening / closing door 11 side in the front-rear direction. Since it is configured to be fitted (or abutted) on the upper side of the portion 75 and the front end portion is abutted (or fitted) to the upper side of the harness insertion hole 126, without disturbing the wiring of the harness 109, The position between the harness 109 and the game board 9 can be reliably blocked.

  The blocking means 168 includes a cover wall 161 that covers at least the upper side of the relay board mounting part 75 from the front side, a rearward projecting from the cover wall part 161, and a rear end abutting or fitting on the upper side of the relay board mounting part 75. Since the upper partition wall portion 164 and the lower partition wall portion 162a projecting forward from the cover wall portion 161 and the front end side of the upper partition wall portion 164 abuts or fits on the upper side of the harness insertion hole 126 are integrally provided, Not only can the position between the harness 109 and the game board 9 be cut off, but the front side of the relay board mounting portion 75 can be protected by the cover wall portion 161 and the harness 109 can be guided to a predetermined wiring position.

  Further, since the blocking means 168 is provided on the closing cover 151 pivotably attached to the front side of the inner frame 3, the harness 109 can be easily attached and detached.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was explained in full detail, this invention is not limited to these embodiment, A various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention. For example, the inner frame wiring portion is formed as an insertion hole through which the harness 109 is inserted back and forth, and for example, the harness 109 drawn from the relay board provided on the back side of the inner frame 3 is passed through the harness insertion hole to the lower opening / closing door 11 side. It may be.

  The relay board to be mounted on the relay board mounting part 75 may be arranged, for example, such that the mounting surface of the connector 108 is upward, sideways, or the like. Further, the number of relay boards to be mounted on the relay board mounting portion 75 may be one or three or more.

  The hinge means 154 of the closing cover 151 may be provided on the end side (left end side) on the hinge 13 side, or may be provided on the upper edge side or the lower edge side. Further, the closing cover 151 may be attached to the lower opening / closing door 11 side.

  In the embodiment, the lower opening / closing door 11 and the glass door 12 can be opened / closed separately, but the lower opening / closing door 11 and the glass door 12 may be integrally opened / closed as one opening / closing door.

  Furthermore, in the embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine has been shown, but it goes without saying that the present invention can be similarly applied to various ball game machines such as an arrange ball machine.

1 is an overall perspective view of a pachinko machine showing an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the state which removed the glass door and the lower opening-and-closing door with the pachinko machine which shows one Embodiment of this invention. 1 is an overall rear view of a pachinko machine showing an embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view of the glass door of the pachinko machine which shows one embodiment of the present invention. It is a rear view of the game board of the pachinko machine which shows one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the lower opening-and-closing door of the pachinko machine which shows one embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view of the inner frame of the pachinko machine which shows one embodiment of the present invention. It is a principal part front view in the state where the lower opening-and-closing door and closure cover 151 of the pachinko machine which show one embodiment of the present invention were removed. It is a principal part perspective view in the state where the lower opening-and-closing door of the pachinko machine which shows one embodiment of the present invention was removed. It is a perspective view of the guidance passage unit of the pachinko machine which shows one embodiment of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the guidance channel | path unit of the pachinko machine which shows one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the closure cover of the pachinko machine which shows one embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view of the closure cover of the pachinko machine which shows one embodiment of the present invention. It is principal part side sectional drawing of the pachinko machine which shows one Embodiment of this invention. It is principal part side sectional drawing of the pachinko machine which shows one Embodiment of this invention. It is principal part side sectional drawing of the pachinko machine which shows one Embodiment of this invention. It is principal part front sectional drawing of the pachinko machine which shows one Embodiment of this invention. It is principal part plane sectional drawing in the open state / closed state of the lower opening-and-closing door of the pachinko machine which shows one Embodiment of this invention. It is principal part plane sectional drawing of the pachinko machine which shows one Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

3 Inner frame 9 Game board 11 Lower door (open / close door)
13 Hinge 14 Reservoir 74a First relay board 74b Second relay board 75 Relay board mounting part (inner frame wiring part)
109 Harness 126 Harness insertion hole (door wiring part)
151 Closure cover (opening / closing body)
161 Cover wall 162a Lower front peripheral wall (lower partition wall)
164 Upper partition wall 168 blocking means

Claims (4)

An inner frame (3) with a game board (9) mounted on the upper side, and a hinged ball (13) pivotally opened and closed on the front side of the inner frame (3) by a hinge (13) on one end of the left and right side, An open / close door (11) having a storage tray (14) for storing, and between the inner frame (3) and the open / close door (11), the inner frame (3) side and the open / close door ( 11) In the ball game machine in which the harness (109) for electrically connecting the side is provided, a space between the inner frame (3) and the open / close door (11) is defined as the harness (109). A ball ball game machine comprising a blocking means (168) for vertically blocking between the position of the game board and the game board (9). The harness (109) is disposed so as to connect back and forth between the inner frame wiring portion (75) on the inner frame (3) side and the door wiring portion (126) on the open / close door (11) side, The blocking means (168) is configured such that its rear end portion is fitted or abutted on the upper side of the inner frame wiring portion (75) and the front end portion is fitted or abutted on the upper side of the door wiring portion (126). The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the ball game machine is provided. The inner frame wiring part (75) is constituted by a relay board mounting part (75) on which relay boards (74a, 74b) are mounted, and the door wiring part (126) is a lower front side of the relay board mounting part (75). And a harness insertion hole (126) through which the harness (109) drawn forward from the relay board (74a, 74b) is inserted forward, and the blocking means (168) is A cover wall portion (161) that covers at least the upper side of the relay board mounting portion (75) from the front side, a rear wall projecting from the cover wall portion (161), and a rear end side of the relay board mounting portion (75) An upper partition wall (164) that contacts or fits on the upper side of the cover wall, and protrudes forward from the cover wall (161), and its front end contacts the upper side of the harness insertion hole (126) Ball-shooting game machine according to claim 2, characterized in that integrally includes a lower partition wall section for fitting (162a). The said interruption | blocking means (168) is provided on the opening-closing body (151) pivotably attached to the front side of the said inner frame (3), The one in any one of Claims 1-3 characterized by the above-mentioned. Ball game machine.

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