JP2009018082A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine wherein the efficiency of workability when changing a model is improved. <P>SOLUTION: On the inner side of the upper door of a Pachinko game machine 10, a glass unit 17 is freely detachably attached. The glass unit 17 is constituted of a protective glass plate 40 arranged on the front surface side, a resin plate 41 arranged on the back surface side, and a holding frame 42 for holding them. On the back surface side of the resin plate 41, a center accessory 29 and a game spike 44 are provided. When changing the model, basically the resin plate 41 is only needed to exchange and a game board 26 can be diverted in common. The efficiency of the workability when changing the model is drastically improved as compared to the conventional case of changing the game board 26 (game board unit). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine that is installed and used in a game hall such as a pachinko parlor.

  In this specification, a pachinko machine is used as an example for explanation as a gaming machine, and therefore, a case where a pachinko ball is used as a gaming ball is described as an example. Media. In addition, it is assumed that a pachinko ball enters a winning opening provided on the game board.

  In addition to the normal port, start port, out port, etc., obstacles such as game nails are provided on the surface of the game board of the pachinko machine installed in the game hall (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2). . The game nail collides with a pachinko ball flowing down the game area on the game board surface and changes its course. When the pachinko ball wins either the normal opening or the start opening, a predetermined number of award balls set in advance are paid out to a supply tray provided on the front surface of the pachinko machine. In addition, when a pachinko ball wins at the start opening, a winning lottery is performed to determine whether to win or lose, and when the winning is won, the attacker provided below the game board rotates to expose the large winning opening, Players can win many prize balls by winning a pachinko ball in the prize opening.

In recent years, progress in the technical field of pachinko machines has been remarkable, and the development cycle tends to be shortened more and more. Pachinko machine manufacturers are developing new models equipped with new technologies one after another, and game machines are frequently replaced to further improve customer service. For this reason, particularly in recent years, a pachinko machine has been provided in which a game board unit in which a game board, a rail decoration frame, and the like are unitized is replaced when the model is changed (see Patent Document 3). In such a pachinko machine, it is possible to renew the design of the pachinko machine while diverting common parts to multiple models.
JP 2006-247284 A JP 2001-334027 A JP 2006-061337 A

  By the way, when the game board unit is exchanged at the time of model exchange as described in Patent Document 3, the weight of the game board unit is heavy, so that the work of detaching the game board unit becomes a burden on the operator and the workability is bad. There is a problem. In addition, by making the game board unit replaceable, it is possible to use common parts for multiple models. However, due to the strong demand for improvements in environmental issues in recent years, the common use of parts has been promoted and discarded. There is a need to reduce the number of components that are made.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine capable of further commonality while improving workability at the time of model exchange.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a game board, a transparent resin plate disposed at a predetermined interval in front of the game board, and forming a game area between the game board and the resin. A game nail that is fixed to the board in a state of projecting from the back surface toward the board surface of the game board and changes the course of the game ball flowing down the game area is provided.

  A frame body that holds the game board; and a front door that is assembled to the frame body so as to be openable and closable so as to cover the game board; and the resin plate is detachably attached to the inside of the front door. Preferably it is.

  It is preferable that a decorative pattern is formed on at least one of the front surface and the back surface of the resin plate. Moreover, it is preferable that the accessory is provided in the back surface of the said resin board.

  In the gaming machine according to the present invention, the resin plate is arranged at a predetermined interval in front of the game board, and the game nail is fixed to the back surface of the resin plate. The game board can be used as a common member. As a result, the efficiency of workability at the time of model exchange can be greatly improved. Further, it is possible to further share the members. Furthermore, since it is not necessary to fix the game nail on the game board side, the thickness of the game board can be reduced. As a result, the mountable area in which the liquid crystal and the accessory can be arranged is expanded on the back side of the game board, so that the arrangement restriction of the liquid crystal and the accessory restriction are relaxed. In addition, since the game nail is fixed to the resin plate side, the game nail is fixed to a place where the game nail cannot be fixed when the game nail is fixed to the game board side as in the prior art. it can. That is, the game nails can be arranged more freely than in the past. Thereby, it is possible to appeal how the game ball is played, which is more surprising than in the past.

  Further, since the resin plate is detachably attached to the inside of the front door, the efficiency of workability at the time of model exchange can be greatly improved.

  In addition, since the decorative design is formed on at least one of the front and back surfaces of the resin plate, the present invention is also applied to a place where the design cannot be formed when the design is formed on the board surface of the game board as in the prior art. Then you can form a design. Thereby, the presentation performance of the gaming machine can be enhanced.

  Further, since the accessory is provided on the back surface of the resin plate, it is possible to save the trouble of exchanging the accessory when the game board is used as a common member at the time of model exchange. Similarly, the work efficiency at the time of model change can be greatly improved.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 (game machine) includes a pachinko machine body 11 (game machine body). The pachinko machine main body 11 is detachably assembled via a hinge portion (not shown) so that the two front doors 15 including the upper door 13 and the lower door 14 are rotatable with respect to the pachinko machine main body 11. .

  An opening 13a is provided at the center of the upper door 13, and the opening 13a is shielded by a translucent glass unit 17 (see FIG. 2) attached to the back side of the upper door 13. In the state where the upper door 13 is closed, pachinko balls (game balls) 19 (see FIG. 3) that flow down the game area 18 (see FIG. 3) during the game, and various structures provided in the game area 18 An object is visually recognized through the glass unit 17.

  The lower door 14 is provided with a supply tray 21, a discharge outlet 22, an operation handle 23, and the like. In addition to the pachinko ball 19 being supplied to the supply tray 21 at the start of the game, the pachinko ball 19 flowing down the game area 18 has received a prize in one of the winning devices provided in the game area 18. Thus, the pachinko ball 19 as a prize ball paid out from the payout opening 22 is stored. The operation handle 23 is operated when playing a game. When the operation handle 23 is operated, a game ball launching device (not shown) is driven and the pachinko ball 19 is launched into the game area 18.

  An assembly space (not shown) in which the game board unit 25 is assembled is provided on the front surface of the pachinko machine main body 11, and the game board unit 25 is assembled in this assembly space. The game board unit 25 includes a game board 26 made of veneer material and the like, and a rail decoration frame 27.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 26 is formed with an accessory attachment opening (hereinafter simply referred to as an opening) 26 a into which the center accessory 29 is fitted. From this opening 26a, a liquid crystal panel (also referred to as a symbol display device) 31 attached to the pachinko machine body 11 is exposed. The liquid crystal panel 31 displays a well-known electronic lottery result and effect image.

  Structures such as a winning device such as a starter chucker 32 and a winning chucker 33 are arranged on the peripheral edge of the opening 26a. Since these winning devices are well known, detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition to these winning devices, the game board 26 is provided with an attacker 34 and the like. The attacker 34 is opened and closed when, for example, a big hit is made in the transition lottery performed when the pachinko ball 19 wins the starting chucker 32. In addition, the code | symbol 35 is a decoration and the code | symbol 36 is an out port.

  The rail decoration frame 27 includes a guide rail 37 formed in a spiral shape and is assembled to the front side of the game board 26. By assembling the rail decoration frame 27 to the game board 26, the opening portion of the rail decoration frame 27 is defined as the game area 18 (see FIG. 3). In addition, the shape of the rail decoration frame 27 is not specifically limited. The glass unit 17 is detachably attached to the back side (inside) of the upper door 13 via various attachment members such as hinge or rail type attachment members.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the glass unit 17 includes a protective glass plate 40, a resin plate 41, and a holding frame (frame) 42 for holding them. The protective glass plate 40 is held by the holding frame 42 so as to be positioned on the front side, and the resin plate 41 is positioned on the back side. The resin plate 41 is detachably held independently of the glass unit 17 (holding frame 42) in a state where the upper door 13 is opened. In the present embodiment, a predetermined space is provided between the protective glass plate 40 and the resin plate 41. However, the protective glass plate 40 and the resin plate 41 may be held in close contact with each other.

  The resin plate 41 is made of a transparent resin material such as acrylic resin. When the upper door 13 is closed, the resin plate 41 is disposed at a predetermined interval in front of the game board 26, so that a game area 18 is formed between the resin plate 41 and the game board 26. A plurality of game nails 44 fixed in a state of protruding toward the board surface of the game board 26 are provided on the back surface of the resin plate 41 (see FIG. 2). The game nail 44 changes the course of the pachinko ball 19 flowing down the game area 18. 2 and 3 exemplify one pattern of the arrangement of the game nails 44, and the number and arrangement of the game nails 44 are not particularly limited.

  Further, on the back surface of the resin plate 41, a center accessory 29 (an accessory) fixed in a protruding state is provided in the same manner as the game nail 44. The center accessory 29 is formed in a substantially frame shape, and fits into the opening 26a (see FIG. 2) of the game board 26 when the upper door 13 is closed (see FIG. 1). At this time, the front end portion (end portion on the pachinko machine main body side) 29a of the center accessory 29 protrudes to the back side of the game board 26 through the opening 26a, and the liquid crystal panel 31 is fitted into the opening of the front end portion 29a. To do. Thereby, the player can visually recognize the liquid crystal panel 31 in the center accessory 29 through the glass unit 17.

  A ball inlet 46 opened in the game area 18 is formed on the outer surface of the both side walls 29b of the center accessory 29 (see FIGS. 1 and 2). The pachinko ball 19 introduced into the ball inlet 46 passes through a ball guide path (not shown) and is discharged from a ball outlet 47 opened on the inner surface of the side wall 29b.

  The pachinko ball 19 discharged from the ball outlet 47 is sent onto a stage 29 c that forms the bottom of the center accessory 29. At this time, the center accessory 29 is fixed to the back surface of the resin plate 41, and the front edge portion of the stage 29 c is in contact with the resin plate 41. For this reason, a ball drop port 48 for dropping the pachinko ball 19 is formed on the stage 29c. Thereby, the pachinko ball 19 on the stage 29 c can be dropped below the center accessory 29. Note that the shape and number of the ball drop openings 48 are not particularly limited. Further, instead of forming the ball drop opening 48 in the stage 29c, the stage 29c may be formed in a shape that allows the pachinko ball 19 to fall.

  As shown in FIG. 4, since the game nail 44 is fixed to the resin plate 41 in this embodiment, the thickness of the game board 26 can be made thinner than before. Specifically, the thickness W1 of the game board 26 of this embodiment is about 10 mm, and the thickness of the conventional game board to which the game nail 44 is fixed is about 19 mm. The thickness W2 of the resin plate 41 is about 5 to 10 mm. In this way, by reducing the thickness of the game board 26, the accessory mounting space A (see FIG. 3) in which a liquid crystal panel, an accessory, and the like can be arranged between the game board 26 and the pachinko machine body 11 is widened. be able to.

  On the front side of the resin plate 41, a decorative sheet 50 (decorative pattern) on which various decorative patterns are printed is attached. As the decorative sheet 50, various transmissive films such as a transparent resin film on which a pattern is printed are used. Conventionally, a decoration sheet is generally pasted on the front surface of the game board, but the game board 26 is made plain by pasting the decoration sheet on the resin plate 41 as in this embodiment. Can do.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the center part 29, the game nail 44, and the decorative sheet 50 are provided on the resin plate 41, so that the replacement parts that are exchanged when changing the model of the pachinko machine 10 are basically the resin plate 41. Thus, the game board 26 can be diverted. At the time of model exchange, a ROM cassette (not shown) stored in the pachinko machine main body 11 and storing various control programs, presentation data, and the like is also exchanged.

  Next, an example of a procedure when changing the model of the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment will be described. At the time of model exchange, a number and pattern of game nails 44 corresponding to the new model and a corresponding center accessory 29 are fixed to the back surface, and a resin plate 41 with a corresponding decorative sheet 50 attached to the front surface is prepared. . Next, the upper door 13 of the pachinko machine 10 is opened, and the resin plate 41 is removed from the holding frame 42 of the glass unit 17 on the back side. The resin plate 41 may be removed after removing the upper door 13 from the pachinko machine main body 11, or the resin plate 41 may be removed after removing the glass unit 17 from the upper door 13.

  When the resin plate 41 is removed, a new resin plate 41 is attached to the holding frame 42. In addition, the ROM cassette housed in the pachinko machine main body 11 is replaced, and the rail decorative frame 27, the starting chucker 32, the winning chucker 33, and the like are replaced as necessary. When these replacement operations are completed, the model replacement operation is completed by closing the upper door 13.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is necessary to replace the game board unit at the time of model exchange by providing the resin nail 44, the center accessory 29, and the decorative sheet 50 provided on the game board on the resin plate 41. Basically, it is possible to deal with model exchange by exchanging the resin plate 41 and exchanging the above-mentioned ROM cassette or the like. Thereby, the efficiency of workability at the time of model exchange can be greatly improved. In addition, since the game board 26 can be used as a common member, the number of members that can be shared at the time of model exchange can be increased. As a result, the cost at the time of model exchange can be suppressed, and the number of discarded members can be reduced, which is a countermeasure for environmental problems.

  Furthermore, by fixing the game nail 44 to the resin plate 41 side, the thickness of the game board 26 can be reduced, so that the accessory mounting space A (see FIG. 3) can be widened. As a result, the restrictions on the arrangement of the liquid crystal panel and the restrictions on the mounting of the accessory are relaxed.

  Further, when the game nail is fixed to the game board side as in the prior art, the game nail 44 may be fixed to a place where the game nail cannot be fixed due to the positional relationship with a structure such as an accessory or a winning device. it can. That is, the game nails 44 can be freely arranged as compared with the conventional case. Thereby, for example, since a more surprising way of playing the pachinko ball 19 can be appealed, the performance of the pachinko machine 10 can be enhanced.

  Further, since the resin plate 41 is detachably attached to the inner side of the upper door 13a, the efficiency of workability at the time of model exchange can be greatly improved.

  In addition, since the decorative sheet 50 is attached to the front surface of the resin plate 41, the game board 26 can be in a plain state as described above. When a decorative sheet is pasted on the game board as in the prior art, it is necessary to paste a new decorative sheet after peeling off the old decorative sheet when changing the model. However, in the present invention, such work is unnecessary. As a result, the work efficiency at the time of model exchange can be greatly improved. Furthermore, when a decorative sheet is affixed to the game board, the decorative sheet can be affixed to places where the decorative sheet cannot be affixed due to the relationship with the structure. Thereby, the performance of the pachinko machine 10 can be enhanced.

  Further, by fixing the center role 29 on the back surface of the resin plate 41, it is possible to save the trouble of replacing the center role 29 when the game board 26 is diverted when changing the model. Thereby, the efficiency of workability at the time of model exchange can be greatly improved.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the center accessory 29, the game nail 44, and the decorative sheet 50 are provided on the resin plate 41 has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the guide rail of the rail decoration frame 55 has a two-divided structure including a first rail part 56 a necessary for launching the pachinko ball 19 and other second rail parts 56 b. The first rail component 56a may remain on the rail decoration frame 55, and the second rail component 56b may be fixed to the back surface of the resin plate 41. In this case, when the guide rail needs to be replaced when changing the model, the first rail component 56a is basically a component that can be used regardless of the model of the pachinko machine 10, and only the second rail component 56b is replaced. Because it is good. Therefore, by fixing only the second rail component 56b to the back surface of the resin plate 41, the first rail component 56a can be shared. As a result, the cost at the time of model exchange can be suppressed, and it can be a countermeasure for environmental problems.

  In the above embodiment, the center accessory 29 has been described as an example of the accessory provided on the back surface of the resin plate 41. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various types such as a stage can be used. A shaped accessory may be provided. Furthermore, you may make it provide winning structures, such as the start chucker 32 and the winning chucker 33, and various structures, such as a windmill, on the back surface of the resin board 41.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the decorative sheet 50 is attached to the front surface of the resin plate 41 has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the back surface of the resin plate 41 or You may make it stick on both surfaces. Further, instead of attaching the decorative sheet 50, a decorative pattern may be formed by printing on at least one of the front surface and the back surface of the resin plate 41.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the game nail 44 is fixed only to the back surface of the resin plate 41, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the game nail 44 is also fixed to the front surface of the game board 26. And you may make it comprise the game nail 44 from two surfaces.

  In the above embodiment, the game board 26 is made of a veneer material as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the game board 26 is the same as the resin plate 41. A material such as an acrylic resin may be used.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the resin plate 26 is replaced during the model replacement operation is described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in the case of a pachinko machine in which the glass unit 17 and the resin plate 26 are fixed inside the upper door 13a, the entire upper door 13a (front door 13) may be replaced.

  In the above-described embodiment, a pachinko machine using a pachinko ball as a game ball has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a game using other medium as a game ball is used. The present invention can also be applied to a machine.

It is a perspective view of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which shows the state which opened the upper door of the pachinko machine. It is sectional drawing of a pachinko machine. FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a part of the cross-sectional view of FIG. 3. It is a perspective view of the pachinko machine of other embodiments in which a part of guide rail was provided in the back of a resin board.

Explanation of symbols

10 Pachinko machines (game machines)
11 Pachinko machine body (Machine machine body)
13 Upper door 15 Front door 17 Glass unit 18 Game area 19 Pachinko ball (game ball)
25 Game board unit 26 Game board 27 Rail decoration frame 29 Center object (object)
31 LCD panel 37 Guide rail 41 Resin board 44 Game nail 50 Decoration sheet (decorative pattern)

Claims (4)

Game board,
A transparent resin plate disposed at a predetermined interval in front of the game board and forming a game area with the game board;
A gaming machine, comprising: a game nail that is fixed to the resin plate in a state of projecting from a rear surface thereof toward the board surface of the game board and changes a course of a game ball flowing down the game area. A gaming machine main body that holds the gaming board, and a front door that is assembled to the gaming machine main body so as to be openable and closable so as to cover the gaming board;
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the resin plate is detachably attached to the inside of the front door.   The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a decorative pattern is formed on at least one of a front surface and a back surface of the resin plate.   The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein an accessory is provided on a back surface of the resin plate.

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