JP2009028351A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pinball game machine in which an appearance design is varied markedly by replacement of a game board. <P>SOLUTION: A bracket 25 having a cross section bent in a cranked state is mounted to the top of the back surface of the game board 5. On the lower surface of a decoration holding part 25a of the bracket 25, a revolving light 24 is mounted and disposed in front and outside of a game surface 4. The revolving light 24 and the decoration holding part 25a are housed in a housing opening 37 when a front door 6 is closed. To the outside of the housing opening 37, a cover member 26 formed of transparent plastic is mounted to cover the revolving light 24 in visible and non-contactable manner. When the game board 5 is replaced, the revolving light 24 and the bracket 25 are also replaced together. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine whose model is changed by exchanging game boards.

  A pachinko machine is known as a ball game machine that launches a game ball on the game surface of the game board, makes a game ball flowing down on the game surface win a prize opening, and receives a prize ball as a prize prize. Yes. A pachinko machine is composed of a plurality of units. For example, a game machine main body installed in an island facility of a game shop with a launching mechanism for launching a game ball and the like attached to the front side of the game machine main body And a game board having a game surface, a control board, and the like provided on the front and back surfaces, and a front door that covers the front of the game surface so as to be visible.

  The game board is attached with a design sheet that forms the game surface, nails, windmills, and winning holes that are placed on the game surface, as well as various effects. The appearance design of the pachinko machine is composed not only of a game board but also a combination of designs of a front door and a lower unit provided below the front door.

  A conventional pachinko machine has an accessory attached to the inside of the front door and disposed on the game surface (see Patent Document 1), and an overhanging portion projecting forward is provided at the top of the front door. There is one in which a movable accessory is incorporated in the exit (see Patent Document 2). This pachinko machine has a problem that the front door becomes heavy and it is difficult to open and close, and a wiring process for supplying power to the movable accessory in the overhanging part takes time.

Further, some conventional pachinko machines are changed in model by exchanging game boards (see, for example, Patent Document 3). The appearance design changes by exchanging the game board, and the control board attached to the back side of the game board is also exchanged together to change the game content.
Japanese Patent No. 3447255 JP 2006-247212 A JP 2006-122323 A

  In pachinko machines whose model is changed by replacing the game board, the front door and lower unit are not replaced in order to reduce costs when changing models. For this reason, there has been a problem that the appearance design change after the model change is poor.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a ball game machine in which the appearance design changes greatly due to replacement of the game board.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the ball game machine of the present invention has a game board attached to the game machine body so that the game surface faces forward, one end attached to the game board, and the other on the front and outside of the game surface. It is comprised from the bracket from which the end protrudes, the decoration member attached to the other end of the bracket, and the cover member which covers the decoration member so that it can be visually recognized. Note that the cover member covers the decorative member so that it cannot be contacted from the outside, which is suitable for preventing damage to the decorative member, preventing unauthorized entry into the gaming machine, and the like.

  In addition, with respect to the front door that covers the front of the game surface so as to be visible with the glass window, a housing space for housing the decorative member outside the area of the glass window and a cover member are integrally provided.

  Further, the cover member may be provided separately from the front door. In this case, a window or opening is provided outside the area of the glass window so that the decorative member is exposed in combination with the cover member.

  Further, as the decorative member, an electric decorative device that operates according to a game, a design sheet in which a pattern, color, or a combination thereof is expressed on the sheet, or the like is used. Furthermore, the other end of the bracket is preferably shaped according to the type of decorative member.

  The bracket has one end attached to the back surface of the game board and the other end protruding forward and outward of the game surface via the side surface of the game board.

  According to the ball game machine of the present invention, the decoration members arranged on the front side and the outside of the game surface are exchanged together by exchanging the game board, so that the change in appearance design after the model change can be increased. .

  Further, when the change is not as significant as the model change, for example, when only the jackpot probability is changed, it is possible to replace only the decorative member. For example, if the patrol light of the decorative member is changed to a movable figure or the like, an effective image change can be easily achieved even with the same panel configuration. Furthermore, only the decorative member can be made different for the same type of model, and the model variation can be easily increased.

  In addition, for example, a decorative member having little model dependency, such as a patrol light, can be easily diverted to other types of models by removing it from the game board whose model has been changed. Thereby, the cost of a ball game machine can be reduced and the improvement of recycling appropriateness can be aimed at.

  Furthermore, since the housing space for housing the decorative member and the cover member are integrally provided outside the glass window area of the front door, the appearance design of the front door can be easily changed by changing the decorative member.

  In addition, if the cover member is configured separately from the front door and combined with the window or opening of the front door, the cover member can be replaced with a different design, so the appearance design will be changed significantly. be able to.

  Moreover, since various things, such as an electrical decoration apparatus and a design sheet, can be used as the decorative member, the change in the appearance design can be further increased.

  In addition, one end of the bracket is attached to the back of the game board, and the other end is projected to the front and outside of the game surface via the side of the game board, so that the game surface is hidden by the bracket, The design is not hampered by brackets.

  A pachinko machine 2 according to the present invention shown in FIG. 1 includes a gaming machine body 3 as a base member, a gaming board 5 attached to the gaming machine body 3 so that the gaming surface 4 faces forward, and a front side of the gaming surface 4. A front door 6 provided with a glass window 6a that is visible and cannot be contacted, a tray 7 that is disposed below the front door 6 and from which a game ball is paid out, and an operation handle 8 that launches the game ball on the game surface 3 The lower unit 9 is provided.

  In the gaming machine main body 3, a launch mechanism for launching a game ball on the game surface 4, a payout mechanism for paying out the prize ball to the tray 7 when the game ball wins on the game surface 4, and the game surface 4 being discharged A collection mechanism for collecting game balls in the facilities of the game store, a control circuit for controlling the entire pachinko machine 2 and the like are provided. The gaming machine body 3 is attached to the inside of a fixed frame 12 provided on the outer periphery, and the fixed frame 12 is fixed to the island facility of the game store.

  The game area 4 is provided with a game area where game balls flow down. This game area is defined by rails 15 that guide the game balls that have been launched. In the game area, a structure 16 called a center character, a winning device for winning game balls such as a passing chucker 17, a starting chucker 18, a winning chucker 19, and an attacker 20, and winning devices 17 to 20 are won. A collection port 21 for collecting the game balls that have not been collected from the game surface 4 is provided. In addition, since each structure on the game surface 4 is well-known, detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In the upper part of the front door 6 and outside the area of the glass window 6a, a patrol light 24 is provided in front of and outside the game surface 4 at a position where the game surface 4 is not hidden from the player's line of sight. This patrol light 24 constitutes a decorative member of the present invention, is attached to the lower surface of a decorative holding portion 25a provided substantially horizontally on the bracket 25, and lights up during the game to produce an effect. The patrol light 24 and the bracket 25 are covered with a cover member 26 made of, for example, a transparent plastic so as to be visible and inaccessible.

  The front door 6 is rotatable between a closed position in which a side edge is pivotally supported by the gaming machine main body 3 and covers the front of the gaming surface 4 and an open position that opens as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, on the front side of the gaming machine main body 3, a game board attachment portion 29 to which the game board 5 is attached is provided. The game board 5 is detachable from the game board mounting portion 29, and is removed when the model is changed and replaced with a new game board 5. A main control board 30 and a sub control board 31 (see FIG. 4) for controlling games and various effects in the pachinko machine 2 are attached to the back of the game board 5, and these control boards 30, 31 are also connected to the game board. Exchanged together with 5.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the bracket 25 is formed, for example, by bending a thin metal plate so that the cross section becomes a crank shape. Further, a rib 25d for preventing the bracket 25 from being deformed is provided at a bent portion where the weight of the decorative member such as the patrol light 24 is applied. The patrol light 24 and the bracket 25 are exchanged together when the game board 5 is exchanged.

  In the bracket 25, a plurality of holes 25c are formed in a mounting portion 25b formed substantially vertically on one end side, and screws 34 inserted through these holes 25c are screws provided on the upper back surface 5a of the game board 5. It is engaged with the hole 5 b and fixed to the game board 5. The decoration holding portion 25a on the other end side of the bracket 25 protrudes forward and outward of the game surface 4 via the upper surface (side surface) of the game board 5, so that the design of the game surface 4 is hidden by the bracket 25. There is nothing.

  Inside the front door 6 and above the glass window 6a, an accommodation opening 37 is provided for accommodating the patrol light 47 and the decoration holding portion 25a when the front door 6 is closed. The cover member 26 has a substantially U-shaped cross-sectional shape extending in a direction perpendicular to the cross section, and is attached to the outside of the accommodation opening 37 so that the patrol light 24 and the decoration holding portion 25a are in the accommodation opening 37. An accommodation space to be accommodated is formed.

  Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described. When a game is played with the pachinko machine 2 and a game ball is won in the winning devices 17 to 20, the patrol light 24 is turned on as one of the production operations. Since the patrol light 24 is arranged so as to protrude forward and outward of the game surface 4, it can greatly affect the external appearance design and image of the pachinko machine 2.

  When the model of the pachinko machine 2 is changed, as shown in FIG. 3, the game board 5 is removed from the game machine main body 3, and a new game board is attached. At that time, the patrol light 24 and the bracket 25 are also exchanged together, and different decorative members such as patrol lights of different colors and electric figures are attached. Thereby, since the decorative member accommodated in the cover member 26 of the front door 6 changes, the appearance design after the model change can be greatly changed without replacing the front door 6.

  In the above embodiment, the decorative member is replaced together when the game board 5 is replaced. However, only the decorative member may be replaced. For example, the image of the pachinko machine 2 can be changed at low cost if the decorative members are exchanged together at the time of a minor setting change such as a change in the jackpot probability. Also, different types of decorative members may be attached to the same type of model to increase the model variation.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the cover member 26 was provided in the front door 6, you may attach the cover member 26 to the bracket 25 or the game board 5. FIG. In this case, a window or an opening that is exposed to the front door 6 so that the decorative member can be visually recognized in combination with the cover member 26 may be integrally formed. According to this, since the cover member 26 can be exchanged together when the game board 5 is exchanged, the external appearance design of the pachinko machine 2 can be significantly changed.

  In addition, an electric decoration device such as a patrol light or an electric figure is given as an example of a decorative member. However, a design sheet on which various designs are printed may be used, or a design sheet and an electric decoration device may be combined. Good. Further, when using a design sheet, the shape of the bracket is changed according to the type of the decorative member, for example, the decoration holding portion 25a of the bracket 25 is formed to be a vertical surface so that the design sheet is easily visible to the player. It is preferable to change.

  Further, although the bracket 25 is attached to the upper rear portion of the game board 5, a decorative member may be disposed on the front side and the outer side of the game surface 4 by being attached to the rear side portion. In this case, a cover member will be arrange | positioned to the side of the glass window 6a, and an external appearance design can be changed further significantly.

  Further, instead of the bracket 25, a bracket 40 shown in FIG. 6 may be used. The bracket 40 includes a fixed base portion 41 attached to the game board 5, a decoration holding rotation portion 43 rotatably supported on the fixed base portion 41 by a rotation shaft 42, and the decoration holding rotation portion 43. The lock portion 44 is configured to lock in position.

  The fixed base portion 41 is, for example, a metal thin plate bent to have an L-shaped cross section, and a plurality of holes 41b used for screwing to the game board 5 are provided on the vertical surface 41a. Yes. Further, a through-hole into which the rotating shaft 42 is inserted and prevented from coming off is provided in the vicinity of the edge at the center in the width direction of the horizontal surface 41c.

  Like the fixed base portion 41, the decoration holding rotation portion 43 is a thin metal plate bent so that the cross section is L-shaped. A rotation shaft 42 is provided on the lower surface of the vertical surface 43a, and the decoration holding rotation portion 43 is provided on the lower surface of the horizontal surface 43b. A patrol light 47 as a member is attached. The decoration holding rotation unit 43 is rotated between a decoration position where the patrol light 47 faces the front surface and a protection position where the patrol light 47 faces the back surface as indicated by a two-dot chain line.

  The lock portion 44 includes, for example, a latch 50 that is rotatably attached to the side surface of the fixed base portion 41, and a pin 51 that is erected on the side surface of the decoration holding rotation portion 43 and on which the latch 50 is hung. The same thing is provided in the both sides | surfaces of the base part 41 and the decoration holding | maintenance rotation part 43. The lock unit 44 locks the decoration holding rotation unit 43 so as not to rotate at the decoration position and the protection position. The lock portion 44 is not limited to a latch and a pin, and may be any configuration that can lock the decoration holding rotation portion 43 at a predetermined position.

  The decoration holding rotation unit 43 transports the game board 5 for model change to the game store, is rotated to the protection position until the attachment to the gaming machine main body 3 is completed, is rotated to the decoration position after the installation is completed, and is locked. It is locked by. Thereby, since the protrusion amount of the bracket 40 with respect to the game board 5 can be made small, the packaging of the game board 5 at the time of conveyance can be simplified, and damage to the bracket 40 can be prevented. Further, when the gaming board 5 is attached to the gaming machine main body 3, the gaming board 5 is easy to handle.

It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the structure of the pachinko machine using this invention. It is an external appearance perspective view of the pachinko machine which shows the state where the front door was opened. It is an external appearance perspective view of the pachinko machine which shows the state which removed the game board from the game machine main part. It is an external appearance perspective view of the game board which shows the attachment state of a bracket. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of a bracket vicinity. It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the bracket of another structure of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

2 pachinko machine 3 gaming machine main body 4 gaming surface 5 gaming board 6 front door 9 lower unit 24 palite 25 bracket 26 cover member 37 accommodation opening

Claims (7)

A gaming board attached to the gaming machine body so that the gaming surface faces forward;
A bracket with one end attached to the game board and the other end protruding forward and outward of the game surface;
A decorative member attached to the other end of the bracket;
A bullet ball game machine comprising a cover member that covers the decorative member so as to be visible.   The front door that covers the front of the gaming surface so as to be visible with a glass window is integrally provided with a housing space for housing the decorative member outside the area of the glass window and the cover member. The bullet ball game machine according to claim 1.   The front door that covers the front of the game surface so that it can be visually recognized by a glass window has a window or opening that is combined with the cover member outside the area of the glass window so that the decorative member is visible. 2. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the ball game machine is provided integrally.   The ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the decoration member is an electric decoration device that operates in accordance with a game.   The ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the decorative member is a design sheet in which a pattern, a color, or a combination thereof is expressed on the sheet.   6. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the other end of the bracket has a shape corresponding to the type of the decorative member.   One end of the bracket is attached to a back surface of the game board, and the other end protrudes forward and outward of the game surface via a side surface of the game board. Any of the ball game machines described above.

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