JP2009195338A - Structure of front ornament panel, game board and pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a structure of a front ornament panel, a game board, and a Pachinko game machine, which prevents loss of the visibility of a game ball passing between a decorative sheet and the game board surface even if the area of the decorative sheet disposed in front of a winning pocket is large enough to display large symbols or the like in such a state as is visually recognized. <P>SOLUTION: The front ornament panel 20 is disposed separately from the front face of the game board at a space for a game ball B to pass through via a support 21 projected in the front face of the game board 3. The front ornament panel 20 is composed of: a large area of a display zone 22 on which symbols or characters are displayed; and a transparent zone 25 projecting along the outer periphery of the display zone. At least part of the game ball passing between the front ornament panel and the front face of the game board is visible through the transparent zone. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an improvement of a front decoration board arranged for decoration purposes on a game board surface, and in particular, a game ball passing through a passing space of a game ball formed between the front decoration board and the game board surface from the front. The present invention relates to a structure of a front decoration board that can be visually recognized, a game board, and a pachinko gaming machine.

In pachinko machines, various board parts such as a prize opening, windmill, variable display device, and illumination device are provided on the board surface of the game board in order to diversify the contents of the game, winning prizes during the game, and other situation changes The stage effect is enhanced by moving the movable panel surface parts in various directions.
For example, when a game ball wins a winning opening provided on the game board, the player can acquire a predetermined number of balls. In such a gaming machine, a decorative board is arranged in front of the winning opening so as to cover the winning opening (Patent Document 1).
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of a conventional winning opening and a decorative board, and is formed on the front surface of the U-shaped support column 102 protruding forward from the peripheral edge portion of the winning opening 101 formed on the game board surface 100. A circular decorative plate 103 is fixed.
In the conventional decorative board 103, when the decorative board is intended to have a large area so that a pattern such as a character related to a game can be displayed in a sufficient size on the front face of the decorative board 103, the peripheral edge of the decorative board 103 is separated from the support 102. It was necessary to make it project in the shape of a bowl on the outside. However, in this case, when the game ball B passes through the space between the buttocks and the game board surface 100, the game ball may not be visible from the front. Conventionally, in order to avoid such a fear, the decorative plate 103 is made as small as possible so that the collar portion is not formed.

Specifically, the diameter D of the conventional decorative board 103 is set to a value slightly exceeding the diameter (11 mm) of the game ball, for example, 15 mm. That is, even when a bowl-shaped protrusion is formed on the outer peripheral edge of the decorative board, a part of the game ball is exposed from the outer peripheral edge of the decorative board when the game ball passes through the back side of the flange. Thus, the decorative board has a small area and is dimensioned. For this reason, it has been difficult to display a picture, a photograph, a character, and the like related to the game content in a size that is sufficiently visible within this narrow area.
On the other hand, when the area of the decorative plate is configured to be large enough to be clearly visible from the front, for example, when the diameter is set to about 30 mm, There is a possibility that the game ball passing through the passing space with the game board surface is concealed and cannot be visually recognized by the player.
In short, the conventional decorative board has a problem that if the area is large enough to display a pattern or the like with a sufficient size on the front surface, the game ball passing through the back side of the outer peripheral edge of the decorative board is concealed. It was.
JP 2006-320487 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and even if the area of the decorative board arranged in front of the winning opening is made large enough to display a large pattern or the like that can withstand visual recognition, It is an object of the present invention to provide a front panel structure, a game board, and a pachinko gaming machine that do not lose the visibility of a game ball passing between the game board surfaces.

In order to achieve the above object, the structure of the front decoration board according to the invention of claim 1 is provided with a space through which a game ball can pass between the front of the game board and the front of the game board via a support column protruding from the front of the game board. A front decoration board that is spaced apart, the front decoration board comprising a display area and a transparent area that is formed to extend outside the display area, and the front decoration board and the front of the game board It is characterized in that at least a part of the game balls passing between them can be viewed from the front through the transparent region.
A game that passes between the front decoration board and the front of the game board by providing a display area having a sufficient area for displaying a picture or a character, and forming a transparent area along the outer periphery of the display area. At least a part of the sphere can be visually recognized from the front through the transparent region, and the game sphere is not hidden from the player's view during the game. Therefore, it is possible to enhance the interest during the game by displaying a pattern or the like that is large enough to be visible on the front decoration board.
The structure of the front decorative board according to the invention of claim 2 is characterized in that, in claim 1, the front decorative board is arranged in front of a winning opening formed on the surface of the game board.
The structure of the front decorative board according to the invention of claim 3 is characterized in that, in claim 1, the front decorative board is arranged so as to cover the front surface of the variable prize apparatus.
The structure of the front decorative board according to the invention of claim 4 is the structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the front decorative board is formed of a single transparent substrate and a coating on at least the front surface of the transparent substrate. Non-transparent plating film, the display area formed in the center of the plating film, and the transparent area formed by removing the plating film on the outer diameter side of the display area. It is characterized by.
A game board according to a fifth aspect of the invention is characterized by including the front decorative board structure according to any one of the first to fourth aspects.
A pachinko gaming machine according to a sixth aspect of the present invention includes the gaming board according to the fifth aspect.

  In the present invention, a display area having a sufficient area for displaying a picture or a character is arranged in the center portion, and a transparent area is extended and formed along the outer periphery thereof. Therefore, at least a part of the game ball passing between the front decoration board and the front of the game board can be visually recognized from the front through the transparent region, and the game ball may be hidden from the player's view during the game. Disappear.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an overall front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The pachinko gaming machine 1 has a rectangular frame 2, and a game board 3 is detachably attached to a window hole of the frame 2 from the back side.
The game board 3 is provided with a guide rail protruding forward along the outer peripheral edge of the game area. The guide rail is constituted by an outer rail R1 and an inner rail R2 that guide a game ball launched from the launching device to the upper part of the game area or guide the game ball to the out port 18 for collecting the out ball.
A glass frame (not shown) is attached to the front side of the game board 3 so as to be opened and closed. A lower part of the game board 3 is provided with a tray part 4 for storing game balls, a launch lever 5 for launching game balls in the tray part 4 and the like. Further, for example, an operation unit 6 such as a chance button or a cross key for a game effect, a purchase button for a game ball, a purchase cancel button, or the like is provided on the upper part of the saucer unit 4.
A symbol display device 9 is disposed in the approximate center of the game board 3. The symbol display device 9 is constituted by a liquid crystal display panel such as a liquid crystal display device, for example, and displays a special symbol image (not shown) in a normal operation state. In the so-called reach state or special game state, an effect image or the like indicating each game state is displayed.
Below the symbol display device 9, a variable winning device 11 for variably displaying the special symbol of the symbol display device 9 is provided.

Further, on the left side of the symbol display device 9, a gate 12 is provided for operating a normal symbol displayed on the normal symbol display device 10 disposed in the lower right portion of the game board 3.
Further, below the variable winning device 11, there is provided a large winning opening 13 having an opening / closing door that is opened in a big hit state which is one of the special gaming states.
The variable winning device 11 includes an upper starting pocket 14 for variably displaying the symbol display device 9 and an electric tulip 17 having a pair of left and right open / close claws (movable pieces).
In addition, the game board 3 is provided with a normal winning opening 16, and a windmill 15 and a large number of game nails project. The game nail slows down the falling speed of the game ball and changes the falling direction in a complicated manner to enhance the interest in game progression. The normal winning opening 16 is formed on the surface of the game board, and a front decoration board 20 is disposed in front of it.
The normal symbol displayed on the normal symbol display device 10 can variably display one or a plurality of symbols, and the symbol is a random number on condition that the gate 12 as a normal symbol start port detects a game ball. It is variable and stopped for a predetermined time by control or the like.
As a normal symbol, a numerical symbol, an alphabet symbol, a character symbol, and other appropriate game symbols are used. Then, when the normal symbol becomes a predetermined mode by random number control on the condition that the game ball has passed through the gate 12, the movable piece made of the electric tulip provided in the variable winning device 11 is opened for a predetermined time. It is configured as follows.
The special symbol displayed on the symbol display device 9 is configured to be in a big hit state when the stop symbol is a predetermined symbol combination, for example, the same symbol combination. Also, the special symbol is that the winning of the game ball is detected at the upper starting pocket 14 of the variable winning device 11 or the lower starting port (not shown) where the gaming ball is guided by the opening operation of the electric tulip. For example, the display is scrolled by random number control or the like, and a predetermined fluctuation pattern is changed (variable) for a predetermined time to stop at the symbol. At that time, when two stop symbols become the same on the active line, a reach state occurs, and in this reach state, the last stop symbol on the active line is already stopped. A big hit state occurs when they are the same. In addition, as a special symbol, a numerical symbol, an alphabet symbol, a character symbol, etc. can be used.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of an example of a panel component provided with a front decorative board constituting the present invention, and FIG. 3A is a front view showing the configuration of the front decorative board according to an embodiment of the present invention. ) Is a perspective view, and (c) and (d) are a side view and a plan view thereof.
The front decoration board 20 is spaced from the front of the game board through the U-shaped support column 21 projecting along the lower peripheral edge of the normal winning opening 16 provided on the game board 3. Are spaced apart from each other. The front decoration board 20 includes a large-area display area 22 that displays a pattern or characters, and a transparent area 25 that extends along the outer periphery of the display area 22. The outer peripheral edge of the front decorative plate 20 is an overhanging portion 20 a that protrudes outwardly from the column 21 in a bowl shape. The transparent region 25 is provided so that at least a part of the game ball passing between the overhanging portion 20a of the front decorative board and the front surface of the game board can be viewed from the front.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the main part of the front decorative board. The front decorative board 20 is a single transparent base material 30 and non-transparent coated on at least the front surface (front and rear surfaces in this example) of the transparent base material 30. And a transparent region 25 formed by removing the plating film on the outer diameter side of the display region 22.
In this example, the maximum diameter d1 of the front decorative plate 20 is 35 mm, the diameter d2 of the display region 22 is 30 mm, and the width W of the transparent region is 2.5 mm.
As a method for manufacturing the front decorative board 20, for example, only a region along the outer peripheral edge corresponding to the transparent region 25 is formed by laser light after the plating film 31 is formed on both surfaces of the transparent base material 30 made of a transparent resin or the like. A method of partially removing the plating film by trimming can be mentioned.
Since the front decorative board 20 of the present invention has the transparent region 25 in the projecting portion 20a that projects outward from the support column 21, it has entered the game ball passage space S between the transparent region 25 and the game board surface. The game ball B can always be viewed from the front, and the game ball is not hidden from the player's view during the game.
In the said embodiment, although the case where the support | pillar 21 and the front decoration board 20 were another members was demonstrated as an example, one component in which both members were integrated may be sufficient.
In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to the front decorative board arranged in front of the normal winning opening 16 is shown, but this is only an example, and the present invention is a variable prize winning device (so-called electric tulip). The present invention can be applied to a front decoration board arranged in front and other front decoration boards arranged on a game board.

1 is an overall front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is an enlarged view of an example of the panel surface component provided with the front decoration board which comprises this invention. (A) is a front view which shows the structure of the front decoration board which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, (b) is a perspective view, (c) And (d) is the side view and top view. It is principal part sectional drawing of a front decoration board. It is the perspective view which showed the structural example of the conventional winning opening and a decorative board.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko machine, 2 ... Frame, 3 ... Game board, 4 ... Dish part, 5 ... Launch lever, 6 ... Operation part, 10 ... Normal symbol display device, 11 ... Variable prize-winning device, 12 ... Gate, 13 ... Large Winning mouth, 14 ... Upper start pocket, 15 ... Windmill, 16 ... Regular winning mouth, 17 ... Electric tulip, 18 ... Out mouth, 20 ... Front decoration board, 20a ... Overhang, 21 ... Post, 22 ... Display area, 25 ... transparent region, 30 ... transparent substrate, 31 ... plated film

Claims (6)

It is a front decoration board that is arranged with a space through which a game ball can pass between the front of the game board via a support projecting on the front of the game board,
The front decoration board is composed of a display area and a transparent area formed to extend outside the display area, and at least a part of the game ball passing between the front decoration board and the front of the game board is provided. The structure of the front decoration board characterized by being visible from the front through the said transparent area | region.   The structure of the front decoration board according to claim 1, wherein the front decoration board is arranged in front of a winning opening formed on a game board surface.   The said front decoration board is arrange | positioned so that the front surface of a variable prize-winning apparatus may be covered, The structure of the front decoration board of Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned.   The front decoration plate includes a single transparent substrate, a non-transparent plating film formed on at least the front surface of the transparent substrate, the display area formed in the center of the plating film, and the display The structure of the front decoration board according to any one of claims 1 to 3, comprising the transparent region formed by removing the plating film on the outer diameter side of the region.   A game board comprising the front decorative panel structure according to any one of claims 1 to 4.   A pachinko gaming machine comprising the gaming board according to claim 5.

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