JP2010005068A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a useful game machine capable of simplifying the work of mounting an open/close detecting means, and easily securing the mounting space while having little risk of breaking a detection switch by housing all parts including the detection switch as the open/close detecting means in a housing and unitizing the open/close detecting means. <P>SOLUTION: The open/close detecting means 23 for detecting the open/close state of a movable frame body 3 is disposed either in a fixed frame body 1 or in the movable frame body 3 which is openably/closably journaled to the fixed frame body 1. The open/close detecting means 23 is composed of a housing body 30, the detection switch 40 housed in the housing body, a pair of movable bodies 50a and 50b which are freely slidable on the same axis, and an elastic member 60 which energizes the movable bodies 50a and 50b to be separated from each other and which is interposed between the movable bodies always by a natural length. A switch button 41 of the detection switch 40 is located at an opposite position on one side of one movable body 50a on the same axis, and a detection rod 54 projecting outward from the housing body 30 is disposed on one side of the other movable body 50b. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine in which an opening / closing detection means for detecting an open / closed state of the movable frame body is provided on either the fixed frame body or a movable frame body that is pivotally mounted on the fixed frame body. .

  In general, in a pachinko gaming machine that is a kind of gaming machine, an inner frame that is a movable frame body in which a game board is disposed on the front surface of an outer frame that is a fixed frame body is pivotally mounted so as to be freely opened and closed. The outer frame and the inner frame are usually provided with an open / close detection means for detecting an open / closed state of the inner frame, for example, to prevent fraud. That is, when a detection switch is provided on the back side of the inner frame and at the open end, and when the inner frame is closed on the front surface of the outer frame with the detection switch positioned on the front surface of the outer frame, the switch button of the detection switch An opening / closing detection unit that presses the switch button in contact with the switch is provided. In a state where the inner frame is closed, the switch button of the detection switch is pushed by the open / close detection unit, and the detection switch is turned on to notify that the inner frame is closed. When the inner frame is opened, the open / close detection unit moves away from the switch button of the detection switch, the switch button protrudes and the detection switch is turned off to notify that the inner frame is opened ( For example, see Patent Document 1.)

JP 2007-296232 A (page 5-6, FIGS. 5 to 7)

  However, in the pachinko gaming machine according to Patent Document 1, the detection switch is arranged and fixed on the inner frame side, and the opening / closing detection unit for pressing the switch button of the detection switch is arranged and fixed on the outer frame side. The detection switch and the open / close detection unit must be arranged and fixed while adjusting the alignment between the frame and the outer frame, and these operations are troublesome. In addition, the detection switch and the open / close detection unit must be arranged at a suitable position between the inner frame and the outer frame. Usually, this type of outer frame and inner frame are provided with many components in close proximity. It is difficult to secure the installation location. Furthermore, since the detection switch is attached with the switch button exposed to the outside, there is a high risk that an object will directly hit the switch button when the inner frame or the like is assembled and the detection switch will be damaged. Incidentally, if the detection switch is broken, the replacement work is troublesome.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems. By installing a detection switch and all other components as opening / closing detection means in a case body so as to form a unit, the mounting operation can be simplified. It is an object of the present invention to provide a useful game machine that can easily secure the game machine and has little risk of breakage of the detection switch.

  In order to achieve such an object, the gaming machine according to the present invention has a movable frame that is pivotally attached to a fixed frame so that the movable frame can be opened and closed, and the movable frame is opened or closed on either the fixed frame or the movable frame. An open / close detection means for detecting the open / close detection means, wherein the open / close detection means includes a case body formed in a hollow shape, a detection switch housed in the case body, and the same housed in the case body adjacent to the detection switch. A pair of movable bodies that slide freely on an axis, and an elastic member that urges the movable bodies apart from each other between the two movable bodies and always intervenes in a natural length. On the same axis and on one side of the one movable body, the switch button of the detection switch is positioned oppositely, and on one side of the other movable body, a detection rod projecting outward from the case body is provided, The detection rod is the When pushed into the over scan the body, characterized in that said one of the movable body by the elastic force of the elastic member is adapted to push the switch button is pushed to the detection switch side.

  In the gaming machine according to the present invention, an opening / closing detection means for detecting an open / closed state of the movable frame body is provided on either the fixed frame body or the movable frame body pivotally attached to the fixed frame body, The detection means includes a case body, a detection switch housed in the case body, a pair of movable bodies housed in the case body adjacent to the detection switch and freely sliding on the same axis, and both movable bodies An elastic member that urges the movable bodies to be separated from each other and always has a natural length, and is disposed on one side of the movable body on the same axis. The switch button is positioned oppositely, and a detection rod that protrudes outward from the case body is provided on one side of the other movable body. Thus, only one open / close detection means is required because the detection switch and the pair of movable bodies are all housed in the case body. Therefore, the mounting operation is simplified, and it can be arranged on either the fixed frame body or the movable frame body. Furthermore, since the detection switch is housed in the case body and the switch button is indirectly pressed by the elastic force of the elastic member, there is a beneficial effect that there is almost no risk of the detection switch being damaged.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. As the gaming machines, there are a pachinko gaming machine, a sparrow ball gaming machine, an alepachi gaming machine, and an arrangement ball machine, and the present invention can be applied to any of them. Of these, the pachinko gaming machine will be described. FIG. 1 is a perspective view seen from the front side of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view seen from the back side. The pachinko gaming machine P has an outer frame 1 as a fixed frame body framed in a vertically long rectangular shape, and via hinge mechanisms 2 and 2 provided on the front side of the outer frame 1 on one side of the outer frame 1. Thus, the inner frame 3 as a movable frame body is pivotally attached so as to be freely opened and closed. The inner frame 3 includes a variable display device 4 for variably displaying symbols, a start winning opening 5 for operating the variable display device 4 by winning a game ball, and the stopped symbols aligned with a specific symbol (for example, 777). When a special gaming state advantageous to the player is achieved, a gaming board 7 equipped with a board component such as a winning device 6 that opens and generates many winning balls at once is provided.

  On the front surface of the inner frame 3, a transparent plate holding frame 8 that covers the upper front portion of the game board 7 and a front plate 9 that is positioned below and covers the lower front portion of the game board 7 are disposed. A lower front plate 10 is disposed below the front plate 9. The transparent plate holding frame 8, the front plate 9, and the lower front plate 10 are all pivotally attached to one side so as to be opened and closed. On the front surface of the front plate 9, an upper ball receiving tray 11 for storing a game ball supplied to a hitting ball firing position (not shown) is mounted. A lower ball receiving tray 12 that stores game balls overflowing from the upper ball receiving tray 11 is attached to the front surface of the lower front plate 10, and the strength of the ball hitting force of the game ball launched from the hitting position is adjusted on one side thereof. A hitting force adjusting handle 13 is provided.

  An opening 14 through which the game portion on the front surface of the game board 7 can be visually recognized is opened on the front surface of the transparent plate holding frame 8, and a pair of transparent plates 15 made of synthetic resin or glass are attached to the opening 14. Although not shown in the drawings, a lock insertion hole is provided on the other side of the transparent plate holding frame 8, and when the transparent plate holding frame 8 is closed in contact with the front surface of the inner frame 3, a lock is formed on the front surface of the inner frame 3. A lock protruding forward in a position corresponding to the insertion hole fits into the lock insertion hole, and in this state, the transparent plate holding frame 8 cannot be opened by locking from the front side.

  A synthetic resin mechanism plate 16 is disposed on the rear surface of the inner frame 3 so as to cover the rear surface of the game board 7. The mechanism plate 16 is pivotally attached to the inner frame 3 so as to be openable and closable with hinge mechanisms 17 and 17 on the upper and lower sides. However, the transparent plate holding frame 8 and the mechanism plate 16 are both pivotally mounted on the same side although they are positioned on the front side and the rear side of the inner frame 3 respectively. On the back surface of the mechanism plate 16, a ball tank 18 that is located above and stores a game ball is arranged, and below that, a tank rail 19 that guides the game ball discharged from the ball tank 18 downstream is arranged. The A curved rail 20 is connected to the lower end of the tank rail 19, and a ball dispensing device 21 is disposed below the curved rail 20. Below that, a ball discharge rod 22 for guiding the game ball paid out from the ball payout device 21 to the upper ball tray 11 mounted on the front surface of the front plate 9 is disposed.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, an open / close detection means 23 for detecting the open / close state of the inner frame 3 is provided on the front surface of the mechanism plate 16 and below the hinge mechanisms 17 and 17 side. In this case, the inner frame 3 is a movable frame body with respect to the outer frame 1 which is a fixed frame body, and the mechanism plate 16 is mounted on the inner frame 3. It becomes a movable frame. Similarly, the transparent plate holding frame 8, the front plate 9, and the lower front plate 10 mounted on the front surface of the inner frame 3 are also movable frames with respect to the outer frame 1. Next, the opening / closing detection means 23 will be described. FIG. 4 is an assembly view of the open / close detection means, FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view thereof, and FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b) are longitudinal sectional views of the open / close detection means.

  The open / close detection means 23 includes a case body 30 formed in a hollow shape, a detection switch 40 housed in the case body 30, and housed in the case body 30 adjacent to the detection switch 40 on the same axis. A pair of movable bodies 50a, 50b that slide freely, and an elastic member that urges the movable bodies 50a, 50b away from each other between the movable bodies 50a, 50b and always has a natural length. 60.

  The case body 30 is formed of a synthetic resin material into a vertically long substantially bowl shape, and includes an upper half body 30a and a lower half body 30b. Then, a pedestal part 31 for disposing the detection switch 40 on one side is provided by superimposing them on the upper and lower sides, and the pair of movable bodies 50a, A storage recess 32 for arranging 50b on the same axis is provided. On the upper surface of the pedestal 31, a position restricting piece 33 for fixing the detection switch 40 without being displaced is provided. In addition, a flat wall 34 is formed on one side of the upper half 30a so as to face the upper surface of the pedestal 31 when the lower half 30b and the upper half 30a are overlapped with each other and to be parallel to the upper surface of the pedestal 31. Then, the detection switch 40 is fitted and fixed between the flat wall 34 and the pedestal portion 31. A through-hole 35 is formed in a side wall 30c in the longitudinal direction of the case body 30 and opposite to the pedestal portion 31, into which a later-described detection rod 54 provided in the other movable body 50b is inserted. A mounting piece 37 that is overlapped with each other and is provided with a screw insertion hole 36 is provided at opposing positions on the peripheral edges of the upper and lower half bodies 30a and 30b. Further, both the upper half body 30a and the lower half body 30b are provided with engaging projections 38 and engaging holes 39 that are engaged with each other when the upper half body 30a is overlapped with the lower half body 30b on the outer surface of the base portion 31 side. It has been.

  The detection switch 40 is formed in a substantially flat plate shape, and has a thickness that fits in a space sandwiched between the pedestal portion 31 of the lower half 30b and the flat wall 34 of the upper half 30a. A button 41 is provided so as to protrude and retract.

  The pair of movable bodies 50a and 50b are formed of a synthetic resin material. One movable body 50a, that is, the large-diameter movable body 50a is formed in a cylindrical shape with one end opened and the other end closed, and a push rod 52 along the central axis projects from the center of the outer surface of the closed wall 51a. It is installed. Moreover, the outer peripheral surface of the movable body 50a is provided with a plurality of concave stripes 53 parallel to the central axis. When these concave ridges 53 are arranged in the storage concave portion 32, they are fitted to the ridges 32a provided at the center of the bottom surface of the storage concave portion 32 from the pedestal portion 31 toward the side wall 30c facing the pedestal portion 31. Yes. This is for the purpose of preventing the movable body 50a from sliding and swinging correctly along the protrusion 32a. The other movable body 50b, that is, the small-diameter movable body 50b is also formed in a cylindrical shape with one end open and the other end closed, and a detection rod 54 along the central axis is projected from the center of the outer surface of the closing wall 51b. Yes. The outer diameter of the movable body 50b is formed to be approximately the same as the inner diameter of the large-diameter movable body 50a, and the other movable body 50b can be easily put in and out. Incidentally, both the movable bodies 50a and 50b are set to substantially the same length.

  As the elastic member 60, a metal compression coil spring is used. The compression coil spring 60 has an outer diameter dimension that fits into the other small-diameter movable body 50b, and when the movable bodies 50a and 50b are stacked and stored therein, the compression coil spring 60 is always a natural length. The length is set so as to be interposed.

  The open / close detection means 23 is configured as described above, and is disposed on the upper surface of the base portion 31 of the lower half 30b so that the switch button 41 faces the storage recess 32, and the opposite side is pressed against the position restricting piece 33 to fix the position. Next, the compression coil spring 60 is loaded into the small-diameter movable body 50b, and the large-diameter movable body 50a is fitted to the movable body 50b. In this case, both movable bodies 50a and 50b are joined with their open sides facing each other, and a push rod 52 projecting from the center of the outer surface of the blocking wall 51a of the large-diameter movable body 50a and the blocking wall of the small-diameter movable body 50b. The detection rods 54 projecting from the center of the outer surface of 51b are located on the same central axis, and are in opposite directions.

  Then, the movable body 50a, 50b is housed in the housing recess 32 with the one large-diameter movable body 50a facing the detection switch 40. At this time, any of the recesses 53 provided on the outer peripheral surface of the large-diameter movable body 50a fits into the protrusion 32a at the center of the bottom surface of the storage recess 32, and the movable body 50b and the movable body 50b also follow the protrusion 32a. Will slide. In this state, the upper half 30b is overlaid on the upper surface of the lower half 30a. At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, the detection rod 54 of the other small-diameter movable body 50 b protrudes outward from a through hole 35 provided at the center of the one side wall 30 c of the case body 30.

  Therefore, a space in which the compression coil spring 60 can be interposed with a natural length is always formed in the same central axis direction in both the movable bodies 50a and 50b, and the switch button 41 of the detection switch 40 is not pushed. . In this state, when the detection rod 54 of the other movable body 50b is pushed into the through hole 35, the other movable body 50b moves to the detection switch 40 side, and accordingly, the compression coil spring 60 also moves in the same direction. . Thereby, one movable body 50 a is pushed toward the detection switch 40 by the compression coil spring 60, and the switch button 41 is pushed by the pushing rod 52.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the open / close detection means 23 configured as described above is disposed on the front surface of the mechanism plate 16 and below the hinge mechanism 17, and screws (not shown) are inserted into the screw insertion holes 36 and 36. And is fixed by screwing. In this state, the detection rod 54 protruding from the one side wall 30c of the case body 30 protrudes laterally from the side edge of the mechanism plate 16 on the hinge mechanism 17 side.

  When the inner frame 3 is pivotally attached to the outer frame 1 and the inner frame 3 is closed to the front surface of the outer frame 1, the detection rod 54 is pushed by the inner side surface 1a of the outer frame 1 as shown by the solid line in FIG. It is pushed into the through hole 35. In this state, as shown in FIG. 7 (a), the other movable body 50b moves to the detection switch 40 side, and the one movable body 50a is pushed to the detection switch 40 side by the compression coil spring 60 pushed by this, The switch button 41 is pushed by the push rod 52. As a result, the detection switch 40 is turned on, and an ON signal is output from the detection switch 40 to the main control board (not shown) to notify that the inner frame 3 is closed.

  On the other hand, when the inner frame 3 is opened from the front surface of the outer frame 1, the other movable body 50b is moved to the opposite side of the detection switch 40 by the compression coil spring 60 as shown in FIG. It protrudes from the inner surface 1a. In this state, as shown in FIG. 7B, the compression coil spring 60 has a natural length and the other movable body 50b returns to its original position, and the other movable body 50a is also a switch button of the detection switch 40. It is pushed by 41 to return to the original position. As a result, the detection switch 40 is turned off, and an OFF signal is output from the detection switch 40 to the main control board (not shown) to notify that the inner frame 3 is opened.

  Therefore, if an OFF signal indicating that the inner frame 3 has been opened is output and notified, the pachinko gaming machine P is determined to be cheating and appropriate measures are taken. Will be.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the open / close detecting means 23 for detecting the open / closed state of the inner frame 3 is provided on either the outer frame 1 or the inner frame 3 that is pivotally mounted on the outer frame 1. The open / close detection means 23 is housed in the case body 30 adjacent to the case body 30, the detection switch 40 housed in the case body 30, and the detection switch 40, and freely slides on the same axis. A pair of movable bodies 50a, 50b, and a compression coil spring 60 that urges the movable bodies 50a, 50b apart from each other between the movable bodies 50a, 50b and always intervenes with a natural length. Then, the switch button 41 of the detection switch 40 is located opposite to one side of the one movable body 50a on the same axis line, and the projection protrudes outward from the case body 30 to one side of the other movable body 50b. A collar 54 is provided.

  Thus, the open / close detection means 23 is sufficient because the detection switch 40 and the pair of movable bodies 50a and 50b are all housed in the case body 30. Therefore, the mounting operation is simplified, and it can be arranged on either the outer frame 1 or the inner frame 3, and it is easy to secure the arrangement location. Furthermore, since the detection switch 40 is housed in the case body 30 and the switch button 41 is indirectly pressed by the elastic force of the compression coil spring 60, there is almost no risk of the detection switch 40 being damaged.

  In the present invention, the open / close detection means 23 is provided on the inner frame 3 side, but may be provided on the inner surface of the outer frame 1. The fixed frame body is the outer frame 1 and the movable frame body 3 is the inner frame 3. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the fixed frame body is the inner frame 3 and the movable frame body is the transparent plate holding frame 8, the front plate 9, or the lower portion. The opening / closing detection means 23 can be disposed anywhere as long as the movable frame is pivotally attached to the fixed frame such as the front plate 10.

The perspective view seen from the front side of the pachinko gaming machine concerning the present invention. The perspective view seen from the back side. The perspective view seen from the back side of the mechanism board. The perspective view of an opening / closing detection means. The exploded perspective view. FIG. 6 is a plan sectional view for explaining the operation of the opening / closing detection means attached to the mechanism plate. (A) and (B) are cross-sectional views showing the operation of the open / close detection means.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Outer frame 2 Hinge mechanism 3 Inner frame 23 Opening / closing detection means 30 Case body 40 Detection switch 41 Switch button 50a Movable body 50b Movable body 54 Detection rod 60 Elastic member P Game machine (Pachinko game machine)

Claims (1)

An open / close detection means for detecting an open / closed state of the movable frame body is provided on one of the fixed frame body and the movable frame body.
The open / close detection means includes a case body formed in a hollow shape, a detection switch housed in the case body, and a pair of doors housed in the case body adjacent to the detection switch and freely sliding on the same axis. And an elastic member that urges these movable bodies apart from each other and always intervenes in a natural length,
On one side of the one movable body, a switch button of the detection switch is disposed opposite to the detection switch, and a detection rod projecting outward from the case body is provided on one side of the other movable body. ,
2. A gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein when the detection rod is pushed into the case body, the one movable body is pushed toward the detection switch by the elastic force of the elastic member to push the switch button.

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