JP2010213880A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which can prevent the fraudulent work committed by inserting foreign matters through the clearance between the upper and lower front frames while allowing the installation of both the frames openable or closeable in a simple structure. <P>SOLUTION: A front frame which has an upper front frame with a window 5b adapted to make the game board visually recognizable through a transparent plate 5a and a lower front frame with a ball receiving tray are so assembled on the body of the game machine as to make each thereof openable or closeable centering around a hinge. A lock device which enables the unlocking of a glass frame 5 once after its locking on an upper tray 6 is released is installed thereby rendering the upper tray 6 openable preferentially to the glass frame 5. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  In a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, a front frame having a window portion is assembled to the gaming machine main body so as to be opened and closed. Specifically, the inner frame is assembled to the rectangular outer frame that forms the outer shape of the pachinko machine so that it can be opened and closed, and the front frame can be opened and closed around the upper and lower hinges with respect to the gaming machine body including the inner frame. It is supported by. Inserting a key into a cylinder lock provided on a part of the front frame and turning it to the right, for example, can release the inner frame from the outer frame, and turning it to the left releases the front frame from the inner frame. Can be done.

There is a gaming machine in which a front frame has an upper front frame (glass frame) having a window portion covering the front of the game board and a lower front frame (ball tray frame) provided with a ball tray so as to be opened and closed. .
In this case, when the key inserted into the cylinder lock is turned to the side of opening the front frame, the upper front frame is normally opened before the lower front frame.

  In the above-described gaming machine, there is a risk that an illegal act of illegally acquiring a game ball by operating a winning device such as an attacker provided on the game board by entering a foreign object such as a wire through a gap between the upper and lower front frames. Therefore, in a state where the front frame is closed to the inner frame, fraud prevention is achieved by engaging the lower end edge of the upper front frame and the upper end edge of the lower front frame. At this time, the lower end edge of the upper front frame is arranged on the open side in the front-rear direction from the upper end edge of the lower front frame in order of priority when the front frame is opened.

Since the lower front frame is also located on the open side of the upper front frame on the lower edge side of the upper front frame, pull the upper front frame to the open side and lift it up, so that the lower edge of the upper front frame and the lower front frame There is also a possibility that a fraudulent act of illegally acquiring a game ball by intruding a foreign object through a gap formed between the upper edge and a gap formed between the upper front frame and the inner frame may occur.
Also, by lifting the upper front frame, the gap between the game board and the glass is expanded, for example, by holding a game ball between the attacker's winning door and the glass, the open state of the winning door is maintained, There is a possibility that an illegal act of illegally acquiring a game ball is also performed.

  Thus, in order to eliminate the inconvenience that the lower front frame cannot be opened unless the upper front frame is opened from the viewpoint of fraud prevention, a gaming machine provided with a locking device on each of the upper front frame and the lower front frame Has been proposed. If the upper front frame and the lower front frame can be opened, there is no means for closing the gap described above. Therefore, when the lower front frame is locked, the shutter device is actuated so that the movable member is attached to the upper front frame. The upper part is engaged with the upper part in the front-rear direction to close the gap (see Patent Document 1).

JP 2005-245801 A

  In the above-described structure in which the upper front frame (glass frame) is opened before the lower front frame (ball tray frame), for example, even if an engagement portion overlapping in the front-rear direction to close the gap is provided, a ball tray for the lower front frame, for example Is strongly pulled toward the labor side, the upper front frame is also pulled toward the front side (open side) through the engaging portion, and the gap between the inner frame and the inner frame is likely to be enlarged, so that there is a possibility that fraud due to the insertion of a foreign object will be performed. Further, it is impossible to prevent an illegal act in which the upper front frame itself is pulled toward the front side (open side).

  Further, as in Patent Document 1, when the upper front frame (glass frame) individually locks the lower front frame (ball tray frame), the number of parts related to the locking device increases and the cost increases. Since the shutter device operates in accordance with the unlocking of the frame to close the gap between the upper and lower front frames, the number of parts increases and the structure becomes complicated. Even if the shutter device is provided, if the ball tray is pulled strongly toward the front side (open side), the upper front frame is also pulled toward the front side (open side) through the shutter, so that the gap between the inner frame and the inner frame widens. There is still a possibility of fraud to insert. By lifting the upper front frame, the gap between the game board and the glass is expanded. For example, by holding the game ball between the attacker's winning door and the glass, the open state of the winning door is maintained, and the game ball There is also a possibility that a fraudulent act of illegally acquiring

  An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can be opened and closed with a simple configuration, and that can prevent fraudulent acts utilizing these gaps.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises the following configuration.
A front frame having an upper front frame having a window part through which a game board can be visually recognized through a transparent plate and a lower front frame having a ball tray is assembled to the game machine main body around the hinge part so as to be openable and closable. A gaming machine comprising: a locking device capable of unlocking the upper front frame after the lower front frame is unlocked with respect to the inner frame; and the lower front frame is attached to the upper front frame. It is characterized by being openable preferentially.

  Further, the lower front frame is assembled so that the upper edge of the lower front frame is on the open side with respect to the lower edge of the upper front frame.

  In addition, the lower edge portion of the upper front frame and the upper edge portion of the lower front frame are fitted so as to overlap each other in a state where the front frame is closed with respect to the inner frame.

  The locking device is provided with a lever capable of operating a locking state of the upper front frame with respect to the inner frame, and the lower front frame is in a state where the lower front frame is closed to the inner frame. An engagement portion that disables the lever operation is provided.

  If the above-described gaming machine is used, a locking device is provided that can unlock the upper front frame after the lower front frame is unlocked, and the lower front frame has priority over the upper front frame. Therefore, even if the locking device is unlocked by fraud, only the lower front frame with the ball tray previously opened will open, so the upper front frame that covers the game board will be opened. Since it is premised on that the lower front frame is first unlocked in order to open it, it is possible to improve crime prevention.

  The upper front frame is assembled so that the upper edge of the lower front frame is on the open side with respect to the lower edge of the upper front frame. It is difficult to perform an illegal act of inserting a foreign object through the gap between the front frame and the lower front frame, and further through the gap between the upper front frame and the inner frame. Specifically, by lifting the upper front frame, the gap between the game board and the glass is expanded, for example, by placing a game ball between the attacker's winning door and the glass, the open state of the winning door is increased. It is possible to maintain and prevent an illegal act of illegally acquiring game balls.

  Furthermore, when the front frame is closed with respect to the inner frame, the lower edge of the upper front frame and the upper edge of the lower front frame are fitted so as to overlap vertically, In addition to the front / rear placement of the lower edge of the front frame and the upper edge of the lower front frame, the lower edge of the upper front frame is at the back and below the upper edge of the lower front frame, so foreign matter is inserted. The prevention effect against fraud is further improved.

  In addition, the locking device is provided with a lever capable of operating the locking state of the upper front frame with respect to the inner frame, and the lower front frame cannot be operated with the lower front frame closed on the inner frame. If an engaging part is provided, it is not possible to operate the lever by inserting a wire from the gap between the lower front frame and the inner frame, etc., and prevent illegal acts trying to open only the upper front frame Can do.

It is a perspective view of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view of the state which opened the upper plate of the pachinko machine of FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the principal part of a pachinko machine. It is a side view explaining operation | movement of the locking device of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view of the locking device in which a ball tray shows a locked state. It is a perspective view of the locking device which shows a ball tray in an unlocked state.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.
A schematic configuration of the gaming machine according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. In this embodiment, a pachinko machine will be described as an example of a gaming machine.

  First, the schematic configuration of the pachinko machine 1 will be described. The inner frame 3 is attached to the side of the rectangular outer frame 2 forming the outer shape of the pachinko machine 1 by an upper and lower hinge part (not shown) so as to be opened and closed. A front frame 4 is attached to a side portion of the inner frame 3 by an upper and lower hinge portion (not shown) so as to be opened and closed.

  The front frame 4 includes a glass frame 5 (upper front frame) and an upper plate 6 (lower front frame), and is provided so as to be openable and closable with respect to the inner frame 3. The glass frame 5 is provided with a window portion 5b using a transparent plate 5a that can visually recognize the game area. A key hole 7a of the cylinder lock 7 is exposed at the mounting portion 6a where the upper plate 6 is provided. As will be described later, the cylinder lock 7 is provided as a part of a locking device provided in the inner frame 3. The inner frame 3 is unlocked with respect to the outer frame 2 by inserting a key (not shown) into the key hole 7a of the cylinder lock 7 and turning, for example, to one side, and the upper plate with respect to the inner frame 3 by turning to the opposite side. 6 is unlocked.

  The lower plate 8 is assembled to the inner frame 3 integrally. Further, a curtain plate 9 is assembled integrally with the outer frame 2 below the attachment portion 8a where the lower plate 8 is provided. On the front side of the lower plate 8, a ball release lever 8b for opening and closing the shutter is provided for discharging the stored game balls to a dollar box (not shown). In addition, the mounting portion 8a is provided with a launch handle 10 that launches a game ball toward the game area on the right side of the lower tray 8, and an ashtray 11 on the left side.

  In FIG. 3, a game board 12 is assembled on the front side of the inner frame 3. The game board 12 is provided with a game board launch rail 13, a symbol display device (liquid crystal display device; not shown), a winning device (not shown), and the like. In FIG. 2, a ball launcher 14 that launches a game ball supplied from the upper plate 6 toward the game board 12 is provided below the glass frame 5.

In FIG. 3, a reinforcing member 5 d having a lower edge portion 5 e bent in an L shape toward the front is screwed to the lower back side of the frame lower portion 5 c of the glass frame 5. Further, an angle member 6b is provided on the upper back side of the mounting portion 6a of the upper plate 6 so that the upper edge portion 6c is bent in an L shape toward the back side. In a state where the front frame 4 is closed with respect to the inner frame 3, the upper edge portion 6 c and the lower edge portion 5 e are overlapped and assembled so that the angle member 6 b is closer to the front side (open side) than the reinforcing member 5 d. ing.
Thereby, the upper plate 6 can be preferentially opened with respect to the glass frame 5.

  Therefore, even if the upper plate 6 is pulled strongly to the open side, the lower edge portion 5e of the glass frame 5 is located on the back side and the lower position with respect to the upper edge portion 6c of the upper plate 6, so that the glass frame 5 is not lifted. It is difficult to perform an illegal act of inserting a foreign object through the gap between the frame 5 and the upper plate 6 and further through the gap between the glass frame 5 and the inner frame 3. Therefore, by raising the glass frame 5, the gap between the game board 12 and the glass is expanded, and for example, the game ball is sandwiched between the attacker's winning door and the glass, thereby maintaining the open state of the winning door. It is possible to prevent an illegal act of illegally acquiring game balls.

  In particular, when the front frame 4 is closed with respect to the inner frame 3, the upper edge 6c of the upper plate 6 and the lower edge 5e of the glass frame 5 are fitted so as to overlap vertically. In addition to the front and rear arrangement of the lower edge portion 5e of the glass frame 5 and the upper edge portion 6c of the upper plate 6, the lower edge portion 5e of the glass frame 5 is located on the back side and below the upper edge portion 6c of the upper plate 6. Therefore, the effect of preventing an illegal act of inserting a foreign object is further improved.

  Further, in FIG. 3, a reinforcing member 8 c whose upper edge portion 8 c is bent in an L shape toward the front is screwed to the back side of the mounting portion 8 a of the lower plate 8. Further, an angle member 6d in which a lower edge portion 6e is bent in an L-shape toward the back side is provided on the lower back side of the mounting portion 6a of the upper plate 6. In a state where the front frame 4 is closed with respect to the inner frame 3, the angle member 6d is assembled so as to be closer to the front side (open side) than the reinforcing member 8c.

Therefore, even if the upper plate 6 is pulled strongly toward the front side (open side), the upper edge 8d of the reinforcing member 8c is on the back side and the upper position from the lower edge 6e of the upper plate 6, so that the upper plate 6 is attached. It is difficult to perform an illegal act of inserting a foreign object through the gap between the portion 6a and the mounting portion 8a of the lower plate 8. Further, since the reinforcing members 5d and 8c and the angle members 6b and 6d can use the same member, the number of parts can be suppressed and the design can be easily performed.
Since the lower plate 8 is integral with the inner frame 3 through the mounting portion 8a, it is difficult to form a gap that can be tampered with by pulling the lower plate 8 to the near side.

Next, the locking device provided in the inner frame 3 will be described with reference to FIGS.
In FIG. 4, the locking device 15 is provided with first, second, and third slide members 16, 17, and 18 slidable along a base member 19 to which the cylinder lock 7 is attached. The first slide member 16 locks the outer frame 2 and the inner frame 3, the second slide member 17 locks the inner frame 3 and the upper plate 6, and the third slide member 18 includes the inner frame 3 and the glass frame 5. And lock.

  In FIG. 6, the first slide member 16 is provided with a first locking hook 16 a that is locked with a locking portion (not shown) of the outer frame 2. The first slide member 16 is biased upward in FIG. 6 by a first tension spring 20 provided between the first slide member 16 and the base member 19.

  In FIG. 5, the second slide member 17 is provided with a second locking hook 17 a that locks with the locking portion 6 e of the upper plate 6 in the front frame 4. The second slide member 17 is urged downward in FIG. 5 by a second tension spring 21 provided between the second slide member 17 and the base member 19.

  In FIG. 4, the third slide member 18 is provided with a third locking hook 18 a that is locked with the locking portion 5 f of the glass frame 5. The third slide member 18 is urged upward in FIG. 4 by a third tension spring 22 provided between the base member 19 and the third locking hook 18a is locked with the locking portion 5f. It has become. The third slide member 18 is urged downward in FIG. 4 by changing the direction of the third tension spring 22 with the direction of the third locking hook 18a locked with the locking portion 5f reversed. You may be made to do.

In FIG. 4, the third slide member 18 is provided with a lever 23. The lever 23 is provided so that the locked state with respect to the inner frame 3 of the glass frame 5 can be operated by sliding the third slide member 18. By depressing the lever 23, the third slide member 18 is slid against the urging force of the third tension spring 22, and the locked state between the third locking hook 18a and the locking portion 5f is released. Can do.
Further, the lever 23 is engaged with an engaging portion 6g (concave portion) provided on the back side of the mounting portion 6a (see FIG. 2) in a state where the upper plate 6 is closed to the inner frame 3. Therefore, an operation for forcibly moving the lever 23 by allowing a foreign object to enter from is prevented.

  5 and 6, the cylinder lock 7 is provided with a rotating cam 7b so as to be rotatable. A first arm 7c and a second arm 7d project from the rotating cam 7b. The first arm 7c is provided so as to be engageable with the first engagement portion 16b of the first slide member 16 (see FIG. 6), and the second arm 7d is connected to the second engagement portion 17b of the second slide member 17. It is provided so as to be engageable (see FIG. 5).

  In the pachinko machine 1, when opening the inner frame 3, as shown in FIG. 6, a key (not shown) is inserted into the cylinder lock 7 and rotated in the clockwise direction. At this time, the rotation cam 7b rotates in the same direction, and the first slide member 16 slides downward against the bias of the first tension spring 20 while the first arm 7c is engaged with the first engagement portion 16b. Let As a result, the locked state of the first locking hook 16a with the locking portion (not shown) is released, and the inner frame 3 can be opened with respect to the outer frame 2 (see FIG. 1).

  Next, when the upper plate 6 is opened, it rotates counterclockwise with a key (not shown) inserted into the cylinder lock 7 as shown in FIG. The rotary cam 7b rotates in the same direction, and the second slide member 17 is slid upward against the urging force of the second tension spring 21 while the second arm 7c is engaged with the second engagement portion 17b. As a result, the locked state with the locking portion 6f (see FIG. 4) of the upper plate 6 of the second locking hook 17a is released, and the upper plate 6 can be opened with respect to the inner frame 3 (FIG. 2).

  When the glass frame 5 is opened, the upper plate 6 is first opened as shown in FIG. 2 to expose the lever 23 on the front surface of the inner frame. In this state, as shown in FIG. 4, the lever 23 is pushed down, and the third slide member 18 is slid downward against the urging force of the third tension spring 22. Thereby, the locking state of the third locking hook 18 a with the locking portion 5 f of the glass frame 5 is released, and the glass frame 5 can be opened with respect to the inner frame 3.

  When the upper plate 6 is closed, if the glass frame 5 is opened, the front frame 4 is closed by first closing the glass frame 5 to the inner frame 3 and then closing the upper plate 6. 3 and can be assembled with the upper edge 6c and the lower edge 5e overlapping each other so that the angle member 6b is closer to the front side (open side) than the reinforcing member 5d (see FIG. 3). ).

An engaging portion 6g (concave portion) is provided at a position corresponding to the lever 23 on the open end side of the mounting portion 6a on which the upper plate 6 is provided. With the upper plate 6 closed to the inner frame 3, the lever 23 is engaged with the engaging portion 6g so that the lever cannot be operated (see FIG. 4), so that the clearance between the upper plate 6 and the inner frame 3 is Then, it is possible to prevent an illegal act of trying to open only the glass frame 5 by inserting the wire and hooking it on the lever 23 and pushing it down.
The engaging portion 6g is not limited to the concave portion, and may be any structure that prevents the movement of the lever 23. For example, a locking projection or the like protrudes on the back side of the mounting portion 6a (see FIG. 2) in the moving direction of the lever 23. May be.

As described above, when the locking device 15 that can unlock the glass frame 5 is provided after the locking of the inner frame 3 of the upper plate 6 is unlocked, in order to open the glass frame 5, First, it is assumed that the upper plate 6 is unlocked, so that the crime prevention function is improved.
Moreover, not only the locking device mentioned above but another structure may be sufficient if it is a structure of the structure which the top plate 6 opens preferentially.

  The embodiment described above has been described with respect to a pachinko machine as an example of a gaming machine, but may be applied to other gaming machines such as a sparrow ball gaming machine and an arrangement ball gaming machine.

1 Pachinko machine
2 outer frame
3 inner frame
4 Front frame
5 Glass frame
5a transparent plate
5b Window
5c Lower part of the frame
5d, 8c reinforcement
5e, 6e Lower edge
5f, 6f locking part
6 Fine dishes
6a, 8a Mounting part
6b, 6d Angle material
6c, 8d Upper edge
6g Engagement part 7 Cylinder lock
7a Keyhole
7b Rotating cam 7c 1st arm 7d 2nd arm 8 Lower plate
8b Ball release lever
9 curtain
10 Launch handle
11 Ashtray
12 Game board
13 Game board launch rail
14 Ball launcher
14a Rectifier 15 Locking device
16 First slide member
16a First locking hook
16b 1st engaging part 17 2nd slide member
17a Second locking hook
17b 2nd engaging part 18 3rd slide member
18a Third locking hook
19 Base member
20 First tension spring
21 Second tension spring
22 Third tension spring
23 Lever

Claims (4)

A front frame having an upper front frame having a window portion through which a gaming board can be visually recognized through a transparent plate and a lower front frame having a ball tray is assembled to the gaming machine main body around the hinge portion so as to be opened and closed. A gaming machine,
A locking device that can unlock the upper front frame after the lower front frame is unlocked with respect to the inner frame is provided, and the lower front frame can be preferentially opened with respect to the upper front frame. A gaming machine characterized by that.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the upper edge portion of the lower front frame is assembled so as to be on the open side with respect to the lower edge portion of the upper front frame.   The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the lower edge portion of the upper front frame and the upper edge portion of the lower front frame are fitted so as to overlap each other in a state where the front frame is closed with respect to the inner frame.   The locking device is provided with a lever capable of operating a locking state of the upper front frame with respect to the inner frame, and the lower front frame has the lever with the lower front frame closed on the inner frame. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising an engaging portion that disables the operation.

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