JP2011016025A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pinball game machine capable of effectively decorating a center case without compressing a playfield or impairing a function as a display frame of an image display means.SOLUTION: The pinball game machine includes the center case comprising: a front structure 22 to be mounted on a mounting hole of a game board 5 from the front side; and a rear structure 25 having a display window 24 of the image display means arranged on the rear side and detachably mounted on the rear side of the game board 5 in correspondence with the front structure 22, while the rear structure 25 is provided with the display frame 56 surrounding the display window 24. The display frame 56 is arranged apart at the rear side of the game board 5. Decoration members 58, 61 and 66 are visibly provided from the front side in a space at the rear side of the game board 5 and on the outer side from the display frame 56 and the mounting hole.

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, and more specifically, a front structure that is detachably mounted from the front side to a mounting hole formed in the game board, and an image display that is disposed on the rear side. The present invention relates to a ball game machine including a center case that includes a display window of means and a rear structure that is detachably attached to the back side of the game board corresponding to the front structure.

  In many ball game machines represented by pachinko machines, a center case is arranged in the approximate center of the game area, and image display means such as a liquid crystal display is mounted on the rear side of the center case. By the way, the image display means used in this type of ball game machine has been steadily increasing in size, but since a game nail or the like cannot be arranged on the front side of the image display means, the image display means can be used even in the game area. The range on the front side of the display means is difficult to use as a movable area of the game ball. That is, in a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, as the image display means becomes larger, the ratio of the movable area of the game ball to the game area gradually decreases, and the movement of the game ball is made uniform. The reality is that it is less surprising.

  Therefore, in order to diversify the movement of the game ball even in such a limited movable region, for example, a stage is provided on the lower side of the center case, and the game ball rolls in the left-right direction on this stage. A ball ball game machine configured to be guided to an electric tulip or the like disposed on the lower side of the center case has become mainstream (Patent Document 1).

JP 2001-149546 A

  By the way, in a ball game machine equipped with this type of center case, it is necessary to minimize the proportion of the center case in the game area and to secure the movable area of the game ball as wide as possible. Therefore, the center case of the conventional ball game machine is formed in a substantially rectangular frame shape along the outer periphery of the display screen of the image display means, for example, as in the invention described in Patent Document 1, and the decorative member There is a problem that only a small amount of the decorative member is provided on the front surface side, and there are hardly any elaborate decorative members on the inner surface side due to space.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and the object of the present invention is to be effective in the center case without squeezing the game area and without impairing the function as the display frame of the image display means. It is an object to provide a ball game machine capable of giving a special decoration.

  The present invention includes a front structure 22 that is detachably mounted from the front side with respect to a mounting hole 21 formed in the game board 5, and a display window 24 of image display means 23 that is disposed on the rear side. A center case 13 including a rear structure 25 detachably mounted on the back side of the game board 5 corresponding to the structure 22 is provided, and the front structure 22 is disposed along the mounting hole 21. A decorative frame 26, and a stage 28 that is arranged in the left-right direction along the lower side of the decorative frame 26 and freely rolls a game ball that has entered a predetermined entrance 27 and drops it to the front side. And the rear structure 25 is a bullet ball game machine including a display frame 56 surrounding the display window 24, and the display frame 56 is spaced apart from the rear side of the game board 5, and the game board 5 From the display frame 56 and the mounting hole 21 In which the decorative member 58,61,66 outside the space provided from the front side to be visible.

  According to the present invention, the center case 13 can be effectively decorated without squeezing the game area 12 and without impairing the function as the display frame 56 of the image display means 23.

1 is an overall front view of a pachinko machine showing an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of a game board and a center case. It is a front view of a back structure. It is a disassembled perspective view of a game board and a center case. It is an exploded side sectional view of a game board and a center case. It is a principal part enlarged view of FIG. It is principal part side surface sectional drawing of a game board and a center case. It is an exploded plane sectional view of a game board and a center case. It is a plane sectional view of a game board and a center case.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 9 illustrate an embodiment in which the present invention is adopted in a pachinko machine. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a gaming machine main body, which includes a rectangular outer frame 2 and a front frame 3 pivotally attached to the front side of the outer frame 2 so as to be openable and closable. The front frame 3 is detachably attached to the outer frame 2 via a pair of upper and lower hinges 4 on the left end side.

  A game board 5 is detachably mounted on the upper side of the front frame 3, for example, from the front side, a glass door 6 is located on the front side of the game board 5, and a front opening / closing plate 7 is adjacent to the lower side of the glass door 6, respectively. Has been placed. The glass door 6 and the front opening / closing plate 7 are pivotally supported by the front frame 3 by a hinge (not shown) on the same side as the hinge 4 so as to be opened and closed. The front opening / closing plate 7 is provided with a storage tray 9 for storing game balls to be supplied to the launching means 8 and a launching handle 10 for operating the launching means 8 on the front side thereof.

  A guide rail 11 for guiding a game ball fired by the launching means 8 is annularly mounted on the front side of the game board 5, and the game case 12 in the guide rail 11 is centered at a center case 13. Is placed on the left side of the center case 13, and the open / close-type winning means 15 and the big winning means 16 are arranged on the lower side, and various game parts such as a normal winning means 17 and a windmill 18 are mounted. Has been.

  Hereinafter, the configuration of the center case 13 and the mounting state on the game board 5 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 9, only the game board 5 and the center case 13 are displayed, game parts other than the center case 13 to be attached to the game board 5, attachment holes for attaching them, guide rails 11, and the like. Is omitted.

  The game board 5 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape by a flat plate such as a veneer board or a synthetic resin, and a mounting hole 21 for mounting the center case 13 is formed therein. The center case 13 includes a front structure 22 that is detachably mounted from the front side with respect to the mounting hole 21 of the game board 5, and a display window 24 for the image display means 23. And a rear structure 25 detachably mounted on the back side of the panel 5.

  The front structure 22 is configured to freely rotate a decoration frame 26 arranged along the mounting hole 21 and a game ball arranged in the left-right direction along the lower side of the decoration frame 26 and entering the entrance 27. And a stage 28 that is moved and dropped to the front side.

  The decorative frame 26 includes, for example, a fitting wall 31 arranged endlessly along the inner surface of the mounting hole 21, and a front abutment projecting inward and outward along the front side of the game board 5 from the front end side of the fitting wall 31. A contact plate 32 and a flange 33 arranged in a forward projecting manner from the upper side to the left and right sides of the front contact plate 32 are provided. For example, the front contact plate 32 is screwed to the game board 5 from the front side. It is detachably fixed to the game board 5. The fitting wall 31 has a width in the front-rear direction that is substantially equal to the thickness of the game board 5.

  On one side, for example, the left side of the decorative frame 26, a ball entrance 27 is formed on the side surface of the collar portion 33, and on the downstream side of the ball entrance 27, a game ball that has entered the ball entrance 27 is placed on the stage 28. A guide passage 34 that guides to the side is provided. The guide passage 34 is composed of a vertical passage portion 34a arranged in the vertical direction along the inside of the fitting wall 31, and a horizontal passage portion 34b arranged backward from the lower end side of the vertical passage portion 34a. The rear end side of the lateral passage portion 34 b is connected to the most upstream side of the stage 28.

  The front abutting plate 32 is formed in a substantially V shape with its lower side slightly lower at the center than both left and right ends, and a stage 28 is disposed in a rearward projecting manner on the rear side of the lower abutting plate 32a. Yes. The stage 28 guides the game ball that has entered the entrance 27 to the front side while rolling freely in the left-right direction. For example, as shown in FIGS. Are arranged in a plurality of rows in the front-rear direction, for example, three rows. The front and rear three rows of play portions 35a to 35c are used to play the game balls that have entered from the entrance 27 through the rear row first play portion 35a through the middle row second play portion 35b and the front row third play portion 35c. The lateral passage portion 34b of the guide passage 34 communicates with one end side in the left-right direction of the first floating portion 35a, for example, the left end side.

  In the vicinity of the end of the stage 28 opposite to the entrance 27 side, there are standing restriction walls 36 in the front-rear direction. The left and right ends of the stage 28 are sandwiched between the guide passage 34 and the restriction walls 36. As a result, the play range of the game ball is regulated.

  The third play portion 35c is arranged with a width corresponding to the thickness of the game board 5 on the rear side along the upper edge side of the lower contact plate 32a. The third floating portion 35c is formed in a smooth W shape having the highest left and right ends, and slightly lower on both sides than the center in the left-right direction. A guide groove 37c for guiding the game ball to the front side is formed, and a regulation wall 38c for restricting the fall of the game ball to the front side is erected at a predetermined height on the front edge side excluding the arrangement portion of the guide groove 37c. ing.

  The second floating portion 35b is provided, for example, wider than the third floating portion 35c on the rear side of the back wall 39c of the third floating portion 35c, and, like the third floating portion 35c, its left and right ends are the highest, It is formed in a smooth W-shape that is slightly lower on both sides than the center in the left-right direction, but the left and right recesses are located slightly inside the third floating portion 35c, and the left and right recesses are A guide groove 37b for guiding the game ball to the front third play portion 35c side is formed.

  Further, a drop hole 40 having a downward opening is provided on the front side of the top of the second floating portion 35b at the center in the left-right direction. The game ball that has fallen into the drop hole 40 is guided to the front side by a guide rod 41 provided in the front-rear direction below the third play portion 35c, and forward from the discharge hole 42 formed in the lower contact plate 32a. Discharged. Further, on the front edge side of the second play portion 35b, except for the arrangement portion of the guide groove 37b, a regulation wall 38b for restricting the fall of the game ball to the front side is erected at a predetermined height, and the second play portion 35b. In the center in the front-rear direction, left and right ridges 43 are erected on both the left and right sides of the guide groove 37b and on the front side of the guide groove 37a on the first floating portion 35a side described later.

  The first floating portion 35a is provided, for example, narrower than the second floating portion 35b on the rear side of the back wall 39b of the second floating portion 35b, and similarly to the second and third floating portions 35b and 35c, The left and right ends are the highest and are formed in a smooth W-shape that is slightly lower on both sides than the center in the left-right direction, but the left and right dents are arranged slightly outside of the second floating portion 35b, Guide grooves 37a for guiding the game ball to the front second play portion 35b are formed in the left and right recesses. In addition, on the front edge side of the first play portion 35a, a regulating wall 38a for restricting the fall of the game ball to the front side is erected at a predetermined height except for the arrangement portion of the guide groove 37a, and on the rear edge side, A back wall 39a is erected over the entire range in the left-right direction.

  Further, in the stage 28, the first and second play portions 35a and 35b protrude rearward from the game board 5, but at least the first and second play portions 35a and 35b are formed transparently. Has been.

  The game ball that has entered the entrance 27 flows into the first play portion 35a through the longitudinal passage portion 34a and the transverse passage portion 34b of the guide passage 34, and moves in the left-right direction, and then the center or left and right guide grooves 37a. Flows down to the second floating portion 35b on the front side. Then, the game ball flows down from the second play portion 35b to the third play portion 35c and falls forward from the center or left and right guide grooves 37c, or falls into the drop hole 40 on the second play portion 35b, It falls to the front side from the discharge hole 42 through the guide rod 41.

  The rear structure 25 includes, for example, a back wall 51 in which a rectangular display window 24 corresponding to the display screen 23a of the liquid crystal type or other image display means 23 mounted on the rear side is formed, and the back wall 51 The peripheral wall portion 52 extending forward from the outer edge side and the flange portion 53 extending outward from the front edge side of the peripheral wall portion 52 along the back surface of the game board 5 are integrally provided. With the front edge side in contact with the back surface of the game board 5, the collar portion 53 is screwed to the game board 5, so that it is detachably fixed to the game board 5 corresponding to the front structure 22. Yes.

  A positioning projection 55 corresponding to a positioning hole 54 formed on the back side of the game board 5 is provided on the front surface side of the collar portion 53, and the rear structure 25 places the positioning projection 55 in the positioning hole 54. By being fitted, the game board 5 is positioned.

  On the back side of the back wall 51, the image display means 23 is detachably mounted with its display screen 23a aligned with the rear side of the display window 24. A display frame 56 having a predetermined width is provided on the front side of the back wall 51 along the outer periphery of the display window 24 so as to protrude forward, for example. Note that the mounting hole 21 provided in the game board 5 is formed to be at least larger than the display window 24, and substantially the entire display window 24 is visible from the front of the front structure 22 as shown in FIG. 2. ing.

  Further, the display frame 56 is spaced apart from the decorative frame 26 on the front structure 22 side and the rear side of the game board 5, and as shown in FIGS. 7, 9, etc., the lower display frame 56a on the lower side. The back wall 39a on the rear end side of the stage 28 is brought close to or in contact with the front side.

  As shown in FIG. 3 and the like, the peripheral wall portion 52 is provided so as to surround the mounting hole 21 in the vicinity of the outer edge portion of the game board 5, and on the inner side of the peripheral wall portion 52, there is a rear side wall portion 51 and a display. A decoration room 57 that opens inward is formed between the frame 56 and the front game board 5.

  Of the decoration chamber 57, the lower decoration chamber 57a below the display frame 56 is disposed at least partially outside (lower) the mounting hole 21, as shown in FIGS. A lower decorative member 58 is disposed therein. The lower decorative member 58 is disposed on the front side of the decorative wall 58a so as to cover the upper side of the peripheral wall portion 52 and the decorative wall 58a disposed to cover the front side of the back wall portion 51 below the display frame 56. A decorative table 58b and a plurality of decorative components 58c detachably mounted on the upper side of the decorative table 58b are provided.

  In the lower decorative chamber 57a, the back wall 51 on the rear side is formed in a rearwardly bulging shape, and the decorative wall 58a is disposed at a position deeper than the lower display frame 56a. Further, an LED substrate 59 having a plurality of LEDs mounted on the front side is disposed between the decorative wall 58a and the back wall portion 51, and the interior of the lower decorative chamber 57a is interposed through the translucent decorative wall 58a. It is designed to illuminate almost the whole.

  The lower decoration chamber 57a is substantially covered on the upper side by a stage 28, at least a part of which is transparent, and the lower decoration member 58 in the lower decoration chamber 57a can be visually recognized from the front side of the gaming machine body 1 through the stage 28. ing.

  Of the decoration chamber 57, the left decoration chamber 57b on the left side of the display frame 56 is at least partially outside the mounting hole 21 (left side) as shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 3, FIG. 8, FIG. The left decorative member 61 is mounted in the interior so as to cover the peripheral wall portion 52 and the back wall portion 51 from the inside. Further, an LED substrate 62 having a plurality of LEDs mounted on the inner surface side is disposed between the left decorative member 61 and the peripheral wall portion 52, and the left decorative member 61 is illuminated from the inside thereof.

  Of the decoration chamber 57, the right decoration chamber 57c on the right side of the display frame 56 is disposed substantially inside the mounting hole 21 as shown in FIGS. 2, 3, 8, 8, and the like. The first movable member 64 disposed in the interior of the first movable member 64 is substantially visible from the front of the front structure 22. The first movable member 64 is configured by a figure designed with a predetermined character (in the drawing, the decoration of the character is omitted and the internal structure is displayed), and driving means 65 (such as a motor) disposed on the rear side. 8), it is possible to switch between a first state where a part of the display screen 23a is covered from the front side and a second state where the display screen 23a is saved outside the display screen 23a.

  Of the decoration chamber 57, the upper decoration chamber 57d on the upper side of the display frame 56 is partly disposed on the outer side (upper side) of the mounting hole 21 as shown in FIGS. An upper decorative member 66 is attached to cover the back wall 51 from the front side. Further, an LED board 67 having a plurality of LEDs mounted on the inner surface side is disposed on the front surface side between the upper decoration member 66 and the back wall portion 51 so that the upper decoration member 66 is illuminated from the inside. It has become.

  In addition, a front wall portion 52a extends outward in parallel to the game board 5 on the front end side of the peripheral wall portion 52 of the decoration room 57d, and the front side of the front wall portion 52a and the peripheral wall portion 52 On the inner surface side of the front side of the upper decoration member 66, for example, a decoration 68 by an uneven process is applied, and at least a part of the decoration 68 is visible from the front side of the front structure 22.

  Further, a second movable member 69 is disposed at the upper left corner of the display frame 56, for example. The second movable member 69 constitutes a part of the front side of the display frame 56, and swings around a predetermined axis by a driving means 70 such as a motor arranged outside the display frame 56. Yes.

  As described above, the lower decorative member 58, the left decorative member 61, and the upper decorative member 66 are arranged around the display frame 56. However, since the arrangement position is on the rear side of the game board 5, the game ball is movable. There is no pressure on the area. Moreover, the decoration chamber 57a in which the decoration member 58 is arranged is covered with the transparent stage 28 on the upper side, and the decoration chambers 57b and 57d in which the decoration members 61 and 66 are arranged are opened inward. The decorative members 58, 61, 66 can be visually recognized from the front side of the gaming machine main body 1, and there is an advantage that a wide space can be created around the display window 24.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment, the display frame 56 of the center case 13 is arranged to be separated from the rear side of the game board 5, and the rear side of the game board 5 and the display frame 56 and the mounting hole 21. Since the decorative members 58, 61, and 66 are provided in the outer space so as to be visible from the front side, the game area 12 is not compressed and the function of the image display means 23 as the display frame 56 is not impaired. The center case 13 can be effectively decorated with a three-dimensional space.

  In addition, a lower decorative member 58 is disposed on the rear side of the game board 5 and below the display frame 56 and the mounting hole 21, and the stage 28 is formed at least partially transparent and above the lower decorative member 58. Since it is arranged between the decorative frame 26 and the display frame 56 so as to substantially cover the space, there is an advantage that the space under the stage, which was a dead space in the past, can be effectively used as the decorative space.

  Since the space between the decorative frame 26 and the display frame 56 is opened inward except for the lower side where the stage 28 is arranged, a more open and wide decorative space can be created.

  Further, the rear structure 25 includes a back wall portion 51 in which the display window 24 is formed, and a peripheral wall portion 52 extending forward from the outer edge side of the back wall portion 51 to the back side of the game board 5, Since the decoration 68 is formed on the inner surfaces of the back wall portion 51 and the peripheral wall portion 52 so that at least a part thereof can be visually recognized from the front side, the rear structure 25 that has been conventionally covered with another decoration member The inner surface can be used as a decorative member as it is, and the cost can be reduced by reducing the number of parts and simplifying the manufacturing process.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was explained in full detail, this invention is not limited to these embodiment, A various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention. For example, the decorative members 58, 61, 66, the movable member 64, etc. arranged in the decorative chamber 57 may be mounted on the front structure 22 side, for example. For example, the stage 28 may be provided on the rear structure 25 side.

  The decoration frame 26 and the display frame 56 may be covered with, for example, a cover member that is at least partially transparent, and the decoration members 61 and 66 in the decoration chambers 57b and 57d may be visible through the cover member. .

  The stage 28 may be disposed between the decorative frame 26 and the display frame 56 so as to cover only a part of the upper side of the lower decorative member 58. For example, the stage 28 may be provided on the rear structure 25 side.

  In the embodiment, a pachinko machine has been illustrated, but it goes without saying that it can be similarly applied to other ball game machines such as an arrangement ball machine and a sparrow ball game machine.

5 gaming board 13 center case 21 mounting hole 22 front structure 23 image display means 24 display window 25 rear structure 26 decorative frame 27 entrance 28 stage 56 display frame 58 lower decorative member (decorative member)
61 Left decorative member (decorative member)
66 Upper decorative member (decorative member)

Claims (3)

A front structure (22) that is detachably attached to the attachment hole (21) formed in the game board (5) from the front side, and a display window (24) of the image display means (23) arranged on the rear side. ) And a rear case (25) detachably attached to the back side of the game board (5) corresponding to the front structure (22), The front structure (22) includes a decorative frame (26) disposed along the mounting hole (21), a left and right direction along a lower side of the decorative frame (26), and a predetermined entrance. A stage (28) that freely rolls the game ball entered in (27) and drops it to the front side, and the rear structure (25) includes a display frame (56) surrounding the display window (24) The display frame (56) is separated from the rear side of the game board (5). The decorative member (58, 61, 66) is provided in the space behind the game board (5) and outside the display frame (56) and the mounting hole (21) so as to be visible from the front side. A ball game machine characterized by that. A lower decorative member (58) is disposed on the rear side of the game board (5) and below the display frame (56) and the mounting hole (21), and the stage (28) is at least partly disposed thereof. The transparent frame is formed between the decorative frame (26) and the display frame (56) so as to cover the upper side of the lower decorative member (58). A ball game machine. 3. The bullet according to claim 2, wherein a space between the decorative frame (26) and the display frame (56) is opened inward except for a lower side where the stage (28) is arranged. Ball game machine.

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