JP2012152585A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pinball game machine which completely distinguishes the movable area of a movable performance means from the movable area of game balls to completely prevent a failure due to collision of game balls with the movable performance means or the like.SOLUTION: The pinball game machine has a display window 25 for an image display means 22 and an image performance frame 13 which is freely detachably attached to an attachment hole 20 formed on a game board 5. The image display frame 13 includes: a stage 38 which is arranged on the lower side of the display window 25 in a right and left direction and rolls and drops forward the game ball which has entered a predetermined ball entrance; the movable performance means 30 which is arranged on the front side of the display window 25 and driven by a driving means to move in the right and left direction; and a transparent cover 34 for covering the front side of the movable performance means 30. The transparent cover 34 is arranged such that the lower part side of a part corresponding to the front side of the movable performance means 30 arranged at the rear of the upper part side and on the rear side of the stage 38.

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, and more specifically, an image effect frame having a display window for image display means and detachably mounted in a mounting hole formed in a game board. It relates to a ball game machine.

  In many ball game machines represented by pachinko machines, an image effect frame having a display window for image display means is mounted in the approximate center of the game area. Also, recently, since only the effect of the virtual image displayed on the liquid crystal display means lacks impact, in order to further enhance the effect by combining this with a mechanical operation, the image effect frame, for example, left and right of the image display means There is also a device provided with movable effect means that moves in the left-right direction between a retracted position that is retracted on both sides and a covering position that substantially covers the front side of the image display means.

  In this type of ball game machine, when the game ball collides with the movable effect means, there is a concern that various troubles such as malfunction of the movable effect means and ball clogging due to the impact may occur. Therefore, in the invention described in Patent Document 1, for example, the front side of the movable effect means is covered with a transparent cover, thereby preventing the occurrence of these problems while maintaining the visibility of the movable effect means.

JP 2004-195084 A

  In the invention described in Patent Document 1, a stage is provided on the lower side of the image display frame to allow the game ball that has entered the entrance to freely roll and fall to the front side. Since it is covered from the front side with the transparent cover together with the means, for example, the game ball on the stage greatly jumps for some reason and collides with the movable effect means, or stagnates on the trajectory of the movable effect means and hinders its movement operation Such a problem may occur.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to completely separate the movable area of the movable effect means and the movable area of the game ball into a collision of the game ball with the movable effect means. It is an object of the present invention to provide a ball game machine that can completely prevent problems caused by the above.

  The present invention includes an image effect frame 13 which has a display window 25 for the image display means 22 and is detachably mounted in a mounting hole 20 formed in the game board 5. A ball entrance 39 into which a ball can enter, a stage 38 that is arranged in the left-right direction below the display window 25 and rolls a game ball that has entered the ball entrance 39 to fall to the front side; A ball game machine provided with a movable effect means 30 disposed in front of the display window 25 and movable in the left-right direction by driving a predetermined drive means 29, and a transparent cover 34 covering the front side of the movable effect means 30. The transparent cover 34 is arranged such that the lower side of the portion corresponding to the front side of the movable effect means 30 is arranged behind the upper side and on the rear side of the stage 38.

  According to the present invention, the movable region of the movable effect means 30 and the movable region of the game ball can be completely separated by the transparent cover 34, and the movable effect of all the game balls in the game region including on the stage 38 can be obtained. It is possible to completely prevent a malfunction due to a collision with the means 30 and to secure a sufficiently wide area in the front-rear direction for both the movable rendering means 30 and the stage 38.

1 is an overall perspective view of a pachinko machine showing a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of a game board. It is a front view of the front structure which constitutes an image production frame. It is a front view of the back structure which constitutes an image production frame. It is principal part side surface sectional drawing of a game board. It is an exploded side sectional view of an image production frame. It is AA sectional drawing in FIG. It is BB sectional drawing in FIG. It is CC sectional drawing in FIG. It is DD sectional drawing in FIG. It is a perspective view of the front structure which constitutes an image production frame. It is a perspective view of the front structure which constitutes an image production frame. It is a disassembled perspective view of the front structure which comprises an image production frame. It is principal part side sectional drawing of the game board of the pachinko machine which shows the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the front structure which constitutes an image production frame.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1-13 has illustrated 1st Embodiment which employ | adopted this invention for the pachinko machine. In FIG. 1, a gaming machine main body 1 is an inner frame that is pivotally attached to a rectangular outer frame 2 and a left and right side of the outer frame 2, for example, a left hinge 3 so as to be openable and detachable around a longitudinal axis. And a frame 4.

  The game board 5 shown in FIG. 2 is arranged on the upper side of the inner frame 4 and the launching means (not shown) is arranged on the lower side. The game board 5 is located on the front side of the inner frame 4. A glass door 6 that covers the front side, and a lower opening / closing door 7 that covers the front side of the launching unit and the like below the glass door 6 are pivotally mounted by a hinge 8 on the same side as the hinge 3 so as to be openable and detachable. The glass door 6 is provided with a glass window 9 corresponding to the game area 5a on the game board 5 side, and the lower opening / closing door 7 has a storage tray 10 for storing game balls to be supplied to the launching means, and launching means. A firing handle 11 or the like is provided for operating the.

  On the front side of the game board 5, a guide rail 12 that guides the game ball fired by the launching means is mounted in a substantially annular shape, and the game area 5a in the guide rail 12 has an image effect frame at its center. 13 is arranged, and a passing gate 14 is arranged on the left side of the image effect frame 13, and an open / close winning means 15 and a big winning means 16 are arranged on the lower side, and various game parts such as a normal winning means 17 are mounted. ing.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the image effect frame 13 includes a front structure 21 detachably mounted from the front side with respect to a mounting hole 20 formed in the game board 5, and a liquid crystal display unit or the like on the rear side. And a rear structure 23 that is detachably mounted on the back side of the game board 5 in correspondence with the front structure 21.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the rear structure 23 is formed in a substantially box shape whose front side is open, and a rectangular display window 25 corresponding to the display screen 22 a of the image display means 22 is formed on the back wall 24. A main body case 26 formed, a fixed wall 27 provided in a bowl shape from the front edge side of the main body case 26 along the back surface of the game board 5, and effect means 28 arranged on the front side of the main body case 26. In the state where the image display means 22 is mounted on the rear side of the back wall 24 of the main body case 26, the fixed wall 27 is fixed to the rear side of the game board 5 so as to correspond to the rear side of the front structure 21. The board 5 is detachably mounted.

  The production means 28 is a partially movable modeled object, for example, with the bow part of a battleship as a motif, and is arranged on the front side of the display window 25 and driven by a pair of drive motors (drive means) 29 via an interlocking mechanism (not shown). A pair of movable in the left-right direction between a covering position (shown by a one-dot chain line in FIG. 4) and a retracting position (shown by a solid line in FIG. 4) on both the left and right sides of the display screen 22a. When the left and right movable effect means 30 are in the front covering position of the display screen 22a, the movable effect means 30 and the upper side thereof are provided. A bow portion is formed by the fixed effect means 31.

  Further, the production means 28 forms a bow portion, so that it gradually approaches the front side from the lower side to the upper side, and a part of the upper side, for example, a part of the upper side of the movable production means 30 The entire vertical direction of the fixed effect means 31 protrudes in front of the fixed wall 27, that is, in the mounting hole 20 of the game board 5. In addition, the rendering means 28 is provided with an opening 32 representing a muzzle at the center of the portion corresponding to the movable rendering means 30, for example, and an LED disposed in the movable rendering means 30 along the opening 32, for example. The cannon is fired by emitting light such as a light emitter.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5 to 13, the front structure 21 includes a decorative frame 33 disposed so as to surround the display window 25 on the rear structure 23 side along the mounting hole 20, and the decorative frame 33. For example, a transparent cover 34 attached to the decorative frame 33 from the rear side is provided so as to close the inner window hole 33a. In addition, the window hole 33a is formed in the shape along the external shape of the production | presentation means 28 when the movable production | presentation means 30 exists in a covering position, and substantially the whole of the production | presentation means 28 when the movable production | presentation means 30 exists in a covering position. However, it is visible from the front side of the game board 5 through the transparent cover 34 in the window hole 33a.

  The decorative frame 33 includes a fitting wall 35 disposed along the inner surface of the mounting hole 20, and a front contact plate 36 provided in a bowl shape along the front side of the game board 5 from the front end side of the fitting wall 35. And a flange 37 arranged in a forward projecting manner from the upper side to the left and right sides of the front contact plate 36, and a rear side of the lower front contact plate 36 along the lower side of the display window 25. And a stage 38 arranged in the direction. The front abutting plate 36 is fixed to the game board 5 by being screwed to the game board 5 from the front side, for example.

  On the side of the decorative frame 33, for example, both the left and right sides, there are provided a entrance 39 through which a game ball can enter, and a guide passage 40 for guiding the game ball that has entered the entrance 39 to the stage 38. ing. The entrance 39 is provided, for example, corresponding to the lower end side of the flange portion 37, and is disposed obliquely upward along the front side of the front contact plate 36.

  The guide passage 40 is connected to the downstream side of the entrance 39 and is disposed rearward along the inside of the window hole 33a, and is disposed substantially downward from the rear end side of the lateral passage portion 40a. A vertical passage portion 40b and a discharge port 40c that is provided on the lower end side of the vertical passage portion 40b and discharges the game ball inward in the left-right direction. The discharge port 40c communicates with the left and right ends of the stage 38. is doing. The back wall 41 of the guide passage 40 is constituted by a transparent cover 34.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the front abutting plate 36 is formed in a substantially V shape with its lower side slightly lower at the center than the left and right ends, and a stage 38 faces backward on the rear side of the lower abutting plate 36a. It is arranged in a protruding shape. The stage 38 freely rolls the game ball that has entered the entrance 39 and drops it to the front side. As shown in FIG. 11 and the like, the stage 38 is arranged at the center in the left-right direction, for example. Moving portion) 42 and a pair of left and right guide stage portions 44 provided with a guide passage 43 for guiding the game ball discharged from the discharge port 40c on the guide passage 40 side to the croon stage portion 42.

  The croon stage part 42 rolls the game ball in a spiral shape and drops it into a plurality of, for example, three drop holes 45 a to 45 c provided in the central part, which is one step lower than the left and right guide passages 43. It is formed in a dish shape. The three drop holes 45a to 45c are arranged in a line in the left-right direction so that the center drop hole 45a corresponds to the upper side of the open / close-type winning means 15 (FIG. 2), and the croon stage portion 42 corresponds to the left and right It is formed in a substantially oval shape in plan view that is long in the direction. In order to secure a sufficient rolling area (desirably having a front and rear width equal to or more than two game balls) before and after the drop holes 45a to 45c, the croon stage portion 42 is disposed behind the guide stage portions 44 on both the left and right sides. It is provided so as to protrude rearward from the edge.

  The lower contact plate 36a is formed with a horizontally long discharge hole 46 corresponding to the drop holes 45a to 45c. The drop hole 45a to 45c and the discharge hole 46 are connected to the lower side of the stage 38. A guide rod 47 is provided, and the game ball dropped into the drop holes 45a to 45c is guided forward by the guide rod 47 and discharged from the discharge hole 46 to the front side. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, a partition wall 48 is provided in the guide rod 47 to divide the interior into three left and right passages corresponding to the drop holes 45a to 45c. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 11 and the like, a pair of left and right ridges 49 for guiding the game ball straight forward are provided in the left and right central passage corresponding to 45a. The game ball that has fallen to 45a wins the open / close winning means 15 with a high probability.

  The guide stage portion 44 is formed to have a substantially constant width in the front-rear direction along the rear side of the lower abutting plate 36a and to be inclined at the left and right end sides higher than the central end side. For example, a groove-shaped guide passage 43 that connects the discharge port 40c and the croon stage portion 42 is provided in the left-right direction. The left and right ends of the guide passage 43 are connected to the discharge port 40c on the rear end side of the guide stage portion 44, and the center end side is connected to the croon stage portion 42 on the front edge side of the guide stage portion 44. It is gently bent in the front-rear direction toward the center end. For example, on the central end side of the guide passage 43, guide ribs 50 are erected along the left and right sides in order to reliably guide the game ball flowing down at a high speed along the bent portion to the croon stage portion 42. .

  The transparent cover 34 covers the front side of the rendering means 28 so as to separate the movable area of the movable rendering means 30 and the movable area of the game ball, and substantially corresponds to the window hole 33a of the decorative frame 33 by a transparent synthetic resin. It is formed in a shape and is attached to the decorative frame 33 from the rear side.

  The transparent cover 34 includes an intermediate cover portion 34a that is substantially in the center in the vertical direction covering the front side of the movable effect means 30, an upper cover portion 34b that is provided above the intermediate cover portion 34a and covers the front side of the fixed effect means 31, A lower cover part 34c provided under the cover part 34a and covering the rear side of the stage 38 is integrally provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 5, 6, etc., the intermediate cover part 34 a has a rearwardly inclined shape in which the lower side is rearward of the upper side so as to follow the shape on the front edge side of the movable effect means 30 and the movement locus thereof. For example, the upper side is arranged on the front side of the front side of the game board 5 and the lower side is arranged on the rear side of the back side of the game board 5. The intermediate cover part 34a needs to have a substantially straight cross section in the left-right direction as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 in order to avoid interference when the movable effect means 30 is moved. The side cross section shown in FIG. 6 is not necessarily linear, and may be curved, for example, according to the front edge shape of the movable effect means 30.

  Further, on the left and right ends of the intermediate cover portion 34a, as shown in FIGS. 8, 9, 12, and 13, extended portions projecting outward from the window holes 33a along the back side of the decorative frame 33. 51 is provided integrally, and a part of the extended portion 51 constitutes the back wall 41 of the vertical passage portion 40b. On the front side of the back wall 41, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 13, a plurality of engaging projections 52 that engage with the inside of the side wall of the vertical passage portion 40b, and the vicinity of the upstream end of the vertical passage portion 40b And a deceleration protrusion 53 for bringing the game ball passing through the vertical passage portion 40b into contact with the vehicle and decelerating the same is integrally provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, 13, etc., the upper cover part 34 b extends upward from the upper edge side of the intermediate cover part 34 a and is formed in a gently curved shape along the front side of the fixed effect means 31. The outer edge is fitted inside the window hole 33a from the rear side. In addition, on the outer edge side of the intermediate cover part 34a, a rearward folded part 54 is integrally provided at a portion protruding forward from the inner edge side of the window hole 33a, and the rear edge side of the folded part 54 is the inner side of the window hole 33a. Is fitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 to 13, the lower cover portion 34 c extends from the lower edge side of the intermediate cover portion 34 a to the outer edge side of the fitting wall 35 along the guide stage portion 44 of the stage 38 and the rear edge side of the decorative frame 33, for example. A rearward recessed portion 55 into which the rear side of the croon stage portion 42 is fitted is formed at the center portion in the left-right direction.

  Further, the transparent cover 34 is positioned at a portion extending outside the window hole 33a along the outer edge side excluding the upper cover part 34b fitted inside the window hole 33a, that is, the back surface side of the decorative frame 33. A plurality of holes 56 and screwing holes 57 are provided, and the transparent cover 34 is screwed with the fixing screw 59 in a state where the positioning protrusions 58 on the back side of the decorative frame 33 are fitted into the positioning holes 56 from the front side. It is detachably fixed to the back side of the decorative frame 33 by screwing into a fixed base 60 provided on the back side of the decorative frame 33 through the stop hole 57.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine of the present embodiment, the transparent cover 34 of the image effect frame 13 is such that the lower side of the intermediate cover part 34a corresponding to the front side of the movable effect means 30 is behind the upper side and the Since it is arranged on the rear side of the stage 38, the movable area of the movable effect means 30 and the movable area of the game ball can be completely separated by the transparent cover 34, and within the game area 5a including on the stage 38. It is possible to completely prevent problems caused by collisions of all the game balls with the movable effect means 30 and the like, and it is possible to secure a wide range of arrangement areas of the movable effect means 30 and the stage 38 in the front-rear direction.

  Moreover, the transparent cover 34 is arranged such that the lower side of the intermediate cover part 34 a is arranged behind the rear side of the game board 5 and the upper side of the intermediate cover part 34 a is arranged ahead of the front side of the game board 5. In addition, the arrangement areas of the movable effect means 30 and the stage 38 can be as wide as possible in the front-rear direction. In addition, since the intermediate cover part 34a is arranged in a downwardly inclined manner, there is an advantage that it is possible to prevent a decrease in visibility due to the transfer of illumination or the like.

  The image effect frame 13 includes a front structure 21 attached to the game board 5 from the front side and a rear structure 23 attached to the back side of the game board 5, and the movable effect means 30 is the rear structure. Since the stage 38 and the transparent cover 34 are respectively provided on the front structure 21 side on the 23 side, the movable presentation means can be obtained by simply removing one of the front structure 21 and the rear structure 23 from the game board 5, for example. 30 can be accessed, and there is an advantage that maintenance is good.

  The front structure 21 includes a decorative frame 33 disposed so as to surround the display window 25 along the mounting hole 20, and the transparent cover 34 is fitted on the inner side of the decorative frame 33 on the lower side. Since the outer edge portion of the decorative frame 33 is mounted from the rear side so as to cover the back side of the decorative frame 33, there is no need to separately provide a member for covering the lower side of the decorative frame 33 from the rear side.

  The decorative frame 33 includes a guide passage 40 that guides the game ball that has entered the entrance 39 to the stage 38, and the transparent cover 34 forms a back wall 41 that closes the rear side of the guide passage 40. In addition, the back wall 41 is integrally provided with a speed reduction projection 53 that can be contacted by a game ball passing through the guide passage 40, so that the number of parts is smaller than when the guide passage 40 is formed as a complete passage alone. The number of assembly steps can be reduced and the cost can be reduced.

  The stage 38 includes a dish-like croon stage portion 42 that rolls the game ball in a spiral shape and drops it into any of a plurality of drop holes 45 a to 45 c provided in the center portion. Since the recessed portion 55 into which the rear side of the portion 42 is fitted is provided, a large space for the crushed stage portion 42 can be secured in the front-rear direction.

  14 and 15 exemplify the second embodiment of the present invention. The first embodiment is partially changed, and the transparent cover 34 and the intermediate cover portion 34a covering the front side of the movable effect means 30 are provided. An example is shown in which the lower cover part 34c is provided below the intermediate cover part 34a and covers the rear side of the stage 38, and the upper cover part 34b is omitted.

  In the present embodiment, the upper side of the window hole 33a corresponding to the fixed effect means 31 is an opening 61 that is not covered with the transparent cover 34, and the upper side of the opening 61 along the window hole 33a is the upper side. Since it is surrounded by the buttocks 37, the game ball does not enter from the outside of the image effect frame 13. Further, also on the lower side along the upper edge portion 62 of the transparent cover 34, the upper edge portion 62 of the transparent cover 34 is at a sufficiently high position from the stage 38, and the intermediate cover portion 34a of the transparent cover 34 is located on the upper edge portion 62 side. Since the game balls on the stage 38 jump up for some reason, they do not enter the opening 61 because they are arranged in a downwardly inclined shape after urging to the front side.

  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, in the embodiment, substantially the entire intermediate cover portion 34a corresponding to the front side of the movable effect means 30 in the transparent cover 34 is formed in a downwardly inclined shape, and the lower side cover portion 34c below the rear side of the stage 38. However, only a part of the lower side of the intermediate cover part 34a may be formed in a downwardly inclined shape as long as the player's view of the stage 38 is not obstructed.

  Further, when the image effect frame 13 includes the front structure 21 and the rear structure 23 as in the embodiment, the transparent cover 34 may be attached to the front side of the rear structure 23. Further, the entire image effect frame 13 may be configured to be mounted on the game board 5 from the front side.

  The configuration of the stage 38 is arbitrary, and it is not always necessary to include the cron stage 42. Further, a ball rolling part having a front and rear width equal to or more than two game balls may be provided in addition to the croon stage part 42, and the rear part side may be fitted into the recessed part 55 from the front side. Further, even when a ball rolling part having a front-rear width of two or more game balls, such as the croon stage part 42, is not provided, at least a part of the rear side of the stage 38 is provided on the lower cover part 34c of the transparent cover 34. You may provide the recessed part fitted from the front side.

  The transparent cover 34 does not need to be transparent as a whole, and may be opaque except for a portion corresponding to the display window 25 and the like.

  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 Game board 13 Image effect frame 20 Mounting hole 21 Front structure 22 Image display means 23 Rear structure 25 Display window 29 Drive means 30 Movable effect means 33 Decoration frame 34 Transparent cover 38 Stage 39 Entrance 42 Clune stage part (sphere Rolling part)
55 Recessed part

The present invention includes an image effect frame 13 which has a display window 25 for the image display means 22 and is detachably mounted in a mounting hole 20 formed in the game board 5. spheres and ball entrance capable ball entrance port 39, a stage 38 for dropping to the front by rolling the ball entrance to gaming balls in placement to and entering-bulb opening 39 on the lower side of the display window 25, the display A movable rendering means 30 disposed on the front side of the window 25 and movable from a predetermined retracted position to a covering position on the front side of the image display means 22 by driving a predetermined driving means 29; and a movable area of the movable rendering means 30 ; In a bullet ball gaming machine provided with a transparent cover 34 that separates a movable area of a game ball, the transparent cover 34 is provided with a rearward recessed portion 55 corresponding to the rear side of the stage 38, and the recessed portion 55 what game ball is configured to be passed through the A.

Claims (8)

An image effect frame (13) having a display window (25) for the image display means (22) and detachably mounted in a mounting hole (20) formed in the game board (5). The frame (13) has a entrance (39) through which a game ball can enter, and a game that is arranged in the left-right direction below the display window (25) and enters the entrance (39). A stage (38) that rolls the ball and drops it to the front side, and a movable effect means (30) that is arranged on the front side of the display window (25) and can be moved in the left-right direction by driving a predetermined drive means (29). And a transparent cover (34) covering the front side of the movable effect means (30), the transparent cover (34) is a portion corresponding to the front side of the movable effect means (30). The lower side is arranged behind the upper side and behind the stage (38). Pinball game machine, characterized by being. The said transparent cover (34) is arrange | positioned in the back side rather than the back side of the game board (5) in the lower part side of the part corresponding to the front side of the said movable production | presentation means (30). The bullet ball game machine described. The transparent cover (34) is arranged such that the upper side of the portion corresponding to the front side of the movable effect means (30) is arranged in front of the front side of the game board (5). The ball game machine described in 1. 4. The bullet ball according to claim 1, wherein the transparent cover (34) has a portion corresponding to the front side of the movable effect means (30) arranged in a downwardly inclined manner. 5. Gaming machine. The ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the transparent cover (34) is arranged so that a lower side thereof covers a rear side of the stage (38). The stage (38) includes a ball rolling portion (42) having a front-rear width of two or more game balls, and the rear side of the ball rolling portion (42) is fitted to the transparent cover (34). The bullet ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a recessed portion (55). The image effect frame (13) includes a front structure (21) attached to the game board (5) from the front side, and a rear structure (23) attached to the back side of the game board (5). The movable effect means (30) is provided on the rear structure (23) side, and the stage (38) and the transparent cover (34) are provided on the front structure (21) side, respectively. The bullet ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein The front structure (21) includes a decorative frame (33) arranged so as to surround the display window (25) along the mounting hole (20), and the transparent cover (34) has an upper side thereof. The decorative frame (33) is fitted from the rear side so as to fit inside the decorative frame (33) and the outer edge portion on the lower side covers the back side of the decorative frame (33). The bullet ball game machine according to claim 7.

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