JP2013248087A - Enclosed pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate maintenance of an electrical equipment board.SOLUTION: A body frame 1 with a game ball circulation unit 3 is provided with: a front door frame 4 pivoted to be turnable forward; and electrical equipment boards 51, 52 provided in a back surface of the front door frame 4.

Description

  The present invention relates to an enclosed ball game machine, and more particularly to an enclosed ball game machine having a structure capable of easily maintaining an electrical board.

  The enclosed ball game machine has a structure that circulates already played balls as launch balls in the game machine, and the player can play within the amount information stored in the card without throwing the actual ball. When winning, prize value information is added and stored as data. In such an encapsulated ball game machine, the role of an electrical control unit is large, and an electrical board provided with the control unit, a power supply unit, a connector unit, and the like is enlarged.

  In this case, for example, as shown in Patent Document 1, the electrical board is provided in the main body frame, and the circulation passage for circulating the launch ball is provided in the front door frame pivotally attached to the main body frame. . Therefore, during normal use, the front door frame closes the opening of the main body frame, and the circulation channel is located in front of the electrical board. When maintaining the electrical board, the front door frame is opened and rotated forward to expose the electrical board in the main body frame.

JP 2002-65956 A

  By the way, it is advantageous that the circulation channel is provided on the side of the main body frame because a common main body frame can be used for a plurality of types of front door frames having different designs and the like. If this is provided on the main body frame in a state where it is positioned in front of the electric board, there is a problem that maintenance of the electric board becomes difficult.

  Therefore, the present invention solves such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide an encapsulated ball game machine capable of easily maintaining an electrical board.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a front door frame (4) is pivotally attached to a main body frame (1) provided with a game ball circulation device (3) so as to be pivotable forward. An electrical board (51, 52) is provided on the back of the door frame (4).

  In the first invention, by providing the game ball circulation device in the main body frame, the main body frame can be commonly used for a plurality of types of front door frames having different designs. When maintenance of the electrical board is performed, it can be easily performed by rotating the front door frame forward to expose the electrical board on the rear surface.

In the second aspect of the present invention, the front door frame (4) is formed with a protrusion (43) protruding forward and provided with at least one of a display part (44) and an operation part on the upper surface thereof, and the protrusion (43). At least a part of the electrical board (51, 52) is stored in the inner space (431).
In the second invention, in addition to the effects of the first invention, the internal space of the protruding portion can be effectively used to accommodate the electrical board without interfering with other members.

  In the third aspect of the invention, the main body frame (1) is shaped like a box that opens forward, and the opening is closed with a front door frame, and the gaming parts of the game board (2) are placed in the upper half space of the main body frame (1). (23) and a game ball circulation device (3) at a rear position in the lower half space of the main body frame (1), and at the front position in the lower half space, the game ball circulation device ( The electrical board (51, 52) is accommodated in a position where it does not interfere with 3).

  In the third invention, by providing the game ball circulation device in the main body frame, the main body frame can be used in common for a plurality of types of front door frames having different designs. Maintenance of the electrical board can be easily performed by opening the front door frame and exposing the electrical board in the main body frame.

  The reference numerals in the parentheses indicate the correspondence with specific means described in the embodiments described later.

  As described above, according to the encapsulated ball game machine of the present invention, the maintenance of the electrical board can be easily performed.

It is a perspective view in the state where the front door frame of the enclosure type ball game machine in the first embodiment of the present invention was opened. It is a disassembled perspective view of the game ball circulation device provided in the lower half space of the main body frame. It is a partial cross section side view in the state where the front door frame of the enclosure type bullet ball game machine in a 2nd embodiment of the present invention was opened. It is a partial cross section side view in the state where the front door frame of the enclosure type bullet ball game machine was closed. It is a perspective view in the state where the front door frame of the enclosure type ball game machine in a 3rd embodiment of the present invention was opened. It is a perspective view in the state where the front door frame of the enclosure type ball game machine in a 4th embodiment of the present invention was opened. It is a side view of the main body frame of an enclosed bullet ball game machine.

  The embodiment described below is merely an example, and various design improvements made by those skilled in the art without departing from the gist of the present invention are also included in the scope of the present invention.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an enclosed ball game machine (pachinko machine) according to the present embodiment. In the figure, the main body frame 1 has a rectangular box shape that opens forward, and a game board 2 is installed in the upper half space. The board surface of the game board 2 is divided into a circular game area 22 by an outer rail 21 and an inner rail, and a liquid crystal display device, a start winning opening, a windmill, and other accessories not shown are provided in the game area 22. It has been.

  In the lower half space of the main body frame 1, a known ball launcher 31, a rectifier 32, and a circulation channel 33 for circulating the encapsulated sphere are sequentially arranged from the front side to the rear side (FIG. 2). As described above, when the rectifier 32 is disposed adjacent to the circulation flow path 33, the circulation flow path 33 can be made more compact than the conventional configuration in which the game ball is once guided in front of the launcher. The game balls launched from the ball launcher 31 are all returned to the circulation channel 33 through the rectifier 32 and supplied to the ball launcher 31 again via the rectifier 32. The circulation flow path includes a collecting unit that receives and collects winning balls, out balls, and foul balls, and a rectifying unit that rectifies the enclosed balls collected on the downstream side in a row. In addition to the ball launcher 31, the rectifier 32 and the circulation channel 33, the game ball circulation device 3 is configured by a ball polishing device (not shown) for polishing an encapsulated ball during circulation.

  On the other hand, one side edge of the front door frame 4 is pivotally attached to one side edge of the main body frame 1 so that it can be opened and rotated forward as shown in FIG. A circular glass window 41 having a size corresponding to the gaming area 22 is formed. Then, on the left and right positions of the lower half rear surface of the front door frame 4, electrical boards 51 and 52 having a control unit that performs launch control and payout control are arranged. Shield plates 53 are provided along the front surfaces (back side in FIG. 1) of the left and right electrical boards 51 and 52 to prevent an illegal act that causes the control unit to malfunction statically.

  When the front door frame 4 is rotated rearward so as to close the opening of the main body frame 1, the electrical boards 51 and 52 provided on the rear surface of the front door frame 4 enter the lower half space of the main body frame 1, The projecting device 31 is stored in the front position. At this time, the hook members 11 provided at a plurality of positions in the vertical direction along the other side edge of the main body frame 1 enter the engagement holes 42 provided at a plurality of positions on the other side edge of the front door frame 4 and enter the front. The door frame 4 is locked to the main body frame 1. In order to cancel the locked state, a key is inserted into the key hole 12 provided in the main body frame 1 and the hook member 11 is moved in a direction to cancel the engagement with the engagement hole 42.

  According to such a structure, by providing the circulation flow path 33 in the main body frame 1, the main body frame 1 can be used in common for a plurality of types of front door frames 4 having different designs and the like. The maintenance of the electrical boards 51 and 52 can be easily performed by opening the front door frame 4 and exposing the electrical boards 51 and 52 on the rear surface (state shown in FIG. 1). Further, since the circulation flow path 33 can be made more compact than the electrical boards 51 and 52 in the main body frame 1, the game board 2 can be made larger by that amount, and a larger liquid crystal display or the like can be provided on the game board surface. it can. The reason why the circulation channel 33 can be made more compact than the electrical boards 51 and 52 is as follows. In other words, the electrical board is preferably installed in parallel to the game board so that the operator can easily visually confirm the state of the board during maintenance. As a result, an installation height corresponding to the substrate surface is required. On the other hand, since the circulation flow path has a degree of freedom in its arrangement, the height can be suppressed relatively easily.

(Second Embodiment)
The encapsulated ball game machine shown in FIG. 3 has a box-shaped main body frame 1 having a structure similar to that of the first embodiment, and the front door frame 4 is rotated by the same structure as that of the first embodiment. Installed as possible. In the lower half space of the main body frame 1, the ball launching device 31, the rectifier 32, and the circulation flow path 33 already described in the first embodiment are provided.

  A game board 2 is integrally provided on the rear surface of the front door frame 4, and an accessory 23 of the game board 2 projects from the rear surface of the game board 2. In the case of an enclosed game machine, there is no ball tray like a normal game machine. Instead, as shown in FIG. 3, various displays 44 and operation switches are provided on the front surface of the front door frame 4. The provided operation panel 43 is often provided in a protruding manner (for example, JP-A-9-47560). In the present embodiment, the electrical boards 51 and 52 are accommodated in the inner space 431 of the operation panel 43 serving as a protruding portion. The inner space 431 is open on the rear surface of the front door frame 4.

  When the front door frame 4 is closed, as shown in FIG. 4, the game board 2 and the accessory 23 on the rear surface enter the upper half space of the main body frame 1. According to such this embodiment, by providing the circulation flow path 33 in the main body frame 1, the main body frame 1 can be commonly used for a plurality of types of front door frames 4 having different designs. In addition, when maintenance of the electrical boards 51 and 52 is performed, the front door frame 4 can be opened (state shown in FIG. 3) from the opening of the internal space 431.

  Further, since the circulation flow path 33 in the main body frame 1 can be made compact compared to the electrical boards 51 and 52, the game board 2 can be made larger and a larger liquid crystal display can be provided on the game board surface. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the internal space 431 of the operation panel 43 can be effectively used to accommodate the electrical boards 51 and 52 without interfering with other members. In the present embodiment, all of the electrical boards 51 and 52 need not be accommodated in the inner space 431 of the operation panel 43, and only a part (front part) of the electrical boards 51 and 52 may be accommodated in the inner space 431.

(Third embodiment)
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the electrical boards 51 and 52 are provided in the main body frame 1. That is, in FIG. 5, the main body frame 1 has a box shape that opens to the front as in the first embodiment, and the game board 2 is disposed in the upper half space, and in the lower half space. Similar to the first embodiment, a ball launcher 31, a rectifier 32, and a circulation flow path 33 are provided. The electrical boards 51 and 52 are provided in the front left and right positions that do not interfere with the ball launcher 31 at the foremost position in the lower half space. On the other hand, a rectangular recess 45 into which the electrical boards 51 and 52 relatively approach when the front door frame 4 is rotated toward the main body frame 1 and closed is formed at the lower end of the front door frame 4. The other structure is the same as that of the first embodiment except that the electrical board and the shield plate are not provided. Here, as long as the electrical board is in a position where it does not interfere with the ball launcher, the electrical board may be arranged so as to be shifted from side to side so as not to cover the ball launcher in front view. Moreover, you may leave a shield board on the back surface of a front door frame. Furthermore, an electrical board may be provided on the main body frame so as to be openable and closable, and the maintenance may be performed by exposing the circulation channel, the launching device, the rectifier, and the like depending on the situation.

  According to such a structure, by providing the circulation flow path 33 in the main body frame 1, the main body frame 1 can be used in common for a plurality of types of front door frames 4 having different designs and the like. The maintenance of the electrical boards 51 and 52 can be easily performed by opening the front door frame 4 and exposing the electrical boards 51 and 52 in the main body frame 1 (state of FIG. 5). Moreover, since the circulation flow path 33 located in the rear part in the main body frame 1 can be made compact compared to the electrical boards 51 and 52 for the reasons described above, the size of the accessory protruding behind the game board 2 is increased accordingly. It becomes possible.

(Fourth embodiment)
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an enclosed ball game machine (pachinko machine) according to this embodiment. In the present embodiment, the main body frame 1 has a plate shape, and one side edge thereof is pivotally supported by one side edge of the base frame 5. The base frame 5 is a rectangular frame, and a curtain plate 53 having a certain height is provided on the lower side thereof. The main body frame 1 can be rotated and stored in the base frame space 54 above the curtain plate 53, and can be pulled out and rotated forward as shown in FIG.

  A game board 2 is attached to the rear surface of the main body frame 1 (FIG. 7), and an accessory 23 projects from the game board 2 to the rear thereof. Such a game board 2 can be attached to and detached from the main body frame 1 from behind. Below the game board 2, a ball launcher 31, a rectifier 32 and a circulation flow path 33 that constitute a game ball circulation device 3 similar to that already described are provided in this order from the front to the rear. The accessory 23 is provided above the game ball circulation device 3, and its rear part projects downward to form an extension portion 231 that covers the back of the circulation device 3.

  6, one side edge of the front door frame 4 is pivotally supported by one side edge of the main body frame 1, and can be opened and rotated forward from a position superimposed on the main body frame 1 as shown in FIG. is there. A circular glass window 41 having a size corresponding to the game area of the game board 2 is formed in the upper half of the front door frame 4, and left and right in a recess 43 formed in the lower half rear surface of the front door frame 4. An electrical board 51 (only one is shown) is arranged at the position.

  According to such a structure, by providing the circulation flow path 33 in the main body frame 1, the main body frame 1 can be used in common for a plurality of types of front door frames 4 having different designs and the like. The maintenance of the electrical board 51 can be easily performed by opening the front door frame 4 and exposing the electrical board 51 on the rear surface (the state shown in FIG. 6). In addition, the circulation flow path 33 can be made compact in the main body frame 1 for the above-described reason as compared with the electric circuit board 51. Therefore, the game board 2 is made larger and a larger liquid crystal display or the like is provided on the game board surface. be able to. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, it is possible to provide a large accessory 23 by positioning the extending portion 231 in the space behind the circulation flow path 33.

(Other embodiments)
In each of the above-described embodiments, the mounting frame of the game board stored in the upper half space of the main body frame can be exchanged in common or partially with that of a rotary game machine (pachi-slot machine) or other game machines. If this is the case, it will be possible to change from a pachinko machine to a pachislot machine, etc. using the main frame as it is.

  In each of the above embodiments, when an adjustment unit for adjusting the inclination of the game board in the front-rear direction (the magnitude of the relative displacement in the front-rear direction at the upper and lower ends of the game board) is provided in the main body frame, The degree of freedom of posture improves.

  In each of the above embodiments, a game board support frame may be separately provided, and this may be pivotally supported on the main body frame, and the front door frame may be pivotally supported on the game board support frame. In this way, it is only necessary to replace the front unit excluding the main body frame when replacing the gaming machine, so that cost reduction can be realized.

  In each of the above embodiments, the game board may be pivotally supported on the game board support frame, and the open end of the game board may be held on the main body frame via the game board support frame when installed on the main body frame. According to this, the front door frame can be smoothly opened and closed regardless of whether the game board is fixed to the front door frame or the main body frame.

  In each of the above embodiments, the game board may be pivotally supported on the rear surface of the front door frame coaxially with the shaft for attaching the front door frame to the main body frame. According to this, even if there is no game board support frame, the front door frame can be opened and closed smoothly regardless of the fixed position of the game board, so that the number of parts can be reduced.

  In each of the above embodiments, an intermediate frame provided with an outer rail and a ball launcher may be provided between the front door frame and the main body frame so as to be capable of opening and closing. According to such a structure, the ball throwing path to the game area is reliably positioned and ball launching is stabilized.

  In each of the above embodiments, the ball launcher can be a so-called upper launch system. In this case, a ball lifting mechanism may be provided between the circulation channel and the ball launching device. The ball lifting mechanism is disposed on the back of the game board together with the circulation channel. According to such a structure, since it is not necessary to form a ball launch path by the outer rail, the game area of the game board can be expanded.

  The rectifying unit may be inclined downward while being bent a plurality of times in the front-rear direction. According to this, it is possible to make the height direction more compact while lengthening the rectifying unit and securing the enclosed sphere storage amount.

  Make it difficult for sound to leak to the surroundings, such as by providing headphones, highly directional speakers, bone conduction headphones in encapsulated ball game machines, and supplying sound information transmitted wirelessly from game machines through earphones from mobile terminals. It is preferable to provide sound supply means capable of According to this, since the influence which the sound generated from the gaming machine has on the surroundings can be reduced, it is easy to install in a place other than the game hall.

  In addition, when winning a prize, an electronic sound is generated as a prize ball sound, a moving part such as a bell provided on the frame is moved to actually make a sound, or a plurality of encapsulated balls are allowed to flow down through a transparent window. It is good to do so. As a result, the player can be given a feeling that a prize ball has appeared.

  Further, the number of balls that a player can play may be represented by a length of a light band, such as a level meter, or a change in light emission color or blinking state, in addition to numerical display.

  Detection means for counting the number of effective balls can be provided in the return ball prevention valve. Thereby, generation | occurrence | production of a foul ball | bowl can be detected more correctly. Moreover, it is good to notify the detected foul ball information.

  In the second embodiment, the projecting portion is the operation panel. However, instead of the operation panel, it may be a production board provided with a mechanism for performing a gimmick or enclosing ball distribution effect.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Main body frame, 2 ... Game board, 23 ... Function object (game parts), 3 ... Game ball circulation apparatus, 31 ... Ball launcher, 32 ... Rectifier, 33 ... Circulation flow path, 4 ... Front door frame, 43 ... Operation panel (protruding part), 431... Inner space, 44... Display, 51 and 52.

Claims (3)

An enclosed ball game machine characterized in that a front door frame is pivotally attached to a main body frame provided with a game ball circulation device so as to be pivotable forward, and an electrical board is provided on the back surface of the front door frame. The front door frame is formed with a protruding portion that protrudes forward and has at least one of a display portion and an operating portion on the upper surface thereof, and at least a part of the electrical circuit board is housed in an inner space of the protruding portion. The enclosed ball game machine described. As a box that opens the main body frame forward, the opening is closed with a front door frame, and the gaming parts of the game board are accommodated in the upper half space of the main body frame, and the inner half of the lower half space of the main body frame is accommodated. An enclosed ball game machine characterized in that a game ball circulation device is housed in a side position, and an electrical board is housed in a front position in the lower half space so as not to interfere with the game ball circulation device.

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