JP2016137143A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine having higher amusement than before.SOLUTION: In a Pachinko game machine 10, a game board 11 is composed of a transparent resin, and a lower decoration member 46 or the like provided in a back-side casing 40 can be seen through the game board 11. An outer edge decoration member 50 is provided between a front face of a front edge wall 42Z located at an outer edge part of the back-side casing 40 and a rear face of the game plate 11. Thus, a risk of causing the dull non-decorated outer edge part of the back-side casing 40 to be seen as it is can be reduced, thus enhancing amusement more than before.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine capable of visually recognizing the inside of a back-side casing on the rear side of a game board through an effect window formed through the game board.

  Conventionally, as a gaming machine of this type, for example, a back side case in which a liquid crystal monitor is attached to the rear surface of the case body with both front and rear sides open is provided, and an internal decoration member in the back side case and a screen of the liquid crystal monitor are provided through a production window. Is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2008-200192 A (paragraphs [0059], [0076], FIG. 4)

  By the way, in recent years, gaming machines with a transparent gaming board and allowing the back side of the gaming board to be seen through have been distributed. However, when the gaming board of the conventional gaming machine described above is made transparent, it is decorated with an internal decoration member. Compared to the inside of the back housing, the outer edge portion of the back housing, which is not decorated, can be seen, and there is a risk that the arousal will be felt and the preference will be reduced.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine having a higher taste than conventional ones.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 is characterized in that a game board having a game area in which a game ball flows down is provided on the front face, an effect window formed through the game area of the game board, and a front opening. A back-side housing that covers the stage window from the rear and is attached to the rear surface of the game board, and an internal decoration member that is disposed inside the back-side body and is visible through the stage window. In the gaming machine provided with the above, the gaming board is formed of a transparent member at least partially, covers an outer edge portion of the back-side housing from the front, and includes an outer edge decoration member that can be seen through the gaming board. Is a gaming machine characterized by

  According to the present invention, the outer edge portion of the back side housing seen through the game board is decorated in the same manner as the inside of the back side housing, so that the outer edge portion of the back side housing without any decoration is visible as it is. Therefore, the preference can be improved as compared with the prior art.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the outer edge decoration member is fixed to the back-side casing.

  The outer edge decoration member that decorates the outer edge portion of the back side housing may be sandwiched between the game board and the back side housing, or may be fixed to the back side housing as in the invention of claim 2. It may be. When it is set as the structure of Claim 2, it becomes possible to fix an outer edge decoration member firmly.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, a launch passage for guiding a game ball launched from a lower side of the game area to an upper part of the game area is provided along one side of the game area on the front surface of the game board. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is provided in an arc shape, and the outer edge decoration member is disposed behind the launch passage.

  In the present invention, since the outer edge decoration member is arranged behind the launch passage, the outer edge decoration member can be used as the decoration of the launch passage.

  A fourth aspect of the present invention is the gaming machine according to the third aspect, wherein the rear side portion of the launch passage is formed in an uneven shape on the rear surface of the game board, and an uneven transmission portion is provided.

  According to this configuration, the outer edge decorative member appears to be bent by the uneven transmission part on the back side of the game board, and it is possible to improve the taste.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a hill portion is provided on the rear surface of the game board, wherein a hill portion is formed by projecting a region including a back side portion of the game region rearwardly from the peripheral region, and the hill portion. 5. The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein a step portion between the first and second peripheral areas forms the uneven transmission portion and extends in an arc shape along the launch passage.

  According to the present invention, the hill portion on the rear surface of the game board is formed by projecting an area including the back side portion of the game area in a stepped shape, and the board is thick. Screws for attaching objects can be driven deeply or can be screwed in, and the support for them can be strengthened. And since the level | step-difference part of such a hilly part is diverted to the uneven | corrugated permeation | transmission part mentioned above, it becomes possible to aim at the effective utilization of a hilly part. And since the uneven | corrugated permeation | transmission part is extended along the launch path, it can look like the track | orbit of the game ball which passes a launch path, and it becomes possible to aim at the improvement of a taste also in this point.

  The invention according to claim 6 projects from at least one of the front surface of the outer edge portion of the back-side housing and the rear surface of the game board and hits the other, and the front surface of the outer edge portion of the back-side housing and the rear surface of the game board. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a plurality of abutting protrusions forming a gap therebetween, wherein the outer edge decoration member is disposed in the gap. It is.

  According to the present invention, a gap is secured between the front surface of the outer edge portion of the back side housing and the rear surface of the game board by the plurality of abutting projections, and the outer edge decoration member is disposed in the gap. In addition, the outer edge decorative member is prevented from rubbing, and high decorativeness can be maintained.

  According to the present invention, in the gaming machine in which at least a part of the game board is formed of a transparent member, the outer side of the back side housing is covered from the front, and the outer side decorative member that can be seen through the game board is provided. It is possible to reduce the possibility that the outer edge portion of the housing can be seen as it is, and it is possible to improve the taste as compared with the conventional case.

Front view of the pachinko gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention Front view of game board Perspective view of the back housing Perspective view of the back housing Front exploded perspective view of game board, outer edge decoration member, and back side housing Rear perspective view of outer edge decorative member Rear view of game board Plan sectional view of the vicinity of the uneven transmission part of the game board Side sectional view of game board and backside housing

  Hereinafter, an embodiment according to a pachinko gaming machine 10 to which the present invention is applied (corresponding to the “gaming machine” of the present invention) will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, the front surface of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is covered with a front frame 10Z, and the game area R1 of the game board 11 is visible through a glass window 10W formed in the front frame 10Z. Yes.

  An upper plate 26 and a lower plate 27 are provided in two upper and lower stages below the glass window 10W in the front frame 10Z, and an operation knob 28 is provided on the right side of the lower plate 27. When the operation knob 28 is turned, the game ball accommodated in the upper plate 26 is blown out toward the game area R1.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the game area R1 is provided with start winning ports 14A and 14B and large winning ports 15 and 17, and when a game ball enters the start winning ports 14A and 14B, a determination of success or failure is made. The determination result is displayed on the display screen 30G, which will be described later, together with effects based on the result. The special winning openings 15 and 17 are normally closed by the movable doors 15T and 17T so that it is difficult for the game ball to enter, and the game ball is opened when the result of the determination of success or failure is successful. You can enter the ball. Further, when a game ball enters the various winning openings, the prize ball is paid out to the upper plate 26.

  The game area R <b> 1 is surrounded by a guide rail 12 that protrudes forward from the front surface of the game board 11. The guide rail 12 includes a first rail 12A formed by bending a strip-shaped metal plate into an arc shape, and a resin-made second rail 12B and a third rail 12C.

  The first rail 12A extends in a circular arc shape connecting the position near the left end of the lower side of the outer edge of the game board 11, the center position of the left side, the center position of the upper side, and the position near the right side near the upper right corner. ing. The second rail 12B moves from a position away from the lower center of the outer edge of the game board 11 to a position shifted by one game ball inside the first rail 12A in the vicinity of the upper left corner of the game board 11. It extends in an arc shape along one rail 12A. The second rail 12B is integrally provided with a branch rail 12X extending in the tangential direction of the arc of the second rail 12B from the lower end position toward the lower side of the game board 11.

  The third rail 12C extends along the lower side and the right side of the outer edge of the game board 11, and the tip of the portion along the lower side is joined to the start end of the second rail 12B, while along the right side. The upper side of the portion is joined to the end portion of the first rail 12A.

  Of these guide rails 12, an area surrounded by the second rail 12B, the third rail 12C, and the upper side portion of the first rail 12A corresponds to the game area R1, and between the first rail 12A and the second rail 12B, That is, the area extending in the vertical direction on the left side of the game area R1 corresponds to the launch passage 13 of the present invention.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, on the rear surface of the game board 11, there is a hill portion 11K formed by projecting a region including the back side portion of the game region R1 in a stepped manner behind the peripheral region. Is provided. The portion of the game board 11 that includes the hill portion 11K has a large thickness, so that it is possible to drive deeply or screw a screw that attaches an obstacle nail or an accessory in the game area R1. Support is strengthened. That is, the part provided with the hill part 11K among the game boards 11 has the thickness which can hit at least an obstruction nail. Further, the step portion between the hill portion 11K and its peripheral region corresponds to the uneven transmission portion 11D of the present invention, is inclined with respect to the front surface of the game board 11 and extends in an arc shape along the launch passage 13. .

  As shown in FIG. 2, an effect window 10H is formed through the center of the game area R1 in the game board 11. The display screen 30G of the display device 30 faces forward through the effect window 10H. In detail, the back side housing | casing 40 shown in FIG. 3 is being fixed to the rear surface of the game board 11, and the display apparatus 30 is distribute | arranged to the back of the production | presentation window 10H by attaching to this back side housing | casing 40. ing.

  The back-side housing 40 has a main plate wall 41 facing the rear surface of the game board 11 and a surrounding wall 42 standing forward from its outer edge, and has a box-shaped structure with an open front. And the game board 11 and the back side housing | casing 40 are screwed and fixed in the state which butted the front-end edge of the surrounding wall 42 to the outer edge part of the rear surface of the game board 11. FIG. A rectangular through hole 41A is formed in the upper part of the main plate wall 41, and the display device 30 is fixed so as to close the through hole 41A by the display screen 30G.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a front end wall 42Z projecting outward is formed at the front end of the left side portion of the surrounding wall 42, and the abutting protrusions 42T according to the present invention are formed at both upper and lower end portions of the front end wall 42Z. Is formed. Side walls 42S and 42S that protrude slightly forward are provided at both end portions of the front end wall 42Z, and a shallow groove 42M is formed by the front end wall 42Z and the side walls 42S and 42S. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, a receiving recess 11U for receiving the abutting protrusion 42T is formed on the left side portion of the rear surface of the game board 11, and the abutting protrusion 42T, the receiving recess 11U, Thus, the back housing 40 is positioned with respect to the game board 11. Here, the abutting protrusion 42T protruding from the front end wall 42Z hits the bottom of the receiving recess 11U, which is a part of the rear surface of the game board 11, so that there is a gap between the front surface of the front end wall 42Z and the rear surface of the game board 11. S has occurred (see FIG. 9).

  In addition, a plurality of decorative members are attached to the inside of the back side housing 40, and a part of the members can be visually recognized from the effect window 10H. For example, a right decorative member 45 shaped like a blade is provided on the right side of the inside of the back housing 40, and the right decorative member 45 is visually recognized from the effect window 10H (see FIGS. 2 and 4). . The display screen 30G, the right decorative member 45, and the like of the display device 30 correspond to the “internal decorative member” of the present invention.

  Here, in the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, the game board 11 is made of a transparent resin, and the rear of the game board 11 can be seen through. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, a lower decorative member 46 (corresponding to the “internal decorative member” of the present invention) is provided in a region below the effect window 10 </ b> H inside the back housing 40. And seen through from the front.

  By the way, by making the game board 11 transparent regardless of whether it is the whole or a part, when the outer edge of the game board 11 (the peripheral edge 11E of the uneven transmission part 11D (see FIG. 7)) becomes transparent, the lower decorative member Compared to the interior of the backside housing 40 decorated with 46 etc., nothing is decorated and the outer edge of the backside housing 40 is only sneak to be attached to the game board 11, and a sense of arousal is held However, in the pachinko gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the outer edge decoration member 50 is provided between the front end wall 42 </ b> Z that is the outer edge portion of the back housing 40 and the game board 11. (See FIG. 5).

  As shown in FIG. 6, the outer edge decorative member 50 includes first and second decorative members 50 </ b> A and 50 </ b> B in which a thin transparent resin plate is decorated. The lower end side of the first outer edge decorative member 50A and the upper end side of the second outer edge decorative member 50B are curved so as to be applied to each other. These first and second outer edge decoration members 50A, 50B are arranged in the vertical direction between the two abutting protrusions 42T, 42T of the front end wall 42Z of the back side housing 40, that is, the front end wall 42Z and the game. It arrange | positions at the clearance gap S (refer FIG. 9) between the boards 11. FIG. This prevents the game board 11 and the outer edge decoration member 50 from rubbing against each other. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the first and second outer edge decoration members 50 </ b> A and 50 </ b> B are located behind the launch passage 13 in a state where the game board 11 is stacked on the back side housing 40.

  The first and second decorative members 50A and 50B are provided on the front end wall of the cylindrical portion 50H (see FIG. 6) formed at both ends in the vertical direction on the rear surfaces of the first and second decorative members 50A and 50B. The screw hole protrusion 42J (see FIG. 3) protruding from 42Z is received and positioned, and in this state, it is screwed from the front and firmly fixed to the front end wall 42Z. Further, a protrusion 50T (see FIG. 6) extending between the two cylindrical portions 50H and 50H is formed on the rear surfaces of the first and second decorative members 50A and 50B. The strength of the decorative members 50A and 50B is strengthened, and the protrusion 50T is received in the groove portion 42M of the back side housing 40 when the first and second decorative members 50A and 50B are applied to the back side housing 40. Positioning is also possible with.

  The outer edge of the game board 11 is provided with an outer edge protruding wall 11F that protrudes rearward from the hill portion 11K. This outer edge protruding wall 11F has a role of maintaining the strength of the game board 11 made of transparent resin, or taking thickness consistency (for example, 19 mm) with a conventional veneer game board that is not transparent resin. Yes. Moreover, it is set as the structure which the hill part 11K protruded from the peripheral part 11E via the level | step-difference part 11D instead of making the game board 11 whole the same thickness as the part provided with the hill part 11K among the game boards 11. Thus, the thickness of the peripheral portion 11E can be reduced, the resin capacity can be suppressed, and the occurrence of sink marks (dents or the like) caused by molding shrinkage due to a large amount of resin can be suppressed.

  Thus, in the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, the outer edge portion of the back side housing 40 seen through the game board 11 is decorated in the same manner as the inside of the back side housing 40. It is possible to reduce the possibility that the outer edge portion of the game board will be visible as it is, and it is possible to give a luxurious feeling that decoration is applied even to a portion that could not be seen unless the game board 11 is made transparent. The preference can be improved. In addition, since the outer edge decoration member 50 is arranged behind the uneven transmission part 11D on the back side of the game board, it looks bent and the preference is further improved.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, since the level | step-difference part of the hill part 11K for attaching a failure nail and an accessory to the game board 11 is diverted to the uneven | corrugated permeation | transmission part 11D, the hill part 11K can be used effectively. And since the uneven | corrugated permeation | transmission part 11D is extended along the launching passage 13, it can look like the track | orbit of the game ball which passes the launching passage 13, and the improvement in taste is achieved also in this point. Further, since the outer edge decoration member 50 is arranged behind the launch passage 13, it is possible to turn the eyes toward the launch passage 13 as compared with the prior art.

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The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, the embodiments described below are also included in the technical scope of the present invention, and various other than the following can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. It can be changed and implemented.

  (1) In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to the pachinko gaming machine 10, but any gaming machine may be applied to a coin gaming machine or a slot machine.

  (2) In the above embodiment, the outer edge decoration member 50 is fixed to the back side housing 40 side when being arranged between the game board 11 and the back side case 40, but is fixed to the game board 11 side. May be. Moreover, the structure fixed by being pinched | interposed between the rear surface of the game board 11 and the front-end part of the back side housing | casing 40 may be sufficient.

  (3) In the above embodiment, the outer edge decoration member 50 has a shape extending along the front end wall 42Z. However, for example, a plurality of circular outer edge decoration members 50 may be arranged along the front end wall 42Z. .

  (4) The game board 11 may be entirely transparent, or only part of the game board 11 may be transparent, for example, paint may be applied to the front surface or the rear surface. Even when only a part is transparent, at least a portion that overlaps with the outer edge portion of the back side housing 40 (in the above embodiment, the peripheral edge portion 11E of the uneven transmission portion 11D (see FIG. 7)) is transparent. Thus, the benefits of the present invention can be enjoyed.

10 Pachinko machines (game machines)
10H Production window 11 Game board 11D Concavity and convexity transmission part 11K Hill part 13 Launch passage 40 Back side housing 42T Abutting protrusion 50 Outer edge decoration member

Claims (6)

A game board having a game area on the front where a game ball flows down;
A production window formed through the game area of the game board,
A back-side housing that has a box-shaped structure with an open front, covers the production window from the rear, and is attached to the rear surface of the game board;
In a gaming machine provided with an internal decoration member that is disposed inside the back side housing and is visible through the effect window,
The game board is composed of a member that is at least partially transparent,
A gaming machine comprising: an outer edge decoration member that covers an outer edge portion of the back-side housing from the front and that can be seen through the game board.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the outer edge decoration member is fixed to the back housing. On the front surface of the game board, a launch passage for guiding a game ball launched from below the game area to the upper part of the game area is provided in an arc shape along one side of the game area,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the outer edge decoration member is disposed behind the launch passage.   The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein a back side portion of the launch passage is formed in a concavo-convex shape on a rear surface of the game board, and an uneven transmission part is provided. On the rear surface of the game board, a region including a back side portion of the game region is provided with a hill portion that protrudes in a stepped manner from the rear of the peripheral region,
The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein a step portion between the hill portion and a peripheral region thereof forms the uneven transmission portion and extends in an arc shape along the launch passage. A plurality of protrusions projecting from at least one of the front surface of the outer edge portion of the backside housing and the rear surface of the game board and hitting the other, forming a gap between the front surface of the outer edge portion of the backside housing and the rear surface of the game board. With a bump
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the outer edge decoration member is disposed in the gap.

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