JP2017064044A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a design area of a game board from being restricted by a static electricity removal device in a game machine including the game board.SOLUTION: A frame body F1 to be installed in a game parlor includes a presser member 40 that, when storing a game board member 1 therein, the game board member including a metal guide rail R for guiding game balls, presses the game board member 1 from a back side. The game board member 1 includes conductive members 20, 21, and 30 electrically connected to the guide rail R and extending to the back face of the game board member 1, fitted thereto. The presser member 40 is electrically connected to an earth of the game machine and comes into contact with the conductive member 30 located on the back face of the game board member 1, with the game board member 1 stored in the frame body F1.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine provided with a game board.

The game balls used in pachinko machines are made of metal and are easily charged with static electricity during the game. is there. In a conventional gaming machine, this static elimination device is provided in the front part of the game board.
For example, a gaming machine described in Patent Document 1 includes a connecting member that electrically connects a metal outer rail and an inner rail, one end connected to the grounding means of the gaming machine, and the other end connected to the connecting member, the outer rail, and And a conductive member connected to at least one of the inner rails. The gaming machine described in Patent Document 2 includes a guide rail of the game board and a connection means for electrically connecting a game board holding frame for holding the game board, and the connection means is provided on the game board side. A first connection member that is elastically connected to the guide rail and electrically connected thereto, and a second connection member that is provided on the game board holding frame side and is elastically connected to the first connection member and electrically connected to the game board holding frame. And a connecting member.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-253764 JP 2014-83067 A

However, when the static eliminator is provided on the front side of the game board, there is a problem that the design area of the game board is limited.
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to prevent a design area of a game board from being restricted by a device for static elimination in a gaming machine including a game board.

In order to achieve the above-described object, the present invention is configured as follows.
The gaming machine (pachinko machine P) according to the present invention is a gaming board member (game board) provided with a guide rail R having conductivity and guiding a gaming ball on a frame body (machine casing F1) installed in a game hall. A gaming machine comprising a unit 1), wherein the frame includes a pressing member (main body pressing plate 40) for pressing the gaming board member from the back side when the gaming board member is received. A conductive member (ground metal plate 20, connecting member 21, seating metal plate 30) that is electrically connected to the guide rail R and reaches the back of the game board member is attached to the board member. The game board member is electrically connected to the ground of the machine, and in contact with the conductive member (sitting sheet metal 30) located on the back of the game board member in a state where the game board member is housed in the frame. Features.

In the game board member in the present invention, for example, not only the game board 110 including the metal guide rail R and constituting the game area 120 but also a control device for a game machine provided on the back side of the game board 110 is attached. A rear plate (set plate 100) is also included. Moreover, the electroconductive member in this invention may be comprised from the some member. Further, the conductive member can be formed, for example, so as to reach the back surface of the game board member through a through hole formed in the game board member.
In the present invention, the conductive member connected to the guide rail R is turned to the back side of the game board member, and the conductive member located on the back side of the game board member and the holding member for pressing the back part of the game board member Is made to contact the ground from the back side.

According to the present invention, since the holding member is also used as a member for grounding, it is possible to reduce the number of parts and to ground the game board member constituting the game area 120 in front of the ground. Therefore, the design area of the game board 110 can be expanded.
Here, the conductive member may be continuous from the front surface of the game board member to the back surface of the game board member through the bottom surface. By forming in this way, mounting of the conductive member can be facilitated.

  According to the present invention, in a gaming machine equipped with a game board, the design area of the game board can be prevented from being restricted by a device for static elimination.

It is an external appearance front view of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view of a game board unit and a machine frame. It is the front schematic diagram of the game board of a pachinko machine. It is a rear view of a game board unit. It is the VV sectional view taken on the line of FIG.

DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In the present specification, for each component provided in the pachinko machine P, the front and rear (front back), left and right (side), and top and bottom (plane bottom) directions are fixed to the pachinko machine P. The direction when the pachinko machine P is viewed from the front in the state is shown.

(External configuration of pachinko machine P)
The gaming machine according to the present embodiment is a pachinko machine P that uses a game ball as a game medium. Although not specifically shown, generally, in a game arcade where pachinko machines P are installed, a plurality of pachinko machines P are arranged side by side in an area where game machines called islands are installed, A game ball lending device (not shown) for lending is installed adjacent to each pachinko machine P. Each pachinko machine P is connected to a corresponding game ball lending device.
The game ball lending device is capable of inserting a storage medium (card) in which value information necessary for inserting bills and lending game balls is stored. Then, after a bill is inserted (or a card is inserted) into the game ball lending device, a predetermined operation is performed on the pachinko machine P, so that a game ball can be rented from the game ball lending device R. It is like that.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pachinko machine P according to the present embodiment is a rectangular frame that is fixed to an island and has a hollow frame F1 and a hinge mechanism (particularly, the machine frame F1). A rectangular frame that can be freely opened and closed by a not-shown main body frame F2 having a hollow portion, and is attached to the main body frame F2 by a hinge mechanism (not specifically shown) to be freely openable and closable. And a front door D having an opening (not shown) formed on the front.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a game board unit 1 including a game board 110 that forms a game area 120 and a set board 100 that is arranged behind the game board 110 is accommodated in the hollow portion of the main body frame F2. Has been. In FIG. 2, the configuration of the board surface of the game board 110 is omitted. The set plate 100 is for attaching a control device 800 (see FIG. 4) for controlling the operation of the pachinko machine P, a liquid crystal display device 210 (see FIGS. 3 and 4) for displaying an image, and the like. In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, two V-shaped main body pressing plates 40 are attached to the left side of the machine frame F1 so as to be aligned vertically. When the main body frame F2 is closed with respect to the machine frame F1, the main body pressing plate 40 presses the back surface portion of the set plate 100. Note that a grounding metal plate 20 for discharge is attached to the lower left portion of the game board unit 1, which will be described later.

As shown in FIG. 1, the front door D includes a transparent plate 400 that covers the opening, an upper plate 600 and a receiving plate 700 that are positioned below the transparent plate 400 and can receive game balls, and a right side of the receiving plate 700. An operation handle 500 for performing a game ball launching operation attached to the side, and a speaker SP located at the lower left are provided.
In this pachinko machine P, when the main body frame F2 is closed with respect to the machine frame F1 and the front door D is further closed, the transparent plate 400 is positioned in front of the game board 110. Thereby, the game board 110 located behind can be visually recognized through the transparent plate 400.

A game ball lent from a ball rental machine (not shown) and a prize ball paid out from a pachinko machine P are guided to the upper plate 600. When the upper plate 600 is filled with game balls, the prize balls paid out from the pachinko machine P are guided to the lower plate 700. The lower plate 700 is provided with an open / close lever (not shown). By operating the open / close lever, a discharge port provided at the bottom of the lower plate 700 is opened, and game balls accumulated in the lower plate 700 are collected. It can be discharged outside.
The operation handle 500 is used for launching a game ball, and is formed so that the player can rotate it. Here, the upper plate 600 is provided with a supply passage (not shown) for supplying a game ball to a game ball launching device (not shown), and the game ball of the upper plate 600 is supplied from the supply passage to the launching device. When the player rotates the operation handle 500 to perform a shooting operation, a game ball is shot by a shooting mechanism (not shown) with a strength corresponding to the rotation angle of the operation handle 500.

  The game board 110 is a transparent acrylic board, and a guide rail R including a metal outer rail R1 and an inner rail R2 is provided on the board surface of the game board 110 as shown in FIGS. . A region partitioned in a substantially circular shape by the guide rail R forms a game region 120. In addition, in the area on the left side of the game area 120, a launch path for game balls is formed between the outer rail R1 and the inner rail R2, and the game balls fired from the launch mechanism have sufficient firing strength. In such a case, the inside of the launching passage rises along the outer rail R1 and is discharged from the upper left part of the gaming area 120 into the gaming area 120.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the game area 120 includes a first game area 121 that is a left area when viewed from the player facing the pachinko machine P, and a right area that is viewed from the player that faces the pachinko machine P. It consists of a certain second game area 122. These two game areas 120 have different game ball entry possibilities depending on the firing strength of the launching device. Specifically, when the launching strength of the launching device is less than a predetermined strength (intensity that does not allow the game ball launched by the launching device to reach the highest point of the game region 120), the game ball is in the first game region. Enter 121. On the other hand, when the firing strength of the launching device is equal to or higher than a predetermined strength (intensity at which the game ball launched by the launching device can reach the highest point of the game area 120), the game ball is in the second game area 121. Enter.

Further, in this game area 120, as shown in FIG. 3, a windmill and a number of nails for making the flow direction of the game ball irregular, a general winning port 140 through which the game ball can enter, and a start The first start winning opening 150 and the second starting winning opening 160 as areas, the gate 200 through which game balls can pass, the attacker device 170 that operates by satisfying predetermined conditions, and guides the game balls out of the game area 120. Out port 190 is provided.
A display screen 211 of the liquid crystal display device 210 fixed to the set board 100 is located in the center of the game area 120, and the display screen 211 can be seen through the transparent game board 110.

  In the present embodiment, as the second start winning opening 160, the second starting winning opening 160A arranged side by side on the right side of the first starting winning opening 150, and the right side of the second starting winning opening 160A and the gate 200 And a second start winning prize opening 160B disposed below the two. Then, the first starting prize opening 150 and the second starting prize opening 160A can accept game balls flowing down the first game area 121, and alternately by the distribution device 250 that distributes the received game balls to the left and right. It is formed so that a game ball can enter. Since the allocating device 250 cannot accept the game balls flowing down the first game area 122, the game balls flowing down the second game area 122 to the first start winning opening 150 and the second start winning opening 160A are not received. Cannot enter.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the second start winning opening 160B is provided with a pair of movable pieces 161 that can be opened and closed left and right. When the movable piece 161 is closed, the second start winning opening 160B is a game ball. Can not accept. On the other hand, when the movable piece 161 is opened, the opened movable piece 161 functions as a guide member that guides the game ball flowing down the first game area 121 or the second game area 122 toward the second start winning opening 160B. This facilitates the entry of the game ball into the second start winning opening 160B.

  Note that the configuration of the movable piece 161 is not particularly limited. For example, a pair of blade members that rotate in the left-right direction about an axis orthogonal to the game board 110 to open and close the second start winning opening 160, It may be configured by a lid member that rotates in the front-rear direction about a horizontal axis to open and close the second start winning opening 160, or a shutter that slides up and down to open and close the second starting winning opening 160. You may comprise by a member.

  When a game ball enters the first start prize opening 150 or the second start prize opening 160, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out, and whether or not to execute a special game in which the big prize opening 180 is opened is determined. A lottery will be held. In addition, there are multiple types of special games, each of which has a different number of times of opening and opening time of the special winning opening 180, a difference in the game state to be transferred after the special game is finished, and which special game is executed, It is determined by lottery of a special symbol for determining one special symbol from a plurality of types of special symbols associated with each special game.

Here, as shown in FIG. 3, the first special symbol display device as a device for displaying various situations regarding the game at the lower right portion of the game board 110 and outside the game area 120. 300, a second special symbol display device 310, a normal symbol display device 320, a first special figure hold display device 330, a second special figure hold display device 340, and a normal symbol hold display device 350 are provided.
When the game ball enters the first start winning opening 150, the first special symbol display device 300 displays a variation of the special symbol over a predetermined time, and the second start winning opening 160 (second start winning opening 160A). When the game ball enters the second start winning opening 160B), the special symbol variation display is performed over a predetermined time in the second special symbol display device 310. During this time, the liquid crystal display device 210 performs a fluctuating effect. Then, after a predetermined time has elapsed, the variable display of the first special symbol display device 300 or the second special symbol display device 310 is stopped, and the special symbol indicating the result of the big win lottery is stopped and displayed. When a predetermined special game is won, the special symbol associated with the special game is stopped and displayed. When the game is lost, the predetermined symbol associated with the loss is stopped and displayed. Also on the liquid crystal display device 210, the symbol variation is stopped and the symbol corresponding to the lottery result is stopped and displayed. When the special symbol associated with the special game is displayed in a stopped state, the special game is started.

  Also, here, during the special symbol variation display being performed on the first special symbol display device 300 or the second special symbol display device 310, or during the execution of the special game, the first start winning opening 150 or the second When a game ball enters the start winning opening 160, the fact is stored (held), and the stored number (holding number) based on the game ball entering the first start winning opening 150 is the first special figure. On the hold display device 330, the number of holds based on the game balls entering the second start winning opening 160 is displayed on the second special figure hold display device 340, respectively. For example, the number of holdings is notified by the number of lamps that are lit. Then, when the special symbol variation display is finished or the special game is finished, the jackpot lottery and the special symbol lottery are performed based on the hold. Up to four holds can be held, and if the jackpot lottery and special symbol lottery are performed based on the hold, the number of holds will be reduced, and accordingly the first special figure hold display device 330, the second special figure hold display The display on device 340 is also reduced.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the gate 200 is provided obliquely above and to the right of the sorting device 250. When the game ball passes through the gate 200, a lottery is performed as to whether or not the movable piece 161 provided in the second start winning opening 160B is opened to open the second starting winning opening 160B. This lottery is performed as a normal symbol lottery in which one normal symbol is determined from a plurality of types of normal symbols respectively associated with opening (winning) and non-opening (losing) of the second start winning opening 160B. If the lottery result is a win, the movable piece 161 is in an open state for a predetermined time, and the second start winning opening 160B is opened.

  Further, when the game ball passes through the gate 200, the normal symbol display device 320 shown in FIG. Then, after the variation time has elapsed, the variation display of the ordinary symbol display device 320 is stopped, and the ordinary symbol indicating the result of the lottery of the ordinary symbol is stopped and displayed. That is, in the case of winning, the normal symbol associated with the winning is stopped and displayed, and in the case of losing, the predetermined symbol associated with losing is stopped and displayed. When the normal symbol associated with the winning is stopped and displayed, the second start winning opening 160B is opened. When the second start prize opening 160B is opened, more game balls can be entered into the second start prize opening 160, and the chances of receiving a jackpot lottery increase, and the second start prize opening 160B. It is possible to make the state more advantageous than when the is not opened.

  Here, when the game ball passes through the gate 200 while the normal symbol display device 320 is performing the normal symbol variation display, up to four are held as in the above, and the normal symbol hold display is performed. The number of holds is displayed on the device 350. When the normal symbol variation display is completed, the normal symbol lottery is performed based on the hold, the number of holds is reduced, and the display of the normal symbol hold display device 350 is reduced.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the attacker device 170 is provided obliquely above and to the right of the gate 200. The attacker device 170 includes a large winning opening 180 through which a game ball can enter and an open / close door 181 that opens and closes the large winning opening 180. In the normal state, since the open / close door 181 is closed and the special winning opening 180 is closed, it is impossible to enter a game ball into the special winning opening 180, but the above-mentioned special game is executed. Then, the open / close door 181 is opened and the special winning opening 180 is opened, and the open / close door 181 functions as a guide member for guiding the game ball to the special winning opening 180, so that the game ball can enter the special winning opening 180. It becomes possible. Further, when a game ball enters the special winning opening 180, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out.

As shown in FIG. 3, the out port 190 is provided at the lowermost part of the game area 120, and includes a general winning port 140, a distribution device 250 (the first starting winning port 150 and the second starting winning port 160), and A game ball that has not entered any of the grand prize winning openings 180 is accepted. Then, the game ball received in the out port 190 is guided to the back side of the game board 110 and collected.
Note that game balls that have entered the general winning opening 140, the first starting winning opening 150, the second starting winning opening 160, and the big winning opening 180 are also led to the back side of the gaming board 110 and collected.

On the display screen 211 of the liquid crystal display device 210, a background image is displayed, and an effect symbol (dummy symbol) is variably displayed as part of a predetermined effect mode. Then, according to the stop display mode of each effect symbol, the player is notified of the result of the special symbol lottery or the regular symbol lottery.
In addition to the above-described liquid crystal display device 210, the device provided for the game board 110 provides an effect by providing a lighting effect device provided with a movable body and various colors and light emission patterns. A game board effect lamp or the like may be provided.

  The ground metal plate 20 is for discharging static electricity generated in the game ball, the guide rail R, etc. As shown in FIG. 2, the horizontal plate 20A, the front plate 20B rising from the front end of the horizontal plate 20A, A rear plate 20C rising from the rear end of the plate 20A. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the ground sheet metal 20 is attached to the lower left side of the game board unit 1, and the horizontal board 20 </ b> A is attached to the game board unit 1 attached to the game board unit 1. Located on the bottom surface of the board unit 1, the front board 20 </ b> B is located on the front side of the game board unit 1, and the rear board 20 </ b> C is located on the back side of the game board unit 1.

  Specifically, the ground sheet metal 20 is horizontally placed on the notches 101 and 111 (see FIG. 2) provided on the lower surfaces of the set board 100 and the game board 110 in a state where the set board 100 and the game board 110 are integrated. The board 20A is fitted and attached, and the set board 100 and the game board 110 are sandwiched between the front board 20B and the rear board 20C as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the front plate 20 </ b> B that contacts the front surface of the game board 110 is connected to the outer rail R <b> 1 via a conductive connecting member 21 such as a metal foil or a metal plate. Further, the rear plate 20 </ b> C that comes into contact with the back surface of the set plate 100 is covered from the back side by a seating sheet metal 30 as shown in FIG. 4. Then, the grounding metal plate 20 is fixed to the game board unit 1 by fixing the seating metal plate 30 to the set plate 100 with fixing screws 31.

  Then, when the main body frame F2 is closed in a state where the game board unit 1 to which the ground metal plate 20 is attached is fixed to the main body frame F2, as shown in FIG. 5, the main body pressing plate 40 provided with the seating metal plate 30 on the machine frame F1. Abut. When the main body frame F2 is completely closed, the seating sheet metal 30 and the main body pressing plate 40 are brought into close contact with each other due to the elasticity of the main body pressing plate 40. Although not shown, the main body pressing plate 40 is connected to the ground of the pachinko machine P, and static electricity collected on the seating metal plate 30 via the connecting member 21 and the ground metal plate 20 is transferred from the main body pressing plate 40 to the ground. It will be discharged.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the ground sheet metal 20 connected to the guide rail R is turned to the back side through the bottom surface of the game board unit 1, and the ground sheet metal 20 is indirectly connected via the seating sheet metal 30. The earthing is performed by bringing it into contact with the main body pressing plate 40 for pressing the game board unit 1. That is, the main body pressing plate 40 located on the back side of the game board unit 1 is also used as a member for grounding. By forming in this way, the number of parts can be saved and the manufacturing cost can be suppressed.

  Further, the ground sheet metal 20 need only be fitted into the game board unit 1 from below and screwed, so that it is not necessary to perform complicated wiring work. Further, since the seating sheet metal 30 for collecting the ground is disposed on the back surface of the game board unit 1, the design area of the game board can be expanded as compared with the case where the ground is taken from the front side of the game board 110. Further, the set board 100 and the game board 110 are sandwiched by the ground metal plate 20, and the seating metal plate 30 is fixed to the set board 100 so as to cover the ground metal plate 20 from the back side. While fixing to 110 can be strengthened, the intensity | strength of the set board 100 can be improved.

Note that the seating sheet metal 30 not only removes static electricity generated in the game ball and the guide rail R, but also has other configurations of the pachinko machine P on the grounding screw 32 (see FIG. 4) provided on the seating sheet metal 30. It is also possible to ground other components by electrically connecting the parts (for example, a performance accessory).
Further, the connection member 21 may be a harness, and the connection member 21 may be connected to both the outer rail R1 and the inner rail R2. Further, the connecting member 21 and the ground metal plate 20 may be formed integrally, or the rear plate 20C of the ground metal plate 20 and the seating metal plate 30 may be formed integrally.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the ground metal plate 20 is formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section from the front surface of the game board unit 1 through the bottom surface to the back surface, but the ground metal plate 20 is replaced with the game board unit 1. The guide rail R may be grounded on the back side of the game board unit 1 through a through hole penetrating from the front side to the back side.
Here, the machine frame F1 in the above-described embodiment corresponds to a frame body of the present invention, and the main body pressing plate 40 in the above-described embodiment corresponds to a pressing member of the present invention. The game board unit in the above-described embodiment corresponds to the game board member of the present invention, and the ground metal plate 20, the connecting member 21, and the seating metal plate 30 in the above-described embodiment correspond to the conductive member of the present invention.

P Pachinko machine (game machine) 1 Game board unit (game board member)
20 ground plate (conductive member) 20A horizontal plate 20B front plate 20C rear plate 21 connecting member (conductive member) 30 seating metal plate (conductive member)
40 Main body pressing plate (pressing member) 50 Door frame 100 Set plate 110 Game board F1 Machine frame (frame body) R Guide rail

Claims (2)

A gaming machine comprising a game board member having a conductive guide rail for guiding a game ball in a frame installed in a game hall,
The frame includes a pressing member that presses the game board member from the back side when the game board member is accommodated,
A conductive member that is electrically connected to the guide rail and reaches the back of the game board member is attached to the game board member,
The pressing member is electrically connected to the ground of the gaming machine and abuts on the conductive member located on the back surface of the gaming board member in a state where the gaming board member is housed in the frame. A gaming machine characterized by   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the conductive member is continuous from the front surface of the game board member to the back surface of the game board member through the bottom surface.

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