JP2504301Y2 - Pachinko machine prize ball assembly cover body - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device] [Industrial applications]

This invention is attached to the back of the game board of the pachinko machine,
In addition, the present invention relates to a winning ball aggregate cover body that covers almost the entire winning ball falling area from which winning balls are discharged.

[Prior art]

Conventionally, on the back surface of the game board, there is attached a prize ball collecting cover body which guides the prize-winning prize balls downward.
This prize ball aggregate cover body is attached with a drive source such as a detector or a solenoid attached to a prize winning device provided on a game board, or a board box in which a control circuit for controlling a game operation is housed. It is designed to be used. By the way, in such a prize ball collecting cover body, it is general that an opening is opened corresponding to a large-sized prize device attached to substantially the center of the game board. As shown in the figure, a large number of elongated holes B are formed in the longitudinal direction or the lateral direction at approximately the center of the prize ball collecting cover body A, and the rearward projecting portion of the prize winning device D attached to the game board C is formed. The elongated hole B was cut out so as to have an appropriate size, and an opening was formed.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

Therefore, it is necessary to cut out the elongated hole B so that the size of the opening to be opened is changed every time the size of the rearward projecting portion of the winning device D provided on the game board C is different, which is troublesome and time-consuming. There was a problem that burrs and the like were generated at the notch edge when the notch was made, and the wiring extending from the winning device was damaged. The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is that, even if the size of the rearward projecting portion of the winning device attached to the game board is different, no effort is required, and It is to provide a winning ball aggregate cover body for a pachinko machine that can be safely handled.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the prize ball aggregate cover body according to the present invention is attached to the back surface of the game board of the pachinko machine, and covers almost the entire winning ball drop area where the prize balls are discharged. At approximately the center of the prize ball collecting cover, an opening is formed in a range excluding the peripheral portion of the prize ball falling area, and a reinforcing rib is projected rearward along the opening edge of the opening, The present invention is characterized in that a winning device protection cover that covers almost the entire area of the opening and has a large amount of rearward projection is detachably attached.

[Action]

Since the opening is formed in the center of the winning ball aggregate cover body in advance, it is not necessary to perform a notch work to form the opening, and the opening is a winning ball drop area where the winning balls are discharged. Since the reinforcing ribs are formed in a range excluding the peripheral portion of the opening and the reinforcing ribs project rearward along the opening edge of the opening, the winning device attached to the game board has a relatively small rear protruding portion. It is possible to easily deal with those having a comparatively large rearward protruding portion and to enhance the strength of the winning ball aggregate cover body by reinforcing ribs where the strength of the prize ball collecting cover body becomes weak due to the formation of the comparatively large opening. it can. Also, since the opening is formed in advance, burrs etc. do not occur at the edge of the opening, the wiring extending from the winning device is not damaged, and the prize device protection cover that covers almost the entire area of the opening is removable. Since it is provided in the, it is possible to protect the rear protruding portion of the winning device.

【Example】

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, the structure of the back surface of a pachinko machine to which the winning ball collecting cover according to the embodiment is applied will be described with reference to FIG. In the figure, on the back surface of the pachinko machine 1, a mechanism plate 2 is arranged so as to be openable and closable. As is well known, the mechanism plate 2 is formed with a prize ball collecting mechanism for collecting prize balls on the front side thereof, and a prize ball discharging mechanism for discharging prize balls on the rear surface side thereof. In particular,
The prize ball collecting mechanism configured on the front surface of the mechanism plate 2 processes the generated prize balls collecting gutter 3 that collects the generated prize balls in one place, and one prize ball that is collected in the prize ball collecting gutter 3. Then
In addition, it is configured to include a prize ball processing mechanism 4 for driving a prize ball discharging device 7 described later. Further, the prize ball discharging mechanism configured on the rear surface of the mechanism plate 2 includes a prize ball tank 5 for storing a large amount of prize balls and a prize ball alignment for aligning and flowing down the prize balls stored in the prize ball tank 5. It is configured to include a gutter 6 and a prize ball discharging device 7 that discharges the prize balls supplied by the prize ball aligning gutter 6 by dividing the prize balls into a predetermined number. In addition, a large window opening 8 is opened in the center of the mechanism plate 2, and a winning device that covers a rear protruding portion 13a that projects rearward from a large winning device 13 provided on a game board 10 described later from the window opening 8 The protective cover 37 is designed to project. In this embodiment, the board box 33 that houses the control circuit board for controlling the game operation is also directly attached to the back side of the game board 11, so that the board box 33 also projects rearward from the window opening 8. It has become. A wiring storage groove 9 for storing wiring from various electrical components provided on the mechanism plate 2 is provided around the window opening 8 except for one side (right side in the figure). A batting ball launching device 10 for ejecting a batting ball is fixed to the lower part of the back surface of the pachinko machine 1. The back structure of the pachinko machine 1 is as described above, but the game board 11 is arranged on the front surface of the mechanism plate 2 and the game board 11 is provided.
Are detachably attached to the pachinko machine 1. By the way, the game board 11 is composed of a substantially square plywood as shown in FIG. 1, and the front surface thereof has a guide rail for guiding a shot ball as shown in FIG.
12 and a winning device 13 (referred to as a center character) provided at substantially the center of the game area surrounded by the guide rails 12 are provided. Further, although not shown, a large number of obstacle nails, winning holes, etc. are provided in the game area, and an outlet 19 is provided at the lowermost portion thereof. The prize winning device 13 described above is attached through the prize winning device mounting hole 14 formed in the game board 11, and the rearward projecting portion 13a thereof penetrates the opening 25 of the prize ball collecting cover body 21 described later, and The window opening 8 of the mechanism plate 2 is also penetrated. However, as described above, the rearward projecting portion 13a is protected by the winning device protection cover 37 that is detachably attached to the winning ball collecting cover body 21. The winning ball guide plate 15 is attached to the back surface of the game board 11 so as to extend downward from the left and right sides of the winning device 13. This winning ball guide plate 15 guides the winning balls that have won the winning holes or winning devices provided in the peripheral portion of the game area of the game board 11 in order, and the winning balls discharged from the respective winning holes or winning devices. Guide passage that guides downward
16a to 16c are formed. In the case of the illustrated embodiment,
The winning ball that has won the winning device 13 arranged in the center is also guided downward by the guiding passage 16a in the center. In addition, this prize ball guide plate 15 is a central prize device.
In the case where the shape or the structure of the thirteen is different, or in a case where a winning opening or a prize device arranged in a peripheral portion is different in a mounting position or shape, a different shape or structure must be prepared. In other words, since the prize ball guide plate 15 does not become a common part by newly preparing for each different game content, when the game board 11 is replaced, it will be replaced in association with the game board 11. In addition, the prize ball guide plate 15,
It also has a role of preventing winning balls from falling out from the opening 25 described later. Further, on the back surface of the game board 11, mounting lever members 17a to 17d for attaching the prize ball collecting cover body 21 are rotatably provided. The attachment lever members 17a to 17d are erected at positions that press and fix almost four corners of the winning ball aggregate cover body 21. Also, on the back surface of the game board 11, the winning ball aggregate cover body 21
The relay terminal board 20 is attached to the upper part of the. The relay terminal board 20 mainly relays wirings that connect electrical devices (lamps, solenoids, motors, etc.) provided on the game board 11 to a control circuit board housed in the board box 33. It has a terminal. In addition, the relay terminal board 20
May be attached not to the back surface of the game board 11 but to the back surface of the winning ball collecting cover body 21. In the illustrated embodiment, the out port 19 formed at the lowermost part of the game area is notched downward behind the game board 11, so that the rear of the out port 19 is made of metal. It is closed by the outlet forming member 18. That is, the out balls discharged from the out port 19 are guided toward the lower side of the game board 11. By the way, the prize-ball collecting cover body 21 which constitutes the main part of this embodiment, the prize-winning device 13 is, of course, a prize-winning ball discharged from the prize-winning port or the prize-winning device arranged in the peripheral part. The mounting recesses 22 are formed in a rectangular shape that covers the entire falling area and are formed at almost four corners.
By engaging the attachment lever members 17a to 17d with a to 22d, it is detachably attached to the back surface of the game board 11. This winning ball aggregate cover body 21 is formed to have a depth (depth width) slightly larger than the diameter of a pachinko ball, and a part of the wiring extending from the electric parts provided on the game board 11 is formed on the upper side wall thereof. The wiring lead-out portion 23 to be pulled out is cut out, and the lower portion thereof is for the prize balls.
It is a drop opening part 24 that is dropped toward. In addition, the prize winning ball collecting cover body 21 is provided with an opening 25 at substantially the center thereof so that a large prize winning device 13 attached to the game board 11 can project rearward. Then, the opening 25 is formed to have a size excluding the peripheral portion of the winning ball drop area so as to be compatible with the largest prize winning device among the prize winning devices that may be attached to the game board 11. Has been done. Therefore, even if the size of the winning device 13 attached to the game board 11 changes, it is not necessary to specially manufacture the corresponding winning ball collecting cover body 21, and all winning devices (center role products) Can correspond to. Further, since the opening 25 is formed in advance, the wiring extending from the winning device 13 will not be damaged by burrs or the like generated when the opening 25 is cut out as in the conventional case. In addition, a reinforcing rib 26 is integrally provided around the opening along the opening edge of the opening 25 toward the rear, thereby improving the strength of the entire winning ball collecting cover body 21. Further, mounting bosses 29a to 29d are provided at the four outer corners of the reinforcing rib 26, and a concave winning device protection cover 37 that covers the rear of the opening 25 is mounted to the mounting bosses 29a to 29d. Further, mounting portions 28a to 28d are provided on one side of the opening 25 on the back surface of the winning ball collecting cover body 21 so as to project. The mounting portions 28a to 28d are
The attachment member 30 for attaching the substrate box 33 is attached to the attachment member 30 and is provided so as to project at the position of the rectangular vertex. Further, the support ribs 27a are integrally formed so as to connect the mounting portions 28a to 28d, and when the substrate box 33 is attached, the winning ball aggregate cover body 21 is prevented from being deformed by the load thereof. The rigidity of 21 is improved. Support ribs 27b are also provided along the lower side of the winning ball collecting cover body 21 to enhance the rigidity of the winning ball collecting cover body 21. By the way, the board box 33 mounted on the mounting portions 28a to 28d is mounted via the mounting member 30, but the structure will be briefly described. The board box 33 is fixed to the support plate 31. The support plate 31 is supported by the mounting member 30 so as to be openable and closable via two hinges 32a and 32b at upper and lower positions. The reason why the board box 33 is mounted so as to be openable and closable in this way is that, as shown in FIG. 3, in this embodiment, the winning device protective cover 37, which will be described in detail later, is formed to be relatively large. When the box 33 is normally fixed to the back surface of the winning ball aggregate cover body 21, one side of the substrate box 33 projects outward from the opening 8 of the mechanism plate 2, so when opening and closing the mechanism plate 2, first, the substrate box 33 is opened. This is because it is necessary to open the mechanism plate 2 after rotating the mechanism with the hinges 32a and 32b. As a mechanism for fixing the substrate box 33, an upper fixing member 35 and a lower fixing member 36 are provided above and below the mounting member 30, and the upper fixing member 35 and the lower fixing member 36 are provided so as to project above and below the substrate box 33. By engaging the fixed projecting pieces 34a, 34b, the board box 33 is attached to the mounting member 30, and by extension, the winning ball aggregate cover body.
It is designed to be stably fixed to 21. The winning device protection cover 37 attached to the attachment bosses 29a to 29d is formed in a concave shape so as to cover almost the entire area of the opening 25 as shown in FIG.
Mounting parts 38a to 38d corresponding to 29a to 29d (However, 38d is
(See FIG. 3) is formed, and the prize winning device protection cover 37 is detachably attached to the prize winning ball collecting cover body 21 by being screwed from behind. By the way, the winning device protection cover 37 is formed so as to correspond to the winning device 13 in which the opening 25 may be formed to have the largest size.
It is designed to have a protrusion amount that can accommodate 13. This makes it possible to correspond to any type of prize device 13 (center role) attached to the game board 11. Also, on the surface (rear surface) of the winning device protection cover 37,
A radiating hole 41 for radiating heat generated by the winning device is formed, and a notch 39 is formed on the side of the radiating hole 41. The notch 39 is provided on the side facing the substrate box 33 for the following reason. That is, since the opening 25 and the winning device protection cover 37 are formed relatively large as described above, the mechanism plate 2 is used in this embodiment.
When opening and closing, it is necessary to rotate the board box 33 and then open it, and the board box 33 is stored so that the winning device protection cover 37 and the board box 33 do not collide when the board box 33 is rotated. In order to do so, the notch 39 is provided. Also, the side wall opening 40 is a large opening below the side wall of the notch 39, but a wiring (not shown) extending from the winning device 13 is pulled out from this side surface opening 40 and is housed inside the substrate box 33. It can be connected to the control circuit board. The winning ball aggregate cover body 21 according to the embodiment has been described above. However, according to this embodiment, the opening portion 25 is formed in advance substantially at the center of the prize ball aggregate cover body 21,
Since it is not necessary to perform a notching work to form the opening 25, and since the opening 25 is formed in a range excluding the periphery of the winning ball falling area where the winning balls are discharged,
The winning device 13 attached to the game board 11 can be easily adapted from one having a relatively small rear protruding portion 13a to one having a relatively large rear protruding portion 13a. Further, since the opening 25 is formed in advance, burrs or the like do not occur at the edge of the opening, the wiring extending from the winning device 13 is not damaged, and the winning device protective cover that covers almost the entire area of the opening 25 is provided. Since 37 is detachably provided, the rearward projecting portion 13a of the winning device 13 can be protected. In the above embodiment, the board box 33 is attached to the back surface of the prize ball collecting cover body 21.
You may attach it to the back side of. Also, the winning device protection cover 37
Regarding the amount of protrusion, a plurality of different amounts may be prepared and used so that management is not complicated.

[Effect of device]

As is apparent from the above description, since the prize ball collecting cover body according to the present invention has the opening portion formed in advance substantially at the center of the prize ball collecting cover body, the notch work is performed to form the opening portion. You don't have to
The opening is formed in a range excluding the peripheral portion of the winning ball falling area where the winning balls are discharged, and the reinforcing ribs are projected rearward along the opening edge of the opening, so that the game is played. The winning device attached to the board can be easily adapted from one having a relatively small rear protruding portion to one having a relatively large rear protruding portion, and
Since the relatively large opening is formed, the strength of the winning ball aggregate cover body is weakened by the reinforcing ribs. Also, since the opening is formed in advance, burrs etc. do not occur at the edge of the opening, the wiring extending from the winning device is not damaged, and the prize device protection cover that covers almost the entire area of the opening is removable. Since it is provided in the, it is possible to protect the rear protruding portion of the winning device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a relationship between a winning ball collection cover body attached to the back surface of a game board, a winning device protection cover, and a substrate box, and FIG. 2 shows a relationship in a state where they are assembled. A cross-sectional view, FIG. 3 is a rear view of a pachinko machine to which a winning ball collecting cover body is applied, and FIG. 4 is a rear view of a game board showing a structure of a conventional winning ball collecting cover body. 1 …… Pachinko machine 11 …… Game board 21 …… Prize winning ball collection cover 25 …… Opening 26 …… Reinforcement rib 37 …… Prize winning device protection cover

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of utility model registration request] 1. Attached to the back of the game board of a pachinko machine,
In addition, in the winning ball aggregate cover body that covers almost the entire winning ball falling area from which the winning balls are discharged, an opening is provided in a range excluding the peripheral portion of the winning ball falling area in substantially the center of the winning ball aggregate cover body. Reinforcement ribs are formed to project rearward along the opening edge of the opening, cover almost the entire area of the opening, and attach a detachable prize device protection cover with a large amount of rearward projection. A prize ball collection cover body of a pachinko machine characterized by that.