JP2571502B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an outer frame forming an outer body of an airframe.
The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine which is removably mounted on a pachinko machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a gaming machine of this type represented by a pachinko machine, a front and rear portion of a front frame which is openably and closably attached to and detachable from an opening front side of a vertical rectangular outer frame forming an outer body of the machine is provided with: Gaming boards and see-through windows (glass windows) that make up the gaming area,
Various game components such as the upper and lower ball trays, the ball launcher, and the mechanism set board on the back side are mounted and set.
It is considered as a unit. When the game is to be performed in the game hall, the outer frame is held upright with a required inclination with respect to the installation frame, which is also commonly referred to as an “island,” and the entire front frame is assembled and set on the outer frame. The game has been used as a vertical ball game machine.

[0003] In other words, in such a gaming machine,
The entire front frame described above is a substantial main game main body, and the outer frame is an outer frame for assembling and holding the entire front frame. For this reason, when handling gaming machines, the entire front frame manufactured by installing and setting various game components in each manufacturing process is considered as a single unit that is temporarily assembled to the outer frame at the final stage. The entire machine is oriented vertically using the frame shape of the frame,
It can be placed sideways on the floor. Each frame is stored, transported, unloaded and transported to and from each game hall using the outer frame, and the entire front frame is installed in the game hall. , Once assembled from the outer frame and assembled after the outer frame is held upright, the entire machine is provided for a game.

[0004]

However, with respect to the above-mentioned gaming machine, even if the entire machine can stand up under the framework state of the outer frame, the entire front frame removed from the outer frame is
Cannot stand upright. That is, the front frame itself has a thickness of about 2
It is molded into a vertical rectangular frame that is aligned with the front area of the opening of the outer frame at about 0 mm. I can not stand up at all. Therefore, as one of the components for the game, the ball tray below the front center, which is installed at the lower part of the front of the front frame, and the operating handle part of the ball launching device on the right side of the front, are used as receiving parts for assisting the front frame to stand up. Even so, the lower front edge of the ball tray and the lower end of the operation handle are located considerably above the lower edge of the front frame, and have a round surface or spherical surface, so that the flat bottom surface is Can not be contacted well. Therefore, even if the lower edge of the front frame and the lower portion of the ball tray and the operation handle are brought into contact with the floor surface so that the entire front frame stands on the floor, the entire front frame has a considerable forward leaning posture. As a result, it was not possible to place and hold the apparatus in a stable standing state.

[0005] For this reason, as a handling situation of the entire front frame, in a factory, the entire manufactured front frame is leaned against a frame base or a wall of a storage unit or a warehouse or the like in a rearwardly leaning state and arranged side by side. In addition, in the game hall, while the outer frame is installed on the installation frame base, it is the actual situation that the entire front frame is leaned on the installation frame base and the wall in a backward tilted posture, Has troublesome inspection of various game components.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed to solve the above-mentioned problem suitably, and a lower ball tray, which is one of the game components mounted on the front frame, is attached to the front frame. While being formed into an outer shape that also serves as a suitable receiving member for standing support, it is installed in a suitable positional relationship with the lower front part of the front frame,
The lower edge of the front frame and the front edge of the lower surface of the ball tray can abut on a flat floor surface in a parallel condition with a small difference in height, and the entire front frame is stably held in a slightly forward tilted posture. It is an object of the present invention to provide a pachinko gaming machine that can be used.

[0007]

[Means for solving the problems] To overcome the above-mentioned problems,
A pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention includes a front frame which is openably and closably and detachably attached to the front side of an opening of an outer frame, and a game set inside the front of the front frame. A board, a see-through window that is attached to the front of the front frame so as to be openable and closable to protect the game board, and upper and lower ball trays installed on the front of the front frame, and a mechanism set set on the back side of the front frame. A lower plate receiving tray, the lower front edge of which is formed in a contour shape which is parallel to the lower edge of the front frame as viewed from the front, and the lower front edge is the lower edge. On the other hand, it is set at a position where it is located upward and forward as appropriate, and is installed at the lower part of the front surface of the front frame.

[0008]

[Function] In a pachinko game machine, a lower ball tray formed into an outer shape is installed at a predetermined position on a lower portion of a front surface of a front frame,
The front edge of the lower surface is set at a predetermined position with respect to the lower edge of the front frame. With this, when the entire front frame before assembly is placed alone on the outer frame on a horizontal floor surface in a factory, a game hall, or the like, the front edge and the lower edge of the lower surface become the direct mounting support edges, and The entire frame is stably held in the forwardly inclined posture.
Accordingly, under this condition, various game components mounted on the front frame can be inspected, and the mechanism set panel can be repaired or replaced. In addition, when the pachinko gaming machine is installed in the game hall, the entire front frame can be stably and stably held on the floor at a required location while the outer frame is positioned and fixed.

[0009]

Next, a pachinko game machine according to the present invention will be described.
Preferred embodiments will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this embodiment, a case of a general pachinko machine in which a game board for pachinko balls is set inside the machine, that is, inside the front of the front frame, is mainly shown.

The pachinko machine of the present embodiment has various types of game machines, as shown schematically in FIGS. 1 and 2, on the front side of an opening of a vertical rectangular outer frame A which forms an outline of the machine. A vertically rectangular front frame B on which the component members are set is assembled so as to be capable of being opened and closed and attached and detached using a connecting support means and a locking means. A glass window D as a see-through protective window of the game board C is provided in the window frame opening 8 of the front frame B as described later.
The upper ball tray E and the upper ball tray E are assembled so as to be openable and closable in a laterally open form using individual connection support means and the like, while the lower ball tray F and the like are mounted and set at the lower front part of the front frame B. I have.

The outer frame A is exemplified by a form in which the upper rod 1, the left and right side rods 2, 3 and the lower frame rod 4 are formed of synthetic resin and are connected to each other in a frame. A connection support 5 which is a part of the connection support means is fixed to upper and lower portions on the left side of the front, and a connection receiving portion 6 is formed (see FIG. 2). Further, the mechanism set board H set on the back side of the front frame B is not a gist, so that it is limited to the level schematically shown in each drawing.

The front frame B, which is the mounting frame of the pachinko machine of the present embodiment, is entirely made of synthetic resin, and is basically formed of an outer frame A as shown in FIGS. A frame body 7 formed into an outer frame size suitable for the front area of the opening and having an opening inside the front vertical rectangular window frame opening 8, and an opening formed integrally with the back side of the frame body 7 to be slightly narrower than the window frame opening 8; It has an inner / outer double frame configuration in which a housing holding frame 13 formed with a surface area 14 is connected to the front and rear.

In the frame 7, an installation board 9 for installing a lower ball tray F, a ball launcher G and the like is formed below the window frame opening 8, and a prize ball for prize ball is formed in the center thereof. Supply port 1
0 is opened, and an installation portion 12 for installing the lightning decoration portion 11 is formed over the upper edge and the right edge of the window frame opening 8. At the upper and lower left portions of the frame 7, connection support portions 61, 61, which are part of the connection support means, are provided. On the other hand, in the housing holding frame 13, as shown in FIG. 3, a game auxiliary board portion 15 located inside the lower portion of the window frame opening 8 is integrally formed. Setting port 16 is opened. The game auxiliary board unit 15 has a supply port 17 for prize balls and a ball collection path 1.
8 and the like, and a firing rail 19 is set. On the other hand, at four corners of the set port 16, set holders 20 for a game board are provided.

The window frame opening 8 is appropriately wider than the game board C, and has an inner width that allows the glass window D and the upper ball tray E to be assembled on the same plane. The opening surface area 14 and the set port 16 opened to the inside of the box are combined with each other to form a substantial accommodation set surface area for a game board.
Further, at least on the front surface of the upper edge and the left edge of the opening surface area 14, a projection 62 for preventing foreign matter (wire) from entering is formed.

The above-mentioned glass window D to be assembled to the window frame opening 8 of the front frame B is in the form of a horizontally-opening door in which glass is sealed, and is made of a synthetic resin molded upper and lower, four right and left frame rods. The two front and rear glasses 23 are inserted into a door-like holding frame (also called a door frame) 21 in which the frames 22 and 22 are framed in a square shape (see FIG. 6). The left side of the door frame 21 is detachably connected to the front frame B by connecting and supporting means for horizontal opening so as to be detachable and openable, and the right side of the door frame 21 is locked by locking means. ing.

That is, as for the door frame 21 of the glass window D, as shown in FIGS.
22 is assembled with a front outer rail 22a and a rear inner rail 22b, each of which is formed into a required cross-sectional shape including a support groove 22c for glass insertion, with the support groove 22c facing inward and forward. It is configured for each book. These frame rods 22 are supported by two front and rear glasses 23 over the support groove 22c.
, A pair of reinforcing frames 24, 24 having a U-shape on the rear side are attached to the back side of all the frame rods 22, 22, that is, to the back surface of each inner rail 22b. . Thereby, the entire door frame 21 is formed in a frame shape, and has a size along the left and right three peripheries above the window frame opening 8.

In the door frame 21, the inside of the outer rail 22a of each frame rod 22 is formed in a slanting shape which widens forward, as a device for making it easy to see the inside of the game board surface. Glass 23 on the front side of glass 23
Is made wider (larger). Also, the support shaft 22 of each frame rod 22
A waterproof seal or the like may be interposed in c. On the other hand, the reinforcing frame 24 is made of a lightweight metal.

As shown in FIGS. 6, 7 and 10, the connecting and supporting means for the glass window D is provided on the left inside of the front frame B, that is, on the left back side extending between the frame 7 and the holding frame 13. A support 25 having upper and lower support shafts 26 is fixed,
On the other hand, a hanging tool 27 having a shaft hole 28 is provided on the upper left and lower sides of the door frame 21. The upper and lower hooks 27 can freely enter and exit the upper and lower openings 29 of the left side connecting portion of the frame 7 and the housing holding frame 13 through the respective shaft holes 28. The glass window D is detachably vertically supported by the support shaft 26, and is connected to be openable and closable. Further, under the condition that the hanger 27 is allowed to displace in the vertical direction with respect to each of the mouths 29 (see FIG. 7), the opened glass window D is pushed up and each hanger 27 is pushed up.
The glass window D can be removed by pulling out from the support shaft 26 upward.

The glass window D is about 12
It is fully opened at 0 °. On this premise, as a device for facilitating attachment and detachment of the window D, a relief portion 30 is formed at the upper left end portion of the door frame 21 so that the upper connection support portion between the outer frame A and the front frame B is formed. It does not interfere with 5,61
(See FIG. 11). Also, with the upper and lower hooks 27 both of the same height, the upper support shaft 26 is appropriately longer than the lower support shaft 26, and the upper hook 27 and the support shaft 26 are positioned and inserted first. After that, the lower hanging tool 27 and the support shaft 26 can be fitted. By the way, upper and lower hanging tools 27
Shows an example formed integrally with the metal reinforcing frame 24. The upper and lower ports 29 are connected to the hook 27 and the support shaft 26.
And is appropriately formed larger than the height size obtained by combining the above.

On the other hand, as for the locking means for the above-mentioned glass window D, hooks 31 having guide portions 31a are provided at the upper and lower right sides of the door frame 21, as shown in FIGS. Each of the hooks 31 can removably engage with the upper and lower engaging portions of the lifting and lowering locking rod 37 of the second locking mechanism 36 of the locking device 32 installed on the right back side of the front frame B. I have. The upper and lower hooks 31 are connected to the reinforcing frame 2.
4 shows an example in which it is integrally formed.

Incidentally, the above-described locking device 32 is equivalent to a "double lock type" generally used in conventional game machines, and basically, as shown in FIG.
Locking mechanism 33 that is unlocked by a common duplicate key (not shown)
And a first locking mechanism 34 for the front frame B with respect to the outer frame A, and a second locking mechanism 36 for the glass window D with respect to the front frame B. Each of the mechanisms 34, 36 has a locking mechanism. Elevating locking rods 35 and 37, which are unlocked by turning the clockwise and counterclockwise 33, are assembled.

On the other hand, the upper ball tray E is attached to the lower surface area of the window frame opening 8 of the front frame B to which the glass window D is attached as described above so as to be openable and closable. That is, the ball tray E is assembled as a unit by assembling a plurality of constituent members formed of synthetic resin itself, and a horizontal rectangular set plate 38 made of a thin metal is attached to the back side. A connecting support means for horizontal opening attached to the inside of the left side of the plate body 39 is detachably supported by a holding portion 43 formed on the lower left inside of the opening surface area 14, and is provided on the right back surface of the set plate 38. The attached hook 46 can be removably engaged with a lifting / lowering locking rod 48 of a locking tool 47 installed on the lower right inside of the window frame opening 8. 12 and 13, a support plate 42 is connected to a support shaft 41 vertically inserted and supported in a support recess 40 of the plate main body 39, as shown in FIGS. The support plate 42 is detachably fitted into the holding opening 44 of the holding portion 43 and is held by a retaining member 45 as necessary.

As shown in the figure, the ball tray E has an outer shape having a horizontally long rectangular front surface and a trapezoidal flat surface at both ends, and the tray E has a supply for the prize ball. In addition to the connection to the exit 17 and the recovery path 18, a ball receiving part,
A ball feeding portion, a ball punching portion, etc. are formed, and the set plate 3
A ball feed rectifier 49 is provided on the right rear side of the horn 8. The upper edge of the set plate 38 is aligned with the lower edge of the glass window D, that is, the inner side of the lower frame rod 22 of the door frame 21 so as to prevent foreign matter (such as wire) from entering from outside to inside. Can be prevented. By the way, the ball receiving tray E is about 9
It is fully opened at about 0 °. And this ball tray E
In consideration of the fully opened state, a relief portion 63 is recessed in the lower left portion of the opening surface area 14 to the front frame B.

The lower ball tray F, which is located at the lower stage of the ball tray E described above, is installed in accordance with the front surface of the installation panel 9 of the frame 7 of the front frame B. As shown in the figure, the ball tray F has an upper surface and a lower surface that are horizontal and flat, and a front surface has a horizontally-long rectangular shape having the same width as the front frame B, and a flat surface having a trapezoidal shape with both ends inclined. The lower surface (bottom surface) is set slightly higher than the lower edge of the front frame B, and the upper surface is set at a position equivalent to the lower edge of the window frame opening 8. Therefore, in this sphere pan F, as shown in FIG. 4, the lower surface leading edge P ₂ is the front frame B
Upper (Y = 10-15 mm position) against the lower edge P _1, the front
(X = about 95 to 100 mm). As abutment lower surface leading edge P ₂ and the lower edge P ₁ is relative to the floor surface GL as Thus the figure, the entire front frame B side (a state equipped with various gaming component of) the appropriate pre It can be stably held in the inclined posture.

In the ball receiving tray F, as shown in FIG. 14, a prize ball receiving portion 52 and a prize ball discharge passage of the mechanism set board H are provided inside a horizontally elongated mouth 51 formed to face forward. In addition to being formed with a supply port 53 that is communicated via a communication container 54, an ashtray 55 and a ball-punching section 56 are permanently provided, and further a speaker (not shown) can be set inside. And a protective film 5 for sound transmission inside the front.
7 is attached. In addition, the operation handle portion 58 of the hit ball firing device G is mounted on the inclined surface portion on the front right side in an appropriate direction,
A ball hitting rod 59 and a ball hitting drive unit 60 are incorporated therein (see FIG. 3).

[0026]

In the pachinko machine of the present embodiment configured as described above, the above-mentioned glass window D, upper and lower ball trays E and F, hitting ball launcher G, The game components such as the board C, the mechanism set board H, and various accessory parts are set and configured in units of one. Then, the entire front frame B is assembled on the outer frame A installed on the installation frame base in the game hall with a predetermined inclination and standing posture, so that a vertical ball game machine similar to a conventional pachinko machine is provided. As a game. By performing a normal hitting ball firing operation under this condition, the game balls in the upper ball tray E are sent one by one to the firing rail 19 and are hit by the hitting rod 59 to play the pachinko game in the game board C. Can be expanded.

A description will now be given of the assembling and operation of the glass window D and the upper ball tray E with respect to the front frame B in such a pachinko machine.

That is, as for the glass window D, the whole window D is fully lifted in the direction of the fully opened state with respect to the front frame B, and the upper and lower hooks 27 are inserted into the respective openings 29 of the front frame B. After the hanging tool 27 is fitted and positioned on the support shaft 26 above the support tool 25, the lower hanging tool 27 is aligned with the lower support shaft 26, and the entire window D is lowered. As a result, the upper and lower hanging members 27 are vertically connected to the respective support shafts 26 and are connected and supported in a state of contacting the receiving seat portions of the supporting members 25. Therefore, under this condition, the glass window D can be deployed in the front-rear direction with the support shaft 26 as a base point. By lifting the assembled glass window D at the fully open position, the upper and lower hooks 27 can be removed from the respective support shafts 26 and can be removed as they are.

Further, when locking the glass window D assembled as described above, the entire window D is pushed into the window frame opening 8 of the front frame B, so that the upper and lower hooks 31 engage the second locking device 32 of the locking device 32.
When the lifting mechanism 37 of the locking mechanism 36 is engaged with the
7 is once pressed down against the spring force, and then engages with the upper and lower engaging portions. Thereby, the glass window D is locked in the closed state accommodated in the window frame opening 8. When unlocking and opening the glass window D, the locking mechanism 33 is unlocked in a predetermined direction using a duplicate key, thereby allowing the lifting and lowering locking rod 37 to be unlocked.
Is depressed to release the engagement between the upper and lower engaging portions 37a and the hook 31. As a result, the unlocked glass window D can be opened sideways based on the above-mentioned fulcrum by being pulled out forward.

The glass window D mounted and implemented on the front frame B as described above is aligned with the front surface of the front frame B in an aligned state with a tolerance gap in the window frame opening 8 in the closed state. The game board C is accommodated in the same plane, and the game board C in the accommodation set surface areas 14 and 16 of the accommodation holding frame 13 is transparently protected. In this state, the front surface of the game board C, in particular, the entire surface of the game area can be seen well from the see-through surface of the glass 23. In addition, since the inner periphery of the door frame 21 is inclined so as to expand forward, the movement of the pachinko ball in the game area and the game situation can be easily seen.

On the other hand, with respect to the upper ball tray E, in a state in which the glass window D is opened or in a state before assembly, the whole plate E is fully opened with respect to the front frame B, and the supporting plate 42 of the connecting support means is provided. To the holding opening 44 of the holding portion 43 of the front frame B.
, And locked by the stopper 45 (see FIG. 12). As a result, the ball tray E is cantilevered and supported by the front frame B, and can be opened and closed in the front-rear direction with the support shaft 41 as a base point. Further, the ball tray E is locked by being pushed into the window frame opening 8 of the front frame B and the hook 46 being engaged with the elevating locking rod 48 of the locking tool 47.

In the closed setting state, the upper ball tray E mounted on the front frame B as described above covers the front surface of the game assisting panel 15 inside the front frame B and lowers the lower side. Of the ball receiving plate F of the front frame B is connected to the inlet / outlet 17 and the collection path 18 of the front frame B, while being connected to the upper surface of the ball tray F with a tolerance gap. The ball feed rectifier 49 of FIG. The ball tray E can be opened and closed under the open state of the glass window D in accordance with the matching condition between the set plate 38 and the door frame 21 of the glass window D.

As described above, in the pachinko machine of this embodiment, the glass window D and the upper ball tray E can be assembled only by connecting the respective connecting support means at predetermined positions and conditions. It can be quickly and easily assembled and disassembled in other parts other than the production line section without special tools. In particular, the glass window D is not mounted on the front frame B at the manufacturing stage in order to prevent breakage in handling the pachinko machine, assuming that the glass window D is in a glass-enclosed form. At the stage where the connecting support means is attached to the front frame B attached to the outer frame A, it can be attached. In other words, in the pachinko machine of the present embodiment, of the various game components mounted on the front frame B, the glass window D and the ball receiver E on the upper side are transferred and stored as separate treatment before assembly, Pachinko machines can be retrofitted at the appropriate time.

In the above-mentioned glass window D, since the outer shape and size of the door frame 21, which is a glass insertion holding frame, are set to a constant actual size and are not bulky, the glass window D can be easily placed in either the upper stacking state or the standing parallel state. While being able to be stored and accommodated, it is possible to suitably pack and transfer (load in and out) many pieces at a time with the hanging tools 27 aligned in the same direction,
The handling becomes easy.

On the other hand, in the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment, the front frame B can be erected and held by using the lower ball tray F in addition to the glass window D being suitably implemented as described above. That is installed at a predetermined position in the lower front of the sphere saucer F below which are molded into the outer shape as the aforementioned front frame B, the predetermined position X its lower front edge P ₂ are relative to the lower edge P _1, Y by being set in, the level surface GL in factories and game hall such as when placed across the front frame B before assembled to the outer frame a alone, the lower surface leading edge P ₂ and the lower edge P ₁ Are directly placed on the supporting edge, and the entire front frame B is stably held in the forwardly inclined posture (about 85 °), and particularly, the forward fall is suitably prevented (see FIG. 4). Accordingly, under this condition, various game components mounted on the front frame B can be inspected, and the mechanism set board H can be repaired or replaced. In addition, when the pachinko machine is installed in the game hall, the entire front frame B can be stably and stably held on the floor at a required place while the outer frame A is positioned and fixed.

[0036]

[Modifications] The pachinko gaming machines to which the present invention is applied are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and other examples in which the pachinko gaming machines are appropriately changed and applied are also suitably recommended. (1) Regarding the front frame B, the frame 7 and the housing holding frame 13 disclosed and described in the embodiment are formed as separate molding and separated types, and are configured to be assembled to each other before and after. The frame 7 formed with at least the window frame opening 8 is preferably made of a synthetic resin. (2) Regarding the glass window D, the holding frame (door frame) 21 is formed by combining rectangular frames before and after synthetic resin molding with each other. The upper frame rod or the horizontal frame rod of the holding frame 21 may be detachably or removably assembled on the assumption that the glass 23 is inserted later or the old and new glass can be replaced. (3) A decorative lamp 6 is provided at a required portion of the window frame opening 8 of the front frame B.
4 (see FIG. 3), assuming that the door frame 21 is disposed.
And a lamp lens cover is attached to the front surface thereof, and a diffusion surface is formed on the inner surface by using the outer rail as a lamp lens. (4) Regarding the connecting and supporting means, the illustrated support 25 and the support shaft 26 are provided on the door frame 21 side, and the hanging tool 27 is provided on the front frame B side. Make it detachable from frame B. 15 and FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6, the hook 27 is configured to be detachable from both the door frame 21 and the front frame B. That is, the hanging member 27 is provided with the hanging portion 65 in which the shaft hole 28 that can be vertically inserted into the support shaft 26 provided in the front frame B is formed. This hanging part 6
A support plate 66 extending vertically is integrally formed at an end opposite to the end where the fifth shaft hole 58 is formed, and a large-diameter head 67 a is formed at an appropriate position on the support plate 66. An engaging element 67 composed of a shaft 67b is protruded. The support plate 66
The opening 68 is opened at a position separated from the arrangement position of the engaging element 67 by a predetermined distance below, and the bent portion 69a of the locking piece 69 disposed on the support plate 66 through the opening 68 is engaged with the engaging element. 67 protrudes to the protruding side. On the other hand, door frame 2
As shown in FIG. 15 (a), an engagement port 70 for the engagement element 67 and a port 71 for the locking piece 69 are formed on the left rear side of the upper part 1 so as to be vertically separated from each other. The engagement port 70 is provided with an engagement element 67.
Opening 70a that allows insertion of large diameter head 67a at
And a small-diameter mouth portion 70b extending above the mouth portion 70a and allowing the shaft portion 67b to pass therethrough. Therefore, with the hanging tool 27 supported by the front frame B at the hanging portion 65, the engaging element 67 is fitted to the engaging opening 70 (the opening 70a) of the window frame 21.
(Large head 67a) is inserted, and then the entire glass window D is lowered. As a result, the engaging element 67 is undetachably engaged with the engaging opening 70, and the bent portion 69a of the locking piece 69 is
1 for positioning. As shown in FIG. 15B, the portion of the window frame 21 where the engagement opening 70 is formed is bent so as to protrude toward the front side, and the engagement element 67 can be engaged without play. It is configured as follows.
In the embodiment using the hook 27 according to the configuration shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the engaging port 70 and the port 71 corresponding to the engaging element 67 and the locking piece 69 are formed on the front frame B side, and the support shaft 26 is provided. May be provided on the door frame 21 side. (5) Regarding the connection support means of the upper ball tray E, the illustrated support shaft 41 is vertically supported on the holding portion 43 of the front frame B, and the support shaft 41 is
The support plate 42 connected to the tray body 39 is detachably held with respect to the dish main body 39 side and locked as necessary. Further, the support shaft 41 vertically supported by the holding portion 43 and the support plate 42 fixed to the dish main body 39 are removably fitted and connected in the vertical direction like the connection support means of the glass window D. Further, a supporting shaft is erected and held at an upper left portion of the lower ball receiving tray F by utilizing the outer shape of the lower ball receiving tray F, and a vertical shaft hole provided in the upper ball receiving tray E is fitted and supported by this. To do. (6) For a sphere saucer F below what would be designed to the shape and also has its lower surface leading edge P _2, is set as long as possible to substantially exhibit parallel manner with respect to the lower edge P ₁ of the front frame B, The above-mentioned positional relationship (X, Y) is suitably set.

[0037]

As described above, according to the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention, the front frame can be raised and held by using the lower ball tray disposed on the front frame. That is,
The front edge of the lower surface of the lower ball tray formed in the outer shape is located at a point slightly above the lower edge of the front frame and at a predetermined distance from the front. Thereby, when the entire front frame is placed alone on a horizontal floor surface in a factory, a game hall, or the like, the front edge and the lower edge of the lower surface are directly placed and supported by the front frame, and the entire front frame is inclined forward. It is stably held upright, and in particular, forward fall is suitably prevented. Accordingly, under this condition, various game components mounted on the front frame can be inspected, and the mechanism set panel can be repaired or replaced. In addition, when the pachinko gaming machine is installed in the game hall, the entire front frame can be stably and stably held on the floor at a required location while the outer frame is positioned and fixed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a main part of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an overall front view of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the front frame side of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing an open state of a front frame and a glass window in the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing an open state of a front frame and a glass window in the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 6 is a plan sectional view of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 7 is a sectional side view of a main part showing the connecting and supporting means when the glass window is open to the front frame of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 8 is an exploded rear view showing a glass window of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing an arrangement relationship between a frame rod and glass in a glass window.

FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view showing connection support means for connecting the front frame and the glass window.

FIG. 11 is a plan view of a main part showing the connection support portion with the glass window opened to the front frame.

FIG. 12 is a side sectional view showing a connecting support means for connecting the upper ball tray and the front frame.

FIG. 13 is a schematic perspective view of the connection support means shown in FIG.

FIG. 14 is a plan cross-sectional view of the pachinko gaming machine with the upper ball tray opened.

FIG. 15 is an exploded perspective view and a cross-sectional view showing another example of the connection support means for connecting the front frame and the glass window.

16 is a side sectional view of a main part showing the front frame and the glass window connected by the connection support means shown in FIG. 15 in an open state of the window.

[Explanation of symbols]

A Outer frame B Front frame C Gaming board D Glass window E Upper ball tray F Lower ball tray H Mechanism set board P ₁ Lower edge of front frame P ₂ Lower front edge of lower ball tray

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A front frame (B) removably mounted on the front side of an opening of an outer frame (A), and a game board (C) set inside the front of the front frame (B). , A see-through window (D) that is attached to the front side of the front frame (B) so as to be openable and closable and protects the game board (C).
And the upper and lower ball trays (E, F) installed in front of the front frame (B)
And a mechanism set board (H) set on the back side of the front frame (B), wherein the lower ball tray (F) has its lower front edge (P ₂ ) at the lower end of the front frame (B). while being formed into a contour which exhibits an edge (P ₁₎ parallel shape viewed from the front with respect to, as appropriate with the upper (Y) lower presence borders the (P ₂₎ with respect to the lower edge (P ₁₎ forward ( X)
A pachinko game machine, which is installed at the lower front part of (B).