JP2984823B2 - Pachinko machine with removable game board - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko game machine of a game board detachable and replaceable type which holds a game board on which a required pachinko game can be developed in front of the machine so as to be detachably replaceable in a vertically oriented state. is there.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a pachinko machine or an arrangement ball machine, which is a typical example of this type of gaming machine, a game board is mounted on a holding frame (also called a set frame) in the front inside (back side) of a front frame mounted on an outer frame. The mainstream is a type in which a set is detachably attached and held. Looking at the detachable form of the game board roughly, a) Front detachable type, that is, with the glass door and the upper ball tray on the front side of the front frame opened (sideways opened), the game board is placed on the holding frame on the back side. Incorporation from the front side and removal to the front side, b) Back side detachable type, that is, on the back side of the front frame opened from the outer frame (horizontal opening), with the mechanism set board opened or removed, the game board is assembled from the back side with the holding frame , And a form to take out to the backside are widely implemented. In addition, as for the holding frame, a type molded integrally with the front frame and a synthetic resin, and a type molded with a synthetic resin material or a metal material and assembled to the front frame are mainly used. A set opening area is formed according to the square size of each game board.

[0003]

By the way, in the above-mentioned pachinko machine and arrangement ball machine, the game board is mounted on the holding frame on the back side of the front frame in any of the game board mounting and dismounting modes of the above items a and b. The technology which can simplify putting was not adopted. For this reason, in attaching and detaching the game board to and from the set opening area of the holding frame, a front part of each game board, mainly a guide rail and surrounding decoration members, and a back side part, a ball shift cover or a collective cover mainly for a safe ball. Alternatively, the backside portion of the central game component is directly held and set and taken out. However, in such an attaching / detaching operation, since the entire game board is also a considerable weight member, even a skilled person becomes troublesome, and a fingertip is often damaged by gripped parts.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been newly proposed to solve the above-mentioned problems suitably, and a game board which is a considerable weight member with respect to a holding frame on the back side of a front frame can be quickly and easily formed. An object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko gaming machine of a game board detachable and replaceable type capable of being safely detached and replaced.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to overcome the above-mentioned problems and achieve the intended object, a pachinko game machine of the present invention which has a detachable and replaceable game board is provided with a front frame mounted on an outer frame. In the pachinko gaming machine in which the game board is set and held so as to be detachable and replaceable from the front side of the holding frame with respect to the holding frame, the back side of the game board on the back side corresponding to the opening surface area formed in the front of the front frame. while providing the holding frame set to form an opening area for, the required site of the front-side lower edge of definitive set opening area of the holding frame is provided with a receiving portion capable of receiving place the game board in a vertical state before orientation, in the upper portion of the front side of the front Symbol game board, game
Integral with or separate from decorative members mounted around the outside of the area
It is characterized in that it is provided with a handle which is molded and mounted in accordance with the upper end portion of the guide rail . Same as above
According to another invention in order to overcome
A pachinko machine with a detachable game board is attached to the outer frame.
The game board is on the back side of the holding frame inside the front frame
Pachinko machines that can be detachably set
Therefore, it was adjusted to the opening surface area formed in front of the front frame.
On the back side, a set opening area for the gaming board is formed.
A holding frame is provided, and the back side of the holding frame in the set opening area
The game board can be placed vertically in the required position at the bottom edge
The receiving portion is provided face-down, while the
It was attached to the upper part according to the corresponding back of the game area
Appropriately molded integrally or separately on the top of the ball close cover
The handle is arranged.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, a pachinko game machine of the present invention, which is of a detachable and replaceable type, will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this embodiment, a general pachinko machine will be exemplified as a pachinko gaming machine, and a front-side detachable form example and a back-side detachable form example of a game board will be individually described. In any of the pachinko machines according to any of the embodiments, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the front frame 2 attached to the opening front area of the outer frame 1 has a window as a main common game main component. A frame 3, an open / close (horizontal opening) glass door 4 and an upper ball tray 5, a fixed lower ball tray 6, a hit ball launching device 7, a ball feed cassette 8, a mechanism set board 9, and the like are provided. The main components of the game and the game board 10 having various game areas and game contents are not directly related to the present invention. Will be mainly described.

(Regarding Example of Removable Front Side of Gaming Board) In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3, 4 and 5, a front frame 2 having a vertical rectangular frame size suitable for the front area of the opening of the outer frame 1 and a holding frame are provided. The frame 11 is of a type in which the holding frame 11 is molded in a double frame structure integrally with the frame 11, and the holding frame 11 is located inside the front (back side) of the front frame 2 in accordance with the opening surface area 2 </ b> A. In the holding frame 11, as a basic configuration, a lower game auxiliary panel 12 and a frame upper section 13 at the upper center are integrally formed on the same vertical plane, and a game board set is provided between the two. An opening area 14 is formed. And, on the inner periphery of the set opening area 14, the protrusions 1 for positioning the game board are provided inside the four sides.
5, 15 are formed, and lock holding parts 16, 16 for setting and holding a rotating lock (not shown) for a game board are formed at four oblique corners. In addition, the game auxiliary board 12
Has a firing rail 17 attached to it, and an exit 18 for a prize ball.
An outlet 19 for an out ball and the like are formed.

In such a holding frame 11, as a technique for simplifying attachment and detachment of a game board, a set opening area 14 is provided.
The receiving part 20 is integrally formed at a position along the lower edge on the front side of the front side. This receiving portion 20 is designed to be able to receive once when the game board 10 is put in and out in a vertical state,
As shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the game auxiliary board 12
It is protruded forward with a length corresponding to the thickness of. A guide rib 21 having an inclined guide surface 22 is formed on the upper surface of each receiving portion 20 in accordance with the position of the ridge 15 on the lower side, and the rear end of the rib 21 is formed on the ridge 15. It is aligned at the same height. When the lower ridge 15 is omitted, the rear end of the guide rib 21 of each receiving portion 20 and the rear end of the oblique guide surface of each receiving portion 20 are set.
4 may be aligned and connected to the lower end surface (the upper end surface of the game auxiliary board 12) at the same height.

In the holding frame 11 described above, a guide portion 23 is integrally formed at a position along the upper edge on the front side of the set opening area 14 as a technique for assembling assistance when setting the game board. The guide portion 23 is capable of regulating and guiding the position of the upper end of the game board 10 when the game board 10 is assembled and set in a vertically oriented state. As shown in FIGS. 3, 5, and 7, Guide ribs 24 are arranged one by one on the left and right sides of the lower edge on the front side of the frame portion 13, project forward in the length of the thickness of the game board 10, and formed on the lower surface of each guide portion 23. The rear end of the guide surface 25 is aligned and connected at the same height position as the ridge 15 on the upper side. In addition, even if the guide part 23 and the receiving part 20 project up and down in the opening surface area 2A of the front frame 2, it does not interfere with the upper part inside the glass door 4, the firing rail 17 and the firing sphere. Absent.

The set opening area 1 is set in accordance with the above-mentioned simple attachment / detachment technique of the holding frame 11 (the receiving section 20 and the guide section 23).
In the gaming board 10 which is put in and out of the game machine 4, a technique for facilitating handling is desired.
As shown in FIG. 8, a handle 26 is provided at the upper end of the front surface of the game board 10. The handle 26 is attached to the upper end of the guide rail 28 by using, for example, a synthetic resin molded article or a separately molded article integrally formed with the decorative member 27 attached around the outer periphery of the game area. The rail is covered so that the front edge of the rail is sandwiched by a finger hook 26a formed on the edge. As a result, the gaming machine operator can easily handle the game board 10 which is a weight member by directly holding the handle 26 (with his / her finger), and when carrying the game board 10 and getting in and out of the holding frame 11. The finger on the guide rail 28
Damage can be avoided beforehand. This handle 2
6 is in contact with the inner glass 4a of the glass door 4,
It is possible to prevent a foreign object such as a wire or a thin piece from entering the game area due to an illegal operation. In addition, in a required portion of the decorative member 27,
Relief portions 27a (see FIG. 9) for non-interference with each of the receiving portions 20 and the guide portions 23 are formed as necessary. Further, at four corners, operation ports 27b for operating a rotary locking tool (not shown) with a tool are formed (see FIG. 1).

In the pachinko machine of this embodiment having the holding frame 11 configured as described above, the game board is held against the holding frame 11 with the glass door 4 and the upper bowl 5 of the front frame 2 opened. 10 can be suitably attached and detached from the front side. That is, in the game board built-in set, the operation state and the like are stepwise illustrated in FIG. 9 so that the game board 10 is temporarily placed on the both receiving portions 20 of the holding frame 11 in a vertical state and received (see FIG. Then, the game board 10 is erected while being pushed inside along the guide surfaces 22 of the guide ribs 21 of the both receiving portions 20 (see FIG. 3B), and is pushed into the set opening area 14 as it is. As a result,
As shown in (c), the game board 10 accommodated in the set opening area 14 is positioned by the left and right ridges 15, and with respect to the game auxiliary board 12 in a state where the fluctuation is suppressed by the upper and lower ridges 15. In this way, it is set to the original proper posture aligned with the same vertical surface. The subsequent game board 10 is immobilized and held by locking each corner of the game board 10 with a rotation locking tool (not shown) attached to the lock holding section 16.

On the other hand, when removing the game board, the holding frame 1
The game board 10 in the set opening area 14 of each of the first and second rotation locks
The game board 10 is pulled out to the front side of the holding frame 11 while being unlocked from (not shown), and is once placed on the two receiving portions 20 to be received. Then, the game board 10 in the slightly inclined posture along the guide surface 22 of the guide rib 21 can be taken out to the front side and removed.

Therefore, in the pachinko machine of this embodiment, even if the entire game board 10 is a member having a considerable weight, the lifting effort until the game board 10 is mounted on the two receiving portions 20 at the time of installation and set, and the removal labor at the time of removal. Each task can be performed quickly, easily, and safely by spending the labor of taking out the vehicle from the receiving portions 20. In particular, in a built-in set, unnecessary upward movement of the game board 10 can be suppressed by using the guide portion 23 on the upper side of the holding frame 11 and the guide surface 25 thereof, and the game board 10 can be smoothly housed vertically. it can. In addition, when the game board is attached to and detached from the holding frame 11, the use of the handle 26 makes the entire game board 10 easy to hold, and each operation can be performed more easily and safely.

In the pachinko machine of the same embodiment as described above, a synthetic resin or metal holding frame is assembled and aligned behind the open surface area of the wood or metal front frame. Types can also be targeted. In any type, it is preferable that each of the holding frames has a structure corresponding to the receiving portion 20 and the guide portion 23 above and below the attachment / detachment surface side (front side) of the opening region in the same manner as the holding frame 11 described above. Can be recommended. For example, in the embodiment, the case has been described in which the receiving portion 20 is integrally formed of a synthetic resin on the holding frame 11 made of synthetic resin. However, when the holding frame 11 is made of metal, the receiving portion 20 is also integrally formed of metal. Can be molded.

(Regarding an example of the back side of the game board) In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, a front frame 2 made of wood and a holding frame 11 made of synthetic resin are assembled in a double frame structure. Then, the type in which the holding frame 11 is positioned inside the front (back side) of the front frame 2 in accordance with the opening surface area 2A of the front frame 2 is targeted. In the holding frame 11, as a basic configuration, the game auxiliary panel 12 and the frame body portion 13 are integrally molded or separately molded and joined, and the opening area of the front frame 2 is provided on the front side extending between the two. 2
A space surface area 30 large enough to match A is formed, and a set opening area 14 for the game board 10 is formed on the back side. Then, the outer periphery of the set opening area 14 (the frame 1
Rotational locks 31 for locking the game board are disposed on both sides of the game board 3, and the launch rail 17 is attached to the game auxiliary board 12, and ports 18 for award balls and out balls 18, 19 etc. are formed. In this holding frame 11, a position pin for a game board is provided as necessary, though not shown,
An opening / closing fulcrum and a stopper are provided in accordance with a case where the mechanism set board 9 is in an opening / closing mode.

In such a holding frame 11, the receiving portion 20 is provided at a position along the lower edge on the back surface side of the set opening area 14.
The guide portions 23 are integrally formed at positions along the upper edge on the back side. As shown in FIG. 10, FIG. 11, and FIG. 12, the receiving portions 20 are arranged one by one on the left and right sides at the upper end edge on the back side of the game assisting panel 12 and protrude rearward. 20 has an inclined guide surface 2 on its upper surface.
A guide rib 21 having a shape 2 is formed, and its front end is aligned with the lower end inner surface of the set opening area 14 at the same level. On the other hand, as for the guide portion 23, FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 2, one guide rib 24 is disposed on each of the right and left sides of the lower end of the upper rod portion of the upper frame portion 13 so as to project rearward, and is formed on the upper surface of each guide portion 23. The front end of the guide surface 25 is aligned with the upper end inner surface of the set opening area 14 at the same level. The receiving portion 20 and the guide portion 23 are located at the lower inner side and the upper end edge upper side of the closed mechanism set plate 9, respectively.
When the size is changed, a relief hole or the like for non-interference may be formed in each corresponding portion as needed.

In the game board 10 which is put in and out of the set opening area 14 of the holding frame 11 from the back side,
FIGS. 10 and 1 show an example of technology for facilitating handling.
As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 14, a handle 26 is provided on the upper rear surface of the game board 10. The handle 26 is, for example, one integrally molded with synthetic resin or separately molded on the upper part of the ball-advancing cover 32 for the safe ball attached to the corresponding back surface of the game area. A finger hook 32a is formed on the upper edge of the mouth 33 that is opened. Thus, the gaming machine operator can easily handle the game board 10 as a weight member by directly holding (holding) the handle 26, and when carrying the game board 10 and moving the game board 10 into and out of the holding frame 11. Can avoid injuring the finger. When the handle 26 is projected to the back side (back side) of the mechanism set board 9, a non-interference relief opening may be formed in a corresponding portion of the set board 9.

In the above-described example of the game board backside attachment / detachment mode, when the game board 10 is set in and removed from the holding frame 11, each operation is performed by the receiving portion 20 of the holding frame 11 similarly to the game board front side attachment / detachment mode. Can be performed quickly, easily and safely.

[0019]

As described above, according to the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention, which is of the exchangeable pachinko type, the front side of the game panel is detachable.
In the case of a gaming machine of the form , the game board is placed in a vertical position at a required position along the lower edge of the front side in the set opening area .
Since the receiving part obtained is molded forward , when entering and exiting the game board which becomes a considerable weight member in the vertical state, it is necessary to perform the set-in set or removal while temporarily placing the game board on the receiving part It is possible to quickly and easily and safely carry out the replacement / removal work. Moreover , the front side of the game board
Since the upper part is provided with a handle on which a finger can be hung, it is possible to avoid injuring the finger when carrying the game board or entering or leaving the holding frame, and to simplify and streamline the work of assembling the game board. Can be planned. Meanwhile, the back of the game board
In the case of a game machine in a detached form, the back surface in the set opening area
The game board is placed vertically at the required position along the lower edge of the side
Since the receiving part that can be
When entering or exiting the game board in the vertical position,
Set-in or remove while the board is placed on the receiving part once
Can be quickly and easily and safely replaced.
Wearing work can be performed. Moreover, the back side of the game board
The game board has a handle on the upper part of the
Injure your fingers when carrying or entering / leaving the holding frame
Can be avoided beforehand, and the game board can be easily assembled.
And rationalization.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view schematically showing an entire pachinko machine according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 3 is a front view schematically showing a front frame.

FIG. 4 is a plan sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view partially cut away along line VV in FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view schematically showing a receiving portion formed at a position along a front lower end edge of a set opening area.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view schematically showing, in a broken state, a guide formed at a position along an upper edge on the front side of a set opening area.

FIG. 8 is a side sectional view showing a handle attached to an upper end portion of the guide rail and the vicinity thereof.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing a step of setting the game board from the front side of the set opening area of the game auxiliary board.

FIG. 10 is a rear view of the front frame and the game board of the pachinko machine in a form in which the game board is attached to and detached from the back side.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the game board is set from behind the set opening area of the game auxiliary board.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view schematically showing a receiving portion formed at a position along a lower edge on the back surface side of the set opening area.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view schematically showing, in a broken state, a guide formed at a position along an upper edge on the back surface side of the set opening area.

FIG. 14 is a cutaway perspective view showing a handle formed on an upper portion of a ball shift cover on the back side of the game board.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Outer frame 2 Front frame 2A Opening surface area 10 Game board 11 Holding frame 14 Set opening area 20 Receiving part 26 Handle 27 Decorative member 28 Guide rail 32 Ball cover

Continuation of front page (58) Field surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁶ , DB name) A63F 7/02

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] A pachinko machine in which a game board (10) is set and held so as to be detachable and replaceable from a front side of a front frame (2) attached to an outer frame (1) and to a holding frame (11) inside the front. In a gaming machine, a holding frame in which a set opening area (14) for the gaming board (10) is formed on the back side corresponding to an opening surface area (2A) formed in front of the front frame (2). (11) is provided, the required site of the front-side lower edge of definitive set opening area of the holding frame (11) (14), the game board (1
0) receiving section capable of undergoing placed in portrait state (20) while providing before orientation and in the upper portion of the front side of the front Symbol game board (10), the outer periphery of the gaming region
Molded integrally with or separate from the decorative member (27) attached to the enclosure
A pachinko game machine having a detachable and replaceable game board, wherein a suitable handle (26) is provided to be fitted to an upper end portion of a guide rail (28) . 2. A front frame (2) assembled to an outer frame (1).
The game board (10) is attached to and detached from the holding frame (11) of the
In a pachinko machine that is set and held interchangeably, Align with the opening area (2A) formed in front of the front frame (2).
On the back side, a set opening area (14) for the gaming board (10)
The formed holding frame (11) is provided, and the setting of the holding frame (11) is opened.
At the required portion of the lower edge on the back side of the mouth area (14),
(20) can be placed vertically.
While In the upper part on the back side of the game board (10), a corresponding game area
The top of the ball-shift cover (32) attached to the back
A suitable handle (26) molded to the body or separate body
A pachinko game machine with a detachable and replaceable gaming board.