JP3014384B1 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

A window frame for protecting a game area in perspective and an illumination display unit of the window frame are simplified, and the assembling and handling of the window frame including an operation of inserting a sheet glass into the window frame and a closing set operation are simplified. In addition, the present invention provides a pachinko gaming machine in which the overall decoration effect and the like on the front side of the gaming machine are easily enhanced to upgrade the entire gaming machine. A window main body 24 of a window frame D has a window 23 formed in the center thereof, and first to fourth illumination display portions 81 to 84 forming a decorative pattern are arranged on the upper peripheral front side of the window 23. Is done.
Then, the first, second, and third three illumination display units 81, 8
Reference numerals 2 and 84 are collectively covered by a large symmetrical large lamp lens 96. In the frame body 24 of the window frame D, a support frame, which is a glass frame on the back side, is held in an open state necessary for inserting and inserting the glass sheet into a closed state, and the support frame is overlapped on the back side of the frame body 24. Is provided with an opening and closing holding mechanism that can hold the opening and closing.

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 capable of playing a game by hitting a pachinko ball into a game area in the machine that can be seen by a player.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a game machine of this type represented by a pachinko machine and an arrangement ball machine, a game board, a window frame (also referred to as a glass window), and upper and lower balls which constitute a game area are provided in front of an opening of an outer frame. A front frame on which a number of game components such as a saucer, a ball launcher, a mechanism set board on the back side, etc. are installed is removably assembled and detachably assembled. In such a gaming machine, as a window frame which is also a see-through protective window of a game board, as a most common form, a metal vertical set which is screwed and set around a window frame opening of a front frame. Inside a rectangular frame body (also referred to as a metal frame), a metal square glass frame (also referred to as a support frame) is attached in a laterally open form by connecting a vertical support shaft at one side edge thereof. The front and rear glass sheets are inserted into the glass frame. In addition, the front frame includes a lamp lens and a light source on the front side around the window frame opening, and displays a game state to the player electronically, and a light for enhancing the decorative effect on the front of the gaming machine. A decorative display unit is provided, and specifically, the electronic device is so set as to fit in a narrow region on the front surface of a narrow frame portion extending long along the upper side and the side of the front frame outside the window frame opening. The decoration display part was arranged elongated.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional gaming machine, the window frame mounted on the front frame is made of an inner and outer double metal made of a frame body for an outer frame and a glass frame for inserting glass. Due to the composite frame configuration, the entire frame member becomes heavy and complicated, while it is difficult to perform decorative processing such as printing or sticking a sticker on a metal surface (plated surface) that is always exposed. For this reason, both the decorative surface on the front of the frame portion of the front frame and the metal surface of the frame main body on the window frame do not have decorative harmonies including colors and designs. Up was difficult. In addition, as described above, since the installation portion is a narrow region, the degree of freedom in designing the size, shape, and the like of the illuminated display portion including the lamp lens and the like is reduced, and the decorative effect by the illuminated display is reduced. In addition, there is a problem that the game effect cannot be effectively enhanced.

[0004] In the above-mentioned conventional gaming machine, a window frame mounted on a front frame is used to insert a sheet glass into a glass insertion groove of a glass frame (support frame) at a device installation location such as a pachinko hall. The glass frame is likely to swing unstablely in the opening and closing direction, and there is a risk that the edge of the plate glass to be inserted may hit the frame of the glass frame and be broken. In addition, in order to set the glass frame closed with respect to the frame body after inserting the plate glass, it is necessary to perform a locking operation using a rotary locking tool or the like, so that assembly and removal operations are not complicated. I couldn't.

The present invention has been proposed in order to preferably solve the above-mentioned problem, and has a simplified structure of a window frame for protecting a game area (game board) through see-through and an electric decoration display section in the window frame. And simplify the assembly and handling of the window glass, including the work of inserting the glass sheet and the closing and setting work, and easily enhance the total decorative effect and gaming effect on the front side of the gaming machine, and It is intended to provide a pachinko gaming machine that can be upgraded.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a pachinko gaming machine according to the first aspect of the present invention can develop a pachinko game inside a front frame assembled and aligned with an outer frame. A gaming machine in which an openable window frame capable of seeing through and protecting a game area of the game board is set on the front side of the front frame while the game board is set, and the window frame includes a front surface of the frame of the front frame. A frame main body that is resin-molded to a square size that matches and is removably assembled to the frame body so that it can be opened and closed, and a sheet glass that covers a window opened at the center of the frame main body and that protects the game area of the game board through see-through. A support frame molded into a square size that can be inserted and supported from the side insertion portion and assembled to be openable and closable sideways on the back side of the frame main body is configured to be integrated, and on both sides around a window of the frame main body, Lighting translucent member, lighting substrate and light While installing a decorative display unit electrodeposition including,
On the corresponding side of the frame body and the support frame, a support frame,
Equipped with a closing holding mechanism fingertip-out operations forms may allow held open necessary picking of sheet glass, the opening and closing the holding device
The first frame provided on one of the frame body or the support frame is
The sliding member is guided by the movable regulating member provided on the other side.
Allow tilting guide and opening regulation of the support frame
Tilting restraining means, and the support frame is superimposed on the frame body.
The movable part of the frame main body and the support frame
A second lock member provided on the side provided with the regulating member;
When the first lock member of the tilt restricting means is locked,
The support frame is in a closed set position where the glass sheet cannot be inserted or removed.
It is characterized in that it has a configuration provided with a lock means for holding it at the position .

Therefore, in the invention of claim 1 of the present application,
The frame body of the window frame is a large size that matches the entire front surface of the frame body of the front frame, and the illuminated display unit can be arranged in a relatively large area secured on the front side around the window formed in the frame body, The degree of freedom in designing the illuminated display unit is expanded. In addition, the frame body of the window frame made of synthetic resin can be reduced in weight, and its surface can be decorated by printing or sticking a seal. Then, the plate glass is inserted into the support frame held at the open support position at an appropriate tilting open angle by the open / close holding mechanism, and after the insertion, the support frame is closed and set by the open / close holding mechanism.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings with reference to preferred embodiments. In the following, “left” or “right” indicates “left” or “right” when viewed from the front side of the gaming machine.

The pachinko machine according to the present embodiment has, as an outline of the basic structure thereof, various types of game components on a front side of an opening of a vertical rectangular outer frame A forming an outline of the body, as schematically shown in FIG. A vertically rectangular front frame B on which members are set is assembled so as to be opened and closed and detachable. On the front side of the front frame B, a window frame D which is a see-through protective window of a game board C which is a game area.
The upper ball tray E and the upper ball tray E are assembled and aligned in a laterally open manner using individual connecting support means and the like, while the lower ball tray F and the ball launching device G are arranged below the front frame B.
On the back side of the front frame B, a mechanism set board (not shown) provided with various ball paths and ball processing / dispensing units is set. In the drawing, H indicates a card unit used in the ball lending system.

The front frame B, which is the mounting frame of the pachinko machine of the present embodiment, is entirely made of synthetic resin, and basically has an opening of the outer frame A as shown in FIGS. A frame 2 which is formed into an external size suitable for the front area and has a window frame opening 1 of a front vertical rectangle opened inside, and a set integrally formed on the back side of the frame 2 to face the inside of the front of the window frame 1. It has an inner / outer double frame form in which a game board set holding frame 4 with an opening 3 is held forward and backward. In the frame 2, a lower ball tray F and a ball launching device G are provided below the window frame opening 1.
A setting board 5 for setting the hitting ball portion G2 and the like is formed, and a supply port 6 for a prize ball is opened at a central portion thereof.
A locking device 7 is provided at the right edge of the window frame opening 1, and a detection switch 8 for detecting the open / closed state of the window frame D is provided at a corner between the right edge and the upper edge. ing. On the other hand, in the holding frame 4, as shown in FIG.
The game auxiliary board 9 located inside the lower part of the game machine is integrally formed.
Is open. On the game auxiliary board 9, a supply port 10 for award balls and the like are formed, and a ball receiving case 12 in which a speaker 11 is built, a firing rail 13, and the like are set. As shown in FIG. 2, ribs 3 are provided on the front surface (upper edge, right edge, and left edge) of the frame 2 of the front frame B.
0 are extended, and these ribs 30
The labyrinth structure engages with a groove (not shown) opposingly formed on the back side of the device to prevent illegal game play due to foreign matter (such as wire) entering from the front side of the machine base. Similarly, a groove 31 extends horizontally in the window frame B at the boundary between the installation board 5 and the game assistance board 9, and the lower edge of the upper bowl E is engaged with the groove 31 during assembly and alignment. It has become.

In the above-mentioned front frame B, the window frame opening 1 is also used as a set surface area and a doorway of the game board C which is put in and out (removed) from the front side. The ball tray E can be assembled and set. Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the entire front surface of three peripheral edges (upper edge and left and right side edges) on the front side of the opening of the window frame opening 1 is a set surface area 14 in which a window frame D described later can be aligned and accommodated. . On the other hand, although not shown, a rotatable locking device (Japanese Patent Application No. 3-157875) is provided on the engaging portion 15 for the game board formed at the four corners of the inner periphery of the set opening 3 of the holding frame 4. Is set. In addition, regarding the assembly of the front frame B to the outer frame A,
The opening / closing in the left-right direction and the attachment / detachment in the vertical direction can be performed by using the conventionally known opening / closing / removing support means disposed on the upper and lower portions of the front left edge and the locking device 7 mounted on the right edge. It is attached to. Incidentally, as for the locking device 7, as shown schematically in FIGS.
A lock mechanism 16 as a locking device installed on the right side of the frame 2 and unlocked by a common duplicate key (not shown);
Locking mechanism 17 as a locking device for front frame B with respect to
And a second locking mechanism 18 for the window frame D with respect to the front frame B, and the respective mechanisms 17, 18 are unlocked by rotating the locking mechanism 16 clockwise and counterclockwise. Lifting lock bars 19 and 20 are assembled. Then, in the closed alignment state of the front frame B with respect to the outer frame A, the upper and lower locking pieces 21 of the lifting and lowering locking rod 19 of the first locking mechanism 17 and the upper and lower of the right frame rod (not shown) of the outer frame A are arranged. The provided receiving piece 22 engages.

The window frame D mounted on the front frame B described above.
Is a synthetic resin side-opening type different from a conventional metal window frame, and its basic configuration is, as shown in FIGS. And a frame main body 24 for a door frame having a window 23 at the center thereof, and a glass support for being set inside the frame main body 24 (on the back side of the window 23) so as to be detachable and tiltable and openable. And the supporting frame 25 is mainly used. Then, an illumination display unit 8 to be described later that displays a game operation state on the frame main body 24.
0, and two glass plates 26, which are rectangular transparent plates, are inserted into the support frame 25 to form a frameless see-through window that can be handled as a single unit. It can be easily handled, stored and transported as a member. The window frame D is mounted and set on the front frame B so as to be openable and closable by using a support and locking technique described later.

The specific structure of the window frame D is shown in FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the frame main body 24 is formed as a lightweight door frame-like member having an appropriate strength by forming a synthetic resin into a substantially rectangular box lid shape and having rib-like auxiliary portions on the outer periphery and inside each position. ing. In the frame body 24, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a concave portion 27 is formed at the center of the right front edge, and the window 23 is formed at the center. The window 23 has a substantially circular shape having a size suitable for the game (game) area of the game board C, and the inner peripheral ribs 28 are inclined in the depth direction (gradient).
So that the entire game area can be suitably viewed. In order to achieve a decorative effect on the surface of the frame main body 24, a resin film-like decorative film (not shown) on which a required color, design, or the like is printed is used, and based on thermal transfer processing or in-mold processing. It is also possible to attach. The recess 27 is configured such that a key decoration 29 attached to the right edge of the front frame B so as to cover the front side of the locking device 7 is fitted and locked when the frame main body 24 is closed. In the fitted and locked state, the key decoration 29 can temporarily support the frame main body 24 before locking.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 4, each of the portions of the frame main body 24 on the front side around the window 23 is provided with the illuminated display portion 80 capable of forming a decorative pattern of the window frame D. ing. The illuminated display section 80 displays the operating state of the pachinko machine (ball dispensing, firing operation, etc.) and the gaming state (winning, symbol change, big hit, V winning, etc.). The decoration display section 81, the second illumination display section 82, the third illumination display section 83, and the fourth illumination display section 84. First, the first illuminated display section 81 on the left side in the figure and the second illuminated display section 82 on the right side in the figure will be described. A xenon tube 85, 86 as a light source formed by injecting an inert gas (xenon gas) into a glass tube is used as a lamp substrate 8 as an illumination substrate.
7 and 88, and respective lamp boards 87 and 88 are provided on the left and right sides of the upper periphery of the window 23.
0 is attached to each.

A third illuminated display section 83 in the center of the figure informs and displays, for example, a connection failure with the card unit H for lending a ball, and an LED 91 as a light source is a lamp board as an illumination board. The lamp board 92 is mounted on a mounting portion 93 formed substantially at the center of the upper periphery of the window 23. Further, as shown in FIG. 1 and the like, a fourth illumination display section 84 is provided below the first illumination display section 81 in the left installation section 89 so that, for example, an operation state can be displayed. It has become. In the fourth illumination display section 84, an LED (light source) 94a that performs a firing stop display for example of prize ball detection is provided by an uppermost first lamp substrate 9 in the figure.
The LED (light source) 94b, which is mounted on 5a and displays 10 to 15 prize ball payout displays, and the LED (light source) 94c, which displays 1 to 9 prize ball payout displays, is the second in the middle of the drawing.
Discharge failure (error) mounted on lamp board 95b
At times, switching between blinking and lighting is performed.
An LED (light source) 94c for displaying the open state of the window frame D based on the detection result of the detection switch 8 is mounted on the third lamp board 95c at the bottom in the figure.

The first to fourth illuminated display units 8
In Nos. 1 to 84, one large lamp lens (symmetrical) is formed over the front surfaces of the left and right installation portions 89 and 90 in which the first, second and fourth three illumination display portions are disposed. A light transmitting member (lighting member) 96 is detachably attached. The lamp lens 96 is formed by colored (for example, red) resin molding in a double mountain shape including a forward bulging portion 96a at a portion corresponding to the left and right installation portions 89 and 90.
At the time of assembly, a plurality of hooks 9 formed on the back side edge
As shown in FIG. 5, 6b is elastically engaged with each locking hole 97 formed in the frame main body 24. Also the third
In the illumination display unit 83, a small lamp lens (illumination through-hole member) 98 formed of a colored (for example, yellow) resin so as to include a swelling portion 98a extending forward over the front surface of the installation portion 93 is provided. Connect each hook 98b to each locking hole 9 on the frame body 24 side.
9 so as to be elastically engaged and detachably attached.

The frame main body 24 of the window frame D is attached to the front frame B by opening and closing support means 32 and 33 provided at the upper and lower portions of the left side of the front surface and at the right side. A locking section is used. That is, as shown in FIGS. 4, 6, and 11, in the upper support means 32, the shaft hole 34 a of the support piece 34 provided at the upper left end of the frame 2 of the front frame B and the window frame D The support shaft 36 of the upper opening / closing connection support 35 provided at the upper left corner of the frame main body 24 is inserted and connected, and the lower support means 33 supports the support provided at the left middle step of the frame 2. The support shaft 37a protruding from the piece 37 and the shaft hole 39 of the lower opening / closing connection support 38 provided at the lower left corner of the frame main body 24 are inserted and connected, and the frame main body 24 is It is supported so as to be pivotable to the left and right and to be detachable. In the locking portion, as illustrated in FIGS. 5, 8 and 13, the engaging portion 4 of the locking receiver 40 fixed vertically above and behind the right edge of the frame main body 24.
0b engages with the lifting / lowering locking rod 20 of the second locking mechanism 18 in the locking device 7 so as to be disengageable, and the frame body 2 of the window frame D
4 is locked in a closed state. As shown in FIGS. 5, 10, 11, and 13, the lock receiving member 40 has the engaging portion 40b formed on one side of a receiving member main body 40a formed from a metal plate having a predetermined shape. ,
A reinforcing portion 40c extends in the vertical direction on the other side, and the receiving body 40a also serves as a reinforcing member at the right edge of the frame body 24.

In the technique of assembling the frame main body 24, as shown in FIG. 7, the upper opening / closing connection support 35 includes a support main body 41 formed of a metal plate and a back side of the frame main body 24. Screwed in the upper left corner. And FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, the support shaft 36
A shaft cylinder portion 42 for inserting and supporting the
A support shaft (pin) 43 corresponding to a shaft hole 59a of a support piece 59 of the support frame 25 described below is provided at a lower portion of the support body 41.
However, as a receiving portion, the receiving portion is provided on the inner side of the frame main body 24 and on a vertical center line different from the support shaft 36. That is, the upper opening / closing connection support 35 serves both as support means for the frame body 24 and support means for the support frame 25, and also as a reinforcing member at the left edge of the frame body 24. The support shaft 3 fitted and supported by the shaft cylinder portion 42
Reference numeral 6 denotes a base end projecting downward from the shaft cylinder portion 42, which is bent inward, and a lower end of a spring 44 having an upper end screwed to the back plate 24b is engaged with the base end. . Thus, the support shaft 36 is configured such that the distal end always projects upward from the shaft cylinder 42 by the urging force of the spring 44.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7, the lower opening / closing connection support 38 has a support body 45 formed from a metal plate and screwed to the lower left corner on the back side of the frame body 24. As shown in FIG. 12, a support piece 46 having the shaft hole 39 formed therein is bent and formed at a lower portion of the support body 45, and a support frame 2 to be described later is formed at an upper portion of the support body 45.
A support shaft (pin) 47 corresponding to the shaft hole 60a of the support piece 60 in 5 is provided as a receiving portion on the inner side of the frame body 24 and on a different vertical center line from the shaft hole 39. . That is, the lower opening / closing connection support member 38 also serves as a support means for the frame body 24 and a support means for the support frame 25, and also serves as a reinforcing member at the left edge of the frame body 24. In such an assembly configuration, in the present embodiment, the shaft hole 34a and the support shaft 37a constitute a connection portion on the front frame B side, and a connection fulcrum portion on the window frame D side corresponding to the connection portion. It is constituted by the support shaft 36 and the shaft hole 39. Similarly, the shaft hole 59a and the shaft hole 60a form a connecting portion on the support frame 25 side, and a connecting fulcrum on the window frame D side corresponding to the connecting portion is formed by the support shaft 43 and the support shaft 47. I have.

In the window frame D, the support frame 25, which is assembled and set on the back side of the frame main body 24, shows an example in which the support frame 25 is assembled from a lightweight metal material. The upper and lower and left and right frame rods 49, 50 formed in a rail frame shape having two front and rear rows of insertion grooves 48.
And the right reinforcing rod 51 are frame-connected at right angles to each other to form a rectangular glass frame.
That is, the right ends of the two rows of insertion grooves 48 are opened to
a is formed, and the plate glass 26 can be inserted and set from the insertion portion 48a. Each of the frame rods 4
Opening surface formed by 9, 50 and support rod 51 (glass see-through surface)
Is formed appropriately wider than the window 23 of the frame body 24.

In such a support frame 25, the outer side of each of the upper and lower frame rods 49, as can be understood from FIGS. One row of concave grooves 52 is formed.
A shaft hole 52a is formed at a predetermined portion of the inner bottom surface of
A pair of front and rear engagement ports 53 for communicating the inside of the concave groove 52 with the inside of the insertion groove 48 is provided. And, this engagement port 53
The anti-sway member 54 made of a relatively soft elastic material or resin material is attachable from the outside of each frame rod 49. That is, the steady rest member 54 shown as an example in FIGS. 14 to 16 is made of synthetic resin having a substantially E-ring planar shape, and the shaft hole 52a is formed in the lower surface of the central part.
And a resilient piece 55 integrally formed so as to be curved outward on both left and right sides.
Is an abutting portion 56 for the inner and outer sheet glass 26. Accordingly, when the steady rest member 54 is attached to the engagement opening 53, the positioning shaft 54 a is inserted and supported in the shaft hole 52 a to restrict the movement of the steady rest member 54, while the elastic piece 55 is in contact with each other. The portion 56 appropriately protrudes from the engagement port 53 into each of the insertion grooves 48 and
6 is brought into contact with the surface of the sheet glass 6 while being elastically deformed, so that the sheet glass 26 does not rattle or shift in the insertion groove 48. In FIGS. 14 and 15, reference numeral 54b denotes a notch recess for escape when the elastic piece 55 elastically deforms inward.

For assembling the support frame 25 to the frame body 24, an opening / closing / removing support means 57 provided at the upper and lower portions on the left side and an opening / closing holding mechanism 58 provided at the upper right portion are used. . That is, in the support means 57, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, a pair of upper and lower support pieces 59 and 60 are provided in the outer surface of the left frame rod 50 at a substantially intermediate position in the longitudinal direction so as to protrude in the horizontal direction. Shaft holes 5 corresponding to the respective support shafts 43 and 47 of 41 and 45
9a and 60a are formed. Therefore, as can be understood from FIGS. 7 and 12, the support frame 25 is provided with the shaft holes 59a, 60a of the support pieces 59, 60 in the support shafts 43, 4 respectively.
7, the opening and closing connection support 3 for opening and closing and supporting the frame main body 24 of the window frame D with respect to the front frame B by being inserted and connected to the front frame B.
5, 38 also serve as an opening / closing connection mechanism at the time of assembling, and the frame body 2 is connected via the opening / closing connection supports 35, 38.
4 is supported on the back side so that it can be tilted to the front and rear and can be attached and detached vertically.

In the opening / closing holding mechanism 58, the support frame 2
5, 11 and 13, a tilt restricting means 61 is arranged between the upper right back side of the frame main body 24 and the right end of the support frame 25, as shown in FIGS. ing. That is, the base end of the movable regulating member 63 formed of a metal material is horizontally rotatably supported on the supporting member 62 fixed to the upper right portion on the back side of the frame main body 24, and the front end of the movable regulating member 63 is An engagement member protruding from the right end of the upper frame rod 49 of the support frame 25 and a pin 65 as a first lock member are inserted into a long groove 64 as a regulating guide portion cut out from the support groove 25. Then, when the operation piece 63a bent upward at the distal end of the movable restricting member 63 is pinched with a fingertip and the movable restricting member 63 is swung in the front-rear direction, the pin 65 slides along the long groove 64. As a result, on the back side of the frame main body 24, the support frame 25 is
An open support position at which the glass sheet 26 can be inserted into and removed from the frame main body 24 (see FIG. 9), and a closed set position at which the glass sheet 26 cannot be inserted into and removed from the frame main body 24 (see FIG. 8).
And is tilted and guided.

In the opening / closing holding mechanism 58, the support frame 2
5 is held in the closed set position as shown in FIGS.
As shown in 9, 11, and 13, a lock unit 66 is disposed between the right back side of the frame main body 24 and the right side of the support frame 25. That is, a hook 67 made of an elastic material such as a synthetic resin is provided as a second lock member at the right end of the support member 62, and the support frame 25 is elastically locked with the pin 65 to move the support frame 25 to the closed set position. It can be held. Similarly, a hook 68 having the same shape as that of the hook 67 is provided as a second lock member at the lower right side on the back side of the frame body 24, and the lower end of the reinforcing support rod 51 of the support frame 25 corresponding to the hook 68. Is provided with a pin 69 as a first lock member. That is, in the support frame 25, the pins 65 and 69 as the first lock members are moved by the rotation displacement from the open support position side to the closed set position side.
Each hook 67 as a second lock member provided on the side
The hooks 67 and 68 are elastically deformed, and the hooks 65 and 69 are resiliently restored after the deformation.
By locking each other 7, 68, they are closed and held at the closed set position overlapped with the frame body 24.

In the technique for assembling the support frame 25, the support means 57 using the open / close connection supports 35, 38 is a connection support capable of sufficiently withstanding the weight of the entire support frame 25 including the two glass sheets 26. It has a structure. Further, the opening / closing holding mechanism 58 supports the entire support frame 25 in a stable posture so as to open the angle required for the horizontal insertion of the glass. Further, as shown in FIGS. 5, 6, 7, and 9, a receiving portion 70 formed of a metal plate and slidingly contacting the lower surface of the lower frame rod 49 of the support frame 25 extends horizontally at the lower end of the frame main body 24. When the support frame 25 is tilted between the closed set position and the open support position, the support portion 25 can stably support the support frame 25 from below. As illustrated in FIGS. 5 and 6, a reinforcing rod 70 a formed of a metal plate is provided on the lower edge of the back surface side of the frame main body 24 below the receiving portion 70. The reinforcing rod 40c is extended to a position where the reinforcing rod 40c abuts on the reinforcing plate 40c of the ball tray E, as shown in FIG.
By engaging the upper edge portion 1 with a labyrinth structure, unauthorized entry of wire or the like can be prevented. As for the insertion of the plate glass 26, the open support position of the support frame 25 with respect to the frame body 24 which is appropriately opened (FIG. 9)
), It is possible to quickly and easily enter the two rows of insertion grooves 48 from the insertion portion 48a.

Next, the operation of the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment will be described. Now, in the pachinko machine configured as described above, the window frame D, the upper and lower ball trays E and F, the hitting ball launcher G, and the game board C are provided on the front frame B with respect to the outer frame A.
And game components such as various accessory parts are set and configured as a single unit. Then, the entire front frame B is assembled on the outer frame A arranged on the installation frame base in the game hall in a predetermined inclination and upright posture, so that a vertical ball game machine similar to a conventional pachinko machine is provided. As a game. Under this condition, by performing a normal hitting and launching operation, the game balls in the upper ball tray E are sent one by one to the launching rail 13 and are appropriately launched from the hitting and launching device G to play the pachinko game in the game board C. Can be expanded.

Therefore, in such a pachinko machine, assembling of the window frame D with respect to the front frame B and the implementation status are as follows.
This will be described below. First, in the window frame D, the frame body 24
In the open state with respect to the front frame B as shown in FIG. 7, and the support shaft 36 of the opening / closing connection support 35 on the upper left corner thereof.
Is immersed in the shaft cylinder portion 42 against the urging force of the spring 44,
In this state, the shaft hole 39 of the support shaft 36 and the opening / closing connection support member 38 below the lower left corner are aligned with the shaft hole 34 a of the support piece 34 fixed to the upper left end of the frame 2 in the front frame B and the left middle stage. Align with the support shaft 37a of the support piece 37 located in the portion. Then, as shown in FIG.
6 is displaced upward from the retracted state in the shaft cylinder portion 42 by the urging force of the spring 44 and fitted into the shaft hole 34a, while the support shaft 37a is fitted into the shaft hole 39 at the lower left corner. Thereby, the frame main body 24 of the window frame D is aligned on the same vertical center line as the opening / closing connection fulcrum of the front frame B with respect to the outer frame A in the area in front of the set surface area 14 of the front frame B, and can be opened horizontally. Assembled.

Next, the shaft holes 59a, 60a of the upper and lower support pieces 59, 60 of the support frame 25 are
The respective shafts 43, 4 of the upper and lower opening / closing connection supports 35, 38
7 from the upper side. Then, as shown in FIG. 7, the shaft holes 59a, 60 are formed in the support shafts 43, 47, respectively.
By inserting “a”, the support frame 25 is placed and supported on the receiving portion 70 on the back side of the frame main body 24, and is assembled so as to be capable of tilting laterally forward and backward. Then, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 11, the support frame 25 is tilted and opened rearward with the support shafts 43 and 47 as fulcrums on the back side of the frame body 24, and the upper right pin 65 of the support frame 25 is moved to the movable regulating member 63. Into the long groove 64 in FIG. Thereby, the support frame 25 is
The frame body 24 is regulated and held in a laterally opened state with an appropriate tilt opening angle required for glass insertion with respect to the frame body 24.

Under this condition, the sheet glass 26 is inserted into the insertion groove 48 from the insertion portion 48a of the support frame 25, and then, as shown in FIGS. When the abutting portion 56 of the elastic piece 55 is inserted from the outside so as to appropriately protrude from the engagement opening 53 into the insertion groove 48, the sheet glass 26 in the insertion groove 48 is inserted into the shaft hole 52 a in the insertion groove 48. The contact portion 56 is elastically engaged, and the plate glass 26 is held in the insertion groove 48 in a state where rattling and displacement are prevented. When the support frame 25 is returned and rotated so as to overlap the frame main body 24, the pins 65 and 69 of the support frame 25 elastically engage with the hooks 67 and 68 on the frame main body 24 side, and the support frame 25 is rotated. Is held in a closed set position on the back side of the frame body 24. Thereafter, when the frame main body 24 is rotated back to the rear side, the window frame D is aligned and accommodated in the set surface area 14 of the front frame B, and the frame main body is moved to the lifting / lowering locking rod 20 of the second locking mechanism 18 in the locking device 7. The window frame D is closed and set to the set surface area 14 of the front frame B in an aligned and housed state by the engagement of the 24 locking receivers 40. The work of inserting and setting the plate glass 26 into the insertion groove 48 of the support frame 25 may be performed before the support frame 25 is assembled and set on the frame main body 24.

In the window frame D assembled as described above, the frame main body 24 and the support frame 25 can be handled with being assembled in advance, and can be installed on the front frame B side. When the window frame D is removed, the frame main body 24 inserted into the shaft hole 34a of the support piece 34 and the support shaft 37a of the support piece 37 in the front frame B at the position of the open state with respect to the front frame B, respectively. The spindle 36 of the upper opening / closing connection support 35
Then, the shaft hole 39 of the lower opening / closing connection support member 38 is displaced vertically from the respective connection support position to the disassembly open position. As a result, the connection of the frame main body 24 to the front frame B is released, and the window frame D can be easily removed.

As described above, in the pachinko machine of this embodiment, since the frame body 24 and the support frame 25 constituting the window frame D are both made of synthetic resin, the weight of the entire window frame D can be reduced. Since the frame body 24 is formed in a large size that matches the set surface area 14 having the same size as the entire frame body 2 of the front frame B under the premise of a frameless (no window frame) form, A large window 23 for seeing through the game board C can be secured. Further, since it is possible to easily perform a decoration process on the surface of the frame main body 24 made of a synthetic resin by attaching a decorative film (not shown) or the like, the front frame B or the game board C
The overall game machine can be upgraded by harmonizing with the decoration including the colors and the patterns.

Moreover, the first to fourth illumination display portions 81 to 81
Also, the installation surface area of the illumination display unit 80 constituted by 84 can be secured widely on the front surface of the large-sized window frame D. However, the degree of freedom in design can be increased. In addition, the decorative display section 80 forms a continuous pattern or a related pattern surrounding the window 23 and the decorative film as the non-lightning decorative section on the front of the window frame D, thereby improving the total decorative effect on the front of the pachinko machine. be able to. Then, among the first to fourth illumination display portions 81 to 84 in the illumination display portion 80, particularly, the first, second, and third illumination display portions 81, 82, and 84 have bulging portions. 2 including 96a
The decorative effect is further enhanced by the outer shape of the lamp lens 96 having a continuous mountain shape, and each light source (xenon tubes 85, 86, LED 94) accommodated in the lamp lens 96 is further improved.
The selection range of the shapes and sizes of a to 94c) can be expanded. Further, with respect to the lamp lens 96, a group (plural) of light sources (xenon tubes 85 and 86, LEDs 94a to 94a) are spaced apart around the front side of the window 23.
4c) can be handled as one member that can be covered all at once, so that not only the convenience at the time of assembling and storing can be improved, but also the assembling of the lamp lens 96 at the time of assembling to the window frame D. The hook 96b can be assembled by only one-touch operation of pushing the hook 96b into the locking hole 97 on the frame body 24 against the elastic force.

When assembling the window frame D to the front frame B, the opening and closing support means 32 and 33 use the support shafts 36 and shaft holes 39 of the upper and lower opening and closing connecting supports 35 and 38 to move the front frame B. The shaft hole 34a and the support piece 37 of the support piece 34 on the frame B side
The frame main body 24 can be quickly and easily assembled to the front frame B simply by connecting the frame main body 24 to the support shaft 37a at predetermined positions and conditions. It can be quickly and easily assembled and removed without the need for special tools such as tightening machines. Further frame body 2
As for the mounting of the support frame 25 to the support frame 4, the support means 57 is provided with the support shafts 4 of the upper and lower opening / closing connection supports 35, 38.
3 and 47, the support pieces 59 on the support frame 25 side are used.
The fitting and removal of the support frame 25 with respect to the frame body 24 can be easily performed simply by inserting and connecting the shaft holes 59a and 60a of the shaft 60. That is, the opening / closing connection support of the frame main body 24 with respect to the front frame B and the opening / closing connection support of the support frame 25 with respect to the frame main body 24 can be performed by also using one common member of the opening / closing connection supports 35 and 38. Thus, the number of parts can be reduced.

Moreover, the upper and lower opening / closing connection supports 35,
In 38, the support shaft 36 and the shaft hole 39 serving as a connection fulcrum of the frame main body 24 with respect to the front frame B, and the support shafts 43 and 47 serving as the connection fulcrum of the frame main body 24 with respect to the support frame 24 support these components. Since it is formed integrally with the fixture main bodies 41 and 45, it is possible to eliminate the need for troublesome adjustment of the open / close fulcrum during the assembling work. Also, the connecting portion (shaft hole 34) on the front frame B side.
a, support shaft 37a) and a connection fulcrum (support shaft 36, shaft hole 39) and a connection portion on the support frame 24 side (shaft holes 59a, 60a).
Are provided on a vertical center line different from the connecting fulcrum portions (support shafts 43, 47) for the support frame 25, so that the work is easy even when the support frame 25 is mounted on the frame main body 24 mounted on the front frame B. Space can be secured.

In addition, the plate glass 26 with respect to the support frame 25
In the insertion setting, the movable restricting member 63 of the tilt restricting means 61 can be opened and closed only with the fingertip via the fingertip operating piece 63a at the tip, with the frame main body 24 being opened horizontally. This allows the insertion portion 48a to be displaced to a position where the glass insertion operation can be easily performed by tilting and opening the support frame 25 backward, so that the operation of inserting the plate glass 26 into the insertion groove 48 can be easily performed. In addition, the long groove 64 of the movable regulating member 63 and the support frame 25
Since the entire support frame 25 is stably held at a tilt opening angle (open support position) suitable for glass insertion by the engagement with the pin 65 in the above, the glass insertion setting operation can be performed more reliably and quickly.

On the other hand, when holding the support frame 25 at the closed set position overlapped with the frame main body 24, each of the hooks 67 and 68 functioning as the second lock member is connected to each pin 65 functioning as the first lock member. , 69 and is elastically deformed and locked by interference at the time of closing, so that the locking operation by the conventionally used rotary locking device is unnecessary, and the support frame 25 is quickly held at the closed set position. can do. In the closed set position, the lower frame rod 49 of the support frame 25 is received by the lower receiving portion 70 of the frame body 24.
Is supported from below, and when the support frame 25 is opened and closed, the receiving portion 70 guides the sliding contact, so that the support frame 25 can be stably supported on the frame body 24.

As for the sheet glass 26 inserted into the insertion groove 48 of the support frame 25, the elastic piece 55 of the anti-vibration member 54 elastically presses and engages via the contact portion 56. Rattling and displacement of the plate glass 26 can be reliably prevented. In addition, since the positioning shaft 54a is inserted and locked in the shaft hole 52a in the concave groove 52 also for the steady rest member 54 itself, the function of preventing the backlash of the plate glass 26 and the like can be favorably maintained. In addition, since the steadying member 54 can be attached from above (outside) the upper frame rod 49 to the engaging opening 53 in the concave groove 52 after the sheet glass 26 is inserted, there is an advantage that the work is easy. .

The above embodiment of the present invention can be modified and implemented as follows. That is, the pachinko gaming machine to which the present invention is applied includes, in addition to the pachinko machine, an arrangement ball machine (a symbol combination gaming machine using a pachinko ball), and a steadying member attached to the engagement opening 53 of the support frame 25. As for 54, a format other than the format described above is also recommended. For example, as schematically shown in FIGS. 17 to 19, a steady rest member 71 made of a synthetic resin having a substantially V-ring planar shape is used. Expanded oblique elastic piece 7
The outer surface of the second member 2 may be used as the contact portion 73 for each plate glass 26. When the steadying member 71 is attached to the engagement opening 53, the positioning shaft 71a is
The two contact portions 73 of the elastic piece 72 are appropriately projected from the engagement holes 53 into the respective insertion grooves 48 so as to be brought into contact with the surface of each plate glass 26 while being elastically deformed. Good.

For example, as shown schematically in FIGS. 20 to 22, a steady rest member 74 formed of synthetic resin having a substantially inverted channel cross section may be used. In this steady rest member 74, elastic pieces 76 are vertically suspended from both front and rear ends of a ceiling part 75, and abutting parts 77 are formed on the outer surfaces of both elastic pieces 76, respectively, to bulge. A lower portion of the contact portion 77 is formed as a tapered inclined surface 77a, and a positioning shaft 78 is provided on a lower surface of the ceiling portion 75 so as to project downward. Therefore, in this steady rest member 74, on the premise that the shaft hole 79 is formed in the concave groove 52 of the upper frame rod 49 of the support frame 25 so as to be located between the two engagement ports 53, the positioning in the shaft hole 79 is performed. Axis 78
Is inserted from above into the groove 5 so that the groove 5 is inserted.
2, the slope 77 a comes into contact with the edge of the groove 52, and each elastic piece 76 is elastically deformed inward. And
When pushed further downward, the contact portion 77 of each elastic piece 76,
The sheet glass 2 is appropriately projected from the engagement port 53 into the insertion groove 48.
6, and the positioning shaft 78 is
The anti-sway member 74 is inserted and locked in the shaft hole 79 to prevent displacement of the anti-sway member 74. Note that each of the steady rest members 54, 7
The elastic pieces 55, 7
As long as the abutment portions 56, 73, 77 of the members 2, 76 protrude into the insertion groove 48 and elastically engage with the plate glass 26, they may be formed in a substantially U-shaped or C-shaped plane. .

The illuminated display section 80 of the window frame D forms a predetermined decorative pattern based on the relative relationship between the surface of the frame main body 24 and the color and design of the surface, in addition to the case of forming the pattern. The display form may be a simple display form, and a form that does not have a decorative harmony with the surface of the frame body 24 is also allowed. Also, the third illumination display unit 83 is omitted and the first and second
Alternatively, the illuminated display unit 80 may be constituted only by the fourth illuminated display units 81, 82, and 84.
The 82 and 84 lamp lenses 96 are not limited to the bilaterally symmetrical two-mountain shape shown in the above embodiment, but may be three or more or an arbitrary shape depending on the purpose of decoration. Further, a film having a predetermined pattern may be attached to the surface of the lamp lens 96.

Further, as an application example of the illumination display section 80, in each of the first to fourth illumination display sections 81 to 84, a fraudulent notification display for illegal use of radio waves, magnets, etc., and a notice for a jackpot / right generation are given. Display, gaming machine operation notification display (including trouble occurrence notification), ball removal notification display, launch failure notification display, voltage abnormality notification display, symbol variation display probability variation notification display, hall abnormality (static electricity generation) notification display It is also possible to use it as a means.

In the opening / closing holding mechanism 58, the movable regulating member 63 of the tilt regulating means 61 is provided on the support frame 25 side, while the pin 65 engaging with the long groove 64 of the movable regulating member 63 is provided.
May be provided on the frame body 24 side. Further, the first lock member (pins 65, 69) of the lock means 66 is connected to the frame body 24.
Side, while the second lock member (hook 68, 69)
May be provided on the support frame 25 side. Further, in the opening / closing connection supports 35, 38, the connection portion (the shaft hole 34a,
The connection fulcrum (support shaft 36, shaft hole 3) to the support shaft 37a)
9) and a connection fulcrum (support shafts 43, 47) for the connection portions (shaft holes 59a, 60a) on the support frame 25 side may be provided on the same vertical center line. Further, the frame body 24
The receiving portions of the opening / closing connection supports 35 and 38 serving as connection fulcrum portions of the support frame 25 with respect to are formed by shaft holes, and the connection portions on the support frame 25 side corresponding to these shaft holes are supported shafts (pins).
May be used.

[0043]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the window frame can be formed by molding a metal frameless synthetic resin, the weight of the window frame can be reduced, and the decoration of the surface of the window frame can be easily performed. It is possible to secure a large installation surface area of the illuminated display unit by using the front surface of the large-sized window frame that matches the front of the front frame. The degree of freedom of design of the illuminated display unit for displaying the information can be expanded. Further, in the openable / closed window frame, the plate glass can be quickly and reliably inserted into the support frame which is supported by the frame body in a laterally open manner so as to be opened and closed, and the setting can be simply and quickly completed after the plate glass is inserted.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view schematically showing a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view schematically showing a front frame and a holding frame.

FIG. 3 is a partially broken front view schematically showing a frame main body of the window frame.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing an outline of an illuminated display unit from which a lamp lens is removed.

FIG. 5 is a rear view schematically showing the outline of the window frame.

6 is a partially omitted side sectional view based on the line VI-VI in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a partially omitted side sectional view showing an open state of a window frame with respect to a front frame, an opening / closing connection support portion, and the like.

FIG. 8 is a partially omitted plan sectional view based on line VIII-VIII in FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a partially omitted plan sectional view showing an open state of the window frame with respect to the front frame, an open / close connection support portion, and the like.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional plan view mainly showing an illuminated display portion of the window frame.

FIG. 11 is a partially omitted plan sectional view showing an outline of an opening / closing holding mechanism.

FIG. 12 is an exemplary exploded perspective view of a connecting portion of a support frame and an open / close connecting support;

FIG. 13 is an exemplary exploded perspective view illustrating a glass insertion portion, a tilt regulating unit, and a lock unit of the support frame;

FIG. 14 is an exemplary exploded perspective view illustrating an attached state of a steady rest member;

FIG. 15 is a partially omitted plan sectional view showing a state in which a steady rest member is provided.

FIG. 16 is a partially omitted longitudinal sectional view showing an attached state of a steady rest member.

FIG. 17 is an exemplary exploded perspective view showing an attached state of another steady rest member;

FIG. 18 is a partially-omitted plan sectional view showing an attached state of another steady rest member.

FIG. 19 is a partially omitted longitudinal sectional view showing an attached state of another steady rest member.

FIG. 20 is an exemplary exploded perspective view showing an attached state of another steady rest member;

FIG. 21 is a partially omitted plan sectional view showing an attached state of another steady rest member.

FIG. 22 is a partially-omitted vertical cross-sectional view showing an attached state of another steady rest member.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 Frame, 17, 18 First Locking Mechanism and Second Locking Mechanism as Locking Tool, 23 Window, 24 Frame Body, 25
... Support frame, 26 ... Sheet glass as transparent plate, 34a ... Shaft hole as connecting part, 35 ... Opening / closing connecting support on top, 36 ...
A shaft as a connection fulcrum, 37a a shaft hole as a connection, 38 a lower opening / closing connection support, 39 a shaft hole as a connection fulcrum, 41 an upper support body, 43 a connection fulcrum 45, a lower support body, 47, a support shaft as a connecting fulcrum, 48, an insertion groove, 48a, an insertion portion, 49,
Frame rod, 53: engagement opening, 54: anti-sway member, 55: elastic piece, 56: contact portion, 58: open / close holding mechanism, 59a: shaft hole as a connecting portion, 60a: shaft hole as a connecting portion, 61 …
Tilt control means, 63: movable control member, 64: long groove as control guide, 65, 69: pin as lock member,
66 ... locking means, 67, 68 ... hook as a locking member, 70 ... receiving part, 71 ... steady member, 72 ... elastic piece, 73 ... contact part, 74 ... steady member, 76 ... elastic piece, 77 ... Contact part, 80 ... Illumination display part, 81-84 ... First to fourth illumination display part, 85, 86 ... Xenon tube as light source, 87, 88, 92, 95a-95c ... Lighting substrate Lamp substrate, 89, 90, 93 ... installation part, 9
1, 94a to 94c: LEDs as light sources, 96, 98
... Lamp lens as light transmissive member for illumination, 96a, 98
a: bulging portion, 96b, 98b: hook, 97, 99: locking hole, A: outer frame, B: front frame, C: game board, D: window frame.

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A game board (C) capable of developing a pachinko game is set inside a front frame (B) assembled and aligned with an outer frame (A), while a game board (C) capable of developing a pachinko game is set in front of the front frame (B). In a gaming machine in which an openable / closed window frame (D) capable of protecting a game area of a game board (C) through perspective is set, the window frame (D) includes a frame (2) of the front frame (B). A) A frame body (24) molded into a square size matching the front surface and removably assembled to the frame body (2) so as to be opened and closed and a window (23) opened at the center of the frame body (24). A plate glass (26) for covering the game area of the game board (C) and protecting the game area through the side of the frame body (24) is formed into a square size that can be inserted and supported from the side insertion portion (48a). A support frame (25) which is assembled to be openable and closable, and a window of the frame body (24); Around both sides of (23), the illumination light transmitting member (96, 98) an illumination substrate (87, 88,
92, 95a to 95c) and light sources (85, 86, 91,
While the illuminated display unit (80) including the lamps 94 a to 94 c) is installed, the supporting frame (25) is attached to the side corresponding to the frame main body (24) and the supporting frame (25) by the plate glass (26). An opening / closing holding mechanism (58) of a fingertip operation type capable of being able to be held in an open state required for horizontal insertion of the same.
(58) with the frame body (24) or the support frame (25).
A first lock member (65) provided on one side is provided on the other side
Is guided by the movable restriction member (63),
Allows tilt guide and opening restriction of the support frame (25)
The tilting control means (61) and the support frame (25)
The frame main body (2) is superimposed on the main body (24).
4) and the movable restricting member (6) of the support frame (25).
The second lock member (6) provided on the side provided with 3)
7) and the first lock member (6) of the tilt regulating means (61).
5) locks the support frame (25) with the plate fitting.
Hold the lath (26) in the closed set position where it cannot be inserted or removed.
A pachinko game machine having a structure provided with a lock means (66) .