JP3406775B2 - Pachinko machine - 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 machine in which both a game board and a mechanism board are fixed at the same time by a fixture rotatably supported on the back side of a game board mounting frame.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional pachinko machine, a game board mounted in a game board mounting frame is fixed with a fixture for the game board, and a mechanism plate is fixed with another fixture for the mechanism plate. .

[0003]

As described above, in the conventional pachinko machine, a large number of constituent parts are required to fix the game board and the mechanism board at a plurality of positions by using separate fixtures, respectively, resulting in high cost. However, there is a problem that it takes time to fix it at a large number of places. Therefore, according to the present invention, both the game board and the mechanism plate can be fixed at the same time by rotating one fixing tool, so that the number of constituent parts and the labor for fixing are reduced as compared with the prior art. The purpose is to provide a pachinko machine that can.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a game board detachably mounted on a game board mounting frame provided on the back side of a front frame, and a game board mounted on the back side of the game board. In a pachinko machine provided with a mechanism plate, a fixture having a game board retainer and a mechanism plate retainer is rotatably supported on the rear surface of the game board attachment frame, and the retainer is attached to the game board. Only the first position for pressing and fixing only one and the second position for simultaneously pressing and fixing the game board and the mechanism plate are changed positions.

Further, a small projection is provided on the lower surface of the mechanism plate pressing portion of the fixture, while a small recess is provided on the upper surface of the mechanism plate, and the small projection is fitted into the concave portion, so that the fixture is fixed. The game board and mechanism board can be fixed and held in a stable state.

Further, it is preferable that the mechanism plate pressing portion of the fixture is provided through a step with the game board pressing portion.

Further, it is preferable that a plurality of mechanism plate pressing portions of the fixture are provided.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of a pachinko machine according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a rear view of a pachinko machine of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a part of FIG. 1 in an enlarged manner. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the fixture viewed from the back side. In the figure, 1 is a machine frame of a pachinko machine, and a front frame 2 is mounted on the front surface of the machine frame 1 so as to be openable and closable.

The game board mounting frame 3 is attached to the rear surface of the front frame 2 so as to cover the window from the back side, and the game board 4 is detachably mounted through the game board mounting frame 3 and the game board is mounted. A mechanism plate 9 provided with a so-called back mechanism such as a prize ball collecting trough 5, a prize ball tank 6, a prize ball payout mechanism 7, a prize ball processing mechanism 8 and the like is openably and closably attached to the back surface of 4. A plurality of fixing portions 10 are formed at predetermined positions on the left and right sides of the mechanism plate 9 so as to overlap with the back surface of the game board 4 and to which fixing tools 12 described later are locked. A concave arc-shaped recess 11 into which a small protrusion 18 provided on the lower surface of the mechanism plate pressing portion 17 of the fixture 12 is fitted is provided on the upper surface of each of these fixing portions 10.

The fixture 12 is rotatably pivotally supported on the rear surface of the game board mounting frame 3 to fix both the game board 4 and the mechanism plate 9. As shown in FIG. 3, the fixture 12 has a required length, and a shaft hole 14 is provided through a recessed hole 13 at one end in the longitudinal direction, and a lower surface extends from the shaft hole 14 to a required length. The game board pressing portion 15 is provided, and the mechanism board pressing portion 17 is provided at the tip thereof via the step 16. On the lower surface of the mechanism plate pressing portion 17 near the tip, a convex arc-shaped small protrusion 18 that fits into the concave portion 11 provided on the upper surface of the fixing portion 10 of the mechanism plate 9 is provided. A knob 19 is formed on the upper surface of the fixture 12 in the longitudinal direction.

In the thus-formed fixing tool 12, the screw 21 is inserted into the shaft hole 14 with the coil spring 20 interposed in the recessed hole 13, and the screw 21 is fixed to each of the mechanism plates 9. The game board mounting frame 3 at a predetermined position close to the part 10
The coil spring 20 is screwed to the back surface of the coil spring 20 and adjusted to a rotatable state in which the spring of the coil spring 20 is used to support the coil spring 20. Then, in a state in which this fixing tool 12 is rotated in parallel with the game board mounting frame 3 as shown by the chain line in FIG. 4, the game board 4 is placed in the game board mounting frame 3.
When the fixing tool 12 is mounted and rotated to the first position of the solid line position in FIG. 4, the game board pressing portion 15 provided on the lower surface of the fixing tool 12 presses the game board 4 and moves backward as shown in FIG. It is set to prevent it from coming off.

Next, the mechanism plate 9 is overlaid on the back side of the game board 4, and the fixing tool 12 is rotated from the chain line position in FIG. 6 to the second position in the solid line position. As shown in FIG. While the game board 4 is held down by a part of the tip, the fixing portion 10 is held down by the mechanism board holding portion 17 so that both the mechanism board 9 and the game board 4 can be pushed and fixed at the same time. At this time, by fitting the small projection 18 projecting from the lower surface of the mechanism plate pressing portion 17 into the recess 11 provided on the upper surface of the fixture 10, the fixing position of the fixture 12 does not shift and the game board 4 And mechanism plate 9
And can be firmly fixed and held at the same time. In this way, as shown in FIG. 1, both of the game board 4 and the mechanism board 9 can be operated only by rotating the respective fixing members 12 pivotally supported at the upper and lower two positions on the left and right sides of the game board mounting frame 3. It can be pressed and fixed at the same time.

On the contrary, when the mechanism plate 9 is opened, the mechanism 12 is rotated by the mechanism 12 from the second position shown by the solid line in FIG. 6 to the first position shown by the chain line in FIG. The fixed part 10 of the mechanism plate 9 that was pressed down becomes free,
The mechanism plate 9 can be opened. At the same time, since the game board pressing portion 15 firmly holds the game board 4, the game board 4 does not come off from the game board mounting frame 3 even if the mechanism plate 9 is opened.

FIGS. 8 and 9 relate to another embodiment, in which the plane is bent into a substantially L shape, and the shaft hole 14 is formed through the recessed hole 13 in the bent portion. 14 is a fixture 12A formed by providing a game board pressing portion 15 on one lower surface and a mechanism plate pressing portion 17 on the other side from the shaft hole 14 via a step 16. This fixing tool 12A is rotatably rotatably supported on the back surface of the game board mounting frame 3 via a screw 21 as shown in FIG. The game board 4 is fixed by the game board pressing portion 15 at the 1 position, and further rotated to hold the game board 4 at a part of the tip of the game board pressing portion 15 at the second position shown by the solid line in FIG. It is possible to press the fixing portion 10 with the mechanism plate pressing portion 17 and press both the game board 4 and the mechanism plate 9 at the same time to firmly fix them.

Further, FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 show still another embodiment, in which a plane is bent into a substantially doglegged shape, and a shaft hole 14 is provided through a concave hole 13 in the bent portion. The lower surface is a fixture 12B which is provided with a game board retainer 15 centered on a corner, and mechanism plate retainers 17, 17 provided at two points in front of the game board retainer 15 via a step 16. When this fixing tool 12B is used, two fixing parts 10, 10 are formed close to the fixing plate 12A on the mechanism plate 9 as well, and the back surface of the game board mounting frame 3 is formed in the same manner as in the above embodiment. Is rotatably supported by a screw 21. Then, the game board 4 is pressed and fixed by the game board pressing portion 15 at the first position shown by the chain line in FIG. Further, by rotating the fixing tool 12B to the second position shown by the solid line in FIG. 11 and holding the game board 4 by a part of the tip of the game board holding portion 15, each of the mechanism board holding portions 17, 17 Fixed part 10,
10 is pressed, and both the game board 4 and the mechanism plate 9 are pressed and fixed at the same time. As described above, this fixing tool 12B is provided with the two mechanical plate pressing portions 17, 17, so that the game board 4 and the mechanical board 9 can be pressed and fixed more firmly than the above-mentioned fixing tools 12, 12A. You can

[0016]

As described above, in the pachinko machine according to the present invention, each fixing tool pivotally supported at a required position on the back surface of the game board mounting frame is rotated to cause the fixing tool to move. With the game board attached in the game board mounting frame fixed by pressing the provided game board retainer, stack the mechanism plate on the back side of the game board and rotate the fixture further to tip the game board retainer. With the game board held down by a part of the game board, the mechanism board holding portion holds down the fixing portion formed on the mechanism board to hold both the game board and the mechanism board at the same time and fix them. The number of parts can be halved compared to that of a product, and the labor can be significantly reduced. Further, the fixing position of the fixing tool can be maintained firmly by fitting the small projection protruding on the lower surface of the mechanism plate pressing portion of the fixing tool into the recess provided on the upper surface of the projecting piece of the mechanism plate.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a rear view of a pachinko machine according to the present invention.

2 is a partially enlarged perspective view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the fixture as viewed from the back side.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the game board fixed.

5 is a sectional view taken along line XX of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a state where the game board and the mechanism board are fixed at the same time.

7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line YY of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a fixture according to another embodiment as viewed from the back side.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view of the operation using the fixture shown in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a fixture according to another embodiment as viewed from the back side.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory view of the operation using the fixture shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 front frame 3 game board mounting frame 4 game board 9 Mechanical plate 11 recess 12,12A, 12B Fixture 14 shaft hole 15 Game board retainer 16 steps 17 Mechanism plate retainer 18 small protrusions 21 screws

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── --- Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-4-30873 (JP, A) JP-A-8-809 (JP, A) JP-A-9-262354 (JP, A) Actual development Sho-61- 73389 (JP, U) Actually open 2-55985 (JP, U) Actually open 61-191078 (JP, U) Actually open 55-72992 (JP, U) Actually open 55-158785 (JP, U) Jikkō Sho 46-30941 (JP, Y1) Jikkō Sho 40-29222 (JP, Y1) Jikkō Sho 54-6544 (JP, Y1) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A63F 7/02 326

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A pachinko machine comprising a game board detachably mounted on a game board mounting frame provided on the back side of a front frame, and a mechanism board mounted on the back side of the game board, wherein the game is A first position in which a fixture having a game board retainer and a mechanism plate retainer is rotatably supported on the rear surface of the board mounting frame, and the fixture is only retained by retaining the game board, and the game board and the mechanism plate are fixed. The pachinko machine is characterized in that the and positions are changed to a second position for simultaneously pressing and fixing. 2. The small projection is provided on the lower surface of the mechanism plate pressing portion of the fixture, while the small projection is provided on the upper surface of the mechanism plate so that the small projection fits into the concave portion. Pachinko machine.