JP3703947B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine or an arrangement ball machine.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Among ball game machines such as pachinko machines, in addition to normal normal machines, there are those called so-called CR machines that are used by being connected to an automatic ball lending machine. Conventionally, this CR machine is provided with an operation / display unit including a card remaining amount display unit, a ball lending switch, and a return switch on an upper plate cover that covers the upper plate as described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-14312. The operation / display unit is used by being connected to an automatic ball lending machine disposed on one side of the ball game machine.
Then, when playing a game, when a player first inserts a card into the card insertion slot of the automatic ball lending machine, the remaining amount of the card is displayed on the card remaining amount display section, and then when the ball lending switch is operated, A card that records the remaining amount after subtracting the amount of money consumed when the return switch is operated after the game is over and the return switch is operated after the game is over. It is to be returned from the insertion slot.
The conventional CR machine has an operation / display unit on the upper surface of the upper plate cover on the front side of the ball alignment passage of the upper plate, a card remaining amount display unit in the center of the operation / display unit, and a ball lending switch on both the left and right sides. A configuration is adopted in which return switches are arranged upward and each switch is operated downward from above.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In a conventional CR machine, a substantially boat-shaped concave portion that is slightly lower than the peripheral portion is formed in a substantially horizontal portion on the front side of the upper plate cover, and the operation / display portion is disposed upward in the concave portion. There is a defect that dust etc. tends to accumulate on the upper surface side of the operation / display unit, and dust etc. adheres to the operation / display unit together with tobacco oil etc. over a long period of time, and the operation / display unit becomes very dirty. is there.
Also, since the operation / display section is facing upward, the ball lending switch and the return switch are facing upward, it is necessary to operate with the index finger of the right hand when operating these switches, and it is difficult to operate the switch There is.
Furthermore, since the card remaining amount display portion of the operation / display portion is arranged upward, in order to check the display of the card remaining amount display portion, the player has to turn his gaze downward. There is also a drawback that it is difficult to confirm the display of the card remaining amount display part in a state where the process is continued.
In view of the conventional problems, the present invention provides a ball game machine in which dust and the like are difficult to accumulate and dirt can be prevented as much as possible, the switch can be operated easily and reliably, and the display of the card remaining amount display unit can be easily confirmed. For the purpose.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention includes a ball supply tray 7 for storing game balls, disposed on the front side of the front frame 2 and the spherical supply tray cover 8 for covering the ball supply tray 7 on the lower side of the game board 6, the ball supply tray cover 8, in a ball-shooting game machine provided with an operation and display unit 14 including the card balance display unit 15 and the switches 16 and 17, the ball supply tray cover 8 of the operation and display section 14 side, before falling shape an inclined portion 21a which is inclined is provided, behind the vicinity of the inclined portion 21a, to place the support plate 26 which is inclined substantially along the inclined portion 21a, between the support plate 26 and behind the receiving plate 28, the card A printed circuit board 27 provided with a remaining amount display portion 15 and the switches 16 and 17 operable from the front side is sandwiched, and the support plate 26 , the receiving plate 28, and the printed circuit board 27 are integrally assembled. It is.
[0006]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
The figure shows a CR ball type ball game machine such as a pachinko machine. In FIGS. 1 to 3, 1 is an outer frame, 2 is a front frame, and is opened and closed via a pair of upper and lower hinges 3 on the front side of the outer frame 1. It is pivotally attached freely. 4 is a glass door, and 5 is a front plate 5, which are arranged vertically corresponding to the window holes of the front frame 2. 6 is a game board, which is detachably attached to the front frame 2 from the back side so as to correspond to the window hole of the front frame 2, and a front panel 5 is arranged below the game area of the game board 6. .
Reference numeral 7 denotes an upper plate for storing game balls for launch, which is attached to the front side of the front plate 5 and is covered with an upper plate cover 8. The upper plate 7 constitutes a ball supply tray, and the upper plate cover 8 constitutes a ball supply tray cover.
A lower plate 9 is attached to the lower part of the front surface of the front frame 2 together with the lower plate cover 10 on the lower side of the front plate 5 so as to receive the game balls overflowing or extracted from the upper plate 7.
[0007]
11 is a launching means, which has a launching handle 12 mounted on the front frame 2 on the right side of the lower plate 9, a launching motor, a striking rod, etc. disposed on the back side of the front frame 2, and is launched when the launching handle 12 is operated. The striking rod is actuated by the motor, and the game balls on the launch rail are fired one by one on the guide rail side of the game board 6.
Reference numeral 13 denotes a ball feeding means, which is attached to the back side of the front plate 5 so as to be linked to the launching operation of the launching means 11, and supplies the game balls in the upper plate 7 one by one to the launch position on the launch rail. ing.
14 is a CR machine specification operation / display unit including a card remaining amount display unit 15 for displaying a card remaining amount, a ball lending switch 16 for lending operation, and a return switch 17 for returning operation. It is arranged on the right side.
[0008]
The front plate 5 is made of sheet metal, and is pivotally mounted by a left end side hinge 18 together with a glass door, and can be locked by a right end side locking means in a closed state along the front side of the front frame 2.
The upper plate 7 includes a storage portion 19 formed in a protruding shape on the front side, and a ball alignment portion 20 that guides the game balls from the storage portion 19 in a horizontal row. It is supplied to the ball feeding means 13 side while guiding in a shape. The upper plate cover 8 is configured to cover the upper plate 7 from the front side and the lower side, and is detachably fixed to the front plate 5 from the front side.
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, overhang portions 21 and 22 projecting forward are integrally formed on the right side portions of the upper plate cover 8 and the lower plate cover 10, and in the overhang portions 21 and 22, The upper and lower extraction passages for extracting the game balls from the upper plate 7 to the lower plate 9 are built in the front side of the front plate 5, and the extraction holes of the upper plate 7 are opened and closed in the overhanging portions 21 and 22 on the upper plate cover 8 side. Opening / closing means 23 or the like is incorporated. The opening / closing means 23 is configured to open and close by operating the opening / closing lever 24 at the upper right end of the upper plate cover 8 left and right.
[0009]
The overhanging portion 21 on the right side of the upper plate cover 8 is gently curved as a whole and is greatly inclined in a front-down manner. The inclined portion 21a of the overhanging portion 21 opens and closes from the ball alignment portion 20 of the upper plate 7. An opening 24a is formed corresponding to the front side of the portion extending over the means 23, and an inclined cover 25 is detachably fixed from the front side so as to close the opening 24a. The inclined cover 25 is fixed with screws from the back side of the mounting boss by inserting protrusions formed on the outer peripheral side thereof into the mounting boss on the protruding portion 21 side of the upper plate cover 8.
The operation / display unit 14 is configured as shown in FIGS. That is, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, the operation / display unit 14 includes a support plate 26, a printed circuit board 27, and a receiving plate 28 disposed on the back side of the inclined cover 25, and displays the remaining card amount on the printed circuit board 27. A part 15, a ball lending switch 16 and a return switch 17 are mounted. The card remaining amount display unit 15 is configured by arranging a plurality of segment display elements 29 in the left-right direction. Each switch 16, 17 uses an on / off contact switch.
[0010]
The inclined cover 25 is formed of a transparent synthetic resin material, and a protective sheet 30 made of synthetic resin is attached to the front surface of the inclined cover 25. The protective sheet 30 is formed with a colored film on the back side except for the card remaining amount display window 31 on the back side, and the ball lending switch operating projection 32 and the return switch operation on the left and right sides below the card remaining amount display window 31 A projecting portion 33 is formed to protrude forward in a spherical shape.
On the back side of the inclined cover 25, as shown in FIGS. 6, 7, and 9, there are provided guide cylinder portions 36, 37 that hold the sliding bodies 34, 35 and guide them slidably in the front-rear direction. The guide tube portions 36 and 37 are integrally formed so as to correspond to the portions 32 and 33. The rear ends of the guide tube portions 36 and 37 are obliquely cut forward and downward, and anti-rotation slits 36a and 37a are formed on the lower side.
[0011]
The receiving plate 28 is substantially vertical in the vertical direction so as to be close to the front side of the lower support member 20a of the ball alignment portion 20, and as shown in FIGS. A pair of receiving portions 38,39 projecting forward corresponding to 16,17, a pair of side wall portions 40,41 projecting forward from the left and right ends, and an engaging portion projecting forward from each side wall portion 40,41 42, 43, mounting bosses 44, 45 corresponding to the respective engaging portions 42, 43, and mounting portions 46, 47 projecting outward from the respective side wall portions 40, 41 are integrally provided. 47 is detachably fixed to a pair of left and right mounting bosses 48 and 49 of the inclined cover 25 by screws 50.
As shown in FIGS. 7 to 11, the support plate 26 has an opening 51 into which the card remaining amount display portion 15 is fitted, and openings 52 and 53 corresponding to the switches 16 and 17, and surrounds them. As described above, the peripheral wall portion 54a is provided on the outer peripheral side of the back side, and the engagement concave portions 54 and 55 with which the engagement portions 42 and 43 of the receiving plate 28 are engaged are formed on the left and right peripheral wall portions 54a. Attachment portions 56 and 57 are formed vertically inside the recesses 54 and 55. Then, the support plate 26 is disposed in an inclined manner in a state along the front-falling inclined cover 25 so as to be close to the back of the card remaining amount display window 31 and the guide cylinder portions 36 and 37 on the inclined cover 25 side, The left and right mounting portions 56, 57 are detachably fixed to the receiving plate 28 from the front side by screws 57a that are screwed into the mounting bosses 44, 45.
[0012]
As shown in FIGS. 7 to 10, the printed circuit board 27 has notches 58 and 59 corresponding to the engaging portions 42 and 43 of the receiving plate 28, and both left and right end portions thereof are connected to the peripheral wall portion 54a of the support plate 26. It is sandwiched from both the front and rear sides between the side wall portions 40 and 41 of the receiving plate 28 and is arranged in an inclined shape substantially parallel to the support plate 26. Receiving portions 38 and 39 on the receiving plate 28 side are brought into contact with the printed circuit board 27 at positions corresponding to the switches 16 and 17 from the back side, and a load receiving portion related to the printed circuit board 27 is operated when the switches 16 and 17 are operated. It is received by the receiving plate 28 through 38,39. The printed circuit board 27 is positioned by two positioning protrusions 61 on the support plate 26 side that fit into the two positioning holes 60.
As shown in FIGS. 6, 7 and 9, the sliding bodies 34, 35 are used for sliding the switches 16, 17 by sliding backward when the switch operating projections 32, 33 are pressed from the front side. Sliding cylinders 34a, 35a that are slidably fitted in the guide cylinders 36, 37 in the front-rear direction, stoppers 34b, 35b formed at the rear ends of the sliding cylinders 34a, 35a, The operation projections 34c and 35c are integrally formed at the center of the moving cylinder portions 34a and 35a, and the switches 16 and 17 are pressed by the operation projections 34c and 35c.
[0013]
The sliding tube portions 34a, 35a are formed with the front end side inclined to the inclined cover 25 and the rear end obliquely along the rear ends of the guide tube portions 36, 37, respectively, and the lower side is provided with non-rotating slits 36a, 37a. The anti-rotation protrusions 34d and 35d are formed so as to be slidable forward and backward. The stoppers 34b and 35b are brought into contact with the rear ends of the guide cylinders 36 and 37 to restrict the forward movement of the sliding bodies 34 and 35. At this time, the rear ends of the operation projections 34c and 35c It comes close to or in contact with the vicinity of the front side of 17.
The ball game machine having the above configuration is used by being connected to an automatic ball lending machine. When a card is inserted into the card insertion slot of the automatic ball lending machine while connected to the automatic ball lending machine, the remaining card amount is displayed on the card remaining amount display unit 15 of the operation / display unit 14.
When the operation projection 32 on the ball lending switch 16 side is pressed from the front side to the rear side during the game, the operation projection 32 is deformed and the sliding body 34 slides rearward along the guide tube portion 36. Since the operation projection 34c presses the ball lending switch 16 and sends a ball lending command from this ball lending switch 16, the payout means is activated and a number of game balls corresponding to a predetermined amount are paid out to the upper plate 7. go.
[0014]
When the game is finished, if the operation projection 33 on the return switch 17 side is pressed from the front side to the rear side, the operation projection 33 is similarly deformed and the sliding body 35 moves rearward along the guide tube portion 37. The operation projection 35c presses the return switch 17 and sends a return command from the return switch 17, so that the automatic ball lending machine records the remaining amount after subtracting the consumption amount on the card, and then from the card insertion slot. The card is returned.
This embodiment has the following advantages.
That is, projecting portions 21 and 22 projecting forward are formed in the portion corresponding to the ball aligning portion 20 side of the upper plate cover 8, and the projecting portions 21 and 22 are operated on an inclined portion 21a that is largely inclined in a front-down manner. A display unit 14 is provided, and a card remaining amount display unit 15, a ball lending switch 16 and a return switch 17 are arranged on the operation / display unit 14, respectively.
Accordingly, since the operation / display unit 14 is largely inclined in a downwardly descending manner, it is difficult for the operation / display unit 14 to collect tobacco ash, other dust, and the like, and the contamination can be reduced. Further, the operation / display unit 14 is provided with an inclined cover 25 that is continuous with the overhanging portions 21 and 22 of the upper plate cover 8, and a protective sheet 30 is adhered to the surface of the inclined cover 25. In combination with the slanted shape, even if dust or the like adheres, it can be easily removed by wiping or the like.
[0015]
Moreover, since the card remaining amount display unit 15 is directed obliquely upward to the front, the player can confirm the card remaining amount of the card remaining amount display unit 15 by turning his / her line of sight to the lower right side. Even when the remaining card amount in the remaining card amount display unit 15 is confirmed in a state of being continued, the confirmation can be facilitated.
Further, since the ball lending switch 16 and the return switch 17 of the operation / display unit 14 are operated by pressing the operation protrusions 32 and 33 backward from the front side, the operation protrusions 32 and 33 are operated with the thumb of the right hand. It is possible to operate easily and reliably by pressing with, for example.
There is an inclined portion 21a that is greatly inclined in a forward-lowering manner on the protruding portions 21 and 22 side of the upper plate cover 8, and the operation / display unit 14 is disposed on the inclined portion 21a. , 22 side, especially the inclined part 21a side, is difficult to press downward due to mischief, etc., and damage to the overhanging parts 21 and 22 side of the upper plate cover 8 can be reduced, resulting in failure of the operation / display part 14 etc. Can be prevented.
[0016]
Further, the printed circuit board 27 is disposed obliquely in the state of being close to the inclined cover 25 of the inclined portion 21a, and the sliding bodies 34 and 35 are interposed between the operation projections 32 and 33 and the switches 16 and 17, and this sliding body. Since the switches 16 and 17 are operated by the operation protrusions 32 and 33 via 34 and 35, the switches 16 and 17 can be operated reliably. In particular, the operation protrusions 32 and 33 are disposed obliquely along the inclined cover 25, and the front end surfaces of the sliding bodies 34 and 35 corresponding to the operation protrusions 32 and 33 are inclined along the inclined cover 25. Thus, the pressing force of the operation protrusions 32 and 33 can be reliably transmitted to the sliding bodies 34 and 35, and the switches 16 and 17 can be operated reliably.
In addition, the sliding bodies 34 and 35 are inserted into the guide tube portions 36 and 37 projecting rearward from the inclined cover 25 so as to be slidable back and forth, and the anti-rotation projections 34d and 35d are prevented from rotating around the guide tube portions 36 and 37. Since the slits 36a and 37a are engaged, the sliding bodies 34 and 35 can be reliably slid back and forth in a fixed posture, and the movement of the sliding bodies 34 and 35 is stabilized. Therefore, the switches 16 and 17 can be operated reliably even though the front end surfaces of the sliding bodies 34 and 35 are inclined in accordance with the operation protrusions 32 and 33 on the inclined cover 25 side.
[0017]
The sliding bodies 34, 35 are provided with large-diameter sliding cylindrical portions 34a, 35a and inner operation projections 34c, 35c, and the sliding cylindrical portions 34a, 35a are slidably inserted into the guide cylindrical portions 36, 37, Since the switches 16 and 17 are operated by the operating projections 34c and 35c projecting from the sliding cylinders 34a and 35a, the non-rotating projections 34d and 35d can be easily formed on the sliding bodies 34 and 35. The predetermined portions of the switches 16 and 17 can be reliably operated by the operation protrusions 34c and 35c.
Receiving portions 38 and 39 are provided on the receiving plate 28 on the rear side of the printed circuit board 27, and the receiving portions 38 and 39 are in contact with portions corresponding to the switches 16 and 17 on the printed circuit board 27. During operation, even if the switches 16 and 17 are operated strongly by the operating projections 32 and 33 via the sliding bodies 34 and 35, the load at that time is not applied to the printed circuit board 27, and the printed circuit board 27 is reliably damaged. Can be prevented.
Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, in the embodiment, the mounting portion of the receiving plate 28 is fixed to the inclined cover 25 via the mounting boss, but the support plate 26 side may be fixed to the inclined cover 25.
Furthermore, it goes without saying that the present invention can be similarly applied to a ball game machine other than a pachinko machine, such as an arrange ball machine.
[0018]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, the ball supply tray cover 8 of the operation and display section 14 side, an inclined portion 21a which is inclined forwardly downwardly shape provided in the rear vicinity of the inclined portion 21a, substantially along the inclined portion 21a inclined the supporting plate 26 is arranged, in the said support plate 26 and the receiving plate 28 of the rear clamp the printed circuit board 27 having a operable switch 16, 17 from the front and a card balance display section 15, the support plate since only assembling together the three parties 26 and receiving plate 28 and the printed board 27, with can be prevented as much as possible difficult dirt dust accumulates, it can turn switches 16 and 17 easily and reliably operated, the card balance display unit You can easily check 15 displays.
Also place the card balance display section 15 on the upper side of the operation and display section 14, since then Tamakashi under side of the card balance display section 15 are arranged and return switch 17 and switch 16 to the right and left, the card balance The display on the display unit 15 can be easily confirmed, and the switches 16 and 17 can be easily operated.
[0019]
The guide tube portion 36 and 37 provided in the longitudinal direction or inclined oblique portion 21a, the guide tube portion 36 and 37, slidably slide 34, 35 for pressing the switches 16 and 17 in the longitudinal direction insert City, on the front side of the inclined portion 21a, since the opposing operating projection 32, 33 protective sheet 30 made of formed synthetic resin is in the sliding body 34, 35 are mounted, the guide tube portion 36, 37 can reliably guide the sliding bodies 34 and 35 in the front-rear direction, and the switches 16 and 17 can be reliably operated via the sliding bodies 34 and 35 by operating the operating projections 32 and 33. Dirt and the like can be prevented, and a predetermined function can be maintained for a long time.
Further to the accept plate 28 is fixed to the inclined portion 21a via a front-rear direction of the mounting bosses 49, the rear end of the operating projection 34c of the sliding body 34, 35, 35c and, provided on the receiving plate 28 and switches 16 and 17 in response to the receiving portion 39 abuts against the rear side of the printed circuit board 27, so that in correspondence with the back and forth across the switches 16, 17 and printed circuit board 27 can be reliably supported backing plate 28 with a mounting boss At the same time, when the switches 16 and 17 are operated by the sliding bodies 34 and 35, the load applied to the printed circuit board 27 can be transmitted to the mounting boss side via the plate 28.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a ball game machine showing an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional plan view on the upper plate side showing an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a front view of the operation / display unit side showing an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway side view on the upper plate side showing an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of an operation / display unit showing an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of an operation / display unit showing an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a plan sectional view of an operation / display unit showing an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is an exploded cross-sectional view of an operation / display unit showing an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is an exploded cross-sectional view of an operation / display unit showing an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of an operation / display unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a support plate showing an embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
2 Front frame
6 Game board
7 Upper plate (ball supply tray)
8 Top plate cover (ball supply plate cover)
14 Operation / display section
15 Card balance display
16 ball rental switch
17 Return switch
21a Slope
26 Support plate
27 Printed circuit board
28 Back plate
30 Protective sheet
32 Ball rental switch operation protrusion
33 Return switch operation protrusion
34,35 Slider
34c, 35c Operation protrusion
36,37 Guide tube
38,39 receptacle
49 Mounting boss

Claims (5)

A spherical supply tray for storing a game ball (7), disposed on the front side of the front frame (2) on the lower side of the ball feed pan (7) ball supply tray cover for covering (8) and game board (6) , the ball supply tray cover (8), the card balance display unit (15) and switch (16) (17) in a ball-shooting game machine provided with an operation and display unit (14) including the operation and display unit (14) side of the ball supply tray cover (8), the inclined portion inclined to forwardly downwardly form a (21a) is provided at the rear vicinity of the inclined portion (21a), substantially along the inclined part (21a) support plate inclines (26) arranged, the support plate (26) and out behind the receiving plate (28), the card balance display unit (15) and operable from the front side wherein the switch (16) (17 ) and clamp the printed circuit board (27) having a said support plate (26) and said receiving plate (28) and pinball, characterized in that it integrally assembled tripartite of said printed circuit board (27) Gaming machine. Wherein the switch has and the return switch (17) ball lending switch (16), the card balance display unit (15) is arranged on the upper side of the operation and display unit (14), the card balance display section (15 ball-shooting game machine according to claim 1, wherein said that the return switch (17) is arranged on the left and right and the ball lending switch on the lower side (16) of). A guide body (36) (37) is provided in the front-rear direction on the inclined portion (21a), and a sliding body for pressing the switches (16) (17) on the guide cylinder (36) (37) (34) (35) to slidably insert city in the longitudinal direction, the front side of the inclined portion (21a), said sliding body (34) (35) in facing operating projection (32) (33) A bullet ball game machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a protective sheet (30) made of synthetic resin on which is formed is mounted. The inclined portion (21a), the provided openings inclined cover for closing the (24a) (25) removably, the support plate on the back side of the inclined cover (25) (26), said printed circuit board (27) and The ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the receiving plate (28) is provided. The receiving plate (28) fixed to the inclined portion (21a) via the front-rear direction of the mounting bosses (49), the rear end of the operating projection of the sliding body (34) (35) and (34c) (35c) and said switch is provided in the bearing plate (28) (16) receiving portion abutting the rear side of the printed circuit board in response to the (17) (27) (38) (39) and the said switch (16) 4. The ball game machine according to claim 3 , wherein the ball game machine is configured to correspond to the front and rear with the printed circuit board (27) interposed therebetween.

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