JP3742307B2 - 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, an arrangement ball machine, or a sparrow ball game machine.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In ball game machines such as pachinko machines and arrange ball machines, an electronic control method is employed in which control is performed by a control board on which electronic components such as a CPU, ROM, RAM, etc. are mounted. For example, main control provided for each function A game operation, a payout operation, a launch operation, and the like are controlled by a board, a payout control board, a launch control board, and the like.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Such a control board is very sensitive to noises such as electromagnetic waves, and when such noises fly to the control board, the control element may malfunction and gaming operations and payout operations may not be performed normally. is there.
[0004]
By the way, as a source of noise that adversely affects the operation of the control board of the gaming machine, for example, electromagnetic waves from a mobile phone, etc. generated outside the gaming machine can be considered, but the game ball inside the gaming machine is the main generation It is considered to be a source. In other words, in a gaming machine, a large number of game balls rub against each other or repeatedly flow while rubbing against a wall surface made of resin, for example, in the passage, and the game sphere is always easily charged. It is considered that noise generated from a highly charged game ball adversely affects the control board.
[0005]
In view of such problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a ball game machine capable of efficiently releasing the charge generated in the game ball and suppressing the generation of noise that adversely affects the control board.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention is a ball game machine including a game board 13 having a front surface covered with a decorative layer 27 and various game parts 42 to 49 arranged in a front game area 41 and mounted on a game board mounting frame 20. In this embodiment , at least a surface portion of the decorative layer 27 is formed of a conductive resin , the game board mounting frame 20 is formed of a conductive resin, and the front side of the peripheral portion of the game board 13 is mounted on the game board mounting frame 20. By holding the game board 13 in a state of being crimped to the front surface 20a, the game board mounting frame 20 and the decoration layer 27 are brought into conduction at the crimped part .
[0007]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 7 illustrate a first embodiment in which the present invention is embodied as a pachinko machine. Reference numeral 1 denotes a gaming machine main body, and a front frame 3 is pivotally attached to the front side of a rectangular outer frame 2 via a pair of upper and lower hinges 4 and 4. Reference numeral 5 denotes a glass door, and reference numeral 6 denotes a front opening / closing plate, which are arranged vertically corresponding to the window holes 7 of the front frame 3 and are pivotally supported by the front frame 3 so as to be freely opened and closed. Reference numeral 8 denotes an upper plate for storing game balls for launching, which is attached to the front side of the front opening / closing plate 6 and is covered with an upper plate cover 9. Further, 10 is a lower tray for storing surplus balls and the like, and 11 is an ashtray, which are arranged on the lower side of the front opening / closing plate 6 on the front side of the front frame 3 and are covered with a lower tray cover 12. A game board 13 is detachably attached to the game board mounting frame 20 on the back side of the front frame 3 so as to correspond to the window hole 7 of the front frame 3. It is supported from below by a support plate 21 mounted on the back side.
[0008]
Reference numeral 22 denotes a launching means, which is disposed on one side of the lower plate 10 on the front side of the front frame 3, the firing rail 24 mounted on the front side of the support plate 21, and the rear side of the front frame 3. When the firing handle 23 is operated, the firing rod 26 is actuated by the firing motor 25 when the firing handle 23 is operated, and fired by a ball feeding means (not shown) mounted on the back side of the front opening / closing plate 6. The game balls supplied one by one on the rail 24 are fired to the game board 13 side.
[0009]
On the front surface of the game board 13, a decorative sheet (decorative layer) 27 is stuck over substantially the entire surface. For example, the decorative sheet 27 is obtained by covering the surface of a printed sheet on which a pattern or the like is printed with a transparent protective film, and at least the protective film portion of the surface is formed of a conductive resin. As the conductive resin, for example, a synthetic resin containing carbon can be used.
[0010]
Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a guide rail 28 that guides the game ball fired by the launching means 22 is annularly mounted on the front side of the game board 13, and a game area 41 inside the guide rail 28. In addition, various game parts such as a liquid crystal display means 42, a special symbol starting means 43, a big winning means 44, a normal symbol starting means 45, a normal winning means 46, a decorative windmill 47, a windmill 48, and a display lamp 49 are arranged. In addition, an out mouth means 51 having an out mouth 50 is provided at the bottom of the game area 41. Further, a large number of game nails 52 are arranged in the game area 41.
[0011]
The liquid crystal display means 42 constitutes a special symbol display means 53, and a normal symbol display means 54 is further provided thereon. The special symbol display means 53 is configured such that, for example, three special symbols fluctuate for a predetermined time and stop on condition that the game ball wins the special symbol start means 43. Also, the normal symbol display means 54 is configured to stop, for example, one normal symbol fluctuates for a predetermined time on condition that the game ball passes through the gate-shaped normal symbol start means 45.
[0012]
As shown in FIG. 5, the liquid crystal display means 42 includes a liquid crystal display means main body 56 integrally including a normal symbol display means 54 and a display window 55, and a liquid crystal unit 57 for displaying special symbols and the like. . The main part of the liquid crystal display means body 56 is formed of a conductive resin, and an overhanging portion 56a that projects outward is integrally formed at the peripheral edge portion. The liquid crystal display means 42 mounts the liquid crystal display means main body 56 from the front side with respect to the mounting hole 14 formed in the game board 13, and further the liquid crystal unit 57 from the back side of the game board 13 to the back side of the liquid crystal display means main body 56. It is attached and detachably attached to the game board 13 by sandwiching the edge portion of the attachment hole 14 from the front and back by the projecting portion 56a of the liquid crystal display means body 56 and the peripheral portion of the liquid crystal unit 57. At this time, the projecting portion 56a of the liquid crystal display means main body 56 is in pressure contact with the decorative sheet 27 on the surface of the game board 13 and is in a conductive state.
[0013]
In addition, a liquid crystal unit cover 58 is detachably mounted on the back side of the game board 13 so as to cover the liquid crystal unit 57 on the back side of the liquid crystal display means 42, and inside this, a special symbol display means 53 and a normal symbol display means 53. A symbol display control board 59 for controlling the symbol display means 54 is accommodated.
[0014]
As shown in FIG. 5, the special symbol starting means 43 is integrally provided with a guide passage 60a for guiding a winning game ball to the back side of the game board 13 in the special symbol starting means main body 60, and the special symbol starting means. The body 60 is provided with an openable / closable opening / closing claw 61 on the front surface side and a solenoid 62 for opening / closing the opening / closing claw 61 on the back surface side, and the normal symbol display means 54 has a predetermined stop symbol such as “7” after the fluctuation. After the winning symbol is determined, the opening / closing claw 61 is opened a predetermined number of times by driving the solenoid 62. A projecting portion 60b projecting outward is integrally formed at the peripheral edge of the special symbol starting means main body 60, and the special symbol starting means main body 60, its projecting portion 60b, the opening / closing claw 61 and the like are formed of a conductive resin. Has been. The special symbol starting means 43 is mounted from the front side with respect to the mounting hole 15 formed in the game board 13, and is detachably fixed by, for example, a mounting screw or the like not shown. At this time, the overhanging portion 60a of the special symbol starting means main body 60 is in a state of being brought into pressure connection with the decorative sheet 27 on the surface of the game board 13 and being electrically connected to each other.
[0015]
As shown in FIG. 5, the big winning means 44 is integrally provided with a guiding path 63 a for guiding the winning game ball to the back side of the game board 13 in the big winning means main body 63. An opening / closing body 64 is provided on the front side, and a solenoid 65 for opening / closing the opening / closing body 64 is provided on the rear side, and the special symbol display means 53 has a predetermined big hit such as “7. After the symbol is determined, the opening / closing body 64 is opened for a predetermined time by driving the solenoid 65 to generate a profit state advantageous to the player. A projecting portion 63b projecting outward is integrally formed at the peripheral portion of the big winning means main body 63, and the big winning means main body 63, its projecting portion 63b, the opening / closing body 64 and the like are formed of a conductive resin. Yes. The big winning means 44 is mounted from the front side with respect to the mounting hole 16 formed in the game board 13, and is detachably fixed by, for example, a mounting screw or the like not shown. At this time, the overhanging portion 63b of the big winning means main body 63 is in a state of being connected to the decorative sheet 27 on the surface of the game board 13 by pressure bonding.
[0016]
As shown in FIG. 7A, the normal symbol starting means 45 is integrally provided with a vertical passage 45a through which a game ball passes, and is detachably attached to the front side of the game board 13 by mounting screws, press-fitting, or the like. ing. The normal symbol starting means 45 is made of a conductive resin, and is in a state of being connected to the decorative sheet 27 on the surface of the game board 13 by being crimped.
[0017]
As shown in FIG. 7A, the normal winning means 46 is integrally provided with a guide path 66a for guiding the winning game ball to the back side of the game board 13 in the normal winning means main body 66, and the normal winning means. A projecting portion 66b projecting outward is formed on the peripheral edge of the main body 66, and these are integrally formed of a conductive resin. The normal winning means 46 is mounted from the front side with respect to the mounting hole 17 formed in the game board 13 and is detachably fixed by an attaching screw. The overhanging portion 66b of the normal winning means body 66 is provided on the game board 13. The decorative sheet 27 on the surface is pressed and connected to each other.
[0018]
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7A, the decorative windmill 47 includes a plate-shaped decorative windmill main body 67, and a rotating body 68 that is rotatably supported by the decorative windmill main body 67. It is formed by. The decorative windmill 47 is attached with mounting screws in a state where the back surface side of the decorative windmill main body 67 is along the board surface of the game board 13, and is in a state of being electrically connected to each other by being crimped to the decoration sheet 27 on the surface of the game board 13. It has become.
[0019]
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7A, the windmill 48 includes a rotating body 69 made of a conductive resin, and a metal windmill nail 70 that rotatably supports the rotating body. Is mounted on the front side of the game board 13 by driving it into the board surface of the game board 13 from above the decorative sheet 27. The rotating body 69 of the windmill 48 is in a state of being electrically connected to the decorative sheet 27 via the windmill nail 70.
[0020]
As shown in FIG. 7B, the display lamp 49 includes a display lamp main body 71 made of a conductive resin, and an LED substrate 72 mounted on the inner side of the display lamp main body 71 from the back side. A projecting portion 71 a that projects outward is integrally formed on the peripheral edge of the main body 71. The display lamp 49 is attached to the mounting hole 18 formed in the game board 13 from the front side, and is detachably fixed by a mounting screw in the overhanging portion 71a. The overhanging portion 71a of the display lamp main body 71 is connected to the game board. 13 is in a state of being electrically connected to the decorative sheet 27 on the surface.
[0021]
The guide rail 28 is formed of a thin metal plate, and, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a fixed nail 29 is driven into the game board 13 from the top of the decorative sheet 27 at a plurality of locations in the longitudinal direction. Standing substantially vertically on the front side of the panel 13. As a result, the guide rail 28 and the decorative sheet 27 are electrically connected to each other via the contact portion between the rear edge of the guide rail 28 and the decorative sheet 27 or the fixed nail 29.
[0022]
The out port means 51 is formed of a thin metal plate, and is attached to the lowermost part of the game area 41 in the game board 13 along the board surface, as shown in FIG. 5, and is in contact with the decorative sheet 27 on the surface of the game board 13. Thus, they are in a conductive state. Further, the out port means 51 is formed with a horizontally long out port 50 communicating with the front side of the out ball guide hole 19 formed in the game board 13. Further, an inner guide rail 28 is disposed on the front side of the out port means 51, and both are electrically connected to each other. A recess 30 is formed in the guide rail 28 so as to be inclined rearward along the lower edge side of the out port 50 so that a game ball that has dropped to the bottom of the game area 41 is guided to the out port 50 side. It has become.
[0023]
As shown in FIG. 2, a back cover 81 that covers the liquid crystal unit cover 58 and various game parts from the back side is mounted on the back side of the game board 13. On the back side of the back cover 81, a main board case 83 for housing the main control board 82, a lamp display board case 85 for housing the lamp display control board 84, and a voice board case 87 for housing the voice control board 86 are attached and detached. It is installed freely.
[0024]
The game board mounting frame 20 has a gate shape, is formed of a conductive material such as a conductive resin, and is fixed to the back side of the front frame 3 along the window hole 7 of the front frame 3. A support plate 21 fixed to the back side of the front frame 3 is disposed between the lower end portions of 20. A back mechanism plate 91 is pivotally attached to the game board mounting frame 20 by a pair of upper and lower hinges 92 and 92 so as to press and fix the game board 13 from the back side. Fastened to the panel mounting frame 20.
[0025]
As shown in FIG. 4, the game board 13 is mounted on the front frame 3 in a state in which the front surface side of the peripheral part is crimped to the mounting part front surface 20 a of the game board mounting frame 20. Thereby, in a state where the game board 13 is mounted on the front frame 3, the decorative sheet 27 adhered to the front surface of the game board 13 is mounted on the game board at the pressure-bonded portion with the mounting portion front surface 20 a of the game board mounting frame 20. It will be in the state connected with the frame 20.
[0026]
As shown in FIG. 2, the back mechanism plate 91 is formed with an opening 94 into which the back cover 81 is fitted at the center thereof, and a game ball tank 95 and a tank rail 96 are disposed on the upper side of the opening 94. A payout means 97 is provided on one side, and a passage unit 98 and an installation part 99 are provided on the lower side. When a game ball wins the big winning means 44 or the like, or from an automatic ball lending machine (not shown) When a command is issued, the game balls in the game ball tank 95 are paid out by the payout means 97 through the tank rail 96, and the game balls are guided to the upper plate 8 and the like through the passage unit 98.
[0027]
A payout board case 101 for storing the payout control board 100 and a power supply board case 103 for storing the power supply board 102 are detachably attached to the installation unit 99 from the back side. The game balls that have won the big winning means 44 and the like and are guided to the back side of the game board 13 are collected at the lower part of the back cover 81 and discharged to the island side through the collection passage on the back mechanism plate 91 side. It has become.
[0028]
In the pachinko machine configured as described above, when a player operates an automatic ball lending machine (not shown), the game balls supplied from the island side and stored in the game ball tank 95 are discharged by the payout means 97 via the tank rail 96. It is paid out and discharged to the upper plate 8 through the passage unit 98. The game balls in the upper plate 8 sequentially flow down to the launching means 22 side, and are aligned in a horizontal row on the downstream side. When the player operates the firing handle 23, the striking rod 26 is actuated by the firing motor 25, and in conjunction with this, one game ball in the upper plate 8 is placed on the firing rail 24 one by one by a ball feeding means (not shown). As a result, the game balls are sequentially launched to the game board 13 side.
[0029]
The launched game ball is guided to the upper part of the game area 41 through the launch rail 24 and the guide rail 28 and then falls along the board surface of the game board 13 while colliding with the game nail 52 and the like. While falling within the game area 41 along the game board 13, a certain game ball wins the normal winning means 46 etc., and the game ball that could not win is guided by the guide rail 28 and enters the out port 50. It is guided to the back side of the game board 13 and collected at the lower part of the back cover 81, and is collected on the island side through a collection path on the back mechanism plate 91 side.
[0030]
In this way, the game ball launched to the game board 13 side by the launching means 22 is finally brought into contact with the guide rail 28, the decorative sheet 27 on the surface of the game board 13, various game parts, the outlet means 51 and the like. Guided to the back of the game board 13. Here, the guide rail 28, various game parts, the out port means 51, etc. are made of metal, conductive resin or the like, and the decorative sheet 27 made of conductive resin on the surface of the game board 13 and the game board mounting frame. 20 is electrically connected. Therefore, for example, the charge generated in the game ball by rubbing against other game balls or passage walls in the island facility or the gaming machine is the guide rail 28 on the game board 13 side, various game parts, and the outlet means 51. Or the like, or when it comes into contact with the surface of the decorative sheet 27, it flows to the decorative sheet 27 or the game board mounting frame 20, and is removed by being discharged to the atmosphere from here. As a result, it is possible to prevent a problem that noise generated from the charged game ball adversely affects the control board such as the main control board 82.
[0031]
Further, the decorative sheet 27 may be connected to the ground line via, for example, the game board mounting frame 20 on the gaming machine main body 1 side. In this case, when the charged game ball comes into contact with the guide rail 28, various game parts, the out-out means 51, etc., the potential drops rapidly in an extremely short time compared to the case where the atmosphere is discharged from the surface of the decorative sheet 27. become.
[0032]
FIG. 8 illustrates the second embodiment of the present invention, and shows an example in which the decorative sheet 27 is attached so as to cover from the front surface to the side surface of the game board 13. With such a configuration, the decorative sheet 27 is pressed against the mounting unit front surface 20a and the mounting unit side surface 20b of the game board mounting frame 20 on the front side and the side of the peripheral part of the game board 13, respectively. The conduction with the game board mounting frame 20 can be made more reliable. The decorative sheet 27 may be attached so as to cover from the front surface of the game board 13 to at least a part of the side surface.
[0033]
As mentioned above, although each embodiment of this invention was explained in full detail, this invention is not limited to these each embodiment, A various change is possible within the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention. For example, the decoration layer on the front surface of the game board 13 may be formed by a method such as directly printing a conductive resin on the game board 13 subjected to surface treatment in addition to attaching the decoration sheet 27.
[0034]
It is not necessary to form all the parts of the game parts such as the big winning means 44 with the conductive resin, and the main components including at least the part that the game ball mainly contacts and the part that contacts the decoration sheet 27 are electrically conductive. What is necessary is just to form with an adhesive resin. Moreover, it is not necessary to form all the game parts in the game area 41 with conductive resin, and only some game parts may be formed with conductive resin. Alternatively, all the game parts may be made of a material other than the conductive resin, and only the decorative sheet 27 may be formed of the conductive resin.
[0035]
Each game component may be fixed to the game board 13 with a mounting screw, or may be fixed by engaging an engagement claw with an engagement groove or the like on the game board 13 side.
[0036]
Furthermore, in the embodiment, a pachinko machine has been described as an example, but it goes without saying that the present invention can be similarly applied to other ball game machines such as an arrange ball machine and a sparrow ball game machine.
[0037]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, the front surface is covered with the decoration layer 27, the various game parts 42 to 49 are arranged in the front game area 41, and the ball includes the game board 13 mounted on the game board mounting frame 20. In the gaming machine, at least the surface portion of the decorative layer 27 is formed of a conductive resin , the gaming board mounting frame 20 is formed of a conductive resin, and the front side of the peripheral part of the gaming board 13 is the front of the mounting part of the gaming board mounting frame 20. Since the game board 13 is held in a state where it is crimped to 20a, the game board mounting frame 20 and the decoration layer 27 are made conductive at the crimped portion. When falling along the board surface, it can escape to the decorative layer 27 side, and it is possible to suppress the generation of noise and prevent malfunctions such as malfunction of the control board.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine showing a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko machine showing the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a front view of the game board of the pachinko machine showing the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the pachinko machine showing the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of the pachinko machine showing the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged view of the game board of the pachinko machine showing the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view of a game board of the pachinko machine showing the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a pachinko machine showing a second embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 gaming machine body 13 gaming board 20 gaming board mounting frame 27 decoration sheet (decoration layer)
28 Guide rail 41 Game area 42 Liquid crystal display means 43 Special symbol starting means 44 Large winning means 45 Normal symbol starting means 46 Normal winning means 47 Decorative windmill 48 Windmill 49 Display lamp

Claims (5)

A gaming board (13) whose front surface is covered with a decorative layer (27) and various gaming parts (42) to (49) are arranged in the gaming area (41) on the front side and is mounted on the gaming board mounting frame (20). ), At least a surface portion of the decorative layer (27) is formed of a conductive resin , the gaming board mounting frame (20) is formed of a conductive resin, and the gaming board (13) of the game board mounting frame peripheral portion front side (20) of the mounting portion front the while being crimped to (20a) game board (13) said game board mounting frame at the bonding portion by holding (20) And the decorative layer (27) are electrically connected to each other . The decorative layer by bonding the game piece (42) - (49) formed using a conductive resin, a part of the recreation part (42) - (49) on the front side of the decorative layer (27) ( 27. The bullet ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the ball game machine is connected to 27).   The ball game machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a guide rail (28) surrounding the game area (41) is formed of a conductive material and is electrically connected to the decoration layer (27). The ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the decoration layer (27 ) of the game board (13) is connected to a ground line through the game machine body (1) . The ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the decoration layer (27) is provided so as to cover at least part of the side surface side from the front surface of the game board (13). .

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