JP3862829B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
According to the present invention, a ball flow-down passage from the upper tank is provided, and is inserted from the operation opening of the front frame in the vicinity of the bending portion of the guide rod having a bending portion bent in a horizontal U shape in the middle of the flow-down passage. The present invention relates to a gaming machine provided with a ball removal device that is operated in accordance with the pressing operation of the operation member to cause a ball stored in an upper tank to flow down to a ball removal basket.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In a conventional gaming machine, for example, a pachinko gaming machine, an operating member of an operating member disposed in the vicinity of the game board fixing device is operated by inserting a linear operating member from an operating opening on the front surface of the gaming machine. In some cases, the ball removal valve (switching valve) of the ball removal device is operated indirectly to remove the ball.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the conventional gaming machine described above, when the operating member is attached in the vicinity of the game board fixing device, if the operating member is not inserted into the rear side from the operating opening on the front side of the gaming machine, the operating member is positioned. I could not do it. In addition, since the operation member was mounted alone, the working efficiency was poor.
In addition, since the operating portion of the operating member protrudes rearward from the game board fixing member, for example, when the base base of the back mechanism board is attached to the back side of the game board fixing device, the protruding portion is the mounting portion. It was in the way. Moreover, it was not easy to attach the operating part of the operating member and the rotating end part of the holding member that opens and closes the ball removal valve, and the working efficiency was poor.
[0004]
The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that makes it easy to attach an operation member for operating a ball removal device to perform ball removal. .
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
To solve the above problem,
In the first aspect of the present invention, the game board (1) is detachably attached to the back side of the front frame (111) via the game board fixing device (150).
On the back side of the game board, an upper tank (for example, a storage tank 201) and a flow-down passage for guiding a ball from the upper tank flow down are provided, and a bent portion bent in a horizontal U shape is provided in the middle of the flow-down passage. Equipped with a formed guide rod (for example, two downflow passages 50 and 51) and a ball discharge device (for example, a ball discharge unit 204) capable of discharging a predetermined number of balls flowing down the guide rod. A back mechanism panel (100a) is disposed,
An operation opening (141) penetrating from the front side to the back side of the front frame is provided in the vicinity of the bent portion of the guide rod, and the operation member (140) inserted from the front side of the operation opening is pressed. A game machine (for example, a pachinko game machine 100, etc.) provided with a ball removal device (120) for operating in accordance with the operation and causing the ball stored in the upper tank to flow down to the ball removal basket (52) and to be extracted. )
The game board fixing device is:
A lock that includes a frame that houses the game board, and locking pieces (22) that lock the left and right sides of the game board housed in the frame body on the left and right sides of the frame. A member (20) is detachably attached;
The ball removing device is
It is provided so as to be rotatable, and can be switched between a first state in which the opening (86) provided on the outer surface of the bent portion of the guide rod is closed and a second state in which the opening is opened. A switching valve (40);
A holding member (30) which is provided so as to be able to change, engages with a predetermined portion of the switching valve at a predetermined transition position, and holds the switching valve in the first state;
The holding member is supported by the pressing force of the operation member so as to be able to change, and the holding member is operated in accordance with the changing, and the engagement between the holding member and a predetermined portion of the switching valve is released, and the first state is established. An actuating member (21) for switching the switching valve to the second state;
Consisting of
The support member (21a) that supports the actuating member in a displaceable manner is provided on the locking member.
[0006]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the support portion that supports the operating member is provided in the locking member, the locking member, the operating member, and the operating member are supported by the locking member. Can be attached at the same time, and the assembly work of the gaming machine can be simplified. In addition, since the support member that supports the operating member is provided in the locking member, the mounting position of the operating member is clearly determined, and it does not take time to align the operating member.
[0007]
Here, examples of the gaming machine include a pachinko gaming machine, a pachinko machine, an arrangement ball gaming machine, and a sparrow ball gaming machine.
[0008]
The invention according to claim 2 is the gaming machine according to claim 1,
The operation member is normally positioned on the front frame side in front of the back surface of the game board fixing device.
[0009]
According to the invention of claim 2, since the operating member is normally positioned on the front frame side in front of the back of the game board fixing device, for example, when attaching the back mechanism board to the game board fixing device, The actuating member does not obstruct the attachment, and the assembling work can be performed quickly.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings of FIGS.
[0011]
FIG. 1 is a front view showing a pachinko gaming machine exemplified as a gaming machine according to the present invention.
[0012]
The pachinko gaming machine 100 of this embodiment is for playing a game by launching a game ball in an internal game area (described later). A glass plate 101 is placed on the upper half of the front frame 111 of the pachinko gaming machine 100. Is attached to the glass frame 102 so as to be openable and closable in a single opening manner with the left end as an axis. An operation opening 141 for inserting an operation member 140 (described later) and removing a sphere from a storage tank 201 (described later) is provided on the upper left side of the glass frame 102 from the glass frame 102. It is provided in a state of penetrating to the back side. Further, on the back side of the glass plate 101, the game board 1 constituting the game area 1a is detachably installed on the front frame 111.
[0013]
The game area 1a surrounded by the guide rails 2 of the game board 1 includes a variable display device 4 having a special figure (also serving as a general figure), a normal figure starting gates 6 and 6, a special variable winning device 5, a general winning port 8, ..., special figure starting port 9, side lamps 12, 12 and the like are arranged. An out hole 13 for collecting the out ball is provided at the center of the lowermost end of the game area 1a.
[0014]
Further, in the lower half of the front frame 111 of the pachinko gaming machine 100, there is an upper tray 105 for supplying game balls to a launcher (not shown), and a lower tray 107 for housing game balls that cannot be accommodated in the upper tray 105. An operation handle 104 or the like for performing a game ball launch operation toward the game area 1a is provided.
[0015]
FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine.
[0016]
On the back side of the base base 160 of the back mechanism panel 100a attached to the front frame 111 that can be opened and closed on the main body frame 110 of the pachinko gaming machine 100, a storage tank 201 illustrated as an upper tank for storing a spare ball, A ball guide rod 202 for aligning the spare spheres from the storage tank 201 and guiding them down to the ball removal unit 200, a ball guidance of the balls guided by the ball guide rod 202, and a flow guide to the ball discharge unit 204. And a ball discharge unit 204 exemplified as a ball discharge device for discharging the ball guided down through the ball discharge unit 200 to the upper receiving tray 105 (the lower receiving tray 107 when the upper receiving tray 105 is full). In accordance with the operation of the operation handle 104, the handle unit 206 for firing the ball to the game area 1a and the collected winning balls are sequentially Besides including safe unit 207 to output is provided, the common control circuit 210, a sphere discharge relay Kiban 230, the card unit for the external connection terminal Kiban 240, terminal Kiban 270 etc. are disposed.
Also, an accessory control circuit 220 for controlling the game system is installed on the back side of the game board 1, and a relay base 260 of the accessory control system is provided on the back of the variable display device 4 protruding on the back side of the game board 1. It is arranged.
[0017]
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing an attachment structure of the back mechanism board provided in the pachinko gaming machine to the game board fixing device, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a locking member attached to the game board fixing apparatus.
[0018]
As shown in FIG. 3, the base base 160 of the back mechanism board 100a has bearings 162a and 162b on one end side of the support shafts 153a and 153b on one end side of the game board fixing device 150 of the front frame 111 (FIG. 2). In a supported state, it is rotatably attached to the back side of the front frame 111.
An opening 100b is formed in the center of the base base 160, and as described above, the storage tank 201, the lead rod 202, the ball removal unit 200, and the like are disposed around the opening 100b. 100a is configured.
As shown in FIG. 3, the ball removal unit 200 is detachably attached to the upper-end corner on the back surface side of the base base 160 by a fitting type attachment member 200 a.
[0019]
The game board fixing device 150 is formed in a shape in which the storage part 150a of the game board 1 bulges rearward, and the front frame 111 (FIG. 2) is attached via attachment parts 150b,. ). Locking members 20 and 29 for locking the game board 1 stored in the storage portion 150a are attached to a side surface on one end side of the game board fixing device 150, and the game board 1 is attached by the lock members 20 and 29. The game board 1 is fixed inside the game board fixing device 150 by pressing and locking one end side of the game board 1 and pressing and locking the other end side of the game board 1 with a locking member (not shown). It has become so.
[0020]
As shown in FIG. 4, the locking member 20 includes an elastically deformable locking piece 22 for pressing and locking the game board 1.
The locking piece 22 is folded back to one side from the one end side of the substrate 20a of the locking member 20, and the locking portion 22a is further bent at the tip portion.
Further, a positioning piece 26 of the game board 1 is formed at the upper end portion of the locking piece 22 by being bent on the same side as the locking piece 22.
On the other hand, on the other side of the substrate 20a of the locking member 20, an operating member 21 that rotates by pressing of an operation member 140 (described later) and operates a holding member 30 (described later) of the ball removal unit 200 is a spring material. 27 is attached.
The actuating member 21 constitutes a ball removing device 120 together with a holding member 30 and a switching valve 40 of a ball removing unit 200 described later, and can be rotated (shifted) about a support shaft 21a exemplified as a support portion. It has become.
The actuating member 21 is rotated and returned by the spring material 27 (FIG. 3) so that the tip end portion (free end portion) 21b is located above the support shaft 21a, and is located in the plane of the substrate 20a. ing.
[0021]
As shown in FIG. 3, the locking member 20 configured as described above is configured such that the positioning piece 26 is attached to the game board with the operating member 21 attached to the support shaft 21a via the spring material 27 (FIG. 4). While passing through the slit hole 151a of the fixing device 150 and passing the locking piece 22 from the slit hole 151b of the game board fixing device 150, the tip of the locking piece 22 protrudes into the storage portion 150a, and the substrate A screw is passed from the screw hole 23, 23 side of 20a to the mounting holes 152, 152 of the game board fixing device 150 and fixed to one upper end portion of the game board fixing device 150.
Thus, the locking member 20 is positioned with respect to the game board fixing device 150 by passing the positioning piece 26 through the slit hole 151a and fastened to the game board fixing device 150 with a screw. In a state where 20 is attached to the game board fixing device 150, the operating member 21 is positioned with respect to the operation opening 141 and the holding member 30 of the ball removal unit 200.
Further, the locking member 29 is fixed to the lower end portion on the same side of the game board fixing device 150 with screws.
In this state, the game board 1 is stored in the storage part 150a, and the game board 1 is positioned by the positioning piece 26, the positioning part 29a, etc. of the locking member 20 and the locking piece 22 of the locking member 20 is positioned. It is held in a state of being pressed by the locking portion 22a.
[0022]
FIG. 5 is a front view showing the ball removal unit, FIG. 6 is a rear view showing the ball removal unit, and FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing the ball removal unit.
[0023]
The ball removal unit 200 guides the preliminary balls sent in two rows from the two passages of the ball guide rod 202 connected to the storage tank 201 to the ball discharge unit 204 in two rows. As shown in FIG. 7, it is comprised by the partition plate 60 and the flow-path members 80 and 90 etc. which were attached from the both surfaces side on both sides of this partition plate 60. As shown in FIG.
On the inner side of each of the flow path members 80, 90, there are two downflow passages 50, 51 (FIGS. 5 and 6) composed of three parts, an upper passage 50A, 51A, a middle passage 50B, 51B, and a lower passage 50C, 51C. 7) is formed in a state of being bent twice in a substantially U shape after being bent twice in a horizontal U shape.
[0024]
In the flow path members 80 and 90 and the partition plate 60 that form the respective straight portions of the flow-down passages 50 and 51 exemplified as these guide rods, a release hole 81 for removing a wire clogging by inserting a wire (not shown). ..., 91, ..., 61, ... are formed.
In addition, a lever 75 for leveling a sphere flowing into the flow-down passages 50 and 51 is rotatably attached to the vicinity of the entrances of the upper passages 50A and 51A via a support shaft 75a.
In addition, a half-end sphere detection unit 130 for detecting a broken ball in the downstream passages 50 and 51 is provided on the downstream side of the upper passages 50A and 51A, and the downstream end portion of the upper passages 50A and 51A and the intermediate passages 50B and 51B. A ball extraction mechanism 120A (FIGS. 5 to 7) for extracting the balls in the flow-down passages 50 and 51 to the ball extraction rod 52 side is provided at a joint portion with the upstream start end. In addition, a shutter portion 77 that opens and closes the outlets 89 and 99 of the flow-down passages 50 and 51 is provided at the end portions of the lower-stage passages 50C and 51C.
[0025]
As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the half-end sphere detection unit 130 includes half-end sphere detection members 70 and 71 that generate rotational displacement according to the presence or absence of a sphere flowing down the flow-down passages 50 and 51, and a half-end sphere detection member And a half-end sphere detection sensor 72 that is installed at a position above the free ends 70 and 71 to detect the displacement state of the half-end sphere detection members 70 and 71 and detect the presence or absence of a ball break in the flow-down passages 50 and 51. Yes.
The half-end ball detecting members 70 and 71 are rotatably supported at their upper ends by support shafts 82 and 92 projecting from the flow path member 80, respectively, and pivot range regulating pins projecting from the respective side portions. 70a and 70b are inserted into rotation range restriction holes 88 and 98 provided in the flow path members 80 and 90 to restrict the rotation range.
The half-end sphere detection sensor 72 detects the displacement state of the half-end sphere detection members 70 and 71 that cause rotational displacement according to the presence or absence of a sphere flowing down the downflow passages 50 and 51, for example, using an optical detector or the like. It is like that.
[0026]
The ball removal mechanism 120A is for extracting the sphere flowing down from the upstream storage tank 201 from the flow-down passages 50, 51 to the ball removal basket 52 side, and the upper passage 50A, 51A and the middle passage 50B, 51B. The switching valve 40 opens and closes the opening 86 of the joint portion, and the holding member 30 that can be locked in a closed state. The ball removal mechanism 120A constitutes a ball removal device 120 together with the aforementioned actuating member 21.
[0027]
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the switching valve 40 is rotatably supported at its upper end portion by a support shaft 41 b protruding from the flow path member 80 and extends forward from the back portion. 42 is inserted through a guide hole 36 provided in the flow path member 90, and its rotation range is restricted.
On the other hand, the holding member 30 is rotatably supported on the outer surface of the base unit 160 (FIG. 3) side of the ball punching unit 200 around the support shaft 31 protruding from the outer surface of the flow path member 90. Has been.
The holding member 30 is restricted in the upward rotation range by the rotation range restriction portions 35 and 37 provided on the outer surface and the rear end portion of the flow path member 90, and is upward by the spring 34. Since the movement return force to is applied, it is normally in contact with the rotation range restricting portions 35 and 37 and locked.
In addition, a protrusion 33 that locks the operation shaft 42 of the switching valve 40 from the outside of the flow path member 90 is provided at substantially the center of the holding member 30.
[0028]
Next, ball removal performed by the ball removal device 120 including the operation member 21, the holding member 30, and the switching valve 40 will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0029]
FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing an operation member, a holding member, and a switching valve constituting the ball removal device, and FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the ball removal mechanism.
[0030]
Normally, the switching valve 40 closes the opening 86 at the joint between the upper passages 50A and 51A and the middle passages 50B and 51B, and the operation shaft 42 reaches the lower end position in the guide hole 36.
At the same time, the holding member 30 is rotated and returned to the position regulated by the rotation range regulating portions 35 and 37 in FIG. In 33, the operating shaft 42 is locked at the lower end position in the guide hole 36, and the closed state of the opening 86 by the switching valve 40 is maintained.
Then, the spheres B of the upper passages 50A and 51A are in a state of flowing down toward the middle passages 50B and 51B.
In this state, when the ball removal device 120 performs ball removal, the operation member 140 is inserted into the operation opening 141 provided on the front surface of the pachinko gaming machine 100 from the distal end portion 140a.
Then, as shown in FIG. 8, the distal end portion 140 a of the operation member 140 reaches the back side of the front frame 111 and presses the protrusion 21 c of the operating member 21 of the locking member 20 attached to the game board fixing device 150. To do.
Due to the pressing of the operation member 140, the distal end portion 21b of the operating member 21 is rotated to the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 100, and the holding member 30 of the ball removing unit 200 disposed on the base base 160 of the back mechanism board 100a. Is pushed down to the position of (a2) in FIG.
[0031]
When the distal end portion 21b of the actuating member 21 is pushed down and the switching valve 40 is unlocked by the protrusion 33 of the holding member 30, the switching valve 40 (operation shaft 42) is turned into a rotatable state. The valve 40 is moved to the position of (b2) in FIG. 9 by the downflow pressure of the sphere B in the upper passages 50A and 51A to open the opening 86, and the sphere B in the upper passages 50A and 51A is moved into the middle passage 50B, Instead of flowing down to the 51B side, the ball flows down to the ball removal basket 52 side and is in a state where the ball is removed.
[0032]
In this way, when the ball is removed, the stored ball in the storage tank 201 disappears and the ball B flowing down the upper passages 50A and 51A disappears, the switching valve 40 rotates by its own weight, and FIG. It returns to the position (b1) and closes the opening 86 again. Thereafter, when the operation member 140 is pulled out from the operation opening 141, the operation member 21 is rotated in the returning direction, and the switching valve 40 is locked again by the protrusion 33 at the position (a1) in FIG. It becomes.
[0033]
The actuating member 21 is provided on the rotating track when the projecting portion 21c is pressed by the operating member 140 from the front and the tip end portion 21b rotates rearward about the support shaft 21a. Since the free end 32 of the holding member 30 is pushed down, the operating member 21 is normally fixed to the game board with the base base 160 of the back mechanism board 100a attached to the game board fixing device 150. It does not protrude rearward from the back surface of the device 150 and does not interfere with the installation.
According to the pachinko gaming machine 100 of this embodiment, since the shaft support portion 21 a that supports the operating member 21 is provided integrally with the locking member 20, the operating member 21 is attached to the locking member 20. The actuating member 21 can be attached to the game board fixing device 150 together with the locking member 20, and the assembly work of the pachinko gaming machine 100 can be simplified.
Further, a shaft support portion 21a that supports the operating member 21 is provided in the locking member 20, and when the locking member 20 is attached to the game board fixing device 150, the positioning piece 26 is passed through the slit hole 151a and the game is played with a screw. By being fixed to the board fixing device 150, positioning with respect to the game board fixing device 150 is facilitated, so that positioning of the mounting position of the operating member 21 is facilitated, and it is not time-consuming to align the operating member 21.
Further, since the operation member 21 is normally disposed in front of the back surface of the game board fixing device 150, the operation member is used, for example, when the base base 160 of the back mechanism board 100a is attached to the game board fixing device 150. As a result, the assembly work can be quickly performed without obstructing the attachment.
[0034]
Note that the present invention is not limited to the pachinko gaming machine 100 of this embodiment, and other types of pachinko gaming machines, pachinko machines, arrange ball gaming machines, and ball ball gaming machines such as sparrow ball gaming machines are also included. Applicable.
[0035]
【The invention's effect】
According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the supporting portion that supports the operating member is provided in the locking member, the operating member is attached together with the locking member in a state where the operating member is attached to the locking member. It can be attached, and the assembly work of the gaming machine can be simplified. Further, since the support member for supporting the operating member is provided in the locking member, the positioning of the mounting position of the operating member becomes clear, and it does not take time to align the operating member.
[0036]
According to the invention described in claim 2, since the operating member is normally disposed on the front frame side in front of the back surface of the game board fixing device, for example, when the back mechanism board is attached to the game board fixing device. For example, the operating member does not interfere with the mounting, and the assembly work can be performed quickly.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view showing a pachinko gaming machine exemplified as a gaming machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine.
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a structure for attaching a back mechanism board to the game board fixing device provided in the pachinko gaming machine.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a locking member attached to the game board fixing device.
FIG. 5 is a front view showing a ball removal unit.
FIG. 6 is a rear view showing a ball removal unit.
FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing a ball removal unit.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing an actuating member, a holding member, and a switching valve constituting the ball removing device.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating the operation of a ball removal mechanism.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game board 20 Locking member 21 Actuating member 21a Support shaft 22 Locking piece 30 Holding member 33 Protrusion 36 Guide hole 40 Switching valve 42 Operation shaft 50, 51 Downflow passage (guide rod)
52 ball punch 樋 86 opening 100 pachinko machine (game machine)
111 Front frame 120 Ball removal device 120A Ball removal mechanism 140 Operation member 141 Operation opening 150 Game board fixing device 160 Base base 200 Ball removal unit 201 Storage tank (upper tank)
204 Ball discharge unit (ball discharge device)

Claims (2)

A game board is detachably attached to the back side of the front frame via a game board fixing device,
On the back side of the game board, there is provided an upper tank, a flow passage for guiding a ball from the upper tank to flow down, and a guide rod having a bent portion bent in a horizontal U shape in the middle of the flow path, A back mechanism board equipped with a ball discharging device capable of discharging a predetermined number of balls flowing down the guide rod is disposed,
In the vicinity of the bent portion of the guide rod, an operation opening penetrating from the front side to the back side of the front frame is provided, and operates according to a pressing operation of an operation member inserted from the front side of the operation opening. In a gaming machine provided with a ball removing device for letting a ball stored in the upper tank flow down to a ball removing basket
The game board fixing device is:
A frame body for housing the game board is provided, and a locking member having a locking piece for locking the left and right side edges of the game board housed in the frame body is attached to and detached from the left and right side parts of the frame body. Can be attached,
The ball removing device is
A switching valve provided so as to be rotatable, and capable of switching between a first state in which the opening provided on the outer surface of the bent portion of the guide rod is closed and a second state in which the opening is opened by the rotation. ,
A holding member that is provided so as to be capable of being changed, engages with a predetermined portion of the switching valve at a predetermined transition position, and holds the switching valve in the first state;
The holding member is supported by the pressing force of the operation member so as to be able to change, and the holding member is operated in accordance with the changing, and the engagement between the holding member and a predetermined portion of the switching valve is released, and the first state is established. An operating member for switching the switching valve to the second state;
Consisting of
A gaming machine, wherein a support portion that supports the actuating member in a displaceable manner is provided on the locking member. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the operating member is normally positioned on the front frame side in front of the back surface of the game board fixing device.

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