JP3874408B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a gaming machine provided with a transparent front door that holds a transparent plate made of a glass material or the like.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Various gaming machines include a gaming board disposed in the gaming machine main body and a transparent front door pivotally supported on one side edge so as to cover the gaming board so as to be opened and closed on the gaming machine body. Proposed. Particularly in a pachinko gaming machine, the transparent front door has a holding window frame having two mounting surface portions each having a storage groove formed on the inner periphery thereof, and inner and outer transparent plates respectively mounted on the respective mounting surface portions. The game board surface is visually recognized through two transparent plates.
[0003]
The transparent front door of this conventional configuration has storage grooves formed in the inner periphery of the left and right sides of the holding window frame and the inner periphery of the lower side for each mounting surface portion, so that the transparent plates stored in the mounting surface portion can be placed on both sides thereof. The edge and lower edge are held by being supported by the storage groove. An insertion opening is formed on the upper side. To install a transparent plate such as a glass plate, open the front door to the gaming machine body, insert the transparent plate into the insertion opening from above the holding window frame, and follow the storage grooves on both sides of each mounting surface. And dropped into the mounting surface by its own weight. In addition, a configuration has been proposed in which the insertion opening is shielded by a bowl-shaped closing bar and the transparent plate is held at its upper edge, but the closing bar is fixed at both ends to the holding window frame. Therefore, the shape is complicated and the manufacturing is troublesome, and many structures are not applied.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The transparent plate is not attached to the transparent front door at the time of shipment from the factory to prevent damage during transportation to the installed amusement store, and the gaming machine is installed on the island facility of the amusement store. At that time, a transparent plate is attached.
By the way, it is necessary to insert the transparent plates one by one from the upper opening, which makes installation work and removal work very troublesome. That is, the transparent plate is usually made of a glass plate and is relatively heavy because it is made thick enough to withstand the impact of game balls and external impacts. The transparent plate must be lifted up to the opening at the top of the holding window frame, and slowly slide downward while paying close attention along the storage groove. The board may be damaged or the hand may be injured.
[0005]
In addition, a game guide plate on which information on gaming machines and information on game stores is written is installed between the inner and outer transparent plates. It is necessary to install the inner transparent plate after inserting the inner and outer transparent plates, and then insert the plate through the gap. Hold the inner transparent plate with one hand and keep the other transparent until it is dropped. Supporting the game guide plate with your finger and dropping the inner transparent plate, the work is cumbersome, and when you release your hand, the plate tilts and you have to try again several times. It was necessary to do it, and work efficiency was bad.
An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine including a transparent front door that can easily perform the above-described operations.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention includes a gaming board disposed in the gaming machine body, and a transparent front door pivotally supported on one side edge so as to cover the gaming board so as to be opened and closed on the gaming machine body. In the gaming machine, the transparent front door is composed of a holding window frame having two mounting surface portions with inner and outer housing grooves formed therein and inner and outer transparent plates respectively mounted on the mounting surface portions.
An upper insertion opening is formed on the upper edge of each mounting surface portion, a side insertion opening is formed on the other side edge opposite to the pivot side, and a transparent plate mounted from the opening is attached to at least the side insertion opening. It is provided with holding means for holding inside.
[0007]
In such a configuration, the outer transparent plate is mounted on the outer mounting surface portion, the inner transparent plate is inserted a little from the insertion opening at the side edge of the inner mounting surface portion, and in this state, the game guide plate is inserted between the mounting portion and the back portion. Installing. At this time, one side edge of the game guide plate is held in an upright state by the inner transparent plate. Thereafter, by sliding and pushing the inner transparent plate, the game guide plate can be easily positioned without being tilted or displaced.
[0008]
In addition, the work while lifting the transparent plate upwards took a considerable amount of weight, but by using the insertion opening on the side edge, the transparent plate can be inserted from the side, reducing the work burden compared to the conventional case. The
[0009]
Furthermore, by providing a fixing means for fixing the transparent plate to the side opening, when the transparent front door is opened, the transparent plate is displaced from the side opening due to impact or inertia force. There is no. (Both actions common to claims 1 and 2)
[0010]
Further, in such a configuration, the transparent plate can be inserted from above and from the side regardless of the mounting surface portion. For this reason, when the transparent plate is mounted, the trader can determine the insertion direction of the transparent plate in accordance with the working posture, so that troublesome work is reduced.
[0011]
Here, only the upper insertion opening is formed at the upper edge of the outer mounting surface portion, the side insertion opening is formed only at the other side edge opposite to the pivot side on the inner mounting surface portion, and the side portion of the inner mounting surface portion. A configuration (claim 2) is also proposed in which the insertion opening is provided with holding means for holding the transparent plate mounted from the opening in the mounting surface portion.
In such a configuration, the insertion opening is formed at the upper edge at the outer mounting surface portion and only at the side edge at the inner mounting surface portion. Therefore, the opening of the holding window frame is biased to one side. Therefore, the overall structure is a robust rectangular window frame structure (conventional U-shaped window frame structure), and the strength is improved.
[0012]
Further, the upper insertion opening may be provided with a holding means for holding the transparent plate in the mounting surface (Claim 3). As a result, the upper edge of the transparent plate is held, and rattling is prevented. In particular, as in the first aspect of the present invention, in the case where openings are formed in the upper edge and the side edge on the inner and outer mounting surface portions and the holding on one side edge side of the transparent plate is a partial holding, the upper edge Is also held, it is possible to stabilize the transparent plate.
[0013]
Here, one end of the holding means is pivotally supported at the corner of the holding window frame so that the holding means can be rotated around the support shaft, and the transparent plate can be mounted on the mounting surface by opening the insertion opening in the standing state. And a holding bracket that blocks the insertion opening in the lying state (claim 4). In such a configuration, each transparent plate can be attached and removed only by rotating the holding metal fitting, and when the transparent plate frame is opened at the recumbent position, displacement and backlash of the transparent plate are prevented. .
[0014]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko gaming machine will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pachinko gaming machine is composed of a rectangular outer frame 1 fixed to the game island equipment, and a gaming machine main body 2 covering the front opening portion of the outer frame 1. Is pivotally mounted via a hinge member 3 so as to be openable and closable.
[0015]
A plate-like front frame 5 having a substantially square opening 4 formed at the upper center is provided on the front surface of the gaming machine body 2, and the front frame 5 is connected to the outer frame 1 via the hinge member 3. It is pivotally attached. The front frame 5 has a game board 6 detachably attached to the opening 4, a transparent front door 7a disposed in front of the game board 6, and a lower side of the transparent front door 7a. A launching device (not shown) having a placed upper plate member 8, a lower plate member 9 disposed on the lower side of the upper plate member 8, and a firing handle 10 protruding to the right side of the lower plate member 9. ) And are provided. The transparent front door 7a and the upper plate member 8 are pivotally supported on the front frame 5 via hinge members (not shown), respectively, and can be opened and closed in a single-open state during maintenance or the like. .
[0016]
The transparent front door 7a is configured by mounting transparent plates 20a and 20b made of inner and outer glass plates or the like on a metal holding window frame 21 formed in a substantially square frame shape. Two front and rear storage grooves 23a and 23b (see FIG. 3) are provided on the inner periphery of the lower side of the holding window frame 21, and two front and rear storage grooves 24a and 24b (see FIG. 1) are provided on the inner periphery of the left side. Are formed in parallel. The surface portion including the storage grooves 23a and 24a is the outer mounting surface portion 22a to which the outer transparent plate 20a is mounted, and the surface portion including the storage grooves 23b and 24b is the inner mounting surface portion 22b to which the inner transparent plate 20b is mounted. . As the transparent plates 20a and 20b, glass plates are usually used.
[0017]
Next, the main part of the present invention will be described.
1 to 4 show a first embodiment of the present invention.
Here, the holding window frame 21 is formed with a rectangular front decoration frame 25 that borders the transparent front door 7a and a mounting frame portion 26 that is fixed to the back of the front decoration frame 25. It is pivotally supported on the left side of the opening 4 of the front frame 5. Thereby, the transparent front door 7a is pivotally supported by the gaming machine main body 2 at one side edge and is held so as to be opened and closed.
[0018]
On the other hand, as described above, in the mounting frame portion 26, the storage grooves 23a, 24a and the storage grooves 23b, 24b are formed inside and outside, respectively, to define the outer mounting surface portion 22a and the inner mounting surface portion 22b. ing. A partition portion 30 is provided between the outer mounting surface portion 22a and the inner mounting surface portion 22b so as to create a gap in which the game guide plate 50 can be inserted. The partition portion 30 is formed on the entire circumference, thereby defining a rectangular frame structure of the holding window frame 21 and securing its strength.
[0019]
In the first embodiment, upper insertion openings 27a and 27b are provided on the upper edges of the outer mounting surface portion 22a and the inner mounting surface portion 22b, and side insertion openings 28a and 27b are provided on the other side edge opposite to the pivot side. 28b is formed. Then, on both sides of each insertion opening 28a, 28b, the mounting frame portion 26 is formed to form two insertion edge portions 29, 29. That is, the insertion openings 28a and 28b are formed between the insertion edge portions 29 and 29.
[0020]
Here, as shown in FIG. 4, in the outer mounting surface portion 22a, an upper holding fitting 32a for blocking the upper insertion opening 27a, and a side holding fitting 33a for blocking the side insertion opening 28a, Are arranged adjacent to each other at the upper right corner. Similarly, in the inner mounting surface portion 22b, an upper holding metal fitting 32b for blocking the upper insertion opening 27b and a side holding metal fitting 33b for blocking the side insertion opening 28b are adjacent at the upper right corner. Arranged.
[0021]
As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the upper holding metal fittings 32 a and 32 b are supported by the support shaft 34 at the end on the corner side, and can be tilted. Further, a side piece 35 for supporting the transparent plates 20a and 20b on the inner side is formed on the inner edge, and a linkage protrusion 36 is formed on the front end of the outer edge. On the other hand, a locking hole 37 is formed on the upper surface of the partition 30 described above, into which the linking protrusions 36 of the upper holding fittings 32a and 32b are fitted in a lying state. Thereby, the upper holding metal fittings 32a and 32b open the upper insertion openings 27a and 27b in the upright state of FIG. 5 so that the transparent plates 20a and 20b can be inserted into the upper insertion openings 27a and 27b. 4 and 6 in the mounted state, the linking protrusion 36 is fitted into the locking hole 37. In this state, the transparent plates 20a and 20b are restrained from being pulled out from above, and the inner upper edges of the transparent plates 20a and 20b are supported by the side pieces 35 as shown in FIG. Will be.
[0022]
Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, the side holding metal fittings 33 a and 33 b are tiltable by supporting the end portion on the corner side by the insertion edge portions 29 and 29 by the support shaft 38. Further, the cross section is U-shaped, and side pieces 39, 39 for supporting the transparent plates 20a, 20b on the inner side are formed on both side edges, and the end portions on the corner side are inserted into the insertion edges 29, 29 by the support shaft 38. The connecting groove 40 protrudes in the outer side piece 39 (see FIG. 7). On the other hand, a linking pin 41 protrudes on the outer insertion edge 29 (see FIGS. 3 and 7), and the linking groove 40 of the side holding metal fittings 33a and 33b is fitted on the linking pin 41 in a lying state. This external fitting state is a tight fitting degree that gives moderation to the opening of the side holding metal fittings 33a and 33b, and prevents the inertial force when the transparent front door 7a of the transparent plates 20a and 20b is opened and the lateral displacement due to vibration. I am doing so.
[0023]
Accordingly, the side holding metal fittings 33a and 33b can open the side insertion openings 28a and 28b in the upright state of FIG. 5 so that the transparent plates 20a and 20b can be inserted into the side insertion openings 28a and 28b. 4 and FIG. 6 in the mounted state, the linkage groove 40 is fitted onto the linkage pin 41 to hold the transparent plates 20a and 20b.
[0024]
In such a configuration, the upper insertion openings 27a and 27b and the side insertion openings 28a and 28b are operated by the operation of the holding fittings 32a, 32b, 33a, and 33b regardless of whether the outer mounting surface part 22a or the inner mounting surface part 22b is present. Both can be selectively opened and closed, and the transparent plates 20a and 20b can be inserted from either the upper side or the side. For this reason, when installing the pachinko gaming machine, when the transparent plates 20a and 20b are mounted, the contractor can determine the insertion direction of the transparent plates 20a and 20b according to the working posture, which has been troublesome in the past. Work is reduced.
[0025]
Further, when the game guide plate 50 is mounted, the outer transparent plate 20a is mounted on the outer mounting surface portion 22a, the inner transparent plate 20b is inserted slightly from the side insertion opening 28b on the side edge of the inner mounting surface portion 22b, In this state, the game guide plate 50 is mounted between the mounting surface portions 22a and 22b from the back. At this time, one side edge of the game guide plate 50 is locked in an upright state by the inner transparent plate 22b, and the game guide plate 50 is restrained from tilting backward even if the hand is released. Thereafter, by sliding the inner transparent plate 22b along the storage groove 23b and pushing it in, the game guide plate 50 can be easily positioned without being tilted or displaced. As a result, the plate does not tilt or shift, so that correction of the position becomes unnecessary.
[0026]
Further, although the transparent plates 20a and 20b have a considerable weight, by using only the insertion openings 28a and 28b on the side edges, the transparent plates 20a and 20b can be inserted from the lateral direction, and the work load is reduced.
[0027]
Since the side insertion openings 28a and 28b are normally blocked by the holding metal fittings 33a and 33b, even if the transparent front door 7a is opened, the transparent plates 20a and 20b are detached due to inertial force, vibration, and the like. There is no. Further, since the upper insertion openings 27a and 27b are also blocked by the holding fittings 32a and 32b, the upper edges of the transparent plates 20a and 20b are also held. In particular, since the upper and one side portions are opened on the inner and outer mounting surface portions 22a and 22b, the stability of the transparent plates 20a and 20b is not always sufficient when the transparent plates 20a and 20b are partially held only by the holding brackets 33a and 33b. However, the transparent plates 20a and 20b can be sufficiently stabilized by holding the upper edges thereof by the holding metal fittings 32a and 32b.
[0028]
Next, 2nd Embodiment provided with the transparent front door 7b is described according to FIGS.
In the transparent front door 7b of the second embodiment, of the inner and outer mounting surface portions 22a and 22b, only the upper insertion opening 27 is formed in the outer mounting surface portion 22a, and side portions are inserted in the inner mounting surface portion 22b. Only the opening 28 is formed. And in the inner side mounting surface part 22b, the side holding | maintenance metal fitting 33 for interrupting | blocking the side part insertion opening 28 is arrange | positioned in the upper right corner. As shown in FIG. 7, the configuration of the side holding metal fitting 33 is the same as that of the side holding metal fitting 33b of the first embodiment described above. .
[0029]
The mounting surface portion 22 a is formed between the front decorative frame 25 and the partition frame 30, is formed in a U shape by both sides and the lower side of the mounting frame portion 26 other than the upper insertion opening 27, and is inserted from the upper insertion opening 27. The transparent plate 20a is surrounded by the mounting frame portion 26 and stably supported.
[0030]
Further, in the mounting surface portion 22b, the side holding bracket 33 opens the side portion insertion opening 28 in the upright state of FIGS. 9 and 11, and enables the transparent plate 20b to be inserted into the side portion insertion opening 28. Further, when the transparent plate 20b is mounted and the lying state shown in FIGS. 7 and 10 is established, the linkage groove 40 is fitted onto the linkage projection 41. Thereby, the lateral displacement of the transparent plate 20b is prevented by the moderation action.
[0031]
In this configuration, as shown in FIG. 8 (a), the transparent plate 20a is inserted downward into the outer mounting surface portion 22a from the upper insertion opening 27, and the inner mounting surface portion 22b is inserted into the outer mounting surface portion 22b in FIG. 8 (b). As shown, the transparent plate 20 b is inserted from the side through the side insertion opening 28. Therefore, when the game guide plate 50 is mounted between the outer transparent plate 20a and the inner transparent plate 20b, the game guide plate 50 is inserted into the inner transparent plate 20b slightly from the back, and the space in the partition 30 is set. After the game guide plate 50 is mounted and locked by the inner transparent plate 20b, the inner transparent plate 20b is further slid and pushed in, so that the plate can be easily positioned without tilting or shifting. .
[0032]
Further, in such a configuration, the insertion opening is formed on the upper edge on the outer mounting surface portion and only on the side edge on the inner mounting surface portion. Therefore, the opening of the holding window frame 21 is on one side. Therefore, a robust rectangular window frame structure can be maintained as a whole, and the strength is improved.
[0033]
The present invention can be applied not only to pachinko gaming machines but also to other gaming machines including a holding window frame 21 that holds transparent plates 20a and 20b disposed so as to cover the gaming board 6.
[0034]
【The invention's effect】
The present invention forms an upper insertion opening at the upper edge of each mounting surface portion of the transparent front door, forms a side insertion opening at the other side edge opposite to the pivot side, and at least opens the opening at the side insertion opening. Since the holding means for holding the transparent plate mounted on the mounting surface portion is provided in the mounting surface portion, the inner transparent plate is inserted a little from the insertion opening on the side edge of the inner mounting surface portion, and one of the game guide plates mounted from the back portion. The side edge is held in an upright state by the inner transparent plate, and then the inner transparent plate is slid and pushed in, so that the game guide plate can be easily positioned without being tilted or displaced. .
[0035]
In addition, the work while lifting the transparent plate upwards took a considerable amount of weight, but by using the insertion opening on the side edge, the transparent plate can be inserted from the side, reducing the work burden compared to the conventional case. The
[0036]
Furthermore, by providing a fixing means for fixing the transparent plate to the side opening, when the transparent front door is opened, the transparent plate is displaced from the side opening due to impact or inertia force. There is no.
[0037]
Furthermore, in such a configuration, the transparent plate can be inserted from above or from the side regardless of the mounting surface portion. Therefore, when installing the transparent plate, the contractor must be transparent according to the work posture. Since the insertion direction of the plate can be determined, complicated work is reduced.
[0038]
Also, only the upper insertion opening is formed on the upper edge of the outer mounting surface portion, the side insertion opening is formed only on the other side edge opposite to the pivot side on the inner mounting surface portion, and the side insertion of the inner mounting surface portion is inserted. In the structure (Claim 2) having a holding means for holding the transparent plate mounted from the opening in the mounting surface portion in the opening (Claim 2), it is accompanied by the ease of mounting the game guide plate and the insertion from the lateral direction. In addition to reducing the work, the insertion opening is formed on the upper edge only on the outer mounting surface portion and on the side edge only on the inner mounting surface portion. Therefore, the opening of the holding window frame is biased to one side. Therefore, as a whole, a robust rectangular window frame structure (conventional U-shaped window frame structure) is obtained, and the strength is improved.
[0039]
Further, in the configuration (Claim 3) having the holding means for holding the transparent plate in the mounting surface portion in the upper insertion opening, the upper edge of the transparent plate is held, and the rattling is prevented. In particular, as in the first aspect of the present invention, in the case where openings are formed in the upper edge and the side edge on the inner and outer mounting surface portions and the holding on one side edge side of the transparent plate is a partial holding, the upper edge Is also held, it is possible to stabilize the transparent plate.
[0040]
Here, one end of the holding means is pivotally supported at the corner of the holding window frame so that the holding means can be rotated around the support shaft, and the transparent plate can be mounted on the mounting surface by opening the insertion opening in the standing state. In the case of a holding bracket that blocks the insertion opening in a recumbent state (Claim 4), it is possible to mount and remove each transparent plate only by rotating the holding bracket, and transparent at the recumbent position. When the plate frame is opened, the displacement and backlash of the transparent plate are prevented.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko gaming machine according to a first embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a side view of the pachinko gaming machine according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a vertical side view of the transparent front door 7a of the first embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an upper right corner of the transparent front door 7a.
FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view showing an upright state of holding metal fittings 32a and 33a.
FIG. 6 is a longitudinal side view showing a lying state of the holding metal fitting 32a.
FIG. 7 is a side view showing a recumbent state of holding metal fittings 33a and 33b.
FIGS. 8A and 8B are perspective views of a pachinko gaming machine according to a second embodiment, in which FIG. 8A shows a mounting mode of the transparent plate 20a and FIG. 8B shows a mounting mode of the transparent plate 20b.
FIG. 9 is a longitudinal side view of a transparent front door 7b according to a second embodiment.
FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing an upper right corner of the transparent front door 7b.
11 is a partial perspective view showing a standing state of the holding metal fitting 33. FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
2 gaming machine body 7a, 7b transparent front door 20a, 20b transparent plate 21 holding window frame,
22a Outer mounting surface portion 22b Inner mounting surface portions 23a, 23b, 24a, 24b Storage groove 26 Mounting frame portions 27a, 27b, 27 Upper insertion openings 28a, 28b, 28 Side insertion openings 30 Partition portions 32a, 32b, 32 Upper holding metal fitting 33a , 33b, 33 Side bracket

Claims (4)

A gaming board disposed in the gaming machine body, and a transparent front door pivotally supported on one side edge so as to cover the gaming board and disposed in the gaming machine body so as to be opened and closed. In a gaming machine comprising a door, a holding window frame having two mounting surface portions with inner and outer storage grooves formed inside and outside, and inner and outer transparent plates respectively mounted on each mounting surface portion,
An upper insertion opening is formed on the upper edge of each mounting surface portion, a side insertion opening is formed on the other side edge opposite to the pivot side, and a transparent plate mounted from the opening is attached to at least the side insertion opening. A gaming machine comprising holding means for holding inside. A gaming board disposed in the gaming machine body, and a transparent front door pivotally supported on one side edge so as to cover the gaming board and disposed in the gaming machine body so as to be opened and closed. In a gaming machine comprising a door, a holding window frame having two mounting surface portions with inner and outer storage grooves formed inside and outside, and inner and outer transparent plates respectively mounted on each mounting surface portion,
An upper insertion opening is formed only at the upper edge of the outer mounting surface portion, a side insertion opening is formed only at the other side edge opposite to the pivot side of the inner mounting surface portion, and the side insertion opening of the inner mounting surface portion is A gaming machine comprising holding means for holding a transparent plate mounted from an opening in a mounting surface portion. 3. A gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising holding means for holding the transparent plate in the mounting surface portion in the upper insertion opening. One end of the holding means is pivotally supported at the corner of the holding window frame, and it can be rotated around the pivot.The insertion opening is opened in a standing state, and the transparent plate can be mounted on the mounting surface. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the gaming machine is constituted by a holding metal fitting that blocks an insertion opening in a lying state.

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