JP4035896B2 - Outer frame in pachinko machines - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an outer frame in a pachinko gaming machine, and more specifically, an outer frame in which a suitable fixing support for a front frame assembled on the front side and a scratch and dirt due to contact with a pachinko ball receiving box are difficult to adhere. It is about.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Pachinko machines, such as pachinko machines and arrange balls, have a front frame, which is also used as a mounting frame for various game components, attached to the outer frame formed in a vertical rectangular shape. The machine body is configured. The outer frame is formed, for example, as a frame body in which a wooden or synthetic resin upper frame rod and left and right side frame rods and a lower frame rod are connected to each other, and in particular, a support frame rod attached to the lower frame rod ( In general, the "curtain board" functions to reinforce the outer frame itself and to support the front frame. Further, since the support frame is exposed to the front surface (front surface) of the gaming machine even when the front frame is attached to the outer frame, a decorative sheet made of synthetic resin is mounted on the front surface in consideration of aesthetics.
[0003]
In a pachinko gaming machine configured in this way, when being implemented in a game hall or the like, the outer frame is placed in a predetermined rear tilted state on each receiving frame portion of the installation frame base, also called “island” The front frame side is assembled and set for use in games while being fixedly held in the box. The prize balls paid out from the prize ball payout device in the gaming machine based on the pachinko game in the game board are sequentially stored in the upper ball dish and the lower ball dish mounted on the front frame. In addition, by using a ball punching device provided in the lower ball tray, the pachinko ball receiving box placed on the base plate portion of the installation frame base is positioned below the gaming machine and extracted in a timely manner. It can receive a storage ball.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, the front frame, in addition to the posture of the tilt angle in the front-rear direction assuming the rear tilt standing state of the outer frame, the tilt in the front left / right direction (horizontal posture) is also extremely important, and the delicate tilt is, In particular, the mode of the ball flow to the ball feeding device for the stored ball in the upper ball dish mounted on the front frame greatly affects. Therefore, in order to hold the closed front frame in a horizontal posture on the outer frame, a metallic support that is in contact with each other is attached to the lower end surface of the front frame and the upper end surface of the support frame rod, When the front frame is closed, each receiving member abuts to hold the front frame in a horizontal state. However, since each of the receivers is fixed to the front frame or the outer frame by using screws or the like, the mounting work is troublesome and takes time, and the assembly work can be rationalized and simplified. It was not.
[0005]
Further, in the pachinko gaming machine fixedly held on the installation frame base, the support frame rod of the outer frame faces the upper surface of the base plate part in the installation frame base. The outer peripheral portion of the upper edge of the receiving box placed on the base plate comes into direct contact with the decorative sheet mounted on the support frame. Therefore, there is a problem that scratches and dirt are easily formed on the decorative surface of the decorative sheet and the outer peripheral portion of the upper edge of the receiving box. In addition, about the stain | pollution | contamination of a decoration sheet, even if it tried to wipe off with a dust cloth etc., it could not be removed easily.
[0006]
OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
The present invention has been newly proposed to solve the above-described problems, and a protective member having a receiving surface and a contact area formed on the front surface of the lower frame portion of the outer frame is detachably attached. Then, the front frame is received by the receiving surface and the front frame is suitably fixed and supported, and the outer edge of the pachinko ball receiving box is received in the contact area to damage the lower frame part and the receiving box. An object of the present invention is to provide an outer frame of a pachinko gaming machine configured to suitably prevent adhesion of dirt and dirt.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the desired purpose suitably, the outer frame in the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention is:
In an outer frame of a gaming machine that is installed in a vertically oriented state on an installation frame base such as a game hall, and is attached to a pachinko game with the front frame assembled in an openable and detachable manner ,
A bottom plate portion that is a direct contact portion with respect to the installation frame base, a front plate portion that stands on the front edge of the bottom plate portion, and a horizontal base plate portion that is positioned at the upper end edge of the front plate portion are side by side. A lower frame portion that is integrally formed in a U-shaped connection state in cross section and constitutes the lower side of the outer frame ;
An installation part that is recessed over a required range on the left and right at a corner part formed by the upper edge of the front plate part and the front edge of the base plate part in the lower frame part;
A protective member that is molded from synthetic resin and has a substantially L-shaped section that matches the installation portion,
The protective member is
A receiving surface for receiving a lower end surface of the front frame, formed on a horizontal piece portion that is one side portion of the substantially L-shaped cross section located on the upper end surface of the installation portion;
For a pachinko sphere formed over the longitudinal direction of the front surface of the vertical piece that is the other side of the substantially L-shaped cross section located on the front surface of the installation portion and used on the base plate portion of the installation frame base A contact surface area capable of receiving the outer edge of the receiving box;
An abutment flange that is integrally formed with the rear edge of the horizontal piece, protrudes upward from the horizontal piece, and has an upper portion bent toward the front to abut the rear surface of the front frame;
An insertion hole formed in the horizontal piece,
A positioning pin formed horizontally extending backward on the back side of the vertical piece,
The positioning pin is aligned and inserted into the positioning hole formed on the front surface side of the installation portion, and the insertion hole is aligned with the screw hole formed on the upper end surface side of the installation portion and is inserted into the insertion hole. It is characterized in that the protective member is detachably attached to the installation part by tightening a screw into the screw hole .
[0008]
[Action]
The protective member is formed in a required size in which a horizontally long horizontal piece and a horizontally long vertical piece are joined in a substantially L-shaped cross section, and extends in the left-right direction at the upper edge portion of the lower frame portion constituting the outer frame. It is attached so as to be detachable and replaceable in the existing state. At this time, the horizontal piece extends to the upper end surface of the lower frame portion so that the receiving surface faces upward, and the vertical piece extends to the front surface of the upper edge of the lower frame portion. The contact area is directed forward. Therefore, when the front frame assembled to the outer frame is closed with respect to the outer frame, the lower end surface of the front frame is brought into contact with the receiving surface, and the front frame is fixedly supported in an appropriate posture. On the other hand, when the pachinko ball receiving box placed on the base plate of the installation frame base to which the pachinko gaming machine is attached is pressed against the gaming machine side, the outer edge of the receiving box comes into contact with the contact surface area. Thus, direct contact between the receiving box and the lower frame portion is avoided, and in particular, scratches and dirt are suitably prevented from adhering to the lower frame portion. Since the protective member can be easily attached and detached from the lower frame portion, if scratches or dirt adhere to the protective member itself, it may be attached and removed with a new protective member.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, the outer frame in the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings by giving a preferred embodiment. This embodiment mainly shows a case of a general pachinko machine in which a pachinko ball game board is set inside the front of the front frame.
[0010]
[Real施例]
(About pachinko machines)
As shown schematically in FIG. 1 , the pachinko machine P according to the present embodiment can be opened and closed and attached to the front side of the opening of the outer frame A formed in a vertical rectangular shape by using connection support means and locking means. Each part of the front frame B made of synthetic resin is assembled with a window frame C with a glass door D, upper and lower ball receiving trays E and F, a ball hitting device G, etc. The required game board H is set to be removable and replaceable, and a mechanism set board (not shown) having an out ball, a safe ball, and a prize ball processing part on the back side of the front frame B is also detachable. It is made into one unit. When the game is performed in a game hall or the like, the front frame B is assembled to each housing frame portion of the installation frame base (commonly called island) 10 while the outer frame A is fixed and held in a predetermined rearward tilted state. It is set and used for games. 2 to 6 show an outer frame which is a premise for the description of the embodiment, and shows an example in which the contact flange portion 36 is integrally formed with the base plate portion 31 of the lower frame member 23.
[0011]
(Outer frame)
As shown in FIG. 2, the outer frame A has an upper frame rod 20, a left frame rod 21, and a right frame rod 22 made of synthetic resin and having a predetermined size (length, width, thickness) and a cross-sectional shape. Are joined to each other at the ends of the left frame frame 21 and the right frame frame 22 at both ends of the lower frame member (lower frame portion) 23. The formed alignment connecting portions are aligned and coupled by screwing. As described above, in the outer frame A formed from the four frame members 20, 21, 22, and 23, the front end surfaces of the upper frame rod 20, the left frame rod 21 and the right frame rod 22, and the front of the lower frame member 23. An opening surface area extending to an upper end surface of a plate portion (described later) 31 is an opening front surface area for front frame B alignment. In order to connect and support the front frame B so as to be openable and closable, a substantially L-shaped connection reinforcement that receives the upper open / close connection support shaft 27 at the connection corner of the upper frame rod 20 and the left frame rod 21. The metal fitting 24 is attached, and the lower opening / closing connection support shaft 25 with respect to the upper support shaft 27 stands on the boss seat portion 31a bulged and formed on the front surface of the left end of the front plate portion 31 of the lower frame member 23. It is inserted and fixed in the state. In addition, receiving metal fittings 26 and 26 for the locking device provided on the front frame B side are fixed to the inner upper portion and the lower portion of the right frame rod 22.
[0012]
In addition, the pachinko machine P has a type with a slightly smaller overall size (Kanto frame type) and a type with a slightly larger size (Kansai frame type). On the premise that the right frame rod 22 and the lower frame member 23 are prepared in common, and can be selectively attached and exchanged by preparing two types of the right frame rod 22 and the lower frame member 23. It can be changed.
[0013]
(About the lower frame member)
As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the lower frame member 23 includes a bottom plate portion 30 that is a direct contact portion with respect to the installation frame base 10, a front plate portion 31 that stands on the front edge of the bottom plate portion 30, and The horizontal base plate portion 32 positioned at the upper end edge of the front plate portion 31 is integrally formed in a connected state in a U-shaped cross section with each other to form a main frame portion. On both sides, connection concave portions 33 and 33 serving as positioning connection portions of the left frame rod 21 and the right frame rod 22 and positioning connection support plates 34 and 34 having screw holes are formed. The main frame portions 30, 31, 32 and the left and right side frame rods 21, 22 are provided with auxiliary ribs on the respective inner portions thereof to enhance connection .
[0014]
(About angle adjustment fixing part)
On the premise that the outer frame A is installed in the required rearward tilt state on the installation frame base 10 such as a game hall or the like, the lower bottom surface of the bottom plate portion 30 is inclined to the rear side (see FIG. 5), angle adjustment fixing portions 40 and nail holes 41 are formed on both sides of the bottom plate portion 30. The angle adjustment fixing portion 40 is for adjusting and fixing the outer frame A at a predetermined inclination angle. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the angle adjustment fixing portion 40 includes a long hole 42 formed in the front-rear direction of the bottom plate portion 30. A pair of locking tooth bands 43 formed in parallel on both sides of the long hole 42 and having saw-tooth teeth 44, and displaceable via the locking tooth bands 43 and the saw-tooth teeth 46 on both sides. A separately formed fixing plate 45 to be engaged and fixed, and a set screw 48 to be screwed into the base plate portion 11 of the installation frame base 10 through a long hole 42 from a seat hole 47 in the central portion of the fixing plate 45. As an inclination angle display means added thereto, as shown in FIG. 3, a position reference pointer 50 is formed at the center of one side surface of the fixed platen 45 and an upper surface corresponding to the pointer of the bottom plate portion 30. A scale 49 is formed on the surface. In both fixing portions 40, the pitches of the teeth 44 and 46 of the locking tooth belt 43 on both sides and the fixing plate 45 are the same, and accordingly the scale 49 is front and rear with reference to the center “0”. Scale lines are formed at equal pitches in the direction, and numbers (not shown) are attached to the scale lines.
[0015]
(About protective members)
Then, in the outer frame A, the upper edge portion of the front plate portion 31 of the lower frame member 23, and the fixed support of the front frame B which is closed by assembling the outer frame A, the base plate portion 11 of the installation frame base 10 A protective member 51 in the form of a screw for receiving the pachinko ball receiving box 12 placed on the upper surface of the screw is attached. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the protective member 51 is a horizontally long plate body having a substantially L-shaped cross section formed of a synthetic resin, and is formed on the right side of the upper surface of the horizontal piece portion 52 formed as one side thereof. A rectangular receiving surface 53 with respect to the frame B is formed to protrude upward, and a horizontally long contact surface area 55 with respect to the receiving box 12 is formed to protrude forward on the front surface of the vertical piece 54 formed as the other side. Has been. In addition, a plurality of (three in the illustrated example ) insertion holes 56 for the screws 58 are formed in the central portion of the horizontal piece portion 52 and in the vicinity of both left and right ends, and on the back side of the vertical piece portion 54, A plurality (four in the illustrated example ) of positioning pins 57 are formed to extend horizontally rearward. On the other hand, in the lower frame member 23, an L-shaped installation portion 37 is provided in the upper edge corner portion of the front plate portion 31 on the premise of the back surface outer shape of the protection member 51. A screw hole 38 into which a screw 58 is screwed in a position aligned with each insertion hole 56 is formed on the upper end surface 37a side of the installation portion 37, and each positioning pin is provided on the front surface 37b side of the installation portion 37. Positioning holes 39 into which 57 are inserted are formed at positions aligned with the respective positioning pins 57. The protective member 51 has an abutment flange ( not shown ) that protrudes upward from the horizontal piece portion 52 and has an upper portion that is bent toward the front side abuts against the rear surface of the front frame B. 52 is formed integrally with the rear end edge portion.
[0016]
The protection member 51 configured in this manner is attached to the installation portion 37 from the front side of the lower frame member 23 so as to be attachable and detachable. That is, the positioning pin 57 is aligned with each positioning hole 39 formed in the installation portion 37, and in this state, the vertical pin portion 54 and the horizontal piece portion of the protective member 51 are pushed by pushing the positioning pin 57 to the rear side of the lower frame member 23. 52 is aligned with the front surface 37 b and the upper end surface 37 a of the installation portion 37. Then, the screws 58 are inserted into the respective insertion holes 56 aligned with the respective screw holes 38, and the screws 58 are fastened to the screw holes 38, whereby the protective member 51 is suitably attached and fixed to the lower frame member 23. The
[0017]
In the pachinko machine P that implements the outer frame A to which the protective member 51 is attached, the outer frame A is fixed and held in a predetermined rearward standing state on each housing frame portion of the game hall installation frame base 10. The front frame B is assembled and set for use in a game. At this time, when the front frame B assembled to the outer frame A is closed, as shown in FIG. 5, the lower end surface of the front frame B is received by the protective member 51 attached and fixed to the lower frame member 23. It can be received at surface 53. Further, when a pachinko game is performed in the pachinko machine P, when a pachinko ball receiving box 12 is placed on the base plate portion 11 of the installation frame base 10, as shown in FIGS. The outer edge 13 of the upper end of the protective member 51 is received by the contact surface area 55 of the protective member 51 and does not directly contact the front plate portion 31 of the lower frame member 23.
[0018]
[Effect of the real施例]
Will now be described the action of the outer frame in the pachinko game machine according to the actual施例configured as described above. The outer frame A is aligned with the ends of the upper frame rod 20, the left frame rod 21 and the right frame rod 22 and joined in a gate frame shape by tightening screws, and the left frame rod 21 and the right frame rod 22. By aligning the lower frame member 23 to the lower end of the frame and tightening the screws, it is formed into a vertical rectangular frame. Then, the connecting reinforcing metal fitting 24 is attached to the connecting corner between the upper frame rod 20 and the left frame rod 21, and the support shaft 25 is fitted and fixed to the boss seat portion 31a of the lower frame member 23 in an upright state. Moreover, the receiving metal fittings 26 and 26 with respect to the locking device provided in the front frame B side are fixed to the inner upper part and lower part in the right side frame collar 22. Further, the protective member 51 is positioned and set with the positioning pins 57 and the positioning holes 39 aligned with the installation portion 37 formed on the lower frame member 23, and the screws 58 are respectively attached from the upper side of the horizontal piece portion 52. The protection member 51 is attached and fixed to the lower frame member 23 by tightening the screw holes 38 through the insertion holes 56.
[0019]
The outer frame A formed in this way is fixed and held in a predetermined rearward tilted state using the angle adjustment fixing part 40 with respect to each housing frame part in the installation frame base 10 such as a game hall, The front frame B on which various game components are mounted is assembled and set for a game. At this time, when the front frame B assembled to the outer frame A is closed to the front side of the outer frame A, the lower end surface of the front frame B is attached to the lower frame member 23 as shown in FIG. It can be received by the receiving surface 53 of the fixed protective member 51. Thereby, the front frame B is fixedly supported by the outer frame A in an appropriate horizontal posture.
[0020]
In the pachinko machine P, the game balls in the upper ball tray E are shot into the game board H by the hitting ball launcher G, and the required game is developed. The prize balls are sequentially stored in the upper ball tray E and the lower ball tray F. Then, since the front frame B is fixedly supported in an appropriate horizontal posture, the stored balls stored in the upper ball tray E are operated in a ball feeding device (not shown) that operates in conjunction with the hitting operation by the hitting ball launching device G. Z)). Further, when the stored balls stored in the upper ball tray E and the lower ball tray F are taken out of the machine, the base plate portion 11 of the installation frame base 10 positioned below the pachinko machine P is used for pachinko balls. The receiving box 12 is placed, and the stored balls are extracted in a timely manner using a ball removing device provided in the lower ball tray F.
[0021]
At this time, when the receiving box 12 placed on the base plate portion 11 of the installation frame base 10 is pressed against the lower frame member 23 side, the outer edge 13 of the receiving box 12 contacts the contact surface area 55 of the protective member 51. To come into contact. Therefore, when the receiving box 12 is moved left and right in such a state, the outer edge 13 and the contact surface area 55 are in strong sliding contact with each other, and a linear contact mark or a sliding mark is formed in the contact surface area 55. As a result, dirt adheres to the contact surface area 55. However, since the front surface of the front plate portion 31 of the lower frame member 23 and the receiving box 12 are not in direct contact with each other, no contact mark or sliding mark is formed on the front plate portion 31 or dirt is attached. .
[0022]
Also, when the contact surface area 55 of the protective member 51 becomes severely damaged or soiled by contact with the outer edge 13 of the receiving box 12, the screw 58 is loosened and the protective member 51 is placed on the installation portion. It can be removed from 37 and easily replaced with a new protective member 51. Further, the contact surface area 55 of the protective member 51 is elongated in the left-right direction and is formed with an appropriate width in the up-down direction. Therefore, even if the receiving box 12 has a different height (depth) dimension, it can be suitably applied. Can receive.
[0029]
In yet before you施例, a case has been exemplified to attach the protective member 5 1 bis deposition forms the outer frame A, to form an elastically deformable locking portion on the back side predetermined position of the protection member 5 1, The protective member in the engagement form in which the engaging portion is engaged with the engaging hole formed at the required position of the lower frame member 23 may be detachably attached to the outer frame A.
[0030]
Although not shown, it may be attached to the protective member 5 1 divided into multiple aligned in the longitudinal direction of the lower frame member 2 3. Furthermore, assuming that the outer edge 13 of the receiving box 12 is suitably received, the surface shape of the contact surface area 55 is formed into a concavo-convex shape such as a plurality of semicircular shapes or triangular shapes. Thus, the contact area with the outer edge 13 can be reduced.
[0032]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the outer frame of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, the L-shaped protective member having the receiving surface and the contact surface area formed on the upper edge portion of the lower frame portion constituting the outer frame. When the front frame assembled to the outer frame is closed to the outer frame by attaching, the lower end surface of the front frame is received by the receiving surface, so that the front frame is in an appropriate horizontal posture. The pachinko ball receiving box placed on the base plate portion of the installation frame base to which the pachinko gaming machine is attached can be suitably received in the corresponding contact area. Therefore, since various game components mounted on the front frame are arranged in an appropriate posture, it is possible to develop a comfortable and appropriate game and to directly connect the lower frame portion of the outer frame and the receiving box. Therefore, it is possible to suitably prevent scratches and dirt from adhering to the lower frame portion. Further, since the protective member can be easily attached and detached from the lower frame portion, there is an advantage that when the protective member itself is severely damaged or dirty, it can be easily replaced with a new protective member.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view schematically showing a pachinko machine of an embodiment attached to an installation frame base.
2 is a schematically front view the entire outer frame underlying the actual施例of the present invention.
3 is a plan view showing in a disassembled state the protective member from the lower frame member of the outer frame underlying the actual施例.
4 is a front view showing a lower frame member of the outer frame underlying the actual施例.
5 is a vertical sectional side view showing a lower frame member of the outer frame underlying the actual施例.
6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view illustrating a lower frame member, the protective member is attached to the lower frame member of the outer frame underlying the actual施例.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Installation frame base 11 Base plate part 12 Receiving box 13 Outer edge part 23,60 Lower frame member (lower frame part)
37a, 62a Upper end surface 37b, 62b Front surface 51, 70 Protection member 52, 71 Horizontal piece 53, 72 Receiving surface 54, 73 Vertical piece 55, 74 Contact surface area P Pachinko machine (game machine)
A Outer frame B Front frame

Claims (2)

An outer frame (A) of a gaming machine (P) that is installed in a vertical orientation on a frame (10) such as a gaming hall, and is used for pachinko games with the front frame (B) being detachably assembled )
And the installation frame base bottom plate serving as a direct contact portion to (10) (30), a plate portion before standing in front edge of the bottom plate (30) (31), the front plate portion (31) bed plate of horizontal positioned the upper edge (32), but is molded integrally with shaped connecting state of a side cross-sectional U each other, the lower frame portion constituting the lower side of the outer frame (a) (2 3 ) And
An installation part (37) recessed in a required angle range at a corner formed by an upper edge of the front plate part (31) and a front edge of the base plate part (32) in the lower frame part (23) . ) And
A protective member (51) molded from a synthetic resin and having a substantially L-shaped section in alignment with the installation portion (37) ,
The protective member (51),
A receiving surface ( 52) that is formed on a horizontal piece (52) that is one side of the substantially L-shaped cross section located on the upper end surface (37a ) of the installation portion (37) and that receives the lower end surface of the front frame (B). 53) and
The base of the installation frame base (10) is formed over the front longitudinal direction of the vertical piece (54) which is the other side portion of the substantially L-shaped cross section located on the front surface (37b) of the installation portion (37). A contact surface area (55) capable of receiving the outer edge (13) of the receiving box (12) for pachinko balls used on the plate (11) ; and
Is integrally formed on the rear end of the horizontal plate portion (52), the projecting upwardly from the aqueous Tairahen portion (52), the upper bent directed to the front side abuts on the rear surface of the front frame (B) A contact buttock;
An insertion hole (56) formed in the horizontal piece (52) ,
A positioning pin (57) formed horizontally extending backward on the back side of the vertical piece (54) ,
With interpolated fitted in alignment with the positioning pins (57) on the front (37b) positioning hole formed in the side (39) of the installation part (37), the insertion hole (56) on the installation part (37) and The protective member (51) is installed by aligning the screw hole (38) formed on the end surface (37a) side and tightening the screw (58) inserted through the insertion hole (56) into the screw hole (38). An outer frame in a pachinko gaming machine, wherein the outer frame is configured to be detachably attached to the portion (37) . The lower frame part (twenty three) The bottom plate part (30) The bottom surface is inclined to the rear side and the outer frame (A) Angle adjustment fixing part for adjusting and fixing the tilt angle of (40) Is molded on both sides,
The angle adjustment fixing part (40) Is the bottom plate (30) Long holes formed in the longitudinal direction (42) And this long hole (42) Serrated teeth formed in parallel on both sides (44) A set of locking tooth bands with (43) And the locking tooth bands on both sides (43) And serrated teeth (46) Separately formed fixed plate that is meshed and fixed to be displaceable via (45) And this fixed platen (45) Central seat hole (47) From long hole (42) Through the installation frame base (Ten) Base plate (11) Set screw screwed into (48) The outer frame of the pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1.

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