JP4141396B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine configured such that a gaming ball fired from a launching device is sent to a gaming area formed on the front side of a gaming board.

  In a conventional gaming machine, such as a pachinko gaming machine, an outer band made of a metal strip as an outer guide rail is fixed in an arc shape from the lower end side to the upper end side of the game board, and along the inner side of the outer band. The inner band made of a metal strip as the inner guide rail is fixed in a horizontal C shape, and the arcuate portion between the outer band and the inner band is guided upward to the game ball launched from the launching device. As a guide taxiway, a circular portion surrounded by the upper part of the inner band and the outer band is used as a game area, and obstacle nails are implanted in this game area, and a variable display device, a variable winning device, etc. are appropriately disposed. .

  With the recent promotion of recycling, pachinko machines adopt a structure that facilitates the assembly and separation of metal bands, and only the inner band or both the inner and outer bands are made of synthetic resin. It was manufactured and integrally formed with other game board partition members, and a metal reinforcing member was fixed to the guide guide path side of the resin band in order to supplement its durability.

  As a technology related to this, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-213694 (Patent Document 1) proposes an invention related to a “game board of a gaming machine”. According to the present invention, a game board partition member is formed of a resin, a reinforcing member fixing means capable of fixing a reinforcing member to a partition wall of the game board partition member is provided, and a metal reinforcing member is attached to the game board by the reinforcing member fixing means. The gist of fixing to the partition member is that the workability of attaching the outer band and the inner band is good, the directionality of the launch ball is stabilized, and the breakage of the resin band can be prevented.

Further, this Patent Document 1 states that “in a band structure with an out-ball collection port, there are many drops of spheres from above, and the collision is intense, so that it is covered with a metal reinforcing member. This makes it possible to effectively reinforce. "
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-213694

  As described above, in Patent Document 1, a game board partition member (inner band structure) is formed of synthetic resin, and a metal reinforcing member is fixed to a location where a game ball collides facing the lower part of the game area. However, if a metal reinforcing member is attached in the vicinity of the out port, a cold feeling is given, and on the contrary, the decorativeness is inferior.

  Further, the metal reinforcing member is expensive, and when a short metal reinforcing member is attached, the shape is greatly changed with a slight attachment error, and the assembly work is complicated and the number of manufacturing steps increases.

  Since the metal reinforcing member is made of a material harder than the synthetic resin, the impact of the falling game ball cannot be absorbed, the game ball jumps too much, and the metal collision sound causes uncomfortable feeling.

  Furthermore, since it is necessary to separate and separate the metal member from the resin molded body at the time of recycling, the separation work becomes complicated and the number of work steps increases.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, has excellent decorativeness, is easy to assemble, and can positively absorb the impact of game balls flowing down the game area, and can be recycled. It is an object to provide a gaming machine that can be easily sorted.

The present invention has been proposed in order to achieve the above-mentioned object, and the one according to claim 1 is a game area made of a synthetic resin that projects forward from the game board and partitions the game area by a game area partition wall. In a gaming machine provided with a partition member,
The game area partition member is provided with a cover member made of a synthetic resin that absorbs an impact at the time of collision of the game ball flowing down the game area in a state of covering the game area partition wall portion facing the lower part of the game area from above.
A fastening hole for fastening a fastening member for attaching the cover member is formed in front of the game area partition wall,
On the lower surface of the cover member,
A fastening part that protrudes vertically from the front part of the cover member in the direction opposite to the game area, and that has an insertion hole through which the fastening member is inserted;
An engaging portion that has a shape that is folded back from the front end portion of the cover member to the rear side, and that engages in a state of sandwiching the lower edge portion of the game area partition wall portion;
Form the
In the game area partition member,
An engagement groove portion for accommodating a folded tip portion of the engagement portion is formed in an edge portion along the game area partition wall portion,
The cover member has a cover member taper formed on the lower surface of the cover member that slopes upward from the front toward the rear,
When the cover member is attached, if the fastening portion is tightened at the front portion of the game area partition member, the rear portion of the cover member is lifted, and between the lower surface of the cover member and the game area partition wall portion. According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a shock absorbing space that absorbs the impact of the game ball by forming a gap corresponding to the taper of the cover member .

The game machine according to claim 1, wherein an elastic member is interposed between the pressing portion of the fastening member and the fastening portion of the cover member. .

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a fastening portion taper is formed on at least one of the front and back surfaces of the fastening portion,
When the cover member is attached, if the fastening portion is fastened to the front end of the game area partition member by the fastening member, the rear portion of the cover member is levitated, and the lower surface of the cover member and the game area partition wall The shock absorbing space portion for absorbing the impact of the game ball is formed by forming a gap corresponding to the taper of the cover member and the taper of the fastening portion between the portion and the portion. A gaming machine according to claim 1 or claim 2.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the fastening portion is deformed based on tightening the fastening member,
The cover member is configured to float behind the cover member based on the deformation of the fastening portion,
The game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the space width of the shock absorbing space portion can be adjusted by adjusting a tightening degree of the fastening member .

The gaming machine according to the present invention has the following excellent effects.
In other words, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the game area partition member is provided with a synthetic resin cover member that absorbs an impact at the time of collision of a game ball flowing down the game area, and faces the lower part of the game area. A region partition wall is provided so as to cover from above, and a fastening hole for fastening a fastening member for attaching the cover member is formed in front of the game region partition wall, and is formed on the lower surface of the cover member. Is a projecting portion projecting vertically from the front portion of the cover member in a direction opposite to the game area, and having a through hole through which the fastening member is inserted, and folded back from the front end portion of the cover member to the back side. And an engaging portion that engages in a state of sandwiching a lower edge of the gaming area partition wall, and the gaming area partition member has an edge along the gaming area partition wall The folded tip of the engaging part is stored in the part An engagement groove portion is formed, and the cover member is formed with a cover member taper that slopes upward from the front to the rear on the lower surface of the cover member, and when the cover member is attached, When the fastening portion is tightened at the front portion, the rear portion of the cover member is lifted so that a gap corresponding to the cover member taper is generated between the lower surface of the cover member and the game area partition wall portion. Since the shock absorbing space for absorbing the impact of the game ball is formed, the rear portion of the cover member is in a floating state, and when the game ball flowing down the game area collides with the cover member, the impact The impact of the game ball can be absorbed by slightly bending the cover member toward the absorption space. In addition, since the game area partition member and the cover member that covers the game area partition member are both made of synthetic resin, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that is excellent in decoration, easy to recycle, and inexpensive.

According to the invention described in claim 2, since the elastic member is interposed between the pressing portion of the fastening member and the fastening portion of the cover member, the load on the fastening portion can be reduced. At the same time, the impact of the game ball can be effectively absorbed by the elasticity of the elastic member.

According to the invention described in claim 3, when the fastening part taper is formed on at least one of the front and rear surfaces of the fastening part and the cover member is attached, the fastening part is formed by the fastening member. When fastened to the front end of the game area partition member, the rear portion of the cover member is levitated, and a gap corresponding to the cover member taper and the fastening portion taper is formed between the lower surface of the cover member and the game area partition wall portion. Since the shock absorbing space for absorbing the impact of the game ball is formed, the rear part of the cover member is in a floating state, and the game ball that has flowed down the game area collides with the cover member. In this case, the impact of the game ball can be absorbed by slightly bending the cover member into the shock absorbing space.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the fastening portion is deformed based on tightening of the fastening member, and the cover member floats behind the cover member based on deformation of the fastening portion. Since the space width of the shock absorbing space portion can be adjusted by adjusting the tightening degree of the fastening member, adjustment of the space width of the shock absorbing space portion is easy, and therefore assembly work Can be simplified.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings, taking a pachinko gaming machine as a representative gaming machine as an example. 1 is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine 1, FIG. 2 is a front view showing the inside of the pachinko gaming machine 1, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the pachinko gaming machine 1 with a glass frame opened, and FIG. 4 is a pachinko gaming machine. 2 is a front view of a game board 5 of the machine 1. FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 4, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is attached to the machine frame (outer frame) 2 so that one side (the left side in the figure) of the front frame (inner frame) 3 can be opened and closed. The game board 5 can be stored in the game board storage frame of the front frame body 4 serving as the base of the frame 3, and the display device 7, the big prize opening 8, and the like are provided on the surface of the game board body 6 serving as the base of the game board 5. A game area 11 provided with a general winning port 9, an out port 10, and the like, and a guide guide path 12 for guiding game balls into the game area 11 are formed. Further, a transparent member holding frame (glass frame) 13 with one side (left side in the figure) pivotally attached is provided on the front surface of the front frame 3 so as to be openable and closable via a hinge portion 14. A transparent member (glass plate) 16 that can be seen through is accommodated to cover the game area 11 and the guide guide path 12 from the front, and an upper plate unit 18 and a lower plate unit 19 are arranged vertically below the transparent member holding frame 13. I have. In the pachinko gaming machine 1, the upper plate unit 18 is pivotally attached to the front frame 3 so as to be openable and closable by the hinge portion 20, and a game ball (rented ball or prize ball) is stored on the front side of the upper plate unit 18. An upper plate 21 is disposed, a lower plate 22 is disposed at the front center of the lower plate unit 19, an ashtray 23 is disposed on the left side, and a firing operation unit (launching operation handle) 25 is disposed on the right side.

Next, the front frame body 4 will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the front frame body 4 is a frame-shaped member having a rectangular opening 26 on the upper side, and a game board storage frame 27 on the periphery of the opening 26 on the rear side. A frame board portion 28 is provided below the game board storage frame 27 in a protruding state. The game board main body 6 of the present embodiment is integrally formed of synthetic resin in a state including the game board storage frame 27 and the frame board part 28. However, the game board storage frame 27 and the frame board part 28 are separate members. May be attached.

  The game board storage frame 27 has a left side wall part (axial side wall part) 31 on the axis attachment side (one side, left side in the figure) of the front frame 3 and an open side (other side, in the figure) opposite to the axis attachment side. A right side wall portion (open side wall portion) 32 on the right side) and an upper side wall portion 33 in a state where the upper end portion of the left side wall portion 31 and the upper end portion of the right side wall portion 32 are connected. A back surface portion 34 is formed inward. The game board storage frame 27 having such a configuration is formed in a concave shape with an opening at the front, and is provided in a state where it is depressed by one step from the front surface of the front frame body 4.

  The game board storage frame 27 is provided with game board hooking means 36 for hooking the game board 5 to the left side wall portion 31. The game board latching means 36 includes a latch member 37 that can latch the game board 5 from the front, and a positioning member 38 that determines the position by restricting the lateral (left / right) movement of the game board 5. It is composed of

  The game board storage frame 27 includes clamps 40 on the right side wall portion 32 and the upper side wall portion 33 (see FIG. 2). The clamp 40 is a member for fixing the game board 5 while pressing it against the back surface part 34. The clamp 40 is fixed to move to the front surface of the game board 5 by rotating operation and sandwich the game board 5 with the back surface part 34. It can be converted into a state and a state in which the game board 5 is released by retreating from the front of the game board 5.

  The frame board portion 28 is provided with a game board placement portion 42 at the upper end, and by placing the lower end of the game board 5 on the game board placement portion 42, the position of the game board 5 in the vertical direction can be regulated. It is configured as follows. In addition, the frame board portion 28 includes a launching device 44 for launching a game ball toward the game area 11 at a location hitting the rear of the launch operation unit 25.

  The launching device 44 is a device capable of firing game balls stored in the upper plate 21 one by one, and the launching rod 47 is rotated on a plate-like mounting board 46 fixed to the front surface of the frame board portion 28. A tip 49 is attached to the shaft 48, and a lower end portion of the launch rod 47 extends downward from the rotation shaft 48 to eject a game ball. In addition, the launching device 44 sets the game ball launch position 50 of the launch rail 51 below the pivot shaft 48 at a position that is advanced around the pivot shaft 48 of the tip 49, and the game ball launch position. The firing rail 51 is arranged in a state where it is inclined upward from 50 toward the guide guide path 12 on the game board 5. The launch rail 51 is a member for guiding the game ball launched from the launch device 44 to the guide guide path 12, and the upper end is between the guide guide path 12 and the launch rod 47, the upper part of the launch rod 47, Alternatively, they are arranged in a state of being located at substantially the same height as the rotation shaft 48. In this way, the launching device 44 can be configured by arranging the launching rod 47 and the launching rail 51 side by side in a horizontal direction, and keeping the height low. Therefore, the game board 11 can be expanded by lowering the position of the frame board portion 28 in the front frame 3 and increasing the vertical width of the game board storage frame 27, that is, the game board 5.

  Further, the frame board portion 28 opens a foul lowering port (foul ball collection port) 53 between the upper end of the firing rail 51 and the guide guide path 12 so that the guide guide path 12 does not reach the game area 11. It is configured to be able to collect game balls that have flowed backward.

Next, members that divide the game area 11 on the game board 5 will be described.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the game board 5, and FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the game board 5. As shown in these drawings, the game board 5 has a decorative cell sheet affixed to the surface of a game board body 6 made of plywood or plastic, and the game area 11 is partitioned into a substantially circular shape from the cell sheet. The game area partition member 55 for playing is fixed in a state along each side of the game board main body 6.
The game area partitioning member 55 guides the game ball launched from the launching device 44 to the game area 11 and divides the guide guiding path 12 side (left side in the figure) of the game area 11 into a first C-shaped first. A shot ball guide unit 56 as a game zone partition member, and a second game zone partition that is fixed in a state adjacent to one end (upper right corner in the figure) of the shot ball guide unit 56 and divides the upper right side of the game zone 11 A member 57, a third game area partition member 58 that is positioned below the second game area partition member 57 and partitions the lower right side of the game area 11, the third game area partition member 58, and the firing ball guide The unit 56 is divided into a fourth game area partition member 59 that is located between the unit 56 and has an out-out opening. These are divided into a base portion 61 to be attached to the game board 5 and the base portion to be attached. From game 61 in front of game board The gaming area partition wall portion 62 standing upright toward have, these play area partition wall portion 62 is continuous in a substantially circular shape.

First, the firing ball guide unit 56 as the first game area partition member will be described.
FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the front surface of the firing ball guide unit 56, and FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the back surface of the firing ball guide unit 56.
As shown in FIGS. 6, 7, and 8, the shot ball guide unit 56 is a member that partitions the game ball entry side (left side in the drawing) of the game area 11, and guides guidance to the front side of the game board 5. A synthetic resin-made firing ball guide member 64 forming the path 12, a metal guide rail 66 attached to the firing ball guide member 64, and the guide rail 66 fixed to the firing ball guide member 64 from the front of the game board 5. A guide rail fastening tool 67 to be worn is schematically configured.

  The shot ball guide member 64 includes a bracket-shaped mounting base portion 61 having a substantially corner shape for mounting on the front side of the game board 5, and a shot ball guide wall standing up from the mounting base portion 61 toward the front of the game board 5. The portion 69 is formed in an arc shape from the lower end side to the upper end side of the front surface of the game board 5. And the attachment base part 61 is comprised including the upper attachment base part 71 attached to the front upper side of the game board main body 6, and the lower attachment base part 72 attached to the lower front side of the game board main body 6, An upper mounting base portion 71 and a lower mounting base portion 72 are provided outside the firing ball guide wall portion 69. Further, the upper mounting base portion 71 and the lower mounting base portion 72 are respectively provided with latch receiving portions 75 on the outer end portions on which the latching claws of the latch member 37 are hooked.

  Furthermore, the attachment base portion 61 includes an extended base portion 78 in a state of protruding outward from between the upper attachment base portion 71 and the lower attachment base portion 72 (see FIG. 8). The extended base portion 78 has a substantially crescent shape, and is formed so as to protrude outward from the side end of the game board main body 6 when attached to the game board main body 6 as shown in FIG. ing. The extended base portion 78 is provided with a bulging portion 82 that is a part of the projecting ball guide wall portion 69 and bulges outward in a standing state along the outer arc edge. With such a configuration, the shot ball guide unit 56 is disposed on the outer side of the side edge of the game board main body 6 in the middle of the guide guide path 12 and in the middle of the game board 5 in the vertical direction. be able to. Therefore, the widest portion of the lateral width of the game area 11, that is, the center portion in the vertical direction of the game area 11 can be expanded to the left and right. Thereby, the freedom degree of the design of the game board 5 can be increased, and the pachinko game machine which heightened the interest of the game can be provided.

  Further, the attachment base portion 61 is provided with a reinforcing member 83 that stands (extends) toward the rear of the game board 5 on the back surface of the extended base portion 78. As shown in FIG. 8, the reinforcing member 83 extends from the edge of the extended base portion 78, that is, from the vicinity of the base end of the bulging portion 82 of the firing ball guide wall portion 69 to immediately before the side end of the game board main body 6. Is formed. Specifically, the reinforcing member 83 includes a vertical first rib 84 formed along the edge of the extended base portion 78, and the surface of the first rib 84 on the first partition wall 63 side. A plurality of lateral second ribs 85 are provided between the base portion 78 and the base portion 78. By providing such a reinforcing member 83, the launch ball guide wall portion 69 and the guide rail 66 on the extended base portion 78 are not easily twisted or fallen outward, so that a game ball flying in the guide guide path 12 can fly. Unevenness can be made difficult to occur. In addition, a rib-shaped positioning projection 86 along the vertical direction is provided inside the reinforcing member 83 so as to contact the one side surface (left side surface) of the game board main body 6 to position the firing ball guide member 64 in the left-right direction. As a result, the efficiency of the assembly work can be improved.

  The reinforcing member 83 is disposed so as to be positioned between the upper and lower positioning members 38 in a state where the game board 5 is stored in the game board storage frame 27 (see FIG. 2). In addition, the reinforcing member 83 of the present embodiment is integrally molded with the extended base portion 78 and further the launch ball guide member 64 with a synthetic resin, but is a retrofit type that is attached to the back side of the extended base portion 78 as a separate member. It may be.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 8, columnar positioning bosses 87 protruding upward are provided on the back surfaces of the upper mounting base portion 71 and the lower mounting base portion 72, respectively. By inserting into a positioning hole 88 formed at a position opposed to the board body 6, the firing ball guide member 64 can be easily positioned on the game board body 6.

  The firing ball guide member 64 has an arc-shaped game area partition wall 62 that is in a state substantially parallel to the firing ball guide wall portion 69 at an inner position at a predetermined interval from the launch ball guide wall portion 69. Similarly to the shot ball guide wall portion 69, it is formed from the lower end side to the upper end side of the front surface of the game board 5. Thereby, the guide guiding path 12 and the game area 11 are partitioned, and the shot ball guide wall 69 and the game area partition wall (hereinafter, the game area partition wall of the first game area partition member 56 is referred to as “first partition wall section”. 63 ”.) An arcuate space sandwiched between 62 and 62 is used as the guide guiding path 12. The guide guiding path 12 has a bottom 89 integrally formed with a synthetic resin together with the mounting base 61. Therefore, the guide guiding path 12 and the first partition wall 63 have a U-shaped cross section that opens toward the front of the game board 5 together with the bottom 89 described above. The launch ball guide member 64 is provided with a return ball prevention member 90 made of a metal plate material at the upper end portion of the first partition wall portion 63 so that the game ball entering the game area 11 returns to the guide guide path 12. Is preventing.

  The firing ball guide member 64 has an upper end locking receiving portion 92 for locking the upper end portion of the guide rail 66 around the upper end of the firing ball guide wall portion 69 so as to protrude from the upper mounting base portion 71 and guide around the lower end. A lower end receiving portion 93 for fixing the lower end portion of the rail 66 protrudes from the lower mounting base portion 72. A guide rail locking wall 94 for locking the guide rail 66 is provided at a position closer to the game area 11 than the upper end locking receiving portion 92 and the lower end fixing receiving portion 93. The guide rail locking wall 94 faces forward from the mounting base 61 so as to be in series with the inner peripheral surface of the firing ball guide member 64 through a slit 95 that can be inserted into the end of the guide rail 66. Standing up.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the guide rail 66 is a member formed of a band-shaped metal plate (for example, a stainless steel plate) having substantially the same width as the firing ball guide wall 69. It is attached to the peripheral surface in a state of being curved in an arc along the longitudinal direction. The guide rail 66 is bent in a crank shape at the upper and lower ends toward the outside of the game area 11, and has a locking portion 100 that is locked to the top locking receiving portion 92 at the upper end and a lower end at the lower end. A fastening portion 101 that is fastened to the fastening receiving portion 93 is formed. A positioning projection 103 is formed at the rear end of the intermediate portion of the guide rail 66 to maintain the guide rail 66 in a curved state along the inner surface of the firing ball guide wall 69. Is inserted into the guide rail positioning notch 104 at the bottom 89 of the firing ball guide member 64 and folded back so that the guide rail 66 can maintain a curved state along the inner surface of the firing ball guide wall 69. ing. In addition, the material of the guide rail 66 in this embodiment is not restricted to the above-mentioned stainless steel, For example, what gave galvanization to iron may be used.

  The firing ball guide unit 56 includes a launching ball contact unit 106 that allows a game ball launched from the launching device 44 of the guide rail 66 and jumping over the foul flow lowering port 53 to collide (collision). A launch ball impact absorbing space 107 is formed between the wall 69 and a predetermined distance in the length direction of the guide rail 66. It should be noted that the above-mentioned launching ball contact portion 106 is a portion on the guide rail 66 where a game ball that has jumped over the foul flow lowering port 53 can come into contact. Refers to a range from a position where it finally reaches the guide rail 66 to a position where it hits when the hitting force is maximized (see FIGS. 2, 6 and 7).

  The guide rail 66 is basically (for example, when a player launches a game ball at a position where the player can easily hold the launch operation unit 25, or when the hitting force of the launching device 44 is in the middle of the adjustable range). In this case, a game ball is brought into contact with substantially the center of a launch ball contact portion 106 having a launch ball impact absorbing space 107 formed on the back surface. More specifically, the firing ball guide member 64 is a portion of the launch ball guide wall portion 69 that faces the launch ball contact portion 106 of the guide rail 66 attached to the launch ball guide member 64. The firing ball contact portion 106 and the firing ball guide wall portion 69 are spaced apart from each other. The launch ball contact portion 106 has both ends in the longitudinal direction, that is, the contact position of the game ball with the minimum hitting ball firing force and the hit position with the maximum hitting ball firing force. It is supported in the state of what is called a both-ends support beam from the opposite side to the guide guide path 12 by the edge part formed in the middle.

  As described above, when the launch ball impact absorbing space 106 is provided on the back side (opposite to the guide guide path 12) of the launch ball contact portion 106, when the game ball from the launch device 44 comes into contact with the guide rail 66, this The guide rail 66 can be bent slightly by being pushed to the launching ball impact absorbing space 107 without restraining the movement to be recessed into the launching ball guide wall 69 by this collision. Therefore, even if the game ball hits against the guide rail 66, it is difficult to bounce by absorbing the impact, and unevenness in flight can be reduced. Therefore, the player can send the game ball to the game area 11 as intended by operating the launching device 44, and can enhance the interest of the game.

Next, a procedure for attaching the guide rail 66 will be described.
In order to attach the guide rail 66 as described above to the firing ball guide wall portion 69, the guide rail 66 is curved in advance along the launch ball guide wall portion 69, and the crank portions at the upper and lower ends are slit in the launch ball guide member 64. 95, the upper end locking portion 100 is locked to the upper end locking receiving portion 92 of the firing ball guide member 64, the guide rail fastening device 67 is mounted, and the lower end fastening portion 101 is placed on the firing ball guide member 64. The lower end fastening receiving portion 93 is used to fasten using a detachable fastening member 108 such as a screw. Further, the guide rail 66 is bent along the inner surface of the firing ball guide wall 69 by inserting and turning back the positioning protrusion 103 at the rear end of the guide rail 66 into the guide rail positioning notch 104 of the bottom 89. To maintain. The front end of the guide rail 66 attached in this way is in a state where the height from the game board 5 is aligned with the standing end of the firing ball guide wall 69. Further, the guide rail 66 can reliably determine the standing state such as the standing position and the angle simply by contacting the shot ball guide wall portion 69 formed integrally with the mounting base portion 61, so that the guide rail 66 can be mounted. It can be done in a short time. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the burden of assembly work of the game board 5 and maintenance work of the game board 5 in the game store. Further, the metal guide rail 66 can be easily removed by removing the fastening tool 67 and the fastening member 108 and folding back the positioning projection 103 in the guide rail positioning notch 104. Separation work can be easily performed.

  A cover member (left cover member 142) 141, which will be described later, is provided on the lower portion of the game area partition wall portion 62 of the shot ball guiding unit 56 so as to cover the lower portion. The mounting structure will be described in detail later.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 6, the second game area partition member 57 is integrally formed with a second partition wall 110 as an arc-shaped game area partition wall 62 at the end on the game area 11 side. . This second partition wall portion 110 stands up from the upper part of the game board 5 to the front left side of the game board 5 with the rubber material 111 attached in the middle, and from the launch ball guide unit 56 to the game area. The game balls that have jumped into 11 are prevented from jumping out of the game area 11. Further, the second partition wall 110 is provided so that one end (the left end in FIG. 6) is continuous with the right end of the launch ball guide wall portion 69 of the launch ball guide unit 56. It stands up toward the front of the game board 5 over the center. The second game area partition member 57 is provided with a recess that allows a fingertip to be hooked at a portion located on the side (right side in the figure) of the game board main body 6, and the game board 5 is detached from the game board storage frame 27. A game board mounting portion 114 is formed which forms a handle portion 113 when the game board is used, and abuts the clamp 40 of the game board storage frame 27. As described above, the second game area partition member 57 is connected to one end (right end in FIG. 6) of the firing ball guide unit 56 as the first game area partition member, and one end of the second game area partition member 57 (FIG. 6 at the left end) are connected in an adjacent state to partition the upper right side of the game area 11. A positioning projection (not shown) is provided on the back surface of the mounting base portion 61 of the second game area partition member 57, and the positioning projection is inserted into a positioning hole 115 formed at a position opposed to the game board main body 6. By doing so, the second game area partition member 57 is positioned. Further, a fastening portion 118 having an insertion hole 117 is formed in the upper end portion and the right end portion of the second game area partition member 57, and a fastening member (not shown) is inserted through the insertion hole 117 to play the game board. It is configured to be fixed to the main body 6.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 10, the third game area partition member 58 is integrally formed with the third partition wall part 120 as the arc-shaped game area partition wall part 62 at the end on the game area 11 side. ing. The third partition wall portion 120 is provided so that one end (the upper end in FIG. 6) is continuous with the lower end of the second partition wall portion 110, and the game board 5 extends from the right center portion to the lower portion. Standing forward. Further, the third game area partition member 58 includes a game board mounting portion 114 for mounting on the surface of the game board 5, and a display sticker such as an authorization sticker or a probability specification is pasted on a part of the front face for posting. A plate-shaped bulletin board 122 is detachably provided. The third game area partition member 58 is connected to the other end (lower end in FIG. 6) of the second game area partition member 57 in a state where one end (upper end in FIG. 6) of the third game area partition member 58 is adjacent. Thus, the lower right side of the game area 11 is defined. A positioning projection (not shown) is provided on the back surface of the mounting base portion 61 of the third game area partition member 58, and this positioning projection is inserted into a positioning hole 124 formed at a position facing the game board main body 6. By doing so, the second game area partition member 57 is positioned. Furthermore, a fastening portion 127 having an insertion hole 126 is formed on the right end and lower end of the third game area partition member 57, and a fastening member (not shown) is inserted into the insertion hole 126 to allow the game board main body 6 to be inserted. It is supposed to stop at. Then, similarly to the shot ball guiding unit 56, a cover member (right cover member 143) 141, which will be described later, covers the lower portion of the third partition wall portion 120 of the third game area partition member 58 so as to cover the lower portion. However, the structure of the cover member itself and the mounting structure thereof will be described in detail later.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the fourth game area partition member 59 is located between the third game area partition member 58 and the launch ball guide unit 56 and has an attachment base that opens the outlet 10. And the other end (left end in FIG. 6) of the third game area partition member 58 and the other end (lower right end in FIG. 6) of the projecting ball guide unit 56 are projected forward in the state of projecting forward. The unit 131 is connected. Then, by positioning the out-port peripheral portion 133 that stands upward from the rear end of the out-port overhang portion 131 and partitions the out-port 10 in front of the notch portion 134 formed on the lower side of the game board main body 6. An out port 10 is formed on the game board 5. Positioning protrusions (not shown) are provided on the back surface of the outer peripheral edge portion 133 so as to be positioned on both sides of the outer opening 10, and the positioning protrusions are formed on both sides of the notch portion 134 of the game board main body 6. By being inserted into the positioning hole 136, the out port 10 of the fourth game area partition member 59 is positioned. Further, insertion holes 137 are formed on both sides of the outer peripheral edge 133, and a fixing member (not shown) is inserted into the insertion hole 137 so as to be fixed to the game board main body 6.

  Next, the lower part (the part near the out mouth) of the first partition wall 63 of the first game region partition member (launching ball guide unit) 56 and the third partition wall 120 of the third game region partition member 58. The synthetic resin cover member 141 provided so as to cover the lower part (the part near the out mouth) will be described.

  11 is a perspective view of the cover member 141 as viewed from the back side, FIG. 12 is a schematic cross-sectional view for explaining the fastening structure of the cover member 141, and FIG. 13 is a schematic cross-sectional view for explaining the engagement structure of the cover member 141. . As shown in these drawings and FIG. 6, the cover member 141 includes a left cover member 142 that covers a surface facing the lower part of the game area of the first partition wall 63 of the shot ball guiding unit 56, and a third game area section. It is a pair of members with a right cover member 143 that covers the surface of the third partition wall 120 of the member 58 that faces the lower part of the game area from above, and is provided on both sides with the fourth game area partition member 59 in between. In the present embodiment, these cover members 142 and 143 have a common structure (shape) on both the left and right sides.

  Specifically, the cover member 141 is a surface facing the lower part of the game area of the first partition wall part 63 of the shot ball guiding unit 56 or the lower part of the game area of the third partition wall part 120 of the third game area partition member 58. A taper T1 that is curved in an arc shape facing the lower part of the game area and is inclined upward from the front to the rear (game board side) is formed on the lower surface (that is, toward the rear). A strip-shaped member having a gradually reduced plate thickness, a surface facing the lower part of the game area of the first partition wall part 63 of the firing ball guiding unit 56, or the third partition wall part 120 of the third game area partition member 58. The band-like surface covering the surface facing the lower part of the game area functions as a falling ball receiving portion 146 that receives a game ball flowing down the game area 11.

As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the front part of the falling ball receiving part 146 (left side portion in FIG. 11) is L-shaped in the direction opposite to the game area 11 from the front part of the falling ball receiving part 146. A plurality of (in this embodiment, two) tongue-like fastening portions 147 that are bent in a protruding manner are formed, and the fastening portion 147 is formed with an insertion hole 149 through which a fastening member 148 such as a screw is inserted. .
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7, a plurality of (two in this embodiment) boss portions 153 are formed in the vicinity of the front end portion of the lower portion of the first partition wall portion 63 of the firing ball guide unit 56. The boss portion 153 is formed with a fastening hole 155 for fastening a fastening member 148 through which the insertion hole 149 of the left cover member 142 is inserted from the front to the rear. Similarly, a plurality of (two in this embodiment) boss portions 153 are formed in the vicinity of the front end portion of the lower portion of the third partition wall portion 120 of the third game region partition member 58 as shown in FIG. The boss portion 153 is formed with a fastening hole 155 for fastening the fastening member 148 through which the insertion hole 149 of the right cover member 143 is inserted from the front to the rear.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 13, at the front end portion of the falling ball receiving portion 146, there are a plurality of (three in this embodiment) engagements on both sides in the direction along the arc of each fastening portion 147. A joint portion 158 is formed. Each engagement portion 158 has a shape that is folded back so as to make a U-turn from the front end portion to the rear surface rearward, and a tip portion that faces rearward is formed with a taper so as to be sequentially thinned. The lower edge portion of the first partition wall portion 63 of the 56 or the lower edge portion of the third partition wall portion 120 of the third game area partition member 58 is engaged so as to be sandwiched. The folded tip end portion of the engaging portion 158 is formed longer than the height at which the game area partition wall portion 55 projects forward from the front surface of the attachment base portion 61, so that the attachment base along the game region partition wall portion 55 is formed. A plurality of (three in the present embodiment) engagement groove portions 159 for accommodating the folded tip portion of the engagement portion 158 are formed on the edge portion of the portion 61 (see FIG. 10). Of these, two lower engaging groove portions 159 function as positioning groove portions of the engaging portion 158. In FIG. 7, although not clearly shown for the sake of illustration, an engagement groove portion 159 is also formed in the same configuration in the lower portion of the first partition wall portion 63 of the firing ball guide unit 56.

  Thus, the left cover member 142 is provided in the lower part of the first partition wall part 63 of the firing ball guide unit 56, so that the inner surface of the upper part of the first partition wall part 63 flows down more than the inner surface of the lower part. The ball receiving portion 146 protrudes to the game area side by the thickness, and a step portion 161 is formed at the boundary portion, and the step portion 161 regulates the upper end position of the left cover member 142 (FIGS. 7 and 8). reference). Similarly, since the right cover member 143 is provided in the lower part of the third partition wall part 120 of the third game area partition member 58, the inner surface of the upper part of the third partition wall part 120 is more than the inner surface of the lower part. The falling ball receiving portion 146 protrudes toward the game area side by a thickness, and a step portion 162 is formed at the boundary portion, and the step portion 162 regulates the upper end position of the right cover member 143. Further, the lower end of the left cover member 142 and the lower end of the right cover member 143 are arranged so as to sandwich the fourth game area partition member 59.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the cover member 141 is provided so as to cover the surface facing the lower part of the game area in the lower part of the game area partition member 55 in the firing ball guide unit 56 and the third game area partition member 58. As shown in FIG. 15, when the front part of the game area partition member 55 is tightened by the fastening member 148 such as a screw, the rear part of the falling ball receiving part 146 floats and enters a floating state, and the game area partition member 55 The shock absorbing space 166 is formed between the surface on the game area side and the surface on the game area partition member side of the cover member 141. Therefore, when a game ball that has flowed down the game area 11 collides with the cover member 141, the falling ball receiving portion 146 of the cover member 141 slightly bends toward the shock absorbing space portion 166, so that the impact of the game ball is reduced. Can be absorbed.

  In addition, when the fastening member 148 is tightened, the fastening portion 147 is very slightly deformed, and the falling ball receiving portion 146 of the cover member 141 is lifted, and the shock absorption between the game area partition member 55 and the cover member 141 is absorbed. Since the space portion 166 is formed, the space width of the shock absorbing space portion 166 can be adjusted by adjusting the tightening degree of the fastening member 148. Since the cover member 141 is attached by the fastening member 148 in this way, the assembly work is easy.

Further, as shown in FIG. 16, between the pressing portion (head) of the fastening member 148 and the tongue-like fastening portion 147 of the cover member 141, for example, a ring-shaped elasticity made of rubber, synthetic resin, or the like. When the fastening member 148 is fastened with the member 167 interposed, the load on the tongue-like fastening portion 147 of the cover member 141 can be reduced, and the impact of the game ball is effective due to the elasticity of the elastic member 167. Can be absorbed.
The elastic member 167 may be provided on both sides of the fastening portion of the cover member, but may be interposed on at least one side.

Further, when the fastening member 148 is tightened when the cover member 141 is attached, the levitation means for the rear portion of the cover member 141 to rise is the rear surface of the falling ball receiving portion 146 in the above embodiment (from the game board side). ) And a fastening portion 147 provided vertically, and when the cover member is attached, the lower surface taper is provided even if the upper surface of the falling ball receiving portion 146 is substantially horizontal. The gap is formed between the game area partition member and the upper surface of the game area partition member, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 17, a taper T2 that is inclined downward toward the game board is formed on the upper surface of the game area partition wall 62, and the falling ball receiving portion 146 of the cover member has the same plate thickness. When the fastening portion 147 provided perpendicular to the fastening portion 148 is tightened by the fastening member 148, a gap corresponding to the taper formed on the upper surface of the game area partition wall portion 62 is formed as shown in FIG. May be. Further, as shown in FIG. 18, a taper T3 (fastening portion taper T3) is formed on at least one of the front and rear surfaces of the fastening portion 147 of the cover member 141, and as shown in FIG. When the landing part 147 is fastened to the front end of the game area partition wall part 62 by the fastening member 148, the rear part of the falling ball receiving part 146 is floated and a gap is formed between the upper surface of the game area partition wall part 62 You may do it. Further, as shown in FIG. 19, the upper end side is positioned in front of the counterpart side to which the fastening portion 147 of the cover member 141 is fastened, that is, the front end surface of the game area partition member 55 (around the fastening hole 155). A taper (inclined surface) T4 whose lower end side is located on the rear game board side is formed, and the fixing portion 147 is fixed to the front end of the game area partition wall portion 62 by the fixing member 148 as shown in FIG. When worn, the rear part of the falling ball receiving part 146 may be lifted and a gap may be formed between the upper surface of the game area partition wall part 62. Further, at least one of the front and rear surfaces of the elastic member 167 shown in FIG. 16 is tapered, or a spacer (not shown) having a similar taper is provided in place of the elastic member 167, and the fastening portion 147 is interposed. Is fixed to the front end of the game area partition wall 62 by the fixing member 148, the falling ball receiving portion 146 is lifted by the taper of the elastic member 167 or the spacer, and a gap is formed between the upper surface of the game area partition wall 62. You may comprise so that it may arise. Moreover, you may comprise combining the example of an above-described floating means suitably. For example, a taper T1 that is inclined upward from the front to the rear (game board side) is formed on the lower surface of the falling ball receiving portion 146, and a taper T2 that is inclined downward toward the game board on the upper surface of the game area partition wall portion 62. May be formed. In the example of FIGS. 18 and 19, a taper (not shown) may be formed on the upper surface of the falling ball receiving portion 146 so as to incline downward from the front toward the rear (game board side).
In any case, it is desirable to configure each part so that the upper surface of the falling ball receiving part 146 is substantially horizontal or slightly tilted downward toward the game board with the cover member 141 attached.

In this embodiment, the game area partition wall 62 (63, 120) is also formed in the portion covered with the cover member 141 in the launch ball guide unit 56 and the third game area partition member 58. However, if the shock absorbing space 166 is formed below the cover member 141, the falling ball receiving portion 146 has an effect of being slightly bent. Therefore, the game area partition wall of the portion covered with the cover member 141 It is good also as a shape which abolished the part 62 and cut out the part.
That is, the lower part of the game area is partitioned by a synthetic resin strip-shaped cover member, and the cover member is fixed to the front part of the protruding part of the game area partition member and the rear part is in a floating state In addition, an impact absorbing space portion may be formed below the cover member so as to absorb an impact at the time of collision of a game ball flowing down the game area. Therefore, the cover member in this case also functions as a game area partition wall, and can be rephrased as a floating partition wall member that is supported with the front end fixed and the falling ball receiving portion is in a floating state. it can.

  The cover member 141 is preferably formed of a synthetic resin that is more flexible than the game area partition member 55. As the synthetic resin constituting the game area partition member 55, for example, ABS resin is used. However, as the synthetic resin constituting the cover member 141, the content of butadiene is larger than that of normal ABS resin, and normal ABS is used. It is conceivable to use a soft ABS resin (manufactured by Techno Polymer Co., Ltd .: soft ABS (αBS-α, β, γ)) that is more flexible than the resin. In this way, by forming the cover member 141 with a synthetic resin that is more flexible than the game area partitioning member 55, it can be easily bent into the shock absorbing space 143.

  In the present embodiment, the game area partition member 55 includes a first game area partition member (launch ball guide member 64 of the launch ball guide unit) 56, a second game area partition member 57, a third game area partition member 58 and a first game area partition member 58. Although configured as four game area partition members 59, not only the cover member 141 but also the fourth game area partition member 59 may be replaced with other game area partition members 55 (first game area partition member 56, second game area). The partition member 57 and the third game area partition member 58) may be formed of a synthetic resin that is more flexible than the soft ABS resin, for example, and if configured in this manner, the game ball flowing down the game area 11 is flexible. It can be received by a synthetic resin having a property, and excessive rebound of the game ball can be prevented.

  In addition, the game area partition member 55 and the cover member 141 covering the game area partition wall 62 (63, 120) are both formed of synthetic resin, and only the guide rail 66 is made of metal. It is possible to provide an inexpensive gaming machine that is excellent in recycling, easy to sort and recycle.

  It should be understood that the above-described embodiment is illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. The present invention is not limited to the above description but is defined by the scope of the claims, and includes all modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the scope of the claims.

  Further, the present invention has been described by taking a pachinko gaming machine as a typical gaming machine as an example. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and a gaming machine that plays a game by driving a game ball from a launching device into a gaming area through a guide taxiway. Any game machine can be used. For example, the present invention can also be applied to game machines such as an enclosed ball type pachinko machine, an arrangement ball type game machine, and a sparrow ball type game machine that circulate game balls enclosed therein.

It is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a front view which shows the inside of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a perspective view of a pachinko gaming machine in a state where a glass frame is opened. It is a front view of a game board. It is a perspective view of a game board. It is a disassembled perspective view of a game board. It is a disassembled perspective view of the surface of a firing ball guide unit. It is a perspective view of the back surface of a firing ball guide unit. It is a perspective view of the back surface situation of a game board. It is a perspective view of the 3rd game field division member. It is the perspective view which looked at the cover member from the back side. It is a schematic diagram explaining the fastening structure of a cover member. It is a schematic diagram explaining the engagement structure of a cover member. It is a schematic diagram of the state before the cover member is fixed. It is a schematic diagram of the state after the cover member is fixed. It is a schematic diagram of the state which fastened the fastening member by interposing an elastic member. It is sectional drawing which shows the principal part of the floating means which formed the taper of the game area partition wall part. It is sectional drawing which shows the principal part of the floating means which formed the taper in the fastening part of the cover member. It is sectional drawing which shows the principal part of the floating means which formed the taper in the front surface of the fastening part of a game area partition wall part.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 5 Game board 10 Out port 11 Game area 12 Guidance guideway 55 Game area division member 56 1st game area division member (launching ball guidance unit)
57 second game area partition member 58 third game area partition member 59 fourth game area partition member 61 mounting base section 62 game area partition wall section 63 first partition wall section 64 shot ball guide member 66 guide rail 67 guide rail fixed Tool 69 Firing ball guide wall portion 71 Upper mounting base portion 72 Lower mounting base portion 78 Extended base portion 82 Swelling portion 83 Reinforcement member 84 First rib 85 Second rib 86 Positioning protrusion 87 Positioning boss 88 Positioning hole 89 Bottom portion 90 Return ball preventing member 92 Upper end locking receiving portion 93 Lower end locking receiving portion 94 Guide rail locking wall 95 Slit 100 Locking portion 101 Fastening portion 103 Positioning projection 104 Guide rail positioning notch portion 106 Launch ball contact portion 107 Launching Ball impact absorbing space portion 110 Second partition wall portion 114 Game board mounting portion 118 Fastening portion 120 Third partition wall portion 131 Out port overhang part 133 Out port peripheral edge part 134 Notch part 136 Positioning hole 141 Cover member 142 Left cover member 143 Right cover member 146 Falling ball receiving part 147 Fastening part 148 Fastening member 155 Fastening hole 158 Engaging part 159 Engagement Joint groove portion 166 Shock absorbing space portion 167 Elastic member

Claims (4)

In a gaming machine provided with a game area partition member made of synthetic resin that protrudes forward from the game board and partitions the game area by a game area partition wall,
The game area partition member is provided with a cover member made of a synthetic resin that absorbs an impact at the time of collision of the game ball flowing down the game area in a state of covering the game area partition wall portion facing the lower part of the game area from above.
A fastening hole for fastening a fastening member for attaching the cover member is formed in front of the game area partition wall,
On the lower surface of the cover member,
A fastening part that protrudes vertically from the front part of the cover member in the direction opposite to the game area, and that has an insertion hole through which the fastening member is inserted;
An engaging portion that has a shape that is folded back from the front end portion of the cover member to the rear side, and that engages in a state of sandwiching the lower edge portion of the game area partition wall portion;
Form the
In the game area partition member,
An engagement groove portion for accommodating a folded tip portion of the engagement portion is formed in an edge portion along the game area partition wall portion,
The cover member has a cover member taper formed on the lower surface of the cover member that slopes upward from the front toward the rear,
When the cover member is attached, if the fastening portion is tightened at the front portion of the game area partition member, the rear portion of the cover member is lifted, and between the lower surface of the cover member and the game area partition wall portion. The game machine is characterized in that a gap corresponding to the taper of the cover member is formed to form an impact absorbing space for absorbing the impact of the game ball . The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein an elastic member is interposed between the pressing portion of the fixing member and the fixing portion of the cover member . A fastening part taper is formed on at least one of the front and back surfaces of the fastening part,
When the cover member is attached, if the fastening portion is fastened to the front end of the game area partition member by the fastening member, the rear portion of the cover member is levitated, and the lower surface of the cover member and the game area partition wall The shock absorbing space portion for absorbing the impact of the game ball is formed by forming a gap corresponding to the taper of the cover member and the taper of the fastening portion between the portion and the portion. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or claim 2. The fastening portion is deformed based on tightening the fastening member,
The cover member is configured to float behind the cover member based on the deformation of the fastening portion,
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the space width of the shock absorbing space portion can be adjusted by adjusting a tightening degree of the fastening member .

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