JP4174601B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a ball game machine including a member that covers a display body such as a liquid crystal display panel attached to a game board.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In conventional ball game machines, a so-called center cover is provided as a cover on the top of the display body so that the game ball does not pass through the surface of the display body such as a liquid crystal display board, and the interest of the image displayed on the display body is enhanced. I was trying not to damage it. There is also a type in which a center cover is provided with a entrance, and a game ball that has entered the entrance is warped (guided) to a stage under the center cover. Currently, liquid crystal screens of about 5 or 6 inches occupy the position.
[0003]
However, in recent years, the area of the display body has been increasing more and more. For example, if a display of 5 inches is enlarged to a display of about 10 inches, the range through which the game ball passes becomes too limited. The original interest of the ball game machine is damaged.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Accordingly, the invention described in claims 1 to 5 provides a ball game machine that can ensure the original interest of the ball game machine even if the area of the display body is increased.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In view of the above problems, it has been made the first aspect of the present invention, a game board having a mount hole in Chuo, disposed on the back side of the recreation board, variably displaying a display state of the display such a variable display device, and a transparent member for covering the display member from the front side of the game board, the display body is in visibly configured pinball game machine from the front side of the game board, said transparent The member blocks the through hole from the surface side of the game board, and is fixed to the game board so that the surface is flush with the surface of the game board, whereby a game area where the game ball rolls The variable display device is arranged so that the display body closes the through hole from the back side of the game board, and the transparent member and the through hole are inserted through the variable display device. wherein the display member is a ball-shooting game machine characterized by comprising a visible Te The shape of the “through hole” here is not limited in any way, and examples thereof include a circle, a square, a triangle, an ellipse, and the like. The “display body” is preferably one that displays a design such as a liquid crystal display body or a light emitting diode body, but is not limited thereto. Further, it is preferable that this is suitable for closing the back surface side of the “through hole”. The “transparent member” is preferably a thin plate material, but is not limited to this, and examples thereof include a thick plate material, an uneven material, and a curved surface material. According to the first aspect, the original movement of the game ball is not impaired, and the display area of the “display body” can be expanded. Examples of means for fixing the transparent member to the game board include various means such as adhesion, screwing, and locking. Further, when the transparent member is fixed to the surface side of the game board, the transparent member may be directly fixed to the surface side portion of the game board, or the transparent member is extended to the back side of the game board. There are various fixing modes such as fixing the transparent member so that the transparent member exists on the surface side.
In view of the above problems, the invention according to claim 2 is made, and the transparent member has a fixing portion fixed to the back surface of the game board with a fixing screw, and a length corresponding to the thickness of the game board. And a fitting portion that is formed by bending from the fixed portion and is fitted into the through hole, thereby closing the through hole from the surface side of the game board, and the fitting portion When the fixing portion is fixed to the back surface of the game board with the fixing screw in a state of being fitted into the through hole, the surface of the fitting portion and the surface of the game board are flush with each other. The game area is continuously constituted by the fitting part and the game board, and the variable display device has a display fixing part at an end part, and the display fixing part is attached to the fixing screw together with the fixing part. The fixed board is fixed to the back surface of the game board and fixed together with the transparent member. It is set to the pinball game machine.
[0006]
In view of the above-described problems, the invention described in claim 3 is made, and a first game ball is guided in a predetermined rolling direction when a falling game ball contacts the surface of the fitting portion. A first transparent guiding member, and a second transparent guiding member provided with a transparent elastic member that irregularly bounces the gaming ball by receiving the falling gaming ball on the upper surface, the first transparent below the guide member, the transparent guide member is interposed a bound region not provided, pinball game machine according to claim 2, wherein the second transparent guide member is formed It is said. The “transparent guide member” functions to guide the game ball, such as playing a game ball. This includes a transparent pin and a transparent windmill.
[0007]
Before SL transparent member is preferably provided with a resilient member on the surface thereof.
[0008]
Before SL transparent member includes a transparent area forming body disposed on the surface thereof, a gaming ball passing area formed on the outer side of the region forming member, game balls formed inside side of the region forming member it is preferably characterized by comprising a non-transmission region. As used herein, “region forming body” includes a frame, a band, a protrusion, and the like, but is not limited thereto . The presence of the “ game ball non-passing area” does not impair the interest of the “display body” screen due to the passage of the game ball, and the presence of the “game ball passing area” causes the flow of the game balls in the main body of the ball game machine. Is secured and the interest of the game is not impaired.
[0009]
Before SL region formed body frame shape der Rukoto are preferred. Examples of the “frame shape” herein include a rhombus, a square, a circle, and an ellipse, but are not particularly limited.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
First, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a ball game machine 1 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2A shows the vicinity of the center of a game board 3 having a game area 2 provided in the ball game machine 1. A rectangular through hole 4 is provided, and the display body 5 is fixed to the back side portion 3 b of the game board 3 and the back side of the through hole 4 is closed. Moreover, the transparent member 6 which covers the display body 5 through the through hole 4 is provided. The transparent member 6 is fixed to the surface side portion 3a of the game board 3 by bonding or screwing. The surface of the transparent plate 61 and the surface side portion 3a is made to be smoothly continuous, and no stepped portion is provided, but an appropriate stepped portion or the like may be provided. The display body 5 is a main part of the symbol display device, and includes a casing 51, a control base 53 provided therein, and a 10-inch square liquid crystal display panel controlled thereby. 55. The liquid crystal display panel 55 and the transparent member 6 are provided with an appropriate interval. Moreover, although the magnitude | size is substantially the same and the shape is also a rectangle, it is not necessarily limited to this. Note that the end of the housing 51 is fixed to the back surface portion 3b with screws 57.
[0011]
As shown in FIG. 2 (b), the transparent member 6 comprises a rectangular thin transparent plate 61, on the surface of which a plurality of transparent pins 62 are implanted as transparent guiding members, and transparent below. A pair of transparent members 63 made of a transparent material is provided as a guide member, and a game ball passage region 65 is formed on the entire surface. Further, the shape and structure of the elastic member 63 are not limited to those shown in the drawings, and any structure may be used as long as the game ball functions to jump and jump in the bound area 66. Both ends of the elastic member 63 are fixed to the transparent plate 61 with fixing pins 67. The elastic member 63 has a function of receiving a falling game ball on its upper surface and bouncing irregularly, and it is easy to bounce by being formed into a convex arc shape as a whole. Further, in the portion of the bounce area 66 located above the elastic member 63, a space is formed so as not to provide as much as possible obstacles to the bounce of game balls such as obstacle nails and windmills, and the liquid crystal display panel 55 is provided. It is easy to see. The game ball flows through the game ball passage area 65, but it does not particularly impede the interest of the game. Note that the material of the transparent member 6 is not particularly limited as long as it is a transparent material such as glass or plastic. In any case, the liquid crystal display board 55 can be seen through, so that the entertainment of the game is not hindered. Absent.
[0012]
Returning to FIG. 1, a starting port 15 is provided below the transparent member 6, and a large winning port 17 as a variable winning device called an attacker is disposed below the starting port 15. A control board (not shown) in which a circuit for controlling the overall operation of the ball game machine 1 is incorporated is arranged on the back side (not shown) of the ball game machine 1. In addition, a windmill and a well-known prize opening are installed in the game area excluding the transparent member 6 in the game area 2, but the structure is well-known, and the overall structure of the ball game machine 1 is also in accordance with the prior art. Therefore, illustration and description thereof are omitted.
[0013]
Next, a transparent member 106, which is a modification of the transparent member 6, will be described with reference to FIG. 3A. This changes the shape of the through hole 104 and the display body 105 corresponding to the elliptical shape. The other configurations are unchanged. That is, the transparent member 106 is made of a transparent plate 161 which is a horizontally long elliptical thin plate, a plurality of transparent pins 162 are implanted on the surface thereof, and a pair of transparent materials as a guide member is provided below. A windmill 164 is provided, and a game ball passage region 165 is formed on the entire surface.
[0014]
Next, a transparent member 206, which is a modified example of the transparent member 6, will be described with reference to FIG. 3B. This changes the shape of the through hole 204 and the display body 205 in response to the circular shape. The other configurations are unchanged. That is, the transparent member 206 is formed of a transparent thin plate 261 that is a circular thin plate, and a plurality of transparent pins 262 are implanted on the surface thereof, and below the elastic material of a pair of transparent materials as a guide member. A member 263 is provided, and a game ball passage region 265 is formed on the entire surface.
[0015]
The ball game machine 301 which is 2nd embodiment shown in FIG. 4 is demonstrated. This is a change of the transparent member 6 to the transparent member 306. Specifically, various members such as the transparent pin 62 arranged on the transparent plate 61 of the transparent member 6 of the first embodiment are removed to form a region. A frame body 368 is provided. That is, as shown in FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b), the region forming frame 368 has a shape similar to a rhombus in which the four corners are obliquely cut and has a square cross section and is spaced from the front glass (not shown). Is configured to be able to prevent the passage of game balls. A transparent member 306 is formed by bonding or integrally molding the rectangular transparent plate 361. Thus, one game ball non-passing area 369 and four game ball passing areas 365 are partitioned and formed. The presence of the game ball non-passing area 369 causes the display body 305 to pass by the passage of the game ball. The interest of the image is not impaired, and the presence of the game ball passage area 365 ensures the flow of the game balls in the main body of the bullet ball game machine so that the interest of the game is not impaired. Further, wind turbines 364 (see FIG. 4) are disposed on both sides of the transparent member 306. In addition, about the other component of the ball game machine 301, the number of the corresponding component of the ball game machine 1 is changed to the 300 series and is shown in the figure.
[0016]
A transparent member 406 shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B is a modification of the transparent member 306 and has an elliptical shape. That is, the transparent member 406 is obtained by bonding an elliptical region forming frame 468 having a square cross section to the edge of an elliptical transparent plate 461. The through hole 404 is elliptical and the display body 405 is square. In addition, since the other components in the present modified example and the various modified examples described below are the same as those in the second embodiment, description and illustration are omitted.
[0017]
A transparent member 506 shown in FIGS. 6C and 6D is a modified example of the transparent member 306, in which an area forming frame body 568 having a square cross section and an elliptical shape is bonded to the edge of a circular transparent plate 561. The through hole 504 is circular and the display body 505 is square.
[0018]
A transparent member 606 shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B is a modified example of the transparent member 306. The transparent member 606 is obtained by bonding a square-shaped and shogi-shaped region forming frame body 668 to a rectangular transparent plate 661. It is. The through hole 604 and the display body 605 are rectangular.
[0019]
A transparent member 706 shown in FIGS. 7C and 7D is a modified example of the transparent member 306, in which a square-shaped hexagonal region forming frame body 768 is bonded to the edge of a rectangular transparent plate 761. . The through hole 704 and the display body 705 are square.
[0020]
A transparent member 806 shown in FIG. 8 is a modification of the transparent member 6 of the first embodiment shown in FIG. That is, in the first embodiment, the transparent member 6 is bonded to the surface side portion 3a. However, in this modification, the transparent member 806 is changed so that the vertical section of the transparent member 806 is formed into a substantially square step shape. Is a square box shape, which is closely fitted in the through hole 804. The front side portion of the transparent member 806 is present on the front side portion 803a of the game board 803 to form a smooth game board surface continuously with the surface of the game board 803, while the both end parts on the rear side of the transparent member 806 are displayed. Together with the end of the casing 851 of the body 805, the back surface side portion 803 b is fixed with a screw 857. As a result, only one fixing place is required, and the fixing work of the display body 805 and the transparent member 806 is facilitated. The fixing mode of the transparent member 306 is not limited to this, and various types can be considered. In addition, since the other component in this modification is the same as that of 1st embodiment, it adds only the number 800 to the number of a common corresponding | compatible component, and suppose that the description is abbreviate | omitted. The transparent member 306 of the second embodiment can be similarly changed.
[0021]
Although the present embodiment has been described above, it is obvious that the configuration of the present invention can be appropriately modified without departing from the technical idea of the present invention, and such a modification also belongs to the technical scope of the present invention. is there. For example, the present invention can be applied to various ball game machines such as a fever machine, a so-called right-handed model, an arrange ball game machine, and a time-saving machine. It is also possible to provide a transparent material warp zone on the transparent member. Further, the shapes of the through holes 4 and the like, the display body 5 and the like, and the transparent member 6 and the like have been variously described in the embodiment, but any combination is possible without departing from the gist of the present invention. Furthermore, in FIG. 5 thru | or FIG. 7, it is also possible to provide transparent guidance members, such as a transparent pin, in the game ball passage area 365 grade | etc.,.
[0022]
【The invention's effect】
According to the first to third aspects of the invention, the area of the display body can be increased, and the original interest of the ball game machine can be secured.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a ball game machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
2A is a central longitudinal sectional view of the vicinity of a through hole of the game board of FIG. 1, and FIG. 2B is a front view of a transparent member.
3A is a front view of a modified example of the transparent member, and FIG. 3B is a front view of another modified example of the transparent member.
FIG. 4 is a front view of a ball game machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
5A is a front view of a transparent member of the ball game machine, and FIG. 5B is a perspective view thereof.
6A is a front view of a modification of the transparent member, FIG. 6B is a central longitudinal sectional view of the modification, FIG. 6C is a front view of another modification of the transparent member, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a central longitudinal sectional view of the modification.
7A is a front view of another modified example of the transparent member, FIG. 7B is a central longitudinal sectional view of the modified example, and FIG. 7C is a front view of still another modified example of the transparent member. FIG. 4D is a central longitudinal sectional view of the modification.
8 is a central longitudinal sectional view of the vicinity of the through hole of the game board of FIG. 4;
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,301 ... Bullet game machine 2,302 ... Game area 3,303,803 ... Game board 3a ... Front side part 3b ... Back side part 4, 104,204,304, 404,504,604,704,804
... Through holes 5, 105, 205, 305, 405, 505, 605, 705, 805
... Display body 6, 106, 206, 306, 406, 506, 606, 706, 806
... Transparent members 368, 468, 568, 668, 768 ... Area forming frame

Claims (3)

A game board having a mount hole in Chuo, disposed on the back side of the recreation board, covers and the display state of the display of the variable display, variable display device, the display body from the surface side of the game board a transparent member, wherein the display body is in visibly configured pinball game machine from the front side of the game board,
The transparent member closes the through hole from the surface side of the game board and is fixed to the game board so that the surface is flush with the surface of the game board, so that the game ball rolls. A game area is continuously formed from the game board,
The variable display device is arranged such that the display body closes the through hole from the back side of the game board, and the display body is visible through the transparent member and the through hole. Characteristic ball game machine. The transparent member is
A fixing portion fixed to the back surface of the game board with a fixing screw;
A fitting portion that is formed by bending from the fixed portion by a length corresponding to the thickness of the game board and is fitted into the through hole, thereby closing the through hole from the surface side of the game board; Have
The fixing portion is fixed to the back surface of the game board with the fixing screw in a state where the fitting portion is fitted in the through hole, so that the surface of the fitting portion and the surface of the game board are Becomes the same, and the game area is continuously formed by the fitting portion and the game board,
The variable display device has a display fixing portion at an end portion, and the display fixing portion is fixed to the back surface of the game board together with the fixing portion with the fixing screw, thereby being fixed together with the transparent member. The bullet ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein: On the surface of the fitting portion,
A first transparent guiding member that guides the gaming ball in a predetermined rolling direction by contact with the falling gaming ball;
A second transparent guiding member provided with a transparent elastic member that irregularly bounces the game ball by receiving the falling game ball on the upper surface; and
Wherein the lower side of the first transparent guide member, the transparent guide member is interposed a bound region not disposed, according to claim 2, wherein the second transparent guide member is formed Ball game machine .

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