JP4376872B2 - Decorative structure fixing structure in gaming machines - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a decorative structure fixing structure in a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine.

  For example, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-141207, a pachinko machine generally used as a gaming machine has an outer rail and an inner rail arranged on a gaming board in a substantially circular and spiral shape. A large number of guide nails are installed in a specific arrangement within the game area surrounded by the rails, and windmills, winning holes, symbol display devices, and side lamp panel parts are installed at predetermined positions to cover the front side of the game board. A glass door on which glass is mounted is provided so as to be openable and closable with respect to the front frame.

  The above-mentioned parts for the winning award and side lamps have a function directly related to the game and a function for displaying the state of the game. Further, in order to give a visual impression to the player, a pachinko machine is used. It plays an important role in directing the design of the machine.

  By the way, the board parts are generally fixed to the front face of the game board by screws, but the appearance of the screw heads is lost and the appearance is undesirably detrimental. However, unless the screws are fastened, the board parts cannot be fixed to the game board, and if the board parts are not sufficiently fixed, the board parts will be lifted from the game board, resulting in functionality and durability. This causes inconvenience.

Therefore, in view of the above-described problems, the present inventors have developed a fixing structure that takes into account the design of the decorative body that is a panel component.
JP 2004-141207 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide a fixing structure for a decorative body in a gaming machine in which the number of places to which a decorative member disposed on the front surface of a game board is screwed is reduced to improve the design.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention described in claim 1 is a board surface of a large number of guide nails, winning holes and ornaments in a game area surrounded by an outer rail and an inner rail arranged on the front surface of the game board. Place a part at a predetermined position, and provide a winning ball collective cover on the back of the gaming board for guiding the gaming ball flowing into the winning opening to a predetermined position, and roll the gaming ball driven into the gaming area to In the gaming machine provided to play the game, the decorative body can be inserted into a hole formed in the game board on the back side of the decoration case attached to the front surface of the game board, and the engagement hole And a protruding portion formed with a locking wall connected to the engagement hole, and the winning ball collecting cover is provided with a locking rod corresponding to the engagement hole of the decorative body, The aforementioned insertion into the engagement hole of the protrusion of the decorative body inserted into the hole of the game board The locking hook of the spherical aggregate cover engaged, and, by fixing the distal end of the engaging Tome鉤 the winning ball collection cover on the game board in a state of being contact from inside with the locking wall, the decoration The body is configured to be fixed to the game board.

In order to achieve the same object, the invention described in claim 2 is the decorative body fixing structure in the gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the winning ball collecting cover is inserted into the engagement hole of the projecting portion of the decoration body. In the state in which the locking rod is engaged, the rear end surface of the protruding portion is provided so as to abut on the inner opening end of the winning ball collecting cover.

  In order to achieve the same object, the invention described in claim 3 is the decorative body fixing structure in the gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the decoration case is provided along the inner rail. A guide passage for guiding a game ball to an out port provided in the game board is provided in the center of the back surface of the case.

  In order to achieve the same object, the invention described in claim 4 is the decoration structure fixing structure in the gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, with a predetermined interval on the back side of the decoration case. A pair of left and right engagement holes are provided, and the winning ball collecting cover is provided with a locking rod for engaging with each of the engagement holes.

  In order to achieve the same object, a fifth aspect of the present invention provides a decorative body fixing structure in a gaming machine according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein a lens member is disposed at a predetermined position of the decorative case. The illumination device is provided with a light emitting lamp provided on the back side of the lens member to illuminate the lens member.

In this gaming machine, the decorative body is fixed in such a manner that the engagement ball of the winning ball assembly cover is engaged with the engagement hole of the protrusion of the decoration body inserted into the hole of the game board, and the tip of the engagement rod is The decorative body can be securely fixed to the game board by fixing the winning ball assembly cover to the game board in a state of being in contact with the locking wall of the engagement hole from the inside. Furthermore, since the decorative body can be assembled to the game board with fewer parts to be screwed, productivity can be improved and production cost can be reduced.

In this gaming machine, the decorative body fixing structure is such that the rear end surface of the protruding portion is inward of the winning ball collective cover in a state in which the engaging hook of the winning ball collective cover is engaged with the engaging hole of the protruding portion of the decorative piece. Therefore, the decorative body can be securely fixed to the game board without floating from the game board.

(Invention of Claim 3)
In this gaming machine, the decorative body fixing structure is provided with a guide passage for guiding the game ball to the out port of the game board on the back of the decoration case, so that the game can be enjoyed while observing the behavior of the game ball. Can be shifted.

(Invention of Claim 4)
The decorative body fixing structure in this gaming machine is provided with a pair of left and right engaging holes at a predetermined interval on the back side of the decorative case, and the winning ball collecting cover is engaged with the engaging holes respectively. Therefore, the decorative body can be reliably and stably fixed to the game board.

(Invention of Claim 5)
Since the decoration structure fixing structure in this gaming machine can produce an effect by light from the decoration device of the decoration body, it contributes to enhancing the interest of the game.

  The best mode of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a front view of a game board on which a decorative body and the like are installed, FIG. 3 is a rear view of the game board shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 4, FIG. 6 is a rear view of the winning ball collecting cover, FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 6, and FIG. FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing a state before engaging the engaging bowl of the winning ball collecting cover with the engaging hole, and FIG. 9 shows the engaging hook of the winning ball collecting cover in the engaging hole of the decorative body in the state of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which combined and fixed.

  FIG. 1 shows a pachinko machine p as a gaming machine to which the decorative body fixing structure of the present invention is applied. On the outer frame 1 of the pachinko machine p, a metal inner frame (not shown) that supports the front door 5 so as to be freely opened and closed is attached to be opened and closed by a pair of hinge fittings 2 and 3 provided at the upper and lower portions. . Reference numeral 6 denotes a glass window hole formed so as to open largely in the center of the front door 5. A holding frame (not shown) for mounting a transparent glass plate 7 covering the front side of the game board 11 attached to the inner frame is fixed to the rear surface side of the front door 5. Reference numeral 9 denotes a handle for launching a game ball.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the outer rail 13 and the inner rail 14 are arranged in a substantially circular and spiral shape on the front surface 11 a of the game board 11, and within the game area r surrounded by the outer rail 13 and the inner rail 14. A large number of guide nails 16 are installed in a specific arrangement, and a windmill 17 as a panel component, a variable winning device 18, a starting port 19, a winning port 20, a pair of left and right side lamps 21 and the like are installed.

  In this pachinko machine p, the size of the area s occupied by the guide nails (that is, the gauge structure 15) and the panel surface parts installed in a specific arrangement is changed to the pachinko machines of other models having small glass window holes. Almost the same as the machine. Incidentally, in the embodiment example of the present applicant, the vertical dimension of the region s is about 420 mm, and the horizontal dimension is about 340 mm. And the inner diameter dimension of the outer rail 13 and the inner rail 14 is made larger by about 20 to 35 mm than those of other models, and the glass window hole 6 of the front door 5 is made wider to match the size of the inner rail 14. Provided. As a result, an arcuate gap u is formed between the outer peripheral edge of the region s occupied by the guide nail and the board surface component and the inner portion of the inner rail 14. A decorative body 25 is disposed in the gap u.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a left decorative member 50 and a right decorative member 55 are connected to the left and right end edges of the decorative body 25 in a concave arc shape along the inner rail 14. It is provided to compose a novel design.

  A concave arc-shaped decorative case 26 of the decorative body 25 is a member that is attached to the front surface 11a of the game board 11, and a game ball that has flowed down the game area r abuts on the inner side of the decorative case 26 so that the falling direction can be changed. Attaching pieces 28 and 28 are formed integrally with the arc surface 27 and fixed to the game board 11 at the left and right edges of the arc surface 27. Reference numeral 28 a denotes a positioning pin formed on the back surface of the mounting piece 28. The positioning pin 28a is provided so as to be inserted into a positioning hole (not shown) provided in the front surface 11a of the game board 11. Reference numerals 29 and 29 denote mounting holes formed in the mounting pieces 28 and 28. In addition, since it is preferable to reduce the number of mounting holes as much as possible in order to make the head of the fixing screw inconspicuous, there are two mounting holes in this embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a guide passage 30 for guiding a game ball to the out port 12 provided in the game board 11 is provided at the center of the back surface 26 b of the decorative case 26. Reference numeral 31 denotes a through hole formed in the central portion of the decorative case 26 so that the game ball flowing into the guide passage 30 can be viewed from the front.

In a plurality of locations on the front surface 26a of the decorative case 26, in the back frame portions 32 and 32 formed in the left and right symmetrical positions of the guide passage 30 in this embodiment, a lens member 41 as a component of the electrical decoration device 40, 41 is arranged. Back plate members 33 are attached to the openings 32a of the back frame portions 32 by screws 45, respectively. As shown in FIG. 4, a protruding portion 34 that can be inserted into a hole 11 c formed in the game board 11 is integrally provided at the center of the back plate member 33. The projecting portion 34 is formed with a hollow inside, and a part of the upper surface 34 a and the flat rear end surface 34 b are notched to form an engagement hole 35 and a wiring hole adjacent to the engagement hole 35. 37 is formed. Reference numeral 36 denotes a locking wall provided so as to be connected to the engagement hole 35.

  As shown in FIG. 5, on the inner surface side of the back plate member 33, a printed circuit board 42 having a plurality of light emitting lamps 43 such as light emitting diodes is provided. Thus, the illumination device 40 is provided so as to illuminate the lens member 41 brightly by projecting the light of the light-emitting lamp 43 onto the back surface of the lens member 41.

  On the back surface 11 b of the game board 11, a winning ball collective cover 60 for guiding the game balls flowing into the starting port 19, the variable winning device 18, and the winning port 20 to a predetermined place is provided. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, locking rods 61, 61 corresponding to the pair of left and right engaging holes 35, 35 of the decorative body 25 are provided at a predetermined interval below the winning ball collecting cover 60. It has been. The winning ball collecting cover 60 is fixed to the game board 11 by screws 65 by inserting positioning bosses 62 and 62 formed on the inner opening end 60 a into positioning holes (not shown) formed on the game board 11. It is provided so that.

A procedure for attaching the decorative body 25 to the game board 11 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 8, first, the protruding portion 34 of the decorative body 25 is inserted into the hole 11 c of the game board 11, and the decorative case 26 is attached to the front surface 11 a of the game board 11 with screws 46. Next, the latching rods 61, 61 of the winning ball collecting cover 60 are engaged with the engaging holes 35, 35 of the decorative body 25, respectively, and in this state, the winning ball collecting cover 60 is screwed on the back surface 11b of the game board 11. (Figs. 3 and 9). As a result, the tip 61a of the locking rod 61 of the winning ball collecting cover 60 comes into contact with the locking wall 36 of the protruding portion 34 from the inside, and the protruding portion 34 of the decorative body 25 is always drawn backward. Is done. Therefore, if an external force that pulls the decorative body 25 forward acts, the opening end 60a of the winning ball collecting cover 60 is in contact with the rear end surface 34b of the projecting portion 34 and the back surface 11b of the game board 11, so that the decorative body 25 does not move forward without being drawn forward. This is because the contact portion 11d between the open end 60a of the winning ball collective cover 60 and the back surface 11b of the game board 11 serves as a fulcrum in the lever principle, and the distance from the fulcrum is closer to the locking rod 61 side. The pulling force toward the rear, which is the force toward the winning ball collecting cover 60 side having a longer distance from the fulcrum, draws the decorative body 25 to the rear side with a smaller force than the pulling force, that is, the pulling force toward the front. This is because the decorative body 25 is firmly fixed to the game board 11 by such a mechanical action.
With the above, a decorative body fixing structure in the gaming machine of the present invention is configured.

  The left decorative member 50 and the right decorative member 55 are fixed to the outer side of the side lamp 21 attached to the game board 11 with screws 22. Similarly to the decorative body 25, the left decorative member 50 and the right decorative member 55 are provided with an electrical decoration device.

Next, the operation of the pachinko machine p to which the decorative body fixing structure of the present invention is applied will be described.
When a game ball is fired by operating the player's handle 9, the game ball rolls in the game area r. When the game ball wins one of the start ports 19, the open / close piece 18a of the variable winning device 18 opens and closes a predetermined number of times and enters the open / close piece 18a. When the game ball wins a specific winning opening, a known big hit state occurs, and a game advantageous to the player can be performed. On the other hand, when the game ball does not win the start opening 19 or the like, the game ball flows down the game area r and comes into contact with the arc surface 27 of the decoration case 26 or comes into contact with the inner wall surface 30a of the guide passage 30 and goes out. 12 enters the winning ball collective cover 60. During the game, an effect of light by the illumination device 40 of the decorative body 25 is performed in accordance with the game progress program.

  As described above, according to the fixing structure of the decorative body in this pachinko machine, since it is provided so as to fix the position of the decorative case arranged on the front surface of the game board with as few screws as possible, Since the head of the screw is not conspicuous, the aesthetic appearance of the decorative body is not impaired, and the design of the decorative body is excellent. Furthermore, since the decorative body can be assembled to the game board with fewer parts to be screwed, there is an advantage that productivity is improved.

Front view of a pachinko machine to which the present invention is applied Front view of game board with decorations etc. Rear view of the game board shown in FIG. Decorative body back view AA line sectional view of FIG. Back view of winning ball assembly cover BB sectional view of FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the state before engaging the latching rod of a winning ball gathering cover to the engagement hole of the decoration body attached to the game board Explanatory drawing which shows the state which engaged and engaged with the latching rod of the winning ball collection cover to the engagement hole of the decoration body in the state of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

p ... Pachinko machine (game machine)
r ... Game area 11 ... Game board 11c ... Hole 13 of game board ... Outer rail 14 ... Inner rail 25 ... Decoration body 26 ... Decoration case 33 ... Back plate Member 34 ... Protruding part 34b ... Rear end surface 35 of protruding part ... Engagement hole 40 ... Illuminating device 41 ... Lens member 43 ... Light emitting lamp 60 ... Winning ball collective cover 60a ... Open end 61 ... Locking rod

Claims (5)

A large number of guide nails, prize holes and decorative board parts are installed at predetermined positions in the game area surrounded by the outer and inner rails arranged on the front of the game board, and the game balls flowing into the prize opening In a gaming machine provided to perform a predetermined game by rolling a game ball that is driven into the game area by providing a winning ball collecting cover that guides the game ball to a predetermined location on the back surface of the game board.
The decorative body can be inserted into a hole formed in the game board on the back side of the decorative case attached to the front surface of the game board, and is provided in engagement with the engagement hole and the engagement hole. Providing a protruding part with a stop wall ,
The winning ball assembly cover is provided with a locking rod corresponding to the engagement hole of the decorative body,
Engage the locking rod of the winning ball collecting cover with the engaging hole of the projecting portion of the decorative body inserted into the hole of the game board , and hit the tip of the locking rod against the locking wall from the inside. A structure for fixing a decorative body in a gaming machine, characterized in that the decorative body is fixed to the game board by fixing the winning ball collecting cover to the game board in a contact state . In a state in which the engaging ball of the winning ball collecting cover is engaged with the engaging hole of the protruding portion of the decorative body, the rear end surface of the protruding portion is brought into contact with the inner opening end of the winning ball collecting cover. The decorative body fixing structure in the gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the decorative body fixing structure is provided as described above.   The decoration case is provided along the inner rail, and a guide passage for guiding a game ball to an out port provided in a game board is provided in a central portion of the back surface of the decoration case. Item 3. A structure for fixing a decorative body in the gaming machine according to item 1 or 2.   A pair of left and right engagement holes are provided on the back side of the decorative case at a predetermined interval, and a locking bar for engaging with each of the engagement holes is provided on the winning ball collecting cover. The fixing structure of the decorative body in the gaming machine according to any one of 1 to 3. A lens member is disposed at a predetermined position of the decorative case, and an illumination device is provided that illuminates the lens member with a light-emitting lamp provided on the back side of the lens member. 5. A structure for fixing a decorative body in the gaming machine according to any one of 4 above.

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