JP4444226B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an improvement in a transparent plate unit of a transparent plate door disposed on the front side of a bullet ball game machine, particularly a game board.

  The ball game machine has a glass door that can be opened and closed on the front side of the game board, and the game area of the game board can be visually recognized through a glass unit including two transparent front and rear glass plates attached to the glass door. ing.

  The glass unit includes two front and rear glass plates and an annular holding member interposed on the outer peripheral edge side between the two glass plates, and each glass plate is bonded to both front and rear sides of the holding member. In comparison with the case where two glass plates are detachably mounted on the door frame alone, there is an advantage that convenience at the time of mounting is improved, and there is a tendency to be frequently used recently.

  However, since this glass unit has a glass plate bonded to both front and rear sides of the holding member, if the glass plate on one side is damaged, the entire glass unit must be replaced, which is very uneconomical.

Therefore, a glass unit has been proposed in which two glass plates and a holding member are detachably assembled (Patent Document 1). This glass unit uses a C-shaped holding member having a bent portion that is bent outward in the radial direction at both ends, and a groove for a glass plate is formed on the inner peripheral side. It is made to wind around the outer periphery of this glass plate, and the bending parts of the both ends are fastened with a fastening means.
JP 2005-253875 A

  Since the conventional glass unit can disassemble the two glass plates and the holding member by releasing the fastening means, when the glass plate is damaged, it is only necessary to replace the damaged glass plate. Compared to replacement, there is no waste and it is economical.

  However, there is a drawback that the assembly of the glass unit becomes very complicated. That is, when assembling, it is necessary to wind the holding member around the outer circumferences of both glass plates while aligning the peripheral portions of the two glass plates with the grooves of the holding members. For this reason, there exists a fault that the assembly becomes very complicated in combination with the large diameter of the glass plate.

  As a countermeasure for holding the glass plates 1 and 2 to minimize such waste at the time of damage, the glass door 3 having the configuration shown in FIGS. The glass door 3 includes an annular cradle 5 mounted on the back side of the door frame 4 and a fitting frame that is fixed to the back side of the cradle 5 and that the glass plates 1 and 2 are detachably fitted from the back side. 6 and a plurality of locking means 7 in a circumferential direction for releasably locking the two glass plates 1 and 2 fitted to the fitting frame 6.

  The locking means 7 includes one engaging pin 8 and two locking hooks 9 and 10 for front and rear that are arranged substantially symmetrically on both sides in the circumferential direction of the engaging pin 8. Yes. The engagement pin 8 has two engagement grooves 8 a and 8 b for front and rear, and is fixed to the attachment portion 5 a of the cradle 5.

  Each locking hook 9, 10 is pivotally supported at one end on the outer side of the fitting frame 6 by a supporting shaft 9 a, 10 a on the mounting portion 5 a, and the engaging groove of the engaging pin 8 is on its free end side. Hooks 9b and 10b that are detachably engaged with 8a and 8b, and latches that detachably engage the glass plates 1 and 2 through the notches 9c and 10c of the fitting frame 6 in the middle. Parts 9d and 10d are provided.

  The distance between the cradle 5 and the locking part 9d of the locking hook 9 and the distance between the locking parts 9d and 10d of the locking hooks 9 and 10 correspond to the thickness of the glass plates 1 and 2, respectively. The thickness in the front-rear direction of the nine locking portions 9d corresponds to the distance between the glass plates 1 and 2. 11 is a door cover.

  In this glass door 3, the front glass plate 1 is fitted in the fitting frame 6 and applied to the cradle 5, and then the locking hook 9 is rotated around the support shaft 9 a in the locking direction. The portion 9 b is engaged with the engagement groove 8 a of the engagement pin 8. As a result, the locking portion 9d protrudes into the fitting frame 6 through the notch portion 9c, and the front glass plate 1 is locked and fixed.

  Next, after the front glass plate 2 is fitted into the fitting frame 6 and applied to the locking portion 9d of the locking hook 9, the locking hook 10 is engaged around the support shaft 10a in the same manner as the locking hook 9. The hook portion 10b is engaged with the engaging groove 8b of the engaging pin 8 by rotating in the stopping direction. As a result, the locking portion 10d protrudes into the fitting frame 6 through the notch portion 10c, and the rear glass plate 2 is locked and fixed.

  With such a glass door 3, the glass plates 1 and 2 can be exchanged by engaging and disengaging the locking hooks 9 and 10 of the locking means 7 regardless of which of the two glass plates 1 and 2 is damaged. As a result, there is an advantage that there is no waste and it is economical. However, when the glass plates 1 and 2 are mounted on the glass door 3, the glass plates 1 and 2 are handled in units, and the two glass plates 1 and 2 cannot be handled as one unit. There is a drawback that the convenience at the time of installation is extremely lower than that of the unit.

  In view of such problems, the present invention can cope with replacement of a damaged portion of a transparent plate unit when the transparent plate unit is damaged without impairing the convenience of mounting as a transparent plate unit. An object of the present invention is to provide a ball game machine in which the transparent plate unit can be easily disassembled and assembled.

In the present invention, a transparent plate unit 39 in which two transparent plates 40 and 41 are held at a front and rear by a holding member 42 on the outer peripheral edge of the transparent plate door 39 on the front side of the game board 24 at a predetermined interval. In the ball game machine in which the game area 32 of the game board 24 is made visible through the transparent plate unit 39, the holding member 42 is an annular member interposed between the two transparent plates 40, 41. A space holding member 46 and annular pressing members 47 and 48 disposed on the outer side in the front-rear direction of the transparent plates 40 and 41, both the transparent plates being engaged with each other in a detachable manner from the outer side in the radial direction. 40, 41, a plurality of clamp bodies 58 for clamping the spacing member 46 and the pressing members 47, 48 in the front-rear direction so as to surround substantially the entire circumference, and the spacing member 46, the pressing member 47 or 48 A mounting portion 64 for the door frame 37 of the serial transparent plate door 25, in which the mounting portion 64 is provided with a notch portion 59a which projects outwardly in the clamp body 58.

  In the present invention, when a part of the transparent plate unit 39 is damaged without impairing the convenience when the transparent plate unit 39 is mounted, the damaged part can be replaced. Disassembly and assembly can be performed easily.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1-4 illustrate a first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 20 denotes a gaming machine body, which includes a rectangular frame-shaped outer frame 21 and a front frame 22 disposed on the front side of the outer frame 21. The front frame 22 is attached to the outer frame 21 through a pair of upper and lower hinges 23 on the left end side so as to be detachable and openable.

  A game board 24 is detachably mounted on the upper side of the front frame 22, a glass door (transparent plate door) 25 is located on the front side of the game board 24, and a front plate 26 is adjacent to the lower side of the glass door 25. Each is arranged. The glass door 25 and the front plate 26 are pivotally supported by the front frame 22 by a hinge (not shown) on the same side as the hinge 23 so as to be freely opened and closed. The front plate 26 is provided with an upper plate (ball supply plate) 27 for storing game balls for launch. A lower plate 28 for storing surplus spheres and a firing handle 30 for the launching means 29 are provided at the lower part of the front frame 22.

  A guide rail 31 for guiding a game ball launched by the launching means 29 is annularly mounted on the front side of the game board 24, and a special symbol and effect are provided on the upper side of the game area 32 in the guide rail 31. A liquid crystal display means 33 for displaying an image or the like is mounted from the back side, and a special symbol starting means 19, a big winning means 34, a normal winning means 35, and other game parts are arranged below the liquid crystal display means 33.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the glass door 25 has a window hole 36 corresponding to the game area 32, and is made of a metal plate, the other door frame 37, and a composite mounted on the front side of the door frame 37. A resin door cover 38 and a glass unit (transparent plate unit) 39 detachably attached to the back side of the door frame 37 corresponding to the window hole 36 are provided. The window hole 36 and the glass unit 39 are formed in a circular shape.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the glass unit 39 holds the two front and rear glass plates 40 and 41 arranged at a predetermined interval in the front and rear, and the outer peripheral edge side of the two glass plates 40 and 41. An annular holding member 42, which is detachably mounted on the back side of the door frame 37 by a mounting base 43 and fixing means 44, and the game area 32 of the game board 24 can be visually recognized through the glass plates 40, 41. is there.

  The mounting base 43 has an annular shape corresponding to the holding member 42, and is mounted on the back side of the door frame 37 at the outer periphery of the window hole 36. A plurality of (for example, two) positioning protrusions 45 projecting rearward are provided in the circumferential direction. In addition, a plurality of (for example, four) fixing means 44 are provided on the outer side in the circumferential direction.

  The holding member 42 includes an interval holding member 46 interposed between the two front and rear glass plates 40 and 41, presser members 47 and 48 disposed outside the front and rear directions of the glass plates 40 and 41, and a predetermined circumferential direction. There are provided a plurality of coupling means 49 that are arranged at intervals and detachably couple the glass plates 40, 41, the spacing holding member 46, and the pressing members 47, 48 in the front-rear direction.

  The interval holding member 46 is for holding the interval on the outer peripheral edge side of the front and rear glass plates 40 and 41, and has positioning convex portions 50 protruding from the outer peripheral side to both sides in the front and rear direction. The holding members 47 and 48 are for holding the outer peripheral edge portions of the glass plates 40 and 41, and have fitting edge portions 51 and 52 on the outer peripheral portion side to which the glass plates 40 and 41 are fitted. Positioning recesses 53 and 54 are provided on the edge portions 51 and 52 corresponding to the positioning protrusions 50 of the spacing member 46, and engagement recesses 55 and 56 are provided on the opposite sides of the positioning recesses 53 and 54, respectively.

The positioning convex portion 50 and the positioning concave portions 53 and 54 are provided on the opposite sides of the interval holding member 46 and the pressing members 47 and 48 at equal intervals in the circumferential direction, and positioning portions for positioning both of them by these. 50, 53, 50, 54 are configured. The front side of the pressing member 4 7, the recess 57 corresponding to the positioning projections 45 of the mount 43 is formed.

  The coupling means 49 is constituted by a clamp body 58 that clamps the glass plates 40 and 41, the spacing member 46, and the pressing members 47 and 48 in the front-rear direction. The clamp body 58 is substantially U-shaped, and has a contact portion 59 that comes into contact with the outer peripheral surfaces of the spacing member 46 and the presser members 47 and 48, and is bent at both the front and rear sides of the contact portion 59, and the presser member 47, The 48 engaging recesses 55 and 56 are provided with clamp claws 60 that are detachably engaged from the outside in the radial direction, and a plurality of them are provided at equal intervals in the circumferential direction.

  The fixing means 44 includes a fastening member 63 pivotally supported by a support shaft 62 on a projecting portion 61 on the outer peripheral side of the mounting base 43, and the mounting portion 64 projecting on the outer periphery of the front pressing member 47 with the fastening member 63. It is designed to be fastened and fixed to the 43 side. The fastening member 63 has a knob 63 a for operation, and can be rotated around the support shaft 62 between a position where the attachment portion 64 is tightened and a position where the attachment portion 64 is disengaged.

  In such a ball game machine, two front and rear glass plates 40 and 41, a spacing member 46 interposed between the two glass plates 40 and 41, and the front and rear direction of each glass plate 40 and 41 are provided. The glass unit 39 is configured by detachably coupling the annular pressing members 47 and 48 arranged on the outside by a plurality of coupling means 49 arranged at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction. When the plates 40 and 41 are damaged, by releasing the coupling by the coupling means 49, only the damaged glass plates 40 and 41 can be replaced, and waste is minimized as compared with the case where the entire glass unit 39 is replaced. Can be prevented. Of course, when the spacing member 46 and the pressing members 47 and 48 are damaged, they can be easily replaced.

  When the glass unit 39 is disassembled, the clamp body 58 constituting the coupling means 49 may be removed, and the glass unit 39 can be easily disassembled. Further, when assembling, the gap holding member 46 and the pressing members 47 and 48 on both sides thereof are combined by the positioning portions 50, 53, 50 and 54 to sandwich the two glass plates 40 and 41, and the clamp body 58 is disposed on the outer peripheral side thereof. The glass unit 39 can be easily assembled. By constructing the coupling means 49 by the clamp body 58, the structure is simple.

  When the glass unit 39 is attached to the glass door 25, the concave portion 57 of the holding member 47 on the front side is aligned with the positioning protrusion 45 of the attachment base 43, and the glass unit 39 is brought into contact with the attachment base 43 from the back side, and then the fixing means. The fastening member 63 of 44 is rotated around the support shaft 62, and the attachment portion 64 is fastened to the attachment base 43 side by the fastening member 63. Therefore, although it can replace | exchange for each glass plate 40 and 41, it can handle as one glass unit 39 and the convenience at the time of mounting | wearing as the glass unit 39 is not impaired.

  Therefore, if constituted in this way, when a part of glass unit 39 is damaged without impairing the convenience at the time of wearing as glass unit 39, it can respond only by exchange of the damaged member. Moreover, the glass unit 39 can be easily disassembled and assembled.

  5 and 6 illustrate a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the clamp claws 60 at both ends of the clamp body 58 are removably inserted into the recesses 47 a and 48 a on the outer peripheral side of the presser members 47 and 48, and the clamp body 58 and the presser holding member 46 are pressed by the clamp body 58. The members 47 and 48 are configured to be fastened in the front-rear direction. A fitting edge portion 69 into which the glass plates 40 and 41 are fitted is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the spacing member 46.

  Such a clamp body 58 can also be used. Therefore, when the gap holding member 46 and the presser members 47 and 48 are clamped by the clamp body 58, the clamp position of the clamp pawl 60 may be outside the presser members 47 and 48 or between the presser members 47 and 48. . The clamp body 58 may be made of synthetic resin or metal. For example, the clamp body 58 can be made of an elastic wire such as a piano wire.

  7 and 8 illustrate a third embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a plurality of (for example, three) clamp bodies 58 in the circumferential direction are configured to surround substantially the entire circumference on the outer peripheral side of the spacing member 46 and the pressing members 47 and 48.

  The clamp body 58 has an arc shape, and a cutout portion 59a is formed in the middle of the longitudinal direction by cutting out the contact portion 59 and a part of the front clamp claw 60 corresponding to the fixing means 44 and the positioning projection 45. Is provided. Thus, the clamp body 58 may surround substantially the entire circumference on the outer circumference side of the interval holding member 46 and the pressing members 47 and 48.

  9-12 illustrate a fourth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the coupling means 49 is constituted by an engaging means 67 that is detachably engaged by the relative rotation in the circumferential direction of the gap holding member 46 and the respective pressing members 47, 48, and for fixing the glass unit 39. The means 44 is constituted by a presser lever 68.

  The interval holding member 46 has a fitting edge portion 69 in which the glass plates 40 and 41 are fitted, and a plurality of engagement grooves 70 bent in an L shape on the outer peripheral side thereof at a predetermined interval in the circumferential direction. Is formed. On the other hand, the presser members 47 and 48 can be engaged with and disengaged in the front-rear direction with respect to the engagement groove 70 of the spacing member 46 on the inner periphery of the fitting edge portion 52 that fits the outer periphery of the spacing member 46. An engaging portion 71 that engages and fastens the engaging groove 70 by relative rotation in the direction is provided. The engagement groove 67 and the engagement portion 71 constitute the engagement means 67.

  The presser lever 68 has a presser part 72 that presses the presser member 48 on the rear side of the glass unit 39, and the base side is pivotally supported on the door frame 37 by a support shaft 73. The presser lever 68 can be rotated around the support shaft 73 between a presser position where the presser member 48 is tightened and a position where the presser member 48 is disengaged from the presser member 48.

  In such a configuration, the glass holding unit 71 is engaged with and disengaged from the engagement groove 70 while the interval holding member 46 and the presser members 47 and 48 are relatively rotated in the circumferential direction, whereby the glass unit. 39 can be easily assembled and disassembled. Further, the glass unit 39 can be attached to and detached from the glass door 25 by rotating the presser lever 68 around the support shaft 73 and detaching the presser part 72 from the presser member 48 of the glass unit 39. it can.

  Although both the holding members 47 and 48 are rotated in the opposite direction with respect to the spacing member 46 to disengage the engaging means 67, they may be rotated in the same direction. . The engaging means 67 may be provided with an engaging portion 71 on the interval holding member 46 side and an engaging groove 70 on the holding members 47 and 48 side. Further, as the coupling means 49 for detachably coupling the interval holding member 46 and the pressing members 47 and 48 with each other, there is a screwing means using a male screw and a female screw. Accordingly, a screwing means may be employed instead of the engaging means 67.

  13 and 14 illustrate a fifth embodiment of the present invention. In the coupling means 49 of this embodiment, the coupling means 49 is constituted by a fastening means 76 comprising a screw 74 and a nut 75 screwed into the screw 74. A plurality of fastening means 76 are provided at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction. The spacing member 46 and the pressing members 47 and 48 may be fastened in the front-rear direction on the outer peripheral side of the glass plates 40 and 41 by such fastening means 76. It is desirable that the fastening means 76 does not protrude on both the front and rear sides of the pressing members 47 and 48.

  FIG. 15 illustrates a sixth embodiment of the present invention. The glass unit 39 of this embodiment is configured such that the upper side has an arc shape and the lower side has a square shape. In the case of the glass unit 39 having such a shape, it can be carried out in the same manner as in the above-described embodiments. Accordingly, the shape of the outer peripheral side of the glass unit 39 may be any.

  As mentioned above, although each Example of this invention was illustrated, this invention is not limited to this Example. For example, although the glass unit 39 provided with the glass plates 40 and 41 is illustrated as a transparent plate unit provided with the transparent plate in the Example, things other than the glass plates 40 and 41 are used for the transparent plate. Also good. Even when the glass plates 40 and 41 are used, the glass plates 40 and 41 do not have to be colorless and transparent, and may be colored and transparent as long as the game area 32 can be visually recognized.

  A cushioning material such as a soft resin material may be provided at a contact portion between the gap holding member 46 and the pressing members 47 and 48 and the glass plates 40 and 41. The coupling means 49 is sufficient if it can couple the spacing member 46 and the holding members 47 and 48 in the front-rear direction. Other than the clamp body 58, the engagement means 67, the fastening means 76, and the screwing means exemplified in the embodiment. The following means may be used. In addition to providing a plurality of coupling means 49 in the circumferential direction, one coupling means 49 that is long in the circumferential direction may be provided.

  When the glass unit 39 is attached to the door frame 37 by the fixing means 44 via the attachment portion 64, the attachment portion 64 may be provided on the interval holding member 46 or the rear holding member 48. The fixing means 44 is sufficient if it can attach the glass unit 39 to the door frame 37, for example, in a screw form, and the shape and structure of the mounting portion 64 can be varied depending on the type and structure of the fixing means 44. Can be changed.

  Any one of the spacing member 46 and the pressing members 47 and 48 may be provided with a vent hole communicating with the internal space between the glass plates 40 and 41. In the case where a display unit or a light emitting unit is provided between the two glass plates 40 and 41, an insertion hole for the wiring and a holding unit such as a display unit may be provided in the interval holding member 46.

  When the display means is located at the center of the game area 32, the display means may be light transmissive. A glass unit 39 may be attached to a hinge provided on the door frame 37. The present invention can be implemented in exactly the same manner for any pachinko machine, arrange ball machine, or the like.

1 is a front view of a bullet ball gaming machine showing a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a rear view of the glass door which shows the 1st Example of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the glass door which shows the 1st Example of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the glass unit which shows the 1st Example of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the glass unit which shows the 2nd Example of this invention. It is a partially broken disassembled perspective view of the glass unit which shows the 2nd Example of this invention. It is a rear view of the glass door which shows the 3rd Example of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the glass door which shows the 3rd Example of this invention. It is a rear view of the glass door which shows the 4th Example of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the glass door which shows the 4th Example of this invention. It is side surface sectional drawing of the glass unit which shows the 4th Example of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the principal part of the glass unit which shows the 4th Example of this invention. It is a rear view of the glass door which shows the 5th Example of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the glass door which shows the 5th Example of this invention. It is a rear view of the glass door which shows the 6th Example of this invention. It is a rear view of the glass door which shows a comparative example. It is sectional drawing of the glass door which shows a comparative example. It is rear surface sectional drawing of the glass door which shows a comparative example.

Explanation of symbols

24 Game board 25 Transparent plate door (glass door)
32 Game area 39 Glass unit (transparent plate unit)
40, 41 Glass plate (transparent plate)
42 Holding member 46 Spacing holding member 47, 48 Holding member 49 Coupling means 50 Positioning convex portion (positioning portion)
53, 54 Positioning recess (positioning part)
58 Clamping body 64 Mounting portion 67 Fastening means

Claims (4)

The front and rear transparent plate doors (25) of the game board (24) hold the front and rear transparent plates (40) and (41) by a holding member (42) on the outer peripheral edge at a predetermined interval in the front and rear. In the bullet ball game machine comprising a transparent plate unit (39) and allowing the game area (32) of the game board (24) to be visually recognized through the transparent plate unit (39), the holding member (42) An annular spacing member (46) interposed between the two transparent plates (40) (41), and an annular pressing member (outside in the front-rear direction of each transparent plate (40) (41)) 47) (48), and engages and disengages from the outside in the radial direction so that the transparent plates (40) (41), the spacing member (46), and the presser members (47) (48) are engaged. ) Is clamped in the front-rear direction around the entire circumference of the clamp body (58). A plurality of the holding members (46) and the holding members (47) (48) are provided with attachment portions (64) to the door frame (37) of the transparent plate door (25). A bullet ball game machine , wherein the clamp body (58) is provided with a notch (59a) from which the part (64) projects outward . Wherein each clamp member (58) said spacing members (46), wherein each pressing member (47) abutting portion abutting on the outer circumferential surface of the (48) (59), in both front and rear sides of the abutting portion (59) It is substantially U-shaped with a clamp claw (60) that is bent and engages with engagement recesses (55) and (56) of the presser members (47) and (48) so as to be freely disengaged from the outside in the radial direction. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the ball game machine is provided. Wherein each pressing member (47) (48) according to claim 1, characterized in Rukoto that Yusuke mating edge portion into which the transparent plate (40) (41) is fitted to (51) (52) on the outer peripheral side or 2. A ball game machine according to 2. Wherein each clamp member (58) is ball-shooting game machine according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in Rukoto to have a said notch (59a) in the middle in the longitudinal direction.

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