JP4512812B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly, to a gaming machine including a gaming ball tank that stores gaming balls.

  Conventionally, in order to reduce the size of a game ball tank that stores prize balls, a pachinko machine having a double structure of game ball tanks has been proposed (for example, Patent Document 1). The game ball tank of the pachinko machine of Patent Document 1 has a double structure of an interior member and an exterior member. The interior member and the exterior member have a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the upper surfaces thereof are opened, and the interior member is fitted into the exterior member. And the opening part is provided in a part of bottom face of the interior member, and the game ball supplied to the interior member falls to the exterior member from the opening part. A passage for supplying game balls to the payout device is extended on one side surface of the exterior member, and the game balls dropped on the exterior member are supplied to the payout device via the passage. Therefore, the game balls supplied to the pachinko machine are stored in the interior member, the exterior member, and the passage and are sequentially supplied to the payout device. Thus, since the game ball tank of Patent Document 1 has a function of storing the game ball and a function of guiding to the payout device, the game ball is stored rather than separately providing the member storing the game ball and the guiding member. The height of the tank can be lowered. Further, the bottom surface of the exterior member is inclined downward toward the passage to the payout device, so that the game ball can easily flow. Therefore, since it is not necessary to provide the ball breaking mechanism in the game ball tank, there is no restriction on the height of the game ball tank.

Therefore, in the game ball tank capable of reducing the height as in Patent Document 1, since the bottom surface of the game ball tank can be arranged higher, the winning device provided on the game board is controlled. Therefore, it is possible to widen a space for installing a substrate and a device for the purpose, and it is possible to widen the possibility of producing a pachinko machine using these substrates and the device.
JP-A-9-266980

  However, in the game ball tank of the pachinko machine as in Patent Document 1, the interior member and the exterior member of the game ball tank are not fixed. Here, consider the assembly work of the game ball tank to the pachinko machine 1. The game ball tank is packed in a form in which an interior member and an exterior member are stacked from a manufacturing department or a manufacturing company and delivered to an assembly department. Therefore, the person in charge of the assembly takes out the game ball tank from the box, but here, since the interior member and the exterior member are not fixed, only the interior member on the upper side is removed, and the exterior member is inside the box. There is a problem of being left behind. This is very troublesome for a person in charge of assembling a large number of pachinko machines.

  Moreover, the game ball tank of the pachinko machine like patent document 1 inserts a fastening member into the latching hole provided in the predetermined position of the mechanism board attached to the back surface of the pachinko machine, and makes it latch. However, this fastening member is a member that is large enough to be picked by a fingertip, and is small and requires care not to drop it. In addition, not only at the time of assembly, but also at the time of maintenance in the amusement hall, it is necessary to be careful in handling, and if it is not dropped, a replacement member must be obtained. It was.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine having a miniaturized double-structured game ball tank that is not troublesome at the time of installation.

In order to solve the above-described problem, a gaming machine according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a gaming ball tank for storing gaming balls, and counting the gaming balls when a gaming ball is supplied from the gaming ball tank and a predetermined condition is satisfied. And a prize ball payout device for paying out the game machine, wherein the game machine is provided with a fastening member provided with a locking hole, and the game ball tank stores game balls. an inner casing, an outer casing in which the inner housing is fitted, is provided in the inner casing, and an opening to drop the game ball that is stored in the inner casing to the outer casing, before Symbol inner A fixing member that removably fixes the case to the outer case, a knob for a game ball tank installer to operate, an installation member that includes a protruding member that is engaged with the engagement hole, and the installation member An installation member cover for slidably holding the installation member cover and the installation member cover An elastic member that urges the installation member against the installation member cover and presses the knob of the installation member in a direction against the urging force of the elastic member; The locking to the locking hole is released.

In the gaming machine according to the first aspect of the present invention, the inner housing of the game ball tank stores game balls . The outer casing can be fitted with the inner casing. The opening of the inner housing can drop the game ball stored in the inner housing onto the outer housing, and the fixing member can removably fix the inner housing to the outer housing. Therefore, since the inner case and the outer case are fixed, when the person in charge of assembling the pachinko machine takes out the packed game ball tank from the box, the inner case and the outer case are taken out together. As a result, the assembling work can be performed with lubrication. In addition, the retaining member erected on the gaming machine is provided with a locking hole, the knob provided on the game ball tank installation member can be operated by the game ball tank installer, and the protruding member is It can be locked in the locking hole. The installation member cover slidably holds the installation member inside, and a spring is provided in the installation member cover, and can urge the installation member against the installation member cover. And the latching to the latching hole of a protrusion member can be cancelled | released by pressing the knob of an installation member in the direction opposite to the urging | biasing force of a spring. Therefore, since the installation member is provided in the game ball tank, it is not dropped when the game ball tank is assembled, and it is not necessary to be careful not to drop it, so the burden on the person in charge of the assembly work is reduced. . Also, not only when assembling, but also when it is necessary to remove the game ball tank after it is installed in the game hall, or when performing maintenance, there is no need to worry about dropping the installation member or dropping it and losing it, A situation where replacement parts must be procured due to loss will not occur.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, the structure of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 1, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the middle frame 4 viewed from the back side of the pachinko machine 1. Various substrates and devices for controlling the pachinko machine 1 are installed on the back surface of the pachinko machine 1. The pachinko machine 1 has a substantially rectangular outer frame 2 formed of a thin and long plate made of wood, and an inner frame 4 formed of a thin metal plate having a plurality of large and small openings, and an upper frame 48 and a lower hinge 49. It is pivotally supported by 2 and is installed so as to be rotatable. Various devices and substrates for controlling the game board (not shown) and the pachinko machine 1 are attached to the opening of the middle frame 4.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a center cover 86 is installed in the center of the back surface of the pachinko machine 1, and a symbol display board (not shown), an electrical decoration board (not shown), and a sub-integrated board installed in this center. (Not shown) etc. are protected. A main board box 85 is installed on the lower left side of the center cover 86. In the main board box 85, a main board (not shown) that controls the main control of the pachinko machine 1 is installed, and a power board that stores a power board (not shown) in the back of the main board box 85. A box (not shown) is installed. On the right side of the main board box 85, a payout control board box 84 that houses a payout control board (not shown) for paying out game balls is installed. A payout device 83 for paying out game balls is installed above the payout control board box 84 and above the center cover 86. The payout device 83 is connected to a payout control board, and pays out game balls in accordance with instructions from the payout control board.

  And the game ball tank 5 which is the principal part of this invention is installed in the upper part of the center cover 86. FIG. The upper part of the game ball tank 5 is open, and the game ball supplied from the gaming machine installation island falls into this. The game ball tank 5 has a passage 23 extending on the right side, and guides the game ball supplied to the game ball tank 5. A game ball guide rod 87 for guiding the game ball to the payout device 83 is connected to the end of the passage 23. Therefore, the game balls supplied from the gaming machine installation island are stored in the game ball tank 5, pass through the passage 23 and the game ball guide rod 87, and flow into the payout device 83.

  Next, the structure of the game ball tank 5 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 is a perspective view of the game ball tank 5, FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view from above when the inner housing 10 and the outer housing 20 of the game ball tank 5 are disassembled, and FIG. 6 is a bottom view seen from the lower side of the body 10, FIG. 6 is a bottom view seen from the lower side of the outer casing 20, and FIG. 7 shows the inner casing 10 and the outer casing 20 of the game ball tank 5. It is a disassembled perspective view from the bottom at the time of disassembling. The left side in FIGS. 3 to 7 is the left side of the pachinko machine 1 as viewed from the back. As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, and 7, the game ball tank 5 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped inner housing 10 fitted in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped outer housing 20.

First, the inner housing 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4, 5, and 7. As shown in FIG. 4, the inner housing 10 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and its upper surface is open. Then, on the left back side that put in Figure 3 of the bottom surface 17, approximately 30% of the longitudinal direction, and the game ball passage hole 13 of the trapezoidal measuring approximately half of the widthwise direction is provided, the game balls pass A game ball falls from the hole 13 to the outer housing 20. Further, an attachment member 30 is provided on the outer back side of the right surface of the inner housing 10 (see FIG. 8). The structure of the mounting member 30 will be described in detail later with reference to FIGS. 9 to 12. The mounting member 30 holds the operation member 33 in a slidable manner, and the knob 331 has a downward force. When the force is applied, the protrusion 332 also moves downward. When the force applied to the knob 331 is stopped, the protrusion 332 returns to the upper side by the bias of the spring 39 installed inside the mounting member 30. Yes. Further, a substantially rectangular parallelepiped inner support portion 14 is erected on the outer side of the left surface 18 of the inner housing 10. The inner support portion 14 will be described in detail in the description of the outer casing 20.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, a fitting hole 12 for fitting with the pin 52 is provided in the right front (upper right in FIGS. 5 and 7) of the bottom surface 17 of the inner housing 10. Yes. As shown in FIG. 7, the fitting hole 12 has a cylindrical member erected from the bottom surface 17 of the inner housing 10, and the pin 52 is fitted into the cylinder.

  Next, the outer casing 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4, 6, and 7. As shown in FIG. 4, the outer casing 20 also has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and its upper surface is open. Then, about half of the right side 29 (the lower side in FIGS. 6 and 7) is opened, and a passage 23 for guiding the game ball 70 to the game ball guide rod 87 is provided. The inside of the outer housing 20 is divided into a game ball passage path portion through which game balls pass and a switch installation portion in which a ball switch (not shown) and the like are installed. The game ball passage path part is a passage 23 from the back half of the outer casing 20, the switch installation part is the front half of the outer casing 20, and the bottom surface 27b is a bottom surface 27a of the passage path part as shown in FIG. Higher than. The passage 23 extends from the game ball passage path. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the game balls 70 are arranged in the game ball passage path portion, and an organizing wall 61 for guiding the game balls 70 to the passage 23 is erected upward from the bottom surface 27a. 70 are sequentially sent out to the passage 23. Note that two game ball passage paths are provided in the passage 23 on the front side of the bottom surface 27 (upper side in FIG. 7), and the game balls 70 that have passed through the respective passage paths are below the end of the passage 23. It discharges | releases from the ball | bowl exit 26a, 26b which is the provided opening part.

  Further, a ball switch and a substrate for detecting whether or not game balls are stored in the game ball tank 5 are installed below the bottom surface 27b of the switch installation unit. A fitting hole 22 for fitting with the pin 52 is provided on the right front side of the bottom surface 27b (upper right side in FIGS. 6 and 7). The fitting hole 22 is provided at a position overlapping the fitting hole 12 provided in the bottom surface 17 of the inner casing 10 when the inner casing 10 is fitted into the outer casing 20. Is inserted into the fitting hole 22 and the fitting hole 12, and the inner casing 10 and the outer casing 20 are fixed by fitting.

  Further, a substantially rectangular parallelepiped outer support portion 24 is erected on the back side of the left surface 28 of the outer casing 20. The outer support 24 has an open upper surface and is slightly larger than the inner support 14 of the inner housing 10, and when the inner housing 10 is fitted into the outer housing 20, The inner support portion 14 is fitted into the outer support portion 24 of the outer casing 20 so that the inner casing 10 is supported. Further, the fitting hole 11 and the fitting hole 21 are provided at positions where the bottom surface of the inner support portion 14 of the inner housing 10 and the bottom surface of the outer support portion 24 of the outer housing 20 overlap each other. And the pin 51 is inserted in the fitting hole 21 and the fitting hole 11, and the inner housing | casing 10 and the outer housing | casing 20 are fixed by fitting.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 2 thru | or FIG. 7, the attachment method of the game ball tank 5 is demonstrated. As shown in FIG. 2, a support member receiver 41 and a fastening member 43 for attaching the game ball tank 5 are installed on the upper part of the middle frame 4. The support member receiver 41 is provided at the upper left of the middle frame 4 and has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and its right surface is open. Inside the support member receiver 41, the overlapped inner support portion 14 and outer support portion 24 of the game ball tank 5 to which the inner case 10 and the outer case 20 are fixed are inserted from the opened right surface. The inner support portion 14 and the outer support portion 24 are supported on the bottom surface to support the game ball tank 5.

  The fastening member 43 is provided slightly to the left of the center of the upper portion of the middle frame 4. The fastening member 43 is an L-shaped iron plate, and has a long side fixed to the middle frame 4 and a short side rising vertically from the middle frame 4. A locking hole 44 is provided on the tip side of the short side, and a protruding portion 332 (see FIG. 8) is locked in the locking hole 44.

  Here, the attachment member 30 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of the mounting member 30, FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of the mounting member 30, and FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the operation member 33 as viewed from the upper part on the back side (front side of the pachinko machine 1). 11 is a rear view of the mounting member 30 (viewed from the front side of the pachinko machine 1), and FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the mounting member 30 taken along line AA in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the mounting member 30 biases the holding portion 31 extended on the right surface 19 of the inner housing 10 of the game ball tank 5, the operating member 33 operated by the installer, and the operating member 33. And a lid member 32 that holds the operation member 33 together with the holding portion 31.

  First, the holding unit 31 will be described. The holding unit 31 is formed integrally with the inner housing 10 of the game ball tank 5, but in FIG. 8, only a portion erected from the right surface 19 of the inner housing 10 is displayed for explanation. . The holding portion 31 has a substantially trapezoidal columnar fixing portion 311 connected to the right surface 19 of the inner housing 10, and a surface formed by the longer side of the parallel sides of the trapezoid facing each other is a game ball tank 5 side. As shown in FIG. 9, a support wall 314 is erected at the lower part of the left wall 319, which is a surface formed by the shorter side of the trapezoidal parallel sides, and the rear wall 312 is erected on the back side. It is installed. A right wall 313 is erected on the support wall 314 and the back wall 312 at a position facing the left wall 319. A substantially cubic space surrounded by the left wall 319, right wall 313, support wall 314, and back wall 312 is formed as an operation member space 318. In addition, a hook-shaped left locking portion 316 and a right locking portion 315 are provided on the front upper side of the left side wall 319 and the right side wall 313, respectively.

Next, the lid member 32 will be described with reference to FIG. The cover member 32, with respect to a substantially rectangular plate-like lid 321 is slightly knob opening 326 is an opening of the substantially rectangular top near the center is only set. A right foot member 322, which is an elongated plate-like member, stands in a vertical direction slightly inward from the right end of the lid member 32 by an amount corresponding to the thickness of the right surface wall 313, at about 2/3 of the upper surface of the holding portion 31 side. It is installed. A left foot member 323, which is a long and narrow plate-like member, is erected in the vertical direction at the left end of the lid member 32. The distance between the outer surfaces of the right foot member 322 and the left foot member 323 is substantially equal to the distance between the right surface wall 313 and the inner surface of the left surface wall 319 of the holding portion 31. The operation member space 318 of 31 is fitted inside. Further, notches are provided as left latching chip 325 and right latching chip 324 at the upper left and right ends of the lid part 321 of the lid member 32, and the left latching part 316 and the right latching part of the holding unit 31 are provided. 315 is engaged with each other.

  Next, the operation member 33 will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10. The operation member 33 includes a substantially rectangular plate-shaped front wall 339, and a knob 331 standing in a lateral direction on the front side (front side in FIG. 9) at a position about ３ from the bottom of the front wall 339. A right wall 336 erected from the right end of the front wall 339 opposite to the knob 331 (backward direction in FIG. 9), and a left wall 337 erected from the left end of the front wall 339 opposite to the knob 331. ing. The right side wall 336 and the left side wall 337 are cut substantially obliquely at the upper back side about 1/3 of the substantially rectangular back side side, and have a substantially trapezoidal shape (parallel and back side facing the vertical direction). The short side is a trapezoid that is perpendicular to the opposite parallel sides). Therefore, the upper part of the part formed by the front wall 339, the right wall 336, and the left wall 337 has a shape that is pointed upward. This pointed portion is referred to as a protruding portion 332.

  In addition, on the side of the front wall 339 where the right wall 336 and the left wall 337 are erected, a pressing wall 338 is laterally arranged inside the right wall 336 and the left wall 337 at a position of about 1/3 of the upper part. Is erected. A substantially cubic space surrounded by the front wall 339, the right wall 336, the left wall 337, and the pressing wall 338 thus formed is formed as a spring space 333. Further, the rear right wing 334, which is a substantially rectangular elongated plate, stands on the outer side (the right side in FIG. 9) on the back side in FIG. 9 of the right side wall 336 (the shorter side of the parallel sides of the trapezoid facing each other). A rear left wing 335, which is a substantially rectangular elongated plate, is erected on the outer side (right side in FIG. 10) on the front side of the left wall 337 in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the operation member 33 having such a shape is installed in the operation member space 318 of the holding portion 31 with the spring 39 inserted into the spring space 333. Then, the lid member 32 is inserted into the operation member space 318 of the holding portion 31 from the front surface in FIG. 9, the right locking portion 315 is locked to the right locking chip 324, and the left locking portion 316 is the left locking chip 325. And is fixed to the holding portion 31. At this time, the knob 331 of the operation member 33 protrudes from the knob opening 326 of the lid member 32 so that the operator can operate the knob 331. Further, the height of the right foot member 322 and the left foot member 323 (the length in the rising direction from the lid portion 321) is shorter than the depth of the operation member space 318, and the right foot member 322, the left foot member 323, and the holding portion 31. A gap is formed between the rear wall 312 and the rear wall 312. The back right wing 334 and the back left wing 335 of the operation member 33 are arranged in the gap.

  Therefore, the spring 39 inserted into the spring space 333 is sandwiched between the support wall 314 of the holding portion 31 and the pressing wall 338 of the operation member 33, and an upward biasing force acts on the operation member 33. However, since the knob 331 of the operating member 33 hits the upper side of the knob opening 326 of the lid member 32, the operating member 33 does not move any further. Further, by moving the knob 331 downward, the protruding portion 332 also moves downward, so that the protruding portion 332 is locked in the locking hole 44 of the fastening member 43 provided in the middle frame 4 or locked. Or cancel it.

  By using such a game ball tank 5, when the person in charge of assembling the pachinko machine takes out the packed game ball tank from the box, the inner case and the outer case can be taken out together. Assembling work can be carried out with lubrication. Further, for attaching the game ball tank 5 to the middle frame 4, the urging force of the spring 39 is used in the attachment member 30, and the operation member 33 is simply moved downward to engage and release the retaining member 43. Therefore, the member used for assembling the game ball tank 5 to the pachinko machine 1 is not dropped or lost.

  In addition, the game ball passage hole 13 of the above embodiment corresponds to an “opening”, and the pins 51 and 52 correspond to “fixing members”. Further, the protruding portion 332 corresponds to the “projecting member”, the operation member 33 corresponds to the “installing member”, the holding portion 31 and the lid member 32 correspond to the “installing member cover”, and the spring 39 is the “elastic member”. It corresponds to.

  The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described in detail above, and various modifications can be made. It goes without saying that the gaming machine of the present invention is not limited to a pachinko machine, but may be various gaming machines that use gaming media, such as a pachikon machine or a pachislot machine. Further, the mechanism for guiding the game medium inside the outer housing 20 to the payout device 83 is not limited to that according to the present embodiment, and any mechanism that matches the shape of the game medium may be used.

  Further, the spring 39 of the mounting member 30 is not limited to the coil spring as in the present embodiment, and may be any one that has an elastic force such as a disc spring, a leaf spring, or rubber, and applies a biasing force to the operation member 33. Further, the shape of the knob 331 of the operation member 33 is not limited to the plate-like knob as in the present embodiment, and may be a rod-like one. Further, the structure of the holding portion 31 and the lid member 32 of the mounting member 30 is not limited to that of the above-described embodiment, and may be an integral type or a combination of other structural members. Any structure that can hold an operation member (installation member) provided with an operable knob portion and an elastic member that can slide the operation member may be used.

  The gaming machine of the present invention is not limited to a pachinko machine, but can be applied to various gaming machines that use gaming media, such as a pachikon machine or a pachislot machine.

2 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the middle frame 4 as viewed from the back side of the pachinko machine 1. 2 is a perspective view of a game ball tank 5. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view from above when the inner housing 10 and the outer housing 20 of the game ball tank 5 are disassembled. FIG. FIG. 4 is a bottom view seen from the lower side of the inner housing 10. FIG. 4 is a bottom view seen from the lower side of the outer casing 20. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view from below when the inner housing 10 and the outer housing 20 of the game ball tank 5 are disassembled. 3 is an enlarged view of the attachment member 30. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the attachment member 30. FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the operation member 33 as viewed from the front side of the pachinko machine 1. 4 is a rear view of the attachment member 30. FIG. It is sectional drawing of the attachment member 30 in the AA line of FIG.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 4 Middle frame 5 Game ball tank 10 Inner housing | casing 11 Fitting hole 12 Fitting hole 13 Game ball passing hole 20 Outer housing 21 Fitting hole 22 Fitting hole 30 Mounting member 31 Holding part 32 Cover member 33 Operation Member 39 Spring 41 Member receiver 43 Fastening member 44 Locking hole 51 Pin 52 Pin 321 Cover 326 Knob opening 331 Knob 332 Projection

Claims (1)

A gaming machine comprising a gaming ball tank for storing gaming balls, and a prize ball dispensing device for counting and dispensing gaming balls when gaming balls are supplied from the gaming ball tank and a predetermined condition is satisfied,
In the gaming machine, a fastening member provided with a locking hole is erected,
The game ball tank is
An inner housing for storing game balls;
An outer casing into which the inner casing is fitted ;
An opening provided in the inner housing and for dropping a game ball stored in the inner housing to the outer housing;
A fixing member for detachably fixing the front Symbol inner housing to the outer housing,
A knob for operation by a game ball tank installer, and an installation member having a protruding member to be locked in the locking hole;
An installation member cover for slidably holding the installation member therein;
Provided in the installation member cover, comprising an elastic member for biasing the installation member against the installation member cover;
A game machine , wherein the locking of the protruding member to the locking hole is released by pressing the knob of the installation member in a direction against the urging force of the elastic member .

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