JP4515476B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine, wherein a decoration light emitting means for emitting light from a decorative lens portion of an opening / closing door is provided on the game machine main body side.

  In a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, an open / close door is provided on the front side of a game board mounted on the main body of the game machine so that the game area can be seen, and a decorative light emitting means is incorporated in the peripheral part of the open / close door. (Patent Document 1).

  The open / close door is composed of a door frame corresponding to the outside of the game area, a decorative cover attached to the front surface of the door frame and having a decorative lens portion, and a glass plate attached to the door frame so that the game area can be seen. ing. The decorative light emitting means includes a decorative substrate and a light emitting element such as an LED mounted on the decorative substrate corresponding to the decorative lens portion, and is interposed between the door frame and the front decorative cover.

And, for example, if the game symbol being fluctuated stops in a specific jackpot mode and a jackpot is generated, etc., a visual effect is produced by causing the light emitting element to emit light or blink light according to the gaming situation at that time. Like to do.
JP 2001-276378 A

  If the decorative light-emitting means is incorporated in the open / close door, even when the game board is replaced with another one and the game content is changed, the decorative light-emitting means is mounted outside the game area of the game board. Whenever the game board is replaced, it is not necessary to discard the decorative light-emitting means together with the game parts such as winning means attached to the game board, and waste of materials can be prevented as much as possible.

  On the other hand, in recent ball game machines, the width of the door frame of the opening / closing door tends to become very narrow as the game area expands, and the weight of the opening / closing door has been reduced to reduce the weight burden. It is illustrated. However, if the strength members are reduced and the door itself becomes weak, illegal actions such as illegally opening the door and bending the game nails in the game area may be prevalent. While planning, it is necessary to take sufficient reinforcement measures.

  In view of such a conventional problem, the present invention makes it possible to perform decoration, production, etc. by light emission of a decorative lens using the peripheral part of the door as in the past while reducing the heavy burden on the door side. An object is to provide a ball game machine that can be used.

The present invention covers the gaming machine body 1 so that the gaming board 8 detachably attached to the gaming machine body 1 from the front side can be opened and closed from the front side and the gaming area 13 of the gaming board 8 can be visually recognized. A game board fixture 20 for detachably fixing the game board 8 outside the game area 13, and a decorative light emitting means 40 for covering the game board fixture 20 from the front side. The decorative light emitting means 40 is provided corresponding to the decorative lens portion 47 of the opening / closing door 5, and the decorative light emitting means 40 includes a cover position A that covers the game board fixture 20 and a retreat position B that retreats from the attachment / detachment area of the game board 8. A fixture cover 32 that is movable between the two positions A and B is provided to cover the game board fixture 20 from the front side, and the decorative light emitting means 40 is provided on the front side of the fixture cover 32. Is arranged .

  In the present invention, since the decorative light emitting means 40 is on the gaming machine main body 1 side, the decorative lens portion 47 is utilized by utilizing the peripheral portion of the open / close door 5 as in the prior art while reducing the weight burden on the open / close door 5. It is possible to perform decoration, production, etc. by emitting light. Further, since the decorative light emitting means 40 is not provided on the door 5 side, it is easy to take measures to reinforce the door 5 in terms of weight and structure, and it is easy to increase its strength.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 6 show a first embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine. In FIGS. 1 to 4, reference numeral 1 denotes a gaming machine main body, a rectangular frame-shaped outer frame 2, and the outer frame 2 And a front frame 4 pivotably attached to the center of the longitudinal axis through a pair of upper and lower hinges 3 on the left side. On the front frame 4, an open / close door 5 and a front door 6 are detachably mounted by a hinge 7 having substantially the same axis as the hinge 3, and a game board 8 is detachably mounted on the back side of the open / close door 5. The front door 6 is provided with a supply tray 9 for storing game balls for launching, and an ashtray 10 and launching handles 11 of launching means (not shown) are arranged on both sides of the supply tray 9.

  A guide rail 12 for guiding a game ball launched from the launching means is annularly mounted on the front surface of the game board 8, and a symbol display means, a symbol starting means, and a variable prize are placed in the game area 13 inside the guide rail 12. A plurality of game parts such as means, normal winning means, etc. (all not shown) are mounted.

  The front frame 4 has a rectangular shape, and has a frame portion 14 whose outer periphery is rectangular, and a fitting body portion 15 that is integrally formed inside the frame portion 14 and fits in the outer frame 2. In the closed state, the frame portion 14 comes into contact with the outer frame 2 from the front side, and is locked to the outer frame 2 by locking means (not shown) on the side opposite to the hinge 3.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the frame portion 14 is integrally formed with a pair of left and right speaker mounting portions 16 on the upper side of the fitting body portion 15 and a rear wall 17 that connects the rear side of the speaker mounting portion 16 to the left and right. Has been. A speaker 18 is attached to the back side of the speaker attachment portion 16. A game board mounting part 19 is formed in the fitting body part 15, and the game board 8 is detachably fitted to the game board mounting part 19 from the front side and fixed by a pair of upper and lower game board fixtures 20. ing. A back cover 21 that covers the game board 8 from the back side is detachably attached to the back side of the fitting body 15.

  As shown in FIGS. 3, 5, and 6, the game board 8 is provided with notches 22 on both the upper and lower sides outside the game area 13, deviating from the center of the left and right sides to the opposite side of the hinge 3. A game board fixture 20 is arranged on the game board mounting part 19 corresponding to each notch part 22.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the game board fixing tool 20 includes a front-rear rotation shaft 25 attached to the rear wall 24 of the game board mounting portion 19 via a support portion 23, and the rotation shaft 25. A fixed fastening lever 26 and a pressing tool 27 are provided. The fastening lever 26 and the pressing tool 27 can pass through the notch 22 when the game board 8 is attached and detached (vertical direction shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 6), and the fastening lever 26 moves the game board 8 to the rear wall 24 side. And a state of being fastened (a horizontal state shown by a solid line in FIG. 6) and can be rotated around the rotation axis 25.

When the game board 8 is fastened by the fastening lever 26, the pressing tool 27 presses the game board 8 diagonally downward on the hinge 3 side in the game board mounting part 19 through the pressed surface 28 of the notch 22. It has become. That is, a pressed surface 28 is formed substantially vertically in the lower cutout portion 22, and the pressing tool 27 is placed on the hinge 3 side of the game board mounting portion 19 on the lower side of the game board 8 through the pressed surface 28. The side wall 29 is pressed laterally. Further, a pressed surface 28 is formed in a substantially oblique direction at the lower side of the center of the game board 8 in the upper cutout portion 22, and the pressing tool 27 attaches the game board 8 to the game board mounting portion 19 through the pressed surface 28. The side wall 29 on the hinge 3 side and the corner side of the lower wall 30 are pressed obliquely downward .
As shown in FIGS. 3, 5, and 6, a fixture cover 32 that covers the upper game board fixture 20 from the front side outside the game area 13 is provided between the speaker attachment portions 16 at the upper portion of the frame portion 14. Is provided. The fixture cover 32 has a shape in which the lower end side is close to the guide rail 12 that forms the upper edge of the game area 13, and the bracket 33 on the upper back side is pivoted by a horizontal shaft 34 that protrudes inward from the speaker mounting portion 16. A cover position (solid line position in FIG. 5 ) A that is supported and covers the game board fixture 20 from the front side, and a retreat position that retreats upward from the attachment / detachment area of the game board 8 so as not to interfere with the attachment / detachment of the game board 8 (The position indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 5) B is rotatable (movable) about the horizontal axis 34.

  The fixture cover 32 can be positioned at the cover position A and the retracted position B by the positioning means 35. The positioning means 35 has a recess 37 formed in the elastic plate 36 corresponding to both positions and a projection 38 provided on the bracket 33 so that the projection 38 engages with the recess 37 at each position A and B. It has become. The elastic plate 36 is bent in a U-shape or the like, and is fixed by being inserted through the horizontal shaft 34 while a part thereof is in contact with the rear wall 17 of the front frame 4. The positioning means 35 may have another structure.

  As shown in FIGS. 3, 5, and 6, a decorative light emitting means 40 for visually producing a gaming state is attached to the front side of the fixture cover 32. The decorative light emitting means 40 includes a decorative substrate 41 having a size corresponding to the fixture cover 32 and a light emitting element 42 such as an LED mounted on the decorative substrate 41 in a predetermined arrangement. The decorative substrate 41 is fitted in a peripheral edge 43 formed on the outer periphery of the front side of the fixture cover 32, and is detachably attached to the boss 45 on the back side by screws 46. The light emitting elements 42 are arranged corresponding to the decorative lens portion 47 on the door 5 side, such as a plurality of light emitting elements 42.

  The decorative light emitting means 40 covers the game board fixture 20 from the front side, and rotates integrally with the fixture cover 32 so as to be movable between the cover position A and the retracted position B.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the open / close door 5 includes a door frame 49 in which a window hole 48 corresponding to the game area 13 is formed on the inner periphery, and a sheet metal reinforcing plate mounted on the back side of the door frame 49. 50, a decorative cover 51 attached to the front side of the door frame 49, and a glass unit 52 detachably attached to the back side of the reinforcing plate 50 via an attachment 58. The game area 13 of the board 8 can be visually recognized. The glass unit 52 includes two glass plates 56 and a holding frame 57 that holds the glass plates 56.

  The door frame 49 and the reinforcing plate 50 have openings 53 corresponding to the speakers 18 and openings 54 corresponding to the arrangement of the light emitting elements 42. The decorative cover 51 is provided with an audio mouth 55 corresponding to the speaker 18, and a plurality of decorative lens portions 47 are circumferentially provided around the window hole 48 from the left and right sides to the upper side so as to surround the game area 13. Is provided.

  In the decorative light emitting means 40, each light emitting element group composed of a plurality of light emitting elements 42 corresponds to the back side of the plurality of decorative lens portions 47 between the sound ports 55 of the door 5. When 5 is closed, the light emitting element 42 is arranged close to the front-rear direction so as to be close to the opening 54 on the door 5 side. The decorative light emitting means (not shown) corresponding to the left and right decorative lens portions 47 excluding the upper decorative lens portion 47 are provided between the door frame 49 of the door 5 and the decorative cover 51. Yes.

  In the pachinko machine having such a configuration, for example, when the game board 8 is mounted on the front frame 4, the opening / closing door 5 is opened to the front side, and the game board fixture 20 is attached as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. The covering fixture cover 32 and the decorative light emitting means 40 are rotated around the horizontal axis 34 to the upper retracted position B to open the front side of the game board mounting portion 19. Further, the fastening lever 26 of the game board fixing tool 20 is directed in the vertical direction along the notch 22. In this state, the game board 8 is moved from the front side to the game board mounting part 19 while aligning each notch part 22 with the game board fixture 20 so that the fastening lever 26 passes through the notch part 22 of the game board 8. Fit.

  After the game board 8 is fitted into the game board mounting portion 19, the fastening lever 26 is rotated clockwise around the rotation shaft 25, and the game board 8 is moved by the fastening lever 26 to the game board mounting portion 19. Fastening with the rear wall 24. At this time, since the pressing tool 27 rotates integrally with the fastening lever 26 and presses the pressed surface 28, the game board 8 is pressed in the game board mounting portion 19 toward the lower corner of the hinge 3 side. For this reason, the game board 8 is positioned in the game board mounting portion 19 with reference to the lower corner on the hinge 3 side, and the launching means and the entrance side of the guide rail 12 can always be kept at the proper positions.

  It is desirable that the game board 8 is pressed by the pressing tool 27 at the same time as the game board 8 is fastened by the fastening lever 26 or prior to the fastening.

  After the game board 8 is fixed, the fixture cover 32 at the retracted position A is rotated downward to the cover position B around the horizontal axis 34, and the game board fixture 20 is moved to the front side by the fixture cover 32. Cover from. As a result, the decorative light emitting means 40 attached to the fixture cover 32 is placed forwardly outside the game area 13 of the game board 8. Therefore, when the door 5 is closed, each light emitting element 42 of the decorative light emitting means 40 corresponds to the back side of each decorative lens portion 47 through the opening 54 of the door frame 49, the reinforcing plate 50 and the like.

  For this reason, when a big hit occurs, each decorative lens unit 47 can emit light by causing each light emitting element 42 of the decorative light emitting means 40 to emit light in a predetermined light emission pattern. Therefore, a gaming state such as a big hit can be visually produced by the light emission of the upper decorative lens portion 47 or the combined light emission of the upper decorative lens portion 47 and the left and right decorative lens portions 47.

  Further, the decorative light emitting means 40 corresponding to the upper decorative lens portion 47 is attached to the fixture cover 32 that covers the game board fixture 20 from the front side, so that the open / close door 5 has an opening 54 in the door frame 49 or the like. The degree of formation is sufficient, the structure on the door 5 side can be simplified and reduced in weight, and the decorative light emitting means 40 is not provided, so that the reinforcing measures on the door 5 side can be easily taken.

  Further, the decorative light emitting means 40 is provided on the front frame 4 side. However, in the case where the game board 8 is mounted from the front side with respect to the game board mounting portion 19 of the front frame 4, the decoration light emitting means 40 is provided on the outer upper side of the game area 13. A surplus space corresponding to the upper side of the open / close door 5 is formed on the front upper side of the game board 8 such as by arranging the game board fixing tool 20. Therefore, by attaching the decoration light emitting means 40 to the fixture cover 32 that covers the game board fixing tool 20 from the front side, the decoration light emitting means 40 can be provided by effectively using the excess space.

  Further, the decorative light emitting means 40 is mounted with the fixture cover 32 on the front frame 4 side. However, when the open / close door 5 is closed, the decorative light emitting means 40 approaches the vicinity of the back side of the open / close door 5. Therefore, the interval between the decorative light emitting means 40 and the decorative lens unit 47 can be reduced, and a decrease in the illuminance of the decorative lens unit 47 can be prevented as much as possible.

  FIG. 7 illustrates a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, when the opening / closing door 5 is closed, the decorative light emitting means 40 on the front surface of the fixture cover 32 is opened from the opening 54 on the back side of the opening / closing door 5. The door 5 is configured to be detachably fitted in the open / close door 5, and a diffusion preventing wall 59 serving as a reinforcing wall is provided in the decorative cover 51. The diffusion prevention wall 59 surrounds the decorative light emitting means 40.

  When the decorative cover 51 of the open / close door 5 protrudes greatly to the front side, the decorative light emitting means 40 and the decorative light emitting means 40 of the decorative cover 51 are arranged in a structure in which the decorative light emitting means 40 is located near the rear of the open / close door 5. And the illuminance on the decorative lens unit 47 side decreases even if the light emitting element 42 emits light.

  However, if the decorative light emitting means 40 is configured to fit into the open / close door 5 through the opening 54, the decorative lens portion 47 and the decorative light emitting means can be used even when the amount of protrusion of the decorative cover 51 to the front side is large. The space | interval with 40 can be made small and the fall of the illumination intensity by the side of the decorative lens part 47 can be prevented.

  Further, by providing the diffusion preventing wall 59 in the decorative cover 51, it is possible to prevent the diffusion of light in the decorative cover 51 as much as possible, and to increase the illuminance on the decorative lens portion 47 side. The diffusion prevention wall 59 is preferably formed of a reflection wall that reflects light from the decorative light emitting means 40 to the decorative lens portion 47.

  FIGS. 8 and 9 show a third embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the decorative light emitting means 40 is attached to the game board fixture 20 via a mounting base 62. The game board fixture 20 includes a holding member 63 that holds the game board 8 from the front side, and a fastening lever 26 that fastens the holding member 63 while holding the game board 8. Correspondingly arranged.

  The pressing member 63 is formed by bending a bracket 64 at the upper part of a sheet metal material having a predetermined left and right width and a pressing part 65 at the lower part, and the bracket 64 is attached to the attachment part 66 of the rear wall 17 of the frame part 14. A pressing position (fixed position) C that is pivotally supported by the horizontal shaft 34 and presses the game board 8 from the front side by the pressing part 65 at the lower end, and a retreat position B that retreats from the attachment / detachment area of the game board 8 to the upper front side. , And is urged to the retracted position B by a spring 67 such as a helical spring.

  The pressing member 63 has a notch 68 formed in the center portion from the lower end side, and the fastening lever 26 can pass through the notch 68 when the pressing member 63 rotates. The fastening lever 26 is pivotable about the pivot shaft 25 and is fastened to the rear wall 24 side of the game board mounting portion 19 when the fastening lever 26 is rotated in a direction crossing the notch portion 68 of the pressing member 63. It is supposed to be. A notch 22 through which the fastening lever 26 can pass is provided at the upper part of the game board 8.

  The mounting base 62 is fixed to the front surface of the pressing member 63 with screws 69 or the like, and the decorative light emitting means 40 is mounted on the front side of the mounting base 62. The decorative light emitting means 40 is fixed by a screw 46 or the like whose decorative substrate 41 is screwed into the boss 45. The mounting base 62 and the decorative substrate 41 are formed with a downward cutout portion 71 so as not to interfere with the fastening lever 26 when the pressing member 63 is rotated, and the fastening lever 26 is formed on the upper side of the cutout portion 71. A circular operation hole 72 is formed so that the can be rotated.

  In this embodiment, when the game board 8 is mounted, the fastening of the pressing member 63 by the fastening lever 26 is released, and the pressing member 63 is held at the retracted position B by the spring 67. Then, after the game board 8 is set on the game board mounting portion 19, the holding member 63 is rotated about the horizontal axis 34 to the holding position C against the spring 67 with the fastening lever 26 facing up and down. The game lever 8 is fastened and fixed by the holding member 63 by turning the fastening lever 26.

  As described above, even when the game board fixture 20 is constituted by the pressing member 63 and the fastening lever 26, the decorative light emitting means 40 is provided on the pressing member 63 via the mounting base 62, so that the same as described above. Can be implemented. Further, since the decorative light emitting means 40 is provided on the pressing member 63 via the mounting base 62, a member for rotatably supporting the decorative light emitting means 40 is provided as compared with the first and second embodiments. There is no need, and a part of the game board fixture 20 can be used as it is.

  The decorative light emitting means 40 may be provided so as to be fitted into the opening / closing door 5 through the opening 54 when the opening / closing door 5 is closed.

  10 and 11 illustrate a fourth embodiment of the present invention. The game board fixture 20 of this embodiment includes a holding member 63 that holds the game board 8 from the front side, and a fixing screw 74 that fastens and fixes the holding member 63 to the game board mounting portion 19 while holding the game board 8. The decorative light emitting means 40 is attached to the pressing member 63 via the mounting base 62.

  The holding member 63 has a holding cylinder 75 in the front-rear direction, and a fixing screw 74 is rotatably inserted into the holding cylinder 75. The fixing screw 74 passes through the mounting base 62 and the holes 76 and 77 of the decorative substrate 41 and protrudes to the front side, and a knob 78 for rotating operation is provided at the front end thereof. The rear end side of the fixing screw 74 is detachably screwed to the nut 79. The nut 79 is supported by the rear wall 24 of the game board mounting part 19 via a shaft part 80 and a mounting part 81 in the left and right direction, and the game board 8 is provided with a notch 22 so as to avoid the nut 79. .

  With this configuration, the fixing screw 74 may be inserted into the decorative substrate 41 of the decorative light emitting means 40, so that the large notch 71, the operation hole 72, etc. are provided in the decorative substrate 41 as in the third embodiment. The area of the decorative substrate 41 can be used effectively even though the decorative light-emitting means 40 is provided on the pressing member 63 via the mounting base 62.

  As mentioned above, although each Example of this invention was explained in full detail, this invention is not limited to these Examples, A various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention. In each embodiment, the decorative light emitting means 40 is rotated between the cover position A and the retracted position B around the horizontal axis 34 in the upper horizontal direction. If it is between two positions, you may make it rotate around a vertical axis. Further, the decorative light emitting means 40 may be configured to move linearly between two positions of the cover position A and the retracted position B.

  When the decoration light emitting means 40 includes a plurality of light emitting element groups each including a plurality of light emitting elements 42, the light emitting elements 42 may be mounted on the individual decorative substrate 41 for each light emitting element group. That is, the decoration substrate 41 may be one or plural.

  The decorative light emitting means 40 may have a mechanically movable part such as a combination of a lamp and a reflecting plate or a shielding plate that rotates around the lamp, in addition to a light emitting element 42 mounted on a decorative substrate 41. . Therefore, the decorative substrate 41 of the decorative light emitting means 40 is not essential.

  Examples of the game board fixture 20 include those using the fastening lever 26 as a fixing member, those combining the pressing member 63 and the fastening lever 26, those combining the pressing member 63 and the fixing screw 74, and the like. Other types and structures may also be employed, such as those using clamp members. Further, even if the decoration light emitting means 40 is, for example, a decoration substrate 41 with a light emitting element 42 attached thereto, the attachment structure or the like may be appropriately changed according to the type, structure, etc. of the game board fixture 20.

  In each embodiment, the relationship between the game board fixture 20 for fixing the upper side of the game board 8 and the decorative light emitting means 40 corresponding thereto is illustrated, but the game for fixing the lower side of the game board 8 is illustrated. A decorative light emitting means 40 may be provided corresponding to the panel fixture 20.

  In addition to pachinko machines, the present invention can be similarly applied to an arrangement ball machine, a sparrow ball game machine, and other bullet ball game machines.

1 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine showing a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. It is a front view of the upper part of the front frame. It is a perspective view of the opening-and-closing door. It is side surface sectional drawing of the principal part. It is front sectional drawing of the principal part. It is side surface sectional drawing of the principal part which shows the 2nd Example of this invention. It is side surface sectional drawing of the principal part which shows the 3rd Example of this invention. It is a front broken view of the principal part. It is side surface sectional drawing of the principal part which shows the 4th Example of this invention. It is front sectional drawing of the principal part.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine main body 5 Opening / closing door 8 Game board 13 Game area 20 Game board fixing tool 32 Fixing tool cover 40 Decoration light emission means 41 Decoration board 42 Light emitting element 47 Decoration lens part 63 Holding member (fixing member)

Claims (4)

The gaming machine body (1) covers the gaming board (8) detachably attached to the gaming machine body (1) from the front side so as to be opened and closed from the front side, and the gaming area (13) of the gaming board (8) is covered. A bullet ball game machine having a visually recognizable opening / closing door (5), comprising a game board fixing tool (20) for detachably fixing the game board (8) outside the game area (13), and the game A decorative light emitting means (40) for covering the board fixing tool (20) from the front side is provided corresponding to the decorative lens portion (47) of the door (5), and the decorative light emitting means (40) is fixed to the game board. It is movable between a cover position (A) that covers the tool (20) and a retreat position (B) that retreats from the attachment / detachment area of the game board (8), and the game board fixing tool (20) can be moved from the front side. A covering fixture cover (32) is provided so as to be rotatable between the two positions (A) and (B). Pinball game machine, wherein said that the decorative light emitting means (40) disposed on the front side of 2).   The gaming machine body (1) covers the gaming board (8) detachably attached to the gaming machine body (1) from the front side so as to be opened and closed from the front side, and the gaming area (13) of the gaming board (8) is covered. A bullet ball game machine having a visually recognizable opening / closing door (5), comprising a game board fixing tool (20) for detachably fixing the game board (8) outside the game area (13), and the game A bullet ball game machine characterized in that a decorative light emitting means (40) is provided on the panel fixture (20) corresponding to the decorative lens portion (47) of the open / close door (5). The game board fixture (20) is movable between a fixed position (C) for fixing the game board (8) and a retreat position (B) for retreating from the attachment / detachment area of the game board (8). The ball game machine according to claim 2 , further comprising a fixing member (63), wherein the decorative light emitting means (40) is provided on the fixing member (63). The ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the decorative light emitting means (40) is a decorative substrate (41) having a plurality of light emitting elements (42) mounted thereon.

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