JP4582690B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, and more particularly to a gaming machine in which a game board having gaming parts can be easily assembled and removed from a front frame as a frame member.

  Conventionally, a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine has an outer frame and a front frame pivotally attached to the outer frame so as to be openable and closable with a gaming board provided with gaming parts such as a windmill and various prizes, and a gaming board. A glass door that has a glass to be opened and that can be opened and closed with respect to the front frame; The game board can be attached to and detached from the front frame. There exists a locking device as a mechanism which makes attachment or detachment possible (refer to patent documents 1).

  In this locking device, the assembly operator holds the game board fixing device, and inserts the shaft parts of the fixtures provided at the four corners of the game board into the shaft hole openings of the holding parts provided at the four corners of the inner surface of the front frame. The game board is attached to the front frame.

JP 2000-288215 A

  However, the game board fixing device in the conventional gaming machine has an assembly hole where the assembly operator holds the game board and inserts the shaft portion of the fixture into the shaft hole opening portion of the holding portion with the aim. There is a problem that it is difficult to insert the game board into the front frame because it is difficult to insert it into the mouth.

  In addition, with the recent diversification and complexity of games, the game board has a large number of various game parts and control boards, and is heavy, so in conventional locking devices, assembly work by assembly workers is not possible. There was a problem that it was difficult.

  Furthermore, since the game board is incorporated into the front frame with the front side on which the game parts are provided facing forward, there is a problem that the assembly operator accidentally holds the game parts and breaks the game parts.

  It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine in which a game board having game parts can be easily assembled and removed from a front frame.

The invention according to claim 1 is provided with a game board (20) having a game area (PA) provided on the front surface, and a housing part (10) for detachably housing the game board (20) on the front surface side. A gaming machine (PM) configured to launch a game ball into the game area (PA) and play a game, and projecting at a lower portion of the game board (20) A downward axis (42) and the downward axis (42) can be received and guided so as to extend from one end side to the other end side in the width direction of the frame member (2) at the lower part of the inner surface of the housing part (10). comprising a, a lower groove (44) formed in said one end of the back above said (20c) in the face down on the front side down shaft (42) a lower groove (44) of said game board (20) After being inserted from (for example, the right side in FIG. 10) and temporarily supported, the game board (20 The game board (20) is changed from the reverse side to the front side with the front side (20d) of the game board (20) on the front side, while moving the game board (20) to the other end side. ) Is incorporated into the frame member (2) .

Invention, the inner surface of the game board (20) upward shaft projecting from the top of the (41), the upper orientation axis (41) of acceptable and enable guiding the housing part (10) according to claim 2 The gaming machine (PM) according to claim 1, further comprising an upper groove (43) formed in an upper portion.

  The invention according to claim 3 includes a glass door that is provided at one end of the frame member (2) so as to be opened and closed by a pivoting portion (7a, 7b) and covers the game board (20), and the upward shaft (41). ) And the downward axis (42) are provided on the pivoting portion (7a, 7b) side, the gaming machine (PM) according to claim 2.

  Note that the reference numerals in the parentheses are for comparison with the drawings, but are for the convenience of facilitating the understanding of the invention by facilitating correspondence with the embodiments. It will not affect anything.

  In the invention according to claim 1, the game board is somewhat heavy because the downward axis is engaged with the lower groove so that the game board can be attached to and detached from the frame member while being supported by the frame member. In addition, the operation of assembling and removing the game board from the frame member can be performed quickly and easily.

  The invention according to claim 2 can be attached to and detached from the frame member with the upper shaft engaged with the upper groove and the lower shaft engaged with the lower groove so that the upper and lower sides of the game board are supported by the frame member. Therefore, even if the game board is somewhat heavy, the work board can be assembled and removed from the frame member quickly and easily. In addition, since the upper and lower parts of the game board are slid and fixed, the game board can be assembled and removed more quickly than when only the lower part is slite-fixed. Furthermore, the game board is less likely to fall down in the front-rear direction, and the game board can be stably incorporated.

  In the invention according to claim 3, since the upward axis and the downward axis are provided on the pivoting portion side with respect to the frame member, the glass door is hardly obstructed in the state in which the glass door is opened, and the game board is incorporated. Removal can be performed easily.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings by way of preferred examples. In the embodiment, a case will be mainly described in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine in which a game board is housed and held in the front back of the front frame.

  FIG. 1 is a front view of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention when the glass door and the ball tray are opened and the game board is removed from the front frame. FIG. 2 is a rear view of the game board shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram in which the outer frame and the front frame are cut in the pachinko machine when the game board is assembled in the front frame and the glass door and the ball tray are closed. FIG. 4 is a view of the upward axis and the downward axis as seen from the back side of the game board. FIG. 5 is a diagram of an upward axis and a downward axis. (A) is a top view of an upward axis. (B) is a bottom view of a downward axis. FIG. 6 is a diagram of the mounting structure of another embodiment of the upward axis and the downward axis. FIG. 7 is a plan view of the periphery of the upward axis in a state where the glass door 5 and the ball tray are opened from the state of FIG. 3. FIG. 8 is a partial front view around the upward axis of the game board incorporated in the front frame. FIG. 9 is a partial front view around the downward axis of the game board incorporated in the front frame. FIG. 10 is a schematic view of the shaft and the groove for explaining the operation when the game board is assembled into the front frame.

  First, a schematic configuration of the pachinko machine PM will be briefly described with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. The pachinko machine PM is configured to have an outer rectangular frame size and forms a vertically fixed holding frame, and is formed into a rectangular frame size according to the size of the outer frame 1. It is composed of a front frame 2 or the like as a frame member that can be freely opened and closed. The front frame 1 is attached to the outer frame 1 so that it can be opened / closed and detached laterally by hinge mechanisms 3a and 3b arranged on the upper left and right sides of the front frame with the outer frame 1, and a double lock provided on the front right side. Is always held by the outer frame 1 in a closed state engaged with the outer frame 1.

  On the front side of the front frame 2, a glass door 5 and a ball tray 6 serving as a rectangular front door adapted to the front area of the front frame 2 are opened laterally by hinge mechanisms 7 a, 7 b, 7 c provided on the left side of the front side. It is attached so as to be openable and detachable, and is held in a closed state that covers the front surface of the front frame 2 using a locking device 4 and a ball tray locking device provided on the right side of the front. An operation handle (not shown) for performing a pachinko ball launching operation is attached to the lower right side of the ball tray 6. A storage frame 10 as a rectangular frame-shaped storage part is formed integrally with the front frame 2 at the upper part of the front frame 2, and the game board 20 can be attached to and detached from the storage frame 10 using the game board fixing device FS. Is held upright.

  The game board 20 is configured with a decorative board (also referred to as “veneer”) 21 in which cells are attached to the surface of a laminated plywood having a predetermined board thickness and is router processed into a predetermined shape as a substrate. On the front side of the decorative board 21, the upper and lower divided rail decorations 22 and 23 are screwed, and a substantially circular game area PA is defined on the inside thereof. In the game area PA, game components such as a windmill, various winning devices 24, and a symbol display device 25 for displaying a predetermined symbol according to the progress of the game are attached together with a large number of game nails. At the lower end of the game area PA, there is provided an out port 27 through which a pachinko ball that has fallen without winning the winning device 24 is discharged to the back side of the game board 20.

  On the back surface of the game board 20 (see FIG. 2), a main control board 32, an auxiliary control board 31, a ball processing passage 33 for pachinko balls, and the like are provided.

  An auxiliary mechanism portion called a game auxiliary board is formed in the lower region of the front frame 2 located behind the ball tray 6. In each part of the auxiliary game board of the auxiliary mechanism part, there is a game ball launching device 28 that launches a pachinko ball on the game board 20 based on the turning operation of the operation handle, and an acoustic that generates sound effects according to the state of the game. A device 29 and the like are provided.

  On the back side of the front frame 2, a back set board 30 having an opening communicating in the front-rear direction and formed in a rectangular frame shape slightly smaller than the front frame 2 is detachably set and held. Although not shown in detail in each part of the back set board 30, the pachinko ball is stored based on the ball storage tank for storing the pachinko balls, the alignment passage for aligning the pachinko balls supplied from the ball storage tank, the winning state in the game board 20, and the like. The ball payout device for paying out the ball, and a prize ball mechanism such as a ball payout passage for guiding the pachinko ball paid out from the ball payout device to the ball tray 6, and the pachinko ball discharged on the back side of the game board 20 are provided. A discharge passage or the like for collecting and discharging to a collection bucket of the gaming facility is provided. A power supply board, various circuit boards, electronic components, and the like are attached to the back side of the back set board 30, and these are connected by a wire harness so as to be playable.

  The pachinko machine PM is used in a game in which the front frame 2, the glass door 5, and the ball tray 6 are all closed and locked, and the pachinko ball is stored in the ball tray 6 to rotate the operation handle. Is started. When the operation handle is turned, the pachinko balls stored in the ball tray 6 are sent to the game ball launching device one by one, and are launched into the game area PA of the game board 20 by the hammer of the game ball launching device. Thereafter, a pachinko game is developed.

  In the pachinko machine PM schematically configured as described above, the game board 20 is detachably accommodated in the accommodation frame 10 from the front of the front frame 2, and a predetermined inside of the accommodation frame 10 is obtained using the game board fixing device FS. Held fixed in position.

  When the game board 20 is exchanged, for example, when a model called “board change” is changed, the game board 20 has the windmill and various winning tools on the front surface and is incorporated in the front frame 2. It has become.

  The pachinko machine PM according to the present embodiment can be easily incorporated into the front frame 2 of the pachinko machine PM even if the game board 20 is heavy.

  That is, this pachinko machine PM is provided on the back side of the game board 20 shown in FIG. 1 and protrudes from the upper edge 20a and the lower edge 20b of the game board 20, and the upward axis 41 and the downward axis. An upper groove 43 (see FIG. 10) and a lower groove 44 formed on the inner surface upper portion 2a and the inner surface lower portion 2b of the housing frame 10 of the front frame 2 so as to receive and guide the shaft 42 are provided. The upper groove 43 and the lower groove 44 are formed parallel to each other so as to face each other in the vertical direction. The widths of the grooves 43 and 44 are slightly wider and constant than the thicknesses of the upward shaft 41 and the downward shaft 42.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, an upper mounting board 48 is provided at the upper end of the back surface of the game board 20. A pair of upper and lower protrusions 50 formed by cutting and raising the upper mounting substrate 48 are provided above and below the upper mounting substrate 48. An L-shaped upward shaft 41 is provided on the vertical projecting piece 50 so as to be movable up and down. Further, a tension spring 46 for projecting the upward shaft 41 upward from the upper edge 20a of the game board 20 is stretched over the cut-and-raised protrusion 53 formed by cutting and raising the upper mounting substrate 48 and the upward shaft 41.

  The upper mounting board 48 is provided in a relief recess 20e which is a recess cut out from the back surface 20c of the game board 20 to the front surface 20d side. The depth of the relief recess 20e from the back surface 20c toward the front surface 20d is set to such a depth that the upper and lower protrusions 47 formed by cutting and raising, the tension spring 46, and the like do not protrude from the back surface 20c. In addition, the upper end 48 a of the upper mounting board 48 does not protrude upward from the upper edge 20 a of the game board 20. Further, the side of the upper mounting board 48 does not protrude sideways from the side of the game board 20. As a result, the upper mounting board 48 other than the upward shaft 41 is accommodated in the escape recess 20e so as not to protrude from the game board 20, so that protrusions from the game board 20 are reduced, and the game board 20 is moved to the front frame 2. It can be easily installed and removed.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a lower mounting board 49 is provided at the lower end of the back surface 20 c of the game board 20. The lower mounting substrate 40 is provided with a downward shaft 42 projecting downward. The downward shaft 42 is a fixed shaft that is fixed to the bent piece 54 of the lower mounting substrate 49.

  The lower mounting substrate 49 is also provided in the escape recess 20f, which is a recess cut out from the back surface 20c of the game board 20 to the front surface 20d. The depth of the escape recess 20f from the back surface 20c toward the front surface 20d is set to such a depth that the bent piece 54 does not protrude from the back surface 20c. Further, the lower end 49 a of the lower mounting board 49 is not protruded downward from the lower edge 20 b of the game board 20. Further, the side of the lower mounting board 49 does not protrude sideways from the side of the game board 20. As a result, the lower mounting board 49 other than the downward shaft 42 is accommodated in the escape recess 20f so as not to protrude from the game board 20, so that protrusions from the game board 20 are reduced, and the game board 20 is moved to the front frame 2. It can be easily installed and removed.

  The upward shaft 41 and the downward shaft 42 may be provided on the back surface of the game board 20 via a common mounting board 45 as shown in FIG.

  The mounting board 45 is provided in the escape recess 20g formed on the back surface of the game board 20 so as to have a length substantially the same as the length of the game board 20 in the vertical direction. An upward shaft 41 is provided on an upper and lower protrusion 47 formed by cutting and raising the upper portion of the mounting substrate 45 so as to be movable up and down. The upward shaft 41 is always urged upward by a tension spring 46 that spans between the mounting substrate 45 and the upward shaft 41. A downward shaft 42 projects downward from the lower end of the mounting substrate 45. The downward shaft 42 is a fixed shaft that is fixed to the bent piece 55 of the mounting substrate 45.

  The depth of the escape recess 20g from the back surface 20c toward the front surface 20d is set to such a depth that the upper and lower protrusions 47 and the bent pieces 55 do not protrude from the back surface 20c. Further, the upper and lower ends of the mounting board 45 are not projected in the vertical direction from the upper edge 20a and the lower edge 20b of the game board 20. Further, the side of the mounting board 45 is not protruded laterally from the side of the game board 20. This prevents the entire mounting board 45 other than the upward shaft 41 and the downward shaft 42 from protruding from the game board 20, reduces projections from the game board 20, and incorporates the game board 20 into the front frame 2. , Making it easy to remove. In the case of this configuration, the upward shaft 41 and the downward shaft 42 can be accurately positioned and arranged on a straight line.

  Next, a procedure for incorporating the game board 20 into the front frame 2 will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 10, the game board 20 is held from the back surface 20 c side, and the downward shaft 42 is inserted into the opening / closing end side (right side in FIG. 10) of the front frame 2 of the lower groove 44. The game board 20 is supported. Since the downward shaft 42 can be inserted from the direction along the longitudinal direction of the lower groove 44, it can be easily inserted into the lower groove 44.

Thereafter, the upward shaft 41 is once pulled downward against the tension spring 46 and then inserted into the upper groove 43 . As a result, the upper and lower ends of the game board 20 are temporarily supported by the front frame 2.

  Thus, by inserting the upward shaft 41 and the downward shaft 42 into the upper groove 43 and the lower groove 44, the game board 20 is temporarily supported by the front frame 2, and the game board 20 is heavy. However, the subsequent installation work will be easier. In addition, when the game board 20 is temporarily supported in this way, it can be performed with the back surface 20c of the game board 20 facing forward, so that an operator mistakenly grabs the windmill and various prize-winning tools, and the windmill and various prize-winning equipments. There is no such thing as hurting or breaking.

  Furthermore, since the worker can hold (hold) a heavy game board on which a large number of various heavy control boards 31, 32, etc. are arranged with the back surface 20c facing forward, the game board 20 Can be held in a stable state, and can be easily, easily and safely incorporated into the housing frame 10 of the front frame 2.

  In addition, you may form the support recessed part 34 (refer FIG. 2) in the diagonal position of the surface of the game board 20 (refer FIG. 2). If the support recess 34 is formed, it is preferable to form the support recess 34 in a shape that can be easily applied to the fingertip. When the support recess 34 is provided, the game board 20 can be easily held, and work can be performed without touching the rear game parts.

  Thereafter, the upward shaft 41 and the downward shaft 42 are guided to the upper groove 43 and the lower groove 44, and the game board 20 is moved to the hinge mechanisms 7 a and 7 b as pivoting portions with respect to the front frame 2 of the glass door 5. During the movement, the direction of the game board 20 is changed from the reverse side to the front side (the front surface 20d is set to the front side). Then, the game board 20 is moved to the left side of the storage frame 10.

  The corner of the game board 20 facing the inner corner 10a (see FIG. 7) of the housing frame 10 is cut away to form an escape portion 20h. For this reason, the game board 20 is set in a predetermined position without being obstructed by the housing frame 10.

  Thus, the game board 20 is provided on the front frame 2 so as to be openable and closable by the upward shaft 41 and the downward shaft 42. Finally, the game board 20 is securely held in the housing frame 10 of the front frame 2 by a locking mechanism 61 (see FIG. 1) described later and a pressing piece 65 described later. When the game board 20 is held on the front frame 2 by the locking mechanism 61 and the pressing piece 65, it is necessary to push the game board 20 into the housing frame 10 against the elasticity of the opening auxiliary member 64 described later.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the locking mechanism 61 includes a vertically long locking opening 62 formed in the game board 20, and an elongated rotating lever 63 that is rotatably provided in the housing frame 10 integral with the front frame 2. And provided near the four corners (two are not shown) of the game board 20. Therefore, when the locking mechanism 61 inserts the locking opening 62 into the rotation lever 63 whose direction is vertical and rotates the rotation lever 63 sideways, the rotation lever 63 intersects the locking opening 62. Thus, the game board 20 can be held on the front frame 2 so as not to be detached from the front frame 2.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 7 to 9, the pressing piece 65 is provided on the left and upper sides of the holding frame 10 so as to receive the game board 20 with the holding frame 10 and has elasticity. That is, when the game board 20 is incorporated into the holding frame 10, the game board 20 is pushed between the holding frame 10 and the pressing piece 65 so as to spread against the elasticity of the pressing piece 65. It is like that. Therefore, when the game board is pushed between the above, the pressing piece 65 presses the game board 20 against the holding frame 10 by elasticity, and prevents the game board 20 from being lifted.

  The opening auxiliary member 64 is a plate-like member having elasticity that is bent in a substantially crank shape in plan view, and receives the back of the game board 20 to constantly urge the game board 20 toward the glass door 5. ing.

  To remove the game board 20 from the front frame 2, first, the game board holding by the locking mechanism 61 is released. Then, the gaming board 20 is elastically pushed by the opening assisting member 64, and the opposite side of the axis rotates about the upward shaft 41 and the downward shaft 42, and slightly lifts from the housing frame 10. It becomes easy to remove from the front frame 2. Thereafter, the game board 20 can be removed from between the housing frame 10 and the pressing piece 65 of the front frame 2 and removed from the front frame 2 by a procedure reverse to the procedure for incorporating the game board 20 into the front frame 2.

  The upward shaft 41 is movable up and down with respect to the game board 20, but may be fixed to the game board 20. In this case, when the game board 20 is assembled, the game board 20 is moved obliquely with respect to the front frame 2 along the upper groove 43 and the lower groove 44, and the upward shaft 41 is inserted into the upper receiving hole 48. It is necessary to insert into the lower receiving hole 49. Further, at the time of removal, it is necessary to remove the downward axis 42 from the lower receiving hole 49 and then to extract the upward axis 41 from the upper receiving hole 48 to remove the gaming board 20 from the front frame 2. It is possible to obtain substantially the same operational effect as when it can be moved up and down.

  Furthermore, the upward shaft 41 and the upper groove 43 are not necessarily required. That is, the downward axis 42 is engaged with the lower groove 44 so that the game board 20 is supported by the front frame 2, and the game board 20 is incorporated into the front frame 2 or removed from the front frame 2 by moving in the left-right direction in FIG. Or you may.

  As shown in FIG. 10, an upper receiving hole 52 and a lower receiving hole 51 may be provided in the upper groove 43 and the lower groove 44. In this case, after the upward shaft 41 and the downward shaft 42 are guided to the upper groove 43 and the lower groove 44, the game board 20 is moved to the pivot portion side of the front frame 2 of the glass door 5, that is, to the hinge mechanisms 7a and 7b side. Let During the movement, the direction of the game board 20 is changed from the reverse side to the front side. Then, the downward shaft 42 is dropped into the lower receiving hole 51 formed at the end of the lower groove 44. At this time, the upward shaft 41 opposes the upper receiving hole 52 formed at the end of the upper groove 43 and is pulled upward by the tension spring 46 to be fitted into the upper receiving hole 52.

  By doing so, the downward shaft 42 and the lower receiving hole 49 are engaged, the upward shaft 41 and the upper receiving hole 48 are engaged, and the game board 20 rotates with respect to the front frame 2 around the engaging portion. In a removable state in which the game board 20 is removed, the game board 20 can be easily rotated from the closed position to place the game board 20 on the back side. Further, by doing so, the movement of the game board 20 can be restricted in a state where the game board 20 is housed and held in the housing frame 10, and the game board 20 can be securely housed and held in the housing frame 10. It becomes.

In the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention, it is a front view when the glass door and the ball tray are opened and the game board is removed from the front frame. It is a rear view of the game board shown in FIG. It is the figure which cut | disconnected the front frame in the pachinko machine when a game board is integrated in a front frame and a glass door and a ball tray are closed. It is the figure which looked at the upward axis and the downward axis from the back side of the game board. It is a figure of an upward axis and a downward axis. (A) is a top view of an upward axis. (B) is a bottom view of a downward axis. It is a figure of the upward axis | shaft and downward axis | shaft of other embodiment. FIG. 4 is a plan view of the periphery of an upward axis in a state where a glass door and a ball tray are opened from the state of FIG. It is a partial front view around the upward axis of the game board incorporated in the front frame. It is a partial front view around the downward axis of the game board incorporated in the front frame. It is the schematic of the axis | shaft and groove | channel for operation | movement description when incorporating a game board in a front frame.

Explanation of symbols

PM Pachinko machine (game machine)
PA game area 1 outer frame 2 front frame (frame member)
2a Upper part of inner surface of front frame 2b Lower part of inner surface of front frame 3a Hinge mechanism 3b Hinge mechanism 5 Glass door 6 Ball pan 7a Hinge mechanism (pivoting part)
7b Hinge mechanism (Pivoting part)
7c Hinge mechanism 10 Housing frame (housing portion)
20 game board 41 upward axis 42 downward axis 43 upper groove 44 lower groove

Claims (3)

A game board with a game area on the front,
A frame member provided with an accommodating portion for detachably accommodating the game board on the front side,
In a gaming machine configured to play a game ball in the gaming area,
A downward axis projecting from the lower part of the game board;
A lower groove formed to extend from one end side to the other end side in the width direction of the frame member at the lower part of the inner surface of the housing portion so as to be able to receive and guide the downward axis ;
The game board is moved while the game board is moved to the other end side after the downward axis is inserted and temporarily supported from the one end side of the lower groove with the back side of the game board facing forward. The gaming machine is configured so that the game board is incorporated into the frame member by changing the orientation of the game board from the reverse side to the front side with the front side of the game board facing forward . Claim 1, comprising: the upward shaft projecting from the top of the game board, and an upper groove formed on the inner surface upper part of the can accept the upper facing axial and enable guiding the receiving portion, the The gaming machine described in 1. A glass door that is provided at one end of the frame member so as to be freely opened and closed by a pivoting portion and covers the game board;
The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the upward axis and the downward axis are provided on the pivot portion side.

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