JP4590507B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention belongs to the technical field of ball game machines.

Japanese Patent Publication No. 7-24703 (Patent Document 1) discloses a gaming apparatus including a translucent gaming board and a display device arranged behind the gaming board. Japanese Patent No. 3114968 (Patent Document 2) discloses a ball game machine in which an electric decoration device (lamp or display device) is arranged behind a light-transmitting game board.
Japanese Patent Publication No. 7-24703 Japanese Patent No. 3114968

  According to Patent Document 2, the game board is formed of a base made of a synthetic resin having optical transparency (paragraph 0005), and the transparent board has a surface layer made of a transparent synthetic resin film and the game board. A decorative plate formed by laminating a printed layer printed with a pattern appearing on the front side of the substrate on a backing layer made of a synthetic resin having optical transparency can be configured to be joined to the front side of the base ( Paragraph 0006). Further, the decorative board can be formed as a laminate in which the surface layer is formed of a transparent nylon film, the backing layer is formed of a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film, and the printed layer is sandwiched between the two films. (Paragraph 0007).

  By the way, in the translucent game board configured as described above, it is expected that rust adheres to the flow path of the game ball or becomes dirty due to wear when used for a long time. In both cases, no measures are disclosed for dirt on the game board surface.

The bullet ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein a game nail is implanted, a translucent game board main body formed with a first through hole inserted by a fastener , and behind the game board main body In a ball game machine comprising a display device arranged, a nail hole is formed through the game nail, and the nail hole is inserted through the game nail so that the nail hole is in close contact with the front surface of the game board main body. A translucent cover plate to be arranged and a guide rail serving as an outer edge of the game area are provided, and a second through hole is formed through the fastener, and is formed in the game board main body. in a state in which the second through-hole by said fastener for inserting said first through hole is inserted a, and a rail portion to be disposed at a position sandwiching the covering plate between the game board body, said coating The plate is formed with a third through-hole to be inserted by the fastener. In the state where the third through-hole is inserted by the fastener that passes through the first through-hole formed in the game board body and the second through-hole formed in the rail portion, The covering plate can be exchanged by arranging the covering plate so as to be sandwiched between the game board main body and the rail portion . For this reason, it is possible to deal with wear and dirt on the game board surface by replacing the cover plate. It is extremely economical and resource-saving because there is no need to replace the entire game board.

If a hard resin or a material that is difficult to adhere to dirt is used as the cover plate, the life of the cover plate will be extended (the replacement cycle will be prolonged).
The bullet ball game machine according to claim 2, wherein a winning device is attached to a front surface of the game board main body, and the prize winning device is provided behind the game board main body. An opaque light-shielding part that blocks the movement path of the winning ball from the player's line of sight is fixed, and the cover plate has a hole in a region corresponding to the light-shielding part. In the state where the light-shielding portion is fixed, the game board is disposed in close contact with the front surface of the game board main body. If the player can see the movement path of the game ball (winning ball) after entering the winning device (winning port), the player may be confused, but such inconvenience can be avoided. Further, the fact that the player can see the moving path of the winning ball may make it easier to perform the so-called goto, but this problem does not occur if the moving path of the winning ball is hidden.

The light shielding part may make part of the game board main body or the cover plate opaque (for example, color), or may adhere an opaque film or the like.
Note that it is not necessary to block all of the moving paths of the winning balls from the player's line of sight, only to hide the part that is relatively easy to enter the player's line of sight, for example, for the purpose of enhancing the fun of the game It is also possible to make a part visible.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on examples of the present invention. The present invention is not limited to the following examples and the like, and it goes without saying that the present invention can be implemented in various ways without departing from the gist of the present invention.
[Example]
As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a pachinko machine 1 which is a kind of ball game machine has an outer frame 2, a front frame 3, a glass frame 4, an upper plate 5, a lower plate 6, similar to a known pachinko machine, A firing handle 7 and an ashtray 8 are provided.

  A game board 10 is arranged behind the glass frame 4, and its structure is a three-tank structure of a game board body 11, a clear member 12 corresponding to a cover plate, and a rail portion 13, as shown in FIG. ing.

The game board main body 11 is formed of a transparent synthetic resin (for example, acrylic resin or polycarbonate).
A central display area 15 surrounded by a partition frame 14 (in which game balls cannot enter) is provided at the center of the game board main body 11, and gates 16 are attached to the left and right thereof.

  Side light shielding portions 17 and 18 are disposed beside the gate 16. The side light-shielding portions 17 and 18 are colored resin plates and are opaque. A normal winning opening 21 is attached to the side light shielding portions 17 and 18, and the normal winning opening 21 is attached to the game board main body 11 by screwing the side light shielding portions 17 and 18 to the game board main body 11.

  In addition, a lower light-shielding portion 19, which is a colored and opaque resin plate, is disposed below the partition frame 14 and extends to the lower ends of the side light-shielding portions 17 and 18 in the same manner as the side light-shielding portions 17 and 18. The lower light-shielding portion 19 is provided with a normal winning opening 22, a tulip-type variable winning device 23, and an attacker-type large winning device 24. As with the normal prize opening 21, the normal prize opening 22, the variable prize winning device 23, and the big prize winning apparatus 24 are also attached to the game board main body 11 by screwing the lower light shielding portion 19 to the game board main body 11.

  Since the normal winning openings 21 and 22, the variable winning device 23 and the big winning device 24 are attached to the side light-shielding portions 17 and 18 or the lower light-shielding portion 19, the movement paths of the game balls that have won them are the light-shielding portions 17 and 18. , 19 and is hidden from view by the player.

Further, a metal plate 26 provided with an out hole 25 is attached below the lower light shielding portion 19.
The game board main body 11 is provided with a hole 27 for guiding the winning ball and the out ball to the back side (see FIG. 8).

  The game board main body 11 is provided with a large number of game nails 28, avoiding the partition frame 14 (central display area 15), the side light shielding portions 17 and 18 and the lower light shielding portion 19. The game nail 28 is made of metal (for example, brass) in the same manner as well-known ones, and the base is embedded and fixed in the game board main body 11, and so-called nail adjustment is possible.

  The clear member 12 is a thin plate made of a transparent synthetic resin (for example, acrylic resin, polycarbonate), a large number of nail holes 31 corresponding to each game nail 28, a gate hole 32 corresponding to the gate 16, and a central hole corresponding to the partition frame 14. 33, the side light shielding portions 17 and 18, the lower light shielding portion 19 and a series of holes 34 corresponding to the metal plate 26 are provided. However, the nail holes 1 are not necessarily one for each game nail 28, and if there is a one-to-one correspondence (a) as illustrated in FIG. In some cases (b, c).

  The rail portion 13 is a synthetic resin molded product and may be transparent or opaque. A plate-like base 41 and a spiral guide rail 42 are provided. A metal plate or the like may be attached inside the guide rail 42 for reinforcement.

  The outer shape (outline) of the base 41 substantially corresponds to that of the clear member 12. Further, the inner periphery (excluding the upper part) of the guide rail 42 has an arc shape along the outer edges of the side light-shielding portions 17 and 18 and the lower light-shielding portion 19 and is substantially aligned with the arc-shaped portion of the series hole 34 of the clear member 12. To do.

  Thereby, when the game board main body 11, the clear member 12, and the rail part 13 are overlapped, as shown in FIG. 1, each part (partition frame 14, central display area) mounted on the game board main body 11 is provided inside the guide rail 42. 15, the gate 16, the side light shielding portions 17 and 18, the lower light shielding portion 19, the out hole 25, and the like) (the game area 43 is formed inside the guide rail 42).

  As shown in FIG. 9, the game board main body 11, the clear member 12 and the rail part 13 are overlapped to form the game board 10, and the rail part 13 is overlaid on the clear member 12 as shown in FIG. 9 (a). These three members are connected to the board body 11 (b to c). In this connection, a shaft of a fastener (not shown) is passed through a through hole 45 provided in the rail portion 13 and a through hole 46 provided in the clear member 12, and a tip portion thereof is an attachment hole provided in the game board main body 11. 47 (see FIG. 3 for the through holes 45 and 46 and the mounting hole 47). Moreover, these three members can be separated by removing the fastener.

  The game board 10 is fitted into the outer frame 2 as shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 and is shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 with the back surface in contact with a support member 53 (see FIG. 5) attached to the outer frame 2. As shown in FIG. In addition, a liquid crystal display device 60 is disposed behind the game board 10, and is fixed by a fastener 52 in a state of being in contact with the support member 53 from the back side of the outer frame 2. The fasteners 51 and 52 are both attached to the support member 53.

  A gap as shown in FIG. 8 is formed between the game board 10 and the liquid crystal display device 60 by the support member 53, and the winning and out balls are collected and discharged in the gap. The ball cage 54 is arranged. In addition, wiring (not shown) for the game board 10 (the variable winning device 23, the big winning device 24, the ball detection sensor, and the electrical ornaments) and the like also use this gap.

  As described above, if the game board body 11 and the clear member 12 are transparent and the rail portion 13 is also transparent, the game board 10 that is a laminated structure of these is also substantially transparent (side light shielding portions 17 and 18). Except for the lower light-shielding portion 19). Of course, even if the rail portion 13 is opaque, the game area 43 is substantially transparent except for the side light shielding portions 17 and 18, the lower light shielding portion 19 and the like. For this reason, the display of the liquid crystal display device 60 arranged behind it is visually recognized by the player through the game board 10.

  Since the size of the liquid crystal display device 60 covers almost the entire transparent portion of the game area 43 (the portion excluding the side light-shielding portions 17 and 18 and the lower light-shielding portion 19), various sizes are provided behind the game region 43. Can be displayed.

  Since a central display area 15 that is surrounded by the partition frame 14 and cannot enter the game ball is provided at the center of the game area 43, the display corresponds to the central display area 15 of the liquid crystal display device 60. Is not disturbed. Therefore, an important display in this portion, for example, the result of the jackpot lottery, the presence / absence of the probability variation, the effect during the jackpot game, or the like may be displayed. Moreover, even if it is not such an important display, if an easy-to-see display is performed in the center, the player can play while watching it.

  The pachinko machine 1 includes a translucent game board main body 11, a translucent clear member 12 that is arranged in close contact with the front surface of the game board main body 11, and a translucent guide rail 42 that is an outer edge of the game area 43. Since the game board 10 can be constituted by the rail portion 13 arranged at the position where the clear member 12 is sandwiched between the game board main body 11 and these parts are assembled, the game board 10 can be separated from each other. Only the dirty or worn clear member 12 can be replaced with a new one. Of course, the rail part 13 can also be exchanged. The wear and dirt on the game board surface can be dealt with by replacing the clear member 12, and it is not necessary to replace the entire game board 10, so that it is extremely economical and resource saving.

  Although it is a translucent game board 10, the normal winning holes 21 and 22, the variable winning device 23 and the big winning device 24 are attached to the opaque light shielding portions 17, 18 and 19. Is hidden by the light-shielding portions 17, 18, and 19, and is invisible to the player.

  Therefore, the winning ball (not visible to the player) and the gaming ball flowing down the gaming area 43 (visible to the player) are clearly separated, so there is no possibility that the player will be confused as if both are visible. The fact that the player can see the moving path of the winning ball may make it easier to perform the so-called goto, but this problem does not occur because the moving path of the winning ball is hidden.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, since the game board 10 and the liquid crystal display device 60 are independently attached to the outer frame 2, only one of them can be replaced. In other words, the liquid crystal display device 60 is used as it is, and the model change (so-called face change) is performed by replacing the game board 10 (including a main board for game control, etc., including a device closely related to the game board 10). Is possible. In the conventional face change, the game board (including the main board and the like) and the display device (including the control board) are exchanged. However, compared with that, the cost is reduced and the resources are saved by not replacing the display device.

The front view of the pachinko machine of an Example. The front perspective view of the pachinko machine of an example. The disassembled perspective view which shows the layer structure of the game board in the pachinko machine of an Example, and the positional relationship of a game board and a liquid crystal display device. Explanatory drawing of the game nail and nail hole in the pachinko machine of an Example. The front view of the state which removed the front frame and the game board in the pachinko machine of an Example. The front view of the state which removed the front frame etc. in the pachinko machine of an Example. The front perspective view of the state which removed the front frame etc. in the pachinko machine of an example. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AB in FIG. 6. The assembly explanatory drawing of the game board in the pachinko machine of an Example.

Explanation of symbols

1 ... Pachinko machine (ball game machine),
2 ... outer frame,
3 ... front frame,
10 ... Game board,
11 ... Game board body,
12 ... Clear member (cover plate),
13 ... rail part,
15 ... central display area,
17 ... side shading part,
19 ... lower light shielding part,
21, 22 ... Ordinary winning opening,
23: Variable winning device,
24 ... Grand prize-winning device,
25 ... out hole,
26 ... Metal plate,
41 ... Base,
42 ... guide rail,
43 ... gaming area,
60: Liquid crystal display device.

Claims (2)

A ball game having a translucent game board body in which a game nail is planted and having a first through hole inserted by a fastener, and a display device arranged behind the game board body In the machine
A nail hole inserted by the game nail is formed, and a translucent covering plate disposed in close contact with the front surface of the game board main body in a state where the nail hole is inserted by the game nail ;
A guide rail serving as an outer edge of the game area is provided, and a second through hole is formed to be inserted by the fastener, and the retainer is inserted through the first through hole formed in the game board main body. In a state where the second through hole is inserted by a tool, a rail portion disposed at a position sandwiching the cover plate with the game board main body,
With
The covering plate is formed with a third through-hole inserted by the fastener,
In the state where the third through hole is inserted by the fastener that passes through the first through hole formed in the game board main body and the second through hole formed in the rail portion, the covering plate Is disposed so as to be sandwiched between the game board main body and the rail portion, so that the cover plate can be exchanged. In the ball game machine according to claim 1,
A winning device is attached to the front surface of the game board main body, and an opaque light-shielding portion that blocks a movement path of the winning ball to the winning device provided behind the game board main body from the line of sight of the player is fixed. And
The cover plate is formed with a hole in a region corresponding to the light shielding portion, and is arranged in close contact with the front surface of the game board main body with the light shielding portion fixed to the game board main body. Characteristic ball game machine.

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