JP4905825B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine in which the front surface of a gaming machine main body is closed with a door panel.

A gaming machine represented by a pachinko gaming machine generally has a gaming machine main body in which a mechanism portion is accommodated and a door frame as a door panel that covers the front surface of the gaming machine main body. The door frame is supported in a cantilever manner by a hinge portion disposed on the left side of the gaming machine main body, and is opened toward the front side (front) with the hinge portion as a base portion.
In pachinko machines, a large window hole is formed in the door frame, and this window hole is closed with a glass plate. The pachinko gaming machine is designed to expose the gaming surface of the gaming machine main body through the window hole. A hall clerk inserts a key into a key hole formed near the right side of the door frame in the opposite direction to the hinge portion to release the lock, and opens the door frame to the front side. Also, when inspecting the launching mechanism and the like disposed at the lower position of the game surface, the door frame is opened to the front side in the same manner for the inspection. Many gaming machines having such a mechanism can be seen, but Patent Document 1 is shown as an example.
JP 2004-329565 A

The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems existing in the prior art. An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can reliably support a door panel that can be opened and closed with a cantilever disposed on the front surface of the gaming machine main body together with an opening and closing shaft portion.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 comprises a gaming machine main body and a door panel supported in a cantilever manner by an opening / closing shaft portion disposed on either the left or right side of the gaming machine main body. In the gaming machine in which the front surface of the gaming machine main body is closed by the door panel, it has an introduction portion provided on the back surface of the door panel and a guide portion provided on the front surface of the gaming machine main body, A connecting portion configured to guide a game ball derived from the introduction portion toward the gaming machine main body side to a launch position of the game ball via the guide portion, and an open end side of the door panel An opening provided so as to pass through and a rotating body having a keyhole provided on a front surface of the gaming machine body, and the rotating body in a state where the door panel is closed with respect to the gaming machine body. Part configured to be exposed from the opening. A first protrusion that is disposed between the operation portion and the guide portion and the rotating body portion of the front surface of the gaming machine main body and protrudes forward, and the introduction portion of the back surface of the door panel And a second protrusion that protrudes rearward, and rotates the door panel in the closing direction from the state in which the door panel is opened with respect to the gaming machine body. In this case, the second protrusion is mounted on the first protrusion between the communication part and the locking operation part, and the open end side of the door panel is displaced upward. and the spirit that you are.

Been the invention described above Ki請 Motomeko, it is possible to support the reliable door panel by these projections with the opening and closing shaft portion in the closed state of the door panel in the closed state.

Hereinafter, each embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the pachinko gaming machine 11 includes an outer frame 12 as a support frame. The outer frame 12 is attached to a so-called island facility when installed in the game hall. The outer frame 12 is a wooden frame framed in a quadrangular shape by upper, lower, left and right frame plates 12a to 12d. A curtain plate 13 is disposed on the upper surface of the lower frame plate 12d.
A main body frame 14 as a gaming machine main body is mounted in the outer frame 12. The main body frame 14 is a panel-shaped component member that forms the structural core of the pachinko gaming machine 11, and is disposed on the curtain plate 13 in the outer frame 12. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the main body frame 14 is an ABS panel having a substantially rectangular outline when viewed from the front. Rotating about the opening / closing axis P (see FIG. 4) of the opening / closing bracket 15 disposed vertically on the left side when viewed from the front of the main body frame 14 can be opened forward with respect to the outer frame 12. Has been.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, a main body frame side mechanism 16 is formed in the lower region of the front plate 14 a of the main body frame 14. A pachinko ball launch unit 17 is disposed on the right side of the main body frame side mechanism 16 when viewed from the front. The pachinko ball launching unit 17 is composed of a launching unit 18 composed of a solenoid or the like, a ball feeding unit 19 that sequentially sends pachinko balls to the launching unit 18, and an auxiliary rail 20. A pachinko ball falling unit 21 is disposed on the left side when viewed from the front of the main body frame side mechanism section 16. A game ball collection passage 26 is formed on the back side of the main body frame side mechanism 16 to collect all game balls and discharge them to the outside of the machine (see FIG. 4).
Three slits 22 are formed in the vertical direction on the right side when viewed from the front of the main body frame 14. Further, a key device is disposed in the vicinity of the lowermost slit 22 inside the main body frame 14, and a rotating body portion 23 having a key hole formed in front of the key device is projected.
Abutting surfaces 14b projecting forward from the front plate 14a are formed at the four edges of the front plate 14a. The rear face plate 41a of the door frame 41, which will be described later, comes into contact with the contact surface 14b, whereby the door frame 41 is positioned in the front-rear direction.

A game board mounting space 25 is formed above the main body frame side mechanism portion 16, and a game board 27 is disposed in the space 25. The space 25 has a shelf 28 (see FIG. 4) on which the game board 27 is placed, and a window hole 29 that is cut out in a substantially elliptical shape. The periphery of the window hole 29 is a front plate portion 30 with which the front peripheral edge of the game board 27 placed on the shelf portion 28 abuts. As shown in FIG. 4, the outline of the wooden game board 27 has a substantially square shape, and is pressed and fixed to the front plate portion 30 by a locking means (not shown) while being placed on the shelf portion 28. As shown in FIG. 2, the gaming surface 27 a formed on the front surface of the gaming board 27 in the state of being disposed in the space 25 is exposed forward from the window hole 29.
An outer rail 31 and an inner rail 32 are mounted on the game surface 27 a of the game board 27. In a state where the game board 27 is disposed in the game board mounting space 25 of the main body frame 14, the game area is formed on the game surface 27a by a part of the wall surface 33 surrounding both the rails 31, 32 and the window hole 29 on the main body frame 14 side. Is defined. In addition, description is abbreviate | omitted about detailed structures, such as a game nail arrange | positioned in a game area | region and a winning opening.

  As shown in FIG. 4, various control devices are arranged in an overlapping manner on the back surface of the main body frame 14 (game board 27). The control device is roughly divided into three units, and includes a tank 35, a game ball supply device 36 for supplying game balls, a first unit 38 having a protective cover 37, etc., a main control device and an audio lamp control device. The third unit 40 includes a second unit 39 provided, a payout control device, a launch control device, and a power supply device.

  A door frame 41 as a door body is disposed on the front surface of the main body frame 14. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the door frame 41 has a rectangular front shape that substantially matches the outer shape seen from the front of the main body frame 14. The door frame 41 is attached to the main body frame 14 so that it can be opened and closed. The door frame 41 can be opened to the front side with an opening / closing bracket 44 disposed vertically as an opening / closing shaft portion coaxially attached to the opening / closing axis P of the opening / closing bracket 15 like the main body frame 14. . Therefore, the main body frame 14 can be opened and closed with respect to the outer frame 12, and the door frame 41 can be opened and closed independently with respect to each of the outer frame 12 and the main body frame 14. The door frame 41 is a panel body made of ABS resin, and is reinforced by a reinforcing rib made of an alloy (not shown) arranged vertically and horizontally inside.

The door frame 41 is formed with a viewing window hole 42 through which a player can visually observe the game surface 27a. As shown in FIG. 3, a glass plate 43 supported by the glass plate frame 34 is disposed on the rear side of the door frame 41 at the position of the visual window hole 42.
On the front side of the door frame 41 and on the left and right and above the viewing window hole 42, a decorative panel 45 bulging forward is disposed. In the decoration panel 45, a speaker device (not shown) and a decoration lamp (not shown) are arranged. A first bulging portion 46 that bulges forward is provided at a position below the visual window hole 42, and an inner side of the first bulging portion 46 serves as an upper tray 47. The upper tray 47 serves as a ball storage section for temporarily storing game balls paid out from a payout device (not shown) and guiding them in the direction of the pachinko ball launching unit 17 while aligning them in a row.

  A second bulging portion 48 that bulges to the front side is provided at a position below the first bulging portion 46, and an inner side of the second bulging portion 48 is a lower tray 49. The lower tray 49 stores the pachinko balls that flow down through the pachinko ball flow-down unit 21 or an auxiliary for storing the pachinko balls that have flowed down from the upper tray 47 based on the active operation of the player. It is a simple ball storage part. An ashtray 50 is disposed on the left side of the lower tray 49 when viewed from the front. A game ball launching handle 51 that is linked to the pachinko ball launching unit 17 is formed on the right side of the lower tray 49 so as to protrude forward.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, the back plate 41 a of the door frame 41 is a component member that is integrally formed by combining a plurality of ribs and plate surfaces that are arranged in steps.
Main components disposed on the front surface (rear side) of the back plate 41a include the glass plate frame 34 (glass plate 43) and are connected to the pachinko ball flow-down unit 21 to guide the pachinko balls to the upper tray 47. Bridge member 53, pachinko ball inlet 54 disposed downstream of upper tray 47, communication hole 55 communicating with lower tray 49, substrate 56 for handle 51, latch 57 inserted into slit 22, Examples include a through hole 58 that exposes the keyhole on the front surface of the moving body 23 to the front surface of the door frame 41, a case-like block 59 that fills the gap between the door frame 41 and the main body frame 14, and a clip 60 that fixes the glass plate frame 34.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, a first support protrusion 61 as a first protrusion protrudes from the front plate 14 a of the main body frame 14 having such a configuration. Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, a second support protrusion 63 as a second protrusion protrudes from the back plate 41 a of the door frame 41.
As shown in FIG. 8A, the first support protrusion 61 includes a main body 65 formed integrally with the front plate 14 a of the main body frame 14. The main body 65 has a block shape in which a front upper surface of a rectangular parallelepiped shape is cut out obliquely, a front wall surface 65a disposed parallel to the surface of the front plate 14a, and a ceiling disposed perpendicular to the surface of the front plate 14a. It has the wall surface 65b and the inclined wall surface 65c arrange | positioned between the front wall wall 65a and the ceiling wall surface 65b. A positioning projection 66 and a bolt hole 67 are formed on the front wall surface 65a. An alloy reinforcing plate 68 that covers the wall surfaces 65 a to 65 c is fixed to the main body 65 with bolts 69. The reinforcing plate 68 is a plate body formed to be curved, and includes a hanging part 68a, a horizontal part 68b, a hanging part 68a, and a curved part 68c that gently connects the horizontal part 68b. The horizontal portion 68b and the hanging portion 68a are orthogonal to each other. A notch 70 for positioning and a mounting hole 71 are formed in the hanging part 68a, and the reinforcing plate 68 is bolted through the mounting hole 71 with the notch 70 engaged with the projection 66 on the main body 65 side. 69 is fixed to the main body 65 by being screwed into the bolt hole 67.

As shown in FIG. 8B, the second support protrusion 63 includes a main body 73 formed integrally with the back plate 41 a of the door frame 41. The main body 73 is a block body having the same shape obtained by vertically reversing the main body 65 of the first support protrusion 61, and includes three wall surfaces 73 a to 73 c like the main body 65. The front wall surface 73a is disposed parallel to the surface of the back plate 41a, and the ceiling wall surface 73b is disposed perpendicular to the surface of the back plate 41a. Positioning projections 74 and bolt holes 75 are formed on the front wall surface 73a. A reinforcing plate 68 is fixed to the main body 73 similarly to the main body 65 of the first support protrusion 61.
The first support protrusion 61 is disposed on the front wall surface of the main body frame 14 between the ball feeding unit 19 and the rotary body 23. Here, as shown in FIGS. 10A to 10C, the surface of the front plate 14a on which the first support protrusion 61 is projected is defined as a base position B1. The second support protrusion 63 is disposed between the through hole 58 and the pachinko ball introduction port 54 on the rear wall surface of the door frame 41. Here, as shown in FIGS. 9A to 9C, the surface of the back plate 41a on which the second support protrusion 63 is projected is defined as a base position B2. The distance from the tip of the first support protrusion 61 to the base position B1 and the distance from the tip of the second support protrusion 63 to the base position B2 are the same length.

As shown in FIGS. 9A to 9C, the second support protrusion 63 is disposed at a position shifted upward by one support protrusion with respect to the first support protrusion 61 in the side view, In terms of design, the upper surface of the first support protrusion 61, that is, the upper surface position of the horizontal portion 67 b of the reinforcing plate 68 and the lower surface of the second support protrusion 63, that is, the lower surface position of the horizontal portion 67 b of the reinforcing plate 68 are horizontal. Match in position. However, in actuality, the door frame 41 that is cantilevered on the left side by the opening / closing metal fitting 44 slightly lowers due to its own weight on the right side, so that the first support protrusion 61 and the second support protrusion 63 slightly interfere with each other. Will be placed at the position.
Also, as shown in FIGS. 9B and 9C, the second support protrusion 63 is disposed above the first support protrusion 61 in a state where the door frame 41 is closed to the main body frame 14. It will be.

The operation of the first and second support protrusions 61 and 63 in such a configuration will be described. The door frame 41 is closed from the opened state with respect to the main body frame 14 by turning in the closing direction with the opening / closing bracket 44 as a base.
As shown in FIGS. 9A and 10A, the second support protrusion 63 gradually approaches the first support protrusion 61 as the door frame 41 is closed. As shown in FIG. 9A, both protrusions 61 and 63 are displaced vertically in the side view, so that they do not collide from the front. However, since the lower surface of the second support protrusion 63 is disposed at a position that slightly interferes with the upper surface of the first support protrusion 61 as described above, as shown in FIG. With the closing of the second support protrusion 63, the second support protrusion 63 is gradually pushed up onto the first support protrusion 61 with the curved portions 67c serving as guide surfaces. That is, the door frame 41 is lifted up to a correct design position from a state where the entire door frame 41 is slightly lowered by its own weight. Then, as shown in FIGS. 9C and 10C, when the first support protrusion 61 is completely placed on the second support protrusion 63, the door frame 41 is lowered to the right. It will be correct | amended and will be correctly arrange | positioned in the front surface of the main body frame 14. FIG.

  At this time, the rotating body portion 23 on the main body frame 14 side is inserted into the through hole 58 on the door frame 41 side, and the front keyhole is exposed on the front surface of the door frame 41 as shown in FIG. Further, the latch 57 on the door frame 41 side is inserted into the slit 22 and is latched with a latching portion (not shown), thereby preventing the door frame 41 from rotating in the opening direction. Further, the back plate 41 a of the door frame 41 contacts the contact surface 14 b around the front plate 14 a of the main body frame 14. In the state where the door frame 41 is closed in this way, the first and second support protrusions 61 and 63 are respectively opposed to the front plate 14a and the back on the opposite side, as shown in FIGS. 9 (c) and 10 (c). It contacts the face plate 41a.

By configuring as described above, the present embodiment has the following effects.
(1) By arranging the first and second support protrusions 61 and 63 at desired positions on the front plate 14a of the main body frame 14 and the rear plate 41a of the door frame 41, the door frame 41 is firmly secured together with the opening / closing bracket 44. It becomes possible to support. Since the first and second support protrusions 61 and 63 can be disposed at desired positions of the main body frame 14 and the door frame 41, respectively, when the viewing window hole 42 is enlarged or other components are disposed, Even if the space of the back plate 41a is limited, it is easy to cope.
(2) Since the door frame 41 is slightly distorted to the right by its own weight, the lower surface of the second support protrusion 63 is disposed at a position that slightly interferes with the upper surface of the first support protrusion 61. However, the first and second support protrusions 61 and 63 are pushed up onto the first support protrusion 61 by closing the door frame 41 with the curved portions 67c serving as guide surfaces. Therefore, even if the door frame 41 is distorted as described above, it is not necessary for the operator to perform an auxiliary operation such as lifting the door frame 41, and the door frame 41 can be reliably supported.
(3) The upper surface side of the first support protrusion 61 and the lower surface of the second support protrusion 63 are each configured by a simple horizontal plane, and the second support protrusion 63 is placed on the first support protrusion 61. There are no protrusions that would interfere when placed. Therefore, the second support protrusion 63 is quickly guided onto the first support protrusion 61 simply by rotating the door frame 41 in the closing direction, and an operator needs to perform an auxiliary operation such as lifting the door frame 41. There is no. Further, since the door frame 41 approaches the main body frame 14 while rotating with the opening / closing bracket 44 as a base, the second support protrusion 63 is actually on the first support protrusion 61 from an oblique direction in plan view. It is supposed to be placed. Since there is no projection on the mounting surface and the mounting surface in this way, the mounting does not hinder the second support protrusion 63 approaching the first support protrusion 61 from any direction. .
(4) In the state where the door frame 41 is closed, the first and second support protrusions 61 and 63 are in contact with the front plate 14a and the back plate 41a on the opposite sides, respectively. However, it is difficult for the door frame 41 to be bent due to the stress to form a gap.
(5) The first and second support protrusions 61 and 63 are strong because they are reinforced by the reinforcing plate 68. In particular, since the curved portions 67c rub against each other as the guide surface as described above, it is preferable to provide the reinforcing plate 68 that is resistant to wear in this way.

The present invention can be implemented with the following modifications.
In the above embodiment, the first and second support protrusions 61 and 63 are provided with the reinforcing plate 68 to form the curved portion 67c as a guide surface. However, when the reinforcing plate 68 is not attached, Such a guide surface may be directly formed on the main bodies 65 and 63.
In the above description, the first and second support protrusions 61 and 63 are in contact with the front plate 14a and the back plate 41a on the opposite side in a state where the door frame 41 is closed. I do not care.
In the above embodiment, the main body frame 14 and the game board 27 are separate bodies, but they may be applied to an integrated model.
In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to a so-called first type pachinko gaming machine with a start opening, but the type of pachinko gaming machine is not particularly limited. In addition, if the gaming machine can support the door panel in a cantilever manner, it can be applied to a gaming machine other than a pachinko gaming machine such as a slot machine.
In addition, it is free to implement in a mode that does not depart from the spirit of the present invention.

1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. The front view of the state which removed the door frame of the same pachinko machine. The rear view of the door frame of the same pachinko machine. The exploded perspective view of the same pachinko gaming machine. The side view of the door frame of the same pachinko machine. The perspective view of the main body frame lower part vicinity of the 1st support protrusion periphery of the same pachinko gaming machine. The perspective view of the door frame lower part vicinity of the 2nd support protrusion periphery of the same pachinko gaming machine. (A) is a disassembled perspective view of a 1st support protrusion, (b) is a disassembled perspective view of a 2nd support protrusion. It is explanatory drawing of the longitudinal cross-section explaining the positional relationship from the side surface of the 1st and 2nd support protrusion at the time of rotating a door frame in the closing direction, (a) is a 2nd support protrusion is 1st support. (B) is a state where the second support protrusion is slightly on the first support protrusion, and (c) is a state where the second support protrusion is completely placed on the first support protrusion. Status. FIGS. 9A and 9B are explanatory views of the state as viewed from above, in which FIG. 9A shows a state in which the second support protrusion approaches the first support protrusion, and FIG. 9B shows a state in which the second support protrusion becomes the first support protrusion. Slightly riding, (c) is a state in which the second support protrusion is completely placed on the first support protrusion. (A) And (b) is explanatory drawing of the support structure of the door of the conventional pachinko machine.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Pachinko machine, 14 ... Main body frame as a gaming machine main body, 41 ... Door frame as a door panel, 44 ... Opening / closing metal fitting constituting the opening / closing shaft portion, 61 ... First support protrusion as a first protrusion 63 ... Second support protrusions as second protrusions.

Claims (1)

A gaming machine main body and a door panel that is cantilevered by an opening / closing shaft disposed on either the left or right side of the gaming machine main body so that the front panel of the gaming machine main body is closed by the door panel In the gaming machine
A game ball having an introduction portion provided on the back surface of the door panel and a guide portion provided on the front surface of the gaming machine main body, and a game ball led out from the introduction portion toward the gaming machine main body side is the guidance portion. A communication unit configured to be guided to the launch position of the game ball via
An opening provided so as to penetrate the open end side of the door panel; and a rotating body having a key hole provided on a front surface of the gaming machine body, wherein the door panel is closed with respect to the gaming machine body. A locking operation part configured to expose the rotating body part from the opening in a state where
A first protrusion that is disposed between the guide portion and the rotating body portion of the front surface of the gaming machine body and protrudes forward;
A second protrusion that is disposed between the introduction portion and the opening of the back surface of the door panel and protrudes backward;
When the door panel is rotated in the closing direction from the state in which the door panel is opened with respect to the gaming machine main body, the first protrusion between the connecting portion and the locking operation portion. A gaming machine, wherein the second projecting body rides and the open end side of the door panel is displaced upward .

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