JP4912474B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine provided with a gaming board and a gaming board storage unit that stores the gaming board in a detachable state from the front.

  A conventional gaming machine, for example, a pachinko gaming machine, has a concave chamber-like game board storage part on the front side thereof, and a rectangular game board is stored in the game board storage part in a detachable state. The one side of the game board storage part includes a locking means that can lock one side part of the game board and a positioning member that positions the game board in the left-right direction, and the other side of the game board storage part. Has a fixing means capable of fixing the other side of the game board (see Patent Document 1).

JP 2005-192589 A

  By the way, in recent years, there is a tendency that a large display device is arranged in the game area of the game board to increase the power of the game effect, or a lot of actors are arranged to improve the interest of the game. For this reason, it is desired to secure a game area as wide as possible by expanding the game board as compared with the conventional game board. However, in the pachinko gaming machine described in the above-mentioned patent document, since the positioning member is arranged on the side of the game board in a state of protruding to the game board side, the width of the game board is larger than the width of the game board storage portion. Also, it must be set narrower by at least the lateral width of the positioning member. For this reason, the game area cannot be set sufficiently wide, and it is difficult to increase the degree of freedom in designing the game area, and it is difficult to increase the interest of the game.

  Therefore, it is conceivable to remove the positioning member, but because the game board storage portion is formed slightly larger than the game board for the purpose of storing the game board in a detachable state, if the positioning member is lost There is a risk that the game board will deviate from the originally set position. Then, the position of the guide rail that guides the game ball launched from the ball launcher disposed below the game board to the game area is also shifted, and so-called uneven jumping of the game ball is likely to occur. Furthermore, there is a possibility that the connection position of the collection path for collecting the game balls that have flowed down the game area may be shifted, and problems such as ball clogging are likely to occur at the connection part of the collection path.

  In addition, the game board of the above-mentioned patent document performs positioning of the guide rail by fixing a guide rail (specifically, a partition member provided with a guide rail) to the game board main body, and contacting the game board main body to the positioning member. Yes. For this reason, the position of the guide rail cannot be determined based on the game board storage portion as a direct reference, and the positional relationship between the game board storage portion and the guide rail tends to shift. As a result, it becomes easier to generate uneven play of the game balls.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a guide rail that guides a game ball launched from a ball launcher to a game area by devising a positioning mechanism of the game board. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that can prevent misalignment of a game ball by making it difficult for positional deviation to occur.

The present invention has been proposed in order to achieve the above object, and according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gaming board, and a gaming board storage section for storing the gaming board in a detachable state from the front. A ball launcher disposed below the game board,
A gaming machine in which a positioning member capable of contacting the game board is disposed on one side of the game board storage section, and a fixing member capable of fixing the other side section of the game board is disposed on the other side of the game board storage section. ,
The game board includes a game board main body, and a partition member that is disposed on a peripheral portion of the game board main body and that defines a game area on the front side of the game board main body,
The game board main body is formed in a state in which the accommodation space is recessed to the game area side on one side edge located on the positioning member side,
The partition member includes a guide rail that guides the game ball launched from the ball launcher to the game area, and a positioning contact receiving portion that can contact a side end portion in the left-right direction of the positioning member,
The positioning contact receiving part protrudes behind the partition member so as to be accommodated in the accommodating space part,
The fixing member can be converted into a fixed state for fixing the game board and a fixed release state for releasing the fixation of the game board, and presses the other side of the game board to the positioning member side in the fixed state. With a fixed pressing part,
When the fixing member in a state in which the game board is accommodated in said game board housing section is converted into a fixed state from unlocking state, positioning those with a side end portion of the game board is pressed by the fixed pressing portion positioning member and rECEIVING portion abuts a gaming machine positioned in the lateral direction of the game board and the guide rail in the gaming board housing portion is characterized by being configured to divide the line.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the game board storage portion includes a rear wall portion capable of contacting the back side of the game board at a rear portion thereof.
The fixing member includes a fixed engagement portion capable of pressing the front surface of the game board toward the back wall portion in the fixed state,
When the game board on the game board housing portion is the fixing member in a state of being housed is converted in a fixed state from unlocking state, the game board is sandwiched between the rear wall portion and the fixed engagement section The movement of the game board in the front-rear direction in the game board storage part is restricted, and the game board is pressed toward the positioning member by the fixed pressing part, so that the side end part of the positioning member and the positioning contact receiving part are 2. The left and right positioning of the game board and the guide rail in the game board storage portion is performed by contacting at a position shifted to the game area side from one side edge of the main body. This is a gaming machine.

The pump of Claim 3, wherein the positioning abutting receiving part is configured to form the positioning engaging portion in Rukoto Hekomase toward the game area side from the positioning member side, fits into the accommodating space It is configured to position the partition member by
When the game board is received in the game board housing portion, said one to the positioning engaging portion at least one of the upper edge or the lower edge of the positioning member abuts, the game board in the gaming board housing section and the guide rails in the vertical direction positioning is gaming machine according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterized by being configured to divide the line.

According to the present invention, the following excellent effects can be obtained.
According to the invention described in claim 1, the game board includes a game board main body, and a partition member that is disposed on a peripheral portion of the game board main body and that forms a game area on the front side of the game board main body, The game board main body is formed in a state in which the accommodation space portion is recessed toward the game area side on one side edge located on the positioning member side, and the partition member is a game ball launched from a ball launcher below the game board. A guide rail that guides to the game area; and a positioning contact receiving portion that can contact a lateral end portion of the positioning member in the left-right direction. The positioning contact receiving portion is located behind the partition member so as to be accommodated in the accommodation space portion. The fixing member can be converted into a fixed state for fixing the game board and a fixed release state for releasing the fixation of the game board, and the other side of the game board is pressed toward the positioning member side in the fixed state. with fixed pressing portion for, game board is yield on the game board housing section When the fixing member while being are converted in a fixed state from unlocking state, the side end portion of the game board is pressed by the positioning member by fixing the pressing portion and the positioning contact receiving portion is in contact with, the game board receiving portion the positioning in the lateral direction of the game board and the guide rail is configured to divide the line at, it is possible to position the lateral direction of the guide rail without using the game board main body, which hardly occurs the displacement of the guide rail that Can do. Therefore, the so-called uneven jump of the game ball can be suppressed.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the game board storage part includes a rear wall part capable of contacting the back side of the game board at a rear part thereof, and the fixing member has the front surface of the game board in the fixed state as the rear wall. part-side comprises a depressible fixed engagement portion, when the game board on the game board containing portion fixing member in a state of being accommodated are converted in a fixed state from unlocking state, the fixed engagement portion and the rear wall portion is the game board is sandwiched between, the movement in the longitudinal direction of the game board in the gaming board accommodating portion is restricted, and positioning the side end portion of the positioning member game board is pressed against the positioning member side by a fixed pressing portion Since the abutment receiving part abuts at a position shifted to the game area side from one side edge of the game board main body, the game board and the guide rail are positioned in the left and right direction in the game board storage part. To stabilize the game board It is possible. Further, one side of the game board and the positioning member can be arranged in an overlapping state, and there is no need to arrange the positioning member on the side of the game board. Therefore, the game board can be expanded to the side of the game board storage part, and the game area can be set sufficiently wide. From this, it is possible to increase the degree of freedom in the design of the game area, for example, the degree of freedom in the size, arrangement location, number of arrangements, etc. of the objects in the game area, and to realize a gaming machine with enhanced gaming interest be able to. Further, not only the positioning of the game board in the left-right direction but also the movement of the game board in the front-rear direction can be restricted by the positioning member.

According to the invention described in claim 3, positioning abutting receiving part is configured to form the positioning engaging portion by Maseru concave toward the game area side from the positioning member side, that fits into the accommodating space wherein is configured to perform positioning of the partition member, the game board on the game board housing portion is housed, at least one of the upper edge portion or lower edge portion of the positioning member to the positioning fitting portion abuts, since the vertical positioning of the game board and the guide rail in the gaming board housing portion is configured to divide the line, and components for positioning the lateral direction of the game board and the guide rail, for positioning in the vertical direction There is no need to provide the components separately, and the configuration of the game board can be further simplified.

It is a perspective view of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a perspective view of a pachinko gaming machine in a state where a front cover member is opened and a game board is removed. It is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine in a state where the front cover member is opened. It is a peripheral view of the locking member of a game board storage part, (a) is a state figure which attached the game board, (b) is a state figure which removed the game board. (A) is a peripheral view of a clamp, (b) is a peripheral view of a fixing member. It is a perspective view of a firing ball guide unit. It is the disassembled perspective view seen from the back of a game board main body and a shot ball guide unit. It is sectional drawing of the front frame in the middle of attaching a game board, (a) is sectional drawing of a locking member periphery, (b) is sectional drawing of a positioning member periphery. It is sectional drawing of the front frame of the state which accommodated the game board, (a) is sectional drawing of a locking member periphery, (b) is sectional drawing of a positioning member periphery. A partially enlarged view of the game board storage portion and the shot ball guide unit of the second embodiment, (a) is a peripheral view of the locking member with the game board attached, and (b) is a relation with the game board attached. (C) is a peripheral view of the positioning contact receiving portion of the firing ball guide unit.

Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, taking a pachinko gaming machine as a typical gaming machine as an example. 1 is a perspective view of the pachinko gaming machine, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the pachinko gaming machine with the gaming board removed, and FIG. 3 is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine with the front cover member opened.
The pachinko gaming machine 1 has an outer frame (machine frame or main body frame) 2 that is pivotally attached to a front frame (inner frame) 3 having a large rectangular opening so that the frame can be opened and closed. A rectangular game board 5 can be accommodated in the front frame body 4 to be a game area 7 in which a display device, a prize port or other accessory (not shown) is arranged on the surface of the game board 5. A guide guiding path 8 for guiding a game ball into the game area 7 is formed. Further, a front cover member (glass frame) 9 with one side (left side in FIG. 1) attached to the front side of the front frame 3 is provided so as to be openable and closable (turnable), and the front cover member 9 can be seen through. When the glass plate 10 is housed and the front cover member 9 is closed, the game board 5 is covered with the front cover member 9 and the game area 7 can be seen through from the front through the glass plate 10. Further, an upper plate unit 11 and a lower plate unit 12 are provided above and below the front cover member 9 with their positions slightly shifted left and right, and an ashtray 13 is provided on the left side of the lower plate unit 12. On the right side, a launch operation unit (a launch operation handle) 14 for launching a game ball toward the game area 7 is provided.

  Further, speakers 16 that generate sound according to the gaming state are disposed between the upper plate unit 11 and the lower plate unit 12 and on both upper side portions of the front cover member 9, and the upper side portion of the front cover member 9, Long decorative lamps 17 that are lit according to the gaming state are arranged on the left and right sides and the front edge of the upper plate unit 11. Furthermore, a ball lending operation switch 18 and a return operation switch 19 are provided on the lower side of the front cover member 9. Then, when a storage medium such as a prepaid card is inserted into a card unit (not shown) arranged on the side of the pachinko gaming machine 1 and the ball lending operation switch 18 is operated in this state, the back of the front frame 3 is When the provided ball discharge device 20 (see FIG. 2) is activated and the game ball is discharged to the upper plate unit 11 and the return operation switch 19 is operated, the storage medium in the card unit is returned.

  The outer frame 2 is a vertically long rectangular frame that is open at the front and rear. The upper horizontal member 2a, the left vertical member 2b, and the lower horizontal member 2c are formed of a thick strip-shaped wooden plate, and the right vertical member 2d. Is formed of a strip-shaped metal plate thinner than the left vertical member 2b, and the inner dimension in the lateral direction of the outer frame 2, that is, the front frame 3 is larger than that of the right vertical member 2d formed of a thick wooden plate. The width of the accommodation space is set wide. Further, reinforcing metal fittings (hinge metal fittings) 2e integrally provided with hinges for axially attaching the front frame 3 are fixed to both upper and lower ends on the left side of the outer frame 2.

  The front frame body 4 is a synthetic resin frame body having a rectangular opening portion opened upward, and includes a frame-like game board storage portion 23 at the periphery of the opening portion, and the game board in the game board storage portion 23. 5 is configured to be stored in a detachable state. Also, a board part 24 is provided below the game board storage part 23, a game board placing part 25 is provided at the upper end of the board part 24, and the lower end of the game board 5 is placed on the game board placing part 25. Thus, the position of the game board 5 in the vertical direction can be regulated. The front frame body 4 of the present embodiment is integrally formed of synthetic resin with the game board storage part 23 and the board part 24 included, but the game board storage part 23 and the board part 24 are separate members. It may be attached.

  Further, the front frame body 4 has a lock that can lock the front cover member 9 in a closed state by hooking a hook on the other side of the front cover member 9 (the right side opposite to the axis attachment side) at the right end of the front frame body 4. A mechanism (not shown) is provided. Then, on the front side of the left end portion of the front frame body 4, a vertically long metal reinforcing plate 27 for reinforcing the side edge portion (left side edge portion) of the front frame body 4 is fixed, and the game board storage portion 23 is attached. Even if the side edge portion of the front frame body 4 is formed to be thin so as to be formed wide, the front frame body 4 is configured to maintain a sufficient strength and hardly be damaged. Further, on the front side of the reinforcing plate 27, an unauthorized member intrusion prevention wall 27a (see FIG. 4) capable of closing the gap between the front frame body 4 and the front cover member 9 is projected forward, A fraudulent member such as a piano wire can be prevented from entering through a gap with the cover member 9 to prevent fraud. A detection switch 28 capable of detecting opening and closing of the front cover member 9 is provided on the front edge portion of the upper edge portion of the front frame body 4 that can overlap with the front cover member 9 (FIG. 5). (See (a)).

  As shown in FIG. 3, the game board storage unit 23 includes a left wall 31 on the axis attachment side (left side in the figure) of the front frame 3 and on the open side (right side in the figure) opposite to the axis attachment side. A right side wall portion 32 is provided. In addition, an upper side wall portion 33 is provided in a state in which the upper end portion of the left side wall portion 31 and the upper end portion of the right side wall portion 32 are connected, and the rear edge of each side wall portion 31, 32, 33 (that is, the rear portion of the game board storage portion 23). ) From the back to the inside (see FIG. 4B), and the back side of the game board 5 can be brought into contact with the back wall 34. The game board storage portion 23 having such a configuration is formed in a concave shape with an opening at the front, and is provided in a state of being recessed one step from the front surface of the front frame body 4.

  A locking member that can lock one side portion (the left side portion in FIG. 3) of the game board 5 from the front side on the left side wall portion 31 of the game board storage portion 23 (that is, one side of the game board storage portion 23). 36 are provided at two locations, and a rib-like positioning member 37 capable of contacting the game board 5 is disposed in the vicinity of the locking member 36 (see FIG. 4B). Further, a clamp 38 capable of pressing the upper part of the game board 5 is pivotally attached to the right side of the upper wall part 33 of the game board storage part 23 so as to be rotatable, and the right wall part 32 ( That is, a fixing member 39 (see FIG. 5B) capable of fixing the other side portion (right side in FIG. 3) of the game board 5 is disposed at the lower portion of the other side of the game board storage portion 23.

  The locking member 36 is a fastening member formed by molding a metal plate having elasticity, and as shown in FIG. 4, from the opening 40 formed in the left side wall 31 to the game area 7 side (in FIG. 4A). It extends in a substantially arc shape toward the right side) and is disposed at a position away from the rear wall portion 34 forward. Further, the extended end portion (the right end portion in FIG. 4) of the locking member 36 is bent so as to protrude rearward to form a pressing portion 41, and the pressing portion 41 is hooked to the front side of the game board 5. Thus, the game board 5 can be pressed to the positioning member 37 side, in other words, to the left side wall 31 side. The locking action of the locking member 36 will be described in detail later.

  The positioning member 37 is disposed closer to the center in the vertical direction of the game board storage part 23 than the locking member 36, and laterally extends from the corner formed by the left side wall part 31 and the back wall part 34 of the game board storage part 23. It is formed in the state extended to. Further, the front-rear width of the positioning member 37 is set to be narrower than the front-rear width of the game board main body 44 of the game board 5 to be described later, and the front end portion of the positioning member 37 is moved from the pressing portion (extension end portion) 41 of the locking member 36. Is also arranged rearward (see FIG. 8B and FIG. 9B).

  As shown in FIG. 5A, the clamp 38 is a strip-shaped member that is pivotally attached in a state of being rotatable in the left-right direction, and a distal end portion that is a free end portion of the clamp 38 (FIG. 5A ) A rotation operation part 46 for hooking a finger or the like at the time of the rotation operation protrudes forward from the middle lower end part). Then, when the clamp 38 is rotated and arranged vertically, the tip of the clamp 38 moves to the front surface of the game board 5 in the game board storage part 23 and the game board 5 is moved between the back wall part 34 and the game board 5. It is converted into a sandwiched state where it is sandwiched. On the other hand, when the clamp 38 is rotated and arranged sideways, the tip end portion of the clamp 38 is retracted from the front surface of the game board 5 in the game board storage part 23 and is converted into a sandwiching release state in which the game board 5 is released.

  As shown in FIG. 5 (b), the fixing member 39 is fixedly engaged with the fixed engagement portion 47 that is pivotally attached in a state of being pivotable in the vertical direction, and behind the fixed engagement portion 47. And a tongue-like fixed pressing portion 48 shorter than the portion 47, and a finger or the like is hooked to the tip end portion (the left end portion in FIG. 5B) which is the free end portion of the fixed engagement portion 47 during the rotation operation. For this purpose, a fixing operation portion 49 is provided to project forward. Then, when the fixing member 39 is rotated and disposed sideways, the distal end portion of the fixed engagement portion 47 moves to the front of the game board 5 in the game board storage section 23 and presses the front surface of the game board 5, It converts into the fixed state which controls the movement of the game board 5 in the front-back direction. In this fixed state, the distal end portion of the fixed pressing portion 48 presses the side surface (right side surface) of the game board 5 to restrict the movement of the game board 5 in the left-right direction. On the other hand, when the fixing member 39 is rotated and arranged in the vertical direction, the distal end portion of the fixed engagement portion 47 moves away from the front of the game board 5 in the game board storage part 23 and moves to the right side wall part 32 side. The board 5 is converted into a fixed release state that allows movement in the front-rear direction. In the unlocked state, the distal end portion of the fixed pressing portion 48 is retracted from the side surface (right side surface) of the game board 5 to allow the game board 5 to move in the left-right direction.

Next, the game board 5 will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the game board 5 is arranged in a substantially rectangular game board main body 44 and a peripheral portion of the game board main body 44, and is played on the front side (front side) of the game board main body 44. A partition member (side case) 50 that partitions the region 7 into a substantially circular shape is provided. The game board main body 44 is a thick plate material formed of plywood, plastic, or the like, and a mounting opening for attaching an accessory such as a display device or a prize opening to the central portion of the game board main body 44 and its periphery. (Not shown). Then, as shown in FIG. 7, a lower edge portion of the game area 7 is formed at the lower edge portion of the game board main body 44 in a state of penetrating through the notch portion 52 for the out port constituting the out port 51. The game ball that has flowed down to the back is configured to be collected from the out port 51 to the rear of the game board 5. In addition, a plurality of fastening holes 53 for fastening the partition member 50 are formed around the edge of the game board main body 44. Further, on the upper and lower sides of one side edge (the right side edge in FIG. 7) located on the positioning member 37 side of the game board main body 44, an accommodation space portion 54 for accommodating a part of the partition member 50 is provided in the game area 7. It is cut out in a state of being recessed to the side (left side in FIG. 7).

  The partition member 50 guides a game ball launched from a launching device (not shown) below the game board 5 to the game area 7, and is substantially C-shaped to partition one side (left side in the figure) of the game area 7. A launch ball guide unit 56, an upper partition 57 that is fixed in a state adjacent to one end (upper right end in the figure) of the launch ball guide unit 56, and divides the upper right side of the game area 7, and the launch ball guide unit 3 is fixed in a state adjacent to the other end (right lower end in the figure) of 56 and fixed in a state adjacent to the upper partition 57, and is connected to the lower partition 58 that partitions the lower right side of the game area 7. It is divided and configured.

  The upper partition 57 has an edge (lower edge) on the game area 7 side formed in an arc shape, and is inclined downward from the upper right end of the launch ball guide unit 56 toward the right side of the game board 5, so that the game area 7 is partitioned in a circular arc shape from the upper side to the left side central portion. In addition, a rubber cushioning member 59 is provided in the middle of the edge on the game area 7 side, and a game ball flying along the edge of the upper partition 57 from the guide guiding path 8 collides with the cushioning member 59. Then, it is configured to flow down to the lower game area 7. Further, a game board mounting portion 60 with which the clamp 38 in a clamped state is in contact with an upper part of the upper partition part 57, and a fingertip is provided on the right side part of the upper partition part 57 (a part located on the side part of the game board 5). A handle portion 61 is formed when the game board 5 is attached to and detached from the game board storage part 23 (see FIG. 2).

  The lower partition 58 has an arcuate edge (upper edge) on the game area 7 side, and is inclined downward from the lower right end of the upper partition 57 toward the lower center of the game board 5. The game area 7 is partitioned in a circular arc shape from the center on the right side to the lower side. In addition, the lower end of the shot ball guide unit 56 is adjacent to the lower left end of the lower partition 58, and the outer peripheral edge 62 is integrally formed. The outer peripheral edge 62 is used for the outer outlet of the game board main body 44. By being positioned in front of the notch 52, an out port 51 is configured on the game board 5. Then, an arc-shaped buffer cover member 63 is attached to the lower partition 58 near the out-port peripheral portion 62 (leftward) so as to cover the upper and front sides, and the lower partition 58 flows down the game area 7. It is configured so as to suppress inconveniences caused by the collision of game balls. Further, the lower right corner of the lower section 58 is provided with a contact recess 64 with which the fixed member 39 in a fixed state contacts, and the certificate sticking member 65 (see FIG. 3) is rotated in front of the contact recess 64. Arranged in a possible (openable and closable) state.

Next, the firing ball guide unit 56 will be described.
The shot ball guide unit 56 is a member that partitions the game ball entry side (left side in the figure) of the game area 7, and forms a guide guide path 8 on the front side of the game board 5 as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. A synthetic resin launching ball guide member 67 and a game area attached to the firing ball guide member 67 from the outside of the game board 5 (specifically, a launching device disposed below the game board). A guide rail adjusting mechanism 69 capable of adjusting the tension (or curvature) of the guide rail 68 is provided at the lower end of the guide rail 68.

  The firing ball guide member 67 includes a mounting base portion 71 having a substantially rounded bracket shape for mounting on the front side of the game board main body 44, and an inner edge portion (right side edge portion in FIG. 6) of the mounting base portion 71 includes A launch ball guide wall portion 72 that stands up toward the front of the game board 5 is formed in an arc shape from the lower end side to the upper end side of the launch ball guide member 67, and a guide rail is provided inside the launch ball guide wall portion 72. It is along. In addition, an arc-shaped game area partition wall 73 is placed in a state substantially parallel to the shot ball guide wall 72 at a position on the game area 7 side (right side in FIG. 6) spaced from the shot ball guide wall 72 by a predetermined distance. The guide area 8 is formed by the game area partition wall 73 and the shot ball guide wall 72, and the guide area 8 and the game area 7 are partitioned by the game area wall 73. . Further, the upper end portion of the game area partition wall portion 73 is disposed below the upper end portion of the shot ball guide wall portion 72, and the return ball prevention member 74 made of a metal plate material is disposed on the upper end portion of the game area partition wall portion 73. Is provided so that a game ball entering the game area 7 is prevented from returning to the guide guide path 8. Further, an arc-shaped buffer cover member 75 is attached to the lower end portion of the game area partition wall portion 73 so as to cover the upper and front sides, and the lower end portion of the game area partition wall portion 73 has flowed down the game area 7. It is comprised so that the malfunction damaged by the collision of a ball | bowl may be suppressed. And the latching receiving part 76 on which the press part 41 of the latching member 36 is hooked is provided in the up-and-down both sides of the outer side edge part (left side edge part in FIG. 6) of the attachment base part 71. As shown in FIG.

  In addition, on the back surface of the mounting base portion 71, on both upper and lower sides, a fastening boss 79 that fits into the fastening hole 53 of the game board main body 44 protrudes rearward, and on the upper edge portion, the game A flat plate-like upper abutting portion 80 that abuts the upper edge portion of the board main body 44 extends rearward, and the game board main body 44 is disposed on the outer edge portion (right edge portion in FIG. 7) of the center portion in the vertical direction. A side abutting portion 81 that abuts on the side edge of the rear side is projected rearward.

Further, positioning contact receiving portions 84 on which the positioning members 37 can be fitted (contacted) inwardly on both the upper and lower sides of the side contact portion 81, that is, on the upper and lower sides of the outer edge portion of the back surface of the mounting base portion 71. Projecting backwards. The positioning contact receiving portion 84 is disposed closer to the game area 7 side (left side in FIG. 7) than the side edge portion (right edge portion in FIG. 7) of the mounting base portion 71 and is accommodated in the accommodation space portion 54 of the game board main body 44. Is configured to do. Then, the outer shape of the positioning contact receiving portion 84 (specifically, the upper and lower side edges and the edge on the game area 7 side) is set to be substantially equal to the inner shape of the storage space portion 54 and positioned in the storage space portion 54. When the abutment receiving portion 84 is accommodated, the positioning abutment receiving portion 84 is configured to fit into the accommodating space portion 54 without rattling.
The outer shape of the positioning contact receiving portion 84 may be set in any manner as long as the accommodation space portion 54 and the positioning contact receiving portion 84 can be fitted. Specifically, when the vertical width of the positioning contact receiving portion 84 is set to be approximately equal to the vertical width of the accommodation space portion 54, and the left and right width of the positioning contact receiving portion 84 is set to be approximately equal to the left and right width of the storage space portion 54. The shape may be different from the inner shape of the accommodation space 54.

  Further, a horizontally long positioning fitting portion 85 is formed by being recessed from the side edge side of the positioning contact receiving portion 84, in other words, from the positioning member 37 side (right side in FIG. 7) toward the game area 7 side (left side in FIG. 7). In the game area 7 side of the positioning fitting portion 85, an abutting end 86 capable of abutting the lateral end of the positioning member 37 (side end on the game area 7 side) is formed and positioned. The opposite side and the rear side of the fitting portion 85 from the contact end portion 86 are opened, and the vertical width of the open edge portion is set so as to gradually increase toward the side opposite to the contact end portion 86 side, The side end portion of the positioning member 37 is configured to be easily inserted into the positioning contact receiving portion 84 from the lateral direction.

  Then, when the firing ball guide unit 56 is attached to the front surface of the game board main body 44, the positioning contact receiving portion 84 is accommodated in the accommodation space 54, and from one side edge (right side edge in FIG. 7) of the game board main body 44. Is also arranged near the game area 7. Therefore, the trouble that the game board main body 44 and the positioning contact receiving portion 84 interfere can be avoided, and the firing ball guide unit 56 and the guide rail 68 can be arranged on the game board main body 44 without any trouble. Further, the positioning member 37 and the positioning contact receiving portion 84 can be hidden behind the firing ball guide unit 56, and the appearance of the mounting mechanism of the game board 5 can be configured simply. Further, the positioning contact receiving portion 84 and the accommodation space portion 54 are fitted, and the positioning of the firing ball guide unit 56 is performed by this fitting.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 1 having such a configuration, in order to attach the game board 5 to the game board storage part 23, first, the front cover member 9 is largely opened, the clamp 38 is converted into the nipping and releasing state, and the fixing member 39 is converted into a fixed release state. In this state, the left side portion of the game board 5 with the game area 7 facing forward is inserted between the locking member 36 and the rear wall portion 34, and the pressing portion 41 of the locking member 36 is hooked on the locking receiving portion 76. (See FIG. 8 (a)). Then, the side end portion and the front end portion of the positioning member 37 are inserted into the positioning fitting portion 85 of the positioning contact receiving portion 84 (see FIG. 8B).

  If the locking member 36 is hooked on the locking receiving portion 76, the right side of the game board 5 is pushed into the game board storage part 23 while the left side surface of the game board 5 is pressed against the left wall 31, and the game board The lower end of 5 is placed on the game board placement unit 25. With this placement, the vertical position of the guide rail 68 on the game board 5 and the partition member 50 in the game board storage unit 23 is determined. When the game board 5 is placed on the game board placement part 25, the game board 5 is sufficiently retracted, the back surface of the game board 5 is brought into contact with the back wall part 34, and the game board 5 is placed in the game board storage part 23. (See FIG. 9A). Then, the pressing portion 41 of the locking member 36 presses the game board 5 toward the left wall portion 31 while being caught by the locking receiving portion 76. Further, the positioning contact receiving portion 84 is pushed to the left side wall portion 31 side, and the positioning member 37 is fitted into the positioning fitting portion 85 of the positioning contact receiving portion 84 (see FIG. 9B). Further, the side end portion of the positioning member 37 and the contact end portion 86 of the positioning contact receiving portion 84 come into contact with each other at a position shifted from the one side edge of the game board main body 44 toward the game area 7 side, thereby storing the game board. The positions of the guide rails 68 on the game board 5 and the partition member 50 in the part 23 are determined in the left-right direction. Therefore, one side portion of the game board 5 and the positioning member 37 can be arranged in an overlapping state, and the positioning member 37 does not need to be arranged on the side of the game board 5. From this, the game board 5 can be extended to the side part of the game board storage part 23, and the game area | region 7 can be set sufficiently wide by extension. Thereby, the degree of freedom in the design of the game area 7, for example, the degree of freedom in the size, the arrangement location, the number of arrangements, etc. of the objects in the game area 7 can be increased, and the pachinko gaming machine 1 has enhanced the interest of the game Can be realized. In addition, by positioning the positioning member 37 and the positioning contact receiving portion 84 for positioning, the guide rail 68 can be positioned in the left-right direction without using the game board main body 44. Deviation can be made difficult to occur. Therefore, the so-called uneven jump of the game ball can be suppressed.

  Since the positioning contact receiving portion 84 for fitting the positioning member 37 is fitted in the accommodation space portion 54 of the game board main body 44, the components for positioning the game board 5 in the left-right direction, and the game It is not necessary to separately provide a component for positioning the partition member 50 on the board main body 44, and the configuration of the game board 5 can be simplified. Further, the positioning contact receiving portion 84 can be supported by the edge portion of the accommodation space portion 54, and the inconvenience that the positioning contact receiving portion 84 is damaged can be suppressed.

  Then, the clamp 38 is rotated and converted into a sandwiched state, and the upper portion of the game board 5 is sandwiched and fixed between the clamp 38 and the back wall portion 34. Further, the certificate sticking member 65 is converted to an open state to open the front of the contact recess 64, and in this open state, the fixing member 39 is tilted sideways to convert to a fixed state, and the lower right portion of the game board 5 is fixed. It is sandwiched between the engaging portion 47 and the back wall portion 34. Further, when the fixing member 39 is converted into a pressed state, the fixed pressing portion 48 presses the right side portion of the game board 5 in the left direction (that is, the positioning member 37 side). Therefore, it is easy to maintain the contact state between the positioning member 37 and the positioning contact receiving portion 84, and the gaming board 5 positioned as set can be stabilized.

  If the fixing member 39 is converted into a fixed state, the certificate sticking member 65 is rotated in this state to convert it into a closed state. If the certificate sticking member 65 is converted to the closed state, the front cover member 9 is closed and the game area 7 is covered with the front cover member 9.

  In the above embodiment, the game board 5 is placed on the game board placing part 25 to position the game board 5 in the vertical direction, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, by adjusting the vertical width of the positioning fitting portion 85 and the vertical width of the positioning member 37, or the setting of the vertical position of the positioning fitting portion 85 and the vertical position of the positioning member 37, the game board 5 is placed in the game board storage section 23. When stored, at least one of the upper edge and the lower edge of the positioning member 37 is brought into contact with the positioning fitting portion 85 to position the game board 5 and the guide rail 68 in the vertical direction in the game board storage section 23. It may be configured to do. With this setting, there is no need to separately provide a component for positioning the gaming board 5 and the guide rail 68 in the left-right direction and a component for positioning in the vertical direction. The configuration can be further simplified.

  In the above embodiment, the positioning mechanism (positioning member 37 and positioning contact receiving portion 84) of the game board 5 is disposed behind the partition member 50. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the front side of the game board 5 is provided. A positioning mechanism may be disposed on the surface. For example, in the second embodiment shown in FIG. 10, the game board storage portion 23 has the positioning member 89 placed sideways at a position spaced forward from the rear wall portion 34, specifically, a position aligned vertically with the locking member 36. It is arranged in a protruding state. Further, the game board 5 has a positioning contact receiving portion 90 disposed on the front side of the firing ball guide unit 56 of the partition member 50, and is formed sideways in a state where the positioning fitting portion 91 is opened sideways and forward. . Furthermore, the vertical width of the opening edge portion of the positioning fitting portion 91 is set so as to gradually widen outward and the positioning member 89 is easily inserted. When the game board 5 is stored in the game board storage part 23 with the positioning contact receiving part 90 and the positioning member 89, the side edge part of the game board 5 is sandwiched between the back wall part 34 and the positioning member 89. In this sandwiched state, the positioning member 89 is fitted to the positioning contact receiving portion 90. Then, the side end portion of the positioning member 89 and the contact end portion 92 of the positioning contact receiving portion 90 come into contact with each other at a position shifted from the one side edge of the game board main body 44 toward the game area 7 side. The positions of the guide rails 68 on the game board 5 and the partition member 50 in the part 23 are determined in the left-right direction. Therefore, the positioning member 89 can restrict not only the horizontal positioning of the game board 5 but also the movement of the game board 5 in the front-rear direction.

  In addition, although the positioning members 37 and 89 of each embodiment described above are integrally formed in the game board storage unit 23, the positioning members 37 and 89 are formed separately from the game board storage unit 23, but are not limited thereto. The positioning members 37 and 89 may be fixed to the game board storage unit 23.

  In the above-described embodiment, the pachinko gaming machine 1 which is a typical gaming machine has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the gaming machine includes a positioning mechanism for positioning a removable gaming board. Any game machine can be used. For example, it may be a gaming machine such as a sealed ball type pachinko machine, an arrangement ball type game machine, or a sparrow ball type game machine that circulates a game ball sealed inside.

  It should be understood that the above-described embodiment is illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. The present invention is not limited to the above description, but is defined by the scope of the claims, and includes all modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the scope of the claims.

  According to the above embodiment, the game board includes a game board main body, and a partition member that is disposed on a peripheral portion of the game board main body and defines a game area on the front side of the game board main body. The partition member is disposed closer to the game area than one side edge of the game board main body and guide rails that guide the game balls launched from the ball launching device to the game area, and is in contact with the side edge in the left-right direction of the positioning member. A positioning contact receiving portion capable of contacting, and the locking member includes a pressing portion capable of pressing the game board stored in the game board storage portion toward the positioning member, and storing the game board in the game board storage portion, The game board is pressed by the pressing portion of the locking member, and the side end portion of the positioning member and the positioning contact receiving portion are brought into contact with each other at a position shifted from the one side edge of the game board main body toward the game area side, thereby storing the game board. Position the game board and guide rail in the left and right direction in the club When organized Migihitsuji, it can be arranged in a state overlapping the the one side of the game board and the positioning member need not be disposed on the side of the game board positioning member. Therefore, the game board can be expanded to the side of the game board storage part, and the game area can be set sufficiently wide. From this, it is possible to increase the degree of freedom in the design of the game area, for example, the degree of freedom in the size, arrangement location, number of arrangements, etc. of the objects in the game area, and to realize a gaming machine with enhanced gaming interest be able to. In addition, the guide rail can be positioned in the left-right direction without using the game board main body, and the guide rail can be prevented from being displaced. Therefore, the so-called uneven jump of the game ball can be suppressed.

  The game board main body is formed in a state in which the accommodation space portion is recessed toward the game area side on one side edge thereof, and the partition member projects the positioning contact receiving portion to the rear of the partition member, and is accommodated in the accommodation space portion. Since it was possible, the trouble which a game board main body and a positioning contact receiving part interfere can be avoided, and a division member and a guide rail can be arrange | positioned to a game board main body without trouble. Further, the positioning member and the positioning contact receiving portion can be hidden behind the partition member, and the appearance of the game board mounting mechanism can be configured simply.

  In the game board, the positioning contact receiving part can be fitted into the accommodation space part, and when the partition member is attached to the game board main body, the partition member is positioned by fitting the accommodation space part and the positioning contact receiving part. Since it is configured, it is not necessary to separately provide a component for positioning the game board in the left-right direction and a component for positioning the partition member on the game board body, and simplify the configuration of the game board Can do. In addition, the positioning contact receiving portion can be supported by the edge of the accommodation space portion, and the inconvenience that the positioning contact receiving portion is damaged can be suppressed.

  The positioning contact receiving portion is recessed from the positioning member side toward the game area side to form a positioning fitting portion. When the game board is stored in the game board storage portion, the upper edge portion of the positioning member or Since the game board and the guide rail are positioned in the vertical direction in the game board storage section by contacting at least one of the lower edge portions, the game board and the guide rail are positioned in the horizontal direction. There is no need to separately provide a component and a component for positioning in the vertical direction, and the configuration of the game board can be further simplified.

  Since the fixing member includes a fixed engagement portion that can press the front surface of the game board and restrict the movement of the game board in the front-rear direction, and a fixed pressing portion that presses the other side portion of the game board to the positioning member side. It is easy to maintain the contact state between the positioning member and the positioning contact receiving portion, and the gaming board positioned as set can be stabilized.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 3 Front frame 4 Front frame main body 5 Game board 23 Game board storage part 25 Game board mounting part 31 Left side wall part 32 Right side wall part 33 Upper side wall part 34 Rear side wall part 36 Locking member 37 Positioning member 38 Clamp 39 Fixing member 41 Press part 44 Game board main body 50 Partition member 54 Housing space part 56 Launch ball guide unit 67 Launch ball guide member 68 Guide rail 72 Launch ball guide wall part 73 Game area partition wall part 76 Locking receiving part 84 Contacting portion 85 Positioning fitting portion 86 Contact end portion 89 Positioning member 90 Positioning contact receiving portion 91 Positioning fitting portion 92 Contact end portion

Claims (3)

A game board, a game board storage section for storing the game board in a detachable state from the front, and a ball launcher disposed below the game board,
A gaming machine in which a positioning member capable of contacting the game board is disposed on one side of the game board storage section, and a fixing member capable of fixing the other side section of the game board is disposed on the other side of the game board storage section. ,
The game board includes a game board main body, and a partition member that is disposed on a peripheral portion of the game board main body and that defines a game area on the front side of the game board main body,
The game board main body is formed in a state in which the accommodation space is recessed to the game area side on one side edge located on the positioning member side,
The partition member includes a guide rail that guides the game ball launched from the ball launcher to the game area, and a positioning contact receiving portion that can contact a side end portion in the left-right direction of the positioning member,
The positioning contact receiving part protrudes behind the partition member so as to be accommodated in the accommodating space part,
The fixing member can be converted into a fixed state for fixing the game board and a fixed release state for releasing the fixation of the game board, and presses the other side of the game board to the positioning member side in the fixed state. With a fixed pressing part,
When the fixing member in a state in which the game board is accommodated in said game board housing section is converted into a fixed state from unlocking state, positioning those with a side end portion of the game board is pressed by the fixed pressing portion positioning member and rECEIVING portion abuts, a game machine, characterized in that the positioning of the lateral direction of the game board and the guide rail is configured to divide the row of the game board accommodating portion. The game board storage part includes a back wall part that can contact the back side of the game board at a rear part thereof,
The fixing member includes a fixed engagement portion capable of pressing the front surface of the game board toward the back wall portion in the fixed state,
When the game board on the game board housing portion is the fixing member in a state of being housed is converted in a fixed state from unlocking state, the game board is sandwiched between the rear wall portion and the fixed engagement section The movement of the game board in the front-rear direction in the game board storage part is restricted, and the game board is pressed toward the positioning member by the fixed pressing part, so that the side end part of the positioning member and the positioning contact receiving part are 2. The left and right positioning of the game board and the guide rail in the game board storage portion is performed by contacting at a position shifted to the game area side from one side edge of the main body. Game machines. The positioning contact receiving portion forms a positioning fitting portion by being recessed from the positioning member side toward the game area side, and positions the partition member by fitting into the accommodation space portion. Composed of
When the game board is stored in the game board storage part, at least one of the upper edge part or the lower edge part of the positioning member contacts the positioning fitting part, and the game board in the game board storage part and The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the guide rail is positioned in the vertical direction .

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