JP5004442B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

    The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine in which a game board is appropriately attached to a gaming machine frame.

In the pachinko machine, the left side of the game board is fitted between the board pressing part and the board receiving part from the front side of the board housing structure, and the lower edge of the game board is mounted on the board shelf. When the right side of the game board fitted in the structure is pushed to the back side, the game board is rotated as a whole with the left side of the game board fitted between the board pressing part and the board receiving part as the center. And is stored in the board housing structure. Then, the game board is composed of a peripheral decoration structure configured in a rectangular box shape that is stored in the board housing structure with a synthetic resin having a property of blocking light forming a non-game area, and a property of transmitting light. It is conceivable to form a unitary structure from a plate-like structure composed of a certain synthetic resin. However, if the right side of the gaming board is pushed backward after the left side of the gaming board is inserted between the board pressing part and the board receiving part of the gaming machine frame, the peripheral ornament structure is pressed against the board. There is a drawback in that there is a possibility of being damaged by receiving external force while being sandwiched and rotated between the front part and the board receiving part.
JP 2003-117091 A

  The problem to be solved by the invention is that a game board is constructed by attaching a synthetic resin plate-like structure to a synthetic resin peripheral ornament structure, and when this game board is attached to a gaming machine frame, There is a possibility that the decorative structure may be damaged by receiving external force while being sandwiched and rotated between the board pressing part and the board receiving part.

In the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, a board housing structure is provided in the gaming machine frame, and a board pressing part and a board receiving part are provided on the left side of the board receiving structure with the board pressing part as the rear side. A board shelf is provided at the lower edge of the board housing structure, and the left side of the game board is fitted between the board pressing part and the board receiving part from the front side of the board housing structure. The lower edge of the game board is mounted on the board shelf, and when the right side of the game board fitted into the board housing structure is pushed to the back side, it is fitted between the board pressing part and the board receiving part. In the pachinko machine in which the game board is rotated as a whole and stored in the board housing structure with the left side of the game board as the center, the game board is a composite that has the property of blocking the light that forms the non-game area Peripheral ornament structure configured in a rectangular box shape that is stored in the board housing structure with resin, and has a property of transmitting light A plate-like structure made of a synthetic resin, and the back surface of the peripheral ornament structure is surrounded by an upper edge portion, a lower edge portion, a left edge portion, and a right edge portion, and the peripheral ornament structure body Is formed as a space that opens on the back surface of the peripheral decorative structure and is recessed from the back surface of the peripheral ornament structure to the front side, and the plate-like structure is accommodated in the plate-like accommodation portion from the back side of the peripheral ornament structure and attached to the peripheral ornament structure, The game board is integrally formed from a peripheral ornament structure and a plate-like structure, a pressure receiving portion is formed at the left edge of the peripheral ornament structure, and the left side of the game board is the front side of the board accommodation structure From the board pressing part and the board receiving part, the press receiving part contacts the board pressing part to receive the board pressing part, and the lower surface of the lower edge part of the peripheral ornament structure is in the left-right direction. It is formed as a slope that goes up as it goes from the front side to the back side over the whole area, and the board pressing part and the board Left portion of the fitted the game board between the stopper portion becomes a center, if the game board is entirely rotated, most major that the entire lower surface planing while contacting the Bantana is induced upward Features. The plate-like structure may be attached to the peripheral ornament structure by a set screw that penetrates the plate-like structure from the back surface of the plate-like structure and is fastened to the peripheral ornament structure.

  In the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, when the left side of the game board is inserted between the board pressing part and the board receiving part, and the right side of the game board is pushed rearward, the board pressing part is The pressure receiving part is elastically pressed to the front side, the panel receiving part receives the front surface of the peripheral ornament structure elastically pressed to the front side by the panel pressing part, and the pressure receiving part individually receives the panel pressing part. Therefore, there is an advantage that the left side portion of the game board is sandwiched from the front and rear direction by the board pressing portion and can be appropriately supported under the elasticity of the pressing receiving portion. The advantage that the configuration of the game board is easy if the plate-like structure is attached to the peripheral ornament structure by a set screw that penetrates the plate-like structure from the back surface of the plate-like structure and is fastened to the peripheral ornament structure. There is.

  1 and 2 are the best modes for carrying out the invention. FIG. 1 shows a pachinko gaming machine in which a gaming machine frame 1 and a gaming board 41 are disassembled. FIG. 2 shows a game board 41 in which the peripheral ornament structure 42 and the plate-like structure 43 are disassembled. In this specification, the directions of “front”, “rear”, “rear”, “left”, “right”, “upper”, “lower” indicate that the gaming machine frame 1 and the game board 41 are in the state of FIG. It is the direction specified when placed and viewed from the front side indicated by arrow A. “Back” and “back” are in the same direction.

  With reference to FIG. 1, the structure of the pachinko gaming machine will be described. A pachinko gaming machine is configured by mounting a gaming board 41 on a gaming machine frame 1. The gaming machine frame 1 includes a movable frame 3 that can be opened and closed on the front side of the fixed frame 2, and a front door 4 and a dish structure 5 that can be opened and closed on the front side of the movable frame 3. The fixed frame 2 is also called an outer frame to be attached to a gaming machine installation structure called an island of a game store. The movable frame 3 is also referred to as a front frame to which parts necessary for a game such as a game board 41 and a control device (not shown) are attached. The movable frame 3 is centered on the hinge 6 located on the left side, and can be opened on one side so that it can be opened to the front and closed to the rear on the front side of the fixed frame 2. The front door 4 and the dish structure 5 can be individually opened so that the hinge 7 located on the left side is centered and opened to the front side and closed to the rear side of the movable frame 3. On the right side of the movable frame 3, a locking device 8, a plurality of lock mechanisms 9; 10; 11, and a lock release operation body 12 are provided.

  The movable frame 3 is closed and supported by the fixed frame 2 so as not to be opened and closed by the lock mechanism 9, and the front door 4 and the dish structure 5 are closed and supported by the movable frame 3 by the lock mechanisms 10 and 11 so as not to be opened and closed. In this state, when a store clerk in the game store inserts a key plate (key) (not shown) into the key hole of the locking device 8 from the front side of the gaming machine frame 1, and rotates the key plate 90 degrees to the right, for example, the fixed frame 2 And the support form of the movable frame 3 by the lock mechanism 9 are released. After the release of this support mode, the store clerk pulls the movable frame 3 to the front side, whereby the movable frame 3 is opened to the front side around the hinge 6. Further, when the key plate inserted into the keyhole of the locking device 8 is rotated 90 degrees to the left, for example, the support form by the lock mechanism 10 between the movable frame 3 and the front door 4 is released. After the release of this support mode, the store clerk pulls the front door 4 to the front side, so that the front door 4 is opened to the front side around the hinge 7. Thus, when the store clerk operates the unlocking operation body 12 in a state where the front door 4 is opened to the front side, the support form by the lock mechanism 11 between the movable frame 3 and the dish structure 5 is released. After the release of this support form, the clerk pulls the dish structure 5 forward, whereby the dish structure 5 is opened to the front about the hinge 7.

  The movable frame 3 includes a panel housing structure 14, a central opening 15, a parting structure 16, and an image display 17. The board accommodation structure 14 has a shape opened to the front side so that the game board 41 can be stored from the front side of the movable frame 3. The central opening 15 is formed as a through hole in the front-rear direction on the back wall of the board housing structure 14. The parting structure 16 is inserted into the central opening 15 from the front side of the movable frame 3 and attached to the front surface of the back wall of the panel housing structure 14, thereby forming an image see-through opening 19 penetrating in the front-rear direction. The board housing structure 14 is provided with a board pressing part 22, a board receiving part 23, and a board lock operating body 24. The board pressing part 22 and the board receiving part 23 are individually provided on the upper and lower parts of the left side of the board housing structure 14 so that the board pressing part 22 is on the rear side and the board receiving part 23 is on the front side. The board pressing part 22 is an elastic body such as a leaf spring that pushes the game board 41 forward. The board receiving part 23 is a protrusion that receives the game board 41 pushed forward by the board pressing part 22. The panel lock operating body 24 is individually positioned at the upper and lower portions of the right side portion of the panel housing structure 14, protrudes forward from the back wall of the panel housing structure 14, and is parallel to the front surface of the back wall of the panel housing structure 14. It is provided on the back wall of the board housing structure 14 so as to be rotatable in the direction.

  The lower edge portion of the board housing structure 14 forms a board shelf 25 as a flat surface in the left-right direction on which the game board 41 is mounted. On the front surface of the front wall 26 extending downward from the shelf 25, a launch mechanism 27, a launch rail 28, a return ball intake 29, and a front reed 30 are provided. On the back surface of the front wall 26, an outboard discharge rod 31 is provided. The front door 4 is also called a panel frame, and includes a window 33 penetrating in the front-rear direction and a panel 34 that covers the window 33 from the back side. The panel 34 is formed in a plate shape from a material having a property of transmitting light, such as glass or synthetic resin. The dish structure 5 includes the saucer portion 35 and the firing operation mechanism 36 in a form protruding forward from the front surface of the dish structure 5. The saucer portion 35 is a container that is recessed from the upper side opened to the upper side to receive the ball used for the game. The launch operation mechanism 36 is operated by a player to launch a ball. A ball intake port 37 and a ball supply port 38 are provided on the back surface of the dish structure 5. When the dish structure 5 is closed, the unlocking operation body 12, the firing mechanism 27, the firing rail 28, the return ball intake 29, and the front recumbent rod 30 are covered with the dish structure 5. The image display 17 is configured by a planar display including a liquid crystal display that displays an image whose display form can be electrically changed on a display screen. The image displayed on the display screen of the image display 17 is arranged on the back side of the parting structure 16 so that the image can be viewed through the image transparent opening 19 from the front side of the gaming machine frame 1. As described above, the image display 17 is attached to the back surface of the board housing structure 14.

  The game board 41 includes a peripheral ornament structure 42 and a plate-like structure 43. The peripheral ornament structure 42 is formed in a rectangular box shape that is stored in the board housing structure 14 by a synthetic resin having a property of blocking light that forms a non-game area. On the back surface of the peripheral ornament structure 42, a plate-like accommodation portion 44 is opened on the back surface of the peripheral ornament structure 42 surrounded by the upper edge portion 45, the lower edge portion 46, the left edge portion 47, and the right edge portion 48. Then, it is formed as a space recessed from the back surface of the peripheral ornament structure 42 to the front side. That is, when the peripheral ornament structure 42 is viewed from the back side, the peripheral ornament structure 42 has a plate-like accommodation portion 44 surrounded by an upper edge 45, a lower edge 46, a left edge 47, and a right edge 48. Box shape. A slope 50 is formed on the lower surface of the lower edge portion 46 so as to have an upward slope from the front side to the back side of the peripheral decorative structure 42 (see FIG. B). The slope 50 is provided over the entire left and right direction on the lower surface of the lower edge 46. Press receiving portions 49 are individually formed on the upper and lower portions of the left edge portion 47. Lock insertion holes 51 are individually formed at the upper and lower portions of the right edge 48.

  The plate-like structure 43 is made of a synthetic resin having a property of transmitting light. Then, the plate-like structure 43 is accommodated in the plate-like accommodation portion 44 formed on the back surface of the peripheral ornament structure 42 from the back side of the peripheral ornament structure 42, and a set screw 52 such as a tapping screw is provided. The plate-like structure 43 is passed through the plate-like accommodation portion 44 from the screw insertion hole outside the figure and fastened to the attachment part outside the figure formed in the peripheral ornament structure 42, so that the plate-like structure 43 is surrounded by the peripheral decoration structure. A game area 65 (see FIG. 2) is attached to the body 42 and the plate-like structure 43 is surrounded by the peripheral ornament structure 42, and the game board 41 is formed from the peripheral ornament structure 42 and the plate-like structure 43. Composed. A spherical guide 53 is provided on the back surface of the plate-like structure 43. The ball guide 53 is also referred to as a set board or a collective bowl, and is a back side component for guiding the ball discharged from the game area 65 of the game board 41 to the back side of the game board 41 downward.

  The gaming machine frame 1 is attached to the gaming machine frame 1 as follows. At least in a state where the front door 4 is opened to the front side of the movable frame 3, the back surface of the game board 41 is directed toward the gaming machine frame 1, the game area 65 of the game board 41 is directed to the front side, and the game board 41 is inserted into the board housing structure 14 from the front side of the gaming machine frame 1, the lower part of the gaming board 41 is placed on the board shelf 25, and the left side part of the gaming board 41 is the board pressing part 22 and the board receiving part 23. Are inserted between the board pressing part 22 and the board receiving part 23 from the front-rear direction, the upper and lower press receiving parts 49 individually come into contact with the upper and lower board pressing parts 22. After receiving the pressing portions 22 individually, the right side portion of the game board 41 is pushed rearward by the operator, and the board lock operating body 24 is inserted into the lock insertion hole 51 from the rear side and protrudes to the front side. When the operator rotates the panel lock operating body 24, for example, 90 degrees clockwise, the panel lock operating body 24 is rotated. Operation body 24 engages with the front surface of the peripheral ornament structure 42 at about the lock insert hole 51, the game board 41 is attached to the movable frame 3.

  As described above, after the left side of the game board 41 is inserted between the board pressing part 22 and the board receiving part 23, the right side of the game board 41 is pushed rearward, and the board lock operating body 24 is The panel pressing part 22 elastically pushes the pressure receiving part 49 forward, and the panel receiving part 23 is moved forward by the panel pressing part 22 until it is inserted from the rear side into the lock insertion hole 51 and protrudes to the front side. Since the front surface of the peripheral ornament structure 42 pressed elastically is received and the press receiving part 49 individually receives the board pressing part 22, the left side part of the game board 41 receives the board pressing part 22 and the board receiving part. There is an advantage that it can be inserted between the part 23 and sandwiched between the board pressing part 22 and the board receiving part 23 from the front-rear direction and appropriately supported under the elasticity of the pressure receiving part 49. After the left side of the game board 41 is sandwiched between the board pressing part 22 and the board receiving part 23, the right side of the game board 41 is pushed rearward by the operator, and the peripheral ornament structure around the lock insertion hole 51 When the lower edge of the game board 41 is in contact with the top of the board shelf 25 until it is engaged with the front surface of the body 42, the slope 50 comes into contact with the board shelf 25, and the game board 41 is moved forward. Since it is guided upward as it is pushed in while being rotated from the rear side to the rear side, it can be mounted with a small pressing force while bringing the lower edge portion of the game board 41 into overall contact with the board shelf 25 in the left-right direction. There are advantages. Since the plate-like structure 43 is attached to the peripheral ornament structure 42 by a set screw 52 that penetrates the plate-like structure 43 from the back surface of the plate-like structure 43 and is fastened to the peripheral ornament structure 42. There is an advantage that the configuration is easy.

  Thereafter, the front door 4 is closed and supported by the lock mechanism 10 so that it cannot be opened and closed, and the dish structure 5 is closed and supported by the lock mechanism 11 so that it cannot be opened and closed, and the movable frame 3 is closed. Then, the game area 65 of the game board 41 can be viewed through the window 33 and the panel 34 from the front side of the game machine frame 1 by being supported by the lock mechanism 9 so as not to be opened and closed by the lock mechanism 9. In this state, in a state where a ball is put in the saucer portion 35, the player operates the firing operation mechanism 36, and the firing operation mechanism 36 sets the resistance value of the variable resistor as an electrical output corresponding to the operation amount. Output to a control device (not shown), and the control device drives the firing mechanism 27 at a constant cycle of 1 to less than 100 per minute, and the firing mechanism 27 is supplied from the saucer unit 35. One ball is launched upward toward the game area 65 of the game board 41.

  The structure of the front side of the game board 41 will be described with reference to FIG. The peripheral ornament structure 42 includes a round opening 55, an inner guide rail 56, an outer guide rail 57, a launch passage 58, an out mouth ornament 59, a return ball prevention valve 60, a ball repelling body 61, and a certificate card stand 62. The round opening 55 is formed as a through-hole in the front-rear direction that penetrates the plate-like accommodation portion 44 (see FIG. 1). The inner guide rail 56 and the outer guide rail 57 are provided at the peripheral edge of the round opening 55. The firing passage 58 is located between the left side portion of the inner guide rail 56 and the left side portion of the outer guide rail 57, and is formed in a front open longitudinal groove shape. The out mouth decoration 59 borders the out mouth 63 and projects inward from the lowermost part of the lower arc-shaped side surface of the inner guide rail 56 to the inside of the round opening 55 side. The return ball prevention valve 60 is a leaf spring that is located at the exit of the launch passage 58 and is attached to the end of the inner guide rail 56, from the game area 65 of the ball that is launched from the launch path 58 to the game area 65. Inflow to the firing passage 58 is prevented.

  The ball repulsion body 61 is formed of a material having elasticity such as rubber or synthetic resin, and is attached between the right end portion of the inner guide rail 56 and the right end portion of the outer guide rail 57, and enters the game area 65 from the launch passage 58. When the launched ball collides, the collided ball rebounds toward the center of the game area 65. The card stand 62 is provided at the lower part on the right side of the peripheral decorative structure 42 so as to be opened and closed in the front-rear direction. The card stand 62 is opened forward around a hinge (not shown) that is a connecting portion with the peripheral ornament structure 42, so that the lower lock insertion hole 51 can be seen from the front side of the peripheral ornament structure 42. . Then, when the certificate stand 62 is closed rearward with the hinge as the center and is received by the certificate stand receiving portion 64, the lower lock insertion hole 51 is covered with the certificate stand 62 and from the front side of the peripheral decorative structure 42. Become invisible. On the front face of the closed certificate stand 62, a certificate stamp (not shown) indicating that the game board 41 has been inspected and approved for sale is attached.

  In the game area 65 which is the front surface of the plate-like structure 43, a center ornament 66, a general prize component 67, an operation prize component 68, a start prize component 69, a variable prize component 70, a game nail 71, a windmill 72, an out port 73, etc. Front parts are provided. The general winning component 67 is a take-in type that takes a ball from the game area 65 and discharges the taken ball to the back side of the game area 65. A general winning ball detector (not shown) is provided inside the general winning component 67. The operation winning component 68 is a passing type that takes a ball from the game area 65 and discharges the taken ball to the game area 65 without taking it into the back side of the game area 65. An operation winning ball detector (not shown) is provided inside the operation winning component 68. The start winning component 69 has a structure called an electric tulip that opens and closes the pair of blades 74 in the left-right direction with a starting drive source (not shown) centered on the lower part of the pair of blades 74 that open and close to the left and right. The start winning component 69 is a take-in type that takes a ball from the game area 65 and discharges the taken ball to the back side of the game area 65.

  Even when closed, the pair of left and right blades 74 of the start winning component 69 can be applied in either a form capable of accepting a ball or a form not accepting a ball. A start winning ball detector (not shown) is provided inside the start winning component 69. The variable prize component 70 has a structure called an attacker or a big prize opening that opens and closes the opening / closing body 75 in the front-rear direction with a variable drive source (not shown) centering on the lower part of the horizontally long rectangular opening / closing body 75. Inside the hollow ball receiving portion that is closed or opened by the opening / closing body 75 of the variable winning component 70, a variable winning ball detector (not shown) is provided. The balls taken into the ball receiving portion of the variable winning component 70 are discharged to the back side of the game board 41 after passing through the variable winning ball detector. Therefore, the variable winning component 70 is a take-in type.

  The center ornament 66 has an arc shape protruding upward from a synthetic resin having a property of transmitting light, and is plate-shaped with a set screw such as a tapping screw (not shown) from the back surface of the plate-like structure 43. It is attached to the front surface of the structure 43. The general winning component 67, the operation winning component 68, the starting winning component 69, and the variable winning component 70 are components formed of a synthetic resin having a property of blocking light, and are not shown in the figure from the back side of the plate-like structure 43. It is attached to the front surface of the plate-like structure 43 with a set screw such as a tapping screw. The game nail 71 is a nail also called a failure nail formed of brass, and is driven from the front surface of the plate-like structure 43 to the inside.

  Then, by attaching the plate-like structure 43 to the peripheral ornament structure 42, a game area 65, a center ornament 66, a general prize component 67, an operation prize component 68, a start prize component 69, a variable prize component 70, a game nail 71 The wind turbine 72 and the out port 73 are arranged inside the round opening 55 of the peripheral ornament structure 42. Therefore, when the person sees the game board 41 from the front side, the portion other than the general prize component 67, the operation prize component 68, the start prize component 69, the variable prize component 70, and the game nail 71 in the game area 65 is covered. The back side can be visually recognized. A ball discharged from the game area 65 of the game board 41 to the back side of the game board 41 via the general prize-winning part 67, the start prize-winning part 69, the variable prize-winning part 70, and the out port 73 is a ball guide 53 (see FIG. 1). ) Is discharged from the game board 41 downward.

  According to the best mode, in FIG. 1, the game board 41 is attached to the movable frame 3, the movable frame 3, the front door 4, and the dish structure 5 are closed so that they cannot be opened and closed, and the ball is placed in the tray part 35. When the player operates the launch operation mechanism 36 and a ball is launched from the launch mechanism 27 to the game area 56 and the image display 17 displays an image on the display screen, the player displays the image display 17 on the display screen. There is an advantage that the movement of the sphere moving to and from the gaming area 56 can be seen through the window 33, the panel 34 and the plate-like structure 43 from the front side of the gaming machine frame 1 while viewing the image over the entire gaming area 56.

  The slope 50 may not be provided.

The exploded perspective view of the pachinko machine (the best form). The exploded perspective view of a game board (best form).

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine frame 3 Movable frame 14 Board accommodation structure 22 Board press part 23 Board receiving part 41 Game board 42 Surrounding ornament structure 43 Plate-like structure 44 Plate-like accommodation part 45 Upper edge part 46 Lower edge part 47 Left edge Part 48 Right edge 49 Press receiving part 50 Slope

Claims (2)

The gaming machine frame is provided with a board receiving structure, and a board pressing part and a board receiving part are provided on the left side of the board receiving structure with the board pressing part as the rear side and the board receiving part as the front side. A board shelf is provided at the lower edge of the structure, and the left side of the game board is fitted between the board pressing part and the board receiving part from the front side of the board housing structure, and the lower edge of the game board is the board. When the right side of the game board mounted on the shelf and fitted into the board housing structure is pushed to the back side, the left side of the game board fitted between the board pressing part and the board receiving part is the center. In the pachinko machine in which the game board is rotated as a whole and stored in the board housing structure, the game board is stored in the board housing structure by a synthetic resin having a property of blocking light that forms a non-game area. A plate-like structure composed of a decorative structure with a rectangular box shape and a synthetic resin that transmits light And a plate-shaped housing portion is surrounded by an upper edge, a lower edge, a left edge, and a right edge on the back surface of the peripheral ornament structure and opens to the back surface of the peripheral ornament structure. It is formed as a space recessed from the back side to the front side, the plate-like structure is accommodated in the plate-like accommodation portion from the back side of the peripheral ornament structure and attached to the peripheral ornament structure, and the game board is connected to the peripheral ornament structure and the plate The left edge of the peripheral ornament structure is formed with a pressure receiving part, and the left side of the game board is connected to the board pressing part and the board receiving part from the front side of the board housing structure. The press receiving part comes into contact with the panel pressing part and receives the panel pressing part,
The lower surface of the lower edge portion of the peripheral ornament structure is formed as an inclined surface having an upward slope as it goes from the front side to the back side over the entire left and right direction, and is a game fitted between the board pressing part and the board receiving part. A pachinko gaming machine characterized in that, when the game board is rotated as a whole with the left side of the board as the center, the entire lower surface slides in contact with the board shelf and is guided upward.   2. The pachinko according to claim 1, wherein the plate-like structure is attached to the peripheral ornament structure by a set screw that penetrates the plate-like structure from the back surface of the plate-like structure and is fastened to the peripheral ornament structure. Gaming machine.

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