JP5342469B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine provided with an effect button device at the front of a gaming machine main body.

  The pachinko gaming machine is provided with a symbol display device that variably displays so-called special symbols on the front side of the game board. This symbol display device is generally composed of a liquid crystal display. In addition to the special symbol variation display, various effect images are displayed in order to improve interest. In recent years, a pachinko gaming machine configured to allow a player to participate in an effect based on this effect image has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  This is because an effect button device having an operation button that can be pressed by the player is arranged at the front of the gaming machine main body, and the effect image is changed when the player presses the operation button. When a predetermined effect image is displayed on the symbol display device according to the progress of the game, the light source in the effect button device is turned on in synchronization with this, and the light is operated. The buttons are illuminated from the back side, and the operation buttons shine, thereby prompting the player to perform a pressing operation.

JP 2007-307163 A

  By the way, in a pachinko gaming machine, if the gaming machine main body is hit strongly during a game, the vibration may propagate to the gaming board in the gaming machine main body and the flow direction of the gaming ball may change. However, in a pachinko machine equipped with a production button device, the player is allowed to press the operation button. Therefore, an illegal act of deliberately striking the operation button to change the flow direction of the game ball. There is a problem that is easily performed.

  The present invention has been made to solve such conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko gaming machine that can suppress the vibration caused by the tapping from the effect button device from propagating to the game board. Is.

The present invention provides a rectangular outer frame that is firmly fixed to a game island, and one side edge pivotably connected to the outer frame via a hinge so as to cover the opening of the outer frame from the front. In a pachinko gaming machine provided with an effect button device that emits light according to the progress of the game and prompts the player to perform a pressing operation at the front of the gaming machine main body, which is attached so as to be openable and closable. An effect button holding portion that forms a part of the lower tray and holds the direction button device is attached to the outer frame, and the other portion of the lower tray is provided on the main body panel constituting the gaming machine body, The pachinko gaming machine is characterized in that an effect button holding portion is attached to a frame via a vibration absorbing member .

  In the pachinko gaming machine, a configuration in which an effect button holding portion is attached to the outer frame via a vibration absorbing member is proposed.

  In addition, a configuration is proposed in which the effect button holding unit constitutes a part of a receiving tray provided on a main body panel constituting the gaming machine main body.

In addition, a configuration is proposed in which an effect button holding portion that forms part of the lower tray is attached to the inner surface of the vertical frame of the outer frame.

Further, the effect button holding part that forms a part of the lower tray is positioned on the hinge side of the lower tray, and the side surface that faces the other part of the lower tray of the effect button holding part is an arc-shaped curve centered on the hinge. A configuration formed as a surface is proposed.

  According to the present invention, since the effect button holding part formed separately from the other parts of the gaming machine main body is attached to the outer frame that is firmly fixed to the gaming island, the effect button holding part is provided on the gaming machine main body. It becomes a state substantially separated from other parts. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the vibration generated by the player strongly hitting the operation button of the production button device from propagating to the game board of the gaming machine body, and by deliberately hitting the operation button, the flow direction of the game ball can be reduced. It is possible to prevent the illegal act of changing.

  Further, in the configuration in which the effect button holding portion is attached to the outer frame via the vibration absorbing member, the vibration generated by the player hitting the operation button of the effect button device strongly is reduced. Therefore, the vibration propagating to the game board of the gaming machine main body can be further suppressed.

  In addition, in the configuration in which the effect button holding part forms a part of a tray provided on the main body panel constituting the gaming machine main body, the apparent shape of the front part of the gaming machine main body is changed to something. The effect button holding part can be provided without.

Further, in the configuration in which the side surface of the effect button holding portion is attached to the inner side surface of the vertical frame of the outer frame, the effect button holding portion can be easily and reliably attached to the outer frame.

Furthermore, in the configuration in which the side surface of the effect button holding portion facing the other part of the lower tray is formed as an arcuate curved surface centered on the hinge, the other parts of the gaming machine body are opened and closed. Sometimes, the collision with the effect button holding unit is avoided, and the other parts of the gaming machine main body can be smoothly rotated around the hinge.

1 is a perspective view of a pachinko gaming machine 1 according to a first embodiment. It is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine 1 same as the above. 2 is a front view of a game board 15. FIG. It is a front view of the outer frame 2 to which the effect button holding part 53 is attached. FIG. 11 is a transverse cross-sectional view of a main part showing a mounting state of the effect button holding part 53 with respect to the outer frame 2. (A) is a cross-sectional view of the outer frame 2 to which the effect button holding part 53 is attached, and (B) is an operation explanatory view of the curved surface 57 formed on the side surface of the effect button holding part 53. FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of the effect button device 13. (A) is a longitudinal sectional view of the effect button device 13, and (B) is an operation explanatory view of the effect button device 13 showing a state in which the operation button 14 is retracted. (A) is a side sectional view of the effect button device 13, and (B) is a cross-sectional view of the effect button device 13. It is a cross-sectional view of the main part showing the mounting state of the effect button holding part 53 according to the second embodiment.

Below, the 1st Example of the pachinko game machine concerning this invention is described based on FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is a vertically long rectangular outer frame 2 fixed to a gaming island (not shown), and a gaming machine attached so as to cover the opening of the outer frame 2 from the front. It consists of a main body 3. Here, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is installed by firmly fixing the outer frame 2 to the game island so that persons other than those related to the game store cannot easily remove it from the game island.

  The gaming machine main body 3 includes a main body panel 9 to which a game board 15 (see FIG. 3) is attached, and a front door 4 disposed on the front side of the main body panel 9. Is pivotally connected to the left side edge through upper and lower hinges 5a and 5b (see FIG. 2). The front door 4 is pivotally connected to the left side edge of the main body panel 9 via upper and lower hinges 5a and 5c (see FIG. 2). The front door 4 includes a transparent plate 6 that shields a substantially circular opening formed at a position near the upper center of the front door 4. A game area 17 of the game board 15 (see FIG. 3) is provided via the transparent plate 6. It is possible to see through.

  An upper tray 7 for storing game balls supplied to a launching device (not shown) is provided at the lower front portion of the front door 4. A ball payout exit 8 through which award balls and rental balls are paid out is opened at the left end in the upper tray 7. An alignment portion (not shown) for aligning game balls is formed inside the right side of the upper tray 7, and a ball supply port (not shown) for supplying the game balls to the launching device is provided at the right end of the alignment portion. It is open.

  A lower tray 10 is provided at the lower center of the front surface of the main body panel 9 located at the lower portion of the upper tray 7. A ball discharge port 11 is opened inside the lower tray 10, and when the upper tray 7 is full, the overflowing game ball flows down the ball flow path (not shown) in the gaming machine body 3 and flows into the ball discharge port. 11 is discharged into the lower tray 10. In addition, a launch handle 12 projects from the right side of the lower tray 10, and an effect button holding portion 53 that holds the effect button device 13 is disposed on the left side of the lower tray 10. The effect button holding unit 53 is a main part of the present invention and will be described in detail later.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the game board 15 is provided with a game area 17 surrounded by a substantially circular guide rail 16 on the front side thereof, and a center case 18 is arranged in the approximate center of the game area 17. It is installed. The center case 18 is assembled with a symbol display device 19 composed of a liquid crystal display. The display screen 20 of the symbol display device 19 has three special symbols A, B, C and two normal symbols E1,. While E2 is variably displayed, various effect images (not shown) are displayed. Then, the effect image is changed when the player presses the operation button 14 (see FIG. 1) of the effect button device 13.

  A special symbol start memory number display device 21 composed of four light emitting diodes is disposed at the center lower portion of the center case 18. This special symbol start memory number display device 21 is a memory device RAM of a main control board (not shown) provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1 with a predetermined number of game ball detection signals from a special symbol start switch described later as an upper limit. When it is stored in the partial area, the number of special symbol starting memories is displayed by the number of lighting of the light emitting diodes. Also, a normal symbol start memory number display device 22 composed of four light emitting diodes is disposed at the lower left portion of the center case 18, and a predetermined number of game ball detection signals from a normal symbol start switch described later are provided. When the upper limit is stored in a partial area of the storage device RAM of the main control board, the normal symbol starting storage number is displayed by the number of light-emitting diodes to be lit. Note that the special symbol start memory number and the normal symbol start memory number are each set to an upper limit number of four.

  On the other hand, normal symbol starting gates (normal symbol starting regions) 23, 23 are disposed on the left and right sides of the center case 18, and the normal symbol starting gates 23 provided by the respective normal symbol starting gates 23 by passing of the game balls. When a game ball detection signal is generated from a switch (not shown), the normal symbols E1 and E2 on the display screen 20 fluctuate and stop after a predetermined time, and various symbol patterns are displayed.

  Below the center case 18, there is provided a normal electric accessory 24 which has a special symbol start area 25 inside and a movable wing piece 26, 26 which changes the opening degree of the entrance which also serves as a winning opening. ing. When the display results of the normal symbols E1 and E2 are in a predetermined hit symbol pattern, the movable wing pieces 26 and 26 are expanded for a predetermined time (for example, about 0.2 seconds), and a game ball is placed in the special symbol start area 25. Easy to enter. The special symbol start area 25 is a winning opening that triggers the change of the special symbols A, B, and C of the symbol display device 19, and is provided by a special symbol start switch (not shown) disposed therein. Along with the winning detection of the game ball, a symbol generation process is executed in which the special symbols A, B, and C are variably displayed on the display screen 20 of the symbol display device 19. Further, during the variation of the special symbols A, B, C, the number of game ball detection signals from the special symbol start switch is stored as a special symbol start memory number in a partial area of the storage device RAM of the main control board, When the variation ends, the variations of the special symbols A, B, and C are started again based on the special symbol start memory number.

  A variable winning device 27 is disposed below the ordinary electric accessory 24. The variable winning device 27 includes a horizontally long rectangular large winning opening 28 and a horizontally long rectangular opening / closing plate 29 that opens and closes the large winning opening 28, and the opening / closing plate 29 is tilted forward by a driving mechanism. Then, the opening / closing control is performed to an open position where the special winning opening 28 is opened and a closed position where the special winning opening 28 is closed by standing rearward from the open position. A known drive mechanism for the opening / closing plate 29 can be applied.

  Then, when the special symbols A, B, and C that are variably displayed on the display screen 20 of the symbol display device 19 are fixedly displayed in a predetermined symbol hit state, a special game operation as a big hit is executed. In this special game operation, the opening / closing plate 29 is tilted forward and opened, and in the opened state, the game ball is guided into the special winning opening 28 through the guiding action of the upper surface of the opening / closing plate 29 and a predetermined opening time ( For example, a predetermined number of open / close rounds in which the open / close plate 29 rises and the special winning opening 28 is closed due to expiration of a predetermined number (for example, nine) of game balls during the predetermined opening time or the winning of the opening / closing plate 29 is closed. For example, a large number of game balls are won by executing this special game operation, and a predetermined profit is provided to the player.

  In addition, the game area 17 is provided with a plurality of general winning ports 30, and a predetermined number of winning balls are paid out when a winning of a game ball is detected by a general winning switch (not shown) provided therein. It is. A large number of game nails (not shown) are arranged in a predetermined form in the game area 17, and the game nails cause a change in the flow direction of the game balls.

Next, the effect button holding unit 53 according to the main part of the present invention will be described.
The effect button holding unit 53 is formed separately from the other parts of the gaming machine main body 3 and forms a part of the lower tray 10 (see FIG. 1). Other portions of the lower tray 10 (see FIG. 1) are provided on a main body panel 9 constituting the gaming machine main body 3. Thus, by making the effect button holding part 53 a part of the lower tray 10, the effect button holding part 53 can be provided without changing the apparent shape of the front part of the gaming machine main body 3. I can do it. The effect button holding portion 53 is provided at the end of the main body panel 9 pivoted to the outer frame 2 via the hinges 5a and 5b (see FIG. 2) on the hinge 5a and 5b side. As shown in FIG. 4, the side surface of the effect button holding portion 53 is attached to the inner surface of the vertical rod 2 a on the left side of the outer frame 2. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, in the effect button holding portion 53, the side walls 55 on the hinges 5 a and 5 b side are fixed to the inner side surface of the vertical rod 2 a by a plurality of screws 56. Further, the side surface of the effect button holding portion 53 facing the other part of the lower tray is formed as an arcuate curved surface 57 centering on the pivot shaft 61 of the hinge 5a, as shown in FIG. As a result, when the other parts of the gaming machine main body 3 are opened and closed, as shown in FIG. 6B, the other parts of the gaming machine main body 3 are not hinged against the effect button holding portion 53, and the hinge 5a. The pivot shaft 61 can be smoothly rotated around the pivot shaft 61.

  As described above, the effect button holding unit 53 constituting a part of the lower tray 10 is provided with the effect button device 13 including the operation buttons 14 positioned on the left side of the lower tray 10. As described above, by providing the operation button 14 so as to be exposed on the front side of the gaming machine main body 3, the player can operate the button.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the production button device 13 includes an outer tube portion 34 having a substantially triangular tube cross section, and a bottom plate portion 35 that is fixed to the lower portion of the outer tube portion 34 and closes the lower opening. The case housing 33 is provided, and the case housing 33 is inserted into the mounting hole 37 (see FIG. 8) formed in the effect button holding portion 53 from above. The lower wall portion 38 is fixed with screws 39. A plurality of light sources 40 including light emitting diodes for irradiating light to the back surface of the display plate portion 49 of the operation button 14 to be described later are disposed inside the case housing 33. The light source 40 is mounted on a front end portion of a printed circuit board 41 protruding upward from the bottom plate portion 35. The printed circuit board 41 is provided with a pressure detection sensor 42 including a photo sensor for detecting the pressing operation of the operation button 14, and the pressure detection sensor 42 and the light source 40 and other resistances and the like are required. An electronic component (not shown) is electrically connected by printed wiring to constitute a predetermined board module. A lead wire group 44 composed of a plurality of conductive wires is connected to the printed circuit board 41 via a connector 43. The lead wire group 44 supplies and presses the operating current to the light source 40 and the press detection sensor 42. A pressure detection signal sent out by the detection sensor 42 is derived. The light source 40 is controlled to emit light by a game control means including a microcomputer (not shown). When a predetermined effect image is displayed on the display screen 20 of the symbol display device 19 described above, the light source 40 emits light in synchronization with this, The display plate portion 49 of the operation button 14 is shined to prompt the player to press the operation button 14.

  The bottom plate portion 35 is provided with a spring receiving seat 45 facing upward, and one end of a compression spring 46 comprising a coil spring that generates an elastic force by compression is seated on the spring receiving seat 45. In addition, a sliding member 47 that is slidable in the vertical direction in the outer cylinder portion 34 is disposed inside the case housing 33. The sliding member 47 is formed in a substantially triangular frame shape by three cylindrical portions 36a and a connecting flange portion 36b for connecting them, and the compression member 47 is compressed on the lower surface of the top plate portion 36c provided on the upper portion. The other end of the spring 46 is in contact. Thereby, the sliding member 47 is urged upward by the elastic force of the compression spring 46.

  On the upper part of the case housing 33, an operation button 14 that can be moved back and forth in the vertical direction in the outer cylinder portion 34 is disposed. The operation button 14 includes a display plate portion 49 made of a translucent material having a substantially triangular shape on the upper portion, and a symbol for prompting button operation is displayed on the display plate portion 49. When the display plate 49 is backlit by the light emitted from the light source 40 and shines, the design can be clearly seen. A triangular cylindrical side wall plate portion 50 extends downward on the periphery of the display plate portion 49, and the side wall plate portion 50 has a pair of engaging claws protruding outward at positions facing each other in the circumferential direction. Elastic tongue pieces 54 and 54 having lower ends 51 and 51 (see FIG. 9A) are provided. The engaging claws 51 and 51 of the elastic tongue pieces 54 and 54 are movable in the vertical direction within the operation ports 52 and 52 formed in the outer tube portion 34, and the upper ports of the operation ports 52 and 52. Engageable with the edge. The operation button 14 is housed in the outer tube portion 34 with the lower end portion of the side wall plate portion 50 in contact with the upper surface of the peripheral edge of the sliding member 47, and is attached upward by the elastic force of the compression spring 46. It is always biased upward from the back side through the biased sliding member 47. Then, the engagement claws 51, 51 of the side wall plate portion 50 are engaged with the upper edges of the operation ports 52, 52 of the outer tube portion 34 by urging from the back side in this way, so that the operation button 14 is moved. The case housing 33 is held at an advanced position slightly protruding from the upper opening end.

  The sliding member 47 is provided with a light shielding piece 48 at a position that coincides with the photo sensor constituting the pressing detection sensor 42 in the vertical direction. When 47 is retracted, as shown in FIG. 8B, the light shielding piece 48 enters the slit 42a provided between the light emitting portion and the light receiving portion of the photosensor, and the light between the light emitting portion and the light receiving portion is transmitted. By blocking the passage, a pressure detection signal is sent from the pressure detection sensor 42. A game control means (not shown) changes the effect image on the display screen 20 based on the press detection signal.

  In such a configuration, when the light source 40 in the effect button device 13 is turned on according to the progress of the game, the display plate portion 49 of the operation button 14 shines and prompts the player to perform a pressing operation. Even if the player hits the operation button 14 strongly or deliberately hits the operation button 14 when the display board 49 is not bright, the player holds the effect button device 13 to change the flow direction of the game ball. The effect button holding part 53 is formed separately from the other parts of the gaming machine main body 3, and since the effect button holding part 53 is attached to the outer frame 2 firmly fixed to the game island, It is possible to suppress the vibration generated when the person hits the operation button 14 of the effect button device 13 strongly to the gaming board 15 of the gaming machine body 3. Thereby, it is possible to prevent an illegal act to change the flow direction of the game ball by intentionally hitting the operation button 14 intentionally.

  FIG. 10 shows a second embodiment, in which the effect button holding portion 53 is attached to the outer frame 2 via a vibration absorbing member 58. Here, the vibration absorbing member 58 is made of an elastic body made of block-like rubber, and a plurality of screw hole members 59 are embedded on opposite side surfaces thereof. Then, one side surface of the vibration absorbing member 58 is fixed to the side wall 55 of the effect button holding portion 53 by a screw 60 screwed to the screw hole member 59 on one side surface, and is screwed to the screw hole member 59 on the other side surface. The other side surface of the vibration absorbing member 58 is fixed to the inner side surface of the vertical rod 2a by the screw 56.

  In such a configuration, the vibration generated when the player strikes the operation button 14 of the effect button device 13 can be mitigated by the vibration absorbing member 58 and transmitted to the game board 15 of the gaming machine body 3. Vibration can be further suppressed.

  In the second embodiment, the configuration in which an elastic body made of block-like rubber is used as the vibration absorbing member 58 has been described. However, as the vibration absorbing member 58, a spring can be used.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 2 Outer frame 2a Shaft 3 Game machine main body 5a, 5b, 5c Hinge 9 Main body panel 10 Lower tray 13 Direction button device 53 Direction button holding part 57 Curved surface 58 Vibration absorbing member

Claims (2)

A rectangular outer frame that is firmly fixed to the amusement island, and one side edge pivotably connected to the outer frame via a hinge so that the opening of the outer frame can be opened and closed from the front. In a pachinko gaming machine provided with an effect button device that is attached to the front of the gaming machine body and emits light according to the progress of the game to prompt the player to perform a pressing operation.
An effect button holding portion that forms a part of the lower tray and holds an effect button device is attached to the outer frame, and the other portion of the lower tray is provided on the main body panel constituting the gaming machine main body,
A pachinko gaming machine , wherein an effect button holding portion is attached to an outer frame via a vibration absorbing member . The effect button holding part that forms a part of the lower tray is located on the hinge side of the lower tray, and the side surface that faces the other part of the lower tray of the production button holding part is an arcuate curved surface centered on the hinge The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein the pachinko gaming machine is formed.

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