JP5450742B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine.

  A ball and ball game machine such as a pachinko machine has a rectangular frame-shaped outer frame and a front frame that can be freely opened and closed with respect to the outer frame, and a game board unit mounting frame provided on the front frame A panel unit is detachably mounted from the front side, for example. The game board unit includes a game board in which various game parts such as a liquid crystal display means, a winning unit, a lamp unit and the like are detachably attached, and is detachably attached to the back side of the game board and covers the game parts from the back side. The game board unit mounting frame is configured to detachably hold the outer periphery of the game board.

  By the way, the veneer board has been mainly used for the game board constituting the game board unit, but the liquid crystal display means have been increased in size, and there is a space for arranging decoration members etc. on the front side of the game board. For example, a resin transparent plate is used as a game board, and various decorative members, production members and the like are arranged on the rear side of the transparent plate due to the fact that it has become insufficient.

  When this resin transparent board is used as a game board, if the basic shape such as the thickness of the board is the same as that of a conventional veneer game board, the veneer game board can be used for conventional models. It is possible to mount a game board unit using a resin transparent game board as it is instead of a game board unit using a plastic, but at present, the resin transparent board is replaced with a conventional veneer game due to various restrictions. It is difficult to form the same thickness as the board.

  Therefore, for example, in the invention described in Patent Document 1, a game board set frame in which a basic shape such as thickness is formed in the same manner as a veneer game board is prepared, and the board thickness is smaller in the game board set frame. By forming a game board unit by inserting a resin transparent game board, it is possible to have compatibility with a game board unit using a conventional veneer game board while using a resin transparent game board. It is said.

JP 2006-334072 A

  However, in the invention described in Patent Document 1, there is a problem that the number of parts is larger than that in the past by at least the game board set frame. Also, since the transparent game board is fitted inside the game board set frame, the entire board surface cannot be formed with a single transparent plate, and the transparent area cannot be wide enough to the peripheral part. is there.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming board unit in which the entire board surface is formed of a transparent plate and a conventional veneer gaming board is used. The aim is to realize a ball game machine equipped with a compatible game board unit with a small number of parts.

The present invention includes a game board unit 6 having a game board 31 to which game parts 35, 37, 39, 41, and 43 are attached and a back cover 51 attached to the back side of the game board 31, and the game board unit. 6, in a ball-shooting game machine having a game board unit mounting frame 21 for detachably holding the outer peripheral portion formed to a predetermined thickness t, the back cover 51, the rear side of the game board 31 A back wall 54 that is spaced apart and substantially parallel to the back wall 54 and a peripheral wall 55 that extends forward from the outer peripheral side of the back wall 54 to the back side of the game board 31 are formed in a rearwardly bulging shape. Is an arrangement space for the gaming parts 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, and the plate thickness adjusting ribs 52 are disposed with a constant width on the rear side along the outer periphery of the peripheral wall 55 and the gaming board 31. And a connecting plate 53 arranged in a region between them Accordingly, the connection plate 53 is integrally connected, and the connection plate 53 corresponds to a part of the region, and the first connection plate 53b is disposed with a predetermined interval between the game board 31 and the back surface. The second connecting plate 53a is disposed along the back of the game board 31 corresponding to the other parts in the region, and the image display means 49 is mounted on the rear side of the back wall 54. The board thickness of the game board 31 and the width of the board thickness adjusting rib 52 are combined to match the predetermined board thickness t.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide compatibility with a game board unit using a veneer game board while using a game board 31 that is thinner than a conventional veneer game board, and the entire board surface is transparent. The game board unit can be formed with a small number of parts.

1 is an overall perspective view of a pachinko machine showing an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view in the state where the glass door and front opening / closing board of the pachinko machine were removed. It is a perspective view of the front frame of the pachinko machine. It is a front view of the game board unit of the pachinko machine. It is a rear view of the game board unit of the pachinko machine. It is a disassembled perspective view of the game board unit of the pachinko machine. It is a disassembled perspective view of the game board unit of the pachinko machine. It is A arrow sectional drawing in FIG. It is B arrow sectional drawing in FIG. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along arrow C in FIG. 5. It is side surface sectional drawing which shows the mounting state to the game board unit mounting frame of a game board unit. It is a top sectional view showing the mounting state of the game board unit to the game board unit mounting frame.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1-12 has illustrated one Embodiment which employ | adopted this invention for the pachinko machine. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a gaming machine main body, which includes a rectangular outer frame 2 and a front frame 3 pivotally attached to the front side of the outer frame 2 so as to be openable and closable.

  The front frame 3 is made of, for example, a synthetic resin, and as shown in FIGS. 2, 3, etc., a rectangular frame portion 4 that contacts the front side of the outer frame 2, and a lower portion that is disposed at the inner lower portion of the frame portion 4 The mounting portion 3a and the upper mounting portion 3b disposed on the inner upper portion of the frame portion 4 are integrally provided. The lower mounting portion 3a includes the launching means 5 and the like, and the upper mounting portion 3b includes the game board unit 6 and the like. ing. The frame portion 4 is composed of a pair of upper and lower horizontal frame portions 4a and 4b and a pair of left and right vertical frame portions 4c and 4d. The front frame 3 is provided on one end of the left and right sides, for example, the left vertical frame portion 4c side. It is pivotally supported on the outer frame 2 by the vertical hinge 7.

  Further, on the front side of the front frame 3, as shown in FIG. 1, a front opening / closing plate 9 corresponding to the lower mounting portion 3 a and a glass door 10 corresponding to the upper mounting portion 3 b are provided by a hinge 11 on the same side as the hinge 7. It is pivotally supported to open and close. The front opening / closing plate 9 is provided with a supply tray 12 for storing game balls to be supplied to the launching means 5, a launching handle 13 for operating the launching means 5, and the like. The glass door 10 is formed with a glass window 14 corresponding to the game area 6a on the game board unit 6 side.

  The lower mounting portion 3a is formed in a horizontally long shape along the upper side of the lower horizontal frame portion 4b, and as shown in FIG. A launching game ball is supplied to the launching means 5 from the supply tray 12 on the side. Further, on the left side of the launching means 5, there is a payout port 15 for discharging the game balls paid out from the payout means (not shown) on the back side of the front frame 3 to the supply tray 12 on the front opening / closing plate 9 side, etc. On the right side, a lower speaker 16 and the like are arranged.

  The upper mounting portion 3b is disposed on the inner side of the frame portion 4 and on the upper side of the lower mounting portion 3a, and is formed in a rearward bulging shape that can be fitted inside the outer frame 2 as shown in FIGS. A game board unit mounting frame 21 to which the game board unit 6 can be mounted is provided at the front thereof. In addition, a rear case 22 is provided behind the game board unit mounting frame 21 in the upper mounting portion 3b, and a pair of upper speakers 23 are detachably mounted on both the left and right ends of the upper portion. The rear case 22 is formed with an opening 22a into which the rear side of the game board unit 6 is fitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 10 and the like, the game board unit 6 includes a transparent game board 31 made of an acrylic board or other resin transparent board, a back mounting member 32 attached to the back side of the transparent game board 31, The ball collecting cover 33 is mounted on the rear side of the mounting member 32.

  The transparent gaming board 31 is thinner than the conventional veneer gaming board, but the outer shape is formed so as to coincide with the conventional veneer gaming board, and surrounds the outside of the gaming area 6a on the front side thereof. As shown in FIG. 2, an open / close winning unit having a display frame 35, a gate unit 37 having a passing gate 36, and an open / close winning means 38 is provided in the game area 6a. 39, game components such as a large winning unit 41 having a large winning means 40 and a normal winning unit 43 having a normal winning means 42 are mounted.

  As shown in FIG. 6 and the like, the transparent gaming board 31 has a plurality of mounting holes 44 corresponding to each gaming component such as the display frame 35 and a positioning projection 45 that projects from the back side of the front decorative member 34. A plurality of positioning holes 46, an out port 47, and the like corresponding to are formed so as to penetrate in the front-rear direction.

  On the inner peripheral side of the front decorative member 34, a guide rail 48 for guiding the game ball launched by the launching means 5 is disposed. Further, the display frame 35 (FIG. 2) includes an opening window 50 corresponding to the image display means 49 made of a liquid crystal display unit or the like disposed on the rear side of the transparent game board 31, and from the front side through the opening window 50. The display screen 49a of the image display means 49 is visible.

  The back mounting member 32 includes a back cover 51 that covers game parts such as the display frame 35 mounted on the transparent game board 31 from the rear side, and a fixed width arranged on the rear side along the outer periphery of the transparent game board 31 side. A plate thickness adjusting rib 52 and a connecting plate 53 that connects the back cover 51 and the plate thickness adjusting rib 52 are integrally provided.

  The back cover 51 is provided on the rear side of the transparent gaming board 31 with a predetermined distance from the rear wall 54 and disposed substantially in parallel. The back cover 51 extends forward from the outer peripheral side of the back wall 54 to the back side of the transparent gaming board 31. The peripheral wall 55 is formed in a rearward bulging shape, and the inside thereof is an arrangement space for various decorative members, effect members, etc. (not shown).

  The back cover 51 is formed with a rectangular display window 56 on the back wall 54, and the image display means 49 can be detachably attached to the rear side of the back wall 54 with the display screen 49 a aligned with the display window 56. It is attached to. On the back side of the image display means 49, for example, an effect board case in which an effect control board is stored, a liquid crystal substrate case in which a liquid crystal control board is stored (both not shown), and the like are detachably mounted. . An opening 59 is formed on the lower side of the back cover 51 from, for example, the peripheral wall 55 to the back wall 54, and a ball collecting cover 33 is mounted so as to cover the opening 59.

  The plate thickness adjusting rib 52 is for filling the difference in plate thickness between the transparent game board 31 and the conventional veneer game board. For example, the board thickness adjusting rib 52 is formed on the outer periphery of the transparent game board 31 so as to surround the peripheral wall 55 of the back cover 51. 8 and FIG. 10, the total thickness of the transparent gaming board 31 and the thickness of the board thickness adjusting rib 52 are combined to provide a conventional veneer game. It corresponds to the board thickness t of the board. The plate thickness adjusting rib 52 is not necessarily provided over the entire circumference of the transparent game board 31 and may be disposed intermittently. In this case, at least the biasing means 83d, the upper locking means 85a, and the lower locking means 85b. It is desirable to arrange in the vicinity of the portion corresponding to.

  The connection plate 53 includes an upper connection plate (second connection plate) 53a on the upper side and a lower connection plate (first connection plate) 53b on the lower side. The upper connecting plate 53a integrally connects the front edge side of the plate thickness adjusting rib 52 and the front edge side of the back cover 51 along the back surface side of the transparent game board 31, and the back side of the transparent game board 31 at a plurality of positions. To be fixed with screws.

  The lower connecting plate 53b is arranged in parallel with a predetermined distance from the transparent game board 31 so as to integrally connect the rear edge side of the plate thickness adjusting rib 52 and the peripheral wall 55 of the back cover 51. . Here, as described above, since the value of the thickness of the transparent gaming board 31 and the width of the board thickness adjusting rib 52 matches the board thickness t of the conventional veneer gaming board, the lower connecting board 53b The back side corresponds to the back side of the game board in the game board unit using the conventional veneer game board, and the back side of the lower connecting plate 53b is used for mounting the ball collecting cover (an example of a predetermined mounting member) 33. A collecting cover mounting portion 61 is provided.

  Further, on the lower connecting plate 53b, a forward recessed screwing fixing portion 62 for screwing to the back side of the transparent game board 31, and a positioning hole 64 corresponding to the positioning protrusion 63 on the ball collecting cover 33 side, For example, a plurality of forwardly protruding fixed bosses 65 for screwing the ball collecting cover 33 from the rear side are provided, for example.

  The ball collecting cover 33 wins the open / close-type winning means 38, the big winning means 40, the normal winning means 42, etc., or collects the game balls guided to the back side of the transparent gaming board 31 through the out port 47 and collects the collecting balls ( The rear cover portion 66 that substantially covers the lower side of the back wall 54 of the back cover 51 from the rear side, and the lower side of the peripheral wall 55 of the back cover 51 is substantially from both the left and right sides and the lower side. A horizontal cover portion 67a and a lower cover portion 67b for covering, and a plurality of fixing hooks 68 extending outward from the front edge sides of the horizontal cover portion 67a and the lower cover portion 67b, for example, are integrally provided, and a collecting cover is mounted The unit 61 is detachably fixed.

  For example, a substantially rectangular opening 69 is formed in the rear cover 66, and a main control board case (not shown) in which, for example, a main control board is stored so as to close the opening 69 from the rear side. Is designed to be detachably mounted.

  Further, the lower cover portion 67 is provided with a discharge port 71 formed in a downward opening shape, and a guide inclined portion 72 for guiding the game ball to the discharge port 71 side. The game balls that have flowed down through are collected at one place by the guide inclined portion 72 and discharged from the discharge port 71 to a collection passage (not shown).

  The fixing collar 68 is provided with a screw insertion hole 73 and a positioning protrusion 63 protruding forward, and the ball-collecting cover 33 places the positioning protrusion 63 into the positioning hole 64 on the ball-collecting cover mounting portion 61 side. Positioning by fitting from the rear side, and further screwing a fixing screw into the fixing boss 65 on the side of the ball collecting cover mounting part 61 from the rear side of the fixing collar 68 through the screw insertion hole 73, It is detachably fixed to the mounting portion 61.

  As described above, the back side of the lower connecting plate 53b provided with the ball collecting cover mounting portion 61 corresponds to the back side of the game board in the game board unit using the conventional veneer game board. By constructing the ball collecting cover 33 on the back side of the lower connecting plate 53b, the ball collecting cover 33 having the same shape can be used in common for the transparent game board 31 and the veneer game board. .

  The game board unit 6 has, for example, inwardly recessed notches 75 and 76 formed on the upper edge side and the lower edge side thereof across the transparent game board 31 and the front decorative member 34 and the back mounting member 32 around the transparent game board 31. The plate thickness adjusting rib 52 on the back mounting member 32 side is provided along the notches 75 and 76.

  The gaming board unit mounting frame 21 that holds the gaming board unit 6 as described above includes an upper support frame 81 provided along the upper horizontal frame section 4a and a lower mounting section 3a as shown in FIGS. In addition to the lower support frame 82 provided on the upper edge side, the left support frame 83 provided along the left vertical frame portion 4c, and the right support frame 84 provided along the right vertical frame portion 4d, the game board unit 6 can be released. A plurality of, for example, two locking means 85a and 85b to be fixed are provided.

  The upper, lower, left and right support frames 81 to 84 support the game board unit 6 at the upper, lower, left and right edges, respectively, and peripheral wall portions 81a to 84a provided along the outer peripheral surface of the game board unit 6, and the game board unit. 6 and rear wall portions 81b to 84b arranged along the outer peripheral portion rear surface.

  Further, on one of the support frames 81 to 84, for example, on the left support frame 83 side, a front support portion 83c that protrudes from the peripheral wall portion 83a along the front side of the transparent game board 31, and a rear wall portion 83b. For example, the left support frame 83 includes an urging unit 83d that is disposed on or on the inner peripheral side thereof and is configured by a leaf spring or the like that urges the end portion (left end portion) of the game board unit 6 toward the front support portion 83c on the front side. The left edge portion of the game board unit 6 is sandwiched from three sides of the outer peripheral side and the front and rear sides, and is pressed and supported by the urging means 83d to the front side, that is, the front support portion 83c side. It is like that.

  As shown in FIG. 7, on the upper end side of the left edge portion on the game board unit 6 side, the same height as the plate thickness adjusting rib 52 is provided on the back side of the upper connecting plate 53a corresponding to the upper biasing means 83d. The pressed ribs 86 are provided, for example, vertically and horizontally, the upper biasing means 83d is on the rear end side of the pressed ribs 86, and the lower biasing means 83d is on the back side of the lower connecting plate 53b. Each presses forward.

  The locking means 85a and 85b are arranged corresponding to the end side of the game board unit 6 opposite to the front support part 83c. For example, the upper locking means 85a is provided near the right end part of the upper support frame 81 and the lower support frame 82. The lower lock means 85b is provided in the vicinity of the right end of each of the two, and the notches 75 and 76 on the game board unit 6 side are provided at positions corresponding to the upper and lower lock means 85a and 85b.

  The locking means 85a and 85b include a shaft portion 87 in the front-rear direction, a fixed knob portion 88 provided on the front end side of the shaft portion 87 so as to protrude, for example, in two directions in the radial direction, and an intermediate position in the axial direction of the shaft portion 87. Protrusions 89 projecting outward in the radial direction are integrally provided, for example, on the part, and projecting rotatably on the front side of the rear wall portions 81b and 82b of the upper support frame 81 and the lower support frame 82.

  Further, the locking means 85a, 85b are arranged so that the fixed knob 88 can pass back and forth without interfering with the notches 75, 76, for example, a release position (indicated by a two-dot chain line in the figure?) The fixed knob 88 can rotate around the axis in a direction in which the fixed knob 88 cannot pass through the notches 75 and 76, for example, a horizontal position (shown by a solid line in FIG. 6), and is fixed in the locked position. A knob 88 is engaged with the front side of the game board unit 6 around the notches 75 and 76.

  For example, the front decorative member 34 is provided with an inclined portion 90 in the vicinity of the notches 75 and 76 where the amount of protrusion toward the front side gradually increases corresponding to the rotation trajectory of the fixed knob 88 in the locking direction. When the fixed knob portion 88 is rotated from the release position to the locked position, the fixed knob portion 88 gradually climbs onto the inclined portion 90 and presses the game board unit 6 backward.

  Further, the protrusions 89 of the locking means 85a and 85b do not interfere with the notches 75 and 76 when the fixed knob 88 is in the release position, and when the fixed knob 88 is rotated from the release position to the lock position. Further, the inner surface side of the notches 75 and 76 is configured to be pressed along a board surface of the transparent game board 31 toward a predetermined reference position, for example, a lower left part of the game board unit mounting frame 21.

  In the pachinko machine having the above-described configuration, when the game board unit 6 is mounted on the game board unit mounting frame 21, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the game is started with the glass door 10 opened. After the left edge portion of the board unit 6 is fitted between the rear wall portion 83b on the left support frame 83 side and the front support portion 83c, the right edge portion of the game board unit 6 is fitted on the right support frame 84 side, The locking means 85a and 85b are sequentially rotated 90 degrees clockwise to lock.

  Thereby, the left edge portion of the game board unit 6 is urged forward by the upper and lower urging means 83d, and is supported in the front-rear direction in a state where the front side of the transparent game board 31 is pressed against the front support portion 83c. The right edge of the game board unit 6 is pressed backward by the upper and lower locking means 85a, 85b on the front side, and the plate thickness adjusting rib 52 on the back side is the upper rear wall 81b, the lower rear wall 82b and the right rear wall. The game board unit mounting frame 21 is held in contact with the portion 84b.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment, the back cover 51 is integrally provided with the plate thickness adjusting rib 52 disposed on the rear side along the outer periphery of the transparent game board 31 with a certain width, and is transparent. Since the board thickness of the game board 31 and the width of the board thickness adjusting rib 52 are combined to match the board thickness t of the veneer game board, the board thickness is thinner than the conventional veneer game board. The game board unit using the veneer game board can be made compatible with the use of the transparent game board 31, and the entire board surface can be formed of a transparent board, and the number of such game board units can be reduced. Can be achieved with points.

  The game board unit mounting frame 21 is configured so that the game board unit 6 can be detached from the front side, and the peripheral wall portions 81a to 84a arranged along the outer peripheral surface of the game board unit 6, and the game board unit 6 And rear wall portions 81b to 84b arranged along the back side, and when the game board unit 6 is mounted on the game board unit mounting frame 21, the rear end side of the plate thickness adjusting rib 52 becomes the rear wall portions 81b to 84b. Since the game board unit 6 can be securely held by the game board unit mounting frame 21 and the position on the front side of the transparent game board 31 is determined using a veneer game board. The position on the front side can be matched.

  In addition, a lower connecting plate 53b that is arranged in parallel with the transparent game board 31 and integrally connects the rear edge side of the plate thickness adjusting rib 52 and the back cover 51 inside thereof is provided, and on the back side of the lower connecting plate 53b, Since the ball-collecting cover mounting portion 61 to which the ball-collecting cover 33 can be detachably mounted is provided, the position of the ball-collecting cover mounting portion 61 can be matched with the back side of the veneer game board, and the transparent game board 31 It is possible to use a common ball collecting cover 33 for the game board unit 6 using the board and the game board unit using the veneer game board.

  Furthermore, an upper connecting plate 53a for integrally connecting the front edge side of the plate thickness adjusting rib 52 and the front edge side of the back cover 51 along the back surface side of the transparent game board 31 is provided, and the portion to which the ball collecting cover 33 is attached is provided. Since the lower connecting plate 53b is arranged and the upper connecting plate 53a is arranged in other portions, it is possible to use the ball collecting cover 33 common to the game board unit using the veneer game board, By using the upper connecting plate 53a in combination, the mounting state on the transparent game board 31 can be stabilized.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was explained in full detail, this invention is not limited to these embodiment, A various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention. For example, although the transparent gaming board 31 is used in the embodiment, the conventional veneer game is used regardless of whether the gaming board is transparent, regardless of whether the material is wood or synthetic resin. The present invention can be applied to any game board that is thinner than the board. For example, if a veneer game board thinner than the conventional one is applied to the present invention, the weight of the game board unit can be reduced.

  In the embodiment, the gaming board unit 6 is detachable from the front side with respect to the gaming board unit mounting frame 21, but the gaming board unit 6 is detachable from the rear side with respect to the gaming board unit mounting frame 21. Even if it exists, it is applicable similarly.

  In the embodiment, the pressed rib 86 is provided in the game board unit 6 corresponding to the upper biasing means 83d. However, the lower biasing means 83d is also provided at a position corresponding to the upper biasing means 83d, for example. Similarly to the above, the first connecting plate 53b may be provided.

  In the embodiment, a pachinko machine has been illustrated, but it goes without saying that it can be similarly applied to other ball game machines such as an arrangement ball machine and a sparrow ball game machine.

t Predetermined thickness 6 Game board unit 21 Game board unit mounting frame 31 Transparent game board 33 Collecting cover (mounting member)
35 Display frame (game parts)
37 Gate unit (game parts)
39 Opening and closing prize unit (game parts)
41 grand prize unit (game parts)
43 normal winning units (game parts)
51 Back cover 52 Thickness adjustment rib 53a Upper connecting plate (second connecting plate)
53b Lower connecting plate (first connecting plate)
61 Collection cover installation part (installation part)
81a-84a peripheral wall part 81b-84b rear wall part

Claims (1)

A game board unit (6) having a game board (31) to which game parts (35, 37, 39, 41, 43) are attached and a back cover (51) attached to the back side of the game board (31). When the game board unit (6), in a predetermined thickness game board unit mounting frame for detachably holding the outer peripheral portion formed in (t) (21) and a ball-shooting game machine wherein the back The cover (51) is separated from the rear side of the game board (31) by a substantially parallel back wall (54), and the back of the game board (31) from the outer peripheral side of the back wall (54). The peripheral wall (55) extending forward to the side is formed in a rearward bulging shape, and the inside thereof is an arrangement space for the gaming parts (35, 37, 39, 41, 43), and the peripheral wall ( 55), arranged at a constant width rear side along the outer periphery of the game board (31) Thickness adjustment rib (52) and are connected together by connecting plates arranged in the area between them (53), said coupling plate (53), the game board in correspondence with a part of the area A first connecting plate (53b) disposed at a predetermined interval between the rear surface of (31) and a rear surface of the game board (31) corresponding to other portions in the region. A second connection plate (53a), and an image display means (49) is mounted on the rear side of the back wall (54), and the thickness of the game board (31) and the thickness adjustment rib A bullet ball game machine characterized by being configured so as to match the predetermined thickness (t) together with the width of (52).

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