JP5800785B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

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

  A ball and ball game machine such as a pachinko machine is attached to the outer frame fixed to the amusement island, a front frame pivotably attached to the outer frame, and detachably attached to the game board mounting portion of the front frame from the front side. And a glass door pivotally attached to the front frame so that the game area of the game board can be visually recognized.

  The front frame includes an upper frame and a lower set plate arranged above and below the game board, and a pair of left and right side frames arranged on the left and right sides of the upper frame and the lower set plate. The molded one-piece structure (Patent Document 1), the upper frame, and the lower set plate are made of synthetic resin, the pair of left and right side frames are made of metal such as a mold material, and each side frame is set with an upper frame and a lower set with screws. There is a divided structure (Patent Documents 2 and 3) fixed to attachment portions at both left and right ends of the plate.

JP 2009-5805 A JP 2011-161052 A JP 2012-161410 A

  The conventional one-piece front frame requires a large injection molding machine corresponding to the size of the front frame, and there is a problem that enormous capital investment is required. On the other hand, in the front frame of the conventional divided structure, there is an advantage that the injection molding machine can be downsized because it is sufficient if there is an injection molding machine suitable for the upper frame and the lower set plate.

  However, the front frame of the split structure is screwed into the attachment parts on the left and right ends of the synthetic resin upper frame and lower set plate to fix the side frame by screwing from the outside, so the rigidity of the joint part is reduced There is a problem to do. In particular, since the upper frame has a smaller vertical width than the lower set plate, the vertical width of the attachment portions at both ends thereof is small. For this reason, there is a problem that the rigidity of the front frame tends to decrease on the upper frame side.

The present invention is seen paragon such conventional problems, and an object thereof is to provide a ball-shooting game machine which can easily secure the rigidity of the front frame while employing the split structure.

In the present invention, a game board is mounted on a front frame pivotably attached to an outer frame via a hinge, and the front frame is composed of a synthetic resin upper frame material and a lower frame arranged above and below the game board. In the ball game machine comprising a material, and a pair of left and right metal side frame members attached to the left and right attachment portions of the upper frame material and the lower frame material by a fixture, the upper frame material is an upper frame member side protrusion protruding integrally with the lower side from the left and right ends of the upper frame member to the notch in the upper corner side of the game board, the upper frame member and respective upper frame member side projection An upper frame material side mounting portion straddling both left and right ends of the game board, and the upper frame material and the upper frame material side protruding portion on the hinge side are integrally connected to the rear side of the game board and the game board but and a upper frame member abutting portion abuts from the front side, the lower frame member is one in the upper and the left and right ends of the lower frame member to the notch in the lower corner side of the game board And astride lower frame member side mounting portion and the lower frame member side projection, the left and right end portions of the the respective lower frame member side protrusion lower frame member which projects, the under rear side of the game board A lower frame material side contact portion that integrally connects the frame material and the lower frame material side protruding portion on the hinge side, and the game board contacts from the front side , the upper frame material side mounting portion and the The lower frame material side attaching portion is provided with a plurality of fixing portions for the fixture in the vertical direction.

The fixing tool may be a screw that is screwed into the fixing portion.

According to the present invention, there is an advantage that while adopting the split structure may also easily secure the rigidity of the front frame.

1 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine showing a first embodiment of the present invention. It is the front frame of the pachinko machine, and a front view of a game board. It is a rear view of the pachinko machine. It is a perspective view of the front frame. It is a partially broken plan view of the pachinko machine. It is a partially broken front view of the joint part of a frame same as the above and a side frame. It is a partially broken front view of the joint part of a frame same as the above and a side frame. It is sectional drawing of the connection part of a frame same as the above and a side frame. It is a partially broken front view of the joint part of the same lower set board and a side frame. It is a disassembled perspective view of the coupling | bond part of the same lower set board and a side frame. It is side surface sectional drawing of the joint part. It is a plane sectional view of the joint part. It is a front view of the front frame which shows the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a plane sectional view of the important section. It is sectional drawing of the attachment part of the reinforcement member which shows the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the edge part of the lower set board which shows the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the principal part which shows the 5th Embodiment of this invention. It is a partially broken front view of the lower set board which shows the 6th Embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 12 illustrate a first embodiment in which the present invention is employed in a pachinko machine. 1 to 3, the pachinko machine has a rectangular outer frame 1 constituting the machine frame, a front frame 2 pivotally attached to the front side of the outer frame 1, and a detachable attachment to the front frame 2. A game board 3, a glass door 5 pivotally attached to the front side of the front frame 2 and capable of visually recognizing the game area 4 of the game board 3, and a lower set plate below the glass door 5 of the front frame 2 10 is provided with a front door 6 pivotably attached to the front surface of the door 10.

  The front frame 2 is pivotally mounted by a pair of upper and lower hinges 7 on one side of the left and right sides, and the glass door 5 and the front door 6 are opened and closed to the front frame 2 by hinges 8 arranged on substantially the same axis as the hinge 7. It is pivotally attached freely. The game board 3 is detachable from the front side with respect to the game board mounting part 9 of the front frame 2. A board side joint part 12 having a board side connector 11 is provided on the back side of the game board 3, and a frame is provided on the front frame 2 side. The frame side joint part 14 having the side connector 13 is provided, and the board side connector 11 of the board side joint part 12 is connected to the frame side connector of the frame side joint part 14 when the game board 3 is attached to and detached from the game board mounting part 9. 13 is detachably connected electrically.

  The glass door 5 has a door frame 16 having a window hole 15 corresponding to the game area 4 of the game board 3, a decorative cover 17 mounted on the front side of the door frame 16, and a door frame 16 corresponding to the window hole 15. And a glass unit 18 mounted on the back side so that the game area 4 of the game board 3 can be visually recognized through the glass unit 18 of the window hole 15.

  A ball supply tray 19 for storing game balls for launching is sent to the front door 6, and game balls from the ball supply tray 19 are sent to the launching unit 20 one by one in conjunction with the launching operation of the game balls of the launching unit 20. A ball feeding means (not shown) and a firing handle 21 that is gripped by the player and activates the firing means 20 are provided. A chance button 22 is provided on the front side of the ball supply tray 19. The lower set plate 10 is equipped with a launching means 20 and a speaker unit 23. The lower set plate 10 may be provided with other internal mechanisms.

  The firing means 20 includes a sheet metal support plate 25 attached to the front surface of the lower set plate 10, a firing rail 26 fixed to the front surface of the support plate 25, and a drive shaft 27 in the front-rear direction on the front surface of the support plate 25. A striking rod 28 that is swingably supported, and a firing driving means 29 such as a rotary solenoid that is mounted on the back side of the support plate 25 and drives the striking rod 28 in the striking direction. When the hitting rod 28 is intermittently driven in the hitting direction (clockwise) by the launch driving means 29, the game ball supplied from the ball supply tray 19 onto the launch rail 26 is hit with the hitting rod 28. It is designed to fire toward the game board 3 side. The front door 6 is provided with a small hole-like sound emitting opening corresponding to the speaker unit 23 around the launch handle 21.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a guide rail 31 for guiding a game ball launched from the launching unit 20 is arranged in a substantially arc shape on the front surface of the game board 3, and the game area 4 inside the guide rail 31 is arranged. Various game parts such as an image display means 32, a normal symbol starting means 33, a special symbol starting means 34, a variable winning means 35, a normal winning means 36, a normal symbol displaying means 37, and a special symbol displaying means 38 are arranged. .

  The image display means 32 is arranged at the upper part of the approximate center in the left-right direction of the game area 4, and the special symbol starting means 34 and the variable winning means 35 are arranged vertically below the image display means 32. The normal winning means 36 are provided on both the left and right sides of the variable winning means 35. The special symbol starting means 34 has a non-opening / closing type winning opening 34a and an opening / closing type winning opening 34b. The normal symbol starting means 33 is disposed between the image display means 32 and the guide rail 31. The image display means 32 includes an image display unit 30 such as a liquid crystal display, and a front decoration frame 39 having a display window corresponding to the image display unit 30 and mounted on the front surface of the game board 3. A normal symbol display means 37 and a special symbol display means 38 are mounted on the front surface of the upper side of the front decoration frame 39.

  The normal symbol display means 37 is for variably displaying normal symbols, and is composed of a plurality of light emitting elements corresponding to a plurality of types of normal symbols (for example, two types of “O” and “X”). Under the condition that the starting means 33 detects the game ball, the random number value randomly selected at the time of detection of the game ball by the normal symbol starting means 33 is determined in advance so that the two light emitting elements are alternately lit up. The light emitting element on the “◯” side in the hit state is turned on when the hit determination value is matched, and the light emitting element on the “×” side in the off state is turned on and stopped in other cases.

  The special symbol display means 38 is constituted by a segment type or the like that can display the special symbol in a variable manner by changing the light emitting part. The special symbol changes for a predetermined time on condition that the special symbol starting means 34 detects the game ball. Then, when the random number value drawn at the time of detection of the game ball by the special symbol starting means 34 coincides with a predetermined jackpot determination value, it is stopped in a predetermined jackpot mode, and in other cases, it stops in a missed mode. It has become.

  The open / close type winning opening 34b of the special symbol starting means 34 is opened for a predetermined time (short time) when the stop symbol after the fluctuation of the normal symbol display means 37 is in a hit state. The variable winning means 35 has an opening / closing plate 35a, and when the special symbol after the change of the special symbol display means 38 becomes a big hit state and the special gaming state occurs, the opening / closing plate 35a opens to the front side and falls from above. To play game balls. During the special game state, when the predetermined time (for example, about 30 seconds) has elapsed since the opening of the opening / closing plate 35a, or when a predetermined number (for example, 10) of game balls wins, the operation of closing the opening / closing plate 35a for one round And this operation is continued a predetermined number of times (for example, 16 rounds).

  The image display unit 30 displays various effect images as needed at appropriate timing according to the progress of the game, such as variably displaying the effect symbols 42a to 42c corresponding to the special symbols of the special symbol display means 38. That is, when the special symbol is changed by the special symbol display means 38, one or a plurality of, for example, three effect symbols 42a to 42c are variably displayed on the image display unit 30 in synchronization with the change of the special symbol. At this time, the effect symbols 42a to 42c change for a predetermined time through a predetermined effect symbol variation pattern determined by lottery on the condition that the special symbol start means 34 detects the game ball, and then synchronize with the end of the variation of the special symbol. Stop sequentially in a predetermined order (for example, left, right, middle, etc.).

  The stop symbol after the change of the effect symbols 42a to 42c is a jackpot effect mode in which all are aligned when the special symbol is stopped in the jackpot mode, and at least a part of the off symbol effect is different when the special symbol is stopped in the miss mode. It becomes an aspect.

  For example, numerical symbols from 0 to 9 are used for the production symbols 42a to 42c, and when the special symbols are stopped in a big win mode, the production symbols 42a to 42c are jackpot productions such as “7/7/7”. When it stops in the mode and the special symbol stops in the off mode, the effect symbols 42a to 42c stop in the off mode such as “2, 3, 4”.

  The image display means 32 has a predetermined game state that gives the player a sense of expectation, for example, one effect symbol, such as when a highly reliable effect symbol variation pattern in which the special symbol after the change becomes a big hit mode is selected. When the two effect symbols 42a and 42c except 42b are the same reach, an operation instruction image 43 for instructing the operation of the chance button 22 is displayed at a predetermined position of the image display unit 30.

  Then, for example, when the special symbol starting means 34 detects a game ball, the jackpot is drawn out, and when the special game state after the change becomes a big hit mode, the operation instruction image 43 If the chance button 22 is pressed at an appropriate timing during the symbol change according to the above, the chance button 22 is in a flashing light emission state, and then the special symbol is stopped in the big hit mode, and the subsequent special gaming state is generated. To notice.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the front frame 2 includes an upper frame 45 and a lower set plate 10 made of synthetic resin disposed on both upper and lower sides of the game board 3, and left and right sides of the upper frame 45 and the lower set plate 10. It includes a pair of left and right side frames 50 made of metal such as sheet metal and mold material fixed to the attachment portions 46 and 47 at both ends by fixtures 48 and 49. The upper frame 45, the lower set plate 10 and the side frames 50 are included. Between these, a game board mounting portion 9 for detachably mounting the game board 3 is provided. The game board 3 in the game board mounting part 9 is detachably fastened by a pair of upper and lower fixing means 52.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the upper frame 45 includes an upper frame portion 45 a disposed in the left-right direction on the upper side of the game board 3, and left and right ends of the upper side of the game board 3 from the left and right ends of the upper frame part 45 a. A downward projecting portion 45b projecting downward to both sides and a reinforcing portion 45c that connects and reinforces the lower side of the upper frame portion 45a and the inner side of the downward projecting portion 45b and the game board 3 abuts from the front side are integrated. And mounting portions 46 are provided at both ends across the upper frame portion 45a and the downward projecting portion 45b.

  The upper frame 45 protrudes upward from the front end of the upper frame portion 45a and corresponds to the front surface of the outer frame 1, and bends from the upper end of the front wall portion 45d to the front side above the glass door 5. An upper peripheral wall portion 45e is provided. The downward projecting portion 45b and the reinforcing portion 45c have substantially the same projecting height.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the side frame 50 is detachably fixed to the mounting portion 46 of the upper frame 45 by fixing tools 48, for example, fixing screws 48 a, arranged at a plurality of positions in the upper and lower and front and rear directions. . That is, the attachment portion 46 of the upper frame 45 is integrally provided with a plurality of attachment portions 46a such as attachment bosses in the front-rear direction at the upper end portion, the intermediate portion, and the lower end portion, and passes through the side frame 50 from the outside to be fixed. The side frame 50 is fixed to the mounting portion 46 of the upper frame 45 by a plurality of fixing screws 48a that are screwed into the portion 46a.

  2, 9, and 10, the lower set plate 10 has a launching unit 20, a speaker unit 23, and the like mounted on the front thereof, and supports the game board 3 from the lower side on the upper side. The game board support part 10a, the upward protrusion part 10b protruding upward from the left and right ends of the game board support part 10a to the left and right sides of the game board 3, and the game board support part 10a and the upward protrusion part 10b are connected. And a reinforcing portion 10c with which the game board 3 abuts from the front side, and mounting portions 47 are provided at both ends across the game board support portion 10a and the upward protruding portion 10b. The game board 3 is provided with notches 54 and 55 at four corners corresponding to the protrusions 10b and 45b. The reinforcing portions 10c and 45c have substantially the same height as the protruding portions 10b and 45b.

The attachment portion 4 7 below set plate 10 up and down, side frames 50 are detachably fixed by fasteners 49, for example fixing screws 49a which are arranged at a plurality of positions of the front and rear. For example, the mounting portion 47 of the lower set plate 10 is integrally provided with a fixing portion 47a such as a plurality of mounting bosses at the upper end portion, the lower end portion, and one or a plurality of intermediate portions. The side frame 50 is fixed to the mounting portion 47 of the upper frame 45 by a plurality of fixing screws 49a that penetrate 50 from the outside and are screwed into the fixing portions 47a.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 9, hinge brackets 7 a and 8 a for the hinges 7 and 8 are fixed to one side frame 50. As shown in FIG. 6, the upper end hinge bracket 7a has a mounting portion 7b formed to be bent in an L shape so as to straddle the upper frame 45 and the side frame 50, and an upper surface portion of the mounting portion 7b is The side surface portion is fixed to the upper side of the upper frame 45 by the fixing screw 7c and the fixing portion 46a of the attachment portion 46 by the fixing screw 48a. Therefore, the hinge bracket 7a at the upper end is disposed within the vertical width of the attachment portion 46, and the fixing portion 46a is located in the vicinity thereof corresponding to the hinge bracket 7a. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 9, the other hinge brackets 7a and 8a are also disposed within the vertical widths of the upper frame 45 and the attachment portions 46 and 47 of the lower set plate 10, and are attached to the hinge brackets 7a and 8a. Correspondingly, fixing portions 46a and 47a are located in the vicinity thereof.

  For the left and right side frames 50, for example, a mold material such as an aluminum alloy is used. As shown in FIGS. 4, 5, and 12, the side frame 50 includes a side plate portion 50a that contacts the mounting portions 46 and 47 of the upper frame 45 and the lower set plate 10, and a lateral direction from the front end of the side plate portion 50a. A side front surface portion 50b that protrudes outward and corresponds to the front surface of the outer frame 1, and a lateral peripheral wall portion 50c that bends forward from the front end of the side front surface portion 50b to the outside of the glass door 5, are integrally formed from the outside. The upper frame 45 and the lower set plate 10 are fixed to the mounting portion 47 by a plurality of fixing screws 49a inserted through the side plate portion 50a and screwed into the fixing portion 47a. In addition, the upper peripheral wall part 45e and the horizontal peripheral wall part 50c are on the outer side of the glass door 5, and the glass door 5 when closed is accommodated on the inner side of the upper peripheral wall part 45e and the horizontal peripheral wall part 50c. The front and rear widths of the upper frame 45 and the side frame 50 are substantially the same.

  In the front frame 2, a game board mounting portion 9 is formed on the front side from the reinforcing portions 10 c and 45 c between the left and right side frames 50, the upper frame portion 45 a of the upper frame 45, and the game board support portion 10 a of the lower set plate 10. Has been. The game board mounting portion 9 has an engaging portion 57 on the inner surface of the side frame 50 on the hinges 7 and 8 side, and an urging means 58 on the front surface of the reinforcing portion 10c on the hinges 7 and 8 side of the lower set plate 10, respectively. A fixing means 52 for the game board 3 is provided at the end opposite to the hinges 7 and 8.

  The engaging portion 57 engages the front edge of one end of the game board 3 when the game board 3 is mounted in the game board mounting section 9, and the game board 3 on the game board support portion 10a is supported at one end thereof. It is for pushing into the game board mounting portion 9 as (origin), and one or more are provided in the vertical direction corresponding to the front edge of the game board 3. The biasing means 58 biases the side opposite to the fixing means 52 of the game board 3 in the game board mounting part 9 to the front side, and engages the one end side front edge of the game board 3 in the game board mounting part 9 with the engaging part. This is to prevent rattling of the game board 3 by pressing to 57.

  There are two sets of fixing means 52 in the vertical direction, as shown in FIGS. 4, 7, and 11, as shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 7, and FIG. 11, a longitudinal rotation shaft 52 a provided on the upper frame 45 and the reinforcing portions 10 c and 45 c of the lower set plate 10; The operation part 52b provided at the front end of the rotation shaft 52a and the like are provided corresponding to the notch parts 59 formed on both upper and lower sides of the game board 3. The fixing means 52 can relatively pass through the notch portion 59 when the operation portion 52b is aligned with the notch portion 59, and when the operation portion 52b is operated in the fastening direction, The game board 3 is fastened to the reinforcing portions 10c and 45c while being pressed against the hinges 7 and 8 via the inner surface. The fixing means 52 only needs to press the game board 3 toward the reinforcing portions 10c and 45c, and is not necessarily provided on the reinforcing portions 10c and 45c.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, a back cover 60 that covers game parts such as the image display means 32 and the variable prize winning means 35 from the rear side is mounted on the back side of the game board 3. A main board case 61, a production board case 62, a liquid crystal board case 63, and the like are detachably mounted on the side. The main board case 61 accommodates the main control board 61a, the effect board case 62 accommodates the effect control board 62a, and the liquid crystal substrate case 63 accommodates the liquid crystal control board 63a.

  The back cover 60 includes an upper cover 64 on the upper side and a ball collecting case 65 on the lower side, and the upper cover 64 and the ball collecting case 65 are individually attached to the back surface of the game board 3. The ball collecting case 65 is configured to discharge the game ball guided to the back side of the game board 3 through the discharge portion 66 of the lower set board 10 after winning the variable winning means 35 and the like. The effect board case 62 and the liquid crystal board case 63 are mounted on the back side of the upper cover 64, and the main board case 61 is mounted on the back side of the ball collecting case 65.

  A tank unit 67 having a game ball tank 67a and a tank rail 67b is disposed on the upper side of the front cover 2 on the upper side of the back cover 60, and a payout means 68a and a payout passage 68b are provided on the left and right sides of the back cover 60. Is provided. The tank unit 67 is detachably attached to an appropriate place such as the upper frame 45, and the payout unit 68 is detachably attached to an appropriate place such as the side frame 50. When the game ball wins the variable winning means 35 or the like, or FIG. When a ball lending instruction is issued from an outside automatic ball lending machine, it is paid out by the payout means 68a via the tank rail 67b in the game ball tank 67a, and the game ball is guided to the ball supply tray 19 via the payout passage 68b. It has become.

  A substrate mounting table 69 is detachably mounted at an appropriate position such as the left and right side frames 50 on the back side of the lower set plate 10 below the back cover 60. For example, a power source is connected to the back side of the substrate mounting table 69. A power supply board case 70 storing the board 70a and a payout board case 71 storing the payout control board 71a are detachably mounted.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the frame side joint portion 14 is disposed forwardly in the lower corner portion in the game board mounting portion 9 in the vicinity of the upper side of the fixing means 52 on the side opposite to the origin, Oppositely, the board side joint portion 12 is mounted on the back side of the lower side of the one side of the game board ball collecting case 65.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the frame side joint portion 14 includes a hollow joint case 73, and a plurality of frame side connectors 13 can be floated vertically and horizontally on the front surface of the joint case 73 in the vertical direction. Has been placed. Each frame-side connector 13 has a longitudinal direction arranged in the left-right direction, and is freely supported by support cylinders 75 inserted into the floating holes 72 at both left and right ends. The support cylinder 75 is fixed to the joint case 73 with screws 75a. Each frame-side connector 13 is connected to a frame-side harness (not shown) inside the joint case 73 and is connected to a required part via the frame-side harness.

  The joint case 73 has a front case 73a and a rear case 73b, and is attached to the support portion 74a of the reinforcing member 74 from the back side. The reinforcing member 74 is used to reinforce the side frame 50 and the lower set board 10, and the frame side joint portion 14 is attached to the support portion 74 a provided substantially parallel to the game board 3. The reinforcing member 74 integrally includes a lower attachment portion 74b extending downward from the support portion 74a and a lateral attachment portion 74c bent from the support portion 74a and the lower attachment portion 74b to the front side along the side frame 50.

  The lower mounting portion 74b is detachably fixed to the back surface on the upper side of the lower set plate 10 and, in particular, the back surface of the reinforcing portion 10c by a fixing tool 76, for example, a fixing screw 76a. The lateral mounting portion 74c is the side plate portion 50a of the side frame 50. It is detachably fixed to the inner surface or the outer surface on the rear side by a fixing screw 76b. The reinforcing portion 10c has a plurality of fixing portions 77 such as mounting bosses protruding rearward, and the reinforcing member 74 is fixed by a fixing screw 76a that is inserted into the fixing portion 77 through the lower mounting portion 74b and screwed from the back side. ing.

  The board side joint part 12 is arrange | positioned at the back surface of the step part 65b formed lower than the bulging part 65a of the ball collection case 65, as shown in FIG. 11, FIG. That is, the ball collecting case 65 includes a bulging portion 65a that bulges rearward, and a step provided at the lower end on one end side of the bulging portion 65a in the vicinity of the lower corner of the game board 3 so as to correspond to the frame side joint portion 14. The board side joint part 12 is arrange | positioned at the back side of the step part 65b. The panel side joint portion 12 is protected from the back side by a protective cover 78.

  A plurality of board-side connectors 11 are arranged in the vertical direction corresponding to the frame-side connectors 13 with the longitudinal direction set to the left-right direction, and are individually detachably fixed to the back surface of the relay board 79. Each panel-side connector 11 has a recess 11a into which the frame-side connector 13 is removably inserted, and a large number of contact pins 12b arranged in the left-right direction in the recess 11a. The frame-side connector 13 is a recess 11a. When it enters, the contact pin 12b is inserted into the pin hole of the frame side connector 13, and both are electrically connected. The frame-side connector 13 and the panel-side connector 11 have a guide portion that relatively guides both in the connection direction.

  Each relay board 79 is detachably fixed to the step portion 65b of the ball collecting case 65 with screws or the like on both left and right ends. The relay board 79 has a relay connector 80 at the end on the bulging portion 65a side, and a panel-side harness 81 is detachably connected to the relay connector 80. The board-side connector 11 and the frame-side connector 13 are inserted and removed in a tangential direction centered on the origin when the game board 3 is rotated with the engaging portion 57 side as the origin. The relay board 79 may be provided independently for each board-side connector 11 or may be provided as one.

  The protective cover 78 includes a substrate protection portion 78a that protects the relay substrate 79 from the back side, and a partition wall that bends obliquely rearward along the side wall of the bulging portion 65a from the end portion on the bulging portion 65a side of the substrate protection portion 78a. A portion 78b is integrally provided, and is in contact with the relay substrate 79 from the back side and is detachably fixed to the step portion 65b of the ball collecting case 65 with a screw or the like. The partition wall portion 78 b is disposed between the rear side of the board side connector 11 and the board side harness 81.

  In the pachinko machine configured as described above, when the game board 3 is mounted on the game board mounting portion 9, the left end of the game board 3 is engaged with the reinforcing portions 10c and 45c on the side frame 50 side of the game board mounting portion 9. After being inserted between the joint portions 57, the opposite side of the game board 3 is pushed into the game board mounting portion 9 and fixed by the fixing means 52 in the game board mounting portion 9.

  When the left front edge on the engagement portion 57 side of the game board 3 is set as the origin position and the opposite side of the game board 3 is pushed into the game board mounting portion 9, the board side connector 11 of the board side joint portion 12 is connected to the frame side joint portion 1414. This corresponds to the front side of the frame side connector 13. When the game board 3 is further pushed in, the frame-side connector 13 relatively enters the recess 11a of the board-side connector 11, so that the front frame 2 side and the game board 3 side are connected via both connectors 11 and 13. Electrical systems can be connected together. Then, after the board-side connector 11 is connected to the frame-side connector 13, the game board 3 may be fixed in the game board mounting portion 9 by the upper and lower fixing means 52.

  The front frame 2 has a divided structure including an upper frame 45 and a lower set plate 10 disposed above and below the game board 3 and a pair of left and right side frames 50 mounted on the left and right sides of the upper frame 45 and the lower set plate 10. However, since the mounting portions 46 projecting downward at the left and right ends of the upper frame 45 and the mounting portions 47 projecting upward at the left and right ends of the lower set plate 10 are provided, fixing screws are attached to the mounting portions 46 and 47, respectively. Although the side frames 50 are fixed by 48a and 49a, the mounting width of the side frames 50 is larger than the case where the mounting portions 46 and 47 are accommodated within the upper and lower widths of the upper frame 45 and the lower set plate 10, respectively. The rigidity of the front frame 2 can be easily ensured.

  Further, since the upper and lower widths of the attachment portions 46 and 47 of the upper frame 45 and the lower set plate 10 are large, the hinges 7 and 8 can be disposed within the vertical width of the attachment portions 46 and 47. In the vicinity of the hinges 7, 8, fixing portions 46 a, 47 a for fixing the side frame 50 with the fixing tools 48, 49 are arranged, and so on, and the like from the hinges 7, 8 to the fixing tools 48, 49 via the side frame 50. Can be reduced, and the rigidity of the front frame 2 can be improved.

  Moreover, the upper frame 45 reinforces the game by connecting a downward projecting portion 45b projecting downward from both ends of the upper frame portion 45a to the left and right sides of the game board 3, and an upper frame portion 45a and a downward projecting portion 45b. The board 3 is integrally provided with a reinforcing part 45c abutting from the front side, and the lower set plate 10 is an upward projecting part 10b projecting upward from both ends of the game board support part 10a to the left and right sides of the game board 3, The game board support part 10a and the upward projecting part 10b are connected and reinforced, and the game board 3 is integrally provided with a reinforcement part 10c that comes into contact with the front side, so that the game area 4 of the game board 3 is not affected. The protruding portions 10b and 45b can be reinforced by the reinforcing portion 10c. Therefore, it is possible to increase the vertical width of the attachment portions 46 and 47 at both ends while securing the strength of the upper frame 45 and the lower set plate 10.

  When the upper frame 45 and the lower set plate 10 are made of synthetic resin, the protruding portions 10b and 45b, the reinforcing portions 10c and 45c, and the mounting portions 46 and 47 can be easily provided. Further, by providing a reinforcing member 74 that connects and reinforces the lower set plate 10 and the side frame 50, even when the lower set plate 10 is made of synthetic resin and the side frame 50 is made of metal, the joint portion between the two Can be easily secured. Further, by providing the reinforcing member 74 with the frame side joint portion 14 having the frame side connector 13, the reinforcing member 74 can be used for attaching the frame side joint portion 14.

  13 and 14 illustrate a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the protruding portions 10b and 45b and the reinforcing portions 10c and 45c are integrally provided at the left and right ends of the upper frame 45 and the lower set plate 10, but the height of the reinforcing portions 10c and 45c is the protruding portion. It is slightly lower than the heights of 10b and 45b. The frame side connector 13 of the frame side joint part 14 and the board side connector 11 of the board side joint part 12 are arranged in a vertically long shape, and a plurality of them are provided in the left-right direction. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.

  When the reinforcing portions 10c and 45c that reinforce the protruding portions 10b and 45b are provided, it is not necessary to make the protruding portions 10b and 45b and the reinforcing portions 10c and 45c have the same height as in this embodiment, but the reinforcing portions 10c and 45c. Any structure that can reinforce the protrusions 10b and 45b can be used. Further, the frame side connector 13 of the frame side joint part 14 and the board side connector 11 of the board side joint part 12 may be provided in the vertical direction as in this embodiment. Further, the frame side connector 13 of the frame side joint part 14 and the board side connector 11 of the board side joint part 12 may be provided in a line along the side frame 50.

  FIG. 15 illustrates a third embodiment of the present invention. In the reinforcing member 74 of this embodiment, a bent portion 74d that bends from the lower side to the front side of the frame side joint portion 14 and a lower attachment portion 74b that is bent downward from the front end of the bent portion 74d are provided on the reinforcing member 74 side. The lower mounting portion 74b is fixed to a fixing portion 77 such as a mounting boss on the back side of the lower set plate 10 by a fixing screw 76a. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.

  In this way, the lower mounting plate 10 is provided by providing the reinforcing member 74 with the lower mounting portion 74b via the bent portion 74d bent forward, and fixing the lower mounting portion 74b to the fixing portion 77 on the back side of the lower setting plate 10. The amount of protrusion of the side fixing portion 77 to the rear can be kept small.

  FIG. 16 illustrates a fourth embodiment of the present invention. The reinforcing portion 10c of this embodiment has an inclined surface 10d on the upper surface. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment. As described above, if the reinforcing portions 10c and 45c can reinforce the projecting portions 10b and 45b, the end surface on the projecting side may be an inclined surface 10d or other shapes.

  FIG. 17 illustrates a fifth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the upward projecting portion 10b and the reinforcing portion 10c have substantially the same size in the front-rear direction, and the front side is flush. A mounting portion 47 is provided across the upward projecting portion 10b from the left and right sides of the lower set plate 10, and the mounting portion 47 is fixed to a portion including the upper portion of the upward projecting portion 10b and both sides of the game board support portion 10a. 47a is provided, and the lower set plate 10 and the side frame 50 are fixed by fixing screws 49a that are screwed into the respective fixing portions 47a. The lower part of the reinforcing member 74 is fixed to the upward projecting portion 10b of the lower set plate 10 and a fixing portion 47a provided on the reinforcing portion 10c by a fixing screw 49a. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.

  In this way, the front surface of the protruding portion 10b and the reinforcing portion 10c may be substantially flush with each other so that the game board 3 abuts both of them. The reinforcing member 74 may be mounted across both the protruding portion 10b and the reinforcing portion 10c. In addition, when the protrusion part 10b and the reinforcement part 10c are hollow shape, it is desirable to provide a reinforcement structure suitably in an inner side, such as providing several ribs in the up-down direction in the left-right direction.

  FIG. 18 illustrates a sixth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a reinforcing portion 10e formed of vertical and horizontal reinforcing ribs or the like is provided in the upward protruding portions 10b of the left and right ends of the lower set plate 10, and the hollow upward protruding portion 10b is formed from the inside by the reinforcing portion 10e. There is no reinforcing part 10c as shown in each embodiment. The game board 3 is in contact with the front surface of the upward projecting portion 10b. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.

  As described above, when the protrusions 10b and 45b are provided on the lower set plate 10 and the upper frame 45, it is possible to provide the reinforcement 10e inside the protrusions 10b and 45b, and the reinforcement 10e is provided inside. In some cases, the reinforcing portion 10c that reinforces from the outside can be omitted. Further, the game board 3 can be supported from the back side by bringing the game board 3 into contact with the front surfaces of the protrusions 10b and 45b.

  As mentioned above, although each 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, in the embodiment, the lower set plate 10 and the upper frame 45 are provided with protruding portions 10b and 45b at both left and right ends, and the mounting portions 46 and 47 are formed at both left and right ends including the end surfaces of the protruding portions 10b and 45b. The protrusions 10b and 45b are not necessarily provided as long as the vertical widths of the attachment portions 46 and 47 can be increased. Further, the lower set plate 10 and the upper frame 45 are provided with projecting portions 10b and 45b at both left and right ends, and the projecting portions 10b and 45b are reinforced by the reinforcing portions 10c and 45c. Can have the reinforcing portions 10c and 45c omitted. Therefore, the reinforcement parts 10c and 45c are not essential.

  The shapes and structures of the upper frame 45 and the lower set plate 10 can be changed as appropriate. Further, a reinforcing member 74 that reinforces the lower set plate 10 and the side frame 50 is provided, and the frame side joint portion 14 is provided on the reinforcing member 74. However, the frame side joint portion 14 may be provided on another member. Both the frame side joint portion 14 and the reinforcing member 74 may be omitted.

  The reinforcing member 74 that reinforces the joint between the lower set plate 10 and the side frame 50 is formed in an L shape in plan view, and one side thereof is joined to the side surface of the side frame 50 and the other side is the lower set plate. 10 may be coupled to the back surface. Further, the present invention is not limited to pachinko machines, and can be similarly implemented in various ball game machines such as an arrangement ball machine and a sparrow ball game machine.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Outer frame 2 Front frame 3 Game board 4 Game area 9 Game board mounting part 10 Lower set board 10a Game board support part 10b Upward protrusion part 10c Reinforcement part 11 Board side connector 12 Board side joint part 13 Frame side connector 14 Frame side joint Part 45 upper frame 45a upper frame part 45b downward projecting part 45c reinforcing parts 46, 47 mounting parts 48a, 49a fixing screw 50 side frame 52 fixing means 74 reinforcing member

Claims (1)

A game board is attached to the front frame pivotally attached to the outer frame via a hinge.
The front frame is a pair of upper and lower frames made of synthetic resin disposed above and below the game board, and a pair of left and right attached to the left and right attachment portions of the upper frame member and the lower frame member by a fixture. In a ball game machine equipped with a metal side frame material,
Wherein the frame member comprises an upper frame member side protrusion protruding integrally with the lower side from the left and right ends of the upper frame member to the notch in the upper corner side of the game board, each of said upper frame member side protrusion And the upper frame material side mounting portion straddling the left and right ends of the upper frame material, and the upper frame material and the upper frame material side protruding portion on the hinge side are integrated on the rear side of the game board. An upper frame material side contact portion that connects and the game board contacts from the front side,
Said lower frame member includes a lower frame member side protrusion protruding integrally upward from left and right ends of the lower frame member to the notch in the lower corner side of the game board, and respective lower frame member side projection A lower frame material side mounting portion straddling both left and right end portions of the lower frame material, and the lower frame material and the lower frame material side protruding portion on the hinge side are integrally connected on the rear side of the game board. And a lower frame material side contact portion with which the game board contacts from the front side ,
The upper frame material side mounting portion and the lower frame material side mounting portion each include a plurality of fixing portions for the fixing device in the vertical direction.

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