JP6181112B2 - 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.

  In a ball game machine, such as a pachinko machine, a glass door is arranged on the front side of a game board mounted on a front frame, and a game area of the game board is visually recognized through a glass plate unit that closes the window hole. Yes. The glass door includes a door main body in which a window hole corresponding to the game area is formed, and a glass plate unit that is detachably attached to the back side of the door main body and closes the window hole.

  Conventionally, a glass plate unit used in this type of pachinko machine has two glass plates having substantially the same shape arranged at a predetermined interval in front and back, and the two glass plates are arranged on the outer peripheral side. The structure is held by a holding frame. When this glass plate unit closes the glass door, it covers the ball guide portion of the guide rail disposed outside the game area from the front side (Patent Document 1).

JP 2011-98147 A

  Since the conventional glass plate unit is arranged with two glass plates having substantially the same shape facing each other at a predetermined interval, and the outer peripheral portion of the two glass plates is held by a holding frame, There is a problem that it is difficult to expand the left and right width of the game area.

  In other words, when the lateral width of the game area is increased, the bulge portion of the guide rail arranged in an arc shape on the front surface of the game board moves to the left side, and accordingly the window hole of the glass door and the window hole are adjusted accordingly. The glass plate unit to be closed also swells greatly to the left side, and the left and right width of the left-side frame portion of the door of the glass door becomes very narrow.

  However, on the back side of the door-side left frame, there are reinforcing members, reinforcing ribs and other components that protrude rearward, and these components interfere with the glass plate unit. There is a limit to expanding the area.

  Especially in recent pachinko machines, there is a tendency for the weight of the glass door itself to become very heavy, such as placing a large speaker at the top of the glass door, and accordingly, a rigid reinforcement structure is provided on the back side of the door main body. Yes. Therefore, in order to expand the game area, it is an important issue how to eliminate the interference between the glass plate unit and the components on the back side of the door main body while ensuring the rigidity of the door main body. .

  In view of such a conventional problem, the present invention provides a ball game machine capable of eliminating interference between a reinforcing portion on the back side of an opening / closing door and a transparent plate unit and enlarging a game area. With the goal.

The present invention relates to a game board having a guide rail that is detachably attached to a front frame and guides a game ball to a game area, and is pivotally attached to the front frame by a hinge so as to be opened and closed by a hinge. And a transparent plate unit that is mounted on the back side of the door and that allows the game area to be visually recognized from the front side of the guide rail. The transparent plate unit includes a reinforcing portion that reinforces the hinge side, and the transparent plate unit includes a first transparent plate, a second transparent plate disposed on the back side of the first transparent plate at a predetermined interval, and the first transparent plate. And a holding frame that holds an outer peripheral portion of the second transparent plate, and the second transparent plate has a protruding portion that protrudes to the front side of the guide rail from the first transparent plate and can guide the game ball. The transparent plate unit has the overhang The reinforcing portion on the front side parts are those having a stepped portion corresponding.

  In the present invention, the interference between the reinforcing portion on the back side of the open / close door and the transparent plate unit can be eliminated, and the game area can be enlarged.

1 is a front view of a pachinko machine showing a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a rear view of the glass door. It is a disassembled perspective view of the back side of the glass door. It is side surface sectional drawing of the glass door. It is a plane sectional view of the left side of the glass door. It is a plane sectional view of the right side of the glass door. It is a front view of the glass plate unit. It is a plane sectional view of the glass plate unit. It is a partially cutaway perspective view of the glass plate unit. It is an enlarged view of the fastening means. It is plane sectional drawing of the left side of the glass door which shows the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the glass plate unit which shows the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is the XX line expanded sectional view of the same FIG. It is the YY line expanded sectional view of the same FIG. It is a rear view of the glass plate unit which shows the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is the VV line expanded sectional view of the same FIG. It is an enlarged view of the principal part. (A) and (B) are explanatory views of the positioning operation. It is the WW line expanded sectional view of FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the mounting | wearing operation | movement. It is side surface sectional drawing of the pachinko machine which shows the 5th Embodiment of this invention. It is a plane sectional view of the pachinko machine which shows the 6th embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the glass plate unit. It is a front view of the pachinko machine which shows the 7th Embodiment of this invention. FIG. It is a front view of the glass plate unit. It is a plane sectional view of the pachinko machine which shows the 8th embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the principal part of the glass plate unit. It is a plane sectional view of the pachinko machine which shows the 9th embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the glass plate unit. It is a front view of the pachinko machine which shows the 10th Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the glass plate unit. It is a front view of the glass plate unit which shows the 11th Embodiment of this invention. It is a side view of the principal part. It is a perspective view of the principal part.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  1 to 10 illustrate a first embodiment in which the present invention is adopted in a pachinko machine 1. As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 1 includes a rectangular outer frame 2 and a front frame 3 attached to the front side of the outer frame 2.

  The left and right ends of the front frame 3 are pivotally supported on the outer frame 2 by a pair of upper and lower front frame hinges 4 so as to be openable and closable around the vertical axis, and the left and right other ends are supported by the front frame locking means 5A (see FIG. 6). It is locked in the closed state. A game board 7 is detachably attached to the game board mounting part 6 on the upper side of the front frame 3, a glass door (opening / closing door) 8 on the front side of the game board 7, and a front door 9 on the lower side of the glass door 8. Are arranged respectively.

  The game board mounting portion 6 has a rectangular frame shape into which the game board 7 can be inserted and removed from the front side. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the left and right vertical frame portions 10a and 10b, on the front frame hinge 4 side. By making the left and right width of the vertical frame portion 10a smaller than the vertical frame portion 10b on the opposite side, the game board 7 having a large left and right width can be mounted without changing the left and right width of the entire front frame 3. .

  When the middle part of the game board 7 in the vertical direction projects sideways toward the front frame hinge 4 side, the vertical frame part 10a on the front frame hinge 4 side of the game board mounting part 6 correspondingly. In addition to providing an overhang portion on the outer frame 2, the left and right widths of the game board 7 may be increased by providing a cutout portion corresponding to the overhang portion in the outer frame 2.

  The glass door 8 and the front door 9 are pivotally supported on the front frame 3 at one end in the left-right direction by a glass door hinge 11 and a front door hinge 12, and the other end in the left-right direction is closed. 5B, which is locked to the front frame 3 by front door locking means (not shown). In addition, each hinge 4,11,12 is arrange | positioned on the substantially identical axial center. Each locking means such as the front frame locking means 5A and the glass door locking means 5B can be appropriately released by key operation of the common locking operation means 13 (see FIGS. 2 and 3).

  On the front side of the front door 9, a ball supply tray 14 for storing game balls for launch and a ball tray 15 for storing surplus balls are arranged up and down, and a launching means 16 for launching game balls to the sides of the ball supply tray 14. A firing handle 17 is provided. On the front side of the ball supply tray 14, a chance button 18, a rotary light emission effect means 19 and the like are provided.

  On the front surface of the game board 7, a guide rail 21 is mounted on the side close to the front frame hinge 4 and the like, and a front decoration member 22 is mounted on the opposite side of the guide rail 21. It has become. The guide rail 21 has a substantially arc-shaped inner rail 24 and an outer rail 25 arranged inside and outside at a predetermined interval, and a game ball launched from the launching means 16 is guided between the rails 24 and 25. The game is guided to the game area 23 through the passage 26. The launching means 16 is disposed on the lower side of the front frame 3 on the back side of the front door 9.

  The inner rail 24 and the outer rail 25 of the guide rail 21 have an arc shape in which a substantially central side in the vertical direction of the game area 23 bulges largely toward the front frame hinge 4, and a bulge portion 25 a of the outer rail 25 is formed in the game area 23. Along with the enlargement, the game board 7 is arranged in the vicinity of the end edge on the front frame hinge 4 side.

  In the game area 23, various game parts such as an image display means 28, a normal symbol starting means 29, a special symbol starting means 30, a variable winning means 31, a normal winning means 32, a normal symbol displaying means 33, and a special symbol displaying means 34 are provided. Has been placed.

  The image display means 28 is arranged in the upper part of the game center 23 in the left-right direction, and the special symbol starting means 30 and the variable winning means 31 are arranged vertically below the image display means 28. The normal winning means 32 is provided on both the left and right sides of the variable winning means 31. The special symbol starting means 30 has a non-opening / closing type winning opening 30a and an opening / closing type winning opening 30b. The normal symbol starting means 29 is disposed between the image display means 28 and the guide rail 21.

  The image display means 28 includes an image display unit 27a such as a liquid crystal display, and a front decoration frame 35 having a display window 27b corresponding to the image display unit 27a and mounted on the front surface of the game board 7. A normal symbol display means 33 and a special symbol display means 34 are mounted on the front surface on the upper side of the front decoration frame 35.

  The normal symbol display means 33 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 29 detects a game ball, the two light-emitting elements blink for a predetermined time so that they are alternately turned on, and a random number value randomly drawn when the normal design starting means 29 detects the game ball is determined in advance. 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 34 is constituted by a segment type or the like that can display the special symbol variably by changing the light emitting part. The special symbol changes for a predetermined time on condition that the special symbol starting means 30 detects the game ball. The special symbol starting means 30 stops in a predetermined jackpot mode when the random number value drawn when the game ball is detected matches a predetermined jackpot determination value, and in a losing mode in other cases. It has become.

  The open / close type winning opening 30b of the special symbol starting means 30 is opened only for a predetermined time (short time) when the stop symbol after the fluctuation of the normal symbol display means 33 is in a specific mode. The variable winning means 31 has an opening / closing plate 31b that opens and closes the variable winning opening 31a. When the special symbol after the change of the special symbol display means 34 becomes a special mode and a special gaming state occurs, the opening / closing plate 31b is on the front side. The game ball that is opened and falls from above is awarded. During the special game state, when the predetermined time (for example, about 30 seconds) elapses from the opening of the opening / closing plate 31b, or when a predetermined number (for example, 10) of game balls wins, the operation of closing the opening / closing plate 31b for one round And this operation is continued a predetermined number of times (for example, 16 rounds).

  The image display unit 27a displays various effect images at appropriate timing according to the progress of the game, such as variably displaying the effect symbols 36a to 36c corresponding to the special symbols of the special symbol display means 34. That is, when the special symbol of the special symbol display means 34 changes, one or a plurality of, for example, three effect symbols 36a to 36c are variably displayed on the image display unit 27a in synchronization with the change of the special symbol. At this time, the effect symbols 36a to 36c change for a predetermined time through a predetermined effect symbol variation pattern determined by lottery on the condition that the special symbol starting means 30 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 36a to 36c is a special effect mode in which all are aligned when the special symbol is stopped in a special mode, and at least a part of the off symbol is different when the special symbol is stopped in an off mode. It becomes an aspect.

  For example, numerical symbols from 0 to 9 are used for the production symbols 36a to 36c, and when the special symbols are stopped in a special manner, the production symbols 36a to 36c are special productions such as “7/7/7”. When it stops in the mode and the special symbol stops in the off mode, the effect symbols 36a to 36c stop in the off mode such as “2.3.4”.

  The image display means 28 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 variation becomes a special mode is selected. When the two effect symbols 36a and 36c except 36b are the same reach, an operation instruction image for instructing the operation of the chance button is displayed at a predetermined position of the image display unit 27a.

  And, for example, when the special symbol starting means 30 detects a game ball and draws a special game, and the special game state occurs after the changed special symbol becomes a special mode, its operation instruction image If the chance button is operated at an appropriate timing during symbol variation according to the above, the chance button will be in a flashing light emission state, and then a special symbol will be stopped in the jackpot mode, and a subsequent special gaming state will be announced in advance. .

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the glass door 8 has a door main body 38 having a window hole 37 corresponding to the game area 23 of the game board 7, and an engagement means 39 and a fastening means 40 on the back side of the door main body 38. A glass plate unit 41 that is detachably attached to the glass door 8 and first and third reinforcing members 42 to 44 that reinforce at least the left and right side portions and the lower portion of the glass door 8. The gaming area 23 is seen through from the front. The glass plate unit 41 can be mounted with substantially the entire circumference in contact with the back surface of the door main body 38, and the door main body 38 is configured to be reinforced from the back side in the mounted state.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 9, the glass plate unit 41 includes two front and rear first and second glass plates 45 and 46 arranged at a predetermined interval, and both the glass plates 45 and 46 on the outer peripheral side. The glass plates 45 and 46 and the holding frame 47 are fixed by bonding or the like so that a sealed space is formed inside.

  On both glass plates 45 and 46, a pair of left and right side edges in the vertical direction, an upward circle connecting the lower edge in the left and right direction continuous via an arc edge between the lower edges of the side edges, and the upper edge of the side edges. A substantially identical shape or an approximate shape having an arcuate or substantially trapezoidal upper edge is used, and both glass plates 45 and 46 are displaced by a displacement amount α in the left-right direction. Yes.

  Accordingly, a protrusion 45 a that protrudes outward in the left-right direction from the second glass plate 46 is provided on the opposite side of the first glass plate 45 from the guide rail 21 (the front frame hinge 4). On the guide rail 21 side, a protruding portion 46 a that protrudes outward in the left-right direction from the first glass plate 45 is provided.

  The holding frame 47 includes a gap holding portion 48 that holds a gap between the glass plates 45 and 46, and first and second holding portions that hold the outer peripheral portions of the glass plates 45 and 46 on both front and rear sides of the gap holding portion 48. 49 and 50 are integrally provided.

  The first and second holding portions 49 and 50 of the holding frame 47 are formed corresponding to the shapes of the first and second glass plates 45 and 46, and the protruding portions of the first and second glass plates 45 and 46 are formed. On the 45a, 46a side, the first and second holding portions 49, 50 are shaped so as to protrude outward in the left-right direction along the shape of the glass plates 45, 46. For this reason, the left and right sides of the holding frame 47 are provided with step portions 51 corresponding to the protruding portions 45 a and 46 a of both glass plates 45 and 46.

  That is, on the side opposite to the guide rail 21 of the holding frame 47, a stepped portion 51 is formed on the back side so that the first holding portion 49 protrudes outside the second holding portion 50, and on the guide rail 21 side, A stepped portion 51 is formed on the front side so that the second holding portion 50 protrudes outward from the first holding portion 49. Accordingly, the left and right step portions 51 are reversed in correspondence with the displacement of the first and second glass plates 45 and 46.

  The peripheral wall portions 49a and 50a of the first and second holding portions 49 and 50 slightly protrude on the opposite sides of the front and rear directions of the glass plates 45 and 46, and the front edge of the peripheral wall portion 49a of the first holding portion 49 is Substantially the entire circumference is in contact with the back surface of the door main body 38. Both the peripheral wall portions 49a and 50a may be flush with the opposite surfaces of the glass plates 45 and 46 in the front-rear direction.

  In the glass plate unit 41, the overlapping portions before and after the glass plates 45 and 46 excluding the portion corresponding to the holding frame 47 are used as doors so that they can be used in common for a plurality of types of glass doors 8 having different shapes of the window holes 37. 38 is configured to be larger than the window hole 37 of a size that can be formed in the plate 38, and the holding frame 47 is positioned outside the game area 23 and the window hole 37 of the glass door 8 when the glass door 8 is closed. ing.

  A predetermined region in the vertical direction including the bulging portion 25a of the guide rail 21 corresponds to the back side of the protruding portion 46a of the second glass plate 46 of the glass plate unit 41, and by this protruding portion 46a, the inside of the guide rail 21 is increased. An overhang guide portion 53 is configured to guide the game ball moving along the ball guide passage 26 between the outer rails 24 and 25 on the front side thereof.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 7, the door main body 38 has a rectangular shape whose outer peripheral shape corresponds to a portion above the front door 9 of the front frame 3, and a pair of left and right side frame portions 55 a and 55 b and a lower frame. It has a synthetic resin door frame 55 in which a portion 55c and an upper frame portion 55d are integrally formed, and a decorative cover 56 attached to the front surface of the door frame 55, and a pair of upper and lower glass door hinges 11 are interposed therebetween. It is pivotally attached to the front frame 3.

  The side frame portions 55a and 55b have a shape corresponding to the front side of the front frame 3 and the game board 7 outside the game area 23, and an intermediate portion corresponding to the approximate center in the vertical direction of the game area 23 is narrow. . The overhang guide part 53 of the glass plate unit 41 is provided corresponding to the back side of the side frame part 55a on the hinge 4, 11, 12 side, and is covered from the front side by the side frame part 55a. Further, the lower frame portion 55c has a shape corresponding to the front side of the game board 7 outside the game area 23, and an intermediate portion corresponding to the substantially left and right center of the game area 23 is narrow. The door main body 38 may have a shape corresponding to the outside of the game area 23, or may have a shape that partly protrudes from the outer peripheral portion of the game area 23.

  A first reinforcing member 42 is mounted on the back surface of the side frame portion 55a of the door frame 55, a second reinforcing member 43 is mounted on the back surface of the side frame portion 55b, and a third reinforcing member 42 is mounted on the back surface of the lower frame portion 55c. A reinforcing member 44 is mounted in the left-right direction, and the first to third reinforcing members 42 to 44 reinforce the frame portions 55a to 55c of the door frame 55 from the back side. Speaker units 52 are incorporated on both the left and right sides of the upper frame portion 55d of the door frame 55.

  The inside of the door frame 55 is an opening that is slightly larger than the window hole 37. The decorative cover 56 is divided into a plurality of pieces in the circumferential direction. The decorative cover 56 covers the internal speaker unit 52 and the like, and on the inner peripheral side of the decorative cover 56, an inner peripheral wall 56 a that fits in the vicinity of the inner peripheral edge of the door frame 55 and forms the window hole 37 is provided. .

  The door main body 38 is provided with a locking operation means 13 below the side frame portions 55a and 55b opposite to the glass door hinge 11, and when a key is inserted into the locking operation means 13 and rotated in a predetermined direction. When the front frame locking means 5A is rotated in the reverse direction, the glass door locking means 5B releases the locking respectively.

  The upper frame portion 55d of the door frame 55 is linear in the left-right direction on the upper side, and the lower side is arched or arcuate along the opening edge of the window hole 37, and the other side frame portions 55a, 55b, The vertical width and the front-back width are larger than those of the lower frame portion 55c, and a synthetic resin back cover 57 covering the speaker unit 52 and the like is mounted on the back side. Therefore, the upper frame portion 55d of the door main body 38 has sufficient strength, and no reinforcing member corresponding to the first to third reinforcing members 42 to 44 is provided on the back surface thereof.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the side frame portions 55a and 55b, the lower frame portion 55c and the upper frame portion 55d of the door frame 55 are provided with reinforcing edges that bend to the front and rear sides or to one side at substantially the entire length of the outer periphery. 58a to 58c are integrally formed, and the first to third reinforcing members 42 to 44 are arranged in the vertical direction on the back side of the side frame portions 55a and 55b and the lower frame portion 55c in the vicinity of the reinforcing edges 58a to 58c. These are fixed in the left-right direction.

  The first to third reinforcing members 42 to 44 are formed by bending a band-like sheet metal material into a predetermined shape, and are formed in the recesses formed on the back surface of the door frame 55 in the vicinity of the inner sides of the reinforcing edges 58a to 58c. It is arrange | positioned and it is being fixed to the door frame 55 from the back side by the some screw | thread arrange | positioned at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction. The outer peripheral portion of the glass plate unit 41 is in close contact with the back surface of the door frame 55.

  The glass plate unit 41 may have its holding frame 47 abutted on the door frame 55 from the back side, or may be abutted on the first to third reinforcing members 42 to 44 from the back side.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the first reinforcing member 42 and the second reinforcing member 43 are arranged in the vertical direction over substantially the entire vertical length of the side frame portions 55a and 55b of the door frame 55, and the upper and lower end portions thereof are arranged. It is being fixed to the back surface of the door frame 55 with the screw | screw at several places including. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the first reinforcing member 42 includes a bent edge 42a that bends to the back side in the vicinity of the inside of the reinforcing edge 58a, and a superposed edge that bends outward from the rear end of the bent edge 42a in the left-right direction. 42b and an inner bent edge 42c bent from the inner end side to the back side are provided over substantially the entire length in the vertical direction.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the overlapping edge 42b overlaps the back side of the overlapping edge 59a of the front frame 3 when the glass door 8 is closed, and seals the gap between them. The overlapping edge 59a on the front frame 3 side is formed outside the glass door hinge 11 and inside the front end of the reinforcing plate 59 attached to the front frame 3. The inner bent edge 42c of the first reinforcing member 42 is an example of a component that protrudes from the glass door 8 to the back side, and corresponds to the step 51 on the front frame hinge 4 side of the glass plate unit 41. It is bent toward the holding part 50 side.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the second reinforcing member 43 has a bent edge 43a that bends to the back side in the vicinity of the inside of the reinforcing edge 58b and has a substantially total length in the vertical direction, and protrudes from the bent edge 43a to the back side. A planar L-shaped receiving member 60 that is bent inwardly is integrally provided by bending at required portions such as upper and lower ends and an intermediate portion.

  The 3rd reinforcement member 44 connects between the lower end parts of the 1st reinforcement member 42 and the 2nd reinforcement member 43 right and left, and as shown in FIGS. 2-4, the left and right of the lower frame part 55c of the door frame 55 is shown. It arrange | positions over the substantially full length of the direction, and is being fixed to the back surface of the door frame 55 with the screw | thread etc. in several places of the left-right direction. The third reinforcing member 44 is provided with a receiving portion 44a that receives the glass plate unit 41 from the lower side and a bent edge 44b that is positioned in the vicinity of the inner side of the reinforcing edge 58c, bent from the upper and lower sides to the back side. .

  The receiving portions 44a are provided at the center of the third reinforcing member 44 in the left-right direction and at both the left and right sides thereof, and receive the glass plate unit 41 from below on the upper surface thereof. The bent edge 44b is provided near the reinforcing edge 58c of the lower frame portion 55c and substantially the entire length of the lower end of the third reinforcing member 44.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the front frame locking means 5 </ b> A is engaged with and disengaged from the receiving device 62 fixed to the inner side of the outer frame 2 and the receiving device 62 when the front frame 3 is closed. And a hook 63 that freely engages. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the glass door locking means 5 </ b> B is provided with a support 60 fixed to the back side of the glass door 8 and the front frame 3, and is engaged with the support 60 when the glass door 8 is closed. And a hook 64 that is detachably engaged.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the engaging means 39 is formed on an engaging protrusion (engaging portion) 39 a that protrudes downward from the holding frame 47 of the glass plate unit 41 and a receiving portion 44 a of the third reinforcing member 44. The engagement protrusion 39a includes an engagement hole (engaged portion) 39b that is detachably engaged from above, and two are provided at predetermined intervals in the left-right direction. The engaging means 39 is provided corresponding to the left and right receiving portions 44a among the three receiving portions 44a, but may be provided corresponding to the central receiving portion 44a.

  As shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 10, the fastening means 40 includes a fastened portion 67 that protrudes outward from the holding frame 47 of the glass plate unit 41, and the fastened portion 67 from the back side to the door frame 55 side. A fastening member 68 to be pressed and a support shaft 69 that pivotally supports the fastening member 68 on the back side of the door frame 55 so as to be pressed and released are provided on both the left and right sides on the upper side of the glass plate unit 41. The fastening member 68 has a knob portion 68a and can be held at the release position A and the fastening position B.

  When the glass plate unit 41 is attached to the door main body 38, first, the lower portion of the glass plate unit 41 is engaged with the third reinforcing member 44 of the door main body 38. In this case, the left and right engaging protrusions 39a on the lower side of the glass plate unit 41 may be inserted into the engaging holes 39b formed in the left and right receiving portions 44a of the third reinforcing member 44 from above. When the engaging protrusion 39a is inserted into the engaging hole 39b, the lower portion of the glass plate unit 41 is placed on the three receiving portions 44a in the left-right direction, and the glass plate unit 41 is supported from below by the receiving portions 44a. It will be in the state.

  Next, with the engaging means 39 as a fulcrum, the upper side of the glass plate unit 41 is brought into contact with the back surface of the door main body 38, and then the upper portion of the glass plate unit 41 is fastened by the left and right fastening means 40. 41 is pressed and fixed to the back surface of the door main body 38.

  When the glass door 8 is locked by the glass door locking means 5B in a state where the glass plate unit 41 is mounted on the back side of the door main body 38, the overhang guide portion 53 of the glass plate unit 41, particularly the protruding portion of the second glass plate 46. 46 a is located on the front side of the bulging portion 25 a of the guide rail 21. Therefore, when the game ball launched by the launching means 16 during the game is guided to the game area 23 through the ball guide passage 26 of the guide rail 21, the protrusion 46 a of the second glass plate 46 on the front side of the ball guide passage 26. The game ball can be guided by.

  When the glass plate unit 41 is mounted at a predetermined position on the back side of the door main body 38, the inner bent edge 42 c of the first reinforcing member 42 is positioned at the stepped portion 51 on the front frame hinge 4 side of the glass plate unit 41. Become. For this reason, as the left and right widths of the game area 23 are increased, the guide rail 21 has a bulging portion 25a that bulges outside the window hole 37 of the glass door 8, but the inner side protrudes from the back side of the door main body 38 to the back side. Even when the first reinforcing member 42 having a projecting portion such as the bent edge 42c is employed, interference between the first reinforcing member 42 and the glass plate unit 41 can be easily eliminated, and the door main body A first reinforcing member 42 having a cross-sectional shape necessary to sufficiently reinforce the front frame hinge 4 side of 38 can be appropriately employed. Therefore, there is an advantage that the right and left width of the game area 23 on the front side of the game board 7 can be expanded while preventing the rigidity of the door main body 38 of the glass door 8 from being lowered.

  Further, first and second glass plates 45 and 46 having substantially the same shape are used for the glass plate unit 41, and both the glass plates 45 and 46 are held by the holding frame 47 in a state of being slightly displaced in the left-right direction. Since it is a structure, a single kind of glass plates 45 and 46 can be used, and the manufacturing cost of the glass plate unit 41 can be reduced.

  FIG. 11 illustrates a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, on the back side of the side frame portion 55 a of the door frame 55, a reinforcing portion (component member) 70 protruding rearward is integrally formed corresponding to the step portion 51. The reinforcing part 70 has a rib shape, and is provided over the entire length of the side frame part 55a in the vertical direction. In addition, you may provide the inner side bending edge 42c in the 1st reinforcement member 42 similarly to 1st Embodiment. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.

  As described above, the reinforcing portion 70 that protrudes rearward corresponding to the stepped portion 51 on the back side of the door main body 38 may be provided integrally with the door frame 55. Accordingly, the projecting member projecting rearward from the door main body 38 corresponding to the stepped portion 51 is exemplified in the second embodiment in addition to the inner bent edge 42c of the first reinforcing member 42 exemplified in the first embodiment. The reinforcing structure such as the reinforcing portion 70 of the door frame 55 may be used, or other constituent members may be used. That is, anything that protrudes backward from the door main body 38 may be used.

  12-14 illustrate a third embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, circumferential grooves 49b and 50b are formed on the first and second holding portions 49 and 50 side of the holding frame 47 so as to correspond to the opposing surfaces of the outer peripheral portions of the glass plates 45 and 46. 49b and 50b are filled with an adhesive 71 for bonding the glass plates 45 and 46, and a thickness adjusting groove 72 is formed between the holding portions 49 and 50.

  Circumferential grooves 49b and 50b that open to the opposing surfaces of the glass plates 45 and 46 are formed in the holding portions 49 and 50 on the entire circumference, and the adhesive 71 is filled in the peripheral grooves 49b and 50b. A thickness adjustment groove 72 is formed in a portion where the protruding amount from the first holding portion 49 to the outside is large on the front side of the opposing portion of the second holding portion 50 and on the stepped portion 51 side opposite to the front frame hinge 4. ing.

  The step portion 51 on the side opposite to the front frame hinge 4 is reverse in the front-rear and left-right directions, and a thickness adjusting groove 72 is formed on the back surface of the first holding portion 49. Other configurations are the same as those in any of the embodiments.

  As described above, the peripheral grooves 49 b and 50 b are formed in the holding portions 49 and 50, and the peripheral grooves 49 b and 50 b are filled with the adhesive 71 to fix the glass plates 45 and 46 to the holding frame 47. Good. In addition, circumferential grooves 49 b and 50 b are formed in the holding portions 49 and 50, and a thickness adjusting groove 72 is formed in the step portion 51 between the first holding portion 49 and the second holding portion 50, thereby holding frame 47. It is possible to make the thickness uniform over substantially the whole.

  15 to 20 illustrate a fourth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 15, when the glass plate unit 41 is mounted on the back side of the glass door 8, the glass plate unit 41 is positioned at appropriate positions in the vertical and horizontal directions with respect to the door main body 38. Positioning means 81 and 82 and finger hooking portions 83 for hooking fingers during handling such as attachment / detachment and transportation are provided on the left and right sides on the upper side.

  As shown in FIGS. 16 to 18, the positioning means 81 and 82 include a first positioning means 81 for positioning the vertical position of the glass plate unit 41 and a second positioning means for positioning the horizontal position of the glass plate unit 41. There are 82.

  The first positioning means 81 includes a lifted guide portion 84 that protrudes outward from each of the fastened portions 67 of the holding frame 47, and a rear side from the back surface of the door main body 38 of the glass door 8 to the lower side of the lifted guide portion 84. And a positioning protrusion 85 that protrudes.

  The second positioning means 82 is rearward from the back surface of the door main body 38 of the glass door 8 to the outside of the laterally-supported portion 86, formed on the outer surface of each fastening portion 67 of the holding frame 47. And a positioning projection 85 protruding from the center.

  The positioning protrusion 85 may be provided separately for each of the first and second positioning means 81 and 82. Moreover, although the to-be-fastened part 67, the to-be-lifted guide part 84, and the side-to-side approach part 86 are integrally provided in the outer side of the 2nd holding | maintenance part 50 of the holding frame 47, you may provide these separately. Moreover, in this embodiment, although the glass plate unit 41 which has displaced the 1st and 2nd glass plates 45 and 46 to right and left is illustrated, the glass plate unit 41 is the 1st and 2nd glass plates 45, 46 may have a structure that does not deviate from side to side.

  The positioning projection 85 has a lifting guide surface 87 on the rear upper surface and a lateral guide surface 88 on the rear inner surface. The lifting guide surface 87 guides the to-be-lifted guide portion 84 from below when the upper side of the glass plate unit 41 approaches the back side of the door main body 38 with the engaging means 39 as a fulcrum. 39a is for lifting the glass plate unit 41 from the receiving portion 44a to an appropriate height as long as it does not detach from the engagement hole 39b of the third reinforcing member 44, and is formed on the upper surface of the rear portion of the positioning projection 85 in a downwardly inclined manner. ing.

  When the upper side of the glass plate unit 41 approaches the back side of the door main body 38, the side-by-side guide surface 88 guides the laterally-supported portion 86 from the outside in a state where the glass plate unit 41 is lifted by the lifting guide surface 87. The glass plate unit 41 is moved laterally to an appropriate position, and is formed on the rear inner surface of the positioning projection 85 so as to be inclined rearward.

  As shown in FIGS. 18A and 18B, the lifting guide surface 87 and the side-by-side guide surface 88 are integrated with the glass plate unit 41 to be lifted guide portion 84 and the laterally guided side. When the approaching portion 86 is sequentially moved toward the door main body 38 in the direction indicated by the arrow P, the lifting guide surface 87 first lifts the glass plate unit 41 via the lifted guide portion 84, and then the glass plate unit 41 is moved. The side-by-side guide surface 88 moves the glass plate unit 41 in the lateral direction via the side-by-side portion 86 while lifting.

  On the upper portion of the glass plate unit 41, a finger hooking portion 83 is provided integrally with the holding frame 47 at an appropriate location such as the upper side of the fastened portion 67. As shown in FIG. 19, the finger hanging portion 83 has a front-rear width that is substantially the same as the front-rear width of the holding frame 47 and is formed across the first and second holding portions 49, 50 of the holding frame 47. Is formed in a recessed shape from the back side to the front side. Other configurations are the same as those of each embodiment.

  When the glass plate unit 41 is mounted on the back side of the door main body 38, the engagement protrusion 39a at the lower end of the glass plate unit 41 is inserted into the engagement hole 39b of the third reinforcing member 44 as shown in FIG. After the glass plate unit 41 is placed on the receiving portion 44a of the third reinforcing member 44, the upper side of the glass plate unit 41 is moved in the direction indicated by the arrow P toward the door main body 38 with the engaging means 39 as a fulcrum.

  Then, first, the lifted guide portion 84 on the first positioning means 81 side is guided by the lift guide surface 87 of the positioning projection 85 from the position a through the positions b and c as shown in FIGS. 18 (A) and 18 (B). The glass plate unit 41 is lifted from the receiving portion 44a of the third reinforcing member 44 as shown in FIG.

  When the glass plate unit 41 is lifted from the receiving portion 44a, the laterally approaching portion 86 of the second positioning means 82 is guided by the laterally approaching guide surface 88 of the positioning projection 85, and the glass plate unit 41 moves in the left-right direction. To do. Accordingly, the first and second positioning means 81 and 82 can position the glass plate unit 41 in the appropriate vertical and horizontal positions with respect to the door main body 38.

  Further, since the glass plate unit 41 holding the outer peripheral sides of the two front and rear glass plates 45 and 46 by the holding frame 47 is very heavy, the left and right glass plates 41 in the left-right direction remain on the receiving portion 44a of the third reinforcing member 44. Although positioning is difficult, the glass plate unit 41 is lifted from the receiving portion 44 a of the third reinforcing member 44 by the lifting guide surface 87 of the first positioning means 81, and the glass plate is pressed by the lateral guide surface 88 of the second positioning means 82. Since the unit 41 is guided in the left-right direction, the glass plate unit 41 can be easily positioned at an appropriate position.

  After positioning the glass plate unit 41 at an appropriate position, the fastened portion 67 is fastened by the fastening member 68 to fasten the glass plate unit 41 to the back surface of the door main body 38.

  When removing the glass plate unit 41 from the door main body 38, first, the fastening of the fastened portion 67 by the fastening member 68 is released. And what is necessary is just to remove, supporting a glass plate unit 41, putting a finger | toe suitably in either or both of the right and left finger-hanging parts 83. Therefore, the glass plate unit 41 can be easily and safely removed by providing the finger hook portion 83. Note that the finger-hanging portion 83 may be used when the glass plate unit 41 is mounted.

  FIG. 21 illustrates a fifth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the lower side of the glass plate unit 41 is fixed by the receiving portion 44a and the engaging means 39 of the third reinforcing member 44, and the upper part is fixed by the pair of left and right engaging and fixing means 90. The receiving portion 44a and the engaging means 39 of the third reinforcing member 44 are substantially the same as in each embodiment.

  The engagement fixing means 90 includes an engagement protrusion 91 that protrudes from the upper part of the holding frame 47 to the left and right sides, and an engagement that protrudes rearward from the door main body 38 and that the engagement protrusion 91 is detachably engaged from above. The upper end side of the glass plate unit 41 is fixed to the door main body 38 by engaging the engaging protrusion 91 with the engaging protrusion 91.

  The engaging projection 91 is provided on the holding frame 47 at the same position as the fastened portion 67 of each embodiment, and a finger hook portion 83 is disposed above the engaging projection 91. The finger hook portion 83 may be below the engaging protrusion 91. The engaging protrusion 91 may be provided at another position.

  The engagement receiver 92 includes an engagement portion 92a in which the engagement projection 91 is detachably engaged from above with the glass plate unit 41 in contact with the back surface of the door main body 38, and the glass plate unit 41 is connected to the third portion. When the engaging protrusion 39a is lifted in the range where the engaging protrusion 39a does not come off from the engaging hole 39b when it is rotated in the direction indicated by the arrow P while being placed on the receiving portion 44a of the reinforcing member 44, the engaging portion A lifting guide portion 92b for guiding to 92a is provided. Other configurations are the same as those of each embodiment. Further, the fastening by the fastening means 40 may be used together with the fixing of the glass plate unit 41 by the engaging means 39 and the engaging and fixing means 90.

  When the glass plate unit 41 is attached to the door main body 38, the glass plate unit 41 is subjected to the third reinforcement by inserting the engaging protrusion 39a at the lower end of the glass plate unit 41 into the engagement hole 39b of the third reinforcing member 44. After being placed on the receiving portion 44a of the member 44, the upper side of the glass plate unit 41 is moved in the direction indicated by the arrow P toward the door main body 38 with the engaging means 39 as a fulcrum.

  Then, since the engaging projection 91 of the engagement fixing means 90 is first guided along the lifting guide portion 92b of the engagement receiver 92, the glass plate is within a range in which the engaging projection 39a is not disengaged from the engagement hole 39b. Unit 41 rises. When the engaging protrusion 91 passes through the lifting guide portion 92b, the engaging protrusion 91 engages with the engaging portion 92a in a state where the glass plate unit 41 is placed on the receiving portion 44a. Thus, the glass plate unit 41 can be fixed to the back side of the door main body 38 by the engaging means 39 and the pair of left and right engaging fixing means 90 on the receiving portion 44a.

  When removing the glass plate unit 41, the fixing by the engagement means 39 and the engagement fixing means 90 can be released by placing the finger on the finger hook 83 and lifting the glass plate unit 41.

  22 and 23 illustrate a sixth embodiment of the present invention. The glass plate unit 41 of this embodiment is different from the first glass plate 45 in the shape of the portion corresponding to the bulging portion 25 a of the guide rail 21 of the second glass plate 46. The second glass plate 46 has substantially the same outer peripheral shape as the first glass plate 45 except for the overhang guide portion 53 side, and the holding frame 47 so that the outer peripheral edges of both glass plates 45 and 46 are aligned at the same outer peripheral shape. Is held by.

  On the overhang guide portion 53 side, the second glass plate 46 is provided with a protruding portion 46a that protrudes outward from the first glass plate 45, and the second holding portion of the holding frame 47 according to the protruding amount of the protruding portion 46a. 50 projects outward from the first holding portion 49. Other configurations are the same as those in any of the embodiments.

  Thus, the glass plate unit 41 may use the second glass plate 46 in which the protruding portion 46 a is formed corresponding to the overhang guide portion 53. In this case, since the first glass plate 45 and the second glass plate 46 are different in shape, it is necessary to prepare two types of glass plates 45 and 46, but the second glass plate 46 is provided with a protrusion 46a. Therefore, waste of the material for the glass plates 45 and 46 can be prevented.

  24 to 26 illustrate a seventh embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the overhang guide portion 53 corresponding to the bulging portion 25 a of the guide rail 21 is formed so as to protrude integrally from the second holding portion 50 of the holding frame 47.

  The back surface of the overhang guide portion 53 is formed substantially flush with the back surface of the second glass plate 46 so that the game ball can be smoothly guided between the overhang guide portion 53 and the second glass plate 46. Yes. The outer peripheral shapes of the two front and rear glass plates 45 and 46 are substantially the same. Other configurations are the same as those in any of the embodiments.

  In this way, the overhang guide portion 53 may be formed so as to protrude integrally from the holding frame 47 to the outside. The overhang guide 53 may be provided with a wear-resistant film on the back surface.

  27 and 28 illustrate an eighth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the overhang guide part 53 is provided across the protrusion part 46 a of the second glass plate 46 and the protrusion part 50 c that protrudes integrally from the second holding part 50 of the holding frame 47. Other configurations are the same as those in any of the embodiments.

  As described above, the overhang guide portion 53 may be formed across the second glass plate 46 and the holding frame 47.

  29 and 30 illustrate the ninth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, an anti-tamper protrusion 74 that protrudes rearward from the front end of the outer rail 25 outside the bulge 25a of the outer rail 25 of the guide rail 21 is provided on the outer peripheral side of the overhang guide 53. The overlapping of the tamper-proof projection 74 and the outer rail 25 prevents the insertion of a tampering member such as a piano wire to the game area 23 side. The fraud preventing protrusion 74 may be provided on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the outer rail 25 including the overhang guide portion 53. Other configurations are the same as those in any of the embodiments.

  When the left and right width of the vertical frame portion 3a on the front frame hinge 4 side of the front frame 3 is reduced, for example, when the game board 7 is enlarged to increase the left and right width of the game area 23, the maximum bulge portion 25a of the guide rail 21 is increased. Since it is closest to the left end side of the front frame 3, an unauthorized member such as a piano wire may be inserted into the game area 23 from the maximum bulge portion 25a or its vicinity through the front side of the guide rail 21.

  However, it is possible to prevent unauthorized members from being inserted from the bulge portion 25a side of the guide rail 21 by providing the fraud prevention protrusion 74 in the use range β of the maximum bulge portion 25a or the vicinity thereof on the glass plate unit 41 side. Can do.

  31 and 32 illustrate a tenth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 31, the launching means 16 is disposed upward on the back side of the front door 9 and below the hinges 4, 11, 12 side of the front frame 3. The game ball is launched upward (R direction) into the ball guide passage 26 of the seventh guide rail 21.

  As shown in FIG. 32, the glass plate unit 41 has left and right lower corner portions 41a and 41b having a shape close to a square, as in the first embodiment. The lower side of the guide rail 21 extends downward along the second glass plate 46 to the vicinity of the lower left corner 41 a of the glass plate unit 41, and the lower end side serves as a game ball receiving port from the launching means 16. . The lower side of the guide rail 21 is covered with a glass door 8 from the front side. In addition, the upper side from the bulging part 25a of the guide rail 21 is the same as that of each embodiment.

  In the ball ball game machine in which the launching means 16 is arranged in this way, the game area 23 can be enlarged by providing an overhanging guide portion 53 on the guide rail 21 side of the glass plate unit 41 as in each embodiment. The game ball can be smoothly guided to the game area 23.

  33 to 35 illustrate an eleventh embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the lower corner portions 94 of the first and second glass plates 45, 46 of the glass plate unit 41 have an arc shape with substantially the same radius, and the second glass plate 46 has an upper side from the lower corner portion 94. An overhang guide portion 53 is provided so that the second glass plate 46 projects outward from the edge of the first glass plate 45. The holding frame 47 of the glass plate unit 41 is provided with first and second holding portions 49 and 50 on both front and rear sides of the interval holding portion 48, and the peripheral wall portion 49a of the first holding portion 49 is a lower corner portion on the lower end side. It is continuous with the outer peripheral surface of the peripheral wall portion 50 a of the second holding portion 50 through the step 95 of 94. Below the glass plate unit 41, the peripheral wall portions 49a and 50a of the first and second holding portions 49 and 50 are flush with each other.

  As described above, when the side edge of the second glass plate 46 on the projecting guide portion 53 side coincides with or substantially coincides with the outer periphery of the first glass plate 45 at the lower corner portion 94, the first frame 49 side of the holding frame 47 is arranged. You may provide the level | step difference 95 in the lower end side of the surrounding wall part 49a. In this case, there is an advantage that the structure of the mold used for molding the holding frame 47 can be simplified and the manufacture thereof is facilitated.

  As mentioned above, although each embodiment of this invention was explained in full detail, this invention is not limited to this each 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 case where the glass plates 45 and 46 are used as the transparent plate is illustrated, and the transparent plate unit 41 is the glass plate unit 41 and the open / close door is the glass door 8. , 46, for example, a transparent plate made of synthetic resin having wear resistance may be used.

  In the embodiment, the door main body 38 provided with the first and second reinforcing members 42 and 43 on the left and right side frame portions 55a and 55b and the third reinforcing member 44 on the lower frame portion 55c is illustrated. A reinforcing member may also be provided on the upper frame portion 55d. When the first to third reinforcing members 42 to 44 are connected to each other, they may be connected to each other by engaging or inserting the other in addition to being fixed to the door frame 55 by overlapping in the front-rear direction.

  The outer peripheral shapes of the two front and rear glass plates 45 and 46 are arbitrary, and those having substantially the same shape may be used, or those having a protrusion on the hinge side of the second glass plate 46 may be used. Good. The glass plate unit 41 may be provided with a dehumidifying agent for dehumidifying the internal space at an appropriate position of the holding frame 47. The holding frame 47 may be other than the structure exemplified in each embodiment. The position of the firing means 16 can be changed as appropriate.

1 Pachinko machine 2 Outer frame 3 Front frame 6 Game board mounting part 7 Game board 8 Glass door (open / close door)
21 guide rail 23 game area 24 inner rail 25 outer rail 38 door main body 39 engaging means 41 glass plate unit (transparent plate unit)
42 to 44 First to third reinforcing members 45 and 46 First and second glass plates 47 Holding frames 49 and 50 First and second holding portions 51 Stepped portion 53 Projection guide portion 81 First positioning means 82 Second positioning means

Claims (1)

A game board detachably attached to the front frame and having a guide rail for guiding the game ball to the game area;
An open / close door disposed on the front side of the game board and pivotally attached to the front frame by a hinge;
In a ball game machine equipped with a transparent plate unit that is mounted on the back side of the door and that can visually recognize the game area from the front side of the guide rail,
The open / close door includes a reinforcing portion that reinforces the hinge side of the open / close door,
The transparent plate unit includes a first transparent plate, a second transparent plate disposed on the back side of the first transparent plate at a predetermined interval, and an outer peripheral portion of the first transparent plate and the second transparent plate. And a holding frame for holding
The second transparent plate has a projecting portion that projects to the front side of the guide rail from the first transparent plate and can guide the game ball,
The said transparent board unit was provided with the level | step-difference part corresponding to the said reinforcement part in the front side of the said overhang | projection part . The bullet ball game machine characterized by the above-mentioned.

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