JP6641143B2 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game machine provided with a game board.

The game balls used in pachinko machines are made of metal and are easily charged with static electricity during the game.Therefore, it is necessary to remove static electricity appropriately so as not to adversely affect the electric circuit inside the game machine or the player. is there. In a conventional gaming machine, a device for removing electricity is provided on a front portion of a game board.
For example, the gaming machine described in Patent Literature 1 has a connection member that electrically connects a metal outer rail and an inner rail, and one end connected to a grounding means of the gaming machine and the other end connected to a connection member, an outer rail, and the like. A conductive member connected to at least one of the inner rails. Further, the gaming machine described in Patent Document 2 includes a connecting means for electrically connecting a guide rail of the gaming board and a gaming board holding frame for holding the gaming board, and the connecting means is provided on the gaming board side. A first connection member that is elastically connected to the guide rail and electrically connected to the game rail; and a second connection member that is provided on the game board holding frame side and is elastically connected to the first connection member and electrically connected to the game board holding frame. A connection member.

JP-A-2002-253774 JP 2014-83067 A

However, when the static eliminator is provided on the front side of the game board, there is a problem that the design area of the game board is limited.
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to prevent a design area of a game board from being limited by a device for static elimination in a game machine having a game board.

To achieve the above object, the present invention is configured as follows.
A game machine (pachinko machine P) according to the present invention includes a game board member (game board) in which a frame (machine frame F1) installed in a game hall is provided with a guide rail R having conductivity and guiding game balls. A gaming machine containing a unit 1), wherein the frame has a biasing force toward the gaming board member, and is elastically deformed against the biasing force when the gaming board member is housed. The game board member is provided with a pressing member for pressing the game board member by a plate-shaped pressing portion , and the game board member is electrically connected to the guide rail, and is a plate-shaped member arranged along the back surface of the game board member. A conductive member having a contact portion is attached, the holding member is electrically connected to the ground of the gaming machine, and when the gaming board member is accommodated in the frame , the pressing member presses the gaming board member. The pressing portion and the contact portion are elastically deformed by the pressing portion. There characterized in that in a state of close contact.

The game board member according to the present invention includes, for example, a game board 110 provided with a guide rail R made of metal and constituting a game area 120, as well as a control device and the like for a game machine provided on the back side of the game board 110. The rear plate (set plate 100) is also included. Further, the conductive member in the present invention may be composed of a plurality of members. Further, the conductive member can be formed so as to reach the back surface of the game board member through a through hole formed in the game board member, for example.
In the present invention, the conductive member connected to the guide rail R is turned to the back side of the game board member, and the conductive member located on the back side of the game board member and a pressing member for holding the back portion of the game board member The ground is taken from the back side by making contact with.

According to the present invention, since the holding member is also used as a member for grounding, it is possible to reduce the number of parts, and to ground the front of the game board member constituting the game area 120. Since the above devices need not be arranged, the design area of the game board 110 can be expanded.
Here, the conductive member may be continuous from a front surface of the game board member to a back surface of the game board member via a bottom surface. By forming in this manner, mounting of the conductive member can be facilitated.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, in the game machine provided with a game board, the design area of a game board can be prevented from being restricted by the apparatus for static elimination.

It is an appearance front view of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view of a game board unit and a machine frame. It is a front schematic view of the game board of a pachinko machine. It is a rear view of a game board unit. FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line VV of FIG. 4.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In this specification, the front and rear (front and rear), left and right (side), and up and down (planar bottom) directions of the respective components provided on the pachinko machine P are obtained by fixing the respective components to the pachinko machine P. It indicates the direction when the pachinko machine P is viewed from the front in the state.

(External configuration of pachinko machine P)
The gaming machine according to the present embodiment is a pachinko machine P that uses gaming balls as gaming media. Although not particularly shown, in a game arcade where a pachinko machine P is generally installed, a plurality of pachinko machines P are arranged side by side in an installation area of a game machine called an island, and a game ball is provided. A game ball rental device (not shown) for lending is installed adjacent to each pachinko machine P. Each pachinko machine P is connected to a corresponding game ball rental device.
The gaming ball lending device is capable of inserting a storage medium (card) in which value information necessary for inserting bills and lending gaming balls is stored. Then, after inserting a bill (or inserting a card) into the game ball lending device and performing a predetermined operation on the pachinko machine P, the game ball lending device R can receive the lending of the game ball. It has become.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pachinko machine P according to the present embodiment includes a machine frame F1 having a hollow portion, which is a rectangular frame fixed to an island, and a hinge mechanism (particularly, a hinge mechanism). (Not shown), which is a square frame body that can be freely opened and closed by a body frame F2 having a hollow portion, and is attached to this body frame F2 by a hinge mechanism (not shown) so as to be freely opened and closed. And a front door D having an opening (not particularly shown) formed in the front.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a game board unit 1 including a game board 110 forming a game area 120 and a set plate 100 arranged behind the game board 110 is housed in the hollow portion of the main body frame F2. Have been. In FIG. 2, the configuration of the board of the game board 110 is omitted. The set plate 100 is for mounting a control device 800 (see FIG. 4) for controlling the operation of the pachinko machine P, a liquid crystal display device 210 (see FIGS. 3 and 4) for displaying images, and the like. As shown in FIG. 2, two V-shaped main body pressing plates 40 in a plan view are attached to the left side of the machine casing F1 so as to be vertically arranged. When the main body frame F2 is closed with respect to the machine frame F1, the main body pressing plate 40 presses the rear surface of the set plate 100. A grounding metal plate 20 for discharging is attached to the lower left portion of the game board unit 1, which will be described later.

As shown in FIG. 1, the front door D has a transparent plate 400 covering the opening, an upper plate 600 and a receiver 700 located below the transparent plate 400 and capable of receiving game balls, and a right side of the receiver 700. There is provided an operation handle 500 mounted on the side for performing a shooting operation of a game ball, and a speaker SP located at a lower left portion.
In this pachinko machine P, when the main frame F2 is closed with respect to the machine frame F1 and the front door D is further closed, the transparent plate 400 is located in front of the game board 110. Thereby, the game board 110 located behind can be visually recognized through the transparent plate 400.

Game balls lent out from a ball lending machine (not shown) and prize balls paid out from the pachinko machine P are guided to the upper plate 600. When the upper plate 600 is full of game balls, the prize balls paid out from the pachinko machine P are guided to the lower plate 700. The lower plate 700 is provided with an opening / closing lever (not shown). By operating the opening / closing lever, a discharge port provided at the bottom of the lower plate 700 is opened, and the game balls accumulated in the lower plate 700 are removed. It can be discharged outside.
The operation handle 500 is for launching a game ball, and is formed so as to be rotatable by a player. Here, the upper plate 600 is provided with a supply passage (not shown) for supplying game balls to a game ball launching device (not shown), and the game balls of the upper plate 600 are supplied from the supply passage to the launch device. When the player rotates the operation handle 500 to perform a firing operation, a game ball is fired by a firing mechanism (not shown) with an intensity corresponding to the rotation angle of the operation handle 500.

  The game board 110 is a transparent acrylic plate, and a guide rail R including a metal outer rail R1 and an inner rail R2 is provided on the board surface of the game board 110, as shown in FIGS. . The area divided into a substantially circular shape by the guide rail R forms a game area 120. Further, in the area on the left side of the game area 120, a launch path for the game ball is formed between the outer rail R1 and the inner rail R2, and the game ball fired from the firing mechanism has a sufficient firing strength. In such a case, the vehicle goes up in the firing path along the outer rail R1 and is discharged into the game area 120 from the upper left of the game area 120.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the game area 120 includes a first game area 121, which is an area on the left side when viewed from the player facing the pachinko machine P, and an area on the right side when viewed from the player facing the pachinko machine P. And a certain second game area 122. These two game areas 120 differ in the possibility of entering a game ball depending on the firing intensity of the firing device. Specifically, when the launching intensity of the launching device is less than the predetermined intensity (in such a degree that the game ball fired by the launching device does not reach the highest point of the gaming area 120), the gaming ball is placed in the first gaming region. Enter 121. On the other hand, when the launching intensity of the launching device is equal to or higher than the predetermined intensity (the intensity at which the game ball fired by the launching device can reach the highest point of the gaming area 120), the gaming ball is placed in the second gaming area 121. To enter.

As shown in FIG. 3, a windmill and a large number of nails for making the flowing direction of the game balls irregular are provided in the game area 120, a general winning opening 140 into which the game balls can enter, and a starting port. First starting winning opening 150 and second starting winning opening 160 as regions, gate 200 through which game balls can pass, attacker device 170 that operates when predetermined conditions are satisfied, and guides game balls out of game region 120. Out port 190 is provided.
The display screen 211 of the liquid crystal display device 210 fixed to the set board 100 is located at the center of the game area 120, and the display screen 211 can be visually recognized through the transparent game board 110.

  In the present embodiment, the second starting winning opening 160 is a second starting winning opening 160A arranged side by side to the right of the first starting winning opening 150, and the gate 200 is located to the right of the second starting winning opening 160A. And a second starting winning opening 160B arranged below the second starting winning opening 160B. The first starting winning opening 150 and the second starting winning opening 160A can receive game balls flowing down the first game area 121, and are alternately arranged by the distribution device 250 for distributing the received game balls left and right. The game ball is formed so as to be able to enter the ball. Since the distribution device 250 cannot accept a game ball flowing down the first game region 122, the game ball flowing down the second game region 122 is directed to the first start winning opening 150 and the second start winning opening 160A. You can not enter the ball.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the second start winning opening 160B is provided with a pair of movable pieces 161 that can be opened and closed left and right. When the movable piece 161 is closed, the second starting winning opening 160B is provided for a game ball. Can not accept. On the other hand, when the movable piece 161 is opened, the opened movable piece 161 functions as a guide member for guiding a game ball flowing down the first game area 121 or the second game area 122 toward the second start winning opening 160B. This makes it easy for game balls to enter the second start winning opening 160B.

  The configuration of the movable piece 161 is not particularly limited. For example, a pair of blade members that rotate left and right around an axis perpendicular to the game board 110 to open and close the second starting winning opening 160, A shutter that pivots in the front-rear direction about a horizontal axis to open and close the second start winning opening 160 may be used, or a shutter that slides up and down to open and close the second start winning opening 160. You may comprise by a member.

  When a game ball enters the first start winning opening 150 or the second start winning opening 160, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out and a jackpot for determining whether or not to execute a special game in which the special winning opening 180 is opened. A lottery will be held. In addition, the special game is provided with a plurality of types, each of which has a different number of times and opening time of the special winning opening 180, a difference in a game state to be shifted to after the end of the special game, and the like. It is determined by a lottery of a special symbol that determines one special symbol from a plurality of types of special symbols associated with each special game.

Here, as shown in FIG. 3, a first special symbol display device is a device for displaying various situations regarding the game in a lower right portion of the game board 110 and outside the game area 120. 300, a second special symbol display device 310, a normal symbol display device 320, a first special symbol reservation display device 330, a second special symbol reservation display device 340, and a normal symbol reservation display device 350 are provided.
Then, when a game ball enters the first start winning opening 150, the first special symbol display device 300 performs a special symbol change display for a predetermined time, and the second starting winning opening 160 (second starting winning opening 160A). When the game ball enters the second start winning opening 160B), the second special symbol display device 310 performs a variable display of the special symbol for a predetermined time. During this time, a fluctuation effect is performed on the liquid crystal display device 210. Then, after the elapse of the predetermined time, the variable display of the first special symbol display device 300 or the second special symbol display device 310 stops, and the special symbol indicating the result of the jackpot lottery is stopped and displayed. When a predetermined special game has been won, the special symbol associated with the special game is stopped and displayed, and in the case of a loss, the predetermined symbol associated with the loss is stopped and displayed. Also in the liquid crystal display device 210, the symbol fluctuation is stopped, and the symbol corresponding to the lottery result is stopped and displayed. When the special symbol associated with the special game is stopped and displayed, the special game is started.

  Also, here, while the special symbol is being displayed on the first special symbol display device 300 or the second special symbol display device 310 or during the execution of the special game, the first start winning opening 150 or the second When a game ball enters the starting winning opening 160, the fact is stored (reserved), and the storage number (reserved number) based on the entering of the game ball into the first starting winning opening 150 is the first special figure. The number of reserves based on the entry of game balls into the second start winning opening 160 is displayed on the second special drawing hold display device 340 on the hold display device 330, respectively. For example, the number of suspended lamps is reported by the number of lit lamps. Then, when the variable display of the special symbol ends or the special game ends, the lottery of the jackpot and the lottery of the special symbol are performed based on the hold. A maximum of four reservations can be made, and when a jackpot lottery and a special symbol lottery are performed based on the reservation, the number of reservations is reduced, and accordingly, the first special figure reservation display device 330 and the second special figure reservation display The display on device 340 is also reduced.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the gate 200 is provided diagonally above and to the right of the distribution device 250. When the game ball passes through the gate 200, a lottery is performed to determine whether or not to open the movable piece 161 provided in the above-described second starting winning opening 160B and open the second starting winning opening 160B. This lottery is performed as a lottery of a normal symbol that determines one normal symbol from a plurality of types of normal symbols respectively associated with opening (winning) and non-opening (losing) of the second start winning opening 160B. When the result of the lottery is a hit, the movable piece 161 is opened for a predetermined time, and the second start winning opening 160B is opened.

  When a game ball passes through the gate 200, the normal symbol display device 320 shown in FIG. 3 performs a normal symbol change display for a predetermined time. After the elapse of the fluctuating time, the fluctuating display of the ordinary symbol display device 320 is stopped, and the ordinary symbol indicating the result of the ordinary symbol lottery is stopped and displayed. That is, in the case of a hit, the normal symbol associated with the hit is stopped and displayed, and in the case of a loss, a predetermined symbol associated with the loss is stopped and displayed. When the normal symbol associated with the hit is stopped and displayed, the second start winning opening 160B is opened. When the second start winning opening 160B is open, more game balls can be allowed to enter the second starting winning opening 160, the chance of receiving a jackpot lottery increases, and the second starting winning opening 160B. Can be brought into an advantageous state as compared with the case where is not opened.

  Here, when a game ball passes through the gate 200 while the normal symbol display device 320 is performing the variable display of the normal symbol, up to four balls are held as described above, and the normal symbol hold display The number of holds is displayed on the device 350. Then, when the variable display of the ordinary symbols is finished, the ordinary symbols are drawn based on the suspension, the number of the retained symbols is reduced, and the display of the ordinary symbol holding display device 350 is reduced.

  The attacker device 170 is provided diagonally above and to the right of the gate 200 as shown in FIG. The attacker device 170 includes a special winning opening 180 through which a game ball can enter, and an opening / closing door 181 that opens and closes the special winning opening 180. In the normal state, since the opening / closing door 181 is closed and the special winning opening 180 is closed, it is impossible to enter game balls into the special winning opening 180, but the above-mentioned special game is executed. The opening and closing door 181 opens and the special winning opening 180 is opened, and the opening and closing door 181 functions as a guide member for guiding the game ball to the special winning opening 180, so that the entering of the game ball into the special winning opening 180 can be prevented. It becomes possible. When a game ball enters the special winning opening 180, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out.

As shown in FIG. 3, the out opening 190 is provided at the lowermost portion of the game area 120, and includes a general winning opening 140, a sorting device 250 (a first starting winning opening 150 and a second starting winning opening 160), and The game balls that have not entered any of the special winning openings 180 are accepted. Then, the game balls received in the out port 190 are guided to the back side of the game board 110 and collected.
In addition, game balls that have entered the general winning opening 140, the first starting winning opening 150, the second starting winning opening 160, and the special winning opening 180 are also guided to the back side of the game board 110 and collected.

On the display screen 211 of the liquid crystal display device 210, in addition to displaying a background image, an effect symbol (dummy symbol) is variably displayed as a part of a predetermined effect mode. Then, according to the stop display mode of each effect symbol, the result of the lottery of the special symbol or the lottery of the normal symbol is notified to the player.
In addition to the liquid crystal display device 210 described above, in addition to the above-described liquid crystal display device 210, as a device for performing effects provided on the game board 110, effects are provided by a movable member device, or effects are produced by emitting light in various colors and light emission patterns. A game board effect lamp or the like may be provided.

  The ground metal plate 20 is for removing static electricity generated on the game ball, the guide rail R, and the like, and as shown in FIG. 2, a horizontal plate 20A, a front plate 20B rising from a front end of the horizontal plate 20A, and a horizontal plate. And a rear plate 20C rising from the rear end of the plate 20A. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the ground metal plate 20 is attached to the lower left of the game board unit 1, and the horizontal plate 20 </ b> A is mounted on the game board unit 1 attached to the game board unit 1. The front board 20B is located on the bottom side of the board unit 1, the front board 20B is located on the front side of the gaming board unit 1, and the rear board 20C is located on the back side of the gaming board unit 1.

  Specifically, in a state where the set plate 100 and the game board 110 are integrated, the ground sheet metal 20 is horizontally placed on the notches 101 and 111 (see FIG. 2) provided on the lower end surfaces of the set board 100 and the game board 110. The board 20A is fitted and attached, and as shown in FIG. 5, the set board 100 and the game board 110 are sandwiched between the front board 20B and the rear board 20C. As shown in FIG. 3, the front plate 20B abutting on the front of the game board 110 is connected to the outer rail R1 via a conductive connecting member 21 such as a metal foil or a metal plate. Further, the rear plate 20 </ b> C abutting on the rear surface of the set plate 100 is covered from the rear side by a seating metal plate 30 as shown in FIG. 4. By fixing the seat metal plate 30 to the set plate 100 with the fixing screw 31, the ground metal plate 20 is fixed to the game board unit 1.

  When the main body frame F2 is closed with the game board unit 1 to which the ground metal plate 20 is attached fixed to the main body frame F2, as shown in FIG. 5, the seating metal plate 30 is provided with a main body pressing plate 40 provided on the machine frame F1. Abut. When the main body frame F2 is completely closed, the seating metal plate 30 and the main body pressing plate 40 come into close contact with each other due to the elasticity of the main body pressing plate 40. Although not shown, the main body pressing plate 40 is connected to the ground of the pachinko machine P, and the static electricity collected on the seating metal plate 30 via the connecting member 21 and the ground metal plate 20 is transferred from the main body pressing plate 40 to the ground. It will be discharged.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the ground metal plate 20 connected to the guide rail R is turned to the rear side via the bottom surface of the game board unit 1, and the ground metal plate 20 is indirectly connected to the ground metal plate 20 via the seat metal plate 30. Earthing is performed by bringing the game board unit 1 into contact with a main body pressing plate 40 for holding the game board unit 1. That is, the main body pressing plate 40 located on the back side of the game board unit 1 is also used as a member for grounding. By forming in this manner, the number of parts can be saved, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  In addition, since the ground metal plate 20 need only be fitted into the game board unit 1 from below and screwed down, there is no need to perform complicated wiring work. Further, since the seating sheet metal 30 for collecting the ground is arranged on the back surface of the game board unit 1, the design area of the game board can be expanded as compared with the case where the ground is taken from the front side of the game board 110. Further, since the set plate 100 and the game board 110 are sandwiched by the ground sheet metal 20 and the seat plate 30 is fixed to the set plate 100 so as to cover the ground sheet metal 20 from the rear side, the set plate 100 and the game board are provided. The fixing to the set plate 100 can be improved while the fixing with the 110 can be strengthened.

The seating metal plate 30 not only removes static electricity generated on the game ball and the guide rail R, but also includes other components of the pachinko machine P on a grounding screw 32 (see FIG. 4) provided on the seating metal plate 30. By electrically connecting the parts (for example, a production accessory), other components can be grounded.
The connection member 21 may be a harness, and the connection member 21 may be connected to both the outer rail R1 and the inner rail R2. Further, the connecting member 21 and the earth metal plate 20 may be formed integrally, or the rear plate 20C of the earth metal plate 20 and the seating metal plate 30 may be formed integrally.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the earth metal plate 20 is formed to have a substantially U-shaped cross section from the front surface to the rear surface through the bottom surface of the game board unit 1. The guide rail R may be grounded on the back side of the game board unit 1 by passing through a through hole penetrating from the front side to the back side of the game board unit 1.
Here, the machine casing F1 in the above embodiment corresponds to the frame of the present invention, and the main body pressing plate 40 in the above embodiment corresponds to the pressing member of the present invention. The game board unit in the above-described embodiment corresponds to a game board member of the present invention, and the ground sheet metal 20, the connecting member 21, and the seating sheet metal 30 in the above-described embodiment correspond to a conductive member of the present invention.

P Pachinko machine (game machine) 1 Game board unit (game board member)
Reference Signs List 20 ground metal plate (conductive member) 20A horizontal plate 20B front plate 20C rear plate 21 connecting member (conductive member) 30 seating metal plate (conductive member)
40 body pressing plate (holding member) 50 door frame 100 set plate 110 game board F1 machine frame (frame) R guide rail

Claims (1)

A game machine comprising a game board member provided with a guide rail having conductivity and having a guide rail for guiding a game ball to a frame installed in a game hall,
The frame has an urging force toward the game board member, and a presser for pressing the game board member by a plate-shaped pressing portion that is elastically deformed against the urging force when the game board member is accommodated. With members,
The game board member is electrically connected to the guide rail, a conductive member having a plate-shaped contact portion disposed along the back surface of the game board member is attached,
The pressing member is electrically connected to the ground of the gaming machine, and when the gaming board member is accommodated in the frame, the pressing section presses the gaming board member and elastically deforms the pressing section to form the pressing section. A gaming machine, wherein the contact portion is in close contact with the contact portion.

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