JP6675869B2 - Game board unit - Google Patents

Description

  BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game board unit that can be replaced with a ball game machine such as a pachinko game machine, an arrangement ball game machine, a sparrow ball game machine, and the like.

  A ball-and-ball game machine such as a pachinko game machine generally has a square frame-shaped machine frame (also referred to as an outer frame) and a pivot supported on one side edge of the machine frame so as to be rotatable (openable and closable) in a horizontal plane. A main body frame (also referred to as a game machine main body or a game board mounting frame, a mechanism board, etc.), a game board detachably mounted on the front face of the main body frame, and a game board covering the front face of the game board. A front frame (also referred to as a transparent plate holding frame, a glass frame or a front door) rotatably supported on one side edge of the main body frame so as to be rotatable in a horizontal plane. , A ball payout device, a prize ball tank, and the like. The front frame is provided with a transparent plate, a ball plate, a hit ball firing handle, and the like. Further, a locking device is provided on the other side edge of the main frame so that the main frame and the machine frame can be locked in a closed state by the locking device, and the main frame and the front frame are closed. So that it can be locked. Then, by inserting a specific key into a keyhole provided on the front surface of the front frame and rotating the cylinder lock in one direction, the main frame and the front frame are unlocked and the front frame is opened forward. By rotating the cylinder lock in the opposite direction, the main frame and the machine frame are unlocked and the main frame can be opened forward.

  In recent years, pachinko gaming machines are configured such that game boards can be replaced from the viewpoint of recycling and economy. For example, in pachinko gaming machines disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2 below, a clamp provided on a main body frame is used. By operating the device, the gaming board can be replaced from the front side of the gaming machine.

By the way, in general, a game board is provided with a large number of nails, variable winning openings, windmills, etc. in a game area surrounded by a ball guiding rail on the front, and a large liquid crystal display device or an electric motor called a gimmick. There is a large-scale production device of the type, and such a production device tends to be larger and larger in order to make the game have an impact and to enhance the entertainment.
In addition, a control board for controlling such a liquid crystal display device and a rendering device, and a control board such as a main board (main control board) for controlling opening and closing of a variable winning opening are generally as shown in FIG. It is arranged on the back of the game board.

JP 2010-22591 A JP 2013-85804 A

  By the way, in general, the overall size of a pachinko game machine is limited to a certain width or depth, and therefore, a sufficient space for providing a large-scale production device on the game board can be secured as described above. In particular, there is a problem that the control board on the back of the game board becomes a hindrance when providing a large-sized and deep-effect device.

  Further, as is well known, the main control board provided for opening and closing the variable winning opening with a predetermined probability in response to a winning signal from a specific winning opening is a board having a function that affects the result of the game. Yes, since it is a board that controls critical control that is directly connected to whether it is advantageous or disadvantageous to the player, it has been conventionally fixed on the back side of the game board to prevent unauthorized modification such as replacing ROM. It is provided in the provided sealing case. However, if the main control board is provided on the back of the game board as in the past, the game board cannot be seen unless the game board is turned upside down, so that it takes time to check for unauthorized modification. there were.

The game board unit according to the present invention is intended to solve the above-mentioned problem, and a transparent sealing case is fixed so as to be located below a lower edge of the game board, and a variable winning opening provided in the game board is provided. A main control board that controls opening and closing operations is housed in the sealing case, and the main control board is visually recognized from the front.
Further, the present invention is characterized in that in the above-mentioned gaming board unit, a ball discharge path such as an out ball discharge path or a winning ball discharge path is provided on the back side of the sealed case. By providing the ball discharge path in the game board unit in this manner, the out ball and the safe ball are directly discharged out of the machine, and there is no need to pass through another path from the game board unit. The design of the winning ball discharge path can be freely changed according to the configuration of the game board.

Since the dead space below the conventional game board can be effectively used for arranging the control board, it is possible to provide a large-sized effect device having a sufficient depth with a sufficient margin.
Further, since the main control board can be visually recognized from the front surface, it is possible to easily inspect the presence or absence of unauthorized modification without any trouble.

The perspective view which looked at the game board unit concerning the present invention from the right side. The perspective view which looked at the game board unit concerning the present invention from the left side. The longitudinal section of the game board unit concerning the present invention. The exploded perspective view of the game board unit concerning the present invention. The exploded perspective view which looked at the game board unit concerning the present invention from the back side. The exploded perspective view of the case body of the game board unit concerning the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a sealing case mounting portion of the game board unit according to the present invention. An exploded perspective view of a game board unit and a housing according to the present invention. The perspective view of the case concerning the present invention. The horizontal sectional view at the time of assembling the game board unit which concerns on this invention to a housing | casing. FIG. 3 is a horizontal sectional view when the game board unit according to the present invention is assembled to a housing. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention when a front frame is opened. 1 is an external perspective view of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention.

As shown in exploded perspective views in FIGS. 4 and 5, the game board unit 1 according to the present invention has a game board 2 formed into a plate shape with a synthetic resin, and a box shape that is longer than the game board 2. And a case body 3 made of synthetic resin having an open front surface.
As shown in FIG. 1, the game board 2 has a game ball receiving frame 4 made of synthetic resin and a game ball guiding rail 5 made of stainless steel fixed to the outer peripheral portion of the front surface. A large number of nails 6, windmills 7, lights 8, passing chuckers 9, starting winning openings 10, ordinary winning openings 10a, variable winning openings 11, out-ball discharge openings 12, and the like are provided in the game area. In addition, a large-sized and deep effect device 13 is provided at the center of the game board 2, and the effect device 13 has a disc-shaped movable body 13a and an animal-shaped movable body 13a on both sides thereof in a wide internal space that can be seen from the front. The movable bodies 13b are provided so as to make complicated movements by motors. Note that a liquid crystal display device 13c is provided behind these movable members. Further, a pair of bearing pieces 15a, 15b is protrudingly provided on the upper and lower portions of the left side edge of the game board 2. The arrangement of the nail 6, the windmill 7, the illuminator 8, the passing chucker 9, the starting winning opening 10, the variable winning opening 11, the rendering device 13, and the like varies depending on the model. Omitted.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, the lower edge 30 of the case body 3 is cut away in order to avoid interference with a ball firing device described later, and the lower edge 31 of the right side is described later. It is formed in a concave shape in order to avoid interference with the power supply device and the game ball payout board. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a vertical groove-shaped concave portion 32 is formed in the rear part on the right side of the case body 3 in order to avoid interference with a ball dispensing device described later. A partial concave portion 33 is formed on the upper edge to avoid interference with a dispensing ball tank described later. Reference numeral 34 denotes a boss formed to fix the assembly plate 20 described below.

  As shown in FIG. 6, a horizontally long plate-like assembling plate 20 is fixed to a lower edge portion of the front opening of the case body 3 by inserting a screw into a through hole 20 a in a peripheral edge portion. As shown in FIG. 7, the assembling plate 20 has a curved surface portion 20b formed at one end thereof so as to match the lower edge portion 30, and a frame-shaped portion formed at the upper edge portion so as to match the out ball discharge port 12. 20c is formed, a meandering passage forming portion 26a extending downward from the frame-like portion 20c is formed on the back surface, and a bent passage forming portion 27a is formed adjacent to the passage forming portion 26a. In addition, a passage component 26b and a passage component 27b that can match the passage component 26a and the passage component 27a are formed on the surface of the plate member 28, and the plate member 28 is screwed to the back surface of the assembly plate 20. . As a result, an out-ball discharge path 26 (shown in FIG. 3) communicating with the out-ball discharge port 12 is formed on the back side of the assembly plate 20 by the passage component 26a and the passage component 26b. Further, a winning ball discharging path (not shown) communicating with the starting winning port 10, the variable winning port 11 and the like is formed on the back side of the assembly plate 20 by the passage constituting portion 27a and the passage constituting portion 27b. For this reason, the out ball discharged from the lower end 26c of the out ball discharge path 26 and the safe ball discharged from the lower end 27c of the winning ball discharge path are directly out of the machine (the out ball set on the island platform of the game arcade). Tank). This eliminates the need for the game board unit to pass through another path, so that the out ball discharge path and the winning ball discharge path can be freely designed according to the game board.

  Further, a sealing case 21 made of synthetic resin is fixed to the front surface of the assembly plate 20 by passing a screw through a through hole 22. The sealing case 21 is formed of a transparent plastic plate on the front side so that the inside can be seen through. Then, a main control board 23 is provided in the sealing case 21. The main control board 23 is advantageous to the player, such that when the game ball wins a specific winning opening such as the starting winning opening 10 or the like, the variable winning opening 11 is opened and closed with a predetermined probability in response to the winning signal. Make important controls that are disadvantageous. Note that the sealing case 21 is provided with a sealing pin 24 so that once opened, a trace remains outside. Reference numeral 25 denotes an input / output connector of the main control board 23.

  The case body 3 is formed by inserting screws into a plurality of through holes 3a formed on the opening edge, and screwing the screws into screw holes 2a formed on the back surface of the game board 2, thereby forming a back surface of the game board 2. Is fixed so as to cover Thus, the sealing case 21 is located below the lower edge of the game board 2 as shown in FIGS. Therefore, the main control board 23 in the sealing case 21 is visible from the front. As shown by the two-dot line in FIG. 3, the case body 3 forms a large accommodation space 37 on the back side of the game board 2, and the accommodation space on the back side of the sealed case 21 is continuous with the accommodation space 37. 38 are formed. For this reason, as described above, it is possible to accommodate the large-sized and deep-drawing effect device 13 and its driving mechanism, and to secure a space for hiding the movable body 13b inside. Further, even a board such as a display control board or an effect control board which is not provided with a function that influences the result of the game can be accommodated in these accommodation spaces 37 and 38 with a margin.

  Next, the configuration of the housing 40 in which the gaming board unit 1 is exchangeably incorporated will be described with reference to FIGS. The housing 40 is formed by pressing an iron plate into a vertically long rectangular shape having an open front so that it can be fixed to an island stand in a game arcade, and a curtain plate 41 is fixed to a lower edge of the front. A screw leg 42 is provided on the rear lower edge portion so that the height can be adjusted, and the screw leg 42 prevents the housing 40 from falling backward. 39 is a piece of wood, such as plywood, into which a nail can be driven. By providing the piece of wood on the upper side and the lower side of the housing 40, the housing 40 can be fixed to the island stand by the nail. I have.

  A pair of receiving fittings 43a, 43b are fixed to the inner surface of the left side of the housing 40, and support shafts 44a, 44b projecting from the bearing pieces 15a, 15b are protruded from the receiving fittings. Stop pieces 45a and 45b are fixed slightly behind the fittings 43a and 43b. Further, clamp devices 46a and 46b for holding the game board 2 near the right edge of the housing 40 are provided. It should be noted that a guide member 47 formed in an inclined shape protrudes so as to contact the lower edge portion of the game board 2 at substantially the same height as the clamp device 46b. Further, a pair of fixing base members 48a and 48b for fixing a multi-axis hinge, which will be described later, are fixed to the upper and lower portions of the left side edge of the housing 40.

A ball launching device 49, a case-attached relay board 50, and a case-attached ball lending control board 51 are fixed to the lower left corner of the housing 40 in this order from the front. Reference numeral 52 denotes a lead wire storage groove. As shown in FIG. 9, a transparent sealing case 53 made of plastic and a power supply device 54 are fixedly mounted in the lower right corner of the housing 40 in this order from the front side. A ball payout control board 56 for controlling 55 is provided. In addition, a vertically long ball dispensing device 55 is fixedly provided at the right rear corner inside the housing 40, and a dispensing ball tank 58 is provided on the upper edge deep portion of the housing 40. A ball discharge gutter 57 extending forward from the lower end portion is provided, and a ball outlet 59 at the downstream front end of the ball discharge gutter 57 is exposed on the front surface of the housing 40 above the ball discharge control board case 53. Is provided. In addition, an external communication connector 60 is provided at the inner edge of the upper edge of the housing 40 alongside the payout ball tank 58. A power supply box 61 containing a power switch and a fuse is fixedly provided on the upper right side edge of the housing 40. Reference numeral 62 denotes a lead wire storage groove. In addition, engagement pieces 63a and 63b are provided at upper and lower portions of a right edge of the housing 40. Further, a slope-shaped guide member 64 is protrudingly provided directly below the engagement piece 63a.
As described above, the ball launching device 49, the relay board 50, the ball rental control board 51, and the ball payout control board case which do not need to be replaced together with the game board unit 1 when the game board unit 1 is replaced in the housing 30. Non-replaceable parts such as 53, a power supply device 54, a ball payout device 55, and devices associated therewith are fixedly provided.

  When the game board unit 1 is incorporated into the housing 40, the game board unit 1 is first inserted into the bearing pieces 15a, 15b by inserting the support shafts 44a, 44b into the support pieces 15a, 15b as shown in FIG. The game console unit 1 is hinged so as to be openable and closable around the fulcrums 44a and 44b, and then the game board unit 1 is rotated in the direction of the arrow. As a result, the game board unit 1 is supported on the guide member 47, and the upper and lower edges on the free end side of the game board 2 are grasped and pushed into the clamp devices 46a and 46b, respectively. It is fixed in the housing 30 as shown in FIGS. At this time, since the concave portion 32 is formed in the case body 3, the case body 3 is accommodated without colliding with the ball payout device 55 as shown in FIG. A sealing case 21 containing the main control board 23 is located below the gaming board 2, and a sealing case 53 containing the ball payout control board 56 is located next to the sealing case 21. By arranging the sealing case 21 and the sealing case 53 adjacent to each other, not only the main control board 23 but also the ball payout control board 56 can be visually recognized from the front surface, and the inspection becomes easy.

  Next, the configuration of the front frame 70 will be described with reference to FIGS. The front frame 70 holds a transparent plate 71 made of a multi-layer glass capable of covering the front surface of the game board 2, and is provided with a hit ball supply device 72 and a relay board case 73 on the back side of the lower part, and on the front surface thereof. An upper ball receiving tray 74 and a lower ball receiving tray 75 are integrally provided, and a hitting / launching operation handle 76 protrudes from the lower right side of the front frame 70. Reference numeral 82a denotes a ball lending operation button, and reference numeral 82b denotes a return operation button for a storage medium such as a card. Reference numeral 83 denotes a slide-type operation button provided on the front surface of the front frame 70 so as to guide game balls in the upper ball tray 74 to the lower ball tray 75. Further, a ball entrance 84 is opened on the back side of the lower part of the front frame 70 so as to face the ball exit 59 of the ball payout gutter 57, and the ball entrance 84 communicates with the upper ball tray 74, and a prize ball is formed. It is paid out to the upper ball receiving tray 74. Reference numeral 85 denotes a ball receiving port opened on the back side of a lower portion of the front frame 70 for guiding a foul ball falling along the game ball guiding rail 5 to the lower ball receiving tray 75. The game balls in the upper ball tray 74 are supplied one by one to the ball launching device 49 by passing through the hitting ball supply device 72, and are launched by the ball launching device 49 along the game ball guiding rail 5, The game area is reached.

  A pair of multiaxial hinges 77a and 77b are provided at the upper and lower portions of the left edge of the front frame 70, and the multiaxial hinges 77a and 77b are fixed to the fixing base members 48a and 48b. The frame 70 is hinged to the housing 30 so that it can be opened and closed. An upward projection 86 is provided on the rear surface of the front frame 70 so as to face the guide member 64, and the upward projection 86 rides on the guide member 64 when the front frame 70 is closed. This allows the heavy front frame 70 to be easily closed by the housing 30. Reference numeral 87 denotes an elastic projection provided on the rear upper edge of the front frame 70 so as to come into contact with the front surface of the game board 2 when closed.

  Further, a locking device 78 is provided on the right side edge of the front frame 70, and a predetermined key is inserted into a cylinder lock 79 having a key hole opened on the front surface of the front frame 70 and rotated, so that the locking device 78 is locked. The hooks 80a and 80b are engaged with and disengaged from the engagement pieces 63a and 63b so that the front frame 70 can be locked in the closed state shown in FIG. In addition, a case portion 81 protruding forward is formed at an upper portion of the front frame 70, and an effect device can be appropriately provided in the case portion 81.

As described above, in the gaming board unit 1 according to the present invention, the sealing case 21 containing the main control board 23 is provided so as to be located below the lower edge of the gaming board 2, so that the back side of the gaming board 2 is provided. Since the installation space of the main control board can be used to install the effect device, the large and deeper effect device than before can be provided with a margin, making the game more interesting and powerful than before Can be something.
In addition, it is also possible to provide a board such as an effect control board other than the main control board 23 and a display control board on the back side of the sealing case 21, so that a larger effect device can be accommodated in the case body 3. It can be used as a space to gain.
Further, since the main control board 23 can be visually recognized only by opening the front frame 70, it is easy to find an unauthorized modification and the inspection becomes easy.
Further, by providing a ball discharge path such as an out ball discharge path 26 and a winning ball discharge path 27 on the back side of the sealing case 21, the position of the ball discharge path is adjusted in accordance with the configuration of various effect devices provided on the game board 2. Changes and the like can be made easily.

In addition, the game board unit according to the present invention is not limited to the effect device shown in this embodiment, and the game board 2 can be provided with various large-scale effect devices and an electronic display of a liquid crystal display device. Also, the variable winning opening 11 is not limited to the one shown in this embodiment, and various winning openings, such as an open / closed blade type, which can change the size in which a game ball can win can be provided. Further, the housing 40 does not necessarily have to be formed in a box shape.
Further, the back side of the game board 2 does not necessarily have to be covered with the case body 3, and the sealing case 21 is fixed to the lower edge of the game board 2 so that the sealing case 21 is positioned below the lower edge of the game board. It may be located.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... game board unit, 2 ... game board, 2a ... screw hole, 3 ... case body, 3a ... through-hole, 4 ... game ball receiving frame, 5 ... game ball guide rail, 6 ... nail, 7 ... windmill, 8 ... electric Decoration: 9: Passing chucker, 10: Starting winning opening, 10a: Normal winning opening, 11: Variable winning opening, 12: Out ball discharge opening, 13: Directing device, 13a, 13b: Moving body, 13c: Liquid crystal display device, 15a, 15b: bearing piece, 20: assembly plate, 20a: through hole, 20b: curved surface portion, 20c: frame portion, 21: sealing case, 22: through hole, 23: main control board, 24: sealing pin 25, an input / output connector, 26, an out-ball discharge path, 26a, 27a, 26b, 27b, a passage component, 26c, 27c, a lower end, 28, a plate member, 30, 3 ... lower edge part, 32 ... concave part, 33 ... concave part, 37, 38 ... accommodation space, 39 ... piece of wood, 40 ... housing, 41 ... curtain plate, 42 ... screw leg, 43a, 43b ... metal fittings, 44a, 44b: Support shaft, 45a, 45b: Stop piece, 46a, 46b: Clamping device, 47: Guide member, 48a, 48b: Fixing base member, 49: Ball launching device, 50: Relay board, 51: Ball lending control Substrate, 52: Lead wire storage groove, 53: Sealing case, 54: Power supply device, 55: Ball dispensing device, 56: Ball dispensing control board, 57: Ball dispensing gutter, 58: Dispensing ball tank, 59: Ball exit, Reference numeral 60: external communication connector, 61: power supply box, 62: lead wire storage groove, 63a, 63b: engagement piece, 64: guide member, 70: front frame, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Transparent plate, 72 ... Ball supply device, 73 ... Relay board case, 74 ... Upper ball saucer, 75 ... Lower ball saucer, 76 ... Handle for shot launch operation, 77a, 77b ... Multi-axis hinge, 78 ... Locking device, 79: cylinder lock, 80a, 80b: hook, 81: case part, 83: operation button, 84: ball entrance, 85: ball socket, 86: upward projection, 87: elastic projection

Claims (1)

An effect device provided with a movable body driven by a drive mechanism and a variable winning port are provided on the game board, and a transparent sealing case is fixed so as to be located below a lower edge of the game board, and the variable winning port is provided. The main control board is accommodated in the sealed case so that the main control board can be visually recognized from the front, and the case is a box that is longer than the game board and has an open front. By fixing the body so as to cover the back surface of the game board, a series of large accommodation spaces are formed on the back side of the game board and the back side of the sealing case, and the effect device and its driving mechanism are accommodated in the accommodation space. game board unit, characterized in that the so that.

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