JP6889929B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine in which a front frame and a middle frame are formed so as to be openable and closable.

As one of the conventionally known gaming machines, there is a pachinko machine that plays a game using a gaming ball. The pachinko machine is configured such that the game balls are sequentially repelled by the operation of the player, and the repelled game balls flow down the game area formed on the game board. In the game area, various devices such as a winning device that performs a predetermined operation when the game ball wins a prize are arranged.

Generally, in a pachinko machine, a frame-shaped member called an outer frame is located on the outside, and various frame-shaped members such as an inner frame, a front frame, and a glass frame are arranged with respect to the outer frame. In addition to these frame-shaped members, various saucers such as an upper saucer and a lower saucer for paying out game balls and prize balls are provided.

In conventional pachinko machines, various frame members such as the front frame, middle frame, and glass frame are attached to the outer frame so that they can be opened and closed, while the upper and lower trays are used to open and close these various frame members. Some of them are fixed in a predetermined position without opening and closing (for example, Patent Document 1). However, such a type of pachinko machine has a problem that a decorative body having a size that hinders the opening / closing operation of the frame member cannot be provided at a place where the upper saucer and the lower saucer are formed.

In recent years, the number of gaming machines equipped with buttons and decorations, especially in the places where various saucers are formed, has been increasing, and players are also guided to actually press the buttons or hold the decorations. There are also things that improve the interest of games. However, with the pachinko machine described above, it was not possible to give the gaming machine an effect of such an aspect.

In order to solve such a problem, there is also a gaming machine in which an upper saucer and a lower saucer are integrally formed on a front frame. With such a gaming machine, it was possible to give the gaming machine the above-mentioned effect. However, in such a pachinko machine, as the front door opens and closes, the upper and lower saucers also open and close, so that when the front door is opened, the internal mechanism of the pachinko machine moves to the upper and lower saucers. There was a problem that the game ball, which is the prize ball to be paid out, may spill. In order to solve this problem, for example, the gaming machine described in Patent Document 2 shown below is provided with a ball spill stopper that prevents the gaming ball, which is a prize ball, from spilling when the front door is open. There is something.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2006-055415 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2003-202612

However, even with the gaming machine described in Patent Document 2 described above, there is a problem that the problem of spilling of a gaming ball cannot be surely solved. When such a spill of a game ball occurs, the player may feel uncomfortable to see the game ball that he / she should have acquired fall, and the interest of the game may be reduced. There will be new problems such as the inability to improve and improve the operating rate of gaming machines.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of providing a large decorative body and surely eliminating spillage of a gaming ball. ..

The present invention
(1) A gaming machine in which a back unit is attached and fixed to an inner frame, which is arranged so as to be openable and closable with respect to the inner frame, has a window portion in the center, and is predetermined in front of the window portion. An outer frame having a structure having a shape and having glass attached and fixed to the window portion, an outer frame having a guide member for guiding the movement of the front frame in the front-rear direction, and the back frame. It is attached and fixed to the unit, and is provided with a saucer having a storage space for storing a predetermined game ball, and the middle frame opens to the left with respect to the outer frame in the longitudinal direction on the left side when viewed from the front. It has an opening / closing shaft that opens / closes by closing to the right, and the front frame is located on the front side of the middle frame and the outer frame, and is arranged so as to be openable / closable with respect to the outer frame. By connecting the upper part of the front frame to the upper part of the outer frame, a rotation fulcrum of the front frame with respect to the outer frame is formed, and the length of the rotation center with the rotation fulcrum as the rotation center. The free end, which is the end on the opposite side of the direction, opens and closes between the closed position where the free end is located vertically below the rotation fulcrum and the open position where the free end is located at the height position of the rotation fulcrum. The structure is configured to move integrally with the front frame when the front frame opens and closes.
(2) The gaming machine according to (1) above, wherein the structure is integrally formed with the front frame .
(3) The front frame includes a rotation shaft having the rotation fulcrum at the center in the axial direction when the opening / closing operation is performed, and the rotation shaft is guided by the guide member to move in the front-rear direction. is configured above as (1) 1 or (2) gaming machine described,
(4) An outer frame main body formed in a frame shape is provided behind the front frame, and the guide member includes a fixing portion attached and fixed to the outer frame main body and a front side of the fixing portion. The guide body has a through hole that penetrates in the left-right direction when the gaming machine is viewed from the front, and descends forward from the outer frame main body. The gist of the gaming machine according to the above (3) is that the rotating shaft is formed so as to extend while being inclined and is configured to be guided by the through hole.

According to the present invention, it is possible to greatly improve the interest of the game by not only directing the player to improve the interest of the game by sight and hearing, but also making the player experience the game, and also to greatly improve the interest of the game during the game. It is possible to provide a gaming machine in which the gaming ball does not spill even when the members are opened.

It is an external perspective view which shows the embodiment of the gaming machine which concerns on this invention. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which the front frame of the gaming machine according to the present embodiment is open. It is an exploded perspective view of the gaming machine which concerns on this embodiment. It is an exploded perspective view of the gaming machine which concerns on this embodiment. It is a side view of the gaming machine which concerns on this embodiment when the front frame is located in a closed position. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the positional relationship between a guide member and a rotation shaft when the front frame is positioned at a closed position. It is a side view of the gaming machine which concerns on this embodiment when the front frame is located between the closed position and the open position. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the positional relationship between a guide member and a rotation shaft when a front frame is located between a closed position and an open position. It is a side view of the gaming machine which concerns on this embodiment when the front frame is located in an open position. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the positional relationship between a guide member and a rotation shaft when the front frame is located at an open position. It is a perspective view which shows the state which opened the middle frame and the front frame with respect to the outer frame. It is a side view which shows the state which opened the middle frame and the front frame with respect to the outer frame. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the operation effect of the gaming machine in the state which the gaming machine which concerns on this embodiment is installed in the island equipment.

Embodiments of the gaming machine according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In this specification, a pachinko machine will be described as an example of the gaming machine according to the present invention, but the present invention can also be applied to a gaming machine other than the pachinko machine, such as a slot machine. Further, in the present specification, the pachinko machine (hereinafter, simply referred to as “game machine”) and the “front side”, “rear side”, “upper side”, “lower side” of each member constituting the game machine, The "left side" and "right side" shall indicate the front side, the rear side, the upper side, the lower side, the left side, and the right side when the gaming machine is viewed from the front. Further, in the present specification, a gaming ball paid out from a gaming machine to a player is referred to as a "prize ball".

[Appearance configuration of gaming machines]
First, the appearance configuration of the gaming machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the external configuration of the gaming machine 1, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the front frame 4 of the gaming machine 1 is opened, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are exploded perspective views of the gaming machine 1.

The gaming machine 1 includes an outer frame 2 formed in a vertically rectangular frame shape constituting the outer shell of the machine body, and a vertical rectangular middle frame 3 is provided on the front side of the opening of the outer frame 2 with respect to the outer frame 2. It is assembled so that it can be opened and closed. Further, a front frame 4 is assembled on the front side of the middle frame 3 so as to be openable and closable.

When the game machine 1 is installed in the island equipment installed in advance in a game store or the like, the outer frame 2 is fitted into an opening (not shown) for installing the game machine formed in the island equipment. It is formed to a size that can be installed. The outer frame 2 includes an outer frame main body 5 and a guide member 6. The outer frame main body 5 is provided behind the front frame 4 and is a member formed in a vertically rectangular frame shape, and is generally formed of wood or the like, and is the weight of the gaming machine 1. It is possible to support. Further, as in the case of the outer frame main body 1 in the present embodiment, a metal plate may be screwed to the outer peripheral portion or four corners of the frame-shaped body made of wood or the like for the purpose of strengthening the reinforcement. .. The structure of the outer frame 2 and the material forming the outer frame 2 are not limited to those described above.

As shown in FIG. 3, the guide member 6 is attached to the upper part of the outer frame main body 5. The guide member 6 is composed of a metal fixing portion 6a and a guide body 6b attached to the front side of the fixing portion 6a. The fixing portion 6a is attached and fixed to the upper frame material constituting the outer frame main body 5 by a method such as screwing. The guide body 6b is formed so as to be integrated with the fixing portion 6a, and when the fixing portion 6a is attached and fixed to the outer frame main body 5, the guide body 6b is on the front side of the fixing portion 6a, in other words, the guide body 6b is outside. It is attached to the outer frame main body 5 so as to be located on the front side of the frame main body 5 (outer frame 2).

The guide body 6b is formed so as to extend forward from the outer frame main body, and is formed so as to extend downward as it goes forward. Further, in the guide body 6b, the front end portion and the rear end portion when the guide member 6 is attached and fixed to the outer frame main body 5 are formed in a curved shape, and the front end portion and the rear end portion are formed in a straight line. When the guide body 6b is viewed from the side, it is formed in a ring shape having an elongated hole shape. Further, the portion having this elongated hole shape is a through hole that penetrates in the left-right direction when the guide body 6b is viewed from the front. In the following, this through hole will be referred to as a through hole 6c.

Two guide bodies 6b are formed so as to form a pair on the left and right with respect to the fixed portion 6a. It is preferable that these two guide bodies 6b have the same shape for the purpose of preventing rattling or the like when the front frame 4 is attached and fixed to the outer frame 2. In the present embodiment, an example in which two guide bodies 6b are formed as a pair with respect to one fixed portion 6a has been described, but the guide body 6b with respect to one fixed portion 6a has been described. The number of is not limited to the above example. Further, in the present embodiment, the guide body 6b is arranged closer to the center than the left and right ends of the outer frame main body 5, but the place where the guide body 6b is arranged is not limited to the above example.

Further, the outer frame 2 is provided with an air cylinder 7 as an urging member on the right side when the outer frame 2 is viewed from the front. The air cylinder 7 is provided so that the outer frame 2 and the front frame 4 can be connected to each other. The end of the air cylinder 7 is attached to the right side of the outer frame main body 5 by an arbitrary method such as screwing, and the end on the tip side is attached to the front frame 4. .. In this embodiment, an example in which an air cylinder is used as an example of the urging member is described, but when the front frame 4 is opened, the opened front frame 4 can be supported. It suffices, and is not limited to the above example.

In addition, in the outer frame 2, what is provided so as to extend forward in the upper left upper part and the lower part on the left side when the outer frame 2 is viewed from the front is a fixing member 8 for attaching the inner frame 3 so as to be openable and closable. is there.

The middle frame 3 is arranged so as to be located on the front side of the outer frame 2. The inner frame 3 is formed with a fixed portion (not shown) fixed by a fixing member 8 formed on the outer frame 2, and the fixed portion is fixed by the fixing member 8. It is attached to the outer frame 2 so that it can be opened and closed. The middle frame 3 has an opening / closing shaft that opens / closes with respect to the outer frame 2 on the left side when the gaming machine 1 is viewed from the front, and can be opened / closed around the opening / closing shaft. That is, the middle frame 3 is formed so as to be rotatable around one end in the longitudinal direction of the outer frame 2 with respect to the outer frame 2, and is attached to the outer frame 2 so as to be openable and closable.

The inner frame 3 is formed in a size and shape that fits inside the outer frame 2. Further, the middle frame 3 is formed so that the back unit 9 can be installed inside. The game board 10 having a game area in which the game ball can flow down during the game is attached and fixed to the back unit 9. Further, in the lower part of the middle frame 3, an upper saucer 11 and a lower saucer 12 as saucers are provided. In the present embodiment, the upper saucer 11 and the lower saucer 12 are formed as one unit, but the upper saucer 11 and the lower saucer 12 may be formed as separate bodies or may be formed in other forms. Good. Further, in the present embodiment, a part of the lower saucer 12 is formed so as to function as the lower saucer when the front frame 3 is closed, but it may be formed by another form.

The upper saucer 11 and the lower saucer 12 have storage spaces 13 and 14 for storing a predetermined number of prize balls to be paid out when a game ball wins a prize in a prize device or the like (not shown) during the game. The gaming machine 1 is capable of paying out prize balls to be paid out according to the progress of the game to the storage spaces 13 and 14, and spending the prize balls for the game.

The front frame 4 is located on the front side of the outer frame 2 and the middle frame 3, and is arranged so as to be openable and closable with respect to both the outer frame 2 and the middle frame 3. It is arranged so that it is located closer to the person. As shown in FIG. 1 and the like, the front frame 3 has a window portion 15 formed in the central portion, and a glass plate 16 is attached and fixed to the portion where the window portion 15 is formed. Further, a structure 17 having a predetermined shape is provided in the lower part of the front frame 4 and in front of the window portion 15. The structure 17 is for causing the player to perform a predetermined operation according to the progress of the game. In FIGS. 1 and 3, the structure 17 is formed in a spherical shape, but the shape of the structure 17 may be arbitrarily determined. For example, the structure 17 may have a shape reminiscent of a sword, or may have another shape. When the structure 17 is a large structure that extends upward from the lower part of the front frame 4, it is preferable to form the structure 17 via a single plate. By forming in this way, the strength of the structure 17 can be increased. For example, as will be described later, when the front frame 4 is opened, the structure 17 may be broken or deformed by its own weight. Can be reliably prevented.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the front frame 4 is provided with an operation handle 18 at the lower right. The operation handle 18 is configured so that it can be rotated by a predetermined amount by the operation of the player. The game machine 1 is provided internally with a launching device for repelling the game ball toward the game board 10, and the repulsion strength at which the launching device repels the game ball is adjusted by adjusting the amount of rotation of the operation handle. It is configured so that it can be adjusted by.

As shown in FIG. 4, the front frame 4 has a rotation shaft 19 on the back side of the upper portion. Also. A notch 20 is formed at a predetermined position where the rotation shaft 19 is arranged. The notch portion 20 is for preventing interference with the guide portion 6b of the guide member 6 attached and fixed to the outer frame main body 5 when the front frame 4 is attached and fixed to the outer frame 2. At the portion where the notch portion 20 is formed, the guide portion 6b is formed so as to be exposed.

As shown in FIG. 4, the front frame 4 has a rotation shaft 19, and when the front frame 3 is rotated with respect to the outer frame 2, the axis center of the rotation shaft 19 makes the front frame 4. It is a rotation fulcrum that becomes the center of rotation when it is rotated. That is, the rotation shaft 19 has a rotation fulcrum S at the center in the axial direction when the opening / closing operation is performed, and the rotation shaft 19 is configured so that the movement in the front-rear direction is guided by the guide member 6. ing. Then, by connecting the upper part of the front frame 4 to the upper part of the outer frame 2, the rotation fulcrum S of the front frame 4 with respect to the outer frame 2 is formed, and the front frame 4 rotates the rotation fulcrum S. As the center, the free end, which is the end opposite to the longitudinal direction of the rotation center, is located below the rotation fulcrum S in the vertical direction and is located on the front side of the game board 10, and the free end rotates. It is located at the height position of the fulcrum and is configured to be able to open and close freely with and from the opening position for opening the game board 10. Further, the guide portion 6b is also configured to move in the front-rear direction with respect to the outer frame 2 when the front frame 4 rotates.

As shown in FIG. 2, the other end of the air cylinder 7 is connected to the front frame 4. As described above, one end of the air cylinder 7 is provided in the outer frame 2, and when the front frame 4 rotates from the closed position to the open position or the front frame 4 is located in the open position, A predetermined amount of urging force is applied between the outer frame 2 and the front frame 4, so that the front frame 4 can be maintained in an open state with respect to the outer frame 2. ..

[Action and effect of gaming machines]
Next, the operation of the gaming machine according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 10. 5 to 10 are explanatory views for explaining the opening / closing operation of the front frame 4 as the operation of the gaming machine according to the present embodiment.

First, a state when the gaming machine 1 is used for a game will be described with reference to FIG. Normally, when the gaming machine 1 is used for a game, it is installed in the island equipment 90 installed in advance in the gaming store. As shown in FIG. 5 and the like, the island equipment 90 is formed with an opening having a predetermined size, and the outer frame 2 of the gaming machine 1 is fitted into the opening and installed. When the gaming machine 1 is installed on the island equipment 90 in this way, a call button 91 attached to the island equipment 90 and a display device displaying various information regarding the operating status of the gaming machine 1 are displayed above the gaming machine 1. (Not shown) etc. are arranged.

In the gaming machine 1 installed in the island equipment 90 in this way, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the middle frame 3 and the front frame 4 are normally closed with respect to the outer frame 2, that is, the middle frame 3 and The front frame 4 is arranged so as to be located at the closed position. When the player operates the operation handle 18 while the game machine 1 is in this manner, the game machine 1 game balls are sequentially repelled, and the game progresses.

Here, the positional relationship between the rotating shaft 19 and the guide body 6b when the front frame 4 is located at the closed position will be described. First, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, in the gaming machine 1, when the front frame 4 is assembled to the outer frame 2, the rotation shaft 19 of the front frame 4 is the through hole 6c of the guide body 6b. Inside, it is arranged so as to be located on the innermost side of the through hole 6c.

Here, when the operator opens the front frame 4, the front frame 4 is pulled up in the direction A shown in FIG. At this time, since the structure 17 is integrally configured in the front frame 4, when the front frame 4 is pulled up, the structure 17 also moves integrally at the same time. When the front frame 4 is pulled up in the A direction, it rotates around the rotation fulcrum S on the rotation shaft 19.

7 and 8 show the state when the front frame 4 is located between the closed position and the open position. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, when the front frame 4 is pulled up from the closed position to the open position, it is pulled up while rotating in the A direction as described above. At the same time, the front frame 4 moves in the guide portion 6b of the guide member 6 in the forward direction (direction B in FIG. 8). That is, the front frame 4 is sequentially pulled up while simultaneously performing the slide movement in the B direction and the rotation in the A direction. As shown in FIG. 8, when the front frame 4 is between the closed position and the open position, the rotating shaft 19 is located between the frontmost side and the innermost side of the guide body 6b. Actually, as the front frame 4 moves from the closed position to the open position, the rotating shaft 19 also moves from the innermost side to the outermost side of the guide body 6b.

When the front frame 4 reaches the open position from the closed position while performing such an operation, the front frame is pulled up to a position in the horizontal direction. At this time, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the rotating shaft 19 is located on the frontmost side of the guide body 6b. That is, when the front frame 4 is pulled up from the closed position to the open position, the rotating shaft 19 moves from the innermost side to the earliest side of the guide body 6b. In other words, when the front frame 4 is pulled up from the closed position to the open position, it rotates in the A direction shown in FIG. 5 and the like, and at the same time, slides in the forward direction (B direction in FIG. 7 and the like). It will be. Then, since the urging force of the air cylinder 7 acts on the front frame 4 located at the opening position, the front frame 4 is maintained at the opening position by this urging force. Therefore, even if the operator releases the front frame 4 after moving it to the opening position, the opening position is maintained by the urging force of the air cylinder 7.

Next, after opening the front frame 4 with respect to the outer frame 2, the middle frame 3 is opened with respect to the outer frame 2. The middle frame 3 is opened to the outer frame 2, for example, when inspecting a portion such as a main control board (not shown) or a sub control board (not shown). In such a case, the engagement state between the inner frame 3 and the outer frame 2 is released so that the inner frame 3 can rotate with respect to the outer frame 2, and then rotated to a position where the inner frame 3 is opened. Move. At this time, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the middle frame 3 is an axis for rotating the left longitudinal direction when the gaming machine 1 is viewed from the front, so that the operator can use the middle frame 3. The right end of the frame 3 is picked up and rotated in the C direction in FIG. 11 with the left side of the middle frame 3 as an axis. Then, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the middle frame 3 can be opened and a predetermined operation can be performed.

Next, an operation of closing the middle frame 3 to the outer frame 2 and an operation of setting the front frame 4 to the closed position will be described. As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, in order to close the opened middle frame 3 with respect to the outer frame 2, the operator presses the right side when the gaming machine 1 is viewed from the front, and the middle frame 3 becomes the outer frame. The middle frame 3 is rotated toward the direction approaching 2. At this time, the middle frame 3 is rotated in the D direction in FIG. 11 with the left side of the middle frame 3 as an axis. When rotated in this way, as shown in FIG. 2, the inner frame 3 is in a closed state with respect to the outer frame 2. After that, the middle frame 3 is locked to the outer frame 2, and the outer frame 2 and the middle frame 3 are locked.

Next, the front frame 4 is moved from the open position to the closed position. In this case, it is rotated in the E direction from the opening position shown in FIGS. 9 and 10. As described above, when the front frame 4 is located in the open position, the rotation shaft 19 is located on the frontmost side of the guide body 6b, and when the front frame 4 is rotated in the E direction, the rotation is rotated. The moving shaft 19 starts to move in the F direction in FIG. 10, in other words, toward the innermost side of the guide body 6b. That is, when the front frame 4 is rotated in the E direction, the operation is performed so as to rotate in this direction and at the same time move in the F direction. Then, when the front frame 4 reaches the closed position from the open position, the rotating shaft 19 is positioned on the innermost side of the guide body 6b, and the front frame 4 and the outer frame 2 are locked.

In the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when the front frame 4 rotates from the closed position to the open position in this way, it slides in the B direction in FIG. 8, that is, to the front side with respect to the outer frame 2. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 9, when the front frame 4 is located at the open position, it is possible to reliably prevent interference with the call button 91 and various display devices in the island equipment 90. Therefore, when the front frame 4 is positioned at the open position, it is possible to eliminate the complexity of adjusting how far the front frame 4 should be opened in order to prevent the above-mentioned interference, and the operator opens the front frame 4. It becomes possible to secure a sufficient work space for the worker when working.

Generally, as shown in FIG. 12, the operator sits below the front frame 4 in a state where the front frame 4 is positioned at the opening position and performs the work. Therefore, by widening the work space and securing a sufficient work space, the work efficiency of the worker can be greatly improved. Further, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, since the front frame 4 is maintained at the open position by using the air cylinder 7, the operator picks up the front frame 4 with one hand. , You can work with both hands instead of doing the work with the other hand. Therefore, the work can be performed very quickly and accurately. In amusement stores, work such as nail adjustment is often performed, and precision is required for nail adjustment. Therefore, by performing such work accurately and efficiently, the work can be performed more smoothly. Become. Further, since the front frame 4 is supported by the air cylinder 7, the operator can perform the work with a sense of security.

Further, as shown in FIG. 12, in a game store, it is common that a plurality of game machines 1 are installed in one island facility 90. In addition, the above-mentioned work such as nail adjustment is often performed on a plurality of gaming machines 1. In such a case, according to the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the front frames 4 of the plurality of gaming machines 1 are all positioned at the open positions so that the front frames can be moved like a conventional gaming machine. Since it is possible to eliminate the complexity of proceeding with the work in sequence while moving so as to avoid it, it becomes possible to perform the work very efficiently.

Further, according to the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the middle frame 3 can be opened and closed in addition to the front frame 4 with respect to the outer frame 2, and the front frame 4 rotates upward. Since the middle frame 3 is configured to rotate in the left-right direction, for example, even if the middle frame 3 is opened during a game to perform work, the front frame located at the open position Since the 4 is no longer located above the head of the player playing the game on the adjacent gaming machine 1, the work on the gaming machine 1 can be smoothly performed without interfering with the game on the adjacent gaming machine 1. It will be possible to do.

Further, according to the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, since the upper tray 11 and the lower tray 12 are fixed to the back unit 9, even when the front frame 4 is positioned at the open position, it is paid out as a prize ball. It is possible to provide the gaming machine 1 capable of surely preventing the gaming ball from spilling when the front frame 4 is opened and causing discomfort to the player.

Although the gaming machine according to the present invention has been described in detail above, the above is merely an example of the gaming machine according to the present invention, and may be appropriately changed as long as the gist of the present invention is not deviated.

1 Game machine 2 Outer frame 3 Middle frame 4 Front frame 5 Outer frame body 6 Guide member 6a Fixing part 6b Guide body 6c Through hole 7 Air cylinder 8 Fixing member 9 Back unit 10 Game board 11 Upper tray 12 Lower tray 13 Storage space 14 Storage space 15 Window 16 Glass plate 17 Structure 18 Operation handle 19 Rotating shaft 20 Notch S Rotating fulcrum

Claims (4)

A gaming machine in which the back unit is attached and fixed to the middle frame.
It is arranged so as to be openable and closable with respect to the middle frame, has a structure having a window portion in the center and a predetermined shape in front of the window portion, and glass is attached and fixed to the window portion. With the front frame
An outer frame having a guide member for guiding the movement of the front frame in the front-rear direction, and
It is attached and fixed to the back unit, and is provided with a saucer having a storage space for storing a predetermined game ball.
The middle frame has an opening / closing shaft that opens / closes by opening to the left and closing to the right with respect to the outer frame in the longitudinal direction on the left side when viewed from the front.
The front frame is located on the front side of the middle frame and the outer frame, is arranged so as to be openable and closable with respect to the outer frame, and the upper part of the front frame is connected to the upper part of the outer frame. As a result, a rotation fulcrum of the front frame with respect to the outer frame is formed, and the free end, which is an end portion of the rotation center on the opposite side in the longitudinal direction, is more than the rotation fulcrum with the rotation fulcrum as the rotation center. It is configured to open and close between the closed position located downward in the vertical direction and the open position where the free end is located at the height position of the rotation fulcrum.
A gaming machine characterized in that the structure is configured to move integrally with the front frame when the front frame opens and closes. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the structure is integrally formed in the front frame. The front frame includes a rotation shaft having the rotation fulcrum at the center in the axial direction when the opening / closing operation is performed, and the rotation shaft is guided to move in the front-rear direction by the guide member. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, which is configured in the above. A frame-shaped outer frame main body is provided behind the front frame.
The guide member has a fixing portion attached and fixed to the outer frame main body and a guide body attached to the front side of the fixing portion.
The guide body has a through hole that penetrates in the left-right direction when the gaming machine is viewed from the front, and is formed so as to extend downward from the outer frame main body toward the front.
The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the rotating shaft is configured to be guided by the through hole.

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