JPH0211184A - Pinball machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To widely improve work efficiency in game board exchanging work by guiding one side edge of the game board by a fitting guiding part, locking the side edge to a locking part, after that pushing the other side edge of the game board positioned at the side of the free edge of a glass door in game board housing space, locking a locking piece to the other side edge of the game board, and fixing the game board. CONSTITUTION:For a pinball machine 1, a frame-shaped front frame 3 having a window part 2 is openably and closably screw-fitted at one side of a machine frame 4 with hinge members 5 and 5, a metallic decorative frame 6 is fixed to the edge of the window part 2 of the front frame 3, a glass door 7 and an opening and closing panel 9 having an upper bowl 8 are respectively fitted openably and closable to one upper part side and the lower part side of the internal part of the decorative frame 6 positioned at the same side as that of the hinges of the front frame 3 with shafts, a lower bowl 10 and a bouncing out operation part 11 are provided in parallel with each other for the lower part of the surface of the front frame 3, a game board housing frame is provided for the rear surface of the front frame 3 so that the window part 2 and be surrounded with the game board housing frame, and a hit pinball bouncing out device is fitted to the lower part of the rear surface. Further, for the rear surface of the side of the free edge of the front frame 3, the front frame 3 is locked to the machine frame 4, and the glass door 7 is locked to the front frame 3.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to a pachinko machine in which only the game board equipped with obstacle nails, winning tools, etc. can be replaced from the front of the pachinko machine as necessary. In detail, it relates to the locking structure of the game board.

(Prior art) The locking structure of the game board in a conventional pachinko machine is to attach a game board storage frame to the back of a front frame that is hinged to the machine frame so that it can be opened and closed, and to attach the game board storage frame to the left and right sides of the game board storage frame. The locking levers are pivoted so as to face each other, and the two locking levers are locked to the left and right side edges of the game board to prevent the game board from coming off.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) However, in the conventional locking structure described above, the locking lever on the free end side of the glass door can be easily operated, and the locking lever on the opposite side is difficult to reach. Therefore, when replacing a large number of game boards at night, the number of workers had to be increased, resulting in poor work efficiency.

<Means for Solving the Problems> The present invention has been proposed in view of the above, and includes a front frame having a glass door and an opening/closing panel hinged to the window portion so as to be openable and closable, and a front frame hinged to the machine frame so as to be openable and closable. A game board storage frame having side parts on the left and right and forming a game board storage space inside is fixed to the back side of the front frame, and the side surface of the game board storage frame located on the hinge base end side of the glass door. A game board holding member is protruding from the side of the game board storage frame. A game board locking member having a locking portion that can be engaged and detached from the side edge of the game board is attached to the other side surface.

(Function) When installing a game board, first insert the side edge of the game board located on the base end of the hinge of the glass door into the game board storage space and guide the side edge with the installation guide. Lock it in the locking part, then push it into the game board storage space on the side edge of the game board located on the free end side of the glass door, press the game board sufficiently against the game board storage frame, and lock it in this state. The game board is fixed by locking the piece to the other side edge of the game board.

<Example> Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained based on embodiments shown in the drawings.

In the pachinko machine 1, an i-shaped front frame 3 having a window 2 is hinged to one side of the machine frame 4 with hinge members 5, 5 so that it can be opened and closed, and the edge of the window 2 of the front frame 3 has a metal A decorative frame 6 made of aluminum is fixed with screws, etc., and a glass door 7 is placed on the upper side of the decorative frame 6 located on the same side as the hinge side of the front frame 3 (hereinafter referred to as the hinge side), and a glass door 7 is placed on the lower side of the decorative frame 6. Opening/closing panels 9 each having a plate 8 are attached so as to be openable and closable by a shaft, a lower plate 10 and a firing operation part 11 are arranged side by side on the lower part of the surface of the front frame 3, and a window part 2 is surrounded on the back side of the front frame 3. Game board storage frame 12
At the same time, a ball launcher (not shown) is attached to the lower part of the back surface, and the front frame 3 is locked to the machine frame 4 on the back surface of the free end side of the front frame 3, and the glass door 7 is locked to the machine frame 4. 3 is provided with a locking device for locking.

The game board 13 installed in the game board storage frame 12 is made by pasting sheet-like cells with an appropriate decorative pattern on the surface of a board material such as plywood cut to a predetermined size, A game section 15 is formed by fixing a band-shaped guide rail 14 in a substantially circular shape, and countless obstacle nails are planted in the game section 15, and a general prize opening, a special prize opening, a conversion prize device, etc. A winning device 16, a conversion display device 17, etc. are provided, a side case, a lamp display device, etc. are provided on the outside of the gaming section 15, and a winning ball for collecting winning balls ejected from each winning device 16 is provided on the back side. A metal protection member 18 is fixed to the upper edge and left and right side edges of the vessel provided with a collection gutter or the like.

The game board storage frame 12 that stores the game 113 is
It can be attached to the back side of the front frame 3.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the left and right side portions 19a
, 19b, a metal frame with an open front surface having a game board storage space 23 surrounded by an upper surface portion 2O2, a lower surface portion 21 and a back surface portion 22, and a mounting piece 24 extending outward on the front opening edge. . . ., an opening 25 is formed in the back surface 22 to allow the winning ball gathering gutter etc. on the back of the game board to pass through, and a hole 25 is formed at the upper end of the back surface 22 to determine the position of the front frame 3 when attached to the front surface PP3. A positioning pin 26 that fits into the hole 26' is provided to protrude forward, and a game board guide portion 27 that regulates the upper end position of the game board 13 is provided.

It is formed by cutting and raising a part of the back surface part 22. A game board holding member 28, 28 is protrudingly provided on the side surface 19a on the hinge side of the game board storage frame 12, and a game board holding member 28, 28 is provided on the side surface opposite to the hinge side for regulating the right side position of the game board 13. The rock guide portions 29 are formed by cutting and raising a part of the back surface portion 22, game board locking members 30, 30 are attached, and a game board storage frame board 31 is attached to the lower part of the interior. Note that the side surface portion 19a
Also, the game ally guide part 2 is similar to the game rock guide part 29.
It is desirable to form 9'.

The game board holding member 28 locks one side of the game g113, and in the embodiment shown in FIG. 33 is provided in a protruding manner, and the proximal end portion of the inner surface of the protruding piece 33, which is located approximately perpendicularly to the side surface 19a of the game board storage frame 12 and approximately parallel to the back surface 22, is a locking portion. 34, and the inner surface located on the distal end side of the locking portion 34 is inclined to form a mounting guide portion 35.

A positioning member 36 is provided protruding from the lower edge of the base plate 32, and an elastic member 37 made of a synthetic rubber plate or the like is pasted on the surface of the base plate 32.

The game board locking member 30 is disposed on the opposite side of the game board holding member 28 and locks the other side of the game board 13.
As shown in FIGS. 10 to 10, the game board storage frame 12
By bending the upper end of the board 38, which is slightly narrower than the side surface portions 19a and 19b, inward at a substantially right angle, an inclined guide side 39 and a game board positioning side 40 continuous to the tip of the inclined guide side 39 are formed. Trapezoidal game board positioning part 41
The right bearing piece 42 is formed by bending the portion protruding from the right side edge of the base plate 38 inward at a substantially right angle, and punching out the right bearing piece 42 in a U-shape approximately at the center of the base plate 38 to form an opening 43. Cut and raise the remaining part of 43 and remove the left bearing piece 44.
form.

The lower end of the board 38 is bent inward at a substantially right angle to form fitting pieces 45 shorter than the game board positioning portion 41, respectively;
A locking receiving piece 47 having a stepped portion 46 that functions to prevent the game board locking member 30 from curling up is provided on the left side edge of the board 38, and an operating lever 48 is rotated by a support shaft 49 within the opening 43. A stopper member 50 is attached to the upper end of the base plate 38, and is freely pivoted and restricts the free rotation of the operating lever 48.

The actuation lever 48 has an abbreviated shape in which a long operation piece 51 and a short locking part 52 extend from a U-shaped shaft-mounted base end through which the support shaft 49 is passed, with a phase shift of approximately 90 degrees. The leading end corner of the locking portion 52 is bent slightly outward to form a guide surface 53.

The stopper member 50 that restricts the free rotation of the operating lever 48 is made of an elastic material such as synthetic resin, and has a positioning pin 55 at the upper end of the back side of the mounting base plate 54, and a bifurcated tip at the lower end of the back side. A iron-like fixing part 56 having a surface and a locking step is formed, and a C-shaped fixing part 56 is formed on the surface of the mounting base plate 54 at the tip.
A letter-shaped elastic lock portion 57 is formed. In order to attach the stopper member 50 having such a configuration to the board 38, the positioning pin 55 is passed through the positioning hole 58 of the board 38 to determine the mounting position, and the tip of the fixing part 56 is inserted into the mounting hole 59 of the board 38. Push it firmly inside. In this way, the tip of the fixing portion 56 bends slightly inward due to its elasticity and enters the attachment hole 59, and the locking step portion passing through it engages with the edge of the attachment hole 59. Therefore, the stopper member 50 is connected to the substrate 38.
Fixed. In this way, the stopper member 50 can be easily attached with one bushing, and can be easily replaced if it is damaged.

In the embodiment shown in the drawings, this game board locking member 30 is attached to the side surface 19b of the game board storage frame 12 located on the opposite side to the hinge side. As shown in FIG. 8, an opening 60 large enough to allow the locking portion 52 of the operating lever 48 to rotate is provided in the side surface 19b where the game board locking member 30 is attached. A horizontally elongated game board positioning piece fitting hole 61 is provided above the opening 60.
A horizontally elongated fitting piece fitting hole 62 is provided at the bottom of the fitting hole 62. Therefore, the game board locking member 30 is attached to the game board storage frame 12.
To install it on the side part 19 of the game board storage frame 12,
After locking the locking piece 47 of the board 38 to the opening edge of the opening 60 from the outside of b, fit the game board positioning part 41 into the game board positioning piece fitting hole 61 on the game board storage frame 12 side. Insert the mating piece 45 into the mating piece fitting hole 6 on the game board storage frame 12 side.
2 and insert screws etc. into the board 3 from the surface of the board 38.
8 into the mounting holes, and screw the male screws at the tips of each screw into the female screw holes of the game board storage frame 12.

When the game board locking members 30 are fixed to the outer surface of the side surface 19b of the game board storage frame 12 in this manner, each game board positioning part 41 protrudes to a predetermined position within the game board storage frame 12, and is activated. The locking portion 52 of the lever 48 can protrude into the game board storage space 23 in the game board storage frame 12.

To store the game board 13 in the game board storage space 23 of the game board storage frame 12, the operating lever 48 of the game board locking member 30 is laid down sideways, the locking part 52 is moved backward, and the glass door 7 and Open the opening/closing panel 9 and pass the game board 13 from the front of the front frame 3 into the window 2 into the game board storage frame 12.
Insert one side of the hinge side inside first, then place the - side in the inclined position with the other side in front, and align the - side with the back side 22 of the game board storage frame 12 to the hinge side. Moving. When the game board 13 is moved to the left in this manner, the - side of the game board 13 hits the installation guide part 35 of the game board holding member 28 and is guided to the back side 22 of the game board storage frame 12, and when it is moved further, , one side of the game board 13 is locked to the locking part 34 and comes into contact with the positioning member 36 to stop at a predetermined left position, and then the back side of the game board 13 comes into contact with the back part 22 of the game board storage frame 12. Push the game board 13 fully into the game board storage space 23 until the bottom edge of the game board 13 is inserted into the game board mounting portion 6 of the game board storage frame board 31.
3...Place it on top. When the game fi 13 is stored in the game board storage space 23 of the game board storage frame 12 in this way, the right edge of the back surface of the game board 13 hits the inclined guide side 39 of the game board positioning part 41 of the game board locking member 30. The right position is set at a predetermined position by the game board positioning side 40. Further, a game board guide section 27 protruding from the back surface 22 of the frame 12 guides the game board 13 to a predetermined height. Therefore, the game fi 13 is installed at a predetermined position within the game board storage frame 12. Note that when the game g113 is applied to the inclined guide side 39 of the game board locking member 30, a force is generated that presses the game board locking member 30 outward, but most of this force acts on the locking receiver piece 47. Then, the receiver is fixed to the side surface portion 19b of the game board storage frame 12. Therefore, it goes without saying that the game board locking member 30 will not come off, and there will be no play in the mounting portion of the game board locking member 30.

To stop the right side edge of the game board 13 stored in the game board storage frame 12, the operator inserts his arm from the free end side of the front frame 3 to the back side of the front frame 3, and Rotate the actuating lever 48 of the game board locking member 30 on the side surface 19b of the game board storage frame 12 located approximately one degree from the horizontal state to the inverted state, and strongly press the tip of the actuating lever 48 against the stopper member 50. When the 0 actuation lever 48 is rotated, the locking portion 52 rotates and protrudes, and locks onto the outer surface of the game board protection member 18 attached to the side edge of the game board 13, thereby securing the game board 13 to the game board storage frame. 12, firmly press it against the back part 22 of 12. Therefore, the locking portion 34 of the game board holding member 28 on the side edge of the game board 13 on the hinge side, or the locking portion of the game board locking member 30 on the right side edge opposite to the hinge side. 52 can be locked respectively to firmly stop the game g113 in a predetermined position. In addition, since an inclined guide surface 53 is formed at the tip end corner of the locking part 52, even if the game board 13 is slightly shifted forward, it can be locked smoothly. Further, when the actuating lever 48 is pressed against the stopper member 50, the elastic lock portion 57 locks on the tip of the actuating lever 48,
The actuating lever 48 is prevented from rotating freely. Therefore, the operating lever 48 does not rotate even if it receives strong vibrations or shocks during the game or during transportation work, installation work, opening/closing operation of the front frame, etc., and always continues to firmly lock the game g113.

Note that a hook 64 is provided at the lower end of the surface of the game board 13, and a known toggle-type stop is provided that includes a locking ring on the front surface of the game board storage frame board 31 below the hook 64 and a lever that pulls the locking ring downward. When a tool 65 is provided, the locking ring is locked to a hook on the game board side, and the lever is pulled downward, the game board 13 can be firmly locked.

The game board 13 is placed inside the game board storage frame 12 as described above.
After storing the game board and locking it with the game board locking member 30, connect the wiring for the ball detector, lamp, etc. on the back side of the game board 13 to the machine frame 4.
Alternatively, it can be connected to a terminal or connector of a power supply or control device on the back side of the game board storage frame 12 as appropriate.

The game board holding member 28 according to the present invention can be modified by having a mounting guide part 35 that guides the side edge of the game board and a locking part 34 that locks on the side edge of the game board 13 located at a predetermined position. Any configuration is acceptable. For example, in another embodiment of the game board holding member 28 shown in FIG. 12 and FIG.
' is made to stand up almost vertically, and a mounting guide surface 35' made of a curved surface is formed at the upper end of the locking part 34'. In order to lock the hinge side of the game board with this game board holding member 28, it is attached to the side edge of the game board 13 within the gap between the locking part 34' and the back side 22 of the game board storage frame 12. The flange portion 66 of the game board protection member 18 is fitted and locked. Further, in another embodiment of the game board holding member 28 shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, a cylinder 67 is provided upright on the base plate 32 attached to the game board storage frame 12, and the tip of the cylinder 67 is chamfered. The mounting guide surface 35'' is the mounting guide surface 3.
The cylindrical circumferential surface below 5'' serves as a locking portion 34''. In order to lock one side of the game board with this game board holding member 28, a hole 68 is bored through the game board protection member 18 attached to the side edge of the game board 13 on the hinge side, and the hole 68 is filled with the above-mentioned method. The cylinder 67 of the game board holding member 28 is fitted and locked.

<Effects of the Invention> As explained above, according to the present invention, when a game board is installed in a game board storage frame, one side of the game board that is difficult to reach is first attached to the game board holding member. Guide it with the installation guide part and lock it with the locking part, then operate the game board locking member located on the easily accessible side to lock the other side of the game board with the locking part. Therefore, when compared to the conventional work of replacing game boards, work efficiency can be greatly improved. Therefore, even when replacing game boards at a pachinko parlor that has a large number of pachinko machines installed, the work can be completed in a shorter time and with less worker effort than before. .

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine with the glass door and opening/closing panel open, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the game board, and FIG. 3 is a front view of the front frame and the game board. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the game board storage frame, FIG. 5 is a front view of the game board storage frame with a game board attached, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the game board holding member. Figure 7 is a perspective view of the game board locking member attached to the game board storage frame, Figure 8 is an exploded perspective view of the game board locking member, and Figures 9 and 10 are the game board locking member. FIG. 11 is a sectional view of the game board storage frame with the game board attached, FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the second embodiment of the game board holding member, and FIG. 13 is the 12th embodiment. 14 is a perspective view of the third embodiment of the game board holding member, and FIG. 15 is a sectional view of the game board shown in FIG. 14. It is a sectional view of a state in which a game board is attached using a holding member. In the figure, 1 is a pachinko machine, 3 is a front frame, 5 is a hinge part, 7
1 is a glass door, 9 is an opening/closing panel, 12 is a game board storage frame, 13 is a game board, 18 is a game board protection member, 19 is a side part, 23 is a game board storage space, 28 is a game board holding member, 3
0 is a game board locking member, 34 is a locking portion, 35 is a mounting guide surface, and 5Z is a locking portion. Patent applicant Sofia Co., Ltd. Figure 3

Claims (1)

[Claims] The front frame has a glass door and an opening/closing panel hinged to the window so that it can be opened and closed, and the front frame is hinged to the machine frame so that it can be opened and closed.The back of the front frame has side parts on the left and right, and there is a game board storage space inside. A game board storage frame having a shape formed thereon is fixed, and a mounting guide portion for guiding one side edge of the game board is positioned at a predetermined position on the side surface of the game board storage frame located at the base end of the hinge of the glass door. A game board holding member having a locking part that locks on the side edge of the game board that is mounted is protrudingly provided, and the other side of the game board storage frame has a locking part that can be locked and detached from the side edge of the game board. A pachinko machine characterized by being equipped with a board locking member.