JPH031019Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Field of industrial application) The present invention is a game board storage member in which a game board is mounted on the back side of a front frame that is hinged to the surrounding frame on one side and locked to the surrounding frame on the other side. A pachinko machine configured such that when the front frame is locked, a storage restriction space is formed between the inner surface of the peripheral frame and the outer surface of the game board storage member, and when the front frame is unlocked, the storage restriction space is opened. In particular, it relates to a game board locking mechanism for attaching the game board.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, in this type of pachinko machine, as a game board storage member, for example, a housing-shaped metal storage frame for housing the game board is provided on the back side of the front frame, and the front frame is placed inside the storage frame. The game board is removably attached from the front of the game board, and on the back of the game board, a mechanism plate with various parts related to prize ball payout is arranged either integrally with the game board storage frame or stacked on the storage frame. Some configurations are known. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, a lower board 11 is arranged at the lower part of the housing-shaped storage frame, and some parts such as the launch rail 13 of the ball launcher are fixed to the lower board 11. On the other hand, lower board 1
The remaining area not occupied by the game board 1 is defined as a game board storage part, and the game board 3 is stored here. Due to this storage condition, the guide rail 1 on the game board 3
3' and the firing rail 13 of the lower board 11 are in communication.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) When storing and attaching the game board 3 to the above-mentioned game board storage member, the game board 3 is accurately positioned at a predetermined position in the horizontal, vertical, and front-back directions, and the game board It is important that it is completely integrated with the locking member. If it is not completely integrated with the game board locking member, the ball fired from the launch rail 13 disposed on the lower board 11 inside the game board storage member will
Due to misalignment or deformation between the lower board 11 and the game board 3,
Problems may occur such as not being smoothly guided to the guide rail 13' of the game board 3, or the prize balls ejected from the prize ball dispensing device provided on the mechanism board not being smoothly ejected to the storage tray 12A or the receiving tray 8. This causes inconveniences such as interfering with pachinko games.

In addition, as is well known, in the pachinko game, the player operates the operation unit 7 to reciprocate the firing pestle 14 of the firing device provided at the lower part 11 of the game board, thereby hitting the balls one by one onto the game board. 3 gaming area 3B
A predetermined number of prize balls are awarded to the player by hitting the ball within the game area and entering the winning area with a certain probability while colliding with an obstacle nail in the game area. However, since the above-mentioned obstacle nails are so delicate that the probability of winning can be controlled by adjusting them in units of about 1/100th of a millimeter, the storage state of the game board 3 must always be maintained in perfect condition. There must be.

(Purpose of the invention) Therefore, the present invention was proposed in view of the above, and it is possible to always maintain the storage state of the game board in a perfect state when the front frame is locked, and to lock the game board in the gaming state. To provide a game board locking mechanism for a pachinko machine that suppresses riots of members and mischief due to insertion of piano wire.

(Structure of the Invention) The game board locking mechanism of the present invention pivots a plurality of game board locking members each having a locking portion and an operating portion that are substantially L-shaped, and includes an inner surface of the game board storage member. has a support surface that the game board comes into contact with, and when the game board is mounted on the game board storage member, the game board is held between the support surface and the locking part of the game board locking member, and the front frame When the game board locking member is locked, the operating part of the game board locking member faces the storage regulation space, and even if the game board locking member rotates to the position where the operating part contacts the surrounding frame, the game board locking member does not move. The configuration is such that the shape of the operating section is determined so that the state where it is held against the board is not released.

(Function) In the present invention, when the front frame is locked, even if the operation part of the game board locking member moves to the position where it comes into contact with the peripheral frame due to vibrations or mischief caused by inserting a piano wire, etc. , the gripping state of the locking portion against the game board is not released.

(Embodiments) The present invention will be described below with reference to illustrated embodiments.

In Fig. 1, reference numeral 1 in the figure is the front frame of the pachinko machine, 2 is the game board storage member attached to the back side of the front frame 1, 3 is the game board stored in the storage member 2, and 4 is the game board. It is a mechanism plate made of synthetic resin that is hinged to the storage member 2 via a hinge 5 so as to be freely openable and closable.

One side of the front frame 1 has a hinge 7 on the front side of a peripheral frame 6 constructed by framing wooden boards into a box shape as shown in FIG.
The other side of the front frame 1 is unlockably locked by a locking mechanism (not shown).

As shown in FIG. 6, a prize ball tray 8, an operating handle 9, etc. are attached to the front surface of the front frame 1 below the frame-shaped main body.

In addition, a game board 3 is provided in the frame-shaped window hole of the front frame 1.
A glass frame 10 that covers the play area of the game board 3 and an opening/closing panel 12 that covers the lower board 11 of the game board 3 are hinged. The lower board 11 is equipped with a firing rail 13, and a firing punch 14 faces the firing position.
The opening/closing panel 12 is provided with a storage tray 12A.
A ball delivery control section 12B is also installed.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, in this embodiment, the game board storage section of the game board storage member 2 is arranged from the back side to the front side of the game board storage member 2, leaving the lower board 11 at the bottom. It consists of a storage recess 15 that is provided at a depth that is approximately the same as the thickness of the game board 3, and a large opening 16 is provided in the center of the bottom of the storage recess 15 to show the front side of the game board 3 to the player. (Fig. 2) is set up in the shape of a picture frame. A support surface 17 is formed on the inner edge side of the frame-shaped opening 16, with which the outer edge side of the game board 3 to be stored in the storage recess 15 comes into contact. In the embodiment, a part of the bottom surface left along the inner edge side of the storage recess 15 is used as the support surface 17.

Reference numeral 18 in FIG. 1 is a game board locking member for holding the edge of the game board 3 housed in the storage recess 15 between it and the supporting surface 17 of the game board 3. Around the storage member 2, more precisely, in the game board storage recess 1
A plurality of them are provided in the range where 5 exists. The base 20 of the game board locking member 18 is pivotally connected to the game board storage member 2 by a support shaft 19 inserted into the game board storage member 2 from the rear toward the front frame 1. As shown in FIG. 4, the game board locking member 1
8 has a locking part 21 and an operating part 22 that extend in a substantially L-shape from each other around the base 20 and along the back surfaces of the game board storage member 2 and the game board 3, and the operating part 22 has a support shaft. It can be displaced into a state where it hangs down from 19 and approaches the game board storage member 2, and a state where it moves away from the game board storage member 2 almost horizontally.

In this embodiment, in order to strengthen the clamping strength of the game board 3, the base of the game board locking member 18 is arranged so as to surround the edge of the game board storage member 2 in a U-shape. 20 and a front extending portion 23 extending forward from the operating portion 22.
is inserted into a recess 24 provided on the outer edge of the front surface of the game board storage member 2, and a support shaft 19 is passed through the front extending portion 23 and the base 20 and fixed therein. Further, the operating portion 22 is formed with a gripping portion 25 bent rearward in order to facilitate rotation of the game board locking member 18.

The locking portion 21 connects the operating portion 22 to the game board storage member 2.
By bringing it close to the game board 3, it gets on the back side of the game board 3, and by rotating it in the opposite direction, it leaves the back side of the game board 3. In this embodiment, in order to smoothly place the locking part 21 on the back surface of the game board 3, the locking part 21 is provided with a folded part 26 at the forward end of the game board locking member 18 in the forward movement direction. Also, game board 3
A game board protection member 27 made of a metal plate such as stainless steel is provided on the back of the game board 3 at least within the operating range of the locking part 21 of the game board locking member 18. Corner 2 covering the side edge of
It has 7A. This is the game board locking member 18
This prevents troubles such as the game board 3 being scraped or the game board locking member 18 being deformed due to sliding friction, and also causing wobbling in the front and back direction when the game board 3 is locked. This is so that it can be stored without any problems. Furthermore, the locking portion 21 of the game board locking member 18 and the game board protection member 2
7 has a hemispherical small protrusion 28 on one side facing each other, and a recess 2 that engages with this on the other side.
9 is provided, and in the engagement start state, both of the above-mentioned members 2
1 and 27 are in point contact, allowing relative movement with less force and reducing wear of both members 28 and 29, and at a predetermined engagement position, the small protrusion 28
falls into the recess 29, allowing secure and stable locking.

The angle of the locking part 21 with respect to the operating part 22 is
When the operation part 22 is brought close to the game board storage member 2 so as to be almost in contact with it, it is preferable that the locking part 21 penetrates as deeply as possible onto the back surface of the game board 3 to increase the contact surface.

In this embodiment, the mechanism plate 4 is formed into a housing shape, and as shown in FIG. A covered opening 30 is provided. On the inside of the mechanism plate 4, an inclined guide shelf 31, etc., which functions as a bottom surface of the collecting gutter, is integrally formed.
As shown in FIG. 5, on the back side of the mechanism plate 4, there is a prize ball tank 32, a prize ball discharge device 33, and a prize ball guiding path that rectifies the balls in the prize ball tank 32 and sends them to the prize ball discharge device 33. 34 and the balls ejected by the prize ball ejecting device 33 in a predetermined amount per winning ball into the storage tray 12.
A prize ball outlet path 35 for discharging the ball to A or the saucer 8 is provided. The prize ball tank 32 is as close to the game board 3 as possible.
It is placed close to the side.

Now, the front frame 1, which integrally carries the game board storage member 2, the game board 3, and the mechanism board 4, can be freely opened and closed by a hinge 7, and is firmly attached to the peripheral frame 6 via a locking mechanism.

As the operating handle 9 provided on the front of the pachinko machine is operated, a ball is sent from the ball sending control unit 12B to the shooting position of the shooting rail 13 for one ball, and the ball is sent to the shooting position of the shooting rod 14.
is fired by. The shot ball passes through a launch rail 13 provided on the lower board 11 of the game board storage member 2, is guided to a guide rail 13' provided on the game board 3, and is sent to the game section 3B. In this way, the game board 3 can be stored in the game board storage member 2 only after the game board 3 is stored in the proper position where the launch rail 13 and the guide rail 13' communicate.
This makes it possible to fire bullets properly without causing uneven flying.

However, the game board 3 is held between the support surface 17 of the game board 3 of the game board storage member 2 and the plurality of game board locking members 18, and is pressed against the support surface 17 of the game board 3 with great pressure. ing. Therefore, game board 3
At various times, such as during maintenance and inspection of the back of the pachinko machine, during the manufacturing process of the pachinko machine, and during transportation work, the plurality of game board locking members 18
If any one of these parts falls off from the locked state, the returning force in the opposite direction concentrates on the part where it fell off, causing the game board 3 to shift from its proper position and cause the game board 3 to disengage from the launch rail 13. Guide rail 1
Communication with 3' becomes inconsistent, causing problems such as uneven flight of the batted ball.

Therefore, the space formed between the peripheral frame 6 and the game board storage member 2 is used as the storage regulation space 36. That is, the operation section 22 of the game board locking member 18 is made to face the storage regulation space 36, and the size of the operation section 22, that is, the shape such as the length and width from the support shaft 19, is as shown in FIG. As shown by the broken line, even if the game board locking member 18 is rotated to a position where its operating part 22 contacts the peripheral frame 6, the gripping state of the engaging part 21 with respect to the game board 3 is not released. With this setting, even if the game board locking member 18 rotates within the storage regulation space 36, the locked state of the game board 3 will not be released, so the game board 3 can always be held at the proper position. You can keep it. In addition, the game board locking member 1 is inserted by entering a piano wire or the like from the outside.
Even if you try to release the locked state of 8, the storage regulation space 3
By the above-mentioned restriction effect of No. 6, fraudulent acts can be prevented.

In the above embodiment, a pachinko machine of the type in which the game board is stored from the rear side of the front frame was explained.
The present invention can also be applied to a type of pachinko machine in which a game board is housed from the front side of the front frame and pressed by an engaging portion from the front side.

(Effects of the invention) As described above, according to the game board locking part mechanism of the present invention, when the front frame is locked, the operating part of the game board locking member can be damaged by vibrations or from external sources such as the piano wire. Even if the game board is moved to a position where it comes into contact with the peripheral frame due to reasons such as entering the game board, the gripping state of the locking portion on the game board remains unchanged. Therefore, the firing rail and the guide rail are always kept in the correct alignment state where they are in contact, and it is possible to fire the bullet properly without causing uneven jumps, etc., and the violent movement of the game board during the gaming state is less than before. It was definitely possible to prevent it.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a front frame and a mechanism plate in which a game board is locked by the game board locking mechanism of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is a partial sectional view of the pachinko machine showing the state in which the front frame shown in Fig. 1 is locked to the surrounding frame, Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the game board locking mechanism of the present invention, and Fig. 4 is the game board. FIG. 5 is a rear view of the pachinko machine showing the relationship between the locking mechanism and the peripheral frame, FIG. 5 is a rear view of the pachinko machine showing the front frame and mechanism plate shown in FIG. It is a diagram showing a pachinko machine. 1... Front frame, 2... Game board storage frame, 3... Game board, 4... Mechanism plate, 6... Surrounding frame, 7... Hinge,
11...Lower panel, 12...Opening/closing panel, 13...
Launch rail, 13'...Guide rail, 15...
Storage recess, 17... Support surface, 18... Game board locking member, 19... Support shaft, 20... Base, 21... Locking part, 22... Operation part, 23... Front extending part ,2
4... recessed part, 25... grip part, 26... folded part, 27... game board protection member, 28... small protrusion,
29... Recess, 32... Prize ball tank, 33... Prize ball discharge device, 34... Prize ball guiding path, 35... Prize ball lead-out path, 36... Storage regulation space.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] A game board storage member for mounting a game board is provided on the back side of the front frame, which is hinged to the peripheral frame on one side and locked to the peripheral frame on the other side, and when the front frame is locked, the A storage regulation space is formed between the inner surface of the frame and the outer surface of the game board storage member,
In a pachinko machine configured such that the accommodation regulation space is opened when the front frame is unlocked, the edge area of the game board storage member is approximately L from each other.
A plurality of game board locking members each having a letter-shaped locking part and an operation part are pivotally mounted, and the inner surface of the game board storage member is formed with a support surface against which the game board comes into contact, so that the game board can be secured to the game board. When attached to the storage member, the game board is held between the supporting surface and the locking portion of the game board locking member, and when the front frame is locked, the operating portion of the game board locking member is placed in the storage regulation space. In addition, the shape of the operating part is determined so that even if the game board locking member rotates to a position where the operating part contacts the surrounding frame, the gripping state of the locking part with respect to the game board is not released. Features: Pachinko machine game board locking mechanism.