JPH0352543Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] <Industrial field of application> This invention is designed to prevent a fired ball from reaching the game area and become a flying ball that travels backwards on the guide rail. This invention relates to a pachinko machine equipped with a glass protection device that protects the front glass from being damaged by the bounced ball when the ball collides with the ball.

<Conventional Technology> In order to prevent the glass from being damaged when a Huar ball collides with the next batted ball on the guide rail, a strip-shaped rail has conventionally been installed on the side edge of the guide rail on the glass side. It was common to fix the cover along a guide rail. We also proposed a structure (publication of Utility Model Publication No. 56-29024) in which a pin is set up on the game board, and the rail cover is biased toward the guide rail by the bias of a spring fixed to the pin. has been done.

<Problems to be solved by the invention> However, the device described in Publication of Utility Model Publication No. 56-29024 does not allow pins to be placed upright on the game board, and the pins and rail cover to be movable by intervening expensive springs. Since the structure connected to the pachinko machine is complicated, not only does the number of parts increase, the assembly work to the pachinko machine is troublesome, and the cost also increases significantly.

Further, the conventional guide rail protection device described above is not effective in protecting the glass unless the mounting position is accurately adjusted.

<Means for solving the problem> The present invention was proposed in view of the above, and includes forming a game part surrounded by guide rails on the surface of the game board,
In a pachinko machine in which a ball socket is provided between the lower end of the guide rail and the tip of the firing rail where the firing rod faces the base end, and the front of the gaming section is covered with glass, the pachinko machine is mounted on the surface of the gaming board. a wide strip-shaped cover part facing along the guide rail within the space between the back surface of the glass and the side edge of the lower part of the guide rail, and a cover part located on the outer surface side of the guide rail; A contact part extending from the lower edge of the cover part toward the surface of the game board communicates with the mounting base and the contact part, and the contact part is pressed and held against the outer surface of the guide rail, and the cover part is A first state in which a contact part is integrally formed with a synthetic resin having elasticity, and a contact part is pressed against the outer surface of the guide rail by an external action; The present invention relates to a pachinko machine characterized in that it is provided with a glass protection device that is convertible to a second state in which it is separated from an outer surface.

<Function> Even if the FAR ball and the next shot ball collide on the guide rail, the bounced ball hits the synthetic resin cover part, so damage to the glass can be prevented.

In addition, the mounting base, the cover, the contact part, and the connection part are integrally formed by one-shot molding of elastic synthetic resin, and this connection part allows the contact part to be attached to the outer peripheral surface of the guide rail. When the cover part is pressed down by hand using the elasticity of the synthetic resin, the contact part and the cover part descend due to the elasticity of the synthetic resin connection part, and when the hand is released, they return to their original state. be able to.

<Example> Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 1 is provided with a game board 4 so as to cover a window 3 of a frame-shaped front frame 2 from the rear, and a glass frame 5 pivotally attached to the window 3 so as to be openable and closable. Front glasses 6, 6 are double fitted inside. A game section 8 is formed on the surface of the game board 4 by fixing a band-shaped guide rail 7 in a loop shape, and a countless number of obstacle nails (not shown) are planted inside the game section 8. At the same time, a winning device 9... is also provided. In addition, in the lower part of the game board 4,
A fur ball socket 11 is provided between the lower end of the guide rail 7 and the tip of the firing rail 10, and the firing rail 1
The firing rod 13 of the batted ball firing device 12 faces the zero base end firing position. A glass protector 14 is provided along the lower portion of the guide rail 7.

The glass protector 14 shown in FIG. 3 is integrally molded in one shot from a synthetic resin having elasticity such as polycarbonate, and includes a band-shaped cover portion 15 wider than the diameter of the sphere, and A plate-shaped contact portion 16 extending from the lower edge toward the surface of the game board 4, and a mounting base 17 that is attached to the surface of the game board 4.
and a connecting portion 18 that connects the mounting base 17 and the contact portion 16. Both end portions of this connecting portion 18 are integral with the mounting base 17 and the abutment portion 16.
On the other hand, the cover part 15 is sloped in accordance with the slope of the lower part of the guide rail 7, and the back surfaces of the sloped upper end and sloped lower end are provided with wedge-shaped chamfered guide surfaces 19 so that even if a ball or a batted ball hits it, it will not fly unevenly. It has been formed. Note that the cover portion 15 may have any length as long as it can cover the range where the FAR ball and the batted ball collide. The cover part 15 shown in FIG.
0' and the entrance 8' of the gaming section 8, and has a length that can cover the tip of the Far ball socket 11. Note that the guide surface 19 formed at the end of the cover part 15 may be slightly bent so that the end faces forward, as shown in FIG.

To attach the glass protector 14 described above to the pachinko machine 1, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3,
The inclined lower end of the cover part 15 is made to face the lower end of the guide rail 7, and the cover part 15 is made to face along the side edge of the lower part of the guide rail 7, and,
The mounting base 17 is fixed to the surface of the game board 4 with screws 20 or the like so that the contact portion 16 comes into contact with the outer circumferential surface, ie, the lower surface, of the guide rail 7 due to the urging force of the connecting portion 18. When installed in this way, the contact part 16 is always pressed and held against the outer surface of the guide rail 7 by the urging force of the connecting part 18, and the cover part 15 is held between the back surface of the glass 6 and the side edge of the guide rail 7. 〓
In the first state, the glass 6 is held along the guide rail 7 inside the glass 6, and the back surface of the glass 6 and the side surface of the ball passage 21 on the upper surface of the guide rail 7 are blocked. Therefore, even if a Huar ball is generated and this Huar ball collides with the next batted ball on the ball path 21,
The bounced impact ball hits the back surface of the cover part 15, flows down along the downward slope of the guide rail 7, and falls into the Fouar ball socket 11 without damaging the glass 6. The balls that have fallen into the Far ball socket 11 flow down into the channel 22 and flow out into the receiving tray 23 on the front surface of the Pachinko machine 1.

In this manner, in the first state, the glass protection device 14 acts as a blocking wall that blocks the back surface of the glass 6 and the side surface of the ball passage 21 on the inner peripheral surface of the guide rail 7, and protects the front glass 6 from the impact of the colliding ball. can be protected from.

On the other hand, when cleaning the ball passage 21 on the upper surface of the guide rail 7, when the cover part 15 is lightly pressed from above with a finger or a cleaning tool, the cover part 15 is removed from the connection part as shown by the chain line in FIG. Due to the elasticity of the synthetic resin No. 18, it easily descends and converts to the second state where it is separated from the outer surface of the guide rail. Therefore, even if the glass protector 14 is present, the operator can very easily clean the ball passage 21 on the upper surface of the guide rail 7 from the front of the Pachinko machine 1. and,
When cleaning is completed and the finger or cleaning tool that was pressing the cover part 15 is released, the cover part 15 is restored to the state shown by the solid line in FIG. 2 due to the urging force of the connecting part 18.

In this way, the cover part 15 easily descends and separates from the lower part of the guide rail 7 due to the pressing force from above, and when the pressing force is removed, it automatically returns to its original position, facing the back surface of the glass 6 and the guide rail 7. Between the relationship
It rests in a state where it is pressed inside along the guide rail 7.

<Effects of the invention> As explained above, according to the invention, the glass protection device is composed of a cover part, a contact part, a mounting base, and a connecting part, and these parts are made of elastic synthetic resin such as polycarbonate. Since it is integrally formed by one-shot molding, the structure can be greatly simplified compared to conventional ones, and the assembly process of this glass protector can be completely omitted, and separate parts such as expensive springs are not required. Since it can be integrally molded from synthetic resin, mass production is possible, and costs can be significantly reduced. In addition, not only can the glass protector be handled as a single component, but it can also be installed relatively roughly on the guide rail when assembling the pachinko machine, making the work of installing it on the pachinko machine easier than before. It can be significantly simplified. Furthermore, since the entire glass protection device can be integrally molded from an elastic synthetic resin, it is possible to arbitrarily obtain an appropriate biasing force without using a separate elastic material for this connection as in the past. can.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine, Fig. 2 is a front view in the installed state, Fig. 3 is a perspective view, and Fig. 4 is another embodiment of the guide surface. FIG. 5 is a sectional view in the installed state. In the figure, 1 is a pachinko machine, 4 is a game board, 6 is a glass, 7 is a guide rail, 8 is a game part, 10 is a firing rail, 11 is a ball socket, 13 is a firing rod,
14 is a glass protector, 15 is a cover portion, 16 is a contact portion, 17 is a mounting base, and 18 is a connection portion.

Claims (1)

[Scope of claim for utility model registration] A game part surrounded by a guide rail is formed on the surface of the game board, and a ball socket is provided between the lower end of the guide rail and the tip of the firing rail where the firing rod faces the base end. In the pachinko machine in which the front of the gaming section is covered with glass, a mounting base attached to the surface of the gaming board;
A wide strip-shaped cover part facing along the guide rail is provided within the space between the back surface of the glass and the side edge of the lower part of the guide rail, and a wide band-like cover part is located on the outer surface side of the guide rail and is below the cover part. A contact part extending from the edge toward the surface of the game board communicates with the mounting base and the contact part, presses and holds the contact part against the outer surface of the guide rail, and supports the cover part so as to be able to swing freely. a first state in which the abutting part is pressed against the outer surface of the guide rail by the above-mentioned connecting part, and a second state in which the abutting part is separated from the outer surface of the guide rail by an external action. A pachinko machine characterized by being provided with a glass protection device that can be converted into two states.