JPH06134124A - Japanese pinball game @(3754/24)pachinko) machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify a glass window and to make it light in weight, and also, to simply attach the window to a front frame. CONSTITUTION:On an opening front face side of an outer frame A, a front frame B of a vertical square for setting various game constituting members is assembled so as to be openable/closeable and attachable/detachable by utilizing a connecting/supporting means and a locking means. In the upper and the lower parts of the inside of the left side of the front frame B, a supporting implement having a supporting shaft is fixed. In the upper and the lower parts of the left reverse side of door frame 21 in a glass window D, a detaining implement 27 having a shaft hole is provided. By inserting and supporting vertically to the supporting shaft so as to be attachable and detachable, the glass window D is assembled to the front frame B through the detaining implement 27 so as to be openable and closeable in a horizontally opened form. In the upper and the lower parts of the right reverse side of the door frame 21, a hook 31 is provided, and each hook 31 can be engaged so as to be engageable and detachable to and from a locking device 32 installed in the right reverse side of the front frame B.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko game machine in which a player can play a game by hitting a pachinko ball on a game board surface in the machine which can be seen through.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a gaming machine of this type represented by a pachinko machine, a game board, a glass window, upper and lower ball trays, and a ball hitting device which constitute a game area are formed in front of an opening of a vertical rectangular outer frame forming an outer body. A front frame for a mounting body on which a lot of game components such as a mechanism set board on the back side is installed is openably and closably attached and detached into one unit. And in the implementation in the game hall, the entire front frame with the game board accommodated and set against the outer frame that is fixedly held in the standing (vertical direction) state on the installation frame base, which is also commonly called “island” Assembled and set, it is used for games as a vertical ball game machine.

In such a gaming machine, a glass window as a see-through protection window for the gaming board is installed on the front side of the front frame so that it can be opened and closed. As the most common form of this glass window, a metal square door frame is set inside a metal vertical rectangular window frame (also called a metal frame) set with screws around the window frame opening of the front frame. , One side edge of which is connected via a vertical support shaft to be assembled in a laterally opened form, and two glass pieces, front and rear, are inserted into the door frame. And in the open state of this glass window,
Inspection and adjustment of various game parts and nails on the game board surface,
Further, the game board itself can be attached / detached / exchanged, etc. On the other hand, while the same window is closed and locked, the game board surface (game area) can be transparently protected and fraud prevention can be achieved.

In the game machines of the respective manufacturers, the above-mentioned glass window is basically composed of a window frame, a door frame and glass even if there are some differences in size etc. Has been done. In addition to the door frame, the window frame is formed to have an inner size such that a horizontal metal rectangular set plate having an upper ball tray attached thereto can be opened and closed and can be removably assembled. By the way, the window frame to which the door frame is assembled is attached to the front frame in the assembly and manufacturing process of the pachinko machine, while the glass is inserted into the door frame after the pachinko machine is installed vertically in order to prevent damage.

[0005]

In the above-mentioned conventional gaming machine, the glass window installed on the front frame has a double inner-outer composite frame structure with a window frame for holding the outer shell and a door frame for glass. For this reason, the entire frame member becomes heavy and complicated, but there is a surface in which the transparent surface presented by the glass of the door frame cannot be suitably widened. Moreover, while both frames use a thin metal material to exhibit high rigidity, the metal surface (plating surface) that is always exposed is difficult to apply decoration processing such as printing or sticking a sticker. For this reason, there is a surface where the decorative surface including the front frame surface and the metal surface of the frame member are not in harmony in terms of decoration including colors and patterns, and it is difficult to upgrade the entire machine. In addition, when installing the frame member of the glass window in the manufacturing process of the pachinko machine, in a dedicated machine (screw tightening machine) outside the assembly line, install a window frame with a door frame on the inner peripheral surface of the window frame mouth of each front frame After accurately setting and setting, a process of tightening a large number of screws is required by operating the machine, which requires considerable labor and skill, and it is difficult to improve productivity. There was a problem that it was easy to get disabled.

On the other hand, regarding the frame member of the above-mentioned glass window,
From the viewpoint of manufacturing and handling, it takes a lot of time and labor for the work of individually forming and assembling the window frame and the door frame, resulting in a high cost and a bottleneck for productivity. In addition, the window frame and the door frame are assembled into one frame member product, but since they are double composite frames whose sizes are different from each other, they are bulky and often The frame member products cannot be stacked (stacked) on top of each other with high safety, and cannot be suitably boxed (packed). For this reason, the frame member products are handled in a condition that they are bound in a fixed number of units, and a fairly large space is required for storage, while on the other hand, when transferring (transporting), it is preferable to transfer and unload a lot of them at once. However, it was troublesome to handle it.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed in order to suitably solve the above-mentioned problems, and is a transparent window for transparently protecting a game board surface (game area) in the front of the front frame, such as glass. The synthetic resin molded holding frame for inserting the see-through plate is assembled to the window frame opening of the front frame so as to be directly openable and closable, and the window frame used as the outer frame supporting frame of this holding frame is omitted, so-called frame It is an object to provide a pachinko gaming machine in a less form.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems] Overcoming the above-mentioned problems,
In order to achieve the intended purpose, the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention is a front frame in which a game board is set in the front inside so that it can be opened and closed and attached to and removed from the front side of the opening of the outer frame. The front frame has a transparent window that is openably and closably attached and detached to protect the game board from perspective, and the front frame is molded with a synthetic resin into a square size that fits the front surface of the opening of the outer frame. A window frame opening with a rectangular opening surface area appropriately wider than the game board is formed on the transparent frame, and the transparent window is formed of synthetic resin and is formed into a rectangular frame that matches the inner size of the window frame opening of the front frame. A transparent plate that allows the game board to be seen through is inserted and held in the opening surface area, and a side-opening connection including a support shaft that can connect and separate one side inside of the front frame and one side inside of the holding frame of the see-through window. While being connected and supported by the supporting means, the inside of the other side of the front frame and the inside of the other side of the holding frame are locked. Characterized in that the lockable configured.

[0009]

[Function] The transparent window assembled to the front frame is housed in the same plane as the front surface of the front frame in a closed state with a tolerance gap in the window frame opening, and the game board is transparently protected. To do. In this state, the front surface of the game board, particularly the entire game area, can be seen through from the see-through surface provided by the see-through window. The see-through window is configured to be connectable to and separable from the front frame via a connecting and supporting means provided inside one side of the holding frame in a state where the entire window is oriented in a fully opened state with respect to the front frame. Further, the transparent window assembled to the front frame is locked by the locking means provided inside the other side of the holding frame in a state where the entire window is pushed into the window frame opening of the front frame. Then, by unlocking the locking means, the see-through window can be opened laterally with the support shaft of the connection support means as a fulcrum.

Since the see-through window can be assembled by simply connecting the connecting and supporting means at predetermined positions and conditions, the transparent window can be quickly installed without the need for any special tool even in a separate part other than the production line part of the pachinko machine. Can be easily assembled and disassembled. In order to prevent damage to the transparent window when handling the pachinko machine, it was not assembled to the front frame at the manufacturing stage, but was assembled to the outer frame when the pachinko machine was finally installed in the game hall. It is also possible to connect and attach the connecting and supporting means to the front frame. That is, the see-through window can be transferred and stored as a separate treatment before assembly, and can be retrofitted at a necessary and appropriate time when the pachinko machine is implemented. Moreover, the transparent windows can be easily stored and stored in either a stacked state or a standing parallel state, and a large number of sheets can be suitably packed at one time for transfer (loading / unloading) and unloading, and their handling is easy. Become.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings with reference to preferred embodiments. In this embodiment, the case of a general pachinko machine in which a game board for pachinko balls is set inside the machine, that is, inside the front of the front frame is mainly shown.

As an outline of the basic structure of the pachinko machine of this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, various games are provided on the front side of the opening of a vertical rectangular outer frame A forming the outer contour of the machine body. A vertical rectangular front frame B for setting the component parts is assembled so as to be openable / closable and attachable / detachable by using the connecting support means and the locking means. Then, in the window frame opening 8 of the front frame B, a glass window D as a perspective protection window of the game board C as described later.
While the upper ball tray E and the upper ball tray E are assembled so as to be openable and closable in a laterally open form using individual connection support means or the like, the lower ball tray F or the like is mounted and set on the lower front surface of the front frame B. There is.

As for the outer frame A, the whole frame, that is, the upper rod 1, the left and right side rods 2 and 3, and the lower frame rod 4 are made of synthetic resin and are connected to each other by a frame. The connection support member 5 which is a part of the connection support means is fixed to the upper and lower portions on the left side of the front surface, and the connection receiving portion 6 is formed (see FIG. 2). Further, the mechanism set board H set on the back side of the front frame B is not included in the gist, and therefore is stopped to the extent shown in each drawing.

The front frame B, which is a mounting frame for the pachinko machine of this embodiment, is entirely molded of synthetic resin, and basically, as shown in FIGS. A frame body 7 that is formed to have an outer frame size that fits the front area of the opening and has a window frame opening 8 of a front vertical rectangle inside, and an opening that is integrally formed on the back side of the frame body 7 and is slightly narrower than the window frame opening 8. The housing / holding frame 13 in which the surface area 14 is formed is connected to the front and rear to form an inner / outer double frame.

In the frame body 7, an installation board portion 9 for installing the lower ball tray F, the hitting ball launching device G and the like is formed in the lower portion of the window frame opening 8, and a center portion for a prize ball. Outlet 1
0 is opened, and an installation portion 12 for installing the lightning decoration portion 11 is formed over the upper edge portion and the right edge portion of the window frame opening 8. Then, connection support portions 61, 61, which are a part of the connection support means, are provided at the upper and lower portions on the left side of the frame body 7. On the other hand, in the accommodation holding frame 13, as shown in FIG. 3, the game auxiliary board portion 15 located inside the lower portion of the window frame opening 8 is integrally formed, and the game board is based on the upper edge of the auxiliary board portion 15. The setting port 16 for is opened. And, in the game auxiliary board portion 15, the supply port 17 for the prize ball and the ball collecting path 1
8 and the like are molded, a launch rail 19 is set, and a set holder 20 for a game board is arranged at four corners of the set opening 16.

The window frame opening 8 is appropriately wider than the game board C, and has an inner size that allows the glass window D and the upper ball tray E to be assembled on the same plane. The opening surface area 14 and the setting port 16 that are opened inside the container are combined with each other to form a substantial accommodation and setting surface area for the game board.
A ridge 62 is formed on the front surface of at least the upper edge and the left edge of the opening surface area 14 to prevent foreign matter (wire) from entering.

The glass window D assembled to the window frame opening 8 of the front frame B is in the form of a side-opening door enclosed with glass, and is made of synthetic resin. Two front and rear glasses 23 are inserted into a door-shaped holding frame (also referred to as a door frame) 21 in which 22 and 22 are framed in a square shape (see FIG. 6). Then, the left side portion of the door frame 21 is connected to the front frame B so as to be attachable / detachable and openable / closable by the connection support means for lateral opening, and the right side portion of the door frame 21 is locked by the locking means. ing.

That is, with respect to the door frame 21 of the glass window D, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, four frame rods 22,
In the state in which the front outer rail 22a and the inner rail 22b on the back side, each of which is formed into a required cross-sectional shape including a support groove 22c for inserting glass, are assembled, the support groove 22c is directed to the front and rear inside 1 It is organized for each book. Then, these frame rods 22 are provided on the front and rear two glasses 23 across the support groove 22c.
After being inserted, a pair of reinforcing frames 24 and 24 having a U-shape are attached to the back sides of all the frame rods 22 and 22, that is, the back surfaces of the inner rails 22b. . As a result, the entire door frame 21 is formed in a frame shape, and is sized along the upper, left, and right three peripheries of the window frame opening 8.

In this door frame 21, the inner side of the outer rail 22a of each frame rod 22 is formed in a slanted shape that widens in the forward direction as a device for making it easier to see the inside of the game board, and the rear side is formed. Front glass 23 against glass 23
Is made wider (larger). Further, the support shaft 22 of each frame rod 22
A waterproof seal or the like may be provided in c. On the other hand, the reinforcing frame 24 is made of a lightweight metal.

As shown in FIGS. 6, 7 and 10, the connecting and supporting means of the glass window D described above is located inside the left side of the front frame B, that is, on the left back side across the frame body 7 and the holding frame 13. A support 25 having upper and lower support shafts 26 is fixed,
On the other hand, hangings 27 having shaft holes 28 are arranged on the upper and lower left sides of the door frame 21. Under the condition that the upper and lower hooks 27 can freely move in and out of the openings 29 formed on the upper and lower sides of the left side connecting portion of the frame body 7 and the housing holding frame 13, through the respective shaft holes 28. A glass window D is openably and closably supported by the support shaft 26 in a detachable manner. Further, under the condition that the hanger 27 is allowed to move in the vertical direction with respect to each of the mouths 29 (see FIG. 7), the opened glass window D is pushed up to lift the hanger 27.
The glass window D can be detached by pulling up the shaft 26 from the support shaft 26.

The glass window D is approximately 12 times larger than the front frame B.
It is fully opened at 0 °. On this premise, as a device for facilitating the attachment and detachment of the window D, the relief portion 30 is formed at the upper left inner end portion of the door frame 21, and the upper connection support portion of the outer frame A and the front frame B is formed. No interference with 5,61
(See Figure 11). Also, with the upper and lower hangings 27 having the same height, the upper support shaft 26 is appropriately longer than the lower supporting shaft 26, and the upper hangings 27 and the support shaft 26 are positioned and inserted in advance. After that, the lower hook 27 and the support shaft 26 can be fitted and inserted. By the way, the upper and lower hangers 27
Shows an example integrally formed with the metal reinforcing frame 24. Further, the upper and lower mouths 29 correspond to the hanging tool 27 and the support shaft 26.
It is shaped appropriately larger than the combined height size.

On the other hand, with respect to the locking means of the above-mentioned glass window D, as shown in FIGS. 3, 6 and 7, hooks 31 having guide portions 31a are arranged on the upper and lower right sides of the door frame 21. The hooks 31 can be detachably engaged with the upper and lower engaging portions of the elevating and lowering locking rod 37 of the second locking mechanism portion 36 of the locking device 32 installed on the right back side of the front frame B. There is. The upper and lower hooks 31 are used for the reinforcement frame 2
An example integrally formed with No. 4 is shown.

Incidentally, the above-mentioned locking device 32 is equivalent to a "double lock type" generally used in conventional game machines, and basically, as illustrated in FIG.
Locking mechanism 33 that is unlocked by a common key (not shown)
And a second locking mechanism part 34 of the front frame B with respect to the outer frame A and a second locking mechanism part 36 of the glass window D with respect to the front frame B. Each of the mechanism parts 34, 36 has a locking mechanism part. Elevating / locking rods 35 and 37 that are unlocked by a clockwise and counterclockwise rotating operation of 33 are assembled.

On the other hand, the upper ball tray E is attached to the lower surface area of the window frame opening 8 of the front frame B to which the glass window D is attached as described above so as to be openable, closable and attachable / detachable. That is, the ball tray E is assembled into a unit by assembling a plurality of constituent members which are themselves molded with synthetic resin, and a horizontal rectangular set plate 38 made of thin metal is attached to the back side thereof. Then, a lateral opening connection support means attached to the inside of the left side of the dish body 39 is detachably supported by a holding portion 43 formed on the inside of the lower left side of the opening surface area 14, and on the back surface of the right side of the set plate 38. The attached hook 46 is detachably engageable with the elevating and lowering locking rod 48 of the locking tool 47 installed on the lower right inside of the window frame opening 8. Regarding the connection support means of the ball receiving tray E, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the support plate 42 is connected to the support shaft 41 vertically inserted in the support recess 40 of the plate body 39. The support plate 42 is removably fitted into the holding port 44 of the holding portion 43, and is held by the stopper 45 as necessary.

As shown in the drawing, the ball receiving tray E has an outer shape of a horizontally long rectangle on the front surface and a trapezoidal shape on the flat surface at both ends. In addition to the connecting portion for the outlet 10 and the collecting path 18, a ball receiving portion,
The ball feeding part, the ball removing part, etc. are molded, and the set plate 3
A ball feed rectifier 49 is installed on the right back side of the No. 8. Further, the upper end of the set plate 38 is aligned with the lower end of the glass window D, that is, the inner side of the lower frame rod 22 of the door frame 21 in a meshed state to prevent foreign matter (wire etc.) from entering from the outside. It can be prevented. By the way, the ball receiving tray E is about 9 times larger than the front frame B with the support shaft 41 of the connecting and supporting means as a base point.
It is in the fully open state at about 0 °. And this ball saucer E
In consideration of the fully opened state, the relief portion 63 is provided in the lower left portion of the opening surface area 14 to the front frame B.

The lower ball receiving tray F located in the lower stage of the above-mentioned ball receiving tray E is installed in accordance with the front surface of the installation board 9 of the frame body 7 of the front frame B. As shown in the figure, the spherical saucer F has a horizontally flat upper surface and a lower surface, a front surface is a horizontally long rectangle having the same width as the front frame B, and a flat surface is an outer shape having a trapezoidal shape with both ends inclined, The lower surface (bottom surface) is slightly higher than the lower edge of the front frame B, and the upper surface is installed at the same position as the lower edge of the window frame opening 8. Therefore, in this ball tray F, as shown in FIG. 4, the lower surface front edge P ₂ has a front frame B.
Above the bottom edge P ₁ of the front (Y = 10 to 15 mm), forward
It is located at the point (X = 95-100 mm). As a result, the lower surface front edge P ₂ and the lower end edge P ₁ serve as abutting edges to the floor surface GL as shown in the figure, and the entire front frame B side (a state in which various game constituent members are mounted) is appropriately forwarded. Stable standing can be maintained in a tilted posture.

In this ball saucer F, as shown in FIG. 14, inside the horizontally elongated mouth 51 formed in the front facing direction, the saucer portion 52 for prize balls and the prize ball discharge path of the mechanism set board H are provided. In addition to forming a supply port 53 communicating with the communication container 54 via a communication container 54, an ashtray 55, a ball-removing portion 56, etc. are permanently installed, and a speaker (not shown) can be set inside. And a protective film 5 for sound transmission inside the front.
7 is attached. Further, the operation handle portion 58 of the hitting ball launching device G is attached to the inclined surface portion on the right side of the front face in an appropriate direction,
A batting rod 59 and a batting ball drive unit 60 are incorporated in the interior thereof (see FIG. 3).

[0028]

Operation of the embodiment In the pachinko machine of the present embodiment configured as described above, the front window B with respect to the outer frame A, the above-mentioned glass window D, the upper and lower ball trays E and F, the ball hitting launcher G, the game The game components such as the board C, the mechanism set board H, and various accessories are set to constitute one unit. Then, by attaching the entire front frame B to the outer frame A installed on the installation frame base in the game hole in a predetermined tilted upright posture, a vertical ball game machine similar to a conventional pachinko machine. Can be used as a game. Under this condition, by performing a normal ball hitting operation, the game balls in the ball receiving tray E above are sent to the launch rail 19 one by one, and are hit by the ball hitting bar 59 to play a pachinko game in the game board C. Can be deployed.

Then, in such a pachinko machine, the assembling of the glass window D and the upper ball tray E on the front frame B and the state of implementation will be described below.

That is, with respect to the glass window D, the entire window D is appropriately lifted with the front frame B in the fully opened state, and the upper and lower hooks 27 are inserted into the respective openings 29 of the front frame B. After the hook 27 of No. 1 is preliminarily fitted and positioned on the support shaft 26 above the support 25, the lower hook 27 is aligned with the lower support shaft 26 to lower the entire window D. As a result, the upper and lower hanging members 27 are vertically inserted into the respective support shafts 26 and are connected and supported in a state of being in contact with the receiving seat portion of the supporting member 25. Therefore, under this condition, the glass window D can be expanded in the front-rear direction with the support shaft 26 as a base point. By lifting the assembled glass window D at the fully opened position, the upper and lower hangings 27 can be pulled out from the respective support shafts 26 and can be directly assembled.

When locking the glass window D assembled as described above, the entire window D is pushed into the window frame opening 8 of the front frame B, so that the upper and lower hooks 31 cause the locking device 32 to move to the second position.
When the raising / lowering locking rod 37 of the locking mechanism 36 is engaged, the rod 3
7 is once pushed down against the spring force and then engaged with the upper and lower engaging portions. As a result, the glass window D is locked in the closed state, which is housed in the window frame opening 8. When unlocking and opening the glass window D, the lock mechanism section 33 is unlocked in a predetermined direction by using a duplicating key, whereby the elevating and lowering rod 37 is opened.
Is pushed down to release the engagement between the upper and lower engaging portions 37a and the hook 31. As a result, the unlocked glass window D can be laterally opened based on the fulcrum described above by pulling it out forward.

The glass window D assembled and mounted on the front frame B as described above is aligned with the front surface of the front frame B in a closed state in which a tolerance gap is provided in the window frame opening 8. The game board C is housed in the same plane, and the game board C in the accommodation set surface areas 14, 16 of the accommodation holding frame 13 is transparently protected. In this state, the front surface of the game board C, in particular, the entire game area can be satisfactorily seen through from the see-through surface of the glass 23. Moreover, since the inner periphery of the door frame 21 is formed in a slanted shape that expands forward, the movement of the pachinko ball in the game area, the game situation, and the like can be easily seen.

On the other hand, with respect to the ball receiving tray E on the other hand, when the glass window D is in the open state or the state before assembly, the entire tray E is fully opened with respect to the front frame B, and the support plate 42 of the connecting and supporting means is provided. The holding port 44 of the holding portion 43 of the front frame B
It is inserted and held in and locked by the stopper 45 (see FIG. 12). As a result, the ball tray E is cantilevered and supported with respect to the front frame B, and can be opened and closed in the front-rear direction with the support shaft 41 as a base point. Further, the ball receiving tray E is locked by being pushed into the window frame opening 8 of the front frame B and the hanging tool 46 engaging with the elevating and locking bar 48 of the locking tool 47.

The upper ball tray E, which is mounted on the front frame B as described above, covers the front surface of the game auxiliary board 15 inside the front frame B in the closed set state, and at the same time, lowers it. While being aligned with a tolerance gap with respect to the upper surface of the ball receiving tray F of No. 3, each connecting portion relating to the insertion and exit of the ball is connected to the supply port 10 and the recovery path 18 of the front frame B, and The ball feed rectifier 49 is made to face the required portion of the launch rail 19. The ball tray E can be opened and closed under the open condition of the glass window D according to the matching condition between the set plate 38 and the door frame 21 of the glass window D.

As described above, in the pachinko machine of this embodiment, the glass window D and the upper ball tray E can be assembled by simply connecting the respective connecting and supporting means at predetermined positions and conditions. It can be assembled and disassembled quickly and easily without any special tools even in other parts other than the manufacturing line section. In particular, regarding the glass window D, on the assumption that it is in a glass-enclosed form, in order to prevent damage in handling the pachinko machine, it is not assembled to the front frame B at the manufacturing stage, and the pachinko machine is finally installed in the game hall. At the stage of being installed in, the front frame B assembled to the outer frame A can be assembled by connecting the above-mentioned connecting and supporting means. In other words, in the pachinko machine of the present embodiment, among the various game components mounted on the front frame B, the glass window D and the upper ball tray E are transferred and stored as separate handling before assembly, It can also be retrofitted at the appropriate time when the pachinko machine is implemented.

Further, since the glass window D described above is not bulky because the outer shape and size of the door frame 21 which is a glass insertion holding frame has a constant substantive size and is not bulky, the glass window D can be placed in either a stacked state or a standing parallel state without difficulty. In addition to being able to store and store, it is possible to suitably pack and transfer (load / unload) and load / unload many pieces at a time with the hangings 27 aligned in the same direction.
It will be easier to handle.

On the other hand, in the pachinko machine of this embodiment, in addition to the glass window D being preferably implemented as described above, the front frame B can be erected and held by utilizing the lower ball tray F. That is, the lower ball tray F formed in the outer shape as described above is installed at a predetermined position on the lower portion of the front surface of the front frame B, and the lower surface front edge P ₂ thereof is at the predetermined position X, Y with respect to the lower end edge P ₁ . When the entire front frame B before assembly is placed alone in the outer frame A on a horizontal floor surface GL in a factory, a game hall or the like, the lower surface front edge P ₂ and the lower edge P ₁ And become direct mounting support edges, and the entire front frame B is stably stood upright in a forward leaning posture (about 85 °), and in particular, forward fall is suitably stopped (see FIG. 4). Therefore, under this condition, various game components mounted on the front frame B can be inspected, and the mechanism set board H can be repaired or replaced. Further, when the pachinko machine is installed in the game hole, the entire front frame B can be stably erected on the floor surface at a required place while the outer frame A is positioned and fixed.

[0038]

[Modifications] The pachinko game machine to which the present invention is applied is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and other modifications appropriately made and applied are also recommended. (1) For the front frame B, the frame body 7 and the housing / holding frame 13 disclosed and described in the embodiment are formed as separate molded and separated types, and are assembled in the front-rear direction. The frame body 7 in which at least the window frame opening 8 is formed is optimally made of synthetic resin. (2) Regarding the glass window D, the holding frame (door frame) 21 should be configured by combining front and rear rectangular frames formed of synthetic resin with each other. For example, the upper frame rod or the horizontal frame rod of the holding frame 21 is detachably or removably assembled on the premise that the glass 23 can be inserted later or replaced with the old one. (3) Also, the decorative lamp 6 is provided at a required portion of the window frame opening 8 of the front frame B.
4 (see FIG. 3) is arranged, the door frame 21
To make the lamp transparent and attach a lamp lens cover to the front surface, or to use the outer rail as a lamp lens to form a diffusion surface on the inner surface. (4) As for the connecting and supporting means, the illustrated supporting tool 25 and the support shaft 26 are provided on the door frame 21 side, and the hanging tool 27 is provided on the front frame B side. It should be detachable from frame B. 15 and FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6, the hanging tool 27 is configured to be attachable to and detachable from both the door frame 21 and the front frame B. That is, the hanging tool 27 is provided with the hanging portion 65 in which the shaft hole 28 that can be vertically inserted in the support shaft 26 provided in the front frame B is formed. This hanging part 6
5, a support plate 66 extending in the up-down direction is integrally formed at the end opposite to the end where the shaft hole 58 is formed, and a large-diameter head 67a is formed at an appropriate position on the support plate 66. An engaging element 67 including the shaft portion 67b is provided in a protruding manner. In addition, the support plate 66
The opening 68 is formed at a position below the position where the engaging element 67 is disposed at a predetermined distance, and the bent portion 69a of the locking piece 69 provided on the support plate 66 is provided through the opening 68. It projects to the projecting side of 67. On the other hand, the door frame 2
As shown in FIG. 15A, an engaging opening 70 for the engaging element 67 and an opening 71 for the locking piece 69 are formed vertically separated from each other on the left back side of the No. 1 unit. The engagement port 70 is the engagement element 67.
70a for allowing the large-diameter head 67a to be inserted therethrough
And a small-diameter opening portion 70b extending above the opening portion 70a and allowing the shaft portion 67b to be inserted therethrough. Therefore, in a state in which the hanging device 27 is supported by the front frame B at the hanging portion 65, the engaging element 67 is fitted to the engaging opening 70 (mouth portion 70a) of the window frame 21.
After inserting the (large diameter head 67a), the entire glass window D is lowered. As a result, the engagement element 67 engages with the engagement opening 70 in a non-removable manner, and the bent portion 69a of the locking piece 69 is formed in the opening 7.
1 is inserted and positioned. The portion of the window frame 21 where the engagement opening 70 is formed is bent so as to bulge toward the front side as shown in FIG. 15B, and the engaging element 67 can be engaged without rattling. Is configured.
Further, in the form in which the hanging device 27 according to the configuration of FIGS. 15 and 16 is used, the engagement opening 70 and the opening 71 corresponding to the engagement element 67 and the locking piece 69 are formed on the front frame B side, and the support shaft 26 is formed. May be provided on the door frame 21 side. (5) With respect to the connecting and supporting means of the upper ball tray E, the supporting shaft 41 shown in the figure is vertically supported by the holding portion 43 of the front frame B, and
The support plate 42 connected to the plate is detachably held on the dish body 39 side and locked if necessary. Further, the support shaft 41 vertically supported by the holding portion 43 and the support plate 42 fixed to the dish body 39 are removably fitted and connected in the vertical direction like a connecting and supporting means of the glass window D. Further, by utilizing the outer shape of the lower ball receiving tray F, a spindle is held upright in the upper left portion of the same bowl F, and a vertical shaft hole provided in the upper ball receiving tray E is inserted and supported therein. To do. (6) With respect to the lower ball tray F, the lower surface front edge P ₂ is set to be as long as possible while exhibiting a substantially parallel shape with the lower edge P ₁ of the front frame B, regardless of the shape of the lower tray. And the above-mentioned positional relationship (X, Y) is set appropriately.

[0039]

As described above, according to the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention, the front frame and the see-through window are made of synthetic resin, and the see-through window can be directly opened and closed at the window frame opening of the front frame. Since it is configured to be attached, the configuration can be simplified and the weight can be reduced. In addition, the surface that is always exposed can be decorated by printing, sticking a sticker, or the like, and it is possible to upgrade the entire machine.

Further, since the see-through window can be easily assembled to the front frame by simply connecting the connecting and supporting means at predetermined positions and conditions, special tools can be used even in other parts of the pachinko machine other than the manufacturing line. It can be assembled and disassembled quickly and easily without the need. Also, in order to prevent damage when handling the pachinko machine, the perspective window is not assembled to the front frame at the manufacturing stage, but is assembled to the outer frame when the pachinko machine is finally installed in the game hall. It is also possible to connect and attach the connecting and supporting means to the front frame. Furthermore, since the transparent window has a uniform outer shape and size of the transparent plate insertion holding frame and is not bulky, it can be stored and housed without difficulty in both the stacked state and the standing parallel state. In addition, it is possible to suitably pack and transfer (load / unload) and load / unload a large number of sheets at one time, and have an advantage that the handling becomes easy.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a main part of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an overall front view of a pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine on the front frame side.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing an open state of a front frame and a glass window in a pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing an open state of a front frame and a glass window in a pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 6 is a plan sectional view of a pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 7 is a side sectional view of an essential part showing a connecting and supporting means in a state where a glass window is opened with respect to a front frame of a pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 8 is a rear view showing an exploded glass window of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of essential parts showing the arrangement relationship between a frame rod and glass in a glass window.

FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view showing a connecting and supporting means for connecting the front frame and the glass window.

FIG. 11 is a plan view of relevant parts showing a connection support part with a glass window opened to a front frame.

FIG. 12 is a side sectional view showing a connecting and supporting means for connecting an upper ball tray and a front frame.

13 is a schematic perspective view of the connecting and supporting means shown in FIG.

FIG. 14 is a plan cross-sectional view of the pachinko gaming machine shown with the upper ball tray open.

FIG. 15 is an exploded perspective view and a cross-sectional view showing another example of the connecting and supporting means for connecting the front frame and the glass window.

16 is a side sectional view of an essential part showing the front frame and the glass window connected by the connecting and supporting means shown in FIG. 15 in an open state of the window.

[Explanation of symbols]

 8 Window Frame Port 21 Holding Frame (Door Frame) 23 Glass 25 Support Tool 26 Spindle 27 Hanging Tool 31 Hook 32 Locking Device A Outer Frame B Front Frame C Game Board D Glass Window

[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] December 10, 1992

[Procedure Amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0038

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

[0038]

[Modifications] The pachinko game machine to which the present invention is applied is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and other modifications appropriately made and applied are also recommended. (1) For the front frame B, the frame body 7 and the housing / holding frame 13 disclosed and described in the embodiment are formed as separate molded and separated types, and are assembled in the front-rear direction. The frame body 7 in which at least the window frame opening 8 is formed is optimally made of synthetic resin. (2) Regarding the glass window D, the holding frame (door frame) 21 should be configured by combining front and rear rectangular frames formed of synthetic resin with each other. For example, the upper frame rod or the horizontal frame rod of the holding frame 21 is detachably or removably assembled on the premise that the glass 23 can be inserted later or replaced with the old one. (3) Also, the decorative lamp 6 is provided at a required portion of the window frame opening 8 of the front frame B.
4 (see FIG. 3) is arranged, the door frame 21
To make the lamp transparent and attach a lamp lens cover to the front surface, or to use the outer rail as a lamp lens to form a diffusion surface on the inner surface. (4) As for the connecting and supporting means, the illustrated supporting tool 25 and the support shaft 26 are provided on the door frame 21 side, and the hanging tool 27 is provided on the front frame B side. It should be detachable from frame B. 15 and FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6, the hanging tool 27 is configured to be attachable to and detachable from both the door frame 21 and the front frame B. That is, the hanging tool 27 is provided with the hanging portion 65 in which the shaft hole 28 that can be vertically inserted in the support shaft 26 provided in the front frame B is formed. This hanging part 6
5, a support plate 66 extending in the up-down direction is integrally formed at the end opposite to the end where the shaft hole 58 is formed, and a large-diameter head 67a is formed at an appropriate position on the support plate 66. An engaging element 67 including the shaft portion 67b is provided in a protruding manner. In addition, the support plate 66
The opening 68 is formed at a position below the position where the engaging element 67 is disposed at a predetermined distance, and the bent portion 69a of the locking piece 69 provided on the support plate 66 is provided through the opening 68. It projects to the projecting side of 67. On the other hand, the door frame 2
As shown in FIG. 15A, an engaging opening 70 for the engaging element 67 and an opening 71 for the locking piece 69 are formed vertically separated from each other on the left back side of the No. 1 unit. The engagement port 70 is the engagement element 67.
70a for allowing the large-diameter head 67a to be inserted therethrough
And a small-diameter opening portion 70b extending above the opening portion 70a and allowing the shaft portion 67b to be inserted therethrough. Therefore, in a state in which the hanging device 27 is supported by the front frame B at the hanging portion 65, the engaging element 67 is fitted to the engaging opening 70 (mouth portion 70a) of the window frame 21.
After inserting the (large diameter head 67a), the entire glass window D is lowered. As a result, the engagement element 67 engages with the engagement opening 70 in a non-removable manner, and the bent portion 69a of the locking piece 69 is formed in the opening 7.
1 is inserted and positioned. The portion of the window frame 21 where the engagement opening 70 is formed is bent so as to bulge toward the front side as shown in FIG. 15B, and the engaging element 67 can be engaged without rattling. Is configured.
Further, in the form in which the hanging device 27 according to the configuration of FIGS. 15 and 16 is used, the engagement opening 70 and the opening 71 corresponding to the engagement element 67 and the locking piece 69 are formed on the front frame B side, and the support shaft 26 is formed. May be provided on the door frame 21 side. (5) With respect to the connecting and supporting means of the upper ball tray E, the supporting shaft 41 shown in the figure is vertically supported by the holding portion 43 of the front frame B, and
The support plate 42 connected to the plate is detachably held on the dish body 39 side and locked if necessary. Further, the support shaft 41 vertically supported by the holding portion 43 and the support plate 42 fixed to the dish body 39 are removably fitted and connected in the vertical direction like a connecting and supporting means of the glass window D. Further, by utilizing the outer shape of the lower ball receiving tray F, a spindle is held upright in the upper left portion of the same bowl F, and a vertical shaft hole provided in the upper ball receiving tray E is inserted and supported therein. To do. That is, as shown in FIG.
As shown in the left of the horizontal flat upper plate 72 of the lower ball tray F.
The support shaft 41 is fixed in an upright state in a support hole 73 vertically provided on the end side.
Hold it constant, and on the other hand, the left side of the bowl body 74 of the upper bowl tray E
The support cylinder portion 75 formed at the end is vertically moved through the shaft hole 76.
Can be opened / closed by inserting it in a removable direction
It must be connected to and supported by. (6) With respect to the lower ball tray F, the lower surface front edge P ₂ is set to be as long as possible while exhibiting a substantially parallel shape with the lower edge P ₁ of the front frame B, regardless of the shape of the lower tray. And the above-mentioned positional relationship (X, Y) is set appropriately.

[Procedure Amendment 2]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Name of item to be corrected] Fig. 17

[Correction method] Added

[Correction content]

FIG. 17 is a side sectional view showing a means for connecting and supporting the upper ball tray via the lower ball tray.

[Procedure 3]

[Document name to be corrected] Drawing

[Name of item to be corrected] Fig. 17

[Correction method] Added

[Correction content]

FIG. 17

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A front frame (B) in which a game board (C) is set inside the front so that it can be opened and closed and detached from the front side of the opening of the outer frame (A), and the front frame (B) It has a transparent window (D) that is mounted on the front side so as to be opened and closed and detachably attached to protect the game board (C) in a transparent manner, and the front frame (B) fits the front surface of the opening of the outer frame (A). It is molded with a synthetic resin into a square size, and a window frame mouth (8) with a square opening surface area that is appropriately wider than the game board (C) is molded inside the front side, and the transparent window (D) is molded with a synthetic resin. Window opening of frame (B)
A transparent plate (2) through which the game board (C) can be seen in the opening surface area of the holding frame (21) that is framed in a square size that conforms to the inner method of (8).
3) is inserted and held, and a lateral opening including a support shaft (26) capable of connecting and disconnecting one side inside of the front frame (B) and one side inside of the holding frame (21) of the transparent window (D) While being connected and supported by the connecting support means (25, 27), the inside of the other side of the front frame (B) and the inside of the other side of the holding frame (21) are locked by means (31, 32).
A pachinko gaming machine characterized by being configured so that it can be locked.