JPH0642710Y2 - Game board in ball game machine - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device] [Industrial applications]

The present invention relates to a game board of a ball-and-ball game machine that plays a game by playing a pachinko ball, such as a pachinko game machine (referred to as a pachinko machine) or a coin-type game machine.

[Prior art]

As is well known, in a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine or a coin-operated game machine, an opening is formed in the game board, and various winning ball devices and display devices (in front of the game board are formed corresponding to the opening). A plurality of game devices such as a variable display device and a decorative lamp device) are attached, while a gaming ball path that guides the winning balls won in the winning ball device to a predetermined path is integrally formed on the back surface of the game board. The winning ball aggregate cover is attached. Such a plurality of gaming devices mounted on the front surface of the game board of the ball game machine and the winning ball set cover body mounted on the back surface of the game board must be properly mounted at a predetermined position. Do not deviate from position. This is because the balls that have won the winning ball device among the plurality of gaming devices need to be smoothly guided to the winning ball path of the winning ball aggregate cover body.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

By the way, in the conventional ball game machine, since the prize ball collecting cover body and the plurality of game devices are attached to the front surface of the game board and the back surface of the game board with screws or the like without any relation, Even if the mounting positions between the gaming devices are correct, if the mounting position of the winning ball collection cover body is incorrect when fastening with screws, multiple gaming devices mounted on the front of the game board and winning There is a drawback that the consistency with the ball aggregate cover cannot be maintained.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, the present invention forms an engaging portion on a game device constituent member of at least one game device among a plurality of game devices including a winning ball device attached to the front surface of a game board, and A position regulation engagement portion is formed on another game device, while a prize-winning ball aggregate cover body attached to the back surface of the game board is provided with an engaged portion that engages with an engagement portion of a game device constituent member, The front surface of the game board is provided with a position regulation engaged portion that engages with a position regulation engagement portion of another game device.

[Action]

This invention, the engagement portion formed in the winning ball aggregate cover body to the engaging portion formed in at least one game device constituent member of the plurality of game devices attached to the front surface of the game board as described above. Just by engaging the parts, it is possible to ensure the consistency between the plurality of gaming devices and the winning ball aggregate cover body, and each winning ball generated in the plurality of gaming devices is a winning ball path of the winning ball aggregate cover body. Can be accurately led to each. In addition, as described above, a position regulation engaging portion is formed in another game device that is not associated with the prize ball collecting cover body, and the position regulation engaging portion engages with the position regulation engaged portion of the game board. Since the other game devices are attached to the game board at the correct positions by being combined, as a result, the consistency between the entire game device and the winning ball aggregate cover body is further ensured.

【Example】

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing the relationship between a game board and a prize-ball collecting cover body attached to the back surface of the game board, and FIG. 2 is a game machine such as a prize-winning ball device and a variable display device attached to the game board. It is a partially exploded perspective view showing the relationship of. In the figure, a game board 1 has a plurality of openings 2, 3, 4a-4 of various sizes.
c, 5a, 5b and 6 have been opened. Then, as shown in FIG. 2, a pachinko ball ejected by a hitting ball launching device (not shown) is guided to the front surface of the game board 1 and the openings 2, 3, 4a to 4c, 5a, 5b, 6 are provided. Hitting ball guide rails 7a and 7b that form a section of the game area including is planted.
A ball receiving member 8 which is an example of a winning ball device is provided corresponding to the opening 2, and the ball receiving member 8 receives balls from above and both lateral directions to win a prize. A variable display device 30 is provided corresponding to the opening 3. This variable display
30 is composed of a front decoration portion 31 and a variable display drive portion 35 as a game device constituent member, and the front decoration portion 31 has the number of times of opening and closing a movable piece 43 of a variable winning ball device 40 (which is usually allowed up to 10 times) on the front surface thereof. The display window 33 for seeing through the variable display member 36, which will be described later, from the information display portion 32 for displaying information such as A pair of protrusions 34a and 34b are formed so as to project. Further, the variable display drive unit 35 is fixed to the prize-ball collecting cover body 20 described later. This is made up of a plurality of (three in the illustrated embodiment) utilizing the rotation of the motor 35a shown in FIG. By rotating the rotary drum-shaped variable display member 36 and operating a stop button (not shown) provided on the front surface of the pachinko machine, or by stopping the plurality of variable display members 36 individually after a lapse of a certain time, it is drawn on the surface thereof. The combination of different patterns is obtained. Then, when the combination of the patterns of the variable display member 36 matches the predetermined combination, that is, when the predetermined state is achieved, the variable winning ball device 40 is brought into an advantageous state for the player in a predetermined manner. It is to convert. For the openings 4a to 4c, ball receiving members 9a to 9c for receiving balls only from above and winning are provided, and the ball receiving members 9a to 9c
When a pachinko ball wins the ball receiving member 9c in the center of 9c, the variable display member 36 of the variable display device 30 starts to rotate, and another game as described above can be performed. Display lamp decorations 10a and 10b are provided on the front surface of the game board 1 for the openings 5a and 5b. Then, the lamps 11a, 11b fixed to the prize ball collecting cover body 20 are inserted into the openings 5a, 5b to face the display lamp ornaments 10a, 10b. The lamps 11a and 11b blink when the variable display member 36 is in a specific state to notify the player of the state. A variable winning ball device 40 is provided for the opening 6.
As shown in the partially exploded perspective view of FIG. 4, this variable winning ball device 40 has a rectangular winning opening 42 formed in the upper center of a horizontally long mounting substrate 41, and a movable piece for opening and closing the winning opening 42.
43 is rotatably supported by bearing portions 46a, 46b about rotary shaft pins 45a, 45b inserted in bearing holes 44a, 44b (44b is not shown) formed in the lower end side thereof. While the movable piece 43 is open, the pachinko balls guided by the movable piece 43 are guided rearward through the winning opening 42,
The inside of 42 is divided into three winning areas by dividing pieces 47a and 47b. The right and left winning areas are general winning areas for discharging a predetermined number (for example, 13 pieces) of prize balls like the normal winning openings provided on the game board 1, and the middle between the partition pieces 47a, 47b. The winning area is a specific area where the operating piece 48 of the repetitive condition detecting switch that operates when a pachinko ball passes through the area faces. Then, when the pachinko balls enter the specific area while the movable piece 43 is open and actuate the operating piece 48, the movable piece 43 is again opened in a predetermined manner (for example, 30 seconds or 10 It opens and closes until it enters, and as long as there are passing balls in this specific area, the operation is repeated a predetermined number of times (for example, 10 times). It should be noted that the winning balls that enter the specific area and actuate the actuating pieces 48 also discharge a predetermined number of prize balls, like the balls that enter the general winning area. Further, an engaging projection 43a as an operating member is provided at one end of the movable piece 43 so as to project to the outside from an insertion hole 43b formed in a side wall inside the winning opening 42. The engagement protrusion 43a engages with a drive member 23b of an electric drive source 23 described later to open and close the movable piece 43. Vertical winning openings 49a, 49b (49a not shown) are provided on the left and right of the winning opening 42, and ball receiving cover members 50a, 50b are attached to the front surface so as to cover the winning openings 49a, 49b. . The ball receiving cover members 50a and 50b are respectively provided with display lamps 52a and 52b (52
a has decorative windows 51a and 51b for accommodating (see FIG. 1). The display lamps 52a and 52b are fixed to the back surface of the mounting substrate 41 and are inserted through openings 53a and 53b (53a is not shown) to face the decorative windows 51a and 51b, which are the lamps 11a and 11b.
Similarly, the blinking is started when the variable display member 36 is in the specific state, and the blinking state is maintained while the movable piece 43 continues to be opened. Below the winning opening 42 and between the ball receiving cover members 50a, 50b, there is provided a winning ball number display section 54 for displaying the number of balls won in the winning opening 42 (usually up to 10 are allowed). ing. The information display section 32 and the winning coin number display section 54 both display numbers, and are therefore composed of seven segments, for example. On the other hand, on the back surface of the mounting base plate 41 of the variable winning ball device 40, as shown in FIG. 2, engaging projections 55a, 55b as a pair of position restricting engaging parts are projected at the left and right ends thereof. Further, a plurality of screw holes 56a to 56f are formed in the peripheral edge of the mounting substrate 41. On the front surface of the game board 1 corresponding to the variable winning ball device 40 configured as described above, engagement grooves 12a and 12b as position regulation engaged portions are preliminarily provided at positions corresponding to the engagement protrusions 55a and 55b. Further, screw fixing holes 13a to 13f are formed at positions corresponding to the screw holes 56a to 56f. Therefore, in order to attach the variable winning ball device 40 to the game board 1, the engaging projections 55a and 55b are fitted into the engaging grooves 12a and 12b, and then the screw holes 56a to 56 are screwed with screws 57.
It may be fixed through the f and screw fixing holes 13a to 13f. Generally, mounting the large-sized variable winning ball device 40 on the front surface of the game board 1 is more time-consuming and requires more skill than mounting a small-sized winning ball device, but this implementation Engagement protrusions as position regulation engagement parts as in the example
55a and 55b and the engagement grooves 12a and 12b as the position-regulated engaged portions allow easy and accurate attachment by anyone, and as a result, align with the prize-ball collecting cover 20 described later. It is possible to secure the sex. In addition, the game board 1 is provided with an outlet opening 14 at a position corresponding to the lowermost end of the hitting ball guide rail 7b. On the back side of the game board 1, the openings 2, 3, 4a to 4c, 5a, 5b
A winning ball aggregate cover body 20 that covers the entire area (except the opening 6) is attached. The winning ball collecting cover body 20 has a depth width slightly longer than the diameter of a pachinko ball, and leads the winning balls flowing down from the openings 2 and 4a to 4c to the space formed between the back surface of the game board 1 and the winning balls. Ball paths 21a-21d are formed. The winning ball path 21a is in the opening 2, and the winning ball path 21b is in the opening.
4a, the winning ball path 21c corresponds to the opening 4b, and the winning ball path 21d corresponds to the opening 4c. Each winning ball path 21
The ends of a to 21d are formed so as to be discharged to both sides while avoiding the variable display device 30 and the like, and particularly at the end of the winning ball path 21d, a start winning detection switch for starting the rotation of the variable display device 30. 22 are fixed. Further, at a lower end portion of the winning ball collecting cover body 20, a solenoid lens 23 as an example of an electric drive source for opening and closing the movable piece 43 of the variable winning ball device 40 is fixedly mounted via a mounting metal fitting 24. There is. As shown in FIG. 4, the solenoid 23 has a driving member 23b fixed to the tip of a plunger 23a, and a U-shaped engaging piece 23c sandwiching the engaging projection 43a of the movable piece 43 at the tip of the driving member 23b. Are formed. As shown in FIG. 5, the relationship between the engagement protrusion 43a and the engagement piece 23c is such that the variable winning ball device 40 is fixed to the game board 1 from the front side, and the winning ball collecting cover body 20 is attached.
When it is fixed from the back side, the U-shaped engaging piece 23c naturally engages and abuts on the engaging protrusion 43a, and is always movable by the return spring 23d penetrating the plunger 23a. When the solenoid 23 is excited, the plunger 23a rises against the bias of the return spring 23d, whereby the engagement piece 23c and the engagement protrusion are urged.
The movable piece 43 rotates through 43a and is brought into an open state. Further, the variable display drive unit 35 of the variable display device 30 is fixedly installed at a substantially central opening of the winning ball collecting cover body 20, and the lamps 11a and 11b are fixedly installed at both left and right ends. And the wiring processing pieces 25a to 25g for organizing the wirings connected from the variable display drive unit 35 and the lamps 11a and 11b solenoids 23.
The wiring processing projections 26a to 26d are integrally formed along the upper edge of the winning ball aggregate cover body 20. On the other hand, engagement projections 27a to 27f as position regulating engagement portions are appropriately provided on the surface of the winning ball aggregate cover body 20 in contact with the game board 1, and the front decoration portion 31 of the variable display device 30 is engaged. Protrusion
Engagement grooves 28a, 28b as engaged parts that engage with 34a, 34b are provided in a projecting manner above the variable display drive section 35. Furthermore,
Screw hole 29a for fixing the prize ball aggregate cover body 20 with screws
An appropriate number of ~ 29d are drilled. Engagement grooves 15a to 15f as engaged parts are formed in advance on the back surface of the game board 1 at positions corresponding to the engagement protrusions 27a to 27f,
Further, at the positions corresponding to the screw holes 29a to 29d, screw fixing holes 16
A to 16d are formed by punching. Therefore, in order to attach the winning ball aggregate cover body 20 to the game board 1, the engaging protrusions 27a to 27f are fitted into the engaging grooves 15a to 15f, and at the same time, the engaging protrusion 34a formed on the front decorative portion 31 of the variable display device 30. , 34b engaging groove 28a, 28b
After that, the screws may be fitted and then the screws may be fixed through the screw holes 29a to 29d and the screw fixing holes 16a to 16d. Since the present embodiment has the above-mentioned configuration, there is little trouble and difficulty in attaching the small winning ball devices 8 and 9a to 9c to the game board 1, and it is easy to attach them in an accurate position. When attaching the variable winning ball device 40 and the winning ball collecting cover body 20 that require high mounting accuracy, the engaging protrusions 55a, 55b, 27a to 27f as the position regulating engaging portions are projected on the member side to be attached. Since the engaging grooves 12a, 12b, 15a to 15f as engaged parts are formed on the game board 1 side, the engaging protrusions 55a, 55b, 27a to 27f are provided in the engaging grooves 12a, 12b, 15a to 15f. It suffices to insert it and then fasten it with a screw, which makes installation extremely easy and accurate. Further, as described above, the ball receiving members 8, 9a to 9c as the plurality of game devices, the variable display device 3
Formed on the front ornament portion 31 as a game device constituent member of the variable display device 30, which is one of the plurality of game devices, in a state where the variable winning ball devices 40 are accurately attached to the game board 1. Engagement projections 34a, 34b as engaged parts and engagement grooves 28a as engaged parts formed in the winning ball collecting cover body 20,
Since the 28b is engaged, the positional relationship between the front side and the rear side of the game board is accurate even when viewed as the whole game board 1, so that the winning balls are more smoothly flowed down and the consistency is ensured. There is. In particular, the engagement projection 43a that controls the opening and closing of the variable winning ball device 40 and the solenoid 2 provided on the winning ball collecting cover body 20.
Since the positional relationship between the engaging piece 23c and the engaging piece 23c can be made to correspond to each other very accurately, the operation of the solenoid 23 can be accurately transmitted to the movable piece 43, and it is difficult to attach the game board 1 to the game board 1. By ensuring the accuracy of mounting the large variable winning ball device 40 to the game board 1, the consistency with the winning ball collecting cover body 20 is ensured as a result.

[Effect of device]

As is apparent from the above description of the embodiments, the present invention is provided with an engaging portion formed on at least one game device constituent member of a plurality of game devices mounted on the front surface of the game board,
Only by engaging the engaged portion formed on the winning ball aggregate cover body, it is possible to ensure the consistency between the plurality of gaming devices and the winning ball aggregate cover body, and each of the plurality of gaming devices generated. The winning balls can be accurately guided to the winning ball paths of the winning ball cover body. In addition, as described above, a position regulation engaging portion is formed in another game device that is not associated with the prize ball collecting cover body, and the position regulation engaging portion engages with the position regulation engaged portion of the game board. Since the other game devices are attached to the game board at the correct positions by being combined, as a result, the consistency between the entire game device and the winning ball aggregate cover body is further ensured.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing the relationship between the game board and the prize ball collecting cover body attached to the back surface thereof, and FIG. 2 is the relationship between the game board and the game apparatus such as a prize ball device and a variable display device attached to the front surface thereof. FIG. 3 is a partial exploded perspective view of FIG. 3, FIG. 3 is a rear view of the game board in which the prize ball collecting cover is fixed, FIG. 4 is a partial exploded perspective view of the variable winning ball device, and FIG. 5 is a variable winning ball. It is a partial cross section figure which shows the relationship between an apparatus and an electric drive source. 1 ... Game board 2, 3, 4a-4c, 5a, 5b, 6 ... Opening, 8,
9a ~ 9c ... ball receiving member (prize ball device), 12a, 12b, 15a ~ 15f
...... Engagement groove (position regulation engaged part), 20 ...... prize winning ball aggregate cover body, 21a to 21d ...... prize winning ball path, 23 ...... solenoid (electric drive source), 23b ...... driving member, 27a ~ 27f ...... Engagement protrusion (position regulation engagement part), 28a, 28b ...... Engagement groove (engaged part), 30 ...... Variable display device, 31 ...... Front decoration part (game device constituent member), 34a, 34b ... Engaging protrusions (engaging portions), 35
...... Variable display drive unit, 36 ...... Variable display member, 40 ...... Variable winning ball device, 43 ...... Movable piece, 43a ...... Engagement protrusion (actuating member), 55a, 55b ...... Engagement protrusion (position regulation) (Engagement part)

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A game board having a plurality of openings, and a game board disposed on the front side of the game board corresponding to the plurality of openings.
And a plurality of gaming devices including a winning ball device, and a winning ball path that is disposed on the back side of the game board and that guides winning balls that have won a winning ball device of the gaming devices to a predetermined path. The formed winning ball aggregate cover body, and an engaging portion is formed in a gaming device constituent member fixed to the front surface of the game board of at least one gaming device of the plurality of gaming devices, Of the game device, a position regulation engagement portion is formed, the prize ball collecting cover body is formed with an engaged portion that engages with the engagement portion, and the position regulation is formed on the front surface of the game board. A game board in a ball game machine characterized in that a position regulation engaged portion which engages with the engaging portion is formed.