JPH07163738A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a pachinko game machine in which the same size front frame can be used and the size can be selected in accordance with the installation place CONSTITUTION:There are two kinds of outer frames in a pachinko game machine P. An ordinary size-outer frame has almost the same size with the lateral width of the front frame 3 in the outer width thereof to correspond to the standard of front frame 3. And a large size-outer frame 1L in which the inner width L1 is made to be almost a similar size to the ordinary size-outer frame and the vertical plate 4b is made thick and the outer width L2 is made to be larger than the ordinary size-outer frame and further, a forward protrusive width-correction part 13 is formed at the front side edge of the vertical plate 4b so as to correspond to the standard of front frame 3, is another type. The ordinary size-outer frame and the large size-outer frame 1L are selected in accordance with the installation place. The front frame 3 is fixed to the selected outer frame.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko machine whose size can be selected according to the place of installation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Originally, it is desirable that the sizes of pachinko machines are standardized in Japan, but in reality, the sizes differ depending on the region. For example, if the pachinko machine for the Kanto area has a width of about 518 mm and it has a normal size, the pachinko machine for the Kansai area has a width of about 530 mm, which is slightly wider than the normal size. At present, we are manufacturing pachinko machines of multiple sizes to meet the specifications of each region.

[0003]

However, manufacturing different sizes of pachinko machines separately for one model is a large cost-increasing factor that affects the entire process from the design stage to the end of installation, which is uneconomical. It was extremely rare. The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object thereof is to provide a pachinko machine which can use a single-size front frame and can select a size depending on a place where the front frame is installed.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an outer frame composed of a combination of left and right vertical plates and upper and lower horizontal plates, and a front frame which is openably and closably attached to the front face of the outer frame. In a pachinko machine having a frame, the outer width dimension is set to be substantially the same as the lateral width dimension of the front frame, and the outer frame of a normal size corresponding to the standard of the front frame and the inner width dimension are The width of the vertical plate is set to be approximately the same as the size of the outer frame, and the thickness of the vertical plate is increased to set the outer width dimension larger than that of a normal size outer frame. There is a large size outer frame that is projected so as to correspond to the standard of the front frame, and a normal size outer frame and a large size outer frame are selected according to the installation location, and the selected outer frame Provided is a pachinko machine in which the front frame is attached to a frame.

[0005]

[Function] The large size outer frame has the inner width dimension set to be almost the same as that of the normal size outer frame, and the convex width correction portion is projected on the front side edge of the vertical plate. The front frame can be attached as it is. Therefore, a single size front frame can be used at any installation location as long as the size of the outer frame is selected.

[0006]

First Embodiment A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. Fig. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine using a normal size outer frame, Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional plan view of a pachinko machine using a normal size outer frame, and Fig. 3 is a pachinko machine using a large size outer frame. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional plan view of a pachinko machine using a large size outer frame. First, the pachinko machine P shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 has a normal-sized outer frame 1M and a front frame 3 which is attached to the front surface of the outer frame 1M by hinges 2 and 2 so as to be openable and closable. The outer frame 1M of the normal size has a structure in which the left and right vertical plates 4a and 4b and the upper and lower horizontal plates 4c and 4d are framed in a vertically long quadrangle, and the curtain plate 5 is arranged on the lower end front surface of the vertical plates 4a and 4b. It is a synthetic resin molded product that integrates all of them. Further, receiving metal fittings 7 with which hook metal fittings 6 on the front frame 3 side are engaged are fixed to the vertical plate 4b on the right side facing the front of the outer frame 1M inside and above. As is well known, the hook fitting 6 is operated by the lock device K on the front surface of the front frame 3.

The front frame 3 is made of synthetic resin, and as is well known, the glass door frame 9 covering the front surface of the window hole 8 and the front plate 1.
0, the game board 1 detachably attached to the back side of the window hole 8
1. Further, the upper and lower ball trays 12, 12 and almost all main parts such as a mechanism plate and a launcher (not shown) are provided. The width of the front frame 3 is a normal size outer frame 1M.
The outer width M2 of the outer frame 1M is almost the same as the outer width M2 of the outer frame 1M, and is exactly overlapped with the front surface of the outer frame 1M.

Next, the pachinko machine P shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 has a large-sized outer frame 1L and a hinge metal fitting 2 on the front surface of the outer frame 1L.
2 has a front frame 3 attached so as to be openable and closable. The large-sized outer frame 1L is framed in a vertically long rectangular shape by the left and right vertical plates 4a and 4b and the upper and lower horizontal plates 4c and 4d like the normal-sized outer frame 1M, and further on the lower end front face of the vertical plates 4a and 4b. It is a form in which the curtain plate 5 is arranged, and is a synthetic resin molded product in which all of them are integrated. The inner width dimension L1 of the outer frame 1L is set to be substantially the same as the inner width dimension M1 of the normal size outer frame 1M shown in FIG. Further, the outer width dimension L2 of the outer frame 1L
Is made thicker by increasing the plate thickness of the right vertical plate 4b, and is set to be larger than the outer width dimension M2 of the outer frame 1M of a normal size. The front frame 3 attached to the large size outer frame 1L is the same as that used for the standard size outer frame 1M.

A frontwardly convex width correction portion 13 is provided on the front side edge of the vertical plate 4b located on the right side of the outer frame 1L. The width of the width correcting portion 13 is approximately (outer width dimension L2 of the outer frame 1L)-(width of the front frame 3), and is projected so as to cover a portion protruding from the front frame 3 on the front surface of the vertical plate 4b. Has been done. Further, the protrusion amount of the width correction portion 13 is substantially the same as the plate thickness of the front frame 3, and the surface of the front frame 3 and the surface of the width correction portion 13 are substantially flush with each other. The width correction unit 13 may be designed to have the same flat surface as the front frame 3 or the inter-mountain ball lender 14 shown by a chain line in FIG. It may be deformed so as to be aesthetically or conceptually related. When it is related to the design of the pedestrian ball rental machine 14, the width correction unit 13 appears assimilated to the pedestrian ball rental machine 14 side, and a pachinko machine using the large size outer frame 1L. P is a pachinko machine P that uses a normal size outer frame 1M
Can be disguised as A security groove 15 is formed at the base of the width correction portion 13. This security groove 15
When a thin band-like foreign matter is inserted into the gap between the front frame 3 and the outer frame 1L for the purpose of improper purpose, the function of guiding the tip of the foreign matter into the groove and preventing it from entering the pachinko machine P is fulfilled.

Since the first embodiment is configured as described above, the front frame 3 can be shared regardless of the size difference of the outer frames 1L and 1M. Generally, the front frame 3 occupies most of the manufacturing cost of the pachinko machine, so that the common cost of the front frame 3 can drastically reduce the wasteful cost for dealing with a plurality of sizes. Further, since the outer frame 1L and the front frame 3 are both formed of synthetic resin, the textures of the front frame 3 and the width correction portion 13 are unified, and therefore the presence of the width correction member 13 can be made inconspicuous. Further, since the width correction portion 13 is formed of synthetic resin so as to have appropriate elasticity, the side surface of the front frame 3 and the side surface of the width correction portion 13 are opened and closed when the front frame 3 is opened and closed. It is also possible to make settings so that they will contact each other momentarily. Therefore, the gap between the width correction portion 13 and the front surface of the front frame 3 can be made as small as possible. When the security groove 15 is provided at the base of the width correction portion 13 as described above, the height of the width correction portion 13 is substantially added by the depth of the security groove 15, so that it becomes easier to bend. The elastic force increases. Further, the pachinko machine P of the first embodiment has the advantage that the conventional hinge fittings 2 and 2 can be used as they are because the width correcting unit 13 is provided on the right vertical plate 4b opposite to the hinge fittings 2 and 2 side. . It should be noted that the above-mentioned normal-size outer frame 1M does not necessarily mean a specific-size outer frame, but it can be understood as the minimum-size outer frame of the required plural sizes, and will be compared. It is a fluid size for setting the standard. The same applies hereinafter.

[0011]

[Embodiment 2] FIG. 5 shows Embodiment 2 and is a cross-sectional plan view of a pachinko machine using a large size outer frame. In the pachinko machine P of the second embodiment, the thickness of the left vertical plate 4a is increased to increase the outer width dimension L2 of the outer frame 1L.

[0012]

[Embodiment 3] FIG. 6 shows Embodiment 3 and is a cross-sectional plan view of a pachinko machine using a large size outer frame. The pachinko machine P of the third embodiment is the eclectic type of the first and second embodiments, and the width correction unit 13 is provided at both ends of the left and right vertical plates 4a and 4b.
Is provided. Since the structure of the third embodiment improves the left-right balance of the pachinko machine P, it is advantageous when the outer width dimension L2 of the outer frame 1L is increased.

[0013]

Fourth Embodiment FIG. 7 shows a fourth embodiment and is a cross-sectional plan view of a pachinko machine using a large size outer frame. In the first to third embodiments, the outer frame 1L is made of synthetic resin, but the fourth embodiment shows an example of application to the wooden outer frame 1L-W. That is, the synthetic resin plates 16 are fixed to both sides of the wooden outer frame 1L-W so that the width correction portion 13 projects forward. In this case, since the external appearance is the same as that of the third embodiment, the front frame 3 is made of synthetic resin and the width correction unit 1 is formed.
If you try to harmonize the texture with 3, it will be hardly noticeable. The synthetic resin plate 16 is a vertical plate 4a, 4b on one side of the outer frame 1L-W.
It may be provided in either one of the above, and may have a form as in the first or second embodiment.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the first to fourth embodiments, the present invention is of course not limited to the above embodiments. For example, the front frame 3 is an integrally molded product of synthetic resin, but a general wooden front frame may be used.

[0015]

According to the pachinko machine of the present invention, the large size outer frame is set to have the inner width dimension substantially the same as that of the normal size outer frame, and the convex width correction portion is projected on the front side edge of the vertical plate. Since it was installed and configured, so that the front frame that conforms to the standard of ordinary size can be attached as it is, if the size of the outer frame is selected according to the installation location, the single size front frame can be installed anywhere Can respond. Also, due to the dimensions, the outer width of the large-sized outer frame and the horizontal width of the front frame do not match, but because a frontward convex width correction part is protrudingly provided on the front edge of the vertical plate, pachinko that uses this large-sized outer frame. Even when the machine is installed on a pachinko machine installation island, an unnatural gap does not occur between the machine and the next pachinko machine or inter-ball-point renting machine, so that there is no discomfort in appearance. Furthermore, most of the current pachinko machines are installed in the front frame, and most of the manufacturing costs of the pachinko machines are concentrated in the front frame. It has an excellent effect that the cost for manufacturing can be greatly reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine using a normal size outer frame.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional plan view of a pachinko machine using a normal size outer frame.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a pachinko machine using a large size outer frame.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional plan view of a pachinko machine using a large size outer frame.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional plan view of a pachinko machine using a large size outer frame according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 6 shows Example 3 and is a cross-sectional plan view of a pachinko machine using a large size outer frame.

FIG. 7 shows Example 4 and is a cross-sectional plan view of a pachinko machine using a large size outer frame.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1M ... Normal size outer frame 1L ... Large size outer frame 3 ... Front frame 4a, 4b ... Vertical plates 4c, 4d ... Horizontal plate 13 ... Width correction part L1, M1 ... Inner width dimension L2, M2 ... Outer width dimension P ... Pachinko machines

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A pachinko machine having an outer frame composed of a combination of left and right vertical plates and upper and lower horizontal plates, and a front frame openably and closably attached to the front surface of the outer frame. Set the horizontal width of the frame to be approximately the same size as the standard size outer frame that corresponds to the standard of the front frame, and set the inner width dimension to approximately the same size as the normal size outer frame and The thickness of the plate is increased to set the outer width larger than that of a normal size outer frame, and the front side edge of the vertical plate is provided with a forward convex width correction part so as to comply with the standard of the front frame. There is a large size outer frame, and a normal size outer frame and a large size outer frame are selected according to the installation location, and the front frame is attached to the selected outer frame.