JPH0717355Y2 - Pachinko machine audio equipment - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device] [Industrial applications]

The present invention relates to an audio device of a pachinko machine that generates a sound effect related to a pachinko game.

[Prior art]

In recent years, in the pachinko machines provided on the market, various sound effects are output according to the game contents in order to enhance the interest of the game as the game contents become more sophisticated and complicated. . Then, this sound effect was output by the speaker provided in the pachinko machine. With conventional pachinko machines, 1
One speaker was designed to output all sound effects according to various game contents.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

By the way, game contents on pachinko machines tend to become more and more complicated by adding visual or auditory effects, and in order to output effective sound effects in accordance with such complicated game contents, However, there is a problem that an effective sound effect according to the content of a game cannot be output with only one speaker as in the conventional case. The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an audio device of a pachinko machine capable of outputting a sound effect suitable for a game content.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, an audio device of a pachinko machine according to the present invention is a game board of a pachinko machine body formed in a frame shape in which a plurality of speakers are provided as an audio device on the front surface of the pachinko machine so as to be openable and closable. It is provided in a portion excluding the front plate on which the glass door frame covering the front and the upper tray are provided, and a plurality of speakers can output sound effects having a stereo effect.

[Action]

Since a plurality of speakers are provided, it is possible to produce effective sound effects in various modes even for those having complicated game contents, and it is possible to output sound effects that match the game contents.

【Example】

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, a pachinko machine 1 has a frame-shaped pachinko machine body 2 which is provided on the front surface of the pachinko machine body so as to be openable and closable, and the pachinko machine body 2 has a metal frame 3 provided around the pachinko machine body 2. . The metal frame 3 has a glass door frame 4a and a front plate 4b attached to the metal frame 3 so as to be openable and closable, and a game board 28 is arranged behind the glass door frame 4a. Also,
An upper ball tray 5 for storing discharged prize balls is provided on the front surface of the front plate 4b. Below the upper ball tray 5, a rectangular lower front plate 6 made of plywood resin is attached to the pachinko machine body 2 by an appropriate number of bolts (not shown). On the right end side of the lower front plate 6, a handle 7 is provided on the lower front plate 6.
Is provided to penetrate. Then, the lower front plate 6 has
A lower ball tray 8 made of synthetic resin is attached to the left of the handle 7. The lower tray 8 has an ashtray 10 on its left.
A mounting recess 9 is formed, and the back surface of this recess 9 serves as a partition wall 11 (see FIG. 4). Further, between the partition wall 11 and the lower front plate 6, there is provided a gap 12 whose upper and both sides are closed and whose lower part is open. Here, the ashtray 10 has a lower ball that can be vertically swung in the recess 9 through a pair of support shafts 13 loosely fitted to both side walls 10a (only one is shown in FIG. 4). It is supported by the saucer 8. By the way, in the pachinko machine 1 having the above-mentioned configuration, as shown in FIG. 1, a pair of speakers 19, on the back side of the ashtray 10 and on the back side of the lower front plate 6 in the vicinity of the handle 7,
19A and is provided. These two speakers 19, 19A
Is provided in order to output a sound effect suitable for the content of the game in the pachinko game, and in particular, it is provided so that a stereo effective sound can be output to the sound effect. By outputting the stereo sound effect in this way, it is possible to derive a complex and dynamic sound effect output corresponding to the operation of the prize winning device and the display device provided on the game board 28. Here, an example of the mounting structure of the speakers 19 and 19A will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, and FIGS.
The speaker mounting structure shown is for the speaker 19 mounted on the back side of the ashtray 10, and the speaker 19A mounted in the vicinity of the handle 7 may be mounted by substantially the same structure. Therefore, in FIGS. 3 and 4, the lower front plate 6 has
A circular recess from the back surface at a position facing the partition wall 11.
14 are formed, and the bottom plate 14a of the recess 14 has the mechanism 1
A certain number of 5 are formed in the horizontal direction. Then, in each of the lateral grooves 15, a sound transmission hole 16 communicating with the above-described gap 12 is provided so as to be inclined downward except for the central portion of the lateral groove 15. Recess 14
The lower front plate 6 of the peripheral surface of the
A pair of arcuate cutout grooves 17 into which the protrusions 21 of 20 are inserted are formed facing each other at a position of 180 °. Then, each notch groove 17 has a fitting groove 1 into which the protruding piece 21 fits from its bottom portion 17a.
8 is cut counterclockwise in FIG. The speaker case 20 that houses the speaker 19 has a truncated cone shape, and the small diameter side is closed to form a top plate 20a. On the large diameter side outer peripheral surface 20b of the speaker case 20,
One projecting piece 21 is formed so as to project radially from the outer peripheral surface 20b (only one projecting piece 21 is shown in FIG. 3). A knob 22 and an appropriate number of fins 23 are provided on the conical surface of the speaker case 20, and a cord take-out groove 24 for taking out the cord 19a of the speaker 19 to the outside is provided at a pitch of 180 °. A pair is provided. In the above configuration, in order to attach the speaker 19 to the back surface of the lower front plate 6, first, the cord 19a is taken out from the cord taking-out groove 24 of the speaker case 20 accommodating the speaker 19, and the connector 25 is attached to the end of the cord 19a. Attach. Then, the protrusions 21 and 21 of the speaker case 20 are aligned with the notches 17 and 17 of the lower front plate 6 and inserted into the recesses 14 of the speaker case 20, and then the speaker case 20 is reversed in FIG. Rotate clockwise. By the rotation of the speaker case 20, both the projecting pieces 21, 21 enter into the fitting grooves 18, 18 of the lower front plate 6 and are securely locked by the fitting grooves 18, 18. It should be noted that when removing the speaker 19, the speaker case 20 may be rotated in the opposite direction to the mounting direction. As described above, the speaker 19 is provided in the recess 14 of the lower front plate 6.
Mounted on the front surface 19b of the speaker 19 and the recess 14
A predetermined gap 26 is formed between the bottom plate 14a and the bottom plate 14a. When a sound effect is generated from the speaker 19, this sound travels through the gap 26 and each sound transmission hole 16 to the gap 12, and this gap
It passes under the ashtray 10 from the lower opening 12a of 12 and reaches the player's ear. Then, the player uses a wire or the like (not shown).
Even if the ashtray 10 is rotated in the direction of the arrow A in FIG. 4 in an attempt to mischief the speaker 19 by using the, the partition wall 11 is provided on the rear surface of the ashtray 10, so that the speaker 19 is inserted through the sound transmission hole 16. The wire cannot be pushed in the direction. Therefore, the speaker 19 will not be damaged due to mischief of the player. In this embodiment, in order to attach the speaker case 20 to the lower front plate 6 with one touch, the protrusions 21 of the speaker case 20 are tightened from the front and rear in the fitting groove 18 of the lower front plate 6 and engaged. However, it goes without saying that the one-touch attachment of the speaker case 20 is not limited to this embodiment. Although the mounting structure of one speaker 19 has been described above, the other front speaker 19A has a similar structure to the lower front plate 6 near the handle 7.
It can be attached to the back side of. By attaching the two speakers 19 and 19A on the left and right sides of the lower portion of the pachinko machine body 2 in this manner, it is possible to stereoize the sound effects associated with the pachinko game. For example, the prize winning device and the variable display device provided on the game board 28 are generally operated by an electric drive source, and a dynamic impression is given by voice so as to represent a motion matching the motion. It can be given to the player to raise the interest in the game. In the above embodiment, the two speakers 19, 19A are used.
Although the one provided on the lower part of the front surface of the pachinko machine body 2 is shown, as shown in FIG. 1, the guide rail 27 of the game board 28 is shown.
Speakers 19B and 19C may be provided on the left and right outer sides of the player so that the player can hear a sound having a stereo effect, or as shown in FIG.
Speakers 19D and 19E provided on the upper and lower portions of the prize ball discharge gutter 30 arranged on the back surface of the player may allow the player to hear sound having a stereo effect. The second
In the mounting structure of the speakers 19D and 19E as shown in the figure, the sound effect is communicated from the inner space of the prize ball discharge trough 30 to the communication opening 30a communicating with the upper ball tray 5 and the lower ball tray 8. It is possible to reach the player's ear through the lower communication opening 30b and hear the stereo effect sound. Also, the number of speakers provided in the pachinko machine 1 may be any structure as long as it can produce a stereo effect, and the number is not particularly limited as long as it is plural.
It is also possible to provide four speakers of 9, 19A, 19B, and 19C so that more dynamic sound effects can be produced. Further, the mounting position of the speaker is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and may be any position as long as it allows the player to effectively hear stereo sound effects.
Instead of the positions of 19B and 19C, they may be provided at the upper left and right positions of the pachinko machine body 2. However, if multiple speakers are installed on the side of the island where the pachinko machine 1 is installed or on the glass door frame 4a and the front plate 4b that can be opened and closed relative to the pachinko machine body 2, generally, a winning device, a variable display device, a speaker, etc. In addition to the need to lengthen the wiring connecting the control circuit board and the speaker, because the control circuit board that controls the operation of the gaming machine is provided on the back side of the pachinko machine body 2 on the front side of the pachinko machine 1. Therefore, the pachinko machine body 2, the glass door frame 4a, and the front plate 4b must be carefully opened and closed every time the opening and closing operations are performed so that the wiring connecting the control circuit board and the speaker is not caught. Door frame 4
There is a drawback that the opening and closing operation of the front plate 4b cannot be performed smoothly. Therefore, multiple speakers
Glass door frame 4a and front plate 4b on which the control circuit board is provided
It is necessary to be provided in the pachinko machine body 2 except for.

[Effect of device]

As is apparent from the above description, the audio device of the pachinko machine according to the present invention is a game board of the main body of a pachinko machine formed into a frame shape in which a plurality of speakers are provided as an audio device on the front surface of the pachinko machine. It is provided in a part excluding the front plate where the glass door frame covering the front and the upper tray is provided, and it is possible to output sound effects with stereo effect from its multiple speakers, even for those with complicated game contents Effective sound effects can be output in various modes, and sound effects suitable for the game content can be output. Also,
The pachinko machine body is equipped with a plurality of speakers except for the front panel where the glass door frame that covers the front of the game board of the pachinko machine body, which is provided with the control circuit board for controlling the game operation, and the upper tray is provided. Also, the wiring for connecting the control circuit board and the plurality of speakers does not interfere with the operation of opening and closing the glass door frame and the front plate as needed, and the smooth opening and closing operation can be performed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine, FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko machine, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the speaker, the speaker case, and the speaker mounting portion of the lower front plate, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 1-Pachinko machine 19, 19A-Speaker 19B, 19C-Speaker 19D, 19E-Speaker

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An audio device for a pachinko machine that produces sound effects related to a pachinko game, wherein a plurality of speakers as the audio device are provided on the front surface of the pachinko machine so as to be opened and closed. An acoustic device for a pachinko machine, which is provided in a part other than the front plate where a glass door frame and a top tray are provided in front of the game board, and the stereo effect can be output from its multiple speakers.