JPH07185094A - Outer frame of game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a plastic outer frame capable of performing the carrying work and the mounting work onto a game machine setting island in the same manner as in a conventional wooden outer frame. CONSTITUTION:A pair of spacers 132, 132 as molded members consisting of foamed polyethylene resin are housed in a recessed part having a number of opening parts on the upper part, which is formed on the bottom part of a body frame 44, and fixed thereto by an adhesive. The molded members consisting of foamed polyethylene resin as the spacers 132, 132 have a number of bubbles in the inner parts, and are never broken even when nails are driven thereto. Therefore, a plastic outer frame excellent in characteristics from the viewpoint of strength, durability and effective use of source have an extremely excellent effect that it can stand comparison with a conventional wooden outer frame to perform the carrying work and the mounting work to a game machine setting island.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an outer frame of a substantially rectangular gaming machine forming an outer periphery of a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, gaming machines using steel gaming balls, such as pachinko machines and arrange-ball type gaming machines (alepachi), have a main frame, a front frame mounted on the main frame via a hinge, and a front frame. A middle frame interposed between the frame and the game board, a back pack arranged on the back side of the game board and provided with game ball passages, a glass frame attached to the front frame via a metal frame, and an upper and lower frame. It had a saucer. These members were made of various materials such as a main body frame and a front frame made of wood, a middle frame, a back pack and upper and lower trays made of plastic, and a metal frame and a glass frame made of metal. However, since various materials are used in this way, when a game machine is discarded, for example, when a new machine is replaced, it is necessary to classify the materials according to each material, and the labor required for disposal is great. In addition, although plastic materials were sometimes recycled, most wooden products such as the main frame and front frame were disposed of without being reused, and there was a problem in terms of forest resource protection. Against this background,
There has been a demand for a gaming machine that is easy to dispose of and has excellent resource saving. In order to solve this problem, the applicant of the present application, as shown in Japanese Patent Application No. Hei 5-270938, "Gaming Machine", makes the main body frame and the like as an outer frame forming the outer periphery of the gaming machine substantially plastic. Invented The invention has excellent effects not only in recycling industrial waste but also in weight reduction and strength and durability of the game machine.

[0003]

However, the following problems have been considered in the above invention. That is, when the gaming machine is transported by a truck or the like, as shown in FIG. 13, the gaming machines loaded on the loading platform are lined up in a line to prevent the load from collapsing and the gaming machine and the gaming machine during transportation. A board is passed over the arranged gaming machines and nailed to the outer frame through the board so that they do not hit and break. Also, when fixing the gaming machine to the gaming machine installation island of the pachinko hall, nails are driven into the outer frame of the gaming machine. However, if the outer frame of the game machine is made of plastic, it will be damaged when the nail is hit. In order to solve this problem, at the time of transportation, first, (1) Styrofoam is inserted as a cushioning material between the gaming machines loaded on the bed, and then roped. (2) Each gaming machine is packed in a box, and after the packed gaming machines are loaded, ropes are hung so that the load does not collapse. (3) A wooden lid-shaped member is covered on each gaming machine, and a plate is passed over this to nail it. Methods such as In addition, when fixing to the game machine installation island, (4) Make screw nails or holes for nails on the lower side of the outer frame of plastic resin. Etc. were considered. However, in any of the above methods (1) to (3), loading work is troublesome and workability is poor, many game machines cannot be loaded, strength to prevent load collapse is low, or cost is high. In addition, a game machine of another manufacturer is often loaded on a truck for loading the game machine, and the problem that the game machine cannot be handled in the same manner as a game machine of a wooden frame of another manufacturer was considered. Further, in the method (4) described above, there is a problem in that the position where the nail or the like is driven may be specified and it may be difficult to fix the nail without rattling. The present invention has been made in order to suitably solve these problems and facilitate the transportation of a game machine made of plastic and the fixing to a game machine installation island.

[0004]

As means for solving the above-mentioned problems, an outer frame of a gaming machine according to claim 1 is a substantially rectangular outer frame of a gaming machine forming an outer periphery of the gaming machine. The outer frame is substantially made of plastic, and at least one side of the outer frame is entirely or partially formed of a member capable of nailing. Further, an outer frame of the gaming machine according to a second aspect of the invention is a substantially rectangular outer frame of the gaming machine forming an outer periphery of the gaming machine, and the outer frame is made of plastic,
A nailable member is attached to at least one side of the outer frame. Here, the member that can be nailed is
A member that does not break or break even when hit with a nail and has a certain level of strength may be used, and a member molded of expanded polyethylene resin, wood, or the like is conceivable.
The attachment of the nailable member may be performed by fixing the nailable member with an adhesive or the like so that it cannot be removed, or by attaching it detachably.

[0005]

In the outer frame of the gaming machine having the above-mentioned structure, the outer frame of the gaming machine according to the first aspect of the present invention is such that at least one side of the outer frame made of plastic is entirely or partially formed by a nailable member. In the outer frame of the gaming machine according to the second aspect of the invention, since a member capable of nailing is attached to at least one side of the outer frame made of plastic, nailing can be performed in this portion in the same manner as in the conventional case. .

[0006]

Next, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine 10 as a game machine of the present invention, which includes a well-known game board 12.
The front side of the game board 12 is a double glass 1 that is almost entirely equipped with a plastic frame 13 including a decorative portion 13a and is attached to a front frame 14 made of plastic.
It is covered with 6a, 16b, and a game area 18 is formed between the game board 12 and the inner glass 16a and the decorative portion 13a. On the upper part of the front frame 14, a big hit lamp 20 which is turned on when a so-called big hit state occurs is assembled. Further, the front frame 14 can be opened and closed by operating the lock 24 provided on the right side portion 22 around the extension hinges 176a and 176b (details will be described later) mounted on the back side of the left side portion 26. is there. Below the front frame 14, a dish member 32 made of plastic and integrally provided with an upper tray 28 and a lower tray 30 is arranged. The upper tray 28 and the lower tray 30 are respectively provided with an upper tray outlet 34 and a lower tray outlet 36 for ejecting game balls from the inside of the pachinko machine 10. The dish member 32 has a speaker surface 38 including a plurality of small holes.
0 is provided, and a speaker (not shown) that emits sound according to the game state is mounted on the back side of the speaker surface 38. Further, in the dish member 32, a firing handle 40 for operating a motor (not shown) for firing the game ball supplied from the upper tray 28 to the game area 18 and a stop for temporarily stopping the firing of the game ball. Switch 420
Is installed. Further, a skirt plate 43 is installed below the dish member 32. The plate member 32 is provided with push-out hinges 176c and 176d mounted on the left back side (details will be described later).
Although it can be opened and closed with the axis as a shaft, it is locked and locked on the back right side during normal use. Further, during normal use, the dish member 32 is prevented from being opened by pressing the upper side portion by the front frame 14. Therefore, in order to open the dish member 32, it is necessary to open the front frame 14 and unlock the right rear side.

As shown in FIG. 2, the back side of the pachinko machine 10 is made of plastic, which is a member for supporting each member of the pachinko machine 10 and also for mounting it on a game machine installation island (hereinafter, simply called an island). A body frame 44 is arranged, and the front frame 14 and the dish member 32 described above are connected to the body frame 44 via hinges. The main frame 44 is provided with a game board 12, a control board 46 in which electric parts such as an LSI for performing operation control and modification of game conditions are incorporated, and a cover 46a for protecting the control board 46. Back board 4
8 is assembled. Although not shown,
On the back surface side of the game board 12, well-known members such as a game ball detection sensor installed in a winning ball passage or a winning opening, a accessory, a lead wire connected to a lamp and the like are arranged. At the upper end of the back board 48, a plastic prize ball tank 50 for storing game balls supplied from a ball supply path (not shown) installed at the upper part of the island is installed. In the prize ball tank 50, a load sensor 52 for detecting the presence or absence of the game ball depending on the presence or absence of the load of the game ball is installed on the slightly left side of the center, and at the bottom of the prize ball tank 50, the prize ball from which the game ball can flow out. An outlet 54 is provided. The prize ball outlet 54 is a transparent plastic prize ball guide gutter 56 that allows game balls to flow while being aligned.
It is connected to the prize ball discharging device 58 via. Further, a load sensor 60 is installed in the middle portion of the prize ball guide gutter 56, and the guide situation of the game ball can be detected. Below the discharge port 64 of the prize ball discharge device 58, a prize ball discharge gutter 76 that guides the game balls discharged from the prize ball discharge device 58 is connected. The prize ball discharge trough 76 is formed by the back plate 48 and the back plates 78 and 80 made of transparent plastic, and has a bent portion 82 for restricting the falling speed of the game ball and an oblique portion 84 continuous to the bent portion 82. I have it. The oblique portion 84 is connected to a game ball distribution mechanism 88 for distributing and discharging the game balls to the upper tray 28 and the lower tray 30.
Therefore, the game balls discharged from the prize ball discharging device 58 are
It is guided to the game ball distribution mechanism 88 via the prize ball discharge gutter 76. Further, in the prize ball discharge gutter 76, in the oblique portion 84,
A ball drop trough 92 is connected via a damper 90 driven by a solenoid (not shown). The ball pullout gutter 92 is a route for discharging the game balls stored in the prize ball tank 50, the prize ball guide gutter 56, and the like to the outside of the machine when the pachinko machine 10 is removed from the island, for example. When a ball drop switch (not shown) is turned on, the damper 90 is driven in the direction of arrow A to block the oblique portion 84 and connect the prize ball discharge trough 76 and the ball drop trough 92. At the same time, the prize ball discharging device 58 operates to discharge the game balls from the prize ball tank 50. The discharged game ball is discharged to the outside of the machine through the prize ball discharge gutter 76 and the ball removal gutter 92. In the conventional gaming machine, the damper installed upstream of the prize ball discharging device is mechanically operated by the operation pin to perform the ball-punching work, so the operation pin is inserted for the damper operation. It was necessary to provide an operation hole near the damper. For this reason, the degree of freedom of the installation position of the damper and the installation position of the operation hole is low, which sometimes limits the configuration of the entire gaming machine. However, in the pachinko machine 10 of the present embodiment, since the damper 90 and the prize ball discharging device 58 are electrically operated as described above, the installation positions of the damper 90 and the ball drop switch are not practically limited, and the mechanism arrangement is not limited. The degree of freedom of is increasing. In the game ball distribution mechanism 88, an upper plate introducing port 96 communicating with the upper receiving plate 28 and a lower plate introducing port 98 communicating with the lower receiving plate 30 are opened adjacent to each other.
Between the upper plate introducing port 96 and the lower plate introducing port 98, a team wall 100 having a height about the radius of the game ball is installed, and the barrier 10
A communication port 102 through which game balls can pass is provided above 0. Therefore, the game ball dropped from the prize ball discharge gutter 76 is normally guided by the barrier 100 to the upper tray 28 while being prevented from moving in the horizontal direction from the upper plate inlet 96 side to the lower plate inlet 98 side. It will be. However, if a large number of game balls are accumulated in the upper tray 28 due to continuous winning, etc., the game balls may fill up to the upper plate introduction port 96, and the game balls may not be able to enter the upper plate introduction port 96. . The game ball discharged from the prize ball discharge gutter 76 in such a state is blocked by the game ball staying in the vicinity of the upper plate introduction port 96, and therefore passes through the communication port 102 above the barrier 100 and the lower plate. It overflows to the inlet 98 side and is guided to the lower tray 30. Adjacent to the game ball distribution mechanism 88, a prize ball collecting gutter 104 that concentrates and guides the prize balls from the game board 12 is installed. A winning ball discharging device 106 is installed on the exit side of the winning ball collecting gutter 104. Below the winning ball discharging device 106, a winning ball discharging trough 128 is provided as a passage for the game balls discharged from the winning ball discharging device 106. Further, on the left side of the winning ball discharging device 106, an out ball discharging gutter 129 connected to an out hole (not shown) opened at the bottom of the game board 12 is installed. As shown in the drawing, the winning ball discharge gutter 128 and the out ball discharge gutter 129 join together and are connected to a merging gutter 131,
A ball pulling gutter 92 is also joined to the joining gutter 131. Further, a recovery path (not shown) installed on the island is connected to the outlet 131a of the confluent trough 131. With such a configuration, when the pachinko machine 10 is in operation (during a game), the winning ball is guided to the confluence trough 131 via the winning ball discharging device 106 and the winning ball discharging trough 128, and the out ball is the out ball discharging trough. After passing through 129, it is guided to the confluent gutter 131, and both are discharged to the recovery path. In addition, the game ball guided to the ball pulling gutter 92 in carrying out the above-mentioned ball pulling work is a confluent gutter 1
It is discharged to the recovery path via 31. In this way, all of the winning balls, the out balls, and the game balls discharged by the coin removing work are discharged from the joining trough 131. Therefore, the recovery path only needs to be connected to the outlet 131a of the confluence trough 131, and it is not necessary to provide the pachinko machine 10 and the recovery path at a plurality of locations, so that the connection between the pachinko machine 10 and the island can be simplified. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the main body frame 44
At the eight engaging openings 130 provided in the lower part of the
The eight engaging pieces 43a provided on the back surface of the No. 3 engage with each other, whereby the main body frame 44 and the hem plate 43 are connected. In addition, a pair of spacers 1 as a molding member made of foamed polyethylene resin is provided in a recess 44a having a large number of openings formed in the lowermost portion of the main body frame 44.
32 and 132 are stored and fixed by an adhesive.
The molded member made of expanded polyethylene resin as the spacers 132, 132 has a large number of bubbles inside and is not damaged even if a nail or the like is driven. Further, the spacers 132, 132 can adjust the installation height of the main body frame 44 by adjusting the plate thickness t thereof. Therefore, the thickness of the pachinko machine 10 that uses the Kanto frame size main frame 44 is t
By incorporating the spacer 132 with increased number, the pachinko machine 10 having the Kanto frame size can be installed on the island having the Kansai frame size. Therefore, it is not necessary to manufacture two types of main frame 44, the Kanto frame and the Kansai frame. Since the Kansai frame is larger in width than the Kanto frame, the width can be adjusted by using a vertical spacer that can be installed along the side surface of the body frame 44. Needless to say, the size of the frame of a game machine such as a pachinko machine is 809 mm in length and 521 in width for the Kanto frame.
mm, the Kansai frame is 818 mm long and 530 mm wide.

As shown in FIG. 3, the front frame 14 and the dish member 3 are provided.
A steel reinforcing rail 134 is bolted to the first side wall 44b of the body frame 44 that bears a load such as 2.
Further, L members 136, 136 for locking the front frame 14 and a lower locking member 138 for locking the dish member 32 are attached to the second side wall 44c facing the first side wall 44b. The lower locking member 138 can reciprocate along the arrow Z direction within a predetermined range and is urged upward in the drawing by a spring, but the pressing portion 13 provided on the upper portion.
By pushing 8a downward in the drawing, the lower locking member 13
8 can be lowered against the biasing force of the spring. As shown in FIG. 4, the back board 48 has two hinges 139, 1
Is pivotally supported on the first side wall 44b of the main body frame 44 via 39,
Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the pair of locking mechanisms 14
It is releasably locked to the second side wall 44c through 0 and 140. As shown in FIG. 5, the locking mechanism 140 is
It is composed of a locking member 144 pivotally supported by the pin 142 and swingably mounted along the arrow C on the back plate 48, and a locking bar 146 fixed to the second side wall 44c of the main body frame 44. . The locking member 144 is provided with a locking bar 146, an engaging hook 144a and a handle 144b that can be locked, and the handle 144b is swung along arrow C to lock the locking hook 144a. 146 can be engaged with and disengaged from the main body frame 4 by this operation.
4 and can be unlocked. As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4, which is a front view of the pachinko machine 10 with the front frame 14 and the dish member 32 removed, the back board 48 holds the game board 12 via the four clamping mechanisms 148. Has been done.

As shown in FIG. 6, the pressing mechanism 148 is provided with a pair of plate-shaped projections 150a and 150b.
50, a shaft 152 having a half-moon-shaped cross section and penetrating the pressing member 150, and a knob 154 for rotating the shaft 152.
Is provided. The pressing mechanism 148 rotatably holds the shaft 152 between the pressing member 150 and the knob 154 in the shaft hole 156 of the back board 48.
It is accommodated in the insertion portion 158 formed in the. With such a configuration, if the pressing member 150 is rotated in the range of about 90 degrees via the knob 154, the game board 12 and the pressing edge portion 160 of the back board 48 are brought into close contact with each other (Fig. 8 (a),
(See (c)) and release from this state (Fig. 6 (b),
(See (d)). As shown in FIG. 4, the game board 12 mounted on the back board 48 is the pressing mechanism 14 described above.
Although the movement in the horizontal direction is regulated by 8, and the movement in the direction of gravity is regulated by being supported by the support portion 162 of the back board 48, if the clamping by the clamping mechanism 148 is released, the game board 12 is moved to the state shown in FIG. It is possible to disengage it from the back board 48 by moving it in the direction perpendicular to the cord surface. If the work is performed in reverse, the game board 12 can be attached to the back board 48. In this way, the game board 12 can be attached to and detached from the back board 48 from the front side of the back board 48, and it is easy. Therefore, for example, the work of replacing only the game board 12 with a new game board is
It will be very easy. In this way, since the backing board 48 held by the main body frame 44 directly supports the game board 12, the conventional pachinko machine or the like is pivotally supported by the main body frame to hold the game board and fix the firing handle 40 and the like. There is no need for the wooden front frame. Also, the plastic middle frame fixed to the front frame and supporting the game board is not required. That is, the back board 48 of this embodiment has a function of a so-called back pack made of conventional plastic and a front frame and a middle frame for holding the game board. By configuring in this way, the number of parts is reduced. it can.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 7, at the lower part of the back board 48, there is a launching device 168 equipped with a hitting mallet 164 for launching a game ball into the game area 18 and a motor 166 for driving the hitting mallet 164. It is housed. Also launch device 1
A firing rail 170 for guiding a game ball to be fired is arranged diagonally above 68.
By hitting the game ball placed on the rear end portion 170a with the hitting portion 164a of the hitting mallet 164, the game ball can be launched. The game ball that was launched is the launch rail 17
The guide rail 1 fixed to the game board 12 through 0
It is guided along 72 and is discharged to the game area 18. It should be noted that, between the launch rail 170 and the guide rail 172, for example, a foul ball for collecting the game balls that could not reach the game area and guiding them to the lower tray 30 due to a lack of bias by the hammer 164. A taxiway 174 is provided. On the inner surface side of the first side wall 44b of the body frame 44, there are four protruding hinges 176a, 176b, 176c, 176.
d is installed and the extension hinges 176a and 176b are installed.
The front frame 14 is attached to the
The dish member 32 is attached to c and 176d. As shown in FIG. 8, FIG. 9 and FIG.
6a to 176d are the first side wall 4 via the fixing member 178.
It is fixed to 4b. A plate-like piece 182 is swingably connected to the fixing member 178 about a pin 180, and a triangular piece 186 is swingably connected to the pin 184. The other end of the plate-shaped piece 182 has a pin 188 at the other end.
Is connected to the rear end of the L-shaped plate 190 via a pin 192, and the central apex of the triangular piece 186 is pivotally connected to the central part of the L-shaped plate 190 via a pin 192. It is connected. The front end side of the L-shaped plate 190 has a substantially U shape, and its projecting end is swingable with respect to the recessed member 194 fixed to the front frame 14 (the dish member 32) via the pin 196. Are linked to. Further, this recess member 194
The other end of the S-shaped piece 200 connected via the pin 198 is connected to the triangular piece 186 via the pin 202. With such protruding hinges 176a to 176d,
When shifting from the closed state (see FIG. 9) to the open state (see FIGS. 8 and 10), the L-shaped plate 190 and the S-shaped piece 20 are provided.
0 is displaced so as to be pulled out along the arrow E direction.
However, since the displacement amount of the S-shaped piece 200 connected to the tip end portion of the triangular piece 186 is larger than the displacement amount of the L-shaped plate 190 connected near the center of the triangular piece 186, the front frame 14 (the dish) The member 32) pushes out in the direction of arrow E and swings in the direction of arrow F. In this way, the front frame 14 (the dish member 32) moves in a fan shape while being separated from the main body frame 44, so that a gap K is formed between the front frame 14 (the dish member 32) and the main body frame 44 in the open state. It
Therefore, for example, a ball lending machine installed between another adjacent pachinko machine or a pachinko machine and an open front frame 14
It is possible to secure a space in a distance corresponding to the space K also with the (dish member 32). Therefore, for example, the front frame 14 can be opened at a larger angle than in the conventional case, and the pachinko machine 10 can be opened.
Internal maintenance and so on becomes easier. Further, for example, it is possible to project the upper and lower trays by the amount corresponding to the space K, and the volume of the upper and lower trays can be increased.

As shown in FIG. 11, various members are installed on the back surface side of the front frame 14 and the dish member 32 which are attached to the main body frame 44 through the protruding hinges 176a to 176d. . In FIG. 11, in order to clearly distinguish the front frame 14 and the dish member 32, the front frame 14 and the dish member 32 are shown separated from each other more than they actually are. First, the front frame 14 will be described. The big hit lamp 20 along the upper side 206.
A protective plate 208 for protecting the wiring to is installed. In addition, the front frame 14 is closed by being locked with the L members 136 and 136 shown in FIG. 3 fixed to the second side wall 44c of the main body frame 44 along the sides facing the extension hinges 176a and 176b. Front frame locking mechanism 210 for maintaining
Are arranged. The front frame locking mechanism 210 is rotated by a locking plate 212 that can move up and down within a predetermined range, a spring 214 that biases the locking plate 212 upward, and a lock 24 to lock the locking plate 212. A pushing member 216 that can be pushed downward
Is equipped with. When the front frame 14 is closed, the locking plate 212 and the L members 136 and 136 are locked to each other, and the spring 214 urges the locking plate 212 to maintain this state. When the pushing member 216 is rotated via the and the locking plate 212 is pushed down against the biasing force of the spring 214,
The locking between the locking plate 212 and the L members 136 and 136 is released, and the front frame 14 can be opened. The front frame 14 is pivotally supported by a pair of shaft pins 218 and 218 arranged between the front hinges 176a and 176b, and the glass frame 13
Is installed.

As shown in FIG. 12, the glass frame 13 is rectangular and has a pair of glass grooves 22 for holding the glasses 16a and 16b.
Peripheral member 222 and peripheral member 22 including 0a and 220b
2 and an ornament portion 13a which is arranged inside and which forms a substantially circular space in the center, and an engaging portion 224 having a hole engageable with the shaft pins 218 and 218 on the left side in the drawing.
A metal engaging support fitting 226 having a and 224b is fixed. Further, the glass 16a, 16b is provided with glass grooves 220a, 22b on the side facing the engagement support fitting 226.
A glass holding plate 230 made of metal, which holds the glass 16a, 16b inside and is opened and closed around the hinge portions 228a, 228b, can be inserted and taken out. An elastic plate 232 made of steel is arranged near the center of the glass pressing plate 230. The elastic plate 232 is elastically deformable along the arrow G direction. As shown in FIG. 11, when the glass frame 13 is brought into close contact with the front frame 14, the elastic plate 2
32 is in contact with the rear end portion 234 of the pressing member 216. Therefore, the glass frame 13 is attached to the front frame 1 by the rear end portion 234.
Withdrawal from 4 is regulated. On the other hand, when the elastic plate 232 is elastically deformed toward the center direction of the glass frame 13, the elastic plate 232 is released from the contact state with the rear end portion 234, and the glass frame 13 holds the shaft pins 218, 218. It becomes possible to swing as an axis. Therefore, by operating the elastic plate 232, the glass frame 13 can be removed from the state in which the glass frame 13 is in close contact with the front frame 14. The elastic plate 232
Has a function of holding the glass pressing plate 230 in the closed state by the pressing force from the rear end portion 234. When the glass frame 13 is separated from the front frame 14 as described above, the glass pressing plate 230 230 can also be opened. Next, the back side of the dish member 32 will be described. The back side of the dish member 32 is covered with a plastic back plate 236, and a passage that penetrates the back plate 236 and leads to the upper plate discharge port 34 of the upper tray 28. 238 is open. The substantially parallelogram-shaped member arranged below the passage 238 is a bypass member 240 for guiding the game ball from the lower plate inlet 98 to the lower plate outlet 36 of the lower tray 30 and is provided on the upper side. A game ball mouth 242 is provided. In addition, an opening communicating with the lower tray 30 is provided in the back plate 236 corresponding to the convex portion 244 below the bypass member 240. Further, the bypass member 240
A diagonally upper portion of the convex portion 244 of the foul ball receiving port 246 for receiving the game ball from the foul ball guiding path 174 in which the game balls that have been launched from the launching device 168 and could not reach the game area 18 are collected. Is provided. The back plate 236 is partially removed on the left side of the bypass member 240 in the drawing, and inside this, a launch ball supply device 248 that supplies the game balls supplied from the upper tray 28 one by one into the launch rail 170 is installed. Has been done. Also, on the back plate 236,
Below the launch ball supply device 248, a lead wire hole 250 is provided as a passage for a lead wire (not shown) that connects the launch handle 40 and the launch device 168. Further, along the sides of the plate member 32 facing the protruding hinges 176c and 176d, the locking portions 252a and 252b that can be locked with the lower locking member 138 shown in FIG.
A locking metal fitting 252 made of steel having is attached.
Therefore, the pressing portion 1 of the lower locking member 138 of the body frame 44 is
If the lower locking member 138 and the locking portions 252a and 252b are unlocked by pushing down 38a, the dish member 3
2 can be opened with the hinges 176c and 176d as the axes. Further, if the opened dish member 32 is closed so as to be pressed against the main body frame 44, the locking portions 252a and 252b can be locked with the locking member 138 of the main body frame 44.
2 and the body frame 44 can be held in a joined state.

The outer frame of the gaming machine of the present embodiment having the above-described structure has a recess 44a formed at the bottom of the main body frame 44,
A pair of spacers 132, 132 as a molding member made of foamed polyethylene resin are housed and fixed by an adhesive. The spacers 132, 132 made of the foamed polyethylene resin can be nailed like wood.
Therefore, when the pachinko machine 10 is transported by a truck or the like, a large number of pachinko machines that are transported by mounting the lower part of the pachinko machine 10 on the upper side, passing a plate and striking spacers 132, 132 through the plate with nails The machines 10 can be fixed to each other. Further, when the pachinko machine 10 is fixed to the game machine installation island, it is possible to fix it by nailing from the spacers 132, 132. As a result, the plastic main body frame 44, which has excellent characteristics in terms of strength, durability and effective use of resources, has a simple structure and can be transported as well as a conventional wooden main body frame. It has an extremely excellent effect that it can be attached to the game machine installation island. Further, in this embodiment, since the spacers 132, 132 made of expanded polyethylene resin resin are used as the nailable members, the aesthetic harmony with the main body frame 44 made of plastic is good, and it is better than that of wood. It also has an excellent effect of high strength against nailing. Further, in this embodiment, since the spacers 132, 132 as nailing members are housed and fixed in the concave portion 44a of the main body frame 44, the fixed spacers 132, 132 are stable and the main body frame is also stable. There is also an excellent effect that the strength of 44 is not impaired at all.

The outer frame of the gaming machine, which is the invention according to claims 1 and 2 of the present application, is made of plastic having excellent characteristics in terms of strength, durability and effective use of resources. With a simple structure, the outer frame has a very excellent effect that it can be transported as well as a conventional wooden outer frame and can be mounted on the game machine installation island.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a main body frame of the pachinko machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the pachinko machine of the embodiment with the front frame and the dish member removed.

FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the locking mechanism of the pachinko machine of the embodiment.

6 (a) and 6 (b) are partial longitudinal cross-sectional views, FIG. 6 (c) is a front view in a pressure-tightened state, and FIG. (D) is a front view of the released state.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of the pachinko machine of the embodiment in the state of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment in the vicinity of the extension hinge.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of an extension hinge of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a plan view of the pachinko machine of the embodiment with the extension hinge opened.

FIG. 11 is a rear view of the front frame and the dish member of the pachinko machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a glass frame of the pachinko machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a state in which nailing is carried out when a game machine is transported.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... Pachinko machine, 12 ... Game board, 13 ...
Glass frame, 14 ... Front frame, 16a ... Glass (glass plate), 18 ... Game area, 28 ... Upper saucer,
30 ... Lower tray, 32 ... Dish member, 44 ... Main body frame, 48 ... Backboard, 58 ... Prize ball discharging device, 13
2 ... Spacer (nail driving member) 148 ... Clamping mechanism, 168 ... Launching device.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An outer frame of a substantially rectangular gaming machine forming an outer periphery of the gaming machine, wherein the outer frame is made of substantially plastic, and at least one side of the outer frame can be nailed in whole or in part. An outer frame of a gaming machine characterized by being configured by members. 2. An outer frame of a substantially rectangular gaming machine forming an outer periphery of the gaming machine, wherein the outer frame is made of Plastec, and a nailable member is attached to at least one side of the outer frame. Outer frame of the characteristic gaming machine.