JPH07236753A - Flipping-ball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a flipping-ball game machine having a front upper plate device capable of simplifying assembling work. CONSTITUTION:This game machine is provided with an attachment plate member 201 of a synthetic resin which can attach a front upper plate device 200 on the front side of a flipping-ball game machine so as to be able to open and close, a plate member 400 of a synthetic resin attached to the front of the attachment plate member 201, and a decoration reinforcement plate 300 of a synthetic resin laminatingly attached at the front of the attachment plate member 201. The decoration reinforcement plate 300 and plate member 400 are positioned and attached to concave sections 202 for attachment formed on the surface of the attachment plate member 201 along the outer periphery shapes of the contacting rear edges of the decoration reinforcement plate 300 and the plate member 400. Therefore, attachment positions of the decoration reinforcement plate 300 and plate member 400 to the surface of the attachment plate member 201 can be unconditionally determined, thereby simplifying the attachment work.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball game machine having a front upper plate device for storing hit balls to be played and supplying them to a launch position.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a front upper plate device of a ball game machine has a plate member made of synthetic resin (commonly known as
It is called a hit ball supply plate) and is configured.
For this reason, the strength that can be almost satisfied with respect to the load due to the storage of a large amount of hit balls and the load due to the player placing his or her hand because the hit ball supply plate protrudes in front of the ball game machine, It had rigidity.

[0003]

As described above, while the conventional front plate device has strength and rigidity that are almost satisfactory for loads, the mounting plate member is made of metal, so the surface is smooth. However, there is a drawback that the assembling work for assembling the hitting ball supply tray on such a smooth surface is a little troublesome. In addition, in the recent sophistication of the front decoration of the ball game machine, the decoration of the hitting ball supply tray portion of the front upper tray device is being improved, but only the mounting plate member portion has a metallic luster (chrome However, if the surface of the mounting plate member is to be hidden, it is necessary to laminate a synthetic resin plate on the surface of the mounting plate member, which also requires troublesome work. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a ball game machine provided with a front upper plate device that can simplify assembly work. Another object of the present invention is to provide a ball game machine equipped with a front upper plate device capable of enhancing the decoration and having a sufficient strength.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the present invention, a ball game machine equipped with a front upper plate device for storing hit balls to be played and supplying them to a launch position. In, the front plate device, a mounting plate member made of synthetic resin that is openably and closably mounted on the front side of the ball game machine,
A synthetic resin dish member attached to the front surface of the mounting plate member, and a synthetic resin decorative reinforcing plate laminatedly attached to the front surface of the mounting plate member.
It is characterized in that the dish member is aligned and attached to a mounting recess formed on the surface of the mounting plate member along the outer peripheral edge shape of the rear end contact.

Simplifying the assembling work by aligning and mounting the decorative reinforcing plate in the mounting recess formed on the surface of the mounting plate member along the outer peripheral edge shape of the rear end contacting the decorative reinforcing plate. It is advantageous in that

A fitting mounting boss extending toward the mounting plate member is projectingly provided on the dish member and the decorative reinforcing plate, and a tip of the fitting mounting boss is provided on a surface of the mounting plate member. A fitting mounting portion is formed which is fitted and has a mounting hole formed in the center thereof, and the fitting mounting boss is fitted into the fitting mounting portion, and is fitted to the mounting hole from the back surface of the mounting plate member. By assembling the dish member and the decorative reinforcing plate to the mounting plate member by screwing with screws, the efficiency of the work of mounting the plate member and the decorative reinforcing plate to the mounting plate member and the improvement of the strength of the mounting portion are achieved. It is advantageous in terms.

The dish member includes an outer dish member forming a lower portion from the front, an inner dish member having a ball storage portion for storing hit balls and a ball guiding portion for guiding the stored hit balls, and An upper surface cover member that closes an upper gap between the outer tray member and the inner tray member, and an assembly portion between the outer tray member and the upper tray cover member and an assembly portion between the inner tray member and the upper surface cover member. Has
By forming the engaging portions that engage with each other in the horizontal direction, it is advantageous in terms of improving the decoration of the dish member and improving the strength of the dish member.

A part of the upper surface cover member is a replaceable translucent cover, which is advantageous for improving decoration and changing the function.

[0009]

The front upper plate device includes a mounting plate member made of synthetic resin that is attached to the front side of the ball game machine so as to be openable and closable, and a plate member made of synthetic resin attached to the front surface of the mounting plate member.
A decorative reinforcing plate made of synthetic resin, which is mounted on the front surface of the mounting plate member in a laminated manner, and the plate member is formed on the surface of the mounting plate member along the rear end contact outer peripheral edge shape of the plate member. Since the mounting is performed by aligning with the mounting recess, the mounting position of the dish member on the surface of the mounting plate member is uniquely determined, and the mounting work can be simplified. Further, since the mounting plate member and the decorative reinforcing plate are mounted in a laminated manner, it is possible to improve the strength of the front upper plate device, and at the same time, the mounting plate member, the plate member, and the decorative reinforcing member forming the front upper plate device are provided. Since all of the plates are molded of synthetic resin, it is possible to easily meet the demand for sophisticated decoration.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, the configuration of a ball game machine 1 having a front upper plate device 200 that constitutes a main part of the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. 1 is a front view of the ball game machine 1, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the frame base 2, and FIG. 3 is a state in which the frame base 2 and the glass plate holding frame 70 are opened and the glass is shown. Plate holding frame 70 to double glazing set 83
It is a perspective view which shows the state which removed.

(1) Overall Structure of Ball Gaming Machine As the ball gaming machine 1 in the present embodiment, a ball hit by a ball is won in a winning opening formed on the game board 60 or a winning ball device. It shows a pachinko game machine of the type that pays out a predetermined number of prize balls based on, but the ball that is fired enters a plurality of ball entrances provided in the game board, and the ball enters It may be a ball game machine (generally called an arrange game machine) of a type in which points are given by a combination of mouths and prize balls corresponding to the points are paid out. Then,
As shown in FIG. 3, the ball game machine 1 includes an outer frame 50 which is formed into a frame having a vertically long rectangular shape, and an outer frame 50 which is rotatably supported by one side of the outer frame 50 and is a main part of the ball game machine 1. A frame base body 2 in which almost all of the constituent parts are collectively provided, a glass plate holding frame 70 which is openably and closably provided on the upper front surface of the frame base body 2, and a front upper plate which is openably and closably provided at a lower front surface of the frame base body 2. Device 2
00 and the lower plate 1 attached to the bottom front of the frame base 2
00 and a handle device 120.

(1-1) Outer Frame The outer frame 50 is formed by constructing a wooden plate material as a frame, and is attached to the upper and lower sides of one side thereof by a shaft support fitting 52 (in FIG. 3, an upper shaft support). Although only the metal fitting 52 is shown in the drawing, the frame base 2 is rotatably and rotatably supported by the lower shaft support metal fitting 52, which is fixed to the upper portion of the contact plate 53 described below. Further, on the lower front surface of the outer frame 50, a backing plate 53 on which the lower side of the frame base 2 is placed when fixed is fixed. Furthermore,
Locking metal fittings 52 for engaging and disengaging a locking device 130, which will be described in detail later, to close and open the frame base body 2 are fixed to upper and lower inner sides of the outer frame 50. This locking metal fitting 52
The relationship between the lock device 130 and the lock device 130 will be described in detail later. In addition, the outer frame 50 including the pad plate 53 is not a wooden plate material,
It may be integrally molded with a synthetic resin or may be molded separately and assembled.

(1-2) Frame Base Body 2 A frame base body 2 which is attached to the outer frame 50 so as to be openable and closable.
Is integrally molded with synthetic resin, and is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, an opening 3 having a substantially square shape is formed in the upper part thereof, and the lower part thereof has a plate shape. That is, the frame base 2 is almost the same as the front frame formed by the conventional plywood, but the difference from the conventional front frame is the rear surface of the frame base 2 and the game board 60 is housed and fixed. This is that the game board storage frame 4 (FIG. 2) is formed integrally with the frame base 2. That is, in the conventional relationship between the front frame and the game board storage frame, the game board storage frame made of synthetic resin is fixed to the back surface of the wooden front frame, whereas the frame base 2 in this embodiment is used.
Since the portion corresponding to the front frame is also formed of synthetic resin, the entire part including the game board storage frame 4 is integrally molded with synthetic resin, thereby achieving simplification of the assembly work in the factory. Is something that can be done.

By the way, the lower part of the game board storage frame 4 is also formed in a plate shape, and the upper plate communication port 5 is provided on the upper part of one side thereof.
Is formed, and the overflow ball guiding member 6 is attached to the lower front of the upper plate communication port 5. In the front of the overflow ball guiding member 6 on the downstream side, a removed ball communication port 7 is formed. The removed ball communication port 7 is an inflow port for the balls stored in the front upper plate device 200, which will be described later, and for the removed balls to flow into the overflow ball guiding member 6. Also, the overflow ball guiding member 6
The ball overflowing from the upper plate communication port 5 and the ball flowing from the removed ball communication port 7 when the front upper plate device 200 is opened are formed in the center of the lower plate-shaped portion of the game board storage frame 4. The lower plate guide port (not shown) guides it to the rear surface side to the lower plate 100 described later.

A firing point rail 8 is fixed to the front surface of the lower plate-shaped portion of the game board storage frame 4 and to the side of the overflow ball guiding member 6. The launching point rail 8 is provided to receive a single hit ball supplied from the front upper plate device 200 at a launching point formed at the downstream end and to repel it by a not-shown launching device. And, the guide rail 6 provided on the upstream end of the launch point rail 8 and the game board 60
The foul mouth is formed between the downstream end of 1 and the game board 60.
The hit ball that has returned without reaching the game area is received by the overflow ball guiding member 6 from the foul mouth and finally guided to the lower plate 100.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, in the front frame portion of the frame base 2, the outer peripheral edge of the frame portion corresponding to the opening 3 is rearward from three sides except the lower side of the glass plate holding frame 70. A crime prevention groove 9 is formed in which a side portion of the crime prevention flange provided so as to protrude is inserted and engaged. Further, detector mounting holes 10 and 11 are penetratingly formed on the right and left in the middle of the frame base 2. The detector mounting holes 10 and 11 are for mounting the detectors from the back surface thereof. In the embodiment of FIG. 3, the detector mounting hole 10 formed on the shaft support side has the detector actuator 10a on the front surface. The detector is turned off when the glass plate holding frame 70 is opened. This detector is inserted in the middle of the circuit of the fluorescent tube covered with a later-described first decorative member 72 to which a high voltage is supplied, and the current to the fluorescent tube when the glass plate holding frame 70 is opened. The supply of electricity has been stopped to ensure safety when opened. Further, although the detector mounting hole 11 formed on the open side is not provided with a detector in the illustrated embodiment, if provided, for example, the glass plate holding frame 70 is slightly opened to open the cell plate. A fraudulent opening detector or the like for detecting fraudulent acts of inserting fraudulent tools such as a piano wire or the like can be considered.

Further, in a portion corresponding to the opening portion 3 of the front frame portion of the frame base body 2, a wiring passage hole 12 is provided at an upper portion of the shaft support side, a hook communication hole 13 is provided at upper and lower sides of the opening side, and an interference avoiding concave portion 2 is provided in the middle of the left and right sides.
6. The hinge mounting recesses 27 and 28 are formed in the upper and lower middle portions of the shaft support side, and the lock holes 14 are formed slightly below the middle portion of the open side. The wiring through hole 12 is for passing wiring extending from an electric component, which will be described later, provided on the glass plate holding frame 70 to the back surface side of the frame base 2. Further, the hook communication hole 13 penetrates the hook portion 90 provided on the open side of the glass plate holding frame 70 rearward and engages with the engagement opening 133 of the locking device 130. The interference avoiding recess 26 is for avoiding a state of contact with a part of the arc-shaped fluorescent tube cover that covers the fluorescent tube when the glass plate holding frame 70 is closed. 26 is engraved in an arc shape. The cylinder lock 134 of the locking device 130 is inserted into the lock hole 14.

(1-3) Game Board The structure of the game board 60 housed and fixed in the game board housing frame 4 will be briefly described. The game board 60 is formed of a substantially square plywood, and a guide rail 61 is formed in a circular spiral shape on the surface thereof, and the inside of the guide rail 61 is used as a game area to drop a hit ball. It is a thing. In the case of illustration, the game area is provided with a variable display device 62 and a variable winning ball device 63, and a winning opening for simply hitting a ball, a windmill or a large number of obstacle nails for changing the flow direction and speed of the ball. In addition, at the lowermost part of the game area, an out port 64 is provided for taking in hit balls that do not win any of the winning areas.

(1-4) Glass Plate Holding Frame The structure of the glass plate holding frame 70 provided to be openable and closable with respect to the frame base 2 will be described. The main frame forming member 71 having a circular opening is formed, and A first decorative member 72, which is provided along the opening of the main frame constituent member 71, and a first decorative member 7.
2, a lower decorative member 74 attached to the lower front surface, left and right hand-shaped decorative members 76 and 77 of a bear attached to the left and right front surfaces of the first decorative member 72, and a left and right attached to the upper front surface of the first decorative member 72. An upper decorative member 78 having both ends extended upward to form a speaker mounting portion 79, and an LED cover 80 sandwiched between the speaker mounting portions 79 and mounted on the upper front surface of the main frame constituent member 71. There is. Main frame constituent member 71 and decorative members 72, 74, 7
6, 77, 78 and 80 are all formed by synthetic resin molding.

The first decorative member 72 is the game board 60.
A game opening 73 that is almost the same size as the game area
In addition to restricting, the inside of each of the left and right sides thereof accommodates an arcuate fluorescent tube, and the fluorescent tube is controlled to blink or light according to the gaming state. Further, the lower portion of the lower decorative member 74 overlaps with the upper portion of the mounting plate member 201 of the front upper plate device 200 as shown in FIG. 1 when viewed from the front. In order to eliminate the above, a concave portion 75 is formed in the lower portion of the lower decorative member 74, and the concave portion 75 and the front upper plate device 20 are formed.
By fitting the upper decorative member 290 fixed to the upper surface of 0, the player is given an impression that the design is continuous. The lower decorative member 74
Is integrally fixed to a reinforcing metal fitting 92 attached to the back surface of the first decorative member 72. The reinforcing metal fitting 92 is provided with a lower engaging hook 91 protruding rearward. As shown in FIG. 14, when the glass plate holding frame 70 is closed, the lower engaging hook 91 is provided in the upper portion of the mounting plate member 201 of the front upper tray device 200, and the through hole 209 for engagement is formed.
Plate 257 slidably provided through the plate
It is adapted to engage with the slide elongated hole 258. As a result, the lower portion of the glass plate holding frame 70 is forcibly attracted to the front side to form a gap, and an illegal game performed by inserting a translucent plate or a piano wire through the gap can be reliably prevented.

Further, a speaker is built in the speaker mounting portion 79 of the upper decorative member 78, and a stereo effect sound corresponding to the game state is generated toward the player's head by the two left and right speakers. It gives the ball game machine a sense of quality. Furthermore, inside the LED cover 80, a large number of L
The LED substrate provided with the ED is housed, and is turned on or blinked, or is turned on and displayed depending on the game state, like the fluorescent tube.

On the other hand, on the back surface side of the glass plate holding frame 70, as shown in FIG. 3, reinforcing metal plates 81 are fixed to the left and right upper parts of the main frame constituting member 71, and the first decorative member 72 of the first decorative member 72. A glass mounting support member 82 is projectingly fixed to the back surface. Two pieces of glass 87 are attached to the glass attachment support member 82.
Multi-layer glass set 8 in which the glass storage member 84 is integrated
3 is attached. The attachment is made by passing the glass attachment support member 82 through the attachment piece portion 85 that is provided on the upper, lower, left, and right sides of the glass storage member 84 and is fixed to the attachment piece portion 85. It can be easily carried out by rotating and engaging with the engaging groove (not shown) formed in the glass supporting member 82. Further, the removal of the double glazing set 83 can be extremely easily performed by performing the reverse operation to the above.

(1-5) Front Plate Device The structure of the front plate device 200, which is provided to be openable and closable with respect to the frame base body 2 and constitutes the essential part of this embodiment, like the glass door holding frame 70 described above. Briefly, the front upper plate device 200 is configured by fixing a synthetic resin plate member 400 to the surface of a synthetic resin mounting plate member 201. The dish member 400 is integrally attached and fixed to the surface of the mounting plate member 201 in a state where a plurality of members are assembled as described later in detail. The front plate device 200 will be described in detail later.

(1-6) Structure for Attaching Glass Plate Holding Frame and Front Side Plate Device to Frame Base Body The attachment structure for the glass plate holding frame 70 and the front side plate device 200 to the frame base body 2 will be described first. The hinge mounting recesses 27 and 28 are regions to which metal hinge members 19 and 20 are fixed, respectively. Hinge member 19 (hereinafter referred to as middle hinge member 19) fixed to the hinge mounting recess 28 (hereinafter referred to as middle hinge mounting recess 28).
Is formed in an L shape, and the hinge pin 19a is formed on its horizontal surface.
Are fixed so that they penetrate vertically. The hinge member 20 (hereinafter referred to as the lower hinge member 20) fixed to the hinge mounting recess 27 (hereinafter referred to as the lower hinge mounting recess 27).
Is formed in an L shape, and an engaging hole 20a is formed in the horizontal surface thereof. Further, the hinge member 18 (hereinafter referred to as the upper hinge member 18) is also fixed to the upper portion of the frame base 2 on the axial support side, and the upper hinge member 18 is fixed from the rear surface side of the frame base 2. It has become. In addition, the upper hinge member 18
Includes a hinge support portion 29 that is in contact with the front surface of the frame base body 2 and has an engagement hole 29a, and a hinge pin 18a that projects downward from a horizontal plane that projects vertically to the frame base body 2. , And are configured.

The glass plate holding frame 70 and the mounting plate member 201 of the front tray device 200 are removably and removably attached to the hinge members 18, 19 and 20 described above. Specifically, first, the structure for attaching and detaching the glass plate holding frame 70 will be described. At the upper end of the glass plate holding frame 70 on the pivotal support side, a hinge pin 88 is biased upward by a biasing force of a spring (not shown). Further, a shaft support member 89 having an engagement hole 89a is fixed to the back surface of the lower end on the shaft support side with screws. Then, the upper end hinge pin 88 is pushed down against the biasing force while being inserted into the engaging hole 89a of the lower shaft support member 89 at the upper protruding side of the hinge pin 19a of the middle hinge member 19, so that the hinge support portion 29 Engagement hole 29
The glass plate holding frame 70 is pivotally supported on the frame base body 2 so as to be openable and closable by inserting the glass plate holding frame 70 into the frame a. On the contrary, the glass plate holding frame 70
When removing, the hinge pin 88 is pushed down by inserting, for example, a through hole from a not-shown notch, and the engaging hole 29a is removed.
This can be easily performed by pulling out the hinge pin 88 from the above and then lifting the whole and removing the engaging hole 89a from the hinge pin 19a. Next, the attachment / detachment structure of the mounting plate member 201 of the front upper plate device 200 will be described. A fulcrum hole 220 is formed at the upper and lower ends of the mounting plate member 201 on the shaft support side, and the fulcrum hole 220 at the lower end is The shaft support pin 221 is constantly urged downward by a spring 222 (see FIG. 6). Then, the fulcrum hole 220 at the upper end is inserted into the lower projecting side of the hinge pin 19a of the middle hinge member 19, and in that state, the lower shaft supporting pin 221 is attached to the spring 22.
The mounting plate member 201 of the front upper tray device 200 is rotatably supported by the frame base body 2 in an openable and closable manner by being lifted against the urging force of 2 and inserted into the engagement hole 20a of the lower hinge member 20.
On the contrary, when removing the mounting plate member 201, the shaft support pin 221 is lifted against the urging force of the spring 222 to be disengaged from the engagement hole 20a, and then the whole is pulled down to the fulcrum hole 220 from the hinge pin 19a. It can be easily done by pulling out.

In this way, the glass plate holding frame 70 and the mounting plate member 201 of the front plate device 200 are provided so as to be openable / closable and detachable with respect to the frame base 2, so that the ball game machine 1
It is possible to easily perform the assembly work in the factory and the inspection work in the game hall. In particular, in the case where the glass plate holding frame 70 is provided with electric components as in this embodiment,
It is expected that repair / replacement based on a failure of electrical components will be necessary, and in such a case, compared to the conventional structure in which the glass plate holding frame is not removable,
Since the glass plate holding frame 70 can be removed, repair / replacement can be easily performed.

(1-7) Lower Plate The lower portion of the front frame portion of the frame base body 2 is formed in a plate shape, and the engaging recess 15 is formed in almost the entire front surface thereof. The engaging recess 15 serves to position the lower tray 100 and the handle device 120, which will be described next, when they are assembled and fixed, and can facilitate the assembly work. Further, in the engagement recess 15, a lower plate communication port 16 is formed substantially in the center thereof, and a handle operating opening 17 is formed in a side part from the opening side. The lower plate 100 is attached corresponding to the lower plate communication port 16,
Although not shown in detail, the lower tray 100 is set in a state where a plurality of members are assembled and fixed and fixed to the center of the lower portion of the frame base 2. As shown in FIG. Is formed so as to have a storage portion 104 capable of storing Further, in the structure for fastening to the frame base 2, a plurality of mounting screws 102 are provided rearward on the back surface of the set lower plate 100, and the mounting screws 102 are attached to the mounting holes 22 formed in the frame base 2. And is fixed by screwing a nut (not shown) from the back surface of the frame base 2. The lower plate 10
Positioning pieces 103 are projected on the left and right sides of the storage section 104 on the rear surface of 0. By inserting the positioning pieces 103 into the positioning holes 23 formed in the frame base 2, the lower plate communication port 16 It is possible to reliably secure the connection state between the bottom plate 10 and the storage section 104 of the bottom plate 100, and
It is possible to facilitate the work of attaching 0. The lower plate 100 in the illustrated embodiment is provided with a beading operation lever 101 in its front wall, and by operating this, an opening (not shown) on the bottom surface of the storage section 104 is opened to store. The hit balls stored in the portion 104 can be dropped downward (usually, a ball box is installed).
As described above, in the illustrated embodiment, the beading operation lever 101 is provided in the center of the front wall of the lower plate 100, so that the operation lever is provided along the bottom face of the lower plate as in the conventional case. Compared with, there is an advantage that it is less likely to be damaged by a mischief from the outside.

(1-8) Ashtray An ashtray 109 is provided at a position adjacent to the lower tray 100 described above and closer to the end of the engaging concave portion 15. The ashtray 109 is a lower portion of the frame base 2. An ashtray mounting frame 105 fixed to the front surface and having a concave portion for accommodating the ashtray 109 formed therein
It is rotatably attached to. That is, the ashtray mounting frame 105 is provided with a plurality of mounting screws 106 on the back surface thereof so as to project rearward, and the mounting holes 21 formed in the frame base 2 are attached.
The ashtray mounting frame 105 is fixed to the frame base 2 by tightening a nut (not shown) from the back surface after the mounting screw 106 is passed through. Ashtray mounting frame 10 fixed in this way
5 with the ashtray 109 accommodated in the recess, the fulcrum rod 1 is attached to the mounting hole 107 formed at the front end of the ashtray mounting frame 105 and the fulcrum hole 110 formed at the upper front of the ashtray 109.
By inserting 08 from the side and fixing it, the ashtray 1
09 can be mounted rotatably.

(1-9) Handle Device Also, a handle device 120 is mounted in correspondence with the handle operating opening 17. The handle device 120 is configured such that a so-called handle is projectingly provided on a mounting plate member 121 that is decoratively continuous from the side wall of the front upper plate device 200, and the protruding handle is the mounting plate member 121. An outer fixing portion 122 that is directly fixed to the
Inner fixing portion 124 and outer fixing portion 122 fixed to the front side of the
And a movable portion 123 rotatably provided between the inner fixed portion 124 and the inner fixed portion 124. Also, the mounting plate member 121
A plurality of mounting screws 125 and positioning protrusions 12 are provided on the back surface of the
6 and 6 are projected rearward, and the mounting screw 125
Is a mounting hole 24 formed around the handle operating opening 17.
The mounting plate member 12 by tightening with a nut so as to be tightened together with the mounting plate member of the launching device from the back side.
1 is fixed to the frame base 2. The positioning protrusion 126
Engages with the mounting plate member of the launching device that passes through the handle operating opening 17 and faces each other to perform overall positioning with respect to each other. Also, on the side of the handle operating opening 17,
The wiring through hole 25 is formed, which guides the wiring of the switch (main switch or touch sensor) provided in the handle device 120 to the back surface side of the frame substrate 2.

The handle device 12 configured as described above
At 0, by rotating the movable portion 123, the rotation operation is transmitted to the launching device side and the launching force of the ball hammer of the launching device can be changed. For this reason,
By holding the state in which the movable portion 123 is rotated to a desired position, it is possible to repel a ball at a constant speed. The handle device 12 in the illustrated embodiment
0 is not projected in the direction perpendicular to the mounting plate member 121 (or the frame base body 2), but is projected in a state of being slightly inclined to the outside. This is a design that allows the player to hold the handle in a natural state when operating the handle, instead of bending the wrist unnaturally. It was designed so as not to get tired.

(1-10) Locking Device As shown in FIG. 2, the locking device 130 is attached to the rear surface of the frame base 2 on the open side and projects rearward on the L-shaped mounting substrate 131. A first sliding member (not shown) that vertically moves the hook 132 that is provided, a second sliding member (not shown) that changes the engaging position of the engaging opening 133, a first sliding member and a second sliding member. It is composed of a cylinder lock 134 for sliding the sliding member in the opposite direction by rotational movement in the opposite direction. Then, by rotating the cylinder lock 134 in one direction, the first sliding member is slid to release the engagement between the hook 132 and the locking metal fitting 51 attached to the outer frame 50, and the frame base 2 is moved. It can be opened with respect to the outer frame 50, and on the other hand, by rotating the cylinder lock 134 in the other direction, the second sliding member is slid to slide in the engagement opening 133 and the engagement opening 133 and the glass. The glass plate holding frame 70 can be opened with respect to the frame base 2 by releasing the engagement with the hook portion 90 of the plate holding frame 70. When you close them,
The glass plate holding frame 70 or the frame base 2 can be easily closed by forcibly pushing it in.

(2) Front Side Plate Device The outline structure of the ball game machine 1 has been described above. The structure of the front side plate device 200 constituting the essential part of this embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. 4 to 14. Will be described with reference to. Figure 4
FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the front upper plate device 200, and FIG.
6 is a cross-sectional view of the front side plate device 200, FIG. 6 is a rear view of the front side plate device 200, and FIG.
8 is a front / rear / cross-sectional view of a mounting plate member 201 constituting 0, FIG. 8 is a front / rear / cross-sectional view of a decorative reinforcing plate 300 constituting the front upper plate device 200, and FIG. FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of a dish member 400 that constitutes the dish device 200, FIG. 10 is an assembled perspective view of the dish member 400 seen from the back surface, and FIG. 11 is an outer dish member 4 that constitutes the dish member 400.
01 is a front / cross-sectional view of FIG. 01, FIG. 12 is a plan / rear / bottom view of an upper surface cover member 420 that constitutes the dish member 400, and FIG. 13 is an inner dish member 45 that constitutes the dish member 400.
FIG. 14 is a front view, a plane view, a back view, and a cross-sectional view of FIG. 0, and FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, the front upper plate device 200
Is roughly divided into a mounting plate member 201 made of synthetic resin that is attached to the front side of the ball game machine 1 so as to be openable and closable, a dish member 400 made of synthetic resin attached to the front surface of the mounting plate member 201, and The decorative reinforcing plate 300 made of synthetic resin is laminated on the front surface of the mounting plate member 201. Therefore, each component will be described below separately.

(2-1) Mounting Plate Member First, the mounting plate member 201 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 7. As shown in FIG. 4, the mounting plate member 201 is
It is formed in a substantially rectangular flat plate shape, and an upper portion thereof is a concave portion 232 formed in a concave shape so that the lower decorative member 74 portion of the glass plate holding frame 70 enters. The central portion of the concave portion 232 is an overlapping portion 233 that overlaps the back surface of the lower decorative member 74 in the front and back. Further, on the front surface side of the mounting plate member 201, a mounting recess 202 having a shape along the outer peripheral edge of the dish member 400 and the rear end contact abutment member 300 is formed. This mounting recess 202
The upper part is a part corresponding to the decorative reinforcing plate 300, and the lower part is a part corresponding to the dish member 400. Then, when the decorative reinforcing plate 300 is mounted on the surface of the mounting plate member 201, if the decorative reinforcing plate 300 is fitted into the mounting recess 202 on the upper side, the positioning can be easily performed, and the mounting work is simple. When attaching the plate member 400,
If the dish member 400 is fitted into the mounting recess 202 at the bottom, the dish member 400 can be easily positioned with respect to the mounting plate member 201. Also in this case, since the mounting plate member 201 is molded with synthetic resin instead of the conventional metal plate, the mounting recess 202 is easily formed.
Because it can be molded.

By the way, a large number of openings are formed in the mounting recess 202 described above. To explain this, a rectangular upper plate communication port 20 is provided slightly to the left of the opening.
3 is opened, and the recesses 232 are formed on the left and right upper parts thereof.
Windows 204 and 205 are opened on both the left and right sides of the disk, and a punching lever operation frame 206 is provided below the right window 205. A connecting elongated hole 207 is formed inside the beading lever operation frame 206, and a spring mounting rod 208 is projectingly provided at the end thereof. In addition, the overlapping portion 233
An engaging through hole 209 through which the above-mentioned lower engaging hook 91 penetrates is formed at substantially the center of the. Further, the ball feeding member mounting hole 2 is provided below the ball pulling lever operation frame 206.
10 is opened, and a punching lever connection hole 211 is provided on the side of the hole.
Is opened, and a punching hole 212 is opened in the approximate center. A wiring hole 213 is formed below the upper plate communication port 203, and the recess 2 is formed on the side of the wiring hole 213.
14 is formed.

The above-mentioned openings will be described in sequence. The upper plate communication port 203 corresponds to the upper plate communication port 5 formed in the frame base 2, and will be described later attached to the back surface side of the upper plate communication port 203. The upper plate communication port 5 and the upper plate communication port 203 are communicated with each other by the ball guiding member 240. In the case of the present embodiment, the windows 204 and 205 are located in front of the lower end portions of the game board 60, and various seals and certification seals attached to the game board 60 can be seen through. . An operation lever 250 described later is slidably accommodated in the beading lever operation frame 206, and a ball feeding member mounting hole 210 is formed at a lower end of an inner tray member 450 which will be described later. Is a hole for penetrating the ball feeding member mounting boss 465. Further, the ball drop lever connection hole 211 is for penetrating rearward through the connection projecting piece 457 projecting from the ball drop valve 456 housed below the ball guide portion 452 of the inner tray member 450. Reference numeral 212 is for discharging the balls flowing down the ball drop passage 454 to the ball drop communication port 7 of the overflow ball guiding member 6 when the ball drop valve 456 is operated. Furthermore, although the wiring hole 213 may or may not be used,
When used, the switches 446a and 446b and the LED 44 are internally provided like a translucent cover 440A described later.
7, the substrate 445 provided with the numerical display 448 and the like is the dish member 4
00, the wiring extending from the substrate 445 is derived. Further, although the concave portion 214 does not exert a function particularly in this embodiment, since the formation position thereof is the rear surface position of the through hole 405 of the hanging plate portion 403 of the outer tray member 401 described later, the through hole 405 is not formed. It is formed to secure a mounting space when a speaker that produces sound effects is mounted on the back surface.

In the mounting recess 202, in addition to the various openings described above, the fitting mounting portions 215 to 218, the protrusion 219,
Engaging bosses 224, mounting holes 225, and through holes 234 are formed respectively. Describing these in sequence, the fitting attachment portions 215 to 218 are fitted and fitted to the tip end portions of the attachment bosses projecting toward the rear surface side of the member attached to the front surface side of the attachment plate member 201. In this state, screws are screwed into the mounting holes 215a to 218a (see FIG. 7) from the back surface of the mounting plate member 201 at the centers of the fitting mounting portions 215 to 218 (see FIG. 7) to mount the mounting plate members 20 of those members.
It is intended to facilitate the attachment work to the No. 1 and to improve the strength. Specifically, the glass plate holding frame 70 is provided in a plurality (three) of fitting mounting portions 215 formed at a predetermined interval above the recess 232 and above the mounting recess 202.
An upper decorative member 290 continuous with the lower decorative member 74 of
Is attached, and the tip of a mounting mating boss 291 projecting on the back surface of the upper decorative member 290 is fitted, and in the fitted state, from the back surface of the mounting plate member 201 to the mounting hole 2
By screwing a screw onto 15a, the upper decorative member 29
0 is fixed to the mounting plate member 201 accurately and firmly. The upper decorative member 290 is attached to the mounting plate member 2
The overlapping portion 233, which is attached to the surface of 01, protrudes above the upper decorative member 290.
The engaging through hole 209 is not hidden by the upper decorative member 290.

Further, a plurality (five) formed at a predetermined interval from the upper left and right of the mounting recess 202 to the center thereof.
The decorative reinforcement plate 300 described later is attached to the fitting attachment portion 216 of the above. By screwing a screw into the mounting hole 216a from the back surface of the mounting plate member 201 in a fitted state, the decorative reinforcing plate 300 is accurately and firmly fixed to the mounting plate member 201. It should be noted that the fitting recess 3 of the fitting mounting boss 313 of the decorative reinforcing plate 300 is also fitted to the engagement boss 224 which is provided so as to project slightly to the left and right below the center of the mounting recess 202.
15 (see FIG. 8) is inserted. This also makes it possible to fix the decorative reinforcing plate 300 to the mounting plate member 201 accurately and firmly.

A plurality of (3
The plate members 400 to be described later are attached to the fitting attachment portions 217 that are formed in a triangular shape at predetermined intervals, and are fitted to the back surface of the dish member 400 so as to project rearward. By fitting the tip of the mounting boss 410 and screwing a screw into the mounting hole 217a from the back surface of the mounting plate member 201 in the fitted state, the dish member 400 is accurately and firmly fixed to the mounting plate member 201. It is something to wear. In addition,
The dish member 400 includes a fitting attachment portion 314 formed on the decorative reinforcing plate 300 and a fitting attachment boss 4 protruding from the dish member 400.
By fitting 67 and the fitting mounting boss 413, the mounting plate member 201 is accurately and firmly mounted.

Fitting attachment portions 218 formed on the left and right of the lower portion of the attachment recess 202 and on the left and right of a protrusion 219, which will be described later.
The seating member 295 placed along the side from the upper side of the protrusion 219 is attached to the front end of the fitting mounting boss 296 protruding rearward on the back surface of the seating member 295. The seating member 295 is accurately and firmly fixed to the mounting plate member 201 by fitting and then screwing a screw into the mounting hole 218a from the back surface of the mounting plate member 201 in the fitted state.

The above-described structure of the fitting mounting portions 215 to 218 is, for example, as shown in the sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 7, in the sectional structure of the fitting mounting portion 217, the upper end is inclined inward and the lower end is Since the portion is configured to be fitted in a state in which the tip end portion of the fitting attachment boss 410 is in close contact, the tip end of the fitting attachment boss 410 is easily inserted into the fitting attachment portion 217 by the inclined portion at the initial alignment stage. It can be fitted (facilitation of accurate positioning), and when it is finally fixed by screws, the tip of the fitting mounting boss 410 is held in a completely fitted state. Even if a downward load is applied to a member mounted on the surface (particularly, the dish member 400 and the decorative reinforcing plate 300), the screw is not burdened with only the screwed screw, and a firm mounting state can be secured. The fitting mounting portions 215 to 218 can be formed on the surface of the mounting plate member 201 because the mounting plate member 201 is integrally molded with synthetic resin.

The protruding portion 219 is provided in a bridge-like shape at a substantially lower center of the mounting recess 202, and is not particularly required for the front upper tray device 200, and the seating member 295 is placed thereon. (It does not look like it is actually placed, but it looks like it was placed.) However, the strength and rigidity of the mounting plate member 201 are dramatically increased by projecting the projecting portion 219, which is different from the above, and distortion during molding can be prevented.

The engaging bosses 224 are projectingly provided on the upper left and right ends of the projection 219, and as described above, this is the inner peripheral recess of the fitting mounting boss 313 of the decorative reinforcing plate 300. The fitting recess 315 is inserted, and the mounting plate member 201 and the decorative reinforcing plate 300 are accurately and firmly fixed to each other. The engaging boss 224 has a mounting hole 224a at the center thereof.
4, the fitting mounting boss 313 is fitted into the fitting fitting boss 313, and the fitting fitting boss 413 of the dish member 400 is fitted into the fitting fitting part 314 formed at the tip of the fitting fitting boss 313. A screw is inserted into the engaging boss 224 from the rear surface of the mounting member 201 and the mounting holes 224a, 314a and the fitting mounting boss 3 are inserted.
13 can be integrally screwed.

The mounting hole 225 is formed in the mounting recess 202.
Two holes are provided at the left and right ends of the upper part of the upper part, but these holes are provided in the mounting plate member 201, the decorative reinforcing plate 300, and part of the dish member 400.
9 and 428 are holes for screwing each other directly from the back surface side of the mounting plate member 201, while the through holes 234 are the fastening holes 320 formed in the decorative reinforcing plate 300 and the inner tray member 4.
The mounting plate member 2 is fastened with screws to the mounting holes 467 of the mounting plate 50.
It is opened to perform from the back side of 01.

Although the structure seen from the front surface of the mounting plate member 201 has been described above, the rear surface structure of the mounting plate member 201 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. Reinforcing flange 229 around
Are provided around the mounting plate member 201 to enhance the strength and rigidity of the entire mounting plate member 201. The reinforcing flange 22 on the shaft support side
The pin insertion holes 220 are formed above and below the pin 9, and the upper pin insertion hole 220 has the middle hinge member 19 as described above.
Hinge pin 19a is inserted into the lower pin insertion hole 22
A shaft support pin 221 that is biased downward by a spring 222 is inserted into 0. It should be noted that one end of the spring 222 is locked to a locking boss 223 that is provided to project laterally from the lower pin insertion hole 220. The structure in which the frame base body 2 is axially supported by the upper pin insertion hole 220 and the lower shaft support pin 221 is as described above.

A pair of mounting bosses 226 are provided on the back surface of the mounting plate member 201 on the left and right sides of the upper plate communication port 203, and a pair of mounting bosses 226 are provided below the engaging through hole 209 and on the horizontal line thereof. A guide boss 227 is projectingly provided, and a pair of mounting bosses 228 are projectingly provided below the punching lever operation frame 206 and on a horizontal line thereof. A ball guide member 240, which is attached corresponding to the back surface of the upper plate communication port 203, is attached to the attachment boss 226, and a slide plate 257 that slides by operating the operation lever 250 is attached to the guide boss 227. It is supposed to be installed as a guide. Further, the metal cover body 260 that covers the slide plate 257 is attached to the attachment boss 228.

Further, a crime prevention flange 230 is provided so as to project upward at both upper end portions of the mounting plate member 201 and above the windows 204 and 205, and further, is connected to the crime prevention flange 230. A low crime prevention low flange 231 is also projectingly provided on the curved portion at the start point of the recess 232. These flanges 230 and 231 are provided to prevent entry of a biasing member such as a piano wire through a gap between the glass plate holding frame 70 and the flange. The crime prevention flange 130 may be formed so as to project over the entire length of the mounting plate member 201.

(2-1-1) Ball Inducing Member The mounting plate member 201 has a general structure as described above. The main parts fixed to the mounting plate member 201 will be described below. First, regarding the configuration of the ball guiding member 240 attached to the back side of the upper plate communication port 203, FIG.
And FIG. 6 will be described. The ball guiding member 240 is formed in a tubular shape having a quadrangular cross section, and mounting pieces 241 fitted to the mounting bosses 226 are projectingly provided on both sides of the ball guiding member 240. Then, the ball guide member 240 is fixed to the back surface of the mounting plate member 201 by fitting the mounting piece 241 to the mounting boss 226 and screwing it with a screw. Also, the ball guiding member 2
A U-shaped drop prevention member 242 is rotatably attached to the unit 40. That is, the fall prevention member 242 is attached so as to be inserted below the ball guiding member 240, and when the attachment plate member 201 is opened, the fall prevention member 242 is provided by a spring provided on the side of the fall prevention member 242.
Is raised and is in contact with a stopper piece 243 projecting laterally from the ball guiding member 240. As a result, it is possible to prevent the prize balls, which are full in the ball storage portion 451 of the plate member 400 described later and have reached the rear end of the ball guiding member 240, from falling backward. On the other hand, when the mounting plate member 201 is closed, the fall prevention member 242 is pushed down by the lower portion of the upper plate communication port 5 of the frame base 2 and moves downward, so that the communication between the upper plate communication port 5 and the ball guiding member 240 is established. It is designed to secure the condition. In other words, the drop prevention member 242 opens the balls stored on the front side plate device 200 side when it becomes necessary to open the mounting plate member 201 when the front side plate device 200 is full of prize balls. This is for preventing the ball guiding member 240 from flowing backward and spilling outside.

(2-1-2) Ball Cutting Device Next, the structure of the ball cutting device attached to the ball cutting lever operation frame 206 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4, 6 and 10. In the ball pulling lever operation frame 206,
An elliptical operation lever 250 is provided correspondingly. The operation lever 250 is provided with a finger hook portion 251 to which a finger is put forward, and two connection bosses 252 and a spring storage portion 253 which stores one end portion of a coil spring (not shown) on the rear surface side. Is formed. Connection boss 2
Reference numeral 52 denotes the mounting plate member 20 penetrating the connecting elongated hole 207.
After reaching the back surface of No. 1, the actuating member 254 and the stud plate 257 are fixed to the tip thereof. In addition, the spring storage member 2
Although one end of a coil spring (not shown) is housed in 53, the other end of the coil spring is inserted into the spring mounting rod 208. And the operating lever 2
The coil spring 50 is constantly urged in one direction (rightward in the figure when viewed from the front) by the urging force of the coil spring. In addition,
The operation lever 250 is not housed in the punching lever operation frame 206, but is housed and guided in the elliptical movement restriction frame 317 formed to project on the back surface side of the decorative reinforcing plate 300. There is.

On the other hand, the connecting boss 252 of the operating lever 250
At the end of the operating member 25 on the back side of the mounting plate member 201.
4 and the slide plate 257 are attached. When attaching the operating member 254, the tip of the connecting boss 252 is fitted to the fitting attaching portion 256 formed at the end of the operating member 254, and in that state From the slide plate 257 by aligning the mounting holes of the slide plate 257 and fastening with screws.
And the slide plate 257 are simultaneously fixed to the connecting boss 252. The distal end portion of the operating member 254 is an operating protrusion 255 bent downward.
5 faces the back side of the punching lever connection hole 211. In the ball drop lever connecting hole 211, two connecting projections 457 that project from the ball drop valve 456 shown in FIGS. 4 and 10.
Is penetrated, and the actuating member 255 is sandwiched by the two connecting projections 457.
54 and the ball punching valve 456 are connected, and after pulling, the ball punching valve 456 and the operating lever 250 are connected.
The ball drop valve 456 is used for the front upper plate device 2 as described later in detail.
The balls stored in No. 00 are extracted and guided to the lower plate 100. Therefore, when the player moves the operation lever 250 against the biasing force of the coil spring, the ball drop valve 456 operates and the balls stored in the front upper plate device 200 face the lower plate 100. It can be removed.

On the other hand, the connecting boss 252 of the operating lever 250
In the slide plate 257 connected to the slide plate 257, a slide elongated hole 258 is formed in the middle and the tip portion thereof, and an engagement hole 259 is formed above the slide elongated hole 258 at the tip portion. With the slide slot 258 aligned with the guide boss 227, the screw with washer is guided to the guide boss 227.
The slide plate 257 is slid and guided in a certain direction by the screw with washer by being planted in the. Further, the engagement hole 259 is adapted to engage with the lower engaging hook 91 inserted through the engagement through hole 209. Then, the operation of the slide plate 257 will be described with reference to FIG. 14. As shown in FIG. 14A, when the glass plate holding frame 70 is closed, the lower locking hook 91 is engaged. The penetrating hole 209 is engaged with the engaging hole 259 of the slide plate 257. When it becomes necessary to open the glass plate holding frame 70 in such a state, first, the locking device 130 is operated to release the locking of the open side end of the glass plate holding frame 70, and at the same time the operation lever 250 is operated. By operating and moving the slide plate 257, as shown in FIG.
As shown in (B), the engaging hole 259 and the lower engaging hook 9
Since the engagement state with 1 can be released, the glass plate holding frame 70 can be opened. On the other hand, when the glass plate holding frame 70 is closed, it can be locked or engaged by forcibly pressing the open side and the lower part of the glass plate holding frame 70. In the present embodiment, the operating lever 250 has to be operated every time the glass plate holding frame 70 is opened, but by operating the operating lever 250, the ball pulling operation is simultaneously performed. In order to prevent such a situation, an operation lever for performing a ball drop operation and an operation lever for releasing the engagement may be separately provided.

The above-mentioned operating member 254 and slide plate 2
The metal cover body 260 that covers 57 is attached to the mounting boss 22.
It is attached to 8. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the metal cover body 260 has a mounting piece 261 formed in the middle and at the end thereof fixed to the mounting boss 228 with a screw so as to fix the mounting plate member 201. Fix on the back side. Further, since the metal cover body 260 covers substantially the entire area of the actuating member 254 and the slide plate 257, and at the same time constitutes the side wall of the firing point rail 8 with the front tray device 200 closed, the firing point rail is It also has a function of guiding the hit balls hit by 8 so as not to fall into the back side of the mounting plate member 201 by the metal cover body 260. A ball feed member stopper 262 for pressing a ball feed member 280, which will be described later, is rotatably attached to the lower part of one side of the metal cover body 260.

(2-1-3) Lock Member A lock member 270 for locking the front upper tray device 200 is attached to the rear surface of the open side end of the mounting plate member 201. The lock member 270 will be described with reference to FIG. 6. The lock member 270 has a slide plate 272 slidable in the vertical direction on the side of the L-shaped substrate 271, and the slide plate 272 has two upper and lower positions. And a pressing portion 274 is provided at the upper end thereof. Further, the slide plate 272 is constantly urged in the upward direction by a spring 275 which is provided between the slide plate 272 and the L-shaped substrate 271.
Therefore, in order to unlock the front upper plate device 200, the pressing portion 274 facing the upper part inside one end of the mounting plate member 201 with the glass plate holding frame 70 opened.
Is pushed down to lower the slide plate 272 against the biasing force of the spring 275, thereby releasing the engagement state between the hook portion 273 and the locking metal fitting (not shown) fixed inside the frame base 2. As a result, the mounting plate member 201 can be opened. The lock member 270
Is provided with the mounting holes formed in the L-shaped substrate 271 corresponding to the upper and lower two mounting holes 225 at the end of the mounting plate member 201, and the mounting plate is formed by screwing screws into the mounting holes 225. It is adapted to be attached to the back surface of the member 201. In other words, among the screws that mount the lock member 270, the screws that are fixed to the upper mounting holes 225 are the mounting plate members 201.
And the decorative reinforcing plate 300 are fixed to each other. The boss fixed to the lower mounting hole 225 is the mounting plate member 20.
1, the decorative reinforcing plate 300, and the mounting hole 428 formed at the end of the upper surface cover member 420 of the dish member 400 are integrally fixed.

(2-1-4) Ball Feeding Member The ball feeding member 280 is arranged on the back side of the mounting plate member 201 as shown in FIGS. It is not directly fixed to the back surface of the plate member 201. That is, the plate member 400 is attached to the mounting plate member 201.
When it is mounted on the front side of the tray member 400, the portion where the guide piece 462 of the supply passage 461 corresponding to the downstream side of the inner tray member 450 that constitutes the tray member 400 is formed is the ball feed member mounting hole 2.
10, the ball feeding member mounting boss 4 from the mounting hole 210.
65 is projected to the back side of the mounting plate member 201. Mounting pieces 281 formed on the left and right side portions of the ball feeding member 280 on the ball feeding member mounting boss 465 thus projecting.
Is fitted and is pressed by a spring type ball feeding member stopper 262 rotatably attached to the metal cover body 260, so that the ball feeding member 280 is mounted on the back side of the mounting plate member 201. Further, a ball feeding rocking member 282 that rocks by a vertically moving rod (also not shown) that moves up and down in conjunction with the reciprocating motion of a ball striking rod of a launching device (not shown) can swing on the ball feeding member 280. The ball feeding swing member 282 swings to drop the hit balls one by one onto the firing point rail 8 from the supply port 283 formed on the downstream side.

(2-2) Decorative Reinforcing Plate Next, a decorative reinforcing plate 300 made of synthetic resin, which is a member constituting the front upper plate device 200 and is laminated on the front surface of the mounting plate member 201, will be described. 4 and FIG. 8. The decorative reinforcing plate 300 is formed in a plate shape having an arcuate concave portion 301 having a concave upper side, and a reinforcing flange 316 protruding rearward is provided around the periphery thereof to enhance the strength and rigidity of the whole. In addition, the decorative reinforcing plate 300 includes the upper plate communication port 203 and the window 20 of the mounting plate member 201.
4, 205, ball punching lever operation frame 206, ball feed member mounting hole 210, ball punching lever connecting hole 211, ball punching hole 2
12 corresponding to the upper plate communication port 302, the window 303,
304, ball cutting lever operation opening 305, ball feeding member notch 306, ball cutting lever connecting hole 308, ball cutting hole 31
2 is opening. Especially, the punching lever connection hole 308
As shown in the rear view of FIG. 8, a peripheral flange having substantially the same height as that of the reinforcing flange 316 is provided to project rearward in each opening except for the strength of the entire decorative reinforcing plate 300. -Increased rigidity. However, the peripheral flange corresponding to the punching lever operation opening 305 is not a complete projection provided on the circumferential edge but is a movement restriction frame 317 that surrounds the punching lever operation opening 305.
It is formed to be slightly lower than the other peripheral flanges. The reinforcing flange 316 also serves as the peripheral flange of the notch 306 for the ball feeding member.

Therefore, a transparent member 245 as shown in FIG. 4 is inserted between the windows 303 and 304 and the windows 204 and 205 of the mounting plate member 201, and the transparent elliptical lens portion of the transparent member 245 is inserted into the transparent member 245. A part is fitted and fixed to the windows 303 and 304. Further, the operation lever 250 faces the ball drop lever operation opening 305, and the operation lever 250 has a movement restriction frame 317.
You can move along. Therefore, the movement restricting frame 317 is formed in an elliptical shape that largely bulges in the moving direction of the operation lever 250. Further, the ball feed member notch 306 has a ball guiding portion 307 formed of a plurality of projecting pieces at substantially the center thereof. this is,
When the plate member 400 is attached to that portion, the inner plate member 4
It corresponds to the position above the guide piece 462 of the supply passage 461 of 50, and is provided in order to allow a ball to smoothly flow down to the ball feed member 280 by the ball guide portion 307 and the guide piece 462.

In addition to the above, the decorative reinforcing plate 300 is formed with a recess 309 for the wear preventing metal plate slightly above the punching lever connecting hole 308 in a slightly inclined state.
A metal plate insertion hole 310 is formed along the upper side of the recess 309, and the support projection 31 is provided at a part of the lower side of the recess 309 on the upstream side.
1 is formed. This wear preventing metal plate recess 309
Is a metal plate 321 for wear prevention whose upper side is bent at a right angle.
The metal plate insertion hole 31 is attached to the bent part of the upper side.
After being set to 0, the lower end is mounted on the support protrusion 311 to be mounted. The wear preventing metal plate 321 thus mounted is a portion corresponding to the side wall of the ball guiding portion 452 of the inner plate member 450 when the plate member 400 is mounted,
The ball guiding portion 452 is mounted to prevent abrasion of the side wall portion due to balls flowing down in a row.

Further, on the front surface of the decorative reinforcing plate 300, a fitting mounting boss 313 is projectingly provided at a position corresponding to the engaging boss 224 of the mounting plate member 201. The fitting mounting boss 313 is formed in a cylindrical shape to be a fitting recess 315 into which the engaging boss 224 is inserted, as shown in the AA sectional view of FIG. 215-218
A fitting attachment portion 314 having the same structure as that of is formed. In this state, the tip of the fitting attachment boss 313 of the outer tray member 401 of the dish member 400 is fitted into the fitting attachment portion 314 and the engagement boss 224 is inserted into the fitting recess 315. A boss 224 for engaging a screw from the rear surface side of the mounting plate member 201
The dish member 400, the decorative reinforcing plate 300, and the mounting plate member 201 are integrally fastened by being inserted into and screwed into. The fitting mounting portion 314 has a mounting hole 314a at its center. Also, the decorative reinforcing plate 3
The fitting mounting portion 314 having the same structure is formed below the supporting projection 311 of No. 00.
Is formed directly on the surface of the decorative reinforcing plate 300, and is formed in the ball punching valve storage chamber 45 of the inner tray member 450 described later.
The mounting hole 467 (protruding in the shape of a boss) projecting rearward of 5 is fitted.

On the other hand, on the rear surface side of the decorative reinforcing plate 300, in addition to the above-mentioned peripheral flange, a fitting mounting boss 318 is projectingly provided at a position corresponding to the fitting mounting portion 216 and corresponds to the mounting hole 225. The mounting boss 319 is projected at the position where
Further, the fastening hole 320 is provided at a position corresponding to the through hole 234.
Has been drilled.

The decorative reinforcing plate 300 is generally as described above, and the mounting on the mounting plate member 201 is also as described above. Not only is it firmly fixed, but also the strength and rigidity of the mounting plate member 201 can be improved to the extent that it is not inferior to a metal plate due to this firmly fixed laminated structure. In addition, the front plate device 20 is coordinated by changing the shades of the synthetic resin for molding the mounting plate member 201 and the decorative reinforcing plate 300 in various ways.
The sophistication of 0 decoration can be easily achieved.

(2-3) Dish Member Next, the construction of the synthetic resin dish member 400 mounted on the front surface of the above-mentioned mounting plate member 201 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 9 to 13. As shown in FIG. 9, the dish member 400 includes an outer dish member 40 that constitutes a lower portion from the front.
1 and an inner tray member 45 in which a ball storage portion 451 for storing hit balls and a ball guiding portion 452 for guiding the stored hit balls are formed.
0, and an upper surface cover member 420 that closes the upper space between the outer tray member 401 and the inner tray member 450.
The outer plate member 401, the upper surface cover member 420, and the inner plate member 450 are assembled, and the mounting plate member 201 is attached.
It is designed to be fixed to the front of the. Therefore, the constituent members of the dish member 400 will be described separately below. In the present embodiment, the upper cover member 420 is configured to include the translucent cover 440, but this will also be described as a member that constitutes the dish member 400.

(2-3-1) Outer Plate Member First, the outer plate member 401 will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 11. The outer tray member 401 is integrally formed of synthetic resin in a shape in which hanging plates 403 and 404 are extended downward on both sides of the front end surface of a bulging portion 402 having a rugby ball quadrant shape. . On the other hand (on the left side in the drawing), a large number of through holes 405 are formed in the hanging plate portion 403 to form a corrugated pattern. The case where a speaker is attached to the space behind the through holes 405 is It is designed to allow the user to hear the sound, and if the speaker cannot be installed, it is just decoration. The other (right side in the figure)
The hanging plate portion 404 is provided with a seal attaching concave portion 406 on which a seal can be attached.

Further, an engaging groove 407 which engages with an engaging protrusion 421 formed on the upper surface cover member 420 is formed at the upper edge of the bulging portion 402. In this engaged state, the engaging groove 407 is formed in the rearward direction and the engaging protrusion 4
Since 21 is also formed so as to project in the forward direction, the assembly portion of the outer tray member 402 and the upper surface cover member 420 is in a horizontally engaged state.

Furthermore, the bulging portion 402 and the hanging plate portion 403,
On the back surface of 404, a large number of mounting bosses 408 to 413 are provided so as to project rearward. This will be described in order. Mounting bosses 4 projecting from both ends of the bulging portion 402 will be described.
Reference numeral 08 is for mounting an inner tray member 450, which will be described later, and corresponds to a mounting hole 466 of the inner tray member 450. However, the mounting boss 408 on the left side of the front view of FIG.
Although it is integrally fixed together with the mounting hole 466 by a screw screwed into the mounting hole 225 from the back surface of the mounting plate member 201, the right mounting boss 408 is used when the outer tray member 401 and the inner tray member 450 are assembled. It is fastened to.
A reinforcing fin 414, which will be described later, is formed below the right mounting boss 408. Further, the mounting boss 40 protruding further outside the mounting boss 408 on the right side of FIG.
Reference numeral 9 corresponds to the mounting hole 225 of the mounting plate member 201 and the mounting boss 319 of the decorative reinforcing plate 300.
It is fixed by screws screwed into the mounting hole 225 from the back surface of 01.

The fitting attachment bosses 410 formed on the hanging plate portions 403 and 404 are provided corresponding to the fitting attachment portions 217 of the attachment plate member 201 as described above, and the dish member 400 is attached to the attachment plate member 201. When mounted, the mating mounting boss 41
The leading end portion of 0 is smoothly fitted to the fitting mounting portion 217, and in that state, by screwing from the back surface side of the mounting plate member 201 with a screw, the fastening force of the screw against the downward load from above is fixed. To maintain sufficient strength.

A plurality of mounting bosses 411 to 413 are also projectingly provided in the central portion of the bulging portion 402, and these mounting bosses 411 to 413 extend rearward from the bulging portion 402. Therefore, it becomes longer than the mounting bosses 408 to 410 described above. For this reason, the strength of the mounting bosses 411 to 413 itself becomes weaker.
As shown in the sectional views B to DD, the mounting boss 411 is
Reinforcing fins 414 that connect the bottoms of the upper portions 413 to the bottom of the bulging portion 402 are integrally molded. As a result, the strength of the elongated mounting bosses 411 to 413 is increased. By the way, the mounting boss 411 that is provided at the center and the uppermost portion of the bulging portion 402 corresponds to a hanging mounting hole 427 of the upper surface cover member 420, which will be described later.
It is used when fixing 20 to the outer dish member 401. Also,
Fitting mounting boss 412 located under the mounting boss 411
Corresponds to a fitting attachment portion 473 of a fitting attachment boss 472 described later of the inner tray member 450, and is used when fixing the inner tray member 450 to the outer tray member 401. Further, the fitting mounting bosses 4 located on the left and right below the bulging portion 402
Reference numeral 13 corresponds to the fitting attachment portion 314 of the fitting attachment boss 313 of the decorative reinforcing plate 300. The tip end portion of the fitting attachment boss 413 is fitted into the fitting attachment portion 314, and as described above. In addition, the mounting plate member 201, the decorative reinforcing plate 300, and the dish member 400 are integrally fixed by screws from the back surface of the mounting plate member 201.

(2-3-2) Top Cover Member Next, regarding the top cover member 420 for closing the upper gap between the outer tray member 401 and the inner tray member 450 described later,
This will be described with reference to FIGS. 9, 10 and 12. The front surface of the upper surface cover member 420 is formed in an arc shape along the upper end edge shape of the bulging portion 402 of the outer tray member 401, and the rear shape thereof is an outer shape along the front upper edge edge shape of the inner tray member 450. Is molded to have. Then, on the front edge thereof, an engaging projection 421 is provided so as to project toward the front, and the engaging projection 421 has the outer tray member 40 as described above.
The first engagement groove 407 is in a horizontal engagement state. Further, a translucent cover mounting step portion 422 for mounting a translucent cover 440, which will be described later, is formed substantially at the center on the rear side of the upper surface cover member 420, and the translucent cover 440 is attached to the step portion 422. Sometimes, the upper surface cover member 42
The surface of 0 and the surface of the transparent cover 440 are flush with each other.

Further, on the rear surface of the upper surface cover member 420 at the rear upstream side (the portion corresponding to the ball storage portion 451 of the inner tray member 450), a hanging piece 423 having a shape is provided so as to project downward. Engagement holes 424 are formed in the hanging piece 423 at appropriate intervals. An engagement piece 469 of the inner tray member 450, which will be described later, is inserted in the engagement hole 424 in a horizontal direction to engage with the engagement piece 469. In addition, an engaging piece 425 is also projectingly provided on the rear end edge of the translucent cover mounting step portion 422, and the engaging piece 425 is an engaging groove 471 of the inner tray member 450, which will be described later.
It is inserted in the horizontal direction and is engaged. Further, the engaging hole 4 is also formed in the front side wall of the translucent cover mounting step 422.
26 are formed at appropriate intervals, and the engaging holes 4
An engaging piece 441 of the translucent cover 440, which will be described later, is inserted into the 26 from the horizontal direction and engages with each other.

In addition, in the upper surface cover member 420, a hanging mounting hole 427 is formed on the rear surface of the translucent cover mounting step 422 at a position corresponding to the mounting boss 411, and mounting holes 428 are formed at both ends of the rear portion. A mounting hole 429 and a mounting boss 430 are formed in the translucent cover mounting step 422. The attachment of the hanging attachment hole 427 and the attachment boss 411 is as described above, and the attachment hole 428 corresponds to the attachment hole 225 of the attachment plate member 201 and the attachment boss 319 of the decorative reinforcing plate 300. These are integrally fixed by screws from the back surface side of the plate member 201. In addition, the mounting hole 429 is provided in the mounting boss 4 of the translucent cover 440.
Corresponding to 43, it is fastened with screws from the back side,
The mounting boss 430 is for mounting the substrate 445 when the substrate 445 described later is provided in the translucent cover 440.

(2-3-3) Translucent Cover The translucent cover 440 constitutes a part of the upper surface cover member 420 and is not necessarily formed independently of the upper surface cover member 420. In this embodiment,
Front plate device 2 as one model of ball game machine in recent years
Since it is possible to correspond to a device in which a switch, a display LED, etc. are provided in 00, the translucent cover 440 is configured as a member different from the upper cover member 420. The translucent cover 440 is formed of a synthetic resin that is colored to such an extent that the inside cannot be seen through from the outside and the light can be seen when there is something that emits light inside. , Its structure is as shown in FIG.
An engagement piece 441 that engages with the engagement hole 426 is provided on the front side wall, and an engagement piece 470, which will be described later, formed on the inner tray member 450 is horizontally inserted into the rear side wall.
2 is drilled. Further, a pair of mounting bosses 443 are provided on the back surface of the translucent cover 440 so as to project downward,
The mounting boss 443 is adapted to be fixed to the mounting hole 429 with a screw from the back surface of the upper surface cover member 420.

A switch and an LED are provided in the translucent cover 440.
When the substrate 445 provided with the above is not housed, the translucent cover 440 having the above-described configuration may be attached to the upper surface cover member 420. When the substrate 445 is housed, the translucent cover shown in FIG. Like 440A, the outer shape is
Although it is exactly the same as the translucent cover 440 (the point having the engaging piece 441A, the engaging hole 442A, and the mounting boss 443A),
It is necessary to use a switch mounting hole 444 formed on the upper surface of the switch mounting hole 444 for exposing an operation button for operating the switches 446a and 446b. Needless to say, when the operation switch is not provided on the substrate 445, it is not necessary to provide such a switch mounting hole 444, and the translucent cover 440 described above can be used as it is. By the way, there are two switches 446 on the illustrated substrate 445.
a, 446b, one LED 447, and a numerical display 448 for displaying a three-digit numerical value are provided.
After fixing the mounting hole 449 formed in the mounting hole 449 to the mounting boss 430 with a screw, the translucent cover 440A is mounted on the upper surface cover member 420. Then, the above-mentioned substrate 44
The front upper plate device 200 in which 5 is housed is provided, for example, for a card-type ball-ball game machine in the form of borrowing game balls with a card, and a predetermined number of game balls are automatically operated by operating one switch 446a. Is supplied to the front upper plate device 200, and is inserted into the card unit device (provided adjacent to the ball game machine or built in the ball game machine) by operating the other switch 446b. The card will be returned. In addition, LED44
7 indicates that a card has been inserted into the card unit device, and the numerical display 448 displays the balance of the inserted card.

As described above, in this embodiment, the translucent cover 440 is used as the front upper plate device 200 of the normal ball game machine 1 or the front upper plate device of the card type ball game machine. It is possible to provide the front plate apparatus very economically since it can be used as a replacement only. In addition, by changing the coloring of the synthetic resin forming the translucent cover and combining them, a front upper plate device having a different impression can be obtained.

(2-3-4) Inner Plate Member Next, an inner plate member 45 in which a ball storage portion 451 for storing hit balls and a ball guiding portion 452 for guiding the stored hit balls are formed.
0 will be described with reference to FIGS. 9, 10 and 13.
The inner plate member 450 has a ball storage part 451 for storing ball hitting balls and a ball guiding part 452 for guiding the stored ball hitting balls in a line.
And are continuously formed, and a beading hole 453 is opened at a downstream portion of the ball guiding portion 452. Then, a ball drop passage 454 communicating with the ball drop port 453 is formed in the lower portion of the ball guide portion 452, and the dish member 400 is attached to the mounting plate member 2.
01 and the decorative reinforcing plate 300 are connected to the punched holes 312 and 212. Further, the ball drop port 453 is controlled to be opened / closed by a ball drop valve 456, and the ball drop valve 456 has a ball guiding portion 45.
It is adapted to be housed in a ball-punching valve housing chamber 455 formed between 2 and the ball-punching passage 454. The storage and holding is performed by the rolling metal plate 458 laid on the bottom surface of the ball guiding portion 452. That is, the rolling metal plate 458
As shown in FIG. 10, about half of the upstream side of the elongated metal plate portion forming the bottom surface of the ball guiding member 452 is a holding section 460 folded back in a U shape, and the downstream side Approximately half of the above is drooped so as to form the side wall of the punched-out storage chamber 455, and the upstream side of the hanging is also bent in a U-shaped cross section so as to hold the storage chamber 455.
Further, a rectangular through hole 459 is formed in a portion forming a side wall of the storage chamber 455, and the through hole 459 is a projection connecting the through hole 459 to the side of the ball drop valve 456 and protruding rearward. 457 penetrates.

After the ball punching valve 456 has been housed in the ball punching valve storage chamber 455 from the side, the gripping portion 460 and the gripping portion of the storage chamber are respectively balled while inserting the connecting projection 457 into the through slot 459. The rolling metal plate 458 can be mounted on the ball guiding part 452 and the ball drop valve 456 can be stored in the ball drop valve storage chamber 455 by holding the rolling guide 452 and the storage chamber. The ball drop valve 456 thus stored is, as described above, the operation member 2 slidably provided on the back side of the mounting plate member 201.
The beading hole 453 is opened and closed by operating the operation lever 250. The bottom surface of the ball guiding portion 452 on which the rolling metal plate 458 is laid has a recess corresponding to the thickness of the metal plate 458, and when the rolling metal plate 458 is mounted, the surface of the rolling metal plate 458 is mounted. Is not higher than the bottom surface of the ball storage portion 451.

The above-mentioned ball punching port 453 is normally closed by a ball punching valve 456 and is opened only when the operating lever 250 is operated. Therefore, in a normal time, the hitting ball flowing down the ball guiding portion 452 rolls further downstream through the upper surface of the ball-punching valve 456, but the downstream side of the ball-punching port 453 is on the back side in the middle thereof. (Fig. 1
Supply passage 461 whose direction is changed to the front side of 0)
Has become. In addition, a guide piece 46 that guides the balls smoothly rearward is provided in the portion immediately before the exit of the supply passage 461.
1 is formed, and a guide piece 463 is also provided on the downstream side of the outlet. Further, the outlet of the supply passage 461 and the guide piece 46
A pair of ball feeding member mounting bosses 465 are provided so as to protrude rearward with 3 in between. This ball feed member mounting boss 465
Is configured to penetrate the ball feeding member mounting hole 10 when the dish member 400 is mounted on the mounting plate member 201, and the ball feeding member 280 is mounted on the penetrating ball feeding mounting boss 465 as described above. It is supposed to be attached. A supply upper wall 464 is formed from the upper part of the supply passage 461 to the side wall.

The above-mentioned mounting holes 466 are formed on both sides of the front end of the inner tray member 450.
A plurality of mounting holes 467 are also formed in the front end face in the vicinity of 4. The mounting hole 466 is fixed to the mounting boss 408 of the outer tray member 401 as described above, and the mounting hole 467 is attached.
Corresponds to the fastening hole 320 of the decorative reinforcing plate 300.

Further, the ball storage portion 45 of the inner plate member 450
As shown in the cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 13, the upper end portion of the upstream side of No. 1 does not overflow the prize balls stored as the folded-back portion 468 or the prize balls discharged from the upper plate communication port 302. It has become. Further, a plurality of engaging pieces 469 extending forward are provided at the upper end edge of the ball storage portion 451 so as to project at appropriate intervals, and an engaging piece 4 extending forward also to the upper end edge of the ball guiding portion 452.
A plurality of 70 are provided at appropriate intervals. Further, a single engagement groove 471 is formed on the back side of the side wall of the ball guiding portion 452, and further, on the back side between the ball guiding portion 452 and the ball-punching passage 454, as shown in the BB sectional view of FIG. A fitting mounting boss 472 as shown is provided so as to project forward. At the tip of the fitting mounting boss 472, a mounting hole 473 is formed at the center thereof.
A fitting attachment portion 473 having a is formed.

The engagement piece 469 is provided on the upper surface cover member 42.
The engaging piece 470 is inserted in the engaging hole 424 formed in the horizontal direction from the horizontal direction, and the engaging piece 470 is also inserted in the engaging hole 442 formed in the translucent cover 440 from the horizontal direction. The engaging piece 425 formed on the upper surface cover member 420 is also inserted from the horizontal direction into the engaging groove 471 to engage with the engaging groove 471. In this way, the assembling state of the upper cover member 420 and the inner tray member 450 at the assembling portion is performed by the horizontal engagement.
The tip of the fitting attachment boss 412 of the outer tray member 401 is fitted to the fitting attachment portion 473 formed at the tip of the fitting attachment boss 472. In this state, by inserting a screw into the fitting mounting boss 472 from the rear side of the inner tray member 450 and fixing it in the mounting hole 473a, the fitting mounting boss 412 and the fitting mounting portion 473 are firmly fixed. It is like this.

(2-4) Assembling of the front plate device The above has described the detailed configuration of the front plate device 200. Assembling of the plate member 400 and the assembled plate member are as follows. The front plate device 200 is completed by following the procedure of assembling 400 to the mounting plate member 201. Therefore,
The configuration including each assembling procedure will be described below.

(2-4-1) Assembly of Dish Member To assemble the dish member 400, first, the translucent cover 440 is assembled to the upper surface cover member 420. The assembly is performed by inserting the engaging piece 441 of the translucent cover 440 into the engaging hole 426 of the upper surface cover member 420 from the horizontal direction and engaging the engaging piece 441, and then in the state from the rear surface of the upper surface cover member 420 to the mounting hole 429. The screw is screwed to fix the mounting boss 443, and the assembling of the translucent cover 440 to the upper surface cover member 220 is completed. Of course, when mounting the substrate 445 inside, the substrate 445 is first fixed to the mounting boss 430, and then the translucent cover 440 is assembled to the top cover member 420 in the above-described procedure.

Next, the upper cover member 420 with the translucent cover 440 attached is assembled to the outer tray member 401. First, the engaging groove 407 of the outer tray member 401 is fitted to the front edge of the upper cover member 420. The formed engagement protrusion 421 is inserted from the horizontal direction and engaged, and in that state, the mounting boss 4
By assembling 11 and the hanging attachment hole 427 and screwing the screws, the assembling of the top cover member 420 to the outer tray member 401 is completed.

To assemble the inner tray member 450 to the outer tray member 401 to which the upper surface cover member 420 is attached, the engaging pieces 469 and 470 of the inner tray member 450 are attached to the upper cover member 420.
Of the upper cover member 240 from the horizontal direction, and the engaging piece 425 of the upper surface cover member 240 is also inserted into the engaging groove 471 from the horizontal direction to engage with each other. The fitting boss 408 is fitted and fixed with a screw, and at the same time, the screw is inserted into the fitting mounting boss 472 and screwed into the mounting hole 473a to fit the fitting mounting portion 473. Fix the mounting boss 412. As a result, the assembling of the inner dish member 450 to the outer dish member 401 is completed, and the assembling work of the entire dish member 400 is completed.

As described above, in the assembling work of the dish member 400 in this embodiment, since the assembling parts are engaged by the horizontal engagement, the dish member 400 composed of a plurality of members is attached from above. Even if a strong downward load is applied,
Sufficient strength can be obtained without shifting or deforming the positions of the assembly parts of the plurality of members. Further, since the dish member 400 is composed of a plurality of synthetic resin members such as the outer dish member 401, the upper cover member 420 including the translucent cover 440, and the inner dish member 450, the coloring of these synthetic resins is changed. Since it is possible to easily realize various color combinations, it is possible to easily improve the decorative effect. Furthermore, the top cover member 420
Since the translucent cover 440 which is a part of the translucent cover is also replaceable, the translucent cover 440 has the front upper plate device 200 in which a predetermined function is incorporated and the front upper plate device 200 in which a predetermined function is not incorporated. It can be easily applied to both the dish device 200. In this embodiment, as described above, only three screws are used in the assembling process of the dish member 400, and other than that, the horizontal engagement in the assembling portion between the members is performed. Therefore, the assembling work can be simplified and the assembling time can be significantly shortened.

(2-4-2) Assembling the dish member to the mounting plate member To assemble the dish member 400 assembled and set as described above to the mounting plate member 201, the following procedure is performed. First, on the front surface side of the mounting plate member 201, the fitting mounting boss 291 of the upper decorative member 290 is fitted to the fitting mounting portion 215, and a screw is screwed into the mounting hole 215a from the rear surface side of the mounting plate member 201. Thus, the upper decorative member 290 is fixed to the mounting plate member 201. After that, with the transparent member 245 and the operation lever 250 placed at predetermined positions on the mounting plate member 251, the decorative reinforcing plate 300 is engaged along the mounting recess 202 and the fitting recess 315 of the fitting mounting boss 313 is engaged. Insert into the boss 224 and push in. By this pushing, the tip of the fitting mounting boss 318 is fitted into the fitting mounting portion 216. In this way, the decorative reinforcing plate 300 is attached to the mounting plate member 2
01 is attached at a predetermined position, and then the decorative reinforcing plate 300 is attached.
The fitting mounting boss 296 is pushed into the fitting mounting portion 218 to mount the seating member 295 between the projection member 219 and the projection portion 219, and then the set plate member 400 is connected to the connecting protrusion 457 of the ball punching valve 456. While paying attention to the insertion into the punching lever connection hole 308, the insertion is pushed along the mounting recess 202 and the tip of the fitting mounting boss 410 is inserted into the fitting mounting portion 217. At this time, the tip of the fitting mounting boss 413 of the dish member 400 is in a state of being fitted to the fitting mounting portion 314 of the fitting mounting boss 313, and the other mounting holes 225 and the mounting boss 3 are attached.
19 and the mounting holes 428 and 466, and the fastening hole 320 and the mounting hole 467 are in a matched state.

Then, the dish member 400 and the mounting plate member 201 are turned upside down as they are, and, for example, the engaging boss 224.
The fitting mounting boss 413 of the dish member 400 can be fixed by inserting a screw therein and screwing the mounting hole 224a. That is, by inserting screws into the engaging bosses 224 at the two left and right positions and screwing the screws into each other, the dish member 40
0 and the decorative reinforcing plate 300 are integrally fixed to the mounting plate member 201. Thereafter, screws are sequentially screwed into the fastening holes 320 from the back surface side of the mounting plate member 201 through the respective mounting holes 216a, 217a, 218a, 225 and the through hole 234 to fasten all fastening portions. Completely dish member 4
00 is fixed to the mounting plate member 201. Then, on the back surface of the mounting plate member 201, the ball guiding member 240 and the operating member 254.
Then, the slide plate 257, the lock member 270, and the ball feeding member 280 are sequentially attached to predetermined positions, whereby the assembling of the front side tray device 200 is completed.

As described above, the front upper plate device 200 according to the present embodiment has a mounting plate member 201 made of synthetic resin which is mounted on the front side of the ball game machine 1 so as to be openable and closable, and the mounting plate member 201 is mounted on the front side. Dish member 4 made of synthetic resin to be attached
00 and a decorative reinforcing plate 300 made of synthetic resin, which is laminated on the front surface of the mounting plate member 201, and the decorative reinforcing plate 300 and the dish member 400 are attached to the decorative reinforcing plate 300.
Also, the decorative reinforcing plate 300 is attached to the surface of the mounting plate member 201 by aligning and mounting it in the mounting recess 202 formed on the surface of the mounting plate member 201 along the shape of the rear end contact outer peripheral edge of the plate member 400. The mounting position of the dish member 400 is uniquely determined, and the mounting work can be simplified. Further, since the mounting plate member 201 and the decorative reinforcing plate 300 are mounted in a laminated manner, it is possible to improve the strength of the front side plate device 200, and at the same time, the mounting plate member 201 and the plate forming the front side plate device 200 are arranged. Since the member 400 and the decorative reinforcing plate 300 are all molded of synthetic resin, it is possible to easily meet the demand for advanced decoration by changing the coloring of the synthetic resin.

Particularly, in this embodiment, the dish member 400 and the decorative reinforcing plate 300 are provided with the fitting mounting bosses 318 and 410 extending toward the mounting plate member 201 so as to project from the surface of the mounting plate member 201. Are formed with fitting mounting portions 216 and 217 in which the fitting mounting bosses 318 and 410 are fitted at their ends and mounting holes 216a and 217a are formed at the centers thereof. Fitting mounting parts 216, 21
Since the plate member 400 and the decorative reinforcing plate 300 are assembled to the mounting plate member 201 by screwing the mounting plate member 201 into the mounting holes 216a and 217a from the back surface of the mounting plate member 201 in a state of being fitted to the mounting plate member 201, In comparison with the conventional structure in which a screw is attached to a smooth surface when the load is applied, the load is applied not only to the screw but also to the fitting mounting boss 31.
Since it can be compensated by the fitting state of the 8, 410 and the fitting mounting portions 216, 217, it is possible to provide the front upper plate device 200 that is stronger and stronger.

In the above embodiment, the mounting plate member 2
Although the concave portion 232 is formed in the center of the upper portion as the shape of 01, if the lower portion of the glass plate holding frame 70 does not enter, the rectangular mounting plate member 201 is provided.
In this case, it is not necessary to fix the upper decorative member 290. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the dish member 400 and the decorative reinforcing plate 300 can be simultaneously mounted in the mounting recess 202 of the mounting plate member 201. It is sufficient that at least the mounting recess corresponding to the dish member is formed.

[0088]

As is apparent from the above description, in the present invention, the front upper plate device and the mounting plate member made of synthetic resin, which is openably and closably mounted on the front side of the ball game machine, A dish member made of synthetic resin attached to the front surface of the mounting plate member, and a decorative reinforcement plate made of synthetic resin laminatedly attached to the front surface of the mounting plate member, the dish member being the rear end of the dish member. Since the mounting recess is formed by aligning with the mounting recess formed on the surface of the mounting plate member along the shape of the outer peripheral edge of the contact, the mounting position of the dish member on the surface of the mounting plate member is uniquely determined, and the mounting position is determined. The work can be simplified. Further, since the mounting plate member and the decorative reinforcing plate are mounted in a laminated manner, it is possible to improve the strength of the front upper plate device, and at the same time, the mounting plate member, the plate member, and the decorative reinforcing member forming the front upper plate device are provided. Since all of the plates are molded of synthetic resin, it is possible to easily meet the demand for sophisticated decoration.

Also, the assembling work is performed by aligning the decorative reinforcing plate with the mounting recess formed on the surface of the mounting plate member along the outer peripheral edge shape of the rear end contacting the decorative reinforcing plate. Is advantageous in terms of simplification.

Further, a fitting mounting boss extending toward the mounting plate member is projectingly provided on the dish member and the decorative reinforcing plate, and the fitting mounting boss of the fitting plate is formed on the surface of the mounting plate member. A fitting mounting portion is formed in which the tip is fitted and a mounting hole is formed in the center thereof, and the fitting mounting boss is fitted to the fitting mounting portion, and the mounting plate member is mounted from the back surface of the mounting plate member. By assembling the dish member and the decorative reinforcing plate to the mounting plate member by screwing into the holes with screws, the efficiency of the mounting work of the dish member and the decorative reinforcing plate to the mounting plate member and the improvement of the strength at the mounting portion Is advantageous in that

Further, the dish member includes an outer dish member which forms a lower portion from the front, an inner dish member in which a ball storage portion for storing hit balls and a ball guiding portion for guiding the stored hit balls are formed. And an upper surface cover member that closes an upper space between the outer tray member and the inner tray member, and an assembly portion of the outer tray member and the upper tray cover member, and a combination of the inner tray member and the upper surface cover member. By forming an engaging portion that engages with each other in the horizontal direction, it is advantageous in terms of improving the decoration of the dish member and improving the strength of the dish member.

Furthermore, it is advantageous to improve the decoration and change the function by making a part of the upper surface cover member a replaceable light-transmitting cover.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a frame base of a ball game machine.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state where the frame base body and the glass plate holding frame are opened and the double-layer glass set is removed from the glass plate holding frame.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a front upper plate device.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a front upper plate device.

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the front upper plate device.

FIG. 7 is a front view, a rear view, and a sectional view of a mounting plate member that constitutes a front upper plate device.

FIG. 8 is a front view, a rear view, and a cross-sectional view of a decorative reinforcing plate that constitutes the front upper plate device.

FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of a dish member that constitutes the front upper dish device.

FIG. 10 is an assembled perspective view of the plate member as viewed from the back side.

FIG. 11 is a front and cross-sectional view of an outer dish member that constitutes the dish member.

FIG. 12 is a plan view, a rear view, and a bottom view of a top cover member that constitutes a dish member.

FIG. 13 is a front view, a plane view, a back view, and a cross-sectional view of an inner tray member that constitutes the tray member.

FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view showing an engaged state in a lower portion of the glass plate holding frame and the front upper plate device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Ball game machine 2 Frame base 50 Outer frame 60 Game board 70 Glass plate holding frame 100 Lower plate 109 Ashtray 120 Handle device 130 Lock device 200 Front upper plate device 201 Mounting plate member 202 Mounting recess 215 to 218 Fitting mounting part 215a to 218a Mounting hole 224 Engaging boss 229 Reinforcing flange 240 Ball guiding member 250 Control lever 270 Locking member 280 Ball feeding member 290 Upper decorative member 295 Seating member 300 Decorative reinforcing plate 313 Fitting mounting boss 314 Fitting mounting portion 314a Mounting hole 316 Reinforcement flange 318 Fitting mounting boss 400 Dish member 401 Outer dish member 407 Engaging groove 410 Fitting mounting boss 412 Fitting mounting boss 413 Fitting mounting boss 420 Top cover member 421 Engagement protrusion 422 Translucent cover mounting step 424 Engagement hole 425 Engagement piece 426 Engagement Hole 427 Hanging mounting hole 440, 440A Light-transmitting cover 441, 441A Engagement piece 442, 442A Engagement hole 445 Substrate 450 Inner plate member 451 Ball storage part 452 Ball guide part 469 Engagement piece 470 Engagement piece 471 Engagement groove 472 Mating mounting boss 473 Mating mounting part 473a Mounting hole

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A ball-and-ball game machine equipped with a front-side plate device for storing hit balls to be played and supplying them to a launch position, wherein the front-side plate device is openable and closable on the front side of the ball-and-ball game device. From a synthetic resin mounting plate member to be mounted, a synthetic resin dish member mounted on the front surface of the mounting plate member, and a synthetic resin decorative reinforcing plate laminated on the front surface of the mounting plate member. The ball game machine is characterized in that the dish member is aligned with and attached to a mounting recess formed on the surface of the mounting plate member along a shape of a rear end contact outer peripheral edge of the dish member. . 2. The decorative reinforcing plate is attached in alignment with a mounting recess formed on the surface of the mounting plate member along the shape of the rear end contact outer peripheral edge of the decorative reinforcing plate. Ball game machine to do. 3. A fitting mounting boss extending toward the mounting plate member is projectingly provided on the dish member and the decorative reinforcing plate,
On the surface of the mounting plate member, a fitting mounting portion is formed in which the tip of the fitting mounting boss is fitted and a mounting hole is formed at the center thereof, and the fitting mounting boss is fitted to the fitting mounting portion. 2. The dish member and the decorative reinforcing plate are assembled to the mounting plate member by screwing from the back surface of the mounting plate member into the mounting hole with screws in a state of being fitted to the mounting plate member. Ball game machine described in 2. 4. The inner dish member, wherein the dish member includes an outer dish member that forms a lower portion from the front, a ball storage unit that stores the ball and a ball guide unit that guides the stored ball. An upper surface cover member that closes an upper gap between the outer tray member and the inner tray member, and an assembly portion of the outer tray member and the upper tray cover member, and a combination of the inner tray member and the upper surface cover member. The ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the attaching portion is formed with an engaging portion that engages with each other in a horizontal direction. 5. The ball game machine according to claim 4, wherein a part of the top cover member is a replaceable translucent cover.