JPH07255909A - Playing board - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the attaching workability of an inner band and an outer band, decrease the number of assembling operations, improve decoration characteristics, improve the attaching workability of an accessary device or the like to a playing board and prevent a natural destruction without using woods by forming what is called an outer band and inner band including the playing board with a resin. CONSTITUTION:A playing board 13, an outer band 101 and an inner band 102 are formed integrally with a resin. Attaching holes or the like for parts attached on the playing board 13 are initially formed with the resin. Thus, working operations are reduced and holes or cut-out parts or the like are positioned accurately. The assembling operations thereof are simplified, the efficiency of attaching operations is improved and decoration characteristics are enhanced. The playing board is also formed with the resin, so that woods are not required.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine, and more particularly, to a game machine in which a game board and so-called inner band and outer band are integrally molded with resin.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional pachinko machine game board, a metal strip-shaped plate member (hereinafter, referred to as an outer band) is used to guide a hit ball to an upper game area by a split pin-shaped nail at the lower end of the game board. From above to the upper part, it is fixed in an arc shape (R shape), and a metal strip-shaped plate member (hereinafter referred to as an inner band) is fixed to the inside of this outer band by a similar nail in a lateral C-shape. An arcuate portion between the band and the inner band is used as a ball striking path. Further, a circular portion surrounded by the upper part of the inner band and the outer band is set as a game area, and an obstacle nail is planted in this game area and a prize device is arranged. On the other hand, it has been conventionally considered that only the inner band is made of resin.

[0003]

By the way, in the conventional pachinko machine, the metal band-shaped outer band and inner band are attached and fixed in a state orthogonal to the surface of the game board. There was such a problem. (B) It is necessary to use a special nail when fixing the metal band-shaped outer band and inner band to the surface of the game board, which reduces the mounting strength of the inner band and also has the problem of poor workability. It was (B), fix each metal band-shaped band with a special nail,
As a result, it is fixed separately from other members such as a decorative lens, and it is difficult to reduce the number of steps for assembling the game board. (C) Since the game area watched by the player is surrounded by the respective band-shaped bands made of metal, it has a drawback that it is inferior in decorativeness and gives a cold feeling.

In addition, since the game board is made of wood, there are the following problems. (D) Since the game board is made of wood, it is troublesome and troublesome to perform a working operation for forming holes and notches for mounting the accessory device on the game board. Further, not only the accessory device but also the attachment processing of the decorative member, the special winning opening, etc. on the game board has the same drawback. (E) Since the game board was made of wood, it was necessary to attach the accessory device to the game board using screws, nails, etc., and the installation work was troublesome. In addition, there is a similar drawback when the outer band and the inner band are attached to the game board. (F) Since the game board is made of wood, the use of wood must be reviewed as much as possible due to the growing problem of natural destruction in recent years.

Therefore, in the present invention, the so-called outer band and inner band including the game board are made of resin, so that the workability of attaching the outer band and the inner band is good, the number of assembling work steps can be reduced, and the decorativeness is improved. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine which has a good workability of attaching an accessory device to a gaming board and which can prevent natural destruction by not using wood.

[0006]

To achieve the above object, a gaming machine according to the invention of claim 1 is a ball hitting guide member (for example, an outside ball) for guiding a hit ball shot from a hit ball launching device to an upper game area 103. The bands 101 and 402) are arranged in an arc shape from the lower end of the surface of the game board 13 toward the upper part, and an arc-shaped game area partition member (for example, the inner band 102) that partitions the game area 103 on the surface of the game board 13 ) Are arranged, and the game area partitioning member (for example, the inner band 10
In a gaming machine (for example, a pachinko machine 1) that plays a game in a region surrounded by 2), the gaming board 13, the ball guide member (for example, outer bands 101, 402) and the gaming region partitioning member (for example, inside) The band 102) is integrally formed of resin.

As a preferred mode, for example, as described in claim 2, a decoration member (for example, side lamps 131, 132) is arranged inside the game area partitioning member (for example, the inner band 102), and the decoration is performed. The decorative member mounting portion (for example, the fixing portion 155) for mounting the member (for example, the side lamps 131 and 132) may be integrally molded with the game board 13 with resin. For example, as described in claim 3, at the end portion of the game area partition member (for example, the inner band 102), the game area 10 is provided from the launch device.
Return ball prevention member 1 for preventing the hit ball fired at 3 from returning to the hit ball guide member (for example, the outer band 101).
26 may be arranged, and the return ball prevention member attachment portion (for example, the return ball prevention member attachment portion 151) to which the return ball prevention member 126 is attached may be integrally molded with the game board 13 by resin. For example, as described in claim 4, the game area partition member (for example, the inner band 102).
Formed in the outlet (for example, the out-ball collecting port 10
In the lower part of 8), a foul ball which is not hit by the hit ball launching device to the game area 103 is provided on the game board 13
A foul ball guide member 112 for guiding to a foul ball recovery port provided at a lower portion is arranged.
2 may be integrally molded with resin together with the game board 13. For example, as described in claim 5, a frame-shaped decorative body (for example, lens portions 123a and 124a) along the outer circumference of the hitting ball guide member (for example, the outer band 101) and the game area partitioning member (for example, the inner band 102). ) Is arranged, and the frame-shaped decorative body (for example, lens portions 123a and 124)
a) The frame-shaped ornament attachment portion (for example, fixed portions 141a to 141c, fixed portions 142a and 142b, fixed portions 144a, 144b and 144c, fixed portion 145a,
145b, 145c) may be integrally molded with the game board 13 by resin.

[0008]

In the present invention, the batted ball launched from the batted ball launching device is guided by the batted ball guiding member and ascends to reach the game area. In this case, the game board, the ball guide member (for example, the outer band) and the game area partitioning member (for example, the outer band and the inner band) are integrally molded with resin, and the mounting holes for the components mounted on the game board are not formed. It is possible to mold the resin from the beginning. Therefore, by molding the outer band and the inner band forming the game area partitioning member with resin, it is possible to enhance the decorativeness also by the game area partitioning member itself. In particular, since the inner band itself is made of resin and is configured to be highly decorative, compared to the conventional case where the game area watched by the player is surrounded by metal band-shaped bands, You can improve your sex. By assembling the game board, the outer band, and the inner band with resin, the assembling work of these is simplified and the mounting work efficiency is improved. In addition, the workability of attaching the outer band and the inner band is improved, and the number of assembling steps for these is reduced. By decorating the inner band with resin, the decorative property can be improved, and by decorating the outer band with resin, a decorative effect can be obtained even in the outer band portion. The holes and notches for attaching the accessory device to the game board can be formed from the beginning by resin molding, which eliminates the need for processing work and makes it possible to accurately position the holes and notches. Furthermore, since the game board is also resin-molded, wood is no longer required and natural destruction can be prevented.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 8 show a first embodiment when the present invention is applied to a prepaid card type pachinko machine. Front Configuration of Pachinko Device FIG. 1 is a front perspective view showing the entire pachinko device. In FIG. 1, 1 is a pachinko machine, which is roughly divided into a pachinko machine 2 and a card-type ball lending machine (hereinafter, simply referred to as a ball lending machine) 3 as a game medium lending device, which form a pair. Is installed. The pachinko machine 1 in which the pachinko machine 2 and the card type ball lending machine 3 are installed as a pair,
It is called a so-called CR machine (card reading machine). The ball lending machine 3 has a built-in card reader.
The front panel 4 of the card has a card insertion slot 5 into which a prepaid card is inserted, and three rows of 7-segment light-emitting diodes for displaying the card remaining frequency indicator 6, a light-emitting diode, etc. And a card acceptance display 7 for indicating that the card acceptance is valid.

The pachinko machine 1 includes a frame-shaped front frame 11, a metal frame (glass frame) 12 for supporting a glass 12a, a game board 13 (see FIG. 2), a front display panel 14, and a front operation panel 15. have. The frame-shaped front frame 11 is openably and closably supported on the wooden machine frame 16 by an upper hinge 17 and a lower hinge (not shown), and the metal frame 12 is supported by the frame-shaped front frame 11 so as to be openable and closable. On the front display panel 14, an upper plate 21, a card frequency display (card balance display) 22 for displaying the balance of a prepaid card, a ball lending button (conversion button) 23 operated when purchasing a ball, A card ejection button (return button) 24 operated when ejecting a prepaid card, a ball lending indicator 25, and a top plate 2
There is provided a push button 26 for opening and closing a ball passage for transferring a ball 1 to a ball storage tray 32 described later.

It should be noted that instead of a card reader, for example, a card reader / writer is arranged in the ball lending machine 3, and a game card in which value information such as the number of balls and identification information of a player is stored is used to display the game result. It may be capable of data processing such as writing to a card. Further, the gaming card is not limited to a prepaid card, and may be a gaming machine that uses a ball number card in which value information such as the number of balls is stored, or an identification card in which player identification information is stored. . In short, in order to use the game card, any card reader capable of reading this card information or a card reader / writer capable of reading / writing can be used.
For example, the present invention can be applied to an enclosed ball type gaming machine (for example, a credit type gaming machine) in a complete card type pachinko gaming system. Further, it is not limited to the example in which the magnetic card is used as the game card, and for example, a game machine using an IC card may be used. When an IC card is used, as a matter of course, the card reader or the card reader / writer that corresponds to the IC card is used. It should be noted that the card reader and the card control device may be separately disposed as separate bodies, or both may be integrated, and for example, the card control device may be incorporated inside the card reader.

The front operation panel 15 has an ashtray 31, a ball storage tray (reception tray) 32 for storing balls, and a ball pulling lever 33 for pulling out the balls stored in the ball storage tray 32 to the outside downward.
And a firing operation knob 34 for operating the firing device. On the upper part of the frame-shaped front frame 11 of the pachinko machine 2, from the left side, in order from the left side, a prize ball discharge indicator 41 that lights up when a prize ball is discharged, and a ball rental discharge indicator 42 that lights up when a ball is discharged,
The pachinko machine 2 is provided with a completion indicator 43 that lights up when a stopped state occurs. Other game states (for example, big hit state: blinking control) can also be displayed by these prize ball discharge indicator 41, ball rental discharge indicator 42 and completion indicator 43.

Structure of Game Board FIG. 2 is a front view showing the game board 13. As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 13 is formed in a rectangular shape, and is integrally formed with the outer band 101 and the inner band 102 by so-called thick resin foam molding. Therefore, the game board 13 is not made of wood. In foam molding, the resin is injection-molded by inserting a predetermined amount of bubbles into the resin, and thus it is possible to eliminate a problem such as warping of the game board 13. In addition, the feature is that the resin flesh is thick in the peripheral portion of the game board 13. A game area 103 is formed in the central portion of the game board 13, and an opening portion (hereinafter, referred to as accessory opening portion) 104 for the accessory device and an opening portion (hereinafter, referred to as a winning opening) for the accessory device are formed in the game area 103. A big winning opening opening 105, openings (hereinafter referred to as winning holes) 106 and 107 for the winning opening, and an out ball collecting opening 108 for collecting out balls are formed. All of these openings and holes are formed at the same time as the molding of the game board 13 by the molding process of the game board 13, so that it is possible to save the labor of processing.

The game area 103 in the game board 13 can have any configuration as long as it is a pachinko game machine that uses a game ball as a game medium to which the present invention is applied. For example, equipped with a symbol display device capable of variably displaying a plurality of symbols,
A gaming machine capable of generating a special game state (big hit state) advantageous to the player on condition that the variable display result on this symbol display device is displayed with a predetermined special symbol (belongs to the so-called "first type"). Thing), a gaming machine belonging to the "third type" equipped with a symbol display device, or a so-called "second"
The present invention can be widely applied to a game machine belonging to "seed" and further to other kinds of game machines (for example, a game machine having an electric accessory device). In this embodiment, the game board 13 of the type belonging to the "first type" is used.

Around the game area 103, the game board 1
An outer band (hit ball guide member) 101 and an inner band (game area partitioning member) 102, which are integrally formed with the game board 13, are arranged on the surface of 3. Resin outer band 101
Is fixed in an arc shape from the left side of the lower end of the game area 103 to the upper side, and inside the outer band 101 (on the right side in the figure), an inner band 102 also made of resin and arc-shaped is laterally opened with its upper end open. It is fixed in a C shape. In addition,
Examples of the type of resin used include polyacetal,
A very hard resin such as nylon is used, and these materials are used for molding. The outer band 101 and the inner band 102 have a substantially rectangular cross section, have a constant wall thickness, and project from the surface of the game area 103 by a constant height. Inner band 102
A substantially circular portion surrounded by the outer band 101 and the upper part of the outer band 101 is the above-mentioned game area 103, and a large number of obstacle nails (not shown) are implanted in the game area 103 in a later manufacturing process. A prize device, a variable winning device, and the like are arranged.

The outer band 101 constitutes a ball hitting guide member for guiding the ball hit from the ball hitting launcher to the upper game area 103. Also, the outer band 101 and the inner band 102
Corresponds to a game board partition member. The inner band 102 constitutes an arc-shaped game area partition member that partitions the game area 103 in the game board 13. Outer band 101 and inner band 10
An arcuate portion between a part (left side portion in the figure) of 2 is a hit ball rising flow path 1 in which a hit ball launched from a hit ball launching device rises.
11, the lower end entrance portion of the hitting ball ascending flow path 111 is located on the extension line of the launch rail (not shown) with the game board 13 mounted on the pachinko machine 2.

An out ball collection port 108 is located below the game area 103 defined by the inner band 102, and the inner band 102 below the out ball collection port 108 projects downward (vertically). Foul ball guide member 11
Two are provided. The foul ball guide member 112 has a function of guiding a foul ball, which has not been hit by the hit ball launching device to reach the game area 103, to a foul ball recovery port (not shown) provided at the bottom of the game board 13. .
The foul ball guide member 112 is integrally molded with resin with the game board 13. Therefore, the foul ball guide member 112 is integrally formed with the inner band 102.

Circular arc-shaped ring lamps 121 and 122 are provided around the game area 103 along the outer circumferences of the outer band 101 and the inner band 102, and the game board 13 is provided.
Replenishment lamp 123 and prize ball lamp 124 on the left and right corners of
Are arranged respectively. Ring lamp 121, 12
2. Lens portion 123a of the supply lamp 123 (see FIG. 3)
The lens portion 124a (see FIG. 3) of the prize ball lamp 124 constitutes a frame-shaped decorative body arranged along the outer circumference circles of the outer band 101 and the inner band 102, and corresponds to a side case. On the other hand, a prize ball discharge port 125 for discharging prize balls (or ball rental balls) is formed in an upper plate (not shown) at the lower left of the game board 13 in the figure. In addition, it is a portion that enters the game area 103 from the hitting ball ascending flow path 111, and at the end of the inner band 102, a return that prevents a hit ball that is launched from the launching device to the game area 103 from returning to the outer band 101. A ball prevention member 126 is arranged. On the other hand, inside the inner band 102, a side lamp (decorative member) 13
1, 132 are arranged.

Next, the structure of each of the above members will be described in detail with reference to FIG. A. Structure of Frame-shaped Decorative Body (a) Ring Lamp As shown in FIG. 3, the ring lamps 121 and 122 are detachable from the game board 13. For example, the ring lamp 121 has a mounting pin 12 formed under the ring lamp 121.
By inserting 1a to 121c (other pins are not shown) into the fixing portions 141a to 141c integrally formed on the game board 13, the game board 13 can be attached with one touch. After mounting, mounting pin 121
The a to 121c are lightly locked to the fixed portions 141a to 141c, respectively. In addition, when detaching, the mounting pins 121a to 121c are fixed to the fixing portions 141a to 141.
The lock can be easily released by pulling out from c.

Similarly, the ring lamp 122 has mounting portions 122a and 122b (other bosses not shown) formed on the lower portion thereof fixed to the game board 13 as a fixed portion 142.
It is attached to the game board 13 with one touch by inserting into a and 142b respectively. After the mounting, the mounting pins 122a and 122b are fixed to the fixing portion 14.
2a and 142b are lightly locked.
Also, when removing the mounting pins 122a, 122
The lock can be easily released by pulling out b from the fixing portions 142a and 142b. Here, the fixed portions 141a to
141c and the fixed portions 142a and 142b are the game board 13
In addition, it is integrally molded with resin. Therefore, the fixed portions 141a to 141c and the fixed portion 142a,
142b is a frame-shaped ornament (ring lamps 121, 122)
Corresponds to a frame-shaped decorative body attachment portion.

A wiring hole 1 for passing a lead wire in the game board 13
43 are formed, and the wiring holes 143 are provided in the lead wires 121r, 1r from the ring lamps 121, 122, respectively.
It is configured to pass through 22r and be guided to the back side of the game board 13. A plurality of ring lamps 121 (for example,
9) lamps are built-in, and the built-in lamps are blinking controlled (moving blinking or lighting control may be performed) according to the gaming state. Further, the ring lamp 121 is formed with a circular pattern at a position corresponding to the built-in lamp, and is given a colorful color to enhance the atmosphere of the game. Similarly, the ring lamp 122 also has a plurality of (for example, 9) lamps built therein, and the built-in lamps are blinking-controlled (moving blinking or lighting control may be performed) according to the gaming state. In addition, the ring lamp 122 has a circular pattern formed at a position corresponding to the built-in lamp, and is given a colorful color to enhance the atmosphere of the game. The lamps contained in the ring lamps 121 and 122 are connected to the above-mentioned lead wires 121r and 122r, respectively.

(B) Replenishment Lamp The replenishment lamp 123 has a semi-transparent lens portion 123a, and the lens portion 123a has mounting pins 123b and 123c (other pins are not shown) formed on the lower portion thereof. Fixing parts 144a, 144b, 1 integrally formed with
Game board 1 by inserting into 44c respectively
It can be attached to 3 with one touch. After the mounting, the mounting pins 123b and 123c are fixed to the fixing portion 144.
a, 144b, and 144c are lightly locked. In addition, when removing the mounting pin 123
The lock can be easily released by pulling out b and 123c from the fixing portions 144a, 144b and 144c, respectively.

Here, the fixing portions 144a, 144b,
144c is integrally molded with resin together with the game board 13. Therefore, the fixing portions 144a, 144b, 1
Reference numeral 44c corresponds to a frame-shaped ornament attachment portion for attaching the frame ornament (lens portion 123a). In addition, replenishment lamp 1
Reference numeral 23 has a built-in lamp (not shown) covered by the lens portion 123a, and the built-in lamp is attached, for example, from the back side of the game board 13 and faces the front side of the game board 13. When the built-in lamp is lit, the lit light is expanded and radiated by the lens portion 123a. The built-in lamp in the replenishment lamp 123 lights up when a ball is replenished from the island facility, for example. In addition,
The supply lamp 123 may be integrally formed including the lens portion 123a.

(C) Award ball lamp The prize ball lamp 124 has a semi-transparent lens portion 124a, and the lens portion 124a is integrally molded with the mounting pins 124b, 124c, 124d formed on the lower portion thereof on the game board 13. By inserting into the fixed parts 145a, 145b, 145c, respectively, which are attached to the game board 13 with one touch. After the mounting, the mounting pins 124b, 124c, 124d are fixed to the fixing portion 145a,
Lightly locked to 145b and 145c, respectively. Also, when removing, the mounting pins 124b, 1
24c and 124d are fixed parts 145a, 145b and 145.
The lock can be easily released by pulling out from c. Here, the fixing portions 145a, 145b, 145c are integrally formed with resin together with the game board 13. Therefore, the fixing portions 145a, 145b, 145c correspond to the frame-shaped decorative body attachment portions to which the frame-shaped decorative body (lens portion 124a) is attached.

The prize ball lamp 124 has a lens portion 124.
It has a built-in lamp (not shown) covered by a, and the built-in lamp is attached, for example, from the back side of the game board 13 and faces the front side of the game board 13. Then, when the built-in lamp is lit, the lit light is expanded and radiated by the lens portion 124a. The built-in lamp in the prize ball lamp 124 lights up for a certain period of time when, for example, 7 or 15 prize balls are discharged.
Therefore, a display indicating the number of prize balls of 7/15 is displayed on the lens portion 124a. The prize ball lamp 124 may be integrally formed including the lens portion 124a.

B. Structure of Return Ball Preventing Member The return ball preventing member 126 is a return ball preventing member mounting portion 151 which is integrally molded with resin together with the game board 13.
It can be attached to. The return prevention member 126 is always provided with a built-in spring (not shown) so that the outer band 1
No. 01 (that is, the outer side) is urged and is in contact with the restraining portion of the return ball prevention member attachment portion 151, but when the ball is fired, the fired ball returns against the biasing force of the spring. The prevention member 126 is pushed back to enter the game area 103. After entering, the return prevention member 126 is again urged toward the outer band 101 by the spring, so that the return of the ball is prevented.

C. Structure of Decorative Member The side lamps 131 and 132 as decorative members have the same structure, and one side lamp 131 will be described here. The other side lamp 132 has a structure in which the left and right sides are opposite. As shown in FIG. 4, the side lamp 1
31 includes a semi-transparent lens portion 152 and a lamp portion 153 built in the lens portion 152.
2 is a one-touch member 154a, 1 formed on the lower portion
By inserting 54b into the holes (not shown) of the fixing portion 155 integrally formed on the game board 13, the game machine can be attached to the game board 13 with one touch. Further, at this time, the positioning pin 156 formed on the lens portion 152
The lens portion 152 is positioned by engaging a and 156b with position holes 157a and 157b formed in the wall surface of the inner band 102, respectively.

The lamp portion 153 has a plurality of (here, seven) lamps 158 and a lamp base 159, and the plurality of lamps 158 are attached to the lamp base 159. The plurality of lamps 158 are connected to the lead wires 160 and supplied with a predetermined power. Also,
The ramp portion 153 has screw bosses 163 and 164 formed on the fixing portion 155 by passing screws through screw holes 161 and 162.
It is fixed to the fixing portion 155 by being screwed in respectively. When the lamp 158 of the lamp unit 153 is turned on, the lighting light is expanded and emitted by the lens unit 152. The built-in lamp 158 in the side lamp 131 is lighting-controlled according to the game state. The fixed portion 155 is the lens portion 1
This corresponds to a decorative member attachment portion for attaching 52 and the lamp portion 153. In addition, the lamp unit 153 is replaced with the lens unit 15
Instead of being built in 2, the game board 13 may be attached from the back side. Returning to FIG. 3 again, the wind turbine 171 can be fixed above the side lamp 131, and the wind turbine 171 is detachably attached to the wind turbine fixing portion 172 above the side lamp 131. For example, a hole for fixing a windmill is formed on the game board 13, and the windmill 17 is inserted in this hole.
Attach 1 rotatably.

D. Modification of Side Lamp FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a modification of the side lamp, which is a unitized side lamp. In FIG. 5, reference numeral 181 denotes a side lamp unit, a lamp is built in the side lamp unit 181, and a male type connector 182 is provided. Connector 18
2 is connected to the built-in lamp. The upper surface of the side lamp unit 181 is semitransparent and has a lens-like function. Further, engagement pins 183a and 183b are provided on the left side of the side lamp unit 181, and the engagement pins 183a and 183b can be engaged with engagement slits 184a and 184b formed on the wall surface of the inner band 102, respectively. Is. One-touch members 185a (lower one-touch members are not shown) are provided on the upper and lower sides of the side lamp unit 181, and the one-touch member 185a is integrally formed on the game board 13.
By inserting it into the hole 86 (not shown), it can be attached to the game board 13 with one touch.

At this time, the side lamp unit 18
The engaging pins 183a and 183b on the side of 1 are engaging slits 184a and 18 formed in the wall surface of the inner band 102.
4b is engaged and positioned. further,
The connector 182 of the side lamp unit 181 is inserted into the female type connector 187 provided in the side lamp unit fixing portion 186, and both are connected.
In this way, the side lamp unit 181 has a built-in lamp and the connector 182 is provided, and
The side lamp unit fixing portion 186 is integrally molded with the game board 13 and the inner band 102 by resin.
Therefore, there is an advantage that the side lamp can be easily attached, replaced, or inspected by making it into a unit.

Reinforcing Structure of Inner Band Next, the reinforcing structure of the inner band will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a view showing a part of the inner band 102 (particularly, a lower region near the out-ball collecting port). As shown in FIG. 6, an out ball collection port 108 is formed on the game board 13 corresponding to approximately the center of the lower region of the inner band 102 as described above, and the hit ball flowing down the game region 103 is an out ball. It is recovered through the recovery port 108. A step portion 201 is formed in the center of the inner band 102 located in front of the out-ball collecting port 108. The stepped portion 201 has a function of guiding the hit ball so that the hit ball dropped from the game area 103 does not reciprocally roll left and right in the inner band 102 but smoothly flows into the out ball collection port 108.

Here, the surface of the inner band 102 can be covered with a reinforcing member 202 made of metal (in particular, stainless plate). The reinforcing member 202 is formed in an elongated arc shape like the inner band 102, and a step portion 203 is formed in the center thereof. The function of the step portion 203 is similar to that of the step portion 201 of the inner band 102. Reinforcement member 202
The mounting portions 204a and 204b are provided in the mounting portions 204a and 204b, and fixing means such as screws are inserted into the mounting portions 204a and 204b to form holes 205a and 205b formed in the game board 13.
The reinforcing member 202 is fixed to the game board 13 while being covered with the reinforcing member 202 by screwing the reinforcing member 202 onto the game board 13. Such metal reinforcing member 202
By providing the above, it is possible to prevent the surface of the inner band 102 made of resin from being destroyed by the collision of a ball falling from above. In particular, in the inner band 102 having the out ball collection port 108, the balls are often dropped from above, and the collision is severe, so that the metallic reinforcing member 202 is used.
By covering with, it becomes possible to effectively reinforce.
Further, the reinforcing member 202 can prevent the inner band 102 made of resin from being soiled.

Modified Example of Reinforcing Member The structure for preventing the inner band 102 made of resin from being destroyed by the collision of a sphere is not limited to the example of FIG. 6, but a modified example as shown in FIG. 7 is also possible. As shown in FIG. 7, a resin-made inner band 102 is sandwiched between metal (in particular, a stainless steel plate) reinforcing member 211. The reinforcing member 211 has a U-shaped cross section, and is an elongated circle like the inner band 102. It is formed in an arc shape, and a step portion 212 is formed in the center thereof. Then, by inserting the reinforcing member 211 into the inner band 102 from the front side of the inner band 102, the entire surface of the inner band 102 is completely reinforced.
Covered by 1. A fixing pin 213a is provided on the front side of the inner band 102, and a fixing pin 213b is provided on the back side of the inner band 102.
213b is a positioning hole 21 formed in the reinforcing member 211
4a (other positioning holes are not shown),
The reinforcing member 211 is positioned with respect to the inner band 102, and the reinforcing member 211 is fixed to the inner band 102.

In this case, since the fixing pins 213a and 213b are arranged on the front side and the back side of the inner band 102, there is an advantage that the flow of the balls is not obstructed.
Note that the fixing pin 213b on the back side of the inner band 102 is locked after the reinforcing member 211 is pushed in, and has a shape that does not easily come off as it is. Such a reinforcing member 2
11 can prevent the inner band 102 from being destroyed by the collision of the ball. Further, in this modified example, even if the inner band 102 is integrally formed with the game board 13, since the fixing means such as a screw is not used, the reinforcing member 211 can be easily removed from the inner band 102. There are advantages.

As another modification, for example, a structure may be adopted in which a groove having a constant width is formed over the central portion on the front side of the inner band 102, and a reinforcing member made of a stainless plate is inserted into this groove. . This makes it possible to indirectly reinforce the center inside of the resin inner band 102 with the stainless steel plate. Alternatively, for example, a reinforcing member made of metal (for example, a stainless plate) may be insert-molded inside the inner band 102. In this way, since the reinforcing member can be incorporated in the manufacturing stage, there is an advantage that it does not take time. The reinforcing measures according to the above-described modifications may be provided not only on the inner band but also on the outer band. By doing so, the above effect can be obtained for both the inner band and the outer band.

Reinforcement Structure of Outer Band Surface Next, the reinforcement structure of the outer band surface will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, the inner wall surface of the outer band 101 and the surface of the hitting ball ascending flow path 111 are covered with a reinforcing member 221 made of metal (in particular, a stainless plate). The reinforcing member 221 is formed in an elongated arc shape like the outer band 101, and has a substantially L-shaped cross section. The reinforcing member 221 has a bottom surface portion 221 a that comes into contact with the surface of the hitting ball ascending passage 111 and a wall surface portion 221 b that comes into contact with the inner wall surface of the outer band 101.

The reinforcing member 221 engages a plurality of (for example, two to three) fixing protrusions (not shown) formed on the periphery with protrusion holes formed on the wall surfaces of the outer band 101 and the inner band 102. As a result, they are detachably fixed to the wall surfaces of the outer band 101 and the inner band 102.
Therefore, when the reinforcing member 221 becomes dirty, it can be removed and washed thoroughly. By providing such a metal reinforcing member 221, the inner wall surface of the resin outer band 101 and the hitting ball ascending flow path 111.
The surface of the can be prevented from being destroyed by the collision of the fired ball. In particular, since the wall surface of the outer band 101 is a place where a hit ball with a strong momentum from the game ball launching device is intense, it can be effectively reinforced by covering it with a metal reinforcing member 221. Further, the reinforcing member 202 can prevent the outer band 101 made of resin from being soiled.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the hit ball launched from the hit ball launching device is the outer band 102 and the inner band 103.
Guided by the hitting ball ascending flow path 111, the ascends and reaches the game area 103. In this case, since the game board 13, the outer band 102 and the inner band 103 are integrally molded with resin, the following effects can be obtained. By molding the outer band 102 and the inner band 103, which form the game area partition member, with resin, it is possible to enhance the decorativeness also by the game area partition member itself. In particular, since the inner band 103 itself is made of resin and is configured to be rich in decorativeness, as compared with the conventional case where the game area 103 to be watched by the player is surrounded by metal band-shaped bands. , Decorativeness is enhanced. By integrally molding the outer band 102 and the inner band 103 with the game board 13 by using resin, it is not necessary to use a special nail, so that the assembling work can be performed efficiently, and the number of assembling works can be reduced. You can

The mounting strength of the inner band can be improved. It is possible to reduce the number of man-hours for assembling the game board 13. Since the game board 13, the outer band 101, and the inner band 102 are integrally molded from resin from the beginning, the mounting holes and the like for parts to be mounted on the game board 13 can be resin-molded from the beginning. Therefore, the assembling work of these can be simplified and the efficiency of the attaching work can be improved. The holes and notches for attaching the accessory device to the game board 13 are resin-molded from the beginning, which eliminates the need for processing work and makes it possible to accurately position the holes and notches. By molding the game board 13 with resin, wood becomes unnecessary and natural destruction can be prevented.

Second Embodiment Next, FIG. 9 is a view showing a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, only the game area is made of wood. In FIG. 9, the game board 301 of this embodiment is roughly divided into a resin rectangular board 302 and a circular game area board 303 made of wood plywood (veneers). Since the front surface of the game area board 303 is a game area and remains in the processed state in FIG. 9, an opening (accessory opening) 311 for the accessory device, a special winning opening An opening (large winning opening opening) 312, openings (winning holes) 313 and 314 for winning openings, and an out-ball collecting opening 315 for collecting out balls are formed. All of these openings and holes are formed at the same time as the molding of the game area board 303 by the molding processing of the game area board 303, and it is possible to save the labor of processing. In the second embodiment, the "first
The game area board 303 of the type belonging to "seed" is used. The reason why the game area board 303 is made of wood is that a wooden plywood (veneer) is used only in the game area of the game board as a place to plant the obstacle nails, so that the obstacle nails can be easily installed.

Around the game area board 303, positioning slits 321 for positioning are formed on the upper part, and when the side plate base plate 333, which will be described later, is embedded in the rectangular plate 302 on the left and right sides, it will not come into contact. Wide escape grooves 322 and 323 are formed in the base. Further, a step 324 is formed (so-called step processing) around the game area board 303 (particularly, one corresponding to the front side of the game board 301). This is when the game area board 303 is installed on the rectangular plate 302. , Is formed in order to eliminate the step on both surfaces between the game area board 303 and the rectangular board 302.

On the other hand, the rectangular plate 302 is integrally formed with the outer band and the inner band by foam molding using a so-called thick resin material as in the above-described embodiment, and the resin wall is thick in the peripheral portion of the rectangular plate 302. It is a feature. A circular central opening 331 is formed in the central portion of the rectangular plate 302, and the game area board 303 can be fitted into the central opening 331. Around the central opening 331, a step contact portion 332 having a thickness corresponding to the step 324 of the game area board 303 is provided. Therefore, when the step 324 of the game area board 303 abuts the step contact portion 332 around the central opening 331 of the rectangular board 302, when the game area board 303 is installed on the rectangular board 302, the game area board 303 The steps on both surfaces of the rectangular plate 302 and the rectangular plate 302 are eliminated. Side lamp bases 333 (others are not shown) are embedded on both right and left sides of the central opening 331 in the rectangular plate 302, and there are wide escape grooves 322 formed in the game area board 303.
When the game area board 303 is installed on the rectangular plate 302, the side lamp base 333 does not hit the game area board 303.

An out ball collection port 334 is formed below the central opening 331 in the rectangular plate 302, and this out ball collection port 334 communicates with an out ball collection port 315 formed in the game area board 303. Slide members 341 to 343 as game area board fixing members are arranged in three places around the central opening 331 on the back surface side of the rectangular plate 302, and the game area board 303 is placed in the central opening 331 of the rectangular board 302. When fitted, slide members 341-3
By sliding 43 to the center side, the game area board 303 can be fixed to the rectangular board 302.

On the rectangular plate 302, there are lamp openings 344 for arranging lamps of a replenishment lamp and a prize ball lamp,
345 is formed and lead wires 346 and 347 are formed.
Lead wire holes 348 and 349 for passing through are formed respectively. In addition, a prize ball discharge port 350 for discharging prize balls (or ball rental balls) is formed in an upper plate (not shown) at the bottom of the rectangular plate 302. As described above, in the second embodiment, the game board 301 is made of resin and has a rectangular rectangular plate 302,
Since the game area board 303 is made of wood and has a circular shape, in addition to the same effect as that of the above-described embodiment, particularly the obstacle nail is planted, since only the game area is made of wood, it is easy to install the obstacle nail. There is an advantage.

Third Embodiment Next, FIG. 10 is a view showing a third embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the game board is made of thin resin, while the necessary parts are partially thickened. It was done. FIG. 10 is a rear view of the game board. In FIG. 10, the game board 4 of this embodiment
Reference numeral 01 is formed in a rectangular shape, and is integrally formed with a so-called thin resin by foam molding together with an outer band 402 and an inner band (not shown because of difficulty in coding). Therefore, the feature is that the resin flesh is thin around the game board 401. A game area is formed in the center of the game board 401, and in the game area, an opening (accessory opening) 411 for an accessory device and an opening (special winning opening) 412 for a special winning opening. Opening portions (prize holes) 413 and 414 for winning holes, and an out ball collecting port 415 for collecting out balls are formed. All of these openings and holes are formed at the same time as the molding of the game board 401 by the molding process of the game board 401, and it is possible to save the labor of processing.

The peripheral portion of the game board 401 is formed so as to be surrounded by a thin resin. Also, game board 40
A lamp opening 416 for arranging the lamp of the prize ball lamp is formed in the upper part of 1, and the prize ball (or ball rental) is discharged to the upper plate (not shown) in the lower part of the game board 401. A prize ball outlet 417 is formed. On the back surface side of the game board 401, the game board 401 itself is molded so that the wall thickness of the resin is partially increased at the place where the obstacle nail is installed. For example, the thick part indicated by reference numeral 421 is a place where a large number of nails are planted around the so-called sky entrance (nail dense area), and by increasing the thickness of the resin in the thick part 421, an obstacle is generated. It is easy to install nails.

Similarly, the resin is thick at the places where the nails are planted. For example, the thick part indicated by reference numeral 422 has a small number of nails, but the resin is thick. By making it thicker, it is easier to install obstacle nails. Since the other thick parts are complicated, the reference numerals are omitted, but in order to have the same function in all of them, the part where the obstacle nail is installed is partially thickened by the resin. There is. The game board 4 facing the portion where the outer band (hit ball guide member) 402 integrally formed with the game board 401 is arranged.
On the back surface side of 01, two band walls 431 and 432 are provided in an arc shape along the arrangement position of the outer band 402, and the area surrounded by these band walls 431 and 432 becomes the outer band back surface groove 433. ing. In other words,
In the outer band 402, two band walls 431, 432 project toward the front side of the game board 401 by a certain length to form a band portion, while the band walls 431, 432 also have another constant length on the back side of the game board 401. The outer band rear surface groove 43
3 is formed. That is, the outer band 402 has a hollow inside, and a lamp base described later can be housed inside the outer band 402.

The outer band back surface groove 433 can accommodate the outer band decoration lamp base (band decoration member) 441 and can insert the reinforcing member 442 therein. On the outer band decoration lamp base 441, a plurality of lamps 443 are arranged (the other lamps are complicated, so the reference numerals are omitted). The outer band decorative lamp base 441 is screwed into a boss 444 (the other bosses are complicated, so the reference numeral is omitted) formed in the outer band rear surface groove 433 through a fixing means such as a screw, so that the outer band rear surface groove is formed. It is fixed to 433. The front side of the outer band 402 is formed of, for example, a transparent material or a lens. Further, the reinforcing member 442 is inserted in the lower region of the outer band back surface groove 433 near the firing position of the ball, and is made of metal (in particular, stainless plate). The reinforcing member 442 is formed in an elongated arc shape like the outer band back surface groove 433. With such a reinforcing member 442, it is possible to prevent the outer band 402 from being destroyed from the back side by the collision of the ball. Further, since the metallic reinforcing member 442 is hidden inside the band, there is an advantage that the decorative property is good.

On the other hand, on the back side of the game board 401 facing the portion where the inner band (game area partitioning member) integrally formed with the game board 401 is arranged, an arc shape is formed along the arrangement position of the inner band. Two band walls 451 and 452 are provided, and a region surrounded by the band walls 451 and 452 is an inner band back surface groove 453. In other words, in the inner band, two band walls 451 and 452 project toward the front side of the game board 401 by a certain length to form a band portion, while the band walls 451 and 452 are also located on the back side of the game board 401. The inner band backside groove 45 protruding by a certain length of
3 is formed. That is, the inner band has a hollow interior, and the lamp base described later can be housed inside the inner band.

The inner band rear surface groove 453 can accommodate the inner band decoration lamp bases (band decoration members) 461 to 463. The inner band decoration lamp bases 461 to 463 include a plurality of lamps 464 to 466 (other lamps). Since it becomes complicated, the signing is omitted).
The inner band decorative lamp base 461 is screwed into a boss 467 formed in the inner band rear surface groove 453 through a fixing means such as a screw (the other bosses are complicated, so the reference numeral is omitted), so that the inner band rear surface groove is formed. It is fixed to 453. The same applies to the method of fixing the inner band decorative lamp bases 462 and 463. The front side of the inner band is formed of, for example, a transparent material or a lens.

Here, the following lighting control is performed on the respective lamps 443, 464 to 466 arranged on the outer band decoration lamp base 441 and the inner band decoration lamp bases 461 to 463. (A) For example, each of the lamps 4 according to the firing timing of the ball
43, 464 to 466 are controlled to blink. As a result, the light emitted from the lamps 443, 464 to 466 is emitted from the surface of each translucent band, and the hitting ball ascending flow path formed by each band flashes and emits light. Therefore,
Each time a player shoots a ball, the hit ball ascending flow path appears to blink, and the decorative effect can be enhanced. (B) Lamps 443 and 464 according to various game states
Lighting up or blinking control of ˜466. The various game states include, for example, a reach state, a big hit state, a probability variation state, and a big hit cycle. As a result, the decorative effect can be similarly enhanced. (C) Each of the lamps 443 and 464 depending on the emission intensity of the ball
Lighting or blinking control of 466 is performed. In this way, it is possible to produce a decorative effect corresponding to the firing of a ball.

A reinforcing member 471 made of metal (in particular, stainless steel plate) is inserted near the center of the lower region of the inner band back surface groove 453 (near the out-ball collecting port 415). The reinforcing member 471 is formed in an elongated arc shape like the inner band back surface groove 453, and a step portion 472 is formed in the center thereof. The function of the step portion 472 is the same as in the case of the above-described embodiment, so that the hit ball dropped from the game area does not reciprocally roll left and right in the inner band, but smoothly flows into the out ball collection port 415. The step portion 472 is formed in the same shape so as to correspond to the step portion of the inner band having the function of guiding the.

Fixing pins 481 and 482 are provided at two positions in the inner band rear surface groove 453, and the fixing pins 481 and 482 are provided.
Is engaged with a positioning groove 491 formed in the reinforcing member 471 (other parts are complicated, reference numerals are omitted), thereby positioning the reinforcing member 471 with respect to the inner band rear surface groove 453. In this case, since the fixing pins 481 and 482 are arranged in the inner band back surface groove 453, there is an advantage that the flow of the sphere is not disturbed. Such a reinforcing member 4
71 makes it possible to prevent the inner band from being destroyed from the back side by the collision of the ball. Further, since the metallic reinforcing member 471 is hidden inside the band, there is an advantage that the decorative property is good. As described above, in the third embodiment, the game board 401 is formed of a thin resin, while the necessary portions are partially thickened. Therefore, in addition to the same effect as that of the above-described embodiment, particularly the nails are planted. Since the part to be installed is thick,
There is an advantage that it is easy to install obstacle nails. Also, the amount of resin required is small.

The location of the ball lending machine is not limited to the above example. For example, it may be integrated with the pachinko machine by being provided on the front panel portion or the dish front decorative body portion. Further, the present invention can of course be applied to a pachinko machine that is not equipped with a card reader. The game machine according to the present invention is not limited to the example applied to the pachinko machine of the prepaid card system as in the above embodiment. For example, it can be applied to a credit-type pachinko machine. It can be widely applied to pachinko machines that do not use cards at all, instead of the prepaid card system. It can also be applied to an arrangement ball machine.

[0055]

According to the present invention, since the game board, the ball guide member (for example, outer band) and the game area partition member (for example, outer band and inner band) are integrally molded with resin, The effect of can be obtained. By molding the outer band and the inner band forming the game area partitioning member with resin, it is possible to enhance the decorativeness by the game area partitioning member itself. In particular, since the inner band itself is made of resin and is configured to be highly decorative, compared to the conventional case where the game area watched by the player is surrounded by metal band-shaped bands, You can improve your sex. By integrally molding the outer band and the inner band with the game board by using resin, it is not necessary to use special nails, so that the assembling work can be efficiently performed and the number of assembling works can be reduced.

The mounting strength of the inner band can be improved. It is possible to reduce the man-hours for assembling the game board. Since the game board, the outer band, and the inner band are integrally molded with resin from the beginning, the mounting holes and the like for the components to be mounted on the game board can be resin-molded from the beginning. Therefore, these assembling work can be simplified and the efficiency of the mounting work can be improved. By forming the holes and notches for attaching the accessory device to the game board from the beginning by resin molding, it is possible to eliminate the need for processing work and to accurately position the holes and notches. By molding the game board with resin, wood becomes unnecessary and natural destruction can be prevented.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a first embodiment of a card-type pachinko machine to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a view showing a game board of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the game board according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a side lamp of the same embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a modification of the side lamp of the same embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a view showing the structure of a reinforcing member for the inner band of the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a view showing a modified example of the reinforcing member of the inner band of the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a configuration of a reinforcing member of the outer band of the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a game board according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a game board according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Pachinko machine 2 Pachinko machine 3 Ball lending machine (game medium lending device) 13, 301, 401 Game board 101, 402 Outer band (hit ball guide member) 102 Inner band (game area partitioning member) 103 Game area 112 Foul ball guide member 121, 122 Ring lamp 123 Supply lamp 123a, 124a Lens part (frame-shaped decorative body) 124 Award ball lamp 126 Return ball prevention member 131, 132 Side lamp (decorative member) 141a to 141c, 142a, 142b, 144a,
144b, 144c, 145a, 145b, 145c Fixed part (frame-shaped decorative body mounting part) 155 Fixed part (decorative member mounting part) 302 Rectangular plate 303 Game area board

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A batting ball guide member for guiding a batting ball fired from a batting ball launching device to an upper game area is arranged in an arc shape from a lower end of a game board surface toward an upper part, and a game area is provided on the game board surface. In a game machine in which arc-shaped game area partitioning members are arranged, and a game is played by a region surrounded by the game area partitioning members, the game board, the ball guide member, and the game area partitioning member are integrated by resin. A game machine characterized by being shaped into a shape. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a decorative member is arranged inside the game area partitioning member, and a decorative member mounting portion for mounting the decorative member is integrally molded with a game board by resin. 3. A return ball prevention member is provided at an end portion of the game area partition member, the return ball prevention member being arranged to prevent a hit ball fired in the game area from the launch device from returning to the hit ball guide member. The game machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the return ball prevention member attachment portion for attaching the member is integrally molded with resin with the game board. 4. A foul ball recovery port provided at the bottom of the game board, in the lower part of the out port formed in the game area partitioning member, a fal ball in which a ball hit by a ball hitting device does not reach the game area. 4. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a foul ball guiding member for guiding to is arranged, and the foul ball guiding member is integrally molded with resin with a game board. 5. A frame-shaped ornamental body is arranged along the outer circumference of the hitting ball guide member and the game area partitioning member, and a frame-shaped ornamental body attachment portion for attaching the frame-shaped ornamental body is integrally molded with resin with a game board. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein: