JPH08322999A - Image display device for ball striking game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To prevent reflection of an indicator lamp, etc., of other ball striking game machine and heighten the strength of a protection plate by installing an image display part and the protection plate in backward inclination so that their upper parts are positioned behind, and forming the protection plate central part about the vertical direction in such a way as protruding ahead and curved in an arc shape. CONSTITUTION: An image display part 55 in the form of flat rectangle and a protection plate 56 are installed in backward inclination so that their upper parts are positioned behind to a certain degree. The protection plate 56 is made of a transparent synthetic resin, and its central part about the vertical direction is protruded ahead so that a curve in the form of an arc shape is generated. At the periphery of this plate 56 a fit edge 74 is formed in a single piece structure which can be fitted on the periphery of a rectangular window frame 54 from the back. In the condition that the fit edge 74 is fitted on the tail of the window frame 54, a left and a right mounting part at the top and a left and a right mounting part at the bottom are attached to the window frame 54 removably. According to this configuration in which the image display part 55 is located below the eyes of the player, the reflection is lessened to allow the player to see image easily through 1 the protection plate 56.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image display device of a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, an arrange ball machine, a sparrow ball machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, a liquid crystal type image display device is arranged in the center of the game board, and various game information such as a variable pattern is displayed as an image on the image display unit. I am trying to do it.

Conventionally, this image display device has an opening formed at a predetermined position such as a central portion of a game board, and a window frame forming a display window is fitted and fixed to the opening from the front side of the game board. An image display unit is provided on the rear side of the display window, and a protective plate that covers the image display unit from the front side and allows the image of the image display unit to be seen through.

[0004]

In the conventional ball game machine, the image display section and the protective plate are arranged in the front and rear at a position slightly lower than the eye level of the player, and the player moves the line of sight obliquely downward. The screen of the image display section is viewed through the protective plate when facing. This is because the image display unit and the protection plate are provided in a vertical state substantially parallel to the game board, so that it is difficult for the display lamps, indoor lighting lamps, etc. of other ball game machines in the game store to be reflected on the protection plate as much as possible. This is because

However, in the conventional ball game machine, the protective plate on the front side of the image display section is flat, so that when the image display apparatus is arranged lower than the eye level of the player, the image display apparatus is arranged. Although the illumination lamp and the like on the upper side are less likely to be reflected on the protective plate, if the position is too low, the image on the image display section through the protective plate becomes difficult to see. Therefore, there is a limit to the low arrangement of the image display device, and as long as the front side of the protective plate is flat, it is not possible to prevent the other display lamps from being reflected and the display image on the image display part becomes difficult to see. There is.

It is also conceivable to apply a special antireflection treatment to the surface of the protective plate, but the special treatment causes an increase in manufacturing cost. In view of such conventional problems, the present invention can prevent the reflection of the indicator light and the like of other ball game machines with a simple structure, and can be easily manufactured at low cost,
Moreover, it is an object of the present invention to provide an image display device for a ball game machine in which the strength of the protective plate can be increased.

[0007]

According to the present invention as set forth in claim 1, the game board 9 is provided with a window frame 54 for forming a display window 53, and an image display section 55 is provided on the rear side of the display window 53. In the image display device of the ball game machine, which is provided with the protection plate 56 which covers the image display unit 55 from the front side and allows the image of the image display unit 55 to be seen through, the image display unit 55 and the protection plate 56 are placed on the upper side. It is provided in a rearwardly inclined shape so as to be rearward, and the protective plate 56 is formed by curving in an arc shape so that the central portion in the vertical direction protrudes to the front side.
A fitting edge 74 that is fitted from the outer periphery to the rear end of the window frame 54 is formed on the peripheral edge of the protective plate 56.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the window frame 54 is attached to the game board 9 from the front side, and is formed on the rear surface of the game board 9 so as to project to the rear side. And guide passages 67 to 69 for guiding the game balls entering the ball entrances 14 to 16 of the game board 9 downward, and an opening corresponding to the display window 53
70 is provided, and the image display unit 55 is attached to the ball collection plate 62 such that the upper side of the image display unit 55 corresponds to the guide passage 67 above the opening 70. .

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the first or second aspect, the ball collecting plate 62 is provided with a locking portion 71 below the opening 70 and accommodates the image display portion 55. Case 59
The lower part of the case 59 is detachably locked to the locking part 71, and the upper side of the case 59 is brought into contact with the guide passage 67 to be detachably fixed to the ball collecting plate 62.

[0010]

[Operation] On the image display unit 55 of the image display device, game information and the like are displayed as images as the game progresses, and the player plays the game while checking the image on the image display unit 55 as needed. . In this case, since the image display unit 55 and the protective plate 56 are inclined backward so that the upper side thereof is rearward, the image display unit 55 is provided below the eye position of the player to prevent reflection. At a minimum, the image on the image display unit 55 can be easily seen through the protective plate 56, and the image can be easily confirmed. Moreover, the protective plate 56 is curved in an arc shape so that the central portion in the up-down direction protrudes to the front side, and reflection can be reduced as compared with the case where the protective plate 56 is flat.

Further, since a fitting edge 74 which is fitted from the outer periphery to the rear end portion of the window frame 54 is formed on the peripheral edge portion of the protective plate 56, the window frame
The protective plate 56 can be easily fixed to the rear end portion of the 54. Window frame 54
Since the protection plate 56 and the protection plate 56 are formed separately, it is easy to form both of them even though the protection plate 56 is curved.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Fig. 1 is a front view of a card-type arranging ball machine, 1 is the arranging ball machine body, and is a rectangular frame-shaped outer frame 2
And a front frame 4 pivotally attached to the front surface of the outer frame 2 by a hinge 3 at one end in the left-right direction so as to be openable and closable around the vertical axis. The main body 1 of the arranging ball machine is mounted on the island structure side by side with the card type automatic ball lending machine 5 side by side. The front frame 4 is provided with a window hole 6, and a glass door 7 and a front plate 8 which are vertically arranged in the window hole 6 and are pivotally supported in an openable and closable manner. The rear side of the front frame 4 corresponding to the window hole 6 is provided. The game board 9 is detachably attached to.

The card type automatic ball lending machine 5 has a card insertion slot 10 into which a prepaid card is removably inserted, and a card insertion indicator lamp 11 lights up when the prepaid card is inserted into the card insertion slot 10. It is like this.
On the front surface of the game board 9, a guide rail 12 for guiding the launched game balls is provided, and an image display device 13 and an upper entrance ball entrance are provided in a central portion surrounded by the guide rails 12.
14, a left entrance 15, a right entrance 16, a lower entrance device 17 and a lower cover 18 are arranged.

A front plate 19 is provided on the front plate 8 and
A ball lending operation unit 20 is provided on the upper edge of the ball 19, and a ball release lever is provided on the front edge.
21 are provided respectively. A lower plate 22 and a firing handle 24 for a launching device 23 are provided at the bottom of the front frame 4, respectively. The front frame 4 is provided with a jackpot indicator light 25, a game indicator light 26 and the like, and the game board 9 is provided with an indicator light 27 and the like.

FIG. 2 shows a rear view of the arrangement ball machine.
In FIG. 2, 28 is a launching motor of the launching device 23, and FIG.
Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the impact mallet 31 is fixed to the rear side of the front frame 4 via a cam 30 or the like fixed to the rotary shaft 29 thereof. The hammer 31 is pivoted on the front frame 4,
When operating the firing handle 24, the firing rail from the upper plate 19
The game balls supplied one by one on 32 are hit to be launched to the guide rail 12. The firing motor 28 is fixed to the front frame 4 via a motor mount 33, and a launch control board 34 that controls the launch motor 28 is mounted on the motor mount 33.

Reference numeral 35 denotes a back cover, which includes the image display device 13 projecting to the rear side of the game board 9, the game parts such as the ball entrances 14 to 16 and the lower ball entrance device 17 therebelow from the rear side. It is mounted on the back side of the game board 9 so as to cover it.

Reference numeral 36 is a back mechanism plate for pressing and fixing the game board 9 mounted on the front frame 4 side from the rear side,
The hinge 37 at one end in the left-right direction is pivotally supported on the rear side of the front frame 4 so as to be freely opened and closed around the vertical axis, and is locked to the front frame 4 side by the lock lever 39 in a closed state of pressing the game board 9. Has become. An opening window 40 is formed in the back mechanism plate 36 at a position corresponding to the back cover 35 of the game board 9, and the back mechanism plate 36
When the game board 9 is fixed with the back cover from this opening window 40
35 is projected to the rear.

Reference numeral 41 is a prize ball tank for storing prize balls, which is mounted above the back cover 35 and behind the back mechanism plate 36. 42 is a prize ball payout device, which is equipped with a payout motor 43, and is vertically mounted on one side of the back side of the back mechanism plate 36 near the hinge 37 side of the back cover 35, and is supplied from the prize ball tank 41. It is configured to pay out the required number of prize balls to the upper plate 19 in the required number.

Reference numeral 44 denotes a passage unit, which is mounted on the back mechanism plate 36 below the lower ball entrance device 17 and the prize ball payout device 42. In the passage unit 44, a ball payout passage for guiding the game balls paid out from the prize ball payout device 42 to the upper plate 19,
It is provided with an overflow passage for overflowing the game balls from the prize-ball payout device 42 to the lower plate 22 when the upper plate 19 is full, and a recovery passage for collecting the game balls from the lower ball entering device 17 on the island side. .

Reference numeral 45 is a game control case mounted on the lower portion of the back cover 35, and this game control case 45 is mounted with a circuit component such as an IC element for controlling a game operation on the game board 9 side during a game. 46 is incorporated. Reference numeral 47 denotes a payout control case, in which a payout control board 48 on which circuit components such as IC elements for controlling the payout operation of the prize ball payout device 42 are mounted is incorporated.

Reference numeral 49 is a ball lending control case. When the automatic ball lending machine 5 is used in the ball lending control case 49, the prize ball payout device 42 is operated in accordance with a command from the ball lending operation unit 20 to lend it. A ball lending control board 50 for incorporating the balls into the upper plate 19 is incorporated. The payout control case 47 and the ball lending control case 49 are mounted on the rear side of the passage unit 44 of the back mechanism plate 36 near the lower side of the lower ball entrance device 17 and the back cover 35.

The game board 9 is, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 6,
An upper side of the lower set plate 52 is detachably fitted to the three-way frame 51 from the rear side, and is fixed by being pressed from the rear side by the back mechanism plate 36. The three-sided frame 51 is configured in a gate shape so as to surround the window holes 6 formed in the front frame 4 from the left and right and the upper side.
It is fixed to the back side of 4. The lower set plate 52 is attached to the lower side of the three-way frame 51.

The image display device 13 is, as shown in FIGS. 1, 5 and 6, a window frame 54 detachably attached to the game board 9 from the front side and forming a display window 53, and a rear portion of the display window 53. A liquid crystal type image display unit 55 disposed on the side, and a protective plate 56 that covers the image display unit 55 from the front side and allows the image of the image display unit 55 to be seen through are provided.

The window frame 54 has a rectangular shape, and a flange-shaped mounting portion 54a is integrally formed on the outer circumference on the front end side.
With the opening 57 of 9 fitted from the front side,
a is detachably fixed to the front side of the game board 9 with screws or the like.

The window frame 54 has a mounting portion above the display window 53.
The ridge 58 is fixed to 54a with screws or the like. The ridge 58 is arranged in the left-right direction on the upper edge side of the display window 53 so that the left and right ends extend over the upper ends of the left and right edges of the window frame 54. It is formed in an arc shape whose center is higher so that the game balls falling from it are distributed to the left and right sides.

The lower edge of the window frame 54 is formed in a front-down shape so that the game balls that enter the display window 53 can easily come out to the front side from the lower edge. The left and right edge portions of the window frame 54 are formed in a wide front shape so that the front side interval is large so as not to limit the visual field of the image display section 55 as much as possible.

The image display section 55 and the protection plate 56 are arranged in a rearwardly inclined shape such that the upper side thereof is slightly rearward. The image display unit 55 has a flat rectangular shape, and is incorporated in the display unit case 59 together with the drive board 55a on which drive circuit components for driving the image display unit 55 are mounted. The drive board 55a has
When the game ball enters the ball entrance 14-16, the symbol display function that displays the three-digit number symbol for a fixed period of time, and the stop symbol is a hit symbol such as "7/7/7". The jackpot display function, the winning combination display function that displays the winning combination, the winning score display function that displays the winning score, the game number display function that displays the number of games, and other predetermined game information during the game It has a game information function for displaying each image on the image display section 55 based on each function.

The display case 59 includes a front case 60 and a rear case 61.
It is divided into two parts, and its front case 60 side is detachably attached from the rear side to a ball collecting plate 62 fixed to the back side of the game board 9. The front case 60 has a pair of engaging portions 63 at its lower end.
However, a pair of mounting portions 64 are formed at the upper ends, respectively.
A relay board 66 is attached to the rear case 61 via four mounting claws 65.
Is detachably attached.

The ball collecting plate 62 is integrally provided with guide passages 67 to 69 for guiding the game balls entering the ball inlets 14 to 16 downward, and is mounted on the back side of the game board 9 with screws or the like. There is. Ball board 62
Has an opening 70 formed in the central portion corresponding to the image display portion 55, and a pair of left and right engagement receiving portions 71 is formed at the lower end side of the opening 70.
However, the screw mounting portion 72a is provided on the passage wall of the guide passage 67 above the opening 70, and the screw mounting portion 72a is further provided on the upper left portion of the opening 70.
Mounting bases 72 each having b are integrally formed.
Then, the pair of engagement receiving portions 71 are engaged with the pair of engaging portions 63 of the front case 60 so as to be disengageable from the upper side, and the mounting portion 64 of the front case 60 is screwed to the pair of screw mounting portions 72a and 72b. 73
It is detachably fixed by. Each mounting portion 64 of the front case 60 is in contact with the guide passage 67 of the ball collecting plate 62 and the mounting base 72 from the rear side.

The protective plate 56 is made of a transparent synthetic resin material, and is curved in an arc shape so that the central portion in the vertical direction projects forward. Around the periphery of the protective plate 56, a fitting edge 74 is formed integrally with the outer periphery of the window frame 54 from the rear side, and the fitting edge 74 is formed at the rear end of the rectangular window frame 54. With a pair of left and right mounting parts 75 on the upper end side, and mounting parts 76 on the left and right lower ends, they can be attached to and detached from the bosses of the window frame 54 with screws 77, 78 etc. It is fixed.

Each of the ball entrances 14 to 16 is adapted to allow the entered game ball to pass to the back side of the game board 9, and the guide passages 67 to 69 of the ball collecting plate 62 on the rear side of the game board 9. Is in communication with. The guide passage 67 is provided with a ball detection switch 67a for detecting a game ball entering the upper entrance 14. The upper entrance balls 15 and 16 have a ball detection switch.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the lower ball entrance device 17 collects the game balls that have entered the ball entrance case 80 having 16 ball entrances 79 and the like. The ball collection case 81 for guiding to the collection passage side of the passage unit 44, and the ball detection switch 82 for detecting the game ball entering the ball entrance 79, from the rear side to the opening 83 of the game board 9. It is fitted and is detachably fixed to the back side of the game board 9.

In the ball case 80, ball entrances 79 are formed in a horizontal row, and each ball entrance 79 projects forward from the opening 83 of the game board 9. The ball collection case 81 is mounted on the back side of the game board 9, and the ball collection case 80 is contained in the ball collection case 81.
Ball passages 84 are formed on both left and right sides of the. The ball collecting plate 62 is provided with guide passages 67 to 69 corresponding to the left and right ball passages 84 of the ball collecting case 81.
The game balls that have entered the balls 14 to 16 are guided into the ball collection case 81 via the ball passages 84 on the left and right sides of the ball entry case 80. Each ball detection switch 82 is mounted on a switch board 85 corresponding to each ball entrance 79, and the switch board 85 is provided with a ball position display device 86 for displaying the ball position of the game ball.

A flat cable 87 is attached to the relay board 66.
Switch board 85 is connected via etc. and the game board
Other electrical parts on the 9 side are connected via lead wires. The back cover 35, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6,
The image display device 13, the game parts such as the ball entrances 14 to 16, the ball collecting plate 62, the relay board 66 and the like across the lower ball entrance device 17, and the game board so as to cover the whole from the rear side. It is removably mounted on the back side of 9 via a mounting base 88.

The back cover 35 is in the shape of a box with the game board 9 side open, and a bulge portion 89 that bulges backward is provided on the upper side of the back cover 35. The bulge portion 89 side is formed so as to project rearward so that the game component can be sufficiently accommodated in the bulge portion 89 even when a game component that largely projects to the rear side of the game board 9 is mounted. On the other hand, the lower side of the bulging portion 89 of the back cover 35 is configured such that the amount of protrusion is smaller than that of the upper rear wall portion 90 of the bulging portion 89 because the lower ball entry device 17 is accommodated therein. The game control case 45 is detachably attached to the lower rear wall portion 91.

The upper rear wall portion 90 and the lower rear wall portion 91 of the back cover 35 are both substantially parallel to the game board 9. The upper rear wall portion 90 has an inspection window 92 and the inspection window 92 can be opened and closed. A window cover 93 that freely closes is provided. The intermediate bottom wall portion 94 below the bulge portion 89, that is, the intermediate bottom wall portion 94 between the upper rear wall portion 90 and the lower rear wall portion 91 of the back cover 35 has a flat cable from the relay board 66 or the like. 95
A pull-out hole 96 for drawing out is formed in the left-right direction.

The back cover 35 is fitted into the opening window 40 of the back mechanism plate 36 when the back mechanism plate 36 is closed. On the back mechanism plate 36, a prize ball payout device 42 is vertically mounted near the right side wall portion of the back cover 35, and a payout motor 43 of the prize ball payout device 42 is provided so as to project to the back cover 35 side. ing.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, the game control case 45 has a horizontally long rectangular case body 98 which is long in the left-right direction,
A front lid detachably attached to the opening side of the case body 98
99 and the game control board 46 is housed inside.
The game control case 45 has four engaging grooves 100 formed in the lower rear wall of the back cover 35, and a front lid corresponding to each engaging groove 100.
It is detachably attached to the back cover 35 by four L-shaped engaging pieces 101 formed on the 99 side. The case body 98 is formed with cutouts 102, 103 at both upper and lower edges, and a cable is connected to the game control board 46 in the case body 98 via a connector via the cutouts 102, 103. There is. A shield plate is attached to the outside of the front lid 99.

As shown in FIGS. 7 to 10, the payout control case 47 and the ball lending control case 49 are mounted on the mounting base.
It is attached to the rear side of the passage unit 44 via 104.
As shown in FIG. 9 to FIG. 14, the payout control case 47 has a rectangular shape that is long in the left-right direction, has a cover portion 105 that bulges to the rear side, and a step portion integrally formed around the cover portion 105. 106 and a skirt portion 107 on the base side integrally formed around the step portion 106. The payout control is performed by four screws 109 so that the skirt portion 107 is fitted into the skirt portion 107 and abuts on the step portion 106. The board 48 is detachably fixed.

The skirt portion 107 is provided with a projecting portion 108 which vertically projects from both left and right ends thereof, and a pair of upper and lower projecting portions 110 which laterally project from the right end thereof. Notch portions 111 are formed on the step portion 106 at the top, bottom, left and right sides of the cover portion 105, and a connector protection portion 112 is integrally formed on the lower side of the cover portion 105 at an intermediate portion of the notch portion 111.

On the payout control board 48, circuit parts such as IC elements for controlling the payout motor 43 of the prize ball payout device 42 are printed and wired in the central part, and the circuit parts are covered and protected by the cover part 105. ing. The payout control board 48 is provided with a board connecting connector 113, a power supply connector pin 114, other connectors 115, and the like on its peripheral portion in correspondence with each notch 111.

The board connecting connector 113 has the upper and lower protruding portions 110.
Between the payout control board 48 and the ball lending control case
It is fixed to the edge of the payout control board 48 on the ball lending control case 49 side so as to project to the 49 side to the same extent as the projecting portion 110. There are two power supply connector pins 114, which are fixed to the payout control board 48 in combination with the connector locking portion 116 near the upper side thereof.

A power cord is attached to the power connector pin 114.
The power connector 118 at one end of 117 is detachably connected. The power supply connector 118 includes a connector body 119 having two female contacts and an engaging claw 120 formed integrally with the connector body 119.
The engaging claw 120 engages with the connector locking portion 116 in a disengageable manner when connected to. The engaging claw 120 is operated by gripping the operating section 121 together with the connector main body 119.
To the connector body 119 side,
It is designed to break away from 6.

The connector protection portion 112 is located in the middle of the long cutout portion 111 on the lower edge side of the payout control case 47, and is located between the pair of left and right side walls 122 projecting downward from the cover portion 105 and the lower end portion of the side wall 122. Is integrally provided with a lower wall portion 123 that connects the right and left. The lower wall portion 123 is connected to the step portion 106 by the connector protection portion 112 so as to integrally connect the cover portion 105 and the step portion 106 on the base side thereof. And
A recess 124 for inserting a finger is formed in the cover part 105 corresponding to the connector protection part 112, and a notch for inserting a finger is formed in the lower wall part 123 opposite to the recess 124 for inserting the finger with respect to the connector pin 114. A portion 125 is formed, and a finger is inserted into the recess 124 and the notch 125 to insert the connector main body 119 and the operating portion 12 into each other.
It is designed to pick 1 and.

The connector 115 on the notch 111 side of the upper edge of the payout control case 47 is connected to the connector 166 on the notch 103 side of the lower edge of the game control case 45 via the flat cable 165. . That is, the payout control board 48 and the game control board 46 are detachably connected via the flat cable 165.

The ball lending control case 49 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 7, like the payout control case 47, the cover portion 126 is raised on the rear side and the step portions 127a and 127 integrally formed on the upper and lower sides of the cover portion 126 as shown in FIG.
b and a skirt portion 128 integrally formed from a part of the cover portion 126 to the step portions 127a and 127b. The skirt portion 128 is fitted to the skirt portion 128 and abuts against the step portion 127b. The ball lending control board 50 is detachably fixed by the individual screws 50a. The skirt portion 128 is provided with a pair of left and right projecting portions 128a which vertically project from both left and right ends thereof. Notches 129 are formed on the left and right sides of the cover 126 and step 127a, and a protrusion 130 is formed on the left end side so as to fit between the pair of upper and lower protrusions 110 of the payout control case 47. .

In the case of a card type arrange ball machine, the ball lending control board 50 is printed with a circuit part for an interface for connecting the ball lending operation section 20, the automatic ball lending machine 5 and the payout control board 48 in the central portion. The wiring is provided and the circuit components are covered and protected by the cover portion 126. On the ball lending control board 50, board connection connectors 131 and connectors 132a and 132b are arranged on the left and right sides of the ball lending control board 50 so as to correspond to the respective cutouts 129. The board connector 131 is mounted on the mounting base 104 on the right side of the payout control case 47, and the ball lending control case is provided.
When the 49 is attached, it is detachably connected to the board connection connector 113 of the payout control case 47. The connector 132b is connected to the automatic ball lending machine 5 via a cable.

The board connector 113 has a male structure,
The board connector 131 has a female structure. The passage unit 44 is disposed below the back mechanism plate 36 and offset to the opposite side to the launching device 23 in the left-right direction, and then the mounting base 104 is attached / detached with screws while the shield plate 104a is interposed on the wall plate 44a. It is installed freely.

The mounting base 104 has a rectangular shape that is long in the left-right direction, and sliding rails 133 in the left-right direction are provided at both upper and lower ends.
Further, vertical stopper walls 134 and 135 for integrally connecting the upper and lower sliding rails 133 are integrally formed at both left and right ends. Sliding rail 133 and leftmost stopper wall 134
Protrudes from the mounting base 104 to the rear side at the same height,
The stopper wall 135 at the right end has a height of about a little less than half of the sliding rail 133 and the like.

Each sliding rail 133 is a payout control case.
47 and the ball lending control case 49 are slidably guided in the left and right directions to be held. The sliding rails 133 are attached to the mounting base 104 so that the protrusions of the control cases 47 and 49 are provided.
1 on the left side and 2 on the right side so as to sandwich 108,128a.
Engaging claws 136 to 13 projecting in opposite directions at three locations
8 are formed.

The engaging claws 136 to 138 are such that the left end of the payout control case 47 contacts the stopper wall 134, and the pair of protrusions 110 of the payout control case 47 and the protrusion 130 of the ball lending control case 49 are arranged. Both control cases 4 to fit
When the 7,49 are mounted on the mounting base 104, the protrusions 108,128a of the control cases 47,49 engage with each other. A space is formed between the engaging claw 138 and the stopper wall 135 to such an extent that the protruding portion 128a of the ball lending control case 49 can be fitted into and removed from the rear side.

On the mounting base 104, a lock claw 139 that locks the payout control case 47 at a position where the left end contacts the stopper wall 134, and a ball lending control case 49 that locks at the position where the left end contacts the payout control case 47. A locking pawl 140 is provided. Each locking claw 139,140 is a mounting base
It is formed integrally with 104 and is configured to be detachable from each control case 47, 49 when pressed from the rear side.

The mounting base 104 is provided with a cord storage section 142 for bending and storing the power cord 117 when the arrangement ball machine body 1 is packed. Ball rental operation unit
20 includes a ball lending switch 143, a settlement switch 144, and an amount display unit 145, and as shown in FIG.
Ball rental control board via connector 147, lead wire 148, etc.
It is connected to 50 connectors 132a.

The lower set plate 52 is fixed to the front frame 4 behind the front plate 8. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the lower set plate 52 includes a launch rail 32 of the launch device 23, and the launch rail 32.
A mallet detection switch 152 for detecting a game ball on 32, a speaker 153 for generating onomatopoeia, a front frame side substrate 154 and the like are mounted.

The front frame side substrate 154 is arranged near the upper side of the launching device 23 and at a position corresponding to between the launching device 23 and the payout control case 47, and on the rear side of the lower set plate 52, a mounting boss portion. It is removably attached to 155 with screws 156 etc. On the front frame side substrate 154, in addition to the circuit components for controlling the firing motor 28 of the launching device 23, the jackpot indicator light 25 mounted on the front frame 4 side, the mallet detection switch 152, the speaker
Circuit components related to auxiliary equipment such as 153 are mounted, and the jackpot indicator lamp 25 and the like are connected via a connector 157 at the peripheral portion.

The front frame side substrate 154 is detachably connected to the payout control substrate 48 via connectors 158 and 159 and a flat cable 160. The connector 158 is the front frame board 154
It is located on the back side of the
An opening 161 is formed in 36. The opening 161 is vertically long so that the connector 159 at one end of the flat cable 160 can be inserted and removed from the rear side of the back mechanism plate 36, and the connector 158 of the front frame side substrate 154 is connected to the connector 158 through the opening 161. The 159 is designed to be detachably connected.

The front frame side substrate 154 is detachably connected to the firing control substrate 34 of the firing device 23 via the connector 162 and the cable 163. The automatic ball lending machine 5, the game control board 46, the payout control board 48, the ball lending control board 50, the front frame side board 154, the launch control board 34, the prize ball payout device 42, etc.
The connections are made as shown in FIG. 167 is an external connection terminal board, 168 is an out-of-ball switch, and 169 is an out-of-supply switch.

In the above structure, when playing a game, after inserting a card into the card insertion slot 10 of the automatic ball lending machine 5,
When the ball lending switch 143 is operated, a payout command corresponding to the number of times the ball lending switch is operated is sent to the payout control board 48 side via the ball lending control board 50. The game ball from 41 is paid out and paid out. Then, the game balls paid out by the prize ball payout device 42 are paid out to the upper plate 19 through the payout passage of the passage unit 44.

When the ball lending switch 143 is operated,
The remaining amount of the card is sequentially reduced according to the number of operations, and the amount of the card is displayed on the amount display portion 145. At the time of game, when the firing handle 24 of the launching device 23 is operated with the game ball placed in the upper plate 19, the firing motor 28 is actuated, the hammer 30 is driven by the cam body 30, and the hammer 31 is fired. The game balls on the rail 32 are sequentially fired on the game board 9 along the guide rail 12. It should be noted that 16 game balls are shot per game.

The game balls falling along the game board 9 enter the upper entrance 14 or the like, or enter the 16 entrances 79 of the lower entrance device 17. The game ball that has entered the upper ball entrance 14 etc. passes through the back side of the game board 9 and falls into the ball collecting case 81 through the guide passages 67 to 69 of the ball collecting plate 62, and the lower ball entering device. The game ball that has entered the ball entrance 79 of 17 passes behind the game board 9 and falls into the ball collection case 81. Then, it is collected on the island side through the collection passage of the passage unit 44 through the inside of the ball collection case 81.

When a game ball enters the ball entrance 79 of the lower ball entrance device 17, each entrance detection switch 82 detects the entrance position, and the detection signal is processed on the game control board 46 side. , It is determined whether or not a winning combination is established, and when the winning combination is established, a score corresponding to the difficulty level is recorded. At this time also, the success or failure of the winning combination, the score, etc. are displayed on the image display unit 55.

When a game ball enters the upper entrance port 14, the ball detecting switch 67a is passed when passing through the guide passage 67 of the ball collecting plate 62.
Detects a game ball, the variable symbol is displayed on the image display unit 55 of the image display device 13, and each symbol varies for a fixed time. If the stopped symbol is a winning symbol such as "7/7/7", the profit is returned to the player by increasing the winning score under a certain condition.

The game ball falling from the guide passage 67 enters the ball collecting case 81 through the ball passage 84 between the ball entering case 80 and the ball collecting case 81. When replacing the game board 9, the game control board 46
After disconnecting the cable connected to, the lock lever 39 is removed, the back mechanism plate 36 is opened around the hinge 37, and the game board 9 is removed from the front frame 4. And another game board 9 three-sided frame 51
And set it in the front frame 4, rotate the back mechanism plate 36 around the hinge 37, press the game board 9 from the rear side with this back mechanism plate 36, and then use the lock lever 39 to lock the back mechanism plate 36. To fix. At this time, the back cover 35 of the game board 9 fits into the opening window 40 of the back mechanism plate 36 and projects rearward.

After fixing the back mechanism plate 36, its opening 161
Insert the connector 159 into the connector and connect the flat cable 160 to the connector 158 of the front frame side substrate 154. The game control board 46 and the payout control board 48 are connected to the flat cable 165.
And so on.

The image display device 1 on the back side of the game board 9
3, the back cover 35 that covers the relay board 66, etc. is attached,
Since the back cover 35 has the bulge portion 89 on the upper side and the game control case 45 containing the game control board 46 on the lower side thereof, the volume of the back cover 35 including the bulge portion 89 is increased. You can secure enough. Therefore, the bulge 89 of the back cover 35
It is possible to fully incorporate game parts having a large protrusion amount from the game board 9 therein, and the game parts to be mounted on the game board 9 can be freely selected.

The back cover 35 is sized to cover the lower ball entrance device 17 as well, and the amount of rearward projection of the portion corresponding to the lower ball entrance device 17 is made smaller than that of the bulge portion 89, and the back of this part is Since the game control case 45 is provided on the rear side of the cover 35,
Compared with the case where the game control case 45 is provided on the rear side of the bulge portion 89, the game control case 45 does not project too much rearward, and a sufficient amount of rearward protrusion of the bulge portion 89 can be secured. Since the back cover 35 covers the lower ball entrance device 17, the lower ball entrance device 17 can be protected by the back cover 35, and damage to the lower ball entrance device 17 can be reduced.

Moreover, since the bulge portion 89 and the game control case 45 are arranged vertically close to each other and the game control case 45 is formed in a horizontally long rectangular shape long in the left-right direction, the game control case 45 is covered by the back cover 35. By arranging the bulging portion 89 on the lower side, a sufficient size can be secured in the vertical direction of the bulging portion 89.

Bulging portion 89 of the back cover 35 and the game control case
45 has a substantially same amount of protrusion from the game board 9 to the rear, and the upper rear wall portion 90 side of the bulge portion 89 and the rear wall of the case main body 98 of the game control case 45 are substantially flush with each other. The bulge portion 89 and the game control case 45 do not come out too much backward, and the arrange ball machine can be packaged in a small size, and does not interfere with other objects when mounted on the island side.

The control system is a game control board 46 having circuit parts for controlling game operations on the game board 9 side, and a payout control having circuit parts for controlling payout operations of the prize ball payout device 42. A game control board with a board 48
46 is housed in the game control case 45, and the payout control board 48 is housed in the payout control case 47 in the lower rear part of the back cover 35, and attached to the back mechanism plate 36 under the back cover 35. Therefore, the game control board 46 mounted on the back cover 35 side can be made smaller than the conventional one.

Moreover, since the size of the game control board 46 is reduced and the game control board 46 is mounted on the lower rear side of the back cover 35, the volume of the back cover 35, especially the vertical direction of the bulge portion 89. It is possible to secure a sufficient volume inside the back cover 35 by increasing the size of the.

In addition, the game control board 46 and the payout control board
Since the game control case 45 for accommodating the game control board 46 is provided on the back cover 35 side and the payout control case 47 for accommodating the payout control board 48 is provided on the back mechanism plate 36, respectively, the game board 9 When changing the contents of the game by exchanging, the game control board 46 side that is inseparable from the game board 9 may be discarded, and the waste of parts and the like can be minimized.

The game control case 45 is attached to the lower rear side of the back cover 35, and the payout control case 47 is attached to the back mechanism plate 36 below the back cover 35, and the game control board 46 and the payout control board are attached.
Since 48 is connected with the detachable cable 165, both control boards 46, 48 can be arranged vertically and compactly even though both control boards 46, 48 are separated. . In this case, the game control case 45 and the payout control case 47 are horizontally long, and the game control case 45 and the payout control case 47 are arranged vertically close to each other, so that the bulging portion 89 on the back cover 35 side The size can be increased, and the length below the back cover 35 on the back mechanism plate 36 side can be shortened. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the size of the whole while ensuring a sufficient volume inside the back cover 35.

A cutout 103 is provided at the lower edge of the game control case 45, and a cutout is provided at the upper edge of the payout control case 47.
111 are formed respectively, connectors 166 and 115 are provided on the control boards 46 and 48 corresponding to the cutouts 103 and 111, and the connectors 166 and 115 of the control boards 46 and 48 are detachably connected via the cable 165. , The control boards 46, 48 can be easily connected with the cable 165 and the connector.
There is an advantage that the length of 5 can be made as short as possible.

A payout control board separate from the game control board 46
48 is provided, behind the back cover 35 and behind the back mechanism plate 36, the ball lending control board 50 and the ball lending control board 50 are arranged in the left and right proximity to the payout control board 48, and the payout control board 48 and the ball lending control board.
Since 50 and the board connector 113, 131 are detachably connected, when manufacturing a card type arrangement ball machine, the front frame 4 side is prepared separately with the ball lending operation unit 20, but normally A card type can be easily manufactured by adding the ball lending control board 50 to the internal mechanism of the machine, and both control boards 48, 50 can be compactly provided.

Further, since the payout control board 48 is provided on the same side of the back mechanism plate 36 as the prize ball payout device 42, the lead wire connecting the payout control board 48 and the prize ball payout device 42 to the back mechanism board 42. Wires can be routed along, and breakage of lead wires can be reduced. On the other hand, the game control board 46 and the payout control board 48 are divided into the back cover 35 and the back mechanism plate 36,
The game control board 46 and the payout control board 48 may be connected by a cable so as to transmit a lot of information, and disconnection is less likely to occur as compared with the lead wire, and there is no particular problem.

Moreover, since the payout control board 48 and the ball lending control board 50 are arranged close to each other on the left and right, as compared with the case where both control boards 48 and 50 are arranged vertically, the back mechanism plate 36
The length of the lower side of the back cover 35 can be shortened, and the back mechanism plate 36 can be downsized.

A ball lending control case 49 for housing the ball lending control board 50 is provided on one side of the payout control case 47 for housing the payout control board 48 so as to be slidable in the left-right direction, and both board connecting connectors 113, 131 are mounted on the ball. Since the lending control case 49 is detachably attached in the sliding direction, the ball lending control case 49 can be easily attached to the back mechanism plate 36 and can be easily attached and detached. Furthermore, the sliding direction of the ball lending control case 49 and the board connection connectors 113, 13
Since the detaching direction of 1 is the same and the board connecting connectors 113 and 131 can be attached and detached by sliding the ball lending control case 49, the board connecting connectors 113 and 131 can be easily attached and detached.

The game control board 46 is provided on the lower rear side of the back cover 35, and the payout control board 48 is provided on the rear side of the back mechanism plate 36 below the back cover 35, while the front frame side board 154 is provided on the game board.
Since it is provided on the rear side of the front frame 4 between the lower launching device 23 and the payout control board 48, each board 46 of the game control board 46, the payout control board 48, and the front frame side board 154, 48,154 can be arranged reasonably and efficiently.

Moreover, the respective boards 46, 48, 154 of the game control board 46, the payout control board 48, and the front frame side board 154 can be arranged efficiently and reasonably, and the game control board 46, the payout control board 48, the front frame Since the side board 154 and the launching device 23, and the front frame side board 154 and the payout control board 48 are detachably connected via cables, respectively, each board 46, 48, 154 can be easily and efficiently connected with a short cable, a lead wire or the like. Can be connected to each other.

The lower set plate 52 that receives the game board 9 from the lower side has the front frame side substrate 154, so the lower set plate 52 is the front frame side substrate.
The structure suitable for attaching 154 can be provided, and the front frame side substrate 154 can be easily attached. Also, the connector of the front frame side board 154
If the opening 161 is formed in the back mechanism plate 36 corresponding to 158 and the connector 159 at one end of the cable 160 is detachably connected to the connector 158 from the rear side of the back mechanism plate 36 through the opening 161. Despite the front frame side board 154 and the payout control board 48 on both front and rear sides of the mechanism plate 36, they can be easily connected via the cable 160, and the cable 160 is stretched so as to bypass the back mechanism plate 36. No need.

The image display device 13 is provided with its image display portion 55 and protective plate 56 in a rearwardly inclined shape so that the upper side thereof is rearward, and is provided below the position of the eyes of the player. Even if the reflection is reduced, the image on the image display unit 55 can be easily seen through the protective plate 56, and the image can be easily confirmed. In addition, by bending the protective plate 56 in an arc shape so that the central portion in the vertical direction protrudes to the front side, it is possible to easily and inexpensively manufacture with an extremely simple structure, and compared with the case where the protective plate 56 is flat. Reflection can be reduced.

In addition, a fitting edge 74 that fits from the outer periphery to the rear end of the window frame 54 is formed at the peripheral edge of the protective plate 56, and the protective plate 56 is provided at the rear end of the rectangular window frame 54. Therefore, the protection plate 56 can be easily fixed to the rear end of the window frame 54. Further, since the window frame 54 and the protection plate 56 are formed separately, the two can be easily molded even though the protection plate 56 is curved.

While the image display section 55 is provided in an inclined shape, the upper side of the image display section 55 is mounted so as to correspond to the guide passages 67 to 69 projecting rearward from the ball collecting plate 62 above the opening 70. Therefore, the positions of the entrances 14 to 16 and the guide passages 67 to 69 are opened.
It can also be placed above 70.

Further, a locking portion 71 is provided on the ball collecting plate 62 below the opening 70, and a lower portion of a case 59 accommodating the image display portion 55 is detachably locked to the locking portion 71. If the upper side of 59 is brought into contact with the guide passages 67 to 69 and detachably fixed to the ball collecting plate 62, the ball collecting plate 62 can be used for attaching the image display unit 62 and the image display unit 55 can be easily installed. Can be detachably attached to.

When the power supply connector 118 is connected to the payout control board 48, the power supply connector 118 is connected to the connector pin 114. However, since the connector protection portion 112 surrounds the power supply connector 118, the power supply connector 118 is connected to the connector pin 114. In this case, even if the power connector 118 is accidentally contacted, the connector pin 114 can be prevented from being bent and the power connector 118 can be prevented from falling off or being damaged.

Further, in the payout control case 47, a cover part 105 for covering the circuit parts mounted on the payout control board 48 is formed higher than the base side, and the connector protection part 112 is integrally formed on the cover part 105. Cover part
The connector protection part 112 can be reinforced with 105. Moreover, there is a connector protection part 112 in the middle of the cutout part 111, and this connector protection part 112 is used to cover the cover part 10 of the payout control case 47.
Since 5 and the base side are integrally connected, the payout control case 47 can be reinforced by this connector protection part 112, and despite the cutout part 111 being present in the payout control case 47,
The damage can be reduced.

It should be noted that the concave portion 124 and the cutout portion for inserting fingers are formed.
Although 125 is provided in the lower part of the payout control case 47, it may be provided in the upper part or the left and right of the payout control case 47. Furthermore, a pair of notches 125 may be provided on the left and right sidewalls 122. Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments. For example, although an arrange ball machine is illustrated in the embodiment, the same can be applied to a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine.

[0088]

According to the present invention as set forth in claim 1, the game board 9 is provided with the window frame 54 for forming the display window 53, and the image display section 55 and this image are provided on the rear side of the display window 53. In an image display device of a ball game machine, which is provided with a protection plate 56 that covers the display unit 55 from the front side and allows the image of the image display unit 55 to be seen through, the image display unit 55 and the protection plate 56 are arranged so that the upper side thereof is rearward. Is formed so as to be inclined rearward, and the protective plate 56 is curved in an arc shape so that the central portion in the vertical direction protrudes toward the front side. Since the fitting edge 74 that fits from the outer periphery is formed, the following effects are achieved.

Since the image display section 55 and the protective plate 56 are provided in a rearward inclined shape so that the upper side thereof is rearward, even if the image display section 55 and the protective plate 56 are provided below the player's eyes to reduce reflection,
The image on the image display unit 55 can be easily seen through the protective plate 56, and the image can be easily confirmed.

Since the protective plate 56 is curved in an arc shape so that the central portion in the vertical direction projects forward, the protective plate 56 is
The reflection can be reduced compared to the case where is flat,
It has an extremely simple structure and can be easily manufactured at low cost.

Since the fitting edge 74 that fits from the outer periphery is formed at the rear end of the window frame 54 at the peripheral edge of the protective plate 56, the window frame
The protective plate 56 can be easily fixed to the rear end portion of the 54. Window frame 54
Since the protection plate 56 and the protection plate 56 are formed separately, it is easy to form both of them even though the protection plate 56 is curved.

The protection plate 56 is curved in an arc shape, and
Since the outer peripheral portion is provided with the fitting edge 74, the strength of itself can be increased, the protective plate 56 is less damaged during assembly and the like, and the handling thereof is easy.

According to the invention described in claim 2, in the invention described in claim 1, the window frame 54 is attached to the game board 9 from the front side, and the rear side of the game board 9 is projected to the rear side. A ball collecting plate 62 having guide passages 67 to 69 which are formed in and which guide the game balls entering the ball entrances 14 to 16 of the game board 9 to the lower side, and an opening 70 corresponding to the display window 53. Provided, this ball collecting plate 62
In addition, since the image display unit 55 is mounted so that the upper side of the image display unit 55 corresponds to the guide passages 67 to 69 on the upper side of the opening unit 70, the following effects are obtained.

The window frame 54 and the image display unit 55 are separated,
Since the window frame 54 and the image display unit 55 are mounted from the front and rear sides of the game board 9, the mounting is easy. Since the image display unit 55 is mounted on the ball collecting plate 62 on the back surface of the game board 9, the ball collecting plate 62 can also be used for mounting the image display unit 55. While the image display unit 55 is provided in an inclined shape, the image display unit 55
Since the upper side of each of the guide passages 67 to 69 protruding rearward from the ball collecting plate 62 above the opening 70 is mounted,
The positions of the ball entrances 14 to 16 and the guide passages 67 to 69 can also be arranged above the opening 70.

According to the present invention described in claim 3, in the invention described in claim 1 or 2, the opening is provided in the ball collecting plate 62.
An engaging portion 71 is provided on the lower side of 70, a lower portion of a case 59 accommodating the image display portion 55 is detachably engaged with the engaging portion 71, and an upper side of the case 59 contacts the guide passages 67 to 69. Contact and ball collecting plate 62
Since it is detachably fixed to, the following effects are achieved. The image display unit 55 can be easily attached to the ball collecting plate 62, and the ball collecting plate 62 can be used for mounting the image display unit 55.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an arrangement ball machine showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the arrange ball machine showing the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the lower portion of the front frame showing the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional rear view of the game board showing the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG.

7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line DD of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a front view of a payout control case and a ball lending control case showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line EE of FIG.

FIG. 11 is a rear view of the mounting base showing the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line FF of FIG.

FIG. 13 is a right side view of the payout control case showing the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a front cross-sectional view of a payout control case according to an embodiment of the present invention in a mounted state.

FIG. 15 is a front sectional view of a ball lending control case according to an embodiment of the present invention in a mounted state.

16 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line GG of FIG.

17 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line HH of FIG.

FIG. 18 is a left side view of the ball lending control case according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 9 Game board 14-16 Ball entrance 53 Display window 54 Window frame 55 Image display 56 Protective plate 59 Case 62 Ball collecting plate 67-69 Guide passage 70 Opening 71 Locking part

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. The game board (9) is provided with a window frame (54) forming a display window (53), and an image display section (55) and this image display section on the rear side of the display window (53). In the image display device of a ball game machine, which is provided with a protection plate (56) which covers the (55) from the front side and allows the image of the image display unit (55) to be seen through, the image display unit (55) and the protection plate (56 ) And the upper side of the protective plate (56) in a rearwardly inclined shape, and the protective plate (56) is curved in an arc shape so that the central part in the vertical direction protrudes to the front side. The outer edge of the window frame (54) and the fitting edge (7
4) An image display device for a ball game machine, which is characterized in that 2. The window frame (54) is attached to the game board (9) from the front side, the rear surface of the game board (9) is formed so as to project to the rear side, and the ball entrance of the game board (9) is provided. (14) ~ (16) a ball collecting plate (67) ~ (69) for guiding the game balls entered into the ball downward, and an opening (70) corresponding to the display window (53) 62) is provided in the spherical display plate (62) so that the upper side of the image display unit (55) corresponds to the guide passage (67) above the opening (70).
The image display device of a ball-and-ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein (55) is mounted. 3. A case (59) for accommodating an image display section (55), in which a locking section (71) is provided on a lower side of an opening section (70) of a ball collecting plate (62).
The lower part of the case is detachably locked to the locking part (71), and the case (5
The image display device of the ball-and-ball game machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the upper side of 9) is brought into contact with the guide passage (67) and is detachably fixed to the ball collecting plate (62).