JPH10182U - Ball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To improve the decorativeness and design of a lower part of a game board, to easily and surely attach an out ball receiving member to the game board, and to further provide a game area above the out ball receiving member. Provide a ball game machine that can secure A sufficiently. SOLUTION: An out ball receiving portion 26 protruding forward from the game board 4 and receiving the out ball and bending so as to guide it from both right and left sides to the out port 24 side, to an out ball receiving member 18 made of synthetic resin, The game board 4 on the side of the game board 4 of the out ball receiving portion 26 and the separated portion of the game board 4 separated downward from the out ball receiving portion 26
Mounting surfaces 26a, 27a formed so as to include the sides. The mounting surfaces 26a, 27a are brought into contact with the front surface of the game board 4 to mount the out ball receiving member 18 to the game board 4.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a ball and ball game machine such as a pachinko machine and a device for mounting an out ball receiving member of a game board.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 In a ball-and-ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, a shooting device hits a game ball and shoots it toward the game board, and the game ball passes through a ball guide passage between an outer rail and an inner rail mounted on the game board. Through the guide to the upper side of the game board. If the game ball enters the entrance, a prize winning device, or the like while the game ball falls from the upper portion of the game board to the lower side, the game ball is paid out as a prize ball according to the number of entered balls. . On the other hand, a game ball that cannot enter the entrance, etc. while falling along the game board falls onto the inner rail and is guided from both left and right sides to the center out exit by this inner rail. , It is guided from the out mouth to the back side of the game board. In a conventional ball game machine, a belt-shaped stainless steel material is used to form an inner rail that also serves as an out ball receiver, which is attached to the front of the game board in a circular arc through rail mounting nails. An out port is formed in the game board near the upper side.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 Since conventional ball game machines use stainless steel inner rails, the curved shape of the inner rails is difficult to determine before being mounted on the game board, making the handling of the inner rails very complicated and impractical. There is a disadvantage that if handled easily, it will be easily deformed and become unusable. Also, since the inner rail itself does not have a fixed shape, when mounting it on the game board, the inner rail is curved to a predetermined curvature using a special machine, and the mounting nail on the edge side is driven into the game board in that state The disadvantage is that a special machine is required for mounting the inner rail, and special mounting nails are required. Conventionally, the inner rail, which also serves as the out-ball receiving member, is made of a belt-shaped stainless steel material, which has no defect in itself and lacks decorativeness, and has a new design on the lower side of the game board. It is difficult to make creative efforts. In view of the conventional problems, the present invention improves the decorativeness and design of the lower part of the game board, allows the out ball receiving member to be easily and securely mounted on the game board, and furthermore, the upper side of the outer ball receiving member. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a ball game machine capable of sufficiently securing the game area A of the game machine.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 According to the present invention, an out ball receiving member 18 is provided at a lower portion of the game board 4, and an out ball that has fallen to a lower portion of the game board 4 is outgoing of the game board 4 via the out ball receiving member 18. In the ball game machine guided to the mouth 24, the out ball receiving member 18 made of synthetic resin projects forward from the game board 4 and receives the out ball and guides the left and right sides to the out port 24 side. Mounting surface 26a formed so as to include an out-ball receiving portion 26 that is curved as described above, and a game board 4 side of the out-ball receiving portion 26 and a game board 4 side of a separated portion separated downward from the out-ball receiving portion 26. , 27a, and the mounting surfaces 26a, 27a are brought into contact with the front surface of the game board 4 to mount the out ball receiving member 18 to the game board 4. According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, an out ball receiving portion 26 is provided on an upper edge side of the out ball receiving member 18 and a mounting surface 26a, 27a.

[0005]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine, and FIG. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a front frame, which is pivotally attached to the front side of a rectangular machine frame so as to be freely opened and closed. A glass door 2 and a front plate 3 are attached to the front frame 1, and a game board 4 is detachably attached to the rear side. On the front of the game board 4, an outer rail 5 for guiding the shot game balls is provided, and in addition to the obstacle nails, a variable symbol display device 6, entrance ports 7 to 9, a left winning device 10, a right prize. There are provided devices 11 and 12, a passing gate 13, a starting gate 14, a lower winning device 15, left and right decorative bodies 16 and 17, a lower decorative body 18, and the like.

[0006] An upper plate 19a is mounted on the front plate 3, and a ball release lever 20a is provided at the front edge of the upper plate 19a. A lower plate 21a and an operating handle 23a for the launching device 22 are provided at the lower portion of the front frame 1. By operating the operating handle 23a, game balls are supplied one by one from the upper plate 19a to the launching unit. A game ball is fired along the outer rail 5 by the operation of a firing motor.

The moving symbol display device 6, the passing gate 13, the starting gate 14, and the lower prize winning device 15 are arranged vertically at substantially the center of the game board 4 in the left-right direction, and the entrances 7, 8, A left winning device 10 is arranged on the right side, and right winning devices 11 and 12 and a ball entrance 9 are arranged on the right side in the vertical direction. The left and right decorative bodies 16 and 17, the lower decorative body 18, the upper left decorative body 19, the upper right decorative body 20 and the right The lower decorative body 21 is arranged in the circumferential direction, and the upper left decorative body 19 has a lamp cover 22a for a prize ball out display lamp, and the upper right decorative body 20 has a lamp cover 23 for a game display lamp. I have.

The left and right decorative bodies 16 and 17 are disposed on the left and right sides at substantially the center of the game board 4 in the vertical direction, and a lamp such as a light emitting diode is incorporated in each of the decorative bodies 16 and 17. I have. The lower decorative body 18 also serves as an out ball receiving member, and is formed in a substantially arc shape so that both right and left sides are higher, and is provided near a lower side of an out port 24 formed at a lower portion of the game board 4. Are located. As shown in FIG. 4, the lower decorative body 18 includes a connecting portion 25 formed in a vertical plate shape, and an out ball receiving portion 26 formed on the upper edge side of the connecting portion 25 in the front-rear direction. A lower inner rail 27 and a reinforcing portion 28 which are bent in an L-shape from the lower edge side of the connecting portion 25 to the game board 4 side are formed integrally with a synthetic resin material.

The out ball receiving portion 26 guides the game ball to the out port 24 as a so-called out ball when the game ball falling from the upper portion of the game board 4 falls to the lower portion without winning the left winning device 10 or the like. It is formed in the front-rear direction so as to be located on the upper surface side of the lower decorative body 18 and protrude forward from the game board 4. A wear-resistant material layer 29 such as hard plating is formed on the upper surface of the out ball receiving portion 26 so as not to be worn by contact with the game ball. The lower inner rail 27 is provided on the left side of the lower edge of the lower decorative body 18 so as to face the outer rail 5, and between the lower inner rail 27 and the outer rail 5, the firing device 22 is provided. A predetermined interval is ensured so that game balls fired by the game pass. The reinforcing portion 28 reinforces the lower decorative body 18 at a portion other than the lower inner rail 27, and is provided on the lower edge side of the connecting portion 25 so as to be continuous with the lower inner rail 27.

The lower decorative body 18 has an out ball receiving portion 26, a lower inner rail 27, and a reinforcing portion 28 having a substantially U-shaped cross section via a connecting portion 25, and the game board 4 of the out ball receiving portion 26. Mounting surfaces 26a, 27a are formed on the side of the game board 4 and the lower inner rail 27 and the reinforcing portion 28, which are separated downward from the out ball receiving portion 26. As shown in FIG. 2, mounting pins 31 are provided integrally with the connecting portion 25 in the lower decorative body 18 at three positions on the left, right, left and right sides of the central portion. The lower decorative body 18 is detachably attached to the lower portion of the game board 4 with the mounting surfaces 26a and 27a abutting on the front surface of the game board 4 by being inserted into the mounting holes. Note that a lamp 33a is provided inside the lower decorative body 18 via a substrate 32.

As shown in FIGS. 3, 5 and 6, the left and right decorative bodies 16 and 17 are mounted on a plate-shaped main body 33 having an outer side formed in an arc shape, and mounted on the front surface of the main body 33. It is composed of an upper lamp cover 34 and a lower lamp cover 35. An upper lamp 36 is provided in the upper lamp cover 34, a lower lamp group 37 is provided in the lower lamp cover 35, and the lower lamp group 37 is composed of a plurality of lower lamps 38 arranged in a row in an arc direction. Having. The main body portion 33 has a substantially arc shape as a whole so that its outer side bends at substantially the same curvature as that of the lower inner rail 27 of the lower decorative body 18, and as shown in FIG. A protruding portion 39 whose side is protruded in an arc shape is provided on the center side of the game board 4, and a band-shaped portion 40 whose inner side is curved with substantially the same width as the outer side is provided on the lower side. An outer protrusion 41a and an inner protrusion 41b are formed all around the outer periphery of the main body 33. The main body 33 has a hole for the upper lamp 36, a hole for the lower lamp 38, two engagement holes 42 for the upper lamp cover 34, one engagement hole 43 for the lower lamp cover 35, Two fixing holes 44 for the lower lamp cover 35 are respectively formed, and mounting holes 45 for fixing the main body 33 to the game board 4 with mounting screws are formed at both upper and lower ends.

As shown in FIGS. 5, 6, and 8, the upper lamp cover 34 includes an engaging recess 47 that engages with the engaging claw 46 of the main body 33, and two engaging engaging holes 42 that engage with the engaging hole 42. With the engagement claw 48 engaged with the engagement hole 42 and the engagement recess 47 engaged with the engagement claw 46, the outer wall base side of the engagement claw 48 is By being fitted inside the projection 41a, it is detachably attached to the main body 33.

As shown in FIG. 9, the lower lamp cover 35 has a shape that fits between the inner and outer protrusions 41 a and 41 b of the belt-like portion of the main body 33, and has a spherical portion 49 corresponding to each lower lamp 38. It has a holding portion 50 that extends upward in an arc along the inside of the upper lamp cover 34. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the lower lamp cover 35 is fixed to the fixing hole 44 with the engaging claw 51 at the lower end engaged with the engaging hole 43 of the main body 33. It is detachably attached to the main body 33 with screws, and the pressing portion 50 presses the inside of the upper lamp cover 34. Note that the pressing portion 50 also has a function of returning the game balls hit by obstacle nails or the like to the center side of the game board 4 to prevent the upper lamp cover 34 from being damaged.

As shown in FIGS. 5, 8 and 9, the upper lamp 36 and the lower lamp 38 are mounted on an arc-shaped substrate 52. The plurality of bosses 55 provided on the back side of the main body 33 are fixed so as to be fitted to 53, 54. The outer side of the left decorative body 16 corresponding to the outer rail 5 out of the left and right decorative bodies 16 and 17 is configured such that the upper inner rail 56 is composed of the main body 33, the upper lamp cover 34, and the lower lamp cover 35. Has become. The left decorative body 16 is arranged inside the outer rail 5 at a predetermined interval so as to form a path 57 for game balls between the outer rail 5 and the upper inner rail 56. Note that the right decorative body 17 is disposed so as to substantially contact the inside of the upper right decorative body 20 and the lower right decorative body 21.

As shown in FIGS. 3, 5 and 6, the upper end of the left decorative body 16 has an extension inside the upper inner rail 56 on the body 33 side and extending upward along the outer rail 5. The rail portion 58 is formed integrally. The extension inner rail portion 58 has a strip shape, and a ridge portion 59 is provided outside the upper end in the width direction. On the inner side of the extension inner rail portion 58, a ball return preventing device 60 for preventing return of a game ball is attached so as to protrude upward.

As shown in FIGS. 5, 6, and 10, the ball return preventing device 60 includes a thick mounting base 61 that contacts the inside of the extended inner rail portion 58, and the game base 4 side of the mounting base 61. And a brush support 64 provided above the mounting base 61 via a thin flexible portion 63, and a V-shape from the brush support 64 to the outer rail 5 side. It has a plurality of short brush pieces 65 and long brush pieces 66 that are bent and is integrally formed of a wear-resistant soft synthetic resin material. The ball return preventing device 60 is configured such that the fixing portion 62 is fixed to the game board 4 by the mounting screw 68 in a state where the engaging portion 67 of the mounting base portion 61 is engaged with the extended inner rail portion 58. .

The short brush piece 65 and the long brush piece 66 have a thin strip shape at the tip end side. A plurality of short brush pieces 65 are provided on the side closer to the game board 4 and a plurality of long brush pieces 66 are provided on the far side. I have. The tip of the long brush piece 66 is in contact with the outer rail 5. In the pachinko machine configured as described above, when playing a game, the operating handle 23a of the launching device 22 is operated to launch game balls one by one. Then, the game ball passes through the passage 57 between the outer rail 5 and the lower inner rail 27, the upper inner rail 56, and the extended inner rail portion 58, reaches the upper part of the game board 4 while being guided by the outer rail 5, and then moves downward. To fall. If a game ball enters the entrance port 7, the left winning device 10, or the like during the fall, the game ball is paid out to the upper plate 19a as a prize ball accordingly.

The game ball that has fallen to the lower part of the game board 4 without entering the entrance 7, the left winning device 10, etc., falls on the out ball receiving portion 26, and is left and right by the out ball receiving portion 26. It is collected from both sides to the center side, and is collected to the back side of the game board 4 through the out port 24. According to the configuration of this embodiment, an arc-shaped lower decorative body 18 and left and right decorative bodies 16 and 17 are arranged on the lower side and left and right sides of the game board 4, and the lower decorative body 18 and left and right decorative bodies 16 and 17 are arranged. Since the game area A of the game board 4 is partitioned by the above, the decorativeness from both the left and right sides to the lower side of the game board 4 is improved, and a novel and excellent design can be achieved. In particular, since the lower decorative body 18, the left and right decorative bodies 16, 17 have a lamp 33a, an upper lamp 36, and a lower lamp 38 therein, the lamp 33a, the upper lamp 36, By flashing the lamp 38 appropriately, the decorative effect of the lower decorative body 18, the left and right decorative bodies 16, 17 is also greatly enhanced.

The lower decorative body 18 and the left and right decorative bodies 16 and 17 are formed in an arc shape, while the outer side of the lower decorative body 18 is a lower inner rail 27 and the outer side of the left decorative body 16 is an upper inner rail 56. Therefore, even if the lower decorative body 18 and the left decorative body 16 are made larger than the case where the inner rail is provided separately, the occupied area of the left decorative body 16 in the game board 4 can be reduced. For this reason, the effective area of the game area A surrounded by the lower decorative body 18 and the left and right decorative bodies 16 and 17 can be sufficiently secured, which may hinder the arrangement of the entrance 7 and the left winning device 10 and the like. Since there are no decorative parts, the lower decorative body 18, the left and right decorative bodies 16, 17 can be designed to be more attractive, and a novel design with more variety than before can be made, so that the design is markedly improved.

Moreover, since the outer side of the lower decorative body 18 is the lower inner rail 27 and the outer side of the left decorative body 16 is the upper inner rail 56, the lower inner rail 27 is smaller than the conventional stainless steel inner rail. In addition, the upper inner rail 56 itself can have a fixed shape. As a result, the lower inner rail 27 and the upper inner rail 56 can be easily handled at the time of assembling, and at the same time, can be handled in the same manner as other game parts such as the left winning device 10, so that they are mounted on the game board 4. In this case, it is possible to attach the same game parts in the same process, and the workability is significantly improved as compared with the related art. Furthermore, since the lower decorative body 18 is provided with the lower inner rail 27 and the left decorative body 16 is provided with the upper inner rail 56, the number of parts can be reduced as compared with the case where they are separate from each other. 4 can be attached.

Further, since the lower decorative body 18 and the left and right decorative bodies 16 and 17 are divided into the arc-shaped lower decorative body 18 and the left and right decorative bodies 16 and 17 to define the game area A, a plurality of types of the lower decorative body 18 and the left and right decorative bodies 16 and 17 are prepared. By changing the combination of the lower decorative body 18 and the left and right decorative bodies 16 and 17 to be used for each model, it is possible to have a change for each model. The lower decorative body 18 is provided with an out ball receiving portion 26 on the upper side and a lower inner rail 27 on the lower side, and these are connected in a substantially U-shape by the connecting portion 25 to be integrally formed. The rigidity and strength of the entire lower decorative body 18 can be sufficiently ensured while keeping the usage fee of the resin material low. In addition, since the upper and lower out ball receiving portions 26 and the lower inner rail 27 are connected by the front connecting portion 25, the lower decorative body 18 itself has a three-dimensional feeling by the connecting portion 25 protruding forward from the game board 4. Can be made.

The lower decorative body 18 has mounting surfaces 26a, 27a on the game board 4 side of the out ball receiving portion 26 and the lower inner rail 27, and the mounting faces 26a, 27a are brought into contact with the game board 4. Since the lower decorative body 18 is mounted on the game board 4, the lower decorative body 18 can be easily and reliably mounted on the game board 4. The mounting surfaces 26a, 27a are located above and below the lower decorative body 18, but the out ball receiving portion 26 is on the upper side, and is taken on the game board 4 side between the out ball receiving portion 26 and the lower inner rail 27 therebelow. Because of the attachment surfaces 26a and 27a, the upper game area A of the lower decorative body 18 can be made wider than when a plate-shaped attachment portion is provided by projecting upward from the out ball receiving portion 26, and The out ball falling to the out ball receiving portion 26 does not interfere with the mounting portion, and the out ball can be smoothly dropped onto the out ball receiving portion 26.

The lower decorative body 18 has a U-shaped cross section, while the left and right decorative bodies 16 and 17 are formed by dividing the main body 33, the upper lamp cover 34 and the lower lamp cover 35 into three parts. , 35 are attached to the main body 33, so that the lower decorative body 18, and the left and right decorative bodies 16, 17 can be easily formed even if the shapes are varied with a sense of standing. Since the left decorative body 16 is provided with an extended inner rail portion 58 protruding upward from the main body portion 33, the upper lamp cover 34 is provided despite the overhang portion 39 on the upper side of the main body portion 33. The length of the upper inner rail 56 including the extended inner rail portion 58 can be made sufficiently long while securing a space above the inside. For this reason, the space between the upper portions of the left and right decorative bodies 16 and 17 is increased, and the degree of freedom in the arrangement of the obstacle nails, the entrance 7 and the left winning device 10 can be increased.

At the upper end of the extended inner rail portion 58, there is a ball return preventing device 60, which prevents a game ball that rebounds from hitting an obstacle nail or the like. The ball return prevention device 60 has a plurality of short brush pieces 65 on the side near the game board 4 and a plurality of long brush pieces 66 on the far side in contact with the outer rail 5, thereby minimizing the stall of the game ball. However, the return of the game ball can be reliably prevented. In the above embodiment, the lamps 33a, 36, 38 are provided inside the lower decorative body 18, the left and right decorative bodies 16, 17, but the lamps 33a, 36, 38 may be omitted. Further, the extended inner rail portion 58, which is a part of the upper inner rail 56, may be divided from the main body portion 33 side so as to be continuous when attached to the game board 4. Further, the lower decorative body 18 and the left and right decorative bodies 16, 17 may be integrally formed, and the lower inner rail 27 and the upper inner rail 56 may be provided continuously.

[0025]

[Effect of the invention]

 According to the present invention, the out ball receiving member 18 is provided at the lower portion of the game board 4, and the out ball dropped to the lower portion of the game board 4 is out of the game board 4 via the out ball receiving member 18. In a ball game machine guided to the opening 24, an out ball receiving member 18 made of synthetic resin projects forward from the game board 4 and receives the out ball to guide the left and right sides to the outer opening 24 side. An outer ball receiving portion 26 that is curved so as to be bent, and an attachment formed so as to include the game board 4 side of the out ball receiving portion 26 and a game board 4 side of a separated portion separated downward from the out ball receiving portion 26. Surfaces 26a, 27a, and the mounting surface 26a, 27a is brought into contact with the front surface of the game board 4 so that the out ball receiving member 18 is mounted on the game board 4. In addition to improving the decorativeness and design of the lower part of Easily and it can be reliably mounted, yet can be sufficiently secured an upper play area A of the out ball receiving member 18. According to the present invention, the out ball receiving portion 26 is provided on the upper edge side of the out ball receiving member 18 and the mounting surfaces 26a, 27a are provided below the out ball receiving portion 26, respectively. As compared with the case where a plate-shaped mounting portion is provided by projecting upward from the out ball receiving portion 26, the game area A on the upper side of the lower decorative body 18 can be made wider, and the ball falls to the out ball receiving portion 26 side. The out ball can be smoothly dropped onto the out ball receiving portion 26 without the out ball interfering with the mounting portion.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a front view of the game board showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view of a main part of the game board showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line VV of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a mounting portion of the left decorative body according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the left decorative body showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a main body of the left decorative body according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line WW of FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. 6;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line YY of FIG. 6;

[Description of sign]

 4 Game board 18 Out ball receiving member 24 Out port 26 Out ball receiving part 26a, 27a Mounting surface

Claims (2)

[Utility model registration claims] An out ball receiving member (1) is provided at a lower portion of a game board (4).
8), and a ball game machine that guides an out ball falling to the lower part of the game board (4) to an out port (24) of the game board (4) via an out ball receiving member (18). An out ball receiving portion (18) made of a synthetic resin, protruding forward from the game board (4), receiving the out ball, and curving so as to guide from both left and right sides to the out port (24). (26) and the game board (4) side of the out ball receiving portion (26) and the out ball receiving portion.
(26) and mounting surfaces (26a) and (27a) formed so as to include the side of the game board (4) at a distance from the game board (4) .The mounting surfaces (26a) and (27a) A ball game machine characterized in that an out ball receiving member (18) is mounted on a game board (4) by abutting the front face of the game ball. 2. An out ball receiving portion (26) is provided on an upper edge side of the out ball receiving member (18), and mounting surfaces (26a) and (27a) are provided below the out ball receiving portion (26). The ball game machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: