JPH10263166A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko machine with a transparent plate support frame which has both new and original design and great strength by attaching a reinforcing metal body on the rear side of the frame main body made of synthetic resin. SOLUTION: This pachinko machine has a glass plate support frame 4 consisting of the frame main body 50 made of synthetic resin and a reinforcing metallic plate 70 integrally attached to the rear side of the frame main body 50. And a circular through window to which a plural-layered glass plate 91 is attached is formed on the frame main body 50 and the reinforcing metallic plate 70. With such a structure, even though the circular through window to which the plural-layered glass plate 91 is attached occupies most part of the glass plate support frame 4, and the frame main body 50 is made of synthetic resin to apply a new and original design to the front of the glass plate support frame 4, the strength of the glass plate support frame 4 can be maintained on a high level, and as a result, the glass plate support frame 4 with both new design and great strength can be obtained.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball game machine in which a transparent plate holding frame for holding a transparent plate is openably and closably attached to a front frame.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, generally, a ball-and-ball game machine is provided with a transparent plate holding frame for holding a transparent plate, which can be opened and closed with respect to a front frame. As a result, the game area of the game board attached to the front of the front frame can be visually recognized through the transparent plate, and when an obstacle in the game area is clogged with a nail, the transparent plate holding frame by the employee can be used. The clogging was immediately eliminated by opening the door. Further, in recent years, there has been proposed an apparatus in which such a transparent plate holding frame is formed of a synthetic resin so that a novel design is applied to the front of the ball-and-ball game machine to enhance the interest of the game.

[0003]

However, when the above-mentioned transparent plate holding frame is made of synthetic resin, the strength is lower than that of a metal-made one, and the opening for installing the transparent plate is large. Since it is necessary to provide it in a part, breakage, deformation and the like are likely to occur, and there is a problem in terms of durability. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a novel structure in a transparent plate holding frame by integrally providing a reinforcing metal body on the back side of a synthetic resin frame decorative body. It is an object of the present invention to provide a ball game machine capable of achieving both design and high strength.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, a solution adopted by claim 1 of the present invention is to hold a transparent plate (multi-layer glass plate 91) as shown in FIGS. In the ball game machine 1 in which a transparent plate holding frame (glass plate holding frame 4, 100) to be opened and closed is attached to the front frame 3, the glass plate holding frame 4, 100 is made of a frame decorative body 50 made of synthetic resin. 110, and a rectangular reinforcing metal body (the reinforcing metal plate 70 and the reinforcing metal frame 120) to which the frame decorative bodies 50 and 110 are attached on the surface side, and at least the reinforcing metal body includes the double-glazed glass. An opening (circular see-through window 5) for forming the plate 91 is formed. With this configuration, the circular see-through window 5 for providing the multilayer glass plate 91 is provided in most of the glass plate holding frames 4 and 100,
In addition, even if the frame decorative bodies 50 and 110 are formed of synthetic resin to provide a novel design on the front side of the glass plate holding frames 4 and 100, the glass plate holding frames 4 and 100 can be maintained at high strength. As a result, it is possible to provide the glass plate holding frames 4 and 100 having both a novel design and high strength.

In the case where the glass plate holding frames 4 and 100 are detachably provided to the front frame 3, repair and replacement of the glass plate holding frames 4 and 100 and various components attached thereto are performed. Can be easily performed.

As shown in FIG. 7, the reinforcing metal member has a configuration in which columnar metal members 121 to 124 having a hollow portion are combined in a rectangular shape, or as shown in FIG.
As shown in (A), one rectangular metal plate (reinforcement metal plate 7) having substantially the same area as the entire back surface of the frame decorative body 50 is provided.
0) can be embodied.

Further, the reinforcing metal body is constituted by a reinforcing metal plate 70, and the circular see-through window 5 is formed in a shape having a portion along a game area which can be visually recognized by the double-layer glass plate 91 at least in part. In this case, since the area of the corner portion of the reinforcing metal plate 70 can be widened, the strength of the reinforcing metal plate 70 itself, and the strength of the glass plate holding frame 4 can be improved.

[0008] The reinforcing metal plate 70 has a component member (speaker 1) attached to the back surface of the frame decorative body 50.
0a and 10b, the substrates 55 to 57, and the transparent members 59) are provided with escape holes 75 to 79 for allowing the glass plate holding frame 4 to be reduced in weight. The strength of the glass plate holding frame 4 can be improved by reducing the distance between the reinforcing metal plate 70 and the frame decorative body 50 and the reinforcing metal plate 70 as much as possible.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, the overall configuration of the ball game machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. The ball game machine 1 has an outer frame 2 framed in a vertically long rectangular shape.
A front frame 3 pivotally supported on one side of the outer frame 2 so as to be openable and closable, and substantially all of the main components of the ball game machine 1 are collectively provided; , And a glass plate holding frame 4 provided at the bottom. Front frame 3
The main components provided in the glass plate holding frame 4,
There are a game board 40, an upper plate 12, a lower plate 18 including an ashtray 21, an operation handle 22, and the like. Also, in the illustrated embodiment,
A card unit device 30 as a unit device for lending a game ball to a player is attached to the side of the ball-and-ball game machine 1.

The glass plate holding frame 4 is provided with a circular see-through window 5 through which the game area of the game board 40 can be seen through.
The see-through window 5 is not particularly limited to a circular shape, but may be, for example, a rectangular shape. Further, the glass plate holding frame 4 is provided with a decorative LED 7 on the upper part thereof along the outer periphery of the circular see-through window 5 and decorative fluorescent lamps 6a and 6b on both left and right sides thereof. This decoration L
The ED 7 and the decorative fluorescent lamps 6a and 6b are turned on or blinked in accordance with the game state, and inform the player when a special game state has occurred or continue, and enhance the atmosphere of the game. In the upper part of the support side of the glass plate holding frame 4, a broken-out LED 8 that notifies that there is not enough prize balls to be paid out, or a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out based on the occurrence of winning balls. Are provided, and speakers 10a and 10b that generate sound effects according to the progress of the game are provided on the upper left and right sides of the glass plate holding frame 4. Note that, among the above-described configurations, the decoration LE
D7, the broken-out LED 8 and the payout LED 9 have a plurality of LEs.
D is configured to be mounted on a printed wiring board, but by configuring this printed wiring board with a metal-based printed wiring board, the heat radiation effect of the heat generated from the LED can be enhanced. .

Next, the structure of the upper plate 12 which can be freely opened and closed below the glass plate holding frame 4 will be described.
The upper plate 12 is configured by fixing a plate member obtained by combining a plurality of synthetic resin members to the surface of the synthetic resin upper plate opening / closing plate 11. The upper plate opening / closing plate 11 is provided with a ball removal operation lever 16 at the upper end on the open side. The ball removal operation lever 16 is provided so as to be movable in the left-right direction, and moves in one direction against the urging force of a spring (not shown) to move the balls stored in the upper plate 12 to the upper plate opening / closing plate 11. The ball-dropping path (not shown) formed on the back surface is caused to flow down to the lower plate 24. The upper plate 12 has a built-in piezoelectric buzzer 17 therein. The piezoelectric buzzer 17 is called a beep when a game ball lending abnormality occurs (for example, a continuous beep, a beep, a beep) or when a game ball is lent (for example, every time a game ball worth 100 yen is paid out). Sound), a notification sound notifying the effect is generated.

The above-mentioned upper plate 12 will be described in more detail. The upper plate 12 communicates a prize ball payout port 14 formed on the upstream side with a hit ball supply port 15 formed on the downstream side. The storage alignment path 13 is formed, and an upper bowl detector (not shown) is provided in the middle bottom surface of the storage alignment path 13 at the back surface. The upper counter ball detector detects a hit ball remaining in the upper counter 12. In addition, the upper plate 12 is provided with an operation unit which is operated when borrowing a game ball via a card unit device 30 provided adjacent to the ball game machine 1. The operation unit includes a ball lending switch, a return switch, an automatic ball lending switch, a frequency display LED, and an automatic ball lending display LED (both not shown). The ball lending switch is operated when borrowing a game ball by the card unit device 30. The return switch is for returning the card inserted into the card insertion slot 33 of the card unit device 30 at the end of the game. The frequency display LED displays the remaining amount of the card inserted into the card insertion slot 33 of the card unit device 30. In addition, the automatic ball lending switch is a manual mode in which a game ball to be borrowed is operated by operating the ball lending switch, and an automatic ball lending switch is provided when the remaining amount of hit balls of the upper plate 12 is no longer detected by the upper ball detector. The automatic ball payout display LED is lit when the automatic motor is selected and set.

If a big hit game state occurs in the game contents of the game board 40 described later, there is a chance to acquire a large number of winning balls in a short time. As described above, a huge chance for the player of the jackpot game state is,
In some cases, it may occur when the remaining balls on the upper plate 12 have almost disappeared. In such a case, it is necessary to successively fire a ball to make the ball hit a specific winning area of the variable winning ball device 42. Nevertheless, since the hit ball does not remain in the upper plate 12, the ball rental switch must be operated in a hurry to borrow a game ball. However, since a game ball is paid out after operating the ball lending switch, and it takes some time until the ball is fired and reaches the specific winning area of the variable winning ball apparatus 42, during that time, Although there is an inconvenience of missing an advantageous chance (establishment of continuation right), in the present embodiment, if the automatic ball lending switch is set to the automatic mode, the upper ball detector 18 will be unable to hit the ball. Since the game ball is automatically paid out to the upper plate 12 when the presence is detected,
The inconvenience as described above does not occur. If the above control is not performed as the upper plate 12, the upper plate detector and the automatic ball lending switch may be omitted.

The lower plate 18 attached to the lower portion of the front frame 3 is a prize ball overflowing from the upper plate 12, and is discharged from a surplus ball payout port 19 through a surplus ball passage (not shown). , And comprises a lower plate base 18a for storing the surplus balls, and a decorative outer wall 18b that is decoratively attached to the outer periphery of the lower plate base 18a. In the decorative outer wall body 18b, an engaging projection 18c formed on the back surface side is engaged with the locking groove 3a on the front frame 3 side and locked with the locking claw 3b on the front frame 3 side. Therefore, it is attached to the front frame 3. Decorative outer wall 18b
A ball-drawing operation lever 20 is slidably mounted on the front wall. And this ball removal operation lever 2
By operating 0, the prize balls stored in the lower plate base 18a can be withdrawn downward, and the prize balls can be transferred to a portable ball box. An ashtray 21 is provided on the left side of the decorative outer wall 18b.
An operation handle 22 is provided on the right side of the front frame 3 to which the attachment 8 is attached. The operating handle 22 has an engaging projection 18c formed on the mounting substrate 22a engaged with the engaging recess 3c on the front frame 3 side, and an engaging claw 3d on the front frame 3 side.
And is attached to the front frame 3. The operation handle 22 has a built-in main switch and a touch antenna (both not shown) for starting driving of the hit ball launching device 23 fixed to the front frame 3 side, and adjusts the resilience. .

The front structure of the ball game machine 1 is generally as described above, but in the illustrated embodiment, the card unit device 30 is adjacent to the ball game machine 1. The card unit device 30 is operated by operating the above-described operation unit provided on the upper surface of the upper plate 12. Thus, the card unit device 30 has a usable indicator 31 for displaying whether the card unit device 30 is in a usable state and a card game machine 1 on which side the card unit device 30 corresponds. Linkage stand direction indicator 32 to be displayed
And a card slot 33 for inserting a magnetic card as a recording medium. The card unit device 30 configured as described above is controlled by a unique control circuit, and includes a ball lending switch, a return switch, a frequency display LED, and a control board (described later) provided on the upper plate 12. It is connected to the winning ball payout control board 63 stored in the box 64. Note that the card unit device 30 may be incorporated in the ball game machine 1. In the present embodiment, the card unit device 30 is exemplified as a unit device for renting out game balls to a player, but may be a unit device into which a bill or the like can be inserted, for example.

Next, the front structure of the game board 40 will be described. The game board 40 is formed of a substantially square plywood, and its surface has a circular spiral guide rail 40a.
(See FIG. 3) is attached, the inside of the guide rail 40a is set as a game area, and the shot ball shot falls. In the game area, as shown in FIG. 1, a start winning prize hole 43 that allows variable display of the drum-shaped variable display device 41, the variable winning ball device 42, and the drum-shaped variable display device 41 is provided, and a ball is simply hit. Winners 44 and 45 to win
A windmill or a number of obstacle nails for changing the flow direction and speed of the hit ball are provided, and an out port 46 is provided at the lowermost part of the game area to take in a hit ball that does not win any winning area. I have. On the other hand, on the back side of the front frame 3 which is the back side of the ball game machine 1, as shown in FIG. Game control circuit board 25, outer frame 2
, A locking device 26 for locking the front frame 3 is provided. The locking device 26 includes a cylinder lock 26a provided on the front surface of the upper plate opening / closing plate 11, and a cylinder lock 26a.
Hook 26b that slides by key operation of
The front frame 3 is locked and unlocked by engaging and disengaging an engaging hook 26b with a locking metal fitting 2a provided on the outer frame 2.

The locking device 26 locks the glass plate holding frame 4 to the front frame 3 as well. Specifically, in a state where the glass plate holding frame 4 is closed with respect to the front frame 3, an engagement hook 82, which will be described later, is inserted into a hook insertion hole 3 e formed in the front frame 3 to engage with the locking device 26. By the combination, the closed state of the glass plate holding frame 4 is held (locked). Opening of the glass plate holding frame 4 is performed by locking the locking device 2 with the front frame 3 opened.
The operation is performed by operating the opening operation unit 26c provided in 6. The glass plate holding frame 4 is provided with a cylinder lock 26a.
The key operation (rotating the front frame 3 in the direction opposite to the opening direction) is also released. On the other hand, when the glass plate holding frame 4 is closed, a frame decorative body 5 described later
A step 3f is formed to abut the distal end portions of the peripheral flange portions 51 and 71 of the metal plate 70 and the reinforcing metal plate 70 to eliminate gaps and prevent fraud from the peripheral edge portions. Further, on one side of the front frame 3, there is provided a pivot shaft portion 3 g which is pivotally supported by a shaft insertion hole 2 b formed on one side of the outer frame 2 to open and close (rotate) the front frame 3. Is provided. Further, on one side of the front frame 3, there are provided three rotation mounting portions 3 h for individually opening and closing (rotating) the glass plate holding frame 4 and the upper plate opening / closing plate 11.

The schematic configuration of the entirety of the ball game machine 1 has been described above. Among the elements constituting the ball game machine 1, the detailed structure of the glass plate holding frame 4 will be described below.
As shown in FIG. 3, the glass plate holding frame 4 includes a frame decoration body 50 made of synthetic resin and a reinforcing metal plate attached to the back side of the frame decoration body 50 to improve the strength as the glass plate holding frame 4. 70 and a glass plate unit 90. As shown in FIG. 4B, the frame decorative body 50 is made of a substantially square synthetic resin plate, and the circular see-through window 5 is formed in the center thereof. On the periphery of the frame decorative body 50, a peripheral flange portion 51 is formed over substantially the entire periphery,
In addition to improving the strength of the frame decorative body 50, it is designed to prevent unauthorized intrusion from outside (security prevention). A reinforcing rib 52, a mounting boss 53 for mounting a reinforcing metal plate 70, and a mounting pin 54 for mounting a glass plate unit 90 are formed on the back side of the frame decorative body 50. Also, on the back surface of the frame decorative body 50, the speakers 10a and 1
0b is screwed and the decorative fluorescent lamps 6a
b, decoration LED7, broken LED8, and payout LED9
Are mounted via mounting claws 58. Note that the ball breaking LED 8 and the payout LED 9 are provided on the same substrate 57. In addition, window openings are formed at two positions on the left and right sides below the frame decorative body 50. On the back side of the window opening, a transparent member 59 is screwed and formed as a seal paper see-through portion 60 for seeing through a seal paper (not shown) attached to the game board 40 (see FIG. 1). On the upper side of one side of the frame decorative body 50, the rotation mounting portion 3 is provided.
h shaft support pin 6 supported by a pin insertion hole (not shown)
1 is provided. The pivot pin 61 is provided to be vertically slidable with respect to the frame decoration body 50, and has a spring 62 at its lower end portion for urging the pivot pin 61 upward.
Is attached. On the other hand, a bearing member 63 that supports a pivot pin (not shown) of the rotation mounting portion 3h is screwed to one side lower portion of the frame decoration body 50.

As shown in FIG. 4A, a circular see-through window 5 is formed in the center of the reinforcing metal plate 70 so that a frame decorative body 50 is formed.
It has almost the same shape as. Around the entire periphery of the reinforcing metal plate 70, similarly to the frame decoration 50, a peripheral flange portion 71 is formed, and in addition to improving the strength of the reinforcing metal plate 70, preventing unauthorized intrusion from the outside. (Crime prevention). The peripheral flange portion 71 forms a step with the peripheral flange portion 51 when the frame decorative body 50 and the reinforcing metal plate 70 are assembled, and when the glass plate holding frame 4 is closed, the peripheral flange portion 71 contacts the step portion 3f of the front frame 3. In order to eliminate the gap by contact, the crime prevention effect is further enhanced. The peripheral flange portions 51 and 57 may be provided on at least one side of the rectangular glass plate holding frame 4. Further, a reinforcing protrusion 72 is formed on the reinforcing metal plate 70 so as to protrude to the back side, and a mounting hole 73 for fixing a screw 83 (see FIG. 5A) to the mounting boss 53 is formed. Have been. The reinforcing protrusions 72 are provided on four sides of the reinforcing metal plate 70 having a rectangular shape, respectively.
It is provided parallel to that side. For this reason, the reinforcing protrusion 72 uniformly improves the strength of the reinforcing metal plate 70 without being partially biased. However, the reinforcing protrusion 72
May be provided on at least one side of the reinforcing metal plate 70. Further, it is desirable that the side is provided in parallel, but it may be bent and not parallel. Further, in the reinforcing metal plate 70, in the state of being attached to the frame decoration 50, the escape pins 74 to allow the attachment pins 54, the speakers 10 a and 10 b, the respective substrates 55 to 57, and the transparent member 59 to escape to the back side. 79 and a speaker 1
10a and wiring 8 connected to each substrate 55-57
0 (see FIG. 5 (A)) at once, and
Are formed on the back side of the wiring. As shown in FIG. 5B, a pair of upper and lower engaging hooks 82 is provided on one side of the reinforcing metal plate 70. The engagement hook 82 holds the closed state of the glass plate holding frame 4 (locking) by inserting the hook insertion hole 3 e formed in the front frame 3 and engaging with the locking device 26 as described above. It is supposed to.

As shown in FIG. 3, the glass plate unit 90 includes a circular multilayer glass plate 91 and the multilayer glass plate 91.
An annular glass frame 92 attached along the outer circumference of
It has. At four positions on the outer periphery of the glass frame 92 and on the upper, lower, left, and right sides, mounting pieces 93 are formed respectively corresponding to the mounting pins 54 of the frame decorative body 51. The mounting piece 93 has an insertion hole through which the mounting pin 54 is inserted, and a mounting hole (both not shown) for fixing a fastener 94 described below to a screw 95.

Thus, the above-mentioned glass plate holding frame 4 is
The speakers 10a and 10b, the substrates 55 to 57, and the transparent member 59 are mounted on the back surface of the frame decoration 50, and the mounting holes 73 of the reinforcing metal plate 70 are fixed with screws 83 through the mounting bosses 53 of the frame decoration 50. You. In this state, the speakers 10a and 10b, the mounting pins 54, the boards 55 to 57, and the transparent member 59 are disposed on the back side of the reinforcing metal plate 70 by passing through the escape holes 74 to 79. That is, the frame decorative body 50
The space between the frame decorative body 50 and the reinforcing metal plate 70 is reduced as much as possible.
By integrating the metal plate 70 and the reinforcing metal plate 70, the strength of the glass plate holding frame 4 is improved. Then, the glass frame 92 is attached to the mounting pins 54 disposed through the escape holes 74 via the stoppers 94, so that the glass plate 92 is integrated from the back side of the frame decorative body 50 and the reinforcing metal plate 70. The unit 90 is attached. Thereby, the frame decorative body 5
0 and the circular see-through window 5 of the reinforcing metal plate 70 are in a state of being covered by the multi-layer glass plate 91 of the glass plate unit 90. The specific mounting of the glass plate unit 90 is performed by fitting a mounting hole (not shown) of a fastener 94 to the mounting pin 54 inserted through the insertion hole of the mounting piece 93.
In this state, the stopper 94 is inserted into the mounting hole of the mounting piece 93 with the screw 9.
5 This is done by stopping. After that, the reinforcing metal plate 70
10a and 10b and substrate 5 arranged on the back side of
Wiring 80 is connected to 5 to 57, and this is
Then, the assembly as the glass plate holding frame 4 is completed.

Further, the glass plate holding frame 4 assembled as described above is supported in a state where the pivot support pin of the rotation mounting portion 3h is pivotally supported in a pin insertion hole (not shown) of the bearing bracket 63.
By sliding the support pin 61 downward against the urging force of the spring 62 and then sliding the support pin 61 upward and inserting it into the pin insertion hole of the rotary mounting part 3h, the front frame 3 to be rotatable (openable and closable). When the glass plate holding frame 4 is attached to the front frame 3, the supporting pin 6 is opposed to the urging force of the spring 62.
1 can be easily removed from the front frame 3 by sliding the lower part 1 downward to release the inserted state of the pivot support pin 61 into the pin insertion hole of the rotation mounting part 3h. That is,
The glass plate holding frame 4 is configured to be detachable from the front frame 3.

As described above, the glass plate holding frame 4 according to the present embodiment comprises the frame decorative body 50 made of synthetic resin and the reinforcing metal plate 70 provided integrally on the back side of the frame decorative body 50.
The frame decorative body 50 and the reinforcing metal plate 70 are characterized in that the circular see-through window 5 in which the multi-layer glass plate 91 is provided is formed. With this configuration, a circular see-through window 5 for providing the double-glazed glass plate 91 is provided in most of the glass plate holding frame 4, and a novel design is applied to the front side of the glass plate holding frame 4. Even if the frame decorative body 50 is formed of a synthetic resin, the glass plate holding frame 4 can be maintained at a high strength, and thus, the glass plate holding frame 4 having both a novel design and high strength can be provided. .

Further, since the glass plate holding frame 4 is provided detachably with respect to the front frame 3, repair and replacement of the glass plate holding frame 4 and various components attached thereto can be easily performed. Further, since the circular see-through window 5 is formed in one reinforcing metal plate 70 having substantially the same area as the entire back surface of the frame decorative body 50, the area of the corner portion of the reinforcing metal plate 70 is increased. Thus, the strength of the reinforcing metal plate 70 itself, and thus the strength of the glass plate holding frame 4 can be improved. In the present embodiment, the opening (circular see-through window 5) for providing the transparent plate is circular in accordance with the circular transparent plate (multilayer glass plate 91). However, the present invention is not limited to this. However, by providing a portion (for example, a semicircular shape or a polygonal shape) along a game area visible by the transparent plate in at least a part of the opening provided with the transparent plate, the area of the corner portion of the reinforcing metal plate is reduced. It is desirable to increase the strength and improve the strength of the glass plate holding frame. In addition, the reinforcing metal plate 70 is provided with escape holes 75 to 79 for allowing components (the speakers 10 a and 10 b, the substrates 55 to 57, and the transparent member 59) attached to the back surface of the frame decorative body 50 to escape to the back surface side. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the weight of the glass plate holding frame 4, further reduce the distance between the frame decorative body 50 and the reinforcing metal plate 70 as much as possible, and integrate the frame decorative body 50 with the reinforcing metal plate 70. Thus, the strength of the glass plate holding frame 4 can be improved. Further, since the reinforcing metal plate is formed of a single rectangular plate, it has much higher strength than that of a case where the reinforcing metal plate is partially reinforced with a plurality of reinforcing metal plates.

The above embodiment (first embodiment)
The present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention. Hereinafter, other configurations will be described as second and third embodiments. In the following description, the same components as those in the first embodiment will be denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted. First, the glass plate holding frame 100 of the second embodiment will be described. As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the glass plate holding frame 100 includes a frame decorative body 110 made of a synthetic resin and the frame decorative body 11.
The glass frame unit 90 is provided with a reinforcing metal frame 120 that is attached to the back surface side of the glass plate 0 and improves the strength of the glass plate holding frame 100.

The frame decorative body 110 is made of a substantially square synthetic resin plate, and a circular see-through window 5 is formed in the center thereof. On the upper peripheral edge and the left and right peripheral edges of the frame decorative body 110,
Each of the peripheral flange portions 111 is formed so as to improve the strength of the frame decorative body 110 and to prevent unauthorized entry from outside (crime prevention). Each of the left and right peripheral flange portions 111 has a rail shape having a U-shaped cross section so that the reinforcing metal frame 120 does not come off from the back side in a state where the reinforcing metal frame 120 is attached to the frame decorative body 110. On the upper rear surface of the frame decorative body 110, a pair of right and left mounting claws 112 for mounting and fixing the reinforcing metal frame 120 to the frame decorative body 110 are formed. On the back surface of the frame decoration 110, a locking projection 113 for attaching the speakers 10a and 10b and an attachment claw 114 for attaching each of the substrates 55 to 57 are formed. The frame decoration 110
A transparent member 59 is screwed on the lower side in order to form a see-through portion of the certificate stamp, similarly to the frame decorative body 50.

The reinforcing metal frame 120 is formed by combining columnar metal members 121 to 124 having a hollow portion in a rectangular shape. Further, reinforcing metal members 125 and 126 are combined with the upper portion of the reinforcing metal frame 120 in order to improve the strength of the reinforcing metal frame 120. Reinforced metal frame 1
A pair of upper and lower engaging hooks 127 is provided on the metal member 122 that forms one side of 20. The engaging hook 127 is inserted into the hook insertion hole 3e formed in the front frame 3 to engage with the locking device 26 in the same manner as the engaging hook 82, and holds the closed state of the glass plate holding frame 4. (Locked). On the other hand, on the upper part of the metal member 123 that forms the other side of the reinforcing metal frame 120, a pivot pin 128 that is pivotally supported by the pin insertion hole of the rotation mounting part 3h is provided. The pivot pin 128 is slidably provided in the vertical direction with respect to the frame decorative body 110, similarly to the pivot pin 61, and has a spring (shown in the figure) at the lower end thereof for urging the pivot pin 128 upward. No) is attached. In addition, a bearing hole 129 is formed in a lower portion of the metal member 123 so as to support the pivot pin of the rotation mounting portion 3h.

The reinforcing metal body 125 and the reinforcing metal frame 12
0 is formed on the metal member 124 forming the lower side of the frame 0, and the mounting pin 130 for mounting and fixing the glass plate unit 90 to the reinforcing metal frame 120 is formed. A locking groove 131 for locking the speakers 10a and 10b attached to the projection 113 from the back side thereof is formed.

The above-described glass plate holding frame 100
The left and right peripheral flange portions in which the speakers 10a and 10b, the substrates 55 to 57, and the transparent member 59 are attached to the back surface of the frame decoration 110, and the reinforcing metal frame 120 forms a rail shape from the lower side of the frame decoration 110. The reinforcing metal frame 120 is integrally attached to the frame decorative body 110 by being slid and inserted along with 111 and the metal member 121 is engaged with and attached to the attachment claw 112. Then, by attaching the glass frame 92 to the mounting pins 130 of the reinforcing metal frame 120 via the fasteners 94, the glass plate unit 90 is attached from the back side of the integrated frame decorative body 110 and the reinforcing metal plate 120. And the glass plate holding frame 10
The assembly as zero is completed. Further, similarly to the glass plate holding frame 4, the glass plate holding frame 100 is provided with a pivot pin 128 that is constantly urged to slide upward by a spring, so that the glass plate holding frame 100 is detachable from the front frame 3. It has a configuration.

As described above, in the glass plate holding frame 100 of the second embodiment, the reinforcing metal frame 120 provided on the back side of the frame decorative body 110 made of synthetic resin is replaced with the columnar metal members 121 to 121 having hollow portions. 124 are combined in a rectangular shape. As a result, the circular see-through window 5 for installing the multi-layer glass plate 91 is provided on most of the glass plate holding frame 100, and the frame decoration is made of synthetic resin on the front side of the glass plate holding frame 100 so as to give a novel design. Even when the body 110 is formed, the glass plate holding frame 100 can be maintained at a high strength, and the glass plate holding frame 100 that achieves both a novel design and high strength can be provided. In addition, since they are combined in a rectangular shape, the strength is much higher than when metal members are separately attached.

In the first and second embodiments, the decorative fluorescent lamps 6a and 6b, the decorative LED 7, and the
Although the light emitting decoration device of D8 and the payout LED 9 is attached to the glass plate holding frame, the present invention is not limited to this structure. That is, as in the third embodiment shown in FIG. 9, the light emitting decoration device (the lamp 140, the lamp substrate 141,
The wiring 142 may be attached to the front frame 3. In this case, it is necessary to form a transmission hole 152 for transmitting light emitted from the lamp 140 forward in the reinforcing metal plate 151 constituting the glass plate holding frame 150. Further, as in the third embodiment, the notch 153 is provided at the corner of the reinforcing metal plate 151, so that the attachment of the glass plate holding frame 150 and the front frame 3 can be performed by the pantograph-type connecting hinge 15.
4 can also be performed. Further, the reinforcing metal plate is not limited to a single plate, but may be one in which a plurality of plates are integrated by welding (spot welding) or the like. Also,
The frame decorative body has a configuration in which the reinforcing metal plate or the reinforcing metal frame is entirely covered, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a part of the reinforcing metal plate or the reinforcing metal frame may be exposed on the surface. Further, the frame decorative body does not have to be integrated. That is, a plurality of decorative members may be attached to a reinforcing metal plate serving as a base.

[0032]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a ball game machine in which a transparent plate holding frame for holding a transparent plate is openably and closably mounted on a front frame. The transparent plate holding frame includes a frame decorative body made of a synthetic resin, and a rectangular reinforcing metal body having the frame decorative body attached to the surface side, and the transparent plate is provided on at least the reinforcing metal body. An opening is formed.
With this configuration, an opening for installing the transparent plate is provided in most of the transparent plate holding frame, and the frame decorative body is formed of synthetic resin on the front side of the transparent plate holding frame in order to apply a novel design. Even so, the transparent plate holding frame can be maintained at a high strength, and thus a transparent plate holding frame that achieves both a novel design and high strength can be provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the transparent plate holding frame is provided detachably with respect to the front frame. With this configuration, repair and replacement of the transparent plate holding frame or various components attached thereto can be easily performed.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the reinforcing metal member is characterized in that a columnar metal member having a cavity is combined in a rectangular shape. With this configuration, it is possible to realize a transparent plate holding frame that achieves both a novel design and high strength.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the reinforcing metal member is formed of a single rectangular metal plate having substantially the same area as the entire back surface of the frame decoration, and at least a part of the metal plate is formed of the transparent plate. The opening is formed in a shape having a portion along a game area that can be visually recognized. With this configuration, it is possible to realize a transparent plate holding frame that achieves both a novel design and high strength.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the rectangular metal plate is provided with an escape hole for allowing a component attached to the back surface of the frame decoration to escape to the back surface side. With this configuration, it is possible to reduce the weight of the transparent plate holding frame, further reduce the distance between the frame decorative body and the rectangular metal plate as much as possible, and integrate the frame decorative body and the rectangular metal plate. Thus, the strength of the transparent plate holding frame can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the ball game machine with a front frame opened.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the ball and ball game machine.

FIG. 4A is a rear view showing a reinforcing metal plate;
FIG. 2B is a rear view showing the frame decoration.

FIG. 5A is a rear view showing a glass plate holding frame, and FIG. 5B is a side view showing the glass plate holding frame.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a ball game machine according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing a glass plate holding frame of the second embodiment.

FIG. 8A is a rear view showing a glass plate holding frame of the second embodiment, and FIG. 8B is a side view showing the glass plate holding frame of the second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a partial perspective view showing a glass plate holding frame of the third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 ball game machine 2 outer frame 3 front frame 3e hook insertion opening 3f step portion 3g rotation shaft portion 3h rotation mounting portion 4 glass plate holding frame (transparent plate holding frame) 5 circular see-through window (opening) 26 locking device 26a Cylinder lock 26c Opening operation part 40 Game board 50 Frame decoration body 51 Peripheral flange part 52 Reinforcement rib 53 Mounting boss 54 Mounting pin 55-57 Substrate 58 Mounting claw 59 Transparent member 61 Shaft support pin 63 Bearing fitting 70 Reinforcement metal plate (rectangular metal) 71) Peripheral flange portion 72 Reinforcement raised portion 73 Mounting hole 74-79 Escape hole 80 Wiring 81 Wiring holding claw 82 Engagement hook 90 Glass plate unit 91 Multi-layer glass plate (transparent plate) 92 Glass frame 93 Mounting piece 94 Stopper REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 100 glass plate holding frame 110 frame decoration 111 peripheral flange 120 reinforcing metal frame 121 to 124 metal member 125 · 126 Reinforced metal body 150 Glass plate holding frame 151 Reinforced metal plate 152 Transmission hole 153 Notch 154 Connection hinge

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A ball game machine in which a transparent plate holding frame for holding a transparent plate is openably and closably attached to a front frame, wherein the transparent plate holding frame comprises: a frame decorative body made of synthetic resin; And a rectangular reinforcing metal body attached to the front surface side, wherein at least the reinforcing metal body has an opening formed to face the transparent plate. 2. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the transparent plate holding frame is provided detachably with respect to the front frame. 3. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the reinforcing metal body is formed by combining a columnar metal member having a hollow portion into a rectangular shape. 4. The reinforcing metal body is made of a single rectangular metal plate having substantially the same area as the entire back surface of the frame decorative body, and at least a portion along a game area that can be visually recognized by the transparent plate. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the opening is formed in a shape having the ball. 5. The ball game machine according to claim 4, wherein the rectangular metal plate is provided with an escape hole for allowing a component attached to the back surface of the frame decorative body to escape to the back surface side.