JPH11104296A - Japanese pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily attach a speaker in an assembly process, to hardly transmit an impact and vibration to the speaker and to easily detach the speaker when a trouble is generated by any chance. SOLUTION: At an opening/closing panel 3, a speaker housing chamber 20 is formed in the state of opening a rear surface and making a part projected forward enter the free part 36 of the cover member 32 of a ball supply tray 7. A locking shaft for controlling the upper, lower, left and right positions of the speaker 40 is formed inside the speaker housing chamber, the locking shaft is inserted into the fixing hole of the speaker housed inside the speaker housing chamber from the open part of the rear surface, a cover body 55 is attached to the open part of the rear surface of the speaker housing chamber and the speaker is energized forward by an elastic part 64 provided on the cover body.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball-and-ball game machine such as a pachinko game machine having a speaker mounted on an open / close panel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional ball-and-ball game machine, for example, a pachinko game machine, has a speaker attached to the back of an opening and closing panel to which a ball supply plate is attached, and is firmly fixed with screws.

[0003]

However, if the speaker is fixed with screws, shocks when opening and closing the opening and closing panel and vibrations such as discharge and firing of the game ball are directly transmitted to the speaker. In the speakers used in pachinko machines, the permanent magnet vibrates back and forth finely due to the magnetic force of the coil fixed to the speaker frame, and this reciprocating vibration is transmitted to cone paper. This is a configuration that generates sound by generating waves. The transmission of the above-described shock and vibration to the speaker performing such a minute movement is not preferable because it causes a failure.

Further, when the speaker breaks down, or when the speaker is to be removed as a recycled part at the time of disassembly, it is necessary to loosen the screws and the like that have been fixed, which is troublesome. In the assembly process, the work of fixing the speaker with a plurality of screws is time-consuming.

Therefore, the present invention provides a ball-and-play game machine in which a speaker can be easily attached in an assembling process, and it is difficult for shock, vibration, and transmission to be transmitted to the speaker, and the speaker can be easily removed in the event of a trouble. The purpose is to provide.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention has been proposed to achieve the above object, and an object of the present invention is to provide an opening and closing panel mounted on a front frame so as to be openable and closable. On the front surface, there is provided a ball supply tray attached so as to protrude forward, and the ball supply tray is below the plate main body in a state where an empty space is formed between a plate main body for storing balls and an opening and closing panel. And a cover member that covers the cover member, wherein the opening / closing panel has a speaker storage chamber in a state in which a rear surface is opened and a part protruding forward enters the space of the cover member. In the storage room, a speaker locking portion for regulating the vertical and horizontal positions of the speaker is formed, the speaker is stored in the speaker storage room from the open portion on the rear surface, and the speaker is locked to the speaker locking portion. Attaching a lid to the open portion of the rear surface of the manufacturers storage chamber, a ball-shooting game machine, characterized in that biases the speaker to the front by the elastic portion provided in the lid.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the speaker locking portion is constituted by a locking shaft protruding rearward from a front wall of the speaker storage chamber, and the locking shaft is inserted into a fixing hole of the speaker. 2. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the speaker is inserted to regulate the vertical and horizontal positions of the speaker and to support the speaker.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a sound emission hole is formed in a front wall of a speaker storage room, and a sound transmission hole communicating with the sound emission hole via a space is formed in a cover member. The ball game machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein sound from the front surface is directly emitted from the sound emission hole to the game machine front surface through the sound transmission hole.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine 1 which is a typical ball-and-ball gaming machine, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the pachinko gaming machine 1 with a transparent member holding frame 2 and an opening / closing panel 3 opened.

In the pachinko gaming machine 1, a frame-shaped front frame 5 having a large window is attached to the front of the machine frame 4 so as to be openable and closable, and the front frame 5 faces the window from behind. The transparent member holding frame 2 and the opening / closing panel 3 are arranged vertically so as to be able to be opened and closed together so as to cover the window of the front frame 5 and to mount the ball supply tray 7 on the front surface of the opening / closing panel 3. It is provided so as to protrude forward, and a hit ball firing operation unit 8, a lower plate 9, and an ashtray 10 are provided on the front surface of the front frame 5 below the open / close panel 3. On the surface of the game board 6, there is formed a game area 11 partitioned by a partition member such as a guide rail. In the game area 11, the variable display device 12 and the starting port 1 are formed.
3, an attacker (large winning opening) 14 and the like are provided.

The transparent member holding frame 2 is a frame having a frame shape for holding a transparent member such as a front glass. The frame is decorated with a plastic decorative member around the opening, and is passed through the front glass of the opening. The game area 11 of the game board 6 can be seen. The open / close panel 3 attached below the transparent member holding frame 2 has a ball supply tray 7 attached to the front surface.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 9, the opening / closing panel 3 is mainly composed of a rectangular plastic plate member that is long on the left and right sides.
5, a connecting gutter 16 is attached so as to protrude to the back side, and a speaker storage chamber 20 is formed integrally with the speaker accommodating chamber 20 protruding to the front side slightly below the ball outlet 15 and slightly toward the center. In the center, a ball outlet 21 is opened, and as shown in FIG. 5, a shaft attaching portion 22 for the front frame 5 is provided at an end on the ball outlet 15 side, and a locking portion 23 is provided on the opposite side. . Then, as shown in FIG. 7, on the back surface of the opening / closing panel 3, a metal tamper-proof plate 24 is attached to the upper part thereof, and the ball supply path forming materials 25a and 25b are partially overlapped with the tamper-proof plate 24. Mounting, this ball supply path forming material 2
A ball feed device including a ball feed member 26 and the like is provided in 5a and 25b. In addition, about the speaker storage room 20,
The ball supply tray 7 will be described first, followed by a detailed description.

As shown in FIG. 8, the ball supply tray 7 is provided with a substantially semicircular plate portion 30 projecting forward on the player side and storing game balls. The cover member 32 is attached to the front surface of the dish body 31 so as to cover the dish portion 30 below the dish portion 30, and is formed between the upper right edge of the dish portion 30 and the upper edge of the bulging portion 33 of the cover member 32. An operation panel 34 is attached to the gap, and decorative members 35, 35 are overlapped on the left and right sides of the cover member 32.

The cover member 32 can cover the dish portion 30 and form a bulging portion 33 projecting forward so as to form a space 36 between the opening and closing panel 3 below the dish portion 30. In addition, the decorativeness is enhanced by forming a curved concave portion 37 which is depressed with a smooth curved surface on the side of the opening / closing panel 3 substantially at the center of the bulging portion 33. A plurality of small sound-transmitting holes 39 are provided in the bulging portion 33 of the cover member 32, and the portions where these sound-transmitting holes 39 are provided are desirably located away from the front of the speaker 40. .
Even if wires or thin sticks are inserted through the sound transmission holes 39,
This is to prevent a problem that the cone paper of the speaker 40 is torn.

As shown in FIG. 8, the operation panel 34 includes an operation section board 34a, an operation section electric board 34b attached below the operation section board 34a, and an operation section board 34.
and an operation part decorative plate 34c that covers the upper part a from above, and these members 34a, 34b, and 34c are provided integrally. The operation panel 34 displays a ball lending button 41 operated to receive a game ball lending, a card return button 43 operated to return a game card mounted on the card unit 42, and the number of game cards. And a ball release operation lever 45 that is operated when discharging the game balls stored in the storage unit.

When the dish main body 31 and the cover member 32 are attached to the opening / closing panel 3, the ball discharged from the ball discharge port 15 and the ball inserted by the player can be stored in the dish portion 30, The inclined lower end of the ball aligning portion formed on the panel 3 side communicates with the ball outlet 21 so that the balls in the dish portion 30 can be supplied to the ball feeder.

Next, a description will be given of a speaker storage room 20 formed integrally with the opening and closing panel 3 by molding. The speaker accommodating chamber 20 is formed such that the rear surface of the opening / closing panel 3 side is open and the portion protruding forward is the empty space 3 of the cover member 32 of the ball supply tray 7.
6 is a chamber formed so as to enter inside. In the present embodiment, a rectangular opening is formed in the opening and closing panel 3 in an inclined state in which the end of the opening and closing panel 3 is formed closer to the shaft mounting side, and the end on the shaft mounting side is higher than the other end. The left and right side walls, the ceiling wall, and the bottom wall extend forward from the opening edge, and a front wall 50 is formed so as to connect the front ends of the walls. The inside of these walls is a speaker storage room 20. Therefore, the speaker storage room 20 has a rectangular box shape protruding forward from the front surface of the opening / closing panel 3, and since the speaker storage room 20 is inclined, even if the inner surface of the cover member 32 approaches, there is no collision between the two. The front wall 50 has a substantially elliptical sound emission hole 5.
1 and a locking shaft 52 is protruded rearward (opening side) as a speaker locking portion at the corner of the front wall 50 that is separated from the sound emission hole 51. An upright wall 53 is provided on the rear surface of the opening / closing panel 3 so as to surround the opening on the rear surface of the speaker storage room 20. A concave receiving portion 54 is formed. In this case, a lid 5 to be described later is provided around the opening.
5 is in contact with the front end (the same surface as the back of the opening and closing panel 3)
And the standing wall 53 is erected. In addition, each wall mentioned above,
The locking shaft 52, the upright wall 53, and the like are integrally formed with the opening / closing panel 3.

The speaker 40 is provided in the speaker storage room 20.
Needless to say, it is a size and a shape that can be stored inside, but in the present embodiment,
A driving unit 57 including a coil and a permanent magnet is provided.
And a flange formed around the front opening of the frame 56 is formed as a rectangle slightly smaller than the front wall 50 of the speaker storage room 20, and fastening holes 60 are respectively formed at corners of the flange. is there.

The lid 55 is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped plastic box-shaped body whose open front portion is formed into a size that fits into the upright wall 53.
Is formed substantially in the center of the back surface in a state of slightly projecting rearward, and this drive unit storage chamber 6 is formed.
An elastic portion 64 is provided on the rear wall 63 constituting the front portion 2 so as to protrude forward (inside the drive unit storage chamber 62). A locking portion 66 that locks in the locking receiving portion 54 formed on the opening / closing panel 3 side is formed at a tip portion of the wall.

The elastic portion 64 may have any configuration as long as it can urge the speaker 40 toward the front. In the present embodiment, the elastic portion 64 has a rear surface of the lid 55, specifically, of the drive unit storage chamber 62. An elongated U-shaped slit is formed in the rear wall 63, and a portion surrounded by the slit is inclined forward to form an elastic tongue. The elastic portion 64 is formed at two places on the rear wall 63 of the drive unit storage chamber 62.

One of the locking portions 66 (the left side in FIG. 10) functions as an immovable locking portion 66a, and is formed by simply forming a protruding piece that can be fitted into the locking receiving portion 54 on the front end edge. Configuration may be sufficient. Further, the other locking portion 66 is a movable locking portion 66b.
It is configured by forming a pair of slits at the front end of the side wall and forming an arrowhead-shaped engaging claw at the end of the portion between the slits. Since the locking claw is made of plastic and has slits on both sides, the locking claw has elasticity capable of bending in the thickness direction.

Next, a procedure for assembling the speaker 40 to the open / close panel 3 will be described. First, FIGS. 9 and 11
As shown in FIG. 5, the front surface of the speaker 40 faces the back surface of the opening / closing panel 3, and in this state, the speaker 40 is advanced and inserted into the speaker storage room 20 through an opening opening on the back surface of the opening / closing panel 3. Frame 5 of speaker 40
6 is in contact with the front wall 50 of the speaker storage room 20. The maximum outer peripheral edge of the speaker 40, that is, the shape and size of the front end of the frame 56 are set slightly smaller in accordance with the cross-sectional shape and size of the speaker housing 20. Therefore, when the speaker 40 is advanced into the speaker storage room 20, unless the speaker 40 is tilted greatly,
When the vehicle is moved forward, the vehicle is guided by the inner surface of the speaker storage room 20 and travels through a predetermined approach path. Since the distal end of the locking shaft 52 is gradually reduced in diameter from the base end to the distal end, when the speaker 40 advances and the frame 56 approaches the distal end of the locking shaft 52, the speaker 40
The position of the fixing hole 60 and the position of the tip of the locking shaft 52 naturally match. Therefore, when the speaker 40 is moved forward as it is, the locking shaft 52 is inserted into the fixing hole 60 of the speaker 40, whereby the left and right and up and down positions of the speaker 40 are adjusted to predetermined positions. In short, the speaker 40
Speaker storage room 20
By simply pushing inward, the locking shaft 52 is fitted into the fastening hole 60 and can be set at a predetermined position, and the work is simple because there is no need to screw.

After the speaker 40 has been inserted into the speaker accommodating chamber 20 in this manner, the lid 55 is then attached to the opening of the opening / closing panel 3. In this case, first, the lid 55 is slanted, and one of the locking portions 66 (the immobile locking portion 66a on the left side in FIGS. 9 and 10 and the upper one in FIGS. 11 and 12) is moved to one side of the opening / closing panel 3 (FIG. 9 and 10 (left side in FIGS. 11 and 12, upper side in FIGS. 11 and 12), and thereafter, while rotating the lid 55 around the locked immovable locking portion 66 a. Put the front surface of the lid 55 over the opening of the opening / closing panel 3,
The other locking portion 66 (the right movable locking portion 66b in FIGS. 9 and 10 and the lower movable locking portion 66b in FIGS. 11 and 12) is pushed toward the opening / closing panel 3 while being bent inward. In this manner, the inclined surface of the locking claw at the tip of the movable locking portion 66b is pressed by the opening edge of the locking receiving portion 54 and is further bent inward, whereby the locking claw slides on the opening edge. When the movable claw 6 moves forward and the inclined surface of the locking claw passes through the opening edge of the locking receiving portion 54, the movable locking portion 6
The locking claw 6b is elastically returned outward and locked to the opening edge. Therefore, the lid 55 is fixed in a state of covering the opening.

Further, the lid 55 is rotated to move the movable locking portion 66.
b, the movable locking portion 66 b
In a state immediately before the lock is locked to the lock receiving portion 54, the elastic portion 6
The front end of the speaker 4 contacts the rear end of the speaker 40, that is, the rear surface of the drive unit 57 in this embodiment. Then, in this state, when the lid 55 is further rotated and pushed forward until the locking portion 66b is locked to the locking receiving portion 54, the elastic portion 64 increases in bending due to elasticity. Pressing force is increased. When the lid 55 is fully advanced and fixed until the locking portion 66b is locked to the locking receiving portion 54, the elastic portion 6
4 urges the speaker 40 forward, so that the front end of the speaker 40 is
Maintain the state of contact with.

Even if the elastic portion 64 continues to urge the speaker 40 forward and a reaction force acts on the elastic portion 64,
This reaction force is received by the opening and closing panel 3 because the lid 55 is locked to the opening and closing panel 3 by the locking portions 66a and 66b. Therefore, the lid 55 does not come off due to the reaction force pressing the speaker 40.

When the speaker 40 is attached in a state of being urged forward by the elastic portion 64 without being firmly fixed, the speaker 40 is pressed by the urging force of the elastic portion 64 even when an impact or vibration is transmitted. Shock and vibration are not directly transmitted. For this reason, even if an impact or vibration is transmitted to the open / close panel 3, the impact or vibration transmitted to the speaker 40 can be weakened, and the failure of the speaker 40 can be prevented.

When the speaker 40 is assembled to the opening / closing panel 3 in this manner, the speaker 40 can be attached to the back surface of the opening / closing panel 3 without greatly protruding. There is no interference with the mounted frame board 70 and the like.

Further, even if the speaker storage chamber 20 is formed so as to protrude forward from the opening / closing panel 3, the speaker storage chamber 20 is formed in the empty space 36 of the cover member 32 of the ball supply tray 7.
Since it enters the inside, the space inside the ball supply tray 7 can be effectively used.

Further, since the speaker 40 operates in a state where the speaker 40 is stored in the box-shaped speaker storage room 20, the speaker storage room 20 functions as a speaker box, and a positive phase signal generated from the front surface of the cone paper of the speaker 40. The sound is emitted from the sound emission hole 51 in the front wall 50 of the speaker storage room 20.
Through the space in the cover member 32 from the cover member 32
Are transmitted directly to the player through the sound transmission holes 39, and the opposite-phase sound generated from the rear surface of the cone paper is blocked by the lid 55 and the open / close panel 3 and does not directly reach the player. Therefore, a good quality sound can be heard by the player, the effect of raising the interest of the game by the sound effect can be further enhanced, and a comfortable game can be performed.

If the speaker 40 breaks down, if the cover 55 is removed, the speaker 40 can be taken out without performing any operation such as removing screws. Therefore, repair and replacement work can be performed easily in a short time. Further, when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is disposed of, the speaker 40 can be easily removed, and the disassembling operation can be facilitated when recycling the parts of the gaming machine.

In the above embodiment, a pachinko game machine has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and any ball game machine having a ball supply tray may be used. For example, the present invention can be applied to a sparrow ball game machine and an arrangement ball game machine.

[0032]

According to the present invention as described above, the following effects can be obtained. According to the first aspect of the present invention, a speaker storage room is formed in the opening / closing panel in a state in which a rear surface is opened and a portion protruding forward enters the space of the cover member. A speaker locking portion for regulating the up, down, left and right positions is formed, the speaker is stored in the speaker storage room from the open portion on the rear surface, the speaker is locked to the speaker locking portion, and the open portion on the rear surface of the speaker storage room. Since the lid was attached and the speaker was urged forward by the elastic part provided on this lid, the speaker installation work in the assembly process of the ball and ball game machine could be performed quickly and easily, and the speaker was repaired. In addition, replacement work can be easily performed.

Since the speaker is only urged forward by the urging force of the elastic portion and is not firmly fixed by screws or the like, even if an impact or vibration is transmitted to the open / close panel. In addition, it is possible to prevent the shock and vibration from being directly transmitted to the speaker. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a speaker failure or the like due to shock or vibration.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the speaker locking portion is constituted by a locking shaft projecting rearward from the front wall of the speaker storage chamber, and the locking shaft is inserted into a fixing hole of the speaker. Because the speaker is supported in the upper, lower, left, and right positions and supports the speaker, in the assembly process, the speaker can be easily set to a predetermined position simply by moving it forward into the speaker storage room. Even if it receives a shock or vibration, the position does not shift.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, a sound emission hole is formed in the front wall of the speaker storage room, and a sound transmission hole communicating with the sound emission hole through a space is formed in the cover member, and Since sound from the front is emitted directly from the sound output hole to the front of the gaming machine through the sound transmission hole, a high quality sound can be heard by the player. Therefore, it is possible to further enhance the interest of the game by the sound effect.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the pachinko gaming machine in a state where a transparent member holding frame and an opening / closing panel are opened.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the opening / closing panel as viewed from the front.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the opening / closing panel.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the opening / closing panel as viewed from behind.

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the opening / closing panel.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a fraud prevention member and the like attached to the back surface of the open / close panel.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of a ball supply tray.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an assembled state of a speaker.

10A is a front view of a speaker storage room, and FIG.
Is a rear view of the speaker, and (c) is a rear view of the lid.

FIG. 11 is a sectional view of a speaker storage room and the like showing a state in which a speaker is incorporated.

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of a speaker storage room or the like in which a speaker is incorporated.

FIG. 13 is a sectional view of an opening / closing panel incorporating a speaker and a ball supply tray.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko game machine 2 Transparent member holding frame 3 Opening / closing panel 4 Machine frame 5 Front frame 6 Game board 7 Ball supply tray 8 Hitting and launching operation unit 9 Lower tray 10 Ashtray 11 Game area 12 Variable display device 13 Starter port 14 Attacker 15 Ball discharge Outlet 16 Connection gutter 20 Speaker storage room 21 Ball sending port 22 Axle part 23 Locking part 24 Fraud prevention member 25 Ball supply path forming material 26 Ball sending member 30 Dish part 31 Dish body 32 Cover member 33 Swelling part 34 Operation panel 35 Decorative member 36 Empty portion 37 Curved concave portion 39 Sound transmission hole 40 Speaker 41 Ball lending button 42 Card unit 43 Card return button 44 Remaining number indicator 45 Ball release operation lever 50 Front wall 51 Sound emission hole 52 Locking shaft 53 Standing wall 54 Lock receiving part 55 Lid 56 Frame 57 Driving part 60 Locking hole 62 Driving part storage chamber 63 Back wall 64 Elasticity 65 hole 66 engaging portion 70 frame board

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An open / close panel attached to a front frame so as to be openable and closable, and a ball supply tray attached to a front surface of the open / close panel so as to protrude forward. In a ball game machine including a main body and a cover member that covers a lower portion of the dish main body in a state where an empty space is formed between the main body and the open / close panel, the rear surface of the open / close panel protrudes forward. A speaker storage room is formed in a state where the portion enters the empty space of the cover member, and a speaker locking portion for regulating the vertical and horizontal positions of the speaker is formed in the speaker storage room. The speaker is stored in the speaker locking portion, and the lid is attached to the open portion on the rear surface of the speaker storage room. The speaker is provided by the elastic portion provided on the lid. A pinball game machine, characterized in that it was biased toward. 2. The speaker locking portion is formed by a locking shaft protruding rearward from a front wall of the speaker storage chamber, and the locking shaft is inserted into a fixing hole of the speaker to move up, down, left and right of the speaker. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the position is regulated and a speaker is supported. 3. A sound emission hole is opened in a front wall of the speaker storage room, and a sound transmission hole communicating with the sound emission hole through a space is opened in a cover member to emit sound from the front of the speaker. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the ball game machine is directly discharged from the hole through the sound transmission hole to the front of the game machine.