JPH11151348A - Structure for mounting speaker in pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a structure for mounting a speaker in a pachinko game machine, allowing effective sounds to be easily heard and providing good-quality effective sounds. SOLUTION: In a pachinko game machine having an upper ball tray 6 for retaining pachinko balls unloaded into the lower part of the front surface of a front frame as prize balls and a lower ball tray 7 for retaining extra balls on the upper ball tray 6, with the lower ball tray 7 comprising a tray main body 25 having a retaining tray part 24, a mounting baseplate 26 on which to mount the tray main body 25, an upper ornamental frame 27 covering the upper part of the front surface of the tray main body 25, and a lower ornamental frame 28 covering the lower part of the front surface of the tray main body 25, a storage space is formed between the tray main body 25 and the lower ornamental frame 28, and a speaker 29 is placed in the storage place while pointing upward. A plurality of sound-transmitting holes 36 are provided through the upper ornamental frame portion 27 opposite to the speaker 29.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a speaker mounting structure for a pachinko game machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent pachinko machines, a starting winning port, a symbol variation indicator and a large winning port are arranged on a game board, and when a hit ball is awarded in the starting winning port, the symbol on the symbol variation indicator is varied. When the symbols at the time of the stop are aligned with a predetermined symbol, a special game state (big hit) is established and the operation of opening the special winning opening for a predetermined time or until a predetermined number of hit balls is won is performed for a predetermined cycle, so that the player has a great profit. A so-called Seven machine or a so-called right thing to which the game is provided has gained popularity. And in this kind of pachinko machine,
In order to further enhance the interest of the game, a speaker is provided for outputting a sound effect when a hit ball wins a winning opening or a special game state occurs.

In a conventional pachinko gaming machine, a storage space is formed in a double structure with a bottom portion of an upper ball tray or a lower ball tray provided at a lower front portion of a front frame, and a speaker is stored in the storage space. Or JP-A-8-57144
As disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication, a cylindrical storage portion for storing speakers is provided on the front of the waist plate portion of the mounting frame of the game board, and after storing the speakers in the storage portion, a protective cover is attached to the front surface. The speaker was supported and fixed.

[0004]

By the way, in the former of those described in the prior art, most of them are provided with a sound-transmitting hole at the bottom of the upper or lower ball dish, and are opposed to the sound-transmitting hole. Since the speakers are mounted downward, there is a problem that sound effects output from the speakers are sent out toward the feet of the player and are difficult to hear.

Also, in the latter case, since a front plate to which an upper ball tray is fixed is attached to the front of a protective cover for supporting and fixing the speaker, a state in which the front region of the speaker is closed by the front plate. Thus, there is a problem that the sound effect is stuck inside the pachinko gaming machine and a good sound effect cannot be obtained.

Further, in the latter case, in particular, the speaker and the protective cover for supporting and fixing the speaker are directly attached to the mounting frame of the game board, so that the work corresponding to the assembly line of the pachinko game machine is required. In addition, it is troublesome, and there is a problem that the speaker cannot be easily attached or replaced.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a speaker for a pachinko game machine in which sound effects can be easily heard and high-quality sound effects can be obtained. Is to provide a mounting structure.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an upper ball plate for storing pachinko balls discharged as prize balls at a lower portion of the front surface of a front frame, and a surplus ball of the upper ball plate. A lower bowl, for storing the lower bowl, wherein the lower bowl has a storage body, a mounting base plate for mounting the body, an upper decorative frame covering the upper front surface of the body, and a body. In a pachinko game machine comprising a lower decorative frame covering a lower front part of the pachinko machine, a storage space is formed between the plate main body and the lower decorative frame, and a speaker is disposed in the storage space so as to face upward. , A plurality of sound transmission holes are provided in an upper decorative frame portion facing the speaker.

In order to make the sound effect more audible, a storage portion for accommodating the speaker facing upward is integrally formed on the side of the plate body, and a sound diffusion prevention cylinder having both ends opened is provided. The speaker may be detachably fitted from above to fix and support the speaker in the storage portion, and a plurality of sound transmission holes may be provided in an upper decorative frame portion facing the upper end of the sound diffusion prevention cylinder.

[0010] Further, in order to facilitate the mounting of the speaker, the mounting plate portion and the mounting plate portion are formed integrally,
A speaker unit is constituted by a storage unit for housing the speaker facing upward, and a sound diffusion prevention cylinder having both ends opened to detachably fit into the storage unit from above and to fix and support the speaker in the storage unit. The mounting plate portion may be mounted on the front surface of the mounting base plate, and a plurality of sound transmission holes may be provided in an upper decorative frame portion facing the upper end of the sound diffusion preventing cylinder.

In addition, the upper surface of the upper decorative frame provided with the sound-transmitting holes communicates with a space formed inside the upper bowl, and the upper bowl having the space formed therein communicates with the upper bowl. By providing a plurality of sound transmission holes in the front part, it is possible to enhance the sound effect by utilizing the space of the upper ball dish.

Further, it is preferable that the upper end of the sound diffusion preventing cylinder is formed in a curved shape along the inner side surface of the upper decorative frame so that sound effects are not diffused.

[0013] In the speaker mounting structure of the pachinko gaming machine configured as described above, the sound effect output from the speaker is sent out from the upper surface of the lower ball plate toward the player's ear. For this reason, the sound effect can be easily heard, and the sound diffusion prevention cylinder prevents the sound effect from being diffused, so that a high-quality sound effect can be obtained.

[0014]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a lower portion of the pachinko gaming machine of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of an upper ball tray and a lower ball tray. The pachinko gaming machine has an outer frame 1 and a front frame 2 attached to the front of the outer frame 1 so as to be openable and closable. The front frame 2 is formed of a synthetic resin or wood such as veneer into a frame shape having a window at a substantially center, and a game board 3 is attached to a rear portion of the window. A glass door frame 4 and a front plate 5 are mounted on one side of the window hole so as to be openable and closable, and an upper bowl 6 is mounted on the front surface of the front plate 5. In addition, a lower ball tray 7 is provided below the front frame 2 to store surplus pachinko balls that fill the upper ball tray 6 and overflow.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the upper bowl 6 includes a bowl 8 for storing pachinko balls and an exterior member 9. The dish portion 8 has a bottom portion gently inclined downward, and a rectifying portion 10 in which pachinko balls are arranged in a row is provided at a lower portion of the inclination. Then, the pachinko balls of the dish portion 8 are guided to the back surface of the front plate 5 while being aligned in a line by the rectifying portion 10 and supplied one by one to a firing position of the firing rail by a hitting ball supply device (not shown). .

The exterior member 9 integrally includes a central region 9a formed in a bulging shape so as to cover the upper and lower portions of the front surface of the dish portion 8 and a side region 9b located on the right side of the central region 9a. The side region 9b has a front portion gently curved downward so that a space 12 for disposing the ball lending operation portion 11 is formed between the inner surface of the side region 9b and the front plate 5. It is formed in a box shape having a curved surface shape.

As shown in FIG. 3, the ball lending operation section 11 comprises a lending operation board 13, a card balance display 14 comprising a seven-segment display attached to the back of the lending operation board 13, a ball lending switch 15, and Card return switch 16
It is constituted by. On the other hand, a flat decorative member 17 is attached to the front part of the side region 9b, and the decorative member 17 has an opening 19 facing a transparent cover plate 18 provided on the front of the card balance display 14. Slot 2 for facing ball lending push button 20 and card return push button 21
2 and 23 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 3, the lower bowl 7 covers a dish body 25 having a storage dish portion 24, a mounting base plate 26 for mounting the dish body 25, and an upper front surface of the dish body 25. It is composed of an upper decorative frame 27 and a lower decorative frame 28 that covers the lower front part of the dish main body 25. And dish body 2
5 is provided with an upper decorative frame 27 and a lower decorative frame 28 so that a storage space 30 for a speaker 29 is provided on a side located below the ball lending operation unit 11 provided in the upper bowl 6.
Is formed. The lower ball plate 7 is provided on the front surface of the front frame 2 by inserting threaded rods 40, 40 protruding from the back side of the plate body 25 into the through holes 41, 41 of the mounting base plate 26 and fastening them with nuts. It is attached.

A circular ball hole 31 is provided at the bottom of the storage dish 24, and the ball hole 3 is formed on the bottom surface of the bottom.
1 is provided with a ball removing mechanism for opening and closing 1. Further, on the side of the dish main body 25 located in the storage space 30, a cylindrical storage portion 32 for receiving the cone portion 29a of the speaker 29 facing upward and a receiving plate for receiving the bottom of the magnet portion 29b of the speaker 29 are provided. 33 are formed integrally with the dish main body 25. As shown in FIG. 4, a convex step portion 34 is provided on the inner periphery of the storage portion 32 so that the outer peripheral edge of the cone portion 29 a abuts on the magnet portion 29 b of the speaker 29 received on the receiving plate 33. ing.

On the other hand, the storage portion 32 has a sound diffusion preventing cylinder 3.
5 are fitted from above. The sound diffusion preventing cylinder 35 has a cylindrical shape having an open upper end and a lower end. As shown in FIG. 4, the outer peripheral edge of the cone portion 29a of the speaker 29 in a state where the speaker 29 is fitted into the storage portion 32 as shown in FIG. Is the lower end of the sound diffusion prevention cylinder 35 and the convex step 3 of the storage section 32.
4 so that the speaker 29 is firmly supported and fixed in the storage portion 32 so as not to rattle.

The upper end of the sound diffusion prevention cylinder 35 is fitted into the storage section 32 as shown in FIG.
Is formed in a curved shape having a slope portion 35a cut in a tapered shape along the arc surface of the upper surface of the sound diffusion prevention cylinder 35, and a plurality of slit-shaped transparent portions are formed in the upper decorative frame 27 portion facing the upper end opening. A sound hole 36 is provided. As a result, the upper end of the sound diffusion prevention cylinder 35 is in close contact with the inner side surface of the upper decorative frame 27, and the sound effect output from the speaker 29 is effectively sent upward from the sound transmission hole 36 without being diffused. become.

As shown in FIG. 4, an obstruction piece 37 is provided inside the upper decorative frame 27 provided with the sound transmission hole 36 for preventing the insertion of a piano wire or the like for the purpose of fraud. I have. Further, a notch recess 3 is formed on the inner side surface of the storage portion 32.
8 is provided on the outer surface of the sound diffusion preventing cylinder 35.
A projection 39 fitted to the projection 8 is provided. The fitting of the notch 38 and the projection 39 allows the sound diffusion prevention cylinder 35 to be fitted.
Is prevented from rotating in the storage portion 32, and the upper end opening and the inner side surface of the upper decorative frame 27 can be correctly aligned. Further, a gap 42 is provided between the storage section 32 and the receiving plate 33, and heat generated in the magnet section 29 b of the speaker 29 is radiated from the gap 42 so that the heat is stored in the storage section 32. Not to be. The wiring 43 connected to the speaker 29 is drawn out to the back side of the front frame 2 through the through hole 44 of the storage section 32 and the through hole 45 of the mounting base plate 26.

In the speaker mounting structure having the above-described structure, the sound effect output from the speaker 29 is sent out from the sound transmission hole 36 toward the player's ear without being diffused by the sound diffusion prevention cylinder 35. That is, the sound effect can be very easily heard.

An opening 46 is provided in the upper surface of the upper decorative frame 27 facing the ball lending operation section 11 formed in the upper ball dish 6 so as not to allow a pachinko ball to fall. , The space portion 12 of the upper bowl 6 by the opening hole 46.
And the sound diffusion prevention cylinder 35 are communicated with each other. The decorative member 17 attached to the front surface of the ball lending operation unit 11 is provided with a plurality of slit-shaped sound transmission holes 47 in communication with the space 12.

With this configuration, the sound effect output from the speaker 29 reverberates in the space 12 of the ball lending operation unit 11 so that the sound effect can be made even more powerful. You can get sound. In addition,
In the case of a general upper bowl where the ball lending operation section 11 is not provided, the exterior member 9 may be provided with the sound transmission hole 47.

Next, a speaker mounting structure according to a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The mounting structure of the speaker according to the second embodiment includes a mounting plate 4
8 and a cylindrical storage part 49 formed integrally with the mounting plate part 48 and storing the speaker 29 upward.
A speaker unit A is constituted by a cylindrical sound diffusion prevention cylinder 50 having an open upper end and a lower end, which is detachably fitted to the storage portion 49 from above and fixedly supports the speaker 29 in the storage portion 49, The mounting plate portion 48 of the speaker unit A is fixed to the mounting base plate 26 of the lower ball tray 7 with screws 51. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment. In FIGS. 5 and 6, the same components as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals.

In the case of the second embodiment, similarly to the first embodiment, the sound effect output from the speaker 29 is not diffused by the sound diffusion preventing tube 50, and the sound transmission hole 3 is not diffused.
6 is sent out to the player, and the sound effect becomes very easy to hear.

Further, by forming the storage portion 49 of the speaker 29 as a unit separately from the dish main body 25,
Since there is no restriction on the mounting position of the speaker 29 with respect to the dish main body 25, the speaker 29 can be easily mounted even if the design of the lower ball dish 7 is changed.

In the above embodiment, the sound holes 36 and 47 having the slit shape are provided on the front surfaces of the upper bowl 6 and the lower bowl 7, for example. An opening such as a circular hole or an elliptical hole may be provided in a portion facing the upper end, and the opening may be covered with a punching metal having a number of small through holes.

[0030]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the speaker mounting structure of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, the speaker is provided in the storage space between the lower ball plate main body and the lower decorative frame. The sound effect output from the speaker is sent to the player's ear because the sound is output from the speaker because it is arranged upward and a plurality of sound transmission holes are provided in the upper decorative frame portion facing the speaker. Therefore, even if the noise due to in-store broadcasting or BGM at a pachinko parlor is intense, the sound effect can be easily heard.

In addition, a storage portion for storing the speaker facing upward is formed in a storage space between the plate body of the lower ball plate and the lower decorative frame, and the speaker is stored in a sound diffusion prevention cylinder having both ends opened. Since the sound effect is output from the speaker without being diffused by the sound diffusion preventing tube, the sound effect is output to the player's ear without being diffused, thereby making it easier to hear the sound effect. And sound effects of good quality.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a lower portion of the pachinko gaming machine of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of an upper bowl and a lower bowl showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional side view of a main part showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of an upper bowl and a lower bowl showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional side view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Front frame 6 Upper bowl 7 Lower bowl 12 Space 24 Storage tray 25 Plate body 26 Mounting base plate 27 Upper decorative frame 28 Lower decorative frame 29 Speaker 30 Storage space 32,49 Storage part 35,50 Sound diffusion prevention cylinder 36,47 Sound transmission hole

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An upper ball tray for storing pachinko balls discharged as prize balls at a lower portion of a front surface of a front frame, and a lower ball plate for storing surplus balls of the upper ball plate, wherein the lower ball plate is a storage tank. A pachinko game machine comprising a plate body having a plate portion, a mounting base plate for mounting the plate body, an upper decorative frame covering an upper front portion of the plate body, and a lower decorative frame covering a lower front portion of the plate body. In the above, a storage space is formed between the dish main body and the lower decorative frame, a speaker is disposed in the storage space facing upward, and a plurality of sound transmission holes are formed in an upper decorative frame portion facing the speaker. A speaker mounting structure in a pachinko game machine, characterized by being provided with: 2. A storage portion for accommodating a speaker facing upward is integrally formed on a side portion of the dish main body, and a sound diffusion prevention cylinder having upper and lower ends opened is detachably fitted to the storage portion from above. 2. The speaker mounting in a pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the speaker is fixedly supported in the housing portion, and a plurality of sound transmission holes are provided in an upper decorative frame portion facing an upper end of the sound diffusion preventing cylinder. Construction. 3. A mounting plate portion, a storage portion formed integrally with the mounting plate portion and receiving the speaker in an upward direction, and detachably fitted into the storage portion from above to store the speaker. A speaker unit is configured by a sound diffusion prevention cylinder having upper and lower ends opened to be fixedly supported on the portion, and the mounting plate portion is mounted on the front surface of the mounting base plate, and the upper decorative frame portion facing the upper end of the sound diffusion prevention tube. The mounting structure of a speaker in a pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of sound transmission holes are provided. 4. A top surface of the upper decorative frame provided with the sound-transmitting holes is communicated with a space formed inside the upper bowl, and the upper bowl having the space formed therein is provided. A plurality of sound transmission holes are provided in a front part,
4. A mounting structure of a speaker in the pachinko gaming machine according to 2 or 3.