JP2001321529A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko machine which is excellent in design and is equipped with a door frame constituted of a metallic material hard to be harmed. SOLUTION: A metallic door frame 17 is openably cantilever-supported by the front face of this pachinko machine supported by the outer frame 1. A window hole 18 for exposing the game face 14 is formed on the door frame 17. First and second decoration panels 33, 34 made of a synthetic resin are mounted on the periphery of the window hole 18 and third decoration panels 35 made of a synthetic resin in right and left to the upper end. The decoration panels 33-35 are protruded forward than first and second front face parts 17a, 17b of the door frame 17. Thus the probability of the door frame 17 to be harmed upon opening the door frame 17, for instance by colliding with a neighboring pachinko machine, can be reduced.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine, and more particularly to a game machine having a window frame formed in a door frame and a glass plate directly mounted on the door frame to expose a game surface.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A window hole is formed in a door frame of, for example, a pachinko machine, which is a kind of a game machine, and a glass plate is directly mounted on the window hole to expose a game surface of the game board through the glass plate. There is a model. In this type of pachinko machine, the window frame is attached to the door frame so that it can be opened and closed, and the degree of freedom in design is greater than that of the pachinko machine with a glass plate attached to this window frame, so it is more innovative. The pachinko machine appearance can be created. By the way, when constructing such a window frame integrated door frame, conventionally, the material was basically made of synthetic resin. However, in the case of using a synthetic resin, there has been a problem that the strength is reduced or discolored due to aging. In particular, it is not preferable to dispose of unnecessary materials in the current tide, and a longer-lasting material is required for the door frame instead of the synthetic resin. Therefore, it is conceivable that the door frame is formed by stamping a steel plate made of an alloy, and then painting the plate.

[0003]

However, the following problem arises with a product in which the door frame is formed by press-punching such a steel sheet. (1) Although it is relatively easy to form a complicated shape or pattern by resin molding with a door frame made of synthetic resin, it is not possible to form a complicated shape or the like by pressing. (2) If the door frame is greatly opened, it may come into contact with an adjacent pachinko machine, and if it hits hard, the colored paint may come off. The present invention has been made by paying attention to such problems existing in the conventional technology. The purpose is to
It is an object of the present invention to provide a pachinko machine having a door frame which is excellent in design and is made of a metal material which is not easily damaged.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game apparatus comprising a support frame, a game board supported by the support frame and having at least a game surface formed thereon. A game machine main body having a ball launching mechanism, and a door frame provided with a glass plate that is disposed on the front of the game machine main body and has a window hole that exposes the game surface and covers the window hole, In a gaming machine in which the door frame is attached to the support frame body or the game machine body so as to be openable and closable, the door frame is made of a metal material, and the front of the door frame is separate from the door frame. The gist of the invention is that the decorative panel made of synthetic resin is mounted and the decorative panel projects at least forward from the front surface of the door frame.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the door frame is made of a metal material, the door frame is durable, and the decorative panel is mounted even if the door frame itself has no characteristic pattern or shape. As a result, a door frame excellent in design can be obtained. At the same time, since the decorative panel projects forward from the front of the door frame, the decorative panel prevents surrounding objects from directly hitting the door frame when the door frame is opened, and reduces the possibility of paint peeling off.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine will be described below with reference to the drawings. still,
In the following description, the front side or the front side refers to the side facing the player, and the rear side or the back side refers to the opposite side. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an outer frame 1 as a support frame of a pachinko gaming machine includes upper, lower, left and right frame plates 1a to 1
It is a wooden frame framed in a square by d. A curtain plate 2 is provided on the upper surface of the lower frame plate 1b. As shown in FIG. 2, a pachinko machine main body 4 as a game machine main body is mounted on the outer frame 1. A game board 5 is mounted on the pachinko machine main body 4. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2,
On the front surface of the game board 5, a game surface 9 arranged substantially vertically is formed. On the game surface 9, a game area 14 in which an inner rail 10, an outer rail 11, a winning port 12, a variable display device 13, and the like are arranged at predetermined positions is formed. The nails are not shown. On the back side of the game board 5, a variable display device 13 and a game mechanism (not shown) for controlling discharge of award balls and the like are provided, and below the game mechanism, a game ball firing mechanism (not shown) is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a door frame 17 is provided on the front of the game board 5 so as to be openable and closable. Door frame 17
Is formed by press-forming a thin plate made of an alloy, and the entire outer peripheral surface is spray-painted with a paint. The width of the door frame 17 is substantially equal to the entire width of the entire pachinko gaming machine, and the upper end is flush with the upper end of the upper frame plate 1a. A substantially semicircular window hole 18 is formed in the door frame 17 in a frame shape. The door frame 17 has a first front surface portion 17a formed on a plane extending outward from the window hole 18 as a center, and the first front surface portion 1
A second front part 17b is formed at the upper left and right corners of 7a and is formed stepwise behind the first front part 17a. As shown in FIG. 3, hook holes 19a and 19b are formed in the upper and lower portions of the window hole 18, respectively. Also, screw holes 19c are provided at predetermined intervals on the outer periphery of the window hole 18.
Are formed.

As shown in FIG. 4, a reinforcing frame 20 is provided on the rear side of the door frame 17 over the entire periphery of the window hole 18. The reinforcing frame 20 is fixed via mounting brackets 24a to 24d at four corners. A glass plate mounting frame 21 is provided so as to overlap the reinforcing frame 20. A glass plate 22 is fitted into the glass plate mounting frame 21. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 7, the glass plate mounting frame 21 includes left and right and lower rails 23a to 23c.
The glass plate 22 is supported from three sides by 3c. Above the glass plate mounting rail 21 is an insertion opening 21 for the glass plate 22.
The glass plate 22 inserted from the insertion opening 21a side descends while being guided by the left and right rails 23a and 23b, and is supported by the left and right and lower rails 23a to 23c. As shown in FIG. 4, the upper and lower support shafts 25 for attaching the door frame 17 to the pachinko machine main body 4 side are provided near the upper right and lower ends on the rear side of the door frame 17 (left side from the front side).
Reference numeral 27 protrudes in the vertical direction through the mounting brackets 24c and 24d. Upper support shaft 2
5 is always urged upward by a coil spring 31, and the lower support shaft 27 is fixed to the mounting bracket 24d. When attaching the door frame 17, the lower support shaft 27 is first supported by the lower support bracket 32a mounted on the pachinko machine main body 4. Then, the upper support shaft 25 is once pushed down so as not to interfere with the upper support bracket 32b, and is then supported by the support bracket 32b. The door frame 17 is cantilevered by upper and lower support shafts 25 and 27.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 5, first and second decorative panels 33 and 34 are mounted on the periphery of the window hole 18 in the first front face 17a. Second front part 17b
Is provided with a third decorative panel 35. The first decorative panel 33 is an arch-shaped synthetic resin member surrounding the curved portion of the window hole 18, has a hook 36 formed at the upper end, and has a screw hole on the rear side as shown in FIG. 37
Are formed. The second decorative panel 34 is a linear member made of a synthetic resin disposed along the linear portion below the window hole 18, has a hook 38 at the lower end, and as shown in FIG. A screw hole 39 is formed on the back side. The first and second decorative panels 33 and 34 are hollow, half-split mache-shaped molded products, and project further forward than the first front part 17a when mounted on the first front part 17a. I do. In the present embodiment, the first and second decorative panels 33 and 34 are shown as a slightly simplified outer shape, but various decorations are actually applied to the outer surfaces thereof. The third decorative panel 35 is a member made of a synthetic resin having a substantially triangular shape corresponding to the shape of the second front portion 17b, and has a screw hole 40 formed on the back side. The third decorative panel 35 is a hollow half-split mache-shaped molded product, and projects further forward than the first and second front portions 17a and 17b while being attached to the second front portion 17b. I have. The first and second decorative panels 33 and 34 have the hooks 36 and 38 hooked into the hook holes 19a and 19b, respectively, and are fastened with screws 41 from the rear side of the door frame 17.
As shown in FIG. 7, the left and right third decorative panels 35 are fastened together with the mounting brackets 24a and 24c with screws 41 from the rear side of the door frame 17.

Below the door frame 17, an upper cover plate 4 is provided.
5 is attached. The upper cover plate 45 is cantilevered by a hinge (not shown) with respect to the pachinko machine main body 4 and can be opened and closed with respect to the pachinko machine main body 4. The upper cover plate 45 has an upper tray 46 projecting forward. A lower cover plate 47 is provided below the upper cover plate 45. The lower cover plate 47 is fixed to the pachinko machine main body 4. The lower cover plate 47 has a lower tray 48 protruding forward. The lower tray 48 mainly stores game balls that could not be stored in the upper tray 46. An operation handle 49 is attached to the right side of the lower receiving tray 48.

With this configuration, the present embodiment has the following effects. (1) In the pachinko machine of the above embodiment, when the door frame 17 is opened, the first, second or third decorative panels 33, 3 are opened.
Since the doors 4 and 35 project forward from the first and second front portions 17a and 17b, even if the door frame 17 is opened too much, the decorative panels 33 and 3 are provided to the adjacent pachinko machine.
4 and 35 come into contact first and the door frame 17 itself does not come into contact, so there is no danger that the paint will come off. (2) The door frame 17 has an outer shape formed by press molding, so that the door frame 17 cannot be formed into a very complicated shape. By installing the first to third decorative panels 33, 34, and 35, a door excellent in design as a whole is provided. A frame 17 can be obtained. (3) The periphery of the window hole 18 that is particularly easily damaged is not damaged because it is surrounded by the first and second decorative panels 33 and 34. (4) Since the third decorative panel 35 is fastened together with the mounting brackets 24a and 24c by the screw 41, another screw 4 for mounting the third decorative panel 35 is used.
1 becomes unnecessary, the number of members is reduced, and the fastening work by the screw 41 during the mounting work is reduced. Further, when the pachinko machine is discarded, the disassembling operation is simplified.

The present invention can be embodied with the following modifications. -The shape of the window hole 18 can be changed. Further, in the above embodiment, the decorative panel is attached to the entire circumference of the window hole 18, but
It is not always necessary to make the entire circumference. In the above embodiment, the first to third decorative panels 33, 3
Although the screws 4 and 35 are fastened from the rear side with the screws 41, they may be fastened from the front side. The first and second decorative panels 33 and 34 have the hooks 36 and 38 hooked into the hook holes 19a and 19b, respectively. You may do it. -Although the 1st front part 17a was flat, it may be uneven. In short, it is only necessary that the first to third decorative panels 33, 34, 35 come into contact with surrounding objects when the door frame 17 is opened. The third decorative panel 35 includes the mounting bracket 24a,
Although the third decorative panel 35 alone is fastened with the screw 41, the third decorative panel 35 may be fastened together with the screw 41c. If the door frame 17 is made of a metal material, the door frame 17 may be further integrated with the door frame 17 up to the upper cover plate 45. The means for fitting the glass plate 22 is not limited to the above embodiment. The present invention can be applied not only to a pachinko machine but also to a gaming machine such as an arepachi, an arrangement ball, and the like, and can be freely embodied without departing from the gist of the present invention.

[0013] Other technical ideas of the present invention that can be grasped from the above embodiment will be described below as additional notes. (1) The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the decorative panel is mounted so as to surround a window hole. (2) The gaming machine according to (1) or (1), wherein the decorative panel is fixed by a fastening member together with other components arranged on the rear side of the door frame. (3) A game machine main body including a support frame, a game board supported by the support frame and having at least a game surface formed thereon, and a game ball launching mechanism; and the game machine main body disposed on the front of the game machine main body. A game machine having a door frame which is openably and closably attached to the game machine, and a door frame in which a window hole is formed and the gaming surface is exposed through a glass plate covering the window hole, wherein the door frame is Attached openably and closably to the frame or the game machine body, the door frame is made of a metal material, and a decorative panel made of a synthetic resin, which is separate from the door frame, is provided on the front of the door frame. A door frame for a gaming machine, wherein the decorative panel is mounted so that the decorative panel projects forward at least from the front of the door frame. (4) The door frame for a gaming machine according to Supplementary Note 3, wherein the decorative panel is attached so as to surround a window hole. (5) The door frame for a gaming machine according to Supplementary Note 3 or 4, wherein the decorative panel is fixed together with other components arranged on the rear side of the door frame by a fastening member.

[0014]

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the same pachinko machine with a door frame opened.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a door frame and a decorative panel.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the door frame.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the back side of the decorative panel.

6A is a cross-sectional view of the door frame and the decorative panel taken along line AA of FIG. 1, and FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view of the door frame and the decorative panel taken along line BB of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of a glass plate mounting frame and a reinforcing frame in the same pachinko machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Outer frame as a support frame, 4 ... Pachinko machine main body as a game machine main body, 17 ... Door frame, 18 ... Window hole, 22 ... Glass plate, 33-35 ... Decorative panel.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A game machine main body comprising: a support frame; a game board supported by the support frame and having at least a game surface formed thereon; and a game ball launching mechanism; A door frame having a window hole with an exposed surface and a glass plate covering the window hole, wherein the door frame is openably and closably attached to the support frame or the game machine main body. In the machine, the door frame is made of a metal material, and a decorative panel made of a synthetic resin, which is formed separately from the door frame, is attached to the front of the door frame, and the decorative panel is at least higher than the front of the door frame. A gaming machine characterized in that it also projects forward.