JP2004201986A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko game machine where maintenance of a shooting apparatus, a shooting rail, etc. has not trouble in addition to increasing a game ball storage amount in an upper tray part and suppressing a behavior of illegally obtaining prize balls by using a cell or a leaf spring. <P>SOLUTION: An upper tray unit 20 is fixed to a machine frame 11 while the unit 20 cannot be opened and closed. Over the unit 20, one edge of a front surface frame unit 12 provided with a glass frame 14 supporting a multilayer glass 13 for protecting a game area 61 is fixed to the machine frame 11. Under the unit 20, one edge of a lower tray unit 40 is fixed to the machine frame 11. Both of them are openably fixed to the machine frame 11 by using hinges etc. On the backside of the unit 20, a ball passage part 22 is provided while game balls B can be stored. On the backside of the unit 40, the shooting apparatus 35 consisting of a shooting rail 35d, a shooting rod 35c, a rotary solenoid 35b, etc. is provided. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a ball game machine, and more particularly to a ball game machine characterized by the structure of an upper plate and a lower plate.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A firing device and a firing rail are provided on the back side of the upper tray unit of the ball game machine, and it is necessary to perform maintenance such as cleaning the inside of the firing device, adjusting distortion of the firing rail, etc. It is provided so that it can be opened and closed.
[0003]
The following Patent Documents 1 and 2 are listed.
[Patent Document 1] JP-A-8-206321
An upper plate and a lower plate are integrally provided on the front side of the opening and closing panel to be openable and closable, and a front spherical flow path connecting the upper plate and the lower plate is provided on the front side of the opening and closing panel, so that it can be installed on the back of the front panel. There is no need to form a flow path connecting the upper plate and the lower plate. Therefore, the structure of the back mechanism of the ball game machine can be simplified.
[Patent Document 2] JP-A-8-206322
An upper plate and a lower plate are integrally provided on the front side of the opening / closing panel so that the upper plate and the lower plate can be opened and closed, and a back ball flow path connecting the upper plate and the lower plate to the back side of the opening / closing panel, and a game ball on the upper plate And an overflow mechanism for overflowing the sphere when the space is full, and the overflow flow path extended from the overflow mechanism is merged with the backside spherical downflow path. Therefore, the structure of the back mechanism of the ball game machine can be simplified.
[0004]
However, although maintenance can be performed by opening and closing the upper tray unit, the ball from the dispensing device to the upper tray unit is spilled when opened, causing damage to the player. Can not be used as storage space. Therefore, the storage amount of the upper tray unit is small, and the player himself frequently transfers game balls from the ball box or the lower tray unit to the upper tray unit.
Further, since the upper tray unit is configured to be openable and closable, distortion is generated by pulling the upper tray unit toward the user, and a cell or a leaf spring is inserted from a gap generated by the distortion, so-called illegally obtaining a prize ball. Goto was easily possible.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Accordingly, the present invention has been proposed in view of the above-described problems. In addition to increasing the amount of game balls stored in the upper saucer, the act of illegally obtaining a prize ball by using a cell or a leaf spring is suppressed, and the fire is then performed. Provided is a ball game machine which does not hinder maintenance of a device, a launch rail, and the like.
[0006]
Means and effects for solving the problem
In order to solve the above problem, a ball game machine according to claim 1 has a front frame unit that covers an upper part of the machine frame on a front side of a machine frame that defines an outer periphery, and a lower part below the front frame unit. A tray unit is provided to be openable and closable, and an upper tray unit is fixed to the machine frame so as not to be opened and closed between the front frame unit and the lower tray unit, and a game is performed in a passage from the dispensing device to the upper tray unit. It is characterized as a sphere storage space.
Accordingly, the upper tray unit cannot be opened and closed, and the storage amount can be dramatically increased by using the passage from the payout device to the upper tray unit as a storage space for game balls. By increasing the storage amount of the upper tray unit, the labor required to move the game ball from the ball box or the lower tray unit to the upper tray unit is reduced, and the player's attention can be concentrated on the game content.
Here, the storage space in which game balls can be stored is deeply related to the position of the ball passage where the overflowing ball in the upper plate is guided to the lower plate, and basically, the overflow in the upper plate The storage space of the upper plate up to the point where the ball passage for guiding the ball to the lower plate is provided.
Therefore, for example, if the payout device has the ability to pay out game balls to the upper plate by rotating forward and to the lower plate by rotating in the reverse direction, almost all of the space (ball passage) from the payout device to the upper plate is provided. It can be a storage space for the upper plate.
[0007]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the ball game machine according to the first aspect, a firing device and a firing rail are provided on the back side of the lower tray unit.
By providing a firing device and a firing rail, which are usually arranged on the back side of the upper receiving unit, on the back side of the lower receiving unit so that the lower receiving unit can be opened and closed, cleaning in the firing device and distortion of the firing rail are performed as before. Can be adjusted.
[0008]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the ball game machine according to the first aspect, the upper tray unit is divided, a part of the upper tray unit is fixed to the machine frame so that it cannot be opened and closed, and the other part is the other part. It is provided on the front frame unit.
For example, a ball tray portion for storing the game balls of the upper tray unit and an upper plate cover portion surrounding the ball tray portion and the inside of the game machine are separately provided, and the ball tray portion is attached to the machine frame. The upper tray cover unit is provided so as to be openable and closable, and the ball tray unit is configured so as not to be opened and closed.
[0009]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the ball game machine according to the third aspect, the part is an upper plate cover portion, and the front frame unit and the upper plate cover portion are integrally molded. It is characterized by being provided on a frame or machine frame so as to be openable and closable.
By integrally molding the front frame unit and the upper plate cover unit, the joint between the front frame unit and the upper plate unit can be eliminated, which is effective in terms of design.
[0010]
The present invention described above is different from Patent Documents 1 and 2 for the purpose of simplifying the structure of the back mechanism of a ball-and-ball game machine, in which the upper plate cannot be opened and closed, thereby suppressing fraud. The difference is that the aim is to increase the storage amount of game balls in the dish portion.
[0011]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the following embodiments at all, and it goes without saying that various forms can be adopted as long as they belong to the technical scope of the present invention.
[0012]
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 8, a ball game machine 10 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention includes a machine frame 11 that defines an outer periphery, a front frame unit 12 that can open and close an upper opening of the machine frame 11, and a front frame unit 12. , A firing handle portion 30 for firing game balls, a lower tray unit 40 below the upper tray unit 20, an inner frame unit 50 mounted inside the machine casing 11, an inner frame unit 50 , A payout device unit 70 attached to the back of the inner frame unit 50, and a board case unit 80 attached to the lower rear side of the inner frame unit 50. Although the front frame unit 12 is configured to be supported by the machine frame 11, the front frame unit 12 may be configured to be supported by the inner frame 50 as long as the inner frame 50 is supported by the machine frame 11. As shown in FIG. 1, an upper tray unit 20, a firing handle unit 30, and a lower tray unit 40 are attached to the front side of a frame-shaped machine frame 11 having open front and rear sides. The firing handle 30 is mounted on the lower right side of the upper tray unit 20, and the lower tray unit 40 is mounted adjacent to the lower left side of the upper tray unit 20. The front frame unit 12 and the lower tray unit 40 are openably and closably mounted on one side of the machine frame 11 by a hinge mechanism or the like with the left side as a support shaft, but may be the inner frame 50. The upper tray unit 20 and the firing handle unit 30 are attached to the machine frame 11 so that they cannot be opened and closed.
Behind the front frame unit 12, an inner frame unit 50 is mounted inside the machine frame 11, and a game board 60 is inserted into the inner frame unit 50 from the front and mounted. The dispensing device unit 70 is mounted on the right side of the back surface of the inner frame unit 50, and the board case unit 80 is mounted on the lower portion. Hereinafter, each element will be described.
[0013]
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, information display substrates 16a and 16b are fixed to the upper portion on the back side of the front frame unit 12, and L-shaped reinforcing metal plates 17a, 17b is fastened, the strength of the front frame unit 12 is increased, and the front frame unit 12 is fastened to the machine frame 11 in an openable and closable manner using a hinge mechanism or the like. At the center opening of the front frame unit 12, a glass frame 14 for supporting a double glazing 13 for protecting the game board 60 is attached from the back side.
[0014]
As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, 8, and 9, the upper tray unit 20 stores a ball plate 21 that stores the game balls B paid out from the payout device 72, and connects the payout device 72 to the ball plate 21. The game ball B overflowing from the dish-shaped ball passage portion 22 and the payout device unit 70, the lower ball passage 73, and the ball plate 21 is caused to flow down to the lower tray unit 40, and a ball removal device provided in the lower ball passage 73 (not shown). ), And stores balls used for the game, such as balls inserted by the player and prize balls. Since the upper receiving tray unit 20 is fixed to the front portion of the machine casing 11 and cannot be opened and closed, it is possible to store the game balls B in the ball passage portion 22 and the lower ball passage 73.
[0015]
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 and 7, the firing handle portion 30 includes a firing handle 31, a handle cover 32, and a lock 33 which is a reinforcing sheet metal, and the firing handle 31 is provided at a central portion of the handle cover 32. It is rotatably fitted in the hole 32 a and is attached to the lower right side of the machine casing 11, and a lock 33, which is a reinforcing sheet metal, is attached to the back side of the handle cover 32 to reinforce.
[0016]
FIG. 2 shows a ball game machine in which the front frame unit 12 and the lower tray unit 40 are opened. An inner frame unit 50 and a game board 60 mounted on the inner frame unit 50 are provided behind the front frame unit 12. I have. A firing device 35 is provided on the back side of the lower tray unit 40. This firing device 35 is a unit formed by attaching a rotary solenoid 35b as a driving source, a firing punch 35c, a firing rail 35d, and stoppers 35e and 35f for firing punches to a substrate 35a.
[0017]
Also, as shown in FIG. 2, the game ball B can pass through the outer guide rail 36a and the inner guide rail 36b in order to guide the game ball B fired from the firing device 35 into the game region 61 in the game region 61. The ball is fixed in an arc shape with an interval therebetween, thereby forming a ball-guiding guide passage 37 which rises in an arc shape from substantially the center of the lower end of the game board 60 and whose upper end communicates with the game area 61. A foul ball recovery mechanism 38 is provided at the lower end of the outer guide rail 36a. The foul ball recovery mechanism 38 is provided to prevent the game balls B flowing backward in the hitting ball guide passage 37 from flowing down to the launching device 35. It leads to the recovery path 39.
[0018]
As shown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 7, the lower tray unit 40 is pivotally supported on one side (here, the left side) of the machine casing 11, and the game balls B overflowing from the ball storage unit of the upper tray unit 20. , A ball outlet 41 for discharging balls, a ball-extraction device (not shown) for flowing game balls B overflowing from the ball plate 41 to a ball box, an ashtray 44, and a game flowing down a foul ball collection path 39. A foul ball inlet 46 for guiding the ball B to the ball tray 41, the ball tray 21 of the upper tray unit 20 and the ball tray 41 of the lower tray unit 40 communicate with each other, and game balls are transferred from the ball tray 21 of the upper tray unit 20 to the lower tray. It comprises a connecting gutter 47 connected to the above-mentioned ball punching device (not shown) for guiding to the ball tray 41 of the unit 40, and a lock device 48 for locking the lower tray unit 40 to the machine frame 11. On the back surface of the lower tray unit 40, a foul ball inlet 46 and a connecting gutter 47 are provided at the ball outlet 42, and communicate with the ball outlet 42.
[0019]
As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, on the back side of the inner frame unit 50, a tank rail unit 51 for storing game balls B flowing down from an island facility (not shown) and flowing down to the dispensing device unit 70, a prize ball , A back cover 53 for protecting the back of the game board 60, a lock device 54 attached to the inner frame 50 on the left side to lock the front frame unit 12 and the machine frame 11, and information for the inner frame. The display device 56 includes a display substrate 56, a payout device unit 70 that pays out award balls to the award ball passage 52 and supplies the award balls to the upper tray unit 20, and a substrate case unit 80 that accommodates various substrates. The inner frame unit 50 has a through hole 57 for a game board 60 formed therein. At the lower part of the inner frame 50, mounting holes 58, 59 of the firing device 35 are formed.
[0020]
As shown in FIG. 8, the game board 60 includes a game area 61 on the front side, and a main board 62, a symbol control board 63, a sound lamp board 64, and information on the game board side to a hall computer (not shown) on the back side. The board information display board 65 for transmission is attached, and is fitted by fitting into a frame-shaped opening provided in the inner frame unit 50. The game area 61 on the front side is protected by the double glass 13 of the front frame unit 12. The out port 66 discharges an out ball.
[0021]
As shown in FIG. 8, the payout device unit 70 includes an upper ball passage 71 provided with a case rail ball presence detecting device (not shown), a payout device 72 provided with a payout device counting detecting device, and a lower ball passage 73. These are connected vertically to form a vertically long rectangular parallelepiped dispensing device unit 70. The ball passages inside the upper ball passage 71 and the lower ball passage 73 are curved roads, and guide the game balls B downward. The lower ball passage 73 has a function of storing the paid out game balls.
[0022]
As shown in FIG. 8, the board case unit 80 is attached to a lower portion of the inner frame 50, and includes a board case 81 that houses a winning ball launch control board 81a and a board case 82 that houses a power supply board 82a. 83. Between the base 83 and the substrate cases 81 and 82, there is provided a ball flowing space 84 having a width that allows the game balls B to pass.
[0023]
The above-described ball game machine according to the first embodiment has a configuration in which the upper tray unit 20 cannot be opened and closed, and the ball ball portion 22 and the lower ball passage 73 extending from the dispensing device 72 to the upper tray unit 20 pass through the game ball B. By using it as a storage space, the effect of dramatically increasing the storage amount of the ball tray 21 of the upper tray unit 20 is exhibited. In addition, since the storage amount of the game balls increases, the labor required for moving the game balls B from the ball box or the lower saucer unit 40 to the upper saucer unit 20 is reduced, and the effect of concentrating the player's attention on the game content is obtained. Demonstrate.
[0024]
The launching device 35 and the launching rail 35d are provided on the back surface of the lower receiving unit 40, and the lower receiving unit 40 can be opened and closed. Cleaning and adjustment of the distortion of the firing rail 35d can be performed without opening the upper tray unit 20.
[0025]
10 to 14 show a ball game machine 110 according to the second embodiment. The part numbers of the ball game machine 110 indicate parts corresponding to the ball game machine 10 of the first embodiment in the 100s, and the description of the common parts will be the same as those of the first embodiment. explain.
[0026]
In the ball game machine 110 shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the upper tray portion is divided into an upper tray unit 120 and an upper tray cover portion 124 and provided separately. The upper tray unit 120 is fixed to the inner frame 50 (not shown in FIGS. 10 and 11). The upper plate cover 124 is integrally formed below the front frame unit 112. The upper plate cover 124 is shaped so as to wrap around the ball tray 121 of the upper tray unit 120 provided on the inner frame 50 side, and the front frame unit 112 including the upper plate cover 124 is When closed, the bowl 121 is configured to fit in the cavity 124a.
Here, the hollow portion 124a is a member provided with a cavity, such as a hollow formed by fitting the ball plate 121 in the upper plate cover portion 124 and a bottom plate supporting the bottom of the ball plate 121.
[0027]
The front frame unit 112 of the ball and ball game machine 110 shown in FIG. 11 is formed integrally with the upper plate cover 124, and thus is longer in the vertical direction than the front frame unit 12 of the first embodiment. Therefore, the reinforcing sheet metals 117 a and 117 b fixed to the back side of the front frame unit 112 are also longer by the upper plate cover 124.
[0028]
The upper tray unit 120 shown in FIG. 13 is separated into a ball tray 121 and an upper plate cover 124, and the ball tray 121 is fixed to the machine casing 111 as shown in FIG. The upper plate cover 124 is formed integrally with the front frame unit 112. Therefore, compared to the first embodiment, the open area when the front frame unit 112 is opened is wider. Therefore, it is possible to easily exchange the game board.
[0029]
As shown in FIG. 14, the front frame unit 112 is molded integrally with the upper plate cover 124 and has a vertically long configuration. Speakers 115a and 115b and information display substrates 116a and 116b are fixed to the upper portion on the back side of the front frame unit 112, and L-shaped left and right ends on the back side of the front frame unit 112 and the upper plate cover portion 124 are respectively provided. The reinforcing sheet metals 117a and 117b are fixed, and the strength of the front frame unit 112 is increased. A settlement display board 118 for displaying the number of prize balls is attached to the upper plate cover section 124 from the back side.
[0030]
The ball game machine 110 according to the second embodiment can be opened and closed because the front frame unit 112 and the upper plate cover 124 are integrally formed, but the ball plate 121 cannot be opened and closed. Therefore, the same effects as those of the ball game machine 10 of the first embodiment are exhibited. Furthermore, since the front frame unit 112 and the upper plate cover 124 are integrally molded, a seam between the front frame unit 112 and the upper plate cover 124 can be eliminated, and the design is also excellent. It exerts its effect. In addition, since the ball plate 121 is fixed to the inner frame 50, an effect of preventing a gotting action using a cell or a leaf spring is exhibited.
[0031]
It should be noted that the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the above-described embodiments, but may take various forms as long as they belong to the technical scope of the present invention. For example, the lower tray unit 40 is configured to be supported by the machine frame 11, but may be supported by the inner frame 50.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a ball game machine 10 according to a first embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a front view of the ball game machine 10 according to the first embodiment in a state where a front frame unit 12 and a lower tray unit 40 are opened.
FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of the ball game machine 10 according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 4 is an external perspective view of the ball game machine 10 according to Embodiment 1 with the front frame unit 12 opened.
FIG. 5 is an external perspective view of the ball game machine 10 according to the first embodiment with the front frame unit 12 and the lower tray unit 40 opened.
FIG. 6 is a component diagram provided on the front frame unit 12 of the ball game machine 10 of the first embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a component diagram of the lower receiving unit 40 and the firing handle 31;
FIG. 8 is a component diagram showing the inner frame unit 50, the game board 60, the payout device unit 70, and the board case unit 80.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the back surface of the ball game machine 10 of Embodiment 1.
FIG. 10 is an external perspective view of a ball game machine 110 according to a second embodiment.
FIG. 11 is an external perspective view of the ball game machine 110 according to the second embodiment with the front frame unit 112 opened.
FIG. 12 is an external perspective view of the ball game machine 110 according to the second embodiment in a state where a lower tray unit 140 is opened.
FIG. 13 is an external perspective view of the ball game machine 110 according to the second embodiment with the front frame unit 112 and the lower tray unit 140 opened.
FIG. 14 is a component diagram provided in a front frame unit 112 of the ball game machine 110 according to the second embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Ball game machine 11 ... Machine frame 12 ... Front frame unit 13 ... Insulated glass 14 ... Glass frame 15a, b ... Speaker 16a, b ... Information display board 17a, b ... Reinforcement sheet metal 20 ... Upper tray unit 21 ... Ball Plate 22: Ball passage portion 24: Upper plate cover portion 24a ... Cavity portion 30 ... Launch handle portion 31 ... Launch handle 32 ... Handle cover 32a ... Through hole 33 ... Lock which is a reinforcing sheet metal 35 ... Launch device 35a ... Substrate 35b ... Rotary Solenoid 35c Launching punch 35d Launching rail 35e, f Stopper 36a Outer guide rail 36b Inner guide rail 37 ... Ball guide path 38 ... Fal ball recovery mechanism 39 ... Fal ball recovery path 40 ... Lower tray unit 41 ... Ball Dish 42 ... Ball outlet 44 ... Ash tray 46 ... Foul ball inlet 47 ... Connecting gutter 50 ... Inner frame unit 51 ... Tank Rail unit 52 ... prize ball passage 53 ... back cover 54 ... lock device 56 ... inner frame information display board 60 ... game board 61 ... game area 62 ... main board 63 ... design control board 64 ... sound lamp board 65 ... board information Display substrate 70: Dispensing device unit 71: Upper ball passage 72 ... Dispensing device 73: Lower ball passage 80: Substrate case unit 81: Substrate case for accommodating prize ball firing control 82: Substrate case 83 for accommodating power supply substrate 83: Base 84 … Ball flow down space B… game ball

Claims (4)

On the front side of the machine frame that defines the outer circumference,
A front frame unit that covers an upper portion of the machine frame,
A lower tray unit below the front frame unit;
Can be opened and closed respectively,
An upper tray unit is fixed to the machine frame so that it cannot be opened and closed between the front frame unit and the lower tray unit,
A ball game machine wherein a passage from the dispensing device to the upper tray unit is a storage space for game balls. The ball game machine according to claim 1,
A ball and ball game machine, wherein a launching device and a launching rail are provided behind the lower tray unit. The ball game machine according to claim 1,
The upper tray unit is divided, and a part of the upper tray unit is fixed to the machine frame so that it cannot be opened and closed,
A ball game machine, wherein another portion is provided on the front frame unit. The ball game machine according to claim 3, wherein the part is an upper plate cover, and the front frame unit and the upper plate cover are integrally formed and provided on an inner frame or a machine frame so as to be openable and closable. A ball game machine characterized by the above.

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