JP2009045306A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify replacement work of game boards by unitizing members to be replaced when newly replacing a game machine and simultaneously therewith, facilitate the detection of a fraud by forming a main control board visible from the outside. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine is provided with a body frame 11 to which the game board 20 is detachably attached, and a glass door 14 and a lower door 15 openably/closably attached to the body frame 11. The main control board 35 having a control circuit for controlling the basic operation of a game is disposed in the lower part of the game board 20 and is exposed when the lower door 15 is opened. The main control board 35 is stored in a board holding member 33 detachably attached to the game board 20 and a top face being the front side is flush with the game board surface 22. The lower door 15 has a tray 40 formed with a transparent window 42 and the main control board 35 is visible through the transparent window 42. A liquid crystal display device 32 is disposed in the back face side of the game board 20, fixed to the body frame 11 so as to be visible from the front face side through an opening 23a formed in a playfield 31 and has one part exposed to the back face side of the body frame 11. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that is installed and used in a game arcade.

  Generally, a gaming machine (pachinko machine) is provided with a front door that covers the front surface of a main body frame and is attached to be freely opened and closed. The upper front surface is provided with a glass plate so that the game area of the game board attached to the main body frame can be seen, and the lower front surface accepts game balls that are paid out with the game and loaned game balls. It is equipped with a saucer. When the front door is opened, the game board is attached to the upper part, and a launching device for launching a pachinko ball in the game area of the game board is provided at the lower part. The launcher maintenance work is performed with the front door open. Patent Document 1 below discloses a pachinko machine having such a configuration.

  In the following Patent Document 2, the front door is composed of an upper door and a lower door, the launching device is exposed when the lower door provided with the tray is opened, and the launching device is covered when the lower door is closed. The configuration is shown.

In addition, pachinko machines have a short lifetime and are frequently replaced with new models. The pachinko machine described in the following Patent Document 3 includes a game board unit in which a game board is sandwiched between a support body provided with a pachinko ball guide member and a game area regulation frame unit, together with a control circuit board and an LCD display device. It is attached to the body frame. When changing the model of a pachinko machine, a method is shown in which the game board unit, control circuit board, LCD display device, etc. are collectively removed from the main body frame, then disassembled and the game board unit is replaced. . Also, in the pachinko machine described in Patent Document 4 below, when the game board unit is removed from the main body frame and disassembled, and the game board is replaced, the LCD panel is removed from the old game board and attached to the new game board. ing.
JP 2004-283411 A JP 2007-044114 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-187876 JP 2004-187875 A

  As mentioned above, there are many common parts in the parts that make up a pachinko machine (game machine), and the parts that do not need to be replaced are left and replaced, reducing the cost of the parts. Since the exchange work to be performed requires a lot of time, the work cost is higher.

  In addition, since the main control board is arranged on the back side of the liquid crystal panel and the ball passage unit arranged behind the game board, the main control board is improperly modified or connected with a modified ROM. Even if it was done, there was a problem that it was difficult for the shop staff to notice immediately.

  The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned plurality of problems at a time, and when a new gaming machine is replaced, the unit is composed of only the members to be replaced, thereby simplifying the game board replacement work and at the same time the main control. The purpose is to make it easy to find a goto by making it easy to inspect and confirm the board.

  A gaming machine according to the present invention includes a main frame on which a game board is detachably attached, a front door that is detachably attached to the main body frame, and a main control board having a control circuit for controlling basic operations of the game. . The main control board is housed in a board holding member that is disposed below the game board and is detachably attached to the game board. The top surface on the front side of the main control board is flush with the surface of the game board. The main control board is exposed when the front door is opened.

  The tray is disposed below the front door and receives a game ball. The tray is formed with a transparent portion, and the main control board is visible through the transparent portion. In addition, a liquid crystal display device fixed to the main body frame so as to be exposed on the back side of the main body frame and visible from the front side through an opening formed in a game area of the game board is provided.

  The gaming machine according to the present invention only needs to replace the game board unit such as the game board or the main control board when changing the model, and the replacement work is simple because the game board unit is not disassembled and reassembled. Great cost reduction effect.

  In addition, by forming the entire saucer with a transparent resin, or by making at least a part of the back wall or bottom transparent, it is possible to pass through the transparent part to the back side of the saucer without opening the front door provided with the saucer. Since it is possible to visually recognize the arranged main control board, it is easy to detect fraud to the main control board even during a game by a player.

  In addition, a pachinko ball launcher is installed on the back side of the front door, and since this launcher needs to be cleaned and maintained frequently, the front door is frequently opened and closed to open and close the front door. Each time, the state of the main control board can be visually confirmed in detail, and it can be quickly discovered if unauthorized processing or processing is performed. By attaching the main control board to the game board so that the top surface on the front side of the main control board is flush with the board surface of the game board, the launch passage connecting the launch device and the game board is the main control board. Even if it is arranged on the front side, the launch passage and the game board can be connected without any step, so that the launch device can smoothly launch a pachinko ball to the game board.

  By moving the main control board from the back side of the game board unit to the lower side of the game board unit, the liquid crystal unit arranged immediately after the game board can be further arranged at the deepest rear part. As a result, a large space is obtained between the liquid crystal unit and the degree of freedom in laying out the center actor is increased.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a pachinko machine (game machine) 10 includes a main body frame 11, a front door 12 that covers the main body frame 11, and a game board unit 13 that is detachably provided inside the main body frame 11. Consists of. The front door 12 includes a glass door 14 that covers the upper front surface of the main body frame 11 and a lower door 15 that covers the lower front surface, and is pivotally supported by the hinge member 16 provided on the main body frame 11 so that the main body frame 11 can be opened and closed. The lower door 15 has a structure that can be opened only after the glass door 14 is opened. The glass door 14 is provided with a glass plate 18 on the front surface, and a pachinko ball (game ball) flowing down the game area 31 of the game board 20 is visible through the glass plate 18. The glass door 14 is normally locked by a locking device 21 and can be opened by releasing the locking with a key or the like.

  On the board surface (hereinafter referred to as the game board surface) 22 of the game board 20, there are a center accessory 23 having an opening 23a in the center, a passing chucker 24, a starter chucker 25, a normal chucker 26, an attacker 27, an out port 28, etc. In addition, obstacle nails, windmills and the like (not shown) are provided. By partitioning the outer periphery of these structures with a rail portion 30 a provided on the rail frame 30, the space inside the rail portion 30 a becomes a game area 31.

  A liquid crystal display device 32 fixed to the main body frame 11 is disposed on the back side of the center accessory 23, and an electronic lottery pattern at the time of winning and an effect image during a game displayed on the liquid crystal display device 32 are displayed in the center role. Visible from the front through an opening 23a provided in the center of the object 23.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the game board unit 13 is configured by the game board 20, the rail frame 30, and the board holding member 33. The board holding member 33 is attached below the game board 20 and is disposed at a position covered by the lower door 15. The substrate holding member 33 includes a main control substrate 35 that controls basic operations of the game, and a sub-control substrate that controls the liquid crystal display device 32 and the effect effect devices such as the speaker 36 and the lamp 37 provided on the glass door 14. 38 is provided. The top surfaces 35a and 38a of the main control board 35 and the sub control board 38 are in the front side in the assembled state, and the positions in the front-rear direction are the same as the game board surface 22.

  Returning to FIGS. 1 and 2, the lower door 15 is provided with a tray 40 for receiving pachinko balls paid out to the front surface or pachinko balls lent by a not-shown ball lending machine. A payout port 41 is provided on the inner wall surface on the back side of the tray 40, and a prize ball is paid out from the payout port 41. A part of the horizontal wall of the discharge port 41 is transparent, and the transparent part forms a transparent window 42. Further, at the lower right of the lower door 15, a launching handle 43 for launching pachinko balls one by one into the game area 31 and adjusting the launch strength is provided. When the firing handle 43 is turned, the launching device 45 is actuated to launch a pachinko ball. The launch strength of the pachinko ball is determined based on the rotation amount of the firing handle 43. The launching device 45 is provided with a launch sensor (not shown) that detects that the pachinko ball has been launched.

  When the pachinko balls launched into the game area 31 enter various winning holes, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out. In addition, a winning lottery is performed and the liquid crystal display device 32 operates. On the liquid crystal display device 32, three symbols are displayed in parallel. The symbols consist of 10 types of symbols indicating the numbers “0” to “9”. When a pachinko ball wins a starting chucker (not shown), these symbols of the liquid crystal display device 32 change and stop later. Depending on the combination of symbols displayed at the time of the stop, it is displayed whether the winning lottery result is a winning or losing. A combination of symbols with three identical numbers is a win, and the other combinations are lost.

  Proceeding to FIG. 3, the game board unit 13 is provided with mounting holes 47 for attachment to the main body frame 11 in the outer four sides of the game area 31 formed in the game board 20. A knob 48 for mounting the unit 13 is provided at a position corresponding to the mounting hole 47, and the shape of the knob 48 is similar to the shape of the mounting hole 47, so that the knob 48 penetrates the mounting hole 47. The game board unit 13 is fixed to the main body frame 11 by rotating the knob 48 90 degrees after the game board unit 13 is attached to the main body frame 11. After the game board unit 13 is fixed by rotating 90 degrees, the cover 49 is put on.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the main control board 35 attached to the board holding member 33 is disposed at a position facing and close to the transparent window 42 (see FIG. 1) provided in the tray 40. Thus, the main control board 35 can be visually recognized from the outside through the transparent window 42 even during the game.

  The liquid crystal display device 32 is attached so as to penetrate the back plate 11a at a maximum distance from the game board 20 within a space where the pachinko machine 10 can be used. The sub control board 38 is connected between the main control board 35 and the liquid crystal display device 32 by cords 51 and 52 with connectors (see FIG. 4).

  Next, the case where a pachinko machine is replaced with a new one will be described. The game contents of the pachinko machine 10, that is, the basic design and story of the game unique to each pachinko machine are provided in the game board 20, the main control board 35, and the sub control board 38, and are collected in the game board unit 13. Has been.

  The locking device 21 is unlocked and the glass door 14 and the lower door 15 are opened. The cover 49 covering the knob 48 of the main body frame 11 is opened to expose the knob 48, and the knob 48 is turned 90 °. The game board unit 13 is removed from the main body frame 11, and the connector of the cord 52 connected to the liquid crystal display device 32 is pulled out from the sub-control board 38. When the game board unit 13 is completely detached, the new game board unit 13 is assembled.

  The connector of the cord 52 removed earlier is inserted into the connector of the new game board unit 13. The mounting hole 47 of the new game board unit 13 is fitted into the knob 48, and the knob 48 is turned by 90 ° to fix the game board unit 13. After the lower door 15 is closed, the glass door 14 is closed and the locking device 21 is locked.

  In this way, the new replacement of the pachinko machine according to the present invention is very simple because it is only necessary to replace the game board unit 13, and the replacement operation is completed in a short time.

  Next, another effect of the above configuration will be described. Some players of pachinko machines perform a so-called goto, which is a fraudulent act that illegally modifies pachinko machines and throws out many balls during the game. Since this goto tries to obtain a large number of pachinko balls by changing the ball pitch rate or changing the hit timing, the main control board 35 is replaced or processed. In the pachinko machine 10 according to the present invention, the main control board 35 is arranged inside the tray 40 and is visible from the outside through the transparent window 42 of the tray 40. Also, the state of the main control board 35 can be confirmed. As a result, it can be constantly monitored by the store employee, and even if a goto is performed, it can be detected immediately, and damage can be minimized.

  In general, pachinko machines require frequent cleaning and maintenance of the pachinko ball launching device 45. In order to perform maintenance work of the launching device 45, first, the locking device 21 of the glass door 14 is unlocked to open the glass door 14, and then the lower door 15 is opened. When the lower door 15 is opened, the launching device 45 is exposed. At this time, since the main control board 35 is arranged beside the launching device 45, if the main control board 35 is struck, it will be noticed without any particular consciousness and consciously checked. Even a little time is enough. In this way, the game board unit 13 and the like are not removed from the main body frame 11, and it is possible to check without taking time during maintenance of the launching device 45 that is frequently performed.

  Furthermore, by moving the main control board 35 to the space inside the lower door 15, the liquid crystal display device 32 can be arranged away from the game board 20, and is attached through the back plate 11 a. Therefore, the space between the game board 20 and the liquid crystal display device 32 can be secured as much as possible, and the space that can be used for the center accessory 23 arranged on the front side of the liquid crystal display device 32 is expanded. The degree of freedom in designing the center accessory 23 is increased.

  Next, another embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, the pachinko machine (game machine) 50 is provided with a launching device 55 at the lower right of the game area 31, and the game board unit 53 is provided with a board holding member 54 at the lower left with respect to the game board 20. It has been. The board holding member 54 and the main control board 35 and the sub control board 38 attached to the board holding member 54 are arranged on the rear side of the game board surface 22, and the top surface 35 a and the sub control board 38 on the front side of the main control board 35 are arranged. The top surface 38 a is flush with the game board surface 22. The lower door 15 is provided with a launch passage 56, and the launch passage 56 connects the launch port 57 of the game board 20 and the launch device 55 when the lower door 15 is in the closed position. Since the launch port 57 is an opening for launching a pachinko ball into the game area 31, the launch port 57 is naturally provided on the front side of the game board surface 22, and the launch passage 56 connected thereto is provided on the front side of the main control board 35.

  Thus, even if the launch passage 56 that connects the launch device 55 and the game board 20 is disposed on the front side of the main control board 35, the top surface 35a of the main control board 35 is flush with the game board face 22. By being attached to the game board 20 as described above, the launch passage 56 and the game board surface 22 can be connected without any step, and the launch device 55 smoothly launches a pachinko ball into the game area 31. be able to.

  In the above embodiment, the launch passage 56 is provided on the front side of the main control board 35, but it may be provided on the front side of the sub control board 38 instead of the main control board 35. Alternatively, it may be provided across both the main control board 35 and the sub control board 38.

  In the above embodiment, the launch device 55 is provided in the main body frame 11 and the launch passage 56 is provided in the lower door 15. However, the launch device 55 may be provided in the lower door 15 together with the launch passage 56.

  In the above embodiment, the sub control board 38 is provided on the board holding member 33 together with the main control board 35, but it may be provided on the back side of the game board units 13 and 53.

  In the above embodiment, the game board units 13 and 53 are fixed by the four knobs 48 provided on the main body frame 11, but a hinge member may be used like the glass door 14.

  In the above embodiment, the launch devices 45 and 55 are provided on the main body frame 11, but may be provided on the lower door 15.

It is the perspective view which looked at the pachinko machine from the front. It is a perspective view when a glass door and a lower door are opened. It is a disassembled perspective view when a game board unit is removed. It is sectional drawing explaining the principal part of this invention. It is the perspective view which looked at the pachinko machine of another embodiment from the front.

Explanation of symbols

10,50 Pachinko machine (game machine)
11 Body frame 12 Front door 13, 53 Game board unit 14 Glass door (front door)
15 Lower door (front door)
20 game board 22 game board surface (game board surface)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 23 Center object 23a Opening 31 Game area 32 Liquid crystal display device 33,54 Substrate holding member 35 Main control board 35a, 38a Top surface 38 Sub control board 40 Receptacle 41 Discharge outlet 42 Transparent window 45,55 Launching device 56

Claims (4)

A body frame on which a game board is detachably attached;
A front door attached to the body frame so as to be freely opened and closed;
A main control board that controls the basic operation of the game, and is disposed below the game board and exposed when the front door is opened;
A gaming machine characterized by comprising: A tray that receives a game ball and has a transparent portion formed at least in part;
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the main control board is visible through the transparent portion.   2. A liquid crystal display device that is fixed to the main body frame so as to be exposed on the back side of the main body frame and is visible from the front side through an opening formed in a game area of the game board. Or the game machine of 2. The main control board is housed in a board holding member detachably attached to the game board,
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a top surface as a front side is flush with a board surface of the game board.

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