JP4065813B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine installed and used in a game hall.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Pachinko machines, one of the gaming machines, are installed in amusement halls such as pachinko parlors. The pachinko machine has a main body base provided with an operation device that operates in accordance with a game such as a pachinko ball launching device or a pachinko ball (prize ball) payout device, and a game area in which the pachinko ball is launched on the front side of the game board. In addition, the game board unit with a member supporting the control circuit device that controls the operation of the operation device operated in accordance with the game on the back side and the game area of the game board can be visually recognized. It is comprised from the window member etc. in which the opening to be formed was formed. The game board unit and the window member are attached to the front side of the main body base, and the window member is pivotally supported by the main body base and can be opened and closed.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, when a game board unit configured by attaching a plurality of devices or members to the game board is attached to the main body base, the weight of the game board unit becomes heavy, and workability at the time of attachment is deteriorated. In addition, if the game board unit is accidentally dropped from the base of the main unit during installation, the game board unit or window member may be damaged, and the operator may be injured. There is also.
[0004]
The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and is capable of improving the workability and safety of the attachment work when attaching and fixing the game board unit including the game board to the main body base. An object is to provide a gaming machine.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a gaming machine according to the present invention has a main body base having an operating device that is operated during a game, and a frame-shaped holding member that holds the gaming board. in the gaming machine that is mounted on the body base while being integrated with the holding member, provided on one of the front surface of the back or the body base portion of the holding member, the engaging projection projecting toward the other from the one If the provided on the other front surface of the back or the body base of the holding member, and a pair of resilient arms for holding the locking projection at its distal end, fixing device for fixed the game board on the body base A plate-like locking member hooking portion extending rearward of the holding member, and an opening penetrating vertically is formed in the locking member hooking portion. First in the front-rear direction An operation part that is rotatable about a second axis and swingable about a second axis extending in the width direction of the main body unit, and that can be inserted into the opening and that is interlocked with the operation of the operation part. A fixing locking member that moves, wherein the operating portion is disposed on a rear end side of the first shaft, and the fixing locking member is disposed on a front end side of the first shaft, The stop member rotates about the first axis when the operation unit rotates about the first axis, and the operation unit swings about the second axis. When the operating portion is rotated after the holding projection is attached to the main body base by displacing along the direction of the first axis, holding the locking projection with the elastic arm, When the locking member for insertion is inserted into the opening and then the operation part is swung, the holding member is moved forward. They are attracted to the body base engaged with the locking member the locking member hook portion, and the holding member and the body base portion is intended to be fixed.
[0007]
Further, before the tip portion of the Kigakaritome member, it is preferable to form one of projections or recesses for engagement with the engaging portion.
[0008]
Preferably, the locking projection is provided on the back surface of the holding member , and the elastic arm is provided on the front surface of the main body base.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
A pachinko machine 10 which is the present embodiment of the gaming machine shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is composed of a main body base 11, a game board unit 12, and a glass frame unit 13. The main body base 11 is provided with devices such as a pachinko ball launcher, a prize ball payout device, a power supply circuit, a lamp R, and a speaker S that are operated in accordance with the game.
[0010]
The game board unit 12 supports a game board 12a and a control circuit device 12c provided on the rear surface of the game board 12a (not shown), and also has a passage for guiding a pachinko ball entering the winning opening to a predetermined receiving part. It is comprised from the support plate which has the rib to comprise. In the game area on the front side of the game board 12a, there are a guide rail 14 for guiding a pachinko ball to the game area, a symbol display device 15, a start port 16, a normal winning port 17, a predetermined winning port such as an attacker 18, and an outro 19. Provided on the back side are a plurality of control circuit devices 12b for controlling the operation of the operating device in accordance with the game. Although illustration is omitted, a plurality of structures such as obstacle nails and windmills are provided at appropriate positions in the game area of the game board 12a.
[0011]
The control circuit device 12b includes a main control board (device) 12c that executes a game according to the model, a display control of the symbol display device 15 that is operated according to the gaming state, a lighting control of the lamp R, and an output from the speaker S. Sub-control board (device) 12d for performing voice control and the like.
[0012]
When the operation handle H is operated, pachinko balls as game media are launched one by one into the game area of the game board 12 via the guide rails 14 by the pachinko ball launcher, and the start port 16, the normal winning port 17, the attacker 18, the outro Enter one of 19. When a pachinko ball enters the start port 16, the symbol display device 15 is activated, variable display of the displayed symbol is performed for a predetermined time, hit determination and effect processing are performed, and a determination result is displayed. When the variable display of the symbols is stopped, the winning combination is obtained when a predetermined combination of stopped symbols is obtained on the winning effective position, and the gaming state that is more advantageous than usual for obtaining a gaming profit To a predetermined period.
[0013]
When an advantageous gaming state that occurs when winning is achieved, for example, from a closed state to an open state until a predetermined time elapses for an attacker 18 provided with a door member that can be opened or closed, or until a predetermined number of pachinko balls are won This is repeated a predetermined number of times. When a pachinko ball wins the start port 16, the normal winning port 17 or the attacker 18, a predetermined number of pachinko balls are paid out as prize balls. If the pachinko ball does not win the start port 16, the normal winning port 17 or the attacker 18, it enters the outro 19 as a non-winning pachinko ball and is collected as a lost ball. As for the prize balls, the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the type of the winning prize is paid out from the payout opening 20 to the ball receiving tray 21.
[0014]
The glass frame unit 13 includes a glass frame door 13a (window member) and a holding frame 13b (holding member). The glass frame door 13a is detachably attached to the holding frame 13b via the hinge 22 so as to be opened and closed. The glass frame door 13a is formed with an opening 13c that allows the game area of the game board 12a to be observed, and the glass 23 is attached to the opening 13c in a replaceable manner. The glass 23 is attached so as to be rotatable with respect to the opening 13c via a hinge (not shown). In addition to the glass 23, a lamp R, a speaker S, and the like are attached to the glass frame door 13a. The game board unit 12 is detachably attached to the holding frame 13b. The holding frame 13b is provided with a game board fixing member 24, and the game board unit 12 can be fixed or released by performing an operation of engaging and locking the game board fixing member 24 and the game board 12a. .
[0015]
Locking members 25 are provided at two positions on the upper rear surface of the holding frame 13b with a predetermined interval, and a pair of elastic arms 26 (fitting members) are provided on the main body base 11 so as to correspond to the locking members 25. Is provided. When the holding frame 13 b is assembled to the main body base 11, the holding frame 13 b is temporarily attached to the front surface of the main body base 11 by temporary fixing means that is locked to the main body base 11 by the locking member 25 and the elastic arm pair 26. Fixed.
[0016]
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the locking member 25 is provided so as to protrude from the back surface of the holding frame 13 b toward the main body base 11. A substantially diamond-shaped locking projection 25 a is formed at the tip of the locking member 25. The elastic arm pair 26 is configured such that the first elastic arm 27 and the second elastic arm 28 form a pair. The first elastic arm 27 includes an arm portion 27a and an engaging portion 27b. The arm portion 27a is formed of a substantially “<”-shaped leaf spring made of plastic having a property of being elastically deformed. An engaging portion 27b having a substantially semicircular cross section is formed at the tip of the portion 27a. Similar to the first elastic arm 27, the second elastic arm 28 includes an arm portion 28a and an engaging portion 28b. In addition, the insertion part 26a which inserts the latching convex part 25a is formed by arrange | positioning the engaging part 28b of the 2nd elastic arm 28, and the engaging part 27b of the 1st elastic arm 27 so that it may become symmetrical.
[0017]
The first and second elastic arms 27 and 28 are attached to the inner upper wall of the main body base 11 so that the engaging portions 27b and 28b face each other and face the locking member 25 of the holding frame 13b. . When the elastic arm pair 26 configured as described above is inserted in contact with the insertion portion 26a from the distal end of the locking member 25, the engaging portion is brought into sliding contact with the locking convex portion 25a of the locking member 25. Each of 27b and 28b is displaced against the urging force of the arm portions 27a and 28a, and when the engaging convex portion 25a of the locking member 25 is completely inserted into the elastic arm pair 26, FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the engaging convex portion 25a is fitted into the engaging portions 27b and 28b, and the locking member 25 is held by the engaging portions 27b and 28b by the urging force of the arm portions 27a and 28a. .
[0018]
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a glass frame unit fixing device 29 is provided on the upper part of the main body base 11, and a fixing locking member hooking part 30 is fixed on the glass frame unit 13 on the upper part of the glass frame unit 13. It is provided so as to face the device 29. The glass frame unit 13 is interchangeably fixed to the main body base 11 by engagement with the glass frame unit fixing device 29 and the locking member hooking portion 30 for fixing. Although not shown in the present embodiment, the glass frame unit fixing devices 29 are installed at a plurality of locations on the main body base 11.
[0019]
As shown in FIG. 7, the glass frame unit fixing device (fixing device) 29 is provided with an operation portion 29 a, a fixing locking member 29 b, and a fixing locking member attaching portion 29 c. The operation portion 29a is pivotally supported so as to be rotatable about a shaft 29d and swingable about a shaft 29e. The locking member 29b for fixing is a direction substantially perpendicular to the mounting direction of the glass frame unit 13 between the protruding position indicated by the solid line and the retracted position indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. ) Is attached to the fixing member attachment portion 29c so as to be displaceable. The fixing member attachment portion 29c for fixing is attached in the direction in which the glass frame unit 13 is attached (B direction in the figure) between the engagement position indicated by the solid line and the engagement release position indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. ) Is displaceable.
[0020]
When the operation unit 29a is rotated (in the direction D in the drawing) from the removal position 29a1 indicated by the solid line in FIG. 7B to the unlocking position 29a2 indicated by the two-dot chain line, the fixing locking member 29b is moved to the retracted position 29b1. Is displaced to the protruding position 29b2. After the locking member 29b is displaced to the protruding position 29b2, the operating portion 29a is swung to the lock position 29a3 indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. The locking member attaching portion 29c is displaced from the protruding position 29b2 to the locking position 29b3.
[0021]
As shown in FIG. 5, when the glass frame unit 13 is attached to the main body base 11, the fixing locking member hooking portion 30 faces the fixing locking member 29b of the glass frame unit fixing device 29. Is formed. An opening 30 a is formed in the locking member hook portion 30 for fixing. The opening 30a is formed in such a size that the fixing locking member 29b can be inserted. By positioning the fixing locking member attaching portion 29c at the locking position 29b3, the fixing locking member hooking portion 30 and the fixing locking member 29b are locked.
[0022]
Next, the effect | action by the said embodiment is demonstrated. As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, when the glass frame unit 13 is attached to the main body base 11 and fixed to be replaceable, first, the locking member 25 of the glass frame unit 13 is inserted into the elastic arm pair 26 of the main body base 11. The glass frame unit 13 on which the game board unit 12 is mounted is fitted into the main body base 11. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the locking projection 25 a of the locking member 25 is fitted into the engaging portions 27 b and 28 b of the first and second elastic arms 27 and 28. Further, the engaging portions 27b and 28b of the first and second elastic arms 27 and 28 hold the locking member 25 by the urging force of the arm portions 27a and 27b, and are brought into a locked state. As described above, the elastic arm pair 26 locks the locking member 25, whereby the glass frame unit 13 is temporarily temporarily fixed to the front surface of the main body base 11 before being fixed by the glass frame unit fixing device 29. .
[0023]
After the temporary fixing, when the operation portion 29a of the glass frame unit fixing device 29 is rotated from the removal position 29a1 to the unlocking position 29a2, the fixing locking member 29b protrudes from the retracted position 29b1 to the protruding position 29b2. As a result, the fixing locking member 29 b enters the opening 30 a of the locking member hook portion 30. When the operation portion 29a is swung from the lock release position 29a2 to the lock position 29a3, the fixing locking member attachment portion 29c is displaced from the lock release position 29b2 to the lock position 29b3. As a result, the locking member 29b for fixing locks the locking member for locking member 30 for locking to the main body base 11 side without loosening, and the glass frame unit 13 is assembled and fixed to the main body base 11.
[0024]
Thus, before the glass frame unit 13 is assembled and fixed to the main body base 11, the locking member 25 provided on the upper back of the glass frame unit 13 and the main body base 11 are provided so as to correspond to the locking member 25. When the fixing operation is performed by temporarily fixing the glass frame unit 13 to the front surface of the main body base 11 with the pair of elastic arms 26, the glass frame unit 13 to which the game board unit 12 is mounted is removed from the main body base 11. It can be prevented from falling off.
[0025]
In place of the elastic arm pair 26 composed of the first elastic arm 27 and the second elastic arm 28, an integral elastic arm pair 31 as shown in FIG. 8 may be used. The integrated elastic arm pair 31 includes an arm portion 31a and engaging portions 31b and 31c. The arm portion 31a is formed of a substantially "<"-shaped plate spring made of plastic having a property of elastic deformation. The engaging portions 31b and 31c having a substantially semicircular cross section are formed at both ends of the arm portion 31a. As shown in FIG. 9, when the locking member 25 is inserted into the integral elastic arm pair 31, the locking convex portion 25a is fitted into the engaging portions 31b and 31c, and the locking member 25 is the arm portion 31a. Is held between the engaging portions 31b and 31c by the urging force. By comprising in this way, the glass frame unit 13 can be temporarily fixed to the front surface of the main body base 11 before being fixed by the glass frame unit fixing device 29 as in the above embodiment.
[0026]
In the embodiment described above, the locking protrusion 25a having a substantially rhombus shape is formed at the tip of the locking member 25. However, a locking recess is formed at the tip of the locking member 25 and the integral elastic arm pair 31 is fitted. May be. Thus, the shape of the locking projection 25a can be changed as appropriate. Moreover, it is possible to change suitably the magnitude | size of the latching member 25, an installation location, and the installation number.
[0027]
In the above embodiment, the glass frame unit 13 that can hold the game board unit 12 is detachably exchangeable with respect to the main body base 11, but portions other than the glass frame unit 13 such as the ball tray 21 are replaced with the glass frame unit 13. It may be integrated, detachable and replaceable.
[0028]
In the above embodiment, the glass frame unit fixing device 29 and the fixing locking member hooking portion 30 are used as the fixing members for fixing the glass frame unit 13 to the main body base 11, but the fixing method is not limited thereto. The glass frame unit 13 and the main body base 11 may be fixed by screwing, screwing, caulking, or the like, and the main fixing performed after temporary fixing as described above can be performed by an appropriate method.
[0029]
In the above embodiment, the glass frame unit 13 with the game board unit 12 in which the holding frame 13b and the glass frame door 13a are integrated is temporarily fixed to the main body base 11, but only the glass frame unit 13 or only the holding frame 13b. Of course, it is also possible to temporarily fix to the main body base 11.
[0030]
In the above embodiment, the game board 12a and the control circuit device 12b are integrated, but the control circuit device 12b is integrated with the main body base 11, or at least one of the control circuit device 12b constituting the glass frame unit 13 You may integrate with a member.
[0031]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the gaming machine of the present invention, before the holding member is assembled and fixed to the main body base using the predetermined fixing member, the locking member provided on one of the holding member or the main body base, and the other Since the holding member is locked with the fitting member to which the locking member is fitted, the holding member is detached from the main body base when the holding member is fixed to the main body base using a predetermined fixing member. Thus, workability and safety are improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a pachinko machine embodying the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the glass frame unit is separated from the main body base.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a locking member and a pair of elastic arms.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which a locking member is inserted into a pair of elastic arms.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a glass frame unit and a main body base.
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the glass frame unit is fixed to the main body base.
7 is a side view and a front view of a glass frame unit fixing device. FIG.
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a locking member and an integrated elastic arm pair.
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the locking member is inserted into the integrated elastic arm pair.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Pachinko machine 11 Main body base 12 Game board unit 13 Glass frame unit 13a Glass frame door 13b Holding frame 13c Opening 25 Locking member 25a Locking convex part 26 Elastic arm pair 27a, 28a Arm part 27b, 28b Engaging part 31 Integrated type Elastic arm pair

Claims (2)

A main body base having an operating device that is operated during a game; and a frame-like holding member that holds the game board, wherein the game board is attached to the main body base in an integrated state with the holding member in is that the gaming machine,
A locking projection provided on one of the rear surface of the holding member or the front surface of the main body base and projecting from the one to the other;
A pair of elastic arms provided on the other of the rear surface of the holding member or the front surface of the main body base, and holding the locking projection at the tip;
And a fixing device for fixed the game board on the body base,
The holding member is formed with a plate-like locking member hook portion extending rearward thereof, and an opening penetrating vertically is formed in the locking member hook portion.
The fixing device is configured to rotate about a first axis extending in the front-rear direction of the main body base portion and swingable about a second axis extending in the width direction of the main body unit; and the opening And a locking member for fixing that moves in conjunction with the operation of the operation unit,
The operating portion is disposed on the rear end side of the first shaft, and the fixing locking member is disposed on the front end side of the first shaft,
The fixing locking member rotates about the first axis along with the operation unit when the operation unit rotates about the first axis, and the operation unit rotates the second axis. Displaced along the direction of the first axis when swung to the center;
When the operation protrusion is rotated after the holding protrusion is nipped by the elastic arm and the holding member is attached to the main body base, the fixing locking member is inserted into the opening, and then the operation portion The game is characterized in that the holding member is attracted to the base of the main body by swinging, the locking member is locked to the hook of the locking member, and the holding member and the base of the main body are fixed. Machine. The locking provided with a projection on a rear surface of the holding member, the gaming machine according to claim 1 Symbol mounting, characterized in that the resilient arm is provided on the front surface of the body base.

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