JP3725142B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly, to a gaming machine including a gaming machine constituent member including a board and a base member that holds the board.

  Various boards are used in gaming machines such as pachinko machines. Some of the substrates are preferably inclined.

  In a conventional gaming machine, as a structure in which a board is tilted and mounted, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-246114 provides an oblique guide groove inside a board case attached to a gaming machine, and the board is slid along the guide groove. The structure accommodated in the substrate case is shown.

However, in the structure in which the substrate is attached by sliding, the substrate has to be slid when attaching the substrate, which is cumbersome and requires a space for sliding. Therefore, the operation is difficult in a narrow place.
JP 2001-246114 A

  As another method, a cylindrical protrusion (also referred to as a boss) having an axial direction inclined on the board mounting surface of the gaming machine is provided, and the tip of the cylindrical protrusion is perpendicular to the axial direction. It is conceivable to attach the substrate to the surface with screws.

  However, in the structure in which the substrate is attached to the inclined cylindrical protrusion, the substrate is moved along the axial direction of the inclined cylindrical protrusion so that the substrate can be attached and detached. It is necessary to design the arrangement of components and the like so that the board does not interfere with other components in the gaming machine, which imposes restrictions on the design of the gaming machine. Further, since the axial direction of the screw for attaching the substrate to the tip end surface of the cylindrical projection is also inclined with respect to the front-rear direction of the gaming machine in the same manner as the axial direction of the cylindrical projection, it is difficult to perform the screw turning operation.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and provides a gaming machine that facilitates the work of inclining and mounting a substrate and has a high degree of design freedom with regard to the arrangement of components and the like.

  The present invention provides a gaming machine comprising a gaming machine constituting member including a board and a base member for holding the board by a board mounting portion, the base member having a fixing surface to the other constituting member of the gaming machine, The substrate mounting portion is formed perpendicular to the fixed surface, and the substrate mounting portion is formed with a substrate mounting surface that abuts the substrate to define the orientation of the substrate and holds the substrate. A clamping member in which a substrate mounting surface is inclined with respect to the fixed surface and a clamping substrate mounting portion for clamping the substrate with the substrate mounting portion of the base member is formed as an assembly member for the base member And a substrate holding surface parallel to the substrate mounting surface of the substrate mounting portion of the base member is formed in the holding substrate mounting portion, and the substrate is held between the substrate mounting surface and the substrate holding surface. And said The base member is formed with a plurality of substrate mounting portions, the clamping member is provided with the clamping substrate mounting portions, and the substrate is provided with a plurality of mounting through holes corresponding to each other, and at least one of the plurality of sets is formed. As for the set, a locking hole perpendicular to the fixing surface to the other component member is formed in the base member from the substrate mounting surface to the inside of the substrate mounting portion. A locking member through-hole perpendicular to the fixed surface of the base member is formed in the holding board mounting portion, and the locking member through-hole of the clamping member in the same group passes through the mounting through-hole of the board. A bar-shaped locking member that reaches the locking hole of the base member is inserted and locked, and at least one of the plurality of sets is either the substrate mounting surface of the base member or the substrate clamping surface of the clamping member In An engagement hole into which the engagement protrusion is inserted is formed on the other side, and the engagement protrusion in the same set is engaged with the engagement hole through the mounting through hole of the substrate. It is characterized by being.

  According to the present invention, since the board mounting surface of the base member of the gaming machine component member is inclined with respect to the fixed surface of the base member, there is no need for troublesome work such as sliding the board or a large space. The board can be tilted and attached to the base member, and by fixing the gaming machine component to the other components of the gaming machine, the board can be easily tilted and attached to the gaming machine. In addition, since a board slide space is not required, the degree of freedom in designing the arrangement of components in the gaming machine is increased. Further, since the substrate is sandwiched between the substrate mounting surface of the base member and the substrate clamping surface of the clamping member, the substrate can be reliably tilted and held.

  Further, according to the present invention, the base member includes the substrate mounting portion, the clamping member includes the clamping substrate mounting portion, and the substrate includes a plurality of mounting through holes corresponding to each other. In at least one of the plurality of sets, a locking hole perpendicular to the fixing surface of the base member is formed from the board mounting surface of the base member to the board mounting portion, and the clamping member includes the base member A fixing member through-hole perpendicular to the fixed surface of the holding member is formed in the holding board mounting portion, and on the other hand, a mounting through-hole is formed in the board, and the board is attached from the locking member through-hole of the holding member. Since the rod-shaped locking member that reaches the locking hole of the base member through the through-hole for insertion is inserted and locked, the substrate is reliably held inclined between the base member and the clamping member. In addition, since the locking hole of the base member and the locking member through hole of the clamping member are perpendicular to the fixed surface of the base member, the locking operation and the unlocking operation of the rod-shaped locking member are the base. This can be performed in a direction perpendicular to the fixed surface of the member, and the work for replacing the substrate can be easily performed.

  Furthermore, according to the present invention, for at least one of the plurality of sets, the engagement protrusion is provided on one of the substrate mounting surface of the base member and the substrate holding surface of the holding member, and the engagement is provided on the other. Since the engagement hole into which the joint protrusion is inserted is formed, and the engagement protrusion is inserted through the mounting through hole formed in the substrate and engaged with the engagement hole, the base member and the clamping member Can be easily and accurately positioned.

  In addition, according to the present invention, the base member and the sandwiching member are combined by both the rod-shaped locking member and the engaging projection to sandwich the substrate, so that the positioning of the base member and the sandwiching member is easy, and the substrate Can be reliably tilted, and the work for replacing the substrate is also easy.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a front view showing a gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged view showing the vicinity of a side lamp in the gaming machine of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a side lamp in the gaming machine of FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the side lamp in the gaming machine of FIG. 1, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the front, left and right side, back, AA cut surface, and BB cut surface of the base member in the side lamp, FIG. The figure which shows the front of the board | substrate cover member in a side lamp, CC cut surface, DD cut surface, FIG. 7 is a figure which shows EE cut surface of FIG. 2, FIG. 8 is FF cut surface of FIG. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a light emission state in the gaming machine of FIG.

  A gaming machine 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 is a pachinko gaming machine, and a gaming area 7 is defined by a substantially circular guide rail 5 on the front surface of the gaming board 3, A determination image device 9 is provided at the center of the area 7, and a winning opening 11, a start opening 13, and the like are provided in the vicinity thereof. Then, when a game ball launched from the launching device H to the game area 7 enters the winning opening 11, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out to the ball receiving tray 15 as a prize, and also enter the start opening 13. The symbol is displayed in a variable manner on the image display device 9 for determination, and a jackpot is formed when the symbol displayed by the subsequent stop becomes a specific symbol.

  Further, on the front surface of the game board 3, side lamps 21 as one of the gaming machine components are provided on the left and right edges away from the central determination image display device 9. The side lamp 21 is composed of a light-emitting device that emits light or blinks in accordance with the progress of the game to increase the game's preference, or transmits game information to the player by light emission or blinking. The side lamp 21 in this embodiment is only symmetrical in shape between the left side lamp 21L and the right side lamp 21R, and the other configurations are the same as each other. Write without distinguishing left and right except when necessary.

  As shown in the perspective view after assembly in FIG. 3 and the exploded perspective view in FIG. 4, the side lamp 21 includes the light emitter 23, the substrate 25, the base member 31, the clamping member 47, the reflection member 55, the lens member 59, and the lens. The cover member 65 is used.

  As the light emitter 23, an appropriate one is used, and in particular, one having a directivity characteristic that is brighter in the central direction than in the peripheral direction is preferable. An appropriate number of the light emitters 23 is used according to the size of the light emitter device and the like. In this example in which the light-emitting device is the side lamp 21, five pieces are used at a required interval in the vertical direction. Furthermore, since the LED (light emitting diode) has the above-mentioned directional characteristics and has a long life, it is preferable as the light emitter 23 in the present invention. In particular, the LED preferably has a light directivity of about 15 to 70 degrees.

  The substrate 25 is for holding the light emitter 23. In this example, the substrate 25 is a vertically long substrate that matches the shape of the side lamp 21, and five light emitters 23 are perpendicular to the front surface 26 of the substrate 25 at a required interval. It is fixed to. Further, through holes 27 and 28 for attachment are formed through the upper and lower portions of the substrate 25. Reference numeral 29 denotes a harness mounting connector.

  The base member 31 is for attaching the substrate 25 together with the lens member 59, the lens cover member 65, and the like to the game board 3 which is another constituent member of the gaming machine 1. In this example, the base member 31 is made of a non-translucent resin. As can be better understood from FIG. 5, a fixing portion 32 to the game board 3 is formed on the outer periphery of the front surface so as to project in a hook shape. The back surface of the fixed portion 32 is a fixed surface 32 a to the front surface of the game board 3. Further, fixing holes 33 and 34 for the game board 3 and lens cover member mounting holes 35 and 36 are formed in the upper and lower portions of the fixing portion 32. The center of the front surface of the base member 31 is recessed rearward to form a reflector housing portion 37, and through holes 38 for the light emitters 23 are formed according to the position and number of the light emitters 23. Further, on the upper and lower portions of the rear surface of the reflector housing portion 37 in the base member 31, substrate mounting portions 39, 43 are provided at positions corresponding to the mounting through holes 27, 28 of the substrate 25 with respect to the fixed surface 32a. It is formed vertically. The term “vertical” used in the present invention has a common meaning of “substantially vertical” including both an accurate vertical state and a state close to an exact vertical state.

  The upper substrate mounting portion 39 has a two-stage column shape including a large-diameter columnar portion 40 on the base side and an engagement protrusion 41 having a small-diameter pin shape on the distal end side. The engaging protrusion 41 is perpendicular to the fixed surface 32 a and is inserted into the mounting through hole 27 at the upper position of the substrate 25. The boundary surface between the large-diameter columnar portion 40 and the engaging protrusion 41 is in contact with the front surface 26 of the substrate 25 to define the orientation of the substrate 25 and constitute a substrate mounting surface 42 that holds the substrate 25. The board mounting surface when the base plate 31 is fixed at a predetermined position on the front surface of the game board 3 so that the fixed surface 32a of the base member 31 is parallel to the front surface of the game board 3. 42 is inclined to the front center side of the gaming machine 1 by a predetermined angle. The front center of the gaming machine 1 refers to a center line that passes through the center of the gaming area 7 and is perpendicular to the front surface of the gaming board 3 and its vicinity.

  The lower substrate mounting portion 43 has a cylindrical shape, and the front end surface abuts on the front surface 26 of the substrate 25 to define the orientation of the substrate 25 and constitute a substrate mounting surface 44 that holds the substrate 25. The upper substrate mounting portion 39 is inclined with respect to the fixed surface 32a at the same angle as the substrate mounting surface 42. Further, a locking hole 45 perpendicular to the fixed surface 32 a is formed in the substrate mounting surface 43 of the lower substrate mounting portion 43 so as to extend into the substrate mounting portion 43.

  The sandwiching member 47 has a shape that covers the side surface and the rear surface of the substrate 25. In this example, the sandwiching member 47 is made of a light-transmitting resin, and is perpendicular to the base member 31 so as to be parallel to the fixing surface 32a of the base member 31. As is better understood from FIG. 6, a connector opening 48 for the connector 29 of the board 25 is formed in the rear wall 47 a, and the mounting opening for the board 25 is formed above and below the connector opening 48. The holding substrate mounting portions 49 and 52, which are aligned with the holes 27 and 28, are formed into a cylindrical shape, and are formed perpendicularly to the rear wall 47a from the front surface of the rear wall 47a. The front ends of the holding substrate mounting portions 49 and 52 serve as substrate holding surfaces 50 and 53 that abut the rear surface of the substrate 25 and hold the substrate 25 between the substrate mounting surfaces 42 and 44 of the base member 31. And formed in parallel with the substrate mounting surfaces 42 and 44 of the base member. The phrase “parallel” used in the present invention means a so-called “substantially parallel” including both an exact parallel state and an almost parallel state. Further, in the upper clamping substrate mounting portion 49, an engagement hole 51 into which the engagement protrusion 41 of the base member 31 is inserted is perpendicular to the rear wall 47a, that is, the base member 31 is fixed. It is formed in the substrate clamping surface 50 perpendicular to the surface 32a, and a locking member through hole 54 is formed perpendicularly to the rear wall 47a, that is, in the lower clamping substrate mounting portion 52. The base member 31 is formed so as to penetrate the holding substrate mounting surface 53 so as to be perpendicular to the fixed surface 32 a of the base member 31.

  As described above, in this example, the substrate mounting portions 39 and 43 of the base member 31, the clamping substrate mounting portions 49 and 52 of the clamping member 47, and the mounting through holes 27 and 28 of the substrate 25 are provided. Two sets are formed corresponding to each other, and one set at the lower position is locked to the locking hole 45 in the substrate mounting portion 43 of the base member 31 and locked to the clamping substrate mounting portion 52 of the clamping member 47. Each of the member through holes 54 is formed. On the other hand, with respect to the set at the upper position, the engagement protrusions 41 are formed on the substrate attachment portion 39 of the base member 31 and the engagement holes 51 are formed on the sandwiching substrate attachment portion 49 of the clamping member 47. Are formed, but the upper group and the lower group may be reversed.

  The base member 31, the substrate 25, and the sandwiching member 47 insert the engaging protrusion 41 of the base member 31 into the mounting through hole 27 on the upper side of the substrate 25 and the engagement hole 51 of the sandwiching member 47, and The locking hole 45 in the lower substrate mounting portion 43 of the base member 31 is aligned with the lower mounting through hole 28 of the substrate 25 and the locking member through hole 54 of the clamping member 47 so that the substrate 25 is A bar-shaped latch comprising a screw sandwiched between the board mounting surfaces 42 and 44 of the base member 31 and the board mounting surfaces 50 and 53 of the clamping member 47 and inserted into the locking member through hole 54 from the rear surface side of the clamping member 47. The member B1 is combined by being screwed and locked into the locking hole 45 of the base member 31. At that time, the substrate 25 and the light emitter 23 are inclined with respect to the fixed surface 32a of the base member 31 in accordance with the inclination of the substrate attachment surfaces 42, 44, 50, 53.

  The reflecting plate 55 is formed of a metal plated plate or a metal plate whose front surface is made into a reflecting surface 57 by mirror treatment, and the thickness is thick on the outer side 56a of the gaming machine 1 and thin on the inner side 56b. Furthermore, the opening 58 from which the head of the light emitter 23 is inserted and protruded is formed according to the number and position of the light emitters 23. The reflecting plate 55 is fixed to the inner surface of the reflecting plate housing portion 37 of the base member 31 with the reflecting surface 57 forward, and at this time, the gaming machine outer side 56a and the inner side of the reflecting plate 55 are fixed. The reflection surface 57 is inclined toward the front center side of the gaming machine 1 by the thickness difference of 56b.

  The lens member 59 is for efficiently condensing and strengthening the light of the light emitter 23, and is made of a translucent resin, and the light transmitting portion of the light emitter 23 is a convex lens 60. . The lens member 59 is disposed on the front surface of the base member 31 and has a shape that covers the reflection plate housing portion 37. The lens member 59 has mounting holes 61 and 61 at positions corresponding to the lens cover member mounting holes 35 and 36 of the base member 31. 62 is formed. Further, a lens positioning pin 63 projects from the rear surface of the lens 59 member and is inserted into a lens member positioning hole 46 formed in the base member 31.

  The lens cover member 65 is a portion that is most exposed to the player's eyes when the side lamp 21 is attached to the game board 3, and is made of a light-transmitting resin. Play a role. In the lens cover member 65, screw holes 66 and 67 are formed at positions corresponding to the lens cover member mounting holes 35 and 36 of the base member 31, and the lens member 59 is screwed from the rear surface side of the base member 31 with the screw B2. At the same time, it is fixed to the front surface of the base member 31.

  In the side lamp 21 thus configured, the substrate 25 and the clamping member 47 located on the rear side of the base member 31 are provided with side lamp mounting holes (reference numerals in FIGS. 7 and 8) on the left and right edges of the game area 7. 15) and the fixing portion 32 of the base member 31 is arranged at the periphery of the side lamp mounting hole on the front surface of the game board 3, and the fixing surface 32 a on the rear side of the fixing portion 32 is relative to the game board 3. Made parallel. And it fixes to the front surface predetermined position of the game board 3 using the screw | thread B3 (shown in FIG. 2) which let the fixing holes 33 and 34 of the said base member 31 pass. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line E-E of FIG. 2 in a state in which the side lamp 21 is attached to the game board 3, that is, a cross-sectional view at the position of the upper board attachment portion 39 in the base member 31, and FIG. -F is a cut surface view at the position of the lower substrate mounting portion 43 in the base member 31, that is, the cut surface.

  In the side lamp 21 attached to the front surface of the game board 3 as described above, the board 25 sandwiched between the board mounting surfaces 42 and 44 of the base member 31 and the board clamping surfaces 50 and 53 of the clamping member 47 is a game. Inclined by a predetermined angle (m degrees) toward the front center side of the machine 1, and the light emitter 23 is vertically attached to the substrate 25, so that the center line P of the light emitter 23 is perpendicular to the front surface of the gaming machine 1. From the straight line R, the game machine 1 is inclined to the front center side by a predetermined angle (m degrees). Since the center line P of the light emitter 23 is inclined toward the front center side of the gaming machine 1, the light of the light emitter is efficiently transmitted from the side lamp 21 to the player located in front of the gaming machine 1 as shown in FIG. It becomes easier for the player to recognize the light of the light emitter. Furthermore, since the light emitter has a directional characteristic that is brighter in the central direction than in the peripheral direction, the light from the light emitter can reach the player more efficiently. On the other hand, when the line R perpendicular to the front surface of the gaming machine 80 and the center line (not shown) of the light emitter in the side lamp 81 are parallel, as in the conventional gaming machine 80 shown in FIGS. In this case, it becomes difficult for the light from the light emitter to reach the player located in front of the gaming machine 80 efficiently. Reference numeral 82 is a game board, and 84 is an image device for determination.

  In the description of the above embodiment, the light emitter device including the side lamp is taken up as the gaming machine component that holds the board tilted. However, in the present invention, the gaming machine component that holds the board tilted includes the side lamp and the like. The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned light emitting device, but can be applied to other game machine components, and the position is not limited. For example, a gaming machine component such as a light-emitting device may be arranged above the gaming area, and the board of the gaming machine component may be inclined toward the front center side (downward in that case) of the gaming machine. Further, the light emitter having the directivity characteristics toward the front center direction is not limited to the LED, and other light emitters such as a laser may be used. Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to a pachinko gaming machine, but can be applied to any gaming machine that holds a board in an inclined state. Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the base member and the clamping member are assembled by both the rod-shaped locking member and the engaging protrusion, but either the rod-shaped locking member or the engaging protrusion is used, or other methods are used. It may be used in combination or by other methods. Further, although the screw is used for fixing the base member to the game board and assembling the lens cover member or the like, a caulking member or an adhesive may be used instead of the screw. Moreover, although the screw was used as a rod-shaped locking member, it is not restricted to a screw. Further, the number of substrate mounting portions of the base member and the holding substrate mounting portions of the clamping member is not limited.

It is a front view which shows the game machine which concerns on one Example of this invention. FIG. 2 is an enlarged view showing the vicinity of a side lamp in the gaming machine of FIG. It is a perspective view of the side lamp in the gaming machine of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of the side lamp in the gaming machine of FIG. It is a figure which shows the front of a base member, a left-right side surface, a back surface, an AA cut surface, and a BB cut surface. It is a figure which shows the front of a clamping member, CC cut surface, and DD cut surface. It is a figure which shows the EE cut surface of FIG. It is a figure which shows the FF cut surface of FIG. It is a figure which shows the light emission state in the gaming machine of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the light emission state in the conventional game machine. It is a top view which shows the light emission state in the conventional game machine.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine 3 Game board 7 Game area | region 21 Side lamp 23 Light-emitting body 25 Board | substrate 27,28 Mounting through-hole 31 Base member 32 Base member fixing | fixed part 32a Base member fixing | fixed surface 39, 43 Base member board | substrate mounting part 41 Engagement Intersection protrusions 42, 44 Base member substrate mounting surface 47 Holding member 49, 52 Holding member clamping substrate mounting portion 50, 53 Holding member substrate clamping surface 51 Engaging hole 54 Locking member through hole 55 Reflecting plate 57 Reflection Surface B1 Bar-shaped locking member (screw)

Claims (1)

In a gaming machine comprising a gaming machine component including a board (25) and a base member (31) for holding the board (25) by a board mounting portion (39, 43),
The base member (31) has a fixed surface (32a) to the other component members of the gaming machine, and the substrate mounting portions (39, 43) are formed perpendicular to the fixed surface (32a), and the substrate The attachment portions (39, 43) are formed with substrate attachment surfaces (42, 44) that abut the substrate (25) to define the orientation of the substrate (25) and hold the substrate (25). The substrate mounting surfaces (42, 44) are inclined with respect to the fixed surface (32a),
A clamping member (47) in which a clamping substrate mounting portion (49, 52) that clamps the substrate (25) with the substrate mounting portion (39, 43) of the base member (31) is formed, It is provided as an assembly member to the member (31), and the clamping board mounting portion (49, 52) is formed on the board mounting surface (42, 44) in the board mounting portion (39, 43) of the base member (31). Parallel substrate clamping surfaces (50, 53) are formed, and the substrate (25) is clamped between the substrate mounting surfaces (42, 44) and the substrate clamping surfaces (50, 53), and
The base member (31) has the substrate mounting portion (39, 43), the clamping member (47) has the clamping substrate mounting portion (49, 52), and the substrate (25) has a mounting penetration. A plurality of sets of holes (27, 28) are formed corresponding to each other, and at least one set of the plurality of sets is formed on the base member (31) with respect to the fixing surface (32a) to the other component member. A vertical locking hole (45) is formed from the board mounting surface (44) to the board mounting part (43), and the clamping member (47) in the same set is fixed to the base member (31). A locking member through hole (54) perpendicular to the surface (32a) is formed in the clamping board mounting portion (52), and from the locking member through hole (54) of the clamping member (47) in the same set. Through hole (28) for mounting the substrate (25) Through the rod-shaped locking member to reach the locking holes (45) of the base member (31) (B1) is inserted and locked in,
With respect to at least one remaining group of the plurality of sets, an engaging protrusion (41) is provided on one of the substrate mounting surface (42) of the base member (31) and the substrate clamping surface (50) of the clamping member (47). ) And an engagement hole (51) into which the engagement protrusion (41) is inserted is formed on the other side, and the engagement protrusion (41) in the same set is formed in the mounting through hole (27) of the substrate (25). ) Through the engagement hole (51).

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