JP3889965B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a ball game machine having a main body frame and a game board fixed in an inner space of the main body frame, and more particularly to a structure in which the game board is attached to and detached from the inner space of the main body frame of the ball game machine.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, in the ball game machine, the game board is attached to the inner space of the main body frame by fixing the game board to the edge of the main body frame with a fastening member such as a screw.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the above-described prior art, a dedicated tool such as a driver is required for the work of attaching the game board to the inner space of the main body frame of the ball game machine and the work of removing the game board from the inner space of the main body frame. There is a problem that man-hours are increased in mounting and removing the panel.
[0004]
The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and in a ball game machine, an operation for attaching the game board to the inner space of the main body frame and an operation for removing the game board from the inner space of the main body frame are performed with a dedicated tool. It is an object of the present invention to provide a structure in which a game board can be attached to and detached from an inner space of a main body frame that can be easily used without using a game machine.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-described problems, the bullet ball game machine according to the present invention employs the following means.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In the present invention, in order to achieve the above-mentioned problem, a hole is formed from the center to the top of the back of the rectangular box-shaped main body frame, and the game board is detachably fixed in the internal space of the main body frame,
A gap is provided on one side edge of the main body frame to sandwich the game board between the back of the main body frame and a game is played at the edge of the game board at the one side edge of the main body frame. A pair of guides for guiding the edge of the board, a pair of elastic members for pressing the surface of the game board from the back side of the main body frame to the respective guide parts by an elastic force, and an edge part on the other side of the main body frame A pair of projecting portions that are in contact with a part of the surface of the game board and directed toward the inner space of the main body frame, and a pair of members that are provided in each projecting section and that position and fix the game board relative to the main body frame A stop member,
A guide part and an elastic member are placed as a set and shifted adjacent to each other in the vertical direction of the main body frame,
Each elastic member is formed in an L-shape that contacts from the edge to the back of the game board by a leaf spring, and its tip is bent to the back side of the main body frame, and the end of each elastic member is bent to It is characterized by being provided in front of one side edge .
[0007]
According to the present invention, the edge part of the game board is guided to the game board edge part installation position on the edge part of the body frame by the guide part provided on the edge part of the body frame, and the body other than the part where the guide part is provided. The game board is locked so as to be positioned and fixed with respect to the main body frame by a locking member provided at the edge. Thereby, the operation of attaching the game board to the inner space of the main body frame and the operation of removing the game board from the inner space of the main body frame can be quickly and easily performed without using a dedicated tool such as a driver. Further, the surface of the game board is pressed against the guide by the elastic force of the elastic member provided at the edge of the main body frame. As a result, rattling between the game board and the guide portion is eliminated, and the positional accuracy in the direction perpendicular to the surface of the game board relative to the main body frame of the game board can be further improved.
[0010]
Moreover, it is preferable to provide a glass door so that rotation is possible up and down in the edge part of the one side of a main body frame.
[0011]
According to the present invention, the glass door is opened from the main body frame, the game board edge is guided to the game board edge installation location on the main body frame edge to the guide provided on the rotation fulcrum side of the glass door, The game board is locked so as to be positioned and fixed with respect to the main body frame by a locking member provided on the edge of the main body other than the portion where the portion is provided. Thereby, the operation of locking the game board by the locking member can be prevented from being hindered by the glass door.
[0014]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of a ball game machine according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
1 to 7 show an embodiment of a ball game machine according to the present invention.
[0015]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of a ball game machine 1 according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view of a state in which front doors (a glass door 6 and a lower door 7 described later) are removed from the ball game machine 1. It is.
[0016]
The bullet ball gaming machine 1 has a main body frame 3 fixed to the outer frame 2 and a game board 4 fixed to the inner space of the main body frame 3 in a detachable manner.
[0017]
As shown in FIG. 3, the main body frame 3 is formed in a substantially rectangular box shape having edges 3a, 3b, 3c, and 3d rising from the four ends, and a substantially rectangular hole 3e is formed from the substantially center to the upper part. Have.
[0018]
One of the edge portions 3f of the main body frame 3 protrudes inward from the tip portion of the edge portion 3a by a predetermined distance, and guides the edge portion of the game board 4 to the game board edge portion installation location that contacts the inner surface of the edge portion 3a. Guide portions 3i and 3j that form a gap with 3h are provided.
[0019]
In addition, on one edge portion 3f of the main body frame 3, the game board 4 guided between the guide portions 3i, 3j and the back surface 3h and being in contact with the inner surface of the edge portion 3a is guided to the game board edge portion. Elastic members 3m and 3n for pressing the guide portions 3i and 3j are provided. The elastic members 3m and 3n are, for example, fixed to one end of the edge portion 3a by 3m1 and 3n1, bent from the inner surface of the edge portion 3a into an L-shape along the back surface 3h, and the back surface portions 3m2 and 3n2 to the back surface 3h. A leaf spring formed by being bent so as to protrude is used. As a material for the elastic members 3m and 3n, for example, a metal plate for a spring is preferably used.
[0020]
On the other edge portion 3g of the main body frame 3, projecting portions 3p and 3q that project from the back surface 3h toward the inner space and engage with one surface of the game board 4 are provided.
[0021]
The protruding portions 3p and 3q are provided with locking members 3r and 3s for locking the game board 4 to the main body frame 3. As the locking members 3r and 3s, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, there is a game between a rotatable shaft 3t penetrating the protruding portion 3p and a protruding portion 3p fixed to one end of the shaft 3t. Use is made of a knob portion 3u having a substantially elliptical shape in front view for locking the board 4, and a flange 3v fixed to the other end of the shaft 3t to prevent the shaft 3t from coming off to the game board 4 side. It is done.
[0022]
In addition to the game board 4, the main body frame 3 is provided with a launching device 5 that is disposed below the game board 4 and launches game balls one by one toward the game board 4.
[0023]
Further, a glass door 6 that covers the front surface of the game board 4 and a lower door 7 that covers the lower side of the game board 4 are pivoted via hinges 3x, 3y, and 3z on one edge 3f of the main body frame 3. Is provided. The glass door 6 is provided with a frame lamp 8 arranged at the upper part of the glass door 6 and speakers 9 arranged at the upper left and right of the glass door 6. An operation handle 11 for operating the receiving tray 10 to be stored and the launching device 5 is provided.
[0024]
As shown in FIG. 5, the game board 4 is formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape, and the other side part 4 b of the edge part is, for example, a locking member 3 r of the main body frame 3 when locked to the main body frame 3. Locking holes 4e and 4f that are substantially elliptical in front view through which the respective knob portions 3u of 3s are inserted are provided.
[0025]
In addition, the game board 4 includes a plurality of nails and special symbol display devices 4g, a start winning port 4h and a holding ball lamp 4i having a role of obstructing dropping of a game ball (not shown) irregularly, a board lamp 4j, an electric role 4k, a normal winning opening 4m, a large winning opening 4n, a windmill 4p, a through chucker q and the like.
[0026]
The special symbol display device 4g is a device that is arranged at the center of the game board 4 and variably displays a special symbol (a symbol having a property of shifting to a special gaming state (for example, big hit)), for example, An LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) is used.
[0027]
The start winning opening 4h is arranged below the special symbol display device 4g, and the special symbol display device 4g is changed by winning a game ball launched from the launch device 5 and launched into the game area 4s along the guide rail 4r. It is displayed and a prize ball is paid out.
[0028]
The holding ball lamp 4i adds the number of winnings up to a predetermined number of times (for example, 4 times) every time a game ball wins the start winning opening 4h while the special symbol display device 4g displays the variation, and the special symbol display device 4g changes. A value obtained by subtracting the number of winnings is displayed every time the display is completed for one winning.
[0029]
A control device (not shown) is provided on the back of the game board 4. The control device controls the game operation of the ball game machine 1 such as the variable display contents of the special symbol display device 4g and the detection and management of winnings.
[0030]
Next, the operation of attaching and detaching the game board 4 to / from the main body frame 3 in the thus configured ball game machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0031]
First, the operation of attaching the game board 4 to the main body frame 3 will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 6 (a), one edge portion 4a of the game board 4 protrudes from the back surface 3h of the main body frame 3 between the guide portions 3i, 3j of the main body frame 3 and the elastic members 3m, 3n. The elastic members 3m and 3n bent in such a manner are inserted along the forming portions of the elastic members 3m and 3n until they contact the inner surface of the edge 3a.
[0032]
Next, as shown in FIG. 6 (b), it is more elastic than one edge portion 4a of the game board 4 to the respective knob portions 3u of the locking members 3r and 3s provided on the projecting portions 3p and 3q of the main body frame 3. Locking holes 4e and 4f formed in the other edge portion 4b of the game board 4 are inserted while the members 3m and 3n are bent, and the game board 4 and the main body frame 3 are engaged. At this time, since the game board 4 continues to bend the elastic members 3m and 3n, it is pressed against the guide portions 3i and 3j by the elastic force.
Note that the locking holes 4e and 4f of the game board 4 may be provided in the respective connection portions 4c provided continuously from the game board 4 as shown in FIG.
Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the engagement between the game board 4 and the main body frame 3 is performed by the protruding portion 12 which can be protruded from the edge portion 4 b to the main body frame edge portion by the knob portion 3 u or the like. May be.
[0033]
Then, as shown in FIG. 6C, the respective knob portions 3u of the locking members 3r and 3s are rotated by approximately 90 °. As a result, the game board 4 is positioned and locked with respect to the main body frame 3 in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the game board 4 and in a direction parallel to the surface of the game board 4 and is attached to the main body frame 3. FIG. 7A is an enlarged front view of portions A and B of FIG. 2 when the game board 4 is attached to the main body frame 3.
[0034]
When the game board 4 is removed from the main body frame 3, as shown in FIG. 7 (b), the respective knob portions 3u of the locking members 3r and 3s are rotated by approximately 90 ° from the state of FIG. 7 (a). Let As a result, the locking of the locking members 3r and 3s between the game board 4 and the main body frame 3 is released, and the game board 4 can be detached from the main body frame 3.
Note that the direction in which the game board 4 is attached to and detached from the main body frame 3 can be appropriately changed from the front side or the rear side of the ball game machine 1 according to the design.
[0035]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the game board edge is guided to the game board edge installation location on the body frame edge by the guide provided on the edge of the main body frame, and other than the location where the guide is provided. The game board is locked so as to be positioned with respect to the main body frame by a locking member provided on the main body edge. Accordingly, there is an effect that the work of attaching the game board to the inner space of the main body frame and the work of removing the game board from the main body frame can be made quickly and easily without using a dedicated tool such as a driver.
Further, the surface of the game board is pressed against the guide by the elastic force of the elastic member provided at the edge of the main body frame. As a result, there is no rattling between the game board and the guide part, and the positional accuracy in the direction perpendicular to the surface of the game board relative to the main body frame of the game board can be further improved.
[0036]
In addition, a part of the surface of the game board comes into contact with a projecting part projecting into the inner space from the edge of the main body frame and is positioned in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the game board, and is provided in the projecting part. The locking member is positioned and locked in a direction parallel to the surface of the game board. As a result, since the positioning in the direction perpendicular to the surface of the game board is performed only at the protruding portion, the contact area between the main body frame edge and the gaming board can be reduced, and the gaming board is locked at the protruding portion. Therefore, the game board is not deformed, and as a result, the positional accuracy in the direction perpendicular to the surface of the game board relative to the main body frame of the game board can be improved.
[0037]
According to the third aspect of the present invention, the glass door is opened from the main body frame, and the game board edge is installed on the guide frame provided on the rotation fulcrum side of the glass door. The game board is locked so as to be positioned with respect to the main body frame by a locking member provided on the edge of the main body other than the position where the guide portion is provided. Accordingly, there is an effect that the operation of locking the game board by the locking member can be prevented from being hindered by the glass door.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of a ball game machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a front view of the ball game machine of FIG. 1 with a front door removed.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a main body frame of the ball game machine of FIG. 1;
4 is a side view of a locking member provided on the main body frame of FIG. 3. FIG.
FIG. 5 is a front view showing a game board of the ball game machine of FIG. 1;
6 is a view showing an operation of attaching and detaching a game board to and from the main body frame of FIG. 3;
7 is a diagram illustrating an operation of attaching and detaching a game board to and from the main body frame of FIG. 3;
8 is a diagram illustrating an operation of attaching and detaching the game board to and from the main body frame of FIG. 3;
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Ball game machine 2 Outer frame 3 Main body frame 3i, 3j Guide part 3m, 3n Elastic member 3r, 3s Locking member 4 Game board 4e, 4f Locking hole 5 Launching device 6 Glass door 7 Lower door 8 Frame lamp 9 Speaker 10 Pan 11 Operation handle

Claims (2)

A ball game machine in which a hole is formed from the center to the top of the back of a rectangular box-shaped main body frame, and a game board is detachably fixed in the internal space of the main body frame,
A gap is provided on the edge of one side of the main body frame to sandwich the game board between the back of the main body frame, and the game is played at the edge of the game board at the side edge of the main body frame. A pair of guides for guiding the edges of the board, a pair of elastic members for pressing the surface of the game board from the back side of the main body frame to the respective guide parts from the back side of the main body frame, and an edge part on the other side of the main body frame A pair of projecting portions that are in contact with a part of the surface of the game board and directed toward the inner space of the main body frame, and a pair of members that are provided in each projecting section and that position and fix the game board with respect to the main body frame. A stop member,
One guide part and an elastic member as a set are shifted adjacent to each other in the vertical direction of the main body frame,
Each elastic member is formed into an L shape that contacts from the edge to the back of the game board by a leaf spring, and its tip is bent to the back of the main body frame, and the end of each elastic member is bent to A bullet ball game machine provided in front of one side edge . The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein glass doors are rotatably provided above and below the edge portion on one side of the main body frame .

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