JP4522189B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine having a speaker on the front surface.

In a conventional gaming machine, for example, a pachinko gaming machine, a speaker for outputting sound effects in the game is mounted on the front surface of the pachinko gaming machine. In recent years, pachinko machines that output high-quality stereo sound by arranging speakers on the left and right sides of the front of the pachinko gaming machine are increasing. For example, a pair of left and right speakers are attached to a transparent member holding frame (front cover). It has been proposed that a member is attached from the back side of a speaker attachment opening established at the corners on both sides of the upper part, and a flat wire mesh speaker cover is disposed in front of the speaker (see Patent Document 1).
JP-A-9-56906

  However, the above-described speaker cover of the pachinko gaming machine is only inserted by being inserted into a narrow groove-like insertion portion formed along the edge of the speaker mounting opening, and it is difficult to maintain a stable mounting state. Further, if a speaker cover made of a curved surface, for example, a speaker cover that bulges forward, is to be attached to the insertion portion, the attachment operation becomes difficult and the attachment state may become more unstable. Therefore, it is difficult to adopt a novel design that attracts the player's interest in pachinko gaming machines, and it is difficult to provide pachinko gaming machines with high customer attractability.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can stably attach a speaker cover having a novel design and has improved decorativeness. It is.

The present invention has been proposed in order to achieve the above object, and in the first aspect, a transparent member covering the front of the game board is held on the front side of the front frame to which the game board can be attached and detached. In a gaming machine equipped with a front cover member that can be opened and closed,
The front cover member is
A speaker that produces sound effects of the game,
A base member formed with left and right side mounting portions of the speaker;
A speaker decoration unit covering the front of the speaker;
With
The speaker decoration unit is
A speaker cover that has a plurality of small holes formed in a plate-like member formed in a convex shape, and through which the sound effects of the game can be passed,
A unit base formed with a speaker communication port established to communicate with the sound generation unit of the speaker, and a cover support unit that supports the bulging portion of the speaker cover from the rear in front of the speaker communication port;
A cover projection opening disposed on the front surface of the unit base and opened to project the bulging portion of the speaker cover; and a speaker cover latching portion for latching the speaker cover from the front to the edge of the cover projection opening. , Formed speaker decoration member,
Consisting of
The speaker decoration member is
A plurality of protrusions project from the back surface of the speaker decoration member toward the unit base, and are formed at an engagement portion for engaging with the unit base and a base end portion of the engagement portion for positioning the speaker cover. Positioning part for the cover,
With
The unit base is
Projecting from the back surface of the unit base toward the base member, and comprising a base connecting portion for connecting to the base member;
The base connecting portion and at least one engaging portion are connected to the base member in a removable state, and the speaker decoration unit is provided in a removable state on the front surface of the base member. It is a gaming machine.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gaming machine according to the first aspect, further comprising a decoration unit moving means capable of moving the speaker decoration unit in the front-rear direction.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the cover support portion includes a tip support portion that supports the bulging tip of the speaker cover from the back side, and extends radially from the tip support portion toward the edge of the speaker communication port. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: a tip peripheral support portion that is provided and supports a periphery of the bulging tip of the speaker cover from the back side.

According to the present invention, the following excellent effects can be obtained.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the front cover member includes a speaker that generates a sound effect of a game, a base member in which mounting portions of the speaker are formed on both left and right sides, and a speaker decoration unit that covers the front of the speaker. The speaker decoration unit includes a speaker cover that has a plurality of small holes formed in a plate-like member formed in a convex shape so that game sound effects can be passed through the small holes, and communicates with the sound generation portion of the speaker. A unit base formed with a speaker communication port established for the purpose, a cover support unit for supporting the bulging portion of the speaker cover from the rear in front of the speaker communication port, and disposed on the front surface of the unit base. A cover projection opening established to project the bulging part of the speaker cover, and the speaker cover is locked from the front to the edge of the cover projection opening The speaker decoration member is formed with a speaker cover engaging portion, and a plurality of speaker decoration members project from the back surface of the speaker decoration member toward the unit base and engage with the unit base. And a cover positioning portion for positioning the speaker cover. The unit base portion projects from the back surface of the unit base portion toward the base member. A base connecting portion for connecting to the base member, wherein the base connecting portion and at least one engaging portion are detachably connected to the base member, and the speaker decoration unit is detachably attached to the front surface of the base member The speaker cover with a novel design can be attached to the front cover member in a stable state, Thereby improving the decorative properties. In addition, the speaker cover can be easily positioned, and the efficiency of the assembly work of the gaming machine can be improved.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the decoration unit moving means that can move the speaker decoration unit in the front-rear direction is provided, the speaker decoration unit can be moved back and forth with the sound volume from the speaker and the progress of the game. . Therefore, it is possible to perform a novel game production that has never been seen before, and to enhance the interest of the game.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the cover support portion extends radially from the tip support portion that supports the bulging tip of the speaker cover from the back side, toward the edge of the speaker communication port from the tip support portion. Because it is composed of a tip periphery support part that supports the periphery of the bulge tip of the speaker cover from the back side, even a bulge-shaped speaker cover that is susceptible to external collisions is supported in a state in which dents are unlikely to occur. can do. Therefore, a problem that the speaker cover is damaged can be suppressed, and the burden of maintenance work of the gaming machine can be reduced.

Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, taking a pachinko gaming machine as a typical gaming machine as an example. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the pachinko gaming machine with a front cover member opened.
The pachinko gaming machine 1 is attached to an outer frame (machine frame or main body frame) 2 so that one side (the left side in the figure) of a substantially frame-shaped front frame (inner frame) 3 having a large rectangular opening can be opened and closed. A game board 5 is attached to the game board storage part 4 (see FIG. 2) of the front frame 3 in a detachable (replaceable) state, and a display device, a big prize opening, a general prize opening ( Neither is shown), and a game area 6 provided with an out port 5 'is defined by a game area partition member 7 such as a guide rail. Further, on the front side of the front frame 3, a front cover member 8 whose one side (left side in the drawing) is pivotally supported (axially supported) is provided so as to be openable and closable (turnable), and can be seen through the front cover member 8. The glass plate 9 is accommodated, the game area 6 is covered through the glass plate 9 in a state where it can be seen through from the front, and the upper plate unit 10 and the lower plate unit 11 are slightly shifted left and right below the front cover member 8. It is provided up and down in the state. And this pachinko gaming machine 1 inserts a storage medium (a game value is stored) such as a prepaid card into a card insertion slot of a card unit (not shown) installed beside the front cover member 8. When the ball lending operation button 12 provided at the lower part of the game machine is operated, a ball discharge device (not shown) provided inside the pachinko gaming machine 1 is operated and the game ball is discharged to the upper plate unit 10 side. At the same time, the storage contents of the storage medium are rewritten, and when the return operation button 13 is operated, the storage medium in the card unit is returned from the card insertion slot.

Next, the front cover member (transparent member holding frame) 8 will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the front cover member 8 includes a base member 22 having a substantially circular opening 21 in which the entire game area 6 of the game board 5 is visible, and an upper front portion of the base member 22. A pilot lens unit 23, a speaker 24 that is provided below the left and right ends of the pilot lens unit 23, generates sound effects of a game, a speaker decoration unit 25 that covers the front of the speaker 24, and a base member The lower decorative unit 26 provided at the lower front portion of the front surface 22, the substantially annular lens unit 27 provided at the periphery of the opening portion 21, and the glass plate 9 attached to the back side of the base member 22 with the opening portion 21 closed. A glass unit 28 (corresponding to the transparent member of the present invention) and a back member 29 which is disposed in a lower part of the opening 21 and fits the lower end of the glass unit 28. , Provided on the rear surface upper portion of the base member 22, it is schematically composed of a glass unit support member 30. for holding the glass unit 28. A hinge mechanism (upper hinge mechanism) 31 provided on the upper side of one side (right side in FIG. 5) of the base member 22 and a hinge fitting (lower hinge mechanism) 32 provided on the lower side of the base member 22 It is attached to the side so that it can be opened and closed. In addition, an open / close detector 33 is attached to the upper part of the other side of the base member 22 from the front of the base member 22 with its detection portion protruding rearward, so that the open / closed state of the front cover member 8 can be detected. Yes. A detector cover 34 constituting a part of the front surface of the front cover member 8 is attached in front of the open / close detector 33. The pilot lens unit 23 is provided with a substantially inverted triangular pilot lens 35 at the center, and an open / close lamp lens 36 and a ball discharge error lamp lens 37 arranged side by side on the right side of the pilot lens 35. Yes.

  The base member 22 is a shallow cover-like member that is formed of a synthetic resin and is open to the back. As shown in FIG. 8, the base member 22 is provided with speaker mounting portions 38 on the upper left and right sides, and the speaker 24 is fastened by a fastening member 39 such as a screw from the front, and a plurality of light emitting substrates 40 are placed on the front. A plurality of dot-like light emitters (for example, LEDs) 44 are disposed on the front surface of each light emitting substrate 40. Note that the light emitter 44 disposed behind the pilot lens 35 of the pilot lens unit 23 functions as a pilot lamp that is lit during a so-called big hit during the game. The light emitter 44 disposed behind the open / close lamp lens 36 functions as an open / close lamp that is turned on based on a signal from the open / close detector 33 when the front cover member 8 is opened with respect to the front frame 3. The light emitter 44 disposed behind the ball discharge error lamp lens 37 emits a ball that is lit when an error such as a ball clogging occurs in a ball discharge mechanism (not shown) in the pachinko gaming machine 1. Functions as an error lamp.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, a wall-shaped security rib 48 is erected outside the inner peripheral edge of the opening 21 on the back surface of the base member 22, and the glass unit 28 is mounted inside the security rib 48. It is comprised so that. And while fixing the horizontally long metal upper reinforcement plate 51 above the opening 21 in the back surface of the base member 22 with a screw, one side of the opening 21 (the rotation shaft supporting end side of the front cover member 8) A vertically long support end reinforcing plate 52 is provided on the right side in the drawing, and a vertically long free end reinforcing plate 53 is provided on the other side of the opening 21 (the free rotation end side of the front cover member 8 on the left side in the drawing). A horizontally long lower reinforcing plate 54 is fixed to the lower side of the opening 21 with screws while being connected to the lower end of the pivot end reinforcing plate 52 and the lower end of the free end reinforcing plate 53. Further, the shaft member 31a of the hinge mechanism 31 is provided on the front side of the shaft support end reinforcing plate 52 (between the base member 22), and the bearing hole 32a of the hinge fitting 32 is opened below the shaft support end reinforcing plate 52. Yes. In addition, the free end reinforcing plate 53 is provided with two locking pieces 53a that lock the front cover member 8 to the front frame when the front cover member 8 is in a closed state, two above the free end reinforcing plate 53 and one below. A rectangular plate opening 55 is formed between the upper locking pieces 53a, and the detection portion of the open / close detector 33 faces rearward from the plate opening 55 (see FIG. 11). The upper reinforcing plate 51, the shaft support end reinforcing plate 52, the free end reinforcing plate 53, and the lower reinforcing plate 54 are each made of a metal plate, and are attached to surround the four sides of the opening 21 of the base member 22. Function as. In FIG. 7, reference numeral 56 denotes a wiring cover member attached to the upper portion of the base member 22, and reference numeral 57 denotes a security / wiring cover member attached to the right side of the base member 22.

Next, the structure around the speaker 24 will be described in detail. The left and right speakers 24, the speaker mounting portion 38, and the speaker decoration unit 25 are substantially bilaterally symmetric and have the same basic structure, so that they are on the right side (the rotation free end side of the front cover member 8). The speaker 24 and its periphery will be described as an example.
As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, speaker mounting portions 38 provided on the left and right sides of the upper front portion of the base member 22 are opened in the base member 22 and provided in a circular shape, and the speaker housing openings 60. A substantially inverted C-shaped speaker support wall 62 erected forward from the periphery of the storage opening 60 and having a notch 61 formed on the lower side, and a speaker erected forwardly around the speaker support wall 62 It is comprised from the fastening part 63. FIG. The rear portion (driving portion) 24a of the speaker 24 is accommodated in the speaker accommodating opening 60, and the rear surface portion of the cone portion (sound generating portion) 24b of the speaker 24 is in contact with and supported by the distal end portion of the speaker support wall 62. In the state, the flange portion 24c formed around the cone portion 24b is fastened to the speaker fastening portion 63 by a fastening member 39 such as a screw, so that the speaker 24 faces the cone portion 24b forward. Fix (see FIGS. 8 and 12). The speaker 24 attached to the speaker attachment portion 38 is connected to the input terminal by arranging an input terminal (not shown) provided on the rear surface portion of the cone portion 24b in the notch 61 of the speaker support wall 62. The configured wiring is configured to be pulled out to the outside of the speaker mounting portion 38.
Further, a plurality of connection bosses 65 and connection holes 66 for connecting (locking) the speaker decoration unit 25 are provided around the speaker mounting portion 38 in the base member 22. The mounting state of the speaker decoration unit 25 to the base member 22 will be described later in detail.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the speaker decoration unit 25 attached to the front of the speaker 24 supports a speaker cover 68 capable of transmitting sound from the speaker 24 to the outside, and supports the speaker cover 68 from the rear. 25, a unit base 69 serving as a base, and a speaker decoration member 70 that is disposed on the front surface of the unit base 69 and projects the speaker cover 68 forward.

  The speaker cover 68 is a convex shape in which a thin metal plate (so-called punching plate) having a plurality of small sound transmission holes (small holes) through which a game sound effect can be passed is cut into a substantially inverted triangular shape and bulged forward. Specifically, it has a low substantially triangular pyramid shape, and its top is formed in a shape in which the top is biased slightly to the upper left from the center of the metal plate. Further, the three bulging constituent surfaces that incline downward from the top (bulging tip) to each edge are slightly recessed to form a complicated surface shape so as to have a high decorative property. Yes. In addition, a fitting portion 72 that fits the speaker decoration member 70 is cut out in a substantially arc shape at both the left and right upper corner portions and lower corner portions of the speaker cover 68, and the edge portion of the speaker cover 68 ( For example, a tongue-like handle 73 extends rearward on the right inclined edge). The mounting state of the speaker cover 68 will be described in detail later.

  As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15A, the unit base 69 includes a base plate 75 formed in a substantially inclined “P” shape, and the opening 21 side of the front cover member 8 in the base plate 75 is provided. An arcuate decorative portion 76 that is curved along the outer edge of the lens unit 27 is projected forward at the end of the lens unit 27, and a cylindrical base connecting portion 77 is provided from the back surface of the unit base 69 (ie, the base plate 75). Further, a plate-like spacer 78 is extended from the right edge of the base plate 75 toward the rear base member 22, and the base of the spacer 78 is in contact with the front surface of the base member 22. The distal end of the connection portion 77 is configured to abut on the connection boss 65 of the base member 22.

  In addition, a circular speaker communication port 80 for communicating with the cone portion 24b of the speaker 24 is provided at a portion on the upper side of the base plate 75 and facing the rear speaker 24. The diameter of the front side of the cone portion 24b of the speaker 24 is increased. It is opened with a size substantially the same as the mouth, and a flange housing portion 81 is formed by recessing the periphery of the speaker communication port 80 in a substantially rectangular shape from the back side so that the flange portion 24c of the speaker 24 can be housed (see FIG. 12). In front of the speaker communication port 80, a cover support portion 82 for supporting the bulging portion of the speaker cover 68 from the rear is installed, and below and to the side of the cover support portion 82 (specifically, the speaker communication port 80 is interposed). A flat cover abutting wall 83 is erected on the front side of the front cover member 8 on the side opposite to the opening 21. Further, a positioning receiving portion 85 that is recessed in an arc shape is formed on the upper side of the right end portion of the base plate 75, and a columnar engagement that engages the speaker decoration member 70 at the upper left portion and the lower portion of the base plate 75. A receiving portion 86 is provided to project, and a speaker communication port 80 side of the engagement receiving portion 86 is further extended forward to form a locking positioning wall 87 having an arcuate cross section for positioning the speaker decoration member 70. Then, a cover presser 88 extends forward from the tip of the locking positioning wall 87 disposed on the upper left side of the base plate 75, and the periphery of the fitting portion 72 of the speaker cover 68 is extended around the speaker decoration member 70 by the cover presser 88. It is comprised so that it may press to the side. In addition, on the outer peripheral surface of the engagement receiving portion 86 and the cover presser 88 on the speaker communication port 80 side, a reinforcing portion 89 for preventing the collapse is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape.

  The cover support portion 82 includes a tip support portion 91 that supports the bulging tip (top) of the speaker cover 68 from the back side, and a tip peripheral support portion 92 that supports the periphery of the bulging tip of the speaker cover 68 from the back side. Has been. The front end support portion 91 is disposed closer to the center side in the left-right direction of the front cover member 8 than the center of the speaker communication port 80, and the front end portion of the front end support portion 91 is located on the back side portion of the bulging front end of the speaker cover 68. In addition, a curved surface is formed, and the back side of the bulging tip of the speaker cover 68 is brought into contact without being damaged.

Further, the tip peripheral support portion 92 is a bent beam member extending radially from the side portion of the tip support portion 91 toward the edge portion of the speaker communication port 80, and is a front side located on the tip support portion 91 side. The portion 92 a is inclined along the back surface of the speaker cover 68 to support the periphery of the bulging tip of the speaker cover 68. And the rear side part 92b connected to the edge of the speaker communication port 80 extends toward the inside of the speaker communication port 80, and extends in the front-rear direction between the front side part 92a and the rear side part 92b. The intermediate portion 92c is connected. Accordingly, the front / rear direction force received by the front side portion 92a of the front end peripheral support portion 92 from the speaker cover 68, for example, the front / rear direction load transmitted from the front end of the speaker cover 68 to the cover support portion 82 by being pushed from the front. Can be prevented, and the problem that the speaker cover 68 is recessed or the tip periphery supporting portion 92 is broken from the middle can be prevented.
As shown in FIG. 14, the cover support portion 82 of the present embodiment has an upward direction, a direction toward the edge of the opening 21 (downward left in the figure), and a lateral direction opposite to the opening 21 (see FIG. 14). The tip is on the back side of the center of the three substantially triangular curved surfaces (upper curved surface, left curved surface, and right curved surface) that extend in three directions (in the middle right direction) and form the bulging shape of the speaker cover 68, or on the back side of the periphery. Each of the peripheral support portions 92 is arranged so that the speaker cover 68 can be supported in a balanced manner.

  The cover abutting wall 83 is a wall-like member having a tip portion formed at a position lower than the cover support portion 82, and the side wall surface thereof is inside the speaker communication port 80, specifically, the tip support portion of the speaker support portion. It arrange | positions in the state which opposes the side surface of 91, and the semi-cylindrical reinforcement part 95 which functions as a fall prevention member is provided in the side wall surface of both or one side. In addition, a contact portion 96 inclined downward from the intermediate portion toward both side ends of the cover contact wall 83 is formed at the front end portion of each cover contact wall 83, and the contact portion of the right cover contact wall 83 is formed. 96 abuts in a line contact state from the back side of the upper curved surface of the speaker cover 68 to the back side of the right curved surface, and the abutting portion 96 of the lower cover abutting wall 83 is on the left side from the back side of the right curved surface of the speaker cover 68. It is comprised so that it may contact | abut in the state which carries out a line contact over the back side of a curved surface.

  The speaker decoration member 70 attached to the front side of the unit base 69 is a member that decorates the front surface of the speaker decoration unit 25 and forms a part of the front surface of the front cover member 8 together with the speaker cover 68. As shown in FIGS. 13 and 16, the speaker decoration member 70 is recessed greatly at the rear to form a space in which the speaker cover 68 and the cover support portion 82 of the unit base 69 can be accommodated, and the speaker is provided on the front surface. A substantially inverted triangular cover protruding opening 98 that is slightly smaller than the cover 68 is formed, and a speaker cover locking portion 98 a is formed on the back side of the edge of the cover protruding opening 98. Therefore, when the speaker cover 68 is housed in the speaker decoration member 70, the bulging portion of the speaker cover 68 protrudes from the rear of the cover protruding opening 98, and the periphery of the edge of the speaker cover 68 is in contact with the speaker cover locking portion 98a. Touch.

  Further, on the back side (rear side) of the speaker decoration member 70, the unit base 69 is engaged outside the upper left corner of the cover protruding opening 98 (right side in FIG. 16) and below the lower corner. Columnar engaging portions 99 projecting toward the rear unit base 69, and the fitting portion 72 of the speaker cover 68 is fitted on the base projecting opening 98 side of the base end portion of the engaging portion 99. The cover positioning part 100 to be mated is formed (see FIG. 15B). Further, on the outside of the upper right side corner of the cover protruding opening 98 (on the left side of the corner located on the left side in FIG. 16) of the back side of the speaker decoration member 70, the base member 22 is engaged with the unit base 69. A cylindrical base engaging portion 101 that fits into the connection hole 66 is provided to project rearward, and from the outer peripheral surface of the base engaging portion 101 in the lateral direction, specifically to the upper right corner of the cover protruding opening 98. A positioning projection 102 is provided so as to project, and the positioning projection 102 is brought into contact (engaged) with the fitting portion 72 on the upper right side of the speaker cover 68 and the positioning receiving portion 85 on the upper right side of the unit base 69. It is configured.

  In order to assemble the speaker decoration unit 25 by assembling the speaker cover 68, the unit base 69, and the speaker decoration member 70 having such a configuration, first, the speaker cover 68 is inserted from behind the speaker decoration member 70, and the speaker decoration member is assembled. 70, the upper right fitting portion 72 of the speaker cover 68, the upper left fitting portion 72 on the upper left cover positioning portion 100 of the speaker decoration member 70, and the lower cover positioning portion 100. The lower fitting portion 72 is fitted to the lower edge of the speaker cover 68, and the edge portion of the speaker cover 68 is brought into contact with the rear side of the edge portion of the cover protruding opening 98 in this fitted state. Then, the speaker cover 68 is positioned in a state where the bulging portion protrudes forward from the cover protruding opening 98.

  When the speaker cover 68 is positioned, the unit base 69 is brought closer from the back side of the speaker cover 68 and the speaker decoration member 70, and the positioning receiving portion 85 of the unit base 69 is placed on the positioning protrusion 102 of the speaker decoration member 70. The left locking positioning wall 87 of the unit base 69 on the outer peripheral surface of the left engaging portion 99, and the lower locking positioning wall of the unit base 69 on the outer peripheral surface of the lower engaging portion 99 of the speaker decoration member 70. 87 are in contact with each other. Then, the vertical and horizontal positions of the unit base 69 are determined, and the unit base 69 can move only in the front-rear direction with respect to the speaker decoration member 70. Then, the unit base 69 is pressed against the speaker decoration member 70 in this state. Then, the engagement receiving portion 86 of the unit base 69 abuts on the tip of the engagement portion 99 of the speaker decoration member 70, and the position of the unit base 69 in the front-rear direction can be determined. Further, the cover support portion 82 (the tip support portion 91 and the tip peripheral support portion 92) of the unit base 69 and the cover abutting wall 83 abut against the back side of the bulging portion of the speaker cover 68, and the cover presser 88 is the speaker cover 68. It contacts the back side of the left fitting part 72. Therefore, even the bulge-shaped speaker cover 68 that easily receives a collision from the outside can be supported in a state in which a dent is hardly generated. Accordingly, it is possible to suppress a problem that the speaker cover 68 is damaged, and to reduce the burden of maintenance work of the gaming machine.

  Then, with the speaker cover 68, the unit base 69, and the speaker decoration member 70 assembled and positioned, a screw or the like is fixed to the fixing hole 86a formed in the engagement receiving portion 86 from the back side of the unit base 69. The engaging portion 99 and the engaging receiving portion 86 are fixed by the fixing member 104 through the member 104. Then, the speaker cover 68, the unit base 69, and the speaker decoration member 70 are integrated, and the speaker decoration unit 25 is assembled.

  Further, in order to attach the speaker decoration unit 25 to the front surface of the base member 22, the speaker 24 is attached to the speaker attachment portion 38 in advance by the fastening member 39, and the speaker 24 and the speaker attachment portion 38 are covered from the front side. The back side of the decoration unit 25 is brought closer, the inner edge of the decoration part 76 is brought into contact with the outer edge of the lens unit 27, and the upper edge of the unit base 69 is brought into contact with the lower part of the pilot lens unit 23. Then, the vertical and horizontal positions of the speaker decoration unit 25 are determined. Then, the speaker decoration unit 25 is pressed against the base member 22 while being in contact with the lens unit 27 and the pilot lens unit 23. Then, the distal end portion of the base connection portion 77 abuts on the connection boss 65 on the base member 22, and the distal end portion of the base engagement portion 101 is fitted into the connection hole 66. Furthermore, the spacer 78 contacts the front surface of the base member 22, and the position of the speaker decoration unit 25 in the front-rear direction is determined. When the position of the speaker decoration unit 25 is determined, the fastening member 105 such as a screw is passed through the fastening hole 65 a formed in the connection boss 65 from the back side of the base member 22, and the connection boss 65 is secured by the fastening member 105. And the base connection part 77 are fastened in a detachable state. Further, a fixing hole located behind the base engaging portion 101 and the connection hole 66, specifically, a fixing hole 106 formed in the overlapping portion of the upper reinforcing plate 51 and the free end reinforcing plate 53, Through the fastening member 107, the base engaging portion 101 and the base member 22 are fastened in a detachable manner through the fastening member 107, the upper reinforcing plate 51 and the free end reinforcing plate 53 (see FIG. 12). .

  In this way, the speaker decoration unit 25 is detachably disposed on the front surface of the base member 22, and can be easily removed forward of the base member 22 by removing the fastening members 105 and 107. Therefore, the speaker cover 68 and the speaker decoration unit 25 having a novel design can be attached to the front cover member 8 in a stable state, and the decorativeness around the speaker 24 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 can be improved. Further, the speaker cover 68 and the speaker decoration unit 25 can be easily positioned, and the efficiency of assembling work of the pachinko gaming machine 1 can be improved. Furthermore, when the speaker 24 is out of order and needs to be replaced, the speaker 24 can be easily exposed and the replacement work can be performed quickly.

  In the speaker decoration unit 25, only one base engagement portion 101 is extended from the back side of the speaker decoration member 70. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a plurality of base engagement portions are connected to the speaker decoration member 70. The tip of the base engaging portion may be connected to the base member 22.

  By the way, in the said embodiment, although the speaker decoration unit 25 was arrange | positioned in the fixed position, this invention is not restricted to this, You may comprise so that the speaker decoration unit 25 may move back and forth. For example, the speaker decoration unit 25 of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 17 is basically the same as the above embodiment, but is not fixed to the base member 22 with a fixing member or the like. The difference is that a decoration unit moving means that can move in the front-rear direction is provided. More specifically, the decoration unit moving means 110 of the speaker decoration unit 25 of the second embodiment is erected rearward from the back side of the speaker decoration member 70, and the guide bearing 111 provided on the base member 22, and the guide A guide rod 112 that can slide back and forth in the bearing 111, and a solenoid (drive source) 114 that is disposed on the opposite side of the guide rod 112 across the speaker 24, and that has the tip of the plunger 113 connected to the back side of the unit base 69. When the solenoid 114 is energized, the plunger 113 protrudes forward, and is pushed by the plunger 113 so that the speaker decoration unit 25 (speaker cover 68, unit base 69, speaker decoration member 70) moves away from the base member 22 and advances. When the solenoid 114 is demagnetized, the plunger 113 is Retreat to, and is configured to return to the original speaker framing unit 25 is pulled to the plunger 113 is moved backward. Thus, if the speaker decoration unit 25 can be moved in the front-rear direction, the speaker decoration unit 25 can be moved back and forth with the sound volume from the speaker 24 and the progress of the game. Therefore, it is possible to perform a novel game production that has never been seen before, and to enhance the interest of the game.

  Note that the drive source of the decoration unit moving unit 110 is not limited to the solenoid 114. For example, a drive source is constituted by a rack gear extending rearward of the speaker decoration unit 25, a pinion gear meshing with the rack gear, and a motor having the pinion gear attached to the output shaft, and the motor is rotated forward and backward. Thus, the speaker decoration unit 25 may be configured to be movable back and forth.

  In the above embodiment, the pachinko gaming machine 1 which is a typical gaming machine has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this and includes a speaker and a speaker decoration unit attached to the front thereof. Any gaming machine may be used. For example, it may be a gaming machine such as a sealed ball type pachinko gaming machine, an arrangement ball type gaming machine, or a sparrow ball type gaming machine that circulates a gaming ball enclosed inside.

  It should be understood that the above-described embodiment is illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. The present invention is not limited to the above description, but is defined by the scope of the claims, and includes all modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the scope of the claims.

It is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a perspective view of the pachinko gaming machine in the state where the front cover member is opened. It is a perspective view of a front cover member. It is a front view of a front cover member. It is a rear view of a front cover member. It is a disassembled perspective view of the front side of a front cover member. It is a disassembled perspective view of the back surface side of a front cover member. It is the disassembled perspective view which removed the speaker decoration unit and the speaker from the front cover member. It is a front view of a speaker attachment part. It is a rear view of a speaker attachment part. It is a rear view of the speaker attachment part of the state which attached the speaker. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of a speaker decoration unit. It is a front view of a unit base. (A) is a perspective view of a unit base, (b) is an enlarged side view of an engagement receiving part. It is a rear view of a speaker decoration member. It is sectional drawing of the speaker decoration unit of 2nd Embodiment, (a) is the schematic of the state which advanced the speaker decoration unit, (b) is the schematic of the state which retracted.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 3 Front frame 8 Front cover member 9 Glass plate 21 Opening part 22 Base member 23 Pilot lens unit 24 Speaker 24a Rear part 24b Cone part (sounding part)
24c Flange 25 Speaker decoration unit 26 Lower decoration unit 27 Lens unit 28 Glass unit 38 Speaker mounting part 60 Speaker storage opening 62 Speaker support wall 63 Speaker fixing part 65 Connection boss 66 Connection hole 68 Speaker cover 69 Unit base 70 Speaker decoration member 72 fitting part 73 handle 75 base plate 76 decoration part 77 base connection part 78 spacer 80 speaker communication port 81 flange housing part 82 cover support part 83 cover contact wall 85 positioning receiving part 86 engagement receiving part 87 locking positioning wall 88 Cover presser 89 Reinforcing part 91 Tip support part 92 Tip peripheral support part 92a Front side part 92b Rear side part 92c Intermediate part 95 Reinforcement part 96 Abutting part 98 Cover protruding opening 98a Speaker cover locking part 99 Engaging part 100 Cover position Because portions 101 base engagement portion 102 positioning projections 110 framing unit moving unit 111 guides the bearing 112 guide rods 113 plunger 114 solenoid

Claims (3)

In a gaming machine equipped with a front cover member for holding a transparent member covering the front of the game board on the front side of the front frame to which the game board can be attached and detached, which can be opened and closed.
The front cover member is
A speaker that produces sound effects of the game,
A base member formed with left and right side mounting portions of the speaker;
A speaker decoration unit covering the front of the speaker;
With
The speaker decoration unit is
A speaker cover that has a plurality of small holes formed in a plate-like member formed in a convex shape, and through which the sound effects of the game can be passed,
A unit base formed with a speaker communication port established to communicate with the sound generation unit of the speaker, and a cover support unit that supports the bulging portion of the speaker cover from the rear in front of the speaker communication port;
A cover projection opening disposed on the front surface of the unit base and opened to project the bulging portion of the speaker cover; and a speaker cover latching portion for latching the speaker cover from the front to the edge of the cover projection opening. , Formed speaker decoration member,
Consisting of
The speaker decoration member is
A plurality of protrusions project from the back surface of the speaker decoration member toward the unit base, and are formed at an engagement portion for engaging with the unit base and a base end portion of the engagement portion for positioning the speaker cover. Positioning part for the cover,
With
The unit base is
Projecting from the back surface of the unit base toward the base member, and comprising a base connecting portion for connecting to the base member;
The base connecting portion and at least one engaging portion are connected to the base member in a removable state, and the speaker decoration unit is provided in a removable state on the front surface of the base member. Gaming machine.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising a decoration unit moving means capable of moving the speaker decoration unit in the front-rear direction. The cover support portion includes a tip support portion that supports a bulging tip of the speaker cover from the back side, and a radial extension from the tip support portion toward an edge of the speaker communication port, and the bulge of the speaker cover The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is configured by a tip periphery support portion that supports the periphery of the tip from the back side.

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