JP4625899B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly, to a gaming machine in which a mechanism board is assembled on the back side of a middle frame.

Conventionally, according to a pachinko machine that is a type of gaming machine, an outer frame that supports the main body of the pachinko machine is pivotally supported on the front side facing the player so that the inner frame can be opened and closed. It is known that a mechanism panel on which a device, various bases, and the like are mounted is assembled on the back side of the inner frame. Further, a plurality of substantially V-shaped hooking pieces with the tips facing downward are provided on the back surface (surface to be assembled to the inner frame) of such a mechanism board, and these hooking pieces are integrally molded together with the resin mechanism board. Yes. Furthermore, a plurality of locking holes for engaging with the hook pieces of the mechanism board are provided at positions facing the plurality of hook pieces attached to the mechanism board on the back side of the middle frame. And the mechanism board is fixed to the back side of the middle frame by the hooks of the mechanism board engaging with the locking holes of the middle frame. In such a pachinko machine, for example, a locking member having a movable lever is detachably attached to the mechanism panel, and the movable lever of the locking member is provided on a back frame installed behind the front frame (inner frame). There has been proposed a gaming machine in which a mechanism board is firmly attached to a back frame by being locked to a hook-shaped member (for example, see Patent Document 1).
JP 11-319261 A

  However, in the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, each of the plurality of hook pieces provided on the back frame of the front frame (middle frame) is substantially V-shaped with the tip downward, and any one of them is bent. In the case of damage or damage, there is a problem in that the mechanism panel is tilted with respect to the middle frame and assembled. Further, in such a case, there is a problem that a gap is formed between the mechanism board and the middle frame, and the mechanism board cannot be firmly assembled to the middle frame.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine in which the mechanism board can be firmly assembled to the middle frame without being biased.

In order to achieve the above object, in the gaming machine according to the first aspect of the present invention, the inner frame is assembled to a substantially rectangular middle frame when viewed from the front and to the rear side of the middle frame opposite to the front side facing the player. A mechanism board made of resin, a metal mechanism board side hanging piece having a substantially band shape in plan view, provided on the back surface of the mechanism board, which is assembled to the middle frame, and extending substantially horizontally. A horizontal extending portion that is provided on the back surface side, and includes a substantially band-shaped metal middle frame-side receiving piece in plan view that engages with the mechanism panel side hanging piece, and the mechanism panel extends substantially horizontally. And a vertically extending portion extending substantially vertically upward from one longitudinal end of the horizontally extending portion, and the mechanism panel side hanging piece is assembled to the middle frame of the horizontally extending portion. A substantially strip-like mechanism panel side fixed in the vicinity of the upper end of the back surface and extending in parallel to the longitudinal direction of the horizontal extending portion A fixed piece and a locking claw extending obliquely downward from the lower end of the mechanism panel side fixed piece, and the middle frame side receiving piece is fixed to the back surface of the middle frame, A substantially strip-shaped middle frame side fixed piece extending in the left-right direction, and provided at substantially the center of the upper end of the middle frame side fixed piece, rises at a substantially right angle from the surface of the middle frame side fixed piece, and further its tip An L-shaped engagement portion having a substantially L-shaped cross-sectional view formed by folding the side upward at a substantially right angle, and formed by injecting from the back side to the front side of the middle frame side fixing piece, A first convex portion extending in parallel to the longitudinal direction of the frame-side fixing piece, and provided along the vicinity of the distal end side of the L-shaped engagement portion, from the back side of the middle frame-side receiving piece A second convex portion that protrudes toward the front surface side, and the L-shaped engagement portion of the middle frame side receiving piece is By engaging the Kigakari claw from above, the mechanism plate is characterized in that it is assembled to the back surface in said frame.

  In the present invention, an outer frame having a substantially rectangular shape in front view that supports the middle frame may be provided.

In the gaming machine according to the first aspect of the present invention, the mechanism board is assembled on the back side of the middle frame. On the back surface of the mechanism panel that is assembled to the middle frame, a mechanism panel side hanging piece that is substantially horizontally extended in a plan view is provided. Further, an intermediate frame side receiving piece that can be engaged with the mechanism panel side hanging piece is provided on the rear surface side of the intermediate frame. Then, by engaging the mechanism panel side hanging piece with the middle frame side receiving piece, the assembly of the mechanism panel can be further strengthened with respect to the middle frame. Furthermore, since the weight of the mechanism panel is applied evenly to the entire mechanism panel side hanging piece extending substantially horizontally, the mechanism panel can be assembled to the middle frame without any deviation. In addition, since the part where the mechanism panel side hanging piece and the middle frame side receiving piece engage and contact each other is long in the substantially horizontal direction, the mechanism panel side receiving piece is firmly locked to the middle frame side hanging piece. can do. Moreover, the mechanism board is comprised from the horizontal extension part and the vertical extension part. The mechanism panel side hanging piece is provided on the back surface of the horizontal extending portion and extends along the longitudinal direction of the horizontal extending portion. Therefore, the entire horizontal extending portion of the mechanism panel can be firmly attached to the middle frame. Furthermore, since the weight of the mechanism panel is applied evenly to the entire mechanism panel side hanging piece extending substantially horizontally, the mechanism panel can be assembled to the middle frame without any deviation. In addition, since the mechanism panel side hanging piece is made of metal, the strength of the horizontal extending portion of the mechanism board provided with the mechanism board side hanging piece can be improved. In addition, since the middle frame side receiving piece is made of metal, it is possible to prevent the middle frame side receiving piece from being damaged by the engagement of the mechanism panel side hanging piece. In addition, the middle frame side receiving piece can be prevented from being bent due to the weight of the mechanism panel.

  Hereinafter, a pachinko machine 1 which is an embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention as seen from the left side showing a state in which an inner frame 13 and a front frame 14 are opened, and FIG. 2 is a front view of the pachinko machine 1 FIG. 3 is a perspective view seen from the back side of the pachinko machine 1. As shown in FIG. 1, according to the pachinko machine 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention, the mechanism panel 30 is firmly assembled to the back side of the middle frame 13 without being biased, and the resin mechanism board The strength of 30 is improved.

  First, a schematic configuration of the pachinko machine 1 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 1 includes an outer frame 12 that is disposed in a hole island facility (not shown) and that supports the main body of the pachinko machine 1 and has a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the front. Further, on the front side of the outer frame 12 facing the player, a middle frame 13 having a substantially rectangular shape in front view is provided. The middle frame left column 13c (see FIG. 4) side of the middle frame 13 is pivotally supported in the vicinity of the outer frame left column 12c of the outer frame 12 via the upper hinge 24 and the lower hinge 25. The middle frame 13 rotates with respect to the outer frame 12 in a substantially horizontal direction. On the other hand, the game board 2 is fixed to the upper half of the middle frame 13, and a substantially rectangular front frame 14 is provided on the front side of the game board 2. The front frame left end portion 14c of the front frame 14 is pivotally supported in the vicinity of the middle frame left column portion 13c (see FIG. 4) of the middle frame 13, so that the front frame 14 is substantially the same as the middle frame 13. Rotates horizontally. Further, a substantially circular window portion 23 in front view is formed in the approximate center of the front frame 14, and a glass plate 21 having a substantially circular shape in front view is fitted into the window portion 23. For this reason, the game board 2 fixed to the upper half of the middle frame 13 is protected by the front frame 14 that holds the glass plate 21 substantially at the center.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in the middle frame 13, an upper plate 5 is provided below the game board 2 to supply game balls to the launcher and receive prize balls. Further, immediately below the upper plate 5, a lower plate 6 for receiving a prize ball is provided, and on the right side of the lower plate 6, a launch handle 7 for adjusting the launch of the game ball is provided. As shown in FIG. 2, a speaker 48 is provided between the upper plate 5 and the lower plate 6. Further, a key hole 56 is provided on the right side of the upper plate 5 of the middle frame 13, and a cylinder lock (not shown) is provided on the back surface of the key hole 56. Then, by inserting a key (not shown) into the key hole 56 and rotating the inserted key counterclockwise, the middle frame 13 (see FIG. 1) fixed to the outer frame 12 (see FIG. 1). Is open and can be rotated in a substantially horizontal direction. On the other hand, by rotating the inserted key in the clockwise direction, the front frame 14 fixed to the middle frame 13 (see FIG. 1) is released and can be rotated in a substantially horizontal direction.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 2, the game board 2 is formed in a substantially square shape in front view. On the front side of the game board 2 facing the player, a game area 4 having a substantially circular shape in front view surrounded by a guide rail (not shown) is provided. Therefore, a game ball launched by operating the launch handle 7 is guided by a guide rail (not shown) to enter the game area 4 and flow down in the game area 4. Further, a special symbol display device 8 having special symbol display portions L1, L2, and L3 is provided in the approximate center of the game area 4. A special symbol starting electric accessory 15 is provided at a lower portion of the special symbol display device 8, and a special winning opening 16 is provided below the special symbol starting electric accessory 15. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, an out port (not shown) for collecting game balls that have not won any of the winning ports is provided below the big winning port 16.

  Furthermore, the electric decoration windmills 9 and 10 are each provided in the upper left and right of the special symbol display device 8. Further, a normal symbol starting gate 22 is provided on the left side of the special symbol display device 8. Further, the normal winning openings 19 and 20 are respectively provided on the left and right of the special symbol starting electric accessory 15, and the normal winning openings 17 and 18 are also provided on the left and right of the special winning opening 16, respectively.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a mechanism board 30 having a substantially L shape in front view assembled on the back side of the middle frame 13 is exposed on the back side of the pachinko machine 1. As shown in FIG. 3, the mechanism board 30 is assembled with various devices such as a game ball cage 88 and a ball dispensing device 89, and various bases (not shown) such as a control base and a sub-integrated base. Yes. A relay base box 64 having a relay base 54 having a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the front is provided at the top of the mechanism panel 30. On the back side of the pachinko machine 1, there are provided a center cover 83 made of a transparent plate made of resin and base boxes 85 and 86 for protecting various bases.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a ball tank 81 for storing game balls supplied from the gaming machine installation island is provided above the center cover 83. The ball tank 81 is formed in a substantially dish shape with an upper portion (top surface) opened. And the storage recessed part 81a which can store a lot of game balls is formed in the inner side. The ball tank 81 is formed with a discharge port (not shown) communicating with the storage recess 81a on the lower right side of FIG. 3, and the bottom surface of the storage recess 81a is inclined downward toward the discharge port. ing. For this reason, the game balls stored in the storage recess 81a are discharged from the discharge port. The ball tank rail 82 is connected to the discharge port formed on the bottom surface of the ball tank 81 to guide and arrange the game balls. The ball tank rail 82 is disposed obliquely downward toward the mechanism panel 30. ing. The ball tank rail 82 is a bowl-shaped member that guides a game ball supplied to the ball tank 81 from a discharge port to a ball dispensing device 89 mounted on the mechanism panel 30. The downstream end of the ball tank rail 82 where the game ball flows is connected to the upstream end of the game ball basket 88 mounted on the mechanism board 30.

  Next, the outer frame 12 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the outer frame 12 is a frame that supports the main body of the pachinko machine 1 attached to a hole island facility (not shown). The outer frame 12 includes an outer frame upper column portion 12a, an outer frame right column portion 12b, an outer frame left column portion 12c, and an outer frame lower column portion 12d, and constitutes a substantially rectangular frame in front view. The outer frame lower column part 12d has a shape protruding slightly forward from the outer frame upper column part 12a, the outer frame right column part 12b, and the outer frame left column part 12c which are the other three column members. Yes. Further, a resin-made middle frame sliding plate 11 is fixed to an upper surface slightly on the right side (left side in FIG. 1) of the substantially intermediate position in the longitudinal direction of the outer frame lower column part 12d. The middle frame sliding plate 11 is provided so that the lower surface of the middle frame lower column portion 13d (see FIG. 4) of the middle frame 13 slides on the upper surface of the outer frame lower column portion 12d. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a decorative board (not shown), which is a black thin plate made of resin, is covered on the front surface of the outer frame lower pillar portion 12d facing the player. In addition, the middle frame left column 13c (see FIG. 4) side of the middle frame 13 is pivotally supported in the vicinity of the outer frame left column 12c of the outer frame 12 having the above-described configuration. It rotates in a substantially horizontal direction.

  Next, the middle frame 13 will be described. FIG. 4 is a perspective view seen from the back side of the middle frame 13. In the following description, the right side of FIG. 4 (side supported by the outer frame 12) is “left side of the middle frame 13”, and the left side of FIG. 4 (free end side) is “right side of the middle frame 13”. To do. As shown in FIG. 4, the middle frame 13 is a frame having a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the front, which is constituted by a middle frame upper column part 13 a, a middle frame right pillar part 13 b, a middle frame left pillar part 13 c, and a middle frame lower pillar part 13 d. Further, the game board fixing frame 50 is fixedly configured. And it has a size slightly smaller than the size of the outer frame 12. Further, these column members constituting the inner frame 13 are made of a metal plate having a predetermined thickness. The middle frame upper column portion 13a, the middle frame right column portion 13b, and the middle frame left column portion 13c are formed in a substantially strip shape in plan view. On the other hand, the middle frame lower column portion 13d is formed in a substantially rectangular shape in plan view having a width wider than the middle frame upper column portion 13a, the middle frame right column portion 13b, and the middle frame left column portion 13c. Then, on the front surface side of the middle frame lower column portion 13d, the above-described components such as the upper plate 5, the lower plate 6, the speaker 48 and the firing handle 7 (see FIG. 2), devices, and the like are fixed.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, in the vicinity of one end on the left side in the longitudinal direction of the middle frame upper column 13a (right side in FIG. 4), a substantially semicircular hook in plan view extending on the front side of the middle frame 13 is provided. The part 24a is fixed. The hanging portion 24a engages with a receiving portion 24b (see FIG. 1) fixed to the outer frame 12, and together constitutes an upper hinge 24 (see FIG. 1). On the other hand, a receiving portion 26a is fixed on the front surface of the middle frame left column portion 13c in the vicinity of a position slightly below the middle in the longitudinal direction. The receiving portion 26a engages with a hook portion 26b (see FIG. 1) fixed in the vicinity of the lower left corner of the front frame 14, and together constitutes the middle hinge 26 (see FIG. 1). Further, a hooking portion 25a is fixed in the vicinity of the lower left (lower right in FIG. 4) corner portion of the front surface of the middle frame lower column portion 13d. The hook portion 25a engages with a receiving portion 25b (see FIG. 1) fixed to the outer frame 12 (see FIG. 1), and together forms a lower hinge 25 (see FIG. 1). Thus, as shown in FIG. 1, the middle frame left column portion 13 c (see FIG. 4) side of the middle frame 13 is pivotally supported in the vicinity of the outer frame left column portion 12 c of the outer frame 12. Thus, the middle frame 13 can be rotated in a substantially horizontal direction. On the other hand, the front frame left end portion 14a of the front frame 14 is pivotally supported in the vicinity of the middle frame left column 13c (see FIG. 4) of the middle frame 13, so that the front frame 14 is substantially horizontal with respect to the middle frame 13. It can be rotated in the direction.

  Next, the game board fixing frame 50 of the middle frame 13 will be described. As shown in FIG. 4, a game board fixing frame 50 for fixing the game board 2 is fixed around the opening on the back side of the substantially rectangular opening formed in the center of the middle frame 13. 13 is integrated. The game board fixing frame 50 is formed in a box shape without a lid having a game board opening Q formed on the bottom surface, and includes a fixed frame upper column part 50a, a fixed frame right column part 50b, and a fixed frame left column part 50c. The fixed frame lower column part 50d is configured by a substantially L-shaped plate member in sectional view. Further, the game board fixing frame 50 having such a configuration is fixed to the back surface of the middle frame 13 so that the bottom surface side of the game board is positioned on the back surface side of the middle frame 13, thereby configuring the middle frame 13. A part of the special symbol display device 8 assembled to the game board 2 and the board surface of the game board 2 of various parts are provided from the front side of the opening Q for the game board formed in the approximate center of the game board fixing frame 50. The game board 2 is brought into close contact with and fixed to the front surface of the game board fixing frame 50 (the surface on the depth side in FIG. 4). Note that the middle frame 13 and the game board fixing frame 50 shown in FIG. 4 correspond to the “middle frame”.

  Next, the structure on the back side of the middle frame 13 will be described. As shown in FIG. 4, a locking hole 32 having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view is provided along the ridgeline in the vicinity of one end on the left side in the longitudinal direction of the ridgeline (the one end on the right side in FIG. 4). Is provided. This locking hole 32 is a hole for locking a locking claw 42 (see FIG. 6), which will be described later, fixed to the mechanism panel 30. Further, a left receiving portion 71 having a substantially L-shaped cross section is fixed by two rivets 35 in the vicinity of the left corner (right side shown in FIG. 4) of the fixed frame lower pillar portion 50d. Further, two right side receiving portions 70 having a substantially L-shaped cross section are provided at positions slightly higher than the left side receiving portion 71 in the vicinity of the right side (left side shown in FIG. 4) corner of the fixed frame lower column portion 50d. It is fixed with a rivet 35. Further, the right-side receiving part 70 and the left-side receiving part 71 having a substantially L-shape are formed of a fixed piece fixed to the surface of the fixed frame lower column part 50d and the front side to the rear side of the middle frame 13 (the front side in FIG. ) And extending pieces extending in the direction toward the head. Furthermore, a substantially rectangular hole portion 70 a in plan view is formed in the approximate center of the extended piece of the right receiving portion 70. On the other hand, a hole 71a having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view is formed in the approximate center of the extended piece of the left receiving portion 71. Then, in the holes 70a and 71a, engagement protrusions 76a and 75a (see FIG. 6) of engagement protrusions 76 and 75 (described later) of the mechanism panel 30 are engaged. The material of the right receiving part 70 and the left receiving part 71 is a metal made of a stainless plate or an aluminum plate.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, in the vicinity of one end portion of the fixed frame lower column portion 50 d that is in contact with the game board opening Q, there is a substantially strip-shaped middle frame side receiving piece 60 that extends substantially horizontally. The rivets 38 and 38 are fixed. A locking claw 92 (see FIG. 6) of a mechanism panel side hanging piece 90 fixed to the mechanism panel 30 is engaged with the upper end of the middle frame side receiving piece 60 in the direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. For this purpose, an L-shaped engaging portion 61 is provided. The structure of the middle frame side receiving piece 60 will be described in detail later.

  Next, the mechanism panel 30 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 is a perspective view of the mechanism panel 30 as viewed from the front side, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the mechanism panel 30 as viewed from the back side, and FIG. 7 is a rear view of the mechanism panel 30. In the following description, a surface assembled to the middle frame 13 of the mechanism panel 30 is referred to as a “back surface (mounting surface) of the mechanism panel 30”, and a surface on which various substrates and various devices that are opposite to the surface are mounted. It is assumed that “the front surface of the mechanism panel 30”.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the mechanism panel 30 is formed in a substantially L-shape in front view, and extends substantially horizontally, and a right side in the longitudinal direction of the horizontal extension 30 a. (The right side of FIG. 5) It is comprised by the perpendicular extension part 30b extended toward the substantially perpendicular | vertical upper direction from one end part. The mechanism board 30 includes a frame frame (not shown) having a substantially L-shape in front view molded with a synthetic resin as a basic skeleton. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, various devices such as a game ball bowl 88 and a ball dispensing device 89, and various bases (not shown) such as a control base and a sub-integrated base are assembled to the frame frame.

  Next, the structure of the front side of the horizontal extending portion 30a will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, the horizontally extending portion 30 a is a resin plate member that extends substantially horizontally in both the left and right directions of the pachinko machine 1. Various bases such as a main base (not shown), a sub-integrated base (not shown), and a payout base (not shown) for controlling the entire pachinko machine 1 are mounted on the front surface of the horizontally extending portion 30a. . And the base | substrate box 85,86 (refer FIG. 3) is mounted | worn from them, and various apparatuses and various base | substrates are protected.

  Next, the structure on the back surface side of the horizontal extending portion 30a will be described. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a right-side groove portion 77, which is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped groove, is formed in the lower portion near one end portion of the horizontal extending portion 30a in the longitudinal direction (left side in FIGS. 6 and 7). Is provided. In addition, an engagement protrusion 75 having an engagement protrusion 75a protruding is provided inside the right groove 77. And this engagement protrusion 75a is making the front end side protrude below. On the other hand, a left-side groove 78, which is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped groove, is provided in the lower portion near one end of the left end in the longitudinal direction of the horizontal extending portion 30a (the right side in FIGS. 6 and 7). An engagement protrusion 76 having an engagement protrusion 76a is provided on the inner side of the left groove 78. And this engagement protrusion 76a is making the front end side protrude below like the engagement protrusion 75a. Therefore, the engagement protrusion 75 a of the engagement protrusion 75 engages with the hole 71 a (see FIG. 4) of the left receiving portion 71 fixed to the game board fixing frame 50 of the middle frame 13. On the other hand, the engagement protrusion 76a of the engagement protrusion 76 is similarly engaged with the hole 70a (see FIG. 4) of the right receiving portion 70 fixed to the game board fixing frame 50 of the middle frame 13. Yes.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, in the vicinity of the upper end portion in the direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the horizontal extending portion 30a, it extends parallel to the longitudinal direction of the horizontal extending portion 30a and extends substantially horizontally. The mechanism panel side hanging piece 90 formed in a substantially band shape in plan view is fixed by four fixing screws 51, 51, 51, 51 (see FIG. 7). And the latching claw 92 of this mechanism board side hanging piece 90 is in the L-shaped engaging part 61 (refer FIG. 4) of the middle frame side receiving piece 60 fixed to the game board fixed frame 50 of the middle frame 13. It is designed to be locked. The structure of the mechanism panel side hanging piece 90 will be described in detail later.

  Next, the structure on the front side of the vertically extending portion 30b will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, the vertically extending portion 30b extends substantially vertically from the right end portion in the longitudinal direction of the horizontally extending portion 30a. In the vertically extending portion 30b, a game ball basket 88 connected to one end on the downstream side of the ball tank rail 82 (see FIG. 3) is disposed, and below the game ball bowl 88, a ball payout device 89 is provided. Is provided. The ball payout device 89 is a device for paying out award balls and rental balls. Further, below the ball payout device 89, a payout bowl (not shown) for paying out game balls to the upper plate 5 (see FIG. 2) is connected. Therefore, the game ball supplied to the ball tank 81 (see FIG. 3) flows into the game ball cage 88 provided on the mechanism board 30 via the ball tank rail 82 (see FIG. 3), and the ball payout device 89. Induced inside. The ball payout device 89 pays out the game balls one by one to the payout bowl, so that the game balls are supplied to the upper plate 5 (see FIG. 2). Further, a substantially box-shaped relay base box 64 whose front surface (front side in FIG. 5) is opened is provided at the upper end in the longitudinal direction of the vertically extending portion 30b. The relay base 54 (see FIG. 3) is fitted. The relay board 54 is a board for relaying an AC voltage supplied from the table management device to a power circuit board (not shown).

  Next, the structure on the back surface side of the vertically extending portion 30b will be described. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a metal locking claw 42 having a substantially trapezoidal shape in front view is fixed by fixing screws 41 and 41 (see FIG. 7) in the vicinity of the upper end portion of the relay base box 64. Yes. And this latching claw 42 is extended diagonally downward from the one end part fixed with the fixing screws 41 and 41. As shown in FIG. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, the distal end portion of the locking claw 42 is extended so as to be separated from the surface of the relay base box 64. And this latching claw 42 engages with the latching hole 32 (refer FIG. 4) provided in the game board fixed frame 50 of the middle frame 13. As shown in FIG.

  Next, the middle frame side receiving piece 60 and the mechanism panel side hanging piece 90 which are the main parts of the present invention will be described. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the middle frame side receiving piece 60, and FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the mechanism panel side hanging piece 90. In addition, the mechanism panel side hanging piece 90 and the middle frame side receiving piece 60 are engaged with each other, thereby enabling a strong and non-biased assembly structure of the mechanism panel 30 with respect to the middle frame 13.

  First, the structure of the middle frame side receiving piece 60 will be described. 8 is referred to as “the front side of the middle frame side receiving piece 60”. As shown in FIG. 8, the middle frame side receiving piece 60 is a metal plate member formed in a substantially band shape in plan view. The middle frame side receiving piece 60 has a substantially strip-shaped fixing piece 62 in plan view that is fixed in close contact with the back surface of the fixed frame lower pillar portion 50d (see FIG. 4) on the back surface side of the middle frame 13, and the fixed frame 62. Provided at substantially the center of one end on the upper side in the direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, formed so as to rise substantially at a right angle from the surface of the fixed piece 62, and further formed by folding the tip side upward at a substantially right angle. It is comprised from the L-shaped engaging part 61 of cross-sectional view substantially L shape. In the vicinity of both ends in the longitudinal direction of the fixing piece 62, fixing holes 63, 63 for fixing to the fixing frame lower column part 50d (see FIG. 4) of the middle frame 13 are formed, respectively. Further, the fixed piece 62 is provided with convex portions 65 and 66 having a substantially band shape in plan view formed so as to be slightly raised from the surface of the fixed piece 62, respectively, along the longitudinal direction of the fixed piece 62. A convex portion 66 is located on the extension line 65. Further, in the vicinity of the distal end side of the L-shaped engaging portion 61, the surface slightly protrudes from the back surface side of the middle frame side receiving piece 60 toward the front surface side along the longitudinal direction of the L-shaped engaging portion 61. The formed convex portion 61a having a substantially band shape in plan view is provided. The convex portions 65 and 66 are formed by injection from the back surface side of the fixed piece 62 toward the front surface side. The convex portions 65 and 66 improve the strength of the fixed piece 62. Similarly, the convex portion 61a is formed by injecting the L-shaped engaging portion 61 from the back surface side of the fixed piece 62 toward the front surface side. The convex portion 61 a improves the strength of the L-shaped engaging portion 61. In addition, groove portions 67 and 68 are formed at each position of the fixing piece 62 that contacts the vicinity of both ends in the longitudinal direction of the L-shaped engaging portion 61.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the fixing piece 62 (see FIG. 8) of the middle frame side receiving piece 60 having the above-described configuration is arranged so that the L-shaped engagement portion 61 is positioned above the middle frame 13. The fixed frame lower column part 50d is brought into contact with the vicinity of the game board opening Q. Next, by fixing the rivets 38, 38 to the fixing holes 63, 63 (see FIG. 8), the middle frame side receiving piece 60 is fixed to the fixed frame lower column part 50d. And the latching claw 92 (refer FIG. 9) of the mechanism board 30 mentioned later latches to the L-shaped engaging part 61 of this inner frame side receiving piece 60. FIG.

  Next, the structure of the mechanism panel side hanging piece 90 will be described. Note that the front side of the sheet of FIG. 9 is referred to as “the surface side of the mechanism panel side hanging piece 90”. As shown in FIG. 9, the mechanism panel side hanging piece 90 is a metal plate member formed in a substantially band shape in plan view in order to engage with the middle frame side receiving piece 60 (see FIG. 8). Similarly to the middle frame side receiving piece 60 (see FIG. 8), this mechanism panel side hanging piece 90 is also formed by injection from a single metal plate. As shown in FIG. 9, the mechanism panel side hanging piece 90 includes a substantially rectangular fixed piece 91 extending substantially horizontally and a substantially vertical upper side from both longitudinal ends of the fixed piece 91. A left vertical portion 93 and a right vertical portion 94 that are extended, and a locking claw 92 that is substantially rectangular in plan view and extends obliquely downward from one end on the lower side in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the fixed piece 91. It is configured. The fixing piece 91 is provided with fixing holes 91a and 91b for fixing to the horizontal extending portion 30a (see FIG. 4) of the mechanism panel 30 with a gap therebetween. Further, a fixing hole 93a is formed in the left vertical portion 93, and a fixing hole 94a is formed in the right vertical portion 94. The left vertical portion 93 and the right vertical portion 94 are formed so as to conform to the concave shape at the upper end portion of the horizontal extending portion 30a (see FIG. 7) of the mechanism panel 30. Further, the locking claw 92 is provided for locking to the L-shaped engaging portion 61 (see FIG. 4) of the middle frame side receiving piece 60 provided on the middle frame 13.

  Next, a method for assembling the mechanism panel 30 to the middle frame 13 will be described. First, the back side of the mechanism panel 30 shown in FIG. 7 is opposed to the back side of the middle frame 13 shown in FIG. Then, the engagement protrusion 76a of the engagement protrusion 76 of the mechanism board 30 shown in FIG. 7 is engaged with the hole 70a of the right receiving part 70 fixed to the middle frame 13 shown in FIG. Further, the engagement protrusion 75a of the engagement protrusion 75 of the mechanism board 30 shown in FIG. 7 is engaged with the hole 71a of the left receiving part 71 fixed to the middle frame 13 shown in FIG. On the other hand, the engaging claw 42 of the mechanism board 30 shown in FIG. 7 is engaged with the engaging hole 32 fixed to the middle frame 13 shown in FIG. Then, the mechanism panel side hanging piece 90 shown in FIG. 7 is engaged with the middle frame side receiving piece 60 fixed to the middle frame 13 shown in FIG. At this time, the locking claw 92 of the mechanism panel side hanging piece 90 shown in FIG. 7 is engaged with the L-shaped engaging portion 61 of the middle frame side receiving piece 60 shown in FIG. Since the L-shaped engaging portion 61 (see FIG. 4) of the middle frame side receiving piece 60 and the locking claw 92 (see FIG. 7) of the mechanism panel side hanging piece 90 are engaged with each other without any gap, The mechanism panel 30 can be firmly fixed to the frame 13. Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 7, the middle frame side receiving piece 60 and the mechanism panel side hanging piece 90 have a shape extending long in parallel with the left and right direction of the middle frame 13, so that the mechanism panel The weight of 30 itself is equally applied to the middle frame side receiving piece 60 which is long in the left-right direction of the pachinko machine 1. Therefore, the mechanism panel 30 can be assembled to the middle frame 13 without deviation. 7 is a metal plate member, and is extended and fixed along the longitudinal direction of the horizontal extending portion 30a of the mechanism board 30. The mechanism board side hanging piece 90 shown in FIG. Therefore, the strength of the mechanism panel 30 having a frame frame made of resin as a skeleton can be improved.

  As described above, according to the pachinko machine 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the middle frame side receiving piece 60 is provided on the back side of the middle frame 13, and the mechanism panel 30 has a mechanism on the back side. A board side hanging piece 90 is provided. Then, since the L-shaped engaging portion 61 of the middle frame side receiving piece 60 and the latching claw 92 of the mechanism board side hanging piece 90 are engaged with each other without a gap, the mechanism panel 30 is attached to the middle frame 13. It can be firmly assembled. Furthermore, since the middle frame side receiving piece 60 and the mechanism panel side hanging piece 90 have a shape extending substantially horizontally, the weight of the mechanism panel 30 itself is equal to the middle frame side receiving piece 60 which is long in the substantially horizontal direction. Therefore, the mechanism panel 30 can be assembled without being biased. Further, the mechanism panel side hanging piece 90 fixed to the mechanism panel 30 is a metal plate member, and is extended and fixed along the longitudinal direction of the horizontal extending portion 30a of the mechanism panel 30. The strength of the mechanism panel 30 having a frame frame made of resin as a skeleton can be improved.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to embodiment described in full detail above, A various change is possible. First, in this embodiment, a pachinko machine 1 which is a kind of gaming machine is given as an example of a gaming machine, but the gaming machine is not limited to a pachinko machine, and can be applied to various gaming machines such as a pachinko machine and a slot. is there.

  Further, the shape of the middle frame side receiving piece 60 and the mechanism board side hanging piece 90 is long in the left-right direction of the pachinko machine 1, and is limited to the shape of the above embodiment as long as the weight of the mechanism board 30 can be supported. Not.

  Furthermore, a fixing member for fixing the mechanism panel 30 to the middle frame may be provided. For example, in addition to the engaging member, a fixed member having a movable lever is provided on the mechanism panel 30, and the movable lever of the fixed member is engaged with a hook-shaped member provided on the inner frame 13, whereby the mechanism panel 30 is It may be attached to the middle frame 13.

  The gaming machine of the present invention is not limited to a pachinko machine, but can be applied to gaming machines such as a pachinko machine and a slot.

It is the perspective view seen from the left side which shows the state which the inner frame 13 and the front frame 14 of the pachinko machine 1 which is one embodiment of this invention open. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine 1 viewed from the back side. FIG. 6 is a perspective view seen from the back side of the middle frame 13. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the mechanism panel 30 as viewed from the front side. FIG. 3 is a perspective view seen from the back side of the mechanism panel 30. 3 is a rear view of the mechanism panel 30. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an intermediate frame side receiving piece 60. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a mechanism panel side hanging piece 90. FIG.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 2 Game board 13 Middle frame 13a Middle frame upper pillar part 13b Middle frame right pillar part 13c Middle frame left pillar part 13d Middle frame lower pillar part 30 Mechanism board 30a Horizontal extension part 30b Vertical extension part 50 Game board fixation Frame 60 Middle frame side receiving piece 90 Mechanism panel side hanging piece

Claims (1)

A substantially rectangular inner frame in front view;
A resin mechanism board assembled on the back side of the middle frame opposite to the front side facing the player;
Provided on the back surface of the mechanism panel to be assembled to the inner frame, and is a metal mechanism panel side hanging piece of a substantially band shape in plan view that extends substantially horizontally,
Provided on the back surface side of the middle frame, comprising a metal middle frame side receiving piece having a substantially band shape in plan view that engages with the mechanism panel side hanging piece ,
The mechanism panel is
A horizontally extending portion extending substantially horizontally;
A vertically extending portion extending substantially vertically upward from one longitudinal end portion of the horizontal extending portion;
Consisting of
The mechanism panel side hanging piece is fixed in the vicinity of the upper end portion of the back surface assembled to the middle frame of the horizontal extending portion, and is a substantially belt-like mechanism extending in parallel to the longitudinal direction of the horizontal extending portion. A board-side fixing piece, and a locking claw extending obliquely downward from the lower end of the mechanism board-side fixing piece,
The middle frame side receiving piece is fixed to the back surface of the middle frame, and is a substantially strip-shaped middle frame side fixing piece extending in the left-right direction of the middle frame, and an approximately upper end portion of the middle frame side fixing piece. An L-shaped engagement portion having a substantially L-shaped cross-sectional view, formed at the center, rises at a substantially right angle from the surface of the middle frame-side fixing piece, and is folded back at a substantially right angle at the tip side; A first convex portion formed by injection from the back surface side of the middle frame side fixing piece toward the front surface side and extending in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the middle frame side fixing piece; Provided along the vicinity of the front end side of the joint portion, and a second convex portion protruding from the back surface side of the middle frame side receiving piece toward the front surface side,
The mechanism panel is assembled to the back surface of the middle frame by locking the locking claw of the mechanism panel side hanging piece from above with the L-shaped engagement portion of the middle frame side receiving piece. gaming machine characterized in that it is.

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