JP4896649B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine including a game board in which a large number of game nails are planted, and a frame-shaped front door that is mounted with glass and supported to be freely opened and closed with respect to the game board.

In a ball game machine (pachinko machine), a game board having a substantially circular game area surrounded by a guide rail that guides a game ball launched by a launching device, and a glass is attached to the game board. The game board is provided with a frame-shaped front door that is supported so as to be freely opened and closed, and a large number of game nails that change the flow-down direction of a game ball driven into the game area are planted (for example, Patent Document 1). reference).
JP 2002-282453 A

  In the above-mentioned ball game machines, the game board is affected by moisture, temperature changes, particularly the heat generated by the liquid crystal display that is arranged on the back side of the game board and displays the effect symbols in the game area. When the front door is closed, the back of the glass comes into contact with the head of the game nail and the glass There is a risk of damage.

  In view of the above-described problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a ball game machine that can reliably prevent the head of a game nail from coming into contact with the glass of the front door.

According to the present invention, the above problem is solved as follows.
(1) A game board in which a large number of game nails for changing the flow direction of a game ball are planted in a game area surrounded by a guide rail that guides the launched game ball, and a frame portion on which glass is mounted. and in a ball-shooting game machine having a front to be opened and closed a front door of the game board, in the outer side than the guide rail definitive face of a board of the game board, and a position opposed to the back surface of the frame portion Are provided with a plurality of breakage prevention members capable of preventing the head of the game nail facing the back side of the glass from coming into contact with the back side of the glass , and the plurality of breakage prevention members include: with each spaced apart not continuous with each other, to face the back surface of the frame portion, and having respective flat front portion having no projection projecting toward the rear surface, the front portion, the guide rail Projects forwardly from the head of the fine the game nail, abutting or close to the rear surface of a portion other than the glass in the front door the frame portion.

(2) In the above item (1), the damage prevention member arranged in the upper left portion of the board surface of the game board of the plurality of the damage preventing member, the outer periphery of the outlet for feeding the punched a game ball to the game region An inner side surface portion disposed on the side and facing the outer peripheral surface of the guide rail is brought close to or in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the guide rail.

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the flat front surface portion is provided on the board surface of the game board and has the breakage preventing member disposed outside the guide rail and is opposed to the front door of the breakage preventing member and has no protrusion. Is projected forward from the head facing the guide rail and the glass of the game nail, for example, even if the game board warps so that the head of the game nail approaches the back of the front door, when closed, the front portion planar damage preventing member, together may abut the front door before the head of the game nails, since the front portion is planar, for example, as in the prior art, the projections than the front portion of the Jo is point contact, because the contact area is wide, and reliably prevent the head of the game nail directly contacts the back surface of the glass, is possible to reliably prevent the breakage of glass it can.
Furthermore, the breakage prevention member is disposed at a position opposite to the frame portion that is a portion other than the glass in the front door, so that when the front door is closed, the breakage prevention member does not collide with the glass, and the glass breaks. Can be prevented more reliably.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the breakage preventing member is disposed on the outer peripheral side of the delivery port through which the launched game ball is fed into the game area, and the inner side surface portion of the breakage preventing member faces the outer peripheral surface of the guide rail. Is brought close to or in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the guide rail so that when the game ball launched by the launching device rolls on the guide rail and is fed into the game area, it is deformed outward with respect to the guide rail. Even if a strong force is applied, the outer peripheral surface of the guide rail can be brought into contact with the inner side surface portion of the breakage preventing member, so that the guide rail can be prevented from being deformed outward.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a front view of a ball game machine to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a front view of the ball game machine with a front door opened, and FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the ball game machine. 4 is a front view of the game board, FIG. 5 is a vertical sectional view taken along the line V-V in FIG. 4, FIG. 6 is an enlarged front view of the upper left part of the game board, and FIG. FIG. 8 is a rear view of the game board, FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of the main part seen from the oblique rear, and FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of the display frame member seen from the oblique rear. is there. In the following description, the front side of the drawings in FIGS. 1 and 2 is “front”, the back side of the drawings is “rear”, the left is “left”, and the right is “right”.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the ball game machine 1 includes an outer frame 2 installed on a gaming island of a game store, a game board 3 fitted in the outer frame 2, and an outer frame 2, that is, a left of the game board 3. And a frame-like front door 5 pivotably mounted by a hinge 6 having a hinge shaft in the vertical direction at the part, and by rotating the handle 4a provided at the lower right part of the front face clockwise, the front door A game ball stored in a ball storage tray 4b provided below 5 is launched from a launching device (not shown) into a game area 9 described later, and a predetermined game can be performed.

  The front door 5 is formed by inserting a circular glass 51 inside a synthetic resin frame portion 52. When the front door 5 is closed, the surface of the game board 3 can be seen through the glass 51. Cover the side. In addition, the glass 51 is fitted in the front and rear double, and is formed in substantially the same shape as the shape and size of the game area 9.

  The game board 3 is formed in a substantially square shape when viewed from the front by a transparent synthetic resin plate such as acrylic resin, and the board surface (surface) is a circle (including an ellipse) surrounded by the outer guide rail 7 and the inner guide rail 8. ) Gaming area 9 is formed. Based on the operation of the handle 4a, the game ball launched from the launching device is guided by the guide rails 7 and 8 and is launched into the game area 9. Note that the game board 3 does not have to be completely transparent, and may be semi-transparent enough to allow a later-described effect image to be seen through, or an opaque one having only an area where the effect image is displayed. It may be.

  As shown mainly in FIG. 4, in the game area 9 of the game board 3, a ball receiving and guiding member made of a transparent synthetic resin having a substantially eyebrow shape in front view for regulating the flow direction of the game ball launched into the game area 9. 10, a normal symbol operation gate 11 through which a game ball flowing down the game area 9 can pass, a entrance 12a through which a game ball can enter, a windmill 13 that changes the flow direction of the game ball, and a transparent composition A stage 14 made of resin, a symbol starting port 15 and winning ports 12b to 12e that can receive or win a game ball, and a first state disadvantageous for the player (a closed state in which the game ball is substantially incapable of winning), and A winning device 16 is arranged that can make a transition to a second state (open state in which game balls can be won) advantageous to the player. In addition, at the bottom of the game area 9, there is provided an out port 17 through which the game balls launched into the game area 9 are discharged to the back side of the game board 3. The ball receiving and guiding member 10 and the stage 14 do not need to be completely transparent, and may be translucent to the extent that the effect image can be seen through or opaque.

  Note that the game balls launched into the game area 9 flow down the game area 9 while abutting against a large number of game nails 40 implanted in the game area 9 of the game board 3. 7 is shown only for the sake of simplicity.

  At the four corners of the game board 3, that is, at the position facing the back surface of the corner portion of the frame portion 52 in the front door 5, the head of the game nail 40 facing the glass 51 hits the back surface of the glass 51 as described later. Breakage preventing members 60, 61, 62, 63 made of synthetic resin for preventing contact are arranged.

The damage prevention member 60 on the upper left is provided with a delivery port 71 (between the inner peripheral surface of the outer guide rail 7 and the upper left end of the inner guide rail 8) for feeding the game ball launched by the launching device into the game area 9. It is arrange | positioned at the outer peripheral side of the outer side guide rail 7 of the place. The inner side surface portion 60 a facing the outer peripheral surface of the outer guide rail 7 of the breakage preventing member 60 has a shape along the outer peripheral surface of the outer guide rail 7, and is in close proximity or in contact therewith. Further, the front surface portion 60b of the breakage prevention member 60 facing the back surface of the frame portion 52 in the front door 5 projects forward from the heads of the outer guide rail 7, the inner guide rail 8, and the game nail 40, and in the initial setting. It is in contact with or close to the back surface of the frame portion 52 of the front door 5.

  The upper right and left and lower right damage prevention members 61, 62, 63 are arranged such that the respective inner side surface portions 61a, 62a, 63a are along the outer peripheral surface of the inner guide rail 8 at the respective locations, and the front door Each front surface portion 61b, 62b, 63b facing the frame portion 52 of the 5 is forward of the heads of the outer guide rail 7, the inner guide rail 8, and the game nail 40 in the same manner as the above-described upper left damage preventing member 60. It protrudes.

  As described above, the front surface portions 60b, 61b, 62b and 63b of the respective breakage preventing members 60, 61, 62 and 63 can be brought into contact with the back surface of the frame portion 52 of the front door 5, so And the distance L between the inner glass 51 and the inner glass 51 is regulated. Thereby, even if the game board 3 is deformed so as to warp back and forth under the influence of heat or the like, the head of the game nail 40 is prevented from coming into contact with the back surface of the glass 51, and the glass 51 is damaged. It can be surely prevented.

  In the present embodiment, the front portions 60b, 61b, 62b, and 63b of the breakage preventing members 60, 61, 62, and 63 are brought into contact with the frame portion 52 of the front door 5, that is, the portions other than the glass 51. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the front surface portions 60b, 61b, 62b and 63b of the respective breakage preventing members 60, 61, 62 and 63 are brought into contact with the back surface of the glass 51. You may do it. In this case, it is preferable that the front portions 60b, 61b, 62b and 63b of the breakage preventing members 60, 61, 62 and 63 are made of a soft synthetic resin.

  The stage 14 is attached so as to pass through a horizontally long opening 31 formed in a substantially central portion of the game board 3 so as to protrude to the back side of the game board 3, and flows down the game area 9 on the upper surface. Of the game balls, a stage portion 141 is formed that can receive the game balls that have entered the entrance 12a and roll them to the left and right and back and forth. Of the game balls that roll the stage portion 141, A game ball discharge port 143 for discharging a game ball dropped on a game ball dropping unit (not shown) provided at the center of the stage unit 141 to be directly above the symbol start port 15 is formed.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, on the back surface of the game board 3, a transparent guide path 18 for guiding the game ball that has entered the entrance 12 a onto the stage portion 141 of the stage 14, and the symbol start port 15 Parts such as an electric opening / closing member (tulip) 27 (see FIGS. 2 to 4) provided below and a driving device 19 including a solenoid, a sensor, a link, and the like that drive the opening and closing of the winning device 16 are attached.

Whether the winning device 16 detects that 10 game balls have been won by a winning sensor (not shown) provided in the winning device 16 when the game enters a specific gaming state and shifts to the second state as will be described later. Or 30 seconds after opening, it is closed. Further, when the specific area sensor (not shown) provided in the winning device 16 detects the winning of the game ball during the opening, it is opened again after closing. This is set to be repeatable up to 15 times.

When the game ball passes through the normal symbol operating gate 11, it is determined whether or not a semi-special prize state is caused based on a predetermined probability. Based on the determination result, a normal symbol display portion of a game information display 29 described later is determined. Fluctuates, and then a predetermined symbol is fixedly displayed. When the semi-special prize state is generated, the electric opening / closing member 27 is opened for a predetermined time.

  As shown mainly in FIG. 3, on the back side of the game board 3, an effect display device 20 constituted by a liquid crystal display or the like is disposed at a position spaced apart from the back side of the game board 3 by a predetermined amount. The game board 3 is attached to the back side of the front door 3, and the effect display device 20 is attached to the outer frame 2 side. Thereby, when the front door 5 is closed, the game board 3 and the effect display device 20 overlap each other.

  On the horizontally long display unit 201 (see FIG. 3) of the effect display device 20, an effect image related to the game and an effect symbol made up of numbers, symbols, etc. are displayed. These images and symbols pass through the game board 3. Then, it can be visually recognized from the front surface of the gaming machine 1.

In the display device 20, the width W1 (see FIG. 3) of the display unit 201 is substantially the same as the width W2 (see FIG. 4) in the horizontal direction of the game area 9, and the height H1 (see FIG. 3) is the same as that of the game area 9. A thing smaller than the height H2 is used. As a result, a portion excluding the four corners of the image displayed on the display unit 201 can be displayed through the game board 3 to the full width of the game area 9.

  In addition, by arranging the circular game area 9 and the rectangular display unit 201 so as to overlap in the front-rear direction, the game area 9 in the game board 3 and the display unit 201 of the effect display device 20 overlap each other in the front-rear direction. A displayable area 93 (area shown by slanting lines in FIG. 8) in which images and symbols displayed on the display unit 201 are displayed is formed, and images and images are displayed on the upper and lower sides of the display unit 201 in the game area 9. The symbols are not displayed, and the lower half-moon display impossible areas 91 and 92 are formed (see FIG. 4).

In the effect display device 20, the lower edge of the display unit 201 substantially matches the position of each of the prize winning openings 12b to 12e, and the upper edge is also located below the top 10a of the eyebrow-shaped ball receiving and guiding member 10. Be placed.

  Of the images displayed on the effect display device 20, the effect symbols composed of numbers and symbols relating to the game are 2 in the displayable area 93 and between the ball receiving and guiding member 10 and the stage 14 in the game area 9. It is displayed in a variable manner in the effect symbol display area 94 (see FIGS. 2 and 4) indicated by the dotted line.

When a game ball launched into the game area 9 wins the symbol start opening 15, the effect symbol is variably displayed in the effect symbol display area 94 based on a predetermined probability. Will be displayed. When the combination of effect symbols that are confirmed and displayed has a predetermined display form, for example, the same numbers and symbols, a specific gaming state (so-called jackpot state) is generated, and the winning device 16 is A transition is made from the first state to the second state to give a predetermined game value to the player.

The upper non-displayable area 91 is concealed by a fixed display member 28 described later so that the back of the game board 3, that is, the inside of the gaming machine 1 cannot be seen. Further, the lower display impossible area 92 and the area outside the game area 9 are hidden by the display frame member 21 so that the rear side cannot be seen through the game board 3.

  The display frame member 21 is made of an opaque (including translucent) synthetic resin and is interposed between the back side of the game board 3 and the effect display device 20 so as to surround the displayable area 93. The upper and lower and left and right shielding portions 211, 212, 213, and 214 are provided to form a frame shape and shield the gap between the periphery of the display unit 201 and the back surface of the game board 3.

  The depth dimension of each shielding part 211-214 is set so that it may become larger than the protrusion amount which protrudes back most among the stage 14, the guide path 18, and the drive device 19. FIG. Thereby, when the production display device 20 is arranged on the back side of the game board 3, the shielding units 211 to 214 cause the display unit 201 of the production display device 20 to interfere with the stage 14, the guide path 18, the drive device 19, and the like. Therefore, it is possible to shield the gap between the display unit 201 of the effect display device 20 and the back surface of the game board 3 and prevent the inside of the gaming machine 1 from being exposed through the gap, thereby improving the appearance. .

  At the front end of each shielding part 212, 213, 214 except for the upper shielding part 211, the lower and left and right frame parts 216, which are not visible behind the lower and left and right areas out of the displayable area 93 on the game board 3, 217 and 218 are continuously provided.

It should be noted that the rear ends of the shielding portions 211 to 214 may be slightly spaced from the front surface of the effect display device 20, or the effect display device 20 via a cushioning material such as rubber or sponge. Close to the front of the.

  A raised portion 212 a that is raised upward is formed at the center of the lower shielding portion 212 so as to cover the left and right sides and the upper side of the driving device 19.

  The lower frame portion 216 of the display frame member 21 is provided with discharge ports 216a to 216d (see FIG. 10) through which the game balls won in the winning ports 12b to 12e are discharged to the back side of the lower frame portion 216. .

  The game balls won in each of the winning openings 12b to 12e, the symbol start opening 15, the winning device 16, and the electric opening / closing member 27 are detected by the respective sensors, and are arranged on the back side of the lower frame portion 216. It is discharged to the back surface of the gaming machine 1 through the passage 26.

  As shown mainly in FIG. 10, the inner surfaces of the left and right shielding portions 213 and 214 in the display frame member 21 are colored with a color different from that of the display frame member 21, for example, chrome plating or the like, if necessary. The left and right decorative plates 23 and 24 are detachably attached.

  At the front end of the upper shielding portion 211 in the display frame member 21, there is provided a fixed display member 28 having a substantially horizontally long rectangular shape in front view that shields the rear of the upper non-displayable area 91 from being visible.

  The regular display member 28 has a pattern, color, etc. on its front or back so that its rear side is invisible, and model information related to the model, such as model name, probability of winning, number of winning balls, etc. 281 (part indicated by a two-dot chain line) is drawn.

On the back side of the fixed display member 28, an electrical board 25 having a plurality of LEDs or lamps (not shown) mounted on the front surface and an illustration for displaying all game information related to the gaming state during the game. A game information display 29 composed of an abbreviated LED, a 7-segment LED, a substrate, and the like is arranged.

When the illuminator mounted on the electrical board 25 emits light, the upper surface of the non-displayable area 91 is illuminated by illuminating the back surface of the fixed display member 28 with the illumination, and particularly illuminating the portion on which the model information 281 is drawn. To display the model information 281 and notify the player.

The game information display device 29 is configured to play game information through an opening or a transparent portion provided in the fixed display member 28, in the upper display impossible region 91, and below the top 10a of the ball receiving guide member 10. It arrange | positions so that it can visually recognize from the front surface of the board 3. FIG.

The game information display 29 displays a number or a figure for notifying whether or not the winning device 16 has transitioned from the first state to the second state, changing in response to winning of the symbol start opening 15. The number of game balls that are not yet used for the display of the effect symbols and the special symbols among the game balls won in the start winning opening 15 are displayed as a predetermined upper limit (for example, four) holding balls. A display unit for holding balls, a display unit for indicating the number of opening / closing processes of the winning device 16 when the winning device 16 transitions to the first state, and a normal that fluctuates when the game ball has passed the normal symbol operation gate 11 All the display units for displaying game information related to the gaming state during the game, such as a symbol display unit, are provided in a concentrated manner.

When a game ball that has been driven into the game area 9 wins the symbol start opening 15, the effect symbol displayed in the effect symbol display area 94 changes in the special symbol display section of the game information display 29. From the start to the stop, after performing a changing operation with various effects in synchronization with the change of the display portion of the special symbol, the display is stopped and confirmed after a predetermined time. Then, when the combination of effect symbols that are confirmed and displayed is in a predetermined display mode, a specific gaming state is generated, the winning device 16 is changed from the first state to the second state, and the player is A predetermined game value is given.

  As described above, in the ball game machine according to the present invention, the damage prevention member 60 on the upper right part is provided on the outer surface of the outer guide rail 7 on the board surface of the game board 3, and the damage on the upper left part, the left upper part, and the lower right part is prevented. The members 61, 62, 63 are arranged along a part of the outer periphery of each of the inner guide rails 8, and the front portions 60 b, 61 b, 62 b facing the frame portion 52 of the front door 5 of each breakage prevention member For example, the head of the game nail 40 approaches the back surface of the glass 51 of the front door 5 by projecting 63b forward from the head of the outer guide rail 7, the inner guide rail 8, and the game nail 40. Thus, even if warping occurs in the game board 3, when the front door 5 is closed, the front surface portions 60b, 61b, 62b, 63b of the respective breakage preventing members 60, 61, 62, 63 are attached to the head of the game nail 40. Of the frame part 52 of the front door 5 before the part. For abutting the surface, it can be the head of the game nail 40 is to prevent abutting the back surface of the glass 51, to reliably prevent the breakage of the glass 51.

  Further, the damage preventing member 60 on the upper right part is disposed on the outer peripheral side of the delivery port 71 for sending the game ball launched by the launching device into the game area 9 and is also opposed to the outer peripheral surface of the outer guide rail 7. When the inner ball surface 60a of the outer guide rail 7 is brought close to the outer peripheral surface of the outer guide rail 7, the game ball launched by the launching device rolls on the inner peripheral surface of the outer guide rail 7 and is fed into the game area 9. Even if a force that causes the outer guide rail 7 to be deformed outward is applied to the outer guide rail 7 due to centrifugal force when the game ball rolls on the inner peripheral surface of the outer guide rail 7, the outer peripheral surface of the outer guide rail 7 is prevented from being damaged. Since it is possible to abut against the inner side surface portion 60a of 60, it is possible to prevent the outer guide rail 7 from being deformed outward.

1 is a front view of a ball game machine to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied. It is a front view of the ball game machine of the state where the front door was opened. It is a disassembled perspective view of a bullet ball game machine. It is a front view of a game board. It is the VV line longitudinal cross-sectional view in FIG. It is an enlarged front view of the upper left part of a game board. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VII-VII in FIG. 6. It is a back view of a game board. It is a disassembled perspective view of the principal part. It is the disassembled perspective view of the display frame member seen from diagonally back.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Ball game machine 2 Outer frame 3 Game board 4a Handle 4b Ball storage tray 5 Front door 6 Hinge 7 Outer guide rail 8 Inner guide rail 9 Game area 10 Ball receiving guide member 10a Top 11 Normal symbol operation gate 12a Entrance 12b, 12c, 12d, 12e Winning port 13 Windmill 14 Stage 15 Design starting port 16 Winning device 17 Out port 18 Guiding path 19 Driving device 20 Production display device 21 Display frame members 23, 24 Decoration plate 25 Electric board 26 Game ball passage 27 Electric opening and closing member (tulip)
28 Standard display member 29 Game information display 31 Opening 40 Game nail 51 Glass 52 Frame portion 60, 61, 62, 63 Damage prevention member 60a, 61a, 62a, 63a Inner side surface portion 60b, 61b, 62b, 63b Front surface portion 71 Outlet 91,92 Non-displayable area 93 Displayable area 94 Production symbol display area 141 Stage part 143 Game ball outlet 201 Display part 211 Upper shielding part 212 Lower shielding part 212a Bumping part 213 Left shielding part 214 Right shielding part 216 Lower frame part 216a , 216b, 216c, 216d Discharge port 217 Left frame portion 218 Right frame portion 281 Model information

Claims (2)

A game board in which a large number of game nails for changing the flow direction of the game ball are planted in a game area surrounded by a guide rail that guides the launched game ball, and a frame portion on which glass is mounted, and In a ball game machine with a front door that can open and close the front of the game board,
In the outer side than the guide rail definitive face of a board of the game board, and by being arranged at a position opposed to the back surface of the frame portion, the head portion which faces the rear surface of the glass in the game nail the Provided with a plurality of breakage prevention members capable of preventing contact with the back surface of the glass ,
The plurality of breakage preventing members are spaced apart from each other without being continuous with each other, and each have a planar front surface portion that does not have a protrusion that faces the back surface of the frame portion and protrudes toward the back surface ,
The front surface protrudes forward from the heads of the guide rail and the game nail, and comes into contact with or close to the back surface of the frame, which is a portion other than the glass, in the front door. Gaming machine. Of the plurality of breakage prevention members, the breakage prevention member disposed at the upper left part of the board surface of the game board is disposed on the outer peripheral side of the delivery port for feeding the game ball that has been launched into the game area, and the guide rail thereof. 2. The bullet ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein an inner side surface portion facing the outer peripheral surface of the guide rail is brought close to or in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the guide rail.

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