JPH0866533A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a PACHINKO machine in which service work such as the loading/unloading, exchange or maintenance of a prize ball ejection device can be performed from the front side of a machine base. CONSTITUTION: The prize ball ejection device 9 to eject a prize ball sent via a prize ball ejection passage to an upper bowl side by a prescribed number corresponding to winning is arranged at a lower left corner position in front of a game panel 3 visualized from the front side of the machine base, and also, a casing 10 and a prize ball passage 11 on an upstream side connected to it are connected to female screw parts 13 formed on the horizontal frame part 2a and vertical frame part 2b of an intermediate frame 2 so as to be separated by a male screw 12 from the front surface side of the machine base.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko machine, and more particularly to a layout improvement of a premium ball discharging device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional general pachinko machine, a prize ball ejecting device for ejecting a predetermined number of prize balls according to winning a prize,
It is provided in the prize ball discharge passage that guides the prize balls discharged from the prize ball tank that stores the prize balls, and most of them are attached to the mechanism plate on the back side of the machine base. Examples of such cases include Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-2707 and Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11559/1993.
No. 9 publication can be cited.

[0003]

However, in a conventional pachinko machine having a structure in which the prize ball discharging device is attached to the mechanism plate on the back surface of the machine base described above, in order to cope with the failure or trouble of the prize ball discharging device, the machine base is It is necessary to open the back side of the machine base to the front side by horizontally rotating the whole body with its one side edge as a fulcrum with respect to the outer frame, and then perform a predetermined work, which is troublesome to deal with. there were.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to perform service work such as attachment / detachment, replacement or maintenance / inspection of the prize ball discharging device from the front side of the machine base. To provide a pachinko machine.

[0005]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is configured as follows. That is, the pachinko machine of the present invention is capable of visually recognizing, from the front side of the machine base, a prize ball discharging device for discharging a predetermined number of prize balls sent through the prize ball discharging passage to the upper plate side in response to winning. It is characterized in that it is arranged at the front position of the game board and detachably attached to the intermediate frame from the front side of the machine base.

In this case, it is preferable to set a transparent portion in the casing of the prize ball discharging device and / or at least a part of the prize ball passage connected to the casing so that the flow of the prize ball can be visually recognized from the outside.

[0007]

In the pachinko machine according to the present invention configured as described above, service work such as replacement and inspection of the prize ball discharging device can be performed from the front side of the machine base, and the machine frame of the whole machine with respect to the outer frame can be operated. No need for opening work. Whether or not the prize ball discharging device is activated for winning when a transparent portion that allows the flow of the prize ball to be visually recognized from the outside is set in at least a part of the prize ball discharging device and / or the prize ball passage connected to the casing. It becomes possible for the player to visually check.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. First, a first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 will be described. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a mounted state of the premium ball discharging device, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the same. FIG. 3 is a schematic front view of the pachinko machine, and FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view showing the front side of the pachinko machine with the glass frame and the upper plate opened.
FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a prize ball discharging passage for guiding the prize ball to the prize ball discharging device, and is a view corresponding to the line AA of FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the pachinko machine is an openable and closable resin square whose one side edge is supported by a hinge (not shown) so as to be horizontally rotatable via a hinge. Front frame 1 and an intermediate frame 2 integrally formed on the back side of the front frame 1.
And a game board 3 which is fitted and attached to the intermediate frame 2 from the front side or the back side thereof, and the back side of the intermediate frame 2 controls the flow of pachinko balls, though not shown. A mechanical plate having various mechanical components for performing the above is arranged, and one side edge portion is horizontally rotatably attached to the intermediate frame 2 via a hinge.

On the front side of the pachinko machine, a glass frame 5 in which a glass 4 covering the front surface of the game board 3 is fitted is arranged, and one side edge of the glass frame 5 is hinged to the front frame 1 (not shown). It is attached so as to be horizontally rotatable via and can be opened and closed. Further, an upper plate 6 is arranged below the glass frame 5, and the upper plate 6 has one side edge of a base plate 7 of the front plate 1.
It is horizontally rotatably attached via a hinge (not shown) and can be opened and closed. The lower plate 8 arranged below the upper plate 6 is fixed to the front frame 1.

In the pachinko machine as described above, a prize ball discharging device 9 for discharging a predetermined number of prize balls to the upper plate 5 in accordance with a prize is arranged at the lower left corner position on the front side of the game board 3. There is. Hereinafter, the mounting structure of the premium ball discharging device 9 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. The premium ball discharging device 9 is generally a casing 1 formed in a substantially rectangular box shape.
0, and a discharge control member (not shown) installed in the casing 10 to control the discharge of the prize balls passing through the ball passages (in many cases, two rows of passages) set in the casing 10. It has a structure.

The prize ball discharging device 9 according to this embodiment is arranged inside the lower left corner of the intermediate frame 2 and closer to the back side, and is provided with a prize ball passage 11 integrally connected to the upper portion of the casing 10. ing. The prize ball passage 11 is entirely made of a transparent synthetic resin so that the flow of the prize ball in the passage can be visually recognized from the outside.

The casing 10 and the prize ball passage 11 are provided with mounting projections 10a and 11a on the outer surfaces thereof, and the projections 10a and 11a are mounted on the intermediate frame 2.
The columnar female screw portion 13 set to the above is fastened by the male screw 12. It should be noted that the female screw 13 for mounting the casing is provided on the front surface of a plate-shaped bracket 14 which is provided so as to stand upright on the rear surface side of the lateral frame portion 2a of the intermediate frame 2, and the female screw 13 for mounting the passage is provided on the intermediate frame 2. Each of the vertical frame portions 2b is horizontally projected on the inner surface thereof. Thus, the prize ball discharging device 9 can be attached to and detached from the front side of the machine base with respect to the intermediate frame 2.

In order to attach the prize ball discharging device 9 as described above, a rectangular notch 15 is formed in the lower left corner of the game board 3 to avoid interference with the casing 10. In the prize ball discharging device 9 mounted as described above, the opening of the prize ball passage 11 which is the prize ball inlet is formed by using the cavity of the vertical frame 2b of the intermediate frame 2 as shown in FIG. Done 2
It is connected to the outlet (lower end opening) of the prize ball discharge passage 16 in the row, and the prize ball discharge port communicates with the prize ball inlet 6a of the upper plate 6 through the communication passage 17 set in the intermediate frame 2. Has become. The entrance (upper end opening) of the prize ball discharge passage 16 communicates with a prize ball tank (not shown).

Therefore, the prize balls discharged from the prize ball tank always reach the prize ball passage 11 of the prize ball discharging device 9 through the prize ball guide passage 16, and when the pachinko ball wins, the prize ball is responded accordingly. The prize ball discharge control member operates to discharge a predetermined number of prize balls to the upper plate 6 side.

In the pachinko machine according to this embodiment configured as described above, the prize ball discharging device 9 is arranged on the front side of the machine base, and therefore, when the prize ball discharging device 9 fails. With the glass frame 5 opened, the prize ball discharging device 9 can be detached from the front of the machine base and replaced or repaired. That is, when the prize ball discharging device 9 is out of order, trouble occurs, or maintenance or inspection is performed, it is not necessary to rotate the front frame 1 forward with respect to the outer frame to open the entire machine base as in the conventional case. Therefore, it becomes very easy to deal with a failure or trouble.

Further, in this embodiment, the prize ball discharging device 9 is arranged at a position visible to the player, and the prize ball passage 11 connected to the upstream side of the casing 10 is formed of a transparent material. In other words, since it is possible to visually check from the outside whether or not the prize ball ejecting device is activated for winning, it is effective in avoiding troubles related to the prize ball between the player and the pachinko parlor side, and it is also of interest to the player. Will increase. Since the prize ball discharging device 9 is arranged at a corner position on the front surface of the game board 3, it does not hinder the progress of the actual game.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. This embodiment is an example applied to a pachinko machine of a type in which a prize ball discharge passage is set on a mechanism plate. That is, the prize ball passage 11 connected to the upstream side of the casing 10 of the prize ball discharging device 9 in this embodiment is formed in a substantially Z-shape, extends to the front and back through the notch 15 of the game board 3, and has a back side opening end. It is connected to the prize ball discharge passage 18 set in the mechanism plate by a screw 19, and the front opening end is butted against the prize ball inlet of the casing 10 with a slight gap.

The entire prize ball passage 11 is made of a transparent resin and is visible from the outside.
Other configurations are similar to those of the first embodiment, such as 0 being fastened to the female screw portion 13 of the bracket 14 set to the lateral frame portion 2a of the intermediate frame 2 by the male screw 12.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, the prize ball discharging passage 18 can be applied to a conventional type of pachinko machine having a mechanism plate, and the prize ball discharging device 9 can be used.
In case of failure, if the glass frame is opened as in the case of the first embodiment, it is not necessary to open the entire machine base.
The premium ball discharging device 9 can be detached and replaced, and service work such as replacement or repair can be performed. At this time, the prize ball passage 1
1 remains in place. Other functions and effects are similar to those of the first embodiment.

In the above embodiment, the prize ball discharging device 9
Although the entire prize ball passage 11 connected to the upstream side of the casing 10 is transparently formed, a transparent portion may be set in a part of the portion of the prize ball passage 11 seen from the front of the machine base. A transparent portion may be set on the entire surface or at least on the front surface side. Furthermore, the installation site of the prize ball discharging device 9 is not limited to the lower left corner position in the drawing, and may be another corner position such as the right side or the upper side.

[0022]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention,
Service work such as replacement and inspection of the prize ball discharge device can be performed from the front side of the machine base without opening the whole machine frame to the outer frame, so the prize ball discharge device malfunctions compared to the conventional This has the effect of facilitating the handling of problems and problems. In addition, the player visually confirms the situation of the flow of the prize sphere, in which a transparent portion for visually recognizing the prize sphere flow from the outside is set in at least a part of the prize sphere discharge device and / or the prize sphere passage connected to the casing. As a result, it is possible to avoid the occurrence of troubles related to the discharge of the prize balls and to increase the interest of the player.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a mounting structure of a premium ball discharging device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a schematic front view of a pachinko machine.

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of the pachinko machine with the glass frame and the upper plate opened to the front, as viewed from the front.

5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a mounting structure of a premium ball discharging device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... Front frame 2 ... Intermediate frame 3 ... Game board 9 ... Gift ball discharge device 10 ... Casing 11 ... Gift ball passage 16 ... Gift ball discharge passage

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A front face of a game board, which is capable of visually recognizing from a machine front side a prize ball discharging device for discharging a predetermined number of prize balls sent through a prize ball discharge passage to a side of a plate in response to winning. The pachinko machine is characterized in that it is placed in a position and detachably attached to the intermediate frame from the front side of the machine base. 2. The casing of the premium ball discharging device and / or
Alternatively, a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein a transparent portion through which the flow of the prize ball can be visually recognized from the outside is set in at least a part of the prize ball passage connected to the casing.