JP2003190441A - Seal sticking structure for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a seal sticking structure for a game machine by which beauty is kept well by preventing the exposure of a fitting member the seal such as a license certificate in a game panel of a front face fitting type. <P>SOLUTION: The structure is provided with the outer frame 11 of the game machine formed to be a frame in the shape of a vertically long rectangle, the game panel 12 which is fitted to this outer frame 11 from the front face of the game machine 5 by using the fitting member 20 and to which the main constitution part of the game machine 5 is formed together, and a shielding member 30 which covers the fitting member 20 and which is fitted to the game panel 12. An area 32 to which the seal is to be stuck is formed on the front surface of this shielding member 30. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine such as a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine, and more particularly to a game machine having a structure in which a game board is attached to an outer frame of the game machine from the front side of the game machine. The present invention relates to a sticker attachment structure for a machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A gaming machine such as a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine is roughly divided into a hollow outer frame (housing) and a main constituent part of the gaming machine. Are collectively provided, and a front door that is openable and closable on one side of the outer frame via a hinge and is attached so that the game board is exposed when opened. . The outer frame (housing) has a box shape with an open front.

For example, as shown in the front view of FIG. 8 and the front view of FIG. 9 when the front door is opened, the ball game machine 1 has an outer frame 11 formed into a vertically long rectangular frame, and Outer frame 1
A game board 12 attached to 1 and provided with the main components of the ball game machine 1 in an integrated manner, and can be opened and closed via a hinge (hinge) 13 (FIG. 9) on one side of the outer frame 11. It has a front door 14 attached so that the game board 12 is exposed when opened.

As shown in FIG. 8, the front door 14 is provided with a see-through region 15 for making the internal game board 12 visible when it is closed. Further, on the lower portion of the frame body 11, an operation handle 16, a ball striking device (not shown),
A saucer stand 17 provided with a ball saucer (not shown) is provided.

As shown in FIG. 9, this game board 12 has a locking member 18 whose left end in the figure has elasticity of the outer frame 11,
18 and the right end is attached to the outer frame 11 by the attachment members 19 and 20. The mounting members 19 and 20 are in the form of elongated levers, which are locked to the game board 12 by turning them.

When the gaming machine 12 is attached to the outer frame 11, the left end of the gaming board 12 is locked to the locking member 18 and the right side is pushed downward so that the entire gaming board 12 hits the outer frame 11. They are brought into contact with each other, and the mounting members 19 and 20 are rotated to be locked to the game board 12. At this time, since it is necessary to allow the mounting members 19 and 20 to be operated from the front side,
20 is exposed on the front surface of the gaming machine 12.

[0007]

However, in the game board 12 of the front mounting type, when the see-through area 15 (FIG. 8) of the front door 14 has an arch shape, the mounting member 20 on the lower right side of FIG. 9 is used. Is exposed to the front of the see-through region 15 and spoils the aesthetics.

When the see-through area 15 of the front door 14 is circular, since the locking members 18, 18 and the attachment members 19, 20 are outside the see-through area 15, the lower right attachment member 20 is exposed from the front surface. There is no such thing.

On the other hand, when the see-through area 15 is formed in an arch shape, a rail decoration 21 is provided on the lower portion of the arch shape, or the rail decoration 21 is decorated to give a characteristic to the board surface of the ball game machine 1. Therefore, it is common to use the see-through region 15 having an arch shape,
As a result, the number of cases where the lower right mounting member 20 is exposed increases.

Although FIG. 8 shows a state in which the mounting member 20 is not exposed on the front surface, in reality,
The mounting member 20 is visible when viewed from diagonally above.

On the other hand, the game board 12 is obliged to attach a seal such as a license showing that it belongs to the industry association of the game machine and a license for the patent. Conventionally, these seals are attached. There was no member for the purpose of doing so, and a suitable place was found and attached each time, so that the appearance might be spoiled depending on the place to be attached.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and in the front-mounted game board, it is possible to prevent the mounting member from being exposed and to make the place for sticking a seal such as a license constant. Thus, it is a technical object to provide a sticker sticking structure for a gaming machine, which can maintain a good appearance.

[0013]

In order to achieve the above object, the sticking structure for a game machine of the present invention employs the following means.

That is, the sticker adhering structure of the gaming machine of the present invention is mounted on the outer frame of the gaming machine, which is frame-formed in a vertically long rectangular shape, and is attached to the outer frame from the front side of the gaming machine using a mounting member The gaming board provided with the main constituent parts of the gaming machine is provided collectively, and the shielding member which covers the mounting member and is attached to the gaming board, and a region for sticking a seal is provided on the front surface of the shielding member. It is characterized by

With this configuration, in the front-mounted game board, the shielding member prevents the mounting member from being exposed, and
By sticking a seal such as a license on this shielding member, the sticker is stuck at a fixed place, so that it is possible to prevent the appearance from being spoiled.

The sticker sticking structure of the gaming machine of the present invention is composed of the above-mentioned essential constituent elements, but the constituent elements are also realized in the following specific cases.

That is, the sticker structure for sticking a game machine according to the present invention comprises a front door which is openable and closable on one side of the outer frame via a hinge and which is mounted so that the game board is exposed when opened. The front door has a region through which a part of the game board can be seen through from the front when the front door is closed, and the shielding member is provided in a portion that covers a mounting member that is seen through the see-through region of the front door. To do.

According to this structure, the game board can be decorated with the rail decoration, and it suffices to provide the shielding member only on the portion covering the mounting member seen through the see-through area of the front door.

Further, in the sticking structure for sticking the game machine of the present invention, the shielding member is attached to the game board so as to be openable and closable, and when the opening is made, the attaching member is exposed to the front surface.

According to this structure, when the game board is attached or detached, the shield member is opened, so that the attaching member can be easily operated without disturbing the shield member, so that the attaching and detaching work is facilitated.

Further, the sticker structure for sticking a game machine according to the present invention is characterized in that the shielding member is detachably attached to the game board, and the attachment member is exposed to the front surface when opened.

Also in this configuration, similarly to the above, when attaching and detaching the game board, the attaching member can be easily operated by removing the shielding member, so that the attaching and detaching work becomes easy.

[0023]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A sticking structure for a game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In this embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a ball game machine will be described. 8 and 9
The same reference numerals are given to the same portions as, and the names of the portions not shown are not attached.

[Structure of Ball Gaming Machine 5] As shown in the front view of FIG. 1, the ball gaming machine 5 of the present invention is constituted by a frame having a vertically long rectangular shape, and is firmly fixed to the place where the gaming machine is installed. Outer frame 11 and one side held by the outer frame 11 and
The game board 12 is provided so as to be openable and closable with respect to 1, and the front door 14 is provided at the upper front portion of the game board 12 so as to be openable and closable.

[Outer Frame 11] The outer frame 11 has a structure in which the game board 12 can be attached from the front side.

[Gaming Machine 12] As shown in FIG. 2, the gaming board 12 has an outer frame 1 at its left end portion by hinges 13 and 13.
It is attached to 1 so that it can be opened and closed. On this game board 12, almost all of the main constituent components of the ball game machine 5 are integrated.

Main components provided on the game board 12 are a launcher provided on the back side of the game board 12 for launching a game ball onto the game board 12, and an operating handle 16 for operating the launcher. , A game ball to be supplied to the ball game machine 5 (hereinafter referred to as a pachinko ball), and a ball saucer for storing a part of the prize ball paid out from the ball game machine 5 when the pachinko ball enters the winning opening and wins a prize. And a ball payout unit for discharging a predetermined number of balls as necessary, and a control device for controlling the game state by controlling various devices.

As shown in FIG. 1, the front door 14 is provided with a see-through area 15 in which the entire game area of the game board 12 can be almost seen within its frame. The see-through area 15 is formed in an arch shape, for example, by a glass plate, and a decorative LED, a decorative lamp, a speaker, etc. are provided along the outer periphery thereof. These decorative LE
D and the decoration lamp blink according to the progress of the game.
In addition, the speaker emits various sound effects according to the progress of the game.

Further, the game board 12 is formed of a substantially square plywood so as to be housed and fixed in a housing frame integrally formed on the back side thereof. On the front surface, a guide rail that is planted in a substantially circular shape and guides the destination of the pachinko ball that is launched by the launcher, and obstacles such as nails and windmills provided in the area surrounded by the guide rail,
There are a number of winning holes that trigger the fulfillment of the conditions for paying out prize balls when pachinko balls enter.

Further, in the center of the game board 12, an image display device for displaying various symbols and information according to the progress of the game is provided. Immediately below the image display device, there is provided a start winning port (starting port) for receiving a pachinko ball that serves as a trigger for varying the display content of the image display device. When pachinko balls enter these winning holes or start winning holes, a predetermined number of pachinko balls are paid out as prize balls. At the lowermost part of the ball game machine 5, there is provided an outlet for taking in a pachinko ball that does not win any prize.

[Mounting Structure of Game Board 12] The game board 12 is
As shown in FIG. 3, the left end is locked to the elastic locking member 18 of the outer frame 11, and the right end is attached to the mounting member 19,
It is adapted to be detachably attached to the outer frame 11 by being locked to 20.

The locking member 18 has a spring 23 for urging the back surface of the game board 12 toward the front surface side. The game board 12 is locked between the locking piece 22 and the locking member 18. Further, the mounting members 19 and 20 are formed in a slender lever shape in cross section, and are rotatably mounted to the outer frame 11. On the other hand, a mounting plate 26 is provided on the lower right side of the game board 12, and an elongated hole 27 through which the lower right mounting member 20 is inserted is provided on the mounting plate 26.

When the game board 12 is attached to the outer frame 11, first, the left end portion of the game board 12 is locked to the locking members 18, 18 of the outer frame 11, as shown in FIG. At this time, the game board 12 is biased to the front side.

As shown in FIG. 5A, the mounting members 19 and 20 have their orientations fixed in advance to the mounting plate 26 of the game board 12.
Align with the direction of the long hole 27. Then, after locking the left end portion of the game board 12 to the locking members 18, 18, the right side of the game board 12 is pushed against the urging force toward the outer frame 11 side, and the long hole 27 of the mounting plate 26 is attached to the attachment member. 19, 20
Fit in.

Next, in this state, as shown in FIG. 5B, the mounting members 19 and 20 are rotated by approximately 90 degrees.
Thereby, the attachment members 19 and 20 are locked to the front surface of the game board 12, and the game board 12 is attached and fixed to the outer frame 11.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the game board 12 of the present invention is provided with a shield member 30 which can be opened and closed in order to shield the mounting member 20 at the lower right.

[Shielding Member 30] This shielding member 30 prevents the mounting member 20 from being exposed to the front from the arch-shaped see-through region 15 of the front door 14 when the game board 12 is mounted on the outer frame 11. It is for.

That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the shielding member 30 is formed in a flat plate shape with a size capable of shielding the mounting member 20, and one end of the shielding member 30 is fixed to the game board 12 by the hinge 31. This allows it to be opened and closed freely.

Then, as shown in FIG. 7, the shielding member 30
By opening the mounting member 20, the mounting member 20 is exposed on the front surface, and the mounting member 20 can be easily operated from the front surface side. The shield member 30 may be detachably attached by an appropriate attaching / detaching means instead of the hinge 31.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, the shielding member 30 has a seal attaching area 32 in a portion which becomes a front surface when the shielding member 30 is closed. The sticker attaching area 32 has an appropriate area, and the ball game machine 5
It is possible to put a sticker such as a license showing that the installer of the company belongs to the gaming machine industry association or a license for a patent.

[Shape of Front Door 14] As shown in FIG. 1, the front door 14 has a see-through area 15 for viewing the main part of the game board 12 from the front side when the front door 14 is closed. The see-through area 15 of the front door 14 is formed in an arch shape by using, for example, a glass plate. In addition, the front door 14 is provided with a speaker that generates a sound effect according to the progress of the game.

[Ball tray 17] The bowl tray 17 is provided below the game board 12. This ball saucer stand 17
Has a built-in operation handle 16, a main switch and a touch antenna for starting the drive of the hitting ball launching device, and a means for adjusting the resilience.
Further, the ball receiving tray 17 is provided with a ball receiving tray for temporarily storing rental balls and prize balls.

As described above, in the ball game machine 5 of the present invention, the front mounting type game board 12 is provided with the shielding member 30 for shielding the lower right mounting member 20 so that it can be opened and closed. Even when the front door 14 having the see-through region 15 is adopted, the mounting member 20 can be prevented from being exposed from the see-through region 15 to the front surface, and thus the appearance can be favorably maintained.

Since the seal attaching area 32 is provided on the front surface of the shielding member 30 when the shielding member 30 is closed, a sticker such as various licenses is attached to the seal attaching area 32 so that the game machine can be operated. The sticker can be surely visually recognized from the front surface of 5, and it is possible to prevent the sticker from being attached to a different place for each ball game machine 5, thereby preventing the appearance from being spoiled.

[0045]

According to the present invention, the front mounting type game board is provided with the shield member for shielding the mounting member when the game board is mounted on the outer frame, so that the mounting member is prevented from being exposed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent deterioration of aesthetics.

Further, since the seal attaching area is provided on the shielding member, the seal can be attached to a fixed place on each game board, and thus the aesthetic appearance can be favorably maintained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a ball game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the gaming machine according to the present invention, showing a state in which a front door is opened.

3 is a cross-sectional view showing a mounting structure of a game board and an outer frame according to the present invention, which is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a method of attaching the game board according to the present invention to the outer frame.

5 is a view showing a mounting member according to the present invention, and FIG.
(A) shows the state before attaching the game board, and FIG.
(B) shows the state after attaching the game board.

FIG. 6 is a view showing a state in which the shielding member according to the present invention is closed.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a state in which a shielding member according to the present invention is opened.

FIG. 8 is a front view of a ball game machine according to a conventional example, showing a state in which a front door is closed.

FIG. 9 is a front view of a ball game machine according to a conventional example, showing a state in which a front door is opened.

[Explanation of symbols]

5 ball game machine 11 outer frame 12 game board 13 hinges 15 Perspective area 20 Mounting member 30 Shielding member 32 sticker area

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An outer frame of a gaming machine, which is framed in a vertically long rectangular shape, and a main component part of the gaming machine which is attached to the outer frame from the front side of the gaming machine using a mounting member. A game board provided with a game machine and a shield member that covers the attachment member and is attached to the game board, and has a region for sticking a seal on the front surface of the shield member. Adhesive structure. 2. A front door which is openable and closable on one side of the outer frame via a hinge and is attached so that the game board is exposed when opened, and the front door of the game board is closed from the front when closed. 2. A seal for a gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a part has a see-through area, and the shielding member is provided in a portion covering a mounting member looking through the see-through area of the front door. Adhesive structure. 3. The shield member is attached to the game board so as to be openable and closable, and the attachment member is exposed to the front surface when the shield member is opened.
The sticker structure for the game machine described in. 4. The shield member is detachably attached to the game board, and the attachment member is exposed to the front surface when the shield member is opened.
The sticker structure for the game machine described in.