JP3851391B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a pachinko machine in which a speaker is built in an operation handle for adjusting the firing force of a hit ball.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, in a pachinko machine, a speaker for generating a sound effect is used in order to notify the user of a special gaming state advantageous to the player and to increase the gaming atmosphere. Therefore, for example, the speaker is mounted on the front surface of the front plate that is openably and closably mounted on the front frame together with the glass door frame, and is built in a hit ball supply tray for supplying the stored pachinko balls to the hit ball launching unit. Or on the back side of the front plate, or on the lower side of the game board mounting frame for mounting the game board on the back side of the front frame.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Therefore, when a failure occurs in the speaker, the glass door frame must first be opened, and the front plate must be opened or the front plate removed from the front frame before inspecting the speakers provided at various locations. In addition, there is a problem that work is inferior due to troublesome work and time required for the work such as returning the front frame and the glass door frame to the original positions again after the inspection. Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko machine that facilitates the inspection work of a speaker and can be easily replaced.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve this object, the pachinko machine of the present invention is provided with an operation handle for adjusting the firing force of the hit ball at the lower front portion of the front frame, and the operation handle is attached to the front gripping member and the front frame side. In a pachinko machine in which a rotatable operation lever is interposed between a gripping member, a holding plate is attached to the front surface of the rear gripping member via the operation lever, and the front surface of the holding plate is An opening holding cylinder is protruded, the front gripping member is detachably attached to the holding plate, and a space region is formed in the front gripping member, and the yoke is pushed into the holding cylinder from the front side and held. In this way, a speaker is built in the space area. Thereby, for example, when a speaker breaks down, the front gripping member is removed from the operation handle by removing a screw or the like, and the speaker is inspected. As described above, since the speaker can be inspected simply by removing the front gripping member, the inspection work becomes easy and the speaker can be easily replaced.
[0005]
The speaker may be attached to either the operation lever side or the front gripping member side. Also, a connection terminal is provided at the tip of the wiring led out from the speaker, while a connection terminal connected to the connection terminal is provided at the tip of the wiring led out from the control device for electrically controlling the speaker, Allow connection within the region. As a result, both connection terminals can be easily removed, and the speaker can be replaced easily.
[0006]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of a pachinko machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an operation handle for adjusting the firing force of a hit ball. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a pachinko machine, and a front frame 4 formed in a frame shape is provided in an openable and closable manner by providing an opening window 3 facing the game board 2 at the center of the front surface of the pachinko machine 1.
[0007]
5 is a glass door frame that covers the upper part of the opening window 3 and one side can be opened and closed on the front surface of the front frame 4, and 6 covers the lower part of the opening window 3, and one side can be opened and closed on the front surface of the front frame 4. It is the front board with which it is attached. A hitting ball supply tray 7 for storing pachinko balls and supplying the pachinko balls to the hitting ball launching unit is mounted on the front surface of the front plate 6, and surplus balls overflowing from the hitting ball supply tray 7 are stored on the lower front surface of the front frame 4. A surplus ball receiving tray 8 is mounted. Reference numeral 9 denotes an operation handle attached to the front surface of the front frame 4 on one side of the surplus ball tray 8 for adjusting the firing force of the hit ball.
[0008]
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the operation handle 9 is made of a synthetic resin front gripping member 10 to which the player hands and a synthetic resin having a cylindrical base 11 located on the front frame 4 side. The rear gripping member 12 and an operation lever 13 that is interposed between the front gripping member 10 and the rear gripping member 12 and is rotatably provided are schematically configured. The front gripping member 10 is formed in a hemispherical shape in which a rear surface is opened 14 and a space region portion 15 is provided therein and protrudes forward. A locking protrusion 16 is provided at the upper edge of the opening 14 and a screw hole 17 is provided at the lower edge. In addition, a plurality of sound transmission holes 18 communicating with the space region portion 15 are formed on the outer surface of the front gripping member 10.
[0009]
The operation lever 13 has a rotating shaft 21 that protrudes rearwardly fixed to the center of a disk-like operation plate portion 20 that has a plurality of finger catching portions 19 protruding from the outer periphery. Reference numerals 22 and 22 are through holes formed in the operation plate unit 20. The rear gripping member 12 has a shaft hole 23 through which the rotation shaft 21 of the operation lever 13 is inserted in the center, and a through hole 24 that faces the through hole 22 is formed in the upper part so as to insert the wiring. Reference numeral 25 denotes a cylinder portion through which the screw 26 is inserted.
[0010]
A holding plate 27 having substantially the same size is disposed on the front surface of the operation lever 13. The holding plate 27 is provided with an annular touch sensing board 28 for energizing the player by touching the outer periphery thereof with a hand and operating a hitting ball launching device 43 described later. Further, a holding cylinder 29 for attaching a speaker 37 to be described later is integrally projected on the front surface. The holding cylinder 29 has an open front surface and a plurality of slits 30 on the outer periphery. On the upper and lower portions of the outer peripheral edge of the front surface of the holding plate 27, there are provided projecting pieces 32 having engaging recesses 31 for engaging the engaging projecting pieces 16 of the front gripping member 10 and screw insertion holes 33 communicating with the screw holes 17. On the back side of the holding plate 27, there are provided projections 35 in which screw holes 34 are formed in positions corresponding to the respective cylindrical portions 25 of the rear gripping member 12. Reference numeral 36 denotes an opening provided in the holding plate 27, which can be inserted into the wiring in alignment with the through hole 22 and the through hole 24. Reference numeral 37 denotes a cone type speaker, and a conical cone 37b is integrally provided on a front surface of a cylindrical yoke 37a. Reference numeral 38 denotes a switch for stopping the ball hitting operation that is housed in the rear gripping member 12 and is in operation.
[0011]
Then, the rotating shaft 21 is inserted into the shaft hole 23, the holding plate 27 is disposed on the front surface of the operation lever 13, and the rear gripping member is in a state where each projection 35 is aligned with the cylindrical portion 25 through the through hole 22. 12 is screwed into the screw hole 34 of each projection 35 from the rear side. Thereby, the rear grip member 12, the operation lever 13, and the holding plate 27 are assembled together. At this time, the wiring 39 led out from the switch 38 housed in the rear gripping member 12 is drawn out from the rear end of the cylindrical base 11 through the through hole 24.
[0012]
Next, the speaker 37 is attached by pushing the yoke 37a into the holding cylinder 29 from the front side. The inner diameter of the holding cylinder 29 is set slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the yoke 37a, and the yoke 37a is firmly held by adding elasticity by providing a plurality of slits 30 so that it does not easily come out. Moreover, the installation is simple because no screws are required. Further, the front gripping member 10 is disposed on the front surface of the holding plate 27, the locking protrusion 16 is engaged with the engagement recess 31, the screw hole 17 and the screw insertion hole 33 of the protrusion 32 are matched, and the screw hole The front gripping member 10 is attached by screwing the screw 26 into the screw 17. At this time, the wiring 40 drawn from the yoke 37 a is led out from the rear end of the cylindrical base 11 through the slit 30, the opening 36, the through hole 22 and the passage 24, and a control device (not shown) provided in the pachinko machine 1. Connected). In the middle, a connection terminal 41 is provided at the tip of the wiring 40a on the speaker 37 side, and a connection terminal 42 is provided on the tip of the wiring 40b on the control device side. These connection terminals 41 and 42 are connected to each other. ing. Further, the edge portion 37c, which is the outer peripheral edge of the cone 37b, is brought into close contact with the inner side surface of the front gripping member 10. As a result, the sound effect from the speaker 37 wraps around the rear side of the cone 37b, and the magnitude and quality of the sound effect are reduced, in other words, a baffle effect is obtained.
[0013]
Reference numeral 43 denotes a ball striking device attached to the back surface of the front frame 4. The launching device 43 is rotatably supported on a rear surface of a substantially central portion of the mounting plate 44 by a striking ball 45, and an arm 48 having a roller 47 is fixed to the shaft 46. Reference numeral 49 denotes a motor, and a cam 51 fixed to the motor shaft 50 engages with the roller 47 so as to drive the hitting ball 45 elastically. Reference numeral 52 denotes a rotatable take-up pulley in which the rear end portion of the rotary shaft 21 of the operation lever 13 is fitted and fixed in the shaft stop hole 53, and is wound around the guide roller 55 and the wire 56 of the spring adjuster 54. The guide roller 55 is interlocked. Reference numeral 57 denotes a spring having one end connected to the hitting ball 45 and the other end connected to the guide roller 55. A support member 58 is attached to the front surface of the mounting plate 44 so as to face the take-up pulley 52, and the shaft holding hole 60 of the support tube 59 matches the shaft stop hole 53. The support tube 59 is for holding the rotating shaft 21 to be inserted.
[0014]
Therefore, with the support member 58 attached to the front surface of the attachment plate 44, the cylindrical base portion 11 is fitted into the support tube 59 and the rotating shaft 21 of the operation lever 13 is inserted into the shaft holding hole 60 to further rotate. The operation handle 9 is mounted by inserting and fixing the rear end portion of the moving shaft 21 into the shaft stop hole 53. Therefore, when the operation lever 13 is rotated, the take-up pulley 52 is rotated and the guide roller 55 is rotated. Accordingly, the tensile force of the spring 57 is increased, and depending on the degree of rotation of the operation lever 13. Therefore, the resilience of the hit ball can be adjusted freely.
[0015]
If the speaker 37 fails to produce sound, for example, the screw 26 is removed from the screw hole 17, the front gripping member 10 is removed from the operation handle 9, and the speaker 37 is inspected. Then, if it is found that there is a failure, replace it. At this time, it is desirable to place both connection terminals 41 and 42 of the wiring 40 from the speaker 37 in the space region 15 so that the replacement work can be performed more quickly.
[0016]
5 and 6 show another embodiment in which a speaker 37 is attached to the front gripping member 10 side. More specifically, mounting portions 62 having screw holes 61 are projected from four positions on the inner surface of the front gripping member 10. On the other hand, the speaker 37 is provided with an insertion hole 63 for the screw 26 corresponding to each screw hole 61 in the outer peripheral edge portion 37c of the cone 37b. Then, the speaker 37 is pressed against the inner front side of the front gripping member 10 via the annular mounting plate 64 and the screws 26 are screwed into the screw holes 61 via the insertion holes 63 so that the speaker 37 is attached. To. As the annular mounting plate 64, a material having elasticity and good adhesion such as silicon rubber is selected. In this case, as described above, the sound effect from the speaker 37 wraps around to the rear side of the cone 37b and does not impair the size and quality of the sound effect. In this embodiment, the holding cylinder 29 is not necessary. In addition, since other parts are the same as those of the present embodiment, the same reference numerals are given and description thereof is omitted.
[0017]
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the operation handle 9 using the front gripping member 10 according to another embodiment. In this case, a plurality of sound transmission holes 18 are provided in a slit shape. Thus, by changing the shape, it is possible to obtain a unified design that fits the entire pachinko machine 1.
[0018]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, in the pachinko machine according to the present invention, the holding plate is attached to the front surface of the rear gripping member via the operation lever, and the holding cylinder having the front surface opened on the front surface of the holding plate is protruded. A gripping member is detachably attached to the holding plate, a space region portion is formed in the front gripping member, and a speaker is built in the space region portion so that the yoke is pushed and held from the front side of the holding cylinder. . Therefore, when the speaker breaks down, the inspection can be performed simply by removing the front gripping member , and the inspection operation is facilitated.
[0019]
Also, if connection terminals are provided at the ends of the speaker-side wiring and the control-device-side wiring so that the positions of both connection terminals are located in the space area, both connection terminals can be easily removed. Thus, the speaker can be replaced easily.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine to which the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an operation handle.
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the same.
FIG. 4 is a side cross-sectional view showing a state in which an operation handle is attached to a front frame.
FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of an operation handle according to another embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a side cross-sectional view of the operation handle attached to the front frame.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an operation handle according to another embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 4 Front frame 9 Operation handle 10 Front gripping member 12 Rear gripping member 13 Operation lever 15 Space area 18 Sound transmission hole 26 Screw
27 Holding plate
29 Holding cylinder 37 Speaker
37a Yoke 40, 40a, 40b Wiring 41, 42 Connection terminal

Claims (3)

Operating handle for adjusting the firing force of hitting the bottom front of the front frame is mounted, wherein the operating handle is rotatable operation between the gripping member after being attached to the front frame side and the front gripping member In a pachinko machine with a lever,
A holding plate is attached to the front surface of the rear gripping member via the operation lever, a holding cylinder having a front surface opened on the front surface of the holding plate, and the front gripping member is detachably attached to the holding plate. And a space region portion is formed in the front gripping member, and a speaker is built in the space region portion so that a yoke is pushed into and held from the front side of the holding cylinder, and wiring is derived from the speaker. A pachinko machine characterized in that a connection terminal at a front end and a connection terminal at a front end of a wiring derived from a control device for electrically controlling the speaker are connected in the space region . The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein an edge portion of an outer peripheral edge of the cone in the speaker is in close contact with an inner side surface of the front gripping member . The pachinko machine according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein a plurality of sound transmission holes communicating with the space region portion are provided through an outer surface of the front gripping member .

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