JP2000334137A - Upper ball tray for pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To execute a ball lending operation function to a Pachinko machine of a different type (style) while easily selecting the possibility/impossibility of presence/absence of this function. SOLUTION: An upper ball tray E is composed of an opening/closing supporting plate 20, a ball tray body 18 and an outer body 16. An upper plate part 55 of the outer body 16 is provided with a ball lending operation part 62. A set port 63 is formed on the right side of the upper plate part 55, a translucent set plate 64 is assembled from the side of a bottom plate part 56 of the outer body 16 to the set port 63 while utilizing a tool, and attachably and detachably aligned by disassembling operation. A display part 67, a lend switch 68 and a return switch 69 are respectively arranged on a control board 66 separably attached to the rear side of the set plate 64 by a machine screw, or the like, and the set plate 64 can be exchanged with another set plate for decoration in the same shape with which ports 64b and 64b for switch are not formed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is applied to a pachinko game machine capable of developing a pachinko game in an in-game gaming board, which can accept a ball used in a pachinko game and enables a ball lending operation. It relates to a ball dish.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a general pachinko machine, which is one of typical examples of this type of gaming machine, in a related operation between a ball launching device and a ball feeding device based on a game starting operation, a game ball in an upper ball tray is operated. Can be sent to the launch area of the aircraft one by one and launched into the game surface to execute the game, and paid out from the prize ball discharge part of the mechanism set board on the back side as a reward for the safe ball generated during the game. The prize balls can be preferentially passed out of the main route to the upper ball tray to be accommodated, and the excess prize balls overflowing after the upper ball plate and the main route side are filled up through the auxiliary route on the back side. It can pass through the lower bowl and be stored (stored) sequentially.

[0003] Further, using a ball lending system including a card for a ball lending medium and an electronic interpretation control processing device, a reserve ball for award prize balls on the back side is supplied to the upper ball plate as lending balls for games. In the pachinko machine of the type that can be taken out, while a card unit having a card reader, a card insertion slot, a display set unit, and the like is provided on the left side of the outer frame,
A ball lending operation section is incorporated in the upper ball dish side. Then, the card unit, the ball lending operation unit, and the control board are electrically connected to the input / output relay control unit installed on the back side of the front frame, respectively, and the award ball is determined according to the ball lending reading control processing condition of the card reader. The discharging device is controlled to perform a dispensing operation. In addition, the ball lending operation unit incorporated in the upper ball dish side,
A display unit for displaying the ball lending holding amount (including the balance) of the card, a lending switch for a ball lending operation, a return switch for a card return operation, and the like are provided respectively.

[0004]

The pachinko machines currently being implemented in game halls are classified into two types: a standard type having no ball lending unit and a ball lending type having a ball lending unit. They are roughly divided into
Although these two types of gaming machines can share basic components such as an outer frame, a front frame, a lower ball tray, a hit ball launching device, and a mechanism set board, an upper ball tray on which a ball rental operation unit is disposed. Has a special design for each type. That is, when manufacturing a standard-type gaming machine, an upper ball plate without a ball-lending operation unit is assembled, and when a ball-lending type gaming machine is manufactured, an upper ball plate with a ball-lending operation unit is assembled. For example, when changing a standard type of gaming machine to a ball rental type of gaming machine, the entire upper ball plate had to be replaced. Therefore, it is difficult to make a production plan for the production of a game machine, and it is necessary to produce a completely different upper bowl, so that cost reduction cannot be achieved.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, and a pachinko gaming machine of a different type (form) is provided by simply selecting whether or not a ball lending operation function can be performed. It is an object of the present invention to provide an upper ball dish that can be implemented in the present invention.

[0006]

[MEANS FOR SOLVING THE PROBLEMS]
In order to suitably achieve the intended purpose, the upper bowl in the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention is provided with an upper bowl that can be opened and closed and detachably mounted on the front side of a front frame that is assembled to the outer frame, and is set inside the machine. In a gaming machine capable of developing a pachinko game in a game board, the upper ball plate has a required shape including one opening / closing support plate resin-molded in a horizontal rectangular shape, a ball receiving portion and a ball alignment portion. A ball tray body that is resin-molded and assembled according to the front side of the opening and closing support plate, and an outer shell that is resin-molded to have a required outer shape and is assembled according to the front side of the opening and closing support plate and the ball plate body, A ball lending operation unit is detachably mounted on the upper plate portion of the outer shell, and the ball lending operation unit is located on the bottom surface side of the outer shell with respect to a set opening formed in the upper plate portion of the outer shell. Can be attached and detached by using a tool from the tool A set plate that can be seen through, a board mounted below the set plate and provided with a display unit and a switch for lending a ball, and an operation unit that can operate the switch by an operation from the front side of the set plate And wherein the set plate is replaceable with another set plate that can be aligned with the set opening.

[0007]

The upper bowl is constituted by an opening / closing support plate, a bowl body and an outer shell. A set plate having a ball lending operation function and another set plate having no ball lending operation function are configured to be detachably mounted on the upper plate portion of the outer body. The upper bowl for a standard type of gaming machine is assembled by attaching a set plate without a ball lending operation function to the outer shell,
An upper ball plate for a ball-lending type gaming machine is assembled using a set plate having a ball lending operation function. Accordingly, the upper bowls of the two types of gaming machines of different types share members (common) other than the set plate, and correspond to the respective game machines by changing only the set plate. Further, the set plate can be easily attached and detached using a tool from the bottom side of the outer shell in a state where the upper bowl is assembled.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, an upper bowl in a pachinko game machine according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings with reference to preferred embodiments. In the present embodiment, a type of pachinko machine that can pay out a stored pachinko ball on the back side of the machine as a prize ball for winning (a generation of a safe ball) during a pachinko game, and a payout ball for a game ball lending operation is provided. It is assumed.

The pachinko machine P according to the present embodiment has, as an outline of its basic structure, as shown schematically in FIG. 1, a vertically long rectangular outer frame A forming an outer frame fixed machine frame. A vertical rectangular front frame B forming a mounting switch frame for mounting and setting various game components is mounted and supported detachably and openably by a connecting means on the front left side, and is locked by a locking means on the front right side. It is kept closed. On the front side of the front frame B, a window frame C, which is a see-through protective window of the game board D, and an upper ball plate E are assembled and aligned in a laterally open manner so as to be openable and closable. Further, a lower ball tray F and a hit ball launching device G, etc. are mounted and set below the front frame B, and a mechanism set board (shown in the figure) provided with various ball paths and ball processing / dispensing units on the back side of the front frame B. Is set, thereby forming one pachinko machine P. In addition, a card unit J constituting a ball lending system (card type) required for the control of dispensing a lending ball is installed on a side of the pachinko machine P (a part adjacent to the outer frame A) and is connected to each electronic control unit. It is connected.

In the front frame B, in a type formed entirely of synthetic resin, a game body having a window frame opening inside, and a game which is integrally formed on the back side of the frame and faces the inside of the front of the window frame opening. A holding frame having an opening for a panel is formed as an inner / outer double frame form which is continuously provided in front and rear. In the frame body, an installation board for installing the lower ball tray F and a part of the hit ball launching device G and the like is formed below the window frame opening, while the holding frame is located inside the lower portion of the window frame opening. Playing game board 10
(See FIG. 9) is integrally formed, and a setting opening is opened with reference to the upper end edge of the auxiliary board 10, so that the game board D can be detachably stored and set. Incidentally, the front frame B may be of a type constituted by a frame body, and may be a type in which a holding frame separately formed on the back side of the window frame opening is aligned and fixed. A firing rail (not shown) is set on the front right side of the game assistance panel 10, and a case 14 incorporating the speaker 12 and the like is set on the front left side.

(About the overall configuration of the upper bowl) The upper bowl E mounted on the lower front side of the front frame B is set so as to be openable and closable and detachable in accordance with the lower surface area of the window frame C. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 6, the upper sphere dish E has, as a basic configuration, a box frame-shaped outer body 16 which is a basic constituent member formed of synthetic resin, and fits inside the opening of the outer body 16. The synthetic resin molded ball dish main body 18 to be combined is assembled and aligned with screws or the like, and the whole is unitized in a streamline shape with the lower surface horizontal and both ends curved. 18
An opening / closing support plate 20 formed of a synthetic resin in a horizontal rectangular shape is attached by screws or the like to be united with the back surface of the device. The entire upper bowl E is configured to have a size that matches the width of the front surface of the front frame B from left to right (see FIG. 5).

(About the opening / closing support plate) On the back surface of the left end portion of the opening / closing support plate 20, there is provided a connecting / supporting means 22 for attaching and detaching the upper ball tray E.
Is provided, and the upper bowl E is connected to and supported by the front frame B so as to be freely openable and closable with the front frame B via the connection support means 22. Further, on the back surface near the right end of the opening / closing support plate 20, a locking engagement portion 24 for locking the upper ball tray E is provided, which is detachably engaged with locking means (not shown) provided on the front frame B. In combination, the upper ball tray E is configured to be kept closed. The protruding portion of the connection support means 22 is located in a planar U-shaped relief opening 75 formed at the left end of a main body 54 (described later) in the outer shell 16.

The opening / closing support plate 20 has a horizontal rectangular size matching the lower surface area of the window frame C, and has left and right ends and a lower end formed on the left, right, lower end edges of the outer shell 16. , 58, 58, 56a (to be described later). On the back surface of the opening / closing support plate 20, a mounting boss 26 and a reinforcing rib 2 for the ball tray body 18 are provided.
8 are formed to secure the strength of the support plate itself. Further, an alignment edge 30 formed along the upper edge of the opening / closing support plate 20 is configured so as to be meshed with the lower edge of the window frame C (see FIGS. 7 and 8). In addition, a switch installation part 31 (not shown) is
However, the installation portion 31, the reinforcing ribs 28, and the like may be provided as necessary, and may be omitted.

In the vicinity of the left end of the opening / closing support plate 20, a prize ball discharge port (not shown) on the front frame B side and a ball receiving section 40 of the ball tray body 18 described later communicate with a prize ball. The discharge gutter part 32 is integrally formed. In the vicinity of the right end of the opening and closing support plate 20, a ball outlet 34 is formed, which communicates with a discharge portion 53 set at the lower end of the ball alignment portion 41 (described later) of the ball tray body 18,
The pachinko balls stored in the ball plate body 18 are passed through the ball outlet 3
The ball feed device (ball feed means) 36 described later is configured to be able to send the data to the ball feed device (ball feed means) 36 described below via the line 4. Further, near the formation position of the discharge gutter portion 32 on the opening / closing support plate 20, a sound emission port 35 for the speaker 12 set on the game auxiliary panel 10 of the front frame B is formed. reference).

As shown in FIG. 6, a ball feeder (ball feed means) 36 is screw-set on the back surface of the opening / closing support plate 20 so as to match the ball outlet 34. The ball feeding device 36 is of an electric control type capable of performing a ball feeding operation at the same timing as the hitting operation of the hitting ball firing device G, and can be configured and handled as a whole in a cassette form. . The pachinko balls that have passed through the ball feeder 36 from the ball outlet 34 can be sent out to the firing rail side one by one.

On the back surface of the opening / closing support plate 20, there are provided a plurality of processing units for engaging and supporting the electric wiring 36a of the ball feeder 36.
(Hooks, holders, etc.) 37 are formed,
The processing of a can be suitably performed. In addition, a protection plate 38 made of an iron plate for reinforcement and countermeasures against static electricity is disposed on the upper rear surface of the opening / closing support plate 20. In addition,
The protection plate 38 is provided corresponding to a portion where the front surface of the opening / closing support plate 20 is exposed, and is provided with the opening / closing support plate 2 made of synthetic resin.
It also has a function to prevent a fraudulent activity by making a hole in the hole with a tool such as a drill.

(About Ball Dish Body) As shown in FIG. 4, in the ball dish body 18 formed of synthetic resin, a ball receiving portion 40 and a metal An alignment sending section 41 on which a rail 41a is laid is formed with a series of gradients, and a ball punching section, which is set at the downstream end of the sending section 41 and communicates with the ball outlet 34, will be described later. 45 is attached. Further, on the front surface of the frame portion 39, support portions 42, 42 for supporting a ball lending operation portion 62, which will be described later, are formed.
A plurality of claw portions 44 for attaching (ball-pulling operation means) 43 are formed. Note that a restricting portion 76 that prevents the pachinko balls flowing from the alignment sending portion 41 toward the discharge portion 53 from rising upward is formed above the discharge portion 53.

The ball punching portion 45 in the upper ball tray E is configured to directly pull out the pachinko balls in the ball tray body 18 to the lower ball tray F. In the space on the right. In other words, this ball punch 4
In FIG. 5, as shown in FIG.
The ball-pulling path 46 is formed on the back side and extends vertically through the outlet 53 and extends to the bottom of the upper bowl E, and a ball-pulling operation device 43 fixed to the front of the frame 39. . A slit opening 47a is formed at a position facing downward from the ball outlet 34 in the attachment set portion 47 formed adjacent to the outlet portion 53 so as to allow the tongue piece portion 48 of the ball removing operation device 43 to be inserted. In addition, an outlet 49 is opened at the bottom of the outer shell 16 so as to match the lower end of the opening of the ball passage 45. The lower end of the opening of the ball removing path 45 is aligned with a ball removing passage (not shown) communicating with the lower ball tray F.

The ball removing operation device 43 includes the outer shell 1
6 is a push button type circular operating member 51 which is set from the front into a circular concave insertion portion 50 formed at a predetermined position.
The tongue piece 48 is displaced by operating the operation member 51 while the tongue piece 48 is normally held in a state of closing the ball emptying path 45 using the spring 52. , So that the outlet 53 and the ball emptying path 46 can be in open communication.

(Regarding Outer Body) As shown in FIG. 4, the outer body 16 formed of a synthetic resin has a streamlined main body (front part) 54 having substantially bilaterally symmetric curved surfaces at both ends, and Upper part 55 and main part 54 screwed on top of part 54
And a bottom plate (bottom surface) 56 screwed to the lower part of the base plate. In the embodiment, the main body 54 is configured so as to be able to be further divided into upper and lower two members 54a and 54b, and the color thereof can be changed. Also, regarding the outer shell 16, by dividing the main body portion 54, the upper plate portion 55, and the bottom plate portion 56, it is possible to obtain a visual effect by changing the color of each portion. Moldable.

On the right side of the front of the main body 54, there is formed an insertion portion 50 for setting the operating member 51 of the ball punching operation device 43. On the left side of the front, there are provided a large number of sound transmission holes for the speaker 12. (Transmission port) 57 (see FIGS. 9 and 10) is formed. Since the main body 54 of the embodiment is formed substantially symmetrically, a transmission hole 57 is also formed on the right front side. Edges 58, 58, 58 extending to the rear side are formed on the left, right, and lower edges of the main body 54, and the inside and outside of the edges 58, 58, 58 The lower edge is positioned for contact. Further, a relief port 75 having a flat U-shape is formed at the left end of the main body 54, and the front end of the connection support means 22 is located in the relief port 75. The left and right ends of the main body 54 are tapered inwardly from the back side to the front side, and the width of the back end is set to be substantially the same as the width of the front end of the front frame B. I have. Incidentally, the left and right ends of the front frame B are also tapered inwardly inward from the back side to the front side.

The main body 54 is used for controlling a game (for stopping symbols, for adjusting a game) in the pachinko machine, and for resetting an electric member or an electronic control device. A switch operating section 59 is provided as switch means for switching the strength of the excitation force (including the setting for changing the strength of the excitation force) or for abnormal communication by the player, and can be selectively used as necessary. As shown in FIG. 9, the switch operating section 59 pushes a push button 61 attached to a switch mounting section 60 formed near the front left end of the main body section 54 to the rear side with a fingertip. It is configured to operate a required switch (not shown) held in the switch. The switch wiring is drawn out to the back side of the front frame B through the discharge port 35 on the left side of the opening / closing support plate 20. The switch can be detached from the main body 54 when it is unnecessary, and accordingly, the push button 61 is replaced with a pseudo button for the same shape decoration.

In the upper plate portion 55, a pachinko machine having a ball lending function is stored in the back side of the pachinko machine using a required card (not shown) as a ball lending medium. A ball lending operation unit 62 is provided for performing an operation of lending a pachinko ball (also used as a prize ball) to a player as a game lending ball. That is, as shown in FIGS. 4, 11 and 12, a setting port 63 is formed on the right side of the upper plate section 55, and a set plate 64 that can be seen through the setting port 63 is located on the bottom plate section 56 side of the outer body 16. To tool 6
5, and is removably aligned by an assembling / detaching operation. A control board (board) 66 detachably attached (coupled) with screws or the like to the back side of the set plate 64, a display section 67 for displaying the ball lending holding amount (including the balance) of the card, and a ball lending operation Lending switch 68 and a return switch 69 for card return operation are provided respectively, and face the see-through window 64a of the set plate 64 and the openings 64b, 64b on both sides. The set plate 64 is resin-molded into a shape that can be aligned with the set port 63, and the control board 6
Reference numeral 6 denotes a shape which can be taken in and out of the setting port 63 so that the control board 66 together with the setting plate 64 can be taken in and out of the setting port 63. By the way, in the example where the amount of money held in the display unit 67 is up to 10,000 yen, a segment form that can be variably displayed in units of 100 yen in a condition range of "from 1 digit of 100 to 3 digits of 10000" And both switches 68,
Reference numeral 69 denotes a push button. The set plate 64 has mounting bosses 70, 70 protruding from the bottom surface thereof.
The support portion 4 formed on the front surface of the bowl body 18 through the
The support portion 42 may be formed on the back surface of the main body 54 of the outer shell 16.

In a pachinko machine without a ball lending function, the set plate 64 is connected to the switch port 6.
This can be replaced with another set plate 71 for decorative decoration having no 4b, 64b formed thereon. That is, another set plate 71 that can be aligned with the set port 63 can be attached to the support portions 42 with the screws 73, 73 with the set plate 71 aligned with the set port 63.
Further, since the other set plate 71 does not need to be seen through the display unit 67, the set plate 71 may be the same color as the upper plate unit 55 and cannot be seen through (non-transparent).

On the left side of the bottom plate portion 56, as shown in FIG.
(Transparent port) 72 is formed. The bottom plate 5 corresponding to the position of the ball lending operation unit 62 with respect to the upper plate 55
As shown in FIG. 12, an operation port 7 for allowing the insertion of the tool 65 for tightening and loosening the screws 73 for detachably fixing the set plate 64 to the support portion 42 as shown in FIG.
4 are provided correspondingly. The rear edge of the bottom plate portion 56 extends to the same position as the lower edge portion 58 of the main body portion 54, and the opening / closing support plate 20 is provided inside (upper surface) of the edge portion 56a.
Is positioned so as to abut on the lower edge.

[0026]

The operation of the pachinko machine P of the present embodiment constructed as described above has a front frame B with respect to the outer frame A, a window frame C, a game board D, a mechanism set board, and the above-mentioned upper and lower balls. The plates E and F and the hitting ball launching device G are equipped and set, and are configured in a unit. Then, the entire front frame B is mounted on the outer frame A installed on the installation frame base in the game hall with a predetermined inclination and standing posture, so that the game is performed as a vertical ball game machine similar to a conventional pachinko machine. Can be provided. By performing a normal hitting and launching operation under this condition, the pachinko balls in the upper ball tray E are sent one by one to the firing rail by the ball feeder 36, and are launched by the hitting and launching device G, so that the game board D The required pachinko game can be developed with. Then, the prize ball paid out from the prize ball discharge device of the mechanism set board for the safe ball generated during the game is discharged to the discharge gutter portion 32 of the opening / closing support plate 20.
Is discharged preferentially to the upper bowl D and is stored in the bowl, and after the upper bowl E is filled, it is discharged to the lower bowl F and stored in the bowl.

A description will now be given of the assembling of the upper bowl E, the assembling of the upper bowl E with respect to the front frame B, the state of implementation, and the like in such a pachinko machine.

With respect to the upper bowl E, the ball bowl main body 18 is assembled and aligned with the outer body 16 having the upper plate 55 and the bottom plate 56 screwed up and down with respect to the main body 54 with screws or the like. The whole is unitized into a streamline shape with the lower surface horizontal and both ends curved. Then, the opening / closing support plate 20 is screwed in accordance with the back surfaces of the both 16 and 18 to be unitized. Since the shell 16, the bowl body 18, and the opening / closing support plate 20 constituting the upper bowl E are made of the same material (made of synthetic resin),
Its fabrication is simple. Even when the gaming machine is discarded due to a model change or the like, since the upper bowl E is entirely made of the same material, there is an advantage that the time and effort for sorting when discarding or reusing are eliminated.

The ball feeder 36 is attached to the upper ball tray E with respect to the ball outlet 34 on the back surface of the opening / closing support plate 20.
The electric wiring 36a of the ball feeder 36 is engaged with and supported by a processing portion 37 formed on the opening / closing support plate 20, whereby the processing of the electric wiring 36a is suitably performed (FIG. 6). The opening / closing support plate 20 is integrally formed with a discharge gutter portion 32 which connects the discharge port for the prize ball on the front frame B side and the ball receiving portion 40 of the ball tray main body 18. Since a separate member is not required, the number of parts constituting the upper bowl E can be reduced, the number of assembling steps can be reduced, and the storage and management of parts can be simplified.

Next, a ball lending operation unit 62 for the upper ball dish E
The mounting of the set port 63 of the upper plate 55
Then, the set plate 64 on which the control board 66 is screwed is positioned and set from above, and the mounting bosses 70 are supported by the support portions 42 of the ball dish main body 18 (see FIG. 12).
Then, by tightening the screw 73 with the tool 65 inserted through the operation port 74 of the bottom plate portion 56 of the outer shell 18, the ball lending operation portion 62 is attached to the upper ball dish E. For pachinko machines that do not have a ball lending function,
The set plate 64 can be replaced with another set plate 71. In addition, the mounting and replacement of the set plates 64 and 71 can be performed without disassembling the constituent members of the upper bowl E, and thus can be performed easily and in a short time. Further, for a standard type gaming machine without a ball rental unit and a ball rental type gaming machine with a ball rental unit, a set plate 64,
It can be easily handled only by changing 71. That is, since all the members constituting the upper bowl can be made common, there is no need to manufacture a completely different upper bowl, so that it is possible to reduce the cost in the production of the gaming machine and to easily make a production plan. For example, a gaming machine installed in a game hall as a standard type can be a ball-lending type gaming machine only by changing the set plates 64 and 71, and vice versa.

The upper bowl E constructed as described above can be easily assembled and set with the window frame C installed on the front frame B opened. That is, while the left end portion of the upper ball tray E is in a required direction not interfering with the window frame C, the upper ball plate E is connected and supported so as to be openable and closable in a laterally open manner via the connecting support means 22 disposed on the opening and closing support plate 20. In the locking means on the window frame C side,
The lock can be locked in the closed state by engaging the lock engagement portion 24 of the opening / closing support plate 20. And in this assembled state, the upper bowl E
It is stably mounted on the upper part of the lower ball tray F in a horizontal posture. As a result, a good ball flow can be achieved by maintaining the ball flow gradient relating to the plate portion of the ball plate main body 18 as set, and the ball feeder 36 can be set to the firing position of the firing rail or the hitting point position of the hitting ball firing device G. It is possible to maintain an appropriate position and posture with respect to, so that accurate ball feeding can be achieved.

In such an upper ball tray E, the opening and closing of the window frame C and unlocking of the locking means allow the upper ball tray E to be connected and supported using the upper surface of the lower ball tray F. Based on the connecting fulcrum of the means 22, it can be opened and closed smoothly while being held horizontally. On the other hand, when attaching and detaching, the upper ball plate E can be easily detached and assembled using the attachment / detachment of the connecting support means 22 with the upper ball plate E oriented so as not to interfere with the window frame C. In the case of replacement of old and new, etc., even an unskilled person can quickly and easily attach and detach it in a comfortable posture. In addition, in the setting state of the upper ball tray E, the alignment edge 30 of the opening / closing support plate 20 is meshed with the lower edge of the window frame C, so that foreign matter such as a wire or a strip enters the game board D. It is possible to positively prevent fraudulent acts.

A sound release port 35 for the speaker 12 set on the game auxiliary panel 10 of the front frame B is formed in the opening / closing support plate 20, and a sound transmission hole 57 is formed in the front and bottom of the outer shell 16. , 72 are formed,
The sound effect from the speaker 12 is transmitted to the outside clearly. That is, it is easy for the player to hear the sound effects related to the pachinko game, and the player can develop a desirable pachinko game with high interest. Further, since the speaker 12 is installed inside the machine, that is, inside the front frame B on the back side of the upper sphere dish E, and is configured to transmit sound effects clearly to the outside, the size of the speaker 12 can be reduced.

[0034]

[Modification] The pachinko gaming machine to which the present invention is applied includes, in addition to the pachinko machine, an arrangement ball capable of developing a symbol combination pachinko game using a predetermined number of effective game balls. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other examples appropriately changed are also recommended. For example, the sound transmission hole formed in the outer shell is not limited to a circular small hole as in the embodiment, but may be a number of vertical, horizontal or oblique long holes, and its shape may be different. Can be adopted as appropriate.

[0035]

As described above, according to the upper ball tray of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, a standard type gaming machine without a ball rental operation unit and a ball rental type with a ball rental operation unit are provided. The game machine can be easily coped with only by changing the set plate constituting the upper ball tray. In other words, since all members other than the set plate constituting the upper bowl can be made common, there is no need to manufacture a completely different upper bowl, making it possible to reduce costs in the production of gaming machines and to make a production plan easier. . For example, a gaming machine installed in a game hall as a standard type can be a ball-lending type gaming machine only by changing a set plate, and vice versa. In addition, since the set plate can be mounted or replaced without disassembling the constituent members of the upper bowl, there is an advantage that the setting plate can be easily and quickly completed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view schematically showing an entire pachinko machine according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing the entire upper ball dish from the front side.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view schematically showing the entire upper bowl from the rear side.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the entire upper bowl.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the upper ball dish.

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the upper bowl.

FIG. 7 is a vertical sectional side view at a position where a ball lending operation section of the upper ball tray is disposed.

FIG. 8 is a vertical cross-sectional side view of the upper ball tray at a position where the ball removing operation device is arranged.

FIG. 9 is a vertical cross-sectional side view at a position corresponding to a speaker on an upper ball dish.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional plan view of the upper bowl at a position corresponding to a speaker.

FIG. 11 is a main part plan view showing a mounting portion of a ball lending operation unit in the upper ball tray.

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing a mounting portion of a ball lending operation unit in the upper ball tray.

[Description of Signs] 16 Outer body 18 Ball tray body 20 Opening / closing support plate 40 Ball receiving part 41 Alignment sending part 42 Support part 55 Top plate part 56 Bottom plate part (bottom part) 62 Ball lending operation part 63 Set port 64 Set plate 65 Tool 66 Control board (board) 67 Display section 68 Lending switch (switch) 69 Return switch (switch) 71 Separate set plate 73 Screw 74 Operation port 77 Push button (Operation section) 78 Push button (Operation section) A Outer frame B Front frame D Game board E Top ball plate

Claims (2)

[Claims] An upper ball tray (E) is provided on the front side of a front frame (B) mounted on an outer frame (A) so as to be openable and removable, and a pachinko machine is installed in a game board (D) set in the machine. In a gaming machine capable of developing a game, the upper ball tray (E) includes one opening / closing support plate (20) resin-molded in a horizontal rectangular shape, a ball receiving portion (40), and a ball alignment portion (41). The ball tray body (18), which is resin-molded into a required shape including the opening / closing support plate (20) and assembled to the front side, and the opening / closing support plate (20) and the ball plate body (18), which are resin-molded to the required outer shape. A shell (16) attached to the front side of the shell (16), and a ball lending operation unit (62) is detachably attached to an upper plate portion (55) of the shell (16); In the ball lending operation part (62), the upper plate part (5
Assembling using the tool (65) from the bottom part (56) side of the outer shell (16) to the set opening (63) formed in 5), it is possible to see through it by detaching and aligning it by detaching operation Set board (64)
A board (66) assembled below the set plate (64) and provided with a display unit (67) for ball lending and switches (68, 69).
And the switch by operating from the front side of the set plate (64).
(68, 69), and an operating section (77, 78) capable of operating the set plate (54). An upper ball plate in a pachinko game machine. 2. In the ball lending operation section (62), the set plate (64) is resin-molded into a shape that can be aligned with the set port (63) of the outer shell (16), and the substrate (66) The set mouth (63)
It is formed in a shape size that can be taken in and out, and while the two are separably connected, the set plate (64) is appropriately supported between the ball dish body (18) and the shell (16). Department (42)
The operation port formed on the bottom (56) of the shell (16)
A tool (65) that can be inserted from (74) is attached using a screw (73) that can be detached and attached, and the board (66) together with the set plate (64) can be inserted and removed from the set port (63), 2. The support portion (42) can be attached to the support portion (42) with a screw (73) in a state where the another set plate (71) replaceable with the set plate (64) is aligned with the set port (63). An upper bowl in the pachinko gaming machine described in the above.