JP2001204936A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make compactly installable devices such as a substrate for the control of a game machine without increasing the dimension in the depth direction on the rear surface of the game machine. SOLUTION: When the lower section of a ball-removing gutter 18 tilts close to the center at the lower side of a cover member 10 which is provided at the approximate center of a rear setting mechanism plate 9, a discharge control substrate 24 is provided on the lower side of the tilted section. At the same time, on the opposite side to the discharge control substrate 24 across the lowest section of the ball-removing gutter 18 which is approximately vertical, a main substrate 25 is provided. Also, when the ball-removing gutter 18 is approximately vertically extended to the lowest section on the side of the cover member 10, the main substrate 25 and the discharge-control substrate 24 are provided under an adjacent arrangement, under the cover member 10 while being in parallel with the lowest section of the ball-removing gutter 18. For a ball-passage 21 for the discharge of prize balls, the channel is changed toward an upper receiving tray 6 by a channel-changing section 20, and is extended to the upper receiving tray 6. Then, an excessive ball flow-out port and a full gutter are provided at the upper section of a lower tray-connecting gutter, or on the upper receiving tray.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly to a structure for installing a device such as a board for control.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, a game ball paid out as a prize ball upon detection of a winning ball is stored in an upper plate main body at a lower portion of the front of the machine frame, supplied to a launching device, and paid out. Conventionally, there has been known a configuration in which surplus game balls after the upper plate main body is filled with the filled game balls are caused to flow out from the surplus ball outlet and stored in the lower plate main body. .

A pachinko machine (gaming machine) shown in FIGS. 14 to 16 is an example of the above-mentioned conventional gaming machine having an upper plate main body and a lower plate main body. The inner frame 3 is attached to the front surface of the outer frame 1 by a hinge 2 so as to be openable and closable. And inner frame 3
On the front of the frame decoration 4 attached to the top of the inner frame 3
A glass frame 5 is attached below the glass frame 5 by the hinge 2 so as to be openable and closable with the inner frame 3 together with the inner frame 3. An upper tray 6 having a main body is attached. A lower tray 8 having a lower plate main body and a firing lever 7 is mounted below the upper tray 6 on the front surface of the inner frame 3. Behind the inner frame 3, a glass frame 5
The game board is detachably mounted at a predetermined distance from the glass plate held by the game board. A back set mechanism plate 9 is attached to the back of the inner frame 3 so as to be openable and closable.

A box-shaped cover member 10 for covering the rear surface of the game board is provided at the center on the back of the back setting mechanism plate 9, and game balls supplied from outside are stored above the cover member 10. The ball tank 11 to be put is fixed, and a replenishing ball out switch 12 is provided at a position facing the outlet below the outlet provided at the tip of the ball tank 11, which is inclined downward toward the right side when viewed from the front, in the inclined direction, , Below the ball tank 11, the ball tank
An inclined tank rail 13 is provided so that the game ball flowing out of the outlet of 11 can be rolled to the left in a front view.
A ball holding plate 14 is arranged near the terminal end of 13.

On the back of the back setting mechanism plate 9, a case rail 15 is provided on the left side of the cover member 10 when viewed from the front, and extends downward by being connected to the left end of the tank rail 13. A prize ball payout device 16 is connected to the lower end of the rail 15 and includes a screw 16a and a motor 16b as a drive source.
A prize ball payout gutter 17 connected to the outlet of is provided,
A ball drain gutter 18 extends from the case rail 15 to the outermost peripheral portion of the back set mechanism plate 9 in parallel with the case rail 15.
A ball-pulling lever 19 that is operated from the outside so as to guide game balls to the ball-pulling gutter 18 is provided at a portion that branches to 18.

Downward of the winning ball payout gutter 17 on the back of the back setting mechanism plate 9, the paid out game balls are caused to flow down, and approximately 90 ° toward the upper tray 6 by the flow path conversion unit 20 on the way. A ball passage 21 is provided to convert the flow path and extend to a position corresponding to the entrance of a gutter penetrating through the rear surface of the upper tray 6, and to guide the paid game balls to the upper plate main body. Conversion unit 20
An extra ball outlet 22 that branches off from the ball passage 21 upstream of the upper ball main body and is filled with surplus game balls by the paid out game balls toward the lower plate main body, A game which communicates with the surplus ball outlet 22 and extends from the rear side wall of the lower plate body at the lower part of the gaming machine to a position corresponding to the entrance of a gutter penetrating the rear surface of the lower tray 8, so that the game does not fit into the upper plate body. A full gutter 23 that guides the ball down to the lower plate main body is provided. Further, the lower part of the ball drain gutter 18 is formed by the flow path conversion part 20 of the ball passage 21.
Of the full gutter 23 is extended substantially vertically to the lowermost part of the back setting mechanism plate so as to be connected to the inclined portion. A payout control board 24 for controlling the launch and payout of game balls is provided at the lower rightmost position of the back setting mechanism plate 9 for the right gutter 23 when viewed from the front of the full gutter 23, and the rear surface of the game board immediately above it. On the rear surface of the box-shaped cover member 10 that covers the game board, a main board 25 that controls game contents and the like on the game board surface is provided.

In the pachinko machine having the above configuration,
After the ball is fired by the launching device, the game ball that has returned to the outer rail without reaching the game area and recovers the ball as a foul ball, and the game ball stored in the upper plate body by the operation of the player is lowered. A lower plate connecting gutter communicating with the upper plate ball drain gutter to be flowed down to the plate body is provided on the rear surface of the lower tray 8, and the foul ball collection port and the lower plate connecting gutter penetrate the rear surface of the lower plate 8. It is configured to join the gutter from above.

[0008]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional gaming machine, a surplus sphere outlet for allowing surplus game balls after the upper plate main body is full to flow toward the lower plate main body.
Since the back set mechanism plate 9 is provided with a full gutter 23 for guiding the game balls flowing out from the surplus ball outlet 22 to the lower plate body, the ball 22 and the ball passage 21 are provided on the back surface of the back set mechanism plate 9. A space for arranging the surplus sphere outlet 22 and the full gutter 23 is required, and the ball passage 21 extends to the position corresponding to the gutter provided on the upper tray 6 through the back set mechanism plate. In addition, it is necessary to extend the full gutter 23 from a position communicating with the surplus ball outlet 22 to a position corresponding to a gutter provided on the lower tray 8 at the lower part of the gaming machine through the back setting mechanism plate 9. This causes the back-setting mechanism plate 9 to be large, and also complicates the structure of the ball passage.

In addition, in today's gaming machines, since the content (game board, etc.) for controlling the game content has become larger or more numerous with the complexity of the game content, the ball path has become more complicated, and the For example, as in the above-mentioned conventional gaming machine, a main board 25 for controlling game contents and the like on the game board surface is provided on the rear surface of the box-shaped cover member 10 covering the rear surface of the game board. As a result, the size in the depth direction on the rear surface of the gaming machine tends to increase.

[0010] Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to allow a device such as a board for control to be installed compactly without increasing the size in the depth direction on the rear surface of the gaming machine. An object of the present invention is to solve this problem.

[0011]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, there is provided an arrangement in which a substrate is not provided on a back surface of a cover member provided on a back setting mechanism plate and which covers a rear surface of a game board, so that it is not necessary to provide a substrate below the cover member. The above problem was solved by installing two control boards.

That is, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gaming machine having a box-shaped cover member for covering a rear surface of the game board on a back-setting mechanism plate provided on the back of the machine frame. Wherein the first control board and the second control board are provided so as not to overlap with each other. These first and second control boards can be provided together on the back setting mechanism plate in such an arrangement, and at least one of the first and second control boards can be provided on the lower portion of the machine frame separately from the back setting mechanism plate.

By providing the first and second control boards below the cover member in this manner, there is no need to provide a board on the rear surface of the cover member that covers the rear surface of the game board, and the depth of the rear surface of the gaming machine can be reduced. An increase can be avoided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the first aspect, the cover member is provided substantially at the center of the back set mechanism plate, and is provided at one side below the cover member. The first control board is provided, and the second control board is provided on a side opposite to the first control board with a ball drain gutter interposed therebetween.

The control device is configured to store a predetermined number of prize game media for each prize port in a memory based on a detection signal of a detection switch for each prize port, and to pay out a prize game medium based on the storage. In the gaming machine, a winning game media processing device for collecting and detecting the winning game media and discharging one by one each time a predetermined number of the prize gaming media are paid out is provided with a back-setting mechanism. There is no need to provide it at the lower part of the plate. In such a case, two control boards can be provided below the cover member provided substantially at the center of the back setting mechanism plate with a ball drain gutter interposed therebetween.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the second aspect of the present invention, the first control board is a payout control board for controlling the firing and payout of game balls. The second control board is a main board for controlling game contents and the like on the game board surface, and a ball drain gutter is provided on the back set mechanism plate, and a lower portion of the ball drain gutter is paid out as a prize ball. The ball extends downwardly below the flow path conversion portion of the ball passage through which the game ball flows down, and extends substantially vertically to the lowermost portion of the back-set mechanism plate so as to be connected to the extended portion. The dispensing control board is provided below the portion extending toward the center of the lower part of the drainage gutter, and is opposite to the dispensing control board across a substantially vertical gutter lowermost part connected to the inclined part. Wherein the main substrate is provided.

In this arrangement, the dispensing control board and the main board can be provided together on the back-set board with the ball drain gutter interposed therebetween.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine of the first aspect, the cover member is provided substantially at the center of the back setting mechanism plate, and the first member is provided below the cover member. And the second control board are arranged adjacent to each other.

As described above, the predetermined number of prize game media is stored in the memory based on the detection signal of the detection switch for each prize port, and the prize game medium is paid out based on the storage. In a gaming machine having a control device, a prize game medium processing device for collecting and detecting prize game media, and discharging one by one each time a predetermined number of prize game media are paid out. It is not necessary to provide the lower set mechanism plate at the lower part, and in such a case, for example, when a ball drain gutter is provided substantially straight to the lower end at the side end of the back set mechanism plate, the back set mechanism plate is substantially Two control boards can be provided adjacent to each other below the centrally provided cover member.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the fourth aspect, the first control board is a payout control board for controlling the firing and payout of game balls. The second control board is a main board that controls the game content and the like on the game board surface, and is located substantially vertically downward from a side of the cover member to a lower end of the back set mechanism plate at a side end of the back set mechanism plate. An extended ball drain gutter is provided, and the main substrate is provided on the opposite side of the ball drain gutter alongside the bottom of the ball drain gutter, and the payout control substrate is provided between the main substrate and the ball drain gutter. Are arranged.

In such an arrangement, the main substrate and the dispensing control substrate can be provided on the back-set substrate in an arrangement adjacent to and adjacent to the lowermost portion of the ball drain gutter.

A gaming machine according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the gaming machine according to the third or fifth aspect, wherein the gaming balls paid out as prize balls are stored and fired at the lower portion of the front of the machine frame. An upper plate main body to be supplied to the device, and a lower plate main body for storing surplus game balls after the upper plate main body is filled with paid out game balls are provided, and the paid out game balls are provided. The extra ball is guided from the ball passage to the upper plate main body, and the surplus game balls are caused to flow out of the surplus ball outlet to the full gutter and guided to the lower plate main body.

According to the third or fifth aspect of the present invention, for example, an upper plate main body and a lower plate main body are provided at the lower portion of the front of the machine frame, and the paid game balls are guided to the upper plate main body. The present invention can be applied to a gaming machine configured to guide surplus game balls from a surplus ball outlet to a lower plate main body through a full gutter.

A gaming machine according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is the gaming machine having the configuration according to the sixth aspect, wherein the surplus sphere outlet and the full gutter are located closer to the front of the back set mechanism plate. It is characterized by being provided in front.

In this case, since the surplus ball outlet and the full gutter are provided forward of the front surface of the back setting mechanism plate, the ball passage of the back setting mechanism plate can be simplified and downsized. Since the space on the rear surface of the gaming machine is increased, it is easy to provide the payout control board and the main board in the above arrangement below the cover member.

An eighth aspect of the present invention is the gaming machine according to the seventh aspect, wherein the surplus sphere outlet and the full gutter are located above the lower plate connecting gutter or the lower gutter. It is characterized by being provided on the upper tray.

Regarding the provision of the surplus sphere outlet and the full gutter ahead of the front surface of the back setting mechanism plate, for example, as described above, the upper part of the lower plate connection gutter located forward of the front surface of the back setting mechanism plate, or Also, it is provided on an upper tray located forward of the front surface of the back setting mechanism plate.

A game machine according to a ninth aspect of the present invention is the gaming machine according to the eighth aspect, wherein the surplus sphere outlet is provided in the upper plate connecting gutter.

In order to provide the surplus sphere outlet and the full gutter on the upper part of the lower plate connecting gutter or on the upper tray, for example, it is preferable to provide the surplus sphere outlet on the upper plate connecting gutter.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the ninth aspect, a support plate for supporting a lower portion of the game board mounted on the inner frame is provided on the inner frame. The upper plate connecting gutter and the full gutter are provided on the support plate.

When the surplus sphere outlet is provided in the upper plate connecting gutter, the upper plate connecting gutter and the full gutter can be provided on the support plate supporting the game board.

[0032] The game board of the invention according to claim 11 is
In the game board according to the ninth aspect, the upper plate connecting gutter and the full gutter are provided on a rear surface of the upper tray.

When the surplus sphere outlet is provided in the upper plate connecting gutter, the upper plate connecting gutter and the full gutter can both be provided on the rear surface of the upper receiving tray.

The game board according to the invention of claim 12 is:
10. The game board according to claim 9, wherein the inner frame is provided with a support plate for supporting the game board mounted on the inner frame from below, and the upper plate connecting gutter is provided for the upper tray. It is provided on the rear surface, and the full gutter is provided on the support plate.

When the surplus sphere outlet is provided in the upper plate connecting gutter, the upper plate connecting gutter may be provided on the rear surface of the upper tray, and the full gutter may be provided on a support plate supporting the gaming machine.

A gaming machine according to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention provides:
The gaming machine according to claim 8, wherein the surplus ball outlet is provided on a surface of the upper tray, and the full gutter is provided in the upper tray.

With respect to providing the surplus sphere outlet and the full gutter on the upper part of the lower tray connecting gutter or on the upper tray, the surplus sphere outlet may be provided on the surface of the upper tray and the full gutter may be provided in the upper tray. it can.

[0038]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings.

(First Embodiment) FIGS. 1 to 7 show a first embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a front view of the gaming machine, FIG. 2 is a right side view of the gaming machine, FIG. 3 is a front perspective view of the gaming machine, FIG. 4 is a front view of a single game board, and FIG. 5 is a rear perspective view of the gaming machine. 6 is a single rear view of the back setting mechanism plate. FIG. 7 is a front perspective view of the gaming machine with a glass frame and an upper tray opened to an inner frame.

The gaming machine (pachinko machine) according to the first embodiment is according to the first, second, third, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth aspects, and has a front and rear opening as a machine frame. It has an outer frame 1, and maintains a substantially vertical posture on the front surface of the outer frame 1, and
A frame-shaped inner frame 3 is rotatably attached by a hinge 2 and can be opened and closed. A frame decoration 4 is attached to the uppermost portion of the inner frame 3, and is attached to the inner frame 3 by the hinge 2 below the frame decoration 4 on the front surface of the inner frame 3.
A glass frame 5 is attached so that it can be opened and closed.
An upper tray 6 is attached to the lower side of the glass frame 5 so as to be openable and closable together. A lower tray 8 having a firing lever 7 is provided below the upper tray 6 on the front surface of the inner frame 3.
Is installed. At the rear of the inner frame 3, a game board 30 (FIG. 4) is detachably mounted at a predetermined interval from the glass plate 5a held by the glass frame 5. Inner frame 3
A support plate 31 is provided at a lower portion of the game board 30, and the support plate 31 supports a lower portion of the game board 30.

An upper plate body 6a for temporarily storing a large number of game balls is provided on the surface of the upper plate 6, and the upper plate body 6a is filled with game balls on the surface of the lower plate 8. A lower plate main body 8a for storing the surplus game balls later is provided. Further, on the rear surface of the upper tray 6, there is provided an upper tray ball drain gutter 32 for allowing game balls stored in the upper tray main body 6a to flow down toward the lower tray main body when operated by the player. On the rear surface, a lower plate connection gutter 33 communicating with the upper plate ball drain gutter 32 when the upper tray 6 is closed with respect to the inner frame 3, and game balls supplied one by one from the upper plate main body 6a. A firing device 34 for shooting is provided.

The support plate 31 is provided with a firing rail 35 for guiding the game balls shot by the shooting device 34 toward the board of the game board 30.

As shown in FIG. 4, the game board 30 has a game area 38 formed on the board surface by partitioning members such as an outer rail 36 and an inner rail 37. The game area 30 is shot by the firing device 34 and fired by the firing rail 35. Is guided by the outer rail 36 to the upper portion of the game board 30 and the inner rail
By reaching the upper end of 37, the game area 38 is reached.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, on the back surface of the inner frame 3, there is provided a back setting mechanism plate 9 on which various mechanisms are set in an overlapping manner. This back setting mechanism plate 9 is attached so as to be openable and closable, and has a box-shaped cover member 10 for covering the rear surface of the game board in the center as shown in FIG.
A ball tank 11 for storing game balls supplied from the outside is fixed above the cover member 10 in a sitting state so as to withstand a large amount of game balls. The ball tank 11 is linked to the tilting operation of a tiltable tread plate lever (not shown) provided at a position facing below the outlet at the front end of the bottom of the ball tank 11 inclined downward to the right in front view. , A supply ball out switch 12 is provided.
This is to detect the presence or absence of a game ball in the ball tank 11 and to issue a ball-out signal when the ball is exhausted, thereby prompting replenishment of the game ball. In addition, below the ball tank 11, two tank rails 13 are provided which are inclined so as to roll game balls flowing out of the outlet of the ball tank 11 leftward when viewed from the front, near the left end of the tank rail 13. In order to prevent the game balls in the tank rail 13 from overlapping with the second and third steps due to subtle changes in the contact pressure of each other, and to prevent the ball clogging phenomenon, the ball can be tilted freely by supporting one end. The ball holding plate 14 is arranged.

On the back side of the back setting mechanism plate 9, the left side of the cover member 10 when viewed from the front is connected to the left end of the tank rail 13, and then bends immediately downward, and then extends substantially vertically downward. A strip case rail 15 is provided, and a prize ball payout device 16 composed of a screw 16a and a motor 16b as a driving source is provided below the case rail 15.
Is connected to the inlet of the prize ball dispensing device 16. A prize ball payout gutter 17 is connected to the lower outlet of the prize ball payout device 16.

The case rail 15 is bent many times so that as many game balls as possible can be stored therein and the prize ball payout device 16 is not overloaded. In addition, a ball extraction gutter 18 is provided in the outermost peripheral portion of the back setting mechanism plate 9 in a state of being buried in parallel with the case rail 15. The ball drain gutter 18 has an upper end connected to a passage portion branched from the bent portion on the upper side of the case rail 15, and an entrance of the branched passage portion is provided from outside so as to guide game balls to the ball drain gutter 18. An operable ball release lever 19 is provided.

Downstream of the prize ball payout gutter 17 on the back of the back setting mechanism plate 9, the paid out game balls are caused to flow down, and the flow path conversion unit 20 moves the game balls toward the upper tray 6 by about 90 degrees.球 A ball passage 21 is provided which converts the flow path and extends toward the rear surface of the upper tray 6 and guides the paid out game balls to the upper plate main body.

The lower part of the ball drain gutter 18 extends obliquely below the flow path conversion part 20 of the ball passage 21 toward the center, and is connected to the inclined part, and is set substantially vertically to the back setting mechanism. It extends to the lowermost part of the plate 9 and is configured to withdraw a game ball outside the machine.

A payout control board 24 for controlling the launching and payout of game balls is provided below the portion inclined downward toward the center of the lower part of the ball drop gutter 18. In addition, a main board 25 for controlling the game contents and the like on the game board surface, on the right side in a front view opposite to the payout control board 24, with the substantially vertical ball drop gutter 18 connected to the inclined portion being interposed therebetween. Is provided.

Further, the case rail 15 is provided with
Immediately downstream of the branch part, a push plate lever 41 projecting into the flow path is provided at each row of the two (two rows) of case rails 15 so as to be tiltable. Have been. Then, in conjunction with the tilting operation of the push plate lever 41, a flow abnormality of the game ball due to the clogging of the ball in the tank rail 13 and the case rail 15 or the mixing of dust or the like is monitored, and a command signal is output to the control device. , Emptying prevention switch 42
Is provided. The emptying prevention switch 42 outputs a regular detection signal when the push plate lever 41 is pressed by the flowing game ball when the game ball is flowing normally, but the tank rail 13 and the case rail 15 When an abnormality such as clogging of a ball or mixing of foreign matter occurs in the
Even during the payout of the prize ball, the detection signal does not change or changes irregularly, whereby it is possible to detect an abnormal flowing phenomenon of the game ball.

The screw 16a and a motor as a driving source
The electric prize ball dispensing device 16 composed of 16b is provided with a predetermined number of prizes as a prize to the player with the inflow (prize) of the game payout shot into the game area 38 on the front of the game board 30 into the winning opening. A device for paying out game balls (prize balls), which is miniaturized so that it can be disposed on the back side of the back setting mechanism plate 9 on the left side of the cover member 10 in a front view as described above, and the lowermost end of its screw 16a. A prize ball payout sensor 43 is provided at the position. A winning ball detection switch that detects a game ball (winning ball) that has flowed into each winning port is provided on the collective plate on the back of the game board 30. Then, based on the detection signal of each winning ball detection switch, the accumulated value of the number of winning balls predetermined for each winning port is stored in a RAM (random access memory) provided on the payout control board 24. The stored value of the number of awarded balls is subtracted one by one by the signal of the awarded ball payout sensor 43, and the awarded ball payout device 16 is driven until the stored number of awarded balls in the RAM becomes 0 (zero). The control device is configured to alternately pay out winning balls one by one in two rows. Therefore, when a new prize ball detection signal is generated during the prize ball payout, the prize ball payout device 16 does not stop the payout operation, and continues the new prize ball payout associated with the previous prize ball detection signal. The prize ball accompanying the winning detection signal is paid out.

Further, as described above, when an idle flow prevention switch 42 interlocking with the tilting operation of the push plate lever 41 detects an abnormal flow of game balls in the case rail 15, the control device
At that time, the payout of the prize balls by the prize ball payout device 16 is stopped, and an alarm lamp such as a ball out lamp is turned on so that the cause of the function stop can be immediately recognized, and a quick action can be taken. As a result, shortage of the prize ball due to an abnormal payout operation and ball biting of the screw 16a due to a shift in payout timing are reliably prevented.

Also, the ball passage 21 below the prize ball payout gutter 17 has a bell so that the discharged game ball collides with a vertical passage portion in front of the flow path conversion unit 20 to generate a refreshing sound. 44 are provided. Then, the spherical passage 21 converts the approximately 90 ° flow path by the flow path conversion unit 20, penetrates the back setting mechanism plate 9, and connects the upper plate connecting gutter 51 provided on the support plate 31 below the inner frame 3. Is linked to

The upper plate connecting gutter 51 forms a cylindrical flow path covered by upper, lower, left and right walls, and is inclined slightly forward. And
An extra sphere outlet 53 is provided on the right side wall in a front view so as to leave a regulation wall 52 slightly lower than the diameter of the game ball below. The support plate 31 has a full gutter connected to the surplus sphere outlet 53 leaving the regulating wall 52 and inclined downward toward the center in the machine frame width direction to communicate with the lower plate connection gutter 33 on the rear surface of the lower tray 8. 54 are provided. And on the upper surface of this full gutter 54, a foul ball collection port 55 is provided for collecting a game ball, which has been fired by the firing device 34 and has returned to the outer rail 36 without reaching the game area 38, as a foul ball. I have.
Also, at the lower end of the right side wall of the full gutter 54,
A ball vent communication port 56 to which the 32 outlets communicate is provided.

The lower plate connecting gutter 33 extends substantially vertically downward from a position where the outlet of the full gutter 54 communicates, and then moves forward approximately 90 degrees.
変 換 Convert the flow path and communicate with the lower plate main body 8a. A fullness detection switch 57 is provided so as to reach the inside of the flow path from the upper side wall of the lower dish connecting gutter 33. When the lower plate main body 8a is full and the game ball overflows the lower plate connection gutter 33 and reaches the full detection switch 57, the control device receives the full detection signal and outputs a command signal for interrupting the game.

The gaming machine according to the first embodiment is configured as described above, and the gaming balls paid out as prize balls do not normally pass through the regulation wall 52 and go to the surplus ball outlet 53. Is restricted and flows into the upper plate main body 6a through a passage penetrating the rear surface of the upper tray 6, but when the upper plate main body 6a is full of game balls, the game ball is connected to the upper plate connection gutter 51. Overflows, and then the dispensed game balls climb over the control wall 52 and flow out of the surplus ball outlet 53 to the full gutter 54, and the lower plate connection gutter
It flows into the lower plate main body 8a via 33.

Further, the lower plate body 8a is also full,
When a game ball overflows to the lower plate connection gutter 33, a full detection switch 57 is provided.
Detects this, the control device stops driving the prize ball payout device 16 and the firing device 34, and interrupts the game.

Further, the foul ball joins the full gutter 54 from a foul ball recovery port 55 provided on the upper surface of the full gutter 54, and reaches the lower plate main body 8a.

In the first embodiment,
Although the upper plate connecting gutter 51 and the full gutter 54 are provided on the support plate 31,
The configuration in which the upper plate connecting gutter 51 and the full gutter 54 are provided on the lower tray 8 together with the lower plate connecting gutter 33 can be changed.

(Second Embodiment) FIG. 8 is a front perspective view of a gaming machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention, in which a glass frame and an upper tray are opened with respect to an inner frame. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 are common to the gaming machine of the second embodiment.

The gaming machine (pachinko machine) according to the second embodiment is described in claims 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 11.
A frame structure composed of an outer frame 1 and an inner frame 3, a glass frame 5, an upper tray 6, a lower tray 8, a game board 30, an upper tray main body 6a, a lower tray main body 8a, and an upper tray ball drain gutter 32. , Lower plate connection gutter 3
3. The basic structure of the launch device 34, the launch rail 35, and the like is the same as that of the gaming machine of the first embodiment. Also, a back setting mechanism plate 9 is provided on the back surface of the inner frame 3, and a cover member 10 and a ball tank are also provided on the back surface of the back setting mechanism plate 9.
11, supply ball out switch 12, tank rail 13, ball holding plate 14, case rail 15, prize ball payout device 16, prize ball payout gutter 1
7, a ball drain gutter 18, a ball drain lever 19 and the like are provided.
Also, downstream of the prize ball payout gutter 17, a flow path conversion unit 20 is provided.
Is provided, and the lower part of the ball drainage gutter 18 is inclined downward toward the center below the flow path conversion part 20 of the spherical passage 21 and is connected to the inclined part, and set substantially vertically back. A payout control board 24 is provided to extend to the lowermost portion of the mechanism plate 9 and is provided below a portion inclined toward the center of the lower part of the ball draining gutter 18, and on the right side in front view opposite to the payout control board 24. A main substrate 25 is provided. Also, push plate lever 41, emptying prevention switch
The same applies to the arrangement structure and operation of the award ball payout sensor 43, the bell 44, and the like.

In the gaming machine of the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, with the upper tray 6 closed with respect to the inner frame 3, the flow path converter 20 makes approximately 90 °. An upper plate connecting gutter 51 is provided on the rear surface of the upper tray 6 so as to communicate with the opening of the support plate 31 connected to the ball passage 21 reaching the front surface of the back setting mechanism plate 9 by converting the flow path. And, the upper plate connecting gutter 51 forms a cylindrical flow path covered by upper, lower, left and right walls, and is slightly inclined forward, and on the right side wall in front view,
An extra sphere outlet 53 is provided so as to leave a regulation wall 52 slightly lower than the diameter of the game ball below. In addition, the above regulation wall
A full gutter 54 is provided on the rear surface of the upper tray 6 and is connected to the surplus sphere outlet 53 leaving the 52 and inclined downward toward the center in the machine frame width direction. And on the upper surface of this full gutter 54, a foul ball collection port 55 is provided for collecting a game ball, which has been fired by the firing device 34 and has returned to the outer rail 36 without reaching the game area 38, as a foul ball. I have. Further, a communication port 56 is provided at the lower end of the right side wall of the full gutter 54, and the outlet of the upper tray drainage gutter 32 is connected to the communication port 56.

Further, on the rear surface of the lower tray 8, the upper tray 6
The lower plate connecting gutter is located at a position below the full gutter 54 so as to communicate with the lower outlet of the full gutter 54 in a state of closing the inner frame 3.
33 are provided. This lower plate connection gutter 33 extends substantially vertically downward from a position communicating with the outlet of the full gutter 54, and thereafter,
The channel is turned forward by approximately 90 ° and opened to the lower plate main body 8a. A fullness detection switch 57 is provided so as to reach the inside of the flow path from the upper side wall of the lower dish connecting gutter 33. The lower plate main body 8a becomes full, and the game ball overflows to the lower plate connection gutter 33,
When reaching the fullness detection switch 57, the control device receives the fullness detection signal and outputs a command signal for interrupting the game.

The gaming machine of the second embodiment is configured as described above, and the gaming balls paid out as prize balls do not normally pass through the regulation wall 52 and go to the surplus ball outlet 53. Is restricted and flows into the upper plate main body 6a from the upper plate connection gutter 51. However, when the upper plate main body 6a is full of game balls, the game balls overflow at the upper plate connection gutter 51 and the subsequent payment is performed. The released game ball passes over the regulation wall 52, flows out of the surplus ball outlet 53 to the full gutter 54, and reaches the lower plate main body 8a via the lower plate connection gutter 33.

Further, the lower plate body 8a is also full,
When a game ball overflows to the lower plate connection gutter 33, a full detection switch 57 is provided.
Detects this, the control device stops driving the prize ball payout device 16 and the firing device 34, and interrupts the game.

Further, the foul ball joins the full gutter 54 from a foul ball recovery port 55 provided on the upper surface of the full gutter 54, and reaches the lower plate main body 8a.

(Third Embodiment) FIG. 9 is a front perspective view of a gaming machine according to a third embodiment of the present invention with a glass frame and an upper tray opened to an inner frame. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 are common to the gaming machine of the third embodiment.

The gaming machine (pachinko machine) according to the third embodiment is described in claims 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 12.
A frame structure composed of an outer frame 1 and an inner frame 3, a glass frame 5, an upper tray 6, a lower tray 8, a game board 30, an upper tray main body 6a, a lower tray main body 8a, and an upper tray ball drain gutter 32. , Lower plate connection gutter 3
3. The basic structure of the launch device 34, the launch rail 35, and the like is the same as that of the gaming machine of the first embodiment. Also, a back setting mechanism plate 9 is provided on the back surface of the inner frame 3, and a cover member 10 and a ball tank are also provided on the back surface of the back setting mechanism plate 9.
11, supply ball out switch 12, tank rail 13, ball holding plate 14, case rail 15, prize ball payout device 16, prize ball payout gutter 1
7, a ball drain gutter 18, a ball drain lever 19 and the like are provided.
Also, downstream of the prize ball payout gutter 17, a flow path conversion unit 20 is provided.
Is provided, and the lower part of the ball drainage gutter 18 is inclined downward toward the center below the flow path conversion part 20 of the spherical passage 21 and is connected to the inclined part, and set substantially vertically back. A payout control board 24 is provided to extend to the lowermost portion of the mechanism plate 9 and is provided below a portion inclined toward the center of the lower part of the ball draining gutter 18, and on the right side in front view opposite to the payout control board 24. A main substrate 25 is provided. Also, push plate lever 41, emptying prevention switch
The same applies to the arrangement structure and operation of the award ball payout sensor 43, the bell 44, and the like.

In the gaming machine according to the third embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, with the upper tray 6 closed with respect to the inner frame 3, the flow path converter 20 makes approximately 90 °. An upper plate connecting gutter 51 is provided on the rear surface of the upper tray 6 so as to communicate with the opening of the support plate 31 connected to the ball passage 21 reaching the front surface of the back setting mechanism plate 9 by converting the flow path. And, the upper plate connecting gutter 51 forms a cylindrical flow path covered by upper, lower, left and right walls, and is slightly inclined forward, and on the right side wall in front view,
An extra sphere outlet 53 is provided so as to leave a regulation wall 52 slightly lower than the diameter of the game ball below. Further, the support plate 31 is provided with a full gutter 54 communicating with the surplus sphere outlet 53 in a state where the upper tray 6 is closed with respect to the inner frame 3. The full gutter 54 is inclined downward from the position protruding to the lower front part of the opening of the support plate 31 toward the center in the machine frame width direction, and communicates with the lower plate connecting gutter 33 on the rear surface of the lower tray 8. In a portion of the support plate 31 that protrudes to the lower front part of the opening, a falling ball collecting port 58 is provided. When the upper tray 6 is closed with respect to the inner frame 3, the falling ball collecting port 58 is closed relative to the lower surface of the bottom of the upper tray connecting gutter 51. When the support plate 31 is opened, the upper plate 6 is opened at the lower front portion of the opening of the support plate 31. When the upper plate main body 6a and the upper plate connection gutter 51 are full of game balls, the upper tray 6 is removed. When released to the inner frame 3, the support plate 31 which remains in the payout ball passage 21
The game balls spilling out of the above opening are collected. Further, on the upper surface of the full gutter 54, there is provided a foul ball collection port 55 for collecting game balls that have been returned by the outer rail 36 without reaching the game area 38 after being fired by the firing device 34, as foul balls. . At the lower end of the right side wall of the full gutter 54, there is provided a ball-through communication port 56 to which the outlet of the above-mentioned upper bowl drainage gutter 32 communicates.

The lower plate connecting gutter 33 extends substantially vertically downward from the position where the outlet of the full gutter 54 communicates, and then moves forward approximately 90 degrees.
゜ Convert the flow path and open the lower plate main body 8a. A fullness detection switch 57 is provided so as to reach the inside of the flow path from the upper side wall of the lower dish connecting gutter 33. When the lower plate main body 8a is full and the game ball overflows the lower plate connection gutter 33 and reaches the full detection switch 57, the control device receives the full detection signal and outputs a command signal for interrupting the game.

The gaming machine according to the third embodiment is configured as described above, and the gaming balls paid out as prize balls do not normally pass through the regulation wall 52 and go to the surplus ball outlet 53. Is restricted and flows into the upper plate main body 6a through the upper plate connection gutter 51, but when the upper plate main body 6a becomes full of game balls, the game balls overflow at the portion of the upper plate connection gutter 51, Subsequent paid game balls climb over the control wall 52 and surplus ball outlets
It flows out from 53 into a full gutter 54 and flows into the lower plate main body 8a via the lower plate connection gutter 33.

Further, the lower plate body 8a is also full,
When a game ball overflows to the lower plate connection gutter 33, a full detection switch 57 is provided.
Detects this, the control device stops driving the prize ball payout device 16 and the firing device 34, and interrupts the game.

Further, the foul ball joins the full gutter 54 from a foul ball recovery port 55 provided on the upper surface of the full gutter 54, and reaches the lower plate main body 8a.

When the upper tray 6 is opened with respect to the inner frame 3, the game balls that have spilled out of the opening of the support plate 31 are:
It is collected by the spilling ball collection port 58 and also joins the full gutter 54 to reach the lower plate main body 8a.

Note that, in the third embodiment,
Although the full gutter 54 is provided on the support plate 31, the full gutter 54 can be modified to be provided on the lower tray 8 together with the lower plate connecting gutter 33.

(Fourth Embodiment) FIG. 10 is a plan view (a) and a front view (b) of an upper tray unit of a gaming machine according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. It is the top view (a) and front view (b) of a saucer single body. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 are common to the gaming machine of the fourth embodiment.

A gaming machine (pachinko machine) according to the fourth embodiment.
Is a machine frame structure composed of an outer frame 1 and an inner frame 3, a glass frame 5, an upper tray 6, a lower tray 8, a game, and a game machine according to claims 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 13. Board 30, upper plate main body 6a, lower plate main body 8a, upper plate ball drain gutter 32, lower plate connection gutter 33,
The basic structure of the launch device 34, the launch rail 35, and the like is the same as that of the gaming machine of the first embodiment. Also, inner frame 3
A back set mechanism plate 9 is provided on the back surface of the back set mechanism plate 9, and a cover member 10, a ball tank 11,
Out of supply ball switch 12, tank rail 13, ball holding plate 1
4, case rail 15, prize ball payout device 16, prize ball payout gutter 17,
A ball pulling gutter 18, a ball pulling lever 19 and the like are provided. Further, a ball passage 21 including a flow path conversion unit 20 is provided downstream of the prize ball payout gutter 17, and a lower portion of the ball drain gutter 18 is provided with a ball passage 21.
The lower part of the flow path conversion part 20 is inclined toward the center, connected to the inclined part, extends substantially vertically to the lowermost part of the back setting mechanism plate 9, and is located near the center of the lower part of the ball drain gutter 18. A payout control board 24 is provided below the inclined portion, and a main board 25 is provided on the right side in a front view opposite to the payout control board 24. Push plate lever 41, emptying prevention switch 42,
The same applies to the arrangement structure and operation of the prize ball payout sensor 43, the bell 44, and the like.

In the gaming machine according to the fourth embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, with the upper tray 6 closed with respect to the inner frame 3, the flow path converter 20 makes approximately 90 °. An upper plate connecting gutter 51 is provided on the rear surface of the upper tray 6 so as to communicate with the opening of the support plate 31 connected to the ball passage 21 reaching the front surface of the back setting mechanism plate 9 by converting the flow path. Then, at the bottom of the upper plate main body 6a provided on the upper tray 6 at the left corner in a front view opposite to the supply side to the launching device 34, the side wall is formed along the side wall shape of the upper plate main body 6a. An extra sphere outlet 63 is provided, which is surrounded by a regulating wall 62 whose opposing side is slightly smaller than the diameter of the game sphere. In the upper tray 6, a full gutter 64 is provided below the surplus sphere outlet 63 and connected to the surplus sphere outlet 63 and extends substantially vertically to the outlet on the lower surface of the upper tray 6. Also, as shown in FIG.
The lower tray 8 is provided with a lower plate connecting gutter 65 so as to communicate with the outlet of the full gutter 64 when the upper tray 6 is closed with respect to the inner frame 3. Lower plate connecting gutter 65 is full gutter 64
The flow path extends substantially vertically downward from the position communicating with the outlet of the
After that, the flow path is changed to approximately 90 ° rightward when viewed from the front, and communicates with the lower plate main body 8a. A fullness detection switch 57 is provided so as to reach the inside of the flow path from the upper side wall of the lower dish connecting gutter 65. When the lower plate main body 8a is full and the game ball overflows the lower plate connection gutter 65 and reaches the full detection switch 57, the control device receives the full detection signal and outputs a command signal for interrupting the game.

The gaming machine of the fourth embodiment is configured as described above, and the gaming balls paid out as prize balls flow into the upper plate main body 6a through the upper plate connecting gutter 51. Normally, the outflow to the surplus sphere outlet 63 is restricted without climbing over the regulation wall 62, but when the game balls are accumulated in the upper plate main body 6a and become full, the game balls climb over the regulation wall 62, It flows out of the surplus sphere outlet 63 to the full gutter 64 and flows into the lower plate main body 8a via the lower plate connection gutter 65.

Further, the lower plate body 8a is also full,
When the game ball overflows to the lower plate connection gutter 65, a full detection switch 57 is provided.
Detects this, the control device stops driving the prize ball payout device 16 and the firing device 34, and interrupts the game.

In each of the above embodiments, as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG.
A lower portion of the ball passage 21 is extended toward the center below the flow path conversion portion 20 of the ball passage 21 and is connected to the extended portion to extend substantially vertically to the lowermost portion of the back setting mechanism plate 9. A payout control board 24 is provided below the portion extending toward the center of the lower part of the ball drain gutter 18, and the main board 25 is provided on the side opposite to the payout control board 24 across the substantially vertical bottom of the gutter. In this example, the ball drain gutter 18 may be provided substantially straight at the side end of the back setting mechanism plate 9 to the lowermost portion. In such a case, the cover member provided substantially in the center of the back setting mechanism plate 9 It is also possible to provide the payout control board 24 and the main board 25 in an adjacent arrangement below the 10. FIG. 12 is a rear view showing an arrangement of the payout control board 24 and the main board 25 of the gaming machine in the embodiment in which the ball pulling gutter 18 is provided substantially straight up to the lower end at the side end of the back setting mechanism plate 9 as described above. FIG. 13 is a perspective view, and FIG. 13 is a single rear view of a back setting mechanism plate of the gaming machine.

In this gaming machine, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, a ball extending from the side of the cover member 10 to the lowermost portion of the back set mechanism plate 9 extends substantially vertically downward to the side end of the back set mechanism plate 9. A drain gutter 18 is provided, and a main substrate 25 is provided on the opposite side to the ball drain gutter 18 alongside the bottom of the ball drain gutter 18,
A payout control board 24 is arranged between the main board 25 and the ball drain gutter 18. That is, the payout control board 24 and the main board 25 are provided on the back-set board 9 so as to be adjacent to and beside the lowermost part of the ball drain gutter 18. The other configuration of the back of the gaming machine is the same as the gaming machine of the previous example shown in FIGS. 5 and 6
12 and 13 are denoted by the same reference numerals in FIG. 12 and FIG. 13, and detailed description is omitted.

In the gaming machine shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 as well, FIGS. 7, 8 and 9 or FIGS.
1 can be adopted.

In the embodiment shown above,
Although both the payout control board and the main board are provided on the back setting mechanism plate, at least one of the boards may be provided at the lower portion of the machine frame separately from the back setting mechanism board. In addition, various embodiments can be made without departing from the technical idea of the present invention.

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As described above, according to the present invention,
By disposing the first control board and the second control board, such as the payout control board and the main board, together under a cover member that covers the rear face of the game board, a device such as a board for control can be mounted on the rear face of the game machine. Can be arranged compactly without increasing the dimension in the depth direction at

Then, a surplus ball outlet for letting out the surplus game balls when the upper plate main body is full and flowing out toward the lower plate main body, and a full gutter communicating with the surplus ball outlet are connected to the front of the back set mechanism plate. For example, by providing the upper side of the lower tray connecting gutter or the upper tray, the structure of the ball passage in the back setting mechanism plate can be simplified, and a full gutter can be passed through the back setting mechanism plate. It is not necessary to make the structure such that the back set mechanism plate can be miniaturized,
The space on the rear side of the gaming machine is increased, thereby making it easier to dispose the board below the cover member.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a right side view of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front perspective view of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a single game board of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a rear perspective view of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a single rear view of the back setting mechanism plate of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a front perspective view of the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention, with a glass frame and an upper tray opened to an inner frame.

FIG. 8 is a front perspective view of a gaming machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention, with a glass frame and an upper tray opened to an inner frame.

FIG. 9 is a front perspective view of a gaming machine according to a third embodiment of the present invention, with a glass frame and an upper tray opened to an inner frame.

FIG. 10 is a plan view (a) and a front view (b) of a single upper tray of a gaming machine according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a plan view (a) and a front view (b) of a lower tray unit of a gaming machine according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a rear perspective view of another gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a rear view of a single unit of a back setting mechanism plate of another gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a right side view of a conventional gaming machine.

FIG. 15 is a rear perspective view of a conventional gaming machine.

FIG. 16 is a rear view of a single unit of a back setting mechanism plate of a conventional gaming machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 outer frame 3 inner frame 6 upper tray 6a upper tray body 8 lower tray 8a lower tray body 9 back setting mechanism plate 10 cover member 16 prize ball payout device 18 ball drain gutter 20 flow path conversion unit 21 ball passage 24 payout control board 25 Main board 31 Support plate 33, 65 Lower plate connection gutter 34 Launcher 51 Upper plate connection gutter 53, 63 Excess ball outlet 54, 64 Full gutter

Continued on the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ Identification symbol FI Theme coat II (reference) A63F 7/02 326 A63F 7/02 326Z

Claims (13)

[Claims] 1. A game machine having a box-shaped cover member for covering a rear surface of a game board on a back-setting mechanism plate provided on a rear surface of the machine frame, wherein the first control is arranged below the cover member so as not to overlap with each other. A gaming machine comprising a board and a second control board. 2. The cover member is provided substantially at the center of the back setting mechanism plate, and the first member is provided on one side below the cover member.
2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the control board is provided, and the second control board is provided on a side opposite to the first control board with a ball drain gutter interposed therebetween. 3. The first control board is a payout control board that controls the firing and payout of a game ball, and the second control board is a main board that controls game contents and the like on a game board surface. A ball drain gutter is provided on the back setting mechanism plate, and a lower portion of the ball drain gutter extends toward the center below a flow path conversion part of a ball passage for flowing down a game ball paid out as a prize ball. At the same time, the dispensing control is carried out at a lower side of the part extending toward the center of the lower part of the ball-drawing gutter so as to extend substantially vertically to the lowermost part of the back set mechanism plate in connection with the extended part. 3. The game according to claim 2, wherein a board is provided, and the main board is provided on a side opposite to the payout control board across a substantially vertical gutter lowermost portion connected to the inclined portion. Machine. 4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cover member is provided substantially at the center of the back setting mechanism plate, and the first control board and the second control board are arranged adjacent to each other below the cover member. The gaming machine described. 5. The first control board is a payout control board for controlling the firing and payout of a game ball, and the second control board is a main board for controlling a game content on a game board surface, A ball drain gutter is provided at a side end of the back set mechanism plate and extends substantially vertically downward from a side of the cover member to a lowermost portion of the back set mechanism plate. 5. The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein the main board is provided on a side opposite to the gutter, and the payout control board is provided between the main board and the ball removing gutter. 6. An upper plate main body that stores game balls paid out as prize balls and supplies them to the launching device in a lower portion of a front surface of the machine frame, and the upper plate main body is filled with the paid out game balls. A lower plate main body for storing the surplus game balls afterward is provided, and the paid game balls are guided from the ball passage to the upper plate main body, and the surplus game balls are discharged from the surplus ball flow outlet. The gaming machine according to claim 3 or 5, wherein the gaming machine is configured to flow out to a full gutter and to be guided to the lower plate main body. 7. The gaming machine according to claim 6, wherein the surplus ball outlet and the full gutter are provided forward of a front surface of the back setting mechanism plate. 8. The surplus sphere outlet and the full gutter,
The gaming machine according to claim 7, wherein the gaming machine is provided on an upper portion of the lower tray connecting gutter or on the upper tray. 9. The gaming machine according to claim 8, wherein the surplus sphere outlet is provided in the upper plate connecting gutter. 10. The inner frame is provided with a support plate for supporting a lower part of the game board mounted on the inner frame, and the support plate is provided with the upper plate connecting gutter and the full gutter. The gaming machine according to claim 9, wherein: 11. The gaming machine according to claim 9, wherein said upper tray connecting gutter and said full gutter are provided on a rear surface of said upper tray. 12. The inner frame is provided with a support plate for supporting the game board mounted on the inner frame from below, the upper plate connecting gutter is provided on a rear surface of the upper tray, and the inner tray is full. The gaming machine according to claim 9, wherein a gutter is provided on the support plate. 13. The gaming machine according to claim 8, wherein said surplus sphere outlet is provided on a surface of said upper tray, and said full gutter is provided in said upper tray.