JP2002159716A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of preventing a malfunction generated in a controller and a sensor, etc., due to the static electricity of a discharge ball flow passage and game balls flowing through the discharge ball flow passage. SOLUTION: This game machine is provided with a game panel housing member housing a game panel, a storage container storing the game balls and a discharge ball flow passage mechanism provided with the discharge ball flow passage for discharging the game balls in the storage container to a tray. The discharge ball flow passage mechanism is composed of a plurality of devices including an upstream side device arranged on the upstream side of the discharge ball flow passage, a downstream side device arranged on the downstream side of the discharge ball flow passage and a discharge device for discharging the balls supplied from the upstream side device to the downstream side device. The respective devices are provided with a conductive wall member constituting at least a part of a wall surface forming the discharge ball flow passage and the respective conductive wall members are connected to each other in an electrically conductive state. The game panel housing member is electrically conductive and mutually connected to the conductive wall members of the upstream side device and the downstream side device in the electrically conductive state.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine having a discharge ball flow path mechanism provided with a discharge ball flow path for guiding a game ball in a storage tank to a receiving tray.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a game machine such as a pachinko game machine has a storage tank for storing game balls, and a discharge ball flow path mechanism provided with a discharge ball flow path for discharging game balls in the storage tank. Outgoing gutter, ball punching device, discharge device, channel switching device,
Downflow guide trough), saucer (upper plate, lower plate) for receiving and storing game balls discharged from the discharge ball channel of the discharge ball channel mechanism
Etc. are provided. In recent years, in this type of gaming machine, a plurality of control devices divided according to functions are provided over the entire area of the back side of the gaming machine, and each of the plurality of winning openings is for detecting a winning ball. Sensors tend to be provided respectively.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional gaming machine, static electricity may be charged on the discharge ball flow path of the discharge ball flow path mechanism and the game balls flowing through the discharge ball flow path.
Since the static electricity could not be discharged in the discharge ball flow path, static electricity was sometimes accumulated in the discharge ball flow path and game balls flowing through the discharge ball flow path. Then, there is a possibility that the control device, the sensor, and the like may malfunction due to the influence of such static electricity.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is possible to discharge static electricity of a discharge ball flow path of a discharge ball flow path mechanism and a game ball flowing through the discharge ball flow path. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine capable of preventing a malfunction in a control device, a sensor, or the like due to static electricity of a game ball flowing on a road or the discharge ball flow path.

[0005]

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game board storage member for storing a game board, and a game ball is provided on a back of the game board storage member to store a game ball. A storage tank, a discharge ball flow path mechanism provided with a discharge ball flow path for discharging game balls in the storage tank, and a game ball discharged from the discharge ball flow path of the discharge ball flow path mechanism. And a receiving tray on the front side for storing the discharged ball flow path, wherein the discharge ball flow path mechanism comprises: an upstream device disposed upstream of the discharge ball flow path; and a downstream side of the discharge ball flow path. A plurality of devices including a downstream device disposed in the device and a discharge device discharging the sphere supplied from the upstream device to the downstream device, each of the devices forming the discharge ball channel. Conductive wall member constituting at least a part of a wall surface to be formed and having conductivity With each of the conductive wall member,
The gaming board storage member is electrically connected to each other, and is electrically conductive, and is electrically conductive with each of the conductive wall member of the upstream device and the conductive wall member of the downstream device. In a state where they are connected to each other.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, each of the devices constituting the discharge ball passage mechanism includes a conductive wall member forming at least a part of the wall surface of the discharge ball passage, and Each of the wall members is connected to each other in an electrically conductive state, and each of the conductive wall member of the upstream device and the conductive wall member of the downstream device is electrically connected to a game board storage member having conductivity. Since it is connected in a conductive state, static electricity charged to the discharge ball flow path and the game balls flowing through the discharge ball flow path,
It is possible to discharge through each conductive wall member and the game board storage member. That is, the discharge area of the static electricity (the surface area of the part capable of discharging the static electricity) increases, and the static electricity is easily discharged. Therefore, it is possible to prevent malfunctions from occurring in the control device on the back side of the gaming machine, the sensor in each winning opening, and the like due to the static electricity. In addition, since the conductive wall member and the game board storage member are connected to each other in an electrically conductive state on each of the upstream side and the downstream side of the discharge ball flow path, the upstream side and the downstream side of the discharge ball flow path are used. Uneven distribution of electric charges between the conductive wall members on the side is less likely to occur.

Here, examples of the game machine include a ball game machine using a ball as a game medium, for example, a pachinko game machine, an arrangement ball game machine, a sparrow ball game machine, and the like. Examples of the material of the conductive wall member and the game board storage member include a metal and a conductive resin having electric conductivity (electrically conductive resin). Examples of the device constituting the discharge ball flow path mechanism include, for example, a lead-out gutter that guides down the flow while aligning the game balls flowing from the storage tank, a ball removal device that can discharge the game balls in the discharge ball flow path to the outside of the gaming machine. A discharge device for regulating the flow of a game ball in the middle of the discharge ball flow path, and a branch flow path (prize ball flow path, ball lending flow path) that branches into a plurality in the middle of the discharge ball flow path. A flow path switching device capable of switching the course of a game ball to any one of the flow paths, a down flow guide gutter for guiding a game ball in a discharge ball flow path to a receiving tray, and the like. These devices are arranged, for example, from the upstream side in the following order: a discharge gutter, a ball removal device, a discharge device, a flow path switching device, and a flow-down guide gutter. In such an arrangement, the upstream device serves as a lead-out gutter or a ball removing device, and the downstream device serves as a flow path switching device or a flow-down guide gutter. In addition, the term “connection in an electrically conductive state” includes a case where the connection is made indirectly via a conductive wire or the like and a case where the connection is made directly in a contact state. In addition, it is desirable that the conductive wall member is arranged at a position where the game ball always comes in contact with the game ball flowing down the discharge ball channel. This makes it possible to reliably transmit the static electricity of the game ball flowing through the discharge ball channel to the conductive wall member.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the first aspect, there is provided an outlet gutter for guiding down the game balls flowing from the storage tank while aligning the game balls, and the outlet gutter constitutes the upstream device. Have been.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the upstream device is constituted by the outlet gutter, it is possible to discharge the static electricity of the game balls in the process of aligning the game balls flowing from the storage tank. Becomes

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the first or second aspect, the game machine further comprises a plurality of branch flow paths in the middle of the discharge ball flow path. A flow path switching device capable of switching a course of a game ball, and a down flow guide gutter provided downstream of the flow path switching device and guiding a game ball from the flow path switching device to the receiving tray. , The saucer includes an upper plate and a lower plate arranged side by side,
The downflow guide gutter is an upper plate guide portion for guiding the game balls discharged from the flow path switching device to the upper plate, and the game balls overflowing without being accommodated in the upper plate to the lower plate. There is provided a lower plate guide portion for guiding the flow-down, and the downstream device is constituted by at least one of the flow path switching device and the flow-down guide gutter.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the downstream device is constituted by at least one of the flow path switching device and the downflow guide gutter, the static electricity of the game ball flowing through the discharge ball flow path is reduced. It becomes possible to discharge before the saucer. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the game balls charged with static electricity from being launched into the game area and flowing into the winning opening, and to prevent the malfunction of the sensor in the winning opening due to the static electricity of the game balls flowing into the winning opening as much as possible. it can.

Here, the branch flow path includes a prize ball flow path for letting a prize ball flow down, and a ball lending flow path for letting a lendable ball flow down.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the third aspect, the conductive wall member of the flow path switching device and the conductive wall member of the downflow guide gutter are abutted by a fastening member. The connection portion and the game board storage member are connected to each other via a conductive wire.

According to the fourth aspect of the invention, the conductive wall member of the flow path switching device and the conductive wall member of the downflow guide gutter are connected by the fastening member in a contact state, and the connection portion and the game are played. Since the board storage member and the board storage member are connected to each other via the conductive wire, static electricity charged in the discharge ball flow path and the game balls flowing through the discharge ball flow path is discharged to the game board storage member through the conductive wire. Becomes

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the fourth aspect, the game board storage member includes a storage body having a storage section for storing the game board, and the game from a side of the storage body. A game board locking member for locking a board; and a mounting member for mounting the game board locking member to the storage main body. One end of the conductive wire is stopped by the mounting member on the game board storage member. It was configured to be worn.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, one end of the conductive wire is fixed to the game board storage member by the mounting member for mounting the game board locking member to the storage body. There is no need to separately provide a member for fastening to the storage member, and the cost can be reduced accordingly.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the fourth or fifth aspect, the conductive wire has a direction in which electric charges flow in one direction from the conductive wall member to the game board storage member. An irreversible transmission means for regulating is provided.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, since the irreversible transmission means is provided on the conductor, the direction of the charge flowing through the conductor can be regulated in one direction. Therefore, it is possible to prevent static electricity from being transmitted from the game board storage member to the conductive wall member via the conductive wire.

Here, as the irreversible transmission means, for example, a circuit that regulates the direction of charge flow in one direction by using a rectifying diode or the like can be cited.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to any one of the fourth to sixth aspects, the conductor is provided with a rectifying means for reducing a change in current flowing through the conductor. And

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, since the rectifying means is provided on the conductor, the change in the current flowing through the conductor can be moderated. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the electromotive force induced in the conductor or a circuit adjacent to the conductor due to a change in the current flowing through the conductor, thereby reducing noise generated from the conductor or a circuit adjacent to the conductor. be able to.

Here, examples of the rectifying means include a circuit constituted by a capacitor and a resistor connected in parallel.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the second aspect, a game ball provided downstream of the outlet gutter and guided downward by the outlet gutter can be discharged outside the gaming machine. A device for forming the discharge ball flow path mechanism, the device including the ball removing device, wherein the conductive wall member of the ball removing device and the conductive wall member of the lead-out gutter are provided. It was configured to be connected by the fastening member in the contact state and to be in a state of mutual electric conduction.

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, some of the devices constituting the discharge ball flow path mechanism include a ball removal device capable of discharging the game balls guided down by the outlet gutter to the outside of the game machine. The device is included, and the conductive wall member of the ball removing device and the conductive wall member of the lead-out gutter are connected by a fastening member in an abutting state and are in a state where they can be electrically connected to each other. In the process of removing the game ball from the flow path, it becomes possible to discharge the static electricity of the game ball.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to any one of the first to eighth aspects, the gaming board storage member comprises:
It was configured to be electrically connected to the ground on the island facility side where the gaming machine was installed.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, since the game board storage member is electrically connected to the ground on the island facility side, it flows through the discharge ball flow path and the discharge ball flow path. The static electricity of the game ball can be reliably removed.

[0027]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a front view showing a pachinko gaming machine exemplified as an embodiment of the gaming machine according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine, and FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a front frame, a game board storage frame, and a back mechanism board provided in the pachinko gaming machine.

The pachinko gaming machine 100 of this embodiment
Includes a body frame 110 and a frame-shaped front frame 111 rotatably supported on one side of the body frame 110.
The front frame 111 is provided with a hinge (not shown) along the periphery of the opening 111A (FIG. 3). The hinge includes a glass storage metal frame 102 and an opening / closing panel 103 vertically. They are mounted openably and closably in a line.

The glass frame 102 holds a transparent glass plate 101, and the game board 1 constituting the game area 1a is installed behind the glass plate 101. In the game area 1a surrounded by the guide rails 2 of the game board 1, there are general figure starting gates 6, 6, a special symbol (special figure) display device 4, a normal symbol (general figure) display device 7, and a special figure starting port. , A special variable winning device 5 for performing a cycle game in which the large winning opening is changed from a closed state to an open state depending on the result of the special figure variable display game, a general winning opening 8,. 12, 12, a hitting direction changing member 14 called a windmill, a number of obstacle nails (not shown), and the like are provided. An out hole 13 for collecting an out ball is provided in the center of the lowermost end of the game area 1a. Each of the winning regions in the general winning opening 8,..., The normal variable winning device 9 and the special variable winning device 5 has sensors 8a,.
a, 5a and 5b are provided respectively.

The opening / closing panel 103 has an upper plate 105 (receiving tray) for receiving and storing game balls discharged from a discharge ball channel of a discharge ball channel mechanism described later, and a game sent from the upper plate 105. A ball feed unit (not shown) for separating the balls one by one and sequentially supplying them to a firing unit (not shown) is provided. In a position below the opening and closing panel 103,
Lower plate 10 for accommodating game balls that cannot be accommodated in upper plate 105
7 (a saucer), an operation handle 104 for performing a shooting operation of a game ball toward the game area 1a, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 3, on the back side of the front frame 111, a game board storage frame 130 for storing the game board 1 is provided.
(Game board storage member) is attached. The game board storage frame 130 is formed so as to bulge rearward and has a storage body 131 having a concave storage section 135, and the game board 1 stored in the storage section 135 is locked from the side of the storage body 131. , A plurality of game board locking members 132,.

The housing body 131 is formed of metal, and is fixed to the rear surface of the front frame 111 with screws. As shown in FIG. 2, a lead (earth wire) 31 extending from the ground on the island facility side via a terminal board 30 to be described later and a lead extending from the gutter body 51 of the lead-out gutter 50 are provided on the upper part of the storage body 131. (Earth wire) 35 are connected to each other. The storage body 131 is in contact with a lock (not shown) for maintaining the front frame 2 in a closed state, and the lock includes the glass storage frame 102 and the open / close panel 10.
3 is in contact with a butterfly fitting for supporting the opening and closing freely. That is, the storage body 131, the locking fitting, the butterfly fitting,
Each of the glass housing frames 102 is in a state where they can be electrically conducted to each other.

The game board locking member 132 includes a storage body 131.
Are provided on both sides of each. Each of the game board locking members 132 is formed of metal, and is attached to the housing main body 131 with screws. Of the game board locking members 132,..., The game board locking member 132A disposed at the lower portion on the rotation center side of the front frame 111 extends along the outer side surface of the storage body 131 as shown in FIG. Base portion 132b to be attached by mounting, and an engagement piece portion 13 extending from the rear end portion of the base portion 132b toward the inside of the storage body 131 and having a front end portion engageable with the engagement recess portion 1b of the game board 1.
2c and the storage body 131 from the lower end of the base 132b.
And a positioning piece portion 132d that extends toward the inside of the game board 1 so that the tip thereof abuts against the side of the game board 1 so that the game board 1 can be positioned with respect to the storage body 131. The engagement piece 132c and the positioning piece 132d are provided so as to penetrate the side surface of the storage main body 131 through the openings 134a and 134b of the storage main body 131, respectively. As shown in FIG. 7, a screw 133 (attachment member) for attaching the base portion 132b to the side surface of the storage body 131 is attached to the base portion 132b, as shown in FIG.
A conductor 33 (earth wire) extending from a connection portion between the case member 81 and the flow path cover member 91 of the flow-down guide gutter 90, and a conductor 34 (earth wire) extending from the later-described discharge control device 21 are fixed. .

That is, the game board storage frame 130 has conductivity, and constitutes a discharge ball flow path mechanism described later, the gutter main body 51 (conductive wall member) of the lead-out gutter 50 (upstream device),
A case member 81 (conductive wall member) of the flow path switching device 80 (downstream device) and a flow path cover member 91 (conductive wall member) of the downflow guide gutter 90 (downstream device) are electrically connected to each other. It has been done. Further, the game board storage frame 130 includes a lock fitting, a butterfly fitting, and the glass storage metal frame 102.
It is in a state of being electrically conductively connected to metal members such as the above and the ground on the island facility side. A back mechanism board 120 is attached to the back of the game board storage frame 130 so as to cover the back side of the game board storage frame 130.

As shown in FIG. 2, a storage tank 40 for storing spare balls is provided on the back side of the back mechanism board 120.
The game balls in the storage tank 40 are moved to the upper plate 105 or the lower plate 107.
In addition to a discharge ball flow path mechanism provided with a discharge ball flow path (discussed in detail later), a game control device 20 for controlling the progress of the game, and discharging based on a command from the game control device 20 A discharge control device 21 for controlling the device 70 (described later), a power supply device 26 for supplying power to various control devices and the like, a terminal board 30 functioning as a relay board for power supply, a frame external output terminal having an external output terminal Board 27,
A card unit relay board 28 and the like are provided. The terminal board 30 has a connector 30a including a conductor 31 (earth wire) extending from the game board storage frame 130 and a conductor 32 (earth wire) extending from the ground (or a conductive member grounded to the ground) on the island facility side. Connected through. The conductors 31 and 32 are connected to each other via a pattern on the board, whereby the game board storage frame 130 is electrically connected to the ground on the island facility side, that is, a grounded state. ing.

As shown in FIG. 2, a display control for controlling the display of the special symbol display device 4 under the control of the game control device 20 is provided at the back of the special symbol display device 4 projecting to the back side of the game board 1. A device 22 is provided, and on the back of the display control device 22, various lamps L are controlled under the control of the game control device 20.
A decoration control device 23 for controlling the lighting / flashing state of the ED, a sound control device 24 for controlling an output of a speaker (not shown) under the control of the game control device 20, and the like are provided. As shown in FIG. 3, the display control device 22, the decoration control device 23, and the sound control device 24
It is installed in a state covered by 16. Also, on the lower end of the rear surface of the front frame 111, a firing device 29 for firing game balls into the game area 1a based on the operation of the operation handle 104 on the front of the gaming machine, a firing control device 25 for controlling the firing device 29, and the like. It is arranged.

Next, the discharge ball passage mechanism will be described in detail.

The discharge ball passage mechanism is constituted by a plurality of devices such as an outlet gutter 50, a ball removal device 60, a discharge device 70, a flow passage switching device 80, and a flow-down guide gutter 90. These devices are arranged from the upstream side in the order of the outlet gutter 50 → the ball removing device 60 → the discharge device 70 → the flow path switching device 80 → the downflow guide gutter 90, and the upstream device according to the present invention comprises the outlet gutter 50 and the downstream The device is composed of a flow path switching device 80 and a downflow guide gutter 90, respectively.

The lead-out gutter 50 receives game balls discharged from the storage tank 40 provided at the upper portion on the back side of the back mechanism board 120, aligns the game balls in two rows, and removes the balls from the ball ejection device 60.
It is provided at a position below the storage tank 40 as shown in FIG. This outlet gutter 50
Comprises a conductive gutter main body 51 (conductive wall member) provided with a spherical flow path that constitutes a partial section of the discharge ball flow path. As shown in FIGS. , Storage tank 4
One end on the side where there is a zero outlet (free end side of front frame 111)
From the bottom to the other end (the base end of the front frame 111), a bottom surface 51a, a side wall 51b for preventing game balls from spilling from the bottom surface 51a, and a line of game balls in two rows. And a partition wall 51c. The gutter main body 51 includes a first piece 52 extending upward from an upper end position on the ball removing device 60 side.
As shown in FIG. 5, the game machine includes a positioning projection 52a protruding toward the front of the gaming machine, and a through hole 52b through which the fastening member 53 passes. The gutter main body 51 is the same as that in FIG.
As shown in the figure, a second piece 54 is provided which extends laterally from a side opposite to the ball punching device 60, and the second piece 54 is connected to a conducting wire 35 extending from the game board storage frame 130. Have been. That is, the gutter main body 51 (conductive wall member) of the outlet gutter 50 exemplified as an upstream device of the discharge ball flow path mechanism.
And a game board storage frame 130 exemplified as a game board storage member are connected to each other in an electrically conductive state.

The ball removing device 60 is used to remove game balls sent from the discharge gutter 50 and guide the game balls to flow down to the discharge device 70. As shown in FIGS.
It is adjacently arranged in a state of being lined up right and left with 0. The ball removing device 60 includes a conductive case member 61 (conductive wall member).
Inside the case member 61, there are formed two ball flow paths (not shown) for guiding the game balls sent from the lead-out gutter 50 to the discharge device 70 in a two-row state. A ball pull-out path (not shown) for extracting game balls from the ball flow path to the outside of the gaming machine is formed. The case member 61 includes an extension piece 62 extending from the upper end thereof toward the outlet gutter 50, and the extension piece 62 is, as shown in FIG. 5, a first piece of the gutter main body 51. 52 is provided with a boss 62a which can be engaged with the positioning projection 52a. That is, the case member 61 includes the positioning protrusion 52 a and the boss 62.
a in a state where the fixing member 53 is engaged with the fixing member 53 from the through hole 52b of the first piece portion 52 of the gutter main body 51 toward the mounting hole 62b of the boss 62a.
And are connected in a contact state. That is, the ball punching device 60
The case member 61 (conductive wall member) and the gutter main body 51 (conductive wall member) of the outlet gutter 50 are in a state where they can be electrically conducted to each other.

The discharge device 70 regulates the flow of the game balls sent from the ball removal device 60 in accordance with the command output from the discharge control device 21, and switches the required number of game balls by the flow control. It can be discharged to the device 80.
The discharge device 70 includes a casing 7 provided with two ball flow paths (not shown) for guiding the game balls sent from the ball removal device 60 to the flow path switching device 80 in a two-row state.
1 (FIG. 3). The casing 71 includes a conductive inner case member (conductive wall member) that forms one side wall of each spherical flow path and a pair of inner case members that cover both sides of the inner case member with the inner case member interposed therebetween. A transparent outer case member. The inner case member is in contact with the case member 61 of the ball removing device 60, whereby the case member 61 (conductive wall member) of the ball removing device 60 and the inner case member (conductive wall member) of the discharging device 70 are connected. They are in a state where they can conduct electricity with each other. A conductive wire (not shown) extending from a case member 81 of a flow path switching device 80 described below is connected to the inner case member.

The flow path switching device 80 guides the game balls sent from the discharge device 70 to the flow-down guide gutter 90, and is disposed below and adjacent to the discharge device 70. The flow path switching device 80 includes a conductive case member 81 (conductive wall member). Inside the case member 81, the flow path switching device 80 branches into a ball lending flow path and a prize ball flow path on the way. A ball flow path (not shown) that joins again is formed, and the path of the game sphere sent from the discharge device 70 is formed at a branch portion of the ball flow path in either the ball lending flow path or the prize ball flow path. A switching valve (not shown) that can switch the crab is provided. A lead wire extending from the inner case member of the discharge device 70 described above is fixed to the case member 81 with a screw or the like, whereby the case member 81 (conductive wall member) of the flow path switching device 80 and the discharge device 70 are connected. The inner case member (conductive wall member) and the inner case member are in a state where they can be electrically conducted to each other. A connecting piece 82 connected to a flow path cover member 91 described below is provided at the lower end of the case member 81.
(FIG. 6) is provided so as to extend downward.

The downflow guide gutter 90 guides down the game balls sent from the flow path switching device 80 to the upper plate 105 or the lower plate 107, and is disposed below and adjacent to the flow path switching device 80. . The downflow guide gutter 90 has a back mechanism board 120 having a groove section defined by a guide wall protruding rearward.
Is covered with a conductive channel cover member 91 (conductive wall member). The downflow guide gutter 90 is an upper plate guide (not shown) for guiding the game balls sent from the flow path switching device 80 down to the upper plate 105.
And a lower plate guide portion (not shown) for guiding the game balls overflowing without being accommodated in the upper plate 105 to the lower plate 107. As shown in FIG. 6, the channel cover member 91 has a boss 92 protruding rearward from an upper end thereof.
The boss 92 is connected to the connection piece 82 of the flow path switching device 80.
In a state in which the fixing member 93 is engaged, the fastening member 93 is passed from the through hole 82b of the connection piece portion 82 to the mounting hole 92a of the boss 92, thereby being connected to the case member 81 of the flow path switching device 80 in a contact state. Have been. That is, the flow path cover member 91 (conductive wall member) of the flow-down guide gutter 90 and the case member 81 (conductive wall member) of the flow path switching device 80 are in a state where they can be electrically conducted to each other. In addition, the flow path cover member 9 of the downflow guide gutter 90
One end of a conducting wire 33 extending from the game board storage frame 130 is connected to a connection portion between the case 1 and the case member 81 of the flow path switching device 80. That is, the flow-down guide gutter 90 and the flow path switching device 8 exemplified as a downstream device of the discharge ball flow path mechanism
0 conductive wall member (flow path cover member 91, case member 81)
And a game board storage frame 130 exemplified as a game board storage member are connected to each other in an electrically conductive state.

As described above, in the discharge ball flow path mechanism of this embodiment, each of the devices constituting the discharge ball flow path mechanism (the outlet gutter 50, the ball punching device 60, the discharge device 70, the flow switching device 80 , A downflow guide gutter 90, which forms at least a part of the wall surface of a discharge ball flow path (a series of spherical flow paths connecting the ball flow paths of the respective devices), and has a conductive wall member (gutter body) having conductivity. 5
1, case member 61, inner case member, case member 8
1, a flow path cover member 91), and each of these conductive wall members is in a state where they can be electrically conducted to each other. Then, the conductive wall member (gutter main body 51) of the lead-out gutter 50, which is the upstream device, and the conductive wall member (the flow passage cover member 91, the case, etc.) of the downstream guide gutter 90 and the flow passage switching device 80, which are the downstream devices Each of the members 81) is in an electrically conductive state with the conductive game board storage frame 130 via the conductive wires 35 and 33.

An irreversible transmission means for restricting the flow of electric charges is provided in the middle of each of the conductors 33 and 35 in one direction from the conductive wall member to the game board storage frame 130. This irreversible transmission means includes, for example, a circuit 140 that regulates the direction of charge flow to one direction using a rectifying diode 140A as shown in FIG.
It is constituted by. Further, a rectifying means is provided in a middle portion of each of the conductors 33 and 35 to moderate a change in current flowing through the conductors 33 and 35. This rectifying means is composed of, for example, a circuit 141 including a capacitor 141B and a resistor 141A connected in parallel, as shown in FIG. Similarly, the conductor 32 or the conductor 31
In the middle part, irreversible transmission means that regulates the flow of electric charges in one direction from the game board storage frame 130 to the ground of the island equipment, and rectification means that moderates the change in the current flowing through the conductors 31 and 32 are provided. Have been.

As described above, according to the pachinko gaming machine 100 of this embodiment, each of the devices 50, 60, 70, 80, and 90 constituting the discharge ball flow path mechanism has the wall surface of the discharge ball flow path. With a conductive wall member constituting at least a part,
A configuration in which each of the conductive wall members is connected to each other in an electrically conductive state, and is connected to the metal game board storage frame 130 through the conductive wires 35 and 33 in an electrically conductive state. Therefore, it becomes possible to discharge the static electricity charged on the discharge ball flow path and the game balls flowing through the discharge ball flow path via each conductive wall member and the game board storage frame 130. That is, the discharge area of the static electricity (the surface area of the part capable of discharging the static electricity) increases, and the static electricity is easily discharged. Therefore, due to the static electricity, each control device (game control device 20, discharge control device 21, display control device 22, decoration control device 23, sound control device 24, emission control device 25, etc.) and each relay on the back side of the gaming machine are caused. Malfunctions can be prevented from occurring in the substrates (terminal substrate 30, frame external output terminal plate 27, card unit relay substrate 28, relay substrate installed on the back of discharge device 70 and flow path switching device 80, etc.). In addition, since the static electricity of the game balls flowing through the discharge ball channel can be discharged in front of the upper plate 105 and the lower plate 107, the game balls charged with the static electricity can be discharged from the game area 1.
a, and can be prevented from flowing into each winning opening (general winning opening 8,..., ordinary variable winning device 9, special variable winning device 5, etc.), due to static electricity of the game ball flowing into each winning opening. , 9a, 5a, 5b in each winning opening can be prevented from malfunctioning. In addition, a conductive wall member (gutter main body 5) is provided on each of the upstream side and the downstream side of the discharge ball flow path.
1, the flow path cover member 91, the case member 81) and the game board storage frame 130 are connected to each other in an electrically conductive state, so that the conductive wall members on the upstream side and the downstream side of the discharge ball flow path. The bias of the electric charge is less likely to occur between them.

In addition, according to the pachinko gaming machine 100 of this embodiment, each of the lock fitting, the butterfly fitting and the glass storage metal frame 102 formed of metal and having conductivity is replaced with the game board storage frame 130. And the game board storage frame 13
0 and the ground of the island facility are connected to each other in an electrically conductive state (that is, the pachinko gaming machine 1).
00, game board storage frame 130, locking hardware,
The metal members such as the butterfly metal fittings and the glass housing metal frame 102 are grounded), so that the discharge ball flow path, the game balls flowing through the discharge ball flow path, and the static electricity of the metal members can be reliably removed. it can. Therefore, each of the control devices 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 on the back side of the gaming machine due to the static electricity.
, 9a, 5a, 5b, etc. in each winning opening can be minimized.

Further, since irreversible transmission means (for example, a circuit 141) is provided for each of the conductors 33, 35, 32 (31), the direction of the electric charge flowing through each conductor 33, 35, 32 (31) can be changed. Can be regulated in any direction. Accordingly, static electricity can be prevented from being transmitted from the game board storage frame 130 to the conductive wall members (the gutter main body 51, the flow path cover member 91, and the case member 81) via the conductors 33 and 35, and the conductor 32 ( The static electricity can be prevented from being transmitted from the ground on the island facility side to the game board storage frame 130 via 31). Further, the conductors 33, 35, 32 (31)
Is provided with a rectifier (for example, a circuit 141), so that the change in the current flowing through each of the conductors 33, 35, 32 (31) can be moderated. Therefore, the conductor 33,
The electromotive force induced in the conductor or a circuit adjacent to the conductor due to the change in the current flowing through the conductors 35, 32 (31) can be reduced.
2 (31) and noise generated from a circuit or the like adjacent to the conductor can be reduced. Also, for example, each conductor 3
3, 35, 32 (31) function as receiving antennas,
Even if an electromagnetic wave (noise) having a frequency corresponding to the length is received, the influence of the electromagnetic wave can be attenuated.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the pachinko gaming machine 100 according to this embodiment, but may be applied to, for example, other pachinko gaming machines, arranging ball gaming machines, and ball game machines such as sparrow ball gaming machines. Applicable. Further, in this embodiment, adjacent conductive wall members (except for the combination of the case member 81 of the flow path switching device 80 and the inner case member of the discharge device 70) are brought into contact with each other so that they are electrically conductive. Although the connection is made in a possible state, for example, it is also possible to connect the adjacent conductive wall members to each other in an electrically conductive state via a conductive member such as a conductive wire. Further, in this embodiment, the respective conductive wall members are connected in series from the upstream side of the discharge bulb flow path, and the conductive wall members located at both ends thereof (upstream and downstream sides of the discharge bulb flow path) are respectively connected. Although connected to the game board storage frame 130, for example, each of the conductive wall members is connected to the game board storage frame 130 (that is, each conductive wall member is indirectly connected via the game board storage frame 130). Connecting)
You may do so. Further, in this embodiment, the game board storage frame 130 and the ground on the island facility side are connected in an electrically conductive state via the conductive wires 31 and 32 passing through the terminal board 30. It is also possible to connect the two in a state where they can be electrically conducted via a conducting wire that does not pass through the terminal board 30. In addition, the game board storage frame 130 and the ground of the island facility are connected in an electrically conductive state with a conductive member other than the conductive wire interposed between the game board storage frame 130 and the ground of the island facility. (For example, by connecting another metal member in contact with the game board storage frame 130 to the ground on the island facility side with a conductive wire, the game board storage frame 130 and the ground on the island facility side can be electrically conducted. Connect in state)
It is also possible.

It should be understood that the embodiments disclosed this time are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

[0051]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, static electricity charged to the discharge ball flow path and the game balls flowing through the discharge ball flow path,
It is possible to discharge through each conductive wall member and the game board storage member. That is, the discharge area of the static electricity increases, and the static electricity is easily discharged. Therefore, it is possible to prevent malfunctions from occurring in the control device on the back side of the gaming machine, the sensor in each winning opening, and the like due to the static electricity. Also,
The bias of the electric charge is less likely to occur between the conductive wall members on the upstream side and the downstream side of the discharge bulb flow path.

According to the second aspect of the invention, in the process of aligning the game balls flowing from the storage tank, it is possible to discharge the static electricity of the game balls. According to the third aspect of the invention, it is possible to discharge the static electricity of the game ball flowing through the discharge ball flow path in front of the saucer. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the game balls charged with static electricity from being launched into the game area and flowing into the winning opening, and to prevent the malfunction of the sensor in the winning opening due to the static electricity of the game balls flowing into the winning opening as much as possible. it can.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the static electricity charged in the discharge ball flow path and the game balls flowing through the discharge ball flow path is discharged to the game board storage member via the conductive wire. According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, there is no need to separately provide a member for fixing the conductive wire to the game board storage member, and the cost can be reduced accordingly. According to the invention described in claim 6, the direction of the electric charge flowing through the conductor can be restricted to one direction. Therefore, it is possible to prevent static electricity from being transmitted from the game board storage member to the conductive wall member via the conductive wire.

According to the seventh aspect of the invention, it is possible to moderate the change in the current flowing through the conductor. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the electromotive force induced in the conductor or a circuit adjacent to the conductor due to a change in the current flowing through the conductor, thereby reducing noise generated from the conductor or a circuit adjacent to the conductor. be able to. According to the invention of claim 8, it is possible to discharge the static electricity of the game ball in the process of removing the game ball from the discharge ball flow path. According to the ninth aspect of the invention, it is possible to reliably remove static electricity from the discharge ball flow path and the game balls flowing through the discharge ball flow path.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a pachinko gaming machine exemplified as one mode of a gaming machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a front frame, a game board storage frame, and a back mechanism board provided in the pachinko gaming machine of FIG.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion A in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of a main part of the game board storage frame of FIG. 3;

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along the line DD of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a circuit diagram illustrating an example of a rectifier.

FIG. 10 is a circuit diagram illustrating an example of an irreversible transmission unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game board 30 Terminal board 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 Conducting wire 40 Storage tank 50 Outgoing gutter (upstream side device) 51 Gutter main body (conductive wall member) 53 Fastening member 60 Ball punching device 61 Case member (conductive) Wall member) 70 Discharge device 71 Casing 80 Channel switching device (downstream device) 81 Case member (conductive wall member) 90 Downflow guide gutter (downstream device) 91 Channel cover member (conductive wall member) 100 Pachinko game Machine (game machine) 105 Upper plate 107 Lower plate 111 Front frame 120 Back mechanism board 130 Game board storage frame (game board storage member) 131 Storage body 132 Game board locking member 133 Screw (attachment member) 140 Circuit (rectifying means) 141 circuit (irreversible transmission means)

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Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A game board storage member for storing a game board, a storage tank provided on the back of the game board storage member for storing game balls, and a discharge ball flow for discharging game balls in the storage tank A game machine comprising: a discharge ball flow path mechanism provided with a path; and a front tray for receiving and storing game balls discharged from the discharge ball flow path of the discharge ball flow path mechanism, The ball channel mechanism includes an upstream device disposed upstream of the discharge ball channel, a downstream device disposed downstream of the discharge ball channel, and a ball supplied from the upstream device. And a discharge device for discharging to the downstream device, each of which includes a conductive wall member having conductivity and constituting at least a part of a wall surface forming the discharge bulb flow path. Each of the conductive wall members is connected to each other in an electrically conductive state. The gaming board storage member has conductivity, and is connected to each of the conductive wall member of the upstream device and the conductive wall member of the downstream device in an electrically conductive state. A gaming machine characterized by being. 2. A gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising an outlet gutter for guiding the game balls flowing down from said storage tank while aligning them, and said upstream device being constituted by said outlet gutter. . 3. A flow path switching device having a branch flow path that branches into a plurality of paths in the middle of the discharge ball flow path, the flow path switching device being capable of switching the course of a game ball to one of the branch flow paths, A downstream guide gutter provided downstream of the device and guiding the game balls from the flow path switching device to the receiving tray, the receiving tray comprises an upper plate and a lower plate arranged vertically. The downflow guide gutter includes an upper plate guide portion for guiding the game balls discharged from the flow path switching device to the upper plate, and the lower plate for the game balls overflowing without being accommodated in the upper plate. A lower plate guide portion for guiding the flow down to the downstream side, wherein the downstream device is configured by at least one of the flow path switching device and the flow down guide gutter. 3. The gaming machine according to 2. 4. The conductive wall member of the flow path switching device and the conductive wall member of the downflow guide gutter are connected by a fastening member in a contact state, and the connection portion and the game board storage member are connected. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the gaming machine is connected to each other via a conductive wire. 5. The game board storage member, comprising: a storage body having a storage portion for storing the game board; a game board locking member for locking the game board from a side of the storage body; 5. The game according to claim 4, further comprising: a mounting member for mounting a locking member to the storage main body, wherein one end of the conductive wire is fixed to the game board storage member by the mounting member. Machine. 6. An irreversible transmission means for restricting a direction in which electric charges flow in one direction from said conductive wall member to said game board storage member is provided on said conductive wire. The gaming machine according to 4 or 5. 7. The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein said conductor is provided with a rectifier for easing a change in current flowing through said conductor. 8. A ball discharging device provided downstream of the outlet gutter and capable of discharging a game ball guided down by the outlet gutter to the outside of the gaming machine, and comprising the discharge ball flow path mechanism. The ball removing device includes the ball removing device, and the conductive wall member of the ball removing device and the conductive wall member of the lead-out gutter are connected to each other by a fastening member in an abutting state so that they are electrically conductive with each other. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the gaming machine is in a possible state. 9. The game board storage member according to claim 1, wherein said game board storage member is electrically connected to a ground on an island facility side on which said game machine is installed. Gaming machine.