JP2004255220A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine with a sensor for detecting the overflow of a ball receiving tray to be easily inspected and repaired. <P>SOLUTION: The pachinko game machine comprises a game machine body 4 with a game face 5 supported by an outer frame 1, a door frame supported to be opened/closed to the game machine body 4 and disposed in the front of the game face 5, an upper tray for reserving pachinko balls fed from a mechanical board via the game machine body 4, and a lower tray 14 disposed below the upper tray to which overflowing pachinko balls are guided when the number of pachinko balls fed to the upper tray exceeds a prescribed value. The pachinko game machine also has a passage 53 for the lower tray on the front side of the game machine body 4 for guiding the overflowing pachinko balls to the lower tray 14 and a limit switch 62 juxtaposed with the passage 53 for detecting the overflow when pachinko balls overflow on the passage 53 side. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that uses pachinko balls such as a pachinko gaming machine and a pachinko rot, and more particularly to a gaming machine provided with a ball tray for receiving pachinko balls supplied to a player for a game.

For example, in a pachinko game machine which is a kind of a game machine using a pachinko ball, one of the objects is to allow a player to win a pachinko ball as a game ball in a winning opening to obtain many pachinko balls as award balls. The prize balls accompanying the prize are supplied to the upper tray through the pachinko machine main body from a mechanical panel disposed on the back of the pachinko machine main body as a game table. When winning is continuously repeated as in the case of a so-called jackpot, a large amount of prize balls are supplied to the player. However, since the pachinko balls must not flow into the upper tray in a concentrated manner and overflow, the overflowing pachinko balls are diverted to the lower tray when the upper tray is full. For example, the overflow mechanism in a conventional pachinko gaming machine is as follows.
As shown in FIGS. 29 to 33, in the mechanical panel 121 of the pachinko game machine, the pachinko balls that have descended from the payout mechanism 122 basically pass from the main communication passage 123 through the intermediate passage 126 of the pachinko machine main body 125, and further pass through the intermediate passage. The structure is such that it reaches the upper tray 127 through a communication passage 129 arranged facing 126. When the space between the main communication passage 123 and the upper tray 127 becomes full of pachinko balls (this is called overflow of the upper tray), the pachinko balls descending from the dispensing mechanism 122 flow toward the sub communication passage 128. ing. Then, the pachinko ball flows down from the auxiliary communication passage 128 through the overflow passage 129 to reach a lower tray (not shown).

  By the way, when an extremely large amount of prize is generated as in the case of a continuous big hit, for example, the prize ball detoured in the direction of the overflow passage 129 overflows from the lower tray or overflows from the lower tray as shown in FIG. There is a possibility that a situation that overflows into the passage 129 side (this is called overflow of the lower tray) may occur. In particular, overflowing to the overflow passage 129 causes a failure such as ball clogging. Therefore, a limit switch 133 as a sensor for detecting the overflow of the lower tray is provided in the overflow passage 129. As shown in FIG. 29, the limit switch 133 is disposed on the side of the lower end position of the overflow passage 129 (on the right side in the figure). The limit switch 133 is rotated by a lever 134 disposed between the limit switch 133 and the overflow passage 129 clockwise as shown in FIG. 31 by a prize ball overflowing on the overflow passage 129 side. It is turned on. Then, the payout of the prize balls from the payout device is temporarily stopped on condition that the limit switch 133 is on. When the prize balls are removed from the lower tray and there are no more prize balls stuck in the overflow passage 129, the limit switch 133 is turned off, so that the payout of the prize balls is restarted.

As described above, in the conventional pachinko gaming machine, the overflow passage 129 is formed on the mechanism panel 121 side. Therefore, the limit switch 133 is also provided in the overflow passage 129 on the mechanism panel 121 side. Therefore, several problems have conventionally occurred.
1) In the inspection work for checking whether the limit switch 133 operates, conventionally, the operation has been confirmed by setting the lower tray in an overflow state. However, it is troublesome and time-consuming to generate an overflow every time the inspection is performed.
2) Many abnormalities concerning the limit switch 133, such as the failure of the limit switch 133, the rusting of the contact portion resulting in poor connection, the disconnection of the wiring, the clogging of the ball, and the ON state of the ball. There are elements that cause. However, conventionally, these abnormalities cannot be easily found because they are arranged on the mechanical panel 121 side, and even if a malfunction is found, it cannot be easily dealt with. For example, if the limit switch 133 breaks down, it needs to be replaced. However, the operation of the mechanical panel 121 is extremely troublesome because it is the panel located at the innermost position in the pachinko game machine.
The present invention has been made by focusing on the problems existing in such conventional techniques. An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine having a sensor for detecting an overflow of a ball tray, which can be easily inspected and repaired.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a game console having a game surface supported by a support frame and having a player face-to-face with a game, and can be opened and closed with respect to the game console. A door frame supported in the front of the gaming surface, and disposed below the door frame, integrated with the door frame or independently openably and closably supported by the gaming table in the direction of the gaming table A ball tray for storing pachinko balls supplied through a supply passage from a game machine, and a sensor for detecting an overflow state when a pachinko ball supplied to the ball tray overflows to the supply passage side. The gist of the invention is that it is disposed at a position adjacent to the supply passage on the front surface of the gaming table.

  In the configuration according to the first aspect of the present invention, the sensor is disposed on the front surface of the game console and adjacent to the supply passage, so that inspection and repair of the sensor can be performed without opening the mechanism panel.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the sensor is disposed at a position adjacent to the supply passage on the front surface of the game console, so that inspection and repair of the sensor can be performed without opening the mechanism panel.

Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko gaming machine will be described with reference to the drawings. Particularly, in the present embodiment, the present invention will be described by embodying the present invention in a pachinko gaming machine having a larger gaming surface than in the past. Here, the `` pachinko machine with a larger gaming surface than before '' is a model with a larger gaming surface to enhance the interest of the player. The liquid crystal screen of the display device arranged in the center can be enlarged, and a powerful large screen can be enjoyed by the player and the appeal to the player can be increased. Furthermore, in the same model, the game surface becomes larger, so that the diffusion of the game ball (pachinko ball) in the left and right direction increases, so that the visual stimulus of the game itself increases, and the falling distance of the falling game ball becomes longer. The expectation as to whether or not the game ball wins the winning opening is also increased.
In the following description, the front, front, or front side refers to the side facing the player, and the rear, rear, or back side refers to the side opposite to the facing side. Unless otherwise specified, left and right refer to the left and right directions as viewed from the front.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the outer frame 1 as a support frame of the pachinko game machine is a wooden frame which is framed in a rectangular shape by upper, lower, left and right frame plates 1a to 1d. A curtain plate 2 is provided on the upper surface of the lower frame plate 1b.
A gaming machine main body 4 as a gaming table is mounted on the outer frame 1. The gaming machine main body 4 is a panel-shaped component member that forms the structural core of the pachinko gaming machine, and rotates around a rotating shaft 6a of a hinge fitting 6 to open and close the outer frame 1 as shown in FIG. It is detachably mounted by a metal fitting 4a.
As shown in FIG. 2, other panel-shaped components are arranged in a stacked manner in the front-rear direction with the game machine main body 4 as a center. First, the general arrangement of the components and the main components associated therewith will be described with reference to FIG.
The game board 5 is fitted in a game board mounting space 9 formed in the upper body of the game machine main body 4. A door frame 7 is provided in front of the game board 5. A glass window G is fitted above the door frame 7, and an upper tray 8 as a pachinko ball tray is formed below the glass window G.
At the rear position of the game board 5, a mechanism board 10 is disposed so as to cover the game board 5 from the back. A mounting base 11 is provided directly below the mechanism panel 10. A cover plate 13 is provided below the game board 5. The cover plate 13 is fixed to the game machine main body 4. A lower tray 14 is formed on the cover plate 13 so as to protrude forward. The cover plate 13 corresponds to a lower cover plate in a conventional model. The reason why the cover plate 13 is simply used is that in the present embodiment, the upper cover plate on which the upper tray 8 is originally disposed is not required as the upper tray 8 moves toward the door frame 7 side. An operation handle 15 is mounted on the right side of the lower tray 14.

First, the gaming machine body 4 and the gaming board 5 will be described in detail.
As shown in FIGS. 1, 7 and 8, a game board mounting space 9 which is framed by a horizontal frame 18 and left and right vertical frames 19 is formed in the upper body of the game machine main body 4. As shown in FIG. 10, a pachinko ball processing area 21 is provided below the game board mounting space 9, and a pachinko ball firing mechanism 23 and a sound mechanism 24 are further provided below the pachinko ball processing area 21. The game board 5 is placed on the top plate 22 in the pachinko ball processing area 21 and fitted into the game board mounting space 9. As shown in FIG. 6, the game board 5 is a substantially square panel body, and a game surface 20 arranged substantially perpendicularly to the front surface of the game board 5 has a substantially enclosed by an inner rail 25 and an outer rail 26. A circular game area 27 is formed. In the game area 27, a winning opening 28, a variable display device 29, and the like are provided at predetermined positions. An out ball collection port 30 is formed at a lowermost position of the inner rail 25. Pachinko balls (game balls) that have not won the winning opening 28 after the game ends exit from the out-ball collecting opening 30 backward as out balls. The nails are not shown.
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a curtain plate 31 is formed on the front surface of the game board mounting space 9 and is framed in a shape corresponding to the game area 27. The curtain plate 31 has a function of holding the game board 5 placed on the top plate 22 and preventing the game board 5 from dropping forward.
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the game area 27 has a larger diameter than the conventional model (the upper tray is provided on the game machine main body side) of the applicant and the variable display device 29. The display screen 29a is also enlarged and occupies a considerably large area in the game area 27. This is mainly because the mechanism for the upper tray can be dispersed by moving the upper tray to a position below the game board, and as a result, the game board can be configured to be longer in the vertical direction.

As shown in FIG. 11, three safe ball collecting gutters 32 are disposed on the back surface of the game board 5 and below the variable display device 29. A safe ball collecting plate 34 is arranged below the safe ball collecting gutter 32. The safe ball collecting gutter 32 is a passage on the back side through which a winning pachinko ball (safe ball) passes after leaving the game area 27, and the safe ball guided to the safe ball collecting gutter 32 is inside the safe ball collecting plate 34. (A gap formed with the game board 5) and falls downward.
As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, a main board 33 is disposed on the back of the safe ball collecting gutter 32 and the safe ball collecting plate 34. On the main board 33, a program corresponding to a game content, a program for activating the program, and the like are provided in a sealed manner according to each model.

Next, the structure around the pachinko ball processing area 21 of the game board 5 will be described.
In the pachinko ball processing area 21, an introduction passage 45 for guiding a pachinko ball supplied from a payout mechanism 40 to be described later to the front side (the player side) and a discharge passage 46 for guiding the pachinko ball to the outside are provided. First, the introduction passage 45 will be described.
The introduction passage 45 includes a main passage 47 for guiding pachinko balls to the upper tray 8 and a bypass passage 49 for guiding pachinko balls overflowing toward the lower tray 14 when the upper tray 8 is full. As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, the main passage 47 has an inlet 50 on the back side of the gaming machine main body 4 and communicates with the outlet 51 on the front side of the gaming machine main body 4 as shown in FIGS. Have been. As shown in FIG. 13, FIG. 14, and FIG. The flow lower surface 47a is provided with a gentle inclination toward the front. The flow lower surface 47a is interrupted on the way, and the outlet 51 is disposed in front of the flow lower surface 47a with a space therebetween.

As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11 and FIGS. 15 and 16, the bypass passage 49 has an introduction port 52 on the back surface side of the game machine main body 4, and is a passage for a lower tray as an overflow passage arranged on the front surface of the game machine main body 4. 53 is communicated. In the bypass passage 49, a flow lower surface 49a through which the pachinko balls introduced from the inlet 52 flow forward is formed. The flow lower surface 49a is provided with a gentle inclination toward the front.
As shown in FIGS. 1, 5, 9 to 11, and 16, the lower tray passage 53 traverses rightward from the front left side of the gaming machine main body 4 and communicates with the inlet 14 a of the lower tray 14. . The lower tray passage 53 is provided at the front left side of the pachinko ball processing area 21 with the first passage 53a for dropping the pachinko balls flowing down from the flow lower surface 49a of the bypass passage 49 downward and the pachinko balls falling smoothly rightward by approximately 90 degrees. It is composed of a guide portion 53b formed on a curved surface for changing the direction to the right and a second passage 53c for guiding the pachinko ball diagonally downward and to the right. The second passage 53c is connected to the inlet 14a of the lower tray 14 at a substantially central position in the left-right direction of the gaming machine main body 4. As shown in FIG. 16, an upper part of the starting position of the second passage 53c is an open space 54, and the lower end of the flow lower surface 47a of the main passage 47 appears.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 5, 13 and 14, a flap 55 is provided upright at the outlet 51. The flap 55 is rotatably supported by a rotation shaft 55a and is urged by a spring (not shown). As shown in FIG. 14, by closing the door frame 7, an insertion tray 57 described later is inserted into the open space 54 from the outlet 51. The downflow surface 57a of the insertion tray 57 is disposed at a position slightly lower than the downflow surface 47a of the main passage 47 in a state of being inserted into the open space 54, and the pachinko ball flowing down the downflow surface 47a flows down more quickly. A gentle slope is provided toward the front in order to make it work.
With the insertion of the insertion tray 57, the flap 55 is lowered toward the open space 54, and a bridge in the direction of the outlet 51 is formed at a position downstream of the flow lower surface 49a interrupted by the open space 54. In this state, the pachinko balls that have flowed down the lower surface 47 a of the main passage 47 flow into the insertion tray 57, and are further guided to the upper tray 8 from the outlet 51.
On the other hand, when the door frame 7 is opened, the flap 55 returns to the standing position by the urging force of the spring as shown in FIG. In this state, the pachinko ball is not guided to the outlet 51. That is, since the pachinko balls cannot be guided to the upper tray 8 that has been opened integrally with the door frame 7, it is necessary to guide the pachinko balls flowing down from the upstream to the lower tray 14. That is, since the insertion tray 57 is eliminated, the pachinko balls fall from the open space 54 toward the lower second passage 53c and flow into the lower tray 14. At this time, the pachinko balls that have vigorously flowed down the lower surface 49a are prevented from jumping out of the outlet 51 to the outside by the flap 55.
As shown in FIG. 16, the first space 53a adjacent to the open space 54 is in communication with the first passage 53a without a partition wall in the middle thereof. Therefore, when the number of pachinko balls guided to the main passage 47 is too large to flow down, the overflowed pachinko balls are moved from the open space 54 to the first passage 53a on the way from the main passage 47 to the insertion tray 57. It moves and is guided to the lower tray passage 53 (that is, flows into the lower tray 14). That is, if the pachinko ball led to the main passage 47 without passing through the bypass passage 49 reaches the front surface of the gaming machine main body 4 and overflows, the ball is bypassed in the direction of the lower tray 14.

Here, as shown in FIG. 31, in the conventional model, when the door frame is opened, the passage to the upper tray is shut off, so that the passage 130 for guiding the pachinko ball to the lower tray so that the pachinko ball does not spill is formed in the game. It is formed in the machine body (the passage 130 is not a passage whose periphery is completely covered like the lower tray passage 53 of the present embodiment, but is only a rail-shaped member whose upper part is open). The passage 130 has no function of guiding the overflowed pachinko balls to the lower tray, but merely has a function of guiding the pachinko balls to the lower tray as an escape path of the pachinko balls that should flow down toward the upper tray 127 by opening the upper tray 127.
In this regard, the lower tray passage 53 of the present embodiment has both a function of guiding the overflowed pachinko balls to the lower tray and a function of guiding the pachinko balls to the lower tray by blocking the passage to the upper tray when the door frame is opened. Will be provided.
The insertion tray 57 is provided so that the pachinko balls do not flow from the open space 54 toward the lower tray 14 when the door frame 7 is closed, and the lower tray passage 53 is formed by this mechanism. It is possible to combine functions.

Next, a region from the second passage 53c that forms the downstream portion of the lower tray passage 53 to the inflow port 14a of the lower tray 14 will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 5, 24, and 27, the tip of the second passage 53c is bent downward and connected to a ball pool 61 formed behind the cover plate 13. The ball pool 61 is a large space formed in the left, right, front and rear so that the pachinko balls flowing down the second passage 53c are not concentrated at one place and clogged, and form a part of the overflow passage. An inflow port 14 a of the lower tray 14 is formed in front of the ball pool 61. A limit switch 62 as a sensor is provided at a position above the ball pool 61 and to the right of the second passage 53c. The limit switch 62 is housed in a sensor housing 66 adjacent to the second passage 53c.
As shown in FIGS. 23 and 28, the sensor housing portion 66 is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped case body partially cut away, and the back side of the cover plate 13 Are located in The upper body of the sensor housing 66 is exposed forward together with the lower tray passage 53 and a later-described firing guide rail 65 with the door frame 7 opened above the cover plate 13. On the other hand, the lower body is stored on the back of the cover plate 13. The upper front surface of the sensor housing 66 is covered with a front wall 66a made of transparent plastic. As shown in FIG. 26, a mounting base 114a provided inside the front wall 66a sensor housing 66 and a mounting base 114b provided on the front wall 66a itself are detachably fastened and fixed by screws 113. As shown in FIG. 28, an opening 66b is formed in an upper part of the sensor housing 66.
As shown in FIGS. 24 and 28, the lower body of the sensor housing portion 66 is formed with a hanging plate 106 having an inverted L-shaped cross section. The left side of the hanging plate 106 is open and communicates with the ball pool 61. On the left side of the hanging plate 106, a lever 71 is suspended and supported so as to be swingable with respect to the mounting base 114a. The lever 71 is interposed between the ball reservoir 61 and the sensor housing 66 and is pushed by the pachinko ball overflowing from the lower tray 14. On the lower left side of the lever 71, a swash plate 71a is formed slightly obliquely so as to face the ball pool 61 which comes into contact with the pachinko ball (prize ball). The swash plate 71a is a surface on which the prize ball contacts, and has a function of preventing the prize ball from entering the inside of the sensor housing 66. On the right side of the swash plate 71a, a contact portion 71b having a U-shaped cross section is formed. The contact portion 71b contacts the inner surface of the hanging plate 106 when pushed by the prize ball, and serves as swing control means for preventing the lever 71 from swinging more than necessary. An input projection 71c is formed on the upper right side of the lever 71.

As shown in FIGS. 23 and 24, the limit switch 62 is disposed in the sensor housing 66 so as to intersect the upper end position of the cover plate 13. The limit switch 62 is fixed to the mounting base 115 on the right side of the lever 71 by a screw (not shown). The limit switch 62 has an input lever 62a and an input pin 62b. The limit switch 62 is turned on when the lever 71 is swung by the pachinko ball that has overflown, whereby the input lever 62a is pushed by the input protrusion 71c and the input pin 62b is input. As shown in FIG. 23, the upper part of the input lever 62 a slightly looks upward from the upper end of the cover plate 13 in the normal viewing state. Therefore, the limit switch 62 and the input lever 62a of the limit switch 62 can be seen through the front wall 66a with the door frame 7 opened.
As shown in FIGS. 23, 24 and 28, a connector 108 is mounted above the limit switch 62. The connector 108 connects the limit switch 62 to a wiring L (illustrated only in FIG. 28 for drawing) for power supply and transmission of an output signal. The wiring L is guided to the left from the opening 66b along the lower tray passage 53, and a ball lending board box 88 (mounted on the back surface of the upper tray 8) to be described later at a position near the leftmost frame plate 1d of the gaming machine body 4. The wiring is connected to the rear side of the mechanism panel 10 together with the wiring to FIG. 1). The wiring L is wired so as to cross leftward from the sensor housing 66, and is completely exposed to the front surface of the gaming machine main body 4 when the door frame 7 is opened.
In such a configuration, the pachinko balls (prize balls) that have overflowed due to the upper receiving tray 8 being filled up from the inflow port 14a through the first passage 53a, the guide portion 53b, the second passage 53c, and the ball reservoir 61 in this order. It reaches the saucer 14. However, as shown in FIG. 27, when the prize balls accumulated in the lower tray 14 overflow to the ball pool 61 (that is, when the lower tray 14 also overflows), the overflowing prize balls move to the swash plate 71a of the lever 71. Start pushing. Then, when the lever 71 swings and the input lever 62a is pushed by the input projection 71c to input the input pin 62b, the limit switch 62 is turned on, and as a result, the supply of the prize ball is stopped (details). The operation of the supply stop will be described later).
A communication passage 104 is formed on the right side of the sensor housing portion 66 and connected to a bypass passage 89 (see FIG. 1) described later so as to prevent the pachinko balls from the upper tray 8 from passing to the lower tray 14.

Next, the discharge passage 46 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, the discharge passage 46 receives the out sphere falling from the out sphere collection port 30 and the safe sphere falling from the safe sphere collecting plate 34 and is downstream (rightward in FIG. 11). The first sloping surface 58 and the out ball and the safe sphere flowing down the first sloping surface 58 are received and the flowing direction is reversed (to the left in FIG. 11), so that the out sphere and the safe sphere are moved toward the center. And a second inclined surface 59 for guiding. At a lower end of the second inclined surface 59, a discharge port 60 communicating with an external rail (not shown) is formed.
Here, in the conventional model, the discharge passage for discharging the out ball and the safe ball is not formed in the game machine main body 4 as in the present embodiment, but is formed in the mechanism panel side located at the rear position thereof. Such a configuration was adopted. In the present embodiment, the reason why the discharge passage is formed on the side of the gaming machine main body 4 is mainly that the mounting base 11 is required to be formed separately from the mechanical panel 10 (the reason will be described later). ). Recent models have a structure in which the safe ball processing device is eliminated, and it is not necessary to collect the out ball and the safe ball separately, and the collecting mechanism of the out ball and the safe ball has a simple structure. Therefore, it is possible to provide the mounting base 11 on the gaming machine main body 4 side as in the present embodiment without intentionally providing the mounting base 11 on the mechanical panel side while securing a space below the mechanical panel 10. It has become.

Next, the pachinko ball firing mechanism 23 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 9 to 12, a pachinko ball firing mechanism 23 is disposed on the lower right side of the gaming machine body 4 (lower left side when viewed from the back). The pachinko ball firing mechanism 23 includes the operating handle 15, the firing hammer 63, the motor device 64, a firing cam (not shown), a coil spring (not shown), a ball feed arm (not shown), and the like.
The motor device 64 rotates at a predetermined timing (at a rate of 100 times per minute in the present embodiment) on condition that the player touches the handle ring 15a of the operation handle 15. A firing cam is fixed to the rotating shaft of the motor device 64, and the firing cam rotates to rotate the firing hammer 63 against the urging force of the coil spring. When the firing hammer 63 is disengaged from the rotated firing cam, the firing hammer 63 instantaneously returns to the original position by the urging force of the coil spring. A game ball is fired by the momentum at this time. By rotating the handle ring 15a of the operation handle 15, the urging force of the coil spring is controlled, and the contact speed of the firing hammer 63 with the pachinko ball (game ball) is adjusted. The ball feed arm is driven in synchronization with the launch hammer 63 and interferes with a later-described game ball guide device 87 to introduce a new game ball into the launch guide rail 65.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 12, a firing guide rail 65 is provided on the right side of the lower tray passage 53. The lower end (right end) of the launch guide rail 65 is disposed on the side of the launch hammer 63 and extends obliquely upward and to the left so as to overlap with the advancing and retreating direction of the launch hammer 63. From the upper end of the launch guide rail 65, a jump area 67 is formed in which the launched pachinko ball (game ball) jumps and jumps. Below the jump area 67, a top plate 68 constituting a second passage 53c of the lower tray passage 53 is arranged. Since the upper surface of the top plate 68 is an inclined surface that descends to the lower right, even if fired, the pachinko ball that has returned without returning to the game surface 20 falls onto the top plate 68 from the jump area 67. Then, the pachinko balls flow down on the top plate 68 rightward and are introduced into the return passage 69 from below the firing guide rail 65. In the present embodiment, the return passage 69 communicates with the open space 54 above the lower tray passage 53. A stopper 79 for supporting a game ball set on the firing guide rail 65 from below is fixed to the mounting rib 65a of the firing guide rail 65.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the firing guide rail 65 is viewed from the front, the lower end of the firing guide rail 45 is disposed at a position lower than the upper end of the cover plate 13. That is, it is arranged in a hidden position that cannot be viewed directly from the front. This is because the vertical width of the game board 5 is expanded as described above and the game board 5 is advanced to a lower position as compared with the conventional model, so that it is necessary to shift the firing guide rail 65 to the lower position as a whole. Things. Normally, when the firing guide rail 65 is lowered, the position of the operation handle 15 is also lowered, so that the lower portion of the firing guide rail 65 is not hidden. However, the position of the operation handle 15 in the pachinko gaming machine is ergonomically determined so as to be arranged at a position where the player can easily operate the operation handle. Therefore, the position of the operation handle 15 cannot be lowered. However, a launch guide rail 65 of a predetermined length is required as a running distance after the launch of the game ball. Thus, the configuration is made as described above.
Here, since the game balls to be launched one after another flow into the lowermost position (the firing preparation position) of the launch guide rail 65, the game balls need to be securely held. In the conventional model, the launch guide rail 65 was adjacent to the upper cover plate disposed on the front surface thereof, so that the discharge port of the game ball from the upper cover plate could be designed to face the launch preparation position. However, such a design is difficult in the firing preparation position where it is hidden below the upper end of the cover plate 13 as in the present embodiment. That is, there is no support means for supporting the game ball (launching ball for launch) set at the launch preparation position from the front. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the game ball guide plate 70 is disposed adjacent to the lowermost position of the launch guide rail 65 as shown in FIGS.
The game ball guide plate 70 supports the game balls supplied from the upper tray 8 on the door frame 7 onto the launch guide rail 65 from the front. That is, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 17, the plate 70 at a position adjacent to the firing preparation position (front position) is disposed at a position slightly higher than the firing guide rail 65 at that position. As a result, the standby ball on the launch guide rail 65 is supported from below by the stopper 79 and from the front and back by the mounting rib 65a of the launch guide rail 65 and the plate 70 from the bottom (actually, the standby ball for launch). (A slight gap is formed between the mounting rib 65a and the plate 70 and the gap is not always supported.) Accurate firing becomes possible.
An ashtray 72 is provided on the left side of the lower tray 14 of the cover plate 13. In the present embodiment, a speaker (not shown) of the sound mechanism 24 is provided on the back surface of the ashtray 72. As shown in FIGS. 1, 5 and 12, a keyhole 73 is formed on the right side of the firing guide rail 65. The keyhole 73 controls opening and closing of the door frame 7 with respect to the gaming machine main body 4.

Next, the door frame 7 will be described in detail.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a door frame 7 is provided on a front surface of the game board 5. The door frame 7 rotates around a rotation axis 6 a of the hinge 6 (that is, coaxial with the rotation axis of the game machine main body 4), and is attached to the game machine main body 4 so as to be openable and closable and detachable. . The door frame 7 has a substantially rectangular outer shape, and a substantially circular large window hole 75 is formed at the center. The circular shape of the window hole 75 corresponds to the gaming area 27 of the gaming surface 9 of the gaming board 5. Glass G for exposing the game surface 9 of the game board 5 is fitted into the window hole 75. A reinforcing frame 74 is arranged on the rear side of the door frame 7 and around the window hole 75. A decorative panel 76 for decoration is provided at a predetermined position on the front side of the door frame 7 and on the periphery of the window hole 75. A lamp (not shown) is provided in each decorative panel 76 and is turned on and off under the control of the main board 33.
An operation button 77 for lending a ball and a display panel 78 of 7-segment display for displaying the remaining amount of cards are provided below the window hole 75.

The upper tray 8 is disposed below the operation buttons 77 and the display panel 78. As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the upper receiving tray 8 includes a flowing surface 81 on which the introduced pachinko balls are pooled, and a surrounding wall 82 surrounding the flowing surface 81. Pachinko balls discharged from the ball arrangement nozzles of the pachinko ball lending device (not shown) fall and come into contact with the downstream surface 81. The inflow surface 81 is formed so as to be inclined downward to the right side, and a narrowed passage 84 is formed such that the downstream side (right side) gradually narrows so that pachinko balls are arranged in tandem.
In the upper tray 8, the pachinko balls introduced from the pachinko ball inlet 83 formed on the wall surface of the door frame 7 on the upstream side (left side) are pooled, and at the same time, gradually flow downstream to reach the stenosis passage 84, Further, it is guided to the back side of the door frame 7 from a supply port 85 arranged at the most downstream side of the narrowed passage 84. As shown in FIG. 1, a game ball guide device 87 for guiding game balls to the game ball guide plate 70 is provided at a rear position corresponding to the door frame 7 of the supply port 85. The game ball guide device 87 is a device for dropping a pachinko ball flowing down from the supply port 85 of the upper tray 8 onto the launch guide rail 65. A bypass path 89 is formed on the side of the game ball guide device 87 for allowing the pachinko balls accumulated in the upper tray 8 to be voluntarily avoided by the lower tray 14 by the operation of the player.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 14, the insertion tray 57 is formed to project rearward at a position corresponding to the back of the door frame 7 of the pachinko ball inlet 83. The insertion tray 57 inserts the pachinko balls supplied from the pachinko ball processing area 21 into the open space 54 from the outlet 51 with the door frame 7 mounted on the front of the gaming machine main body 4 and the upper tray from the pachinko ball inlet 83. Lead to 8. On the back side of the operation buttons 77 and the display panel 78, a ball lending board box 88 having a ball lending board built therein is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the surrounding wall 82 surrounding the flow lower surface 81 of the upper tray 8 is a high wall portion 82a formed so that the periphery of the pachinko ball inlet 83 is formed higher than other portions. The upper end of the high wall portion 82a is positioned higher than the upper end position of the pachinko ball inlet 83, and the pachinko ball inlet 83 is completely covered by the surrounding wall 82 and the high wall portion 82a when viewed from the front. I have. The left position (in front of the pachinko ball introduction port 83) of the flow lower surface 81 surrounded by the high wall portion 82a (and the wall surface of the door frame 7) is a position where the pachinko ball falls and comes into contact with the ball arrangement nozzle of the pachinko ball lending device. is there. Therefore, even if the size of the game board 5 is increased and the upper tray 8 is disposed below the conventional model, and even if the distance from the ball distribution nozzle to the flow lower surface 81 becomes longer, the high wall portion 82a allows The pachinko balls released from the ball placement nozzle do not fly out.
Here, in the conventional model, the upper tray is disposed on the upper cover plate separately from the door frame. The upper cover plate is a member disposed below the door frame. For this reason, when the door frame is opened, the height of the wall of the upper receiving plate provided on the upper cover plate must be limited so as not to interfere with the opening of the door frame (to prevent interference). Was. For this reason, if the distance from the ball arrangement nozzle of the pachinko ball lending device to the upper tray is long, there is a possibility that the pachinko balls falling on the upper tray may jump over the wall and jump out. Therefore, the position of the ball arrangement nozzle is set to be as low as possible. In addition, the upper cover plate must be designed while taking care not to make the wall too high. However, in the present embodiment, since the upper tray 8 is on the door frame 7 side and is opened integrally with the door frame 7, the height of the high wall portion 82a is not limited (actually, the game board 5 Of the game surface 20).

Next, the mechanism panel 10 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 4, and FIG. 9, on the back side of the game board 5, a mechanism board 10 is attached to the game machine main body 4 so as to be openable and closable. The mechanism panel 10 is supported by the gaming machine main body 4 by hinge portions 90 (only the lower side is shown in the present embodiment) disposed vertically, and draws out opening / closing pins 91 scattered on the panel surface. It is made detachable with respect to the gaming machine main body 4 by pushing. A large opening 10a is formed near the center of the mechanism panel 10. The upper half of the large opening 10a is covered by a cover 92 from the back.
As shown in FIG. 9, the variable display device 29 and the main board 33 disposed on the back of the game board 5 are exposed from the large opening 10a in a state where the mechanism board 10 is closed with respect to the game machine main body 4. You. The variable display device 29 is covered from the back by the cover 92, but the main substrate 33 is not covered for visual confirmation.
A tank T is provided above the mechanism panel 10. A tank rail 93 is provided below the tank T. The tank rail 93 moves the pachinko ball introduced from the tank T from left to right in FIG. In the present embodiment, since the game board 5 is extended upward as compared with the conventional model, the tank T is formed to be slightly shallower than the conventional model. On the right side of the tank rail 93, a dispensing device unit 95 is disposed downward. The dispensing device unit 95 includes a dispensing device 96, a first channel 97 for guiding the pachinko balls to the dispensing device 96, and a ball in the first channel 97 when the pachinko machine is removed from the island by discarding the pachinko machine. A ball removing mechanism 98 for removing the ball, a ball removing channel 99 from which pachinko balls are discharged when the ball is removed, a second channel 100 downstream of the dispensing device 96, a bell 101, and a bell 101 And a third flow path 103 downstream of.
In the present embodiment, the two payout devices 96 pay out a predetermined amount of pachinko balls (prize balls) based on the generation of safe balls. The pachinko ball flows down the second flow path 100 and contacts the bell 101 on the way. The pachinko ball that has contacted the bell 101 is guided obliquely downward (in FIG. 9, obliquely downward left) through the third channel 103. The pachinko balls flowing down the third flow path 103 reach the inside of the mounting base 11. The pachinko ball that has flowed down the back of the mechanism board 10 is turned forward by the mounting base 11.

  As shown in FIGS. 2, 4 and 9, a mounting base 11 is provided below the mechanism panel 10. The mounting base 11 is supported by the game machine main body 4 so as to be openable and closable by hinge portions 105 arranged vertically, and is attached to the game machine main body 4 by pulling and pushing an open / close pin 107 arranged on the left side in FIG. It is removable. As shown in FIGS. 9, 20, and 21, the mounting base 11 has a firing board box 11a for housing a firing board and a power board box 11b for housing a power board fixed thereto. As shown in FIG. 21, the payout board box 11c in which the payout board is stored is detachable. This is because only the payout board box 11c needs to be separately supplied to the user from the point of fraud prevention.

A main passage intermediate passage 109 and a bypass passage intermediate passage 110 for guiding the pachinko balls flowing down from the payout device 96 toward the gaming machine main body 4 are formed on the back surface of the mounting position of the payout substrate box 11c. The third flow path 103 is configured to be obliquely inclined so as to guide the pachinko balls to the main passage intermediate passage 109, so that the direction of the main passage intermediate passage 109 is particularly congested (for example, the amount of pachinko ball paid out increases). The pachinko balls are guided from the main passage intermediate passage 109 to the main passage 47 unless otherwise described. As shown in FIGS. 20 to 22, a guide member 112 is provided at the upper end position of the main passage intermediate passage 109 and at the boundary position with the bypass passage intermediate passage 110. The guide member 112 basically serves as a retaining wall so that the pachinko balls that have flowed down the third flow path 103 do not flow toward the bypass passage intermediate passage 110, and quickly moves the pachinko balls toward the main passage 47. A curved inclined surface 112a for guiding is formed so as to face the main passage intermediate passage 109 side. Therefore, the pachinko balls that have flowed down the third flow path 103 are guided in the direction of the main passage intermediate passage 109 unless congestion occurs near the main passage intermediate passage 109 and the bypass passage intermediate passage 110. When the pachinko ball that has stagnated due to traffic congestion becomes equal to or higher than the height of the guide member 112, the ball is guided toward the bypass passage intermediate passage 110.
The main passage intermediate passage 109, the bypass passage intermediate passage 110, and the guide member 112 constitute an overflow mechanism.

Here, the mounting base 11 is configured separately from the mechanism panel 10. In the conventional model, the launch board, the power supply board, and the payout board are arranged on the mechanism panel, and are not necessarily arranged at such a lower position where they can be easily checked together. In the present embodiment, the reason why the mounting base 11 is formed separately from the mechanical panel 10 is mainly that 1) the conventional mechanical panel has been increased in size and weight, and 2) it is separate. This is because the assembling operation of the pachinko gaming machine is accelerated, and 3) conversely, the pachinko gaming machine is easily removed when reused.
Further, in the present embodiment, as a pachinko gaming machine, a board having commonality regardless of the content of the game is assembled on the mounting base 11 as a separate body from the mechanical panel 10, thereby making maintenance and inspection easier. Further, the mounting base 11 can be provided in this manner because the discharge passage 46 is moved to the pachinko ball processing area 21 of the gaming machine main body 4 as described above, so that a space at the position of the mechanism panel 10 is provided. It is also due to things. As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, since the vertical width of the mechanical board 10 is substantially equal to the vertical width of the game board 5, the mounting base 11 is opened or removed by opening the mechanical board 10. It is possible to perform work such as maintenance / inspection and replacement of the game board 5 even without the need.
In addition, since the firing board box 11a, the power supply board box 11b, and the payout board box 11c are isolated from the discharge passage 46, they are less susceptible to noise (electric signals) derived from static electricity generated when the pachinko balls come into contact with each other. This is another reason why the mounting base 11 is formed separately.

Next, the operation of the pachinko gaming machine thus configured according to the present embodiment, particularly regarding the limit switch 62, will be described.
The pachinko balls (prize balls) flowing down the dispensing device unit 95 on the back of the mechanism panel 10 are guided from the third flow path 103 basically toward the main path intermediate path 109 and reach the main path 47. On the other hand, when congestion occurs near the main passage intermediate passage 109 and the bypass passage intermediate passage 110 and the stagnated prize sphere becomes higher than the height of the guide member 112 of the mounting base 11, the prize sphere is guided to the bypass passage intermediate passage 110. , To the bypass passage 49. The prize ball that has reached the bypass passage 49 directly passes through the lower tray passage 53 to the lower tray 14.
On the other hand, the prize ball guided to the main passage 47 is basically guided from the outlet 51 to the upper tray 8 through the insertion tray 57, but there is also a congestion of the prize ball on the gaming machine body 4 side. For example, as described above, it moves from the open space 54 toward the first passage 53a and is guided to the lower tray passage 53. That is, a mechanism is provided at two locations before and after the gaming machine main body 4 to bypass the winning prize ball of the overflow in the upper tray 8 to the lower tray 14.

However, when the prize balls guided to the lower tray passage 53 are not taken out of the lower tray 14 and the prize balls accumulated in the lower tray 14 overflow into the ball pool 61 as shown in FIG. The overflowing prize ball starts pushing the swash plate 71a of the lever 71. When the lever 71 swings and the input lever 62a is pushed by the input projection 71c to input the input pin 62b, the limit switch 62 is turned on, and as a result, the supply of the prize ball is stopped. The limit switch 62 outputs the detection signal to the payout board inside the payout board box 11c in the ON state. As a result, the drive of the prize ball payout device 96 of the payout device unit 95 is temporarily stopped by a command from the payout substrate.
At this time, in the present embodiment, the payout device 96 is stopped, but the pachinko ball firing mechanism 23 is not stopped. In this case, when the safe ball stops the prize ball action with the conventional model equipped with the safe ball processing device that stores the safe balls in order with the winning and performs the prize ball action in conjunction with the discharge processing of the safe ball. In such a case, the safe ball cannot be discharged, and unless the pachinko ball firing mechanism is also stopped together, the safe ball may be clogged and malfunction. However, in the present embodiment, such a conventional safe ball processing device is not provided, and the safe balls are simply counted and the number of safe balls is taken in as data. It has been discharged without distinction. Therefore, it is not necessary to stop the pachinko ball firing mechanism 23.

Now, when the winning balls accumulated in the lower receiving tray 14 are taken out and the amount of winning balls in the ball accumulation 61 decreases, the pushing operation of the lever 71 by the winning balls is eliminated. Then, the input of the input pin 62b is canceled and the limit switch 62 is turned off. As a result, the driving of the payout device 96 is restarted and the supply of the prize balls is performed.
At this time, when the winning balls accumulated in the lower tray 14 must be taken out and the limit switch 62 must be turned off, there may be a case where the payout device 96 is not driven continuously. Possible causes for this include, for example, failure of the limit switch 133, poor conduction due to rust at the contact portion, disconnection of the wiring, a ball clogging between the sensor housing 66 and the lever 71, and the ball remains in the ON state. It is. At this time, since the limit switch 62 is located immediately above the inflow port 14a of the lower tray 14, an employee of the pachinko hall puts a finger through the inflow port 14a and palpates for a defect around the limit switch 62 and the sensor housing 66. be able to. Next, by opening the door frame 7, the upper body of the sensor housing 66 is exposed forward as shown in FIGS. At this time, it is possible to see through the inside of the sensor housing section 66 from the front wall 66a and check it. In addition, since the lever 71 and the input lever 62a can also be confirmed through the front wall 66a, it is possible to immediately diagnose whether or not the limit switch 62 is on by checking the position shift.
Then, when a defect is found, the front wall 66a is removed and the limit switch 62 is replaced, the wiring is repaired, or repair is performed according to the defect.

With this configuration, the present embodiment has the following effects.
(1) A limit switch 62 for temporarily stopping the driving of the payout device 96 when the overflow state occurs in the upper tray 8 and the overflow state also occurs in the lower tray 14 is provided on the front side of the gaming machine main body 4. By opening the door frame 7, it can be easily viewed. Therefore, in the case where the driving of the dispensing device 96 is not resumed even though the overflow state in the lower tray 14 has been eliminated, the check can be performed only by opening the door frame 7 and the mechanism panel is always checked from the back as in the conventional case. The hassle is eliminated. At this time, the front wall 66a of the sensor housing 66 is transparent, so that the inside can be seen through, and a defect can be easily found.
(2) Even if the door frame 7 is not opened, a finger can be inserted through the inlet 14a to palpate the lever 71 and the vicinity of the lever 71 for defects. Further, since the on / off operation of the limit switch 62 can be checked by directly operating the lever 71, it is not necessary to actually determine whether the limit switch 62 operates as in the prior art without causing the lower tray 14 to overflow, thereby improving the work efficiency. Is achieved.
(3) When the door frame 7 is opened, the limit switch 62 is simultaneously exposed to the front surface together with the lower tray passage 53 as an overflow passage. Here, a sensor having a role such as the limit switch 62 is provided in parallel with the overflow passage, and in many cases, it is necessary to confirm the overflow passage rather than the sensor alone. With the configuration as in the present embodiment, it is possible to check the periphery of the limit switch 62 and at the same time to check whether there is any trouble in the lower tray passage 53.
(4) Since the front wall 66a of the sensor housing 66 is detachable, when the limit switch 62 is likely to be defective, the operation of attaching and detaching the limit switch 62 can be simplified.
(5) In this embodiment, the conventional safe ball processing device is not provided, and the safe balls are simply counted and the number of safe balls is simply taken out as data in the payout substrate in the payout substrate box 11c. Actually, the safe ball itself is discharged without being distinguished from the out ball. Therefore, since it is not necessary to stop the pachinko ball firing mechanism 23, the player is not interrupted in the game.
(6) Since the lever 71 prevents the pachinko ball from entering the sensor housing portion 66 by the swash plate 71a, the pachinko ball does not enter and the input lever 62a is not kept pressed.
(7) The contact portion 71b of the lever 71 is arranged such that the input projection 71c contacts the hanging plate 106 in a state where the input lever 62a is pressed and the input pin 62b is input with an appropriate pressure. Therefore, the input pin 62b is not pressed with an excessive pressure due to excessive pressure at the time of overflow.
(8) With the arrangement of the limit switch 62 on the front side of the gaming machine main body 4, in this embodiment, the wiring L is connected to the mechanism panel 10 bypassing the front surface of the gaming machine main body 4. For this reason, the wiring L to the limit switch 62, which has been difficult to view conventionally, can be viewed by opening the door frame 7, so that the inspection and replacement of the wiring L can be easily performed. Further, since the connection of the wiring L can be easily released by pulling out the connector 108 from the opening 66b, for example, when the mechanism board 10 is removed from the gaming machine main body 4, the wiring L is obstructed or pulled and disconnected. There are no defects.

The present invention can be embodied with the following modifications.
The gaming machine body 4 may be made of a metal material and applied to a model that can be used for a long time.
The lower tray passage 53 and the sensor housing 66 may be unitized and integrally formed, and may be detachable. Further, the communication passage 104 may be integrated with them.
-While the gaming machine body 4 is made of a metal material, the lower tray passage 53, the sensor housing 66, the ball pool 61, and the door frame 7 may be made of resin. In this case, the adjacent members, for example, the lower tray passage 53 and the sensor housing 66 can be unitized. In this way, the location where the pachinko ball flows down is not made of metal, so that noise is suppressed.
-The position of the limit switch 62 is not limited to the above embodiment. In short, it is only necessary to be at a position where a winning ball overflowing from the lower tray 14 in the direction of the second passage 53c can be detected. In the embodiment described above, the sensor housing 66 is provided in the sensor housing 66 spatially communicated with the ball reservoir 61. However, the sensor housing 66 may be provided in the second passage 53c.
It goes without saying that a sensor other than the limit switch 62, for example, a microswitch, an optical sensor, a magnetic sensor, or the like may be used as the sensor.
The present invention may be applied to a conventional model other than the “pachinko gaming machine which is larger than the conventional pachinko game machine” as in the above embodiment. For example, in the above embodiment, the door frame 7 and the upper tray 8 are integrated with the increase in size, but the present invention can be applied to a conventional model in which the upper tray 8 is opened and closed separately from the door frame 7. Of course it doesn't matter.
The overflow mechanism such as the main passage intermediate passage 109, the bypass passage intermediate passage 110, and the guide member 112 configured in the mounting base 11 is not necessarily required. This is because even if there is no overflow mechanism, the pachinko balls overflowed by the lower tray passage 53 on the front side of the gaming machine main body 4 can sufficiently bypass the lower tray 14.
In the above embodiment, the pachinko ball causing overflow is described as a prize ball. However, it is naturally possible that a pachinko ball other than a prize ball is partially mixed.
-In the above-mentioned embodiment, although wiring L was led to the left of game machine main part 4 from opening 66b, wiring other than this is also possible. The opening 66b may not be provided.
In the above embodiment, a type of gaming machine having the upper tray 8 and the lower tray 14 has been described. However, the present invention is applicable to a model having no upper tray or lower tray (that is, a case having only one ball tray). Is also possible. Alternatively, the present invention can be applied to a case where three or more ball trays are provided.
-This embodiment is applicable to CR machines other than cash machines.
-The present invention may be applied to a slot machine using a pachinko ball called a so-called pachilot.
In addition, the present invention can be freely implemented without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

Other technical ideas that can be grasped from the above embodiment in order to achieve the object of the present invention will be described below as supplementary notes.
(1)
A game console having a game surface supported by the support frame and having a player face to face,
A door frame that is supported to be openable and closable with respect to the gaming table and is disposed in front of the gaming surface;
An upper tray that is disposed below the door frame, is integrated with the door frame or independently, is openably and closably supported by the game console, and stores a pachinko ball supplied from the game console direction,
In a gaming machine comprising a lower tray disposed below the upper tray and a pachinko ball overflowing without being stored in the same tray when the supply of the pachinko balls to the same tray becomes a predetermined amount or more,
An overflow passage for guiding the overflowed pachinko ball to the lower tray is disposed on the front side of the gaming console, and a sensor for detecting an overflow state when the pachinko ball guided to the lower tray overflows to the overflow passage is provided. A gaming machine characterized by being attached to an overflow passage.
In such a configuration, since the overflow passage is arranged on the front side of the game console and the sensor is provided in the overflow passage, inspection and repair of the sensor can be performed without opening the mechanism panel.
(2) The sensor according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the sensor is disposed near an inlet to a lower tray located downstream of the overflow passage, and is disposed at a position where palpation can be performed directly or indirectly from the inlet. The gaming machine according to supplementary note 1.
Thus, it is possible to palpate the lower tray to see if there is any problem around the sensor. Here, “direct” means the case where the operator directly contacts the sensor, and “indirect” means the case where the member is interposed via another member such as the lever 71 as in the above embodiment.
(3) The sensor is housed in a storage space having a transparent partition wall on the front surface, and the sensor can be viewed through the partition wall in a state where the door frame or the upper tray is opened to the game console. 3. The gaming machine according to any one of Supplementary Notes 1 and 2.
As a result, the sensor can be viewed by simply opening the door frame or the upper tray that covers the front of the gaming table from the front side.
(4) The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein at least the partition is detachable.
This simplifies the work of replacing and repairing the sensor.
(5) The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the payout device stops when the sensor is input, but the firing device does not stop.
Thereby, the player can continue the game even when the supply of the prize balls is stopped.
(6) A lever is provided between the storage space and the overflow passage, the lever being pressed by an overflowing pachinko ball to turn on the sensor, and the lever is visible from a transparent partition of the storage space. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or any one of additional notes 1 to 5, wherein
(7) The game according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the wiring to the sensor is exposed to the front of the game console in a state where the door frame or the upper tray is opened to the game console. Machine.
(8) The connector for connecting the wiring to the sensor is detachable on the front of the game console.

1 is a schematic perspective view showing an open state of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. Exploded side view of the same pachinko gaming machine. Front view of the same pachinko gaming machine. Side view of the same pachinko gaming machine. The front view of the same pachinko game machine with the door frame removed. The front view of the game board of the same pachinko gaming machine. The front view of the upper body of the game machine main body of the same pachinko game machine. Side sectional view of the upper body of the gaming machine main body of the same pachinko gaming machine. Rear view of the same pachinko gaming machine. Rear view of the same pachinko gaming machine with a mechanical board removed. FIG. 11 is a rear view of the state in which the periphery of the main board is removed in FIG. 10. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the vicinity of the pachinko ball processing area of the same pachinko gaming machine as viewed obliquely from above. Sectional drawing in the AA line in FIG. Sectional drawing in the AA line in FIG. Sectional drawing in the BB line in FIG. Sectional drawing of the main passage, the bypass passage, and the outlet of the same pachinko gaming machine. Sectional drawing in the CC line in FIG. The top view of the upper saucer of the same pachinko machine. Sectional drawing of the upper saucer of the same pachinko game machine. The top view of the mounting base of the same pachinko gaming machine. The perspective view of the attachment base of the same pachinko gaming machine. FIG. 4 is a rear view around the overflow mechanism. FIG. 4 is an enlarged front view of the vicinity of a sensor storage portion on the front of the gaming machine main body exposed when the door frame is opened. FIG. 24 is a partially cutaway front view of FIG. 23. FIG. 24 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 23. FIG. 24 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 23. FIG. 5 is an enlarged front view of the vicinity of a sensor storage section for explaining a state in which the ball is clogged. FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway perspective view illustrating a sensor storage unit and a limit switch. Partial enlarged view of a mechanical panel of a conventional pachinko gaming machine. A front view of a part of a game machine main body of a conventional pachinko game machine. FIG. 29 is a partially enlarged view of the mechanism panel of FIG. 28 that has become clogged with a ball. FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional partial plan view of an upper tray, a gaming machine main body, and a mechanism board of a conventional pachinko gaming machine. FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional partial plan view of an upper tray, a gaming machine main body, and a mechanism board of a conventional pachinko gaming machine.

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  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Outer frame as a support frame, 4 ... Game machine body as a game table, 5 ... Game board, 7 ... Door frame, 8 ... Top tray, 14 ... Bottom tray, 20 ... Game surface, 53 ... Overflow passage Lower tray passage 62, Limit switch as sensor.

Claims (1)

A game console having a game surface supported by the support frame and having a player face to face,
A door frame that is supported to be openable and closable with respect to the gaming table and is disposed in front of the gaming surface;
A ball tray disposed below the door frame, integrated with the door frame, or independently supported by the game console so as to be openable and closable with respect to the game console, and for storing pachinko balls supplied from the direction of the game console through a supply passage. In a gaming machine equipped with
A sensor for detecting an overflow state when the pachinko ball supplied to the ball tray overflows to the supply passage side is disposed on a front surface of the gaming table and adjacent to the supply passage. Gaming machine.

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