JP2005185473A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the fatigue of a player's hand operating a shooting operation device provided in the front face side of a game machine and provide the front face of the game machine with an integral design. <P>SOLUTION: An enclosed ball type game machine 100 is provided with a shooting device 61 shooting a game ball and a shooting operation unit 150 for operating the shooting device 61. The shooting operation unit 150 is provided with a touch panel display unit 151, a flaunt ball ornament part 154, a speaker 155, a shooting slide volume 153, a handle touch detecting member 152 detecting the touch of the player's hand, and an attachment frame body 159 retaining them. The side of the attachment frame body 159 is formed with a space formation part 163 and the rear part of the space formation part 163 is formed with a space part 158. The handle touch detecting member 152 is provided in a portion constituting a front part inside face of the space part 158. A portion constituting the lower part inside face of the space part 158 is formed with a mount part 164. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine including a launching device that launches a game ball toward a game area.

A conventional launching operation device (launching handle) is configured as a knob protruding forward from the front surface of the gaming machine, and a rotary operation dial capable of adjusting the launching force is provided around the knob. In addition, a touch sensor is provided in the operation dial itself or in the vicinity thereof, and the operation dial is controlled to be able to fire on the condition of detection by the sensor.
In such a conventional launching operation device, it is necessary to play a game while maintaining a certain amount of rotation, and there is a problem that the player's hand becomes tired if the game is continued for a long time, so the palm is placed on the operation device. A gaming machine in which a part is formed and a launch operation can be performed in a state where a palm is placed on the part is also considered (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP-A-9-84927

  However, in the conventional gaming machine, there is a problem that the launch operation device itself is increased in size because a portion on which a player's hand can be placed is provided. Furthermore, there is a problem that the degree of freedom of arrangement of other mechanisms provided on the front side of the gaming machine is reduced.

  An object of the present invention is to reduce hand fatigue when a player operates the launch operation device when a launch operation device for operating the launch of a game ball is provided on the front side of the gaming machine. Also, the design of the front side of the gaming machine should have a sense of unity and the decoration of the gaming machine should be improved.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is a gaming machine including a launching device that launches a game ball toward a game area.
Provided below the front side of the gaming machine is a mounting frame that bulges to the front side for disposing a front functional body related to the execution of the game,
A space forming member capable of forming a space portion that is open to the side is provided on the side of the mounting frame,
A touch detection member that detects a contact of a player's hand inserted from the opening and outputs a signal for operating the launching device at a portion constituting a front inner side surface of the space portion in the space forming member. And a mounting portion on which a player's hand inserted from the opening can be placed is formed at a portion of the space forming member constituting the lower inner surface of the space portion.

According to the invention described in claim 1, since the player's hand can be placed, it is difficult to get tired even if the game is continued for a long time. In particular, since a hand can be placed from the lateral direction of the gaming machine, the game can be easily performed with a natural posture. In addition, since the mounting portion is formed using the shape of the bulging mounting frame, there is no problem with the arrangement with other mechanisms on the front side, and the front side of the gaming machine has a sense of unity The decorativeness is improved.
Moreover, since the hand can be put in the space, the hand can be protected. (For example, to prevent objects falling from the top from hitting your hand).

  The invention according to claim 2 is the gaming machine according to claim 1, in which the edge of the opening is placed on the front portion of the space forming member and the player's hand is placed on the placement portion. It is characterized by comprising as a grip part that can be gripped by the hand.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to place a hand in a stable state and to perform touch detection reliably and without difficulty.
In addition, since the grip portion does not protrude from the gaming machine as in the prior art, it is effective in terms of design.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the first or second aspect, the lower portion of the space forming member is extended so that the mounting portion extends outward from the space portion. It is characterized by that.

  According to the invention of claim 3, since the placing portion can be widened, the player's hand can be placed in a more reliable and stable state.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to any one of the first to third aspects, the space forming member is
Constituting the front surface portion of the space forming member, and a curved front surface bulging portion bulging forward;
A bottom surface constituting part constituting the bottom face part of the space forming member;
It is comprised from these.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, it is possible to reliably realize a mechanism capable of obtaining the effect obtained by the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 3.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the space forming member can be placed with either the left or right hand of the player. It was provided in the both sides of the lower front side of this.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the player can select the placement hand. For example, even a left-handed player can place the hand without any discomfort.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to any one of the first to fourth aspects of the present invention, the edge portion of the opening on the front side of the space forming member is placed on the player's hand. Configured as a gripping part that can be gripped by the hand in a state of being placed on the mounting part,
A launching force adjusting member capable of adjusting the launching force of the game ball in the launching device is provided on the front side surface of the space forming member and in the vicinity of the edge of the opening, and the gripping portion is gripped by the player's hand In this state, the firing force adjusting member can be operated.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to adjust the strength of the firing force while placing a hand on the placing portion, and the game can be continued without feeling tired.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, the display device that displays game information to the player as the front functional body is inclined obliquely upward. It is attached to a mounting frame.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, information desired by the player can be provided, so that the game can be further enjoyed. Moreover, even if a large display device is provided, it is possible to arrange all components without any problem.

  According to the present invention, since the player's hand can be placed, it is difficult to get tired even if the game is continued for a long time. In particular, since a hand can be placed from the lateral direction of the gaming machine, the game can be easily performed with a natural posture. In addition, since the mounting portion is formed using the shape of the bulging mounting frame, there is no problem with the arrangement with other mechanisms on the front side, and the front side of the gaming machine has a sense of unity The decorativeness is improved.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. However, although various technically preferable limitations for implementing the present invention are given to the embodiments described below, the scope of the invention is not limited to the following embodiments and illustrated examples.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 in a state where the front surface of the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 in an embodiment to which the gaming machine of the present invention is applied, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 in a state where the front face of FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the main part of the lower part of the back surface of the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the lower part of the opening 121 of the front frame body 130 and its periphery. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the lower part of the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100, and FIG. 7 is a main part sectional view showing the lower part of the enclosed ball type game machine 100.

The encapsulated ball type gaming machine 100 of the present embodiment is an application of the present invention to a pachinko gaming machine. For example, the game content can be the same as that of a conventional pachinko gaming machine, The size of the outer shape and the like is also the same, and it can be installed in the current island facilities of the pachinko parlor, but it does not use the ball supply mechanism or ball discharge mechanism of the island facilities. That is, in the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100, the number of game balls based on data (number of rented balls data) or the like input from a storage medium such as a card through a rental machine etc. using a pre-enclosed gaming ball. In other words, game balls can be launched into the game area in accordance with the data on the number of possessed balls, and when the game balls are launched, the data on the number of possessed balls is subtracted in accordance with the number of game balls launched. ing. In addition, when a game ball that has been launched wins a prize device such as various prize opening or a variable prize device and a prize ball (game ball) is generated, the actual number of balls held without paying out the actual game ball The number of prize balls is added to the data. Further, when the data on the number of possessed balls becomes 0, the game ball cannot be launched. In this state, when a numerical value (that is, the number of rented balls or the number of replayed balls) is added to the data of the number of balls based on the data of the amount stored in the storage medium such as a card or the data of the stored balls, again Game balls can be launched.
In addition, the launched game ball is collected in the encapsulated ball game machine 100 so that it can be launched again, and the game ball circulates in the encapsulated ball game machine 100. Yes.
That is, the encapsulated ball game machine 100 of this embodiment is an encapsulated ball game machine that collects the game balls that have been launched into the game area and supplies them to the game again.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment includes a machine frame 110 configured in a rectangular frame shape, and on one side of the machine frame 110, the machine frame 110 is provided. On the other hand, a front frame 120 having a rectangular frame shape is pivotally supported so as to be rotatable. The front frame 120 is rotatable to the front side of the front frame main body (main body frame) 130 serving as a base for mounting various members and the like provided in the front frame 120 and the front frame main body 130. And a firing operation unit 150 attached to the lower side of the glass frame 140 on the front surface of the front frame body 130.

  The front frame main body 130 is configured in a substantially rectangular plate shape so as to fit within the machine frame 110 having a rectangular frame shape, and accommodates the game board 1 described later in a portion extending from the center to the upper end portion. For this purpose, a rectangular opening 121 is formed. The front surface of the game board 1 accommodated in the front frame body 130 faces the front side from the opening 121 of the front frame body 130. Further, the glass frame 140 is arranged so as to cover the opening 121 in which the game board 1 of the front frame body 130 is fitted, that is, a portion extending from a slightly lower side to the upper end portion from the center of the front frame body 130. A game where a game ball is launched and flows down between the front surface of the board 1 and the glass plates 141 and 141 fitted in the glass frame 140 and surrounded by the guide rails 2 provided on the front surface of the game board 1 Region 1a. The enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 includes a launching device 61 that launches a game ball toward the game area 1a.

Also, one side (left side) of the glass frame 140 is pivotally supported by one side of the front frame main body 130 so as to be able to open and close like a door, and the glass frame 140 is opened. The front side of the game area 1a on the front side of the game board 1 can be opened.
The glass frame 140 is provided with a space to be a game area 1a in which a game ball can flow down between the glass frame 140 and the game board 1 fitted in the opening 121 so as to substantially close the opening 121 of the front frame body 130. Double glass plates 141 and 141 are fixed. In the glass frame 140, at least a portion of the game area 1 a on the front side of the game board 1 can be visually recognized from the front side of the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 through the glass plates 141 and 141.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, external appeal decoration lamps 11,..., Side lamps 12 and 12, speakers 13 and 13, etc. are provided at positions on the front side of the glass frame 140 that do not hinder the viewing of the game area 1 a. It has been. The external appeal lamps 11 are provided on the upper front portion of the glass frame 140. The external appeal decoration lamps 11,... Mainly notify the surroundings when the number of acquired game balls becomes large. For example, the number of difference balls (the number of difference balls) that is the difference between the number of balls entered (the number of balls the player has struck into the gaming machine) and the number of balls played (the number of prize balls that the game ball has entered through the winning slot etc.) The number obtained by adding the number of balls lent to the player by the game store is the number of balls possessed by the player, and the number of balls possessed here is a game ball that enables the above-mentioned game balls to be launched. Based on the numerical data), the external appeal decoration lamps 11,... Are turned on when the number of difference balls increases. As described above, the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 does not pay out the prize balls as described above, and the number of exit balls, the number of balls entered, the number of difference balls, the number of balls held (the number of game balls), etc. This is not the actual number of game balls, but a numerical value on the data. In other words, there are only a limited number (for example, 25) of game balls that are actually used in circulation, and the number of possessed balls is, for example, detected by counting the game balls that are launched into the game area. Number of fired balls, number of foul balls counted by detecting game balls that have been launched but returned, number of recovered balls counted by detecting game balls that have been launched and collected in the game area, prizes for winning From the numerical values such as the number of balls, the number of balls rented from a game store, etc., the above-mentioned number of incoming balls, the number of outgoing balls, the number of difference balls, the number of balls possessed.

  As long as there is no trouble such as opening the glass frame 140 and the game balls coming out, the number of fired balls = the number of foul balls + the number of collected balls (when the number of foul balls is not included). And the number of entered balls = the number of collected balls = the number of launched balls-the number of foul balls, the number of issued balls = the number of winning balls (integrated value) = the number of entered balls-the number of rented balls (the number of replayed balls) + the number of held balls, Number of balls held = number of balls rented (or replayed balls) + number of balls played-number of balls entered, number of balls pitched-number of balls entered = number of balls difference, number of balls held = number of balls lent (or number of replay balls) + It becomes the difference ball number. As described above, the game with the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 is completely performed as a numerical value on the data, and an error due to spilling the game ball or leaving the game ball on the lower plate or the upper plate occurs. It is possible to reliably manage in integer units. However, it is difficult to obtain satisfaction and superiority that can be obtained by a player by obtaining a large number of game balls and storing them in a game ball box by increasing the number of balls held. Therefore, the external appeal decoration lamps 11,... Are used so that the player can obtain satisfaction and superiority.

  More specifically, the operation of the external appeal decoration lamps 11,..., For example, when the number of balls held or the number of difference balls reaches 1000 or more, one of the external appeal decoration lamps 11,. For example, when the number of balls held or the number of difference balls reaches 2000 or more, two of the external appeal decoration lamps 11... Are turned on and the emission color is changed. Each time the number of balls increases by a predetermined number, the number of lighting of the external appeal decoration lamps 11,... Is increased and the light emission color is changed to notify the player in the game store of the number of balls with a large difference in number. It is now appealing that players who play in the game have acquired a large number of game balls.

  In addition, a firing operation unit 150 is attached to the lower side of the glass frame 140 on the front side of the front frame body 130. 8 is a top view (plan view) of the launch operation unit 150, FIG. 9 is a side view of the launch operation unit 150, and FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along plane XX in FIG. FIG. 11 is a drawing showing an end surface along the plane XX in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 10, and FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view of the firing operation unit 150.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 to 12, the firing operation unit 150 includes a touch panel display unit (display device) 151 as a front functional body related to the execution of the game, a display ball decoration unit 154, a speaker 155, and a firing slide volume (launching force). Adjusting device) 153, handle touch detection members 152, 152 for detecting the touch of the player's hand, and firing that holds these members and forms pocket-shaped spaces 158, 158 for operating the firing device 61 An operation frame 160.

  The firing operation frame 160 includes a back cover 162 that covers the front surface of the mounting plate 131 provided at the bottom of the front frame body 130 from the front, and a mounting frame body 159 that is attached to the front surface of the back cover 162. As described above, the glass frame 140 covers a part of the front frame body 130 that extends from the lower side to the upper end part from the front in the vertical direction, but the back cover 162 is located on the remaining lower side of the front frame body 130. The part (mounting board 131) is covered from the front.

The mounting frame body 159 is provided below the front side of the encapsulated ball game machine 100, and is provided with a display ball decoration portion 154, a speaker 155, and a firing slide volume 153 as front function bodies related to the execution of the game. Bulges forward. That is, the attachment frame body 159 is attached to the front surface of the back cover 162 so as to cover the entire front surface of the back cover 162, and the attachment frame body 159 is more than the front glass plate 141 of the two glass plates 141 and 141. Is also formed in a state of bulging forward. Since the mounting frame body 159 is provided in a state where it bulges forward, a space is formed between the mounting frame body 159 and the back cover 162, and the touch panel display unit 151, the show ball decoration portion 154 and the firing slide volume 153 are formed. Can be arranged in an inclined state.
Further, several female screw holes are formed on the back surface (the surface on the back cover 162 side) of the mounting frame body 159, and screw through holes are formed in the back cover 162 at positions corresponding to these screw holes. The mounting board 131 is formed with screw through holes at positions corresponding to these screw holes. When the launch operation frame 160 is attached to the lower side of the glass frame 140 on the front side of the front frame main body 130, the back cover 162 is attached to the back surface of the attachment frame body 159 (the launch operation frame 160 is assembled), and the back cover is attached. The lower part of the front surface of the mounting plate 131 is covered with the firing operation frame 160 with the 162 facing the mounting plate 131, screws are passed through the respective screw through holes from the back surface of the mounting plate 131, and these screws are screw holes of the mounting frame body 159. Screwed on.
In addition, in this enclosed ball type gaming machine 100, the mounting frame body 159 is attached to the front surface of the mounting board 131 via the back surface cover 162, but the back surface cover 162 is interposed between the mounting frame body 159 and the mounting board 131. The attachment frame body 159 may be directly attached to the front surface of the attachment board 131 without doing so.

  A substantially rectangular cutout 166 is formed at the center in the left-right direction of the mounting frame body 159, and a display portion mounting member 165 having a substantially rectangular frame shape is attached to the cutout 166. . A touch panel display unit 151 is fitted into a rectangular frame of the display unit mounting member 165, and the display surface of the touch panel display unit 151 is surrounded by the display unit mounting member 165.

  The touch panel display unit 151 that displays game information to the player as a front functional body is attached to the attachment frame 159 via the display portion attachment member 165 with the display surface inclined obliquely upward. That is, the display surface of the touch panel display unit 151 is inclined so that the lower part of the display surface of the touch panel display unit 151 is closer to the front and the upper part of the display surface of the touch panel display unit 151 is closer to the rear.

  The back surface portion on the back side with respect to the display surface of the touch panel display unit 151 is in a state of being accommodated in a space formed between the attachment frame body 159 and the back surface cover 162. In FIG. 12, the touch panel display unit 151 and the display unit mounting member 165 are not shown in order to simplify the drawing.

  The touch panel display unit 151 has a liquid crystal display, and has basic functions such as information on the number of balls, amount information (remaining amount stored in a storage medium such as a card), and storage information (without exchanging for prizes). The number of game balls stored on the game store side), etc. so that the number of held balls can be confirmed at any time without paying out the actual game balls. Various information including the occurrence of an error can be displayed to a clerk or the like. The touch panel display unit 151 is a touch panel that enables display switching and other input operations corresponding to display contents. In addition, the touch panel display unit 151 can be rotated around the rotation axis set in the left and right direction of the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 together with the display unit mounting member 165 so as to adjust the inclination. Correspondingly, it can be changed to an angle that is easy for the player to see.

  In addition, on the right side of the touch panel display unit 151, a display ball decoration 154 as a front functional body is provided. Similarly to the touch panel display unit 151, the show ball decoration portion 154 is also attached to the attachment frame body 159 via the display portion attachment member 165.

The show ball decoration unit 154 virtually represents a flow or the like due to a decrease or increase in game balls accumulated on an upper plate in a pachinko gaming machine that pays out game balls.
That is, when the game balls are sequentially fired or when the game balls are won, only the increase or decrease of the number of balls displayed on the touch panel display unit 151 is reduced by the launch of the game balls accumulated on the upper plate of the pachinko gaming machine. In addition, since it is difficult to actually realize the increase due to the payout of the prize balls, the movement of the game balls is virtually reproduced by the display ball decoration unit 154 so that the player can easily feel the increase or decrease of the game balls. To do.

  Note that the show ball decoration unit 154 represents, for example, the increase or decrease of the game balls by movement of the game balls, and may be displayed by circulating and moving the actual game balls, or the game balls may be displayed as images as a display. The movement of the game ball may be displayed, or the movement of the game ball may be expressed by a blinking lamp or the like.

  The attachment frame body 159 includes space forming portions (space forming members) 163 and 163 that can form a space portion 158 that is open to the side on both left and right side portions. The space forming portions 163 and 163 are extended from the side portion of the attachment frame body 159. That is, when the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 is viewed from the front side, the space forming portions (space forming members) 163 and 163 extend from the left and right sides of the mounting frame 159 toward the side. Pocket-shaped space portions 158 and 158 are formed at the rear of each of the space forming portions 163 and 163, the left space portion 158 opens leftward, and the right space portion 158 faces rightward. Open.

  The right space forming portion 163 constitutes a front surface portion of the space forming portion 163, a curved front surface forming portion 163a bulging forward, and a bottom surface forming portion 163b constituting the lower surface portion of the space forming portion 163. With. When the encapsulated ball type gaming machine 100 is viewed from the side, the front structure portion 163a is provided in a curved state so as to gradually bulge forward from the front upper portion toward the lower front portion. The front surface component 163a is formed integrally with the bottom surface component 163b so as to continue from the lower end of the front surface component 163a to the upper end of the bottom surface component 163b. The bottom surface constituting part 163b is provided in a curved state so as to gradually bulge forward from the lower part toward the upper part.

  On the other hand, the back cover 162 has space rear surface portions 170 on the left and right sides. In front of the right space rear surface portion 170, the right space forming portion 163 faces the right space forming portion 163.

  The right space portion 158 is formed between the front surface forming portion 163 a and the space rear surface portion 170 in the right space forming portion 163, and the space rear surface portion 170 constitutes the rear inner surface of the space portion 158. The right space 158 opens to the right and is formed in a pocket shape as a whole.

  In addition, the mounting frame body 159 has mounting portions 164 and 164 on the left and right side portions on which the player's hand inserted from the opening 158a of the space portion 158 can be placed. Then, a right placement portion 164 on which a player's hand (mainly the right hand) inserted from the opening 158a can be placed is formed in a portion constituting the lower inner surface of the space portion 158 in the right space formation portion 163. is doing. Further, the lower portion of the right space forming portion 163 is extended so that the right placement portion 164 extends from the space portion 158 to the right outside thereof. That is, the right mounting portion 164 is formed in a horizontal plane that passes through the boundary line between the right front surface configuration portion 163a and the bottom surface configuration portion 163b, and when the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 is viewed from the front side, A part of the mounting portion 164 is disposed on the rear side of the front surface forming portion 163a, and the other portion of the mounting portion 164 extends rightward from the space portion 158 on the upper side of the bottom surface forming portion 163b. The portion of the right mounting portion 164 that extends rightward from the space portion 158 is formed to be substantially flat.

  The enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 includes handle touch detection members 152 and 152 and a firing slide volume 153 in place of a rotary operation type operating handle for operating the launching of a game ball provided in a conventional pachinko gaming machine. Have.

  A signal for operating the launching device 61 by detecting the player's hand (mainly the right hand) inserted from the opening 158a is output to a portion constituting the front inner surface of the space portion 158 in the right space forming portion 163. A right handle touch detection member 152 is provided.

  More specifically, the right handle touch detection member 152 is disposed between the right front component 163a and the right space rear surface 170. The right handle touch detection member 152 is provided so as to cover the right front structure portion 163a from behind and to cover a part of the right placement portion 164 (mainly a portion existing in the space portion 158) from above. It has been. The right handle touch detection member 152 constitutes the front inner surface of the pocket-shaped space 158 formed on the right side of the mounting frame 159. The handle touch detection member 152 includes a metal plate and includes a touch sensor provided on a conventional operation handle. The handle control unit 152 emits a signal by touching the handle touch detection member 152 of the player's hand. And the launching device 61 is operated under the control of the launch control device to launch a game ball.

  Further, since the right mounting portion 164 extends rightward outward from the right space portion 158, the player puts his hand (mainly the right hand) into the right space portion 158 and puts the right handle A hand can be placed on the placement portion 164 while touching the touch detection member 152. That is, the placement unit 164 functions as a hand rest.

  Further, when the player puts his right hand into the right space portion 158, the edge portion of the opening 158a on the front side of the right space forming portion 163 is configured as a grip portion 163c that can be held by the player's right hand. Has been. Specifically, with the index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger of the player's right hand in the right space 158, the handle touch detection member 152 is touched and the thumb is removed from the right space 158 to form a space. It is possible for the player to hold the grip portion 163c by being positioned in front of the portion 163. Further, it is possible for the player to grip the grip portion 163c with his / her hand while placing his / her hand on the placement portion 164.

  Conventionally, the firing force is adjusted by rotating the operation handle, but in the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100, the operation lever 156 is moved up and down. The operation lever 156 capable of adjusting the launching force of the game ball in the launching device 61 is provided on the front surface side surface of the space forming part 163 and in the vicinity of the edge part (the grip part 163c) of the opening 158a. The enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 is configured such that the operation lever 156 can be operated in a state where the grip portion 163c is gripped by the player's hand. The firing force can be adjusted by a firing slide volume 153 provided with an operation lever 156.

  Specifically, the firing slide volume 153 as the front functional body is attached to the back surface of the front surface forming portion 163a between the front surface forming portion 163a and the handle touch detection member 152 in the right space forming portion 163. The front constituent part 163a is formed with a slit 163d that is long in the vertical direction. A movable part of the firing slide volume 153 projects forward from the slit 163d, and an operation lever 156 is attached to the movable part.

  The operation lever 156 is provided so as to be movable up and down along the slit 163d together with the movable portion of the firing slide volume 153. Put the index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger of the player's right hand into the right space 158, touch the handle touch detection member 152, and hold the grip 163c. The operation lever 156 can be operated up and down.

  Further, when the operation lever 156 is moved up or down, the firing force becomes stronger, and when the operation lever 156 is moved in the opposite direction, the firing force becomes weaker. The operation lever 156 can be stopped at an arbitrary position, and even if the hand is released, it does not return to the position where the firing force is minimized by a spring or the like. The game ball can be launched simply by releasing the hand from the operation lever 156 and touching the handle touch detection member 152.

  On the other hand, the left space forming portion 163 is provided symmetrically with the right space forming portion 163 with respect to the center line extending up and down of the encapsulated ball type gaming machine 100, and the left mounting portion 164 includes the enclosing ball The left-side handle touch detection member 152 has a center extending in the vertical direction of the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100. The line is symmetrical with the handle touch detection member 152 on the right side with respect to the line. However, the left space forming portion 163 is not formed with a slit unlike the right space forming portion 163.

  Similarly to the right space rear surface 170, the left space rear surface 170 of the back cover 162 is opposed to the space forming portion 163 behind the left space forming portion 163, and the rear portion of the left space 158 It constitutes the inner surface. Similarly to the right handle touch detection member 152, the left handle touch detection member 152 is disposed between the left front component 163 a and the space rear surface 170, and the front inner surface of the left space 158 It is composed.

  The space forming portions 163 and 163 are provided on the left and right sides of the lower front side of the enclosing ball type gaming machine 100 so that the left and right hands of the player can be placed on the respective placement portions 164 and 164. . Moreover, since the handle touch detection members 152 and 152 are provided on the left and right of the launch operation unit 150 at the lower part of the enclosing ball type gaming machine 100, the game ball can be fired with either the right hand or the left hand. .

  In this enclosed ball type gaming machine 100, the left space forming portion 163 is not provided with a firing slide volume and an operating lever, but like the right space forming portion 163, the firing slide is formed on the back side of the left space forming portion 163. A volume may be provided, and an operation lever may also be provided on the front surface of the left space forming portion 163. When the left space forming unit 163 is provided with the firing slide volume and the operation lever, the right space forming unit 163 may or may not be provided with the firing slide volume 153 and the operation lever 156.

  In the firing operation unit 150, the speaker 155 is attached to the attachment frame 159 via the back cover 162 as follows. That is, a speaker mounting recess 167 formed in a state of being recessed rearward is provided at the lower portion of the mounting frame body 159 in the left-right direction. An opening 168 is formed in the rear bottom surface of the speaker mounting recess 167. On the other hand, a speaker mounting portion 171 provided in a convex shape toward the front is formed at the lower portion of the central portion in the left-right direction of the back cover 162. When the mounting frame 159 is assembled to the back cover 162 so as to overlap the back cover 162 in the front-rear direction, the front surface of the speaker mounting portion 171 faces the rear bottom surface of the speaker mounting recess 167. In addition, an opening 172 that penetrates to the back surface of the speaker mounting portion 171 is formed on the front surface of the speaker mounting portion 171, and the opening 168 of the speaker mounting recess 167 overlaps with the opening 172 of the speaker mounting portion 171 in the front-rear direction.

When the back cover 162 is viewed from the front side, the speaker mounting portion 171 is formed in a convex shape forward. However, when the back cover 162 is viewed from the back side, the speaker mounting portion 171 is concave forward. Is formed. A speaker 155 as a front functional body is housed in a recess on the back surface of the speaker mounting portion 171. The speaker 155 is provided in the speaker mounting recess 167 via the speaker mounting portion 171 so that the cone surface of the speaker 155 closes the opening 168 and the opening 172. The cone surface of the speaker 155 is covered with a protective cover 173, and this protective cover 173 is attached to the speaker attachment portion 171 while being sandwiched between the speaker 155 and the back surface of the speaker attachment portion 171.
The speaker 155 is attached to the attachment frame body 159 via the back cover 162, but may be directly attached to the attachment frame body 159 (mainly, the position overlapping the front and rear of the opening 168 of the speaker attachment recess 167). good.

  The rear of the speaker 155 is covered with an enclosure 157. The enclosure 157 is formed in a box shape whose front side is open, and is attached to the back surface of the back cover 162 in a state where the speaker 155 is disposed in the space in the box shape. Further, the enclosure 157 is provided so as to extend to the right side (left side when viewed from the rear as shown in FIG. 3), and a part of the enclosure 157 is located behind the space on the right side of the back cover 162. The surface portion 170 is covered from behind. Since the enclosure 157 is formed in a box shape opened to the front side, an internal space surrounded by the space rear surface portion 170 and the enclosure 157 is formed, and thus vibration generated by the speaker 155 is detected on the right handle touch detection member. This is a kind of body sonic because the player can feel the vibration based on the sound by hand. In this embodiment, the left space rear surface portion 170 is not covered by the enclosure 157, but the enclosure 157 is provided in a state of extending to the left side, and the extended portion extends from the rear of the left space rear surface portion 170 from the rear. It may be covered.

  On the other hand, a ventilation opening 174 is formed at the center in the left-right direction of the back cover 162 and above the speaker mounting portion 171. The ventilation opening 174 communicates from the space between the mounting frame 159 and the back cover 162 to the back side of the back cover 162. On the other hand, a fan opening 139 (shown in FIGS. 6, 7, etc.) is formed at the center in the left-right direction of the mounting board 131, and when the back cover 162 is attached to the mounting board 131, the fan The opening 139 is positioned so as to overlap the ventilation opening 174 in the front-rear direction. A blower fan 420 (shown in FIGS. 6, 7, etc.), which will be described later, is disposed on the back surface of the mounting plate 131 and at a position overlapping the fan opening 139 in the front-rear direction. The blower fan 420 blows air from the space between the back cover 162 and the mounting frame 159 to the rear side of the mounting board 131 through the fan opening 139 and the ventilation opening 174. Since the back surface portion of the touch panel display unit 151 is disposed in this space, the touch panel display unit 151 is air-cooled by the blower fan 420.

  When the back cover 162 is viewed from the front, a wiring opening 175 is formed at a position immediately to the left of the vent opening 174 in the back cover 162. On the other hand, an opening (not shown) is formed in the mounting board 131 at a position overlapping with the wiring opening 175 in the front-rear direction. In the opening and the wiring opening 175, various boards described later (the effect control board 50, the game control board 20, the launch control board 63, the power supply board 71, the first frame control board 81, and the second frame control board 82) are provided. To the handle touch detection members 152 and 152, the touch panel display unit 151, the firing slide volume 153, and the show ball decoration portion 154 pass through.

  The attachment frame body 159 is formed integrally with the space forming portions 163 and 163 and the placement portions 164 and 164. Of the attachment frame body 159, the space formation portions 163 and 163, and the placement portions 164 and 164, The mounting frame 159 may be configured by forming at least one of them separately from the other and assembling them with screws or the like.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, in the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 as described above, a game is performed in the game area 1 a on the front side of the game board 1 fitted in the opening of the front frame body 130. It will be.
In other words, the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 is for playing a game by firing a game ball (hit ball; game medium) into the game area 1a surrounded by the guide rails 2 of the game board 1, and in the game area 1a. As shown in FIG. 1, the normal map start gates 6 and 6 and the unprocessed number of times that the game ball passes through the general map start gates 6 and 6 and the normal map display game is unprocessed are displayed. A normal figure start memory display (not shown), a normal figure change display (not shown) for displaying a normal symbol (normal figure) variable display game, a normal variable winning device 9, and a game ball is placed in the normal variable winning device 9. Special figure start memory display (not shown) that lights up and displays the number of unprocessed times that the special figure fluctuation display game has not been processed after winning a prize, display of the variable display game of special symbols (special figure, identification information), etc. Fluctuating display device 4 to be performed, special variable winning device 5, general winning port 8,. Bareru ball striking direction changing member (not shown), and a large number of nails (not shown) is provided.

  In the game board 1 of the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 of the present invention, the game balls that have not won a prize even when flowing down the game area 1a to the lower end of the game area 1a are arranged on the back side of the game board 1 at the lower end of the game area 1a. The guide rail 2 surrounding the game area 1a on the front surface of the game board 1 is not provided at the lower end of the game area 1a, that is, the game of the guide rail 2 A notch portion is provided in a portion surrounding the lower side of the area 1a, and a game ball that has not won a prize is a game area 1a on the front side of the game board 1 at the center of the lower end of the game board 1. It is the structure which flows down to the outer side (lower side) of the game area | region 1a as it is. That is, the out ball moves from the game area 1a to the back side of the game board 1 so as not to be discharged from the game area 1a, but flows down to the lower side of the game area 1a on the front side of the game board 1 as it is. As a result, the game area 1a is discharged.

The normal variation winning device 9 is provided with a pair of left and right opening / closing members, and the opening / closing members always keep a closed state (a disadvantageous state for the player) at an interval that allows one game ball to flow in. However, when the result of the normal map change display game of the normal map change display becomes a predetermined stop display mode (for example, “7”), it is opened in a reverse “C” shape and the normal variable winning device 9 is changed to a state in which game balls can easily flow (a state advantageous to the player).
The normal variation winning device 9 also serves as a special winning start opening. In other words, the start condition is established based on the detection of the game ball by a special figure start sensor (not shown) provided in the inside of the normal variation winning device 9 (winning area), and the special figure variable display game is started. It is like that.

Further, in the general-purpose start gates 6 and 6, a general-purpose start sensor for detecting a game ball that has passed through the general-purpose start gates 6 and 6 is provided.
Then, when the game ball driven into the game area 1a passes through the normal start gates 6 and 6, a normal variable display game is played on the normal variable display.
Here, the common figure change indicator is composed of, for example, LEDs, etc., and a change display game of normal symbols (for example, numbers, symbols, character designs, etc.) displays the lighting state of the common figure change indicator for a predetermined time. This is done by stopping the display.
If, as a result of the usual fluctuation display game, the stop display on the ordinary fluctuation display becomes a special result mode, the opening / closing member of the normal fluctuation prize-winning device 9 is set for a predetermined time (for example, 0). .5 seconds) released as described above. Thereby, it becomes easy to win a game ball in the normal variation winning device 9, and it becomes easy to start a special display variation display game.

The special figure variable display device 4 includes, for example, a liquid crystal display 41 shown in FIG. 6 and the like, and has a display screen 42 that can change display contents. The display content on the display screen 42 is controlled by an effect control board 50 (sub board, board effect board) serving as an effect control device having a function as display control means.
Then, based on the fact that the game ball that has been driven into the game area 1a enters the normal variation winning device 9 that also serves as the start port of the special figure and the start condition is satisfied, a plurality of types of identification information (for example, on the display screen 42) , Numbers, symbols, character designs, and the like). It should be noted that the special figure variable display game is performed by displaying a plurality of types of identification information in a variable manner on the display screen 42 for a predetermined time.
As a result of the special display variable display game, if the display mode of the display screen 42 is a special result mode (for example, any one of the numbers “7, 7, 7”, etc.), the jackpot It becomes a special gaming state (so-called jackpot state).

Here, the special variable winning device 5 includes a large winning opening that is opened and closed by an attacker-type opening / closing door that can be opened by rotating in a direction in which the upper end side is tilted toward the front side, and during the special gaming state The cycle game that facilitates the inflow of game balls into the big prize opening by converting the big prize opening from the closed state to the open state is performed a predetermined number of times (the number of predetermined rounds).
In addition, a count sensor for detecting a game ball that has entered the grand prize opening and a continuous prize area (V prize area) among the game balls that have entered the big prize opening are located inside the big prize opening (winning area). A continuation sensor is provided for detecting a game ball that has flowed into the box.
In each of the general winning ports 8,... (Winning area), a winning port sensor for detecting a game ball that has entered the winning ports 8,.

  Here, when a game ball that has been driven into the game area 1a flows into any of the prize winning openings such as the general prize winning opening 8, the normal variable winning prize apparatus 9, and the special winning prize winning apparatus 5, a prize is generated. The winning game balls are detected by the sensors of the respective winning mouths, and based on the detection, the predetermined number of winning balls set corresponding to each winning mouth is the data of the above-mentioned number of gaming balls (the number of possessed balls). Is added to

Therefore, by performing the above-described cycle game during the special game state, the player has an opportunity to acquire a high number of game balls (specific game value).
That is, the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 is a pachinko gaming machine, and when a special figure variation display game results in a predetermined special result mode (when it is a big hit), a specific game value is given to the player. It is configured to be able to generate a special gaming state that can be given.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 6, the effect control board 50 is disposed on the back side of the game board 1 in the state of being housed in the box 51 on the rear side of the liquid crystal display 41, and the lower side thereof. A game control board 20 serving as a game control device that controls the game in a state of being housed in the box 21 is disposed. When the game control device detects the winning of the game ball with a sensor, the game control device outputs a signal indicating the winning (number of winning balls) to the frame control device described later, and the game ball passes through the normal start gates 6 and 6. When the sensor detects this, the control of the usual variable display game is controlled, and the determination of the hit / decision of the normal variable display game is performed. Then, the game control device performs control to activate the normal variation winning device 9 when the usual variation display game is won. Also, the game control device controls the special display variable display game via the effect control device when a game ball wins the normal variation winning device 9. That is, the game control device causes the effect control device to perform display control of the variable display device 4 and also controls the determination of big hit and miss.
The game board 1 is provided with sensors, solenoids, display devices, etc. related to the game, and is provided with a game control device and an effect control device for controlling these, so that the game board 1 can be enclosed by changing the game board 1 The game content of the ball game machine 100 can be changed.

In addition, the lower part of the front frame main body 130, which is below the opening to which the game board 1 of the front frame main body 130 is attached, is attached with the firing operation unit 150 having the above-described attachment frame body 159 on the front side. 4, 6, and 7, a mounting board 131 is provided on which a launch unit 60 including a launch device 61 and a launch rail 62 for launching a game ball is mounted on the back side.
The front frame body 130 including the mounting board 131 is formed with mounting members, ribs, and the like of various members.
Note that the mounting plate 131 and the front frame body 130 may be integrally formed of resin, or may be separate components so that the mounting plate 131 can be detached from the front frame body 130.

As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, 6, and 7, the above-described launch unit 60 is provided on the back side of the mounting plate 131 below the front frame body 130, and the launch control device that controls the launch device 61. A launch control board 63 (arranged in the box 63a), an encapsulated ball circulation unit 200 (encapsulated ball circulation device) that collects the game balls launched into the game area 1a by the launch device 61 and supplies them to the launch device 61 again; A power supply board 71 that supplies power to each device in the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 (arranged in the box 71a), and a first frame control board 81 that controls devices provided in the front frame 120 other than the game board 1 And a second frame control board 82 (arranged in the box 82a) are attached. The first frame control board 81 and the second frame control board 82 function as a frame control device, excluding the device attached to the game board 1, for example, the external appeal decoration lamp 11,. 151, a sphere decoration unit 154, an enclosed sphere circulation unit 200, and a frame control device for controlling a data communication device with the outside. The first frame control board 81 controls the second frame control board 82 and the launch control board 63 based on the control from the game control board 20 and the effect control board 50.
The front frame body 130 having the mounting board 131 is provided with a structure for attaching each member to the attachment position of each member. For example, a reinforcing rib is formed so as to surround the attached member. Or a boss or the like for attaching a member with a screw or the like.

The firing unit 60 strikes a mounting plate 64 attached to the back surface of the mounting plate 131, a firing rail 62 attached to the back surface side of the mounting plate 64 via a rail mounting base 65, and a game ball on the firing rail 62. And a launching device 61 having a launcher 66 for launching a game ball.
The launch rail 62 is formed in a V-shaped cross section so as to guide the game ball along the launch rail 62, and is positioned below the game board 1 and directly below the game area 1 a on the front side of the game board 1. The guide rail 2 is hit at the lower end of the portion where the guide rail 2 is doubly arranged on the outside and inside so as to guide the game ball launched on the left side of the lower part of the game area 1a, for example, The left and right sides of the encapsulated ball type gaming machine 100 extend left and right along the left and right direction so as to guide the game ball, and the left end is higher than the right end when viewed from the front of the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100. Is arranged. That is, the firing rail 62 is provided on the back surface of the mounting board 131 in a state where the longitudinal direction thereof is inclined toward the game area 1a. Further, the firing rail 62 is placed on a rib-like rail mounting base 65 formed on the mounting plate 64 so that the left end portion is higher than the right end portion when viewed from the front along the arrangement of the firing rail 62 described above. And fixed to the mounting plate 64 with screws or the like.

  The launch unit 60 is basically made of a metal as a whole, and the metal launch rail 62 has a ground wiring for grounding a metal plate 410 as a conductive plate described later on the back side thereof. A screw hole (not shown) is formed as a connection portion for connecting the end of 430, and a screw 622 as a connection terminal for connecting the ground wiring 430 is screwed into the screw hole. The mounting plate 64 is also made of metal and is in contact with the firing rail 62.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 18, the launching device 61 is mounted on the mounting plate 64 so as to be stored in a storage space formed between the mounting plate 131 and the mounting plate 64 attached to the mounting plate 131. A motor (stepping motor) as an electric drive source (not shown) attached to the front side, and a launcher 66 for hitting the game ball and firing the game ball by being connected to this motor and being driven to rotate, A stopper member 67 that regulates the rotation angle of the launcher 66 and a game ball supplied from the enclosed ball circulation unit 200 on the launcher rail 62 as will be described later can be hit by the launcher 66 on the lower end of the launcher rail 62. And a ball positioning member 68 for stopping at a predetermined position.
The launcher 66 is pivotally supported on the back side of the mounting plate 64, and is connected to a motor disposed on the front side of the mounting plate 64. An arm portion 662 extending in a slightly curved state in the radial direction, a round bar-like flange portion 664 extending from the distal end of the arm portion 662 in a substantially rotating direction (a direction substantially perpendicular to the radial direction), and the flange portion 664 Is provided with a coil spring that is attached to the collar portion 664 and becomes a collar tip 666, and a stopper engaging member 665 that extends from the rotating shaft portion 661 in the opposite direction to the arm portion 662.
Further, as shown in FIG. 18, the rotation shaft portion 661 of the launcher 66 is provided above the launch position 69 of the launch rail 62.

  The stopper member 67 is fixed to the mounting plate 64 and comes into contact with the stopper engaging member 665 of the launcher 66 that rotates in the hitting direction after hitting the game ball. A first stopper 671 made of a low resilience material that is elastically deformable in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape that restricts the rotation of the ball, and a launch rod 66 that rotates backward (reverse to the batting direction) so as to return to the origin angle after the game ball is struck And a second stopper 672 made of a low resilience material that is elastic and can be deformed in a disk shape that comes into contact with the arm portion 662 and stops the launcher 66 at the origin angle when the angle is reached, and the first stopper 671 and A stopper fixing portion 673 for fixing the second stopper 672 to the mounting plate 64 is provided.

Accordingly, the stopper member 67 rotates the firing rod 66 in the striking direction and the return direction from the state in which the arm portion 662 is in contact with the second stopper 672 to the state in which the stopper engaging member 665 is in contact with the first stopper 671. It is supposed to be free.
The launcher 66 is controlled to rotate by a predetermined angle by a stepping motor as a motor (not shown), but is surely stopped by a stopper member 67.
Further, since the launcher 66 rotates at high speed in the striking direction, the first stopper 671 that restricts rotation in the striking direction has a flat contact surface with the stopper engaging member 665 so that they can come into surface contact with each other. It has become a shape.
On the other hand, the second stopper 672 has a disk shape and has an outer surface that is a circumferential surface. Therefore, if the second stopper 672 does not elastically deform, the second stopper 672 comes into line contact with the arm portion 662, and the narrow range of the second stopper 672 is the same as the arm portion 662. Will be in contact. However, the second stopper 672 is attached to the stopper fixing portion 673 so as to be rotatable about the center of the disk-shaped circle.
The second stopper 672 is rotated by contact with the arm portion 662 or the like, so that the contact position with the arm portion 662 changes, and the same portion of the outer peripheral surface of the second stopper 672 is changed every time. Contact with 662 prevents deterioration in a short period of time.

  The ball positioning member 68 is disposed on the rear side (the inclined lower end portion of the firing rail 62) of the supply outlet port 247 (described later) of the enclosed ball circulation unit 200 formed so as to face the rear end portion of the firing rail 62. The game ball supplied onto the launch rail 62 from the outlet 247 is restricted from rolling to the rear side in the inclination direction of the launch rail 62, and the game ball is retained at the rear end of the launch rail 62 until launch. It is supposed to leave. Further, the ball positioning member 68 is disposed on the rear end portion of the launch rail 62 at a distance slightly shorter than the diameter of the game ball from the launch rail 62, and the front side of the launch rail 62 (the launch rail 62). In a state where the game ball is held at the inclined lower end portion, the hook 664 and the tip 666 of the launcher 66 pass through the space between the ball positioning member 68 and the launch rail 62 to hit the game ball. Yes. A position where the game ball is held by the ball positioning member 68 on the rear end portion (inclined lower end portion) of the launch rail 62 is a launch position 69 where the game ball is launched.

  In the firing unit 60, the launching device 61 and the front side of the firing rail 62 are closed by the mounting plate 64, and the firing rail 62 is formed by ribs formed around the mounting plate 64 of the mounting plate 131 to which the mounting plate 64 is mounted. The top, bottom, left and right except for the path of the launch ball (game ball) launched through are substantially closed, but the back side (rear side) of the launch unit 60 is open. However, the encapsulated ball circulation unit 200 is attached to the back surface side of the launch unit 60 of the mounting board 131 so as to be substantially overlapped with the launch unit 60 in the front and rear, as will be described later. The rear side of the firing rail 62 and the launching device 61 of the unit 60 is almost covered and closed.

  In the game area 1a, a launch ball introduction port is provided at a lower end portion of a portion serving as a guide path for the launch ball composed of the two guide rails 2 and 2 on the outer side and the inner side. There is a launching ball introducing portion that becomes a return port when returning as a foul ball without flowing down the region 1a. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, the portion of the front frame main body 130 to which the game board 1 is attached is the lower frame, that is, the upper edge of the mounting frame 131 of the front frame main body 130 is behind the glass frame 140. A bottom wall portion 134 that closes a lower portion of the game area 1 a between the rear surface of the side glass plate 141 and the front surface of the game board 1 is formed. A launch ball passage port 135 is provided in a portion of the bottom wall portion 134 of the front frame body 130 that faces the launch ball introduction portion of the above-described game area 1a.

  And, under the launching ball passage port 135 of the mounting plate 131, a space is opened from the launching ball passage port 135 downward, almost directly below the left side edge when viewed from the back side of the launching ball passage port 135, A vertical front end surface of the rail mounting base 65 located slightly ahead of the front end of the firing rail 62 (right side when viewed from the back surface) is disposed. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, it is formed to be integrally joined to the bottom wall portion 134 at the right side edge of the launching ball passage port 135 almost directly below the right side edge when viewed from the back side of the launching ball passage port 135. A guide wall 136 is provided. The guide wall 136 is inclined at substantially the same inclination angle as that of the firing rail 62, and a partition wall 137 formed perpendicularly to the front end surface of the rail mounting base 65 is provided at the lower end portion of the guide wall 136. It is formed continuously.

  A foul ball collection unit 257 (to be described later) of the enclosed ball circulation unit 200 does not cause the foul ball to return to the firing rail 62 side between the firing rail 62 and the rail mounting base 65, and the guide wall 136 and the partition wall 137. It becomes the sphere inlet 138 introduced into the enclosed sphere circulation unit 200 via the. The upper part of the ball inlet 138 is the launch ball passage port 135, communicates with the launch ball introduction part between the outer side and the inner guide rail 2 of the game area 1a, and the rear side is the enclosed ball circulation unit. 200 communicates with a foul ball collection port 251 (shown in FIG. 18) described later.

  Further, the guide wall 136 described above is disposed at a position lower than the extension line of the upper surface of the firing rail 62, and guides the foul sphere to a position lower than the upper surface of the firing rail 62 when the returning foul sphere comes into contact. Thus, the foul ball is prevented from being placed on the firing rail 62. Basically, the foul sphere falls to the front side of the firing rail 62 because the tip of the firing rail 62 is positioned so as not to overlap the launching ball passage opening 135.

  As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, 6, 7, and 13 to 19, the enclosed ball circulation unit 200 includes game balls (including out balls and safe balls) launched into the game area 1a. A collecting member 210 having a collecting port 211 for collecting the collecting ball 211, a collecting ball sensor 212 for detecting a game ball collected from the collecting port 211, and an introduction inclined portion for flowing the gaming ball from the collecting port 211 to the collecting ball sensor 212 213, a circulation passage 220 for guiding the game ball that has passed through the collection ball sensor 212 to the launching device 61, and a part of the downstream side of the circulation passage 220. And a standby flow path 221 in which the game balls are accumulated.

  In addition, the encapsulated ball circulation unit 200 is the foul ball collection means 250 again, although it is fired between the inner guide rail 2 and the outer guide rail 2 by the launch device 61, the launch device 61 side again. The foul ball collection port 251 for collecting the foul ball that has returned to the direction, the foul ball sensor 253 for detecting the collected foul ball, and the foul ball (game ball) collected from the foul ball collection port 251 are circulated. And a foul sphere channel 252 that flows down to the channel 220.

The encapsulated ball circulation unit 200 includes an adhering substance removing unit 400 that removes adhering substance of the game ball that moves in the standby flow path 221 every time the game ball is fired, and a ball removing device 230 that removes the ball in the circulation flow path 220. And a ball feeding device 240 as a feeding device that sequentially sends the game balls to the supply outlet 247 facing the lower end portion (game ball launch position 69) of the launch rail 62 of the launch device 61 according to the timing of the game ball launch. Is provided.
The ball feeding device 240 and a supply flow path 245 described later serve as a supply device that supplies the game ball to the game ball launch position 69 of the launch device 61.

In addition, the encapsulated ball circulation unit 200 stores game balls for replenishment in addition to the game balls normally used for circulation in the encapsulated ball circulation unit 200, and replenishes the balls when the number of game balls circulating during the game decreases. Attach the device 260 and a ball exchange cassette (not shown) containing a predetermined number of game balls for replacement of game balls (for example, 30 balls including the above-mentioned game balls for replenishment), and in the ball exchange cassette And a ball exchange cassette mounting portion 270 for supplying the game balls into the enclosed ball circulation unit 200.
Further, as shown in FIG. 16 and the like, the main part of the enclosed ball circulation unit 200 includes a front wall member (front wall) 310 that forms the front side of the main part, and a rear wall member 320 that forms the back side of the main part. The introduction path 280, the circulation flow path 220 (including the standby flow path 221), and the foul ball flow path 252 are formed inside the main part. Basically, members constituting the path of the above-mentioned game ball are formed on the front wall member 310 side, and members for attaching sensors, solenoids, and the like are formed, and each member is attached to the rear wall member 320. An auxiliary member and an outer peripheral wall 326 surrounding the outer periphery of the enclosing ball circulation unit 200 are provided. Further, the front wall member 310 and the rear wall member 320 are each integrally formed of a transparent resin, and a game ball in the enclosed ball circulation unit 200, a game ball on the front side of the enclosed ball circulation unit 200, a launch unit 60, and the like. Can be seen through, and a clogged game ball can be confirmed from the back side of the front frame 120. The front wall member 310 and the rear wall member 320 are detachably joined.

In addition, the enclosed ball circulation unit 200 has left and right attachment portions 132 and 132 (shown in FIG. 3) provided at predetermined positions below the attachment position of the attachment plate 64 of the attachment plate 131 of the front frame main body 130 at the lower end thereof. Are provided with left and right connecting members 201, 201 that are detachably and pivotably connected, and can be rotated about a rotation axis set in the left-right direction of the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 as shown in FIG. It has become. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the encapsulated ball circulation unit 200, as shown in FIG. 4, from a vertical state (use state) along the back surface (back surface of the mounting board 131) of the encapsulated ball game machine 100, The upper end of the connection member 201, 201 is pivoted so that the upper end of the connection member 201 is tilted backward, and the pivot member can be rotated to a substantially horizontal state (maintenance state).
In addition, the connection members 201 and 201 of the enclosing ball circulation unit 200 have a cylindrical shape into which protrusions serving as axes of the mounting portions 132 and 132 of the mounting board 131 are rotatably inserted. The slits are formed and the shafts can be inserted and removed from the slits 201a and 201a (shown in FIG. 14), so that the connecting members 201 and 201 can be detached from the mounting portions 132 and 132, and the enclosing ball circulation unit 200 is moved to the front surface. The frame main body 130 is detachable (detachable) from the mounting board 131.

  At both left and right end portions of the rear wall member 320, there are provided mounting members 203, 203 for detachably attaching the rear wall member 320 to the mounting plate 131 with the front wall member 310 attached to the front side of the rear wall member 320. Yes. By removing the mounting members 203, 203 from the mounting plate 131, the enclosing ball circulation unit 200 can be rotated so as to be tilted rearward.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the enclosed ball circulation unit 200 is attached to the back side of the front frame body 130 that is the back side of the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100.
The mounting board 131 which is the lower part of the front frame body 130 is configured such that a substantially vertical flat plate portion which is a main part thereof is in front of the game board 1 fixed to the front frame body 130. A firing unit 60 having the above-described launching device 61 and the like attached to the back surface of the board 131 is arranged substantially directly below the game area 1a on the front side of the game board 1.
The encapsulated ball circulation unit 200 is disposed on the rear side of the launch unit 60 and attached to the attachment plate 131 so as to overlap the launch unit 60 attached to the attachment plate 131 in the front-rear direction. The enclosing ball circulation unit 200 is arranged at a position below the game board 1 attached to the front frame body 130 in a state of being attached to the attachment board 131 (in this example, a direction directly below). ing.

The recovery member 210 is formed at an upper end portion that is the uppermost portion of the enclosing ball circulation unit 200. The recovery member 210 has a front portion below the game board 1 so that it can collect out balls, which are game balls that have flowed down without winning from below the game area 1a on the front side of the game board 1. To the lower side of the above-mentioned notch portion of the guide rail 2 on the lower side of the game area 1a on the front side of the game board 1. In addition, the recovery member 210 can recover the safe ball, which is a winning game ball that flows downstream on the back side of the game board 1 and is discharged to the lower side of the game board 1. From the bottom of the game board 1 to the bottom of the safe ball discharge path (not shown).
That is, the recovery member 210 has a front-rear width that is at least twice the diameter of the game ball as compared to the thickness of the game board 1, and the recovery member 210 has a glass plate 141 on the rear side of the glass frame 140 in front of the game board 1. The rear surface of the game board 1 is arranged in the range from the rear end of the game board 1 to the rear end of the winning safe ball discharge path. Further, the horizontal width of the recovery member 210 is the width of the notch portion of the guide rail 2 on the lower side of the game board 1, and the recovery member 210 is arranged in the range from the right end to the left end of the notch portion of the guide rail 2. Is done. In addition, the exit of the discharge path | route (not shown) of the safe ball | bowl on the back surface side of the game board 1 is arrange | positioned in the left-right range of the notch part of the guide rail 2. As shown in FIG.

The front-rear width of the main body portion below the collection member 210 of the encapsulated ball circulation unit 200 is slightly wider than the diameter of the game ball, but is narrower than the thickness (front-rear width) of the game board 1. The recovery member 210 extends from the front and rear of the main body of the enclosed ball circulation unit 200 below the game board 1.
In addition, the enclosing ball circulation unit 200 is disposed behind the launch unit 60 on the back side of the mounting board 131, but the collection member 210 on the lower side of the game board 1 of the mounting board 131 is disposed on the portion of the mounting board 131. A gap portion 133 corresponding to the shape of the member 210 is formed, and when the encapsulated ball circulation unit 200 that is rotatable around the lower end portion is mounted on the mounting plate 131 in a standing state as described above, the encapsulated ball circulation is performed. The front part of the recovery member 210 of the unit 200 is inserted into the gap 133 so that the front part of the recovery member 210 extends ahead of the game board 1.

As shown in FIGS. 6, 7, 13, and 16, the recovery member 210 has a rectangular shape that is long in the left-right direction of the encapsulated ball game machine 100 in plan view, and its periphery is The enclosure wall 214 is substantially vertical. The central part of the collection member 210 (inside the enclosure wall 214) is extended to the left and right except for the right end, and the game balls collected in the collection member 210 are collected in the enclosed ball circulation unit 200. The introduction path 280 has an introduction inclined portion 213 that leads to the ball sensor 212 (inside the enclosed ball circulation unit 200). The introduction inclined portion 213 is a member that becomes the bottom portion of the introduction path 280 that guides the game balls collected by the collection member 210 to the collection ball sensor 212.
A portion that is surrounded by the surrounding wall 214 of the recovery member 210 and opened upward is a recovery port 211 that recovers the out ball and the safe ball. Further, the front part below the front side of the game board 1 of the collection port 211 is an out ball collection port 215 for collecting out balls, and the rear part under the back side of the game board 1 is a safe ball for collecting safe balls. It is a recovery port 216.

The bottom portion of the front part of the recovery member 210 below the out ball collection port 215 guides the out ball collected by flowing down to the out ball collection port 215 to the introduction inclined portion 213 that is the front and rear central portions of the collection member 210. Thus, it is set as the back inclination part 217 which inclines downward toward back. In addition, the bottom part of the rear part of the recovery member 210 below the safe ball recovery port 216 is moved to the introduction inclined part 213 that is the central part before and after the recovery member 210 by flowing the recovered safe ball down to the safe ball recovery port 216. It is set as the front inclination part 218 which inclines down toward the front so that it may guide | induced.
As shown in FIGS. 13 to 15, the right end portion from the rear of the recovery member 210 goes from the right (end) to the left (center side) from the rear without inclining in the front-rear direction. It is disposed so as to cover the hole 212a through which the game ball of the collection ball sensor 212 disposed at the tip of the inclined lower end of the introduction inclined portion 213 passes, as will be described later. The game ball is prevented from flowing directly into the hole 212a of the recovery ball sensor 212 from the game board 1 side (without flowing down the introduction inclined portion 213). If there is a game ball that flows directly into the hole 212a of the recovery ball sensor 212, depending on the relationship (collision, contact, etc.) with other game balls that flow down the introduction inclined portion 213 and then flow into the hole 212a, Since ball clogging is likely to occur, the game ball is guided onto the introduction inclined portion 213 upstream of the collected ball sensor 212. Further, the upper end portion of the firing unit 60 that is formed to rise to the right from the rear and the right end portion is increased by increasing the right end portion from the rear of the bottom portion of the recovery member 210 by the configuration as described above. And the right end of the bottom of the recovery member 210 do not interfere with each other.

  In addition, as shown in FIGS. 6, 7, 13, and 16, in the recovery member 210, an introduction inclined portion 213 is formed between the rear inclined portion 217 and the front inclined portion 218. The introduction inclined portion 213 is one step lower than the rear inclined portion 217 and the front inclined portion 218, and is disposed in the main body portion of the encapsulated ball circulation unit 200 below the collection member 210. Accordingly, an opening is formed between the rear inclined portion 217 and the front inclined portion 218 of the recovery member 210, and this open portion joins (aggregates) the out sphere and the safe sphere recovered by the recovery member 210. The game ball introduction port 219 flows down into the enclosed ball circulation unit 200 (inside the main body). Note that the game ball introduction port 219 is located on the introduction inclined portion 213 and is formed in the central portion of the recovery member 210 in the front-rear direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 14 to 16, the recovery ball sensor 212 is, for example, a well-known pachinko ball passage sensor switch, and includes a hole 212 a through which a game ball passes. When the pachinko ball passes through the hole 212 a, HIGH Alternatively, a LOW signal is output. Further, in the front wall member 310, a rear portion is fixed to a sensor mounting portion 330 formed at an interval at which a game ball can flow downward from a downstream end of the introduction inclined portion 213, and the hole 212a is formed. The front portion extends from the sensor mounting portion 330 to the end of the introduction inclined portion 213 described above.

  The recovery ball sensor 212 has a hole 212a disposed at a position where the game ball flows down from the lower end of the introduction inclined portion 213, and is an upstream end of the circulation flow path 220. A game ball flowing down from the lower end of the introduction inclined portion 213 is detected on a merging portion 254, which will be described later, which is the downstream end of the foul ball inclined portion 255 serving as the bottom of the ball passage 252. ing. Further, the sensor mounting portion 330 is configured to block the end side of the introduction path 280, and the hole 212 a of the collection ball sensor 212 serves as an introduction port for game balls from the introduction path 280 to the circulation flow path 220.

  The circulation flow path 220 has the following members that are extended in a wall shape (plate shape) from the front wall member 310 to the rear side in three upper and lower stages as the bottom. That is, the circulation flow path 220 is a downstream end portion of the above-described foul sphere flow path 252 as a member serving as a bottom portion thereof, and the circulation flow path 220 is moved from the foul sphere flowing down the foul sphere flow path 252 and the sphere replenishment device 260 A refilling ball, which is a refilled game ball, a confluence portion 254 where three kinds of game balls, the recovery ball flowing down from the introduction path 280 through the recovery ball sensor 212 as described above, and the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 The downflow slope part 222 that inclines downward from the left side to the right side when viewed from the back side, and the downflow slope part 222 below the junction part 254 (foul sphere channel 252) that slopes down from right to left when viewed from the back side. And a standby inclined portion 223 that is inclined from the right to the left as viewed from the rear surface side and reaches the ball feeding device 240.

In addition, during the game of the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 (the game balls are sequentially fired and the game area) on the lower part of the circulating flow path 220 from the center part of the downward slope part 222 and the standby slope part 223. A game where the game balls are accumulated regardless of whether or not several game balls are flowing down in 1a) and non-games (the game balls are not being fired). The balls sequentially move downward by a distance corresponding to the diameter of the game ball, and the downstream side portion, which is the portion where the game ball is always waiting during the game of the circulation channel 220, is the standby channel. 221.
Note that the circulation flow path 220 including the standby flow path 221 is formed over a plurality of upper and lower stages, and in each stage, the circulation flow path 220 extends along the left-right direction of the encapsulated ball type gaming machine 100 and moves the game balls to the left and right. It is made to flow down along the inclination in the direction, and the game ball is led out to the lower stage.

  In addition, the operation of the ball replenishing device 260 is performed on the downstream side portion of the falling slope portion 222 that is the upstream end portion of the standby flow path 221, that is, below the upstream portion of the foul ball slope portion 255 of the front wall member 310. A proximity sensor mounting portion 319 for mounting a ball shortage detection sensor 264 used for controlling the ball is provided, and the ball shortage detection sensor 264 is attached thereto. The ball shortage detection sensor 264 is a known proximity sensor switch, and outputs a signal indicating that a game ball is present in the state where a metal game ball is in proximity. That is, if a normal game ball stays in the standby flow path 221, the ball shortage detection sensor 264 exists in a portion where the game ball is directly below the ball shortage detection sensor 264 of the standby flow path 221. A HIGH or LOW signal indicating that there is no shortage is output.

Further, the foul sphere inclined portion 255 and the falling inclined portion 222 having the merging portion 254 are arranged to overlap each other in a state where they are substantially the same length and slightly shifted to the left and right. It is longer than the sphere inclined part 255 and the downflow inclined part 222, for example, about twice as long as these. Then, the upstream half (part) of the standby inclined part 223 is vertically overlapped with the foul sphere inclined part 255 and the downflow inclined part 222, and the downstream half (part) of the standby inclined part 223 is the foul sphere inclined. The circulation channel 220 is not present on the downstream side portion of the standby inclined portion 223 without overlapping the portion 255 and the downstream inclined portion 222 in the vertical direction. A ball replenishing solenoid 263 to be described later of the ball replenishing device 260 and a ball feeding solenoid 244 to be described later of the ball feeding device 240 are disposed on the downstream side portion of the standby inclined portion 223.
With such an arrangement of the circulation channel 220, the space efficiency of the enclosed sphere circulation unit 200 is enhanced, and the enclosure sphere circulation unit 200 is reduced in size.

  The length of the circulation flow path 220 is, for example, a length that can store all of the game balls that circulate in the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 without including the replenishment balls stored in the ball replenishment device 260. Thus, in a state where the game balls are stopped from being fired, the game balls to be circulated in the circulation flow path 220 are just stored. In addition, the number of game balls that are used in circulation is the number (for example, 25) in which when the game balls are fired sequentially, the game balls cannot be collected in time and the game cannot be launched. ing. Therefore, the length of the circulation channel 220 is set to a necessary and sufficient length. In addition, when a game ball is insufficient due to a ball jam or the like in the game area 1a, the game ball is replenished by the ball replenishment device 260.

The introduction path 280, the circulation path 220, the standby path 221, and the foul bulb path 252 are in a state where the front side is closed by the front wall member 310 and the rear side is closed by the rear wall member 320. The front and rear widths thereof are slightly longer than the diameter of the game balls, the game balls can be stored in a line, and the game balls are allowed to flow down without overlapping the front and rear. . The introduction slope 213 of the introduction path 280 is open as the game ball introduction port 219, but the upstream of the foul ball is introduced on the foul ball inclination part 255 of the foul ball passage 252. The sensor mounting part 330 is arranged on the upper part of the slope excluding the end part with a space slightly wider than the diameter of the game ball, and in the confluence part 254 which is the lower part of the fall of the foul ball flow path 252, A ball that can change the inclination direction (inclination angle) of the ball replenishing device 260 on the portion below the portion where the game balls for replenishment and the collection balls meet with a space slightly wider than the diameter of the game balls. A storage plate 261 is disposed. It should be noted that, even if the inclination angle of the sphere storage plate 261 is changed within a predetermined angle range in which the inclination angle can be changed, the sphere storage plate 261 is positioned between the sphere storage plate 261 and the lower junction 254. An interval at which the game balls can flow is maintained.
That is, the front wall member 310 and the rear wall member 320 having the introduction inclined portion 213, the flow down inclined portion 222, the standby inclined portion 223, the foul ball inclined portion 255, and the like are connected to the introduction path 280, the circulation flow path 220, the standby flow path 221, It becomes a flow path constituting member constituting the flow path such as the foul ball flow path 252.

  In addition, on the falling slope portion 222 of the circulation flow path 220, the falling ceiling portion 224 has an upper end portion integrally joined to the joining portion 254 of the foul sphere slope portion 255 and a lower end portion joined integrally to the standby slope portion 223. Is formed. The flow-down ceiling 224 is formed to have the same inclination as the flow-down inclined portion 222 with a space slightly larger than the diameter of the game ball between the flow-down inclined portion 222. It is to be noted that the lower part of the descending ceiling part 224 (the end part on the lower side of the slope) becomes a curved portion corresponding to the flow path of the game ball at the part where the game ball flows almost directly down from the downward slope part 222 to the standby slope part 223. The portion is in a state of being joined integrally with the standby inclined portion 223 at that portion.

In addition, a standby ceiling portion 225 whose upper end is integrally joined to the flow-down inclined portion 222 is formed on the standby inclined portion 223 of the circulation flow path 220. The standby ceiling part 225 is formed so as to have the same inclination as the standby inclination part 223 with a space slightly larger than the diameter of the game ball between the standby inclination part 223.
From the above, in the foul ball flow path 252 and the circulation flow path 220, a space slightly wider than the diameter of the game ball is left and right or up and down with respect to the flow direction of the game ball in many parts. Thus, the game balls do not pass on the left and right or top and bottom, and the game balls flow down one by one or in a line.

In the foul ball collection means 250, the foul ball collection port 251 is provided on the upper end portion of the foul ball flow channel 252, and the lower end of the foul ball collection port 251 and the upper end portion of the foul ball flow channel 252 are provided. A foul ball sensor 253 is arranged on the upper side.
The foul ball collection port 251 is an opening formed at the upper right end portion when viewed from the rear surface side of the front wall member 310 that constitutes the front surface of the enclosed sphere circulation unit 200, and the collected foul sphere is used for the enclosed sphere circulation unit 200. It is designed to be introduced from outside to inside. Further, a foul ball collection portion 257 extending forward from the front surface of the front wall member 310 is provided at a position corresponding to the lower edge of the foul ball collection port 251 on the front side of the front wall member 310. The foul ball collection part 257 is formed in a plate shape whose upper surface is inclined downward toward the rear foul ball collection port 251, and protrudes upward surrounding the periphery excluding the rear side edge connected to the foul ball collection port 251. This is provided with a protrusion 258 so that when the enclosing ball circulation unit 200 is mounted in a state substantially perpendicular to the mounting plate 131, it is inserted into the lower portion of the ball inlet 138 (shown in FIG. 4) of the mounting plate 131. It has become. The foul ball collection unit 257 in the ball inlet 138 is arranged next to the upper end portion (the end portion in the launch direction) of the launch rail 62 and directly below the launch ball passage port 135 and passes through the launch ball passage port 135. It is designed to receive a foul ball that flows down.

Accordingly, in the foul ball collecting means 250, the foul ball collecting unit 257 receives the foul ball that has flowed from the front side of the game board 1 through the launching ball passage port 135 to the lower side of the game board 1. Then, the foul sphere reaching the upper surface of the foul sphere collecting unit 257 enters the foul sphere flow path 252 in the enclosed sphere circulation unit 200 from the rear foul sphere collecting port 251 along the inclination of the upper surface, and enters the foul sphere collecting port 251. It passes through the lower foul sphere sensor 253 and reaches the foul sphere inclined portion 255 which is the bottom of the foul sphere flow path 252. Then, the game ball on the foul ball inclined portion 255 reaches the merging portion 254 along the inclination, merges with the recovered ball, reaches the above-described circulation flow path 220, and flows down the circulation flow path 220.
The foul ball sensor 253 is a well-known pachinko ball passage sensor switch similar to the collection ball sensor 212, and is attached to the lower side of the collection ball sensor 212 of the sensor mounting portion 330 in the opposite direction to the collection ball sensor 212. A hole 253 a through which a game ball of the foul ball sensor 253 passes is arranged at the upper end portion of the foul ball channel 252. Then, similar to the collection ball sensor 212, a foul ball is detected and a signal is output.

The ball removing device 230 for extracting the game ball from the enclosed ball circulation unit is provided on the rear surface side of the ball feeding device 240 adjacent to the downstream end of the standby flow channel 221 that is the downstream portion of the circulation flow channel 220.
The ball removal device 230 includes a ball removal opening 231, a plate-like lid member 232 that opens and closes the ball removal opening 231, and ribs 234, 235, and 236 that support and guide the lid member 232.

The ball opening 231 is provided at a position where the transfer supply member 243 of the rear wall member 320 is located, and the size thereof is such that one game ball can pass through.
Further, a plate-like lid member 232 for opening and closing the ball opening 231 is provided on the outer surface of the ball opening 231 provided in the rear wall member 320 so as to be slidable left and right. A lid member storage 237 for storing the lid member 232 when the ball opening 231 is opened is provided on the side of the opening 231.
On the rear surface of the lid member 232, a handle 232a for opening and closing is projected.
The lid member storage portion 237 has a width that is equal to or greater than the lateral width of the lid member 232, and the lid member 232 can be completely retracted from the ball opening portion 231 when the ball opening portion 231 is opened.
Further, on the outer surface of the rear wall member 320, an outer peripheral rib 234 protrudes from the outer periphery of the ball opening 231 and the lid member storage portion 237 adjacent thereto, and the lid member 232 is disposed inside the outer peripheral rib 234. It is supported by the formed slide part 233.

A pair of ribs 235 and 236 for guiding the lid member 232 are provided at the top and bottom of the position of the ball opening 231 of the slide portion 233 and the position of the lid member storage portion 237, respectively. Slides on the inside (front side) of the ribs 235, 236.
Of the two pairs of ribs 235 and 236, the rib 235 on the side of the bulb opening 231 has a front and rear position on the surface that guides the lid member 232 as compared to the rib 236 on the lid member storage portion 237 side. It is close to the front.
In addition, the front wall 239 of the lid member storage portion 237 is inclined forward toward the ball opening 231.
As a result, when the lid member 232 moves from the position in the lid member storage portion 237, which is the position where the ball opening portion 231 is opened, to the position where the ball opening portion 231 is closed, the rib 235 and the lid member storage portion. It is guided by the front wall 239 of 237 toward the transfer supply member 243 (front) side and moves obliquely.
And in the position which closes the ball | bowl extraction opening part 231, the inner surface of the cover member 232 becomes the front-back position substantially the same as the inner surface of the rear wall member 320.
Thereby, there is no step when the lid member 232 is closed, and the flow of the game ball near the ball opening 231 is not hindered.
In addition, the lower rib 235 on the side of the ball opening 231 has an inclination on the upper surface thereof that falls downward from the ball opening 231 and flows out of the ball opening 231 when the ball is removed. It also has the role of guiding and smoothly flowing down.
There is a projection 238 in the vicinity of the boundary between the ball opening 231 and the lid member storage 237 of the lower slide portion 233, and the lid member 232 stored in the lid member storage 237 when the ball is removed is this projection. It is designed to ride on 238.
As a result, the lid member 232 is pushed up and pressed against the upper slide portion 233, so that the lid member 232 can be prevented from moving due to vibration during ball removal, and the open state can be maintained.

The transfer supply member 243 is a member that constitutes a ball feeding device 240 described later, and is a U-shaped (channel-shaped) member that is open on the left and right sides and the rear side.
The bottom plate member 243a for placing (holding) the game balls of the transfer supply member 243 can place one game ball and falls from right to left when viewed from the back side of the enclosed ball circulation unit 200. In this way, it is inclined (the same inclination as the standby flow path 221).
In addition, part or all of the bottom plate member 243a has a thickness that decreases from the back side to the near side when viewed from the back side of the encapsulated ball circulation unit 200, and the top surface falls to the near side (rear side). So as to be inclined.
That is, the top surface of the bottom plate member 243a is inclined so as to descend from the right back (front right) to the left front (back left) as viewed from the back side of the encapsulated ball circulation unit 200.
Further, a taper is formed on the surface of the regulation wall 241 that comes into contact with the game ball so that the game ball flows toward the ball opening 231.
Thereby, when the ball removal opening 231 is opened, the game ball naturally flows out from the enclosed ball circulation unit 200.

The ball removing device 230 configured as described above is for taking out the game ball enclosed in the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 by an external operation of an attendant or the like. Maintenance of the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100, game ball It is used for taking out the game ball from the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 for exchanging the game.
When the game ball is replaced, the lid member 232 is slid to be stored in the lid member storage portion 237, the ball opening portion 231 is opened, and the game is played along the inclination formed on the bottom plate member 243a of the transfer supply member 243. The ball is allowed to flow out and taken out from the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 (encapsulated ball circulation unit 200).

As shown in FIGS. 13 to 16, the ball feeding device 240 is provided on the downstream side of the standby flow path 221, and loads of game balls waiting in line on the standby flow path 221 due to the inclination of the standby flow path 221. And a ball receiving portion 242 for receiving only one gaming ball on the lowermost inclination side of the game balls arranged as described above, and a ball receiving portion 242. A transfer supply member 243 that transfers the held game ball to a supply introduction port 249 that is an inlet of the supply flow path 245 and a ball feed solenoid 244 that drives the transfer supply member 243 up and down. Prepare.
Further, the supply device is formed on the opposite side of the ball feeding device 240 and the ball receiving portion 242 of the restriction wall 241, gets over the restriction wall 241, and draws the game ball flowing from the supply introduction port 249 into the launch device 61 (fire rail). 62), a supply ball detection sensor 246 for detecting a game ball passing through the supply channel 245, and a game ball launching device of the supply channel 245 (enclosed ball circulation unit 200) A supply outlet 247 serving as an outlet to 61 is provided.

  The restriction wall 241 stops the game ball on the lowermost side of the game balls arranged on the inclined standby flow path 221. For example, the restriction wall 241 has a height slightly lower than the diameter of the game ball (transfer supply located at the lowest position). The member 243 is formed in a plate shape having a height from the upper surface of a bottom plate member 243a described later. The ball receiving portion 242 includes a holding portion bottom wall 248 that is joined to the restriction wall 241 at a right angle, and the restriction wall 241 and the holding portion bottom wall 248 are L-shaped.

The transfer supply member 243 includes a bottom plate member 243a which is disposed on the holding portion bottom wall 248 of the ball receiving portion 242 and functions as a holding portion for placing (holding) the game ball flowing into the ball receiving portion 242. In addition, it is formed in a U-shape (channel shape) in which the left and right sides and the rear side are open so that a game ball can be passed from right to left. The bottom plate member 243a is a portion that becomes the bottom of the U-shaped transfer supply member 243. The transfer supply member 243 has a plunger of a ball feed solenoid 244 connected to the upper end portion thereof. Then, by the ball feed solenoid 244, the upper surface of the bottom plate member 243 a on which the upper surface on which the game ball is placed is lower than the uppermost surface of the standby inclined portion 223, and the upper surface of the bottom plate member 243 a is from the upper end of the regulation wall 241. It can be raised and lowered between the upper position.
When the transfer supply member 243 descends and stands by, the front and back positions of the flow path side surface of the front side wall 243b of the transfer supply member 243 and the flow path side surface of the standby flow path 221 are the same plane. Is forming.
That is, when the transfer supply member 243 is below, the front side wall 243b of the transfer supply member 243 and the flow path side surface of the standby flow path 221 form a smooth continuous state without a step. .
At this time, the upper surface of the bottom plate member 243 a of the transfer supply member 243 is at a position lower than the height of the upper surface of the standby inclined portion 223, and a game ball is formed in the gap between the standby flow path 221 and the transfer supply member 243. Is prevented from stopping.
When the transfer supply member 243 is on the upper side, the bottom plate member 243a is provided adjacent to the supply introduction port 249.

Further, the top surface of the bottom plate member 243a is inclined (same inclination as the standby flow path 221) so as to descend from the right to the left when viewed from the back side of the encapsulated ball circulation unit 200, and is also on the near side (rear side). Inclined to descend.
That is, it is inclined so as to descend from the right back (right front) to the left front (left rear) when viewed from the back side of the enclosing ball circulation unit 200.
The game ball that has flowed into the bottom plate member 243a of the transfer supply member 243 disposed in the ball receiving portion 242 from the standby inclined portion 223 of the standby flow path 221 is restricted on the bottom plate member 243a by the inclination thereof and the lid 241 The member 232 comes close to the adjacent portion and comes into contact with the regulating wall 241 and the lid member 232. When the transfer supply member 243 is raised by the ball feed solenoid 244 and the upper surface of the bottom plate member 243a becomes higher than the upper end of the regulation wall 241, the game ball on the bottom plate member 243a is inclined by the bottom plate member 243a. As a result, it flows down from the supply introduction port 249 toward the supply flow path 245 beyond the regulation wall 241. When one side end (the end facing the standby flow path 221) of the bottom plate member 243a rises, the game ball to be sent to the transfer supply member 243 next on the standby flow path 221 is transferred to the transfer supply member 243. The diameter of the game ball waiting in the most downstream portion of the standby flow path 221 is prevented from rising higher so as not to enter below.

  The ball feed solenoid 244 is attached to a ball feed solenoid mounting portion 311 provided on the front wall member 310 with the plunger facing substantially vertically downward, and the transfer supply member 243 is attached to the tip of the plunger. In the connected state, the plunger is driven up and down. The ball feed solenoid 244 is controlled by the launch control board 63 in synchronization with the launcher 61, and immediately after the launcher 61 launches the game ball, it moves up and down to send the game ball to the launcher 61. ing.

  The supply flow path 245 is formed on the opposite side of the transfer supply member 243 with respect to the restriction wall 241, and after the game ball has flowed down almost directly along the restriction wall 241, the supply flow path 245 is guided forward to the front supply outlet 247. The game ball is led out to the launching device 61 side on the front side of the enclosed ball circulation unit 200. The supply channel 245 is formed by a supply channel wall portion 245a that extends rearward from the front wall member 310. In addition, a channel rib 245b that is vertically erected along the front-rear direction of the enclosing ball type gaming machine 100 is formed at a position that becomes the bottom of the supply channel 245, and the channel rib 245b is placed from the rear to the front. The game ball that has flowed down on the flow channel rib 245b rolls forward on the flow channel rib 245b from the rear to the front, and is led out from the supply outlet 247. Yes.

The supply ball detection sensor 246 is a well-known pachinko ball passage sensor switch similar to the recovery ball sensor 212, and is a supply sensor provided at a position of the front wall member 310 on the opposite side of the ball feeding device 240 with respect to the supply flow path 245. The rear end portion is attached to the attachment portion 312, the front end portion is disposed in contact with or close to the restriction wall 241, passes over the restriction wall 241, flows from the supply introduction port 249, and flows down the supply flow path 245. A hole 246a through which a game ball passes is formed, and a game ball passing through the hole 246a is detected by flowing down the supply flow path 245.
The supply ball detection sensor 246 also detects a game ball and outputs a signal in the same manner as the collection ball sensor 212. Since the game ball detected by the supply ball detection sensor 246 is supplied to the launching device 61 and fired immediately after detection, the supply ball detection sensor 246 is on the front side of the launching device 61 but detects the launch of the game ball. It also serves as a launching ball sensor.

  The ball feeding device 240 is configured to supply the game balls one by one to the launching device 61 by slightly raising the game balls so as to pass over the regulation wall 241 and flow into the supply introduction port 249, and waits for supply. Compared to a configuration in which the game ball is further transferred and supplied downward, a supply outlet 247 is formed with a large gap below the standby flow path 221, or a long supply flow path 245. It is possible to reduce the vertical width of the enclosed ball circulation unit 200, and it can be disposed without any problem in the limited space on the back surface of the mounting board 131, and the degree of freedom of installation is increased.

  Further, the ball feeding device 240 raises the game ball by a length about the radius in order to get over the regulation wall 241, and does not lift the game ball over a long distance. The upper and lower widths of the circulation unit 220 and the foul bulb passage 252 of the circulation unit 200 can be sufficiently accommodated within the minimum and upper widths, and the vertical width of the sealed bulb circulation unit 200 can be reliably shortened. it can. Further, the ball feeding device 240 has a simple structure in which the transfer supply member 243 is directly attached to the plunger of the ball feeding solenoid 244, and the possibility of occurrence of trouble is extremely low.

In the standby flow path 221, there is a game ball that waits in tandem with the game balls held by the transfer supply member 243, and is adjacent to the game balls held by the transfer supply member 243, at the lowest inclination of the standby flow path 221. From the standby inclined portion 223 that forms the bottom surface of the standby flow path 221 with which the game ball waiting on the side contacts, the standby inclined portion 223 that is adjacent to the game ball and contacts the game ball that waits second in the standby flow path 221 comes into contact. A stepped portion 227 is provided so as to be higher, and a pressure dispersion space forming portion 226 that widens the space above the other game balls waiting in the standby flow path 221 is provided above the second waiting game ball. Provided.
By the pressure dispersion space forming portion 226 and the step portion 227, the pressure applied to the game ball transferred upward by the transfer supply member 243 can be reduced, and the transfer of the game ball can be facilitated.

The stepped portion 227 is located on the inclined upper side by a distance slightly longer than the diameter of the game ball from the inclined lower end of the standby inclined portion 223, and the inclined lower side is lowered with the stepped portion 227 as a boundary.
Among the game balls waiting in the standby flow path 221, the game ball waiting at the lowest inclination side is adjacent to the game ball held by the transfer supply member 243 and is inclined below the stepped portion 227 and the standby inclination portion 223. The game ball that waits between the side ends and waits second in the standby flow path 221 adjacent to this waits on the upper side of the slope 227.
As a result, the game ball that waits second in the standby flow path 221 comes into contact with the position shifted upward from the center of the sphere with respect to the game ball that waits on the lowest inclination side of the standby flow path 221. .

The pressure dispersion space forming unit 226 is provided near the lower end of the standby ceiling 225 and above the game ball that waits in the standby flow path 221 and that stands second from the lower tilt side. It is the part which protruded upwards of the triangle seeing from the side.
In the standby flow path 221, the interval between the standby inclined portion 223 and the standby ceiling portion 225 is slightly wider than the diameter of the game ball, but in the portion where the pressure dispersion space forming portion 226 is provided, It is wider than the area, and is a space that can accommodate the upper half of the game ball.
When a game ball that waits second in the standby flow path 221 enters this portion, the game ball that is on the lower side of the inclination than the game ball and is waiting on the lowermost side of the standby flow path 221 A downward pressure is applied.

The game ball that is waiting at the ball receiving portion 242 of the transfer supply member 243 is under pressure from the game ball that is about to flow downward along the slope of the standby flow path 221.
When the game ball is transferred upward in this state, the frictional force between the game ball and the adjacent game ball is increased by the pressure, so that the adjacent game ball is also lifted together.
If it becomes such a state, the burden of the ball | bowl feed solenoid 244 will become large and will prevent smooth raising / lowering operation | movement.
Here, when the pressure dispersion space forming part 226 and the step part 227 are provided, first, the standby ball 221 waits second in the standby flow path 221 with respect to the game ball waiting on the lowest inclination side of the standby flow path 221 by the step part 227. The game ball to be brought into contact with a position shifted upward from the center of the ball.
Here, when the pressure of the game balls waiting in line in the standby flow path 221 is applied, the game ball waiting second in the standby flow path 221 is lifted slightly upward, and the pressure distribution space forming unit 226 It enters the state.
As a result, pressure is applied to the game ball waiting on the lowest inclination side of the standby flow path 221 in an obliquely downward direction, and for the game ball waiting on the ball receiving portion 242, the pressure applied in the horizontal direction is reduced. The
In addition, the game ball that is waiting on the most inclined lower side of the standby flow path 221 receives pressure in the diagonally downward direction, and this game ball is lifted together with the transfer supply member 243 rising. Can be prevented.
It is considered that the burden on the ball feed solenoid 244 is reduced by these, and the transfer of the game ball is facilitated.

  The sphere replenishing device 260 is provided on the upper side of the circulation flow path 220 and has a replenishing sphere storage unit 262 that includes a sphere storage plate 261 that is elongated to the left and right and is rotatable to change the inclination angle. A ball replenishing solenoid 263 that switches the refilling ball storage unit 262 between a state for reserving game balls and a state for refilling game balls by changing the inclination angle of the plate 261, and the left side when viewed from the back side of the ball reserving plate 261 ( A ball restraining member which is provided on the opposite side of the foul ball flow path 252 and regulates the fall of the game ball on the ball storage plate 261 and guides the game ball flowing in from the ball exchange cassette mounting portion 270 onto the ball storage plate 261 H.265.

  The ball storage plate 261 is pivotally supported by a rotation pin 313 provided on the front wall member 310 at a position in front of the central portion thereof and supported by the rear wall member 320, and the front wall member 310 is front and rear. And the rear wall member 320. The sphere storage plate 261 is normally in a state of storing the sphere, and slightly so that the rear end of the sphere holding member 265 side, which is one end of the sphere storage plate 261, is down. A plurality of (for example, five) game balls are placed in a row on the ball storage plate 261 in an inclined state. At this time, the game ball placed on the most end side of the game balls on the ball storage plate 261 is held by the ball holding member 265, and the game ball moves along the inclination of the ball storage plate 261. It does not flow down.

  In addition, the front end portion, which is the other end portion of the sphere storage plate 261, is located on the merging portion 254 on the lower side of the inclination of the foul sphere inclined portion 255 (foul sphere channel 252). When the other end on the side of the ball flow path 252 is inclined downward, the game ball on the ball storage plate 261 is caused to flow down on the merge portion 254. In other words, in a state where the game ball that is a supplement ball is replenished, the ball storage plate 261 is inclined so that the other end portion on the foul ball flow path 252 side faces downward.

  In addition, at one end of the ball storage plate 261, a locking portion 261a is provided on the lower side of the ball storage plate 261. The locking portion 261a is connected to a plunger of the ball replenishment solenoid 263. By moving the plunger up and down, the inclination angle of the ball storage plate 261 can be changed, and when the plunger is lowered, the ball storage plate 261 is inclined so that one end portion is downward. In the sphere storage state and the plunger is raised, the sphere storage plate 261 is inclined so that the other end of the sphere storage plate 261 is on the bottom, and a sphere replenishment state is established.

  Furthermore, an engaging member 261 b extending from the locking portion 261 a along the extension line of the ball storage plate 261 to the ball exchange cassette mounting portion 270 is formed at one end of the ball storage plate 261. The engaging member 261b is engaged with an operation link member 273, which will be described later, of the ball exchange cassette mounting portion 270, and is lifted upward when the ball exchange cassette is set in the ball exchange cassette mounting portion 270. The sphere storage plate 261 is placed in a sphere replenishment state by inclining so that the end of the sphere is higher than the other end.

The ball replenishing solenoid 263 is attached to a ball replenishing solenoid mounting portion 314 formed on the front wall member 310 with a plunger facing upward, and the ball shortage detection sensor 264 controls the circulation flow under the control of the first frame control board 81. When it is detected that there is no game ball staying at the position of the ball shortage detection sensor 264 in the path 220, the plunger is controlled to be raised. As a result, when the number of game balls is insufficient in the circulation channel 220, the inclination angle is changed by the ball replenishment solenoid 263 so that the ball storage plate 261 is in the ball replenishment state, and the game balls on the ball storage plate 261 are circulated. The flow path 220 is supplied to a confluence portion 254 which is an upstream end portion.
Note that the shortage of balls is caused by, for example, clogging of game balls in the game area 1a, and game balls collected in the enclosed ball circulation unit 200 when there are more game balls than usual in the game area 1a. This occurs when the number of the game balls decreases, or when the game balls flow out to the outside when the glass frame 140 is opened.

  The ball exchange cassette mounting portion 270 includes a cassette insertion portion 271 formed on the rear wall member 320, a cassette receiving portion 272 formed on the front wall member 310, and a ball exchange cassette inserted in the ball exchange cassette attachment portion 270. A cassette latching portion 279 that latches, an operation link member 273 that changes the inclination angle of the above-described ball storage plate 261 when the ball exchange cassette is attached, and a cassette lid opening locking member 274 are provided.

  The cassette insertion portion 271 is formed in the rear wall member 320 and is provided so as to extend rearward around the insertion opening 276 for inserting the ball exchange cassette and the insertion opening 276 of the rear wall member 320. And a cassette guide member 277 for guiding the inserted ball exchange cassette and supporting the inserted ball exchange cassette. In the ball exchange cassette mounting portion 270, when the ball exchange cassette is set, one end on the side where the ball outlet of the ball exchange cassette is located (the ball replenishing device 260 side) is lower than the other end. When the ball is set on the ball exchange cassette mounting portion 270, the game balls in the ball exchange cassette flow down toward the ball outlet due to the inclination of the ball exchange cassette.

  The cassette receiving portion 272 formed on the front wall member 310 is a concave portion having a shape corresponding to the front end portion in the insertion direction of the ball exchange cassette, and the cassette receiving portion in which the front end portion of the inserted ball exchange cassette is a concave portion. By being inserted into 272, the front end portion of the ball exchange cassette is supported in a positioned state. Further, the movement of the operation link member 273 that rotates and moves at one of the left and right ends (the right end as viewed from the back) of the cassette receiving portion 272 on the side of the ball replenishing device 260 is not hindered. An operating link member opening (not shown) is formed.

  The cassette hooking portion 279 is formed on the front wall member 310 and extends rearward from the front wall member 310 and is arranged along the cassette guide member 277 from the lower portion of the peripheral edge portion of the insertion opening 276 of the rear wall member 320. And has an engaging projection 278 on the upper surface at the rear end. The engaging protrusion 278 protrudes into the passage path of the ball exchange cassette when the ball exchange cassette is inserted into the ball exchange cassette mounting portion 270. When the engaging projection 278 comes into contact, the cassette latching portion 279 is elastically deformed, and the engaging projection 278 comes out of the passage path of the ball exchange cassette, so that the ball exchange cassette can be inserted into the insertion opening 276.

  Note that the engaging projection 278 of the cassette latching portion 279 has a triangular cross section, with the surface facing the insertion direction of the ball exchange cassette being tapered. Further, the engaging projection 278 of the cassette latching portion 279 is disposed so as to be positioned immediately after the rear end portion of the cassette latching portion 279 when the ball exchange cassette is completely inserted into the insertion opening 276. In the state where the ball exchange cassette is completely inserted, the cassette hooking portion 279 returns from the elastically deformed state to the original state, and the engagement protrusion 278 engages with the rear end portion of the ball exchange cassette. It is like that. Further, when the ball exchange cassette is operated to be pulled out from the insertion opening 276, the cassette hooking portion 279 is elastically deformed, and the engagement protrusion 278 is again in a state in which the passage path of the ball exchange cassette comes out. The ball exchange cassette can be removed from the mounting portion 270.

As shown in FIG. 13, the cassette lid opening locking member 274 is formed to extend rearward in the vicinity of the cassette insertion portion 271 of the rear wall member 320 and on the side of the ball replenishing device 260. And a lid engaging protrusion 274a protruding toward the cassette insertion portion 271. The lid engaging projection 274a covers a ball outlet of the ball exchange cassette when the ball exchange cassette is set in the ball exchange cassette mounting portion 270, and slides in the front-rear direction to freely open and close the ball outlet. When engaging and moving the ball exchange cassette forward and inserting it into the ball exchange cassette mounting portion 270, the cassette lid is fixed to the ball exchange cassette moving forward, and the cassette lid is fixed to the ball exchange cassette main body. The cassette lid is in a state of opening the ball outlet of the ball exchange cassette.
Thus, by setting the ball exchange cassette in the ball exchange cassette mounting portion 270, the ball outlet of the ball exchange cassette is in an open state, and when the ball exchange cassette is set, the game ball is released from the ball outlet of the ball exchange cassette. The flow starts to the circulation flow path 220 side via the replenishment device 260.

The operation link member 273 is disposed at the end of the ball replacement cassette mounting portion 270 of the front wall member 310 on the side of the ball replenishing device 260. In addition, the space between the ball exchange cassette mounting portion 270 and the ball replenishing device 260 serves as an introduction path for game balls from the ball exchange cassette mounting portion 270 to the ball replenishing device 260 at the time of ball exchange, and the operation link member 273. Functions as an opening and closing member for opening and closing the introduction path of the game ball. In addition, when a game ball is replenished from outside such as when a game ball is exchanged, the game ball passes through the ball replenishment device 260 when the game ball is sent from the ball exchange cassette mounting portion 270 to the circulation flow path 220. Yes. The operation link member 273 is configured to convert the ball storage plate 261 of the ball replenishing device 260 from the above-described inclination angle in the storage state to the inclination angle in the replenishment state when the game ball is supplied from the outside.
The operation link member 273 has an opening / closing door portion 273a that opens and closes the introduction path, and has a front-rear width and a vertical width that block the introduction path so that a game ball cannot pass. It has a thickness (horizontal width) that can be reliably pressed when pressed against a ball exchange cassette that is set as will be described later. Further, the operating link member 273 has a plate-like link piece 273b extending rearward from the front part of the lower end part at the lower end part below the opening / closing door part 273a as the main part. Moreover, the link piece 273b is arrange | positioned in the vicinity of the lower side of the engaging member 261b of the ball | bowl storage board 261 extended to the above-mentioned ball | bowl exchange cassette attaching part 270 side (it may contact).
Further, the operating link member 273 is rotatably supported by a shaft (not shown) formed on a link member support portion 317 formed on the front wall member 310 at a joint portion between the opening / closing door portion 273a and the link piece 273b. ing.

  The operation link member 273 is in a state in which the open / close door portion 273a closes the above-described game ball introduction path during normal times when no external force is applied. In this case, when the ball exchange cassette is inserted into the ball exchange cassette mounting portion 270, one of the left and right end portions of the portion where the opening / closing door portion 273a serves as a passage path for the ball exchange cassette is the end portion on the side of the ball replenishing device 260. When the ball exchange cassette is inserted into the insertion opening 276 of the ball exchange cassette mounting portion 270, the opening / closing door portion 273a is pushed rearward so that the opening / closing door portion 273a moves rearward and the introduction path Is opened, and the operating link member 273 rotates so that the link piece 273b moves obliquely upward and forward.

  Further, the link piece 273b is disposed in the vicinity of the lower side of the engaging member 261b of the ball storage plate 261 as described above. By inserting the ball exchange cassette as described above, the link piece 273b is inclined upward. Is pushed up, the ball storage plate 261 is inclined downward toward the foul ball collection means 250 from the state where the ball storage plate 261 is inclined downward toward the ball exchange cassette mounting portion 270 and stores the game ball. Thus, the game ball is caused to flow down to the junction 254 and the game ball is replenished. Then, the game ball that has flowed down from the ball outlet of the ball exchange cassette to the ball replenishing device 260 side flows down on the ball storage plate 261 and flows into the circulation flow path 220. Since the link piece 273b is disposed below the engagement member 261b of the ball storage plate 261, the ball replenishment solenoid 263 raises the end of the ball storage plate 261 on the engagement member 261b side, The link piece 273b does not move even when the replenishing ball is replenished, and the open / close door portion 273a maintains a state where the space between the ball exchange cassette mounting portion 270 and the ball replenishing device 260 is closed. .

  When the ball exchange cassette is set in the ball exchange cassette mounting portion 270 as described above, the opening / closing door portion 273a of the operation link member 273 provides an introduction path for the game ball between the ball exchange cassette mounting portion 270 and the ball replenishing device 260. By opening, the game ball that has flowed out of the ball outlet of the ball exchange cassette as described above passes over the ball restraining member 265 formed at the end on the ball exchange cassette mounting portion 270 side of the ball replenishing device 260. The ball storage plate 261 flows down onto the ball storage plate 261. At this time, the ball storage plate 261 is replenished by the operating link member 273 and is replenished because it is inclined downward toward the foul ball collection means 250 side. The game ball flows down on the ball storage plate 261 toward the foul ball collection means 250, falls from the end of the ball storage plate 261, and flows down on the junction 254 that becomes the upstream end of the circulation channel 220. Te, will flow into the circulation flow path 220.

  The deposit removing means 400 is provided in the standby flow path 221 of the circulation flow path 220 that is in the flow path upstream of the game ball launch position 69 of the launching device 61 that launches the game balls in the enclosed ball circulation unit 200. It is provided to be able to remove deposits on the game balls.

  Then, the deposit removing means 400 includes a grounded metal plate 410 provided in contact with the game ball in the standby flow path 221 of the circulation flow path 220 serving as the flow down path, and the circulation flow path 220 serving as the flow down path. The standby flow path 221 is provided with a blower fan 420 serving as wind forming means for forming artificial wind by blowing or sucking.

  The metal plate 410 constitutes the bottom of the standby flow path 221 (the bottom of the game ball flow) and is attached to a plate-like standby inclined portion 223 extending rearward from the back surface of the front wall member 310. The metal plate 410 is disposed on the upper surface, which is the bottom surface of the standby flow path 221 of the standby inclined portion 223, over almost the entire width of the standby inclined portion 223 (the width in the direction perpendicular to the flow direction of the game ball). A square plate-like upper surface plate 411, a lower surface plate 412 disposed on the lower surface of the standby inclined portion 223 with the standby inclined portion 223 interposed between the upper surface plate 411, and a rear end side of the standby inclined portion 223 The connection portion 413 arranged to connect the upper surface plate 411 and the lower surface plate 412, and the ground attachment portion 414 formed to extend downward from the front edge portion of the lower surface plate 412 and to which the ground wiring 430 is connected. And have.

The metal plate 410 is formed in a U-shaped cross section from the upper surface plate 411, the lower surface plate 412, and the connection portion 413, and the upper surface plate 411 and the lower surface plate 412 on the opposite side to the side edge portion where the connection portion 413 is formed. The standby inclined portion 223 is sandwiched between the upper surface plate 411 and the lower surface plate 412 from the open end side where the gap is opened, so that the standby inclined portion 223 is fixed.
Further, as shown in FIG. 16, the standby inclined portion 223 is thinner than other portions in the plate mounting portion 223 a to which the metal plate 410 is attached, and can be easily positioned, and the standby inclined portion 223 is made of metal. When the plate 410 is attached, as shown in FIG. 15, the upper surface of the standby inclined portion 223 where the metal plate 410 is not attached and the upper surface of the metal plate 410 are arranged in substantially the same plane. It is designed to prevent the movement of game balls.

  The upper surface plate 411 needs to contact a game ball flowing down on the standby inclined portion 223, and needs to cover at least the front and rear central portions of the upper surface of the standby inclined portion 223 that is the bottom of the standby flow path 221. is there. Further, the length of the upper surface plate 411 along the flow direction of the game ball, that is, the longitudinal direction of the standby inclined portion 223 is equal to or longer than the entire circumference of the game ball (π × diameter of the game ball). When the game ball rolls on the top, it is preferable that the game ball can roll on the upper surface plate 411 at least for one round of the game ball. As a result, when the game ball rolls on the upper surface plate 411, it is possible to contact the upper surface plate 411 over the entire circumference of the game ball, and the static electricity of the game ball can be more reliably removed. When the game ball flows down, wind is applied to the entire surface of the game ball, so that it is possible to secure a sufficient time for removing the deposits.

  In addition, the ground attachment portion 414 of the metal plate 410 has a screw hole that serves as a ground wiring attachment terminal and a screw 415 that is screwed into the screw hole, and the terminal 431 of the ground wiring 430 is fixed by a screw. . Note that the ground wire 430 passes through the ground wire hole 316 provided in the vicinity of the metal plate 410 below the standby inclined portion 223 of the front wall member 310 and is placed in front of the enclosing ball circulation unit 200 as shown in FIG. It is fixed to a ground terminal 612 provided on the firing rail 62 of the arranged firing unit 60 with a screw 622 and is grounded with respect to the firing unit 60 including the metal firing rail 62. Note that the grounding of the metal plate 410 is not limited to the connection to the launch unit 60, but the metal plate 410 is grounded to the launch unit 60 and other metal parts of the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 or to the island facility. The grounding effect 410 may be enhanced.

  The blower fan 420 is a well-known blower fan for exhaust heat (cooling) of a power source, a substrate, etc. of an electric product, and includes, for example, a fan in a substantially square casing when viewed from the front and a motor that rotates the fan. It is provided and is attached to the blower fan attachment part 310a provided in front of the position where the metal plate 410 of the standby flow path 221 is attached on the front side of the front wall member 310. Moreover, the blowing direction of the blower fan 420 is from the front to the back of the enclosing ball type gaming machine 100 in this example.

  Further, vents 318,... Are formed at the upper and lower portions of the front wall member 310 where the blower fan 420 is attached and where the metal plate 410 of the standby flow path 221 is disposed. That is, along the standby inclined portion 223 and along the flow-down direction of the game ball of the metal plate 410 at a position immediately above the standby inclined portion 223 (near the upper side) at the position where the standby inclined portion 223 of the front wall member 310 is formed. The slit-shaped two vent holes 318 and 318 are formed in a row over the arrangement range, and the standby ceiling portion 225 that is the ceiling of the standby flow path 221 is formed above the standby inclined portion 223. In a position directly below (in the vicinity of the lower side) of the standby ceiling portion 225, a slit-like two is formed along the standby ceiling portion 225 (standby inclined portion 223) and over the arrangement range of the metal plate 410 (the range in the flow-down direction). Two vents 318, 318 are formed in a row.

  Further, a filter mounting portion 321 for mounting the filter 500 (shown in FIG. 17) is provided at a portion corresponding to the mounting position of the blower fan 420 on the back surface of the rear wall member 320. The filter attachment portion 321 is formed with a filter opening portion 322 that allows the dust blown by the blower fan 420 to pass through, and dust that includes deposits on the game ball blown off by the blown air, and the filter opening portion 322 is an outer peripheral frame of the filter 500. In order to position and attach 501, ribs 323 project rearward from the rear surface of the rear wall member 320. Further, the portion of the filter opening 322 of the rear wall member 320 that is below the standby inclined portion 223 is closed by the closing plate 324 at the back of the filter opening 322.

Further, the upper edge of the filter opening 322 is disposed slightly above the standby inclined portion 223, and is disposed obliquely along the upper surface of the standby inclined portion 223, that is, the upper surface of the metal plate 410. On the rear side of the path 221, a vent 328 on the slit is formed along the upper surface in the vicinity of the upper surface of the standby inclined portion 223 (metal plate 410).
Further, a screw hole 325 for screwing the filter 500 is formed in the right edge portion of the filter mounting portion 321.
Note that the front wall member 310 and the rear wall member 320 serve as both side walls before and after the circulation flow path 220 and the standby flow path 221 that are flow paths for allowing the launching device 61 to flow down the game balls. 328 is established on both side walls corresponding to the portion where the metal plate 410 of the standby flow path 221 of the circulation flow path is disposed.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the filter 500 includes an outer peripheral frame 501 having the same shape as the peripheral edge of the filter opening 322, a filter main body 502 disposed in the outer peripheral frame 501, and screw insertion formed in the outer peripheral frame 501. Hole 503. The outer peripheral frame 501 supports the filter main body 502 and is positioned by being engaged with the outside of the rib 323 of the filter attachment portion 321 of the rear wall member 320 and is screwed through the screw insertion hole 503. By screwing 504 into the screw insertion hole 503 of the filter attachment portion 321, the rear wall member 320 is fixed.

The filter main body 502 serves as a waste collection unit that collects so-called dust such as the above-mentioned dust blown off by the blower of the blower fan 420, and the dust blown off by the blower is, for example, of the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100. It prevents it from being discharged into the island facility behind. Note that the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 has a configuration in which a game ball enclosed inside circulates, and normally a game ball or the like is not inserted from the outside. Therefore, although it is not hermetically sealed, there is less intrusion of dust and the like into the interior compared to conventional gaming machines, and the filter body 502 is not clogged in a short period of time, Long-term use is possible without replacing or cleaning the filter 500. Since the filter 500 is arranged on the back side of the encapsulated ball game machine 100, it is not seen by the player and is exposed on the back side of the encapsulated ball game machine 100, so that it can be replaced. Maintenance is easy.
The filter 500 may be used with the filter 500 removed. In this case, the dust blown off is dropped and collected at a predetermined location in the island facility corresponding to the wind force of the blower fan 420 and the like. That is, a means for collecting garbage or the like may be provided outside the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 without providing the filter 500 in the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, a fan opening communicating with the blower fan 420 is provided at a position overlapping with the blower fan 420 of the mounting plate 131 of the front frame body 130 serving as a base frame body to which the encapsulated ball circulation unit 200 is attached. A portion 139 is formed. Further, a launch operation unit 150 including a touch panel display unit 151 is provided on the front side of the mounting plate 131 of the front frame body 130 serving as a base frame body.
The touch panel display unit 151 functions as a display device that displays various game information to the player as described above, and is disposed in the lower part on the front side of the encapsulated ball type gaming machine 100.

The fan opening 139 of the mounting plate 131 that is a part of the base frame body communicates with the space on the back surface side of the touch panel display unit 151 inside the firing operation unit 150 via the ventilation opening 174. The blower fan 420 sucks heat released into the firing operation unit 150 from the touch panel display unit 151 (having a structure that generates heat such as a backlight and a driver circuit board) as a display device.
The enclosing ball circulation unit 200 is attached to the rear side of the launch unit 60 on the back surface side of the mounting board 131, but the blower fan 420 attached to the front side of the front wall member 310 of the enclosing ball circulation unit 200 is Arranged below the raised portion of the launch unit 60 that is disposed obliquely, the blower fan 420 and the launch unit 60 overlap not vertically but vertically so that space efficiency is enhanced.

  In addition, since the blower fan 420 is disposed between the main body of the enclosed ball circulation unit 200 and the mounting board 131 and the launch unit 60 is disposed thereon, there is a possibility that maintenance is difficult. However, as described above, since the enclosed ball circulation unit 200 is rotatably attached to the mounting plate 131 so as to fall backward, by rotating and moving the enclosed ball circulation unit 200 backward, The blower fan 420 appears on the upper surface side of the enclosed ball circulation unit 200 in a collapsed state, and can be easily maintained. Furthermore, the enclosed ball circulation unit 200 is detachable from the mounting board 131, and the attached ball removal unit 400 including the blower fan 420 can be maintained by removing the enclosed ball circulation unit 200.

With the configuration described above, the blower fan 420 is formed on the mounting plate 131 of the front frame main body 130 that is the base frame for disposing the touch panel display unit 151 on the back side of the touch panel display unit 151 as a display device. Then, air is blown from the front side in the front-rear direction of the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 to the rear side so as to suck in heat released from the touch panel display unit 151 from the fan opening 139 communicating with the blower fan 420.
The blower fan 420 serves as one side wall of the side walls corresponding to the portion where the metal plate 410 is disposed in the rear standby channel 221 for the air sucked from the back surface side of the touch panel display unit 151. Artificial wind is blown to the rear side through the vents 318 and 318 formed in the front wall member 310 and the vent 328 of the rear wall member 320 serving as the other side wall.

In the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 as described above, the game balls are launched into the game area 1a as described below, and the launched game balls are collected and used in a circulating manner.
When the player touches at least one of the two handle touch detection members 152, 152, the handle touch detection member 152 detects the player's hand and activates the launching device 61. Is output to the launch control device (launch control board 63). The launch control device that inputs the signal activates the launch device 61 and activates the ball feeding device 240 in synchronization with the launch device 61. That is, when the launch control device controls the motor of the launch device 61 and the ball feed solenoid 244 of the ball feed device 240, the motor rotates the launcher 66, and the game ball at the launch position 69 is moved by the launcher 66. Immediately after the ball is hit and the game ball is hit and launched, the ball feed solenoid 244 moves up and down, and the game ball in the transfer supply member 243 is supplied to the launch position 69.

  Further, since the handle touch detection member 152 outputs a signal to the launch control device until the player releases the hand from the handle touch detection members 152, 152, the launch control device continues the operation of the launch device 61 and the bead feeding device 240. . Therefore, until the player releases his / her hand from the handle touch detection members 152, 152, the game ball is repeatedly fired as described above. When the player removes his / her hand from the handle touch detection members 152, 152, the firing control device stops the launching device 61 and the ball feeding device 240, and the game ball is not fired.

When the game ball is repeatedly fired, the firing slide volume 153 outputs a signal corresponding to the vertical position of the operation lever 156 to the firing control device, and the firing control device responds to the input signal from the firing slide volume 153. Then, the motor of the launching device 61 is controlled. That is, when the operation lever 156 is moved up or down, the launch control device increases the rotational speed (torque) of the motor, thereby increasing the launch force of the game ball. When the operation lever 156 is moved in the reverse direction, the launch control device is By lowering the rotation speed of the motor, the launching force of the game ball becomes weaker. When the operation lever 156 is moved in the reverse direction and the operation lever 156 is positioned at the end (for example, the lower end) of the movement range, the firing control device causes the firing control device to stop the firing device 61 and the ball feeding device 240. As a result, the game ball is not fired.
As described above, the control device that determines whether or not the handle touch detection members 152 and 152 detect the touch of the player's hand (that is, inputs a signal output from the handle touch detection member 152). Although the launch control device (launch control board 63) is used, it may be a frame control device (first frame control board 81, second frame control board 82).

  The hit game ball is launched into the game area 1a by the launching device 61 from the lower side of the game area 1a on the front side of the game board 1 through the two guide rails 2 inside and outside.

  Then, the game balls launched in the game area 1a flow down in the game area 1a, and some of the fired game balls are a prize winning port such as a normal variable prize winning device 9, a special variable prize winning device 5, a general prize winning mouth or the like. The game ball 1 flows into the game and wins, is led to the back side of the game board 1 to become a safe ball, and flows down to the lower side of the game board 1 through the discharge path of the safe ball on the back side of the game board 1.

On the other hand, a game ball that reaches the lower end of the game area 1a without flowing in even if it flows down in the game area 1a is not provided with a guide rail 2 at the lower end on the front side of the game board 1 as an out ball. It flows down from the center part to the lower side of the game board 1. That is, the out ball flows down from the front side of the game board 1 to the lower side of the game board 1.
The out ball and the safe ball flowing down to the lower side of the game board 1 are the out ball collection port 215 at the front of the collection port 211 of the collection member 210 of the enclosed ball circulation unit 200 and the safe ball at the rear of the collection port 211, respectively. It flows into the enclosed ball circulation unit 200 from the recovery port 216. Then, the out ball and the game ball as a safe ball collected by the collection member 210 reach the collection ball sensor 212 through the introduction path 280 from the game ball introduction port 219 and pass through the collection ball sensor 212 to collect the collection ball. It is detected by the sensor 212.

The game balls that have passed through the collection ball sensor 212 flow down onto the joining portion 254 that becomes the lower end portion of the foul ball passage 252 and the upper end portion of the circulation passage 220.
On the other hand, a game ball as a foul ball that has been launched by the launching device 61 and returned without flowing down the game area 1a is collected by the foul ball collection unit 257 of the foul ball collection means 250 and is collected. After passing through the recovery port 251, it passes through the foul ball sensor 253, is detected by the foul ball sensor 253, and reaches the foul ball flow path 252. Then, the game sphere as a foul sphere flowing down the foul ball flow path 252 flows down to the merging portion 254 serving as the lower end portion of the foul sphere flow path 252 and merges with the game sphere as the above-described recovery sphere.

Then, the game ball that has flowed down the junction 254 reaches the circulation channel 220, flows down the circulation channel 220, and further flows down the standby channel 221 that is a downstream portion of the circulation channel 220. The game ball flowing down on the standby flow path 221 reaches the grounded metal plate 410 of the deposit removing means 400 provided in the standby flow path 221 and is removed of static electricity. Further, the front wall member 310 and the rear wall, which are overlapped with the metal plate 410 in the front and rear directions, and artificial winds directed from the front to the rear from the blower fan 420 disposed on the front side of the metal plate 410 serve as the front and rear side walls of the metal plate 410. The game ball in a state where static electricity is removed on the metal plate 410 is blown through the vent 318 and the vent 328 formed in the member 320.
Then, the artificial wind is blown onto the game balls in which the adhesion of garbage, particularly dry garbage, is reduced by removing static electricity, so that the deposits attached to the game balls are efficiently removed.

The game ball that has flowed down the standby flow path 221 contacts the restriction wall 241 and waits.
In addition, the game balls that subsequently flowed down sequentially come into contact with the game balls that are in front, and stand by in a line on the standby flow path 221.
The downstream portion of the standby flow path 221 is continuous with the transfer supply member 243 provided in the ball feeding device 240, and among the waiting game balls, the most downstream game ball waiting on contact with the regulation wall 241 is Then, the apparatus waits in the transfer supply member 243.
With respect to the game ball that is adjacent to the game ball held by the transfer supply member 243 by the stepped portion 227 and waits at the lowermost inclination side of the standby flow path 221, the game ball that waits second in the standby flow path 221 is , It contacts a position shifted upward from the center of the sphere.
Furthermore, since the standby ceiling portion 225 above the game ball that waits second in the standby flow path 221 is a pressure dispersion space forming portion 226 that protrudes upward, the game balls are aligned in a row with the standby flow path 221. By applying the pressure of the game balls waiting in line, this game ball is lifted slightly upward and waits in a state where it enters the pressure dispersion space forming portion 226.

The transfer supply member 243 is moved up and down by the ball feed solenoid 244 in conjunction with the launching device 61, whereby the game ball is transferred upward and flows into the supply flow path 245 from the supply introduction port 249 along the inclination of the bottom plate member 243a. To do.
Thereafter, the transfer supply member 243 descends, and a game ball waiting on the lowest inclination side of the standby flow path 221 flows into the transfer supply member 243.
The game ball sent to the supply channel 245 flows down the supply channel 245, passes through the supply ball detection sensor 246, is detected by the supply ball detection sensor 246, and then reaches the supply outlet 247.
The supply outlet 247 faces the launch position 69 of the launch unit 60 on the front side of the encapsulated ball circulation unit 200, and the game ball exiting from the supply outlet 247 is set as it is at the launch position 69.
That is, since the game ball is set directly at the launch position 69 from the enclosed ball circulation unit 200 on the back side of the launch unit 60, the circulation path is simplified and the configuration of the apparatus can be simplified.
The game ball set in the launching device 61 is hit by the launcher 66 and launched into the game area 1a.
The launcher 66 has a rotation shaft portion 661 above the launch position 69, and rotates by driving of a motor (stepping motor) connected to the rotation shaft portion 661 so that the game ball set at the launch position 69 is Strike and fire into the game area 1a.
The game balls that have been launched follow the above-mentioned route again and are circulated.

  The encapsulated ball game machine 100 as described above is a game machine provided with a launching device 61 that launches a game ball toward the game area 1a, and the game is executed below the front side of the encapsulated ball game machine 100. A touch panel display unit 151 as a front function body related thereto, a display ball decoration portion 154, a speaker 155, and a mounting frame body 159 that bulges to the front side for disposing the firing slide volume 153 are provided, and a side portion of the mounting frame body 159 is provided. The space forming portion 163 capable of forming the space portion 158 that opens to the side is provided, and the player who is inserted from the opening 158a into the portion forming the front inner surface of the space portion 158 in the space forming portion 163 is provided. A handle touch detection member 152 that detects a contact of a hand and outputs a signal for operating the launching device 61 is provided, and a space in the space forming portion 163 is provided. The portion constituting the lower inner side surface 158, to form a can be placed mounting portion 164 to a player's hand inserted through the opening 158a.

Therefore, since the player's hand can be placed, it is difficult to get tired even if the game is continued for a long time. In particular, since a hand can be placed from the lateral direction of the gaming machine, the game can be easily performed with a natural posture. Further, since the mounting portion 164 is formed using the shape of the bulging attachment frame body 159, there is no problem with respect to the arrangement with other mechanisms on the front side, and the front surface of the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 The side has a sense of unity and the decorativeness is improved.
Moreover, since the hand can be put in the space, the hand can be protected. (For example, to prevent objects falling from the top from hitting your hand).

  In the above-described enclosed ball type gaming machine 100, the edge of the opening 158a on the front surface side of the space forming portion 163 can be gripped with the player's hand placed on the placement portion 164. The unit 163c is configured.

  Therefore, a hand can be placed in a stable state, and touch detection can be performed reliably and without difficulty. In addition, since the grip portion does not protrude from the gaming machine as in the prior art, it is effective in terms of design.

  In the above enclosed ball type gaming machine 100, the lower portion of the space forming portion 163 is extended so that the placement portion 164 extends outward from the space portion 158.

  Therefore, since the placing portion 164 can be widened, the player's hand can be placed in a more reliable and stable state.

  In the encapsulated ball type gaming machine 100 described above, the space forming portion 163 constitutes the front surface portion of the space forming portion 163, and the curved front surface forming portion 163a bulging forward, and the space forming portion 163 of the space forming portion 163. And a bottom surface constituting part constituting the bottom face part.

  Therefore, it is possible to surely realize a mechanism capable of obtaining the effect that the front side of the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 has a unity design and the decorativeness is improved, and that the hand can be protected.

  In the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 described above, the space forming portions 163 and 163 are provided on both side portions on the lower front side of the gaming machine so that the space forming portions 163 and 163 can be placed with either the left or right hand of the player.

  Therefore, since the player can select the hand to be placed, for example, even a left-handed player can place a hand without any discomfort.

  In the above-described enclosed ball type gaming machine 100, the edge of the opening 158a on the front surface side of the space forming portion 163 can be gripped with the player's hand placed on the placement portion 164. An operation lever 156 that can adjust the launching force of the game ball in the launching device 61 on the front side surface of the space forming part 163 and in the vicinity of the edge of the opening 158a. The operation lever can be operated in a state where the grip portion 163c is gripped.

  Therefore, it is possible to adjust the strength of the firing force while placing a hand on the placement portion 164, and the game can be continued without feeling tired.

  The enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 described above is characterized in that the touch panel display unit 151 that displays game information to the player as a front functional body is attached to the attachment frame body 159 in an obliquely upwardly inclined state.

  Therefore, information desired by the player can be provided, and the game can be further enjoyed. Moreover, even if a large display device is provided, it is possible to arrange all components without any problem.

  In the above-described embodiment, the touch panel display unit 151, the show ball decoration unit 154, the speaker 155, and the firing slide volume 153 are attached to the mounting frame 159 as the front function bodies related to the execution of the game. As a body, a game ball storage tray for storing game balls such as a holding ball, a decoration device such as a lamp, a game data display for displaying game data (such as the number of jackpots), and a monetary amount display for displaying money amount information held by the player A mounting number display unit that displays the number of balls held by the player, the number of balls held by the player, an operation device that converts the money amount information into balls, and the like may be attached to the mounting frame 159. In the above embodiment, the touch panel display unit 151 displays information on the number of balls held, money amount information, and the like, and thus functions as a money amount display and a number of balls held.

Further, the space portions 158 and 158 may be provided with a cooling function or a heating function to make the player's hand comfortable. For example, a cooling function may be provided in the space portions 158 and 158 by forming a heat dissipation portion of the Peltier element on the inner surface of the space portions 158 and 158, or the heat absorption portion and heater of the Peltier element may be provided as the space portions 158 and 158. A heating function may be provided in the space portions 158 and 158 by being formed on the inner side surface.
Further, a Peltier element may be provided between the space on the back side of the touch panel display unit 151 and the space part 158, and the space and the space parts 158 and 158 may be separated by the Peltier element. In this case, preferably, the heat absorption part of the Peltier element is exposed to the space on the back surface side of the touch panel display unit 151, the space and the touch panel display unit 151 are cooled, and the heat dissipation part of the Peltier element is exposed to the space part 158. Thus, the space 158 may be warmed.

  Further, by storing articles (cigarettes, coins, etc.) owned by the player in the space sections 158, 158, the space sections 158, 158 may be configured as an article storage section.

In addition, a blower fan is provided on the back surface side of the space portions 158 and 158 (for example, the back surface of the back cover 162 and a position overlapping the front and rear of the space portions 158 and 158). You may send it.
In this case, it is possible to ventilate the space portions 158 and 158 by sending the wind to the space portions 158 and 158, or to use it for various effects by blowing the wind on the player's hand (the interior of the space portion is to some extent). Since it is sealed, it is possible to convey the feel of the wind to the hand efficiently).
When using ventilation as an effect, the operation of the blower fan is controlled by a control device (mainly an effect control device having an effect control board 50), thereby sending wind according to the gaming state. For example, when the gaming state becomes the reach state, the air is sent to the space portions 158 and 158 by the blower fan to produce the reach state.
Further, as the blower fan that blows air to the space portions 158 and 158, the blower fan 420 of the deposit removing means 400 provided on the back surface side may be used. In this case, the blower fan 420 and the space portion 158, 158 is communicated and artificial wind is sent to the spaces 158 and 158 (suction or discharge).

  Further, the right grip 163c as viewed from the front has a function as a handle when the front frame 120 of the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 is opened and closed (particularly opened). That is, when the store clerk of the amusement shop holds the gripping part 163c by hand and pulls the gripping part 163c forward with the hand, the front frame 120 opens, and conversely, when the gripping part 163c is pushed backward, the front frame 120 close.

  In addition, since it is configured to be able to lift the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 (front frame 120) by grasping the left and right holding parts 163c, 163c with both hands, to the island facility of the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 Can be installed easily.

In addition to the operation lever 156, the following may be provided in the vicinity of the gripping portion 163c of the front surface constituting portion 163a.
1. A button for temporarily stopping the launching operation by the launching device 61 (launching stop operating unit).
2. A button for stopping the variable display game (variable display game stop operation unit).
3. A button to change the production contents of the variable display game.

The control device determines whether the left or right handle touch detection member 152 detects the touch of the player's hand, and the display content (effect content) of the touch panel display unit 151 or the variable display device 4 based on the determination result. May be controlled as shown below.
1. The arrangement and arrangement of the touch display units of the touch panel display unit 151 are changed based on the determination result. For example, it is arranged and arranged so that it can be easily operated with a free hand.
2. The display mode of symbols, characters, etc. displayed on the variable display device 4 is changed. For example, since the angle of the player with respect to the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 changes depending on the position of the handle touch detection member 152 touched by the player, the display position of the symbol or character is changed so that the angle is easy to see. Or determine the direction in which the character appears on the screen.
3. As described above, when it is possible to generate wind in both the left and right space portions 158 and 158 as a production, a wind is generated in the space portion 158 operated by the player (the hand is put in), and the player operates No wind is generated in the space portion 158 that is not.
In addition, the control apparatus which performs said control 1-3 is a launch control apparatus (launch control board 63), a frame control apparatus (the 1st frame control board 81, the 2nd frame control board 82), and an effect control apparatus (effect control). The determination means for determining whether the handle touch detection members 152 and 152 detect the touch of the player's hand may be either the launch control device or the frame control device.

  In addition, a member in which the antibacterial agent is mixed or applied may be used for a member forming the space portions 158 and 158 (for example, a member constituting the placement portion 164).

  In addition, since the handle touch detection members 152 and 152 are provided on the left and right when the player temporarily leaves the seat, both the left and right adjacent players can assist (for example, when a big hit occurs while leaving the seat) Continuation of the launch etc.).

  Further, in the control device (mainly the launch control device and the frame control device), the detection signals from the left and right handle touch detection members 152 and 152 are monitored independently. Even if a failure occurs, a game is possible if the other handle touch detection member 152 is normal, and the operation of the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 does not stop.

Further, the gaming machine of the present invention is not limited to the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 as the pachinko gaming machine as shown in the above embodiment, and for example, other pachinko gaming machines, arrange ball gaming machines, sparrow ball gaming. It is applicable to all gaming machines that use gaming balls such as machines.
Furthermore, it should be thought that embodiment disclosed this time is an illustration and restrictive at no points. 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.

It is a perspective view which shows the enclosure ball-type game machine of the state which open | released the glass frame illustrated as an enclosure ball-type game machine of embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the enclosure ball type game machine of the state which closed the glass frame. It is a rear view which shows the back side of an enclosed ball type game machine. It is a principal part perspective view which shows the back surface lower part of an enclosure ball-type game machine. It is a perspective view which shows the upper surface of the mounting board of the front frame of an enclosure ball type game machine. It is principal part sectional drawing which shows the lower part of an enclosure ball type game machine. It is principal part sectional drawing which shows the lower part of an enclosure ball type game machine. It is a top view which shows the upper side of the discharge operation unit of an enclosure ball-type game machine. It is a side view which shows the right side of a discharge operation unit. It is sectional drawing which follows the surface XX of FIG. It is an end view which shows the end surface fractured | ruptured along the surface XX. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the state which decomposed | disassembled the firing operation unit. It is a perspective view which shows the back surface side of the enclosure bulb | ball circulation unit of an enclosure bulb | ball game machine. It is a rear view in the state where the inside which shows an enclosure ball circulation unit was seen through. It is a rear view which shows the back surface of the front wall member used as the inside of an enclosure bulb | ball circulation unit. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows an enclosure bulb | ball circulation unit. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the filter attaching part and filter of an enclosure bulb | ball circulation unit. It is a perspective view which shows the front side of an enclosure bulb | ball circulation unit. It is a perspective view which shows the back side of an enclosed ball type game machine.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game board 1a Game area 61 Launching device 100 Enclosed ball type game machine (game machine)
151 Touch panel display unit (display device, front functional unit)
152 Handle touch detection member (touch detection member)
153 firing slide volume (front functional body)
154 Show ball decoration (front functional body),
155 Speaker (front functional unit)
156 Operation lever (fire force adjustment member)
159 Mounting frame 158 Space portion 158a Opening 163 Space forming portion (space forming member)
163a Front surface component 163b Bottom surface component 163c Grip portion 164 Placement portion

Claims (7)

In a gaming machine equipped with a launching device that launches a game ball toward the game area,
Provided below the front side of the gaming machine is a mounting frame that bulges to the front side for disposing a front functional body related to the execution of the game,
A space forming member capable of forming a space portion that is open to the side is provided on the side of the mounting frame,
A touch detection member that detects a contact of a player's hand inserted from the opening and outputs a signal for operating the launching device at a portion constituting a front inner side surface of the space portion in the space forming member. A gaming machine characterized in that a placing portion on which a player's hand inserted from the opening can be placed is formed at a portion of the space forming member constituting a lower inner surface of the space portion.   The edge part of the opening on the front surface side of the space forming member is configured as a grip part that can be gripped by the hand in a state where a player's hand is placed on the placement part. The gaming machine according to 1.   The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a lower portion of the space forming member is extended so that the placement portion extends outward from the space portion. The space forming member is
Constituting the front surface portion of the space forming member, and a curved front surface bulging portion bulging forward;
A bottom surface constituting part constituting the bottom face part of the space forming member;
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the gaming machine is configured as described above.   The said space formation member was provided in the both sides of the lower front side of the said game machine so that it can be mounted by the left or right hand of a player, The claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned. Game machines. The front side of the space forming member and the edge of the opening are configured as a gripping part that can be gripped by the hand with the player's hand placed on the placement part,
A launching force adjusting member capable of adjusting the launching force of the game ball in the launching device is provided on the front side surface of the space forming member and in the vicinity of the edge of the opening, and the gripping portion is gripped by the player's hand The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the launching force adjusting member is configured to be operable in a state in which the game is performed.   7. The display device according to claim 1, wherein a display device that displays game information to a player as the front functional body is attached to the attachment frame body in an obliquely upwardly inclined state. 8. Gaming machine.

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