JP2005237444A - Enclosed ball type game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate a maintenance and a reuse of a device displaying and operating number data of game media necessary for performing a game in an enclosed ball type game machine. <P>SOLUTION: This enclosed ball type game machine 100 is provided with an enclosed ball circulation unit recovering the game ball being shot from a shooting position to a game area 1a and finishing the game, guiding it to the shooting position and ciculatingly using the game ball. This game machine is further provided with a front face operation unit 150 having an operating device 16 operating the shooting of the game ball. The front face operation unit 150 is provided with a touch panel display unit 151 having a LCD panel 15b displaying the number of held balls, remains of the amount of thrown-in money and the like, and a touch panel 15a performing an operation of converting the remains into the number of held balls; and is disposed on the operating device 16. The touch panel display unit 151 is provided with an upper constitution part 19 disposed under a glass frame 140 to become detachable by opening the glass frame 140. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention plays a game by firing a predetermined number of game balls enclosed in the main body of the game machine from the launch position to the game area, while collecting the game balls that have been played and guiding them to the launch position to circulate the game balls The present invention relates to an enclosed ball type game machine to be used.

A predetermined number of game balls (game media) are enclosed in a game machine such as a pachinko game machine, the game balls are fired from the launch position to the game area, the game balls that have flowed down the game area are recovered, and are led to the launch position again. Enclosed ball game machines that use game balls in a circulating manner are known.
In such an enclosed ball type gaming machine, since a predetermined number of enclosed game balls are used in a circulating manner, the number of game balls as a player's possessed ball does not increase or decrease as in a normal gaming machine. The numerical value indicating the number of possessed balls (the number of game media) decreases as the game balls are fired, and increases as the game balls win. Here, the number of possessed balls indicates the number of virtual game media possessed by the player, and indicates the number of times that the player can launch a game ball into the game area. Therefore, in the enclosed ball type gaming machine, when the number of balls held as information becomes 0, the game ball cannot be launched. Therefore, in the enclosed ball type gaming machine, in order to inform the player of the current number of balls in place of the game balls accumulated on the upper and lower plates of the conventional pachinko machine, the number of balls held (the number of game media) ) Is required.

  In addition, when a player plays a game, instead of borrowing a game ball, the player purchases the number of game media (the number of balls rented) as information. In this case, for example, each enclosed ball game Cash will be thrown into a lending device that grants the number of game media such as a sand device adjacent to the machine. In addition, when considering making it possible to use high-value bills and not having to change money with a sand device, etc., the number of game media (number of rented balls) directly corresponding to the amount of money inserted The game value information (for example, money amount information) is generated corresponding to the amount of money once thrown in, and a part of the game value information (all are also possible) by the player's operation in the enclosed ball type gaming machine. Is converted into the number of game media, and this is added to the number of balls held in the game media number information.

Accordingly, the enclosed ball type gaming machine requires a device for displaying not only the number of game media but also game value information (amount information), and the player performs an operation of converting the game value information into the number of game media. The operation means is required. Note that the above-mentioned operation means is necessary when information on the amount is basically stored in a storage medium such as a magnetic or IC card and a ball is rented based on this information.
Further, when unused game value information that is not converted into the number of game media is generated using a large amount of banknotes, for example, the game value information is settled with a settlement machine or the like and cashed. The game value information includes all information that can be converted into the number of game media and may include information about the number of game media, but here it can be converted into the number of game media such as monetary information. Such information is used as game value information, and information corresponding to the number of possessed balls converted to actually play a game from the game value information is used as game medium number information. The game information includes all the above-described information, and further includes information related to other games, such as a game history.

  In addition, if the information about the number of game media obtained in the previous game is stored without exchanging it for prizes, and the game can be replayed based on the number of game media stored, the number of game media stored The information also becomes game value information and can be converted into the number of game media for actually playing the game.

Therefore, in addition to the game display device (for example, the variable display for displaying the variable display game) and the operation device for operating the launch of the game ball for the game, the encapsulated ball type gaming machine has a game as a number of balls. Devices related to the number of game media are required, such as a display device that displays the number of media and game value information converted into the number of game media, and an operation device that performs operations for converting game value information into the number of game media.
Such a device relating to the number of game media is not directly related to the game content (game effect) as a game machine such as a pachinko game machine, for example, and the same type of game media in an enclosed ball type game machine with different game content It is also possible to provide a device for the number. For example, even if the device relating to the number of game media and the other enclosed ball type gaming machine main body part can be separated and the device relating to the number of gaming media can be reused, There is no effect.

For example, a game board of a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, an upper front frame having a transparent plate holding frame (glass frame), an operation unit for launching a game ball, and an electrical device that relates to the number of game media described above A lower front frame having a display unit, the upper front frame having a game board or the like being replaceable with respect to the lower front frame, and a cover member having an electrical display unit with respect to the lower front frame There has been proposed an encapsulated ball type gaming machine in which the electrical display unit can be reused by making it detachable (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
In this enclosed ball type gaming machine, as the electrical display unit, a holding point display unit that displays a holding point corresponding to the number of gaming media described above, and a withdrawal corresponding to the conversion between the gaming value information and the number of gaming media described above A display unit for displaying and operating for settlement is provided, and each unit is detachable from the lower front frame integrally with a separate cover member.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-286637 (page 5, FIG. 5)

By the way, in the enclosed ball type game machine shown in Patent Document 1, as described above, as a device relating to the number of game media, the holding point display unit and the display unit can be attached and detached independently of each other, and other games Members such as an operation unit for launching a ball are also detachable independently. That is, in the enclosed ball type gaming machine disclosed in Patent Document 1, it is possible to reuse many parts separately by dividing the parts into small parts and making each part independently detachable from the lower front frame. Therefore, many parts must be separately attached to the lower front frame at the time of manufacture, so that manufacturing efficiency and assembly work efficiency are deteriorated.
In addition, the display unit is fastened and fixed to the lower front frame by a nut through its cover member, so it cannot be removed easily when the enclosed ball game machine is installed on the island facility, and maintenance and inspection work There is a problem that the workability of is bad.

  An object of the present invention is to make it easy to attach and detach a device for displaying and operating information such as the number of game media in an enclosed ball type gaming machine, and to improve manufacturing efficiency, assembly work efficiency, and maintenance inspection work efficiency. At the same time, it is easy to reuse the device.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is a front frame for removably attaching a game board on which a game area is formed, and is attached to the front frame so that it can be opened and closed and locked in a closed state. A transparent member holding frame that holds a transparent member that covers an opening window portion that allows the game area of the game board to be visually recognized, and a predetermined number of game balls enclosed in the machine are fired from the launch position to the game area. On the other hand, in the enclosed ball type gaming machine equipped with a circulation path that collects the game balls that have finished the game, guides them to the launch position and circulates and uses the game balls,
A front operation unit serving as an operation means operated by a player to play a game is positioned below the transparent member holding frame and attached to the front surface of the front frame,
The front operation unit is
An information display device having an information display for displaying predetermined game information;
An operation device having a launch operation unit that adjusts the launch force of a game ball launched from the launch position; and
The operating device is:
The information display device includes a front structural member having a shape in which the firing operation unit is attached and bulging forward, and an attachment member that closes a rear surface of the front structural member and is attached to the front frame. An information display device mounting space for mounting;
The information display device includes:
The information display device mounting space is closed, and an information display device mounting member for mounting the information display device on an operating device is provided,
The information display device mounting member is
An indicator mounting part on which the front side is inclined forward and the information indicator is attached;
An upper component extending in the left-right direction along the lower surface of the transparent member holding frame on the upper portion of the indicator mounting portion, and having an opposing surface facing the lower surface;
When the transparent member holding frame is opened, the information display device can be moved in the vertical direction, and when the transparent member holding frame is closed, the movement of the information display device in the vertical direction is restricted. It is said.

Here, the enclosed ball type gaming machine is one that circulates and uses the gaming ball enclosed in the gaming machine with a bullet ball gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine.
Predetermined game information includes the number of game media that can be used by the player. In addition, game value information corresponding to the amount of money inserted, game history information in the enclosed ball game machine, and other It may contain information about the game.

According to the invention described in claim 1, in the enclosed ball type gaming machine, the front operation unit attached to the lower part of the front frame to which the game board is attached has an information display device for displaying game information including the number of game media, It comprises an operating device having a firing operation unit for adjusting the firing force of the game ball.
Further, the front operation unit is composed of the following three members when attached to the front frame. That is, the front operation unit includes a front structural member having a firing operation unit of the operation device, an operation device mounting member for attaching the front structural member to the front frame, and an information display in which an upper portion of the operation device made of these members is opened. It is the said information display apparatus attached to an apparatus installation space.
That is, by attaching the front operation unit having a relatively small number of parts to the front frame, the operation device and the information display device can be attached to the enclosed ball type gaming machine, and the manufacturing efficiency and the assembly work efficiency are high.

The information display device includes an information display device that is a display, and an information display device attachment member that is attached to the operation device so as to close the upper portion of the information display device attachment space that is open at the top. Further, the information display device mounting member is disposed so as to extend in the left-right direction along the lower surface of the transparent member holding frame, and the indicator mounting portion to which the information display is mounted. And an upper component that faces the lower surface.
Since the upper component part faces the lower surface of the transparent member holding frame, the transparent member holding frame is arranged on the upper component part when the transparent member holding frame is closed. The upward movement of the part is restricted. In the state where the transparent member holding frame is opened, the transparent member holding frame moves from above the upper component, and the upper portion of the upper component is opened.

  Therefore, when the transparent member holding frame is closed, the movement of the information display device in the vertical direction (upward) is restricted, and when the transparent member holding frame is opened, the information display device is moved in the vertical direction (upward). Is possible. Accordingly, the transparent member holding frame can be used as a kind of locking device in attaching the information display device to the operation device. In other words, by converting the transparent member holding frame from the open state to the closed state, it is possible to realize a configuration in which the information display device can be fixed to the operating device so that it cannot be removed. Therefore, it is not necessary to fasten the information display device using screws or nuts to attach the information display device to the operation device, and the information display device fixed to the operation device by closing the transparent member holding frame. It is possible to remove the sealed ball-type game simply by opening the transparent member holding frame, and maintenance and inspection work can be easily performed.

Note that the information display device may include an operation unit that performs various operations based on display contents. The operation unit can perform, for example, display switching and an operation of converting game value information into the number of game media. To do. Moreover, it is preferable to use a touch panel as such an operation means.
In addition, when the information display device is attached to the operation device, it is not necessary to firmly fix the information display device by fastening or the like. When the frame is in an open state, it is preferable that engagement and fitting can be released by elastic deformation of the member.

In addition, the information display device is basically disposed so as to close the opening above the information display device mounting space, and is disposed below the transparent member holding frame. Therefore, even if it is not fastened with a screw or the like, it can be pushed from above. Strong structure.
Note that the information display device attached to the front side of the lower part of the front frame is arranged in a state where it extends long forward from the front frame in consideration of visibility from the player. However, in the present invention, the operation device having the front structural member bulging forward is provided with information from above as described above. Since the display device is arranged, if the operation device is firmly attached to the front frame, the information display device can be applied to the force pushed from above as described above even if the information display device is not firmly fixed by fastening screws or the like. And strong structure.

In addition, since the information display device can be easily attached and detached as described above, the entire gaming machine can be redesigned at low cost by replacing the transparent member holding frame, the operation device, etc. while leaving the information display device. it can. Further, if the game board is also replaced when the transparent member holding frame or the operation device is replaced, the gaming machine itself can be replaced at a low cost. In other words, when the information display device is configured to be easily detachable, the information display device can be extremely easily reused.
In addition, since the transparent member holding frame is attached to the front frame so that it can be locked in the closed state, the locked (locked) transparent member holding frame is unlocked even if the information display device can be attached and detached very easily. If it is not opened, the information display device cannot be removed. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the theft of the information display device having an opposing surface facing the lower surface of the transparent member holding frame and including the upper component portion disposed below the closed transparent member holding frame, and remove the information display device. Thus, it is possible to prevent an illegal act inside the enclosed ball type gaming machine.

The invention according to claim 2 is the enclosed ball type gaming machine according to claim 1,
On the upper part of the operation device, opposing walls facing the lower surface of the transparent member holding frame are provided on both sides of the information display device mounting space,
Engagement means for engaging with the information display device mounting space side lower portion of the opposing wall of the operating device is provided at the left and right ends of the upper component.
The engaging means includes
A horizontal plate extending laterally from a side surface of the upper component; a vertical plate bent upward from a side end of the horizontal plate; and an engagement surface formed at an upper end of the vertical plate and engaged with the opposing wall. An engaging member having
An L-shaped engagement operation member provided in an operation space formed by a side surface of the upper component part and the engagement member, extending from a vertical plate of the engagement member to the side surface of the upper component part and bending upward; ,
Consisting of
When the transparent member holding frame is opened, the information display device can be removed by operating the engagement operation member from above, and when the transparent member holding frame is closed, the operation space is held by the transparent member. The feature is that the lower surface of the frame is closed.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the engaging surface of the engaging member of the upper component portion of the information display device is engaged with the lower surface side of the opposing wall of the operating device, so that the upper component portion becomes the operating device. It becomes a fixed state. Therefore, rattling of the information display device can be prevented.
Further, the transparent member holding frame on the upper component part is opened, and the transparent member holding frame is removed from the upper component part, and the engagement member arranged in the operation space between the side surface of the upper component part and the engaging member is arranged. By operating the joint operation member, the vertical plate and the horizontal plate of the engagement member are elastically deformed, and the engagement surface at the upper end of the vertical plate is shifted from the lower side of the opposing wall, so that the upper component of the information display device Can be removed from the operating device. That is, the information display device can be removed from the operation device very easily by opening the transparent member holding frame and lifting the left and right engaging operation members while pushing the left and right engagement operation members toward the center of the left and right. be able to.

  Further, in a state where the transparent member holding frame is closed and locked, the operation space is blocked by the lower surface of the transparent member holding frame, and if the transparent member holding frame is not opened, the operation space is below the transparent member holding frame. Since the engagement operation member of the component cannot be operated, it is possible to prevent theft of the information display device and the illegal act of removing the information display device.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the enclosed ball type gaming machine according to the first or second aspect,
A lower engagement portion that engages with a front component of the operation device is formed in a front portion of the display attachment portion of the information display device attachment member,
In the front structural member,
An upper engaging portion that engages with the lower engaging portion;
A side support portion that protrudes from the front structural member into the information display device mounting space and supports a side portion of the indicator mounting portion from below,
It is characterized by being formed.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the lower engagement portion that engages with the front structural member of the operating device is formed in the front portion of the display attachment portion of the information display device attachment member of the information display device, and the lower engagement By engaging the upper engaging portion of the front structural member with the portion, it is possible to prevent the front end portion (lower end portion) of the information display device from moving up and down. That is, in the information display device, the upper component portion, which is the rear portion (upper portion), is arranged below the transparent member holding frame, so that upward movement is restricted, but the lower portion of the information display device is There is a possibility of moving. Therefore, as described above, the lower engagement portion is provided in the front portion of the display mounting portion that is the front end portion of the information display device, and is engaged with the upper engagement portion of the front structural member. It is possible to prevent the information display device from rattling by restricting vertical movement. In addition, by forcibly pulling out the information display device while lifting the lower part thereof, it is possible to prevent an action to be removed from the operation device.
In addition, since the information display device has a side support portion that protrudes from the front structural member into the information display device mounting space and supports the side portion of the display device mounting portion of the information display device from below, the information display device has the information display device mounting space of the operating device. It can be prevented from sinking inside.

The invention according to claim 4
In the enclosed ball type gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The information display is composed of an LCD and a touch panel,
The LCD can display game value information held by the player and the number of game media held by the player,
The game value information can be converted into the number of game media by operating the touch panel.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, the information display is an LCD capable of displaying game value information and the number of game media possessed by the player, and an operation for converting the game value information into the number of game media (number of rented balls). Therefore, the information display device can display and operate the number of game media required for the enclosed ball game machine. That is, the functions are integrated into one information display device so that necessary information can be displayed and information can be operated in addition to the operation of launching the game ball with the enclosed ball type gaming machine. And since an information display device can be removed easily, the maintenance check with respect to the above-mentioned integrated function required by an enclosed ball type game machine becomes easy. In other words, since the functions are integrated into the information display device and the information display device can be removed very easily, the maintenance and inspection of all the integrated functions can be performed by easily removing the information display device.

  In addition, since the information display device in which many functions are integrated can be easily reused as described above, the cost can be further reduced. In other words, since it can be easily reused, even if an expensive information display device is used by integrating many functions, the cost can be reduced and expensive information display can be achieved without being tied to the cost. The device can be used.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the enclosed ball type gaming machine according to any one of the first to fourth aspects,
Foreign matter from the outside extends upward from the opposing surface of the upper component and bends forward, extends rearward from the lower end of the front surface of the transparent member holding frame and engages with the lower wall having the lower surface. A tamper-proof member that prevents the intrusion of the light is extended in the left-right direction.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the fraud prevention member causes a piano wire, a cell (synthetic resin plate), etc. from between the upper surface (opposing surface) of the upper component part of the information display device and the lower surface of the transparent member holding frame. Insertion of unauthorized members (foreign matter) can be prevented.
Further, the upper component portion is moved forward in a state where the closed transparent member holding frame is arranged on the upper component portion by engaging the fraud prevention member of the upper component portion with the lower wall of the transparent member holding frame. Cannot move to pull out. That is, if the transparent member holding frame is in the closed state, the movement of the information display device in the vertical direction is restricted and the movement in the front-rear direction is restricted, and the information display device can be reliably prevented from coming off. .

According to the enclosed ball type gaming machine according to the present invention, by attaching the front operation unit having a relatively small number of parts to the front frame, the operation device and the information display device can be attached to the enclosed ball type gaming machine, Manufacturing efficiency and assembly work efficiency are high.
In addition, by converting the transparent member holding frame from the closed state to the open state, it is possible to realize a configuration in which the information display device can be detached from the operation device.
Therefore, in order to attach the information display device to the operation device, it is not necessary to fasten the information display device using screws or nuts, and the information display device can be removed from the enclosed ball game simply by opening the transparent member holding frame. This makes it possible to easily perform maintenance and inspection work.

Basically, the information display device is arranged so as to close the opening above the information display device mounting space, and is arranged below the transparent member holding frame and moves upward when the transparent member holding frame is opened. Because it becomes possible, it is in a state where it is mounted in a state where it is placed from above on the part that becomes the opening of the information display device mounting space of the operating device, and it is strong against the force pushed from above without being fastened with screws etc. It becomes.
In addition, since the information display device can be easily attached and detached, the entire gaming machine can be redesigned at low cost by replacing the transparent member holding frame, the operation device, and the like while leaving the information display device. In other words, when the information display device is configured to be easily detachable, the information display device can be extremely easily reused.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The enclosed ball type gaming machine 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, and the outer shape The same size is also possible, and it can be installed in the current island facilities of pachinko amusement stores, but it does not use the ball supply mechanism or ball discharge mechanism of the island facilities. That is, the number of game balls (number of balls held) based on data (game value information) input from a storage medium such as a card via a ball rental machine or the like using a pre-enclosed game ball as an encapsulated ball type game machine That is, the game ball can be launched into the game area corresponding to the data obtained by converting, for example, money amount information as game value information into the number of balls held (number of rented balls) as the number of game media that can be used in the game. When the ball is fired, the data on the number of possessed balls is subtracted corresponding to the number of game balls fired. 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, based on the amount information as game value information stored in a storage medium such as a card or information on the number of stored game media, a numerical value (that is, the number of rented or replayed) When the number of balls is added, the game ball can be fired again.
In addition, the game balls that have been launched reach the game area, and a part of them wins and is guided to the back side of the game board to be collected as safe balls, and the remaining game balls that are not won are collected as out balls. The collected game balls can be launched again through the circulation path, and the game balls are circulated in the enclosed ball type gaming machine. In addition, the game balls that have become fouls are collected in the circulation route, and the game balls that have become fouls can be collected and fired again without being involved in the game (without getting a chance to win a prize) Based on the occurrence of foul balls, the number of foul balls is added to the data on the number of balls in the game value information.

  As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment includes a machine frame 110 configured in a rectangular frame shape, and is fitted into the machine frame 110, and is attached to the machine frame 110. A rectangular front frame 120 is pivotally supported so as to be rotatable. That is, the front frame 120 can be opened and closed with respect to the machine casing 110 in a door shape. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a front frame main body 130, which is a main body of the front frame 120 to which various members such as a game board 1 described later are attached, has a substantially rectangular opening 121 extending from the center to the upper end. Is provided, and the game board 1 whose front side is the game area 1a is fitted into the opening 121. Further, the front surface of the game board 1 is exposed from the opening 121 of the front frame main body 130 in a state where the game board 1 is fitted into the opening 121 of the front frame main body 130.

  Further, the front frame main body 130 is a transparent member holding frame that holds a glass plate 141 as a transparent member that covers the open window 144 that allows the game area 1a of the game board 1 attached to the front frame main body 130 to be visually recognized. A glass frame 140 is provided. That is, the glass frame 140 is configured with an opening window 144 that allows at least the gaming area 1a surrounded by the guide rail 2 to be visually recognized on the front side thereof, and two front and rear sheets on the back side so as to cover the opening window 144. Glass plates 141 and 141 are held.

A front operation unit 150 having a touch panel display unit 151 serving as an information display device of the present invention is provided below the lower end portion of the opening 121 on the front surface side of the front frame body 130, that is, immediately below the glass frame 140. Is attached.
Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the back side of the front frame body 130 is a launch unit 60 for launching game balls, and an enclosed ball circulation device that collects the game balls that have flowed down the game area 1a and guides them to the launch position. And a first control board 81 (inside the box 81a), a power supply board 71 (inside the box 71a), and a first frame control board 81 (inside the box 81a). Arrangement) and a second frame control board 82 (arranged in the box 82a).
Further, a game control board 20 (arranged in the box 22) that performs overall control related to game contents and an effect control board 50 (arranged in the box 52) that controls the effects of the game under the control of the game board 1 on the back side.

  The front frame main body 130 is a mounting base for each member of the front frame 120, and is configured in a substantially rectangular plate shape so as to fit in the machine frame 110 having a rectangular frame shape as described above. A square-shaped opening 121 for receiving and storing the game board 1 is formed in a portion extending from the center to the upper end. 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. Between the front surface of the board 1 and the rear surface of the rear glass plate 141 fitted in the glass frame 140, a portion surrounded by the guide rails 2 provided on the front surface of the game board 1 is launched and a game ball is launched. The game area 1a to be played.

In addition, one side (left side) of the glass frame 140 is pivotally supported by one side (left side) of the front frame main body 130 so as to be freely opened and closed like a door. By opening, 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. The double glass plate 141 is fixed. In the glass frame 140, at least a part 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 plate 141.

Further, as described above, the front frame body 130 is attached to the machine frame so as to be openable and closable, and the glass frame 140 is attached to the front frame body 130 so as to be openable and closable. It can be locked in a closed state like a known ball game machine such as a known pachinko game machine.
For example, a key hole 159 having a cylinder (not shown) for a locking device is provided at the upper right end of the front operation unit 151. By inserting a key into the key hole 159 and rotating the cylinder, the front frame body 130 and the glass frame 140 can be locked (locked) and unlocked (unlocked). The cylinder is connected to the lock mechanism for the front frame body 130 and the lock mechanism for the glass frame 140, and each lock mechanism is closed in response to the rotation of the cylinder using a key. The front frame main body 130 and the glass frame 140 are engaged with each other, and the front frame main body 130 and the glass frame 140 are fixed in a closed state.

  Note that the keyhole 159 is, for example, vertical in the locked state, and it is determined which of the front frame body 130 and the glass frame 140 is unlocked by turning to the left or right. The front frame main body 130 and the glass frame 140 can be unlocked and locked independently of each other by turning or rotating in the reverse direction.

  Accordingly, the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 is provided with a front frame 120 (front frame main body 130) to which the game board 1 in which the game area 1a is formed is detachably attached, and can be opened and closed and locked to the closed state. A transparent member holding frame (glass frame 140) for holding a transparent member (glass plates 141, 141) that is attached and covers the open window 144 that allows the game area 1a of the gaming board 1 to be visually recognized.

  Further, on the front side of the glass frame 140, external appeal decoration lamps 11,..., Side lamps 12, 12, speakers 13, 13, decoration lamps 14, 14, etc. are provided at positions that do not hinder the visual recognition of the game area 1a. ing. The external appeal decoration lamps 11,... Are used to notify the surroundings when the number of acquired game balls mainly becomes large in the upper part of the glass frame 140. 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 held here is a game medium that enables the above-mentioned game balls to be launched. When the difference ball number becomes high, the external appeal decoration lamps 11,... Are turned on. In addition, in the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 as described above, the payout of the winning ball is not performed, and the above-mentioned number of outgoing balls, number of incoming balls, number of difference balls, number of held balls (number of game balls), etc. It is not the number of spheres 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 counted by detecting, for example, the game balls that are launched into the game area 1a. The number of fired balls, the number of foul balls counted by detecting the game balls that have been launched but returned, the number of recovered balls counted by detecting the game balls that have been launched and collected in the game area 1a, and winning The above-mentioned number of incoming balls, number of outgoing balls, number of difference balls, and number of balls held can be obtained from numerical values such as the number of winning balls and the number of balls rented from a game store.

  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 collected balls does not include the number of foul balls). . 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 replayed 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,. 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 lit and the luminescent 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, the side lamps 12 and 12 and the decoration lamps 14 and 14 perform effects such as lighting, blinking, and change of emission color corresponding to the gaming state.

  A front operation unit 150 is attached to the lower side of the glass frame 140 on the front side of the front frame main body 130. The front operation unit 150 is an operation means that is operated by a player to play a game. A front operation unit 150 adjusts the firing force of a game ball that the player launches from a launch position (a handle touch detection member described later). 152 and a launch slide volume 153), and is attached to the operation device 16 to display predetermined game information to be described later and allow the player to perform operations related to the game information. A touch panel display unit 151 as an information display device is provided.

That is, in the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100, the front operation unit 150, which is an operation means operated by a player to play a game, is positioned below the glass frame 140 (transparent member holding frame) and the front frame 120 ( It is attached to the front surface of the front frame body 130). The front operation unit 150 includes an information display device (touch panel display unit 151) having an information display for displaying predetermined game information, and a launch operation unit (handle) for adjusting the launch force of the game ball launched from the launch position. And an operation device 16 having a touch detection member 152 and a firing slide volume 153).
Details of the front operation unit 150 according to the present invention will be described later.

In the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 as described above, a game is played in the game area 1a on the front side of the game board 1 fitted in the opening 121 of the front frame body 130.
That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 launches a game ball (hit ball; game medium) into a game area 1 a surrounded by the guide rails 2 of the game board 1 and plays a game. In the game area 1a, as shown in FIG. 1, the game start ball 6 and 6, and the game ball passes through the game start gate 6 and 6, the game variable display game is unprocessed. A general diagram start memory display (not shown) that displays the number of unprocessed times, a normal diagram change display (not shown) that displays a normal symbol (general) variable display game, a normal variable winning device 9, and this normal variation A special figure start memory display (not shown) for lighting up and displaying the number of unprocessed times in which a game ball has won the winning device 9 and the special figure variation display game has not been processed, and a special symbol (special figure, identification information) Fluctuation display device 4 for displaying a variation display game, etc. Mouth 8, ..., the ball striking direction changing member (not shown) called a windmill, and a large number of nails (not shown) is provided.

  In the gaming board 1 of the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 of the present invention, the out ball as a gaming ball that did not win even if it flows down to the lower end of the gaming area 1a is played at the lower end of the gaming area 1a. 1 is not provided with a general out-hole leading to the back surface side of the game board 1, and instead of the guide rail 2 surrounding the game area 1 a on the front surface of the game board 1, the lower end of the game area 1 a is not provided. That is, a notch portion is provided in a portion surrounding the lower side of the game area 1 a of the guide rail 2, and a game ball that has not won a prize is played at the center portion of the lower end portion of the game board 1. The game area 1a on the front side of the game flows down to the outside (lower side) of the game area 1a as it is. That is, in the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100, a notch provided in the lower part of the guide rail 2 surrounding the game area 1a is an out hole. Further, an out ball collection port 215 of the collection member 210 of the enclosed ball circulation unit 200 is disposed below the portion corresponding to the out hole. Therefore, an out ball collection port 215 serving as an out hole is formed under the game area 1a.

The normal variation winning device 9 includes a pair of left and right open / close members 9c, 9c and a general-purpose solenoid (not shown) for operating the open / close members 9c, 9c. The open / close members 9c, 9c are normally a game ball. Although the closed state (a disadvantageous state for the player) is maintained at an interval that allows one to flow in, the result of the normal map change display game of the normal map change display is a predetermined stop display mode (for example, “ 7 "), it is changed to a state in which the game ball is likely to flow into the normal variation winning device 9 (a state advantageous to the player). .
The normal variation winning device 9 also serves as a special winning start opening. That is, the start condition is established based on the detection of the game ball by the start port sensor (not shown) provided in the inside of the normal variation winning device 9 (winning area), so that the special display variable display game is started. It has become.

In addition, a gate sensor (not shown) for detecting a game ball that has passed through the general diagram start gates 6 and 6 is provided in the general diagram start gates 6 and 6.
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 (special symbol display device) includes, for example, a liquid crystal display 41 and 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 symbols, 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 game state (so-called jackpot state).

  Here, the special variable winning device 5 is provided with a large winning opening 5e that is opened and closed by an attacker-type opening / closing door 5d that can be opened by rotating in a direction in which the upper end side is tilted forward. During the period, a cycle game that facilitates the inflow of game balls into the special prize opening 5e by converting the special prize opening 5e from a closed state to an open state is performed up to a predetermined number of times (a predetermined number of rounds). Is called.

  Here, the game balls that have been driven into the game area 1a flow into any of the winning ports (winning tools) such as the general winning port 8, the ordinary variable winning device 9, and the special winning device 5 of the special variable winning device 5. When a winning occurs, the winning game balls are detected by the sensors of each winning mouth, and based on the detection, the predetermined number of winning balls set corresponding to each winning mouth is the number of game media (the holding balls). Number) data (game value information).

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.

In addition, on the back side of the game board 1, the effect control board 50 is disposed in the box 52 on the rear side of the liquid crystal display 41, and the game is stored in the box 22 on the lower side. A game control board 20 serving as a game control device for controlling the game is arranged. 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 gate sensor detects this, the control for starting the usual variable display game is performed, and the control for determining whether the usual variable display game is hit or not 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 body 130 on the lower side of the opening 121 to which the game board 1 of the front frame body 130 is attached has the above-described front operation unit 150 attached to the front side and a game ball on the back side. The mounting board 131 to which the launching unit 60 provided with the launching device 61 and the launching rail 62, etc. for launching is mounted. The front frame main body 130 including the mounting board 131 is integrally formed of resin and has various members mounting members, ribs, and the like formed thereon.

The above-mentioned launch unit 60 is provided on the back side of the mounting plate 131 below the front frame body 130, and the launch control board 63 (arranged in the box 631) serving as a launch control device for controlling the launch device 61, the launch device. The enclosed ball circulation unit 200 (encapsulated ball circulation device) that collects the game balls launched into the game area 1a by 61 and supplies them to the launching device 61 again, and a power source that supplies power to each device in the enclosed ball game machine 100 A power supply board 71 (arranged in the box 71a) serving as a supply device, a first frame control board 81 (arranged in the box 81a) and a second frame control for controlling devices provided in the front frame 120 other than the game board 1 A substrate 82 (arranged in the box 82a) is attached. The first frame control board 81 and the second frame control board 82 function as a frame control device, and excluding devices attached to the game board 1, for example, the external appeal decoration lamp 11,. This is a frame control device that controls 150 devices, each device of the enclosed ball circulation unit 200, a data communication device with the outside, and the like. 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 includes a mounting plate 64 attached to the mounting board 131, a firing rail (not shown) attached to the mounting plate 64, and a launching device (not shown) that hits the game ball on the launch rail to launch the game ball. ). Then, when the game ball sent from the encapsulated ball circulation unit 200 to the launch position on the launch rail is launched by the launch device, the launched game ball is guided to the launch rail and ejected upward with the game area 1a. The game area 1a is guided by the guide rail 2 surrounding the game area 1a. Then, the game as described above is performed when the game ball reaching the game area 1a flows down.

  The enclosing ball circulation unit 200 collects a game ball (including an out ball and a safe ball, excluding a foul ball) that has been launched into the game area 1a, and launches the game ball of the launching device 61 from the collection member 210. A circulation path (not shown) that guides the game ball to a position and circulates and uses the game ball. The game ball that has finished the game in the game area 1a is collected and guided to the above-described launch position, A predetermined number of game balls enclosed in the machine body are used in circulation. That is, the enclosed sphere circulation unit 200 functions as a circulation path.

  In addition, the enclosed ball circulation unit 200 is provided with a ball feeding device (not shown) that sends a game ball to the launch position of the launch unit 60 described above, and this is used when a game ball is sent from the ball feed device to the launch position. A ball feed sensor (launch ball sensor) (not shown) for detection is provided, and a game ball to be launched is detected by the ball feed sensor, and based on one detection of the game ball by the ball feed sensor. The above-mentioned number-of-balls data is decremented by one.

In addition, the encapsulated ball circulation unit 200 and the front frame main body 130 have a foul ball collection path (for collecting game balls that have returned to the launch unit 60 side without launching the game in the game area 1a due to failed launch). (Not shown) is provided, and the foul sphere is collected by the enclosed sphere circulation unit 200 and circulated through the circulation path. The encapsulated ball circulation unit 200 is provided with a foul ball sensor (not shown) for detecting the collected foul ball, and before the merged with the out ball and the safe ball collected in the circulation path, Is detected.
Then, based on one detection of the foul sphere by the foul sphere sensor, 1 is added to the data on the number of balls held. In other words, the number of balls held is compensated when the game ball detected by the ball feed sensor is subtracted from the number of balls to become a foul ball.

  In addition, the enclosed ball circulation unit 200 is provided with a collection ball sensor that detects the collected out balls and foul balls as the collected balls before the collected out balls and safe balls merge with the foul balls. The number of balls can be counted. Although a slight time difference occurs, finally, the number of fired balls−the number of foul balls = the number of collected balls is obtained, and the count value of the game ball detected by each sensor can be confirmed.

  Accordingly, the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 plays a game by launching a predetermined number of game balls enclosed in the machine from the launch position to the game area 1a, while collecting the game balls that have finished the game and guiding them to the launch position. And a circulation path (the enclosed ball circulation unit 200) for circulating and using the game balls.

The front operation unit 150 will be described in detail below.
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the front operation unit 150 includes a touch panel display unit 151 that is an information display device and an operation device 16.
As shown in FIGS. 5 to 12, the touch panel display unit 151 includes an information display 151 a and an information display device attachment member 151 b to which the information display 151 a is attached and the touch panel display unit 151 is attached to the operation device 16. A virtual game ball display 154 that virtually displays a game ball to be possessed by the player, and an angle adjustment member 17 for adjusting the angle of the information display 151a with respect to the player in the information display device mounting member 151b Is provided.

As shown in FIG. 6 and the like, the information display 151a is a kind of pointing device (digitizer, tablet), a touch panel 15a capable of inputting coordinates with a finger or the like, an LCD panel 15b, a touch panel 15a, and an LCD panel 15b. A touch panel display control unit 15c having a drive circuit and a control circuit; a connection terminal 15d for connecting the touch panel display control unit 15c to a second frame control board 82 as a frame control device; a touch panel 15a and an LCD panel 15b; And a casing 15e surrounding the periphery.
In the information display 151a, a transparent touch panel 15a and an LCD panel 15b are arranged so as to overlap each other and display information on the LCD panel 15b, and on the touch panel 15a based on the information displayed on the LCD panel 15b. By inputting the coordinate position, it is possible to display information and input information.

Then, on the LCD panel 15b of the information display 151a, information on the player's current number of balls, and information on the amount (balance) of money that has been inserted by the player and has not yet been converted to the number of balls held (number of game media). (Game value information) is displayed.
In addition, when the game store permits a member or the like to replay with stored balls, information on the number of stored balls (game value information) is displayed.
In addition, the LCD panel 15b of the information display 151a includes, for example, information on the player's game such as the number of hits of the variable display game, the number of big hits with probability fluctuation, the number of start of the variable display game from the previous jackpot, and the like. Is displayed.

Further, on the LCD panel 15b, as a display for operation by the touch panel 15a, a lending button for converting a unit amount (100 yen, 500 yen, 1000 yen, etc.) set in advance from the above-described amount information into the number of balls held. Is displayed, and the coordinate position corresponding to the coordinate position of the renting button is input by the touch panel 15a, the unit amount is subtracted from the amount as the game value information, and converted into the number of rented balls (number of game media), Further, control for adding the converted number of balls to the number of balls held is performed by the above-described frame control device.
Similarly, the LCD panel 15b displays a replay button for converting a preset number of unit game balls (25, 125, 250, etc.) from the above information on the number of stored balls into the number of game media. When the coordinate position of the replay button is input from the touch panel 15a, the number of unit game balls is subtracted from the number of stored balls, converted into the number of game media, and further added to the number of held balls. Done in the device.

  Further, in the information display 151a, various buttons for performing operations for instructing calling of a staff member, rest, game end, and the like are displayed, and operations for instructing them can be performed. In addition, when the coordinate position of the call button of the clerk is input, for example, a lamp such as a call lamp is turned on from the frame control device via an external management device, and the coordinate position of the break button is input. When the game is performed, a display indicating a break is displayed on the LCD panel 15b, and the control for making the game impossible by inputting a password or the like is performed by the frame control device. When the coordinate position of the game end button is input The control of the information is managed by the management device by discharging the storage medium such as a card and outputting the game value information and the number of game media information to the outside under the control of the frame control device.

  In addition, the information display 151a includes a button for displaying history information such as the number of hits of the variable display game as information about the enclosed ball type game machine that the player plays, and an enclosed ball that can be changed by the player. A button or the like for operating the setting of the game machine may be displayed. When the coordinate positions of these buttons are input, processing such as display screen switching is performed by the frame control device by displaying a submenu or the like.

Since various operations related to game-related information by the player can be performed on the touch panel 15a, various operations performed by the player can be performed without arranging operation parts such as buttons and keys on the information display 151a. Is possible. That is, even if an operation function is added to the information display device 151a, the assembly work of the encapsulated ball game machine 100 can be made efficient with a simple structure in which the touch panel 15a and the LCD panel 15b are overlapped.
Therefore, in the information display device 151a, the operation device and the display device can be easily integrated, and the configuration of the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 can be simplified. The touch panel display unit 151 has an operation function as described above as a part of the front operation unit 150 as an operation means.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the touch panel display controller 15c is disposed on the back side of the information display 151a and is housed in a portion protruding rearward of the casing 15e.
The connection terminal 15d is connected to the touch panel display control unit 15c and is exposed on the back side of the casing 15e.
As shown in FIGS. 5 to 9, the casing 15 e includes a frame-shaped front portion 15 f having a rectangular opening that exposes the display screen of the LCD panel 15 b and the touch panel 15 a on the display screen on the front side, As described above, the housing portion 15i of the touch panel display control portion 15c is provided, and a back surface portion 15g made of a punching panel is provided so as to facilitate heat dissipation.

In addition, the accommodating part 15i of the touch panel display control part 15c of the back surface part 15g of the casing 15e is a plane parallel to the front surface of the casing 15e, except for the part excluding the accommodating part 15i of the back surface part 15g. It is formed in a protruding state. Moreover, the accommodating part 15i is arrange | positioned below the upper part of the back surface part 15g. As will be described later, the angle adjusting member 17 that supports the upper portion of the information display 151a and adjusts the angle of the information display 151a is accommodated in a lower side of the information display 151a and protruding rearward of the back surface portion 15g. It arrange | positions above the part 15i.
As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, when the cam 17c (described later) of the angle adjusting member 17 falls within a predetermined angle range, a part of the cam 17c enters the back surface 15g of the casing 15e. One cam hole 15j is formed on the left and right corresponding to the position of the cam 17c.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the lower end surface of the casing 15e which is the lower end side (front side) of the information display 151a disposed obliquely so as to incline downward toward the front side on the upper surface of the front operation unit 150 Rotating protrusions 15h that extend obliquely downward so as to be perpendicular to the lower end surface are provided on the left and right sides of the. Further, the tip end portion of the rotation protrusion 15h is formed in a cylindrical shape whose axial direction is set to the left-right direction. And the rotation protrusion 15h is engaged with the front-end | tip recessed part of the rotation support receiving part 18a mentioned later of the information display apparatus attachment member 151b. And the rotation protrusion 15h is rotatably supported centering on the column-shaped front-end | tip part in the state engaged with the rotation support receiving part 18a. Therefore, the information display 151a is rotatable about its lower end so that its upper end moves up and down, and the angle (elevation angle) of the information display 151a is tilted so that the front surface is inclined downward. It can be changed. The upper part of the information display 151a is supported by the angle adjusting member 17 so as to be movable up and down as will be described later.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 6, 8, 9 and the like, a step portion 15o having a low front side and a high rear side is formed on the upper end surface of the casing 15e, and the information display device mounting member 151b will be described later. The upper end position of the upper end of the casing 15e is regulated by engaging with the lower side of the inner edge portion on the upper side of the display unit mounting opening 181 of the surface wall 182.
That is, the upper portion of the information display 151a is moved upward by being pushed by the angle adjusting member 17 from below as described later, and the angle of the information display 151a is adjusted. The step 15o of the casing 15e is engaged with the lower side of the inner edge of the upper surface wall 182 of the information display device mounting member 151b above the display device mounting opening 181 so that the upper end of the information display device 151a is the information display device. This prevents the attachment member 151b from coming off.

  Further, the stepped portion 15o prevents the upper end of the information display 151a from being detached from the information display device mounting member 151b while the lower end of the casing 15e is rotatably engaged with the information display device mounting member 151b. For this reason, the information display device 151a cannot be removed toward the upper side of the display device mounting opening 181 of the information display device mounting member 151b. Therefore, as will be described later, unless the information display device mounting member 151b is removed from the operation device 16, it is difficult to remove the information display device 151a from the information display device mounting member 151b, but the information display device mounting member 151b is removed. In this state, the information display 151a can be easily detached from the back side of the information display device mounting member 151b.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 12, the information display device mounting member 151 b is inclined such that the front side is inclined forward, the display mounting portion 18 to which the information display 151 a is mounted, and a glass on the upper portion of the display mounting portion 18. The upper component part 19 extends in the left-right direction along the lower surface of the frame 140 and has a later-described facing surface 192a facing the lower surface.
The display attachment portion 18 is formed so as to be inclined downward toward the front, and has an upper surface wall 182 having a rectangular display attachment opening 181 to which the information display 151a is attached, and an upper surface The bottom wall 183 is disposed substantially horizontally below the upper surface wall 182 with a space from the wall 182, and the front edge of the bottom wall 183 and the lower side of the display mounting opening 181 of the upper surface wall 182. The front wall 184 provided between the inner edge and the left and right side walls 185 provided between the left and right side edges of the bottom wall 183 and the inner edges of the upper surface wall 182 of the indicator mounting opening 181. , 185.

The upper surface wall 182 has an outer shape that follows the upper opening 16b of the information display device mounting space 16a, which will be described later, of the operating device 16, and is arranged so that the upper surface wall 182 closes the upper opening 16b. Thus, it can be attached to the operating device 16.
In addition, the upper surface wall 182 has a display attachment opening 181 that is substantially the same as the outer shape of the information display 151 a, and the information display 151 a is attached to the display attachment opening 181.
In attaching the information display 151a, as will be described later, a rotation protrusion 15h protruding from the lower end of the information display 151a is rotated on the rotation support receiving portion 18a provided on the front wall 184 of the information display device attachment member 151b. The upper part of the information display 151 a is supported by the angle adjusting member 17 while being movably fitted.
Therefore, the touch panel display unit 151 (information display device) includes an information display device attachment member 151b that closes the upper portion of the information display device attachment space 16a and attaches the information display device 151a to the operation device 16.

In addition, a virtual game ball opening 18b that is exposed in a state in which a lens 154c of a cover member 154a (to be described later) of the virtual game ball display 154 protrudes from the upper right side (rear part) of the display device mounting opening 181 of the upper surface wall 182. Is formed in a shape that is long to the left and right. Further, as shown in FIG. 10, a support engagement portion 18c that is engaged with and supported by the lower end portion of the cover member 154a is provided below the virtual game ball opening 18b on the back surface of the upper surface wall 182. It has been. The support engagement portion 18c is formed to protrude horizontally rearward from the back surface of the upper surface wall 182 corresponding to the left and right width of the cover member 154a, and the left and right end portions of the support engagement portion 18c are formed on the cover member 154a. It is formed in a shape that is bent upward at a position on the left and right sides of the attached cover member 154a so as to restrict left-right movement.
Further, on the left side of the display attachment opening 181 on the upper surface wall 182, a dial opening 18d that is exposed in a state in which an angle adjustment dial 17a (described later) of the angle adjustment member 17 protrudes is formed.

The front wall 184 has a lower edge joined to the front edge of the bottom wall 183 and an upper edge joined to the lower side of the lower inner edge of the display mounting opening 181 on the back surface of the upper surface wall 182. The left and right edge portions are connected to the side walls 185 and 185.
On the left and right of the upper end portion of the inner surface of the front wall 184, the above-described rotation support receiving portion 18a is formed at a position corresponding to the rotation protrusions 15h on the left and right of the lower end portion of the information display 151a attached to the display attachment portion 18. ing. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 10, the rotation support receiving portion 18 a is formed with a recess that fits with the cylindrical tip portion of the rotation protrusion 15 h at the tip portion.
Further, as shown in FIGS. 6, 8, and 9, a step-shaped lower engagement portion 187 is formed at the upper end portion of the front surface of the front wall 184 facing obliquely downward, and the step of the lower engagement portion 187 is formed. The surface engages with the inner edge of the upper opening 16b of the operating device 16 from the lower side (inner side).
That is, a lower engagement portion 187 that engages with the front surface component member 161 of the operation device 16 is formed in the front portion of the display device attachment portion 18 of the information display device attachment member 151b.
By this engagement, the upward movement of the lower end portion (front end portion) of the information display device mounting member 151b (touch panel display unit 151) is regulated.

The side walls 185 and 185 are joined to either the left or right side edge of the bottom wall 183 at the lower edge, and the oblique upper edge is either the left or right of the display mounting opening 181 of the upper surface wall 182. The front edge is joined to one of the left and right side edges of the front wall 184.
Moreover, the rear side edge part of the side walls 185 and 185 is in an open state without being joined to other members. Then, as shown in FIG. 10, bearing recesses 18e and 18e with which the rotation shaft 17b (described later) of the angle adjusting member 17 is rotatably engaged respectively on the rear side edge portions of the left and right side walls 185 and 185. Is formed. A boss 18 f is formed integrally with the side wall 185 so as to be adjacent to the left side of the bearing recess 18 e of the left side wall 185 as viewed from the rear. By screwing a screw 18i into the boss 18f as shown in FIG. 7, it is possible to prevent the end of the rotary shaft 17b from dropping off from the bearing recess 18e.

Further, the dial opening 18d is formed on the right side of the right side wall 185 as viewed from the rear, and a bearing wall 186 is formed on the right side of the dial opening 18d in parallel with the side wall 185. The lower end portion of the bearing wall 186 is bent toward the right side wall 185 as viewed from the rear, and is joined to the side wall 185. Further, the front edge portion of the bearing wall 186 is joined to the back surface of the upper surface wall 182. A bearing recess 18g is formed on the rear edge of the bearing wall 186 at a position aligned with the bearing recesses 18e and 18e of the side walls 185 and 185.
Accordingly, the rotation shaft 17b of the angle adjusting member 17 is rotatably fitted to the two bearing recesses 18e and 18e on the side walls 185 and 185 and the bearing recess 18g on the bearing wall 186.
A boss 18h is formed integrally with the bearing wall 186 adjacent to the bearing recess 18g of the bearing wall 186, and a screw 18i is screwed into the boss 18h as shown in FIG. It is possible to prevent the end of the rotating shaft 17b from falling off.

  The upper component 19 is arranged to extend left and right along the upper edge of the display mounting portion 18, and the upper surface (front surface) of the display mounting portion 18 is slanted, whereas Is vertical and the top surface is horizontal. That is, the upper component portion 19 includes a vertical front wall 191 and an upper surface wall 192 that horizontally extends downward from an upper edge portion of the vertical front wall 191 and an upper surface wall 182 of the display attachment portion 18. And a horizontal rib 193 extending horizontally rearward from a boundary portion with the upper surface wall 182 of the front wall 191 that is integrally connected to the front wall 191, and the front wall 191, the upper surface wall 192, and the horizontal rib 193 It is formed in a shape.

It should be noted that vertical ribs 195,... Are provided between the upper surface wall 192 and the horizontal rib 193 at positions corresponding to the left and right side edges of the indicator mounting portion 18 of the upper component 19 and the position corresponding to the side wall 185, respectively. It is formed across.
Further, the horizontal rib 193 is not formed in a portion above the virtual game ball opening 18b so as not to obstruct the mounting of the virtual game ball display 154, and is cut out.
Further, the left and right central portions of the corners where the top wall 192 and the front wall 191 are joined are recessed into a chamfered shape corresponding to the shape of the lower end portion of the front side (the front decorative portion) of the glass frame 140. It is in a state. In addition, this is for giving a sense of unity vertically by the front shape of the lower part of the glass frame 140 and the front shape of the upper part of the front operation unit 150.

In addition, the upper component 19 is disposed along the lower surface of the closed glass frame 140 as described above, and the upper surface of the upper surface wall 192 becomes a facing surface 192 a that faces the lower surface of the glass frame 140.
Further, the front portion of the facing surface 192a that is the upper surface of the upper component portion 19 is in front of the glass plate 141 of the glass frame 140 and directly below the portion on the front side of the glass frame 140 where the decorative member is disposed. The rear part is behind the lower side (lower wall 142) where the decorative member on the front side of the glass frame 140 is disposed.
The lower wall 142 extends rearward from the lower end portion of the front surface portion serving as a decorative member on the front surface side of the glass frame 140, and the lower side thereof becomes the lower surface of the glass frame 140 and the opposite surface 192 a of the upper component portion 19. Opposite the front. Further, the rear end portion of the lower wall 142 is in front of the rear end portion of the facing surface 19 of the upper component 19.
And since the upper component 19 of the touch panel display unit 151 is disposed directly under the glass frame 140 (transparent member holding frame) in a closed state, the touch panel display unit which is an information display device when the glass frame 140 is opened. 151 can be moved in the vertical direction, and when the glass frame 140 is closed, the vertical movement of the touch panel display unit 151 is restricted.

  In addition, the upper surface wall 192 whose upper surface is the opposing surface 192a has an inverted L-shaped cross section from a vertical wall 194a extending upward from its rear end portion and a protruding piece 194b protruding forward from the upper end portion of the vertical wall 194a. The formed fraud prevention member 194 extends in the left-right direction.

  The fraud prevention member 194 is in a state in which the protruding piece 194b is engaged with the lower wall 142 on the front side of the glass frame 140 in the closed state from the back side. Therefore, the piano wire and the cell (thin resin plate) are formed from the gap between the lower end of the front side of the closed glass frame 140 and the upper end of the upper component 19 of the information display device mounting member 151b disposed on the lower side. When a fraudulent member (foreign matter) such as the above is inserted to perform fraud, the tip of the fraudulent member hits the vertical wall 194a of the fraud prevention member 194 and the insertion of the fraudulent member is prevented. If an unauthorized member is to be inserted obliquely downward, insertion of the unauthorized member is prevented by the vertical wall 194a of the unauthorized prevention member 194 and the upper surface wall 192 of the upper component 19, and the unauthorized member is obliquely inserted. When trying to insert upward, the unauthorized member is prevented from being inserted by the vertical wall 194a and the protruding piece 194b of the anti-fraud member 194. Further, since the fraud prevention member 194 extends to the left and right between the left and right end portions on the upper component 19, insertion is prevented even if the fraudulent member is inserted diagonally.

  In addition, the fraud prevention member 194 of the upper component 19 is engaged with the lower wall 142 on the front side of the glass frame 140, so that the front and rear direction (frontward) of the upper component 19 is closed with the glass frame 140 closed. ) Is restricted. Thereby, when the glass frame 140 is closed, the movement of the touch panel display unit 151 in the vertical direction and the front and rear direction (forward) is restricted, and the touch panel display unit 151 is reliably prevented from being detached from the operation device 16. can do. In particular, since the anti-fraud member 194 is engaged with the back side of the lower wall 142 of the glass frame 140, even if a force that pulls out forward acts on the upper component 19, that is, the touch panel display unit 151, The touch panel display unit 151 can be reliably prevented from moving forward, and the touch panel display unit 151 can be reliably prevented from being pulled out and removed. A mounting member 163 (described later) of the operating device 16 is disposed after the upper component part 19 as shown in FIG. 6, and the engagement of the fraud prevention member 194 with the lower wall 142 is not necessarily limited to that of the upper component part 19. Even if the rearward movement is not restricted, the upper component 19 cannot be moved rearward.

  That is, in this enclosed ball type gaming machine 100, the opposing surface of the upper component part 19 extends upward and bends forward, and rearward from the lower end part of the front part of the glass frame 140 as the transparent member holding frame. A fraud prevention member 194 that extends from the outside and engages with the lower wall 142 having the lower surface to prevent the entry of foreign matter (illegal member) from the outside extends in the left-right direction.

  The upper component 19 is provided with side walls 196 and 196 at the left and right ends thereof, and is engaged with an opposing wall 162 of a front component 161 described later of the operating device 16 on the outer surface side of the side walls 196 and 196. Engaging means 19a and 19a are formed.

As will be described later, the facing wall 162 is opposed to the lower surface of the glass frame 140 at the upper edge portion of the front structural member 161 at the left and right inner edges on the upper opening 16b side of the information display device mounting space 16a. Is formed.
The left and right engaging means 19a, 19a have the same shape so as to be bilaterally symmetric. The horizontal ribs 193 are extended outward from the lower ends of the side walls 196, 196 of the upper component part 19 and face outward. Horizontal plates 19b and 19b extending horizontally and vertical plates 19c and 19c bent upward from the side ends of the horizontal plates 19b and 19b (ends outside the left and right horizontal plates 19b) and extending upward. Engaging members 19d and 19d are provided.
Further, the vertical plates 19c and 19c have the upper end portion thicker than the lower side thereof, so that the area of the upper end surface is made wider than the cross-sectional area of the lower portions of the vertical plates 19c and 19c. The upper end surfaces of the vertical plates 19c and 19c are engaging surfaces 19g and 19g that are disposed on the lower side of the opposing wall 162 and engage with the lower surface of the opposing wall 162. In addition, the upper part of the outer side surface of the vertical plates 19c, 19c whose upper side is thickened is a tapered inclined surface.
Further, the engaging means 19a and 19a are provided in operation spaces 19e and 19e formed between the vertical plates 19c and 19c of the engaging members 19d and 19d and the side walls 196 and 196, respectively. L-shaped engagement operation members 19f and 19f are provided that extend horizontally from 19c toward side walls 196 and 196, which are on the inside, and whose tip portions are bent upward.

In addition, the space | interval which can insert a finger | toe is left between the part bent on the engagement operation members 19f and 19f and the vertical plates 19c and 19c, and the engagement operation members 19f and 19f (bend up) And the side walls 196, 196 are spaced apart from each other by the engagement operation members 19f, 19f.
In the engaging means 19a, 19a, the engaging surfaces 19g, 19g of the vertical plates 19c, 19c of the engaging members 19d, 19d are arranged so as to face the lower surface of the opposing wall 162, so that The component 19 is engaged with the operating device 16 so that it cannot be removed.

Further, an opposing wall 162 is disposed immediately above the engagement surfaces 19g and 19g, but the portion inside the engagement surfaces 19g and 19g is the upper opening 16b of the information display device mounting space 16a. And the upper part is open. Therefore, by shifting the vertical plates 19c, 19c having the engagement surfaces 19g, 19g inward, the upper side of the engagement surfaces 19g, 19g is opened from the state in which the opposing wall 162 is above the engagement surfaces 19g, 19g. The engagement can be released and the upper component 10 can be removed.
The engaging members 19d and 19d are integrally formed of synthetic resin as a part of the information display device mounting member 151b, and the engaging members 19d and 19d can be easily elastically deformed.

  Therefore, a vertical plate of the engaging members 19d and 19d is obtained by placing a finger on the bent upper ends of the engaging operation members 19f and 19f and applying a force in a direction inward of the upper component 19 along the left-right direction. 19c, 19c, or the vertical plates 19c, 19c and the horizontal plates 19b, 91b are elastically deformed and bent so that the engagement surfaces 19g, 19g are located on the inner side of the opposing walls 162, 162. It can be removed from the operating device 16. In addition, since the closed glass frame 140 is disposed on the upper component 19 and closes the operation spaces 19e and 19e, it is necessary to open the glass frame 140 prior to the above-described operation. By opening the glass frame 140, the top of the operation spaces 19e and 19e can be opened to perform the operation of releasing the engagement of the engaging members 19d and 19d, and the upper component 19 can be moved upward. It becomes possible.

  Therefore, in the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100, on the upper portion of the operating device 16, opposing walls 162 and 162 facing the lower surface of the glass frame 140 are provided on both sides of the information display device mounting space 16a. Engaging means 19a, 19a that engage with the information display device mounting space 16a side lower portion of the opposing walls 162, 162 of the operating device 16 are provided at the left and right ends of the component 19, and the engaging means 19a, 19a Horizontal plates 19b and 19b extending laterally from the side surfaces of the upper component 19, vertical plates 19c and 19c bent upward from the side edges of the horizontal plates 19b and 19b, and upper ends of the vertical plates 19c and 19c Engagement members 19d and 19d having engagement surfaces 19g and 19g formed and engaged with the opposing walls 162 and 162, and operations formed by the side surfaces of the upper component 19 and the engagement members 19d and 19d. L-shaped engaging operation members 19f and 19f provided in the spaces 19e and 19e, extending from the vertical plates 19c and 19c of the engaging members 19d and 19d to the side of the upper component 19 and bent upward, When the glass frame 140 is opened, the touch panel display unit 151 can be removed by operating the engagement operation members 19f and 19f from above. When the glass frame 140 is closed, the operation spaces 19e and 19e are opened. The lower surface of the glass frame 140 is closed.

  Further, when the touch panel display unit 151 removed from the operation device 16 is attached to the operation device 16, the engagement members 19 d and 19 d of the upper component 19 need to be fitted to the opposing walls 162 and 162. In this case, when the upper component 19 is moved downward from the attachment position of the upper component 19 that is the upper portion of the upper opening 16b of the operating device 16 with the glass frame 140 opened, the upper component is mounted. On the left and right sides of the portion 19, the outer side surfaces of the vertical plates 19 c and 19 c that are the outermost members of the engaging members 19 d and 19 d are in contact with the inner side edges of the upper openings 16 b of the opposing walls 162 and 162 of the operating device 16. . When the upper component 19 is moved downward, the upper side surfaces of the vertical plates 19c and 19c are tapered, so that the vertical plates 19c and 19c whose outer side surfaces are in contact with the opposing walls 162 and 162 are inside. It is elastically deformed so as to be bent, and passes through the opposing walls 162 and 162. When the upper component 19 is lowered until the upper ends of the vertical plates 19c and 19c are below the opposing walls 162 and 162, the vertical plates 19c and 19c are released from the restriction of the opposing walls 162 and 162 and elastically deformed. Return from the state. That is, the vertical plates 19c and 19c elastically deformed so as to bend inward return to the outside and stand upright, and the engagement surfaces 19g and 19g which are the upper surfaces of the vertical plates 19c and 19c are partly opposed to the opposing walls 162 and 162. Are in a position where they vertically overlap, and the engagement surfaces 19g, 19g of the vertical plates 19c, 19c are engaged with the lower side of the opposing walls 162, 162.

  The engaging means 19a is formed slightly from the front side to the front end part from the rear end part of the upper component part 19, and on the rear side of the engaging means 19a, the left and right end parts of the rear edge part of the upper surface wall 192 are formed. The upper surface extending portions 192b and 192b extending from left to right are disposed on the upper surface, and only the vertical wall 194a portion of the anti-fraud member 194 (the portion excluding the protruding piece 194b from the anti-fraud member 194) is provided on the upper surface. ing.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, the virtual game ball display 154 includes an LED substrate 154b having a plurality of (for example, about five) LEDs 154h and a cover member 154a having a lens 154c that covers the LEDs 154h. Have.
In the LED 154h, the size of a lamp ball, which is a translucent member that surrounds the issuance element, which is an LED, is approximately the size of a game ball. In this example, the lamp sphere has a hemispherical shape, a truncated cone shape, or a bell shape, and the diameter of the bottom surface is substantially equal to the diameter of the game ball. Further, three or two LED elements having different colors may be arranged in one lamp bulb, and each LED 154h may be capable of emitting light in a plurality of colors (so-called three-color LEDs may be used). In addition, the plurality of LEDs 154h are arranged in a line on the LED substrate 154b in a state of being close to each other.

  The cover member 154a is a transparent lens 154c that integrally covers a plurality of LEDs 154h aligned in a row on the LED substrate 154b, and the upper side of the lens 154c is an upper mounting member. 154e and the lower side of the lens 154c are the lower attachment members 154f. The upper mounting member 154e is formed on a boss 19h (shown in FIG. 10) formed on the right side of the front wall 191 of the upper component 19 and on the back surface of the front wall 191 above the virtual game ball opening 18b. It has a screwing portion 154g to be screwed.

Further, the lower mounting member 154f is disposed along the back surface of the upper surface wall 182 of the display device mounting portion 18, and engages with the support engagement portion 18c formed on the back surface of the upper surface wall 182, so It is engaged in a state in which downward movement is restricted.
Further, an LED attachment portion 154i for attaching the LED substrate 154b is provided on the back surface side of the lens 154c of the cover member 154a, and a screw at the center of the LED substrate 154b is provided on a boss (not shown) provided on the LED attachment portion 154i. The LED board 154b is attached to the cover member 154a by screwing and fastening the screw through the hole.

In addition, in the state in which the virtual game ball display 154 is attached to the display attachment portion 18, a plurality of LEDs 154h that are covered with the lens 154c and arranged in a row are exposed from the horizontally long virtual game ball opening 18b, and the plurality of LEDs 154h Are arranged in a line along the left-right direction.
Further, the mounting position of the virtual game ball display 154 on the touch panel display unit 151 (front operation unit 150) is the right side of the information display 151a when viewed from the front. In addition, in the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100, a gaming ball is launched from the lower right side firing position toward the upper left side on the lower side of the game board 1, and the virtual gaming ball display 154 is The front operation unit 150 is disposed on the game ball launch side.

  The virtual game ball display 154 displays the plurality of LEDs 154h as if they are game balls held by the player. For example, the state of decreasing each time a game ball is fired or the state of increasing due to winning a prize is arranged in a row by sequentially turning on / off / flashing a plurality of LEDs 154h arranged in a row at different timings. It is possible to express the light moving in the left-right direction along the LED 154h, and this can be regarded as a state where the game ball is flowing.

  Further, when the remaining number of held balls decreases and becomes equal to or less than the number of LEDs 154h, the number of LEDs 154h to be lit is made equal to the number of held balls in the virtual game ball display 154. That is, for example, when there are five LEDs 154h, the LEDs 154h are all lit when the number of held balls reaches five, and then each time the number of held balls decreases by one with the launch of a game ball By turning off one LED 154h, the remaining number of balls remains and the current number of balls is notified. As described above, the virtual game ball display 154 is arranged on the right side, which is the game ball launch side, in the front operation unit 150. In a pachinko game machine that does not circulate and use game balls, an upper plate launcher ( The virtual game ball indicator 154 is arranged at a position corresponding to the right end portion on the side where the game ball is introduced at the launch position).

  Accordingly, the player turns off the LED 154h in the virtual game ball display 154 so that the number of game balls decreases one by one as described above (shuts off sequentially from the left LED 154h to the right side) In a pachinko gaming machine that is not a ball type, it can be considered that the number of game balls decreases and the number of game balls decreases as it is launched while the game balls are only at the right end of the upper plate. Thus, the player can intuitively recognize that the above-described display on the virtual game ball display 154 indicates that the remaining number of balls is small, without particularly explaining.

  Therefore, the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 has a virtual game ball display in which a plurality of LEDs 154h having a substantially hemispherical shape (including a truncated cone shape, a bell shape, etc.) are arranged in parallel in the left-right direction. When the game ball is sent to the launch position, the device 154 is emitted from the LED 154h when the device 154 is provided on the side (ie, the right side) of the touch panel display unit 151 serving as the information display device. It is made to operate so that light moves to the side (left-right direction).

  The angle adjusting member 17 supports the upper part of the information display 151a whose lower end is rotatably engaged with the display mounting part 18, and moves the upper part of the information display 151a up and down to move the information display 151a. The angle (elevation angle) is adjusted (tilt adjustment), and is arranged along the left-right direction at a position on the lower side of the upper portion of the information display 151a of the display mounting part 18, and rotates to the display mounting part 18. A rotary shaft 17b that is freely supported, an angle adjustment dial 17a that is disposed at one end of the rotary shaft 17b, is fixed to the rotary shaft 17b, and rotates together with the rotary shaft 17b, and information display of the rotary shaft 17b And a cam 17c which is fixed to the left and right of a position overlapping with the container 151a and rotates integrally with the rotary shaft 17b.

The rotating shaft 17b is rotatably engaged with the bearing recesses 18e and 18g formed in the side walls 185 and 185 and the bearing wall 186 of the indicator mounting portion 18 as described above, and the bearing recesses 18e and 18g by the screw 18i. It is supported not to fall off.
The angle adjustment dial 17a is a disc-shaped dial, and a rotation shaft 17b is fixed to the center thereof. The angle adjustment dial 17a can be rotated integrally with the rotation shaft 17b, and a part of the angle adjustment dial 17a is an upper surface wall 182 of the display attachment portion 18. A player is exposed from the dial opening 18d to the front side of the upper surface wall 182 so as to be operable.

Therefore, the rotary shaft 17b can be rotated by operating the angle adjustment dial 17a that is partially exposed on the front surface of the upper surface wall 182 that constitutes the surface of the touch panel display unit 151 that is an information display device.
As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the cams 17c and 17c have a rotation shaft 17b inserted through a through hole formed in the center thereof so as not to rotate. For example, the rotation of the cam 17c with respect to the rotating shaft 17b is restricted by a portion inserted through the through hole and the through hole of the rotating shaft 17b having a shape other than a circular cross section. This also allows the rotational phases of the two cams 17c, 17c to be matched.

For example, when the angle at which the distance from the stop of rotation to the outer periphery becomes the shortest is 0, the distance from the center of rotation to the outer periphery increases as the angle increases. It has a shape. The distance from the outer periphery of the cams 17c, 17c to the center of rotation is maximized at an angle immediately before the angle returns to 0, and a step 17d along the radial direction is formed at the angle 0 portion to minimize the distance. It is like that. The outer periphery of the cams 17c, 17c is in contact with the back surface of the upper portion of the information display 151a, so that the upper portion of the information display is supported by the angle adjusting member 17 as described above.
The cams 17c and 17c can be rotated by rotating the rotary shaft 17b by operating the angle adjustment dial 17a. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the step 17d of the cams 17c and 17c having the angle 0 is orthogonal to the back surface of the information display 151a, that is, the outer peripheral part of the cams 17c and 17c at the angle 0 is the information display 151a. In the state of contact with the back surface, the outer peripheral portion, which is the most distant from the rotation center immediately before the angle 0, enters the cam hole 15j of the back surface portion 15g of the casing 15e of the information display 151a. As a result, the outer peripheral portion closest to the rotation center at the angle 0, which is the lower side of the step 17d of the cams 17c and 17c, can be brought into contact with the vicinity of the cam portion 15j of the back surface portion 15g immediately above the cam hole 15j.

This state is a state in which the upper portion of the information display 151a is lowest and the angle of the information display 151a is closest to the horizontal. In this state, the surface of the step 17d of the cams 17c and 17c is in contact with the inner edge of the back surface 15g of the casing 15e on the cam hole 15j side, and the back surface 15g and the cams 17c and 17c are engaged. As a result, the information display 151a that is rotatable about the lower end is in a very stable state. In other words, rattling of the information display 151a that is rotatable around the lower end is reliably prevented.
Further, in this state, since the step 17d is in contact with the inner edge of the back surface 15g on the cam hole 15j side as described above, the rotation direction of the rotating shaft 17b is a direction in which the upper portion of the information display 151a is raised. That is, it is restricted so that it can rotate only in the direction in which the information display 151a is further tilted.

Thereby, the player who operates the angle adjustment dial 17a can recognize that the inclination angle of the information display 151a cannot be further reduced, and can further rotate the angle adjustment dial 17a in the same direction. Thus, the inclination angle does not increase even though the inclination angle is reduced.
Further, when the inclination angle is increased in this direction, the outer peripheral surfaces of the cams 17c and 17c that are in contact with the back surface of the information display 151a are further away from the rotation center of the cams 17c and 17c. The upper part is pushed up, and the inclination angle of the information display 151a is increased. Then, as shown in FIG. 8, at a rotation angle slightly in front of the rotation angle at which the distance from the outer peripheral surface of the cams 17c, 17c contacting the back surface of the information display 151a to the rotation center of the cams 17c, 17c is maximum. The step portion 15o of the casing 15e of the information display device 151a abuts on the lower side of the inner edge portion of the upper surface wall 182 of the information display device mounting member 151b on the upper side of the display device mounting opening 181, and the upper portion of the information display device 151a is It will be in the state which cannot move any more upwards.

In this state, if the cams 17c and 17c are further rotated, the cams 17c and 17c may be slightly rotated due to elastic deformation of the casing 15e. However, the cams 17c and 17c are rotated until the rotation angle becomes 0 as described above. The rotation of the cams 17c and 17c is restricted.
Thereby, the player who operates the angle adjustment dial 17a can recognize that the inclination angle of the information display 151a cannot be increased any more, and can further rotate the angle adjustment dial 17a in the same direction. Therefore, the inclination angle does not decrease even though the inclination angle is increased.

  In this state, the information display 151a is sandwiched between the upper surface wall 182 and the cams 17c and 17c, and the information display 151a that is rotatable about the lower end is in a very stable state. That is, rattling of the information display 151a is reliably prevented. Even when the information display 151a has an inclination angle between the maximum and minimum, the lower end of the information display 151a engages with the rotation support receiving portion 18a of the display mounting portion 18, and the information display 151a. Is placed on the angle adjusting member 17 and the periphery of the information display 151a is surrounded by the inner edge of the display mounting opening 181 of the upper surface wall 182, so that the backlash of the information display 151a is minimal. It is designed to be limited to the limit.

As described above, in the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100, the indicator attachment opening 18 for attaching the information indicator 151a is formed in the indicator attachment portion 18, and the information indicator 151a displays the lower end portion. In the state where it is pivotably engaged with the indicator mounting portion 18, it is disposed in the indicator attaching opening 181. By moving the upper portion of the information indicator 151a up and down on the information display device attaching member 151b, An angle adjusting member 17 capable of adjusting the inclination angle of the information display 151a is provided.
The angle adjustment member 17 includes a rotation shaft 17b disposed in the left-right direction on the information display device attachment member 151b, and an angle adjustment dial that can rotate integrally with the rotation shaft 17b and is exposed on the surface of the display attachment portion 18. 17a and cams 17c and 17c which are provided so as to be rotatable integrally with the rotating shaft 17b and which move up and down the upper portion of the information display 151a as it rotates by contacting the upper back surface of the information display 151a. Yes.

  As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, 13, and 14, the operation device 16 includes an attachment member 163 that covers the front surface of the attachment plate 131 provided at the lower portion of the front frame body 130 from the front, and an attachment member 163. And a front surface component 161 attached to the front surface. 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 mounting member 163 is located on the lower side of the front frame body 130. The part (mounting board 131) is covered from the front.

  The front structural member 161 is provided below the front side of the encapsulated ball game machine 100 and is disposed in front of the touch panel display unit 151, the virtual game ball display 154, the speaker 155, and the firing slide volume 153. Bulge to the side. That is, the front structural member 161 is attached to the front surface of the mounting member 163 so as to cover the entire front surface of the mounting member 163, and the front structural member 161 is formed to bulge forward from the glass frame 140. Since the front structural member 161 is provided in a state of bulging forward, a space is formed between the front structural member 161 and the mounting member 163, and the touch panel display unit 151, virtual game ball display 154, and firing slide volume are formed. 153 can be disposed in an inclined state. Further, the central portion of the space becomes an information display device mounting space 16a for mounting the touch panel display unit 151. The touch panel display unit 151 is installed in the information display device mounting space 16a in a state where the lower portion is accommodated in the information display device mounting space 16a. It is attached to the operating device 16 so as to close the upper opening 16b of the space 16a.

  Therefore, the operating device 16 of the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 is attached to the front frame 120 by closing the rear surface of the front component 161 and the front component 161 having a shape in which the firing operation unit is attached and bulging forward. And an information display device attachment space 16a for attaching the information display device.

  In addition, several female screw holes are formed on the back surface (surface on the mounting member 163 side) of the front component 161, and screw through holes are formed in the mounting member 163 at positions corresponding to these screw holes. The mounting board 131 is formed with screw through holes at positions corresponding to these screw holes. And when attaching the operating device 16 to the lower side of the glass frame 140 of the front side of the front frame main body 130, the attaching member 163 is attached to the back surface of the front structural member 161 (the operating device 16 is assembled), and the attaching member 163 is attached. Covering the lower part of the front surface of the mounting board 131 with the operating device 16 in the state facing the mounting board 131, screws are passed through the respective screw through holes from the back surface of the mounting board 131, and these screws are screwed into the screw holes of the front structural member 161. Let

A substantially rectangular notch 164 is formed at the center in the left-right direction of the front structural member 161, and when the notch 164 joins the front structural member 161 and the mounting member 163, the above-described notch 164 is formed. It becomes the upper opening 16b.
Further, on the left and right inner edges facing the notch 164 of the front structural member 161, as shown in FIG. 14, the center of the notch 164 from the inner edge, that is, at the center of the notch 164, i. Side support portions 16d and 16e projecting toward the device mounting space 16a are formed. The side support portions 16d and 16e are disposed below the left and right side edge portions of the display device mounting portion 18 (upper surface wall 15j) of the information display device mounting member 151b mounted on the operating device 16, and the display device mounting portion 18 is provided. The left and right side edge portions are supported.

  Further, the lower inner edge of the notch 164 of the front structural member 161 is a lower engagement formed on the front wall 184 of the indicator mounting portion 18 of the information display device mounting member 151b as shown in FIG. The portion 187 is an upper engaging portion 16f that engages from the lower side (inner side). In other words, the upper engaging portion 16f of the lower inner edge of the front component member is formed at the corner between the upper surface wall 182 and the front wall 184 of the information display device mounting member 151b (display device mounting portion 18). Engage with the lower engaging portion 187 to restrict the upward movement of the information display device mounting member 151b.

  Accordingly, in the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100, a lower engagement portion 187 that engages with the front component member 161 of the operation device 16 is formed in the front portion of the display device attachment portion 18 of the information display device attachment member 151b. The front constituent member 161 includes an upper engaging portion 16f that engages with the lower engaging portion 187, and protrudes from the front constituent member 161 to the information display device mounting space 16a. Side support portions 16d and 16e that support the portion from below are formed.

In addition, a speaker mounting recess 166, which will be described later, of the front constituent member 161 is in a state of extending from the front to the rear at the lower part of the left and right central portions of the space that is inside the front constituent member 161 that bulges to the front side. . Accordingly, the speaker mounting recess 166 is disposed below the information display device mounting space 16a inside the operating device 16, and the upper surface of the speaker mounting recess 166 faces the information display device mounting space 16a. On the upper surface of the speaker mounting recess 166, mounting ribs 167 and 167 are formed on the left and right sides, respectively, extending in the front-rear direction and having the upper end surface substantially horizontal.
When the touch panel display unit 151 is attached to the operation device 16, the bottom wall 183 of the display device mounting portion 18 of the information display device mounting member 151b of the touch panel display unit 151 is placed in the information display device mounting space 16a. , 167.

  The front structural member 161 includes space forming portions 165 and 165 that can form a space portion 16c that opens sideways on both the left and right side portions thereof. The space forming portions 165 and 165 are extended from the side portion of the front structural member 161. That is, when the encapsulated ball game machine 100 is viewed from the front side, the space forming portions 165 and 165 extend from the left and right sides of the upper opening 16b of the front component 161 and the speaker mounting recess 166 to the side. Pocket-shaped space portions 16c and 16c are formed at the rear of each of the space forming portions 165 and 165, the left space portion 16c is open to the left, and the right space portion 16c is It opens to the right.

  The right space forming portion 165 constitutes a front surface portion of the space forming portion 165, a curved front surface forming portion 165a bulging forward, and a bottom surface constituting portion 165b constituting the lower surface portion of the space forming portion 165. With. When the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 is viewed from the side, the front surface forming portion 165a is provided in a curved state so as to gradually bulge forward from the front upper portion toward the lower front surface. The front surface forming portion 165a is formed integrally with the bottom surface forming portion 165b so as to continue from the lower end of the front surface forming portion 165a to the upper end of the bottom surface forming portion 165b. The bottom surface constituting portion 165b is provided in a curved state so as to gradually bulge forward from its lower portion toward its upper portion.

  On the other hand, the mounting member 163 is formed at the upper end of the front surface thereof so as to protrude forward as shown in FIG. 6 so that the support wall 16g extends horizontally to the left and right, and information is provided on the support wall 16g. The upper component 19 of the display device mounting member 151b is placed and supported. That is, the lower surface of the horizontal rib 193 constituting the bottom surface of the upper component 19 is in contact with the upper surface of the support wall 16g.

Moreover, the attachment member 163 has space rear surface portions 170 and 170 on the left and right, respectively. A right space forming portion 165 is disposed in front of the right space rear surface portion 170 and is opposed to the right space rear surface portion 170.
The right space portion 16c is formed between the front surface forming portion 165a and the space rear surface portion 170 in the right space forming portion 165, and the space rear surface portion 170 constitutes the rear inner surface of the space portion 16c. The right space 16c is open to the right and is formed in a pocket shape as a whole.

  In addition, the front structural member 161 has mounting portions 169 and 169 on the left and right side portions on which the player's hand inserted from the opening 158 of the space portion 16c can be placed. Then, a right placement portion 169 on which the player's hand (mainly the right hand) inserted from the opening 158 can be placed is formed in a portion constituting the lower inner surface of the space portion 16c in the right space formation portion 165. doing. Further, a lower portion of the right space forming portion 165 is extended so that the right placement portion 169 extends from the space portion 16c to the right outside thereof. That is, the right mounting portion 169 is formed in a horizontal plane that passes through the boundary line between the right front surface forming portion 165a and the bottom surface forming portion 165b, and when the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 is viewed from the front side, A portion of the mounting portion 169 is disposed on the rear side of the front surface forming portion 165a, and the other portion of the mounting portion 169 extends rightward from the space portion 16c above the bottom surface constituting portion 165b. The portion of the right mounting portion 169 that extends rightward from the space portion 16c is substantially flat.

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

  A signal for operating the launching device 61 by detecting the player's hand (mainly the right hand) inserted from the opening 158 is output to a portion constituting the front inner surface of the space portion 16c in the right space forming portion 165. A right handle touch detection member 152 is provided.

  More specifically, the right handle touch detection member 152 is disposed between the right front surface forming portion 165a and the right space rear surface portion 170. The right handle touch detection member 152 is provided so as to cover the right front surface forming portion 165a from behind and to cover a part of the right placement portion 169 (mainly a portion existing in the space portion 16c) from above. It has been. The right handle touch detection member 152 configures the front inner surface of the pocket-shaped space 16c formed on the right side of the front component 161. 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 169 extends from the right space portion 16c to the right outside, the player puts his hand (mainly the right hand) into the right space portion 16c and puts the right handle A hand can be placed on the placement portion 169 while touching the touch detection member 152. That is, the placement unit 169 functions as a hand rest.

  Further, when the player puts his right hand into the right space portion 16c, the edge portion of the opening 158 on the front surface side of the right space forming portion 165 is configured as a grip portion 165c that can be gripped 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 16c, the handle touch detection member 152 is touched and the thumb is removed from the right space 16c to form a space. It is possible for the player to hold the grip portion 165c by being positioned in front of the portion 165. Further, it is possible for the player to grip the grip portion 165c with his / her hand while placing his / her hand on the placement portion 169.

  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 portion 165 and in the vicinity of the edge portion (the gripping portion 165c) of the opening 158. 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 165c 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 165a between the front surface forming portion 165a and the handle touch detection member 152 in the right space forming portion 165. The front surface forming portion 165a is formed with a vertically long slit 165d. A movable portion of the firing slide volume 153 projects forward from the slit 165d, and an operation lever 156 is attached to the movable portion.

  The operation lever 156 is provided so as to be movable up and down along the slit 165d 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 16c, touch the handle touch detection member 152, and hold the grip 165c, and take the thumb out of the right space 16c. 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 165 is provided symmetrically with the right space forming portion 165 with respect to the center line extending up and down of the encapsulated ball type gaming machine 100, and the left mounting portion 169 is an encapsulated ball. The left-side handle touch detection member 152 has a center extending in the vertical direction of the enclosing 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 165 is not formed with a slit unlike the right space forming portion 165.

  Similarly to the right space rear surface portion 170, the left space rear surface portion 170 of the mounting member 163 is opposed to the space forming portion 165 behind the left space forming portion 165, and the rear portion of the left space portion 16c. 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 surface forming portion 165a and the space rear surface portion 170, and the front inner surface of the left space portion 16c. It is composed.

  The space forming portions 165 and 165 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 169 and 169. . Further, since the handle touch detection members 152 and 152 are provided on the left and right of the front operation unit 150 at the lower part of the enclosing ball type gaming machine 100, the operation of launching the game ball can be performed with either the right hand or the left hand. .

  In this enclosed ball type gaming machine 100, the left space forming portion 165 is not provided with a firing slide volume and an operating lever, but like the right space forming portion 165, the firing slide is formed on the back side of the left space forming portion 165. A volume may be provided, and an operation lever may also be provided on the front surface of the left space forming portion 165. When the left space forming unit 165 is provided with the firing slide volume and the operation lever, the right space forming unit 165 may or may not be provided with the firing slide volume 153 and the operation lever 156.

  In the front operation unit 150, the speaker 155 is attached to the front constituent member 161 via the attachment member 163 as follows. That is, a speaker mounting recess 166 formed in a state of being recessed rearward is provided at a lower central portion of the front constituent member 161 in the left-right direction. An opening 168 is formed in the bottom surface on the rear side of the speaker mounting recess 166. On the other hand, a speaker mounting portion 171 is formed at the central portion of the mounting member 163 in the left-right direction and at a lower portion thereof so as to protrude forward. When the front structural member 161 is assembled to the mounting member 163 so as to overlap with the mounting member 163, the front surface of the speaker mounting portion 171 faces the rear bottom surface of the speaker mounting recess 166. 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 166 overlaps with the opening 172 of the speaker mounting portion 171 in the front-rear direction.

When the mounting member 163 is viewed from the front side, the speaker mounting portion 171 is formed to be convex forward. However, when the mounting member 163 is viewed from the back side, the speaker mounting portion 171 is concave forward. Is formed. A speaker 155 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 166 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 front component 161 via the attachment member 163, but may be directly attached to the front component 161 (mainly, the position overlapping the front and rear of the opening 168 of the speaker attachment recess 166). 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 mounting member 163 in a state where the speaker 155 is disposed in a 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 mounting member 163. 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. You can cover it.

In the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 as described above, the game balls launched into the game area 1a are collected and recycled as described below, and the first frame control board 81 and the second frame control are used. A frame control device comprising a substrate calculates the number of balls held by the player.
That is, the game balls collected by the encapsulated ball circulation unit 200 and circulated to the launch position are supplied from the ball feeder to the launch position of the launch unit 60. At this time, the frame control device performs a process of subtracting 1 from the number of held balls based on the detection signal of the game ball from the ball feed sensor that also serves as the launch detection means. As a result, the number of possessed balls managed by the frame control device decreases by one each time a game ball is launched. In the frame control device, when the number of possessed balls becomes 0, the frame control device controls the launch control device including the launch control board 63 to prohibit the launch of the game ball. In addition, when the number of possessed balls becomes larger than 0 by the lending process for adding a lending ball or the replaying process using the replayed ball that has been accumulated, the prohibition on the launch of the game ball is canceled, and again Then, the game ball is fired by the launch control device.
Then, the game ball supplied to the launch position of the launcher 61 is launched by the launcher 61 from the lower side of the game area 1a on the front side of the game board 1 into the game area 1a. Then, the game balls launched in the game area 1a flow down in the game area 1a, and some of the launched game balls are won by the normal variation winning device 9, the special variation winning device 5, the general winning opening 8, and the like. It flows into the mouth 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, the game ball reaching the lower end of the game area 1a without winning even if it flows down in the game area 1a is not provided with the 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.
Then, the out ball and the safe ball that have flowed down to the lower side of the game board 1 flow into the enclosed ball circulation unit 200 from the collection member 210 of the enclosed ball circulation unit 200, respectively. Then, the collected game balls (out ball, safe ball) are detected by the collected ball sensor.

  In addition, the foul ball that has returned to the launch unit 60 without failing to launch and playing the game area 1a is also collected and detected by the foul ball sensor. When a game ball is detected by the foul ball sensor, the frame control device adds 1 to the number of balls held to prevent the number of game balls that have become foul balls from being subtracted from the number of balls held. In a non-encapsulated ball pachinko machine, the number of game balls corresponding to the number of foul balls can be relaunched in the encapsulated ball game machine as well. .

Then, the collected game balls, which are safe balls, out balls, and foul balls, are in a standby state in the circulation path in the enclosed ball circulation unit 200. Then, the game balls waiting in response to the launch of the game balls reach the ball feeding device one by one and are sent to the firing position by the ball feeding device as described above.
Then, the number of balls calculated by the frame control device as described above is displayed on the LCD panel 15 b of the information display 151 a of the touch panel display unit 151.
In addition, the lending button and the replay button are displayed on the LCD panel 15b as described above. When the position of the lending button is touched on the touch panel 15a arranged on the LCD panel 15b, a frame is displayed from the touch panel 15a. The coordinate position corresponding to the display of the lending button is input to the control device, and the frame control device subtracts a numerical value that is a predetermined amount from the amount information as game value information corresponding to the amount previously inserted as a lending process. Then, the number of game media corresponding to the predetermined amount is added to the number of balls held.

In addition, when the position of the replay button is touched on the touch panel 15a, the coordinate position corresponding to the display of the replay button is input from the touch panel 15a to the frame control device. The number corresponding to the predetermined number of game media is subtracted from the stored ball number information as the game value information indicating the number of game balls, and the predetermined number of game media is added to the number of possessed balls. In addition to the number of balls, the LCD panel 15b displays the remaining amount of money (amount) and the number of balls stored as game value information.
Therefore, the LCD panel 15b can display the game value information held by the player and the number of game media held by the player, and by operating the touch panel 15a, the game value information can be used for the game. (Number of balls)

  Further, the information display 151a having the LCD panel 15b can adjust the elevation angle with respect to the player as described above by operating the angle adjustment dial 17a, and an LCD having a narrow viewing angle may be used. The visibility of the player can be improved.

  In addition, in the replacement of gaming machines at a gaming store, in the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 of this embodiment, the gaming board 1 can be attached to and detached from the front frame body 130, and various prizes are awarded to the gaming board 1. Since the device, the game control device, the effect control device, and the variation display device 4 are provided, the game content can be changed by exchanging the game board 1. At this time, a front operation unit 150 that performs a launch operation of a game ball and display and operation of game information including the number of possessed balls, a frame control device that controls the front operation unit 150, a launch control device, and a front operation unit 150 At the same time, the glass frame 140 that forms the front surface of the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100, the enclosed ball circulation unit 200 that collects the enclosed game balls and circulates them to the launch position, and the like can be used as they are.

  Further, when the design of the front surface of the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 is changed, the glass frame 140 and the front operation unit 150 are removed from the front frame body 130 and replaced. At this time, the touch panel display unit 151 is removed from the front operation unit 150 and the touch panel display unit 151 is reused, and further, the information display 151a having the LCD panel 15b and the touch panel 15a is removed from the touch panel display unit 151. The display 151a can be reused.

At this time, the glass frame 140 is opened, the upper component 19 of the information display device mounting member 151b of the touch panel display unit 151 can be moved up and down, and the engagement means 19a and 19a of the upper component 19 are engaged. The operation members 19f and 19f can be operated.
Then, by operating the engagement operation members 19f and 19f, the engagement between the engagement members 19d and 19d of the engagement means 19a and 19a of the upper component 19 and the opposing wall 162 of the operation device 16 is released. Then, by pulling up the upper component 19, the touch panel display unit 151 is lifted upward and removed from the operation device 16. That is, the touch panel display unit 151 can be removed by opening the glass frame 140 without using any tool, and can be reused.
In addition, since the touch panel display unit 151 can be easily removed, maintenance and inspection work can be easily performed. In order to completely remove the touch panel display unit 151, it is necessary to remove the wiring connector from the connection terminal 15d of the information display 151a.

  When the information display device 151a is removed from the information display device attachment member 151b of the touch panel display unit 151 after the touch panel display unit 151 is removed, first, the angle adjustment member 17 is provided on the back side of the information display device attachment member 151b. The angle adjusting member 17 is removed by removing the two screws 18i that prevent the falling off of the two screws 18i. Thereby, in the information display apparatus attachment member 151b, the angle adjustment member 17 which supported the information display 151a is lose | eliminated, and the information display 151a can be removed from the back surface side of the information display apparatus attachment member 151b. Accordingly, only the information display 151a can be taken out with an easy operation of removing the two screws 18i with the touch panel display unit 151 removed from the operation device 16, so that the maintenance and inspection of the information display 151a can be performed more easily. Can be easily.

  In addition, by greatly changing the design of the front operation unit 150, even if the information display device attachment member 151b cannot be reused, only the information display 151a can be removed and reused as described above. By providing the touch panel 15a and the LCD panel 15b, the information display device 151a having a high unit price as a part in the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 can be easily reused, and the information display device 151a is reused. Thereby, the cost concerning replacement | exchange of the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 in a game store, etc. can be reduced.

  The encapsulated ball type gaming machine 100 as described above has a front frame 120 to which the game board 1 in which the game area 1a is formed is detachably attached, and is attached to the front frame 120 so as to be openable and closable and lockable in the closed state. A transparent member holding frame (glass frame 140) for holding a transparent member (glass plate 141, 141) covering the open window 144 where the game area 1a of the board 1 can be visually recognized, and a predetermined number of games enclosed in the machine A circulation path (encapsulated ball circulation unit 200) is used for playing a game by launching a ball from the launch position to the game area 1a and collecting the game ball that has been played and guiding it to the launch position. A front operation unit 150, which is an operation means for a player to perform a game, is positioned below the transparent member holding frame and attached to the front surface of the front frame 120; The unit 150 includes an information display device (touch panel display unit 151) having an information display for displaying predetermined game information, and a launch operation unit (handle touch detection member 152) that adjusts the firing force of the game ball launched from the launch position. And an operating device 16 having a firing slide volume 153). The operating device 16 includes a front structural member 161 having a shape in which the firing operating portion is attached and bulging forward, and a rear surface of the front structural member 161. And an attachment member 163 that is attached to the front frame 120, and has an information display device attachment space 16a that opens upward and attaches the information display device. The information display device is attached to the information display device. An information display device for closing the upper portion of the space 16a and attaching the information display device 151a to the operation device 16 The information display device mounting member 151b is provided with a mounting member 151b. The information display device mounting member 151b has a display unit mounting part 18 to which the front side is inclined downward, and the information display unit 151a is mounted. An upper component 19 extending in the left-right direction along the lower surface of the holding frame and having a facing surface facing the lower surface. When the transparent member holding frame is opened, the information display device is moved in the vertical direction. When the transparent member holding frame is closed, movement of the information display device in the vertical direction is restricted.

Accordingly, in the enclosed ball type gaming machine, the front operation unit 150 attached to the front frame 120 to which the game board 1 is attached includes an information display device (touch panel display unit 151) for displaying game information including the number of game media, and a game ball. And an operation device 16 having a firing operation section (a handle touch detection member 152 and a firing slide volume 153) for adjusting the firing force of the.
The front operation unit 150 includes the following three members. That is, the front operation unit 150 includes a front structural member 161 having a firing operation unit of the operation device 16, a mounting member 163 of the operation device 16 that attaches the front structural member 161 to the front frame 120, and an operation device including these members. 16 is the information display device (touch panel display unit 151) attached to the information display device attachment space 16 a opened above 16.
That is, by attaching the front operation unit 150 having a relatively small number of parts to the front frame 120, the operation device and the information display device can be attached to the enclosed ball type gaming machine, and the manufacturing efficiency and the assembly work efficiency are high. For example, after attaching the operation device 16 of the front operation unit 150 to the front frame body 130, the front operation unit 150 can be attached to the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 by attaching the touch panel display unit 151 to the operation device 16.

The information display device includes an information display device 151a (which may include an operation device such as a touch panel 15a) as a display, and the information display device mounting space 16a to which the information display device 151a is attached and which is open at the top. An information display device attachment member 151b attached to the operation device 16 so as to close the upper portion of the display device, and the information display device attachment member 151b further includes a display attachment portion 18 to which the information display 151a is attached, and a glass frame 140. And an upper component 19 that extends in the left-right direction along the lower surface of the glass frame 140 and faces the lower surface of the glass frame 140.
Since the upper component 19 faces the lower surface of the glass frame 140, the transparent member holding frame is disposed on the upper component 19 when the glass frame 140 is closed. The upward movement of the component 19 is restricted. And in the state which opened the glass frame 140, the glass frame 140 will move from on the upper structure part 19, and the upper part of the upper structure part 19 will be in the open state.

  Therefore, when the glass frame 140 is closed, the movement of the touch panel display unit 151 in the vertical direction (upward) is restricted, and when the glass frame 140 is opened, the touch panel display unit 151 is moved in the vertical direction (upward). Is possible. Thereby, the glass frame 140 can be used as a kind of locking device in the attachment of the touch panel display unit 151 to the operation device 16. That is, by changing the glass frame 140 from the open state to the closed state, it is possible to realize a configuration in which the touch panel display unit 151 can be fixed to the operation device 16 so that it cannot be removed. Therefore, it is not necessary to fasten the touch panel display unit 151 using screws or nuts to attach the touch panel display unit 151 to the operation device 16, and the touch panel fixed to the operation device 16 by closing the glass frame 140. The display unit 151 can be detached from the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 simply by opening the glass frame 140, and maintenance and inspection work can be easily performed.

The touch panel display unit 151 is basically disposed so as to close the upper opening 16b above the information display device mounting space 16a, and is disposed under the glass frame 140 when the glass frame 140 is opened. Since it can move upward, it is in a state where it is mounted in a state where it is placed from above on the portion that becomes the upper opening 16b of the information display device mounting space 16a of the operating device 16, without being fastened with screws or the like. The structure is strong against the force pushed from above.
Note that the touch panel display unit 151 attached to the front side of the lower portion of the front frame 120 is inevitably arranged to extend forward from the front frame 120 in consideration of visibility from the player. However, in the present invention, the operation device 16 having the front constituent member 161 having a shape bulging forward is included in the operation device 16 described above. Since the touch panel display unit 151 is arranged from above, if the operation device 16 is firmly attached to the front frame 120, the touch panel display unit 151 is not fixed firmly by fastening screws or the like. It becomes a structure strong against the force pushed from above.

In addition, since the touch panel display unit 151 can be easily attached and detached as described above, by changing the glass frame 140, the operation device 16 and the like while leaving the touch panel display unit 151, the design of the entire enclosed ball type gaming machine can be changed (mainly Can be decorated at a low cost. Further, if the game board 1 is also replaced when the glass frame 140 or the operation device 16 is replaced, the gaming machine itself can be replaced at a low cost. In other words, by making the touch panel display unit 151 detachable easily, it is very easy to reuse the touch panel display unit 151.
Further, since the glass frame 140 is attached to the front frame 120 (the front frame main body 130) so as to be locked in the closed state, the locked glass frame 140 even if the touch panel display unit 151 is detachable very easily. The touch panel display unit 151 cannot be removed unless it is unlocked and opened. Accordingly, the touch panel display unit 151 having the upper surface 19 that has an opposing surface facing the lower surface of the glass frame 140 and is disposed under the closed glass frame 140 can be prevented from being stolen, and the touch panel display unit 151 can be It is possible to prevent an illegal act into the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 from being removed.

  Further, in the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100, opposed walls 162, 162 facing the lower surface of the glass frame 140 are provided on both sides of the information display device mounting space 16a at the upper portion of the operation device 16, and the upper Engaging means 19a, 19a that engage with the information display device mounting space 16a side lower portion of the opposing walls 162, 162 of the operating device 16 are provided at the left and right ends of the component 19, and the engaging means 19a, 19a Horizontal plates 19b and 19b extending laterally from the side surfaces of the upper component 19, vertical plates 19c and 19c bent upward from the side edges of the horizontal plates 19b and 19b, and upper ends of the vertical plates 19c and 19c An operation space formed by engagement members 19d and 19d having engagement surfaces 19g and 19g formed and engaged with the opposing walls 162 and 162, side surfaces of the upper component portion 19, and the engagement members 19d and 19d. L-shaped engagement operation members 19f and 19f which are provided in the space 19e and 19e, extend from the vertical plates 19c and 19c of the engagement members 19d and 19d to the side of the upper component 19 and bend upward, When the glass frame 140 is opened, the touch panel display unit 151 can be removed by operating the engagement operation members 19f and 19f from above. When the glass frame 140 is closed, the operation spaces 19e and 19e are opened. The lower surface of the glass frame 140 is closed.

Accordingly, the engaging members 19d and 19g of the upper component portion 19 of the touch panel display unit 151 are engaged with the lower surface side of the opposing wall 162 of the operation device 16, whereby the upper component portion 19 is operated. The state is fixed to the device 16. Therefore, rattling of the touch panel display unit 151 can be prevented.
Further, in a state where the glass frame 140 on the upper component 19 is opened and the glass frame 140 is removed from the upper component 19, the operation space 19e between the side surface of the upper component 19 and the engaging members 19d, 19d. , 19e, the vertical plates 19c, 19c and the horizontal plates 19b, 19b of the engagement members 19d, 19d are elastically deformed by operating the engagement operating members 19f, 19f, and the upper ends of the vertical plates 19c, 19c. The upper components 19 of the touch panel display unit 151 can be removed from the operating device 16 by shifting the engaging surfaces 19g, 19g from the lower side of the opposing wall 162. That is, by opening the glass frame 140 and lifting the left and right engaging operation members 19f and 19f while pushing them to the left and right centers with two fingers, it is very easy to display the touch panel from the operation device 16. The unit 151 can be removed.

  If the glass frame 140 is not opened, the engagement operation members 19f and 19f of the upper component 19 below the glass frame 140 cannot be operated. Therefore, the touch panel display unit 151 can be stolen or the touch panel display unit 151 can be operated. It can prevent fraudulent acts.

  Further, in the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100, a lower engagement portion 187 that engages with the front surface component member 161 of the operation device 16 is formed in the front portion of the display device attachment portion 18 of the information display device attachment member 151b. The front constituent member 161 includes an upper engaging portion 16f that engages with the lower engaging portion 187, and protrudes from the front constituent member 161 to the information display device mounting space 16a. Side support portions 16d and 16e that support the portion from below are formed.

Accordingly, a lower engagement portion 187 that engages with the front structural member 161 of the operating device 16 is formed in the front portion of the display device attachment portion 18 of the information display device attachment member 151b of the touch panel display unit 151. By engaging the upper engaging portion 16f of the front structural member 161, it is possible to prevent the front end portion (lower end portion) of the touch panel display unit 151 from moving up and down. That is, in the touch panel display unit 151, the upper component 19 serving as the rear part (upper part) is arranged below the glass frame 140, so that the upward movement is restricted, but the lower part of the touch panel display unit 151 is May move up and down. Therefore, as described above, the lower engagement portion 187 is provided at the front portion of the display unit mounting portion 18 which is the front end portion of the touch panel display unit 151, and is engaged with the lower side of the upper engagement portion 16f of the front structural member 161. Thus, the vertical movement of the lower part of the touch panel display unit 151 can be regulated to prevent the touch panel display unit 151 from rattling. Moreover, the action which tries to remove from the operating device 16 can be prevented by pulling out the touch panel display unit 151 forcibly forward while raising the lower part.
Moreover, since it has the side support part 16d, 16e which protrudes from the front structural member 161 to the said information display apparatus attachment space 16a, and supports the side part of the indicator attachment part 18 of the touch panel display unit 151 from the bottom, the touch panel display unit 151 is It is possible to prevent the operation device 16 from sinking into the information display device mounting space 16a.

  The information display 151a includes an LCD (LCD panel 15b) and a touch panel 15a, and the LCD can display game value information held by the player and the number of game media held by the player. The game value information can be converted into the number of game media by operating 15a.

  Therefore, the information display 151a of the touch panel display unit 151 as an information display device is an LCD that can display game value information (amount, information such as the number of stored balls) possessed by a player and the number of game media (the number of held balls). Since it has the panel 15b and the touch panel 15a which can be operated to convert the game value information into the number of game media (number of rented balls), the number of game media required for the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 by the touch panel display unit 151. Display and operation can be performed. That is, functions are integrated into one information display device so that the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 can display necessary information and operate information in addition to the game ball launching operation. And since the information display 151a can be removed easily, the maintenance check with respect to the above-mentioned integrated functions required in the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 becomes easy. In other words, since the functions are integrated into the information display 151a and the information display 151a can be easily removed, the maintenance and inspection of all the integrated functions can be performed by easily removing the information display 151a. .

  In addition, since the information display 151a in which many functions are integrated can be easily reused as described above, the cost can be further reduced. That is, since it can be easily reused, even if the expensive information display 151a is used by integrating many functions, the cost can be reduced and the expensive information is not limited to the cost. It is possible to use the display 151a.

  Further, in the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100, the opposing surface of the upper component part 19 extends upward and bends forward, and extends backward from the lower end of the front part of the transparent member holding frame (glass frame 140). A fraud prevention member 194 that engages with the lower wall 142 having the lower surface and prevents foreign substances (illegal members) from entering from the outside extends in the left-right direction.

The fraud prevention member 194 prevents insertion of fraudulent members such as piano wires and cells (synthetic resin plates) from between the upper surface (opposing surface 192a) of the upper component 19 of the touch panel display unit 151 and the lower surface of the glass frame 140. Can do.
Further, the fraud prevention member 194 of the upper component part 19 and the lower wall 142 of the glass frame 140 are engaged with each other, so that the upper component part is disposed in a state where the closed glass frame 140 is disposed on the upper component part 19. It cannot move so that 19 may be pulled out forward. That is, if the glass frame 140 is in the closed state, the vertical movement of the touch panel display unit 151 is restricted and the movement in the front-rear direction is restricted, and the touch panel display unit 151 can be reliably prevented from coming off. it can.

Further, the enclosed ball type gaming machine 100 of the present invention is not limited to the pachinko gaming machine as shown in the above-described embodiment as a gaming machine. For example, other pachinko gaming machines, arrange ball gaming machines, sparrows, etc. The present invention is applicable to all gaming machines that use game balls such as ball game 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 enclosed ball type game machine which open | released the glass frame 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 disassembled perspective view which shows the front side of an enclosed ball type game machine. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the back surface side of an enclosed ball type game machine. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the touchscreen display unit of an enclosed ball type game machine. It is principal part sectional drawing which shows the front operation unit of an enclosed ball type game machine. It is a perspective view which shows the back side of a touchscreen display unit. It is sectional drawing which shows a touchscreen display unit. It is sectional drawing which shows a touchscreen display unit. It is a perspective view which shows the back side of the information display apparatus attachment member of a touchscreen display unit. It is a perspective view which shows the engaging means of the upper structure part of an information display apparatus attachment member. It is sectional drawing which shows engagement with an engaging means and the opposing wall of the operating device of a front surface operating unit. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows an operating device. It is a perspective view which shows the front structural member of an operating device.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game board 1a Game area 100 Enclosed ball-type game machine 120 Front frame 130 Front frame main body 140 Glass frame (transparent member holding frame)
141 Glass plate (transparent member)
142 Lower wall 144 Open window 15a Touch panel 15b LCD panel (LCD)
150 Front operation unit 151 Touch panel operation unit (information display device)
151a Information display 151b Information display device mounting member 152 Handle touch detection member (launching operation unit)
153 Firing slide volume (firing device)
16 Operation device 16a Information display device mounting space 16b Upper opening (opening above information display device mounting space)
16d Side support part 16e Side support part 16f Upper engagement part 161 Front surface component 161
162 opposing wall 163 attachment member 18 display attachment portion 187 lower engagement portion 19 upper component portion 19a engagement means 19b horizontal plate 19c vertical plate 19d engagement member 19e operation space 19f engagement operation member 19g engagement surface 194 fraud prevention member 200 Enclosed ball circulation unit (circulation path)

Claims (5)

A front frame for removably attaching a game board in which a game area is formed, and a transparent member that covers the open window that can be opened and closed and locked in a closed state on the front frame so that the game area of the game board can be visually recognized. And a transparent member holding frame for holding a game ball enclosed in a predetermined number in the machine to launch the game area from the launch position to play the game, while collecting the game ball that has finished the game to the launch position In an enclosed ball type gaming machine having a circulation path that guides and uses the game ball in circulation,
A front operation unit serving as an operation means operated by a player to play a game is positioned below the transparent member holding frame and attached to the front surface of the front frame,
The front operation unit is
An information display device having an information display for displaying predetermined game information;
An operation device having a launch operation unit for adjusting the launch force of a game ball launched from the launch position;
Consisting of
The operating device is:
The information display device includes a front component having a shape in which the firing operation unit is attached and bulging forward, and an attachment member that covers the rear surface of the front component and is attached to the front frame, and that opens upward. An information display device mounting space for mounting,
The information display device includes:
The information display device mounting space is closed, and an information display device mounting member for mounting the information display device on an operating device is provided,
The information display device mounting member is
An indicator mounting part on which the front side is inclined forward and the information indicator is attached;
An upper component extending in the left-right direction along the lower surface of the transparent member holding frame on the upper portion of the indicator mounting portion, and having an opposing surface facing the lower surface;
When the transparent member holding frame is opened, the information display device can be moved in the vertical direction, and when the transparent member holding frame is closed, the movement of the information display device in the vertical direction is restricted. Enclosed ball game machine. On the upper part of the operation device, opposing walls facing the lower surface of the transparent member holding frame are provided on both sides of the information display device mounting space,
Engagement means for engaging with the information display device mounting space side lower portion of the opposing wall of the operating device is provided at the left and right ends of the upper component.
The engaging means includes
A horizontal plate extending laterally from a side surface of the upper component; a vertical plate bent upward from a side end of the horizontal plate; and an engagement surface formed at an upper end of the vertical plate and engaged with the opposing wall. An engaging member having
An L-shaped engagement operation member provided in an operation space formed by a side surface of the upper component part and the engagement member, extending from a vertical plate of the engagement member to the side surface of the upper component part and bending upward; ,
Consisting of
When the transparent member holding frame is opened, the information display device can be removed by operating the engagement operation member from above, and when the transparent member holding frame is closed, the operation space is held by the transparent member. 2. The encapsulated ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the lower surface of the frame is closed. A lower engagement portion that engages with a front component of the operation device is formed in a front portion of the display attachment portion of the information display device attachment member,
In the front structural member,
An upper engaging portion that engages with the lower engaging portion;
A side support portion that protrudes from the front structural member into the information display device mounting space and supports a side portion of the indicator mounting portion from below,
The encapsulated ball game machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that is formed. The information display is composed of an LCD and a touch panel,
The LCD can display game value information held by the player and the number of game media held by the player,
The enclosed ball type game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the game value information can be converted into the number of game media by operating the touch panel. Foreign matter from the outside extends upward from the opposing surface of the upper component and bends forward, extends rearward from the lower end of the front surface of the transparent member holding frame and engages with the lower wall having the lower surface. 5. The encapsulated ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein an anti-fraud member that prevents intrusion of the ball extends in the left-right direction.

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