JP2007054394A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To install a large display device favorably behind a playing area. <P>SOLUTION: In a pachinko game machine 10, an inner rail 54, an outer rail 56 and a lost ball outlet formation member 58 are arranged on the perimeter of a playing area 52. A front frame 12 supports a light transmitting board 30, the inner rail 54, the outer rail 56 and the lost ball outlet formation member 58 and also a liquid crystal display device 64 so as to form a game board 50 by combining the light transmitting board 30, the inner rail 54, the outer rail 56 and the lost ball outlet formation member 58. The inner rail 54, the outer rail 56 and the lost ball outlet formation member 58 are previously separated from the light transmitting board 30 so as to be kept from being taken off being involved in the removal of the light transmitting board 30 from the front frame 12. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko game machine, and more particularly to a ball game machine having a game board including a light transmissive member having light transmission properties.

In a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, an electric decoration device such as a lamp or a variable display device that enhances the visual effect on the player is installed on a game board formed of a light-transmitting synthetic resin base. May be provided behind. With such a configuration, it is possible to provide an electrical decoration device using a large area while securing a ball passage region through which game balls that have entered the game region pass (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Such a game board is provided with a game nail, a guide rail composed of an inner rail and an outer rail, an out port, various winning ports, and a solenoid for opening and closing the winning port. The game board is supported by the front frame with these members attached. In addition, the game board can be integrally removed from the front frame with these members attached.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-179854

  Currently, a display device such as a liquid crystal display is mainly employed as an electrical decoration device that enhances the visual effect on the player. In recent years, it has been desired to provide a display device with a larger area, aiming at a higher visual effect on the player. For this reason, the display device can be made visible by using a light-transmitting member. The needs of people are increasing. However, in addition to providing a large display device, a member having light transmittance must be used in a large area. Since such a light-transmitting member constitutes a game board, the weight of the game board increases thereby making it difficult for an operator to attach or detach the game board from the front frame during manufacturing or maintenance. . In addition, a display device such as a liquid crystal display is generally rectangular, whereas a conventional game area is formed in a substantially circular shape. For this reason, if a large display device is simply installed, the corner will protrude from the game area, reducing the visual effect of the display device. There is a need for a new technology that can eliminate such an adverse effect associated with the installation of a large display device and can favorably provide a large display device in a gaming machine.

  The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a large display device in the rear of the game area.

  In order to solve the above problems, a bullet ball game machine according to an aspect of the present invention has a light-transmitting member in which a game area is formed in a part of the front surface, and a portion corresponding to substantially the entire area of the game area is light-transmitting. A translucent board formed by the above, a display device attached substantially parallel to the translucent board so that its screen area overlaps substantially the entire game area, a peripheral member located around the game area, the translucent board and the periphery And a front frame for supporting the translucent board and the peripheral members and for supporting the display device so as to form a game board by combining the members. The peripheral member is separated from the translucent plate so that the peripheral member is not removed from the front frame when the translucent plate is removed from the front frame.

  In general, a light-transmitting material such as a synthetic resin has a higher specific gravity than a conventional material such as a wooden material. Further, in order to stably fix the game nail and the windmill to the light transmissive member without impairing the appearance, it is necessary to use a plate-like thick member having the light transmissive property. For this reason, when using a member having optical transparency in the game area, the weight of the game board is generally greater than that of the conventional game board. According to the ball game machine of this aspect, among the members constituting the game board, the light transmitting board formed of the light transmitting member can be detached from the peripheral members and attached or detached. For this reason, the increase in the weight of the member to attach or detachment accompanying the material change of the base part of a game board can be suppressed. Therefore, it is possible to suppress an increase in the burden of attaching and detaching the game board for the worker at the time of manufacture and maintenance while forming a portion corresponding to substantially the entire game area with the light transmissive member.

  The peripheral member may be an out-port forming member that is provided below the gaming area and forms an out-port that discharges the game ball that has not entered the winning opening arranged in the gaming area from the gaming area. According to the ball game machine of this aspect, it is possible to attach and detach the translucent board separately from the out port forming member. It is possible to suppress an increase in the burden of attaching and detaching the game board during manufacturing and maintenance, and to easily position the out port forming member with respect to the ball discharge path through which the out port communicates.

  The peripheral member may be a guide rail including an inner rail and an outer rail formed on the outer periphery of the game area so as to guide the game ball to the game area. According to the bullet ball game machine of this aspect, the translucent board can be detached from the guide rail and attached or detached. For this reason, since the increase in the weight of the member to be attached / detached with the material change of the base part of a game board can be suppressed, it can suppress the increase in the burden of an operator's game board attachment / detachment at the time of manufacture or a maintenance. It becomes possible.

  The peripheral member is an outer rail formed on the outer periphery of the game area so as to guide the game ball to the game area, and the inner rail formed on the outer periphery of the game area so as to guide the game ball to the game area from the front frame It may be fixed to the translucent board so as to be removed from the front frame with the removal of the translucent board. According to the ball game machine of this aspect, the translucent board can be detached from the outer rail and attached or detached. For this reason, the weight of an outer rail can be reduced from the weight of the member to attach or detach first. Moreover, since the part which attaches an outer rail is not provided in a translucent board, the magnitude | size of a translucent board can be reduced. For this reason, it is possible to suppress an increase in the weight of a member to be attached / detached due to a change in the material of the base portion of the game board, and thus it is possible to suppress an increase in the burden of attaching / detaching the game board at the time of manufacturing or maintenance. .

  Another aspect of the present invention is also a ball game machine. This bullet ball game machine has a translucent board in which a game area is formed in a part of the front surface, a portion corresponding to substantially the entire area of the game area is formed of a light transmissive member having light transmissivity, and a screen area thereof. A display device that is mounted substantially parallel to the translucent board so as to overlap substantially the entire game area, a front frame that supports the translucent board and the display device, and a winning opening disposed in the game area below the game area. An out area having a width substantially the same as the width of the game area, which discharges the game balls that have not existed from the game area. According to the ball game machine of this aspect, it is possible to provide an out area having a width substantially the same as the width of the game area below the game area. For this reason, even when a large rectangular display device is used, it is possible to prevent the corner from protruding from the game area. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the reduction of the visual effect of the large display device.

  It should be noted that any combination of the above-described constituent elements, or the constituent elements and expressions of the present invention are mutually replaced between methods, apparatuses, systems, computer programs, recording media storing computer programs, data structures, and the like. This is effective as an embodiment of the present invention.

  According to the bullet ball game machine of the present invention, a large display device can be favorably provided behind the game area.

Example 1
FIG. 1 shows a basic structure of the front side of the pachinko gaming machine according to the first embodiment. The pachinko gaming machine 10 is mainly composed of a gaming machine frame and a gaming board. The gaming machine frame of the pachinko gaming machine 10 includes an outer frame 11, a front frame 12, a glass plate 13, a glass door 14, a front door 98, a lower ball tray 16, and a launch handle 17. The outer frame 11 has an opening and is a frame for fixing the pachinko gaming machine 10 to a position where it should be installed. The front frame 12 is a frame body aligned with the opening of the outer frame 11, and is attached to the outer frame 11 by a hinge (not shown) so as to be opened and closed. The front frame 12 includes a ball launching mechanism for launching a game ball, a mechanism for detachably storing a game board, a mechanism for guiding or collecting the game ball, and the like.

  The glass plate 13 is supported by the glass door 14. The glass door 14 is attached to the front frame 12 so as to be openable and closable by a hinge described later. The upper ball tray 15 has a mechanism for storing game balls, sending out the game balls to the launch rail, and extracting the game balls to the lower ball tray 16. The lower ball tray 16 has a mechanism for storing and extracting game balls. A speaker 18 is provided between the upper ball tray 15 and the lower ball tray 16, and a sound effect corresponding to the gaming state is output. The front door 98 includes the upper ball tray 15 and is attached to the front frame 12 so as to be openable and closable by a hinge described later.

  The game board 50 is provided behind the glass door 14. The game board 50 includes an inner rail 54, an outer rail 56, a translucent board 30, a special winning opening 28, an ordinary electric accessory 26, two operating openings 22, and four general winning openings 24. The game area 52 is flush with the surface of the translucent board 30 and is defined by the inner rail 54 and the outer rail 56.

  The inner rail 54 is formed in an arc shape having a center substantially the same as the center of the game area 52. The arc formed by the inner rail 54 is continuous from the upper right to the upper left excluding the upper part. At the upper right end of the arc formed by the inner rail 54, a straight portion extending in the vertical direction with the upper end connected to the outer rail 56 is formed. A spring member 54 a is attached to the upper left end portion of the inner rail 54. The spring member 54a is formed in an arc shape having a center on the left outer side of the game area 52, and an upper end portion is directed in a substantially vertical direction. The outer rail 56 is also formed in an arc shape having a center substantially the same as the center of the game area 52. The arc formed by the outer rail 56 connects the vicinity of the upper end portion of the spring member 54a from the upper end portion of the straight portion of the inner rail 54, and defines the game area 52 together with the inner rail 54 and the spring member 54a. The outer rail 56 also extends at a constant interval from the left outer peripheral portion of the inner rail 54 even outside the gaming area 52. A ball launch passage 92 is formed in a region sandwiched between the left outer peripheral portion of the inner rail 54 and the outer rail 56 outside the game region 52.

  A liquid crystal screen 64a as a screen area of the liquid crystal display device is provided behind the translucent board 30. The liquid crystal screen 64a has a width larger than the width of the game area 52, and is arranged so that the width of the game area 52 is included in the width of the liquid crystal screen 64a. Further, the liquid crystal screen 64 a is arranged such that the vertical width is included in the vertical width of the game area 52. As described above, the liquid crystal display device is attached substantially in parallel to the translucent board 30 so that the liquid crystal screen 64 a overlaps substantially the entire game area 52. In the present embodiment, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) is adopted as the liquid crystal screen 64a. In addition to the LCD, other displays having a flat display screen such as an organic EL (electroluminescence) display and a plasma display may be used.

  The translucent board 30 is formed of a transparent and plate-like material so that a player can visually recognize the liquid crystal screen 64 a through the glass plate 13 and the translucent board 30. The translucent panel 30 is made of ABS resin (acrylonitrile, butadiene, styrene resin) or the like because of its transparency, strength, temperature resistance, and the like. The translucent board 30 has an outer shape substantially the same shape as the game area 52. The translucent board 30 is provided with a large number of game nails (not shown) and windmills (not shown) on the front side of the translucent board 30. The translucent board 30 employs a flat plate having a thickness of 10 mm in order to stably fix these game nails and windmills while maintaining the visibility of the liquid crystal screen 64a. The translucent board 30 has many through holes, and the game nail and the windmill are fixed by inserting the support portion of the game nail and the support portion of the shaft of the windmill into the through hole. Thus, the translucent board 30 has a large area corresponding to the liquid crystal screen 64a and is thick. Furthermore, the resin material forming the translucent board 30 generally has a higher specific gravity than the wooden material conventionally used as a game board material. For this reason, when a large display such as the liquid crystal screen 64a is arranged behind the game area, the translucent board 30 provided so that the player can visually recognize the display becomes heavy.

  The big winning opening 28, the ordinary electric accessory 26, the two operation openings 22, and the four general winning openings 24 are provided on the translucent board 30 and below the game area 52. In the present embodiment, these are all provided below about a quarter of the length of the gaming area 52 in the vertical direction. Thereby, a wide visual recognition area of the liquid crystal screen 64a can be secured, and the visual effect on the player can be enhanced.

  The normal electric accessory 26 includes a ball detection device 36 for detecting the entrance of a game ball and a normal electric accessory solenoid 60 for opening and closing the normal electric accessory 26. The ordinary electric accessory 26 is disposed approximately at the center in the width direction of the game area 52 and above the special winning opening 28. The passing of the game ball to the ordinary electric accessory 26 triggers a lottery to open the grand prize opening 28. For this reason, the ordinary electric accessory 26 functions as a start winning opening for starting a lottery for opening the large winning opening 28. The state of the ordinary electric accessory 26 changes between a state where the game ball is received and the player is disadvantageous and advantageous. Specifically, the ordinary electric accessory 26 functions as a variable entrance that can be changed to an open state and a closed state in accordance with the drive control of the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 60. When the ordinary electric accessory 26 is opened, the game ball can be dropped from the side of the ordinary electric accessory 26.

  The special winning opening 28 includes a special entry detecting device 38 for detecting the entry of a game ball and a special winning opening solenoid 62 for opening and closing the special winning opening 28. The big winning opening 28 is arranged at the approximate center in the width direction of the game area 52 and above the out opening 58a. The state of the big prize opening 28 changes between a state in which a game ball is received and a state in which the player is unfavorable. Specifically, the special winning opening 28 functions as a variable pitching apparatus capable of changing the state between the open state and the closed state in accordance with the drive control of the special winning opening solenoid 62. When the grand prize winning opening 28 is in the closed state, the game ball cannot enter the big winning prize opening 28 and can enter the ball only when it is opened.

  The two operating ports 22 are of a gate type through which a game ball passes from above to below. Each of the two operation ports 22 includes a passage detection device 32 for detecting the passage of the game ball to the operation port 22. The passing of the game ball to the operating port 22 triggers a lottery for releasing the ordinary electric accessory 26. The operating port 22 is disposed on both the left and right sides of the ordinary electric accessory 26 so as to be separated from the ordinary electric accessory 26. The operation port 22 is formed with a ball passage that penetrates in the vertical direction so that the passage of the game ball from the upper side to the lower side can be detected. Therefore, the game ball that has passed through the operation port 22 falls in the game region 52 as it is and is discharged from the game region 52 by passing through the out port 58a. By adopting the gate type for the operation port 22 in this way, it is not necessary to provide a ball guide member for guiding the discharged game ball behind the translucent board 30 on which the operation port 22 is arranged. For this reason, the member which interrupts the liquid crystal screen 64a can be reduced, and the visual effect to a player can be improved.

  Each of the four general winning openings 24 includes a ball entry detecting device 34. Two entrance detection devices 34 are arranged on each of the left and right sides of the ordinary electric accessory 26, a little further from the ordinary electric accessory 26 than the operating port 22. Each of the general winning ports 24 is arranged on a line substantially parallel to the inner periphery of the inner rail 54. Thereby, the area where the liquid crystal screen 64a is blocked by the general winning opening 24 can be reduced. The two right general winning holes 24 are formed integrally with the right cover 43. Further, the two left general winning holes 24 are formed integrally with the left cover 44. The game ball that has entered the general winning opening 24 is guided to a ball discharge path forming member provided behind the translucent board 30. The general winning opening 24, the right cover 43, and the left cover 44 are formed of a material that does not have optical transparency. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the player from visually recognizing the ball discharge path forming member provided behind the translucent board 30.

  An out port forming member 58 is provided at the center in the width direction and at the bottom of the game area 52, and an out port 58 a is formed in the out port forming member 58. Therefore, the out port forming member 58 functions as a peripheral member located around the game area 52. The out port 58a communicates with a ball discharge path forming member 68 described later. Of the game balls guided to the game area 52, the game balls that have not entered any of the ordinary electric accessory 26, the big winning opening 28, and the general winning opening 24 pass through the out opening 58a. Discharged from.

  A decorative symbol display area 90 is provided in the approximate center of the liquid crystal screen 64a. In the decorative symbol display area 90, changes in the effect image including the decorative symbol linked to the special symbol are displayed. The decorative symbol is a symbol for visually producing the result of the special symbol lottery indicated by the special symbol. In the decorative symbol display area 90, as a decorative symbol, for example, a plurality of rows of moving images of symbol variation simulating a slot machine game are displayed.

  A special symbol display area 86 is provided on the right side of the liquid crystal screen 64a. In the special symbol display area 86, a variation of a symbol called a special symbol is displayed. The special symbol is a symbol corresponding to the result of the lottery performed when the game ball falls into the ordinary electric accessory 26, and has a role of indicating whether or not to generate a jackpot. In the special symbol display area 86, for example, numbers “0” to “9” are displayed as special symbols. In the special symbol display area 86, for example, “◯” and “X” marks may be displayed as special symbols. In the vicinity of the special symbol display area 86, a reserved ball display area 88 for changing special symbols is provided. The reserved symbol display area 88 for changing special symbols displays the number of reserved balls for changing special symbols. The number of reserved balls indicates the number of winning balls that have not been changed yet.

  A normal symbol display device 82 is provided on the left side of the game area 52. The normal symbol display device 82 variably displays a symbol called a normal symbol. The normal symbol display device 82 has an LED, and the normal symbol display device 82 displays the LED on and off as a normal symbol. In the vicinity of the normal symbol display device 82, a normal ball fluctuation holding ball lamp 84 is provided. The normal symbol variation holding ball lamp 84 is composed of three lamps, and displays the number of reserved balls of the normal symbol variation depending on the number of lights. The number of held balls indicates the number of balls that have not been executed yet.

  When the player turns the launch handle 17 by hand, the game balls stored in the upper ball tray 15 with the strength corresponding to the turning angle pass through the ball launch passage 92 one by one and launch into the game area 52. Is done. When the player fixes the rotation position of the firing handle 17 by hand, the game ball is repeatedly fired at regular time intervals. The game ball launched to the upper part of the game area 52 falls in a direction according to the way of hitting while hitting a plurality of game nails and windmills. When a game ball falls into each of the general winning port 24, the operating port 22, the ordinary electric accessory 26, and the big winning port 28, the winning ball corresponding to the type of the winning port is the upper ball plate 15 or the lower ball plate. 16 is paid out. A game ball dropped into each winning opening such as the general winning opening 24 is processed as a safe ball, and a game ball dropped into the out opening 58a is processed as an out ball. Each winning opening includes a gate type through which a game ball passes. In the present application, “incoming”, “entering”, and “winning” include “passing”.

  When a game ball falls into the ordinary electric accessory 26, the special symbol is variably displayed in the special symbol display area 86. At this time, in the decorative symbol display area 90, the decorative symbol is variably displayed in a manner interlocked with the variable symbol display. The variable display of the special symbol display area 86 and the decorative symbol display area 90 is stopped after the elapse of the display time determined prior to display. When the special symbol and the decorative symbol at the time of the stop are in the hit state, the game shifts to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game, and the opening / closing operation of the special winning opening 28 is started. At this time, the decorative pattern imitating the game of the slot machine takes a display mode in which the three symbols are matched. The special winning opening 28 is temporarily closed after being opened for about 30 seconds or after nine or more game balls have dropped. Such opening and closing of the special winning opening 28 is repeated a predetermined number of times, for example, 15 times.

  When a special game occurs and a predetermined condition such as a lottery is satisfied, the probability game (hereinafter referred to as “probability change”) or the reduction in the time required for the change (hereinafter referred to as “time reduction”) as a specific game after the special game ends. Is started). During probability change, a lottery with a higher win probability than the normal probability state is performed, and a new special game is generated relatively early. The short time is continued until a predetermined end period, for example, a special symbol changes 100 times. During the time reduction, the special symbol variation time is generally shortened.

  When the game ball passes through the operation port 22, the normal symbol is variably displayed on the normal symbol display device 82 for a predetermined time. When the normal symbol variation display stops in a predetermined hit state after the lapse of a predetermined time, the normal electric accessory 26 is released for a predetermined time. In a normal state, the probability that a normal symbol stops in a winning manner is set to a low probability, but the probability varies with a high probability during a short time. Therefore, in the normal state, the probability that the ordinary electric accessory 26 is opened is low, but the probability that the electric accessory 26 is opened during the time reduction is high. Also, during the time saving, the normal symbol fluctuation display time is shortened, and the time for the ordinary electric accessory 26 to be in the open state is set to be relatively long. As described above, the ordinary electric accessory 26 is difficult to be opened except during the time reduction, whereas the ordinary electric accessory 26 is easily opened during the time reduction, and the number of times and the opening time are increased. Accordingly, the ease of accepting a game ball to the ordinary electric accessory 26 differs greatly depending on whether or not the time is short, and as a result, it greatly depends on whether or not the normal electric accessory 26 is awarded depending on whether or not the time is short. There is a difference. Since the player can advance the game with little reduction in the number of balls during the time, it is possible to realize different game characteristics depending on whether the time is short.

  FIG. 2 shows a state inside the pachinko gaming machine in which the glass door 14 and the front door 98 are opened in the pachinko gaming machine of the first embodiment. The glass door 14 is rotated and opened by the hinge 46 and the hinge 47 together with the glass plate 13. The front door 98 is rotated and opened by a hinge 48 or the like.

  When the glass door 14 and the front door 98 are opened, the front frame 12 appears on the front surface on the pachinko gaming machine main body side. The inner rail 54 and the outer rail 56 are combined to form a guide rail unit 57 having a rectangular outer shape. The guide rail unit 57 is attached to the front frame 12. The inner rail 54 is formed by combining a left inner rail 54b and a right inner rail 54c. The out port forming member 58 is formed integrally with the left inner rail 54b. At the center of the guide rail unit 57, a translucent board unit 70A including the translucent board 30 is attached. As described above, the game board 50 including the guide rail unit 57 including the inner rail 54 and the outer rail 56 and the translucent board unit 70 </ b> A is attached to the front frame 12.

  3 to 6 are assembly process diagrams of the pachinko gaming machine according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the front frame 12 has a recess 12 a in which a horizontal cross section forms a U-shape. In the recess 12a, a rectangular opening 12b having a width substantially the same as the lateral width of the recess 12a and penetrating to the rear of the front frame 12 is further cut out from the recess 12a. A liquid crystal display device 64 having a liquid crystal screen 64a is fitted into the opening 12b. On the front side of the liquid crystal display device 64, an edge spacer 66 is attached on the frame of the liquid crystal display device 64 formed around the liquid crystal screen 64a so as to surround the liquid crystal screen 64a. The spacer 66 forms a space between the liquid crystal screen 64 a and the translucent plate 30. In this way, in the space formed between the liquid crystal screen 64a and the translucent board 30, a ball guide path for guiding a game ball that has entered the winning opening is formed, and the ball detection device and the passage A cable for the detection device is routed, and a solenoid for opening and closing the ordinary electric accessory 26 and the special winning opening 28 is housed.

  A ball discharge path forming member 68, a lower cover 41, and an upper cover 40 are attached to the spacer 66. The ball discharge path forming member 68, the lower cover 41, and the upper cover 40 are injection-molded with resin. The ball discharge path forming member 68 is attached to the lower cover 41. The lower cover 41 is attached to the spacer 66 in a state where the ball discharge path forming member 68 is attached. At this time, the ball discharge path forming member 68 is disposed in a space formed between the lower cover 41 and the liquid crystal screen 64a.

  The lower cover 41 and the ball discharge path forming member 68 form a ball discharge path for game balls. The lower cover 41 is provided with an out port communication hole 41a, a large winning port communication hole 41b, and a general winning port communication hole 41c. The out port 58a communicates with the ball discharge path through the out port communication hole 41a. The special winning opening 28 communicates with the ball discharge path through the special winning opening communicating hole 41b. The general winning port 24 communicates with the ball discharge path via the general winning port communication hole 41c. The upper cover 40 is attached so as to cover the front frame 12 and the spacer 66 in order to prevent the spacer 66 and the front frame 12 from being visually recognized by the player.

  When the liquid crystal display device 64, the spacer 66, the ball discharge path forming member 68, the lower cover 41, and the upper cover 40 are attached to the front frame 12, the liquid crystal screen 64a appears largely on the front surface of the recess 12a as shown in FIG. . The guide rail unit 57 includes an inner rail 54 and an outer rail 56. At this time, a substantially circular space penetrating in the front-rear direction of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is formed in the guide rail unit 57 by the inner rail 54 and the outer rail 56. Since the out port forming member 58 is integrally formed with the inner rail 54, the guide rail unit 57 also includes the out port forming member 58. The guide rail unit 57 is disposed on the front surfaces of the upper cover 40 and the lower cover 41 and is attached to the front frame 12. At this time, the guide rail unit 57 is attached to the front frame 12 so that the out port 58a is aligned with the out port communication hole 41a. Of the members constituting the game board 50, the guide rail unit 57 is attached to the front frame 12 before the light transmitting board unit 70A having a large weight as shown in FIG. It is possible to easily assemble and align with the position of the communication hole 41a.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the translucent board 30 includes an ordinary electric accessory 26, a large winning opening 28, an operation opening 22, a general winning opening 24, a right cover 43, a left cover 44, a central cover 42, and a plurality of games. A nail and a windmill are attached, and the translucent panel unit 70A is formed. The translucent panel unit 70 </ b> A is fitted into the above-described substantially circular space formed in the guide rail unit 57 and fixed to the front frame 12. By attaching the light transmitting board unit 70A, as shown in FIG. 6, the light transmitting board unit 70A and the guide rail unit 57 are integrated to form the game board 50. In this case, when the translucent board unit 70A is removed from the pachinko gaming machine 10, the inner rail 54, the outer rail 56, and the out port forming member 58 as peripheral members are not removed from the pachinko gaming machine 10. The member is separated from the translucent board 30. Thereby, it is possible to suppress an increase in the weight of a member to be attached / detached due to a change in the material of the base portion of the game area 52, and to suppress an increase in the burden of attaching / detaching the game board for the worker at the time of manufacturing or maintenance. It becomes possible.

(Example 2)
FIG. 7 is an assembly process diagram of the pachinko gaming machine according to the second embodiment. Note that a description of the same parts as those in the first embodiment will be omitted. In this embodiment, the inner rail 54 and the outer rail 56 are separated from each other. Similarly to the first embodiment, the liquid crystal display device 64, the ball discharge path forming member 68, the lower cover 41, the upper cover 40, and the like are attached to the front frame 12. After these members are attached to the front frame 12, the outer rail 56 is disposed on the front surfaces of the upper cover 40 and the lower cover 41 and attached to the front frame 12. When the outer rail 56 is attached to the front frame 12, the outer rail 56, the front frame 12, the liquid crystal display device 64, and the like form a space portion having an arc-shaped outer peripheral portion in part.

  The translucent panel 30 includes an ordinary electric accessory 26, a large winning opening 28, an operating opening 22, a general winning opening 24, a right cover 43, a left cover 44, a central cover 42, an inner rail 54, and a plurality of game nails and windmills. Are attached to form a translucent board unit 70B. The translucent panel unit 70B is inserted into a space formed by the outer rail 56, the front frame 12, the liquid crystal display device 64, and the like, and is fixed to the front frame 12. By attaching the translucent board unit 70B to the front frame 12, as shown in FIG. 7, the translucent board unit 70B and the outer rail 56 are integrated to form the game board 50. In this case, when the translucent board unit 70B is removed from the pachinko gaming machine 10, the outer rail 56 as a peripheral member is separated from the translucent board 30 so as not to be removed from the pachinko gaming machine 10. As a result, it is possible to suppress an increase in the weight of a member to be attached / detached due to a change in the material of the base part of the game board, and it is possible to suppress an increase in the burden of attaching / detaching the game board to the worker during manufacturing or maintenance. It becomes.

(Example 3)
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a basic structure on the front side of the pachinko gaming machine according to the third embodiment. The description of the same parts as those in the above-described embodiment will be omitted. The pachinko gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment did not enter the operation port 22, the general winning port 24, the ordinary electric accessory 26, and the big winning port 28 arranged in the gaming region 52 below the gaming region 52. An out area 96 having a width substantially the same as the width of the game area 52 for discharging the game ball from the game area 52 is provided. In the present embodiment, the liquid crystal screen 64 a is provided so as to overlap the entire lower area of the game area 52. As a result, even when a large rectangular display device such as the liquid crystal screen 64a is disposed behind the game area 52, it is possible to prevent the corner from protruding from the game area 52. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the visual effect of the liquid crystal display device 64 from being diminished.

  In this embodiment, in order to realize an out area 96 having a width substantially the same as the width of the game area 52, a vertical launching type ball launching device (not shown) is employed. The ball launcher is disposed on the left side of the game area 52 and below the game area 52, and is attached to the front frame 12. The game ball is launched from the ball launcher at an angle close to the vertical, passes through the ball launch passage 94 and enters the game area 52. Since the game balls are fired at an angle close to vertical, the necessity of providing inclined portions with low angles on the left inner rail 72 and the outer rail 56 is reduced. The left inner rail 72 extends to the left side of the game area 52 at a near-perpendicular angle and is attached to the translucent board 30, and the right inner rail 74 extends substantially right to the right side of the game area 52 and transmits light. It is attached to the board 30. As a result, the out area 96 is widely secured in the width direction of the game area 52.

  A first ball discharge path forming member 76 is provided behind the translucent board 30 where the ordinary electric accessory 26 and the special winning opening 28 are provided. The first sphere discharge path forming member 76 is attached to the translucent board 30, thereby forming a sphere guide path with the translucent board 30. The game balls that have entered the ordinary electric accessory 26 and the big prize opening 28 pass through the ball guide path and are discharged.

  The general winning opening 24 is provided in the vicinity of the out area 96. As a result, a wide area where the liquid crystal screen 64a is visible can be secured. A second ball discharge path forming member 78 is provided behind the translucent board 30 at the place where the two right general winning ports 24 are provided. The second ball discharge path forming member 78 is attached to the translucent board 30, thereby forming a spherical guide path with the translucent board 30. The game balls that have entered the two general winning ports 24 on the right side are discharged through the ball guide path. Similarly, a third ball discharge path forming member 80 is provided behind the translucent board 30 at the place where the two left general winning holes 24 are provided. The third sphere discharge path forming member 80 is attached to the translucent board 30, thereby forming a sphere guide path with the translucent board 30. The game balls that have entered the two general winning ports 24 on the left side are collected through this ball guide path.

  Thus, by providing a plurality of ball discharge path forming members for each winning opening, a space can be provided between them, and the area of the ball discharge path forming member covering the liquid crystal screen 64a can be reduced. Further, the first sphere discharge path forming member 76, the second sphere discharge path forming member 78, and the third sphere discharge path forming member 80 are formed of a light transmissive material. Therefore, the player can visually recognize the liquid crystal screen 64a through these ball discharge path forming members, and the visual effect on the player by the liquid crystal screen 64a can be enhanced.

  In the above, this invention was demonstrated based on the Example. This embodiment is merely an example, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications can be made to the combination of each component and each processing process, and such modifications are also within the scope of the present invention. is there. Hereinafter, modifications will be described.

  The left inner rail 54b and the right inner rail 54c may be integrally formed. In the first embodiment, the inner rail 54 and the outer rail 56 may be integrally formed. Thus, by integrally molding the members attached to the front frame 12, the man-hours for assembling can be reduced.

  The upper cover 40 may be deleted, and the liquid crystal display device 64 may be provided so that the liquid crystal screen 64a also overlaps in the area shielded by the upper cover 40. In the first embodiment, the lower cover 41 may be omitted, and the liquid crystal display device 64 may be provided so that the liquid crystal screen 64a also overlaps in the area shielded by the lower cover 41. As a result, the liquid crystal screen 64a can overlap with the entire game area 52, and the visual effect on the player can be further enhanced.

  The general winning opening 24, the ordinary electric accessory 26, or the large winning opening 28 may be a gate type. This eliminates the need to provide a ball guide member for guiding the discharged game ball behind the translucent board 30 on which each winning opening is arranged. For this reason, the member which interrupts the liquid crystal screen 64a can be reduced, and the visual effect to a player can be improved.

It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the front side of the pachinko game machine of Example 1. FIG. In the pachinko gaming machine of Example 1, it is a figure which shows the state inside the pachinko gaming machine which opened the glass door and the front door. It is an assembly process figure of the pachinko game machine of Example 1. It is an assembly process figure of the pachinko game machine of Example 1. It is an assembly process figure of the pachinko game machine of Example 1. It is an assembly process figure of the pachinko game machine of Example 1. It is an assembly process figure of the pachinko game machine of Example 2. It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the front side of the pachinko game machine of Example 3. FIG.

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  10 Pachinko machines, 12 Front frame, 30 Translucent board, 50 Game board, 52 Game area, 54 Inner rail, 54a Spring member, 54b Left inner rail, 54c Right inner rail, 56 Outer rail, 57 Guide rail unit, 58 Out port forming member, 58a Out port, 64 liquid crystal display device, 64a liquid crystal screen, 66 spacer, 68 ball discharge path forming member, 70A translucent panel unit, 70B translucent panel unit, 96 out area.

Claims (5)

A translucent board in which a game area is formed in a part of the front surface, and a portion corresponding to substantially the entire area of the game area is formed of a light transmissive member having light transmissivity,
A display device attached substantially parallel to the translucent board so that the screen area overlaps substantially the whole area of the game area;
Peripheral members located around the gaming area;
A front frame that supports the translucent board and the peripheral member and supports the display device so as to form a game board by combining the translucent board and the peripheral member;
2. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the peripheral member is separated from the translucent board so as not to be removed from the front frame when the translucent board is detached from the front frame.   The peripheral member is an out port forming member that is provided below the game area and forms an out port for discharging a game ball that has not entered the winning port arranged in the game area from the game area. The bullet ball game machine according to claim 1.   2. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the peripheral member is a guide rail including an inner rail and an outer rail formed on an outer periphery of the game area so as to guide the game ball to the game area. . The peripheral member is an outer rail formed on the outer periphery of the game area so as to guide the game ball to the game area;
An inner rail formed on the outer periphery of the game area so as to guide the game ball to the game area is attached to the translucent board so that the inner rail is removed from the front frame with the removal of the translucent board from the front frame. The bullet ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the ball game machine is fixed. A translucent board in which a game area is formed in a part of the front surface, and a portion corresponding to substantially the entire area of the game area is formed of a light transmissive member having light transmissivity,
A display device attached substantially parallel to the translucent board so that the screen area overlaps substantially the whole area of the game area;
A front frame that supports the translucent panel and the display device;
An out area having a width substantially the same as the width of the gaming area, which discharges the gaming ball that has not entered the winning opening arranged in the gaming area from the gaming area, below the gaming area. Characteristic ball game machine.

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