JP2007222319A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine in which fraudulent actions through a door member can be reduced. <P>SOLUTION: A front surface frame set 14 as the door member freely openable and closable relative to an inner frame is provided with a front surface frame body 410 on the front surface side and a back surface frame body 430 on the back surface side, a clamp part 446 which is a part of a reinforcing sheet metal 440b is clamped between the front surface frame body 410 and the back surface frame body 430, and a non-clamp part in the reinforcing sheet metal 440b provides a bend part 442 bent toward the back surface of the front surface frame set 14 at an outer circumferential part excluding the front surface side and the back surface side in the front surface frame set 14. Thus, the reinforcing sheet metal 440b in which the bend part 442 is roughly L-shaped in the cross sectional view is formed, the projection amount to the back surface side of the front surface frame set 14 of the bend part 442 of the reinforcing sheet metal 440b is reduced for the thickness of the back surface frame body 430, and the thickness of the front surface frame set 14 is reduced. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine.

Conventionally, there is a pachinko machine, for example, as a representative example of a gaming machine. This pachinko machine has, for example, an outer frame that forms an outer shell of the pachinko machine and is fixed to a game island of a game hall (hall), and a left end side in front view of the outer frame with respect to the outer frame with the opening / closing axis as an opening / closing axis. An inner frame that is supported so that it can be opened and closed, a game board that is mounted so that a gaming area is positioned at the opening of the inner frame, and opening and closing with respect to the inner frame with the left end in front view of the inner frame as an opening / closing axis A front door (door member) having a viewing window corresponding to the game area is supported. By opening the front door with respect to the inner frame, the game area of the game board can be accessed. Further, the front door is provided with a reinforcing sheet metal at a location excluding the viewing window on the back side (the side facing the game board) (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
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However, the conventional example having such a configuration has the following problems.
That is, in a conventional pachinko machine, for example, the front door (door member) is resin-molded, and as described above, a reinforcing sheet metal is provided on the back side of the front door except the viewing window. The reinforcing sheet metal is bent in such a way as to protrude outward from the rear surface at the rear surface side of the front door and at the end portion thereof, and has a substantially L shape in cross-sectional view, thereby realizing a strong reinforcing structure. It has a fraud prevention function, such as melting the resin at the end of the front door, making it difficult to make illegal holes, etc., but the front door becomes thicker by the bending length of the sheet metal, There is a problem that a certain length of bending is required as long as it is bent, and the thickness of the front door cannot be further reduced.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a situation, Comprising: It aims at providing the gaming machine provided with the door member which can be made thin, maintaining a strong reinforcement structure.

In order to achieve such an object, the present invention has the following configuration.
That is, the invention described in claim 1
In a gaming machine having a door member that can be opened and closed with respect to the main body member,
The door member includes a front side member positioned on the front side that is a surface opposite to the surface facing the main body member, and a back side member positioned on the back side that is a surface facing the main body member. A sandwiching portion that is a part of a reinforcing member is sandwiched between the front side member and the back side member,
The non-clamping portion of the reinforcing member is a bent portion that is bent toward the back surface of the door member at an outer peripheral portion that is an outer peripheral portion excluding the front side and the back side of the door member. To do.

  [Operation / Effect] According to the first aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine, the door member that can be opened and closed with respect to the main body member is located on the front surface side (the surface opposite to the surface facing the main body member). A front-side member that is positioned; and a back-side member that is positioned on the back side (the surface facing the main body member). In addition, the door member sandwiches a sandwiching portion that is a part of the reinforcing member between the front side member and the back side member, and the non-nipped portion of the reinforcing member is the front side and the back side of the door member. Since it is a bent part that is bent toward the back side of the door member at the outer peripheral part, which is the outer peripheral part except for, it can be made into a substantially L-shaped reinforcing member in cross-sectional view and maintain a strong reinforcing structure However, the protrusion amount of the bent portion of the reinforcing member to the back side of the door member can be reduced by the thickness of the back side member, and the thickness of the door member can be reduced. Therefore, it is possible to provide a gaming machine including a door member that can be thinned while maintaining a strong reinforcing structure.

  The present specification also discloses an invention relating to the following gaming machines.

(1) In a gaming machine having a door member that can be opened and closed with respect to a main body member,
The door member includes a door main body portion, and a front side portion which is a part of a reinforcing member is attached to a front surface side which is a surface opposite to the surface facing the main body member in the door main body portion. And
The non-front side portion of the reinforcing member is a bent portion that is bent toward the back surface of the door main body portion at the outer peripheral portion that is an outer peripheral portion excluding the front surface side and the back surface side of the door main body portion. A gaming machine characterized by

  According to the invention described in (1) above, the door member that can be opened and closed with respect to the main body member in the gaming machine includes the door main body portion. The door body part has a front side part that is a part of the reinforcing member attached to the front side (the surface opposite to the surface facing the body member), and the non-front side part of the reinforcing member is Since the outer peripheral portion, which is the outer peripheral portion excluding the front side and the rear side of the door main body portion, is a bent portion that is bent toward the rear surface of the door main body portion, a substantially L-shaped reinforcing member and While maintaining a strong reinforcing structure, the amount of protrusion of the bent portion of the reinforcing member to the back side of the door member can be reduced by the thickness of the door body, and the thickness of the door member can be reduced. it can. Therefore, it is possible to provide a gaming machine including a door member that can be thinned while maintaining a strong reinforcing structure.

(2) In the gaming machine according to claim 1, or the gaming machine according to (1),
The main body member includes an outer wall portion at an outer end portion of the main body member when viewed from the front, in which at least a side close to the main body member of the outer peripheral portion of the door member is inscribed in a closed state of the door member. A featured gaming machine.

  According to the invention described in (2) above, the main body member is inscribed at the outer end portion of the main body member in a front view when at least the side of the outer peripheral portion of the door member close to the main body member is inscribed in the closed state of the door member. Since the outer wall is provided, the side close to the main body member on the outer periphery of the door member is inscribed and closed to the outer wall of the main body member, so a thin member is inserted into the gap between the door member and the main body member. Even if it is attempted to cheat, the thin member hits the back surface of the main body member and does not advance further or it is difficult to proceed, so cheating can be reduced.

(3) In the gaming machine according to (2),
The bent portion includes a protruding portion whose tip protrudes toward the body member;
The said main body member is provided with the recessed part into which the said protrusion part of the said bending part of the said door member enters in the closed state of the said door member inside the said outer wall part.

  According to the invention as described in said (3), the bending part is provided with the protrusion part which the front-end | tip protruded toward the main body member. Since the main body member has a recess into which the protruding portion of the bent portion of the door member enters in the closed state of the door member inside the outer wall portion, when the door member is in a closed state with respect to the main body member, the door member The door member is not only in a state where the side close to the main body member is inscribed in the outer wall portion of the main body member and closed, but also the protruding portion which is the tip of the bent portion enters the concave portion of the main body member. Even if a thin member is inserted into the gap between the main body member and trying to cheat, the thin member hits the concave portion of the main body member and does not advance further, or it is difficult to go out from the concave portion and it is difficult to proceed further.

(4) In the gaming machine according to claim 1, or the gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (3),
A gaming machine, wherein the reinforcing member is a reinforcing sheet metal.

  According to the invention described in (4) above, since the reinforcing member is a reinforcing metal plate, not only can the rigidity of the door member be secured, but it is difficult to melt the metal plate to make a hole. It is possible to reduce cheating through the member.

(5) In the gaming machine according to claim 1, or the gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (3),
The main body member includes a game board having a game area into which a game ball is driven,
The door member includes a viewing window in which a game area of the game board can be viewed in a closed state with respect to the main body member,
The reinforcing member is composed of a plurality of reinforcing sheet metals,
The plurality of sheet metals are provided so as to be positioned at locations around the viewing window at locations other than the viewing window in the door member in a front view of the door member. A gaming machine characterized by being connected to each other.

  According to the invention described in (5) above, the plurality of reinforcing sheet metals as the reinforcing members are portions of the door member excluding the viewing window in the front view of the door member, and around the viewing window. Therefore, it is difficult not only to secure the rigidity of the door member, but also to melt the sheet metal to make a hole, and to reduce illegal actions through the door member. Moreover, since these sheet metals are electrically connected, it is possible to ground the entire door member by grounding one of the sheet metals.

(6) In the gaming machine according to (5),
The plurality of reinforcing sheet metals are a reinforcing upper sheet metal positioned above the door member in a front view of the door member, and a reinforcing sheet metal positioned in a right portion of the door member in a front view of the door member. A reinforcing lower sheet metal located at the lower part of the door member in a front view of the door member, and a reinforcing left sheet metal located at a left part of the door member in a front view of the door member. A gaming machine characterized in that these sheet metals are electrically connected.

  According to the invention described in (6) above, the upper sheet metal for reinforcement is provided at the upper part of the door member, the right sheet metal for reinforcement is provided at the right part of the door member, and the lower sheet metal for reinforcement is provided at the lower part of the door member. Since the left metal plate for reinforcement is provided on the left part of the door member, not only can the rigidity of the door member be ensured, but it is difficult to melt the metal plate to make a hole. All fraud can be reduced. Moreover, since these sheet metals are electrically connected, it is possible to ground the entire door member by grounding any of the sheet metals.

(7) In the gaming machine according to (4) or (5),
The main body member includes a conductive shaft support portion that supports the door member so as to be openable and closable,
The gaming machine, wherein the shaft support is electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of sheet metals and is grounded.

  According to the invention described in (7), the main body member includes a conductive shaft support portion that pivotally supports the door member so that the door member can be opened and closed, and the shaft support portion of the main body member includes at least one of the plurality of sheet metals. Since it is electrically connected and grounded, the entire door member can be grounded.

(8) In the gaming machine according to (4) or (5),
The main body member includes a connection portion that contacts and is electrically connected to at least one sheet metal when the door member is in a closed state with respect to the main body member,
The gaming machine, wherein the connection portion or the sheet metal is grounded.

  According to the invention described in (8) above, when the door member is in a closed state with respect to the main body member, the connection portion of the main body member is in contact with and electrically connected to at least one metal plate. Since they are grounded, they can be grounded over the entire door member.

(9) In the gaming machine according to (7) or (8),
The front side member includes a light emitting unit and a decorative member illuminated by the light emitting unit,
The gaming machine, wherein the reinforcing member is located on the back side of the decorative member and on the front side of the back side member.

  According to the invention described in (9) above, electric charge may accumulate in a decorative member (for example, a metal or metal-plated decorative member), and noise generated due to this electric charge may be generated from the door member to the back surface. Emission to the side can be reduced by the conductive reinforcing member, and adverse effects can be reduced on various game parts of the game board of the main body member and, consequently, on the control board for controlling the game content.

(10) In the gaming machine according to any one of (7) to (9),
The front side member includes a light emitting means, and a decorative member that is illuminated by the light emitting means and is made of metal or metal plating,
The gaming machine, wherein the reinforcing member is electrically connected to the decorative member.

  According to the invention described in (10) above, electric charges may accumulate in a decorative member made of metal or metal plating, and this electric charge may cause noise and the like, for example, an electrical component attached to the door member (for example, In response to the problem of adversely affecting the control board that controls the game content), the reinforcement member is electrically connected to the decoration member, the door The decorative member is grounded by the reinforcing member in the member, that is, the reinforcing member sandwiched between the front-side member and the back-side member, so that no charge is accumulated in the decorative member. As a result, there is no adverse effect on various electrical components attached to the door member (for example, a lamp board that illuminates the decorative member) and a control board that controls the game content, and the decorative member has no electrical problems such as noise. It does not occur.

(11) In the gaming machine according to claim 1, or the gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (10),
The gaming machine is a pachinko machine.

  According to the gaming machine described in (11) above, it is possible to provide a pachinko machine including a door member that can be made thin while maintaining a strong reinforcing structure. The basic configuration of the pachinko machine is provided with an operation handle, and a ball as a game medium is launched into a predetermined game area in accordance with the operation of the operation handle, and the ball is disposed at a predetermined position in the game area. In other words, the identification information (such as symbols) that is dynamically displayed on the display device is determined and stopped after a predetermined time on the condition that a winning (or passing through the operation gate) is required for the operation port. In addition, when a special gaming state occurs, variable winning means (specific winning opening) disposed at a predetermined position in the gaming area is opened in a predetermined manner so that a ball can be won, and a value corresponding to the number of winnings is obtained. Examples include those to which values (including data written on magnetic cards as well as premium balls) are given.

(12) In the gaming machine according to claim 1, or the gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (10),
The gaming machine is a slot machine.

  According to the gaming machine described in (12), it is possible to provide a slot machine including a door member that can be made thin while maintaining a strong reinforcing structure. The basic configuration of the slot machine is as follows: “Variable display means for confirming and displaying the identification information after dynamically displaying an identification information string composed of a plurality of identification information, and for operating the starting operation means (for example, an operation lever). As a result, the dynamic display of the identification information is started, and the dynamic display of the identification information is stopped due to the operation of the operation means for stopping (for example, the stop button) or after a predetermined time has elapsed. The game machine is provided with special game state generating means for generating a special game state advantageous to the player on the condition that the confirmed identification information at that time is the specific identification information. In this case, examples of the game medium include coins and medals.

(13) In the gaming machine according to claim 1, or the gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (10),
The gaming machine is a combination of a pachinko machine and a slot machine.

  According to the gaming machine described in the above (13), it is possible to provide a machine in which a pachinko machine and a slot machine are provided, each having a door member that can be made thin while maintaining a strong reinforcing structure. The basic configuration of the merged component includes “an identification information variation display unit that dynamically displays an identification information sequence including a plurality of identification information and then displays the identification information in a fixed manner, and includes a starting operation unit (for example, an operation lever). The dynamic display of the identification information is started due to the operation of), and the dynamic display of the identification information is stopped due to the operation of the operation means for stop (for example, the stop button) or when a predetermined time elapses. And a special gaming state generating means for generating a special gaming state advantageous to the player on the condition that the confirmed identification information at the time of the stoppage is specific identification information, and using a ball as a game medium A gaming machine that is configured to require a predetermined number of balls at the start of dynamic display of the identification information and to be paid out when a special gaming state occurs.

  According to the gaming machine of the present invention, in the gaming machine, the door member that is openable and closable with respect to the main body member is a front side member located on the front side (a surface opposite to the surface facing the main body member). And a back surface side member located on the back surface side (surface facing the main body member). In addition, the door member sandwiches a sandwiching portion that is a part of the reinforcing member between the front side member and the back side member, and the non-nipped portion of the reinforcing member is the front side and the back side of the door member. Since it is a bent part that is bent toward the back side of the door member at the outer peripheral part, which is the outer peripheral part except for, it can be made into a substantially L-shaped reinforcing member in cross-sectional view and maintain a strong reinforcing structure However, the protrusion amount of the bent portion of the reinforcing member to the back side of the door member can be reduced by the thickness of the back side member, and the thickness of the door member can be reduced. Therefore, it is possible to provide a gaming machine including a door member that can be thinned while maintaining a strong reinforcing structure.

  Hereinafter, various embodiments of a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter simply referred to as “pachinko machine”) will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  The pachinko machine of Example 1 is demonstrated in detail based on drawing. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine 10, FIG. 2 is a front view of the game board 30 of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. 3 is a back view of the pachinko machine 10. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the display contents of the third symbol display device 42.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 11 that forms an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10 and is fixed to a game island of a game hall (hole), and one side portion (for example, a front surface) of the outer frame 11. An inner frame 12 supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to the outer frame 11 with the left-hand side as viewed as an opening / closing axis, and an inner frame with one side portion (for example, the left-hand side as viewed from the front) of the inner frame 12 as an opening / closing axis. And a front frame set 14 that can be freely opened and closed.

  The outer frame 11 is formed in a rectangular shape as a whole by a wooden plate material, and each plate material is assembled by a detachable fastener such as a machine screw. In the present embodiment, for example, the outer dimension of the outer frame 11 is 809 mm (inner dimension 771 mm), and the outer dimension in the left and right direction is 518 mm (inner dimension 480 mm). The outer frame 11 may be made of a light metal such as resin or aluminum.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the inner frame 12 can be broadly divided into a lower tray unit 13 attached to the lowermost portion thereof, and a vertical opening on the left side of the inner frame 12 in a range above the lower tray unit 13. A front frame set 14 that is attached to be openable and closable around an axis is provided, and a game board 30 (see FIG. 2) that is detachably attached to a resin base (not shown) whose outer shape is rectangular.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the lower plate unit 13 is fixed to the inner frame 12 by a fastener such as a screw. On the front side of the lower plate unit 13, a lower plate 15, a ball removal lever 17, a game ball launching handle 18, and a sound output port 24 are provided. The lower tray 15 as a ball receiving tray is provided at the substantially central portion of the lower tray unit 13, and the game balls discharged from the discharge port 16 can be stored in the lower tray 15. The ball removal lever 17 is for removing a game ball in the lower plate 15. By moving the ball removal lever 17 to the left in FIG. 1, a predetermined position on the bottom surface of the lower plate 15 is opened, The game balls stored in the dish 15 can be pulled out downward through the opening on the bottom surface of the lower dish 15. The game ball launching handle 18 is disposed so as to protrude to the front side on the right side of the lower plate 15. In accordance with the operation of the game ball launching handle 18 by the player, the game ball launching device 38 drives the game ball toward a game board 30 described later. The game ball launching device 38 includes, for example, a game ball launching handle 18 and a launching device 229 (see FIG. 4). The sound output port 24 is an output port for outputting sound from a speaker provided in the lower plate unit 13 or on the back surface.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the front frame set 14 is attached to the inner frame 12 so as to be openable and closable. Like the inner frame 12, the front frame set 14 has an open / close shaft extending vertically to the left when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10. It can be opened to the front side with an axial center.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an upper plate 19 as a receiving tray for game balls is integrally provided at the lower portion of the front frame set 14 (above the lower plate 15). Here, the upper plate 19 is a ball receiving tray for temporarily storing the game balls and guiding them to the game ball launching device 38 while aligning them in a line. The front frame set 14 is formed with a substantially elliptical window 101 so that most of the game area 30a (see FIG. 2) of the game board 30 can be viewed from the outside. Specifically, the window portion 101 is a substantially oval shape whose substantially central portion on the left and right sides is curved relatively gently as compared with the upper and lower sides, and has a hollow in the center. A substantially elliptical glass plate 137 is attached to the hollow portion. This glass plate 137 has a double glass structure. The substantially central portion of the window 101 may be linear, and the glass plate 137 may be matched to the shape. The glass plate 137 is not limited to glass, and any material may be used as long as it is a transparent plate having a predetermined strength.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the front frame set 14 includes a frame button 20 (production button) that receives an operation instruction (for example, a pressing instruction) by a player at a location on the lower left side of the upper plate 19. As shown in FIG. 4, the frame button 20 is connected to the sub-control device 262. For example, when a predetermined operation valid condition is established, the operation of the frame button 20 becomes valid, and the screen display of the third symbol display device 42 is changed, the output sound is changed by pressing the frame button 20, etc. The player can actively participate in the game, such as changing the lamp display.

  In addition, the front frame set 14 is provided with light emitting means such as various lamps around the window portion 101 (for example, a corner portion) on the front side. These light emitting means play a role of enhancing the effect of the game during the game by changing and controlling the light emission mode such as lighting and blinking according to the change of the game state at the time of big hit or predetermined reach. For example, at the periphery of the window portion 101, an annular illumination portion 102 containing a light emitting means such as an LED is provided symmetrically, and at the center of the annular illumination portion 102 and at the top of the pachinko machine 10, Similarly, a central illumination unit 103 having a built-in light emitting means such as an LED is provided. In the pachinko machine 10, the central illumination unit 103 functions as a jackpot lamp, and lights and blinks when the jackpot is informed that the jackpot is being hit. In addition, on the left and right sides of the central illumination unit 103, there are provided a prize ball lamp 105 that is lit during the payout of a prize ball and an error display lamp 106 that is lit when a predetermined error occurs. Further, a small window 107 made of a transparent resin is provided so as to be adjacent to the lower end portion of the annular illumination portion 102 so that a part of the inner frame 12 surface, the game board 30 surface, or the like can be visually recognized. Since the predetermined portion of the small window 107 is flat, the certificate paper or the like attached to the lower right corner of the game board 30 can be suitably read from the flat portion of the small window 107 by a machine.

  In addition, a ball lending operation unit 120 is disposed below the window unit 101, and the ball lending operation unit 120 is provided with a ball lending button 121, a return button 122, and a frequency display unit 123. When the ball lending operation unit 120 is operated with a bill or a card inserted in a card unit (ball lending unit) (not shown) arranged on the side of the pachinko machine 10, a game ball is lent according to the operation. Done. The ball lending button 121 is operated to obtain a lending ball based on information recorded on a card or the like (recording medium), and the lending ball is supplied to the upper plate 19 as long as there is a remaining amount on the card or the like. Is done. The return button 122 is operated when requesting the return of a card or the like inserted into the card unit. The frequency display unit 123 displays remaining amount information such as a card. It should be noted that the ball rental operation unit 120 is not necessary for a pachinko machine in which game balls are lent directly to the upper plate from a ball lending device or the like without using a card unit, that is, a so-called cash machine. Therefore, a decorative seal or the like is attached to the installation portion of the ball rental operation unit 120. Thereby, the common use of the lending operation unit of the pachinko machine using the card unit and the cash machine can be achieved.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 30 is made of a rectangular plywood, and its peripheral portion is attached in contact with the back side of a resin base (not shown) of the inner frame 12. A gaming area 30a, which is a substantially central portion on the front side of the front side 30, is exposed to the front side of the inner frame 12 through the resin-based substantially circular window portion 101 (glass plate 137) shown in FIG.

  Next, the configuration of the game board 30 will be described with reference to FIG. The game board 30 includes a general winning port 31, a variable winning device 32, first starting ports 33a and 33b (for example, operation chucker), a second starting port 34 (for example, a through gate), a variable display unit 35, and the like. Yes. These general winning port 31, variable winning device 32, first starting ports 33a and 33b (for example, operation chucker), second starting port 34 (for example, through gate), variable display unit 35, etc. Each of the through holes formed by router processing is disposed in each through hole, and is attached from the front side of the game board 30 with a wood screw or the like. A game ball enters the aforementioned general winning port 31, variable winning device 32, and first start ports 33a and 33b, and the detected balls are detected by detection switches (winning port switch, count switch, operation port switch) described later. Based on the output of the detection switch, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out to the upper plate 19 (or the lower plate 15). As described above, the first start port 33a on the upper side is provided with an operation port switch (passage detection switch), and a ball entering the first start port 33a is detected by the operation port switch. It is like that. Further, the first start port 33b on the lower side is also provided with an operation port switch (passage detection switch), and the ball entering the first start port 33b is detected by the operation port switch. . That is, in either case of entering a game ball into the first start port 33a on the upper side or entering a game ball into the first start port 33b on the lower side, it is a start prize. There is no change. The upper first start port 33a and the lower first start port 33b are constituted by a single start winning device 33 as shown in FIG.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the game board 30 is provided with an out port 36, and game balls that have not entered the various winning devices or the like pass through the out port 36 in a ball discharge path (not shown). You will be guided to the direction. A number of nails are planted on the game board 30 in order to appropriately disperse and adjust the falling direction of the game balls, and various members (acts) such as the windmill 37 are arranged.

  The variable display device unit 35 includes a first symbol display device 40 for variably displaying a first symbol (for example, a special symbol) as identification information, triggered by winning in the first start ports 33a and 33b, and a second start. With the passage of the mouth 34 as a trigger, the second symbol display device 41 that variably displays the second symbol (for example, a normal symbol) and the winning of the first start ports 33a and 33b as a trigger, the third symbol (for example, a decorative symbol) ) In a variable manner.

  The first symbol display device 40 includes, for example, a plurality (two in this embodiment) of two-color light emitting type LEDs (light emitting diodes) 40a and 40b, and a hold indicating the number of hold of the variable display on the LEDs 40a and 40b. And a lamp 40c. The LEDs 40a and 40b can emit light in red and blue, for example. The first symbol display device 40 generates a variable display state of the first symbol (in this embodiment, the emission color mode of each LED 40a, 40b) by alternately changing the emission color of each LED 40a, 40b, for example, When both LEDs 40a and 40b stop in a red light emitting state, a probable big hit (specific hit) is indicated, and when both LEDs 40a and 40b stop in a blue light emitting state, a normal big hit (non-specific hit) is indicated, and both LEDs 40a and 40b are mutually connected. When it stops in the light emission state of a different color, it will show off.

  In addition, as this 1st symbol display apparatus 40, you may employ | adopt the single LED of the type which can light-emit at least 3 colors or more, and by performing light emission of each color alternately, the 1st symbol is displayed. When the LED stops in the light emission state of the first color, it shows a probable big hit (specific hit), and when the LED stops in the light emission state of the second color, it usually shows a big hit (non-specific hit) When the LED stops in the light emission state of the third color, it may be indicated that the LED has come off. The first symbol display device 40 described above corresponds to the identification information fluctuation display means in the present invention.

  The second symbol display device 41 includes, for example, a display unit 41a on which “○” is drawn for the second symbol, a display unit 41b on which “x” is drawn for the second symbol, and a holding lamp 41c. When the game ball passes through the second starting port 34, for example, the display symbols (ordinary symbols) displayed by the display units 41a and 41b change, and when the change display stops at a predetermined symbol, the lower side One start port 33b is configured to be in an activated state (opened) for a predetermined time. The number of times that the game ball has passed through the second start port 34 is held up to a maximum of 4 times, and the number of times the game ball is held is lit on the hold lamp 41c. The display units 41a and 41b have LEDs (light emitting diodes) inside thereof, and are configured to be variably displayed by switching the light emission of the LEDs (or lighting of the lamps). The second symbol display device 41 described above corresponds to the normal identification information fluctuation display means in the present invention.

  The 3rd symbol display apparatus 42 is comprised, for example with the liquid crystal display device, and the display content is controlled by the display control apparatus 45 mentioned later. On the third symbol display device 42, for example, as shown in FIG. 5 described later, three decorative symbol rows L, M, and R on the left, middle, and right are displayed. Each of the decorative symbol rows L, M, R is composed of a plurality of decorative symbols, and these decorative symbols are variably displayed on the third symbol display device 42 so as to be scrolled for each of the decorative symbol rows L, M, R. It has become so. In the present embodiment, the third symbol display device 42 (liquid crystal display device) includes, for example, a large 9.3 inch size liquid crystal display. The variable display device unit 35 is provided with a center frame 47 so as to surround the third symbol display device 42. The above-described third symbol display device 42 corresponds to decoration identification information (design) variation display means in the present invention, and the above-described display control device 45 corresponds to display control means in the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the variable winning device 32 is normally in a closed state in which a game ball cannot be won or difficult to win, and is in an open state in which a game ball is easy to win in the case of a big win and a normal closed state. It is operated repeatedly. As described above, a state in which the variable winning device 32 is repeatedly operated in an open state and a normal closed state in the case of a big win is called a special game state (for example, a big win state). Since the ball enters (wins) and a lot of game balls are paid out for the winning, the game state is advantageous to the player.

  More specifically, when a game ball wins the first start opening 33a, 33b, the two LEDs 40a, 40b of the first symbol display device 40 are displayed in a variable manner, and the display of the LEDs 40a, 40b after the change stop is preset. The special gaming state occurs when the combination of the light emission modes is achieved. For example, in the case of a light emitting mode in which both LEDs 40a and 40b are stopped in a red light emitting state, it indicates that a special gaming state with a probable big hit (specific hit) is won, and both LEDs 40a and 40b are stopped in a blue light emitting state. In the case of the light-emitting mode, it means that the special game state of the big hit (non-specific hit) is normally won, and in the case of the light-emitting mode in which both LEDs 40a and 40b are stopped in the light-emitting states of different colors. (You have lost the special game state).

  The variable winning device 32 is configured such that the large winning opening 32a is in a predetermined open state, and the game ball is likely to win (a big hit state). Specifically, the special winning opening 32a of the variable winning device 32 is repeatedly opened a predetermined number of times (the number of rounds) with the passage of a predetermined time or a predetermined number of winnings in the open state as one round. The number of times that the game ball has passed through the first start ports 33a and 33b is held up to a maximum of 4 times, and the number of times that the game ball is held is lit and displayed by the hold lamp 40c. Note that the hold lamp 40c may be configured such that a hold display is performed on a part of the display screen of the third symbol display device 42.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a rail unit 50 for guiding the game ball launched from the game ball launcher 38 (see FIG. 3) to the upper part of the game board 30 is attached to the game board 30. A game ball launched in accordance with the turning operation of the game ball launch handle 18 is guided to a predetermined game area 30a through a ball guide passage 49 (to be described later) of the rail unit 50. The rail unit 50 is formed of a ring-shaped resin molded product (for example, a molded product added with fluororesin), and has an inner rail 51 and an outer rail 52 that are integrally formed in an inner and outer double. . The inner rail 51 is formed in a substantially annular shape except for about 1/4 of the upper part, and the outer rail 52 is formed so that a part (mainly the left side) faces the inner rail 51. In such a case, a guide rail is constituted by the inner rail 51 and the outer rail 52, and a ball guide passage 49 is formed by a portion (the left portion toward the left) where the rails 51 and 52 are parallel to each other at a predetermined interval. . The ball guide passage 49 is formed in a groove shape having a contact surface with the game board 30, that is, a groove shape in which the front side is opened.

  A return ball preventing member 53 is attached to the tip portion of the inner rail 51 (the upper left portion in FIG. 2). This prevents a situation in which the game ball once guided from the ball guide passage 49 between the inner rail 51 and the outer rail 52 to the upper portion of the game board 30 returns to the ball guide passage 49 again. It has become. Further, a return rubber 54 is attached to the outer rail 52 at a position corresponding to the maximum flight portion of the game ball (upper right portion in FIG. 2: a portion corresponding to the tip portion of the outer rail 52). Therefore, the game ball fired at a predetermined momentum or more hits the return rubber 54 and is bounced back. On the inner surface of the outer rail 52, there is a sliding plate 55 as a long metal strip made of stainless steel to make the flight of the game ball smoother, that is, to reduce the frictional resistance of the game ball. It is attached.

  Further, an arc-shaped flange 56 is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the rail unit 50 so as to project outward from the periphery when viewed from the front. The flange 56 constitutes a mounting surface for the game board 30. When the rail unit 50 is attached to the game board 30, the flange 56 is brought into contact with the game board 30, and in this state, screws or the like are inserted into a plurality of through holes formed in the flange 56. The rail unit 50 is fastened to 30.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the top, bottom, left, and right ends of the rail unit 50 are formed in a substantially straight line (flat) when viewed from the front. That is, the flange 56 is cut off at each of the upper, lower, left and right ends of the rail unit 50 so that the rail diameter can be expanded in a limited area in the pachinko machine 10, that is, the game area 30a on the game board 30 can be expanded. It has become.

  A convex portion 57 is formed at the entrance of the ball guide passage 49 between the inner rail 51 and the outer rail 52 so as to close a part of the ball guide passage 49. The convex portion 57 is provided in a substantially vertical direction from the inner rail 51 to the lower end portion of the rail unit 50, and a foul ball that does not reach the game area 30 a and flows backward in the ball guide passage 49 is provided on the inner frame 12. It plays a role of guiding to a ball passage (not shown). Note that the lower right corner and the lower left corner of the game board 30 are spaces for attaching stickers (eg, S1 and S2 in FIG. 2) and plates such as certificate stamps (for example, serial numbers are described). In order to secure this adhering space, notches 58 and 59 are formed in the flange 56. By sticking a sticker such as a certificate (S1, S2 in FIG. 2) to the lower right corner or the lower left corner of the game board 30, the game board 30 and the certificate can be uniquely defined.

  Next, the game area 30a of the game board 30 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the game area 30 a is partitioned into a substantially circular shape by the inner peripheral portion (inner and outer rails) of the rail unit 50. In particular, in the present embodiment, the game area 30 a is partitioned on the board surface of the game board 30. The game area 30a is configured to be much larger than before. In the present embodiment, the distance between the uppermost point of the outer rail 52 and the lower part of the game board 30 is 445 mm (58 mm longer than the conventional product), and is from the extreme left position of the outer rail 52 to the extreme right position of the inner rail 51. The distance is 435 mm (50 mm longer than the conventional product). The distance from the extreme left position of the inner rail 51 to the extreme right position of the inner rail 51 is 418 mm.

  In the present embodiment, the game area 30a is viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10, and the area of the guide rail that is a parallel part of the inner and outer rails 51 and 52 is excluded from the area surrounded by the inner rail 51 and the outer rail 52. As an area. Accordingly, when the game area 30 a is referred to, the guide rail portion is not included, and therefore the left limit position toward the game area 30 a is specified by the inner rail 51, not by the outer rail 52. Similarly, the right limit position toward the game area 30 a is specified by the inner rail 51. Further, the lower limit position of the game area 30 a is specified by the lower end position of the game board 30. The upper limit position of the game area 30 a is specified by the outer rail 52.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, the width (maximum width in the left-right direction) of the game area 30a is 418 mm, and the height (maximum width in the vertical direction) of the game area 30a is 445 mm.

  Although detailed disclosure of the drawings is omitted, game balls are supplied to the game ball launcher 38 one by one from the ball outlet on the front frame set 14 side (the ball outlet leading from the most downstream portion of the upper plate 19). .

  Next, the configuration of the back surface of the pachinko machine 10 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the pachinko machine 10 is configured such that various control boards are arranged vertically or horizontally on the back surface (actually the back surface of the inner frame 12 and the game board 30) or stacked in front and back. Further, a game ball supply device (payout mechanism portion 352) for supplying game balls, a protective cover made of resin, and the like are attached. In this embodiment, various control boards are divided into two mounting bases to form two control board units, and these control board units are individually attached to the inner frame 12 or the back of the game board 30. ing. In this case, the main controller 261 and the sub controller 262 shown in FIG. 4 to be described later are mounted on one mounting base (not shown) to form a unit, and the payout controller 311 shown in FIG. 4 to be described later. The launch control device 312 and the power supply device 313 are mounted on the other mounting base (not shown) to form a unit. Here, for convenience, the former unit is referred to as “first control board unit 201”, and the latter unit is referred to as “second control board unit 202”.

  Further, since the dispensing mechanism 352 and the protective cover are also integrated as one unit, and the resin portion is generally referred to as a back pack, the unit is referred to as a “back pack unit 203” here. The detailed configuration of each unit 201 to 203 will be described later.

  The first control board unit 201, the second control board unit 202, and the back pack unit 203 are configured so that they can be attached and detached without using any tools or the like in units of units. It is provided and can be opened and closed with respect to the inner frame 12 or the back surface of the game board 30. This is also a device for making it possible to easily check a hidden configuration or the like even if the units 201 to 203 and other configurations are arranged one behind the other.

  In addition, on the back surface of the game board 30, a winning detection mechanism for detecting the passage of game balls such as various winning holes is provided. Specifically, a prize opening switch is provided at a position corresponding to the general prize opening 31 on the front side of the game board 30, and the variable prize winning device 32 is provided with a count switch. The count switch is a switch for counting winning balls. In addition, operation port switches are provided at positions corresponding to the first start ports 33a and 33b, respectively, and the entry of game balls into the first start ports 33a and 33b is detected by the operation port switches. A gate switch is provided at a position corresponding to the second starting port 34, and the passage of the game ball to the second starting port 34 is detected by the operating port switch. ing. The operating port switch described above corresponds to the winning detection means in the present invention.

  The prize opening switch and the gate switch are connected to a board connection board (not shown) through electrical wiring (not shown), and this board connection board is further connected to a main control board 261a (see FIG. 4) in a main controller 261 described later. ing. Further, the count switch is connected to a large winning opening relay terminal board (not shown), and this large winning opening relay terminal board (not shown) is also connected to the main control board 261a. On the other hand, the operation port switch is directly connected to the main control board 261a without going through the relay board.

  Although not shown in the drawings, the variable prize winning device 32 is provided with a big prize opening solenoid for opening the big prize opening 32a, and the lower first start opening 33b is used for opening the electric accessory. Is provided.

  The detection results detected by the winning detection mechanism are taken into a main control board 261a in a main control device 261, which will be described later, and the main control board 261a issues a payout command (a game ball of each game ball) according to the winning situation each time. The number of payouts) is transmitted to the payout control board 311a. Then, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out by the output of the payout control board 311a. In such a case, a conventional method (so-called evidence ball method) in which game balls won in various winning openings are once collected in a winning ball processing device and paid out after the winning ball processing device confirms the presence of winning balls one by one in order. Unlike the above, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the winning of a game ball is electrically detected for each winning opening and the payout is immediately made (that is, the winning ball processing apparatus is abolished in the pachinko machine 10). is doing). Therefore, even if there are a lot of game balls to be paid out, the payout can be carried out quickly. However, the conventional “evidence ball system” may be applied to the present invention.

  The first control board unit 201 has a substantially L-shaped mounting base (not shown), and the main control device 261 and the sub control device 262 are mounted on the mounting base. Here, as shown in FIG. 4, the main control device 261 includes a CPU 501 that performs main control, a ROM 502 that stores a game program, a RAM 503 that stores necessary data according to the progress of the game, and various devices. Main control including an input / output port 505 for communication, a random number generator (not shown) used in various lotteries, a clock pulse generation circuit (not shown) used for time counting and synchronization, etc. The main control board 261a is configured to be accommodated in a board box 263 (encapsulating means) made of a transparent resin material or the like. The substrate box 263 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box base (not shown) and a box cover (not shown) that covers the opening of the box base. The box base and the box cover are connected to each other so as not to be opened by a sealing unit (not shown), whereby the substrate box 263 is sealed.

  Any configuration can be applied to the sealing unit as the sealing means as long as it connects the box base (not shown) and the box cover (not shown) in an unopenable manner. In this embodiment, for example, five sealing members are used. The box base and the box cover are connected so that they cannot be opened by inserting a locking claw into the long hole of the sealing member. Sealing processing by the sealing unit prevents unauthorized opening after the sealing, and makes it possible to detect such a situation quickly and easily even if unauthorized opening is performed. Even after that, it is possible to perform the opening / sealing process again. That is, the sealing process is performed by inserting the locking claw into the long hole of at least one sealing member among the five sealing members constituting the sealing unit (not shown). And when opening the board | substrate box 263 by the malfunction of the accommodated main control board | substrate 261a etc., the connection of the sealing member in which the latching claw was inserted, and another sealing member is cut | disconnected. Thereafter, when the sealing process is performed again, the locking claws are inserted into the long holes of the other sealing members. If the history of opening the substrate box 263 is left in the substrate box 263, it can be easily found that the unauthorized opening has been performed by looking at the substrate box 263.

  Further, the sub control device 262, for example, in accordance with an instruction from the main control board 261a in the main control device 261, controls the voice and lamp display and the control of the display control device 45, the other ROM 552, RAM 553, bus line 554, A sub-control board 262a including an input / output port 555 and the like is provided, and the sub-control board 262a is housed in a board box (not shown) made of a transparent resin material or the like. A power supply relay board (not shown) is mounted on the sub-control device 262, and power supplied from a power supply board described later is supplied to the sub-control device 262 and the display control device 45 via the power supply relay board (not shown). Is output.

  The second control board unit 202 has a horizontally long mounting base (not shown) on which a payout control device 311, a firing control device 312, a power supply device 313 and a card unit connection board (not shown) are mounted. ing. The payout control device 311 includes a control board including a central control CPU, a ROM, a RAM, various ports, and the like. The launch control device 312 includes a launch control board. The power supply device 313 includes a power supply. A control board is provided. The payout control board 311a of the payout control device 311 controls payout of prize balls and rental balls. In addition, the launch control board of the launch control apparatus 312 controls the launch apparatus 229 (see FIG. 4) in accordance with the operation of the game ball launch handle 18 by the player. The required power supply voltage required is generated and output. The launching device 229 of this embodiment employs a solenoid-type launching component that strikes and launches a game ball with a launching rod (not shown) that can advance and retreat according to energization / non-energization of a launching solenoid (not shown). As other launching devices 229, there are various types such as a mechanical launching part that strikes and launches a game ball with a launcher that operates according to the driving of a launching motor, and an electromagnetic launching part that launches a game ball by generating an electromagnetic field. Can be used. The card unit connection board (not shown) is electrically connected to the ball lending operation unit 120 (see FIG. 1) on the front surface of the pachinko machine and a card unit (not shown), and takes in and issues a ball lending operation command by the player. This is output to the control device 311. Note that the card unit connection board 314 is unnecessary in a cash machine in which game balls are lent directly to the upper plate 19 from a ball lending device or the like without using a card unit.

  The payout control device 311, the firing control device 312, the power supply device 313 and the card unit connection board (not shown) are respectively housed and configured in a substrate box (not shown) made of a transparent resin material or the like. In particular, in the dispensing control device 311, similarly to the main control device 261 described above, a box base (not shown) and a box cover (not shown) constituting the substrate box (encapsulating means) are opened by a sealing unit (sealing means). The substrate box 263 is sealed by being impossiblely connected.

  The payout control device 311 is provided with a state return switch (not shown). For example, when a state return switch (not shown) is pressed when a payout error occurs, such as a ball jam in the payout motor unit, the payout motor 358a (see FIG. 4) slowly rotates forward to eliminate the ball jam (normal state). (Return to).

  Further, a RAM erase switch 323 is provided on the power supply monitoring board 261b. This pachinko machine 10 has a backup function, so that even if a power failure occurs, it maintains the state at the time of a power failure, and can be restored to the state at the time of a power failure when returning from a power failure (power recovery) It has become. Therefore, if the power is turned off in the normal procedure (for example, when the hall is closed), the state before the power is turned off is stored. If you want to return to the initial state when the power is turned on, turn on the power while holding down the RAM erase switch 323. We are going to throw it in.

  Next, the configuration of the back pack unit 203 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the back pack unit 203 is a unit in which a back pack 351 formed of resin and a payout mechanism portion 352 for a game ball are integrated.

  The back pack unit 203 is provided with a tank 355 that opens upward at the top, and the tank 355 is sequentially replenished with game balls supplied from the island equipment (game island equipment) of the game hall. Below the tank 355 is connected, for example, a tank rail 356 that has two rows of spherical passages in the horizontal direction and gently descends and inclines toward the downstream side. Further, a case rail 357 is installed on the downstream side of the tank rail 356 in the vertical direction. Are connected. A payout device 358 is provided at the most downstream portion of the case rail 357, and a required number of game balls are paid out appropriately according to a predetermined electrical configuration such as a payout motor 358a. The game balls paid out from the payout device 358 are supplied to the upper plate 19 through a payout passage (not shown).

  The tank rail 356 is provided with a vibrator 360 for applying vibration to the tank rail 356. For example, the vibrator 360 is fastened and attached to the tank rail 356 with, for example, two screws. Further, the vibrator 360 is not in surface contact with the tank rail 356 but is in contact with the two screw portions, so that the vibration by the vibrator 360 is more effectively transmitted to the tank rail 356. ing. Therefore, if a clogged ball occurs near the tank rail 356, the clogged ball is eliminated by driving the vibrator 360.

  The payout mechanism 352 is provided with a payout relay board (not shown) for relaying a payout command signal from the payout control device 311 to the payout device 358, and a power switch board 382 for taking in the main power from outside. is set up. The power switch board 382 is supplied with, for example, AC 24V main power via a voltage converter, and is turned on or off by switching the power switch 382a.

  Each of the dispensing mechanisms 352 from the tank 355 to the dispensing passage (not shown) is formed of a conductive resin material (for example, conductive polycarbonate resin) and grounded at a part thereof. Thereby, generation | occurrence | production of the noise by charging of a game ball is suppressed.

  As shown in FIG. 3, an inner frame open detection switch 388 for detecting that the inner frame 12 is opened with respect to the outer frame 11 is provided on the upper right side of the inner frame 12. When the inner frame 12 is opened, it is outputted from the inner frame open detection switch 388 to the computer for the hall (in the pachinko parlor).

  Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to FIG. The pachinko machine 10 includes a main control device 261, a payout control device 311, a launch control device 312, a sub control device 262, a display control device 45, a power supply device 313, and the like. In the following, these devices will be described in detail individually.

  The main control device 261 of the pachinko machine 10 is equipped with a CPU 501 as a one-chip microcomputer that is an arithmetic device. The CPU 501 includes a ROM 502 that stores various control programs executed by the CPU 501 and fixed value data, and a memory that temporarily stores various data when the control program stored in the ROM 502 is executed. A RAM 503 and various circuits such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data transmission / reception circuit are incorporated.

  The RAM 503 has a configuration in which data can be retained (backed up) by being supplied with a backup voltage from the power supply device 313 even after the pachinko machine 10 is turned off. The RAM 503 temporarily stores various data and the like. It has a memory and area.

  That is, when the power is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like, the CPU 501 of the main control device 261 executes the normal processing up to the end, so that the RAM 503 is when the power is turned off (including when a power failure occurs, and so on). It is only necessary to store and hold the contents of the counter buffer and the holding ball storage area, and the state of the pachinko machine 10 can be restored to the state before the power is turned off when the power is turned on again. Specifically, the RAM 503 has a dedicated backup area for storing values of registers, I / O, and the like for game information during normal processing when the power is turned off (including when a power failure occurs). There is no need to provide it. The N501 terminal (non-maskable interrupt terminal) of the CPU 501 is configured to receive a power failure signal S1 output from a power failure monitoring circuit 542, which will be described later, when a power failure occurs due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. Due to the occurrence, the power failure process (NMI interrupt process) is immediately executed.

  An input / output port 505 is connected to the CPU 501 incorporating the ROM 502 and RAM 503 via a bus line 504 including an address bus and a data bus. The input / output port 505 includes a RAM erasing switch circuit 543, a payout control device 311, a firing control device 312, a sub control device 262, a first symbol display device 40, a second symbol display device 41, and other switches not shown. Etc. are connected. The main controller 261 also has a function of controlling the first symbol variation display on the first symbol display device 40 and the second symbol variation display on the second symbol display device 41.

  The payout control device 311 controls payout of prize balls and rental balls by a payout motor 358a. The CPU 511 that is an arithmetic unit includes a ROM 512 that stores a control program executed by the CPU 511, fixed value data, and the like, and a RAM 513 that is used as a work memory or the like.

  The RAM 513 of the payout control device 311 is configured to hold (backup) data by supplying a backup voltage from the power supply device 313 even after the pachinko machine 10 is turned off, like the RAM 503 of the main control device 261 described above. The RAM 513 includes a memory and an area for temporarily storing various data.

  The RAM 513 stores and holds information related to the state when the power is turned off in order to return the state of the pachinko machine 10 to the state before the power is turned off when the power is turned off due to a power failure or the like. In other words, the storage of the RAM 513 is executed when the power is turned off by the NMI interrupt process and the second half of the payout control process, and the storage information stored in the RAM 513 is restored in the power recovery process when the power is turned on. .

  An input / output port 515 is connected to the CPU 511 incorporating the ROM 512 and the RAM 513 through a bus line 514 including an address bus and a data bus. Main controller 261, launch controller 312 and payout motor 358a are connected to input / output port 515, respectively.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the launch control device 312 permits or prohibits the launch of the game ball by the launch device 229, and the launch device 229 is permitted to drive when a predetermined condition is met. Specifically, the launch control device 312 receives a card unit connection signal S4 from the payout control device 311 (a signal output when the card unit described above is connected to the pachinko machine 10), and the player Touch detection signal S5 output when the game ball launch handle 18 is touched and output when the launch stop switch 18a provided on the game ball launch handle 18 for stopping the launch is not operated. The firing permission signal S7 is output to the main controller 261 on condition that all of the fired maintenance signals S6 to be performed are inputted.

  That is, the period during which the firing permission signal S7 is ON (high level) is a firing permission state, and the period during which the firing permission signal S7 is OFF (low level) is a firing non-permission state. That is, the main control device 261 has a firing control signal S8 (pulse signal) for controlling a launching solenoid (not shown) that launches a game ball during a period when the input firing permission signal S7 is ON (high level). The ball feed control signal S9 (pulse signal) for controlling the ball feed solenoid that sends the game ball to the launch rail 401 is repeatedly output to the launch control device 312 at a predetermined repetition period. The launch control device 312 drives and controls the launch device 229 based on the launch control signal S8 and the ball feed control signal S9, and a game ball is launched with an intensity corresponding to the amount of operation of the game ball launch handle 18. On the contrary, the main control device 261 does not output the firing control signal S8 and the ball feed control signal S9 to the firing control device 312 during the period when the input firing permission signal S7 is OFF (low level). The game ball is not fired by 229.

  The display control device 45 controls the variable display of the third symbol (decorative symbol) on the third symbol display device 42. The display control device 45 includes a CPU 521, a ROM (program ROM) 522, a work RAM 523, a video RAM 524, a character ROM 525, an image controller 526, an input port 527, an output port 529, and bus lines 530 and 531. And. The input of the input port 527 is connected to the output of the sub-control device 262, and the CPU 521, ROM 522, work RAM 523, and image controller 526 are connected to the input port 527. Further, an output port 529 is connected to the image controller 526 via a bus line 531, and a third symbol display device 42 which is a liquid crystal display device is connected to an output of the output port 529.

  The CPU 521 of the display control device 45 controls the decorative symbol display on the third symbol display device 42 based on the various commands transmitted by editing the various commands from the main control device 261 by the sub-control device 262. The ROM 522 is a memory for storing various control programs executed by the CPU 521 and fixed value data, and the work RAM 523 temporarily stores work data and flags used when the CPU 521 executes various programs. It is a memory for.

  The video RAM 524 is a memory for storing display data displayed on the third symbol display device 42, and the display contents of the third symbol display device 42 are changed by rewriting the contents of the video RAM 524. The character ROM 525 is a memory for storing character data such as decorative symbols displayed on the third symbol display device 42. The image controller 526 adjusts the timings of the CPU 521, the video RAM 524, and the output port 529 to intervene in reading and writing data, and reads display data stored in the video RAM 524 from the character ROM 525 at a predetermined timing. It is displayed on the symbol display device 42.

  In addition, the power supply device 313 includes a power supply unit 541 for supplying power to each unit of the pachinko machine 10. The power supply unit 541 supplies necessary operation power to the main control device 261, the payout control device 311 and the like through a power supply path (not shown). As its outline, the power supply unit 541 takes in an AC 24 volt power supply supplied from the outside, and generates a + 12V power supply for driving various switches and motors, a + 5V power supply for logic, a backup power supply for RAM backup, and the like. Then, these + 12V power supply, + 5V power supply and backup power supply are supplied to the main control device 261, the payout control device 311 and the like. Note that operation power (+12 V power, +5 V power, etc.) is supplied to the launch control device 312 via the payout control device 311.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the main controller 261 includes a main control board 261a and a power supply monitoring board 261b separate from the main control board 261a in a board box 263 made of a transparent resin material or the like. . The power monitoring board 261b includes a power failure monitoring circuit 542 that monitors power interruption due to a power failure or the like, and a RAM erase switch circuit 543 connected to the RAM erase switch 323.

  The power failure monitoring circuit 542 is a circuit for outputting a power failure signal S1 to each NMI terminal of the CPU 501 of the main control device 261 and the CPU 511 of the payout control device 311 when the power is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. The power failure monitoring circuit 542 monitors the voltage of AC 24 volts with the power supply unit 541 and determines that a power failure (power failure) has occurred when the time when this voltage has become less than 24 volts exceeds, for example, 20 milliseconds. The power failure signal S1 is output to the main controller 261 and the payout controller 311. Based on the output of the power failure signal S1, the main control device 261 and the payout control device 311 recognize the occurrence of a power failure and execute a power failure process (NMI interrupt process).

  In addition, even after the time when the AC 5 volts monitored by the power supply unit 541 becomes less than 5 volts exceeds 20 milliseconds, the power supply unit 541 has a sufficient time to execute the power failure process. The control system is configured to maintain the output of 5 volts, which is the drive voltage of the control system, at a normal value. Therefore, the main control device 261 and the payout control device 311 can normally execute and complete the power failure process.

  The RAM erase switch circuit 543 is a circuit for taking in the switch signal of the RAM erase switch 323 and clearing backup data in the RAM 503 of the main controller 261 and the RAM 513 of the payout controller 311 in accordance with the state of the switch 323. When the RAM erase switch 323 is pressed, the RAM erase switch circuit 543 outputs a RAM erase signal S2 to the main control board 261a. When the power of the pachinko machine 10 is turned on with the RAM erase switch 323 pressed (including power-on due to power failure cancellation), the data in the RAM 503 is cleared in the main controller 261, and the payout controller 311 is in the main controller. When the initialization command from H.261 is received, the data in RAM 513 is cleared.

  By the way, in the third symbol display device 42 (liquid crystal display device), as shown in FIG. 5, three decorative symbol rows L, M, and R of left, middle, and right are set. For each of M and R, three decorative symbols, an upper decorative symbol, a middle decorative symbol, and a lower decorative symbol, are variably displayed. In the present embodiment, the series of symbols is composed of a main decorative symbol SZ with numbers “0” to “9” and a sub-decorative symbol FZ consisting of rhombus-shaped symbols. A main decorative symbol SZ is displayed in ascending or descending order, and a sub decorative symbol FZ is arranged between the main decorative symbols SZ to form a series of decorative symbol sequences L, M, and R. Then, the main decorative symbol SZ and the sub decorative symbol FZ are displayed in a variably displayed manner from top to bottom with periodicity.

  In this case, in the left decorative design row L, the above-mentioned series of decorative designs are displayed in descending order (that is, in the order of decreasing the number of the main decorative design SZ), and in the middle decorative design row M and the right decorative design row R, the same The series of decorative symbols is displayed in ascending order (that is, in order of increasing the number of the main decorative symbols SZ). Then, the variable display stops in the order of the left decorative symbol row L → the right decorative symbol row R → the middle decorative symbol row M, and at the time of the stop, five effective lines on the third symbol display device 42, that is, the upper line L1, the middle line If the main decorative symbol SZ is a jackpot symbol combination (in this embodiment, the same main decorative symbol SZ combination) in any of L2, the lower line L3, the right rising line L4, and the left rising line L5, it is special as a big hit A game video is displayed.

  Further, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the first embodiment, the front frame set 14 that is openable and closable with respect to the inner frame 12 is a front frame that is located on the front side that is the surface opposite to the surface facing the inner frame 12. And a back surface frame located on the back surface side that is the surface facing the inner frame 12, sandwiching a sandwiching portion that is a part of the reinforcing metal plate between the front surface frame and the back surface frame, The non-clamping portion of the reinforcing sheet metal is a bent portion 442 that is bent toward the back surface of the front frame set 14 at the outer peripheral portion that is an outer peripheral portion excluding the front side and the back side of the front frame set 14. Yes. These points will also be described in Example 2 described later.

  In this way, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the first embodiment, it is possible to use a reinforcing sheet metal in which the portion of the bent portion is substantially L-shaped in a cross-sectional view, while maintaining a strong reinforcing structure. The protrusion amount of the bent portion of the sheet metal to the back side of the front frame set 14 can be reduced by the thickness of the back frame body, and the thickness of the front frame set 14 can be reduced. Therefore, the pachinko machine provided with the front frame set 14 that can be made thin while maintaining a strong reinforcing structure can be provided.

  Next, the pachinko machine 10 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 6 is a front view of the front frame set 14 of the second embodiment. FIG. 7 is a rear view of the front frame set 14 of the second embodiment. FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the front frame set 14 of the second embodiment. FIG. 9 is a front view of the back surface frame 430 of the second embodiment. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the back frame 430 of the second embodiment when viewed from the upper right on the front side. FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a state in which the sub base is removed from the back frame 430 of the second embodiment. FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the back frame 430 of Example 2 as viewed from the upper left on the back side. FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the back frame 430 of Example 2 as viewed from the upper right on the back side. FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the base frame 432 of FIG. 11 viewed from the upper right on the front side. FIG. 15 is an exploded perspective view showing a state where the support portion is removed from the base frame 432 of FIG. FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the base frame 432 after removing the support portion in FIG. 15 as viewed from the upper right on the front side. FIG. 17 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which the metal plates 440a to 440d are removed from the base frame 432 of FIG. FIG. 18 is a perspective view of the sheet metals 440a to 440d. In addition, in FIG. 18, the cross section of the dashed-dotted line circle | round | yen location in sheet metal 440a-440d is shown in the dashed-dotted line circle | round | yen of an arrow tip. FIG. 19 is a front view of the back frame body 430 in a closed state with respect to the inner frame 12. 20 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA shown in FIG. In FIG. 19 and FIG. 20, the front frame 410 is excluded.

  The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment described above in that the front frame set 14 shown in FIG. 6 is adopted instead of the front frame set 14 shown in FIG. 1 of the first embodiment. The description of the same contents as in the first embodiment will be omitted, and the configuration of the front frame set 14 and the like in the second embodiment will be described in detail below.

  The pachinko machine 10 according to the second embodiment includes a front frame set 14 as shown in FIG. The front frame set 14 of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 6 is openable and closable with respect to the inner frame 12 as in the first embodiment, and includes a lower plate 15, a discharge port 16, a ball release lever 17, a game A ball launching handle 18, a window portion 101, a glass plate 137, and the like are provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the front frame set 14 according to the second embodiment is supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to the inner frame 12 with the left end side in the front view of the inner frame 12 as an opening / closing axis J1. It is. That is, the front frame set 14 has a single-open structure in which the right side of the inner frame 12 opens. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the window portion 101 is an opening into which a transparent glass plate 137 (not limited to glass but a transparent plate material such as a transparent resin may be used) is fitted, and the front frame In a state where the set 14 is closed with respect to the inner frame 12, the game area 30 a of the game board 30 is visible through the glass plate 137 of the window portion 101.

  The game board 30 of the pachinko machine 10 according to the second embodiment has a vertical ellipse shape in which the game area 30a is expanded in the vertical direction as compared with the first embodiment, and the opening of the inner frame 12 is naturally the game. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the window portion 101 of the front frame set 14 naturally has a vertical ellipse shape corresponding to the game area 30a.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the front frame set 14 according to the second embodiment has a first electrical decoration in which a light emitting part 420 (see FIG. 8) such as an LED 422 is built in the left side portion of the periphery of the window part 101. Part 400 is provided, and in the right part of the periphery of the window part 101, a second electrical decoration part 402 including a light emitting part 420 (see FIG. 8) such as an LED 422 is provided. In the upper part, a third electrical decoration unit 404 incorporating a light emitting unit 420 (see FIG. 8) such as an LED 422 is provided.

  In addition, in the front frame set 14 of the second embodiment, the third electrical decoration unit 404 includes a jackpot lamp (not shown), and the jackpot lamp is turned on and flashes when the jackpot is turned on and flashes. Inform you. Further, the third electrical decoration unit 404 includes a prize ball lamp (not shown) that is lit during payout of a prize ball and an error display lamp (not shown) that is lit when a predetermined error occurs.

  These jackpot lamps (not shown), prize ball lamps (not shown), and error display lamps (not shown) are provided not on the third lighting unit 404 but on the first lighting unit 400 or the second lighting unit 402. Alternatively, these lamps may be distributed from the first lighting unit 400 to the third lighting unit 404, or other types of lamps may be provided. To the third electrical decoration unit 404.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the front frame set 14 according to the second embodiment has a lower plate unit 13 (such as the lower plate 15 and the game ball launching handle 18) from the third electric decoration unit 404 on the upper side in front view. Therefore, when the front frame set 14 is opened with respect to the inner frame 12, the lower frame unit 13 and the lower tray unit 13 are integrally opened. The front frame set 14 may be the one that excludes the lower dish unit 13.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the front frame set 14 of the second embodiment includes three locking claws 406 that are spaced apart in the vertical direction on the left end side when viewed from the back. When the front frame set 14 is closed to the inner frame 12, these three locking claws 406 are locked to locking portions (not shown) of the inner frame 12, so that the front frame set 14 is moved to the inner frame 12. Is held in a closed state. Conversely, by releasing the locking claw 406 from the locking portion (not shown), the front frame set 14 is opened to the inner frame 12 with the left end of the inner frame 12 in the front view as the opening / closing axis J1. It becomes possible.

  Further, the front frame set 14 of the second embodiment is divided into two in the front-rear direction when viewed in an exploded manner as shown in FIG. 8, and includes a front frame 410 on the front side and a back frame 430 on the back. . That is, as shown in FIG. 8, the front frame set 14 includes an opaque front frame 410 positioned on the front side that is the surface opposite to the surface facing the inner frame 12, and a surface facing the inner frame 12. And an opaque back surface frame body 430 located on the back surface side.

  The front frame 410 and the back frame 430 are resin-molded. Specifically, the front frame 410 includes a main body frame 412 that is approximately the same size as the front frame 410 and serves as a base. The main frame 412 is a colored (for example, blue) resin molding. Various members (other resin molded products, decorative products, metal fittings, and the like) are attached to the main body frame portion 412. Thus, the front frame 410 is opaque because the main body frame 412 is colored. The back frame 430 is provided with a base frame 432 (to be described later) which is the same size as the back frame 430 and serves as a base. The base frame 432 is a colored (for example, blue) resin molded product, Various members (other resin molded products and parts) are attached to the base frame 432 and configured. Thus, the back surface frame 430 is opaque because the base frame 432 is colored. That is, the front frame 410 and the back frame 430 are formed of a colored material.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 8, the front frame set 14 according to the second embodiment includes sheet metals 440a to 440d (for example, reinforcing metal plates 440a to 440d) as reinforcing members between the front frame 410 and the back frame 430. ). In the second embodiment, the metal plates 440a to 440d are attached to the front side of the back frame 430 (the side opposite to the surface facing the inner frame 12), and the front frame is attached to the front side of the back frame 430. By attaching 410, the structure which pinches | interposes sheet metal 440a-440d between the front frame 410 and the back frame 430 is implement | achieved. The sheet metals 440a to 440d will be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the inner frame 12 includes a conductive shaft support portion 460 that supports the front frame set 14 so that it can be opened and closed. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 10, the shaft support portions 460 are provided at two locations, that is, an upper left end portion and a lower left end portion in front view of the inner frame 12.

  The shaft support portion 460 at the upper left end is substantially U-shaped (in its plan view) into which the shaft portion 434a in the height direction of the conductive upper metal fitting 434 provided at the upper left end in the front view of the back surface frame 430 is inserted. This is a conductive upper support 464 having a notch portion 462 having a shape in which the width of the notch opening is smaller than the width inside the notch. The shaft portion 434a is a two-stage shaft in which a cylindrical body having a large diameter positioned on the upper side thereof and a cylindrical body positioned on the lower side having a smaller diameter are integrated by a concentric shaft. That is, after the lower cylindrical body (thin axis) of the shaft portion 434a is inserted into the notch portion 462 of the upper support 464 from the notch opening, the back frame 430 is slightly lowered to cut the upper support member 464. The upper cylindrical body (wide shaft) of the shaft portion 434a is positioned inside the notch of the notch portion 462, and the shaft portion 434a cannot be removed from the notch portion 462 unless the back frame 430 is lifted.

  Further, the lower left end shaft support portion 460 is inserted into the circular through hole 438a of the support piece 438 protruding in the horizontal direction of the conductive lower metal fitting 436 provided at the lower left end in a front view of the back surface frame 430. A conductive lower support 468 having a protruding pin 466 that is circular in a plan view protruding in the height direction.

  The upper metal fitting 434 and the lower metal fitting 436 of the back surface frame 430 shown in FIG. 14 are removed from the back surface frame 430 by loosening and removing the corresponding screws 435 (see FIG. 14), as shown in FIG. Can do.

  By the way, the front frame set 14 of Example 2 is provided with the 1st electrical decoration part 400, the 2nd electrical decoration part 402, and the 3rd electrical decoration part 404 as above-mentioned (refer FIG. 6). As shown in FIG. 8, the first electric decoration part 400, the second electric decoration part 402, and the third electric decoration part 404 emit light for illuminating the decorative member 414 of the front frame 410 and the decorative member 414. Part 420. That is, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the light emitting unit 420 includes a lamp substrate 424 on which an LED 422 (light emitting diode) is mounted at a predetermined location, and a support member 426 that supports the lamp substrate 424. Support members 426 that support the lamp substrate 424 are attached to the upper side, the right side, and the left side of the window portion 101 when the back surface frame 430 is viewed from the front. The LED 422 of the lamp substrate 424 emits light to illuminate the decorative member 414 of the front frame 410, that is, the first electric decoration part 400, the second electric decoration part 402 and the third electric decoration part 404 are illuminated. The decorative member 414 (the 1st electrical decoration part 400, the 2nd electrical decoration part 402, and the 3rd electrical decoration part 404) of the frame 410 is light-emitted and displayed. In the second embodiment, a multicolor light emitting type LED 422 of the lamp substrate 424 is employed.

  Here, the reinforcing metal plates 440a to 440d sandwiched between the front frame 410 and the back frame 430 will be described.

  As described above with reference to FIG. 8 and the like, the back frame 430 includes the light emitting portion 420, the front frame 410 includes the decorative member 414 illuminated by the light emitting portion 420 of the back frame 430, and the reinforcing metal plates 440a to 440a. 440 d is located on the back side of the decorative member 414 and on the front side of the back frame 430.

  Specifically, the reinforcing sheet metals 440a to 440d are conductive members as shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, and a plurality of (four in this embodiment) are provided on the back frame 430. . In other words, the four metal plates 440 a to 440 d are arranged so that the back frame is positioned so as to be located at a portion of the front frame set 14 excluding the window portion 101 and around the window portion 101 in a front view of the front frame set 14. The body 430 is provided. Moreover, these metal plates 440a to 440d are electrically connected.

  As shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, the four reinforcing metal plates 440 a to 440 d are composed of a reinforcing upper metal plate 440 a positioned above the front frame set 14 in front view of the front frame set 14, and a front frame. The reinforcing right sheet metal 440b located at the right part of the set 14, the reinforcing lower sheet metal 440c located at the lower part of the front frame set 14, and the reinforcing left sheet metal 440d located at the left part of the front frame set 14 That is. As shown in FIGS. 14 and 18, the metal plates 440 b and 440 c are fixed with fastening parts such as screws 435 in a state where the metal plates 440 b and 440 c are in direct contact with each other, and the metal plates 440 d and 440 c are also part of each other. Are fixed with fastening parts such as a screw 435 in a state where they are in direct contact with each other, and the metal plates 440a and 440d are in contact with each other indirectly via the conductive metal 434b (conductive member) of the upper metal fitting 434. Since these are fixed by fastening parts, and the metal plates 440a and 440b are fixed by fastening parts such as screws 435 in a state where they are indirectly contacted via the conductive metal fitting 434c (conductive member) shown in FIG. The sheet metals 440a to 440d are in a state of being electrically connected to each other.

  More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the upper portion of the left metal plate 440d and the left end portion of the upper metal plate 440a are fastened by the conductive metal fitting 434b of the conductive upper metal fitting 434. 440d and the upper metal plate 440a are electrically connected. Further, since the lower part of the left metal plate 440d and the left end part of the lower metal plate 440c are fastened by the conductive lower metal fitting 436, the left metal plate 440d and the lower metal plate 440c are electrically connected. Moreover, since the upper part of the right sheet metal 440b and the right end part of the upper sheet metal 440a are fastened by the conductive metal fitting 434c, the right sheet metal 440b and the upper sheet metal 440a are electrically connected. Further, since the lower portion of the right metal plate 440b and the right end portion of the lower metal plate 440c are fastened with screws 435, the right metal plate 440b and the lower metal plate 440c are electrically connected.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the conductive upper support 464 as the shaft support 460 at the upper left end of the inner frame 12 is attached to the upper metal plate 440 a and the left metal plate 440 d via the conductive upper metal fitting 434 of the back frame 430. A conductive lower support 468 that is electrically connected and serves as a shaft support 460 at the lower left end of the inner frame 12 is connected to the lower sheet metal 440c and the left sheet metal 440d via the conductive lower metal fitting 436 of the back frame 430. The upper support 464 and the lower support 468 of the inner frame 12 are grounded (grounded).

  That is, as shown in FIG. 8, the sheet metals 440 a to 440 d are located at a location excluding the window portion 101 in the front frame set 14 in the front view of the front frame set 14 and around the window portion 101. The front frame body 410 and the back frame body 430 are sandwiched.

  Further, the upper sheet metal 440a, the left sheet metal 440d, and the right sheet metal 440b are longitudinal members that are cono-shaped in a cross-sectional view, as shown in FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, the lower sheet metal 440 c has a substantially flat plate shape having a width approximately equal to the width of the back frame 430 and a height from the lower part of the window 101 to the lower end of the back frame 430. The lower part has a shape bent toward the back frame 430.

  As shown in FIG. 18, the four metal plates 440 a to 440 d described above are directed toward the back surface of the front frame set 14 at the outer peripheral portion which is the outer peripheral portion excluding the front surface side and the back surface side of the front frame set 14. Each of the bent portions (ribs) 442 is provided.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 18, the upper sheet metal 440 a is directed toward the back surface of the front frame set 14 at the upper portion of the outer peripheral portion that is the outer peripheral portion excluding the front side and the back side of the front frame set 14. A bent portion 442 that is bent toward the front is provided. As shown in FIG. 18, the right sheet metal 440b is bent toward the back surface of the front frame set 14 at the right portion of the outer peripheral portion which is the outer peripheral portion excluding the front side and the back side of the front frame set 14. A bent portion 442 is provided. As shown in FIG. 18, the lower sheet metal 440 c is bent toward the back surface of the front frame set 14 at a lower portion of the outer peripheral portion that is an outer peripheral portion excluding the front side and the back side of the front frame set 14. A bent portion 442 is provided. As shown in FIG. 18, the left metal plate 440 d is bent toward the back surface of the front frame set 14 at the left portion of the outer peripheral portion, which is the outer peripheral portion excluding the front side and the back side of the front frame set 14. A bent portion 442 is provided.

  Furthermore, the reinforcing metal plates 440a to 440d in the front frame set 14 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 21A is a schematic cross-sectional view of the same location as the line AA shown in FIG. 19 with the front frame set 14 opened with respect to the inner frame 12. FIG. 21B is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line AA shown in FIG. 19 in a state where the front frame set 14 is closed with respect to the inner frame 12. As shown in FIG. 21, the reinforcing metal plates 440 a to 440 d are sandwiched between a front frame 410 and a back frame 430 at a sandwiched portion 446 (a portion excluding the bent portion 442). . Further, the bent portion 442 which is a non-clamping portion of the reinforcing metal plates 440a to 440d is an outer peripheral portion which is an outer peripheral portion excluding the front side and the back side of the front frame set 14, and is located on the back side of the front frame set 14. It is assumed that it is bent toward

  As shown in FIG. 20, the inner frame 12 is located at the outer end portion of the inner frame 12 when viewed from the front, and at least the side near the inner frame 12 of the outer peripheral portion of the front frame set 14 in the closed state of the front frame set 14. The outer wall part 470 which adjoins is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 20, the bent portion 442 of the sheet metal 440 a to 440 d described above includes a protruding portion 444 whose tip protrudes toward the inner frame 12. The inner frame 12 includes a recess 472 inside the outer wall portion 470 into which the protruding portion 444 of the bent portion 442 of the sheet metal 440a to 440d of the front frame set 14 enters when the front frame set 14 is closed.

  The inner frame 12 described above corresponds to the main body member in the present invention, the front frame set 14 described above corresponds to the door member in the present invention, the front frame body 410 described above corresponds to the front side member in the present invention, The above-described back frame 430 corresponds to the back side member in the present invention, and the above-described sheet metals 440a to 440d (upper sheet metal 440a, right sheet metal 440b, lower sheet metal 440c, left sheet metal 440d) correspond to the reinforcing member in the present invention, The window portion 101 and the glass plate 137 described above correspond to the viewing window in the present invention, and the light emitting portion 420 described above corresponds to the light emitting means in the present invention.

  As described above, according to the pachinko machine 10 of the second embodiment, the front frame set 14 that can be opened and closed with respect to the inner frame 12 is disposed on the front side that is the surface opposite to the surface facing the inner frame 12. A front frame 410 that is positioned, and a back frame 430 that is positioned on the back side that is the surface facing the inner frame 12, and reinforcing metal plates 440 a to 440 d between the front frame 410 and the back frame 430. A non-clamping portion of the reinforcing metal plates 440a to 440d is an outer peripheral portion that is an outer peripheral portion of the front frame set 14 excluding the front side and the back side. Since the bent portion 442 is bent toward the back surface of the set 14, the portion of the bent portion 442 in a cross-sectional view can be formed as a reinforcing metal plate 440a to 440d, which is durable. Maintain reinforcement structure On the other hand, the protruding amount of the bent portion 442 of the reinforcing metal plates 440a to 440d to the back side of the front frame set 14 can be reduced by the thickness of the back frame 430, and the thickness of the front frame set 14 can be reduced. . Therefore, the pachinko machine provided with the front frame set 14 that can be made thin while maintaining a strong reinforcing structure can be provided.

  Here, the fact that the front frame set 14 of the second embodiment is excellent will be described more specifically with reference to FIG. FIG. 22A is a schematic plan view showing a main part of a front frame set 480A of a comparative example, and FIG. 22B shows a main part of a front frame set 480B similar to the front frame set 14 of the second embodiment. It is a schematic plan view. Note that the reinforcing sheet metal 483 shown in FIG. 22 is different from the above-described reinforcing sheet metals 440a to 440d only in that the cross-sectional shape is substantially L-shaped. It goes without saying that the cross-sectional shape as in Example 2 may be cono-shaped. Further, the bent portion 484 of the reinforcing metal plate 483 shown in FIG. 22 is the same as the bent portion 442 of the reinforcing metal plates 440a to 440d.

  In the case of the comparative example, as shown in FIG. 22A, the substantially L-shaped reinforcing sheet metal 483 is provided on the back side of the front frame set 480A, and therefore the front frame set of the reinforcing sheet metal 483 is provided. The amount of protrusion 14 toward the back surface is the length d1. This length d1 is the total length of the bent portion 484 and the sheet thickness of the sheet metal 483. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 22 (b), in the case of the second embodiment, the substantially L-shaped reinforcing metal plate 483 includes the front frame 481 of the front frame set 480B except for the bent portion 484. Since it is provided between the rear surface frame body 482 and the protrusion amount of the reinforcing sheet metal 483 toward the rear surface side of the front surface frame set 480B, the length is d2. The length d2 is a length obtained by subtracting the thickness of the back frame 482 from the length of the bent portion 484. That is, length d1> length d2. That is, in the case of the second embodiment, as compared with the case of the comparative example, the amount of protrusion of the bent portion 484 of the reinforcing metal plate 483 toward the back side of the front frame set 480B is the same as the thickness of the back frame 482. The thickness of the front frame set 480B can be reduced.

  Thus, it is possible to employ the front frame set 480A having a shape that is further raised to the front side by the thinned portion (the amount of the thickness of the back frame 482). be able to. In addition, since the front frame set 480A can be thinned as described above, the opening angle of the conventional pachinko machine (the angle hitting the adjacent pachinko machine) can be made larger, thereby improving workability. Can be made.

  The front frame set 14 that is openable and closable with respect to the inner frame 12 includes an opaque front frame 410 positioned on the front surface that is the surface opposite to the surface facing the inner frame 12, and the inner frame 12. An opaque back surface frame body 430 positioned on the back surface side, which is a surface to be operated, and is configured by sandwiching reinforcing metal plates 440a to 440d between the front surface frame body 410 and the back surface frame body 430. Since the front frame 410 is opaque even when the set 14 is viewed from the front, it is possible to obscure the location of the reinforcing metal plates 440a to 440d in the front frame set 14, and even if the front frame set 14 is Even if it is opened and viewed from the back, the back frame 430 is opaque, so that the locations of the reinforcing metal plates 440a to 440d in the front frame set 14 can be obscure. That is, the presence or absence of the reinforcing metal plates 440a to 440d in the front frame set 14, the position where the reinforcing metal plates 440a to 440d are avoided, and the presence or absence thereof can be prevented. Therefore, it can be made difficult to make a hole (unauthorized hole) at a position avoiding the reinforcing metal plates 440a to 440d, and unauthorized acts through the front frame set 14 can be reduced.

  Further, the front frame 410 and the back frame 430 are made of a colored material and are opaque members, so that the locations of the reinforcing metal plates 440a to 440d in the front frame set 14 are not known. And fraudulent acts through the front frame set 14 can be reduced.

  In addition, the inner frame 12 includes a game board 30 having a game area 30a into which a game ball is driven, and the front frame set 14 is visible with the game area 30a of the game board 30 being closed with respect to the inner frame 12. The window plate 101 and the glass plate 137 are provided, and the reinforcing metal plates 440a to 440d are portions of the front frame set 14 excluding the window unit 101 and the glass plate 137 when viewed from the front of the front frame set 14, and the window Since it is sandwiched between the front frame 410 and the back frame 430 so as to be positioned around the portion 101, the reinforcing metal plates 440 a to 440 d among the peripheral portions of the window 101 of the front frame set 14. It is possible to make it difficult to know the position where it is avoided and whether or not it is present, and it is difficult to make a hole in a position where the reinforcing metal plates 440a to 440d are avoided. Fraud of Te can be reduced.

  Further, since the reinforcing metal plates 440a to 440d are employed as the reinforcing members, not only the rigidity of the front frame set 14 can be secured, but it is difficult to melt the metal plates 440a to 440d and make holes. Unauthorized acts through the frame set 14 can be reduced.

  Further, the plurality of reinforcing metal plates 440 a to 440 d are located in a portion of the front frame set 14 excluding the window portion 101 and the glass plate 137 in the front view of the front frame set 14 and around the window portion 101. Since it is sandwiched between the front frame 410 and the back frame 430 so as to be positioned, not only can the rigidity of the front frame set 14 be secured, but also the sheet metal 440a to 440d can be melted to make holes. It is difficult to reduce fraud through the front frame set 14. Moreover, since these sheet metals 440a to 440d are electrically connected, any one of the sheet metals 440a to 440d can be grounded over the entire front frame set 14.

  Further, an upper sheet metal 440a for reinforcement is formed at the upper part of the front frame set 14, a right sheet metal 440b for reinforcement is formed at the right part of the front frame set 14, and a lower sheet metal 440c for reinforcement is formed at the lower part of the front frame set 14. The left frame of the front frame set 14 is provided with a reinforcing left metal plate 440d, and these metal plates 440a to 440d are sandwiched between the front frame 410 and the back frame 430. Not only can the rigidity of the set 14 be ensured, but it is difficult to melt the sheet metals 440a to 440d to make holes, and fraud through the front frame set 14 can be reduced. Moreover, since these sheet metals 440a to 440d are electrically connected, the entire front frame set 14 can be grounded by being grounded to any of the sheet metals 440a to 440d.

  The inner frame 12 includes a conductive shaft support 460 that supports the front frame set 14 so that the front frame set 14 can be opened and closed. The shaft support 460 of the inner frame 12 is electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of sheet metals 440a to 440d. Connected to each other and grounded, the entire front frame set 14 can be grounded.

  The back frame 430 includes a light emitting unit 420, the front frame 410 includes a decorative member 414 illuminated by the light emitting unit 420 of the back frame 430, and the reinforcing metal plates 440 a to 440 d are on the back side of the decorative member 414. And since it is located in the front side of the back surface frame 430, the bad influence by the noise which accumulates in the decoration member 414 can be reduced. That is, charges may accumulate on the decorative member 414 (particularly, a metal or metal-plated decorative member), and noise generated due to this charge may be emitted from the front frame set 14 to the back side. It can be reduced by the conductive sheet metals 440a to 440d, and it is possible to reduce the adverse effects on various game parts of the game board 30 of the inner frame 12 and, in turn, the control board for controlling the game content.

  Further, the sheet metals 440a to 440d are directed toward the rear surface of the front frame set 14 at the outer peripheral portion (that is, the outer peripheral side of the front frame set 14) which is an outer peripheral portion excluding the front side and the rear surface side of the front frame set 14. Since the bent portion 442 is bent, it is difficult to make a hole in the outer peripheral portion of the front frame set 14, and fraudulent acts through the front frame set 14 can be reduced.

  Further, the inner frame 12 has an outer wall portion 470 that is close to the outer end portion of the inner frame 12 when viewed from the front when the front frame set 14 is in a closed state and at least the side close to the inner frame 12 of the outer periphery of the front frame set 14 is close. Since the side near the inner frame 12 in the outer peripheral portion of the front frame set 14 is closed close to the outer wall portion 470 of the inner frame 12, the gap between the front frame set 14 and the inner frame 12 is closed. Even if the thin member is inserted and attempted to be fraudulent, the thin member hits the inner surface of the inner frame 12 and does not advance further or it is difficult to proceed, so that fraud can be reduced.

  Further, the bent portion 442 of the sheet metal 440a to 440d includes a protruding portion 444 whose tip protrudes toward the inner frame 12, and the inner frame 12 is in the closed state of the front frame set 14 inside the outer wall portion 470. 3 includes a recess 472 into which the protruding portion 444 of the bent portion 442 of the sheet metal 440a to 440d of the front frame set 14 enters, so that when the front frame set 14 is closed with respect to the inner frame 12, the front frame set 14 In addition to the outer peripheral portion of the inner frame 12 being close to the outer wall portion 470 of the inner frame 12, the protruding portion 444 that is the tip of the bent portion 442 of the sheet metal 440 a to 440 d is formed on the inner frame 12. Since it enters the recess 472, even if a thin member is inserted into the gap between the front frame set 14 and the inner frame 12 and tries to cheat, the thin member hits the recess 472 of the inner frame 12. Since hardly proceeds out hardly more from or recess 472 does not proceed more than that, it can reduce fraud.

  Moreover, since the front frame 410 and the back frame 430 are made of resin, the front frame 410 and the back frame 430 can be easily formed.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be modified as follows.

  (1) In the second embodiment described above, the reinforcing metal plates 440 a to 440 d are sandwiched between the front frame 410 and the back frame 430 of the front frame set 14, but the reinforcement is provided on the front side of the front frame set 14. Sheet metal 440a to 440d may be provided. That is, the front surface which is a part of the reinforcing sheet metal 483 is formed on the front surface side which is the surface opposite to the surface facing the inner frame 12 in the door main body portion 485 (see FIG. 23) constituting the front frame set 14. A side portion 483a is attached, and the non-front side portion of the reinforcing metal plate 483 is an outer peripheral portion which is an outer peripheral portion excluding the front side and the back side of the door main body portion 485, and is on the rear surface of the door main body portion 485. The bent portion 484 is bent toward the direction. The superiority of the front frame set 480D of this modification will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 23A is a schematic plan view showing a main part of a front frame set 480C of a comparative example, and FIG. 23B is a schematic plan view showing a main part of a front frame set 480D of a modification. Note that the reinforcing sheet metal 483 shown in FIG. 23 is different from the above-described reinforcing sheet metals 440a to 440d only in that the cross-sectional shape is substantially L-shaped. Needless to say, the cross-sectional shape as in Example 2 may be cono-shaped. A bent portion 484 of the reinforcing metal plate 483 shown in FIG. 23 is similar to the bent portion 442 of the reinforcing metal plates 440a to 440d.

  In the case of the comparative example, the substantially L-shaped reinforcing metal plate 483 is provided on the back surface side of the front frame set 480C (that is, the back surface side of the door main body 485), so the front frame of the reinforcing metal plate 483 is provided. The amount of protrusion of the set 480C toward the back surface is the length d1. This length d1 is the total length of the bent portion 484 and the sheet thickness of the sheet metal 483. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 23 (b), in the case of this modification, the substantially L-shaped reinforcing sheet metal 483 has the front surface of the door main body 485 of the front frame set 480D except for the bent portion 484. Since it is provided on the side, the protruding amount of the reinforcing sheet metal 483 to the back side of the front frame set 480D is the length d3. The length d3 is a length obtained by subtracting the thickness of the door main body 485 from the length of the bent portion 484. That is, length d1> length d3. That is, in the case of this modification, the amount of protrusion of the bent portion 484 of the reinforcing metal plate 483 to the back side of the front frame set 480D is reduced by the thickness of the door main body 485, as compared with the case of the comparative example. The thickness of the front frame set 480D can be reduced.

  (2) In the second embodiment described above, the front frame 410 and the back frame 430 are formed of colored materials (more precisely, the main body frame 412 and the base frame 432 are formed of colored materials. However, the front frame 410 is at least colored on the front surface side (the surface opposite to the surface in contact with the metal plates 440a to 440d of the front frame 410). The back surface side (the surface side opposite to the surface in contact with the metal plates 440a to 440d of the back surface frame 430) may be at least colored. For example, the outer surface of the front frame 410 and the back frame 430 may be colored and painted. Even in this case, the location of the reinforcing members (sheet metal 440a to 440d) in the door member (front frame set 14) can be made unknown, and fraudulent acts via the door member (front frame set 14) can be reduced.

  (3) In the second embodiment described above, the front frame 410 and the back frame 430 are formed of colored materials (more precisely, the main body frame 412 and the base frame 432 are formed of colored materials. However, the front frame 410 includes a member colored on the front side (the side opposite to the surface in contact with the metal plates 440a to 440d of the front frame 410). Further, a colored member may be provided on the back surface side (the surface side opposite to the surface in contact with the metal plates 440a to 440d of the back surface frame 430). For example, it is possible to attach or attach a colored member (for example, a colored sheet or a seal) to the outer surfaces of the front frame 410 and the back frame 430. Even in this case, the location of the reinforcing members (sheet metal 440a to 440d) in the door member (front frame set 14) can be made unknown, and fraudulent acts via the door member (front frame set 14) can be reduced.

  (4) In the second embodiment described above, the main body member (inner frame 12) includes a conductive shaft support portion 460 that supports the door member (front frame set 14) so as to be openable and closable. Although the structure electrically connected and grounded with at least one of the sheet metal 440a-440d is employ | adopted, the following structures may be employ | adopted.

  For example, the main body member (inner frame 12) is electrically connected in contact with at least one of the metal plates 440a to 440d when the door member (front frame set 14) is closed with respect to the inner frame 12. An omitted connection portion (contact portion) is provided, and this connection portion is grounded. In this case, when the door member (front frame set 14) is closed with respect to the inner frame 12, the connecting portion (contact portion) of the main body member (inner frame 12) is connected to at least one sheet metal 440a to 440d. Since it contacts and is electrically connected and this connection part is earth | grounded, it can be grounded over the whole door member (front frame set 14).

  (5) The decorative member 414 of Example 2 described above is made of metal or metal plated by being illuminated by the light emitting portion 420, and the reinforcing members (sheet metal 440a to 440d) are electrically connected to the decorative member 414. When adopting the configuration, the following effects are obtained.

  That is, electric charges may accumulate in the decorative member 414 made of metal or metal plating, and this electric charge may cause noise and the like, and electrical components (for example, decorative members) attached to the door member (front frame set 14) The lamp board 424 that illuminates 414), and consequently the control board that controls the game content is adversely affected, and the reinforcing member is electrically connected to the decorative member 414. The decorative member 414 is formed by the reinforcing member (sheet metal 440a to 440d) sandwiched between the reinforcing member in the member (front frame set 14), that is, the front side member (front frame 410) and the back side member (back frame 430). As a result, the decorative member 414 will not be charged. As a result, the decorative member does not adversely affect various electrical components (for example, the lamp substrate 424 that illuminates the decorative member 414) attached to the door member (front frame set 14) and the control substrate that controls the game content. 414 does not cause electrical problems such as noise.

  (6) In Example 2 mentioned above, as shown in FIG. 20, the inner frame 12 has the front frame set 14 in the closed state of the front frame set 14 at the outer end portion in front view of the inner frame 12. The outer wall 470 has an outer wall 470 that is close to at least the side of the outer periphery close to the inner frame 12, and the outer wall 470 is located at the outer end of the inner frame 12 in a front view when the front frame set 14 is closed. At least the side near the inner frame 12 of the outer peripheral portion of the front frame set 14 may be inscribed.

  (7) The present invention may be implemented in various (for example, first, third, etc.) gaming machines, or may be implemented in a pachinko machine of a different type from the above embodiment. For example, once a big hit, a pachinko machine that raises the expected value of the big hit until a big hit state occurs (for example, two times or three times) including that (for example, a two-time right item, a three-time right item) May also be implemented. Moreover, after a jackpot symbol is displayed, it may be implemented as a pachinko machine that enters a special game state on the condition that a ball is won in a predetermined area. Moreover, you may implement as a pachinko machine which will be in a special game state when a ball enters a predetermined winning opening. Further, in addition to pachinko machines, various game machines such as an arrangement ball type pachinko machine, a sparrow ball, a game machine in which a so-called pachinko machine and a slot machine are integrated may be used.

  In addition, as a specific example of a gaming machine in which a pachinko machine and a slot machine are fused, a variable display means for displaying a fixed symbol after displaying a variable symbol row consisting of a plurality of symbols is provided, and a handle for launching a ball is provided. What is not provided. In this case, after inserting a predetermined amount of game balls based on a predetermined operation (button operation), for example, the variation of the symbol is started due to the operation of the operation lever, for example, due to the operation of the stop button, or the predetermined amount With the passage of time, the fluctuation of the symbol is stopped, and a jackpot state advantageous to the player is generated on the condition that the confirmed symbol at the time of stoppage is a so-called jackpot symbol. A lot of balls are paid out.

  As described above, the present invention is suitable for gaming machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines.

It is a schematic front view of the pachinko machine of the example of the present invention. It is a front view which shows the structure of a game board. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a pachinko machine. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a pachinko machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the display content of a 3rd symbol display apparatus. 6 is a front view of a front frame set of Example 2. FIG. 6 is a rear view of the front frame set of Example 2. FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of the front frame set of Example 2. FIG. It is a front view of the back surface frame of Example 2. It is the perspective view which looked at the back frame object of Example 2 from the upper right of the front side. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the state which removed the sub base from the back frame of Example 2. FIG. It is the perspective view which looked at the back frame body of Example 2 from the upper left of the back surface side. It is the perspective view which looked at the back frame object of Example 2 from the upper right of the back side. It is the perspective view which looked at the base frame of FIG. 11 from the upper right of the front side. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the state which removed the support part from the base frame of FIG. It is the perspective view which looked at the base frame after the support part removal of FIG. 15 from the upper right of the front side. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the state which removed the sheet metal from the base frame of FIG. It is a perspective view of a sheet metal. It is a front view of the back frame body made into the closed state with respect to the inner frame. It is sectional drawing of the AA line location shown in FIG. It is a schematic sectional drawing of the same location as the AA line shown in FIG. 19 in the state which closed the front frame set with respect to the inner frame. (A) is a schematic plan view which shows the principal part of the front frame set of a comparative example, (b) is a schematic plan view which shows the principal part of the front frame set of Example 2. FIG. (A) is a schematic plan view which shows the principal part of the front frame set of a comparative example, (b) is a schematic plan view which shows the principal part of the front frame set of a modification.

Explanation of symbols

12 ... Inner frame (main body member)
14 ... Front frame set (door member)
101 ... Window (viewing window)
137 ... Glass plate (viewing window)
410 ... front frame (front side member)
430 ... Back frame (back side member)
440a to 440d ... Sheet metal (reinforcing member)
442 ... bent portion

Claims (1)

In a gaming machine having a door member that can be opened and closed with respect to the main body member,
The door member includes a front side member positioned on the front side that is a surface opposite to the surface facing the main body member, and a back side member positioned on the back side that is a surface facing the main body member. A sandwiching portion that is a part of a reinforcing member is sandwiched between the front side member and the back side member,
The non-clamping portion of the reinforcing member is a bent portion that is bent toward the back surface of the door member at an outer peripheral portion that is an outer peripheral portion excluding the front side and the back side of the door member. To play.

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