JP2007260328A - Game component for pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game component for a pachinko game machine which realizes a three-dimensional and novel flight of balls. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine is provided as the game component 100 with an outer block framework like frame 110 extending longitudinally, a transparent front plate 120 which is provided on the front side of the frame to close an open surface area of the frame, a pattern display member which is provided on the rear side of the frame to carry out a performance display, a guide inlet 115 for guiding game balls into a framed space surrounded by a frame peripheral part of the frame, the front plate and the pattern display member and a transparent partition plate 130 which forms multilayered game spaces PS<SB>1</SB>and PS<SB>2</SB>by dividing the framed space longitudinally. A ball inlet has a guide path linked to the multilayered game spaces at an inlet common to the respective game spaces so that the game balls entering the ball inlet move through any of the game spaces depending on how the game balls roll into the ball inlet. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention comprises an outer frame-shaped frame surrounded by frame sides extending in the front-rear direction, and a symbol display member provided on the rear surface side of the frame for performing display according to the game development status, The present invention relates to a game part for a ball game machine that is used by being attached to a game board.

  There is a pachinko machine as a typical example of a ball game machine equipped with the above-described game parts. In a pachinko machine, a game part generally called a center decoration is provided at the center of a game board for playing games, and various display effects are provided on the center decoration depending on the game development status. A symbol display member such as a liquid crystal display panel is provided.

  The central ornament has an outer frame-shaped frame surrounded by frame sides extending in the front and rear, and is provided by being screwed to a central ornament attachment hole formed through the front and rear through the game board, and the rear side By attaching the symbol display member, a game space having a three-dimensional effect in the front-rear direction is formed in the center of the planar game board. Therefore, the game ball rolls to the inner frame of the central ornament, that is, the lower frame of the game area (hereinafter referred to as the central game area for convenience) in which a frame-like frame is surrounded on the top, bottom, left and right sides and a symbol display member is provided behind. In addition to forming a movable rolling stage, a guiding path for guiding a game ball is formed in the rolling stage, and the gaming ball guided to the rolling stage swings left and right on the lower front side of the symbol display member. It was configured to fall forward at a position corresponding to the swinging situation, and fall toward the out mouth without falling into or dropping into the winning device on the front of the game board located below the central ornament. (For example, see Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2).

JP 2003-19271 A JP 2005-21513 A

  However, in the conventional central ornament, the rolling stage is formed below the display area of the symbol display member, and even if the game ball rolling on the stage surface partially covers the display area, The rolling stage itself was formed so as not to cover the front of the display area. In addition, the rolling stage formed in the central game area is configured so that the game ball rolls smoothly on the stage surface in the left-right direction, and even if the stage shape formed in a waveform is slightly changed, There was no significant difference in the form of the game ball rolling (swinging) left and right on the stage surface, and there was a problem that the movement form of the game ball was monotonous. Furthermore, when the size of the symbol display member is increased for the purpose of dynamic game development, the area where the game ball can freely roll and fall is narrowed due to the increase in the size of the central ornament, and the ball jump is biased and the entire game board surface is biased. There was a problem that it was difficult to set the gauge to be used effectively.

  On the other hand, in recent years, a game board made of a transparent resin material is used, and a large symbol display member (liquid crystal display panel) of the same size as the game board is arranged behind the game board. A so-called full-screen liquid crystal type game board and a ball ball game machine equipped with this game board, which perform various display effects, have come to be seen in the market. However, such a conventional full liquid crystal type game board needs to use a game board made of a transparent resin material, so that a large number of game nails are placed without causing cracks or breakage in the resin game board. In addition to the problem that the production cost is extremely increased, it is difficult to form a three-dimensional game area in the front-rear direction on the game board because the symbol display device is arranged immediately after the game board. However, even if the display itself is novel, it has been pointed out that the game ball is flat and monotonous.

  The present invention has been made in view of the circumstances as described above, and even if the symbol display member is enlarged, a three-dimensional and innovative game ball can be obtained without narrowing the area where the game ball can roll. An object is to provide a game part for a ball game machine that realizes a ball jump.

  In order to achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present invention is a gaming part used in a game board of a ball game machine, and an outer frame-like frame surrounded by a frame side portion extending in the front-rear direction, and a front surface of the frame. A transparent front plate (for example, the front member 120 in the embodiment) that closes the opening surface area that is provided on the side and is surrounded by the frame side, and a display that is provided on the rear surface side of the frame according to the game development status A symbol display member (for example, the liquid crystal display panel 185 in the embodiment), an introduction port for introducing a game ball into the frame space surrounded by the frame side, the front plate, and the symbol display member; And a transparent partition plate that is provided by partitioning at least a part in the front and back and forms a plurality of layers of game spaces in which a game ball can move in the vertical direction between the front plate and the symbol display member. Multiple entrances common to the game space It leads to the game space, configured to move one of the game space in accordance with the non-inverting state to the inlet of gaming balls which have entered the special inlet. The “transfer state to the introduction port” refers to a movement vector composed of the position, direction, speed, etc. of the game ball to be transferred to the introduction port.

  In order to achieve the above object, a second aspect of the present invention is a gaming component used in a game board of a ball game machine, and an outer frame-shaped frame surrounded by a frame side portion extending in the front-rear direction, and a front surface of the frame. A transparent front plate (for example, the front member 120 in the embodiment) that closes the opening surface area that is provided on the side and is surrounded by the frame side, and a display that is provided on the rear surface side of the frame according to the game development status A symbol display member (for example, the liquid crystal display panel 185 in the embodiment), an introduction port for introducing a game ball into the frame space surrounded by the frame side, the front plate, and the symbol display member; A transparent partition plate that is provided with at least a part divided in the front and back and forms a plurality of game spaces in which a game ball can move in the vertical direction between the front plate and the symbol display member; Corresponding to each game space of the layer Provided number (e.g., inlet port 215C in the embodiment, 215L, 215R), adapted to be directed to different game space in accordance with inlet game ball has ball entrance.

  In the gaming parts according to the first and second aspects of the present invention, a frame space is formed by being surrounded by the frame sides, the front plate, and the symbol display member extending in the front-rear direction, and a game ball is formed in the frame space. And a transparent partition that forms a plurality of game spaces in which at least a part of the space in the frame is divided forward and backward, and each of the game balls can move vertically between the front plate and the symbol display member. And a board. That is, in this gaming component, the space in the frame is partitioned by a transparent partition plate to form a plurality of game spaces, and the game balls introduced into the space in the frame are each gaming space (hereinafter referred to as “inside the frame in this specification”). It is formed so as to be movable in a vertical direction.

  For this reason, conventionally, the game ball moves up and down in a frame game space in front of the symbol display member where the game ball does not fly, and a plurality of such game spaces are formed in front of the symbol display member in a three-dimensional manner. Realistic ball jumping is realized. The front plate and the partition plate are transparent, and the player can visually develop the three-dimensional game development by using the effect display displayed on the symbol display member and the game balls flowing down the multi-layer game space in front of it. You can feel it. In addition, since an in-frame game space in which the game ball flows down is formed in front of the symbol display member, it is possible to secure an area where the game ball can roll and fall even with a relatively large game component.

  In addition, in the gaming component according to the first aspect of the present invention, the introduction port serves as a common entrance to each game space and is connected to a plurality of game spaces, and any one of the game balls is transferred to the introduction port. It is configured to move in a game space. That is, it moves into one of the frame spaces from the introduction port according to the entrance angle and speed of the game ball transferred into the introduction port. For this reason, the in-frame game space in which the game ball moves changes back and forth depending on the transfer state of the game ball, and a three-dimensional game development can be performed by effectively utilizing the multiple-layer in-frame game space with depth in the front and back. . In this way, game parts for a ball game machine capable of providing a three-dimensional game effect by a game ball that changes back and forth and flows down in a multi-layered game space and an effect display displayed on the symbol display member. Can be provided.

  On the other hand, in the gaming component according to the second aspect of the present invention, a plurality of inlets are provided corresponding to each gaming space of a plurality of layers, and are configured to be led to different gaming spaces according to the inlets into which gaming balls have entered. Is done. For this reason, the in-frame game space in which the game ball moves changes back and forth depending on which inlet the game ball is transferred into, and the game ball also rolls in the in-frame game space before and after the partition plate. It is possible to create a three-dimensional game development that effectively utilizes a plurality of in-frame game spaces with depths in the front and rear. A game component for a ball game machine capable of providing a three-dimensional game effect can be provided by the effect display displayed on the symbol display member and the game ball flowing down the multi-layer game space.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, even if the symbol display member is enlarged, the three-dimensional and innovative game ball flying can be achieved without narrowing the area where the game ball can roll. A gaming component can be provided.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As a representative example of a ball game machine to which the present invention is applied, a front view of a pachinko machine PM is shown in FIG. 1, and a front view of a game board mounted on the pachinko machine is shown in FIG. A schematic configuration of the pachinko machine PM and the game board 10 will be described with reference to the drawings.

  The pachinko machine PM is configured to have a rectangular frame size and a front frame 2 configured to have a rectangular frame size corresponding to the opening front of the outer frame 1 that forms a vertically fixed holding frame. Using the hinge mechanisms 3a and 3b provided on the upper left and right sides of the front, it is attached to the front so that it can be opened, closed, and detached, and is always used by using a locking device 4 called a double lock provided on the right side of the front. It is held in the closed state engaged and connected to the outer frame 1.

  At the upper front side of the front frame 2, a rectangular glass door 5 that matches the upper front area of the front frame 2 is opened and opened and removed laterally forward using a pair of upper and lower door hinge mechanisms provided on the left side of the front. It is assembled in a possible manner, and is held in a closed state covering the upper front portion of the front frame 2 by the locking device 4. A substantially circular opening corresponding to the game area of the game board 10 is formed at the center of the glass door 5, and two transparent glass plates 5a and 5b are attached and held on the back side thereof at a predetermined interval. (See FIG. 4).

  Behind the glass door 5 is provided a housing frame 2a formed in a frame shape somewhat larger than the outer dimensions of the game board 10, and here the game board 10 configured with a predetermined gauge setting is provided. The game board 10 faces the player through the glass plates 5a and 5b of the glass door which is detachably accommodated and held from the front of the front frame and is always held closed.

  The game board 10 is referred to as a cell in which a predetermined design corresponding to the model and model of the pachinko machine is printed on the surface of a laminated plywood cut into a rectangular shape having a thickness of about 19 mm and a length of about 570 mm × width of about 430 mm. A game board (also called a veneer or a decorative board) 11 formed by attaching a resin film is configured as a substrate.

  On the surface side of the game board 11, a large rail decoration 12 having an outer shape that is substantially the same rectangle as the game board 11 and a center that is substantially circular is attached. The rail decoration 12 is formed in a lid shape having a forward projection height of about 18 mm from the surface of the game board 11, and a circle between the glass board 5 b attached to the glass door 5 and the front surface of the game board 11. A substantially circular board game space PA surrounded by arc-shaped inner and outer rail portions is defined. On the left side of the rail decoration 12, a launch passage for guiding the game balls launched from the game ball launcher to the board game space PA is formed.

  The board game space PA includes a large number of game nails 13 (not shown), a central ornament 100, a fixed prize tool such as a fixed prize opening 14 and a pass gate 15, which will be described in detail later, and a first type start that is a special symbol variation start condition. Various prize-winning devices such as movable prizes such as the prize-winning opening 16 and the grand prize-winning opening 17 are attached, and a game ball that has fallen without falling into the prize-winning equipment is placed on the lower surface of the board game space PA. An outlet 18 for discharging to the side is formed. In FIG. 2, hatching attached to the central ornament 100 indicates the display area of the liquid crystal display panel attached to the rear side of the central ornament.

  On the back side of the game board 11, a game ball (safe ball) led out to the back side of the game board 11 by dropping into a winning device such as the fixed prizes 14, 15 and the movable prizes 16, 17 and out A ball cover that collects and discharges game balls (out balls) led out to the back side of the game board 11 through the mouth 18, a main control board that controls the operation of the pachinko machine, and the like are attached. Are provided with a prize detector, lamps, electrical wiring for connecting a driving source of movable prizes, and the like.

  At the lower part of the front side of the front frame 2, a ball tray unit 6 matched to the lower front area of the front frame 2 is assembled so as to be opened and closed laterally and detachable by using a ball dish hinge mechanism provided on the left side of the front frame 2. The lock mechanism that is attached to the locking device 4 is held in a closed state that covers the lower front portion of the front frame 2. The ball tray unit 6 is provided with a ball tray for storing game balls and a launching handle 8 for performing a launch operation of the game balls.

  Although not shown on the back side of the front frame 2, a back set board having a ball processing mechanism such as a ball storage tank for storing game balls and a ball dispensing device is mounted, and the back side of the back set board Circuit boards such as power supply boards and ball payout control boards are detachably attached to each part, and the circuit board, electronic parts, decorative lamps, etc., arranged in each part are connected with connector cables, and the pachinko machine can operate. Configured.

  The pachinko machine PM is used for a game in which the front frame 2, the glass door 5 and the ball tray unit 6 are closed and locked, and the game ball is stored in the ball tray of the ball tray unit 6 and the launch handle 8 is rotated. The game is started by the dynamic operation. When the firing handle 8 is turned, the game balls stored in the ball tray are launched one by one into the board game space PA by the hitting ball launcher, and the pachinko game is developed.

  Now, in the pachinko machine PM generally configured as described above, the center ornament 100 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 3 to 9. 3 is a front view of the central ornament 100, FIG. 4 is a side sectional view taken along the arrow IV-IV in FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is a perspective view schematically showing the vicinity of the ball tray in the central ornament, FIG. 9 are cross-sectional views taken along arrows VI to IX in FIG. 4, respectively.

The central ornament 100 is enclosed by an outer frame-shaped frame 110 that is surrounded by upper, lower, left, and right frame sides, and covers the front side of the opening area that is provided on the front side of the frame 110 and surrounded by the frame sides. A transparent front member 120, a liquid crystal display panel 185 provided on the rear surface side of the frame 110 for displaying according to the game development status, an opening surface area provided on the rear surface side of the frame 110 and surrounded by the frame side portion A transparent rear surface member 140 that covers the rear surface side and protects the liquid crystal display panel 185, a frame 110, a front surface member 120, and a space in the frame surrounded by the rear surface member 140 are provided in the front and rear direction, and the front surface member 120 and the rear surface member 140 are provided. A transparent partition member 130 or the like that forms a first in-frame game space PS ₁ and a second in-frame game space PS _{2 in} which the game balls can move vertically. The central ornament 100 is formed symmetrically, and in order to prevent confusion while omitting repeated descriptions, in principle, parts having the same configuration as the left and right are described with one of the symbols L and R representing left and right. The other will be added in parentheses.

  The frame 110 includes a decorative flange portion 111 screwed to the front surface of the game board, and upper, lower, left and right frame side portions 112 (upper frame side portion 112U, lower frame side portion 112D, left frame side) extending rearward from the decorative flange portion. Part 112L and right frame side part 112R), left and right external oblique passage walls 113 and external ball gathering passage walls 114 which are formed to project forward from the decorative flange part 111, and the like. It is formed in a lateral rectangular outer frame shape surrounded by 112 and opening forward and backward.

  The external oblique passage wall 113 is a smooth circular arc convex upward, extending from the upper center of the frame 110 to the left and right so as to obliquely cross the corner of the opening surface area, and from the lower end of the upper frame side portion 112U to the opening surface area. Is formed so as to be connected to the left frame side portion 112L and the right frame side portion 112R located on the extension line. Further, an introduction wall portion 113d having a gentle concave shape when viewed from the front and a wall surface tilting backward when viewed from the side is formed at the center upper portion where the left and right external oblique passage walls 113 are connected, and is positioned behind the introduction wall portion 113d. In the decorative flange portion 111, an introduction port 115 through which a game ball can be transferred in a horizontally long oval shape is formed to open through the front and rear. The projecting height of the external oblique passage wall 113 to the front is set such that the dimension from the board surface of the game board 11 to the front end of the passage wall is about 18 mm.

  Since the frame 110 covers the processed end face and the opening edge of the center ornament mounting hole formed in the game board 11 in order to attach the center ornament 100 to the game board 11, generally, an opaque resin material is used. It is formed and integrally molded into the shape shown in the figure by injection molding using a thermoplastic resin material such as ABS resin or polyamide (PA).

  The front member 120 includes a front plate portion 121 disposed on the same plane as the decorative flange portion 111 of the frame 110, and a surrounding wall portion formed to extend rearward from the front plate portion 121 in accordance with the shape of the frame 110 in the frame. 122 (upper surrounding wall portion 122U, lower surrounding wall portion 122D, left surrounding wall portion 122L, and right surrounding wall portion 122R) and the front inclined plate wall 121 are aligned with the outer oblique passage wall 113 of the frame 110 and projected forward. Left and right front oblique passage walls 123 and front swaying passage walls 124, side flow passage walls 125 and jump passage walls 126 that are projected rearward from the front plate part 121, and rearward moldings below the front plate part 121. The rocking passage wall 127 and the like are formed, and are formed in a horizontally rectangular square dish shape as a whole.

  The front plate portion 121 and the surrounding wall portion 122 are formed so that the front plate portion 121 matches the opening surface area of the frame 110, and the outer shape of the surrounding wall portion is surrounded by the upper, lower, left, and right frame side portions 112 of the frame 110. It is formed slightly smaller according to the inner shape of the outer frame, and the upper, lower, left, and right surrounding walls 122 are surrounded by the upper, lower, left, and right frame sides 112 of the frame 110.

  The left and right front oblique passage walls 123 are formed in an upwardly convex arc shape that connects the external oblique passage 113 formed to be divided into an upper portion and left and right side portions of the frame 110, and the front member 120 is attached to the frame 110. When mounted, the upper outer oblique passage wall 113, the front oblique passage wall 123, and the left and right lateral oblique passage walls 113 are smoothly connected, and the oblique passage 153 that obliquely crosses the front corner of the opening surface area. Is formed. Further, on the lower left and right sides of the opening surface area, left and right front ball advancing passages 124 are formed to project forward, and upper ball advancing passages 154 for guiding the game balls received on the upper surface thereof to the center are formed.

  The side flow passage walls 125 are inclined wall portions 125s and 125s that are gently inclined downward in a plurality of steps from the upper center of the front plate portion 121 to the left and right sides, and left and right surrounding wall portions that are connected to and face each inclined wall portion. The upper wall of the inclined wall portion 125s and the vertical wall portion are mainly composed of vertical wall portions 125L and 125R extending vertically downward with an interval of about 2.5 times the diameter of the game ball between 122L and 122R. A side portion downward passage 155 in which a game ball can roll is formed between 125L (125R) and the surrounding wall portion 122L (122R). Each of the surrounding wall portion 122L (122R) and the vertical wall portion 125L (125R) opposed thereto is provided with a plurality of convex protrusions 125t on the side flow path side. The game balls rolling and falling in the downflow passage are guided and distributed.

  The jump passage wall 126 is inclined from the left and right intermediate portions of the surrounding wall portion 122L (122R) and the vertical wall portion 125L (125R) in the vicinity of the lower end of the side flow passage 155 with a relatively large inclination angle from the center. It consists of a body-like running wall 126a and a parabolic jump wall 126b that is smoothly connected at the lower end of this running wall 126a and rises steeply toward the center, and has fallen through the side-down flow passage 155. A jump passage 156 is formed in which the game ball that has moved along the falling path closer to the center of the game balls is received by the running wall portion 126a and jumped from the jump wall portion 126b.

  A connecting portion where the run-up wall portion 126a and the jump wall portion 126b are connected (that is, the lowest position in the jump passage 156) is formed with a hook-shaped lead-out portion whose wall surface is slanted forward and is opened forward. The front plate part 121 located in front of the part is formed with a passage hole 121t through which a game ball can pass back and forth, and rolls in the jump passage 156 but swings to the left and right without getting over the jump wall part 126b. The game ball is discharged to the board game space in front of the game board through the passage hole 121t.

  The swing passage wall 127 is formed below the jump passage walls 126 and 126 so as to connect between the left and right surrounding wall portions 122L and 122R, and the vicinity regions of the left and right surrounding wall portions 122L and 122R are respectively in the center. On the other hand, the center wall is configured to have a corrugated shape with a high central part and a low corrugation on the left and right sides of the game ball. The game ball that has fallen without passing through the jump passage and the game ball that has fallen from the jump passage 156 are received and guided to the central region, where a swing passage 157 is formed to swing the game ball to the left and right. .

  At the left and right corrugated bottoms of the rocking passage wall 127 (that is, the lowest position in the rocking passage 157), a hook-shaped lead-out portion whose wall surface is gently inclined forward is formed to open forward. A ball outlet 121h through which a game ball can pass back and forth along the swing path is formed in the front plate portion 121 located in front of the central region including the portion, and the game dropped to the lower end of the front member 120 The ball passes through the ball outlet 121h and is discharged into the board game space in front of the game board.

  In the central corrugated mountain portion of the rocking passage wall 127, a notch portion for receiving the leading shaft portion of the partition member 130 is formed, and the lower surrounding wall portion 122D located in the lower side and similarly cut out is formed in front. An inclined lead-out wall portion 128 is formed, and an oblong lead-out port 121d through which a game ball can pass back and forth is formed in the front plate portion 121 positioned in front of the lead-out wall portion 128. A T-shaped ball receiving member 148 in a plan view is attached to the rear end edge surface of the lead-out wall portion 128 in a forward inclined posture.

  The standing height of the surrounding wall portion 122, the side flow-down passage wall 125, the jump passage wall 126, the swing passage wall 127, and the like that are protruded rearward from the front plate portion 121 is set from the rear surface of the front plate portion 121 to each wall surface. The height to the rear end is set to about 2.4 times the diameter of the game ball (about 26 mm), and the ball passages 153, 155, 156, and 157 formed by the respective passage walls are equal to the diameter of the game ball. It is comprised so that it may have a width | variety of 2 times or more.

  The front member 120 is colored and transparent in order to make it possible to see through the game balls rolling down the respective ball passages on the rear surface side of the front plate portion 121 and the liquid crystal display panel 185 mounted behind the rear member 140. It is formed using a transparent resin material, and is integrally formed into the shape shown in the figure by injection molding using a thermoplastic resin material such as polycarbonate (PC) or ABS resin. The front member 120 is inserted into the frame of the outer frame formed by the upper, lower, left and right frame pieces 112 from the rear surface side of the frame 110, and is protruded and molded to the rear surface side of the decorative flange portion 111. The partition member 130 and the rear member 140 are screwed together and attached.

  The partition member 130 includes a partition plate portion 131 disposed along the surrounding wall portion 122 of the front member 120 and the rear end edge surfaces of the passage walls 125, 126, and 127, and a partition plate according to the shape of the frame 110. The peripheral wall portion 132 (upper peripheral wall portion 132U, lower peripheral wall portion 132D, left peripheral wall portion 132L, and right peripheral wall portion 132R) formed to extend rearward from the portion 131, and formed to project forward in the lower part of the partition plate portion 131. The guide path forming wall 136 and the collecting passage wall 139 projecting rearward from the lower part of the partition plate 131 are formed into a thin rectangular dish of a horizontal rectangle as a whole.

  The partition plate portion 131 and the peripheral wall portion 132 are formed so that the partition plate portion 131 matches the opening surface area of the frame 110, and the outer shape of the peripheral wall portion is surrounded by the upper, lower, left and right frame side portions 112 of the frame 110. It is formed to be slightly smaller according to the inner shape of the outer frame, and the upper, lower, left and right peripheral walls 132 are surrounded by the upper, lower, left and right frame sides 112 of the frame 110.

  The guide passage forming wall 136 includes a tray portion 136a formed in a dish shape that opens upward, a rectangular tube-shaped lead shaft portion 136b that is connected to the tray portion 136a and extends downward, and a lower front surface of the lead shaft portion 136b. The game ball received by the tray part 136a is formed of an arch-shaped lead-out gate part 136c formed in the partition plate part 131 located on the rear side so that the game ball is cut out so as to be able to pass back and forth. A winning induction passage 158 is formed through the outlet gate portion 136c, the above-described ball receiving member 148 and the outlet wall portion 128, leading from the outlet port 121d directly above the first type start winning port 16 on the game board surface.

  The collecting passage wall 139 is an inclined wall surface inclined downward from the left and right peripheral wall portions 132L and 132R toward the center, and a collecting passage 159 for collecting game balls in the center is formed on the wall surface. The left and right collecting passage walls 139 and 139 are spaced apart from each other at the center portion, and the wings of a T-shaped ball receiving member 148 in plan view are disposed between them so as to be opened to the left and right. The game balls received by the passage wall 139 and gathered in the center roll on the upper surface of the ball receiving member 148, pass through the lead-out gate portion 136c, and join the winning guide passage 158 to start the first type of the game board surface. It is guided directly above the winning opening 16. In the central upper portion of the partition plate portion 131, an internal introduction port 135 through which a game ball can pass through a position alignment is provided behind the ridge portion where the left and right inclined wall portions 125s, 125s intersect in the side flow passage wall 125 of the front member 120. Is formed, and the game ball can be transferred to the rear of the partition plate portion 131 through the internal introduction port 135.

  The guide passage forming wall 136 that is projected forward from the partition plate portion 131 has a passage width in the front-rear direction of the tray portion 136a and the outlet shaft portion 136b that is within 1.5 times the diameter of the game ball (for example, It is set to about 12 mm, which is somewhat larger than the diameter. Further, the height of the peripheral wall portion 132 and the collective passage wall 139 that are projected rearward from the partition plate portion 131 is the height from the rear surface of the partition plate portion 131 to the rear end portion of each wall surface. It is set within 1.5 times the diameter (for example, about 12 mm as above).

  The partition member 130 is the same as the front member in order to make it possible to see through the game balls rolling down the respective ball passages before and after the partition plate portion 131 and the liquid crystal display panel 185 mounted behind the rear member 140. Are integrally formed into the shape shown in the figure using a transparent resin material. The partition member 130 is fitted and inserted into the frame of the outer frame formed by the upper, lower, left, and right frame pieces 112 from the rear surface side of the frame 110, and protrudes to the rear surface side of the decorative flange portion 111 together with the front member 120 and the rear member 140. It is attached to the support boss portion screwed.

  The rear member 140 is a transparent plate material including colored transparency such as smoke mainly composed of a rear plate portion 141 formed in accordance with the opening surface area of the frame 110. In principle, the rear member 140 is disposed behind the rear member 140. This is a protective member for protecting the panel surface so that the game ball does not directly collide with the liquid crystal display panel 185 to be attached. Two mounting leg portions 149 are formed on the upper and lower sides of the rear plate portion 141 so as to protrude forward, and fit into the frame of the outer frame formed by the upper, lower, left and right frame pieces 112 from the rear surface side of the frame 110. It is inserted and screwed and attached to a support boss portion that is molded to the rear surface side of the decorative flange portion 111 together with the front member 120 and the rear member 140.

  As the liquid crystal display panel 185, a color liquid crystal display panel having a displayable area somewhat larger than this in accordance with the opening surface area of the frame 110 is used. Each figure uses a liquid crystal display unit 180 in which a relatively large color liquid crystal display panel having a size of about 17 inches is incorporated into a transparent case together with a display control device 182 and the liquid crystal display unit 180 is framed. The structural example attached to the rear surface side of 110 is shown. When the entire panel surface of the liquid crystal display panel is protected by the case as described above, or when the protective plate for protecting the panel surface is provided on the liquid crystal display panel itself, the above-described rear member Instead of using 140, a liquid crystal display unit may be arranged directly on the rear surface side of the frame 110, and the opening surface area of the frame may be covered with a case or a protective plate.

  The operation of the liquid crystal display panel 185 is controlled by a display control device 182 incorporated in the liquid crystal display unit 180, and the display control device 182 shifts from the main control device that controls the operation of the pachinko machine PM to a game development state. Based on the command signal output in response, the developed animation image set and stored in advance is displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 185.

Now, when the front member 120, the partition member 130, and the rear member 140 are assembled to the frame 110 in this way to form the central decoration 100 and attached to the game board 11 together with the liquid crystal display unit 180, The above-described board surface game space PA is formed on the side (between the game board surface and the glass plate 5b), and the upper and lower frame sides 112 of the frame 110, the front plate part 121 of the front member, and the rear member 140 (liquid crystal) An in-frame space PS surrounded by the display panel 185) is formed. The in-frame space PS is further divided forward and backward by the partition plate portion 131 of the partition member 130, and a first in-frame game space PS ₁ is formed in front of the partition plate portion 131, and a second in-frame game space PS ₂ is formed in the rear. The

Among these, the first in-frame game space PS ₁ formed between the rear surface of the front plate portion 121 and the front surface of the partition plate portion 131 is each wall surface (enclosure portion 122) erected rearward from the front plate portion 121. Since the standing height of the side flow passage wall 125, the jump passage wall 126, and the swing passage wall 127) is set to about 2.4 times the diameter of the game ball, the thickness of the game space is 2 It is a large-sized game space that is more than doubled, and the game ball can move in the oblique direction including the front and rear through the side flow passage 155, the jump passage 156, and the swing passage 157. However, the tray part 136a and the lead-out vertical shaft part 136b, which are formed by projecting forward from the partition plate part, are formed such that the passage width in the front-rear direction is somewhat larger than the diameter of the game ball. winning guide channel 158 in the space PS ₁ is adapted to the thickness of the first frame in the rear about one-half of the game space PS _1.

On the other hand, the second in-frame game space PS ₂ formed between the rear surface of the partition plate portion 131 and the front surface of the rear plate portion 141 is each wall surface (peripheral wall portion 132, Since the standing height of the collective passage wall 139) is set to be somewhat larger than the diameter of the game ball, the thickness in the front-rear direction is such that the game ball can freely move in the vertical and horizontal directions. Thus, the game ball can fall and move up and down in the game space PS ₂ in the second frame, and can roll with the left and right collecting passages 159 toward the left and right centers.

The first in-frame game space PS ₁ communicates with the board game space PA at the introduction port 115 formed in the upper center of the frame 110, the through hole 121t formed in the front plate portion 121 and the ball outlet 121h. The one-frame game space PS ₁ and the second-frame game space PS ₂ communicate with each other via an internal introduction port 135 formed in the upper center of the partition plate portion 131. Also in the second frame game space PS ₂ is communicated with the board game space PA through the arched deriving the gate portion 136c and the outlet port 121d which are cutout formed at the bottom center of the partition plate 131.

For this reason, the game ball transferred from the board surface game space PA to the in-frame space PS through the introduction port 115 is transferred to the introduction port 115 according to the transfer state (position, speed, movement direction of the game ball at the time of transfer). It moves through the ball passages 155, 156, and 157 in the game space PS ₁ in one frame, or passes through the game space PS ₁ in the first frame and moves into the game space PS ₂ in the second frame from the internal introduction port 135. the second frame in the gaming space PS ₂ falling movement Te.

The game balls that have moved through the ball passages in the first frame game space PS ₁ fall into the front board game space PA through the passage hole 121t or the ball outlet 121h, or are received by the tray part 136a to receive a prize. The passage 158 moves, passes through the outlet 121d, and falls directly above the first type start winning port 16. In addition, the game ball that has moved into the second frame game space PS ₂ and dropped in the game space within the frame is received by the ball receiving member 148, and the game balls bounced back here are also collected by the collecting passage 159 to be received by the ball receiving member. It rolls on 148, passes through the lead-out gate portion 136c and the lead-out port 121d, and falls onto the first type start winning port 16 directly above.

The inner space PS is formed, and the front member 120, the partition member 130, and the rear member 140 disposed in this space are all formed using a transparent resin material. A game ball that moves in and moves through the ball passages 155, 156, and 157 in the game space PS ₁ in the first frame, and a game ball that moves in the game space PS ₂ in the second frame and moves in the game space PS ₂ Both of them can be seen from the front side of the pachinko machine PM, and the animation images displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 185 disposed behind the in-frame game spaces are displayed together with the game balls moving in the respective game spaces. It can be visually recognized from the front side of the pachinko machine PM.

  Next, how the game balls that have been launched from the game ball launching device into the board game space PA of the game board 10 and have reached the upper part of the central decoration 100 flow down in the central decoration 100, and the operation of each game space. This will be described with reference to FIGS.

  Among the game balls launched into the board game space PA, the game balls received by the left and right external oblique passage walls 113 convex upward in the upper part of the central ornament 100 are the external oblique passage wall 113 and the front passage wall. 123 passes through a slant passage 153 that obliquely crosses the front corner of the in-frame space PS and falls to the right or left side of the central ornament 100 while being bounced by game nails placed on the game board 11 ( (See FIG. 6). A part of the game ball that has fallen in the side area of the central ornament 100 is received by the front ball gathering passage wall 124 and guided in the center direction, and passes through the front ball gathering passage 154 on the upper surface of the passage wall, and the first type start prize is received. The other parts are guided to the vicinity of the mouth 16 and the pass gate 15, and the others are received by the outer ball approaching passage wall 114, guided in the center direction, and guided to the vicinity of the pass gate 15 and the fixed winning opening 14.

  In this board game space PA, in front of the display area of the liquid crystal display panel 185, a skew path 153 in which a game ball moves diagonally downward across the upper corner of the display area, and from the lower outside of the display area toward the center. The front ball approaching passage 154 through which the game ball moves is formed, and the game ball rolling on these ball passages 153 and 154 rolls diagonally across the corner of the display area of the liquid crystal display panel 185. To do. For this reason, while a three-dimensional game is developed by the effect display displayed on the liquid crystal display panel and the game ball that diagonally crosses the front of the effect display, it does not affect visually visually by passing through the corner. It has become.

  In the upper center of the central ornament 100, the game ball that has passed between the game nails that are placed so as to surround the introduction port 115 is received by the introduction wall portion 113d formed between the left and right external oblique passage walls 113. Then, it moves into the in-frame space PS from the inlet 115 formed in the decorative flange portion 111.

Here, as described above, the in-frame space PS is composed of the first in-frame game space PS ₁ and the second in-frame game space PS ₂ behind the partition plate portion 131, and the upper part of the in-frame space. The internal introduction port 135 communicates with each other. The internal introduction port 135 is located behind the ridge line where the left and right inclined wall portions 125s and 125s intersect in the side flow passage wall 125. Furthermore, the first in-frame game space PS ₁ is a large-sized game space having a thickness that is at least twice the diameter of the game ball in the front-rear direction.

  For this reason, the flow path of the game ball in the frame space varies depending on the transfer state (the position, speed, and movement direction of the game ball at the time of transfer) of the game ball transferred from the introduction port 115 to the frame space PS. It becomes.

  For example, a game ball that swings left and right at the introduction wall portion 113d in front of the introduction port 115, falls almost vertically from the introduction port 115, and is received by the right inclined wall portion 125s, moves the right side flow channel 155 to the front. Roll along a flow path along the plate portion 121. In addition, a part of the game ball that has been vigorously moved from the introduction port 115 toward the right diagonally backward and bounced back to the partition plate portion 131 rolls obliquely forward on the upper surface of the inclined wall portion 125s, and passes through the side flow passage 155. Roll along a flow path closer to the front (see FIG. 7 which is a front sectional view).

  The game ball that has rolled up the upper surface of the inclined wall portion 125s to the right end falls between the vertical wall portion 125R and the surrounding wall portion 122R, abuts against the protrusions 125t formed on these wall surfaces, and the falling direction is folded back. Or it falls as it is, without contacting a projection part. And the flow path is distributed according to the falling position and direction of the game ball with respect to the upper end of the running wall 126a in the lower part of this vertical region, and some are received by the running wall 126a and roll on the jump passage 156, Others are received by the swing passage wall 127 and roll on the swing passage 157.

Of these, most of the game balls that have rolled on the jump passage 156 are guided by a jump wall portion 126b formed upward at the tip of the passage and jump obliquely upward to enter the game space PS ₁ in the first frame. Fly toward the center.

  Here, the jump passage 156 is formed so as to be skewed from the left and right sides to the lower center in relation to the display area of the liquid crystal display panel 185, and the game ball rolling on this path is displayed from the lower center. Fly towards the center of the. For this reason, a player who plays a game while gazing at the liquid crystal display panel 185 enters the field of view from the time when the game ball starts running with the upper surface of the running wall 126a toward the center, and from the jump wall 126b toward the center of the screen. It is surely visible when it jumps out. The player pays close attention to the effect display displayed on the liquid crystal display panel and the three-dimensional game development by the game ball flying in front of it.

However, the game space PS ₁ in the first frame is a large-sized game space, and a tray portion 136a capable of receiving the jumped game ball is provided in the rear half of the game space (see FIGS. 4 and 5). reference). Therefore, a game ball that rolls forward along the front plate portion 121 by rolling in the area closer to the front of the game space PS ₁ in the first frame, or jumps to the area closer to the front by rolling the jump passage 156 diagonally forward. The played game balls are not received by the tray part 136a and fall into the swing passage 157 in front of the tray part and the left and right sides.

  The game ball that has rolled on the jump passage 156 but swung to the left and right without getting over the jump wall portion 126b is guided forward by the hook-shaped lead-out portion formed at the lowest position of the jump passage 156. Then, it passes through the through hole 121t formed in the front plate portion 121 and is discharged to the board game space PA.

  Of the game balls that have fallen through the side flow passage 155, the game balls that have fallen into the swing passage 157 without being received by the run-up passage 126a and jumped through the jump passage 126 but are received by the tray 136a. The game ball that has fallen into the swinging passage 157 first swings left and right in the corrugated region formed between the left and right swinging passages, and the bowl-shaped lead formed at the lowest left and right corrugated bottoms in this passage. And is discharged forward to the board game space PA on the front side of the game board through a ball outlet 121h formed in the front plate part 121.

  The swing path 157 is formed along the lower edge of the display area in relation to the display area of the liquid crystal display panel 185, and the game ball rolling in this path rolls in front of the lower edge of the display area. . For this reason, a three-dimensional game feeling can be obtained by the effect display that is the main monitoring target for the player and the game ball rolling in front of it, but since this passage is basically a warp loss, It is designed not to disturb you so much.

  On the other hand, a game ball that is obliquely transferred into the space in the frame from the introduction port 115, for example, a game ball that is gently transferred toward the left rearward, rolls along the partition plate portion 131 on the upper surface of the inclined wall portion 125s. The side part flow path 155 rolls along a flow path closer to the rear (see FIG. 8 which is a rear sectional view).

  A game ball that has rolled to the left end of the inclined wall portion 125s falls between the vertical wall portion 125L and the surrounding wall portion 122L, abuts against the protruding portion 125t formed on these wall surfaces, and the falling direction is folded back, or It falls without touching the protrusion. Then, the flow path is distributed according to the fall position and direction of the game ball with respect to the upper end portion of the run-up wall 126a, and some are received by the run-up wall 126a and roll on the jump path 156, and others are rocking path walls. 127 is received by 127 and rolls in the swing passage 157.

Many of the game balls that have rolled on the jump passage 156 are guided by a jump wall 126b formed upward at the tip of the passage and jump obliquely upward, and the first in-frame game space PS ₁ is displayed in the display area. Fly toward the center. For this reason, a player who plays a game while gazing at the liquid crystal display panel 185 enters the field of view from the time when the game ball starts running with the upper surface of the running wall 126a toward the center, and from the jump wall 126b toward the center of the screen. It is surely visible when it jumps out. The player pays attention to the effect display displayed on the liquid crystal display panel and the three-dimensional game development by the game ball flying in front of it with a sense of tension.

As described above, the first in-frame game space PS ₁ is a large-sized game space, and the tray portion 136a for receiving the jumped game ball is provided in the rear half of the game space (FIGS. 4 and 4). 5). Thus the game ball and a jump along the partition plate 131 by rolling the rearward region of the first frame in the gaming space PS _1, in the region of the rolling and rearward toward the jump path 156 obliquely rearward The jumped game ball is received by the tray 136a according to the flight route.

  The game ball received by the receiving tray portion 136a falls on the leading vertical shaft portion 136b that is connected to the receiving tray portion 136a and extends downward, and is received by the ball receiving member 148, and is cut out on the front surface of the lower end of the leading vertical shaft portion 136b. It flows down the winning induction passage 158 connected to the outlet 121d formed in the front plate portion through the formed outlet gate portion 136c. The outlet 121d, which is the exit of the winning guide passage 158, is located immediately above the first type starting winning port 16 on the game board surface, and the game ball flowing down the winning guide passage 158 is almost 100% first type started. Move into the winning opening 16.

  The guide passage forming wall 136 composed of the tray portion 136a and the lead shaft portion 136b, and the front panel 121 positioned in front thereof are all formed of a transparent material, and the player is received by the tray portion 136a and received a winning guide passage. The game ball that rolls 158 toward the first type start winning opening 16 can be confirmed with game expectation.

  As in the case of flowing down the forward flow path described above, the game ball that rolls on the jump passage 156 but swings to the left and right without getting over the jump wall portion 126b is opened in the front plate portion 121. It is discharged to the board surface game space PA through the formed through hole 121t. In addition, the game ball that has fallen on the side flow passage 155 and is not received by the run-up passage 126a and dropped on the swing passage 157, and jumps through the jump passage 126 but jumps over the tray portion 136a to the left swing passage 157. The game ball that has fallen to the right or the ball that has fallen into the right swing passage 157 without reaching the tray is discharged from the ball outlet 121h formed in the front plate portion 121 to the board game space PA on the front of the game board. The

Next, among the game balls transferred from the introduction port 115 to the in-frame space PS, for example, a game ball moved straight back from the center of the introduction port 115 along the ridgeline of the inclined wall portion, or moved obliquely, When the internal introduction port 135 exists on the extension line in the direction, the game ball passes through the first in-frame game space PS ₁ and moves into the second in-frame game space PS ₂ (see FIG. 9). .

The game space PS ₂ in the second frame has a thickness in the front-rear direction that is somewhat larger than the diameter of the game ball. In the configuration example shown in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9 and FIG. A flow-down passage is formed so that game balls transferred into the game space fall according to gravity, and are always assembled in the center. That is, the game ball transferred from the internal introduction port 135 into the second frame game space PS ₂ first drops vertically in the second frame game space PS ₂ and is received by the ball receiving member 148. The ball receiving member 148 has a wing portion that opens to the left and right in the game space in the second frame and is formed in a T shape in plan view, and a base end side thereof is fixed to the lead-out wall portion 128. Therefore, the game ball received by the wing portion of the ball receiving member 148 is bounced back by the elasticity of the ball receiving member 148 and once jumps upward.

  However, in any direction, the ball receiving member 148 is received by the collecting passage wall 139 formed on the left and right of the ball receiving member 148 and guided to the center, and the upper surface of the ball receiving member 148 rolls forward to partition. It passes through the lead-out gate portion 136c of the member 130, joins the winning guidance passage 158, and is led to the upper part of the first type starting winning opening 16 on the game board surface. As described above, the lead-out port 121d is located immediately above the first type start winning port 16, and the game balls that have flowed down the winning guide passage 158 are transferred almost 100% to the first type start winning port 16.

For this reason, the game ball transferred into the _second intra-game space PS ₂ is reliably guided to the first type start winning slot 16 with a probability of almost 100%, and the game rolls in the _first intra-game space PS _1. It is guided to the first type start winning opening 16 with a higher probability than the ball.

Further, the flow path of the game ball transferred into the second frame game space PS ₂ is configured to pass through the center of the game space in relation to the display area of the liquid crystal display panel 185. The game ball transferred into PS ₂ falls through the center of the display area. For this reason, the falling game ball jumps into the field of view of the player who plays the game while gazing at the liquid crystal display panel 185, and the falling situation is surely captured, and then the guidance state of the gaming ball bounced back by the ball receiving member 148 is also clear. Visible to. For this reason, the player accepts the effect display displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 185 and the three-dimensional game development by the game ball that jumps by dropping and moving in the center immediately before it with a sense of expectation for subsequent winnings. Can do.

In this embodiment, without forming the passage wall falling passage in the game space PS ₂ second frame, transference was game ball illustrating a configuration so as to fall the second frame in the game space PS ₂ vertically However, for example, a passage wall such as a downflow passage in which a game ball falls diagonally across the front center of the liquid crystal display panel 185 or a downflow passage in which the front of the liquid crystal display panel 185 moves downward while meandering left and right is used. The formed structure may be sufficient.

In the central ornament 100 configured in this manner, three layers of game spaces, a board game space PA, a first game space PS ₁ and a second game space PS ₂ , in front of the display area of the liquid crystal display panel 185. And the game balls move in different directions along different paths for each of the game space layers PA, PS ₁ , PS ₂ . For this reason, it is extremely three-dimensional and has the first in-frame game space PS ₁ by the effect display displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 185 and the game ball rolling in the three-layer game space formed in front of it. It is possible to perform a game effect with an increased game expectation by the provided mechanical lottery structure.

  In addition, a plurality of game ball outlets to be transferred from the in-frame space PS to the board game space PA are provided, and the ball outlet 121h is passed to the left and right of the outlet 121d to the first type start winning port 16, and further passed to the left and right outer sides thereof. A hole 121t is formed. For this reason, game balls can be scattered throughout the board game space PA including the area directly under the central ornament 100, and the degree of freedom of gauge setting can be ensured even if the central ornament is enlarged.

  The above description has been made on the rolling operation of the game ball in the central ornament 100. The pachinko machine PM is a liquid crystal display panel according to the rolling state of the game ball in the central ornament having such various rolling forms. 185 is configured to display different effects, and the control configuration of this effect symbol will be described below.

In the central decoration 100, whether the game ball transferred into the frame space PS from the introduction port 115 has transferred into the game space PS ₁ in the first frame or the game space PS ₂ in the second frame, Further, for the first in-frame game space PS ₁ , a transfer flow path detecting means for detecting which of the left and right side flow paths 155 has flowed is provided, and the detection signal is a display control device for the liquid crystal display panel 185. 182 is input.

  The moving-in flow path detecting means may be any means capable of detecting a game ball, and various electric, magnetic, or optical means can be used. For example, FIG. 10 shows a schematic configuration of the transfer-in channel detecting means 190 for optically detecting a game ball, and a reflection having a diameter of about 2 to 3 mm toward the front plate part 121 with the side part flow-down passage 155 sandwiched between the front and rear sides. The mirror unit 191 is formed by vapor deposition or mirror surface bonding, and the light projecting unit 192a and the light receiving unit 192b are provided on the partition plate unit 131 facing the mirror unit 191. The light projecting unit / light receiving unit 192a, 192b and the photo interrupter 194 A unit of game ball detecting means is configured by connecting the light projecting unit and the light receiving unit with optical fibers 193a and 193b. Then, this one unit of game ball detecting means is provided at a total of three locations, one on each of the right and left sides of the side flow passage 155 across the internal introduction port 135, and one place on the internal introduction port 135. Is configured.

According to such a transfer-in channel detection means 190, when a game ball passes between the reflecting mirror unit 191 and the light projecting / light receiving units 192a and 192b, the optical path between the light projecting / light receiving unit is caused by the game ball passing therethrough. By blocking the light from reaching the light receiving unit, the passage of the game ball can be detected by detecting this with the photo interrupter 194. Then, for example, the center photo interrupter is 194C, and the left and right photo interrupters are 194L and 194R. By determining in which photo interrupter the passing signal is detected, the game ball is in the first in-frame gaming space PS ₁ or It is possible to detect which in-frame game space of the second in-frame game space PS ₂ is moved into, and which of the first in-frame game space PS ₁ is to flow down the left and right side downflow passages 155. .

  FIG. 11 shows an example of a configuration for electrically detecting a game ball. This inflow channel detecting means 195 has a width of 2 by bonding or fitting a thin metal plate to the side surface of the side flow-down channel 155. A conductive lower electrode 196 of about 5 mm is formed, and a sheet metal door-like member is disposed above the lower electrode 196 so as to be swingable in a direction orthogonal to the flow-down direction of the game ball with an interval of about the radius of the game ball. Then, an upper electrode 197 is formed, and a contact detector 198 for detecting a conduction state between the lower electrode 196 and the upper electrode 197 is provided to constitute a unit of game ball detecting means. Then, one unit of the game ball detecting means is provided at a total of three places, one on each of the right and left sides of the side flow passage 155 across the internal introduction port 135, and one place on the internal introduction port 135. Is configured.

According to such a moving-in flow path detecting means 195, as shown schematically in FIGS. 12 (a) to 12 (c), the game ball rolls to the right in the side flow path 155. When the ball rolls on the passage surface and passes between the upper and lower electrodes, the upper electrode 197 is pressed and swings by the passing game ball, and at this time, the upper and lower electrodes 197 and 196 are electrically connected by the game ball. Then, it becomes conductive, and by detecting this with the contact detector 198, it is possible to detect the passage of the game ball. Then, for example, as described above, the contact detector in the center is 198C, the left and right contact detectors are 198L and 198R, and by determining which contact detector detects the passing signal, the game ball is placed in the first frame. Whether the game space PS ₁ or the game space PS ₂ in the second frame is transferred into the game space PS ₂ , and whether the game space PS ₁ in the first frame flows down the left or right side flow passage 155 Can be detected.

  FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an effect control apparatus that performs an effect display according to the game space detected by the detecting means using the transfer passage detecting means 190. Detection signals are input from the photo interrupters 194C, 194L, and 194R to the display control device 182, and the display control device determines a flow-down path through which the game ball enters and moves from the detection signals of these photo interrupters, and responds accordingly. The control signal is output to the liquid crystal display panel 185 to produce an effect.

For example, when a game ball passage detection signal is input from the right-side photo interrupter 194R, the game ball moves into the first in-frame game space PS ₁ and moves to the right in the side flow path 155. to decide. Then, the effect display information previously set and stored in the display control device 182 as an image to be displayed when the game ball is moving rightward in the side flow passage 155 is called from the internal memory, and this is displayed on the liquid crystal display panel. Output to 185 for display. The contents of the effect display can be set as appropriate. For example, as shown in FIG. 14, for example, a rainbow-colored striped video that matches the moving direction of the game ball, or a ski jump animated video as shown in FIG. Etc. are displayed on a liquid crystal display panel to produce a game development.

When the passage detection signal of a game ball from the center of the photo-interrupter 194C is input, it is determined that the game ball is transference in the game space PS ₂ second frame. Then, the effect display information previously set and stored in the display control device 182 as an image to be displayed when the game ball falls in the game space PS ₂ in the second frame is called from the internal memory and output to the liquid crystal display panel 185. To display. For example, an animation image of a lightning strike as shown in FIG. 16 or an animation image of starting an engine for moving to the first type start winning opening 16 as shown in FIG. Produce.

By performing such an effect display, the player can determine whether the game ball has moved into the first frame game space PS ₁ or the second frame game space PS ₂ and the first frame game space PS _1. Can be intuitively recognized as to whether it is moving to the left or right, and the effect is achieved by a three-dimensional effect display in which the game ball moving in the front and rear frame game spaces and the liquid crystal display panel 185 behind it cooperate. Further enhanced pachinko machines can be configured.

In the above, a common introduction port 115 is provided as a ball entrance connected to the front and rear in-frame game spaces, and the game balls transferred into the introduction port 115 are played in the first in-frame game space PS ₁ or in the second frame. An example in which one of the spaces PS ₂ is moved is shown. However, the central decoration may be configured such that a plurality of introduction ports are provided corresponding to the front and rear in-frame game spaces and led to different game spaces according to the introduction ports into which game balls are transferred. A configuration example of such a central ornament 200 is shown in FIG. The central ornament 200 has the same basic structure as the frame 110, the front member 120, the partition member 130, and the rear member 140 described above except that three inlets are formed at the top of the frame. Only the relevant parts of the introduction port that are the same numbered and differ in the following will be described briefly.

  In the upper part of the frame, similar to the introduction wall portion 113d described above, three introduction wall portions 213d having a gentle concave shape in front view and a wall surface tilting backward in a side sectional view are formed at the rear of each introduction wall portion 113d. The decorative flange portion 111 is provided with three horizontally-long elliptical inlets into which a game ball can be transferred, that is, a central central inlet 215C, a left inlet 215L and a right inlet 215R located on the left and right of the inlet, respectively. An opening is formed through the portion 111 in the front-rear direction.

  The side cross-section of each inlet is substantially the same as in FIG. 4, and the point that the game ball transferred from each inlet to the in-frame space PS is received by the inclined wall surface 125s of the side flow passage 155 is the central ornament 100 described above. It is the same. The same is true in that an internal introduction port 135 is formed in the partition plate portion 131 located behind the central introduction port 215C.

However, in this central ornament 200, the introduction passage wall that guides the game balls so that the game balls transferred from the central introduction port 215C move into the rear internal introduction port 135 without flowing down to the left and right side flow passages 155. 215V, 215V are formed, the introduction passage wall 215V, the introduction passage leading to the second frame game space PS ₂ by 215V, and the left side rundown path in the first frame game space PS _1, right A side flow passage is partitioned off.

That is, the central inlet 215C is a dedicated inlet connected to the second frame in the game space PS _2, the left inlet 215L is dedicated inlet connected to the left side rundown path 155L in the game space PS ₁ first frame, right inlet 215R is in a dedicated inlet which leads to the right side rundown path 155R in the game space PS ₁ first frame.

Thus, the game balls that move in the central inlet port 215C is to move in the game space PS ₂ that are within the second frame regardless of its non-inverting state, first with nearly 100% probability flows down the frame in the game space It is led directly above the seed start winning opening 16. In addition, the game balls transferred into the left inlet 215L or the right inlet 215R always roll down through the corresponding side flow passages 215L and 215R regardless of the transferred state.

Therefore, the in-frame game space in which the game ball moves changes from front to back and left and right depending on which inlet the game ball is transferred into, and the first in-frame game space PS ₁ and the _first and second in-frame game spaces PS ₁ and There is also a game development in which a plurality of game balls roll in different directions in the two-frame game space PS ₂ at the same time. Game development can be performed.

  Further, in the central ornament 200 having such a configuration, since the game ball detection means can be provided at each of the inlets 215C, 215L, 215R, the configuration of the game ball detection means can be further simplified, Since the flow direction of the transferred game ball is determined, it is possible to improve the synchronism of the effect display in accordance with the flow of the game ball and perform a display effect with a higher effect.

  Next, the center ornament described above is a configuration example in which the front member 120, the partition member 130, and the rear member 140 are screwed from the rear surface side of the frame to the boss portion that is projected and molded to the rear surface side of the decorative flange portion 111 in the frame 110. However, these can also be configured to be attached from the front side of the frame 110, and such a configuration example will be described below. Since the basic configuration of the ball passage and the like in the central ornament is the same, the mounting / demounting configuration of the front member 120 will be completely described.

  As a means for detachably configuring the front member 120 to the frame 110, various known attaching / detaching means can be used. For example, a nylon fastener 270 for fixing the panel as shown in FIGS. 19 and 20 is used. Can be configured. 20 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XX-XX in FIG. The nylon fastener 270 has a flange-shaped split sleeve 271 with a flange, in which a plurality of claws 271a arranged in the circumferential direction are slit in the axial direction, and the tip portions of the claws are arranged to be elastically deformable in the inner and outer directions, A push-pull knob 272 slidably held back and forth on the shaft center of the split sleeve 271, and the split sleeve 271 is fitted into circular holes formed in the front plate portion 121 and the decorative flange portion 111. When the tip 272a is inserted into the split sleeve 271 by pressing the 272, the claw 271a arranged in the circumferential direction expands on the back side of the decorative flange 111 and engages with the inner surface of the circular hole of the flange 111 Then, the front member 120 is fixed to the frame 110.

  When removing the front member 120, the push-pull knob 272 is pulled up in the direction of pulling out from the split sleeve 271. Then, the claw 271a, which has been expanded by being pushed by the tip of the push-pull portion 272, returns to its original reduced diameter state by elastic force, and can be inserted through the circular hole on the frame side, and the front member 120 is removed. can do.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 22 and a sectional view taken along the line XXII-XXII in FIG. 21, a back support piece 276 that supports the back side of the front plate 121 on the top and bottom surrounding the opening area in the frame 110. The front plate portion 121 has a crank-shaped front support piece portion 277 that locks the front surface side of the front plate portion 121, and a wedge-shaped lock claw that can be engaged with the front surface of the front plate portion 121 on the front end side. A lock piece portion 278 that can swing back and forth is formed, the lower end edge surface of the front plate portion 121 is fitted and supported between the front and rear support side portions, and the upper portion of the front plate portion 121 is swung backward to move the front member 120. Can also be configured to be detachable from the front of the frame 110.

  In addition, although not shown in detail, for example, a configuration using a thumb screw instead of the nylon fastener described above, or a lock arm that can lock and unlock the front member by rotating about 90 degrees with a coin or the like Various publicly known attachment / detachment means such as a configuration using the can be used.

  For the sake of simplicity, the example in which the front member 120 is configured to be detachable from the frame 110 has been described above, but the partition member 130 and the rear member 140 can be similarly configured. And according to such a structure, when a game ball stops in the in-frame space PS and ball clogging has occurred, each member is detached from the front side of the pachinko machine, and ball clogging processing is easily performed. be able to.

  In addition, the front member 120, the partition member 130, and the rear member 140 may be configured to be detachable integrally from the front of the central ornament instead of each single member. For example, as shown in a schematic perspective view of the vicinity of the attachment portion in FIG. 23, flange portions 282, 283, and 284 having the same form are formed on the front member 120, the partition member 130, and the rear member 140, and these flanges are formed on the frame 110. The flange receiving portion 281 for receiving the portion is formed, and the flange portion is attached to the flange receiving portion in a state where the flange portions are overlapped with each other, and is integrally attached by the fastening means such as the nylon fastener or the thumb screw described above.

Alternatively, the front member 120, the partition member 130, and the rear member 140 are connected and fixed using spacers that match the longitudinal dimensions of the first frame game space PS ₁ and the second frame game space PS ₂ , and the connected front members 120, the partition member 130, and the rear member 140 are configured to be inserted into the space in the frame from the front side of the frame and fixed integrally.

According to such a configuration, the game space PS ₁ in the first frame and the game space PS ₂ in the second frame can be opened with one operation, so that the maintenance work of the space in the frame can be performed more quickly. .

In each of the above embodiments, a configuration example (two-layer configuration example) in which two game spaces of the first frame game space PS ₁ and the two frame game space PS ₂ are formed in the frame space PS is shown. However, three or more layers of game space may be formed in the space inside the frame, and a large-sized game space may be formed in the rear game space layer. In addition, the configuration example using the laminated plywood similar to the conventional one as the game board is shown from the viewpoint of the workability of the game board and the ease of placing the game nail, but it may be configured using a transparent or opaque resin material. good.

In addition, an insertion hole through which a game ball can be inserted is formed in the partition plate portion 131 that partitions the first in-frame game space PS ₁ and the second in-frame game space PS _2, and the first in-frame game space PS _1. And the second intra-game space PS ₂ may be configured such that the game balls can move with respect to each other or in any one direction.

It is a front view of the pachinko machine PM shown as a typical example of the ball game machine to which this invention is applied. It is a front view of the game board with which the pachinko machine was equipped. It is a front view of the center decoration attached to the said game board. It is a sectional side view of the IV-IV arrow in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows typically the ball | bowl tray vicinity area | region in a center decoration. It is sectional drawing of VI-arrow in FIG. It is sectional drawing of the VII-arrow view in FIG. It is sectional drawing of VIII-arrow in FIG. It is sectional drawing of IX-arrow in FIG. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the structural example of the transfer flow path detection means arrange | positioned at the said center decoration. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the other structural example of the transfer flow path detection means arrange | positioned at the said center decoration. It is explanatory drawing which shows the effect | action of the transfer flow path detection means shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the schematic structure of the production | presentation control apparatus which performs production | presentation display according to game space using a transfer flow path detection means. It is a schematic diagram which shows the 1st example of the screen displayed on a liquid crystal display panel by the said presentation control apparatus. It is a schematic diagram which shows the 2nd example of the screen displayed on a liquid crystal display panel by the said presentation control apparatus. It is a schematic diagram which shows the 3rd example of the screen displayed on a liquid crystal display panel by the said presentation control apparatus. It is a schematic diagram which shows the 4th example of the screen displayed on a liquid crystal display panel by the said presentation control apparatus. It is a front view which shows the other structural example of a center decoration. It is a front view which shows the structural example which mounts | wears with a front member detachably from the front of a flame | frame. FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XX-XX in FIG. 19. It is a front view which shows the other structural example which attaches a front member detachably from the front of a flame | frame. It is XXII-XXII arrow sectional drawing in FIG. It is a schematic perspective view of the attachment part vicinity shown as an example in the case of comprising a front member, a partition member, and a rear member detachably integrally.

Explanation of symbols

PM pachinko machine PA board game space PS frame space PS ₁ first frame in the game space PS ₂ second frame in the gaming space 1 the outer frame 2 the front frame 5 glass door (5a, 5b, a glass plate)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Game board 11 Game board 12 Rail decoration 13 Game nail 14 Fixed winning opening 15 Pass gate 16 1st type starting winning opening 17 Large winning opening 18 Out opening 100 Central decoration 110 Frame 115 Introduction port 120 Front member 121d Outlet 121h Ball exit 121t Passing hole 130 Partition member 135 Internal introduction port 140 Rear member 153 Skew passage 155 Side flow passage 156 Jump passage 157 Swing passage 158 Winning guidance passage 180 Liquid crystal display unit 182 Display control device 185 Liquid crystal display panels 190 and 195 Transfer flow passage Detection means 270 Nylon fur fastener

Claims (2)

A gaming part used in a game board of a ball game machine,
An outer frame-shaped frame surrounded by frame sides extending in the front-rear direction;
A transparent front plate that is provided on the front side of the frame and closes an opening surface area surrounded by the frame side part;
A symbol display member provided on the rear side of the frame for displaying according to the game development status;
An introduction port for introducing a game ball into the space in the frame surrounded by the frame side portion of the frame, the front plate and the symbol display member;
A transparent partition plate that is provided by partitioning at least a part of the space in the frame forward and backward, and forms a plurality of game spaces in which a game ball can move vertically between the front plate and the symbol display member. And
The introduction port is connected to the game spaces of the plurality of layers at a common entrance to each game space, and moves in any one of the game spaces according to the transfer state of the game ball that has entered the introduction port to the introduction port. A game component for a ball game machine characterized by being configured as described above. An outer frame-shaped frame surrounded by frame sides extending in the front-rear direction;
A transparent front plate that is provided on the front side of the frame and closes an opening surface area surrounded by the frame side part;
A symbol display member provided on the rear side of the frame for displaying according to the game development status;
An introduction port for introducing a game ball into the space in the frame surrounded by the frame side portion of the frame, the front plate and the symbol display member;
A transparent partition plate that is provided by partitioning the space in the frame forward and backward, and forms a plurality of game spaces in which a game ball can move between the front plate and the symbol display member,
A plurality of the inlets are provided corresponding to the plurality of game spaces of the plurality of layers, and are configured to be led to different game spaces according to the inlets into which game balls have entered. Gaming parts.

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