JP2010184156A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine hardly causing ball clogging by easily checking ball clogging or the like of an overflow passage. <P>SOLUTION: A Pachinko game machine includes a game machine body 4 provided with a game surface 5 supported on an outer frame 1; a door frame 7 supported in an openable/closable manner at the game machine body 4 and arranged in front of the game surface 5; an upper tray 8 storing Pachinko balls supplied from a mechanism board 10 through the game machine body 4; a lower tray arranged below the upper tray 8 to lead overflowing Pachinko balls thereto when the supply of Pachinko balls to the upper tray 8 is the predetermined amount or more. A lower tray passage 53 for leading the overflowing Pachinko balls to the lower tray is arranged on the front face side of the game machine body 4. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko game machine or a game machine using pachinko balls such as a pachinko lot, and in particular, a game in which an overflow pachinko ball is guided to a lower saucer when the supply of the pachinko ball to the upper saucer exceeds a predetermined level. Related to the machine.

  For example, in a pachinko gaming machine which is a kind of gaming machine using pachinko balls, one of the purposes is to obtain pachinko balls as a number of prize balls by allowing a player to win pachinko balls as a game ball at a winning opening. The prize balls accompanying the winning are passed through the pachinko machine main body from a mechanism board arranged on the back of the pachinko machine main body as a game table and supplied to the upper tray. When winning is continuously repeated as in the case of a so-called jackpot state, a large number of prize balls are supplied to the player. However, since the pachinko balls should not flow into the upper receiving tray and overflow, the overflowing pachinko balls are diverted to the lower receiving tray when the upper receiving tray is full. For example, the overflow mechanism in a conventional pachinko machine is as follows.

  As shown in FIGS. 24 to 26, in the mechanism panel 121 of the pachinko machine, the pachinko balls that have descended the payout mechanism 122 basically pass through the intermediate passage 126 of the pachinko machine main body 125 from the main communication passage 123 and further into the intermediate passage. 126 is structured so as to reach the upper tray 127 through the communication passage 129 disposed facing the 126. When the space between the main communication path 123 and the upper tray 127 becomes full of pachinko balls, the pachinko balls descending the payout mechanism 122 flow in the direction of the auxiliary communication path 128. As shown in FIG. 24, the pachinko balls flowing down from the sub-communication passage 128 are structured to reach a lower tray (not shown).

  However, in the conventional pachinko gaming machine, since the mechanism panel 121 is provided with a structure for bypassing the overflowing pachinko ball to the lower tray, the structure of the mechanism panel 101 is complicated, and other components attached to the mechanism panel 121 are provided. It was supposed to squeeze the installation space. In addition, the pachinko balls that have descended the payout mechanism 122 are concentrated in the vicinity of the main communication passage 123 and the sub communication passage 128, so that the balls are clogged (even if there is room for the pachinko balls to flow into the upper tray 127 for some reason) May not occur). When such a ball clogging occurs, the back side of the mechanism panel 121 must be exposed to carry out the clogging work.

  In addition, one of the causes of the ball clogging is that the overflowing pachinko ball has to be detoured to the lower receiving tray at the position of the mechanism board 121 that is considerably separated from the upper receiving tray 127. In other words, overflowing and pachinko balls are supplied from the lower tray is a state in which the main communication path 123 to the upper tray 127 are filled with pachinko balls at that stage. . Here, the distance between the main communication path 123 and the upper tray 127 is considerably long, so that ball clogging is likely to occur. Thus, even after the overflow is resolved, the pachinko ball remains clogged and does not flow into the upper tray 127. It was.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems existing in the prior art. An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can easily check for a clogged ball in the overflow passage and can hardly clog a ball.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gaming table that is supported by a support frame and has a gaming surface on which a player faces to play a game, and that can be opened and closed with respect to the gaming table. And a door frame disposed in front of the gaming surface, and disposed below the door frame and integrated with the door frame or independently openable and closable with respect to the gaming table. An upper tray that stores pachinko balls supplied from the upper tray, and when the supply of the pachinko balls to the upper tray is more than a predetermined level, the pachinko balls that have overflowed without being stored in the upper tray are introduced. The gist of the gaming machine provided with the lower receiving tray is that the overflow passage for guiding the overflowed pachinko ball to the lower receiving tray is arranged on the front side of the gaming table.

  In the configuration as in the first aspect of the invention, since the overflow passage is arranged on the front side of the game machine, it is possible to check for a clogged ball in the overflow passage without opening the mechanism panel. Further, since the overflow passage has moved forward, the passage in which the pachinko ball is clogged at the time of overflow is shortened, so that the ball clogging is less likely to occur.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the overflow passage is arranged on the front side of the game machine, it is possible to check for a clogged ball in the overflow passage without opening the mechanism panel. Further, since the overflow passage has moved forward, the passage in which the pachinko ball is clogged at the time of overflow is shortened, so that the ball clogging is less likely to occur.

The schematic perspective view which shows the state which the pachinko game machine of embodiment of this invention opened. The exploded side view of the same pachinko machine. Front view of the same pachinko machine. A side view of the same pachinko machine. The front view of the state which removed the door frame of the same pachinko machine. The front view of the game board of the same pachinko machine. The front view of the upper body of the game machine main body of the same pachinko machine. The side sectional view of the upper half of the gaming machine main body of the same pachinko gaming machine. The back view of the same pachinko machine. The rear view of the state which removed the mechanism panel of the same pachinko gaming machine. The rear view of the state which removed the main board periphery in FIG. The perspective view from diagonally upward vicinity of the pachinko ball processing area | region of the same pachinko gaming machine. Sectional drawing in the AA in FIG. Sectional drawing in the AA in FIG. Sectional drawing in the BB line in FIG. Sectional drawing of the main channel | path of the same pachinko game machine, a bypass channel, and an outlet. Sectional drawing in the CC line | wire in FIG. The top view of the upper saucer of the same pachinko machine. Sectional drawing of the upper saucer of the same pachinko machine. The top view of the attachment base of the same pachinko machine. The perspective view of the attachment base of the same pachinko machine. The rear view around an overflow mechanism. The perspective view explaining the state which mounts | wears with the channel | path for lower trays unitized in other embodiment. The rear view of a part of mechanism board of the conventional pachinko gaming machine. A front view of a part of a gaming machine main body of a conventional pachinko gaming machine. The partial cross-section partial top view of the conventional saucer of a pachinko game machine, a game machine main body, and a mechanism board. The partial cross-section partial top view of the conventional saucer of a pachinko game machine, a game machine main body, and a mechanism board.

  Hereinafter, embodiments in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko gaming machine will be described with reference to the drawings. In particular, in the present embodiment, the present invention will be described by embodying a pachinko gaming machine having a larger gaming surface than conventional ones. Here, the “pachinko machine with a larger game surface than before” is a model in which the game surface has been enlarged in order to increase the interest of the player. The liquid crystal screen of the display device arranged in the center can be enlarged, and the player can enjoy a powerful large screen and can increase the appeal to the player. Furthermore, in the same model, the game surface is large, so the diffusion of the game ball (pachinko ball) in the left-right direction is increased, the visual stimulation of the game itself is increased, and the falling distance of the falling game ball is also long. The expectation of whether or not a game ball will win a winning opening will also increase.

  In the following description, the front, front, or front side refers to the side facing the player, and the rear, rear, or back side refers to the opposite side of the facing side. Unless otherwise specified, left and right refer to the left and right direction as viewed from the front.

  As shown in FIG.1 and FIG.5, the outer frame 1 as a support frame body of a pachinko game machine is made into the wooden frame body framed in quadrangle | frame by each upper, lower, left, and right frame plates 1a-1d. A curtain plate 2 is disposed on the upper surface of the lower frame plate 1b.

  A gaming machine main body 4 as a gaming table is mounted on the outer frame 1. The gaming machine main body 4 is a panel-like structural member that forms the structural core of the pachinko gaming machine, and rotates about the pivot shaft 6a of the hinge bracket 6 to open and close the outer frame 1 as shown in FIG. The metal fitting 4a is detachably mounted so as to be opened and closed.

  As shown in FIG. 2, other panel-like components are arranged in a stacked manner in the front-rear direction with the gaming machine body 4 as the center. First, a schematic arrangement state of each component member and main component members associated therewith will be described with reference to FIG. 2, and then each component member will be described in detail.

  A game board 5 is fitted in a game board mounting space 9 formed in the upper half of the gaming machine body 4. A door frame 7 is disposed in front of the game board 5. A glass window G is fitted in an upper position of the door frame 7, and an upper tray 8 as a pachinko ball tray is formed in a lower position of the glass window G.

  A mechanism board 10 is disposed at a rear position of the game board 5 so as to cover the game board 5 from the back side. A mounting base 11 is disposed immediately below the mechanism panel 10. A cover plate 13 is disposed below the game board 5. The cover plate 13 is fixed to the gaming machine body 4. The cover plate 13 is formed with a lower tray 14 that protrudes forward. The cover plate 13 corresponds to a lower cover plate in a conventional model. The reason why the cover plate 13 is simply used is that, in the present embodiment, the upper cover plate on which the upper tray 8 is originally disposed is not necessary with the movement of the upper tray 8 toward the door frame 7. An operation handle 15 is attached to the right side of the lower tray 14.

  First, the gaming machine body 4 and the game board 5 will be described in detail.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 7, and 8, a game board mounting space 9 that is framed by a horizontal frame 18 and left and right vertical frames 19 is formed in the upper half of the gaming machine body 4. A lower part of the game board mounting space 9 is a pachinko ball processing area 21 as shown in FIG. 10, and a pachinko ball launching mechanism 23 and an acoustic mechanism 24 are further provided below the pachinko ball processing area 21. The game board 5 is placed on the top plate 22 of the pachinko ball processing area 21 and fitted in the game board mounting space 9. As shown in FIG. 6, the game board 5 is a substantially square panel body, and is substantially enclosed by an inner rail 25 and an outer rail 26 on the game surface 20 arranged substantially perpendicularly to the front surface of the game board 5. A circular game area 27 is formed. In the game area 27, a winning opening 28, a variable display device 29, and the like are arranged at predetermined positions. An out ball collection port 30 is formed at the lowermost position of the inner rail 25. Pachinko balls (game balls) that have not been won in the winning opening 28 after the game ends, exit the rear from the out ball collection opening 30 as out balls. Note that illustration of the nail is omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a curtain board 31 is formed on the front surface of the game board mounting space 9 and is edged in a shape corresponding to the game area 27. The curtain board 31 has a function of holding the game board 5 placed on the top board 22 and preventing it from dropping forward.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the game area 27 has a larger diameter compared to the applicant's conventional model (the upper tray is disposed on the game machine main body side), and the variable display device 29. The display screen 29a is also enlarged and occupies a considerably large area in the game area 27. This is mainly because the mechanism related to the upper tray can be dispersed by moving the upper tray to a lower position of the game board, and as a result, the game board can be configured longer in the vertical direction.

  As shown in FIG. 11, safe ball assembly baskets 32 are arranged at three positions on the back surface of the game board 5 and below the variable display device 29. A safe ball assembly plate 34 is disposed below the safe ball assembly cage 32. The safe ball assembly cage 32 is a passage on the back side through which a winning pachinko ball (safe ball) passes after leaving the game area 27, and the safe ball guided to the safe ball assembly cage 32 is inside the safe ball assembly plate 34. It passes through (the gap formed with the game board 5) and falls downward.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, a main board 33 is disposed on the back side of the safe ball assembly cage 32 and the safe ball assembly plate 34. On the main board 33, a program corresponding to the game content, a program for starting the game, and the like are sealed according to each model.

  Next, the structure around the pachinko ball processing area 21 of the game board 5 will be described.

  The pachinko ball processing area 21 is provided with an introduction passage 45 for guiding a pachinko ball supplied from a payout mechanism 40 described later to the front surface (player side) and a discharge passage 46 for guiding the pachinko ball to the outside. First, the introduction passage 45 will be described.

  The introduction passage 45 includes a main passage 47 that guides pachinko balls to the upper tray 8 and a bypass passage 49 that guides pachinko balls that have overflowed in the direction of the lower tray 14 when the upper tray 8 is full. As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, the main passage 47 is provided with an introduction port 50 on the back side of the gaming machine body 4 and communicates with the outlet 51 on the surface side of the gaming machine body 4 as shown in FIGS. Has been. As shown in FIGS. 13, 14, and 16, a flow surface 47 a that allows the pachinko balls introduced from the introduction port 50 to flow forward is formed in the main passage 47. The flow surface 47a is provided with a gentle slope toward the front. The flow surface 47a is interrupted in the middle thereof, and the outlet 51 is disposed in front of the flow surface 47a across the space.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11 and FIGS. 15 and 16, the bypass passage 49 is provided with an introduction port 52 on the back side of the gaming machine body 4, and serves as an overflow passage disposed on the front surface of the gaming machine body 4. 53 is in communication. In the bypass passage 49, a flow surface 49a is formed through which a pachinko ball introduced from the introduction port 52 flows forward. The flow surface 49a is provided with a gentle slope toward the front.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 5, 9 to 11, and 16, the lower tray passage 53 is connected to the inlet 14 a of the lower tray 14, traversing rightward from the front left side of the gaming machine body 4. . The lower tray passage 53 has a first passage 53a for dropping the pachinko ball flowing down from the flow surface 49a of the bypass passage 49 in the left front direction of the pachinko ball processing area 21, and the falling pachinko ball smoothly about 90 degrees to the right. And a second passage 53c that guides the pachinko ball diagonally to the lower right. The second passage 53 c is connected to the inlet 14 a of the lower tray 14 at a substantially central position in the left-right direction of the gaming machine body 4. As shown in FIG. 16, above the starting position of the second passage 53c is an open space 54, and the lower end portion of the flow surface 47a of the main passage 47 appears.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 5, 13, and 14, a flap 55 is erected at the outlet 51. The flap 55 is pivotally supported by a pivot shaft 55a and is urged by a spring (not shown). As shown in FIG. 14, by closing the door frame 7, a later-described insertion tray 57 is inserted into the open space 54 from the outlet 51. The flow lower surface 57a of the insertion tray 57 is disposed at a position slightly lower than the flow lower surface 47a of the main passage 47 in a state where it is inserted into the open space 54, and the pachinko balls flowing down the flow lower surface 47a flow further downstream. For this purpose, a gentle slope is provided toward the front.

  With the insertion of the insertion tray 57, the flap 55 is laid down toward the open space 54, and a bridge in the direction of the outlet 51 is built at a downstream position of the flow surface 49a interrupted by the open space 54. In this state, the pachinko balls that have flowed down the flow surface 47 a of the main passage 47 flow into the insertion tray 57 and are further guided from the outlet 51 to the upper tray 8.

  On the other hand, when the door frame 7 is opened, the flap 55 is returned to the standing position by the biasing force of the spring as shown in FIG. In this state, the pachinko balls are not guided to the outlet 51. That is, since the pachinko balls cannot be guided to the upper tray 8 that has been opened integrally with the door frame 7, it is necessary to guide the pachinko balls flowing down from the upstream to the lower tray 14. That is, since the insertion tray 57 is eliminated, the pachinko ball falls from the open space 54 toward the lower second passage 53c and flows into the lower tray 14. At this time, the pachinko ball that has flowed down the flow surface 49 a vigorously is prevented from jumping out from the outlet 51 by the flap 55.

  As shown in FIG. 16, the open space 54 and the first passage 53a adjacent to the open space 54 are in communication with no partition wall in the middle. For this reason, when there are too many pachinko balls guided to the main passage 47 and it cannot flow down, the overflowed pachinko balls are inserted from the main passage 47 to the insertion tray 57 in the direction from the open space 54 to the first passage 53a. It moves so that it is guided to the lower tray path 53 (that is, flows into the lower tray 14). That is, when the pachinko ball guided to the main passage 47 without passing through the bypass passage 49 reaches the front surface of the gaming machine main body 4 and enters an overflow state, the pachinko ball is detoured toward the lower tray 14.

  Here, as shown in FIGS. 25 to 27, in the conventional model, when the door frame is opened, the passage to the upper tray is blocked, so that the pachinko ball is guided to the lower tray so that the pachinko ball does not spill. 130 is formed in the gaming machine main body (the passage 130 is not a passage in which the periphery is completely covered like the lower tray passage 53 of the present embodiment, but is merely a rail-like member opened upward). This passage 130 has no function of guiding the overflowing pachinko ball to the lower tray, and merely has a function of guiding the pachinko ball to the lower tray as an escape path of the pachinko ball that should flow down in the direction of the upper tray 127 by opening the upper tray 127.

  In this respect, the lower tray passage 53 of this embodiment has both a function of guiding the overflowing pachinko ball to the lower tray and a function of guiding the pachinko ball to the lower tray by blocking the passage to the upper tray when the door frame is opened. Will be combined.

  The insertion tray 57 is provided so that pachinko balls do not flow from the open space 54 toward the lower tray 14 when the door frame 7 is closed. It is possible to combine functions.

  Next, the discharge passage 46 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, the discharge passage 46 receives the out sphere falling from the out sphere collection port 30 and the safe sphere falling from the safe sphere collecting plate 34, and is downstream (right side in FIG. 11). The first inclined surface 58 that flows down, the out sphere and the safe sphere flowing down the first inclined surface 58 are received and the flow direction is reversed (leftward in FIG. 11). And a second inclined surface 59 for guiding. A discharge port 60 communicating with an external rail (not shown) is formed at the lower end of the second inclined surface 59.

  Here, in the conventional model, the discharge passage for discharging the out ball and the safe ball is not formed in the gaming machine main body 4 as in the present embodiment, but is formed on the mechanism panel side in the rear position thereof. Such a configuration was adopted. The reason why the discharge passage is formed on the gaming machine main body 4 side in the present embodiment is mainly the request that the mounting base 11 is configured separately from the mechanism panel 10 (the reason will be described later). ) In recent years, the safe ball processing apparatus has been abolished, and it is not necessary to collect the out ball and the safe ball separately, and the recovery mechanism of the out ball and the safe ball has a simple structure. Therefore, it can be provided on the gaming machine main body 4 side as in the present embodiment without intentionally providing it on the mechanism panel side, and the mounting base 11 can be disposed while securing a space below the mechanism panel 10. It has become.

  Next, the pachinko ball launching mechanism 23 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 9 to 12, a pachinko ball launching mechanism 23 is disposed near the lower right side of the gaming machine body 4 (lower left side when viewed from the back). The pachinko ball launching mechanism 23 includes the operation handle 15, firing hammer 63, motor device 64, firing cam (not shown), coil spring (not shown), and the like.

  The motor device 64 rotates at a predetermined timing (in this embodiment, at a rate of 100 times per minute) on condition that the player touches the handle ring 15a of the operation handle 15. A firing cam is fixed to the rotating shaft of the motor device 64, and the firing hammer 63 is rotated against the biasing force of the coil spring by rotating the firing cam. Since the firing hammer 63 is disengaged from the rotated firing cam, the firing hammer 63 is instantly returned to the original position by the biasing force of the coil spring. A game ball is launched by the momentum at this time. The urging force of the coil spring is controlled by rotating the handle ring 15a of the operation handle 15, and the contact speed of the firing hammer 63 with the pachinko ball (game ball) is adjusted.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 12, a firing guide rail 65 is disposed on the right side of the lower tray passage 53. A lower end (right end) of the firing guide rail 65 is disposed on the side of the firing hammer 63 and extends obliquely upward to the left so as to overlap with the advancing and retreating direction of the firing hammer 63. From the upper end of the launch guide rail 65, a jump area 67 is formed in which the launched pachinko ball (game ball) jumps and jumps. Below the jump area 67, a top plate 68 constituting the second passage 53c of the lower tray passage 53 is disposed. Since the top surface of the top plate 68 is inclined to the lower right, the slender pachinko ball that has returned to the game surface 20 even when launched falls from the jump area 67 onto the top plate 68. Then, the pachinko ball flows down on the top board 68 in the right direction and is introduced into the return passage 69 from below the firing guide rail 65. The return passage 69 communicates with the inlet 14 a of the lower tray 14.

  As shown in FIG. 5, when the firing guide rail 65 is viewed from the front, the lower end of the firing guide rail 45 is disposed below the upper end of the cover plate 13. That is, it is arranged at a hidden position that cannot be viewed from the front. This is due to the fact that the launch guide rail 65 has been shifted to the lower position as a whole as the vertical width of the game board 5 has been expanded as described above and has advanced to a lower position compared to the conventional model. . Originally, when the firing guide rail 65 is lowered, the operation handle 15 is also lowered so that the lower portion of the firing guide rail 65 is not hidden in this way. However, in the pachinko gaming machine, the position of the operation handle 15 is ergonomically determined so as to be arranged at a position where the player can easily operate. For this reason, the position of the operation handle 15 cannot be lowered. However, the launch guide rail 65 having a predetermined length is necessary as a running distance after the game ball is launched. Thus, this is the configuration.

  Here, the game balls to be launched one after another flow into the lowermost position (launch preparation position) of the launch guide rail 65, so the game balls need to be securely held. In the conventional model, the launch guide rail 65 is adjacent to the upper cover plate disposed on the front surface thereof, so that it is possible to design the discharge port of the game ball from the upper cover plate to face the launch preparation position. However, such a design is difficult at the preparation position where the cover plate 13 is hidden downward from the upper end of the cover plate 13 as in the present embodiment. Therefore, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 17, a game ball guide plate 70 is disposed adjacent to the lowermost position of the firing guide rail 65.

  The game ball guide plate 70 supports the game ball supplied from the upper tray 8 on the door frame 7 side onto the launch guide rail 65 from the front. That is, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 17, the arrangement position of the plate 70 at a position (front position) adjacent to the firing preparation position is disposed at a position slightly higher than the firing guide rail 65 at that position. As a result, the game ball placed at the launch preparation position of the launch guide rail 65 is held from the front by the game ball guide plate 70 at a position one step lower than the plate 70, thereby enabling accurate launch.

  An ashtray 72 is disposed on the left side of the lower tray 14 of the cover plate 13. In the present embodiment, a speaker (not shown) of the acoustic mechanism 24 is disposed on the back surface of the ashtray 72. As shown in FIGS. 1, 5, and 12, a keyhole 73 is formed on the right side of the firing guide rail 65. The keyhole 73 is responsible for opening and closing the door frame 7 with respect to the gaming machine body 4.

  Next, the door frame 7 will be described in detail.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a door frame 7 is disposed on the front surface of the game board 5. The door frame 7 rotates about the rotation axis 6a of the hinge fitting 6 (that is, coaxial with the rotation axis of the gaming machine body 4) and is detachably attached to the gaming machine body 4. . The door frame 7 has a substantially rectangular outer shape, and a substantially circular large window hole 75 is formed at the center. The circular window hole 75 corresponds to the game area 27 of the game surface 9 of the game board 5. Glass G for exposing the game surface 9 of the game board 5 is fitted in the window hole 75. A reinforcing frame 74 is disposed on the rear surface side of the door frame 7 and on the periphery of the window hole 75. On the front side of the door frame 7 and on the periphery of the window hole 75, a decorative panel 76 for decoration is disposed at a predetermined position. A lamp (not shown) is provided in each decorative panel 76 and blinks based on control by the main board 33.

  Below the window hole 75, a ball lending operation button 77 and a 7-segment display panel 78 for displaying the remaining amount of the card are disposed.

  An upper tray 8 is disposed below the operation buttons 77 and the display panel 78. As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the upper tray 8 includes a flow surface 81 in which the introduced pachinko balls are pooled and a surrounding wall 82 that surrounds the flow surface 81. Pachinko balls released from a ball distribution nozzle of a pachinko ball lending device (not shown) fall and come into contact with the flow surface 81. The flow surface 81 is formed to have a right-side downward slope, and a narrowed passage 84 is formed in which the downstream side (right side) is gradually narrowed and pachinko balls are arranged in tandem.

  Pachinko balls introduced from the pachinko ball introduction port 83 formed on the wall surface of the door frame 7 on the upstream side (left side) are pooled in the upper tray 8 and at the same time, gradually flow down to the downstream side to reach the stenosis passage 84, Further, it is guided to the back side of the door frame 7 from the supply port 85 arranged on the most downstream side of the narrowed passage 84. As shown in FIG. 1, a game ball guide passage 87 that guides the game ball to the game ball guide plate 70 is disposed at a corresponding back surface position of the door frame 7 of the supply port 85.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 14, the insertion tray 57 is formed so as to project rearward at a corresponding back position of the door frame 7 of the pachinko ball inlet 83. The insertion tray 57 receives the pachinko balls inserted into the open space 54 from the outlet 51 and supplied from the pachinko ball processing area 21 with the door frame 7 attached to the front surface of the gaming machine body 4 from the pachinko ball introduction port 83. Lead to 8. On the back side of the operation buttons 77 and the display panel 78, a ball rental board box 88 containing a ball rental board is disposed.

As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the surrounding wall 82 that surrounds the flow surface 81 of the upper tray 8 is a high wall portion 82 a in which the periphery of the pachinko ball inlet 83 is formed higher than the other portions. The upper end of the high wall portion 82a is higher than the upper end position of the pachinko ball introduction port 83, and the pachinko ball introduction port 83 is completely covered by the surrounding wall 82 and the high wall portion 82a when viewed from the front. Yes. The left position of the flow surface 81 surrounded by the high wall portion 82a (and the wall surface of the door frame 7) (in front of the pachinko ball introduction port 83) is a position where the pachinko ball falls and comes into contact with the ball distribution nozzle of the pachinko ball lending device. is there.
Therefore, even if the size of the game board 5 is increased and the upper tray 8 is disposed below the conventional model and the distance from the ball distribution nozzle to the flow surface 81 is increased, the high wall portion 82a Pachinko balls released from the pitching nozzle will not pop out.

  Here, in the conventional model, the upper tray is disposed on the upper cover plate separately from the door frame. The upper cover plate is a member disposed at a position below the door frame. Therefore, when the door frame is opened, the height of the wall of the upper tray provided on the upper cover plate must be limited so as not to interfere with the opening of the door frame (so as not to interfere). It was. Therefore, if the distance from the ball distribution nozzle of the pachinko ball lending device to the upper tray is long, there is a possibility that the pachinko ball that has dropped on the upper tray will jump over the wall and jump out. Therefore, the position of the pitching nozzle is set to be as low as possible. In addition, the upper cover plate has to be designed taking care not to make the wall too high, and there were design limitations. However, in the present embodiment, since the upper tray 8 is on the door frame 7 side and is opened integrally with the door frame 7, the height of the high wall portion 82a is not limited (actually, the game board 5 To the extent that it does not affect the game surface 20).

  Next, the mechanism panel 10 will be described.

  As shown in FIGS. 2, 4, and 9, a mechanism board 10 is mounted on the back side of the gaming board 5 so as to be openable and closable with respect to the gaming machine body 4. The mechanism board 10 is supported on the gaming machine main body 4 by hinge portions 90 (displayed only on the lower side in the present embodiment) arranged up and down, and the opening and closing pins 91 arranged in a scattered manner on the board surface and It can be attached to and detached from the gaming machine main body 4 by pushing. A large opening 10 a is formed near the center of the mechanism panel 10. The upper half of the large opening 10a is covered from the back by a cover 92.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the variable display device 29 and the main board 33 disposed on the back surface of the game board 5 are exposed from the large opening 10 a in a state where the mechanism board 10 is closed with respect to the gaming machine body 4. The The variable display device 29 is covered from the back by the cover 92, but the main board 33 is not covered for visual confirmation.

  A tank T is disposed on the upper part of the mechanism panel 10. A tank rail 93 is disposed below the tank T. The tank rail 93 moves the pachinko balls introduced from the tank T from the left to the right in FIG. In this embodiment, since the game board 5 is extended upward as compared with the conventional model, the tank T is formed slightly shallower than the conventional model. A dispenser unit 95 is disposed on the right side of the tank rail 93 downward. The payout device unit 95 includes a payout device 96, a first flow path 97 for guiding the pachinko balls to the payout device 96, and a ball in the first flow path 97 when the pachinko machine is removed from the island by discarding the pachinko machine or the like. A ball removal mechanism 98 for removing the ball, a ball removal passage 99 through which a pachinko ball is discharged when the ball is removed, a second flow passage 100 downstream of the dispensing device 96, a bell 101, and a bell 101. And a third flow path 103 downstream of the first flow path 103.

  In the present embodiment, the two payout devices 96 pay out a predetermined amount of pachinko balls (prize balls) based on the generation of safe balls. The pachinko sphere flows down the second flow path 100 and comes into contact with the bell 101 on the way. The pachinko ball in contact with the bell 101 is guided obliquely downward (downwardly diagonally left in FIG. 9) through the third flow path 103. The pachinko balls that have flowed down the third flow path 103 reach into the mounting base 11. The pachinko balls that have flowed down the back surface of the mechanism panel 10 are redirected forward in the mounting base 11.

  As shown in FIGS. 2, 4, and 9, a mounting base 11 is disposed below the mechanism panel 10. The mounting base 11 is supported by the gaming machine main body 4 so as to be openable and closable by a hinge portion 105 disposed at the top and bottom. It is supposed to be removable. As shown in FIGS. 9, 20, and 21, the mounting base 11 is fixed with a launch board box 11 a that houses a launch board and a power board box 11 b that houses a power board. As shown in FIG. 21, the payout board box 11c in which the payout board is stored is detachable. This is because it is necessary to supply only the payout board box 11c to the user separately from the viewpoint of fraud prevention.

  An intermediate passage 109 for the main passage and an intermediate passage 110 for the bypass passage that guide the pachinko balls flowing down from the payout device 96 in the direction of the gaming machine body 4 are formed on the rear surface of the mounting position of the payout board box 11c. Since the third flow path 103 is inclined so as to guide the pachinko balls to the main passage intermediate passage 109, the direction of the main passage intermediate passage 109 is particularly congested (for example, the amount of payout of the pachinko balls increases). Unless otherwise, the pachinko balls are guided from the main passage intermediate passage 109 to the main passage 47. As shown in FIGS. 20 to 22, a guide member 112 is disposed at the upper end position of the main passage intermediate passage 109 and at the boundary position with the bypass passage intermediate passage 110. The guide member 112 basically serves as a retaining wall so that the pachinko balls that have flowed down the third flow path 103 do not flow toward the intermediate passage 110 for the bypass passage, and promptly move the pachinko balls toward the main passage 47. A curved inclined surface 112a for guiding is formed so as to face the main passage intermediate passage 109 side. Accordingly, the pachinko balls that have flowed down the third flow path 103 are guided toward the main passage intermediate passage 109 as long as there is no traffic jam in the vicinity of the main passage intermediate passage 109 and the bypass passage intermediate passage 110. Then, when the jammed pachinko ball becomes greater than the height of the guide member 112 due to traffic congestion, it is guided toward the bypass passage intermediate passage 110.

  The main passage intermediate passage 109, the bypass passage intermediate passage 110, and the guide member 112 constitute an overflow mechanism.

  Here, the mounting base 11 is configured separately from the mechanism panel 10. In the conventional model, the launch board, the power supply board, and the payout board are arranged on the mechanism panel, and are not necessarily arranged at a lower position where they can be easily checked together. The reason why the mounting base 11 is configured separately from the mechanism panel 10 in the present embodiment is mainly 1) that the conventional mechanism panel is increased in size and weight, and 2) is separate. This is because the assembly work of the pachinko gaming machine is accelerated, and 3) on the contrary, it is easy to remove when reusing.

  Further, in the present embodiment, maintenance / inspection is facilitated by putting together a common board as a pachinko gaming machine regardless of the game contents and attaching it to the mounting base 11 separately from the mechanism panel 10. In addition, the mounting base 11 can be provided in this way because the discharge passage 46 is moved to the pachinko ball processing area 21 of the gaming machine body 4 as described above, so that the space at the position of the mechanism board 10 can be afforded. It is also due to that. As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, since the vertical width of the mechanism board 10 is configured to be substantially equal to the vertical width of the game board 5, the mounting base 11 is opened or removed by opening the mechanism board 10. Even if it is not necessary, operations such as maintenance, inspection and replacement of the game board 5 can be performed.

  Further, by separating the launch board box 11a, the power supply board box 11b, and the payout board box 11c from the discharge passage 46, it is less likely to be affected by static noise (electrical signal) generated when the pachinko balls contact each other. This is also the reason why the mounting base 11 is configured separately.

  Next, the operation of the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment configured as described above, particularly in the vicinity of the lower tray passage 53 will be described.

  The pachinko balls that have flowed down the back of the mechanism panel 10 are basically guided from the third flow path 103 toward the main passage intermediate passage 109 and reach the main passage 47. On the other hand, if the pachinko ball that is congested in the vicinity of the main passage intermediate passage 109 and the bypass passage intermediate passage 110 exceeds the height of the guide member 112, the pachinko ball is guided to the bypass passage intermediate passage 110, and the bypass passage 49 To. The pachinko ball that reaches the bypass passage 49 reaches the lower tray 14 through the lower tray passage 53 as it is.

  On the other hand, the pachinko balls guided to the main passage 47 are basically guided from the outlet 51 to the upper tray 8 through the insertion tray 57, but there is a congestion of pachinko balls on the gaming machine body 4 side. As described above, it moves from the open space 54 toward the first passage 53 a and is guided to the lower tray passage 53. In other words, a mechanism for bypassing the overflowing pachinko balls to the lower tray 14 at two locations before and after the gaming machine main body 4 is provided.

  In addition, when the door frame 7 is opened, the insertion tray 57 spanned over the open space 54 is eliminated, so that the pachinko balls flowing down the flow surface 47a of the main passage 47 pass from the open space 54 to the lower tray passage. 53 falls on the second passage 53c. Then, the fallen pachinko ball reaches the lower tray 14.

With this configuration, the present embodiment has the following effects.
(1) When pachinko balls accumulate in the upper receiving tray 8 and overflow, the pachinko balls are first jammed in the upper receiving tray 8, and gradually enter the insertion receiving tray 57, the main passage 47, and the main passage intermediate passage 109. Congestion will be extended to the mechanism panel 10 side for supplying the pachinko balls. Here, in the present embodiment, the pachinko ball overflowing from the front side of the gaming machine body 4, specifically, the flow surface 57 a of the insertion tray 57 in the direction of the first passage 53 a moves to the lower tray passage 53. It has come to be guided. Therefore, the congestion of the pachinko balls can be eliminated on the front side of the gaming machine main body 4, and there is almost no possibility that the congestion of the pachinko balls extends to the mechanism panel 10. That is, the long traffic jam of the pachinko ball in the passage that becomes one of the causes of the ball clogging is eliminated. Also, in the unlikely event that a ball is clogged, it can be checked by simply opening the door frame 7, and the trouble of always checking the mechanism panel from the back as in the prior art is eliminated.
(2) When the flow of the pachinko balls to the upper tray 8 is blocked by opening the door frame 7, the pachinko balls can be detoured to the lower tray 14 using the same lower tray passage 53 as when overflowing. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide separate mechanisms for overflow and when pachinko ball flow to the upper tray 8 is blocked as in the prior art.
(3) Since the lower tray passage 53 is not exposed and is entirely sealed, dust does not accumulate inside, and the momentum of the pachinko ball flowing down is not hindered.
(4) Since the pachinko ball can be detoured to the lower tray 14 before and after the gaming machine main body 4 in the case of overflow, it becomes more difficult to block the ball.
(5) When the door frame 7 is opened and the flow of the pachinko ball to the upper tray 8 is blocked, the flap 55 is automatically raised so that the pachinko ball flowing down the main passage 47 does not jump out. . Further, when the door frame 7 is closed, the insertion tray 57 is inserted into the outlet 51, and the flap 55 falls down and easily retracts to the retracted position simply by inserting the insertion tray 57. In this way, when the door frame 7 is opened and closed, the pachinko ball can be allowed to flow down and shut off from the upper tray 8 without any special operation.

  It should be noted that the present invention can be modified and embodied as follows.

  The gaming machine body 4 may be made of a metal material and applied to a model that can be used for a long time.

  As shown in FIG. 23, the lower tray passage 53 may be unitized and detachable with screws 119. In particular, in a model in which the gaming machine main body 4 is made of a metal material as described above, the arrangement is difficult unless the lower tray passage 53 is formed as a detachable unit. This is because the lower tray passage 53 has a complicated structure, and it is considered difficult to manufacture the lower tray passage 53 integrally with the gaming machine body 4 from a metal material.

  -The flap 55 is not necessarily required. The point is that the pachinko ball that has flowed down from behind does not have to open out from the outlet 51 in a state where the door frame 7 is opened and the insertion tray 57 is not present.

  In the above embodiment, the guidance of the overflowing pachinko ball on the front side of the gaming machine body 4 is moved from the flow surface 57a of the insertion tray 57 toward the adjacent first passage 53a. However, it is not limited to this position. In short, it is only necessary that the pachinko ball can be bypassed from the main passage 47 to the lower tray passage 53 when overflowing on the front side of the gaming machine body 4. For example, in the above embodiment, it is moved in the direction of the first passage 53a (that is, it is handled together with the pachinko ball flowing through the bypass passage 49), but in the reverse direction (to the right of the main passage 47 in FIG. 5) separately. A space communicating with the second passage 53c may be provided to guide the overflowing pachinko ball.

  -The shape of the insertion tray 57 and the flap 55 is an example, and is not limited to the said embodiment.

  In the above embodiment, the mechanism panel 10 and the mounting base 11 are separate bodies, but may be integrated.

  -You may apply to conventional models other than the "pachinko gaming machine enlarged compared with the past" like the said embodiment. For example, in the above embodiment, the door frame 7 and the upper tray 8 are integrated with an increase in size, but the upper tray 8 may be applied to a conventional model that is opened and closed separately from the door frame 7. Of course.

  The main passage intermediate passage 109 and the bypass passage intermediate passage 110 provided in the attachment base 11 are not necessarily provided in the attachment base 11. For example, the mechanism board 10 may be provided.

  The overflow mechanism such as the intermediate passage 109 for the main passage, the intermediate passage 110 for the bypass passage, and the guide member 112 that are configured in the mounting base 11 is not necessarily required. This is because even if there is no overflow mechanism, the pachinko ball overflowed by the lower tray passage 53 on the front side of the gaming machine body 4 can be sufficiently bypassed to the lower tray 14.

  -You do not need to form the high wall part 82a. Moreover, the shape of the surrounding wall 82 and the high wall part 82a can be changed suitably.

  -This embodiment is applicable also to CR machines other than what is called a cash machine.

  The present invention may be applied to a slot machine using a pachinko ball called a so-called pacilot.

  In addition, it is free to implement in a mode that does not depart from the spirit of the present invention.

Other technical ideas that can be grasped from the above-described embodiments in order to achieve the object of the present invention will be described below as additional notes.
(1) In the overflow passage, when the upper tray is opened, pachinko balls are prevented from flowing in the direction of the upper tray, and at the same time, the pachinko balls supplied from the mechanism panel are guided in the direction of the lower tray. Item 1. A gaming machine according to Item 1.

As a result, the two processes of the pachinko ball detouring operation when the inflow of the pachinko ball in the direction of the upper tray when the overflow is opened and when the upper tray is opened can be performed only in the overflow passage.
(2) When the upper tray is closed, an introducing means for guiding the pachinko balls supplied from the mechanism panel in the direction of the upper tray is disposed in a predetermined position in the overflow passage, and when the upper tray is opened, 2. A gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the introduction means is retracted and the pachinko balls flow down in the direction of the passage sealed by the introduction means so as to be impassable and guided to the lower tray.

As a result, the two processes of the pachinko ball detouring operation when the inflow of the pachinko ball in the direction of the upper tray when the overflow is opened and when the upper tray is opened can be performed only in the overflow passage.
(3) The overflow passage is provided with an anti-jumping means so that pachinko balls that have flowed into the overflow passage when the upper tray is opened do not jump outward from the internal passage that guides the pachinko balls in the direction of the upper tray. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or any one of appendices 1 or 2. The pop-out preventing means is, for example, the flap 55 of the above embodiment.
(4) The introduction means is a erection member that protrudes from the upper tray toward the game stand, and when the cradle is closed, the erection member closes a passage that guides the pachinko ball toward the lower tray. The gaming machine according to Supplementary Note 2 or 3. The introduction means is, for example, the insertion tray 57 of the above embodiment.
(5) The gaming machine according to appendix 3, wherein the pop-out preventing means is pushed by the erection member and retreats to a retreat position when the upper tray is closed. The retreat position refers to allowing the pachinko ball to pass by lying down or rotating in either the left or right direction.
(6) The gaming machine according to claim 1 or any one of appendices 1 to 5, wherein the overflow passage is detachably attached to the gaming table.
(7) The mechanism panel is provided with an overflow mechanism for guiding the overflowed pachinko ball to a lower tray when the supply of the pachinko ball exceeds a predetermined level. Gaming machine.
(8) The pachinko ball guided to the upper tray is supplied from the mechanism board arranged on the back surface of the game table via the game table. The gaming machine described.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Outer frame as a support frame, 4 ... Game machine main body as a game stand, 5 ... Game board, 7 ... Door frame, 8 ... Upper tray, 14 ... Lower tray, 20 ... Game surface, 53 ... As an overflow passage Passage for the bottom tray.

Claims (1)

A game table with a game surface supported by a support frame and where a player faces and plays a game;
A door frame that is supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to the game table and is disposed in front of the game surface;
An upper tray that stores pachinko balls that are arranged below the door frame, integrated with the door frame, or supported by the game table so as to be openable and closable and supplied from the game table direction;
In a gaming machine provided with a lower saucer that is arranged below the upper saucer and into which the pachinko balls overflowed without being stored in the same saucer when the supply of the pachinko balls to the same saucer becomes a predetermined amount or more,
An gaming machine, wherein an overflow passage for guiding the overflowing pachinko ball to the lower tray is arranged on the front side of the gaming table.

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