JP2011067705A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pinball game machine in which almost the total range of right to left width of innermost walls of a variable winning pocket is made to emit light to expect gorgeous visual performance effect. <P>SOLUTION: A variable prize winning means 15 includes a variable winning pocket 33 opened toward a front face side of a game board 9, an opening/closing door 35 to open/close an opening 34 of the front face side of the variable winning pocket 33, a discharge port 36 to discharge a game ball getting into the variable winning pocket 33 to the back side of the game board 9 when the opening/closing door 35 is opened, and a prize winning detection switch 41 to detect a game ball getting into the variable winning pocket 33. Inner most walls 39, 40 disposed in the innermost side of the variable winning pocket 33 are configured with a light-transmitting material. The prize winning detection switch 41 is disposed in the vicinity of the outside within or out of an opening range of the variable winning pocket 33. To the back side of the innermost walls 39, 40, a light-emitting board 43 with a light-emitting body 42 to radiate light to the innermost walls 39, 40 is disposed almost corresponding to the right to left opening width of the winning pocket 33. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, an arrangement ball machine, etc., which emits light inside a variable winning opening of a variable winning means.

  In a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, a special symbol starting means, a special symbol display means, a variable winning means, etc. are arranged in the game area of the game board, and the special symbol starting means detects the game ball on the condition. One round of opening / closing operation in which the display means performs a fluctuation operation for a predetermined time, and the variable winning means is released when the special symbol after the fluctuation becomes a big win mode, and is opened until a predetermined time or a predetermined number of game balls are won. Alternatively, there are those in which a plurality of predetermined rounds are repeated.

  In this type of variable winning means, the back wall of the variable prize opening that is opened and closed by the opening / closing door is made light transmissive, and a light emitting substrate having a plurality of light emitters is disposed on the back side of the back wall, and the light from the light emitter There is one that irradiates the back wall with light and causes the back wall to emit light (Patent Document 1).

JP 2001-346916 A

  In this variable winning means, the back wall emits light by the light from the light emitter, so that the visual effect can be expected by the light emission, and the inside of the variable winning opening can be illuminated.

  However, in the past, although the back wall was long in the left-right direction corresponding to the opening width of the variable prize opening, a light-emitting substrate was arranged at the approximate center in the left-right direction of the back wall, and the light-emitting part was the back wall However, there is a problem that the visual presentation is lacking in glittering and the interior of the variable prize opening cannot be sufficiently illuminated.

  In view of such a conventional problem, the present invention can emit light over substantially the entire left and right width of the back wall of the variable prize opening, and can expect a visual presentation effect excellent in glitter, An object of the present invention is to provide a ball game machine equipped with variable winning means for improving the lighting effect inside the mouth.

  The present invention includes a variable prize opening 33 that opens to the front side of the game board 9, an opening / closing door 35 that opens and closes the opening 34 on the front side of the variable prize opening 33, and the variable prize opening 33 when the opening / closing door 35 is opened. The game board 9 includes variable winning means 15 including a discharge port 36 for discharging the game ball won to the back side of the game board 9 and a winning detection switch 41 for detecting the game ball won in the variable prize port 33. The back wall 39, 40 that is disposed in the back of the variable winning opening 33 and faces the opening 34 from the rear is constituted by a light transmissive member, and the winning detection switch 41 is set to be variable. A light emitting substrate 43 that is disposed outside or near the outside of the winning opening 33 and on which a plurality of light emitters 42 for irradiating light to the back walls 39 and 40 is mounted is provided on the back side of the back walls 39 and 40. It is arranged in.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to emit light over substantially the entire left and right widths of the back walls 39 and 40 of the variable prize opening 33, and to expect a visual presentation effect that is excellent in glitter, and the inside of the variable prize opening 33. This has the advantage of improving the lighting effect.

1 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine showing a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the game board. It is a front view by the side of the same variable winning means. It is a vertical side view of the variable winning means side. It is a cross-sectional top view by the side of the same variable winning means. It is a cross-sectional plan view of the same variable winning means. It is a vertical side view of the variable winning means. It is a vertical side view of the variable winning means. It is a vertical side view of the variable winning means. It is a vertical front view of the variable winning means. It is a perspective view of the same variable winning means. It is a cross-sectional top view of the variable winning means which shows the 2nd Example of this invention. It is a vertical front view of the variable winning means. It is a cross-sectional top view of the variable winning means which shows the 3rd Example of this invention. It is a vertical side view of the variable winning means. It is a front view of the variable winning means showing the 4th example of the present invention.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1-11 has illustrated the 1st Example which employ | adopted this invention for the pachinko machine. In FIG. 1, a gaming machine main body 1 includes a rectangular outer frame 2 and a front frame 3 pivotally attached to the front side of the outer frame 2 so as to be openable and closable around a vertical axis. A glass door 4 and a front plate 5 are arranged vertically on the front side of the front frame 3 and are pivotally supported so as to be openable and closable around the vertical axis with respect to the front frame 3.

  On the front side of the front plate 5, an upper plate 6 for storing game balls for launch is arranged, and on the lower side of the front plate 5 and on the front side of the front frame 3, a lower plate 7 for storing surplus balls is arranged. On one side of the lower plate 7, a launching handle 8 of launching means (not shown) for launching a game ball is provided. A game board 9 is detachably attached to the front frame 3 on the back side of the glass door 4 so as to correspond to the glass door 4.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a guide rail 10 that guides a game ball launched from the launching unit is disposed in a substantially arc shape on the front surface of the game board 9, and a game area 11 inside the guide rail 10. Various game parts such as a variable display means 12, a normal symbol starting means 13, a special symbol starting means 14, a variable winning means 15, and a normal winning means 16 are arranged.

  The variable display means 12 is arranged, for example, in the approximate center of the game area 11, and a display case 17 mounted on the game board 9 from the front side, and a variable display of, for example, a liquid crystal type arranged in the approximate center of the display case 17. Part 18. The display case 17 is provided with a normal symbol display means 21, a normal reserved number display means 22, a special symbol display means 23, a special reserved number display means 24, and the like. The variable display unit 18 can display various moving images, still images, and the like, and constitutes an effect display means 25.

  The normal symbol display means 21 is for variably displaying the normal symbol, and is composed of a plurality of light emitting means corresponding to a plurality of types of normal symbols (for example, two types of “O” and “X”). On condition that the starting means 13 detects a game ball, it blinks for a predetermined time so that the two light emitting means are alternately turned on, and the random number value for hit determination acquired when the normal symbol starting means 13 detects the game ball is The light emission means on the “○” side of the hit mode is turned on when it matches the predetermined hit determination value, and the light emission means on the “X” side of the off mode is turned on and stopped in other cases. It has become.

  The special symbol display means 23 is composed of one or a plurality of display means such as a 7-segment type capable of variably displaying one special symbol, for example, provided that the special symbol starting means 14 detects a game ball. If the special symbol starting random number value obtained when the special symbol starting means 14 detects the game ball matches the predetermined jackpot determination value, the special symbol is displayed in a predetermined manner. In other cases, it stops in a disengagement mode.

  The effect display means 25 performs effect display in time synchronization with the special symbol variation display by the special symbol display means 23. For example, three effect symbols 26 arranged in the left-right direction, and the effect symbols 26 The effect image 27 displayed in the background can be displayed, and the variation display of the effect symbol 26 and the effect image 27 is started simultaneously with the start of the variation of the special symbol according to a predetermined effect pattern, and the variation of the special symbol is ended. At the same time, it ends.

  In addition, when the special symbol by the special symbol display means 23 stops in the big hit mode, the stop symbol after the change of the production symbol 26 becomes the big hit mode of the same symbol as the special symbol, and the special symbol stops in the off mode. In any case, it is an arbitrary detachment mode. For example, when the special symbol is stopped at “7”, the effect symbol 26 is stopped at “7 · 7 · 7”, and when the special symbol is stopped at “−”, the effect symbol 26 is “3.4”. It stops in any disengagement mode such as “5”.

  The normal symbol starting means 13 is arranged on the side of the variable display means 12. The special symbol starting means 14 includes a fixed type winning means 28 and a variable type winning means 29 such as an electric tulip that is opened for a predetermined time when the normal symbol display means 21 stops in a hit state after fluctuation, and is variably displayed. Located below the means 12.

  The special symbol starting means 14 changes the special symbol on the special symbol display means 23 regardless of which of the fixed winning means 28 and the variable winning means 29 wins a game ball. The special symbol starting means 14 receives a game ball from the front side of the game board 9 and discharges the game ball to the back side of the game board 9.

  The variable winning means 15 constitutes a big winning opening means called an attacker. The variable winning means 15 is arranged below the special symbol starting means 14 below the game area 11 and is configured as described later. Note that a plurality of normal winning means 16 are arranged on both the left and right sides of the variable winning means 15 and other appropriate places.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 11, the variable winning means 15 includes a variable winning opening 33 that opens to the front of the game board 9, an open / close door 35 that opens and closes an opening 34 on the front side of the variable winning opening 33, and a game A discharge port 36 for discharging the ball to the back side of the game board 9 on one side in the left-right direction, a guide passage 37 provided in the variable winning port 33 and guiding the game ball won in the variable winning port 33 in the left-right direction; A discharge passage 38 that guides the game ball from the guide passage 37 to the discharge port 36 in the left-right direction, and the opening 34 of the variable winning opening 33 is disposed from the rear in the vicinity of the rear side of the guide passage 37 and the discharge passage 38. The back walls 39 and 40, the winning detection switch 41 for detecting the game ball won in the variable winning opening 33, and the light emission of a large number (a plurality of) LEDs that irradiate the back walls 39 and 40 from the back side. The back side of the back walls 39 and 40 with the body 42 attached And a driving solenoid (driving means) 44 that is arranged behind the light emitting board 43 and that drives the opening and closing door 35 via the interlocking means 83, on the front surface of the game board 9. It is incorporated in a housing comprising a mounting plate 45 that abuts, a middle case body 47 coupled to the back side of the mounting plate 45 via a peripheral wall 46, and a rear case body 48 coupled to the back side of the middle case body 47. It is.

  The middle case body 47 of the housing is fitted into the mounting hole 49 of the game board 9 from the front side, and the rear case body 48 on the rear side protrudes from the game board 9 to the back side.

  The opening 34 of the variable winning opening 33 is formed in a horizontally long rectangular shape on the mounting plate 45 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 4 to 11, a laterally long rectangular cylindrical peripheral wall 46 surrounding the opening 34 and a plurality of mounting portions 51 are integrally formed on the back side of the mounting plate 45 in the circumferential direction. The middle case body 47 is detachably coupled by a screw or the like that abuts on the back side and is screwed to the attachment portion 51 from the back side.

  The open / close door 35 has a horizontally long rectangular shape that fits into the opening 34, and as shown in FIGS. 3, 4, 6 to 8, etc. Between a closed position (solid line state in the figure) pivotally supported by the peripheral wall 46 of the mounting plate 45 and the like, and an open position (two-dot chain line state in the figure) where the opening 34 is tilted forward and opened. It can be opened and closed freely.

  Note that the opening / closing door 35 is provided with reinforcing ribs 53 serving as guides for game balls at both left and right ends. Further, the open / close door 35 is provided with a plurality of vertical protrusions 54 at predetermined intervals in the left-right direction on the front side at the closed position.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 to 10, the middle case body 47 has left and right outer walls 55, an upper wall 56 that connects the upper ends of the outer walls 55 to the left and right, and a middle portion of the outer wall 55 between the left and right sides. A bottom wall 57 to be connected and an inner wall 58 provided across the upper wall 56 and the bottom wall 57 in the vicinity of the inner side of one outer wall 55 are provided. The outer wall 55, the upper wall 56, and the bottom wall are provided. 57 and the inner wall 58 are on the rear side of the variable winning opening 33. Therefore, the variable winning opening 33 is provided to be recessed from the opening 34 side of the mounting plate 45 into the middle case body 47 through the peripheral wall 46, and the back side is a horizontally long space closed by the back walls 39 and 40. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the bottom wall 57 is arranged at a height that can receive a game ball guided from the open / close door 35 in the open position and winning from the opening 34 side, and the top of the bottom wall 57 serves as a guide passage 37. ing. As shown in FIGS. 6 to 10, the guide passage 37 is arranged to be deviated from the center in the left-right direction toward the discharge port 36 and guides the game balls to the discharge passage 38 on the rear side, Inclined portions 61 and 62 are arranged on both sides of the collective portion 60 and guide the game balls to the collective portion 60 in the left-right direction, and are provided long on the bottom wall 57 in the variable winning opening 33 in the left-right direction. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 6, a cylindrical protruding portion 63 that protrudes rearward from the back wall 39 is provided on the rear portion of the middle case body 47 on the discharge port 36 side from the collecting portion 60, and in the cylindrical protruding portion 63. A discharge passage 38 is provided in the left-right direction. The depth of the guide passage 37 is substantially the same as the thickness of the game board 9, and the discharge passage 38 is provided on the back side of the game board 9. For this reason, the depth of the variable winning means 15 is increased by the amount of the discharge passage 38 on the back side of the game board 9, but the variable winning means 15 is less than the case where the discharge passage 38 is within the thickness of the game board 9. It becomes compact in the vertical direction, and the ratio of the variable winning means 15 to the game area 11 can be reduced.

  As shown in FIGS. 5, 6, etc., a switch holding portion 65 is provided on one side in the left-right direction of the cylindrical protrusion 63 and outside the one outer wall 55, corresponding to the discharge port 36. The winning detection switch 41 is detachably inserted from the back side and held in the switch holding portion 65. On the lower surface side of the upper wall portion of the cylindrical projecting portion 63, a hanging wall 66 that hangs down to the upper front side of the discharge passage 38 is provided behind the back wall 39 as shown in FIG. 8.

  As shown in FIGS. 4, 6, 11, etc., the winning detection switch 41 is a flat rectangular switch body 67 and a passage formed through one end side of the switch body 67 in the flat direction. The switch body 67 is inserted into the switch holding portion 65 with the longitudinal direction of the switch body 67 in the front-rear direction so that the front through hole 68 of the switch body 67 corresponds to the outside of the discharge port 36. This winning detection switch 41 is located near the outside in the opening area of the variable winning opening 33 so as not to limit the light emission area of the back walls 39, 40 by the light emitter 42 or to limit the illumination in the variable winning opening 33. Has been placed.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the cylindrical projecting portion 63 is in the opening area of the variable winning opening 33, and the rear end is closed by the back wall 40. Therefore, behind the variable winning opening 33, there are a back wall 39 in the vicinity of the rear side of the guide passage 37 and a back wall 40 in the vicinity of the rear side of the discharge passage 38, and both back walls 39, 40 are formed in the opening 34. On the other hand, it faces from the rear. Both back walls 39, 40 are spaced apart in the front-rear direction by the amount of the discharge passage 38. The back wall 40 is separate from the middle case body 47 and is sandwiched from the front and rear by the middle case body 47 and the rear case body 48.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, concave and convex irregular reflection portions 39 a and 40 a are formed on the back surfaces of the back walls 39 and 40 so that the substantially front surface emits light by the light from the light emitter 42. Of the two back walls 39, 40, the irregular reflection portion 39a of the back wall 39 far from the light emitter 42 has a rough uneven shape, and the diffuse reflection portion 40a of the back wall 40 adjacent to the light emitter 42 has a fine uneven shape. The irregular reflection portions 39a and 40a may be rough. The diffuse reflection portions 39a and 40a may have the same unevenness or rough surface.

  6 to 11, the rear case body 48 includes left and right side walls 70, an upper wall 71 and a lower wall 72 that connect the upper and lower ends of the both side walls 70 to the left and right, and a rear wall 73 on the rear end side. And is detachably coupled by screws or the like, and the light emitting substrate 43 is disposed in the front internal space. The light emitting substrate 43 has a horizontally long rectangular shape and is detachably fixed to a plurality of mounting bosses 74 protruding forward from the rear wall 73 of the rear case body 48 by screws or the like.

  As shown in FIGS. 5, 7, 11, etc., there is a guide rod for guiding the game ball backward corresponding to the upper special symbol starting means 14 as shown in FIGS. 75 is provided, and a game ball which is won by the special symbol starting means 14 and discharged downward on the back side of the game board 9 is received by the guide rod 75 and dropped downward from the rear end thereof. . Note that the rear end of the guide rod 75 protrudes rearward from the rear wall 73.

  On the front side of the light emitting substrate 43, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, 10, etc., a plurality of light emitting bodies 42 are provided at appropriate intervals in the vertical and horizontal directions corresponding to the back walls 39 and 40. The light source 42 is attached to irradiate the back walls 39 and 40 with light from the inside. The upper and lower end sides of the light emitting substrate 43 are lowered below the upper and lower end edges of the opening 34 of the variable prize opening 33, and the light emitter 42 is a portion corresponding to the lower end edge of the opening 34 and the upper side of the bottom wall 57. In addition, it is also provided at a portion corresponding to the lower side of the bottom wall 57. This is because the variable winning means 15 is arranged below the game area 11 below the general player's eye level.

  The left and right end portions of the light emitting substrate 43 are positioned in the vicinity of both ends of the opening area so that the light emitting substrate 43 substantially corresponds to the width of the opening 34 in the left and right direction of the variable prize opening 33, and the light emitters are also disposed on both end sides. 42 is provided. This is so that substantially the entire opening area of the variable winning opening 33 can be sufficiently emitted or illuminated.

  On the rear wall 73 of the rear case body 48, as shown in FIGS. 5, 6, and 11, a harness hanging portion 77 for hanging a harness connected to the light emitting substrate 43, the drive solenoid 44, the winning detection switch 41, and the like. And the latching | locking part 78 for latching the winning detection switch 41 inserted in the switch holding | maintenance part 65 on the back side is provided so that elastic deformation is possible. The harness hooking portion 77 is below the guide rod 75, and the harness can be stopped in the left-right direction along the rear wall 73 so that the harness does not interfere with the game ball guided by the guide rod 75.

  As shown in FIG. 6 and the like, the drive solenoid 44 is detachably inserted from a rear side into a rectangular cylindrical cylindrical holding portion 79 protruding rearward from a rear wall 73 of the rear case body 48, and is inserted into a positioning portion 79a on the front end side. The substantially whole is fitted in the cylindrical holding part 79 by abutting. As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8 and the like, the cylindrical holding portion 79 integrally protrudes rearward from one end side in the left-right direction of the rear case body 48, and on both sides thereof, the drive in the cylindrical holding portion 79 is provided. A plurality of longitudinal slits 80 are formed in the vertical direction so as to be elastically deformable so as to hold the solenoid 44 from both the upper and lower sides.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the drive solenoid 44 includes a movable iron core 81 that operates in the front-rear direction. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 9, the movable iron core 81 is biased forward by a spring 82 and linked to the open / close door 35 via a linkage means 83. As shown in FIGS. 6, 9, 10, and the like, the interlocking unit 83 includes a swing arm 84 that engages with the opening / closing door 35 and opens / closes, and an interlock member 85 that swings the swing arm 84. The guide passage 37 and one side of the light-emitting substrate 43, particularly, the outer side of the center of the movable iron core 81 of the drive solenoid 44 and the inner side of the outer wall 55 are arranged in the front-rear direction.

  The swing arm 84 is L-shaped and is disposed between the outer wall 55 and the inner wall 58 in the vicinity of the outer wall 55 and is held between the middle case body 47 side and the rear case body 48. The left and right support shafts 87 are pivotably supported. Then, one end side of the swing arm 84 is engaged with the engaging portion 88 on the base side of the reinforcing rib 53 of the opening / closing door 35, and the engaged portion 89 such as a protruding portion on the other end side is on the front end side of the interlocking member 85. Is engaged with an engaging portion 90 such as a notch.

  The interlocking member 85 is disposed between the light emitting substrate 43 and the swing arm 84 in the front-rear direction, and the coupling portion 91 at the rear end engages with the flange portion 92 at the front end of the movable iron core 81 of the drive solenoid 44 so as to be detachable. Are combined. The interlocking member 85 is provided eccentric to the outer wall 55 side with respect to the coupling portion 91.

  An inclined portion 58 a that is inclined outward in the left-right direction is provided on the front side of the inner wall 58, and the front end of the inclined portion 58 a is close to the inside of the reinforcing rib 53 of the open / close door 35.

  The opening / closing door 35, the mounting plate 45, the middle case body 47, the rear case body 48, the back walls 39 and 40, and the interlocking means 83 are made of a light transmissive material, for example, a transparent synthetic resin material. In addition, as long as there is light transmittance, it may be colorless and transparent, colored and transparent or translucent. The rear case body 48 may be molded from an opaque material.

  In the ball game machine having the above configuration, when the special symbol starting means 14 detects the winning of the game ball, the special symbol on the special symbol display means 23 fluctuates for a predetermined time, and after the fluctuation, either the big hit mode or the off mode Stop.

  In the variable winning means 15, the movable iron core 81 of the drive solenoid 44 is normally urged forward by a spring 82, so that the opening / closing door 35 is held in the closed position via the interlocking means 83. In addition, since a large number of vertical protrusions 54 are formed on the front surface of the opening / closing door 35 in the left-right direction, the opening / closing door 35 is in the closed position even though the opening / closing door 35 itself is light transmissive. Sometimes, the inside of the variable winning opening 33 cannot be seen through.

  When the special symbol after the fluctuation stops in a big hit mode, the drive solenoid 44 is excited and the movable iron core 81 operates backward against the spring 82. As a result, the interlocking member 85 of the interlocking means 83 moves rearward together with the movable iron core 81, and the swing arm 84 swings rearward (in the direction indicated by the arrow a) around the support shaft 87. Turns around the pivot 52 to the open position to open the variable winning opening 33.

  When the open / close door 35 is in the open position, the game ball that falls on the open / close door 35 along the front surface of the game board 9 is guided to the variable winning opening 33 by the open / close door 35. The ball will be easier to win. The game balls won in the variable winning opening 33 are collected to the collecting section 60 through the inclined portions 61 and 62 of the guide passage 37 and then discharged from the discharge passage 38 to the back side of the game board 9 through the discharge opening 36. Go. When the winning game ball is discharged from the discharge port 36, the winning detection switch 41 detects the game ball and counts the number of wins by the counting means. When the predetermined number of game balls are won in the variable winning opening 33 or a predetermined time elapses, the drive solenoid 44 is demagnetized and the open / close door 35 closes to the closed position around the pivot 52.

  On the other hand, for example, if the open / close door 35 opens the variable winning opening 33, each light emitter 42 of the light emitting board 43 emits light and emits light during the opening time of the variable winning opening 33 by the control from the effect control board (not shown). The back walls 39 and 40 are irradiated from the back side. For this reason, substantially the entire back walls 39 and 40 emit light, and at the same time, the light emission can illuminate the inside of the variable winning opening 33 and the open / close door 35 in the open state. Therefore, it becomes more brilliant than in the past, and the visual presentation effect is further improved.

  Further, since the mounting plate 45, the middle case body 47, the rear case body 48, the opening / closing door 35, and the interlocking means 83 are made of a light-transmitting material, the back walls 39 and 40 simply emit light by the light emitting body 42 emitting light. In addition, most of the front structural members from the light emitter 42 can emit light brightly. For example, light from the light emitter 42 leaks to the peripheral wall portions of the middle case body 47 and the rear case body 48, and further to the peripheral wall 46 of the mounting plate 45. For this reason, the periphery of the opening 34 of the mounting plate 45 can emit light brightly. Also at this time, the light emission area is hardly limited by the winning detection switch 41.

  The light emitting board 43 and the light emitting body 42 attached to the light emitting board 43 correspond to the upper and lower sides of the bottom wall 57 of the middle case body 47, and the light emitting body 42 irradiates light on the upper and lower sides of the bottom wall 57. Therefore, it is possible to emit or illuminate a range including the back walls 39 and 40, the open / close door 35, and the like.

  12 and 13 illustrate a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a discharge port 36 and a winning detection switch 41 are arranged below the variable winning port 33. The discharge port 36 is formed downward on the rear side of the gathering portion 60 of the guide passage 37 of the variable winning port 33, and back walls 39 are integrally provided on both the left and right sides of the discharge port 36. A back wall 40 is detachably provided between the left and right back walls 39 on the rear side of the discharge port 36. The winning detection switch 41 is disposed in the front-rear direction outside the opening of the variable winning port 33 below the discharge port 36. Other configurations are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment.

  Thus, if the winning detection switch 41 is outside the opening area of the variable winning opening 33, it is possible to dispose the discharging opening 36 below the variable winning opening 33 by, for example, disposing the discharging opening 36 below the variable winning opening 33. It is.

  14 and 15 illustrate a third embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the bottom wall 57 of the variable winning opening 33 has an inclined passage 93 that guides the winning game ball backward, and a guide that guides the gaming ball from the inclined passage 93 to the discharge port 36 in the left-right direction. A passage 37 is provided. The inclined passage 93 is provided long in the left-right direction on the front side of the bottom wall 57, and the guide passage 37 is provided on the rear side of the bottom wall 57 corresponding to the length of the inclined passage 93 in the left-right direction. A back wall 39 is disposed on the back side of the guide passage 37. Other configurations are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment.

  As described above, the variable winning means 15 may be provided with the inclined passage 93 on the front side of the bottom wall 57 of the variable winning opening 33. In this case, the back wall 39 can be configured by a single member.

  FIG. 16 illustrates a fourth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a decorative sheet 95 is attached to the front surface of the mounting plate 45. The decorative sheet 95 is configured by a non-transmissive decorative seal or the like that does not transmit light, and a cutout portion 95a corresponding to the peripheral portion of the opening 34 of the mounting plate 45 is formed. Accordingly, the decorative sheet 75 is mounted on the mounting plate 45 so as to cover the outside of the mounting plate 45 excluding the opening 34 and its peripheral portion from the front surface. The decorative sheet 95 is a hatched portion, and the cutout portion 95 a is smaller than the mounting hole 49.

  In this way, the decorativeness on the front side of the mounting plate 45 is improved despite the fact that the mounting plate 45 is made of a light-transmitting synthetic resin or the like. Since the boundary with the peripheral light emitting portion becomes clear, the peripheral portion of the opening 34 can emit light more clearly when the light emitter 42 emits light.

  As mentioned above, although the Example of this invention was explained in full detail, this invention is not limited to this Example, A various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention. For example, in the embodiment, it has been described that each light emitter 42 mounted on the light emitting substrate 43 emits light at the same time and continuously emits light during the opening time each time the variable winning opening 33 is opened. 42 may sequentially emit light immediately before opening the variable winning opening 33, simultaneously with opening or immediately after opening, or with a time difference. Further, each light emitter 42 may emit flashing light synchronously while the variable winning opening 33 is opened, or may sequentially flash and emit light so that the light emitting position moves. Furthermore, since the opening / closing door 35 is light-transmitting, even when the opening / closing door 35 is in a closed state, each light-emitting body 42 emits light when a predetermined light-emitting condition set in the game conditions on the game board 9 side is satisfied. You may make it do.

  In the case of the first embodiment, the light emitting substrate 43 may be separately provided so as to face the back walls 39 and 40, and the distance between the back walls 39 and 40 and the light emitting substrate 43 may be substantially the same. In the embodiment, the mounting plate 45 having the peripheral wall 46, the middle case body 47 having the back walls 39 and 40, the open / close door 35, the interlocking means 83, and the like are made of a light-transmitting synthetic resin material. The back walls 39 and 40 may be light transmissive, and the other may not have light transmissive properties. The back walls 39 and 40 can also be formed of a light transmissive member having a large number of light transmission holes. Therefore, the material of the back walls 39 and 40 need not be transparent.

  It is desirable that the light emitting substrate 43 is slightly shorter than the left and right opening widths of the variable prize winning opening 33 and the light emitters 42 are also disposed at both left and right ends of the light emitting substrate 43. However, as long as the left and right irradiation areas of the light emitting body 42 are large, the entire left and right widths of the back walls 39 and 40 are allowed to emit light, and as long as substantially the entire left and right width within the variable prize winning opening 33 can be illuminated, light emission is possible. It is also possible to make the substrate 43 smaller.

  Drive means other than the drive solenoid 44 may be used as the drive means for opening and closing the open / close door 35. The winning detection switch 41 may be arranged at a position different from the driving unit 44, the interlocking unit 83, and the like. Further, if the light emitting area of the back walls 39 and 40 by the light emitter 42 is not limited, it is also possible to provide a winning detection switch 41 in addition to the position exemplified in the embodiment. The winning detection switch 41 may be provided outside the opening area of the variable winning opening 33.

  When the attachment plate 45 is made of a light-transmitting synthetic resin material, an opaque paint may be applied to a portion other than the peripheral portion of the opening 34, or an opaque adhesive sheet may be attached. The light emitter 42 may be other than an LED. In addition, it goes without saying that the present invention can be similarly applied to other ball game machines such as an arrangement ball machine and a sparrow ball game machine.

9 gaming board 15 variable winning means 33 variable winning opening 34 opening 35 opening / closing door 36 discharge opening 37 guide passage 38 discharge passage 39, 40 back wall 41 winning detection switch 42 light emitter 43 light emitting substrate 44 drive solenoid (drive means)
45 Mounting plate 55 Outer wall 67 Switch body 68 Passing hole 83 Interlocking means

Claims (6)

  A variable winning opening (33) that opens to the front side of the game board (9), an open / close door (35) that opens and closes an opening (34) on the front side of the variable winning opening (33), and the open / close door (35) A discharge port (36) for discharging the game ball won in the variable winning port (33) to the back side of the game board (9) when the game is opened, and a game ball won in the variable winning port (33) are detected. In the ball game machine provided with variable prize means (15) including a prize detection switch (41) in the game board (9), it is arranged at the back of the variable prize slot (33) and in the opening (34). The rear walls (39, 40) facing from the rear are made of a light transmissive member, and the winning detection switch (41) is disposed outside or near the outside of the variable winning opening (33), A plurality of light emitters (42) for irradiating the back wall (39, 40) with light are mounted. Pinball game machine, characterized in that arranged on the rear side of the light emitting substrate which (43) the back wall (39, 40).   A drive means (44) for opening and closing the opening / closing door (35) is provided on one side in the left-right direction with respect to the variable prize opening (33), and the discharge port (36) for discharging game balls to the side is provided on the discharge door (36). The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the prize winning detection switch (41) is arranged on the other side with respect to the variable prize opening (33), and the prize detection switch (41) is arranged on the discharge opening (36) side.   A guide passage (37) for guiding the game ball in the left-right direction in the variable winning opening (33) substantially corresponding to the width of the left and right openings (34) of the variable winning opening (33), and the guide passage (37 ) And a discharge passage (38) arranged in the left-right direction on the rear side and guiding the game ball from the guide passage (37) to the discharge port (36), the guide passage (37) and the discharge The ball game machine according to claim 2, wherein the light emitting substrate (43) is provided corresponding to the back wall (39, 40) on the rear side of the passage (38).   The driving means (44) is disposed behind the light emitting substrate (43), and an interlocking means (83) for interlocking the driving means (44) and the open / close door (35) is provided as the guide passage (37) and The ball game machine according to claim 3, characterized in that it is arranged on one side of the light emitting substrate (43) and in the vicinity of the inside of the outer wall (55) of the variable prize opening (33). .   The winning detection switch (41) includes a rectangular switch body (67) in which a game ball passage hole (68) is formed, and the passage hole (68) corresponds to the outside of the discharge port (36). The ball game machine according to claim 2, wherein the switch body (67) is arranged in the front-rear direction.   An opening (34) of the variable prize opening (33) is formed in the mounting plate (45) that contacts the front surface of the game board (9), and the peripheral portion of the opening (34) of the mounting plate (45) and the 6. The bullet ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the opening / closing door (35) can emit light by light from the light emitter (42).

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