JP2011224220A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow game balls smoothly roll inside a path even if a warp path is bent, and to stably discharge game balls onto a stage.SOLUTION: The warp path 610 is configured as a bent tubular structure formed by connecting an entrance guide path 610, a depth direction guide path 630 and a falling direction guide path 640 between a warp entrance 611 which opens toward the outside of a center accessory 12 and a warp exit 611 which is opened toward the center of the stage 601. Projections 641a-646a extending in a direction orthogonal to the ball advancing direction, are formed to project inward on the inner wall of the falling direction guide path 640. Ribs 631 extending along the ball advancing direction are formed to project downward on the inner surface of an upper wall of the depth direction guide path 630.

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly to a structure of a passage (so-called warp passage) for guiding a game ball from the outside of the center decoration to a stage in the center decoration.

  Conventionally, a so-called stage has been provided at the center decoration in the center of the game area of the game board. After the game ball rolls on the stage, the game ball falls toward the starting port located below the stage. I try to let them. In addition, the center decoration is provided with a take-in port (warp entrance) for taking game balls into the stage and a cylindrical slope (warp passage) for guiding the game balls from the warp entrance to the stage (patent) Literature 1-12 etc.).

  As shown in FIG. 61 (A), Patent Document 1 shows that the right and left of the inner wall of the warp passage that guides the game balls that have entered the warp inlets formed at the upper ends of the center accessory onto the stage via the warp outlets. A technique is disclosed in which a plurality of resistance portions projecting from a plurality of resistance portions are provided in steps, and the speed of the game ball is reduced by the resistance portions and at the same time the operation of the game ball is changed.

  In Patent Document 2, as shown in FIG. 61 (B), a drop impact buffering plate is projected in a horizontal direction from the front-rear direction inside the warp passage to buffer the falling momentum of the game ball, and an appropriate moving speed. The technology to make is disclosed.

  In Patent Document 3, as shown in FIG. 61 (C), a pair of left and right warp inlets are provided in the center role, and the game ball that has flowed out onto the stage via the warp passage is attached to the lower edge rib of the back wall of the stage. A technique is disclosed in which the rolling speed of a game ball is reduced by contact.

  In Patent Document 4, as shown in FIG. 62 (A), a spiral interference member is coaxially arranged in the warp passage, and the game ball that has entered the warp inlet is dropped while rotating spirally. In addition, it discloses a technique of slowing down and rolling gently on the stage with visual interest.

  In Patent Document 5, as shown in FIG. 62 (B), in a warp passage, a V-shaped bifurcated member is placed so as to face a support column facing inward, and a game ball is moved in a zigzag direction. A technique for guiding and decelerating while changing back is disclosed.

  In Patent Document 6, as shown in FIG. 62C, the warp passage is formed by four wall members, and the first wall member and the second wall member are erected at intervals at which the game balls cannot pass. A game ball which cannot be passed through the first wall material and the second wall material, and has a substantially square opening portion where the upper end portion and the lower end portion of each of the first wall material and the second wall material overlap with each other, and enters from above. The technology of suppressing the falling speed of the game ball is disclosed by guiding it downward and letting it fall while sequentially escaping to the opening part.

  In Patent Document 7, as shown in FIG. 62 (D), the warp passage is configured by a ladder member and a wall member having a protrusion, and the ladder member and the wall member are spaced at a narrower distance than the diameter of the game ball. In addition, there is disclosed a configuration in which the cross rails and the protrusions are alternately arranged.

  Patent Document 8 discloses a structure in which semicircular or triangular protrusions are provided alternately on the left and right walls of the warp passage as shown in FIG. 62 (E).

  In Patent Document 9, as shown in FIG. 62 (F), the warp passage is constituted by a back side passage and a base member, and the game ball is caused to roll down while colliding with a rib formed over the entire length of the base member inner surface. The ball pressure of the game ball applied to the rib is disclosed to be absorbed by the concave groove on the surface of the base member.

  As shown in FIG. 63 (A), Patent Document 10 describes a game machine equipped with a wide stage in the depth direction. A warp kit that guides a game ball entered from the warp entrance in the depth direction and then drops it vertically. It is disclosed that a guide ball is installed between the warp outlet and the stage in the game ball flowing out from the warp outlet at the lower end of the warp rod to the stage.

  As shown in FIG. 63 (B), in Patent Document 11, similarly, in a gaming machine having a stage that is wide in the depth direction, the warp passage includes an introduction portion that extends in a vertical direction where the warp entrance is opened, and an introduction portion. A distribution portion extending in the horizontal direction that distributes the game balls that have flowed down to either the first or second ball passage with a rib and rolled toward the back, and a lead-out portion that extends in the vertical direction from the most downstream of the distribution portion The game ball is led out to the rear part of the stage from the warp exit opened in the lead-out part.

  In Patent Document 12, as shown in FIG. 63C, similarly, in a gaming machine having a wide stage in the depth direction, it is necessary that only one gaming ball can pass through the inner diameter of the warp passage and the warp outlet. It is configured to be larger than the minimum size, and a mounting boss for screwing the warp passage to the center case is formed so as to protrude into the flow channel, and the position and movement of the game ball flowing out from the warp outlet It is disclosed that the direction of is random.

JP 2000-300747 (FIGS. 3 and 8) Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-276342 (FIG. 1, FIG. 5, FIG. 6C) JP 2002-346078 (FIGS. 2 to 5) JP-A-8-336637 (FIG. 2 (a)) JP-A-2002-119667 (FIGS. 3 and 5) JP 2002-126207 A (FIG. 3) JP 2003-275403 A (FIGS. 5 and 9) JP 2006-122277 A (FIGS. 14 and 15) JP-A-2006-87575 (FIGS. 15, 17, and 18) JP-A-2001-70537 (FIGS. 4 to 6) JP 2008-272157 A (FIG. 2) JP 2008-302124 A (FIGS. 5 and 6)

  Although the techniques of Patent Documents 1, 2, 4 to 9 and 12 are effective as techniques for slowing down the speed of a game ball when released from the warp passage to the stage, there are the following problems.

  In Patent Documents 1 and 8, the structure is relatively simple, but there is a possibility that the game ball will repel in the vicinity of the warp exit.

  Patent Document 2 has a problem that the cross-sectional area of the warp passage must be large as a result of providing the uneven horizontal plate.

  Since Patent Documents 4 to 7 have a structure in which a spiral interference member, a support with a V-shaped bifurcated member, a perforated plate, a ladder member, and the like are inserted into the warp passage, the structure is complicated and the assembly work is performed. There is a problem that it takes time and effort.

  Patent Document 9 is designed so that the ball pressure of the game ball is applied to the rib, and the game ball is in contact with the rib over the entire length of the warp passage, so that the game ball is clogged in the warp passage. May occur. Regarding Patent Documents 4 to 7 having a complicated structure in the warp passage, game balls may be clogged in the warp passage. Also in Patent Documents 1 and 8, there is a concern about the occurrence of clogging of the balls in the warp passage if deceleration is to be executed accurately.

  In Patent Document 12, since the warp exit is formed so as to fall from the information to the stage, there is still a problem that the game ball repels on the stage.

  Patent Document 3 does not specifically consider the deceleration in the warp passage, and reduces the rolling speed of the game ball due to the contact with the lower edge rib when it flows out onto the stage. There is a risk that a game ball that rolls well hits and hits the end of the lower edge rib.

  In Patent Document 10, deceleration in the warp passage is not particularly taken into consideration, and when the game ball jumps out from the warp exit to the guide passage, the ball speed may be high and rebound.

  The ribs of Patent Document 11 are used for distributing the ball passages and do not sufficiently contribute to the deceleration of the game ball.

  As described above, various proposals have been made regarding the structure of the warp passage for guiding the game ball from the outside of the center decoration to the stage in the center decoration, but it has a wide depth stage from the warp entrance to the warp exit. The warp passage cannot be simply configured, and there is no risk of clogging of the game ball in the warp passage with respect to the warp passage that needs to guide the game ball to a certain distance in the depth direction and the vertical direction. A structure that can effectively reduce the speed of the ball before it is released and that does not repel when it flows into the stage has not been easily realized.

  In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to smoothly roll a game ball in the passage even when the warp passage is bent, and to stably discharge the game ball to the stage.

A gaming machine of the present invention made to achieve such an object is a gaming machine having a warp passage for guiding a gaming ball from the outside of the center decoration to the stage in the center decoration, and has the following configuration. It is characterized by being.
(1) The warp passage includes at least one or more depth direction guide paths extending in the depth direction between a warp inlet opening toward the outside of the center decoration and a warp outlet opening toward the center of the stage. It is configured as a bent cylindrical structure configured by continuously connecting at least one or more falling direction guide paths extending in the vertical direction.
(2) A protrusion that extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to the traveling direction of the game ball is formed on the inner wall of the drop direction guide path so as to protrude inward.
(3) On the inner surface of the upper wall of the depth direction guide path, a rib extending along the traveling direction of the game ball is formed to protrude downward.

  According to the gaming machine of the present invention, in the depth direction guide path, the rib guides the course not to be shifted while suppressing the upward splashing of the game ball, and in the fall direction guide path, the protrusion is the direction in which the game ball drops It is guided to collide and fall along the center of the warp passage so as to suppress the deviation. Further, when the game ball comes into contact with the ribs and the ridges, an effect of deceleration is exhibited in addition to the course adjustment. As a result, the game ball rolls smoothly from the warp exit onto the stage.

Here, the gaming machine of the present invention may further include the following configuration.
(4) The warp outlet is formed so as to open toward the center of the stage on the inner side of the lower end of the drop direction guide path of the final portion of the bent cylindrical structure.
(5) The end of the drop direction guide path in which the warp outlet is opened is curved toward the center of the stage, and is a curved extension formed to extend toward the stage beyond the warp outlet. A bottom wall is provided, and the wall on the front side of the drop direction guide path is extended to the end of the extended bottom wall.

  According to the gaming machine having the configuration of (1) to (5), the portion that rolls out from the drop direction guide path becomes a curved extended bottom wall, and the front side wall is extended to the end of the extended bottom wall. The game ball can roll smoothly onto the stage along the curved surface without shifting the course even after exiting the warp exit.

In addition, these gaming machines of the present invention may further include the following configuration.
(6) The protrusions on the inner wall of the drop direction guide path are formed to protrude so as to face each other so as to be shifted in the height direction in the facing direction.

  By providing the configuration of (6), the course guiding action by the protrusions inside the drop direction guiding path is more accurately executed, and the speed suppressing action is also enhanced.

The gaming machine having the configuration (6) may further include the following configuration.
(7) The ridges on the inner wall of the drop direction guide path are formed so that the ridges shifted in the height direction with respect to each of the direction facing left and right and the direction facing front and back are mutually irrespective of the facing position. Protrusions are formed so that the positional relationship is shifted in the height direction.

  By using the configuration of (7) instead of (6), the course guiding action by the protrusions inside the drop direction guiding path is more accurately executed, and the speed suppressing action is further enhanced.

The gaming machine of the present invention having the configuration (7) may further have the following configuration.
(8) The warp passage is configured to guide the game ball that has entered from the warp entrance toward the inside of the center decoration, and to change the course of the game ball in the depth direction in communication with the entrance guide route. A depth direction guiding path to be guided, a drop guiding path that communicates with the depth direction guiding path to change the traveling direction of the game ball downward, and is arranged at the center of the stage inside the lower end of the falling guiding path. And a terminal portion of the drop direction guide path in which the warp outlet is opened is curved toward the center of the stage and is ahead of the warp outlet. A curved extended bottom wall extending toward the stage until the front wall of the drop direction guiding path is extended to the end of the extended bottom wall.
(9) The warp passage includes a passage main body integrally formed in a bent groove shape that forms a front surface and a side surface of the inlet portion guide passage, the depth direction guide passage, and the drop direction guide passage, and the inlet portion guide passage. The rear wall, the upper wall of the depth direction guideway, and the portion corresponding to the rear wall of the fall direction guideway are configured separately.
(10) At least portions corresponding to the upper wall of the depth direction guide path and the rear wall of the drop direction guide path are integrally formed so as to cover the groove openings of the depth direction guide path and the drop direction guide path. Be configured as a member.
(11) A protrusion having a triangular or semicircular cross section in which protrusions extending in the direction facing the left and right extend in the die-cutting direction of the injection molding on the inner surface of the side wall portion of the groove corresponding to the guide passage in the depth direction of the passage main body. And the front side of the ridge in the direction facing the front and rear is formed by integral molding as a ridge having a triangular or semicircular cross section on the upper surface of the bottom portion of the groove, and the lid The rear side of the protrusion in the direction facing the front-rear direction is formed by integral molding as a protrusion having a triangular or semicircular cross section on the front surface of the portion corresponding to the rear wall of the depth direction guide path of the member. .

  By providing the configurations of (8) to (11), the warp passage may constitute a depth direction guide path and a drop direction guide path by covering the groove opening of the groove-shaped path main body portion with a lid member. it can. By dividing the passage main body portion and the lid member, it is possible to form the protrusions provided to face the front and rear and the left and right in the drop direction guide passage by integral molding by synthetic resin injection molding, A structure for exhibiting the speed suppressing action can be realized with high accuracy.

The gaming machine having the configurations (8) to (11) may further include the following configurations.
(12) The warp outlet is formed in a state in which the side wall on the stage side of the terminal portion of the groove-shaped passage main body is cut, and the lid member extends to a portion corresponding to the rear wall of the portion where the side wall is cut off. The protrusion in the direction facing the front and rear is formed on the terminal side of the portion where the side wall is cut off.

  By providing the structure of (12), the ridge leading to the warp exit in the drop direction guideway functions as a structure that emphasizes the course adjustment function. After exiting the warp exit, the extension bottom wall The protrusions protruding upward from the bottom surface of the portion up to the terminal end function as a structure that places more importance on the speed suppressing function of the game ball. Thereby, although the movement of the game ball in the warp passage is smooth, the speed can be sufficiently suppressed to roll out to the stage.

The gaming machine having the configuration (12) may further include the following configuration.
(13) The rib is protruded and formed at a portion corresponding to the upper wall of the depth direction guide path of the lid member so as to be along the center of the groove-shaped passage body.

  By including the configuration of (13), it is possible to accurately provide ribs that place importance on the course adjustment function.

Each of these gaming machines of the present invention may further have the following configuration.
(14) The depth direction guide path is configured to have a downward slope such that the bottom surface becomes lower toward the rear, and the rib is formed to protrude so that the lower end is substantially parallel to the bottom surface of the downward slope. .

  By including the configuration of (14), the game ball moves smoothly to the drop direction guide path, and the course adjustment function in that case becomes more accurate.

Each of these gaming machines of the present invention may further have the following configuration.
(15) The drop direction guide path is formed in a rectangular tube shape having a rectangular cross section, and the protrusions are formed to protrude from the inner walls of the front, rear, left and right surfaces, and the distance between the front and rear surfaces and the left and right surfaces is the diameter of the game ball + It is configured to be larger than each height of the facing ridge.

  By also providing the configuration of (15), the course can be made to coincide well with the center of the warp passage while smoothly dropping the game ball, and the rolling direction from the warp outlet can be stabilized.

  According to the present invention, even when the warp passage is bent, the game ball can be smoothly rolled in the passage, and the game ball can be stably discharged to the stage.

The pachinko machine of Example 1 is shown, (A) is a perspective view of the state which removed the game board, (B) is a front view, (C) is an exploded perspective view. The game board of the pachinko machine of Example 1 is shown, (A) is a left view, (B) is a front view, (C) is a right view. It is a front view of the state which removed the board member in the game board of the pachinko machine of Example 1. FIG. It is a rear view in the state where a liquid crystal display device and a control board were removed in a game board of a pachinko machine of Example 1. It is a front view which shows arrangement | positioning of the movable body in the game board of the pachinko machine of Example 1, and its drive source. It is a front view of the center decoration of the pachinko machine of Example 1. It is a front view which shows arrangement | positioning of the light emission member in the game board of the pachinko machine of Example 1. FIG. It is a front view which shows the state which the upper movable body rotated to the operation position in the game board of the pachinko machine of Example 1. FIG. It is a front view which shows the rotation range of an upper movable body and a left movable body in the game board of the pachinko machine of Example 1. FIG. The upper movable body of the pachinko machine of Example 1 is shown, (A) is a front view, (B) is a rear view, (C) is an AA arrow view, (D) is a BB arrow view. . It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at the upper movable body of the pachinko machine of Example 1 from the front side. It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at the upper movable body of the pachinko machine of Example 1 from the back side. The rear plate which is a part of the upper movable body of the pachinko machine of Example 1 is shown, (A) is a top view, (B) is a left side view, (C) is a front view, (D) is a right side view, (E) is a bottom view and (F) is a rear view. The front plate which is a part of the upper movable body of the pachinko machine of Example 1 is shown, (A) is a front view, (B) is a left side view based on the back surface, and (C) is a left side surface based on the back surface. (D) is a rear view, (E) is a right side view based on the back surface, and (F) is a bottom view based on the back surface. It is a rear view of the upper movable body of the pachinko machine of Example 1. It is the expansion perspective view which looked at the gear part of the upper movable body of the pachinko machine of Example 1 from the back side. The left movable body of the pachinko machine of Example 1 is shown, (A) and (B) are a front view and (C) is a perspective view. It is a front view of the upper right movable body of the pachinko machine of Example 1. It is a front view which shows the state which the movable body with a shutter rotated to the operation position in the game board of the pachinko machine of Example 1, and opened the shutter. It is a front view which shows the rotation range of the movable body with a shutter in the game board of the pachinko machine of Example 1. FIG. It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at the movable body with a shutter of the pachinko machine of Example 1 from the front side. It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at the movable body with a shutter of the pachinko machine of Example 1 from the back side. It is a disassembled perspective view of the main body of the movable body with a shutter of the pachinko machine of Example 1. FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of the ring-shaped plate assembled | attached to the ring-shaped frame part of the movable body with a shutter of the pachinko machine of Example 1. FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of a shutter blade | wing and an arc-shaped member assembled | attached to the ring-shaped frame part of the movable body with a shutter of the pachinko machine of Example 1. FIG. It is a perspective view of the principal part of the movable body with a shutter of the pachinko machine of Example 1. FIG. It is a front view of the movable body with a shutter of the pachinko machine of Example 1. FIG. The shutter opening / closing operation | movement of the movable body with a shutter of the pachinko machine of Example 1 is shown, (A), (C) is a front view, (B), (D) is a rear view. The shutter opening / closing operation | movement of the movable body with a shutter of the pachinko machine of Example 1 is shown, (A), (C) is a front view, (B), (D) is a rear view. The structure regarding the warp path | route in the game board of the pachinko machine of Example 1 is shown, (A) is a front view, (B) is a longitudinal cross-sectional view in the center. The structure regarding the warp path | route in the game board of the pachinko machine of Example 1 is shown, (A) is a left view, (B) is a right view. It is a perspective view which shows the structure regarding the warp channel | path in the game board of the pachinko machine of Example 1. FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the structure regarding the warp channel | path in the game board of the pachinko machine of Example 1. FIG. The structure regarding the warp path | route in the game board of the pachinko machine of Example 1 is shown, (A) is a perspective view, (B) is a front view, (C) is CC sectional drawing. The structure regarding the warp path | route in the game board of the pachinko machine of Example 1 is shown, (A) is a top view, (B) is a front view, (C) is a rear view, (D) is a right view. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure regarding the protrusion in the warp channel | path in the game board of the pachinko machine of Example 1. FIG. It is a perspective view of the left normal prize opening in the game board of the pachinko machine of Example 1. The left normal winning opening in the game board of the pachinko machine of Example 1 is shown, (A) is a front view, (B), (C) is sectional drawing. It is a perspective view of the right normal winning opening in the game board of the pachinko machine of Example 1. The right normal winning opening in the game board of the pachinko machine of Example 1 is shown, (A) is a front view, (B), (C) is sectional drawing. The start winning opening in the game board of the pachinko machine of Example 1 is shown, (A) is a top view, (B) is a front view, (C) is a right side view. The start winning opening in the game board of the pachinko machine of Example 1 is shown, (A) is a front view, (B), (C) is a perspective view of the components for electric chews. The start winning opening in the game board of the pachinko machine of Example 1 is shown, (A), (B) is a front view, (C) is a sectional view. The state which removed the liquid crystal display device and the control board in the game board of the pachinko machine of Example 1 is shown, (A) is a BB arrow view, (B) is a rear view, (C) is an AA arrow view. FIG. It is a front view including the principal part enlarged view of the state which removed the board member in the game board of the pachinko machine of Example 1. FIG. It is the disassembled perspective view seen from the back side of the state which removed the board member in the game board of the pachinko machine of Example 1. FIG. It is the disassembled perspective view seen from the back side containing the principal part enlarged view of the state which removed the board member in the game board of the pachinko machine of Example 1. FIG. It is the disassembled perspective view seen from the back side containing the principal part enlarged view of the state which removed the board member in the game board of the pachinko machine of Example 1. FIG. It is a rear view including the principal part enlarged view of the state which removed the board member in the game board of the pachinko machine of Example 1. FIG. It is a front view including the principal part enlarged view of the state which removed the board member in the game board of the pachinko machine of Example 1. FIG. It is a rear view of the game board of the pachinko machine of Example 1. It is a block diagram which shows the flow of the control signal in the movable body effect in the pachinko machine of Example 1. It is a block diagram which shows the flow of the control signal in the light emission effect in the pachinko machine of Example 1. It is a block diagram which shows the flow of the control signal of the integrated production in the standby position of the movable body with a shutter in the pachinko machine of Example 1. It is a block diagram which shows the flow of the control signal of the integrated production in the operation position of the movable body with a shutter in the pachinko machine of Example 1. It is a front view which shows the mode of the integrated production in the operation position of the movable body with a shutter in the pachinko machine of Example 1. FIG. It is a block diagram of the control system in the pachinko machine of Example 1. It is explanatory drawing of the effect pattern classification | category in the pachinko machine of Example 1. FIG. It is a flowchart of the step-up notice pattern determination control in the pachinko machine of Example 1. It is a block diagram which shows the flow of the detection signal of the fraudulent act using the magnet in the pachinko machine of Example 1. FIG. It is explanatory drawing of a prior art (patent documents 1-3). It is explanatory drawing of a prior art (patent documents 4-9). It is explanatory drawing of a prior art (patent documents 10-11).

  Hereinafter, specific examples will be described in detail with reference to the drawings as embodiments of the present invention.

[1 Overview of the entire gaming machine]
The pachinko machine of Example 1 is demonstrated in detail based on drawing. In the examples, “left” or “right” indicates “left” or “right” when viewed from the front side (front side) of the pachinko machine. First, a basic configuration of the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment will be briefly described.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine P according to the first embodiment includes an outer frame A, an inner frame B, a game board 1, a front frame D, an upper ball tray E, a lower ball tray F, and a ball hitting device G. I have. The outer frame A is a vertical rectangular frame that forms the outline of the pachinko machine P. The middle frame B is a vertical rectangular frame for setting various game components, and is assembled to the front side of the outer frame A so as to be openable and detachable. The game board 1 is attached to the opening of the middle frame B. The front frame D is a see-through protective window of the game board 1 and is assembled to the front side of the middle frame B so that it can be opened and closed by operating the locking device H. The upper ball tray E is a tray for lending balls or prize balls, and is configured integrally with the lower portion of the front frame D in this embodiment. Therefore, when the front frame D is opened and closed with respect to the middle frame B, the upper ball tray E is also opened and closed together. The lower ball receiving tray F is a receiving tray that receives a game ball discharged when the upper ball receiving tray E is full, a game ball that has been knocked down, and the like, and is fixed to the lower portion of the middle frame B. The hitting ball launching device G is a device for launching the game ball sent from the upper ball receiving tray E to the launching rail with the strength corresponding to the handle operation, and is installed in the lower right portion of the middle frame B.

  The middle frame B includes an upper frame member B1 that forms an upper edge, a lower frame member B2 that forms a lower edge and on which a ball striking device G and the like are installed, a left frame member B3 that forms a left edge, and a right frame that forms a right edge It is composed of a member B4 and is formed in a rectangular frame shape that aligns with the opening of the outer frame A when the upper, lower, left and right frame members B1 to B4 are assembled. An opening portion that opens when the upper, lower, left, and right frame members B1 to B4 are assembled functions as a game board holding portion B5 on which the game board 1 is installed. Here, the middle frame B is pivotally supported via support shafts provided at the upper left end and the lower left end of the outer frame A, and is rotated to the outer frame A by rotating the middle frame B around the left end. On the other hand, the middle frame B can be opened and closed.

  As shown in FIG. 2B, the game board 1 is provided with a center accessory 3 having a symbol variation display device (liquid crystal display device) 2. A start winning opening 11 is arranged immediately below the center prize 3, and when a game ball wins the start winning opening 11, the symbols displayed on the liquid crystal display device 2 start to change. Therefore, the space between the liquid crystal display device 2 and the start winning opening 11 is a place where the player pays attention. In addition to these components, the game board 1 includes a large decorative component (center ornament) 12, a special prize opening 13, a guide wheel 14, and a center ornament 3 that are arranged to surround the liquid crystal display device 2. Various components such as an out port 15, a lower left normal winning port 16, and a lower right normal winning port 17 are attached. In addition, a guide rail 18 is attached to the game board 1 to form a game area 10.

  As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2C, the game board 1 includes a veneer plate member 21 in which a game area 10 is defined on the front side, and a synthetic resin back surface attached to the back side of the plate member 21. The unit 22 is configured to be fixed with screws. The back unit 22 is provided with a basic base 23 composed of a box-like portion for disposing the liquid crystal display device 12 and the movable body. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a left ordinary winning opening ball passage portion 31, a right ordinary winning opening ball passage portion 32, and a starting winning opening ball passage portion 33 are provided on the front side of the rear unit 22. ing. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the back unit 22 is provided with a left ordinary winning opening back substrate installation unit 41, a right ordinary winning entrance back substrate installation unit 42, and a start winning entrance back substrate installation unit 43.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5A, on the basic base 23 of the back unit 22, an upper movable body 100, a left movable body 200, an upper right movable body 300, and a lower right movable body 400 can be rotated. It is assembled to. As shown in FIG. 2B, each of these movable bodies 100 to 400 is integrated with the center decoration 12 at the standby position before the operation. And each movable body 100-400 rotates between the stand-by position and the operation position rotated toward the center of the liquid crystal display device 12, as shown by an arrow in FIG. The movable body effect that appears on the front surface of the screen of the liquid crystal display device 2 is executed. Further, as will be described later, the lower right movable body 400 also performs a shutter opening / closing operation at both the standby position and the operation position. Hereinafter, the lower right movable body 400 is referred to as a movable body 400 with a shutter.

  As shown in FIG. 5B, the rendering operations of these movable bodies 100 to 400 are performed by rotating the upper right movable body solenoid 301 and the upper movable body 100 for causing the upper right movable body 300 to perform the rotation operation. The upper movable body rotation motor 101 for execution, the left movable body rotation motor 201 for causing the left movable body 200 to perform the rotation operation, and the movable with shutter for causing the movable body with shutter 400 to perform the rotation operation. It is executed by a body opening motor 401 and a shutter opening / closing motor 402 for causing the shutter-equipped movable body 400 to perform a shutter opening / closing operation.

  Further, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5B, the upper movable body that detects the original position in the rotational operation of the upper movable body 100 in order to accurately execute the rotational operation and the shutter opening / closing operation. Motor original position switch 111, left movable object rotation original position switch 211 for detecting the original position in the rotation operation of the left movable body 200, and movable body operation with shutter for detecting the original position of the rotation operation of the movable body 400 with shutter. The moving motor original position switch 411 and the shutter opening / closing original position switch 421 for detecting the original position of the shutter opening / closing operation of the movable body with shutter 400 are also provided.

  These original position detection switches 111, 211, and 411 are provided on the transmissive photosensors provided on the original position switch boards 110, 210, and 410 attached on the basic base 23 side, and on the movable bodies 100, 200, and 400 sides. The original position is detected by the shield plate. On the other hand, the shutter open / close home position detection switch 412 is installed at the head of the movable body 400 with shutter (inside the ring-shaped frame body provided with shutter blades), and even if the movable body 400 with shutter is at the standby position. Even if it is in the operating position, it is configured so that the original position of the shutter opening / closing can be detected, and the original position is detected by the transmission type photosensor and the shielding plate as in the above-described original position detection switches 111 and the like. Since the upper right movable body 300 uses the upper right movable body solenoid 301 as a drive source, the original position is not detected.

  Moreover, the pachinko machine P of the present embodiment is provided with an LED substrate for performing a light emission effect using LEDs, as shown in FIGS.

  First, the light emitting effect LED substrate of the center decoration 12 will be described. As shown in FIG. 6, the center decoration 12 includes a Kana title left LED board 501, a Kana title middle LED board 502, a subtitle LED board 503, an upper right corner LED board 504, a Romaji title upper LED board 505, and a Romaji title lower LED board. 506, a lower left corner LED substrate 507 is installed. The LED boards 501 to 507 for center decoration are attached from the back side of the center decoration 12. The portion of the center ornament 12 to which these LED substrates 501 to 507 are attached is configured as a decorative part that partially uses a light-transmitting synthetic resin.

  As shown in FIG. 7A, the back unit 22 includes an upper left movable body back LED substrate 511, an upper movable body back LED substrate 512, an upper right movable body back LED substrate 513, a lower right movable body back LED substrate 514, a stage. A back LED board 515 and a warp passage back LED board 516 are installed. The LED boards 511 to 516 for the back unit are attached from the front side of the basic base 23 of the back unit 22. And the front surface of the part to which these LED boards 511-516 of the back unit 22 were attached is covered with the decorative component which used the synthetic resin which has a light transmittance entirely or partially. In particular, the front cover of the lower right movable body LED substrate 514 is configured such that the surface is diamond-cut and the portion is shining with the emission color.

  As shown in FIG. 7B, a game board input / output signal relay terminal board 51, a power supply relay board 52, a lamp relay signal board 53, and a back unit LED relay terminal board 54 are also attached to the back surface of the back unit 22. It has been.

  As shown in FIG. 7B, the movable body 100, 200, 400 is provided with an upper left movable body LED substrate 521, an upper movable body LED substrate 522, and a lower right movable body LED substrate 523. The LED boards 521 to 523 for the movable bodies are attached from the back side of each movable body 100, 200, 400. And the part to which these LED boards 521-523 of each movable body 100,200,400 were attached is comprised as a decorative component which used the synthetic resin which has a light transmittance entirely or partially.

[2 Description of movable body production]
Next, the movable body effect by each movable body 100-400 is demonstrated.

[2.1 Structure and operation of upper movable body]
First, the upper movable body 100 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the upper movable body 100 performs a pivoting operation that is swung down to the vicinity of the left movable body 200 beyond the center of the liquid crystal display device 2. In this rotation operation, the decorative body 131 of the upper movable body 100 is further provided with a second decorative body 132, and the second decorative body 132 is further rotated leftward. As shown in the figure, an action is performed in which the character attached as the decorative body 131 lifts the water cup attached as the second decorative body 132.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 9, the left movable body 200 having a character that is an anthropomorphic kettle as a decorative body is also executed with pouring hot water toward the hot water drinking that is the second decorative body 132. .

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5 and 8, the upper movable body 100 is provided on the basic base 23 of the back unit 22 located behind the center ornament 12 surrounding the liquid crystal display device 2, and overlaps with the basic base 23. A rotational movement is made between the position and the operation position appearing on the front surface of the liquid crystal display device 2. As shown in FIG. 15 and the like, the upper movable body 100 is provided with coil springs 141 and 142 for applying an urging force in the direction from the operating position toward the standby position, and the urging force is also applied at the standby position. As shown, the coil springs 141 and 142 are attached in a slightly extended state.

  Next, the structure of the upper movable body 100 will be described. As shown in FIG. 10, the upper movable body 100 includes a ring-shaped end portion 162 serving as a rotation center at the left end of the main body arm 161 and a decorative body 131 at the right end. Further, a second decorative body 132 is attached to the decorative body 131 so as to be rotatable with respect to the decorative body 131. As described above, the upper movable body 100 is rotated by the motor 101 and receives the biasing force in the return direction by the coil springs 141 and 142 (the upper coil spring 141 is not shown in FIG. 10B). Yes. Further, in the standby position, the second decorative body 132 is pushed downward by the downward protrusion of the second decorative body standby operation applying member 181 at the front end of the second arm 132a that is the rotation lever. When the upper movable body 100 is swung up from the standby position to the operating position, it is configured to rotate in the same direction as the rotation direction of the main body arm 161 by the action of the built-in coil spring. ing.

  Next, a detailed structure will be described with reference to FIGS. The upper movable body 100 meshes with the pinion gear 152 of the motor 101 via the sector gear 151 provided at the end of the rotation center, and is rotated by the rotational force transmitted. Further, the upper movable body 100 includes a ring-shaped end portion 162 through which a circular hole 163 passes at an end portion on the rotation center side, and a rotation support having a diameter that fits into the circular hole 163 of the ring-shaped end portion 162. The basic unit of the back unit 22 is supported by the shaft so that the center of the circular hole 163 is the center of rotation, and the front and rear surfaces of the ring-shaped end 162 are sandwiched between the front plate 171 and the rear plate 172. The base 23 is rotatably supported.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 to 14, the rotation support shaft of the upper movable body 100 is configured by columnar bosses 171 a and 172 a that protrude from the rear surface side of the front plate 171 and the front surface side of the rear plate 172, respectively. ing. These cylindrical bosses 171a and 172a have such a length that the front ends do not come into contact with each other when the ring-shaped end portion 162 is sandwiched from the front and rear by the front plate 171 and the rear plate 172.

  As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the rear plate 172 contacts the surface of the ring-shaped end portion 162 of the upper movable body 100 with a ring-shaped rib 172b formed from the root of the cylindrical boss 172a. The front plate 171 is assembled so as to abut on the surface of the ring-shaped end portion 162 with a ring-shaped rib 171b formed at a predetermined distance from the base of the cylindrical boss 171a. Further, the front plate 171 and the rear plate 172 are provided with outer rings 171c and 172c that are ring ribs that are substantially the same as the outer diameter of the ring-shaped end portion 162 and are slightly larger, and whose apexes are rounded into a semicircular cross section. It has.

  Therefore, although the ring-shaped end 162 is supported so as to be sandwiched between the front plate 171 and the rear plate 172, the contact range between the rotation center hole and the rotation support shaft is that of the rotation center hole. It is only in contact with the outer surfaces of the front and rear cylindrical bosses 171a and 172a having a length of about 1/2 to 1/3. In addition, since the outer peripheral part is chamfered at the front-end | tip of each cylindrical boss | hub 171a, 172a, an actual contact area becomes still smaller.

  Further, the contact range by sandwiching from the front and the rear is such that the ring-shaped end portion 162 is configured to be open on the back surface. As a result, on the back side, the rear end surface of the cylindrical portion of the rotation center hole and the rear plate 172 It remains in contact with the ring-shaped rib 172b. Further, the front side also has only a range in contact with the ring-shaped rib 171b of the front plate 171 and the three radial ribs 171e formed in the radial direction from the outer surface of the cylindrical boss 171a. Therefore, although an assembly structure by sandwiching from the front and rear is adopted, a contact area associated with the structure is sufficiently small.

  Further, the outer peripheral portion of the ring-shaped end portion 162 serving as the rotation center of the upper movable body 100 can be in contact with the outer rings 171c and 172c of the front plate 171 and the rear plate 172. , 172c are only in line contact because the apexes are rounded into a semicircular cross section.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the upper movable body 100 includes the rotation support shafts (columnar bosses 171a and 172a) and the front and rear pressing members (front plate 171 and rear plate 172) in the rotation unit. There is only a line or thin strip contact. Accordingly, the support structure is rotatable without applying large contact friction or pinching stress to the movable part.

  The ring-shaped end 162 is manufactured by injection molding using PC resin (polycarbonate resin), and the front plate 171 and the rear plate 172 are manufactured by injection molding using POM (polyacetal polymer). Yes.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the attachment portion of the ring-shaped end portion 162 covers the front plate 171 and the rear plate 172 from the front and back by a front cover member 191 and a rear cover member 192 made of PC resin. It has been broken. The part having a semicircular receiving part denoted by reference numeral 193 is a part attached to the inside of the ring-shaped end part 162, and the reference numeral 194 is decorated so as to cover the back side of the second decorative body 132 and the second arm 132a. A second decorative body support component attached to the back side of the body 131, and the second decorative body is rotatably supported by the component 194. In addition, reference numeral 195 denotes a spacer member that is attached to the second arm support shaft of the component 194.

  Next, the action of the coil spring attached to the upper movable body 100 will be described. As shown in FIG. 15, the two coil springs 141 and 142 attached to the upper movable body 100 so as to apply a biasing force in the direction from the operating position toward the standby position are applied to the ring-shaped end portion 162. It is attached so that it may be located on the opposite side of the rotation direction. Further, the coupling position between the coil springs 141 and 142 and the upper movable body 100 is on the tip side with respect to the rotation center. The other ends of the coil springs 141 and 142 are attached to the basic base 23 of the back unit 22. The lower coil spring 142 is connected to the ring portion 162a of the ring-shaped end portion 162, and the upper coil spring 141 is protruded so as to protrude outward from the outer periphery of the ring-shaped end portion 162. It is said that. In other words, the coil springs 141 and 142 are attached in a state of being arranged along the length direction of the upper movable body 100 as a whole at the standby position, and the outer peripheral portion of the ring-shaped end portion 162 is The positions are shifted in the radial direction, the circumferential direction, and the front-rear direction.

  As understood from FIG. 15, the pulling force that resists the rotating operation by the coil springs 141 and 142 has a small component force in the rotating direction when rotating from the standby position to the operating position. Therefore, the rotation operation is executed smoothly. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 15 (B), when it is rotated to the operating position, it extends considerably. As a result, when the motor 101 attempts to return the upper movable body 100 from the operating position to the standby position, a sufficient assist force can be exhibited.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 15, the second decorative body 132 is supported so as to be rotatable at a rotational fulcrum 194a with respect to the second decorative body support component 194, and at the left end of the second arm 132a in the drawing. The pin 132d is supported in a state of being engaged with the formed arc-shaped long groove 132c. The second arm 132a has an overall shape that is gently bent so as to be lowered from the center to the left and right, and is supported rotatably with respect to the second decorative body support component 194 at the bent portion 132e. A receiving portion 132f is formed at the right end of the second arm 132a in the figure by cutting out the upper surface side over a predetermined range. A flange 132g protruding upward is formed between the bent portion 132e of the second arm 132a and the receiving portion 132f, and one end of the coil spring 132b is connected. The other end of the coil spring 132b is connected to the inner surface of the decorative body 131.

  The second decorative body standby operation applying member 181 includes a claw 181a extending downward, and is fixed to the back unit 22 side. When the upper movable body 100 is at the standby position, the claw 181a abuts on the receiving portion 132f of the second arm 132a from above, and swings the long hole 132d upward against the coil spring 132b. Rotate in the direction. Thereby, as shown to FIG. 15 (A), the 2nd decoration body 132 is rotated to the position swung up upwards. As a result, the coil spring 132b is stretched and stores a force in the pulling direction.

  On the other hand, when the upper movable body 100 is rotated toward the operating position, as shown in FIG. 15B, the claw 181a and the receiving portion 132f are separated from each other, and the coil spring 132b is contracted. As a result, the second arm 132 a is rotated in the same direction as the rotation direction of the arm body 161, and the second decorative body 132 is rotated so as to be swung out toward the left side of the center ornament 12.

  When the upper movable body 100 is returned from the operating position to the standby position, as shown in FIG. 15C, the second arm 132a is rotated clockwise in the drawing from the point in time when the claw 181a and the receiving portion 132f contact each other. The second decorative body 132 is returned to the state of being swung up until the second decorative body 132 finishes returning to the standby position.

  In addition, the main body arm 161 and the decorative body 131 are configured in a frame shape with an open rear surface so that the LED substrate 511 can be mounted from behind. Further, the ring-shaped end portion 162 is also open to the rear surface, and the rear plate 172 is formed with an arc-shaped long hole 172d that is opened concentrically with the cylindrical boss 172a. As a result, the lead wire of the LED board 511 is led out from the back surface opening of the ring-shaped end portion 162 through the arc-shaped long hole 172d of the rear plate 172, and from the opening formed in the back unit 22 to the back unit. 22 is introduced on the back side.

  In this embodiment, the upper movable body 100 has a position along the upper side of the liquid crystal display device 2 as a standby position, and a ring-shaped end portion 162 is supported near one end on the upper side of the liquid crystal display device 2. In the state of being swung up to the standby position, the decorative body 131 at the tip of the main body arm 161 has a length that reaches a position exceeding the center in the width direction of the liquid crystal display device 2, and a position beyond the center of the liquid crystal display device 2 from the standby position The position that is swung down is set as the operation position.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 16, the upper movable body rotation original position switch 111 for detecting the original position of rotation of the upper movable body 100 includes a shielding plate 111 b protruding from the back side of the sector gear 151, A transmission type photosensor 111a provided on the surface of the upper movable body motor in-situ switch board 110 attached to the back unit side. The upper movable body rotation original position switch 111 detects that the upper movable body 100 has returned to the standby position.

[2.2 Structure and operation of left movable body]
Next, the left movable body 200 that is operated in conjunction with the rotational movement of the upper movable body 100 will be described. As shown in FIG. 17, the left movable body 200 is engaged with the pinion gear 222 of the motor 201 via the sector gear 221 provided at the end of the rotation center, and is rotated by the rotational force transmitted. In the present embodiment, a pinion gear 222 having a partially fan-shaped tooth is used. This is because the left movable body 200 is light in weight and has a small rotation angle, so the gear ratio is reduced. The left movable body rotation original position switch 211 is configured by a shielding plate 211b provided on the back side of the sector gear 221 and a transmission type photosensor 211a provided on the surface of the left movable body original position switch substrate 210. ing. The left movable body rotation original position switch 211 detects that the left movable body 200 has returned to the standby position.

[2.3 Structure and operation of the right movable body]
As shown in FIG. 18, the right movable body 300 is fixed to the basic base of the back unit 22 so as to be rotatable about a rotation shaft 302. Then, by turning on the upper right movable body solenoid 301 having the return spring 303, the character is turned in front of the screen of the liquid crystal display device 2, and the upper right movable body solenoid 301 is turned off. Thus, the operation of returning to the standby position where the character is hidden behind the center decoration 12 by the action of the return spring 303 is executed.

[2.4 Structure and operation of movable body with shutter]
Next, the movable body 400 with a shutter will be described. As shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, the movable body with shutter 400 not only rotates in front of the screen of the liquid crystal display device 2 but also performs an operation of opening the shutter blades. This shutter opening / closing operation can also be executed at the standby position.

  The movable body with shutter 400 includes a movable body main body 430 and a shutter member 460, as shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 23, the movable body main body 430 is configured by assembling a front member 430a and a rear member 430b. The front side member 430a and the rear side member 430b are respectively provided with swing arm portions 431a and 431b, ring-shaped frame portions 432a and 432b provided at the ends thereof, and swing arm portions 431a and 431b as ring-shaped frame portions 432a and 432b. Is integrally formed by injection molding with a PC resin into a shape that extends in a tangential direction from the outer periphery of the outer periphery.

  The ring-shaped frame portions 432a and 432b have transmission holes 433a and 433b at the center. The six shutter blades 441 to 446 are rotatable inside the ring-shaped frame portions 432a and 432b, and are attached so as to extend toward the centers of the transmission holes 431a and 431b. By switching these six shutter blades 441 to 446 all at once, the switching operation can be switched between the closed state and the opened state of the transmission holes 433a and 433b of the ring-shaped frame portions 432a and 432b. .

  As shown in FIG. 24, three ring-shaped plates 451 to 453 each having circular openings 451a to 453a at the center are arranged inside the ring-shaped frame portions 432a and 432b. Of these three ring-shaped plates 451 to 453, the previous two ring-shaped plates 451 and 452 are screwed and fixed to the ring-shaped frame body portion 432a with a space therebetween. The six shutter blades 431 to 436 are assembled so as to be positioned between the two ring plates 451 and 452 on the front side fixed integrally with the ring-shaped frame portion 432a.

  The front ring-shaped plate 451 has five outer recessed portions 451b and one circular hole 451c formed at equal angular intervals, and the outer ring-shaped plate 452 has six outer recessed portions 452b at equal angular intervals. Is formed. Further, six long holes 452c that are long in the circumferential direction are formed in the central ring-shaped plate 452 at equal angular intervals so as to surround the circular opening 452a. Note that the photosensor 421a constituting the lower right movable body opening / closing original position switch 421 is attached to the back surface side of the front ring-shaped plate 451. Further, as shown in FIG. 26, the movable body rotating motor home position switch 411 with the shutter is attached to the arcuate overhanging portion 434 side (precisely, the backside of the arcuate gear 403 as shown in FIG. 23). The shielding plate 411b and the transmissive photosensor 411a attached to the substrate 420 side.

  As shown in FIGS. 21, 22, and 24, the rear ring-shaped plate 453 is formed by assembling front and rear ring-shaped frame portions 432 a and 432 b (hereinafter referred to as “ring-shaped frame 432”). ) And a portion formed by assembling the front and rear swing arm portions 431a and 432b (hereinafter referred to as “swing arm 431”), an overhang portion 453b extending integrally is formed integrally. A link bar insertion hole 453c for connecting the upper end portion of the link bar 404 for transmitting power from the motor 402 is formed in the upper corner portion of the portion 453b. In addition, six long holes 453d that are long in the radial direction are formed at equal angular intervals so as to surround the circular opening 453a. The shielding plate 421b constituting the lower right movable body opening / closing original position switch 421 is attached to the surface side of the rear ring-shaped plate 453. The rear ring plate 453 is assembled so that the circular opening 453a is rotatably supported by a cylindrical portion 452d extending from the circular opening 452b of the center ring plate 452 to the back surface side.

  Here, referring back to FIG. As shown in the drawing, an arcuate projecting portion 434 extending in the opposite direction to the mounting direction of the ring-shaped frame body portion 432a is formed in the middle of the front swing arm portion 431a. An arcuate gear 403 having teeth on the inner diameter side is attached to the arcuate overhanging portion 434. Further, a rotation support portion 435 is integrally formed at the lower end portion of the swing arm portion 431a on the front side so that a rotation support portion 435 projects from the side on which the ring-shaped frame portion 432a is attached. The rotation support portion 435 is formed with a cylindrical hole 436 into which a rotation support shaft (not shown) is inserted. A front cover member 435a made of POM resin is mounted on the front side of the rotation support portion 435.

  Further, a link bar 404 that is connected to the rotation shaft of the shutter opening / closing motor 402 via a crank arm 405 is attached to the front side of the front swing arm portion 431a. The shutter opening / closing motor 402 is attached to the back surface side of the rotation support portion 435 so as to protrude the rotation shaft to the front surface side of the rotation support portion 435. The link bar 404 is composed of a steel round bar bent at a lower end side forward and a upper end side bent rearward at a right angle. The link bar 404 has a lower end bent portion 404a inserted into the link bar insertion hole 405a of the crank arm 405 from the back side, and an upper end bent portion 404b formed on the protruding portion 453b of the rear ring-shaped plate 453. It is assembled so as to be inserted into the link bar insertion hole 435c from the front side. A long hole 437a for allowing the bent portion 404b at the upper end of the link bar 404 to escape backward and to move along the swing arm is provided at the upper end portions of the front swing arm portion 431a and the rear swing arm portion 431b. , 437b are formed.

  Furthermore, six insertion holes 438a for inserting the rotation support shafts 471 to 471 of the shutter blades 441 to 446 are formed in the outer peripheral portion of the front ring-shaped frame body portion 432a. The rotational support shafts 471 to 476 of the shutter blades 441 to 446 are assembled so as to project the front end to the front surface of the ring-shaped frame body portion 432a through these six insertion holes 438a.

  As shown in FIG. 25, the six shutter blades 441 to 446 are closed because the other three shutter blades 441 to 443 are positioned in front of the remaining three shutter blades 444 to 446. In this state, the front end of the three shutter blades 441 to 443 on the front side and the front end of the three shutter blades 444 to 446 on the rear side are used to transmit through holes 433a and 433b (hereinafter referred to as ring holes) 433a and 432b. , Called the “transmission hole 433 of the ring-shaped frame body 432”), and the gap between the root sides of the three front shutter blades 441 to 443 is set to the rear three shutters. The blades 444 to 446 are configured as blades having the same shape that can be closed at the base side.

  Each of the shutter blades 441 to 446 is integrally formed with a shaft fitting portion 441a to 446a having a D-shaped hole on the outer peripheral portion on the root side, and projects to the back side near the shaft fitting portion 441a to 446a. The pins 441b to 446b are integrally formed so as to be provided. Rotating support shafts 471 to 476 are fitted to the shaft fitting portions 441a to 446a. Further, the pins 441b to 446b are inserted into the vertically long slots 453d of the rear ring plate 453 through the horizontally long slots 452c of the central ring plate 452.

  The rotation support shafts 471 to 476 are made of a metallic round bar having a D-cut portion at the front end and the rear end. The D-shaped holes of the shaft fitting portions 441a to 446a of the shutter blades 441 to 446 are inserted and fitted with the D-cut portion on the rear end side, and are projected from the rear ends of the shaft fitting portions 441a to 446a. Fit the E-ring to prevent it from coming off. Thereby, the rotation support shafts 471 to 476 are integrated with the shutter blades 441 to 446.

  Further, arc-shaped members 481 to 486 are assembled to the front end sides of the respective rotation support shafts 471 to 476. These six arc-shaped members 481 to 486 have shaft fitting portions 481a to 486a having D-shaped holes for fitting the D cut portions at the front ends of the rotation support shafts 471 to 476 on the outer peripheral portion on the root side. It is integrally formed. Further, when the rotation support shafts 471 to 476 are fitted to the respective arc-shaped members 481 to 486, the bearing members 471a to 476a are fitted into the insertion holes 438a of the ring-shaped frame body portion 432a, and the rotation support shafts. 471 to 476 are pivotally supported on the ring-shaped frame portion 432a.

  Then, an E-ring is fitted to each of the pivot support shafts 471 to 476 to a portion protruding forward from the D-shaped hole of the shaft fitting portions 481a to 486a of the arcuate members 481 to 486 to prevent the rotation support shafts 471 to 476 from coming off. As a result, the arc-shaped members 481 and the shutter blades 441 to 446 are integrated via the rotation support shafts 471 to 476.

  At this time, the arc-shaped members 481 to 486 are arranged along the ring portion of the ring-shaped frame 432 when the shutter blades 471 to 476 are rotated to close the transmission holes 433a and 433b. The positional relationship is such that when the blades 471 to 476 are rotated to open the transmission hole 433, the ring-shaped frame body 432 spreads outward from the ring portion.

  One end of the shutter-equipped movable body 400 having the above-described mechanism is rotatably supported by the basic base 23 of the back unit 22 of the game board 1 as described above. The swing arm 431 has a length that allows the ring-shaped frame 432 to appear so as to overlap the liquid crystal display device 2 when the swing arm 431 is rotated to one side by the arm rotation motor 401. Further, the movable body rotating motor with shutter 401 is also fixed to the basic base 23 side. A pinion gear 401a and a reduction gear 401b fixed to the rotation shaft of the shutter-equipped movable body rotating motor 401 mesh with the arcuate gear 403 of the movable body 400 with shutter. As a result, as shown in FIG. 27, when the movable body rotating motor with shutter 401 is driven, the rotational force is transmitted through the pinion gear 401a, the reduction gear 401b, and the arcuate gear 403, and the movable body with shutter 400 is in the standby state. It is rotated between the position and the operating position.

  A crank arm 405 is connected to a rotation shaft of a shutter opening / closing motor 402 attached in the vicinity of the rotation end of the front swing arm portion 431a. The link bar 404 is connected to the crank arm 405, and the upper end of the link bar 404 is connected to the link bar insertion hole 453c of the projecting portion 453b of the rear ring plate 453. The rear ring-shaped plate 453 is rotatably supported by a cylindrical portion 452d of a central ring-shaped plate 452 that is screwed and fixed to the ring-shaped frame body portion 432a. As shown in FIGS. 28 and 29, when the shutter opening / closing motor 402 is driven, the crank arm 405 is rotated, and the link bar 404 is moved up and down along the front swing arm portion 431a to form a rear ring shape. The plate 453 is rotated. The pins 461b to 466b of the shutter blades 461 to 466 are engaged with the rear ring-shaped plate 453 through the long holes 453d. As a result, by driving the shutter opening / closing motor 402, the shutter blades 461 to 466 are rotated about the rotation support shafts 471 to 476, and the transmission hole 433 of the ring frame 432 is opened and closed. Along with this operation, the arc-shaped members 481 to 486 are rotated in a state where they are aligned along the ring portion and in a state where they are opened outward.

  This shutter opening / closing operation can be executed not only when the movable body with shutter 400 is in the operating position, but also when it is in the standby position. This is because the rotation operation and the shutter opening / closing operation are executed by separate drive sources.

[3 Warp passage]
As shown in FIG. 30, the pachinko machine P according to the embodiment includes a warp passage 610 that guides a game ball from the outside of the center ornament 12 to the stage 601 in the center ornament 12. A through chucker 651 is also provided at the upper left of the warp passage 610. As shown in FIGS. 31 to 34, the warp passage 610 guides a warp inlet 611 that opens toward the outside of the center ornament 12 and a game ball that has entered from the warp inlet 611 toward the inside of the center ornament 12. The entrance guidance path 620, the depth direction guidance path 630 that communicates with the entrance section guidance path 620 and guides the path of the game ball in the depth direction, and the travel direction of the game ball communicates with the depth direction guidance path 630. Is formed in a bent cylindrical shape including a drop guide path 640 that guides the head by changing the position downward, and a warp outlet 612 that opens toward the center of the stage 601 inside the lower end of the drop guide path 640. Further, the end portion of the drop direction guide path 640 in which the warp outlet 612 is opened is curved toward the center of the stage 601, and is formed as an extended bottom wall 641 extending toward the stage 601 beyond the warp outlet 612. A front wall extension 642 extends to the end of the bottom wall 641.

  As shown in FIGS. 32 to 34, the drop direction guide path 640 is formed in a square tube shape having a quadrangular cross section, and the inner walls of the front, rear, left and right walls extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to the advancing direction of the game ball. Protrusions 643a, 644a, 645a, and 646a having a triangular cross section are formed to protrude inward. Further, on the inner surface of the upper wall of the depth direction guide path 630, as shown in FIG. 35D, a rib 631 extending along the traveling direction of the game ball is formed protruding downward.

  The end portion of the drop direction guide path 640 is curved toward the center of the stage 601 as shown in FIG. 32 to FIG. 34, and the lower end position of the right wall is cut away at this curved portion. A warp outlet 612 opening toward the center is formed. The left wall is curved so as to extend further toward the stage 601 than the warp outlet 612, and the portion ahead of the warp outlet 612 constitutes the aforementioned extended bottom wall 641.

  As shown in FIG. 36, the protrusion 643a on the front wall and the protrusion 644a on the rear wall of the drop direction guide path 640 that are in a face-to-face positional relationship are formed so as to deviate from each other in the height direction. Similarly, the ridge 645a on the right wall and the ridge 646a on the left wall of the drop direction guide path 640 are formed so as to be separated from each other in the height direction. And not only these facing positional relationship but all the protrusions 643a, 644a, 645a, 646a are formed so as not to coincide with the protrusions of the other walls in the height direction.

  In this embodiment, the inlet guide path 620, the depth direction guide path 630, and the drop direction guide path 640 constituting the warp path 610 are formed into a cylindrical shape when the path main body portion integrally formed in a bent groove shape is assembled. In this way, the rear wall of the inlet guide path 620, the upper wall of the depth direction guide path 630, and the rear wall of the drop direction guide path 640 are configured separately. Note that the rear wall of the entrance guideway 620 has a structure in which the front surface of the base portion of the center decoration 12 also serves as the upper wall of the depth direction guideway 630 and the rear wall of the drop direction guideway 640. The rear wall portion 602 of 601 has a structure that also serves as this. That is, as shown in FIG. 33, the stage rear wall portion 602 has a left end portion along the drop direction guide path 640 so as to constitute the upper wall of the depth direction guide path 630 and the rear wall of the drop direction guide path 640. The upper extension wall 602a extends upward, and further, the front extension wall 602b extends forward along the depth direction guide path 630, and covers the groove openings of the depth direction guide path 630 and the drop direction guide path 640. It is comprised so that it may become a cover member.

  The ridges 645a and 646a facing left and right are formed by integral molding with the passage main body portion in a triangular shape extending in the die-cutting direction of injection molding, and the ridge 643a on the front wall side is also integrally molded with a triangular shape. The rear wall-side protrusion 644a is integrally formed with a triangular cross section on the front surface of the upper extension 602a of the stage rear wall 602.

  The heights of the ridges 643a, 644a, 645a, 646a formed to protrude from the inner walls of the front, rear, left and right surfaces in the drop direction guide path 640 are as seen from above, as shown in FIG. The projected area is a height that can secure a square passage larger than the diameter d of the game ball.

  Further, the warp outlet 612 is formed in a state in which the side wall on the stage 601 side at the end portion of the groove-shaped passage main body portion is cut off, and the stage rear wall 602 has a protrusion 644a at the end of the portion where the side wall is cut off. I have. Similarly, the extended bottom wall 641 is provided with a protrusion 646a at the tip of the warp outlet 612, and the front wall extension 642 is also provided with a protrusion 643a.

  The rib 631 is formed on the front extension wall 602b of the stage rear wall 601a so as to protrude along the center of the depth direction guide path 630 by integral molding. Here, each of the depth direction guiding path 630 and the inlet section guiding path 620 is a groove having a U-shaped cross section, and only the dropping direction guiding path 640 is a groove having a U-shaped cross section. The depth direction guide path 630 from which the rib 631 protrudes into the passage is configured to have a downward slope whose bottom surface is lowered toward the rear, and the rib 631 has a depth direction guide path with a lower end inclined downward. Is formed so as to be substantially parallel to the bottom surface of the plate.

  As shown in FIGS. 32 and 35, the stage 601 of this embodiment has an upper stage 601a, a middle stage 601b, and a lower stage 601c, and a protrusion that extends upward on the back side of the upper stage 601a. 601d is provided. The left end of the ridge 601d is located on the front side of the stage rear wall 602 constituting the rear wall of the warp outlet 612.

[4 winning entries]
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 37 and 38, the left normal winning opening 16 is provided with two winning openings 16a and 16b. As shown in FIG. 38, the game balls won from these two left winning ports 16a and 16b are counted by a common left game ball detection switch 16s. For this reason, a ball passage portion 31 that merges from the two left winning ports 16a and 16b to the left game ball detecting switch 16s is provided behind the left normal winning port 16.

  Also, in the present embodiment, the right ordinary winning opening 17 is provided with two winning openings 17a and 17b as shown in FIGS. 39 and 40, and the game which won the two right winning openings 17a and 17b. As shown in FIG. 40, the balls are counted by a common right game ball detection switch 17s. For this reason, a ball passage portion 32 that merges from the two right winning ports 17a, 17b to the right game ball detecting switch 17s is provided behind the right normal winning port 16.

  As shown in FIGS. 41 to 43, the start winning port 11 includes an upper winning port 11a and a lower winning port 11b. The lower winning opening 11b is a so-called “electric chew”, and includes tulip blades 11d and 11d that are opened and closed by an electric chew solenoid 11c. The tulip blades 11d and 11d are opened only when the tulip blades 11d and 11d are open. It becomes possible to accept. As shown in FIG. 43, the game balls won in the top winning opening 11a are counted by the upper start opening game ball detection switch 11s1. On the other hand, the game balls won in the lower winning opening 11a are counted by the lower start opening game ball detecting switch 11s2. For this reason, the ball path portion 33 for the start winning opening is formed such that the paths from the two winning openings 11a and 11b to the game ball detection switches 11s1 and 11s2 do not merge.

[5 Configuration of the back unit]
Next, the back unit 22 will be described. As described above, the PC resin back unit 22 is screwed and fixed to the veneer plate member 21 to constitute the game board 1. The liquid crystal display device 2 and the movable bodies 100 to 400 are attached to the basic base 23 that is a box-shaped portion of the back unit 22. In addition, ball passage portions 31 to 33 are provided on the front side of the back unit 22, and substrate installation portions 41 to 43 are provided on the back side.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the ball passage portions 31 and 32 for the game balls that have won the left and right normal winning ports 16 and 17 are opened at the front and the game ball discharge ports 31a and 32a are provided at the lower portion. The ball path component parts 31 b and 32 b that are assembled separately on the front surface side of the basic base 23 and the back surface of the plate member 21. The ball passage portion 33 for a game ball that has won the start winning opening 11 is fixed to the plate member 21 side integrally with the starting winning opening 11.

  As shown in FIGS. 44 and 45, the ball path component 31b of the ball path 31 provided behind the left normal winning opening 16 is screwed with a countersunk screw from the front side. The screw shaft insertion hole 31c is inserted into the screw shaft insertion hole 31c, and the screw head receiving recess 31d is formed so as to receive the head of the countersunk screw from the inner wall surface of the ball path component 31a. Has been. The ball passage component 32b that forms the ball passage portion 32 behind the right normal winning opening 17 has the same configuration. Similarly, a screw shaft insertion hole 32c and a screw head receiving recess 32d are also formed in the ball passage portion component 32b of the ball passage portion 32 provided behind the right normal winning opening 17.

  In addition, switch insertion openings 31e and 32e for inserting the game ball detection switches 16s and 17s are formed on the rear wall of the game ball discharge port portion, and the switch insertion openings 31e and 32e are formed in the ball passage portion component parts 31b and 32b. Are integrally provided with locking pieces 31f and 32f for locking the front ends of the game ball detection switches 16s and 17s.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 46, the board | substrate installation parts 41-43 with which the back surface side of the back unit 22 is equipped are the rear-end edge which contacts and supports the peripheral part of the board | substrates 51-53 installed with respect to each from the front It consists of a back surface open box-like frame which has 41a-43a.

  A game board input / output signal relay terminal board 51 for relaying a detection signal of a game ball passing through each ball passage part 31 to 33 is installed in the left board installation part 41 located on the back surface of the left ordinary winning opening 16. The In addition, a power supply relay board 52 that relays signals between the main control board and the sub general control board is installed in the left board installation portion 42 located on the back surface of the right normal winning award 17. A lamp relay signal board 53 that executes a game effect by light emission of an LED or operation of a movable body is installed in the central board installation section 43 located on the back surface of the start winning opening 11.

  Among these board installation parts 41 to 43, the left board installation part 41 and the right board installation part 42 are configured as board installation part components that are assembled separately on the back side of the basic base 23. As shown in FIG. 47, screw holes 41b and 42b for screwing the boss member of the basic base 23 with a flat head screw are formed on the bottom surface of the box-shaped frame constituting the left and right board installation part components. It is integrally formed. Although not shown in the drawing, the back side of the screw holes 41b and 42b is a boss fitting portion so as to be fitted to the tip of the boss member and exhibit a positioning function.

  Further, the rear end edges 41a and 42a of the box-shaped frame bodies constituting the left substrate setting section 41 and the right substrate setting section 42 are provided with claws extending inward and can be elastically deformed to the outside of the box-shaped frame body. Stop hooks 41c and 42c and a board locking piece 41d that extends inward from the peripheral wall at a position facing the board locking hooks 41c and 42c and can be inserted into the board while being in contact with the rear end edges 41a and 42a. , 42d are formed by integral molding. Note that the central board installation portion 43 integral with the basic base 23 is also provided with a board locking hook 43c and a board locking piece 43d.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 48, the basic base 23 has a boss member 23a having a cylindrical hole that overlaps with the screw shaft insertion holes 31c and 32c of the ball path portion constituting part and can be screwed with a countersunk screw. It is formed by integral molding so as to extend. A stepped portion 23b is formed at the tip of the boss member 23a. As described above, the boss member 23a is fitted with the boss fitting portion formed on the bottom side of the left substrate installation portion 41 and the right substrate installation portion 42 so as to perform positioning correctly. You can do it.

  In addition, the ball passage part component parts 31a and 32a and the board installation part component parts 41 and 42 that are configured separately from the basic base 23 of the back unit 22 are made of synthetic resin softer than the basic base 23 by injection molding. It is manufactured. Specifically, the basic base 23 of the back unit 22 is made of PC resin, and the ball passage portion components 31b and 32b and the board installation portion components 41 and 42 are made of ABS resin.

  In addition, an opening is formed on the basic base 23 side so as to overlap the switch insertion openings 31e and 32e of the ball passage portion components 31b and 32b, and as shown in FIG. 48, a cylinder extending rearward from the opening. A switch fixing portion 23c is integrally formed. At the rear end of the switch fixing portion 23c, a switch locking hook 23d having a claw extending inward and elastically deformable to the outside of the cylinder is provided by integral molding.

  Furthermore, the magnetic sensor 61 is attached so that it may fit in the box-shaped frame of the board | substrate installation parts 41 and 42 on either side. As shown in FIG. 47, openings 41e and 42e are formed in the bottom surface of the box-shaped frame so that the rear end of the magnetic sensor 61 can jump out into the box-shaped frame, and as shown in FIG. In addition, the bottom surface of the left and right substrate mounting portions 41 and 42 can be attached at a predetermined distance from the basic base 23 by the step portion 23b of the boss member 23a, so that the signal line of the magnetic sensor 61 can be removed from the frame. A lead-out port leading out of the frame is formed.

  Moreover, it fits in the frame of the box-shaped frame of the board setting portions 41 and 42 so as to fit between the front surface of the boards 51 and 52 installed in each box-shaped frame and the back surface of the plate member 21 of the game board 1. A cylindrical sensor mounting portion 62 for detachably mounting the magnetic sensor 61 to the back unit 22 is provided.

  Further, the magnetic sensor 61 is configured as an elongated rod-like body as a whole, and is provided with a stepped portion 61a provided with a step so as to enter the inside on the outer surface of the rear end portion, and a step provided so as to protrude outward. The signal line is extended from the position shifted to the protruding step portion side. The sensor mounting portion 62 has a cylindrical hole of a size that allows insertion of a rod-like body on the tip side of the recessed stepped portion 61a, and a plate having a claw protruding inside the cylinder at the rear end of the sensor mounting portion 62. An elastic member 62a is provided. The claw of the plate-like elastic member 62 a is formed at a position where it engages with the recessed step portion 61 a of the magnetic sensor 61 when the protruding step portion 61 b of the magnetic sensor 61 is pressed against the rear end of the sensor mounting portion 62. ing.

  The sensor mounting portion 62 is formed so as to extend perpendicularly to the game board 1 and to the back side of the back unit 22, and when the protruding step portion 61 b of the magnetic sensor 61 is pressed against the rear end thereof, the magnetic The sensor 61 has a length that does not contact the back surface of the plate member 21 of the game board 1. As shown in FIG. 49, the openings 41e and 42e on the bottom surfaces of the substrate placement portions 41 and 42 described above are arranged so that the sensor mounting portion 62 and the substrate placement portions 41 and 42 of the substrate placement portions 41 and 42 are located when the substrate placement portions 41 and 42 are assembled. It is in a position where it can escape into the frame.

  Further, the base portion 23e formed on the back surface side of the basic base 23 of the back unit 22 is reinforced by ribs 23f so as to support the box-like frame bodies of the substrate placement portions 41 and 42.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 50, the sensor mounting portion 62 has the head of the magnetic sensor 61 disposed in the vicinity of the ball passage portion 31 for the left ordinary winning opening 16 and the ball passage portion 32 of the right ordinary winning opening 17. Is provided. This position is between the two winning ports 16a and 16b of the left normal winning port 16 and between the two winning ports 17a and 17b of the right winning port 17.

  In the frame opened in the center of the basic base 23 of the back unit 22, the liquid crystal display device 2 is assembled from the back side, and further, the main control board and the sub integrated control board are assembled on the back side. As shown in 51, a board cover 71 is mounted so as to cover the back surfaces of the main control board and the sub integrated control board, and the gaming board 1 is obtained.

[6 Production control]
Next, production control will be described. As described above, the pachinko machine P according to the embodiment has a configuration for executing the movable body effect and the light emission effect in addition to the image effect such as the fluctuating image by the liquid crystal display device 2 or the moving image having the story. ing. These image effects, movable object effects, and light emission effects are executed by the main control board and the sub control board installed in the back unit 22.

[6.1 Configuration for moving body production]
First, the movable body effect will be described. The flow of the control signal in the movable body effect is shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the control signal (variation pattern) output from the main control board (program) 81 is input to the sub integrated control board 82 via the game board sub output signal relay terminal board 83. Here, the control signal (variation pattern) output from the main control board 81 is determined by the main control board 81 based on the result of random number lottery executed when a game ball wins the start winning opening 11. . What will be described now is a case where a control signal (variation pattern) for designating a pattern of a movable body effect is input.

  The sub integrated control board 82 generates a movable body motor control signal and a movable body solenoid drive signal based on the received control signal (variation pattern), and outputs it to the lamp relay signal board 53. The lamp relay signal board 53 transmits a signal to the downstream side as described below based on the signal received from the sub integrated control board 82, and causes the movable bodies 100 to 400 to execute the movable body effect.

[6.1.1 Movable body effect by single operation]
[6.1.1.1 Rotating motion of upper right movable body]
The movable solenoid drive signal is transmitted from the lamp relay signal board 53 to the back unit LED relay terminal board 54. The back unit LED relay terminal board 54 transmits this movable body solenoid drive signal to the movable body solenoid 301 via the upper movable body back LED substrate 512. As a result, the movable body solenoid 301 is driven to cause the upper right movable body 300 to perform a rotation operation. The movable body solenoid drive signal is a command to output an ON signal to the movable body solenoid 301 for a predetermined time. Therefore, the movable body solenoid 301 is then turned OFF, and the upper right movable body 300 is returned to the standby position by the return spring 303.

[6.1.1.2 Rotating operation of upper movable body]
The upper movable body rotation motor control signal is transmitted from the lamp relay signal board 53 to the upper movable body rotation motor 101. Thereby, the upper movable body rotation motor 101 is driven, and the upper movable body 100 executes the rotation operation. The upper movable body rotation motor control signal is a command for causing the upper movable body rotation motor 101 to rotate forward by a predetermined number of steps in a direction in which the upper movable body 100 is rotated from the standby position to the operating position, and then reversely rotate. It has become. Then, when the original position detection signal from the upper movable body rotation motor original position switch 111 is input to the sub integrated control board 82 via the lamp relay signal board 53 during the reverse rotation operation, the sub integrated control board 82 Outputs to the lamp relay signal board 53 an upper movable body rotation motor control signal whose content is to stop the upper movable body rotation motor 101. Thereby, the upper movable body rotating motor 101 is stopped, and the upper movable body 100 finishes returning to the standby position.

[6.1.1.3 Rotating motion of left movable body]
The left movable body rotation motor control signal is transmitted from the lamp relay signal board 53 to the left movable body rotation motor 201. Thereby, the left movable body rotation motor 201 is driven, and the left movable body 200 performs the rotation operation. The left movable body rotation motor control signal instructs the left movable body rotation motor 201 to perform a reverse rotation after a predetermined number of steps. Then, when the original position detection signal from the left movable body rotating motor original position switch 211 is input to the sub integrated control board 82 via the lamp relay signal board 53 during the reverse rotation operation, the sub integrated control board 82 An upper movable body rotation motor control signal having the content of stopping the left movable body rotation motor 201 is output to the lamp relay signal board 53. As a result, the left movable body rotating motor 101 is stopped, and the left movable body 200 finishes returning to the standby position.

[6.1.1.4 Rotating operation of movable body with shutter]
The movable body rotation motor control signal with shutter is transmitted from the lamp relay signal board 53 to the movable body rotation motor with shutter 401. As a result, the movable body with shutter rotating motor 401 is driven, and the movable body with shutter 400 executes the rotating operation. This shutter-equipped movable body rotation motor control signal instructs the shutter-equipped movable body rotation motor 401 to perform a reverse operation after normal rotation by a predetermined number of steps. When the original position detection signal from the movable body rotating motor original position switch 411 with shutter is input to the sub integrated control board 82 via the lamp relay signal board 53 during the reverse rotation operation, the sub integrated control board 82 Then, an upper movable body rotation motor control signal is output to the lamp relay signal substrate 53 with the content of stopping the shutter-equipped movable body rotation motor 401. Thereby, the movable body rotating motor with shutter 401 is stopped, and the movable body with shutter 400 finishes returning to the standby position.

[6.1.1.5 Shutter opening / closing operation at standby position of movable body with shutter]
The shutter opening / closing motor control signal is transmitted from the lamp relay signal board 53 to the shutter opening / closing motor 402. As a result, the shutter opening / closing motor 402 is driven to perform the operation of opening the shutter blades 61-66. This shutter opening / closing motor control signal instructs the shutter opening / closing motor 402 to perform a reverse rotation after a predetermined number of steps. When the original position detection signal from the shutter opening / closing motor original position switch 421 is input to the sub integrated control board 82 via the lamp relay signal board 53 during the reverse rotation operation, the sub integrated control board 82 receives the lamp relay signal. An upper movable body rotation motor control signal is output to the substrate 53 with the content of stopping the shutter opening / closing motor 402. Thereby, the shutter opening / closing motor 402 is stopped, and the shutter blades 61 to 66 finish returning to the positions where the transmission holes 433a and 433b are closed.

  In this control, the shutter opening / closing motor 402 is normally rotated, stopped for a predetermined time, reversely rotated, and stopped, so that the control content for increasing the shutter open state or changing the time length can be selected. Further, the shutter opening / closing motor 402 is prepared by selecting a predetermined step forward rotation, a predetermined step reverse rotation, a predetermined step forward rotation, a predetermined step reverse rotation,..., Stop, two times, three times,. In this case, if a control with a stop for a predetermined time is prepared as an option between forward rotation and reverse rotation, more various effects can be executed.

[6.1.2 Movable body effect by linkage operation]
In addition to simply driving any one of these actuators, the control signal (variation pattern) from the main control board 81 is a pattern instructing execution of an effect that drives a plurality of actuators simultaneously or sequentially. There are also cases. Thereby, it is possible to perform more various effects using the movable bodies 100 to 400.

[6.1.2.1 Movable body effect by linkage operation of upper movable body and left movable body]
From the sub integrated control board 82, the upper movable body rotation motor control signal and the left movable body rotation motor control signal are output in the following combinations. This control signal indicates that the left movable body rotation motor 201 has a predetermined number of steps after a predetermined delay time with respect to a signal that causes the upper movable body rotation motor 101 to rotate forward by a predetermined number of steps and then reverse. It is the content to reverse only by rotating forward. As a result, the left movable body 200 rotates toward the upper movable body 100 that has been rotated to the operating position, and an operation is performed in which both move back from the operating position to the standby position. The motors 101 and 201 are stopped by outputting a stop signal based on the respective original position detection signals.

  This control can also be performed as follows. The upper movable body rotation motor 101 is rotated forward by a predetermined number of steps and then stopped, the left movable body rotation motor 201 is rotated forward by a predetermined number of steps, and then both the motors 101 and 201 are reversed. Also in this case, the motors 101 and 201 are stopped by outputting a stop signal based on the respective original position detection signals.

[6.1.2.2 Shutter opening / closing operation at operating position of movable body with shutter]
From the sub integrated control board 82, a movable body rotating motor control signal with shutter and a shutter opening / closing motor control signal are output in the following combinations. This control signal temporarily stops the movable body rotating motor with shutter 401 by rotating it forward a predetermined number of steps. Next, the shutter opening / closing motor 402 is rotated forward by a predetermined number of steps to be reversed, and is stopped based on the original position detection signal. Next, the movable body rotating motor 401 with shutter is reversed. Finally, when an original position detection signal is input from the movable body rotating motor with shutter original position detection switch 411, the movable body rotating motor with shutter 401 is stopped. As a result, the movable body 400 with the shutter, which has been rotated to the operating position and stopped, opens and closes the shutter once at the operating position, and then returns to the standby position again.

  In this control, “after moving the shutter-equipped movable body rotating motor 401 forward by a predetermined number of steps and temporarily stopping it, the shutter opening / closing motor 402 is rotated forward by a predetermined step, reverse by a predetermined step, and positive by a predetermined step. , A predetermined step reverse rotation,..., Stop, and a plurality of shutter opening / closing operations are executed, and then the shutter-equipped movable body rotating motor 401 is reversely rotated and stopped based on the original position detection signal. Thus, the movable body with shutter 400 that has been rotated and stopped at the operating position can also perform an operation of opening and closing the shutter multiple times at the operating position and returning to the standby position again.

  Further, by setting the signal for one shutter opening / closing operation to the shutter opening / closing motor 402 as “predetermined step forward rotation, predetermined time stop, reverse rotation, and stop at original position detection”, the time during which the shutter is opened is reduced. It can be lengthened to some extent. In addition, the shutter opening time can be increased or decreased by changing the “predetermined time stop” time in this case. As a result, the movable body effect by the movable body 400 with the shutter becomes more diverse.

[6.2 Lighting effect]
The flow of control signals in the light emission effect is shown in FIG. As shown, the control signal (variation pattern) output from the main control board 81 is input to the sub integrated control board 82 via the game board sub output signal relay terminal board 83. The control signal (variation pattern) in this example is a signal for designating a pattern of light emission effect by the LED.

  The sub integrated control board 82 generates a lighting signal based on the received lamp control signal and outputs it to the lamp relay signal board 53. The lamp relay signal board 53 relays the lighting signal received from the sub integrated control board 82 to the corresponding LED board, and turns on the LED lamp.

[6.3 Integrated production of movable body effect and light emission effect]
In the present embodiment, an effect by integrating the movable body effect and the light emission effect by the movable body with shutter 400 and the lower right movable body back LED substrate 514 is executed as follows.

[6.3 Integrated production of movable body effect and light emission effect]
The flow of the control signal is shown in FIG. As shown, the control signal (variation pattern) output from the main control board 81 is input to the sub integrated control board 82 via the game board sub output signal relay terminal board 83. The effect pattern by the control signal is a pattern in which the LED is caused to emit light in accordance with the timing when the movable body with shutter 400 opens and closes the shutter at the standby position.

  The sub integrated control board 82 generates a shutter opening / closing motor control signal and a lamp control signal based on the received control signal (variation pattern), and outputs the generated signal to the lamp relay signal board 53. Based on the signal received from the sub control board 82, the lamp relay signal board 53 transmits a signal to the downstream side as follows, and the movable body with shutter 400 and the lower right movable body back LED board 514. Perform integrated production.

  The shutter opening / closing motor control signal is transmitted from the lamp relay signal board 53 to the shutter opening / closing motor 402. As a result, the shutter opening / closing motor 402 is driven to perform the operation of opening the shutter blades 61-66. This shutter opening / closing motor control signal instructs the shutter opening / closing motor 402 to temporarily stop after forward rotation by a predetermined number of steps and then reversely rotate. The lamp control signal is transmitted from the lamp relay signal board 53 to the lower right movable body back LED board 514. This transmission timing is synchronized with a temporary stop command in the shutter opening / closing motor control signal. Thereby, when the shutter is opened at the standby position, the light emission effect by the LED lamps is integratedly executed behind the transmission holes 433a and 433b.

  Also in this integrated effect, the shutter opening / closing motor 402 is opened and closed a plurality of times as described in the movable object effect by the shutter opening / closing operation at the standby position, and each time the shutter is opened, the lower right movable object back light emitting substrate 514 is applied. Controls for outputting a lighting signal, adding a case of not outputting a lighting signal in some cases, and changing the emission color can be prepared as options.

[6.4 Integrated production of movable body production and image production]
In the present embodiment, an integrated effect in which the movable body with shutter 400 and the liquid crystal display device 2 are linked in a timely manner is also executed as follows. The flow of the control signal is shown in FIG. As shown, the control signal (variation pattern) output from the main control board 81 is input to the sub integrated control board 82 via the game board sub output signal relay terminal board 83. The integrated effect pattern specified by this control signal is superimposed on the foremost layer of the liquid crystal display screen 2 in accordance with the timing of opening and closing the shutter after the movable body with shutter 400 is rotated from the standby position to the operating position. And a signal indicating that the image can be viewed through the transmission holes 433a and 433b, based on a result of random lottery executed when a game ball is won at the start winning opening 11. Are selected by the main control board 81.

  The sub integrated control board 82 generates a movable body rotation motor control signal with shutter, a shutter opening / closing motor control signal, and a lamp image effect control signal based on the received control signal (variation pattern), and sends it to the lamp relay signal board 53. Is output. The lamp relay signal board 53 transmits a signal to the downstream side based on the signal received from the sub integrated control board 82 as described below, and executes an integrated effect by the movable body with shutter 400 and the liquid crystal display device 2. Let

  First, a movable body rotation motor control signal with a shutter having the content “stop after normal rotation for a predetermined number of steps” is transmitted to the movable body rotation motor with shutter 401. As a result, the movable body with shutter 400 appears on the front surface of the liquid crystal display device 2 with the shutter closed. Next, an image effect control signal is transmitted to the liquid crystal display device 2 and a shutter-equipped movable body rotation motor control signal whose content is “predetermined number of predetermined steps → temporary stop → reverse rotation” is generated. It is transmitted to the dynamic motor 401.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 55, the image effect control signal designates the type of character symbol to be displayed on the layer in front of the variation symbol scroll-displayed on the liquid crystal display device 2, and the display position. is there. The display position is the back position of the transmission holes 433a and 433b at the operation position of the movable body 400 with shutter, and is limited to the inside of the ring-shaped frame 432.

  As a result, as shown in FIG. 56, the movable body effect and the image are displayed so that the character design is displayed within the shutter frame when the movable body with shutter 400 moves from the standby position to the operating position and then the shutter is opened. Integrated production with production is executed.

  Thereafter, when the original position detection signal is input from the shutter opening / closing motor original position detection switch 421, the sub integrated control board 82 transmits a shutter opening / closing motor control signal containing “stop” to the shutter opening / closing motor 402. At the same time, an image effect control signal having the content “end of character image display” is transmitted to the liquid crystal display device 2, and the movable body rotation motor control signal with shutter having the content “reverse rotation” is It is transmitted to the attached movable body rotating motor 401. As a result, the liquid crystal display device 2 enters a state in which the character image disappears and the image effect due to the pattern variation is continued, and the movable body with shutter 400 is rotated toward the standby position. Then, when the original position detection signal is input from the shutter-equipped movable body rotation motor original position detection switch 411, the shutter-equipped movable body rotation motor control signal containing “stop” is transmitted. The movable body with shutter 400 is returned to the standby position.

  Note that this integrated effect control also has an option of transmitting a control command so that the shutter opening / closing operation after the movable body with shutter 400 is rotated to the operating position is executed a plurality of times. The integrated effect so that a variety of integrated effects can be executed, such as changing the content of the character image each time this shutter opening / closing operation is performed, or causing the character image to appear only at the time of several shutter opening / closing operations. There can be many options for control.

[6.5 Pattern Determination Method in Production Control]
As shown in FIG. 57, the main control board 81 is constituted by a microcomputer including a CPU 81a, a ROM 81b, and a RAM 81c. The ROM 81b stores a control program for controlling the pachinko machine P, a variation pattern designation code corresponding to a large number of variation patterns, and various types of information (big hit determination value, reach determination value, etc.). The RAM 81c stores (sets) various types of information (such as jackpot determination random numbers, reach determination random numbers, and various random number values such as variation pattern distribution random numbers) that are appropriately rewritten during operation of the gaming machine. It has become. The main CPU 81a sequentially updates the values of various random numbers such as the big hit determination random number every predetermined cycle, sets the updated values in the RAM 81c, and rewrites the values before the update.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 58, the ROM 81b contains “P1: normal fluctuation”, “P2: out of normal reach”, “P3: per normal reach”, “P11: out of super reach A”, “P12: super “Reach Out of B”, “P21: Super Reach Out of X with Integrated Production”, “P22: Super Reach Out of Integrated Production Y”, “P31: A per Super Reach”, “P32: B per Super Reach”, “P41: A large number of variation patterns such as “X per super reach with integrated effect” and “P42: Y per super reach with integrated effect” are stored. Then, the main CPU 81a selects one of these many variation patterns and instructs the sub integrated control board 82 as a variation pattern designation code. This variation pattern designation code is a control signal sent from the main control board 81 to the sub integrated control board 82 in FIGS.

  Which of the variation patterns managed as these major classifications is selected is determined by a lottery process in the main CPU 81a, which is performed by acquiring a random number every time the winning prize opening 11 is won. As the lottery processing, “winning / losing lottery” and “reaching / non-reaching lottery” in the case of “missing” are performed. Therefore, the lottery result by the CPU 81a is any one of “big hit”, “reach miss”, and “miss”.

  When the lottery result is “big hit”, one variation pattern is selected from P3 (per normal reach), P31, P32 (per super reach), and P41, P42 (per super reach with integrated effect). become.

  Further, when the lottery result is “reach out of reach”, one variation pattern is selected from P2 (out of normal reach), P11, P12 (out of super reach), and P21, P22 (out of super reach with integrated effect). It will be.

  Furthermore, when the lottery result is “out of”, the variation pattern “P1: normal variation” is selected.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the main CPU 81a selects one of the large classifications of the variation patterns shown in FIG. 58 according to the three types of lottery results of “big hit”, “reach out of reach”, and “out of reach”. The choice is controlled.

  The major categories of variation patterns that can be selected for “win” are as follows: per normal reach (P3), A per super reach (P31), B per super reach (P32), X per super reach (P41), Super reach Y (P42), and for these major categories, the distribution probability is selected so that it is selected at the ratio of normal reach: A per super reach, B: L per super reach, and M = 1: 44: 55. Is set. Similarly, with regard to the large classification of fluctuation patterns that can be selected for “out of reach reach”, as an example, normal reach out (P2): super reach out A (P11), super reach out B (P12), super reach out X ( P21), super reach misalignment Y (P22). For these major categories, normal reach misalignment: super reach misalignment A, B: super reach misalignment L, M = 95: 4: 1 The distribution probability is set in. Note that 100% of P1 (normal fluctuation) is selected for “out of”.

  In this way, the main CPU 81a determines one variation pattern designation code from among a large number of variation pattern designation codes on the basis of “winning / losing lottery”, “lottery presence / absence lottery”, and the distribution probability, and responds to this. The control signal to be output is output to the sub control board 82 as a variation pattern designation command.

  Here, “P1: Normal fluctuation”, “P2: Out of normal reach”, and “P3: Per normal reach” are all symbol combination games that are unrelated to the story developed as a background image. It is a fluctuation pattern that should be displayed. Therefore, the production pattern (production by an image other than the production design) is not influenced by the fluctuation pattern (production by the production display of the production design), and there are multiple basic background images (such as spring, summer, autumn and winter). Will remain one of them).

  On the other hand, the major categories “P11: Super Reach Out A”, “P12: Super Reach Out B”, “P31: A per Super Reach”, and “P32: B per Super Reach” are stories developed as background images. It is a variation pattern specified for either story A or B. Therefore, the background image as the story effect pattern is specified by the variation pattern commanded from the main CPU 81a.

  On the other hand, “P21: Super-reach miss X” and “P41: Super-reach per X” are broadly classified as a movable body effect by opening / closing the shutter 400 with a shutter at the standby position, and a lower right movable body back LED substrate. It is a variation pattern that develops into super reach through an integrated production notice by 514 light emission production. “P22: Super-reach deviation Y” and “P42: Y per super-reach” indicate that the movable body effector for rotating the shutter-equipped movable body 400 to the operating position and opening / closing the shutter and the character image on the liquid crystal display device 2 are displayed. It is a variation pattern that develops into super reach through an integrated production notice by an image production to appear. It should be noted that the story developed as the background effect during the super-reach after the integrated effect notice is determined from the stories L and M other than the stories A and B by the arithmetic processing by the sub general CPU 82a.

  Therefore, the sub integrated control board 82 will be described. The sub general control board 82 is configured by a microcomputer including a general CPU 82a, a ROM 82b, and a RAM 82c. The ROM 82b stores and manages a control program for comprehensively controlling a liquid crystal display device, a sound source, an LED, a movable body motor / solenoid, an effect pattern determination program, various information (such as medium category effect pattern selection conditions), and the like. ing. The RAM 82c stores (sets) various information that can be appropriately rewritten during the operation of the pachinko machine.

  By executing the effect pattern determination program of the sub-general control board 82, the story to be developed during the super reach when the control signal from the main control board 81 is P21, P22, P41, P42. Which of M should be assigned is sorted.

  In addition, when the control signal from the main control board 81 is P21, P22, P41, P42, the effect pattern determination program of the sub-control board 82 steps up the integrated effect in addition to the distribution of the stories L and M. It also distributes whether or not to use a notice.

  As a result, for example, when P41 is commanded from the main control board 81 and assigned to the story L in the sub-control board 82, the story is further developed from the integrated production by the single opening at the standby position to the super reach of the story L. The winning effect pattern (P41-1-1) and the integrated effect including the step-up notice by opening multiple times at the standby position to the super-reach of the story L and the winning effect pattern (P41-1- One of 2) is selected.

  In this case, in the effect pattern (P41-1-1) without step-up notice, the back unit emission colors that are executed in an integrated manner when the shutter is released once are white, blue, yellow, green, red, rainbow Choose from. The difference in emission color is set such that the degree of expectation increases in the order of white → blue → yellow → green → red → rainbow (premium). Which emission color is selected is determined by a process in the effect pattern determination program of the sub-integrated control board 82 by a combination of a random number and a distribution probability.

  In the effect pattern with step-up (P41-1-2), every time the shutter is opened, the change is made in the order of white → blue → yellow → green → red → rainbow (premium) and the expected degree is notified in advance. The degree of expectation can be predicted according to how many times it is opened, such as opening first time = white, opening second time = blue, and so on. Note that it is possible to express that the second time of opening is also white and the degree of expectation is low, or it is possible to emit blue light with a higher degree of expectation by jumping blue at the second time of opening. In this case, how many times to open, how many colors to change, whether to jump, etc. are determined by the processing in the effect pattern determination program of the sub-general control board 82 by a combination of random numbers and distribution probabilities.

  Also, for example, when P42 is commanded from the main control board 81 and assigned to the story M in the sub-control board 82, it further develops from the integrated effect by opening once at the operation position to the super reach of the story M. A winning production pattern (P42-2-1) and a production pattern (P42-2-2) that develops from the integrated production including the step-up notice by opening multiple times at the operation position to the super reach of the story M ) Is selected.

  Also in this case, in the effect pattern without step-up notice (P42-2-1), the characters displayed in the character image effect that is executed in an integrated manner when the shutter is released once at the operation position are character A, Character B, ..., premium character is selected. The difference between the characters is set so that the degree of expectation increases in the order of A → B →. Which character is selected is determined by a process in the effect pattern determination program of the sub-general control board 82 based on a combination of a random number and a distribution probability.

  In the step-up effect pattern (P42-2-2), every time the shutter is released, the character A → character B →. The degree of expectation can be notified in advance according to how many times the opening is made, such as opening first time = character A, opening second time = character B,. In addition, it is possible to express that the expectation level is low as the character A in the second opening, or it is possible to make a character having a higher expectation than the character B appear in the second opening. In this case, how many times the character is released, how many characters are changed, whether the character is to be jumped, and the like are determined by a process in the effect pattern determination program of the sub-integrated control board 82 by a combination of a random number and a distribution probability. .

  Next, a method for determining a character when performing the step-up notice as described above will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 59, random numbers are generated (S1), and a character that finally appears is determined based on the distribution probability (S2). A random number is generated again (S3), and it is determined how many times the character determined in S1 appears at the release (S4). Then, the step-up level of the character determined in S2 is compared with the number of releases determined in S4, and it is determined whether or not the step-up levels match (S5). If the step-up levels are the same (S5: YES), the character from the first opening to the last opening is determined based on the number of times the character that finally appears appears. (S6). On the other hand, when the step-up level does not match between the character and the number of times of opening (S5: NO), it is determined whether or not the number of times of opening is smaller (S7). A character to appear overlapping between the up-level 1 character and the step-up level character determined in S2 is determined (S8). Conversely, if the number of times of opening is greater (S7: NO), the character to be thinned is determined between the character at the step-up level 1 and the character at the level immediately before the step-up level character determined at S2. (S9). In S8, a pattern in which the character determined in S2 appears overlappingly can be selected, but in S9, the character determined in S2 is not thinned out.

  As a result of executing the arithmetic processing as described above, for example, when a character of step-up level 5 (SU5) appears at the sixth release, (first time: SU1) → (second time: SU2) → (third time: (SU3) → (4th: SU3) → (5th: SU4) → (6th: SU5) The third and fourth times, the same step-up level character (SU3) appears and the character's step-up level The number of shutter opening times can be adjusted. Conversely, if a character with step-up level 5 (SU5) appears in the third release, the levels of SU3 and SU4 are as follows: (First: SU1) → (Second: SU2) → (Third: SU5) You can also skip characters. In this way, a variety of step-up notices can be made by making characters appear in duplicate or thinning out instead of simple step-up notices.

  In this way, in this embodiment, the small classification (P42-1-2, P42-2-2) in FIG. 58 is not a single pattern, but more complicated and diverse patterns are obtained by the arithmetic processing as shown in FIG. It is supposed to be sorted out. Similar processing to this is performed in the integrated effect pattern (P41-1-2, P41-2-2) with the step-up light emission effect as well as in FIG. The pattern can be generated. The same applies to the off-stage effects patterns (P21-1-2, P21-2-2, P22-1-2, P22-2-2).

[7 Alarm by magnetic sensor]
Further, in the pachinko machine P of the present embodiment, the sub-control board 82 can also execute alarm processing by the magnetic sensors 61 and 61 installed at the left and right positions with the special winning opening 13 interposed therebetween. It is configured.

  The flow of control signals in this processing is shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, when magnetism is detected by the left and right magnetic sensors 61, 61, a detection signal is transmitted to the sub integrated control board 82 via the lamp relay signal board 53. Based on this detection signal, the sub-integrated control board 82 executes processing for warning the possibility of fraud.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, in the depth direction guide path 630, the rib 631 projecting downward guides the upward movement of the game ball so that the course does not deviate and guides the drop direction. In the path 640, the protrusions 643 a to 646 a protruding from the front, rear, left and right collide so as to suppress the shift in the falling direction of the game ball from the front, rear, left and right, and are guided to fall along the center of the warp passage 610. Further, when the game ball comes into contact with the rib 631 and the protrusions 643a to 646a, an effect of decelerating is exhibited in addition to the effect of guiding while adjusting the course as described above. As a result, the game ball rolls smoothly from the warp outlet 612 to the stage 601.

  In addition, the portion that rolls off from the drop direction guide path 640 becomes an extended bottom wall 641 that is curved, and the front side is extended as a front wall extension 642 to the end of the extended bottom wall 641, so that the game ball exits the warp outlet 612. Therefore, it is possible to smoothly roll onto the stage 601 along the curved surface without shifting the course.

  Further, since the protrusions 643a to 646a on the inner wall of the drop direction guide path 640 are formed to face each other so as to be shifted from each other in the height direction, the inside of the drop direction guide path 640 In addition, the path adjustment / guidance action in which the protrusions 643a to 646a in FIG.

  Further, the ridges 643a to 646a on the inner wall of the drop direction guide path 640 have ridges shifted in the height direction with respect to each of the direction facing left and right and the direction facing front and rear, regardless of the facing position. Since the projection is formed so as to have a positional relationship shifted in the height direction, the course adjustment / guidance action by the protrusions inside the drop direction guidance path 640 is more accurately executed, and the speed suppression action is further enhanced.

  Further, the warp passage 610 forms a depth direction guide passage 630 and a drop direction guide passage 640 by covering the groove opening of the groove-shaped passage body portion with a lid member, and is divided into the passage body portion and the lid member. Thus, the protrusion provided on the drop direction guide path 640 so as to face the front and rear and the left and right can be formed by integral molding by synthetic resin injection molding, and the course adjustment / guidance action and speed suppression action in the warp passage 610 are exhibited. The structure for achieving this can be realized with high accuracy.

  Further, the protrusions leading to the warp outlet 612 in the drop direction guide path 640 function as a structure that emphasizes the course adjustment / guidance function, and reach the terminal end of the extended bottom wall 642 after exiting the warp outlet 612. In particular, the protrusions protruding upward from the bottom surface of the portion up to this function as a structure that places more importance on the speed control function of the game ball. Thereby, although the movement of the game ball in the warp passage 610 is smooth, the speed can be sufficiently suppressed to roll out to the stage.

  Further, since a rib 631 is formed by integral molding so as to extend along the center of the groove-shaped passage main body at the portion corresponding to the upper wall of the depth direction guide passage 630, the rib emphasizes the course adjustment / guide function. 631 can be provided accurately.

  Further, the depth direction guide path 630 is configured to have a downward slope whose bottom surface becomes lower toward the rear, and the rib 631 is formed to protrude so that the lower end is substantially parallel to the bottom surface of the downward slope. The game ball moves smoothly to the direction guiding path 640, and the course adjustment / guidance function in that case becomes more accurate.

  Further, the drop direction guide path 640 is formed in a rectangular tube shape having a rectangular cross section, and protrusions are formed to project from the inner walls of the front, rear, left and right surfaces, and the distance between the front and rear surfaces and the left and right surfaces is the diameter of the game ball + facing. Since it is configured to be larger than each height of the ridge, the course can be well aligned with the center of the warp passage while smoothly falling the game ball, and the rolling direction from the warp exit is stable Can be made.

  In addition, the ridges 643a to 646a extend in a direction intersecting the path of the game ball, but since the cross section is triangular, the upper surface has a downward slope toward the center of the guide path, and the game ball falls. There is no significant hindrance. Therefore, the game balls are not caught by the protrusions 643a to 646a and clogged.

  As described above, the first embodiment has been described using the present invention as an embodiment. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

  The present invention can be used in a pachinko machine.

P ... Pachinko machine, A ... Outer frame, B ... Middle frame, D ... Front frame, E ... Upper ball tray, F ... Lower ball tray, G ... -Hitting ball launcher, H ... Locking device,
1 ... game board, 2 ... liquid crystal display device, 3 ... center actor,
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Game area | region, 11 ... Start winning opening, 11s1 ... Upper start opening game ball detection switch, 11s2 ... Lower start opening game ball detection switch, 12 ... Center decoration, 13 ... Special winning opening, 14 ... guide car, 15 ... out opening, 16 ... lower left ordinary winning opening, 16s ... left game ball detection switch, 17 ... lower right ordinary winning opening, 17s ...・ Right game ball detection switch, 18 ... guide rail,
21 ... Plate member, 22 ... Back unit, 23 ... Basic base, 23a ... Boss member, 23b ... Step part, 23c ... Switch fixing part, 23d ... Switch locking Hook, 23e ... base, 23f ... rib,
31 ... Ball passage portion for the left normal winning opening, 31a ... Game ball discharge port, 31b ... Ball passage portion component, 31c ... Screw shaft insertion hole, 31d ... Screw head receiving recess, 31e: switch insertion opening, 31f: locking piece,
32 ... Right ordinary prize opening ball passage portion, 32a ... game ball discharge port, 32b ... ball passage portion component, 32c ... screw shaft insertion hole, 32d ... screw head receiving recess, 32e: switch insertion opening, 32f: locking piece,
33 ... ball passage part for start winning opening,
41 ... Left ordinary winning a prize mouth back board installation part, 42 ... Right ordinary winning a prize mouth back board installation part, 43 ... Starting prize mouth back board installation part, 41a-43a ... Rear edge, 41b, 42b ... Screw holes, 41c, 42c, 43c ... substrate locking hooks, 41d, 42d, 43d ... substrate locking pieces, 41e, 42e ... bottom opening,
51 ... Game board input / output signal relay terminal board, 52 ... Power relay board, 53 ... Lamp relay signal board, 54 ... Back unit LED relay terminal board 61 ... Magnetic sensor, 61a,. -Recessed step portion, 61b ... Convex step portion, 62 ... Sensor mounting portion,
81 ... main control board (program), 82 ... sub-control board, 83 ... game board sub output signal relay terminal board,
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Upper movable body, 101 ... Upper movable body rotation motor, 110 ... Original position switch board, 111 ... Upper movable body motor original position switch, 131 ... Decoration body, 132 ... Second decorative body 132a ... second arm 132b ... coil spring 132c ... arc-shaped long groove 132d ... pin 132e ... bending part 132f ... receiving part 132g .. collar part, 141, 142 ... coil spring, 151 ... sector gear 151, 152 ... pinion gear, 161 ... main body arm, 162 ... ring-shaped end, 162a ... ring part, 162b ... projecting portion, 163 ... round hole,
171 ... Front plate, 171a ... Columnar boss, 171b ... Ring-shaped rib, 171c ... Outer ring,
172... Rear plate, 172a... Cylindrical boss, 172b... Ring-shaped rib, 172c... Outer ring, 172d. ... 2nd decorative body standby operation | movement provision member, 181a ... Nail | claw, 194 ... 2nd decorative body support component,
200 ... Left movable body, 201 ... Left movable body rotation motor, 210 ... Original position switch board, 211 ... Left movable body rotation original position switch, 221 ... Sector gears 221,222 ... Pinion gear 300 ... Upper right movable body, 301 ... Upper right movable body solenoid, 302 ... Rotating shaft, 303 ... Return spring 400 ... Moving body with shutter, 401 ... With shutter Movable body rotation motor, 402... Shutter opening / closing motor, 403... Arcuate gear, 404... Link bar, 405. Substrate, 411... Movable body rotation motor original position switch with shutter, 420... Shutter opening / closing motor original position switch substrate, 421. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 0 ... Movable body main body, 431 ... Swing arm, 432 ... Ring-shaped frame body, 432b, 432b ... Ring-shaped frame body part, 433a, 433b ... Transmission hole, 434 ... Circle Arcuate overhanging portion, 435 ... rotating support portion,
441-446 ... shutter blades, 441a-446a ... shaft fitting, 441b-446b ... pins, 451a-453a ... circular openings,
451 to 453 ... ring-shaped plate, 451b ... outer periphery recessed portion, 451c ... circular hole, 452b ... outer periphery recessed portion, 452c ... long hole, 452d ... cylindrical portion, 453b ... -Overhang part, 453c ... Link bar insertion hole, 453d ... Long hole,
471 to 476... Rotating support shaft, 471a to 476a... Bearing member 481 to 486... Arc-shaped member, 481a to 486a ... Shaft fitting portion 501. ... Kana title middle LED board, 503 ... Subtitle LED board, 504 ... Upper right corner LED board, 505 ... Romaji title upper LED board, 506 ... Romaji title lower LED board, 507 ... Lower left corner LED board 511 ... Upper left movable body back LED board, 512 ... Upper movable body back LED board, 513 ... Upper right movable body back LED board, 514 ... Lower right movable body back LED board, 515 ... Stage back LED board, 516 ... Warp passage back LED board 521 ... Upper left movable LED board, 522 ... Upper movable LED board 523 ... Lower right movable body LED substrate 601 ... Stage, 601a ... Upper stage, 601b ... Middle stage, 601c ... Lower stage, 602 ... Stage rear wall part, 602a ... Upper extension wall, 602b: Front extension wall 610 ... Warp passage, 611 ... Warp inlet, 612 ... Warp outlet, 620 ... Inlet guideway, 630 ... Depth direction guideway , 631... Rib, 640... Drop guiding path, 641... Extension bottom wall, 642... Front wall extension, 643 a to 646 a.

Claims (9)

A gaming machine having a warp passage for guiding a game ball from the outside of the center decoration to a stage in the center decoration, the game machine having the following configuration.
(1) The warp passage includes at least one or more depth direction guide paths extending in the depth direction between a warp inlet opening toward the outside of the center decoration and a warp outlet opening toward the center of the stage. It is configured as a bent cylindrical structure configured by continuously connecting at least one or more falling direction guide paths extending in the vertical direction.
(2) A protrusion that extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to the traveling direction of the game ball is formed on the inner wall of the drop direction guide path so as to protrude inward.
(3) On the inner surface of the upper wall of the depth direction guide path, a rib extending along the traveling direction of the game ball is formed to protrude downward. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising the following configuration.
(4) The warp outlet is formed so as to open toward the center of the stage on the inner side of the lower end of the drop direction guide path of the final portion of the bent cylindrical structure.
(5) The end of the drop direction guide path in which the warp outlet is opened is curved toward the center of the stage, and is a curved extension formed to extend toward the stage beyond the warp outlet. A bottom wall is provided, and the wall on the front side of the drop direction guide path is extended to the end of the extended bottom wall. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising the following configuration.
(6) The protrusions on the inner wall of the drop direction guide path are formed to protrude so as to face each other so as to be shifted in the height direction in the facing direction. 4. The gaming machine according to claim 3, further comprising the following configuration.
(7) The ridges on the inner wall of the drop direction guide path are formed so that the ridges shifted in the height direction with respect to each of the direction facing left and right and the direction facing front and back are mutually irrespective of the facing position. Protrusions are formed so that the positional relationship is shifted in the height direction. The gaming machine according to claim 4, further comprising the following configuration.
(8) The warp passage is configured to guide the game ball that has entered from the warp entrance toward the inside of the center decoration, and to change the course of the game ball in the depth direction in communication with the entrance guide route. A depth direction guiding path to be guided, a drop guiding path that communicates with the depth direction guiding path to change the traveling direction of the game ball downward, and is arranged at the center of the stage inside the lower end of the falling guiding path. And a terminal portion of the drop direction guide path in which the warp outlet is opened is curved toward the center of the stage and is ahead of the warp outlet. A curved extended bottom wall extending toward the stage until the front wall of the drop direction guiding path is extended to the end of the extended bottom wall.
(9) The warp passage includes a passage main body integrally formed in a bent groove shape that forms a front surface and a side surface of the inlet portion guide passage, the depth direction guide passage, and the drop direction guide passage, and the inlet portion guide passage. The rear wall, the upper wall of the depth direction guideway, and the portion corresponding to the rear wall of the fall direction guideway are configured separately.
(10) At least portions corresponding to the upper wall of the depth direction guide path and the rear wall of the drop direction guide path are integrally formed so as to cover the groove openings of the depth direction guide path and the drop direction guide path. Be configured as a member.
(11) A protrusion having a triangular or semicircular cross section in which protrusions extending in the direction facing the left and right extend in the die-cutting direction of the injection molding on the inner surface of the side wall portion of the groove corresponding to the guide passage in the depth direction of the passage main body. And the front side of the ridge in the direction facing the front and rear is formed by integral molding as a ridge having a triangular or semicircular cross section on the upper surface of the bottom portion of the groove, and the lid The rear side of the protrusion in the direction facing the front-rear direction is formed by integral molding as a protrusion having a triangular or semicircular cross section on the front surface of the portion corresponding to the rear wall of the depth direction guide path of the member. . 6. The gaming machine according to claim 5, further comprising the following configuration.
(12) The warp outlet is formed in a state in which the side wall on the stage side of the terminal portion of the groove-shaped passage main body is cut, and the lid member extends to a portion corresponding to the rear wall of the portion where the side wall is cut off. The protrusion in the direction facing the front and rear is formed on the terminal side of the portion where the side wall is cut off. The gaming machine according to claim 5 or 6, further comprising the following configuration.
(13) The rib is protruded and formed at a portion corresponding to the upper wall of the depth direction guide path of the lid member so as to be along the center of the groove-shaped passage body. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising the following configuration.
(14) The depth direction guide path is configured to have a downward slope such that the bottom surface becomes lower toward the rear, and the rib is formed to protrude so that the lower end is substantially parallel to the bottom surface of the downward slope. . The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising the following configuration.
(15) The drop direction guide path is formed in a rectangular tube shape having a rectangular cross section, and the protrusions are formed to protrude from the inner walls of the front, rear, left and right surfaces, and the distance between the front and rear surfaces and the left and right surfaces is the diameter of the game ball + It is configured to be larger than each height of the facing ridge.