JP2012055725A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Pachinko game machine including a winning ball tank for attaching a game board where a backward projection of a game machine is formed up to the upper side of the game board to a body frame.SOLUTION: A storage unit of the winning ball tank 400 is placed at the upper outside of rear-side walls 192, 193 for storing the backward projection of the game machine, and the exhaust port 404 of the winning ball tank 400 projects outside the front wall of the storage unit, thus positioning a tank rail member 410 at the outside of the storage unit of the winning ball tank 400, namely at a position where the tank rail member 410 does not overlap with the storage unit of the winning ball tank 400 in a vertical direction making the upper side of the rear-side walls 192, 193 for storing the backward projection of the game machine project backward in a position near an upper side of the body frame 3, and thereby easily storing the backward projection of the game machine inside the rear-side walls 192, 193 even if the backward projection of the game machine projects at the upper side on the game board.

Description

  The present invention provides an outer frame that is installed on an island, a main body frame that is pivotally supported by the outer frame so as to be openable and closable, and that has a side wall that forms a game board installation recess for housing the game board, A prize ball tank fixed to the upper part on the back side, and a door frame provided with a game window that is pivotally supported by the main body frame so as to be openable and closable and allows a player to visually recognize a game area of the game board through a transparent plate unit. The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine comprising: a storage tray that stores a ball that is arranged below the gaming window and that is paid out according to a result of the game.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in pachinko machines that play a ball by playing a ball, a main body frame (also referred to as a front frame) for storing a game board is provided so as to be openable and closable with respect to an outer frame. A door frame covering the front of the game board is also provided to be freely opened and closed. And as shown, for example in Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2000-176116 (patent document 1) or Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2004-473 (patent document 2), a main body frame has a prize ball | bowl or a rental ball | bowl on the back side upper part. As a result, a prize ball tank is provided for storing balls for paying out.

JP 2000-176116 A (FIGS. 3 and 5) JP 2004-473 A (FIGS. 11 and 14)

  In the techniques described in Patent Documents 1 and 2, the prize ball tank is formed in a rectangular box shape, and a discharge port for discharging the sphere is formed at the most downstream portion of the bottom surface of the rectangle. In other words, since a discharge port is formed in the bottom surface of the storage portion of the prize ball tank, the tank rail member for guiding the ball discharged from the discharge port to the prize ball payout device is provided in the storage portion of the prize ball tank. The structure is arranged at a position directly below.

  As described above, when the prize ball tank and the tank rail member are provided so as to overlap in the vertical direction, the front and rear direction at the upper side position of the game board installation recess for installing the game board formed on the main body frame The size (depth dimension of the game board installation recess) must be small, and the depth of the game board installation recess is sufficiently lower than the installation position of the tank rail member. For this reason, there is a disadvantage that it is not possible to attach a game board in which the rearward protruding portion of the game apparatus is provided to the upper side of the game board to the main body frame. The present invention has been made in order to eliminate the above-described disadvantages, and the object of the present invention is to attach a game board such that a rearward protruding portion of the game apparatus is provided to the upper side of the game board to the main body frame. The purpose is to provide a pachinko machine equipped with a prize ball tank.

  In order to achieve the above object, the means adopted in claim 1 is to form an outer frame installed on the island, and a game board installation recess that is pivotally supported by the outer frame so as to be opened and closed and accommodates the game board. A main body frame having a side wall, a prize ball tank fixed to the upper part on the back side of the main body frame, and a transparent plate unit that is pivotally supported by the main body frame so as to be openable and closable. In the pachinko gaming machine comprising a door frame provided with a game window that can be visually recognized through the game machine, and a storage tray for storing a ball that is disposed below the game window and is paid out as a result of the game, the game board installation recess The side wall forming a front side wall having a depth that is substantially the same as the thickness of the game board, and a stepped portion that comes into contact with the back surface of the peripheral part of the game board, is substantially rearward from the front side wall. It extends parallel to the front side wall and is installed on the game board. And a rear side wall that houses a rearward projecting portion of the gaming apparatus, the prize ball tank is a storage unit that stores a ball, and a rear wall of the storage unit as viewed from the front side of the pachinko gaming machine. And a discharge port through which the sphere stored in the storage portion is discharged toward the tank rail member, and the storage portion of the prize ball tank is placed on the upper outer side of the rear side wall. On the other hand, the outlet of the prize ball tank is provided so as to protrude rearward from the rear side wall as viewed from the front side of the pachinko gaming machine.

  Further, the means adopted by claim 2 is the pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein, among the rear side walls, the upper rear side wall and the left and right side side rear side walls are The upper rear wall and the side rear wall that are parallel to the front of the pachinko gaming machine are connected to each other, and the ball discharged from the outlet of the prize ball tank is guided downstream on the rear surface of the upper rear wall. The tank rail member is attached, and a ball passage unit and a prize ball unit for paying out a ball supplied from the tank rail member are attached to the side rear wall.

  In the invention which concerns on Claim 1, in the state which the storage part of the prize ball tank was mounted in the upper outer side of the rear side wall which accommodates the back protrusion part of a game device, and the discharge port of a prize ball tank is a pachinko game Since the tank rail member is provided so as to protrude outward from the rear wall of the storage portion when viewed from the front side of the machine, the tank rail member is located outside the storage portion of the prize ball tank (front side of the pachinko game machine) in plan view of the pachinko gaming machine. Since the tank rail member and the storage part of the prize ball tank do not overlap in the vertical direction, the rear protruding part of the gaming device provided on the back surface of the gaming board is stored. The upper side of the rear side wall can be protruded rearward at a position close to the upper side of the main body frame, so that even if the rear protruding part of the gaming device protrudes from the upper side part of the game board, Can be stored easily

  Further, in the invention according to claim 2, since the tank rail member, the ball passage unit and the prize ball unit are attached to the back surface of the rear wall connected inward to the rear side wall, The tank rail member, the ball passage unit, and the prize ball unit do not protrude, and the entire space surrounded by the rear side wall can be used as a space for storing the rear protruding portion of the gaming device.

It is a perspective view which shows the state which open | released the main body frame with respect to the outer frame of the pachinko gaming machine which concerns on embodiment, and opened the door frame with respect to the main body frame. It is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a rear view of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a side view of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a top view of a pachinko gaming machine. It is the disassembled perspective view seen from the outer frame, main body frame, game board, and door frame which comprise a pachinko game machine. It is the exploded perspective view seen from the front of the outer frame, main part frame, game board, and door frame which constitute a pachinko gaming machine. It is a front view of an outer frame. It is a rear view of an outer frame. It is the perspective view seen from the front of an outer frame. It is the front view (A) of an outer frame, sectional drawing (B) cut | disconnected by the BB line of a front view, and the cutting | disconnection end elevation (C) of the side frame board 12 cut | disconnected by the AA line of a front view. It is a rear view of a door frame. It is the perspective view seen from the back of the state which isolate | separated the door frame and the glass unit. It is a perspective view which shows the manufacture process of the glass unit detachably attached to a door frame. It is an expansion perspective view of the desiccant insertion part of a glass unit. It is the side view (A), front view (B), and perspective view (C) of the completed glass unit. It is the sectional view on the AA line (A) of FIG. 16 (B), and the sectional view on the BB line (B). It is sectional drawing of the handle apparatus with which a door frame is attached. It is a perspective view which shows the relationship between the operation handle part which comprises a handle apparatus, and a joint unit. It is a disassembled perspective view of an operation handle part. They are a perspective view (A) and an exploded perspective view (B) of the joint unit. It is an operation | movement figure for demonstrating operation | movement of an operation handle part and a joint unit. It is a perspective view which shows the relationship between a handle | steering-wheel apparatus and the hit ball | bowl launching apparatus provided in a main body frame. It is sectional drawing for demonstrating the state which connects a handle | steering-wheel apparatus and a hit ball | bowl launcher. It is a front view of the main body frame before attaching components. It is a rear view of the main body frame before attaching components. It is a side view of the main body frame 3 before attaching components. It is the perspective view seen from the back of the main body frame before attaching components. It is the perspective view seen from the front of the main body frame which attached components. It is the perspective view which looked at the state which supported the main body frame which attached components to the outer frame from the front. It is a rear view of the main body frame which attached components. It is the perspective view seen from the back of the main body frame which attached components. It is a cross-sectional plan view of the pachinko gaming machine cut along the horizontal line of the middle of the pachinko gaming machine (game control board box portion). It is the perspective view seen from the front of a game board. It is a front view of a game board. It is a rear view of a game board. It is a top view of a game board. It is the perspective view (A) of the whole hitting ball | bowl launcher, and the perspective view (B) of the state which removed the firing motor part. It is a disassembled perspective view of a hit ball launching device. It is the front view (A) which shows the relationship between a hit ball | bowl launcher and a firing rail, and a perspective view (B) of a launching motor part. It is a rear view which shows the relationship between the hit ball | bowl launching device in the state which is not operating the operation handle | steering-wheel part, and a firing rail. It is a rear view which shows the relationship between the hit ball | bowl launching device in the state which is operating the operation handle | steering-wheel part, and a firing rail. They are a top view (A), a front view (B), a perspective view (C), and a front view (B) AA sectional view (D) of the slide member provided in the ball striking device. FIG. 4 is a perspective view (A), a plan view (B), and a side view (C) of the prize ball tank. It is the perspective view seen from the back side of pachinko game machine 1 which shows the relation of a prize ball tank, a tank rail member, a ball passage unit, a prize ball unit, and a full tank unit. It is the perspective view seen from the front side of the pachinko game machine 1 which shows the relationship between a prize ball tank, a tank rail member, a ball path unit, a prize ball unit, and a full tank unit. They are sectional drawing (A) and a top view (B) which show the relationship between the downstream part of a tank rail member, and the upstream part of a ball passage unit. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the relationship between a main body frame, a ball path unit, and a prize ball unit. It is a rear view which shows the relationship between a ball path unit and a prize ball unit. It is the perspective view seen from the back of a ball passage unit. It is a front view of a ball passage unit. It is a side view for demonstrating the connection structure of a ball path unit and a prize ball unit. It is the disassembled perspective view seen from the back side of a prize ball unit. It is a rear view for demonstrating the relationship between the payout motor and the sprocket as a payout member. It is a rear view for demonstrating the channel | path and drive relationship of a prize ball unit. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the relationship between a prize ball unit and a full tank unit. It is a disassembled perspective view of a full tank unit. It is a perspective view which shows the flow of the sphere in a full tank unit. It is a top view for demonstrating the effect | action of a full tank rocking | fluctuation plate. It is a partially broken perspective view which shows the relationship between a full tank unit and a foul mouth. It is sectional drawing which similarly shows the relationship between a full tank unit and a foul mouth. It is a back perspective view which shows the relationship between a locking device and a main body frame. It is an expanded side sectional view which shows the latching structure to the main body frame of a locking device. It is the partial cross section cut | disconnected in the horizontal direction in the position slightly lower than the vertical direction center of the pachinko game machine. It is an expanded sectional view which shows the detailed relationship between a locking device and the side wall of a main body frame. It is the side view (A) of a locking device, and the perspective view (B) seen from the front side. The perspective view (A) seen from the back side of the locking device, the perspective view (B) of the sliding rod for the glass door and the sliding rod for the main body frame provided slidably inside the U-shaped base of the locking device, (C). It is a disassembled perspective view of a locking device. It is a front view for demonstrating the effect | action of the sliding rod for glass doors, and the sliding rod for main body frames. It is a front view for demonstrating the effect | action of a fraud prevention member. It is the perspective view which looked at the substrate unit from the back side. It is the disassembled perspective view seen from the back side of the substrate unit. It is the perspective view which looked at the substrate unit from the front side. It is the disassembled perspective view seen from the front side of the board | substrate unit. It is the front view seen from the front side of the substrate tray which makes the main body of a substrate unit. It is a rear view of a substrate tray. It is a rear view of a substrate unit. It is a rear view of the board | substrate unit in the state which removed the delivery control board box and the external terminal board box. It is a top view which shows the connection relation of each board | substrate provided in a board | substrate unit.

[Overall structure of pachinko machines]
DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, the entire pachinko gaming machine according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which the main body frame 3 is opened with respect to the outer frame 2 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the embodiment, and the door frame 5 is opened with respect to the main body frame 3. 3 is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine 1, FIG. 3 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine 1, FIG. 4 is a side view of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and FIG. 5 is a plan view of the pachinko gaming machine 1. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the pachinko gaming machine 1 as viewed from the rear of the outer frame 2, the main body frame 3, the game board 4, and the door frame 5. FIG. 7 shows the pachinko gaming machine 1. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the outer frame 2, the main body frame 3, the game board 4, and the door frame 5 as viewed from the front.

  1 and 2, a pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment has an outer frame 2 installed on an island (not shown), and is pivotally supported by the outer frame 2 so as to be openable and closable. A main body frame 3 to be obtained, a game window 42 that is pivotally supported by the main body frame 3 and that is formed on the game board 4 so that a player can visually recognize a game area 255 (see FIG. 7). The door frame 5 provided with the storage tray 30 which stores the ball | bowl which is arrange | positioned under the game window 42 and is paid out by the result of a game is comprised.

  A lower front cover plate 6 whose surface is covered with a decorative plate 6a is fixed to the outer frame 2 at the lower front side. In addition to the game board 4 being detachably mounted on the main body frame 3 as described above, the ball hitting device 300 and the door frame 5 excluding the game board 4 and the main body frame 3 are provided at the bottom of the back surface thereof. A board unit 650 on which various control boards and power supply boards for controlling electrical components are collectively provided is attached, and a cover body 750 covering the rear opening 222 (see FIG. 6) of the main body frame 3 is detachable. Is provided. Furthermore, in addition to the storage tray 30 described above, the door frame 5 is provided with a glass unit 50 and a handle device 70 so as to close the game window 42. The feature of the present embodiment is that there is one storage tray 30 provided in the door frame 5, and the handle device 70 that is conventionally provided in the main body frame 3 is provided in the door frame 5. Since the frame 5 and the main body frame 3 have substantially the same square size when viewed from the front, the main body frame 3 is not visible from the front. Hereinafter, members constituting the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described in detail.

[Outer frame]
The outer frame 2 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 8 is a front view of the outer frame 2, FIG. 9 is a rear view of the outer frame 2, FIG. 10 is a perspective view as seen from the front of the outer frame 2, and FIG. 1A is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B in the front view, and FIG.

  The outer frame 2 connects the upper and lower upper frame plates 10 and 11 and the left and right side frame plates 12 and 13 with corner metal fittings 14 to 16 and upper support metal fittings 17 for connecting respective end portions. It can be assembled into a square shape. Specifically, the upper part on the open side is connected by screwing the upper end and rear face of the upper frame plate 10 and the corner metal fitting 14 passed to the outer side and rear face of the end portion of the side frame plate 13 to open and open. The lower part on the side is connected by screwing a corner metal fitting 15 that is passed to the bottom face and rear face of the lower frame plate 11 and the outer side face and rear face of the end part of the side frame plate 13, and the upper part on the pivot support side is The upper support fitting 17 that is passed between the end upper surface of the upper frame plate 10 and the end outer surface of the side frame plate 12 is connected by screwing, and the lower part on the pivot support side is the bottom surface of the end of the lower frame plate 11. And the rear surface is connected by screwing the corner metal fitting 16 passed to the outer surface of the end portion of the side frame plate 12 and the rear surface.

  Of the upper frame plate 10 and the lower frame plate 11 and the side frame plates 12 and 13 constituting the outer frame 2, the upper frame plate 10 and the lower frame plate 11 are made of the same wood as in the prior art, and the side frame plates 12 and 13. Is made of an extruded plate of a lightweight metal, for example, an aluminum alloy. The reason why the upper frame plate 10 and the lower frame plate 11 are made of the same wood as before is that when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is installed on an island lined up in a game hall, a predetermined angle is given to the vertical plane of the island. It is necessary to perform an operation of fixing the nail, but such an operation is performed by hitting the nail to the upper frame plate 10 and the lower frame plate 11 and the island, so that the nail is easily made. On the other hand, the reason why the side frame plates 12 and 13 are made of an aluminum alloy extruded plate is that the thickness of the side frame plates 12 and 13 can be reduced while maintaining the strength as compared with the conventional wood. The left and right width when viewed from the front of the side walls 190 to 193 (see FIG. 27) of the main body frame 3 adjacent to the main body frame 3 can be increased. For this reason, the game board 4 having a large left-right direction can be mounted on the main body frame 3, and as a result, the game area 255 of the game board 4 can be formed large. However, if the side frame plates 12 and 13 are made of an aluminum alloy flat plate, sufficient rigidity cannot be secured. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 24 is formed so that the thickness h1 of the rear portion is increased. Of course, the thickness h1 is smaller than the conventional wooden thickness.

  Further, the lower front cover plate 6 fixed to the lower front surface of the lower frame plate 11 and the left and right side frame plates 12 and 13 has the main body frame 3 placed on the upper surface thereof when closed. The surface of the lower front cover plate 6 is covered with the decorative plate 6a as described above, but the fastening protrusion 6b (FIGS. B) is projectingly provided, and the fixing projection 6b is attached to the lower front cover plate 6 by being passed through an attachment hole penetrating the lower front cover plate 6. Further, a back plate 7 is fixed to the upper part of the back surface of the lower front cover plate 6 to reinforce the strength of the lower front cover plate 6 on which the main body frame 3 is placed.

  By the way, as a structure for pivotally supporting the main body frame 3 so as to be openable and closable, it is attached along the upper surface of one side of the upper support bracket 17 and the lower front cover plate 6 for connecting the upper frame plate 10 and the side frame plate 12. A support fitting 18 is provided. The upper support bracket 17 is formed with a support hole 20 bent in the support protrusion piece 19 protruding forward, and a shaft support pin of an upper shaft support bracket 152 (described later) of the main body frame 3 is formed in the support hole 20. 153 (see FIG. 29) is engaged. Further, the lower support fitting 18 is also formed in a shape protruding forward, and a support protrusion 21 protrudes upward from the protruding portion, and a frame support plate 155 (described later) of the main body frame 3 is provided on the support protrusion 21. The support hole formed in FIG. 29) is inserted. Therefore, in order to support the main body frame 3 on the outer frame 2, after engaging the support holes formed in the frame support plate 155 of the main body frame 3 with the support protrusions 21 of the lower support bracket 18, By pivoting the shaft support pin 153 of the upper shaft support bracket 152 in the support rod hole 20, the shaft can be supported in a freely openable and closable manner.

  On the other hand, closing projections 22 and 23 are fixed to the upper and lower sides of the open side frame 13. The closing projections 22 and 23 are hook portions 614 and 624 (see FIG. 68) of the lock device 560 attached along the open side of the main body frame 3 when the main body frame 3 is closed with respect to the outer frame 2. To engage. Then, as will be described in detail later, by inserting a key into the cylinder lock 570 of the lock device 560 and turning it to one side, the hook portions 614, 624 and the closing projections 22, 23 are disengaged, and the main body frame 3 Can be opened to the outer frame 2.

  When the upper support plate 17 and the corner brackets 14 to 16 for connecting the upper frame plate 10, the lower frame plate 11, and the side frame plates 12 and 13 constituting the outer frame 2 are respectively attached at predetermined positions, As shown in FIG.8 and FIG.9, each corresponding to the attachment part of each metal fitting 14-17 so that the outer surface of each metal fitting 14-17 and the outer surface of each frame board 10-13 become substantially the same plane. End portions of the frame plates 10 to 13 are formed in a concave shape. Even when the lower support fitting 18 is attached, the upper surface of the lower front cover plate 6 and the upper surface of the lower support fitting 18 are substantially flush with each other.

(Door frame)
Next, the door frame 5 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 2 and 12 to 24. FIG. 12 is a rear view of the door frame 5, FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the door frame 5 and the glass unit 50 in a state where the door frame 5 and the glass unit 50 are separated, and FIG. FIG. 15 is an enlarged perspective view of a desiccant insertion portion of the glass unit 50, and FIG. 16 is a side view (A) of the completed glass unit 50. FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 16B (A) and a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view of the handle device 70 to which the door frame 5 is attached. FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing the relationship between the operation handle portion 71 and the joint unit 90 constituting the handle device 70, and FIG. 71 is an exploded perspective view of 71, and FIG. FIG. 22 is an operation view for explaining the operation of the operation handle portion 71 and the joint unit 90, and FIG. 23 is a handle device 70. FIG. 24 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a state in which the handle device 70 and the hitting ball launching apparatus 300 are connected to each other.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the door frame 5 is formed in a square shape, a vertically long hexagonal gaming window 42 is formed on the upper portion thereof, and a storage tray 30 is provided on the lower front surface of the gaming window 42, On one side (open side) of the storage tray 30, an operation handle portion 71 constituting the handle device 70 is projected and fixed. Further, a glass unit 50 as a transparent plate unit is attached to the back surface of the door frame 5 so as to close the gaming window 42, and a joint unit constituting the handle device 70 on the back surface corresponding to the operation handle portion 71. 90 is also attached. In addition, although the detailed structure about the glass unit 50 and the handle apparatus 70 is explained in full detail later, the whole structure of the door board 5 is demonstrated below.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the upper opening / closing bracket 32 and the lower opening / closing bracket 33 provided on the upper and lower sides of the door plate 5 are connected to the door shaft support holes 154 (see FIG. 29) of the upper shaft support bracket 152 of the main body frame 3 and It is inserted and supported in a shaft support hole 157 (see FIG. 29) of the door support plate 156, and is supported by the main body frame 3 so as to be opened and closed. For this reason, the upper opening / closing bracket 32 is provided with a sliding shaft support pin (not shown) inserted into the door shaft supporting hole 154 so as to be slidable in the vertical direction, and the lower opening / closing bracket 33 has a shaft supporting hole 157. A shaft pin (not shown) inserted through is projected downward. Thus, in order to attach the door plate 5 to the main body frame 3, the shaft pin of the lower opening / closing bracket 33 of the door plate 5 is inserted into the shaft support hole 157 of the door support plate 156 of the main body frame 3, and then the upper and lower of the door plate is opened and closed. In a state where the sliding shaft support pin of the metal fitting 32 is slid downward, the sliding shaft support pin is slid upward (usually a spring) so as to coincide with the door shaft support hole 154 of the upper shaft support metal fitting 152 of the main body frame 3. The door plate 5 can be pivotally supported on the main body frame 3 so as to be openable and closable.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the storage tray 30 provided on the front surface of the door plate 5 is different from a conventional pachinko gaming machine and corresponds to a single tray (a conventional so-called “upper plate”) below the gaming window 42. ), The storage tray itself can be positioned lower than in the prior art. For this reason, the dimension of the up-down direction of the game window 42 can also be enlarged. Further, since the door plate 5 is formed to have substantially the same width as the left and right widths of the main body frame 3 as described above, the size of the gaming window 42 in the left and right direction can also be increased. That is, since the vertical and horizontal dimensions of the game window 42 can be formed large, the vertical and horizontal dimensions of the game area 255 of the game board 4 that can be seen through the game window 42 are also increased. Can do. An effect button 31 that can be operated when the game content realized by the gaming device provided in the game board 4 is of the player participation type is provided almost in front of the storage tray 30. Further, the periphery of the game window 42 on the front surface of the door plate 5 is covered with a lamp cover or a decorative plate that is not provided with a symbol or the like but has a built-in light source such as a lamp or LED for providing a game effect. . The lamp cover and the decorative plate are formed with irregularities as shown in FIGS.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 12, iron reinforcing plates 35 to 38 are fixed to the back surface of the door plate 5 along a rectangular outer periphery. Speakers 34 are fixedly attached to the speaker box at both lower ends of the upper reinforcing plate 35 attached to the upper back surface, and a lower reinforcing plate 37 attached to the lower back surface is attached to the lower reinforcing plate 37 directly below the game window 42 and is pivoted. A prize ball opening 39 is established on the branch side. The prize ball port 39 is for letting out the prize balls discharged in communication with an outlet 536 (see FIG. 57) of the full tank unit 520, which will be described later, to the storage tray 30. Further, the side reinforcing plate 37 attached to the open side rear surface is attached from the upper end portion to the lower end portion of the rear surface of the door plate 5, and hook engaging pieces 37a are formed at the upper portion, the central portion, and the lower portion thereof. Yes. The hook locking piece 37a engages with a glass door hook 601 (see FIG. 68) of the locking device 560, which will be described in detail later, to lock the door frame 5 to the main body frame 3. Further, a side reinforcing plate 38 attached to the shaft support side rear surface is also attached from the upper end portion to the lower end portion of the rear surface of the door plate 5.

  Further, on the back surface of the door plate 5, a glass stopper lever 43, a positioning projection 44, and a latching recess 45 for attaching a glass unit 50 as a transparent plate unit are formed, and a cylinder lock 570 of the lock device 560 is inserted. And a hitting ball supply port 40 to which a hitting ball that flows down in a line on the downstream side of the storage tray 30 is supplied, and is supplied from the hitting ball supply port 40 below the hitting ball supply port 40 Supply swing pieces 41 for supplying the hit balls one by one to the launch position of the launch rail 164 described later are respectively formed or provided. As shown in FIG. 12, the glass stop lever 43 is provided below the installation position of the left and right speakers 34, and is provided so that the upper end is fixed with a screw and rotated. As shown in FIG. 13, the lower portion where the shaft is pivotally supported is formed in a concave shape so that a stopper piece 52 of a glass unit 50 to be described below fits in, and is formed in the stopper piece 52 in the concave portion. A positioning protrusion 44 that engages with the positioning hole 53 is provided. In addition, the latching recess 45 is formed in an L shape with the upper part opened to the left and right of the lower part of the game window 42, and the latching protrusion piece 54 of the glass unit 50 is inserted from above and engaged. . Further, as shown in FIG. 12, the key hole 46 is formed on the open side and below the lower reinforcing plate 36. When the door frame 5 is closed with respect to the main body frame 3, as shown in FIG. 2, the front end surface of the cylinder lock 570 of the locking device 560 faces the key hole 46, and the door frame 5 is opened with respect to the main body frame 3. In this case, the cylinder lock 570 is positioned away from the key hole 46 as shown in FIG. Further, the supply swinging piece 41 comes into contact with an operating piece 308 (see FIG. 38) provided in the hitting ball launching device 300 described later, and from the hitting ball supply port 40 in conjunction with the reciprocating motion of the hitting ball 336 of the hitting ball launching device 300. The supplied hit ball is supplied to the launch position of the launch rail 164.

<Transparent plate unit (glass unit)>
Next, the glass unit 50 as a transparent plate unit attached to the back surface of the door frame 5 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 14, the glass unit 50 includes two annular hexagonal unit frames 51 formed of a synthetic resin having an opening larger than the game window 42, and two on the front and rear surfaces of the outer periphery of the opening of the unit frame 51. It is comprised by adhere | attaching the glass plate 60 (It may be not a glass plate but a transparent synthetic resin plate.) As a transparent plate of this. First, the unit frame 51 will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 13, stop pieces 52 in which positioning holes 53 are formed projecting toward the outer side of the ring on the diagonally upper left and right sides of the unit frame 51. On the left and right sides of the lower portion, latching protrusions 54 are formed so as to protrude toward the outside of the ring. The stopper piece 52 and the latching protrusion piece 54 are for attaching the glass unit 50 to the back surface of the door frame 5 as described above. Further, as shown in FIG. 17, a glass contact step portion 55 for fitting the glass plate 60 is provided around the outer peripheral front and rear surface portions of the unit frame 51, and the glass contact step portion 55 is provided with the glass plate. When 60 is bonded with an adhesive (hot melt adhesive), the two glass plates 60 are accommodated within the width dimension of the unit frame 51. Further, as shown in FIGS. 15 and 17, the unit frame 51 has a desiccant enclosure space 56 for encapsulating the desiccant 57 therein, and a lower side on one side thereof so as to communicate with the inner peripheral surface of the unit frame 51. An open / close lid 59 formed so as to protrude outwardly in a ring shape and formed with a number of vent holes 59b to close the desiccant-containing space 56 is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the unit frame 51 with a locking claw 59a. Can be attached detachably. Further, a single air hole 58 communicating with the outside is formed in the desiccant enclosing space portion 56. The desiccant enclosing space 56 may be formed so as to protrude to the outside of the annular unit frame 51 at any part of the diagonal left, right, upper and lower parts excluding the upper, lower, left and right parts.

  In order to assemble the glass unit 50, as shown in FIG. 14 (A), the desiccant 57 is enclosed in the desiccant enclosure space 56 of the unit frame 51, and thereafter, as shown in FIG. 14 (B). In order to close the desiccant enclosing space portion 56, the opening / closing lid 59 is inserted from the inner peripheral surface side of the unit frame 51 to lock the locking claw 59a. Further, as shown in FIG. The glass plate 60 is bonded and adhered to the glass contact step 55 from both sides of the frame 51 with an adhesive. When the second glass plate 60 is bonded, the air in the sealed space sandwiched between the two glass plates 60 passes through the vent hole 59b of the opening / closing lid 59, the desiccant enclosing space portion 56, and the air hole 58. Since it escapes to the outside, the bonding operation of the second glass plate 60 can be easily performed without being affected by the pressure of the air in the sealed space sandwiched between the two glass plates 60. Finally, FIG. As shown to (D), the glass unit 50 which integrated the two glass plates 60 can be assembled | attached easily. When it is necessary to completely seal the desiccant-enclosed space 56 and the sealed space formed by the two glass plates 60, the sealed state can be obtained by a simple operation of simply sealing the small air hole 58. Can be completed. Instead of sealing the air hole 58, a valve through which air flows only in one direction from the space portion of the two glasses to the outside may be provided in the air hole 58.

  In order to attach the glass unit 50 assembled as described above to the door frame 5, the latching projection piece 54 of the glass unit 50 is latched on the latching recess 45 of the door frame 5 from above, and then the glass unit 50. While the positioning hole 53 formed in the stopper piece 52 is inserted into the positioning protrusion 44 protruding from the concave portion of the main body frame 5, the stopper piece 52 and the concave portion are matched, and the glass stopper lever 43 is turned to the closed position. It moves and presses the back surface of the stop piece 52. Thereby, the glass unit 50 can be easily attached to the back surface of the door frame 5. Note that when the glass stopper lever 43 is rotated to the closed position, a recess (not shown) formed on the back surface of the glass stopper lever 43 and the tip of the positioning protrusion 44 are engaged. Conversely, when removing the glass unit 50, the glass stopper lever 43 is rotated to the open position, and then the upper portion of the glass unit 50 is moved rearward so as to remove the positioning hole 53 from the positioning projection 44, and then the glass By lifting the entire unit 50 upward, the latching protrusion 54 can be removed from the latching recess 45 and the glass unit 50 can be easily detached from the door frame 5.

  As described in detail above, the glass unit 50 as the transparent plate unit in the present embodiment encloses the desiccant 57 in the desiccant enclosure space 56 of the unit frame 51 in advance, and then attaches the glass plate 60 to the unit frame 51. Since it can be assembled simply by sticking to both sides with an adhesive, after attaching the glass plate to the unit frame as before, the desiccant is inserted into the unit frame from the outside to seal the periphery of the desiccant insertion port Compared to the structure, since only the very small air holes 58 need to be sealed even when sealed, the glass unit 50 can be manufactured easily, and the productivity of the glass unit 50 is improved. is there. In this case, since the desiccant enclosing space 56 is integrally formed so as to protrude to the outside of the annular unit frame 51, it is not necessary to prepare a specially shaped glass plate, and is extremely versatile. A high glass unit 50 can be provided.

  Further, in the present embodiment, since the vent hole 59b is formed in a small component such as the opening / closing lid 59 as compared with the conventional case where the vent hole is formed in the unit frame itself, the molding is easy and after molding. Even if the granular desiccant 57 is enclosed in the desiccant enclosing space 56, the air desiccant 57 is sealed by the two glass plates 60. It does not fall into space.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the desiccant enclosing space portion 56 is formed so as to protrude to the outside of the ring at any part of the diagonal left and right upper and lower parts excluding the upper and lower left and right parts of the annular unit frame 51. In addition, the desiccant-filled space 56 can be disposed in a region that is not used as the gaming window 42 in the diagonally left, right, upper and lower parts of the gaming window 42 that is generally formed in a circular shape, and as a result, the gaming window 42 is formed larger. be able to.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when the glass unit 50 is attached to the door frame 5, the latching protrusions 54 formed on the left and right sides of the unit frame 51 are inserted into the latching recesses 45 of the door frame 5. The positioning holes 53 of the stopper pieces 52 formed on the diagonally upper left and right sides of the frame 51 can be attached by a simple operation of engaging the positioning protrusions 44 of the door frame 5 and rotating the glass stopper lever 43.

<Handle device>
Next, the handle device 70 attached to the lower part on the open side of the door frame 5 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. The handle device 70 is assembled to the operation handle portion 71 provided on the lower front surface of the door frame 5 on the open side and the back surface of the door frame 5 corresponding to the operation handle portion 71, and according to the turning operation of the operation handle portion 71. It is composed of a joint unit 90 that is linked to a rotating rotary shaft 75 and changes the rotary motion of the rotary shaft 75 into a slide motion.

  First, as shown in FIG. 18, the operation handle portion 71 protrudes from a decorative plate (for example, a decorative plate that is also used as an outer component plate of the storage tray 30) that constitutes the front surface of the door frame 5. It is inserted into and fixed to the cylindrical handle support tube portion 5a. The handle support cylinder portion 5a is formed so as to be inclined outward (right side) when viewed from above the pachinko gaming machine 1, so that the operation handle portion inserted into the handle support cylinder portion 5a is fixed. 71 is also inclined outward in plan view (in other words, its tip is inclined so as to be directed to the outside of the pachinko gaming machine with respect to a line perpendicular to the front vertical surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1). It is attached and fixed to the door frame 5. In this way, by tilting the operation handle portion 71 outward in a plan view, there is an advantage that the player can easily grasp the operation handle portion 71, and the rotation operation is not uncomfortable and the rotation operation is easy. In this embodiment, as will be described later, even if the operation handle portion 71 is installed at an inclination, the rotational motion of the rotation shaft 75 of the operation handle portion 71 is smoothly transmitted, and the resilience of the ball hitting device 300 The structure which can adjust is adopted. After the operation handle portion 71 is inserted into the handle support tube portion 5a, the handle support tube portion 5a and the operation handle portion 71 (more precisely, the rear grip portion 73) are connected with a screw or the like so that the operation handle portion 71 is It cannot be pulled out from the handle support cylinder 5a.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 20, the operation handle portion 71 is pivotally supported rotatably between the front gripping member 72, the rear gripping member 73, and the front gripping member 72 and the rear gripping member 73. The operation member 74 includes a rotation shaft 75 having a linear cylindrical shape whose one end is fixed to the rotation operation member 74, and a cam 76 fixed to the other end of the rotation shaft 75. The rear grip member 73 is integrally formed with a small-diameter portion fitted to the handle support cylinder portion 5a and a large-diameter portion in front of the small-diameter portion, and a shaft through-hole through which the rotation shaft 75 passes is formed at the center. 78 is formed. When the rotating shaft 75 is inserted into the shaft through hole 78, the bearing bush 77 is fitted into the rear end of the shaft through hole 78, and the rotating shaft 75 is inserted into the bearing bush 77. On the other hand, the rotating shaft 75 that is passed through the shaft through hole 78 via the bearing bush 77 passes through the bearing hole 84 of the fixed bearing member 83 that is fixed to the front side of the rear gripping member 73, and the center of the rotation operation unit 74. Is fitted into a shaft fitting hole 86 formed in

  In addition, a projection and mounting holes (both not shown) for fixing the touch sensor 80, the micro switch 82, and the hook 88 are provided on the front side of the rear grip member 73, and the single button 81 is swingably supported. A swing pin (not shown) is formed, and a touch sensor 80, a micro switch 82, a hook 88, and a single button 81 are attached to the protrusions, mounting holes, and swing pins. In a state in which they are attached, wiring from the touch sensor 80 and the micro switch 82 are gathered together by a hook 88 and are formed on the side of the shaft through hole 78 of the rear gripping member 73, wiring to be described later The through tube member 108 (see FIG. 18) and the wiring opening 100 (see FIG. 21) are led out to the back surface of the door frame 5. In addition, an urging spring 85 is provided between the fixed bearing member 83 and the rotation operation member 74 so as to be provided around the rotation shaft 75. It is designed to return to the position. Further, a switch contact convex portion 87 is provided on the outside of the shaft fitting hole 86 of the rotation operation member 74, and the switch contact is made when the rotation operation member 74 is in the original position by the urging force of the urging spring 85. When the protrusion 87 comes into contact with the actuator of the micro switch 82 to turn off the micro switch 82 and the rotation operation member 74 is rotated by the player, the switch contact protrusion 87 is separated from the actuator of the micro switch 82 and is turned ON. And Further, since the single button 81 can swing while the micro switch 82 is ON, the actuator of the micro switch 82 can be turned OFF by pressing the single button 81. . Note that the outer peripheral surface of the rotation operation member 74 is subjected to conductive plating, and the touch sensor 80 detects contact when the player contacts the rotation operation member 74. Then, when the player rotates the rotation operation member 74 and the micro switch 82 is turned on and the touch sensor 80 detects contact, a later-described launch motor 344 (see FIG. 39) of the hitting ball launcher 300 is provided. It is designed to rotate.

  The cam 76 fixed to the tip of the rotating shaft 75 is formed in a slanted ball shape, and a cam contact portion of a slide body 93 (see FIGS. 21 and 22) of the joint unit 90 described later according to the rotation of the rotating shaft 75. 107 is pressed and slid in one direction. In the present embodiment, the operation handle 71 is attached in an inclined manner in plan view as described above by the cooperative structure of the cam 76 fixed to the tip of the rotating shaft 75 and the slide body 93 of the joint unit 90. It is possible.

  Then, the joint unit 90 which is the other component of the handle device 70 connected to the operation handle portion 71 will be described next. As shown in FIG. 21, the joint unit 90 includes a storage body 91, a slide body 93 stored in the storage body 91 and slidable in the lateral direction, and a storage body in a state in which the slide body 93 is stored. And a cover body 92 covering the front surface of 91.

  The storage body 91 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped box shape whose front surface is open, and a cam insertion opening 94 is formed on the rear surface thereof. In addition, two mounting boss holes 95 for attaching the joint unit 90 to the back surface of the door plate 5 are formed on the upper side and the lower side of the housing 91 so as to protrude outward, and the cover body 92 is formed on both the left and right sides. A mounting hole 96 for mounting is attached to the outside. Further, the inner side surfaces of the upper side and the lower side of the container 91 are in contact with the outer side surfaces of the upper and lower sides of the slide body 93 so that the slide body 93 can move smoothly. (In FIG. 21B, only the lower-side abutment convex portion 97 is shown, and the upper-side abutment convex portion 97 is not shown).

  The cover body 92 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped box shape with an open rear surface, and a cylindrical boss-shaped guide protrusion 104 protruding from the front surface of the slide body 93 is inserted on the front surface thereof to guide the movement of the slide body 93. Two guide horizontal grooves 98, an insertion horizontal hole 99 through which the slide protrusion 102 protruding from the front surface of the slide body 93 is inserted, and a rear end of the rear grip member 73 of the operation handle portion 71. A wiring opening 100 is formed in which the rear end portion of the wiring through cylinder member 108 inserted from the insertion opening 94 faces. Further, mounting holes 101 corresponding to the mounting holes 96 of the housing 91 are formed on the left and right sides of the cover body 92, and screws (not shown) are attached in a state where the mounting holes 96 and 101 are in correspondence with each other. The cover body 92 can be attached to the storage body 91 by being fastened.

  Further, a slide body 93 that is housed in a space formed by the housing body 91 and the cover body 92 so as to be movable in the left-right direction is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped box shape having a smaller rear surface than the housing body 91. On the front surface of the front wall, two guide projections 104 inserted into the guide lateral groove 98 and a slide projection piece 102 inserted through the insertion lateral hole 99 project. The slide projecting piece 102 is formed in a thin plate shape, and the traveling direction at the time of sliding is an inclined side 103. In addition, a cylindrical member through opening 105 through which the wiring through cylindrical member 108 passes is formed between the two guide protrusions 104 in the front wall of the slide body 93. The tubular member through-opening 105 is a horizontally long rectangular opening so that the wiring through tubular member 108 in a fixed state does not interfere with the sliding of the slide body 93. On the other hand, on the back surface of the front wall of the slide body 93, a cam engaging recess 106 in which a cam 76 fixed to the tip of the rotating shaft 75 is housed is formed in an inverted L shape by a rib. Then, a vertical part of a part of the rib forming the cam engaging recess 106 is formed as an arc-shaped rib so that the cam engaging recess 106 protrudes into the cam engaging recess 106, and the cam contact part 107 that abuts the cam 76. It has become.

  To assemble the storage body 91, the slide body 93, and the cover body 92 described above, the slide body 93 is stored in the storage body 91, and the cover body 92 is covered from the front in that state. When covering, the guide protrusion 104 is covered so as to be inserted into the guide lateral groove 98 and the slide protrusion 102 is inserted into the insertion lateral hole 99. After the covering, the mounting holes 101 and 96 are screwed with screws, and the assembly of the joint unit 90 is completed with the slide body 93 housed inside. Then, as shown in FIG. 23, the joint unit 90 assembled as described above is attached to the mounting recess 110 (see FIG. 6) formed corresponding to the mounting position of the operation handle 71 on the back surface of the door frame 5. And the mounting boss hole 95 is screwed with a screw or the like to attach the joint unit 90 to the door frame 5.

  As described above, the operation handle 71 is inserted and supported from the front side of the door frame 5 to the handle support cylinder 5a, and the joint unit 90 is attached to the mounting recess 110 from the back side of the door frame 5 as shown in FIG. As shown, the cam 76 fixed to the tip of the rotating shaft 75 is housed in the cam engaging recess 106 of the slide body 93. In this case, the operation handle portion 71 is attached to be inclined in a plan view, so that the cam 76 is also inclined with respect to the vertical surface of the door frame 5, but the engagement recess 106 is a predetermined space in the front-rear direction. Since it has a width, the entire inclined cam 76 can be accommodated in the space of the engaging recess 106. Further, as shown in FIG. 22A, the storage state is such that the rotation center of the cam 76 is positioned on the side of the cam contact portion 107, and the tip of the slanted cam 76 is below the cam engagement recess 106. It is designed to be located in space.

  Thus, when the player rotates the rotation operation member 74 of the operation handle portion 71, the rotation shaft 75 rotates and the cam 76 rotates accordingly. As shown in FIG. The slide body 93 is moved in one direction (in the case of FIG. 22, in the right direction in the figure) by the contact between the cam contact portion 107 of the engagement recess 106 and one outer surface of the cam 76 (the outer surface in front of the rotation). Move the slide. That is, the rotational movement of the rotary shaft 75 is converted into the sliding movement of the slide body 93. For this reason, the distance S1 between the rotation center of the cam 76 in the initial state (before rotation) shown in FIG. The distance S2 is greater than the distance S1 by the rotation. That is, the slide projecting piece 102 of the slide body 93 slides by a distance of “S2-S1”. Then, the slide movement of the slide projecting piece 102 of the joint unit 90 is transmitted to the slide member 350 of the hitting ball launching apparatus 300 as shown in FIGS. The tension of the striking ball 336 can be adjusted by adjusting the tension shown in FIG. 39), thereby obtaining the ball striking force desired by the player. The relationship between the handle device 90 and the ball hitting device 300 will be described in detail after the ball hitting device 300 is described.

  The wiring led out from the inside of the operation handle 71 to the back surface of the door frame 5 through the wiring through hole 79, the wiring through cylinder member 108, and the wiring opening 100 is supported along the lower side of the back surface of the door frame 5. And then connected to the operation handle terminal 724 (see FIG. 78) of the payout control board 715 that is attached collectively to the board unit 650 attached to the back side of the main body frame 3.

[Body frame]
Next, the game board 4 can be detachably mounted from the front side, and the hitting ball launching device 300, a prize ball tank 400 for dispensing a prize ball, a tank rail member 410, a ball path unit 420, and a prize ball unit 450. And the full unit 520, the locking device 560 for locking the main body frame 3 to the outer frame 2 and the door frame 5 to the main body frame 3, and the electrical provided in the door frame 5 and the main body frame 3 excluding the game board 4. About the main body frame 3 on which various components such as a substrate unit 650 in which various control boards and power supply boards for controlling the components are collectively provided, a cover body 750 that covers the rear opening 222, and the like are mounted. This will be described with reference to the drawings.

  First, with reference to FIGS. 25 to 33, the main body frame 3 itself on which the above-described various components are mounted will be described. FIG. 25 is a front view of the main body frame 3 before attaching the parts, FIG. 26 is a rear view of the main body frame 3 before attaching the parts, and FIG. 27 is a side view of the main body frame 3 before attaching the parts. FIG. 28 is a perspective view seen from the back of the main body frame 3 before attaching the components, FIG. 29 is a perspective view seen from the front of the main body frame 3 with the components attached, and FIG. FIG. 31 is a perspective view of the state in which the main body frame 3 to which the parts are attached is pivotally supported on the outer frame 2 as viewed from the front, FIG. 31 is a rear view of the main body frame 3 to which the parts are attached, and FIG. FIG. 33 is a cross-sectional plan view of the pachinko gaming machine cut along a horizontal line in the middle of the pachinko gaming machine 1 (game control board box 268 portion).

  In FIG. 25, shafts for attaching an upper shaft support bracket 152 and a lower shaft support bracket 158 (both see FIG. 29) for supporting the main body frame 3 to be opened and closed on the outer frame 2 on one side of the main body frame 3 are shown. In the state in which the bracket mounting step portions 150 and 151 are formed and the upper shaft bracket 152 and the lower shaft bracket 158 are mounted on the shaft bracket mounting step portions 150 and 151, the upper side and the side sides of the main body frame 3 are the upper side. The upper and side sides of the shaft support bracket 152 are substantially flush with each other, and the lower side and side sides of the main frame 3 are substantially flush with the lower side and side sides of the lower shaft support bracket 158 (see FIG. 31). Here, the upper shaft bracket 152 and the lower shaft bracket 158 will be described with reference to FIGS. 29 and 31. FIG. The upper shaft support bracket 152 has a mounting portion on the back surface of the main body frame 3, and its upper end protrudes forward. A shaft support pin 153 is erected and fixed to the upper surface protruding forward, and the side of the shaft pin 153 A door shaft support hole 154 is formed in the door. On the other hand, the lower shaft support fitting 158 has an attachment portion on the back surface of the main body frame 3 and two support plates 155 and 156 are integrally projected on the lower end side and slightly above. The lower support plate 155 constitutes a frame support plate 155 for supporting the main body frame 3 on the lower support fitting 155 of the outer frame 2, and the upper support plate 156 is provided on the door frame 5. A door support plate 156 for supporting the lower opening / closing metal fitting 33 on the main body frame 3 is constituted. Therefore, a shaft support hole (not shown) for inserting the support protrusion 21 of the lower support bracket 18 of the outer frame 2 is formed in the frame support plate 155, and the lower opening / closing bracket 33 of the door frame 5 is formed on the door support plate 156. A shaft support hole 157 for inserting a projecting shaft pin (not shown) is formed.

  By the way, the main body frame 3 is formed in a rectangular shape when viewed from the front, and about 3/4 of the upper part thereof is a game board installation recess 159 for installing the game board 4 (see FIG. 29). A slightly recessed area below the game board installation recess 159 is a plate portion 160. First, the configuration of the plate portion 160 will be described with reference to FIGS. The upper surface of the plate part 160 is a game board placement part 161 for placing the game board 4, and the game board 4 is placed on the placement part 161 in the approximate center of the game board placement part 161. A passage support protrusion 162 is provided to support the lower surface of the out port 256 (see FIG. 34) formed in the game board 4 when placed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 25, a rail mounting boss 163 protrudes from the central portion of the front surface of the plate portion 160 toward the open end portion at a predetermined interval, and the launch rail 164 ( 29) is fixed with screws. Further, a rail connection member 165 protrudes from the front surface of the plate portion 160 corresponding to the tip position of the launch rail 164, and when the game board 4 is installed in the game board installation recess 159, the inner running of the game board 4 is performed. It is adjacent to the connecting passage 259 (see FIG. 34) which is the downstream end of the surface 252. Further, at the side position of the rail connecting member 165 (position opposite to the firing rail 164), the upper end of an elliptical game board fixture 168 (see FIG. 29) for fixing the lower part of the game board 4 is provided. A fixture mounting boss 166 for mounting is projected, and a stopper 167 is projected diagonally below. That is, the game board fixing tool 168 is provided so as to be rotatable about the fixing tool mounting boss 166, and rotates in the clockwise direction in a state where the game board 4 is placed on the game board mounting portion 161 to play the game. The board fixture 168 is pressed against the front surface of the game board 4 to fix the game board 4. Moreover, when removing a game board, it can carry out simply by turning the game board fixing tool 168 counterclockwise and removing. In this case, the game board fixing tool 168 is prevented from being rotated counterclockwise by the stopper 167.

  Further, the lower portion of the open side of the plate portion 160 is formed with a rectangular parallelepiped launcher mounting portion 169 that protrudes in a bulging shape toward the front side (which is concave when viewed from the back side). The ball striking device 300 is fixed to the mounting portion 169 from the back surface of the main body frame 3. This will be described in detail later. A handle connecting window 172 for accommodating a slide member 350 (see FIG. 43) associated with the slide projecting piece 102 of the joint unit 90 is formed on the front wall portion of the launcher mounting portion 169 described above. A shaft hole 178 is formed at the position adjacent to the connecting window 172 so that the end face of the bearing 338 (see FIG. 39) of the ball striking rod 336 faces. In addition, the upper wall portion of the launcher mounting portion 169 is formed with a notch-penetrating opening 171 for projecting the hitting ball basket 336 of the hitting ball launching apparatus 300 upward. Is formed with a cylinder lock through hole 170 through which the cylinder lock 570 of the lock device 560 passes.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 26, the back surface of the plate portion 160 is formed with a ball discharge passage 173 that extends from the upper portion on the shaft support side toward the central portion of the plate portion 160 and then goes downward. . The ball discharge passage 173 is for discharging a ball discharged from a ball discharge connection passage 515 (see FIG. 29), which will be described later, from below the pachinko gaming machine 1 to the inside of the island. A cylindrical guide protrusion 174 protrudes rearward above the launcher mounting portion 169 described above, and a guide hole 675 (see FIG. 74) of a substrate unit 650 described later is inserted into the guide protrusion 174. This facilitates the mounting of the board unit 650. In addition, attachment holes 175 for attaching the board unit 650 with screws are formed on the left and right and upper and lower sides of the plate part 160, and the attachment pieces 671 of the board unit 650 are associated with the attachment holes 175 and fastened with screws. In addition, a launching device mounting boss 177 for mounting the hitting ball launching device 300 is projected rearwardly inside the concave shape of the launching device mounting portion 169, and the lowermost end portion on the open side is shown in FIG. As shown, when closing the main body frame 3 with respect to the outer frame 2, a guide protrusion having a tapered tip and a vertically long shape is provided to guide the closing operation of the main body frame 3 while abutting against the upper surface of the lower front cover plate 6. A piece 176 protrudes rearward.

  In addition to the configuration described above, the plate portion 160 is provided with a ball removal connection opening 179 that is an opening at the upstream end of the ball removal discharge passage 173 on the upper surface of the end portion on the shaft support side, as shown in FIG. Yes. The downstream end of the ball removal connection passage 515 is connected to the ball removal connection opening 179. The portion adjacent to the ball-opening connection opening 179 is horizontal so that a full unit mounting portion 180 for mounting a full unit 520 (see FIG. 29), which will be described in detail later, is orthogonal to the plate portion 160. A unit engagement groove 181 that engages with an engagement piece 539 (see FIG. 59) of the full unit 520 is formed in the front portion of the full unit mounting portion 180. Further, as shown in FIG. 29, an outlet for blocking a prize ball discharged from the outlet 536 of the full tank unit 520 when the door frame 5 is opened is provided on the front surface of the plate part 160 in front of the full tank unit mounting part 180. An opening / closing device 224 is provided. The outlet opening / closing device 224 will not be described in detail, but when the door frame 5 is closed, the opening / closing plate is lowered by a lever that contacts the back surface of the door frame 5, but the door plate 5 is opened. Then, the contact with the lever disappears, so that the opening / closing plate rises and closes the outlet 536. For this reason, even when the door frame 5 is opened, the prize balls stored in the full tank unit 520 do not fall down from the outlet 536.

  Next, the structure of the game board installation recessed part 159 is demonstrated. As shown in FIG. 25 and FIG. 29, the game board installation recess 159 has a front side face portion that does not house the game board 4 in the upper side portion and a part of the open side, and the upper side face portion. In the open side, there are three upper, middle, and lower door hook holes 199 through which the glass door hook 601 of the lock device 560 penetrates. In other words, the lock device 560 is fixed to the back surface of the heel surface portion on the open side.

  Thus, the game board installation recess 159 includes a first side wall 190 provided around the inner side surface on the pivot support side, the upper side portion and the open side surface portion on the open side, and a rear side from the first side wall 190 A second side wall 191 provided around, a third side wall 192 provided rearward from the second side wall 191, and a fourth side wall 193 provided rearward from the third side wall 192; Thus, the left and right sides of the main body frame 3 and the rear part of the upper side are formed in a concave shape. The first side wall 190 to the fourth side wall 193 are formed so that the upper side and the right side (sides on the shaft support side) extend straight backward with a step when viewed from the back, whereas the left side ( The open side is formed in a stepped shape (see FIG. 5) that inwardly slopes from the first side wall 190 toward the fourth side wall 193. This is because the rear end of the fourth side wall 194 is opened when the main body frame 3 is opened when the first side wall 190 to the fourth side wall 193 on the left side (open side) are straightly formed rearward. May be in contact with the inner surface of the side frame plate 13 of the outer frame 2 so that it cannot be opened smoothly. It is something that can be done. At the same time, the lock device 560 is attached along the first side wall 190 on the open side. Therefore, in order to form the lock mounting hole 198, the fourth side wall 194 is formed in an inclined step shape from the first side wall 190 on the open side. Further, the step size between the first side wall 190 to the fourth side wall 193 must be in contact with the periphery of the back surface of the game board 4 to be described later. For this reason, it is formed with a somewhat large step, but the other steps are extremely small steps. Of course, the second side wall 191 to the fourth side wall 193 may be formed continuously without forming a step.

  The side walls 190 to 193 described above are formed to have depth width dimensions d1, d2, d3, and d4, respectively, as shown in FIG. 27. In this embodiment, d1 + d2 + d3 + d4 = about 135 mm. . In particular, the width dimension d1 of the first side wall 190 corresponds to the thickness of the game board 4, and the game board is formed in the space formed by the remaining second side wall 191, third side wall 192, and fourth side wall 193. The rear projecting portions of various gaming devices provided in 4 are accommodated. That is, the first side wall 190 constitutes a front side wall having a depth dimension substantially the same as the thickness of the game board 4, and the second side wall 191 to the fourth side wall 193 are in contact with the rear surface of the peripheral part of the game board 4. A rear side wall that has a stepped portion that contacts and extends rearward from the first side wall 190 substantially in parallel with the first side wall 190 and accommodates a rearward protruding portion of the gaming device provided in the game board 4 It constitutes. In particular, in the case of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the rearward protruding amounts of all the parts of the second side wall 191 to the fourth side wall 193 are fixed to the upper part on the back side of the main body frame 3. It is formed so as to be substantially at the same position as the rear wall 400b of the storage part for storing the balls of the prize ball tank 400. Thereby, since the size of the space formed by the second side wall 191, the third side wall 192, and the fourth side wall 193 is secured up to a position corresponding to the peripheral portion of the game board 4, for example, a game Even in the case where a gaming device is installed in which the liquid crystal display screen occupies almost the entire area of the board 4, the rearward protruding portion of such a gaming device can be easily stored.

  As shown in FIGS. 26 and 28, the left side wall 194, the upper rear wall 195, and the right side wall as the rear wall are located on the left side, the upper side, and the right side when viewed from the rear side from the rear end side of the fourth side wall 193. The rear wall 196 protrudes inward so as to be parallel to the front surface of the pachinko machine. The front surface of the right rear wall 196 has a flat plate shape (see FIG. 25), and a ball path unit 420 (to be described later) and a prize ball unit 450 constituting a ball payout mechanism are detachably attached to the rear surface of the right rear wall 196. It has become. Therefore, it is sufficient for the protruding width to the inside of the right rear wall 196 to have a width for attaching the ball path unit 420 and the prize ball unit 450. Further, the upper rear wall 195 has a flat front surface (see FIG. 25), and a tank rail member 410 (to be described later) is attached to the rear surface of the upper rear wall 195, so that the lower end side is formed in an inclined shape. Accordingly, it is sufficient for the width of the protrusion to the inside of the upper rear wall 195 to be the height width of the tank rail member 410 attached in an inclined manner. Furthermore, the front surface of the right rear wall 914 has a flat plate shape (see FIG. 25), and a cover body supporting cylinder portion 220 that pivotally supports a cover body 750 described later is formed on the rear surface. Therefore, it is sufficient that the projecting width to the inside of the right rear wall 194 has a width dimension that forms the cover body supporting cylinder portion 220.

  As described above, the front surfaces of the left rear wall 194, the upper rear wall 195, and the right rear wall 196 that project inward from the rear end side of the fourth side wall 193 are formed in a flat plate shape, and this flat plate portion Corresponds to the peripheral portion of the game board 4, and as described above, the second side wall 191, the third side wall 192, and the fourth side wall 193 reach the position corresponding to the peripheral portion of the game board 4. Since the size of the space to be formed is ensured, for example, even when a gaming device in which the liquid crystal display screen occupies almost the whole area of the gaming board 4 is attached, the rearward protruding portion of such a gaming device Can be stored easily. The inside of the left rear wall 194, the upper rear wall 195, and the right rear wall 196 is a rear opening 222, and the rear opening 222 is closed so as to be opened and closed by a cover body 750 described later. .

  Next, a more detailed configuration of the game board installation recess 159 will be described. As described above, the door hook hole 199 through which the glass door hook 601 of the lock device 560 penetrates is formed in the upper flat portion on the open side. The lower three places are opened, and a lock locking hole 198 (see FIG. 26) into which a locking projection 564 described later of the lock device 560 is engaged is further above, below, and below the upper and lower door hook holes 199. Is formed. The lock device 560 is attached along the first side wall 190 on the open side. A lock attachment hole 197 (see FIG. 26) for attaching the lock device 560 with a screw is provided above the rear end portion of the first side wall 190. It is formed in the middle. It should be noted that the locking device 560 is attached not only by the upper and middle screws but also by a screw fixing hole 596 formed in a lock mounting piece 568 described later and a lock mounting hole formed in the vicinity of the cylinder lock through hole 170 above. The lower part of the lock device 560 is also attached by fixing 208 with a screw.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 28, on the left and right of the upper side of the first side wall 190, when the main body frame 3 is closed with respect to the outer frame 2, the inner peripheral surface of the upper frame plate 10 of the outer frame 2 An abutting guide arc projection 202 protrudes, and a relief recess 201 communicating with a notch 401 of a prize ball tank 400, which will be described later, is formed at the center of the rear end side of the first side wall 190. A tank mounting groove 200 is formed on a vertical surface connected to the side wall 191. When the mounting flange 407 of the prize ball tank 400 is attached to the tank attachment groove 200, the notch 401 of the prize ball tank 400 communicates with the escape recess 201 as shown in FIG. When the ball pressure of the sphere stored in the tank increases, the pressure is released to prevent clogging. When the prize ball tank 400 is attached to the main body frame 3, the rear side wall 400b on the back side and the rear end side 193a of the fourth side wall 193 are substantially coincident when viewed from the front side of the prize ball tank 400 in plan view (see FIG. 5)). The guide arc projection 202 described above lifts the main body frame 3 by bringing the upper side of the main body frame 3 into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the upper frame plate 10 of the outer frame 2 and the lower front cover of the main body frame 3. This is to prevent a fraudulent act such as forming a gap with the plate 6 and inserting a fraudulent instrument through the gap.

  The above-described upper rear wall 195 is formed with rail locking grooves 203 for attaching the tank rail member 410 along the opening edge of the rear surface opening 222, and the fourth side wall 193 and the upper rear wall. A rail locking groove 204 is formed in the bent portion of 195. The tank rail member 410 can be attached to the main body frame 3 by locking the locking protrusions 418 and 419 (see FIG. 46) of the tank rail member 410 in the rail locking grooves 203 and 204. Further, a rail latching elastic piece 205 is formed on the upper portion of the upper rear wall 195 corresponding to the downstream side when the tank rail member 410 is attached, and the tank rail member 410 is locked in the rail locking grooves 203 and 204. When the protruding pieces 418 and 419 are locked and the tank rail member 410 is attached to the main body frame 3, the rail latching elastic piece 205 is arranged at the upper end on the downstream side of the tank rail member 410 so that the locked state is not released. It comes in contact with the top. When the tank rail member 410 is removed, the rail rail elastic member 205 is pressed backward, and then the tank rail member is released to release the locking state between the rail locking grooves 203 and 204 and the locking protrusions 418 and 419. What is necessary is just to lift 410 upward. Further, a clearance hole 206 is formed on the side of the rail hooking elastic piece 205, and a ground wire connector 207 is formed below the rail hooking elastic piece 205. The escape hole 206 is formed to escape the end of the shaft pin 417 of the alignment gear 416 provided in the tank rail member 410, and the ground connector 207 is attached to the inside of the tank rail member 410. In addition to being in contact with a metal conductive plate (not shown) to be attached, wiring connected to a ground connector 690 (see FIG. 78) provided on a power supply board 686 described later is connected.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 26 and 28, vertical standing walls 210 are erected on the right rear wall 196 at both right and left ends, and the ball passage unit 420 and the award are placed between the standing walls 210. A ball unit 450 is attached. However, the standing wall 210 on the rear surface opening 222 side is formed only up to slightly above the notch 218 formed below the right rear wall 196, whereas the opposite standing wall 210 is on the side of the right rear wall 196. It is formed in an L shape from the side to the lower side.

  In addition, a prize ball guide projection 211 is provided in a bent shape from the most upstream part between the left and right standing walls 210 to slightly above the middle stream part. The prize ball guide projection 211 corresponds to the ball path 422 (see FIG. 48) of the ball path unit 420 when a ball path unit 420 described later is attached, and guides the prize balls in a line. is there. In addition, a path unit mounting boss 212 for fixing the ball path unit 420 with screws and a positioning pin 226 for positioning are provided on the left and right sides of the winning ball guide projection 211, and a ball break switch described later. A switch-corresponding protrusion 213 is provided so as to face 426 (see FIG. 48). The passage unit mounting boss 212 and the positioning pin 226 will be described in detail later.

  Furthermore, an engagement protrusion 215 as a locking portion that engages with a hook-shaped engagement portion 474 (see FIG. 48) as an engagement portion of the prize ball unit 450 from the midstream portion to the downstream portion of the left and right standing walls 210, A lock elastic claw 214 that engages with the button insertion engagement hole 471 (see FIG. 48) of the prize ball unit 450 is formed, and the rotation shaft 458 (see FIG. 53) of the sprocket 457 of the prize ball unit 450 is formed. A relief hole 216 is formed to receive the end. A cutout opening 218 is formed below the right rear plate 196, and a payout motor 465 as a drive motor for the prize ball unit 450 faces the cutout opening 218 (see FIG. 29). ). The prize ball unit 450 then locks the lower end of the locking groove 219 formed at the lowermost lower end of the back surface of the right rear plate 196 and attaches to the right rear plate 196 by the engagement protrusion 215 and the locking elastic claw 214. It can be attached detachably. This detachable configuration will be described in detail later. In addition, a cover body abutting groove 217 into which the open side end of the cover body 750 enters is formed at the open end of the right rear wall 196.

  As described above, the configuration of the main body frame 3 including the game board installation recess 159 and the plate portion 160 has been described. In addition to the above description, as shown in FIG. The lower ends of the walls 191, 192, and 193 are configured as notched portions 221 that are obliquely cut out, and as shown in FIG. A board positioning protrusion 223 to which 261 (see FIG. 35) is engaged is formed, and an end of the game board stopper 260 provided on the game board 4 above and below the boundary between the flat part on the open side and the game board installation recess 159 A board stopper insertion hole 225 with which the parts are engaged is formed.

  As described above, the main body frame 3 includes the game board 4, the hit ball launching device 300, the prize ball tank 400, the tank rail member 410, the ball passage unit 420, the prize ball unit 450, the full tank unit 520, the lock device 560, and the board unit. 650 and the cover body 750 are attached, and these will be sequentially described below.

<Game board>
The configuration of the game board 4 will be described with reference to FIGS. 34 is a perspective view of the game board 4 as viewed from the front, FIG. 35 is a front view of the game board 4, FIG. 36 is a rear view of the game board 4, and FIG. FIG. In FIG. 34, the game board 4 includes a substantially square veneer board 250 and a decorative frame 251 attached to the front surface of the veneer board 250 so as to surround the game area 255. On the surface of the veneer board 250, a decorative plate called a decorative cell is affixed, and various gaming devices and a number of obstacle nails (all not shown) are planted in the gaming area 255. After these gaming devices and obstacle nails are provided, the decorative frame 251 is attached to the front surface of the veneer board 250. The decorative frame 251 has a circular hollow shape so as to surround the periphery of the veneer board 250. The outer surface is formed in a shape that follows the outer shape of the veneer board 250, and an arc surface extending from the middle of the lower side to the diagonally upper portion past the center of the upper side is formed as the outer sliding surface 252. An inner sliding surface 253 is formed from the lower position of the stopper 258 provided at the end of 252 to the position where the symmetrical backflow prevention member 254 of the upper stopper 258 is provided. The outer running surface 252 has a connecting passage portion 259 that is connected to a rail connection member 165 provided in an extension shape of the launch rail 164 at an initial end portion thereof, and is adjacent to the connecting passage portion 259. A foul port 257 is formed. Further, a metal rail is closely attached to the outer sliding surface 252 from the upstream end of the foul port 257 to the stop portion 258. The stopper 258 is provided with an elastic body of rubber or synthetic resin so as to repel the hit ball hitting the inside of the game area 255 when the hit ball that has slid on the outer sliding surface 252 collides with force. The backflow prevention member 254 prevents the hit ball, which is fired at one end and taken into the game area 255, from flowing back to the outer sliding surface 252 again.

  In addition, an out port 256 is provided at the lower center of the inner sliding surface 253, and the shot ball that is fired is played between the inner sliding surface 253 and the outer sliding surface 252 from the out port 256 to the backflow prevention member 254. Although it constitutes a guide passage that leads to the region 255, the hit ball that has flowed back through the outer running surface 252 without reaching the game region 255 is taken into the foul port 257 and is entered into the foul ball entrance of the full tank unit 520 described later. It is guided to 538 and discharged to the storage tray 30 again. The game area 255 is an area substantially surrounded by the inner running surface 253.

  By the way, a positioning recess 261 is formed on one side of the game board 4 to be fitted into the board positioning protrusion 223 formed on the main body frame 3, and is formed on the main body frame 3 on the other side of the game board 4. A game board stopper 260 to be inserted into the board stopper insertion hole 225 is provided. The end of the game board stopper 260 is inserted into the board stopper insertion hole 225 when the game board stopper 260 is pushed and fixed. Thus, in order to fix the game board 4 to the main body frame 3, after the insertion of the positioning recess 261 from the front side of the main body frame 3 so as to be fitted to the board positioning protrusion 223, the game board 4 as a whole is inserted. Is pushed into the first side wall 190 of the main body frame 3, and the game board stopper 260 which is in a free state in that state is pushed in and fixed, and the end thereof is inserted into the board stopper insertion hole 225 and fixed. Thereafter, the game board fixture 168 is rotated to fix the lower front surface of the game board 4. As a result, the game board 4 can be easily attached to the main body frame 3. In order to remove the game board 4, the game board 4 may be removed in the reverse order of the above procedure.

  Further, the outer shape of the game board 4 is formed with speaker cutouts 262 on the upper left and right sides of the game board 4 so as to accept the rearward protruding portions of the speakers 34 provided on the back surface of the door frame 5. A passage cutout 263 into which a part of the front guide passage 535 portion of the full tank unit 520 described later is inserted is formed obliquely below. In addition, on the lower left and right sides of the decorative frame 251, a certificate sticking unit 264 for attaching a certificate check certificate is provided.

  On the other hand, on the back side of the game board 4, a winning is achieved by aligning and guiding the balls won in various gaming devices provided in the gaming area 255 (for example, a winning opening such as a big winning opening device or a general winning opening) on the downstream side. A liquid crystal display in which a space forming cover body 265 is attached, and a substrate for controlling display of a liquid crystal display (not shown) disposed at the approximate center of the game area 255 is accommodated on the back surface of the winning space forming cover body 265. A control board box 266 is attached.

  Further, a board substrate holder 267 is fixed to the back side of the game board 4 below the winning space forming cover body 265. The board substrate holder 267 has a space portion (the width of the space portion in the front-rear direction is the width of the winning space forming cover body 265 so that the winning balls aligned and guided by the winning space forming cover body 265 are collected in front of the board substrate holder 267. And a drop port 272 (see FIG. 33) is formed on the bottom surface of the space. The drop port 272 joins at the rear surface portion of the out port 256 and communicates with an out ball passage 668 (see FIG. 74) formed in the substrate unit 650 described later. Further, the board substrate holder 267 has a game control board box 268 for storing a game control board for controlling the game operation on the back surface thereof, a payout control board 715 and a power supply board 686 (see FIG. 79) provided in the board unit 650 described later. And a relay terminal plate 269 for connecting to the terminal. The relay terminal plate 269 is provided with drawer connectors 270 and 271 that are automatically connected to the drawer connectors 730 and 732 provided on the board unit 650 only by mounting the game board 4 on the main body frame 3. The connection of these drawer connectors will be described in detail later.

<Hitball launcher>
The ball striking device 300 will be described with reference to FIGS. 38 to 43. FIG. 38 is a perspective view (A) of the entire hit ball launching apparatus 300, a perspective view (B) with the launch motor portion removed, and FIG. 39 is an exploded perspective view of the hit ball launching apparatus 300, FIG. These are the front view (A) which shows the relationship between the hit ball launcher 300 and the launch rail 164, and the perspective view (B) of the launch motor part, and FIG. 41 shows the hit ball shot when the operation handle 71 is not operated. 42 is a rear view showing the relationship between the device 300 and the firing rail 164. FIG. 42 is a rear view showing the relationship between the ball striking device 300 and the firing rail 164 in a state where the operation handle portion 71 is operated. 43 is a plan view (A), a front view (B), a perspective view (C) seen from the front, and a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A (D) of the front view (B) of the slide member 350 provided in the ball striking device 300. It is.

  The hitting ball launching device 300 pivotally supports the hitting ball rod 336 on the launching base frame 301 and attaches to the firing base frame 301 a shooting motor 344 that imparts reciprocating rotation to the hitting ball rod 336, and further hits the hitting ball rod 336. The firing base frame 301 includes a slide rod 326 and a slide member 350 that adjust the biasing force of the biasing spring 333 that applies the biasing force that returns to the initial position.

  More specifically, as shown in FIG. 39, the firing base frame 301 is molded into a horizontally long rectangular shape by a synthetic resin, and a bearing in which a bearing 38 of a ball striking rod 336 is fitted at substantially the center. A cylinder 302 is formed, and rubber stopper members 303 and 304 for restricting the firing origin position of the hitting ball 336 are attached and fixed to the upper part and the side thereof. That is, the rubber stopper members 303 and 304 receive the impact of the hitting ball rod 336 when the hitting ball rod 336 returns to the firing origin position by the biasing force of the biasing spring 333. A slide guide hole 305 having a horizontally elongated groove is formed on the rear side of the firing base frame 301 (on the opposite side of the portion corresponding to the lower side of the firing rail 164), and a slide member storage space is formed below the slide guide hole 305. 306 is formed. The slide guide hole 305 is provided with a guide locking piece 327 protruding from an upper rear end of a slide rod 326, which will be described later, and guides the slide movement of the slide rod 326. The member 350 is accommodated so as to be movable in the left-right direction. The slide guide of the front portion of the slide rod 326 is guided by a guide bush 330 fixed to a guide hole 329 formed in front of the slide rod 326 in a stop hole 312 formed in the firing base frame 301 by a set screw 331. This is done by penetrating through. In addition, a rectangular connection opening 314 is formed on the bottom surface of the slide storage space 306 as shown in FIG.

  Further, a hook portion is formed on the front portion of the upper side of the firing base frame 301 with respect to the main body of the firing base frame 301, and an operating piece opening 307 is formed in the hook portion above the bearing cylinder 302. ing. In this working piece opening 307, a working piece 308 that contacts the supply swing piece 41 provided facing the hitting ball supply port 40 on the downstream side of the storage tray 30 of the door frame 5 is provided in the working piece opening 307. The mounting portion 310 that protrudes from the rear upper part of the opening edge is swingably provided by a stop pin 309. The actuating piece 308 is formed in a “te” shape, the rear end portion of the upper side thereof is pivotally supported by a stop pin 309, and the base plate that rotates integrally with the ball striking rod 336 from the pivotal support portion to the lower arc portion. 339 abuts against the actuating piece abutting portion 342 projecting from 339, the upper side rocks the supply rocking piece 41 in conjunction with the reciprocating motion of the ball striking rod 336, and the ball is hit by the rocking motion of the supply rocking piece 41. Balls flowing out from the supply port 40 are supplied one by one to the launch position of the launch rail 614.

  Further, on the firing base frame 301, motor mounting bosses 311 for fixing a motor cover 343 incorporating a firing motor 344 are projected in a total of three locations, two at the rear lower part and one at the front upper part. In addition, a oscillating piece boss 313 into which a shaft hole 322 at the lower end of the oscillating piece 321 connected to the slide member 350 is slidably provided in the lower rear of the slide member storage space 306 is projected. Has been.

  In order to increase the rigidity of the hit ball launching device 300, the metal plate 315 is attached to the launch base frame 301 so as to be in close contact therewith. Therefore, the metal plate 315 has through holes 316, 317, 318a, 318b, 320 corresponding to the bearing tube 302, the lower rubber stopper member 303, the slide guide hole 305, the guide bush 330, and the swing piece boss 313, respectively. And a horizontally long elliptical through hole 319 through which the connecting convex portion 352 of the slide member 350 penetrates. In the metal plate 315 configured as described above, after the slide member 350 is stored in the slide member storage space 306, each of the through holes 316 to 320 passes through the corresponding members 302, 303, 305, 313, and 352, or It is fixed to the launch base frame 301 by being brought into close contact with the launch base frame 301 and screwed so as to match.

  The tip of the oscillating piece boss 313 of the firing base frame 301 to which the metal plate 315 is attached protrudes from the through hole 320, and the shaft hole 322 of the oscillating piece 321 is inserted into the head portion. The swing piece 321 is pivotally supported so as to be swingable about the lower end. As shown in FIG. 39, the swing piece 321 is formed in a vertically long bowl shape, the shaft hole 322 is formed at the lower end thereof, and the connecting convex portion 352 of the slide member 350 is inserted in the middle thereof. A connecting hole 323 having a shape is formed. The front surface above the connection hole 323 serves as a contact portion 324 that contacts one end (rear end) of the slide rod 326. Thus, the rocking piece 321 is inserted into the rocking piece boss 313 and the connecting hole 323 is inserted into the connecting projection 352 of the slide member 350 protruding from the through hole 319 to connect the pin 325 with washer. The rocking piece 321 is attached to the firing base frame 301 by being fixed to the convex portion 352. The attached swing piece 321 swings at the upper part around the lower end as the slide member 350 slides.

  Further, a horizontally long bowl-shaped slide bar 326 is attached to the upper front surface of the metal plate 315 so as to be slidable in the left-right direction. That is, an L-shaped guide locking piece 327 protruding from the rear upper part of the slide rod 326 is engaged with the through hole 318a of the metal plate 315, and the guide elongated hole 329 formed in front of the slide rod 326 The guide bush 330 having the set screw 331 is passed through, and the set screw 331 is fixed to the set hole 312. The slide rod 326 is slidably mounted on the firing base frame 301 via the metal plate 315 by the guide locking piece 327 and the through hole 318a, and the guide long hole 329 and the guide bush 330. The slide rod 326 has a contacted portion 328 that contacts the contact portion 324 of the swing piece 321 described above at one end (rear end), and one end of the biasing spring 333 at the other end (front end). A spring locking portion 332 for projecting the locking ring 334 is projected.

  A bearing cylinder 302 of the launch base frame 301 to which the metal plate 315 is attached protrudes from the through hole 316. The bearing cylinder 302 is fitted so that the bearing 338 of the hitting ball 336 does not fall off. The lower end portion of the hitting ball 336 is fixed to the shaft of the bearing 338 and at the same time, the base plate 339 is fixed. The base plate 339 is provided with an operating piece abutting portion 342 that abuts on the operating piece 308 on the front rear surface side thereof, and is used to latch the locking ring 335 at the other end of the biasing spring 333 on the front front surface. A spring locking portion 341 is provided in a protruding manner, and a motor abutting protrusion 340 that engages with and disengages from the motor cam 346 of the firing motor 344 is provided on the rear front surface thereof. A synthetic resin tip 337 is fixed to the upper end of the hitting ball 336, and the firing position formed by the lower end of the firing rail 164 and the firing position stopper 359 fixed above the tip 337. I am going to rush into.

  On the other hand, a firing motor 344 housed in a motor cover 343 is attached to the motor mounting boss 311 of the firing base frame 301 described above. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 40 (B), the motor cover 343 includes a cylindrical portion formed so as to accommodate the firing motor 344 therein, and an enlarged front portion of the cylindrical portion. And an anti-rotation preventing cam 347 and a motor cam at the tip of the motor shaft 345 of the firing motor 344, which are integrally formed with an attachment portion in which an attachment fixing hole 348 for attachment to the boss 311 is formed. 346 is fixed. A large number of reverse teeth are formed on the outer periphery of the reverse rotation prevention cam 347. The reverse rotation prevention cam 347 is engaged with a stopper piece 349 (see FIG. 41) fixed to the stopper piece mounting boss 349a so as to be swingable. Prevents reverse rotation. This is to prevent the motor cam 346 from rotating in the opposite direction and causing the motor cam 346 and the motor contact protrusion 340 to mesh with each other to prevent a failure that prevents the ball striking device 300 from being driven. The motor cam 346 is formed in a ball shape, and reciprocates the striking ball rod 336 while being engaged with and disengaged from the motor contact protrusion 340 as the firing motor 344 rotates. When the motor cover 343 is attached to the motor attachment boss 313, as shown in FIG. 38A, the main structure of the hitting ball launching apparatus 300 is covered as seen from the rear surface.

  Incidentally, as shown in FIG. 43, the slide member 350 housed in the slide member housing space 306 and slidably moving is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape with the rear open, and an elliptical oval convex portion 351 projects on the front surface thereof. Further, a circular connecting convex portion 352 is projected from the rear position of the elliptical convex portion 351. Further, on both the upper and lower surfaces, slide contact protrusions 353 having an arc cross section are provided at both ends so as to easily slide in the slide member storage space 306. On the other hand, the space of the slide member 350 formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape is an insertion space 354 into which the slide projecting piece 102 of the joint unit 90 provided at the lower back of the door frame 5 is inserted. Thus, the insertion space 354 has a first inclined surface 355 formed on the front side of the side wall in the sliding direction, and protrudes inward from the inside of the upper surface and the lower surface slightly toward the rear of the first inclined surface 355. A sandwiching piece 356 is formed and is provided with a predetermined interval between the tips. A second inclined surface 357 is also formed on the front side of the sandwiching piece 356, which is inclined like a letter C when viewed from the side. Thus, in the state where the slide projecting piece 102 is inserted into the insertion space 354, as shown in FIG. 43B, one end side of the slide projecting piece 102 on the inclined side 103 side abuts against the front side wall in the sliding direction. In this state, it is inserted between the upper and lower clamping pieces 356. In addition, although the space part 358 is formed in the side of the insertion space 354 of the slide member 350, this space part 358 does not necessarily have a function.

  Thus, the slide member 350 configured as described above is in an elliptical shape formed on the bottom surface of the slide member storage space 306 as shown in FIG. The insertion space 354 is formed so as to face the connection opening 314, and the slide member 350 is in contact with one inner wall of the slide member storage space 306 (in FIG. Although they are shown in contact with each other in a normal state, they are in contact with the inner wall of the right space.

  First, the relationship of adjusting the strength of the urging spring 333 of the slide member 350 and the hitting ball launching apparatus 300 will be described. The slide member 350 has a right position at the initial position inside the slide member storage space 306 (see FIG. 40A). 41, the swing piece 321 connected to the connecting projection 352 of the slide member 350 is in a substantially vertical state. For this reason, the slide rod 326 in contact with the swing piece 321 is also urged in one direction (left side in FIG. 41) by the biasing force of the bias spring 333 and the contact portion 324 of the swing piece 321. In this state, the contacted portion 328 of the slide rod 326 is in contact. In this state, since the biasing spring 333 is not tensioned, even if the hitting ball 336 is reciprocatingly rotated following the rotation of the firing motor 344, the return force of the hitting ball 336 is weak, and the hit ball at the firing position is not elastic. Even if issued, the game area 255 of the game board 4 is not reached.

  On the other hand, when the slide member 350 moves in the other direction from the initial position in the slide member storage space 306 (when moved toward the left inner wall in FIG. 40A), as shown in FIG. Since the swing piece 321 swings and tilts about the shaft hole 322 at the lower end, the slide rod 326 is moved in the other direction (right side in FIG. 42) by the contact between the contact portion 324 and the contacted portion 328. Slide towards you. Then, the urging spring 333 locked to the spring locking portion 332 of the slide rod 326 is also tensioned and extended. In this state, since the biasing spring 333 is tensioned, the returning force of the hitting ball 336 when the hitting ball 336 is reciprocatingly rotated following the rotation of the shooting motor 344 increases, and the hitting ball at the shooting position is The game is strongly ejected and reaches the game area 255 of the game board 4. The strength of the impact force of the hit ball can be adjusted according to the amount of slide of the slide member 350 in the slide member storage space 306.

  As described above, by moving the slide member 350, it is possible to adjust the elasticity of the hitting ball launching device 300. This is interlocked with the movement of the slide body 93 of the joint unit 90 that moves in accordance with the turning operation of the moving operation member 74. This point will be described with reference to FIG. 18, FIG. 19, FIG. 23, and FIG.

  As described above, when the rotation operation member 74 of the operation handle portion 71 of the handle device 70 is rotated, the slanted cam 76 fixed to the tip of the rotation shaft 75 is also rotated. 93 slides in the storage body 91 in one direction (leftward in FIG. 24). For this reason, the slide protrusion 102 protruding from the front surface of the slide body 93 also slides in the same direction. When the door frame 5 is closed with respect to the main body frame 3, the slide projecting piece 102 of the slide body 93 penetrates the connection opening 314 formed in the launcher mounting portion 169 of the main body frame 5 and inserts the slide member 350. It is inserted into the space 354. The insertion state in this case is a state in which one end side on the inclined side 103 side of the slide projecting piece 102 is in contact with the side wall in the sliding direction and is inserted between the upper and lower clamping pieces 356 as described above. (State shown in FIG. 24A). Accordingly, when the slide protrusion 102 slides in one direction, the slide member 350 also slides in the same direction. In the drawing, the state shown in FIG. 24A is changed to the state shown in FIG. At this time, as described above, the slide rod 326 also slides as the slide member 350 slides, so that the biasing force of the biasing spring 333 can be adjusted. That is, the resilience of the hit ball of the hitting ball launcher 300 can be adjusted by rotating the turning operation member 74 of the handle device 70.

  By the way, in this embodiment, since the handle device 70 is provided on the door frame 5 and the hitting ball launching device 300 is provided on the main body frame 3, the slide protrusion 102 of the handle device 70 is opened each time the door frame 5 is opened and closed. And the slide member 350 of the hitting ball launching apparatus 300 are linked or separated. However, in the present embodiment, as described above, by closing the door frame 5 with respect to the main body frame 3, the slide projecting piece 102 is automatically inserted into the insertion space 354 of the slide member 350 and the handle device 70. The hitting ball launching device 300 is linked, and conversely, by opening the door frame 5 with respect to the main body frame 3, the slide protrusion 102 is separated from the insertion space 354 and separates the handle device 70 and the hitting ball hitting device 300. Therefore, the handle device 70 and the ball striking device 300 can be linked and separated very easily as the door frame 5 is opened and closed. In particular, when the slide projecting piece 102 is inserted into the insertion space 354, even if the position of the slide projecting piece 102 is slightly shifted in the vertical direction, the second inclination of the sandwiching piece 356 projecting in the insertion space 354 is provided. The slide protrusion 102 is smoothly inserted into the holding position by the surface 357.

  In some cases, the player may stuff the padding operation member 74 of the operation handle portion 71 and fix it at a position rotated to some extent. 5 may be opened and closed. Even in such a case, when the door frame 5 is opened, there is no problem because the sliding protrusion 102 is merely separated from the insertion space 354. However, when the door frame 5 is closed, FIG. As shown, although the position of the slide protrusion 102 is slightly shifted in one direction (a state shifted to the left in FIG. 24), the inclined side 103 of the slide protrusion 102 and the first inclination of the slide member 350 are shown. Due to the cooperative action with the surface 355, the slide projecting piece 102 and the slide member 350 are finally engaged while the slide member 350 is moved in one direction in accordance with the closing operation of the door frame 5. That is, in the present embodiment, the operation handle device 70 and the hitting ball launching device 300 can be linked regardless of the rotation position of the rotation operation member 74 of the operation handle portion 71. It is.

<Prize ball tank>
Next, the prize ball tank 400 attached to the upper back of the main body frame 3 will be described mainly with reference to FIG. 44 is a perspective view (A), a plan view (B), and a side view (C) of the prize ball tank 400. FIG. As described above, the prize ball tank 400 is detachably attached to the tank attachment groove 200 (see FIG. 28) formed in the upper part of the back surface of the main body frame 3. Thus, the prize ball tank 400 is formed in a rectangular box shape, and when viewed from the front side of the pachinko gaming machine 1, a notch 401 is formed in the front wall 400a, and the bottom surface is inclined from one to the other. It is formed by a first inclined bottom surface 402 and a second inclined bottom surface 403 inclined toward a discharge port 404 described below. In addition, a discharge port 404 is formed at the lower inclined end of the second inclined bottom surface 403, and this discharge port 404 protrudes outward from the rear wall 400b of the prize ball tank 400 when viewed from the front side of the pachinko gaming machine 1. It is formed to do. In addition, on both outer sides of the front wall 400 a of the prize ball tank 400, attachment flanges 407 that engage with the tank attachment groove 200 are formed, and the main body frame 3 is arranged on the back side of the bottom surface of the prize ball tank 400. Placement contact pieces 405 and 406 that place and contact the fourth side wall 193 project, and a ball leveling member 413 (described later) is attached to the lower portion of the rear surface wall 400b on the upstream side of the prize ball tank 400. The ball leveling mounting shaft 409 is projected. Further, an overflow preventing member 408 for preventing the ball from jumping is detachably attached to the rear wall 400b and the upstream side wall of the prize ball tank 400 excluding the discharge port 404.

  In the prize ball tank 400 configured as described above, the mounting flange 407 is attached to the tank mounting groove 200 of the main body frame 3 so as to be inserted from above, and the mounting contact pieces 405 and 406 are attached to the main body frame 3. It abuts on the fourth side wall 194. Thus, the prize ball tank 400 is placed and attached to the upper part on the back surface side of the main body frame 3. In this attached state, as shown in FIG. 32, the notch 401 and the main body frame 3 of the front wall 400a are attached. A relief recess 201 formed on the back surface of the tank rail communicates with each other, and as shown in FIG. 5, the discharge port 404 faces an upstream end portion of a tank rail member 410 described below. Therefore, in the prize ball tank 400, the width in the front-rear direction of the storage portion that stores the ball (the storage space portion corresponding to the first inclined bottom surface 402 and the second inclined bottom surface 403) is the second side wall 191-1 of the main body frame 3. It forms so that it may become substantially the same as the width | variety of the front-back direction to the 4th side wall 193, and is mounted in the upper part to those side walls 191-193. Thus, as described above, the first side wall 190 to the fourth side wall 193 of the main body frame 3 are formed deep so as to cover the rearward projecting space of the peripheral part of the game board 4, so that the side wall 191 Although the depth of the storage part of the prize ball tank 400 placed on the upper part of ˜193 is shallower than that of the conventional storage tank, even if the prize ball is stored and the weight increases, the prize ball tank Since the entire 400 is supported by the side walls 192 to 193 of the main body frame 3, the stored spheres can be smoothly guided to the discharge port 404 without deformation of the inclined bottom surfaces 402 and 403. Further, since the discharge port 404 is provided at a position outside the rear wall 400b of the prize ball tank 400, the flow of the sphere stored in the storage unit flows outward from the second inclined bottom surface 403. It is configured. For this reason, as compared with the prize ball tank in which an opening is provided in a part of the inclined bottom surface as a discharge port as in the prior art, a ball break-up portion for eliminating ball clogging is not formed in the storage portion in the vicinity of the discharge port. A structure in which ball clogging hardly occurs can be obtained.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, the award ball tank 400 storage portion is placed on the upper outer side of the rear side walls 191 to 193 that house the rearward protruding portion of the gaming apparatus, and the award Since the discharge port 404 of the ball tank 400 is provided so as to protrude outward from the rear wall 400b of the storage unit, the tank rail member 410 is located outside the storage unit of the prize ball tank 400 (as viewed from the front of the pachinko gaming machine 1). Since the tank rail member 410 and the storage portion of the prize ball tank 400 do not overlap in the vertical direction, the rear protruding portion of the gaming device provided on the back surface of the gaming board 4 is stored. The upper side of the rear side walls 191 to 193 can be protruded rearward at a position close to the upper side of the main body frame 3, so that even if the rearward protruding portion of the gaming device protrudes at the upper side of the game board 4. It can be comfortably accommodated in the interior of the side walls 191-193.

<Tank rail material>
The tank rail member 410 disposed below the prize ball tank 400 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 45 to 48. 45 is a perspective view of the relationship between the prize ball tank 400, the tank rail member 410, the ball passage unit 420, the prize ball unit 450, and the full tank unit 520 as seen from the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 1. FIG. 47 is a perspective view of the relationship between the prize ball tank 400, the tank rail member 410, the ball passage unit 420, the prize ball unit 450, and the full tank unit 520 as seen from the front side of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view (A) and a plan view (B) showing the relationship between the downstream portion of the tank rail member 410 and the upstream portion of the ball passage unit 420.

  As described above, the tank rail member 410 is detachably attached to the rail locking grooves 203 and 204 (see FIG. 26) of the upper rear wall 195 of the main body frame 3. Therefore, the tank rail member 410 is provided with a plurality of locking projections 418 that are inserted from above into the rail locking groove 203 on the left and right sides and the lower side of the side surface on the rear surface side, and the upper side of the rear surface side surface. At the center, a hook-shaped locking protrusion 204 is provided so as to be hooked on the rail locking groove 204 from above. Thus, the tank rail member 410 is formed in an inclined bowl shape with an open upper surface, the upper surface of the upstream end faces the discharge port 404 of the prize ball tank 400, and the lower surface of the downstream end of the tank rail member 410 forms a ball passage unit 420 described in detail later. I'm here. Further, the inside of the tank rail member 410 is a passage 412 through which the spheres flow down in two rows by a partition wall 411 as shown in FIG. The bottom surface of the passage 412 is notched with a narrow groove, and foreign matters that roll along the passage 412 together with the sphere fall downward from the narrow groove. In addition, a metal plate (not shown) for removing static electricity is affixed to the side wall of the passage 412, and the downstream end of the metal plate is connected to the ground wire connector 207 (see FIG. 26). Yes. For this reason, the static electricity charged in the sphere flowing down the tank rail member 410 is grounded to the outside from the metal plate via the ground connector 207 via the ground connector 690 (see FIG. 78) of the power supply board 686 described later. It is like that.

  Further, an egg-shaped ball leveling member 413 having a weight on the middle downstream side of the tank rail member 410 is provided so as to be swingable. The ball leveling member 413 is pivotally supported on the ball leveling mounting shaft 409 of the award ball tank 400 described above, and moves toward the respective passages 412 in the two rows of the tank rail member 410. The spheres that hang down and flow down the respective passages 412 flow in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction so as to be rectified so as to become one stage. Further, the upper surface of the tank rail member 410 on the downstream side from the installation position of the ball leveling member 413 is covered with a ball pressing plate 414. The ball holding plate 414 is formed in an inclined arc shape so that the ball that has not been made one step by the ball leveling member 413 is forced to be one step. Further, at the downstream end of the tank rail member 410, a pair of alignment gears 416 are rotatably supported by shaft pins 417 so as to face the respective passages 412. The alignment gear 416 has a plurality of teeth formed on the outer periphery, and is fixed to the shaft pin 417 so that the pitch of the teeth of the pair of alignment gears 416 is shifted by a half pitch. For this reason, when the upper part of the sphere that has flowed down each passage 412 of the tank rail member 410 flows downstream while meshing with the teeth of the alignment gear 416, the spheres in the two rows of passages 412 are alternately sent one by one. become. In this case, as shown in FIG. 47, the spheres flowing through the respective passages 412 are guided in the central direction along the inclined surfaces 412a formed in the lower portions of the two rows of passages 412 while meshing with the alignment gears 416. During the guidance, the spheres from the two rows of the passages 412 fall alternately in a line at the upper end inlet 422d of the sphere dropping passage 422 of the sphere passage unit 420 described below. The alignment gear 416 is covered with an arcuate gear cover 415 on its upper surface.

<Ball passage unit>
The ball passage unit 420 for guiding the balls dropped in a line from the tank rail member 410 to the prize ball unit 450 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 48 is an exploded perspective view showing the relationship between the main body frame 3 and the ball passage unit 420 and the prize ball unit 450, and FIG. 49 is a rear view showing the relationship between the ball passage unit 420 and the prize ball unit 450. 50 is a perspective view as seen from the back of the ball passage unit 420, FIG. 51 is a front view of the ball passage unit 420, and FIG. 52 is a connection structure of the ball passage unit 420 and the prize ball unit 450. It is a side view for demonstrating. 49 and FIG. 50, the prize ball unit 450 portion is the one in which the gear cover 510, the aluminum heat radiating plate 491, and the unit sub plate 475 are deleted, and the ball passage portion formed in the unit base body 451 is drawn in an easy-to-understand manner. is there. However, the gears and the like are indicated by alternate long and short dash lines in order to facilitate understanding of the relationship with the ball passage.

  In the spherical passage unit 420, a spherical drop passage 422 is formed by a pair of bent passage walls 421 that are bent on the back surface of a substantially rectangular plate (the surface seen from the back surface is called the front surface). The ball drop passage 422 has a front / rear bent passage portion 422a bent upstream in the front / rear direction (depth direction when viewed from the back), and a left / right direction (left / right direction viewed from the rear) communicating with the front / rear bent passage portion 422a. The left and right bent passage portions 422b are bent into the right and left bent passage portions 422a and the vertical passage portions 422c are connected to the left and right bent passage portions 422a. As shown in FIG. 47A, the front / rear bent passage portion 422a is located at the center of the two rows of passages 412 as described above because the position of the upper end inlet 422d falling from the tank rail member 410 is the main body frame. 3 is located away from the surface of the upper rear wall 195 and the right rear wall 196 on the back side, and the ball is formed by the front and rear bent passage portion 422a and the prize ball guiding projection 211 projecting from the right rear wall 196. The fall passage 422 is bent in the front-rear direction so as to be positioned close to the surface of the right rear wall 196. Further, the left and right bent passage portion 422b is formed by bending the ball passage unit 420 into a substantially U-shape so as to weaken the momentum of the sphere that has dropped from the tank rail member 410 to the front and rear bent passage portion 422a. It is. Further, although the vertical passage portion 422c is also formed in a substantially vertical shape, it is slightly curved and formed, and a notch portion 423 is formed in one bent passage wall 421 constituting the vertical passage portion 422c. A ball breakage detecting piece 424 whose upper end is supported by a support shaft 425 is attached to 423 so as to be swingable. A ball break switch 426 is attached to the side of the ball break detection piece 424, and an actuator 427 of the ball break switch 426 is in contact with the ball break detection piece 424.

  Thus, when a ball is present in the vertical passage portion 422c, the ball breakage detection piece 424 is pressed by the ball present in the vertical passage portion 422c and the actuator 427 is pressed to turn on the ball breakage switch 426. When the ball ceases to exist in the portion 422c due to clogging or lack of the ball, the ball breakage detecting piece 424 swings toward the vertical passage portion 422c, and the actuator 427 turns off the ball breakage switch 426. When the ball-out switch 426 is turned off, the rotation of a payout motor 465 of a prize ball unit 450, which will be described later, stops and the payout of prize balls is stopped. A stopper protrusion 428 is formed at the lower end of the notch 423 to prevent excessive swinging of the ball breakage detecting piece 424 to the opposite side of the passage, and the ball of the ball passage unit 420 is A ball clogging insertion groove 429 is formed in the vertical passage portion 422c corresponding to the cut detection piece 424. The ball clogging insertion groove 429 inserts a pin from the rear side of the ball passage unit 420 when the ball breakage detecting piece 424 is difficult to swing due to ball clogging or the like. This is provided to eliminate the problem. Further, the other bent passage wall 421 that faces the broken piece detection piece 424 is formed in a slightly bulging shape toward the broken piece detection piece 424 side. This is because when a ball is present in the vertical passage portion 422c, the ball break detection piece 424 is surely pressed and the ball break switch 426 is turned on.

  Further, a stop hole 430 and a positioning boss 431 are formed in the ball path unit 420 at a position avoiding the above-described ball drop path 422. The positioning boss 431 is engaged with a positioning pin 226 formed on the right rear wall 196 of the main body frame 3, and the stop hole 430 corresponds to the passage unit mounting boss 212 formed on the right rear wall 196. Is. Thus, to attach the ball passage unit 420 to the main body frame 3, as shown in FIG. 48, the passage unit attachment boss 212 and the stop hole 430 are made to coincide with each other while the positioning boss 431 is engaged with the positioning pin 226. In this state, the screw 432 can be screwed from the stop hole 430. Further, the ball passage unit 420 is formed with a cover engagement groove 433 that engages with an engagement piece 752 (see FIG. 3) of the cover body 750 in the middle of one side thereof, and the prize ball unit 450 at the lower part. A connecting lid member 434 for connecting to the slidable member is rotatably provided.

  As shown in FIG. 50, the connecting lid member 434 is configured by projecting a pair of passage walls 438 projecting in an arc shape on the back surface of a rectangular plate member, and the lower surface of the ball passage unit 420 The projecting shaft 437 as the rotating shaft projecting from the tip of the support piece 436 extending from the both ends of the connecting lid member 434 is fitted into the supporting projecting piece 435 serving as the shaft support projecting from both the left and right ends of the connecting lid member 434. Thus, it is pivotally supported. In addition, the connecting lid member 434 is extended below the spherical passage unit 420 when closed, and the passage formed by the passage wall 438 communicates with the downstream end of the spherical drop passage 422 (see FIG. 52B). The state shown in FIG. 52A and the state where the passage formed by the passage wall 438 and the downstream end of the ball drop passage 422 do not communicate with each other (the state shown in FIG. 52A). A guide projection 439 that guides the support piece 436 of the connecting lid member 434 when projecting from the opened state to the closed state projects from the lower end of the rear surface of the ball path unit 420.

  Thus, the ball path unit 420 is fixed to the right rear wall 196 of the main body frame 3, and the award ball unit 450 is also mounted on the right rear wall 196 as will be described later (shown in FIG. 52A). In the state), the connecting lid member 434 is closed and the rear surface thereof is locked by the locking elastic claw 470 provided in the prize ball unit 450, so that the ball drop path 422 of the ball path unit 420 and the bent path of the prize ball unit 450 are 453 is communicated with the passage wall 438 so that the sphere falling in the ball dropping passage 422 of the ball passage unit 420 can be guided to the bending passage 453 of the prize ball unit 450. The reason why the rotatable connecting lid member 434 is provided in the ball passage unit 420 is that the prize ball unit 420 can be easily attached to and detached from the main body frame 3 as will be described later, and the attachment and detachment thereof is possible. This is to prevent the space formed between the ball path unit 420 and the prize ball unit 450 from being attached to the ball from hindering a smooth drop of the ball.

<Prize ball unit>
Next, the prize ball unit 450 disposed on the downstream side of the above-described ball path unit 420 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 53 to 56. 53 is an exploded perspective view as seen from the back side of the prize ball unit 450. FIG. 54 is a rear view for explaining the relationship between the payout motor 465 and the sprocket 457 as a payout member. FIG. 56 is a rear view for explaining the path and drive relationship of the prize ball unit 450, and FIG. 56 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

  In FIG. 53, a prize ball unit 450 includes a unit base body 451 in which a bent path 453, a prize ball path 460, and a ball extraction path 461 forming a ball path are formed by a pair of bent path walls 452, and the unit base body. A unit sub-plate 475 covering the rear surface of 451, a relay substrate 480 attached to the upper surface (rear surface side) of the unit sub-plate 475, and a gear provided in a substantially central surface region (rear surface region) of the unit sub-plate 475. It comprises a group 493, 494, 497 and a gear cover 510 that covers the detection disk 500 (rotation transmission member). Hereinafter, these configurations will be sequentially described.

  The unit base body 451 is formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape (this plate portion may be referred to as “bottom surface”), and a pair of bent passages projecting toward the plate-like unit sub plate 475 side. A bent passage 453 is formed by the wall 452. The bent passage wall 452 protrudes from the upper center of the unit base body 451 to approximately the middle of the downstream side at a distance slightly larger than the diameter of the sphere. It also serves as side walls on both sides of the unit base body 451 from the downstream end to the downstream end. In addition, the middle bent passage wall 452 is largely divided into left and right portions to form a distribution space 455 in which a sprocket 457 as a ball feed rotating body is arranged, and a unit base body 451 from the lower portion of the distribution space 455. A passage partition wall 459 is formed in a projecting manner so as to form a pair of the bent passage walls 452 divided to the left and right until the downstream end. That is, the left and right bent passage wall 452 and the passage partition wall 459 on the downstream side from the middle form two passages on the left and right from the distribution space 455, and one passage constitutes the prize ball passage 460, The other passage forms a ball passage 461. The passage partition wall 459 is also largely divided into left and right, and a motor storage space 464 for storing the payout motor 465 is formed inside the divided passage partition wall 459. That is, the payout motor 465 is housed and fixed in a motor housing space 464 that is located at a position avoiding the ball passage (bending passage 453, prize ball passage 460, ball removal passage 461) and within the depth width dimension of the ball passage. Is done. The bent passage 453 is formed in a meandering shape so as to weaken the pressure applied to the sprocket 457 of a sphere remaining in the passage 453, and reaches the distribution space 455, but is upstream of the distribution space 455. An elliptical opening 454 is formed on the bottom surface of the. The opening 454 stores small dust or the like that has entered the bent passage 453, and can collect dust or the like that is collected when the prize ball unit 450 is removed from the main body frame 3.

  Further, in the distribution space 455, a sprocket 457 as a payout member having a plurality of (three in the illustrated example) recesses in which a sphere fits on the outer periphery is rotatably arranged. A bearing cylinder 456 that supports the other end of the rotating shaft 458 to which the 457 is fixed is formed on the bottom surface of the distribution space 455. Further, the upper end portion of the passage partition wall 459 constituting the bottom portion of the distribution space 455 is formed in a concave arc shape along the rotation arc of the sprocket 457, and in the upstream portion of the prize ball passage 460 formed on one side thereof A payout ball detection sensor 462 is detachably mounted. The payout ball detection sensor 462 is a rectangular parallelepiped magnetic sensor in which a circular passage hole through which a ball passes is formed at the tip, and a mounting portion that matches the shape of the rear end is formed by a bent passage wall 452. Thus, it can be easily attached and detached. A wiring (not shown) from the payout ball detection sensor 462 is connected to a relay board 480 described later. Further, on the downstream side of the bent passage wall 452 constituting the prize ball passage 460, a locking claw that engages with a locking portion 509 a formed on the passage lid plate portion 509 formed integrally with the unit sub plate 475. A plurality of 463 are formed. However, among the plurality of locking claws 463, the locking claw 463 that engages with one locking portion 509a at the lower end of the passage lid plate portion 509 is formed on the passage partition wall 459 side.

  A circular motor storage space 464 for storing the payout motor 465 is formed below the unit base body 451 and between the prize ball passage 460 and the ball removal passage 461. This motor storage space 464 The cylindrical main body of the payout motor 465 is accommodated in the interior of the. However, the payout motor 465 is fixed to the back side of the aluminum heat dissipating plate 491 attached below the unit sub plate 475 by a pair of mounting pieces 466 formed on the front surface thereof with screws 467. In a state where the payout motor 465 is attached to the aluminum heat radiating plate 491 of the unit sub-plate 475, the motor shaft 468 of the payout motor 465 passes through the shaft insertion hole 492 drilled in the aluminum heat radiating plate 491 and enters the first. The gear 493 is fixed. Further, a space in the depth width direction in which the bent passage 453, the prize ball passage 479, and the ball removal passage 461 are formed by covering the rear surface side of the unit base body 451 with the unit sub plate 475 and the aluminum heat radiating plate 491. The cylindrical main body portion of the dispensing motor 465 is also accommodated in the inside. Since the motor storage space 464 for storing the payout motor 465 and the distribution space 455 in which the sprocket 457 is disposed are formed in a very close positional relationship in the vertical direction, the vertical direction of the unit base body 451 is The length can be shortened, and as a result, the prize ball unit 450 can be made compact.

  Further, the unit base body 451 is provided with a guide protrusion 469 that guides the ball extracted at the lowermost end of the above-described ball extraction passage 461 to the back side of the prize ball unit 450. The guided ball is guided to a ball pulling connection passage 515 described later, and finally discharged to the outside of the pachinko gaming machine 1 (a collection basket provided below the island platform). A locking elastic claw 470 that locks the connecting lid member 434 of the ball passage unit 420 described above projects from the upper portion of the unit base body 451, and the prize ball unit 450 is attached to the right rear wall of the body frame 3. A button insertion engagement hole 471 and a hook-like engagement portion 474 for detachably attaching to the 196 and an attachment boss 473 for connecting the gear cover 510 with the unit base body 451 and the unit sub plate 475 being sandwiched are provided. It has been. The button insertion engagement hole 471 is provided on one side of the upper portion of the unit base body 451, and is attached with a rod-like detachable button 472 so as to be slidable in the depth width direction. This corresponds to the lock elastic claw 214 formed on the right rear wall 196 of the main body frame 3. Further, as shown in FIG. 48, the rear end surface of the button insertion engagement hole 471 has a concave shape so that the front end portion of the lock elastic claw 214 enters. The hook-shaped engaging portion 474 engages with an engaging protrusion 215 formed on the right rear surface wall 196 of the main body frame 3, and presses the prize ball unit 450 against the right rear surface wall 196 to push downward. By lowering, the hook-like engagement portion 474 and the engagement protrusion 215 are engaged. In the engaged state, the lock elastic claw 214 and the button insertion engagement hole 471 engage with each other, so that the upward movement of the prize ball unit 450 is not allowed. Note that the hook-shaped engaging portions 474 are formed on the upper left and right of the unit base body 451. In addition, the mounting boss 473 for connecting the unit base body 451 and the gear cover 510 with the unit sub plate 475 sandwiched therebetween is long and protrudes toward the rear surface side, and is a through hole formed in the unit sub plate 475. After passing through 508, the unit base body 451 and the gear cover 510 are connected in a state where the unit sub plate 475 is sandwiched by fitting screws 512 from the surface of the gear cover 510 so as to correspond to the mounting holes 511 of the gear cover 510. is doing.

  The structure of the unit sub plate 475 that covers the unit base body 451 will be described. The unit sub plate 475 covers the bent passage 453 portion, the distribution space 455 portion, and the prize ball passage 460 portion of the unit base body 451. A payout motor 465 is attached to a resin plate, and an aluminum heat radiating plate 491 that covers the downstream portion of the ball extraction passage 461 is attached. A relay board region 476 for attaching the relay board 480 is formed on the top side (rear side) of the synthetic resin plate portion of the unit sub-plate 475, and a plurality of gears 493, 494, 497 and detection are formed below the relay board area 476. A gear region 490 to which the disk 500 is attached is formed. The relay substrate region 476 is formed in a substantially square shape, and mounting ribs 477 for mounting the relay substrate 480 are provided along the square shape, and a substrate cover 485 (described later) is placed above and below the one side vertical side. An engaging groove portion 478 that engages with the mating projection 486 is formed, and a locking claw portion 479 that engages with the locking projection 487 of the base cover 485 is formed at the center of the other vertical side. The relay board region 476 is formed with a button insertion hole 484 through which the attach / detach button 472 is inserted and a mounting boss part 482 for fixing the relay board 480 with screws (not shown).

  The relay board 480 attached to the relay board region 476 described above includes wiring from the above-described payout ball detection sensor 462, payout motor 465, and sensor 505 described later provided in the prize ball unit 450, and a payout control board 715 (described below). 78), a plurality of connectors are provided, and a button insertion hole 483 through which the detachable button 472 is inserted and a mounting hole 481 corresponding to the mounting boss 482 are formed. It is installed. Thus, the relay board 480 is mounted on the mounting rib 477 of the relay board area 476, and the mounting holes 481 and the mounting boss portions 482 are aligned with each other and fastened with screws (not shown) so that the relay board 480 is unit-sub. It can be fixed to the surface (rear surface) of the plate 475.

  Further, the relay board 480 attached as described above is covered with a board cover 485. The substrate cover 485 is formed in a box shape having a substantially square front side open, and an engagement projection 486 is formed on the upper and lower bases of one vertical side and a locking projection 487 is formed on the substantially central side of the other vertical side. ing. A button opening 488 and a connection opening 489 are formed on the square vertical surface of the substrate cover 485. Thus, after the engagement protrusion 486 of the substrate cover 485 is inserted into the engagement groove portion 478 of the relay substrate region 476 and engaged, the engagement protrusion 487 and the engagement claw portion 479 are engaged with each other. The relay substrate 480 can be covered with the substrate cover 485. On the other hand, when removing, the latching claw portion 479 is elastically deformed to release the engagement with the latching projection 487 and the substrate cover 485 is pulled obliquely forward to engage the engagement projection 486 and the engagement groove 478. The engagement with can be released. When the substrate cover 485 is covered, the head of the detachable button 472 engaged with the button insertion engagement hole 471 passes through the button insertion holes 483 and 484 and slightly faces the outside from the button opening 488. Yes. In addition, the wiring connected to the relay substrate 480 is drawn out from the connection opening 489 to the outside.

  Next, the gears 493, 494, 497 and the detection disk 500 provided in the gear region 490 formed on the unit sub plate 475 will be described. As described above, the tip of the motor shaft 468 of the dispensing motor 465 passes through the shaft insertion hole 492 formed in the aluminum heat radiating plate 491 of the unit sub plate 475 and projects to the surface (rear side) of the unit sub plate 475. The first gear 493 (drive gear) is fixed to the protruding portion. Above the first gear 493, a second gear 494 (rotation transmission gear) that meshes with the first gear 493 is press-fitted into the back surface (front side) of the gear cover 510 and is formed in the aluminum heat radiating plate 491. A shaft 495, the other end of which is supported by the shaft hole 496, is rotatably provided. Above the second gear 494, a third gear 497 (rotation transmission gear) that meshes with the second gear 494 is provided as a unit sub-plate. A shaft 498 press-fitted into a shaft hole 499 formed in 475 is rotatably provided. Further, above the third gear 497, a detection disk 500 having a gear portion 502 (driven gear) that meshes with the third gear 497 is rotatably provided on a rotary shaft 458 that supports the sprocket 457. . As shown in FIG. 56, the tip end portion of the motor shaft 468 is loosely fitted in a receiving hole formed in the gear cover 510. The rotating shaft 458 is supported by being pressed into a bearing cylinder 456 formed on the unit base body 451 and supported by a bearing hole formed on the gear cover 510 at the other end. The sprocket 457 is rotatably supported in the distribution space 455 through a shaft through hole 514 formed slightly below the center of the 490, and the detection disk 500 is formed in the space formed by the unit sub-plate 475 and the gear cover 510. Is pivotally supported. However, as shown in FIG. 56, since the rear end portion of the sprocket 457 is engaged with the center front surface portion of the detection disk 500, the sprocket 457 and the detection disk 500 are integrated around the rotation shaft 458. It is designed to rotate. Therefore, when the payout motor 465 is driven to rotate, the rotation is transmitted to rotate the sprocket 457 via the first gear 493, the second gear 494, the third gear 497, and the gear portion 502 of the detection disk 500.

  The outer periphery of the detection disk 500 is formed to be slightly larger than the circle of the gear portion 502, and the outer peripheral portion protruding outward from the gear portion 502 has the same number as the recesses of the sprocket 457 (in the illustrated case). 3) detection notches 501 are formed. This detection notch 501 is detected by a light emitting / receiving sensor 505 (rotation position detecting means) provided on a sensor substrate 504 sandwiched and supported by a substrate mounting portion 507 formed on the surface of the unit sub-plate 475. . The sensor 505 is for monitoring whether or not the sprocket 457 is rotating normally by detecting the number of detection notches 501 within a predetermined interval during the payout operation. If abnormal rotation is detected by the sensor 505 (in many cases, the ball is engaged with the sprocket 457), the sprocket 457 is rotated forward and backward a predetermined number of times to eliminate the abnormal state (for example, the ball engagement state). It is. Note that the number of balls actually paid out is detected by the payout ball detection sensor 462 provided in the prize ball passage 460 and used for counting. As shown in FIG. 56, the other end of the sensor substrate 504 is also sandwiched by a substrate mounting portion 507 formed on the gear cover 510.

  As described above, among the plurality of gears provided in the gear region 490, only the second gear 494 is rotatably provided on the rotary shaft 495 that is press-fitted to the gear cover 510 side, so that the gear cover 510 that covers the gear region 490 is provided. A mounting hole 511 is formed at a position corresponding to the tip of the mounting boss 473 that protrudes from the unit base body 451 and passes through the through hole 508 of the unit sub-plate 475. The mounting hole 511 and the mounting boss 473 are aligned with each other while meshing the teeth of the second gear 494 provided on the gear cover 510 side with the teeth of the first gear 493 and the third gear 497 provided on the unit sub-plate 475 side. In this state, the base unit body 451 and the gear cover 510 are integrally fixed in a state where the unit sub plate 475 is sandwiched by screwing with the screw 512 from the rear surface of the gear cover 510. Further, on one side surface of the gear cover 510, there is a wiring processing piece 513 that holds and collects wiring connected to the relay board 480 (for example, wiring for connecting the relay board 480 and a payout control board 715 described later). Projected.

  The configuration of the prize ball unit 450 has been described above. In the state where the unit base body 451, the unit sub plate 475, the relay substrate 480, the substrate cover 485, and the gear cover 510 are assembled, as shown in FIG. The cylindrical main body portion of the payout motor 465 is positioned below the bent passage 453 through which the ball to be taken out is guided. Further, the unit base body 451 includes a sprocket 457 disposed in a ball passage (bending passage 453, prize ball passage 460, ball removal passage 461) and a depth width dimension of the ball passage at a position avoiding the ball passage. A payout motor 465 housed in a motor housing space 464 formed therein, and the rotation of the sprocket 457 rotates the motor shaft 468 of the payout motor 465 along the non-blocking surface side of the unit sub plate 475. Rotation transmitting members (first gear 493, second and third gears 494, 497, and gear portion 502 of detection disk 500) that transmit to shaft 458 are provided, and in distribution space 455 of dispensing motor 465 and bending passage 453, A plurality of gears 493, 494, 49 provided in the gear region 490 on the rear surface of the unit sub-plate 475 with the sprocket 457 serving as a payout member disposed. It has become a consolidated structure to be driven to rotate by 500 (502). That is, the sprocket 457 and the payout motor 465 are accommodated within the depth width of a ball passage (bent passage 453, prize ball passage 460, ball removal passage 461) formed between the unit base body 451 and the unit sub plate 475. In addition, the rotation transmission members (the first gear 493, the second and third gears 494, 497, and the gear portion 502 of the detection disk 500) that connect the sprocket 457 and the payout motor 465 are connected to the non-blocking surface side of the unit sub-plate 475. Accordingly, the prize ball unit 450 can be made thinner than the one in which a payout motor and a part of the sprocket are arranged outside the ball passage. Further, such a prize ball unit 450 has a ball passage (bending passage 453, prize ball passage 460, ball removal passage 461) in the prize ball unit 450 formed in a single passage shape. Thinning is achieved. That is, unlike the conventional case in which the payout motor 465 protrudes to the front side, the rear side or the side of the prize ball unit, the prize ball is attached to the rear side of the right rear frame 196 of the main body frame 3. Any part of the unit 450 may be structured not to protrude further rearward. In FIG. 56, the front end portion of the payout motor 465 is configured to slightly protrude from the rear surface of the unit base body 451. This protruding portion is located below the right rear wall 196, as shown in FIG. Since it faces the front portion of the main body frame 3 from the notch opening 218, as a result, it protrudes by a dimension obtained by subtracting the plate thickness dimension of the right rear wall 196 from the protruding dimension, and from the right rear wall 196. However, the amount of protrusion toward the front is small. In addition, by adopting such a configuration, in the present embodiment, the gaming device provided in the gaming board 4 between the right rear wall 196 of the main body frame 3 to which the prize ball unit 450 is attached and the back surface of the gaming board 4. The storage space for storing the rear projecting portion can be increased in the depth width direction.

  In order to attach the prize ball unit 450 configured as described above to the right rear wall 196 of the main body frame 3, as shown in FIG. After the positioning, the lower end of the prize ball unit 450 is latched to the locking groove 219 and the prize ball unit 450 is placed on the right rear wall 196 in order to engage the hook-like engagement portion 474 and the engagement protrusion 215. Press down while keeping it in close contact. At this time, since the lower end portion of the prize ball unit 450 and the locking groove 219 are engaged, and the hook-shaped engaging portion 474 and the engaging protrusion 215 are engaged, the mounting itself is completed. When the prize ball unit 450 is moved upward, the respective engagement states are easily released. To prevent this, the lock elastic claw 214 is engaged with the button insertion engagement hole 471. It is supposed to be. That is, the lock elastic claw 214 and the button insertion engagement hole 471 engage with each other to prevent the upward movement of the winning ball unit 450 in the attached state. In this way, after the prize ball unit 450 is attached, the connecting lid member 434 of the ball path unit 420 is rotated as described above and locked by the locking elastic claws 470, so that the ball path of the ball path unit 420 is dropped. The downstream end of the passage 422 and the upstream end of the bent passage 453 of the prize ball unit 450 can be communicated with each other through a passage formed by a pair of passage walls 438. When the prize ball unit 450 is attached, the downstream end of the prize ball passage 460 is connected to the prize ball entrance 542 of the full tank unit 520 described in detail later, and the downstream end of the ball removal passage 461 is connected to the ball removal connection passage. Connected to the upstream end of 515.

  On the other hand, when the prize ball unit 450 is removed, the engagement by the latching elastic claws 470 is released, the connecting lid member 434 is rotated forward, and then the detachable button 472 is pressed to release the locking elastic claws 214. It is moved to the front side to release the engagement between the lock elastic pawl 214 and the button insertion engagement hole 471, and then the prize ball unit 450 is pulled upward while the detachable button 472 is pressed, and the prize ball unit 450 The prize ball unit 450 is pulled out by releasing the engagement between the lower end of the ball and the locking groove 219 and the engagement between the hook-like engagement part 474 and the engagement protrusion 215 and pulling the prize ball unit 450 forward. Easy to remove.

<Full tank unit>
The full tank unit 520 disposed on the downstream side of the above-described prize ball unit 450 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 57 is a perspective view showing the relationship between the prize ball unit 450 and the full tank unit 520, FIG. 58 is an exploded perspective view of the full tank unit 520, and FIG. 59 is a view of the balls in the full tank unit 520. 60 is a perspective view showing the flow, FIG. 60 is a plan view for explaining the action of the full tank swing plate 531, and FIG. 61 is a partially broken view showing the relationship between the full tank unit 520 and the foul port 257. FIG. 62 is a cross-sectional view showing the relationship between the full tank unit 520 and the foul port 257, similarly.

  The full unit 520 is mounted and fixed on the full unit mounting part 180 of the main body frame 3 as described above. As shown in FIG. 521 and a lid body 541 that covers the upper surface of the box main body 521. The box main body 521 is configured such that the sphere that has flowed in from the downstream end of the prize ball passage 460 is guided in a zigzag manner and discharged from the outlet 536. For this reason, a side guide passage 522 is formed by the partition wall 526 to guide a sphere that has flowed from the winning ball inlet 542 formed in the lid 541 sideward from one end toward the other end. A side guide receiving portion 523 formed in a concave arc shape so as to guide the sphere toward the side is provided at one end portion of the side guide passage 522 directly below the prize ball entrance 542, and the side guide passage is provided. A buffer member 524 is provided on the inner surface of the other end of 522 to receive the impact of the sphere flowing through the side guide passage 522 and guide the sphere downstream.

  Further, the ball that collides with the buffer member 524 provided on the inner surface of the other end of the side guide passage 522 is changed in direction to the downstream side, and then the ball of the side guide passage 522 is formed by the inclined side wall 527 formed on the downstream side. It is induced to flow in the opposite direction to the flow of That is, the reverse side guide passage 525 is formed by the partition wall 526 and the inclined side wall 527. The sphere that has flowed through the reverse side guide passage 525 is then guided to the front guide passage 535 formed forward, and the award of the storage dish 30 described above from the outlet 536 formed at the lower end of the front guide passage 535 is obtained. Guided to the ball port 39.

  Meanwhile, a switch housing space 528 is formed at one end portion of the reverse side guide passage 525 on the downstream side of the buffer member 524 so as to protrude outward. A support shaft pin 529 protrudes from the lower front position of the switch storage space 528, and the shaft hole 533 of the full tank swing plate 531 is inserted into the support pin 529 so that the full tank swing plate 531 swings. It is provided freely. The full rocking plate 531 is formed in a plate shape so as to form one end side wall of the reverse side guide passage 525, a shaft hole 533 is formed at the lower end of the plate shape, and the detection piece 532 is integrated on the back surface thereof. Is formed. The detection piece 532 is formed by vertically projecting a rear end portion of a fan-like connection plate connected to the back surface of the full tank swinging plate 531. The ON / OFF state of the full tank switch 545 is detected by shielding or conducting between the light projector and the light receiver of the light receiving type full tank switch 545. A shaft spring 530 is also inserted into the support pin 529, one end of the shaft spring 530 is locked to the back surface of the full tank swing plate 531, and the other end is erected rearward of the support pin 529. By being locked by the spring locking pin 549, the upper end portion of the full rocking plate 531 is always urged toward the reverse side guide passage 525. However, two stopper pieces 534 are formed in the upper portion of the switch storage space 528 at the downstream extension position of the other end side wall of the side guide passage 522 and the rear position thereof. The upper end only swings about the support shaft pin 529 between the two stopper pieces 534. In addition, a wiring drawing recess 547 for drawing the wiring 546 from the full tank switch 545 to the outside is formed in the rear part of the upper side wall of the switch storage space 528.

  Further, a foul ball passage 537 is formed on one side downstream of the reverse side guide passage 525. As shown in FIG. 61, the foul ball passage 537 is bent and formed so that the foul ball inlet 538 communicates with the foul port 257 described above and the downstream side communicates with the upstream side of the front guide passage 535. Has been. For this reason, the foul sphere taken into the foul mouth 257 is guided to the front guide passage 535 through the foul sphere passage 537 bent from the foul sphere inlet 538, and further through the outlet 536 and the prize ball mouth 39 to the storage dish 30. Returned to

  The box main body 521 includes engaging pieces 539 engaged with unit engaging grooves 181 formed in the full unit mounting portion 180 on both sides of the outlet 536 and one side of the foul inlet 538. And a latching protrusion 540 that engages with a latching piece 548 formed on the lid body 541 is formed. The latching protrusion 540 is appropriately formed on the left and right side wall upper portions of the box main body 521.

  On the other hand, the lid body 541 is formed in a plate shape that covers the upper surfaces of the side guide passage 522, the reverse side guide passage 525, the switch storage space 528, the front guide passage 535, and the foul ball passage 537 of the box main body 520. A square prize ball inlet 542 is opened in the side guide passage 522 at a position corresponding to the upstream end. In addition, a switch mounting portion 543 for mounting a full light switch 545 of the light projecting / receiving type is formed at a position corresponding to the switch storage space 528. The full tank switch 545 can be easily attached to the switch mounting portion 543 by locking the locking claw formed with the full tank switch 545 to the locking portion of the switch mounting portion 543 from the lower surface of the lid 541. It has become. Further, a latching piece 548 for engaging with the latching projection 540 of the box main body 521 is provided around the lid 541 so as to project downward.

  In the full unit 520 configured as described above, as shown in FIG. 59, the balls paid out from the prize ball passage 460 of the prize ball unit 520 are located upstream from the prize ball entrance 542 to the side guide passage 522. It enters and is guided toward the side by the side guide receiving portion 523 and collides with the buffer member 524. The ball colliding with the buffer member 524 hits the inclined side wall 527 toward the downstream side as it is, and is guided through the reverse side guide passage 525 in the direction opposite to the guide direction of the side guide passage 522 and guided to the front guide passage 535, From the outlet 536 of the front guide passage 535, the prize ball port 39 is led to the storage tray 30. Further, the foul sphere entered from the foul ball inlet 538 is also weakened by the bent foul ball passage 537 and merged with the front guide passage 535, and stored through the award ball port 39 from the outlet 536 of the front guide passage 535. Guided to the dish 30.

  As described above, when the ball naturally flows in the full tank unit 520, as shown in FIG. 60A, when the ball moves from the side guide passage 522 to the reverse side guide passage 525, The ball hits the buffer member 524 and is reflected toward the substantially central position of the inclined side surface 527, so that the ball hardly hits the full tank swing plate 531. For this reason, since the upper end of the full rocking plate 531 is in contact with the front stopper piece 534 by the biasing force of the shaft spring 530, the detection piece 532 is connected to the projector of the full light switch 545 of the light emitting / receiving type. It is in a state (OFF) where the switch does not conduct due to entering between the light receivers. On the other hand, when the prize ball is stored in the storage tray 30 and the full tank unit 520 is filled with the ball, as shown in FIG. 60 (B), the front guide passage 535 and the reverse side guide passage 525 are filled. Due to the pressure of the stored sphere, the full swing plate 531 swings in the clockwise direction against the biasing force of the shaft spring 530 and comes into contact with the subsequent stopper piece 534. In this state, the detection piece 532 is removed from between the light projector and the light receiver of the full tank switch 545 of the light projecting / receiving method, and the switch becomes conductive (ON). When the full tank switch 545 is turned ON, the rotational drive of the payout motor 465 of the prize ball unit 450 is stopped (if an ON signal is derived while a predetermined number of prize balls are being paid out, the predetermined number of prize balls Will be stopped after it has been paid out). Even when the balls are stored in the front guide passage 535 and the reverse side guide passage 525, the bottom of the foul ball passage 537 has a very strong inclination, so that the stored ball flows back through the foul ball passage 537. Thus, there is no back flow from the foul bulb inlet 538.

  As described above, the full unit 520 according to the present embodiment is detachably attached to the full unit mounting part 180 of the main body frame 3, so that the full unit is attached to the main body frame as in the conventional case. It is not necessary to form a passage for a full tank structure in the main body frame as compared with the one assembled in the formed dispensing passage. Further, by making the inside of the full tank unit 520 into a zigzag-shaped passage, it is possible to guide to the storage tray 30 while weakening the momentum of the balls paid out from the prize ball path 460 of the prize ball unit 450. The awarded ball does not jump out of the storage tray 30. In addition, the full tank swinging plate 531 for operating the full tank switch 545 is provided at a position below the lower end of the flow of the side guide passage 522 that is not affected by the normal flow of the sphere. The prize ball payout is not stopped by the tan, and the prize ball payout can be reliably stopped only when the tank is full. Further, in the full tank unit 520 according to the present embodiment, the foul ball passage 537 for guiding the foul ball joins the ball in the middle of the front guide passage 535 for paying out the award ball. The foul sphere can be merged without hindering the flow of the sphere.

<Lock device>
Next, the lock device 560 that is attached in the vertical direction along the back side edge of the main body frame 3 will be described with reference mainly to FIGS. 63 to 71. 63 is a rear perspective view showing the relationship between the lock device 650 and the main body frame 3, and FIG. 64 is an enlarged side cross-sectional view showing a latching structure of the lock device 650 to the main body frame 3. FIG. FIG. 66 is a partial cross-sectional view taken in the horizontal direction at a position slightly below the vertical center of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and FIG. 66 shows the detailed relationship between the lock device 560 and the side walls 190 and 191 of the main body frame 3. 67 is a side view (A) of the locking device 650, a perspective view (B) seen from the front side, and FIG. 68 is a perspective view (viewed from the back side of the locking device 560). A) Perspective views (B) and (C) of a door frame sliding rod 600 and a body frame sliding rod 610 that are slidably provided inside the U-shaped base 561 of the lock device 560. 69 is an exploded perspective view of the lock device 560, and FIG. 70 shows a door frame sliding rod 600 and a body frame sliding rod 61. Is a front view for explaining the operation of FIG. 71 is a front view for explaining the action of the anti-fraud member 582.

  The lock device 560 is attached from the upper end to the lower end of the main body frame 3 along the first side wall 190 on the open side of the main body frame 3, and as shown in FIG. A plurality of (three in the illustrated case) lock locking holes 198 formed in the middle and middle of the upper and lower ends between the rising portions of the first side wall 190 and the upper part of the vertical surface of the first side wall 190 The U-shaped base 561 of the lock device 560 described below is supported by the lock mounting hole 197 formed by being cut out in the middle and the lock mounting hole 208 formed near the upper portion of the cylinder lock through hole 170. It is fixed. Therefore, the structure of the lock device 560 will be described in detail below.

  As shown in FIGS. 67 to 69, the lock device 560 includes a U-shaped base 561 as a lock base formed in a U-shaped cross section, and a door frame slidably provided in the U-shaped base 561. The sliding frame 600 for the main body, the sliding frame 610 for the body frame that is slidably provided in the U-shaped base 561, and the sliding frame 610 for the body frame cannot be illegally slid. And tamper-proof members 582 and 590 attached to the lower portion of the U-shaped base 561.

  The U-shaped base 561 is formed by bending a metal so as to have a U-shaped cross section, and providing a sliding slide 600 for a door frame and a sliding rod 610 for a body frame in the interior thereof. The width dimension is extremely thin as compared with a conventional locking device that is concentrated on a base body having an L-shaped cross section. As described above, since the size of the game board 4 in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction is greatly increased and the space surrounded by the side walls 190 to 193 of the main body frame 3 is increased, the side walls 190 and the main body frame 3 A mounting structure that allows the locking device 560 to be attached to the back side of the main body frame 3 by reducing the width dimension of the locking device 560 according to the present embodiment because the size between the outer periphery and the outer periphery is extremely small. It is because it improved as. And since the open side of the U-shaped cross section of the U-shaped base 561 is attached so as to face the back surface of the main body frame 3, when the lock device 560 is attached to the main body frame 3, the door frame is provided inside. The sliding rod 600 and the main body frame sliding rod 610 have a tamper-proof structure in which the U-shaped base 561 is completely covered except for the hook portions 601, 614 and 624.

  First, rectangular hook penetration openings 562 through which the hook portions 614 and 624 of the main body frame sliding rod 610 pass are opened above and below the closed side opposite to the open side of the U-shaped base 561, and on the closed side. In addition, a screw fixing portion 563 protrudes in the horizontal direction at the upper part and the middle of the side surface 561b (see FIG. 69) that is in close contact with the first side wall 190, and further, the side surface 561a (not in close contact with the first side wall 190 on the open side). A locking projection 564 is formed in a protruding manner at the upper end and the intermediate portion of FIG. Screw fixing portions 563 and locking protrusions 564 are for attaching the locking device 560 to the back surface of the main body frame 3, and the locking protrusions 564 are inserted into the lock locking holes 198 of the main body frame 3 and moved upward ( 64), the screw fixing portion 563 and the lock mounting hole 197 coincide with each other in this state. Therefore, the locking device 560 is firmly fixed to the main body frame 3 by screwing a screw (not shown) into the coincident hole. be able to. The locking device 560 is attached not only by the upper and middle screw fixing portions 563 but also by a screw fixing hole 596 formed in a lock mounting piece 568 described later and in the vicinity of the cylinder lock through hole 170. The lower part of the lock device 560 is also attached by fixing the lock attachment hole 208 to the corresponding lock attachment hole 208 with a screw (not shown).

  Further, at the time of the mounting, the locking projections 564 formed at the upper, middle, and lower three positions on the open side (front part) of the U-shaped base 561 are inserted into the locking holes 198 to be positioned and locked, and the U-shaped Screw fixing portions 563 formed at two locations on the closed side (rear portion) of the base 561 and screw fixing holes 596 formed on the open side (front portion) of the U-shaped base 561 are connected to the lock mounting holes 197, Since it is structured to be fixed to 208 with a screw, the front portion of the locking device 560 is locked by a locking projection 564 and a locking locking hole 198, and the rear portion of the locking device 560 is locked by a screw locking portion 563 and a locking mounting hole 197. Since the lower portion of the lock device 560 is fixed by the screw fixing hole 596 and the lock attachment hole 208, the lock device 560 can be firmly fixed to the main body frame 3 with an extremely simple structure. In other words, even when the locking device 560 is configured by concentrating on the U-shaped base 561 having a very small width, the locking device 560 is fixed to the main body by locking and fixing the front portion and the rear portion of the locking device 560. It can be firmly fixed to the frame 3. In particular, in the case of the present embodiment, the locking protrusion 564 that forms the locking structure (or a fixed structure) at the front portion protrudes from the side surface 561a that is not in close contact with the first side wall 190 of the U-shaped base 561. On the other hand, the screw fixing portion 563 and the screw fixing hole 596 constituting the fixing structure of the rear portion are formed so as to protrude in the horizontal direction from the side surface 561b closely contacting the first side wall 190 of the U-shaped base 561. Therefore, the locking device 560 can be fixed to the main body frame 3 so as not to be loose as compared with the case where the locking structure of the front portion is formed on the side surface 561b in close contact with the first side wall 190. is there.

  In addition, insertion holes 565 are formed in the upper, middle, and lower portions of both side surfaces 561a and 561b of the U-shaped base 561. The glass door sliding member 600 and the body frame sliding rod 610 can be slidably attached to the inside of the U-shaped base 561 by inserting and crimping a rivet 566 into the insertion hole 565 in the stored state. it can. That is, one rivet slot 602 is formed in each of the upper, middle, and lower portions of the door frame sliding rod 600 and the upper hook member 611 and the lower hook member 612 are respectively formed in the body frame sliding rod 610. By passing the rivets 566 through the rivet slots 615 and 620, the door frame sliding rod 600 can be moved upward, and the main body frame sliding rod 610 can be moved downward. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 68 (B), the rivet 566 passes through the lower ends of the rivet slots 615, 620 of the main body frame sliding rod 610, and as shown in FIG. A rivet 566 passes through the upper end of the rivet slot 602 of the sliding rod 600.

  Further, a tamper-proof cutout 567 is formed on the closed side of the lower portion of the U-shaped base 561, and at the front end of the side 561b that is in close contact with the first side wall 190 of the body frame 3 on the open side. A lock attaching piece 568 for attaching the cylinder lock 570 protrudes laterally, and an insertion vertical opening 579, a spring locking piece 580, and a clearance side hole 581 are provided on a side face 561b in close contact with the first side face wall 190. Each is formed. The fraud prevention notch 567 is configured such that a stopper piece 585 of a first fraud prevention member 582 described later advances and retreats. This will be described in detail later. Further, the front end of the side surface 561b of the U-shaped base 561 is arranged so that the lock attachment piece 568 is positioned below the lower end side of the game board installation recess 159 in a state where the lock device 560 is attached to the back surface of the main body frame 3. The lock mounting piece 568 is formed with a lock insertion hole 569 through which the cylinder lock 570 passes, and a mounting hole 573 for mounting the cylinder lock 570 with a screw 572. A screw fixing hole 596 for attaching the lower part of the lock device 560 to the back surface of the main body frame 3 is provided. The insertion vertical opening 579 is an opening through which the first engagement protrusion 576 and the second engagement protrusion 577 of the engagement cam 575 fixed to the cylinder lock 570 enter when the cylinder lock 570 rotates. The spring locking piece 580 is for locking the spring 593 provided on the tamper-proof members 582 and 590, and the clearance lateral hole 581 constitutes a clearance hole so as not to obstruct the movement of the connecting pin 592. It is. This point will be described in detail later.

  The cylinder lock 570 attached to the above-described lock attachment piece 568 will be described. In the cylinder lock 570, a cylindrical cylinder lock body is fixed in front of the lock attachment substrate 571, and the lock shaft 574 of the cylinder lock body is the lock attachment substrate. The engagement cam 575 is fixed to the rear end of the lock shaft 574 with a screw 578. The engagement cam 575 is formed in a boomerang shape, and one end side thereof is a first engagement protrusion 576 that engages with the lowering engagement hole 621 of the main body frame sliding rod 610 when rotating. The side is a second engagement protrusion 577 that engages with the rising engagement hole 605 of the door frame sliding rod 600 when rotating. The cylinder lock 570 configured as described above has an attachment hole (not indicated) and a lock formed in two places on the lock attachment substrate 571 by inserting a cylindrical cylinder lock body portion into the lock insertion hole 569. The cylinder lock 570 can be fixed to the U-shaped base 561 by aligning the mounting hole 573 of the mounting piece 568 with the screw 572 and screwing it.

  Next, fraud prevention members 582 and 590 attached to the U-shaped base 561 will be described with reference to FIG. The fraud prevention members 582 and 590 are for preventing the main body frame sliding rod 610 from being lowered illegally with, for example, a piano wire or a wire without rotating the cylinder lock 570 with an official key. . Accordingly, the anti-tamper members 582 and 590 have a structure in which the first anti-tamper member 582 and the second anti-tamper member 590 are connected by the connecting pin 592. The first tamper-proof member 582 is formed in a vertically long plate shape that is swingable about the swing shaft hole 583 at the upper end, and the swing shaft hole 583 is formed inside the U-shaped base 561 described above. Of the insertion hole 565 and the rivet 566 for slidably attaching the glass door sliding member 600 and the body frame sliding rod 610, the lowermost insertion hole 565 and the rivet 566 are attached.

  The first fraud prevention member 582 is provided with a vertically long protruding piece insertion hole 584 that overlaps the insertion vertical opening 579 on the plate-like surface, and a second engaging protruding piece 577 is formed in the protruding piece insertion hole 584. It can be inserted. That is, when the second engagement protrusion 577 passes through the protrusion insertion hole 584 and the insertion vertical opening 579, the upward engagement hole 605 of the sliding frame 600 for the door frame provided inside the U-shaped base 561 The second engaging protrusion 577 is engaged. In addition, an outline line obliquely above the opening position of the protruding piece insertion hole 584 of the first fraud prevention member 582 is an inclined portion 582a. The inclined portion 582a is in contact with the rear surface side of the first engaging protrusion 576 when the engaging cam 575 is rotated. When the engaging cam 575 is rotated, the first engaging protrusion 576, the inclined portion 582a, and the like. , The first fraud prevention member 582 swings about the swing shaft hole 583 (clockwise in FIG. 71B).

  Further, the first fraud prevention member 582 is provided with a stopper piece 585 protruding on an outline line obliquely below the protruding piece insertion hole 584, and a restriction protruding piece 589 is provided below the stopper piece 585. A pin hole 587 and a connection hole 588 are formed vertically on the front portion of the restricting protrusion 589. The stopper piece 585 enters and engages with the tamper-proof notch 567 and the engagement notch 627 of the body frame sliding rod 610 when the body frame sliding rod 610 is locked, and the body frame sliding rod 610 is engaged. This is to prevent unauthorized sliding. In addition, in the restricting protrusion 589, the first tamper-proof member 582 and the second tamper-proof member 590 are connected by a spring 593, and when the spring 593 is connected, the biasing direction of the second tamper-proof member 590 The movement to is restricted. The pin hole 587 is for fixing the guide pin 586. With the guide pin 586 fixed to the pin hole 587 from the back side of the first tamper-proof member 582, the guide pin 586 is inserted into the insertion vertical opening 579. The first fraud prevention member 582 is guided along the side surface 561b of the U-shaped base 561 by engaging with a horizontally long opening formed at the lowermost end of the U-shaped base. Further, the connection hole 588 is for connecting the first fraud prevention member 582 and the second fraud prevention member 590 with the connection pin 592.

  The second tamper-proof member 590 connected to the first tamper-proof member 582 is formed of an inverted “te” -shaped plate material, a connection hole 591 is formed at one upper end thereof, and a spring engagement is formed at the other upper end thereof. A stop hole 594 is formed, and a contact portion 595 is provided at the lower end. The connection hole 591 is for connecting with the connection pin 592 so as to coincide with the connection hole 588 of the first fraud prevention member 582, and the spring locking hole 594 has one end with a U-shaped base 561 spring locking piece. The other end of the spring 593 locked to 580 is locked. Further, the abutting portion 595 comes into contact with the closing projection 23 fixed to the inner lower portion of the outer frame 2 when the main body frame 3 is closed. The operation of the first fraud prevention member 582 and the second fraud prevention member 590 described above will be described in detail later.

  Next, the door frame sliding rod 600 and the body frame sliding rod 610 that are slidably provided inside the U-shaped base 561 will be described. First, the door frame sliding rod 600 is formed of a vertically long metal plate-like member, and the door frame hook portions 601 are integrally formed at the upper, middle, and lower portions on one side of the vertical side. Projected. The door frame hook portion 601 protrudes forward from the open side when housed in the U-shaped base 561, and when the lock device 560 is fixed to the back surface of the main body frame 3, 3 protrudes forward from a door hook hole 199 (see FIGS. 28 and 29) formed on the door 3 and engages with a hook locking piece 37a (see FIG. 12) formed on the back surface of the door frame 5. Since the door frame hook portion 601 has a downward engaging claw shape, the door frame hook portion 601 and the hook locking piece 37a are locked by raising the door frame sliding rod 600. The state can be released.

  Further, a vertically long rivet slot 602 through which the rivet 566 is inserted is formed at the center of the upper, middle and lower side surfaces of the door frame sliding rod 600, and the uppermost rivet slot 602 is formed in the rivet slot 602. A guide protrusion 603 is provided below the elongated hole 602 and at the lowermost end of the door frame sliding rod 600. The rivet long hole 602 is a hole through which the rivet 566 inserted into the insertion hole 565 of the U-shaped base 561 passes, and the rivet 566 does not interfere with the ascending operation of the door frame sliding rod 600. It is formed vertically. In the normal state, the rivet 566 is in contact with the upper end of the rivet slot 602. The guide projection 603 is inserted into the projecting piece moving holes 616 and 623 formed in the upper hook member 611 and the lower hook member 612 of the main body frame sliding rod 610, and the door frame sliding rod 600 is provided. The main body frame sliding rod 610 guides the mutual sliding operation.

  Further, a spring hook portion 606 is formed at the upper end portion of the door frame sliding rod 600, and one end of the spring 608 is locked to the spring hook portion 606, and the other end of the spring 608 is the body frame sliding rod 610. The upper hook member 611 is engaged with a spring hook portion 617. Thus, the door frame sliding rod 600 is biased downward, and the body frame sliding rod 610 is biased upward. In the middle of the door frame sliding rod 600, a contact elastic piece 607 is formed in a convex shape. The contact elastic piece 607 is formed by pressing from one side surface of the door frame sliding rod 600 with a press, and is in contact with the inner side surface of the U-shaped base 561 so as to be used inside the door frame. This prevents the sliding rod 600 from rattling. Further, a vertically long play hole 604 and a rising engagement hole 605 are formed on the side surface of the lower portion of the door frame sliding rod 600. When the first engagement protrusion 576 of the engagement cam 575 is inserted and rotated, the play hole 604 moves the tip of the first engagement protrusion 576 so as not to obstruct the rotation operation. It constitutes a space. Further, when the second engagement protrusion 577 of the engagement cam 575 is inserted and rotated, the rising engagement hole 605 is engaged so that the door frame sliding rod 600 is raised by the rotation operation. Is to do. In addition, an escape notch 609 that is a larger notch in the vertical direction than the tamper-proof notch 567 is formed at the lower rear side of the vertical side of the door frame sliding rod 600. The escape notch 609 is formed so as not to obstruct the stopper piece 585 of the first tamper-proof member 582 in order to reliably engage the tamper-proof notch 567 and the engagement notch 627.

  On the other hand, the body frame sliding rod 610 includes an upper hook member 611 made of a metal plate, a lower hook member 612 made of a metal plate, a connecting wire rod 613 that connects the upper hook member 611 and the lower hook member 612, and It is composed of That is, the main body frame sliding rod 610 is not formed of a single vertically long metal plate as in the prior art, and the upper hook member 611 having the hook portions 614 and 624 and the lower hook member 612 are made of metal. A plate member made of metal is formed by pressing, and the metal upper hook member 611 and the lower hook member 612 are connected by a thin metal connecting wire rod 613. Therefore, the door frame sliding rod 600 and the main body frame sliding rod 610 can be efficiently stored in the narrow space of the U-shaped base 561.

  By the way, the upper hook member 611 has a hook portion 614 projecting rearward from the upper end portion thereof, and a rivet slot 615 and a projecting piece moving hole 616 are formed on the plate surface portion. A spring hook portion 617 and a connecting hole 618 are formed at the lower end portion of the vertical side, and contact portions 625 are formed at the upper and lower sides thereof. The hook portion 614 passes through the hook penetration opening 562 above the U-shaped base 561 and engages with the closing projection 22 provided on the upper part on the open side of the outer frame 2. Is formed. The rivet slot 615 corresponds to the rivet slot 602 formed in the upper part of the door frame sliding rod 600. In a normal state where the rivet 566 is penetrated through the rivet slot 615, The rivet 566 is in a state of penetrating the lowermost end portion of the rivet long hole 615. Thereby, the upper hook member 611 can move downward. As described above, the guide protrusion 603 above the door frame sliding rod 600 is inserted into the projecting piece moving hole 616 so that the door frame sliding rod 600 and the main body frame sliding rod 610 move relative to each other. Is to guide you. As described above, the spring hook portion 617 is engaged with the other end of the spring 608. The connection hole 618 is inserted by bending the upper end of the connection wire rod 613. Further, when the abutting portion 625 is housed in the U-shaped base 561, the abutting portion 625 comes into contact with the inner side wall of the U-shaped base 561, and the upper hook member 611 slides smoothly without rattling. It is for doing so.

  On the other hand, the lower hook member 612 is provided with a hook portion 624 protruding rearward at the lower end portion thereof, and protrudes from the upper surface to the lower portion of the plate surface portion with the rivet long hole 620, the lowering engagement hole 621, and the play hole 622. One moving hole 623 is sequentially formed, a connecting hole 619 is formed at the upper end of the front vertical side, an engagement notch 627 is formed at the lower part of the rear vertical side, and the upper side and the lower side are contacted. A contact portion 626 is formed. The hook portion 624 penetrates the hook penetration opening 562 below the U-shaped base 561 and engages with a closing projection 23 provided on the lower portion on the open side of the outer frame 2. Is formed. The rivet slot 620 corresponds to the rivet slot 602 formed in the lower portion of the door frame sliding rod 600. In a normal state where the rivet 566 is penetrated through the rivet slot 620, The rivet 566 is in a state of penetrating the lowermost end portion of the rivet slot 620. Thereby, the lower hook member 612 can move downward. When the first engagement protrusion 576 of the engagement cam 575 is inserted and rotated, the lowering engagement hole 621 is engaged so that the main body frame sliding rod 610 is lowered by the rotation operation. belongs to. Further, the play hole 622 has a distal end portion of the second engagement projection piece 577 so as not to obstruct the rotation operation when the second engagement projection piece 577 of the engagement cam 575 is inserted and rotated. It constitutes a space that can move. As described above, the guide piece 603 below the door frame sliding rod 600 is inserted into the projecting piece moving hole 623 so that the door frame sliding rod 600 and the main body frame sliding rod 610 move relative to each other. Is to guide you. The connecting hole 619 is inserted by bending the lower end of the connecting wire rod 613. Further, when the abutting portion 626 is accommodated in the U-shaped base 561, the abutting portion 626 abuts against the inner side wall of the U-shaped base 561, and the sliding operation of the lower hook member 612 is smoothly performed without rattling. It is for doing so.

  The members constituting the locking device 560 have been described above. To attach the locking device 560, the upper hook member 611 and the lower hook member 612 of the main body frame sliding rod 610 are connected by the connecting wire rod 613. In this state, the guide protrusion 603 of the door frame sliding rod 600 is inserted into the protrusion moving holes 616 and 623 of the upper hook member 611 and the lower hook member 612, and the rivet long hole 602 and the rivet length The holes 615 and 620 are aligned and overlapped, and in the overlapped state, the hook portion 614 of the upper hook member 611 and the hook portion 624 of the lower hook member 612 are passed through the hook penetration opening 562 of the U-shaped base 561. The door frame sliding rod 600 and the body frame sliding rod 610 are inserted into the U-shaped space of the U-shaped base 561. Thereafter, the rivet 566 is inserted from the insertion hole 565. At this time, the rivet 566 is inserted so as to pass through the rivet slots 615, 620, and 602. However, when the lowermost rivet 566 is inserted, it is necessary to insert the rivet 566 also into the swinging shaft hole 583 of the first fraud prevention member 582 and attach the first fraud prevention member 582 to the U-shaped base 561 at the same time. Before attaching the first fraud prevention member 582 to the U-shaped base 561, the first fraud prevention member 582 and the second fraud prevention member 590 are connected by the connecting pin 592 and the guide pin 586 is illustrated in the pin hole 587. The guide pin 586 needs to be inserted into the lowermost opening of the insertion vertical opening 579.

  With the rivet 566 storing and fixing the door frame sliding rod 600 and the main body frame sliding rod 610 in the U-shaped base 561, the spring 608 is spanned between the spring hook portions 606 and 617, and the door frame is mounted. The sliding rod 600 and the main body frame sliding rod 610 are urged in opposite directions, and the spring 593 is stretched over the spring locking pieces 580 and 594 so that the second fraud prevention member 590 is the regulating projection piece 589. It is in the state which contact | abutted. Thereafter, the cylindrical main body portion of the cylinder lock 570 is inserted into the lock insertion hole 569 of the lock attachment piece 568, and the cylinder lock 570 is fixed to the attachment hole 573 with the screw 572. At this time, the distal end portion of the first engagement protrusion 576 of the engagement cam 575 is slightly inserted outside the inclined portion 582a and into the insertion vertical opening 579, and the second engagement protrusion 577 of the engagement cam 575 The cylinder lock 570 is attached to the lock attachment piece 568 so that the tip end portion is slightly inserted into the protruding piece insertion hole 584 and the insertion vertical opening 578 of the first fraud prevention member 582.

  In order to attach the locking device 560 assembled as described above to the back surface of the main body frame 3, the door frame hook portion 601 of the door frame sliding rod 600 is formed on the main body frame 3 as described above. While inserting into the hook hole 199, the locking projection 564 protruding in a hook shape is inserted into the locking locking hole 198 of the main body frame 3 and moved upward, and in this state the screw fixing portion 563 and screw fixing protruding in the horizontal direction As shown in FIG. 63, the locking device 560 is firmly fixed to the back surface of the main body frame 3 by aligning the hole 596 with the lock mounting holes 197 and 208 and screwing screws (not shown) into the matching holes. Can do. In particular, in the case of the present embodiment, the locking projection 564 constituting the locking structure of the front portion is formed to project from the side surface 561a that does not adhere to the first side wall 190 of the U-shaped base 561, while the rear portion Since the screw fixing portion 563 and the screw fixing hole 596 constituting the fixing structure of the U-shaped base 561 project from the side surface 561b in close contact with the first side wall 190 of the U-shaped base member 561, the front portion is engaged. Compared with the case where the locking structure is formed on the side surface 561b that is in close contact with the first side wall 190, the locking device 560 can be fixed to the main body frame 3 so as not to be loose.

  By the way, the operation of the lock device 560 attached to the back surface of the main body frame 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the opening / closing operation of the main body frame 3 and the opening / closing operation of the door frame 5 will be described with reference to FIG. In the state where the main body frame 3 is closed with respect to the outer frame 2 and the door frame 5 is closed with respect to the main body frame 3, as shown in FIG. The hooks 614 and 624 of the main body frame sliding rod 610 are locked, and the door frame hook portion 601 of the door frame sliding rod 600 and the hook locking piece 37a of the door frame 5 are locked. It has become. In this state, when a key (not shown) is inserted into the cylinder lock 570 and the first engagement protrusion 576 of the engagement cam 575 is rotated in a direction to enter the insertion vertical opening 579, as shown in FIG. The front end of the first engagement protrusion 576 engages with the downward engagement hole 621 of the main body frame sliding rod 610 to depress the lower hook member 612 downward against the urging force of the spring 608, and is connected thereto. The connected connecting rod 613 and the upper hook member 611 are also pushed down and lowered. For this reason, since the locking projections 22 and 23 of the outer frame 2 and the hook portions 614 and 624 of the main body frame sliding rod 610 are released, the main body frame 3 is pulled by pulling the main body frame 3 to the front side. 3 can be opened to the outer frame 2. When the main body frame 3 is closed, the hook portions 614 and 624 are raised by the urging force of the spring 608 (the same raised position as in the state shown in FIG. 70A). , 624 is inclined downward toward the outside, so that the upper side inclined portion of the hook portions 614, 624 is forced to close the projections 22, 23 by forcibly pressing the main body frame 3 against the outer frame 2. Since the main body frame sliding rod 610 is lowered downward, the upward claws of the hook portions 614 and 624 and the closing projections 22 and 23 are locked again. The body frame sliding rod 610 rises and returns to the locked state.

  On the other hand, when a key (not shown) is inserted into the cylinder lock 570 and the second engagement protrusion 577 of the engagement cam 575 rotates in a direction to enter the insertion vertical opening 579, as shown in FIG. The front end of the two engaging protrusions 577 engages with the ascending engagement hole 605 of the door frame sliding rod 600 to push up and raise the door frame sliding rod 600 against the urging force of the spring 608. For this reason, since the latching state of the hook locking piece 37a of the door frame 5 and the door frame hook portion 601 of the door frame sliding rod 600 is released, the door frame 5 is pulled by pulling the door frame 5 to the front side. 5 can be opened to the main body frame 3. When the door frame 5 is closed, the door frame hook portion 601 is lowered by the urging force of the spring 608 (the same lowered position as in the state shown in FIG. 70A). Since the lower side of the hook portion 601 for the door is inclined upward toward the outside, the lower side inclined portion of the door frame hook portion 601 is hooked by forcibly pressing the door frame 5 against the main body frame 3. Since the door frame sliding rod 600 rises upward because it abuts the upper end of the piece 37a, the door frame hook portion 601 downward claw and the hook locking piece 37a are locked again. Then, the door frame sliding rod 600 descends and returns to the locked state. Note that the door frame sliding rod 600 in the present embodiment is formed to have substantially the same length as the full length of the U-shaped base 561, and the U-shaped base 561 is substantially the side surface in the vertical direction of the main body frame 3. A door frame hook portion 601 that is attached over the entire length and is a locking portion with the door frame 5 is formed at three locations of the upper end portion, the center portion, and the lower end portion of the door frame sliding rod 600. For this reason, the door frame 5 and the main body frame 3 are securely locked in the entire length in the vertical direction, and an illegal act of forcibly opening the door frame 5 and the main body frame 3 and inserting a fraudulent tool such as a piano wire from there is performed. There is also the advantage that it cannot be done.

  As described above, the lock device 560 according to the present embodiment releases the lock of the main body frame 3 relative to the outer frame 2 by rotating the key inserted into the cylinder lock 570 in one direction, and rotates in the other direction. By doing so, locking of the door frame 5 with respect to the main body frame 3 can be cancelled | released. In this case, an illegal act of hooking a piano wire or the like on the hook portions 614 and 624 of the sliding rod 610 for the main body frame without inserting the key into the cylinder lock 570 and lowering it may be performed. Are not allowed to perform such cheating. The first structure for preventing such fraud is a lock mechanism composed of a first fraud prevention member 582 and a second fraud prevention member 590, and the second fraud prevention structure is a U-shaped base 561. The door frame sliding rod 600 and the body frame sliding rod 610 are accommodated in the closed space.

  First, the operation of the lock mechanism, which is the first fraud prevention structure, will be described with reference to FIG. First, in a state where the outer frame 2 and the main body frame 3 are closed, as shown in FIG. 71A, the closing projection 23 of the outer frame 2 and the contact portion 595 of the second fraud prevention member 590 are connected. It is in a contact state. In this state, the first tamper-proof member 582 rotates counterclockwise by the biasing force of the spring 593, the stopper piece 585 enters the tamper-proof cutout 567, and the stopper piece 585 is tamper-proof cutout. The main body frame sliding rod 610 at a position corresponding to 567 is engaged with an engagement notch 627 formed in the lower hook member 612. For this reason, even if the piano wire or the like is hooked on the main body frame sliding rod 610 and pulled down, the stopper piece portion 585 and the engagement notch portion 627 are engaged with each other. Unauthorized pulling down (unlocking) becomes impossible, and an illegal act of opening the main body frame 3 cannot be performed.

  On the other hand, when the main body frame 3 is normally unlocked by inserting a key into the cylinder lock 570, the first engagement protrusion of the engagement cam 575 is rotated by rotating the key as shown in FIG. The piece 576 is rotated so as to enter the insertion vertical opening 579. When the first engagement protrusion 576 is rotated, the inclined portion 582a of the first fraud prevention member 582 and the side surface of the first engagement protrusion 576 come into contact with each other. The stopper piece 585 also moves so as to be retracted from the tamper-proof notch 567. For this reason, the engagement between the stopper piece 585 and the engagement notch 627 is released. At this time, the second fraud prevention member 590 is in a position where the spring 593 is extended and the contact portion 595 is retracted. When the engagement cam 575 is further rotated in this state and the first engagement protrusion 576 is also rotated, the tip of the first engagement protrusion 576 is engaged with the lower engagement hole 621 of the lower hook member 612. Since the entire body frame sliding rod 610 is lowered, the locking state between the hook portions 614 and 624 and the closing projections 22 and 23 of the outer frame 2 is released, and the main body frame 3 is attached to the outer frame 2. Can be opened.

  When the main body frame 3 is closed with respect to the outer frame 2, the second fraud prevention member 590 is in contact with the restricting protrusion 589, so the first fraud prevention member 582 and the second fraud prevention member The positional relationship with 590 is substantially the same as the state shown in FIG. When the main body frame 3 is closed in this state, the closing projection 23 of the outer frame 2 and the contact portion 595 of the second fraud prevention member 590 come into contact from the front, and finally the state shown in FIG. 71 (A) is obtained. . For this reason, the 1st fraud prevention member 582 and the 2nd fraud prevention member 590 do not get in the way when closing the main body frame 3. In the present embodiment, the first fraud prevention member 582 and the second fraud prevention member 590 prevent only the lowering operation of the main body frame sliding rod 610 from being illegally performed. If the frame sliding rod 610 is illegally opened, the door frame sliding rod 600 can be easily opened manually after being released, and the illegal act of raising the sliding rod with a piano wire or the like is practically difficult to perform. For this reason, it has been devised to prevent unauthorized operation of the main body frame sliding rod 610.

  Further, even in the lock mechanism that is the first fraud prevention structure described above, it is impossible to disable the function of the lock mechanism by swinging the first fraud prevention member 582 with a piano wire or the like. Absent. Therefore, assuming that the lock function of the lock mechanism is disabled by an unauthorized action, in the present embodiment, in the state where the lock device 560 is attached to the main body frame 3, the door frame provided inside is used. Since the sliding rod 600 and the body frame sliding rod 610 are housed in the closed space of the U-shaped base 561 except for the hook portions 601, 614, 624, they are completely covered. Even when an attempt is made to pull down the main body frame sliding rod 610 provided inside the closed space of the U-shaped base 561 by inserting a piano wire or the like, the both sides 561a and 561b of the U-shaped base 561 will close the closed space of the unauthorized tool. Since the intrusion is prevented, fraudulent acts cannot be easily performed.

  As described above in detail, the locking device 560 according to the present embodiment has a lateral width dimension for the door frame inside the U-shaped base 561 that is extremely thin compared to a conventional locking device that is integrated into an L-shaped base. The sliding hook 600 and the main body frame sliding hook 610 are slidably provided, and the mounting position of the cylinder lock 570 for operating the locking device 560 to the U-shaped base 561 is lower than the lower end side of the game board. Therefore, even if the size of the game board 4 in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction is extremely large, and the space surrounded by the side walls 190 to 193 of the main body frame 3 is increased, the lock device 560 is fixed to the main body frame. 3 can be firmly attached to the back side. And since it is attached so that the open side of the U-shaped cross section faces the back surface of the main body frame 3, when the lock device 560 is attached to the main body frame 3, the sliding frame 600 for the door frame provided inside and the main body Since the frame sliding rod 610 is completely covered with the U-shaped base 561 except for the hooks 601, 614, 624, the main body provided inside by inserting a piano wire or the like. Unauthorized acts such as lowering the frame sliding rod 610 cannot be easily performed. Further, when the locking device 560 is attached, the locking protrusions 564 formed at the upper, middle, and lower three positions on the open side (front portion) of the U-shaped base 561 are inserted into the locking holes 198 to be positioned and locked. Since the screw fixing portions 563 and the screw fixing holes 596 formed at the upper, middle, and lower portions of the closed side (rear part) of the U-shaped base 561 are fixed to the lock mounting holes 197 and 208 with screws, The front portion of the device 560 is locked by the locking protrusion 564 and the lock locking hole 198, and the rear portion of the locking device 560 is fixed by the screw fixing portion 563, the screw fixing hole 596, and the lock mounting holes 197, 208. The lock device 560 can be firmly fixed to the main body frame 3 with a simple structure.

  In the embodiment described above, the screw fixing hole 596 formed in the lock mounting piece 568 and the cylinder lock through hole 170 of the main body frame 3 are formed in the vicinity of the upper part of the lock mounting piece 568 as a structure for fixing the lower portion of the U-shaped base 561 with screws. However, instead of this, a screw 572 for attaching the cylinder lock 570 to the lock attachment piece 568 is used, and the tip of the screw 572 penetrates the lock attachment piece 568. Alternatively, a structure may be employed in which the lock mounting holes to be screwed are formed above and below the cylinder lock through hole 170. Further, even if the lower portion of the U-shaped base 561 is not screwed, the locking device 560 is attached to the back surface of the main body frame 3 only by fixing the screw fixing portion 563 and the lock mounting hole 197 at the rear portion of the locking device 560. It is confirmed that it is firmly fixed. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the door frame sliding rod 600 and the body frame sliding rod 610 are completely covered with the U-shaped base 561 having the left and right side surfaces 561a and 561b. The door frame sliding rod 600 and the body frame sliding rod 610 are slidably attached to the opposite side surface 561a not closely contacting the first side wall 190 with a rivet or the like, and the side surface 561b closely contacting the first side wall 190 The L-shaped base (lock base) is omitted, and the door frame sliding rod 600 and the main body frame are formed in a closed space formed by the side surface 561a of the L-shaped base (lock base) and the first side wall 190. It is good also as a structure which accommodates the sliding rod 610. FIG. Even in this case, the same mounting structure and tamper-proof structure as in the embodiment can be obtained.

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Next, the board unit 650 attached to the lower part of the back surface of the main body frame 3 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 72 to 80. 72 is a perspective view of the substrate unit 650 as viewed from the back side, FIG. 73 is an exploded perspective view of the substrate unit 650 as viewed from the back side, and FIG. 74 is a view of the substrate unit 650 as viewed from the front side. 75 is an exploded perspective view seen from the front side of the substrate unit 650, and FIG. 76 is a front view seen from the front side of the substrate tray 651 that forms the main body of the substrate unit 650. 77 is a rear view of the board tray 651, FIG. 78 is a rear view of the board unit 650, and FIG. 79 is a rear view of the board unit 650 with the dispensing control board box 655 and the terminal board box 654 removed. FIG. 80 is a plan view showing the connection relationship between the substrates provided in the substrate unit 650. FIG.

  The substrate unit 650 is attached to a plurality of tray attachment holes 175 (see FIGS. 26 and 28) formed in the lower part of the back surface of the main body frame 3. As shown in FIGS. 72 and 73, the synthetic resin is used. It is configured by attaching various substrates such as a door relay substrate 652, a power supply substrate box 653, a terminal substrate box 654, a payout control substrate box 655, a main drawer relay substrate 657, and a sub drawer relay substrate 658 to the molded substrate tray 651. ing. Among the above boards, the door relay board 652, the power board box 653, the terminal board box 654, and the payout control board box 655 are attached to the rear surface side of the board tray 651 so as to overlap in the front-rear direction, and the main drawer relay board 657. The sub drawer relay board 658 is attached to the front side of the board tray 651. A shield plate 656 is attached to the rear surface of the payout control board box 655 to prevent the influence of electromagnetic waves from a power supply board or the like, and the main drawer relay board 657 and the sub drawer relay board 658 are provided with a board cover 659. It is covered with and attached. Hereinafter, each member constituting the substrate unit 650 will be described in detail.

  First, the substrate tray 651 is formed from a synthetic resin in a horizontally long shape, and as shown in FIGS. 73 and 76, a wiring opening 673 is formed on one side of the rear surface side (right side in FIG. 76). A relay substrate recess 660 for attaching the door relay substrate 652 is formed inside the opening 673 for use. The recess 660 for the relay board is formed as a square recess so as to match the outer shape of the substantially square door relay board 652. And a stop claw 661 that is engaged with the surface of one side of the door relay substrate 652 in a state where the door relay substrate 652 is housed in the relay substrate recess 660. ing. Also, on the upper and lower sides of the relay board recess 660, there are mounting bosses 662 for engaging with engagement locking holes 685 formed on one end side of the power supply board box 653 and fastening with screws (not shown). Projected.

  Further, on the rear surface side of the substrate tray 651, two wiring processing pieces 664 for locking and collecting wirings passing through the inside closer to the center than the above-described relay substrate recess 660 are formed. The wiring processing piece 664 is formed so as to project in an L shape when viewed from the side with respect to the vertical surface, and the wiring is hung between the vertical surface and the L-shaped projecting piece. ing. Further, the area from the upper part of the relay board recess 660 of the board tray 651 to the part slightly closer to the other end side from the center is an area for attaching the power supply board box 653 (the lower area on the right side described below). The upper and lower sides are provided with contact protrusions 665 that contact the back surface of the power supply board box 653. Therefore, in a state where the power supply board box 653 is attached to the power supply board box attachment area so as to contact the contact protrusion 665, a space is formed between the back surface of the power supply board box 653 and the vertical surface of the substrate tray 651. In this space, wirings for connecting the substrates to each other are accommodated, and the two wiring processing pieces 664 are latched and gathered together.

  Note that a large amount of protrusion backward is formed from the other end side of the region where the power supply board box 653 is attached to the other end side of the substrate tray 651 (the left side in FIG. 76). That is, when viewed from the back, the substrate tray 651 is formed in a step shape slightly higher on the left side and higher on the right side at a position slightly to the left of the center, and the lower region on the right side is for attaching the power supply board box 653. This is an area (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as “power supply board box mounting area”). An insertion port 665a is formed on the other end side of the power supply board box mounting region. For this reason, in order to attach the power supply board box 653, after inserting the insertion protrusion 684 into the insertion port 665a, an engagement locking hole 685 formed on one end side of the power supply board box 653 is formed on the attachment boss 662 from above. The power supply board box 653 can be fixed to the board tray 651 by inserting and fastening with screws (not shown).

  Further, on the back side of the substrate tray 651, the above step-shaped high region is a part of an area for attaching the payout control board box 655 (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as “payout control board box attachment area”). A part of the step-like high region is formed with a horizontal L-shaped concave wiring routing space 666. A wiring opening 674 (see FIGS. 75 to 78) is formed on the bottom surface of the wiring routing space 666, and the wirings hooked on the two wiring processing pieces 664 in the power supply board box mounting region are connected. The wiring is drawn out from the wiring routing space 666 and the wiring opening 674 to the front side of the substrate tray 651. Further, a locking protrusion 667 for engaging with the engagement elastic piece 714 of the payout control board box 655 is formed projectingly formed on the other end side (the left end side in FIG. 73) of the payout control board box mounting region. ing.

  Next, the configuration of the front side of the substrate tray 651 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 74, 75, and 77, an out-sphere passage 668 is formed in an inverted L shape at the approximate center of the front side of the substrate tray 651. Is formed. The out ball passage 668 is formed broadly on the upper side so as to correspond to the out port 256 (see FIG. 36), the downstream side of the ball discharge passage 173 (see FIG. 26), and the drop port 272 (see FIG. 33). The downstream side is formed narrow so that the spheres are discharged in a row. Therefore, when the substrate unit 650 is attached to the main body frame 3, as shown in FIG. 29, the wide upstream portion of the out ball passage 668 is positioned behind the passage support protrusion 162 that supports the lower surface of the out port 256. ing. Then, an out ball, a winning ball, or a ball without ball is discharged from the downstream end of the out ball passage 668 toward the outside of the pachinko gaming machine (generally, a collection basket on the island).

  Further, on the front side of the substrate tray 651 corresponding to the payout control board box mounting area, a main drawer relay board 657 and a sub drawer relay board 658 are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance in the upper area. Thus, a drawer attachment region 670 attached in parallel is formed. In the drawer attaching area 670, support holes 734 and 735 formed in the respective relay boards 657 and 658 are penetrated to be provided with drawer attaching bosses 669 for supporting the relay boards 657 and 658, respectively. A guide hole 675 is formed at an intermediate position between the relay boards 657 and 658. The guide hole 675 is used to insert the guide protrusion 174 (see FIG. 28) that protrudes from the main body frame 3 when the substrate unit 650 is attached to the main body frame 3, and positions the substrate unit 650. It is intended to facilitate the mounting work. Further, on both the left and right sides and the lower side of the substrate tray 651, attachment pieces 671 for attaching the substrate unit 650 to the main body frame 3 protrude outward, and the attachment pieces 671 are attached to the attachment hole portions 175 of the main body frame 3. The board unit 650 is attached to the lower part of the back surface of the main body frame 3 by fastening with screws (not shown) corresponding to (see FIG. 26). In addition, as shown in FIG. 28, the attachment hole 175 has an outer peripheral wall that matches the outer shape of the attachment piece 671. Further, a wiring latching piece 672 for locking the wiring is formed on the outside of the side wall on the other end side (right side in FIG. 74) of the substrate tray 651.

  The configuration of the substrate tray 651 is generally as described above, and the configuration of various substrates attached to the substrate tray 651 having such a configuration will be described. First, the door relay board 652 mounted in the relay board recess 660 on the rear surface side of the board tray 651 will be described. As shown in FIG. 73, the door relay board 652 has an internal connection terminal 680 of the multi-pin connector type. And a door frame connection terminal 681 are provided. As shown in FIG. 78, the door frame connection terminal 681 is visible from the outside when viewed from the back, even when all the substrates are attached to the substrate tray 651, and the lamp provided on the door frame 5 In addition, door frame wiring 742 (see FIG. 80) such as an electric decoration part and a speaker made of LED is connected to the door connection terminal 681 through the wiring opening 673. The internal connection terminal 680 is connected to a door frame connector 733 provided on the sub drawer relay board 658 by an internal wiring 743 (see FIG. 80). However, the internal wiring 743 is provided inside the substrate tray 651 so that the wiring processing piece 664, the wiring routing space 666, and the wiring opening 673 are laid.

  The power supply board box 653 attached to the power supply board box attachment area on the rear surface side of the board tray 651 includes a box main body 682 for fixing the power supply board 686 (see FIG. 79), and a cover body 683 covering the box main body 682. And is composed of. The box main body 682 is integrally formed with engagement locking holes 685 that engage with the mounting boss 622 above and below one end thereof, and an insertion projection 684 that is inserted into the insertion port 665a above and below the other end. Are integrally formed. Further, as shown in FIG. 79, the power switch 687, the power line connector 688, the CR unit power connector 689, and the grounding are provided on the portion of the power substrate 686 that is not covered with the cover body 683 (the right side portion and the lower left portion in FIG. 79). A connector 690 and a payout control board power connector 691 are provided. The power switch 687 is a switch for supplying power to all electric devices of the pachinko gaming machine 1 and is turned on when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is used. The power supply line connector 688 is a connector for connecting power supply wiring from 100V or 24V power supply wiring supplied to the island. The CR unit power connector 689 is a connector for supplying power to a card-type ball lending machine (not shown; generally referred to as CR unit) adjacent to the pachinko gaming machine 1. The ground connector 690 is connected to a ground wire from an antistatic ground device (for example, the ground wire connector 207 described above) provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1, and is connected to the outside via the power supply board 686 and the power line connector 688. Static electricity is grounded. Further, as shown in FIG. 80, a power supply wiring 744 is connected to the power supply connector 691 for the payout control board, and the power supply wiring 744 is connected to the power supply terminal 722 of the payout control board 715. The power supply wiring 744 allows game control stored in another control board (for example, a liquid crystal display control board stored in the liquid crystal display control board box 266 or a game control board box 268 via the payout control board 715. The power is supplied to the substrate. The power supply wiring 744 is led from the payout control board power supply connector 691 to the wiring routing space 666 and drawn backward from the back surface of the payout control board box 655 to be connected to the power supply terminal 722. ing. That is, the power supply wiring 744 is also laid inside the substrate tray 651.

  By the way, as shown in FIG. 73, the rear surface of the cover body 683 is formed in a step shape, and a region having a high step is an attachment region 692 for attaching the terminal board box 654, and a region having a low step is a payout. An attachment region 693 for attaching the control board box 655 is provided. The attachment area 693 constitutes an attachment area for attaching the horizontally long delivery control board box 655 together with the above-described delivery control board box attachment area of the board tray 651. In addition, an engagement hole 696 into which an engagement piece 713 (see FIG. 75), which will be described later, of the payout control board box 655 is inserted is formed substantially at the center of the stepped portion.

  The cover body 683 constituting the attachment region 692 for attaching the terminal board box 654 has a positioning hole 695 that positions or engages with a positioning pin 698 and an engagement piece portion 697 formed on the back surface side of the terminal board box 654, respectively. A mounting engagement hole 694 is formed. The engagement piece portion 697 is formed in an L-shaped cross section, while the attachment engagement hole 694 is formed in a hole shape in which the wide portion and the narrow portion are continuous, so the engagement piece portion 697 is attached. After being inserted into the wide portion of the engagement hole 694, the L-shaped engagement piece 697 and the attachment engagement hole 694 are slid in one direction (in the illustrated case, the center direction of the substrate tray 651). The narrow portion is engaged. Note that a latching piece 699 protrudes from the lower portion of the other side of the terminal board box 654, and when the terminal board box 654 is slidably engaged with the cover body 683, the latching piece 699 is disengaged from the dispensing control board box 655. The box main body 710 is engaged with a part of the box main body 710. This engagement is an engagement state that is easily disengaged by applying a little force to slide the terminal board box 654 in the non-engagement direction.

  As shown in FIG. 78, the terminal board box 654 includes an information terminal board 700a provided with a plurality of external information terminals 701 and a payout control board terminal 706, a frequency indicator terminal 702, and a power supply ground terminal 703. Two boards of a CR unit terminal board 700b on which a CR unit terminal 704 and a payout control board terminal 705 are provided are housed in parallel in the vertical direction. A plurality of external information terminals 701 provided on the information terminal board 700a are used to send various information signals necessary for the management of the pachinko gaming machine 1 such as a door opening information signal, a jackpot information signal, and a start information signal to the outside (for example, in a game hall). The information signals excluding the door opening information signal among those information signals are mainly described later from the game control board housed in the game control board box 268. Are transmitted to the payout control board 715 via the main drawer relay connectors 270 and 730, and the information terminal board terminal 718 provided on the payout control board 715 and the payout control board terminal 706 are finally connected to each other. Are transmitted to each of the external information terminals 701. The frequency indicator terminal 702 of the CR unit terminal board 700b is connected to the wiring of the remaining frequency indicator of the prepaid card provided on the storage tray 30, for example, the lending switch and the return switch of the pachinko gaming machine 1. is there. The power supply ground terminal 703 includes two connectors. One connector (left side in FIG. 78) is connected to the wiring from the CR unit power connector 689 of the power supply board 686, and the other connector is the power supply board 686. The wiring from one ground connector 690 among the plurality of ground connectors 690 is connected. Further, the CR unit terminal 704 is connected to a wiring from a CR unit (not shown), and the CR terminal board terminal 719 of the payout control board 715 and the payout control board terminal 705 are connected. The payout control board 715 and the CR unit are connected.

  As described above, the terminal board box 654 relays the connection between the information terminal board 700a for deriving game information from the game control board stored in the game control board box 268 to the outside, and the payout control board 715 and the CR unit. The CR unit terminal board 700b to be housed is housed, and these boards are conventionally housed in separate board boxes and provided at different positions on the back surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1, but this embodiment In FIG. 3, the terminal trays 651 are mounted together in one terminal board box 654. For this reason, in particular, in the case of the present embodiment, the game control board and the information terminal board 700a have a unique configuration in which they are connected via the payout control board 715 without being directly connected by wiring.

  Next, with respect to the payout control board box 655 that can be attached over the payout control board box attachment area of the board tray 651 and the attachment area 693 formed in the cover body 683 of the power supply board box 653, FIG. 73, FIG. The description will be given with reference. The payout control board box 655 includes a box main body 710 to which a horizontally long payout control board 715 is fixed with a screw (not shown), and a cover body 711 attached to the box main body 710 and covering the surface of the payout control board 715. , Is composed of. The box main body 710 and the cover body 711 are engaged with one side (the right side in FIG. 78), and fixed to the other side (the left side in FIG. 78) with a separation cutting part 712. Thus, in order to separate the box main body 710 and the cover body 711, the separation / cutting portion 712 must be cut so that the box main body 710 cannot be separated. However, the caulking and fixing in the separation / cutting portion 712 may be performed by caulking any one of a plurality of locations (in the case of illustration, four locations indicated by numerals 1 to 4) by, for example, inspection. If necessary, it can be done up to 3 times. Of course, in the case of an illegal separation, a cut trace remains, so that it is possible to immediately know whether there has been an illegal act. Further, an engagement piece 713 to be inserted into an engagement hole 696 formed in the cover body 683 of the power supply board box 653 is projected and formed at the center of one side short side of the box main body 710, and the other side short side lower part is formed below. An engaging elastic piece 714 that elastically engages with a locking projection 667 formed on the substrate tray 651 is formed. Therefore, in order to attach the payout control board box 655 to the board tray 651, the engaging piece 713 is inserted into the engaging hole 696 and then the engaging elastic piece 714 is engaged with the locking protrusion 667. Can be attached. On the contrary, when removing, the engaging elastic piece 714 is pressed in the direction opposite to the elastic direction to disengage the engaging elastic piece 714 and the locking projection 667 and pulling up the payout control board box 655, By pulling out the engagement piece 713 from the engagement hole 696, the payout control board box 655 can be removed from the board tray 651.

  Further, the payout control board 715 covered with the box main body 710 and the cover body 711 has a door opening switch terminal 716, a prize ball unit terminal 717, information on one side (right side in FIG. 78). A terminal board terminal 718, a CR terminal board terminal 719, and a full switch terminal 720 are provided, and an inspection output terminal 721, a power supply terminal 722, and a launch motor terminal are provided on the other lower side (left side in FIG. 78). 723, an operation handle terminal 724, and an internal connection terminal 725 are provided.

  The door opening switch terminal 716 is a connector to which wiring from a switch (not shown, provided on the front side of the main body frame 3) that detects opening of the door frame 5 is connected. The prize ball unit terminal 717 is a multi-pin connector to which the wiring from the relay board 480 of the prize ball unit 450 described above is connected. The information terminal board terminal 718 is a multi-pin connector connected to the payout control board terminal 706 of the information terminal board 700a as described above. The CR terminal board terminal 719 is a multi-pin connector connected to the payout control board terminal 705 of the CR unit terminal board 700b as described above. The full tank switch terminal 720 is a connector to which wiring from the full tank switch 545 of the full tank unit 520 is connected. The inspection output terminal 721 is a connector for connecting to an inspection device when inspecting the payout control board 715, and is a terminal for outputting various output signals for inspection. The power supply terminal 722 is a connector connected to the payout control board power supply connector 691 of the power supply board 686 by the power supply wiring 744 as described above. The launch motor terminal 723 is a connector to which wiring from the launch motor 344 of the hit ball launching device 300 is connected. The operation handle terminal 724 is a connector to which wiring from the touch sensor 80 and the micro switch 82 provided in the operation handle portion 71 of the handle device 70 is connected. The internal connection terminal 725 is a connector connected to a payout control board connector 731 provided on the main drawer relay board 657 by a signal power line 745.

  Next, the main drawer relay board 657 and the sub drawer relay board 658 attached to the drawer attachment area 670 formed on the front side of the board tray 651 will be described. 75, the main drawer relay board 657 has a main drawer relay connector 730 connected to a main drawer connector 270 (see FIG. 36) provided on the relay terminal plate 269 attached to the back side of the game board 4. The payout control board connector 731 connected via the internal connection terminal 725 of the payout control board 715 and the signal power supply wiring 745 is provided up and down. Further, the sub drawer relay board 658 includes a sub drawer relay connector 732 connected to a sub drawer connector 271 (see FIG. 36) provided on a relay terminal plate 269 attached to the back side of the game board 4, and a door relay board 652. The internal connection terminal 680 and the door frame connector 733 connected via the internal wiring 743 are provided vertically. The main drawer relay board 657 and the sub drawer relay board 658 are provided with support holes 734 and 735 on the left and right sides of each board, and the support holes 734 and 735 are attached to the drawer mounting area 670 so as to protrude. By inserting into the boss 669, the main drawer relay board 657 and the sub drawer relay board 658 are positioned and supported in the drawer mounting area 670, and then firmly fixed by covering with the board cover 659.

  By the way, the board cover 659 includes a main drawer relay connector 730 and a payout control board connector 731 provided on the main drawer relay board 657, and a sub drawer relay connector 732 and a door connector 733 provided on the sub drawer relay board 658. A rectangular connector opening 736, 737, 738, 739 for projecting to the outside of the board cover 659 is opened, and a pin insertion through which the tip of the drawer mounting boss 669 is inserted into the back surface side of the board cover 659. Holes 740 (see FIG. 73) are formed, and stop holes 741 for fixing the substrate cover 659 to the substrate tray 651 with screws (not shown) are formed at both left and right ends. Therefore, the support holes 734 and 735 of the main drawer relay board 657 and the sub drawer relay board 658 are inserted into the drawer mounting boss 669 protruding from the drawer mounting area 670, and the tip of the drawer mounting boss 669 is inserted into the pin insertion hole 740. The main drawer relay board 657 and the sub drawer relay board 658 can be firmly fixed in the drawer mounting area 670 by covering with the board cover 659 while being inserted, and fixing with a screw (not shown) in the stop hole 741.

  As described above, the configuration of the board unit 650 has been described. In the case of the present embodiment, among the various boards necessary for driving and controlling the pachinko gaming machine 1, the board unit 650 is replaced as the game board 4 is changed. Door relay board 652 which is a board other than the game control board and the display device control board, the power board 686 housed in the power board box 653, the external terminal board 700 housed in the terminal board box 654, and the payout control board box 655. The dispense control board 715 thus assembled is pre-assembled into a board tray 651 to form a unit, and the assembled and unitized board unit 650 is simply separately attached to the lower part of the back side of the main body frame 3 in the past. The work efficiency can be improved as compared with various board attachment work that has been attached to the back side of the substrate. Further, in this case, since the wiring between the boards unitized in the board unit 650 can also be accommodated in the board tray 651, the wiring connecting the boards is not messed up and disturbed and laid out neatly. Can do.

  In the present embodiment, a main drawer relay board 657 having a main drawer relay connector 730 and a sub drawer relay board 658 having a sub drawer relay connector 732 are provided on the front surface of the board unit 650, and the game board 4 is provided on the main body frame 3. Are attached to the main drawer relay connector 730 and the sub drawer drawer connector 732 respectively corresponding to the main drawer connector 270 and the sub drawer connector 271 of the relay terminal plate 269 provided on the back side of the game board 4. Since they are connected, the mounting of the game board 4 and the connection between the boards can be performed simultaneously. For this reason, the exchange work of the game board 4 can be performed skillfully.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, after the board unit 650 is fixed to the back surface of the main body frame 3, a payout control board box 655 that requires wiring connection work with various electric devices provided on the main body frame 3, and an external The terminal board box 654 that requires connection work with the CR unit and the management computer is arranged in parallel at the position at the rearmost position of the board unit 650 where it can be easily seen, while the power supply board that requires less connection work with the outside. Since the box 653 and the door relay substrate 652 are disposed inside, a plurality of substrates can be efficiently overlapped in the front-rear direction, and the size of the substrate unit 650 can be designed to a minimum. However, even in the power supply board box 653 and the door relay board 652 arranged inside, all the terminal portions connected to the outside can be visually recognized from the outside, so that the connection work becomes a frustration. There is no.

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Next, the cover body 750 will be described with reference to FIGS. The cover body 750 covers the rear surface opening 222 of the main body frame 3 and is inserted from above into the cover body support cylinder portion 220 formed on one side of the back surface of the main body frame 3 at one of the upper, middle, and lower sides on one side. A pivot pin 751 is formed, and an engagement piece 752 that engages with a cover engagement groove 433 formed in the spherical passage unit 420 is formed at substantially the center of the other side. Thus, by inserting the shaft support pin 751 of the cover body 750 into the cover body support cylinder portion 220, the cover body 750 is pivotally supported on the body frame 3 so as to be freely opened and closed, and the engagement piece 752 is engaged with the cover engagement groove 433. By stopping, the cover body 750 can be closed to the main body frame 3, and the back of various components provided on the game board 4 can be protected. In the case of releasing, the engagement between the engagement piece 752 and the cover engagement groove 433 may be released.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment was described, in the above-mentioned embodiment, what showed only one storage tray 30 in the door frame 5 was shown, but it is not necessarily one and it is the same as the past. In a pachinko gaming machine having an upper plate and a lower plate, the door frame and the main body frame can be separated from each other, an operation handle portion is provided on the door frame, and a ball hitting device is provided on the main body frame. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the operation handle portion 71 and the joint unit 90 constituting the handle device 70 are provided on the door frame 5. The part 71 and the joint unit 90 may be provided. In this case, the joint unit 90 and the slide member 350 may be integrally formed. Further, the configuration of the shape of the slide projecting piece 102 of the joint unit 90 and the insertion space 354 of the slide member 350 is not limited to the illustrated embodiment. For example, instead of the slide projecting piece 102, a cylindrical slide projection is used. It is also possible to employ a structure in which the slide protrusion engages with a conical hole formed in the insertion space 354. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the slide movement of the slide projecting piece 102 of the joint unit 90 is transmitted to the slide rod 326 via the slide member 350 and the swinging piece 321 has been described. For example, the slide member 350 and the swing piece 321 may be omitted, and the slide protrusion of the joint unit may be directly connected to the slide rod. Even in this case, the slide protrusion is formed as a cylindrical slide protrusion, and a conical hole is formed in the slide flange so that the slide protrusion and the slide flange can be smoothly engaged. The engagement between the protrusion and the conical hole may be performed smoothly.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine, 2 outer frame, 3 main body frame, 4 game board, 5 door frame, 30 storage tray, 42 game window, 159 game board installation recessed part, 190 1st side wall (front side wall), 191 2nd side Wall (rear side wall), 192 Third side wall (rear side wall), 193 Fourth side wall (rear side wall), 195 Upper rear wall, 196 Right rear wall (side rear wall), 400 Prize ball tank, 404 Discharge port, 410 tank rail member, 420 ball passage unit, 450 prize ball unit

Claims (2)

An outer frame installed on the island, a main body frame that is pivotally supported by the outer frame so as to be openable and closable, and has a side wall that forms a game board installation recess for storing the game board, and an upper surface on the back side of the main body frame A prize ball tank that is fixed, a door frame that is pivotally supported by the main body frame so as to be openable and closable, and that allows a player to visually recognize a game area of the game board through a transparent plate unit; and the game window In a pachinko gaming machine comprising a storage tray that stores a ball that is disposed below and that is paid out as a result of a game,
The side wall forming the game board installation recess has a front side wall having a depth dimension substantially the same as the thickness of the game board, and a stepped portion that comes into contact with the back of the peripheral part of the game board. A rear side wall that extends substantially in parallel with the front side wall toward the rear and houses a rear protrusion of the gaming device provided in the game board,
The prize ball tank includes a storage portion that stores a ball, and a ball that protrudes outward from a rear wall of the storage portion when viewed from the front side of the pachinko gaming machine and is stored in the storage portion. And a discharge port that is discharged toward
The storage portion of the prize ball tank is fixed in a state of being placed on the upper outer side of the rear side wall, while the outlet of the prize ball tank is the rear side wall as viewed from the front side of the pachinko gaming machine. A pachinko gaming machine characterized by being provided to protrude rearward. Of the rear side walls, the upper rear side wall and the side rear side wall that are parallel to the front of the pachinko gaming machine are connected to the rear side wall of the upper part and the side rear side wall of one of the left and right side parts. Formed as
The tank rail member that guides the ball discharged from the discharge port of the prize ball tank to the downstream side is attached to the back surface of the upper rear wall, and the ball supplied from the tank rail member is paid out to the side rear wall. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a ball path unit and a prize ball unit are attached.

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