JP2012179159A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To smoothly remove and attach a ball path unit.SOLUTION: A Pachinko game machine includes: an inner frame for holding a game board removably; a ball storage part 40 which is provided on an upper part of the inner frame and stores Pachinko balls S; a ball passage guide 60 for guiding the Pachinko balls S to a ball saucer provided at a front side of the inner frame; and a ball path unit 70 which is provided across the ball storage part 40 and a left side of the ball passage guide 60 and has ball paths 77, 81 communicating with the ball storage part 40 so that the Pachinko balls S are guided flowing downward therefrom. The ball paths 77, 81 are set so that upper ends of Pachinko balls, in the uppermost stream in the ball paths 77, 81 whose passage is restricted by a ball put-out device 74 are located between an opening surface of a ball entrance 78 and an opening surface of a ball exit 48.

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine including a ball passage unit having a ball passage for guiding a game ball from a ball tank to a mechanism set board.

  For example, a pachinko machine, which is one of the representative examples of gaming machines, has a gaming board in a holding part that is opened in the front and back on an outer frame installed in a vertical orientation on a game shop installation frame base (commonly called `` island ''). A detachable middle frame is assembled so as to be openable and detachable. And, on the front side of the middle frame, a front frame assembled with a glass plate for perspective protection of the game board, upper and lower ball dishes, a ball hitting device for launching pachinko balls, etc. Various ball processing units, control devices, and the like are provided on the mechanism set board disposed on the back side for use in games. Here, the mechanism set board is formed to have a size substantially aligned with the middle frame, and a ball tank to which pachinko balls from a ball supply facility provided on the installation frame base are supplied is assembled at the upper position. It has been. The mechanism set board is provided with a tank rail for aligning and sending pachinko balls stored in the ball tank, and a ball passage for sending pachinko balls from the tank rail to a downstream ball dispensing device as a ball processing unit. Then, the operation of the ball paying device is configured to pay the pachinko balls in the ball tank to the upper and lower ball dishes as rental balls or prize balls.

  In such a pachinko machine, many techniques for simplifying the assembly work have been proposed. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for attaching a unit (hereinafter referred to as a payout processing unit) provided with a ball passage, a ball payout device, a control device, and the like connected to the tank rail to a side portion of a mechanism set panel. Yes. That is, the ball passage connected to the tank rail, the ball dispensing device, and the like are unitized, thereby reducing the number of parts to be assembled and simplifying the assembly work of the pachinko machine.

JP 2001-137396 A

  By the way, the payout processing unit is attached in a state where the inlet of the ball passage is aligned with the ball outlet of the tank rail, and thereby the game ball that has flowed in from the ball outlet of the tank rail through the inlet passes down the ball passage. It is like that. Here, when the game ball is clogged in the ball passage, the clogging operation is performed to eliminate the clogging, but the clogging may not be eliminated even if the ball extraction operation is performed. In this case, it is necessary to remove the payout processing unit, but the most upstream game ball arranged in the ball passage is positioned so as to straddle the ball outlet and the introduction port, and this game ball is caught at the ball outlet and paid out. Removal of the processing unit may be prevented. If the payout processing unit is forcibly removed, the game ball may be spilled down by being caught at the ball exit.

  That is, the present invention has been proposed in view of the above-described problems inherent in gaming machines according to the prior art, and has been proposed to suitably solve these problems. A gaming machine in which a gaming ball is not caught when a ball path unit is removed is provided. The purpose is to provide.

In order to overcome the above-mentioned problems and achieve the intended purpose, a gaming machine according to claim 1 of the present application is
A main body frame (14) that detachably holds the game board (30), a ball storage section (40) that is provided on the upper portion of the main body frame (14) and stores the game ball (S), and a main body frame (14) Between the ball outlet guide portion (60) for guiding the game ball (S) to the ball tray (21) provided on the front side of the ball and one side portion of the ball reservoir portion (40) and the ball outlet guide portion (60) A ball path unit (70) having a ball path (77, 81), which is detachably mounted on the ball storage section (40) and communicates so as to guide the game balls (S) from the ball storage part (40) one by one. In a gaming machine provided with a ball payout device (74) provided in (70) and allowing or restricting the passage of a gaming ball (S) flowing down the ball passage (77, 81),
The ball passage unit (70) is aligned with the inlet (78) of the ball passage (77) with respect to a ball outlet (48) provided in the ball storage portion (40). (40) and is configured to be attached and detached by displacing along the end surface where the introduction port (78) opens with respect to the opening surface of the ball outlet (48),
The upper end of the most upstream game ball (S) lined up in the ball passage (77, 81) is restricted by the ball dispensing device (74) and is passed through the ball inlet (78). The gist of the present invention is that it is set to be located between the opening surface of the ball and the opening surface of the ball outlet (48).
According to the first aspect of the present invention, even if the ball path unit is attached or detached while the game ball is filled in the ball path by restricting the passage with the ball payout device, the most upstream game ball contained in the ball path is the ball. Since it does not get caught in the storage part, the ball path unit can be smoothly attached and detached, and the spilling of the game ball from the ball path can be prevented.

In order to overcome the above-mentioned problems and achieve the intended purpose, a gaming machine according to claim 2 of the present application is:
A main body frame (14) that detachably holds the game board (30), a ball storage section (40) that is provided on the upper portion of the main body frame (14) and stores the game ball (S), and a main body frame (14) Between the ball outlet guide portion (60) for guiding the game ball (S) to the ball tray (21) provided on the front side of the ball and one side portion of the ball reservoir portion (40) and the ball outlet guide portion (60) A ball path unit (70) having a ball path (77, 81), which is detachably mounted on the ball storage section (40) and communicates so as to guide the game balls (S) from the ball storage part (40) one by one. In a gaming machine provided with a ball payout device (74) provided in (70) and allowing or restricting the passage of a gaming ball (S) flowing down the ball passage (77, 81),
The ball passage unit (70) is aligned with the inlet (78) of the ball passage (77) with respect to a ball outlet (48) provided in the ball storage portion (40). (40) and is configured to be attached and detached by displacing along the end surface where the introduction port (78) opens with respect to the opening surface of the ball outlet (48),
The ball passage (77, 81) is restricted by the ball dispensing device (74) so that it is aligned with the ball passage (77, 81) and between the introduction port (78) and the ball outlet (48). The upper end of the most upstream game ball (S) straddling is set so as to protrude beyond the radius of the game ball (S) from the opening surface of the introduction port (78).
According to the second aspect of the present invention, even when the ball passage unit is attached or detached while the ball passage unit is restricted by the ball dispensing device and the game ball is filled in the ball passage, the ball outlet of the ball storage portion and the inlet of the ball passage are provided. Since the most upstream game ball straddling between them is pushed to the side of the ball storage portion by the opening edge of the introduction port as the ball passage unit is displaced, the ball passage unit can be smoothly attached and detached.

In the invention which concerns on Claim 3, the said ball | bowl storage part (40) accept | permits the closed position which controls passage of the game ball (S) from the said ball | bowl exit (48), and passage of this game ball (S). The gist is that a ball stop member (94) that is displaced between the open positions is provided.
According to the third aspect of the present invention, the ball stop member is placed in the closed position, so that it is possible to prevent spilling of the game ball from the ball storage portion when the ball passage unit is attached or detached.
In the invention according to claim 4, the ball stop member (94) is urged toward the closed position, and the ball passage unit (70) is attached to the ball storage portion (40). The gist is to be held in the open position.
According to the invention which concerns on Claim 4, a ball exit can be opened and closed according to attachment or detachment of a ball path unit, without operating a ball stop member.

  According to the gaming machine of the present invention, it is possible to smoothly remove the ball passage unit even if the ball passage is filled with game balls.

1 is a front view showing a pachinko machine according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. It is a rear view which shows the pachinko machine of an Example. It is a top view of the pachinko machine of an example. It is a schematic perspective view of the pachinko machine of an Example, Comprising: It shows in the state which open | released the front frame. It is a schematic perspective view of the pachinko machine of an Example, Comprising: It shows in the state which removed the front frame. It is a principal part rear view of the pachinko machine of an Example, Comprising: The state which removed the ball path unit is shown. It is the sectional view on the AA line of FIG. (a) is the BB sectional drawing of FIG. 2, (b) is the E section enlarged view of (a). It is CC sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a schematic perspective view of the upper frame part of an Example, Comprising: The state which isolate | separated the channel | path cover member is shown. It is a front view which shows the wiring holder of an Example, Comprising: (a) shows the open attitude | position of a wiring holder, (b) shows the latching attitude | position of a wiring holder. It is explanatory drawing which shows the ball | bowl storage part of an Example, a ball passage unit, and a ball | bowl out guide part from a back surface. It is the DD sectional view taken on the line of FIG. (a) is a front view of the ball path unit of an Example, (b) is a rear view of the ball path unit of an Example. It is explanatory drawing which expands and shows the arrangement | positioning site | part of the ball stop member of an Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state of the pachinko ball arranged in a ball path in the ball path unit of an Example. It is a rear view of the payout control apparatus of an Example, Comprising: It shows in the state which removed the payout board cover. It is a schematic perspective view in the state which decomposed | disassembled the payment board | substrate case of the payment control apparatus of an Example. (a) is a rear view of the payout board cover, (b) is a bottom view of the payout board cover, and (c) is a left side view of the payout board cover of the embodiment. (a) is a rear view of the agency board cover, (b) is a bottom view of the agency board cover, and (c) is a left side view of the agency board cover of the embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a change of the state of the pachinko ball lined up in a ball path in a ball path unit.

  Next, a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings by way of preferred embodiments. In the embodiment, a pachinko machine that plays a game using a pachinko ball as a game ball will be described. In the following description, “front / rear” and “left / right” are designated when the gaming machine is viewed from the front side (player side) unless otherwise specified.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment is formed in a rectangular frame shape on the front side of the opening of the outer frame 11 as a fixed frame fixed to an installation frame base (not shown) of the amusement shop. The middle frame 14 as a main body frame on which the game board 30 (see FIG. 4) is detachably held is assembled so as to be openable and detachable. In the pachinko machine 10, the left side of the middle frame 14 is hinged to the outer frame hinges 12, 12 (see FIG. 4) provided above and below the left side of the outer frame 11. Is fitted to the front surface of the outer frame 11 and the rear portion of the middle frame 14 is assembled so as to align with the opening region of the outer frame 11 (see FIG. 5). On the front side of the middle frame 14, a front frame 16 as a decorative frame including a glass plate 17 that protects the game board 30 from seeing through is assembled so as to be openable and closable (see FIG. 4). The lower ball tray 20 that stores the ball S (see FIG. 16) is assembled so as to be openable and closable. An upper ball tray 21 for storing the pachinko balls S is assembled to the lower part of the front frame 16 and is located above the lower ball tray 20. It is configured to open and close integrally. The middle frame 14 is provided with a handle member 22 that can be rotated so as to be positioned on the right side of the lower ball tray 20 (see FIG. 1). The pachinko ball S stored in the upper ball tray 21 is launched toward the game area of the game board 30 by a ball launcher 23 (see FIG. 4 or FIG. 5) provided at a lower portion of the game board 14.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the front frame 16 is a frame-shaped member that defines a game board window 16a facing the rear side of the game board 30 held by the middle frame 14, and the game board window 16a is located behind the game board window 16a. A glass plate 17 (see FIG. 1) is detachably assembled so as to be closed from the side. The front frame 16 is disposed on the rear side of the front frame base 18 and a synthetic resin front frame base 18 on which decorations 16b and light emitting devices (not shown) for decorating the game board window 16a are arranged. It is basically composed of a metal front frame reinforcing plate 19 (see FIG. 4) provided with a glass holding portion 19a for detachably holding the glass plate 17. In the pachinko machine 10, the left side portion of the front frame 16 is hinge-connected to the middle frame hinge portions 15 and 15 (see FIG. 5) provided above and below the left side portion of the middle frame 14, respectively. 14 is attached so as to cover the front side. In addition, the front frame 16 is provided with speakers 24 and 24 spaced apart from each other at the top (see FIG. 1), and is provided on the front frame 16 of the LED substrate of the light emitting device, the speakers 24 and 24, and the like. A front frame socket 16c (see FIG. 4) to which the front frame wiring H1 connected to the electrical component is connected is provided on the left side, which is the hinge connection side to the middle frame 14, at the upper rear surface of the front frame 16.

  The game board 30 has various designs on a set member 32 (see FIG. 6) called a back unit disposed on the rear side of a plate-like main body 31 made of a veneer board or a transparent acrylic board with a game area 30a provided on the front surface. A symbol display device 34 having a symbol display portion that can display the variation is provided via display device attachment portions 32a and 32b (see FIG. 2 or FIG. 6). The game board 30 is provided with a display opening (not shown) that opens back and forth at a position corresponding to the symbol display portion of the symbol display device 34, and a required decoration is applied to the display opening. A decorative member (not shown), which is also referred to as a center accessory, is faced. In the embodiment, the symbol display device 34 employs a large liquid crystal display device extending to the vicinity of the left and right ends of the game board 30. Further, at a required position of the game board 30, there is a start winning device that starts changing the symbol of the symbol display device 34 by winning a pachinko ball S, a special winning device that is released when a big hit occurs (none of which are shown), etc. It is arranged.

  As shown in FIG. 4 or 5, the middle frame 14 includes an upper frame portion 36 that forms an upper edge, and a lower frame portion 37 that forms a lower edge and functions as an installation member for installing a speaker, a ball launcher 23, and the like. The left frame portion 38 that forms the left edge and the right frame portion 39 that forms the right edge. When the upper, lower, left and right frame portions 36, 37, 38, 39 are assembled, the entire outer frame 11 is assembled. It is formed in a size that matches the opening area. In the embodiment, the upper and lower frame portions 36 and 37 are formed of a synthetic resin, and the left and right frame portions 38 and 39 are formed of a metal material such as aluminum, so that the rigidity of the middle frame 14 as a whole is ensured and lightweight. It is planned. The middle frame 14 is formed with an opening area 14a that opens forward and backward by assembling upper, lower, left and right frame portions 36, 37, 38, 39 (see FIG. 5), and the game board 30 is formed in the opening area 14a. Installed (see FIG. 4). At this time, the upper, lower, left and right frame portions 36, 37, 38, 39 are opposed to the corresponding upper, lower, left, and right end surfaces of the game board 30 via a required clearance. In the embodiment, the lower end surface of the game board 30 is configured to contact a part of the upper end surface on both the left and right sides of the lower frame portion 37, and the lower portion of the game board 30 is positioned under the contact with the lower frame portion 37. Is made.

  As shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 3, or FIG. 7, the middle frame 14 is provided with a ball storage portion 40 that can store a pachinko ball S on the rear side of the upper frame portion 36. The middle frame 14 has a first ball flow passage 61 (see FIG. 7 or FIG. 8) communicating with the upper and lower ball dishes 20 and 21 and a ball collection basket (not shown) provided on the installation frame base. A ball outlet guide portion 60 in which a second ball flow passage 62 (see FIG. 9 or FIG. 12) for discharging the ball S is formed is disposed on the back side of the lower frame portion 37 (see FIG. 9). The ball storage section 40 and the first and second ball flow paths 61 and 62 of the ball outlet guide section 60 are connected in communication by a ball path unit 70 described later (see FIG. 2, FIG. 12, or FIG. 13). ). In other words, the pachinko balls S supplied from the ball supply equipment provided on the installation frame to the ball storage unit 40 arrive at the ball outlet guide unit 60 via the ball passage unit 70, and the upper and lower ball dishes 20, 21 or a ball collecting basket. As shown in FIG. 7, FIG. 10, or FIG. 13, the sphere storage portion 40 is integrally formed with the upper frame portion 36 so as to be located behind the opening region 14 a of the middle frame 14, and a part thereof is the opening region 14 a. (See FIG. 5). That is, the pachinko machine 10 is configured such that the upper part of the game board 30 installed in the opening area 14a of the middle frame 14 and the ball storage unit 40 overlap in the front-rear direction.

  As shown in FIG. 7 or FIG. 10, the ball storage unit 40 receives the pachinko ball S from the ball supply facility and stores the pachinko ball S storing the pachinko ball S and the pachinko ball S stored in the ball tank 41. And tank rails 42 to be aligned. In the sphere storage unit 40 of the embodiment, a sphere tank 41 and a tank rail 42 are integrally formed. The sphere storage part 40 is formed in a box shape that opens upward, and is provided so as to protrude to the rear side of the upper frame part 36 in the middle frame 14. In addition, the ball storage section 40 is spaced apart from the right frame section 39 by a portion corresponding to a wiring insertion path (see FIG. 2) through which a front frame wiring H1 described later passes, and most of the upper frame section 36 in the left-right direction. It extends to occupy.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the ball tank 41 is provided in the right region of the ball storage unit 40. The sphere tank 41 includes a front wall portion 43 extending to the front side of the sphere storage portion 40, a rear wall portion 44 extending to the rear side of the sphere storage portion 40, and a right wall extending to the right side of the sphere storage portion 40. A tank wall 41a that is connected to the central portion 45 and the central portion of the front wall 43 in the left-right direction and extends obliquely so as to be displaced rearwardly from the right frame portion 39 side toward the left frame portion 38 side. Surrounded. Further, the ball tank 41 has a bottom surface 41b (hereinafter referred to as a tank bottom surface) inclined downward from the front side to the rear side (see FIG. 13), and downwardly inclined from the right frame portion 39 side to the left frame portion 38 side. The pachinko sphere S is stored in a storage space 41c defined by the wall portions 43, 44, 45, 41a and the tank bottom surface 41b (see FIG. 12 or FIG. 16). A tank rail 42 is provided on the inclined lower end side of the tank bottom surface 41b of the ball tank 41 so that the pachinko balls S received from the storage space 41c are guided to the left while being aligned in a row by the tank rail 42. (See FIG. 3).

  As shown in FIG. 3, the tank rail 42 is located on the rear side of the left side region of the sphere storage unit 40 and is formed to extend in the left-right direction. The rail bottom surface 42a of the tank rail 42 is recessed so as to be one step lower than the tank bottom surface 41b of the ball tank 41, and is formed so as to be inclined downward from the right side to the left side (see FIG. 12 or FIG. 16). . The tank rail 42 of the embodiment is provided so that the right end, which is the upstream end of the pachinko ball S in the guiding direction, overlaps the storage space 41c of the ball tank 41 (see FIG. 3), and the downstream end of the pachinko ball S in the guiding direction. Is located at the left rear corner of the ball reservoir 40 (see FIG. 12). Further, the tank rail 42 is set so that the front and rear passage widths allow passage of the pachinko balls S one by one so that the pachinko balls S received from the storage space 41c can flow down to the left side in a line. It has become. The rail bottom surface 42a of the tank rail 42 is formed lower than the tank bottom surface 41b of the ball tank 41 by about one pachinko ball (see FIG. 7 or FIG. 13). The tank rail 42 has a ball outlet 48 (see FIG. 16) that opens in the vertical direction at the downstream end of the rail bottom surface 42a. The ball outlet 48 is set to have an opening size that allows the pachinko ball S to pass one by one.

  In the sphere storage part 40, the front wall part 43 defines the front side of the tank rail 42, and the rail wall part 42b connected to the left side of the tank wall part 41a that defines the left side of the sphere tank 41 includes the tank rail. 42 extends in parallel with the front wall portion 43 from a midway portion 42, and the rail wall portion 42b is configured to define the downstream side of the tank rail 42 (see FIG. 3 or FIG. 10). The tank rail 42 is provided with turning portions 42c and 42d that meander the flow path at a portion biased to the left (see FIG. 3). The turning portion has a protrusion 42c formed in a substantially triangular shape in plan view with a vertex protruding forward on the front wall portion 43, and a curve formed so as to be recessed forward in the rail wall portion 42b opposite to the protrusion 42c. The front and rear are defined by the portion 42d, and the flow path is folded back and forth. In the tank rail 42, a pachinko ball S linearly guided from the upstream side of the ball tank 41 along the rear wall portion 44 linearly extending in the left-right direction is guided forward by the turning portions 42c and 42d. After that, it is meandered so as to be folded backward, and is guided linearly to the left along the rear wall 44 again on the downstream side of the turning portions 42c, 42d.

  As shown in FIG. 7 or FIG. 13, the tank rail 42 is formed in a tapered shape in which a corner corner formed by the rail bottom surface 42a and the front surface is curved in a concave shape, and an angle formed by the rail bottom surface 42a and the rear surface. The corners are formed at a substantially right angle. Further, the tank rail 42 is formed in a tapered shape in which the corner portion formed by the rail bottom surface 42a and the right surface at the upstream end is curved in a concave shape. The tank rail 42 includes a bottom surface opening 42e that opens up and down on the rail bottom surface 42a (see FIG. 3). The bottom surface opening 42e is set to have an opening size through which the pachinko ball S does not pass, and the bottom surface opening 42e of the embodiment is located on the rear side of the rail bottom surface 42a on the upstream side of the turning portions 42c and 42d. Are provided at two positions apart from each other, and at the front side of the left and right slopes of the projection 42c constituting the turning portion and the rear side of the curved portion 42d. The bottom opening 42e provided on the upstream side of the tank rail 42 has a long hole shape extending in the left-right direction.

  A spherical guide cover 49 is attached to the spherical reservoir 40 so as to cover the upper side of the spherical outlet 48 (see FIG. 3). On the lower surface of the sphere guide cover 49, a sphere guide piece 49a (see FIG. 13) is formed protruding downward. The spherical guide piece 49a is a plate-shaped piece formed so as to extend in the left-right direction, and the right end is located upstream of the spherical outlet 48 in the tank rail 42 and the left end is located above the spherical outlet 48. ing. The ball guide piece 49 a is formed so as to protrude downward from the guide upstream side (right side) to the downstream side (left side) of the tank rail 42, and the lower end surface facing the tank rail 42 is downward toward the ball outlet 48. It is designed to tilt. As described above, in the ball storage section 40, the pachinko balls S that are vertically overlapped by the ball guide pieces 49 a at the downstream end of the tank rail 42 are guided to the ball outlet 48 one by one.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the ball storage section 40 is provided with a metal plate 59 facing the storage space 41 c along the front wall section 43, and the pachinko balls S stored in the sphere tank 41 are disposed in the metal plate 59. Configured to contact. That is, static electricity generated by the collision between the pachinko balls S stored in the ball tank 41 escapes to the left and right metal frame portions 38 and 39 via the metal plate 59.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the upper frame portion 36 is formed with an upper frame portion flange 36 a that contacts the front end surface of the outer frame 11 when the middle frame 14 is closed, and extends upward to the front end portion. As a result, it is possible to prevent illegal acts due to foreign matter insertion between the middle frame 14 and the outer frame 11, and to improve the rigidity of the upper frame portion 36. Further, in the upper frame portion 36, a wiring passage 51 is provided in the upper frame portion main body 50, which is configured between the upper frame portion flange 36 a and the sphere storage portion 40, located on the front side of the sphere storage portion 40. . The upper frame portion main body 50 is positioned below the upper edge frame portion 11a constituting the upper edge of the outer frame 11 when the middle frame 14 is assembled to the opening region of the outer frame 11 (FIG. 7). When the middle frame 14 is closed to the outer frame 11, the wiring passage 51 is arranged below the upper edge frame portion 11 a in the outer frame 11. Further, the upper frame portion 36 is located on the hinge side that supports the left side portion of the front frame 16 so as to be openable and closable, and communicates with the front and rear, and a speaker provided on the front frame 16 installed on the front side of the middle frame 14. A first wiring port (wiring port) 52 through which the front frame wiring H1 connected to electrical components such as 24 is inserted is formed (see FIG. 4, FIG. 5, or FIG. 10). Here, as the front frame wiring H1, a plurality of harnesses are routed according to electrical components such as the speaker 24 and the light emitting device provided on the front frame 16, and are provided on the hinge side of the front frame 16. The front frame wiring H <b> 1 connected to the front frame socket 16 c is drawn out to the rear side of the upper frame portion 36 through the first wiring passage 52 and is inserted into the wiring passage 51.

  As shown in FIG. 10 or FIG. 13, the wiring passage 51 is formed in a groove shape that opens upward, and is located on the upper surface of the upper frame body 50 on the front side of the ball tank 41 and the tank rail 42 and extends in the left-right direction. It is provided to exist. The wiring passage 51 is defined by the front wall portion 43 of the ball storage portion 40 and the passage wall portion 51a extending in the left-right direction on the front side of the front wall portion 43 (see FIG. 10). The wiring passage 51 extends on the left side so that the front wall portion 43 is biased rearward so as to widen the front and rear opening width dimensions, and the first wiring is provided on the front side of the expanded portion provided on the left side of the wiring passage 51. The through-hole 52 opens in the front-rear and up-down directions. The wiring passage 51 is provided so as to extend to the sphere storage unit 40 side in the upper frame body 50. In the upper frame body 50, reinforcing ribs 50a are formed in a lattice shape between the wiring passage 51 and the upper frame flange 36a (see FIG. 10), and the reinforcing ribs 50a are used for reinforcement. Further, the upper frame portion 36 is provided with a front frame opening detection means 54 for detecting the opening of the front frame 16 so as to be biased to the right side (see FIG. 5 or FIG. 10), and the rear side of the front frame opening detection means 54 A wiring groove 53 extending in the front-rear direction toward the wiring passage 51 is recessed in the upper surface of the upper frame body 50. The wiring connected to the opening detection means 54 is guided to the wiring passage 51 through the wiring groove 53.

  As shown in FIG. 10, a wiring holding piece 55 is provided at the upper end of the passage wall 51 a so as to protrude rearward so as to protrude above the wiring passage 51. A plurality of wiring holding pieces 55 are provided in the wiring passage 51 at the front side portion of the ball tank 41 so as to be separated from each other on the left and right sides (in the embodiment, three locations). The upward escape of the wiring H1 is restricted. An insertion recess 56 is formed in the front wall 43 of the sphere storage portion 40 so that the upper end is recessed over a required region including a portion facing the rear side of the wiring holding piece 55, and the wiring is held by the insertion recess 56. The insertion of the front frame wiring H1 into the wiring passage 51 avoiding the piece 55 is assisted.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the wiring passage 51 is located on the right side (the side opposite to the 16 hinges of the front frame) of the sphere tank 41 in the sphere storage unit 40 and is directed to the rear side of the middle frame 14. 57 is opened, and the front frame wiring H <b> 1 is pulled out to the rear side of the middle frame 14 on the right side of the ball tank 41 through the second wiring passage 57. Here, as shown in FIG. 2, the front frame wiring H <b> 1 is held on the rear surface of the upper frame portion 36 at a position below the second wiring passage 57 (on the right side of the ball tank 41 in the upper frame portion 36). A wiring holder 100 is provided. Thus, in the middle frame 14, the right side of the rear surface of the upper frame portion 36, which is a stepped portion between the upper frame portion main body 50 and the ball storage portion 40 formed so as to protrude rearward from the rear surface of the upper frame portion main body 50. Using the region as a wiring insertion path through which the front frame wiring H1 is inserted, the front frame wiring H1 routed around this wiring insertion path is installed below the ball storage section 40 so as to be biased to the right side. It is connected to the device 111 (see FIG. 2).

  As shown in FIG. 10 or FIG. 13, a removable passage cover member (cover member) 58 is attached to the upper surface of the upper frame main body 50, and the upper opening of the wiring passage 51 is covered by the passage cover member 58. It is like that. The passage cover member 58 is a transparent resin molded product, and has a plate-like passage cover main body 58a set to a size capable of covering substantially the entire upper surface of the upper frame main body 50, and the passage cover main body 58a. A short cover locking piece 58b formed so as to hang down along the front wall 43 of the ball storage section 40 is provided at the rear edge. The passage cover member 58 is formed with a cover restricting port 58c penetrating through the passage cover main body 58a in the vertical direction corresponding to a cover restricting piece 50b protruding upward on the upper surface of the upper frame main body 50. Incidentally, the passage cover member 58 is provided with a plurality of (three places) cover restricting openings spaced apart in the left-right direction corresponding to the cover restricting pieces 50b provided in the left-right direction (three places in the embodiment). 58c has been established. The passage cover member 58 is screwed and fixed to the upper surface of the upper frame main body 50 with the cover restricting piece 50b inserted into the cover restricting port 58c, so that the upper portion of the wiring passage 51 and the wiring groove 53 is passed by the passage cover main body 58a. Covering the wiring passage 51 and the wiring groove 53 so that the wiring does not come off.

  The wiring holder 100 is provided on the side of the middle frame 14 opposite to the first wiring opening 52, and is a front frame that is routed downward on the right side of the ball reservoir 40 and different from the extending direction of the wiring passage 51. The wiring H1 is held (see FIG. 2). Further, the wiring holder 100 is formed separately from the middle frame 14 and is disposed at a position away from the portion covered with the passage cover member 58. Further, the wiring holder 100 is disposed at a position outside the part covered with the rear cover 25 (see FIG. 5) provided to be openable and closable on the rear side of the middle frame 14, and on the rear side of the pachinko machine 10. It is supposed to be exposed.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the wiring holder 100 includes a locking posture (see FIG. 11B) that defines a closed holding path 100a through which the front frame wiring H1 can be inserted by a fingertip operation, and the holding path. It is configured to be displaceable to an open posture (see FIG. 11A) in which 100a is opened and the front frame wiring H1 can be inserted and removed. More specifically, the wiring holder 100 includes a pair of wiring holding pieces (holding pieces) 101, 101 that form a pair defining the holding path 100a, and a wiring mounting portion 104 that is engaged and held by the middle frame 14. I have. Each wiring holding piece 101 includes a flexible wiring extending portion (extending portion) 102, and a wiring locking portion (locking portion) 103 formed bulging at the tip of the wiring extending portion 102. Each of the wiring holders 100 is brought into the locking posture by entwining the pair of wiring extending portions 102 and hooking the wiring locking portions 103 to each other (see FIG. 11B).

  As shown in FIG. 11, the wiring holder 100 is provided such that a pair of wiring holding pieces 101, 101 face one surface of a wiring board portion 105 (described later) of the wiring attachment portion 104. Each wiring holding piece 101 has a wiring extending portion 102 extending from one surface of the wiring board portion 105 (the rear surface when attached to the middle frame 14) formed in a round bar shape having a substantially circular cross section, and by a fingertip operation. It is configured to be elastically displaceable. In the open position, the pair of wiring extension parts 102 are curved in a concave shape so that the base side connected to the wiring board part 105 is separated from the other wiring extension part 102 facing each other, and the tip side is the other wiring extension part They are curved in a concave shape so as to approach each other (see FIG. 11A). In the wiring holder 100, a pair of wiring extension portions 102 and 102 are formed in a symmetrical shape, and the front frame wiring H <b> 1 is inserted between the root-side curved portions of these wiring extension portions 102 and 102. A holding path 100a is defined.

  The wiring locking portion 103 provided at the tip of each wiring extension portion 102 is formed in a spherical shape (see FIG. 11). The wiring locking portion 103 is formed with a larger diameter than the wiring extension portion 102, and the wiring locking portion 103 is stretched from the wiring extension portion 102 in a direction crossing the extension direction of the wiring extension portion 102. It comes out.

  The wiring holder 100 is attached to the upper frame portion 36 by engaging the wiring attachment portion 104 with a holder attachment port 36 b provided on the rear surface of the upper frame portion 36. As shown in FIG. 11, the wiring attachment portion 104 includes a wiring board portion 105 in which a pair of wiring holding pieces 101, 101 are provided on one surface and the other surface abuts on the rear surface of the upper frame portion 36, and the wiring board portion 105. In the same direction as the mounting engagement piece 106 on each of the left and right side edges of the wiring board 105. It is composed of a pair of mounting positioning pieces 107 and 107 formed in a protruding manner. Here, in the wiring holder 100, a pair of wiring holding pieces 101 and 101 are provided symmetrically with respect to the attachment engaging piece 106 of the wiring attachment portion 104, and a symmetrical relationship with respect to the attachment engaging piece 106. A pair of mounting positioning pieces 107 are provided. The attachment engagement piece 106 is formed in a substantially arrow shape including a pair of engagement protrusions 106a and 106a that are branched from the protruding end portion toward the base side, and both engagement protrusions 106a. 106a are configured to be elastically deformable so as to approach each other. The wiring attachment portion 104 is formed such that the attachment engagement piece 106 extends longer from the wiring board portion 105 than the left and right attachment positioning pieces 107.

  As shown in FIG. 11 (a), the wiring holder 100 is attached to the corresponding attachment engagement pieces 106 and attachments to the holder attachment ports 36 b formed in three places on the rear surface of the upper frame portion 36 in the left-right direction. By being inserted into the positioning pieces 107, 107, the upper frame portion 36 is engaged and held. That is, the wiring holder 100 pushes the attachment engagement piece 106 into the center attachment attachment port 36b while elastically deforming the pair of engagement protrusions 106a and 106a so as to be close to each other, thereby holding the center. Both engaging protrusions 106 a and 106 a inserted through the tool attachment port 36 b are hooked on the upper frame part 36, and the wiring holder 100 is held by the upper frame part 36. The wiring holder 100 can be displaced in the rotational direction about the vertical and horizontal directions and the mounting engagement piece 106 by the pair of mounting positioning pieces 107 and 107 inserted into the left and right holder mounting ports 36b and 36b. Due to the restriction, the front frame wiring H1 can be held in an appropriate posture by the pair of wiring holding pieces 101,101. Further, in the wiring holder 100, the separating direction of the pair of engaging protrusions 106a and 106a in the mounting engaging piece 106 is set to be the same as the separating direction of the pair of wiring holding pieces 101 and 101. By attaching the attachment portion 104 to the upper frame portion 36, the pair of wiring holding pieces 101, 101 are arranged so as to define a holding path 100a that opens in the up-down direction in a locking posture. The wiring holder 100 is a synthetic resin molded product in which a pair of wiring holding pieces 101 and 101 and a wiring mounting portion 104 are integrally formed.

  The front frame wiring H1 has one end connected to a front frame socket 16c provided on the hinge side on the rear surface of the front frame 16, and a first wiring opening opened on the hinge side of the upper frame portion 36 in the middle frame 14. 52 is inserted. The front frame wiring H1 is drawn from the front side to the rear side of the upper frame portion 36 through the first wiring opening 52 facing the wiring passage 51, and is inserted into the wiring passage 51 so that the front space of the ball storage portion 40 is left and right. To be circulated. The other end of the front frame wiring H1 is connected from the second wiring opening 57 of the wiring passage 51 to the overall control device 111 disposed below the ball storage section 40 through the right side of the ball storage section 40 ( (See FIG. 2). As described above, the wiring passage 51 provided by effectively using the space around the sphere storage unit sphere 40 does not interfere with the front frame wiring H1 connected to the electrical component 24 such as the speaker 24 provided in the front frame 16 in other ways. Can be summarized as follows.

  The front frame wiring H <b> 1 is appropriately held together by the wiring holder 100 at the side of the ball storage unit 40. Since the wiring holder 100 extends obliquely so that the tip ends of the pair of wiring holding pieces 101, 101 are in the direction away from each other (see FIG. 11 (a)), the wiring holding pieces 101, 101 have both ends. The front frame wiring H1 is easily pushed in between, and the wiring holding pieces are pushed into the holding path 100a beyond the constricted part so that the two wiring holding pieces are close to each other, so that the front frame wiring H1 is held by the constricted part. It is difficult to get out of 100a. Then, the wiring holder 100 is twisted so that the tip ends of the pair of wiring holding pieces 101 and 101 are entangled with each other, whereby the wiring locking portions 103 and 103 are hooked with each other to close the holding path 100a (FIG. 11). (See (b)), the front frame wiring H1 inserted through the holding path 100a is held. Thus, according to the wiring holder 100 of the embodiment, the front frame wiring H1 can be easily held.

  When the front frame wiring H1 is removed from the wiring holder 100, the engagement state of both the wiring locking portions 103, 103 can be easily achieved by twisting the pair of wiring holding pieces 101, 101 in the opposite direction. Canceled. Then, by pulling out the front frame wiring H1 from the holding path 100a, the pair of wiring holding pieces 101 are elastically deformed and displaced so as to be separated from each other. Therefore, the front frame wiring H1 can be easily taken out from the holding path 100a. Can do.

  Thus, since the wiring holder 100 is formed separately from the upper frame portion 36, the wiring holder 100 is formed in an arbitrary shape that can open and close the holding path 100a of the front frame wiring H1. can do. That is, the wiring holder 100 has a shape that opens and closes the holding path 100a of the front frame wiring H1, so that the front frame wiring H1 can be easily attached and the front frame wiring H1 that has passed through the holding path 100a comes out. Can be prevented. Then, easy attachment and removal of the front frame wiring H1 can be achieved with the simple configuration of the wiring holder 100 described above. In addition, since the front frame wiring H1 routed in the left-right direction by the wiring passage 51 is disposed in a portion whose direction changes in the vertical direction, the wiring holder 100 is connected to the front frame wiring H1 by another member or the like. Can be combined properly without causing interference. And although the installation site | part of the wiring holder 100 is not coat | covered by the channel | path cover member 58, the rear cover 25, etc., the wiring H1 for front frames can be hold | maintained appropriately by the wiring holder 100. FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 6, an upper unit support portion 47 that supports the upper end portion of the ball passage unit 70 is formed on the rear wall portion 44 of the ball storage portion 40. Here, the upper unit support part 47 is provided on the side of the ball outlet 48 through which the pachinko ball S is sent out from the ball storage part 40, and is provided on the left side of the upper frame part 36 in the embodiment. The upper unit support part 47 is formed so as to protrude rearward and downward from the rear wall part 44, and an upper engagement hole 47a penetrating in the front-rear direction is formed at a substantially central position thereof. The upper engagement hole 47a is formed in a long hole shape whose longitudinal length extends vertically.

  The ball outlet guide portion 60 is formed in a size that is substantially hidden behind the lower frame portion 37, and is set so that the ball outlet guide portion 60 does not protrude greatly above the lower frame portion 37. A lower unit support portion 63 that supports the lower end portion of the ball passage unit 70 is formed at a position below the upper unit support portion 47 in the ball outlet guide portion 60 (see FIG. 6). The lower unit support portion 63 is formed to extend upward from the upper end surface of the ball outlet guide portion 60, and a part of the first and second spherical flow passages 61 and 62 is formed in the lower unit support portion 63. Is formed. The first spherical flow passage 61 is located on the right side, the second spherical flow passage 62 is located on the left side, and both the spherical flow passages 61 and 62 are open upward. The lower unit support part 63 is formed with a lower engagement receiving part 63a that opens upward and forward, and a unit protrusion 71 (see FIG. 14), which will be described later, formed in the spherical passage unit 70 is engaged with the lower part. It can be inserted into and removed from the receiving portion 63a. Further, on the left and right side portions of the upper end portion of the lower unit support portion 63, bearing portions 63b and 63b for rotatably supporting unit pivots 72 and 72 (see FIG. 14), which will be described later, formed on the ball passage unit 70 are disposed above. It is formed so as to open.

  Next, the ball passage unit 70 that connects the ball storage portion 40 and the ball flow passages 61 and 62 of the ball outlet guide portion 60 in communication will be described. As shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 12 to FIG. 14, the ball passage unit 70 is provided with a unit main body 73 formed in a rectangular shape extending in the vertical direction and detachably attached to the unit main body 73. The ball payout device 74 includes a cassette-type ball payout device 74, and the ball payout device 74 performs a payout operation of the pachinko ball S based on a signal from a payout control board 115 of the payout control device 114 described later. The ball passage unit 70 is formed between the upper frame portion 36 (specifically, the upper unit support portion 47) and the lower frame portion 37 (specifically, the lower unit support portion 63 formed on the ball outlet guide portion 60). (See FIG. 2 or FIG. 12). Here, the ball passage unit 70 is provided at a position biased leftward with respect to the upper frame portion 36 and the ball outlet guide portion 60, and is disposed behind the left side of the opening region 14 a of the middle frame 14.

  As shown in FIGS. 12 to 14, the unit main body 73 includes a first passage forming portion (passage forming portion) 76 in which a first ball passage (ball passage) 77 communicating with the tank rail 42 is formed, and a game A unit installation part (installation part) 79 extending from the first passage forming part 76 is provided so as to face the rear surface of the board 30, and the game board 30 is provided in a space defined on the front side of the unit installation part 79. The design display device 34 provided on the back side of the display device, the display device mounting portion 32b for holding the design display device, and the like can be faced (see FIG. 13). Further, the unit main body 73 includes a second passage forming portion 80 in which a second ball passage 81 connected to the downstream side of the first ball passage 77 provided in the first passage forming portion 76 is formed, and a second passage. A device installation portion 82 provided below the formation portion 80 and capable of detachably disposing the ball dispensing device 74 through an opening opening rearward, and the opening of the device installation portion 82 can be opened and closed. And a device cover member 83 to be closed (see FIG. 14). In the following description, unless otherwise specified, the ball payout device 74 is disposed in the device installation portion 82, and the ball passage unit 70 is installed on the upper unit support portion 47 and the lower unit support portion 63. Explain to the standard.

  The ball payout device 74 is formed with a ball payout passage (not shown) extending vertically at the rear end portion, and an upper portion of the ball payout passage via the first ball passage 77 and the second ball passage 81. This is a device for discharging the pachinko balls S flowing in from the opening one by one from the lower opening of the ball payout passage. That is, in the state where the passage of the pachinko balls S is regulated in the ball delivery passage, the ball delivery device 74 is arranged so that the pachinko balls S are arranged from the passage restriction position to the first and second ball passages 77 and 81 on the upstream side. (See FIG. 16). The rear end surface of the ball dispensing device 74 is provided with a ball removal operation unit (not shown) that can be operated by inserting a rod-shaped member, a wire, or the like. By operating the operation unit, the pachinko ball S that has flowed into the ball payout passage can be unconditionally discharged from the ball discharge port.

  As shown in FIG. 13 or FIG. 16, the unit main body 73 is connected to the device installation portion from the tank rail 42 by the first ball passage 77 of the first passage formation portion 76 and the second ball passage 81 of the second passage formation portion 80. A downflow path of the pachinko ball S that is connected to 82 is formed. In addition, a third ball passage 84 is formed in the lower portion of the unit main body 73 to connect the device installation portion 82 and the first ball flow passage 61 of the ball outlet guide portion 60 in communication (see FIG. 13 or FIG. 14). ). The first to third ball passages 77, 81, and 84 are set so that the passage width allows passage of one pachinko ball. In the ball passage unit 70, the pachinko balls S that have flowed from the ball introduction port 78 of the first ball passage 77 communicating with the ball outlet 48 of the ball storage section 40 are converted into the first ball passage 77, the second ball passage 81, and the ball dispensing device. 74 and the third ball passage 84, and flows down to the first ball flow passage 61 of the ball outlet guide portion 60.

  The first passage forming portion 76 is provided on the left side of the upper portion of the unit main body 73, and in accordance with the first ball passage 77 in which the passage width in the left-right direction is set to a width allowing passage of one pachinko ball, The width in the left-right direction is set (see FIG. 5 or FIG. 16). The first passage forming portion 76 extends to the left side of the symbol display device 34 provided on the rear side of the game board 30. A first spherical passage 77 is formed in the first passage forming portion 76 in a meandering shape in which a laterally extending portion extending in the front-rear direction is folded up and down (see FIG. 13). That is, the first ball passage 77 is formed so as to meander using the front and rear spaces on the left side of the symbol display device 34 provided on the rear side of the game board 30, and the left and right sides of the first passage formation portion 76. Directional dimensions are kept to a minimum. “Horizontal pulling” means that the horizontal displacement component is larger than the vertical displacement component of the passage, and “vertical pulling” is the vertical displacement compared to the horizontal displacement component of the passage. This means that the displacement component is large.

  The sphere introduction port 78 serving as the start end of the first sphere passage 77 is located at a position biased to the front side in the upper end portion of the first passage formation portion 76 and is opened upward. The first ball passage 77 extends rearward as it goes downward from the ball introduction port 78 in a state where the ball passage unit 70 is viewed from the side surface (a state shown in FIG. 13), and the rear left corner of the ball storage unit 40 It is formed so as to meander in the front-rear range behind the drooping line from the ball introduction port 78 communicating with the ball outlet 48 provided at the front. As shown in FIG. 13, the first spherical passage 77 has a first meandering portion 77a that is curved so as to be recessed backward, and a second meandering portion 77b that is curved so as to be recessed forwardly connected to the downstream side of the first meandering portion 77a. Are formed in the upper part of the first passage forming part 76, and a straight line part 77 c is formed along the rear part of the first passage forming part 76 in the vertical direction downstream of the second meandering part 77 b. Further, the first spherical passage 77 is formed so as to be recessed downstream with respect to the straight line portion 77c and to be recessed forward with respect to the third meandering portion 77d. A fourth meandering portion 77e and a fifth meandering portion 77f formed so as to be recessed forward are connected to the downstream of the fourth meandering portion 77e. In this way, the first ball passage 77 is formed to meander, thereby allowing the pachinko ball S coming from the ball storage section 40 to flow down while being de-energized.

  The unit installation portion 79 is provided so as to extend rightward from the rear edge portion of the first passage formation portion 76 (see FIG. 5, FIG. 12 or FIG. 13), and the unit main body 73 includes the first passage formation portion. 76 and the unit installation part 79 are substantially L-shaped in a cross-sectional view. A terminal plate attachment portion 79a is formed on the rear surface of the unit installation portion 79 (see FIG. 14B), and an external terminal plate 85 can be detachably disposed on the terminal plate attachment portion 79a. (See FIG. 12 or FIG. 13). Further, in the unit installation portion 79, a sensor attachment portion 79b to which the ball detection sensor 86 (see FIG. 12) can be attached and detached is formed at a portion overlapping the rear side of the first ball passage 77 on the right side of the terminal plate attachment portion 79a. Thus, the presence or absence of the pachinko sphere S in the first sphere passage 77 is detected by the sphere detection sensor 86 attached to the sensor attachment portion 79b (see FIG. 14B). The unit installation portion 79 is suppressed to the minimum front-rear dimension in which the external terminal plate 85 and the attachment portions 79a and 79b of the ball detection sensor 86 are provided (see FIG. 13). Compared with the case where it provides, the front-back dimension can be set thinly.

  The second passage forming portion 80 is provided below the first passage forming portion 76 and the unit installing portion 79, and connects the first ball passage 77 and the ball paying device 74 provided in the device installing portion 82. A ball passage 81 is provided (see FIG. 12 or 13). The second spherical passage 81 is curved so as to be turned to the left after being laterally pulled from the lower end of the first spherical passage 77 located on the left side of the unit main body 73, and the downstream side of the meandering portion is the unit main body 73. It is formed in the shape of a flow path that hangs down while being displaced forward along the right side, and further bends to the left in a crank shape. The second ball passage 81 is configured to communicate with the ball dispensing device 74 at the rear position of the device installation portion 82, so that a space is also provided on the front side of the second ball passage 81 (second passage formation portion 80). Secured.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the unit main body 73 is formed with a ball extraction passage 87 that branches from the vicinity of the downstream end portion of the second ball passage 81. The ball extraction passage 87 is provided so as to pass through the left side portion of the apparatus installation portion 82, and is formed in the ball outlet guide portion 60 through a lead-out opening that opens downward at the lower front end portion of the unit main body 73. The ball flow passage 62 is connected in communication. The unit main body 73 is provided with a ball removal restricting member 88 that changes the flow direction of the pachinko ball S coming from the second ball passage 81 at a branch position between the second ball passage 81 and the ball removal passage 87. (See FIG. 12). The ball removal restricting member 88 is configured to switch the flow path by operating the operation piece 88a protruding outward from the unit main body 73. When the operation piece 88a is on the right side, the ball removal restriction member 88 is configured to remove the ball. The pachinko ball S is guided to the ball removal passage 87 by closing the passage 87 and guiding the pachinko ball S to the ball dispensing device 74 side and displacing the operation piece 88a to the left. FIG. 16 shows a state in which the ball removal regulating member 88 closes the ball removal passage 87 and guides the pachinko ball S flowing down the second ball passage 81 to the ball dispensing device 74.

  Thus, since the ball passage unit 70 has no ball passage formed in the unit installation portion 79, the front and rear dimensions of the unit installation portion 79 extending to the rear side of the game board 30 in the ball passage unit 70 are as follows. It is possible to reduce the thickness by the amount that the ball passage is not provided. Further, the ball passage unit 70 is provided with a first passage formation portion 76 in which the first ball passage 77 is formed on the left frame portion 38 side away from the central portion side of the opening region 14a in the middle frame 14 (see FIG. 5). ), The left-right width of the first passage forming portion 76 is minimized to match the first ball passage 77 that allows the pachinko balls S to pass one by one. Thereby, in the ball passage unit 70, a space on the front side of the unit installation portion 79 can be secured widely, and an increase in the size of the game board 30 can be allowed. In the first passage forming section 76, the first ball passage 77 is formed in a meandering shape in which the laterally drawn portion is folded up and down by effectively utilizing the space on the left side of the symbol display device 34 installed on the rear side of the game board 30. Therefore, the flow-down speed of the pachinko sphere S flowing down the first ball passage 77 can be appropriately reduced while suppressing the first passage formation portion 76 from spreading in the left-right direction. The ball passage unit 70 is formed such that the first ball passage 77 of the first passage formation portion 76 meanders in the front-rear range behind the drooping line from the start end connected to the ball outlet 48 of the ball storage portion 40. Therefore, the front space of the 1st channel | path formation part 76 can be taken widely.

  The ball passage unit 70 includes an upper unit support portion 47 and a lower unit support portion 63 by a unit protrusion 71 provided at the lower portion of the unit main body 73 and a rotary engagement member 89 provided at the upper portion of the unit main body 73. (See FIG. 12 or FIG. 13). As shown in FIG. 14, the unit projecting portion 71 is arranged at the lower front end of the unit main body 73 so that it can be inserted into and removed from the lower engagement receiving portion 63 a formed on the lower unit support portion 63 of the ball passing guide portion 60. The lower portion of the ball passage unit 70 is positioned by inserting the unit protrusion 71 into the lower engagement receiving portion 63a. Unit pivots 72 and 72 (see FIG. 14) projecting from the left and right side surfaces of the unit main body 73 are formed at the lower front end of the unit main body 73. The unit pivots 72 and 72 are formed on the lower unit support portion. It is supported by bearing parts 63b and 63b formed in 63. That is, the ball passage unit 70 is moved forward and backward by a required angle with the unit pivots 72 and 72 supported by the bearing portions 63b and 63b as the center with the unit protrusion 71 inserted into the lower engagement receiving portion 63a. It is attached to and detached from the middle frame 14 by tilting.

  The rotary engagement member 89 is formed on a disc portion 90, a grip portion 91 that is formed on the rear surface side of the disc portion 90 and can be operated by an operator, and is formed on the front side of the disc portion 90. And an engaging protrusion 92 that can be detachably engaged with the upper engaging hole 47a of the upper unit support 47 (see FIG. 12, FIG. 13 or FIG. 15). At the upper end portion of the unit main body 73, a protruding plate portion 93 protruding upward is formed, and an insertion hole 93a is formed through the protruding plate portion 93 so as to penetrate back and forth (see FIG. 14). By inserting the engaging protrusion 92 from the rear, the rotary engaging member 89 is rotatably assembled to the protruding plate portion 93 (unit main body 73). Then, when the rotary engagement member 89 is rotated by approximately 90 ° with the engagement protrusion 92 of the rotary engagement member 89 inserted into the upper engagement hole 47a, the engagement protrusion 92 is moved to the upper engagement hole. The upper portion of the ball passage unit 70 is positioned and fixed by engaging with the opening edge of 47a. Further, when the rotary engagement member 89 is rotated by approximately 90 °, the engagement between the engagement protrusion 92 and the upper engagement hole 47a is released, and the upper portion of the ball passage unit 70 is detached from the upper unit support portion 47. To get.

  As shown in FIG. 6 or FIG. 15, the ball reservoir 40 is displaced between a closed position that restricts the passage of the pachinko sphere S from the ball outlet 48 and an open position that permits the passage of the pachinko sphere S. A ball stop member 94 is provided. The ball stop member 94 is urged toward the closed position. When the ball passage unit 70 is not attached to the ball storage unit 40, the ball stop member 94 is in the closed position and is moved to the ball outlet 48. It comes to face. Further, the ball stop member 94 is displaced from the closed position by the ball passage unit 70 attached to the ball storage section 40 and is held in the open position.

  The ball stop member 94 is located on the front side of the ball passage unit 70 and is provided on the lower surface of the ball reservoir 40 (see FIG. 15). The ball stop member 94 includes a fixed piece 94a fixed to the lower surface of the ball reservoir 40, a deformed piece 94b formed to hang from the rear edge of the fixed piece 94a, and a lower part of the deformed piece 94b. The opening / closing piece 94c is formed so as to extend forward from the edge, and the contact piece 94d is formed so as to hang down from the front edge of the opening / closing piece 94c. The ball stop member 94 of the embodiment is formed by bending a metal book board having elasticity, and a fixed piece portion 94a, a deformable piece portion 94b, an opening / closing piece portion 94c, and a contact piece portion 94d are integrally formed in a step shape. Yes. The ball stop member 94 has a fixed piece 94a fixed to a bottom surface extending above the bottom surface of the ball storage portion 40 where the ball outlet 48 opens, and a bottom surface of the ball storage portion 40 where the ball outlet 48 opens. The opening / closing piece 94c extends along the opening, and the opening / closing piece 94c is displaced back and forth along the opening surface of the ball outlet 48 in accordance with the elastic deformation of the deformation piece 94b. The ball stop member 94 has an open / close piece 94c that faces the ball outlet 48 that is set to an opening size that allows the pachinko ball to pass one by one in the closed position. The passage of the pachinko ball S from the ball outlet 48 is restricted. Here, the ball stop member 94 is set so as to face a minimum region where the passage of the pachinko ball S can be restricted with respect to the ball outlet 48 in the closed position, and in a region less than half of the ball outlet 48. It comes to face. The ball stop member 94 has an abutment piece 94d located on the front side of the first passage forming portion 76 in the ball passage unit 70, and the ball passage unit 70 is attached to the upper unit support portion 47, whereby the first passage forming portion 76 is provided. The abutment piece 94d is pushed forward on the front surface, and the opening / closing piece 94c is retracted from below the ball outlet 48. The ball stop member 94 has the open / close piece 94c in the open position under the contact between the first passage forming portion 76 of the ball passage unit 70 attached to the ball storage portion 40 and the contact piece 94d. It is held (see FIG. 14).

  According to the ball stop member 94 of the embodiment, even if the ball passage unit 70 is removed, the flow of the pachinko ball S from the ball outlet 48 is restricted by the open / close piece 94c of the ball stop member 94 in the closed position. The spillage of the pachinko ball S from the ball outlet 48 can be prevented. Further, since the ball stop member 94 has a configuration in which the contact piece 94d is pushed by the ball passage unit 70 so that the opening / closing piece 94c is held in the open position, the ball stop member can be attached by attaching the ball passage unit 70. The ball storage section 40 and the first ball passage 77 communicate with each other without operating 94. Since the ball stop member 94 is configured such that the open / close piece 94c is urged toward the closed position by its own elasticity, if the ball passage unit 70 is separated from the contact piece 94d, the ball stop member 94 is provided. The open / close piece 94c returns to the closed position without operating the button. In this way, the ball stop member 94 can open and close the ball outlet 48 in accordance with the attachment / detachment of the ball passage unit 70 without operating the ball stop member 94 with a simple configuration using elasticity.

  The ball passage unit 70 communicates with the ball storage portion 40 by aligning the ball introduction port 78 of the first ball passage 77 with the ball outlet 48 provided in the ball storage portion 40. Connected (see FIG. 16). The ball passage unit 70 is configured to be attached and detached by being displaced in the front-rear direction along the upper end surface where the ball introduction port 78 opens with respect to the opening surface of the ball outlet 48. As described above, the ball passage unit 70 is configured to tilt the upper part backward while the unit pivots 72 and 72 provided in the lower part are held by the bearing parts 63b and 63b in the attached state to the middle frame 14. A slight gap G is provided between the upper surface of the first passage formation portion 76 where the ball introduction port 78 is opened and the lower surface of the sphere storage portion 52 so that the upper end of the first passage formation portion 76 is not caught when tilted. (See the enlarged view of FIG. 16). Here, the lower surface of the sphere storage portion 40 provided with the sphere outlet 48 and the upper surface of the first passage forming portion 76 are formed in a parallel relationship, and in the embodiment both are horizontal surfaces.

  The first ball passage 77 and the second ball passage 81 are restricted from passing by the ball dispensing device 74 and the upper end of the most upstream pachinko sphere S aligned with the ball passages 77, 81 has a spherical shape from the opening surface of the ball introduction port 78. It is set so that it may be located between the opening surfaces of the exit 48 (refer FIG. 16 enlarged view). That is, even if the upper end of the most upstream pachinko ball S is aligned with the opening surface of the ball introduction port 78 (see the broken line in FIG. 16 enlarged view), the upper end of the most upstream pachinko ball S is the opening of the ball introduction port 78. It may protrude upward from the surface (see the alternate long and short dash line S in the enlarged view of FIG. 16). However, when the upper end of the most upstream pachinko ball S protrudes above the opening surface of the ball introduction port 78, the upper end is set so as not to reach the ball outlet 48 opened above the ball introduction port 78. . Here, in the ball passage unit 70, the pachinko balls S restricted by the ball dispensing device 74 are arranged in a line in the first ball passage 77 and the second ball passage 81 connected to the downstream side of the first ball passage 77. 16 (see FIG. 16), and by appropriately setting the lengths of the first ball passage 77 and the second ball passage 81, the passage of the pachinko ball S in the ball dispensing device 74 from the passage restriction position to the ball introduction port 78 The number of pachinko balls S arranged can be defined. In other words, the ball passage unit 70 has a dimension obtained by subtracting the gap G from a dimension in which pachinko balls S of an integral multiple of the length of the passage from the passage restriction position of the ball dispensing device 74 to the ball introduction port 78 are arranged. It is set in a range with the dimension in which the integer multiple pachinko balls S are arranged.

  When the pachinko ball S is clogged in the ball dispensing device 74, the ball passage unit 70 has pachinko spheres in the first and second ball passages 77 and 81 when the ball clogging is not eliminated even if the ball removal operation is performed. It is necessary to remove it in the filled state. According to the ball passage unit 70 of the embodiment, even if the pachinko ball S is attached to and removed from the first and second ball passages 77 and 81 by being restricted by the ball payout device 74, the first and second Since the most upstream pachinko ball S contained in the ball passages 77, 81 is not caught by the ball storage portion 40, the ball passage unit 70 can be smoothly attached and detached, and the pachinko ball S from the first ball passage 77 can be removed. Prevents spillage.

  As shown in FIG. 2, on the back side of the pachinko machine 10, control devices 110, 111, 112, 113, and 114 having control boards that control various electrical components are disposed. On the rear surface of the symbol display device 34 detachably disposed on the rear surface of the game board 30, a movable effect device and a light emitting device provided on the game board 30 are controlled, and a light emitting device and a speaker 24 provided on the front frame 16 are controlled. An overall control device 111 is provided for controlling the above. On the rear surface of the symbol display device 34, an effect display control device (not shown) for controlling the display of the symbol display device 34 is disposed on the left side of the overall control device 111 installed at the portion biased to the right side. The The overall control device 111 is connected to the main control device 110 disposed on the rear side of the game board 30 and executes predetermined control based on a control signal from the main control device 110. Yes. Further, on the rear surface of the ball outlet guide unit 60, a power supply device 112 that controls the power supply of the pachinko machine 10, a firing control device 113 that controls the ball launching device 23, and a ball dispensing device disposed in the ball passage unit 70. A payout control device 114 for controlling 74, an interface board 140 connected to an external terminal, and the like are disposed. For wiring (not shown) connected to the power supply device 112, a wiring holder 99 similar to the wiring holder 100 described above is provided between the dispensing control device 114 and the interface board 140 (see FIG. 2 or FIG. 9). Is held by.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 and 17 to 19, the payout control device 114 holds a payout control board (substrate) 115 that controls a ball payout device 74 that is an electrical appliance for gaming, and the payout control board 115. , A payout board case (substrate case) 116 attached to the payout installation part 132 disposed on the rear side of the ball outlet guide part 60, and a payout board cover (substrate cover) detachably attached to the payout board case 116. 126. A plurality of payout sockets (see FIG. 2) to which the payout control board 115 is removably connected to the payout wiring H2 (see FIG. 2) connected to the game electric equipment such as the ball payout device 74 or other boards such as the interface board 140 (see FIG. 2). Connection portions) 115a and 115b (see FIG. 17) and electric elements (not shown) such as a memory, a transistor, and a resistor are provided. The payout sockets 115a and 115b are provided on the rear surface of the payout control board 115 so as to protrude rearward, and a connection port for receiving a connector (not shown) provided at an end of the payout wiring H2 is opened rearward. It has become. The payout sockets 115a and 115b are configured to project rearward of the payout board case 116 through payout socket openings 116a opened corresponding to the payout sockets 115a and 115b on the rear surface of the payout board case 116. . The electrical elements of the payout control board 115 are accommodated in the payout board case 116.

  As shown in FIG. 18, the payout substrate case 116 includes a substantially tray-shaped first case half 118 that opens to the rear, and a substantially tray-shaped second case half 120 that opens to the front. The rear edge of the first case half 118 and the front edge of the second case half 120 are abutted and assembled. The payout board case 116 is configured to house and hold the payout control board 115 in the housing space defined between the first case half 118 and the second case half 120. The first case half 118 is provided with a latch receiving port 118a that opens to the rear side at the upper part of the left and right side walls, respectively, and a plurality of screw receiving portions 119 are arranged side by side at a portion extending downward from the lower wall. (4 places in the embodiment) are provided. The second case half 120 is provided on each of the left and right side walls so as to correspond to the lock receiving openings 118a, 118a of the first case half 118, and is formed in a hook shape extending rearward. In addition to the portions 120a and 120a, a plurality of (four in the embodiment) cylindrical screwing portions 121 penetrating in the front-rear direction corresponding to the screw receiving portions 119 of the first case half 118 are provided below the lower wall. ing.

  The payout board case 116 inserts and engages the locking hook portion 120a into the corresponding locking receiving port 118a, aligns the screw fixing portion 121 with the screw receiving portion 119, and the screw receiving portion 121 from behind the screw fixing portion 121. By assembling the first case half 118 and the second case half 120 holding the dispensing control board 115 by screwing the screw 122 into the screw receiving portion 119 via the stopper 121 (see FIG. 18). (See FIG. 9). A tamper-proof cap 123 is fitted to the screwing portion 121 after screwing, making the screw 122 difficult to access from the outside, thereby opening the dispensing board case 116 to the dispensing control board 115. In addition to making it difficult to conduct fraud, traces remain when such fraud is performed. Reference numeral 124 in FIG. 18 denotes a spare screw used when the payout board case 116 is opened for testing or inspection. Similarly, reference numeral 125 denotes a spare fraud prevention cap used when the payout board case 116 is opened for testing or inspection. It is.

  The payout control board 115 is provided with a plurality of (four in the embodiment) payout sockets (in the embodiment, referred to as the upper payout socket 115a) arranged in the left-right direction on the upper left side, and the second case half 120. It faces the outside of the payout board case 116 via the payout socket opening 116a opened on the upper left side of the payout board (see FIG. 17). Also, the payout control board 115 is provided with a plurality of (two in the embodiment) payout sockets (in the case of distinction, referred to as side connection sockets 115b) arranged vertically on the upper left side. It faces the outside of the payout board case 116 through a payout socket opening 116a opened on the upper left side of the body 120. For example, the payout wiring H2 (see FIG. 2) connected to the ball payout device 74 is connected to the second upper payout socket 115a from the right, and for the sensor connected to the ball detection sensor 86 disposed in the ball path unit 70. The wiring H3 (see FIG. 2) is connected to the third upper payout socket 115a from the right, and the relay wiring H4 (see FIG. 2) connected to the interface board 140 is connected to the leftmost upper payout socket 115a. ing. In addition, the site | part in which the payout socket opening 116a is provided in the 2nd case half body 120 is formed so that it may dent ahead.

  The payout board cover 126 is detachably attached to the payout board case 116 with wires H2 to H4 connected to an upper payout socket 115a provided on the upper side of the payout control board 115, and connected to the upper payout socket 115a. The wirings H2 to H4 are configured to cover the front side in the extraction direction (see FIG. 8 or FIG. 13). That is, the payout board cover 126 according to the embodiment is configured to cover at least the rear side of the four upper payout sockets 115a arranged in a row, and the upper payout socket 115a and the upper payout socket 115a with the payout board cover 126 attached to the payout board case 116. It is difficult to access the wirings H2 to H4 connected to the socket 115a from the outside.

  As shown in FIG. 19, the payout board cover 126 is formed so as to extend leftward on the left side portion of the payout cover main body 127 formed in a box shape opening forward. The payout cover extending portion 128 is provided. Further, the payout board cover 126 hooks a payout locking piece (locking piece) 129 extending toward the payout board case 116 at the edge of the payout board cover 116 on the edge of the payout installation part 132, and It is attached to the held dispensing substrate case 116 (see FIG. 8 or FIG. 13). In the payout board cover 126 of the embodiment, two payout locking pieces 129 and 129 are provided on the upper edge of the payout cover main body 127 so as to be separated from each other on the left and right sides (see FIG. 19B) and extend forward. A claw 129a (see FIG. 19C) provided at the tip of the payout locking piece 129 to be hooked on the front surface of the payout installation portion 132. Here, the payout board cover 126 is configured to be attachable to the payout board case 116 holding the payout control board 115 in which the wirings H2 to H4 are connected to the upper payout socket 115a. The payout extension piece 129 is formed in a concave groove shape that opens forward. The payout board cover 126 is provided with a payout wiring opening (wiring opening) 130 that opens in a direction different from the pullout direction at a position away from the front side in the pullout direction from the upper payout socket 115a (FIG. 8 or FIG. 19). c)). Here, the concave grooves of the payout wiring opening 130 and the payout extension piece 129 are aligned in the left-right direction, and the wirings H <b> 2 to H <b> 4 are inserted into the concave groove and the payout wiring opening 130. The payout board cover 126 is provided with a payout wiring opening 130 on the left side surface of the payout cover main body 127, and the wirings H <b> 2 to H <b> 4 are routed through the payout wiring opening 130.

  The payout installation unit 132 is used not only as an attachment base of the payout control device 114 but also as an attachment base of the relay board 109 provided on the right side of the payout control device 114 (see FIG. 12). In the payout installation portion 132, an insertion attachment portion (attachment portion) 133 provided so as to extend leftward from a portion where the payout control device 114 is fixed is opened to the right on the rear surface of the ball outlet guide portion 60. A cylindrical mounting portion (mounting portion) 134 that is inserted and held in a receiving support portion (support portion) 64 formed in a portal shape (see FIG. 9) and that is provided at the upper right side and is formed to penetrate in the front-rear direction. By inserting an insertion support portion (support portion) 65 projecting from the rear surface of the ball outlet guide portion 60 (see FIG. 2 or FIG. 12), it is detachably held. The rear end portion of the insertion support portion 65 is formed so as to elastically expand and contract in a radial direction intersecting with the protruding direction from the ball outlet guide portion 60 so as to elastically engage with the cylindrical attachment portion 134. It has become. The payout installation portion 132 can be attached to and detached from the ball payout guide portion 60 in a state where the wires H2 to H4 are connected to the upper payout socket 115a and the payout substrate cover 126 is attached to the payout substrate case 116.

  The payout control device 114 is configured to cover the plurality of upper payout sockets 115a of the payout control board 115 and the wirings H2 to H4 connected to the socket 115a by a single payout board cover 126. Unauthorized external access to the connection portions of the wirings H2 to H4 can be prevented. The payout board cover 126 can be attached to the payout board case 116 with the wirings H2 to H4 inserted into the payout wiring opening 130 even if the wirings H2 to H4 are connected to the upper payout socket 115a. . Moreover, the payout board cover 126 restricts the insertion and removal of the wirings H2 to H4 with respect to the upper payout socket 115a when attached to the payout board case 116, but is detachable from the payout board case 116. The insertion and removal of the wirings H2 to H4 with respect to the upper payout socket 115a due to regular maintenance or the like is permitted by removing the payout board cover 126. The payout board cover 126 is configured to be hooked by the claw 129a of the payout locking piece 129 and attached to the payout board case 116, and thus can be attached and detached by a fingertip operation without using a tool. As described above, the payout board cover 126 requires the payout wiring opening 130 for passing the wirings H2 to H4. However, since the payout wiring opening 130 is provided at a position removed from the upper payout socket 115a, It is difficult to access the payout socket 115a and the wires H2 to H4 connected to the socket 115a from the payout wire opening 130. Since the payout control device 114 is provided with a payout control board 115 for controlling the ball payout device 74 related to the payout of the winning ball, the payout board is connected to the connection portion to which the payout wiring H2 connected to the ball payout device 74 is connected. Covering with the cover 126 is very significant as a countermeasure against fraud.

  As shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 7 or FIG. 9, the interface board 140 is held by an agency board case (substrate case) 142 attached to an agency installation part 66 provided on the rear side of the ball outlet guide part 60. An agency board cover (substrate cover) 150 (see FIG. 20) is detachably attached to the agency board case 142. The interface board 140 has a plurality of intermediary sockets (connection parts) 140a, to which wiring H4 (see FIG. 2) connected to other boards such as external terminals, gaming electrical equipment and payout control board 115 is detachably connected. 140b (see FIG. 6 or FIG. 7), and electric elements such as transistors, resistors, and fuses are provided. The agency sockets 140a and 140b are provided so as to protrude rearward on the rear surface of the interface board 140, and a connection port for receiving a connector (not shown) provided at an end portion of the wiring H4 is opened rearward. Further, the agency sockets 140a and 140b protrude to the rear of the agency board case 142 through an agency socket opening 142a opened in the agency board case 142 corresponding to the agency sockets 140a and 140b.

  The agency substrate case 142 is a substantially tray-shaped member that opens forward, and accommodates and holds the interface substrate 140 in an accommodation space defined on the front side (see FIG. 9). The interface board 140 includes a plurality of agency sockets 140a and 140b, but the agency board cover 150 is to be covered by the agency wiring H4 that is provided at the center in the vertical direction and is connected to the dispensing control board 115. Only the intermediary sockets (referred to as the central intermediary socket 140a in particular) (see FIG. 7).

  The intermediary board cover 150 is detachably attached to the intermediary board case 142 in a state where the intermediary wiring H4 is connected to the central intermediary socket 140a of the interface board 140, and the intermediary wiring H4 connected to the central intermediary socket 140a. It is configured to cover the front side in the extraction direction (see FIG. 7). That is, the intermediary board cover 150 of the embodiment is configured to cover at least the rear side of the central intermediary socket 140a, and the central intermediary socket 140a and the socket 140a are attached in a state where the intermediary board cover 150 is attached to the intermediary board case 142. It is difficult to access the connected intermediary wiring H4 from the outside. As shown in FIG. 20, the agency board cover 150 is basically formed of a plate-like portion 150a extending to the rear side of the agency board case 142, and the rear side of the central agency socket 140a is formed to be recessed rearward. An insertion space for the intermediary wiring H4 connected to the central intermediary socket 140a is defined by the portion 150b.

  The agency board cover 150 has an agency edge (locking piece) 151 extending toward the agency board case 142 at the edge thereof, and is hooked on the edge of the agency board case 142 to the middle agency socket 140a. It is attached to the agency board case 142 holding the interface board 140 to which the wiring H2 is connected (see FIG. 7 or FIG. 9). The agency board cover 150 of the embodiment is provided with agency locking pieces 151 and 151 on the left and right side edges (see FIG. 20B), and the leading edge of the agency locking piece 151 extending forward. The claw 151 a provided on the front is hooked on the front surface of the agency substrate case 142. The agency board cover 150 is provided with an agency wiring opening 152 that opens in a direction different from the extraction direction at a position deviating from the front side in the extraction direction from the central agency socket 140a (see FIG. 7 or FIG. 20C). The intermediary wiring H4 is inserted into the intermediary wiring opening 152. The intermediary board cover 150 is provided with an intermediary wiring opening 152 on the right side surface of the concave portion 150 b, and the intermediary wiring H <b> 4 is routed to the right via the intermediary wiring opening 152.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the intermediary board case 142 has a gate in which a fitting attachment portion (attachment portion) 143 provided so as to protrude leftward from the left edge opens to the left side of the intermediary installation portion 66. The engagement attachment portion (attachment portion) 144 provided on the right edge is inserted and held in the receiving port support portion (support portion) 67 formed in the mold, and the engagement provided on the right side of the agency installation portion 66 By being inserted into the support part (support part) 68, it is held detachably. Here, the engagement mounting portion 144 is formed in a substantially V shape with a folded portion positioned on the front side in a plan view, and is elastically deformable so that opposing plate surfaces are close to each other. The engagement mounting portion 144 is held by being elastically engaged with the engagement support portion 68.

  Since the interface board 140 is configured to cover the central agency socket 140a of the interface board 140 and the wiring H4 connected to the socket 140a by one agency board cover 142, the connection portion of the plurality of wirings H4 with a simple configuration. Can prevent unauthorized access to the outside. Further, even if the agency wiring H4 is connected to the central agency socket 140a, the agency board cover 150 can be attached to the agency board case 142 with the wiring H4 inserted into the agency wiring opening 152. Moreover, the agency board cover 150 regulates insertion / removal of the agency wiring H4 with respect to the center agency socket 140a when attached to the agency board case 142, but is detachable from the agency board case 142. Insertion / removal of the intermediary wiring H4 with respect to the central intermediary socket 140a accompanying regular maintenance or the like is permitted by removing the intermediary board cover 150. The intermediary board cover 150 is configured to be attached to the intermediary board case 142 by being hooked by the claws 151a of the intermediary locking pieces 151, so that it can be attached and detached by a fingertip operation without using a tool. As described above, the agency board cover 150 needs the agency wiring opening 152 for passing the agency wiring H4. However, since the agency wiring opening 152 is provided at a position removed from the center agency socket 140a, It is difficult to access the agency socket 140a and the agency wiring H4 connected to the socket 140a from the agency wiring opening 152.

(Example of change)
The configuration of the gaming machine is not limited to that of the embodiment, and various changes can be made.
(1) Although the middle frame of the embodiment is configured by combining separate frame parts, the whole frame may be integrally formed, or part of the upper frame part and the left frame part may be integrally formed.
(2) In the sphere storage unit of the embodiment, the sphere tank and the tank rail are integrally formed, but the sphere tank and the tank rail may be formed separately.
(3) In the embodiment, the configuration in which the ball passage unit is tilted and attached to and detached from the ball storage unit has been described.
(4) The payout board cover of the payout control device may be applied to the overall control device and other control devices.
(5) In the embodiment, a pachinko machine has been described as an example of the gaming machine for carrying out the present invention. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and is suitable for various conventionally known gaming machines such as an arrangement ball machine. Can be adopted.

14 Middle frame (main frame)
21 Upper ball dish (ball dish)
30 game board 40 ball storage portion 48 ball outlet 60 ball outlet guide portion 70 ball passage unit 74 ball dispensing device 77 first ball passage (ball passage)
78 Ball inlet (Inlet)
81 Second ball passage (ball passage)
94 Ball stop member S Pachinko ball (game ball)

Claims (4)

A main body frame that detachably holds the game board, a ball storage section that is provided at the top of the main body frame and stores game balls, and a ball exit guide that guides the game balls to a ball tray provided on the front side of the main body frame A ball passage unit having a ball passage that is detachably mounted between one part of the ball storage portion and the ball outlet guide portion, and communicates so as to guide the game balls one by one from the ball storage portion, and In a gaming machine provided with a ball payout device provided in a ball path unit and allowing or restricting the passage of a game ball flowing down the ball path,
The spherical passage unit is connected to the spherical reservoir by aligning the inlet of the spherical passage with the spherical outlet provided in the spherical reservoir, and is connected to the opening surface of the spherical outlet. It is configured to be attached and detached by displacing along the end face where the introduction port opens,
The ball passage is set so that the upper end of the most upstream game ball lined up in the ball passage is restricted by the ball dispensing device and is located between the opening surface of the introduction port and the opening surface of the ball outlet. A gaming machine characterized by that. A main body frame that detachably holds the game board, a ball storage section that is provided at the top of the main body frame and stores game balls, and a ball exit guide that guides the game balls to a ball tray provided on the front side of the main body frame A ball passage unit having a ball passage that is detachably mounted between one part of the ball storage portion and the ball outlet guide portion, and communicates so as to guide the game balls one by one from the ball storage portion, and In a gaming machine provided with a ball payout device provided in a ball path unit and allowing or restricting the passage of a game ball flowing down the ball path,
The spherical passage unit is connected to the spherical reservoir by aligning the inlet of the spherical passage with the spherical outlet provided in the spherical reservoir, and is connected to the opening surface of the spherical outlet. It is configured to be attached and detached by displacing along the end face where the introduction port opens,
The ball passage is restricted by the ball dispensing device so that the upper end of the most upstream game ball straddling the ball passage and between the introduction port and the ball exit extends from the opening surface of the introduction port. A gaming machine that is set to protrude beyond the radius of a gaming ball.   3. The ball retaining portion according to claim 1, further comprising a ball stop member that is displaced between a closed position that restricts the passage of the game ball from the ball outlet and an open position that permits the passage of the game ball. Gaming machine.   The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the ball stop member is biased toward the closed position and is held at the open position by the ball passage unit attached to the ball storage unit.

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