JP2012249707A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine for making it hard to find out a fraudulence detection means.SOLUTION: The fraudulence detection means 125 includes: a detection sensor unit 126 which is constituted to change its state into an oscillation detection state and an oscillation non-detection state, and whose state is changed from the oscillation non-detection state to the oscillation detection state by radio waves; and a metal ball 127 for detection for maintaining the detection sensor unit 126 in the oscillation non-detection state. The detection sensor unit 126 is provided with a detection coil, an oscillation circuit, and an oscillation detection circuit. When the state of the detection sensor unit 126 is changed into the oscillation detection state, a main controller determines that a fraudulent radio wave act has occurred. The fraudulence detection means 125 is provided to a position which is adjacent between the circular light emitting part 64 and the lower light emitting part 63 of a light emitting performance apparatus 50 and outside the radiation range of both of the light emitting parts 64, 63.

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine provided with fraud detection means for detecting fraud using electromagnetic waves.

  For example, a pachinko machine, which is one of representative examples of gaming machines, has a gaming area in which pachinko balls are launched on the surface of a gaming board set in the machine. On the rear side of the game board, there is provided a symbol display device that displays various symbols in a variably displayed manner. In addition, the game board is provided with a start winning device that triggers the start of the symbol variation effect on the symbol display device at a position below the symbol display device. The start winning device is provided with a ball detection sensor, and a pachinko ball flowing down the game area wins a start opening provided in the start winning device and is detected by the ball detection sensor, thereby displaying a symbol display. The apparatus is configured to start a symbol variation effect on the apparatus and to pay out a pachinko ball as a prize ball. As a result of the symbol variation effect, when the symbols stop in a predetermined combination on the symbol display device (for example, a triple of the same symbols, etc.), a so-called jackpot that is advantageous to the player occurs, and the special prize opening of the special prize winning device Is opened and a large number of prize balls are paid out.

  However, in recent years, there has been a problem that a so-called goto action has occurred in which a large amount of award balls is obtained by performing an illegal act on the start winning device or the special winning device. Therefore, for example, Patent Document 1 proposes a pachinko machine in which a detection sensor for detecting an illegal instrument such as a wire is installed at the bottom of the lower ball tray of the front frame. This detection sensor is a non-contact type sensor that detects the moving direction of an object such as a line sensor, and inserts a fraudulent instrument such as a wire from the lower ball tray into the game area to start the start winning device or a special winning device. When the special prize opening is forcibly opened, the detection sensor detects an unauthorized device to detect an unauthorized action.

JP 2002-159697 A

  However, as in Patent Document 1, if a detection sensor is installed at a position that is visible from the front side of the pachinko machine, the detection sensor is discovered by an unauthorized person, and after the installation position of the detection sensor is recognized, There is a problem that cheating is carried out so as to avoid the detection range of the detection sensor. On the other hand, in order to make the detection sensor completely invisible from the front side of the pachinko machine, when a detection sensor is installed on the back side of the pachinko machine, there are various electrical parts such as a liquid crystal display device and a power supply device around the detection sensor. This may affect the detection sensor. In other words, the detection sensor is preferably installed in a state in which it cannot be seen from the pachinko machine side so that it cannot be detected by a fraudulent person. However, based on the detection range of the detection sensor and the positional relationship with the anti-fraud object, the detection sensor is It is necessary to install it at a position where it can be seen from the front side of the machine, and there is a need to improve the effectiveness of fraud detection in such cases.

  That is, the present invention has been proposed to solve these problems in view of the above-mentioned problems inherent in the gaming machine according to the prior art, and the fraud detection means is difficult to see from the front side of the gaming machine, It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that can suppress the game.

In order to solve the above problems and achieve the intended purpose, the gaming machine according to the present invention is:
In a gaming machine having a gaming board (12) in which a gaming area (34) in which gaming balls flow down is defined,
A state changing means (126) configured to change state between the first state and the second state and being changed from the second state to the first state by an electromagnetic wave, and the state changing means (126) in the second state Fraud detection means (125) provided with state maintenance means (127) to maintain,
Control means (31) for determining that there has been an illegal act when the state change means (126) is changed to the first state;
A plurality of light emitting sections (63, 64) that emit light toward the front,
The fraud detection means (125) is disposed between the plurality of light emitting units (63, 64) and is adjacent to each light emitting unit (63, 64), and from the irradiation range of each light emitting unit (63, 64). The gist is that it is configured to be detached.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the fraud detection means is disposed between the light emitting sections so that the fraud detection means is hidden behind the light emitted from the light emitting section. It becomes difficult to see from the front side of. As a result, it is difficult for a fraudster to find the fraud detection means, and it is possible to suppress the act of radiating electromagnetic waves so as to avoid the detection range of the fraud detection means.

In the gaming machine according to claim 2, the fraud detection means (125) is installed in a transparent installation storage section (62) located between the plurality of light emitting sections (63, 64), and the installation storage section ( The main point is that an escape portion (109) that retreats from the irradiation range of the light emitting portion (63, 64) is formed in 62).
According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the installation housing portion is provided with the escape portion that retreats from the irradiation range of the light emitting portion, the installation housing portion is prevented from being illuminated by the light of the light emitting portion, and fraud detection is performed from the front side of the gaming machine. The means can be difficult to see. In addition, since the installation housing portion can be provided as far as possible by providing the escape portion in the installation housing portion, the fraud detection means can be positioned forward, and the electromagnetic radiation radiated from the front of the game board can be easily captured. Can do.

In the gaming machine according to claim 3, an installation member (14) in which a gaming machine component (50) is installed is disposed on the rear side of the gaming board (12), and the gaming machine component (50) includes The gist is that the fraud detection means (125) and the light emitting sections (63, 64) are provided.
According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the anti-tamper means and the light emitting unit are provided in the gaming machine component, the tamper detecting means and the light emitting unit can always be in an appropriate positional relationship. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the positional relationship between the fraud detection unit and the light emitting unit from being shifted due to an error or the like during assembly, and the fraud detection unit from being illuminated with the light from the light emitting unit. In addition, since the gaming machine constituent member provided with the fraud detection means and the light emitting unit can be handled as one unit, it can be easily assembled to the installation member while keeping the fraud detection means and the light emitting unit in an appropriate positional relationship. Workability can be improved.

In the gaming machine according to claim 4,
The state changing means includes a detection coil (131), an oscillation circuit (F), and an oscillation detection circuit (G), and a first state in which the oscillation detection circuit (G) detects oscillation of the oscillation circuit (F); A detection sensor unit (126) that changes state to a second state in which the oscillation detection circuit (G) detects the stop or attenuation of oscillation of the oscillation circuit (F), the detection sensor unit (126) comprising: It has a detection port (130) provided with a detection coil (131),
The state maintaining means is a metal sphere (127) disposed in the detection port (130) to stop or attenuate the oscillation of the oscillation circuit (F),
The gist of the fraud detection means (125) is that the detection port (130) of the detection sensor unit (126) is disposed so as to open in an oblique direction with respect to the game board (12).
According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the detection sensor unit can be reliably maintained in the second state only by positioning the metal sphere at the detection port of the detection sensor unit, so that the detection sensor unit is maintained in the second state. It does not require a complicated structure to do. In addition, the metal sphere, which is a sphere, can maintain the detection sensor unit in the second state simply by being positioned at the detection port without considering the posture, so that the assembly work of the detection sensor unit and the metal sphere can be made efficient. Further, by tilting the opening direction of the detection port with respect to the game board, it is possible to easily detect unauthorized radio waves radiated from the oblique direction with respect to the game board, and to detect illegal acts reliably.

The game machine according to claim 5 is characterized in that the state maintaining means is a game ball (127).
According to the invention of claim 5, since the game ball is adopted as the state maintaining means, the existing ball detection sensor for detecting the game ball can be used as the state changing means, and the state changing means and the state maintaining means are newly added. It is not necessary to manufacture the device, and the cost can be reduced.

  According to the gaming machine according to the present invention, it is difficult for the fraud detection means to visually recognize the fraud detection means from the front side of the gaming machine, thereby making it difficult for the fraudster to find the fraud detection means.

1 is a front view of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view which shows the pachinko machine which concerns on an Example in the state which removed the game board and the front frame from the middle frame. It is a rear view of the middle frame concerning an example. It is a front view which shows the game board which concerns on an Example. It is a front view of the installation member which concerns on an Example. It is the perspective view shown in the state which looked at the game board which concerns on an Example from the rear side. It is a rear view of the installation member which concerns on an Example. It is a block diagram which shows the control structure of the pachinko machine based on an Example. It is the disassembled perspective view shown in the state which looked at the light emission effect device which concerns on an Example from the front side. It is the disassembled perspective view shown in the state which looked at the light-emitting device main body which concerns on an Example from the front side. (a) is a front view of the light-emitting device body, and (b) is a left side view of the light-emitting device body. It is the II sectional view taken on the line of FIG. 4, Comprising: The lower side of a game board is expanded and shown. It is II-II sectional view taken on the line of FIG. 15, Comprising: The lower part side of the light emission effect | presentation apparatus is expanded and shown. (a) is a front view of the front case member, (b) is a rear view of the front case member, and (c) is a perspective view of the state in which the lower light emitting part is removed from the front case member as viewed from the rear side. is there. It is a front view of the light emission effect device according to the example. It is a perspective view which shows the 2nd special prize apparatus which concerns on an Example. (a) is a schematic diagram showing a sphere detection sensor, (b) is a diagram showing an output signal of the sphere detection sensor at the time of non-detection, at the time of passing the sphere, and at the time of illegal radio wave action. It is a block diagram which shows the circuit structure of the detection sensor unit which concerns on an Example. (a) is a block diagram showing a signal flow in the detection sensor unit in the oscillation detection state, and (b) is a block diagram showing a signal flow in the detection sensor unit in the oscillation non-detection state. It is a figure which shows the signal waveform input into the main control unit at the time of normal operation and fraud. It is a block diagram which shows the flow of the signal in a detection sensor unit at the time of an unauthorized radio wave act. It is a figure which shows the detection range of a detection sensor unit. It is a figure which shows the alerting | reporting method in each apparatus at the time of an illegal electromagnetic wave act and an illegal magnetic act. It is a block diagram which shows the control structure of the pachinko machine which concerns on the example of a change.

  Next, the gaming machine according to the present invention will be described in detail 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 as an example. Further, in the following description, “front”, “rear”, “left”, and “right” mean that the pachinko machine is moved from the front side (player side) as shown in FIG. 1 unless otherwise specified. Named as seen.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment has a rectangular frame-like outer frame 11 as a fixed frame that is formed in a rectangular frame shape and is installed vertically on an installation frame base (not shown) of a game shop. On the front side of the opening, a middle frame 13 as a main body frame for detachably holding a game board 12 to be described later is assembled so as to be openable and detachable, and with respect to the installation member 14 disposed on the rear side of the game board 12 Thus, a liquid crystal display device (symbol display device) 15 capable of variably displaying various symbols is configured to be detachably attached. Further, the front side of the middle frame 13 is provided with a fluoroscopy protection plate (not shown) such as a glass plate so as to cover the window 13a opening forward and backward, and the game board 12 can be seen through the window 13a. A front frame 16 as a decorative frame is assembled to be openable and closable, and a lower ball tray 17 for storing pachinko balls is assembled to be openable and closable below the front frame 16. In the front frame 16, a lamp device (notification means) 18 provided with a light emitter substrate (none of which is shown) on which a light emitter such as a full color LED is mounted is annularly arranged along the window 13a. The lamp device 18 is electrically connected to an overall control device 19 which will be described later, and the light emitter is turned on / flashes or the emission color is changed based on the control of the overall control device 19. . The front side of the lamp device 18 is covered with a light transmissive lamp cover 18a. An upper ball tray 20 for storing pachinko balls is integrally assembled at a lower position of the front frame 16, and the upper ball tray 20 is configured to be opened and closed integrally with the opening and closing of the front frame 16.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the middle frame 13 is formed into a rectangular frame shape that is entirely aligned with the opening of the outer frame 11 by frame members 13 a to 13 d that form upper, lower, left and right edges. And the opening edge part opened to the front and back of the middle frame 13 is comprised so that it may function as the game board holding | maintenance part 21 which installs the said game board 12. FIG. On the front side of the lower frame member 13b, a speaker (notification means) 22 that outputs sound effects, warning sounds, and the like, and a ball hitting device 23 that launches a pachinko ball into a game area 34 (described later) are installed and rotated by the player. An operation handle 24 that is operated to actuate the ball hitting device 23 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 3, on the rear side of the upper frame member 13a, a ball tank 25 for storing pachinko balls supplied from an external ball supply facility provided on an installation frame base or the like is provided on the upper frame member 13a. It is provided over substantially the entire width of the left and right width. In addition, on the rear side of the lower frame member 13b, a ball supply path that communicates with the upper and lower ball trays 20 and 17 and a ball discharge path that communicates with a ball collection basket provided on the installation frame base (both not shown). Each set member 26 is provided. The spherical tank 25 and the set member 26 are connected to each other via a spherical passage unit 27 installed between the ends of the members 25 and 26 on the left frame member 13c side. The pachinko balls supplied to the ball tank 25 are driven to the upper and lower ball trays 20 and 17 by driving the provided ball dispensing device 28. The set member 26 is provided with a payout control device 29 for driving and controlling the ball paying device 28, a firing control device 30 for driving and controlling the hitting ball launching device 23, and the like. The payout control device 29 is electrically connected to a main control device (control means) 31 disposed on the rear side of the pachinko machine 10 via a third relay board 57 described later. Based on the control signal input from 31, the payout control device 29 controls the ball payout device 28 (see FIG. 8).

  As shown in FIG. 4, the game board 12 is formed from a colorless and transparent synthetic resin material having optical transparency such as acrylic or polycarbonate, and is formed in a substantially rectangular flat plate shape that matches the game board holding portion 21 of the middle frame 13. The As shown in FIG. 5, a box-shaped installation member 14 in which various game machine components are installed is assembled on the rear surface of the game board 12, and the symbol display opening 12 a and the installation member 14 formed in the game board 12. The display unit 15a of the liquid crystal display device 15 can be viewed from the front side of the game board 12 through a visible display unit 14a (described later) formed on the game board 12. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the game board 12 is formed with a central installation hole 12b that opens in the front-rear direction at the center of the lower part. Furthermore, a left part installation hole 12c is formed on the left side (right side in FIG. 6) of the central part installation hole 12b, and a right part installation hole 12d is formed on the right side (left side in FIG. 6) of the central part installation hole 12b. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 4, an inner rail 32 and an outer rail 33 are arranged in a semicircular arc shape on the front surface of the game board 12, and there is a game area 34 in which pachinko balls can flow down by both rails 32, 33. A pachinko ball which is defined and launched from the hitting ball launching device 23 is launched into the game area 34. In addition, a start winning device 35 capable of winning a pachinko ball flowing down the game area 34 is disposed in the central hole 12b of the game board 12. The start winning device 35 includes two winning ports (upper winning port 35a and lower winning port 35b) provided on the upper and lower sides. The starter body 35c (see FIG. 6) of the start winning device 35 includes an upper starting ball detection sensor 36 that detects a pachinko ball that has won a prize in the upper winning opening 35a, and a lower part that detects a pachinko ball that has won a prize in the lower winning opening 35b. A starting ball detection sensor 37 is provided (see FIG. 8). The upper starter ball detection sensor 36 and the lower starter ball detection sensor 37 are connected to the main controller 31, and the pachinko ball detection signals output from both sensors 36 and 37 are input to the main controller 31. The When the main control device 31 receives a detection signal from the upper start ball detection sensor 36 or the lower start ball detection sensor 37, the main control device 31 performs a big hit lottery and outputs a control signal to the overall control device 19 to output the liquid crystal display device. 15 is made to perform the symbol variation effect. Further, the main control device 31 outputs a control signal to the payout control device 29 so that the ball payout device 28 pays out a predetermined number of prize balls.

  A first special winning device 38 is disposed below the start winning device 35 in the game board 12. When the first jackpot is generated as a result of the jackpot lottery, the display unit 15 a of the liquid crystal display device 15 is displayed. The symbols are stopped and displayed in a predetermined symbol combination, and the first special winning opening (not shown) of the first special winning device 38 is opened. The first special device main body 38a (see FIG. 6) of the first special prize-winning device 38 has a first special ball detection sensor electrically connected to the main control device 31 via a first relay board 55 (described later). 39 is provided (see FIG. 8). When the first special ball detection sensor 39 detects a pachinko ball, the main control device 31 outputs a control signal to the payout control device 29 so that the ball payout device 28 pays out a prize ball. ing.

  A second special prize device 40 is disposed in the right portion installation hole 12 d of the game board 12. As shown in FIG. 16, the second special prize-winning device 40 protrudes to the front side of the decorative board portion 41 and the decorative board portion 41 attached to the board surface of the game board 12 so as to cover the right part installation hole 12 d from the front side. A box-shaped main body receiving portion 42 provided to be provided, and a second special device main body 40a (see FIG. 6) provided on the rear side of the decorative plate portion 41. The main body receiving portion 42 is formed in a box shape that opens upward, and the upper opening of the main body receiving portion 42 serves as a second special prize opening (not shown). The second special prize opening is opened and closed by a shielding plate 40b provided in the second special device main body 40a so as to be movable forward and backward. As a result of the jackpot lottery, when the second jackpot occurs, the shielding plate 40b moves rearward to open the second special winning opening, and the pachinko ball wins. The pachinko ball that has won the second special prize opening of the second special prize winning device 40 is sent to the rear of the game board 12 and is detected by a second special ball detecting sensor 97 provided in the light emitting effect device 50 described later. It has become. When the second special ball detection sensor 97 detects a pachinko ball, the main control device 31 outputs a control signal to the payout control device 29 and causes the ball payout device 28 to pay out a prize ball. In addition, when a pachinko ball is to be awarded to the second special prize opening of the second special prize winning device 40, the operation handle 24 is greatly rotated to strongly strike the pachinko ball and flow down the right side of the game area 34. "Right-handed" is performed.

  An installation opening 41a that opens in the front-rear direction is formed in the left part of the decoration plate 41, and the effect decoration 43 is installed in a state in which the installation opening 41a is fitted. The effect decoration portion 43 is a light-transmitting decorative member having a required decoration on the front surface. As shown in FIG. 6, the rear portion of the effect decoration portion 43 is inserted through the right portion installation hole 12d. It faces the back of the game board 12. And the effect decoration part 43 is brightened by the light irradiated from the lower light emission part 63 mentioned later of the said light emission effect | production apparatus 50. FIG. The left installation hole 12c of the game board 12 is provided with a general winning device 44 having a plurality of general winning ports 44a, 44a, 44a, and pachinko balls are placed in the general winning ports 44a, 44a, 44a. The winning ball is paid out by winning. Here, as described above, the game board 12 is composed of a transparent member having light permeability. Accordingly, in the game area 34 of the game board 12, the portion excluding the place where the start prize device 35, the first and second special prize devices 38 and 40, the general prize device 44, etc. are installed is located behind the game board 12. Is visible. That is, the player can visually recognize the light emitting effect device 50, the movable effect device 49, and the like (both described later) provided on the installation member 14 through the game board 12 from the front side of the pachinko machine 10.

[About installation members]
As shown in FIG. 5, the installation member 14 moves forward from a substantially rectangular facing surface portion 45 that faces the game board 12 and an outer peripheral wall portion 46 that extends forward from the peripheral edge portion of the facing surface portion 45. It is formed in a box shape that opens. A plurality of installation fixing portions 47 extending to the outside of the opening of the installation member 14 are formed at the front end portion of the outer peripheral wall portion 46. Then, the installation members 14 are detachably attached to the game board 12 by screwing the installation fixation parts 47 to the game board 12 in a state where the installation fixation parts 47 are in contact with the rear surface of the game board 12. A movable effect device 49 that performs a movable effect in accordance with the gaming state is disposed on the installation member 14. In addition, a light emitting effect device (game machine component member) 50 that performs a light emitting effect in accordance with the gaming state is disposed at the lower right side of the installation member 14. As shown in FIG. 7, the facing surface portion 45 is provided with a substantially rectangular visible display portion 14 a that opens in the front-rear direction. In the following description, the upper portion of the facing display portion 14 a in the facing surface portion 45 The upper facing surface portion 45a is referred to, and the lower portion of the visible display portion 14a is referred to as the lower facing surface portion 45b.

  A liquid crystal mounting portion 51 (see FIG. 7) is provided on the rear side of the facing surface portion 45, and the liquid crystal display device 15 is placed on the liquid crystal mounting portion 51 so that the display portion 15 a faces the visible display portion 14 a. Mounted from the side. On the rear side of the liquid crystal display device 15, an overall control device 19 that controls the game effects of the pachinko machine 10 is provided (see FIG. 3). As shown in FIG. 8, the overall control device 19 is electrically connected to the liquid crystal display device 15, the lamp device 18, and the speaker 22, and based on the effect control signal output from the overall control device 19, Various devices 15, 18, and 22 are controlled to operate. The overall control device 19 is configured to control the rendering operations of the movable rendering device 49 and the light emitting rendering device 50. As shown in FIG. 7, a plurality (three in the embodiment) of relay board holding parts 52, 53, and 54 are provided adjacent to the left and right on the rear surface of the lower facing surface part 45 b, and each relay board holding part 52 is provided. , 53, 54 are detachably provided with relay boards 55, 56, 57. In the following description, the relay board located on the right side of FIG. 7 is referred to as the first relay board 55, the relay board located on the left side of FIG. 7 is referred to as the second relay board 56, and the center of FIG. The located relay board is referred to as a third relay board 57.

  As shown in FIG. 8, a fraud detection device 125 (fraud detection means), a magnetic sensor 83, and the first and second special ball detection sensors 39 and 97, which will be described later, are connected to the first relay board 55. The second relay board 56 is connected to wirings (not shown) derived from light emitting boards 63a, 68, and 69 (described later) of the movable effect device 49 and the light emitting effect device 50, and the overall control device. 19 is connected. The payout control device 29 is connected to the third relay board 57. As described above, the main control device 31 is directly connected to various electrical components such as the upper start ball detection sensor 36, the lower start ball detection sensor 37, and the overall control device 19, and the first to third relays. The first and second special ball detection sensors 39, 97, the payout control device 29, and the like are electrically connected via the substrates 55, 56, 57. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the main control device 31 is electrically connected to a hall computer (notification means) 59 installed in a game room management room or the like via an external terminal plate 58 provided in the ball passage unit 27. It is connected to the. Further, the main control device 31 is configured to determine the occurrence of fraud based on output signals from the fraud detection device 125 and the magnetic sensor 83, and in the event of fraud, the speaker 22 and the hall computer 59 etc. are configured to notify the abnormality.

[About the light emitting effect device]
As shown in FIG. 5, the light emitting effect device 50 is disposed on the right side of the lower facing surface portion 45 b of the installation member 14, and the second special prize device 40 is installed in a state where the installation member 14 is attached to the game board 12. It is comprised so that it may be located behind. As shown in FIG. 9, the light emitting effect device 50 includes a light emitting device main body 60 attached to the installation member 14, a front case member 61 disposed on the front side of the light emitting device main body 60, and a fraud detection device 125. This is basically composed of an installation housing portion 62 to be installed. Further, as shown in FIG. 15, the light emitting effect device 50 includes four light emitting units 63, 64, 65, 66 that irradiate light forward. In the following description, the lower light emitting unit is the lower light emitting unit 63, the circular light emitting unit located on the left is the circular light emitting unit 64, and the two long light emitting units arranged on the left and right are the left columnar light emitting units. Reference numeral 65 denotes a right columnar light-emitting portion 66, respectively.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the light emitting device main body 60 includes a base substrate 67, two light emitting substrates (a left light emitting substrate 68 and a right light emitting substrate 69) disposed on the rear surface of the base substrate 67, and the base substrate. 67, a circular decorative portion 70 disposed on the front side of 67, two left and right columnar diffusion portions (left columnar diffusion portion 71 and right columnar diffusion portion 72), and two left and right columnar decoration bodies (left columnar decoration body 73 and right column). Columnar decorative body 74). The circular light emitting portion 64 of the embodiment is composed of a circular diffusion portion 80 (described later) of the base substrate 67, the circular decorative portion 70, and a circular portion 75 (described later) of the left light emitting substrate 68. The left columnar light emitting unit 65 includes a left transmission unit 81 (described later) of the base substrate 67, the left columnar diffusion unit 71, the left columnar decorative body 73, and a linear unit 76 (described later) of the left light emitting substrate 68. The right columnar light emitting portion 66 is composed of a right transmission portion 82 (described later) of the base substrate 67, the right columnar diffusion portion 72, the right columnar decorative body 74, and the right light emitting substrate 69. Is done.

  The left light-emitting substrate 68 includes a circular portion 75 and a linear portion 76 extending with a predetermined length, and the circular portion 75 and the linear portion 76 are opposed to the rear surface of the base substrate 67. The left light emitting substrate 68 is screwed to the base substrate 67. A plurality of LED elements 77 and 78 are provided on the front surfaces of the circular portion 75 and the linear portion 76, and the LED elements 77 and 78 emit light so that light is emitted forward. The right light emitting substrate 69 extends linearly with a predetermined length, and the right light emitting substrate 69 is screwed to the rear surface of the base substrate 67. A plurality of LED elements 79 are provided on the front surface of the right light emitting substrate 69, and the LED elements 79 emit light to irradiate light forward. Note that wirings (both not shown) derived from the left light emitting board 68 and the right light emitting board 69 are connected to the second relay board 56, and the overall control device 19 emits left light through the second relay board 56. The substrate 68 and the right light emitting substrate 69 are configured to control light emission.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the base substrate 67 is formed of a colorless and transparent thin plate member. The base substrate 67 includes a circular circular diffusion portion 80 corresponding to the circular portion 75 of the left light emitting substrate 68, a left transmission portion 81 corresponding to the linear portion 76 of the left light emitting substrate 68, and a right light emitting substrate. The right transmission part 82 corresponding to 69 is formed. The circular diffusion part 80, the left transmission part 81 and the right transmission part 82 protrude slightly forward from the front surface of the base substrate 67. Further, portions corresponding to the circular diffusion part 80, the left transmission part 81, and the right transmission part 82 on the rear surface of the base substrate 67 are recessed forward, and the left light emission board 68 and the right light emission board 69 are attached to the base board 67. In this case, the LED elements 77, 78, and 79 of the left light emitting substrate 68 and the right light emitting substrate 69 face the recessed portion. A plurality of protrusions 80 a are formed in a spiral shape on the front surface of the circular diffusion portion 80, and light emitted from the circular portion 75 of the left light emitting substrate 68 is diffused by the circular diffusion portion 80. (See FIG. 13). The left transmission part 81 and the right transmission part 82 are both flat surfaces, and the light irradiated from the linear part 76 of the left light emitting substrate 68 and the right light emission substrate 69 are respectively left transmission part 81. Further, the light passes through the right transmission part 82 as it is.

  As shown in FIG. 11A, a sensor mounting hole 67a that opens in the front-rear direction at a position below the left transmission portion 81 is formed in the base substrate 67, and a magnetic sensor 83 (see FIG. 11) is formed in the sensor mounting hole 67a. 10) is attached. The magnetic sensor 83 detects magnetism emitted from a magnet or the like. The magnetic sensor 83 approaches the game board 12 with a magnet or the like and induces a pachinko ball that flows down the game area 34 (hereinafter referred to as an illegal magnetic act). It is for detecting. A wiring (not shown) derived from the magnetic sensor 83 is connected to the first relay board 55, and a detection signal (hereinafter referred to as a magnetic detection signal) output when the magnetic sensor 83 detects magnetism. Are input to the main controller 31 via the first relay board 55 (see FIG. 8).

  In the base substrate 67, a rear side configuration part 84 constituting the rear part of the installation housing part 62 is formed adjacent to the lower side of the circular diffusion part 80 (circular light emitting part 64). As shown in FIG. 11B, the rear side component portion 84 includes a support plate portion 85 inclined rearward from the upper side to the lower side, and a substantially right angle from the lower end portion of the support plate portion 85 to the support plate portion 85. A bottom support piece 86 that extends to the front side, a right side surface 87 that extends from the right edge of the support plate 85 to the front side and forms the right side surface of the installation housing portion 62, and an upper surface that forms the upper surface of the installation housing portion 62 Part 88. The support plate portion 85 is a rectangular thin plate member, and the support plate portion 85 is at a predetermined angle with respect to the game board 12 in a state where the light emitting device main body 60 is attached to the game board 12 as shown in FIG. It is inclined (for example, about 60 °). A hemispherical rear installation recess 89 that is recessed rearward is formed in the upper portion of the support plate portion 85. The upper surface portion 88 is subjected to a surface treatment having a corrugated cross section so that it is difficult to visually recognize the lower side (the fraud detection device 125) through the upper surface portion 88. As shown in FIG. 11A, the bottom support piece 86 is formed with a wiring hole 90 through which the wiring 126X of the fraud detection device 125 is inserted.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the circular decorative portion 70 is provided with a disk portion 91 that has undergone a polished glass-like light diffusion treatment, and is provided on the front side of the disk portion 91, and a required decoration is provided on the front surface. A colorless and transparent hemispherical portion 92 and a ring-shaped portion 93 attached to the base substrate 67 in a state where the circular diffusing portion 80, the disc portion 91, and the hemispherical portion 92 are accommodated therein. As shown in FIG. 13, the disk portion 91 faces the front side of the circular diffusion portion 80 in a state of being installed on the base substrate 67, and the light diffused by the circular diffusion portion 80 is reflected on the disk portion 91. It is designed to diffuse further. The hemispherical portion 92 is configured to transmit the light diffused by the circular diffusing portion 80. The ring-shaped portion 93 includes a circular opening 93a that opens in the front-rear direction. As shown in FIG. 13, the hemispherical portion 92 faces the opening 93a while being accommodated in the ring-shaped portion 93. It is configured as follows. And the light which permeate | transmitted the said hemispherical part 92 permeate | transmits the game board 12, It is comprised so that the light emission effect of the circular light emission part 64 can be visually recognized from the front side of the game board 12 (refer FIG. 4).

  As shown in FIG. 10, the left columnar diffusion portion 71 is disposed so as to cover the left transmission portion 81 of the base substrate 67. The left columnar diffusion portion 71 is formed of a colorless and transparent synthetic resin, and has a surface subjected to a light diffusion process, and is configured to diffuse the light transmitted through the left transmission portion 81 by the left columnar diffusion portion 71. . The light diffused by the left columnar diffuser 71 is transmitted through the game board 12 so that the light emission effect of the left columnar light emitter 65 is visible from the front side of the game board 12. The left columnar decorative body 73 is a decorative member that has been plated, and is attached to the front side of the left columnar diffuser 71. By providing the left columnar decorative body 73, the decorativeness of the left columnar light emitting unit 65 is enhanced. The left columnar decorative body 73 is connected to the right columnar decorative body 74 via a connecting portion 94.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the right columnar diffusion part 72 is disposed so as to cover the right transmission part 82 of the base substrate 67. The right columnar diffusing unit 72 is formed of a colorless and transparent synthetic resin and has a light diffusion treatment on the surface, like the left columnar diffusing unit 71, and the light transmitted through the right transmitting unit 82 is right columnar. The diffusion unit 72 diffuses. The light diffused by the right columnar diffusing unit 72 is transmitted through the game board 12, and the light emission effect of the right columnar light emitting unit 66 is visible from the front side of the game board 12. The right columnar decorative body 74 is a decorative member that has been plated like the left columnar decorative body 73 and is attached to the front side of the right columnar diffuser 72. By providing the right columnar decorative body 74, the decorativeness of the right columnar light emitting section 66 is enhanced.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the front case member 61 is entirely formed of a colorless and transparent synthetic resin, and is attached to the lower portion of the base substrate 67. A ball passage 95 is defined on the right side of the front case member 61 so that a pachinko ball that has won the second special prize-winning device 40 flows down the ball passage 95 and is discharged below the installation member 14. It has become. Further, a sensor mounting portion 96 is formed at the upper end of the ball passage 95 in the front case member 61, and a second special ball for detecting a pachinko ball winning in the second special winning device 40 in the sensor mounting portion 96. A detection sensor 97 is detachably attached. When the pachinko ball that has won the second special winning device 40 passes through the detection port 97a of the second special ball detection sensor 97, the sensor 97 detects the pachinko ball. The wiring (not shown) derived from the second special sphere detection sensor 97 is connected to the first relay board 55, and the detection signal output from the second special sphere detection sensor 97 is the first relay. The data is input to the main controller 31 via the substrate 55 (see FIG. 8).

  As shown in FIGS. 14 (a) and 14 (b), an installation surface portion 98 is formed at a substantially central position on the left and right sides of the front case member 61, and a lower light emitting portion 63 is attached to the rear surface of the installation surface portion 98. Yes. The lower light emitting portion 63 is positioned obliquely to the lower right of the circular light emitting portion 64 with the front case member 61 attached to the base substrate 67 (see FIG. 15). It is located in front of the front end (the front part of the ring-shaped part 93) (see FIG. 13). As shown in FIGS. 4 and 12, the lower light emitting unit 63 faces the rear of the effect decoration unit 43 of the second special prize device 40 with the light emitting effect device 60 attached to the installation member 14. It has become. The lower light emitting unit 63 is configured by providing a plurality of (two in the embodiment) LED elements 63b and 63b on the substrate 63a, and the LED elements 63b and 63b emit light to emit light forward. It has become. As shown in FIG. 14A, a passing window 99 is formed on the installation surface portion 98 at a position corresponding to the LED elements 63b and 63b of the lower light emitting portion 63, and the light of the lower light emitting portion 63 is Irradiating forward through the passage window 99. The light that has passed through the passage window 99 reaches the effect decoration portion 43 of the game board 12 to brighten the effect decoration portion 43. Note that a wiring (not shown) derived from the lower light emitting unit 63 is connected to the second relay board 56, and the overall light control unit 19 controls the light emission of the lower light emitting unit 63.

  The front case member 61 is formed with a front side configuration portion 100 that constitutes a front side of the installation housing portion 62 adjacent to the upper left side of the installation surface portion 98. As shown in FIGS. 14A to 14C, the front side component 100 includes a front surface portion 101 that constitutes the front surface of the installation housing portion 62, and an installation housing portion that extends rearward from the lower end portion of the front surface portion 101. A bottom surface portion 102 constituting the bottom surface of 62 and a left side surface portion constituting the left side surface of the installation housing portion 62 extending rearward from the left side portion of the front surface portion 101 (the right side portion in FIGS. 14B and 14C). 103 and a support piece 105 extending rearward from the rear surface of the front surface portion 101, and is formed in a box shape opened rearward. When the front case member 61 is attached to the base substrate 67, the front side configuration unit 100 is aligned with the rear side configuration unit 84 from the front side, and the fraud detection device 125 is installed by the front side configuration unit 100 and the rear side configuration unit 84. The installation accommodating part 62 for doing is comprised (refer FIG. 13).

  The front surface portion 101 is subjected to a wave-shaped blindfolding process on the entire surface, making it difficult to visually recognize the inside (the fraud detection device 125) through the front surface portion 101. The upper end portion of the front surface portion 101 abuts on the front end portion of the upper surface portion 88 of the rear side component portion 84 as shown in FIG. 13 with the front case member 61 attached to the base substrate 67. The front portion 101 is configured to be positioned in front of the circular light emitting portion 64 and in the rear of the lower light emitting portion 63 with the front case member 61 attached to the base substrate 67. A hemispherical front installation recess 107 projecting forward is formed on the upper portion of the front surface portion 101, and the front installation recess 107 becomes a rear installation recess 89 in a state where the front case member 61 is attached to the base substrate 67. On the other hand, they are opposed to each other by a predetermined distance. Further, a protrusion 108 protruding forward is formed on the upper portion of the front surface portion 101. The projecting portion 108 is formed in a triangular cross section from an upper slope (relief portion) 109 facing obliquely upward and a lower slope 110 facing obliquely downward. As shown in FIG. 13, the upper slope 109 of the projecting portion 108 is inclined downward from the rear to the front so as to retreat from the irradiation range of the circular light emitting portion 64, and the light from the circular light emitting portion 64 is used. The front surface portion 101 is not brightened.

  The left side surface portion 103 is configured to contact the upper surface portion 88 and the support plate portion 85 from the left side in a state where the front case member 61 is attached to the base substrate 67. The left side surface portion 103 is subjected to a wave-shaped cross-section blinding process on the entire surface, making it difficult to visually recognize the inside (the fraud detection device 125) via the left side surface portion 103. As shown in FIGS. 14B and 14C, the support piece 105 is vertically moved from the lower end of the front surface portion 101 to the front installation recess 107 at the center portion in the left-right direction on the rear surface of the front surface portion 101. It consists of a thin plate-like member extending in the direction. As shown in FIG. 13, a support edge portion 112 that is inclined downward from the front to the rear is formed at the upper end portion of the support piece 105. The support edge portion 112 extends substantially in parallel with the support plate portion 85 in a state where the front case member 61 is attached to the base substrate 67. Like the support plate portion 85, the game board 12 is inclined at a predetermined angle (about 60 °). The support piece 105 supports the fraud detection device 125 from below with the support edge 112 in contact with the fraud detection device 125.

[About illegal acts by radio waves]
Here, the two starting ball detection sensors 36 and 37 and the first and second special ball detection sensors 39 and 97 described above are so-called inductive proximity switches, and both are the same in the pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment. Sensors (hereinafter, these sensors 36, 37, 39, and 97 may be simply referred to as a sphere detection sensor D) are employed. As shown in FIG. 17A, the sphere detection sensor D has a basic configuration including a sensor main body 123 having an oscillation circuit and the like, and a sphere passage port 124 provided with a coil through which a pachinko sphere can pass. As shown in FIG. 17B, in the state where the ball detection sensor D is not detecting the pachinko sphere (the state where the pachinko sphere has not passed through the sphere passage port 124), the oscillation circuit oscillates and the high level is detected. It is set to output a signal (hereinafter referred to as a high level signal). On the other hand, when the ball detection sensor D is detecting a pachinko ball (while the pachinko ball is passing through the ball passage opening 124), the oscillation of the oscillation circuit stops or attenuates, and a low-level signal (hereinafter referred to as a low level signal). Is called a low level signal). The main control device 31 counts the pachinko ball by 1 when the output signal from the ball detection sensor D is switched from the high level signal to the low level signal, and controls the payout control device 29 to control the ball payout device. 28 causes the award ball to be paid out.

  However, an illegal act (hereinafter referred to as an illegal radio wave action) may be performed in which a radio wave is radiated to the sphere detection sensor D to forcibly change the output signal of the sphere detection sensor D. In general, as shown in FIG. 12, this fraudulent radio wave act is performed by a fraudster who conceals the radio wave generator E obliquely below the game board 12, and the start winning device 35 and the first and second special prize winning devices 38, Radio waves are emitted from the radio wave generator E toward the lower center of the game board 12 provided with 40 and the like. When the sphere detection sensor D receives the radio wave radiated from the radio wave generator E while the pachinko sphere passes through the sphere passage 124, the sphere detection sensor D erroneously detects that there is intermittent oscillation. End up. As a result, as shown in FIG. 17B, the sphere detection sensor D repeatedly outputs a low level signal and a high level signal, and the main controller 31 switches each time the high level signal is switched to the low level signal. Pachinko balls will be counted. As a result, the main control device 31 counts a plurality of pachinko balls even though one pachinko ball has passed through the ball passage opening 124, and a lot of prize balls are paid out or a big hit lottery is performed. There is a fear. Therefore, in the pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment, a fraud detection device (fraud detection means) 125 is provided in order to detect such an illegal radio wave action.

[Unauthorized Device]
As shown in FIGS. 9 and 13, the fraud detection device 125 basically includes a detection sensor unit (state change means) 126 and a detection metal ball (state maintenance means, metal ball, game ball) 127. Has been. The detection sensor unit 126 is basically composed of a rectangular parallelepiped sensor device main body 129 and a cylindrical detection port 130 in which a through hole is defined. In the embodiment, the detection sensor unit 126 is basically similar to the above-described sphere detection sensor D. The configuration is the same. As shown in FIG. 13, the longitudinal dimension of the sensor device main body 129 is set slightly smaller than the distance between the bottom support piece 86 and the upper slope 109 of the protruding portion 108 in the installation housing portion 62. Further, the thickness direction of the sensor device main body 129 (the opening direction of the detection port 130) is set slightly smaller than the separation distance between the support plate portion 85 and the support edge portion 112 of the support piece 105. Further, the short dimension of the detection sensor unit 126 is set slightly smaller than the distance between the left side surface portion 103 and the right side surface portion 87. When the detection sensor unit 126 is housed in the installation housing portion 62, the corner portion of the sensor device main body 129 faces the rear side of the protruding portion 108 of the installation housing portion 62 and the bottom support piece 86. The upper slope 109, the support plate portion 85, the support edge portion 112, the left side surface portion 103, and the right side surface portion 87 are configured to be regulated in position. Note that the wiring 126 </ b> X led out from the detection sensor unit 126 is drawn out of the installation housing portion 62 through the wiring through hole 90 and connected to the first relay board 55. The output signal of the detection sensor unit 126 is input to the main controller 31 via the first relay board 55.

  The diameter of the detection port 130 is set slightly larger than the diameter of the metal ball 127 for detection. A detection coil 131 (see FIG. 18) is wound around the detection opening 130 along the opening edge, and a magnetic field is generated around the detection opening 130 by the detection coil 131. As shown in FIG. 18, the sensor device main body 129 is formed with an oscillation circuit F, an oscillation detection circuit G, and an output circuit H. As shown in FIG. 19A, the oscillation circuit F oscillates at a high frequency (for example, 1 MHz) in a state where no magnetic material (detection metal sphere 127) exists in the magnetic field of the detection port 130. ing. Further, as shown in FIG. 19B, when a magnetic body (detection metal sphere 127) exists in the magnetic field of the detection port 130, the oscillation circuit F stops or attenuates oscillation. Note that the oscillation circuit F of the embodiment is set to stop oscillation in a state where the magnetic body (detection metal ball 127) is present in the detection port 130.

  The oscillation detection circuit G detects the oscillation state of the oscillation circuit F and outputs a signal corresponding to the oscillation state. As shown in FIG. 19A, the oscillation detection circuit G outputs an oscillation detection signal to the output circuit H when detecting oscillation of the oscillation circuit F, and as shown in FIG. Is configured to output an oscillation stop detection signal to the output circuit H when it detects oscillation stop or attenuation (in the embodiment, oscillation stop). That is, the detection sensor unit 126 includes an oscillation detection state (first state) in which the oscillation detection circuit G detects oscillation, and an oscillation non-detection state (first state) in which the oscillation detection circuit G detects oscillation stoppage, depending on the presence or absence of a magnetic material. The state can be changed to 2 states).

  The output circuit H outputs the high level signal when the oscillation detection signal is input from the oscillation detection circuit G, and outputs the low level signal when the oscillation stop detection signal is input from the oscillation detection circuit G. It is designed to output. As shown in FIG. 19B, the low level signal has a value slightly larger than zero. The high level signal and low level signal output from the output circuit H are input to the main controller 31. The metal ball for detection 127 stops the oscillation of the oscillation circuit F and maintains the detection sensor unit 126 in the oscillation non-detection state (maintains the state change means in the second state). In the embodiment, a pachinko ball that is a magnetic material is used as the metal ball for detection 127. As shown in FIG. 13, when the detection metal ball 127 is accommodated in the installation accommodation portion 62, it is held between the front installation recess 107 and the rear installation recess 89 so as to be positioned in the detection port 130. Is done. That is, the metal ball for detection 127 is held in the installation housing portion 62 without shifting the relative positional relationship with the detection port 130, and the center of the metal ball for detection 127 is at the center of the detection port 130 in the opening direction. They are almost identical.

  Then, by holding the detection metal ball 127 in the detection port 130, the fraud detection device 125 causes the oscillation circuit F to oscillate by the detection metal ball 127 in a normal state where the illegal radio wave action is not performed. The detection sensor unit 126 is stopped, and the oscillation non-detection state is maintained. Accordingly, since the oscillation detection circuit G outputs an oscillation stop detection signal and a low level signal is output from the output circuit H, a low level signal is always input to the main controller 31 as shown in FIG. Is done. On the other hand, when the detection sensor unit 126 is in the oscillation non-detection state, when a radio wave is radiated from the radio wave generator E to the detection sensor unit 126, the oscillation circuit F stops oscillation as shown in FIG. In spite of this, intermittent oscillation is forcibly caused by radio waves. Accordingly, when an illegal radio wave action is performed, the oscillation detection circuit G detects intermittent oscillation and alternately outputs an oscillation detection signal and an oscillation stop detection signal. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 20, the output circuit H alternately outputs a high level signal and a low level signal to the main controller 31. In the fraud detection device 125 according to the embodiment, the detection range of the radio wave in the detection sensor unit 126 is large on the opening direction side (vertical direction in FIG. 22) of the detection port 130 as shown in FIG. That is, the detection sensor unit 126 is configured to easily react to radio waves radiated from the radio wave generator E positioned on the extension line of the detection port 130 in the opening direction.

  Here, in the state where the light emitting effect device 50 is attached to the installation member 14, the fraud detection device 125 is located behind the game board 12 and between the start winning device 35 and the effect decoration unit 43. It has become. Therefore, it is possible to visually recognize the light emitting effect device 50 (the fraud detection device 125) through the game board 12 from obliquely above the front side of the game board 12. However, the fraud detection device 125 is positioned between the circular light emitting unit 64 and the lower light emitting unit 63 and is adjacent to both the light emitting units 64 and 63, respectively. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 12, the fraud detection device 125 is located at a position outside the irradiation range of the circular light emitting unit 64 and the irradiation range of the lower light emitting unit 63, and the circular light emitting unit 64 is placed in the fraud detection device 125. And the light of the lower light emission part 63 is not irradiated directly. That is, the fraud detection device 125 is located in a position hidden behind the light emitted from the circular light emitting unit 64 and the lower light emitting unit 63 and is difficult to visually recognize from the front side of the game board 12.

  Further, the fraud detection device 125 is close to the start winning device 35 and the first and second special winning devices 38 and 40 that are likely to be subjected to fraudulent radio wave action with the installation member 14 attached to the game board 12 (FIG. 4). reference). Since the detection sensor unit 126 is housed in the installation housing portion 62 in a posture inclined backward from above to below, as shown in FIG. 12, the opening direction of the detection port 130 is forward from the rear. It becomes the direction which inclines below toward. In other words, by directing the opening direction of the detection port 130 toward the front lower side of the game board 12, it is possible to easily catch illegal radio waves radiated from the radio wave generator E set at the front lower side of the game board 12.

[Unauthorized judgment of main controller]
As described above, the main control device 31 receives a low level signal from the fraud detection device 125 during normal operation (oscillation non-detection state) (see FIG. 20). Further, when the detection sensor unit 126 is changed to an oscillation detection state due to an illegal radio wave action, a waveform in which a high level signal and a low level signal are periodically repeated is input from the output circuit H. The main controller 31 determines that an illegal radio wave action has occurred when the signal from the fraud detector 125 switches from a low level signal to a high level signal (FIGS. 20 and 21). reference). That is, when the detection sensor unit 126 is forcibly changed to the oscillation detection state despite being maintained in the oscillation non-detection state by the detection metal ball 127, the main controller 31 detects the illegal radio wave action. To do.

  Here, if the wiring 126X led out from the detection sensor unit 126 is cut or pulled out from the detection sensor unit 126 by an unauthorized person (hereinafter referred to as disconnection action), as shown in FIG. No signal is output (that is, the signal becomes 0). Therefore, the main control device 31 is set to determine that a disconnection action has occurred when there is no output from the output circuit H due to the disconnection action. Further, when a cheating person extracts the metal ball for detection 127 from the detection unit (hereinafter referred to as a ball removal act), the oscillation circuit F resumes oscillation and the detection sensor unit 126 is maintained in the oscillation detection state. . For this reason, the oscillation of the oscillation circuit F is continued even when the radio wave from the radio wave generator E is received, so that a high level signal is continuously output from the output circuit H as shown in FIG. In this case, even if a radio wave is received, the signal output from the output circuit H cannot be switched, and therefore, an illegal radio wave action cannot be detected. Therefore, the main controller 31 determines that a ball removal action has occurred when the output from the output circuit H is switched from a low level signal to a high level signal due to the ball removal action. Regarding the illegal magnetic action, when a magnetic detection signal is input from the magnetic sensor 83, the main controller 31 determines the occurrence of the illegal magnetic action.

[Control configuration for fraud determination]
Next, the control configuration of the main controller 31 at the time of fraud determination will be described below. When the main control device 31 detects the occurrence of an illegal radio wave action or an illegal magnetic action including the disconnection action and the ball pulling action, the main control apparatus 31 performs control for notifying the occurrence of the illegal action. That is, the main control device 31 outputs a control signal to the overall control device 19 to notify the liquid crystal display device 15, the lamp device 18, and the speaker 22 of the occurrence of an illegal act. Here, as shown in FIG. 23, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment, the liquid crystal display device 15, the lamp device 18, and the speaker 22 are subjected to an illegal radio wave action (including a disconnection action and a ball pulling action) and an illegal magnetic action. The operation mode is different. Therefore, the main control device 31 is configured to output a control signal corresponding to the generated illegal act to the overall control device 19. Specifically, when an illegal radio wave action occurs, the display unit 15a of the liquid crystal display device 15 displays that the illegal radio wave action has occurred, and causes the speaker 22 to output a sound that the illegal radio wave action has occurred. Further, the lamp device 18 is caused to emit light in the first color (green in the embodiment) to notify the occurrence of illegal radio wave action. When an illegal magnetic action occurs, the display unit 15a of the liquid crystal display device 15 displays that the illegal magnetic action has occurred, and causes the speaker 22 to output a sound indicating that the illegal magnetic action has occurred. Further, the lamp device 18 is caused to emit light in the second color (purple in the embodiment) to notify the occurrence of the illegal magnetic action.

  The main controller 31 is set to output a security signal to the hall computer 59 via the external terminal board 58 when detecting an illegal radio wave action and an illegal magnetic action. In the embodiment, the same security signal is output in both cases of an illegal radio wave action and an illegal magnetic action. In the hall computer 59, when a security signal is input, the occurrence of an illegal act is displayed on a display or the like (not shown) of the hall computer 59 so that an administrator or the like is notified of the occurrence of the illegal act. Here, no matter what fraud occurs, the same security signal is input to the hall computer 59, so that the display content on the display is the same, but the liquid crystal display device 15, the lamp device 18, and the speaker 22 are the same. Since the operation mode in is different between the illegal radio wave action and the illegal magnetic action, it is possible to determine which illegal action has occurred.

(Effects of Example)
Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 10 according to the above-described embodiment will be described below.

[About the light emitting effect device]
When assembling the light emitting effect device 50, the circular decorative portion 70 is attached to the front side of the circular diffusion portion 80, and the fraud detection device 125 is faced between the rear component portion 84 and the front component portion 100. The front case member 61 is attached to the base substrate 67. Thereby, the detection sensor unit 126 is in a state in which the corner of the sensor device main body 129 faces the rear side of the protruding portion 108 of the installation housing portion 62, and the bottom support piece 86, the upper slope 109, the support plate portion 85, the position of the detection sensor unit 126 is regulated by the support edge portion 112, the left side surface portion 103, and the right side surface portion 87 (see FIG. 13). At this time, the detection sensor unit 126 is in an inclined posture parallel to the support plate portion 85 and the support edge portion 112. In addition, the detection metal ball 127 is sandwiched between the rear installation recess 89 and the front installation recess 107, and the detection metal ball 127 is held in the detection port 130. That is, since the detection sensor unit 126 and the detection metal ball 127 are accommodated in a state of being positioned in the installation accommodating portion 62, the relative positions of the detection metal ball 127 and the detection port 130 are prevented from being shifted, and the detection The metal ball 127 is held at a substantially central position in the opening direction of the detection port 130. Therefore, the detection metal sphere 127 can be accurately positioned in the induction magnetic field of the detection coil 131, and the detection sensor unit 126 can be reliably maintained in the oscillation non-detection state.

  As described above, since the appropriate positional relationship between the detection sensor unit 126 and the detection metal ball 127 is defined only by housing the fraud detection device 125 in the installation housing portion 62, the positional relationship between the both 126 and 127 is ensured. The assembly work can be made extremely efficient without the need for careful work. Further, since a complicated structure for holding the detection sensor unit 126 and the metal ball for detection 127 in an appropriate positional relationship is not required, the cost can be reduced. In addition, by adopting the spherical metal ball for detection 127, it is sufficient to position the metal ball for detection 127 in the detection port 130 without considering the posture of the metal ball for detection 127, and the assembly of the metal ball for detection 127 becomes simple. . In the embodiment, the detection sensor unit 126 has the same basic configuration as the existing detection sensor D, and the detection sensor unit 126 is maintained in the oscillation non-detection state by the pachinko sphere as the detection metal sphere 127. The configuration. Therefore, it is not necessary to newly develop and manufacture the detection sensor unit 126 and the detection metal ball 127, and the cost can be reduced.

  Next, the left columnar diffusion part 71 and the right columnar diffusion part 72 are attached to the front side of the left transmission part 81 and the right transmission part 82 of the base substrate 67, respectively, and the left columnar diffusion part 71 and the right columnar diffusion part 72 A columnar decorative body 73 and a right columnar decorative body 74 are attached. Furthermore, the light emitting effect device 50 is assembled by attaching the left light emitting substrate 68 and the right light emitting substrate 69 to the rear surface of the base substrate 67 and attaching the lower light emitting portion 63 to the rear surface of the installation surface portion 98 of the front case member 61. As shown in FIG. 15, the fraud detection device 125 is positioned between the circular light emitting unit 64 and the lower light emitting unit 63 and has a positional relationship adjacent to both the light emitting units 64 and 63. Further, as shown in FIG. 13, the front surface portion 101 (the top portion of the protruding portion 108) of the installation housing portion 62 is located behind the lower light emitting portion 63 and in front of the circular light emitting portion 64. Here, in the case where the fraud detection device 125, the circular light emitting unit 64, and the lower light emitting unit 63 are installed on different members, or are individually attached to the installation member 14, errors during assembly, etc. As a result, the relative positional relationship between the fraud detection device 125 and the light emitting units 64 and 63 may be shifted. In this case, there is a possibility that the fraud detection device 125 is positioned within the irradiation range of the circular light emitting unit 64 and the lower light emitting unit 63 and the fraud detection device 125 is illuminated. However, in the embodiment, since the fraud detection device 125, the circular light emitting unit 64, and the lower light emitting unit 63 are provided in one light emitting effect device 50, these three members 125, 64, 63 are always in an appropriate positional relationship. It can be.

  Next, the light emitting effect device 50 is attached to the installation member 14. At this time, since the light emitting effect device 50 can be handled as one unit integrally including the fraud detection device 125 and the four light emitting units 63, 64, 65, 66, the fraud detection device 125, the circular light emitting unit 64, and the like. The light emitting effect device 50 can be easily attached to the installation member 14 in a state where the proper positional relationship of the lower light emitting unit 63 is maintained. Then, when the installation member 14 is disposed on the rear surface of the game board 12, as shown in FIG. 4, the fraud detection device 125 comes close to the rear of the start winning device 35 and the first and second special winning devices 38 and 40. . In addition, since the detection sensor unit 126 is held in an inclined posture in the fraud detection device 125, the opening direction of the detection port 130 is a direction inclined downward from the rear toward the front. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 12, the fraud detection device 125 can easily catch radio waves radiated from the lower front side of the game board 12 toward the start winning device 35 and the first and second special winning devices 38 and 40. It becomes possible to accurately detect radio wave action.

  When the pachinko machine 10 is turned on, the light emitting units 63, 64, 65, and 66 of the light emitting effect device 50 emit light in a predetermined light emitting manner based on the light emission control of the overall control device 19, thereby producing a light emitting effect. Done. At this time, the light emitted from the circular light emitting unit 64, the left columnar light emitting unit 65, and the right columnar light emitting unit 66 is transmitted through the game board 12 and is visually recognized by the player. it can. Further, the light emitted from the lower light emitting unit 63 brightens the effect decoration unit 43 of the game board 12, so that the decoration effect of the game board 12 is improved. Moreover, the fraud detection device 125 is located at a position outside the irradiation range of the light emitting units 64 and 63 as shown in FIG. Therefore, the fraud detection device 125 is not illuminated by the light emitted from the circular light emitting unit 64 and the lower light emitting unit 63. As a result, it becomes difficult for a fraudster to find the fraud detection device 125, and the act of radiating radio waves so as to avoid the detection range of the fraud detection device 125 can be suppressed. In addition, since the fraud detection device 125 is located outside the irradiation range of the left columnar light emitting unit 65 and the right columnar light emitting unit 66, the fraud detection device 125 is not illuminated by the light of the light emitting units 65 and 66. .

  As shown in FIG. 13, since the upper slope 109 of the installation housing portion 62 is inclined so as to be retracted from the irradiation range of the circular light emitting portion 64, the installation housing portion 62 ( The front part 101) is not illuminated, and it is difficult for an unauthorized person to find the fraud detector 125. In addition, by tilting the upper slope 109 of the front surface portion 101 so as to be retracted from the light of the circular light emitting portion 64, the installation position of the installation housing portion 62 is positioned on the front side as compared with the case where the upper slope 109 is a horizontal plane. be able to. As a result, the fraud detection device 125 can be positioned as far as possible in front of the game board 12, and radio waves emitted from the front of the game board 12 can be easily captured. Moreover, the front surface portion 101, the upper surface portion 88, and the left side surface portion 103, which are easily visible from the player side in the installation housing portion 62, are subjected to a blindfolding process on the entire surface. Even if 62 is visually recognized, it is difficult to visually recognize the internal fraud detector 125.

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Next, an operation when an illegal radio wave action is performed will be described. In the fraud detection device 125, the detection sensor unit 126 is maintained in the oscillation non-detection state by the metal ball for detection 127 and the low level signal is output from the output circuit H when the fraudulent radio wave action is not performed normally. Yes. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 20, the low level signal is continuously input to the main control device 31 at the normal time. When radio waves are radiated from the lower front side of the game board 12 by an unauthorized person, the transmission detection circuit G erroneously detects intermittent oscillation as shown in FIG. 21, and the output circuit H Outputs level signals alternately and repeatedly. Then, main controller 31 determines that an illegal radio wave action has occurred when the signal from output circuit H is switched from the low level signal to the high level signal. That is, according to the fraud detection device 125 of the embodiment, the detection sensor unit 126 is changed from the oscillation non-detection state to the oscillation detection state by the radio wave, so that the illegal radio wave action can be detected very easily with a simple structure. In the embodiment, since the output from the output circuit H is switched from the low level signal to the high level signal, the main controller 31 determines the occurrence of the illegal radio wave action. Can be detected. Therefore, the control burden on the main controller 31 can be reduced, and the possibility of erroneous determination is reduced. In addition, since the same sensor as the existing detection sensor D can be adopted as the detection sensor unit 126 without separately forming a circuit for detecting radio waves in the detection sensor unit 126, the manufacturing cost of the fraud detection device 125 can be reduced. can do.

  When determining the occurrence of the illegal radio wave action, the main control device 31 outputs a control signal to the overall control device 19 to notify the liquid crystal display device 15, the lamp device 18 and the speaker 22 of the occurrence of the illegal radio wave action. That is, as shown in FIG. 23, the liquid crystal display device 15 displays on the display unit 15a that a fraudulent radio wave action has occurred, and the speaker 22 outputs a sound indicating that the fraudulent radio wave action has occurred. Further, the lamp device 18 causes the light emitter to emit light in the first color (green) to notify an employee of the game hall of the occurrence of illegal radio wave action. In this way, when an illegal radio wave action occurs, the liquid crystal display device 15 or the like immediately notifies the occurrence of the illegal action, so that the occurrence of the illegal radio wave action can be promptly notified to employees in the game hall. In addition, the liquid crystal display device 15 and the speaker 22 are informed of the occurrence of the illegal radio wave action, and the lamp device 18 emits light in the first color corresponding to the illegal radio wave action. It is possible to easily determine which fraud has occurred, and to respond quickly.

  Further, the main control device 31 outputs a security signal to the hall computer 59 via the external terminal board 58. Upon receiving the security signal, the hall computer 59 displays on the display that some sort of fraud has occurred and notifies the administrator of the management room or the like. In this way, when the occurrence of an illegal radio wave action is determined, not only the pachinko machine 10 but also the hall computer 59 is notified, so even if an employee of the game hall does not notice the occurrence of the fraud, It is possible to notify the manager of the management room about the occurrence of fraud. Since the same security signal is input to the hall computer 59, the display content on the display is the same regardless of any fraudulent act (illegal radio wave act or fraudulent magnetic act). However, as described above, since the liquid crystal display device 15, the lamp device 18, and the speaker 22 are notified of the unauthorized radio wave action, employees and the like can recognize that the illegal radio wave action has occurred.

  Next, when the disconnection action is performed, no signal is input from the output circuit H to the main controller 31 as shown in FIG. When there is no input from the output circuit H, the main control device 31 determines that a disconnection action has occurred, and performs the same action as in the case of the unauthorized radio wave action described above. That is, the fact that an illegal radio wave action has occurred is displayed on the display unit 15a of the liquid crystal display device 15, and the speaker 22 outputs a sound indicating that the illegal radio wave action has occurred. In addition, the lamp device 18 is caused to emit light in the first color to notify an employee of the game hall of the occurrence of illegal radio wave action. Further, main controller 31 outputs a security signal to hall computer 59 to display on the display of hall computer 59 that some sort of fraud has occurred. As described above, in the embodiment, even when a disconnection action is performed, the action can be detected, so that the wiring 126X of the detection sensor unit 126 is cut to prevent the fraud detection device 125 from being invalidated. Can do.

  In addition, when the ball removal action is performed, the oscillation circuit F starts to oscillate when the detection metal ball 127 is removed from the detection port 130. Therefore, the oscillation detection circuit G detects oscillation, and the detection sensor unit 126 changes to an oscillation detection state. As a result, as shown in FIG. 20, the output signal of the output circuit H is switched from the low level signal to the high level signal. Therefore, the main control device 31 determines that the ball removal action has occurred when the signal input from the output circuit H is switched from the low level signal to the high level signal. The same action is taken to report the occurrence of fraud. Thus, in this embodiment, even when a ball removal action is performed, the fraudulent action can be detected, so that the fraud detection device 125 is invalidated by removing the detection metal ball 127 from the detection port 130. Can be prevented.

  When an illegal magnetic action is performed, the magnetic sensor 83 detects magnetism such as a magnet and outputs a magnetic detection signal to the main control device 31. When a detection signal is input from the magnetic sensor 83, the main controller 31 determines that an illegal magnetic action has occurred, and notifies the liquid crystal display device 15 or the like of the illegal action. That is, the main control device 31 outputs a control signal to the overall control device 19 so that the liquid crystal display device 15, the lamp device 18 and the speaker 22 are notified of the occurrence of illegal radio wave action. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 23, the display unit 15a of the liquid crystal display device 15 displays a message indicating that an illegal magnetic action has occurred, and causes the speaker 22 to output a sound indicating that the illegal magnetic action has occurred. Further, the lamp device 18 causes the illuminant to emit light in the second color (purple) to notify the employee of the game hall of the occurrence of the illegal magnetic action. As described above, even when an illegal magnetic act occurs, the occurrence of the illegal act can be immediately notified to an employee or the like. In addition, since it is possible to determine that an illegal magnetic action has occurred from the output contents of the liquid crystal display device 15 and the speaker 22 and the light emission color of the lamp device 18, employees and the like can quickly respond to the illegal magnetic action. . The main control device 31 outputs a security signal to the hall computer 59 even when an illegal magnetic action occurs. Therefore, the fact that some sort of fraud has occurred is displayed on the display of the hall computer 59, and the administrator of the management room can know the occurrence of the fraud.

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The above-described embodiment can be variously modified as described below.
(1) In the embodiment, the fraud detection means is positioned between the two light emitting parts (the circular light emitting part and the lower light emitting part), but the fraud detection means is located between three or more light emitting parts. May be. In this case, the fraud detection means is provided so as to be adjacent to each light emitting unit and located at a position outside the irradiation range of all the light emitting units.
(2) In the embodiment, the case where the fraud detection means and the light emitting unit are provided in the light emitting effect device is shown, but the fraud detection means and the light emitting unit may be provided directly on the installation member or provided on other gaming machine components. Good. Further, the fraud detection means and the light emitting unit may be provided on the game board directly or via a gaming machine component.
(3) In the embodiment, the installation housing portion is provided in the light emitting effect device, but the installation housing portion may be provided in the installation member or the game board. Moreover, in the Example, although the installation accommodating part was comprised by the rear side structural part and the front side structural part, you may comprise an installation accommodating part from one member.
(4) In the embodiment, the fraud detection unit is configured to be located behind the lower light emitting unit. However, if the fraud detection unit is located outside the irradiation range of the circular light emitting unit and the lower light emitting unit, the fraud detection unit is configured to emit the lower light. You may position ahead of a part. It is also possible to position the fraud detection means behind all the light emitting units.
(5) In the embodiment, the game board is made of a transparent member, but the game board may be made of an opaque member such as veneer. In this case, even if the fraud detection means is provided on the game board or installed at a position where it can be visually recognized through the symbol display opening of the game board, the fraud detection means is located at a position outside the irradiation range of the light emitting part. Thus, it is difficult to find the fraud detection means.
(6) In the embodiment, the main controller is configured to be electrically connected to the hall computer via an external terminal board. The security signal from the main control device is input to the hall computer via the external terminal board (see FIG. 8). However, for example, as shown in FIG. 24, the external terminal plate 151 is connected to the payout control device 29, and the main control device 31 is connected to the hall via the third relay board 57, the payout control device 29, and the external terminal plate 151. The computer 59 may be electrically connected. In this case, the security signal output from the main control device 31 is input to the hall computer 59 via the third relay board 57 → the payout control device 29 → the external terminal board 151.
(7) In the embodiment, the main control device outputs the same security signal when any fraud occurs. However, the security signal output by the main control device may be changed for each fraud so that the display content on the hall computer is different for each fraud. In this way, if a security signal corresponding to the type of fraudulent action is output, an administrator or the like can easily determine whether an illegal radio wave action or an illegal magnetic action has occurred in the hall computer.
(8) In the embodiment, even when a disconnection action or a ball pulling action occurs, the liquid crystal display device or the like is notified in the same manner as when an illegal radio wave action occurs. However, when a disconnection action or a ball pulling action occurs, it may be notified in a different manner. For example, when a disconnection action occurs, the liquid crystal display device or the speaker is notified that the disconnection action has occurred, and the lamp device is caused to emit light in a third color (for example, red). In addition, when a ball removal action occurs, the liquid crystal display device or speaker displays that the ball removal action has occurred, and causes the lamp device to emit light in a fourth color (for example, white), etc. It may also be possible to discriminate between the ball and the ball removal action.
(9) In the embodiment, the output circuit outputs a high level signal in the oscillation detection state, and the output circuit outputs the low level signal in the oscillation non-detection state. When the high level signal is output, the main controller Is configured to determine the occurrence of illegal radio wave acts. However, the signal output from the output circuit may be any signal as long as it is two types of signals corresponding to the oscillation detection state and the oscillation non-detection state. For example, contrary to the embodiment, a low level signal may be output in the oscillation detection state and a high level signal may be output in the oscillation non-detection state. In this case, when a low level signal is input, the main controller determines that an illegal radio wave action has occurred.
(10) In the embodiment, the detection sensor unit (state maintaining means) is configured to change its state from an oscillation non-detection state (second state) to an oscillation detection state (first state) by radio waves. However, the state changing means is changed from the second state to the first state by magnetism, and the act of erroneously operating the upper starting ball detection sensor, the lower starting ball detection sensor, the special ball detection sensor, etc. is detected by magnetism. It may be made possible.
(11) In the embodiment, a metal ball for detection, which is a pachinko sphere, is adopted as the state maintaining means. However, the state maintaining means may be any magnetic material that can stop or attenuate the oscillation of the oscillation circuit. May be. For example, a prismatic or cylindrical metal body can be employed as the state maintaining means.
(12) In the embodiment, the middle frame is configured by assembling the upper, lower, left, and right frame members, but the middle frame may be configured as a single body.

12 game board 14 installation member 31 main control device (control means)
34 gaming area 50 light emitting effect device (game machine component)
62 Installation housing part 63 Lower light emitting part 64 Circular light emitting part 109 Upper slope (relief part)
125 Fraud detection device (fraud detection means)
126 Detection sensor unit (state changing means)
127 Metal ball 127 for detection (state maintenance means, metal ball, game ball)
130 Detection Port 131 Detection Coil F Oscillation Circuit G Oscillation Detection Circuit

Claims (5)

In a gaming machine having a gaming board in which a gaming area where gaming balls flow down is defined,
State change means configured to change state between the first state and the second state and changed from the second state to the first state by electromagnetic waves, and state maintaining means for maintaining the state change means in the second state Fraud detection means comprising:
Control means for determining that there has been an illegal act when the state change means is changed to the first state;
A plurality of light emitting units that emit light toward the front,
The gaming machine characterized in that the fraud detection means is arranged between the plurality of light emitting units, is adjacent to each light emitting unit, and deviates from the irradiation range of each light emitting unit.   2. The fraud detection unit is installed in a transparent installation housing portion located between the plurality of light emitting units, and an escape portion is formed in the installation housing unit for retreating from an irradiation range of the light emitting unit. Game machines.   The game according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an installation member on which a gaming machine component is installed is disposed on the rear side of the gaming board, and the gaming machine component is provided with the fraud detection means and the light emitting unit. Machine. The state change means includes a detection coil, an oscillation circuit, and an oscillation detection circuit. The oscillation detection circuit detects a first state in which the oscillation detection circuit detects oscillation of the oscillation circuit and a stop or attenuation of oscillation of the oscillation circuit. A detection sensor unit that changes state to the second state, the detection sensor unit comprising a detection port provided with the detection coil,
The state maintaining means is a metal sphere disposed in the detection port to stop or attenuate the oscillation of the oscillation circuit,
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the fraud detection means is arranged such that a detection port of a detection sensor unit opens in an oblique direction with respect to the game board.   The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the state maintaining means is a game ball.

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