JP2016025920A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of suppressing reduction of a number of stored balls while making a top face of an upper tray a large operation surface.SOLUTION: Since a part of a protruding, longitudinally wide operation surface 440, which is a top face of an upper tray 19, overlaps a downstream side flow path (a bypass surface 475) in a plane view of a pachinko machine, it is possible to make its top face a large operation surface expanding toward the downstream side flow path. Thus, on the large operation surface, a performance operation button 451, a left instruction operation button 455a, and a right instruction operation button 455b can be disposed widely, and the large performance operation button 451 can be provided. This reduces operation error and operation mistake even when a player operates while looking at a game area. In addition, a game ball can enter an overlapping portion (a lower part of a projection 430) of the downstream side flow path at a wide wall 415, and thereby it is possible to suppress reduction of a number of stored balls on the upper tray 19.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 20

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine.

  Conventionally, there is a pachinko machine, for example, as a representative example of a gaming machine. This pachinko machine includes, for example, a ball tray portion that stores a paid-out game ball at a lower portion of the front surface of the main body of the gaming machine body, and the game ball guided from the ball tray portion is operated according to a player's handle operation. A game ball launcher launches into the game area of the game board. In addition, various operation buttons (for example, an effect button, a ball lending button, etc.) operated by the player are arranged in the ball tray portion (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2010-284359 A (page 5-6, FIG. 3-4)

However, the conventional example having such a configuration has the following problems.
In other words, in conventional pachinko machines, various operation buttons (production buttons, ball lending buttons, etc.) may be operated while the player sees the game area. Although it is desired to enlarge the upper surface of the ball tray portion to make a large operation surface, there is a problem that the number of stored balls that can be stored in the ball tray portion is reduced by the amount of expansion of the upper surface.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine that can suppress a reduction in the number of stored balls while making the upper surface of the ball tray portion a large operation surface.

In order to achieve such an object, the present invention has the following configuration.
That is, the invention described in claim 1
A ball tray portion that is disposed on the front surface of the gaming machine main body and stores the paid-out game balls;
A game ball launching device that launches a game ball guided from the ball tray unit to a game area in accordance with a player's launch operation;
In a gaming machine equipped with
Forms a ball flow path in the ball tray portion that can store the paid-out game balls and sends the stored balls to the game ball launching device side, and the ball is arranged downstream of the ball flow path. A flow path forming peripheral wall portion that forms a spherical flow path having a downstream flow path whose flow path width is narrower than the upstream side of the flow path;
In a plan view of the gaming machine, the front-rear width of the first wall portion, which is a predetermined wall portion in contact with the downstream-side flow passage, of the flow passage formation surrounding wall portion is made longer than other flow passage formation surrounding wall portions. A wide front and back upper surface formed on the upper surface of the first wall portion,
On the downstream flow path side of the first wall portion, a place spaced by one or more game balls from the bottom of the downstream flow path rushed toward the downstream flow path in a plan view of the gaming machine. The urging section,
A surface formed by the front and rear wide upper surface and the upper surface of the squeeze portion, and a squeeze operation surface on which an operation portion operated by a player is disposed,
It is characterized by having.

  [Operation / Effect] According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to suppress the reduction of the number of stored balls while making the upper surface of the ball tray portion a large operation surface.

  According to the gaming machine according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that can suppress the reduction of the number of stored balls while making the upper surface of the ball tray portion a large operation surface.

It is a front view of the pachinko machine of Example 1 of the present invention. It is a front perspective view of a pachinko machine. It is a rear view of a pachinko machine. It is a right view of a pachinko machine. It is a left view of a pachinko machine. It is a top view of a pachinko machine. It is a bottom view of a pachinko machine. It is a front view of a game board. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a pachinko machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the display content of a 3rd symbol display apparatus. It is a front view of a front frame set. It is an AA line sectional view of a front frame set. It is a back perspective view of a front frame set. It is a rear view of a front frame set. (A) is a rear view of the front frame set in a state where the lower stopper is in the non-stop position, and (b) is a rear view of the front frame set in a state where the lower stopper is in the stop position. (A) is an enlarged view of the lower stopper in the non-stop position, and (b) is an enlarged view of the lower stopper in the stop position. (A), (b) is a rear view of the front frame set of the state which removed the ball tray discharge channel | path component in FIG. 15 (a), (b), respectively. (A), (b) is an enlarged view of the lower part stop part in Fig.17 (a), (b), respectively. (A), (b) is the BB line and CC line sectional drawing of the front frame set shown to Fig.15 (a), (b), respectively. (A), (b) is the top view of an upper plate part, and a right view. It is a front perspective view of an upper plate part. It is a back perspective view of an upper plate part. It is a figure which shows the DD line, EE line, and FF line in an upper plate part. (A)-(c) is the DD sectional view taken on the line of an upper plate part, the EE sectional view, and the FF sectional view. It is a top view of an upper plate part in the state where game balls were stored. (A)-(c) is the DD sectional view taken on the upper plate part in the state by which the game ball was stored, the EE sectional view, and the FF sectional drawing. It is a figure which shows the GG line, HH line, II line, and JJ line in an upper plate part. (A), (b) is the HH sectional view taken on the upper plate part, and the JJ sectional view. It is a JJ line sectional view of the upper plate part in the state where game balls were stored. (A), (b) is the II sectional view taken on the upper plate part, and the GG sectional view. It is the II sectional view taken on the line of the upper plate part in which the game ball was stored. (A) is a perspective view of the upper plate part when the ball removal button is not pressed, and (b) is a perspective view of the upper plate part when the ball release button is pressed. It is a figure which shows the KK line | wire in an upper plate part. (A) is a KK line sectional view of the upper plate when the ball removal button is not pressed, and (b) is a KK line sectional view of the upper plate when the ball removal button is pressed. . (A), (b) is the perspective view of the upper plate | pan part of the state in which the ball removal button was not pressed down and the game ball | bowl was stored, KK sectional drawing. (A) is a top view which shows the positional relationship with an upper plate about the lower platen 15 of a modification, (b) is a top view of the upper plate of a modification. It is a front perspective view of the upper plate part in the modification provided with the mirror member.

  Hereinafter, various embodiments of a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter simply referred to as “pachinko machine”) will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  The pachinko machine 10 of Example 1 is demonstrated in detail based on drawing. 1 to 7 are a front view, a front perspective view, a rear view, a right side view, a left side view, a plan view, and a bottom view of the pachinko machine 10, respectively. FIG. 8 is a front view of the game board 30. FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 11 that forms an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10 and is fixed to a game island of a game hall (hole), and one side portion of the outer frame 11. The inner frame 12 is supported to be openable / closable with respect to the outer frame 11 with the opening / closing axis J1 (for example, the left side as viewed from the front), and one side (for example, the left side as viewed from the front) of the inner frame 12 is opened / closed. A front frame set 14 attached to the inner frame 12 so as to be openable and closable is provided as an axis J2.

  The outer frame 11 is formed in a rectangular shape as a whole by a wooden plate material, and each plate material is assembled by a detachable fastener such as a machine screw. In the present embodiment, for example, the outer dimension of the outer frame 11 is 809 mm (inner dimension 771 mm), and the outer dimension in the left and right direction is 518 mm (inner dimension 480 mm). The outer frame 11 may be made of a light metal such as resin or aluminum.

  The inner frame 12 is roughly provided with a resin base 12a (see FIG. 2) as a main member that forms the outer shape, and a game board 30 (see FIG. 8) attached to the resin base 12a. 1 and 2, the inner frame 12 includes a front frame set 14 that can be freely opened on the front side of the resin base 12a.

  Specifically, the resin base 12a has a substantially rectangular outer shape when viewed from the front, and has a size equivalent to an opening (a game area 30a described later (see FIG. 8)) whose opening center is the substantially central portion. This is a plate-like member having an opening).

  As shown in FIG. 1, the front frame set 14 is attached to the inner frame 12 so as to be openable and closable about a vertical opening / closing axis J2 on the left side when viewed from the front. Specifically, the front frame set 14 is configured to be capable of rotating forward with the left side as the open / close base end side and the right side as the open / close front end side in front view.

  The game board 30 (see FIG. 8) is detachably attached from the back side of the resin base 12a so that the game area 30a is positioned at the opening of the resin base 12a.

  Here, the front frame set 14 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 11 to 14 are a front view, a cross-sectional view taken along line AA, a rear perspective view, and a rear view of the front frame set 14, respectively. In addition, in FIGS. 11-14, illustration of the two glass plates 137 in the glass unit 140 mentioned later is abbreviate | omitted.

  The front frame set 14, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 11, when viewed from the front, the lower pan portion 13 located at the bottom, the upper pan portion 21 located above the lower pan portion 13, It is roughly divided into a glass frame portion 23 located on the upper side of the upper plate portion 21.

  By attaching the lower plate part 13, the upper plate part 21 and the glass frame part 23 to the respective portions on the front side of the base plate 14 a (see FIG. 13) which is a resin molded part of the front frame set 14, the front frame A set 14 is configured.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the lower platen portion 13 is a component in which the components that form the lower plate 15 and the components that surround the component are integrated, and is positioned at the lowermost portion of the front frame set 14. The base plate 14a (see FIG. 13) is fixed to the lowermost portion by a fastener such as a screw in a front view. The lower plate 13 includes a lower plate 15, a ball removal lever 17, and a game ball launching handle 18 on the front side.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the lower tray 15 as a ball tray has a size from the left end to the portion extending to “3/4” when the lateral width of the front frame set 14 is substantially divided into four parts. The game balls discharged from the discharge port 16 shown in FIG. The ball removal lever 17 is used to draw out (discharge) the game ball in the lower tray 15. By pushing the ball removal lever 17 inward in FIG. 1 and FIG. A circular discharge portion 15a (see FIG. 2) formed at a predetermined location (for example, a substantially central location) is opened, and the game balls stored in the lower plate 15 are opened at the bottom surface of the lower plate 15 It can be pulled out downward through 15a.

  The game ball launching handle 18 is disposed so as to protrude to the front side on the right side of the lower plate 15. In accordance with the operation of the game ball launch handle 18 by the player, the game ball is driven into the game area 30a of the game board 30 (see FIG. 8) by the launching device 229 (see FIGS. 3 and 9).

  As shown in FIG. 1, the upper plate portion 21 is a component in which the components that form the upper plate 19 and the components that surround the component are integrated, and the lower portion of the front frame set 14 (the lower plate 15 described above). The base plate 14a (see FIG. 13) is fixed to the lower portion of the base plate 14a (see FIG. 13) by a fastener such as a screw so as to be positioned at a position above the upper plate 19 and includes an upper plate 19 as a tray for playing balls. . Here, the upper plate 19 is a ball receiving tray for temporarily storing the game balls and guiding them to the launching device 229 while aligning them in a line.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the glass frame portion 23 includes a window portion 101 formed on the upper side of the upper plate portion 21, and various electric decoration portions and sound output portions 24 provided around the window portion 101. I have.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the sound output unit 24 is provided at two upper left and right positions in front view of the front frame set 14, and the front portion is accommodated in the front frame set 14 and the rear portion protrudes to the back. And a plurality of output ports for outputting sound from the speaker 24a (see FIG. 13) provided. Only a part of the output port is shown in FIG. 1, and the whole illustration is omitted. Note that the entire speaker may be disposed inside the front frame set 14, or the speaker may be disposed at a rear portion of the front frame set 14.

  More specifically, in the front frame set 14, as shown in FIG. 1, a game area 30a (see FIG. 8) of the game board 30 is provided at the central position of the glass frame part 23 located above the upper plate part 21. A window portion 101 having a substantially vertically elliptical shape is formed so that most can be visually recognized from the outside. Specifically, the window portion 101 has a substantially vertically long elliptical shape and has a hollow (opening 101a) at the center, and the opening 101a is covered with a glass plate 137 having a substantially vertically long elliptical shape, as shown in FIGS. The glass unit 140 is attached to the back side of the front frame set 14 as shown in FIG. The glass unit 140 has a double glass structure in which two glass plates 137 are arranged close to each other in the front-rear direction. The substantially central portion of the window 101 may be linear, and the glass plate 137 may be matched to the shape. The glass plate 137 is not limited to glass, and any material may be used as long as it is a transparent plate having a predetermined strength.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 1, the glass frame portion 23 includes various kinds of illumination parts (a first illumination part 300, a second illumination part 302, and a third illumination part 304) around the window part 101. ing. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the front frame set 14 includes a first electrical decoration unit 300 (left electrical decoration unit) that includes an LED or the like in the left portion around the window 101 in a front view. ) In the right part around the window part 101, the second electric decoration part 302 (right-side electric decoration part) containing the LED etc., and the third electric part containing the LED etc. in the upper part around the window part 101. The decoration part 304 (upper electrical decoration part) is provided. These lighting parts play a role of enhancing the effect of the game by changing the light emission mode such as lighting and blinking according to the change of the game state at the time of big hit or predetermined reach.

  In the pachinko machine 10, the first electrical decoration unit 300, the second electrical illumination unit 302, and the third electrical illumination unit 304 function as jackpot lamps, and are turned on and blinking when the jackpot is successful. Inform. In addition, the first and second electrical decoration units 300 and 302 of the pachinko machine 10 are provided with a prize ball lamp 105 that is lit during the payout of a prize ball and an error display lamp 106 that is lit when a predetermined error occurs. ing.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the third electrical decoration unit 304 emits a flash (for example, a flashlight) in a direction toward the player (for example, a direction indicated by a dashed arrow) at a lower back side portion thereof. (Strobe light).

  As shown in FIG. 12, the flash device 480 includes LEDs 484 (light emitting diodes) shown in FIG. 11 at predetermined intervals (for example, in the horizontal direction in FIG. 11 as viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10). A plurality of (four in this embodiment) LED mounting boards 481 which are mounted side by side with an interval of about 1 cm, and the light from the LED 484 is the face of a standard player (for example, a standard adult male) (especially The support portion 482 that supports the LED mounting substrate 481 in a diagonally downward direction toward the eyes), and the lower surface portion of the third electrical decoration portion 304 that is transparent at the location where the light from the LED 484 passes. The transparent region portion 483 is provided, and the LED 484 is directly viewed through the transparent region portion 483 on the lower surface portion of the third electrical decoration portion 304.

  For the player, the LED 484 of the flash device 480 blinks a predetermined number of times, for example, so that the line of sight is reflected toward the light, and the transparent region portion on the lower surface portion of the third electrical decoration portion 304 The LED 484 emitting light via 483 is directly viewed. In this case, a strong light impression such as a flashlight is received, and an afterimage of the flash (four light beams side by side) remains. According to this configuration, an effect similar to that of a flashlight can be produced with an LED without using a strobe light such as a camera.

  Note that the flash device 480 emits light in a gaming state that the player wants to watch, such as when a variation display of a third symbol (for example, a decorative symbol) described later is a predetermined variation display or a big win. It is done.

  In addition, a small window 107 made of a transparent resin is provided at a lower right corner of the periphery of the window 101 so that a part of the inner frame 12 surface, the game board 30 surface, and the like can be visually recognized. Since the predetermined portion of the small window 107 is flat, the certificate paper or the like attached to the lower right corner of the game board 30 can be suitably read from the flat portion of the small window 107 by a machine.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a lending operation unit 120 is disposed on the upper plate 19 diagonally to the left of the window 101. The ball lending operation unit 120 is provided with a ball lending button 121 and a return button 122. When the lending operation unit 120 is operated in a state where a bill or a card (for example, a prepaid card) is inserted into a card unit (ball lending unit) (not shown) arranged on the side of the pachinko machine 10, according to the operation. Game balls are rented out. The ball lending button 121 is operated to obtain a lending ball based on information recorded on a card or the like (recording medium), and the lending ball is supplied to the upper plate 19 as long as there is a remaining amount on the card or the like. Is done. The return button 122 is operated when requesting the return of a card or the like inserted into the card unit. The lending operation unit 120 may be further provided with a frequency display unit (not shown). This frequency display section displays remaining amount information such as a card. It should be noted that the ball rental operation unit 120 is not necessary for a pachinko machine in which game balls are lent directly to the upper plate from a ball lending device or the like without using a card unit, that is, a so-called cash machine. Therefore, a decorative seal or the like is attached to the installation portion of the ball rental operation unit 120. Thereby, the common use of the lending operation unit of the pachinko machine using the card unit and the cash machine can be achieved.

  Next, the configuration of the game board 30 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, the game board 30 is provided with a game board 30 b having a rectangular shape (for example, plywood) in the front view and having a shape in which both left corners are removed. The outer rails 51 and 52 are attached in contact with the back side of the resin base 12a of the inner frame 12 (see FIG. 2). A game area 30a, which is a substantially central portion on the front side of the game board 30, passes through a glass plate 137 of the window portion 101 shown in FIG. 1 of the substantially oval shape of the base plate body 14a (see FIG. 13) of the front frame set 14. It is visible from the front outside of the front frame set 14.

  In addition, the game board 30 includes a general winning opening 31, a variable winning device 32, a starting winning device 33 (for example, an operation chucker), a third starting port 34 (for example, a through gate), and a variable display unit 35. The general winning port 31, the variable winning device 32, the starting winning device 33, the third starting port 34, and the variable display device unit 35 are respectively disposed in the through holes formed by router processing in the game board 30. The game board 30 is attached from the front side with a wood screw or the like.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the start winning device 33 is a single unit in which a first start port 33 a (for example, an operation chucker) and a second start port 33 b (for example, an operation chucker) are arranged in order from the top to the bottom. It consists of a winning device. The first start port 33a on the upper side is provided with an operation port switch (passage detection switch) (not shown) for the first start port 33a. It is detected by an operation port switch for the first start port 33a. The lower second start port 33b is provided with an unillustrated operating port switch (passage detection switch) for the second start port 33b. It is detected by the operation port switch for the second start port 33b. In either case of entering the game ball into the first start port 33a on the upper side or entering the game ball into the second start port 33b on the lower side, it is a start prize. There is no change, and those balls can be detected individually.

  In addition, a ball entering the general winning award 31 is detected by a detection switch (a winning port switch not shown), and a ball entering the variable winning device 32 is detected by a detection switch (a count switch not shown). Based on the output of the detection switch, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out to the upper plate 19 (or the lower plate 15).

  For example, in the case of entering the first start port 33a and the second start port 33b, three prize balls are paid out. In addition, in the case of entering the general winning opening 31 and the variable winning device 32, ten prize balls are paid out. In addition, the number of these prize balls is arbitrary and may be various.

  Note that a game ball enters the third start port 34 and the detected ball is detected by a detection switch (passage detection switch not shown), but even if it enters the third start port 34, The payout of game balls is not executed.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 8, the game board 30 is provided with an out port 36, and game balls that have not entered various winning devices or the like pass through the out port 36 in a ball discharge path (not shown). You will be guided toward. A number of nails 39 are implanted in the game board 30 in order to appropriately disperse and adjust the falling direction of the game ball, and various members (instruments) such as a windmill 37 are arranged.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the variable display device unit 35 variably displays the first symbol (for example, a special symbol) as identification information with a winning at the first starting port 33a and the second starting port 33b as a trigger. Triggered by the passage of the first symbol display device 40 and the third starting port 34, the second symbol display device 41 for variably displaying the second symbol (for example, a normal symbol), the first starting port 33a, the second A third symbol display device 42 that displays a third symbol (for example, a decorative symbol) in a variable manner with a winning at the start port 33b as a trigger is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the first symbol display device 40 includes, for example, a first segment display unit 40a and a second segment display unit 40d, which are segment displays in which a plurality of segment light emitting units are arranged in a predetermined manner. I have. The first segment display unit 40a performs variable emission based on the ball entering the first start port 33a. The second segment display unit 40d performs variable emission based on the ball entering the second start port 33b. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the first symbol display device 40 has a hold lamp 40c indicating the number of hold of the variable display on the first segment display unit 40a and the number of hold of the variable display on the second segment display unit 40d. And a holding lamp 40f indicating the above.

  The first segment display unit 40a changes the light emission of each segment light-emitting unit randomly or in sequence based on the ball entering the first start port 33a, thereby changing the display state of the first symbol (in this embodiment, each When the light emission fluctuation mode of the segment light emitting section is generated and the light emission fluctuation stops, for example, if a symbol indicating a probability big hit (for example, a number or a letter) is displayed and displayed, the probability big hit (specific hit) is indicated and the normal big hit is indicated. When a symbol (for example, a number or a character) is displayed in a light-emitting manner, a big hit (non-specific hit) is usually indicated.

  Similarly to the above, the second segment display unit 40d changes the light emission of each segment light emitting unit randomly or in sequence based on the ball entering the first start port 33b, thereby changing the display state of the first symbol ( In this embodiment, when the light emission fluctuation mode of each segment light emitting portion is generated and the light emission fluctuation is stopped, for example, a symbol indicating a probability variation big hit (for example, a number or a letter) is displayed by light emission to show a probability variation big hit (specific hit). When a symbol indicating a big hit (for example, a number or a character) is displayed in a light-emitting manner, a normal big hit (non-specific hit) is indicated, and when a symbol indicating a loss (for example, a number or a character) is displayed in a light-emitting manner, a loss is indicated.

  In this way, when the probability variation big hit (specific hit) or the normal big hit (non-specific hit), the variable winning device 32 enters a specific gaming state (for example, big hit state) described later.

  In addition, as this 1st symbol display apparatus 40, you may employ | adopt single or several LED of the type which can light-emit at least 2 colors or more. Specifically, as an example of the case where two LEDs capable of emitting red and blue are employed as the first symbol display device 40, for example, by changing the emission color of each LED alternately, A variation display state of the pattern (light emission color mode of each LED) is generated. For example, when both LEDs stop in a red light emission state, a probable big hit (specific hit) is shown, and when both LEDs stop in a blue light emission state, a normal big hit (Non-specific hit) is indicated, and when both LEDs stop in a light emission state of different colors, they indicate a disconnection. Further, the first symbol display device 40 may be constituted by other types of display devices such as a liquid crystal display device, an organic EL display device, a CRT or a dot matrix display. In addition, as a pattern displayed on the first symbol display device 40, a configuration in which a plurality of types of characters are displayed, a configuration in which a plurality of types of symbols are displayed, a configuration in which a plurality of types of characters are displayed, or a plurality of types of characters are displayed. A configuration in which colors are displayed is conceivable.

  The second symbol display device 41 includes, for example, a display unit 41a on which “○” is drawn for the second symbol, a display unit 41b on which “x” is drawn for the second symbol, and a holding lamp 41c. When the game ball passes through the third starting port 34, for example, the display symbol (ordinary symbol) by the display units 41a and 41b fluctuates, and when the variation display stops at a predetermined symbol, The two start ports 33b are configured to be activated (opened) for a predetermined time. The number of times that the game ball has passed through the third starting port 34 is held up to a maximum of 4 times, and the number of times of holding is lit and displayed by the holding lamp 41c. The display units 41a and 41b have LEDs (light emitting diodes) inside thereof, and are configured to be variably displayed by switching the light emission of the LEDs (or lighting of the lamps). In addition,

  In the third symbol display device 42, the first symbol display device 40 performs variable display of the first symbol and predetermined display (stop display) on the basis of winning in the first start port 33a and the second start port 33b. In response to this, a variation display of the third symbol and a predetermined display (stop display) are performed accordingly. In addition, in the 3rd symbol display apparatus 42, not only the display effect which triggered the winning to the 1st start opening 33a or the 2nd start opening 33b but the display in the specific game state which transfers after winning a big win Production is performed.

  The 3rd symbol display apparatus 42 is comprised, for example with the liquid crystal display device, and the display content is controlled by the display control apparatus 45 mentioned later. On the third symbol display device 42, for example, as shown in FIG. 10, three decorative symbol rows L, M, and R of left, middle, and right are displayed. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing the display contents of the third symbol display device 42. Each of the decorative symbol rows L, M, R is composed of a plurality of decorative symbols, and these decorative symbols are variably displayed on the third symbol display device 42 so as to be scrolled for each of the decorative symbol rows L, M, R. The In the present embodiment, the third symbol display device 42 (liquid crystal display device) includes, for example, a large liquid crystal display of 11 inch size. The variable display device unit 35 is provided with a center frame 47 on the front side of the third symbol display device 42 so as to substantially surround the display screen of the third symbol display device 42 when viewed from the front. In the present embodiment, a liquid crystal display device is adopted as the third symbol display device 42, but other types of image display devices (for example, PDP: plasma display panel, EL: electroluminescence display, organic EL, etc.) But you can.

  The variable winning device 32 shown in FIG. 8 is normally in a closed state in which a game ball cannot be won (or may be in a closed state in which it is difficult to win a prize). It is operated repeatedly in the closed state. In this way, the state in which the variable winning device 32 is repeatedly operated in the open state and the normal closed state at the time of a big win is called a specific gaming state (for example, a big winning state), and the variable winning device 32 has a large number of games. Since the ball enters (wins) and a lot of game balls are paid out for the winning, the game state is advantageous to the player. That is, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the number of game balls thrown in (the number of game balls fired into the game area 30a by the launching device 229) is greater than the number of game balls awarded (general winning port 31, variable). More than the normal game state (game ball consumption state) than the number of prize balls paid out based on the entry of game balls into the winning device 32, the first start port 33a, the second start port 33b, etc. It is possible to change the state to a specific gaming state (for example, a big hit state) in which the number of balls paid out is larger than the number of game balls inserted.

  More specifically, when a game ball wins the first start opening 33a, the first segment display unit 40a of the first symbol display device 40 is displayed in a variable manner, and the display of the first segment display unit 40a after the stop of the change is displayed in advance. A specific gaming state occurs when you stop at the set symbol. For example, when a symbol indicating a promising big hit is displayed in a stopped state, it indicates that the specific gaming state of the probable big hit (specific hit) is won, and when a symbol indicating a normal big hit is displayed in a stopped state, a normal big hit (not specified) The win indicates that the player has won the specified game state, and when the symbol indicating the losing is displayed in a stopped state, it indicates that the player has lost (the player has lost the specified game state).

  In the same manner as described above, when a game ball wins the second start opening 33b, the second segment display unit 40d of the first symbol display device 40 is variably displayed, and the display of the second segment display unit 40d after the change is stopped is displayed. A specific gaming state occurs when the player stops at a preset symbol. For example, when a symbol indicating a promising big hit is displayed in a stopped state, it indicates that the specific gaming state of the probable big hit (specific hit) is won, and when a symbol indicating a normal big hit is displayed in a stopped state, a normal big hit (not specified) The win indicates that the player has won the specified game state, and when the symbol indicating the losing is displayed in a stopped state, it indicates that the player has lost (the player has lost the specified game state).

  When a specific gaming state occurs, the variable winning device 32 is configured such that the big winning opening 32a is in a predetermined open state, and the game ball is likely to win (a big hit state). Specifically, the special winning opening 32a of the variable winning device 32 is repeatedly opened a predetermined number of times (the number of rounds) with the passage of a predetermined time or a predetermined number of winnings in the open state as one round. In addition, the number of times that the game ball has passed through the first start port 33a is held up to 4 times, and the number of times of holding is displayed by the holding lamp 40c. In addition, the number of times that the game ball has passed through the second start port 33b is also held up to a maximum of 4 times, and the number of times of holding is displayed by the hold lamp 40f. Note that the hold lamps 40c and 40f may be configured to hold display on a part of the display screen of the third symbol display device 42.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the game board 30 is provided with two rails 51 and 52 for guiding the game balls launched from the launching device 229 (see FIG. 3) to the upper part of the game board 30. In addition, the game balls launched in accordance with the turning operation of the game ball launch handle 18 are guided to a predetermined game area 30a through a ball guide passage 49 described later of the two rails 51 and 52. The two rails 51 and 52 are long metal strip members made of stainless steel, and are attached to the game board 30 in an inner and outer double. The inner rail 51 is formed in a shape excluding a portion from the upper left corner of the substantially vertical ellipse to the lower right corner in the clockwise direction in the front view of the game board 30. The outer rail 52 is formed so that a part (mainly the left side) faces the inner rail 51. In such a case, a guide rail is constituted by the inner rail 51 and the outer rail 52, and a ball guide passage 49 is formed by a portion (the left portion toward the left) where the rails 51 and 52 are parallel to each other at a predetermined interval. . The ball guide passage 49 is formed in a groove shape having a contact surface with the game board 30, that is, a groove shape in which the front side is opened.

  A return ball preventing member 53 is attached to the tip of the inner rail 51 (the upper left portion in FIG. 8). This prevents a situation in which the game ball once guided from the ball guide passage 49 between the inner rail 51 and the outer rail 52 to the upper portion of the game board 30 returns to the ball guide passage 49 again. Further, in a state where the game board 30 is attached to the inner frame 12, the outer rail 52 is located at a position corresponding to the maximum flight portion of the game ball (upper right portion in FIG. 8: a portion corresponding to the tip portion of the outer rail 52). , The return rubber 54 is located. Therefore, the game ball fired at a predetermined momentum or more hits the return rubber 54 and is bounced back. Since the outer rail 52 is made of a long metal strip made of stainless steel, the flight of the game ball can be made smoother, that is, the frictional resistance of the game ball can be reduced. In addition, as shown in FIG. 8, from the front-end | tip part (upper right part of FIG. 8) of the outer rail 52 to the right front-end | tip part (lower right part of FIG. 8) of the inner rail 51, the game area in the 1st symbol display apparatus 40 is shown. The game area 30a is partitioned by positioning the wall 40b on the 30a side and the wall 55 (indicated by a broken line in FIG. 8) formed on the inner frame 12.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the lower right corner of the game board 30 is a space for attaching a seal SL (which may be a plate) such as a certificate (for example, a serial number is described). By sticking a sticker SL such as a certificate to the lower right corner of the game board 30, the game board 30 and the certificate can be uniquely defined.

  Next, the game area 30a of the game board 30 will be described. As shown in FIG. 8, the game area 30 a is partitioned and formed in a substantially vertically long circle shape by inner peripheral portions (inner and outer rails) of the inner rail 51 and the outer rail 52, and particularly in the present embodiment, the game board 30 The game area 30a partitioned on the board surface is greatly configured.

  In the present embodiment, the game area 30a is viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10, and the area of the guide rail that is a parallel part of the inner and outer rails 51 and 52 is excluded from the area surrounded by the inner rail 51 and the outer rail 52. As an area. Accordingly, when the game area 30 a is referred to, the guide rail portion is not included, and therefore the left limit position toward the game area 30 a is specified by the inner rail 51, not by the outer rail 52. Similarly, the right limit position toward the game area 30a is specified by the wall 55 (a part of the inner frame 12). Further, the lower limit position of the game area 30 a is specified by the inner rail 51. The upper limit position of the game area 30 a is specified by the outer rail 52.

  The launching device 229 receives one game ball from a ball outlet 251 (ball outlet leading from the most downstream portion of the upper plate 19) shown in FIGS. 13, 14, and 16 formed on the back side of the front frame set 14. Supplied.

  Next, the configuration of the back surface of the pachinko machine 10 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the pachinko machine 10 has various control boards arranged vertically and horizontally on the back side (actually the back side of the inner frame 12 and the game board 30), and a predetermined control board is stacked back and forth (see FIG. 3). For example, a payout control board 311a shown in FIG. 9 to be described later is on the near side in the rear view, and a power supply control board of the power supply device 313 and a launch control board of the launch control apparatus 312 are located behind the payout control board 311a. Furthermore, a game ball supply device (payout mechanism unit 352) for supplying game balls, a protective cover 353 made of resin, and the like are attached. In this embodiment, various control boards are divided and mounted on a plurality (three) of mounting bases 230 to 232 shown in FIG. 3 to form each control board unit, and each control board unit is individually divided into the inner frame 12 or The game board 30 is mounted on the back side. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the main control device 261 is mounted on the mounting base 230 and the sub-control device 262 is mounted on the mounting base 232 to be unitized, and the payout control device 311 and the launch control device. 312 and the power supply device 313 are mounted on the mounting base 231 and unitized.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the payout mechanism unit 352 has various components (a tank 355, a tank rail 356, a case rail 357, a payout device 358, and a power switch board 382, which will be described later) reversed in a rear view of the pachinko machine 10. The payout mechanism 352 and the protective cover 353 are integrated as one unit, and the unit is sometimes referred to as a back pack. This is referred to as “pack unit 203”.

  The back pack unit 203 is configured so that it can be attached and detached without using any tools or the like in units of units, and in addition to this, a support shaft is provided in part to the inner frame 12 or the back of the game board 30. It can be opened and closed. This is also a device for making it possible to easily check a hidden configuration or the like even if the back pack unit 203 and other configurations are arranged one behind the other.

  In addition, on the back side of the game board 30, a winning detection mechanism for detecting passage of game balls such as various winning holes is provided. Specifically, a prize opening switch (not shown) is provided at a position corresponding to the general prize opening 31 on the front side of the game board 30, and a count switch (not shown) is provided in the variable prize winning device 32. The count switch is a switch for counting winning balls. In addition, an operating port switch (not shown) for the first starting port 33a and an operating port switch (not shown) for the second starting port 33b are located at positions corresponding to the first starting port 33a and the second starting port 33b. (Omitted) (not shown) are provided, and the entry of the game ball into the first start port 33a and the second start port 33b is detected by the respective operation port switches. A gate switch is provided at a position corresponding to the third start port 34, and the passage of the game ball to the third start port 34 is detected by the gate switch.

  A prize opening switch (not shown) of the general winning opening 31 and a gate switch of the third start opening 34 are connected to a board connection board (not shown) through an electric wiring (not shown), and this board connection board is a main control described later. It is connected to a main control board 261a (see FIG. 9) in the device 261. Further, the count switch of the variable winning device 32 is connected to a large winning opening relay terminal board (not shown), and this large winning opening relay terminal board is also connected to the main control board 261a. On the other hand, the operation port switches of the first start port 33a and the second start port 33b are directly connected to the main control board 261a without going through the relay board.

  Although not shown in the drawings, the variable winning device 32 is provided with a large winning opening solenoid for opening the large winning opening 32a, and the second start opening 33b on the lower side is used to open the electric accessory. Is provided.

  The detection results detected by the winning detection mechanism are taken into a main control board 261a in a main control device 261, which will be described later, and the main control board 261a issues a payout command (a game ball of each game ball) according to the winning situation each time. The number of payouts) is transmitted to the payout control board 311a. Then, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out by the output of the payout control board 311a.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the main control device 261 is mounted on the lower mounting base 230 in the rear view of the pachinko machine 10, and the sub control device 262 is installed in the upper mounting base 232 in the rear view of the pachinko machine 10. It is mounted on. Here, as shown in FIG. 9, the main control device 261 includes a CPU 501 that controls the main control, a ROM 502 that stores a game program, a RAM 503 that stores necessary data according to the progress of the game, and various devices. Main control including an input / output port 505 for communication, a random number generator (not shown) used in various lotteries, a clock pulse generation circuit (not shown) used for time counting and synchronization, etc. The main control board 261a is configured to be accommodated in a board box 263 (encapsulating means) made of a transparent resin material or the like. The substrate box 263 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box base and a box cover that covers the opening of the box base. The box base and the box cover are connected by the sealing unit 261c so as not to be opened, and thereby the substrate box 263 is sealed.

  Further, the sub control device 262, for example, in accordance with an instruction from the main control board 261a in the main control device 261, controls the voice and lamp display and the control of the display control device 45, the other ROM 552, RAM 553, bus line 554, A sub-control board 262a including an input / output port 555 and the like is provided, and the sub-control board 262a is accommodated in a board box made of a transparent resin material or the like. Power supplied from a power supply board described later is output to the display control device 45 via the sub control device 262.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the payout control device 311, the firing control device 312, the power supply device 313, and the card unit connection board 314 are mounted on the mounting base 231. The payout control device 311 includes a control board including a CPU that is the center of control, and other ROM, RAM, various ports, and the like. The launch control device 312 includes a launch control board. In addition, the power supply device 313 includes a power supply control board. The payout control board 311a of the payout control device 311 controls payout of prize balls and rental balls. In addition, the launch control board of the launch control apparatus 312 controls the launch apparatus 229 (see FIG. 9) in accordance with the operation of the game ball launch handle 18 by the player. The required power supply voltage required is generated and output. The launching device 229 of the present embodiment employs a solenoid-type launching part that strikes and launches a game ball with a launching rod (not shown) that can advance and retreat according to energization / non-energization of a launching solenoid (not shown). In addition, as other launching devices 229, there are various types such as a mechanical launching component that strikes and launches a game ball with a launcher that operates according to the driving of the launching motor, and an electromagnetic launching component that launches a game ball by generating an electromagnetic field. The following types may be adopted. The card unit connection board 314 is electrically connected to the ball lending operation unit 120 (see FIG. 1) on the front surface of the pachinko machine and a card unit (not shown), and receives a ball lending operation command by the player and pays it out. Is output. Note that the card unit connection board 314 is unnecessary in a cash machine in which game balls are lent directly to the upper plate 19 from a ball lending device or the like without using a card unit.

  The payout control device 311, the firing control device 312, the power supply device 313, and the card unit connection board 314 are each housed and configured in a board box made of a transparent resin material or the like. In particular, in the dispensing control device 311, similarly to the main control device 261 described above, the box base and the box cover that constitute the substrate box 311 b (encapsulating means) are connected by the sealing unit (sealing means) so that they cannot be opened. The substrate box 311b is sealed.

  The payout control device 311 is provided with a state return switch 311c as shown in FIG. For example, when the state return switch 311c is pressed when a payout error occurs, such as a ball jam in the payout motor unit, the payout motor 358a (see FIG. 9) slowly rotates forward to eliminate the ball jam (return to the normal state). ) Is designed.

  Further, a RAM erase switch 323 is provided on the power supply monitoring board 261b. The pachinko machine 10 has a backup function, and maintains the state at the time of a power failure even when a power failure occurs, and can return to the state at the time of a power failure when returning from a power failure (power recovery). Therefore, if the power is turned off in the normal procedure (for example, when the hall is closed), the state before the power is turned off is stored. If you want to return to the initial state when the power is turned on, hold down the RAM erase switch 323 and turn the We are going to throw it in.

  Next, the configuration of the back pack unit 203 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the back pack unit 203 is a unit in which a protective cover 353 made of resin and a payout mechanism portion 352 for a game ball are integrated.

  The back pack unit 203 is provided with a tank 355 that opens upward at the top, and the tank 355 is sequentially replenished with game balls supplied from the island equipment (game island equipment) of the game hall. Below the tank 355 is connected, for example, a tank rail 356 that has two rows of spherical passages in the horizontal direction and gently descends and inclines toward the downstream side. Further, a case rail 357 is installed on the downstream side of the tank rail 356 in the vertical direction. Are connected. A payout device 358 is provided at the most downstream portion of the case rail 357, and a required number of game balls are paid out appropriately according to a predetermined electrical configuration such as a payout motor 358a. Then, the game balls paid out from the payout device 358 are supplied to the upper plate 19 through a payout passage (not shown) or the like.

  The tank rail 356 is provided with a vibrator 360 for applying vibration to the tank rail 356. For example, the vibrator 360 is fastened and attached to the tank rail 356 with, for example, two screws. Furthermore, the vibrator 360 is not in surface contact with the tank rail 356 but is in contact with the two screw portions, so that vibration by the vibrator 360 is more effectively transmitted to the tank rail 356. Therefore, if a ball clogging occurs near the tank rail 356, the vibrator 360 is driven to eliminate the ball clogging.

  The payout mechanism 352 is provided with a payout relay board (not shown) for relaying a payout command signal from the payout control device 311 to the payout device 358, and a power switch board 382 for taking in the main power from outside. is set up. The power switch board 382 is supplied with, for example, AC 24V main power via a voltage converter, and is turned on or off by switching the power switch 382a.

  Each of the dispensing mechanisms 352 from the tank 355 to the dispensing passage (not shown) is formed of a conductive resin material (for example, conductive polycarbonate resin) and grounded (grounded) at a part thereof. . Thereby, generation | occurrence | production of the noise by charging of a game ball is suppressed.

  As shown in FIG. 3, an inner frame open detection switch 388 for detecting that the inner frame 12 is opened with respect to the outer frame 11 is provided on the upper right side of the inner frame 12. When the inner frame 12 is opened, it is output from the inner frame opening detection switch 388 to the computer for the hall (in the pachinko parlor).

  Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to FIG. The pachinko machine 10 includes a main control device 261, a payout control device 311, a launch control device 312, a sub control device 262, a display control device 45, a power supply device 313, and the like. In the following, these devices will be described in detail individually.

  The main control device 261 of the pachinko machine 10 is equipped with a CPU 501 as a one-chip microcomputer that is an arithmetic device. The CPU 501 includes a ROM 502 that stores various control programs executed by the CPU 501 and fixed value data, and a memory that temporarily stores various data when the control program stored in the ROM 502 is executed. A RAM 503 and various circuits such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data transmission / reception circuit are incorporated.

  The RAM 503 is configured so that the backup voltage is supplied from the power supply device 313 even after the power of the pachinko machine 10 is turned off and data can be retained (backed up). The RAM 503 temporarily stores various data and the like. Has memory and area.

  That is, when the power is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like, the CPU 501 of the main control device 261 executes the normal processing up to the end, so that the RAM 503 is when the power is turned off (including when a power failure occurs; It is only necessary to store and hold the contents of the counter buffer and the holding ball storage area, and the state of the pachinko machine 10 can be restored to the state before the power is turned off when the power is turned on again. Specifically, there is no need to provide a dedicated backup area in the RAM 503 for storing values of registers, I / O, and the like for game information during normal processing when the power is turned off. The N501 terminal (non-maskable interrupt terminal) of the CPU 501 is configured to receive a power failure signal S1 output from a power failure monitoring circuit 542, which will be described later, when a power failure occurs due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. Due to the occurrence, the power failure process (NMI interrupt process) is immediately executed.

  An input / output port 505 is connected to the CPU 501 incorporating the ROM 502 and RAM 503 via a bus line 504 including an address bus and a data bus. The input / output port 505 includes a RAM erasing switch circuit 543, a payout control device 311, a firing control device 312, a sub control device 262, a first symbol display device 40, a second symbol display device 41, and other switches not shown. Etc. are connected. The main controller 261 also has a function of controlling the first symbol variation display on the first symbol display device 40 and the second symbol variation display on the second symbol display device 41.

  The RAM 513 of the payout control device 311 is configured so that the backup voltage is supplied from the power supply device 313 and data can be retained (backup) even after the pachinko machine 10 is turned off, like the RAM 503 of the main control device 261 described above. The RAM 513 includes a memory and an area for temporarily storing various data.

  The RAM 513 stores and holds information related to the state when the power is turned off in order to return the state of the pachinko machine 10 to the state before the power is turned off when the power is turned off due to a power failure or the like. In other words, the storage of the RAM 513 is executed when the power is turned off by the NMI interrupt process and the second half of the payout control process, and the storage information stored in the RAM 513 is restored in the power recovery process when the power is turned on. .

  An input / output port 515 is connected to the CPU 511 incorporating the ROM 512 and the RAM 513 through a bus line 514 including an address bus and a data bus. Main controller 261, launch controller 312 and payout motor 358a are connected to input / output port 515, respectively.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the launch control device 312 permits or prohibits the launch of the game ball by the launch device 229, and the launch device 229 is permitted to drive when a predetermined condition is met. Specifically, the launch control device 312 receives a card unit connection signal S4 from the payout control device 311 (a signal that is output when the card unit described above is connected to the pachinko machine 10), and the player Touch detection signal S5 output when the game ball launch handle 18 is touched and output when the launch stop switch 18a provided on the game ball launch handle 18 for stopping the launch is not operated. The firing permission signal S7 is output to the main controller 261 on condition that all of the fired maintenance signals S6 to be performed are inputted. Further, a volume signal S10 corresponding to the operation amount of the game ball launch handle 18 is input from the game ball launch handle 18 to the launch control device 312. The launch control device 312 outputs this volume signal S10 to the main control device 261. To do.

  That is, the period during which the firing permission signal S7 is ON (high level) is a firing permission state, and the period during which the firing permission signal S7 is OFF (low level) is a firing non-permission state. That is, the main control device 261 controls the launch control signal S8 (pulse signal) for controlling the launch solenoid (not shown) for launching the game ball and the launch rail during the period when the launch permit signal S7 that is input is ON. A ball feed control signal S9 (pulse signal) for controlling a ball feed solenoid for sending a game ball is repeatedly output to the firing control device 312 at a predetermined repetition cycle. The amplitude value of the firing control signal S8 (pulse signal) is determined based on the volume signal S10 in the main controller 261. For example, the larger the operation amount of the game ball launching handle 18, the greater the firing control signal S8 (pulse signal). ) Becomes larger. The launch control device 312 drives and controls the launch device 229 based on the launch control signal S8 and the ball feed control signal S9, and a game ball is launched with an intensity corresponding to the amount of operation of the game ball launch handle 18. Conversely, the main control device 261 does not output the firing control signal S8 and the ball feed control signal S9 to the firing control device 312 during the period when the input firing permission signal S7 is OFF, and the gaming device 229 plays the game ball. Will never be fired.

  The display control device 45 controls the variable display of the third symbol (decorative symbol) on the third symbol display device 42. The display control device 45 includes a CPU 521, a ROM (program ROM) 522, a work RAM 523, a video RAM 524, a character ROM 525, an image controller 526, an input port 527, an output port 529, and bus lines 530 and 531. And. The output of the sub-control device 262 is connected to the input of the input port 527, and the CPU 521, ROM 522, work RAM 523, and image controller 526 are connected to the output of the input port 527. Further, an output port 529 is connected to the image controller 526 via a bus line 531, and a third symbol display device 42 which is a liquid crystal display device is connected to an output of the output port 529.

  The CPU 521 of the display control device 45 controls the decorative symbol display on the third symbol display device 42 based on the various commands transmitted by editing the various commands from the main control device 261 by the sub-control device 262. The ROM 522 is a memory for storing various control programs executed by the CPU 521 and fixed value data, and the work RAM 523 temporarily stores work data and flags used when the CPU 521 executes various programs. It is a memory for.

  The video RAM 524 is a memory for storing display data displayed on the third symbol display device 42, and the display contents of the third symbol display device 42 are changed by rewriting the contents of the video RAM 524. The character ROM 525 is a memory for storing character data such as decorative symbols displayed on the third symbol display device 42. The image controller 526 adjusts the timings of the CPU 521, the video RAM 524, and the output port 529 to intervene in reading and writing data, and reads display data stored in the video RAM 524 from the character ROM 525 at a predetermined timing. It is displayed on the symbol display device 42.

  In addition, the power supply device 313 includes a power supply unit 541 for supplying power to each unit of the pachinko machine 10. The power supply unit 541 supplies necessary operation power to the main control device 261, the payout control device 311 and the like through a power supply path (not shown). As its outline, the power supply unit 541 takes in an AC 24 volt power supply supplied from the outside, and generates a + 12V power supply for driving various switches and motors, a + 5V power supply for logic, a backup power supply for RAM backup, and the like. Then, these + 12V power supply, + 5V power supply and backup power supply are supplied to the main control device 261, the payout control device 311 and the like. Note that operation power (+12 V power, +5 V power, etc.) is supplied to the launch control device 312 via the payout control device 311.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the main control device 261 includes a main control board 261a and a power supply monitoring board 261b separate from the main control board 261a in a board box 263 made of a transparent resin material or the like. . The power monitoring board 261b includes a power failure monitoring circuit 542 that monitors power interruption due to a power failure or the like, and a RAM erase switch circuit 543 connected to the RAM erase switch 323.

  The power failure monitoring circuit 542 is a circuit for outputting a power failure signal S1 to each NMI terminal of the CPU 501 of the main control device 261 and the CPU 511 of the payout control device 311 when the power is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. The power failure monitoring circuit 542 monitors the voltage of AC 24 volts with the power supply unit 541, and determines that a power failure (power failure) has occurred when the time when this voltage has become less than 22 volts exceeds, for example, 20 milliseconds. The power failure signal S1 is output to the main controller 261 and the payout controller 311. Based on the output of the power failure signal S1, the main control device 261 and the payout control device 311 recognize the occurrence of a power failure and execute a power failure process (NMI interrupt process).

  Note that the power supply unit 541 has a sufficient time to execute the power failure process even after the time when the AC 24 volts monitored by the power supply unit 541 becomes less than 22 volts exceeds 20 milliseconds. The control system is configured to maintain the output of 5 volts, which is the drive voltage of the control system, at a normal value. Therefore, the main control device 261 and the payout control device 311 can normally execute and complete the power failure process.

  The RAM erase switch circuit 543 is a circuit for taking in the switch signal of the RAM erase switch 323 and clearing backup data in the RAM 503 of the main controller 261 and the RAM 513 of the payout controller 311 in accordance with the state of the switch 323. When the RAM erase switch 323 is pressed, the RAM erase switch circuit 543 outputs a RAM erase signal S2 to the main control board 261a. When the power of the pachinko machine 10 is turned on with the RAM erase switch 323 pressed (including power-on due to power failure cancellation), the data in the RAM 503 is cleared in the main controller 261, and the payout controller 311 is in the main controller. When the initialization command from H.261 is received, the data in RAM 513 is cleared.

  By the way, in the third symbol display device 42 (liquid crystal display device), as shown in FIG. 10, three decorative symbol rows L, M, and R of left, middle, and right are set. For each of M and R, three decorative symbols, an upper decorative symbol, a middle decorative symbol, and a lower decorative symbol, are variably displayed. In the present embodiment, a series of symbols is composed of a main decorative symbol SZ with numbers “0” to “9” and a sub-decorative symbol FZ composed of rhombus-shaped symbols. A main decorative symbol SZ is displayed in ascending or descending order, and a sub decorative symbol FZ is arranged between the main decorative symbols SZ to form a series of decorative symbol strings L, M, and R. Then, the main decorative design SZ and the secondary decorative design FZ are displayed variably from top to bottom with periodicity.

  In this case, in the left decorative design row L, the above-mentioned series of decorative designs are displayed in descending order (that is, in the order of decreasing the number of the main decorative design SZ), and in the middle decorative design row M and the right decorative design row R, the same The series of decorative symbols is displayed in ascending order (that is, in order of increasing the number of the main decorative symbols SZ). Then, the variable display stops in the order of the left decorative symbol row L → the right decorative symbol row R → the middle decorative symbol row M, and at the time of the stop, five effective lines on the third symbol display device 42, that is, the upper line L1, the middle line If the main decorative symbol SZ is a jackpot symbol combination (in this embodiment, the same main decorative symbol SZ combination) in any of L2, the lower line L3, the right rising line L4, and the left rising line L5, it is special as a big hit A game video is displayed.

  Then, the glass unit 140 provided in the back surface of the front frame set 14 is demonstrated.

  As described above with reference to FIG. 1, the front frame set 14 is located on the front side of the inner frame 12, and the game area 30 a is visible at a position overlapping the game area 30 a (see FIG. 8) in front view. The window part 101 (refer FIG. 1) is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the window 101 includes an opening 101a formed at a position overlapping the game area in front view in the front frame set 14, and the front frame set 14 so as to close the opening 101a. A glass unit 140 attached to the back side and a unit support 150 that rotatably supports the glass unit 140 about the right end vertical axis as a rotation axis in the rear view of the front frame set 14 are provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the glass unit 140 is not shown in FIGS. 11 to 14, which are mounted on the glass holding frame 141 that is annular in front view and the front side and the back side of the glass holding frame 141, respectively. The two glass plates 137 (see FIG. 1) are used, and a double glass structure is adopted.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 13 and FIG. 14, the glass holding frame 141 has mounting recesses 141 a to which the glass plates 137 are mounted on the front side and the back side, respectively. An annular inner peripheral protrusion 141b formed along the inner periphery of the plate 137 is provided in order to hold the plate 137 apart. That is, since the annular inner peripheral protrusion 141b is positioned between the two glass plates 137, the two glass plates 137 are held apart.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the unit support portion 150 includes the downward support pin portions 142 formed at the upper and lower portions of the left end in front view of the glass holding frame 141, and the upper portion of the right end of the front frame set 14 in the rear view. Each pin insertion hole 151 formed in the lower part, and each support pin portion 142 of the glass holding frame 141 is inserted into each pin insertion hole 151 of the front frame set 14, so that the glass unit 140 is in the front frame set. 14 is pivotally supported to be openable and closable.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 14, the unit support 150 supports the glass unit 140 so as to be rotatable about the right end vertical axis as a rotation axis in the rear view of the front frame set 14. In addition, the glass unit 140 may be rotatably supported with the left end vertical axis as the rotational axis in the rear view of the front frame set 14.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the front frame set 14 is recessed on the back surface side at the periphery of the opening 101 a in the rear view, and the front surface at the peripheral edge portion (annular glass holding frame 141) of the glass unit 140. An annular recess region portion 102 having a size capable of contacting the side is provided. 14 illustrates a state in which the glass unit 140 is attached to the back surface of the front frame set 14, and therefore, in FIG. 14, the region portion where the annular glass holding frame 141 contacts in the annular recess region portion 102. Is hidden by the glass holding frame 141.

  As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the front frame set 14 abuts the front side of the peripheral portion of the glass unit 140 (annular glass holding frame 141) against the annular recess region 102 of the front frame set 14. With the closed state, the opening 101 a of the window 101 is closed by the glass unit 140.

  As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the upper portion of the glass unit 140 is stopped by an upper stopper 160 provided at an upper portion of the window 101 in the rear view of the front frame set 14, and the left end in the rear view. The upper and lower portions on the side are respectively stopped by a left end upper stop portion 165 and a left end lower stop portion 168 provided on the left upper and lower portions of the window portion 101 in the rear view of the front frame set 14, and the lower portions thereof are fixed to the front frame. The set 14 is stopped by a lower stopper 170 provided at a lower portion of the window 101 in a rear view. These upper stopper 160, left end upper stopper 165, left end lower stopper 168 and lower stopper 170 are formed by the glass unit 140 in a state where the glass unit 140 is attached so as to contact the annular recess region 102 of the front frame set 14. The separation from the annular depression region 102 is restricted.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 13, the upper stopper 160 rotates the operation lever 161 around the vertical axis so as to turn to the left in the rear view of the front frame set 14. Each of the rod-shaped bodies 162 advances and is located behind the upper protrusion 143 of the glass unit 140. In this state, the tip end portion of each rod-like body 162 of the upper stopper 160 is located behind the upper protrusion 143 of the glass unit 140, so that the upper portion of the glass unit 140 is the annular recess region 102 of the front frame set 14. It is regulated so that it cannot be separated from

  The pair of rod-like bodies 162 are retracted by rotating the operation lever 161 of the upper stopper 160 about the longitudinal axis so that the operation lever 161 is directed toward the front in the rear view of the front frame set 14, and the glass unit 140 is retracted. No longer located behind the upper projection 143 of In other words, in this state, the tip end portion of each rod-like body 162 of the upper stopper 160 is not located behind the upper protrusion 143 of the glass unit 140, so that the upper portion of the glass unit 140 is the annular recess region 102 of the front frame set 14. It becomes possible to separate from.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 13 and FIG. 14, the left end upper stopper 165 includes an operation lever 166 in which the distal end 166 b can rotate with the base end 166 a as a rotation axis. By rotating the operation lever 166 in the horizontal posture shown in FIGS. 13 and 14 in the counterclockwise direction with the base end portion 166a as the rotation axis so as to face downward in the rear view of the front frame set 14, The front end 166 b of the operation lever 166 is located behind the left end upper projection 144 of the glass unit 140. In this state, the front end 166b of the operation lever 166 of the left end upper stopper 165 is located behind the left end upper protrusion 144 of the glass unit 140, so the upper left end of the glass unit 140 is the annular recess of the front frame set 14. It is restricted so that it cannot be separated from the region portion 102.

  The operating lever 166 of the upper left end stopper 165 is turned clockwise so as to face the left lateral direction in the rear view of the front frame set 14, so that it is behind the upper left protrusion 144 of the glass unit 140. No longer located. That is, in this state, the tip end portion 166b of the operation lever 166 of the left end upper stopper 165 is not positioned behind the left end upper protrusion 144 of the glass unit 140, and therefore the upper left end of the glass unit 140 is the annular recess of the front frame set 14. It can be separated from the region portion 102.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 13 and FIG. 14, the left end lower stopper 168 includes an operation lever 169 whose distal end portion 169b can rotate with the base end portion 169a as a rotation axis. The operation lever 169 in the horizontal posture shown in FIGS. 13 and 14 is rotated clockwise with the base end 169a as a rotation axis so that the operation lever 169 in the horizontal posture is directed upward in the rear view of the front frame set 14. The front end 169 b of the lever 169 is located behind the left end lower protrusion 145 of the glass unit 140. In this state, the front end 169b of the operation lever 169 of the left end lower stop 168 is located behind the left end lower protrusion 145 of the glass unit 140, and therefore the lower left end of the glass unit 140 is the front frame set 14 It is regulated so that it cannot be separated from the annular recess region 102.

  Note that the left end lower projection 145 of the glass unit 140 is rotated by turning the operation lever 169 of the left end lower stop 168 counterclockwise so as to face the left lateral direction in the rear view of the front frame set 14. No longer located behind. That is, in this state, the tip end portion 169b of the operation lever 169 of the left end lower stop portion 168 is not positioned behind the left end lower projection 145 of the glass unit 140, so the lower left end of the glass unit 140 is the front frame set 14 It becomes possible to be separated from the annular depression area 102.

  Next, the lower stopper 170 will be described with reference to FIGS. 15A is a rear view of the front frame set 14 in a state where the lower stopper 170 is in the non-stop position, and FIG. 15B is a front frame set in a state where the lower stopper 170 is in the stop position. 14 is a rear view of FIG. 16A is an enlarged view of the lower stopper 170 at the non-stop position, and FIG. 16B is an enlarged view of the lower stopper 170 at the stop position. 17 (a) and 17 (b) are rear views of the front frame set 14 in a state in which the ball tray discharge passage component 190 in FIGS. 15 (a) and 15 (b) is removed, respectively. FIGS. 18A and 18B are enlarged views of the lower stopper 170 in FIGS. 17A and 17B, respectively. FIGS. 19A and 19B are cross-sectional views of the front frame set 14 shown in FIGS. 15A and 15B, taken along the lines BB and CC, respectively.

  As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the lower stopper 170 includes an operation lever 171 at a lower portion of the window 101 when the front frame set 14 is viewed from the back. The operating lever 171 in the state shown in FIGS. 16A and 18A is slid upward in the rear view of the front frame set 14, as shown in FIGS. 16B and 18B. As a result, the upper tip portion advances upward and is positioned behind the lower projection 146 of the glass unit 140, and the locking projection 173 formed on the lower projection 146 side at the upper tip portion (FIG. 18 ( b) and FIG. 19B) are locked in the locking holes 146a (see FIG. 18B and FIG. 19B) of the lower projection 146. In this state, the upper tip portion of the operation lever 171 is located behind the lower projection 146 of the glass unit 140, so that the lower portion of the glass unit 140 cannot be separated from the annular recess region portion 102 of the front frame set 14. Be regulated. Further, as shown in FIGS. 16B, 18B, and 19B, since the locking projection 173 is locked in the locking hole 146a of the lower protruding portion 146, the operation lever 171 has its own weight. Thus, it does not move downward and return to the state shown in FIGS. 16 (a) and 18 (a).

  As shown in FIGS. 16B, 18B, and 19B, when the operation lever 171 of the lower stopper 170 is slid upward, the upper end portion of the operation lever 171 is glass. The unit 140 is in a state of being locked and abutting behind the lower protrusion 146 of the unit 140, and an opposing long portion 180 a of a reinforcing rod 180 described later is in close proximity to (being in contact with) the back surface of the lower stopper 170. May be) By doing so, for example, a fraudster or the like strongly pulls the upper plate 19 toward the front side or pushes the upper plate 19 toward the back side to bend the lower part of the window portion 101 in the front frame set 14, thereby creating an illegal gap. Even if it tries to make it occur, the reinforcing rod 180 can reduce the occurrence of unauthorized bending of the front frame set 14 itself, and the operation of regulating the lower part of the glass unit 140 so that it cannot be separated from the annular recess area 102 of the front frame set 14. Since the lever 171 is further reinforced by the reinforcing rod 180, it is possible to reduce the generation of an unauthorized gap between the lower portion of the glass unit 140 and the annular recess region portion 102 of the front frame set 14.

  On the contrary, as shown in FIGS. 16A and 18A, the operation lever 171 of the lower stopper 170 is slid downward in the rear view of the front frame set 14, and the operation lever 171 is moved. When the locking projection 173 of the glass unit 140 and the locking hole 146a in the lower projection 146 of the glass unit 140 are unlocked, the operation lever 171 moves backward by its own weight, and the upper end portion of the operation lever 171 is made of glass. The unit 140 is no longer located behind the lower protrusion 146. That is, in this state, the upper end portion of the operation lever 171 is not located behind the lower projection 146 of the glass unit 140, so that the lower portion of the glass unit 140 can be separated from the annular recess region portion 102 of the front frame set 14. .

  When the locking projection 173 of the operating lever 171 and the locking hole 146a of the glass unit 140 are unlocked, the operating lever 171 moves downward by its own weight, and is shown in FIGS. 16 (a) and 18 (a). Since it returns to the state shown, it has the following effects.

  When the pachinko machine 10 (or the front frame set 14) is transported to a game hall (hall), the glass plate 137 of the glass unit 140 may be damaged when the glass unit 140 is attached to the front frame set 14. Therefore, the glass unit 140 is removed from the front frame set 14, and instead, the glass unit 140 is transported in a state in which cardboard is attached to the annular recess area 102 of the front frame set 14. Then, the cardboard is removed from the annular recess area 102 of the front frame set 14 in the game hall (hole), and the glass unit 140 is attached.

  For example, the operation lever 171 does not slide downward due to its own weight when the glass unit 140 is not attached, that is, the operator must slide the operation lever 171 downward when the glass unit 140 is not attached. In the case of the configuration, it is necessary for the operator to slide the operation lever 171 downward before attaching the glass unit 140 after removing the cardboard from the annular recess region portion 102 of the front frame set 14. However, if forgetting to slide the operation lever 171 downward, the operation lever 171 may be sandwiched between the glass units 140 when the glass unit 140 is attached, and the operation lever 171 may be damaged.

  On the other hand, in the pachinko machine 10 according to this embodiment, the operation lever 171 is slid downward with its own weight when the glass unit 140 is not attached (FIGS. 18A and 19A). Therefore, when the cardboard is removed from the annular recess area 102 of the front frame set 14, the operation lever 171 is slid downward by its own weight. Therefore, the operation lever 171 can be prevented from being sandwiched between the glass units 140 when the glass unit 140 is attached, and the operation lever 171 can be prevented from being damaged by being sandwiched.

  As shown in FIGS. 16A and 18A, when the operation lever 171 of the lower stopper 170 is slid backward, the upper end portion of the operation lever 171 is the lower protrusion of the glass unit 140. Although it is not located behind the portion 146, it is close to the opposed long portion 180a of the reinforcing rod 180 described later.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 11, the front frame set 14 is located on the front side thereof and in the lower range of the peripheral portions of the window 101 (in this embodiment, the lower portion of the window 101 in the front frame set 14). A range from the side to the upper side of the lower plate 15) is provided with an upper plate 19 protruding forward to store and guide the game balls that have been paid out.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 17, the front frame set 14 has a long reinforcing rod 180 at a position close to the window portion 101 in the lower range portion in the rear view, and the longitudinal direction of the front frame set 14 is It arrange | positions so that the lower part of the window part 101 may be followed. The reinforcing bar 180 is a metal member, for example, and is screwed to the back side of the front frame set 14 as shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the reinforcing bar 180 is disposed so as to sandwich the lower stopper 170 between the front frame set 14.

  The reinforcing bar 180 is arranged so that its longitudinal direction is along the lower part of the window part 101. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, the central portion of the reinforcing bar 180 is positioned in the vicinity of the lower portion of the window portion 101, and both end portions other than the central portion of the reinforcing bar 180 are the front frame set 14. It is located in the position extended toward the horizontal width direction. By doing so, for example, a fraudster or the like strongly pulls the upper plate 19 toward the front side or pushes the upper plate 19 toward the back side to bend the lower part of the window portion 101 in the front frame set 14, thereby creating an illegal gap. Even if it tries to make it generate | occur | produce, generation | occurrence | production of the illegal bending of front frame set 14 itself can be reduced with the reinforcement rod 180. FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the reinforcing bar 180 includes a left straight portion 181 that extends straight from the left end in the lateral direction (right direction), and a refracting portion 182 that gently bends downward from the left straight portion 181. And a series of shapes consisting of a straight line portion 183 extending from the refracting portion 182 in a horizontal direction (rightward) to the right end again on a straight line. The left straight portion 181 is located at the right side of the upper plate 19 when viewed from the back of the front frame set 14 (left side when viewed from the back), and the refracting portion 182 is at the top of the front frame set 14 when viewed from the back. The right side straight portion 183 is located on the right side of the front plate 19 in the front view (center in the rear view). To the right).

  As shown in FIGS. 16 and 19, the reinforcing bar 180 includes a long opposed long portion 180 a facing the front frame set 14, and a rearward direction (front frame of the front frame set 14 from the opposed long portion 180 a. And an extending portion 180b extending in the direction protruding from the back surface of the set 14.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 19, the reinforcing rod 180 has a U-shape when viewed in a longitudinal section, and the rear side (front side) of the front frame set 14 from the upper end side and the lower end side of the opposed long portion 180 a. The extending portion 180b extends in the rearward direction of the frame set 14).

  The extending portion 180b extends in the rearward direction of the front frame set 14 (the rearward direction of the front frame set 14), but forward of the front frame set 14 (the direction toward the front surface of the front frame set 14). You may make it extend to. Alternatively, the extended portion 180b may be provided only on one of the upper end side or the lower end side of the opposed long portion 180a so as to have an L-shaped shape in a longitudinal sectional view.

  As shown in FIGS. 12 and 19, the front frame set 14 is a metal having a size that substantially covers a portion that overlaps a predetermined range portion (a range below the window portion 101) in the front view. A reinforcing plate 60 made of metal is provided separately from the reinforcing rod 180.

  Further, the front frame set 14 is provided with a metal reinforcing plate (not shown) at a location above the window portion 101 in the front view and over a range of the width of the front frame set 14.

  The reinforcing plate 60 is grounded (grounded) via the front frame set 14 (for example, a metal opening / closing axis J2). Further, the metal reinforcing bar 180 has a screw inserted into the screw hole at the right end of the opposed elongated portion 180a, and the right end is in contact with a part of the reinforcing plate 60 of the front frame set 14. The reinforcing bar 180 and the reinforcing plate 60 are electrically connected by being fastened to the back side of the frame set 14.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 13, the front frame set 14 has a ball tray payout passage part 190 having a payout passage portion 191 for guiding the discharged game balls to the upper plate 19 and the lower plate 15 on the back side. I have.

  The ball tray payout passage component 190 is attached to the back side of the front frame set 14 so as to cover at least a part of the reinforcing rod 180 (in the present embodiment, the right straight portion 183).

  When the front frame set 14 is attached to the opening 101a of the window 101 by rotating the glass unit 140 about the right end vertical axis in the rear view of the front frame set 14 as shown in FIG. Furthermore, a lower part of the glass unit 140 is provided, and a climbing guide part 192 for guiding the glass unit 140 to the opening 101a is provided. As illustrated in FIG. 16, the ride-up guide portion 192 is provided at an upper portion of the ball tray discharge passage part 190.

  As shown in FIG. 16, the ride-in guide portion 192 is disposed at a lower portion around the opening portion 101a of the front frame set 14, and has, for example, three ascending inclined portions 193 that are inclined upward toward the opening portion 101a. They are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction.

  Then, the upper plate part 21 which is the further characteristic part of the pachinko machine 10 of a present Example is demonstrated using FIGS. 20-31.

  20A and 20B are a plan view and a right side view of the upper plate part 21, respectively. FIG. 21 is a front perspective view of the upper plate part 21. FIG. 22 is a rear perspective view of the upper plate part 21. FIG. 23 is a diagram illustrating a DD line, an EE line, and an FF line in the upper plate part 21. 24A to 24C are a cross-sectional view taken along the line DD, a cross-sectional view taken along the line EE, and a cross-sectional view taken along the line FF, of the upper platen part 21. FIG. 25 is a plan view of the upper dish portion 21 in a state where game balls are stored. FIGS. 26A to 26C are a cross-sectional view taken along the line DD, a cross-sectional view taken along the line EE, and a cross-sectional view taken along the line FF, of the upper plate portion 21 in a state where the game balls are stored. FIG. 27 is a diagram showing a GG line, a HH line, an I-I line, and a JJ line in the upper plate part 21. 28A and 28B are a cross-sectional view of the upper plate portion 21 taken along the line HH and a cross-section taken along the line JJ. FIG. 29 is a cross-sectional view taken along line JJ of the upper dish portion 21 in a state where game balls are stored. FIGS. 30A and 30B are a cross-sectional view taken along the line II and a line GG of the upper plate portion 21, respectively. FIG. 31 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II of the upper dish portion 21 in a state where game balls are stored.

  As shown in FIGS. 20 to 22, the upper platen portion 21 can store a discharge ball 19 a for discharging a game ball paid out or a rented game ball, and a game ball discharged from the discharge port 19 a. Thus, the game of the upper plate 19 toward the launch position of the launch device 229 positioned on the back side of the front frame set 14 and the upper plate 19 led out toward the launch device 229 (see FIG. 3) while being aligned in a line. And a ball discharge section 250 having a ball outlet 251 capable of discharging the balls one by one.

  Here, the ball discharge unit 250 will be described in detail. When the front frame set 14 is opened with respect to the inner frame 12, the ball discharge unit 250 includes a movable piece 252 that advances to the ball outlet 251 as shown in FIGS. Therefore, when the front frame set 14 is opened from the inner frame 12, the movable piece 252 advances to the ball outlet 251, and the game ball is prevented from being discharged from the ball outlet 251. That is, the game ball is prevented from spilling out from the ball outlet 251 in the open state of the front frame set 14. Further, when the front frame set 14 is closed with respect to the inner frame 12, the movable piece 252 is retracted from the ball outlet 251, and the game ball can be discharged from the ball outlet 251.

  Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the ball discharge unit 250 is provided at a position corresponding to the insertion hole 255 in the inner frame 12 when the front frame set 14 is closed to the inner frame 12. The insertion hole 255 into which the inserted insertion projection (not shown) is inserted, the pushed-in portion 256 that is pushed by inserting the insertion projection (not shown) in the inner frame 12 into the insertion hole 255, and the pushed-in portion A transmission member 257 is provided that moves the movable piece 252 backward from the ball outlet 251 when the 256 is pushed, and advances the movable piece 252 to the ball outlet 251 when the pushed portion 256 is not pushed.

  In the open state of the front frame set 14, as shown in FIG. 16, the movable piece 252 of the ball discharge unit 250 protrudes to the right so that the game ball cannot pass through the ball outlet 251, and in this state, A game ball is not sent out from the ball exit 251. On the other hand, in the closed state of the front frame set 14, the movable piece 252 of the ball discharge unit 250 slides to the left on the paper surface of FIG. 16, and the ball outlet 251 is opened so that the game ball can pass through. A game ball can be discharged from the ball outlet 251.

  Next, the upper plate 19 will be described in detail. As shown in FIGS. 20 to 22, the upper plate 19 can store a game ball paid out or a rented game ball, and forms a ball flow path for sending the stored ball to the launching device 229 side. In addition, a flow path forming peripheral wall 410 is provided which forms a spherical flow path having a narrowed flow path 405 having a narrow flow path width formed at the bottom surface on the downstream side of the spherical flow path.

  As shown in FIG. 20, the above-described spherical flow path formed by the flow path forming peripheral wall 410 is an bulging flow path that is bulged forward in the plan view of the upper plate 19 on the upstream side near the discharge port 19a. 401 and a constricted channel 405 formed on the bottom surface in communication with the downstream side of the bulging channel 401. The bottom surface surrounded by the flow path forming peripheral wall 410 in a plan view of the upper plate 19 is inclined downward from the upstream side of the bulging flow path 401 toward the downstream side of the narrowed flow path 405. Further, the bottom surface of the upper plate 19 is inclined downward from the front side to the back side of the bulging channel 401 with respect to the bulging channel 401, and as shown in FIG. , A detour surface 475 described later is inclined downward toward the metal surface 407.

  As shown in FIG. 25, the bulging channel 401 has a front-rear width of about 8 cm at the maximum bulging position in a plan view, and 7 gaming balls are placed from the back wall to the near wall. , About 8 can be arranged. In addition, as shown in FIG. 29, the bulging channel 401 can store, for example, five or six stages of game balls stacked in the height direction at a location on the line JJ shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 25, the constricted flow path 405 finally restricts the alignment of about 7 to 8 gaming balls in the front-back width direction in the bulging flow path 401 in a plan view. The top wall 19 has a curved shape such that the front wall approaches the back wall in plan view.

  As shown in FIG. 23, the narrowed channel 405 has a lateral width in the plan view of the upper plate 19 at a location along the back wall in the plan view of the upper plate 19 (where game balls are aligned in a row). Is provided with a rectangular metal surface 407 having about one game ball and a vertical width of about 10 game balls. This metal surface 407 has a mirror surface property. Thus, since the metal surface 407 is assumed to have a mirror surface property, for example, when the number of stored balls in the upper plate 19 is reduced to be hidden below a riding roof surface 471 (see FIG. 23) described later. 23, the left side portion of the riding roof surface 471 shown in FIG. 23 on the metal surface 407 is perspectived from above the bulging flow path 401, so that a part of the most upstream ball in the storage ball reflected on the metal surface 407 is The uppermost ball of the storage sphere that can be seen by being reflected by the metal surface 407 and is hidden behind the roof surface 471 when viewed from the top of the upper plate 19 is visible. 29, as shown in FIG. 29, for example, five or six stages of game balls can be stacked and stored in the height direction at a position on the line JJ shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 21 to 23, the flow path forming peripheral wall 410 is a wall in which the peripheral portion of the bottom surface of the spherical flow path composed of the bulging flow path 401 and the narrowed flow path 405 protrudes upward.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 20 to 22, the upper plate 19 has a wide wall 415 that is a predetermined wall portion in contact with the constricted flow path 405 in the flow path forming peripheral wall 410 in the plan view of the pachinko machine 10. Is made longer than the other wall portion 411 (in FIG. 20 and FIG. 21, it is a wall portion having a width indicated by a broken line arrow) so that the wide wall 415 (in FIG. 20 and FIG. It is provided with a front and rear wide surface 420 formed on the upper surface of the wall of the width of the two-dot chain line arrow.

  The front and rear wide surfaces 420 are inclined surfaces that are inclined downward toward the front of the pachinko machine 10 as shown in FIGS.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 20 to 22, the upper plate 19 has a protruding portion at the upper end of the wide wall 415 and the narrow channel 405 side protruding toward the narrow channel 405 in a plan view of the pachinko machine 10. 430.

  As shown in FIGS. 24 and 26, the protruding portion 430 has a small protruding amount on the upstream side of the constricted flow path 405, and the protruding amount increases as it goes downstream. As shown in FIG. 26 (a), the upper surface 430a of the protruding portion 430 is gently inclined so as to become higher toward the downstream side of the constricted flow path 405, so that the game riding on the upper surface 430a of the protruding portion 430 The sphere is easy to guide toward the upstream side of the constriction flow path 405.

  In addition, as shown in FIGS. 25, 30, and 31, a recess 435 into which at least a part of the game ball can enter is formed below the protrusion 430. The recess 435 is a recess space formed below the protrusion 430 by the protrusion 430 protruding. Further, as shown in FIG. 31, the lower surface 430b of the protruding portion 430 is gently lowered so as to become lower toward the downstream side of the narrowed channel 405 so as to correspond to the downward slope of the lower surface 435a of the recessed portion 435 described later. Since it is inclined, it is easy to guide the game ball that has entered the hollow portion 435 toward the ball return valley portion 475a of the detour surface 475 described later.

  Note that the protruding amount of the protruding portion 430 may be constant, or the protruding amount may increase toward the upstream side of the constricted flow path 405. In the present embodiment, the maximum size of one game ball is inserted into the recess portion 435. However, the game ball is further depressed so that a plurality of game balls can enter, or two or more stages are stacked in the vertical direction. It is good also as a hollow shape with a depth so that a game ball may enter in a state. In addition, in the configuration in which the depression 435 is greatly depressed or deeply depressed, when the strength is required, the depression 435 is formed with a rigid member (for example, a metal member or a thick resin molded product). Or you may form the reinforcement pillar passed up and down in a hollow space.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 24, the projecting portion 430 includes a support piece 431 projectingly formed in the space on the back side, and the support piece 431 includes an effect operation button 451 and a left instruction operation button 455a. The protruding piece 450b on the back side wall portion 450a of the support member 450 that supports the right indicating operation button 455b is supported. By doing so, the space on the back side of the protruding portion 430 can be effectively used as the support portion of the support member 450, and the support member 450 can be disposed further on the back side of the upper plate 19. 451 etc. can be located in the back | inner side of the upper plate 19 more.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 20 to 22, the upper plate 19 is an operation surface formed by the front and rear wide surface 420 and the upper surface 430 a of the protrusion 430, and various operation buttons operated by the player are provided. A wide operation surface 440 is provided.

  As various operation buttons, as shown in FIGS. 20 to 22, in addition to the above-described ball lending button 121 and the return button 122, a production operation button 451, a left instruction operation button 455a, and a right instruction operation button 455b. , A ball removal operation button 460 may be mentioned.

  The operation buttons 451 for effects shown in FIGS. 20 to 22 are displayed when a predetermined variable display effect (for example, super reach, etc.) is displayed on the third symbol display device 42 that variably displays the third symbol (decorative symbol). This is an operation button that is displayed to urge the player to perform an operation and is pressed by the player in accordance with the operation instruction. When the player operates the effect operation button 451, for example, a game result advantageous to the player can be obtained, or various display effects can be executed to improve the interest of the game. .

  The production operation button 451 is arranged so that the back side end thereof is in contact with the narrow channel 405 in a plan view of the pachinko machine 10.

  The left instruction operation button 455a and the right instruction operation button 455b shown in FIGS. 20 to 22 are operations for the player to give a left instruction or a right instruction regarding the display contents on the third symbol display device 42. Button.

  A ball removal operation button 460 shown in FIGS. 20 to 22 is pressed by the player to discharge the game ball stored in the upper plate 19 to the lower plate 15 without guiding it to the launching device 229 (see FIG. 3). This is an operation button. When the ball removal operation button 460 is pressed, as shown in FIGS. 29 and 31, the bottom portion 408 for ball removal, which is the bottom portion at the downstream end of the narrowed channel 405, slides to open the bottom portion. The game ball stored in the upper plate 19 falls from this opening and is discharged to the lower plate 15 through the discharge port 16.

  The ball removal operation button 460 will be described with reference to FIGS. 32A is a perspective view of the upper plate portion 21 when the ball removal operation button 460 is not pressed, and FIG. 32B is a view of the upper plate portion 21 when the ball removal operation button 460 is pressed. It is a perspective view. FIG. 33 is a diagram showing a KK line in the upper plate part 21. 34A is a cross-sectional view of the upper plate portion 21 taken along the line KK when the ball removal operation button 460 is not pressed, and FIG. 34B is an upper view when the ball removal operation button 460 is pressed. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the dish part 21 taken along the line KK. FIGS. 35A and 35B are a perspective view and a cross-sectional view taken along the line KK of the upper dish portion 21 in a state where the ball removal operation button 460 is not pressed and the game balls are stored.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 32 to 35, the ball removal operation button 460 is provided to the player at a location in contact with the narrowed flow path 405 in the flow path forming peripheral wall 410 in the plan view of the pachinko machine 10. A ball contact button portion 461 that moves when pressed is provided.

  In FIG. 32A, the ball removal operation button 460 is in a non-pressed state, and the ball contact button portion 461 faces the constricted flow path 405 while being positioned at the upper position. As shown in FIG. 35, when the game ball is stored in the upper plate 19, the upper layer stored ball on the downstream side of the narrowed channel 405 is in contact with the ball contact button portion 461. Then, as shown in FIGS. 32B and 34B, when the player presses the ball removal operation button 460, the ball contact button portion 461 moves downward while facing the constricted flow path 405. Therefore, it is possible to change the upper-layer stored ball on the downstream side of the constricted flow path 405, and as shown in FIG. 29 and FIG. Since 408 is also opened, a change can be given to the storage ball on the lower layer side of the constricted flow path 405.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 21 and 23, the effect operation button 451 has a larger front-rear width than the left instruction operation button 455a and the right instruction operation button 455b. Specifically, the front-rear width of the effect operation button 451 (the length on the line DD in FIG. 23) is, for example, about 7 cm, and the front-rear width of the left instruction operation button 455a and the right instruction operation button 455b ( The length on the line FF in FIG. 23 is, for example, about 1 cm. Further, the production operation button 451 can be pressed down by about 2.5 mm, for example, and the left instruction operation button 455a and the right instruction operation button 455b can be pressed down by about 1 mm, for example. The button 451 has a greater pressing operation depth than the left instruction operation button 455a and the right instruction operation button 455b.

  As shown in FIG. 23, the left instruction operation button 455a and the right instruction operation button 455b are located on the front side of the center position in the front-rear width direction on the wide front and rear operation surface 440. Further, as shown in FIG. 23, the operation button 451 for the production has the operation center axis P1 located behind the center position P2 in the front-rear width direction on the front and rear wide operation surface 440, and the pachinko machine 10 is arranged so that the back end thereof is in contact with the constriction flow path 405 in a plan view.

  As shown in FIGS. 23, 29, 31, and 32, the upper plate 19 is disposed at the upper portion of the downstream end portion of the constricted flow path 405, and is a single row sphere arranged in a line in the narrowed flow path 405. When a predetermined number (for example, three or more) of game balls are stacked on top, an upper-layer game ball (third or more game balls) is provided with a climbing roof surface 471 that can ride in the traveling direction of the single row ball. .

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 29 and 31, the upper plate 19 further restricts the stacking of the game balls on the single row ball formed on the lower surface of the climbing roof surface 471 in a single layer. Is provided with a descending top surface 473 whose height decreases as it proceeds in the downstream direction.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 23 to 28, 32, and 33, the upper plate 19 is connected to the roof surface 471 in a plan view of the pachinko machine 10 and the stenotic flow on the side of the stenotic channel 405. A detour surface 475 formed with a downward slope toward the path 405 is provided.

  Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 31 and 33, the detour surface 475 includes a detour first inclined surface 475 b that is connected to the downstream side of the riding roof surface 471 in a plan view of the pachinko machine 10 and is inclined downward. A detour second inclined surface 475c connected to the lower surface 435a of the recess 435 and inclined downward toward the constricted flow path 405 is provided. And the ball return valley part 475a formed in the boundary line location of the detour 1st inclined surface 475b and the detour 2nd inclined surface 475c is a location between the center part of the flow-down direction of the constricted flow path 405, and the riding roof surface 471. It is a valley that slopes down towards the.

  The detour first inclined surface 475b and the detour second inclined surface 475c are respectively inclined downward in the arrow direction shown in FIG. The ball return valley portion 475a is inclined downward in the direction of the broken line arrow shown in FIG. Therefore, the game ball that rides on the climbing roof surface 471 and detours on the detoured first inclined surface 475b is returned to the constriction flow path 405 at a position away from the climbing roof surface 471 down the ball return valley portion 475a. There is little interference between the riding ball on the riding roof surface 471 and the returning ball at the ball return valley portion 475a, and the detoured game ball can be smoothly returned to the narrowed channel 405. Since the upper surface 430a of the projecting portion 430 is inclined downward in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 33, the game ball riding on the upper surface 430a of the projecting portion 430 can be easily guided toward the upstream side of the constricted flow path 405. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 34, the end side that communicates with the recessed portion 435 in the detour second inclined surface 475c is located at a position lower than the lower end side of the lower surface 435a of the recessed portion 435. That is, a step portion 436 that causes a height difference is formed at a boundary portion between the detour second inclined surface 475c and the lower surface 435a. Compared to the case where the lower surface 435a of the recess 435 and the bypass second inclined surface 475c are integrated into the inclined surface K1 without forming the stepped portion 436 (the inclined surface K1 indicated by the broken line in FIG. 34), the lower surface 435a Since the gradient is gentle, it is possible to reduce the force applied to the game ball on the detour second inclined surface 475c on the downstream side of the game ball on the lower surface 435a. As described above, since the ball pressure applied to the game ball on the detoured second inclined surface 475c by the game ball in the hollow portion 435 can be reduced, the occurrence of ball clogging due to the ball pressure of the game ball in the hollow portion 435 is reduced. it can.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 21, FIG. 24 (a), FIG. 26 (a), FIG. 28, FIG. 29 and FIG. 32, the upper plate 19 is used to store upper game balls (game balls having three or more layers). An escape projecting surface 477 is provided to escape toward the detour surface 475 in plan view of the dish 19.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 21, FIG. 24A and FIG. 29, the relief projecting surface 477 decreases in height as it progresses in the downstream direction of the constriction flow path 405 and is narrowed as viewed in the downstream direction. The channel 405 is inclined so as to face toward one end of the lateral width (front side close to the player).

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 24B and 24C, the upper platen portion 21 is arranged in front of the upper plate 19 so that the distance from the bottom front side portion to the lower platen 15 positioned below is wide. It has an inclined bottom portion 21a that is inclined upward as it goes to. By this inclined bottom portion 21a, the height interval from the bottom side near side of the upper plate portion 21 to the lower plate 15 below it can be widened, the opening to the lower plate 15 can be widened, and stored in the lower plate 15. It is easy to take out the game balls.

  Further, the front frame set 14 described above corresponds to a gaming machine main body described later, the above-described upper plate 19 corresponds to a ball tray portion, the above-described launching device 229 corresponds to a game ball launching device, and the above-described narrowed flow path 405 and the bypass surface 475 correspond to the downstream flow path, the flow path forming peripheral wall 410 corresponds to the flow path forming peripheral wall part, and the wide wall 415 described above corresponds to the first wall part. The front-rear wide surface 420 corresponds to the front-rear wide upper surface, the protruding portion 430 described above corresponds to the projecting portion, the aforementioned front-rear wide operation surface 440 corresponds to the upper surface, the projecting operation surface, and the above-described production operation The button 451 corresponds to the operation unit and the second operation unit, the above-described left instruction operation button 455a and the right instruction operation button 455b correspond to the operation unit and the first operation unit, and the above-described ball contact button unit 461 is covered. Corresponds to the moving part, the ride mentioned above The roof surface 471 corresponds to the climbing roof portion, the above-described descending top surface 473 corresponds to the descending top surface portion, the above-described detour surface 475 corresponds to the detour portion, and the above-described escape projecting surface 477 corresponds to the escape projecting portion. To do.

  As described above, according to the pachinko machine 10 of the first embodiment, the upper plate 19 that is disposed on the front surface of the front frame set 14 and stores the game balls that have been paid out is guided from the upper plate 19. And a launching device 229 that launches the game ball that has been fired into the game area in accordance with the player's launch operation, and is capable of storing the paid-out game ball and sending the stored ball to the launching device 229 side. Among the spherical channels, a downstream channel having a narrow channel width (the narrow channel 405 and the bypass surface 475) formed on the downstream side in plan view, and a downstream channel in plan view of the pachinko machine 10 A wide operation surface 440 that is formed on the player side of the upper plate 19 and partially overlaps a lower surface 435a of a recess 435 that is a part of the detour surface 475, and a wide operation surface 440 Of these, a lateral range corresponding to the overlapping range (FIG. 20). Dashed horizontal arrow range) for effect the operation button 451 in the a) is arranged so as to be located.

  Therefore, the front and rear wide operation surface 440 of the upper plate 19 overlaps the lower surface 435a of the recessed portion 435 that is a part of the detour surface 475 in a plan view of the pachinko machine 10, so It is possible to make a large operation surface including the one that is enlarged in the direction (wide operation surface 440 before and after the ejection). The large operation surface can be provided with a production operation button 451, a left instruction operation button 455a, and a right instruction operation button 455b, or a large production operation button 451. Even when operating while looking at the camera, it is possible to reduce operational errors and operational errors.

  In addition, the game ball can enter the overlapping portion of the downstream flow path on the upper surface of the upper plate 19 in a plan view (the depression 435 below the protrusion 430), and the number of stored balls in the upper plate 19 Reduction can be suppressed.

  Specifically, the upper plate 19 forms a ball flow path that can store the paid-out game balls and sends the stored balls to the launching device 229 side. A flow path forming peripheral wall 410 that forms a spherical flow path having a narrow flow path 405 with a narrow flow path width, and a narrowed flow path among the flow path forming peripheral walls 410 in plan view of the pachinko machine 10. The wide wall 415, which is a predetermined wall portion in contact with 405, is made longer than the other wall portions 411, so that the wide front surface 420 formed on the upper surface of the wide wall 415 and the upper end of the wide wall 415 are narrowed. The flow path 405 side is an operation surface formed by a protrusion 430 that protrudes toward the narrowed flow path 405 in a plan view of the pachinko machine 10, a wide front and rear surface 420, and an upper surface 430a of the protrusion 430, Production operation buttons operated by the player Down 451, and a Sako Delivery after wide operating surface 440 of operation for the left instruction button 455a and a right instruction manipulation buttons 455b is disposed, the.

  Therefore, the upper plate 19 disposed on the front surface of the front frame set 14 includes a front and rear wide surface 420 that is an upper surface of the wide wall 415 having a long front and rear width in contact with the narrow channel 405 at the flow channel forming peripheral wall 410. Since the upper surface 430a of the projecting portion 430 protrudes toward the constriction flow path 405 at the upper end of the wide wall 415 and the constriction flow path 405 side, the front and rear wide operation surface 440 is provided. It can be set as the big operation surface expanded to the side. The large operation surface can be provided with a production operation button 451, a left instruction operation button 455a, and a right instruction operation button 455b, or a large production operation button 451. Even when operating while looking at the camera, it is possible to reduce operational errors and operational errors.

  Further, since the wide wall 415 has a protruding portion 430 that protrudes toward the constricted flow channel 405 at the upper end thereof and the narrowed flow channel 405 side, a game ball enters the lower portion of the protruding portion 430 at the wide wall 415. It is possible to suppress the reduction of the number of stored balls in the upper plate 19.

  Therefore, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that can suppress a reduction in the number of stored balls while making the upper surface of the upper plate 19 a large operation surface.

  Further, since the protruding portion 430 protrudes toward the constricted flow path 405, the accumulation of the stored balls in the constricted flow path 405 can be limited to a predetermined height by the protruding portions 430, and the stored balls in the constricted flow path 405 can be limited. Can be prevented from overflowing toward the operation surface. On the other hand, the wall portion other than the portion in contact with the narrowed flow path 405 in the flow path forming peripheral wall 410 of the upper plate 19 (that is, a game ball having a shape bulging to the labor side in plan view of the pachinko machine 10) (The wall portion in contact with the bulging flow path 401 for storing the liquid) is not provided with the protruding portion 430. Therefore, when the player tries to take out the stored ball, the protruding portion 430 is not obstructed and the stored ball Is easy to take out.

  Further, the production operation button 451, the left instruction operation button 455a, and the right instruction operation button 455b are provided on the operation surface which is the upper surface of the upper plate 19, so that the production operation button 451 and the like protrude forward. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the feeling of pressure on the player due to the conventional configuration in which the operation buttons are protruded from the front side surface of the upper plate 19.

  Further, it is assumed that the production operation button 451, the left instruction operation button 455a, and the right instruction operation button 455b are pressed down or substantially downward. That is, the production operation button 451, the left instruction operation button 455a, and the right instruction operation button 455b provided on the wide front and rear operation surface 440, which is the upper surface of the upper plate 19, lower the player's finger or hand. As described above, the pressing operation is performed in the downward direction or the substantially downward direction, so that it is possible to perform the operation with less burden on the hand as compared with the operation of pressing the pachinko machine 10 in the horizontal direction.

  Moreover, since the front-rear wide surface 420 is an inclined surface that is inclined downward toward the front of the pachinko machine 10, game balls that have dropped onto the front-rear wide surface 420 are discharged down the inclined surface, and the front-rear wide surface It can reduce that a game ball stays on 420. FIG. Also, since the front and rear wide surface 420 is inclined downward on the front side, it is easier to put the game ball in the upper plate 19 by hand than in the case where the front and rear wide surface 420 is not inclined. The stored balls stored in 19 are easy to take out.

  In addition, the operation button 451 for performance is arranged so that the back side end thereof is in contact with the constricted flow path 405 in a plan view of the pachinko machine 10, so that the player can place the finger of his left hand inside the upper plate 19. , It is possible not only to grasp the amount of game balls stored in the upper plate 19 without looking at the upper plate 19, but also to touch the effect operation button 451 in contact with the constricted flow path 405 at the protruding portion 430. The position of the effect operation button 451 can be grasped and operated while viewing the game area.

  In addition, the operation button 451 for the production is located on the back side of the center position in the front-rear width direction on the wide operation surface 440 before and after the operation. That is, the production operation button 451 is located at a thicker position on the back side than the front side of the upper plate 19, so that the pressing operation depth is deeper than the left instruction operation button 455 a and the right instruction operation button 455 b. A large operation button 451 for production can be provided. Further, since the production operation button 451 is disposed so as to contact the narrowed channel 405 in a plan view of the pachinko machine 10, the front-rear width is larger than the left instruction operation button 455a and the right instruction operation button 455b. Can be made large enough to reach the far side of the wide operation surface 440 before and after ejection. Further, the left instruction operation button 455a and the right instruction operation button 455b are located on the front side of the center position in the front-rear width direction on the front / rear wide operation surface 440. Therefore, the front / rear wide operation surface 440 is provided. Is less than half the front-rear width, and can increase the relative difference between the left instruction operation button 455a, the right instruction operation button 455b, and the presentation operation button 451, and is operated while watching the game area. In the case of error, it is possible to reduce erroneous operations.

  Further, the ball removal operation button 460 includes a ball contact button portion 461 at a location in contact with the constricted flow path 405 in the flow path forming peripheral wall 410 in a plan view of the pachinko machine 10. Therefore, since this ball contact button portion 461 is moved by an operation by the player, it is possible to change the storage state of the stored ball in the narrowed channel 405, and to reduce the clogging of the ball in the narrowed channel 405. Specifically, when the player operates the ball removal operation button 460, the lowermost game ball waiting in the constricted flow path 405 of the upper plate 19 is returned to the lower plate 15 so that the lowermost game is played. It is possible to change the storage state of the sphere, and to play a game ball that is higher than the lowermost layer waiting in the constricted flow path 405 of the upper plate 19 (a game ball that is the third or higher layer and rides on the roof surface 471) The game ball) can change the storage state by the movement of the ball contact button portion 461, and can reduce clogging of the stored balls in the lowermost layer of the narrowed channel 405 and in the upper layer. Further, since the clogging in the lowermost layer of the constricted flow path 405 is invisible or difficult to see from the outside, it is effective in that the clogging invisible from the outside can be eliminated.

  The upper plate 19 is disposed at the upper portion of the downstream end of the stenosis flow path 405, and the upper game balls (three or more layers) of the single sphere in which a plurality of game balls are stacked in the stenosis flow path 405 are arranged. A game roof) that can be ridden in the traveling direction of the row of spheres, and the downstream of the row of roof 471 formed on the lower surface of the ride-up roof surface 471 so as to further regulate the row of spheres A descending top surface 473 whose height decreases as it advances in the direction, and is connected to the riding roof surface 471 in a plan view of the pachinko machine 10 and is inclined downward toward the narrowed channel 405 on the side of the narrowed channel 405. And a detour surface 475 formed on the surface.

  Therefore, the riding roof surface 471 located at the upper portion of the downstream end portion of the narrowed flow path 405 has upper game balls (three or more game balls) out of one row of balls stacked in the narrow flow path 405. It is possible to ride in the traveling direction of the row sphere, and to limit the stacking on the row sphere downstream of the constricted flow path 405 to a predetermined level. In addition, the game ball riding on the riding roof surface 471 can be detoured to the upstream side of the narrowed channel 405 by the detour surface 475. Further, the descending top surface 473 formed on the lower surface of the riding roof surface 471 has a height that decreases in the downstream direction, so that the stacked single row spheres below the lower surface can be further restricted.

  In addition, the escape projecting surface 477 is configured so that the upper game balls (three or more game balls) out of one row of the game balls stacked in the constricted flow path 405 are arranged in the direction of the detour surface 475 in the plan view of the upper plate 19. Therefore, the upper game balls (three or more game balls) can be smoothly supplied to the detour surface 475. In addition, the game ball that rides on the climbing roof surface 471 can be released to the detour surface 475 instead of directly above the constricted flow path 405, and the game ball that has been climbed is supplied to the detour surface 475. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the game ball heading toward the narrow channel 405 from being stagnated by the riding ball. In addition, when the number of stored balls is not so large (the number of stored balls exists so as to contact the escape projecting surface 477 but the amount does not reach the climbing roof surface 471), the escape projecting surface 477 directly To the detour surface 475. Therefore, the upper-layer game ball can be efficiently supplied to the bypass surface 475, and can be returned from the bypass surface 475 to the upstream side of the constriction flow path 405 again.

  Further, the escape projecting surface 477 has a height that decreases in the downstream direction of the constriction flow path 405 and is inclined so as to be directed toward one end of the width of the constriction flow path 405 when viewed in the flow-down direction. The upper game balls (three or more game balls) out of one row of stacked game balls in the constricted flow path 405 are released in the lateral direction perpendicular to the traveling direction of the row of balls while breaking the height of the stack. The upper game balls (game balls of three or more layers) in the one row ball can be released to the detour surface 475 without stagnation.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may have another configuration that exhibits the same effect. For example, the present invention can be modified as follows.

  <1> In the embodiment described above, all of the effect operation buttons 451 are within the horizontal range corresponding to the wide front and rear operation surface 440 of the upper plate 19 (the range indicated by the broken horizontal arrow in FIG. 20A). The effect operation button 451 is disposed so that the position of the effect operation button 451 is arranged, but the effect operation button 451 may be disposed so that a part of the effect operation button 451 is located in the range in the horizontal direction. You may arrange | position so that some components which form the button 451 may be located.

  <2> In the embodiment described above, the operation buttons 451, the left instruction operation button 455a, and the right instruction operation button 455b that are pressed by the player are used as the operation unit. Various operation units (slide levers, joysticks, dials, etc.) operated in the direction and rotation direction may be employed.

  <3> Also, as shown in FIG. 36 (a), the lower plate 15 is capable of receiving a game ball that has fallen from the front and rear wide surface 420 (an inclined surface inclined downward to the front) of the upper plate 19. It is good also as a shape which protruded ahead rather than the upper plate 19 by planar view. Specifically, at least a part of the storage area of the lower plate 15 (not visible by being hidden by the upper plate 19 in FIG. 36A) in plan view of the pachinko machine 10 extends to the player side from the upper plate 19. For example, the extended region 15b may be used. In this case, the game ball dropped on the front and rear wide surface 420 of the upper plate 19 falls in the tilt direction of the front and rear wide surface 420 and falls toward the lower plate 15 and is received by the lower plate 15. It is possible to reduce the player's loss of the falling ball, and to reduce the scattering of the game ball on the floor of the game hall.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 36 (a), the lower plate 15 can receive the game ball dropped from the other wall portion 11 of the upper plate 19, so that the other wall portion 11 of the upper plate 19 can be received in plan view. (Particularly, the wall portion including the corresponding portion BD in the other wall portion 411 corresponding to the maximum bulging portion in the bulging channel 401 of the upper plate 19) has a shape protruding forward. For example, the player puts his hand toward the upper plate 19 from the corresponding portion BD in the other wall portion 411 corresponding to the maximum bulging portion in the bulging flow path 401 of the upper plate 19 and stores the upper plate 19. The ball may be taken out by hand. At this time, the falling ball spilled from the portion BD can also be received by the lower plate 15.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 36A, the lower plate 15 has a shape along the outer shape of the upper plate 19 in a plan view (for example, a shape similar to the outer shape of the upper plate 19). The distance in the player side direction of the extension region 15b extending from the outer shape of the upper plate 19 to the player side can be made constant in a plan view of the upper plate 19 and dropped from any position on the front and rear wide surface 420 of the upper plate 19 The received game ball can also be received, and the amount of forward protrusion of the lower plate 15 relative to the upper plate 19 can be kept to the minimum necessary in plan view.

  Further, the extension region 15b includes a circular discharge portion 15a (corresponding to a discharge port described later) for discharging game balls in a plan view of the pachinko machine 10, and is inclined downward toward the circular discharge portion 15a. Therefore, the stored balls in the lower plate 15 are stored on the side closer to the player, and the player can easily grasp the number of stored balls in the lower plate 15. Further, by operating the ball release lever 17, the circular discharge portion 15 a of the lower plate 15 can be opened, and the stored ball can be discharged to a transport container (so-called dollar box) below the lower plate 15.

  <4> Also, as shown in FIG. 36 (b), the upper plate 19 includes a fall prevention wall 485 for guiding a game ball located on the front and rear wide surface 420, and a game ball guided by the fall prevention wall 485. A guide groove 487 for returning to the upper plate 19 is provided. The above-described fall prevention wall 485 and the return guide groove 487 correspond to a ball return means described later.

  Specifically, the fall prevention wall 485 is a wall that is erected on the top end portion of the front end of the upper plate 19 from the substantially central position to the right end side in a plan view. The height of the fall prevention wall 485 is, for example, about the diameter of the game ball, but the fall of the game ball may be prevented by adopting the radius of the game ball or other height. In addition, the range where the game ball flows down along the fall prevention wall 485 on the front / rear wide surface 420 of the upper plate 19 becomes lower from the right end side of the upper plate 19 toward the center side.

  The guide groove 487 has a groove width equal to or larger than the diameter of the game ball, and the groove depth is deeper so that the bottom surface of the guide groove 487 is inclined downward toward the downstream side. Specifically, the guide groove 487 has a depth D1 at the section taken along line L1-L1 in FIG. 36 (b), and the groove at the section taken along line L2-L2 in FIG. 36 (b). The depth is the depth D2 (D2> D1), and the groove depth at the L3-L3 line cross-sectional location in FIG. 36B is the depth D3 (D3> D2> D1).

  According to this configuration, of the wide front and rear surfaces 420 (inclined surfaces) of the upper plate 19, the game balls that have fallen into the right range from the center of the upper plate 19 become the front and rear wide surfaces 420 that are inclined downward. Along the fall prevention wall 485 and guided down along the fall prevention wall 485 to the center side of the upper plate 19, and this game ball now descends the guide groove 487 and moves to the upper plate 19. Returned to Further, the game ball that has fallen in the left side range from the center of the upper plate 19 among the front and rear wide surfaces 420 (inclined surfaces) of the upper plate 19 is guided down and forward along the front and rear wide surfaces 420, It returns to the upper plate 19 through the guide groove 487 on the front and rear wide surface 420. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the player's loss of the falling ball and to reduce the scattering of the game ball on the floor of the game hall. Further, in the above-described modified example shown in FIG. 36A, the falling ball from the upper plate 19 is received by the lower plate 15, but in the modified example shown in FIG. Since it can be returned, the operation of returning the game ball from the lower plate 15 to the upper plate 19 can be made unnecessary.

  In addition, by providing an effect operation button 451 or the like near the downstream flow path on the large operation surface (the wide operation surface 440 before and after the ejection), the ball return means ( The fall prevention wall 485 and the return guide groove 487) can be provided, and the expansion of the front and rear width of the upper plate 19 due to the arrangement of the ball return means can be reduced.

  <5> In addition, a configuration in which a button portion (operated portion) that moves up and down by being pressed with the production operation button 451 is located at a position in contact with the constriction flow path 405 in a plan view of the pachinko machine 10. It is good. In this case, since the button portion (operated portion) of the production operation button 451 moves up and down by an operation by the player, the storage state of the storage ball in the constriction flow path 405 can be changed. Ball clogging in the flow path 405 can be reduced.

  <6> In addition, the upper plate 19 may be provided with a transparent riding roof surface 471 as a visual recognition means for visually recognizing the lowermost storage ball on the downstream side of the narrow channel 405. Since the lowermost storage ball can be visually recognized on the downstream side of the constricted flow path 405 by the transparent riding roof surface 471, the number of remaining balls can be grasped by the upper plate 19 that can be launched by the launching device 229, and the game is caused by unexpected ball breakage. It is possible to reduce the loss of the interest of the game. Further, in the upper plate 19 provided with the wide operation surface 440 before and after the urging, the lowermost layer of the narrowed channel 405 is deeper than the ball plate portion without the wide operation surface 440 (the urging operation surface). Therefore, it is useful that the lowermost storage sphere can be confirmed on the downstream side of the constricted flow path 405 that has become deeper in this way with the transparent riding roof surface 471 (viewing means).

  Note that examples of the configuration other than the visual recognition means include the configuration shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 37, the mirror member 490 (mirror part or the like) is placed on the left inner surface portion of the upper plate 19 (the inner surface portion near the left side of the discharge port 19a) in the front view of the pachinko machine 10 and the player's mirror member. The line of sight to 490 (indicated by the x in the circle in FIG. 37) is reflected by this mirror member 490 toward the downstream side of the narrow channel 405 of the upper plate 19 (broken line in FIG. 37). Configurations arranged in the direction of the arrow). In the case of this configuration, when the player moves his / her line of sight toward the mirror member 490 during the game, the stored ball in the lowermost layer of the narrowed channel 405 can be visually recognized in the state viewed in the direction of the broken arrow in FIG.

  As other visual recognition means, this mirror member 490 and other mirror members (mirror parts, etc.) and the metal surface 407 (see FIG. 23) of the narrowed channel 405 described above constitute an optical reflection path for visual recognition. Examples of the configuration that can be used and a configuration in which these are combined with a transparent riding roof surface 471 are included.

  <7> The present invention may be implemented in various (for example, first type, third type, etc.) gaming machines, or may be implemented in a pachinko machine of a different type from the above embodiment. For example, once a big hit, a pachinko machine that raises the expected value of the big hit until a big hit state occurs (for example, two times or three times) including that (for example, a two-time right item, a three-time right item) May also be implemented. Moreover, after the jackpot symbol is displayed, it may be implemented as a pachinko machine that enters a specific gaming state on the condition that a ball is won in a predetermined area. Moreover, you may implement as a pachinko machine which will be in a specific game state when a ball enters a predetermined winning opening. Further, in addition to pachinko machines, various game machines such as an arrangement ball type pachinko machine, a sparrow ball, a game machine in which a so-called pachinko machine and a slot machine are integrated may be used.

  In addition, as a specific example of a gaming machine in which a pachinko machine and a slot machine are fused, a variable display means for displaying a fixed symbol after displaying a variable symbol row consisting of a plurality of symbols is provided, and a handle for launching a ball is provided. What is not provided. In this case, after inserting a predetermined amount of game balls based on a predetermined operation (button operation), for example, the variation of the symbol is started due to the operation of the operation lever, for example, due to the operation of the stop button, or the predetermined amount With the passage of time, the fluctuation of the symbol is stopped, and a jackpot state advantageous to the player is generated on the condition that the confirmed symbol at the time of stoppage is a so-called jackpot symbol. A lot of balls are paid out.

  The present specification also discloses an invention relating to the following gaming machines.

<First issue>
Conventionally, there is a pachinko machine, for example, as a representative example of a gaming machine. This pachinko machine includes, for example, a ball tray portion that stores a paid-out game ball at a lower portion of the front surface of the main body of the game machine. A game ball launcher launches into the game area of the game board. In addition, various operation buttons (for example, a production button, a ball lending button, etc.) operated by the player are disposed on the ball tray (for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2010-284359 ( (See page 5-6, Fig. 3-4)).

However, the conventional example having such a configuration has the following problems.
That is, in conventional pachinko machines, for example, various operation buttons (production buttons, ball lending buttons, etc.) may be operated while the player looks at the game area, thus reducing operation errors and operation errors. Therefore, it is preferable to enlarge the upper surface of the ball tray portion to make a large operation surface and to arrange various operation buttons on the enlarged operation surface.

  Specifically, in the conventional pachinko machine, the ball lending button is disposed on the top surface of the ball tray portion, but the effect button is disposed on the front side surface portion of the ball tray portion. Since this production button must be operated in the direction to push it toward the pachinko machine, it is easy to place a burden on the elbow, wrist or finger, and the production button is placed on the top surface of the ball tray part. A configuration in which the button is pressed substantially downward is less burdensome on the hand. In addition, the effect button on the ball tray portion has a shape protruding forward, and the effect button becomes too close to the player, giving the player a feeling of pressure. Therefore, it is preferable to arrange the effect buttons on the top surface of the ball tray.

  In addition, the production buttons are often operated while looking at the game area as compared to other operation buttons (for example, a ball lending button), so other operation buttons (for example, for example) It is preferable to make it larger than a ball lending button, etc., and it is preferable to enlarge the upper surface of the ball tray portion to make a large operation surface, and to arrange this effect button on the large operation surface.

  However, as described above, if the upper surface of the ball tray portion is expanded and various operation buttons (production buttons, ball lending buttons, etc.) are arranged on the upper surface portion, the upper surface is expanded. However, there arises another problem that the number of stored balls that can be stored in the ball tray portion is reduced.

  The following invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine that can suppress a reduction in the number of stored balls while making the upper surface of the ball tray portion a large operation surface. .

(A0) A ball tray portion that is disposed on the front surface of the gaming machine main body and stores paid-out game balls;
A game ball launching device that launches a game ball guided from the ball tray unit to a game area in accordance with a player's launch operation;
In a gaming machine equipped with
A downstream flow with a narrow channel width formed on the downstream side in a plan view among the ball channels of the ball tray section capable of storing the paid-out game balls and sending the stored balls to the game ball launching device side Road,
An upper surface formed on the player side of the ball tray portion with respect to the downstream flow path in plan view, and a part of which overlaps the downstream flow path;
A gaming machine, wherein at least a part of an operation unit operated by a player is disposed in a lateral range corresponding to the overlapping range on the upper surface.

  According to the invention described in (A0), since the upper surface of the ball dish part overlaps the downstream flow path in plan view, the upper surface is enlarged toward the downstream flow path. It can be a large operation surface. Since a large operation unit can be arranged on the large operation surface or a large operation unit can be arranged, even when the player operates while looking at the game area, it is possible to reduce operation mistakes and operation mistakes.

  In addition, the game ball can enter the overlapping portion of the downstream flow path on the upper surface in a plan view of the ball tray portion, and the reduction of the number of stored balls in the ball tray portion can be suppressed.

  Therefore, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that can suppress a reduction in the number of stored balls while making the upper surface of the ball tray portion a large operation surface.

(A1) A ball tray portion that is disposed on the front surface of the gaming machine main body and stores the paid-out game balls;
A game ball launching device that launches a game ball guided from the ball tray unit to a game area in accordance with a player's launch operation;
In a gaming machine equipped with
Forms a ball flow path in the ball tray section that can store the paid-out game balls and sends the stored balls to the game ball launcher side, and the flow path is formed downstream of the ball flow path. A flow path forming peripheral wall portion that forms a spherical flow path having a downstream flow path with a reduced width;
In a plan view of the gaming machine, the first wall portion, which is a predetermined wall portion in contact with the downstream-side flow passage in the flow passage formation surrounding wall portion, is made longer than the other wall portions. A wide front and back upper surface formed on the upper surface of one wall;
On the downstream flow path side of the first wall portion, a place spaced by one or more game balls from the bottom of the downstream flow path rushed toward the downstream flow path in a plan view of the gaming machine. The urging section,
A surface formed by the front and rear wide upper surface and the upper surface of the squeeze portion, and a squeeze operation surface on which an operation unit operated by a player is disposed
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:

  According to the invention described in (A1), the ball tray portion disposed on the front surface of the gaming machine main body has a first wall portion having a long front-rear width in contact with the downstream-side flow passage at the flow passage forming peripheral wall portion. The front and rear wide upper surface, which is the upper surface of the first wall portion, and the point where at least one game ball is spaced from the bottom of the downstream flow channel on the downstream flow channel side of the first wall portion urges toward the downstream flow channel Since the push-out operation surface formed by the upper surface of the protruding portion is provided, a large operation surface expanded on the back side can be obtained. Since a large operation unit can be arranged on the large operation surface or a large operation unit can be arranged, even when the player operates while looking at the game area, it is possible to reduce operation mistakes and operation mistakes.

  In addition, the first wall portion is a squeezed portion in which a portion spaced by one or more game balls from the bottom of the downstream channel on the downstream channel side projects toward the downstream channel. Therefore, the game ball can enter the lower portion of the protruding portion in the first wall portion, and the reduction of the number of stored balls in the ball tray portion can be suppressed.

  Therefore, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that can suppress a reduction in the number of stored balls while making the upper surface of the ball tray portion a large operation surface.

  Furthermore, since the protruding portion protrudes toward the downstream flow path, the accumulation of the storage balls in the downstream flow path can be limited to a predetermined height by the protruding portion, and the storage balls in the downstream flow path can be restricted. Can be prevented from overflowing toward the operation surface. On the other hand, the wall portion other than the portion in contact with the downstream flow passage in the flow passage forming peripheral wall portion of the ball tray portion (that is, a game ball having a shape swelled to the labor side in plan view of the gaming machine is stored. Since the wall portion in contact with the bulging storage portion is not provided with a protruding portion, when the player tries to take out the stored ball, the protruding portion is not obstructed and the stored ball is easily taken out. .

  In addition, since the operation unit is provided on the operation surface which is the upper surface of the ball tray part, the operation unit does not protrude forward, and the conventional configuration in which the operation unit protrudes from the front side surface part of the ball tray part. The resulting feeling of pressure on the player can be reduced.

  The “downstream channel” described above is a channel whose bottom surface includes a narrow channel.

  In addition, examples of the “operation unit” described above include those that are pressed down or substantially downward. In this case, the operation unit disposed on the push-out operation surface, which is the upper surface of the ball tray unit, is pressed downward or substantially downward so as to lower the player's finger or hand. Compared with the operation of pushing in the horizontal direction toward the head, the operation can be performed with less hand burden.

(A2) In the gaming machine according to (A1),
The gaming machine characterized in that the front and rear wide upper surface is an inclined surface that is inclined downward toward the front of the gaming machine.

  According to the invention described in (A2), since the front and rear wide upper surface is an inclined surface that inclines downward toward the front of the gaming machine, the game ball that has fallen on the inclined surface is discharged down the inclined surface. It is possible to reduce the retention of game balls on the inclined surface. In addition, since the front side of the wide front and rear top surface is inclined downward, it is easier to put the game ball in the base plate part by hand than in the case where the front and rear wide top surface is not inclined, and It is easy to take out the stored balls.

  It should be noted that “a lower plate portion that is another ball tray portion that is positioned below the ball tray portion and that receives a game ball that has dropped from the inclined surface of the ball tray portion may be further provided. The game ball that has fallen on the inclined surface in the ball tray part falls down the inclined surface toward the lower dish part and is received by the lower dish part, so that the player loses the falling ball. And the scattering of game balls on the floor of the game hall can also be reduced.

  Moreover, the said inclined surface is good also as a structure provided with the channel | path part which returns the game ball on the said inclined surface to the said ball tray part. According to this configuration, the game ball that has dropped onto the inclined surface in the ball tray portion can be returned to the ball tray portion through the passage portion on the inclined surface, and the player can be prevented from losing the falling ball. In addition, the scattering of game balls on the floor of the game hall can be reduced. Further, the operation of returning the game ball from the lower dish part to the ball dish part can be made unnecessary.

(A3) In the gaming machine according to any one of (A0) to (A2),
The operating unit is pressed by a player, and is arranged so that a back end thereof is in contact with the downstream flow path in a plan view of the gaming machine. .

  According to the invention described in (A3), the operation unit is disposed so that the back end thereof is in contact with the downstream channel in a plan view of the gaming machine. If the ball is transmitted to the inside of the ball tray, not only the amount of game balls stored in the ball tray can be grasped but also the operation of touching the downstream flow path at the protruding portion The position of the operation unit can be grasped and operated while watching the game area.

  In addition, the above-described “operation unit” may be configured such that the operated unit that moves up and down by being pressed is positioned at a position in contact with the downstream-side flow path in a plan view of the gaming machine. In this case, since the operated part moves up and down by an operation by the player, it is possible to change the storage state of the stored balls in the downstream flow path, and to reduce the clogging of the balls in the downstream flow path. .

(A4) In the gaming machine according to (A2),
The operation unit includes a first operation unit that is pressed by a player, and a second operation unit that is pressed by the player and has a larger pressing operation depth and front-rear width than the first operation unit. ,
The first operation unit is located on the near side of the center position in the front-rear width direction on the protrusion operation surface,
The operation center axis of the second operation unit is located on the back side of the center position in the front-rear width direction on the projecting operation surface, and the end on the back side in the plan view of the gaming machine is the downstream side flow. A gaming machine characterized by being arranged so as to be in contact with a road.

  According to the invention described in (A4), the operation center axis of the second operation portion is located on the back side of the center position in the front-rear width direction on the protruding operation surface. That is, since the second operation unit is located at a thicker position on the back side than the near side of the ball tray unit, the second operation unit having a larger pressing operation depth than the first operation unit is disposed. be able to. Further, since the second operation part is arranged so as to contact the downstream flow path in a plan view of the gaming machine, the front / rear width is larger than that of the first operation part, and the depth of the projecting operation surface is increased. Can be as large as possible. In addition, since the first operation portion is positioned on the near side of the center position in the front-rear width direction on the protrusion operation surface, the first operation unit has a size that is half or less of the front-rear width on the protrusion operation surface. The relative difference between the operation unit and the second operation unit can be increased, and erroneous operations can be reduced even when the operation unit is operated while looking at the game area.

(A5) In the gaming machine according to any one of (A1) to (A4),
The flow path forming peripheral wall portion includes an operated portion that moves when operated by a player at a position in contact with the downstream flow path in a plan view of the gaming machine. .

  According to the invention described in (A5) above, since the operated part at the location in contact with the downstream flow path in the flow path forming peripheral wall part in the plan view of the gaming machine is moved by the operation by the player, It is possible to change the storage state of the stored spheres in the road and reduce the clogging of the balls in the downstream flow path.

  Moreover, it is preferable that “the operated part is a return operation part that returns the lowermost game ball waiting in the downstream flow path of the ball tray part to the lower dish part located below the ball dish part”. . According to this configuration, when the player operates the return operation portion, the lowermost game ball waiting in the downstream flow path of the ball tray portion is returned to the lower tray portion, so that the lowermost game ball The storage state can be changed, and the game ball in the upper layer than the lowermost layer waiting in the downstream flow path of the ball tray part can change the storage state by the movement of the return operation unit, It is possible to reduce the clogging of the stored balls in the lowermost layer and the upper layer in the downstream channel. Further, since the clogging in the lowermost layer of the downstream channel is invisible or difficult to see from the outside, it is effective in that the clogging invisible from the outside can be eliminated.

(A6) In the gaming machine according to any one of (A0) to (A5),
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the ball tray portion includes a visual recognition means for visually recognizing the lowermost stored ball on the downstream side of the downstream flow path.

  According to the invention described in (A6), since the lowermost stored ball can be visually recognized on the downstream side of the downstream channel by the visual recognition means, the number of remaining balls can be grasped by the ball tray portion that can be launched by the game ball launcher. It is possible to reduce the loss of interest in the game due to unexpected ball breakage. In addition, in the ball tray part with the protrusion operation surface, the lowermost layer of the downstream flow path becomes deeper than the ball dish part without the protrusion operation surface. The point that the lowermost storage ball can be confirmed by the visual recognition means on the downstream side of the road is useful. For example, as the visual recognition means, a transparent part or a mirror member arranged at a position where the lowermost stored ball can be visually recognized on the downstream side of the flow path on the downstream side of the spherical dish part, or a combination of these may be mentioned.

(A7) In the gaming machine according to any one of (A0) to (A6),
The ball tray part is
When a predetermined number of game balls are stacked on a single row of balls arranged in a row in the narrowed channel, the upper layer is disposed at the upper part of the downstream end of the narrowed channel, which is the lowermost surface of the downstream channel. A riding roof that can be mounted in the traveling direction of the row of balls,
A descending top surface portion formed on the lower surface of the riding roof portion, the height of the descending top surface portion becoming lower in the downstream direction so as to further restrict the stacking of game balls on the single row ball under the lower surface;
A detour portion connected to the riding roof portion in a plan view of the gaming machine and formed to be inclined downward toward the stenosis channel on the side of the stenosis channel,
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:

  According to the invention described in (A7), the riding roof portion positioned at the upper portion of the downstream end portion of the narrowed flow path which is the lowermost surface of the downstream flow path is arranged in a line in the narrowed flow path. When a predetermined number of game balls are stacked on the sphere, the upper game balls can run in the traveling direction of the single row ball, and the stack on the single row ball on the downstream side of the narrowed channel can be limited to a predetermined stage. Further, the game ball riding on the climbing roof portion can be detoured to the upstream side of the narrowed flow path by the detour portion. In addition, the descending top surface portion formed on the lower surface of the riding roof portion has a height that decreases in the downstream direction, and the stacking of game balls on the single row ball under the lower surface can be further restricted. . Examples of the above-mentioned “upper game balls” include second and higher game balls that are higher than the lowest layer, third and higher game balls that are higher than the lowest layer, and the like.

(A8) In the gaming machine according to (A7),
The ball tray part is
A gaming machine comprising: an escape protrusion for allowing the upper game ball to escape toward the bypass portion in plan view of the ball tray portion.

  According to the invention described in (A8) above, the escape projecting portion is arranged such that when a predetermined number of game balls are stacked on one row of balls arranged in a line in the narrowed flow path, Since it escapes toward the detour part in plan view of the part, it is possible to smoothly supply the upper-layer game balls to the detour part. In addition, the game ball that rides on the climbing roof can escape to the detour part rather than directly above the constriction flow path, and the game ball that is ridden is supplied to the detour part. It can also be reduced that the game ball heading for the road is stagnated by the riding ball. Also, if there are not many stored balls (if there are enough balls to contact the escape protrusion, but the quantity does not reach the ride roof), the escape protrusion will directly bypass the detour. To be supplied. Therefore, the upper-layer game ball can be efficiently supplied to the detour part, and can be returned from the detour part to the upstream side of the constriction flow path again.

  The above-mentioned “relief protrusion” has a height that decreases in the downstream direction of the constriction flow path, and is inclined so as to be directed toward one end of the lateral width of the constriction flow path when viewed in the flow-down direction. It is preferable. According to this configuration, it is possible to let the upper game balls escape in the lateral direction perpendicular to the traveling direction of the one row sphere while breaking the stacked height among the one row balls in which a plurality of game balls are stacked in the constricted flow path. It is possible to escape to the detour portion without stagnation of the upper-layer game balls in the row of balls.

(A9) In the gaming machine according to any one of (A1) to (A8),
The gaming machine is a pachinko machine.

  According to the gaming machine described in (A9), it is possible to provide a pachinko machine that can suppress a reduction in the number of stored balls while making the upper surface of the ball tray portion a large operation surface. The basic configuration of the pachinko machine is provided with an operation handle, and a ball as a game medium is launched into a predetermined game area in accordance with the operation of the operation handle, and the ball is disposed at a predetermined position in the game area. In other words, the identification information (such as symbols) that is dynamically displayed on the display device is determined and stopped after a predetermined time on the condition that a winning (or passing through the operation gate) is required for the operation port. In addition, when a specific gaming state occurs, variable winning means (specific winning opening) disposed at a predetermined position in the gaming area is opened in a predetermined manner so that a ball can be won, and a value corresponding to the number of winnings is obtained. Examples include those to which values (including data written on magnetic cards as well as premium balls) are given.

<Second issue>
Conventionally, there is a pachinko machine, for example, as a representative example of a gaming machine. This pachinko machine includes, for example, a ball tray portion that stores a paid-out game ball at a lower portion of the front surface of the main body of the game machine. A game ball launcher launches into the game area of the game board. In addition, various operation buttons (for example, a production button, a ball lending button, etc.) operated by the player are disposed on the ball tray (for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2010-284359 ( (See page 5-6, Fig. 3-4)).

However, the conventional example having such a configuration has the following problems.
In other words, in a conventional pachinko machine, for example, a player may take out a game ball from the ball tray while looking at the game area. May fall and be scattered on the floor of the player, and the player may lose the falling ball.

  The following inventions have been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine that can collect gaming balls on the upper surface of a ball tray.

(B1) a ball pan portion that is disposed on the front surface of the gaming machine main body and stores the paid-out game balls;
A game ball launching device that launches a game ball guided from the ball tray unit to a game area in accordance with a player's launch operation;
In a gaming machine equipped with
The ball flow path of the ball tray portion that can store the paid-out game balls and sends the stored balls to the game ball launcher side;
An upper surface that inclines down to the player side at the ball tray part; and
A game machine comprising: a ball returning means for returning the game ball on the upper surface to the ball flow path.

  According to the invention described in (B1), the game ball on the upper surface inclined downward toward the player in the ball tray portion is returned to the ball flow path of the ball tray portion by the ball return means, so that the game ball on the upper surface Can be recovered. Therefore, it is possible to reduce that the game ball on the upper surface of the ball tray part falls on the floor surface of the game hall, to reduce the loss of the fall ball by the player, and to scatter the game ball on the floor surface of the game hall. Can also be reduced.

  Therefore, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that can collect gaming balls on the upper surface of the ball tray portion.

(B2) a ball tray portion that is disposed on the front surface of the gaming machine main body and stores paid-out game balls;
A game ball launching device that launches a game ball guided from the ball tray unit to a game area in accordance with a player's launch operation;
A gaming machine having a storage area in which a game ball can be stored, and a lower ball tray portion disposed at a position below the ball tray portion,
An upper surface that inclines down to the player side at the ball tray part; and
A gaming machine comprising: an extension region in which at least a part of a storage region of the lower ball tray portion extends toward the player side of the ball tray portion in plan view of the gaming machine.

  According to the invention described in (B2) above, the game ball on the upper surface of the ball tray portion is inclined downward toward the player side and falls from the ball tray portion. Since it is received in the exit area, the game ball on the upper surface can be collected. Therefore, it is possible to reduce that the game ball on the upper surface of the ball tray part falls on the floor surface of the game hall, to reduce the loss of the fall ball by the player, and to scatter the game ball on the floor surface of the game hall. Can also be reduced.

  Therefore, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that can collect gaming balls on the upper surface of the ball tray portion.

(B3) In the gaming machine according to (B2),
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the extending region has a shape along the outer shape of the ball tray portion in plan view of the gaming machine.

  According to the invention described in (B3) above, the extension region of the lower ball tray portion has a shape along the outer shape of the ball tray portion in plan view of the gaming machine. The distance in the player side direction of the extended area extending from the outer shape of the part to the player side can be made constant, and a game ball dropped from any place on the upper surface of the ball tray part can be received, The amount of forward protrusion of the lower ball tray portion with respect to the ball tray portion can be minimized as viewed.

(B4) In the gaming machine according to (B2) or (B3),
The extension area has an openable / closable outlet for discharging the game ball to the player side in a plan view of the gaming machine, and is inclined downward toward the outlet. Gaming machine.

  According to the invention described in (B4), the extension area has a discharge port for discharging the game ball on the player side in a plan view of the gaming machine, and is inclined downward toward the discharge port. Therefore, the stored balls in the lower ball tray portion are stored on the player side, and the player can easily grasp the number of stored balls in the lower ball tray portion. Further, by opening the discharge port of the lower ball tray part, the stored ball can be discharged to the transport container below the lower ball dish part.

(B5) In the gaming machine according to any one of (B1) to (B4),
Among the spherical channels of the ball dish part, a downstream channel having a narrow channel width formed on the downstream side in plan view,
An upper surface formed on the player side of the ball tray portion with respect to the downstream flow path in plan view, and a part of which overlaps the downstream flow path
A gaming machine, wherein at least a part of an operation unit operated by a player is disposed in a lateral range corresponding to the overlapping range on the upper surface.

  According to the invention described in (B5) above, the upper surface of the ball dish portion is partly overlapped with the downstream flow channel in plan view, so that the upper surface is enlarged toward the downstream flow channel. It can be a large operation surface. Since a large operation unit can be arranged on the large operation surface or a large operation unit can be arranged, even when the player operates while looking at the game area, it is possible to reduce operation mistakes and operation mistakes. Then, by disposing the operation part near the downstream flow path on the large operation surface, the ball return means (B1) can be provided using the player side of the operation surface, and the ball return means The expansion of the front-rear width of the ball tray portion due to the arrangement of can be reduced.

  In addition, there may be a case where the game ball falls or spills on the operation surface due to the large operation surface. The game ball on the operation surface is returned to the ball tray by the ball return means (B1). Or can be received in the extended area of the storage area of the lower ball tray part (B2), and can concentrate on the game without worrying about the game ball on the operation surface.

  In addition, in (B1) to (B5), the configurations (A1) to (A8) may be provided.

  It should be noted that regarding the various inventions disclosed in this specification, various combinations can be made for all the constituent elements, and the invention can be established independently without any other constituent requirements.

  As described above, the present invention is suitable for a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine.

14 ... front frame set (main body of gaming machine)
19… Upper plate (ball tray)
229 ... Launching device (game ball launching device)
410 ... Perimeter wall for flow path formation (flow path formation peripheral wall)
415 ... Wide wall (first wall)
420... Wide front and back surfaces (upper surface, front and rear wide upper surface)
430 ... Protruding part (protruding part)
440 ... Wide operation surface before and after ejection (upper surface, ejection operation surface)
451 ... Operation buttons for operations (operation unit, second operation unit)
455a ... Left instruction operation button (operation unit, first operation unit)
455b ... Right instruction operation button (operation unit, first operation unit)
461 ... Ball contact button (operated part)
471 ... Riding roof surface (riding roof part)
473 ... Downhill (downhill)
475 ... Detour plane (detour section)
477 ... Relief protrusion surface (relief protrusion)

Claims (1)

A ball tray portion that is disposed on the front surface of the gaming machine main body and stores the paid-out game balls;
A game ball launching device that launches a game ball guided from the ball tray unit to a game area in accordance with a player's launch operation;
In a gaming machine equipped with
Forms a ball flow path in the ball tray portion that can store the paid-out game balls and sends the stored balls to the game ball launching device side, and the ball is arranged downstream of the ball flow path. A flow path forming peripheral wall portion that forms a spherical flow path having a downstream flow path whose flow path width is narrower than the upstream side of the flow path;
In a plan view of the gaming machine, the front-rear width of the first wall portion, which is a predetermined wall portion in contact with the downstream-side flow passage, of the flow passage formation surrounding wall portion is made longer than other flow passage formation surrounding wall portions. A wide front and back upper surface formed on the upper surface of the first wall portion,
On the downstream flow path side of the first wall portion, a place spaced by one or more game balls from the bottom of the downstream flow path rushed toward the downstream flow path in a plan view of the gaming machine. The urging section,
A surface formed by the front and rear wide upper surface and the upper surface of the squeeze portion, and a squeeze operation surface on which an operation portion operated by a player is disposed,
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:

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