JP2016041196A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve accuracy of fraudulence detection.SOLUTION: A pachinko machine 10 comprises: a passage base member 48 which is disposed on the backside of a game board 20 and demarcates a ball passage 60 for guiding a game ball having entered a startup prize-winning part 32 to flow down; and a ball detection sensor 33 which is disposed at the passage base member 48 and detects the pachinko ball flowing down the ball passage 60. The passage base member 48 has a fraudulence detection device 122 disposed adjacent to the ball detection sensor 33. The fraudulence detection device 122 is disposed in a posture where the detection direction of a detector 124 obliquely crosses the ball passage port 33a of the ball detection sensor 33.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine capable of detecting an illegal act with respect to a ball detection sensor for detecting a game ball won in a winning portion.

  A pachinko machine that is a typical gaming machine is provided with a frame-like frame-shaped decorative body (so-called center accessory) at a substantially central position of a gaming area defined on a board surface of a gaming board set in the machine, Through a window of the frame-shaped decorative body, a display device such as a liquid crystal type or a drum type that displays a plurality of symbols is faced from the rear, and at the lower position of the frame-shaped decorative body on the game board, a pachinko ball ( Many devices have been proposed in which a start winning device that starts symbol variation on the symbol display device by winning a game ball, a special winning device that opens at the time of a big hit, and a normal winning device are arranged. In this type of pachinko machine, the pachinko ball launched into the game area gradually flows down by its own weight while bouncing off by contact with a game nail or the like planted in the game area, and the start in the process of flowing down the game area By winning the winning device, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out, and various game effects such as a reach effect accompanying the symbol change effect on the symbol display device are made, and the symbol display device has a predetermined set of symbols. By stopping at the same time, a so-called jackpot is generated, and the special prize-winning device is opened to obtain a large number of prize balls.

  Various winning devices such as the start winning device, the special winning device, and the normal winning device are provided with a ball detection sensor for detecting a pachinko ball that has won a winning opening, and based on the ball detection of the ball detection sensor, It is configured to perform symbol variation effects and the like.

  In recent years, the award is performed by performing illegal acts such as irradiating a strong radio wave toward the ball detection sensor disposed in the prize winning device to cause a false detection, or causing a strong magnet to come close to cause a false detection. There is a problem that a so-called goto action that illegally acquires a ball or illegally starts a design variation effect occurs. Therefore, fraud detection means for detecting radio waves and magnetism is provided on the game board, and fraud is detected by the fraud detection means (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2008-3005 A

  Here, in order to accurately detect radio waves and magnetism that are illegally applied to the sphere detection sensor, the orientation and position of the detection unit of the fraud detection unit with respect to the sphere detection unit in the sphere detection sensor are important. The conventional arrangement structure is insufficient, and an arrangement structure with higher detection accuracy is required. Although detection accuracy can be improved by using highly sensitive fraud detection means, the cost is increased and output from an electronic device such as a mobile phone or a game machine that does not affect the ball detection sensor is possible. The detected radio waves and magnetism may be detected, and there is a risk of misdetection that there has been an illegal act.

  That is, the present invention has been proposed to solve the above-mentioned problems inherent in the gaming machine according to the prior art, and provides a gaming machine capable of improving the detection accuracy of fraud. For the purpose.

In order to overcome the above-mentioned problems and achieve the intended purpose, a gaming machine according to claim 1 of the present application is
A game board (20) in which a game area (20a) in which a game ball can flow down is defined on the board surface, and a winning portion (32) that opens into the game area (20a) and can receive a game ball. In the gaming machine
A base member (48) disposed on the back side of the game board (20) and having a wall (73) defining a ball passage (60) for guiding the game ball that has won the prize-winning part (32) to flow down;
The game ball is detected when the game ball passes through a ball passage detection unit (33a) arranged in the base member (48) and arranged in accordance with the flow direction of the game ball in the ball passage (60). A ball detection sensor (33) to perform,
The installation portion (134) formed in the base member (48) is disposed adjacent to the upstream side of the ball passage detection portion (33a) in the ball passage (60), and the detection portion (124) is the first. A fraud detection means (122) for detecting fraud by changing from the state to the second state;
The cheating detection means (122) is arranged in such a manner that the detection direction of the detection unit (124) is obliquely intersected with the passing direction of the game ball with respect to the ball passage detection unit (33a). To do.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the fraud detection means is disposed adjacent to the upstream side of the ball passage detection unit in the ball passage, and the detection direction of the detection unit passes the game ball with respect to the ball passage detection unit. Since the posture is obliquely intersecting with the direction, it is possible to accurately detect an illegal act with respect to the sphere detection sensor. Moreover, even if it is a cheating detection means with a low sensitivity, since the cheating with respect to a ball | bowl detection sensor can be detected with a sufficient precision, the raise of manufacturing cost can be suppressed.

In the invention according to claim 2, the detection section (124) of the fraud detection means (122) includes a detection coil (127), an oscillation circuit (128), an oscillation detection circuit (129), and the detection coil (127). A second detection state in which the oscillation detection circuit (129) detects the oscillation of the oscillation circuit (128), and the oscillation detection circuit (128) 129) is configured to change state to the detected first state,
The fraud detection means (122) includes a metal ball (132) accommodated in the detection port (126),
The installation portion (134) is formed in a stepped shape that is connected to the inclined upper end side of the inclined support portion (137) and the inclined support portion (137) that supports the detection portion (124) in the inclined posture, The gist of the invention is to have a stepped support portion (138) for supporting the metal sphere (132) accommodated in the detection port (126).
According to the invention which concerns on Claim 2, the metal ball accommodated in the detection port of the fraud detection means can be appropriately supported by the stepped support portion in the installation portion.

In the invention according to claim 3, the fraud detection means (122) is arranged side by side in the ball passage (60) across the wall (73) defining the ball passage (60). The gist.
According to the invention of claim 3, since the ball passage detection unit of the sphere detection sensor and the detection unit of the cheating detection means are brought close to each other, it is possible to accurately detect cheating with respect to the sphere detection sensor.

In the invention according to claim 4, the ball detection sensor (33) and the cheating detection means (122) cover the open end side of the pair of walls (73, 73) arranged opposite to each other, and The gist of the present invention is that it is configured to be covered with a cover member (50) defining 60).
According to the invention of claim 4, since the ball detection sensor and the fraud detection means are covered with the common cover member that defines the ball passage, the number of parts can be reduced, and the ball detection sensor and Injustice detection means can also be maintained.

In the invention according to claim 5, the detection section (124) of the fraud detection means (122) includes a detection coil (127), an oscillation circuit (128), an oscillation detection circuit (129), and the detection coil (127). A second detection state in which the oscillation detection circuit (129) detects the oscillation of the oscillation circuit (128), and the oscillation detection circuit (128) 129) is configured to change state to the detected first state,
The detection unit (124) is arranged upward from a position on the side of the sphere detection sensor (33), and the detection port (126) is arranged above the sphere passage detection unit (33a). The gist is that
According to the fifth aspect of the invention, since the detection direction of the detection unit of the fraud detection means is directed to the ball passage detection unit of the ball detection sensor, it is possible to accurately detect the fraud against the ball detection sensor.

  According to the gaming machine according to the present invention, it is possible to increase the accuracy of detecting fraud.

It is a front view which shows the pachinko machine which concerns on the Example of this invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing the pachinko machine of the embodiment with the front frame opened with respect to the middle frame, and various game parts disposed inside the front protection plate of the front frame and the area partition portion in the game board Is omitted. It is a front view which shows the game board of an Example. FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 3. FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 3. It is CC sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is the DD sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is the EE sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is the FF sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the installation member of an Example in the state which isolate | separated the channel | path unit. It is a front view which shows the installation member of an Example in the state which removed the starting cover member of the channel | path unit. (a) is the perspective view which looked at the starting decoration member of the Example from the back side, (b) is the perspective view shown from the front side in the state which decomposed | disassembled the starting decoration member of the Example, (c) is Example It is a perspective view shown from the back side in the state which decomposed | disassembled the starting decoration member. (a) is the perspective view shown from the front side in the state which decomposed | disassembled the side decoration member of the Example, (b) is the perspective view shown from the back side in the state which decomposed | disassembled the side decoration member of the Example. It is explanatory sectional drawing which shows the normal winning opening provided in the side decoration member of the Example. (a) is a front view which shows the channel | path unit of an Example, (b) is a bottom view which shows the channel | path unit of an Example. It is the perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows the channel | path unit of an Example from the front side. It is a perspective view which decomposes | disassembles the channel | path unit of an Example and shows from a rear side. It is a front view which shows the channel | path base member of an Example. It is a block diagram which shows the circuit structure of the detection sensor unit of an Example.

  Next, a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings by way of preferred embodiments. In the embodiment, a pachinko machine P that plays a game using a pachinko ball as a game ball will be described as an example. In the following description, “front”, “rear”, “left”, and “right” refer to the pachinko machine 10 as viewed from the front side (player side) as shown in FIG.

(Pachinko machine)
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment is formed as a rectangular frame that opens in front and rear, and is used as a fixed frame that is installed in a vertical position on an installation frame base (not shown) of a game store. An inner frame 12 as a main body frame (main body member) that detachably holds the game board 20 is detachably assembled to the front side of the opening of the outer frame 11 via a hinge, and is attached to the back side of the game board 20. A symbol display device 17 capable of variably displaying various symbols is detachably disposed. In addition, the front side of the middle frame 12 is configured to cover the window 13a opened front and rear with a glass-like protective plate 13b formed of a glass plate or a transparent synthetic resin material that protects the game board 20 from see-through. A front frame (front member) 13 is assembled as a decorative frame so as to be openable and closable via a hinge. An upper ball receiving tray 14 and a lower ball receiving tray 15 for storing pachinko balls are provided at a lower position on the front surface of the front frame 13 so as to be spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction. Is configured to be openable and closable with respect to the middle frame 12. As the symbol display device 17, various symbols such as a liquid crystal display device in which a liquid crystal panel capable of displaying various symbols is accommodated in a housing case, a drum-type symbol display device, a dot matrix-type symbol display device, and the like are stopped and changed. Various conventionally known symbol display devices capable of display can be employed.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an operation handle 16 for operating a ball striking device 18 disposed on the middle frame 12 is provided at the lower right front portion of the pachinko machine 10. The operation handle 16 includes an operation lever 16a urged in the left rotation direction. When the player rotates the operation lever 16a to rotate right, the ball hitting device 18 (see FIG. 2) is operated. Actuated, the pachinko balls stored in the upper ball tray 14 are fired one by one toward the game area 20 a of the game board 20. Here, the hitting force of the pachinko ball by the hitting ball launching device 18 changes in strength according to the turning amount of the operation lever 16a, and the player adjusts the turning amount of the operation lever 16a. The launch position (arrival position) of the pachinko ball to the game area 20a can be arbitrarily changed. In the embodiment, the operation handle 16 is provided in the lower right part of the front surface of the front frame 13. However, the operation handle 16 may be provided in the middle frame 12, a ball tray or the like. In the embodiment, the upper and lower ball trays are provided on the front frame 13. However, one or both of the upper and lower ball trays may be assembled to the front surface of the middle frame 12 so as to be individually openable and closable. It is also possible to have a configuration in which only one ball tray is provided.

(Inner frame)
As shown in FIG. 2, the middle frame 12 includes an upper frame portion that forms an upper edge, a lower frame portion that forms a lower edge and on which a ball hitting device 18 and the like are installed, and a left frame portion that forms a left edge. And a right frame portion forming a right edge, and the whole is formed in a rectangular frame shape that matches the opening of the outer frame 11. The middle frame 12 is provided with a game board holding portion 19 on which the game board 20 can be detachably installed from the front side, and a ball striking device 18 is disposed in front of the lower frame portion of the middle frame 12. The middle frame 12 is supported by the outer frame 11 via upper and lower hinges provided at the upper left and lower left of the outer frame, and the middle frame 12 can be opened and closed with respect to the outer frame 11 around the left end. It is like that. The middle frame 12 may be formed by integrally molding the upper, lower, left and right frame portions.

(Front frame)
As shown in FIG. 2, the front frame 13 is formed in a plate shape that substantially matches the outer shape of the middle frame 12, and a window 13 a that opens in the front-rear direction is opened. An upper decorative body 22 formed in a substantially box shape that bulges forward and opens to the rear side is attached to the front side of the upper frame portion that extends to the upper side of the window 13a in the front frame 13. Further, on the front side of the side frame portion that extends to the left and right lateral sides of the window 13a in the front frame 13, side decoration bodies 23 formed in a substantially box shape that bulges forward and opens to the rear side are respectively attached. Yes. In the front frame 13, a front frame light emitting substrate (none of which is shown) on which a plurality of front frame light emitters capable of irradiating light are mounted is disposed on the upper and left and right frame portions, respectively. A front frame illuminating device is configured that can illuminate predetermined areas of the decorative bodies 22, 23, and 23 that cover the front side of the frame portion with light emitted from the front frame light emitter. In addition, two speaker units 24, 24 are arranged at the upper corner of the front frame 13 so as to be separated from each other on the left and right sides (see FIG. 1). From these speaker units 24, 24, sound effects relating to games, etc. Various sounds are output.

(Game board)
As shown in FIG. 3, the game board 20 is provided with region partition portions 26 and 28 on the front surface (board surface) of a substantially rectangular plate member formed of veneer material or synthetic resin material. Pachinko balls launched from the ball striking device 18 disposed in the middle frame 12 are launched into a substantially circular game region 20a defined by the region partition portions 26 and 28. In addition, the game board 20 of an Example is what is called a transparent board comprised with the transparent acrylic board. Here, the region partition portion of the embodiment is formed in a substantially arc shape that is recessed leftward (projected rightward) and defines the left and right guide rails 26 that define the left side of the game region 20a, and rightward. The board decoration member 28 is formed in a substantially arc shape that is recessed (convex to the left) and defines the right side of the game area 20a. In addition, the game board 20 has mounting holes 25 (see FIGS. 4 to 9) penetrating in the front-rear direction at appropriate positions. At the lowermost position of the game area 20a, an out port 21 for discharging the pachinko balls launched into the game area 20a is opened. In the game board 20 of the embodiment, a frame-shaped decorative body 30 also called a center role in which a display opening (opening) 30a that opens in the front and rear is formed in a mounting opening 25 that opens in the approximate center of the game area 20a. Is attached, and the display surface of the symbol display device 17 faces the front side of the game board 20 through the display opening 24 a of the frame-shaped decorative body 30. The frame-shaped decorative body 30 is formed in a bowl shape projecting forward from the board surface of the game board 20 so that the pachinko balls launched into the game area 20a flow down to the right or left side of the frame-shaped decorative body 30. You can guide. The game board 20 is provided with a large number of game nails in the game area 20a, and on the left side of the frame-shaped decorative body 30, a so-called “windmill” that rotates in accordance with the contact of a pachinko ball flowing down the game area 20a. The rotation guide member, also referred to as “,” is rotatably supported, and the flow direction changes irregularly when the pachinko ball flowing down the game area 20a contacts the game nail or the rotation guide member. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the game board 20 includes various types of winning parts (a start winning part 32, a special winning part 34, a normal winning part 36, a gate part) that can win a pachinko ball as the game board installation part. 38) and various game board installation parts such as decorative parts, and special games such as jackpot games that are advantageous to the player by the pachinko balls launched in the game area 20a winning the winning part. A desired game is performed by determining whether or not to generate the state and paying out a predetermined number of prize balls. Specifically, a start winning part 32 where a hit determination is performed when a pachinko ball is entered (winning), a special winning part 34 that allows a pachinko ball to enter (win) when a special gaming state occurs, In the case where a variable start winning portion that can open and close the winning opening is provided as a starting winning portion, a gate unit 38 that determines whether or not to open the winning opening when triggered by the entrance of a pachinko ball is provided in the game board 20. It is arranged. Further, on the back side of the game board 20, there is provided an installation member 40 (see FIG. 10) provided with various effect means such as a movable effect device 42 and a light emission effect device, and the display of the symbol display device 17 is performed. The production means is configured to be adapted to the above.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the game board 20 is provided with a start winning portion 32 having a start winning opening 32 a that always opens upward at a position below the frame-shaped decorative body 30. Special winning portions 34 and 34 having a special winning opening 34 a are attached to the right side and the upper right position of the portion 32. The game board 20 is provided with another start winning portion (not shown) as a variable start winning portion having a start winning opening. The game area 20a of the game board 20 according to the embodiment includes a first ball flow path for causing the left pachinko ball to flow down the left side of the frame-shaped decorative body 30 and the right side of the frame-shaped decorative body 30. And a second sphere flow path through which the water flows down. In the gaming board 20 of the embodiment, the start winning portion 32 is disposed at a position where the pachinko ball that is guided by the first ball flow path and is coming in is easy to win, and is guided by the second ball flow path. A special winning portion 34 is arranged at a position where an incoming pachinko ball can easily win. Further, a gate portion 38 through which a pachinko ball flowing down the game area 20a (second ball flow path) can pass is disposed above the special winning portion 34 in the game board 20.

(Start-up prize winning part)
The start winning portion 32 is provided in the game area 20a so that the start winning opening 32a is always open upward, and is a constantly open type winning apparatus capable of winning a pachinko ball flowing down the game area 20a of the game board 20. Has been. The start winning section 32 includes a start winning ball detection sensor 33 that detects a pachinko ball won in the start winning opening 32a, and is wired to a control device (not shown) disposed on the back side of the pachinko machine 10. Yes. As the detection signal for detecting the pachinko ball is input from the start winning ball detection sensor 33 to the control device, a ball payout (not shown) is performed so that the control device pays out a predetermined number (for example, three) of the winning balls. It is set to control the device. Further, in accordance with the input of the winning detection signal from the starting winning ball detection sensor 33 to the control device, the control device acquires various winning information (various random information such as random numbers for determination per special figure), and the acquired winning information Based on this, lottery per special figure (big hit judgment or small hit judgment) is executed. A symbol change effect is executed in the symbol display device 17 based on the result of lottery per special symbol. When the determination result of the hit determination is affirmative (big hit or small hit), a predetermined hit display is confirmed and stopped on the symbol display device 17, and a win game advantageous to the player (big hit game or small hit) Game).

(Special Prize Division)
The special winning portion 34 includes an opening / closing member 34b that opens and closes a special winning opening 34a that opens to the game area 20a. The special winning opening 34a is configured to open and close. The special winning unit 34 includes a special winning ball detection sensor 35 (see FIG. 4) for detecting a pachinko ball that has won a prize in the special winning opening 34a. A predetermined number of prize balls are paid out in accordance with the input of the signal.

(Normal prize winner)
The normal winning portion 36 is provided in the game area 20a so that the normal winning openings 36a, 36b, 36c are always open upward, and the always-open type in which pachinko balls flowing down the game area 20a of the game board 20 can win. It is considered as a winning device. The normal winning portion 36 includes a normal winning ball detection sensor 37 that detects a pachinko ball winning in the normal winning openings 36 a, 36 b, 36 c, and a control device (not shown) disposed on the back side of the pachinko machine 10. Wired connection. As a detection signal for detecting a pachinko ball is input from the normal winning ball detection sensor 37 to the control device, the control device controls a ball payout device (not shown) so as to pay out a predetermined number of prize balls. Is set.

(Installation material)
As shown in FIG. 10, the installation member 40 protrudes forward from the substantially rectangular back plate 44 formed in a shape slightly smaller than the outer shape of the game board 20 and the outer peripheral edge of the back plate 44. The game board 20 and the installation member 40 are formed in a box shape opening forward from the drawing wall part 45 and the opening front end of the drawing wall part 45 is in contact with the back surface of the game board 20. Is fixed with screws. Then, in a space defined between the game board 20 in the installation member 40, a movable effect device 42, a light emission effect device, and the like that produce effects by operation are installed, and one unit using the installation member 40 as a base material Can be treated as. On the back plate 44 of the installation member 40, a substantially rectangular installation member opening 44 a is opened at the front and back at a position aligned with the display opening 30 a of the frame-shaped decorative body 30. And the display part of the said symbol display apparatus 17 arrange | positioned on the back surface of the backplate 44 faces the front side of the game board 20 through the installation member opening part 44a and the display opening part 30a. Further, a passage unit 46 provided with a part of the ball passages 60 and 90 of the start winning portion 32 and the normal winning portion 36 is disposed on the lower left side of the installation member 40 so as to be separated from the front side of the back plate 44. Has been.

(Passage unit)
As shown in FIGS. 10, 11, and 15 to 17, the passage unit 46 includes a passage base member 48 attached to the installation member 40 and a start cover member (cover member attached to the front side of the passage base member 48. ) 50 and a normal cover member 52 (cover member). In the passage unit 46, a part of the start ball passage 60 of the start winning portion 32 is formed between the passage base member 48 and the start cover member 50, and between the passage base member 48 and the normal cover member 52. In addition, a part of the normal ball passage 90 of the normal winning portion 36 is formed. The passage unit 46 includes a decorative light emitting means 54 (a light emitting means 54 (a plurality of light emitting bodies 54 b mounted on the front surface of the substrate 54 a) on the front side of the left decorative installation portion 49 a provided on the upper left side of the passage base member 48. 16) is disposed, and a left decorative member 55 is disposed so as to cover the front side of the decorative light emitting means 54. The left decoration installation portion 49 a is provided above the ball passage component of the normal winning portion 36 in the passage base member 48. The left decorative member 55 is disposed on the upper side of the side decorative member 92 provided with the normal winning opening 36 a of the normal winning portion 36, and the left decorative member 55 that is visible through the transparent game board 20 is irradiated from the decorative light emitting means 54. The light is emitted by the emitted light. In the passage unit 46, an intermediate decoration member 56 is disposed on the front side of the intermediate decoration installation portion 49b provided on the right side of the intermediate portion in the left-right direction of the passage base member 48. The middle decoration installation portion 49 b is provided between the ball passage component of the normal winning portion 36 and the ball passage component of the start winning portion 32 in the passage base member 48. The intermediate decoration member 56 is disposed between the start decoration member 62 provided with the start winning opening 32a of the start winning portion 32 and the side decoration member 92 disposed on the left side of the start decoration member 62, and is transparent. It can be visually recognized through the game board 20. Further, the passage unit 46 includes a start decoration member (decoration member) 57 and a front decoration member 57 on the front side of the start cover member 50 that covers the front side of the ball passage component portion of the start winning portion 32 provided on the right side portion of the passage base member 48. A right decorative member 58 is disposed on the right side of the starting decorative member 57. The start decoration member 57 is disposed below the start decoration member 62, and the right decoration member 57 is disposed on the right side of the start decoration member 62, and the start decoration member 57 and the right decoration are arranged via the transparent game board 20. The member 58 is visible. These decorative members 55, 56, 57, and 58 are all configured to transmit light and to diffuse the transmitted light.

(Passage base member)
As shown in FIG. 10, the passage base member 48 is disposed on the installation member 40. A plurality of passage base installation portions 45a for attaching and supporting the passage base member 48 are provided below the lower edge portion and the left edge portion of the installation member 40, and are fixed to the plurality of passage base installation portions 45a with screws. The passage base member 48 is disposed in the lower portion of the installation member 40 so as to extend from the central portion to the left side. Here, the passage base member 48 is disposed on the front opening side of the installation member 40, and opens a space in which the movable effect device 42 can be accommodated between the passage base member 48 and the back plate 44 of the installation member 40. . The passage base member 48 is basically formed in a substantially tray shape having a peripheral wall protruding forward at the peripheral edge of a plate-like body extending in the left-right direction, and defines the starter discharge part 70 of the starter winning part 32. In addition to the ball path components that are formed, the ball path components that define the normal discharge portion 100 of the normal winning portion 32, the decorative light emitting means 54, the left decorative member 55, the middle decorative member 56, the fraud detector 122, and the magnetism It is also used as a part for installing the sensor 59 and the like. The passage base member 48 is configured to transmit light as a whole and is colored and transparent in the embodiment.

(Starting cover member and normal cover member)
As shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, the starter cover member 50 is disposed in front of the right side of the passage base member 48, and defines a starter discharge portion 70 of the start winning portion 32 between the starter cover member 48 and the passage base member 48. In addition, a third start passage portion 68 of the start winning portion 32 is provided. The starter cover member 50 is configured to transmit light as a whole, and is colorless and transparent in the embodiment. The normal cover member 52 is disposed on the front side of the center portion of the passage base member 48, and defines the normal discharge portion 100 and the common discharge portion 101 of the normal winning portion 36 between the passage base member 48 and the passage base. A third normal passage portion 98 is defined between the member 48 and the member 48. The normal cover member 52 is configured to transmit light as a whole, and is colorless and transparent in the embodiment.

(About the details of the starting prize winner)
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the start winning portion (first winning portion, winning portion) 32 includes a start winning port 32a that opens in the game area 20a, and a pachinko ball that is won from the start winning port 32a. A starting ball passage (first ball passage, ball passage) 60 that guides from the front side to the back side of the game board 20 and flows down on the back side, and a starting winning ball detection sensor that detects pachinko balls passing through the starting ball passage 60 (Sphere detection sensor) 33. In the start winning portion 32, a start winning opening 32 a is provided in the start decorative member 62 attached to the game board 20, and a passage base member (base member) disposed on the back side of the start decorative member 62 and the game board 20. The starting ball passage 60 is formed between 48 and a starting cover member (cover member) 50 disposed on the front side of the passage base member 48. The starting ball passage 60 of the embodiment is provided with a first starting passage portion (first passage portion) 64 provided in the starting decoration member 62 and a starting decoration member 62, and the pachinko balls in the first starting passage portion 64 are provided. A second start passage portion (second passage portion) 66 connected to the downstream side of the guide and a third start portion provided in the passage unit 46 and connected to the guide downstream side of the pachinko ball in the second start passage portion 66 A passage portion (third passage portion) 68 and a start provided in the passage unit 46 and connected to the guide downstream side of the pachinko ball in the third start passage portion 68 to guide the pachinko ball to flow down on the back side of the game board 20 It is comprised by the discharge part (discharge part) 70 (refer FIG. 5).

(Starting decoration member)
As shown in FIG. 12, the start decoration member 62 extends around the substantially circular mounting opening 25 to which the start decoration member 62 is mounted so as to be along the board surface of the game board 20, and contacts the board surface. The starter mounting plate 62a that is fixed by screwing, the first starting passage portion 64 formed in a bowl shape that protrudes in front of the starter mounting plate 62a, and the rear of the starter mounting plate 62a. And a second starting passage portion 66 formed in a bowl shape. The starter decoration member 62 is formed such that the starter mounting plate portion 62a extends outward from the left and right sides, and the board surface of the game board 20 is not provided with the starter mounting portions 62a on the upper side and the lower side. Exposed. In addition, the starter decoration member 62 of the embodiment is configured such that the entire surface is plated to reflect light.

(First start passage)
As shown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 12, the first start passage portion 64 is formed by a start decorative plate portion 62 b disposed at an interval through which one pachinko ball can pass from the board surface of the game board 20. A start winning opening 32a is defined by the upper ends of the left and right wall portions of the bowl-shaped portion that opens upward and the upper end of the start decoration plate portion 62b. Note that the start winning opening 32a is formed with an opening size that allows passage of the pachinko balls one by one. The first starting passage portion 64 has a bowl-shaped portion opened rearward, and is configured to guide the pachinko ball received from the starting winning prize opening 32a backward. The first starting passage 64 has a passage width defined by the left and right wall portions of the bowl-shaped portion so as to allow the passage of the pachinko balls one by one. That is, the first start passage 64 is configured to guide the pachinko balls received one by one from the start winning opening 32a one by one and guide them backward (the back side of the game board 20). Here, the first starting passage portion 64 is formed separately from the starting mounting plate portion 62a (see FIGS. 12B and 12C), and the rear end surface of the bowl-shaped portion is used as the starting mounting plate portion 62a. The starter mounting plate part 62a is brought into contact with the starter mounting plate part 62a so as to surround a through-hole (front opening of the second starter passage part 66) that is formed in a substantially U shape with the upper part opened to the front and rear. 62a is attached. As described above, the first start passage portion 64 mainly constitutes a portion arranged on the front side of the game board 20 in the start winning portion 32.

(Second starting passage)
As shown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 12, the second starting passage portion 66 is connected to the rear side of the hook-like portion of the first starting passage portion 64 attached to the front side of the starting attachment plate portion 62a. The starter mounting plate portion 62a is integrally formed. The second starting passage portion 66 includes a bowl-shaped portion that surrounds the opening formed in the starting attachment plate portion 62a and extends rearward. The pachinko ball received from the first starting passage portion 64 is the first pachinko ball. The pachinko ball is guided in the same direction as that of the pachinko ball by the start passage portion 64 so as to be guided backward. In other words, the first starting passage portion 64 and the second starting passage portion 66 are arranged such that the ball guide paths formed by the bowl-shaped portions are aligned in the front-rear direction (see FIG. 4). The passage width defined by the left and right walls of the bowl-shaped portion opened upward is set to a dimension that allows the pachinko balls to pass one by one. That is, the second starting passage portion 66 can guide the pachinko balls flowing in one by one from the first starting passage portion 64 one by one, and guide them backward (the back side of the game board 20). The second starting passage portion 66 protrudes rearward from the starting mounting plate portion 62 a that contacts the board surface of the game board 20, is inserted into the mounting port 25, and is disposed in the mounting port 25. Here, the rear end of the bowl-shaped portion that opens rearward in the second starting passage portion 66 serves as an outlet that faces the back side of the gaming board 20 through the mounting opening 25 provided in the gaming board 20 in the starting winning portion 32. In the embodiment, the front and rear positions of the exit are aligned with the back surface of the game board 20. As described above, the second starting passage portion 66 mainly constitutes a portion arranged in the thickness portion of the game board 20 in the starting winning portion 32. Note that the upper end of the left and right walls of the second starting passage 66 is set lower than the upper end of the wall of the first starting passage 64 (see FIG. 12A).

(3rd starting passage)
As shown in FIGS. 5, 16, and 17, the third start passage portion 68 is provided at the upper portion of the start cover member 50 and is configured by a cylindrical portion that penetrates forward and backward. The third starting passage portion 68 is arranged continuously to the rear side of the second starting passage portion 66 so as to surround the rear end of the second starting passage portion 66 with the front opening of the cylindrical portion. Further, the third starting passage 68 is configured to guide the pachinko ball received from the second starting passage 66 to the rear in the same direction as the pachinko ball guided by the second starting passage 66. . That is, the ball guide paths are aligned in the front-rear direction from the first start passage portion 64 and the second start passage portion 66 to the third start passage portion 68 (see FIG. 4). The third starting passage portion 68 has a passage width defined by the cylindrical portion set to a dimension that allows passage of the pachinko balls one by one. They can be guided one by one side by side.

(Starting discharge section)
As shown in FIGS. 5, 16, and 17, the starter discharge portion 70 includes a starter upper wall (passage wall, wall portion) 72 extending to the upper edge of the passage base member 48, and the right side of the passage base member. A pair of starting vertical walls (passage walls, wall portions) 73, 73 facing the left and right sides, and a starting rear wall surrounded by the starting upper wall 72 and the left and right starting vertical walls 73, 73 in the passage base member 48. (Passage wall, wall portion) 74 and the start cover member 50 disposed so as to cover the open end side of the start upper wall 72 and the left and right start vertical walls 73, 73. In other words, the start cover member 50 has a pre-start wall 75 that constitutes the start discharge portion 70, and the third start passage portion 68 is formed integrally with the upper portion of the pre-start wall 75. The start discharge portion 70 has an upper portion aligned with the rear opening of the cylindrical portion of the third start passage portion 68, and the upper portion is connected to the rear side of the third start passage portion 68. It extends downward along the back surface of the game board 20 from the rear side. Here, the left and right start vertical walls 73, 73 extend linearly in the vertical direction (see FIG. 18), and the front and rear start walls 75 and the post-start wall 74 extend linearly in the vertical direction. As shown in FIG. 5, the start discharge unit 70 is formed with a path so that the pachinko balls flow down along a vertical line parallel to the back surface of the game board 20. Thus, the starting ball passage 60 guides the pachinko ball from the front to the rear by the first starting passage portion 64, the second starting passage portion 66, and the third starting passage portion 68, and changes the direction by the start discharge portion 70. Then, it is guided downward and discharged from the lower end of the start discharge part 70. The starter discharge unit 70 has a left and right passage width defined by the left and right starter vertical walls 73 and 73 and a front and rear passage width defined by the front and rear start wall 75 and the rear start wall 74, one for each pachinko ball. The pachinko balls that flow in one by one from the third starting passage 68 can be arranged one by one and guided downward.

(Relationship between game board, start discharge part and third start passage part)
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the starting winning portion 32 has a rear end of a second starting passage portion 66 that constitutes an outlet facing the back side of the gaming board 20 in the starting winning portion 32. However, the starter discharge unit 70 is provided at a position spaced rearward from the back surface of the game board 20. That is, the exit (the rear end of the second start passage portion 66) of the front portion of the start ball passage 60 formed by the start decoration member 62 provided in the game board 20 and the passage base provided in the installation member 40 There is a gap between the member 48 and the inlet of the rear portion of the starting ball passage 60 formed by the starting cover member 50 attached to the passage base member 48 (the upper front surface of the starting discharge portion 70). Therefore, the start winning portion 32 is provided with a cylindrical portion (protruding portion) that protrudes forward from the front wall 75 of the start cover member 50 that forms the front surface of the start discharge portion 70 on the start cover member 50, The third start passage portion 68 formed of this cylindrical portion connects the rear end of the second start passage portion 66 and the upper front surface of the start discharge portion 70. In other words, the third start passage portion 68 is located at the rear side of the start ball passage 60 formed by the outlet of the front portion of the start ball passage 60 formed in the start decoration member 62, the passage base member 48 and the start cover member 50. It functions as an extension passage that guides the pachinko ball from the second start passage portion 66 to the start discharge portion 70 by connecting a gap between the inlet of the portion and the entrance. In this way, the start winning part 32 separates the start discharge part 70 from the back surface of the game board 20, and on the front side of the start discharge part 70, the start light emission means (light emission means) 76 and the start decoration member (decoration member). A gap in which 57 can be disposed is provided.

(Starting winning ball detection sensor)
The start winning ball detection sensor 33 is disposed in a start sensor installation portion 78 provided in the passage base member 48 and is held by a start front wall 75 of the start cover member 50 that covers the front side of the start sensor installation portion 78. (See FIG. 5). The starting winning ball detection sensor 33 is an inductive proximity switch that has a ball passage opening (ball passage detection unit) 33a through which a pachinko ball can pass, which is formed through the sensor body in a substantially rectangular box shape. A pachinko ball passing through the passage port 33a is detected in a non-contact manner. The start winning portion 32 is configured to detect a pachinko ball that flows down from the top guided by the start discharge portion 70 of the start ball passage 60 with the start winning ball detection sensor 33. The start sensor installation part 78 is provided below the upper part connected to the third start passage part 68 in the start discharge part 70, and the notch part opened in the intermediate part in the vertical direction of the left start vertical wall 73 is moved up and down. It is formed so as to open to the front side by a sandwiching horizontal wall, a right starting vertical wall 73, and a right starting vertical wall 73 and a vertical wall facing the notch portion on the left and right. The left and right start vertical walls 73, 73 are provided with projecting pieces extending toward the inside of the start discharge portion 70 corresponding to the upper and lower opening edges of the cutout portion (see FIG. 18). . When the start winning ball detection sensor 33 is housed in the start sensor installation section 78, the start winning ball detection sensor 33 is held in a state where the vertical and horizontal movements are restricted by the walls and the projecting pieces constituting the start sensor installation section 78, and the longitudinal sides thereof are left and right The ball passage port 33a is positioned in alignment with the start discharge portion 70 in a posture in which the short side is along the front and back and the thickness direction is along the top and bottom (see FIG. 11). The start winning ball detection sensor 33 housed in the start sensor installation part 78 is located on the left side from the start front wall 75 of the start cover member 50 that forms the front surface of the start discharge part 70 and from the middle of the left edge of the front start wall 75. The extending portion covers the front side, restricts the movement of the front side, and is positioned forward and backward between the starting rear wall 74 and the starting cover member 50 (see FIG. 5). The start winning ball detection sensor 33 can be easily attached and detached by removing the start cover member 50 from the passage base member 48.

(Starting guide ridge)
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the start winning portion 32 is provided so as to protrude from the bottom portion of the first start passage portion 64 and extends in the guiding direction of the pachinko ball by the first start passage portion 64. A start guide protrusion (first guide protrusion) 80 and a second start passage ridge 66 project from the bottom of the second start passage portion 66 and are connected to the first start guide protrusion 80. A second start guide protrusion (second guide protrusion) 81 extending in the guide direction and a second start guide protrusion project from the edge of the start cover member 50 that defines the bottom of the third start passage portion 68. A third start guide protrusion (third guide protrusion) 82 is provided continuously to the line 81 and extends in the guide direction of the pachinko ball by the third start passage portion 68. The first starting guide ridge 80 is formed so as to be connected to the inside of the starting decorative plate portion 62b and extend back and forth in the first starting passage portion 64, and between the left and right walls in the first starting passage portion 64. One strip is provided at the center (see FIG. 12C). The left and right widths of the upper end surface of the first start guide ridge 80 are set so as to be smaller than the distance between the first start guide ridge 80 and the left and right walls of the first start passage 64, and the front and rear direction. Are formed with the same width. The second start guide protrusion 81 is formed so as to extend to the second start passage portion 66 in a front-rear direction so as to be connected to the rear end of the first start guide protrusion 80, and the left and right walls in the second start passage portion 66. One line is provided at a substantially central portion (see FIG. 12C). The second start guide ridge 81 is set so that the left and right width of the upper end surface thereof is smaller than the separation dimension between the second start guide ridge 81 and the left and right walls of the second start passage portion 66, Are formed with the same width. Here, the left-right width of the upper end surface of the second start guide ridge 81 is set to be the same as the upper end surface of the first start guide ridge 80. The third start guide protrusion 82 is formed so as to extend back and forth to the third start passage portion 68 so as to continue to the rear end of the second start guide protrusion 81, and the left and right walls in the third start passage portion 68. One line is provided at a substantially central portion between them (see FIG. 17). The third start guide ridge 82 is set such that the left and right width of the upper end surface thereof is smaller than the distance between the third start guide ridge 82 and the left and right walls of the third start passage portion 68, and the front and rear direction. Are formed with the same width. Here, the left-right width of the upper end surface of the third start guide protrusion 81 is set slightly smaller than the upper end surface of the second start guide protrusion 81. As described above, the first start guide protrusion 80, the second start guide protrusion 81, and the third start guide protrusion 82 are formed by the first start passage portion 64, the second start passage portion 66, and the third start passage portion 68. It is lined up linearly in the front-rear direction according to the guide path of the pachinko balls formed.

(Upper end face of start guide ridge)
As shown in FIG. 5, the first start guide ridge 80, the second start guide ridge 81, and the third start guide ridge 82 are arranged from the start winning opening 32a side to the start discharge portion 70 side (front to rear). ), The upper end surface with which the pachinko ball comes into contact is lowered. The upper end surface of the first starting guide protrusion 80 is formed so as to be inclined downward in a substantially arc shape from the front edge continuous with the inner surface of the starting decorative plate portion 62b toward the rear, and the front edge rises to the vicinity of the start winning opening 32a. At the same time, the rear edge is configured to align with the rear end of the first start passage portion 64 in the front-rear position. The upper end surface of the second start guide protrusion 81 is set so that the vertical position is lower than the upper end surface of the first start guide protrusion 80 adjacent to the upstream side of the pachinko ball guide. The upper end surface of the second start guide protrusion 81 is formed so as to incline downward from the front edge whose front and rear positions are aligned to the front end of the second start passage portion 66, and the rear edge is the second start passage portion. The rear end of 66 is aligned with the front and rear position. The upper end surface of the third starting guide protrusion 82 is formed so as to incline downward from the front edge whose front and rear positions are aligned with the front end of the third starting passage portion 68, and the rear edge is the third starting passage portion. 68 is configured such that the rear end and the front-rear position are aligned. The upper end surface of the third start guide protrusion 82 is set so that the vertical position is lower than the upper end surface of the second start guide protrusion 81 adjacent to the upstream side of the pachinko ball guide. In the embodiment, the first start guide ridge 80, the second start guide ridge 81, and the third start guide ridge 82 start from the start winning port 32a toward the start discharge part 70 (from front to rear). The projecting dimensions of the start guide ridges 80, 81, 82 from the bottom of the passage portions 64, 66, 68 are set so as to be gradually reduced, and the upper end surface with which the pachinko balls abut is inclined downward as it goes from front to back. It is formed as follows.

(Step on the top surface of the start guide ridge)
As shown in FIG. 5, the second start guide protrusion 81 is formed such that the front edge of the upper end surface is positioned below the rear edge of the upper end surface of the first start guide protrusion 80, The upper end surface of the second starting guide ridge 81 is configured to be stepped down from the upper end surface of the first starting guide ridge 80. The third start guide ridge 82 is formed such that the front edge of the upper end surface thereof is positioned below the rear edge of the upper end surface of the second start guide ridge 81, and The upper end surface is configured to have a stepped shape that is lower than the upper end surface of the second start guide protrusion 81. That is, the second start guide protrusions 81 and the third start guide protrusions 82 are lowered in steps from the downstream edge of the upper end surfaces of the start guide protrusions 80 and 81 extending upstream of the pachinko ball guide. Thus, an upstream end edge of the upper end surface is formed.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the starter discharge unit 70 includes a rib-shaped starter that protrudes into the starter discharge unit 70 from the walls 72 and 74 between the upper start wall 72 and the starter wall 74. A turning guide piece 83 is provided. One start turning guide piece 83 is arranged at the central portion in the left-right direction, and an end surface inclined downward from the front to the rear extends so as to face the rear opening of the third start passage portion 68. The start turning guide piece 83 guides the pachinko ball guided from the front to the rear in the third start passage portion 68 so as to face downward in the start discharge portion 70. The post-start wall 74 is provided with a post-start discharge guide piece 84 that extends in the vertical direction in accordance with the start discharge portion 70 and continues to the lower end of the start turning guide piece 83 (see FIG. 18). A front start discharge guide piece 85 extending in the vertical direction is provided on the front start wall 75 of the start cover member 50 so as to face the rear start discharge guide piece 84 (see FIG. 17). The front and rear start discharge guide pieces 84 and 85 are arranged in a rib shape protruding in the start discharge portion 70 by being arranged at one central portion in the left and right direction of the walls 74 and 75. In addition, the width | variety between the front-and-back starting discharge guide pieces 84 and 85 is set to allow passage of one pachinko ball.

(Starting light emission means)
As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 16, start light emitting means 76 that can irradiate light forward is disposed on the front side of the start wall 75 in the start cover member 50. The start light-emitting means 76 has a start light-emitting body (light-emitting body) 76b such as an LED mounted on the front surface of the board 76a. In the embodiment, the left and right sides of the start discharge section 70 are provided below the third start passage section 68. One starting light emitter 76b is disposed in the center of the direction. Then, the start light emitting means 76 irradiates light from the start light emitter 76b, so that the part directly under the start decoration member 62 facing the front side of the game board 20 in the game area 20a is passed through the transparent game board 20 through the game board 20. It is configured to illuminate from the back side of the panel 20.

(Starting decorative member)
The start winning portion 32 forms a start discharge portion 70 so as to be separated from the back surface of the game board 20, thereby providing a gap between the pre-start wall 75 and the back surface of the game board 20. Thus, the start light emitting means 76 and the start decoration member 57 are disposed so as to overlap each other (see FIG. 5). On the front side of the start-up wall 75 in the start-up cover member 50, a start-up decorative member 57 that is visible from the front side through the transparent game board 20 is disposed. The start decoration member 57 is a plate-like body arranged so as to cover the front side of the start light emitting means 76, and is configured to be able to transmit light and diffuse the transmitted light. The starting decorative member 57 of the embodiment is colorless and transparent. In addition, the start decoration member 57 has a light diffusion structure in which the rear surface facing the start light emitting means 76 has an uneven shape, and the front surface facing the back surface of the game board 20 is flat along the back surface of the game board 20. Is formed. The front face of the start decoration member 57 is aligned with the front end of the third start passage portion 68 and the front and back positions, and faces the back face of the game board 20 with almost no gap. The starter decoration member 57 makes it difficult to see elements such as a starter light emitter 76b and a resistor (not shown) disposed on the front surface of the substrate 76a of the starter light emitting means 76 located on the rear side by the light diffusion structure. And is illuminated by light from the starting light emitter 76b. As described above, the start decoration member 57 and the start decoration member can be seen through the transparent game board 20 in the game area 20a. The start decoration member 57 can be seen directly below the start decoration member 62 facing the front side of the game board 20. It is designed to be decorated with 57 lights.

(Mounting structure of starting light emitting means)
The start light emitting means 76 is sandwiched and held between a start decoration member 57 that covers the front side and a start front wall 75 of the start cover member 50. Specifically, the starting decoration member 57 is provided with board holding pieces 57a and 57a extending outwardly on the left and right side edges, respectively, and the left board holding piece 57a is brought into contact with the front surface of the board 76a of the starting light emitting means 76. The start cover member 50 is screwed to the start cover member 50 in contact (see FIGS. 16 and 17). Further, the right substrate holding piece 57a is pressed from the front side by the right decorative member 58 attached to the right side of the starter cover member 50 in a state where it is in contact with the front surface of the substrate 76a of the starter light emitting means 76. Thus, the board 76a of the starting light emitting means 76 is held from the front side by the pair of board holding pieces 57a, 57a of the starting decoration member 57 without being directly screwed.

(Regarding the details of the regular prize winning section)
As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the normal winning portion (second winning portion, winning portion) 36 includes normal winning ports 36a, 36b, 36c opened in the game area 20a and the normal winning ports 36a, 36b. , 36c, a normal ball passage (second ball passage, ball passage) 90 that guides the pachinko ball won from the front side to the back side of the game board 20 and discharges it on the back side, and a pachinko ball that passes through the normal ball passage 90 And a normal winning ball detection sensor (ball detection sensor) 37 for detecting. In the normal winning portion 36, a plurality of normal winning openings 36 a, 36 b, 36 c are provided in the side decoration member 92 attached to the game board 20, and the side decoration member 92 and a passage base disposed on the back side of the game board 20 are provided. The ordinary spherical passage 90 is formed between the member 48 and the ordinary cover member 52 disposed on the front side of the passage base member 48. The normal sphere passage 90 according to the embodiment includes a first ordinary passage portion (first passage portion) 94 provided in the side decoration member 92 and a pachinko ball guide provided in the side decoration member 92. A second ordinary passage portion (second passage portion) 96 connected to the downstream side is defined by the ordinary cover member 52 and the passage base member 48, and is connected to the guide downstream side of the pachinko ball in the second ordinary passage portion 96. A third ordinary passage portion (third passage portion) 98 connected to the downstream side of the pachinko ball guide in the third ordinary passage portion 98, and a normal discharge portion for guiding the pachinko ball to flow down on the back side of the game board 20 ( The discharge unit 100 is basically configured.

  As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the side decoration member 92 is provided with a plurality (three in the embodiment) of normal winning openings 36a, 36b, 36c. The plurality of normal winning openings 36a, 36b, 36c are arranged so as to be shifted in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction (see FIG. 14). In the embodiment, the left normal winning opening 36a arranged on the left side of the side decoration member 92, and the middle normal arranged adjacent to the right side of the left normal winning opening 36a and lower than the left normal winning opening 36a. There is a winning opening 36b, and a right normal winning opening 36c arranged at a position lower than the middle normal winning opening 36b with a space on the right side of the middle normal winning opening 36b, and from the left side of the gaming area 20a to the center. The opening positions of the normal winning openings 36a, 36b, 36c become lower toward the side. In the normal ball passage 60, the first ordinary passage portion 94, the second ordinary passage portion 96, the third ordinary passage portion 98, and the ordinary discharge portion 100 correspond to the normal winning ports 36a, 36b, and 36c, respectively. A plurality of normal discharge portions 100 are connected to a common discharge portion 101 provided on the downstream side of the guide of the pachinko balls in the normal discharge portion 100, and are pachinko balls guided by the plurality of normal discharge portions 100. Are discharged together by the common discharge unit 101 (see FIG. 18). In addition, the normal winning part 36 of an Example is comprised so that the pachinko ball which passes the common discharge part 101 of the normal ball channel | path 90 may be detected with the normal winning ball detection sensor 37 (refer FIG. 9). Here, in the normal winning portion 36, the basics of the first ordinary passage portion 94, the second ordinary passage portion 96, the third ordinary passage portion 98, and the ordinary discharge portion 100 provided corresponding to the ordinary winning openings 36a, 36b, 36c. Since the general configuration is the same, common parts will be described together.

(Side decoration material)
The side decoration member 92 is mounted in alignment with the mounting opening 25 opened on the lower left side of the game board 20. As shown in FIG. 13, the side decoration member 92 includes a side rear half body 116 attached to the game board 20 and a side front half body 118 attached to the front side of the side rear half body 116. The side decoration member 92 is provided in the side front half body 118 and has a first normal passage portion 94 formed in a bowl shape capable of guiding a pachinko ball, and a side rear half body 116 corresponding to the first normal passage portion 94. And a second normal passage portion 96 formed in a bowl shape capable of guiding a pachinko ball.

(Side half body)
As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the side rear half body 116 includes a plate-like side mounting plate portion 116 a formed larger than the opening area of the mounting opening 25 to which the side decorative member 92 is mounted, and the side mounting plate 116. A side protruding portion 116b is formed so as to protrude rearward from the rear surface of the plate portion 116a and to extend in accordance with the opening shape of the mounting opening 25 provided on the lower left side of the game board 20. The side rear half 116 is fitted with the side protrusion 116b to the mounting opening 25, and the outer peripheral edge of the side mounting plate 116a that overlaps the front side of the opening edge of the mounting opening 25 in the game board 20 is screwed. It is attached so as to cover the mounting opening 25 with the plate portion 116a. Here, the side rear half body 116 is configured to be able to transmit light as a whole including the second normal passage portion 96, and at least a portion of the side mounting plate portion 116a that overlaps the mounting opening 25 transmits the transmitted light. It is configured to be able to diffuse.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, when the side front half body 118 is attached to the side rear half body 116, one pachinko ball can pass through the front side of the side attachment plate portion 116 a covering the mounting opening 25. It has the side decoration board part 118a spaced apart and arrange | positioned. The side decorative plate portion 118a has an outer edge shape that is substantially the same as the outer edge shape of the side mounting plate portion 116a except for a screwed portion to the game board 20 on the outer peripheral edge of the side mounting plate portion 116a. The mounting plate portion 116a and the side decorative plate portion 118a are aligned in the front-rear direction (see FIGS. 13 and 14). Further, the side front half body 118 has a plurality of first normal passage portions 94 and side guide wall portions 118b formed so as to protrude rearward from the rear surface of the side decorative plate portion 118a, and a plurality of side guide wall portions 118b are provided. The pachinko ball is arranged on the game board 20 upstream of the first normal passage portion 94 in the flow-down direction and on the left side. The side front half body 118 is screwed and fixed to the side rear half body 116 with the rear ends of the plurality of first normal passage portions 94 and the side guide wall portions 118b being in contact with the front surface of the side mounting plate portion 116a. The pachinko ball flowing down the left side along the guide rail 26 inside the game area 20a is guided to the right by the wall 118b. Here, the side front half body 118 is configured so as to be able to transmit light as a whole including the first normal passage portion 94, and the side decorative plate portion 118a is decorated with a colored transparent coating.

(First normal passage)
As shown in FIG. 13 (b), the front surface of the first normal passage portion 94 is constituted by a side decorative plate portion 118a that is arranged at an interval through which one pachinko ball can pass from the board surface of the game board 20. At the same time, a pachinko ball guide path is constituted by an upwardly opened bowl-shaped portion formed so as to extend rearward from the rear surface of the side decorative plate portion 118a. Here, the normal winning ports 36a, 36b, 36c are defined by the side decorative plate portion 118a and the left and right wall portions of the first normal passage portion 94, and the normal winning ports 36a, 36b, 36c are pachinko balls. It is formed between the side decorative plate portion 118a and the side mounting plate portion 116a in the side decorative member 92 with an opening size that allows passage one by one (see FIGS. 7 to 9). Further, the first ordinary passage portion 94 has a bowl-shaped portion opened rearward, and is configured to guide the pachinko balls received from the normal winning openings 36a, 36b, 36c backward. In the first normal passage portion 94, the passage width defined by the left and right wall portions of the bowl-shaped portion is set to a dimension that allows passage of the pachinko balls one by one. That is, the first normal passage portion 94 can guide the pachinko balls received one by one from the normal winning openings 36a, 36b, 36c one by one and guide them backward (the back side of the game board 20). Here, the first normal passage portion 94 is formed separately from the side mounting plate portion 116a of the side rear half body 116, and the rear end surface of the bowl-shaped portion is formed through the side mounting plate portion 116a in the front-rear direction. It is made to contact | abut to this side attachment board part 116a so that a passage (front opening of the 2nd normal channel part 96) may be enclosed. As described above, the first normal passage portion 94 mainly constitutes a passage portion disposed on the front side of the game board 20 in the normal winning portion 36. Here, the first ordinary passage portion 94 corresponding to the left ordinary winning opening 36a and the first ordinary passage portion 94 corresponding to the middle ordinary winning opening 36b are formed so as to share one of the walls of the bowl-shaped portion. (See FIG. 13B). In addition, the first ordinary passage portion 94 corresponding to the middle ordinary winning opening 36b and the first ordinary passage portion 94 corresponding to the right ordinary winning opening 36c are arranged with an interval through which a pachinko ball can pass ( (See FIG. 14).

(Regular winning entry)
As shown in FIG. 14, the left normal winning port 36a and the middle normal winning port 36b are opened vertically upward by left and right walls extending in the vertical direction and parallel to each other in the first normal passage portion 94. The pachinko ball that is formed and flows down linearly from top to bottom can be won. On the other hand, the right normal winning opening 36c is opened so as to be directed diagonally upward to the right, and a pachinko ball is awarded toward the diagonally lower left side. The first ordinary passage portion 94 corresponding to the right ordinary winning opening 36c is formed in a bowl shape so that the left wall extends to above the bottom, and the right wall is below the extended end of the left wall. It is formed low so as to be positioned. Note that the second ordinary passage portion 96 corresponding to the right ordinary winning opening 36c has the same shape as the first ordinary passage portion 94 connected to the second ordinary passage portion 96 (see FIG. 13C).

(Second normal passage)
As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the second ordinary passage portion 96 is formed integrally with the side mounting plate portion 116 a so as to continue to the rear side of the bowl-shaped portion of the first ordinary passage portion 94. . The second ordinary passage portion 96 includes a hook-shaped portion that surrounds the opening formed in the side mounting plate portion 116a and extends rearward (see FIG. 13B), and is received from the first ordinary passage portion 94. The pachinko ball is guided rearward in the same direction as the pachinko ball guided by the first normal passage portion 94. That is, the first ordinary passage portion 94 and the second ordinary passage portion 86 have pachinko ball guide paths formed of bowl-shaped portions aligned in a straight line in the front-rear direction (see FIG. 4). In the second normal passage portion 96, the passage width defined by the left and right wall portions of the bowl-shaped portion opened upward is set to a dimension that allows passage of the pachinko balls one by one. That is, the second ordinary passage portion 96 can guide the pachinko balls flowing in one by one from the first ordinary passage portion 94 to the rear (the back side of the game board 20) one by one. The second normal passage portion 96 protrudes rearward from the side attachment plate portion 116 a that contacts the board surface of the game board 20, is inserted into the mounting port 25, and is disposed in the mounting port 25. Here, the rear end of the bowl-shaped portion that opens rearward in the second normal passage portion 96 serves as an exit facing the back side of the game board 20 through the mounting opening 25 provided in the game board 20 in the normal winning portion 36. The front and rear positions of the exit are aligned on the back surface of the game board 20. As described above, the second ordinary passage portion 96 mainly constitutes a passage portion disposed in the thickness portion of the game board 20 in the normal winning portion 92. Note that the upper ends of the left and right wall portions of the second ordinary passage portion 96 are set lower than the upper end of the wall portion of the first ordinary passage portion 94. In the pachinko machine 10, the rear end of the second starting passage portion 66 of the starting winning portion 32 and the rear ends of the three second ordinary passage portions 96 in the normal winning portion 36 are arranged in the same position. Thus, the exits on the game board 20 side in the starting ball passage 60 and the normal ball passage 90 are aligned with the back surface of the game board 20 (see FIGS. 5 and 7 to 9).

(Third ordinary passage section)
As shown in FIGS. 4, 7 to 9, and 16, the third ordinary passage portion 98 includes a front edge of the ordinary upper wall 102 extending to the upper edge of the passage base member 48, and the ordinary upper wall. The upper and left sides are surrounded by the front edges of a pair of normal vertical walls 103 and 103 which are provided on the passage base member 48 so as to continue to the lower side of the pair 102 and which face the left and right. Further, the lower side of the third ordinary passage portion 98 is surrounded by the upper end edge of the ordinary cover member 52 disposed on the front side of the passage base member 48, and the bottom portion is defined by the ordinary cover member 52 (see FIG. 15). Thus, the third ordinary passage portion 98 is formed in a cylindrical shape penetrating in the front-rear direction by the ordinary upper wall 102, the left and right ordinary vertical walls 103, 103 and the ordinary cover member 52 of the passage base member 48. The third ordinary passage portion 98 is arranged continuously to the rear side of the second ordinary passage portion 96 so as to surround the rear end of the second ordinary passage portion 96 with the front opening of the cylindrical portion. The third ordinary passage portion 98 is configured to guide the pachinko balls received from the second ordinary passage portion 96 to the rear in the same direction as the pachinko balls guided by the second ordinary passage portions 96. . That is, the ball guide paths are aligned in the front-rear direction from the first ordinary passage portion 94, the second ordinary passage portion 96 to the third ordinary passage portion 98 (see FIG. 4). The third normal passage portion 98 has a passage width defined by the cylindrical portion set to a dimension that allows passage of the pachinko balls one by one, and the pachinko balls flowing in from the second normal passage portion 96 one by one. They can be guided one by one side by side. The third ordinary passage portion 98 corresponding to the left ordinary winning opening 36a has its lower side again after the left and right ordinary vertical walls 103, 103 extend obliquely from the middle portion to the left side with respect to the upper portion extending vertically. It is formed so as to extend vertically (see FIG. 18). It should be noted that the third ordinary passage portion 98 corresponding to the left ordinary winning opening 36a and the third ordinary passage portion 98 corresponding to the middle ordinary winning opening 36b share one of the ordinary vertical walls 103 positioned therebetween. It is made.

  As shown in FIG. 15, in the normal cover member 52, a part (left side portion) of the upper end edge constituting the bottom portion of the third normal passage portion 98 corresponding to the left normal winning opening 36a is inward in the left-right direction (center portion). ) From the upper side toward the outer side (left side), and the other part (right side part) of the upper end edge constituting the bottom of the third normal passage portion 98 extends in the horizontal direction. Is formed. The passage inclined portion 99 at the bottom of the third ordinary passage portion 98 is a side where the oblique portions of the left and right ordinary vertical walls 103, 103 that define the third ordinary passage portion 98 at the bottom portion are biased from the top to the bottom. And extending so as to intersect with the guide direction of the pachinko ball by the oblique portions of the left and right normal vertical walls 103, 103. At the bottom of the third ordinary passage portion 98 corresponding to the left ordinary winning opening 36a, a third ordinary guide protrusion 112 is arranged at a portion connected to the passage inclined portion 99 in the right horizontal portion, and is slightly to the right from the central portion in the left-right direction. (See FIG. 15). Here, the normal cover member 52 is formed so that the upper end edge constituting the bottom portion of the third normal passage portion 98 corresponding to the middle normal winning opening 36b extends in the horizontal direction, and the right ordinary winning opening 36c. The upper end edge constituting the bottom of the corresponding third ordinary passage portion 98 is formed to extend in the horizontal direction. Then, in the third ordinary passage portion 98 corresponding to the middle ordinary winning opening 36b and the third ordinary passage portion 98 corresponding to the right ordinary winning opening 36c, the third ordinary guide protrusion 112 is provided at the horizontal center of the horizontal bottom portion. Is arranged.

(Normal discharge part)
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 7 to 9, the normal discharge portion 100 includes a normal upper wall (passage wall, wall portion) 102 extending to an upper edge of the passage base member 48, and a passage base member 18. Provided on the right side, a pair of ordinary vertical walls (passage walls, wall portions) 103, 103 facing left and right, and a normal rear surrounded by the ordinary upper wall 102 and the left and right ordinary vertical walls 103, 103 in the passage base member 48 A wall (passage wall, wall portion) 104 and the normal cover member 52 disposed so as to cover the open ends of the normal upper wall 102 and the left and right normal vertical walls 103, 103 are defined. That is, the normal cover member 52 has a normal front wall 106 that constitutes the front surface of the normal discharge portion 100, and the bottom of the third normal passage portion 98 is formed integrally with the upper portion of the normal front wall 106. ing. The normal discharge portion 100 has an upper portion aligned with the rear opening of the third normal passage portion 98, the upper portion is connected to the rear side of the third normal passage portion 98, and a game is played from the rear side of the third normal passage portion 98. It extends downward along the back surface of the board 20. Here, in the normal discharge portion 100 corresponding to the middle normal winning opening 36b and the right normal winning opening 36c, the left and right normal vertical walls 103, 103 extend linearly in the vertical direction, and the front and rear normal front walls 106 and The normal rear wall 104 extends linearly in the vertical direction, and a path is formed in the normal discharge portion 100 so that the pachinko ball flows down along a vertical line parallel to the back surface of the game board 20 (see FIG. 18). On the other hand, after the normal discharge part 100 corresponding to the left normal winning opening 36a extends obliquely from the middle part to the left side with respect to the upper part where the left and right normal vertical walls 103, 103 extend vertically, The lower part below the third normal passage part 98 is formed so as to extend in the vertical direction. That is, the normal discharge part 100 corresponding to the left normal winning opening 36a has the lower end connected to the common discharge part 101 shifted to the left side with respect to the upper entrance connected to the rear side of the third normal passage part 98, and the game The pachinko ball flowing down along the back surface of the board 20 is guided to the left side and then guided along the vertical line.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the normal ball passage 90 guides the pachinko ball from the front to the rear by the first normal passage portion 94, the second normal passage portion 96 and the third normal passage portion 98. The direction is changed by the discharge unit 100 and guided downward, and is transferred from the normal discharge unit 100 to the common discharge unit 101. Further, the normal discharge section 100 has the left and right passage widths defined by the left and right ordinary vertical walls 103 and 103 and the front and rear passage widths defined by the front and rear ordinary front walls 106 and the ordinary rear wall 104 being one of the pachinko balls. The dimension is set to allow the passage of each piece, and the pachinko balls flowing in one by one from the third normal passage portion 98 can be arranged one by one and guided downward.

(Common discharge section)
As shown in FIG. 18, the common discharge portion 101 extends between a pair of normal lateral walls 105 and 105 formed to extend forward in the passage base member 48, and both the normal lateral walls 105 and 105. It is basically defined by the ordinary rear wall 104 and the ordinary front wall 106 of the ordinary cover member 52 disposed so as to cover the open end sides of both ordinary lateral walls 105 and 105. The common discharge portion 101 is connected to the lower ends of a plurality of (three in the embodiment) normal discharge portions 100 arranged in the left-right direction, and a pachinko ball that flows down from each of the normal discharge portions 100 is provided below the passage base member 48. The discharge ports 101a are collectively discharged from the discharge port 101a. The lower ordinary horizontal wall 105 is formed so as to incline downward from the left to the right, connecting to the lower end of the left ordinary vertical wall 103 that defines the ordinary discharge portion 100 corresponding to the left ordinary winning opening 36a. Yes. The upper ordinary horizontal wall 105 is defined from the lower end of the right ordinary vertical wall 103 that defines the ordinary discharge portion 100 corresponding to the middle ordinary winning opening 36b, and the left that defines the ordinary discharging portion 100 corresponding to the right ordinary winning opening 36c. The normal vertical wall 103 is formed so as to be inclined downward toward the lower end. The discharge port 101a of the common discharge unit 101 is provided directly below the normal discharge unit 100 corresponding to the right normal winning port 36c, and extends the normal vertical wall 103 on the right side defining the normal discharge unit 100 downward. It constitutes one side surface of the discharge port 101a. In this way, the pachinko balls that have flowed down the normal discharge portion 100 corresponding to the left normal winning opening 36a and the middle normal winning opening 36b are guided to roll from the left to the right by the common discharge portion 101, and are opened downward. Is discharged from the discharge port 101a. Further, the pachinko ball that has flowed down the normal discharge portion 100 corresponding to the right normal winning opening 36c is discharged from the discharge port 101a positioned below as it is.

(Relationship between normal discharge part and third normal passage part)
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 7 to 9, the normal winning portion 36 has a rear end of a second normal passage portion 96 that constitutes an exit facing the back side of the game board 20 in the normal winning portion 36. The normal discharge portion 100 is provided at a position spaced rearward from the back surface of the game board 20 by the thickness of the normal cover member 52, whereas the normal discharge portion 100 is set at the front and back positions aligned with the back surface of the game board 20. That is, the normal winning portion 36 is connected to the outlet (the rear end of the second normal passage portion 96) of the front portion of the normal ball passage 90 formed by the side decoration member 92 disposed on the game board 20 and the installation member 40. There is a gap between the passage base member 48 disposed and the entrance of the rear portion of the ordinary spherical passage 90 formed by the ordinary cover member 52 attached to the passage base member 48 (the upper front surface of the ordinary discharge portion 100). I'm open. Therefore, the normal winning portion 36 uses the upper edge of the normal front wall 106 of the normal cover member 52 as the third normal passage portion 98, and the third normal passage portion 98 and the rear end of the second normal passage portion 96. The normal discharge part 100 is connected. That is, the third ordinary passage portion 98 is formed at the rear side of the ordinary spherical passage 90 formed by the outlet of the front portion of the ordinary spherical passage 90 formed in the side decoration member 92, the passage base member 48 and the ordinary cover member 52. It functions as an extended passage that guides the pachinko ball from the second normal passage portion 96 to the normal discharge portion 100 by connecting a gap between the inlet and the entrance of the portion.

(Normal winning ball detection sensor)
The normal winning ball detection sensor 37 is disposed in a normal sensor installation portion 108 provided in the passage base member 48 (see FIGS. 16 and 18), and the normal cover member 52 covering the front side of the normal sensor installation portion 108. Is normally held by the front wall 106. The normal winning ball detection sensor 37 is a micro switch having a ball passage opening 37a through which a pachinko ball can pass, which is formed through the sensor body in a substantially rectangular box shape, and can advance and retreat inside the ball passage opening 37a. The switch piece protruding in the direction is configured to detect a pachinko ball by being pushed by the pachinko ball passing through the ball passage opening 37a. In the embodiment, the starting winning ball detection sensor 33 and the normal winning ball detection sensor 37 are of different detection methods. However, the normal winning ball detection sensor 37 is excellent in detection accuracy like the starting winning ball detection sensor 33. An inductive proximity switch may be used. Here, the normal winning portion 36 is configured to be detected by the normal winning ball detection sensor 37, which is guided by the common discharge portion 101 of the normal ball passage 90, and detects a pachinko ball that flows down from the discharge port 101a. ing.

(Normal sensor installation part)
As shown in FIG. 18, the normal sensor installation portion 108 is provided corresponding to the discharge port 101 a of the common discharge portion 101 by the passage base member 48 and the normal cover member 52. The normal sensor installation unit 108 includes a lower normal horizontal wall 105, a horizontal wall extending below the normal horizontal wall 105, and a right normal vertical wall that defines a normal discharge unit 100 corresponding to the right normal winning port 36c. 103 and a vertical wall disposed opposite to the left side of the normal vertical wall 103 so as to open to the front side. The right normal vertical wall 103 is provided with upper and lower protrusions extending toward the inside of the opening of the discharge port 101a. When the normal winning ball detection sensor 37 is accommodated in the normal sensor installation unit 108, the normal winning ball detection sensor 37 is held in a state in which the vertical and horizontal movements are restricted by the walls and the projecting pieces constituting the normal sensor installation unit 108, and the long side thereof is left and right. It is positioned with the ball passage port 37a aligned with the discharge port 101a in a posture in which the short side is along the front and back and the thickness direction is along the top and bottom (see FIG. 9). The normal winning ball detection sensor 37 housed in the normal sensor installation unit 108 is covered at the front side by the normal front wall 106 of the normal cover member 52 that forms the front surface of the normal discharge unit 100 and the common discharge unit 101, and moves forward. Is regulated and is positioned forward and backward between the ordinary rear wall 104 and the ordinary front wall 106. The ordinary cover member 52 is provided with a concave ordinary sensor housing portion 53a that protrudes forward at a portion corresponding to the ordinary sensor installation portion 108 of the passage base member 48 and opens rearward (see FIG. 17). Is attached to the passage base member 48, the front end portion of the normal winning ball detection sensor 37 accommodated in the ordinary sensor installation portion 108 is fitted into the ordinary sensor accommodation portion 53a. The normal winning ball detection sensor 37 can be easily attached and detached by removing the normal cover member 52 from the passage base member 48.

(Spare sensor installation part)
As shown in FIG. 18, the passage base member 48 detects pachinko balls that pass through the normal discharge portion 100 corresponding to the left normal payout port 36a and the normal discharge portion 100 corresponding to the middle normal payout port 36b. A spare sensor installation unit 109 that can install a ball detection sensor (not shown) is provided in each normal discharge unit 100. Here, the preliminary sensor installation portion 109 of the embodiment is provided immediately below the inlet portion (upper portion) connected to the third normal passage portion 98 in the normal discharge portion 100. The spare sensor installation unit 109 is formed so as to be opened forward by a wall standing on the passage base member 48 and a rib protruding from the wall, and accommodates a ball detection sensor similar to the normal winning ball detection sensor 37. In this case, it can be positioned vertically and horizontally. The normal cover member 52 is provided with a concave preliminary sensor housing portion 53b that protrudes forward and opens rearward at a portion corresponding to the preliminary sensor installation portion 109 of the passage base member 48 (see FIG. 17). Is attached to the passage base member 48, the front end portion of the ball detection sensor housed in the spare sensor installation portion 109 is fitted into the spare sensor housing portion 53b. The spare sensor installation unit 109 is used when installing a sphere detection sensor in a test or the like, and the sphere detection sensor is not installed in the spare sensor unit in a normal use state.

(Wiring space)
The normal cover member 52 has a protruding portion 106b in the normal front wall 106 that becomes the normal sensor accommodating portion 53a and the spare sensor accommodating portion 53b rather than the front surface of the general portion 106a in the normal front wall 106 that constitutes the front side of the common discharge portion 101. The front surface of the normal cover member 52 has a step shape in which the general portion 106a is recessed rearward than the protruding portion 106b (see FIGS. 9 and 16). Even if the normal cover member 52 is arranged so that the front surface of the protruding portion 106b faces the back surface of the game board 20 with almost no gap, a gap is formed between the general portion 106a and the back surface of the game board 20. It is to be made. In the embodiment, the start sensor installation portion provided from the left side of the passage base member 48 to the lower right side of the passage base member 48 through the gap between the general portion 106a of the normal cover member 52 and the back surface of the game board 20 from side to side. A wiring H (see FIG. 15) connected to the starting winning ball detection sensor 33 installed at 78 is disposed. In this way, the wiring H is arranged using a slight gap between the normal cover member 52 and the back surface of the game board 20 due to the front and back steps formed on the front surface.

(Normal guide ridge)
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 7 to 9, the normal winning portion 36 is provided so as to protrude from the bottom of the first normal passage portion 94 and extends in the guiding direction of the pachinko balls by the first normal passage portion 94. The first normal guide ridge 110 (first guide ridge) 110 protrudes from the bottom of the second normal passage portion 96 and is connected to the first normal guide ridge 110, and is provided by the second normal passage portion 96. A second normal guide protrusion (second guide protrusion) 111 extending in the guide direction of the pachinko ball and a second cover that protrudes from the upper edge of the normal cover member 52 that defines the bottom of the third normal passage portion 98 and the second normal guide protrusion 52. A third normal guide ridge (third guide ridge) 112 is provided continuously to the normal guide ridge 111 and extends in the guide direction of the pachinko ball by the third normal passage portion 98. The first normal guide ridge 110 is formed so as to extend back and forth in the first normal passage portion 94 so as to be continuous with the inside of the side decorative plate portion 118 a, and between the left and right walls in the first normal passage portion 94. One strip is provided in the center. The first normal guide ridge 110 is set such that the left-right width of the upper end surface thereof is smaller than the distance between the first normal guide ridge 110 and the left and right walls of the first normal passage portion 94, and the front-rear direction. Are formed with the same width. The second normal guide ridges 111 are formed so as to be connected to the rear end of the first normal guide ridges 110 and extend back and forth to the second normal passage portion 96, and the left and right walls of the second normal passage ridge 96. One line is provided at a substantially central portion between them. The second normal guide ridge 111 is set such that the left and right width of the upper end surface thereof is smaller than the distance between the second normal guide ridge 111 and the left and right walls of the second normal passage portion 96, and the front-rear direction. Are formed with the same width. Here, the left-right width of the upper end surface of the second normal guide ridge 111 is set to be substantially the same as the upper end surface of the first normal guide ridge 110. The third normal guide ridge 112 is formed so as to be connected to the rear end of the second normal guide ridge 111 so as to extend back and forth to the third normal passage portion 98, and the right and left walls of the third normal passage portion 98. One line is provided at a substantially central portion between them. The left and right widths of the upper end surface of the third normal guide ridge 112 are set so as to be smaller than the distance between the third normal guide ridge 112 and the left and right walls of the third normal passage portion 98, and the front-rear direction Are formed with the same width. Here, the left-right width of the upper end surface of the third ordinary guide protrusion 112 is set slightly smaller than the upper end surface of the second ordinary guide protrusion 111. As described above, the first ordinary guide protrusion 110, the second ordinary guide protrusion 111, and the third ordinary guide protrusion 112 are formed by the first ordinary passage portion 94, the second ordinary passage portion 96, and the third ordinary passage portion 98. They are arranged linearly in the front-rear direction in accordance with the guide path of the formed pachinko balls (see FIG. 4).

(Third normal guide ridge)
The third normal guide ridge 112 is provided at the upper edge of the protruding portion 106b that protrudes forward from the general portion 106a of the normal front wall 106 that constitutes the front surface of the common discharge portion 101 in the normal cover member 52. (See FIGS. 16 and 17). In other words, the bottom portion of the third ordinary passage portion 98 is constituted by the protruding portion 106b provided on the upper portion of the ordinary cover member 52, and the second ordinary surface facing the normal discharge portion 100 and the back side of the game board 20 by the protruding portion 106b. It connects with the passage part 86. In the third ordinary passage portion 98 corresponding to the right ordinary winning opening 36c and the third ordinary passage portion 98 corresponding to the left ordinary winning opening 36a, a protrusion formed to protrude forward from the upper edge of the ordinary cover member 52. Third normal guide ridges 112 are respectively formed on the upper edge of the portion 106b. Moreover, in the 3rd normal channel | path part 98 corresponding to the middle normal winning opening 36b, the 3rd normal guide protrusion 112 is formed in the upper end edge of the protrusion part 106b formed by the reserve sensor accommodating part 53b. As described above, the normal cover member 52 has a step on the front surface due to the normal sensor accommodating portion 53a and the spare sensor accommodating portion 53b, but the normal sensor accommodating portion 53a and the spare sensor are formed on the upper edge forming the bottom of the third ordinary passage portion 98. The projecting portion 106b is formed in accordance with the housing portion 53b, or the spare sensor housing portion 53b itself is used as the projecting portion 106b, so that the third ordinary passage portion 96 is connected to the second ordinary passage portion 96 without a large gap. A passage portion 98 is configured.

(Upper end of normal guide ridge)
As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the first normal guide ridge 110, the second normal guide ridge 111, and the third normal guide ridge 112 are normally discharged from the side of the normal winning openings 36a, 36b, 36c. The upper end surface with which the pachinko ball abuts is lowered toward the part 100 side (from front to rear). The upper end surface of the first normal guide ridge 110 is formed so as to incline downward in a substantially arc shape from the front edge continuous with the inner surface of the side decorative plate portion 118a toward the rear, and the rear edge of the first normal guide ridge 110 is The rear end and the front-rear position are aligned. The upper end surface of the second ordinary guide ridge 111 is set so that the vertical position is lower than the upper end surface of the first ordinary guide ridge 110 adjacent to the upstream guide side of the pachinko ball. The upper end surface of the second normal guide protrusion 111 is formed so as to incline downward from the front edge whose front and rear positions are aligned to the front end of the second normal passage portion 96, and the rear edge is the second normal passage portion. It is comprised so that the rear end of 96 and the front-back position may align. The upper end surface of the third ordinary guide ridge 112 is formed so as to incline downward from the front edge having the front and rear positions aligned with the front end of the third ordinary passage portion 98, and the rear edge is the third ordinary passage portion. The rear end of 98 is aligned with the front-rear position. The upper end surface of the third ordinary guide ridge 112 is set so that the vertical position is lower than the upper end surface of the second ordinary guide ridge 111 adjacent to the guide upstream side of the pachinko ball. In the embodiment, the first ordinary guiding ridge 110, the second ordinary guiding ridge 111, and the third ordinary guiding ridge 112 are arranged from the ordinary winning opening 36a, 36b, 36c side to the ordinary discharging unit 100 side (front to rear). As it goes, the projecting dimension of the normal guide protrusions 110, 111, 112 from the bottom of the normal passage portions 94, 96, 98 is set to be gradually reduced, and the upper end surface with which the pachinko balls abut is directed from the front to the rear. It forms so that it may incline below.

(Step on the upper end of the normal guide ridge)
The second ordinary guide ridge 111 is formed such that the front edge of the upper end surface thereof is positioned below the rear edge of the upper end surface of the first ordinary guide ridge 110, and the second ordinary guide ridge 111. The upper end surface of 111 is configured to have a stepped shape that is lower than the upper end surface of the first normal guide protrusion 110. The third ordinary guide ridge 112 is formed such that the front edge of the upper end surface thereof is located below the rear edge of the upper end surface of the second ordinary guide ridge 111, and the third ordinary guide ridge 112. The upper end surface of the second normal guide projection 111 is configured to be stepped down from the upper end surface. In other words, the second ordinary guide protrusions 111 and the third ordinary guide protrusions 112 are lowered in a stepped manner from the downstream edge of the upper end surfaces of the ordinary guide protrusions 110 and 111 extending upstream of the guide of the pachinko ball. Thus, an upstream edge of the upper end surface is formed (see FIGS. 7 to 9).

  The normal discharge portion 100 is provided with a normal diverting guide piece 113 having a rib shape that protrudes into the normal discharge portion 100 from these walls 102 and 104 between the normal upper wall 102 and the normal rear wall 104. (See FIGS. 7 to 9). The normal turning guide piece 113 is arranged in a central portion in the left-right direction, and an end surface that is inclined downward from the front to the rear extends so as to face the rear opening of the third normal passage portion 98. Then, the normal turning guide piece 113 guides the pachinko ball guided from the front to the rear in the third normal passage portion 98 so as to face downward in the normal discharge portion 100. The normal rear wall 104 is provided with a rear normal discharge guide piece 114 extending along the path of the normal discharge portion 100 and the common discharge portion 101 in a manner extending to the lower end of the normal turning guide piece 113 (FIG. 18). reference). The rear normal discharge guide piece 114 is formed in a rib shape so as to protrude into the normal ball passage 90 by being arranged at the center of the discharge portions 100 and 101. The width between the rear ordinary discharge guide piece 114 and the ordinary front wall 106 is set to a width allowing passage of one pachinko ball.

(Lighting means)
On the rear side of the passage base member 48, an illuminating means 120 corresponding to the formation site of the normal sphere passage 90 and capable of irradiating light to the front side through the formation site configured to transmit light is disposed. (See FIGS. 7 to 9). The illumination means 120 has an illumination light emitter (light emitter) 120b such as an LED mounted on the front surface of the substrate 120a. In the embodiment, from the rear side of the normal discharge portion 100 and the common discharge portion 101 in the normal ball passage 90. A substrate 120a extends to the rear side of the passage base member 48 over the start ball passage 60 provided on the right side of the normal ball passage 90 and before the start discharge portion 70 (see FIG. 18). The illumination means 120 has an illumination light emitter 120b disposed so as to overlap the normal discharge portion 100 and the common discharge portion 101, and corresponds to a region between the normal ball passage 90 and the start ball passage 60 of the passage base member 48. Thus, the illumination light emitters 120b are arranged side by side, and light can be emitted forward from these illumination light emitters 120b. The illumination means 120 illuminates the side decoration member 92 facing the front side of the game board 20 in the game area 20a from the back side through the transparent game board 20 by irradiating light from the illumination light emitter 120b. The interior decoration member 56 that faces through the transparent game board 20 between the decoration member 92 and the start decoration member 62 is illuminated to emit light.

  On the back side of the game board 20, a start discharge unit (first discharge unit) 32 of a start winning unit (first winning unit) 32 and a normal discharge unit (second winning unit) of a normal winning unit (second winning unit) 36 are provided. 2) 100 are provided on the passage base member 48 disposed on the installation member 40 (see FIG. 18). Here, the start discharge part 70 of the start winning part 32 is provided so as to extend at a distance from the front and back of the game board 20, and the start cover member 50 that forms the front wall of the start discharge part 70 is started. Between the front wall 75 and the back surface of the game board 20, a member disposition space where a start decoration member 57 and start light emitting means 76 can be installed is secured (see FIGS. 4 and 5). On the other hand, the normal discharge portion 100 of the normal winning portion 36 is provided so as to extend to the front side of the start discharge portion 70, and the game board 20 is more than the start discharge portion 70 indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. It is placed close to the back of the. Then, the normal discharge portion 100 has a minimum gap so that the wiring H can be disposed by the step provided on the normal front wall 106 of the normal cover member 52 that forms the front wall of the normal discharge portion 100. It is only formed between. Further, in the normal discharge portion 100, the normal rear wall 104 that forms the rear surface of the normal discharge portion 100 is positioned in front of the start rear wall 74 that forms the rear surface of the start discharge portion 70 (see FIG. 15B). ). That is, the rear surface of the passage base member 48 has a stepped shape in which a portion corresponding to the normal discharge portion 100 and the common discharge portion 101 extends forward from a portion corresponding to the start discharge portion 70. A member disposition space in which the illumination means 120 can be installed is secured on the rear side of the portion corresponding to 100 and the common discharge portion 101 (see FIG. 15B).

  In the start winning portion 32 and the normal winning portion 36, the rear ends of the second starting passage portion 66 and the second ordinary passage portion 96 serving as outlets on the game board 20 side are aligned at the same front and rear positions (see FIG. 4). . Accordingly, the distance between the second start passage portion 66 and the start discharge portion 70 is different from the interval between the second normal passage portion 96 and the normal discharge portion 100 due to the difference in the front and rear positions of the start discharge portion 70 and the normal discharge portion 100. doing. Here, the start winning portion 32 forms an extended passage that fills the interval by a third start passage portion 68 whose front and rear dimensions are set in accordance with a relatively wide interval between the second start passage portion 66 and the start discharge portion 70. Thus, the pachinko ball is configured to be guided from the second start passage portion 66 to the start discharge portion 70 (see FIG. 5). In contrast, the normal winning portion 36 has a third normal passage portion 98 (thickness of the normal cover member 52) whose front and rear dimensions are set in accordance with a relatively narrow interval between the second normal passage portion 96 and the normal discharge portion 100. Thus, the pachinko ball is guided from the second normal passage portion 96 to the normal discharge portion 100 by filling the interval (see FIGS. 7 to 9).

(About illegal acts by radio waves)
In the pachinko machine 10, inductive proximity switches of the same detection method are adopted as the start winning ball detection sensor 33 and the special winning ball detection sensor 35 (see FIG. 4). In the following description, the start winning ball detection sensor 33 is described in detail as an example, but the basic configuration related to the sensor is the same as that of the special winning ball detection sensor 35. The starting winning ball detection sensor 33 is basically composed of a sensor main body provided with an oscillation circuit and the like, and a ball passage opening (ball passage detection unit) 33a provided with a coil through which a pachinko ball can pass. In the state where the starting winning ball detection sensor 33 does not detect the pachinko ball (the pachinko ball does not pass through the ball passage opening 33a), the oscillation circuit oscillates and a high level signal (hereinafter referred to as a high level signal). Output). On the other hand, the start winning ball detection sensor 33 stops or attenuates the oscillation of the oscillation circuit in a state in which the pachinko ball is detected (while the pachinko ball is passing through the ball passage opening 33a), and a low level signal is detected. (Hereinafter, referred to as a low level signal). The control device is configured to count one pachinko ball and pay out the winning ball when the output signal from the starting winning ball detection sensor 33 is switched from the high level signal to the low level signal.

  An illegal act (hereinafter referred to as an illegal radio wave action) may be performed in which a radio wave is emitted to the start winning ball detection sensor 33 to forcibly change the output signal of the start winning ball detection sensor 33. In general, this fraudulent radio wave action is performed by a fraudster who hides a radio wave generator obliquely below the game board and transmits a radio wave toward the lower part of the game board 20 where the start winning section 32, the special prize section 34, etc. are provided. This is done by radiating from a radio wave generator. If the start winning ball detection sensor 33 is exposed to the radio wave radiated from the radio wave generator while the pachinko ball passes through the ball passage opening 33a, the start winning ball detection sensor 33 is erroneously assumed to have intermittent oscillation. It will be detected. As a result, the starting winning ball detection sensor 33 repeatedly outputs a low level signal and a high level signal, and the control device counts pachinko balls each time the high level signal is switched to the low level signal. The control device counts a plurality of prize balls and pays out a lot of prize balls or draws a special drawing even though one pachinko ball has passed through the ball passage opening 33a. There is a risk that. Therefore, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment, a fraud detection device (fraud detection means) 122 is provided in a device installation section (installation section) 134 provided in the passage unit 46 in order to detect such an illegal radio wave action. (See FIGS. 4, 6 and 11).

(About fraud detector)
As shown in FIGS. 6, 16 and 17, the fraud detection device 122 basically includes a detection sensor unit (detection unit) 124 and a detection metal ball (metal ball) 132. The detection sensor unit 124 basically includes a sensor unit main body 125 having a substantially rectangular box shape and a detection port 126 that penetrates the sensor unit main body 125 in the thickness direction. The same ball detection sensors 33 and 35 provided in the special winning portion 34 and the like are employed. That is, the detection sensor unit 124 is an inductive proximity switch. The diameter of the opening circle of the detection port 126 is set slightly larger than the diameter of the metal ball for detection 132. A detection coil 127 (FIG. 19) is wound around the detection port 126 along the opening edge, and a magnetic field is generated around the detection port 126 by the detection coil 127. Here, the detection port 126 is biased and provided on one end side in the longitudinal direction of the sensor unit main body 125.

  As shown in FIG. 19, the sensor unit main body 125 is provided with an oscillation circuit 128, an oscillation detection circuit 129, and an output circuit 130. The oscillation circuit 128 oscillates at a high frequency (for example, 1 MHz) in a state where the magnetic body (detection metal sphere 132) does not exist in the magnetic field of the detection port 126, and the magnetic body (detection metal) in the magnetic field of the detection port 126. When the (sphere) 132 is present, the oscillation circuit 128 is configured to stop or attenuate the oscillation. The oscillation circuit 128 according to the embodiment is set to stop oscillation in a state where the magnetic body (detection metal ball 132) is present in the detection port 126. The oscillation detection circuit 129 detects the oscillation state of the oscillation circuit 128 and outputs a signal corresponding to the oscillation state. The oscillation detection circuit 129 outputs an oscillation detection signal to the output circuit 130 when the oscillation of the oscillation circuit 128 is detected, and also outputs an output circuit when the oscillation circuit 128 detects oscillation stop or attenuation (in the embodiment, oscillation stop). An oscillation stop detection signal is output to 130. That is, the detection sensor unit 124 has an oscillation detection state (second state) in which the oscillation detection circuit 129 detects oscillation, and an oscillation non-detection state (first state) in which the oscillation detection circuit 129 detects the stop of oscillation, depending on the presence or absence of a magnetic material. 1 state), the state can be changed. The output circuit 130 outputs the high level signal when an oscillation detection signal is input from the oscillation detection circuit 129, and outputs the low level signal when an oscillation stop detection signal is input from the oscillation detection circuit 129. It is designed to output. The output circuit 130 is electrically connected to the control device, and the high level signal and the low level signal output from the output circuit 130 are input to the control device. The metal ball for detection 132 stops the oscillation of the oscillation circuit 128 and maintains the detection sensor unit 124 in the oscillation non-detection state (maintains the detection unit in the first state). In the embodiment, a pachinko sphere that is a magnetic material is used as the detection metal sphere 132. As will be described later, the metal ball for detection 132 is held by the device installation unit 134 in a state of being positioned in the detection port 126.

  In the fraud detection device 122 of the embodiment, the oscillation of the oscillation circuit 128 is stopped by the metal ball for detection 132 and the detection sensor unit 124 is in an oscillation non-detection state (first state) when the illegal radio wave action is not performed normally. 1 state). Therefore, the oscillation detection circuit 129 outputs an oscillation stop detection signal, and a low level signal is output from the output circuit. Therefore, a low level signal is always input to the control device. On the other hand, when the detection sensor unit 124 is in an oscillation non-detection state, when radio waves are radiated from the radio wave generator to the detection sensor unit 124, the oscillation circuit 128 is stopped by the radio waves even though the oscillation is stopped. Intermittent oscillation is forced. Therefore, when an illegal radio wave action is performed, the oscillation detection circuit 129 detects intermittent oscillation and alternately outputs an oscillation detection signal and an oscillation stop detection signal. Thus, the output circuit 130 alternately outputs a high level signal and a low level signal to the control device. In the fraud detection device 122 according to the embodiment, the detection range S of the radio wave in the detection sensor unit 124 is large on the opening direction side of the detection port 126 as shown in FIG. That is, the detection sensor unit 124 is configured to easily react to radio waves radiated from the opening direction of the detection port 126. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, in the direction orthogonal to the opening direction of the detection port 126, the detection range S of the radio wave in the detection sensor unit 124 is smaller than the opening direction side of the detection port 126. It is difficult to react to radio waves radiated from a direction orthogonal to the opening direction. Note that the detection range S indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 6 is a virtual one that explains the strength and weakness of the radio wave detection of the detection sensor unit 124, and the actual detection range S is the fraud detection device 122. Covers a region having a radius of 15 cm or more (see FIG. 11).

(Positional relationship between the starting winning ball detection sensor and the fraud detection device)
The start winning ball detection sensor 33 is provided with a ball passage port 33a in accordance with the downward flow direction of the pachinko ball in the start discharge portion 70 of the start ball passage 60. In the embodiment, the start discharge portion 70 receives a pachinko ball. Since it flows down linearly from the top to the bottom, the ball passage port 33a is disposed in the start sensor installation portion 78 in a posture that opens up and down (see FIG. 5). The start winning ball detection sensor 33 is arranged so that the ball passage port 33a is positioned below the upper inlet portion aligned with the third start passage portion 68 in the start discharge portion 70. A ball passage opening 33a is disposed immediately below the entrance portion (see FIG. 11). The fraud detection device 122 is disposed adjacent to an upstream side of the ball passage port 33 a disposed in the starter discharge unit 70 in the device installation unit 134 formed in the passage base member 48. The fraud detection device 122 is arranged in such a posture that the detection direction of the detection sensor unit (detection unit) 124 obliquely intersects with the passing direction of the pachinko ball with respect to the ball passing port 33a of the start winning ball detection sensor 33. (See FIG. 6). As described above, since the detection range S in the direction orthogonal to the opening direction of the detection port 126 is narrow, the fraud detection device 122 is orthogonal to the opening direction of the detection port 126 by setting the detection sensor unit 124 to an inclined posture. In order to prevent the start winning ball detection sensor 33 from being positioned in the direction, the detection port 126 is shifted from the start winning ball detection sensor 33 to the upstream side in the downward direction of the pachinko ball flow.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the fraud detection device 122 is disposed adjacent to the start discharge portion 70 of the start ball passage 60. The fraud detection device 122 is arranged side by side on the starter discharge unit 70 in a direction (lateral side) intersecting the pachinko ball guide direction (vertical direction) of the starter discharge unit 70, and in the embodiment, on the right side of the starter discharge unit 70. Has been placed. Further, the fraud detection device 122 is provided with a detection port 126 penetrating in the thickness direction of the detection sensor unit 124 having a substantially rectangular box shape, and is biased to one side along the length of the detection sensor unit 124. The detection sensor unit 124 is disposed so that the detection port 126 is located at least on the upstream side (upper side) in the pachinko ball guide direction of the starter discharge unit 70 with respect to the ball passing port 33a of the start winning ball detection sensor 33. . The fraud detection device 122 of the embodiment is arranged such that a detection sensor unit 124 whose lower end is located on the side of the start winning ball detection sensor 33 extends upward along the start discharge unit 70. The detection port 126 located at the upper part of the unit 124 is located above the start winning ball detection sensor 33. Further, in the fraud detection device 122, the detection port 126 of the detection sensor unit 124 is arranged on the right side with respect to the upper inlet portion of the start discharge unit 70, and is directed from the front to the rear by the third start passage portion 68. The vertical positions of the pachinko sphere guided and flowing into the upper part of the starter discharge unit 70 and the metal ball for detection 132 accommodated in the detection port 126 are roughly aligned. As described above, the fraud detection device 122 is arranged in parallel near the lateral side of the start discharge unit 70 where the start winning ball detection sensor 33 is provided in the passage base member 48.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the fraud detection device 122 is supported by the device installation unit 134 in a posture in which the detection sensor unit 124 is inclined with respect to the board surface of the game board 20. In the embodiment, the detection sensor unit 124 is arranged in such a posture that the short side is aligned with the board surface of the game board 20 and the long side intersects, and the detection sensor unit 124 is biased forward from the lower end to the front side. Tilt to do. The fraud detection device 122 is arranged in the opening direction of the ball passing port 33a that is directed vertically by arranging the start winning ball detection sensor 33 in a posture in which the long side runs along the board surface of the game board 20 and the short side is orthogonal. On the other hand, the opening direction of the detection port 126 is configured to intersect. The fraud detection device 122 according to the embodiment opens in a direction in which the detection port 126 is inclined forward as it goes from top to bottom, and the detection port 126 is inclined forward in the embodiment according to the side where the ball passage port 33a is located. It is oriented downward.

(Device installation section)
As shown in FIG. 18, the device installation unit 134 faces the start vertical wall 73 spaced apart to the right side of the start vertical wall 73 that defines the start discharge unit 70 and the right start vertical wall 73. And an installation vertical wall 136 extending forward and backward and vertically. The device installation unit 134 shares the right start vertical wall 73 in the start discharge unit 70 as a wall that restricts the movement of the fraud detection device 122 installed in the device installation unit 134 in the left-right direction. The fraud detection device 122 is arranged on the right side of the starter discharge unit 70 with the vertical wall 73 interposed therebetween. Further, the apparatus installation unit 134 includes an inclined support unit 137 that supports the detection sensor unit 124 in the oblique posture between the right start vertical wall 73 and the installation vertical wall 136, and an inclination of the inclined support unit 137. It has a stepped support portion 138 that is formed in a stepped shape so as to be connected to the upper end side and supports the detection metal ball 132 accommodated in the detection port 126. Further, the device installation unit 134 supports the lower end of the detection sensor unit 124 of the fraud detection device 122 between the right-side start vertical wall 73 and the installation vertical wall 136 in a manner linked to the lower end of the inclined support unit 137. It has a lower end support part 139 (see FIG. 6).

  As shown in FIG. 6, the inclined support part 137 is formed so as to incline forward from the bottom to the top, and is formed by a plurality of rib-like pieces (three in the embodiment) spaced apart in the left-right direction. The rear surface of the detection sensor unit 124 is supported. The inclined support part 137 supports a lower part than the detection port 126 that opens to the upper part of the detection sensor unit 124, and the upper part of the detection sensor unit 124 that the detection port 126 opens is higher than the upper end of the inclination support part 137. It is extended. The stepped support portion 138 is formed so as to extend in the vertical direction continuously to the upper end of the inclined support portion 137, and is detected on the rear side of the detection port 126 extending upward from the upper end of the inclined support portion 137. A space that can accommodate the metal ball 132 is formed. In the stepped support portion 138, a rib-like piece is connected to each of the rib-like pieces of the inclined support portion, and the passage base member extends forward from the upper end of the stepped support portion 138 from the stepped support portion 138. The detection metal ball 132 accommodated in the detection port 126 is supported from the rear side by a plurality of (three in the embodiment) rib-shaped pieces provided over the upper wall of the 48. The central rib-like piece in the stepped support portion has a support surface formed in an arc shape in accordance with the detection metal ball 132. The lower end support portion 139 is formed in a rib shape that is connected to the lower ends of the left and right rib-shaped pieces in the inclined support portion 137 and is separated from the left and right, and is formed so that the support surface is inclined forward as it goes from top to bottom. Has been. Further, the lower end support portion 139 is provided with a wiring insertion port 139a through which a wiring connected to the detection sensor unit 124 is inserted between the left and right rib-shaped portions (see FIG. 18). The device installation part 134 is configured such that the front side is covered by the device cover part 140 provided on the starter cover member 50 attached to the front side of the passage base member 48. And in the apparatus installation part 134, the detection sensor unit 124 supported so that it may incline forward as it goes upwards from the bottom by the inclination support part 137 and the lower end support part 139, and the detection support 126 in the detection port 126 by the stepped support part 138 The metal ball for detection 132 supported from the rear side in a positioned state is supported from the front side by the device cover unit 140.

(Device cover)
As shown in FIG. 17, the device cover portion 140 is formed integrally with the pre-starting wall 75 of the starting cover member 50. The device cover portion 140 is formed in a step shape so as to be connected to the inclined upper end side of the cover inclined portion 142 and the cover inclined portion 142 that supports the detection sensor unit 124 in the inclined posture, and is accommodated in the detection port 126. And a cover step portion 143 that supports the metal ball for detection 132. The cover inclined portion 142 is formed so as to incline forward from the bottom to the top (see FIG. 6), and is detected by a plurality of (three in the embodiment) rib-like pieces spaced apart in the left-right direction. The front surface of the unit 124 is supported. The cover inclined portion 142 supports a lower portion than the detection port 126 that opens to the upper portion of the detection sensor unit 124, and the upper portion of the detection sensor unit 124 that the detection port 126 opens is higher than the upper end of the cover tilt portion 142. It is extended. The cover stepped portion 143 is formed so as to extend in the vertical direction after being connected to the upper end of the cover inclined portion 142 and extending forward, and the detection port 126 extending upward from the upper end of the cover inclined portion 142. A space that can accommodate the metal ball for detection 132 is formed on the front side of the. The cover stepped portion 143 is provided with a rib-like piece that continues to each of the rib-like pieces of the cover inclined portion 142, and the detection accommodated in the detection port 126 by a plurality of rib pieces (three in the embodiment). The metal ball 132 is supported from the front side. Note that the rib-like piece of the cover stepped portion 143 has a multi-faceted support surface that matches the metal ball for detection 132. The rib portion of the cover stepped portion 143 is partly cut off at a portion extending above the cover stepped portion 143, and a sensor restricting portion 144 is provided. When the installed detection sensor unit 124 is covered, the front edge of the upper end of the detection sensor unit 124 is fitted and positioned in the sensor restricting portion 144 (see FIG. 6).

  In the fraud detection device 122, the detection sensor unit 124 is held on the passage base member 48 in the oblique posture by the inclined support portion 137 of the device installation portion 134 and the cover inclined portion 142 of the device cover portion 140, and the detection sensor An appropriate position where the detection metal ball 132 accommodated in the detection port 126 of the unit 124 is aligned in the detection port 126 by the stepped support portion 138 of the device installation portion 134 and the cover stepped portion 143 of the device cover portion 140. Held in. The right decorative member 58 is provided on the front side of the device cover portion 140 so that the fraud detection device 122 cannot be seen from the front.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the fraud detection device 122 is disposed adjacent to the right side of the starter discharge unit 70 when installed between the device installation unit 134 and the device cover unit 140. That is, the fraud detection device 122 is disposed close to the lateral side of the start winning ball detection sensor 33 disposed in the start discharge unit 70, and the start winning ball detection sensor is within the detection range S by the fraud detection device 122. 33 ball passage openings 33a are formed. In the embodiment, the special winning ball detection sensor 35 of the special winning unit 34 is also in the detection range S of the fraud detection device 122. The positional relationship between the start winning ball detection sensor 33 and the fraud detection device 122 will be described more specifically. The opening direction (detection direction) of the detection port 126 provided in the detection sensor unit (detection unit) 124 is determined as the start winning prize. The fraud detection device 122 is positioned on the lateral side of the start winning ball detection sensor 33 in a posture that is in a direction that intersects with the passing direction of the pachinko ball with respect to the ball passage port 33 a of the ball detection sensor 33. In other words, in the embodiment in which the inductive proximity switch having the same configuration is used for the start winning ball detection sensor 33 and the detection sensor unit 124, the opening direction of the ball passage port 33a and the opening direction of the detection port 126 intersect each other. The detection sensor unit 124 is arranged with respect to the starting winning ball detection sensor 33. Further, the distance between the start winning ball detection sensor 33 and the detection port 126 of the detection sensor unit 124 is arranged close to each other so as to be shorter than half of the distance from the center of the detection range S to the outermost edge. The detection direction of the detection sensor unit 124 is a direction in which the detection range S of the radio wave in the detection sensor unit 124 is increased (see FIG. 6), and the direction in which the detection range S is increased is the ball passage opening. The fraud detection device 122 is arranged with respect to the starting winning ball detection sensor 33 so as to intersect with 33a. As shown in FIG. 11, in the front view of the installation member 40, the ball passing port 33a of the start winning ball detection sensor 33 enters the illegal radio wave detection range S of the fraud detection device 122, and as shown in FIG. In a side view of 20, the ball passing port 33a of the start winning ball detection sensor 33 enters the detection range S of illegal radio waves of the fraud detection device. As a result, the fraudulent radio wave radiated from the lower front side of the game board 20 toward the start winning ball detection sensor 33 can be reliably detected by the fraud detection device 122.

(Regarding fraud determination of control device)
As described above, the control device receives a low level signal from the fraud detection device 122 when it is normal (oscillation non-detection state = first state). Further, when the state of the detection sensor unit 124 is changed to the oscillation detection state (second state) due to illegal radio wave action, a high level signal is input from the output circuit 130. The control device determines that an illegal radio wave action has occurred when the signal from the fraud detection device 122 is switched from a low level signal to a high level signal. That is, when the saddle detection sensor unit 124 maintained in the oscillation non-detection state by the detection metal ball 132 is changed to the oscillation detection state, the control device detects an illegal radio wave action. In addition, the control device is configured to notify the occurrence of the fraud by the symbol display device 17 provided in the pachinko machine 10, the light emitting means such as the front frame lighting device, the speaker unit 24, etc. when detecting the illegal radio wave act. The

(Operation of Example)
Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment will be described.

  When the player rotates the operation lever 16 a of the operation handle 16 provided on the front side of the front frame 13, pachinko balls launched from the hitting ball launching device 18 are provided inside and outside guide rails 26 provided on the game board 20. , 26 enters the launching passage from the lower opening defined by, 26, and is launched into the game area 20a from the launching port through the launching passage. At this time, the launch position of the pachinko ball changes according to the amount of rotation of the operation lever 16a, and the pachinko ball descends along the flow path on the left side or the flow path on the right side of the frame-shaped decorative body 30 in the game area 20a according to the launch position. To do. The pachinko ball flows down while changing the flow direction by contact with a board surface component member arranged in the game area 20a such as a game nail or a rotation guide member, and a start winning opening 32a or a normal prize is opened in the game area 20a. Wins are made to the mouths 36a, 36b, 36c. The pachinko balls that have not won the winning award such as the starting winning port 32 a of the starting winning unit 32 and the normal winning ports 36 a, 36 b, 36 c of the normal winning unit 36 open out at the bottom of the gaming area 20. To the back of the machine.

(Winning in the starting prize section)
When a pachinko ball enters the start winning opening 32a of the start winning portion 32, the front side of the game board 20 passes through the first start passage portion 64, the second start passage portion 66, and the third start passage portion 68 of the start ball passage 60. After the pachinko ball is guided from the rear side to the rear side, it flows down the back side of the game board 20 through the start discharge portion 70 extending vertically in the start ball passage 60 and is disposed in the start discharge portion 70. Based on the detection of the pachinko ball by the start winning ball detection sensor 33, the winning of the pachinko ball to the start winning portion 32 is detected. When a detection signal is input to the control device from the starting winning ball detection sensor 33, a symbol variation effect on the symbol display device 17 is started based on the control of the control device. As a result of the symbol variation effect, the symbol display device When a predetermined symbol combination is displayed on the 17 display portions, a big hit occurs. When a big hit occurs, according to the symbol combination displayed on the symbol display device 17, the opening / closing member 34b for opening and closing the special winning opening 34a of the special winning portion 34 provided in the game board 20 is controlled to be opened under a predetermined condition. A big hit game is executed, and a big hit effect is performed on the display unit of the symbol display device 17 based on the control of the control device. In the pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment, when the big hit game is given, the pachinko ball is launched with a high probability of causing the pachinko ball to flow down the right flow path in the game area 20a, so that the special winning opening 34a has a high probability. You can win a lot of prize balls.

(Winning in the regular winning section)
When a pachinko ball enters one of the start winning ports 36a, 36b, 36c of the normal winning portion 36, the first normal passage portion 94, the second normal passage portion 96 and the third normal passage portion 98 of the normal ball passage 90 are opened. After the pachinko ball is guided from the front side to the rear side of the game board 20 through, it passes down the back side of the game board 20 through the normal discharge part 100 extending up and down in the normal ball passage 90 and common discharge Based on detection of pachinko balls by the normal winning ball detection sensor 37 arranged in the unit 101 and disposed in the common discharge unit 101, the winning of the pachinko balls to the normal winning portion 36 is detected. When a detection signal is input to the control device from the normal winning ball detection sensor 37, a ball payout device (not shown) is operated based on the control of the control device, and a predetermined number of prize balls are obtained. To be paid out.

(Regarding the guide ridges of the starting prize winning section and the normal winning prize section)
The start winning portion 32 and the regular winning portion 36 are pachinko balls that extend from the winning openings 32a, 36a, 36b, 36c facing the game area of the game board 20 to the discharge portions 70, 100 provided on the back side of the game board 20. The first passage portion 64, 94, the second passage portion 66, 96 and the third passage portion 68, 98 are connected to each other, but a plurality of passage portions 64, 94, 66, 96, 68 are provided. , 98 are formed in a row with guide protrusions 80, 110, 81, 111, 82, 112 protruding from the bottom thereof, so that the pachinko balls won from the winning openings 32a, 36a, 36b, 36c are discharged. It is possible to smoothly circulate toward the parts 70 and 100. That is, the pachinko balls won from the winning openings 32a, 36a, 36b, 36c circulate from the front side to the rear side of the game board 20 through the first to third passage portions 64, 94, 66, 96, 68, 98. At this time, it is possible to avoid stagnation or clogging in the first to third passage portions 64, 94, 66, 96, 68, 98, and the momentum of the pachinko balls received from the winning openings 32a, 36a, 36b, 36c. Can be handed over to the discharge portions 70 and 100 extending vertically on the back side of the game board 20 while maintaining moderately. As a result, the time until the pachinko ball is detected by the winning ball detection sensors 33 and 37 after winning the winning holes 32a, 36a, 36b, and 36c is increased. By taking time, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of inconveniences such as a longer time until the gaming state becomes advantageous to the player and a slower payout of prize balls.

  In the start winning portion 32 and the normal winning portion 36, the first guide ridges 80, 110, the second guide ridges 81, 111, and the third guide ridges 82, 112 are the winning openings 32a, 36a, 36b, 36c. The upper end surface on which the pachinko ball abuts is set such that the projecting dimension of the guide protrusions 80, 110, 81, 111, 82, 112 from the bottom decreases as it goes from the side toward the discharge part 70, 100 side. It is formed so as to incline downward. In this way, the guide ridges 80, 110, 81, 111, 82, 112 are lowered as the upper end surfaces that come into contact with the pachinko balls move from the winning openings 32a, 36a, 36b, 36c toward the discharge portions 70, 100. Since it is inclined, the pachinko balls won from the winning openings 32a, 36a, 36b, 36c can be more smoothly distributed toward the discharge units 70, 100. The start winning portion 32 and the normal winning portion 36 are formed at the upper end surfaces of the guide ridges 80, 110, 81, 111, 82, 112 protruding from the bottoms of the passage portions 64, 94, 66, 96, 68, 98. Since the pachinko ball support surface from the front side to the rear side of the game board 20 is configured, the difference or change in the height and shape of each passage portion 64, 94, 66, 96, 68, 98 is guided. It can be absorbed by the protruding height and shape of the ridges 80, 110, 81, 111, 82, 112, and a support surface suitable for guiding the pachinko sphere can be easily formed. In the start winning portion 32 and the normal winning portion 36 of the embodiment, the first passage portions 64 and 94, the second passage portions 66 and 96, and the third passage portions 68 and 98 are formed as separate members, respectively. Even if there is a difference in the bottom of the passage portions 64, 94, 66, 96, 68, 98, the pachinko balls are smoothly guided by the guide ridges 80, 110, 81, 111, 82, 112 that are continuous in the front and rear. obtain. In other words, the bottom part of each passage part 64, 94, 66, 96, 68, 98 is greatly restricted by conditions such as guidance of other passage parts 64, 94, 66, 96, 68, 98 and pachinko balls. It can be set without. That is, if the first passage portions 64 and 94 facing the game area 20a, the design is improved, and if the second passage portions 66 and 96 inserted into the attachment port 25 of the game board 20, the attachment ports 25, or the third passage portions 68 and 98 provided on the cover members 50 and 52 provided on the installation member 40 side, the second passage portions 66 and 96 provided on the game board 20 side. The degree of freedom in designing the passage portions 64, 94, 66, 96, 68, and 98 can be improved by making the shape surely aligned with the rear end or making the shape easy to mold.

  The start winning portion 32 and the normal winning portion 36 are configured such that the upper end surfaces of the guide protrusions 81, 111, 82, 112 of the passage portions 66, 96, 68, 98 located on the downstream side are located on the upstream side. , 94, 66, 96 are set so as to be stepped lower than the upper end surfaces of the guide ridges 80, 110, 81, 111. Therefore, the height of the guide ridges 80, 110, 81, 111, 82, 112 is set. Even if there is a variation in the height or mounting errors of the members 48, 50, 52, 62, 92 provided with the passage portions 64, 94, 66, 96, 68, 98, etc., the downstream guide ridges 81, 111, It can be avoided that 82 and 112 are higher than the guide ridges 80, 110, 81, and 111 on the upstream side. Thereby, the pachinko ball is not caught at the portion where the two guide ridges 80, 110, 81, 111, 82, 112 on the upstream side and the downstream side are continuous, and from the winning openings 32a, 36a, 36b, 36c. The winning game balls can be distributed more smoothly toward the discharge units 70 and 100.

  More specifically, in the start winning portion 32 and the normal winning portion 36, the first passage portions 64, 94 and the second passage portions 66, 96 connected to the downstream side of the first passage portions 64, 94 are as follows. The upper end surfaces of the second guide ridges 81 and 111 are set in advance so as to be lower than the upper end surfaces of the first guide ridges 80 and 110. Within this range, variations in molding of the first passage portions 64 and 94 and the second passage portions 66 and 96, attachment errors, and the like are allowed. Similarly, the second passage portions 66 and 96 and the third passage portions 68 and 98 connected to the downstream side of the second passage portions 66 and 96 are members (starting decoration members 62) disposed on the game board 20. , Side decoration member 92) and cover members 50 and 52 disposed on the passage base member 48 installed on the installation member 40 attached to the back side of the game board 20. When the game board 20 and the installation member 40 are attached to the start winning portion 32 and the normal winning portion 36, the front ends of the third passage portions 68 and 98 are aligned with the rear ends of the second passage portions 66 and 96. Therefore, the second passage portions 66 and 96 and the third passage portions 68 and 98 are not directly attached. As described above, since the upper end surfaces of the third guide ridges 82 and 112 are set in advance so as to be lower than the upper end surfaces of the second guide ridges 81 and 111, the second range is within the set step. Variations in molding of the passage portions 66 and 96 and the third passage portions 68 and 98, attachment errors, and the like are allowed. Therefore, in the start winning portion 32 and the normal winning portion 36, the ball passages 60, 90 for guiding the pachinko balls from the front side to the rear side of the game board 20 are divided into a plurality of passage portions 64, 94, 66, 96, 68, 98. Even if configured, the pachinko balls can be smoothly circulated, and the above-described advantages of configuring the passage portions 64, 94, 66, 96, 68, and 98 as separate bodies can be enjoyed. In addition, the start winning portion 32 and the normal winning portion 36 include the passage portions 64, 94, 66, 96, 68, 98 themselves or the guide ridges 80, 110, 81, 111, 82, 112 that descend in the guide direction of the pachinko balls. Even if the inclination of the upper end surface is small, the momentum of the pachinko sphere can be appropriately maintained by the steps on the upper end surfaces of the guide ridges 80, 110, 81, 111, 82, 112 adjacent in the front and rear directions of the pachinko sphere.

  The normal winning portion 36 is formed by inclining upward the left end edge constituting the bottom portion of the third normal passage portion 98 corresponding to the left normal winning port 36a in the normal cover member 52 from the center in the left-right direction toward the left. The pachinko ball passing through the third ordinary passage portion 98 can be guided to the right away from the passage inclination portion 99 by the passage inclination portion 99. Here, the right and left side surfaces of the third normal passage portion 98 are defined by a pair of normal vertical walls 103 and 103 that define the left and right sides of the normal discharge portion 100, and the normal discharge portion corresponding to the left normal winning opening 36a. The normal vertical wall 103 is bent so that 100 hangs after turning to the left from the middle of the entrance portion. In other words, the third ordinary passage portion 98 corresponding to the left ordinary winning opening 36a corresponds to the ordinary cover that defines the bottom portion of the third ordinary passage portion 98 corresponding to the lower portion of the third ordinary passage portion 98 being bent rightward. By providing the passage inclined portion 99 at the upper end edge of the member 52, the pachinko ball passing through the third ordinary passage portion 98 by the passage inclined portion 99 is not biased to the left due to the shapes of the left and right ordinary vertical walls 103 and 103. Can be guided so as to circulate linearly from the rear to the rear. Therefore, even if the normal vertical walls 103 and 103 that define the side surface of the third normal passage portion 98 extend so as to incline, the left and right blur of the pachinko ball passing through the third normal passage portion 98 is It can suppress by the said channel | path inclination part 99 of a bottom part, and can distribute | circulate a pachinko ball smoothly.

(About the passage base member)
The start winning portion (first winning portion) 32 and the normal winning portion (second winning portion) 36 share the passage base member 48 disposed on the installation member 40, and are behind the game board 20. Each of the start discharge part (first discharge part) 70 and the normal discharge part (second discharge part) 100 for discharging and guiding the pachinko balls is provided. The starter discharge unit 70 bulges the constituent part of the starter discharge part 70 (starting rear wall 74) provided on the passage base member 48 to the rear side of the constituent part of the normal discharge part 100 (normal rear wall 104). By forming the front cover wall 50, the front start wall 75 constituting the front side of the starter discharge portion 70 in the starter cover member 50 disposed on the front side of the passage base member 48 is disposed at a distance from the back surface of the game board 20. doing. Thus, since the start discharge part 70 of the start winning part 32 is provided at a distance from the back surface of the game board 20, the gap between the start discharge part 70 and the back surface of the game board 20 is as described above. It can be used as an arrangement space for the start decoration member 57 and the start light emitting means 76. On the other hand, the normal discharge portion 100 and the common discharge portion 101 connected thereto are configured such that the normal discharge portion 100 provided on the passage base member 48 and the components of the common discharge portion 101 (normal rear wall 104) are started. Most of the rear surface of the passage base member 48 excluding the start rear wall 74, the device installation portion 134, and the installation portion of the magnetic sensor 59 is located on the front side of the constituent part of the discharge portion 70 (start rear wall 74). Basically, the front and rear dimensions are small. That is, the normal discharge unit 100 and the common discharge unit 101 are provided so as to extend to the front side closer to the back surface of the game board 20 than the start discharge unit 70, so that the rear side of the normal discharge unit 100 and the common discharge unit 101 is provided. Can be used as an arrangement space for the illumination means 120. Thus, by providing the start discharge part 70, the normal discharge part 100, and the common discharge part 101 so as to be shifted back and forth, the space generated before and after the passage base member 48 is used as a space for arranging the members and the like. The space behind the board 20 can be used efficiently.

  The start discharge part 70 is provided so as to be spaced from the back surface of the game board 20, so that the start winning part 32 has a second start passage part 66 provided in the start decoration member 62 provided in the game board 20. Although a gap is formed between the outlet and the outlet, the gap is connected to the starter cover member 50 that forms the front side of the starter discharge part 70 by the third start passage portion 68 that is provided in accordance with the gap. The pachinko balls can be appropriately delivered from the second starting passage portion 66 provided in the decorative member 62 to the starting discharge portion 70 provided in the passage base member 48 disposed in the installation member 40. The normal winning portion 36 is provided with an upper edge of the normal cover member 52 that covers the open end of the normal vertical wall 103 formed in the passage base member 48 and constitutes the front side of the normal discharge portion 100 on the game board 20. The bottom portion of the third ordinary passage portion 98 connecting the outlet of the second ordinary passage portion 96 provided in the side decoration member 92 to the entrance of the ordinary discharge portion 100 provided in the passage base member 48 provided in the installation member 40. It is used as. In other words, the start winning portion 32 and the normal winning portion 36 are the discharge portions 70, 98 as third passage portions 68, 98 that connect the passage portions 66, 96 on the game board 20 side and the discharge portions 70, 100 on the installation member 40 side. Since the cover members 50 and 52 that define the front surface of 100 are used, the number of parts can be reduced, and misalignment between the third passage portions 68 and 98 and the discharge portions 70 and 100 can be prevented. Can do.

  As described above, in the start winning section 32, the start decoration member 57 is disposed in the gap by effectively using the gap set between the front wall 75 of the start discharge section 70 and the back surface of the game board 20. Therefore, the periphery (lower side) of the start winning opening 32a can be decorated by the start decoration member 57 that can be visually recognized through the transparent game board 20. Further, in the start winning portion 32, the start winning ball detection sensor 33 can be hidden by the start decoration member 57, and the start winning ball detection sensor 33 installed in the start sensor installation portion 78 provided in accordance with the start discharge portion 70 can be hidden. Even if the game board 20 is transparent, the appearance around the start winning opening 32a is not deteriorated. In the start winning section 32, the gap between the front wall 75 of the start discharge section 70 and the back surface of the game board 20 is effectively used, and the start light emitting means 76 is disposed in the gap. The light emitted from the start light emitting means 76 to the front side can emit light around the start winning opening 32a through the transparent game board 20. Further, since the start decoration member 57 having a light diffusing structure is arranged on the front side of the start light emitting means 76 so as to overlap the front side in the light irradiation direction, the start decoration member 57 is caused to emit light by the light emitted from the start light emitting means 76. In addition, the start light emitting means 76 can be hidden by the start decoration member 57. In particular, in the pachinko machine 10, a lottery is performed as to whether or not a gaming state advantageous to the player is given in response to a winning at the starting winning opening 32a, so that the player's attention to the starting winning opening 32a is drawn. The degree is high, and there is a great merit of decorating and / or emitting light around the start winning opening 32a using the space on the front side of the start discharge portion 70. Since the start light emitting means 76 is configured to be sandwiched and held between the start decoration member 57 and the start cover member 50, the trouble of screwing the start light emitting means 76 can be omitted. 76 can be easily attached.

  As described above, in the normal winning portion 36, the normal discharge portion 100 and the common discharge portion 101 are formed so as to extend to the front side from the start discharge portion 70, thereby depending on the normal discharge portion 100 and the common discharge portion 101. The illumination means 120 is disposed by effectively utilizing the space generated on the rear side of the passage base member 48, so that the illumination means 120 is passed through the passage base member 48 that can transmit light, the normal cover member 52, and the game board 20. The light around the normal winning openings 36a, 36b, 36c can be made to emit light. Here, since the front and rear halves 116 and 118 are configured to transmit light, the side decorative member 92 according to the embodiment receives light from the illumination unit 120 and is decorated with light emission. In the game board 20, the start winning opening 32 a has a higher degree of attention. Therefore, by providing a space on the front side of the start discharge unit 70 and providing the start light emitting means 76 at a position close to the game board 20, the start winning opening 32 a I am trying to brighten the surrounding area. On the other hand, the lighting means 120 that illuminates the side decoration member 92 is provided on the rear side of the normal discharge unit 100 and is away from the game board 20, so that a light emission mode is formed between the periphery of the start winning award 32 a and the side decoration member 92. Can make a difference.

  The illuminating means 120 is wired on the rear side of the passage base member 48 within a space range caused by a front-back difference between a portion corresponding to the start discharge portion 70 and portions corresponding to the normal discharge portion 100 and the common discharge portion 101. Most of them except the socket to which is connected. Further, a start cover member 50 and a normal cover member 52 are disposed on the front side of the passage base member 48, and the front face of the start decoration member 57 disposed on the front side of the start front wall 75 of the start cover member 50, The front and rear positions of the front ends of the third start passage portion 68 and the third ordinary passage portion 98 are approximately aligned. The passage unit 46 having the passage base member 48 as a member installation base is set so that the front side is close to or in contact with the rear surface of the game board 20 and is movable between the rear plate 44 of the installation member 40 on the rear side. An arrangement space for the device 42 is secured. In other words, the passage unit 46 is arranged in a limited space sandwiched between the back surface of the game board 20 and the movable effect device 42 in the front-rear direction so as to match the start winning portion 32 and the normal winning portion 36 and the lighting unit 76 and the illumination. Components such as the means 120 are efficiently arranged.

  In the passage unit 46, the normal discharge unit 100 and the common discharge unit 101 are formed to extend closer to the back surface of the game board 20 than the start discharge unit 70. That is, there is a space between the normal cover member 52 constituting the front surface of the normal discharge portion 100 and the common discharge portion 101 and the back surface of the game board 20 as compared with the front side of the front wall 75 of the start cover member 50. Is difficult. Here, in the normal cover member 52, the general portion 106 a is formed by a forward projecting portion 106 b by a normal sensor housing portion 53 a that holds the front side of the normal winning ball detection sensor 37 installed in the normal sensor installation portion 78 of the passage base member 48. And a wiring H connected to the start winning ball detection sensor 33 is passed through a gap formed between the back surface of the game board 20 due to the step. Thus, even if the normal cover member 52 is provided with the protruding portion 106 b that forms a gap through which the wiring H is passed, the protruding portion 106 b is protruded forward to the upper end edge forming the bottom of the third normal passage portion 98. Or by forming the protruding portion 106b itself at the upper edge, the protruding portion 106b can block the space between the second normal passage portion 96 and the normal discharge portion 100, and the upper end of the protruding portion 106b. The pachinko balls can be smoothly circulated from the second normal passage portion 96 toward the normal discharge portion 100 by the third normal guide protrusion 112 formed at the edge.

(About actions during fraud)
Next, an operation when an illegal radio wave action is performed will be described. In the fraud detection device 122, the detection sensor unit 124 is maintained in an oscillation non-detection state by the metal ball for detection 132 and a low level signal is output from the output circuit 130 when the fraudulent radio wave action is not performed. ing. Accordingly, the low level signal continues to be input to the control device during normal operation. When an illegal radio wave action occurs, the transmission detection circuit 129 erroneously detects intermittent oscillation due to the radio wave, and the output circuit 130 alternately outputs a low level signal and a high level signal. Then, when the signal from the output circuit 130 is switched from the low level signal to the high level signal, the control device determines that an illegal radio wave action has occurred. In other words, according to the fraud detection device 122 of the embodiment, the detection sensor unit 124 is changed from the oscillation non-detection state to the oscillation detection state by radio waves, so that the illegal radio wave action can be detected very easily with a simple structure. Further, the same sensor as the existing sphere detection sensor can be adopted as the detection sensor unit 124 without separately forming a circuit for detecting radio waves in the detection sensor unit 124, and the pachinko sphere is used as the detection metal sphere 132. Since it can employ | adopt, the manufacturing cost of the fraud detection apparatus 122 can be suppressed.

  The fraud detection device 122 is disposed adjacent to the start discharge unit 70 on the upstream side of the ball passing port 33a of the start winning ball detection sensor 33 disposed in the start discharge unit 70 and the detection sensor unit 124. The detection direction is a posture that obliquely intersects the direction of passage of the pachinko sphere with respect to the ball passage port 33a. In the fraud detection device 122 of the embodiment, the detection sensor unit 124 is disposed upward from a position on the right side of the start winning ball detection sensor 33 and the detection port 126 of the detection sensor unit 124 passes through the ball. It is disposed above the mouth 33a. The fraud detection device 122 has an opening direction in which the detection opening 126 is inclined forward as the detection opening 126 moves from top to bottom with respect to the start winning ball detection sensor 33 arranged in a direction in which the ball passage opening 33a is opened up and down. The detection sensor unit 124 is arranged in the posture, and the detection direction of the detection sensor unit 124 is directed to the ball passing port 33 a of the dynamic winning ball detection sensor 33. That is, the fraud detection device 122 appropriately sets the detection range S so as to cover the start winning ball detection sensor 33 according to the arrangement position and orientation of the detection sensor unit 124. It is possible to detect fraudulent radio waves (fraud) with high accuracy. Further, since the detection sensor unit 124 is inclined backward from the upper side toward the lower side, the opening direction of the detection port 126 of the detection sensor unit 124 is a direction inclined downward from the rear side toward the front side. . Therefore, it is possible to easily detect the radio wave radiated from the lower front side of the game board 20 toward the start winning portion 32 and to reliably detect the illegal radio wave action. As described above, the detection range is appropriately set so as to cover the start winning ball detection sensor 33 depending on the arrangement position and orientation of the detection sensor unit 124, and thus the detection sensitivity value that can be permitted as the fraud detection device 122. Can be lowered. That is, the fraud detection device 122 with low cost can be employed, and an increase in manufacturing cost can be suppressed.

  The fraud detection device 122 is arranged side by side on the starter discharge unit 70 with a starter vertical wall 103 defining the starter discharge unit 70 on which the start winning ball detection sensor 33 is disposed. As described above, the fraud detection device 122 is disposed close to the start winning ball detection sensor 33 only by separating the start vertical wall 103 of the start discharge unit 70, so that the fraudulent radio wave act on the start winning ball detection sensor 33 is performed. Can be detected with high accuracy. Moreover, the fraud detection device 122 includes a passage base member 48 in which a device installation unit 134 for installing the detection sensor unit 124 and the metal ball for detection 132 is formed, and a start sensor installation unit 78 for installing the start winning ball detection sensor 33 is formed. Therefore, the positional relationship between the detection sensor unit 124 and the starting winning ball detection sensor 33 is properly maintained, and an illegal act against the starting winning ball detection sensor 33 can be reliably detected. Further, since the fraud detection device 122 is installed in the passage base member 48 disposed in the installation member 40 attached to the back surface of the game board 20, the fraud detection device 122 is disposed in the fraud detection device 122 and the installation member 40. Wiring for connecting the control device is easy. Further, when the installation member 40 is attached to the game board 20, there is no fear that the wiring derived from the fraud detection device 122 will be sandwiched between the game board 20 and the installation work is facilitated.

  In the fraud detection device 122, the detection sensor unit 124 is held in an appropriate posture by the inclined support portion 137 of the device installation portion 134 provided on the passage base member 48, and is connected to the inclined upper end side of the inclined support portion 137. The metal ball for detection 132 accommodated in the detection port 126 is held on the step-shaped support portion 138 formed in a step shape. Then, by attaching the starter cover member 50 to the passage base member 48, the apparatus cover part 140 formed on the starter cover member 50 covers the front side of the apparatus installation part 134, and the apparatus cover part 140 is attached to the inclined support part 137. The detection sensor unit 124 is sandwiched between the inclined support part 137 and the cover inclined part 142 formed so as to be parallel, and the cover stepped part is formed on the apparatus cover part 140 so as to face the stepped support part 138. At 143, the detection sensor unit 124 and the detection metal ball 132 are positioned by sandwiching the detection metal ball 132 with the stepped support portion 138. As described above, since the detection metal balls 132 accommodated in the detection port 126 are appropriately arranged inside the detection port 126, erroneous detection of illegal radio waves and the like can be prevented, and more accurate illegal radio wave acts can be prevented. Detection can be done. Further, the device installation portion 134 and the device cover portion 140 that covers the device can protect the fraud detection device 122 from being difficult to access from the outside, and the right decorative member disposed on the front side of the device cover portion 140. The fraud detection device 122 can be concealed by 58 so that the fraudster does not recognize the presence of the fraud detection device 122.

  In the fraud detection device 122, the detection sensor unit 124 and the detection metal ball 132 installed in the device installation unit 134 provided in the passage base member 48 are formed on the start cover member 50 that forms the front surface of the start discharge unit 70. Covered by the device cover 140. That is, since the start winning ball detection sensor 33 and the fraud detection device 122 installed in the start sensor installation unit 78 are covered with the common start cover member 50, the number of parts can be reduced and the start winning ball detection can be performed. The sensor 33 and the fraud detection device 122 can be maintained together.

(Change example)
Note that the configuration of the gaming machine is not limited to that shown in the above-described embodiments, and various modifications including the following can be made.
(1) As the light emitter described above, a full color type chip LED capable of emitting various colors, a chip LED capable of emitting white single color light, a light bulb, and other means for emitting light can be used.
(2) The structure for diffusing light is not limited to the uneven shape described in the embodiment. For example, light diffusing ink containing fine particles having light reflectivity is applied to the surface of a member having light transmittance with various concentration distributions. Refers to processing such as printing or coating, processing to disperse fine particles having light reflectivity in the resin itself constituting the member, for example, lame processing, processing to change the refractive index of transmitted light, etc. A plurality of processes may be combined. Specific examples of surface processing include groove processing, diamond cutting processing, texture processing, blast processing, and the like. As processing for changing the refractive index of light, the surface of a member has a fine refractive index different from that of the member. Examples thereof include a sheet lens provided with unevenness.
(3) In the embodiment, a pachinko machine in which a game is played using a pachinko ball as a game medium has been described as an example. Various gaming machines such as slot machines can be adopted.

(4) The number of guide ridges is not limited to one, and two or more guide ridges may be provided in the passage.
(5) A rib-like piece that abuts and guides the side surface of the game ball may be formed in the passage portion so as to protrude.
(6) Although the upper end surface of the guide ridge is inclined by changing the projecting dimension from the passage portion, the upper end surface of the guide ridge is inclined by inclining the passage portion itself. Also good.

(7) In the embodiment, the discharge portion of the start winning portion and the discharge portion of the normal winning portion are shifted back and forth, but a configuration in which a plurality of discharge portions of the normal winning portion are shifted back and forth may be employed. In addition to the start winning portion and the normal winning portion, the special winning portion can be targeted as the discharging portion of the winning portion provided on the base member.
(8) What is disposed on the front side of the discharge portion disposed so as to be separated from the back surface of the game board and on the rear side of the discharge portion disposed close to the back surface of the game board is not limited to the light emitting means and the decorative member, It may be a sensor, wiring, or a movable object.

(9) The fraud detection target by the fraud detection device (fraud detection means) may include not only the ball detection sensor of the start winning portion, but also the ball detection sensor of the special winning portion and other winning portions. Of course, only the ball detection sensor of the special winning part and the ball detecting sensor of other winning parts may be targeted.
(10) Although the example in which the fraud detection device is arranged adjacent to the ball detection sensor in the left-right direction has been described, the fraud detection device may be arranged adjacent to the front-rear direction or the vertical direction.
(11) If the detection direction of the detection unit of the fraud detection device (the opening direction of the detection port) intersects with the passing direction of the game ball in the ball passage detection unit of the ball detection sensor, the posture is inclined in the front-rear direction. In addition, the posture may be a posture inclined in the left-right direction or a posture inclined in the left-right direction and the front-rear direction.

20 gaming board 20a gaming area 32 start winning part (winning part)
33 Start winning ball detection sensor (ball detection sensor)
33a Sphere passage (sphere passage detector)
48 Passage base member 50 Start cover member (cover member)
60 Starting ball passage (ball passage)
73 Starting vertical wall (wall)
122 Fraud detection device (fraud detection means)
124 Detection sensor unit (detection unit)
126 Detection Port 127 Detection Coil 128 Oscillation Circuit 129 Oscillation Detection Circuit 132 Metal Ball for Detection (Metal Ball)
134 Device installation section (installation section)
137 Inclined support portion 138 Stepped support portion

Claims (5)

In a gaming machine comprising a game board in which a game area in which a game ball can flow down is defined on a board surface, and a winning portion that opens to the game area and allows a game ball to win,
A base member having a wall that is disposed on the back side of the game board and that defines a ball passage that guides a game ball that has won a prize in the winning portion;
A ball detection sensor that is arranged on the base member and detects the game ball by passing the game ball through a ball passage detection unit arranged in accordance with the flow-down direction of the game ball in the ball passage;
An installation portion formed on the base member is arranged adjacent to the upstream side of the ball passage detection unit in the ball passage, and the detection unit detects an illegal act by changing from the first state to the second state. A fraud detection means,
The gaming machine characterized in that the fraud detection means is arranged in a posture in which the detection direction of the detection unit obliquely intersects with the passing direction of the game ball with respect to the ball passage detection unit. The detection unit of the fraud detection means includes a detection coil, an oscillation circuit, an oscillation detection circuit, and a detection port provided with the detection coil, a second state in which the oscillation detection circuit detects oscillation of the oscillation circuit, and the oscillation The circuit is configured to change to the first state in which the oscillation detection circuit detects the stop or attenuation of the circuit oscillation,
The fraud detection means includes a metal ball accommodated in the detection port,
The installation unit is formed in a stepped shape so as to be connected to an inclined upper end side of the inclined support unit and supports the metal sphere accommodated in the detection port. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising a stepped support portion.   The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the fraud detection means is arranged side by side in the ball passage across the wall defining the ball passage.   The said ball | bowl detection sensor and the said fraud detection means are comprised so that it might be coat | covered with the cover member which covers the open end side of a pair of said wall opposingly arranged, and defines the said ball | bowl channel | path. The gaming machine according to any one of the above. The detection unit of the fraud detection means includes a detection coil, an oscillation circuit, an oscillation detection circuit, and a detection port provided with the detection coil, a second state in which the oscillation detection circuit detects oscillation of the oscillation circuit, and the oscillation The circuit is configured to change to the first state in which the oscillation detection circuit detects the stop or attenuation of the circuit oscillation,
The said detection part is arrange | positioned upwards from the position located in a line with the said spherical detection sensor, and the said detection opening is arrange | positioned above the said spherical passage detection part. The gaming machine described in 1.

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