JP2016077491A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of preventing damage of an electromagnetic solenoid and achieving downsizing of a winning device.SOLUTION: A special opening member 66 for opening and closing a special winning port 32 is disposed in a special device body 65 of a special winning device arranged in a game board. A second electromagnetic solenoid 67 for actuating the special opening member 66 is disposed in the special device body 65. A cover member 90 is disposed in a body part 84 of the second electromagnetic solenoid 67. The cover member 90 comprises a first protective wall part covering a top face of the body part 84. The first protective wall part extends rearward from a rear face of the body part 84. A recess separating from the top face is formed on an underside facing the top face of the body part 84 in the first protective wall part. A first heat radiation space defined by the recess and the top face is open at a projection part projecting outward from the rear face in the first protective wall part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 16

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine provided with a winning device capable of winning a game ball flowing down a game area provided on the front side of a game board.

  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 the window of the frame-shaped decorative body, a design display device (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 a position below the frame-shaped decorative body in the game board Many proposals have been made to arrange a start winning device (winning device) that starts symbol variation on the symbol display device by winning a pachinko ball (game ball) and a special winning device that opens at the time of a big hit. ing. 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 variation effect on the symbol display device are made, and the symbol display device has a predetermined combination of symbols. In this case, a so-called big hit is generated by stopping and the special winning device is opened so that a large number of prize balls can be obtained.

  The special prize-winning device includes an opening / closing member that opens and closes a special winning opening in which the pachinko ball flowing down the game area can win, and the opening / closing member is disposed on the back side of the game board. It is configured to open and close by an electromagnetic solenoid.

  Here, if the excitation time of the electromagnetic solenoid continues for a long time, the electromagnetic solenoid may become hot. In addition, in a pachinko machine, wiring derived from various electrical components arranged on a game board, frame-shaped decorative body, etc. may be routed on the back side of the special prize-winning device, and the wiring becomes hot. If it is in contact with an electromagnetic solenoid, the coating of the wiring may be melted. Therefore, as in the winning device disclosed in Patent Document 1, by covering the entire electromagnetic solenoid with a case body so that the wiring does not directly contact the electromagnetic solenoid, problems such as melting of the coating of the wiring are prevented. can do.

JP 2009-207547 A

  However, if the entire electromagnetic solenoid is covered with a case body, the heat generated from the electromagnetic solenoid is easily trapped inside the case body and the temperature rises easily. May cause malfunction or damage due to temperature rise. Moreover, since the case body which accommodates an electromagnetic solenoid becomes large, the difficulty which a prize-winning apparatus becomes large and presses installation space is pointed out.

  That is, the present invention has been proposed in view of the above-mentioned problems inherent in the gaming machine according to the prior art, and is proposed to solve this problem appropriately, and prevents the electromagnetic solenoid from being damaged and reduces the size of the winning device. An object is to provide a gaming machine to obtain.

In order to solve the above problem, in the invention according to claim 1 of the present application,
A game area (28) in which a game ball can flow down is arranged on the game board (20) provided on the front side, and the game ball that opens to the game area (28) and flows down the game area (28) wins a prize An apparatus main body (65) provided with a possible winning opening (32), and an opening member (66) disposed in the apparatus main body (65) and operated to change an opening amount of the winning opening (32) And a gaming machine including a winning device (33) having an electromagnetic solenoid (67) that is disposed in the device main body (65) and operates the opening member (66).
A cover member (90) is disposed on the main body (84) surrounding the exciting coil (82) of the electromagnetic solenoid (67) with a casing (83),
The cover member (90)
A fixing portion (91) fixed to the main body portion (84) via fixing means (94);
The first side surface (84a) extends from one end to the other end along the first side surface (84a) of the main body portion (84) to cover a part of the first side surface (84a). 84) protrudes outward from the second side surface (84b) intersecting the first side surface (84a), and the wiring (H) routed outside the main body portion (84) contacts the main body portion (84). A protective wall (92) to prevent
A concave portion (92e) that is recessed so as to be separated from the first side surface (84a) on a surface of the protective wall portion (92) facing the first side surface (84a);
The heat radiating space (S1) defined by the recess (92e) and the first side surface (84a) is opened by the outward projecting portion of the second side surface (84b) of the protective wall portion (92). The gist is that it was configured.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the wiring can be prevented from coming into direct contact with the electromagnetic solenoid by the protective wall portion covering a part of the electromagnetic solenoid, damage to the wiring is prevented while suppressing an increase in size due to the cover member. be able to. Further, since the heat radiation space defined by the concave portion provided in the protective wall portion of the cover member and the first side surface of the electromagnetic solenoid is opened on the second side surface of the electromagnetic solenoid, the heat generated by the electromagnetic solenoid is formed. Can be discharged, and heat can be prevented from being damaged and the electromagnetic solenoid being damaged.

In the invention according to claim 2,
The cover member (90) extends from one end of the second side surface (84b) to the other end along the second side surface (84b) of the main body (84), and is part of the second side surface (84b). Another protective wall portion (93) that prevents the wiring (H) routed outside the main body portion (84) from contacting the main body portion (84) covers the protective wall portion (92). Between the protective wall portion (92) and another protective wall portion (93), between the protective wall portion (92, 93), the heat dissipation space ( The gist is that a ventilation space (S3) communicating with S1) is formed.
According to invention of Claim 2, heat dissipation efficiency can be improved with the ventilation space defined between a protective wall part and another protective wall part. In addition, since the protective wall portion and the other protective wall portion extend so as to cover a part of the intersecting first side surface and second side surface of the main body portion of the electromagnetic solenoid, the wiring is electromagnetic while maintaining the heat dissipation effect. Highly effective in preventing direct contact with the solenoid.

In invention of Claim 3,
The fixing portion (91) is provided between the protective wall portion (92) and another protective wall portion (93), and the fixing means for fixing the fixing portion (91) to the main body portion (84) ( The main part (84) is fixed to the apparatus main body (65) by 94).
According to invention of Claim 3, an electromagnetic solenoid can be fixed to the apparatus main body of a winning device by the fixing means which fixes a cover member to a main-body part, and the number of parts for fixing can be reduced.

In the invention according to claim 4,
The electromagnetic solenoid (67) is arranged in such a posture that the first side surface (84a) of the main body portion (84) faces upward and the second side surface (84b) faces rearward with respect to the device main body (65). ,
A flange portion (88) extending rearward is provided at one end of the second side surface (84b) of the main body portion (84) of the electromagnetic solenoid (67), and the cover member (90) is provided on the flange portion (88). The gist of the present invention is that the fixing part (91) is fixed.
According to the invention of claim 4, it is possible to reliably prevent the wiring routed from the upper side of the winning device from the upper side to directly contact the electromagnetic solenoid.

  According to the gaming machine according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent damage to the electromagnetic sonolide and to reduce the size of the winning device.

It is a front view which shows the pachinko machine which concerns on an Example. It is a front view which shows the game board which concerns on an Example. It is a principal part longitudinal side view in the state where the installation member was arranged in the game board concerning an example. It is a disassembled perspective view of the game board and installation member based on an Example, Comprising: The frame-shaped decoration body, each winning device, and a winning member are shown removed from the gaming board. It is the principal part perspective view which looked at the arrangement | positioning site | part of the winning device in the game board which concerns on an Example from the rear side. It is a principal part vertical side view of the game board which concerns on an Example. It is the perspective view which decomposed | disassembled each winning device and back side member based on an Example, and was seen from the front side. It is the perspective view which looked at the starting prize-winning apparatus which concerns on an Example from the rear side. It is a top view of the start prize-winning apparatus which concerns on an Example. It is the perspective view which decomposed | disassembled the start prize-winning apparatus which concerns on an Example, and was seen from the front side. It is the perspective view which decomposed | disassembled the start prize-winning apparatus which concerns on an Example, and was seen from the rear side. It is the perspective view which looked at the special prize-winning apparatus which concerns on an Example from the front side. It is the perspective view which looked at the special prize-winning apparatus which concerns on an Example from the rear side. It is a vertical front view of the back side member which shows the relationship of each winning device with respect to the back side member which concerns on an Example. It is a cross-sectional bottom view of the game board which shows the relationship of each winning device with respect to the back side member which concerns on an Example. It is a cross-sectional top view of the special prize apparatus which concerns on an Example. It is a vertical side view of the special prize apparatus according to the embodiment. It is a vertical front view of the arrangement | positioning site | part of the 2nd electromagnetic solenoid in the special prize-winning apparatus which concerns on an Example. It is the perspective view which decomposed | disassembled the special prize-winning apparatus which concerns on an Example, and was seen from the front side. It is the perspective view which decomposed | disassembled the special prize-winning apparatus which concerns on an Example, and was seen from the rear side. The cover member which concerns on an Example is shown, Comprising: (a) is the perspective view seen from the front side, (b) is a front view, (c) is a bottom view.

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

(About pachinko machine 10)
As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment will be described later on the front side of the opening of the outer frame 11 as a fixed frame that is formed in a rectangular frame shape and fixed to an installation frame base (not shown) of the amusement store. A middle frame 12 as a main body frame for detachably holding the game board 20 (see FIG. 2) is assembled so as to be openable and detachable, and a display device 17 (see FIG. 3) can be attached and detached. Further, on the front side of the middle frame 12, a front frame 13 as a decorative frame provided with a transparent member 13a for protecting the game board 20 so as to be seen through can be opened and closed, and below the front frame 13 A lower ball tray 15 for storing pachinko balls is assembled to be openable and closable. In the embodiment, an upper ball tray 14 for storing pachinko balls is integrally assembled at a lower position of the front frame 13, and the upper ball tray 14 is also opened and closed integrally with the opening and closing of the front frame 13. It is configured as follows.

  The display device 17 is configured to perform a symbol variation effect that causes the display unit 17a to variably display a design symbol (sometimes referred to as a decorative drawing) triggered by the winning of a pachinko ball at a start winning opening 29, 30 described later. Is done. Further, the display device 17 can display various display effects (reach effect, notice effect, notification effect, etc.) executed in association with the symbol variation on the display unit 17a. In the embodiment, as the display device 17, a liquid crystal display device in which a liquid crystal panel capable of displaying images related to various symbols and display effects is accommodated in a housing case is not limited to this, but an organic EL ( Various conventionally known display devices capable of stopping and variably displaying various symbols such as a display device using Electro-Luminescence) or a drum type display device or a dot matrix type display device can be used.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the front frame 13 is provided with an operation handle 16 on the right side of the lower ball receiving tray 15 for operating a ball striking device (not shown) disposed on the middle frame 12. The operation handle 16 includes an operation lever 16a urged in the left rotation direction. When the player turns the operation lever 16a to rotate right, the hitting ball shooting device is operated, and the upper handle 16a is operated. Pachinko balls stored in the ball tray 14 are launched toward the game board 20. Here, the hitting force of the pachinko ball by the hitting ball launching device changes in strength according to the turning amount of the operation lever 16a, and the player operates the operation lever 16a to adjust the turning amount. The so-called “left-handed” where the pachinko ball flows down the first path 28a (described later) formed in the game board 20, and the pachinko ball flows down the second path 28b (described later) formed in the game board 20. The so-called “right strike (rubber strike)” can be distinguished. In addition, a lamp device 18 capable of producing a light emission effect by a light emitter such as an LED and a speaker 19 capable of outputting sound and sound effects are disposed at the front portion of the front frame 13. The lamp device 18 can perform a light emission effect or a speaker 19 can perform a sound effect in accordance with the symbol variation effect.

(About game board 20)
The game board 20 of the embodiment is configured by a plate-like member (game area forming member) in which a game area 28 where a pachinko ball can flow down is formed on the front side. In addition, an installation member (accommodating space defining member) 22 that defines an accommodating space 27 between the gaming board 20 and the gaming board 20 is disposed on the back side of the gaming board 20. Various effect devices M such as a light emitting effect device that performs the above and a movable effect device that produces an effect by the operation of the movable body are installed (see FIG. 3). The game board 20 is formed from a synthetic resin material, a veneer material or the like into a substantially rectangular shape with a predetermined plate thickness, and as shown in FIG. 2, a substantially circular guide rail 23 disposed on the front surface (board surface). A game area 28 is defined in which pachinko balls can flow down. The game board 20 of the embodiment is a transparent plate made of acrylic resin, and can be seen through the various rendering devices M arranged in the accommodation space 27 from the front side of the game board 20. The display device 17 is attached to the back side of the installation member 22 and has an opening (visible part) 22a provided in the installation member 22 and an opening 42a of a frame-shaped decorative body 42 (described later) as described later. And configured to be visible from the front side of the game board 20.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the guide rail 23 includes an outer rail 24 formed in an arc shape that bulges leftward from the lower left part of the game board 20 to the upper right part, and an upper right part and a right part of the game board 20. It is comprised from the inner rail 25 formed in the circular arc shape bulging rightward so that a lower part and a left upper part may be reached. The inner rail 25 is connected to the upper right end portion of the outer rail 24 and is disposed from the upper right portion to the lower portion of the game board 20 and has a board surface decoration member 25a formed in an arc shape whose left end edge is recessed rightward. A rail member 25b is disposed from the lower part of the game board 20 to the upper left part, and is connected to the lower end of the board decoration member 25a, and is spaced apart to the right (inner side) of the outer rail 24. The outer rail 24 and the rail member 25b define a launch passage 26 through which one pachinko ball can pass. Here, the rail member 25b constituting the inner rail 25 is disposed so that the open end faces the upper left portion of the game board 20, and a game area 28 (between the open end of the rail member 25b and the outer rail 24 is provided. It is configured to define a launch opening that opens to the first path 28a), and a pachinko ball launched from the hitting device launches from the lower opening of the launch passage 26 and enters the game area 28 from the launch opening. Has come to be launched.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the game board 20 has mounting holes 21a, 21b, 21c penetrating in the front-rear direction at appropriate positions in the game area 28, and various types of the mounting holes 21a, 21b, 21c. The game board installation parts are arranged. Note that the gaming board 20 of the embodiment has mounting openings 21a, 21b, and 21c for installing a frame-shaped decorative body 42, a start winning device 31, a special winning device 33, a plurality of ordinary winning members 39, and the like as game board installation parts. Is formed. In the game board 20, an out port 36 for discharging the pachinko ball that has flowed down to the lowest position of the game area 28 to the outside of the game board 20 is provided at the lowest position of the game area 28. That is, a pachinko ball that is launched from the hitting ball launching device and flows down the game area 28 is provided in the game board installation parts (start winning holes 29, 30, special winning holes 32, a plurality of ordinary winning holes, etc.) ), A predetermined game such as payout of a winning ball according to the entered entrance and execution of a symbol variation effect is performed, and the pachinko ball that has flowed down to the bottom of the game area 28 is out It is configured to be discharged out of the machine via 36. It should be noted that the number of mounting openings is appropriately determined according to the position and number of game board installation components attached to the game board 20.

  The game board 20 is provided with a large number of game nails 37 in the game area 28, and a pachinko ball flowing down the game area 28 is brought into contact with the left side of a frame-shaped decorative body 42 to be described later. A rotating rotation guide member 38 is rotatably supported, and the flow direction of the pachinko balls changes irregularly by contact with the game nail 37 and the rotation guide member 38. The rotation guide member 38 is a member that is also referred to as a so-called “windmill”, and is a member that releases in the left-right direction so as to play a pachinko ball as the rotation guide member 38 rotates.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the game board 20 of the embodiment has a front and rear opening at a first mounting opening 21 a in which most of the game area 28 surrounded by the guide rail 23 is opened. A frame-shaped decorative body 42 formed in a frame shape is attached, and the opening 22 a of the installation member 22 is positioned behind the opening 42 a of the frame-shaped decorative body 42. That is, the display unit 17 a of the display device 17 is configured to be positioned behind the opening 42 a of the frame-shaped decorative body 42.

  The game board 20 has pachinko balls that flow down the game area 28 to a second mounting port (mounting port) 21b formed at a position below the frame-shaped decorative body 42 (a position directly above the out port 36). A start winning device 31 provided with an upper start winning port 29 and a lower start winning port 30 capable of winning, and a special winning device 33 provided with a special winning port 32 are provided (see FIG. 5). The upper start winning opening 29 is a normally open winning opening that is always open upward in the game area 28 so that a pachinko ball can win, and according to the flow-down mode of the pachinko ball flowing down the game area 28 of the game board 20. The pachinko ball can enter (win) the upper start winning opening 29 at an arbitrary timing. The lower start winning opening 30 is an open / close type winning opening which is closed by the start opening member 60 so that the lower start winning opening 30 can be opened by driving a first electromagnetic solenoid 62 described later (FIG. 6). The pachinko ball can win the lower start winning opening 30 according to the flow mode of the pachinko ball flowing down the game area 28 of the game board 20 and the opening operation timing of the start opening member 60 driven by the first electromagnetic solenoid 62. It is configured as follows.

  The special prize opening 32 of the special prize winning device 33 is an open / close type prize opening which is closed by a special opening member 66 so that the special prize opening 32 can be opened by driving a second electromagnetic solenoid 67 described later ( 15), the pachinko ball is awarded to the special prize opening 32 according to the flow-down mode of the pachinko ball flowing down the game area 28 of the game board 20 and the opening operation timing of the special opening member 66 driven by the second electromagnetic solenoid 67. Configured to get. The special winning device 33 includes a special winning detection switch 72 (described later) for detecting a pachinko ball that has won the special winning opening 32, and the special winning detection switch 72 is a control means (see FIG. (Not shown).

  The pachinko machine 10 includes start winning detection switches 110 and 114 (described later) for detecting pachinko balls that are won in the upper and lower start winning openings 29 and 30, and the start winning detection switches 110 and 114 are wired to the control means. Has been. In the control means, various information is acquired along with the detection of the pachinko ball by the start winning detection switches 110 and 114 (pachinko ball winning in the upper start winning port 29 or the lower start winning port 30), and the acquired information Based on the above, a special drawing lottery (winning determination) relating to whether or not the special opening member 66 of the special winning device 33 is opened by the control means is performed. Based on the result of the lottery per special symbol, the symbol variation effect is executed in the display device 17, and as a result of the symbol variation effect on the display device 17, a predetermined combination (for example, the same) is displayed on the display unit 17a of the display device 17. The decorative drawing is displayed in a definite stop state (such as a set of three decorative drawings), so that a big win game (win game) advantageous to the player is given, and the special prize opening of the special prize winning device 33 as the big hit game is generated A jackpot game is performed in which 32 is opened under a predetermined opening condition, and the player is given an opportunity to win a prize ball.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the game board 20 has a plurality of third mounting holes (penetrating holes) penetrating back and forth in a game area 28 (first path 28a) where a pachinko ball flows down on the left side of the frame-shaped decorative body 42. Holes) 21c are opened and separated apart from each other, and a normal winning member 39 having a normal winning opening through which a pachinko ball flowing down the game area 28 can win is arranged in each third mounting opening 21c. The normal winning opening is a constantly open winning opening that is always open upward in the game area 28 so that the pachinko ball can be won, and is arbitrarily selected according to the flow down state of the pachinko ball flowing down the game area 28 of the game board 20 The pachinko ball can be entered (winning) at the normal winning opening at the timing of. Further, the pachinko machine 10 includes a normal winning detection switch (not shown) for detecting pachinko balls that are won in the upper and lower normal winning openings, and the normal winning detection switch is wired to the control means.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the game board 20 has a cutout hole 21d that extends to the left and communicates with the first mounting port 21a on the upper side of the uppermost third mounting port 21c. A gate portion 35 provided in the frame-shaped decorative body 42 faces the cutout hole 21d. The gate part 35 is a normally open type entrance part in which a gate entrance and a gate exit through which a pachinko ball can pass always open up and down in the game area 28 (first path 28a), and the game area 28 of the game board 20 The pachinko ball enters (passes) the gate entrance at an arbitrary timing according to the flow mode of the pachinko ball flowing down, and is discharged to the game area 28 through the gate exit. The gate unit 35 includes a ball passage detection switch (not shown) that can detect a pachinko ball that has entered the gate entrance, and the ball passage detection switch is connected to the control means by wiring. Then, in accordance with the input of the ball detection signal from the ball passage detection switch to the control means (that is, the detection of the pachinko ball), a lottery per usual figure relating to whether or not to open the start opening member 60 of the start winning device 31 is performed. Configured to be done.

  In the pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment, the start winning detection switches 110 and 114, the special winning detection switch 72, and the normal winning detection switch are configured such that a winning ball payout condition is established by detecting a pachinko ball. As the ball payout condition is established, the control means outputs a control signal to a payout control device (not shown) so that a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out to the upper ball receiving tray 14 or the lower ball receiving tray 15. In the embodiment, the winning ball payout condition is set not to be satisfied when the ball passing detection switch detects the pachinko ball, and the winning ball is not paid out as the pachinko ball passes through the gate portion 35. It is like that.

(About the installation member 22)
The installation member 22 opens forward from a back plate 40 formed in a substantially rectangular shape smaller than the outer shape of the game board 20 and an image wall 41 projecting forward from the outer peripheral edge of the back plate 40. It is formed in a box shape (see FIG. 4). Further, a fixed portion 41a is formed at the front end portion of the drawing wall portion 41 so as to extend toward the outside of the opening, and the front end surface of the fixed portion 41a is in contact with the back surface of the game board 20, The game board 20 and the installation member 22 are fixed by screws. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a substantially rectangular opening 22a is opened on the back plate 40 of the installation member 22 at a position aligned with the opening 42a of the frame-shaped decorative body 42 in the front-rear direction. The display device 17 is detachably attached to the back side of the back plate 40, and the display portion 17a of the display device 17 is placed on the front side of the installation member 22 (game board 20) through the opening 22a. It comes to face. In the installation member 22, various rendering devices M are installed around the opening 22a so that the installation member 22 can be handled as one unit.

(About the frame-shaped decorative body 42)
Next, the frame-shaped decorative body 42 will be described in detail. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the frame-shaped decorative body 42 has an annular shape extending along the inside of the first mounting opening 21a in which the frame-shaped decorative body 42 established in the game board 20 is disposed. A formed frame-shaped base portion 43, a hook-shaped portion 44 provided on the frame-shaped base portion 43 and projecting forward from the front surface of the game board 20, and separating the game area 28 and the display portion 17a of the display device 17, And a thin plate-like base plate portion 45 extending outward from the rear edge of the bowl-shaped portion 44. Then, in a state where the frame-like base portion 43 is inserted into the first mounting opening 21a and the base plate portion 45 is in contact with the front surface of the game board 20, the base plate portion 45 is attached to the game board 20 by fixing means such as screws. By fixing, the frame-shaped decorative body 42 is attached to the game board 20, and the pachinko ball flows down outside the frame-shaped decorative body 42, specifically, between the bowl-shaped portion 44 and the guide rail 23. A region 28 is defined. That is, the inner periphery of the game area 28 is defined by the bowl-shaped portion 44 of the frame-shaped decorative body 42. In addition, with the frame-shaped decorative body 42 attached to the game board 20, a base plate part 45 extending outward from the rear edge of the bowl-shaped part 44 extends along the front surface of the game board 20, A pachinko ball is configured to pass through the front side of the base plate part 45. The frame-like decorative body 42 is entirely made of a transparent synthetic resin, and the base plate portion 45 is stacked on the front side of the transparent game board 20 with the base plate portion 45 and the game board 20 interposed therebetween. The back side can be seen through.

  The flange-shaped portion 44 of the frame-shaped decorative body 42 is provided so as to continuously extend from the substantially middle position of the left edge of the frame-shaped decorative body 42 (base plate portion 45) to the upper edge and the lower right edge. The pachinko ball is restricted from flowing down (falling) across the front side of the display unit 17a in the display device 17. The bowl-shaped portion 44 is formed so as to incline downward in the left-right direction from the uppermost position, so that the pachinko ball launched into the game area 28 does not stagnate on the bowl-shaped portion 44 and the left side of the frame-shaped decorative body 42 or It is formed to be guided to the right. That is, the flow-down paths 28a and 28b defined outside the frame-shaped decorative body 42 include a first path 28a through which a pachinko ball flows down the left side of the frame-shaped decorative body 42, and a frame-like shape as shown in FIG. The pachinko ball is divided into a second path 28b through which the pachinko ball flows down on the right side of the decorative body 42, and the pachinko ball launched into the game area 28 by the hitting ball launching device has a frame-like decorative body 42 and a rail according to the reaching position. Either the first path 28a formed between the members 25b or the second path 28b formed between the frame-shaped decorative body 42 and the panel decoration member 25a is configured to flow down.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the frame-shaped decorative body 42 is provided with a stage 46 at the inner peripheral lower edge (the lower side of the opening 42a) of the frame-shaped decorative body 42, and the frame-shaped decorative body. At the left edge of the body 42, a ball introduction part 47 that takes in pachinko balls that open into the first path 28a (game area 28) and flow down the first path 28a into the inside (stage 46) of the frame-shaped decorative body 42. And the ball introduction part 47 is configured to communicate with the stage 46. The pachinko balls passed from the ball introduction section 47 to the stage 46 roll to the left and right on the stage 46 and are then discharged to the game area 28 where the start winning ports 29 and 30 are provided. In addition, a transparent wall 48 (see FIG. 3) rising at a predetermined height is provided on the rear end edge of the stage 46 over the entire length in the left-right direction, and the pachinko ball that rolls on the stage 46 is provided. Is moved to the display unit 17a side of the display device 17 by the transparent wall 48. In addition, an overhanging portion 48a that projects to the upper end edge of the transparent wall 48 to a position close to the back surface of the transparent member 13a in the front frame 13 (a position where a pachinko ball cannot pass between the transparent member 13a). The overhanging portion 48a prevents a pachinko ball that jumps in contact with the game nail 37 and jumps into the stage 46 from moving to the display portion 17a side.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the frame-shaped decorative body 42 is provided with a plurality of decorative parts 49 to which a design as a motif of the pachinko machine 10 is applied at the inner peripheral edge of the bowl-shaped portion 44. In this embodiment, the decorative part 49, the hook-shaped part 44, and the projecting part 48a of the transparent wall 48 define an opening 42a that allows the display part 17a of the display device 17 to face the front side.

(About the start winning device 31)
Next, the start winning device (winning device, another winning device) 31 will be described in detail. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the second mounting opening 21 b includes an upper opening (mounting opening, another mounting opening) 50, and a lower opening having a horizontally long substantially rectangular shape that is connected to the lower side of the upper opening 50. (Mounting port, another mounting port) 51, and the start winning device 31 is attached to the upper opening 50 and the special winning device 33 is mounted to the lower opening 51.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 to 11, the start winning device 31 is provided with a mounting plate 52 facing the front surface of the game board 20 and a front side of the mounting plate 52, and the upper start winning port (upper winning port). 29, an upper ball receiving portion 53 having a lower starting winning port (lower winning port) 30 provided below the upper ball receiving portion 53, and a rear side of the mounting plate 52. And a starter body (apparatus body) 55 provided. The starter body 55 communicates with the upper start winning opening 29 and an upper ball path (ball path) 56 that rolls pachinko balls that have won the upper start winning opening 29 to the rear of the game board 20. A lower ball passage (ball passage) 57 is formed in communication with the lower start winning opening 30 to roll the pachinko ball that has won the lower start winning opening 30 to the rear of the game board 20. Then, the starter main body 55 is inserted into the upper opening 50 of the game board 20 from the front side, and the attachment plate 52 is screwed to the game board 20, whereby the start winning device 31 is attached to the game board 20. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, in the state where the start winning device 31 is attached to the game board 20, the starter main body 55 protrudes rearward from the back surface of the game board 20 and penetrates the upper opening 50. Yes.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 to 11, the upper ball receiving portion 53 is formed so as to protrude forward from the upper portion of the mounting plate 52 and open upward and rearward, and an upper opening of the upper ball receiving portion 53 is formed. It functions as the upper start winning opening 29. On the rear side of the mounting plate 52, a hook-like portion 58 that extends linearly rearward is formed at a position corresponding to the upper ball receiving portion 53. The bowl-shaped portion 58 is formed in a semi-cylindrical shape that opens upward over the entire length thereof, and the pachinko ball that has won the upper start winning opening 29 passes through the bowl-shaped portion 58 from the upper ball receiving portion 53. Rolling backwards. That is, the bowl-shaped portion 58 defines an upper ball passage 56 that extends in the front-rear direction so as to guide the pachinko ball won in the upper start winning opening 29 to the back side of the game board 20.

  The rear end of the bowl-shaped portion 58 is closed by a rear wall, and an upper ball outlet that opens toward the side at the rear position of one side portion (right side portion in the embodiment) of the bowl-shaped portion 58 ( An outlet) 56a is formed (see FIG. 13), and the pachinko ball that has rolled up the upper sphere passage 56 to the rear end can be discharged from the upper sphere outlet 56a toward the right side. On the bottom surface of the upper ball receiving portion 53 and the bowl-shaped portion 58, there is provided a guide strip portion 59 that extends in the front-rear direction at the center in the left-right direction and whose top surface is inclined rearward. The balls can be smoothly guided toward the back side of the game board 20 by the guide strips 59. Further, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the bowl-shaped portion 58 is inclined so as to approach the upper ball outlet 56 a from the front side toward the rear side on the opposite side to the formation side of the upper ball outlet 56 a. The changing portion 58a is formed, and the moving direction of the pachinko sphere rolling on the upper ball passage 56 (the bowl-shaped portion 58) can be changed toward the upper ball outlet 56a by the changing portion 58a. . The hook-like portion 58 is formed with an extension portion 58b extending outward from the bottom surface of the hook-like portion 58 corresponding to the formation position of the upper ball outlet 56a, and the upper surface of the extension portion 58b. Is inclined downward in the extending direction. The extending portion 58b extends to a position close to the open end of the bottom wall that defines the lower side of the upper sphere inlet 101a of the upper sphere discharge passage 101 formed in the back side member 100 described later (see FIG. 14). ), And functions to guide the pachinko balls discharged from the upper ball outlet 56 a to the upper ball discharge passage 101.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 and 11, the lower ball receiving portion 54 extends rearward from a front plate 54a that is spaced forward from the mounting plate 52 and an edge portion except for the upper edge portion of the front plate 54a. The front plate wall portion 54b that is in contact with the mounting plate 52 is configured to open upward. The upper opening of the lower ball receiving portion 54 functions as the lower start winning opening 30. As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, a lower opening 52 a penetrating in the front-rear direction is formed at a position behind the front plate 54 a in the mounting plate 52, and a lower opening is formed in the starter body 55. The lower ball passage 57 communicating with the lower start winning opening 30 through 52a is provided so as to extend in the front-rear direction. Further, a lower sphere outlet (exit) 57a that opens in the vertical direction is formed at the rear end of the lower sphere passage 57 in the starter body 55 (see FIG. 6), and the lower sphere passage 57 rolls to the rear end. The pachinko balls thus configured are configured to be discharged downward from the lower ball outlet 57a.

(Starting opening member 60)
As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, the starting opening member (opening member, another opening member) 60 is located on the left and right sides sandwiching the lower opening 52a between the mounting plate 52 and the front plate 54a. It is composed of a pair of opening / closing bodies 61, 61. Each open / close body 61 is supported at its lower end between the mounting plate 52 and the front plate 54a so as to be rotatable about a longitudinal axis, and each open / close body 61 is gradually symmetrically shaped upward and downward. It is formed in a so-called flap shape that is thin. The starter body 55 is provided with a first electromagnetic solenoid 62 as a drive means between the upper and lower ball passages 56, 57 in a posture in which a plunger (actuating portion) 62a operating in the front-rear direction is directed forward. Has been. Further, as shown in FIGS. 6, 10, and 11, the starter body 55 has a first connecting member (linking member) 63 that connects the pair of opening / closing bodies 61 and 61 and the plunger 62 a of the first electromagnetic solenoid 62. Is arranged. The open / close bodies 61, 61 of the start opening member 60 are moved at the upper end between the mounting plate 52 and the front plate 54a by moving the plunger 62a back and forth by excitation / de-excitation (drive) of the first electromagnetic solenoid 62. The (tip portions) are configured to swing in directions close to each other and in directions away from each other.

  Here, in the open state in which the upper ends of the opening and closing bodies 61 and 61 are separated from each other, a pachinko ball wins from the gap between the opening and closing bodies 61 and 61 and the upper ball receiving portion 53 to the lower start winning opening 30. In the closed state in which the upper ends of the opening / closing bodies 61, 61 are close to each other, the upper ends of the opening / closing bodies 61, 61 are positioned directly below the upper ball receiving portion 53, The winning of the pachinko ball to the lower start winning opening 30 is regulated by 61 and the upper ball receiving portion 53. That is, the start opening member 60 of the embodiment is configured such that the opening amount of the lower start winning opening 30 can be changed by moving the upper end portions of the pair of opening and closing bodies 61 and 61 closer to or away from each other. In the embodiment, in the non-excitation state in which the first electromagnetic solenoid 62 is not energized, the opening / closing bodies 61 and 61 are displaced to the closed state, and in the excitation state in which the first electromagnetic solenoid 62 is energized, The opening / closing bodies 61, 61 are configured to be displaced to the open state.

(About the relationship between the upper and lower ball passages 56, 57)
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the upper sphere passage 56 and the lower sphere passage 57 are provided so as to be aligned in the vertical direction with the first electromagnetic solenoid 62 interposed therebetween. That is, the upper sphere passage 56 and the lower sphere passage 57 extend in the front-rear direction while being aligned in the vertical direction without being biased in the left-right direction. The rear end positions of the upper and lower ball passages 56 and 57 are set to be substantially the same, and the formation positions of the upper ball outlet 56a of the upper ball passage 56 and the lower ball outlet 57a of the lower ball passage 57 are defined. Are provided so as to be substantially the same position in the front-rear direction. That is, the upper sphere outlet 56a and the lower sphere outlet 57a are not biased back and forth. Then, as shown in FIG. 14, the upper sphere outlet 56a of the upper sphere passage 56 communicates with the upper sphere inlet 101a of the upper sphere discharge passage 101 in the back side member 100 described later above the side of the first electromagnetic solenoid 62, The lower sphere outlet 57 a of the lower sphere passage 57 is configured to communicate with the lower sphere inlet 102 a of the lower sphere discharge passage 102 in the back side member 100 below the first electromagnetic solenoid 62. The rear end positions of the upper and lower ball passages 56 and 57 are preferably substantially the same position, but the same position is more preferable. Further, the formation positions of the upper and lower ball outlets 56a and 57a are preferably substantially the same position in the front-rear direction, but the same position is more preferable.

  Here, the mounting plate 52, the upper ball receiving portion 53, and the lower ball receiving portion 54 are configured to be transparent, and the front plate 54a in the front surface of the mounting plate 52, the front surface of the upper ball receiving portion 53, and the lower ball receiving portion 54. A decorative sticker displaying a required design is attached to the front surface of the motor, and a mechanism portion (the first electromagnetic solenoid 62 and the first connecting member 63) that operates the start opening member 60 is attached to the mounting plate 52 and the upper ball receiver. It is configured not to be seen through the front plate 54a of the portion 53 and the lower ball receiving portion 54. Note that the decorative sticker attached to the upper ball receiving portion 53 and the lower ball receiving portion 54 is non-light-transmitting, whereas the decorative seal attached to the mounting plate 52 is configured to be light-transmitting. The design effect formed on the decorative seal is illuminated by light emitted from a light emitter 64a, which will be described later, so that the effect can be improved.

  As shown in FIG. 9, light emitting boards 64 are attached to the starter main body 55 on both the left and right sides of the first electromagnetic solenoid 62 so as to be separated from the back surface of the mounting plate 52. A light emitting body 64a such as an LED as a light emitting means is mounted on the front surface of each light emitting substrate 64 facing the back surface of the mounting plate 52, and the mounting plate 52 can be illuminated from the back side by emitting light from the light emitting body 64a. It is configured as follows.

  Wirings having one ends connected to the first electromagnetic solenoid 62 and the light emitting substrates 64 are bundled and bundled together by a binding tool, and locked to a locking piece 55a provided at the rear portion of the starter body 55. The wiring collected by the binding tool is connected to a relay board (not shown) disposed on the installation member 22 after being routed on the rear side (outside) of the special prize-winning device 33. Composed. In the following description, a collection of a plurality of wirings derived from the start winning device 31 disposed on the upper side of the special prize device 33 is referred to as a wiring H. In the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, a locking piece 55a is provided at the rear right end portion of the starting device main body 55, and the wiring H locked to the locking piece 55a via a tying member is a starting prize. It is routed from the rear right side of the device 31 to the rear side of the special prize winning device 33.

(About the special prize device 33)
Next, the special winning device (winning device, another winning device) 33 will be described in detail. As shown in FIGS. 12, 13, 15, and 16, the special prize-winning device 33 includes the special prize-winning mouth (winning mouth) 32 having a horizontally long rectangular shape that is open forward and allows a pachinko ball to pass through. A special device main body (device main body) 65, a special device main body 65, a special opening member (opening member, another opening member) 66 that can change the opening amount of the special prize opening 32, and the special device main body 65 And a second electromagnetic solenoid (electromagnetic solenoid) 67 as drive means for opening and closing the special opening member 66. The special device main body 65 is composed of a plate-like member 68 in which the special prize opening 32 is opened, and a base portion 69 to which the plate-like member 68 is attached on the front side, and is formed in the lower opening 51 in the second mounting opening 21b. The plate-like member 68 is screwed and fixed to the game board 20 with the base portion 69 inserted from the front side. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, in a state where the special winning device 33 is attached to the game board 20, the base portion 69 protrudes rearward from the back surface of the game board 20 and penetrates the lower opening 51.

  In the base portion 69, a winning space 71 opened forward is defined, and a front opening portion of the winning space 71 (hereinafter referred to as a main body opening portion 69a) is formed in the plate shape as shown in FIG. The plate-like member 68 and the base portion 69 are assembled in a state aligned with the special winning opening 32 of the member 68 from the rear side. The bottom portion of the winning space 71 in the base 69 is gently inclined downward from the right side toward the left side, and is configured to guide the pachinko ball that has won the winning space 71 to the left side. In addition, the rear wall 69b that defines the rear surface of the winning space 71 in the base 69 is inclined rearward from the right side toward the left side, and is configured to guide the pachinko ball that is in contact with the rear wall 69b to the left. Has been.

  As shown in FIGS. 16 and 19, a special ball outlet (ball outlet) 71 a that opens in the front-rear direction is formed on the rear wall 69 b of the base portion 69 at a position biased to the left side of the winning space 71. Yes. That is, the pachinko ball that has won the winning space 71 is guided to the left by the bottom of the winning space 71 and the rear wall 69b, passes through the special ball outlet 71a, and is discharged to the back side of the game board 20. The In the embodiment, the pachinko ball that has won the special winning opening 32 is configured to be guided to the back side of the game board 20 by the winning space 71, and the pachinko ball that has won the special winning opening 32 in the gaming board 20 is used as the game board. 20 functions as a special ball passage (another ball passage) 71 for guiding to the back side. The base body 69 is provided with a switch attachment portion 69c on the rear side of the special ball outlet 71a, and a special winning detection switch 72 connected to the control means via a wire is connected to the switch attachment portion 69c. It is attached. The pachinko ball passes through the detection unit that opens in the front-rear direction of the special winning detection switch 72, so that a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out under the control of the control means. Further, as shown in FIG. 19, a plurality of substrate attachment portions 69e are provided on the lower surface of the base portion 69 so as to be separated from each other in the left-right direction, and the light emitting substrate 122 is attached to the substrate attachment portion 69e. A plurality of light emitters 122a such as LEDs are mounted on the upper surface of the light emitting substrate 122, and the special ball passage (winning space) 71 can be illuminated by the light emitters 122a.

(About solenoid mounting part 73)
A solenoid mounting portion 73 is provided at a right end portion (an end portion opposite to the switch mounting portion 69 c) on the back side of the base portion 69, and the special opening member 66 is operated to the solenoid mounting portion 73. The attachment member 74 to which the second electromagnetic solenoid 67 is attached is detachably attached from the rear side. A plurality of (two in the embodiment) fixed bosses 73a projecting rearward from the rear wall 69b are provided in the solenoid mounting portion 73 so as to be spaced apart in the left-right direction, and each fixed boss 73a has a rearward opening. A screw hole is formed. Further, as shown in FIG. 16, the rear wall 69b constituting the solenoid attaching portion 73 is provided with a projecting surface portion 73b projecting one step rearward from the right end to a position separated from the left side, and a projecting surface portion of the rear wall 69b. On the left side of 73b, a positioning hole 73c penetrating in the front-rear direction is formed with a predetermined length in the vertical direction. The rear surface of the rear wall 69b on the left side of the projecting surface portion 73b is inclined so as to be displaced rearward as it is separated from the projecting surface portion 73b. Positioning protrusions 73d and 73d are provided, and a positioning protrusion 73e protrudes below the positioning hole 73c (see FIG. 20). The attachment member 74 is fixed to the fixed boss 73a in a state where the attachment member 74 is positioned on the solenoid attachment portion 73 by the protruding surface portion 73b, the positioning hole 73c, the positioning protrusions 73d and 73d, and the positioning protrusion 73e. It is designed to be fixed with screws.

  On the back surface of the rear wall 69b in the base portion 69, a front opening 102c of a lower sphere discharge passage 102 provided in the back side member 100 described later is provided between the switch attachment portion 69c and the solenoid attachment portion 73. A lid portion 95 for closing is provided (see FIG. 15). The lid portion 95 of the embodiment is configured by providing a plurality of plate-like lid pieces 95a protruding rearward and extending in the vertical direction in parallel with being spaced apart in the horizontal direction. By facing the front opening 102 c of the discharge passage 102, the front opening 102 c is closed and the pachinko ball flowing down the lower ball discharge passage 102 is guided.

(About attachment member 74)
As shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, the attachment member 74 is a member formed in a substantially box shape whose front and left sides are open, and a first extension portion extending rightward at the front end of the right side wall. 75 is provided, and a through hole 75a penetrating in the front-rear direction is formed in the first extending portion 75. The attachment member 74 is provided with a second extending portion 76 extending leftward from the bottom wall, and a through hole 76a penetrating in the front-rear direction is formed in the second extending portion 76. . The front opening of the attachment member 74 is opposed to the rear wall 69b constituting the solenoid attachment portion 73, and the extended portions 75 and 76 are in contact with the rear ends of the corresponding fixed bosses 73a and 73a. Then, by screwing the screws inserted from the rear side into the through holes 75a and 76a of the extending portions 75 and 76 into the screw holes of the corresponding fixing boss 73a, the mounting member 74 fixes the solenoid mounting portion 73. Configured to be.

  On the bottom wall of the attachment member 74, as shown in FIG. 19, a regulation wall 77 extending upward from the front left end is provided. A pair of restricting pieces 77a, 77a corresponding to the pair of positioning protrusions 73d, 73d of the solenoid attaching portion 73 are provided on the front portion of the restricting wall 77 so as to be spaced apart from each other, and the restricting wall on the bottom wall. A regulating recess 78 corresponding to the positioning protrusion 73 e of the solenoid mounting portion 73 is provided below the 77. That is, with the front opening of the attachment member 74 facing the rear wall 69b of the solenoid attachment portion 73, the restricting pieces 77a and 77a are engaged with the upper sides of the corresponding positioning protrusions 73d and 73d and are restricted. The attachment member 74 is positioned with respect to the solenoid attachment portion 73 by fitting the positioning protrusion 73e into the recess 78.

  The attachment member 74 is provided with a third extension 79 extending rearward at the left end of the rear wall of the attachment member 74 (see FIG. 20). A positioning protrusion 79a protruding to the left is provided. Further, the third extending portion 79 is provided with a screw projecting portion 79b extending to the right side at a position separated from the position where the positioning projecting portion 79a is formed (a position spaced apart on the upper side in the embodiment). A screw hole 79c that opens to the left is formed in the extension portion 79 and the screw projection 79b. The left end of the third extending portion 79 is set so as to be spaced from the right end of the restriction wall 77 to the right by the thickness of a flange portion 88 described later of the second electromagnetic solenoid 67.

  The upper wall of the attachment member 74 is formed with a substantially trapezoidal cutout portion 80 that opens to the front and left sides. The attachment member 74 is attached to the solenoid attachment portion 73 in the state shown in FIG. 12. As shown in FIG. 13, a protruding wall portion 81 extending rearward from the rear wall 69b on the upper side of the projecting surface portion 73b of the solenoid attachment portion 73 faces the notch portion 80, and the notch portion 80 is closed. It has come to come off.

(About the second electromagnetic solenoid 67)
The second electromagnetic solenoid 67 includes a body portion 84 that encloses a magnetic force generating portion (excitation coil) 82 that generates a magnetic force when energized by a metal casing 83, and a linear force generated by the magnetic force generated in the magnetic force generating portion 82. The engaging member 86 is disposed at the tip of the plunger 85 protruding from the main body 84. Further, an elastic member 87 such as a spring is wound around the plunger 85 between the main body portion 84 and the engaging member 86, and the plunger 85 is always urged in a direction extending from the main body portion 84 by the elastic member 87. Has been.

  As shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, the casing 83 is formed in a square shape in a plan view that opens in the vertical direction, and a flange that extends in the front-rear direction on the right end wall portion from which the plunger 85 projects. Portions 88 and 88 are formed. The rear flange portion 88 has screw holes 79c provided in the third extending portion 79 of the attachment member 74 and through holes 88a and positioning holes 88b corresponding to the positioning protrusions 79a. They are spaced apart. As shown in FIG. 16, the second electromagnetic solenoid 67 positions the front flange portion 88 on the right side of the regulating wall 77 of the attachment member 74 and attaches the rear flange portion 88 to the third extension of the attachment member 74. It is attached to the attachment member 74 in a state where it is located on the left side of the protruding portion 79. Then, with the second electromagnetic solenoid 67 attached to the attachment member 74, the positioning projection 79a provided in the third extension 79 is inserted into the positioning hole 88b provided in the rear flange 88. Then, the through hole 88a is positioned so as to align with the screw hole 79c. The dimension of the flange portion 88 on the front side of the second electromagnetic solenoid 67 is set so as to extend to the front side from the regulation wall 77 of the attachment member 74.

  As described above, the attachment member 74 to which the second electromagnetic solenoid 67 is attached is positioned relative to the solenoid attachment portion 73 by the positioning protrusions 73d and 73d, the positioning protrusion 73e, the restriction pieces 77a and 77a, and the restriction recess 78. In addition to the positioning, the front flange portion 88 extending forward from the restriction wall 77 of the attachment member 74 is also inserted by being inserted into the positioning hole 73 c of the solenoid attachment portion 73. Further, as shown in FIG. 16, the front flange portion 88 is sandwiched from the left and right by the left end surface of the protruding surface portion 73 b of the solenoid mounting portion 73 and the restriction wall 77 so that the displacement in the left-right direction is restricted. It has become. A second connecting member 89 is disposed on the projecting surface portion 73 b of the solenoid attaching portion 73, and a second electromagnetic solenoid is attached to the second connecting member 89 by attaching the attaching member 74 to the solenoid attaching portion 73. 67 engagement members 86 are configured to engage.

  As shown in FIG. 19, a pair of support portions 69d and 69d are provided at the front portion of the base portion 69 of the special winning device 33 so as to be separated from each other so as to sandwich the main body opening 69a. Further, the special opening member 66 is formed in a horizontally-long rectangular plate shape that substantially matches the opening shape of the special winning opening 32, and the right and left ends of the special opening member 66 turn around the support portions 69d and 69d. It is supported freely. Further, a connected portion 66a is formed at the right end of the back surface of the special opening member 66, and the second connecting member 89 is connected to the connected portion 66a. Then, the second connecting member 89 is operated by moving the plunger 85 by excitation / de-excitation (drive) of the second electromagnetic solenoid 67, and the special opening is connected to the second connecting member 89 via the connected portion 66a. The member 66 is configured to swing in the vertical direction. In the embodiment, when the second electromagnetic solenoid 67 is in a non-excited state, the special opening member 66 has the open end portion that is separated from the support end portion of the special opening member 66 directed upward, and the special winning opening 32. It becomes the closed posture which closes. On the other hand, when the second electromagnetic solenoid 67 is in an excited state, the open end portion of the special opening member 66 is directed forward to open the special winning opening 32 and extend forward from the lower edge of the special winning opening 32. The posture can be changed up to the released open posture (see FIG. 12). The pachinko balls flowing down the game area 28 are received by the special opening member 66 in the open posture and guided to the special winning opening 32.

(About cover member 90)
A cover member 90 that covers a part of the second electromagnetic solenoid 67 attached to the attachment member 74 is detachably attached to the attachment member 74. As shown in FIG. 21, the cover member 90 includes a fixed wall 91 serving as a fixing portion for the attachment member 74, and a first protection provided so as to extend forward and left from the upper end portion of the fixing wall 91. A wall portion (protective wall portion) 92 and a second protective wall portion (another protective wall portion) 93 provided to extend leftward from the fixed wall 91 are provided. The fixed wall 91 is formed with a through hole 91 a penetrating in the left-right direction. The third extending portion of the attachment member 74 is sandwiched between the fixed wall 91 and the rear flange portion 88 of the second electromagnetic solenoid 67. The screw 94 (see FIG. 17) as a fixing means inserted into the fixing wall 91 and the through holes 91a and 88a of the flange portion 88 is screwed into the screw hole 79c of the third extending portion 79 in a state facing the 79. Thus, the cover member 90 is fixed to the attachment member 74. The second electromagnetic solenoid 67 is fixed to the attachment member 74 by the screw 94. That is, in the embodiment, the second electromagnetic solenoid 67 and the cover member 90 are fixed to the attachment member 74 by a single screw 94.

(About the first protective wall 92)
As shown in FIGS. 13 and 17, the first protective wall 92 is fixed to the upper surface of the main body 84 of the second electromagnetic solenoid 67 with the fixed wall 91 fixed to the flange 88 of the second electromagnetic solenoid 67. It is located so as to cover the first side surface 84a. The first protection wall portion 92 includes a flat plate portion 92a and a plurality of protrusions protruding downward from a lower surface of the flat plate portion 92a (a surface facing the first side surface 84a of the main body portion 84). 92b, 92c, 92d. As shown in FIGS. 17, 18, and 21, as the protrusions 92b, 92c, and 92d, a front protrusion 92b that extends in the left-right direction along the front edge of the flat plate portion 92a, and the rear edge of the flat plate portion 92a A rear projection 92c extending in the left-right direction along the left and right ends, and a front-rear projection extending in the front-rear direction along the left end of the flat plate portion 92a (the end opposite to the fixed side with respect to the second electromagnetic solenoid 67) A left protruding portion 92d connected to the portions 92b and 92c is provided, and a concave portion 92e recessed upward is formed on the lower surface of the first protective wall portion 92 by these protruding portions 92b, 92c and 92d.

  The front and rear dimensions of the first protective wall portion 92 are set shorter than the front and rear dimensions of the second electromagnetic solenoid 67 as shown in FIG. 17, and the first protective wall portion 92 has a main body portion of the second electromagnetic solenoid 67. 84 is configured to cover approximately half of the rear side of the upper surface 84a (a part of the main body portion 84), and is configured to expose substantially upper half of the front side of the upper surface 84a of the main body portion 84. Further, as shown in FIG. 18, the horizontal dimension of the first protective wall 92 is set to a length extending from the right end to the left end of the main body 84, and the left protrusion 92 d is It is comprised so that it may extend along the upper surface of the left wall part of the said casing 83 which comprises a left end part. That is, the rear end portion of the main body portion 84 of the second electromagnetic solenoid 67 is covered over the substantially entire length in the left-right direction by the first protective wall portion 92 and connected to the start winning device 31 as shown in FIG. Thus, the first protective wall portion 92 can prevent the wiring H routed around the rear side (outside the main body portion 84) of the special winning device 33 from coming into contact with the main body portion 84 of the second electromagnetic solenoid 67. It has become.

  In the first protective wall portion 92, the lower surface of the front projection 92 b is on the upper surface of the main body portion 84 (specifically, the upper surface of the left wall portion of the casing 83) with the fixed wall 91 fixed to the flange portion 88. The first heat radiation space (heat radiation space) S1 is defined between the recess 92e of the first protective wall 92 and the upper surface 84a of the main body 84 (see FIG. 17). ). Further, the first protection wall portion 92 has a flat plate portion 92a protruding rearward from the rear end of the main body portion 84, and is spaced apart rearward so that the rear protrusion portion 92c does not contact the upper surface 84a of the main body portion 84. The first heat radiation space S1 is configured to open downward on the rear side of the main body portion 84 so that heat can be prevented from being accumulated in the first heat radiation space S1. That is, by projecting the rear end portion of the first protective wall portion 92 rearward from the main body portion 84 (outward of the rear surface 84b intersecting the upper surface 84a of the second electromagnetic solenoid 67), the projecting portion (projection portion) The wiring H is prevented from coming into contact with the main body 84, and the first heat radiation space S1 is opened to prevent heat from being trapped in the first heat radiation space S1.

(About the second protective wall 93)
As shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, the second protective wall portion 93 has the first protective wall portion 92 in the main body portion 84 of the second electromagnetic solenoid 67 in a state where the fixed wall 91 is fixed to the flange portion 88. It is located so as to cover a part of the rear surface (second side surface) 84b that intersects the upper surface 84a that is partially covered. That is, the cover member 90 includes two protective wall portions 92 and 93 that partially cover two intersecting surfaces (the upper surface 84a and the rear surface 84b) of the main body portion 84 of the second electromagnetic solenoid 67.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the second protective wall portion 93 is a position spaced downward from the rear end portion (rear protrusion 92 c) of the first protective wall portion 92 across the through hole 91 a in the fixed wall 91. Is provided so as to extend in the left-right direction. That is, a ventilation space S3 communicating with the first heat radiation space S1 is formed between the protective wall portions 92 and 93 over the entire length in the extending direction of the protective wall portions 92 and 93 (FIG. 13, 20 and FIG. 21), the second protective wall portion 93 is configured so that the heat radiation from the first heat radiation space S1 is not hindered. The ventilation space S3 provides access to the screw 94 of a tool such as a screwdriver for tightening or loosening the screw 94 inserted through the through hole 91a of the fixed wall 91 that faces between the protective wall portions 92 and 93. It also functions as an accessible access space.

  As shown in FIGS. 17 and 21, the second protective wall portion 93 is directed forward from a flat plate portion 93a and a front surface of the flat plate portion 93a (a surface facing the second side surface 84b of the main body portion 84). And a plurality of projecting portions 93b, 93c, 93d. As the protrusions 93b, 93c, and 93d, an upper protrusion 93b that extends in the left-right direction along the upper edge of the flat plate portion 93a, and a lower protrusion that extends in the left-right direction along the lower edge of the flat plate portion 93a. 93c and a left projection 93d extending in the vertical direction along the left end of the flat plate portion 93a (the end opposite to the side fixed to the second electromagnetic solenoid 67) and connected to the upper and lower projections 93b, 93c The projections 93b, 93c, and 93d form a recess 93e that is recessed rearward on the front surface of the second protective wall portion 93.

  The vertical dimension of the second protective wall portion 93 is set to be shorter than the vertical dimension of the main body portion 84 in the second electromagnetic solenoid 67. As shown in FIG. The lower half of the rear face 84b (a part of the main body 84) is configured to be covered, and the rear half of the upper half of the rear face 84b in the main body 84 is exposed. Further, the dimension in the left-right direction of the second protective wall 93 is set longer than the dimension in the left-right direction of the main body 84, and the left protrusion 93d constitutes the left end of the main body 84 as shown in FIG. The casing 83 is configured to be spaced apart to the left from the left wall portion. That is, the lower end portion of the rear surface 84b of the main body 84 of the second electromagnetic solenoid 67 is covered over the entire length in the left-right direction by the second protective wall portion 93, and is connected to the start winning device 31 to be connected to the special winning device 33. The second protective wall portion 93 can prevent the wiring H routed around the rear side (outside the main body portion 84) from contacting the main body portion 84 of the second electromagnetic solenoid 67. In the embodiment, the projecting dimensions of the two protection wall portions 92 and 93 from the fixed wall 91 to the left are different.

  The second protective wall portion 93 is configured such that the front surfaces of the upper and lower protrusions 93b and 93c abut against the rear surface 84b of the main body portion 84 in a state where the fixed wall 91 is fixed to the flange portion 88. A second heat radiation space S2 is defined between the recess 93e of the protective wall portion 93 and the rear surface 84b of the main body portion 84 (see FIG. 17). Further, the second protection wall portion 93 is positioned so that the flat plate portion 93a protrudes to the left from the left end of the main body portion 84, and the left protrusion portion 93d is spaced apart to the left so as not to contact the rear surface 84b of the main body portion 84. The second heat radiation space S2 is configured to open forward on the left side of the main body portion 84 so that heat can be prevented from being accumulated in the second heat radiation space S2. That is, by projecting the left end portion of the second protective wall portion 93 to the left from the main body portion 84, it is possible to prevent the wiring H from coming into contact with the main body portion 84 by the projecting portion (protruding portion) and to It is possible to prevent heat from being trapped in the second heat radiation space S2 by opening the heat radiation space S2.

(About the back member 100)
A back-side member 100 is disposed at the front end of the installation member 22 so as to overlap the back side of the second mounting opening 21b of the game board 20. As shown in FIG. 14, the back side member 100 has an upper sphere discharge passage 101 communicating with the upper sphere passage 56 of the start winning device 31, a lower sphere discharge passage 102 communicating with the lower sphere passage 57, and the special winning device 33. The special ball discharge passage 103 communicating with the special ball passage 71 is provided in the left-right direction. As shown in FIG. 7, the back-side member 100 has a plurality of side walls standing on the front surface of the substrate 104 that is separated from the back surface of the game board 20, thereby defining the ball discharge passages 101, 102, and 103. Further, the back side member 100 accommodates a starter main body 55 protruding on the back side of the game board 20 in the start winning device 31 attached to the upper opening 50 of the second mounting port 21b on the front side of the substrate 104. A storage unit 105 is defined, and a first winning unit 33 is disposed between the upper ball discharge passage 101 and the lower ball discharge passage 102 which are spaced apart from each other on the lower side of the first storage unit 105. 2 The second accommodating portion 106 that accommodates the electromagnetic solenoid 67 and the attachment member 74 is defined.

(About upper sphere discharge passage 101)
The upper sphere discharge passage 101 is detachably attached to the front end of the base plate 104, the first side wall 107 and the second side wall 108 which are provided on the right side of the first housing part 105 and project forward, and the side walls 107 and 108. It is defined by the first lid member (lid member) 109 provided (see FIG. 15). The upper sphere discharge passage 101 has an upper sphere inlet (inlet) 101a that opens to the right in the upper part of the first housing part 105, and the upper part of the upper sphere discharge passage 101 in the lower part on the right side of the second housing part 106. The ball outlet 101b is open. The upper sphere outlet 56a formed in the starter body 55 accommodated in the first accommodating portion 105 is configured to communicate with the upper sphere inlet 101a. Further, the open end of the lower first side wall 107 that defines the upper sphere inlet 101a is configured to be positioned close to the extension end of the extension portion 58b provided in the bowl-shaped portion 58, and A pachinko ball can be reliably passed from the ball outlet 56a to the upper ball inlet 101a. In addition, as shown in FIG. 14, the open end of the first side wall 107 and the extended end of the extended portion 58b are close to each other with a slight gap through which pachinko balls cannot pass in the embodiment. You may connect so that it may contact | abut, or the open end of the 1st side wall 107 used as the downstream of the flow direction of a pachinko ball may overlap with the lower part of the extension part 58b.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the first and second side walls 107 and 108 defining the upper sphere discharge passage 101 pass through the upper sphere discharge passage 101 between the upper sphere inlet 101a and the upper sphere outlet 101b. An upper switch attachment portion (attachment portion) 111 to which an upper start winning prize detection switch (detection means) 110 for detecting a pachinko ball is detachably attached is provided. The upper switch attaching portion 111 is open to the front side, and the upper start winning detection switch 110 attached to the upper switch attaching portion 111 through the front opening portion (opening portion) 111a penetrates vertically. The detection unit to be positioned is aligned with the upper sphere discharge passage 101. Then, by attaching the first lid member 109 to the front surfaces of the first and second side walls 107 and 108, both the front opening 101c of the upper sphere discharge passage 101 and the front opening 111a of the upper switch attaching portion 111 are closed. Thus, the first lid member 109 is configured to restrict removal of the upper start winning detection switch 110 from the upper switch attaching portion 111.

(About the lower sphere discharge passage 102)
The lower sphere discharge passage (sphere discharge passage) 102 opens forward and downward by the substrate 104 and a third side wall 112 and a fourth side wall 113 which are provided below the first housing portion 105 and project forward. The front opening 102c that is formed as described above and opens to the front side between the side walls 112 and 113 is configured to be closed by the lid portion 95 provided in the special prize-winning device 33 (see FIG. 15). As shown in FIGS. 7 and 14, the lower sphere discharge passage 102 has a lower sphere inlet (inlet) 102 a that opens upward on the lower side of the first accommodating portion 105, and On the left side, the lower sphere outlet 102b opens downward. A lower sphere outlet 57a of the lower sphere passage 57 formed in the starter body 55 accommodated in the first accommodating portion 105 is configured to communicate with the lower sphere inlet 102a.

  The third and fourth side walls 112 and 113 that define the lower sphere discharge passage 102 have a lower portion that detects a pachinko ball passing through the lower sphere discharge passage 102 between the lower sphere inlet 102a and the lower sphere outlet 102b. A lower switch attachment portion (attachment portion) 115 to which the start winning detection switch (detection means) 114 is detachably attached is provided. The lower switch attachment portion 115 is opened to the front side, and the lower start winning detection switch 114 attached to the lower switch attachment portion 115 through the front opening portion (opening portion) 115a penetrates vertically. The detection unit to be positioned is aligned with the lower sphere discharge passage 102. A second lid member (lid member) 116 that closes the front opening 115a of the lower switch attaching portion 115 is detachably attached to the third and fourth side walls 112, 113. By attaching the second lid member 116 to the front surfaces of the third and fourth side walls 112 and 113 in a state where the lower start winning prize detection switch 114 is attached to the attachment portion 115, the lower switch attachment portion is attached by the second lid member 116. The removal of the lower start winning detection switch 114 from 115 is restricted.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the upper sphere discharge passage 101 and the lower sphere discharge passage 102 provided in the back member 100 extend so as to be aligned in the left-right direction, and the upper sphere passage 56 and the upper sphere discharge passage 101 communicate with each other. The portion (connection portion) and the communication portion (connection portion) between the lower sphere passage 57 and the lower sphere discharge passage 102 are configured not to be biased in the front-rear direction.

(About special ball discharge passage 103)
As shown in FIG. 14, the special sphere discharge passage (another sphere discharge passage) 103 is provided on the left side of the substrate 104, the lower sphere discharge passage 102, a fifth side wall 117 that protrudes forward, and a sixth side wall. The side wall 118, the fifth side wall 117, and the seventh wall 119 connecting the upper ends of the sixth side wall 118 are formed to open forward and downward. The special ball discharge passage 103 is configured such that a front opening defined by three side walls 117, 118, and 119 functions as a special ball inlet 103 a, and the special ball inlet 103 a is provided in the special winning device 33. The special ball outlet 71a communicates with the special ball outlet 71a. The special sphere discharge passage 103 has a special sphere outlet 103 b that opens downward on the left side of the lower sphere discharge passage 102. That is, the special ball discharge passage 103 that discharges the pachinko ball that has won the special winning opening 32 of the special winning device 33 is the lower ball discharge passage 102 that discharges the pachinko ball that has won the lower starting winning port 30 of the start winning device 31. Are provided on the back member 100 adjacent to each other in the left-right direction.

  The first housing portion 105 and the second housing portion 106 of the back side member 100 are configured to communicate with each other, and the second housing portion 106 is formed to open to the front and rear and the lower side. The wiring H led out from the start winning device 31 housed in 105 is drawn into the second housing part 106 from the first housing part 105 and the second electromagnetic solenoid housed in the second housing part 106. It is comprised so that the back side (outside) of the attachment member 74 to which 67 is attached may be drawn. That is, in the embodiment, the second housing portion 106 of the back side member 100 functions as a wiring space for wiring.

  The back side member 100 is provided with a sensor installation unit 120 at a position on the left side of the first storage unit 105 and above the special ball discharge passage 103, and the sensor installation unit 120 is connected to the control unit. The fraud detection device 121 is detachably mounted. The fraud detection device 121 is a device that detects fraudulent acts caused by radio waves radiated toward the start winning detection switches 110 and 114 and the special winning detection switch 72, and includes two starters disposed on the back member 100. The detection units of the winning detection switches 110 and 114 and the detection unit of the special winning detection switch 72 provided in the special winning device 33 are set so as to be within the detection range of illegal radio waves by the fraud detecting device 121, and the starting winning device The fraudulent radio wave radiated toward 31 or the special prize winning device 33 can be surely detected by the fraud detection device 121. The control means is configured to notify the detection of the illegal radio wave by the light emission mode of the lamp device 18 or the sound output from the speaker 19 when the fraud detection apparatus 121 detects the illegal radio wave.

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

  When the player rotates the operation lever 16 a of the operation handle 16 provided on the front frame 13, a pachinko ball launched from the ball striking device is launched into the game area 28 of the game board 20. The pachinko balls launched into the game area 28 flow down the outer periphery of the frame-shaped decorative body 42, and when the pachinko balls win the start winning holes 29, 30, the display is performed based on the control of the control means. The symbol starts changing on the display unit 17a of the device 17, and a required symbol variation effect is developed. As a result of the symbol variation effect developed on the display unit 17a, a big hit occurs when symbols are stopped and displayed on the display unit 17a in a predetermined symbol combination. When a big hit occurs, the special winning opening 32 of the special winning device 33 is opened according to the symbol combination displayed on the display unit 17a of the display device 17, and the player can acquire many prize balls. .

  In the pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 14, the upper and lower start winning ports 29 and 30 of the start winning device 31 disposed on the game board 20 are provided on the back side member 100 disposed on the installation member 22. The ball discharge passages 101 and 102 for discharging the pachinko balls won to the outside are formed, and the start winning detection switches 110 and 114 for detecting the pachinko balls passing through the ball discharge passages 101 and 102 are arranged on the back member 100. It is installed. That is, it is not necessary to arrange the start winning detection switches 110 and 114 for detecting the pachinko balls won in the start winning openings 29 and 30 in the starter main body 55 of the start winning device 31, and thus the start winning device 31 is downsized. can do. Accordingly, the display device 17 and the frame-shaped decorative body 42 are enlarged to improve the interest of display effects, and the degree of freedom of layout in which the start winning device 31 having a plurality of start winning ports 29 and 30 can be installed. Can be made high, and it can be a highly interesting board structure. In addition, since the start winning detection switches 110 and 114 are not provided in the start winning device 31, the work of processing the wiring H when the start winning device 31 is attached to and detached from the game board 20 is facilitated, and workability is improved.

  The rear ends of the upper sphere passage 56 and the lower sphere passage 57 provided in the starter main body 55 of the start winning device 31 are substantially aligned, and the upper sphere outlet 56a of the upper sphere passage 56 is opened to the side while the lower sphere is opened. Since the lower ball outlet 57a of the passage 57 is configured to open downward, the ball discharge passages 101 and 102 communicating with the respective ball outlets 56a and 57a are arranged in the left-right direction without shifting in the front-rear direction with respect to the back member 100. (See FIG. 15). That is, in the state where the back side member 100 is disposed on the back side of the game board 20, the projecting dimension of the plurality of ball discharge passages 101 and 102 from the back side of the game board can be suppressed to one of the ball discharge passages. The space on the back side of 20 can be effectively used. Further, since the starter main body 55 is provided so that the upper sphere passage 56 and the lower sphere passage 57 are aligned in the vertical direction, the width dimension in the left-right direction of the starter main body 55 is suppressed to one of the spherical passages. As a result, the space on the back side of the game board 20 can be effectively used.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 14, the first electromagnetic solenoid 62 that operates the start opening member 60 that varies the opening amount of the lower start winning opening 30 is aligned in the vertical direction between the upper and lower ball passages 56 and 57. Therefore, the width of the starter body 55 in the left-right direction can be kept small, which can contribute to further downsizing.

  As shown in FIG. 14, since the second housing portion 106 communicating with the first housing portion 105 in which the starter main body 55 is housed is formed in the back side member 100 so as to open in the front-rear and lower sides. The process of drawing the wiring H led out from the first electromagnetic solenoid 62 disposed in the main body 55 to the back side of the back side member 100 is facilitated. That is, as compared with the configuration in which the wiring H is drawn out to the back side through the through hole, the work to pull out to the back side through the second accommodating portion 106 opened in the front-rear direction and the lower side is easy, and the assembly workability of the pachinko machine 10 can be improved. .

  In the embodiment, the special ball discharge passage 103 for discharging the pachinko ball that has won the special winning opening 32 of the special winning device 33 to the outside is provided on the left and right sides of the lower ball discharge passage 102 as shown in FIGS. Since the back side member 100 is provided so as to be adjacent to each other in the direction, it is possible to prevent the special ball discharge passage 103 from increasing the protruding dimensions of the ball discharge passages 101, 102, 103 to the back side of the game board 20. In addition, since the front opening 102c of the lower sphere discharge passage 102 is closed by the lid portion 95 provided in the special device main body 65 of the special winning device 33, a lid member for closing the front opening 102c of the lower sphere discharge passage 102 is separately provided. The front-rear dimensions can be reduced compared to the case of providing. That is, when a lid member that closes the front opening 102c of the lower sphere discharge passage 102 is disposed on the front side of the third and fourth side walls 112 and 113 that define the lower sphere discharge passage 102, the thickness of the cover member is reduced. Must be provided between the front end of the lower sphere discharge passage 102 and the rear end of the special device main body 65. If the front opening 102c is closed with the lid portion 95 provided in the special device main body 65, the gap It is not necessary to make a gap, and the front and rear dimensions can be kept small.

  The front opening portions 111a and 115a of the switch attachment portions 111 and 115 to which the start winning detection switches 110 and 114 are attached to the back side member 100 are the side walls 107, 108, 112, and the like of the corresponding ball discharge passages 101 and 102, respectively. Since the lid members 109 and 116 which are detachable from the 113 can be opened by being removed, the replacement work accompanying the failure of the start winning detection switches 110 and 114 can be easily performed.

  As shown in FIGS. 13 and 17, the rear side of the upper surface 84 a of the main body 84 of the second electromagnetic solenoid 67 disposed in the special winning device 33 is in the cover member 90 disposed in the second electromagnetic solenoid 67. Since it is covered with the first protective wall portion 92, the wiring H that is led out from the start winning device 31 disposed above the special winning device 33 and routed behind the special winning device 33 is the second. Direct contact with the main body 84 of the electromagnetic solenoid 67 can be prevented. That is, in order to open the special opening member 66 in a big hit game or the like, the second electromagnetic solenoid 67 is excited for a long time to prevent the wiring H from coming into contact with the body portion 84 whose temperature has increased. It is possible to prevent damage such as melting of the coating of the wiring H. Further, since the cover member 90 does not cover the entire second electromagnetic solenoid 67, an increase in size due to the cover member 90 can be suppressed.

  As shown in FIG. 17, a first heat radiating space S1 is defined between the concave portion 92e of the first protective wall 92 and the upper surface 84a of the main body 84 of the second electromagnetic solenoid 67, and the first heat radiating space S1. Since the first protective wall portion 92 prevents the wiring H from coming into contact with the main body portion 84, the heat generated by the second electromagnetic solenoid 67 can be released. It is possible to prevent the heat from being trapped in the first heat radiation space S1 and damaging the second electromagnetic solenoid 67.

  In the pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment, the second protective wall 93 of the cover member 90 is configured to cover a part of the rear surface 84b of the second electromagnetic solenoid 67, so that the rear side of the special winning device 33 is routed around. It is possible to prevent the wiring H from coming into contact with the rear surface 84b of the main body portion 84, and damage to the wiring H can be prevented. In addition, as shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, a second heat radiation space S2 is defined between the concave portion 93e of the second protective wall portion 93 and the rear surface 84b of the main body portion 84 of the second electromagnetic solenoid 67. 2 Since the heat radiation space S2 is configured to be opened on the left side of the main body 84, the heat generated by the second electromagnetic solenoid 67 is released while preventing the wiring H from contacting the main body 84 by the second protective wall 93. It is possible to prevent the second electromagnetic solenoid 67 from being damaged due to heat confined in the second heat radiation space S2. Further, the first protective wall portion 92 and the second protective wall portion 93 are separated from each other across the entire length in the left-right direction by providing a ventilation space S3 that opens rearward and leftward between the protective wall portions 92, 93. Since it is defined, the heat radiation from the first heat radiation space S1 is not hindered by the second protective wall portion 93, and the heat radiation effect can be enhanced.

  In the embodiment, the attachment member 74 in which the cover member 90 and the second electromagnetic solenoid 67 are fixed with one screw 94 is attached to the special device main body 65, so that the second electromagnetic solenoid 67 is attached to the special device main body 65. It was configured to be positioned and fixed. That is, since the cover member 90 and the second electromagnetic solenoid 67 are fastened to the attachment member 74 by one screw 94, the number of parts for fixing the second electromagnetic solenoid 67 to the special device main body 65 is reduced. can do.

[Example of change]
The present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, and other configurations can be appropriately employed.
(1) In the embodiment, with respect to the start opening member that changes the opening amount of the lower start winning opening in the start winning apparatus, the pair of opening and closing bodies are closed, and the lower start winning opening is formed by the opening and closing body and the upper ball receiving portion. Although the pachinko ball winning of the pachinko ball is restricted, in the closed state, the pachinko ball winning to the lower starting winning opening may be restricted only by a pair of opening and closing bodies.
(2) In the embodiment, with respect to the start opening member that changes the opening amount of the lower start winning opening in the start winning apparatus, the pachinko ball of the pachinko ball to the lower starting winning opening is formed by the upper ball receiving portion and the pair of closed open / close bodies. Although configured to regulate winnings, the spacing between the upper ball receiving part and the opening / closing body is widened, and the pachinko ball winning to the lower starting winning opening is allowed even when the opening / closing body is closed can do. In other words, the lower start winning opening may be any one having different winning probabilities for the pachinko balls in the open state and the closed state of the start opening member.
(3) In the embodiment, the start opening member that changes the opening amount of the lower starting prize opening in the starting prize winning device is constituted by a pair of opening and closing bodies, but the opening amount of the lower starting prize opening is set by one opening and closing body that moves back and forth. By changing, it may be configured to be switched between a state where the pachinko ball can win and a state where the winning is regulated.
(4) In the embodiment, as the winning opening of the winning device, the starting winning opening where the symbol variation effect is started on the display device under the control of the control means in response to the winning of the pachinko ball is cited. It may be a winning opening to which only prize balls are awarded.
(5) In the embodiment, the front opening of the lower sphere discharge passage provided in the back member is configured to be closed with the lid provided in the special winning device, but the lower sphere discharge passage is opened up and down (inlet and outlet). It is possible to adopt a configuration formed in a cylindrical shape).

(6) In the embodiment, the front opening of the upper sphere discharge passage provided in the back member and the front opening of the switch mounting portion are configured to be closed with a common lid member. A configuration in which the front opening of the switch mounting portion is closed with a lid member may be employed.
(7) In the embodiment, a ball discharge passage communicating with the upper and lower winning openings of the start winning device (winning device) and a ball discharge passage communicating with the winning opening of the special winning device (another winning device) are connected to the back member. The ball discharge passage) is provided, but the ball discharge passage (another ball discharge passage) communicating with the winning opening of the special prize device (another prize device) may be provided on another back side member.
(8) In the embodiment, as the second mounting port to which the start prize device and the special prize device are attached, the upper opening to which the start prize device is attached and the lower opening to which the special prize device is attached are described as being configured. The configuration may be such that the mounting port to which the winning device is attached does not communicate with the mounting port to which the special winning device is mounted. That is, the wearing clothes corresponding to each winning device may be provided independently.
(9) The special opening member that changes the opening amount of the special prize opening in the special prize winning device changes into a prize-allowed state in which a pachinko ball can be awarded to the special prize opening and a prize-regulated state that regulates pachinko prizes. As long as it is a thing, the special winning opening may not be closed in the winning regulation state.
(10) In the embodiment, the case where the first protective wall portion protecting the upper surface of the main body portion and the second protective wall portion protecting the rear surface are provided as the cover member disposed in the second electromagnetic solenoid has been described. However, what is necessary is just to provide the 1st protective wall part which protects an upper surface at least.

(11) In the embodiment, the fixing wall facing the first protective wall portion and the second protective wall portion of the cover member is fixed to the second electromagnetic solenoid with screws, but the cover member is configured to be the second electromagnetic solenoid. The position to be fixed to may be another position.
(12) In the embodiment, the first heat radiation space defined between the first protective wall portion of the cover member and the upper surface of the main body portion of the second electromagnetic solenoid is formed from the fixed wall of the first protective wall portion. The extension end side is configured to be closed, but a recess formed in the first protection wall portion is formed to extend to the extension end so that the first heat radiation space extends from the first protection wall portion. It may be opened at the end.
(13) In the embodiment, the case where the outer surface of each protective wall portion of the cover member is a flat surface has been described. However, the outer surface is extended in the extending direction of the protective wall portion or in a direction intersecting with the extending direction. A configuration in which a recess is formed to improve the heat dissipation effect may be employed.
(14) In the embodiment, the second electromagnetic solenoid is disposed in the special prize winning device in a lateral posture in which the plunger moves back and forth in the left-right direction, but the second electromagnetic solenoid in a posture in the front-rear direction in which the plunger moves forward and backward. May be arranged in a special prize-winning apparatus. In this embodiment, the first protective wall portion of the cover member extends in the front-rear direction along the upper surface (first side surface) with respect to the main body portion of the second electromagnetic solenoid, and the second protective wall portion is left or right. It is comprised so that it may extend in the front-back direction along a side surface (2nd side surface). And if the wiring is routed so as to extend in the left-right direction from the upper side of the main body part toward the side where the second protective wall part is located, on the outside of the main body part of the second electromagnetic solenoid, Both the protective wall portions can prevent the wiring from coming into contact with the main body portion.
(15) The gaming machine is not limited to a pachinko machine, and may be various other gaming machines such as an arrangement ball machine or a slot machine using a pachinko ball or medal as a game medium.

From the gaming machines described in the examples and the other examples, it is possible to specify gaming machines according to the configuration described in the following supplementary notes.
[Appendix 1]
In the gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
Another winning device (31) is disposed above the winning device (33) in the game board (20),
The another prize-winning device (31) includes another opening member (60) that is actuated to change the opening amount of the prize-winning opening (30) through which the game balls flowing down the game area (28) can win,
Driving means (62) for operating the another opening member (60),
The wiring (H) having one end connected to the driving means (62) is configured to be routed outside the protective wall portion (92) of the cover member (90).
According to the gaming machine of Supplementary Note 1, it is possible to prevent the wiring derived from the driving means of another winning device from coming into direct contact with the electromagnetic sonolide, thereby preventing the wiring from being damaged.

[Appendix 2]
In the gaming machine of appendix 1,
In the backside member (100) disposed on the back side of the gaming board (20), the winning of the other winning device (31) is achieved in a state where the backside member (100) is disposed on the back side of the gaming board (20). A ball discharge passage (102) that communicates with the mouth (30) and opens forward and downward is provided, and a front opening (102c) of the ball discharge passage (102) is a lid portion provided in the winning device (33) ( 95).
According to the gaming machine of Supplementary Note 2, since the front opening of the ball discharge passage is closed by the lid portion provided in the winning device, the front and rear dimensions are compared with the case where a lid member for closing the front opening of the ball discharge passage is separately provided. Can be reduced.

20 Game board 28 Game area 32 Special prize opening (winning area)
33 Special winning device (winning device)
65 Special device body (device body)
66 Special opening member (opening member)
67 Second electromagnetic solenoid (electromagnetic solenoid)
82 Magnetic field generator (excitation coil)
83 Casing 84 Body 84a Upper surface (first side surface)
84b Rear side (second side)
88 Flange part 90 Cover member 91 Fixed wall (fixed part)
92 First protective wall (protective wall)
92e recess 93 second protective wall (another protective wall)
94 Screw (fixing means)
H wiring S1 1st heat dissipation space (heat dissipation space)
S3 Ventilation passage

Claims (4)

An apparatus main body provided with a game area in which a game area in which a game ball can flow down is provided on the front side, a winning opening that is open to the game area and in which a game ball flowing down the game area can be won; A game provided with a winning device having an opening member disposed in the apparatus main body and operable to change an opening amount of the winning opening, and an electromagnetic solenoid disposed in the apparatus main body and operating the opening member. In the machine
A cover member is disposed on the main body portion surrounding the exciting coil in the electromagnetic solenoid with a casing,
The cover member is
A fixing part fixed to the main body part via fixing means;
The outer side of the second side surface that extends from one end of the first side surface to the other end along the first side surface of the main body portion and covers a part of the first side surface and intersects the first side surface of the main body portion And a protective wall portion that prevents the wiring routed outside the main body portion from coming into contact with the main body portion,
A concave portion provided so as to be spaced apart from the first side surface on a surface facing the first side surface of the protective wall portion;
A gaming machine characterized in that a heat radiation space defined by the recess and the first side surface is opened by an outward projecting portion of the second side surface of the protective wall portion.   The cover member includes a wiring that extends from one end of the second side surface to the other end along the second side surface of the main body portion, covers a part of the second side surface, and is routed outside the main body portion. Another protective wall part for preventing contact with the main body part is provided apart from the protective wall part, and the extending direction of both protective wall parts is provided between the protective wall part and the other protective wall part. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a ventilation space communicating with the heat radiation space is formed over the entire length.   3. The fixing portion is provided between the protective wall portion and another protective wall portion, and the main body portion is fixed to the apparatus main body by the fixing means for fixing the fixing portion to the main body portion. The gaming machine described. The electromagnetic solenoid is disposed in such a posture that the first side surface of the main body portion faces upward with respect to the apparatus main body and the second side surface faces rearward.
The flange part extended backward is provided in the end of the 2nd side surface in the main-body part of the said electromagnetic solenoid, The fixing | fixed part of the said cover member is being fixed to this flange part. The gaming machine described in 1.

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