JP2017176484A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a novel game machine capable of preventing a fraud.SOLUTION: The game machine including a game board with a game area, a shot ball storage part for storing game balls, and a shooting device for shooting the game balls stored in the shot ball storage part, includes: a ball guide part that is communicated with the shot ball storage device and in which game balls shot by the shooting device can move in a direction of the game area and game balls not reaching the game area, out of the game balls shot by the shooting device, can move in a prescribed direction different from the direction of the game area; and a thread member clamp part capable of clamping a thread member, one end of which is fixed to a game ball. The thread member clamp part is located in the ball guide part at a position where the thread member fixed to the game ball can pass through by following the movement of the game ball.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly to a gaming machine capable of guiding a gaming ball launched by a launching device to a gaming area formed on a gaming board.

  Conventionally, as this type of gaming machine, a game board in which a game ball can flow down has been formed, and the game ball enters the game area to obtain a prize ball, a jackpot lottery right, etc. There are known pachinko machines provided with a winning opening (general winning opening, starting winning opening, etc.). In this pachinko machine, a ball detection sensor is provided for detecting a game ball that has entered each winning opening. When the ball detecting sensor provided in the general winning opening detects a game ball, When a predetermined number of game balls are paid out and a ball detection sensor provided at the start winning opening detects a game ball, a big win lottery is performed at this detection timing, and a predetermined number of game balls are paid out as a prize ball. It is like that.

  By the way, in such a pachinko machine, there is an illegal act of launching a game ball in a state where one end of a fishing line or other line member is fixed with an adhesive or the like. This fraudulent act is by launching the game ball with the above-mentioned thread member into the game area, leaving the other end of the thread member on the upper plate of the pachinko machine, and operating the other end of the thread member. It controls the movement of game balls. For example, when a game ball with a thread member fixed is moved back and forth between the upstream and downstream sides of the detection position of the ball detection sensor as a boundary, the ball detection sensor is not received at the prize opening. Will detect a game ball, which will result in an illegal lottery or prize ball payout.

  Conventionally, in order to deal with such an illegal act, a game in which a pinching portion for pinching the above-described thread member is provided on a ball launching end portion of a launching device that launches a game ball and the thread member is fixed When the ball is fired from the launching device, the thread member is pinched by this pinching portion to make it impossible to operate the game ball, that is, the thread member itself blocks the flow of the game ball on the movement trajectory of the game ball. A pachinko machine having a configuration has been devised (see Patent Document 1).

JP 2014-188072 A

In recent years, a new fraudulent act is performed using what connected two game balls with the thread member. In this fraudulent act, one of the two game balls (the first one) is fired with a weak force that does not reach the game area and returned to the lower plate etc., and then the other connected with the thread member Sending the (second) game ball to the game area and operating the thread member connected to the game ball returned to the lower plate or the like illegally causes the game ball to enter the winning opening. Is called.
In this new fraud, one (first) game ball is launched with a weak force, so that when the game ball is launched, sufficient tension is not applied to the connected thread member, as described above. It is difficult to pinch the thread member at the pinching portion in a simple pachinko machine. In addition, when the other (second) game ball is fired, one of the game balls is returned to the lower plate and the like, so that the tension applied to the thread member connected to the game ball is a conventional fraud. Unlike the action, the thread member can reach the game area while avoiding the above-described pinching portion.
As described above, in the pachinko machine as described above, there has been a problem that it is not possible to prevent a new illegal act using two game balls connected by a thread member.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made under the circumstances described above, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine capable of preventing a new illegal act.

In order to achieve the above-described object, the present invention is configured as follows.
The features of the present invention will be described below using the embodiments of the present invention shown in the drawings. In addition, the following code | symbol and description show the code | symbol and name of the structure in embodiment of the invention corresponded to the structure of this invention, and do not limit the technical scope of this invention.

  (1) The present invention launches a game board 100 provided with a game area 120 in which game balls flow down, a launch ball storage unit 60 that stores game balls, and a game ball stored in the launch ball storage unit 60 A game machine (pachinko machine P) in which a game ball launched by the launch apparatus 50 at a predetermined launch strength or more is formed so as to reach the game area 120, A game ball that communicates with the launch ball storage unit 60 and that is launched by the launch device 50 can move in the direction of the game area 120, and among the game balls that are launched by the launch apparatus 50, the game area 120. A ball guiding portion 70 capable of moving a game ball that has not reached to a predetermined direction different from the direction of the game area 120, and a thread member sandwiching portion 10 capable of sandwiching a thread member having one end fixed to the game ball; The thread member sandwiching portion 10 is provided in the ball guiding portion 70 at a position where the thread member fixed to the game ball can pass following the movement of the game ball. It is characterized by.

In the gaming machine according to the present invention, the game ball fired by the launching device 50 is fired at a launch strength that can reach the game area 120 or at a launch strength that cannot reach the game area 120. Even so, it moves within the ball guiding section 70. The thread member sandwiching section 10 is provided in a position where the thread member fixed to the game ball can pass following the movement of the game ball in the ball guide section 70. When the game ball moves, the thread member connected to the game ball is sandwiched between the thread member sandwiching portions 10.
Therefore, according to the gaming machine according to the present invention, after one of the two game balls connected by the thread member is returned to the lower plate or the like, there is a new illegal act of sending the other game ball to the game area 120. Even in such a case, since the thread member is sandwiched between the thread member sandwiching portions 10 and the operation of the game ball becomes impossible, it is possible to prevent the above-described new illegal acts.

(2) Further, the gaming machine communicates with the ball guiding unit 70 and can guide a game ball moving in the ball guiding unit 70 toward the gaming area 120, and the ball guiding unit. And a ball inlet 71 that can receive a game ball that has not reached the game area 120 out of the game balls launched by the launch device 50 and can be guided to the outside of the gaming machine.
(3) Further, the thread member pinching portion 10 may be provided in the ball guiding portion 70 and in a path from the firing passage 110 to the ball inlet 71.
(4) Further, the thread member pinching portion 10 may be provided in a path from the launch ball storage portion 60 to the ball inlet 71 in the ball guiding portion 70.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of preventing new fraud.

It is 1st embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is an external appearance perspective view of a pachinko machine. It is 1st embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is an external appearance perspective view of the state which opened the front door of the pachinko machine. It is 1st embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is an external appearance perspective view of a machine frame and a main body frame. It is 1st embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is the fragmentary perspective view of a main body frame, and the expansion perspective view of a thread | yarn member clamping part. It is 1st embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a disassembled perspective view of a thread | yarn member clamping part. It is 1st embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is explanatory drawing of the movement path | route of a game ball and a thread | yarn member. It is 1st embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is explanatory drawing of the movement path | route of a game ball and a thread | yarn member. It is 2nd embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a fragmentary perspective view of a main body frame. It is 2nd embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a top view of a thread member clamping part. It is 2nd embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a disassembled perspective view of a base guide member and a thread | yarn member clamping part. It is 2nd embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is explanatory drawing of the movement path | route of a game ball and a thread | yarn member.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described by dividing them into a first embodiment and a second embodiment with reference to the drawings.
In the present specification, for each component provided in the pachinko machine P, the front and rear (front back), left and right (side), and top and bottom (plane bottom) directions are fixed to the pachinko machine P. The direction when the pachinko machine P is viewed from the front in the state is shown.

(First embodiment)
(External configuration of pachinko machine P)
The gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention is a pachinko machine P that uses a game ball as a game medium. Although not specifically shown, generally, in a game arcade where pachinko machines P are installed, a plurality of pachinko machines P are arranged side by side in an area where game machines called islands are installed, A game ball lending device (not shown) for lending is installed adjacent to each pachinko machine P. Each pachinko machine P is connected to a corresponding game ball lending device.
The game ball lending device is capable of inserting a storage medium (card) in which value information necessary for inserting bills and lending game balls is stored. Then, after a bill is inserted (or a card is inserted) into the game ball lending device, a predetermined operation is performed on the pachinko machine P, so that the game ball lending device can be lent. It has become.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pachinko machine P according to the present embodiment is a rectangular frame body fixed to an island and having a hollow portion, and a hinge mechanism on the machine frame F1. A rectangular frame that can be freely opened and closed (not particularly shown), and has a main body frame F2 having a hollow portion (see FIGS. 2 and 3), and a hinge mechanism (particularly a figure). And a front door D which is attached to be openable and closable and which has an opening (not shown) formed in the front.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the front door D includes a transparent plate 400 that covers the opening, an upper plate 600 and a lower plate 700 that are located below the transparent plate 400 and can receive game balls, and a lower plate 700. Are provided with an operation handle HD for performing a game ball launching operation and an upper speaker SP1 located at the upper left and right.
In this pachinko machine P, when the main body frame F2 is closed with respect to the machine frame F1 and the front door D is further closed, the transparent plate 400 is positioned in front of the game board 110. Thereby, the game board 100 located behind can be visually recognized through the transparent plate 400.

In the upper plate 600, game balls lent out from the game ball lending device and prize balls paid out from the pachinko machine P are guided. When the upper plate 600 is filled with game balls, the prize balls paid out from the pachinko machine P are guided to the lower plate 700. The lower tray 700 is provided with an opening / closing lever 800. By operating the opening / closing lever 800, a discharge port provided at the bottom of the lower tray 700 is opened, and the game balls accumulated in the lower tray 700 are removed. It can be discharged outside.
The operation handle HD is a handle for launching a game ball provided on the front side of the main body frame F2, and is formed so that the player can rotate the game ball.

As shown in FIG. 2, a game board 100 is fitted in the hollow portion of the main body frame F2, and a launching device 50 for launching a game ball is provided at the lower right of the hollow portion (see FIG. 3). ing. A lower speaker SP2 is provided at the lower left of the main body frame F2.
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the launching device 50 includes at least a driving device 51 and a hammer 52 coupled to the driving device 51. The hammer 52 is for striking game balls stored one by one in a launch ball storage section 60 provided in a main body frame F2 to be described later, and the driving device 51 is a motor for driving the hammer 52 to rotate. It is a solenoid.

  Further, a lower part of the main body frame F2 communicates with a launch ball storage unit 60 that stores game balls supplied from a ball supply path (not shown) that communicates with the upper plate 600, and a launch ball storage unit 60. And a ball guiding unit 70 that plays a game ball that is launched from the launching device 50 passes through the ball guiding unit 70 and reaches a launch passage 110 and a game area 120 of a game board 100 to be described later. Yes. In the middle of the ball guiding portion 70, there is provided a thread member pinching portion 10 for cutting the thread member whose end is fixed to each of the two game balls. This will be described later. To do.

  In addition, a ball inlet 71 for guiding a game ball from the front side to the back side of the main body frame F2 is provided at the lower left part of the ball guiding unit 70, and is guided to the ball inlet 71 at the lower right of the ball inlet 71. A ball outlet 72 for guiding the game ball from the back side of the main body frame F2 to the front side is provided. Then, the game ball guided from the ball outlet 72 is discharged from the back side of the front door D to the lower plate 700 through the ball discharge path 73.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the ball guiding portion 70 is covered with a lid member 80 from the front side. As shown in FIG. 4, the lid member 80 is attached to the main body frame F <b> 2 so as to be pivotable in the front-rear direction by a hinge mechanism (not shown), and the lid member 80 is closed (the sphere guiding portion 70 is covered) ), A space formed between the front surface of the main body frame F2 and the back surface of the lid member 80 is a ball guiding portion 70.

  In addition, game balls supplied from a ball supply path (not shown in particular) communicating with the upper plate 600 are stored in the launch ball storage unit 60. When the player performs a launch operation by rotating the operation handle HD while being supplied from the ball supply path to the launch ball storage unit 60, the game ball is launched at an intensity corresponding to the rotation angle of the operation handle HD.

  A game ball that has been launched by the launching device 50 but has not reached the launch path 110 or the game area 120 of the game board 100 due to insufficient launch strength is received by the ball entrance 71. The game ball received at the ball inlet 71 passes through the back side of the main body frame F2, exits the ball outlet 72, and reaches the lower plate 700. A game ball that reaches the lower plate 700 is called a foul ball.

  The game board 100 is a transparent acrylic board, and a guide rail R including a metal outer rail R1 and an inner rail R2 is provided on the board surface of the game board 100 as shown in FIGS. . A region partitioned in a substantially circular shape by the guide rail R forms a game region 120. Further, in the left side area of the game area 120, a game ball launch passage 110 communicating with the ball guiding portion 70 is formed between the outer rail R 1 and the inner rail R 2, and is launched from the launch device 50. When the firing strength is sufficient, the game ball goes up in the launch passage 110 and is released into the game area 120 from the upper left.

  In the game area 120, although not shown, there are a windmill and a large number of nails for making the flow direction of the game ball irregular, a general winning port where a game ball can enter, a starting winning port, a big winning port, etc. A plurality of winning holes, an out port for guiding the game ball to the outside of the game area 120, and the like are provided. When a game ball enters the general winning opening, a predetermined prize ball is paid out. When a player enters a start winning opening, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out, and a jackpot lottery is performed as to whether or not to execute a special game. When winning the jackpot lottery, a special game is executed in which the big prize opening is opened. The game balls that have not entered any of the above winning ports are collected from the out port to the back side of the game board 100. A display screen of the liquid crystal display device 210 fixed to the game board 100 is located at the center of the game area 120, and the display screen can be seen through the transparent game board 100.

(Thread member pinching portion 10)
Next, the thread member pinching portion 10 will be described. Here, the thread member pinching portion 10 in the present embodiment is for dealing with an illegal act of fixing a thread member such as a fishing line to the game ball with an adhesive or the like and driving the game ball into the game area 120. . In particular, in the present invention, one game ball is fixed to one end of the thread member, another game ball is fixed to the other end, and two game balls connected by the thread member are launched into the game area 120. Appropriate for fraudulent conduct.

  Specifically, the thread member sandwiching portion 10 is provided in the middle of the ball guiding portion 70 and on the upper right side of the ball inlet 71 (that is, upstream of the ball inlet 71) (see FIG. 4). And a base guide member 20 and an attachment guide member 40 for attaching the cutter member 30 to the main body frame F2 (see FIGS. 4 and 5).

As shown in FIG. 5, the cutter member 30 is a substantially rectangular thin plate (plate) made of metal, and a cut portion 33 is provided at one end portion in the longitudinal direction. Two sandwiching pieces 31 and 32 are provided on both sides. That is, one end in the longitudinal direction of the cutter member 30 has a bifurcated shape due to the sandwiching pieces 31 and 32 adjoining each other with the notch 33 interposed therebetween (see FIG. 5).
In addition, one of the two adjacent sandwich pieces 32 is bent downward from the surface of the cutter member 30 (in a direction orthogonal to the surface of the cutter member 30), and the tip of the sandwich piece 32 is the other sandwich piece. It is located below the tip of the piece 31 (see FIG. 5).

  In the cutter member 30, when the thread member enters the notch 33, the thread member can advance toward the inner back of the notch 33 while being sandwiched between the sandwiching pieces 31 and 32. Then, as the thread member advances toward the inner part of the cut portion 33, the thread member is worn by contact with the clip pieces 31 and 32 and is eventually cut. Even if the thread member that has entered the cut portion 33 is not cut due to the material, the strength of the tension, or the like, it is at least cut by being held by the pinching pieces 31 and 32 (held state). Progression beyond the inner depth of the portion 33 will be hindered.

  The attachment guide member 40 is a plate-like member attached to the surface of the main body frame F2. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the attachment guide member 40 projects from the surface of the main body frame F2 in a state of being attached to the main body frame F2. The game board 100 includes an inclined portion 40a having a substantially rectangular plate shape that inclines downward from the vicinity of the lower end of the launch passage 110 toward the lower right (in the direction of the launch ball storage portion 60).

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the inclined portion 40 a is formed with a notched portion 47 that is notched in an M shape in which irregularities continue from the substantially center to the end on the side of the firing ball storage portion 60. The notch 47 is inclined downward from the notch surface 41 facing the front direction (the back side of the front door D) and the lower end of the notch surface 41 toward the back direction (the surface side of the main body frame F2). An inclined notch surface 42 is provided.
Further, the attachment guide member 40 is provided with a screw hole 43 for screwing the base guide member 20 and the attachment guide member 40 (see FIG. 5).

  The base guide member 20 is a trapezoidal member attached to the attachment guide member 40, and as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a fixed plate 20a and an inclined portion 20b protruding from the outer edge of the fixed plate 20a. It has.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the fixed plate 20 a is a substantially trapezoidal plate member, and has a screw hole 23 for screwing the base guide member 20 and the mounting guide member 40. Then, when the fixing plate 20a is positioned at a predetermined mounting position (not shown) in the mounting guide member 40, the screw hole 23 of the fixing plate 20a and the screw hole 43 of the mounting guide member 40 are matched, and the screw By screwing the screw V into the hole 23 and the screw hole 43, the base guide member 20 and the mounting guide member 40 are screwed together. Thus, since the base guide member 20 can be attached to and detached from the attachment guide member 40, the cutter member 30 can be easily replaced.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the inclined portion 20b is a plate-like member that protrudes from an outer edge corresponding to the oblique side of the fixed plate 20a in a direction orthogonal to the fixed plate 20a, and attaches the base guide member 20 to the mounting guide. In the state of being attached to the member 40, it is inclined downward with the same inclination as the inclined portion 40 a of the attachment guide member 40.
As shown in FIG. 5, the inclined portion 20 b has an end surface 21 that faces the notch surface 41 of the mounting guide member 40 and a lower end of the end surface 21 in a state where the base guide member 20 is mounted on the mounting guide member 40. An inclined end surface 22 that inclines downward toward the front direction, a concave groove 24 that is formed along the left end of the end surface 21 and opens toward the back direction, and a holding piece 25 that is located above the end surface 21 and protrudes in the back direction. , Is provided.

The side of the cutter member 30 described above can be fitted into the concave groove 24.
When the cutter member 30 is fitted into the concave groove 24, the back surface of the cutter member 30 comes into contact with the surface of the holding piece 25, and the cutter member 30 is connected to the base guide member 20 (the concave groove 24 and the holding piece 25). ).

Further, a locking groove (not particularly shown) provided in the mounting guide member 40 when the fixing plate 20a is positioned at the mounting position of the mounting guide member 40 at the distal end portion of the holding piece 25. A locking claw 25a that can be locked is provided. Then, when the fixing plate 20a is positioned at the mounting position with the cutter member 30 fitted in the concave groove 24, the locking claw 25a is locked in the locking groove. Thereby, the base guide member 20 is attached to the attachment guide member 40 in a state where the cutter member 30 is held, and as a result, the cutter member 30 is attached to the main body frame F2.
Note that the cutter member 30 may be held by the base guide member 20 and the attachment guide member 40 in a state where the cutter member 30 has a slight backlash (play). By doing in this way, even if it is a case where a thread member advances, it can be made easy to be pinched by pinching pieces 31 and 32.

The cutter member 30 is fitted in the concave groove 24 with the end portion on which the sandwiching pieces 31 and 32 are provided facing downward to the right (see FIG. 5).
Further, as described above, the inclined portion 20b of the base guide member 20 is inclined downward at the same inclination as the inclined portion 40a of the mounting guide member 40 in a state where the base guide member 20 is mounted on the mounting guide member 40. ing. Then, the concave groove 24 provided in the inclined portion 20b of the base guide member 20 and the cutter member 30 fitted in the concave groove 24 are also inclined downward at the same inclination as the inclined portion 40a of the mounting guide member 40. (See FIGS. 4 and 5).

  By the way, when the base member 20 is attached to the attachment guide member 40 by fitting the cutter member 30 into the concave groove 24, the notch 47 formed in the inclined portion 40a of the attachment guide member 40 is shown in FIG. The notch surface 41 and the end surface 21 provided on the inclined portion 20b of the base guide member 20 face each other with a gap having a predetermined width, and the notch 33 of the cutter member 30 is positioned in this gap. ing. And the inclined notch surface 42 formed in the inclined part 40a of the mounting guide member 40 is inclined downward from the lower end side of the above-mentioned gap toward the back direction, and from the lower end side of the above-mentioned gap toward the front direction. The inclined end surface 22 provided on the inclined portion 20b of the base guide member 20 is inclined downward (see FIG. 4). That is, the inclined notch surface 42 and the inclined end surface 22 are inclined so as to approach each other toward the gap where the notch 33 is located, so that the thread member is guided to the inclined notched surface 42 and the inclined end surface 22. Thus, it becomes possible to easily enter the cut portion 33.

When the lid member 80 is closed with the base guide member 20 attached to the attachment guide member 40, the back surface of the lid member 80 and the inclined end surface 22 of the base guide member 20 constituting the yarn member sandwiching portion 10 come into contact with each other. From the right side to the upper side of the thread member sandwiching portion 10 in the ball guiding portion 70, an upper space portion 70 a that communicates with the firing ball storage portion 60 and communicates with the firing passage 110 is formed. From the lower side to the left side of the part 10, a lower space part 70b that communicates with the launching ball storage part 60 and the upper space part 70a and communicates with the ball inlet 71 is formed (see FIGS. 4 and 7).
When the launch intensity is sufficient, the game ball launched from the launch device 50 reaches the game area 120 from the launch ball reservoir 60 via the upper space 70a and the launch passage 110, and the launch intensity is insufficient. If the launch path 110 or the game area 120 is not reached, the launch ball storage section 60 or the upper space section 70a reaches the ball entrance 71 via the lower space section 70b.

Next, a description will be given of the cutting or pinching of the thread member by the thread member sandwiching portion 10 described above when an illegal act is performed using two game balls connected by the thread member.
This fraudulent action is achieved by launching a game ball (hereinafter referred to as a first game ball) supplied to the firing ball storage unit 60 among the two game balls connected by the thread member while suppressing the firing strength. A game ball supplied to the launch ball storage unit 60 (hereinafter referred to as a second game ball) is launched with a launch strength that can reach the game area 120 after being discharged into the lower plate 700 as a ball. By operating the second game ball that has reached the game area 120 with the thread member, illegal entry into the start winning opening or the like is performed.

When performing the above-mentioned fraudulent act, the first game ball launched from the firing ball storage unit 60 passes through the upper space part 70a (the space from the right side to the upper side of the thread member sandwiching part 10) in the ball guiding part 70, and the firing path. Although it goes to 110, it falls by its own weight without reaching the launch passage 110 or the game area 120, and is received by the ball inlet 71 through the lower space portion 70b (space from the lower side to the left side of the thread member pinching portion 10). (See the route X in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7A). The first game ball received at the ball inlet 71 passes through the back side of the main body frame F2 and exits from the ball outlet 72 to the front side of the main body frame F2 (see the path Y in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7A) to discharge the ball. It reaches the lower plate 700 through the path 73 (see the path Z in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7A).
In addition, since the thread member connecting the first game ball and the second game ball follows the first game ball moving along the above-described path, when the first game ball reaches the lower plate 700, the thread member is The second game ball is stretched from the upper plate 600 or the launch ball storage unit 60 to the lower plate 700 through the ball inlet 71 and the ball outlet 72 in the ball guiding unit 70 (FIG. 7B )reference). Since the first game ball reaches from the front side to the back side of the main body frame F2 through the ball inlet 71 and then from the back side to the front side of the main body frame F2 through the ball outlet 72, the thread member is attached to the main body frame F2. It is in a state of being bound.

Then, when the second game ball is launched from the launch ball storage unit 60 in the above-described state, the second game ball reaches the launch path 110 via the upper space portion 70a in the ball guide unit 70 (route of FIG. 6). (See W) and go up in the launch passage 110.
At this time, the thread member follows the second game ball, and is pulled in the direction of the firing path 110 as the second game ball goes up in the firing path 110 (see FIG. 7C). Then, the thread member is pulled by the second game ball and applied with a tension toward the firing passage 110, and then the inclined notch surface of the thread member sandwiching part 10 through the lower space part 70b. 42 or the inclined end face 22. Thereafter, when the second game ball further moves up in the launch passage 110, the thread member is guided by the inclined notch surface 42 or the inclined end surface 22 to reach the gap between the notch surface 41 and the end surface 21, and Will enter the notch 33 of the cutter member 30 located in the gap. Then, as described above, the thread member advances toward the inner back portion of the cut portion 33 in a state of being sandwiched between the sandwiching pieces 31 and 32 of the cutter member 30, and is cut or forwarded from the inner back portion. Progress will be hindered.

As described above, in the pachinko machine P according to the present embodiment, the game ball launched from the launch ball storage unit 60 can reach the ball guide unit 70 and communicates with the ball guide unit 70 to reach the ball guide unit 70. A launch passage 110 capable of guiding the game ball to the game area 120 and a ball inlet 71 communicating with the ball guide unit 70 and capable of guiding the game ball reaching the ball guide unit 70 to the lower plate 700 are provided. In the middle of the path from the ball inlet 71 to the launch passage 110, a thread member sandwiching portion 10 for cutting the thread member fixed to the game ball is provided.
As a result, when an illegal act is performed using two game balls connected by the thread member, the first game ball is discharged from the lower plate 700 through the ball guide unit 70 in a state where the first game ball is discharged to the lower plate 700. When the thread member stretched to the storage section 60 is pulled in the direction of the firing passage 110 as the second game ball launched from the launch ball storage section 60 is advanced, the cutter member constituting the thread member sandwiching section 10 The thread member is cut by entering the notch portion 33 of 30 or the progress of the notch portion 44 beyond the inner back portion is prevented.
Therefore, even if the thread member is operated, the second game ball that has reached the game area 120 can no longer be entered into the start winning opening or the like, and the illegal use using two game balls connected by the thread member. Actions can be prevented appropriately.

(Modification)
In the above-described embodiment, the thread member sandwiching portion 10 is provided on the front surface of the main body frame F2. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the thread member sandwiching portion 10 is provided on the back surface of the lid member 80 to provide a lid. When the member 80 is closed, the thread member pinching portion 10 may be disposed in the ball guiding portion 70.
Further, the thread member sandwiching portion 10 may be provided between the ball inlet 71 and the ball outlet 72 or on the downstream side of the ball outlet 72 instead of being provided upstream of the ball inlet 71.
Further, in the above-described embodiment, one of the two clip pieces in the cutter member 30 is bent downward from the surface of the cutter member 30, and the tip of the clip piece 32 is the tip of the other clip piece 31. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the clip piece 31 is bent downward from the surface of the cutter member 30 so that the tip of the clip piece 31 is more than the tip of the clip piece 32. May also be formed so as to be located on the lower side.
Alternatively, any one of the pinching piece 31 and the pinching piece 32 may be bent upward from the surface of the cutter member 30 so that one tip is positioned above the other tip.
Even when formed in this way, the same effects as those of the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

Moreover, in the above-mentioned embodiment, although the thread member clamping part 10 was comprised by three separate members, the cutter member 30, the attachment guide member 40, and the base guide member 20, it is not limited to this. For example, the cutter member 30, the attachment guide member 40, and the base guide member 20 may be formed as one member by performing integral molding, and thereby the yarn member sandwiching portion 10 may be configured.
When formed in this way, the same effects as those of the above-described embodiment can be obtained, and attachment of the thread member sandwiching portion 10 to the main body frame F2 can be facilitated.
Further, in the above-described embodiment, only the thread member sandwiching portion 10 for preventing the illegal act performed by using the first game ball as a foul ball is provided. However, the present invention is not limited to this. In addition to the thread member pinching portion 10, a thread for preventing an illegal act performed by launching the first game ball with a firing strength that can reach the game area 120 (that is, causing the first game ball to reach the game area 120). A member sandwiching portion may also be provided. For example, in addition to the thread member sandwiching portion 10 described above, a thread member sandwiching portion for sandwiching the thread member on the ball firing end portion of the launching device 50 may be provided.
As described above, the first thread member sandwiching portion that prevents the illegal act performed by causing the game ball to reach the game area 120 and the first act that prevents the illegal action performed by not allowing the game ball to reach the game area 120. By providing the two thread member pinching portions on a path along which the game ball can move, various illegal acts can be appropriately prevented.
In addition, as long as the 1st thread member clamping part and the 2nd thread member clamping part are provided on the path | route which a game ball can move, any may be arrange | positioned upstream, but 1st thread | yarn It is desirable to dispose the member sandwiching portion on the upstream side of the second thread member sandwiching portion.

(Second embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment will be described. Here, the difference from the pachinko machine P according to the first embodiment will be mainly described in detail, and the description of the same configuration as the pachinko machine P according to the first embodiment will be simplified or omitted. It shall be. In addition, about each structure with which the cutter member 30, the base guide member 20, and the attachment guide member 40 are provided, the code | symbol different from each structure in 1st embodiment is attached | subjected, and other than that is the same as 1st Embodiment. It shall be attached with the symbol.

  As shown in FIG. 8, a launching device 50 is provided on the lower right side of the main body frame F2 of the pachinko machine P according to the present embodiment. Further, a lower speaker SP2 is provided on the right side of the launching device 50. Furthermore, a lower part of the main body frame F2 is provided with a launch ball storage unit 60 and a ball guide unit 70 communicating with the launch ball storage unit 60, and a game ball launched from the launch device 50 is a ball guide unit 70. After that, it reaches the launch passage 110 of the game board 100.

  As shown in FIG. 8, a sphere inlet 71 is provided in the lower right portion of the sphere guiding portion 70, and a sphere outlet 72 is provided in the lower left portion of the sphere inlet 71. The game ball received at the ball entrance 71 is guided from the front side to the back side of the main body frame F2, then reaches the ball outlet 72, and is guided from the back side of the main body frame F2 to the front side (see FIG. 11). Then, the game ball guided from the ball outlet 72 is discharged from the back side of the front door D to the lower plate 700 through the ball discharge path 73 (see FIG. 11).

Note that, as shown in FIG. 8, the ball guiding portion 70 is covered from the front side by a lid member 80. The lid member 80 is detachably attached to the main body frame F2, and in a state where the lid member 80 is attached to the main body frame F2 (a state where the ball guide portion 70 is covered), the front surface of the main body frame F2 and the lid member 80 are provided. A space portion formed between the back surface and the back surface is a ball guiding portion 70.
Further, in the present embodiment, the thread member sandwiching portion 10 is provided on the back surface of the lid member 80. When the lid member 80 is attached to the main body frame F2, the thread member sandwiching portion 10 is disposed in the middle of the ball guiding portion 70. (See FIG. 8).

(Thread member pinching portion 10)
The thread member sandwiching portion 10 according to the present embodiment is in the middle of the ball guiding portion 70 in the state where the lid member 80 is attached to the main body frame F2, and is located on the upper left side of the ball inlet 71 (that is, upstream of the ball inlet 71). (Refer to FIG. 8 and FIG. 11). In this embodiment, the attachment guide member 40 is provided on the back surface of the lid member 80, and the base guide member 20 with the cutter member 30 fitted therein is attached to the attachment guide member 40, thereby The thread member sandwiching portion 10 is provided on the back surface, and the thread member sandwiching portion 10 is attached to the body frame F2 by attaching the lid member 80 to the body frame F2 (see FIGS. 8, 9, and 10). .

The cutter member 30 in the present embodiment has substantially the same configuration as that of the first embodiment. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 10, the cutter member 30 is a substantially rectangular thin plate (plate) made of metal, and is provided with a notch 33a at one end in the longitudinal direction. Two sandwiching pieces 31a and 32a are provided across the notch 33a. In addition, one of the two adjacent clip pieces 32a is bent downward from the surface of the cutter member 30 (see FIG. 10).
Then, the thread member that has entered the cut portion 33a is cut or prevented from proceeding further than the inner back portion of the cut portion 33a.

  The mounting guide member 40 in the present embodiment is a plate-like member provided on the back surface of the lid member 80, and protrudes from the back surface of the lid member 80, as shown in FIGS. 10B and 11, and In the state where the lid member 80 is attached to the main body frame F <b> 2, an extending portion 40 b extending leftward (in the direction opposite to the firing ball storage portion 60) is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 10 (B), the extending portion 40b includes an upper extending piece 40c and a lower extending piece 40d, which are a pair of substantially trapezoidal plate members arranged vertically. Further, as shown in FIG. 10 (B), the upper extending piece 40c is formed with a notch 47a in which the rear end is notched in an L shape, and the notch 47a With the member 80 attached to the main body frame F2, a cut-out surface 41a facing in the back direction (the front surface side of the main body frame F2) and an inclined cut-out surface 42a inclined from the left end of the cut-out surface 41a to the left front side are provided. ing. The lower extending piece 40d is also formed with a notch 47b having the same configuration as described above. The notch 47b has a notch surface 41b and an inclined notch surface 42b having the same configuration as described above. (See FIG. 10B). Further, a fitting groove 44 into which the side portion of the cutter member 30 can be fitted is formed between the upper extending piece 40c and the lower extending piece 40d (see FIG. 10B).

  The attachment guide member 40 is provided with a boss 43b in which a screw hole 43a for screwing the base guide member 20 and the attachment guide member 40 is formed (see FIG. 10B).

  The base guide member 20 in the present embodiment is a member attached to the attachment guide member 40, and as shown in FIG. 10B, a fixed plate 20c and an extending portion 20d protruding from the outer edge of the fixed plate 20c. And.

  As shown in FIG. 10B, the fixing plate 20c is a substantially L-shaped plate member when viewed from the front, and has a screw hole 23a for screwing the base guide member 20 and the mounting guide member 40 together. Yes. Then, when the fixing plate 20c is positioned at a predetermined mounting position (not particularly shown) in the mounting guide member 40, the screw hole 43a formed in the screw hole 23a of the fixing plate 20c and the boss 43b of the mounting guide member 40. And the base guide member 20 and the mounting guide member 40 are screwed together by screwing the screw V into the screw hole 23a and the screw hole 43a.

The extending portion 20d is a plate-like member that protrudes from the outer edge of the fixed plate 20c in a direction orthogonal to the fixed plate 20c, and the base guide member 20 is attached to the attachment guide member 40 in a state where the base guide member 40 is attached. It faces the extended portion 40b (see FIGS. 9 and 10B).
As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the extended portion 20 d has an end surface 21 a facing the notch surface 41 a of the mounting guide member 40 and an end surface in a state where the base guide member 20 is mounted on the mounting guide member 40. An inclined end surface 22a that is inclined from the left end of 21a toward the left back direction is provided. Further, as shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the end surface 21 a is formed with a concave groove 24 a that opens in the front direction when the base guide member 20 is attached to the attachment guide member 40.

  A side portion of the cutter member 30 can be fitted into the concave groove 24a, and the fixing plate 20c is attached to the guide member 40 in a state where one side portion of the cutter member 30a is fitted into the concave groove 24a. If it is located in the above-mentioned attachment position, the other side part of the cutter member 30 will be inserted in the fitting groove 44 of the attachment guide member 40 (refer FIG.9 and FIG.10 (B)). The base member 20 and the attachment guide member 40 are screwed together to provide the thread member sandwiching portion 10 on the back surface of the lid member 80. By attaching the lid member 80 to the main body frame F2, the thread member sandwiching portion 10 is provided. Is attached to the main body frame F2, and as a result, the cutter member 30 is attached to the main body frame F2.

The cutter member 30 is formed in the concave groove 24a and the fitting groove 44 in a state where the base guide member 20 is attached to the attachment guide member 40 and the end portion provided with the sandwiching pieces 31a and 32a faces leftward. It is adapted to be fitted (see FIGS. 8 to 10).
When the base guide member 20 is attached to the attachment guide member 40, as shown in FIG. 9, the notch surface 41a of the notch 47a in the attachment guide member 40 and the end face 21a of the extended portion 20d in the base guide member 20 are provided. Are opposed to each other through a gap having a predetermined width, and the notch 33a of the cutter member 30 fitted in the concave groove 24a and the fitting groove 44 is positioned in the gap.

When the lid member 80 is attached to the main body frame F2 in a state where the base guide member 20 is attached to the attachment guide member 40, the surface of the main body frame F2 and the fixing plate 20c of the base guide member 20 constituting the thread member clamping portion 10 are provided. And an upper space portion 70c communicating with the firing ball storage portion 60 and communicating with the firing passage 110 is formed from the right side to the left side of the yarn member sandwiching portion 10 in the ball guiding portion 70. A lower space portion 70d that communicates with the upper space portion 70c and communicates with the ball inlet 71 is formed from the left side to the lower side of the thread member sandwiching portion 10 in the guide portion 70 (see FIG. 11).
Unlike the lower space part 70b in the first embodiment, the lower space part 70d in the present embodiment is not in direct communication with the fired ball storage part 60, and is launched through the upper space part 70c. It reaches the reservoir 60 (see FIG. 11).
Therefore, the game ball launched from the launch device 50 reaches the game area 120 through the upper space 70c and the launch passage 110 when the launch strength is sufficient, but the launch path 110 and When the game area 120 is not reached, the ball area 71 is always reached from the upper space portion 70c via the lower space portion 70d.

Next, the cutting or pinching of the thread member by the thread member sandwiching portion 10 of the present embodiment when an illegal act using two game balls connected by the thread member is performed will be described.
When performing the above-mentioned fraudulent act, the first game ball launched from the launch ball storage unit 60 travels in the space on the right side and the upper side of the thread member sandwiching part 10 in the upper space part 70c, but the launch path 110 and the game area It falls by its own weight without reaching 120, reaches the lower space part 70d through the upper and left spaces of the thread member sandwiching part 10 in the upper space part 70c, and further passes through the lower space part 70d to the yarn. It is received in the ball inlet 71 located in the lower right part of the member clamping part 10 (refer FIG. 11). Then, the first game ball received at the ball inlet 71 passes through the back side of the main body frame F2, exits from the ball outlet 72 to the front side of the main body frame F2, and reaches the lower plate 700 through the ball discharge path 73 (FIG. 11).

  In addition, the thread member that connects the first game ball and the second game ball from the upper plate 600 or the launch ball storage unit 60 where the second game ball is located as the first game ball moves along the above-described path. A space on the right side of the thread member sandwiching portion 10 in the upper space portion 70c, a space on the upper side of the thread member sandwiching portion 10 in the upper space portion 70c, a space on the left side of the thread member sandwiching portion 10 in the upper space portion 70c, and a lower space portion. The first game ball is pulled to the lower plate 700 through 70d, the ball inlet 71 and the ball outlet 72 (see FIG. 11).

  Here, the thread member sandwiching portion 10 in the present embodiment is located on the upper left side of the ball inlet 71 in the ball guiding portion 70. Therefore, the thread member pulled by the first game ball as described above is applied to the inclined notch surface 42a or the inclined end surface 22a of the thread member sandwiching portion 10 in a state where tension toward the ball inlet 71 is applied. After the contact, it is guided by the inclined notch surface 42a or the inclined end surface 22a to reach the gap between the notch surface 41a and the end surface 21a, and further, the cut portion of the cutter member 30 located in the gap. 33a will be entered. Then, the yarn member advances toward the inner back portion of the cut portion 33a while being sandwiched between the clip pieces 31a and 32a of the cutter member 30, and is cut or prevented from proceeding beyond the inner deep portion. It will be.

As described above, according to the pachinko machine P according to the present embodiment, when an illegal act is performed using two game balls connected by a thread member, the thread member moves along with the movement of the first game ball. When the yarn member is pulled in the direction of the ball inlet 71, the yarn member is cut by entering the cut portion 33a of the cutter member 30 constituting the yarn member sandwiching portion 10, or the inner portion of the cut portion 33a is moved forward. Progress is hindered.
Therefore, even if the thread member is operated after the second game ball reaches the game area 120, the second game ball can no longer enter the start winning opening or the like, and the two are connected by the thread member. It is possible to appropriately prevent fraud using a game ball.

(Modification)
In the above-described embodiment, the thread member sandwiching portion 10 is provided on the back surface of the lid member 80, but is not limited thereto, and may be provided on the surface of the main body frame F2.
Further, the thread member sandwiching portion 10 may be provided between the ball inlet 71 and the ball outlet 72 or on the downstream side of the ball outlet 72 instead of being provided upstream of the ball inlet 71.
As for the sandwiching pieces 31a and 32a of the cutter member 30, the sandwiching piece 31a is bent downward from the surface of the cutter member 30 as in the modification of the first embodiment, and the tip of the sandwiching piece 31a is sandwiched by the sandwiching piece 32a. You may form so that it may be located below the front-end | tip. Alternatively, either one of the pinching piece 31a and the pinching piece 32a may be bent upward from the surface of the cutter member 30 so that one tip is positioned above the other tip.
Even when formed in this way, the same effects as those of the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

In addition, the thread member sandwiching portion 10 is formed as a single member by integrally molding the cutter member 30, the attachment guide member 40, and the base guide member 20, as in the modification of the first embodiment. You may comprise the thread | yarn member clamping part 10 by.
When formed in this manner, the same effects as those of the above-described embodiment can be obtained, and attachment of the thread member sandwiching portion 10 to the lid member 80 is facilitated.
Further, similarly to the modified example of the first embodiment, not only the thread member sandwiching part 10 that prevents an illegal act performed by using the first game ball as a foul ball, but also the thread member sandwiching part 10 described above. In addition, a thread member sandwiching portion (for example, a thread member sandwiching section provided on the ball launching end of the launching device 50) that prevents an illegal act performed by launching the first game ball with a launch strength that can reach the game area 120 is provided. Part etc.) may also be provided. Thereby, various fraudulent acts can be appropriately prevented.

P Pachinko machine F2 Main body frame 10 Thread member clamping part 20 Base guide member 30 Cutter member 40 Mounting guide member 50 Launching device 60 Launching ball storage part 70 Ball guiding part 71 Ball entrance 80 Lid member 100 Game board 110 Launching path 120 Game area 600 Upper plate 700 Lower plate

Claims (4)

A game board with a game area where game balls flow down;
A launch ball storage section for storing game balls;
A launching device that launches the game balls stored in the firing ball storage unit,
A gaming ball that is launched by the launching device at a predetermined firing strength or more is formed so as to be able to reach the gaming area,
The game ball launched by the launching device communicated with the launching ball storage unit is movable in the direction of the game area, and of the game balls launched by the launcher, the game ball did not reach the game area. A ball guiding unit capable of moving a game ball in a predetermined direction different from the direction of the game area;
A thread member sandwiching portion capable of sandwiching a thread member having one end fixed to the game ball, and
The gaming machine characterized in that the thread member sandwiching portion is provided in a position where the thread member fixed to the game ball can pass following the movement of the game ball in the ball guiding portion. . A launch passage that communicates with the ball guiding portion and can guide a game ball moving in the ball guiding portion toward the gaming area;
A ball entrance that communicates with the ball guiding unit and that can receive a game ball that has not reached the game area among the game balls launched by the launching device and can guide the game ball to the outside of the gaming machine; The gaming machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The thread member pinching portion is
3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is provided in a path from the launch passage to the entrance of the ball within the ball guiding portion. The thread member pinching portion is
3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the game machine is provided in a path from the launching ball storage unit to the ball entrance in the ball guiding unit.

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