JP2017192827A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine allowing replacement of a decorative body.SOLUTION: In a pachinko machine, a sheet material 170 given with a pattern and a substrate 169 are mounted on a body frame. The front face of the sheet material 170 is provided with a front face body 171, and the front face side of the front face body 171 is provided with a game area. When a player operates a game ball shooting handle, a game ball is shot toward the game area. The front face body 171 is formed transparently or semi-transparently so as to make the pattern given to the sheet material 170 visible from the front of the game machine. The sheet material 170 is provided so as to be sandwiched between the front face body 171 and the substrate 169, and the sheet material 170 can be replaced.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 14

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  A pachinko machine, which is a type of gaming machine, includes a gaming machine body in which a gaming board having a gaming area formed is mounted on a frame body, and a front door frame attached to the front side of the gaming machine body. Yes. In the game area, various game machines such as a prize opening and a prize winning device are provided. When the player operates the game ball launch handle, the game ball is launched toward the game area, and when the launched game ball wins a winning opening or a winning device, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out.

  Many of the game boards described above include a plywood that is the main body of the game board and a sheet material that is attached to the surface of the plywood. The sheet material is made of a synthetic resin material having transparency, and a predetermined pattern is given to the surface facing the plywood. These designs improve the design of the game board. In addition, by applying the pattern to the back surface of the sheet material, it is possible to avoid the disadvantage that the pattern is peeled off or worn due to the game ball directly contacting the pattern (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In addition, a plurality of game nails are driven from above the sheet material, and the movement of the game balls in the game area is diversified by the game nails.

JP-A-2003-38743

  The pattern formed on the sheet material differs depending on the model of the gaming machine, and the sheet material must be replaced when changing the model of the gaming machine. However, since the sheet material can be exchanged only in units of game boards, all the game boards must be exchanged when changing the model. Therefore, there is room for improvement with respect to the replacement of the sheet material.

  In addition, the game board may be provided with a decorative body other than the sheet material, and even when the decorative body is exchanged, there are some which can be exchanged only for each game board. In this case, when the decoration body is replaced, all the game boards must be replaced. Therefore, there is still room for improvement with respect to the replacement of the decoration body.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances and the like, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine capable of exchanging a decorative body.

The present invention
A front body formed at least partially transparent or translucent,
A base body provided on the back side of the front body;
It is disposed at a position sandwiched between the front body and the base body, and is provided so as to be removable from the front body alone or together with the base body, and is visible from the front of the gaming machine through the front body. A decorative body,
A first opening formed in the base body and penetrating in an alignment direction of the base body and the front body;
A light emitting unit disposed behind the decorative body and irradiating light to the back surface of the decorative body through the first opening;
A light restricting portion formed with a second opening for restricting a range in which the light from the light emitting portion is irradiated to the decorative body to be a predetermined range smaller than the first opening,
The shape of the second opening in the front view of the front body is different from the shape of the first opening in the front view of the front body,
The light regulated by the light regulating unit is irradiated to the front of the gaming machine through the decorative body and the front body,
A flow path forming portion that is provided so as to protrude from the front body to the opposite side of the base body and can change the flow direction of the game ball by hitting a game ball flowing down along the front body. With
The flow path forming portion is disposed on the front body so as not to protrude toward the decorative body, and avoids contact with the decorative body.

  According to the present invention, the decorative body can be replaced.

It is a front view which shows the pachinko machine in one embodiment. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main structures of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main structures of a pachinko machine. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a pachinko machine. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a front door frame. It is a front view which shows the structure of a main body frame. It is a front view which shows the structure of a game board. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a main body frame. It is a perspective view which shows the back surface structure of a game board. It is a rear view which shows the state which removed the main controller unit from the game board. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of a main controller unit. It is a front view which shows the structure of a back pack unit. It is a disassembled perspective view of a back pack unit. It is an AA line cutting | disconnection part end view of FIG. FIG. 8 is an end view of a cutting section taken along line B-B in FIG. 7. It is CC line | wire cut part end elevation of FIG. 7, FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a pachinko machine. It is a flowchart figure which shows a big hit lottery process. It is a flowchart figure which shows a display control process. It is the schematic which shows another example of the board | substrate for light-emitting bodies. It is the schematic which shows another example of the board | substrate for light-emitting bodies. It is the schematic which shows the front body and game nail in another example.

  First, the invention that can be extracted from the present embodiment will be described while showing effects and the like as necessary.

Means 1. A front area (front body 171) formed with a game area where a game ball flows on the front side and at least a part of the front area is transparent or translucent,
A base (base 169) provided on the back side of the front body;
A decorative body (sheet material) that is disposed at a position sandwiched between the front body and the base body and is detachable from the disposed position alone or together with the base body and is visible from the front of the gaming machine through the front body. 170)
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:

  According to the means 1, the design of the gaming machine is enhanced by providing the decorative body visible from the front of the gaming machine. Moreover, it may be desired to change the design of the gaming machine by changing the decorative body. However, for example, game machines are provided with game nails, etc. in the game area, and when replacing a decorative body, the decorative body cannot be changed unless the game nail is removed, and the replacement operation is complicated. There is concern about the problem of In addition to the game nails, the game balls provided in the game area come into contact with the dispersion members that disperse the falling direction of the game balls, and the game members provided in the entrance parts where the game balls enter, etc. The problem is concerned.

  On the other hand, according to the present means, since the decorative body is provided behind the front body, it is not necessary to take out a game nail or the like, or to remove a game member when exchanging the decorative body. In the gaming machine, the design can be changed by exchanging the decorative body. However, according to the present configuration, the change work can be simplified.

  In addition, the decorative body is disposed at a position sandwiched between the front body and the base body, and is detachable from the disposed position alone or together with the base body. In other words, the decorative body can be supported by sandwiching the front body and the base body, or the decorative body can be supported by the base body, and the decorative body can be supported well even if the decorative body is not fixed to the front body. Can be performed. Assuming the case where the decorative body is fixed to the front body, there is a concern that the fixed portion is visually recognized from the front of the gaming machine. In particular, when the decorative body is fixed to the front body using an adhesive or the like, it is noticeable when uneven coating of adhesive or bubbles occur at the boundary between the decorative body and the front body. End up. On the other hand, according to this structure, generation | occurrence | production of such a problem can be suppressed and it becomes possible to support a decoration body favorably as above-mentioned.

  Further, since the decorative body is provided on the back side of the front body, the game ball does not directly contact the decorative body, and the decorative body is worn by contact with the game ball flowing down the game area. Occurrence is suppressed. Therefore, the decorative body can be used for a longer period.

  Further, even when the decorative body is changed, the front body can be used as it is, and the front body can be reused when the design is changed or the model is changed.

  The “visually visible decorative body” includes not only a planar object having a sheet shape but also a three-dimensional structure.

Mean 2. A game area where a game ball flows down on the front side is formed, and a front body (front body 171) formed transparent or translucent,
A base (base 169) provided on the back side of the front body;
It is disposed at a position sandwiched between the front body and the base body, and is provided so as to be removable from the disposed position alone or together with the base body. Further, it is formed in a sheet shape and is visible from the front of the gaming machine through the front body. A possible decorative body (sheet material 170);
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:

  According to the means 2, the design of the gaming machine is enhanced by providing the sheet-like decorative body that is visible from the front of the gaming machine. Moreover, it may be desired to change the design of the gaming machine by changing the decorative body. However, for example, game machines are provided with game nails, etc. in the game area, and when replacing a decorative body, the decorative body cannot be changed unless the game nail is removed, and the replacement operation is complicated. There is concern about the problem of In addition to the game nails, the game balls provided in the game area come into contact with the dispersion members that disperse the falling direction of the game balls, and the game members provided in the entrance parts where the game balls enter, etc. The problem is concerned.

  On the other hand, according to the present means, since the decorative body is provided behind the front body, it is not necessary to remove the game nail or remove the game member or the like when replacing the decorative body. In the gaming machine, the design can be changed by exchanging the decorative body. However, according to the present configuration, the change work can be simplified.

  In addition, the decorative body is disposed at a position sandwiched between the front body and the base body, and is detachable from the disposed position alone or together with the base body. That is, the sheet-like decorative body can be supported by sandwiching the front body and the base, or the sheet-shaped decorative body can be supported by the base. Even in the case of a relatively thin decorative body, the front body Even if the decorative body is not fixed, it is possible to favorably support the decorative body. Assuming the case where the decorative body is fixed to the front body, there is a concern that the fixed portion is visually recognized from the front of the gaming machine. In particular, when the decorative body is fixed to the front body using an adhesive or the like, it is noticeable when uneven coating of adhesive or bubbles occur at the boundary between the decorative body and the front body. End up. On the other hand, according to this structure, generation | occurrence | production of such a problem can be suppressed and it becomes possible to support a decoration body favorably as above-mentioned.

  Further, since the decorative body is provided on the back side of the front body, the game ball does not directly contact the decorative body, and the decorative body is worn by contact with the game ball flowing down the game area. Occurrence is suppressed. Therefore, the decorative body can be used for a longer period.

  Further, even when the decorative body is changed, the front body can be used as it is, and the front body can be reused when the design is changed or the model is changed.

  Means 3. In the means 2, the sheet surface of the decorative body is affixed to the front side of the base body.

  According to the means 3, since the sheet-like decorative body is affixed to the base body, the support is satisfactorily performed even in the case of a relatively thin decorative body. Also, even if the decorative body is attached to the base body, even if the adhesive is unevenly coated or bubbles are introduced, it is difficult to see from the front of the gaming machine. It becomes possible to suppress that property falls.

  In addition, it is possible to easily remove the decorative body from the base body by attaching the decorative body to the front surface of the base body using an adhesive. In this case, not only the front body but also the base body can be reused when changing the design or changing the model.

  Means 4. In the means 2 or 3, the front body and the base are fixed to each other by using a fixing tool (screw 185) that can be fixed and released.

  According to the means 4, the front body, the decorative body, and the base body can be unitized, and the attaching operation of these members can be performed satisfactorily. Further, in this configuration, the fixing tool for fixing the front body and the base body is provided so that the fixing can be released. Therefore, when replacing the decorative body arranged between the front body and the base body, What is necessary is just to cancel | release a fixed state and can perform the said replacement | exchange operation | work favorably.

Means 5. In any one of the means 2 to 4, a dispersion member (game nail 88) for dispersing a direction in which the game ball falls by hitting the game ball flowing down the game area is provided.
The back surface of the front body and the front surface of the base body are formed flat,
The decorative body is provided such that one of the sheet surfaces is in contact with the front surface of the base body and the other is in contact with the back surface of the front body,
A gaming machine, wherein a rear end portion of the dispersion member is provided so as not to protrude rearward of the gaming machine from the back surface of the front body.

  According to the means 5, since the back surface of the front body has a flat shape and the sheet surface of the decorative body is in contact with the back surface of the front body, the front body and the decorative body are not in contact with each other. The decorative body can be provided on the front side of the gaming machine, and even if the front body is provided in front of the decorative body, it is possible to suppress the decorative body from being visually recognized.

  Further, the dispersion member is provided so as not to protrude to the rear of the gaming machine from the back surface of the front body. That is, even if the decorative body is in contact with the rear surface side of the front body, the dispersion member does not contact the decorative body. If the dispersion member is in contact with the decorative body, it is conceivable that the pattern imparted to the decoration body in the portion in contact with the dispersion member cannot be visually recognized. On the other hand, according to the present means, the decorative body and the dispersion member are not in contact with each other, and when the pattern is formed on the decorative body, it is possible to prevent the pattern from becoming invisible. . Furthermore, when removing the decorative body, it is possible to suppress the removal from being disturbed by the dispersion member, and to facilitate the replacement of the decorative body as compared with the case where the dispersion member is in contact with the decorative body. Become.

  Further, in a gaming machine provided with not only a dispersion member but also a game member such as a ball entry part that contacts or enters a game ball provided in the game area, the rear end part of the game member has If it does not contact the decorative body, it is possible to enhance the effect of preventing the design from becoming invisible and the effect of facilitating the replacement of the decorative body.

  The “dispersion member” includes not only game nails provided in the game area but also protrusions formed of synthetic resin or the like. Moreover, not only the thing in which the protrusion is attached with respect to the front body is included, but the thing in which the protrusion and the front body are integrally formed is included.

Means 6. In any one of the means 1 to 4, a dispersion member (game nail 88) for dispersing the direction in which the game ball falls by hitting the game ball flowing down the game area is provided.
A gaming machine, wherein a rear end portion of the dispersing member is fixed to the front body so as not to contact the decorative body.

  According to the means 6, the dispersion member does not contact the decorative body. If the dispersion member is in contact with the decorative body, it is conceivable that the pattern imparted to the decoration body in the portion in contact with the dispersion member cannot be visually recognized. On the other hand, according to this means, since the dispersing member does not penetrate the front body, the decorative body and the dispersing member do not contact each other, and the pattern formed on the decorative body is not visible. It can suppress becoming. Furthermore, since the dispersive member is not in contact with the decorative body, when the decorative body is removed, it is suppressed that the dispersal member prevents the removal, and compared with the case where the dispersive member is in contact with the decorative body. It becomes possible to easily exchange the decorative body.

  Further, in a gaming machine provided with not only a dispersion member but also a game member such as a ball entry part that contacts or enters a game ball provided in the game area, the rear end part of the game member has If it does not contact the decorative body, it is possible to enhance the effect of preventing the design from becoming invisible and the effect of facilitating the replacement of the decorative body.

Mean 7 In any one of the means 1 to 6, a ball entry portion (general winning port 82, variable winning device 83, operating port 84, through gate 84 provided on the front body and capable of entering a game ball flowing down the game area) And variable display unit 86 etc.),
A guide path (guide unit 178) that is provided through the front body, the decorative body, and the base body, and guides the game ball that has entered the base part to the back side of the base body;
With
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the base body or the decorative body is formed so as not to visually recognize a game ball guided to the rear side of the gaming machine by the guide path.

  According to the means 7, the guide path is provided so as to penetrate the front body, the decorative body, and the base body, and the game ball that has entered the entrance portion is guided to the back side of the base body through the guide path. The As a result, it is possible to exclude the game ball that has entered the ball entry section from the game area.

  In addition, the game ball guided to the rear side of the gaming machine by the guide path cannot be visually recognized by the base body or the decorative body. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the player from being able to distinguish between the game ball guided to the back side of the base body by the guide path and the game ball flowing down in the game area.

  Note that “entering a ball” includes not only a game ball entering an opening or the like but also a game ball passing through a predetermined area.

  Means 8. In any one of the means 1 to 7, an area in which electrical devices (such as the symbol display device 91 and the main control device 162) that allow the progress of the game are installed is provided on the back side of the base. A gaming machine characterized by

  According to the means 8, a part of the base is used as a region where the electrical equipment that allows the progress of the game is installed, so that the base can be multifunctional.

Means 9. In any one of the means 1 to 8, the back side of the base has a mounting area on which the light emitting means (light emitting body 190) is mounted.
A gaming machine characterized in that the base body, the decorative body, and the front body are formed so that light emitted from the back side of the base body by the light emitting means is visible from the front of the gaming machine.

  According to the means 9, since a part of the base is used as a region for mounting the light emitting means used for production or the like, the base can be multi-functionalized. Incidentally, the provision of light emitting means makes it possible to diversify game effects.

  A mounting area is provided on the back side of the base. If a mounting area is provided on the front side of the base, it is conceivable that the support of the decorative body on the base is hindered by the mounting area. On the other hand, by providing the mounting area on the back side of the base body, it is possible to suppress the support of the decorative body from being inhibited by the mounting area.

Means 10. In any one of the means 1 to 8, the back side of the base has a mounting area on which the light emitting means (light emitting body 190) is mounted.
The light emitting means is disposed behind the game area in the mounting area,
A gaming machine characterized in that light emitted from the light emitting means can be viewed from the front of the gaming machine through the front body.

  According to the means 10, since a part of the substrate is used as a region for mounting the light emitting means used for production or the like, the multifunction of the substrate can be achieved.

  The light emitting means emits light behind the game area, and the light is visually recognized from the front of the gaming machine through the game area. Therefore, it is possible for the player to visually recognize the movement of the game ball and the light effect in the game area, and the degree of attention to the game is increased. Furthermore, there are cases where a plurality of game nails are provided in the game area, and no light emitting means can be provided for the game area. In the past, it was difficult to produce light as described above. According to this configuration, since light is emitted behind the game area, it is possible to produce light as described above. The effect of the light is realized by using a base body having a function of favorably supporting the decorative body.

Means 11. In means 9 or 10, the base includes an opening (opening 191) that opens in the front-rear direction of the gaming machine,
The light emitting means is provided so as to irradiate the back surface of the decorative body through the opening,
The part located at least in front of the opening in the decorative body has light transmittance,
A gaming machine characterized in that light emitted from the light emitting means is irradiated forward of the gaming machine through the decorative body.

  According to the means 11, since the light from the light emitting means is irradiated to the back surface of the decorative body through the opening, the opening is not provided in the base, and the light is irradiated to the back surface of the decorative body after propagating in the thickness direction. Compared with the structure to be made, it becomes possible to increase the light quantity irradiated to the back surface of the said decorative body.

  Means 12. The gaming machine according to claim 11, wherein the light emitting means is provided so that a front peripheral edge portion of the opening is included in an irradiation range of the light emitted from the light emitting means to the decorative body.

  In the means 12, the front peripheral edge portion of the opening is included in the irradiation range of the light emitted from the light emitting means to the decorative body. Thereby, the irradiation range of the light irradiated to a decoration body from a light emission means by the shape of the front side peripheral part in an opening part is determined. That is, the light emission pattern in the decorative body can be determined by the shape of the front side peripheral edge portion in the opening.

Means 13. Means 9 includes a light restricting portion (light restricting members 256, 260) that is installed behind the base or the base and restricts the irradiation range of the light emitted from the light emitting means to the front of the gaming machine,
The gaming machine, wherein the base body and the decorative body are formed so that light regulated by the light regulating member is visible from the front of the gaming machine.

  According to the means 13, it becomes possible to determine the light pattern visually recognized from the front of the gaming machine by the shape of the light restricting portion, and even if the light pattern is complicated, it is complicated with respect to the base. It is not necessary to carry out any processing.

  Means 14. The gaming machine according to claim 13, wherein the light restricting portion is detachable from the installation location.

  According to the means 14, since the light restricting part is removable, the light restricting part can be exchanged. As a result, when it is desired to change the light emission pattern by the light emission means, it is possible to change the light emission pattern by the light emission means only by replacing the light restricting portion.

Means 15. In the means 13 or 14, the base is formed so as to have a facing portion that faces the light restricting portion in front thereof.
The decorative body is in contact with the opposing portion of the base body from the front side of the gaming machine,
Furthermore, the site | part located in front of the said light control part in the said base | substrate and the said decoration body has a light transmittance,
The gaming machine characterized in that light regulated by the light regulating unit is emitted forward of the gaming machine through the base body and the decorative body.

  According to the means 15, at least a portion of the base body and the decorative body that is located in front of the light restricting portion has light transmittance. Thereby, it becomes possible to visually recognize the light regulated by the light regulating unit from the front of the gaming machine without providing an opening in the base body and the decorative body.

  In the configuration in which the opening is formed in the base body, the part positioned in front of the opening in the decorative body is not supported, and the part may be bent or damaged. On the other hand, according to the present means, the opening for emitting the light from the light emitting means to the front of the gaming machine is not formed in the base body, and thus the above inconvenience does not occur. Even in this configuration, at least a portion of the base body and the decorative body that is positioned in front of the light restricting portion has light transmittance, and the light restricted by the light restricting portion is transmitted through the base body and the decorative body. Therefore, the light emission from the light emitting means to the front of the gaming machine is not hindered.

Means 16. In any one of means 9 to 15, a stepped portion is formed on the back surface of the base so that a predetermined region is thin,
The gaming machine is characterized in that the mounting area is provided in the predetermined area.

  According to the means 16, the mounting area is provided behind the thin portion of the base. As a result, the distance from the light emitting means to the front of the gaming machine can be shortened, and the light irradiated from the light emitting means can be prevented from diffusing before reaching the front of the gaming machine.

  In addition, the thickness of the game board forming the game area in the gaming machine is often determined, and it is considered that a game board that is excessively larger or smaller than the thickness cannot be used. By integrating the front body, the decorative body and the base in this means with the same thickness as the game board forming the game area of a general gaming machine, the front body, the decorative body and the base are integrated. This can be used as an alternative member of a game board in a general gaming machine.

Means 17. In any one of means 9 to 16, a winning opening (actuating opening 84) through which a game ball wins,
Display means (symbol display device 91);
Display control means (display control device 325) for controlling display of the display means based on a game ball entering the winning opening;
Light emission control means for controlling the light emission means in accordance with display control by the display control means (function for performing variable display determination processing by the display control device 325);
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:

  According to the means 17, the light emitting means emits light when the display control by the display control means is performed. That is, the light emitting means emits light in conjunction with the display on the display means. The player plays the game paying attention to the display on the display means, and the light emitting means emits light in conjunction with the display, so that the degree of attention to the display of the player can be increased.

Means 18. In the means 17, the display means is attached to the back surface of the base body,
The gaming machine, wherein the light emitting means is installed in the display means.

  According to the means 18, the mounting area is provided in the display means. That is, the display unit and the light emitting unit can be integrated. Accordingly, it is possible to remove the light emitting means by removing the display means, and it is possible to improve work efficiency when performing maintenance work of the gaming machine, assembly work of the gaming machine, and the like.

  A basic configuration of a gaming machine to which each of the above means can be applied is shown below.

  Ball game machine: operation means (game ball launching handle 41) operated by the player, ball launching means (game ball launching mechanism 110) for launching and playing a game ball based on the operation of the operation means, and launching thereof A gaming machine including a guide portion (inner and outer rail portions 101 and 102) for guiding the played game ball to a predetermined game area, and each game component (general winning opening 82 and the like) arranged in the game area.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter referred to as “pachinko machine”), which is a type of gaming machine, will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine 10, FIGS. 2 and 3 are perspective views showing the main configuration of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. 4 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 10. FIG. In FIG. 2, the configuration in the game area of the pachinko machine 10 is omitted for convenience.

  The pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 11 that forms an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10, and a gaming machine main part 12 that is rotatably attached to the outer frame 11. The outer frame 11 is configured by connecting wooden plates to four sides and has a rectangular frame shape. The pachinko machine 10 is installed in the game hall by attaching and fixing the outer frame 11 to the island facility.

  The gaming machine main part 12 includes a main body frame 13 as a base body, a front door frame 14 disposed in front of the main body frame 13, and a back pack unit 15 disposed behind the main body frame 13. . The main body frame 13 of the gaming machine main part 12 is supported so as to be rotatable with respect to the outer frame 11. Specifically, the main body frame 13 can be rotated forward with the left side as the rotation base end side and the right side as the rotation front end side in front view.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a front door frame 14 is rotatably supported on the main body frame 13, and can be rotated forward with the left side as a rotation base end side and the right side as a rotation front end side in a front view. It is said that. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the backpack unit 15 is rotatably supported on the main body frame 13, and when viewed from the front, the left side is the rotation base end side and the right side is the rotation front end side. It is possible to move.

  Next, the front door frame 14 will be described. In the following description, FIGS. 1 to 3 are referred to, and FIG. 5 is referred to for the configuration of the back surface of the front door frame 14. FIG. 5 is a rear view of the front door frame 14.

  The front door frame 14 is provided so as to cover the entire front side of the main body frame 13. A window portion 21 is formed on the front door frame 14 so that almost the entire gaming area described later can be viewed from the front. The window portion 21 has a substantially oval shape and is fitted with a transparent glass 22. Various lamps and the like are provided around the window portion 21. For example, an annular illumination part 23 containing an LED or the like is provided along the periphery of the window part 21. In the annular illumination part 23, lighting or blinking is performed in accordance with a change in the gaming state at the time of a big hit or a predetermined reach. In addition, an error display lamp unit 24 that is turned on at the time of a predetermined error is provided at the center of the annular illumination unit 23 and at the uppermost part of the pachinko machine 10, and a prize that is turned on while the prize ball is being paid out on the left and right sides. A ball lamp portion 25 is provided. In addition, a speaker unit 26 is provided at a position close to the left and right prize ball lamp units 25 to output a sound effect corresponding to the gaming state.

  Below the window portion 21 in the front door frame 14, an upper bulging portion 31 and a lower bulging portion 32 that bulge to the near side are provided side by side. An upper pan 33 that opens upward is provided inside the upper bulging portion 31, and a lower pan 34 that also opens upward is provided inside the lower bulging portion 32. The upper plate 33 has a function of temporarily storing game balls paid out from a payout device described later and guiding them to the game ball launching mechanism described later while aligning them in a line. In addition, the lower tray 34 has a function of storing game balls that become surplus in the upper tray 33.

  A game ball launching handle 41 is provided on the right side of the lower bulging portion 32 so as to protrude toward the front side. By operating the game ball launch handle 41, a game ball is launched from a game ball launch mechanism described later.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, a passage forming unit 50 is attached to the back surface of the front door frame 14. The passage forming unit 50 is formed of a synthetic resin, and includes a front door side upper dish passage 51 that communicates with the upper dish 33 and a front door side lower dish passage 52 that communicates with the lower dish 34. In the passage forming unit 50, a receiving portion 53 that protrudes rearward and opens upward is formed at an upper corner portion thereof, and the receiving portion 53 is divided into left and right portions by a partition wall 54, whereby the front door side upper plate is formed. A passage 51 and an entrance portion of the front door side lower dish passage 52 are formed. The upstream side of the front door side upper dish passage 51 and the front door side lower dish path 52 are connected to a game ball distributing section described later, and the game balls that have entered the front door side upper dish path 51 are guided to the upper plate 33, The game balls that have entered the door-side lower dish passage 52 are guided to the lower dish 34.

  Protrusion shafts 61 and 62 are provided on the upper and lower ends of the rotation base end side (the right side in FIG. 5) on the back surface of the front door frame 14. These projecting shafts 61 and 62 constitute an assembly mechanism for the main body frame 13. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of hook metal fittings 63 extending rearward are arranged in the vertical direction on the rotating front end side (left side in FIG. 5) on the back surface of the front door frame 14. These hooks 63 constitute a locking mechanism for the main body frame 13.

  Next, the main body frame 13 will be described in detail. FIG. 6 is a front view of the main body frame 13.

  The main body frame 13 is mainly composed of a resin base 71 whose outer shape is substantially the same as that of the outer frame 11. Support metal fittings 72 and 73 are attached to an upper end portion and a lower end portion of the rotation base end side (left side in FIG. 6) on the front surface of the resin base 71. Although illustration is omitted, shaft holes are formed in the support fittings 72 and 73, and the projecting shafts 61 and 62 of the front door frame 14 are inserted into these shaft holes, so that the front door with respect to the main body frame 13. The frame 14 is rotatably supported.

  Insertion holes 74 for inserting the metal fittings 63 provided on the back surface of the front door frame 14 are provided on the rotation front end side (right side in FIG. 6) on the front surface of the resin base 71. The pachinko machine 10 is configured such that a locking device for locking the main body frame 13 and the front door frame 14 is hidden behind the main body frame 13. Accordingly, the front door frame 14 is locked to the main body frame 13 so as not to be opened by the hook metal 63 being locked to the locking device via the insertion hole 74.

  A cylinder lock 75 for performing an unlocking operation of the locking device is installed at the lower right corner of the resin base 71. The cylinder lock 75 is integrated with the locking device. When the key inserted into the key hole of the cylinder lock 75 is turned to the right, the front door frame 14 is unlocked with respect to the main body frame 13. When the key inserted into the key hole of the cylinder lock 75 is turned counterclockwise, the lock of the main body frame 13 with respect to the outer frame 11 is released.

  A substantially elliptical window hole 76 is formed at the center of the resin base 71. A game board unit 81 is detachably attached to the resin base 71. The game board unit 81 is a unit in which the base 169, the sheet material 170, and the front body 171 are integrated, and the game area formed on the front surface of the game board unit 81 passes through the window hole 76 of the resin base 71 and the front surface of the main body frame 13. It is exposed to the side.

  Here, the configuration of the game area will be described with reference to FIG. The game board unit 81 is formed with a plurality of large and small openings penetrating in the front-rear direction by being subjected to router processing. Each opening is provided with a general winning port 82, a variable winning device 83, an operating port 84, a through gate 85, a variable display unit 86, and the like as a winning portion. When a game ball enters the general winning port 82, the variable winning device 83, and the operation port 84, it is detected by a detection switch described later, and a predetermined number of award balls are paid out based on the detection result. In addition, an out port 87 is provided at the bottom, and game balls that have not entered various winning ports etc. are discharged from the game area through the out port 87. In addition, the game board unit 81 is provided with a large number of game nails 88 in order to disperse and adjust the falling direction of the game ball as appropriate, and various members (servants) such as a windmill are provided. Yes.

  The variable display unit 86 is provided with a symbol display device 91 for variably displaying symbols with a winning at the operation port 84 as a trigger. The variable display unit 86 is provided with a center frame 92 so as to surround the symbol display device 91. A first specific lamp portion 93 and a second specific lamp portion 94 are provided on the center frame 92. Reserving lamp portions 95 and 96 are provided at the upper and lower portions of the center frame 92, respectively. The lower holding lamp unit 95 corresponds to the symbol display device 91 and the first specific lamp unit 93. The number of times that the game ball has passed through the operation port 84 is held up to four times, and the holding lamp unit 95 is turned on. The number of reserved items is displayed. The upper holding lamp unit 96 corresponds to the second specific lamp unit 94, and the number of times that the game ball has passed through the through gate 85 is held up to four times, and the number of holdings is displayed by lighting the holding lamp unit 96. It has become so.

  The symbol display device 91 is configured as a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal display, and display contents are controlled by a display control device described later. On the symbol display device 91, for example, symbols are displayed side by side on the left, middle, and right, and these symbols are variably displayed as they are scrolled up and down. When a predetermined combination of symbols is stopped and displayed on a preset active line, a special gaming state (hereinafter referred to as a jackpot) occurs.

  In the first specific lamp unit 93, the emission color is switched in a predetermined order using a winning at the operation port 84 as a trigger, and when the display is stopped in a predetermined color, a big hit occurs. In the second specific lamp unit 94, the emission color is switched in a predetermined order triggered by the passage of the game ball through the through gate 85, and when the stop color is displayed in a predetermined color, the operation port 84 is displayed. The accompanying electric accessory is opened for a predetermined time.

  The variable winning device 83 is normally in a closed state in which a game ball cannot be won or difficult to win, and is switched to a predetermined open state in which a game ball is easy to win in the case of a big win. As an opening mode of the variable winning device 83, the variable winning device 83 repeats a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winnings as one round and a plurality of rounds (for example, 15 rounds) as an upper limit. What is opened is common.

  An inner rail portion 101 and an outer rail portion 102 are attached to the game board unit 81, and a guide rail is constituted by the inner rail portion 101 and the outer rail portion 102, and is emitted from a game ball launching mechanism described later. The game balls are guided to the upper part of the game area.

  The game ball launching mechanism 110 is attached below the window hole 76 in the resin base 71 as shown in FIG. The game ball launch mechanism 110 includes an electromagnetic solenoid 111, a launch rail 112, and a ball feed mechanism 113, and the output shaft of the solenoid 111 moves in the expansion / contraction direction by the input of an electrical signal to the solenoid 111. Then, the game ball placed on the firing rail 112 is launched toward the game area by the ball feeding mechanism 113.

  There is a gap of a predetermined interval between the inner rail rails 101 and 102 attached to the launch rail 112 and the game board unit 81, and the passage forming unit 50 of the front door frame 14 is formed below the gap. A foul ball passage 55 is provided. Therefore, if the game ball launched from the game ball launching mechanism 110 does not reach the upper part of the game area and returns to the guide rail constituted by the inner and outer rail portions 101 and 102, the foul ball is Enter the foul ball passage 55. The foul ball path 55 communicates with the front door side lower dish path 52, and the game balls that have entered the foul ball path 55 are discharged to the lower dish 34.

  In the resin base 71, a passage forming portion 121 is provided on the left side of the firing rail 112 through the resin base 71 in the front-rear direction. As shown in FIG. 3, a main body side upper dish path 122 and a main body side lower dish path 123 are formed in the passage forming portion 121. The upstream side of the main body side upper dish passage 122 and the main body side lower dish passage 123 communicates with a game ball distributing section described later. A receiving portion 53 of a passage forming unit 50 attached to the front door frame 14 enters below the passage forming portion 121, and a front door side upper tray passage 51 is below the main body side upper tray passage 122. The front door side upper dish passage 51 is disposed below the main body side lower dish passage 123.

  In the resin base 71, an opening / closing member 124 for opening and closing the main body side upper dish path 122 and the main body side lower dish path 123 is attached below the passage forming portion 121. The opening / closing member 124 is supported by a support shaft 125 provided at the lower end thereof so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction, and further urged to a front position where the main body side upper dish passage 122 and the main body side lower dish path 123 are closed. An urging member is provided. Therefore, when the front door frame 14 is opened with respect to the main body frame 13, the opening / closing member 124 rises as shown in the figure, and closes the main body side upper dish passage 122 and the main body side lower dish path 123. Thereby, when the front door frame 14 is opened in a state in which the game balls are stored in the main body side upper dish passage 122 or the main body side lower dish passage 123, it is possible to prevent the stored balls from spilling down. On the other hand, when the front door frame 14 is closed, the opening / closing member 124 is pushed open against the biasing force by the receiving portion 53 provided in the passage forming unit 50 of the front door frame 14. In this state, the main body side upper dish path 122 and the front door side upper dish path 51 communicate with each other, and the main body side lower dish path 123 and the front door side lower dish path 52 communicate with each other.

  Next, the back configuration of the main body frame 13 will be described. FIG. 8 is a rear view of the main body frame 13.

  A locking device 131 is provided on the rotation tip side (the left side in FIG. 8) on the back surface of the resin base 71, and the locking device 131 is interlocked with the key operation on the cylinder lock 75, and the main body frame 13 and the front door. The frame 14 is unlocked.

  A bearing fitting 132 is attached to the rotation base end side (the right side in FIG. 8) on the back surface of the resin base 71. A bearing portion 133 is formed on the bearing bracket 132 so as to be separated from each other in the vertical direction, and the back pack unit 15 is rotatably attached to the main body frame 13 by these bearing portions 133. Further, a fastening hole 134 for fastening the back pack unit 15 to the main body frame 13 is provided on the back surface of the resin base 71.

  A plurality of locking fittings 135 are provided on the back surface of the resin base 71, and the game board unit 81 is attached to the resin base 71 by the locking fittings 135 as described above. Here, the configuration of the back surface of the game board unit 81 will be described. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the game board unit 81 as viewed from the rear, and FIG. 10 is a rear view showing a state in which the main controller unit 160 is removed from the game board unit 81.

  The variable display unit 86 disposed in the center of the game board unit 81 is provided with a frame cover 141 made of synthetic resin that covers the center frame 92 from behind, and is provided on the rear side of the frame cover 141. The symbol display device 91 described above is attached and a display control device for driving the symbol display device 91 is attached (not shown). The symbol display device 91 and the display control device are arranged so as to overlap in the front-rear direction (the symbol display device is in front and the display control device is in rear), and the sound lamp control device unit 142 is mounted on the rear side. The sound lamp control device unit 142 includes a sound lamp control device 143 and a mounting table 144, and the sound lamp control device 143 is mounted on the mounting table 144.

  The sound lamp control device 143 includes a sound lamp control board that controls sound, lamp display, and display control device in accordance with instructions from a main control device to be described later, and the sound lamp control board is made of a transparent resin material or the like. It is configured to be accommodated in a substrate box 145.

  As shown in FIG. 10, a collective board unit 150 is provided below the variable display unit 86 on the back surface of the game board unit 81. The collective board unit 150 is provided with a game ball collecting mechanism for collecting game balls won in various winning ports, a winning detection mechanism for detecting winning of game balls in various winning ports, and the like. .

  The game ball collecting mechanism will be described. The collecting plate unit 150 is formed with a collecting passage 151 that collects at one place on the downstream side corresponding to the opening of the general winning port 82, the variable winning device 83, and the operating port 84. ing. Therefore, all the game balls won in the general winning opening 82 and the like gather below the game board unit 81 via the collection passage 151. There is a discharge passage below the game board unit 81, and the game balls gathered below the game board unit 81 through the collection passage 151 are led out into the discharge passage. Similarly, the out port 87 leads to the discharge passage, and a game ball that has not won any winning port is led out into the discharge passage through the out port 87.

  Explaining the winning detection mechanism, the collective board unit 150 is provided with a winning port switch 152 at a position corresponding to the general winning port 82 on the front side of the pachinko machine 10, and a count switch 153 at a position corresponding to the variable winning device 83. An operating port switch 154 is provided at a position corresponding to the operating port 84. A winning of a game ball is detected by these switches 152 to 154, respectively. Note that gate switches 155 for detecting game balls passing through the through gate 85 are provided on both the left and right sides of the variable display unit 86 outside the collective board unit 150.

  Further, a main controller unit 160 is mounted on the back surface of the game board unit 81 so as to cover the collective board unit 150 from the rear side. The configuration of main controller unit 160 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the main controller unit 160.

  The main control unit 160 has a synthetic resin mounting base 161, and the main control unit 162 is mounted on the mounting base 161. The main controller 162 includes a main control board having a function (main control circuit) that controls the main control of the game and a function (power failure monitoring circuit) that monitors the power source, and the main control board is made of a transparent resin material. It is configured to be accommodated in a substrate box 163 made of, for example.

  The board box 163 includes a box base (front case body) having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and a box cover (back case body) that covers an opening of the box base. The box base and the box cover are connected so as not to be opened by a sealing portion 164 as a sealing means, whereby the substrate box 163 is sealed. Five sealing portions 164 are provided on the long side portion of the substrate box 163, and at least one of them is used for sealing processing.

  Any configuration can be applied to the sealing portion 164 as long as the box base and the box cover are coupled so as not to be opened. However, the box base and the box cover can be inserted by inserting a locking claw into the long hole constituting the sealing portion 164. And can be unopened. The sealing process by the sealing unit 164 prevents unauthorized opening after the sealing, and makes it possible to detect such a situation early and easily even if unauthorized opening is performed. It is possible to perform the sealing process again even after it has been performed. That is, the sealing process is performed by inserting a locking claw into at least one of the five sealing portions 164. When opening the board box 163 such as when a failure occurs in the housed main control board or when inspecting the main control board, the connecting part between the sealing part into which the locking claw is inserted and another sealing part is provided. Disconnect. As a result, the box base and the box cover of the substrate box 163 are separated, and the internal main control substrate can be taken out. Thereafter, when the sealing process is performed again, the locking claws are inserted into the long holes of the other sealing portions. If the history of opening the substrate box 163 is left in the substrate box 163, it can be easily found that the unauthorized opening has been performed by looking at the substrate box 163.

  A plurality of coupling pieces 165 are provided on one short side of the substrate box 163 so as to protrude laterally. These coupling pieces 165 have a one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of coupled pieces 166 formed on the mounting table 161, and the coupling pieces 165 and the coupled pieces 166 provide a space between the board box 163 and the mounting table 161. Sealing is performed.

  Next, the back pack unit 15 will be described. FIG. 12 is a front view of the back pack unit 15, and FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view of the back pack unit 15.

  The back pack unit 15 includes a back pack 201, and a payout mechanism unit 202, a discharge passage board 203, and a control device collective unit 204 are attached to the back pack 201. The back pack 201 is formed of a synthetic resin having transparency, and includes a base portion 211 to which the payout mechanism portion 202 and the like are attached, and a protective cover portion 212 that protrudes rearward from the pachinko machine 10 and has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The protective cover portion 212 has a shape in which the left and right side surfaces and the upper surface are closed and only the lower surface is opened, and has a size sufficient to surround at least the variable display unit 86.

  The base portion 211 is provided with an external terminal plate 213 at the upper right portion thereof. The external terminal board 213 is provided with various output terminals, and various signals are output to the management control device on the game hall side through these output terminals. Further, the base portion 211 is provided with a pair of upper and lower latch pins 214 at the right end when viewed from the rear of the pachinko machine 10, and the latch pins 214 are inserted through the bearing portions 133 provided on the main body frame 13. The back pack unit 15 is rotatably supported with respect to the main body frame 13. In addition, the base 211 is provided with a fastener 215 for fastening to a fastening hole 134 provided in the main body frame 13, and the main body can be obtained by fitting the fastening 215 into the fastening hole 134. A back pack unit 15 is fixed to the frame 13.

  In the base portion 211, a payout mechanism portion 202 is disposed so as to bypass the protective cover portion 212. That is, a tank 221 opened upward is provided at the uppermost portion of the back pack 201, and the game balls supplied from the island facilities of the game hall are sequentially replenished to the tank 221. A tank rail 222 that is gently inclined toward the downstream side is connected to the lower side of the tank 221, and a case rail 223 that extends in the vertical direction is connected to the downstream side of the tank rail 222. A payout device 224 is provided at the most downstream portion of the case rail 223. The game balls paid out from the payout device 224 are supplied to the game ball distribution unit 225 provided in the base portion 211 of the back pack 201 through a payout passage (not shown) provided on the downstream side of the payout device 224.

  The game ball distribution unit 225 has a function of distributing the game balls paid out from the payout device 224 to any one of the upper plate 33, the lower plate 34, and a discharge passage described later, and the inner opening 226 has been described above. The center side opening 227 communicates with the lower plate 34 via the main body side lower plate passage 123 and the front door side lower plate passage 52 through the main body side upper plate passage 122 and the front door side upper plate passage 51. The outer opening 228 is formed to communicate with the discharge passage.

  A backpack substrate 229 is installed in the dispensing mechanism unit 202. The back pack substrate 229 is supplied with, for example, a main power of AC 24 volts, and is turned on or off by a switching operation of the power switch 229a.

  A discharge passage board 203 and a control device collective unit 204 are attached to the lower end portion of the base portion 211 so as to sandwich the lower end portion in the front-rear direction. The discharge passage board 203 is formed with a discharge passage 231 opened rearward on the surface facing the control device assembly unit 204, and the open portion of the discharge passage 231 is closed by the control device assembly unit 204. The discharge passage 231 is formed so as to discharge the game ball to the island facility or the like of the game hall, and the game ball led out to the discharge passage 231 from the above-described collection passage 151 or the like passes through the discharge passage 231 so as to be pachinko. It is discharged outside the machine 10.

  The control device assembly unit 204 has a horizontally long mounting base 241, and a payout control device 242 and a power source and launch control device 243 are mounted on the mounting base 241. The payout control device 242 and the power supply / launch control device 243 are arranged so as to overlap each other so that the payout control device 242 is behind the pachinko machine 10.

  The payout control device 242 accommodates a payout control board for controlling the payout device 224 in the board box 244. The payout command signal from the payout control device 242 to the payout device 224 is relayed by the back pack substrate 229 described above. The payout control device 242 is provided with a state return switch 245. For example, when the state return switch 245 is pressed when a payout error occurs, such as a ball jam in the payout device 224, the ball jam is eliminated.

  The power source and launch control device 243 includes a power source and launch control board housed in the board box 246, and a predetermined power source required for various control devices and the like is generated and output by the board, and further, a game ball by the player Control of the launch of the game ball accompanying the operation of the firing handle 41 is performed. Further, the power and launch control device 243 is provided with a RAM erase switch 247. This pachinko machine 10 has a function to store and store various data so that even if a power failure occurs, it maintains the state at the time of the power failure, and when it recovers from the power failure, it can be restored to the state at the time of the power failure. It has become. Therefore, for example, when the power supply is turned off in the normal procedure, as in the case of the game hall being closed, the state before the interruption is stored and held, but when the power is turned on while the RAM erase switch 247 is pressed, the RAM data is initialized. It is like that.

  Here, the game board unit 81 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 14 is an end view taken along line AA in FIG. The game board unit 81 is a unit in which the base 169, the sheet material 170, and the front body 171 are integrated.

  First, the base 169 will be described. The base 169 is a plywood made of wood, and is provided on the rear side of the pachinko machine 10 with respect to the sheet material 170 and the front body 171. That is, the main controller unit 160, the collective board unit 150, and the like described above are attached to the base 169 in the game board unit 81. Further, the front surface and the back surface of the base 169 are flat.

  Next, the sheet material 170 will be described. The sheet material 170 includes a resin plate 172 formed of a light-transmitting resin material such as Cavloid (registered trademark), a back paper 173 having the same light transmissivity, and an adhesive layer 174a for bonding the back paper 173. , 174b. On the back surface of the resin plate 172, a pattern or the like related to the model of the pachinko machine 10 is drawn or colored by offset printing. The design of the pachinko machine 10 is improved by this pattern or the like. The resin plate 172 and the backing paper 173 are bonded by an adhesive layer 174a. The backing paper 173 is bonded to the front surface of the base 169 with an adhesive layer 174b. In addition, the patterns and the like printed on the adhesive layers 174a and 174b and the resin plate 172 are also light transmissive, and the sheet material 170 is configured to transmit light as a whole.

  In the present embodiment, an adhesive is used for the adhesive layer 174b in order to facilitate removal of the sheet material 170. Further, the name of the pachinko machine 10 and the probability of being a big hit are displayed on the portion of the resin plate 172 located on the upper right side of the center frame 92 by silk screen printing. A player can preferably understand what kind of gaming machine the pachinko machine 10 is by visually recognizing a portion printed by silk screen printing. Further, the backing material 173 may not be provided on the sheet material 170. In this case, the resin plate 172 may be attached to the base 169.

  A front body 171 is provided so as to be in contact with the front side of the integrated base 169 and sheet material 170. The front body 171 is made of a light-transmitting resin material, such as an acrylic plate, and is colorless and transparent. Since the front body 171 has transparency, it is possible to visually recognize a pattern or the like colored on the sheet material 170 from the front of the pachinko machine 10. If the front body 171 is not provided in front of the sheet material 170, the game ball may come into contact with the sheet material 170 when the game is played on the pachinko machine 10, and the sheet material 170 may be worn out. Conceivable. By providing the front body 171 in front of the sheet material 170, it is possible to prevent the game ball from coming into contact with the sheet material 170 when a game is played on the pachinko machine 10.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the front body 171 and the base body 169 are fixed by screws 185. The screw 185 is provided from the rear side to the front side of the base body 169, and the base body 169 and the front body 171 are integrated when the screw 185 passes through the base body 169 and the sheet material 170 and reaches the front body 171. To be fixed. By using the screw 185 as a fixing means for the front body 171 and the base 169, the sheet material 170 can be replaced by removing the screw 185. The front body 171 and the sheet material 170 do not need to be fixed so as to be completely in contact with each other, and a slight gap may be formed.

  Incidentally, the entire back surface of the sheet material 170 overlaps the front surface of the base 169. Further, the entire front surface of the sheet material 170 overlaps the back surface of the front body 171. In other words, the sheet material 170 is provided at least behind the game area in the front body 171.

  Next, the game nail 88 in this embodiment is demonstrated using FIG. FIG. 15 is an end view taken along the line BB in FIG. In the present embodiment, the rear end side of the game nail 88 provided on the front body 171 does not protrude from the back surface of the front body 171. In other words, the sheet material 170 and the game nail 88 are configured not to contact each other. Thereby, when attaching and detaching the sheet material 170 and the base 169, it is possible to suppress the attachment and detachment of the game nail 88 from being hindered. Further, if the game nail 88 is in contact with the sheet material 170, it is possible that the pattern imparted to the sheet material 170 at the portion in contact with the game nail 88 becomes invisible. In the present embodiment, since the game nail 88 is not in contact with the sheet material 170, the design imparted to the sheet material 170 by the game nail 88 becomes invisible, and the design of the pachinko machine 10 can be prevented from being deteriorated. .

  Next, the opening part of the game board unit 81 provided with the entrance part is demonstrated using FIG. In addition, since the opening part provided in the winning part is the same structure, respectively, it demonstrates using the general winning opening 82. FIG.

  The general winning opening 82 is provided with a ball receiving portion 176 and a guide portion 178 extending rearward from the bottom portion 177 of the ball receiving portion 176. Further, an opening is provided so as to penetrate the base 169, the sheet material 170, and the front body 171. The guide 178 is inserted into the opening and fixed to the front body 171.

  A space in which a game ball can enter is provided between the ball receiving portion 176 and the front body 171, and the game ball that has entered the space enters the guide portion 178 via the ball receiving portion 176 and the bottom portion 177. Reach. The upper surface of the guide portion 178 is formed so as to be inclined downward toward the rear side, and the game ball that has reached the guide portion 178 is guided to the back side of the base 169.

  When a game ball enters the general winning opening 82 (P1 in FIG. 15), it falls between the ball receiving portion 176 fixed to the front body 171 and the front body 171. The game ball that has dropped onto the bottom 177 of the ball receiving portion 176 passes through the guiding portion 178 and is then discharged from the discharge port 179 provided at the rear end portion of the base 169 (P2 in FIG. 15).

  As described above, since the base 169 is a wooden plywood, it does not have transparency. Accordingly, by guiding the game ball that has entered the general winning opening 82 to the back side of the base 169, the game ball is prevented from being visually recognized from the front side of the pachinko machine 10, and flows down at the front body 171. It becomes possible for the player to distinguish between the game ball and the game ball that has entered the entrance portion.

  Next, the light emitter substrates 180a to 180e provided on the back surface of the game board unit 81 (that is, the base 169) will be described. As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, light emitter substrates 180 a to 180 e are provided on the back surface of the game board unit 81. Specifically, the light emitter substrate 180a is fixed to the upper center of the game board unit 81, and the left side of the sound lamp control device 143 is symmetric with respect to the horizontal center line of the game board unit 81. The light emitter substrates 180b and 180c are fixed to the right side and the right side. Further, the light emitter substrates 180d and 180e are provided so as to be line-symmetric with respect to the horizontal center line of the game board unit 81 and positioned above the switch 152. Further, the light emitter substrates 180 a to 180 c are installed so that a part thereof overlaps the variable display unit 86. Each of the light emitter substrates 180a to 180e is provided with a connector 181. When the connector 181 is wired, the light emitter 190 provided on each of the light emitter substrates 180a to 180e can emit light. . The light emitter 190 is provided behind the game area in the front body 171, and the light emitted from the light emitter 190 is irradiated to the front of the pachinko machine 10 through the game area in the front body 171.

  The light emitter substrates 180a to 180e have a plate shape parallel to the back surface of the base 169, and the light emitter substrates 180a, 180d, and 180e each have a rectangular shape that is long in the left-right direction. 180c has a rectangular shape that is long in the vertical direction. A plurality of through holes (not shown) are formed on both left and right side portions. The light emitter substrates 180a to 180e are fixed to the back surface of the base 169 in a state where fasteners such as screws are inserted through the through holes.

  Next, the above-described light emitter substrates 180a to 180e will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 16 is an end view taken along the line C-C in FIGS. 7 and 10. Since the light emitter substrates 180a to 180e are the same, the light emitter substrate 180a will be described.

  A light emitter 190 is provided on the front side of the pachinko machine 10 on the light emitter substrate 180a. In this embodiment, a light emitting diode is used for the light emitter 190, and the light emitter 190 is fixed by a fixing means such as soldering. An incandescent bulb or the like can be used instead of the light emitting diode. Further, a connector 181 is provided on the light emitter 190 on the rear side of the pachinko machine 10 of the light emitter 190 in the light emitter substrate 180a. An opening 191 is provided in a front portion of the light emitter 190 in the base 169. It is suppressed that the light irradiated from the light emitter 190 is diffused while passing through the opening 191.

  When the light emitter 190 emits light, the light is emitted to the front side of the pachinko machine 10 through the sheet material 170 and the front body 171. Since the sheet material 170 has optical transparency and the front body 171 has transparency, the light emitted from the light emitter 190 can be viewed from the front side of the pachinko machine 10. Further, the front end portion of the opening 191 is in contact with the sheet material 170, and the irradiation range of light emitted from the light emitter 190 is wider than that of the opening 191. Thereby, when the light emitted by the light emitter 190 is viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10, the light having the shape of the opening 191 appears on the sheet material 170. Therefore, when the light emitter 190 emits light, it becomes possible to visually recognize light having a predetermined shape (fish shape in the present embodiment) from the front.

  Note that five light emitters 190 are provided on each of the light emitter substrates 180a to 180e, and an opening 191 is provided in front of each light emitter 190. This makes it possible for the player to visually recognize light having a predetermined shape at a plurality of locations.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described based on the block diagram of FIG. In FIG. 17, a power supply line is indicated by a double line arrow, and a signal line is indicated by a solid line arrow.

  A main control board 301 provided in the main controller 162 incorporates a main control circuit 302 and a power failure monitoring circuit 303. The main control circuit 302 is equipped with a CPU 311. The CPU 311 includes a ROM 312 that stores various control programs executed by the CPU 311 and fixed value data, and a memory that temporarily stores various data when the control program stored in the ROM 312 is executed. A certain RAM 313 and various circuits such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data input / output circuit are incorporated.

  The RAM 313 is configured to retain data by supplying data storage holding power from the power supply and launch control board 321 provided in the power supply and launch control device 243 even after the pachinko machine 10 is powered off.

  An input / output port is connected to the CPU 311 via a bus line including an address bus and a data bus. Connected to the input side of the main control circuit 302 are a power failure monitoring circuit 303 provided on the main control board 301, a payout control board 322 provided on the payout control device 242, and a switch group (not shown). In this case, a power supply and launch control board 321 is connected to the power failure monitoring circuit 303, and power is supplied to the main control circuit 302 via the power failure monitoring circuit 303.

  On the other hand, a power failure monitoring circuit 303, a payout control board 322, and a relay terminal board 323 are connected to the output side of the main control circuit 302. Various commands such as a prize ball command are output to the payout control board 322. Various commands and the like are output from the main control circuit 302 to the sound lamp control board 324 provided in the sound lamp control device 143 via the relay terminal plate 323.

  The power failure monitoring circuit 303 relays between the main control circuit 302 and the power source and launch control board 321, and monitors the DC stable 24 volt power source that is the maximum power source output from the power source and launch control board 321.

  The payout control board 322 performs payout control of prize balls and rental balls by the payout device 224. The CPU 331 that is an arithmetic unit includes a ROM 332 that stores a control program executed by the CPU 331, fixed value data, and the like, and a RAM 333 that is used as a work memory or the like.

  Similar to the RAM 313 of the main control circuit 302, the RAM 333 of the payout control board 322 is configured to retain data by supplying the data storage holding power from the power supply and the launch control board 321 even after the power of the pachinko machine 10 is shut off. It has become.

  An input / output port is connected to the CPU 331 of the payout control board 322 via a bus line including an address bus and a data bus. A main control circuit 302, a power and launch control board 321, and a backpack board 229 are connected to the input side of the payout control board 322. Further, the main control circuit 302 and the back pack substrate 229 are connected to the output side of the payout control substrate 322.

  The power supply and launch control board 321 includes a power supply unit and a launch control unit. The power supply unit supplies necessary operating power to the main control circuit 302, the payout control board 322, and the like through a path indicated by a double line arrow. The launch control unit is responsible for launch control of the game ball launch mechanism 110 according to the operation of the game ball launch handle 41 by the player, and the game ball launch mechanism 110 is driven when predetermined launch conditions are met. .

  The sound lamp control board 324 controls the various lamp units 23 to 25, the speaker unit 26, the light emitter substrates 180 a to 180 e (light emitter 190), and the display control device 325. The CPU 341 that is an arithmetic unit includes a ROM 342 that stores a control program executed by the CPU 341, fixed value data, and the like, and a RAM 343 that is used as a work memory or the like.

  An input / output port is connected to the CPU 341 of the sound lamp control board 324 via a bus line including an address bus and a data bus. The main control circuit 302 is connected to the input side of the sound lamp control board 324 by being relayed to the relay terminal plate 323. Based on various commands output from the main control circuit 302, various lamp units 23 to 25, speakers The unit 26, the light emitter substrates 180a to 180e (light emitter 190), and the display control device 325 are controlled. The display control device 325 controls the symbol display device 91 based on a display command input from the sound lamp control board 324.

  Here, the processing performed in the pachinko machine 10 when the display control device 325 performs the presentation and the variation display of the symbols will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing a jackpot lottery process performed by the main controller 162.

  Although a detailed description is omitted, the jackpot lottery process is performed based on the fact that a game ball has entered the operation port 84. When one game ball enters the operation port 84, the jackpot lottery process is performed. It will be done once. In this embodiment, when a game ball enters the operation port 84, a random number used for the big hit lottery is acquired. Further, up to four random numbers can be stored on hold, and a jackpot lottery process is performed as appropriate based on the stored random numbers.

  In step S101 in the jackpot lottery process, first, a jackpot lottery is performed using the acquired random number. If the jackpot lottery is performed, the process proceeds to step S102 to determine whether or not the jackpot lottery was a win. When the big win lottery is won in step S102, the process proceeds to step S103, and it is determined whether or not the win is a specific big win. If a specific jackpot is won, the process proceeds to step S104, and a specific jackpot variation pattern command determination process is performed. The variation pattern command determination process is to determine the time during which the effect displayed on the symbol display device 91 and the symbol variation display are performed using the ROM 312 provided in the main controller 162. That is, in step S104, the time when the presentation and the change display of the symbol when the specific jackpot is won is determined. After performing the process of step S104, the process proceeds to step S105, and the determined specific jackpot variation pattern command is set.

  If the winning is not a specific jackpot in step S103, the process proceeds to step S106, and the nonspecific jackpot variation pattern is determined by the nonspecific jackpot variation pattern determination process. If the process of step S106 is performed, it will progress to step S107 and will set the determined non-specific big hit variation pattern command.

  If the big hit lottery has not been won in step S102, the process proceeds to step S108, and the variation pattern for losing is determined in the variation pattern deciding process for losing. If the process of step S108 is performed, it will progress to step S109 and will set the determined variation pattern command for deviation.

  When any variation pattern command is set (any of step S105, step S107, and step S109), the big hit lottery process is terminated.

  The set variation pattern command is transmitted from the main control device 162 to the sound lamp control device 143 as needed, and the sound lamp control device 143 controls the display control device 325 and the like based on the reception of the variation pattern command. . Note that there are a plurality of variation pattern commands corresponding to specific jackpots, non-specific jackpots, and misses, and there is no variation pattern command for the same time. The voice lamp control device 143 determines the lottery result in the jackpot lottery process from the time corresponding to the received variation pattern command.

  The special jackpot is a jackpot that shifts to a high probability state where the probability of winning the jackpot lottery after the specific jackpot ends is higher than the normal state, and the non-specific jackpot is when the jackpot ends. It is a jackpot that shifts to the normal state. The player is playing a game in the hope of winning the jackpot lottery, and the game is played in the hope of winning a specific jackpot that shifts to a high probability state when the jackpot ends.

  Next, display control processing performed in the display control device 325 will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, in step S201, it is determined whether or not a deviation variation pattern command has been received from the audio lamp control device 143. If the deviation variation pattern command has not been received, the process proceeds to step S202, and it is determined whether or not a non-specific jackpot variation pattern command has been received. If a non-specific jackpot variation pattern command has not been received, the process proceeds to step S203, and it is determined whether or not a specific jackpot variation pattern command has been received. If the specific jackpot variation pattern command has not been received, the display control process is terminated.

  If the specific jackpot variation pattern command has been received in step S203, the process proceeds to step S204 to perform a specific jackpot variation display determination process. The specific jackpot variation display determination process is to determine an effect mode and a display mode performed in the symbol display device 91 based on the received specific jackpot variation pattern command.

  If a non-specific jackpot variation pattern command has been received in step S202, the process proceeds to step S205 to perform non-specific jackpot variation display determination processing. The non-specific jackpot variation display determination process is to determine an effect mode and a display mode performed by the symbol display device 91 based on the received non-specific jackpot variation pattern command.

  If a deviation variation pattern command has been received in step S201, the process advances to step S206 to perform a deviation variation display determination process. The variation display determination process for detachment is to determine an effect mode and a display mode performed by the symbol display device 91 based on the received variation pattern command for detachment. When the deviation variation pattern command is received, the symbol combination is not stopped and displayed after the symbol variation display is performed on the symbol display device 91 for a predetermined period.

  When any variable display determination process is performed in step S204, step S205, or step S206, the display control process is terminated.

  A specific effect mode in the case where the symbol variation display is performed will be described with reference to FIG. For convenience, when the light emitter 190 provided on the light emitter substrate 180a emits light, the portions that emit light in the sheet material 170 are light emission portions A1 to A3, and the light emitter 190 provided on the light emitter substrate 180b emits light. The light emitting portions B1 and B2 are the light emitting portions B1 and B2 in the sheet material 170, and the light emitting portions C1 and C2 are the light emitting portions C1 and C2 when the light emitting body 190 provided on the light emitting substrate 180c emits light. The portions of the sheet material 170 that emit light when the light emitter 190 provided on the substrate 180d emits light are referred to as light emitting portions D1 and D2. Furthermore, the portions that emit light in the sheet material 170 when the light emitter 190 provided on the light emitter substrate 180e emits light are referred to as light emitting portions E1 and E2.

  The configurations of the light emitter substrate 180a and the light emitter 190 described with reference to FIG. 16 are provided behind the light emitting portion A2, but as described above, they are provided behind the light emitting portions A1 and A3. The same applies to the structure of the light emitter 190 and the structures of the light emitter substrates 180b to 180e and the light emitter 190 provided behind the light emitting portions B1, B2, C1, C2, D1, D2, E1, and E2. belongs to. As a result, when any one of the light emitters 190 emits light, each light emitting portion corresponding to the light emitter 190 that has emitted the light emits light.

  The display control device 325 receives the specific jackpot variation pattern command (YES in step S203 of the display control process), and the symbol variation display in which the reach effect for causing the light emitter 190 to emit light in the specific jackpot variation display determination processing is performed. When determined, the light emitter 190 emits light.

  The reach effect means that an effect is performed when two rows of symbols are stopped and a jackpot is generated when one row on which variable display is performed stops at a predetermined symbol. By performing the reach effect, the player is informed of the degree of expectation as to whether or not a specific jackpot or non-specific jackpot is won in the jackpot lottery process. If you win a special jackpot or a non-special jackpot in the jackpot lottery process, the symbol combination corresponding to the jackpot will stop when the symbol change display ends, and the symbol combination Instruct the player that a jackpot will be generated by stopping.

  When the effect that the illuminant 190 emits light and the symbol variation display are determined, first, the two columns of the variation display among the three columns of symbols are stopped and displayed, and the reach effect is started. Thereafter, the light emitting portion B1 emits light. And while light emission part B1 turns off, light emission of light emission part B2 is started. Thereafter, the light emitting part B2 is turned off and the light emitting part D1 starts to emit light. While the light emitting portion D1 is turned off, the light emitting portions A1 and D2 start to emit light. Then, the light emitting portions A1 and D2 are turned off, and the light emitting portion A2 starts to emit light. The light emission portion A2 is turned off and the light emission portions A3 and E1 start to emit light. Then, the light emitting portions A3 and E1 are turned off, and the light emitting portion E2 starts to emit light. Then, the light emitting portion E2 is turned off and light emission of the light emitting portion C1 is started. Further, the light emitting portion C1 is turned off and the light emitting portion C2 starts to emit light. Thereafter, the light emission of the light emitting portion C2 is completed.

  In other words, the light emitting portion of the sheet material 170 is visually recognized as if it flows from the right side to the left side. As described above, when the light emission pattern emitted by the light emitter 190 is viewed from the front, the light emission pattern is visually recognized as a fish shape. For this reason, by visually recognizing the light emitting part as if it flows from the right to the left in the sheet material 170, it is visually recognized as if the fish is swimming from the right to the left in the sheet material 170. Will be.

  After the light emission by the light emitting body 190 is completed (that is, after the light emission of the light emitting portion C2 is completed), the remaining one column in which the variable display is performed is stopped and displayed, and a predetermined symbol combination that teaches that it is a big hit Will stop display.

  In the present embodiment, the light emitter substrates 180a to 180e are provided on the rear side of the base 169, and five light emitters 190 are provided on each of the light emitter substrates 180a to 180e. The number of light emitter substrates provided is not limited, and the number of light emitters 190 provided on each of the light emitter substrates 180a to 180e is not limited. For example, only three light emitters 190 may be provided on the light emitter substrate 180a, and two light emitters 190 may be provided on the light emitter substrate 180b. The positions where the light emitter substrates 180a to 180e and the light emitter 190 are provided are also arbitrary. Furthermore, it is not necessary to provide the light emitter 190 corresponding to the light emitter substrate in front of the light emitter substrates 180a to 180e, and the light emitters 180a to 180e and the light emitter corresponding to the light emitter substrate. 190 may be provided at a distant position.

  According to the embodiment described in detail above, the following excellent effects are obtained.

  The design of the pachinko machine 10 is enhanced by the provision of the sheet material 170 to which a pattern visible from the front of the pachinko machine 10 is provided. In this case, the sheet material 170 is provided behind the front body 171 having the game nail 88 installed on the front surface, and the game nail 88 and the sheet material 170 are not in contact with each other. There is no need to perform the 88 extraction work. In the gaming machine, the design can be easily changed by exchanging the sheet material 170, but according to the present configuration, the change work can be simplified.

  Further, the sheet material 170 is affixed to the base 169 and is detachable from the position where the sheet material 170 is disposed. That is, the sheet material 170 can be supported by the base, and the sheet material 170 can be favorably supported without fixing the relatively thin sheet material 170 to the front body 171. Assuming the case where the sheet material 170 is fixed to the front body 171, there is a concern that the fixing portion is visually recognized from the front of the pachinko machine 10. In particular, when the sheet material 170 is fixed to the front body 171 using an adhesive or the like, when uneven coating of the adhesive or bubbles or the like occurs at the boundary portion between the sheet material 170 and the front body 171, That will stand out. On the other hand, according to the present configuration, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of such inconvenience, and it is possible to favorably support the sheet material 170 as described above. In addition, the sheet material 170 was attached to the front surface of the base 169 using an adhesive. Thereby, it is possible to easily remove the decorative body from the base. In this case, not only the front body 171 but also the base 169 can be reused when changing the design or changing the model.

  In addition, since the sheet material 170 is provided on the back side of the front body 171, the game ball does not directly contact the sheet material 170, and the sheet material 170 is worn by contact with the game ball flowing down the game area. The occurrence of inconveniences such as Therefore, the sheet material 170 can be used for a longer period.

  Further, even when the sheet material 170 is changed, the front body 171 provided with the game nail 88 can be used as it is, and the front body 171 is reused when the design is changed or the model is changed. It becomes possible to do.

  The base 169 and the front body 171 were fixed with screws 185. Thereby, the front body 171, the sheet material 170, and the base 169 can be unitized, and the attachment work of these members can be performed satisfactorily. Further, when the sheet material 170 is replaced, the screw 185 may be removed, and the replacement operation can be performed satisfactorily.

  The game nail 88 is configured not to contact the sheet material 170. If the game nail 88 is in contact with the sheet material 170, it is considered that the pattern applied to the sheet material 170 in the portion in contact with the game nail 88 cannot be visually recognized. On the other hand, according to this configuration, since the game nail 88 does not penetrate the front body 171, the sheet material 170 and the game nail 88 do not come into contact with each other, and the pattern formed on the sheet material 170. Can be prevented from becoming invisible.

  A guide portion 178 is provided so as to penetrate the front body 171, the sheet material 170, and the base body 169, and the game ball that has entered the entrance portion is guided to the back side of the base body 169 through the guide portion 178. The As a result, it is possible to exclude the game ball that has entered the ball entry section from the game area. In addition, the game ball guided to the back side of the pachinko machine 10 by the guide unit is not visible by the base 169. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the player from being able to distinguish between the game ball guided to the back side of the base 169 by the guide unit 178 and the game ball flowing down in the game area.

  A light emitter 190 is provided behind the base 169. Since a part of the base 169 is used as a region for mounting the light-emitting body 190 used for production or the like, the base 169 can be multi-functionalized.

  The light emitter 190 emits light behind the game area, and the light is visually recognized from the front of the pachinko machine 10 through the game area. Therefore, it is possible for the player to visually recognize the movement of the game ball and the light effect in the game area, and the degree of attention to the game is increased. Furthermore, since the game nail 88 is provided, the light emitter 190 cannot be provided for the game area, and in the past, it was difficult to produce the light as described above. Since the light is irradiated behind the game area, the above-described light effect can be achieved.

  Further, since the light from the light emitter 190 is irradiated to the back surface of the sheet material 170 through the opening portion 191, the opening portion 191 is not provided in the base 169, and the light is transmitted to the back surface of the sheet material 170 after propagating in the thickness direction. As compared with the configuration in which the light is irradiated, the amount of light applied to the back surface of the sheet material 170 can be increased.

  Furthermore, the front peripheral edge portion of the opening 191 is included in the irradiation range of the light emitted from the light emitter 190 to the sheet material 170. Thereby, the irradiation range of the light irradiated to the sheet material 170 from the light-emitting body 190 is determined by the shape of the front side peripheral part in the opening part 191. That is, the light emission pattern in the sheet material 170 can be determined by the shape of the front peripheral edge portion in the opening 191.

  Further, since the game nail 88 does not contact the sheet material 170, even if the light emitter substrates 180a to 180e are provided behind the base 169, the light emitter 190 emits light when the light emitter 190 emits light. It is possible to suppress the contour of the light emitted from the game nail 88 from overlapping with the game nail 88 and making it difficult for the game nail 88 to visually recognize the light emission pattern.

  In addition, it is not limited to the description content of embodiment mentioned above, For example, you may implement as follows.

  (1) In the above embodiment, the front body 171 has transparency, but it is only necessary that the pattern printed on the sheet material 170 is visible. For example, the front body 171 is not colorless and transparent, and is blue. It may be colored and transparent colored in red or semi-transparent.

  (2) In the above embodiment, the base 169 and the front body 171 are fixed using the screw 185, but the fixing means for fixing the base 169 and the front body 171 is not limited to the screw 185. You may fix using a nail, a screw, etc. However, it is desirable that the front body 171 be removable.

  (3) In the above embodiment, the base 169 and the front body 171 are fixed using the screws 185. However, the base 169 and the front body 171 are positioned using the inner frame or the like instead of using the screws 185. It may be fixed so as to be integrated, or a clamping means for clamping the base 169 and the front body 171 may be provided. That is, the method for fixing the base 169 and the front body 171 is not limited. In addition, the screw 185 is attached from the rear side to the front side of the pachinko machine 10, but may be attached from the front side to the rear side of the pachinko machine 10.

  (4) In the above embodiment, the sheet material 170 is attached to the base 169 with an adhesive material, but the method of fixing the sheet material 170 is arbitrary.

  For example, the sheet material 170 may be sandwiched between the front body 171 and the base 169. In this case, the base material 169, the sheet material 170, and the front body 171 are overlapped so that the sheet material 170 is sandwiched between the base body 169 and the front body 171 so that the base body 169, the sheet material 170, and the front body 171 are integrated. The base 169 and the front body 171 may be clamped using a locking claw or the like. Also in this configuration, the base 169, the sheet material 170, and the front body 171 can be detached by removing the locking claws, and the base 169, the sheet material 170, and the front body 171 can be replaced.

  (5) The opening 191 may be formed of a material that has little or no light transmittance. Since the opening 191 has no or little light transmittance, the irradiation range of the light that passes through the opening 191 and is applied to the sheet material 170 can be matched with the opening 191, and depending on the shape of the opening 191 The effect of determining the pattern of light appearing on the sheet material 170 when the light emitter 190 emits light can be enhanced. For example, if the opening 191 is made of a synthetic resin or the like having a low light transmittance, the sheet material 170 can be prevented from being irradiated with light over a wider range than the opening 191.

  (6) The present invention can also be applied to other types of ball and ball game machines different from the above-described embodiment, for example, game machines such as pachinko machines, arrange ball machines, and sparrow balls provided with other objects.

  (7) In the said embodiment, although the sheet | seat material 170 was used as a decoration body, it was not the sheet | seat material 170, for example, the uneven | corrugated or three-dimensional accessory may be provided so that attachment or detachment is possible. In this case, the base 169 is provided with a recess, and an accessory may be installed in the recess. In many cases, an accessory is different for each model of the gaming machine, and if the accessory cannot be replaced when changing the model, it is necessary to replace the entire part on which the accessory is installed. According to this configuration, since the objects can be exchanged, it is possible to increase the number of parts that can be reused when changing the model.

  (8) In the above embodiment, the front body 171 and the sheet material 170 are in contact with each other, but a slight gap may be provided between the front body 171 and the sheet material 170.

  (9) In the above-described embodiment, the light emission pattern in the sheet material 170 when the light emitter 190 emits light is determined according to the shape of the opening 191, but the opening 191 has light on either the front end, the rear end, or the inside. A light emission pattern determining member having a transmission part and a non-light transmission part may be provided.

  According to this configuration, when the light emitter 190 emits light, the light emitted from the light emitter 190 is applied to the light emission pattern determining member. In this case, the light irradiated to the light transmitting portion in the light emitting pattern determining member is irradiated to the pachinko machine 10, and the light irradiated to the non-light transmitting portion in the light emitting pattern determining member is directed to the front side of the pachinko machine 10. Will not be irradiated. Thereby, when the light emitter 190 emits light, it is possible to visually recognize the light emission pattern in the shape of the light transmission portion from the front of the pachinko machine 10.

  (10) In the above embodiment, the base 169 is made of wood, but may be made of synthetic resin. In such a case, it is possible to integrally form the game ball collection passage 151 and the like. For example, the base 169 may be molded from ABS resin, polycarbonate resin, acrylic resin, or the like.

  (11) In the above embodiment, when the opening 191 is viewed from the front, it has a fish shape, but it is not limited to this configuration. The shape of the opening 191 is not limited to fish, and may be a dog or a cat, for example. In this case, the shape of the opening 191 may be changed when the base 169 is manufactured.

  (12) In the above embodiment, the light emitter 190 is positioned behind the opening 191 provided in the base 169, but the position where the light emitter 190 is provided is not limited.

  A configuration in which the light emitter 190 is positioned inside the opening 191 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. Fig.20 (a) is the schematic which shows the modification of the CC line cutting | disconnection part end view of FIG. 7 in the said embodiment.

  In addition, although it demonstrates in detail using the board | substrate 180a for light emitters, you may apply the following structures with respect to the board | substrates 180b-180e for light emitters.

  In this configuration, unlike the above embodiment, the base 250 is provided so as to protrude from the light emitter substrate 180a to the front side of the pachinko machine 10, and the light emitter 190 is attached to the front side of the gaming machine of the base 250. ing.

  According to this configuration, since the light emitter 190 is positioned inside the opening 191, when the light emitter 190 emits light, the light emitted from the light emitter 190 can be concentrated on the front side of the pachinko machine 10. It becomes possible. Thereby, it is possible to make the light emission pattern visually recognized from the front side of the sheet material 170 when the light emitting body 190 emits light clearer (brighter).

  Note that the light emitted from the light emitter 190 may be concentrated on the front side of the pachinko machine 10. For example, the base 250 is attached to the base 169 and the variable display unit 86, and the light emitter substrate is mounted on the base 250. The thing provided with 180a and the light-emitting body 190 can be considered.

  In this configuration, the light emitter 190 is positioned inside the opening 191 by attaching the base 250 to the light emitter substrate 180a. However, the light emitter substrate 180a is positioned inside the opening 191. It may be attached.

  (13) In the above embodiment, the light emission pattern when the light emitter 190 emits light is determined by the shape of the opening 191, but the light emission pattern of the light emitter 190 may not be determined by the shape of the opening 191.

  This case will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 20B is a schematic diagram showing a modification of the end view of the CC line cutting part in FIGS. 7 and 10 in the above embodiment.

  In addition, although it demonstrates in detail using the board | substrate 180a for light emitters, you may apply the following structures with respect to the board | substrates 180b-180e for light emitters.

  In FIG. 20B, the base 169 is provided with an opening 255 having a shape different from that of the opening 191 in the above embodiment. The opening 255 is circular when the base 169 is viewed from the front, and penetrates the base 169 in the front-rear direction. That is, the opening 255 is a cylindrical opening provided in the base 169. In addition, a light regulating member 256 formed of a synthetic resin that is difficult to transmit light or is difficult to transmit so as to fit into the opening 255 is provided. The light restricting member 256 is fitted along the opening 255, and the front side of the light restricting member 256 is configured to contact the sheet material 170. The light regulating member 256 is fixed by screws 257 so as to be sandwiched between the light emitter substrate 180a and the base 169. The light restricting member 256 can be removed by removing the screw 257.

  Further, the light regulating member 256 has an opening 258. The opening 258 has a fish shape when viewed from the front side of the pachinko machine 10. A light emitter 190 is provided so as to be positioned inside the opening 258. Since the light restricting member 256 is made of a synthetic resin material that hardly transmits light or does not easily transmit light, the sheet material 170 is irradiated with light having the shape of the opening 258. As a result, when the light emitter 190 emits light, light is emitted from the opening 258 provided in the light restricting member 256 to the front side of the pachinko machine 10, and the fish-shaped light is projected on the sheet material 170. Will be.

  In this configuration, the light emission pattern in the sheet material 170 when the light emitter 190 emits light is determined by the shape of the light restriction member 256, and the light restriction member 256 is removable, so that by replacing the light restriction member 256, It is possible to change the light emission pattern visually recognized from the front of the sheet material 170. Just as the sheet material 170 often differs depending on the type of gaming machine, it is conceivable that the pattern of light emission also varies depending on the type of gaming machine. Since the light emission pattern can be changed by replacing the light restricting member 256, the light emitter substrate 180a can be used as it is when changing to a model in which the opening 255 is provided at the same position. Become.

  The sheet material 170 and the light regulating member 256 do not need to be in complete contact with each other, and a slight gap may be provided between the sheet material 170 and the light regulating member 256, or the sheet material 170 and the light regulating member 256 may be light. The regulating member 256 does not have to be in proximity.

  (14) In the above embodiment, the light emitter 190 is positioned behind the opening 191 provided in the base 169, but the opening 191 may not be provided.

  This case will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 21 (a) to 21 (d). 21 (a) to 21 (d) are schematic views showing a modification of the end view of the CC line cutting part of FIGS. 7 and 10 in the above embodiment.

  In addition, although it demonstrates in detail using the board | substrate 180a for light emitters, you may apply the following structures with respect to the board | substrates 180b-180e for light emitters. Although detailed description is omitted, in the configuration described with reference to FIGS. 21A to 21D, unlike the above embodiment, the variable display unit 86 and the light emitter substrate 180a overlap each other. Not provided.

  (14-1) A case where the opening 191 is not provided in the base 169 will be described with reference to FIG. Similarly to the front body 171, the base 169 is also made of a light-transmitting resin material, such as an acrylic plate, and has transparency.

  Further, a stepped portion is formed on the back surface of the base 169 so that the central side is thinner than the peripheral portion. A fixing tool is in contact with the thickened portion of the base 169 from the back side so as to fix the game board unit 81 to the resin base 71. The thick portion of the base 169 in this configuration is the same as the thickness of the base 169 in the above embodiment. Generally, the thickness of the gaming machine is determined in the front-rear direction, and the thickness of the gaming board forming the gaming area of the gaming machine is generally determined. In this configuration, the thickness when the base 169, the sheet material 170, and the front body 171 are integrated as the game board unit 81 by making the thick portion of the base 169 the same as the thickness of the base 169 in the above embodiment. Is suppressed from becoming extremely large or small. Therefore, it is possible to use the game board unit 81 as an alternative member of the game board in a general gaming machine.

  Further, a light regulating member 260 is provided in a portion where the thickness of the base 169 is thin, and a light emitter 190 is provided behind the light regulating member 260. That is, in this configuration, the light regulating member 260 is installed in front of the light emitter 190 instead of the opening 191 in the above embodiment. The light regulating member 260 is made of a synthetic resin that hardly transmits light or does not easily transmit light, and is provided so as to be hollow. The light regulating member 260 is detachably fixed to the base 169 with a screw 261. The light regulating member 260 can be removed by removing the screw 261. The light emitted from the light emitter 190 passes through a cavity provided in the light restricting member 260 and is further irradiated to the front side of the pachinko machine 10 through a base 169 having light permeability. Moreover, the cavity provided in the light control member 260 becomes a fish shape when visually recognized from the front side of the pachinko machine 10 like the opening part 191 in the said embodiment. Thereby, when the light irradiated from the light emitter 190 passes through the cavity provided in the light regulating member 260, the fish-shaped light appears on the sheet material 170.

  According to this configuration, since the light restriction member 260 can be exchanged, the light emission in the sheet material 170 when the light emitter 190 emits light is changed by changing the shape of the cavity provided in the light restriction member 260. It becomes possible to change the pattern. Accordingly, it is possible to cope with a case where a change in the light emission pattern in the sheet material 170 is desired, such as when the model of the pachinko machine 10 is changed. In this configuration, the base 169 is light transmissive at any location, but may be light transmissive only on the front side of the location where the light emitter 190 is installed. Further, the light restricting member 260 is provided in front of the light emitter 190. However, if the light emitter 190 is provided in the cavity of the light restricting member 260, the light is emitted from the pachinko machine 10 when the light emitter 190 emits light. It is possible to suppress the diffusion to the rear side and increase the amount of light irradiated to the sheet material 170.

  In the configuration in which the opening portion is formed in the base 169, a portion of the sheet material 170 positioned in front of the opening portion is not supported, and the portion may be bent or damaged. On the other hand, according to this configuration, since the opening for emitting the light from the light emitter 190 to the front of the pachinko machine 10 is not formed in the base 169, the above inconvenience does not occur. . Even in this configuration, at least a portion of the base 169 and the sheet material 170 that is located in front of the light restricting member 260 is light transmissive, and the light restricted by the light restricting portion is transmitted to the base and the decoration. Since the light is emitted forward of the gaming machine through the body, the light emitted from the light emitting means is not inhibited from being emitted forward of the gaming machine.

  (14-2) The light regulating member 260 may be attached to the attachment portion 265 provided on the rear side of the base 169 instead of being attached to the base 169. Such a configuration will be described with reference to FIG.

  In FIG. 21B, an attachment portion 265 is attached to the rear side of the base 169 in FIG. The attachment portion 265 is attached to the base 169 with the screw 185 in the above embodiment.

  In this configuration, the light emitter substrate 180 a is attached to the rear side of the attachment portion 265. The light emitter 190 is attached to the front side of the light emitter substrate 180a and the front side of the attachment portion 265. Further, the above-described light regulating member 260 is attached so as to surround the light emitting body 190 on the front side of the attaching portion 265. Specifically, a screw 261 is attached so as to penetrate the light emitter substrate 180 a and the attachment portion 265 and reach the light regulating member 260. Thereby, the light emitter substrate 180 a and the light regulating member 260 are fixed to the attachment portion 265. Also in this configuration, the light irradiated from the light emitter 190 passes through the cavity of the light regulating member 260 and the fish-shaped light appears on the sheet material 170 via the base 169.

  In this configuration, the light emitter substrate 180a and the light regulating member 260 are detachably provided on the mounting portion 265 provided on the rear side of the base 169 instead of the base 169. Thereby, the light emission pattern in the sheet material 170 can be changed by replacing the light regulating member 260. Further, when the attachment portion 265, the light emitter substrate 180a, and the light regulating member 260 are considered as an integrated unit, the light emission pattern when the light emitter 190 emits light is changed by replacing the attachment portion 265. It becomes possible. In this case, since only the mounting portion 265 needs to be replaced when changing the light emission pattern, the base 169 can be used as it is, and the base 169 need not be newly manufactured.

  In addition, although what demonstrated the board | substrate 180a for light emitters attached to the attachment part 265 was demonstrated, if the above structure is applied with respect to the board | substrates 180b-180e for light emitters, it will be for light emitters by attaching the attachment part 265. The boards 180a to 180e can be attached at the same time, and the assembly work of the pachinko machine 10 can be simplified. In this configuration, the attachment portion 265 is provided behind the base 169. However, the attachment portion 265 is disposed so as to approach or abut the base 169 behind the portion of the base 169 where the light emitter 190 is attached. May be provided.

  (14-3) A configuration in which the light emitter substrate 180a and the light emitter 190 are attached to the attachment portion 265 and the light regulating member 260 is attached to the base body 169 will be described with reference to FIG.

  In this configuration, similarly to the configuration described with reference to FIG. 21A, the light restricting member 260 is fixed to the base 169 with screws 261. Furthermore, similarly to the configuration described with reference to FIG. 21B, the light emitter substrate 180a and the light emitter 190 are attached to the portion of the attachment portion 265 located behind the light restricting member 260. That is, in this configuration, the light emitter substrate 180a and the light regulating member 260 are fixed to different members. The light emitter substrate 180a and the light emitter 190 are collectively provided in the attachment portion 265. When the attachment portion 265 is removed, only the light emitter substrate 180a and the light emitter 190 are removed from the pachinko machine 10. It will be. Therefore, it is possible to easily perform maintenance of the light emitter substrate 180a and the light emitter 190 as compared with the configuration in which the light restricting member 260 is also removed when the attachment portion 265 is removed.

  Further, in this configuration, it can be said that the thickness of the base 169 is small in the portion where the light regulating member 260 is provided. If the thickness of the base 169 in the front-rear direction at the portion where the light restricting member 260 is provided is diffused while the light is passing through the base 169, and viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10 It is conceivable that the light emission pattern becomes unclear. On the other hand, in this configuration, the light emitting member 190 emits light when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10 by reducing the thickness of the portion of the base 169 where the light restricting member 260 is provided in the front-rear direction. It is possible to suppress the pattern from becoming unclear.

  Further, the light regulating member 260 may not be provided in any one of the configurations described. However, in this case, it is conceivable that the light emission pattern having a predetermined shape is unlikely to appear in the sheet material 170 as in the above-described embodiment, and therefore it is preferable to use the light regulating member 260.

  (14-4) The light emitter substrate 180a is attached to the rear side of the base 169, but the position where the light emitter substrate 180a is attached is not limited.

  For example, a substrate in which the light emitter substrate 180a is integrated with the variable display unit 86 is conceivable. This case will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 21D is a schematic diagram showing a modification of the end view of the CC line cutting part in FIGS. 7 and 10 in the above embodiment.

  In this configuration, the variable display unit 86 is installed behind the opening 191. The variable display unit 86 located behind the opening 191 is provided with an opening 271 that opens in the front-rear direction. The aforementioned light emitter substrate 180a is attached so as to be located behind the opening 271. Further, the light emitter 190 is provided on the light emitter substrate 180 a so as to protrude from the opening 271 in the variable display unit 86. Specifically, the rear side of the light emitter 190 is fixed to the light emitter substrate 180 a, and the front end side of the light emitter 190 projects forward from the variable display unit 86. That is, according to this configuration, the variable display unit 86 and the light emitter substrate 180a are integrated. In this case, by attaching the variable display unit 86, the light emitter substrate 180a can be attached at the same time, and when the pachinko machine 10 is assembled, the assembling work can be simplified.

  In addition, although what demonstrated the board | substrate 180a for light emitters attached to the variable display unit 86 was demonstrated, if the above structure is applied with respect to the board | substrates 180b-180e for light emitters, the effect which simplifies the said assembly operation | work will be demonstrated. It becomes possible to raise. Further, the light emitter substrates 180 a to 180 e are not necessarily provided in the variable display unit 86, and may be provided in the main controller unit 160.

  (15) In the above embodiment, the sheet material 170 and the front body 171 are provided so as to cover the opening 191, but an opening is provided in at least one of the sheet material 170 or the front body 171 in the front portion of the opening 191. It may be provided.

  Further, although the light emitter 190 is provided to be located behind the game area, the light emitter 190 may not be provided behind the game area, and the light emitter 190 is provided behind the sheet material 170. It only has to be done.

  In this case, an opening is provided in at least one of the sheet material 170 or the front body 171, and light emitted from the light emitter 190 through the opening may be viewed from the front of the gaming machine.

  (16) In the above embodiment, the opening 191 is hollow, but the opening 191 is not provided, and instead of the opening 191, a light transmissive member may be attached.

  For example, a light transmissive component made of a synthetic resin having light transmittance may be installed.

  In this case, if the light transmitting part has the light transmitting part and the non-light transmitting part, the light emission pattern in the sheet material 170 can be determined by the light transmitting part. For example, when the light transmitting portion has a fish shape when viewed from the front side of the pachinko machine 10, the fish-shaped light appears on the sheet material 170 when the light emitter 190 emits light.

  (17) In the above-described embodiment, the sheet material 170 has light transmittance in all portions, but if at least a part of the front of the portion where the light emitter 190 is provided has light transmittance. Good.

  (18) In the front body 171, at least a part of the front side of the part where the light emitter 190 is provided has light transmissivity, and at least a part of a pattern or the like printed on the sheet material 170 What is necessary is just to be formed in transparency or semi-transparency so that visual recognition is possible.

  (19) In the above embodiment, it was possible to remove only the sheet material 170, but this is not a limitation. That is, the sheet material 170 and the base 169 may be integrated so as not to be removable. In this case, when the sheet material 170 is removed, the sheet material 170 and the base 169 are removed together.

  If the model of the pachinko machine 10 is changed, the position of the opening in which the game nail 88 and the general winning opening 82, the variable winning device 83, the operation opening 84, the through gate 85, the variable display unit 86, and the like are provided. If the same model is used, the front body 171 can be used as it is.

  (20) In the above embodiment, the effect that the light emitter 190 emits light is based on the reception of the specific jackpot variation pattern command, but the light emitter 190 is based on the reception of other variation pattern commands. An effect of emitting light may be performed. That is, when the non-specific variation pattern command or the deviation variation pattern command is received, an effect that the light emitter 190 emits light may be performed.

  Further, the effect produced by the light emitter 190 emitting light is not limited to that of the above embodiment, and any effect may be performed. For example, it is possible to produce an effect by flashing each light emitting part.

  (21) In the above embodiment, the display control device 325 controls the symbol display device 91 so that the display control device 325 displays the effect and the symbol variation based on the command output from the main control device 162 to the sound lamp control device 143. However, based on the output of a command from the main control device 162 to the display control device 325, effects and symbolic variation display may be performed.

  Further, the sound lamp control device 143 and the display control device 325 may be the same device, and the display of the effects and symbols may be performed by outputting a command from the main control device 162 to the device.

  (22) In the above embodiment, the game nail 88 is attached so as not to penetrate the front body 171, but the game nail 88 may penetrate the front body 171 and contact the sheet material 170 and the base 169. . However, according to this configuration, it is conceivable that when the game nail 88 comes into contact with the sheet material 170, the game nail 88 inhibits the removal when the base 169 and the sheet material 170 are removed.

  The game nail 88 does not need to be attached to the front body 171. The game nail 88 can be a game nail 88 as long as it has a rod shape implanted in the game board unit 81 and appropriately disperses the falling direction of the game ball. For example, a screw or the like may be attached, or a game nail 88 having a groove only at the tip may be used. When a screw is used instead of the game nail 88, it can be considered that the removal becomes easy. Further, not only a rod-shaped one but also one using a projection formed by a synthetic resin or the like instead of the game nail 88 is conceivable. In this case, the shape of the protrusions is arbitrary as long as the game balls come into contact with the protrusions to appropriately disperse the falling direction of the game balls. In this case, the protrusion may be implanted in the game board unit 81 or may be formed integrally with the game board unit 81.

  Further, the game nail 88 is not attached from the front side of the front body 171, but may be attached from the back side of the sheet material 170 or the front body 171.

  One embodiment when the game nail 88 is attached from the back side of the front body 171 will be described. FIG. 22 is an end view taken along the line CC of FIGS. 7 and 10. In FIG. 22, only the game nail 88 and the front body 171 are shown.

  As shown in FIG. 22, the rear end portion of the game nail 88 is positioned inside the front body 171 so that the game nail 88 and the sheet material 170 do not contact each other as in the above embodiment. In this case, a cavity may be provided between the game nail 88 and the sheet material 170 in the opening 350 formed in the front body 171 by attaching the game nail 88. Thereby, it can suppress that the game nail 88 and the sheet | seat material 170 contact, and it can suppress that the pattern provided to the sheet | seat material 170 by the game nail 88 is no longer visually recognized. In addition, although the structure which the game nail 88 and the sheet | seat material 170 are contacting is also considered, it is possible that the pattern provided to the sheet material 170 which the game nail 88 is contacting becomes difficult to visually recognize.

  (23) It is good also as a structure which combined each of the structure in embodiment mentioned above and each structure in another example arbitrarily. For example, the configuration of another embodiment may be applied to the configuration of one embodiment. Further, the configurations of the embodiments having three or more patterns may be applied to each other.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Pachinko machine as a gaming machine, 11 ... Outer frame, 41 ... Game ball launching handle, 81 ... Game board unit, 82 ... General winning port, 83 ... Variable winning device, 84 ... Working port, 85 ... Through gate, 86 ... variable display unit, 88 ... game nail, 91 ... symbol display device, 101, 102 ... inner and outer rails, 110 ... game ball launch mechanism, 169 ... base 169, 170 ... sheet material, 171 ... front body, 178 ... Guide part, 180a to 180e ... substrate for light emitter, 185 ... screw, 190 ... light emitter, 191 ... opening, 256 ... light regulating member, 325 ... display control device.

Claims (1)

A front body formed at least partially transparent or translucent,
A base body provided on the back side of the front body;
It is disposed at a position sandwiched between the front body and the base body, and is provided so as to be removable from the front body alone or together with the base body, and is visible from the front of the gaming machine through the front body. A decorative body,
A first opening formed in the base body and penetrating in an alignment direction of the base body and the front body;
A light emitting unit disposed behind the decorative body and irradiating light to the back surface of the decorative body through the first opening;
A light restricting portion formed with a second opening for restricting a range in which the light from the light emitting portion is irradiated to the decorative body to be a predetermined range smaller than the first opening,
The shape of the second opening in the front view of the front body is different from the shape of the first opening in the front view of the front body,
The light regulated by the light regulating unit is irradiated to the front of the gaming machine through the decorative body and the front body,
A flow path forming portion that is provided so as to protrude from the front body to the opposite side of the base body and can change the flow direction of the game ball by hitting a game ball flowing down along the front body. With
The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the flow path forming portion is disposed on the front body so as not to protrude toward the decorative body, and contact with the decorative body is avoided.

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