JP2019042567A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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, is provided with a gaming machine main body in which a gaming board having a gaming area formed therein is mounted on a frame, and a front door frame attached to the front side of the gaming machine main body There is. In the game area, various game machines such as a winning opening and a winning device are provided. When the game ball emission handle is operated by the player, the game balls are fired toward the game area, and when the fired game balls win a prize hole or a prize device, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out accordingly.

  Moreover, many of the above-mentioned game boards are provided with a plywood which is a main body of the game board and a sheet material stuck on the surface of the plywood. The sheet material is formed of a synthetic resin material having transparency, and further, a predetermined pattern is given to the surface facing the plywood. The design of the game board is improved by these patterns. In addition, by giving the design on the back surface of the sheet material, it is possible to avoid the inconvenience that the design peels off or wears due to the game ball coming into direct contact with the design (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In addition, a plurality of game nails are struck from above the sheet material, and the movement of the game balls in the game area is diversified by the game nails.

Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2003-38743

  The pattern formed on the sheet material is different for each type of gaming machine, and the sheet material must be replaced when changing the type of gaming machine. However, since the sheet material can be replaced only in game board units, all game boards must be replaced when changing the model. Therefore, there is room for improvement on the replacement of the sheet material.

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

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

The present invention
A front structure that is at least partially formed transparent or translucent and is configured to make the back side decoration visible from the front of the gaming machine;
A substrate provided on the back side of the front structure;
A first opening formed on the base and penetrating in a direction in which the base and the front structure are aligned;
A light emitting unit disposed behind the front structure and emitting light to the back surface of the front structure via the first opening;
A light restricting portion having a second opening for restricting a range in which the light from the light emitting portion is irradiated to the front structure to be a predetermined range smaller than the first opening;
The shape of the second opening in a front view of the front structure is different from the shape of the first opening in a front view of the front structure,
The light regulated by the light regulating unit is irradiated to the front of the gaming machine through the front structure.
The light restricting portion is removably provided, and the second opening is formed to face the front structure with a gap.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to change the decoration.

It is a front view showing a pachinko machine in one embodiment. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main composition of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main composition 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 showing the back composition of a game board. It is a rear view which shows the state which removed the main control unit from the game board. It is a perspective view showing the composition of the main control unit. It is a front view which shows the structure of a back pack unit. It is an exploded perspective view of a back pack unit. It is an AA line cutting part end view of FIG. It is a BB line cutting part end view of FIG. FIG. 11 is an end view taken along line C-C of FIG. 7 and FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a pachinko machine. It is a flowchart figure which shows jackpot lottery processing. It is a flowchart figure showing display control processing. It is the schematic which shows another example of the board | substrate for light emitters. It is the schematic which shows another example of the board | substrate for light emitters. 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 body (front body 171) in which a game area on which a game ball flows down is formed on the front side, and at least a part of which is transparent or translucent.
A substrate (substrate 169) provided on the back side of the front body;
A decorative body (sheet material disposed at a position sandwiched between the front body and the base body and removable from the arranged position alone or together with the base body and visible from the front of the game machine through the front body 170) and
A game machine characterized by comprising:

  According to the means 1, by providing the decorative body visible from the front of the gaming machine, the designability of the gaming machine is enhanced. In addition, it may be desired to change the design of the gaming machine by changing the decoration. However, for example, in the gaming machine, game nails and the like are provided in the game area, and when the decoration is replaced, the decoration can not be changed unless the removal operation of the game nail is performed, and the replacement is complicated. There is concern about the problem of In addition to the game nails, the above-described game members provided in the game area contact the game balls to disperse the falling direction of the game balls, and the game members provided in the ball entering portion where the game balls enter, etc. The problem is concerned.

  On the other hand, according to this means, since the decorative body is provided at the rear of the front body, it is not necessary to remove the game nails or the like or to remove the game members when replacing the decorative body. In the gaming machine, the design can be changed by replacing the decoration, but according to this configuration, the change can be simplified.

  Further, the decorative body is disposed at a position sandwiched between the front body and the base, and is provided so as to be removable from the disposed position alone or together with the base. That is, it becomes possible to support the decorative body by sandwiching the front body and the base, or to support the decorative body with the base, and the support of the decorative body is good even if the decorative body is not fixed to the front body. It is possible to do Assuming that the decorative body is fixed to the front body, there is a concern that the fixed portion may be viewed from the front of the gaming machine. In particular, in the case where the decorative body is fixed to the front body using an adhesive or the like, unevenness in the coating of the adhesive or air bubbles or the like occurs at the boundary between the decorative body and the front body. I will. On the other hand, according to the present configuration, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of such inconveniences, and it is possible to favorably support the decorative body as described above.

  In addition, since the decorative body is provided on the back side of the front body, the gaming ball does not come in direct contact with the decorative body, and the decorative body wears due to the contact of the gaming ball flowing down the gaming area. Occurrence can be suppressed. Thus, the decorative body can be used for a longer period of time.

  Further, even when the decorative body is changed, it is possible to use the front body as it is, and it becomes possible to reuse the front body when changing the design or changing the model.

  In addition, not only the planar thing which had a sheet form but the thing which has a three-dimensional structure is included with a "visible decorative body."

Means 2. A play area is formed on the front side, and a play area is formed, and a transparent or translucent front body (front body 171),
A substrate (substrate 169) provided on the back side of the front body;
It is disposed at a position sandwiched between the front body and the base, and is provided so as to be removable from the placed position alone or together with the base, and further in a sheet shape, viewed from the front of the gaming machine through the front body. Possible decorations (sheet material 170),
A game machine characterized by comprising:

  According to the means 2, by providing the sheet-like decorative body visible from the front of the gaming machine, the designability of the gaming machine is enhanced. In addition, it may be desired to change the design of the gaming machine by changing the decoration. However, for example, in the gaming machine, game nails and the like are provided in the game area, and when the decoration is replaced, the decoration can not be changed unless the removal operation of the game nail is performed, and the replacement is complicated. There is concern about the problem of In addition to the game nails, the above-described game members provided in the game area contact the game balls to disperse the falling direction of the game balls, and the game members provided in the ball entering portion where the game balls enter, etc. The problem is concerned.

  On the other hand, according to this means, since the decorative body is provided at the rear of the front body, it is not necessary to remove the game nails, remove the game members, etc. when replacing the decorative body. In the gaming machine, the design can be changed by replacing the decoration, but according to this configuration, the change can be simplified.

  Further, the decorative body is disposed at a position sandwiched between the front body and the base, and is provided so as to be removable from the disposed position alone or together with the base. That is, it becomes possible to support the sheet-like decorative body by sandwiching the front body and the base, or to support the sheet-like decorative body with the base, and even in the case of a relatively thin decorative body Even if it is not fixed to, it is possible to support the decoration well. Assuming that the decorative body is fixed to the front body, there is a concern that the fixed portion may be viewed from the front of the gaming machine. In particular, in the case where the decorative body is fixed to the front body using an adhesive or the like, unevenness in the coating of the adhesive or air bubbles or the like occurs at the boundary between the decorative body and the front body. I will. On the other hand, according to the present configuration, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of such inconveniences, and it is possible to favorably support the decorative body as described above.

  In addition, since the decorative body is provided on the back side of the front body, the gaming ball does not come in direct contact with the decorative body, and the decorative body wears due to the contact of the gaming ball flowing down the gaming area. Occurrence can be suppressed. Thus, the decorative body can be used for a longer period of time.

  Further, even when the decorative body is changed, it is possible to use the front body as it is, and it becomes possible to reuse the front body when changing the design or changing the model.

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

  According to the means 3, since the sheet-like decorative body is attached to the base, even in the case of a relatively thin decorative body, the support can be well performed. In addition, even if adhesion of the adhesive occurs or air bubbles enter when the decorative body is attached to the base, it is difficult to see it from the front of the gaming machine, so the design of the decorative body It is possible to suppress the deterioration of the property.

  In addition, it becomes possible to perform removal of the decorative body from a base | substrate easily by sticking a decorative body on the front surface of a base | substrate using an adhesive. In this case, it is possible to reuse not only the front body but also the base 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 using a fixing tool (screw 185) capable of releasing the fixing.

  According to the means 4, the front body, the decorative body and the base can be unitized, and the mounting operation of these members can be performed well. Further, in the present configuration, since the fixing tool for fixing the front body and the base is provided releasably, when replacing the decorative body disposed between the front body and the base, It is sufficient to release the fixed state, and the replacement work can be performed satisfactorily.

Means 5. In any one of the means 2 to 4, a dispersing member (game nail 88) is provided which disperses the direction in which the gaming ball falls by hitting the gaming ball flowing down the gaming area, thereby
The back surface of the front body and the front surface of the base 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 and the other is in contact with the rear surface of the front body.
A gaming machine characterized in that a rear end portion of the dispersing member is provided so as not to project rearward of the gaming machine than a rear 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 decoration is in contact with the back surface of the front body, compared to the case where the front body and the decoration are not in contact 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 unclear visual recognition of the decorative body.

  Further, the dispersing member is provided so as not to project rearward of the gaming machine than the back of the front body. That is, even if the decorative body is in contact with the rear surface side of the front body, the dispersing member is not in contact with the decorative body. If the dispersing member is in contact with the decorative body, it is conceivable that the pattern given to the decorative body in the portion in contact with the dispersing member can not be visually recognized. On the other hand, according to the present means, when the decorative body and the dispersing member do not come in contact with each other, and the pattern is formed on the decorative body, it is possible to suppress that the pattern becomes invisible. . Furthermore, when removing the decorative body, it is possible to suppress the prevention of the removal by the dispersing member and to facilitate replacement of the decorative body as compared with the case where the dispersing member is in contact with the decorative body. Become.

  In addition to the dispersing member, in the gaming machine provided with a gaming member such as forming a ball entry portion in which the game ball provided in the gaming area contacts or enters the ball, the rear end portion of the gaming member is If the decorative body is not brought into contact with the decorative body, the effect of suppressing the visual recognition of the pattern and the effect of facilitating the replacement of the decorative body can be enhanced.

  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 those in which the projections are attached to the front body but also those in which the projections and the front body are integrally formed are included.

Means 6. In any one of the means 1 to 4, a dispersing member (game nail 88) is provided which disperses the direction in which the gaming ball falls by hitting the gaming ball flowing down the gaming area, thereby
The gaming machine according to the present invention, wherein the dispersing member is fixed to the front body so that a rear end thereof does not contact the decoration.

  According to the means 6, the dispersing member does not contact the decoration. If the dispersing member is in contact with the decorative body, it is conceivable that the pattern given to the decorative body in the portion in contact with the dispersing member can not be visually recognized. On the other hand, according to this means, since the dispersing member does not penetrate the front body, the decorative body does not come in contact with the dispersing member, and the pattern formed on the decorative body can not be visually recognized. It can control that it becomes. Furthermore, since the dispersive member is not in contact with the decorative body, when the decorative body is removed, it is suppressed that the dispersive member prevents its removal, compared to the case where the dispersive member is in contact with the decorative body , It becomes possible to make the exchange of the decoration easy.

  In addition to the dispersing member, in the gaming machine provided with a gaming member such as forming a ball entry portion in which the game ball provided in the gaming area contacts or enters the ball, the rear end portion of the gaming member is If the decorative body is not brought into contact with the decorative body, the effect of suppressing the visual recognition of the pattern and the effect of facilitating the replacement of the decorative body can be enhanced.

Means 7. In any one of means 1 to 6, a ball entry unit provided on the front body and capable of entering a game ball falling through the game area (general winning opening 82, variable winning device 83, operation opening 84, through gate 84 And variable display unit 86 etc.)
A guiding path (guide portion 178) which penetrates the front body, the decorative body and the base and guides the gaming ball having entered the ball to the back side of the base;
Equipped with
The gaming machine, wherein the base or the decoration is formed so as to make the gaming ball guided to the back side of the gaming machine by the guiding path invisible.

  According to the means 7, the guiding path is provided so as to penetrate the front body, the decorative body and the base, and the gaming ball entering the ball is guided to the back side of the base through the guiding path. Ru. Thereby, it becomes possible to exclude the game ball which entered the ball entry part from the game area.

  In addition, the gaming ball guided to the back side of the gaming machine by the guiding path is not visible by the base or the decoration. As a result, it is possible to suppress that the player can not distinguish between the game ball guided to the back side of the base by the guide path and the game ball flowing down in the game area.

  Note that "to enter the ball" includes not only the game ball entering the opening or the like but also the game ball passing through a predetermined area.

  Means 8. In any one of the means 1 to 7, the back side of the base is provided with an area in which an electric device (such as a symbol display device 91 and a main control device 162) enabling the progress of the game is installed. A game machine characterized by

  According to the means 8, since a part of the base is used as an area where the electric device enabling the progress of the game is installed, the base can be made 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 emitter 190) is mounted;
A game machine characterized in that the base body, the decoration body and the front body are formed such that light emitted from the back side of the base by the light emitting means can be viewed from the front of the game 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 effect and the like, multifunctionalization of the base is achieved. By the way, by providing the light emitting means, diversification of the effects of the game can be achieved.

  In addition, 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 also considered 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, it is possible to suppress inhibition of the support of the decorative body 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 emitter 190) is mounted;
The light emitting means is disposed behind the gaming area in the mounting area,
A game machine characterized in that light emitted from the light emitting means is visible from the front of the game machine through the front body.

  According to the means 10, since a part of the base is used as a region for mounting the light emitting means used for effect and the like, multifunctionalization of the base is achieved.

  The light emitting means emits light behind the game area, and the light is viewed from the front of the game machine through the game area. Therefore, it becomes possible for the player to integrally view the movement of the game ball in the game area and the light effect, and the degree of attention to the game is enhanced. Furthermore, there may be a plurality of game nails provided in the game area, and no light emitting means can be provided for the game area, and it has been difficult in the past to produce such light as described above. According to this configuration, since the light is emitted behind the game area, the above-described effects of light can be made. And the production | presentation of the said light is implement | achieved using the base | substrate which has a function which performs support of a decorative body favorably.

Means 11. In the means 9 or 10, the base is provided with an opening (opening 191) opening in the back and forth direction of the gaming machine,
The light emitting means is provided to emit light to the back surface of the decorative body through the opening,
At least a portion of the decorative body located in front of the opening has light transparency.
A game machine characterized in that light emitted from the light emitting means is irradiated to the front of a game machine through the decoration.

  According to the means 11, since the light from the light emitting means is irradiated to the back of the decorative body through the opening, the light is irradiated to the back of the decorative after being propagated in the thickness direction without providing the opening in the base As compared with the configuration described above, it is possible to increase the amount of light emitted to the back surface of the decorative body.

  Means 12. A gaming machine characterized in that in the means 11, the light emitting means is provided such that a front peripheral 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 irradiation range of the light emitted from the light emitting means to the decorative body includes the front rim of the opening. Thereby, the irradiation range of the light irradiated to a decoration from a light emission means is determined by the shape of the front side peripheral part in an opening part. That is, it is possible to determine the pattern of light emission in the decorative body by the shape of the front peripheral portion in the opening.

Means 13. The light control unit (light control member 256 or 260) is provided behind the base or the base in the unit 9, and limits the irradiation range of the light emitted from the light emitting unit to the front of the gaming machine.
A game machine characterized in that the base and the decorative body are formed such that light regulated by the light regulation member can be viewed from the front of the game console.

  According to the means 13, it is possible to determine the pattern of the light viewed from the front of the gaming machine according to the shape of the light regulating portion, and even when the pattern of the light is complicated, the substrate is complicated. It is not necessary to carry out

  Means 14. In the means 13, the light regulation part is provided so as to be removable from the installation location.

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

Means 15. In the means 13 or 14, the base is formed to have an opposing portion facing the light restricting portion in front thereof,
The decorative body is in contact with the facing portion of the base from the front side of the gaming machine,
Furthermore, at least a portion of the base body and the decorative body located in front of the light restricting portion is light transmissive.
A game machine characterized in that light regulated by the light regulation section is ejected forward of a gaming machine through the base and the decoration.

  According to the means 15, at least a portion of the base body and the decoration located in front of the light control portion is light transmissive. This makes it possible to view light regulated by the light regulation section from the front of the gaming machine without providing an opening in the base and the decoration.

  In the configuration in which the opening is formed in the base, a part of the decoration that is located in front of the opening is not supported, and there is a possibility that the part may be bent or broken. On the other hand, according to this means, since the opening for injecting the light from the light emitting means to the front of the gaming machine is not formed in the base, the above-mentioned inconvenience does not occur. In addition, even in the configuration, at least a portion of the base body and the decoration located in front of the light control portion has light transparency, and light controlled by the light control portion passes through the base and the decoration. Since the light is ejected forward of the gaming machine, the emission of light from the light emitting means forward of the gaming machine is not hindered.

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

  According to the means 16, the mounting area is provided at the rear of the thin portion of the base. This makes it possible to shorten the distance from the light emitting means to the front of the gaming machine, and it is possible to suppress the diffusion of light emitted from the light emitting means before reaching the front of the gaming machine.

  In addition, the thickness of a game board forming a game area in a game machine is generally determined in many cases, and it is conceivable that a game board excessively larger or smaller than the thickness can not be used. The front body, the decorative body and the base are integrated by making the thickness when the front body, the decorative body and the base are integrated in this means the same thickness as the game board which forms the game area of a general game machine It becomes possible to use what was made to be a substitute member of the game board in a general game machine.

Means 17. In any one of means 9 to 16, a winning opening (actuation opening 84) in which the game ball is to be won;
Display means (symbol display device 91);
Display control means (display control device 325) for performing display control of the display means based on the game ball entering the winning opening;
A light emission control unit (a function of performing fluctuation display determination processing by the display control device 325) which controls the light emission of the light emission unit in accordance with the display control by the display control unit;
A game machine characterized by comprising:

  According to the means 17, when the display control by the display control means is being performed, the light emitting means emits light. That is, the light emitting means emits light in conjunction with the display on the display means. The player is playing a game paying attention to the display on the display means, and the light emitting means emits light in conjunction with the display, whereby the player's attention to the display can be increased.

Means 18. In the means 17, the display means is attached to the back of the substrate;
A game machine characterized in that the light emitting means is installed in the display means.

  According to the means 18, the mounting area is provided on the display means. That is, it becomes possible to integrate the display means and the light emitting means. Thus, the light emitting means can be removed by removing the display means, and the work efficiency in the case of performing maintenance work of the gaming machine or assembling work of the gaming machine can be improved.

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

  Ball-and-ball game machine: operation means operated by the player (game ball emission handle 41), ball firing means (game ball firing mechanism 110) for firing and firing the game ball based on the operation of the operation means, and the shot A gaming machine provided with a guiding portion (inner and outer rail portions 101 and 102) for guiding the played gaming ball to a predetermined gaming area, and each gaming component (general winning opening 82 and the like) disposed in the gaming area.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter referred to as a "pachinko machine") which is a type of gaming machine will be described in detail based on the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine 10, FIGS. 2 and 3 are exploded perspective views showing main components of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. 4 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 10. In addition, in FIG. 2, the structure in the game area of the pachinko machine 10 is abbreviate | omitted for convenience.

  The pachinko machine 10 has an outer frame 11 forming an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10 and a gaming machine main unit 12 rotatably attached to the outer frame 11 in a forward direction. The outer frame 11 is configured by connecting wooden plate members to four sides, and has a rectangular frame shape. The pachinko machine 10 is installed in the game hall by 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 rearward of the main body frame 13. . The main body frame 13 of the gaming machine main portion 12 is rotatably supported relative to the outer frame 11. In detail, the main body frame 13 is pivotable forward with the left side as a pivoting base end and the right side as a pivoting tip side in a front view.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the front door frame 14 is rotatably supported by the main body frame 13, and can be rotated forward with the left side as the rotation base end side and the right side as the rotation tip end side in front view It is assumed. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the back pack unit 15 is rotatably supported by the main body frame 13, and the front side views the left side as the rotation base end side and the right side as the rotation tip end side. It is made movable.

  Next, the front door frame 14 will be described. In the following description, FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 will be referred to, and FIG. 5 will be 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 surface side of the main body frame 13. The front door frame 14 is formed with a window portion 21 which enables the player to visually recognize substantially the entire game area, which will be described later, from the front. The window portion 21 has a substantially elliptical shape, and a transparent glass 22 is inserted therein. Various lamps and the like are provided around the window 21. For example, along the periphery of the window portion 21, an annular illumination portion 23 containing an LED or the like is provided. In the annular electric decoration part 23, lighting and blinking are performed according to the change of the game state at the time of a big hit, a predetermined reach time, and the like. In addition, an error display lamp unit 24 is provided at the center of the annular electric decorative unit 23 and at the top of the pachinko machine 10, and is lit at the time of a predetermined error. A ball ramp 25 is provided. In addition, a speaker unit 26 is provided at a position close to the right and left prize ball lamp units 25 to which sound effects and the like according to the game state are output.

  Below the window portion 21 of the front door frame 14, an upper bulging portion 31 and a lower bulging portion 32 bulging toward the front side are vertically arranged in parallel. An upper plate 33 opened upward is provided inside the upper bulging portion 31, and a lower plate 34 opening similarly upward is provided inside the lower bulging portion 32. The upper tray 33 has a function for temporarily storing game balls paid out from the later described payout device and guiding the game balls to the game ball launch mechanism side described later while aligning them in a line. Further, the lower tray 34 has a function of storing the game balls which become surplus in the upper tray 33.

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

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, a passage forming unit 50 is attached to the back of the front door frame 14. The passage forming unit 50 is formed of a synthetic resin, and a front door upper tray passage 51 communicating with the upper tray 33 and a front door lower tray passage 52 communicating with the lower tray 34 are formed. In the passage forming unit 50, a receiving portion 53 which protrudes rearward and is opened upward is formed at the upper corner portion, and the receiving portion 53 is divided into right and left portions by a partition wall 54, thereby front door side upper plate A passage 51 and an inlet portion of the front door side lower countersink passage 52 are formed. The front door side upper plate passage 51 and the front door side lower plate passage 52 communicate with the game ball distribution unit, the upstream side of which is described later, and the game balls entering the front door side upper plate passage 51 are guided to the upper plate 33 The gaming balls having entered the door side lower plate passage 52 are guided to the lower plate 34.

  Protruding shafts 61 and 62 are provided on the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the rotation base end side (right side in FIG. 5) on the back surface of the front door frame 14. The projection shafts 61 and 62 constitute an assembly mechanism with respect to the main body frame 13. In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of rivets 63 extending rearward is juxtaposed in the vertical direction on the pivoting tip 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 mainly includes a resin base 71 having an outer shape substantially the same as that of the outer frame 11. Support metal fittings 72 and 73 are attached to the upper end portion and the 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 projection shafts 61 and 62 of the front door frame 14 are inserted into these shaft holes, whereby the front door relative to the main body frame 13 is formed. The frame 14 is rotatably supported.

  In the front end of the resin base 71 on the rotating tip side (right side in FIG. 6), an insertion hole 74 for inserting a hook fitting 63 provided on the back of the front door frame 14 is provided. In the pachinko machine 10, a locking device for locking the main body frame 13 and the front door frame 14 is disposed so as to be hidden behind the rear side of the main body frame 13. Therefore, the front door frame 14 is locked to the main body frame 13 so as not to be opened by the hook fitting 63 being locked to the locking device through the insertion hole 74.

  At the lower right corner of the resin base 71, a cylinder lock 75 for unlocking the locking device is installed. The cylinder lock 75 is integrated with the locking device, and when the key inserted into the key hole of the cylinder lock 75 is turned to the right, the lock of the front door frame 14 with respect to the main body frame 13 is unlocked. When the key inserted into the key hole of the cylinder lock 75 is turned to the left, the locking of the main body frame 13 with respect to the outer frame 11 is released.

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

  Here, the configuration of the game area will be described based on FIG. The gaming 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 opening 82, a variable winning device 83, an operation opening 84, a through gate 85, a variable display unit 86, and the like as a ball entry unit. When the game ball enters the general winning opening 82, the variable winning device 83 and the operation opening 84, it is detected by a detection switch described later, and a predetermined number of payouts are executed based on the detection result. In addition, an out port 87 is provided at the lowermost portion, and game balls which did not enter the various winning ports etc. are discharged from the game area through the out port 87. In addition, the game board unit 81 has a large number of game nails 88 implanted to appropriately disperse and adjust the falling direction of the game balls, and various members (features) such as a windmill are disposed. There is.

  The variable display unit 86 is provided with a symbol display device 91 that variably displays symbols by using a winning on the operation opening 84 as a trigger. Further, a center frame 92 is disposed on the variable display unit 86 so as to surround the symbol display device 91. At an upper portion of the center frame 92, a first specific lamp unit 93 and a second specific lamp unit 94 are provided. In addition, holding 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, and the number of times the game ball passes through the operation opening 84 is held up to four times by lighting of the holding lamp unit 95 The pending number is displayed. The upper holding lamp unit 96 corresponds to the second specific lamp unit 94, and the number of times the game ball passes through the through gate 85 is held up to four times, and the number of holding units 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 provided with a liquid crystal display, and the display content is 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, in the middle, and in the right, and these symbols are displayed so as to be scrolled in the vertical direction. Then, when symbols of a predetermined combination are stopped and displayed on an effective line set in advance, a special gaming state (hereinafter referred to as a jackpot) will occur.

  In the first specific lamp unit 93, the emission color is switched in a predetermined order triggered by the winning of the operation port 84, and when the stop display is performed in a predetermined color, a big hit occurs. Further, in the second specific lamp unit 94, the light emission color is switched in a predetermined order triggered by the passage of the through gate 85 of the game ball, and when it is stopped and displayed in a predetermined color, The accompanying motorized part is open for a predetermined time.

  The variable winning device 83 is normally in a closed state in which the gaming ball can not win or is difficult to win, and is switched to a predetermined open state in which the gaming ball can easily win in the case of a big hit. As an opening aspect of the variable winning device 83, the variable winning device 83 repeatedly repeats a predetermined number of times (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 the upper limit. It is common to be open.

  An inner rail portion 101 and an outer rail portion 102 are attached to the game board unit 81, and the inner rail portion 101 and the outer rail portion 102 constitute an induction rail, which is fired from a game ball launch mechanism described later. The game ball is guided to the top of the game area.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the game ball firing mechanism 110 is attached below the window hole 76 in the resin base 71. The game ball firing mechanism 110 is composed of an electromagnetic solenoid 111, a firing rail 112, and a ball feeding mechanism 113, and the output shaft of the solenoid 111 is moved in the expansion and contraction direction by the input of an electrical signal to the solenoid 111. The ball feeding mechanism 113 strikes the game ball placed on the firing rail 112 toward the game area.

  There is a gap with a predetermined interval between the firing rail 112 and the inner and outer rail parts 101 and 102 attached to the game board unit 81, and is formed in the passage forming unit 50 of the front door frame 14 below this gap. The ball ball passage 55 is disposed. Therefore, if the game ball fired from the game ball firing mechanism 110 does not reach the upper part of the game area, and the guide rail formed by the inner and outer rail portions 101 and 102 is reversed, the far ball is It enters into the ball ball passage 55. The foul ball passage 55 leads to the lower door passage 52 on the front door side, and the gaming ball entering the far ball passage 55 is discharged to the lower plate 34.

  A passage forming portion 121 is provided on the left side of the firing rail 112 in the resin base 71 by penetrating the resin base 71 in the front-rear direction. In the passage forming portion 121, as shown in FIG. 3, a main body side upper countersink path 122 and a main body side lower countersink path 123 are formed. The upstream sides of the main body upper tray passage 122 and the main body lower tray passage 123 communicate with a game ball distribution unit described later. In the lower part of the passage forming part 121, the receiving part 53 of the passage forming unit 50 attached to the front door frame 14 is inserted, and in the lower part of the main body side upper plate passage 122, the front door side upper plate passage 51 is The front door side upper plate passage 51 is disposed below the main body lower plate passage 123.

  Below the passage forming portion 121 in the resin base 71, an opening / closing member 124 for opening / closing the main body side upper countersink passage 122 and the main body side lower countersink passage 123 is attached. The opening and closing member 124 is rotatably supported in the back and forth direction by a support shaft 125 provided at its lower end, and further urges the main body upper disc passage 122 and the main body lower disc passage 123 to a forward position closing them. A biasing member is provided. Therefore, when the front door frame 14 is opened with respect to the main body frame 13, the opening and closing member 124 ascends as shown in the drawing to close the main body upper countersink passage 122 and the main body lower countersink passage 123. Thereby, when the front door frame 14 is opened in a state where game balls are stored in the main body side upper plate passage 122 or the main body side lower plate passage 123, it is possible to prevent such a problem that the storage balls spill out. On the other hand, when the front door frame 14 is closed, the opening / closing member 124 is pushed and opened 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 plate passage 122 and the front door side upper plate passage 51 communicate with each other, and the main body side lower plate passage 123 and the front door side lower plate passage 52 communicate with each other.

  Next, the rear face 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 rotating tip end side (left side in FIG. 8) on the back surface of the resin base 71, and the locking device 131 interlocks with the key operation of the cylinder lock 75, and the main body frame 13 and the front door Unlocking of the frame 14 is performed.

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

  A plurality of locking brackets 135 are provided on the back surface of the resin base 71, and the gaming board unit 81 is attached to the resin base 71 by the locking brackets 135 as described above. Here, the configuration of the back 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 the main control unit 160 removed from the game board unit 81. As shown in FIG.

  The variable display unit 86 disposed at 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 to protrude backward, and the rear side with respect to the frame cover 141 While the symbol display device 91 mentioned above is attached, the display control apparatus for driving the symbol display device 91 is attached (illustration is abbreviate | omitted). 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, the display control device is in back), and the voice lamp control device unit 142 is mounted behind it. The voice lamp controller unit 142 is configured to include a voice lamp controller 143 and a mount 144, and the voice lamp controller 143 is mounted on the mount 144.

  The voice lamp control device 143 comprises a voice lamp control board for controlling voice and lamp display and display control according to an instruction from the main control device described later, and the voice lamp control board is made of a transparent resin material or the like. It is accommodated in the board | substrate box 145, and is comprised.

  On the back of the game board unit 81, as shown in FIG. 10, a collecting board unit 150 is provided below the variable display unit 86. The collecting plate unit 150 is provided with a game ball collecting mechanism for collecting game balls that have won in various winning openings, and a winning detection mechanism for detecting winning of gaming balls in various winning openings and the like. .

  To explain the gaming ball collecting mechanism, the collecting plate unit 150 is formed with a collecting passage 151 corresponding to the openings of the general winning opening 82, the variable winning device 83, and the operating opening 84 and collecting at one downstream location. ing. Therefore, all the game balls that have won in the general winning opening 82 and the like gather under the gaming board unit 81 via the recovery passage 151. Below the gaming board unit 81 is a discharge passage, and the gaming balls gathered below the gaming board unit 81 by the collection passage 151 are led out into the discharge passage. The out-port 87 is similarly communicated to the discharge passage, and game balls that have not won any of the winning openings are also led out into the discharge path through the out-port 87.

  The winning detection mechanism will be described. In the collective plate unit 150, a winning opening switch 152 is provided at a position corresponding to the general winning opening 82 on the front side of the pachinko machine 10, and a count switch 153 is provided at a position corresponding to the variable winning device 83. An operation port switch 154 is provided at a position corresponding to the operation port 84. The switches 152 to 154 detect the winning of the game balls, respectively. A gate switch 155 for detecting a game ball passing through the through gate 85 is provided on the left and right sides of the variable display unit 86 outside the collective plate unit 150.

  Further, a main control unit 160 is mounted on the back of the game board unit 81 so as to cover the collective plate 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. As shown in FIG.

  The main controller unit 160 has a mount 161 made of synthetic resin, and the main controller 162 is mounted on the mount 161. The main control device 162 is equipped with a main control board having a function (main control circuit) to control the main control of the game and a function (power failure monitoring circuit) to monitor the power, and the main control board is a transparent resin material. And the like are accommodated in a substrate box 163 formed of, for example.

  The substrate box 163 is provided with a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box base (front case body) and a box cover (back case body) covering the opening of the box base. The box base and the box cover are unopenably connected by a sealing unit 164 as sealing means, whereby the substrate box 163 is sealed. Five sealing portions 164 are provided on the long side of the substrate box 163, and at least one of them is used to perform the sealing process.

  The sealing unit 164 may have any configuration as long as it can unopenably connect the box base and the box cover. However, the box base and the box cover can be inserted by inserting the locking claws into the elongated holes constituting the sealing unit 164. And are designed to be unsealably joined. The sealing process by the sealing unit 164 prevents unauthorized opening after the sealing, and even if unauthorized opening is performed, such a situation can be detected early and easily, and it is possible to temporarily open the opening. It is possible to perform the sealing process again even after the That is, the sealing process is performed by inserting the locking claw into at least one elongated hole of the five sealing portions 164. Then, when the substrate box 163 is opened, such as when a defect occurs in the main control substrate accommodated or when the main control substrate is inspected, the connecting portion between the sealing portion in which the locking claw is inserted and the other sealing portion is Disconnect. Thus, the box base and the box cover of the substrate box 163 are separated, and the main control substrate inside can be taken out. Thereafter, when the sealing process is performed again, the locking claw is inserted into the long hole of the other sealing portion. If a history indicating that the substrate box 163 has been opened is left in the substrate box 163, it is possible to easily find that 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. The coupling pieces 165 correspond to the plurality of coupled pieces 166 formed on the mounting base 161 in a one-to-one relationship, and between the substrate box 163 and the mounting pedestal 161 by the coupling pieces 165 and the coupled pieces 166. A sealing process is performed.

  Next, the back pack unit 15 will be described. 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. As shown in FIG.

  The back pack unit 15 includes a back pack 201, and a delivery mechanism unit 202, a discharge passage board 203, and a control device assembly unit 204 are attached to the back pack 201. The back pack 201 is molded of a synthetic resin having transparency, and has a base portion 211 to which the dispensing mechanism portion 202 and the like are attached, and a protective cover portion 212 which protrudes rearward of 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 open, and at least has a size sufficient to surround the variable display unit 86.

  The external terminal board 213 is provided in the upper right portion of the base portion 211. 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 retaining pins 214 at the right end when viewed from the rear of the pachinko machine 10, and the retaining pin 214 is inserted into the bearing portion 133 provided in the main body frame 13. The back pack unit 15 is rotatably supported on the main body frame 13. In addition, the base portion 211 is provided with a fastener 215 for fastening to the to-be-fastened hole 134 provided in the main body frame 13, and the body 215 is fitted into the to-be-fastened hole 134. The back pack unit 15 is fixed to the frame 13.

  A dispensing mechanism unit 202 is disposed on the base unit 211 so as to bypass the protective cover unit 212. That is, a tank 221 opened upward is provided at the top of the back pack 201, and gaming balls supplied from an island facility of the game hall are successively supplied to the tank 221. Below the tank 221, a tank rail 222 which is gently inclined toward the downstream side is connected, and to the downstream side of the tank rail 222, a case rail 223 which extends in the vertical direction is connected. At the most downstream portion of the case rail 223, a dispensing device 224 is provided. 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 to distribute the game balls paid out from the payout device 224 to any of the upper tray 33, the lower tray 34 or a discharge passage described later, and the inner opening 226 is described above. The upper opening 33 communicates with the upper plate 33 through the main upper plate passage 122 and the upper door passage 51, and the central opening 227 is connected to the lower plate 34 through the lower plate passage 123 and the lower lower plate passage 52. An outer opening 228 is formed in communication with the discharge passage.

  A back pack substrate 229 is installed in the dispensing mechanism unit 202. For example, an AC 24 volt main power supply is supplied to the back pack substrate 229, and the power is turned on or off by switching the power switch 229a.

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

  The control device assembly unit 204 has a mounting base 241 having an oblong shape, and the mounting base 241 is mounted with the payout control device 242 and the power supply and emission control device 243. The payout control device 242 and the power supply and emission control device 243 are disposed so as to be stacked back and forth so that the payout control device 242 is located behind the pachinko machine 10.

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

  In the power supply and emission control device 243, the power supply and emission control substrate are accommodated in the substrate box 246, and the substrate generates and outputs a predetermined power required for various control devices etc. Further, the 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 supply and emission control device 243 is provided with a RAM erase switch 247. The pachinko machine 10 has a memory holding function of various data, and can maintain the state at the time of the power failure even if the power failure occurs, and can return to the state at the time of the power failure when recovering from the power failure. It has become. Therefore, when the power is shut off in the normal procedure, for example, as in the case of business closing of the game hall, the state before shutting off is stored and held, but when the power is turned on while pressing the RAM erase switch 247, the RAM data is initialized. It is supposed to be.

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

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

  Next, the sheet material 170 will be described. The sheet material 170 is an adhesive layer 174a for adhering a resin material 172 having light transmittance, such as a resin plate 172 formed of Cabroid (registered trademark), a back paper 173 having the same light transmittance, and the back paper 173. , 174b. On the back surface of the resin plate 172, a pattern or the like concerning 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 adhered by an adhesive layer 174a. The backing paper 173 is adhered to the front surface of the substrate 169 by the adhesive layer 174 b. Further, the adhesive layers 174a and 174b, the pattern printed on the resin plate 172, and the like also have light transparency, 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 174 b in order to facilitate removal of the sheet material 170. Further, in the portion of the resin plate 172 located on the upper right of the center frame 92, the name of the pachinko machine 10 and the probability of becoming a big hit etc. are displayed by silk screen printing. By visually recognizing the part printed by silk screen printing, the player can preferably understand what kind of gaming machine the pachinko machine 10 is. In addition, the backing sheet 173 may not be provided on the sheet material 170. In this case, the resin plate 172 may be attached to the substrate 169.

  A front body 171 is provided to be in contact with the front side of the integrated body of the base body 169 and the sheet material 170. The front body 171 is formed 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. Assuming that the front body 171 is not provided in front of the sheet material 170, when playing a game with the pachinko machine 10, the gaming ball may come in contact with the sheet material 170 and the sheet material 170 may be worn away Conceivable. By providing the front body 171 in front of the sheet material 170, it is possible to suppress contact of the game ball with the sheet material 170 when playing a game with 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 screw 185 penetrates the base body 169 and the sheet material 170 and reaches the front body 171 to integrate the base body 169 and the front body 171. It is fixed to be done. By using the screw 185 as a fixing means for the front body 171 and the base body 169, the sheet material 170 can be replaced by removing the screw 185. The front body 171 and the sheet member 170 do not have to be fixed in complete contact with each other, and a slight gap may be generated.

  Incidentally, the entire back surface of the sheet material 170 overlaps the front surface of the base body 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 the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 15 is an end view taken along the line B-B 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 rear surface of the front body 171. In other words, the sheet material 170 and the game nail 88 are not in contact with each other. Thereby, when attaching and removing the sheet material 170 and the base body 169, it is possible to suppress that the game nail 88 inhibits the attachment and the removal. In addition, if the game nail 88 is in contact with the sheet material 170, it is possible that the pattern given to the sheet material 170 in the portion in contact with the game nail 88 can not be visually recognized. In the present embodiment, since the game nail 88 is not in contact with the sheet member 170, the design applied to the sheet member 170 can not be recognized visually by the game nail 88, and the designability of the pachinko machine 10 can be suppressed from being reduced. .

  Next, the opening of the game board unit 81 provided with the ball entry unit will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, since the openings provided in the ball entry unit have the same configuration, they will be described using the general winning opening 82.

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

  A space where game balls can enter is provided between the ball receiving portion 176 and the front body 171, and the game balls entering the space are sent to the guiding portion 178 through the ball receiving portion 176 and the bottom portion 177. Will arrive. The guiding portion 178 is formed so that the upper surface thereof is inclined downward toward the rear side, and the gaming ball having reached the guiding portion 178 is guided to the back side of the base 169.

  When the 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 gaming balls dropped to the bottom portion 177 of the ball receiving portion 176 are discharged from the discharge port 179 provided at the rear end portion of the base body 169 after passing through the guiding portion 178 (P2 in FIG. 15).

  As mentioned above, since the substrate 169 is a wood plywood, it has no transparency. Thus, by guiding the gaming ball entered in the general winning opening 82 to the back side of the base body 169, the visual recognition of the gaming ball from the front side of the pachinko machine 10 is suppressed, and it flows down on the front body 171 It becomes possible to make the player distinguish between the game ball and the game ball entering the ball entry portion.

  Next, the light emitter substrates 180a to 180e provided on the back of the game board unit 81 (that is, the base 169) will be described. As shown to FIGS. 8-10, the board | substrate 180a-180e for light-emitting bodies is provided in the back surface of the game board unit 81. As shown in FIG. Specifically, the light emitter substrate 180a is fixed at the upper center of the game board unit 81, and the left side of the voice lamp control device 143 is symmetrical with respect to the center line in the left and right direction of the game board unit 81. The light emitter substrates 180b and 180c are fixed to the right and to the right. Further, the light emitter substrates 180 d and 180 e are provided so as to be line symmetrical with respect to the center line in the left and right direction in the game board unit 81 and to be positioned above the switch 152. In addition, the light emitter substrates 180 a to 180 c are provided such that a portion thereof overlaps the variable display unit 86. A connector 181 is provided on each of the light emitter substrates 180a to 180e, and the light emitters 190 respectively provided on the light emitter substrates 180a to 180e can emit light by wiring the connector 181. . The light emitters 190 are provided behind the game area in the front body 171, and the light emitted from the light emitters 190 is irradiated to the front of the pachinko machine 10 through the game areas in the front body 171.

  The light emitter substrates 180a to 180e have a plate shape parallel to the back surface of the base body 169, and the light emitter substrates 180a, 180d, and 180e each have a rectangular shape elongated in the left-right direction. 180c has a rectangular shape long in the vertical direction. A plurality of through holes (not shown) are formed on the left and right sides. The light emitter substrates 180 a to 180 e are fixed to the back surface of the base 169 in a state in which 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 FIG. 7 and FIG. The light emitter substrates 180a to 180e are similar to each other, so 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 the present embodiment, a light emitting diode is used as the light emitting body 190, and the light emitting body 190 is fixed by fixing means such as soldering. It is also possible to use an incandescent bulb or the like instead of the light emitting diode. Further, a connector 181 is provided 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 the 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 light transparency and the front body 171 has transparency, light emitted from the light emitter 190 can be viewed from the front side of the pachinko machine 10. In addition, the front end 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 in the sheet material 170. Therefore, when the light emitting body 190 emits light, it is possible to visually recognize light (a fish shape in the present embodiment) having a predetermined shape 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 the light having a predetermined shape at a plurality of places.

  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 arrow and a signal line is indicated by a solid arrow.

  A main control circuit 302 and a power failure monitoring circuit 303 are built in a main control board 301 provided in the main control device 162. The main control circuit 302 is equipped with a CPU 311. The CPU 311 is a ROM 312 storing various control programs to be executed by the CPU 311 and fixed value data, and a memory for temporarily storing various data etc. 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.

  Even after the power of the pachinko machine 10 is shut off, the RAM 313 is configured to be supplied with data storage power from the power supply and power control provided in the power and discharge control device 243 and to hold data.

  An input / output port is connected to the CPU 311 via a bus line including an address bus and a data bus. To the input side of the main control circuit 302, 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 other switches not shown are connected. In this case, the power supply and discharge 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, the power failure monitoring circuit 303, the payout control board 322, and the relay terminal board 323 are connected to the output side of the main control circuit 302. Various commands such as a winning 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 audio lamp control board 324 provided in the audio lamp control device 143 via the relay terminal board 323.

  The power failure monitoring circuit 303 relays the main control circuit 302 and the power supply and emission control board 321, and monitors the power supply and the power of the DC stable 24 volt which is the maximum power output from the emission control board 321.

  The payout control board 322 performs payout control of the winning balls and the rental balls by the payout device 224. The CPU 331, which is an arithmetic device, includes a ROM 332 storing control programs to be executed by the CPU 331, fixed value data, and the like, and a RAM 333 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 be supplied with data storage power from the power and discharge control board 321 and to retain data even after the pachinko machine 10 is powered 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 supply and emission control board 321, and a back pack 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 emission control board 321 includes a power supply unit and a emission control unit. The power supply unit supplies necessary operation power to each of the main control circuit 302, the payout control board 322, and the like through a path indicated by a double-line arrow. The firing control unit is responsible for controlling the firing of the gaming ball firing mechanism 110 according to the operation of the gaming ball firing handle 41 by the player, and the gaming ball firing mechanism 110 is driven when predetermined firing conditions are satisfied. .

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

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

  Here, the processing performed by the pachinko machine 10 when the display control device 325 displays effects and symbol variation will be described with reference to FIGS.

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

  The detailed explanation is omitted, but the jackpot lottery processing is performed based on the game ball entering the operation opening 84, and when one game ball enters the operation opening 84, the jackpot lottery processing It will be done once. In the present embodiment, when the game ball enters the operation opening 84, the random number used for the jackpot lottery is acquired. In addition, the random number is configured to be able to hold and store up to four at maximum, and the jackpot lottery processing is appropriately performed based on the fact that the random number is held and stored.

  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, and it is determined whether or not the jackpot lottery has been won. If it is determined in step S102 that the jackpot lottery has been won, the process proceeds to step S103, and it is determined whether the selected jackpot is a specific jackpot. If the specific jackpot has been won, the process proceeds to step S104 to perform a specific jackpot variation pattern command determination process. The fluctuation pattern command determination processing is to determine the time for which the effect displayed on the symbol display device 91 and the fluctuation display of the symbol are performed using the ROM 312 provided in the main control device 162. That is, in step S104, the time when the effect and symbol variation display are performed when the specific jackpot is won is determined. After the process of step S104 is performed, the process proceeds to step S105, and the determined variation jack command for specific jackpot is set.

  If it is determined in step S103 that the winning is not a specific jackpot, the process proceeds to step S106 to determine a non-specified jackpot fluctuation pattern in the non-specified jackpot fluctuation pattern determination process. After the process of step S106, the process proceeds to step S107, and the determined non-specific jackpot variation pattern command is set.

  If it is determined in step S102 that the jackpot lottery has not been won, the process proceeds to step S108, and a deviation fluctuation pattern for deviation is determined in the deviation fluctuation pattern determination process. After the process of step S108 is performed, the process proceeds to step S109, and the determined out-of-variation fluctuation pattern command is set.

  When one of the variation pattern commands is set (one of step S105, step S107, and step S109), the present jackpot lottery process is ended.

  The set variation pattern command is transmitted from the main controller 162 to the voice lamp control device 143 at any time, and the voice lamp control device 143 controls the display control device 325 and the like based on the receipt of the variation pattern command. . A plurality of variation pattern commands are provided corresponding to specific jackpot, non-specific jackpot, and outliers, and the plurality of variation patterns do not have the same time. The sound lamp control device 143 determines the lottery result in the jackpot lottery process from the time corresponding to the received fluctuation pattern command.

  Also, a specific jackpot is a jackpot that shifts to a high probability state in which the probability of winning a jackpot lottery is higher than the normal state after the specific jackpot is finished, and a non-specified jackpot is when the jackpot is finished. It is a jackpot to shift to the normal state. The player is playing a game in anticipation of winning in the jackpot lottery, and plays a game in anticipation of winning in a specific jackpot to shift to a high probability state when the jackpot is finished.

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

  First, in step S201, it is determined whether or not the variation pattern command for removal has been received from the voice lamp control device 143. If the out-of-variation fluctuation pattern command has not been received, the process proceeds to step S202, and it is determined whether or not the non-specified jackpot fluctuation pattern command is received. If the non-specified jackpot fluctuation pattern command has not been received, the process proceeds to step S203, and it is determined whether or not the specified jackpot fluctuation pattern command has been received. If the specific jackpot variation pattern command has not been received, the present display control processing is ended.

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

  If the non-specified jackpot variation pattern command is received in step S202, the process advances to step S205 to perform non-specified jackpot variation display determination processing. The non-specific jackpot variation display determination process is for determining the presentation mode and the display mode performed by the symbol display device 91 based on the received non-specific jackpot variation pattern command.

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

  When any variation display determination process is performed in step S204, step S205 or step S206, the present display control process is ended.

  A specific effect aspect in the case where variable display of symbols is performed will be described using FIG. 7. For convenience, when the light emitting body 190 provided on the light emitting substrate 180a emits light, the light emitting portions A1 to A3 are portions of the sheet material 170 that emit light, and the light emitting body 190 provided on the light emitting substrate 180b emits light The light emitting portions B1 and B2 are portions of the sheet material 170 that emit light, and the light emitting portions C1 and C2 are portions of the sheet material 170 that emit light when the light emitting body 190 provided on the light emitter substrate 180c emits light. The portions of the sheet material 170 that emit light when the light emitters 190 provided on the substrate 180d emit light are referred to as light emitting portions D1 and D2. Further, portions of the sheet material 170 which emit light when the light emitting body 190 provided on the light emitting body substrate 180e emits light are referred to as light emitting portions E1 and E2.

  The configuration of the light emitter substrate 180a and the light emitter 190 described with reference to FIG. 16 is provided behind the light emitting portion A2, but as described above, it is provided behind the light emitting portions A1 and A3. The same applies to the configuration of the light emitting body 190 and the configurations of the light emitting body substrates 180b to 180e and the light emitting body 190 provided behind the light emitting portions B1, B2, C1, C2, D1, D2, E1 and E2. belongs to. Thus, when any of the light emitters 190 emits light, the respective light emitting portions corresponding to the emitted light emitters 190 light up.

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

  In addition, reach effect is that an effect is performed when a jackpot is generated when two rows of symbols are stopped and one row in which the variable display is performed is stopped at a predetermined symbol. By performing the reach effect, the player is taught the degree of expectation whether or not a specific jackpot or a non-specified jackpot has been won in the jackpot lottery process. When the specific jackpot or non-specific jackpot is won in the jackpot lottery process, the combination of the predetermined symbols corresponding to the jackpot is stopped when the fluctuation display of the symbols is finished, and the predetermined symbol combination is Teach the player that a jackpot will occur by stopping.

  When the effect that the light emitter 190 emits light and the fluctuation display of the symbol are determined, first, the fluctuation display of two of the three columns of symbols is stopped and displayed, and the reach effect is started. Thereafter, the light emitting portion B1 emits light. And while light emission part B1 is light-extinguished, light emission of light emission part B2 is started. Thereafter, the light emitting portion B2 is turned off and light emission of the light emitting portion D1 is started. While the light emitting portion D1 is turned off, light emission of the light emitting portions A1 and D2 is started. And while light emission part A1, D2 each light-extinguishes, light emission of light emission part A2 is started. When the light emitting portion A2 is turned off, the light emission of the light emitting portions A3 and E1 is started. And while light emission part A3 and E1 each light-extinguish, light emission of the light emission part E2 is started. And while the light emission part E2 is light-extinguished, light emission of the light emission part C1 is started. Furthermore, while the light emission part C1 is light-extinguished, light emission of the light emission part C2 is started. Thereafter, the light emission of the light emitting portion C2 ends.

  That is, the light emitting portion in the sheet material 170 is visually recognized as if it flows from the right to the left. As described above, when the light emission pattern emitted by the light emitter 190 is viewed from the front, the light emission pattern is viewed in the shape of a fish. For this reason, the light emitting portion in the sheet material 170 is visually recognized as if flowing from the right to the left, so that the fish in the sheet material 170 is visually recognized as if the fish are swimming from the right to the left. It will be done.

  After the light emission by the light emitter 190 is finished (that is, after the light emission of the light emitting portion C2 is finished), the remaining one row in which the variable display is performed is stopped and displayed, and the combination of predetermined symbols is taught to be 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 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. Further, the positions at which the light emitter substrates 180a to 180e and the light emitter 190 are provided are also arbitrary. Furthermore, it is not necessary to provide a light emitter 190 corresponding to the light emitter substrate in front of the light emitter substrates 180a to 180e, and a light emitter corresponding to the light emitter substrates 180a to 180e and the light emitter substrate 190 may be provided at a distant position.

  According to the embodiment described above, the following excellent effects can be obtained.

  The design of the pachinko machine 10 is enhanced by the provision of the sheet material 170 to which the pattern that is visible from the front of the pachinko machine 10 is applied. In this case, the sheet material 170 is provided behind the front body 171 on which the game nail 88 is installed on the front, and the game nail 88 and the sheet material 170 are not in contact. No need to remove 88. In the gaming machine, the design can be simply changed by replacing the sheet material 170. However, according to this configuration, the change can be simplified.

  In addition, the sheet material 170 is attached to the base body 169, and is detachably provided from the disposed position. That is, the support of the sheet material 170 can be performed by the base, and the support of the sheet material 170 can be favorably performed even when the relatively thin sheet material 170 is not fixed to the front body 171. Assuming that the sheet material 170 is fixed to the front body 171, there is a concern that the fixed portion may be viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10. In particular, in the case where the sheet material 170 is fixed to the front body 171 using an adhesive or the like, when coating unevenness or air bubbles of the adhesive agent occur at the boundary between the sheet material 170 and the front body 171, That makes it stand out. On the other hand, according to the present configuration, the occurrence of such inconvenience can be suppressed, and the sheet material 170 can be favorably supported as described above. Further, the sheet material 170 was attached to the front surface of the substrate 169 using an adhesive. This makes it possible to easily remove the decorative body from the base. In this case, not only the front body 171 but also the base body 169 can be reused when changing the designability 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 come in direct contact with the sheet material 170, and the sheet material 170 is worn away by the game ball flowing down the game area. The occurrence of inconveniences such as Thus, the sheet material 170 can be used for a longer period of time.

  In addition, even when changing the sheet material 170, it is possible to use the front body 171 provided with the game nail 88 as it is, and reuse the front body 171 when changing the design or changing the model. It is possible to

  The base body 169 and the front body 171 were fixed by screws 185. Thereby, the front body 171, the sheet material 170, and the base body 169 can be unitized, and the attachment work of these members can be performed favorably. In addition, when replacing the sheet material 170, the screw 185 may be removed, and the replacing operation can be performed favorably.

  The game nail 88 is not in contact with the sheet material 170. If the game nail 88 is in contact with the sheet material 170, it is possible that the pattern given to the sheet material 170 in the portion in contact with the game nail 88 can not 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 in contact, and the pattern formed on the sheet material 170 Can be suppressed from becoming invisible.

  A guiding 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 entering the ball entering portion is guided to the back side of the base body 169 via the guiding portion 178. Ru. Thereby, it becomes possible to exclude the game ball which entered the ball entry part from the game area. In addition, the gaming balls which are guided to the back side of the pachinko machine 10 by the guiding part become invisible by the base 169. As a result, it is possible to prevent the player from being unable to distinguish between the game balls guided to the back side of the base body 169 by the guide unit 178 and the game balls flowing down in the game area.

  A light emitter 190 is provided behind the base 169. Since a part of the base body 169 is used as a region for mounting the light emitting body 190 used for rendering and the like, multifunctionalization of the base body 169 is achieved.

  In addition, the light emitter 190 emits light behind the game area, and the light is viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10 through the game area. Therefore, it becomes possible for the player to integrally view the movement of the game ball in the game area and the light effect, and the degree of attention to the game is enhanced. Furthermore, since the game nail 88 is provided, the light emitters 190 can not be provided in the game area, and conventionally, it has been difficult to produce the light as described above, according to the present configuration. Since the light is emitted behind the game area, the above-described effects of light can be made.

  Further, since light from the light emitter 190 is irradiated to the back surface of the sheet material 170 through the opening 191, the light is transmitted to the back surface of the sheet material 170 after propagating in the thickness direction of the substrate 169 without the opening 191 being provided. It is possible to increase the amount of light emitted to the back surface of the sheet material 170 as compared with the configuration in which the light is irradiated.

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

  In addition, since the game nails 88 do not contact the sheet material 170, even if the light emitter substrates 180a to 180e are provided behind the base 169, when the light emitter 190 emits light, the light emitter 190 It is possible to suppress that the outline of the light emitted from the light source overlaps with the game nail 88 and the pattern of the light emission by the light emitter 190 becomes less visible by the game nail 88.

  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 sufficient as long as a pattern or the like printed on the sheet material 170 can be visually recognized. For example, the front body 171 is not colorless and transparent, and blue It may be colored transparent colored in red or may be translucent.

  (2) In the above embodiment, the base body 169 and the front body 171 are fixed using the screw 185, but the fixing means for fixing the base body 169 and the front body 171 is not limited to the screw 185, for example 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 body 169 and the front body 171 are fixed using the screw 185, but positioning is performed using the inner frame or the like instead of using the screw 185, and the base body 169 and the front body 171 It may be fixed so as to be integrated, or a holding means for holding the base body 169 and the front body 171 may be provided. That is, the method of fixing the base body 169 and the front body 171 is not limited. Further, although the screw 185 is attached from the rear side to the front side of the pachinko machine 10, the screw 185 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 substrate 169 by the adhesive, but the method of fixing the sheet material 170 is optional.

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

  (5) The opening 191 may be formed of a material that does not have or does not transmit light. When the opening 191 does not have or does not transmit light, the irradiation range of the light irradiated to the sheet material 170 through the opening 191 can be made to coincide with the opening 191, and 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, when the opening 191 is made of a synthetic resin or the like having 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 embodiment, for example, pachinko machines equipped with other features, arrange ball machines, ball games such as ball ball.

  (7) In the above embodiment, the sheet material 170 is used as the decorative body, but instead of the sheet material 170, for example, uneven or three-dimensional features may be detachably provided. In this case, a recess is provided in the base body 169, and an accessory may be placed in the recess. There are many cases in which the feature is different for each model of the game machine, and if the feature can not be replaced when changing the model, it is necessary to replace the entire part on which the feature is installed. According to this configuration, since it is possible to exchange prizes, 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 embodiment, the pattern of light emission in the sheet material 170 when the light emitting body 190 emits light is determined according to the shape of the opening 191. A light emission pattern determining member having a transmitting portion and a non-light transmitting portion may be provided.

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

  (10) In the above embodiment, the substrate 169 is made of wood, but may be made of synthetic resin. In such a case, it is also possible to integrally form the collecting passage 151 of the gaming ball. For example, the substrate 169 may be formed of ABS resin, polycarbonate resin, acrylic resin, or the like.

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

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

  The configuration in which the light emitters 190 are located inside the opening 191 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. Fig.20 (a) is schematic which shows the modification of the C-C line cutting 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 structure with respect to the board | substrates 180b-180e for light emitters.

  In this configuration, unlike the above embodiment, a pedestal 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 of the pedestal 250 on the gaming machine. ing.

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

  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 attached to the base 250. It is conceivable that 180a and the light emitter 190 are provided.

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

  (13) In the above embodiment, the pattern of light emission when the light emitter 190 emits light is determined by the shape of the opening 191, but the pattern of light emission 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.20 (b) is schematic which shows the modification of the C-C line cutting part end view of FIG. 7, FIG. 10 in the said embodiment.

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

  In FIG. 20 (b), the base 169 is provided with an opening 255 different in shape from the opening 191 in the above embodiment. The opening 255 is circular when the base 169 is viewed from the front, and penetrates in the front-rear direction of the base 169. 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 which is hard to transmit light or hard to transmit light 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 be in contact with the sheet material 170. The light regulating member 256 is fixed by a screw 257 so as to be sandwiched between the light emitter substrate 180 a and the base 169. The light restricting member 256 can be removed by removing the screw 257.

  Furthermore, the light restricting 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 regulating member 256 is made of a synthetic resin material which hardly transmits or transmits light, the sheet material 170 is irradiated with light having the shape of the opening 258. Thus, when the light emitting body 190 emits light, light is emitted to the front side of the pachinko machine 10 from the opening 258 provided in the light regulating member 256, and light in a fish shape is projected on the sheet material 170. Will be

  In this configuration, the pattern of light emission in the sheet member 170 when the light emitter 190 emits light is determined by the shape of the light restricting member 256, and the light restricting member 256 is removable. It is possible to change the light emission pattern viewed from the front of the sheet material 170. Just as the sheet material 170 often varies depending on the model of the game machine, it is conceivable that the pattern of light emission also varies depending on the model of the game machine. Since it is possible to change the light emission pattern by replacing the light regulating member 256, it is possible to use the light emitter substrate 180a as it is when changing to a model in which the opening 255 is provided at the same position. Become.

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

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

  This case will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 21 (a) to 21 (d). Fig.21 (a)-FIG.21 (d) are schematic which shows the modification of the C-C line cutting part end view of FIG. 7, FIG. 10 in the said embodiment.

  In addition, although demonstrated in detail using the board | substrate 180a for light emitters, you may apply the following structure with respect to the board | substrates 180b-180e for light emitters. Further, although the 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 with each other. Not provided.

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

  Further, on the back surface of the base body 169, a stepped portion is formed so that the central side is thinner than the peripheral portion. A fixing tool is in contact with the thick portion of the base body 169 from the back side so as to fix the game board unit 81 to the resin base 71. Further, the thick portion of the base 169 in the present configuration is the same as the thickness of the base 169 in the above embodiment. The thickness of the gaming machine is generally determined in the front-rear direction, and the thickness of the gaming board forming the gaming area of the gaming machine is also generally determined. In this configuration, the thickness in the case where 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 in the base 169 the same as the thickness of the base 169 in the above embodiment. Is suppressed to be extremely large or small. Thus, the game board unit 81 can be used as a substitute for a game board in a general game machine.

  In addition, the light regulating member 260 is provided in a portion where the thickness of the substrate 169 is thin, and the light emitting body 190 is provided behind the light regulating member 260. That is, in the present configuration, the light regulating member 260 is installed in front of the light emitting body 190, instead of the opening 191 in the above embodiment. The light regulating member 260 is made of a synthetic resin which hardly transmits or transmits light, and is provided so as to have a hollow inside. The light regulating member 260 is removably fixed to the base 169 by a screw 261. By removing the screw 261, the light regulating member 260 can be removed. The light emitted from the light emitter 190 passes through the cavity provided in the light regulating member 260, and is further irradiated to the front side of the pachinko machine 10 through the light transmitting substrate 169. Further, the cavity provided in the light regulating member 260 is shaped like a fish when viewed from the front side of the pachinko machine 10, as in the case of the opening 191 in the above embodiment. Thus, when the light emitted from the light emitters 190 passes through the cavity provided in the light regulating member 260, the light having a fish shape appears on the sheet material 170.

  According to this configuration, since the light regulating member 260 can be replaced, by changing the shape of the cavity provided in the light regulating member 260, the light emission in the sheet material 170 when the light emitting body 190 emits light It is possible to change the pattern. This makes it possible to cope with a case where it is desired to change the light emission pattern of the sheet material 170, such as when changing the model of the pachinko machine 10. In the present configuration, the substrate 169 has light transparency at any place, but may have light transparency only at the front side of the place where the light emitter 190 is installed. In addition, although the light regulating member 260 is provided in front of the light emitting body 190, if the light emitting body 190 is provided in the cavity of the light regulating member 260, the light of the pachinko machine 10 is emitted when the light emitting body 190 emits light. It is possible to suppress the diffusion to the rear side, and to increase the amount of light irradiated to the sheet material 170.

  In the configuration in which the opening portion is formed in the base body 169, a portion of the sheet material 170 located in front of the opening portion is not supported, and there is a possibility that the portion may be bent or broken. 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 body 169, the above problems do not occur. . In addition, even in the configuration, at least a portion of the base 169 and the sheet member 170 located in front of the light regulating member 260 has light transparency, and light regulated by the light regulating portion is the base and the decoration Since the game machine is ejected forward through the body, the ejection of light from the light emitting means forward of the game machine is not hindered.

  (14-2) The light regulating member 260 may not be attached to the base body 169, but may be attached to the attaching portion 265 provided on the rear side of the base body 169. Such a configuration will be described with reference to FIG.

  In FIG. 21 (b), the attachment portion 265 is attached to the rear side of the base body 169 in FIG. 21 (a). The attachment portion 265 is attached to the base 169 by the screw 185 in the above embodiment.

  In the present configuration, the light emitter substrate 180 a is attached to the rear side of the attachment portion 265. A light emitter 190 is mounted on the front side of the light emitter substrate 180 a and on the front side of the mounting portion 265. In addition, the light restricting member 260 described above is attached so as to surround the light emitter 190 on the front side of the attachment portion 265. Specifically, the 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. Thus, the light emitter substrate 180a and the light regulating member 260 are fixed to the mounting 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, at the same time, the light in a fish shape appears on the sheet material 170 through the base 169.

  In this configuration, the substrate for light emitting body 180 a and the light regulating member 260 are detachably provided at the attachment portion 265 provided at the rear of the base body 169 instead of the base body 169. Accordingly, it is possible to change the light emission pattern on the sheet material 170 by replacing the light regulating member 260. Furthermore, when the mounting portion 265, the light emitter substrate 180a, and the light regulating member 260 are considered as an integrated unit, replacing the mounting portion 265 changes the pattern of light emission when the light emitter 190 emits light. It becomes possible. In this case, since it is only necessary to replace the mounting portion 265 when changing the light emission pattern, the base body 169 can be used as it is, and it is not necessary to newly manufacture the base body 169.

  In addition, although the board | substrate for light emitters 180a attached to the attaching part 265 was demonstrated, if the above structure is applied with respect to the board | substrates 180b-180e for light emitters, by attaching the attaching part 265, for light emitters It becomes possible to attach substrates 180a-180e simultaneously, and it becomes possible to simplify an assembly operation of pachinko machine 10. FIG. Further, in the present configuration, the attaching portion 265 is provided at the rear of the base 169, but the attaching portion 265 is brought close to or in contact with the base 169 behind the portion of the base 169 to which 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 169 will be described with reference to FIG. 21 (c).

  In this configuration, as in the configuration described with reference to FIG. 21A, the light regulating member 260 is fixed to the base 169 by a screw 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 regulating 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, and only the light emitter substrate 180a and the light emitter 190 are removed from the pachinko machine 10 when the attachment portion 265 is removed. It will be. Accordingly, maintenance of the light emitter substrate 180a and the light emitter 190 can be easily performed, as compared with a configuration in which the light regulation member 260 is also removed when the attachment portion 265 is removed.

  Further, in the present 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. Assuming that the thickness in the front-rear direction of the base body 169 at the portion where the light regulating member 260 is provided is large, the light is diffused while passing through the base body 169 and viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10 It is possible that the pattern of light emission of the light becomes unclear. On the other hand, in the present configuration, since the thickness in the front-rear direction of the portion provided with the light regulating member 260 in the base body 169 is small, the light emission of the light emitter 190 when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10 It becomes possible to suppress that the pattern becomes unclear.

  In addition, the light regulating member 260 may not be provided in any of the configurations described. However, in this case, it is considered that it is difficult to reveal a light emission pattern having a predetermined shape in the sheet material 170 as in the above embodiment, so 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 at which the light emitter substrate 180a is attached is not limited.

  For example, it is conceivable that the light emitter substrate 180a is integrated with the variable display unit 86. This case will be described with reference to FIG. FIG.21 (d) is schematic which shows the modification of the C-C line cutting part end view of FIG. 7, FIG. 10 in the said embodiment.

  In the present configuration, the variable display unit 86 is installed behind the opening 191. Further, the variable display unit 86 positioned behind the opening 191 is provided with an opening 271 opened in the front-rear direction. The above-described light emitter substrate 180a is attached so as to be located behind the opening 271. A light emitter 190 is provided on the light emitter substrate 180 a so as to protrude from the opening 271 of 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 protrudes more forward than 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 assembling the pachinko machine 10, the assembling operation can be simplified.

  In addition, although the board | substrate for light emitters 180a 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 is It is possible to enhance. The light emitter substrates 180 a to 180 e do not have to be 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 formed 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.

  In addition, although the light emitters 190 are provided behind the game area, the light emitters 190 may not be provided behind the game areas, and the light emitters 190 are provided behind the sheet material 170. It should be done.

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

  (16) Although the opening 191 is a cavity in the above embodiment, the opening 191 is not provided, and a light transmitting member may be attached instead of the opening 191.

  For example, a light transmitting component made of a synthetic resin having light transparency may be installed.

  In this case, if the light transmitting component has the light transmitting portion and the non-light transmitting portion, the light transmitting portion can also determine the light emission pattern on the sheet material 170. For example, when viewed from the front side of the pachinko machine 10, if the light transmitting portion has a fish shape, light having a fish shape will appear in the sheet material 170 when the light emitter 190 emits light.

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

  (18) In the front body 171, at least a portion of the front of the portion where the light emitter 190 is provided has light transparency, and at least a portion of a pattern etc. printed on the sheet material 170 is It may be transparent or translucent so as to be visible.

  (19) In the above embodiment, only the sheet material 170 can be removed, but the present invention is not limited to this configuration. That is, the sheet material 170 and the base body 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 body 169 are removed together.

  Temporarily, when changing the model of the pachinko machine 10, the position of the opening provided with the game nail 88, the general winning opening 82, the variable winning device 83, the operation opening 84, the through gate 85, the variable display unit 86, etc. If it is the same model, it becomes possible to use the front body 171 as it is.

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

  Moreover, the effect by light emission of the light-emitting body 190 is not limited to the thing of the said embodiment, What kind of effect may be performed. For example, it is conceivable that effects are produced by blinking each light emitting part.

  (21) In the above embodiment, based on the output of the command from the main controller 162 to the sound lamp control device 143, the display control device 325 controls the symbol display device 91 so as to perform effects and variable display of symbols. Although it was a thing, based on the command being outputted from main controller 162 to display controller 325, a variable display of a production or a design may be performed.

  Furthermore, the sound lamp control device 143 and the display control device 325 may be the same device, and the main control device 162 may output a command to the device, and effects and symbol variation display may be performed.

  (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 be in contact with the sheet material 170 or the base 169 . However, according to this configuration, when the game nail 88 comes in contact with the sheet material 170, it is conceivable that the game nail 88 inhibits the removal of the base material 169 and the sheet material 170 when the base material 169 and the sheet material 170 are removed.

  Also, the game nail 88 does not have to be attached to the front body 171, and if it is a rod shaped one implanted in the game board unit 81 and appropriately disperses the falling direction of the game ball, the game nail 88 is used. There is no limitation, and for example, a screw or the like may be attached, or one having a groove only at the tip may be used as the game nail 88. If screws are used instead of the game nails 88, it is conceivable that their removal will be easy. Furthermore, it is conceivable to use not only those in a rod shape, but also those in which projections made of synthetic resin or the like are used instead of the game nails 88. In this case, the shape of the protrusion is arbitrary as long as the falling direction of the game ball can be appropriately dispersed by the contact of the game ball with the protrusion. In this case, the protrusion may be implanted in the game board unit 81 or may be integrally formed with the game board unit 81.

  Furthermore, the game nail 88 may not be 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.

  An embodiment in which 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 C-C in FIG. 7 and FIG. 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 as in the above embodiment. In this case, in the opening 350 formed in the front body 171 by attaching the gaming nail 88, a cavity may be provided between the gaming nail 88 and the sheet material 170. As a result, contact between the game nail 88 and the sheet material 170 can be suppressed, and it can be suppressed that the pattern imparted to the sheet material 170 by the game nail 88 is not visually recognized. In addition, although the structure in which the game nail 88 and the sheet | seat material 170 are contacting is also considered, it is possible that it becomes difficult to visually recognize the pattern provided to the sheet | seat material 170 which the game nail 88 is contacting.

  (23) The configuration in the above-described embodiment and each configuration in another example may be arbitrarily combined. For example, the configuration of another embodiment may be applied to the configuration of one embodiment. Also, the configurations of the three or more pattern embodiments may be applied to each other.

  10: Pachinko machine as a game machine, 11: Outer frame, 41: game ball firing handle, 81: gaming board unit, 82: general winning opening, 83: variable winning device, 84: operation opening, 85: through gate, 86 ... variable display unit, 88 ... game nail, 91 ... symbol display device, 101, 102 ... inside, outer rail part, 110 ... game ball firing mechanism, 169 ... base material 169, 170 ... sheet material, 171 ... front body, 178 ... Induction part, 180a to 180e: Substrate for luminous body, 185: Screw, 190: Luminescent body, 191: Opening, 256: Light regulating member, 325: Display control device.

Claims (1)

A front structure that is at least partially formed transparent or translucent and is configured to make the back side decoration visible from the front of the gaming machine;
A substrate provided on the back side of the front structure;
A first opening formed on the base and penetrating in a direction in which the base and the front structure are aligned;
A light emitting unit disposed behind the front structure and emitting light to the back surface of the front structure via the first opening;
A light restricting portion having a second opening for restricting a range in which the light from the light emitting portion is irradiated to the front structure to be a predetermined range smaller than the first opening;
The shape of the second opening in a front view of the front structure is different from the shape of the first opening in a front view of the front structure,
The light regulated by the light regulating unit is irradiated to the front of the gaming machine through the front structure.
A game machine characterized in that the light restricting portion is provided so as to be removable, and the second opening portion is formed to face the front structure with a gap.

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