JP2019063662A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine including information means without adversely affecting other configurations.SOLUTION: A pachinko machine 10 includes: a game board mounting frame that is openably/closably supported by a stationary frame and on which a game board is mounted; a game area that is formed in front of the game board and to which game balls shot by shooting means are guided; and a frame component for defining an outer peripheral edge of the game area. The pachinko machine further includes; an inner peripheral wall part having transparency and constituting at least a part of the frame component; information means having predetermined information; and information distribution means in which the information means is provided and that is installed at an opposite side of the game area, with the inner peripheral wall interposed therebetween. The game board includes an area formed thereon for positioning a part of the information distribution means rearward the front face of the game board. The information means is disposed rearward the front end of the inner peripheral wall part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine.

  Conventionally, for example, pachinko machines and the like have been known as a type of game machine. A pachinko machine is provided with a game board, and in front of it, a game area where a game ball fired by a launch device is guided is formed. Further, on the front side of the pachinko machine, a large number of game members (nails, winning devices, etc.) and the like are arranged in addition to decorative members (light emitting means, cell images, etc.) (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP, 2006-271480, A

  By the way, the gaming machine is provided with an information means for teaching the player predetermined information at a position where the player can visually recognize. In recent years, the number of such information means provided in gaming machines tends to increase.

  However, on the front of the game board, a large number of electric decoration members, game members, etc. are disposed as described above, and when attempting to add information means to the game board, the installation of the game members is hindered. There is a concern that the flow path of the game ball is narrowed to make the movement of the game ball monotonous or to cause a decrease in the designability due to the incongruity with the decoration.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems and the like, and its object is to provide a gaming machine capable of providing an information means without adversely affecting other configurations.

The gaming machine of the present invention is
A game board mounting frame supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to a fixed frame and to which a game board is attached;
A game area which is formed in front of the game board and to which a game ball shot by a shooting means is guided;
In a gaming machine provided with a frame forming unit that divides the outer peripheral edge of the game area,
An inner circumferential wall portion which is transparent and which constitutes at least a part of the frame component;
An information means having predetermined information;
The information means is disposed, and the information providing means is disposed on the opposite side to the game area with respect to the inner peripheral wall portion,
In the gaming board, an area is formed in which a part of the information arrangement means is positioned behind the front face of the gaming board,
The information means is disposed rearward of the front end of the inner circumferential wall,
It is characterized in that a part of the inner peripheral wall portion on the side of the game board is located behind the information means.

  The gaming machine may be a pachinko machine.

  According to the present invention, information means can be provided without adversely affecting other configurations.

It is a front view showing a pachinko machine in one embodiment. It is a perspective view showing a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which shows the state which open | released the inner frame and front frame set. It is a front view which shows the structure of an inner frame, a game board, etc. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which shows the state which open | released the inner frame, the back pack unit, etc. FIG. It is a rear view of the inner frame which removed the game board. It is a front view of a game board. FIG. 6 is a perspective view including a partial cross section schematically showing a see-through unit and the like. It is a perspective view of a transparent cover. It is a perspective view of a mounting stand. It is a block diagram showing the main electric composition of a pachinko machine. It is a front view showing the composition of an inner frame, a game board, etc. of a 2nd embodiment. It is a rear view of the inner frame which removed the game board of 2nd Embodiment. It is a front view of the game board of 2nd Embodiment. It is a perspective view including the partial cross section which shows the see-through | perspective unit etc. in 2nd Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the transparent cover of 2nd Embodiment. It is a perspective view showing a mount etc. of a 2nd embodiment. It is a perspective view including a partial cross section which shows the see-through | perspective unit etc. in another embodiment. FIG. 10 is a partial perspective view of an inner rail configuration in another embodiment. It is a schematic cross section which shows the inner rail structure part etc. in another embodiment. It is a schematic cross section which shows the inner rail structure part etc. in another embodiment. It is a schematic cross section which shows the starting winning combination etc. in another embodiment.

First Embodiment
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter simply referred to as a "pachinko machine") will be described in detail based on the drawings. As shown in FIG. 3 etc., the pachinko machine 10 is provided with an outer frame 11 as a fixed frame that constitutes the outer shell of the pachinko machine 10, and one side of the outer frame 11 is an inner frame as a game board fixed frame. The frame 12 is supported so as to be openable and closable. In FIG. 3, for the sake of convenience, the game members (nails, characters, etc.) disposed on the surface of the game board 30 and the glass unit 137 attached to the front frame set 14 as a front frame are omitted.

  In the outer frame 11, as shown in FIG. 6 and the like, the upper side frame forming portion 11a and the lower side frame forming portion 11b are formed of wooden plate members, and the left side frame forming portion 11c and the right side frame forming portion 11d are formed by extrusion of aluminum alloy. The frame components 11a to 11d are made of a material, and are assembled in a rectangular frame shape as a whole by detachable fasteners such as screws.

  An upper hinge 81 and a lower hinge 82 are attached to the upper and lower end portions of the left side frame component 11c, respectively (see FIG. 1). The upper and lower portions of the inner frame 12 are rotatably supported by the upper hinge 81 and the lower hinge 82, whereby the inner frame 12 can be opened and closed. The inner frame 12 and the like are accommodated in the space formed inside the outer frame 11.

  Further, an extending wall portion 83 is formed on the right side frame forming portion 11d so as to protrude toward the inside of the outer frame 11 from the vicinity of the rear end portion in the width direction. The extended wall portion 83 covers the entire upper and lower sections corresponding to the locking device 600 (see FIG. 6) provided on the back side of the right side of the inner frame 12 from the back side of the inner frame 12 (see FIG. 5). In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, a pair of upper and lower receiving portions 84 and 85 to which the locking member of the locking device 600 is locked is provided on the front surface side of the extending wall portion 83. Further, on the lower receiving portion 85, a pressing portion 86 that abuts on an inner frame opening detection switch 92 described later is provided so as to protrude toward the inside of the outer frame 11.

  Further, a curtain plate decoration 87 made of resin is attached to the lower side frame constituting portion 11b. A rib 88 projecting upward is integrally formed at the back of the upper surface of the curtain plate decoration 87. This makes it difficult to form a gap with the inner frame 12.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the opening and closing axis of the inner frame 12 is set along the upper and lower sides on the left side when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10, so that the inner frame 12 can be opened forward with this opening and closing axis as an axis. It has become. The inner frame 12 mainly includes a resin base 38 having a rectangular outer shape, and a substantially elliptical window hole 39 is formed in the center of the resin base 38.

  A front frame set 14 is attached to the front side of the inner frame 12 so as to be openable and closable. Similar to the inner frame 12, the front frame set 14 can be opened forward with an opening / closing axis set along the top and bottom on the left side when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10.

  Similar to the inner frame 12, the front frame set 14 has a rectangular outer shape, and covers almost the entire front surface of the inner frame 12 in the closed state. A substantially elliptical window portion 101 is formed at the center of the front frame set 14. Thereby, the game board 30 (game area) mounted on the rear surface of the inner frame 12 can be visually recognized from the outside through the window portion 101 of the front frame set 14 and the window hole 39 of the inner frame 12. The detailed configuration of the game board 30 will be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 etc., the lower plate 15 is provided on the front side of the front frame set 14 as a ball tray at the center of the lower portion, and the gaming balls discharged from the discharge port 16 are lower plates. It can be stored in 15. Further, on the front side of the lower plate 15, a ball removing lever 25 for discharging game balls from the lower plate 15 is provided. In addition, on the left portion of the lower plate 15, an effect button 125 incorporating an LED is provided. The effect button 125 is provided for the purpose of improving the interest of the player by reflecting the operation of the effect button 125 of the player on various effects etc. Specifically, the operation of the effect button 125 is In response, control is performed to cause some change, such as changing the display content of the decorative symbol display device 42 described later, or making a corresponding sound flow.

  On the right side of the lower plate 15, a game ball emission handle (hereinafter simply referred to as a handle) 18 is provided as an operation means projecting to the front side. The handle 18 is provided with a touch sensor for detecting that the player has touched the handle 18, and a variable resistor for detecting the amount of operation of the operating portion of the handle 18.

  An upper plate 19 is provided above the lower plate 15. The upper tray 19 is a ball tray for temporarily storing game balls and aligning them in a line and guiding them toward a game ball launch device (hereinafter simply referred to as a launch device) 60 as a launch means described later. When the upper tray 19 is full of gaming balls, the gaming balls to be paid out are guided to the lower tray 15 through the lower tray communication passage 71 and the discharge port 16 described later. Although the lower plate 15 and the handle 18 are provided in the front frame set 14 in the present embodiment, the front frame set 14 is divided into a portion where the lower plate 15 and the handle 18 are provided and the other portions. Each may be configured to be openable and closable independently.

  A ball lending button 121 and a return button 122 are provided on the upper tray 19. Thereby, when the ball lending button 121 is operated in a state where a bill, a card or the like is inserted into a card unit (ball lending unit) disposed to the side of the pachinko machine 10 in the game hall etc. Loan balls are supplied to the upper plate 19. On the other hand, the return button 122 is operated when it is requested to return a card or the like inserted in the card unit. However, a pachinko machine in which a game ball is directly lent out to the upper tray 19 from a ball lending device or the like without using a card unit, so-called cash machine, the ball lending button 121 and the return button 122 are unnecessary.

  Furthermore, the upper plate 19 is provided with a ball removing button 123. When the ball release button 123 is pressed, a communication hole (not shown) provided on the downstream side of the ball guide path of the upper plate 19 and communicated with the lower plate 15 is opened, and stored in the upper plate 19. The gaming balls are guided to the lower plate 15 (fall). That is, the player can transfer the game balls on the upper plate 19 to the lower plate 15 at any time by operating the ball release button 123.

  In addition, light emitting means such as various lamps are provided around the front of the front frame set 14. These light emission means play a role of changing and controlling the light emission mode such as lighting and blinking according to the change of the gaming state at the time of the jackpot or the predetermined reach, etc., and playing a role to enhance the rendering effect during the game. For example, at the periphery of the window portion 101, an annular illumination portion 102 (decorative means) incorporating light emitting means such as an LED is provided. Further, on both sides of the annular illumination portion 102, error indication lamps 104 are provided which are lighted at the time of a predetermined error. In the upper part of each error display lamp 104 in the annular illumination part 102, a large number of fine through holes are formed corresponding to the speakers SP (see FIG. 3) provided on the back of the front frame set 14. .

  A glass unit 137 is attached to the back side of the front frame set 14. In the glass unit 137, a pair of conventional front and back rectangular glass plates are not separately attached in a front and back pair but are assembled in a round shape as a whole.

  Next, the inner frame 12 (resin base 38) will be described with reference to FIG. As described above, the game board 30 is attached to the inner frame 12 (the resin base 38) on the rear side of the window hole 39. The game board 30 is attached with its peripheral edge portion in contact with the back side of the inner frame 12 (resin base 38). Accordingly, a substantially central portion of the front surface of the game board 30 is exposed to the front side of the inner frame 12 through the window hole 39 of the resin base 38.

  In addition, at the lower front of inner frame 12 (resin base 38), that is, below the window hole 39 (game board 30), a launcher 60 and a launch rail for guiding gaming balls immediately after being launched from the launcher 60. 61 is attached. In the present embodiment, a solenoid type launcher is employed as the launcher 60. Also, a ball feeding device for guiding the gaming balls guided from the upper tray 19 above the launching device 60 to the launching position of the launching device 60 one ball at a time by driving the built-in drive means (for example, solenoid) 63 are provided.

  Next, the configuration of the game board 30 will be described with reference to FIG. The game board 30 includes a general winning opening 31, a variable winning device 32, a start winning unit (starting opening) 33, a through gate 34, a variable display unit 35, a first special display device 43L, and a second special display device 43R. It is disposed in a through hole formed by router processing, and is attached from the front side of the game board 30 by a wood screw or the like. As is well known, when a game ball enters (prizes) various winning openings such as the general winning opening 31, the variable winning device 32, the start winning unit 33, etc., it is detected by various detecting switches and the upper tray 19 (or lower tray 15) A predetermined number of winning balls are paid out. For example, if there is entry to the start winning unit 33, three if there is entry into the general winning opening 31, if there is entry to the variable winning device 32, if there is entry into the variable winning device 32. Fifteen gaming balls are paid out to the upper tray 19 (lower tray 15). In addition, the game board 30 is provided with an out port 36, and game balls that have not won a prize in the various winning ports such as the general winning port 31 are discharged out of the game area through the out port 36. . Further, on the game board 30, a large number of nails are implanted in order to appropriately disperse and adjust the falling direction of the game ball, and various members (features) such as a windmill are disposed.

  The start winning unit 33 is provided on both sides of the upper winning opening 33a (first starting entering means) and the lower winning opening 33b (second starting entering means) as starting entering means, and the lower winning opening 33b. A pair of opening and closing members 33c that open and close are provided. The upper winning opening 33a allows the game ball to enter at all times, whereas the lower winning opening 33b allows the opening / closing member 33c to open and close in response to the establishment of a predetermined condition, thereby causing the game area to flow down. A state change is possible between an open state in which the ball can enter and a closed state in which the gaming ball can not enter. Although the details will be described later, the start winning unit 33 is a first start winning switch as condition satisfaction detecting means (ball entering detecting means) for detecting the game ball entered in the upper winning hole 33a and the lower winning hole 33b. 224a, the second start winning switch 224b is provided, when a game ball is detected by the start winning switches 224a, 224b, a lottery for whether or not to generate a big hit state is performed, and a special display device The variable display is performed by 43L and 43R (and the decorative symbol display device 42 described later). When the player wins the lottery, a jackpot state (special game state) is awarded.

  In the present embodiment, the types of jackpot states include "probably variable jackpot", "normal jackpot", and "special probability change". In the jackpot state of "permanent variation big hit" and "usually big hit", the variable winning device 32 is opened for 30 seconds, or, as one round, eight game balls win in the variable winning device 32, this is It is repeated 15 times. On the other hand, in the "special odds change" jackpot state, this is repeated twice, with the variable winning device 32 being open for 0.4 seconds as one round. That is, although the jackpot state of "perhaps big hit" and "usually jackpot" can expect a significant increase in gaming balls, the jackpot state of "special probability variation" is a remarkable number of gaming balls that can be acquired during the jackpot state It becomes small (it is almost impossible to increase the number of game balls).

  Furthermore, in the case where a "permanent variation jackpot" or a "specially permissive variation" occurs, a high probability state (probability variation mode) is given after the end of the jackpot state. On the other hand, when “normal jackpot” occurs, a low probability state (time shortening mode, normal mode) is given after the end of the jackpot state.

  In addition, although this will be described in detail later, in the present embodiment, the jackpot awarded when the player wins by the winning lottery in the case where the game ball enters the upper winning opening 33a and the case in which the lower winning opening 33b wins. The distribution of state types is different. If the player wins the winning lottery triggered by the entry of the game ball to the upper winning opening 33a, it is assigned to any of "probable big hit", "normal big hitting", and "special definite changing", and the lower winning opening 33b If the player wins the lottery based on the entry of the game ball to the game ball, it will be distributed to one of the "probable big hit" and the "normal big hit".

  The first and second special display devices 43L and 43R are constituted by 7-segment display devices, and are installed to the right of the variable winning device 32. When the game ball enters the upper winning opening 33a of the start winning unit 33, switching display (variation display) is performed on the first special display device 43L, and the game ball enters the lower winning opening 33b. In the second special display device 43R, switching display (variation display) is performed in response to the switch. The display contents of the special display devices 43L and 43R are directly controlled by a main control device 261 as main control means described later.

  In addition, after the variable display is performed on the first and second special display devices 43L and 43R, whether or not the jackpot is determined is definitely displayed by the display mode (for example, characters) when the variable display is stopped. Ru. For example, when the game ball is won in the upper winning opening 33a, the corresponding first special display device 43L, "-" → "7" → "3" → "2" → "-" → ... etc. Switching display (variation display) is performed at high speed (for example, every 4 msec), and when a predetermined time passes, any display mode is stopped (for example, stopped for several seconds). Then, when the jackpot lottery is won, any one of “7”, “3” and “2” is displayed at the time of fluctuation stop, and a jackpot state occurs.

  Specifically, in the case where “probable variation big hit” is given, “7” is stopped and displayed on the first or second special display devices 43L, 43R, and when “usually big hit” is given, the first Alternatively, “3” is stopped and displayed on the second special display devices 43L and 43R, and “2” is stopped and displayed on the first special display device 43L when “special definite variation” is given (second special display device "2" is not displayed in 43R).

  When one of the first special display device 43L and the second special display device 43R is performing variable display or decision display, the other is turned off (“-” is displayed. If neither the variable display nor the determination display is performed, “−” is displayed on both of them.

  In addition, when the game ball newly wins the start winning unit 33 during the variable display of the first or second special display device 43L, 43R, the variable display of that amount is the variable display being performed at that time It will be done after the end of the That is, the variable display is put on hold (pending). The maximum number of pending variable displays is determined for each type of pachinko machine, but in the present embodiment, it corresponds to the gaming ball that has won the upper winning opening 33a and the gaming ball that has won the lower winning opening 33b. Then, up to 4 variable displays (a total of 8 variable displays) are suspended. In addition, the number of times of holding is indicated by lighting with the first holding lamp 46a and the second holding lamp 46b. When the game ball newly wins the start-up winning unit 33 during the jackpot state, the variable display for that portion is also suspended.

  In addition, basically, the variable display triggered by the winning of the upper winning opening 33a is stored in the order in which the corresponding gaming balls entered the upper winning opening 33a and is digested in the order of entering, and the lower winning opening 33b The variable display triggered by the winning of the game is stored in the order in which the corresponding gaming balls enter the lower winning opening 33b and is digested in the order of entering the ball. However, when both the variable display triggered by the winning of the upper winning opening 33a and the variable display triggered by entering the lower winning opening 33b are held (the first hold lamp 46a and the second hold In the case where one or more of the lamps 46 b are on), the variable display triggered by the ball entering the lower winning opening 33 b is preferentially digested. That is, when the variable display triggered by the winning of the lower winning opening 33b is not completely absorbed, the variable displaying triggered by entering the upper winning opening 33a is not performed. For example, when the game ball enters the lower winning opening 33b and the second holding lamp 46b lights up in a state in which one first holding lamp 46a is on, entering the upper winning opening 33a The variable display triggered by the trigger is delayed, and the variable display triggered by entering the lower prize winning opening 33b is performed first. Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the variable display triggered by entering the upper winning opening 33a is also referred to as "first variable display", and the variable displaying triggered by entering the lower winning opening 33b is referred to as "second changed display" It is also called "."

  The through gate 34 is configured such that gaming balls flowing down the game area can pass one by one. Although the details will be described later, the through gate 34 is provided with a through gate switch 225 capable of detecting a game ball passing through the corresponding through gate 34, and starting is performed when the game ball is detected by the through gate switch 225. An open lottery as to whether or not the winning unit 33 is to be opened is performed, and the variable display is performed by the normal symbol display device 41. Then, when winning in the open lottery, the start winning unit 33 (opening and closing member 33c) is opened for a specified time.

  In the variable display unit 35, an ordinary symbol display 41 which is variably displayed triggered by the passage of the through gate 34, and a decorative symbol display which is variably displayed in accordance with the variably display by the first and second special display devices 43L and 43R. And 42 are provided. Furthermore, in the variable display unit 35, a variation specification indicating which of the upper winning opening 33a and the lower winning opening 33b corresponds to the variable display performed on the decorative symbol display device 42. A lamp 40, the first holding lamp 46a and the second holding lamp 46b, and the holding lamp 44 are provided. In the present embodiment, the special display devices 43L and 43R, the variation identification lamp 40, and the decorative symbol display device 42 constitute a variable display device.

  The normal symbol display device 41 is configured to be able to light up and display "o" or "x" as a normal symbol, and whenever the game ball passes through the gate 34, for example, the normal symbol is "o"-> "x"-> The display is switched at high speed (variation display) in the order of “o” →... When the variable display is stopped for a few seconds with the symbol "o" (winning symbol), the start winning unit 33 is in the open state only for a predetermined time. The display contents of the normal symbol display device 41 are directly controlled by a main control device 261 described later.

  Further, when the gaming ball newly passes through gate 34 during the variable display of normal symbol display device 41, the variable display of that portion is performed after the end of the variable display being performed at that time. It has become. That is, the variable display is put on hold (pending). Although the maximum number of times of the variable display to be held is determined for each type of pachinko machine, in the present embodiment, the number of times of holding is held up to 4 times, and the number of times of holding is lit and displayed by the holding lamp 44 There is. In the time reduction mode and the probability change mode, the fluctuation time of the variable display of the normal symbol display device 41 is shortened as compared with the normal mode, and the number of times and the opening time of the start winning unit 33 when winning is increased. .

  The decorative symbol display device 42 is configured as a liquid crystal display device, and the display content is controlled by a sub control device 262 and a display control device 45 as sub control means described later. That is, in the decorative symbol display device 42, the sub-control device 262 performs an auxiliary operation based on the command from the main control device 261 so as to correspond to the result displayed on the first and second special display devices 43L, 43R. The specific display content is determined, and display is performed by the display control device 45 described later.

  For example, the upper, middle, and lower three symbol display areas are provided in the decorative symbol display device 42, and a plurality of types of symbols (numbers) are sequentially displayed (variably displayed) in each symbol display area, and then the symbols are displayed. For each display area, the symbols are stopped and displayed in order (for example, in the order of the upper symbol display area → the lower symbol display area → the middle symbol display area). For example, when the jackpot is determined by the main controller 261, a display corresponding to the jackpot is made on the first or second special display device 43L, 43R, and the symbol corresponding to the jackpot is displayed on the decorative symbol display device 42 The stop display is made at the same time (for example, the upper symbol display area, the middle symbol display area, and the symbols stopped and displayed in the lower pattern display area become the same), and the jackpot state is started.

  Further, when the symbols are stopped and displayed in the combination corresponding to the big hit, for example, the same symbols are stopped and displayed in the upper symbol display area and the lower pattern display region as the previous step. Thus, the same symbol is stopped and displayed in the upper symbol display area and the lower symbol display area, and the state in which the variable display is still performed in the middle symbol display area is the reach state.

  In addition, even if the reach state occurs, when the big hit state does not occur, symbols different from the symbols displayed stop in the upper symbol display area and the lower pattern display region are stopped and displayed in the middle symbol display area. In the case of "permanent variation big hit" or "usually big hit", although the numbers of the eyelids are stopped and displayed on the decorative symbol display device 42 as described above, in the case of "special definite variation" , Not Zoro eyes, a predetermined combination of predetermined numbers (hereinafter referred to as a chance symbol) is stopped and displayed (for example, in the upper / middle / lower pattern display area, “3”, “4”, “ 1) is displayed stopped).

  In addition, the fluctuation identification lamp 40 is provided with an LED whose emission color is blue and an LED whose emission color is red, and in the decorative symbol display device 42, the fluctuation display is triggered by entering the upper winning opening 33a. In the case where it is illuminated, it emits blue light, and in the case where the variable display triggered by entering the lower prize winning opening 33b is illuminated, it emits red light.

  Further, a center frame 47 is disposed in the variable display unit 35 so as to surround the decorative symbol display unit 42. A ball entry port 151 is provided at the upper part of the center frame 47, and the gaming ball entered into the ball entry port 151 is formed inside the center frame 47, and along the side of the decorative symbol display device 42. It is guided on a stage 153 formed below the decorative symbol display device 42 via a warp channel 152 extending vertically. The game ball guided on the stage 153 falls from the stage 153 onto the game area in front, or rolls on the stage 153 and then enters a pocket 154 formed on the central back side of the stage 153 . The pocket 154 is in communication with the guide passage 155 leading to the game area immediately above the start winning unit 33 (upper winning opening 33a), and the gaming ball entering the pocket 154 has a relatively high probability. It is designed to enter the starting winning unit 33 (upper winning opening 33a).

  The variable winning device 32 is normally in a closed state in which the game ball can not win, and in the case of a big hit (generation of a special game state), the game ball is in an open state in which a game can be won.

  Further, on the game board 30, there are attached rails 50 for guiding the game balls fired from the launcher 60 to the upper part of the game board 30, which are composed of an inner rail structure 51 and an outer rail structure 52. As a result, the game balls fired in response to the turning operation of the handle 18 are guided through the firing rails 61 and the rails 50 into the game area formed between the game board 30 and the glass unit 137.

  A return ball preventing member 53 is attached to the end portion (upper left portion in FIG. 4) of the inner rail forming portion 51. As a result, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the gaming balls guided from the rail 50 to the gaming area once return to the inside of the rail 50 again. Further, a rubber return 54 is attached to a substantially front end portion (upper right portion in FIG. 4) of the outer rail configuration portion 52. The game balls fired with a predetermined momentum or more hit the return rubber 54 and are returned to, for example, the central portion side of the game board 30.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a ball passage unit 70 is provided below the window portion 101 on the back side of the front frame set 14. The ball passage unit 70 includes a lower tray communication passage 71 connecting the discharge mechanism portion 352 described later to the discharge port 16 of the lower tray 15, and an upper tray communication passage 73 connecting the discharge mechanism portion 352 to the upper tray 19. In addition, there is a gap of a predetermined distance between the firing rail 61 and the rail 50 (outer rail forming portion 52) provided on the inner frame 12, and the ball passage unit 70 is below the gaming ball dropped from the gap. A far ball passage 72 is formed to guide the plate 15. Thus, if the game ball launched from the launcher 60 does not reach the return ball preventing member 53 and returns the rail 50 back as a far ball, the far ball is moved to the lower tray 15 through the far ball passage 72. Exhausted.

  Further, reference numeral 67 in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 is a payout passage for guiding the gaming balls paid out by the payout mechanism portion 352 described later to the front of the inner frame 12, and the upper plate communication passage 73 (upper plate 19). And a passage leading to the lower plate communication passage 71 (lower plate 15). A shutter 68 is provided below the dispensing passage 67. When the front frame set 14 is opened, the shutter 68 projects forward by an urging force of a spring or the like to substantially close the outlet of the dispensing passage 67. ing. When the front frame set 14 is closed, the shutter 68 can be pushed open by the rear end on the inlet side of the lower tray communication passage 71. The inlets (ball inlets) of the lower tray communication passage 71 and the upper tray communication passage 73 are adjacent to each other, and the respective inlets and the dispensing passage 67 are separated by a predetermined distance when the front frame set 14 is closed. The game ball can pass through the gap between the two. Therefore, when the upper tray 19 and the upper tray communication passage 73 become full of gaming balls, the gaming balls to be paid out flow to the lower tray communication passage 71 side (the inlet side of the lower tray communication passage 71 overflows), It will be dispensed to the lower plate 15 through the passage 71.

  In addition, the ball passage unit 70 is provided with a fullness detection switch (not shown) for detecting game balls located in the lower tray communication passage 71. By the presence of the full detection switch, it is determined that the lower plate 15 is full of gaming balls (the lower plate 15 is full of gaming balls and the gaming balls are stagnant in the lower plate communication path 71) be able to. In this embodiment, based on the fact that the game ball is continuously detected for a predetermined time by the fullness detection switch, control is performed to prohibit launch of the launch device 60. It should be noted that the retention of the gaming ball in the lower tray communication passage 71 is eliminated, and the launch of the launching device 60 is permitted when the gaming ball is not detected by the fullness detection switch (when it is not detected continuously for a predetermined time).

  Next, the rear face configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. On the back of the pachinko machine 10, various control boards are arranged up and down, right and left so as to be partially overlapped in front and back, and further, a game ball supply device (payout mechanism) for supplying game balls. And protective covers made of resin are attached. The dispensing mechanism and the protective cover are integrated as one unit, and the resin portion may be generally referred to as a back pack, so that unit will be referred to as a "back pack unit 203" herein.

  First, the rear face configuration of the game board 30 will be described. As shown in FIG. 6, on the back side of the variable display unit 35 (see FIG. 4) disposed corresponding to the through hole at the center of the game board 30, a resin frame cover that covers the center frame 47 from behind 213 is provided to project rearward. In addition, on the back side of the frame cover 213, the decorative symbol display device 42, which is a liquid crystal display device facing forward from the opening of the frame cover 213, the display control device 45 and the sub control device 262 can be detached Is attached to

  The decorative symbol display device 42 is housed in a storage box 42 a having an opening for exposing the display portion (liquid crystal screen) of the decorative symbol display device 42 to the front side of the pachinko machine 10, and the back surface of the frame cover 213 It is fixed to the side. The display control device 45 is accommodated in the substrate box 45a and is fixed to the back side of the decorative symbol display device 42 (housing box 42a). The sub controller 262 is accommodated in the substrate box 262 a and fixed to the back side of the display controller 45 (substrate box 45 a). In the frame cover 213, an LED control board or the like for driving an LED or the like built in the center frame 47 is disposed. Further, the housing box 42a and the substrate boxes 45a and 262a are made of a transparent resin material or the like, and the inside can be visually recognized.

  Below the frame cover 213, a back frame set 215 is attached to the game board 30 so as to cover the general winning opening 31, the variable winning device 32, the start winning unit 33, etc. from behind. The back frame set 215 is provided with a ball collecting mechanism (not shown) for collecting the game balls that have won the various winning openings. The game balls collected by the ball collection mechanism are guided to a discharge passage portion 217 described later, and discharged from the discharge chute of the discharge passage portion 217 to the outside of the pachinko machine 10.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the back frame set 215 functions as a mounting base for the main control device 261. More specifically, a substrate box 263 on which the main controller 261 is mounted is pivotally supported with respect to the back frame set 215, and can be opened rearward.

  The main controller 261 is accommodated in a substrate box 263 made of a transparent resin material or the like. The substrate box 263 includes a box base and a box cover that covers the opening of the box base, and the box base and the box cover are connected by a sealing member. The substrate box 263 connected by the sealing member can not be opened without leaving a predetermined trace. Thus, it can be easily found that the substrate box 263 has been tampered with.

  In addition, the game board 30, the ball entry detection switch (ball entry detection means) which detects the game ball which entered the various prize mouth corresponding to the various prize mouth such as general winning a prize mouth 31 etc as ball entry means Is provided. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, a winning opening switch 221 is provided at a position corresponding to the general winning opening 31, and the variable winning device 32 is provided with a count switch 223. In addition, the start winning unit 33 has a first start winning switch 224a (first condition satisfaction detection means) and a second start winning switch 224b (second condition satisfaction detection) corresponding to the upper winning opening 33a and the lower winning opening 33b, respectively. Means are provided. Furthermore, a through gate switch 225 is provided at a position corresponding to the through gate 34.

  Although not shown, the back frame set 215 is provided with a first panel relay board electrically connected to the winning opening switch 221, the count switch 223, and the through gate switch 225 via a cable connector. . The first board relay board relays the winning opening switch 221 and the like to the main control device 261 as the main control means, and is electrically connected to the main control device 261 via a cable connector.

  On the other hand, the start winning switches 224a and 224b for detecting entry into the start winning unit 33 (upper winning opening 33a or lower winning opening 33b) are directly connected to the main control device 261 via the connector cable without passing through the relay board. It is connected.

  The detection results respectively detected by the various ball entrance detection switches are taken into the main controller 261. Then, a payout command (the payout number of gaming balls) according to the winning situation in each case is transmitted from the main control device 261 to the payout control device 311, and a predetermined number of gaming balls are calculated based on the output signal from the payout control device 311. Is paid out (except when detected by the through gate switch 225).

  In addition, on the back of the game board 30, although not shown, a special winning opening solenoid for opening the big winning opening with the variable winning device 32 is provided, and the start winning unit 33 has a pair of opening and closing members 33c. There is provided a winning opening solenoid which is driven to open and close. The back frame set 215 is also provided with a second board relay board (not shown) for relaying these solenoids and the main controller 261.

  Next, the configuration of the back pack unit 203 will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, the back pack unit 203 is an integrated unit of a resin molded back pack 351 and a payout mechanism portion 352 of the game ball. Further, the back pack unit 203 is supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to the left side portion (right side in FIG. 5) of the inner frame 12, and can be opened backward with the open and close axis extending along the vertical direction as an axis. ing. In addition, an external terminal board 240 is provided at the upper left portion (upper right portion in FIG. 5) of the back pack unit 203.

  The external terminal board 240 is for relaying transmission of various information to a hall computer or the like of the game hall, and is provided with a plurality of external connection terminals. For example, a terminal for outputting information on the current gaming state (such as a jackpot state or a high probability state), and information on the opening of the front frame set 14 or the inner frame 12 detected by the opening detection switches 91 and 92 described later Output terminal, the terminal for outputting information on various error conditions such as ball entry error, lower bowl full error, tank ball absence error, payout error, etc., and information on the number of prize balls paid out from the payout control device 311 Terminals and the like are provided.

  The back pack 351 is integrally formed of, for example, an ABS resin, and includes a protective cover portion 354 which protrudes to the rear of the pachinko machine 10 and has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The protective cover portion 354 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 has a size sufficient to cover at least the frame cover 213. However, in the present embodiment, the protective cover portion 354 covers the upper portion and the right portion (the left portion in FIG. 5) of the substrate box 263 together. Thereby, in the closed state of the back pack unit 203, the sealing member provided on the right portion of the substrate box 263 and the terminal portion (substrate side connector) provided along the upper edge portion of the main controller 261 are covered. It will be.

  The dispensing mechanism portion 352 is disposed so as to bypass the protective cover portion 354. That is, a tank 355 opened upward is provided above the protective cover portion 354, and gaming balls supplied from an island facility of the game hall are successively supplied to the tank 355. Below the tank 355, there is connected a tank rail 356 which has, for example, two rows of ball passages in the lateral direction and which slopes gently toward the downstream side, and further, on the downstream side of the tank rail 356, a case rail 357 longitudinally. It is connected. The payout device 358 is provided at the most downstream portion of the case rail 357, and the required number of gaming balls are appropriately paid out by a predetermined electrical configuration such as a payout motor. The gaming balls paid out from the payout device 358 are supplied to the upper tray 19 and the like.

  In addition, a payout relay board 381 for relaying a signal of a payout command from the payout control device 311 to the payout device 358 is installed in the payout mechanism portion 352, and a power switch board 382 for fetching the main power from the outside is installed. There is. A main power of, for example, 24 V AC is supplied to the power switch substrate 382 via a voltage converter, and the power is turned on or off by the switching operation of the power switch 382 a.

  Under the back pack unit 203 (substrate box 263), there is provided a lower frame set 251 which is pivotally supported on the left side (right side in FIG. 5) of the inner frame 12 and can be opened rearward. As shown in FIG. 6, the lower frame set 251 is formed with a discharge passage portion 217 into which the game balls collected by the above-described ball collection mechanism flow, and the game ball is formed at the most downstream portion of the discharge passage portion 217. A discharge chute (not shown) for discharging the pachinko machine 10 to the outside is formed. That is, the gaming balls having won in the respective winning openings such as the general winning opening 31 are gathered via the ball collection mechanism of the back frame set 215 and further discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine 10 through the discharge chute of the discharge passage portion 217. The out port 36 also communicates with the discharge passage portion 217, and the game balls that did not win in any of the winning ports are also discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine 10 through the discharge chute. In the present embodiment, the back pack unit 203 and the lower frame set 251 are separately formed and can be opened and closed independently, but the back pack unit 203 and the lower frame set 251 are integrally formed. It may be

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, the delivery control device 311, the emission control device 312, the power supply device 313 and the card unit connection board 314 are detachably mounted on the back side of the lower frame set 251 It is done.

  The emission control device 312 and the power supply device 313 are accommodated in the substrate box 313 a and fixed to the back side of the lower frame set 251. The emission control device 312 and the power supply device 313 are described as independent control devices for the sake of convenience, but they are actually configured by one substrate (printed substrate).

  In addition, the payout control device 311 is accommodated in the substrate box 311 a and fixed to the back side of the substrate box 313 a (the emission control device 312 and the power supply device 313). A sealing member is provided in the substrate box 311a in which the payout control device 311 is accommodated in the same manner as the substrate box 263 in which the main control device 261 described above is accommodated, and an unsealed trace of the substrate box 311a remains. It has become.

  In addition, the card unit connection substrate 314 is accommodated in the substrate box 314a and is fixed to the back side of the substrate box 313a (the emission control device 312 and the power supply device 313).

  Each of the substrate boxes 311a, 313a, 314a is made of a transparent resin material or the like so that the inside can be viewed.

  Further, the payout control device 311 is provided with a state recovery switch 321 which protrudes outward from the substrate box 311a. For example, when the state recovery switch 321 is pressed at the occurrence of a dispensing error such as a ball clogging of the dispensing motor unit, the dispensing motor is rotated forward and reverse to resolve the ball clogging (return to a normal state).

  Further, the power supply device 313 is provided with a RAM erase switch 323 projecting outward from the substrate box 313a. The pachinko machine 10 has a backup function, and maintains the state at the time of the power failure even when the power failure occurs, and may restore the state at the time of the power failure when recovering from the power failure (power recovery) it can. Therefore, when the power is turned off in the normal procedure (for example, at the end of business in the game hall), the state before the power is turned off is stored, so when returning to the initial state when the power is turned on Throw in

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a locking device 600 is provided on the back side of the right side portion of the inner frame 12. The locking device 600 is provided with a cylinder lock 700 (see FIG. 1 etc.) exposed on the front side of the front frame set 14, and a key is inserted into the key hole of the cylinder lock 700, and one side is rotated by one. The frame 12 can be unlocked, and the front frame set 14 can be unlocked by rotating the frame 12 to the other side. In the present embodiment, the inner frame 12 is locked to the outer frame 11, and the front frame set 14 is locked to the inner frame 12.

  As described above, the right side frame forming portion 11d of the outer frame 11 is formed with the extending wall portion 83 covering the entire upper and lower sections corresponding to the locking device 600 from the back side of the inner frame 12 (FIG. 5). reference). Thereby, it becomes difficult to make a wire etc. approach from the back side of the outer frame 11, and to operate the locking device 600 by the said wire etc. As a result, defense performance can be improved. Furthermore, the extension wall 83 covers the right end (the end on the left side in FIG. 5) of the back pack unit 203 and the lower frame set 251 from the back side, and in the closed state of the inner frame 12 The back pack unit 203 and the lower frame set 251 can not be opened.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a front frame opening detection switch 91 for detecting the opening of the front frame set 14 is provided on the front lower right portion (right side of the launcher 60) of the inner frame 12. As shown in FIG. 5, an inner frame opening detection switch 92 for detecting the opening of the inner frame 12 is provided in the lower right rear portion (lower left in FIG. 5) of the inner frame 12. The front frame opening detection switch 91 and the inner frame opening detection switch 92 each include a detection unit that can be inserted into and withdrawn from the switch main body, and the front frame opening detection switch 91 is provided such that the detection unit faces forward The inner frame open detection switch 92 is provided such that the detection unit faces rearward. Then, when the detection unit is in a state of protruding from the switch main unit, the on signal is output to the main control device 261, and the detection unit is pressed to the switch main unit side and in the state of being retracted into the switch main unit It is configured to output to the main control device 261. That is, when the front frame open detection switch 91 is closed when the front frame set 14 is closed, the detection unit is pressed by the back of the front frame set 14 and turned off, and when the front frame set 14 is opened, the detection unit returns to the projecting state. It will be on. Similarly, when the inner frame 12 is closed, the inner frame opening detection switch 92 is pressed by the pressing portion 86 integrally formed on the receiving portion 85 of the outer frame 11 to be turned off, and detection is performed when the inner frame 12 is opened. The part returns to the projecting state and is turned on.

  Now, in this embodiment, there is a feature in the part which divides the outer periphery of a game area. Hereinafter, such a characteristic portion will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 11 and the like. The transparent cover 413 is not shown in the rear view of the inner frame 12 in FIG. 7, and the mounting base 414 is not shown in the front view of the game board 30 of FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 4, 7, 9, etc., the resin base 38 of the inner frame 12 faces the rear surface of the glass unit 137 and is in contact with or close to the front wall 401 and the front along the window hole 39. It has a frame wall portion 402 extending rearward from the wall portion 401 and partitioning the outer peripheral edge of the game area. The front and rear width of the frame wall portion 402 is slightly shorter (18 mm) than the length twice the diameter (11 mm) of the gaming ball. Further, the rear edge of the frame wall 402 is in contact with the front surface of the game board 30, and the width of the frame wall 402 is the front and rear of the game area. The frame wall portion 402 is formed in a portion corresponding to the gap formed between the firing rail 61 and the rail 50 (outer rail forming portion 52) in order to discharge the ball of the ball that reverses the rail 50. Absent. In addition, in order to install the rails 50 for guiding the gaming balls fired by the launching device 60 to the gaming area, the front left lower portion of the frame wall 402 is positioned on the outer peripheral side of the window hole 39 compared to the front right lower. ing.

  In addition, the outer rail forming portion 52 is extended in a substantially arc shape along the frame wall portion 402 from the lowermost portion of the lower part of the game board 30 to the upper right portion in front view via the left side in front view. . Further, the outer peripheral surface (outer peripheral surface) of the window hole 39 of the outer rail forming portion 52 is in contact (substantially contact) with the inner peripheral surface of the frame wall portion 402. Furthermore, the inner rail forming portion 51 is extended along the frame wall portion 402 in a substantially arc shape from the lower right portion in the front view of the game board 30 to the upper left portion in the front view . Further, the inner rail forming portion 51 is separated from the frame wall portion 402 by a predetermined distance on the inner peripheral side of the window hole 39 with respect to the portion facing the outer rail forming portion 52 (the portion forming the rail 50). Although provided at a position, the outer peripheral surface of the inner rail forming portion 51 is in contact (substantially contact) with the inner peripheral surface of the frame wall portion 402 in a portion where the outer rail forming portion 52 does not exist. In addition, the frame wall portion 402 is exposed to the game area between the upper right terminal portion of the outer rail forming portion 52 and the lower right terminal portion of the inner rail forming portion 51. Hereinafter, in the frame wall portion 402, a portion covered by the outer rail forming portion 52 or the inner rail forming portion 51 is referred to as a covering portion 402a, and a portion not covered is referred to as an exposed portion 402b.

  In addition, the outer rim of the game area, which is divided by the front surface of the game board 30 and the rear surface of the glass unit 137, is divided by the inner rail structure 51 at the portion where the inner rail structure 51 extends. While there is no rail component 51, the outer rail component 52 is divided at the portion where the outer rail component 52 extends, and the frame wall is not at both the inner rail component 51 and the outer rail component 52 It is divided by the part 402 (exposed part 402b). In the present embodiment, the inner rail forming portion 51, and the portion of the outer rail forming portion 52 and the frame wall portion 402 which divides the outer peripheral edge of the game area correspond to the frame forming portion. In addition, since the game ball launched by the launch device 60 may reverse the rail 50 until it passes the return ball preventing member 53, the parallel portions of the inner and outer rail configuration parts 51 and 52 are removed from the game area It is eaten.

  Furthermore, on the upper end portion of the exposed portion 402b of the frame wall portion 402 (the boundary portion with the covering portion 402a in which the outer rail forming portion 52 is disposed), a convex portion 404 projecting to the inner peripheral side of the window hole 39 is A rubber accommodating portion 405 into which the rubber return 54 is fitted is formed on the inner side of the convex portion 404 (the outer peripheral side of the window hole 39 of the convex portion 404). In the present embodiment, the convex portion 404 and the frame wall portion 402 (exposed portion 402 b) below the convex portion 404 are not configured to be gently and continuously curved, and the convex portion 404 of the frame wall portion 402 is not configured. The lower side is also formed in a step-like manner as the upper side, so that the game area is not narrowed as much as possible.

  In the resin base 38, the launcher 60 and the like are attached to the front side below the window hole 39 (frame wall 402), and to the front frame set 14 right above the frame wall 402 in rear view A substrate electrically connected to the speaker SP, the lamp 102 and the like is attached, and a seal seal (not shown) attached to the game board 30 is rolled forward on the lower left of the frame wall 402 in rear view An opening is formed, and a locking device 600 is attached to the rear surface of the resin base 38 along the left side.

(Perspective unit 412)
Now, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 9, etc., in the present embodiment, in the exposed portion 402b of the frame wall portion 402 in the vicinity of the convex portion 404 (rubber containing portion 405) (directly below the rubber containing portion 405). A see-through unit 412 is provided for making a copy right seal 411 (a part having a dot pattern in FIG. 9) as an information means visible at the outer peripheral edge of the game area. In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, the resin base 38 has an exposure opening 407 for exposing the see-through unit 412 installed on the outer peripheral side of the frame wall 402 to the game area so as not to narrow the game area. It is formed. The exposure opening 407 is formed not only on the frame wall 402 (exposed portion 402 b) but also on the front wall 401. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the see-through unit 412 includes a transparent cover 413 as a see-through member attached to the inner frame 12 (resin base 38), and a mount 414 attached to the game board 30. For the sake of convenience, it is assumed that the transparent cover 413 and the mount 414 are attached to the inner frame 12 and the game board 30, and the game board 30 is attached to the inner frame 12. The positional relationship of each part of will be described.

(Transparent cover 413)
As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the transparent cover 413 is exposed to the game area side from the exposure opening 407, and an inner peripheral wall 421 partitioning the outer periphery of the game area, and a front edge of the inner peripheral wall 421 A front wall 422 extending to the outer peripheral side of the window hole 39 and mounting pieces 423 respectively formed on both sides of the front wall 422 are integrally formed of transparent resin. The inner circumferential wall 421 and the front wall 422 have a curved shape corresponding to the curvature of the frame wall 402 connected to the exposure opening 407 (the curvature of the outer rail component 52).

  The mounting piece 423 has an ear portion 424 formed by causing the front wall portion 422 to project outward more than both side portions of the inner peripheral wall portion 421 along the circumferential direction of the window hole 39 and a rear surface of the ear portion 424 And a cover-side fixing portion 426 having a screw hole 426a which protrudes outward from the back portion 425 and which penetrates back and forth. In the front-rear direction, the distance between the front surface of the front wall portion 422 and the front surface of the cover-side fixing portion 426 is the same as the thickness of the front wall portion 401. Further, the front wall portion 401 of the resin base 38, the frame wall portion 402, the inner peripheral wall portion 421 of the transparent cover 413, and the front wall portion 422 all have the same thickness.

  In the exposure opening 407, a portion formed on the front wall portion 401 has a shape corresponding to the outer peripheral shape of the front wall portion 422 and the ear portion 424 of the transparent cover 413. The formed portion has a shape corresponding to the outer peripheral shape of the inner peripheral wall portion 421. Therefore, in the circumferential direction of the window hole 39, the formation width of the exposure opening 407 in the front wall 401 of the resin base 38 is larger than the formation width of the exposure opening 407 in the frame wall 402. It is getting bigger by the minute.

  On the other hand, mounting holes 401 a are formed in the front wall portion 401 of the resin base 38 on both sides of the exposure opening 407 so as to pass through the front and rear. Then, when the transparent cover 413 is inserted into the exposure opening 407 from the rear surface side of the resin base 38, the front surface of the cover side fixing portion 426 abuts on the rear surface of the front wall portion 401, and the window of the cover side fixing portion 426 The inner peripheral surface of the hole 39 abuts on the outer peripheral side surface of the frame wall portion 402 (exposed portion 402b), and the inner peripheral side surface of the inner peripheral wall portion 421 and the inner peripheral side surface of the frame wall portion 402 are flush with each other. Thus, the front of the front wall 422 and the front of the front wall 401 are flush with each other. Furthermore, the screw hole 426a formed in the cover-side fixing portion 426 and the mounting hole 401a formed in the front wall portion 401 are aligned, and by screwing both in this state, the inside of the transparent cover 413 With the peripheral wall 421 exposed to the game area side from the frame wall 402 and the front wall 422 and the ears 424 exposed to the front from the front wall 401, the transparent cover 413 is formed on the inner frame 12 (resin base 38) It is fixed.

(Mounting stand 414)
The mounting base 414 is the side opposite to the game area with the inner peripheral wall 421 of the transparent cover 413 in the game board 30 attached to the inner frame 12 of the game board 30 (frame wall of the inner peripheral wall 421) And at a position facing the front wall portion 422 of the transparent cover 413. That is, by attaching the game board 30 to the inner frame 12 from the rear surface side of the inner frame 12, the inner peripheral side (inner peripheral side of the window hole 39) of the frame wall portion 402 of the mount 414 (version right seal 411) It is covered by the inner circumferential wall portion 421, and the front of the mounting base 414 (version right seal 411) is covered by the front wall portion 422 of the transparent cover 413.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 and 11, the mounting base 414 extends from the front edge of the support wall 431 to the inner periphery of the window hole 39 from the front wall of the support wall 431 extending longitudinally back and forth orthogonal to the front surface of the game board 30. The connection portion 432 extending parallel to the front of the game board 30 and the edge on the inner peripheral side of the window hole 39 of the connection portion 432 extend rearward and obliquely to the inner peripheral side of the window hole 39. The attachment wall 433 to which the printing rights seal 411 is attached on the surface on the inner peripheral side of the hole 39, and the side wall 434 connecting the both side edges of the support wall 431 and the both sides of the attachment wall 433 And a pedestal side fixing portion 435 having a screw hole 435a which protrudes outward of the mounting base 414 from the rear edge of each side wall portion 434 and penetrates back and forth, and these are integrally formed of a transparent resin .

  The support wall portion 431, the attachment wall portion 433 and the connection portion 432, like the inner peripheral wall portion 421 and the front wall portion 422 of the transparent cover 413, curve the frame wall portion 402 connected to the exposure opening 407 It has a curved shape corresponding to the curvature of the component 52). Further, the rear edge of the attachment wall 433 is positioned slightly in front of the rear edge of the support wall 431, and the mounting base 414 is directed rearward from the rear edge of the attachment wall 433. An extending portion 437 extending in parallel to the support wall portion 431 until the rear edge portion of the support wall portion 431 becomes the same position is provided. In the present embodiment, the surface on the inner peripheral side of the window hole 39 of the attachment wall portion 433 corresponds to the attachment surface.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, an installation recess 409 is formed at the installation location of the mount 414 on the front surface of the game board 30. The rear edge portions of the support wall portion 431 and the side wall portion 434, the extension portion 437, the platform side fixing portion 435, and the like are inserted into the inside of the installation recess 409, and are brought into contact with the bottom surface of the installation recess 409. At the same time, the fixing holes 409a (see FIG. 8) formed on the bottom surface of the installation recess 409 and the screw holes 435a formed on the pedestal side fixing portion 435 of the mount 414 are aligned and fixed by screws. Thus, the mounting base 414 is mounted on the front side of the gaming board 30. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the rear edge of the attachment wall 433 is also positioned inside the installation recess 409, and is an attachment wall rather than the front surface of the game board 30 to which cell drawing and the like are attached. The rear edge of the part 433 is located at the rear. Also, in this embodiment, the copyright seal 411 attached to the attachment wall 433 is also attached to the attachment wall 433 so that the edge on the rear side is positioned behind the front of the game board 30. It is done.

  Furthermore, when the gaming board 30 is attached to the inner frame 12, the inside of the installation recess 409 is transparent on the inner peripheral side of the window hole 39 than the extension 437 (attachment wall 433) of the mount 414. The rear edge portion of the inner circumferential wall portion 421 of the cover 413 is configured to be inserted. The edge on the inner peripheral side of the window hole 39 of the installation recess 409 is curved in accordance with the curvature of the inner peripheral side surface of the inner peripheral wall 421 of the transparent cover 413, and the game board 30 is attached to the inner frame 12 In the state, the rear edge portion of the inner circumferential side surface of the inner circumferential wall portion 421 and the inner wall portion of the installation recess 409 are substantially in contact with each other. As a result, a situation in which a relatively large gap is formed between the inner circumferential wall portion 421 of the transparent cover 413 and the installation recess 409 is suppressed.

  Moreover, in the attachment state to the inner frame 12 of the game board 30, the extension part 437 (surface of the window hole 39 inner peripheral side) of the mounting base 414 attached to the game board 30 (installation recessed part 409) is installed The outer peripheral side surface of the rear of the inner peripheral wall portion 421 inserted into the inside of the recess 409 is substantially in contact with the outer peripheral side surface. As a result, even if a game ball hits the inner circumferential side surface of the transparent cover 413 that divides the game area, etc., among the inner circumferential wall portion 421, a force toward the outer circumferential side of the window hole 39 acts on the inner circumferential wall portion 421. The inner circumferential wall portion 421 is supported by the extending portion 437 of the mounting base 414, and deformation or the like of the inner circumferential wall portion 421 is suppressed. In addition, when the gaming board 30 is attached to the inner frame 12, the front surface of the connecting portion 432 of the mount 414 substantially contacts the rear surface of the front wall portion 422 of the transparent cover 413.

  Furthermore, in a state in which the front frame set 14 is closed, the front of the portion of the front wall portion 401 of the inner frame 12 other than the convex portion 404 is covered by the front frame set 14. In the present embodiment, the peripheral portion of the window portion 101 is formed along the inner peripheral side surface of the inner rail forming portion 51, the outer rail forming portion 52, and the exposed portion 402b other than the convex portion 404 constituting the outer peripheral edge of the game area. It is done. As described above, the glass unit 137 is interposed between the inner rail forming portion 51, the outer rail forming portion 52, the frame wall portion 402 (front wall portion 401), and the front frame set 14. Also with regard to the glass unit 137, the outer rim of the visible area made of transparent glass constitutes the outer rim of the game area, the inner rail constituting portion 51, the outer rail constituting portion 52, and the exposed portion 402b other than the convex portion 404 It is formed along the inner circumferential side surface (or one size larger).

  Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described. FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10. A main controller 261 (main substrate) as a main control means is mounted with a CPU 501 as a one-chip microcomputer which is an arithmetic device. The CPU 501 has a ROM 502 storing various control programs to be executed by the CPU 501 and fixed value data, and a RAM 503 which is a memory for temporarily storing various data etc. when the control program stored in the ROM 502 is executed. And various circuits such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data transmission / reception circuit. However, the CPU, the ROM, and the RAM may not be integrated into one chip, but may be integrated into each function.

  The RAM 503 is a stack area in which the contents of the internal registers of the CPU 501 and the return address of the control program executed by the CPU 501 are stored, and a work area in which values such as various flags, counters, and I / O are stored. And a backup area 503a.

  In addition, the RAM 503 is configured to be able to receive data (backup) supplied with a backup voltage from the power supply 313 even after the pachinko machine 10 is powered off, and is stored in the stack area, work area and backup area 503a. All data is backed up.

  When the power is turned off due to a power failure or the like, the backup area 503a includes a power-off time (including a power-down occurrence) in order to restore the state of the pachinko machine 10 to the state before the power-off. The same is an area for storing values such as stack pointers, registers, and I / O. Writing to the backup area 503a is executed when the power is turned off by the main processing, and conversely, restoration of each value written to the backup area 503a is the main processing when the power is turned on (including power on due to power failure cancellation). Is executed in A power failure signal SK1 output from a power failure monitoring circuit 542 described later is input to the NMI terminal (non-maskable interrupt terminal) of the CPU 501 when a power failure occurs due to a power failure or the like. The occurrence of the power failure processing (NMI interrupt processing) is immediately executed.

  If data stored in at least the stack area and the backup area 503a is backed up, it is not necessary to back up the data stored in all the areas. For example, the data stored in the stack area and the backup area 503a may be backed up, and the data stored in the work area may not be backed up.

  An input / output port 505 is connected to the CPU 501 incorporating the ROM 502 and the RAM 503 via a bus line 504 including an address bus, a data bus, and the like. Connected to the input / output port 505 are a RAM erase switch circuit 543 to be described later, a payout control device 311, a sub control device 262, first and second special display devices 43L and 43R, a normal symbol display device 41, and the like. With this configuration, the special display devices 43L and 43R and the normal symbol display device 41 described above are directly controlled by the main control device 261. On the other hand, the decorative symbol display device 42 is controlled via the sub control device 262.

  In addition, although illustration of various relay boards etc. is omitted for convenience, various detection switches such as a winning opening switch 221, count switch 223, start winning unit switches 224a and 224b, through gate switch 225, etc. Various electrical components such as various substrates are connected. That is, although the main control device 261 is provided with a plurality of terminal portions (substrate side connectors) for connecting connectors of various cable connectors, the input / output port 505 is configured by these terminal portions and the like.

  The sub control unit 262 (sub control board) as the sub control means includes a CPU 551 which is an arithmetic unit, a ROM 552 storing various control programs and fixed value data executed by the CPU 551, and a control program stored in the ROM 552. The RAM 553 is a memory for temporarily storing various data etc., the input / output port 554, the bus line 555, and various circuits such as an interrupt circuit, timer circuit, data transmission / reception circuit, etc. Is equipped. The RAM 553 is a memory for temporarily storing work data and flags used when the CPU 551 executes various programs.

  The CPU 551, the ROM 552, and the RAM 553 are connected to the input / output port 554 via the bus line 555, and the display control device 45 is connected. Further, to the input / output port 554, a speaker SP, an effect button 125, various electric decoration parts, and lamps 102 to 104 are connected.

  The CPU 551 of the sub control device 262 causes the display control device 45 to execute display control based on, for example, a command signal (for example, a variation pattern command) transmitted from the main control device 261, and causes the decorative symbol display device 42 to display. As described above, in the present embodiment, whether or not a big hit is displayed is displayed on the first and second special display devices 43L and 43R controlled by the main control device 261, and the sub control device 262 In the decorative symbol display device 42 to be controlled, display in accordance with the display of the special display devices 43L, 43R is performed.

  Further, the payout control device 311 performs payout control of the winning balls and the rental balls by the payout device 358. The CPU 511, which is an arithmetic device, includes a ROM 512 storing a control program to be executed by the CPU 511, fixed value data, and the like, and a RAM 513 used as a work memory or the like.

  The RAM 513 of the payout control device 311 is, like the RAM 503 of the main control device 261, a stack area in which the contents of the internal register of the CPU 511 and the return address of the control program executed by the CPU 511 are stored, various flags and counters, A work area (work area) in which values such as I / O are stored, and a backup area 513a are provided.

  The RAM 513 is configured such that a backup voltage can be supplied from the power supply 313 even after the pachinko machine 10 is turned off, and data can be held (backup), and all stored in the stack area, work area, and backup area 513a Data is backed up. If data stored in at least the stack area and the backup area 513a is backed up, it is not necessary to back up the data stored in all the areas. For example, the data stored in the stack area and the backup area 513a may be backed up, and the data stored in the work area may not be backed up.

  The backup area 513a is a stack pointer at power-off, each register, and so on, in order to restore the state of the pachinko machine 10 to the state before the power-off when the power is turned on again when the power is turned off due to a power failure or the like. This area is for storing values such as I / O. The writing to the backup area 513a is executed when the power is turned off by the main processing, and the restoration of each value written to the backup area 513a is executed in the main processing when the power is turned on. As in the CPU 501 of the main controller 261, the NMI terminal of the CPU 511 is configured to receive the power failure signal SK1 from the power failure monitoring circuit 542 at the time of power interruption due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. When input to the CPU 511, NMI interrupt processing as power failure processing is immediately executed.

  In the work area, a payout permission flag in which the payout control of the winning balls by the payout control device 311 is set, a command reception flag set when the command transmitted from the main control device 261 is received, and the main control device 261 And a command buffer in which the command sent from the device is stored.

  The payout permission flag is a flag for setting the payout permission of the winning balls, and is turned on when the specific command for permitting the payout of the winning balls is transmitted from the main control device 261 and the specific command is received, and the initialization is performed. It is turned off when it is restored before processing or power off. In this embodiment, a specific command is a payout initialization command that instructs initialization processing of the RAM 513 of the payout control device 311, a winning ball command that instructs payout of a winning ball, and the main control device 261 is restored. There are three of the payout return commands sent in case.

  The command reception flag is a flag for confirming whether or not the payout control device 311 has received a command, and is turned on when any command is received, and similar to the payout permission flag, processing of initial setting or power off It is turned off when returning to the previous state, and turned off when determination of the command received by the command determination process is performed.

  The command buffer is configured of a ring buffer that temporarily stores a command transmitted from the main control device 261.

  An input / output port 515 is connected to the CPU 511 including the ROM 512 and the RAM 513 via a bus line 514 including an address bus and a data bus. Connected to the input / output port 515 are a RAM erase switch circuit 543, a main controller 261, a launch controller 312, a payout device 358, and the like.

  The card unit connection board 314 is a ball operation unit (ball lending button 121 and return button 122) on the front of the pachinko machine 10, and a card unit (ball lending unit) arranged on the side of the pachinko machine 10 in a game hall or the like. , And are electrically connected to each other, and take in a ball lending operation command from the player and output it to the card unit. The card unit connection board 314 can be omitted in a cash machine in which the game balls are directly lent out to the upper tray 19 from the ball lending device or the like without passing through the card unit.

  The launch control device 312 permits or prohibits the launch of the gaming ball by the launch device 60, and the launch device 60 is permitted to drive when the predetermined condition is satisfied. Specifically, the release control signal is outputted from the payout control device 311, that the player is detecting by the sensor signal that the player is touching the handle 18, the release stop switch is operated to stop the release. The firing device 60 is driven under the condition that the game ball is not being used, and the gaming ball is fired at a strength corresponding to the operation amount of the handle 18.

  The display control device 45 executes variation display of the decorative symbol in the decorative symbol display device 42 in accordance with an instruction from the sub controller 262. The display control device 45 includes a CPU 521, a program ROM 522, a work RAM 523, a video RAM 524, a character ROM 525, a video display processor (VDP) 526, an input port 527, an output port 529, and bus lines 530 and 531. And have. The input port 527 is connected to an input / output port 554 of the sub controller 262. The CPU 521, the program ROM 522, the work RAM 523, and the VDP 526 are connected to the input port 527 via the bus line 530. Further, an output port 529 is connected to the VDP 526 via a bus line 531, and to the output port 529, a decorative symbol display device 42 which is a liquid crystal display device is connected.

  The CPU 521 of the display control device 45 receives the display command transmitted from the sub control device 262 via the input port 527, analyzes the received command, or performs predetermined arithmetic processing based on the received command to control the VDP 526. (Specifically, generation of an internal command for VDP 526) is performed. Thereby, display control in the decorative symbol display device 42 is performed.

  The program ROM 522 is a memory for storing various control programs executed by the CPU 521 and fixed value data. The work RAM 523 is a memory for temporarily storing work data and flags used when the CPU 521 executes various programs. It is.

  The video RAM 524 is a memory for storing display data displayed on the decorative symbol display device 42. By rewriting the contents of the video RAM 524, the display content of the decorative symbol display device 42 is changed. The character ROM 525 is a memory for storing character data such as symbols displayed on the decorative symbol display device 42.

  The VDP 526 is a type of drawing circuit that directly operates an LCD driver (liquid crystal drive circuit) incorporated in the decorative symbol display device 42. Since the VDP 526 is formed into an IC chip, it is also referred to as a "drawing chip", and the substance of the VDP 526 should be referred to as a microcomputer chip incorporating firmware dedicated to drawing processing. The VDP 526 adjusts the respective timings of the CPU 521, the video RAM 524 and the like to intervene in reading and writing of data, and reads the display data stored in the video RAM 524 at a predetermined timing and causes the decorative symbol display device 42 to display it.

  Further, the power supply device 313 includes a power supply unit 541 for supplying power to each part of the pachinko machine 10, a power failure monitoring circuit 542 for monitoring power supply interruption due to a power failure, etc., and a RAM erase switch circuit 543 connected to the RAM erase switch 323. And have.

  The power supply unit 541 supplies necessary operation power to each of the main control device 261, the payout control device 311, and the like through a power supply path (not shown). As a summary, the power supply unit 541 takes in AC 24 volt power supplied from the outside, and generates +12 V power for driving various switches and motors, +5 V power for logic, backup power for RAM backup, etc. The +12 V power supply, the +5 V power supply, and the backup power supply are supplied to the main control device 261, the payout control device 311, and the like. An operation power supply (+12 V power supply, +5 V power supply, etc.) is supplied to the emission control device 312 via the payout control device 311. Similarly, operating power is supplied to various switches, motors, and the like via a control device to which these are connected.

  The power failure monitoring circuit 542 is a circuit that outputs a power failure signal SK1 to each NMI terminal of the CPU 501 of the main control device 261 and the CPU 511 of the payout control device 311 at the time of power failure due to occurrence of power failure or the like. The power failure monitoring circuit 542 monitors the voltage of the DC stable 24 volts, which is the maximum voltage output from the power supply 541, and determines that a power failure (power failure) has occurred when this voltage is less than 22 volts. The blackout signal SK1 is output to the main controller 261 and the payout controller 311. Based on the output of the power failure signal SK1, the main controller 261 and the payout control device 311 recognize the occurrence of the power failure, and execute the power failure processing (NMI interrupt processing).

  The power supply unit 541 normally outputs 5 volts, which is the drive voltage of the control system, for a time sufficient for execution of the power failure process even after the voltage of the DC stable 24 volts becomes less than 22 volts. It is configured to maintain a value. Therefore, the main control device 261 and the payout control device 311 can execute and complete the power failure processing normally.

  The RAM erase switch circuit 543 is a circuit that takes in the switch signal of the RAM erase switch 323 and clears backup data of the RAM 503 of the main control unit 261 and the RAM 513 of the payout control unit 311 according to the state of the switch 323. When the RAM erase switch 323 is pressed, the RAM erase switch circuit 543 outputs the RAM erase signal SK2 to the main controller 261 and the payout controller 311. When the power of the pachinko machine 10 is turned on (including the power on due to a power failure cancellation) while the RAM erase switch 323 is pressed, the data in the RAMs 503 and 513 is cleared in the main control unit 261 and the payout control unit 311. Ru.

  As described above in detail, in the present embodiment, a part of the outer peripheral edge (exposed portion 402b) of the game area is constituted by the transparent cover 413 of the transparent unit 412, and the player is from the front of the pachinko machine 10. It is possible to visually recognize the copyright seal 411 installed on the opposite side (outer side of the window hole 39 of the transparent cover 413) to the game area with the transparent cover 413 interposed therebetween through the transparent cover 413. Therefore, conventionally, the frame wall portion 402 (exposed portion 402b) has been used only for the purpose of partitioning (defining) the outer peripheral edge of the game area or guiding the game ball fired by the launcher 60. ), The function of causing the player to visually recognize predetermined information (version right sticker 411) can be provided. In addition, the peripheral edge of the game area comes into view at the same time as the player follows the whereabouts of the game ball, and when the player viewing the central part of the game board 30 or the like looks at the information means Since the moving distance of the line of sight can also be short, it is easy to confirm the copyright seal 411 as the information means.

  Therefore, even if it is necessary to increase the information (such as the display of the copyright holder) to teach the player, the arrangement of other decorative members or game members provided on the pachinko machine 10 (game board 30 or front frame set 14) An information means (copy right sticker 411) for teaching the information can be provided so as to be visible to the player without breaking the design. As a result, information to be taught to the player is increased (a plurality of information means attached to the front of the game board 30 partitioning the game area or a plurality of information means attached to the game board 30 to the front frame set 14 It is possible to prevent a decrease in design and a decrease in playability due to the fact that a plurality of openings for providing a glimpse of the object is formed).

  In addition, since the copyright seal 411 is covered by the transparent cover 413, it is possible to avoid the situation where the game ball moving in the game area collides with the copyright seal 411 and the copyright seal 411 is damaged. In addition, since the outer peripheral edge of the game area comes into view at the same time as the player follows the whereabouts of the game ball, it is possible to increase the opportunity to visually recognize the version right sticker 411.

  Also, since the player visually recognizes the copyright seal 411 obliquely from the front through the transparent cover 413, for example, the inner peripheral wall portion 421 of the transparent cover 413 where the copyright seal 411 divides the outer periphery of the game area In the case where the copyright seal 411 is attached in parallel (in orthogonal to the front face of the game board 30), there is a concern that it will be difficult for a player to visually recognize the copyright seal 411. On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, the attachment wall portion 433 of the mount 414 to which the printing rights seal 411 is attached, that is, the printing rights seal 411 is inclined toward the outer periphery of the window hole 39 toward the front. It is provided as such. Therefore, since the version right sticker 411 faces the player, the version right sticker 411 can be more easily viewed from the player.

  Further, the transparent cover 413 of the see-through unit 412 is attached to the inner frame 12 (the front wall portion 401 of the resin base 38), and the mount 414 is attached to the front side of the game board 30. Therefore, for example, as compared to the case where both the transparent cover 413 and the mounting base 414 are attached to either the inner frame 12 or the game board 30, the game board can be reused while reusing the inner frame 12 or the like including the transparent cover 413. In the case of replacing 30, it is possible to relatively easily replace the gaming board 30 and the copyright seal 411. In addition, the transparent cover 413 is attached to the inner frame 12 so that the peripheral portion of the exposure opening 407 formed in the frame wall 402 and the transparent cover 413 can be reliably aligned, for example, the transparent cover By attaching 413 to the game board 30, it is possible to prevent a situation in which a step is easily formed between the inner circumferential wall portion 421 and the exposed portion 402b of the transparent cover 413 that divides the outer circumferential edge of the game area. In addition, as in the case where both the transparent cover 413 and the mounting base 414 are attached to either the inner frame 12 or the game board 30, the configuration for attaching the see-through unit 412 or the see-through unit 412 is complicated. It is possible to suppress a situation in which an increase in size or the like is easily caused.

  Also, for example, in a case where the inner peripheral wall portion 421 of the transparent cover 413 is intended to be securely fixed to the frame wall portion 402 (exposed portion 402b) adjacent to the inner peripheral wall portion 421 using a screw (or locking means) There is a possibility that a screw for fixing the transparent cover 413 and the frame wall 402 may protrude from the frame wall 402 to the game area side, or may be exposed visibly to the game area side. Further, there is a concern that the configuration of the inner frame 12 (resin base 38) may be complicated in order to avoid such a problem. On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, the cover side of the transparent cover 413 protruding outward from the peripheral edge of the front wall 422 extending from the front edge of the inner peripheral wall 421 to the outer peripheral side of the window hole 39 Since the fixing portion 426 is fixed to the front wall portion 401 of the inner frame 12 with a screw, the screw can be prevented from protruding into the game area or being exposed to the game area side. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the game ball from coming in contact with the screw projecting from the frame wall portion 402 into the game area and being repelled, or to prevent the deterioration of the designability by visual recognition of the screw or screw hole. Can.

  In addition, since the surface on the inner peripheral side of the window hole 39 of the inner peripheral wall 421 is substantially flush with the inner peripheral side surface of the frame wall 402 adjacent to the inner peripheral wall 421, the inner peripheral wall 421 and the frame When the game ball collides with a step formed at the boundary with the wall 402 and is thrown off, or when the game ball collides with a step formed at the boundary between the inner circumferential wall 421 and the frame wall 402 It is possible to suppress the occurrence of a collision noise and damage to the stepped portion. Further, since the front surface of the front wall 422 is flush with the front wall 401, the front edge of the inner peripheral wall 421 can be disposed further to the front, and a region visually recognized via the inner peripheral wall 421 Can be made wider.

  Further, in the present embodiment, in the transparent cover 413, a cover-side fixing portion 426 projecting to the side of the front wall portion 422 is fixed to the front wall portion 401 of the inner frame 12, and the inner peripheral wall portion 421 is the front wall portion. It is only cantilevered at 422. Furthermore, since the inner circumferential wall portion 421 faces the game area, it is conceivable that the inner peripheral wall 421 is frequently hit by a game ball moving in the game area. With respect to such a configuration, in the present embodiment, the inner circumferential wall portion 421 and the extension portion 437 extending rearward from the rear edge portion of the attachment wall portion 433 of the mounting base 414 in parallel with the inner circumferential wall portion 421 It is configured to contact (substantially contact) in the outer peripheral direction of the window hole 39 (frame wall portion 402). Therefore, even if a game ball collides with the inner circumferential wall 421 and a force directed to the outer peripheral side of the frame wall 402 acts on the inner circumferential wall 421, the inner circumferential wall 421 can be supported by the mount 414. . Therefore, rattling, deformation, damage and the like of the inner circumferential wall portion 421 can be suppressed. In particular, since the extending portion 437 extending in parallel with (the outer peripheral side surface of) the inner circumferential wall portion 421 is configured to abut on the rear end portion of the inner circumferential wall portion 421, both should be in contact with each other. In addition, since the positional deviation of the rear end portion of the inner peripheral wall portion 421 to which the front end portion side is fixed can be prevented, the function and effect of preventing the deformation and the like of the inner peripheral wall portion 421 by the mounting base 414 is more reliable. Played.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, since a step is formed at the boundary between the attachment wall 433 and the extension 437, the attachment wall 433 and the extension 437 are considered in consideration of the visibility of the printing rights seal 411. The copyright seal 411 can not be attached. In this case, when the inner circumferential wall 421 and the extension 437 are brought into contact with each other in front of the front face of the game board 30, the rear edge of the attachment wall 433 must be positioned more forwardly as a result ( The seal sticking surface of the attachment wall portion 433 becomes narrow), and there is a possibility that the copyright seal 411 attached to the attachment wall portion 433 becomes difficult to visually recognize. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, an installation recess 409 which is recessed rearward is formed at a portion of the front surface of the game board 30 where the mounting base 414 is installed, and the rear end portion of the mounting base 414 is formed inside the installation recess 409 The rear wall portion of the inner peripheral wall portion 421 of the transparent cover 413 is located, and the inner peripheral wall portion 421 and the extension portion 437 of the mounting base 414 contact each other in the outer peripheral direction of the window hole 39 inside the installation recess 409. Contact or almost contact. For this reason, it is possible to avoid the situation where the attachment wall portion 433 is narrowed by forming the extension portion 437, and providing the copy right seal 411 in the entire visible region visible through the transparent cover 413. it can.

  Further, by forming the installation recess 409, the rear edge portion of the attachment wall 433 of the mounting base 414 is positioned inside the installation recess 409, and the rear end of the attachment wall 433, that is, attachment The trailing edge of the copyright seal 411 attached to the wall portion 433 can be positioned rearward of the front surface of the game board 30. The player visually recognizes the copyright seal 411 diagonally from the front of the pachinko machine 10 through the transparent cover 413 and has transparency not only at the rear end of the mounting base 414 but also inside the installation recess 409 The rear end of the inner circumferential wall 421 of the transparent cover 413 is also inserted, and there is a gap of at least the thickness of the inner circumferential wall 421 between the edge on the inner circumferential side of the window hole 39 of the installation recess 409 and the attachment wall 433 Since it is formed, it becomes possible to visually recognize the portion of the copyright seal 411 located behind the front of the game board 30. Therefore, it is possible to effectively utilize the visible region through the transparent cover 413, and it is possible to obtain the effect of being able to visually recognize the copyright seal 411 in a wider area. Furthermore, it is possible to make the version right seal 411 more visible by making the width of the version right seal 411 relatively large.

Second Embodiment
Hereinafter, the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 to 18 and the like focusing on the characteristic portions. The transparent cover 802 is not shown in the rear view of the inner frame 12 in FIG. 14, and the various game members provided on the front of the mounting board 803 or the front of the game board 30 are shown in the front view of the game board 30 of FIG. Is omitted.

(Perspective unit 801)
As shown in FIG. 13 and FIG. 16 etc., in the exposed portion 402b of the frame wall portion 402, the exposure opening 407 is provided in the vicinity of the convex portion 404 (rubber containing portion 405) (directly below the rubber containing portion 405). And a fluoroscopic unit 801 having a 7-segment display device 807 as an information means and an LED 808 mounted at a position viewed through the exposure opening 407. As shown in FIG. 16, the see-through unit 801 has a transparent cover 802 as a see-through member attached to the inner frame 12 (resin base 38) and the game board 30 opposite to the game area with the transparent cover 802 interposed therebetween. And a mount 803 mounted at the position of. The exposure opening 407 is formed so that the front wall portion 401 is cut out on the outer peripheral side of the window hole 39 by the thickness of the frame wall portion 402 when the resin base 38 is viewed from the front. It is done.

  For the sake of convenience, it is assumed that the transparent cover 802 and the mounting base 803 are attached to the inner frame 12 and the game board 30, and the gaming board 30 is attached to the inner frame 12 The positional relationship of each part of will be described.

(Transparent cover 802)
As shown in FIGS. 16 and 17A and 17B, the transparent cover 802 is exposed to the game area from the exposure opening 407, and a curved plate-like inner peripheral wall section that divides the outer periphery of the game area. 811 and locking wall portions 812 extending laterally from both sides of the outer peripheral surface of the inner peripheral wall portion 811 (both sides of the inner peripheral wall portion 811 in the circumferential direction of the frame wall portion 402), which are transparent resin Are integrally formed.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 14, the front wall portion 401 of the resin base 38 protrudes rearward from the rear surface of the front wall portion 401 on both sides of the exposure opening 407, and on the exposure opening 407 side. A locking convex portion 815 having a substantially U-shaped cross section that opens is formed. The locking wall 812 of the transparent cover 802 can be inserted (inserted) on the inner peripheral side of each locking protrusion 815. Then, the engagement wall portion 812 of the transparent cover 802 is fitted to the inner peripheral side of the engagement convex portion 815 from the rear surface side of the resin base 38, whereby the transparent cover 802 is engaged with the resin base 38 (inner frame 12 Will be attached).

  Further, as shown in FIG. 16, in the attached state, the inner peripheral surface of the inner peripheral wall portion 811 is flush with the inner peripheral surface of the frame wall portion 402 (exposed portion 402 b) connected to the exposure opening 407. It has become. By making the inner peripheral surface of the inner peripheral wall portion 811 flush with the inner peripheral surface of the frame wall portion 402, a situation in which the game area is narrowed by the see-through unit 801 can be avoided, and It is possible to prevent the situation in which the movement of the gaming ball is hindered by the step formed at the boundary between the inner peripheral surface and the inner peripheral surface of the frame wall portion 402. In addition, the front and rear width of the inner peripheral wall portion 811 is the same as the front and rear width of the peripheral portion of the window hole 39 of the resin base 38, and in the attached state of the transparent cover 802 , And the front surface of the front wall portion 401 are flush with each other.

(Mounting stand 803)
As shown in FIG. 16 and FIG. 18, the mounting base 803 extends forward toward the front with respect to the front surface of the game board 30 and extends to the outer peripheral side of the window hole 39 and faces the inner peripheral wall portion 811 of the transparent cover 802 Thus, the attachment wall 821 to which the 7-segment display device 807 and the LED 808 are attached, and the guide rib 822 extending to the inner peripheral side of the window 39 from both side edges of the attachment wall 821 in the circumferential direction of the window 39 And a fixing portion 823 having a screw hole 824 which protrudes from the rear edge of the guide rib 822 to the outside of the mounting table 803 and penetrates back and forth, and these are integrally formed of a transparent resin.

  The attachment wall 821 includes a first attachment portion 825 (the lower right portion in FIG. 18) to which the 7-segment display 807 is attached and a second attachment portion 826 (the upper left portion in FIG. 18) to which the LED 808 is attached. The seven-segment display device 807 and the LED 808 are mounted on the inner peripheral surfaces of the first mounting portion 825 and the second mounting portion 826 (surfaces on the inner peripheral side of the window hole 39), respectively. The attachment wall 821 has a flat shape (flat surface) for each of the first attachment portion 825 and the second attachment portion 826, but the angle with respect to the opposing inner circumferential wall 811 is not as tight as possible (as much as possible In order to be parallel), it has a substantially C-shaped plate shape bent at the boundary between the first mounting portion 825 and the second mounting portion 826. Further, the length of the attachment wall 821 in the circumferential direction of the window hole 39 is slightly shorter than the length of the inner circumferential wall 811 in the circumferential direction of the window hole 39 (a pair of locking walls in the circumferential direction of the window 39) (Approximately the same as the distance between 812).

  In the present embodiment, one 7-segment display device 807 of a type capable of displaying two characters is mounted in the first mounting portion 825, and four LEDs 808 capable of emitting two colors are mounted in the second mounting portion 826. ing. In the present embodiment, the first special display device 43L and the second special display device 43R are omitted, and a seven-segment display device 807 is provided instead of the special display devices 43L and 43R. That is, the display content of the 7-segment display device 807 is directly controlled by the main control device 261. Further, in the display area on the upper left side of the display surface 807a of the 7-segment display device 807 (the part to which the dotted pattern is attached in FIG. 18), the game ball enters the upper winning opening 33a of the start winning unit 33. Switching display (variation display) is performed as a trigger, and in the display area on the lower right side of the display surface 807a, switching display (variation display) is performed in response to the game ball entering the lower winning opening 33b. ing. Also, the four LEDs 808 indicate the current playing state (mode) by these lighting modes.

  In addition, a pair of guide ribs 822 formed along both side edges of the attachment wall 821 is a seven-segment display attached to the attachment wall 821 in the direction orthogonal to the inner peripheral side surface of the first attachment 825 The inner peripheral side of the window hole 39 extends forward of the display surface 807a of the device 807. That is, when the attachment wall 821 is viewed from the outer surface side of the guide rib 822, the display surface 807 a of the seven-segment display device 807 and the LED 808 are hidden by the guide rib 822. Further, the tip end edge of the guide rib 822 is inclined rearward and inward of the window hole 39 substantially in parallel with the inner peripheral side surface of the first attachment portion 825 or the second attachment portion 826.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 15 and FIG. 16, an installation recess 831 that is recessed rearward is formed at the installation location of the mounting table 803 on the front surface of the game board 30. In addition, fixing holes 832 (see FIG. 8) are formed on the bottom surface of the installation recess 831 corresponding to the screw holes 824 formed in the fixing portion 823 of the mounting table 803. Then, the rear portion of the mounting table 803 (the rear edge of the attachment wall 821 and the guide rib 822 and the fixing portion 823) is inserted inside the installation recess 831, and the fixing hole 832 of the installation recess 831 and the screw hole 824 of the mounting base 803. The mounting base 803 is attached to the front side of the game board 30 by aligning and screwing. Further, the rear surface of the attachment wall 821, the rear surface of the guide rib 822, and the rear surface of the fixed portion 823 are flush, and the rear surface of the attachment wall 821 and the rear surface of the guide rib 822 in the mounting state of the mounting table 803. The rear surface of the fixing portion 823 is in contact with the bottom surface of the installation recess 831.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 16, in the present embodiment, the rear of the display surface 807a of the 7-segment display device 807 mounted on the attachment wall 821 is also positioned inside the installation recess 831. There is. Furthermore, when the gaming board 30 is attached to the inner frame 12, the rear edge of the inner circumferential wall portion 811 is inserted into the inside of the installation recess 831.

  In the present embodiment, a gap is formed between the inner peripheral wall portion 811 and the seven-segment display device 807, the LED 808, and the mounting table 803 also inside the installation recess 831. Further, although the side surface on the inner peripheral side of the window hole 39 of the installation concave portion 831 is formed along the inner peripheral surface of the inner peripheral wall portion 811 configuring the frame wall portion 402, the inner peripheral surface of the inner peripheral wall portion 811 Rather, it is slightly separated and formed on the inner peripheral side of the window hole 39. Thus, a gap is also formed between the inner peripheral surface of the inner peripheral wall portion 811 and the side surface on the inner peripheral side of the window hole 39 of the installation recess 831. The distance (width of the gap) between the inner peripheral surface of the inner peripheral wall portion 811 and the side surface on the inner peripheral side of the window hole 39 of the installation recess 831 is set to less than the radius of the game ball, and the game ball is Even when moving in sliding contact with the inner circumferential wall portion 811, the movement of the gaming ball is not hindered by the gap.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 16, when the gaming board 30 and the see-through unit 801 are viewed in cross section, the boundary between the front face of the gaming board 30 and the side surface on the inner peripheral side of the window hole 39 of the installation recess 831. Outer peripheral surface of the inner peripheral wall portion 811 of the transparent cover 802 is positioned on an imaginary straight line X (see the two-dot chain line in FIG. 16) connecting the two and the rear end of the display surface 807a of the seven-segment display 807 It is configured. However, a gap is also formed between the rear end edge of the inner peripheral wall portion 811 and the bottom surface of the installation recess 831.

  Next, the mounting procedure of the fluoroscopic unit 801 will be described. First, the transparent cover 802 is attached to the inner frame 12. That is, the pair of locking wall portions 812 formed on both sides of the transparent cover 802 is fitted inside the locking convex portions 815 formed on the rear surface side of the resin base 38 of the inner frame 12. Thereby, the inner peripheral wall portion 811 is exposed to the inner peripheral side (game area) of the window hole 39 through the exposure opening 407, and the inner peripheral wall portion 811 constitutes a part of the frame wall portion 402 (frame configuration portion) Be done.

  Subsequently, the seven-segment display device 807 and the LED 808 are attached to the attachment wall 821 of the attachment 803, and the attachment 803 is attached to the front side of the game board 30. That is, with the 7-segment display device 807 or the like facing the inner peripheral side (game area side) of the game board 30, the rear of the mounting table 803 is inserted into the installation recess 831 formed on the front of the game board 30 . Then, the screw holes 824 formed in the fixing portion 823 of the mounting table 803 and the fixing holes 832 formed in the bottom surface of the installation recess 831 are aligned, and are fixed by screws from the front side of the game board 30.

  Thereafter, the game board 30 is attached to the inner frame 12 from the rear surface side of the resin base 38 so that the inner peripheral side of the 7-segment display device 807 and the window hole 39 of the LED 808 is covered by the inner peripheral wall 811 of the transparent cover 802. Thus, the transparent cover 802 and the mounting table 803 are arranged relative to each other. As described above, by attaching the fluoroscopic unit 801, the seven-segment display device 807 and the LED 808 can be viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10 through the inner peripheral wall portion 811 constituting the outer peripheral edge of the game area. Can.

  As described above, the seven-segment display device 807, the LED 808, and the mounting table 803 are configured to be separated from the inner peripheral wall portion 811 of the transparent cover 802 when the gaming board 30 is attached to the inner frame 12. Therefore, when attaching the game board 30 to the inner frame 12, the situation where the 7 segment display device 807, the LED 808, and the mount 803, and the inner peripheral wall portion 811 of the transparent cover 802 contact with each other is suppressed. be able to. Moreover, in the present embodiment, the mounting base 803 is provided with a guide rib 822 that protrudes on the inner peripheral side and the front side of the window hole 39 with respect to the display surface 807a of the seven-segment display device 807. For this reason, when attaching the game board 30 to the inner frame 12, the inner circumferential wall 811 has seven segments even if the inner circumferential wall 811 and the attachment wall 821 approach each other while facing each other back and forth. It does not abut on the display device 807 or the LED 808, and is guided by the guide rib 822 to the inner peripheral side of the window hole 39 more than the mount 803 or the 7-segment display device 807 or the like. In addition, since the inner peripheral wall portion 811 and the game board 30 (the side surface and the bottom surface of the installation recess 831) are separated when the game board 30 is attached to the inner frame 12, the inside of the game board 30 is When attached to the frame 12, it is possible to suppress the situation where the inner circumferential wall portion 811 and the game board 30 come in contact with each other.

  Further, in a state in which the front frame set 14 is closed, the front of the portion of the front wall portion 401 of the inner frame 12 other than the convex portion 404 is covered by the front frame set 14. In the present embodiment, the peripheral portion of the window portion 101 is formed along the inner peripheral side surface of the inner rail forming portion 51, the outer rail forming portion 52, and the exposed portion 402b other than the convex portion 404 constituting the outer peripheral edge of the game area. It is done. As described above, the glass unit 137 is interposed between the inner rail forming portion 51, the outer rail forming portion 52, the frame wall portion 402 (front wall portion 401), and the front frame set 14. Also with regard to the glass unit 137, the outer rim of the visible area made of transparent glass constitutes the outer rim of the game area, the inner rail constituting portion 51, the outer rail constituting portion 52, and the exposed portion 402b other than the convex portion 404 It is formed along the inner circumferential side surface (or one size larger).

  As described above in detail, in the present embodiment, a part of the frame wall portion 402 partitioning the outer peripheral edge of the game area is constituted by the inner peripheral wall portion 811 of the transparent cover 802, and the player is a pachinko machine 10 7 segment display 807 and LED 808 as information means installed on the opposite side (outer peripheral side of the inner circumferential wall 811) to the game area across the inner circumferential wall 811 via the inner circumferential wall 811 from the front of the Can be seen. Therefore, various types of games have been performed on the frame wall portion 402, which has conventionally been utilized only for the purpose of partitioning (defining) the outer peripheral edge of the game area or guiding the game balls fired by the launcher 60. A function can be added to make the 7-segment display 807 teaching the state and the LED 808 visible. For this reason, the seven-segment display device 807 conventionally disposed on the front side of the game board 30 is disposed at the outer peripheral edge of the game area as in the present embodiment, so that the seven-segment display device 807 is disposed. The decorative member and the game member can be newly disposed at the vacant place by transferring the. Therefore, the design and the game can be improved.

  Furthermore, even in the case of increasing information to be taught to the player (information taught in the lighting mode of the LED 808), other decorative members and game members provided on the pachinko machine 10 (game board 30 and front frame set 14) The predetermined information can be taught to the player by using the LEDs 808 disposed on the outer peripheral edge of the game area without breaking the arrangement or design of the game. As a result, information to be taught to the player is increased (a large number of LEDs 808 or the like disposed for the purpose other than decoration are attached to the front of the game board 30 partitioning the game area) A decrease in design and a decrease in playability due to the formation of a plurality of openings for providing a glimpse of a plurality of attached information means (such as the LED 808 disposed for purposes other than decoration) Can be prevented.

  Further, since the gaming area side is covered by the inner peripheral wall portion 811 of the transparent cover 802, the seven-segment display device 807 and the LED 808 collide with the seven-segment display device 807 etc. and the seven-segment display It is possible to avoid the situation that the device 807 etc. is damaged. Furthermore, it is possible to avoid a situation where the game ball moving in the game area comes in contact with the 7-segment display device 807 or the like and the game ball is flipped so as to make a large change in the course of the game ball. In addition, since the frame wall portion 402 constituting the outer peripheral edge of the game area comes into view simultaneously when the player follows the whereabouts of the game ball, the inner circumferential wall portion 811 constituting a part of the frame wall portion 402 The opportunity to visually recognize the 7-segment display device 807 or the like can be increased.

  Also, in general, the player spends most of his time playing the game visually recognizing the game balls moving in the game area and the decorative symbol display device 42 disposed in the game area. That is, the profit of the player is influenced by the whereabouts of the game balls, the display contents of the decorative symbol display device 42, and the like. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the seven-segment display device 807 and the LED 808 are visible at the outer peripheral edge of the game area. As a result, when the player follows the whereabouts of the game ball, the 7-segment display device 807 and the LED 808 can easily come into view simultaneously, and the opportunity to visually recognize the 7-segment display device 807 and the LED 808 can be increased. Also, for example, when the 7-segment display device 807 and the LED 808 are provided at a distance from the game area, it takes time to look at the 7-segment display device 807 and the LED 808 and look at the game area. In other words, it takes time to shift the line of sight to the 7-segment display device 807 and the LED 808 and then return to the game area, and information obtained on the game area side (in particular, information on the jackpot that the player always wants to obtain ) It takes a long time to overlook the game area or shift the gaze from the game area to the 7-segment display device 807 and the LED 808, and it is performed on the 7-segment display device 807 and the LED 808, which the player wants to gain It is feared that information may be missed. On the other hand, when the 7 segment display device 807 and the LED 808 are visible at the outer peripheral edge of the game area, the player who is generally viewing the game board 30 looks at the 7 segment display device 807 and the LED 808 Since the moving distance of the line of sight may be short, the moving time of the line of sight between the two can be shortened, and the convenience in visualizing the 7-segment display device 807 and the LED 808 is improved while preventing the above problems. Can.

  Furthermore, for example, when it is desired to replace only the gaming board 30 and the mount 803 to which the 7-segment display device 807 and the LED 808 are attached and reuse the inner frame 12 and the transparent cover 802, the transparent cover 802 and the mount 803 When both are attached to the game board 30, it is necessary to remove the game board 30 from the inner frame 12 and to remove the transparent cover 802 from the game board 30. On the other hand, when both the transparent cover 802 and the mount 803 are attached to the inner frame 12, the game board 30 needs to be removed from the inner frame 12 and the mount 803 needs to be removed from the inner frame 12.

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the transparent cover 802 is attached to the inner frame 12, and the mount 803 is attached to the game board 30. For this reason, when only the game board 30, and the mounting base 803 to which the 7-segment display device 807, etc. are attached are to be replaced, it is only necessary to remove the game board 30 from the inner frame 12, thereby improving workability. . In addition, it is not necessary to partially cut out the peripheral portion of the window portion 101 of the front frame set 14 or partially omit the decoration means (the annular illumination portion 102) provided on the front frame set 14, thereby reducing the designability. It can be prevented.

  In addition, the transparent cover 802 is attached to the inner frame 12 so that the peripheral portion of the exposure opening 407 formed in the frame wall 402 can be reliably aligned with the transparent cover 802, for example, the transparent cover By attaching 802 to the game board 30, it is possible to prevent a situation in which a step is easily formed between the inner peripheral wall portion 811 of the transparent cover 802 that divides the outer peripheral edge of the game area and the exposed portion 402b.

  The 7-segment display device 807 and the LED 808 are attached to the attachment wall 821 which is inclined toward the window hole 39 toward the front, and the display surface 807a and the LED 808 of the 7-segment display device 807 are the front and the window hole. It is facing the inner circumference of 39. Therefore, since the display surface 807a of the 7-segment display device 807 and the LED 808 face the player, it is possible to make the 7-segment display device 807 and the LED 808 more easily visible to the player. Further, by tilting the seven-segment display device 807 with respect to the inner circumferential wall portion 811, it is possible to dispose the seven-segment display device 807 whose size can not be installed in a direction parallel to the inner circumferential wall portion 811. Therefore, in a limited space, a 7-segment display 807 having a relatively large display surface 807a can be provided, and the visibility of information displayed on the 7-segment display 807 can be improved.

  Further, the seven-segment display device 807 and the LED 808 are attached to the mounting table 803 and then attached to the game board 30. Thus, by using the mounting table 803, the 7-segment display device 807 and the LED 808 can be installed in a desired direction or position. In addition, there is no need to process the 7-segment display device 807 or the LED 808 itself in order to install the 7-segment display device 807 or the LED 808 in a desired direction or position, and an existing product can be used, thereby reducing cost. And productivity can be improved.

  Furthermore, when the 7 segment display device 807 and the LED 808 are directly attached to the game board 30, if the installation of the 7 segment display device 807 and the LED 808 fails (the game board 30 is damaged, etc.) There is concern that it will be replaced. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, even if attachment of the 7-segment display 807 and the LED 808 to the mount 803 fails, the mount 803 or / and the 7-segment display 807 and the LED 808 need only be replaced. There is no influence on the board 30 at all. Furthermore, in order to attach the 7 segment display 807 and the LED 808 to the mount 803 and attach the mount 803 to the game board 30, the failure to attach the 7 segment display 807 and the LED 808 to the game board 30 itself It can be deterred. Therefore, productivity and the like can be improved. Also, the 7-segment display 807 and the LED 808 can be easily removed from the gaming board 30 as compared to the case where the 7-segment display 807 and the LED 808 are directly attached to the game board 30, and the 7-segment display 807, the LED 808, the mount 803, and It is possible to improve operability such as when any one of the game boards 30 is reused, and to suppress damage to parts when removing the 7-segment display device 807 and the LED 808.

  Further, in the present embodiment, a gap is formed between the seven-segment display device 807, the LED 808, and the mounting table 803, and the inner peripheral wall portion 811 in a state where the gaming board 30 is attached to the inner frame 12. ing. Therefore, when attaching the game board 30 to the inner frame 12, the inner circumferential wall portion 811 is in contact with the 7-segment display device 807 and the LED 808 to prevent the 7-segment display device 807 and the LED 808 from being damaged. Can. Therefore, it is possible to improve the workability at the time of the installation work of the game board 30 at the time of manufacture and at the time of the exchange work of the game board 30 at the time of reuse.

  Furthermore, since the 7-segment display device 807, the LED 808, and the mounting table 803 are separated from the inner peripheral wall portion 811, when the game ball collides with the inner peripheral wall portion 811, the impact of the collision is the 7-segment display device It is possible to avoid the situation of acting on the 807 and the LED 808. Therefore, damage or misalignment of the 7-segment display device 807 and the LED 808, a failure due to an impact, an electrical disconnection, and the like can be prevented.

  In addition, when the 7-segment display 807 and the LED 808 are disposed apart from the inner peripheral wall portion 811, the 7-segment display 807 and the LED 808 are positioned on the outer peripheral side of the window hole 39 by that amount, and the visibility decreases. There is a concern that they will be invited. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the installation recess 831 is provided in a portion of the gaming board 30 where the mounting base 803 is disposed. Then, by installing the mounting table 803 in the installation recess 831, the seven-segment display device 807 and the LED 808 that are viewed diagonally from the front of the front frame set 14 can be more easily viewed. Also, a relatively large 7-segment display device 807 and a large number of LEDs 808 can be installed, and in this case also, the visibility of information displayed by the 7-segment display device 807 and a large number of LEDs 808 can be improved. .

  In addition, in a state where the game board 30 is attached to the inner frame 12, (the inner peripheral surface of) the inner peripheral wall portion 811 and the front surface of the game board 30 (the side surface on the inner peripheral side of the window hole 39 of the installation recess 831) Therefore, when the game board 30 is attached to the inner frame 12, the inner peripheral wall portion 811 and the front face of the game board 30 make contact, and the front face of the game board 30 (cell image stuck to the front of the game board 30) Can be prevented from being damaged. In addition, since the distance (width of the gap) between the inner peripheral surface of the inner peripheral wall portion 811 and the front surface of the game board 30 is less than the radius of the gaming ball, the gaming ball is formed in the gap formed between the two Can be prevented from entering the Furthermore, since the rear surface of the inner circumferential wall 811 and the bottom surface of the installation recess 831 are separated when the gaming board 30 is attached to the inner frame 12, for example, the rear surface of the inner circumferential wall 811 and the bottom surface of the installation recess 831 Is designed to abut on the inside, as in the case where a manufacturing error occurs, such as the depth of the installation recess 831 becoming short or the rear end of the inner circumferential wall 811 being positioned further to the rear, etc. It is possible to avoid a situation in which the peripheral wall portion 811 is in pressure contact with the bottom surface of the installation recess 831 to be deformed.

  In addition, an installation recess 831 which is recessed rearward is formed in a portion of the front surface of the game board 30 where the mounting base 803 is disposed. In particular, in the present embodiment, the mounting base 803 is installed inside the installation recess 831. The rear of the seven-segment display device 807 and the inner peripheral wall portion 811 attached to the is inserted. Therefore, the 7-segment display device 807 attached to the mount 803 is made larger, or more LEDs 808 are attached to the mount 803, and the 7-segment display 807 and the LED 808 are viewed more visually from the front of the pachinko machine 10 It can be placed at an easy position.

  Further, since the installation recess 831 has a space into which the inner peripheral wall 811 can be inserted on the inner peripheral side of the window hole 39 than the 7 segment display device 807 and the LED 808 attached to the mount 803, The display surface 807a of the display device 807 and the front surface of the game board 30 are further separated. For this reason, it is possible to more surely visually recognize a portion of the 7-segment display device 807 located inside the installation recess 831 from the front of the pachinko machine 10 through the gap formed by the separation.

  Further, for example, when the see-through unit 801 and the game board 30 are viewed in cross section, the display of the seven-segment display device 807 is the boundary between the front of the game board 30 and the side surface on the inner peripheral side of the window hole 39 of the installation recess 831. When the rear surface of the inner peripheral wall portion 811 is located on a virtual straight line X connecting the rear end portion of the surface 807a, the outer peripheral surface of the inner peripheral wall portion 811 from the front of the pachinko machine 10 on the display surface 807a of the 7-segment display 807 There will be a part to be visually recognized through the part and a part to be visually recognized through the rear surface of the inner peripheral wall portion 811. In this case, due to the relationship of refraction of light, etc., the visibility of both parts may differ, or the line at the boundary between the outer peripheral surface of the inner circumferential wall 811 and the rear surface may be visible, thereby lowering the visibility. There is a risk of

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the outer circumferential surface of the inner circumferential wall is located on the imaginary straight line X, and the entire display surface 807a of the seven-segment display device 807 is the inner circumferential of the inner circumferential wall 811. It is the structure visually recognized via a surface and an outer peripheral surface. Therefore, it is possible to unify the appearance of the entire display surface 807a, and to avoid the situation where the line of the inner peripheral wall portion 811 is seen in front of the display surface 807a. Therefore, the visibility of the seven-segment display device 807 visually recognized via the inner peripheral wall portion 811 can be improved.

  Further, in the present embodiment, a pair of guide ribs 822 extending forward from the both sides of the attachment wall 821 of the mounting table 803 to the inner peripheral side and the front of the window hole 39 is provided. It is located on the inner peripheral side of the window hole 39 and in front of the display surface 807a of the seven-segment display device 807 attached to the attachment wall 821. Furthermore, in the circumferential direction of the window hole 39, the width of the inner peripheral wall portion 811 is slightly larger than the width of the mounting table 803. Therefore, even when the inner peripheral wall portion 811 and the display surface 807a of the 7-segment display device 807 face each other while facing each other when the game board 30 is attached to the inner frame 12, the inner peripheral wall The portion 811 and the guide rib 822 abut each other, and the contact between the inner circumferential wall portion 811 and the display surface 807a of the 7-segment display device 807 can be suppressed.

  Further, the leading end edge of the guide rib 822 is inclined to the inner peripheral side of the window hole 39. For this reason, the inner circumferential wall 811 in contact with the tip end edge of the guide rib 822 is guided by the guide rib 822 and guided to the inner peripheral side of the window hole 39 than the 7 segment display device 807 which is the desired position. Therefore, the mounting workability can be improved. Further, since the guide rib 822 is integrally formed on the mounting base 803, contact between the inner peripheral wall portion 811 and the 7-segment display device 807 is prevented separately from the mounting base 803, and the inner peripheral wall portion 811 is positioned as expected. As compared with the case of providing the guide means for guiding the user, the improvement of the workability can be achieved.

  In addition, when the game board 30 is attached to the inner frame 12, the game board 30 and the inner frame 12 are attached in close proximity with each other in a relative positional relationship in which the inner peripheral wall portion 811 and the guide rib 822 contact intentionally. The situation where the inner peripheral wall portion 811 and the front surface of the game board 30 come into contact can be reliably avoided. For this reason, it is possible to suppress a situation in which the front surface of the gaming board 30 that partitions the gaming area (that is, visible to the player) is damaged. Therefore, in order to prevent damage to the front of the game board 30, it is necessary to extremely carefully attach the game board 30, or a protective sheet is provided on a part of the front of the game board 30 which is adjacent to the inner peripheral wall portion 811. After installation, the game board 30 can be attached, and then the protective sheet can be removed. This makes it possible to dramatically improve the installation workability.

  In addition, the transparent cover 802 is attached from the rear surface side of the inner frame 12 and can be removed only from the rear surface side of the inner frame 12. Further, the mounting table 803 is mounted (fixed by screws) from the front side of the game board 30, and can be removed only from the front side of the game board 30. For this reason, as long as the game board 30 is not removed from the inner frame 12, it is impossible to remove the transparent cover 802 and the mount 803 (7-segment display device 807 and LED 808). Thus, for example, the inside of the pachinko machine 10 (locking device 600, various control devices, etc.) is tampered with from the gap created by removing the transparent cover 802, or the 7 segment display device 807 and the LED 808 are tampered with. Can be prevented.

  In addition, in the present embodiment, both side portions of the inner peripheral wall portion 811 are locked by the pair of locking convex portions 815 formed on the resin base 30. Therefore, even if a game ball hits the inner peripheral wall portion 421 or the like and a force directed to the outer peripheral side of the window hole 39 acts on the inner peripheral wall portion 811, deformation of the inner peripheral wall portion 811 can be suppressed. .

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

  (A) In the first embodiment, the copy right seal 411 is attached to the mount 414 of the see-through unit 412 as an information means, but it is not particularly limited to such a configuration. For example, a display unit (a lamp, 7-segment display unit, liquid crystal display unit) for definitely teaching the type of jackpot, and a seal on which specifications of the pachinko machine 10 such as jackpot probability are described are attached to the mounting base 414 You may In addition, the information means may not have a flat display surface on which predetermined information is displayed, and for example, a three-dimensional decorative member to which concavo-convex processing is performed may be disposed as the information means. The decorative member may be, for example, a so-called figure such as a figure having a character used for effect, etc. as a motif, and is used as a moveable type (for example, the possibility of occurrence of a jackpot or a game mode It is also possible to use as an indication member / state indication member). Furthermore, as information means, a light emitting means that emits light when an error occurs, and a member that is provided for effect and that changes its mode when it becomes a specific state such as a light emitting means that emits light when a big hit state occurs. May be adopted. In addition, painting (painting, printing, etc.) and concavo-convex processing (embedding, etc.) may be used as the information means, which are applied to predetermined members and teach predetermined information to the player.

  The information means is not always visible during the game, but the information of the gaming machine to the player (specification, information that the licensee of what was designated as the mochief or information indicating that the various examinations were passed, etc.) It can teach information about the gaming state (whether or not to be a big hit, whether it is a probability change mode, etc.), and helps the player to play a game or to know about a gaming machine (hint) Thus, it can be said that the information teaches the player to confirm as necessary.

  Further, the installation location and the number of installed fluoroscopic units 412 are not particularly limited. That is, in the outer periphery of the game area, at least one information means such as the version right sticker 411 or the like may be visibly visible, and the perspective units 412 are provided at a plurality of places of the frame configuration part partitioning the outer periphery of the game area. It is possible. For example, the outer rail forming portion 52 constituting the frame forming portion is partially cut out together with the frame wall portion 402 above the barb rubber 54 (convex portion 404), and the transparent cover 413 of the see-through unit 412 is provided there. A mounting base 414 on which a seven-segment display device or the like is mounted may be disposed at a position facing the transparent cover 413 on the board 30. Further, for example, the outer rail forming portion 52 itself may be made of a transparent material, and the mount 414 may be installed on the outer peripheral side. In this case, the outer rail formation portion 52 constitutes a transparent member (the present invention can be applied to the inner rail formation portion 51).

  (B) In the above embodiment, the installation recess 409 is formed on the front side of the game board 30, but the installation recess 409 may not be formed. When the configuration is adopted, the rear end portion of the inner peripheral wall portion 421 and the extending portion 437 are positioned behind the front surface of the game board 30, and the inner peripheral wall portion 421 and the rear surface are extended behind the front surface of the game board 30. It will not be possible to abut the protrusion 437. For this reason, the width of the attachment wall 433 becomes small in the front and rear of the attachment wall 433 for the purpose of positioning the extension portion 437 on the front surface of the game board 30, and the copyright seal 411 can not be stuck suitably. Of the mounting wall 433), it may be necessary to reduce the size of the printing rights seal 411, or it may be difficult to see the printing rights seal 411 (particularly the front side). Furthermore, since the copyright seal 411 attached to the attachment wall portion 433 can not be positioned behind the front surface of the game board 30, it is possible to visually recognize from the front of the game machine 10 through the transparent cover 413. The area that can be used can not be used effectively, and there is a risk that the front edge of the copyright seal 411 may be hidden by the peripheral edge of the window portion 101 of the front frame set 14 to make visual recognition difficult. The main body of the game board 30 may be made of wood (for example, plywood) or may be made of resin (for example, transparent resin board). In the case of wooden, the installation recess 409 is post-processed, and if it is made of resin, it is simultaneously molded when molding the game board 30.

  (C) In the first embodiment, the rear edge portion of the outer peripheral surface of the inner peripheral wall portion 421 of the transparent cover 413 is configured to abut on the mounting base 414 (the extension portion 437). It may be configured not to However, basically, the front cover 422 side of the transparent cover 413 is only screwed to the front wall 401 of the inner frame 12, and the inner peripheral wall 421 has a collision with the game ball moving in the game area. The rear edge portion of the outer peripheral surface of the window hole 39 of the inner peripheral wall portion 421 is attached by the mounting base 414 from the viewpoint of preventing rattling, deformation, damage and the like of the inner peripheral wall portion 421. It is desirable to adopt a configuration that supports from the outer peripheral side of the window hole 39.

  (D) In the above embodiment (FIG. 9 and the like), the bottom surface of the installation recess 409 is a flat surface. However, for example, as shown in FIG. Hereinafter, the embodiment shown in FIG. 19 will be described. In addition, since the said example of a state comprises the fundamentally same structure as said 1st Embodiment, it demonstrates using the same member name and member number as said 1st Embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 19, in the gaming board 30, an installation recess 409 is formed in a portion to which the mounting base 414 is attached. The installation recess 409 of this embodiment is adjacent to the information corresponding part 901 where the mount 414 is arranged and the information corresponding part 901, and the inner peripheral wall part of the transparent cover 413 in the attached state to the inner frame 12 of the game board 30. And a see-through portion 902 into which the rear portion of 421 is inserted. The bottom surface of the installation recess 409 is in two stages, and the bottom surface of the fluoroscopic response portion 902 is located rearward (deeply excavated) than the bottom surface of the information response portion 901. Further, the rear end portion of the inner peripheral wall portion 421 inserted into the fluoroscopic response portion 902 is located rearward of the bottom surface of the information response portion 901. The mounting base 414 and the information means (version right seal 411) attached to the mounting base 414 are installed within the range of the information corresponding part 901 so as not to protrude to the fluoroscopic part 902. Moreover, the extension part 437 of the mounting base 414 is abbreviate | omitted in the example of this aspect. Furthermore, it protrudes from the both sides of the attachment wall 433 to the inner peripheral side and the front of the window hole 39 and prevents the inner peripheral wall 421 from coming into contact with the printing right seal 411 when the game board 30 is attached to the inner frame 12 At the same time, a guide rib (not shown) for guiding the inner peripheral wall portion 421 to the inner peripheral side of the window hole 39 is provided.

  As described above, according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 19, even if the inner peripheral wall portion 421 of the transparent cover 413 tries to be displaced to the side of the mounting base 414 (version right seal 411) on the outer peripheral side of the window hole 39, the inner peripheral wall Before the portion 421 abuts on the mounting base 414, it abuts on the side surface of the fluoroscopic response portion 902 (the side surface on the information response portion 901 side of the fluoroscopic response portion 902). Therefore, even if the game ball collides with the inner peripheral wall portion 421, it is possible to prevent the inner peripheral wall portion 421 from coming into contact with the mounting base 414 and the version right seal 411. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the copyright seal 411 from being damaged or displaced. Also, in the case where an electrical device such as the 7-segment display device 807 is mounted on the mounting base 414, in addition to the ability to prevent damage to the electrical device, failure due to shock, electrical disconnection, etc. is suppressed. be able to. Furthermore, even if the inner circumferential wall 421 tries to be deformed to the outer peripheral side of the window hole 39 when the game ball collides with the inner circumferential wall 421, the deformation is restricted by being supported by the side surface of the information corresponding part 901. It becomes. Therefore, the deformation of the inner circumferential wall 421 itself can be suppressed.

  In addition, when foreign matter such as dust intrudes into the game area, the foreign matter may enter the outer peripheral side of the transparent cover 413 from the game area side through the gap between the transparent cover 413 and the game board 30. In particular, when the inner peripheral wall portion 421 and the front surface of the game board 30 (the side surface on the inner peripheral side of the window hole 39 of the installation recess 409) are separated, this concern is further increased. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 19, the bottom surface of the installation recess 409 is formed in two steps, and the bottom surface of the see-through portion 902 located on the inner peripheral side of the window hole 39 is rearward of the bottom surface of the information corresponding portion 901. Since the foreign matter enters the outer peripheral side of the transparent cover 413, the foreign matter is blocked by the see-through portion 902, making it difficult for the foreign matter to enter the information corresponding portion 901 side. Therefore, when the foreign matter enters the information handling unit 901 (the foreign matter adheres to the information means such as the printing rights sticker 411), the foreign matter is visually recognized from the player and the designability is lowered. It can be suppressed.

  Note that the fluoroscopic response portion 902 may be continuously extended downward to a place where the transparent cover 413 is not disposed (inserted). In this case, it is possible to suppress the situation in which the foreign matter that has entered the fluoroscopic response unit 902 is accumulated at a position where it can be visually recognized by the player, and to suppress the reduction in designability due to the accumulated foreign matter being visually recognized. Can. In addition, the foreign matter may be stored at a position where the transparent cover 413 is not disposed in the fluoroscopic response portion 902 (an area such as a pocket having a large capacity may be formed), or the bottom surface is played The foreign matter that has entered the fluoroscopic area 902 can be easily discharged outside by tilting it toward the front side of the board 30 or extending the fluoroscopic area 902 to the side edge of the game board 30. May be In the case of the former, foreign objects collected at a position where the transparent cover 413 is not disposed can be easily cleaned in the fluoroscopic response portion 902 for maintenance, etc. It is possible to suppress the situation in which the designability declines by In addition, the members of the pachinko machine 10 are not disposed particularly in front of the game board 30 and on the outer peripheral side of the frame constituting portion, and even the player can not see them.

  (E) In the first embodiment, the extending portion 437 extending rearward from the rear edge of the attachment wall 433 to the mounting base 414 in parallel with the support wall 431 is provided. The extension 437 is omitted, and the rear end of the attachment wall 433 is located at the same longitudinal position as the rear edge of the support wall 431 (the rear edge of the attachment wall 433 is the inner peripheral wall 421 It may be configured to abut. However, providing the extension 437 in contact with the inner circumferential wall 421 in the outer peripheral direction of the window hole 39 makes sure that the inner circumferential wall 421 is loose, deformed, damaged, etc. when the game ball collides. Can be prevented.

  In the first embodiment, the front wall portion 422 of the transparent cover 413 is also made of transparent resin, but at least the inner peripheral wall portion 421 has transparency, and the information means on the outer peripheral side (version right seal 411) may be visible from the front of the pachinko machine 10.

  (F) In the above embodiment, the attachment wall 433 of the mounting base 414 is inclined to the inner peripheral wall 421 of the transparent cover 413 that divides the outer peripheral edge of the game area. It may be configured to be parallel to the part 431). However, when the configuration is adopted, the copyright seal 411 attached to the attachment wall portion 433 does not face forward (it turns away from the player's line of sight). There is concern that it will be difficult.

  In the above embodiment, the information means (version right seal 411) is attached to the mounting base 414 and then attached to the game board 30, but the information means may be attached directly to the game board 30. In order to improve the visibility of the copyright seal 411, light emitting means may be provided on both sides of the fluoroscopic unit 412 to illuminate the copyright seal 411 attached to the attachment wall 433.

  (G) In the above embodiment, the transparent cover 413 is attached to the inner frame 12 and the mount 414 is attached to the game board 30, but both the transparent cover 413 and the mount 414 are the inner frame 12 or the game board It may be attached to one of the thirty. However, in this case, when the inner frame 12 is reused due to the complication of the base fixing portion 435, the cover fixing portion 426, etc., the enlargement of the fluoroscopic unit 412 as a whole, etc. There is a possibility that the workability at the time of replacing 411 (mounting stand 414) may be reduced. Moreover, in the said 1st Embodiment, although the transparent cover 413 and the mounting stand 414 are each fixed by the screw, it is good also as using other fixing means (for example, latching means, such as a latching claw etc.).

  (H) In the first embodiment, the exposure opening 407 is formed not only in the frame wall 402 but also in the front wall 401, and the front of the front wall 422 and the front of the front wall 401 are flush with each other. However, the exposure opening 407 may be formed only in the frame wall 402. However, in this case, the front wall 422 of the transparent cover 413 is located behind the front wall 401, and as a result, the front edge of the inner circumferential wall 421 is located behind the above embodiment. There is a concern that the visible region may be narrowed via the fluoroscopic unit 412.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the transparent cover 413 is fixed to the rear surface side of the front wall portion 401 of the inner frame 12, but the transparent cover 413 may be fixed to the frame wall portion 402. However, in this case, for example, when both are screw-fixed, the screw may be visible even if the screw protrudes into the game area to prevent movement of the game ball or prevent movement of the game ball. It may decrease.

  In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the inner circumferential surface of the inner circumferential wall portion 421 and the inner circumferential side surface of the frame wall portion 402 are flush with each other, but may not necessarily be flush with each other. However, if a step is formed at the boundary between the inner circumferential surface of the inner circumferential wall portion 421 and the inner circumferential surface of the frame wall portion 402, the gaming ball flowing down from the upper side may hit the step significantly and jump off greatly. The window 39 is located on the upper side (the upstream side of the passage route in the game area where the game ball launched by the launcher 60 can follow), or the boundary between the two is flush with each other. It is desirable to be located on the inner circumferential side. In addition, by adopting the configuration, when the game ball collides with the step formed at the boundary between the inner circumferential wall portion 421 and the frame wall portion 402, a collision sound is generated or the step portion is damaged. Can prevent such situations.

  (I) In the above embodiment, the classification of the jackpot state is different depending on whether the game ball enters the upper winning opening 33a or the lower winning opening 33b, but the same is the same. You may Further, the content and type of the type of jackpot state are not particularly limited, and for example, after the 2 rounds of jackpots, a type to which a low probability state is given may be additionally set. Furthermore, when the special probability change is won, the fluctuation time of the variable display of the normal symbol display device 41 is shortened after the jackpot state ends, and the number of times and the opening time of the start winning unit 33 when it is won is extended. As in the case where there is a case where the variation time of the normal symbol display device 41 and the number of opening times and opening time of the start winning unit 33 are the same as in the normal mode, only the jackpot probability increases. May be configured. In addition, in the above embodiment, the type of the jackpot is definitely displayed using a 7-segment display device (special display devices 43L, 43R), but for example, using a plurality of lamps (LED etc.) The type of the jackpot may be displayed in a definite manner by a combination of lamps to be lit.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although two starting ball entry means (upper winning opening 33a and lower winning opening 33b) are provided, one may be sufficient and three or more may be provided. Further, the number of gaming balls to be paid out when the gaming ball enters the upper winning opening 33a may be different from the number of gaming balls to be paid out when entering the lower winning opening 33b. In addition, in the above embodiment, the starting ball entry means (upper winning hole 33a and lower winning hole 33b) are arranged side by side vertically, and in the normal mode, entering the lower winning hole 33b can hardly be expected Although it has a configuration, it is not particularly limited to such a configuration. For example, two starting ball entry means may be disposed on the left and right, or the opening and closing member 33c may be omitted.

  In addition, in the above embodiment, the second variable display based on entering the lower winning opening 33b is preferentially digested rather than the first variable display based on entering the upper winning opening 33a. Although it is configured, it is not particularly limited to such a configuration, and it may be configured that variable display corresponding to the order in which the upper winning opening 33a and the lower winning opening 33b are entered is executed.

  (J) In the above embodiment, the outer peripheral edge of the game area, which is divided by the front surface of the game board 30 and the rear surface of the glass unit 137, is "in the inner rail configuration in the region where the inner rail configuration portion 51 extends. It is divided by the outer rail forming part 52 in the part where the outer rail forming part 52 extends while the inner rail forming part 51 is separated, and the inner rail forming part 51 and the outer rail forming part 52 Although it is defined that the frame wall portion 402 (exposed portion 402b) divides the space in the region where there is not both, it is "between the front surface of the game board 30 and the rear surface of the glass unit 137 and on the inner rail. In the region where the configuration portion 51 extends, the inner rail configuration portion 51 and the outer rail configuration do not exist in the region where the outer rail configuration portion 52 extends while the inner rail configuration portion 51 is absent. In the area where neither the section 52 nor the inner rail forming section 51 and the outer rail forming section 52 are present, the area through which the game ball can pass is defined as the game area among the space surrounded by the frame wall section 402 (exposed section 402b) May be

  As described above, in the space on the inner peripheral side of the inner rail forming portion 51, the outer rail forming portion 52, and the frame wall portion 402 (exposed portion 402b), the area through which the game ball can pass is defined as the game area In this case, the inner rail forming portion 51, the outer rail forming portion 52, and the space on the inner peripheral side of the frame wall portion 402 (exposed portion 402b) (sandwiched by the front surface of the game board 30 and the rear surface of the glass unit 137; A part of the outer peripheral edge (frame component) of the game area may also be configured by the game member (decorative member etc.) disposed in the area visible through (1). That is, for example, the decorative member (for example, as viewed in FIG. 4) is adjacent to the inner circumferential surface of the inner rail forming portion 51 (so that no area through which the game ball can pass between the inner rail forming portion 51 is formed). In the lower part of the front face of the game board 30, a protective protective cover for a part of the general winning device 31 is integrally formed, and the front of the decorative member (between the decorative member and the glass unit 137) and When the game ball can not pass through the rear (between the decoration member and the game board 30), the frame constituting portion is also formed by the side surface of the decoration member (a surface which can be extended back and forth and can contact the game ball). Part of the Furthermore, for example, at least a part of the side of the decorative member is made of a transparent material, and the information means (the copy right seal 411 is attached to the opposite side of the game area across the transparent portion) A mounting base 414 or the like may be provided so that the information means can be viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10 through the side surface (fluorescent means) of the decorative member.

  (K) In the first embodiment, the information means (version right seal 411) is provided on the outer peripheral side of the inner peripheral wall portion 421 of the transparent cover 413 constituting the frame constituting portion, but the members constituting the frame constituting portion The information means may be attached directly to the inner circumferential surface. In addition, when the configuration is adopted, an information means is provided for a portion of the frame constituting portion adjacent to a transparent cover member (for example, a protective cover for covering a lamp or the general winning device 41 at the lower part of the game board 30). Can be used to protect the information means. Hereinafter, a mode example in which the printing right seal 411 is directly attached to the inner peripheral surface of the inner rail forming portion 51 (rail) which constitutes a part of the frame forming portion will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The inner rail configuration portion 51 shown in FIG. 20 includes a metal rail main body 911 formed in a strip shape, and a substantially nail-like mounting pin 912 projecting rearward from the rear edge portion of the rail main body 911. The rail main body 911 includes an attaching part 914 (attaching part) to which the printing right seal 411 is attached, and the other general part 915. The copyright seal 411 is attached to the inner peripheral surface of the attaching part 914. In addition, the sticking portion 914 protrudes rearward relative to the general portion 915. Thereby, the sticking surface of the copyright seal 411 is enlarged. Further, a plurality of mounting pins 912 are provided in the general portion 915 so as to be separated from each other by a predetermined distance.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 21, on the front side of the game board 30, there is formed a recess 921 that is recessed rearward at a position corresponding to the sticking part 914. Then, the inner rail configuration portion 51 is attached to the game board 30 by driving the mounting pins 912 into the front side of the game board 30 while curving the rail body 911 formed into a linear shape. In the attached state, the rear edge portion of the general portion 915 is in contact with the front surface of the game board 30, and the rear portion (projecting portion) of the adhesive portion 914 is inserted inside the recess 921. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the rear end of the copyright seal 411 is positioned inside the recess 921 (the rear end of the copyright seal 411 is positioned rearward of the front surface of the game board 30), and the copyright seal 411 is attached. It is stuck on 914.

  Further, the formation width of the concave portion 921 in the outer circumferential direction of the window hole 39 is longer than the width in the front-rear direction of the portion of the printing rights seal 411 stuck to the sticking portion 914 . In addition, the sticking portion 914 inserted inside the concave portion 921 is disposed such that the outer peripheral surface is in contact with or close to the side surface on the outer peripheral side of the window hole 39 of the concave portion 921. Thus, a relatively large gap is formed between the printing right seal 411 attached to the inner peripheral surface of the attaching part 914 and the side surface on the inner peripheral side of the window hole 39 of the recess 921.

  Further, the sticking part 914 and the recess 921 are provided in the lower part of the game board 30, and are formed at a part adjacent to the general winning device 31 and a transparent protective cover 931 covering the front side of the lamp.

  Next, the attachment procedure of the inner rail structure part 51 and the copyright seal 411 will be described. First, the mounting pin 912 is driven into the gaming board 30 while the rail main body 911 is bent on the front surface of the gaming board 30, and the inner rail configuration portion 51 is attached. At this time, the rear part of the sticking part 914 is inserted into the recess 921. Then, the printing rights seal 411 is attached such that the rear part is positioned inside the recess 921 with respect to the inner peripheral surface of the attaching part 914. Thereafter, a protective cover 931 covering the front side of the electric decoration member 930 is attached to the game board 30. In the protective cover 931, at least a connecting portion of the front wall 932 to the bonding portion 914 is a flat surface on both the front and rear surfaces.

  By being configured as described above, it is possible to visually recognize the copy right seal 411 attached to the attaching part 914 from the front of the pachinko machine 10 via the protective cover 931. Then, according to the present embodiment, the recessed portion 921 is formed in the game board 30, so that the sticking portion 914 of the inner rail configuration portion 51 can be formed large. For this reason, a relatively large version right sticker 411 can be attached to the attaching part 914, or the version right sticker 411 can be attached to a position that is more easily visible from the front. Further, the formation width of the concave portion 921 in the outer circumferential direction of the window hole 39 is longer than the width in the front-rear direction of the portion of the printing rights seal 411 inserted into the concave portion 921. For this reason, it is possible to visually recognize from the front also a portion of the printing right seal 411 located inside the concave portion 921, and it is possible to improve the visibility of the printing right seal 411 or to make the larger printing right seal 411 visible. To Furthermore, the copy right seal 411 can be easily attached to a portion of the attachment portion 914 located behind the front surface of the game board 30. That is, generally, the inner rail component 51 (rail main body 911) is formed into a straight line and then curved into a circular arc and fixed to the game board 30, but the copyright seal 411 is attached before it is curved. In addition, there is a possibility that a defect such as a wrinkle may occur in the printing rights seal 411 when it is curved. In addition, it is difficult to attach the copyright seal 411 after fixing the inner rail forming portion 51 to the game board 30, and in particular, when the copyright seal 411 is relatively large and an error is not permitted, such a problem is more pronounced. It will be remarkable. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, since the concave portion 921 is formed, the copyright seal 411 can be easily attached to the inner rail configuration portion 51 even after the inner rail configuration portion 51 is attached to the game board 30. As described above, a relatively large copy right seal 411 can be attached.

  In addition, since the inner rail configuration portion 51 has a configuration in which only the attachment portion 914 protrudes rearward and does not require the general portion 915 to enter the recess 921, the inner rail configuration portion in the general portion 915 (attachment pin 912) It is possible to avoid the situation where it becomes difficult to fix 51 to the game board 30. Further, by the configuration in which the sticking portion 914 is inserted into the recess portion 921, the inner rail configuration portion 51 is positioned when the inner rail configuration portion 51 is attached to the game board 30, so that the inner rail configuration portion 51 can It can be attached to

  For example, the copyright seal 411 may be attached to the outer peripheral surface of the inner circumferential wall portion 421 of the transparent cover 413 so that the display surface of the copyright seal 411 can be viewed from the gaming area side. In this case, the mount 414 is unnecessary. In addition, when the outer peripheral surface of the inner peripheral wall portion 421 is directed forward and inclined toward the outer peripheral side of the window hole 39, the printing rights seal 411 attached to the outer peripheral surface is slightly forwardly directed. It can improve. Furthermore, by providing the installation recess 409 and positioning the rear portion of the printing right seal 411 inside thereof, the printing right seal 411 can be made more easily visible. It should be noted that, instead of the printing right seal 411, paint, marking or the like may be given to teach the predetermined information directly to the inner rail forming portion 51 as information means. Further, as the information means, a lamp, a display means or the like may be attached to the inner rail forming portion 51.

  (L) In the embodiment described in the above (k) (see FIG. 20 and FIG. 21), the copyright seal 411 attached to the inner rail configuration 51 is covered by the protective cover 931 (protected However, it is also possible to provide a sticking part 914 where there is no protective cover 931.

  In this case, as shown in FIG. 22, the printing rights seal 411 is attached to the attaching part 914 in the front from the front of the game board 30 behind the position separated by the same distance as the radius of the gaming ball. As a result, it is possible to prevent the game ball from coming into contact with the copyright seal 411 stuck to the inner rail forming portion 51, and to suppress the deterioration of the copyright seal 411 due to the contact with the game ball. be able to. In addition, a gap is formed between the printing right seal 411 and the inner circumferential surface of the recess 921, and the distance of the gap is half the width of the portion of the printing right seal 411 located inside the recess 921 in the front-rear direction It is longer than the length of As a result, the portion of the copyright seal 411 located inside the recess 921 can be easily viewed by the player. The inner rail forming portion 51 corresponds to a mounting member, and a side surface of the recess 921 on the inner peripheral side of the game board 30 (a side portion of the opening of the recess 921 on the inner peripheral side of the game board 30) The distance between the part 51 and the game ball is smaller than the radius of the game ball. This makes it possible to prevent the movement of the gaming ball from being inhibited by the recess 921 (that affects the movement). The distance of the gap between the printing right seal 411 and the inner circumferential surface of the recess 921 is not particularly limited, but in order to make the printing right seal 411 located inside the recess 921 easily visible, It is preferable that the length is longer than half the width in the front-rear direction of the portion located inside the recess 921, and 2/3 of the width in the front-rear direction of the portion located inside the recess 921 in the printing rights seal 411. More preferably, the length is longer than the length of the portion of the printing rights seal 411 located inside the recess 921 in the front-rear direction. However, if the gap between the copyright seal 411 and the inner circumferential surface of the recess 921 is too large, the gap inhibits the movement of the gaming ball, so it is preferable that the radius be smaller than the radius of the gaming ball. .

  In addition, the sticking part 914 does not necessarily need to protrude back behind the general part 915, and may not be inserted inside the recessed part 921. In other words, at least the rear end of the copyright seal 411 is positioned inside the recess 921 (which is configured such that the copyright seal 411 stuck to the sticking section 914 can not contact the game ball). For example, it is configured such that the printing right seal 411 is attached to the inner rail forming portion 51 so as to protrude rearward (relatively in rigidity) to the rear than the rear edge of the inner rail forming portion 51. You may Of course, in place of the copyright seal 411, other information means can be attached in the same manner.

  Further, FIG. 22 shows an example in which the version right seal 411 is directly attached to the inner peripheral surface of the inner rail forming portion 51, but in the outer rail forming portion 52 and the frame wall portion 402 constituting the frame forming portion. It is also possible to apply such a configuration to the exposed portion 402b. In addition, when the above configuration is adopted for the outer rail configuration portion 52 and the exposed portion 402b, for example, the portion behind the portion where the game ball can abut is made to bulge toward the outer periphery of the window hole 39, An information means such as the copyright seal 411 may be attached to the In this case, even if the information means has a relatively large thickness, the position of the surface of the mounting portion and the display surface of the information means can be made as close as possible (coincident with) in the outer peripheral direction of the frame component. As a result, it is possible to make the information means located inside the recess more easily visible while suppressing the enlargement of the recess.

  (M) In addition, a game member as an attachment member provided to project forward relative to the front of the game board 30 with respect to the front of the game board 30 (for example, the center frame 47, start winning unit 33, through gate) 34) form a recess on the front face of the game board 30 along the outer periphery to which the game ball can abut, and the information means and the information means for the outer peripheral surface of the game member It is good also as providing so that at least one part may be located inside a crevice so that it may not contact. For example, as shown in FIG. 23, the first holding lamp 46a and the second holding lamp 46b may be provided inside the recess 921 formed around the upper winning opening 33a of the start winning unit 33, or may be formed around the through gate 34. It is also possible to provide a holding lamp 44 inside the recessed portion. In this case, it is possible to make the player visually recognize the various lamps while preventing the game ball from contacting the various lamps. Further, even if various lamps are provided, the area in which the game balls of the game area can be moved is not narrowed.

  In addition, the distance between the side surface on the outer peripheral side of the gaming member in the recess 921 (the side portion on the outer peripheral side of the opening of the recess 921) and the gaming member is smaller than the radius of the game ball. This makes it possible to prevent the movement of the gaming ball from being inhibited by the recess 921 (that affects the movement). However, as shown in FIG. 23, the formation width of the concave portion 921 in the outer peripheral direction of the upper winning opening 33a is larger than the width of the holding lamps 46a and 46b in the front and rear direction. It is easier to visually recognize 46a and 46b.

  (N) In the second embodiment described above, the guide rib 822 is provided on the mount 803 to prevent the 7-segment display device 807 or the like from contacting the inner peripheral wall portion 811 when the game board 30 is attached to the inner frame 12. However, contact may be prevented in other ways. For example, a guide frame may be provided extending rearward from the peripheral edge of the inner frame 12 so that the outer periphery of the game board 30 fits snugly inside the guide frame. In this case, the positional deviation between the inner frame 12 and the game board 30, and hence the positional deviation between the transparent cover 802 and the mount 803, is prevented, and as a result, the contact between the inner peripheral wall 811 and the seven segment display device 807 or the like It can be prevented. Further, in the case of adopting the configuration, the guide rib 822 of the mount 803 does not have to be provided, so the fluoroscopic unit 801 can be made compact without reducing the information means (7-segment display device 807 etc.) The space required for installing the see-through unit 801 can be reduced, and a situation in which the designability is reduced due to visual recognition of the guide rib 822 can be prevented. In addition, the same effect can be achieved by providing a plurality of guide projections projecting backward with respect to the inner frame 12 and providing recesses or holes into the game board 30 into which the guide projections can be inserted. Be done.

  (O) In the above embodiment, the peripheral portion of the window portion 101 and the inner circumferential surface of the frame forming portion (the transparent cover 413 in the outer peripheral direction of the window portion 101 of the front frame set 14 (window hole 39 of the inner frame 12) In such a configuration, the positions of the inner circumferential surface of the inner circumferential wall portion 421 and the like are aligned (the peripheral portion of the window portion 101 is positioned on the extension of the inner circumferential surface of the frame component in the front and rear direction). It is not limited. However, if the peripheral portion of the window portion 101 is positioned on the inner peripheral side of the inner peripheral surface of the frame configuration portion, the visibility of the gaming ball moving in the gaming region is reduced (and the designability may be reduced. When the peripheral edge portion of the window portion 101 is positioned on the outer peripheral side than the inner peripheral surface of the frame configuration portion, a portion on the outer peripheral side of the frame configuration portion is visible from the front, leading to a deterioration in designability. There is a fear. Therefore, as in the above embodiment, it is desirable that the position of the peripheral portion of the window portion 101 be matched with the position of the inner peripheral surface of the frame component.

  (P) In the above embodiment, the fluoroscopic unit 412 is provided in the exposed portion 402b of the frame wall portion 402 that constitutes the frame configuration portion, and the printing rights seal 411 is disposed on the outer peripheral side of the inner peripheral wall portion 421. A projection means for projecting a predetermined image on the exposed portion 402b of the frame wall portion 402 constituting the frame configuration portion may be provided, and the image projected on the exposed portion 402b may be viewed from the front. In this case, the see-through unit 412 is not necessary, and the exposed portion 402b as a screen is preferably dark (eg, black). In addition, as the installation place of the projection means, inside the game area (the center frame 47, the peripheral part of various winning devices, etc.) can be considered, but other game members are not installed between the projection means and the part to be the screen. It is desirable to Furthermore, for example, when the projection means is provided on the center frame 47, even if the gaming ball is in contact with the outer peripheral edge of the center frame 47 and the front face of the game board 30, the gaming ball can not abut the projection means. It is preferable to position the inner circumferential side of the outer circumferential surface or to position the outer circumferential surface behind the portion where the game ball can abut. In addition, the portion forming the screen (for example, the exposed portion 402b) is directed forward and inclined toward the outer periphery of the window hole 39, and on the inner peripheral side of the portion forming the screen, orthogonal to the front surface of the game board 30 A transparent cover member having a substantially triangular cross section, which constitutes a part of the frame forming portion, may be provided in contact with a portion constituting the screen. In this case, the part constituting the screen is directed to the front, so that the projected image can be easily viewed from the front. Furthermore, by providing the cover member, the game ball jumps forward by coming into contact with the inclined surface (a collision with the glass unit 137 may cause abnormal noise, or the glass unit 137 may be damaged) ) Can be prevented. Also, the light projected onto the screen can be refracted forward by the cover member to make the image of the projection means more visible.

  (Q) A pachinko machine of a type different from that of the above embodiment may be implemented. In addition to pachinko machines, we have implemented various game machines such as arrange ball machines and ball ball similar to them, slot machines as rotating game machines, slot machines as a combination of slot machines and pachinko machines, etc. May be In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the game ball is adopted as the game medium, but the present invention can also be applied to a game machine of a type that emits medals.

[Supplementary note]
The technical ideas that can be grasped from the above embodiment will be described below.

  Conventionally, for example, pachinko machines and the like have been known as a type of game machine. A pachinko machine is provided with a game board, and in front of it, a game area where a game ball fired by a launch device is guided is formed. In addition, a large number of electric decoration members and the like are disposed on the front side portion of the gaming machine, which is visually recognized by the player, in order to improve decorativeness and gameability, and in particular In addition to decorative elements (light emitting means, cell images, etc.), a large number of game elements (nails, winning devices, etc.), etc. are provided on the front of the game board to Are disposed (see, for example, JP-A-2006-271480).

  By the way, the gaming machine is provided with an information means for teaching the player predetermined information at a position where the player can visually recognize. As information means, for example, display means for displaying the result of a lottery for whether or not a jackpot state advantageous to the player occurs, or in a so-called tie-up that uses characters of a celebrity or a television animation, etc. for presentation , Copyright seal etc. which teach the partner. That is, the information means can teach the player the information on the gaming machine and the information on the gaming state, and the player does not always visually recognize during the game, but to confirm as necessary It can be said that In recent years, the number of such information means provided in gaming machines tends to increase.

  However, on the front of the game board, a large number of electric decoration members, game members, etc. are disposed as described above, and when attempting to add information means to the game board, the installation of the game members is hindered. There is a concern that the flow path of the game ball is narrowed to make the movement of the game ball monotonous or to cause a decrease in the designability due to the incongruity with the decoration.

  The present invention has been made to solve the problems and the like exemplified above, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine capable of providing an information means while suppressing a decrease in designability and the like.

Means 1. A game board in which game balls fired by the shooting means are guided to the front game area;
And a mounting member provided on the game board and projecting forward of a front surface of the game board,
The mounting member comprises an information means to which predetermined information is taught,
On the front surface of the game board, a concave portion which is concave backward is formed at a portion where the information means is disposed,
In the mounting state of the mounting member to the game board, at least the rear end of the information means is located inside the recess,
A gaming machine characterized in that a gap is formed between a portion of the information means located inside the recess and an inner circumferential surface of the recess (an inner surface facing the information means).

  According to the means 1, the recess is formed in the game board at the position where the information means is disposed, and the information means is provided such that at least the rear end is located inside the recess. Therefore, a relatively large information means can be provided, or the information means can be provided at a position that is more easily visible from the front. Further, since a gap is formed between the portion of the information means located inside the recess and the inner peripheral surface of the recess, the portion of the information means located inside the recess can also be viewed from the front. It is possible to improve the visibility of the information means or to make the larger information means visible. In addition, the mounting position of the mounting member can be specified by the presence of the recess, and positional deviation, manufacturing error and the like can be suppressed.

  Further, the information means is provided so that at least a rear end portion of the mounting member which protrudes forward than the front surface of the game board is located inside a recess formed on the front surface of the game board. That is, even if the information means is provided, the space required for installing the information means can be small, and the installation space for the other members will need to be reduced, or the attachment member can be provided in the game area It is possible to suppress the situation where the movable area of the gaming ball is narrowed when it is a game. Therefore, even when adding information means in the game board, the information means can be provided so as to be visible to the player without breaking the arrangement or design of other decorative members or game members provided on the game board etc. Can. As a result, it is possible to prevent a decrease in design and a decrease in playability caused by the increase in the information to be taught to the player.

  Incidentally, the mounting position of the mounting member may be on the inner peripheral side (game area) or outer peripheral side of the frame forming part that divides the outer peripheral edge of the game area, as long as the information means is configured to be visible from the front. In addition, as a mounting member in the case of being provided on the inner peripheral side of the frame configuration portion, a member (display means or rail) necessary for (the model of) the gaming machine is used instead of newly providing a mounting member. It is conceivable to provide information means on such a member. In addition, the mounting member corresponds to the mounting base 414 in the first embodiment (see FIG. 9 and the like), and corresponds to the mounting base 803 in the second embodiment (see FIG. 16 and the like). The embodiment (see FIG. 21) corresponds to the inner rail configuration 51, and the embodiment (l) (see FIG. 22) corresponds to the inner rail configuration 51, and the embodiment (m) (see FIG. 23). ) Corresponds to the upper winning opening 33a.

Means 2. A game area which is formed in front of the game board and to which a game ball fired by the launching means is guided;
And a mounting member provided on the front side of the game board and projecting forward of the front of the game board,
The mounting member includes a mounting unit to which an information unit having a display surface on which predetermined information is displayed is mounted, and the information unit is configured such that the display surface faces the gaming area with respect to the mounting unit. Attached and
On the front surface of the game board, a concave portion which is concave backward is formed at a portion where the mounting portion is disposed,
In the mounting state of the mounting member to the game board, at least the rear end portion of the display surface of the information means mounted on the mounting portion is located inside the concave portion,
A gaming machine characterized in that a gap is formed between a portion of the display surface located inside the recess and an inner peripheral surface (an inner surface facing the information means) of the recess.

  According to the means 2, the gaming board is formed with a recess at the position where the mounting portion to which the information device is attached is disposed, and at least the rear end of the information device is located inside the recess. It is provided. Therefore, a relatively large information means can be attached to the mounting portion, or the information means can be attached at a position that is more easily visible from the front. In addition, since a gap is formed between the portion of the display surface of the information means located inside the recess and the inner peripheral surface of the recess, the portion of the information means located inside the recess is also from the front It can be made visible, and the visibility of the information means can be improved, or a larger information means can be made visible. In addition, the mounting position of the mounting member can be specified by the presence of the recess, and positional deviation, manufacturing error and the like can be suppressed.

  Further, the information means is provided so that at least a rear end portion of the mounting member which protrudes forward than the front surface of the game board is located inside a recess formed on the front surface of the game board. That is, even if the information means is provided, the space required for installing the information means can be small, and the installation space for the other members will need to be reduced, or the attachment member can be provided in the game area It is possible to suppress the situation where the movable area of the gaming ball is narrowed when it is a game. Therefore, even when adding information means in the game board, the information means can be provided so as to be visible to the player without breaking the arrangement or design of other decorative members or game members provided on the game board etc. Can. As a result, it is possible to prevent a decrease in design and a decrease in playability caused by the increase in the information to be taught to the player.

  The mounting member (mounting portion) of this means corresponds to the mounting base 414 (mounting wall portion 433) in the first embodiment (see FIG. 9 etc.), and the second embodiment (see FIG. 16 etc.) Corresponds to the mounting table 803 (attachment wall portion 821), and corresponds to the inner rail configuration portion 51 (sticking portion 914) in the embodiment (see FIG. 21) of (k), and the embodiment of (l) In the example (see FIG. 22), it corresponds to the inner rail forming portion 51 (sticking portion 914), and in the example of the mode (m) (see FIG. 23), it corresponds to the upper winning opening 33a (sidewall portion of the upper winning opening 33a). Do.

  Means 3. A part of the area where the game ball in the game area can move is specified by the attachment member, and the information means is provided to the surface of the attachment member to which the game ball can contact. The gaming machine according to the means 1 or 2 described above.

  As in the above means 1 and 2, by positioning at least the rear end portion of the information means (the display surface in the means 2) inside the recess, ie, behind the front face of the game board, Thus, even when the information means is provided on the attachment member (in the case of the means 2) for specifying (partitioning) a part of the movable area of the game ball, the game area can be displayed even when the information means is exposed to the game area It becomes possible to constitute so that the game ball which moves and information means (display surface) can not contact. That is, by forming the concave portion on the game board, the information means can be arranged not to abut on the game ball even when the game ball is in contact with both the attachment member and the game board. The area in the front-rear direction of the means (display surface) can be secured to some extent. For this reason, it is possible to make the player visually recognize predetermined information of the information means while preventing the information means from being damaged due to the game ball coming into contact with the information means. Furthermore, there is no need to separately provide a cover member or the like for covering the information means so that the game ball does not contact the information means, and the configuration can be simplified.

  Means 4. The distance of the space formed between the portion of the information means located inside the recess and the inner peripheral surface of the recess (the inner surface of the recess facing the information means) is shorter than the radius of the game ball A game machine according to any one of the means 1 to 3, characterized in that

  According to the means 4, the game ball moving in the game area falls into the recess (is caught on the edge of the opening of the recess) and movement of the game ball is inhibited (the movement path is changed) It can prevent the situation.

  Means 5. The distance of the gap formed between the portion of the information means located inside the recess and the inner peripheral surface of the recess (the inner surface of the recess facing the information means) is the distance of the recess of the information means A gaming machine according to any one of the means 1 to 4, characterized in that it is longer than a half length of the width in the front-rear direction of the portion located inside.

  According to the means 5, it is possible to more reliably improve the visibility of the portion of the information means located inside the recess. Incidentally, corresponding to the means 2, "a part of the information means located inside the recess" is also referred to as "a part of the display surface of the information means located inside the recess". Good.

Means 6. A game area which is formed in front of the game board and to which a game ball fired by the launching means is guided;
And a frame forming unit that divides the outer peripheral edge of the game area,
A fluoroscopic member that constitutes at least a part of the frame component and has transparency;
A gaming machine, comprising: information means installed on the opposite side to the gaming area with the see-through member interposed therebetween and teaching a player predetermined information.

  According to the means 6, a part of the frame forming part which divides the outer peripheral edge of the game area is constituted by the transparent member having transparency, and the player sees through the transparent member from the front of the gaming machine It is possible to visually recognize the information means installed on the opposite side (the outer peripheral side of the frame forming portion of the see-through member) to the game area with the member interposed therebetween. For this reason, it is predetermined for the player in the frame constituting portion which has been used only for the purpose of partitioning (defining) the outer peripheral edge of the game area and guiding the game balls fired by the launching means. It is possible to add a function of making the information means for teaching the information of Therefore, even when increasing the information to be taught to the player, the information is taught without disturbing the arrangement or design of other decorative members or game members provided on the game machine (game board or front frame). It is possible to provide an information means for making the player visible. As a result, information to be taught to the player is increased (a large number of information means are attached to the front of the game board partitioning the game area, and a plurality of information means attached to the game board to the front frame are shown in a glimpse) It is possible to prevent a decrease in the designability and the decrease in the playability due to the formation of a plurality of openings in the above.

  Further, since the information means is covered by the see-through member, it is possible to avoid a situation where the gaming ball moving in the game area collides with the information means and the information means is damaged. Furthermore, it is possible to avoid a situation where the game ball moving in the game area comes in contact with (the side portion of) the information means and the game ball is flipped so as to greatly change the course of the game ball. In addition, since the frame forming unit constituting the outer peripheral edge of the game area comes into view at the same time as the player follows the whereabouts of the game ball, it is possible to increase the opportunity for visual recognition of the information means.

  Means 7. The gaming machine according to the means 6, characterized in that the display surface on which the predetermined information is displayed among the information means is inclined forward on the outer peripheral side of the frame forming portion.

  Since the player visually recognizes the information means from the front, for example, the information means is attached in parallel with the frame forming portion (perspective member) that divides the outer peripheral edge of the game area (display of the information means In the case where the plane is orthogonal to the front of the game board, it is feared that it becomes difficult for the player to view the information means. On the other hand, according to this means 7, the display surface of the information means is provided so as to be inclined forward on the outer peripheral side of the frame component. Therefore, since the display surface of the information means faces the player, it is possible to make the information means more visible to the player.

  Means 8. The frame comprising the mounting base to which the information means is attached, the information means of the mounting base being attached, and the mounting surface facing the game area side through the transparent member being directed forward The information means attached to the attachment surface of the see-through member is inclined toward the outer periphery of the frame, and the display surface on which the predetermined information is displayed among the information means is directed outward of the outer periphery of the frame forming portion The gaming machine according to the means 6 or 7, characterized in that it is inclined to the side.

  According to the means 8, the attachment surface of the attachment to which the information means is attached is provided so as to be inclined forward on the outer peripheral side of the frame constituting portion. That is, even if the information means is flat (for example, flat, sheet-like), (the display surface of the information means) can be inclined forward toward the outer peripheral side of the frame configuration portion. Therefore, since the information means is directed to the player, the information means can be more easily viewed from the player.

Means 9. A game board mounting frame supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to a fixed frame and to which a game board is attached;
A front frame (constituting at least a part of a front surface of a gaming machine) supported in an openable / closable manner with respect to the fixed frame or the game board attachment frame in front of the game board attachment frame,
A window is formed in the front frame, and the game area is visible from the front of the front frame through the window, and the periphery of the window is decorated on the front of the front frame Decorative means are formed,
The information means is disposed in an area of the front frame covered by the decorative means on the front with respect to the game board or the game board attachment frame,
Among the information means, the display surface on which the predetermined information is displayed is inclined forward toward the outer peripheral side of the frame forming portion, and the game according to any one of the means 6 to 8 characterized in Machine.

  According to the means 9, the display surface of the information means is provided in such a manner as to be inclined forward on the outer peripheral side of the frame constituting portion. Therefore, since the display surface of the information means faces the player, it is possible to make the information means more visible to the player. In addition, since the information means is provided on a member other than the front frame, there is no need to partially cut away the window peripheral edge of the front frame or partially omit the decoration means in order to attach the information means to the front frame. As a result, it is possible to prevent a decrease in design.

  In addition, when the display surface of the information means is parallel to the front of the game board, it is very possible to visually recognize the display surface of the information means that the front side of the display surface of the information means is covered with the front frame. It may be difficult. On the other hand, when the front frame is configured so as not to cover the front of the information means, the designability of the front frame may be reduced (the peripheral portion of the window may be uneven or the decoration means may be partially lost) There is a concern that the designability may be reduced by visually recognizing the front side of the frame component (and thus the region closer to the outer periphery). On the other hand, in the present means, since the display surface of the information means is inclined as described above, it is possible to improve the visibility and to prevent the deterioration of the design. In addition, compared with the case where the display surface of the information means is orthogonal to the front of the game board, the front and rear width of the game board and the front frame (a transparent body attached to the front frame so as to close the window) In the area divided by the above, the area (the width of the depth) of the display surface (the attachment surface corresponding to the means 8) of the information means can be made relatively large. The information means can be made relatively easy to visually recognize also by the said effect.

Means 10. It has a gaming board mounting frame supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to the fixed frame and to which the gaming board is attached (from the rear side),
The see-through member is attached to the game board attachment frame,
The gaming machine according to any one of the means 6 to 9, wherein the information means is attached to (the front side of) the gaming board.

  According to the means 10, compared to a configuration in which both the transparent member and the information means are attached to either the game board attachment frame or the game board, only the game board and the information means are exchanged, and the game board attachment frame is desired to be reused. The improvement of the work efficiency in The information means may be covered from the inner peripheral side of the frame forming portion by the transparent member by attaching the game board to the game board mounting frame.

Means 11. The see-through member constitutes a part of the frame forming portion, and an inner peripheral wall facing the game area, and a front wall extending from the front edge of the inner peripheral wall toward the outer periphery of the frame forming portion A cover-side fixing portion that protrudes outward from the peripheral edge portion of the front wall portion;
The gaming machine according to the means 10, wherein the see-through member is attached to the game board attachment frame by fixing the cover side fixing part to the game board attachment frame.

  For example, in the case where the inner peripheral wall portion is intended to be securely fixed to the frame forming portion adjacent to the transparent member by using fixing means such as screws, the fixing means for fixing the transparent member and the frame forming portion is a frame There is a possibility that the game unit may protrude toward the game area side, or the game area side may be exposed so as to be visible. In addition, in order to avoid such a problem, there is a concern that the structure of the game board fixed frame may be complicated. On the other hand, according to the means 11, the cover-side fixing portion projecting outward from the peripheral edge portion of the front wall portion extending from the front edge portion of the inner peripheral wall portion to the outer peripheral side of the frame constituting portion Since it is fixed to the board mounting frame, it is possible to avoid the situation where the fixing means etc. project in the game area or are exposed on the game area side. Therefore, it is possible to prevent such a problem that the game ball is hit by being hit by the fixing means or the like projecting from the frame constituting portion into the game area, or the design means is deteriorated by visual recognition of the fixing means. .

  The inner circumferential surface of the inner circumferential wall is flush with the inner circumferential surface of the frame forming portion adjacent to the see-through member, or a game area where the game ball fired by the launcher can follow. Of the frame components adjacent to the transparent member or the transparent member, the one located on the upstream side of the passage may be located on the inner peripheral side of the game area (frame component). . In this case, the ball collides with a step formed at the boundary between the inner circumferential wall portion and the frame forming portion and the game ball is repelled, a collision sound is generated when the game ball collides with the step, and the step portion is It can prevent the situation of being damaged or the like. Further, the front of the front wall may be flush with the front of the game board fixing frame. In this case, the front edge portion of the inner circumferential wall portion can be disposed further to the front, and the region visually recognized via the inner circumferential wall portion can be further widened.

Means 12. A mount on which the information means is attached,
The gaming machine according to the means 11 characterized in that (a portion on the rear side of) the outer peripheral surface of the frame constituting portion of the inner peripheral wall portion abuts on or in close proximity to the mount.

  As described in the above means 11, in the transparent member, the cover side fixing portion projecting to the side of the front wall portion is fixed to the game board mounting frame, and the inner peripheral wall portion is cantilevered on the front wall portion Only. Furthermore, since the inner peripheral wall faces the game area, it is conceivable that the inner peripheral wall is frequently hit by a game ball moving in the game area. With respect to such a configuration, in the present means 12, the inner peripheral wall portion and the mounting base are configured to abut (adjacent) in the outer peripheral direction of the frame configuration portion. For this reason, even if the game ball collides with the inner peripheral wall and the force directed to the outer periphery of the frame structure acts on the inner peripheral wall, the inner peripheral wall can be supported by the mount. Therefore, rattling, deformation, damage and the like of the inner peripheral wall portion can be suppressed.

  Means 13. The gaming machine according to any one of the means 6 to 12, wherein an installation recess which is concave backward is formed in a portion of the front surface of the game board where the information means is disposed.

  According to the means 13, by forming the installation recess, "at least a part of the information means can be positioned behind the front of the game board". That is, since the player visually recognizes the information means from the front of the gaming machine through the transparent member, it is possible to look inside the installation recess. Therefore, for example, by providing the information means so that the rear portion of the information means is located inside the installation recess, it is possible to effectively utilize the visible region through the fluoroscopic member, and the information means has a wider area. The operation effects such as visual recognition can be achieved. Furthermore, it is possible to make the information means easier to read by making the width before and after the information means relatively large.

Means 14. In the front surface of the game board corresponding to the mounting base (where the mounting base is installed), an installation recess which is concave backward is formed,
The gaming machine according to the means 12, wherein a rear end portion of the mount and a rear end portion of the inner peripheral wall portion of the see-through member are located inside the installation recess.

  According to the means 14, since the installation recess is formed, “the rear edge of the mounting surface of the mounting base is positioned inside the installation recess and the rear end of the mounting surface of the mounting base, ie, the mounting surface It is also possible to position the trailing edge of the attached information means behind the front of the game board. That is, the player visually recognizes the information means obliquely from the front of the gaming machine through the transparent member, and the transparent member not only has the rear end portion of the mount but also the transparent member inside the installation recess. The rear end of the inner circumferential wall is also inserted, and a gap is formed between the edge of the inner circumferential side of the frame configuration of the installation recess and the mounting surface by at least the thickness of the inner circumferential wall, so the game among the information means It becomes visible also about the part located back rather than the panel front. Therefore, it is possible to effectively utilize the area that can be visually recognized through the fluoroscopic member, and it is possible to achieve the effects such as being able to visually recognize the information means in a wider area. Furthermore, it is possible to make the information means easier to read by making the width before and after the information means relatively large.

  Further, according to the present means 14, the rear end portion of the inner circumferential wall portion and the mount can be brought into contact with or in proximity to each other inside the installation concave portion. That is, when adopting the configuration of the means 12, as in the case of the means 8, when the mounting surface of the mount is inclined with respect to the inner peripheral wall, the rear edge of the inner peripheral wall is supported by the mount With the configuration, the operation and effect of suppressing the rattling of the inner peripheral wall portion can be more reliably achieved. Furthermore, compared with a configuration in which a rib or the like is extended from the front portion of the attachment wall to bring the rib into contact with or in proximity to the inner peripheral wall portion, the mounting base can be made compact and the material cost can be suppressed. .

Means 15. A game board mounting frame supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to a fixed frame and to which a game board is attached;
A game area which is formed in front of the game board and to which a game ball shot by a shooting means is guided;
In a gaming machine provided with a frame forming unit that divides the outer peripheral edge of the game area,
A transparent member having transparency and an inner peripheral wall portion constituting at least a part of the frame forming portion;
It is installed on the opposite side to the game area across the inner peripheral wall of the see-through member, and includes information means for displaying predetermined information,
A game machine characterized in that the see-through member is attached to the game board attachment frame, and the information means is attached to the game board.

  According to the means 15, a part of the frame forming portion which divides the outer peripheral edge of the game area is constituted by the transparent member (inner peripheral wall portion) having transparency, and the player can see the transparent member from the front of the gaming machine. It is possible to visually recognize the information means installed on the opposite side (outer peripheral side of the see-through member) to the game area with the see-through member interposed therebetween. For this reason, in the frame configuration part conventionally used only for the purpose of partitioning (defining) the outer peripheral edge of the game area or guiding the game ball fired by the launching means, predetermined information is It is possible to provide a function to visually recognize the information means to be displayed. Therefore, even in the case of increasing the information to be taught to the player, it is provided in a gaming machine (a game board or a front frame supported so as to be openable and closable to a fixed frame or a game board installation frame in front of the game board installation frame). The predetermined information can be taught to the player by using the information means without disturbing the arrangement or design of other decorative members or game members etc. As a result, information to be taught to the player is increased (a large number of information means are attached to the front of the game board partitioning the game area, and a plurality of information means attached to the game board to the front frame are shown in a glimpse) It is possible to prevent a decrease in the designability and the decrease in the playability due to the formation of a plurality of openings in the above. Also, without increasing the information to be taught to the player, the information means conventionally provided on the front face of the game board and the front face of the front frame may be disposed at the outer periphery of the game area like this means. Thus, by changing the arrangement of the information means, it is possible to newly arrange a decoration member or a game member at a vacant place. Therefore, the design and the game can be improved.

  In addition, since the game area side is covered by the inner peripheral wall portion of the see-through member, the information means can avoid the situation where the game ball moving in the game area collides with the information means and the information means is damaged. . Furthermore, it is possible to avoid a situation where the game ball moving in the game area comes in contact with the information means, and the game ball's path is greatly changed so as to be repelled. In addition, since the frame forming unit constituting the outer peripheral edge of the game area comes into view at the same time as the player follows the whereabouts of the game ball, it is possible to increase the opportunity for visual recognition of the information means.

  Furthermore, for example, in the case where only the game board and the information means are exchanged and it is desired to reuse the game board attachment frame and the see-through member, if both the perspective member and the information means are attached to the game board It is necessary to remove the board and to remove the transparent member from the game board. On the other hand, when both the see-through member and the information means are attached to the game board attachment frame, it is necessary to remove the game board from the game board attachment frame and to remove the information means from the game board attachment frame.

  On the other hand, in the present means 15, the see-through member is attached to the game board attachment frame, and the information means is attached to the game board. For this reason, when it is desired to exchange only the game board and the information means, it is only necessary to remove the game board from the game board attachment frame, and the workability can be improved. In addition, it is not necessary to partially cut away the window peripheral edge portion of the front frame or partially omit the decoration means provided on the front frame, and it is possible to prevent the deterioration of the design.

  In addition, by attaching the see-through member to the game board attachment frame, the frame configuration portion and the inner peripheral wall portion can be reliably aligned. For example, by attaching the see-through member to the game board It is possible to prevent a situation in which a step is easily formed between the peripheral wall portion.

  Also, in general, the player spends most of his / her time playing a game on viewing the game balls moving in the game area and the display devices provided in the game area. That is, the profit of the player is influenced by the whereabouts of the game ball, the display contents of the display device, and the like. On the other hand, in the present means, the information means is visible at the outer peripheral edge of the game area. For this reason, when the player follows the whereabouts of the game ball, the information means can easily come into view at the same time, and it is possible to increase the opportunity to view the information means. Also, for example, in the case where the information means is provided at a position separated from the game area, it takes time to see the information means and look at the game area. In other words, it takes time to shift the line of sight to the information means and then return to the game area, so that information obtained on the game area side (in particular, information that the player always wants to obtain) is overlooked, or It takes a long time to shift the line of sight from the game area to the information means (the information means such as the 7-segment display device or the light emitting means in which predetermined information is variably displayed), which is performed in the information means and the player wants to obtain It is feared that it may cause information to be missed. On the other hand, since the information means can be visually recognized at the outer peripheral edge of the game area, the movement distance of the line of sight when the player who is generally viewing the game board looks at the information means can be short. The movement time of the line of sight between the two can be shortened, and the convenience in visually recognizing the information means can be improved while preventing the above-mentioned problems.

  In addition, as the information means, there are an edition right seal, a seal on which specifications of a game machine such as a jackpot probability are described, and a display means (light emitting means such as a lamp, etc.) used to teach predetermined information (various game states etc.) Segment display devices, liquid crystal display devices, etc.) can be mentioned.

  Note that “the game board attachment frame supported to open and close with respect to the fixed frame and to which the game board is attached, and the front frame supported to open and close with respect to the fixed frame or the game board attachment frame in front of the game board attachment frame And a game area formed in front of the game board and guided by the game ball fired by the launcher, and a frame forming section for partitioning the outer peripheral edge of the game area, the front frame being a window In the gaming machine in which the game area is formed so that the game area can be viewed from the front of the front frame through the window, the inner peripheral wall portion having transparency and constituting at least a part of the frame configuration portion A perspective member provided with the information processing unit, and an information unit disposed on the opposite side of the gaming area with the inner peripheral wall portion of the see-through member interposed therebetween and displaying predetermined information, the perspective member being the game board attachment frame Mounted on Serial information means may "be attached to the game board. Further, "the information means may be arranged in an area of the front frame covered by the peripheral portion of the window portion with respect to the game board". In this case, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the designability is reduced due to visual recognition of the front face of the game board attachment frame.

  Means 16. The gaming machine according to the means 15, characterized in that the display surface on which the predetermined information is displayed among the information means is inclined forward toward the outer peripheral side of the frame forming portion.

  Since the player visually recognizes, from the front, the information means disposed at the outer peripheral edge of the game area, for example, a frame forming unit (a frame that divides the outer peripheral edge of the game area by the display surface of the information means When attached substantially parallel to the see-through member that forms a part of the component (when the display surface of the information means is orthogonal to the front of the game board), it becomes difficult for the information means to be seen by the player There is a concern that

  On the other hand, according to the present means 16, the display surface of the information means is provided so as to be inclined forward on the outer peripheral side of the frame constituting portion. Therefore, since the display surface of the information means faces the player, it is possible to make the information means more visible to the player. In addition, by tilting the display surface of the information means, display of the information means in the limited front and back spaces where the information means can be installed as compared with the case where the display surface of the information means is orthogonal to the front of the game board The surface can be made larger and the visibility of the information displayed by the information means can be improved.

  Means 17. A mounting base is provided on the opposite side to the game area across the inner peripheral wall portion of the see-through member, and the information means is mounted on the mounting base. Of gaming machines.

  According to the means 17, the information means can be installed in the intended direction or position by using the mount. In addition, there is no need to process the information means itself in order to set the information means in a desired direction or position, and an existing product can be used, thereby reducing costs and improving productivity. it can.

  Furthermore, when the information means is directly attached to the game board, if the attachment of the information means fails (the game board is damaged, etc.), there is a concern that the entire game board may be replaced in some cases. On the other hand, in this means, even if attachment of the information means to the mount fails, the mount or / and the information means need only be exchanged, and there is no influence on the game board. Furthermore, since the information means is attached to the mount and the mount is attached to the game board, it is possible to prevent itself from failing to attach the information means to the game board. Therefore, productivity and the like can be improved. In addition, the information means can be easily removed from the game board as compared with the case where the information means is directly attached to the game board, and the improvement of operability such as reusing one of the information means, the mount and the game board It is possible to suppress damage to parts when removing the means.

Means 18. The information means is disposed so as to be separated from the inner peripheral wall portion of the see-through member in a state where the gaming board is attached to the gaming board attachment frame,
The gaming machine according to any one of the means 15 to 17, wherein an installation recess which is concave backward is formed in a portion of the front surface of the game board where the information means is disposed.

  According to the means 18, a clearance is formed between the information means and the inner peripheral wall portion in the mounting state of the game board to the game board attachment frame. For this reason, when attaching the game board to the game board attachment frame, it is possible to suppress a situation in which the inner circumferential wall portion and the information means contact and the information means is damaged. Therefore, it is possible to improve the workability at the time of the installation work of the game board at the time of manufacture and at the time of the exchange work of the game board at the time of reuse.

  Furthermore, since the information means and the inner circumferential wall are separated, it is possible to avoid the situation where the impact of the collision acts on the information means when the game ball collides with the inner circumferential wall. Therefore, damage or misalignment of the information means can be prevented. In particular, in the case where the information means is an electric device such as a 7-segment display device or an LED, it is possible to prevent a failure or an electrical disconnection or the like due to an impact.

  In addition, when the information means is disposed apart from the inner peripheral wall portion, the information means may be positioned on the outer peripheral side of the frame forming portion by that amount, which may cause a decrease in visibility. On the other hand, in the present means, the installation recessed part is provided in the part in which an information means is arrange | positioned among game boards. Then, by installing the information means in the installation recess, it is possible to make the information means to be viewed diagonally from the front of the gaming machine more visible. Also, a relatively large or relatively large number of information means can be installed, and in this case as well, the visibility of the information displayed by the information means can be improved. In other words, by providing the installation recess in the portion of the front of the game board where the information means is disposed, the rear of the information means can be positioned inside the installation recess so as to be visible from the front of the gaming machine. It is possible to separate the information means and the inner circumferential wall without causing a decrease in the visibility of the information means (the information to be displayed).

  In the case where the information means comprises a mount to which the information means is attached, and the information means adopts the configuration of the means 17 to which the game board is attached via the mount, The mounting base and the information means mounted on the mounting base are arranged so as to be separated from the inner peripheral wall portion of the see-through member when the gaming board is attached to the gaming board mounting frame, and the gaming board It is good also as "the installation recessed part which becomes concave back" in the part where the above-mentioned mount is arranged among the fronts of these. Also in this case, the same function and effect as those of the means 18 are exhibited.

  Further, in the mounting state of the game board to the game board attachment frame, the inner peripheral wall portion (the inner circumferential surface thereof) and the front face of the game board may be separated. In this case, when the game board is attached to the game board attachment frame, the inner circumferential wall contacts the front of the game board, and the front of the game board (such as a cell image stuck to the front of the game board) is damaged. It is possible to suppress such a situation. However, when the configuration is adopted, the distance between the inner peripheral surface of the inner peripheral wall portion and the front surface of the game board (the width of the gap) is such that the game ball does not enter the gap formed between them. It is desirable to make it less than the radius of Furthermore, in the mounting state of the game board to the game board attachment frame, the rear surface of the inner circumferential wall portion and the bottom surface of the installation recess may be separated. In this case, after the back surface of the inner peripheral wall portion is designed to abut on the bottom surface of the installation recess, the depth of the installation recess becomes short, or the rear end portion of the inner peripheral wall portion is positioned more rearwardly As in the case where a manufacturing error occurs, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the inner peripheral wall portion is in pressure contact with the bottom surface of the installation recess to be deformed.

  Means 19. In the attachment state of the game board to the game board attachment frame, (a part on the rear side of) the surface on the outer peripheral side of the frame configuration part of the inner peripheral wall portion is in contact with or close to the mounting table A game machine according to the means 17 characterized in that.

  According to the means 19, even if the game ball collides with the inner peripheral wall facing the game area and the inner peripheral wall is deformed toward the outer peripheral side of the frame forming portion, the inner peripheral wall and the mount stand By contacting, deformation of the inner peripheral wall portion is restricted. Therefore, it is possible to suppress rattling, deformation, damage or the like of the inner peripheral wall portion and an adverse effect on the movement of the gaming ball due to these.

  As in the present means 19, in the configuration in which the inner peripheral wall portion and the mounting base are in contact with or in proximity to each other, the inner peripheral wall portion is one end like a cantilever with respect to the game board mounting frame (for example, the front side) If fixed, the mount can prevent deformation. Rather, in the configuration, when the manufacturing error or the mounting error occurs, the inner peripheral wall portion and the mount interfere with each other and the game board is not attached to the game board mounting frame, so the inner peripheral wall portion of the transparent member Is desirably configured to be elastically deformable. Also, it is conceivable to bend the mounting base, but the mounting condition of the information means mounted on the mounting base may be unstable, or the display surface angle of the information means may be changed from the expected angle. Because there is a risk, it is desirable not to bend the mount.

  On the other hand, in the configuration in which the inner circumferential wall portion and the information means (and the mounting stand) are separated as described in the means 18, the deformation of the inner circumferential wall portion can not be prevented by the mounting base. It is desirable that the pair of opposite sides of the part be fixed. In this case, when the game ball collides with the inner peripheral wall portion, the inner peripheral wall portion is elastically deformed and it is possible to suppress the situation that the movement of the game ball is adversely affected.

Means 20. In the front of the game board, at a portion where the information means is disposed, an installation concave portion which is concave backward is formed,
The gaming machine according to any one of the means 15 to 19, wherein the rear end of the information means and the rear end of the inner peripheral wall of the see-through member are located inside the installation recess.

  According to the means 20, the installation recess is formed on the front of the game board, and the rear of the information means is inserted into the inside, thereby making the information means larger or making the information means from the front of the gaming machine It can be arranged at a position that is more easily visible.

  In addition, the installation recess has a space into which the inner peripheral wall can be inserted on the inner peripheral side of the frame component than the information means. For this reason, the information means and the front face of the game board will be further separated, and the part of the information means located inside the installation recess of the information means from the front of the gaming machine through the gap created by the separation. It can be made to visually recognize more reliably.

  Means 21. When the information means is cut in a direction orthogonal to the circumferential direction of the frame forming portion and the cross section thereof is seen, the front surface of the game board and the side surface on the inner peripheral side of the frame forming portion of the installation recess The surface on the outer peripheral side of the inner peripheral wall of the see-through member is positioned on a virtual straight line connecting the boundary of the display and the rear end of the display surface on which the predetermined information is displayed among the information means The gaming machine according to the means 20 characterized by the above.

  For example, when the rear surface of the inner circumferential wall is located on a virtual straight line connecting the boundary between the front surface of the game board and the side surface on the inner peripheral side of the frame configuration of the installation recess and the rear end of the display surface of the information means In the information means, a portion viewed from the front of the gaming machine through the outer peripheral surface of the inner peripheral wall portion and a portion viewed through the rear surface of the inner peripheral wall portion are formed. In this case, due to the relationship of refraction of light, etc., the visibility of both parts may differ or the line at the boundary between the outer peripheral surface of the inner peripheral wall and the rear surface may be seen, leading to a decrease in visibility. There is a fear.

  On the other hand, in the present means 21, since the entire area of the information means is visually recognized through the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface of the inner peripheral wall portion, it is possible to unify the appearance of the entire information means. It is possible to avoid a situation in which the line of the inner peripheral wall is visible in front of the. Therefore, the visibility of the information means visually recognized via the inner peripheral wall portion can be improved.

Means 22. The rear end of the see-through member is inserted into the installation recess adjacent to the information corresponding portion where the information means is arranged and the information corresponding portion in a state where the game board is attached to the game board attachment frame And a corresponding perspective
The bottom surface of the fluoroscopic corresponding portion is located rearward of the bottom surface of the information corresponding portion (deep).
The gaming machine according to the means 20 or 21, wherein a rear end portion of the see-through member inserted into the see-through portion is located rearward of a bottom surface of the information corresponding portion.

  According to the means 22, even if the inner peripheral wall portion of the transparent member tries to be displaced to the information means side which is the outer peripheral side of the frame forming portion, before the inner peripheral wall portion abuts on the information means, It will contact. Therefore, even if the game ball collides with the inner peripheral wall portion, it is possible to prevent the inner peripheral wall portion and the information means from coming into contact with each other, and to prevent the information means from being damaged or displaced. Furthermore, the deformation of the inner circumferential wall when the gaming ball collides with the inner circumferential wall can be suppressed. Further, by adopting the configuration of the means 20, as a result, the configuration described in the above means 21 is provided, and similarly, the visibility of the information means visually recognized through the inner peripheral wall portion is improved. An operation effect is exhibited.

  Means 23. It is attached to the game board corresponding to the arrangement position of the information means, and in the direction orthogonal to the display surface on which the predetermined information of the information means is displayed, the frame constituting portion is more than the display surface The invention according to any one of the means 15 to 22, further comprising: guide means projecting to the inner peripheral side or / and the front side of the frame, wherein the tip end edge of the guide means is inclined to the inner peripheral side of the frame component. Of gaming machines.

  According to the means 23, when attaching the game board to the game board attachment frame, even if the inner circumferential wall portion of the see-through member and the information means approach each other while facing each other, the inner circumferential wall portion and Contact between the inner circumferential wall portion and the information means can be suppressed by the contact with the guide means.

  Further, since the tip end edge of the guide means is inclined toward the inner peripheral side of the frame forming portion, the inner peripheral wall portion in contact with the tip end edge of the guide means is guided by the guide means It is guided to the inner peripheral side of the frame forming portion. Therefore, the mounting workability can be improved.

  Furthermore, when the game board is attached to the game board attachment frame, the game board and the game board attachment frame are mounted close to each other in such a relative positional relationship that the inner peripheral wall portion and the guide means contact intentionally. It is possible to avoid the situation where the peripheral wall portion and the front surface of the game board come in contact with each other. For this reason, it is possible to suppress a situation in which the front of the gaming board that partitions the gaming area (that is, visible to the player) is damaged. Therefore, in order to prevent damage to the front of the game board, it is necessary to mount the game board extremely carefully, or after a protection sheet is installed at a portion of the front of the game board adjacent to the inner peripheral wall portion. It is possible to avoid the situation where the game board is attached and then the protective sheet is removed, and the mounting workability can be dramatically improved. Particularly in the case where the installation recess is formed on the front side of the game board and the rear end portion of the inner circumferential wall is inserted inside the installation recess as in the above-mentioned means 20, such an effect is more remarkable. It becomes a thing.

  The guide means may be provided in a pair so as to sandwich the information means on both sides of the information means in the circumferential direction of the frame forming portion. Furthermore, in the circumferential direction of the frame component, the width of the inner circumferential wall may be greater than the distance between the pair of guide means. When these configurations are adopted, when the inner peripheral wall and the information means approach each other while facing each other when attaching the game board, the contact between the inner peripheral wall and the information means can be more reliably prevented. , The action and effect of the means 23 are more reliably exerted. The mount may be provided with guide means corresponding to the means 17 described above. In this case, the operability can be improved as compared to the case where the guide means is provided separately from the mount.

  Means 24. The fluoroscopic member can be removed only from the rear side of the game board attachment frame, and the information means can be removed only from the front side of the game board. The gaming machine according to any one of to 23.

  According to the means 24, it is impossible to remove the transparent member and the mount (information means) unless the gaming board is removed from the gaming board mounting frame. Therefore, for example, it is possible to prevent an action such as fraudulently making an inside (locking device, control device, etc.) inside the gaming machine from a gap made by removing the fluoroscopic member, or illegally replacing the information means.

Means 25. A game board mounting frame supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to a fixed frame and to which a game board is attached;
A game area which is formed in front of the game board and to which a game ball shot by a shooting means is guided;
In a gaming machine provided with a frame forming unit that divides the outer peripheral edge of the game area,
At least a part of the frame forming unit is constituted by a metal rail attached to the front of the game board,
The rail includes a mounting portion to which information means for displaying predetermined information is attached, and a display surface on which the information means displays the predetermined information with respect to the mounting portion is on the inner peripheral side of the frame forming portion It is installed as it faces
The mounting portion protrudes rearward relative to the other general portions,
On the front surface of the game board, a concave portion which is concave backward is formed at a portion where the mounting portion is disposed,
The formation width of the recess in the outer peripheral direction of the frame forming portion is longer than the width in the front-rear direction of the portion of the information means (the display surface thereof) inserted inside the recess. Gaming machine.

  According to the means 25, by forming the concave portion in the game board, the mounting portion of the rail can be formed large. Therefore, a relatively large information means can be attached to the mounting portion, or the information means can be attached at a position that is more easily visible from the front. Further, the formation width of the recess in the outer circumferential direction of the frame forming portion is longer than the width in the front-rear direction of the portion of the information means inserted into the recess. For this reason, it is possible to visually recognize from the front also a part of the information means located inside the recess, and it is possible to improve the visibility of the information means or to make the larger information means visible. Furthermore, the information means can be easily attached to the mounting portion (a portion of the mounting portion located behind the front surface of the game board). That is, in general, the rail is formed into a straight line and then curved into a circular arc and fixed to the game board, but when the information means is attached before being curved, various defects (for example, If the information means is a seal or the like, wrinkles may occur, and if the information means is a display device or the like which does not deform, the mounting state may become unstable. In addition, after fixing the rails to the game board, it is difficult to attach the information means, and in particular, the information means is relatively large and errors are not permitted (for example, the front and rear width of the rail and the front and rear width of the information means Are the same, or if the attachment position of the information means deviates in the circumferential direction of the rail, the other members provided in the game board may cause a problem such as a decrease in visibility, and the like. It will be remarkable. On the other hand, in the present means, since the recess is formed, the information means can be easily attached to the rail even after the rail is attached to the game board, and as described above, at least the rear end of the information means It is also possible to attach a relatively large information means by positioning the unit behind the front of the game board.

  In addition, since only the mounting portion of the rail protrudes backward, and the general portion does not need to enter the recess, the situation that it becomes difficult to fix the rail to the game board in other general portions is avoided. be able to. The information means attached to the mounting unit may be covered with a transparent member having transparency, and the information means attached to the mounting unit may be configured to be visible from the front through the transparent member. Further, the mounting portion may be disposed in contact with or in proximity to the side surface on the outer peripheral side of the frame portion of the recess. In this case, the information means can be positioned on the outer peripheral side of the frame constituting part as much as possible in the inner space of the recess, and the information means can be easily attached to the mounting portion which makes it easy to visually recognize the part located inside the recess The above-mentioned effects such as

  In addition, since the mounting portion protrudes rearward relative to the other general portions, and at least the rear end portion is inserted inside the recess, stabilization of the attachment state of the information means similarly located inside the recess is achieved. In addition, the positioning effect when attaching the rails to the game board can be expected, and the rails can be reliably attached to the correct positions. In addition, a gap is formed between a portion of the display surface located inside the recess and the inner peripheral surface of the recess, and the distance of the gap is the inner side of the recess in the display surface. It may be longer than a half length of the width in the front-rear direction of the part inserted into the

  Below, the basic composition of the various game machines to which each said means is applied is shown.

  A. The gaming machine in each of the above means is a ball game machine. As a more detailed embodiment, “the operation means (game ball emission handle) operated by the player, and the emission means (emission motor etc.) for releasing the game ball based on the operation of the operation means A ball game machine having a game area in which the game balls are guided and ball entry means (general winning opening, variable winning device, operation opening, etc.) disposed in the game area can be mentioned.

  B. The gaming machine in each of the above-described means is a ball game machine having a gaming area extending substantially in the vertical direction. As a more detailed embodiment, “the operation means (game ball emission handle) operated by the player, and the emission means (emission motor etc.) for releasing the game ball based on the operation of the operation means Game balls are guided, and a predetermined game area (for example, the game area is constituted by a game board surface etc.) extending along a substantially vertical direction, and each ball entry means (general winning opening, A ball game machine having a variable winning device, an operation opening, etc.) and configured to be able to visually recognize the behavior of the gaming ball flowing down the gaming area.

  C. The gaming machine in each of the above means, or each of the ballistic gaming machines, is a pachinko machine or a gaming machine conforming to a pachinko machine.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Pachinko machine, 11 ... Outer frame, 12 ... Inner frame, 14 ... Front frame set, 30 ... Game board, 38 ... Resin base, 39 ... Window hole, 50 ... Rail, 51 ... Inner rail structure part, 52 ... Outside Rail configuration portion 54: return rubber 60: launch device 101: window portion 137: glass unit 401: front wall portion 402: frame wall portion 402b: exposed portion 407: exposure opening portion 409: 409 Installation recess, 411: version right seal, 412: fluoroscopic unit, 413: transparent cover, 414: mount, 421: inner peripheral wall, 422: front wall, 426: cover side fixing portion, 431: support wall, 433: Attachment wall part, 435 ... stand side fixed part, 437 ... extension part, 801 ... fluoroscopic unit, 802 ... transparent cover, 803 ... mounting base, 807 ... 7 segment display device, 807 a ... display surface, 808 ... LED, 811 ... inside Wall, 821 ... attachment wall portion, 822 ... guide rib, 831 ... installation recess 901 ... information corresponding portion, 902 ... perspective corresponding portion, 914 ... attaching portion, 915 ... main portion.

Claims (1)

A game board mounting frame supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to a fixed frame and to which a game board is attached;
A game area which is formed in front of the game board and to which a game ball shot by a shooting means is guided;
In a gaming machine provided with a frame forming unit that divides the outer peripheral edge of the game area,
An inner circumferential wall portion which is transparent and which constitutes at least a part of the frame component;
An information means having predetermined information;
The information means is disposed, and the information providing means is disposed on the opposite side to the game area with respect to the inner peripheral wall portion,
In the gaming board, an area is formed in which a part of the information arrangement means is positioned behind the front face of the gaming board,
The information means is disposed rearward of the front end of the inner circumferential wall,
A game machine characterized in that a part of the inner peripheral wall portion on the game board side is positioned behind the information means.

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