JP2019150687A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To easily guide a game ball hit into a game area from guide rails, to the right side of the game area.SOLUTION: A game machine 10 comprising guide rails 77 and 78 for guiding a game ball b discharged with adjusted repulsive force by a game ball discharge handle 84 to a game area in the game machine 10 comprises: a game ball guide member 701 which guides the game ball b hit into the game area to the upper right side of the game area; and a buffer member 704 which is disposed at the game ball guide member 701 and attenuates the speed of the game ball b.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 12

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a palot playing a slot machine game with a game ball instead of a pachinko machine, a slot machine, or a medal.

  A pachinko machine, which is a type of gaming machine, launches a game ball in a ball tray toward the upstream of the game area, and the game ball flowing down the game area (game board) enters the winning entrance arranged in the game area. Then, the player is a gaming machine that can receive a predetermined number of prize balls. Guide rails are provided on the outer periphery of the game area, and the game balls that have been launched from the game ball launching mechanism and entered the game area flow down in the game area. When a game ball fired (right-handed) from the game ball launching mechanism is operated with a strong force by operating the game ball launch handle to the maximum strength, the game ball is moved along the upper part of the guide rail. It moves to the right, bounces off with a return rubber disposed in the upper right part of the game area, and falls into the game area.

  Regarding a gaming machine that makes it easy for a game ball launched from the game ball launching mechanism to enter a winning opening arranged on the right side of the game area, see, for example, “Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2010-22581”. "Game board units and pachinko machines" have been proposed.

JP 2010-22581 A

However, in the gaming machine in which the winning opening is arranged on the right side of the game area, there is a problem that the interest of the game is cut off if the resilience of the game ball launching mechanism is reduced and it cannot be hit to the right.
The “game board unit” of Patent Document 1 attenuates the strength of a game ball that has been strongly struck, and does not eliminate such a decrease in the resilience of the game ball launching mechanism.

The present invention has been developed to solve the above-described problems. That is, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can easily guide a game ball launched from a guide rail to a game area to the right side of the game area.

  The present invention is a gaming machine provided with a guide rail that guides a gaming ball that has been launched by adjusting the resilience with a gaming ball launching handle to the gaming area of the gaming machine, and the launched gaming ball is the gaming area A game ball guide member for guiding to the upper right side of the game ball, and a cushioning material disposed on the game ball guide member for damping the speed of the game ball.

  In the above configuration, when a game ball that has been launched weakly reaches the game ball guide member, it can be guided to the right side of the game area by rolling the upper surface of the game ball guide member. On the other hand, the game ball that has been strongly hit is guided to the right side of the game area after being brought into contact with the cushioning material located at the right end of the game ball guide member. Thereafter, the game ball can be dropped to the right side of the game area. It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the case where the game ball launching mechanism is weakly launched by the operation of the game ball launching handle, and it is possible to hit right even when the resilience of the game ball launching mechanism is reduced.

It is a perspective view which shows the pachinko machine in one embodiment. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main structures of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main structures of a pachinko machine. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a pachinko machine. It is a front view which shows the structure of a gaming machine base unit. It is a front view which shows the structure of a game board. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a gaming machine base unit. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a game machine front unit. It is a front view which shows the structure of a back pack unit. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of a back pack unit. It is a front view which shows the guide rail (inner rail part, outer rail part), the game ball guide member unit, and game board in the pachinko machine of Example 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view showing the game ball guide member unit according to the first embodiment. It is an enlarged front view which shows the modification of the guide member main body of Example 1. FIG. It is an enlarged front view which shows the buffer material of Example 1. FIG. It is an enlarged front view which shows the modification of the shock absorbing material of Example 1. FIG. It is an enlarged front view which shows the modification of the guide member main body of Example 1. FIG. It is an enlarged front view which shows the game ball guide member unit of Example 2. FIG. It is an enlarged front view which shows the modification of the shock absorbing material of Example 2. FIG. It is an enlarged front view which shows the modification of the guide member main body of Example 2. FIG.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a pachinko machine 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. 2 and 3 are perspective views showing the main configuration of the pachinko machine 10 in an exploded manner. FIG. 4 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 10. In FIG. 2, the configuration in the game area of the pachinko machine 10 is omitted for convenience.
The pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 11 that forms an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10, and a gaming machine main portion 21 that is attached to the outer frame 11 so as to be rotatable forward. In particular, the present invention has a structure in which the outer frame 11 and the gaming machine main part 21 are detachably separated as will be described later.

<Overall configuration of gaming machine 10>
The outer frame 11 is configured by connecting plate members 12 to 15 to four sides and has a rectangular frame shape. In the plate members 12 to 15 constituting the outer frame 11, the left and right plate members 12, 13 are made of metal such as aluminum, and the upper and lower plate members 14, 15 are made of wood. The pachinko machine 10 is installed in the game hall by attaching and fixing the upper and lower plate members 14 and 15 of the outer frame 11 to the island facility.

  As described above, the left and right plate members 12, 13 are made of metal, and the upper and lower plate members 14, 15 are made of wood, so that the outer frame 11 can be reinforced while being fixed to the island facility. The configuration of the outer frame 11 is not limited to the above, and all the plate members 12 to 15 may be made of wood, and all the plate members 12 to 15 may be made of metal. Further, all or part of the plate materials 12 to 15 may be made of synthetic resin.

  Support metal fittings 17 and 18 are attached to the upper and lower ends of the left plate 12 of the outer frame 11. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the gaming machine main part 21 is rotatably attached to the outer frame 11 so as to be supported by these support fittings 17 and 18. The present invention has a structure in which the gaming machine main part 21 is detachably attached to the support brackets 17 and 18.

  The gaming machine main unit 21 includes a gaming machine base unit (main body frame or inner frame) 22, a gaming machine front unit (front door or front frame) 23 disposed in front of the gaming machine base unit 22, and a gaming machine base. And a back pack unit 24 disposed behind the unit 22. A gaming machine base unit 22 of the gaming machine main portion 21 is supported so as to be rotatable with respect to the outer frame 11. More specifically, the gaming machine base unit 22 is turnable (openable / closable) forward, with the left side as the rotation base end (opening / closing base end) side and the right side as the rotation tip (opening / closing tip) side in front view. .

  The gaming machine front unit 23 is provided with a first bulging portion 95 that bulges toward the front side below the window panel portion 91, and an upper plate that opens upward is provided inside the first bulging portion 95. 95a is provided. The upper plate 95a is a ball tray for temporarily storing the game balls paid out from the first payout outlet and guiding them to the downstream side (right side in the present embodiment) while aligning them in a row.

  The first bulging part 95 is provided with an upper dish ball removal switch on the downstream side of the upper dish 95a, and a ball rental operation part is disposed in front of the upper dish 95a. The upper plate ball removal switch is operated to discharge the game balls stored in the upper plate 95a.

  The ball lending operation unit is provided with a ball lending button and a return button. The ball lending button is operated to obtain a lending ball based on information recorded on a card or the like (recording medium), and the lending ball is paid out as long as there is a remaining amount on the card or the like. The return button is operated when requesting the return of a card or the like inserted into the card unit.

  In addition, a push-type effect switch that can be operated by the player is provided between the ball lending button and the return button at the center portion on the front side of the first bulging portion 95. The effect switch has a built-in lamp (not shown) so that the lamp is lit when the selection operation is valid, and the lamp is turned off when the selection operation is invalid. . When the effect switch is operated under the condition that the lamp is lit, the display mode of the symbol display device 71 described later is changed.

  A second bulging portion 96 bulging toward the front side is provided at a lower position of the gaming machine front unit 23, and a lower plate 96 a that opens upward is provided inside the second bulging portion 96. ing. The lower tray 96a is a ball receiving tray for temporarily storing game balls paid out from the second payout opening. For example, when the lower tray ball removal switch is operated, the game balls stored in the upper tray 95a are discharged to the lower tray 96a from the second payout opening.

On the front surface side of the second bulging portion 96, an upper ball removal switch for discharging the game balls stored in the lower tray 96a downward is provided. A game ball launching handle 84 is provided on the right side of the second bulging portion 96 so as to protrude toward the front side. The game ball launching handle 84 is connected to a game ball launching mechanism 80 (see FIG. 5) provided on the back side of the plate 12 (outer frame 11), and the game ball stored in the upper plate 95a is a player. Is rotated toward the game area formed on the game board 61 by rotating the game ball launch handle 84.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the gaming machine base unit 22 has a size that covers the entire opening of the outer frame 11, and a locking device 31 is attached to the rear end side of the gaming machine base unit 22 at the rotating tip side. It has been. The locking device 31 is provided with a long interlocking rod 32, and the interlocking rod 32 is provided with a pair of upper and lower metal fittings 33. When the gaming machine base unit 22 is closed with respect to the outer frame 11, the bar bracket 33 is locked to the receiving bracket 34 provided on the plate 13 on the right side of the outer frame 11 and is locked by the locking device 31. It has become so. Further, the gaming machine base unit 22 is provided with a cylinder lock 35, and when the interlocking rod 32 is moved in a predetermined direction among the upward direction and the downward direction by the operation of the cylinder lock 35, a game with respect to the outer frame 11 is performed. The locked state of the machine base unit 22 is released.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the gaming machine front unit 23 is rotatably supported by the gaming machine base unit 22. In the front view, the left side is the rotation base end (opening / closing base end) side, and the right side is rotated. It can be turned forward (openable and closable) as the tip (opening / closing tip) side. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a backpack unit 24 is rotatably supported by the gaming machine base unit 22, and in the front view, the left side is the rotation base end (opening / closing base end) side and the right side is rotated. The moving tip (opening / closing tip) side can be rotated backward (openable / closable).

Next, each of the gaming machine base unit 22, the gaming machine front unit 23, and the back pack unit 24 will be described in detail.
<Game machine base unit 22>
First, the configuration of the gaming machine base unit 22 will be described in detail. FIG. 5 is a front view of the gaming machine base unit 22. FIG. 6 is a front view of the game board 61 mounted on the gaming machine base unit 22. FIG. 7 is a rear view of the gaming machine base unit 22. In FIG. 5, the configuration in the game area of the pachinko machine 10 is omitted for convenience.

  The gaming machine base unit 22 is mainly composed of a resin base 41 whose outer shape is substantially the same as that of the outer frame 11. A substantially elliptical window hole 51 is formed at the center of the resin base 41. A game board 61 is detachably attached to the resin base 41 from behind. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, a plurality of (four places in the present embodiment) fixing brackets 52 to 55 are provided on the back surface of the resin base 41. 61 is fixed so as not to fall backward. The fixing brackets 52 to 55 can be manually rotated, and can be switched between a fixing position (lock position) and a fixing release position (unlock position).

  The game board 61 is made of plywood, and the game area formed on the front surface of the game board 61 is exposed to the front surface side of the gaming machine base unit 22 through the window hole 51 of the resin base 41.

Here, the structure of the game board 61 is demonstrated based on FIG. The game board 61 has a plurality of large and small openings penetrating in the front-rear direction by being subjected to router processing. Each opening is provided with a general winning port 62, a variable winning device 63, an upper operating port 64, a lower operating port 65, a through gate 66, a variable display unit 67, and the like. Among these, the variable winning device 63, the upper operation port 64, the lower operation port 65, and the variable display unit 67 are provided side by side in the vertical direction at the center of the game board 61 in the left-right direction. The operation port 64, the lower operation port 65, and the variable winning device 63 are arranged in this order. Further, in the lower part of the game board 61, four general winning ports 62 are provided, three on the left side and one on the right side. Incidentally, the left side of the gaming board 61 corresponds to the rotating base end side of the gaming machine front unit 23, and the right side of the gaming board 61 corresponds to the rotating distal end side of the gaming machine front unit 23.

  When a game ball enters the general winning port 62, the variable winning device 63, the upper operating port 64, and the lower operating port 65, it is detected by a detection switch, and a predetermined number of winning balls are paid out based on the detection result. Is done. Specifically, when one game ball enters the general prize opening 62, 10 game balls are paid out as the number of unit game balls, and when one game ball enters the variable winning device 63, the number of unit game balls 15 game balls are paid out, and when one game ball enters the upper operation port 64, 3 game balls are paid out as the number of unit game balls, and one game ball enters the lower operation port 65. When a ball is played, four game balls are paid out as the number of unit game balls.

  In addition, an out port 68 is provided at the lowermost part of the game board 61, and game balls that have not entered various winning ports etc. are discharged from the game area through the out port 68. The game board 61 is provided with a large number of nails 69 for dispersing and adjusting the falling direction of the game ball as appropriate, and various members (functions) such as a windmill.

  The variable display unit 67 is provided with a symbol display device 71 for variably displaying symbols with a winning at one of the operation ports 64 and 65 as a trigger. The variable display unit 67 is provided with a center frame 72 so as to surround the symbol display device 71. A first specific lamp portion 73 and a second specific lamp portion 74 are provided on the center frame 72. Reservation lamp portions 75 and 76 are provided at the upper and lower portions of the center frame 72, respectively. The lower holding lamp unit 75 corresponds to the symbol display device 71 and the first specific lamp unit 73, and the number of times that the game ball has passed through the operation ports 64 and 65 is held up to four times, and the holding lamp unit 75 The number of hold is displayed by lighting. The upper holding lamp unit 76 corresponds to the second specific lamp unit 74, and the number of times that the game ball has passed through the through gate 66 is held up to four times, and the number of the holding balls is displayed by turning on the holding lamp unit 76. It has become so.

  The symbol display device 71 is configured as a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal display, and display contents are controlled by a display control device described later. In the symbol display device 71, for example, symbols are displayed side by side on the left, middle, and right, and these symbols are variably displayed as they are scrolled up and down. When a predetermined combination of symbols is stopped and displayed on a preset active line, a special gaming state (hereinafter referred to as a jackpot) occurs. The symbol display device 71 may have a display screen made up of other types such as CRT, dot matrix, and 7 segments.

  In the first specific lamp unit 73, the emission color is switched in a predetermined order using a winning at the operation port 64 as a trigger, and if the display is stopped in a predetermined color, a big hit occurs. Further, in the second specific lamp portion 74, the emission color is switched in a predetermined order triggered by the passage of the game ball through the through gate 66, and when the stop color is displayed in a predetermined color, the lower operation port 65 is displayed. The electric accessory 65a attached to is opened for a predetermined time.

  Incidentally, the lower operating port 65 can enter when the electric accessory 65a serving as the opening / closing means is in an open state, and cannot enter when it is in a closed state. Note that the present invention is not limited to this, and a configuration may be adopted in which it is easy to enter when the electric utility item 65a is in an open state and it is difficult to enter when the electric accessory 65a is in a closed state.

In the variable winning device 63, the open / close door 63a as an opening / closing means is normally in a closed state in which a game ball cannot enter or is difficult to enter, and a predetermined open state in which a game ball can easily enter in the case of a big hit Can be switched to. As an opening mode of the variable winning device 63, the variable winning device 63 is repeated with a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winnings as one round and a plurality of rounds (for example, 15 rounds) as an upper limit. What is opened is common.

  An inner rail portion 77 and an outer rail portion 78 are attached to the game board 61, and a guide rail is constituted by the inner rail portion 77 and the outer rail portion 78, and a game ball launched from the game ball launching mechanism. Is guided to the upper part of the game area. As shown in FIG. 5, a game ball guide member unit 701 of the present invention described later is provided.

  The game ball launching mechanism 80 is attached below the window hole 51 in the resin base 41 as shown in FIG. The game ball launching mechanism 80 includes an electromagnetic solenoid 81, a launching rail 82, and a ball feed mechanism 83, and the output shaft of the solenoid 81 moves in the expansion / contraction direction by the input of an electrical signal to the solenoid 81. Then, the game ball placed on the launch rail 82 is launched by the ball feed mechanism 83 toward the game area. The input of an electrical signal to the solenoid 81 is generated based on the operation of a game ball launch handle 84 (see FIG. 1 and the like) provided at the lower portion of the gaming machine front unit 23.

  Support metal fittings 42 and 43 are attached to the upper and lower ends of the rotation base end side of the front surface of the resin base 41, and the gaming machine front unit 23 is supported by the support metal fittings 42 and 43. Thus, the gaming machine front unit 23 can be rotated forward with respect to the gaming machine base unit 22. Further, a plurality of insertion holes 45 are formed on the front side of the front surface of the resin base 41 so as to be inserted in the vertical direction in order to insert the metal fittings 44 (see FIG. 2) provided on the back surface of the gaming machine front unit 23. Is provided. In a state where the gaming machine front unit 23 is closed with respect to the gaming machine base unit 22, the metal fitting 44 of the gaming machine front unit 23 enters the insertion hole 45, and the metal fitting 44 is locked to the locking device 31 described above. The As a result, the gaming machine front unit 23 is locked to the gaming machine base unit 22. This locked state is released by moving the interlocking rod 32 of the locking device 31 to the opposite side to the case where the gaming machine base unit 22 is unlocked with respect to the outer frame 11 by operating the cylinder lock 35.

<Game machine front unit 23>
Here, the configuration of the gaming machine front unit 23 will be described. FIG. 8 is a rear view of the gaming machine front unit 23.
The gaming machine front unit 23 is provided so as to cover the entire front side of the gaming machine base unit 22. As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine front unit 23 is provided with a substantially elliptical window panel portion 91 that allows almost the entire gaming area to be viewed from the front. Around the window panel portion 91, light emitting means such as various lamps are provided. For example, an annular illumination part 92 containing a light emitting means such as an LED is provided along the periphery of the window panel part 91. In the annular illumination part 92, lighting or blinking is performed according to a change in the gaming state at the time of a big hit or a predetermined reach. In addition, an error display lamp portion 93 that is turned on at the time of a predetermined error is provided at the center of the annular illumination portion 92 and at the top of the pachinko machine 10. In addition, on the upper left and upper right of the window panel unit 91, a speaker unit 94 that outputs sound effects according to the gaming state is provided.

Below the window panel portion 91 in the gaming machine front unit 23, an upper bulging portion 95 and a lower bulging portion 96 that bulge to the near side are arranged in parallel. An upper plate 95a that opens upward is provided inside the upper bulge portion 95, and a lower plate 96a that is also opened upward is provided inside the lower bulge portion 96. The upper plate 95a has a function of temporarily storing game balls paid out from a payout device described later and guiding them to the game ball launching mechanism described later while aligning them in a line.
In addition, the lower tray 96a has a function of storing game balls that are surplus in the upper tray 95a. Note that the game ball launching handle 84 described above is provided to the right of the lower bulging portion 96.

  Protrusion shafts 97 and 98 are provided on the upper and lower ends of the rotation base end side (the right side in FIG. 8) on the back of the gaming machine front unit 23. These projecting shafts 97 and 98 constitute an assembly mechanism for the gaming machine base unit 22. In addition, a plurality of the above-mentioned metal fittings 44 are arranged in the vertical direction on the rotating front end side (the left side in FIG. 8) on the back surface of the gaming machine front unit 23.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, a front side passage unit 271 is attached to the back of the gaming machine front unit 23. The front-side passage unit 271 is formed of a synthetic resin, and includes a front door-side upper plate passage that communicates with the upper plate 95a and a front door-side lower plate passage that communicates with the lower plate 96a. Details of the front-side passage unit 271 will be described later.

<Back side configuration of the gaming machine base unit 22>
Next, the back configuration of the gaming machine base unit 22 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  The locking device 31 already described is provided on the rotation tip side of the back surface of the resin base 41. Further, the game board 61 is attached to the center of the resin base 41 as described above.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, the variable display unit 67 disposed at the center of the game board 61 is provided with a frame cover 100 made of synthetic resin that covers the center frame 72 from the rear side so as to protrude rearward. The symbol display device 71 described above is attached to the frame cover 100 from the rear side, and a display control device 101 for driving the symbol display device 71 is attached. The symbol display device 71 and the display control device 101 are overlapped in the front-rear direction (the symbol display device 71 is the front and the display control device 101 is the rear), and the sound lamp control device unit 102 is mounted on the rear side. The sound lamp control device unit 102 includes a sound lamp control device 103 and a mounting base 104, and the sound lamp control device 103 is mounted on the mounting base 104.

  The sound lamp control device 103 includes a sound lamp control board that controls sound and lamp display and control of the display control device in accordance with instructions from a main control device described later, and the sound lamp control substrate is made of a transparent resin material or the like. It is housed and configured in a substrate box.

  A main controller unit 105 is mounted on the back of the game board 61 and below the variable display unit 67. The main control unit 105 has a synthetic resin mounting base 106, and a main control apparatus 107 is mounted on the mounting base 106. The main control device 107 includes a main control board having a function (main control circuit) that governs the main control of the game and a function (power failure monitoring circuit) that monitors the power supply, and the main control board is a transparent resin material. It is configured to be accommodated in a substrate box 108 made of, for example. The board box 108 is provided with a caulking structure or a sealing seal (not shown) as an opening trace means of the board box, and a caulking structure as a leaving trace means of the main controller 107 with respect to the mounting base 106. Yes.

  A collective plate unit (not shown) is provided in an area covered by the main controller unit 105 on the back surface of the game board 61. The collective board unit is provided with a game ball collecting mechanism for collecting game balls won in various winning ports, a winning detection sensor for detecting winning of game balls in various winning ports, and the like. The game balls collected by the game ball collection mechanism are discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine 10 through a discharge passage described later. The winning detection sensor is electrically connected to the main controller 107, and a detection signal when a winning of a game ball is detected is input by the main controller 107.

  Bearing fittings 111, 112, and 113 are attached to the rotation base end side (the right side in FIG. 7) on the back surface of the resin base 41. Three bearing fittings 111 to 113 are provided apart from each other in the vertical direction. The number of bearing fittings 111 to 113 is arbitrary, and may be two or may be four or more. A backpack unit 24 is attached to the gaming machine base unit 22 while being pivotally supported with respect to the bearing fittings 111 to 113. As shown in FIG. 5, the back pack unit 24 covers all of the variable display unit 67 and a part of the main controller unit 105 from the rear. Unless the back pack unit 24 is opened, the variable display unit 67 and the main controller unit 105 are covered. The control device unit 105 cannot be removed from the resin base 41.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, a fixing metal 115 for fixing the back pack unit 24 to the gaming machine base unit 22 is provided on the back surface of the resin base 41. The fixing bracket 115 can be manually rotated, and can be switched between a fixing position (lock position) and a fixing release position (unlock position). Further, as shown in FIG. 7, a fastening hole 116 is formed on the back surface of the resin base 41, and a fastener 117 (see FIG. 9) provided in the back pack unit 24 with respect to the fastening hole 116. Also, the back pack unit 24 is fixed to the gaming machine base unit 22 by fastening.

<Back pack unit 24>
Next, the configuration of the back pack unit 24 will be described in detail. FIG. 9 is a front view of the back pack unit 24. FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of the back pack unit 24.

  The back pack unit 24 includes a first back pack unit 121 that constitutes an upper portion and a central portion of the back pack unit 24, and a first portion that is provided continuously with the first back pack unit 121 and constitutes a lower portion of the back pack unit 24. 2 back pack unit 141. An opening 122 is formed in the lower portion of the first back pack unit 121, and the upper portion of the second back pack unit 141 constitutes the lower edge portion of the opening 122.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the first back pack unit 121 and the second back pack unit 141 are respectively provided with shaft fittings 123 and 139. The shaft fittings 123 and 139 are individually provided with bearing fittings 111 to 113, respectively. It is supported by. Accordingly, the first back pack unit 121 and the second back pack unit 141 can be individually rotated with respect to the gaming machine base unit 22.

  Here, as described above, the upper portion of the second back pack unit 141 constitutes the lower edge portion of the opening 122 of the first back pack unit 121, and the first back pack unit 121 is formed at the lower edge portion. The first back pack unit 121 and the second back pack unit 141 overlap each other so as to be in front of the pachinko machine 10. Therefore, the second back pack unit 141 can be opened with the first back pack unit 121 closed with respect to the gaming machine base unit 22, but the first back pack unit 141 can be opened with the second back pack unit 141 closed. The unit 121 cannot be opened. The opening / closing relationship may be reversed between the first back pack unit 121 and the second back pack unit 141, and the first back pack unit 121 and the second back pack unit 141 may be reversed. And can be opened and closed without interfering with each other. Further, the first back pack unit 121 and the second back pack unit 141 may be integrated and cannot be individually opened and closed.

Next, the configuration of the first back pack unit 121 will be described in detail.
The first back pack unit 121 includes a back pack 124, and a payout mechanism 125 is attached to the back pack 124. The back pack 124 is formed of a synthetic resin having transparency, and includes a base portion 126 to which the payout mechanism portion 125 and the like are attached, and a protective cover portion 127 that protrudes rearward from the pachinko machine 10 and has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The protective cover 127 has a shape in which the left and right side surfaces and the upper surface are closed and only the lower surface is opened, and has a size sufficient to surround at least the variable display unit 67.

  The base part 126 is provided with an external terminal board 131 at the upper right part thereof. The external terminal board 131 is provided with various output terminals, and various signals are output to the management control device on the game hall side through these output terminals. Further, the base 126 is provided with the shaft fitting 123 of the first back pack unit 121 described above.

  The base portion 126 is provided with a payout mechanism portion 125 so as to bypass the protective cover portion 127. The payout mechanism 125 includes a tank 132, a tank rail 133, and a vertical passage unit 134. The tank 132 is opened upward and is provided at the top of the back pack 124. The game balls are sequentially supplied to the tank 132 from the island facilities of the game hall. The tank rail 133 is connected to the tank 132 below the tank 132, and is gently inclined toward the downstream side. An upper and lower passage unit 134 is connected to the downstream portion of the tank rail 133. The vertical passage unit 134 extends in the vertical direction, and a dispensing device 135 is provided at a midway position thereof. Further, a ball receiving portion, a back pack side passage portion, a main body side passage portion and a front side passage portion are provided on the downstream side of the vertical passage unit 134, and the front side passage portions are provided on the upper plate 95a and the lower plate 96a. It is communicated.

  That is, between the tank 132 and the trays of the upper plate 95a and the lower plate 96a, from the tank rail 133, the vertical passage unit 134, the ball receiving portion, the back pack side passage portion, the main body side passage portion, and the front side passage portion. The game path stored in the tank 132 is paid out to the upper plate 95a or the lower plate 96a through the guide channel unit. The configuration of the vertical passage unit 134 and the configuration on the downstream side thereof will be described in detail later.

  A backpack substrate 136 is installed in the dispensing mechanism unit 125. The back pack substrate 136 is supplied with, for example, a main power of 24 volts AC, and is turned on or off by a switching operation of the power switch 137.

Next, the configuration of the second back pack unit 141 will be described in detail.
The second back pack unit 141 includes a discharge passage board 142 and a control device assembly unit 143. The discharge passage board 142 constitutes the front side of the second back pack unit 141, and the control device assembly unit 143 constitutes the rear side of the second back pack unit 141. The discharge passage board 142 and the controller assembly unit 143 are assembled in the front-rear direction to form a second back pack unit 141.

  The discharge passage board 142 is formed with a discharge passage 144 opened rearward on a surface facing the control device assembly unit 143, and an open portion of the discharge passage 144 is closed by the control device assembly unit 143. The discharge passage 144 is formed so as to discharge the game balls to the island facilities of the game hall, and the game balls led out to the discharge passage 144 from the above-described various winning holes etc. pass through the discharge passage 144 to make a pachinko parlor. It is discharged outside the machine 10.

  The control device assembly unit 143 has a horizontally long mounting base 145, and a payout control device 146 and a power source and launch control device 147 are mounted on the mounting base 145. The payout control device 146 and the power supply / launch control device 147 are arranged so as to overlap each other so that the payout control device 146 is located behind the pachinko machine 10.

The payout control device 146 contains a payout control board for controlling the payout device 135 in the board box 148. The payout command signal from the payout control device 146 to the payout device 135 is relayed by the backpack substrate 136 described above. The payout control device 146 is provided with a state return switch 148a. For example, when the state return switch 148a is pressed when a payout error occurs, such as a ball jam in the payout device 135, the ball jam is eliminated.

  The power source and launch control device 147 includes a power source and launch control board housed in a board box 149, and a predetermined power source required for various control devices and the like is generated and output by the board. Control of the launch of the game ball accompanying the operation of the firing handle 84 is performed. The power supply and launch control device 147 is provided with a RAM erase switch 149a. This pachinko machine 10 has a function to store and store various data so that even if a power failure occurs, it maintains the state at the time of the power failure, and when it recovers from the power failure, it can be restored to the state at the time of the power failure. It has become. Therefore, for example, when the power supply is turned off in the normal procedure, as in the case of the game hall being closed, the state before the turn-off is stored and held. However, when the power is turned on while pressing the RAM erase switch 149a, the RAM data is initialized. It is like that.

<Configuration of Game Ball Guide Member Unit 701>
FIG. 11 is a front view showing the guide rail (inner rail portion 77, outer rail portion 78), game ball guide member unit 701 and game board 61 in the pachinko machine 10 of the first embodiment. FIG. 12 is an enlarged front view showing the game ball guide member unit 701 of the first embodiment.
The pachinko machine 10 of the first embodiment is adjacent to the upper end of a guide rail (inner rail portion 77, outer rail portion 78) for guiding the game ball b to the game area on the game board 61, and the game ball guide member unit of the first embodiment. 701 is attached. As shown in FIG. 6, on the inner rail portion 77 and the outer rail portion 78 of the game board 61 (guide rails in the game area), as shown in FIG. Start ports 64 and 65, a general winning port 62, a lamp, and the like are provided as triggers for a big hit.

  The game ball guide member unit 701 according to the first embodiment includes, for example, a guide member main body 702 having a substantially square shape made of a synthetic resin material, and a rail for guiding the game ball on the upper surface of the guide member main body 702. A cushioning material 704 is integrally attached. The guide member main body 702 is attached to a lower position of the upper right portion of the guide rail (outer rail portion 78) in the game board 61. In order to guide the game ball b launched weakly by the game ball launching mechanism 80 to the right side position of the game area, it was arranged at this position. It should be noted that the outer rail portion 78 may be cut off halfway to the portion where the game ball guide member unit 701 is located.

  The game ball guide member unit 701 according to the first embodiment is arranged only on the right side of the upper part of the game area so as not to disturb the left-handing of the game ball. It arrange | positions so that the left end of the guide member main body 702 (metal rail 705) may be located in the upper center of a game area. On the other hand, the right end of the guide member main body 702 (metal rail 705) is disposed so as to be positioned above the right end of the symbol display device 71 (liquid crystal screen) so as not to disturb the flow of the game ball. This is because the player can make “left-handed” and “right-handed” game balls. Therefore, even when the symbol display device 71 having a large liquid crystal screen is arranged in the gaming area of the gaming machine 10, it can be easily “right-handed”.

<Shape of the guide member body 702>
The guide member main body 702 constituting the game ball guide member unit 701 of the first embodiment is a part that rolls the game ball b, and is formed in an arc shape so that the game ball b smoothly rolls on the upper surface thereof. An arc-shaped metal rail 705 is attached here. The curvature of the arc shape of the guide member main body 702 (metal rail 705) is the same as the curvature of the arc shape of the guide rail (outer rail portion 78) located above where the guide member main body 702 is disposed. This is to match the trajectory of the game ball by the guide rail (outer rail portion 78). Moreover, it is also in order not to impair the design as the original pachinko machine 10 (game machine). However, it is possible to make it a linear shape or a substantially mountain shape according to the design of the gaming machine 10. In addition, since the symbol display apparatus 71 (liquid crystal screen) is arrange | positioned under the guide member main body 702, the guide member main body 702 has a preferable arcuate shape as a whole.

  The metal rail 705 attached on the guide member main body 702 matches the arcuate curvature of the upper surface of the guide member main body 702. Therefore, the metal rail 705 is attached with a gap between the upper surface of the guide member main body 702 made of synthetic resin, for example, so that the impact of the game ball is absorbed by the metal rail 705 being bent. be able to.

  Although not shown, the metal rail 705 can be attached between the upper surface of the synthetic resin guide member main body 702. Durability as a guide member can be improved.

<Modification of Guide Member Body 702>
FIG. 13 is an enlarged front view showing a modification of the guide member main body 702 of the first embodiment.
Further, as shown in the drawing, the metal rail 705 is not attached on the guide member main body 702, and the guide member main body 702 made of this synthetic resin material can be used as it is to function as a rail for guiding game balls.

<Configuration of cushioning material 704>
FIG. 14 is an enlarged front view showing the cushioning material 704 of the first embodiment.
A cushioning material 704 is attached to the right end of the guide member body 702. The cushioning material 704 is a member that attenuates the speed and sphere of the game ball b. The shock absorbing material 704 of the present invention does not repel the game ball b that is strongly hit like a conventional return rubber, but attenuates the speed of the game ball b guided to the top of the guide member body 702 (metal rail 705). It is something to be made.

  The cushioning material 704 shown in the enlarged view of FIG. 14 is a substantially cylindrical member having substantially the same thickness as the width of the guide member main body 702 (metal rail 705). This member is literally made of rubber or a soft synthetic resin material in order to reduce the impact caused by the collision of the game ball b. In addition, the cylindrical cushioning material 704 rotates in the traveling direction of the game ball b. This is to solve the problem that the game ball stops here. Note that the cushioning material 704 is not limited to a cylindrical shape, and a polygonal column body may be used.

  A cylindrical cushioning material 704 is rotatably attached to the right end of the guide member main body 702 (metal rail 705). The outer circumferential surface of the cushioning material 704 is further above the rolling surface of the metal rail 705. Arrange to jump out. This is to cause the game ball of the cylindrical cushioning material 704 to collide and attenuate the speed.

  The game ball b flows down on the right side of the game area while rotating the buffer material 704 or rolling on the outer peripheral surface of the buffer material 704. As shown in FIG. 14, the protrusion height h of the cushioning material 704 from the rolling surface of the metal rail 705 is shorter than the radius d of the game ball b. A protrusion height h that is about half of the radius d is preferred. If shorter than this, the buffer function of the buffer material 704 does not act, and the speed of the game ball b rolling on the metal rail 705 cannot be attenuated. Conversely, if it is longer than this, the game ball b is clogged at the position of the cushioning material 704, and this is likely to cause a so-called “grape” state.

<Mounting position of game ball guide member unit 701>
The game ball guide member unit 701 according to the first embodiment is attached to the game board 61 (game area).
For example, a screw insertion hole 706 opened in the guide member main body 702 is screwed. Alternatively, the guide member main body 702 is attached with an adhesive. Since the game ball guide member unit 701 has a structure in which the cushioning material 704 is integrally attached to the guide member main body 702, it can be easily attached to the game board 61 (game area).
Alternatively, the game ball guide member unit 701 can be attached to the back surface of the center frame 72.

<Guide rail shape>
In the game ball guide member unit 701 of the first embodiment, a guide member main body 702 is disposed under a guide rail (outer rail portion 78), and a metal rail 705 is attached along the curved surface of the guide member main body 702. It is. An interval that allows the game ball b to pass between the lower surface of the outer rail portion 78 and the metal rail 705 is required. In order to prevent clogging of the game balls b, the two game balls b are set so as not to pass. That is, the distance between the lower surface of the outer rail portion 78 and the metal rail 705 is preferably smaller than twice the diameter of the game ball b.

  In the gaming machine 10 in which the guide rail (outer rail portion 78) is not attached to the upper side of the game ball guide member unit 701, a position corresponding to the guide rail in the upper portion of the center frame 72 is formed in an arc shape, and the metal rail 705 is formed. The game ball guide member unit 701 is attached with an interval that allows the game ball b to pass therethrough.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the path of the game ball b in the upper part of the center frame 72 is also formed around the buffer material 704 of the game ball guide member unit 701 of the first embodiment as shown in FIG. . In order to prevent the game balls b from being clogged in the passage, the two game balls b are not allowed to pass simultaneously. That is, the distance between the outer peripheral surface of the cushioning material 704 and the passage is preferably smaller than twice the diameter of the game ball b.

<Modified Example of Buffer Material 704>
FIG. 15 is an enlarged front view showing a modification of the cushioning material 704 of the first embodiment.
The cushioning material 704 constituting the game ball guide member unit 701 is not limited to the configuration of a cylindrical member that is rotatable at the right end of the guide member main body 702. It is also possible to use a fixed cushioning material 711 in which an elastic member is fixed to the right end of the guide member main body 702. The fixed cushioning material 711 is obtained by attaching a resilient member to the right end of the guide member main body 702 so as to attenuate the speed of the game ball b guided to the metal rail 705. The fixed cushioning material 711 is formed so as to protrude upward from the surface of the metal rail 705, and the ball of the game ball b is reduced at this position. The game ball b easily gets over the fixed cushioning material 711, Allow to flow down the right side of the game area. As long as the game balls b are not clogged with the fixed cushioning material 711, the shape is not limited to the illustrated example and can be modified into various shapes.

<Configuration of Return Unit 712>
FIG. 16 is an enlarged front view showing a modification of the guide member main body 702 of the first embodiment.
The game ball guide member unit 701 can have a return portion 712 made of an elastic member that reduces the impact of the game ball b on the left side of the guide member main body 702 (metal rail 705). A game ball b that has not reached the metal rail 705 hits the return portion 712 and is bounced back to the left of the game area. Therefore, the rebound of the game ball b toward the left side of the game area is favorably performed. Further, damage to the synthetic resin game ball guide rail 703 can be prevented.

<Configuration of Guide Member Body 702>
FIG. 17 is an enlarged front view showing the game ball guide member unit 721 of the second embodiment.
The game ball guide member unit 721 of the second embodiment is a metal guide member main body 722 instead of the synthetic resin guide member main body 702 of the first embodiment. With this configuration, the metal rail 705 according to the first embodiment is not necessary. A buffer material 724 is attached to the right side of the metal guide member main body 722.

  The metal guide member main body 722 according to the second embodiment has an arcuate shape. For example, one metal plate is bent and a buffer material 724 is attached to one end thereof. When the metal guide member main body 722 according to the second embodiment is attached to the back surface of the game board 10 (game area) or the center frame 72, screw insertion holes opened at one end and the other end of the metal guide member main body 722, respectively. 725 is used.

  In the game ball guide member unit 721 of the second embodiment, since the metal guide member main body 722 is compact, a large space can be formed at a lower position thereof. Therefore, it is suitable when a large symbol display device 71 (liquid crystal screen) is arranged.

<Modified example of cushioning material>
FIG. 18 is an enlarged front view showing a modification of the cushioning material 724 of the second embodiment.
The cushioning material constituting the game ball guide member unit 721 is not limited to the configuration of a cylindrical member that is rotatable at the right end of the guide member main body 722. It is also possible to use a fixed cushioning material 731 in which an elastic member is fixed to the right end of the guide member main body 722. The fixed cushioning material 731 is obtained by attaching an elastic member to the right end of the guide member main body 722 so as to attenuate the speed of the game ball b guided to the top of the guide member main body 722. The fixed cushioning material 731 is formed so as to protrude upward from the upper surface (extension surface) of the guide member main body 722, and the sphere of the game ball b is reduced at this position. Make it easy to get over and flow down the right side of the game area. As long as the game ball b is not clogged with the fixed cushioning material 731, it is not limited to the illustrated example, and can be deformed into various shapes.

<Configuration of Return Unit 732>
FIG. 19 is an enlarged front view showing a modified example of the guide member main body 722 of the second embodiment.
The game ball guide member unit 721 can form a return portion 732 made of an elastic member that reduces the impact of the game ball b on the left side of the guide member main body 722. A game ball b that has not reached the game ball guide member unit 721 hits the return portion 732 and is bounced back to the left of the game area. Therefore, the rebound of the game ball b toward the left side of the game area is favorably performed.

In addition, it is not limited to the description content of embodiment mentioned above, For example, you may implement as follows.
In the said embodiment, although this invention was applied with respect to the pachinko machine 10 provided with the symbol display apparatus, you may apply to the pachinko machine of another type. For example, a pachinko machine equipped with a prize winning device provided with a game ball rolling part or an advantageous opening, a pachinko machine equipped with other bonuses, an arrangement ball machine, a sparrow ball, etc. The invention can be applied. Further, the present invention can be applied to a pachinko machine provided with a single saucer instead of being provided with an upper pan and a lower pan.

<Invention Group Extracted from the Embodiments>
Hereinafter, the features of the invention group extracted from the above-described embodiment will be described while showing effects and the like as necessary. In the following, for ease of understanding, the corresponding configuration in the above embodiment is appropriately shown in parentheses, but is not limited to the specific configuration shown in parentheses.

Game machine A
The gaming machine A relates to a gaming machine such as a parrot that plays a slot machine game with a game ball instead of a pachinko machine, a slot machine, or a medal.

  A pachinko machine, which is a type of gaming machine, launches a game ball in a ball tray toward the upstream of the game area, and the game ball flowing down the game area (game board) enters the winning entrance arranged in the game area. Then, the player is a gaming machine that can receive a predetermined number of prize balls. Guide rails are provided on the outer periphery of the game area, and the game balls that have been launched from the game ball launching mechanism and entered the game area flow down in the game area. When a game ball fired (right-handed) from the game ball launching mechanism is operated with a strong force by operating the game ball launch handle to the maximum strength, the game ball is moved along the upper part of the guide rail. It moves to the right, bounces off with a return rubber disposed in the upper right part of the game area, and falls into the game area.

  For a gaming machine that makes it easy for a game ball launched from the game ball launching mechanism to enter a winning opening arranged on the right side of the game area, see, for example, “Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2010-22581”. "Game board units and pachinko machines" have been proposed.

JP 2010-22581 A

However, in the gaming machine in which the winning opening is arranged on the right side of the game area, there is a problem that the interest of the game is cut off if the resilience of the game ball launching mechanism is reduced and it cannot be hit to the right.
The “game board unit” of Patent Document 1 attenuates the strength of a game ball that has been strongly struck, and does not eliminate such a decrease in the resilience of the game ball launching mechanism.

  The present invention has been developed to solve the above-described problems. That is, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can easily guide a game ball launched from a guide rail to a game area to the right side of the game area.

The gaming machine A1 is a gaming machine that includes a guide rail that guides a gaming ball that has been fired by adjusting its resilience with a gaming ball launch handle to a gaming area of the gaming machine,
A game ball guide member for guiding the launched game ball to the upper right side of the game area;
A gaming machine comprising: a cushioning material disposed on the gaming ball guide member for damping the speed of the gaming ball.

  In the gaming machine A1, when a game ball that has been launched weakly reaches the game ball guide member, the upper surface of the game ball guide member can be rolled and guided to the right side of the game area. On the other hand, the game ball that has been strongly hit is guided to the right side of the game area after being brought into contact with the cushioning material located at the right end of the game ball guide member. Thereafter, the game ball can be dropped to the right side of the game area. Note that the present invention is not limited to the case where the game ball launching mechanism is weakly launched by the operation of the game ball launching handle, and it is possible to hit right even when the resilience of the game ball launching mechanism is reduced.

The gaming machine A2 is a gaming machine of the gaming machine A1, characterized in that the cushioning material is integrally attached to the gaming ball guide member.
In the gaming machine A2, in a so-called unitized structure in which the cushioning material is integrally attached to the game ball guide member, this unit can be easily attached to the game board (game area). Alternatively, this unit can be easily attached to the back surface of the center frame.

The gaming machine A3 is a gaming machine of the gaming machine A1 or A2, wherein the cushioning material is a cylindrical member having elasticity and rotates in the traveling direction of the gaming ball.
In the gaming machine A3, with the cylindrical member whose cushioning material rotates in the traveling direction of the game ball, the game ball guided while rolling on the game ball guide member can be slowly dropped to the right side of the game area. On the other hand, a game ball that has been struck strongly can be brought into contact with the rotating cushioning material to attenuate the speed and sphere to some extent.

The gaming machine A1, A2 or A3 gaming machine is characterized in that a metal rail is disposed on the upper surface of the gaming ball guide member.
In the gaming machine A4, the metal rail disposed on the upper surface of the game ball guide member can improve durability as a guide member.

  Incidentally, any one of the features A1 to A4 or a combination thereof may be applied to the features A1 to A4.

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

  Pachinko machine: An operation means (game ball launching handle) operated by a player, a game ball launching means (solenoid of a game ball launching mechanism) that launches a game ball based on the operation of the operation means, and the fired The game ball includes a ball passage that guides the game ball to a predetermined game area, and each game part (such as a nail) arranged in the game area. A gaming machine that gives a bonus to a player when it passes.

  In any one of the gaming machines 10 and A1 to A4, the gaming machine is a pachinko gaming machine. Among them, the basic configuration of a pachinko gaming machine is provided with an operation handle, and a ball is launched into a predetermined game area in accordance with the operation of the operation handle, and the ball is placed at a start position arranged at a predetermined position in the game area. As a necessary condition for winning a prize (or passing through the start port), the identification information dynamically displayed on the display device is determined and stopped after a predetermined time. In addition, when a special gaming state occurs, a variable winning device (specific winning opening) disposed at a predetermined position in the gaming area is opened in a predetermined manner so that a ball can be won, and a value corresponding to the number of winnings is obtained. Examples include those to which values (including data written on magnetic cards as well as premium balls) are given.

  In any one of the gaming machines 10 and A1 to A4, the gaming machine is a slot machine. Above all, the basic configuration of the slot machine is “equipped with variable display means for confirming and displaying the identification information after dynamically displaying an identification information string composed of a plurality of identification information, and for operating the starting operation means (for example, an operation lever). As a result, the dynamic display of the identification information is started, and the dynamic display of the identification information is stopped due to the operation of the stop operation means (stop button) or after a predetermined time has elapsed. The game machine is provided with special game state generating means for generating a special game state advantageous to the player on the condition that the confirmed identification information is specific identification information. In this case, examples of the game media include coins and medals.

  In any one of the gaming machines 10 and A1 to A4, the gaming machine is a gaming machine that is a combination of a pachinko gaming machine and a slot machine. Among them, the basic configuration of the merged gaming machine includes “a variable display means for confirming and displaying the identification information after dynamically displaying an identification information string composed of a plurality of identification information, and a starting operation means (for example, an operation lever). The change of the identification information is started due to the operation of, the dynamic display of the identification information is stopped due to the operation of the stop operation hand throw (for example, the stop button) or when a predetermined time elapses, Special game state generating means for generating a special game state advantageous to the player, on condition that the confirmed identification information at the time of stoppage is specific identification information, and using a ball as a game medium, and the identification The game machine is configured so that a predetermined number of balls are required at the start of dynamic display of information, and a large number of balls are paid out when a special gaming state occurs.

  The gaming machine of the present invention can be used mainly for pachinko machine gaming machines, but can be used for various gaming machines other than pachinko machines as long as the gaming machine has a structure having a game ball launch handle. .

10 Pachinko machines as gaming machines 61 Game board 72 Center frame 77 Inner rail (guide rail)
78 Outer rail (guide rail)
80 game ball launch mechanism 84 game ball launch handle 701 game ball guide member (unit)
702 Guide member body 704 Buffer material 705 Metal rail 711 Fixed buffer material 712 Return portion 721 Game ball guide member (unit)
722 Guide member body 723 Metal rail 724 Buffer material 731 Fixed buffer material 732 Return portion b Game machine h Height of projection of buffer material r Radius of game ball

Claims (1)

A gaming machine equipped with a guide rail that guides a gaming ball launched by adjusting the ballistic force with a gaming ball launching handle to a gaming area of the gaming machine,
A game ball guide member for guiding the launched game ball to the upper right side of the game area;
A gaming machine comprising: a cushioning material disposed on the gaming ball guide member for damping the speed of the gaming ball.

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