JP2573147B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine capable of playing a required game using the same pachinko ball as a game medium and a prize ball medium, and more particularly, to accepting and sending out pachinko balls for games. The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine provided with an upper ball receiving tray capable of receiving and a lower ball receiving tray capable of accommodating (storing) a pachinko ball for an acquired prize.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a game machine of this type typified by a pachinko machine, a window is provided at each of the front and rear portions of a front frame which is openably and closably attached to and detachable from an opening front side of an outer frame. Frame (also called metal frame) and glass window, ball feeder,
Basic common game members such as a hit ball launching device, a mechanism set board on the back side, and upper and lower ball trays are installed, and a game board for a required game content is set, and is constituted by one unit. Then, in the implementation in the game hall, the entire front frame is assembled and set on the outer frame fixed and held in a required backward inclined standing state on the installation frame base commonly called “island”, It is used for games as a vertical ball game machine.
By starting the ball feed hitting game operation under this,
The required game is played by hitting the game balls in the upper ball tray one by one into the game board surface from the launch position and playing the prize balls paid out from the mechanism set board side for the winning (safe ball) during the game. It can be received in the upper ball tray, and can be stored (stored) in the lower ball tray after filling.

[0003] In such a gaming machine, as the general form of the upper ball tray, a plurality of plate components made of synthetic resin are combined to form a unit as one plate member, and the wall thickness is reduced. Mounted on the front of the metal-made opening and closing set plate, it can be handled as a single upper plate member,
It is separated from the window frame with a glass door. Then, in assembling the upper ball tray to the window frame installed on the front of the front frame, the opening and closing set plate is located in the opening area between the lower edge of the glass door and the lower inner peripheral edge of the window frame. A shaft hole provided at the left end and a vertically movable support shaft are detachably fitted and connected to the lower end portion of the fulcrum shaft of the glass door and the shaft hole of the window frame. Under the condition that it can be locked by the locking means on the right inside of the frame, it is mounted to be openable and closable in a horizontal opening form similar to a glass door.

[0004] On the other hand, the lower ball tray is formed as a single unit by combining a plurality of component parts formed of synthetic resin, and the unit plate is left alone or It is mounted and set on the front surface of a set plate made of synthetic resin having a ball outlet. Then, in assembling the lower ball receiving tray with respect to the front frame, the unit plate member is provided with a predetermined set plate as a separate member or a predetermined plate with respect to the front surface of the front plate portion having a setting opening at the lower portion of the front frame. With the attached set plate interposed and interposed, it is fixed using bolts or screws, etc., and is appropriately floated with respect to the lower edge of the front frame, and is appropriately spaced from the upper ball tray Is set at the position where is placed.

[0005]

The upper ball tray in the above-mentioned conventional game machine is connected in a cantilever state on the left end side by the above-mentioned connecting and supporting means (shaft hole, support shaft, fulcrum shaft, shaft hole). Although supported, the connecting portion of the connecting and supporting means is often roughened unexpectedly. Therefore, when the ball tray is in the open state, it generally falls to the right (downward tilt displacement on the opposite fulcrum side).
(Window frame) side. In addition, in the closed setting state of the ball tray, although the open / close set plate is locked and held at the right end side, since it is accompanied by backlash in the left and right direction, the ball feeder set on the back side of the open / close set plate, In the firing rail installed inside the front of the front frame and the hitting rod of the hitting ball firing device facing the firing position of the rail, there may be an error in the positional relationship between the firing rail and the hitting rod, which also causes poor ball feeding or poor hitting ball firing. There were things.

The lower ball tray installed on the lower front surface of the front frame is designed so as to store (store) the overflowing prize balls exclusively so as to make the tray portion as wide as possible. No attempt has been made to assist in opening and closing the upper ball tray, and there is no technique for suitably placing and holding the upper ball tray.

Here, in the gaming machine, the entire front frame described above is a substantial main game main body, and the outer frame is an outer frame for assembling and holding the entire front frame. . For this reason, when handling a gaming machine, the entire front frame manufactured by installing and setting various game components in each manufacturing process is made into a single unit which is temporarily assembled to the outer frame at the final stage. By using the frame shape, the entire machine can be placed on the floor in a vertical or horizontal orientation. And in this one frame unit, storage using the outer frame,
Transportation, loading and unloading, transportation and loading into each game hall are performed, and when installing in the game hall,
The entire front frame is temporarily detached from the outer frame, assembled after the outer frame is held upright, and the entire machine is provided for a game.

However, with respect to the above-described gaming machine, even if the entire machine can stand under the framework of the outer frame, the entire front frame detached from the outer frame cannot be kept upright. That is, the front frame itself is formed into a vertical rectangular frame having a thickness of about 20 mm and matching the front surface of the opening of the outer frame, and various game components mounted and set at various parts before and after the front frame. Is displaced back and forth and cannot stand upright. Therefore, as one of the game components, an attempt is made to use the lower central ball receiving plate installed at the front lower portion of the front frame and the operation handle portion of the hit ball launching device on the front right as a receiving portion for standing up assistance of the front frame. Also, the lower front edge of the lower ball tray and the lower end of the operation handle portion are located considerably above the lower edge of the front frame,
Since it has a round surface or a spherical surface, it cannot come into good contact with a flat floor surface. Therefore, even when the lower edge of the front frame and the lower part of the lower ball tray and the operation handle portion are brought into contact with the floor surface so that the entire front frame stands on the floor, the entire front frame is considerably inclined forward. Therefore, it was not possible to place and hold the apparatus in a stable standing state.

[0009] For this reason, as a handling condition of the entire front frame, in a factory, the entire front frame manufactured is leaned against a frame base or a wall of a storage unit or a warehouse or the like and leaned against the wall, and arranged side by side. Also, in the game hall, while the outer frame is installed on the installation frame base, the entire front frame is in a state of leaning backward on the installation frame base or wall, and it is a fact that it is handled. In addition, there is trouble in checking various game components.

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been newly proposed to solve the above-mentioned problem, and has an appropriate posture of the upper ball receiving tray utilizing an upper plate portion of a lower ball receiving tray disposed on a front frame. A pachinko game in which the lower ball tray functions as a suitable receiving member for assisting the standing of the front frame while holding and holding the opening and closing stably, so that the entire front frame can be stably held in a slightly forwardly inclined posture. The purpose is to provide a machine.

[0011]

[MEANS FOR SOLVING THE PROBLEMS]
In order to suitably achieve the intended purpose, the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention has a front frame made of synthetic resin molded to be openably and closably attached to and detachable from the outer frame, with a glass door located on the front surface. It is equipped with a window frame, upper and lower ball trays located at the lower part of the front, hitting and launching devices located at the front and rear of the lower part, and a mechanism set board located at the back side. While the game board is set to be detachable and replaceable, the ball feeder is fixedly set inside the upper ball tray, and in a pachinko game machine in which a firing rail is installed on the front side of the game auxiliary panel, the lower ball tray is A dish body having a storage dish section for prize balls is combined with a shell body having a horizontal top plate section and a bottom plate section, and a temporary attaching means and a fixing means are fixed to the front surface of the front section of the front frame. It is fixedly set using means, The horizontal upper plate portion is used as a mounting table surface for the upper ball tray, while the lower bottom front edge of the horizontal bottom plate portion is horizontally parallel to the lower edge of the front frame and appropriately upward and forward. Is set at a position where

[0012]

In the pachinko game machine, the lower ball receiver is fixedly set to the front surface of the front plate of the front frame by using the tacking means and the fixing means, so that the horizontal upper plate of the lower ball receiver is formed. It becomes the mounting table surface for the upper ball tray. That is, in the closed setting state of the upper ball tray mounted on the front frame, the upper ball tray is placed on the upper plate portion of the lower ball tray, and is stably placed and set in a horizontal posture, and the upper plate portion is used. Then, the upper ball tray is smoothly opened and closed while being held horizontally.

The front edge of the lower bottom surface of the horizontal bottom plate portion of the lower ball tray fixedly set on the front surface of the front portion of the front frame is:
It faces a position that is horizontally parallel to the lower edge of the front frame and that is appropriately above and forward. Thus, when the entire front frame side before assembly is placed alone on the outer frame on a horizontal floor in a factory, a game hall, or the like, the front edge and the lower edge of the lower bottom face are directly supported edges. The entire frame side is stably held upright in the forwardly inclined posture. Therefore, in this upright standing state, each of the game components mounted and set on the front frame is inspected,
It is also possible to replace the mechanism set board. Further, in the game hall, the entire front frame side can be stably and stably held on the floor of the required part during the operation of positioning and installing the outer frame when installing and replacing the pachinko machine.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention will be described in detail by way of preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this embodiment, a case of a general pachinko machine in which a game board for pachinko balls is set inside the front of the front frame is mainly shown.

The pachinko machine according to the present embodiment, as an outline of the basic structure, is opened and closed by using a connecting support means and a locking means on the front side of the opening of the outer frame A, as schematically shown in FIGS. A window frame C with a glass door D and upper and lower ball trays E and F, which will be described later, are mounted on each part of the front frame B which is removably assembled.
And hitting ball launcher G, etc., while the front frame B
The required game board H is set to be detachable and replaceable inside the front of, and the out ball, the safe ball,
A mechanism set board I having each processing unit of the prize ball is detachably mounted. The outer frame A is an example in which the upper, lower, left and right frame members 1, 2, 3, 4 are connected to each other by a frame, and at least the right and lower frame members 3, 4 are made of synthetic resin. By exchanging them, it is possible to change to a type that is generally referred to as "Kanto frame, Kansai frame".

(Regarding Front Frame) The front frame B, which is a mounting frame of the pachinko machine of the present embodiment, is entirely made of synthetic resin, and basically has a structure as shown in FIGS. A frame body 5 formed into an outer frame size suitable for the front area of the opening of the outer frame A and having a vertically open window frame opening 6 on the inside, and a window frame opening integrally formed on the back side of the frame body 5; An inner / outer double frame configuration is provided in which an accommodation holding frame 13 formed with an opening surface area 14 slightly narrower than 6 is provided in front and rear. In the frame body 5, a window frame C can be installed around the inside of the window frame opening 6, and a lower ball receiving tray F, a hit ball launching device G, and the like are installed below the window frame opening 6. A front part 7 having setting ports 8 and 9 for forming is formed, and a lightning decoration part 10 is installed over an upper edge part and a right edge part of the window frame port 6. On the other hand, in the storage holding frame 13, a game auxiliary panel 15 located inside the lower portion of the window frame opening 6 is integrally formed, and a game panel set surface area 16 is opened with reference to an upper edge of the auxiliary panel 15. ing.

On the back side of the set port 8, there is provided a ball receiving container 17 capable of guiding a prize ball discharged from a prize ball discharging device (not shown) of the mechanism set board I to a lower ball receiving tray F and storing the prize ball. Is being worn. In addition, the lightning decoration unit 10 includes:
On the front surface of the installation concave portion 11 formed at each edge of the frame body 5, a colored transparent molding 12 also serving as a lens for the lamp 28 is provided.
Is detachably attached. On the other hand, the game auxiliary board 15
Is formed with a discharge port 18 for a prize ball, a recovery path 19 for spilled balls and foul balls, and a collection case 21 incorporating a firing rail 20 and a speaker 29 at the front side of the board. Have been. In the lower end of the window frame opening 6, a ball return path 22 is formed at a continuous step portion between the frame body 5 and the game auxiliary board 15, and is connected to an outlet of the collection path 19. And at the four corners of the set surface area 16,
Each of the game board holding units 23 is provided.

The remaining configuration of the front frame B is as follows.
The front surface of the front plate 7 is a flat seating surface for setting a lower ball tray, and engagement openings 24 for temporary attachment are formed on both left and right sides thereof,
Engaging grooves 25 for positioning are formed on both left and right edges and a lower edge. A discharge port 26 for an out ball is formed on the back side of the center of the game auxiliary board 15, while a through hole 27 for wiring is formed at the bottom of the left side of the ball return path 22, and on the right side of the through hole 27. Prevention wall 27a for preventing falling ball
Is erected. A switch 180 for detecting the open (closed) state of the opening glass door D is provided on the upper front side of the holding frame 13.

(Regarding the upper ball receiving tray) An upper ball receiving tray (also simply referred to as an upper tray) E provided on the lower front side of the front frame B is provided with a window frame C.
Is set in such a manner that it can be opened and closed and detachable in accordance with the lower surface area of the glass door D. As shown in FIGS. 4, 5, and 8 to 12, the upper plate E has a trapezoidal box frame-shaped outer protective body 31, which is a basic constituent member formed of a synthetic resin, as a basic configuration. The dish main body 32 fitted and set inside the opening of the body 31 is assembled and aligned with screws or the like, and the whole is unitized into a flat trapezoidal shape with the lower surface horizontal and both ends oblique. , 32, an opening / closing set plate 39 made of a thin metal mold and having an auxiliary member 37 for reinforcement decoration attached to the front surface thereof is unified by being attached with screws or the like. And the outer shell 31 and the auxiliary member 3
Reference numerals 7 are both aligned to the same length, the right ends of which extend from the right end of the opening / closing set plate 39.
Reference numeral 9 denotes a horizontal rectangular size matching the lower surface area of the window frame C, and its horizontal lower edge is aligned with a slightly lower parallel position with respect to the lower bottom surface of the horizontal bottom plate portion 31a in the outer protective body 31. .

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 15, as a connecting and supporting means for attaching and detaching the upper plate E, a support 41 fixed to the front surface of the left end portion of the front panel 7 of the front frame B is used. A shaft cylinder portion 44 of a receiving member 43 fixed to the front surface of the left end portion of the opening / closing set plate 39 can be fitted and connected to the shaft 42 through a shaft hole 45 so as to be vertically removable. . As a locking means, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 12, the lifting / lowering locking rod 4 of the locking tool 46 installed inside the lower right of the window frame C is used.
A hook 48 attached to the right-side back surface of the opening / closing set plate 39 can be detachably engaged with 7.
The above-described portion including the shaft cylinder portion 44 of the receiving tool 43 is
It is located in a planar U-shaped relief opening 49 formed at the left end of the outer shell protection body 31 and the dish main body 32.
(See FIGS. 11 and 12), and the shaft cylinder portion 44 and the support shaft 42 are fitted with an appropriate fitting tolerance.

The remaining configuration of the upper plate E is based on the height difference between the horizontal bottom plate portion 31a of the outer protective body 31 and the lower edge 39a of the opening / closing set plate 39. Support seats 50 for maintaining a horizontal posture are formed on the periphery and on the lower right bottom surface of the horizontal bottom plate 31a, respectively (see FIGS. 8, 10, and 14). However, both seats 50 may be at the same height or slightly lower than the lower end edge 39a of the opening / closing set plate 39, or may be formed at the center of the horizontal bottom plate portion 31a. In the dish main body 32, as a dish formed in the frame 33, a ball receiving portion 34 and an alignment sending portion 35 on which a metal rail 35a is laid are formed with a series of gradients. The ball outlet 36 opened at the downstream end is provided with a ball punching portion 61 described later. On the other hand, the auxiliary member 37 includes an opening / closing set plate 39.
At the left end thereof, there is provided a connecting cylinder portion 38 for connecting the winning ball discharge port 18 on the front frame B side and the ball receiving portion 34 of the dish body 32 to the left end. Is molded. Further, in the opening / closing set plate 39, the engagement rail portion 40 formed along the upper edge thereof can be aligned with the lower edge of the glass door D in a meshing state.

The left and right and lower edges of the outer protective body 31 can be positioned and engaged with the respective engaging grooves 25 of the front plate 7. 3
On the left side of 1a and on the left side of the opening / closing set plate 39, a sound transmission opening for the speaker 29 (see FIG. 11) is formed. Further, a stopper 60 which is also used as a wiring holder is disposed on each part of the back surface of the opening / closing set plate 39 (see FIG. 9).

The auxiliary member 37 is of a standard type shown in FIG. 8 in the case of a general pachinko machine, and FIGS. 16 and 17 in the case of a ball rental type pachinko machine.
The different types provided with the ball lending operation unit 51 shown in FIG. The auxiliary member 37 of either of these two types is basically configured in the same manner except for the presence or absence of the ball lending operation unit 51, and uses the respective stoppers 60 for the opening / closing set plate 39. And they are wearing screws.
When the upper plate E is attached to the front frame B, the right outer end of the auxiliary member 37 can cover the lower right side of the window frame C together with the right outer end of the outer protective body 31. The connecting cylinder 38 of the auxiliary member 37 may be separately formed and attached. As the opening / closing set plate 39 for the different type of auxiliary member 37, as shown in FIG. 17, an opening 59 for the ball lending operation unit 51 is used.

The ball lending operation section 51 of the different type of auxiliary member 37 is provided in a pachinko machine having a ball lending function, using a required card (not shown) as a ball lending medium. It is used to perform an operation of renting pachinko balls (also used as prize balls) stored in the back side to the player side as game lending balls, and as shown in FIG. On the control base 55 attached with screws etc. on the back side, the ball lending holding amount of the card
A display device 56 for displaying the balance (including the balance), a lending switch 57 for ball lending operation, and a return switch 58 for card return operation are provided, respectively, and the see-through window 53 and both side openings 54 of the operation panel 52 are provided. Is facing. The control panel 55 is protected by a cover 181 attached to the back of the opening / closing set plate 39 (see FIG. 17). By the way, in the display device 56, in the example where the holding amount of the card is up to 10,000 yen,
In the condition range of “from 1 digit of 100 to 3 digits of 10000”, it is in the form of a segment that can be variably displayed in units of 100 yen, and both switches 57 and 58 are in the form of push buttons. I have.

In the above-mentioned upper plate E, the ball punching portion 61 is provided.
Is a form in which the pachinko ball in the dish main body 32 is directly drawn out to the lower ball receiving tray F, and is incorporated in the right space between the dish main body 32 and the outer protective body 31. That is, in the ball punching portion 61, FIGS.
As shown in the figure, a ball-extraction path 62 formed on the back side of the frame body portion 33 of the dish main body 32 and vertically passing through the ball outlet 36;
3 has a turning type opening / closing operation tool 63 horizontally supported by a support tool 68 on the front surface, and in this opening / closing operation tool 63, a plane “ku” pivotally supported by a support shaft 69 of the support tool 68. An opening / closing tongue 65 that can open and close a communication portion between the ball outlet 36 and the ball removing path 62 and guide out the game balls is formed at the inner end of the arm-shaped arm 64, while the front end of the arm 64. In addition, an operation panel 66 facing the operation port 70 opened at the right inclined portion of the outer protective body 31 is integrally formed and protruded. Then, under the condition that the opening / closing operation tool 63 is normally held in a state in which the ball release path 62 is closed by the opening / closing tongue piece 65 using the spring 67,
When the opening operation is performed by using the operation panel 66, the opening / closing tongue piece 65 is displaced, so that the ball outlet 36 and the ball ejection path 62 can be opened and communicated.

As a further configuration of the above-mentioned ball-pulling portion 61, a slit opening 71 for allowing the opening displacement of the opening / closing tongue piece 65 is formed at a position adjacent to the ball outlet 36, and an opening of the ball-pulling path 62 is provided. Outer protective body 31 according to the lower surface
The outlet 72 is opened in the horizontal bottom plate portion 31a. The operation panel 66 of the opening / closing operation tool 63 is formed in an arc shape based on the radius from the support shaft 69 so as to cover the inside of the operation port 70, and the front of the operation panel 70 is provided at the front center thereof. While a knob 66a protruding from the opening is protruded, a stopper edge 66b formed at the inner edge of the knob 66a can be locked to the inner edge 70a of the operation port 70, and the opening operation amount of the opening / closing operation tool 63 is suitably regulated. It is possible to do. The support member 68 is attached to the lower portion of the front surface of the frame portion 33 of the plate main body 32 with screws or the like, and receives the arm portion 64 of the opening / closing operation tool 63 at one horizontal portion thereof and is supported by the support shaft 69. The operating tool 63 can be opened and closed in a stable horizontal posture.
(See FIGS. 13 and 14). Reference numeral 73 in FIG. 14 denotes a pressing piece protrudingly formed on the upper front side of the frame body 33, and the pressing piece 73 can prevent the opening / closing operation tool 63 from floating.

The ball feeder 75 is set on the back surface of the open / close set plate 39 of the upper plate E configured as described above. This ball feeder 75 is of an electric control type capable of performing a ball feed operation in synchronism with a ball hitting operation of the hitting ball firing device G described later.
As shown in FIG. 18 and as a basic configuration, an electromagnetic solenoid 78 having a magnetically-attached portion 78a as a magnetic force-concentrating portion is provided in one case 76 defining a game ball passageway 77, and a magnetically-attached portion. A magnetic piece 79a corresponding to 78a is provided, and a vertically movable ball feeder 79 supported by a support shaft 80 is assembled, so that the whole can be configured and handled in a cassette format. And on the back of the opening / closing set plate 39,
The case 76 connects the entrance of the feed passage 77 with the ball outlet 3 of the upper plate E.
6, the outlet of the feed passage 77 faces the base side of the firing rail 20. As spheres feeding operation of the device 75, by Moto the electromagnetic solenoid 78 is energized, it deenergized every set time based on the pulse control of the drive control unit G ₃ below, the magnetically attracted portion 78a and the magnetic piece 79
a, the ball feeder 79 changes up and down in accordance with the condition of the magnetic force acting to receive and send out the game balls that have passed through the ball outlet 36 into the feed passage 77, and send the ball to the firing rail 20 one by one. It can be sent to the side.

(Regarding lower ball tray) The lower ball tray (also referred to simply as the lower plate) F mounted on the lower front side of the front frame B has a function of storing the upper plate E in addition to the original prize ball storing function. As a device that can also perform a holding function, the device is installed on the front surface of the front plate 7 under conditions that match the lower surface of the upper plate E. This lower plate F
As shown in FIG. 5, FIG. 8, FIG. 9, FIG. 19 and FIG. 20, a trapezoidal box frame-shaped outer protective body 81, which is a basic constituent member made of synthetic resin, 81, a dish body 87 fitted and set inside the opening of 81;
A horizontal rectangular set plate 91 which is set in contact with the back surface of the opening 87 is assembled and aligned to form a unit. The entire outer frame is configured as a holding table having a substantially trapezoidal shape (substantially the same shape as the flat outer shape of the upper plate E) having a flat upper and lower surface and an opening at the inside of the front surface. As described above, a ball-penetrating insertion part 101 and a ball-penetrating part 106, a switch operation part 121, an ashtray 129, and the like, which will be described later, are respectively assembled.

In the lower plate F, the outer protective body 81 is positioned with respect to the front surface of the front plate 7 by the engaging groove 25, and
The connecting cylinder 92 is inserted into the setting opening 8 and is temporarily fixed by directly abutting the set plate 91, and is fixed horizontally by tightening a screw 117 as a fixing means from the back side. In this set state, the outer protective body 81 vertically exposes the support shaft 42 of the support shaft 41 from the escape opening 49 of the horizontal upper plate portion 81a (see FIGS. 5 and 8). The upper edge portion 91 covers the lower rod portion of the window frame C and is located on the front side of the ball return path 22 of the front frame B.
(See FIG. 10). On the other hand, the horizontal upper plate portion 81a of the outer protective body 81
There upper tray is a table surface mounting for E, also the required upper (Y = 10 mm position front edge J ₁ of the horizontal bottom plate portion 81b of the protector 81 relative to the lower edge J ₂ of the frame 5 of the front frame B ) And forward
(X = approximately 100 mm), both of them (J ₁ , J ₂ ) can be used as abutment edges for the floor surface FL (see FIG. 3).

Another configuration of the lower plate F described above is that in the outer casing 81, a central opening chamber 82 is provided.
A protection part 83 on the left side, which is aligned with the front left lower part of the front frame B and covers the lower left part of the window frame C, and a concave part 84 for installing an ashtray
In addition, an installation seat 85 for a hitting operation section, which will be described later, and the like are formed, and an engagement rail 86 formed along the inner side of the upper surface of the horizontal upper plate 81a is provided with an opening / closing set plate 39 in the upper plate E. Can be aligned with the lower end edge 39a of the first member. In the tray main body 87, a prize ball storage tray 88 having a circular ball outlet 89, a recess 90 for ashtray installation, and the like are formed. On the other hand, in the set plate 91, the connecting cylinder portion 92 is protruded rearward at the center thereof, and a decorative reinforcing plate 93 is attached to the front surface of the upper central portion so as to be inserted into the opening chamber 82 of the outer protective body 81. Alignment is also provided, and locking claws 94 for temporary attachment are provided on the left and right back surfaces so as to be able to be locked in the engagement openings 24 of the front plate 7. Note that a porous decorative plate 9 is provided on the front surface of the decorative reinforcing plate 93.
3a is attached (see FIGS. 8, 10, and 19).

[0031] Then as a means for mounting the hitting operation unit G ₁ below, 19, 20, as shown in FIGS. 21 and 24, the front side of the installation seat 85 of the outer protector 81,
A support plate 96 having a circular hole 97 is assembled using a screw, a locking claw, or the like, and a holder 9 having a connecting tube 99 projecting from a setting frame portion 98A on the right front side of the set plate 91.
8 is set. The connecting cylinder 99 is projected forward and obliquely and is exposed to the front of the outer protective body 81 from the circular hole 97 of the support board 96. The connecting cylinder 99 is inserted into a partition lid 99a formed inside the rear end thereof. The opening 100 is opened, and is aligned with the insertion hole 95 for wiring formed in the installation frame 98A and the through hole 30 of the front panel 7 of the front frame B. It is to be noted that a wiring connector 170 to be described later is inserted and fixed to the insertion port 100 in advance under a detachable condition (see FIG. 26).

The above-mentioned ball-extracting insertion portion 101 of the lower plate F has a configuration in which a ball extracted from the upper plate E side is inserted into the storage plate portion 88, as shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 21 and FIG. 22, a through gutter 102 having a front “U” shape is attached to a seat portion 91 a formed on the right front surface of the set plate 91 by using screws, engaging claws, or the like. The upper end of the passage 103 in the passage gutter 102 is aligned with the entrance 104 opened in the horizontal upper plate 81 a of the outer protective body 81, and the lower end of the passage 103 is connected to the storage tray of the plate body 87. It is aligned with the outlet 105 opened to the right of the part 88.
In addition, the inlet 104 is aligned with the outlet 72 of the ball removing path 62 in the ball removing portion 61 on the upper plate E side, and the outlet 105 faces above the right inner surface of the storage tray 88.

In addition, the ball removing portion 106 in the lower plate F
Is for extracting a prize ball in the storage dish portion 88, and is attached below the dish main body 87 by using an installation recess 119 formed at the center of the horizontal bottom plate portion 81b of the outer protective body 81. I have. That is, as shown in FIG. 8, FIG. 10, FIG. 22, and FIG.
A supporting plate 107 screwed to the lower portion of the bottom and fitted in the installation recess 119 so as to be substantially flush with the horizontal bottom plate portion 81b; and a slide-type opening / closing operation tool 111 held on the supporting plate 107. In the center of the support board 107, a circular ball hole 108 aligned below the ball outlet 89 and a guide frame 109 having a guide hole 110 are formed.
On the other hand, in the opening / closing operation tool 111, the opening / closing tongue piece 1 for the ball outlet 89 is attached to the board body 112 fitted to the guide frame portion 109.
13 and an operation knob 114 located in an operation port 120 opened from the guide port 110 of the guide frame 109 to the lower front side of the outer protective body 81 are integrally formed.

The opening / closing operation tool 111 is connected to the spring 11
5, the opening and closing tongue 1 is normally opened by using the operation knob 144 while the lower surface of the ball outlet 89 is kept closed by the opening and closing tongue 113.
13 is displaced so that the ball outlet 89 and the ball outlet 108 can be opened and communicated. Opening / closing operation tool 11
A protection piece 116 for covering (blinding) the guide opening 110 is provided in front of the right edge of the operating tool 1.
1 is appropriately opened and shifted, and between the right end of the operation knob 114 and the concave right end wall 109a of the guide frame 109,
The opening and closing operation tool 111 can be held in a ball-open state by appropriately inserting an intervening object (for example, a 500 yen coin).
(See FIG. 23).

On the other hand, the switch operating section 1 in the lower plate F
The switch 21 can be selectively used as necessary as a switch for game control (for stopping a symbol, for adjusting a game), resetting an electric member or an electronic control device, or communicating abnormalities by a player in the pachinko machine. As shown in FIGS. 8, 19 and 20, on the front surface of the switch holding base 122 formed on the left end side of the outer protective body 81, a synthetic resin molded push button holding unit is provided. The cover 123 is attached with an engagement claw or the like. By pushing the push button 126 assembled using the operation port 124 and the pin portion 125 of the cover 123 to the rear side, the required switch 128 held by the locking claw 127 on the back side of the base portion 122 can be operated. It is configured as follows. The switch 128 can be detached from the locking claw 127 when it is not necessary.
Is replaced with a pseudo button 126A for the same shape decoration (see FIG. 19). Reference numeral 130 in FIGS. 19 and 20 denotes an ashtray 1 on the upper surface of the concave portion 90 of the tray main body 87.
9 shows a heat-resistant protective sheet attached around 29.

(About the hitting ball launching device) The hitting ball launching device G mounted on the lower right portion of the front frame B is sent from the upper plate E to the launching rail 20 via the ball feeder 75 based on the hitting operation. This is a rotary solenoid drive type for hitting a game ball, and as a basic configuration, as shown in FIG. 24, a ball operation unit unitized in a spherical cylindrical grip shape.
(Also referred to as a handle portion) with G _1, and hitting driver G ₂ for performing the basis of the operation input conditions in the hitting operation unit G ₁ (referred to simply as solenoid) rotary solenoid 152 is driven by hitting operation, the drive part G ₂ comprises a back side to the set drive control unit G ₃ and the like, and the lower dish hitting operation unit G ₁ F
Right side of and on the back side of the front panel portion 7 of the hitting driver G ₂ is the front frame B, and is connected is set assembled respectively.

[0037] For the hitting operation unit G ₁ First, FIG. 2
As shown in FIGS. 4 to 27, as a grip member molded of synthetic resin, a support cylinder _{1 serving as} a fixed base of the operation portion G1 is formed.
31, a substantially hemispherical cap 134 detachably fixed to a support disk 133 attached to the front surface of the opening of the support cylinder 131, the support cylinder 131 and the cap 134
Ring-shaped operating lever 13 rotatably supported between
5 are assembled into a unit. And for the lower tray F, the cylindrical portion 132 of the support cylinder 131, by securing with screws 147 fitting inserted directly into the connecting tube 99 of the holder 98, the entire operation unit G ₁ shown As described above, the player is installed obliquely outward of the plane so that the player can easily perform a gripping operation without getting tired. Screw 147
Is at a position where it can be attached and detached on the front side of the lower plate F (the lower side in FIG. 26).

[0038] Then as its remaining main component, on the front side of the cylinder portion 132 of the support cylinder 131, (also referred to as a volume switch) variable resistor to the solenoid 152 of the ball drive unit G ₂ 137 is incorporated, its While the adjustment shaft 138 and the engagement piece 136 at the center of the operation lever 135 are inserted and connected, the solenoid 1 is provided in front of the opening of the support cylinder 131.
A switch 139 for the support 52 and a lever-shaped operation piece 140 that can be operated from the outside of the support cylinder 131 are incorporated, and a metal or surface-plated touch sensing ring 141 is mounted on the outer periphery of the support cylinder 131 on the opening side. Is being worn. These members 137, 139, and 141 are a six-pole cylindrical relay connector that is incorporated by using a locking claw or the like at the rear side inside the cylindrical portion 132 of the support cylindrical body 131 via individual wiring. 142. Incidentally combined touch circuitry in the touch sensing ring 141 and the drive control unit G ₃ (not shown), referred to for convenience also with the touch switch.

The support disk 133 and the cap body 13
The operation lever 135 and the operation lever 135 are positioned and connected using the fitting portions 133a, 134a, and 135a at the center of each other. The operation lever 135 is provided with a plurality of shaft cylinders (support disc 13) projecting forward of the support cylinder 131.
The rotation direction and the operation amount are regulated by fitting an arc-shaped guide port 144 to the connection boss 143), and the torsion spring 145 always applies the counterclockwise direction in FIG. Under the bias, the volume of the variable resistor 137 can be adjusted according to the amount of rotation operation. On the other hand, the operation piece 140 can be changed in and out by a regulating pin 146 protruding inside the operation lever 135. Before the operation of the lever 135, the switch 139 is in a retracted state restrained by the pin 146. Is turned off, and when the lever 135 is operated, the switch 139 is turned on in a protruding state released from the pin 146. Based on the state switching operation of the operation piece 140, the switch 139 is turned on and off. Is switched to

[0040] As the embodiment example assembly of the main part of the hitting operation unit G _1, as shown in FIGS. 25 and 26, the opening front side of the support tube 131 incorporating the connector 142 the operating lever 135 Support disk 1
33 is a fitting portion 133 with the operating lever 135.
a, 135a are fitted, and are screwed and fixed to each shaft tube portion 143 of the support tube 131. After the cap body 134 fitted on the support disk 133 fits the fitting portions 133a and 134a and turns the fitting portions 133b and 134b appropriately in the circumferential direction to lock the fitting portions 133b and 134b. 147 (shown on the lower side in FIG. 26). Reference numeral 148 in the figure is the cap body 1
34 shows a disc-shaped decorative part fitted in the center of the outer surface of the outer surface part 34.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 24 and 28, the hitting ball drive unit G ₂ is pulse-controlled to the front side of a metal-made support board 151 serving as a set base of the drive unit G _2. The rotary solenoid 152
Is installed, and a hitting rod 154 is connected to the rear end of the rotating shaft 153 of the solenoid 152, and the whole is constituted by a support board 151 unit. The drive unit G ₂ is, by the combined count on the support plate 151 to screw fixing to the installation seat of the front board portion 7 back, the solenoid 152 is the set port 9
And is covered with a holder 98 on the lower plate F side. Under this condition, the hitting rod 154 is capable of hitting a game ball at the firing position of the firing rail 20 by rotating and shifting the range from the starting end of the hitting ball to the end of the hitting ball every time the solenoid 152 is energized with a pulse. A circular hole 155 is formed in the support board 151 so as to be aligned with the through hole 30 of the front board 7. On the back side of the support board 151, as a means for adjusting the respective positions of the hitting ball start end and the hitting end of the hitting rod 154, a stopper 156 on the starting end side of a rotation adjustment type using an eccentric circle is provided. ingredients are disposed a stopper 157 of the slide adjusting the form of the end side by using the a, also synthetic resin molding made of holder 158 for setting a drive control unit G ₃ of the case 161 is screw wear.

The drive control section G ₃ is composed of the rotary solenoid 152 and the electric components 13.
7, 139, 141 and the electromagnetic input / output control of the electromagnetic solenoid 78 of the ball feeder 75.
29, as shown in FIG.
A circuit board 164 provided with a required circuit is built in the inside 61, and this case 161 is detachably set on a holding table 158 on the back side of the support board 151. Then, the five connecting members 165, 16 shown in the figure arranged on the circuit board 164.
The power supply (24 VAC), the ball feeding solenoid 78, the rotary solenoid 152, the variable resistor 137, the switch 139, and the touch sensing ring 141 are connected in order from the right side in FIG. Connected via However, connectors 168, 1 for the variable resistor 137 and for the switch 139 and the touch sensing ring 141 are provided.
The wires (three wires for each system) 176 connected to 69 have one end of all wires collectively connected to one connector 170. The connector 170 is provided with locking claws 170a on both sides.
And the holding member 9 using the locking portion 170b at the rear end.
8, it is detachably fitted into and fixed to the insertion port 100 from inside (see FIGS. 25 and 26).

The case 161 is provided with a circuit board 164.
And a box-shaped cover 163 that covers and protects the circuit board 164 with screws and the like.
The upper locking shaft 171 and the lower shaft support 172 formed on the back side of the receiving board 162 are engaged with the locking claw 159 and the lower shaft 160, respectively, which are formed on the bottom surface. Have been. Note that a wiring stopper 173 is integrally formed on the right outside of the cover 163 (see FIGS. 28 and 29).
reference). Although not shown, the circuit board 164 includes
A power supply circuit, a drive circuit for a ball feed solenoid, a drive circuit for a rotary solenoid, a circuit for volume adjustment, and a circuit section for a switch and a circuit for a touch are respectively configured.
Rotary adjusters 174 and 175 for adjusting the excitation force of the rotary solenoid 152 and the contact sensitivity of the touch sensing ring 141 are also provided.

[0044]

The operation of the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment, which is constructed as described above, includes a front frame B with respect to an outer frame A, a window frame C with a glass door D, a game board H, and a mechanism set board I. The above-mentioned upper and lower ball trays E and F and the hitting ball firing device G are equipped and set, and are configured in a unit. Then, on the outer frame A installed on the installation frame base in the game hall with a predetermined inclination and standing posture,
By assembling the entire front frame B, it can be used for a game as a vertical ball game machine similar to a conventional pachinko machine. By performing a normal hitting ball firing operation under this condition, the upper plate E
The game balls in the ball are sent to the firing rail 20 one by one by the ball feeder 75, and are hit by the hitting rods 154 driven by the driving of the rotary solenoid 152 of the hitting ball firing device G, and the required pachinko balls are set in the game board H. The game can be developed. And
A prize ball paid out from the prize ball discharging device of the mechanism set board I with respect to the safe ball generated during the game is discharged from the discharge port 18.
And, it is preferentially discharged to the upper plate E side via the connecting tube portion 38 and stored in the plate portion, and after the upper plate E side is filled, the lower plate F is connected via the ball receiving container 17 and the connecting tube portion 92. It is discharged to the side and stored in the dish part.

The following is an explanation of such a pachinko machine assembling the upper and lower ball trays E and F with the front frame B and the hitting ball launching device G, the state of implementation, and the like.

First, with regard to the lower plate F configured as described above, each edge of the outer protective body 81 is positioned and engaged with the engaging groove 25 of the front plate 7 of the front frame B, and the set plate 91 is moved. The connecting cylinder 92 is set against the front of the front plate 7
The engaging claws 94 are engaged with the engaging holes 24 and are temporarily attached. Under this condition, the screws 117 are fastened to the protection portion 83 of the outer protective body 81 and the respective portions of the set plate 91 from the rear side of the front plate portion 7 so that the entire lower plate F is fixedly set in a horizontal posture. In this set state, the outer shell protector 81 exposes the support shaft 42 of the support 41 for opening and closing the upper plate in an upright manner, while the upper edge of the set plate 91 is connected to the ball return path 22 of the front frame B. Positioned on the front side, a ball rolling on the same path 22 can be prevented from falling outside the machine (see FIGS. 8 and 10). The upper plate E can be placed and held in a stable horizontal posture with the horizontal upper plate portion 81a of the outer protective body 81 serving as a mounting table surface. Moreover, the opening chamber 82 defined in front of the outer shell protector 81 makes it easier to see the storage state of the prize balls in the dish main body 87, allows the prize balls to be easily taken out, and further facilitates maintenance of the ashtray 129. be able to. When the lower plate F is set, the wiring 176 of the connector 170 fitted and fixed in the insertion opening 100 of the holder 98 is inserted into the insertion hole 95 and the insertion opening 30.
Through to the rear side of the front frame B.

In this lower plate F, the outer shell 81
The underside front edge J ₁ is a predetermined position (upper Y, forward X) with respect to the lower edge J ₂ of the front frame B by being set to the level surface on the FL in the factory or a game hall such as,
When the entire front frame B side before assembly is placed alone on the outer frame A,
Both edges J ₁ and J ₂ serve as direct support edges, so that the entire front frame B side can be stably stood and held in a forwardly inclined posture (about 85 degrees), and can particularly preferably prevent forward fall. (See FIG. 3). Therefore, it is also possible to inspect each game component member mounted and set on the front frame B and replace and install the mechanism set board I in the front tilted upright state. Then, in the game hall, the entire front frame B side can be stably and stably held on the floor FL of a required portion during the operation of positioning and installing the outer frame A when installing and replacing the pachinko machine.

On the other hand, with respect to the upper plate E configured as described above, the glass door D of the window frame C installed on the front frame B
Can be easily assembled and set under the condition of opening. That is, the support 4 exposed above the lower plate F while the left end of the upper plate E is in a required direction not interfering with the glass door D.
By inserting the shaft cylinder portion 44 of the receiving member 43 of the opening / closing set plate 39 into the first support shaft 42 through the shaft hole 45, it is possible to support the connection under a condition with little backlash, and to lock the window frame C side. Tool 4
The lifting / lowering locking rod 47 of FIG.
Can be engaged to lock. Then, in this assembled state, the upper plate E is placed on the horizontal upper plate portion 81a of the lower plate F,
50 is stably placed and set in a horizontal posture in contact with 50.
As a result, a good ball flow can be achieved by maintaining the ball flow gradient relating to the plate portion of the plate body 32 as set, and the ball feeding device 7
5 can be held in an appropriate position and posture with respect to the firing position of the firing rail 20 and the hitting point position of the hitting rod 154 in the hitting ball firing device G, so that accurate ball feeding can be achieved.

In the upper plate E, the glass door D is opened and the locking means 46, 47, 48 are unlocked, and the horizontal upper plate portion 81a of the lower plate F is opened and closed. Can be smoothly opened and closed while being horizontally held based on the connection fulcrum of the support tool 41 and the receiving tool 43 while using the as a mounting table surface. Incidentally, the upper plate E has a range (the glass door D) until the left oblique portion contacts the inner edge of the protection portion 83 of the lower plate F.
(About 120 degrees, which is equivalent to the case of (1)). On the other hand, when attaching / detaching, the upper plate E is oriented so as not to interfere with the glass door D, and the connection support means 41, 4 described above is attached.
Since it is possible to easily remove and assemble the upper plate E by using the attachment / detachment of the plate 3, even an unskilled person can quickly and easily attach / detach the upper plate E in a comfortable posture. Moreover, in the setting state of the upper plate E, the engagement rail portion 40 of the opening / closing set plate 39 is aligned with the lower edge of the glass door D in a meshing state, and the outer protective body 31 and the auxiliary member 37
The right outer ends of the opening cover cover the lower right portion of the window frame C, and the engagement rail 86 on the lower plate F side is the lower edge 39a of the opening / closing set plate 39.
Since it is aligned in a meshing state, it is possible to positively prevent a fraudulent act of trying to cause a foreign substance such as a wire or a strip to enter the gaming board H.

An upper plate E equipped and implemented as described above
The prize ball can be quickly withdrawn from the lower plate F by a simple ball removing operation. That is, in the upper plate E, the opening / closing tongue piece 65 in the closed position is opened and displaced by opening / closing the opening / closing operation tool 63 of the ball removing portion 61 so that the ball outlet 36 and the ball removing path 62 are held in communication. . As a result, all the prize balls accommodated in the dish main body 32 and further in the communication tube portion 38 and the discharge port 18 can be quickly circulated from the ball outlet 36 to the ball removal path 62, and the lower plate F The ball can pass through the gutter 102 of the ball-penetrating passage 101, and finally be drawn out to the storage plate 88 of the lower plate F. Further, in the lower plate F, the opening / closing tongue piece 113 in the closed position is opened and displaced by the slide opening operation of the opening / closing operation tool 111 of the ball removing portion 106, and the ball outlet 89 and the ball removing port 108 are held in communication. As a result, the inside of the storage tray 88 and the connecting cylinder 92
And all the prize balls stored in the ball receiving container 17 can be pulled out of the dish from both the ports 89 and 108.

When a large number of prize balls obtained at the end of the game or the like are to be extracted when the ball can be removed as described above, the opening and closing operation tools 111 and 63 on the lower plate F side and the upper plate E side are both opened. By holding the operation, the prize balls in both plate portions can be quickly discharged out of the plate from the ball outlet 89 and the ball outlet 108 with the prize balls in the storage plate portion 88 gathered. When the ball is removed, the respective opening / closing operation tools 111 and 63 can be easily opened by a fingertip operation using the respective knobs 114 and 66a exposed on the front side of the dish.

On the other hand, the hitting ball launching device G configured as described above has a main body G ₁ ,
G ₂ is, will be installed separately on the installation portion of each.
Therefore, first the hitting operation unit G _1, the lower tray F side retainer 98
The cylindrical portion 132 of the support cylindrical body 131 is inserted into the connecting cylinder 99 by using mutual positioning means (for example, a concave groove and a ridge), and the both 99, 132 are connected by screws 147. Thus, the connector 142 in the tubular portion 132, by Moto connected inlaid with the connector 170 of the wiring in the coupling tube 99, flat outward the operation unit G ₁ is the front of the right oblique portion in the lower tray F It is set in a state where it is protruded obliquely and can be easily gripped with the right hand of the player for a long time (see FIGS. 20, 24, and 26).

On the other hand, in the hit ball driving unit G ₂ ,
While equipped sets a drive control unit G ₃ to 1 back, front frame B
The support plate 151 is applied to the installation seat portion on the back surface of the front plate 7, and the rotary solenoid 152 is accommodated in the set port 9, and is fixed by screws. And for circuit board 164 of the drive control unit G _3, power (AC24
V), the electromagnetic solenoid 78 and the rotary solenoid 152 of the ball feeder 75 are connected to the connecting members 165, 16
6,167 while being connected through the wiring, the variable resistor 137 and a switch 139 and a touch sensitive ring 141 of the ball-hitting operation unit G ₁ is a connector for relay 142,17
Under the communication of “0”, they are connected to the respective connectors 168 and 169 via the wiring 176.

With regard to the connection in the hitting ball launcher G, when the lower plate F is installed, the connector 170 for wiring is connected to the insertion port 10 in the holder 98.
0 and the connector 17
The wiring 176 connected to 0 is drawn to the back side through the insertion hole 95 and the through hole 30. Passing in after installation Therefore aforementioned hitting operation unit G _1, is a connector 142 in the support cylinder 131 is connected to the connector 170, also during the installation of the ball drive unit G _2, the wiring 176 to the circular hole 155 Then, each connecting member 168, 169 of the circuit board 164 is
Can be connected quickly and easily. In addition, the wiring 176 can be connected to the connector 142 by connecting the wiring 176 to the connector 170, so that the variable resistor 137 and the switch 139 can be connected.
In addition, the connection between the touch sensing ring 141 and the circuit board 164 is simplified.

[0055] Note that the hitting operation unit G ₁ described above, if coupled set予Jime the retainer 98 is connected to each other of the connectors 142,170, it is a form that can handle integrally with the lower tray F There is also. Therefore, in this embodiment, when the lower plate F is fixedly set on the front surface of the front plate 7, the operation unit G ₁ is positioned in front of the right-side oblique portion of the lower plate F so as to face out of a plane for easy operation. It will be set protruding obliquely. Incidentally upon screwing fixation Shitasara F is clamped a plurality of screws 117, including the peripheral portion of the holder 98 in the set plate 91, the hitting operation unit G ₁ is being firmly fixed set. Regarding drive control unit G ₃ described above, under the case 161 units incorporating sets the circuit board 164, relative to the holder 158 in the support plate 151 back hitting driver G ₂ after installation, the mutual engagement Means 159, 16
It can also be retrofitted using 0,171,172.

In the hitting ball firing device G equipped as described above, a hitting ball operation unit G _{1 is used} as a hitting ball firing operation by the player.
(Touch) of the touch sensing ring 141 and the operating lever 1
By the rotation of 35, based on the pulse output control of the drive control unit G _3, it is operated at an appropriate timing as the ball feeding apparatus 75. That is, as schematically shown in FIGS. 30 and 31, and the touch detection condition of the touch sensing ring 141, the detection condition of the switch 139 by projecting the return of the operation piece 140 is released from the operation lever 135 of the drive control unit G ₃ Based on the input to each part of the circuit board 164,
In response to the first pulse P ₁ output from the pulse output unit 4, first, the electromagnetic solenoid 78 of the ball feeder 75 is excited in units of one ball to operate the ball feeder 79. On the other hand, based on the fact that the volume adjustment condition of the variable resistor 137 according to the operation amount of the operation lever 135 is input to the circuit board 164 in addition to the above two detection conditions, the second output from the pulse output unit is performed. A pulse (pulse whose duty ratio has been adjusted for each cycle (S)) P ₂ generates a ball driving unit G ₂
The rotary solenoid 152 is driven by excitation in units of one ball to operate the hitting rod 154.

As a result, the game ball is sent to the firing position of the firing rail 20 by the above-described ball feeding operation for each ball and seated, and the same game ball is launched by the hitting operation synchronized with the ball. It is driven into the board H. Thereafter, based on the same ball feeding and hitting operations, the game balls are continuously and regularly shot, and the pachinko game is continued.
However, the pulse output control in the drive control unit G ₃ described above, the first pulse P ₁ of the spherical feeding operation, and a second pulse P ₂ according to the hitting operation the combined appropriately timing (time difference) to In total, one basic cycle S per ball unit
Is set as control. Based on this pulse setting,
The ball feeding / hitting operation for each ball is stabilized stably, and the switch 139 is turned on / off via the operation piece 140 as appropriate under the condition that the operation lever 135 is kept rotating.
By switching to the condition, the game ball can be hit in a single shot based on the ball feeding and hitting operation in accordance with the switching condition. Note that the adjustment operation of the adjustment tool 174 of the circuit board 164 involves a constant change based on the volume adjustment of the variable resistor of the tool 174. As a result, the duty ratio adjustment is performed in the same manner as in the case illustrated in FIG. Thereby, the exciting force (ball flying force) of the rotary solenoid 152 is adjusted and set.

[0058]

[Modification] The pachinko gaming machine to which the present invention is applied includes, in addition to the pachinko machine, an arrangement ball capable of developing a symbol combination pachinko game using a predetermined number of effective game balls. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other examples appropriately changed are also recommended. For example, (a) For the front frame B, the window frame 6 disclosed and described in the embodiment is used.
, A game auxiliary board 15 and a set surface area 1
And a holding and holding frame 13 having the same 6 as a separate and separate molding type in advance and being assembled back and forth with each other. It is optimal that at least the frame 5 is made of synthetic resin. (b) Regarding the lower ball receiving tray F, an outer shape having a substantially U-shaped cross section on the longitudinal center side is a basic example, and the lower base is designed to have any outer shape in which the lower bottom surface is inclined forward or backward. At the upper end surface, a horizontal mounting table surface 81 for the upper ball tray is provided.
a is essential that it has been formed, the front edge J ₁ of the bottom surface is formed long as possible right and left in parallel relative to the lower edge J ₂ of the front frame B, the positional relationship X as described above, Y It is desirable to set to. (c) Regarding the upper ball tray E, it is essential that any outer shape can be placed and held in a horizontal posture on the lower ball tray F, and the upper ball tray E can be horizontally held over a required range of the lower bottom surface. May be formed. And its outer shell 31
Is set lower than the lower edge 39a of the opening / closing set plate 39, the outer protective body 81 of the lower ball tray F
A pedestal may be formed on at least the left and right sides of the mounting table surface 81a. (d) Regarding the connection support means for mounting and dismounting the upper ball tray E, the support having the support shaft 42 disclosed and described in the embodiment is basically based on a rotational form capable of connection and separation using a shaft and a shaft hole. The tool 41 is attached to the front side of the game auxiliary board 15 of the front frame B or the lower ball receiving tray F side, and the support shaft 42 is mounted on the mounting table surface 8 of the same plate F.
1a, the receiving tool 43 having one axial hole 45 may be attached to the upper ball tray E side, and the axial hole 45 may be opened from the lower bottom surface of the plate E in the vertical direction. In addition, both tools 4
1, 43 are attached in the opposite direction to allow the support shaft 42 to protrude downward from the lower bottom surface of the upper ball tray E,
May be opened in a hanging direction from the mounting table surface 81a of the lower ball receiving tray F.

[0059]

As described above, according to the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, the upper ball tray mounted on the front frame is placed on the upper plate portion of the lower ball tray in the closed set state and is horizontally moved. It is placed and set in a stable posture. With this, a good ball flow can be achieved by maintaining the ball flow gradient according to the upper ball tray as set, and the ball feeder can be properly positioned with respect to the firing position of the firing rail and the hitting ball position of the hitting ball firing device, Accurate ball feeding can be achieved while maintaining the posture. In addition, the upper ball tray can be smoothly opened and closed while being horizontally held by using the upper plate portion of the lower ball tray.

The front frame can be held upright by using the lower ball tray installed on the front frame. That is, the front edge of the lower bottom surface of the lower ball tray faces a position that is horizontally parallel to the lower edge of the front frame, and is appropriately above and forward. As a result, when the entire front frame side before assembly is placed alone on the outer frame on a horizontal floor surface in a factory, a game hall, or the like,
The front edge and the lower edge of the lower bottom face serve as direct support edges, so that the entire front frame side can be stably stood and held in the forwardly inclined posture, and in particular, it is possible to suitably prevent forward fall. Therefore, in this upright standing state, it is also possible to inspect each game component mounted and set on the front frame, and to replace and install a mechanism set board. Further, in the game hall, the entire front frame side can be stably and stably held on the floor of the required part during the operation of positioning and installing the outer frame when installing and replacing the pachinko machine.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view schematically showing an entire pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view schematically showing the entire pachinko machine in a partially opened state.

FIG. 3 is a side view schematically showing the entire front frame side.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the entire front frame side.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing the entire front frame side.

FIG. 6 is a front view mainly schematically illustrating a front frame.

FIG. 7 is a rear view showing a main part of the front frame.

FIG. 8 is a front view mainly showing a ball tray portion and a hit ball operation portion in the front frame.

FIG. 9 is a rear view showing the upper and lower ball trays in an aligned state.

FIG. 10 is a side sectional view based on line KK in FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view showing an upper ball receiving tray.

FIG. 12 is a plan view showing the upper ball tray partially broken away.

FIG. 13 is a plan cross-sectional view showing a ball punching portion.

FIG. 14 is a side cross-sectional view showing a ball blank portion.

FIG. 15 is an exploded perspective view showing the connection support means.

FIG. 16 is a front view showing a changed portion of another type of upper ball tray.

FIG. 17 is a rear view showing a modified part of another type of upper ball tray.

FIG. 18 is a front view of the ball feeding device viewed from the inside.

FIG. 19 is an exploded perspective view showing a lower ball receiving tray.

FIG. 20 is a plan view showing the lower ball tray partially broken away.

FIG. 21 is a partially cutaway front view showing a ball-pulling portion and a ball-pulling-through portion.

FIG. 22 is a side sectional view showing a storage dish portion.

FIG. 23 is a plan view showing a ball blank portion.

FIG. 24 is a plan sectional view showing a hit ball firing device.

FIG. 25 is an exploded perspective view showing a hit ball operation unit.

FIG. 26 is a side sectional view showing a hit ball operation unit.

FIG. 27 is a front view showing the inside of the hit ball operating unit.

FIG. 28 is a rear view mainly showing the hitting ball drive unit side.

FIG. 29 is a front view of the drive control unit, partially cut away and shown from the back side.

FIG. 30 is a graph illustrating an example of pulse control in a drive control unit.

FIG. 31 is a graph showing an example of pulse control in which the exciting force of a rotary solenoid is adjusted and set.

[Explanation of symbols]

15 game auxiliary board, 20 firing rails, 24 engagement ports, 7
5 Ball feeder 81 Outer shell protector, 81a Horizontal upper plate, 81b Horizontal bottom plate, 87 Dish main body 88 Storage pan, 94 Locking claw, 117 screw, A outer frame,
B front frame, C window frame D glass door, E upper ball pan, F under ball pan, G hitting launcher, H game board I mechanism set Edition, the front edge of the horizontal bottom plate portion of the J ₁ below ball pan J ₂ front frame Lower edge, X forward, Y upper

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A synthetic resin molded front frame (B) removably attached to an outer frame (A) and a window frame (C) with a glass door (D) located on the front. The upper and lower ball trays (E, F) located at the lower part of the front, the ball launcher (G) located at the front and rear of the lower part, and the mechanism set board (I) located at the back are each equipped with a front frame ( The game board (H) is set to be detachable and replaceable in accordance with the game auxiliary board (15) inside the front inside of (B), while the ball feeder (75) is fixedly set inside the upper ball tray (E). In a pachinko gaming machine in which a firing rail (20) is installed on the front side of an auxiliary board (15), the lower ball tray (F) has a horizontal upper plate portion (81a) and a bottom plate portion (8
1b), the storage dish for the prize balls is placed inside the shell protection body (81).
(88), using a temporary attaching means (24, 94) and a fixing means (117) on the front surface of the front part (7) of the front frame (B). The horizontal upper plate portion (81a) is used as a mounting table surface for the upper ball tray (E), and the lower bottom front edge of the horizontal bottom plate portion (81b) is fixedly set.
A pachinko game machine characterized in that (J ₁ ) is set horizontally horizontally parallel to the lower end edge (J ₂ ) of the front frame (B) and appropriately above (Y) and forward (X).