JP2981430B2 - Ball game 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 ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, an arrange ball machine and a sparrow ball machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a ball-and-ball game machine such as a pachinko machine has a game board detachably mounted on a front frame from behind, and a firing handle of a firing means mounted on a lower portion of a front side of the front frame. A back mechanism plate that holds the game board from the back side and fixes it to the front frame is detachably provided on the back side, and the firing mechanism of the firing means and the firing motor corresponding to the firing handle are mounted on the lower part of the back side of the front frame doing.

[0003] In addition, the game board is provided with a plurality of game parts, such as variable symbol display means and winning means, in the game area surrounded by the guide rails, in addition to obstacle nails. A protective cover for covering the game parts such as the means and the winning means from the back side is mounted, and a main control board for controlling the game parts such as the variable symbol display means and the winning means according to the game configuration is detachably mounted on the protective cover.

[0004]

In a conventional ball-and-ball game machine, if the main control board has a failure or the like, the main control board is removed from the protective cover and replaced. If there is a failure or the like on any of the game board side including the game parts and the main control board, the game board unit is removed from the front frame and replaced.

Further, the back mechanism plate is not merely pressed and fixed on the game board, but also has main electric components such as a prize ball payout means and a payout control board mounted on the back mechanism plate. If there is a trouble such as a failure on the side of the back mechanism plate including the payout means and the like, the entire back mechanism plate including the winning ball payout means and the like is removed and replaced. Therefore, if a failure or the like occurs on the gaming board side or the back mechanism board side after delivery and installation of the ball-and-ball game machine to the game store, the entire game board side or back mechanism board side should be replaced with a unit. Has the advantage that it can be addressed and recovered relatively quickly.

However, in the current ball-and-ball game machine, not all the mounted parts are mounted on the game board side or the back mechanism plate side, but the jackpot display means, the firing means, and the firing means which partially include the electric parts. Some mounting components such as a display unit, a sound generating unit, and a distribution board are mounted on the front frame side. For this reason, if there is a failure in the electrical system of this type of mounted part, it is not possible to respond simply by replacing the entire game board side or the back mechanism plate side, and for each individual mounted part, remove it from the front frame. , It is necessary to remove and replace the connector etc. while following the lead wire,
There is a problem in maintainability when a failure or the like occurs.

In particular, various control boards such as a payout control board of the payout means and a launch drive control board of the launching means include:
C, other semiconductor elements are often used,
If a failure occurs in any of these electrical components, it requires a great deal of knowledge and experience to find the location of the failure, and it is very difficult to find it. However, there are also problems such as extreme delay. The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and when there is a failure in an electric system or the like of a mounted component, it can be easily and promptly dealt with by replacing a back mechanism plate side, and maintenance such as repair can be easily performed. It is an object to provide a passage means for a gaming machine.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a game board is mounted on a front frame, a firing handle of a firing means is mounted on a front side of the front frame, and an opening / closing is provided on a back side of the front frame. In a ball game machine provided with a back mechanism plate freely pivotally mounted, a launch mechanism of launch means and a display, the display means is divided into a molded body and a light source on the rear side of the molded body, and a front frame is provided. A through-hole in the front-rear direction is formed at the mounting position of the display means, a molded body is provided on the front frame corresponding to this through-hole, and the back mechanism plate is illuminated from the rear side of the molded body through the through-hole. A light source is attached via an attachment portion, and a protection portion for holding the light source is provided on the attachment portion.

[0009]

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the firing means is divided into a firing driving means and a firing drive control board for controlling the firing driving means. The drive means is provided on the front frame, and the firing drive control board is provided on the back mechanism plate. According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the invention, the sound generating means is divided into a sound duct and a speaker, the sound duct is provided on a front frame side, and the speaker is provided on a back mechanism plate. Respectively.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes an arrangement ball machine main body, which is a rectangular frame-shaped outer frame 2;
And a front frame 4 pivotally attached to a front side of the front side by a hinge 3 so as to be openable and closable about a longitudinal axis.

The arrangement ball machine main body 1 is mounted on an island structure in a state of being arranged alternately on the left and right with a card-type automatic ball rental machine 5. The automatic ball lending machine 5 is provided with a card insertion slot 6 for removably inserting a prepaid card, and a card insertion indicator light 7 is turned on when a prepaid card is inserted into the card insertion slot 6. .

The front frame 4 is provided with a window hole 8, a glass door 9 and a front plate 10 which are vertically arranged in the window hole 8 and are pivotally supported so as to be freely opened and closed. On the back side of the front frame 4, a gate-shaped game board mounting frame 11 and a game board receiving plate 73 arranged at the lower end side of the game board mounting frame 11 are fixed.
A game board 12 is removably fitted between the game board receiving plate 73 and the window board 8 so as to correspond to the window hole 8 and the front plate 10 from the back side. On the upper part of the front frame 4 on the upper side of the game board 12, a jackpot display means 13 is provided in a horizontally long shape along the game board 12.

At the front of the game board 12, a guide rail 14 for guiding the shot game ball is provided, and in a game area surrounded by the guide rail 14, an image display means 15, an upper winning means 16, Means 17, winning means 18, lower ball entry means 19, and lower cover 20 are arranged. Outside the guide rails 14 of the game board 12, a ball out display means 21 and a payout display means 22 are mounted on the upper left side, and a lower plate full display means 23 is mounted on the upper right side.

The lower ball entry means 19 is provided with entrances arranged in a horizontal line and a switch for detecting a game ball entering the entrance. The image display means 15 constitutes a variable symbol display means for displaying a general game image and displaying three variable symbols. When the game ball enters the starting means 17, the symbol is displayed for a certain period of time. It fluctuates. And the big hit display means 13 blinks when each symbol of the variable symbol display means matches and a big hit occurs, and displays the occurrence of the big hit.

An upper plate 24 for supplying game balls and an upper plate cover 74 are provided on the front plate 10, and a ball lending operation unit 25 is provided on an upper edge of the upper plate 24, and a ball release lever 26 is provided on a front edge thereof. Are provided respectively. The upper plate cover 74 is attached to the front plate 10 so as to surround the upper plate 24.
Is formed on the lower side of the upper plate 24. Front frame 4
At the bottom of the lower plate 27 and the firing handle 29a for the firing means 28
Are provided respectively.

In FIGS. 2 and 3, reference numeral 29 denotes a firing motor of the firing means 28, which is disposed on the rear side of the front frame 4 corresponding to the firing handle 29a and fixed to the rear side of the front frame via a mounting table 41a. The hammer 30 of the firing mechanism 77 is driven via a cam or the like fixed to the rotation shaft.

The firing mechanism 77 is fixed to the rear side of the front frame, and the hammer 30 is pivotally supported by the firing mechanism 77. The firing means 28 operates the firing motor 29 when the firing handle 29a is operated.
Is operated to drive the hammer 30 of the firing mechanism 77, and the hitting hammer 30 hits the game balls supplied one by one from the upper plate 24 onto the firing rail and fires them on the guide rail 14. I have.

Reference numeral 32 denotes a back cover, which is provided on the back side of the game board 12 so as to cover the respective game parts such as the image display means 15, the winning means 18, the lower ball entry means 19, etc. projecting from the back side of the game board 12 from the back side. It is installed. The main control board 33 has a case 34 on the back cover 32.
Attached detachably via the main control board 33, the score is calculated according to a signal from the lower ball entry means 19 by a circuit component such as an IC mounted on the main control board 33, and an image is appropriately displayed on the image display means 15. This is for controlling each part on the game board 12 side according to the game configuration so as to be displayed.

Reference numeral 35 denotes a synthetic resin back mechanism plate for pressing down and fixing the game board 12 mounted on the game board mounting frame 11 of the front frame 4 from the back side. The back mechanism plate 35 is pivotally supported on the back side of the front frame 4 by a hinge 36 at one end in the left-right direction so as to be freely openable and closable about the longitudinal axis. It is fixed to. Back mechanism plate
35 has an opening window at a position corresponding to the back cover 32 of the game board 12.
When the game board 12 is fixed, the opening window 37 is formed.
The back cover 32 is fitted into the rear cover.

Reference numeral 38 denotes a prize ball tank for storing a prize ball, which is removably mounted on the game board mounting frame 11 and the like from above the back cover 32 behind the back mechanism plate 35. Below the prize ball tank 38,
An out-of-ball detection switch 39 for detecting the out-of-prize ball in the award ball tank 38 is provided on the back mechanism plate 35. 40 is a prize ball payout means, a payout motor 41 for driving a rotary payout body 42.
And is attached to one side of the back side of the back mechanism plate 35 in the vicinity of the hinge 36 side of the back cover 32 in a vertically elongated shape.
The prize balls supplied from are supplied to the upper plate 24 by a predetermined number by the rotary feeder 42.

Reference numeral 43 denotes an external terminal box, which is provided on the side of the prize ball tank 38 and on the back side of the back mechanism plate 35.
Various information such as jackpot information is taken out to the outside via an external terminal inside. At the bottom of the back mechanism plate 35,
The passage unit is integrally formed, and the firing drive control board 44, the payout control board 46, and the ball lending control board are provided on the back side.
Electric components such as 47 are arranged in the left-right direction, and electric components such as the speaker 78 and the distribution board 79 are arranged in the left-right direction on the front side.

The firing drive control board 44 includes a firing handle 29a.
The firing drive control board 44 is connected to the firing motor 29 via a lead wire, a connector, and the like. The payout control board 46
When the winning score is counted, the winning ball payout means 40 is controlled in accordance with the score, and is connected to a payout motor 41 via a connector or the like.

When using the automatic ball lending machine 5, the ball lending control board 47 activates the prize ball payout means 40 in response to a command from the ball lending operation section, and pays out the lending ball to the upper plate 24. It is for. The distribution board 79 is a firing drive control board.
44, for supplying power to the electric components such as the payout control board 46, the ball lending control board 47, and the speaker 78, and is fixed to the back mechanism plate 35 near the hinge 36.

The sound generating means 75 is for generating a sound effect at the time of a jackpot or the like, and comprises a speaker 78, sound ducts 80 and 81, a sound outlet 76 and the like as shown in FIG. ing. The speaker 78 is mounted on the front side of the back mechanism plate 35 close to the back side of the game board receiving plate 73. The sound ducts 80 and 81 are used for sound effects from the speaker 78 on the front panel.
This is for guiding to the audio outlet 76 of the upper plate cover 74 through the opening 10.

The audio duct 80 is formed integrally with the game board receiving plate 73 so as to protrude toward the front panel 10 in correspondence with the speaker 78. The audio duct 81 is placed inside the upper cover 74
And a pair of partition walls 83. The receiving base 82 is integrally provided below the upper plate 24, and a pair of left and right partition walls 83 is provided below the receiving base 82. Note that the upper plate cover 74
In order to prevent foreign substances from being inserted from the audio outlet 76, a number of vertical lattices 84 are provided in the audio outlet 76 in the left-right direction, and between the vertical lattices 84 are audio outlets 76.

On the upper side of the back mechanism plate 35, as shown in FIG.
However, the light sources 49 to 51 of the ball out display means 21, the payout display means 22, and the lower plate full display means 23 are respectively mounted on the front side slightly below. That is, the big hit display means 13 is for blinking display when a big hit occurs on the variable symbol display means side of the image display means 15, and is attached to the front frame 4 from the front side as shown in FIGS. Jackpot display 52
And three jackpot display light sources 48 for illuminating the jackpot display 52 from behind.

The jackpot display body 52 is a molded body made of a synthetic resin, is formed in a horizontally long shape by a base portion 53 and a cover body 54, and has a through hole 55 formed in a mounting portion above the front frame 4. Is mounted on the front side of the front frame 4 by screws 56a so as to cover the front side from the front side. The through hole 55 has three jackpot display light sources 48
There are three in the horizontal direction corresponding to the above, and are perforated so as to penetrate the front frame 4 back and forth.

The jackpot display light source 48 is provided at each through hole of the front frame 4.
In order to illuminate the jackpot display body 52 from behind via the 55, three are provided in the mounting portion 56 on the upper end side of the back mechanism plate 35 in the lateral direction. The mounting portion 56 is formed integrally with the back mechanism plate 35 via a bent portion 57 that bends from the upper end of the back mechanism plate 35 to the upper front side.

The mounting portion 56 is formed with three mounting holes 58 and three socket fitting cylinder portions 59 in the horizontal direction, and a light source protection portion 60 that also serves as a reinforcement is formed in the upper and lower portions in a rib shape. Each jackpot display light source 48 is mounted on a substrate 62 via a rubber socket 61, and the rubber socket 61 is connected to a socket fitting cylindrical portion.
The jackpot display light source 48 projects forward from the mounting hole 58 when fitted to the back 59 from the back side.

The ball out display means 21 is a ball out detecting switch.
When 39 detects that the winning ball tank 38 has run out, the payout display means 22 displays it when the winning ball payout means 40 pays out the winning ball. The lower plate full display means 23 is for displaying when the lower plate 27 is full.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the ball-out display means 21 includes a ball-out display body 63 made of synthetic resin mounted on the front side of the game board 12, and a through-hole in which the game board 12 is formed. A ball cut display light source 65 that illuminates the ball cut display body 63 from behind via a 64
The ball cut display light source 65 is mounted on the front side of the back mechanism plate 35 via the substrate 66.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the payout display means 22 includes a payout display 67 made of synthetic resin mounted on the front side of the game board 12 and a through hole 68 formed with the game board 12. And a payout display light source 69 for illuminating the payout display body 67 from behind through the payout display body 67. The payout display light source 69 is mounted on the front side of the back mechanism plate 35 via the substrate 70. The lower plate full display means 23 includes a lower plate full display body 71 and a lower plate full display light source 72 that illuminates the lower plate full display body 71 from the rear through a through-hole, like the ball out display means 21. Have been.

In the case of manufacturing a ball game machine having the above configuration, the jackpot display 52 of the jackpot display means 13 is provided on the front frame 4 side.
At the same time, the firing handle 29a, the firing mechanism 77, the firing motor 29 and the like are mounted, and the front plate 10 having the upper plate 24 and the upper plate cover 74, and the glass door 9 are mounted in the window hole 8. Also the front frame
4, each member such as the game board mounting frame 11 and the game board receiving plate 73 is mounted. On the other hand, on the game board 12 side, the image display means 15, the lower ball entry means 19, etc. are attached, and a back cover 32 covering them from behind is fixed to the back side of the game board 12, and then the main control board is attached to the back cover 32. Attach 33.

In addition to the front frame 4, the game board 12, etc., a back mechanism plate
In addition to attaching the winning mechanism payout means 40 to the back mechanism plate 35, the firing drive control board 44 and the payout control board 4
6. The ball rental control board 47, the speaker 78, the distribution board 79, the jackpot display light source 48, the ball out display light source 65, the payout display light source 69, the lower plate full display light source 72, and other electric components are mounted respectively. Of course, the electrical components such as the display light sources 48, 65, 69, the control boards 44, 46, 47, and the distribution board 79 on the back mechanism board 35 side are
Connect appropriately via lead wires, connectors, etc. wired along 35.

Next, a back mechanism plate is attached to the front frame 4 via a hinge 36.
After the game board 12 is fitted from the back side into the game board mounting frame 11 of the front frame 4, the back cover 32 of the game board 12 is attached.
The rear mechanism plate 35 is closed around the hinge 36 so that the rear mechanism plate 35 contacts the game board 12 so that
In this state, the back mechanism plate 35 is fixed by four lock levers 45.

Subsequently, the firing motor 29 and the firing drive control board 44 on the back mechanism board 35 side, the main control board 33 on the game board 12 side and the back mechanism board
The payout control board 46 on the 35 side and the like are appropriately connected via lead wires, cables, and the like. When the back mechanism plate 35 was fixed in the closed state, the speakers 78 of the sound generating means 75 corresponded to the ducts 80 and 81 formed on the game board receiving plate 73 from behind, and the big hit display light source 48 was formed on the front frame 4. Front frame 4 through through hole 55
Corresponds to the jackpot display body 52 on the front side of the rear side.

Further, a light source 65 for displaying a broken ball and a display light source for paying out.
69 and the lower plate full display light source 72 is mounted on the front side of the game board 12 through through holes 64 and 68 formed in the game board 12, etc. Each corresponds to the body 71 from the rear. Therefore, if the back mechanism plate 35 is mounted, the sound generating means 75, the big hit display means 13, the ball out display means 21, the payout display means 22, and the lower plate full display means 23 can be assembled respectively.

When the firing motor 29 and the firing drive control board 44 are connected, they are connected to the firing handle 29a and the firing mechanism.
The launch means 28 can be constituted by 77. For example, back mechanism plate 35
If any of the control boards 44, 46, 47 on the side, the display light sources 48, 65, 69, the speaker 78, the distribution board 79, and the lead wires connecting them have failed, the lock lever 45 will be used. After unlocking the mechanism plate 35 and opening the back mechanism plate 35 around the hinge 36, the back mechanism plate 35 is
And replace it with a new back mechanism plate 35.

With this arrangement, the launching motor 29 of the launching means 28, the jackpot display 52 of the jackpot display means 13, the ducts 80 and 81 of the sound generating means 75, etc. are both located on the front frame 4 side, and the out-of-ball indication is displayed. Although the means 21, the payout display means 22, and the lower plate full display means 23 of the ball-out display body 63, the payout display body 67, and the lower plate full display body 71 are on the game board 12, the back mechanism plate 35 is replaced. By doing so, it is possible to cope with a failure in the electrical system of each mounted component on the front frame 4 and the game board 12 side, apparently.

Therefore, even if a failure occurs during business after delivery and installation at a game arcade, by replacing the back mechanism plate 35, extremely all failures such as electric parts of the mounted parts can be minimized. There is an advantage that it is possible to easily and quickly respond in a short time, and to immediately recover a failed ball game machine in a short time. In particular, since it is sufficient to replace the back mechanism plate 35 side, there is no need to search for a failed portion while checking each mounted component or electric component, and when a portion including the control boards 44, 46, 47 etc. has failed. However, the maintenance is much easier than before.

Further, the jackpot display means 13, the ball out display means 21, the payout display means 22, the lower plate full display means 23, the firing means 28, and the sound generation means 75 are separated into a structure and electric parts, and the electric parts are separated. Since everything is attached to the back mechanism board 35, after removing the failed back mechanism board 35,
When repairing and repairing the electrical components on the 35 side, it is not necessary to replace the entire mounted components, and only the electrical components separated from the structure and attached to the back mechanism plate 35 need be replaced.
For this reason, the structure of the mounting component can be used as it is, and there is no waste of the component compared to the case where the entire mounting component is replaced, and it is economical.

For example, the firing drive control board 44 of the firing means 28
If a failure occurs, the firing motor 29 on the front frame 4 side
The firing mechanism 77 may be used as it is, and after the back mechanism plate 35 is replaced with a new one, the repair may be performed by replacing the firing drive control board 44 of the old back mechanism plate 35 or the like.

The jackpot display means 13 is mounted with the jackpot display body 52 corresponding to the through-hole 55 of the front frame 4 and illuminates the jackpot display body 52 from the rear through the through-hole 55 so as to be illuminated from behind. Since the jackpot display light source 48 is provided on the plate 35, the jackpot display light source 48 is
Can be illuminated to emit light, and the jackpot display means 13 can be apparently provided as in the related art.

A mounting portion 56 is provided via a bent portion 57 bent from the upper end of the back mechanism plate 35 to the front side.
Since the jackpot display light source 48 is provided at 56, the back mechanism plate 35
Although the jackpot display light source 48 is on the side, the jackpot display light source 48 can be arranged close to the front frame 4 side. Furthermore,
This jackpot display light source 48 approaches the front frame 4 and a through hole
Since the jackpot display 52 on the front frame 4 side is illuminated via 55, diffusion of light can be prevented, and the jackpot display 52 can be sufficiently illuminated.

In the sound generating means 75, the sound duct 81,
The audio outlet 76 is on the front frame 4 side, and the speaker 78 is the back mechanism plate
Although it is on the 35 side, the audio duct 80 is
The audio of the speaker 78 is
Can be reliably guided to the voice exit 76 side. As mentioned above, although the embodiment of the present invention was described in detail, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. For example, in the embodiment, the mounting portion 56 is provided so as to protrude toward the upper end side of the back mechanism plate 35,
It is also possible to provide the back mechanism plate 35 over the entire width as shown by a virtual line in FIG.

Further, the launching means 28, the jackpot display means 13, and the sound generating means 75 are illustrated as mounting parts, and the launching mechanism 7 is provided.
7, the launching motor 29, the jackpot display 52, and the ducts 80 and 81 are structured or molded, and the launch drive control board 44, the jackpot display light source 48, and the speaker 78 are described as electrical components. Jackpot display means 13, sound generation means
The same can be applied to mounting parts other than 75. As exemplified in the firing motor 29 of the firing means 28, the structure mounted on the front frame 4 side may include an electric component.

In the case of the firing means 28, the firing mechanism 77 may be a structural body, and the firing motor 29 and the firing drive control board 44 may be mounted on the back mechanism plate 35 as electric components. Further, the firing means 28 may use a solenoid in place of the firing motor 29. Each of the display bodies 52, 63, 67 is made of a colored and transparent synthetic resin material. Further, the present invention can be similarly applied to a pachinko machine, an arrangement ball machine, and other various ball game machines.

[0049]

According to the present invention, the display means is divided into a molded body and a light source on the rear side of the molded body.
A through-hole in the front-rear direction is formed at the mounting position of the display means of the front frame, a molded body is provided in the front frame corresponding to the through-hole, and the back mechanism is illuminated from the rear side of the molded body through the through-hole. The light source is mounted on the board via the mounting part, and the protection part for holding the light source is provided in this mounting part, so that if there is a failure in the electric system, it is possible to easily and quickly deal with it by replacing the back mechanism plate side. And maintenance such as repair is much easier than before.

In particular, the display means is divided into a molded body and a light source on the rear side of the molded body, and a through-hole is formed in the front frame at the mounting position of the display means, and a frontal hole is formed corresponding to the through-hole. Since the molded body is provided on the frame and the light source is attached to the back mechanism plate so as to illuminate from the rear side of the molded body through the through hole, the display means can be arranged on the front side of the front frame as in the conventional case, and the light source Can be quickly dealt with by replacing the back mechanism plate.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the firing means is divided into a firing driving means and a firing drive control board for controlling the firing driving means. Since the firing drive means is provided on the front frame and the firing drive control board is provided on the back mechanism plate, a failure on the firing drive control board side of the firing means can be promptly dealt with by replacing the back mechanism board. According to the third aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first and third aspects, the sound generating means is divided into a sound duct and a speaker, and the sound duct is provided on the front frame side, and the speaker is provided on the back side. Since each is provided on the mechanism plate,
Even if a failure occurs on the speaker side of the sound generating means, it can be quickly dealt with by replacing the back mechanism plate.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an arrangement ball machine showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of an arrangement ball machine showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the arrangement ball machine showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing an open state of a back mechanism plate according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a jackpot display unit showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a display unit showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a sound generating unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 4 Front frame 12 Game board 28 Launching means 29 Launching motor 29a Launching handle 35 Back mechanism board 44 Launching motor control board 55 Through hole 75 Sound generating means 77 Launching mechanism 78 Speaker 80,81 Voice duct

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A game board is mounted on a front frame, a firing handle of a firing means is mounted on a front side of the front frame, and a back mechanism plate and a firing mechanism are mounted on the rear side of the front frame so as to be freely opened and closed. In a ball and ball game machine equipped with a mechanism and a display body, a display means is divided into a molded body and a light source on a rear side of the molded body, and a through hole in a front-rear direction is formed at a mounting position of the display means on the front frame. A molded body is provided on the front frame corresponding to the through hole, and a light source is attached to the back mechanism plate via an attaching portion so as to illuminate the molded body from the rear side through the through hole. A ball-and-ball game machine provided with a protection section for holding a ball. 2. The launching means is divided into a launching drive means and a launching drive control board for controlling the launching drive means. The launching drive means is provided on a front frame, and the launching drive control board is provided on a back mechanism plate. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the ball game machine is provided. 3. The sound generating means is divided into a sound duct and a speaker, and the sound duct is provided on the front frame side, and the speaker is provided on the back mechanism plate, respectively. Ball game machine.