JP3869237B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a ball game machine represented by a pachinko machine. More specifically, the game board is held in an upright state by a substantially rectangular frame member (for example, a front frame or a storage frame attached thereto). In addition, the game area on the front side of the game board is configured to face the front side from the opening of the frame member, and is provided with a back set board that is openable and closable on the back side of the frame member and is closed and held over the game board. It relates to a bullet ball machine.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In a pachinko machine that is generally well known from the past, a player operates a game ball launcher to launch a game ball into the game area in front of the game board, and the game ball falls and moves within the game area When a game ball falling and moving in this way enters a prize-winning device provided in the game area and wins a prize, a predetermined number of prize-winning game balls (referred to as safe balls) are given. Prize game balls (this is called a prize ball). Note that game balls that have fallen to the lower portion of the game area without winning a prize tool (referred to as “out balls”) are collected in an out port formed at the lower portion of the game area. In such a conventional pachinko machine, a device called a back set board is attached to the back side of the frame member so as to be openable and closable and cover the back of the game board. Out ball discharge processing and prize ball payout processing for safe balls are performed.
[0003]
This configuration will be described more specifically. First, a plurality of winning tools are provided in the game area on the front side of the game board, and the safe ball that has won each winning tool is discharged to the back side through the game board. The back set board is formed with a safe ball collecting passage that receives and collects the safe balls thus discharged, and after the safe balls collected through the safe ball collecting passage are detected by the safe ball detector. Through the safe ball discharge passage formed in the back set board, it is discharged to a recovery bucket disposed on the back side of the pachinko machine and recovered to the game hall side. In addition, the out balls collected at the out mouth are discharged to the back side through the game board, and the back set board is formed with an out ball discharge passage for receiving the out balls thus discharged. The out ball passing through the out ball discharge passage is discharged as it is to the collection bucket and collected to the game hall side.
[0004]
Further, the back set board has a preliminary prize ball storage mechanism for storing a preliminary prize ball in the upper part, and a preliminary prize ball stored in a tank member constituting the storage mechanism in accordance with detection of a safe ball by the winning detector. The back set board is provided with a prize ball payout path for discharging the prize balls discharged by the prize ball payout mechanism to the upper ball tray in front of the gaming machine. In addition, an overflow ball passage is also formed in the back set board to allow the overflowing prize ball to flow to the lower ball tray when a large number of prize balls are discharged to the upper ball dish and become full and overflow into the prize ball payout passage. .
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Thus, it is necessary to form the safe ball collecting passage, the safe ball discharge passage, the out ball discharge passage, the prize ball payout passage, the overflow ball passage, and the like independently on the back set board. However, in order to independently form a plurality of passages in this way, there is a problem that a configuration in which these passages are provided in a three-dimensional intersection form is required, and the thickness of the back set board increases and the configuration becomes complicated. As the thickness of the back set board increases in this way, the entire front and rear thickness of the gaming machine increases and the back of the gaming machine protrudes rearward, requiring a large installation space when installing the gaming machine in the gaming hall. There is also the problem of doing. In addition, a control circuit board is attached to the back set board to control the operation of the gaming machine. However, if the space for installing the gaming machine is narrow and the space on the back side of the gaming machine is reduced, the heat generated from the control circuit board is efficiently generated. There is also a problem that it is difficult to dissipate heat.
[0006]
By the way, the conventional back set board has a problem that the structure is complicated and the front and rear thicknesses are increased. On the other hand, the game auxiliary plate formed integrally with the frame member and positioned below the game board is an upper part. It is a relatively simple configuration that is located behind the ball tray and is only covered by the back set board. For this reason, when a part of ball path currently formed in the back set board is provided in a game auxiliary board, it is thought that the structure of a back set board can be simplified and the thickness can be made thin.
[0007]
The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and by providing a part of the configuration provided in the conventional back set board on the game auxiliary plate side, the structure of the back component is simplified and the entire back configuration is provided. An object of the present invention is to provide a ball game machine having a structure capable of reducing the thickness of the ball.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve such an object, a ball game machine according to the present invention includes a frame member and a game board in which a front game area is held by the frame member in a standing state facing the front side from the opening of the frame member. And a game auxiliary plate located under the game board and provided integrally with the frame member, and attached to the back side of the frame member so as to be openable and closable and held in a closed position covering the back side of the game board. And a back set board. In the game area on the front side of the game board, a winning tool that can win a game ball falling and moving there is provided, and an out port for collecting the dropped game balls without winning the winning tool is provided. Get in Winning game balls Is a safe ball A safe ball passage hole that discharges to the back side of the game board and Fall to the bottom of the game area without winning the prize Game balls collected at the outlet Be out sphere An out-ball passage hole is formed in the game board for discharging to the back side of the game board. Furthermore, a back cover is attached to the back of the game board, covering the outlet of the safe ball passage hole and the outlet of the out ball passage hole, this Back cover Is formed in a shape with the lower part squeezed in rear view The safe ball discharged from the exit of the safe ball passage hole and the out ball discharged from the outlet of the out ball passage hole are assembled as a game-completed ball. , And is configured to be discharged downward from a cover opening that is provided at the lower end and is substantially the same as or lower than the lower surface of the game board. In addition, the game assisting plate is configured to have a passage space having an upper end opening vertically opposite to the cover opening and extending vertically and having a lower end opening at the lower end. Assembled in the back cover A game-completed ball discharge passage is provided for allowing game balls to be discharged to enter the passage space from the upper end opening and to be discharged from the lower end opening. In the ball game machine having such a configuration, a game ball (safe ball) discharged to the back side of the game board through the safe ball passage hole and a game ball discharged to the back side of the game board through the out ball passage hole The (out ball) is collected as a game-completed ball by the back cover, discharged downward from the cover opening, and further discharged from the upper end opening provided in the game auxiliary plate to the outside through the game-completed ball discharge passage. Thus, the game-completed balls discharged from the game-completed ball discharge passage can be discharged as they are into the collection bucket and collected to the game hall side. Each winning tool is provided with a winning detector for detecting a winning game ball. In this way, since the game-completed balls (safe balls and out-balls) are gathered and discharged to the collection bucket by the game-completed ball discharge passage provided in the game auxiliary plate, in a closed state covering the back of the game board In addition to the preliminary prize ball storage mechanism and the ball payout mechanism, the back set board to be attached only needs to be provided with a prize ball payout path, an overflow ball movement path, etc., and the structure of the back mechanism of the gaming machine can be simplified. it can. At this time, it is possible that the safe ball game finished ball assembly member forming portion of the back cover and the game played ball discharge passage of the game auxiliary plate and the prize ball payout passage of the back set board are shifted to the left and right so as not to overlap. With this, the thickness dimension of the entire back mechanism can be reduced. As a result, the gaming machine installation space in the gaming hall may be small, and it becomes easy to sufficiently secure the heat radiation space of the control circuit board disposed on the back of the gaming machine.
[0009]
Also, The out ball passage hole is provided at the center of the game board in the left and right direction, and the cover opening of the back cover is provided shifted to one side in the left and right direction from the out ball passage hole. Below the passage hole Horizontal center An engagement lever that holds and holds the back from the back side is provided on the game auxiliary plate without overlapping the back cover Have .
In addition, the safe ball passage hole is provided near the upper side of the outlet of the out ball passage hole on the game board, and a shielding wall is provided on the upper edge of the outlet of the out ball passage to provide a safe ball passage. Constructed to prevent the safe sphere discharged from the outlet of the hole from entering the out sphere passage hole Have .
Furthermore, a buffer member (which is made of a relatively soft material such as rubber) is provided in the game ball discharge passage to receive the game ball that has entered from the upper end opening. Have .
Also, in the game-completed ball discharge passage Above the cushioning member In addition, a space connected to the side is formed, a clogging detection lever is provided so as to close the space, and a clogging detection switch for detecting the swing of the clogging detection lever is provided, and the inside of the game ball discharge passage is provided. It is configured to detect that a game ball is clogged by a clogging detection switch when a clogging detection lever is pushed and swings when the game ball is clogged. Have .
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. A pachinko machine as a typical example of a ball game machine according to the present invention is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 when viewed from the front side and is shown in FIG. 3 when viewed from the back side. FIG. 2 shows a state in which the glass door 5 and the upper spherical dish plate 6 are opened.
[0011]
The pachinko machine PM has, as its basic structure, a wooden or plastic outer frame 1 formed in a rectangular frame shape, and a front frame 2 attached so as to cover the front surface of the outer frame 1. The outer frame 1 is formed in a rectangular frame shape from an upper frame plate 1a, left and right frame plates 1b and 1c, and a bottom frame plate 1d. A curtain plate 1e is provided on the lower front surface, and a reinforcing link 1f is attached to the back side of the curtain plate 1e. It has been. The front frame 2 is formed in a rectangular frame shape that covers the front surface of the outer frame 1 excluding the front surfaces of the bottom frame plate 1d and the curtain plate 1e in the outer frame 1, and is formed by hinge members 3a and 3b at the front left and right upper portions of the outer frame 1. It is attached to be openable and detachable. A locking device 4 is provided on the front right side of the front frame 2, and the front frame 2 supported so as to be freely opened and closed by the hinge members 3a and 3b covers the front surface of the outer frame 1 and is closed by the locking device 4. It is configured to be engaged with the frame 1 and held in the closed state.
[0012]
A rectangular glass door 5 is attached to the front surface of the front frame 2 so as to open and close the upper portion of the front frame 2 and is held in a closed state by the locking device 4 so as to cover the front surface of the front frame 2. In addition, a rectangular upper spherical dish plate 6 positioned below the glass door 5 is attached to the front lower portion of the front frame 2 so as to be freely opened and closed, and is closed by a lock mechanism (not shown) as shown in FIG. Held in. The upper ball tray plate 6 can be opened as shown in FIG. 2 by releasing the lock mechanism, but the lower end portion of the glass door 5 is configured to overlap the front side of the upper end portion of the upper ball tray plate 6 in the closed state. The upper ball tray plate 6 can be opened only when the glass door 5 is opened. The upper ball dish plate 6 is provided with an upper ball dish 6a.
[0013]
A rectangular frame-shaped storage frame portion 7 is integrally formed on the back side of the front frame 2, and a game board 10 whose detailed structure will be described later is stored and held by the storage frame portion 7 in a detachable and replaceable manner. The front frame 2 is formed with a rectangular frame opening 2a surrounded by the storage frame portion 7. With the game board 10 held by the storage frame portion 7, the front opening of the game board 10 from the frame opening 2a. The game area 11 is faced to the front side. The game area 11 faces the glass plate 5a of the glass door 5 attached in a closed state to the front surface of the front frame 2 with a predetermined interval, and the front surface of the game area 11 and the inner surface of the glass plate 5a of the glass door 5 A game area space in which game balls fall and move is formed between the two.
[0014]
A game assisting plate 50 formed integrally with the front frame 2 is provided below the frame opening 2 a in the front frame 2. The upper front surface of the game assisting plate 50 is covered with the upper ball tray plate 6, and the lower ball tray 8 and the hitting ball launching device 9 including the hitting ball launching handle 9a are provided on the lower front surface as shown in the figure.
[0015]
The game board 10 is configured by sticking a cell board with a predetermined pattern made of a resin sheet on the front surface of a rectangular veneer board, and is mounted on the storage frame portion 7 from the back side, and the rear surface side of the storage frame 7 It is fixedly held by a plurality of engaging levers 12a to 12d disposed around the periphery. A substantially circular rail 13 is mounted on a cell plate attached to the front surface of the game board 10. A game area 11 is formed on the front surface of the game board 10 surrounded by the rails 13, and various game parts and a large number of game nails 21 are arranged in the game area 11 as shown in the figure. A game ball launched by the hitting ball launching device 9 is launched into the game area 11 along the rail 13, and falls and moves in the game area space between the front surface of the game area 11 and the glass plate 5a.
[0016]
In this way, the pachinko machine PM randomly changes the falling direction by playing or guiding the game ball that moves in the game area space in front of the game area 11 with the game nail 21 and wins a prize in the middle of the movement. Sometimes, a prize ball is paid out in response to the winning. For this reason, the game area 11 includes a windmill 14 that is rotatably mounted, a passing gate 15, a general winning device 16, an electric tulip-type starting winning device 17 that is positioned at the lower center, and a display device 20 that is positioned above the As shown in the figure, a gaming component including an attacker device 22 and the like located in the lower part is provided. Further, at the bottom of the game area 11, there is provided an out port 18 for discharging out balls that have not won the winning tool, and an out ball passage hole 18 a that connects to the out port 18 and penetrates the game board 10 is provided. Is formed. In the game area 11, there is further provided a lamp decoration 19 that is turned on and blinked when winning or the like.
[0017]
The passing gate 15 has a built-in passing sensor (not shown) for detecting whether or not there is a gaming ball passing through the falling game ball. The general winning tool 16 has a winning hole, and when a game ball wins, a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winning balls are paid out to the upper or lower ball trays 6a, 8. A safe ball passage hole (not shown) penetrating the game board 10 is provided on the rear side of these general prize-winning tools 16, and the safe ball that has won the general prize-winning tool 16 passes through the safe ball passage hole to play the game board 10. It is discharged to the back side.
[0018]
The starting prize-winning tool 17 is a prize-winning tool having a so-called electric tulip structure, and can open and close the left and right tulip blades. A predetermined number (for example, 5) of winning balls is also paid out to the upper or lower ball trays 6a, 8 when a game ball wins the starting winning device 17. A safe ball passage hole (not shown) penetrating the game board 10 is also provided on the rear side of the start winning tool 17, and the safe ball winning the start winning tool 17 passes through the safe ball passage hole to play a game. It is discharged to the back side of the panel 10. The display device 20 has a liquid crystal display, and various displays are made on the screen of the liquid crystal display during the game.
[0019]
The attacker device 22 has a large winning opening made up of a rectangular opening at the center, and an open / close door is attached to the large winning opening so as to be openable and closable. The open / close door is normally closed, and when a special game state is established under a predetermined game condition during the game, the open / close door is tilted forward approximately 90 degrees to open the big prize opening. Two safe ball passage holes 22a and 22b (see FIGS. 4 and 5) are provided on the rear side of the attacker device 22 so as to pass through the game board 10 through the two winning openings in the winning opening. A safe ball that has entered any winning opening from the mouth is discharged to the back side of the game board 10 through any safe ball passage hole 22a, 22b.
[0020]
On the back side of the front frame 2 to which the gaming board 10 having the above configuration is attached, a back set board BSP is provided in an area surrounded by the outer frame 1 so as to be opened and closed. The back set board BSP is formed in a substantially rectangular shape as a whole in accordance with the size of the back surface of the storage frame portion 7, and is mounted on the upper side of the back surface of the storage frame portion 7 to store and supply game balls. A supply mechanism 30, a prize ball payout mechanism 40 that is provided over the center and lower part of the back surface of the housing frame 7 and performs a prize ball payout process, and the discharged prize balls are discharged to the upper and lower ball trays 6 a and 8. For example, a prize ball passage forming portion 41 that forms a prize ball discharge passage or the like is formed integrally.
[0021]
The back set board BSP further includes a terminal control unit 37 disposed adjacent to the ball storage and supply mechanism 30, and control boards 48 and 49 disposed on the lower back surface. The terminal control unit 37 is connected to a power supply line from the game hall side, a signal line for transmitting / receiving pachinko game content information, and the like, and performs input / output control of power and signals. An opening 35 is formed in the center of the back set board BSP, and the display control board 23 attached to the back side of the display device 20 provided in the game board 10 is located in the opening 35. The back set board BSP having such a configuration is attached to the back side of the front frame 2 so as to be opened and closed by the hinges 38a and 38b, and is latched and held by the closing lever 39 in a closed state covering the back side of the front frame 2. The
[0022]
The ball storage and supply mechanism 30 constituting the back set board BSP includes a tank member 31 for a preliminary prize ball, and an alignment rod member 32 that aligns and supplies the preliminary prize balls stored in the tank member 31. Is done. The alignment rod member 32 accommodates the preliminary prize balls supplied from the tank member 31 in two rows of prize ball paths in an aligned manner, and sends them out to the deflection outlet 32a. The prize ball payout mechanism 40 receives the prize ball sent from the deflection outlet 32a, and performs an operation of paying out a predetermined number of prize balls according to the winning of the game ball to the prize tool. In the lower part of the back set board BSP, a prize ball discharged from the prize ball paying mechanism 40 is guided to the upper ball dish 6a and discharged, and a prize ball overflowing from the upper ball dish 6a is placed on the lower ball dish. A prize ball passage forming portion 41 for forming an overflow ball passage to be sent to 8 is provided. This configuration will be described later.
[0023]
FIG. 4 shows the back side of the front frame 2 with the back set panel BSP configured as described above removed. As shown in this figure, a first back cover 25 surrounding the display control board 23 protruding in the center is provided on the back surface of the game board 10 housed and held in the housing frame portion 7 formed integrally with the front frame 2. And the 2nd back cover 26 connected and connected to this under the 1st back cover 25 is attached. These first and second back covers 25, 26 are shown as safe ball passage holes 22a, 22b for passing a safe ball won in the attacker device 22 (for example, a safe ball passage hole 22a, 22b formed through the game board 10). And the outlet of the out ball passage hole 18a. Further, a discharge path 6b for discharging the prize balls paid out from the prize ball payout mechanism 40 to the upper ball tray 6a is formed as shown in the figure.
[0024]
The second back cover 26 is squeezed at the lower portion and is provided with an opening 26b at the lower end. This portion is shown in detail in FIG. The safe balls and the out balls discharged to the back surface of the game board 10 through the safe ball passage holes 22a and 22b and the out ball passage holes 18a and 18b formed through the game board 10 are first and second. It enters into the spaces 25a, 26a formed between the back covers 25, 26 and the back surface of the game board 10, and is gathered as a game-completed ball in the lower portion of the space 26a of the second back cover 26, and the lower end opening 26b of the space 26a It is discharged downward from. That is, the second back cover 26 serves as a game-completed ball assembly member that collects game-completed balls (safe balls and out balls). This configuration is also shown in FIG. 10 showing a cross section along arrow XX and FIG. 12 showing a cross section along arrow XII-XII. FIG. 12 shows a cross-sectional shape with the back set panel BSP attached.
[0025]
As can be seen from FIGS. 10 and 12, the outlets of the safe ball passage holes 22a and 22b are located immediately above the outlet of the out ball passage hole 18a. Therefore, in order to prevent the safe balls discharged from the safe ball passage holes 22a and 22b from entering the out ball passage hole 18a and flowing out from the out port 18 to the front side of the game board 10, the out ball passage hole 18a. A first shielding wall 27a is formed at the upper edge. Further, in order to prevent the safe ball flowing through the lower space portion 26a from entering the out ball passage hole 18a and flowing out from the out port 18 to the front side of the game board 10, it is located at the lower edge of the out ball passage hole 18a. Thus, a second shielding wall 27b is formed.
[0026]
On the other hand, on the upper part of the game auxiliary plate 50, as shown in FIG. 8 showing a cross section along arrows VIII-VIII and FIG. 13 showing a cross section along arrows XIII-XIII, the first game-completed ball extending vertically A passage 51 is formed. The first game-completed ball passage 51 has a space that has an upper end opening 51a and a lower end opening 51b and extends vertically through the upper end opening 51a. The upper end opening 51a is a lower end opening of the second back cover 26 that constitutes the game-completed ball assembly member. It opposes 26b up and down. For this reason, the game-completed balls gathered by the second back cover 26 and discharged from the lower end opening 26b are discharged through the first game-completed ball passage 51 downward from the lower end opening 51b.
[0027]
In the first game-completed ball passage 51, as described above, the buffer member 52 that receives the game-completed ball falling from the lower end opening 26b of the second back cover 26 is provided. The buffer member 52 is made of a relatively soft material such as rubber, and plays a role of restraining the generation of sound and vibration by softly receiving a falling game ball when it comes into contact. Further, the first game-completed ball passage 51 has a space 54a formed on the right side in FIG. 5. A clogging detection lever 53a is swingably attached so as to close the space, and the clogging detection lever 53a is swung to the right. There is provided a clogging detection switch 53b that is turned on when it is moved. For this reason, when a game-completed ball is clogged for some reason in the first game-completed ball passage 51 and the second game-completed ball passage 61 described later, this game-completed ball is blocked by pressing the clogging detection lever 53a to the right. Since the detection switch 53b is pushed to be turned on, it is possible to detect the presence or absence of clogged game balls in the passages 51 and 61. When clogging of a game-completed ball is detected by the clogging detection switch 53b, the operation of the hitting ball launching device 9 is stopped to stop the game, or a notification lamp, buzzer or the like notifies the outside that clogging has occurred. Or
[0028]
The lower part of the game auxiliary plate 50 is vertically opposed to the lower end opening 51b of the first game-completed ball passage 51 as shown in FIG. 7 showing a cross section along arrows VII-VII and a perspective view of FIG. A game-completed ball passage constituting member 60 is attached to form a second game-completed ball passage 61 having an upper end opening 61a that extends vertically. The second game-completed ball passage 61 is configured by covering the rear surface of the U-shaped section with a lid member 60a, and has an upper end opening 61a and a lower end opening 61b. The shape is bent in a crank shape. The lid member 60a is detachably fixed to the upper part of the U-shape by a screw 60b. The upper end opening 61a is opposed to the lower end opening 51b of the first game-completed ball passage 51, and game balls that are discharged from the lower end opening 51b through the first game-completed ball passage 51 pass through the second game-completed ball passage 61. It is discharged from the lower end opening 61b to the outside on the back side of the pachinko machine PM. In a game hall facility (generally referred to as a game island) in which the pachinko machine PM is disposed, a collection bucket (not shown) that receives a game-completed ball discharged from the lower end opening 61b of the second game-completed passage 61. The game-completed ball is collected from the collection bucket to the game hall side.
[0029]
Next, the configuration of the prize ball passage forming section 41 for supplying the prize balls paid out from the prize ball payout mechanism 40 provided on the back set board BSP to the upper and lower ball dishes 6a, 8 will be described. As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 11 showing a cross section along the arrow XIV-XIV and FIG. 14 showing a cross section along the arrow XIV-XIV, a prize ball discharge passage 42 and an overflow A ball passage 43 is formed. The upper end opening 41a of the prize ball discharge passage 42 is vertically opposed to the prize ball discharge portion at the lower end of the prize ball payout mechanism 40, and the prize ball discharged from the prize ball discharge mechanism 40 is discharged from the upper end opening 41a. It enters into the passage 42, flows from the lower opening 42a into the upper prize ball passage 57 formed in the game auxiliary plate 50, and passes through the discharge path 6b formed in the upper ball tray plate 6 from here into the upper ball tray 6a. Sent out.
[0030]
Here, the prize ball discharge passage 42 communicates with the overflow ball passage 43 through the partition 43a in the upper part, the prize ball is filled in the upper ball tray 6a, and in the discharge path 6b and the upper prize ball passage 57. When the award ball is further discharged from the award ball payout mechanism 40 in a state where the award ball is full, the award ball fills the lower part of the award ball discharge passage 42 and gets over the partition 43a and overflows. The ball passage 43 overflows. The overflowing prize balls pass through the overflow ball passage 43 and are discharged into the bucket space 65a of the prize ball bucket 65 attached to the lower part of the game auxiliary plate 50. A lower prize ball passage 56 is formed in front of the attachment portion of the prize ball bucket 65, and the prize ball sent to the bucket space 65 a is discharged into the lower ball tray 8 through the lower prize ball passage 56.
[0031]
An overflow detection lever 44a and an overflow detection switch 44b are disposed below the overflow ball passage 43 as shown in the figure. For this reason, when the lower ball tray 8 is filled with the prize balls, the lower prize ball passage 56 and the bucket space 65a are filled, and when the lower part of the overflow ball passage 43 is also filled with the prize balls, the overflow detection lever 44a is pushed to detect overflow. The switch 44b is turned on so that the full state of the prize ball can be detected.
[0032]
As described above, the prize ball passage forming portion 41 in the back set board BSP has a prize ball discharge passage 42, an overflow ball passage 43, and the like so as to protrude rearward. In the side wall 41a, a depression is formed forward and a planar depression 41b is formed. And the control board 48 is arrange | positioned in this hollow part 41b, and it prevents that the control board 48 protrudes back.
[0033]
As can be clearly understood from FIGS. 5 and 9, the prize ball bucket 65 is located adjacent to the game-completed ball path component 60 and is integrally disposed on the mounting plate 68. The game-completed ball passage component 60 and the prize ball bucket 65 may be formed independently and attached to the lower part of the game assisting plate 50 as shown in the figure. Is easy to install. A lower end of the attachment plate 68 extends partly downward to provide a certificate sticking portion 69, where the certificate stamp is attached. A partition rib 66 is formed on the upper portion of the prize ball bucket 65 and is connected to a passage wall that forms the lower end of the ball passage 43. The lower end of the partition rib 66 extends forward to form a return wall 66a. . The return wall 66a is for preventing a wire or the like from being inserted from the lower prize ball passage 56 and entering the back side of the game board 10 to be illegally operated.
[0034]
As described above, the back surface of the prize ball passage formation portion 41 where the prize ball discharge passage 42 and the overflow ball passage 43 are formed is formed with a flat portion for attaching the control boards 48 and 49 as described above. Only the prize ball discharge passage 42 and the overflow ball passage are formed in the back set board BSP, and these passages do not overlap vertically, so that it is easy to secure a flat portion for mounting the control board.
[0035]
The upper ball tray 6a is provided with a discharge button 6e (see FIG. 1). When the discharge button 6e is operated, the game ball in the upper ball tray 6a is caused to flow into the discharge path 6c and is discharged from the discharge path 6c. 6d is discharged into the discharge space 54b formed in the game auxiliary plate 50. As can be clearly seen from FIG. 12, the discharge space 54b is connected to the bucket space 65a in the prize ball bucket 65, and the used ball discharged into the discharge space 54b as described above falls and moves into the bucket space 65a as it is, Further, it passes through the lower prize ball passage 56 and is discharged into the lower ball tray 8.
[0036]
As shown in FIG. 6, the back set board BSP is formed with an enclosing space 45 surrounding the periphery of the back set board BSP in a state where the engaging lever 12d for engaging and holding the game board 10 is located at the engaging position. The wall 45a forming the enclosed space 45 is close to the engaging lever 12d positioned at the locking position. When the back set panel BSP is closed without forgetting to close the engaging lever 12d, the wall 45 is engaged. The back set board BSP cannot be closed on top of the lever 12d. Thereby, forgetting to close the engagement lever 12d can be reliably prevented.
[0037]
According to the pachinko machine PM according to the first embodiment described above, the safe ball discharged from the safe ball passage hole of the game board and the out ball discharged from the out ball passage hole are positioned below the game board. Because it is configured to discharge through the game-completed ball discharge passage provided on the game auxiliary plate to be played, the game-completed ball discharged from the game-completed ball discharge passage is discharged as it is into the collection bucket and recovered to the game hall side. can do. For this reason, in addition to the preliminary prize ball storage mechanism and the ball payout mechanism, the back set board attached in a closed state covering the back surface of the game board need only be provided with a prize ball payout path, an overflow ball moving path, etc. The configuration of the back mechanism of the machine can be simplified. At this time, it is possible that the safe ball game completed ball assembly member forming portion of the back cover member and the game ball discharge passage of the game auxiliary plate and the prize ball payout passage of the back set board are shifted to the left and right so as not to overlap. Thus, the thickness dimension of the entire back mechanism can be reduced. As a result, the gaming machine installation space in the gaming hall may be small, and it becomes easy to sufficiently secure the heat radiation space of the control circuit board disposed on the back of the gaming machine.
[0038]
Next, a pachinko machine PM ′ according to a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. However, this pachinko machine PM ′ and the pachinko machine PM shown in FIGS. 1 to 14 are different in the discharge configuration of the safe ball and the out ball provided on the back of the game board, and the other configurations are the same. In the following, the same components as those of the pachinko machine PM are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is simplified or omitted. 15 corresponds to FIG. 4, FIG. 16 corresponds to FIG. 5, FIG. 17 corresponds to FIG. 10, FIG. 18 corresponds to FIG. 12, and FIG.
[0039]
In this pachinko machine PM ′, as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, a first back cover 25 and a second back cover 26 ′ are attached to the back surface of the game board 10 ′. The game board 10 'is formed with a first out ball passage hole 18a connected to the out port 18 and a groove-shaped second out ball passage hole 18b' extending obliquely downward from the first out ball passage hole 18a. As can be seen from FIGS. 17 and 18, the first and second out ball passage holes 18a and 18b 'are covered with a thin plate cover 18c, and the lower end of the second out ball passage hole 18b' opens downward. . Therefore, the out ball that has entered the out port 18 is discharged downward from the lower end opening 18d of the second out ball passage hole 18b ′ through the first and second out ball passage holes 18a and 18b ′. On the other hand, the exit of the safe ball passage hole is covered with a second back cover 26 '. For this reason, the safe balls are gathered in the internal space 26a ′ by the second back cover 26 ′ in the same manner as in the first embodiment and discharged downward from the lower end opening 26b ′. Thus, in the pachinko machine PM ′, the out ball and the safe ball are separately separated and discharged downward on the back side of the game board 10 ′.
[0040]
As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, a ball collecting passage 51 ′ having an upper portion divided into a bifurcated shape and having a Y shape is provided on the upper portion of the game assisting plate 50 ′. One upper end opening 51a faces the lower end opening 26b 'of the second back cover 26' and receives a safe sphere discharged therefrom, and the other upper end opening 51c is the lower end opening of the second out ball passage hole 18b '. Opposite to accept the out ball discharged from here. In this way, the safe balls and the out balls received in the collecting passage 51 'from the upper end openings 51a and 51c are collected as game-completed balls here and discharged downward from the lower end opening 51b. The lower end opening 51b is opposed to the upper end opening 60a of the game-completed ball passage component 60, but this configuration is the same as that of the pachinko machine PM.
[0041]
Regarding the configuration other than the above-described configuration, the pachinko machine PM ′ is the same as the pachinko machine PM, and the description thereof will be omitted.
[0042]
Next, a pachinko machine PM ″ according to a third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 20 to 23. However, the pachinko machine PM ″ and the pachinko machine PM shown in FIGS. Since the configuration of the game-completed ball passage component attached to the lower surface of the auxiliary plate 50 and the prize ball bucket are different and the other configurations are the same, the same components as those of the pachinko machine PM are denoted by the same reference numerals below. Therefore, the description is simplified or omitted. 20 corresponds to FIG. 9, FIG. 21 corresponds to (part of) FIG. 12, FIG. 22 corresponds to (part of) FIG. 13, and FIG. 23 illustrates the configuration of FIG. It is a figure. In the third embodiment, a game-completed ball passage constituting member 160 and a prize ball bucket 170 are provided in parallel on the left and right on a support plate 175 fixed to the lower back surface of the game auxiliary plate 50 by screws 175b. The support plate 175 is provided with a screw hole 175a for attaching a screw 175b.
[0043]
The game-completed passage member 160 is formed by covering the rear surface of the U-shaped main body member 161 with a lid member 162, and a game-completed ball passage 164 having an upper end opening 160a and a lower end opening 160b and extending vertically is provided inside. Is formed. The lid member 162 is coupled to the main body member 161 by a screw 163. As can be seen from FIG. 22, the game-completed ball passage 164 has a shape bent in a crank shape by two step portions 165 and 166 provided in the main body member 161 so as to control the fall speed of the game-completed ball. It is configured so that it does not jump out of a recovery bucket that is provided on the game hall side to recover the game-completed balls. The game-completed ball passage constituting member 160 is mounted on the two mounting arms 176 protruding rearward from the support plate 175, and is detachably locked by the two left and right locking arms 177. For this reason, the body member 161 has mounting holes 161a and 161b formed at two locations, and the tip protrusion 176a of the upper mounting arm 176 enters the upper mounting hole 161a and is inserted into the lower mounting hole 161b. The screw 176c is screwed with the screw 176b, and the game-completed ball passage constituting member 160 is attached. In order to screw this screw 176c, a notch 162a for inserting a driver is formed in the lid member 162. At this time, the front end locking claws 177a of the left and right locking arms 177 are engaged with and locked to the locking pieces 161c of the main body 161. The support plate 175 is provided with a rectangular support portion 178, and the main body portion 161 is in contact with and supported on the support portion 178.
[0044]
The prize ball bucket 170 is formed integrally with the support plate 175, and has a bucket body 171 that forms the bucket space 173 and a partition wall 172 that covers the lower end notch 43a of the overflow ball passage 43. Configured. The bucket space 173 receives the overflow prize ball discharged from the overflow ball passage 43 and discharges it to the lower ball tray 8 through the lower prize ball passage 56. A return wall 174 is formed in the lower part of the partition wall 172 as shown in the figure.
[0045]
Regarding the configuration other than the configuration described above, the pachinko machine PM ″ is the same as the pachinko machine PM, and the description thereof will be omitted.
[0046]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the safe ball discharged from the safe ball passage hole of the game board and the out ball discharged from the out ball passage hole are provided on the game auxiliary plate located below the game board. Since the game-completed ball discharge passage is configured to be discharged, the game-completed ball discharged from the game-completed ball discharge passage can be directly discharged to the recovery bucket and recovered to the game hall side. For this reason, in addition to the preliminary prize ball storage mechanism and the ball payout mechanism, the back set board attached in a closed state covering the back surface of the game board need only be provided with a prize ball payout path, an overflow ball moving path, etc. The configuration of the back mechanism of the machine can be simplified.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a front view showing the front side of the pachinko machine with a glass door and an upper ball plate open.
FIG. 3 is a rear view showing the back side of the pachinko machine.
FIG. 4 is a rear view showing the back side of the front frame constituting the pachinko machine with the back set board removed.
FIG. 5 is an enlarged rear view showing a part of the rear side of the front frame.
FIG. 6 is a rear view showing an enlarged part of the rear surface side in a state where a back set board is attached to the front frame.
7 is a cross-sectional view taken along arrows VII-VII in FIG.
8 is a cross-sectional view taken along arrows VIII-VIII in FIG.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a part of the back side of the pachinko machine.
10 is a cross-sectional view taken along arrow XX in FIG.
11 is a cross-sectional view taken along arrow XI-XI in FIG. 6;
12 is a cross-sectional view taken along arrow XII-XII in FIG.
13 is a cross-sectional view taken along arrows XIII-XIII in FIG.
14 is a cross-sectional view taken along arrow XIV-XIV in FIG.
FIG. 15 is a rear view showing the back side of the front frame constituting the pachinko machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention with the back set board removed.
FIG. 16 is an enlarged rear view of a part of the rear side of the front frame constituting the pachinko machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
17 is a cross-sectional view taken along arrows XVII-XVII in FIG.
18 is a cross-sectional view taken along arrows XVIII-XVIII in FIG.
19 is a cross-sectional view taken along arrow XIX-XIX in FIG.
FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a game-completed ball path component and a prize ball bucket that are attached to a lower back surface of a game auxiliary plate in a pachinko machine according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 21 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a prize ball bucket and its surroundings in a pachinko machine according to a third embodiment.
FIG. 22 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a game-completed passage constituting member and its surroundings in a pachinko machine according to a third embodiment.
FIG. 23 is a plan view showing a configuration of a game-completed ball passage component and a prize ball bucket in the pachinko machine according to the third embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
BSP back set board
PM, PM ', PM "Pachinko machine
1 outer frame
1a Upper frame plate
1b, 1c Left and right frame plates
1d Bottom frame plate
1e curtain
1f Reinforcement
2 Front frame
3a, 3b Hinge member
4 Locking device
5 Glass door
5a glass plate
6 upper ball plate
6a Upper ball dish
7 Storage frame
8 Lower ball dish
9 Hitting ball launcher
9a Hitting ball launch handle
10,10 'game board
11 Game area
12a-12d engagement lever
13 rails
14 Windmill
15 Passing gate
16 General prizes
17 Starting prizes
18 Out mouth
18a, 18b 'Out ball passage hole
18c board cover
19 Lamp decoration
20 Display device
21 game nails
22 Attacker device
22a, 22b Safe ball passage hole
23 Display control board
25, 26, 26 'Back cover
25a, 26a interior space
26b Lower end opening
27a, 27b Shielding wall
30 ball storage and supply mechanism
31 Tank material
32 Alignment rod members
32a Deflection outlet
35 opening
37 Terminal control unit
38a, 38b Hinge
39 Closing lever
40 prize ball payout mechanism
41 prize ball passage formation part
41a Upper end opening
42 prize ball discharge passage
42a Lower end opening
43 Overflowing ball passage
43a Partition
44a Overflow detection lever
44b Overflow detection switch
45 Surrounding space
45a wall
48, 49 Control board
50, 50 'Game auxiliary board
51,51 '1st game completed ball passage
51a, 51b Upper and lower end openings
52 cushioning member
53a Clogging detection lever
53b Clogging detection switch
54a, 54b space
56,57 Award path
60 Played ball passage components
61 2nd game completed ball passage
61a, 61b Upper and lower end openings
62 steps
65 prize ball bucket
65a bucket space
66 Partition rib
66a wall
68 Mounting plate
69 Certificate sticking part
161 Body member
161a, 161b Mounting hole
162a Notch
163 screws
171 Bucket body
172 Partition wall
175 Support plate
175a Screw hole
175b screw
176 Mounting arm
176a Tip protrusion
176b screw
176c screw
177 Locking arm
177a Tip locking claw
178 Support part

Claims (1)

A frame member, a game board that is held by the frame member in a standing state in which a front game area faces the front side from the opening of the frame member, and is located under the game board and integrated with the frame member And a back assisting board that is attached to the back side of the frame member so as to be openable and closable and is used in a closed position that covers the back side of the game board.
The game area is provided with a prize tool that can win a game ball falling and moving there, and an out port for collecting the game balls that have fallen without winning the prize tool is provided, and enters the prize tool and wins a prize. A safe ball, which is a game ball, is discharged to the back side of the game board and an out ball, which is a game ball collected at the out port by falling to the lower part of the game area without winning the winning tool. Is formed in the game board with an out ball passage hole that discharges to the back side of the game board,
A back cover is attached to the back of the game board, covering the outlet of the safe ball passage hole and the outlet of the out ball passage hole,
The back cover is formed in a shape in which a lower part is narrowed in a rear view, and the safe ball discharged from the outlet of the safe ball passage and the out ball discharged from the outlet of the out ball passage hole are played. Assembled as a finished ball, and is configured to be discharged downward from a cover opening provided at the lower end and positioned substantially the same as or lower than the lower surface of the game board,
The game assisting plate is configured to have a passage space having an upper end opening vertically opposite to the cover opening and extending vertically and having a lower end opening at a lower end, and is assembled in the back cover from the cover opening. A game-completed ball discharge passage is provided for letting the game-completed ball discharged from the upper end opening enter the passage space and be discharged from the lower end opening ;
The out ball passage hole is provided at a substantially central position in the left-right direction at the lower part of the game board, and the cover opening of the back cover is provided to be shifted to one side in the left and right direction from the out ball passage hole.
An engagement lever that holds and holds the substantially central portion in the left-right direction below the out ball passage hole in the game board from the back side is provided on the game auxiliary plate without overlapping the back cover ,
An exit of the safe ball passage hole is provided adjacent to an upper side of the outlet of the out ball passage hole in the game board, and a shielding wall is provided at an upper edge of the outlet of the out ball passage, The safe sphere discharged from the exit of the safe sphere passage hole is configured to prevent the safe sphere from entering the out sphere passage hole ,
In the game ball discharge passage, a buffer member for receiving the game ball that has entered from the upper end opening is provided ,
A clogging detection lever that detects a swing of the clogging detection lever is provided in the game ball discharge passage above the buffer member, and a space connected to the side is formed and a clogging detection lever is provided to connect the space. A switch is provided,
When a game-completed ball is filled in the game-completed ball discharge passage, the game-detected ball is swung by pushing the blockage detection lever, and the game-detection switch detects that the game ball is blocked. A ball game machine characterized by being configured as described above.

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