JP4839825B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to gaming machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines.

Conventionally, there is a pachinko machine, for example, as a representative example of a gaming machine. This pachinko machine has, for example, an outer frame that forms an outer shell of the pachinko machine and is fixed to a game island of a game hall (hall), and a left end side in front view of the outer frame with respect to the outer frame with an opening / closing axis And an inner frame to which a game board or the like is attached so as to be openable and closable. In addition, this pachinko machine is provided with an open / close detection mechanism that detects opening / closing of the inner frame in order to prevent the fraud from being performed by illegally opening the inner frame (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2003-126476 A (page 3-5, FIG. 5)

  However, the conventional example having such a configuration has the following problems.

  That is, in a conventional pachinko machine, for example, the above-described opening / closing detection mechanism includes a contact-type position detection switch (for example, a micro switch), and when the inner frame (detected body) is closed, the contact-type position detection switch is used with this inner frame. The detection part of the contact type position detection switch is used, in which the detection part is pressed, that is, the closed state is detected by being pressed and the open state is detected by not being pressed. There is a problem that the contact-type position detection switch is destroyed by hitting it strongly.

  Therefore, as an open / close detection mechanism, it is conceivable to detect with a contact type position detection switch via a buffer member for absorbing an impact when the inner frame (detected body) is closed. Specifically, as this buffer member, a spring member in which the other end side of a leaf spring pivotally supported at one end side is bent in a V shape toward the vicinity of an intermediate point between the one end side and the other end side. Can be mentioned. In this spring member, the tip portion located approximately in the middle between the one end side and the other end side is referred to as the tip portion, the portion bent in a V-shape is referred to as the bent portion, and one end side from the bent portion. The process is called a plate part. Since the inner frame (detected body) is applied to the tip of the spring member to absorb the impact, the back side of the plate portion of the spring member is pressed by the detection unit of the contact type position detection switch to detect. However, when the inner frame is pushed further back, the bent part of the spring member is warped so as to approach the inner frame, and the contact part with the detection part of the contact type position detection switch in the plate part is separated, and the contact type The pressing of the detection unit of the position detection switch may be released, and the open state is detected by the switch even though the inner frame is closed. That is, there is a problem that it may be erroneously detected.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine that can reduce damage and erroneous detection of a contact-type position detection switch of an open / close detection mechanism.

  In order to achieve such an object, the present invention has the following configuration.

That is, the invention described in claim 1
An opening / closing member displaceable between an open state opened with respect to the target member and a closed state closed with respect to the target member;
Detecting means for detecting at least a closed state between an open state and a closed state of the opening and closing member;
A buffer member having a portion that is elastically deformed when the open / close member is closed; and
In a gaming machine equipped with
The buffer member is a rotating part pivotally supported by the opening / closing member, and a member protruding from the rotating part in a direction intersecting the rotating axis, and the opening / closing member is in a closed state. A first projecting member that contacts the subject member, and a first projecting member that projects in a direction intersecting the pivot axis from the pivoting portion and in a direction different from the first projecting member; Is formed integrally with another second projecting member,
The detection means is a contact-type position detection means comprising a storage body part, a movable piece pushed out by an urging force, and a contact part that is opened or closed by pressing the movable piece,
The contact-type position detecting means is disposed at a position where the second projecting member rotated when the opening / closing member is in a closed state presses the movable piece, and the opening / closing member is pressed by the pressing of the movable piece. It detects that it is in the closed position,
The first projecting member has an elastic portion that is elastically deformed when the opening and closing member is in a closed state, and is thinner than the second projecting member .

According to the gaming machine according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that can reduce damage and erroneous detection of the contact-type position detecting means.

  The present specification also discloses an invention relating to the following gaming machines.

(0) an opening / closing member displaceable between an open state opened with respect to the target member and a closed state closed with respect to the target member;
Detecting means for detecting at least a closed state between an open state and a closed state of the opening and closing member;
A buffer member provided between the open / close member and the detection means when the open / close member is closed;
In a gaming machine equipped with
The buffer member is a rotating part pivotally supported by the opening / closing member, and a member protruding from the rotating part in a direction intersecting the rotating axis, and the opening / closing member is in a closed state. A first projecting member that contacts the subject member, and a first projecting member that projects in a direction intersecting the pivot axis from the pivoting portion and in a direction different from the first projecting member; Is formed integrally with another second projecting member,
The detection means is a contact-type position detection means comprising a storage body part, a movable piece pushed out by an urging force, and a contact part that is opened or closed by pressing the movable piece,
The contact-type position detecting means is disposed at a position where the second projecting member rotated when the opening / closing member is in a closed state presses the movable piece, and the opening / closing member is pressed by the pressing of the movable piece. It detects that it is in the closed position,
The first projecting member has an elastic portion that is elastically deformed when the opening / closing member is closed.
A gaming machine characterized by that.
According to the invention described in (0) above, when the opening / closing member is in the closed state, the first projecting member of the buffer member abuts on the target member, and the rotating portion rotates by receiving this abutting force. The second projecting member also pivots in the pivoting direction along with this pivoting, and the second projecting member that has pivoted presses the movable piece of the contact-type position detecting means to open and close. It can be detected that the member is in a closed state. The rotation of the buffer member is stopped when the second projecting member presses the movable piece of the contact-type position detecting means, and thereafter, the elastic portion of the first projecting member is elastically deformed and the opening / closing member is closed. Therefore, the impact between the opening / closing member and the target member when the opening / closing member is closed can be loosened or softened by the elastic portion of the first protruding member of the buffer member. Moreover, even if the 1st protrusion member of a buffer member is further pressed down rather than a to-be-targeted member, a 2nd protrusion member does not warp and generation | occurrence | production of a misdetection can be reduced. As a result, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that can reduce damage and erroneous detection of contact-type position detection means (for example, a contact-type position detection switch of an open / close detection mechanism).
The term “abuts on the target member when the open / close member is closed” as used in this specification means that the target member is not only directly hit the target member when the open / close member is closed. Although it does not touch the member directly, it also means that it comes into contact with a disposing member or an interposing member provided on the target member.
(1) In the gaming machine according to (0) ,
The movable piece is at least part of which protrudes outward from a predetermined contact surface of the storage main body part,
The contact-type position detecting means has the second protrusion protruding on the contact surface of the storage main body in a state where the second protruding member that has been rotated when the opening / closing member is in the closed state presses the movable piece. A gaming machine characterized in that the game machine is arranged at a position where the members abut.

  According to the invention described in (1), at least a part of the movable piece protrudes outward from the predetermined contact surface of the storage main body. The contact-type position detecting means is a position where the second projecting member comes into contact with the contact surface of the storage main body in a state where the second projecting member rotated when the opening / closing member is closed presses the movable piece. It is arranged. Accordingly, the rotation of the buffer member stops when the second projecting member comes into contact with the contact surface of the storage main body while pressing the movable piece of the contact type position detection unit. The movable piece is not pressed more than necessary, and damage to the movable piece of the contact type position detecting means can be reduced.

(2) the (0) or in the gaming machine according to (1),
The opening / closing member is freely openable with one side of the target member as an opening / closing rotation axis,
The gaming machine is characterized in that the rotating portion is pivotally supported by the opening / closing member such that a rotating shaft thereof is orthogonal to the opening / closing rotating shaft.

  According to the invention described in (2) above, the opening / closing member is freely openable with one side of the target member as an opening / closing rotation shaft. The rotation part is pivotally supported by the opening / closing member such that the rotation axis is orthogonal to the opening / closing rotation axis. Therefore, the first projecting member and the second projecting member of the buffer member can be rotated in the plane of the opening / closing member, and the first projecting member and the second projecting member of the buffer member project in the direction perpendicular to the opening / closing member. Never come. That is, since the first projecting member and the second projecting member of the buffer member do not project in the direction in which the opening and closing member opens, the space in the direction in which the opening and closing member opens can be saved.

(3) In the gaming machine according to any one of (0) to (2),
The second protruding member protrudes from the rotating portion in a direction orthogonal to the rotation axis and in a direction orthogonal or substantially orthogonal to the first protruding member,
The buffer member has a substantially L-shaped shape including the first projecting member, the pivoting unit, and the second projecting member when viewed from the pivoting axis direction of the pivoting unit. A gaming machine characterized by that.

  According to the invention described in (3) above, the second projecting member is in a direction orthogonal to the rotation axis from the rotating unit and in a direction orthogonal or substantially orthogonal to the first projecting member. It protrudes. The buffer member has a substantially L-shaped shape including the first projecting member, the pivoting unit, and the second projecting member when viewed from the pivoting axis direction of the pivoting unit. Therefore, it is not necessary to arrange the contact-type position detecting means on the contact surface side where the first projecting member contacts the target member, and the surface is orthogonal to the contact surface and parallel to the rotation axis of the rotation unit. Contact-type position detecting means can be arranged on the side. That is, the contact type position detecting means can be arranged at a position away from the contact surface where the first protruding member contacts the target member in the protruding direction of the second protruding member, and the contact type position detecting means can be easily arranged. . Further, the movable piece of the contact-type position detecting means can be arranged downward or upward.

(4) In the gaming machine according to (3),
The buffer member is pivotally supported by the opening and closing member in a state where the first projecting member projects substantially downward from the rotating portion and the second projecting member projects substantially horizontally from the rotating portion. And
When the opening / closing member is in the open state, the second projecting member of the buffer member is pushed down and rotated by the urging force of the movable piece of the contact-type position detecting means, and is in an open detection state.
The gaming machine further includes a restricting member that restricts the second projecting member in the open detection state from rotating beyond the limit position in the push-down direction.

  According to the invention described in (4) above, the buffer member opens and closes in a state where the first protruding member protrudes substantially downward from the rotating portion and the second protruding member protrudes substantially horizontally from the rotating portion. It is pivotally supported by the member. When the open / close member is in the open state, the second projecting member of the buffer member is pushed down and rotated by the biasing force of the movable piece of the contact-type position detecting means. The restricting member restricts the second projecting member in the open detection state from rotating beyond the limit position in the push-down direction. Therefore, it can prevent that the 1st protrusion member of a buffer member will be in the state where it protruded outside abnormally. That is, when the first protruding member protrudes abnormally, not only does the buffer member not perform the buffer function of relaxing the impact when the opening and closing member is closed, but also when the opening and closing member is closed. There is a possibility that the first projecting member, the buffer member, and the like may be damaged with the first projecting member interposed therebetween, but these can be prevented by the regulating member, and the first projecting member is maintained in an appropriate state. be able to.

(5) In the gaming machine according to (4),
Further, the opening / closing member includes an accommodating member that accommodates the buffer member so as to expose the elastic portion of the first projecting member from the opening,
The storage member includes a wall portion on a side opposite to a side of the first projecting member that contacts the target member.

  According to the invention as described in said (5), the opening / closing member is equipped with the accommodating member which accommodates a buffer member so that the elastic part of a 1st protrusion member may be exposed from an opening part. The housing member includes a wall portion on the side opposite to the side of the first projecting member that contacts the target member. Therefore, when trying to cheat by allowing a thin member or the like to enter from a slight gap between the opening of the housing member and the first projecting member, this wall becomes a protective wall, and the entry can be suppressed, Fraud can be reduced.

(6) In the gaming machine according to (5),
The wall portion is characterized in that the first projecting member is restricted so as not to rotate beyond a limit position in a push-back direction.

  According to the invention described in (6) above, the wall portion restricts the first projecting member from rotating beyond the limit position in the push-back direction, so the first projecting member is pushed back. It can be regulated so that it does not rotate beyond the limit position in the direction, and it is reduced that the contact type position detecting means is damaged by the first projecting member rotating beyond the limit position in the push-back direction. it can. Further, if a foreign object such as a cable is sandwiched between the target member and the first projecting member, the first projecting member may rotate beyond the limit position even if the first projecting member rotates in the push-back direction. In addition, since the opening / closing member does not close properly or is difficult to close, it is possible to detect the biting of foreign matter.

(7) In the gaming machine according to any one of (0) to (6),
The gaming machine, wherein the first projecting member is thinner than the second projecting member.

According to the invention described in (7), since the first projecting member is thinner than the second projecting member, the first projecting member is subjected to the first projecting force when a force exceeding the rotation limit is applied. The first protruding member can be more easily deformed than the two protruding members. That is, the elastic part of the first projecting member can be suitably realized.

(8) In the gaming machine according to any one of (0) to (7),
The gaming machine, wherein the first projecting member is longer than the second projecting member.

According to the invention described in (8), since the first projecting member has a projecting length longer than that of the second projecting member, a force exceeding the rotation limit is applied to the first projecting member. In addition, the first protruding member can be more easily deformed than the second protruding member. That is, the elastic part of the first projecting member can be suitably realized. Further, the first projecting member is more elastic when it is thinner than the second projecting member and longer than the second projecting member.

(9) In the gaming machine according to any one of (0) to (8),
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the elastic portion is a bent member that is bent from the tip of the first projecting member toward the rotating portion.

  According to the invention described in (9) above, since the elastic portion is a bent member that is bent from the tip of the first protruding member toward the rotating portion, compared to the case where the first protruding member is a linear member. Thus, the first projecting member can be made space-saving and elastic, can be elastically deformed more than the second projecting member, and the elastic portion of the first projecting member can be suitably realized.

(10) In the gaming machine according to (9),
A gaming machine, wherein the bending member includes an arc-shaped member at a tip thereof.

  According to the invention described in (10) above, since the bending member includes the arcuate member at the tip, the bending member is preferably brought into contact with the target member approaching when the opening / closing member is closed. And the buffer member can be reliably rotated.

(11) In the gaming machine according to any one of (0) to (10),
The target member is an outer frame that forms an outer shell of the gaming machine and is fixed to the game island of the game hall,
The gaming machine, wherein the opening / closing member is an inner frame supported so as to be openable / closable with respect to the outer frame with one side portion of the outer frame as an opening / closing axis.

  According to the invention described in (11) above, the target member is an outer frame that forms the outer shell of the gaming machine and is fixed to the game island of the game hall. The opening / closing member is an inner frame supported so as to be openable / closable with respect to the outer frame with one side portion of the outer frame as an opening / closing axis. Therefore, the open state in which the inner frame is opened with respect to the outer frame can be suitably detected, the impact when closing the inner frame can be relaxed, and contact type position detection means (for example, the contact type position of the open / close detection mechanism) Damage to the detection switch) and false detection can be reduced.

(12) In the gaming machine according to any one of (0) to (11),
The gaming machine is a pachinko machine.

  According to the gaming machine described in (12), it is possible to provide a pachinko machine that can reduce damage and erroneous detection of contact-type position detection means (for example, a contact-type position detection switch of an open / close detection mechanism). The basic configuration of the pachinko machine is provided with an operation handle, and a ball as a game medium is launched into a predetermined game area in accordance with the operation of the operation handle, and the ball is disposed at a predetermined position in the game area. In other words, the identification information (such as symbols) that is dynamically displayed on the display device is determined and stopped after a predetermined time on the condition that a winning (or passing through the operation gate) is required for the operation port. In addition, when a special gaming state occurs, variable winning means (specific winning opening) disposed at a predetermined position in the gaming area is opened in a predetermined manner so that a ball can be won, and a value corresponding to the number of winnings is obtained. Examples include those to which values (including data written on magnetic cards as well as premium balls) are given.

(13) In the gaming machine according to any one of (0) to (11),
The gaming machine is a slot machine.

  According to the gaming machine described in (13), it is possible to provide a slot machine that can reduce damage and erroneous detection of contact-type position detection means (for example, a contact-type position detection switch of an open / close detection mechanism). The basic configuration of the slot machine is as follows: “Variable display means for confirming and displaying the identification information after dynamically displaying an identification information string composed of a plurality of identification information, and for operating the starting operation means (for example, an operation lever). As a result, the dynamic display of the identification information is started, and the dynamic display of the identification information is stopped due to the operation of the operation means for stopping (for example, the stop button) or after a predetermined time has elapsed. The game machine is provided with special game state generating means for generating a special game state advantageous to the player on the condition that the confirmed identification information at that time is the specific identification information. In this case, examples of the game medium include coins and medals.

(14) In the gaming machine according to any one of (0) to (11),
The gaming machine is a combination of a pachinko machine and a slot machine.

  According to the gaming machine described in the above (14), the pachinko machine and the slot machine can be combined to reduce damage and erroneous detection of the contact type position detection means (for example, the contact type position detection switch of the open / close detection mechanism). Can provide. As a basic configuration of this merged, “a game ball to a predetermined winning means is provided with an identification information variation display means for dynamically displaying an identification information string composed of a plurality of identification information and then displaying the identification information. The start operation means (for example, the operation lever) can be operated due to the winning or the like, and the dynamic display of the identification information is started due to the operation of the start operation means (for example, the operation lever), The dynamic display of the identification information is stopped due to the operation of the stop operation means (for example, the stop button) or when a predetermined time elapses, and the confirmed identification information at the time of the stop is the specific identification information. As a necessary condition, a special game state generating means for generating a special game state advantageous to the player is used, and a ball is used as a game medium, and at the start of dynamic display of the identification information Require a predetermined number of balls, the number of balls game machine "and the like that is configured to be paid out upon the occurrence of a special game state.

  Hereinafter, various embodiments of a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter simply referred to as “pachinko machine”) will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine 10, FIG. 2 is a front view of the game board 30 of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. 3 is a back view of the pachinko machine 10. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing display contents of the third symbol display device 42.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 11 that forms an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10 and is fixed to a game island of a game hall (hole), and one side portion (for example, a front surface) of the outer frame 11. An inner frame 12 supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to the outer frame 11 with the left-hand side as viewed as an opening / closing axis, and an inner frame with one side portion (for example, the left-hand side as viewed from the front) of the inner frame 12 as an opening / closing axis. And a front frame set 14 that can be freely opened and closed.

  The outer frame 11 is formed in a rectangular shape as a whole by a wooden plate material, and each plate material is assembled by a detachable fastener such as a machine screw. In the present embodiment, for example, the outer dimension of the outer frame 11 is 809 mm (inner dimension 771 mm), and the outer dimension in the left and right direction is 518 mm (inner dimension 480 mm). The outer frame 11 may be made of a light metal such as resin or aluminum.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the inner frame 12 can be broadly divided into a lower tray unit 13 attached to the lowermost portion thereof, and a vertical opening on the left side of the inner frame 12 in a range above the lower tray unit 13. A front frame set 14 that is attached to be openable and closable around an axis is provided, and a game board 30 (see FIG. 2) that is detachably attached to a resin base (not shown) whose outer shape is rectangular.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the lower plate unit 13 is fixed to the inner frame 12 by a fastener such as a screw. On the front side of the lower plate unit 13, a lower plate 15, a ball removal lever 17, a game ball launching handle 18, and a sound output port 24 are provided. The lower tray 15 as a ball receiving tray is provided at the substantially central portion of the lower tray unit 13, and the game balls discharged from the discharge port 16 can be stored in the lower tray 15. The ball removal lever 17 is for removing a game ball in the lower plate 15. By moving the ball removal lever 17 to the left in FIG. 1, a predetermined position on the bottom surface of the lower plate 15 is opened, The game balls stored in the dish 15 can be pulled out downward through the opening on the bottom surface of the lower dish 15. The game ball launching handle 18 is disposed so as to protrude to the front side on the right side of the lower plate 15. In accordance with the operation of the game ball launching handle 18 by the player, the game ball launching device 38 drives the game ball toward a game board 30 described later. The game ball launching device 38 includes, for example, a game ball launching handle 18 and a launching device 229 (see FIG. 4). The sound output port 24 is an output port for outputting sound from a speaker provided in the lower plate unit 13 or on the back surface.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the front frame set 14 is attached to the inner frame 12 so as to be openable and closable. Like the inner frame 12, the front frame set 14 has an open / close shaft extending vertically to the left when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10. It can be opened to the front side with an axial center.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an upper plate 19 as a receiving tray for game balls is integrally provided at the lower portion of the front frame set 14 (above the lower plate 15). Here, the upper plate 19 is a ball receiving tray for temporarily storing the game balls and guiding them to the game ball launching device 38 while aligning them in a line. The front frame set 14 is formed with a substantially elliptical window 101 so that most of the game area 30a (see FIG. 2) of the game board 30 can be viewed from the outside. Specifically, the window portion 101 is a substantially oval shape whose substantially central portion on the left and right sides is curved relatively gently as compared with the upper and lower sides, and has a hollow in the center. A substantially elliptical glass plate 137 is attached to the hollow portion. This glass plate 137 has a double glass structure. The substantially central portion of the window 101 may be linear, and the glass plate 137 may be matched to the shape. The glass plate 137 is not limited to glass, and any material may be used as long as it is a transparent plate having a predetermined strength.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the front frame set 14 includes a frame button 20 (production button) that receives an operation instruction (for example, a pressing instruction) by a player at a location on the lower left side of the upper plate 19. As shown in FIG. 4, the frame button 20 is connected to the sub-control device 262. For example, when a predetermined operation valid condition is established, the operation of the frame button 20 becomes valid, and the screen display of the third symbol display device 42 is changed, the output sound is changed by pressing the frame button 20, etc. The player can actively participate in the game, such as changing the lamp display.

  In addition, the front frame set 14 is provided with light emitting means such as various lamps around the window portion 101 (for example, a corner portion) on the front side. These light emitting means play a role of enhancing the effect of the game during the game by changing and controlling the light emission mode such as lighting and blinking according to the change of the game state at the time of big hit or predetermined reach. For example, at the periphery of the window portion 101, an annular illumination portion 102 containing a light emitting means such as an LED is provided symmetrically, and at the center of the annular illumination portion 102 and at the top of the pachinko machine 10, Similarly, a central illumination unit 103 having a built-in light emitting means such as an LED is provided. In the pachinko machine 10, the central illumination unit 103 functions as a jackpot lamp, and lights and blinks when the jackpot is informed that the jackpot is being hit. In addition, on the left and right sides of the central illumination unit 103, there are provided a prize ball lamp 105 that is lit during the payout of a prize ball and an error display lamp 106 that is lit when a predetermined error occurs. Further, a small window 107 made of a transparent resin is provided so as to be adjacent to the lower end portion of the annular illumination portion 102 so that a part of the inner frame 12 surface, the game board 30 surface, or the like can be visually recognized. Since the predetermined portion of the small window 107 is flat, the certificate paper or the like attached to the lower right corner of the game board 30 can be suitably read from the flat portion of the small window 107 by a machine.

  In addition, a ball lending operation unit 120 is disposed below the window unit 101, and the ball lending operation unit 120 is provided with a ball lending button 121, a return button 122, and a frequency display unit 123. When the ball lending operation unit 120 is operated with a bill or a card inserted in a card unit (ball lending unit) (not shown) arranged on the side of the pachinko machine 10, a game ball is lent according to the operation. Done. The ball lending button 121 is operated to obtain a lending ball based on information recorded on a card or the like (recording medium), and the lending ball is supplied to the upper plate 19 as long as there is a remaining amount on the card or the like. Is done. The return button 122 is operated when requesting the return of a card or the like inserted into the card unit. The frequency display unit 123 displays remaining amount information such as a card. It should be noted that the ball rental operation unit 120 is not necessary for a pachinko machine in which game balls are lent directly to the upper plate from a ball lending device or the like without using a card unit, that is, a so-called cash machine. Therefore, a decorative seal or the like is attached to the installation portion of the ball rental operation unit 120. Thereby, the common use of the lending operation unit of the pachinko machine using the card unit and the cash machine can be achieved.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 30 is made of a rectangular plywood, and its peripheral portion is attached in contact with the back side of a resin base (not shown) of the inner frame 12. A gaming area 30a, which is a substantially central portion on the front side of the front side 30, is exposed to the front side of the inner frame 12 through the resin-based substantially circular window portion 101 (glass plate 137) shown in FIG.

  Next, the configuration of the game board 30 will be described with reference to FIG. The game board 30 includes a general winning port 31, a variable winning device 32, first starting ports 33a and 33b (for example, operation chucker), a second starting port 34 (for example, a through gate), a variable display unit 35, and the like. Yes. These general winning port 31, variable winning device 32, first starting ports 33a and 33b (for example, operation chucker), second starting port 34 (for example, through gate), variable display unit 35, etc. Each of the through holes formed by router processing is disposed in each through hole, and is attached from the front side of the game board 30 with a wood screw or the like. A game ball enters the aforementioned general winning port 31, variable winning device 32, and first start ports 33a and 33b, and the detected balls are detected by detection switches (winning port switch, count switch, operation port switch) described later. Based on the output of the detection switch, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out to the upper plate 19 (or the lower plate 15). As described above, the first start port 33a on the upper side is provided with an operation port switch (passage detection switch), and a ball entering the first start port 33a is detected by the operation port switch. It is like that. Further, the first start port 33b on the lower side is also provided with an operation port switch (passage detection switch), and the ball entering the first start port 33b is detected by the operation port switch. . That is, in either case of entering the game ball into the first start port 33a or entering the game ball into the first start port 33b, it is still the start prize.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the game board 30 is provided with an out port 36, and game balls that have not entered the various winning devices or the like pass through the out port 36 in a ball discharge path (not shown). You will be guided to the direction. A number of nails are planted on the game board 30 in order to appropriately disperse and adjust the falling direction of the game balls, and various members (acts) such as the windmill 37 are arranged.

  The variable display device unit 35 includes a first symbol display device 40 for variably displaying a first symbol (for example, a special symbol) as identification information, triggered by winning in the first start ports 33a and 33b, and a second start. With the passage of the mouth 34 as a trigger, the second symbol display device 41 that variably displays the second symbol (for example, a normal symbol) and the winning of the first start ports 33a and 33b as a trigger, the third symbol (for example, a decorative symbol) ) In a variable manner.

  The first symbol display device 40 includes, for example, a plurality (two in this embodiment) of two-color light emitting type LEDs (light emitting diodes) 40a and 40b, and a hold indicating the number of hold of the variable display on the LEDs 40a and 40b. And a lamp 40c. The LEDs 40a and 40b can emit light in red and blue, for example. The first symbol display device 40 generates a variable display state of the first symbol (in this embodiment, the emission color mode of each LED 40a, 40b) by alternately changing the emission color of each LED 40a, 40b, for example, When both LEDs 40a and 40b stop in a red light emitting state, a probable big hit (specific hit) is indicated, and when both LEDs 40a and 40b stop in a blue light emitting state, a normal big hit (non-specific hit) is indicated, and both LEDs 40a and 40b are mutually connected. When it stops in the light emission state of a different color, it will show off.

  In addition, as this 1st symbol display apparatus 40, you may employ | adopt the single LED of the type which can light-emit at least 3 colors or more, and by performing light emission of each color alternately, the 1st symbol is displayed. When the LED stops in the light emission state of the first color, it shows a probable big hit (specific hit), and when the LED stops in the light emission state of the second color, it usually shows a big hit (non-specific hit) When the LED stops in the light emission state of the third color, it may be indicated that the LED has come off. The first symbol display device 40 described above corresponds to the identification information fluctuation display means in the present invention.

  The second symbol display device 41 includes, for example, a display unit 41a on which “○” is drawn for the second symbol, a display unit 41b on which “x” is drawn for the second symbol, and a holding lamp 41c. When the game ball passes through the second starting port 34, for example, the display symbols (ordinary symbols) displayed by the display units 41a and 41b change, and when the change display stops at a predetermined symbol, the lower side One start port 33b is configured to be in an activated state (opened) for a predetermined time. The number of times that the game ball has passed through the second start port 34 is held up to a maximum of 4 times, and the number of times the game ball is held is lit on the hold lamp 41c. The display units 41a and 41b have LEDs (light emitting diodes) inside thereof, and are configured to be variably displayed by switching the light emission of the LEDs (or lighting of the lamps). The second symbol display device 41 described above corresponds to the normal identification information fluctuation display means in the present invention.

  The 3rd symbol display apparatus 42 is comprised, for example with the liquid crystal display device, and the display content is controlled by the display control apparatus 45 mentioned later. On the third symbol display device 42, for example, as shown in FIG. 5 described later, three decorative symbol rows L, M, and R on the left, middle, and right are displayed. Each of the decorative symbol rows L, M, R is composed of a plurality of decorative symbols, and these decorative symbols are variably displayed on the third symbol display device 42 so as to be scrolled for each of the decorative symbol rows L, M, R. It has become so. In the present embodiment, the third symbol display device 42 (liquid crystal display device) includes, for example, a large 9.3 inch size liquid crystal display. The variable display device unit 35 is provided with a center frame 47 so as to surround the third symbol display device 42. The above-described third symbol display device 42 corresponds to decoration identification information (design) variation display means in the present invention, and the above-described display control device 45 corresponds to display control means in the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the variable winning device 32 is normally in a closed state in which a game ball cannot be won or difficult to win, and is in an open state in which a game ball is easy to win in the case of a big win and a normal closed state. It is operated repeatedly. As described above, a state in which the variable winning device 32 is repeatedly operated in an open state and a normal closed state in the case of a big win is called a special game state (for example, a big win state). Since the ball enters (wins) and a lot of game balls are paid out for the winning, the game state is advantageous to the player.

  More specifically, when a game ball wins the first start opening 33a, 33b, the two LEDs 40a, 40b of the first symbol display device 40 are displayed in a variable manner, and the display of the LEDs 40a, 40b after the change stop is preset. The special gaming state occurs when the combination of the light emission modes is achieved. For example, in the case of a light emitting mode in which both LEDs 40a and 40b are stopped in a red light emitting state, it indicates that a special gaming state with a probable big hit (specific hit) is won, and both LEDs 40a and 40b are stopped in a blue light emitting state. In the case of the light-emitting mode, it means that the special game state of the big hit (non-specific hit) is normally won, and in the case of the light-emitting mode in which both LEDs 40a and 40b are stopped in the light-emitting states of different colors. (You have lost the special game state).

  The variable winning device 32 is configured such that the large winning opening 32a is in a predetermined open state, and the game ball is likely to win (a big hit state). Specifically, the special winning opening 32a of the variable winning device 32 is repeatedly opened a predetermined number of times (the number of rounds) with the passage of a predetermined time or a predetermined number of winnings in the open state as one round. The number of times that the game ball has passed through the first start ports 33a and 33b is held up to a maximum of 4 times, and the number of times that the game ball is held is lit and displayed by the hold lamp 40c. Note that the hold lamp 40c may be configured such that a hold display is performed on a part of the display screen of the third symbol display device 42.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a rail unit 50 for guiding the game ball launched from the game ball launcher 38 (see FIG. 3) to the upper part of the game board 30 is attached to the game board 30. A game ball launched in accordance with the turning operation of the game ball launch handle 18 is guided to a predetermined game area 30a through a ball guide passage 49 (to be described later) of the rail unit 50. The rail unit 50 is formed of a ring-shaped resin molded product (for example, a molded product added with fluororesin), and has an inner rail 51 and an outer rail 52 that are integrally formed in an inner and outer double. . The inner rail 51 is formed in a substantially annular shape except for about 1/4 of the upper part, and the outer rail 52 is formed so that a part (mainly the left side) faces the inner rail 51. In such a case, a guide rail is constituted by the inner rail 51 and the outer rail 52, and a ball guide passage 49 is formed by a portion (the left portion toward the left) where the rails 51 and 52 are parallel to each other at a predetermined interval. . The ball guide passage 49 is formed in a groove shape having a contact surface with the game board 30, that is, a groove shape in which the front side is opened.

  A return ball preventing member 53 is attached to the tip portion of the inner rail 51 (the upper left portion in FIG. 2). This prevents a situation in which the game ball once guided from the ball guide passage 49 between the inner rail 51 and the outer rail 52 to the upper portion of the game board 30 returns to the ball guide passage 49 again. It has become. Further, a return rubber 54 is attached to the outer rail 52 at a position corresponding to the maximum flight portion of the game ball (upper right portion in FIG. 2: a portion corresponding to the tip portion of the outer rail 52). Therefore, the game ball fired at a predetermined momentum or more hits the return rubber 54 and is bounced back. On the inner surface of the outer rail 52, there is a sliding plate 55 as a long metal strip made of stainless steel to make the flight of the game ball smoother, that is, to reduce the frictional resistance of the game ball. It is attached.

  Further, an arc-shaped flange 56 is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the rail unit 50 so as to project outward from the periphery when viewed from the front. The flange 56 constitutes a mounting surface for the game board 30. When the rail unit 50 is attached to the game board 30, the flange 56 is brought into contact with the game board 30, and in this state, screws or the like are inserted into a plurality of through holes formed in the flange 56. The rail unit 50 is fastened to 30.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the top, bottom, left, and right ends of the rail unit 50 are formed in a substantially straight line (flat) when viewed from the front. That is, the flange 56 is cut off at each of the upper, lower, left and right ends of the rail unit 50 so that the rail diameter can be expanded in a limited area in the pachinko machine 10, that is, the game area 30a on the game board 30 can be expanded. It has become.

  A convex portion 57 is formed at the entrance of the ball guide passage 49 between the inner rail 51 and the outer rail 52 so as to close a part of the ball guide passage 49. The convex portion 57 is provided in a substantially vertical direction from the inner rail 51 to the lower end portion of the rail unit 50, and a foul ball that does not reach the game area 30 a and flows backward in the ball guide passage 49 is provided on the inner frame 12. It plays a role of guiding to a ball passage (not shown). Note that the lower right corner and the lower left corner of the game board 30 are spaces for attaching stickers (eg, S1 and S2 in FIG. 2) and plates such as certificate stamps (for example, serial numbers are described). In order to secure this adhering space, notches 58 and 59 are formed in the flange 56. By sticking a sticker such as a certificate (S1, S2 in FIG. 2) to the lower right corner or the lower left corner of the game board 30, the game board 30 and the certificate can be uniquely defined.

  Next, the game area 30a of the game board 30 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the game area 30 a is partitioned into a substantially circular shape by the inner peripheral portion (inner and outer rails) of the rail unit 50. In particular, in the present embodiment, the game area 30 a is partitioned on the board surface of the game board 30. The game area 30a is configured to be much larger than before. In the present embodiment, the distance between the uppermost point of the outer rail 52 and the lower part of the game board 30 is 445 mm (58 mm longer than the conventional product), and is from the extreme left position of the outer rail 52 to the extreme right position of the inner rail 51. The distance is 435 mm (50 mm longer than the conventional product). The distance from the extreme left position of the inner rail 51 to the extreme right position of the inner rail 51 is 418 mm.

  In the present embodiment, the game area 30a is viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10, and the area of the guide rail that is a parallel part of the inner and outer rails 51 and 52 is excluded from the area surrounded by the inner rail 51 and the outer rail 52. As an area. Accordingly, when the game area 30 a is referred to, the guide rail portion is not included, and therefore the left limit position toward the game area 30 a is specified by the inner rail 51, not by the outer rail 52. Similarly, the right limit position toward the game area 30 a is specified by the inner rail 51. Further, the lower limit position of the game area 30 a is specified by the lower end position of the game board 30. The upper limit position of the game area 30 a is specified by the outer rail 52.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, the width (maximum width in the left-right direction) of the game area 30a is 418 mm, and the height (maximum width in the vertical direction) of the game area 30a is 445 mm.

  Although detailed disclosure of the drawings is omitted, game balls are supplied to the game ball launcher 38 one by one from the ball outlet on the front frame set 14 side (the ball outlet leading from the most downstream portion of the upper plate 19). .

  Next, the configuration of the back surface of the pachinko machine 10 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the pachinko machine 10 is configured such that various control boards are arranged vertically or horizontally on the back surface (actually the back surface of the inner frame 12 and the game board 30) or stacked in front and back. Further, a game ball supply device (payout mechanism portion 352) for supplying game balls, a protective cover made of resin, and the like are attached. In this embodiment, various control boards are divided into two mounting bases to form two control board units, and these control board units are individually attached to the inner frame 12 or the back of the game board 30. ing. In this case, the main controller 261 and the sub controller 262 shown in FIG. 4 to be described later are mounted on one mounting base (not shown) to form a unit, and the payout controller 311 shown in FIG. 4 to be described later. The launch control device 312 and the power supply device 313 are mounted on the other mounting base (not shown) to form a unit. Here, for convenience, the former unit is referred to as “first control board unit 201”, and the latter unit is referred to as “second control board unit 202”.

  Further, since the dispensing mechanism 352 and the protective cover are also integrated as one unit, and the resin portion is generally referred to as a back pack, the unit is referred to as a “back pack unit 203” here. The detailed configuration of each unit 201 to 203 will be described later.

  The first control board unit 201, the second control board unit 202, and the back pack unit 203 are configured so that they can be attached and detached without using any tools or the like in units of units. It is provided and can be opened and closed with respect to the inner frame 12 or the back surface of the game board 30. This is also a device for making it possible to easily check a hidden configuration or the like even if the units 201 to 203 and other configurations are arranged one behind the other.

  In addition, on the back surface of the game board 30, a winning detection mechanism for detecting the passage of game balls such as various winning holes is provided. Specifically, a prize opening switch is provided at a position corresponding to the general prize opening 31 on the front side of the game board 30, and the variable prize winning device 32 is provided with a count switch. The count switch is a switch for counting winning balls. In addition, operation port switches are provided at positions corresponding to the first start ports 33a and 33b, respectively, and the entry of game balls into the first start ports 33a and 33b is detected by the operation port switches. A gate switch is provided at a position corresponding to the second starting port 34, and the passage of the game ball to the second starting port 34 is detected by the operating port switch. ing. The operating port switch described above corresponds to the winning detection means in the present invention.

  The prize opening switch and the gate switch are connected to a board connection board (not shown) through electrical wiring (not shown), and this board connection board is further connected to a main control board 261a (see FIG. 4) in a main controller 261 described later. ing. Further, the count switch is connected to a large winning opening relay terminal board (not shown), and this large winning opening relay terminal board (not shown) is also connected to the main control board 261a. On the other hand, the operation port switch is directly connected to the main control board 261a without going through the relay board.

  Although not shown in the drawings, the variable prize winning device 32 is provided with a big prize opening solenoid for opening the big prize opening 32a, and the lower first start opening 33b is used for opening the electric accessory. Is provided.

  The detection results detected by the winning detection mechanism are taken into a main control board 261a in a main control device 261, which will be described later, and the main control board 261a issues a payout command (a game ball of each game ball) according to the winning situation each time. The number of payouts) is transmitted to the payout control board 311a. Then, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out by the output of the payout control board 311a. In such a case, a conventional method (so-called evidence ball method) in which game balls won in various winning openings are once collected in a winning ball processing device and paid out after the winning ball processing device confirms the presence of winning balls one by one in order. Unlike the above, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the winning of a game ball is electrically detected for each winning opening and the payout is immediately made (that is, the winning ball processing apparatus is abolished in the pachinko machine 10). is doing). Therefore, even if there are a lot of game balls to be paid out, the payout can be carried out quickly. However, the conventional “evidence ball system” may be applied to the present invention.

  The first control board unit 201 has a substantially L-shaped mounting base (not shown), and the main control device 261 and the sub control device 262 are mounted on the mounting base. Here, as shown in FIG. 4, the main control device 261 includes a CPU 501 that performs main control, a ROM 502 that stores a game program, a RAM 503 that stores necessary data according to the progress of the game, and various devices. Main control including an input / output port 505 for communication, a random number generator (not shown) used in various lotteries, a clock pulse generation circuit (not shown) used for time counting and synchronization, etc. The main control board 261a is configured to be accommodated in a board box 263 (encapsulating means) made of a transparent resin material or the like. The substrate box 263 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box base (not shown) and a box cover (not shown) that covers the opening of the box base. The box base and the box cover are connected to each other so as not to be opened by a sealing unit (not shown), whereby the substrate box 263 is sealed.

  Any configuration can be applied to the sealing unit as the sealing means as long as it connects the box base (not shown) and the box cover (not shown) in an unopenable manner. In this embodiment, for example, five sealing members are used. The box base and the box cover are connected so that they cannot be opened by inserting a locking claw into the long hole of the sealing member. Sealing processing by the sealing unit prevents unauthorized opening after the sealing, and makes it possible to detect such a situation quickly and easily even if unauthorized opening is performed. Even after that, it is possible to perform the opening / sealing process again. That is, the sealing process is performed by inserting the locking claw into the long hole of at least one sealing member among the five sealing members constituting the sealing unit (not shown). And when opening the board | substrate box 263 by the malfunction of the accommodated main control board | substrate 261a etc., the connection of the sealing member in which the latching claw was inserted, and another sealing member is cut | disconnected. Thereafter, when the sealing process is performed again, the locking claws are inserted into the long holes of the other sealing members. If the history of opening the substrate box 263 is left in the substrate box 263, it can be easily found that the unauthorized opening has been performed by looking at the substrate box 263.

  Further, the sub control device 262, for example, in accordance with an instruction from the main control board 261a in the main control device 261, controls the voice and lamp display and the control of the display control device 45, the other ROM 552, RAM 553, bus line 554, A sub-control board 262a including an input / output port 555 and the like is provided, and the sub-control board 262a is housed in a board box (not shown) made of a transparent resin material or the like. A power supply relay board (not shown) is mounted on the sub-control device 262, and power supplied from a power supply board described later is supplied to the sub-control device 262 and the display control device 45 via the power supply relay board (not shown). Is output.

  The second control board unit 202 has a horizontally long mounting base (not shown) on which a payout control device 311, a firing control device 312, a power supply device 313 and a card unit connection board (not shown) are mounted. ing. The payout control device 311 includes a control board including a central control CPU, a ROM, a RAM, various ports, and the like. The launch control device 312 includes a launch control board. The power supply device 313 includes a power supply. A control board is provided. The payout control board 311a of the payout control device 311 controls payout of prize balls and rental balls. In addition, the launch control board of the launch control apparatus 312 controls the launch apparatus 229 (see FIG. 4) in accordance with the operation of the game ball launch handle 18 by the player. The required power supply voltage required is generated and output. The launching device 229 of this embodiment employs a solenoid-type launching component that strikes and launches a game ball with a launching rod (not shown) that can advance and retreat according to energization / non-energization of a launching solenoid (not shown). As other launching devices 229, there are various types such as a mechanical launching part that strikes and launches a game ball with a launcher that operates according to the driving of a launching motor, and an electromagnetic launching part that launches a game ball by generating an electromagnetic field. Can be used. The card unit connection board (not shown) is electrically connected to the ball lending operation unit 120 (see FIG. 1) on the front surface of the pachinko machine and a card unit (not shown), and takes in and issues a ball lending operation command by the player. This is output to the control device 311. Note that the card unit connection board 314 is unnecessary in a cash machine in which game balls are lent directly to the upper plate 19 from a ball lending device or the like without using a card unit.

  The payout control device 311, the firing control device 312, the power supply device 313 and the card unit connection board (not shown) are respectively housed and configured in a substrate box (not shown) made of a transparent resin material or the like. In particular, in the dispensing control device 311, similarly to the main control device 261 described above, a box base (not shown) and a box cover (not shown) constituting the substrate box (encapsulating means) are opened by a sealing unit (sealing means). The substrate box 263 is sealed by being impossiblely connected.

  The payout control device 311 is provided with a state return switch (not shown). For example, when a state return switch (not shown) is pressed when a payout error occurs, such as a ball jam in the payout motor unit, the payout motor 358a (see FIG. 4) slowly rotates forward to eliminate the ball jam (normal state). (Return to).

  Further, a RAM erase switch 323 is provided on the power supply monitoring board 261b. This pachinko machine 10 has a backup function, so that even if a power failure occurs, it maintains the state at the time of a power failure, and can be restored to the state at the time of a power failure when returning from a power failure (power recovery) It has become. Therefore, if the power is turned off in the normal procedure (for example, when the hall is closed), the state before the power is turned off is stored and retained. We are going to throw it in.

  Next, the configuration of the back pack unit 203 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the back pack unit 203 is a unit in which a back pack 351 formed of resin and a payout mechanism portion 352 for a game ball are integrated.

  The back pack unit 203 is provided with a tank 355 that opens upward at the top, and the tank 355 is sequentially replenished with game balls supplied from the island equipment (game island equipment) of the game hall. Below the tank 355 is connected, for example, a tank rail 356 that has two rows of spherical passages in the horizontal direction and gently descends and inclines toward the downstream side. Further, a case rail 357 is installed on the downstream side of the tank rail 356 in the vertical direction. Are connected. A payout device 358 is provided at the most downstream portion of the case rail 357, and a required number of game balls are paid out appropriately according to a predetermined electrical configuration such as a payout motor 358a. The game balls paid out from the payout device 358 are supplied to the upper plate 19 through a payout passage (not shown).

  The tank rail 356 is provided with a vibrator 360 for applying vibration to the tank rail 356. For example, the vibrator 360 is fastened and attached to the tank rail 356 with, for example, two screws. Further, the vibrator 360 is not in surface contact with the tank rail 356 but is in contact with the two screw portions, so that the vibration by the vibrator 360 is more effectively transmitted to the tank rail 356. ing. Therefore, if a clogged ball occurs near the tank rail 356, the clogged ball is eliminated by driving the vibrator 360.

  The payout mechanism 352 is provided with a payout relay board (not shown) for relaying a payout command signal from the payout control device 311 to the payout device 358, and a power switch board 382 for taking in the main power from outside. is set up. The power switch board 382 is supplied with, for example, AC 24V main power via a voltage converter, and is turned on or off by switching the power switch 382a.

  Each of the dispensing mechanisms 352 from the tank 355 to the dispensing passage (not shown) is formed of a conductive resin material (for example, conductive polycarbonate resin) and grounded at a part thereof. Thereby, generation | occurrence | production of the noise by charging of a game ball is suppressed.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a contact-type position detection switch (inner frame opening detection switch) 388 for detecting that the inner frame 12 is opened with respect to the outer frame 11 is provided on the upper right side of the inner frame 12. It has been. When the inner frame 12 is opened, the information is output from the contact-type position detection switch 388 to the computer for the hall (in the pachinko parlor).

  Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to FIG. The pachinko machine 10 includes a main control device 261, a payout control device 311, a launch control device 312, a sub control device 262, a display control device 45, a power supply device 313, and the like. In the following, these devices will be described in detail individually.

  The main control device 261 of the pachinko machine 10 is equipped with a CPU 501 as a one-chip microcomputer that is an arithmetic device. The CPU 501 includes a ROM 502 that stores various control programs executed by the CPU 501 and fixed value data, and a memory that temporarily stores various data when the control program stored in the ROM 502 is executed. A RAM 503 and various circuits such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data transmission / reception circuit are incorporated.

  The RAM 503 has a configuration in which data can be retained (backed up) by being supplied with a backup voltage from the power supply device 313 even after the pachinko machine 10 is turned off. The RAM 503 temporarily stores various data and the like. It has a memory and area.

  That is, when the power is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like, the CPU 501 of the main control device 261 executes the normal processing up to the end, so that the RAM 503 is when the power is turned off (including when a power failure occurs, and so on). It is only necessary to store and hold the contents of the counter buffer and the holding ball storage area, and the state of the pachinko machine 10 can be restored to the state before the power is turned off when the power is turned on again. Specifically, the RAM 503 has a dedicated backup area for storing values of registers, I / O, and the like for game information during normal processing when the power is turned off (including when a power failure occurs). There is no need to provide it. The N501 terminal (non-maskable interrupt terminal) of the CPU 501 is configured to receive a power failure signal S1 output from a power failure monitoring circuit 542, which will be described later, when a power failure occurs due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. Due to the occurrence, the power failure process (NMI interrupt process) is immediately executed.

  An input / output port 505 is connected to the CPU 501 incorporating the ROM 502 and RAM 503 via a bus line 504 including an address bus and a data bus. The input / output port 505 includes a RAM erasing switch circuit 543, a payout control device 311, a firing control device 312, a sub control device 262, a first symbol display device 40, a second symbol display device 41, and other switches not shown. Etc. are connected. The main controller 261 also has a function of controlling the first symbol variation display on the first symbol display device 40 and the second symbol variation display on the second symbol display device 41.

  The payout control device 311 controls payout of prize balls and rental balls by a payout motor 358a. The CPU 511 that is an arithmetic unit includes a ROM 512 that stores a control program executed by the CPU 511, fixed value data, and the like, and a RAM 513 that is used as a work memory or the like.

  The RAM 513 of the payout control device 311 is configured to hold (backup) data by supplying a backup voltage from the power supply device 313 even after the pachinko machine 10 is turned off, like the RAM 503 of the main control device 261 described above. The RAM 513 includes a memory and an area for temporarily storing various data.

  The RAM 513 stores and holds information related to the state when the power is turned off in order to return the state of the pachinko machine 10 to the state before the power is turned off when the power is turned off due to a power failure or the like. In other words, the storage of the RAM 513 is executed when the power is turned off by the NMI interrupt process and the second half of the payout control process, and the storage information stored in the RAM 513 is restored in the power recovery process when the power is turned on. .

  An input / output port 515 is connected to the CPU 511 incorporating the ROM 512 and the RAM 513 through a bus line 514 including an address bus and a data bus. Main controller 261, launch controller 312 and payout motor 358a are connected to input / output port 515, respectively.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the launch control device 312 permits or prohibits the launch of the game ball by the launch device 229, and the launch device 229 is permitted to drive when a predetermined condition is met. Specifically, the launch control device 312 receives a card unit connection signal S4 from the payout control device 311 (a signal that is output when the card unit described above is connected to the pachinko machine 10), and the player Touch detection signal S5 output when the game ball launch handle 18 is touched and output when the launch stop switch 18a provided on the game ball launch handle 18 for stopping the launch is not operated. The firing permission signal S7 is output to the main controller 261 on condition that all of the fired maintenance signals S6 to be performed are inputted.

  That is, the period during which the firing permission signal S7 is ON (high level) is a firing permission state, and the period during which the firing permission signal S7 is OFF (low level) is a firing non-permission state. That is, the main control device 261 has a firing control signal S8 (pulse signal) for controlling a launching solenoid (not shown) that launches a game ball during a period when the input firing permission signal S7 is ON (high level). The ball feed control signal S9 (pulse signal) for controlling the ball feed solenoid that sends the game ball to the launch rail 401 is repeatedly output to the launch control device 312 at a predetermined repetition period. The launch control device 312 drives and controls the launch device 229 based on the launch control signal S8 and the ball feed control signal S9, and a game ball is launched with an intensity corresponding to the amount of operation of the game ball launch handle 18. On the contrary, the main control device 261 does not output the firing control signal S8 and the ball feed control signal S9 to the firing control device 312 during the period when the input firing permission signal S7 is OFF (low level). The game ball is not fired by 229.

  The display control device 45 controls the variable display of the third symbol (decorative symbol) on the third symbol display device 42. The display control device 45 includes a CPU 521, a ROM (program ROM) 522, a work RAM 523, a video RAM 524, a character ROM 525, an image controller 526, an input port 527, an output port 529, and bus lines 530 and 531. And. The input of the input port 527 is connected to the output of the sub-control device 262, and the CPU 521, ROM 522, work RAM 523, and image controller 526 are connected to the input port 527. Further, an output port 529 is connected to the image controller 526 via a bus line 531, and a third symbol display device 42 which is a liquid crystal display device is connected to an output of the output port 529.

  The CPU 521 of the display control device 45 controls the decorative symbol display on the third symbol display device 42 based on the various commands transmitted by editing the various commands from the main control device 261 by the sub-control device 262. The ROM 522 is a memory for storing various control programs executed by the CPU 521 and fixed value data, and the work RAM 523 temporarily stores work data and flags used when the CPU 521 executes various programs. It is a memory for.

  The video RAM 524 is a memory for storing display data displayed on the third symbol display device 42, and the display contents of the third symbol display device 42 are changed by rewriting the contents of the video RAM 524. The character ROM 525 is a memory for storing character data such as decorative symbols displayed on the third symbol display device 42. The image controller 526 adjusts the timings of the CPU 521, the video RAM 524, and the output port 529 to intervene in reading and writing data, and reads display data stored in the video RAM 524 from the character ROM 525 at a predetermined timing. It is displayed on the symbol display device 42.

  In addition, the power supply device 313 includes a power supply unit 541 for supplying power to each unit of the pachinko machine 10. The power supply unit 541 supplies necessary operation power to the main control device 261, the payout control device 311 and the like through a power supply path (not shown). As its outline, the power supply unit 541 takes in an AC 24 volt power supply supplied from the outside, and generates a + 12V power supply for driving various switches and motors, a + 5V power supply for logic, a backup power supply for RAM backup, and the like. Then, these + 12V power supply, + 5V power supply and backup power supply are supplied to the main control device 261, the payout control device 311 and the like. Note that operation power (+12 V power, +5 V power, etc.) is supplied to the launch control device 312 via the payout control device 311.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the main controller 261 includes a main control board 261a and a power supply monitoring board 261b separate from the main control board 261a in a board box 263 made of a transparent resin material or the like. . The power monitoring board 261b includes a power failure monitoring circuit 542 that monitors power interruption due to a power failure or the like, and a RAM erase switch circuit 543 connected to the RAM erase switch 323.

  The power failure monitoring circuit 542 is a circuit for outputting a power failure signal S1 to each NMI terminal of the CPU 501 of the main control device 261 and the CPU 511 of the payout control device 311 when the power is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. The power failure monitoring circuit 542 monitors the voltage of AC 24 volts with the power supply unit 541 and determines that a power failure (power failure) has occurred when the time when this voltage has become less than 24 volts exceeds, for example, 20 milliseconds. The power failure signal S1 is output to the main controller 261 and the payout controller 311. Based on the output of the power failure signal S1, the main control device 261 and the payout control device 311 recognize the occurrence of a power failure and execute a power failure process (NMI interrupt process).

  In addition, even after the time when the alternating current 5 volts monitored by the power supply unit 541 becomes less than 5 volts exceeds 20 milliseconds, the power supply unit 541 has a sufficient time for execution of the power failure process. The output of 5 volts, which is the drive voltage of the control system, is configured to be maintained at a normal value. Therefore, the main control device 261 and the payout control device 311 can normally execute and complete the power failure process.

  The RAM erase switch circuit 543 is a circuit for taking in the switch signal of the RAM erase switch 323 and clearing backup data in the RAM 503 of the main controller 261 and the RAM 513 of the payout controller 311 in accordance with the state of the switch 323. When the RAM erase switch 323 is pressed, the RAM erase switch circuit 543 outputs a RAM erase signal S2 to the main control board 261a. When the power of the pachinko machine 10 is turned on with the RAM erase switch 323 pressed (including power-on due to power failure cancellation), the data in the RAM 503 is cleared in the main controller 261, and the payout controller 311 is in the main controller. When the initialization command from H.261 is received, the data in RAM 513 is cleared.

  By the way, in the third symbol display device 42 (liquid crystal display device), as shown in FIG. 5, three decorative symbol rows L, M, and R of left, middle, and right are set. For each of M and R, three decorative symbols, an upper decorative symbol, a middle decorative symbol, and a lower decorative symbol, are variably displayed. In the present embodiment, a series of symbols is composed of a main decorative symbol SZ with numbers “0” to “9” and a sub-decorative symbol FZ composed of rhombus-shaped symbols. A main decorative symbol SZ is displayed in ascending or descending order, and a sub decorative symbol FZ is arranged between the main decorative symbols SZ to form a series of decorative symbol strings L, M, and R. Then, the main decorative design SZ and the secondary decorative design FZ are displayed variably from top to bottom with periodicity.

  In this case, in the left decorative design row L, the above-mentioned series of decorative designs are displayed in descending order (that is, in the order of decreasing the number of the main decorative design SZ), and in the middle decorative design row M and the right decorative design row R, the same The series of decorative symbols is displayed in ascending order (that is, in order of increasing the number of the main decorative symbols SZ). Then, the variable display stops in the order of the left decorative symbol row L → the right decorative symbol row R → the middle decorative symbol row M, and at the time of the stop, five effective lines on the third symbol display device 42, that is, the upper line L1, the middle line If the main decorative symbol SZ is a jackpot symbol combination (in this embodiment, the same main decorative symbol SZ combination) in any of L2, the lower line L3, the right rising line L4, and the left rising line L5, it is special as a big hit A game video is displayed.

  Next, the structure of the further characteristic part of the pachinko machine 10 of a present Example is demonstrated using FIGS. FIGS. 6A to 6C are plan views showing how the inner frame 12 is closed with respect to the outer frame 11. FIGS. 7A to 7C are plan views showing a state in which the inner frame 12 is closed with respect to the outer frame 11 with a part of the front frame set 14 and the inner frame 12 shown in FIG. 6 being removed. . FIGS. 8A to 8C are partially cutaway plan views showing how the inner frame 12 shown in FIG. 7 is closed with respect to the outer frame 11. FIGS. 9A to 9C are partial front views showing the state of the opening / closing detection mechanism 420 when the inner frame 12 shown in FIG. 7 is closed with respect to the outer frame 11. FIGS. 10A to 10C are enlarged views of the opening / closing detection mechanism 420 shown in FIG. FIGS. 11A to 11C are views showing the state of the open / close detection mechanism 420 shown in FIG. 12A is an enlarged view of the dot-and-dash line portion shown in FIG. 9C, and FIG. 12B is a front view of the buffer member 400 and the contact type position detection switch 388. FIG. 6 to 11 show how the outer frame 11 is fixed and the inner frame 12 is closed. 13A to 13C are views showing the opening / closing detection mechanism 420 shown in FIG. 10 from the viewpoint that the outer frame 11 moves while the inner frame 12 is fixed. FIGS. 14A to 14C are views showing the opening / closing detection mechanism 420 shown in FIG. 11 from the viewpoint that the outer frame 11 moves while the inner frame 12 is fixed.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the pachinko machine 10 includes an inner frame 12 that can be displaced between an open state opened with respect to the outer frame 11 and a closed state closed with respect to the outer frame 11. The outer frame 11 forms an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10 and is fixed to the game island of the game hall (hall). The inner frame 12 is supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to the outer frame 11 with one side portion of the outer frame 11 (for example, the left side portion in a plan view in the case shown in FIG. 6) as an opening / closing axis.

  The front frame set 14 is attached to the inner frame 12 so as to be openable and closable with one side portion of the inner frame 12 (for example, the left side portion in plan view in the case shown in FIG. 6) as an opening / closing axis.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 12, the pachinko machine 10 includes an open / close detection mechanism 420 that detects an open state and a closed state of the inner frame 12, and the inner frame 12 when the inner frame 12 is closed. And a buffer member 400 provided between the open / close detection mechanism 420. As will be described later, the buffer member 400 can be said to reduce the impact between the inner frame 12 and the outer frame 11 when the inner frame 12 is closed.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the buffer member 400 protrudes in a direction orthogonal to the rotating shaft 402 supported by the inner frame 12 and the rotating shaft J2 (see FIG. 12) from the rotating portion 402. A first projecting member 406 having an elastic portion 404 that comes into contact with the outer frame 11 when the inner frame 12 is in a closed state, and the rotating portion 402 to its rotating shaft J2 (see FIG. 12). A second projecting member 408 different from the first projecting member 406 projecting in a direction orthogonal to the first projecting member 406 is integrally formed. In the present embodiment, the buffer member 400 is made of, for example, a transparent resin.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the open / close detection mechanism 420 includes a storage body 422, a movable piece 424 pushed out (returned) by an urging force, and a contact portion that is opened or closed by pressing the movable piece 424. A contact-type position detection switch 388 (not shown). In this embodiment, the movable piece 424 is in a state where at least a part of the movable piece 424 protrudes outside the storage main body 422 due to the urging force. Further, as the movable piece 424, a state in which at least a part of the movable piece 424 protrudes outward from the storage main body 422 (initial position state), and a state where the movable piece 424 protrudes further outward by an urging force (projecting further outward than the initial position) State) may be adopted.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the contact-type position detection switch 388 is disposed at a position where the second protruding member 408 rotated when the inner frame 12 is in the closed state presses the movable piece 424. It is detected that the inner frame 12 is in the closed position by the pressing of.

  As shown in FIG. 14, a part of the movable piece 424 of the contact type position detection switch 388 protrudes outward from a predetermined contact surface 426 of the storage main body 422. Further, the contact-type position detection switch 388 is connected to the contact surface 426 of the storage main body 422 in a state where the second projecting member 408 rotated when the inner frame 12 is in the closed state presses the movable piece 424. 2 is disposed at a position where the protruding member 408 contacts.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the inner frame 12 is freely openable with one side of the outer frame 11 (for example, the left side in front view) as an opening / closing rotation axis J1. As shown in FIG. 12A, the rotation part 402 of the buffer member 400 has a rotation axis J2 (an axis perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. 12A) on the opening / closing rotation axis J1 of the inner frame 12. The inner frame 12 is pivotally supported so as to be orthogonal to the inner frame 12.

  As shown in FIG. 12A, the second protruding member 408 protrudes from the rotating portion 402 in a direction orthogonal to the rotation axis J2 and in a direction orthogonal to the first protruding member 406. ing. In addition, the buffer member 400 is substantially L-shaped in shape including the first protruding member 406, the rotating portion 402, and the second protruding member 408 when viewed from the axial direction of the rotation axis J2 of the rotation portion 402. It has a shape.

  As shown in FIG. 12A, in the buffer member 400, the first protruding member 406 protrudes substantially downward from the rotating portion 402, and the second protruding member 408 protrudes from the rotating portion 402 in a substantially horizontal direction. In the state, it is pivotally supported by the inner frame 12. Further, as shown in FIG. 14A, when the inner frame 12 is in the open state, the second projecting member 408 of the buffer member 400 is pushed and rotated by the urging force of the movable piece 424 of the contact type position detection switch 388. Is in the open detection state. Further, as shown in FIG. 12A, the pachinko machine 10 is configured so that the second projecting member 408 in the open detection state shown in FIG. 14A does not rotate beyond the limit position in the push-down direction. A regulating member 430 that regulates to the above.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 12A, the inner frame 12 includes a housing member 442 that houses the buffer member 400 so that the elastic portion 404 of the first protruding member 406 is exposed from the opening 440. The housing member 442 is attached to, for example, the back surface side of the inner frame 12 and has a rectangular frame shape having an outer size equivalent to the inner frame 12 and a large opening at the center portion. It is what is called. In addition, the housing member 442 includes a wall portion 444 on the opposite side of the first projecting member 406 from the side in contact with the outer frame 11. The wall portion 444 restricts the first projecting member 406 from rotating beyond the limit position in the push-back direction.

  As shown in FIG. 12B, the first projecting member 406 is thinner than the second projecting member 408. For example, in this embodiment, the first protruding member 406 has a thickness D1 of 1.6 mm (mm), the second protruding member 408 has a thickness D2 of 2 mm (mm), and the first protruding member 406 (thickness D1). 1.6 mm) is thinner than the second protruding member 408 (thickness D2 is 2 mm). The thickness D1 of the first projecting member 406 and the thickness D2 of the second projecting member 408 are not limited to the above values, and can take various values.

  Further, the first projecting member 406 has a projecting length longer than that of the second projecting member 408. For example, in this embodiment, the first protruding member 406 has a length N1 of 28 mm (mm), the second protruding member 408 has a length N2 of 16 mm (mm), and the first protruding member 406 (length) N1 is 28 mm), and the protruding length is longer than the second protruding member 408 (length N2 is 16 mm). Note that the length N1 of the first projecting member 406 and the length N2 of the second projecting member 408 are not limited to the above values, and may take various values.

  As shown in FIG. 12B, the elastic portion 404 is a bending member 410 that is bent from the tip of the first projecting member 406 toward the rotating portion 402. The bending member 410 includes an arcuate member 412 at the tip thereof. As shown in FIG. 12B, the rotating portion 402 of the buffer member 400 has a through hole 403 formed in the center thereof, and a boss (fitting) (not shown) of the housing member 442 shown in FIG. It can be rotated by inserting a pin. Specifically, a screw hole (not shown) is formed on the distal end side of a boss (fitting pin) (not shown) of the housing member 442, and the boss (fitting pin) (not shown) of the housing member 442 serves as the buffer member 400. When the screw 414 is screwed into the screw hole (not shown) in the state of being inserted into the rotating unit 402, the rotating unit 402 of the buffer member 400 is rotatable and the buffer member 400 is detached. It is fixed so that there is nothing.

  Further, the housing member 442 (set plate) is openable and closable with respect to the inner frame 12 in a single opening. Specifically, when opening the housing member 442 (set plate) with respect to the inner frame 12, the inner end of the buffer member 400 (that is, the front end of the first projecting member 406) is prevented from hitting the inner frame 12. A shaft portion for opening and closing the housing member 442 (set plate) of the frame 12 is provided at a position protruding to the back side of the inner frame 12. That is, the distance from the shaft portion for opening and closing the housing member 442 (set plate) of the inner frame 12 to the tip of the buffer member 400 (that is, the tip of the first protruding member 406) is “a”, and the inner frame 12 When the distance to the shaft portion at the position protruding from the back surface side (the distant position) is “b”, the relationship of distance a <distance b is established.

Note that corresponds to the target member outer frame 11 described above is in the present invention, the inner frame 12 described above corresponds to the opening and closing member in the present invention, opening and closing detecting mechanism 420 described above corresponds to a detection means in the present invention, The contact-type position detection switch 388 described above corresponds to the contact-type position detection means in the present invention.

  Here, operations of the buffer member 400 and the contact-type position detection switch 388 when the inner frame 12 is closed with respect to the outer frame 11 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 6A, the inner frame 12 is open to the outer frame 11 (open state), that is, as shown in FIGS. 8A and 10A, the inner frame 12 is the outer frame. 11 (open state), the first projecting member 406 of the buffer member 400, specifically, the bending member 410 is separated from the left inner surface 450 of the outer frame 11 (non-contact state). It has become. At this time, as shown in FIGS. 11A and 14A, the second projecting member 408 of the buffer member 400 is pushed down and rotated by the urging force of the movable piece 424 of the contact-type position detection switch 388. It turns out that it is in an open detection state.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 6B, the state immediately before the inner frame 12 is closed with respect to the outer frame 11, that is, as shown in FIG. 8B and FIG. 11, the first projecting member 406 of the buffer member 400, specifically, the arcuate member 412 at the tip of the bending member 410, contacts the inner surface 450 on the left side of the outer frame 11. As the first projecting member 406 rotates counterclockwise, the rotating unit 402 also rotates, and the second projecting member 408 also rotates in the same manner, and this second projecting member 408 becomes a contact-type position detection switch. The movable piece 424 of 388 is pressed. At this time, as shown in FIGS. 11B and 14B, the force by which the first projecting member 406 rotates counterclockwise is greater than the biasing force of the movable piece 424 of the contact-type position detection switch 388. It can be seen that the movable piece 424 is in a closed detection state where the second projecting member 408 is pressed down.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 6C, the inner frame 12 is completely closed with respect to the outer frame 11, that is, as shown in FIG. 8C and FIG. In the completely closed state with respect to the frame 11, the elastic portion 404 of the first protruding member 406 of the buffer member 400, more specifically, the bending member 410 is further rotated and deformed counterclockwise (elastically deformed). Since the frame 12 is in the closed state, the impact between the inner frame 12 and the outer frame 11 when the inner frame 12 is closed is loosened and softened by the elastic portion 404 of the first protruding member 406 of the buffer member 400. Can do. At this time, as shown in FIG. 11C and FIG. 14C, even if the first projecting member 406, specifically, the elastic portion 404 of the first projecting member 406 is elastically deformed, It can be seen that the pressing of the movable piece 424 of the contact-type position detection switch 388 is preferably maintained without the second projecting member 408 warping.

  As described above, according to the pachinko machine 10 of the present embodiment, the inner frame 12 that can be displaced between the open state opened with respect to the outer frame 11 and the closed state closed with respect to the outer frame 11, A buffer member 400 that softens the impact between the inner frame 12 and the outer frame 11 when the frame 12 is closed; and an open / close detection mechanism 420 that detects an open state and a closed state of the inner frame 12; Furthermore, the buffer member 400 is a member that protrudes in a direction orthogonal to the rotation axis J2 (see FIG. 12) from the rotation unit 402 that is pivotally supported by the inner frame 12. A first projecting member 406 having an elastic portion 404 that comes into contact with the outer frame 11 when the inner frame 12 is closed, and a direction perpendicular to the rotation axis J2 (see FIG. 12) from the rotation portion 402. And a first projecting member 406 projecting in a direction different from the first projecting member 406 Another second projecting member 408 is integrally formed, and the open / close detection mechanism 420 includes a storage main body 422 and a movable piece at least partially protruding outside the storage main body 422 by the biasing force. 424 and a contact-type position detection switch 388 provided with a contact portion (not shown) that is opened or closed by pressing the movable piece 424. The contact-type position detection switch 388 has a state in which the inner frame 12 is closed. The second projecting member 408 that has been rotated at this time is disposed at a position that presses the movable piece 424, and detects that the inner frame 12 is in the closed position by the pressing of the movable piece 424.

  Therefore, when the inner frame 12 is in the closed state, the elastic portion 404 of the first projecting member 406 of the buffer member 400 abuts the outer frame 11 and receives the abutting force, so that the rotation portion 402 is rotated around the rotation axis. Along with this rotation, the second protruding member 408 also rotates in the rotating direction, and the rotated second protruding member 408 presses the movable piece 424 of the contact type position detection switch 388. It is possible to detect that the inner frame 12 is in the closed state. Further, the rotation of the buffer member 400 stops when the second projecting member 408 presses the movable piece 424 of the contact type position detection switch 388, and thereafter, the elastic portion 404 of the first projecting member 406 is elastically deformed. Since the inner frame 12 is closed, the impact between the inner frame 12 and the outer frame 11 when the inner frame 12 is closed is loosened by the elastic portion 404 of the first projecting member 406 of the buffer member 400. Can be softened. Further, even if the first projecting member 406 of the buffer member 400 is further pressed from the outer frame 11, the second projecting member 408 does not warp, and the occurrence of erroneous detection can be reduced. As a result, a pachinko machine that can reduce damage and erroneous detection of the contact-type position detection switch 388 can be provided.

  Further, at least a part of the movable piece 424 protrudes outward from a predetermined contact surface 426 of the storage main body 422, and the contact type position detection switch 388 is used when the inner frame 12 is closed. Since the second projecting member 408 that has been rotated presses the movable piece 424, the second projecting member 408 is disposed at a position where the second projecting member 408 contacts the contact surface 426 of the storage main body 422. The rotation stops when the second projecting member 408 comes into contact with the contact surface 426 of the storage body 422 while pressing the movable piece 424 of the contact type position detection switch 388, and therefore the contact type position detection switch 388. The movable piece 424 of the contact type position detection switch 388 can be prevented from being damaged without pressing the movable piece 424 more than necessary.

  Further, the inner frame 12 is freely openable with one side of the outer frame 11 (the left side as viewed from the front in this embodiment) as an opening / closing rotation axis J1, and the rotation unit 402 has its rotation axis J2. Is pivotally supported by the inner frame 12 so as to be orthogonal to the opening / closing rotation axis J1, so that the first projecting member 406 and the second projecting member 408 of the buffer member 400 rotate within the plane of the inner frame 12. The first projecting member 406 and the second projecting member 408 of the buffer member 400 do not project in the surface direction orthogonal to the inner frame 12. That is, since the first projecting member 406 and the second projecting member 408 of the buffer member 400 do not project in the direction in which the inner frame 12 opens, the space in the direction in which the inner frame 12 opens can be saved.

  The second protruding member 408 protrudes from the rotating portion 402 in a direction orthogonal to the rotation axis and in a direction orthogonal to the first protruding member 406, and the buffer member 400 is Since the shape including the first protruding member 406, the rotating portion 402, and the second protruding member 408 is substantially L-shaped when viewed from the direction of the rotation axis J2 of the moving portion 402, the first It is not necessary to arrange the contact-type position detection switch 388 on the contact surface side where the protruding member 406 contacts the outer frame 11, and the surface is orthogonal to the contact surface and parallel to the rotation axis J <b> 2 of the rotation unit 402. A contact-type position detection switch 388 can be disposed on the side. That is, the contact-type position detection switch 388 can be disposed at a position away from the contact surface where the first protruding member 406 contacts the outer frame 11 in the protruding direction of the second protruding member 408. Easy to place.

  Further, the buffer member 400 is pivotally supported on the inner frame 12 with the first protruding member 406 protruding substantially downward from the rotating portion 402 and the second protruding member 408 protruding substantially horizontally from the rotating portion 402. When the inner frame 12 is in the open state, the second projecting member 408 of the buffer member 400 is pushed down and rotated by the urging force of the movable piece 424 of the contact type position detection switch 388. In addition, since the second projecting member 408 in the open detection state is provided with a regulating member 430 that regulates the second projecting member 408 from rotating beyond the limit position in the push-down direction, the first projecting member 406 of the buffer member 400 is provided. Can be prevented from protruding abnormally to the outside. That is, when the first protruding member 406 protrudes abnormally, the buffer member 400 does not perform the buffer function of relaxing the impact when the inner frame 12 is closed, and the inner frame 12 is closed. There is a risk that the first projecting member 406, the buffer member 400, and the like may be damaged across the first projecting member 406. However, the restricting member 430 can prevent these, and the first projecting member 406 can be prevented. The member 406 can be maintained in an appropriate state.

  Further, the inner frame 12 includes a housing member 442 that houses the buffer member 400 so that the elastic portion 404 of the first projecting member 406 is exposed from the opening 440, and the housing member 442 is disposed outside the first projecting member 406. Since the wall portion 444 is provided on the side opposite to the side in contact with the frame 11, it is illegal to allow a thin member or the like to enter through a slight gap between the opening 440 of the housing member 442 and the first protruding member 406. When trying to achieve this, the wall portion 444 becomes a defensive wall, the entry can be suppressed, and fraud can be reduced.

  Further, since the wall portion 444 restricts the first projecting member 406 from rotating beyond the limit position in the push-back direction, the first projecting member 406 exceeds the limit position in the push-back direction. It can control so that it may not rotate, and it can reduce that the contact type position detection switch 388 will be damaged when the 1st protrusion member 406 rotates beyond a limit position in the push-back direction. Further, if a foreign object such as a cable is sandwiched between the outer frame 11 and the first projecting member 406, the first projecting member 406 will rotate beyond the limit position even if it rotates in the push-back direction. Since the inner frame 12 does not close properly or is difficult to close, it is possible to detect the biting of foreign matter.

  In addition, since the first projecting member 406 is thinner than the second projecting member 408, the first projecting member 406 has a thickness that is greater than that of the second projecting member 408 when a force exceeding the rotation limit is applied to the first projecting member 406. The one protruding member 406 can be easily deformed. That is, the elastic part 404 of the first projecting member 406 can be suitably realized.

  In addition, since the first projecting member 406 has a projecting length longer than that of the second projecting member 408, the second projecting member 408 is applied when a force exceeding the rotation limit is applied to the first projecting member 406. The first projecting member 406 can be more easily deformed than the first projecting member 406. That is, the elastic part 404 of the first projecting member 406 can be suitably realized. In addition, the first projecting member 406 is more elastic when it is thinner than the second projecting member 408 and longer than the second projecting member 408.

  In addition, since the elastic portion 404 is a bending member 410 that is bent from the tip of the first protruding member 406 toward the rotating portion 402, the first protruding member 406 is easily bent with a small force, and more than the second protruding member 408. The elastic portion 404 of the first projecting member 406 can be suitably realized by being elastically deformed first.

  Further, since the bending member 410 is provided with the arc-shaped member 412 at the tip thereof, it can be suitably brought into contact with the outer frame 11 that is approaching when the inner frame 12 is closed, so that it can be reliably buffered. The member 400 can be rotated.

  The outer frame 11 forms an outer shell of the pachinko machine and is fixed to a game island of a game hall (hole). The inner frame 12 is one side portion of the outer frame 11 (left side portion in front view). ) As an opening / closing axis (opening / closing rotation axis J1) so as to be openable / closable with respect to the outer frame 11, the open state in which the inner frame 12 is opened with respect to the outer frame 11 can be suitably detected. In addition, the impact when closing the inner frame 12 can be relaxed, and damage and erroneous detection of the contact-type position detection switch 388 can be reduced.

  In the embodiment, the angle formed by the second projecting member 408 and the first projecting member 406 is a right angle (may be a substantially right angle), but the mounting angle of the second projecting member 408 with respect to the first projecting member 406 is also preferred. , The attachment position of the contact type position detection switch 388 can be changed, and the degree of freedom of attachment of the contact type position detection switch 388 can be ensured.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be modified as follows.

  (1) In the above-described embodiment, the first projecting member 406 and the second projecting member 408 are members that project from the rotating unit 402 in a direction orthogonal to the rotation axis, but intersect other than orthogonal. It may be a member protruding in the direction.

  (2) In the above-described embodiment, the buffer member 400 is integrally formed by integrally forming the rotating portion 402, the first protruding member 406, and the second protruding member 408, but these (the rotating portion 402 and the first protruding member) are integrated. The first projecting member 406 and the second projecting member 408) may be assembled or fixed together.

  (3) In the above-described embodiment, the open / close detection mechanism 420 and the contact-type position detection switch 388 detect both the open state and the closed state of the inner frame 12. Among the states, at least a closed state may be detected.

  (4) In the above-described embodiment, the outer frame 11 is used as the target member and the inner frame 12 is used as the opening and closing member. However, a member other than the outer frame 11 is used as the target member and the inner frame 12 is used as the opening and closing member. Other than these may be employed.

  (5) In the above-described embodiment, the first projecting member 406 is in contact with the outer frame 11 when the inner frame 12 is in the closed state, but when the inner frame 12 is in the closed state, the outer frame 11 is in contact. In addition to direct contact with the outer frame 11, the outer frame 11 may not be directly touched, but may be in contact with an arrangement member or an interposition member provided on the outer frame 11.

  (6) In the above-described embodiment, the first projecting member 406 has a smaller thickness than the second projecting member 408 and a longer projecting length than the second projecting member 408. The protruding member 406 may only be made thinner than the second protruding member 408, or the first protruding member 406 may only be made longer than the second protruding member 408.

  (7) In the embodiment described above, the bending member 410 that is bent from the tip of the first protruding member 406 toward the rotating portion 402 is employed as the elastic portion 404, but various elastic bodies such as a coil spring and a leaf spring are used. May be adopted.

  (8) In the above-described embodiment, the angle formed by the first projecting member 406 and the second projecting member 408 is 90 degrees, but may be approximately 90 degrees or another angle.

  (9) The present invention may be implemented in various (for example, first type, third type, etc.) gaming machines, or may be implemented in a pachinko machine of a type different from the above example. For example, once a big hit, a pachinko machine that raises the expected value of the big hit until a big hit state occurs (for example, two times or three times) including that (for example, a two-time right item, a three-time right item) May also be implemented. Moreover, after a jackpot symbol is displayed, it may be implemented as a pachinko machine that enters a special gaming state on the condition that a ball is won in a predetermined area. Moreover, you may implement as a pachinko machine which will be in a special game state when a ball enters a predetermined winning opening. Further, in addition to pachinko machines, various game machines such as an arrangement ball type pachinko machine, a sparrow ball, a game machine in which a so-called pachinko machine and a slot machine are integrated may be used.

  In addition, as a specific example of a gaming machine in which a pachinko machine and a slot machine are fused, a variable display means for displaying a fixed symbol after displaying a variable symbol row consisting of a plurality of symbols is provided, and a handle for launching a ball is provided. What is not provided. In this case, after inserting a predetermined amount of game balls based on a predetermined operation (button operation), for example, the variation of the symbol is started due to the operation of the operation lever, for example, due to the operation of the stop button, or the predetermined amount With the passage of time, the fluctuation of the symbol is stopped, and a jackpot state advantageous to the player is generated on the condition that the confirmed symbol at the time of stoppage is a so-called jackpot symbol. A lot of balls are paid out.

  As described above, the present invention is suitable for gaming machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines.

It is a schematic front view of the pachinko machine of the example of the present invention. It is a front view which shows the structure of a game board. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a pachinko machine. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a pachinko machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the display content of a 3rd symbol display apparatus. (A)-(c) is a top view which shows a mode that an inner frame is closed with respect to an outer frame. (A)-(c) is a top view which shows a mode that an inner frame is closed with respect to an outer frame in the state which removed a part of front frame set and inner frame shown in FIG. (A)-(c) is a partially broken top view which shows a mode that the inner frame shown in FIG. 7 is closed with respect to an outer frame. (A)-(c) is a partial front view which shows the mode of the opening-and-closing detection mechanism part at the time of closing the inner frame shown in FIG. 7 with respect to an outer frame. (A)-(c) is the enlarged view to which the opening-and-closing detection mechanism part shown in FIG. 9 was expanded. (A)-(c) is a figure which shows the mode of the opening-and-closing detection mechanism shown in FIG. (A) is the enlarged view to which the dashed-dotted line location shown in FIG.9 (c) was expanded, (b) is a front view of a buffer member and a contact-type position detection switch. (A)-(c) is the figure which represented the opening-and-closing detection mechanism part shown in FIG. 10 from the viewpoint that an outer frame moves, fixing an inner frame. (A)-(c) is the figure showing the opening-and-closing detection mechanism part shown in FIG. 11 from the viewpoint that an outer frame moves with an inner frame fixed.

11 ... Outer frame (target member)
12 ... Inner frame (opening / closing member)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 400 ... Buffer member 402 ... Turning part 404 ... Elastic part 406 ... 1st protrusion member 408 ... 2nd protrusion member 410 ... Bending member 412 ... Arc-shaped member 420 ... Opening / closing detection mechanism 422 ... Storage body part 424 ... Movable piece 426 ... Contact surface 430 ... Restriction member 440 ... Opening 442 ... Housing member 444 ... Wall

Claims (2)

An opening / closing member displaceable between an open state opened with respect to the target member and a closed state closed with respect to the target member;
Detecting means for detecting at least a closed state between an open state and a closed state of the opening and closing member;
A buffer member having a portion that is elastically deformed when the open / close member is closed; and
In a gaming machine equipped with
The buffer member is a rotating part pivotally supported by the opening / closing member, and a member protruding from the rotating part in a direction intersecting the rotating axis, and the opening / closing member is in a closed state. A first projecting member that contacts the subject member, and a first projecting member that projects in a direction intersecting the pivot axis from the pivoting portion and in a direction different from the first projecting member; Is formed integrally with another second projecting member,
The detection means is a contact-type position detection means comprising a storage body part, a movable piece pushed out by an urging force, and a contact part that is opened or closed by pressing the movable piece,
The contact-type position detecting means is disposed at a position where the second projecting member rotated when the opening / closing member is in a closed state presses the movable piece, and the opening / closing member is pressed by the pressing of the movable piece. It detects that it is in the closed position,
The gaming machine , wherein the first projecting member has an elastic portion that is elastically deformed when the opening / closing member is in a closed state, and is thinner than the second projecting member . In the gaming machine according to claim 1,
The gaming machine is a pachinko machine.

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