JP4952806B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball-type game machine represented by a pachinko machine.

Generally, in a ball-type game machine represented by a pachinko machine, a game ball is driven into a game area where a large number of nails, windmills, winning holes, etc. are arranged, and the game ball hits an obstacle such as a nail. A game is played in accordance with the behavior of the game ball, such as whether or not to enter a predetermined winning opening during the flow and the timing of winning the prize. The game balls are shot into the game area by the game balls stored in the ball tray being sent to a predetermined launch position one by one by the ball feeding mechanism, and then hit by the launcher and launched from the launch position. Is called.
In addition, a large number of game machines of this type are usually arranged side by side in a game arcade, and a player often plays a game with respect to a plurality of game machines while searching for a more advantageous game machine. For this reason, the ball tray is provided with a ball outlet (ball tray outlet) that is opened and closed by the player's operation, so that when the game machine that performs the game is changed or the game is finished, The game balls can be extracted.

JP 7-136318 A

  However, when the player touches the handle to start the rotation operation, the game ball is immediately launched, but if the rotation amount does not reach a certain amount, a foul ball that does not reach the game area is likely to occur, There was a problem that it was difficult to start playing smoothly. In addition, when a game ball is inserted into the ball tray, the game ball immediately flows downstream from the ball outlet, such as the ball feed mechanism and the launch position, and even if the player performs a ball removal operation, the number of games is less than the number of games inserted. There was a problem that only balls could be returned.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and solves at least one of making it difficult to generate a foul ball or reliably returning a game ball thrown by a ball removing operation. It aims to provide a gaming machine that can be used.

In order to achieve this object, the gaming machine according to claim 1 stores a game ball and can remove a ball by operating the player, and a predetermined number of game balls stored in the ball tray. Ball feeding means for sending to the launch position, launching means for launching the game ball sent by the ball feed means, and operation for adjusting the launching force of the game ball by the launch means so as to increase in accordance with the operation amount And the ball receiving tray is formed separately from the first discharge port for discharging the game ball, and the second discharge port. And a closing member that opens and closes in response to the player's operation, and closes the first outlet and blocks the path of the game ball that communicates the ball feeding means and the ball tray. The most downstream of the game balls supported by the closing member Given a blocking member disposed to face the game ball is located, and the blocking member driving means for driving the blocking member in response to an operation amount of the operation means, the game ball delivered by said ball feeding means A ball support member that supports the firing position of the ball, and the ball feeding means includes a stay portion where at least one game ball stays downstream from the position where the closing member is disposed, and a game that is continuous with the stay portion. A part of the accommodation part drilled so as to accommodate only one sphere is formed in part, and the take-in position in which the accommodation part is directed to the stay part and the stay part are provided separately from the take-up position. A delivery member disposed so as to be able to switch the delivery position with the accommodating portion facing the launch side opening, a ball feed driving means for applying a driving force to the delivery member, and controlling the operation of the ball feed drive means Ball feeding control means for The means launches a game ball supported at the launch position by the ball support member, supports the ball support member movably, applies a driving force to the ball support member, and feeds the ball. Discharging drive means for applying a driving force to the ball support member to switch between a first state in which the game ball delivered by the means is supported at the launch position and a second state in which the game ball is not supported at the launch position; A discharge control means for controlling the operation of the discharge drive means and switching the ball support member in response to a player's operation, and a game ball sent to the launch position side by the ball feed means A discharge path forming member that forms a discharge path that discharges the discharge path below the firing position, and when the second state is formed by the discharge drive means under the control of the discharge control means, The game ball sent out by the ball feeding means is configured to be discharged via the discharge path .

According to the gaming machine of the first aspect, there is an effect that it is possible to solve at least one of making it difficult to generate a foul ball or reliably returning the game ball thrown by the ball removing operation .

It is a front view of the pachinko machine in one embodiment. It is a perspective view of the pachinko machine in the state where a front frame and a lower plate unit were opened. It is a front view of a game board. (A) is the perspective view of an outer frame, (b) is the perspective view which expanded and showed the metal fitting periphery of the outer frame. It is a front view of the pachinko machine in the state where a front frame and a lower pan set were removed. It is a front view of a ball launch unit. It is a perspective view of a ball launch unit. It is a disassembled perspective view of a ball launch unit. It is a perspective view of the ball launch unit in a state where the opening and closing member is opened. It is a perspective view of the ball launch unit showing the internal configuration of the ball feed mechanism. (A) is a perspective view around the launch position in a state where the game ball is supported, and (b) is a perspective view around the launch position in a state where the support of the game ball is released. (A) is a rear view of a front frame, (b) is sectional drawing in the RR line of Fig.12 (a). It is the figure which looked at the exit part of the upper plate which sends out a game ball to a ball | bowl launch unit, and showed it in cross section. It is a front view of a glass unit. It is sectional drawing in the Sa-Sa line of FIG. It is sectional drawing in the Sb-Sb line | wire of FIG. It is sectional drawing in the Sc-Sc line | wire of FIG. It is the elements on larger scale of the glass unit seen from the arrow V direction of FIG. It is a front view of a lower plate unit. (A) It is a rear view of a lower plate unit, and (b) to (d) are intended to illustrate the operation of a cam interlocking with an operation handle and a rotation amount detection switch. It is a rear view of a pachinko machine. It is the figure which showed typically the structure of the control board unit and back pack unit of a pachinko machine back. It is a rear view which shows the state which assembled | attached the game board to the inner frame. It is the perspective view which looked at the inner frame from back. It is the perspective view which looked at the game board from back. It is a perspective view of a support metal fitting. It is a front view which shows the structure of a 1st control board unit. It is a perspective view of a 1st control board unit. It is a disassembled perspective view of a 1st control board unit. It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at the 1st control board unit from the back. It is a front view of a 2nd control board unit. It is a perspective view of a 2nd control board unit. It is a disassembled perspective view of a 2nd control board unit. It is a rear view of the back pack unit seen from the back of the pachinko machine. It is a disassembled perspective view of a back pack unit. It is a disassembled perspective view of a tank rail. It is a front view of a locking unit. It is a front perspective view of a locking unit. It is a back perspective view of a locking unit. It is the block diagram which showed the electrical structure of the pachinko machine. It is the figure which showed the 1st design individually. (A) is the figure which showed typically the area division setting and effective line setting of the display screen, (b) is the figure which illustrated the actual display screen. It is the figure which showed the outline | summary of various counters. It is the flowchart which showed the main process performed by MPU in a main controller. It is the flowchart which showed the normal process performed by MPU in a main controller. It is the flowchart which showed the off symbol counter update process performed in the normal process of FIG. It is the flowchart which showed the 1st symbol variation process performed in the normal process of FIG. It is the flowchart which showed the variation start process performed in the 1st symbol variation process of FIG. It is the flowchart which showed the timer interruption process. It is the flowchart which showed the start winning process performed in the timer interruption process of FIG. It is the flowchart which showed NMI interruption processing. It is the flowchart which showed the main process performed by MPU in a payout discharge control apparatus. It is the flowchart which showed the payout discharge control process performed by MPU in a payout discharge control apparatus. It is the flowchart which showed the prize-ball control process performed by MPU in a payout discharge control apparatus. It is the flowchart which showed the lending control process performed by MPU in a payout discharge control apparatus. It is the flowchart which showed the discharge control process performed in the payout discharge control process of FIG. It is the flowchart which showed the solenoid excitation process performed in the discharge control process of FIG. It is the flowchart which showed the ball | bowl exit opening / closing motor drive process performed in the discharge control process of FIG. It is the block diagram which showed the electrical structure of the pachinko machine in 2nd Embodiment. It is the flowchart which showed the launch control process of the pachinko machine in 2nd Embodiment. (A) is a rear view of the front frame and lower plate unit of the pachinko machine in the third embodiment, (b) is a diagram showing the state of the second opening and closing unit in a state in which the operation handle is not operated, (C) is the figure which showed the state of the 2nd opening / closing unit in the state in which the operation handle was rotated.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter simply referred to as “pachinko machine”) will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine 10 in which the front frame 14 and the lower dish unit 15 are opened. FIG. 3 is a front view of the game board 16 of the pachinko machine 10. Here, in FIG. 2, for convenience, the game board 16 and the glass unit 17 are omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 12 having an outer shell formed by a wooden frame 20 (see FIG. 4A) combined in a substantially rectangular shape, and the outer frame 12 and the outer frame 12. And an inner frame 13 formed in the same outer shape. The inner frame 13 is obtained by attaching a passage forming member 36, a ball launching unit 90, and the like to an inner frame base 30 made of synthetic resin having a central window 30a opened in a substantially circular shape at the center thereof. A game board 16 having a large number of nails, winning holes 63, 64, and the like is attached to the inner frame 13 from the back side, and the front surface of the game board 16 is visible from the central window 30a of the inner frame 13. A game ball is played by the game ball flowing down the front surface of the game board 16.

  In addition, the inner frame 13 is pivotally supported by the outer frame 12 at two upper and lower portions on one side thereof (left side in front view in the pachinko machine 10), and the inner frame 13 is attached so as to be openable to the front front side. On the front side of the inner frame 13, there are provided a front frame 14 that covers the upper side of the front surface and a lower dish unit 15 that covers the lower side of the inner frame 13. The front frame 14 and the lower dish unit 15 open and close the front surface of the inner frame 13. It is attached as possible.

  The front frame 14 is obtained by assembling decorative resin parts, electrical parts, and the like on a synthetic resin front frame base 200, and a substantially circular opening (window 14c) is formed at a substantially central portion thereof. ing. A glass unit 17 (see FIG. 14) having two sheet glasses 151 is disposed on the rear surface side of the front frame 14, and the front surface of the game board 16 is visible on the front side of the pachinko machine 10 through the sheet glass 151. It has become.

  On the front frame 14, an upper plate 201 for storing game balls is formed in a substantially box shape projecting forward and opening the upper surface, and prize balls, rental balls and the like are discharged to the upper plate 201. The bottom surface of the upper plate 201 is formed to be inclined downward to the right of the front view where the ball launch unit 90 for launching the game ball is located, and the game ball thrown into the upper plate 201 is guided to the ball launch unit 90. The

  In the lower tray unit 15 located on the lower side of the upper tray 201, a lower tray 301 for storing game balls that could not be stored in the upper tray 201 is formed in a substantially box shape with the upper surface open at the center. ing. On the right side of the lower plate 301, an operation handle 310 operated by a player to drive a game ball into the front surface of the game board 16 is disposed. Inside the operation handle 310, a launch solenoid 92 of the ball launch unit 90 is provided. And a variable resistor that detects the amount of rotation of the operation handle 310 based on a change in electrical resistance. When the operation handle 310 is rotated clockwise by the player, the touch sensor is turned on and the resistance value of the variable resistor changes corresponding to the operation amount. The firing solenoid 92 is for firing a game ball with a strength corresponding to the resistance value of the variable resistor that changes in accordance with the amount of rotation of the operation handle 310, whereby the jump amount corresponding to the operation of the player Then, a game ball is driven into the front of the game board 16.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the game board 16 includes a wooden base plate 60 cut into a substantially square shape when viewed from the front, a large number of nails and rails 61 and 62 for guiding game balls, a general winning opening 63, and a liquid crystal display. The first symbol display device 81 and the like configured by a display (hereinafter simply referred to as “LCD”) are assembled. An outer rail 62 formed by bending a strip-shaped metal plate into a substantially arc shape is planted on the front surface of the game board 16, and the strip-shaped metal plate is located at an inner position of the outer rail 62 in the same manner as the outer rail 62. The arc-shaped inner rail 61 formed by the above is planted. The inner periphery of the game board 16 is surrounded by the inner rail 61 and the outer rail 62, and the front and rear are surrounded by the game board 16 and the glass unit 17 (the plate glass 151). A game area in which a game is played is formed by the behavior of.

  The game area is provided with a plurality of general winning ports 63 through which 5 to 15 balls are paid out as prize balls when a game ball wins. Further, a variable display device unit 80 having a first symbol display device 81 is disposed in the central portion of the game area, and the variable display device unit 80 is controlled by a display control device 505 described later, so that a plurality of types can be obtained. A variation display in which the symbols as the identification information vary according to a predetermined order is displayed on the display screen of the first symbol display device 81. Instead of the LCD, for example, the first symbol display device 81 may be configured using a reel or the like.

  Below the variable display unit 80, a first entrance 64 into which a game ball can enter is disposed. When a game ball enters the first entrance 64, the first entrance switch 524 (see FIG. 23) provided on the back side of the game board 16 is turned on, and the symbol is displayed on the first symbol display device 81 described above. Fluctuation display is started. The first entrance 64 is also one of the entrances through which 5 game balls are paid out as prize balls when game balls enter.

  A variable winning device 65 is disposed below the first ball opening 64, and a horizontally-long rectangular specific winning port (large opening) 65a is provided at a substantially central portion thereof. In the pachinko machine 10, a lottery is performed when a game ball enters the first entrance, and when the lottery is won, the lottery is won, and the first symbol display device 81 is pre- One of the determined symbol combinations is displayed to indicate to the player that the jackpot has been generated, and then the gaming state transitions to a special gaming state in which the game ball is easy to win. As this special gaming state, the special winning opening 65a that is normally closed is opened for a predetermined time (for example, until 30 seconds elapses or 10 game balls are won).

  In the specific winning opening 65a, a normal area and a V zone as a specific area are separately provided. If the game ball passes through the V zone while the specific winning opening 65a is opened, the continuation right is granted. After the establishment of the specific winning opening 65a, the specific winning opening 65a is opened again for a predetermined time. The opening / closing operation of the specific winning opening 65a can be repeated up to 16 times (16 rounds), for example. The state in which the opening / closing operation is performed is a form of a special gaming state advantageous to the player, and the player is given out a larger amount of prize balls than usual in order to give a gaming value (game value). Is done.

  Note that the special gaming state is not limited to the above-described form. When the game area has a large opening that is opened and closed separately from the specific winning opening 65a, and the display result after the change of the first symbol display device 81 matches one of the predetermined symbol combinations, the specific winning opening 65a is opened for a predetermined time, and when the specific winning opening 65a is opened, a large opening provided separately from the specific winning opening 65a is predetermined for a predetermined time when the game ball wins into the specific winning opening 65a. A gaming state that is released a number of times may be formed as a special gaming state.

  Next, the configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be roughly divided into an outer frame 12, an inner frame 13, a game board 16, a front frame 14, a lower tray unit 15, and a glass unit 17, and then the configuration on the back side of the pachinko machine 10. Will be described. First, the configuration of the outer frame 12 will be described with reference mainly to FIGS. 2 and 4. Here, FIG. 4A is a perspective view of the outer frame 12, and FIG. 4B is an enlarged perspective view of the periphery of the receiving bracket 23 of the outer frame 12.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the pachinko machine 10 is provided with an outer frame 12 that forms an outer shell thereof, and an inner frame 13 is supported by the outer frame 20 so as to be opened and closed. In the game hall, the outer peripheral surface of the outer frame 20 is fixed to an installation location called an island of the game hall. Since the inner frame 13, the front frame 14, and the lower dish unit 15 are configured to be openable to the front side with respect to the outer frame 12, the inner frame 13, the front frame 14, and the lower dish unit 15 are not touched from the front side of the pachinko machine 10. Inspection and adjustment are performed with the inner frame 13 and the like open to the front side with respect to the outer frame 12.

  The outer frame 12 is made of a wooden plate material that forms four sides on the top, bottom, left, and right to form a rectangular wooden frame 20 as a whole, and hinges 21 and 22 and receiving brackets 23 and 23 are attached to the wooden frame 20. is there. The joint portion of the wooden frame 20 is fixed by a detachable fastener such as a small screw, and a part of the wooden frame 20 can be easily reused as compared with a structure that is fixed using a nail or a rivet. Yes. In the present embodiment, the outer dimension of the outer frame 12 is 809 mm (inner dimension of about 710 mm), and the outer dimension of the left and right direction is 518 mm (inner dimension of about 480 mm). The outer frame 12 may be made of a light metal such as aluminum or a resin.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, metal upper hinges 21 and lower hinges 22 are attached to the outer frame 12 at two upper and lower portions on the left side when viewed from the front to support the inner frame 13. The inner frame 13 is supported to be openable and closable by using the side on which the hinges 21 and 22 are provided as an opening / closing axis.

  The metal fittings 23 of the outer frame 12 are screwed into the upper and lower two places on one side of the inner side of the wooden frame 20 and away from the hinges 21 and 22 with screws. Each receiving bracket 23 is formed by bending a metal plate, and as shown in FIG. 4B, a mounting portion 23a that is in close contact with the inner surface of the outer frame 12, and the inner surface side of the outer frame 12 from the mounting portion 23a. An engaging portion 23b that rises vertically toward the end, and a protruding portion 23c that protrudes toward the closing direction side of the inner frame 13 (upper left side in FIG. 4B) at the distal end side of the engaging portion 23b. And. The front end portion of the inner frame collar member 411 (see FIG. 24) formed so as to project from the inner frame 13 in a hook shape is caught in the engaging portion 23 b of the receiving metal 23, and the inner frame 13 is closed.

  The protruding portion 23c of the metal fitting 23 has an inner frame flange toward the inner surface side (the lower left side in FIG. 4B) of the outer frame 12 in a state where the inner frame 13 is closed with respect to the outer frame 12. It is formed so as to protrude more than the length overlapping the tip portion protruding downward of the member 411. For this reason, the movement of the distal end portion of the inner frame collar member 411 toward the inner surface side of the outer frame 12 is restricted by the protruding portion 23c, and the protruding amount of the metal fitting 23 toward the inner surface side of the outer frame 12 is reduced. It is prevented that the inner frame collar member 411 is accidentally detached from the receiving metal fitting 23 due to the shakiness of 13 and the inner frame 13 is inadvertently opened.

  On the lower side of the outer frame 12, a decorative plate 24 formed of a horizontally long rectangular synthetic resin, specifically, an ABS resin plate, is fixed from the back side of the outer frame 12 by screws passing through the wooden frame 20. Yes. Due to the decorative plate 24, most of the outer frame 12 exposed to the front side of the pachinko machine 10 is made of synthetic resin like the inner frame 13, the front frame 14 and the lower plate unit 15, and a sense of unity is provided between the members. Born to improve appearance quality. Although omitted in the present embodiment, different external shapes are shared while sharing the wooden frame 20 which is the wooden portion of the outer frame 12 by applying a pattern following the shape of the lower dish unit 15 on the front surface of the decorative plate 24. Can be manufactured, and the appearance quality of the pachinko machine 10 can be improved while effectively reusing the wooden frame 20.

  On the upper surface of the decorative plate 24, metal sliding plates 25 and 26 are provided at two locations, that is, an end portion on the side separated from the hinge 22 and a central portion. Even if the inner frame 13 in the open state falls downward with respect to the outer frame 12 due to its own weight, when the inner frame 13 is closed, its lower surface is lifted while being rubbed against the sliding plates 25 and 26, and the inner frame 13 Guided to a fixed position. For this reason, it is not necessary for the operator to perform the closing operation while lifting the inner frame 13, and the convenience of the opening / closing operation of the inner frame 13 is enhanced. In addition, compared to the case where a part that guides the inner frame 13 to a fixed position is formed by a resin or wooden part, parts are prevented from being scraped or damaged due to rubbing due to repeated opening and closing operations. The opening / closing operation of the inner frame 13 can be easily performed over a long period of time.

  One of the two sliding plates 25, 26 is provided at an end portion on the side away from the hinges 21, 22 serving as the opening / closing shaft of the inner frame 13. For this reason, both lower end sides of the inner frame 13 are supported by the metal lower hinge 22 and the sliding plate 26, and the inner frame 13 is guided to a fixed position in a more stable state. Further, the other sliding plate 25 is provided at a substantially intermediate position between the hinge 22 and the sliding plate 26, and the most easily depressed portion is guided by the support of the hinge 22 and the sliding plate 26 provided at the end. It becomes. Thus, by providing the two sliding plates 25 and 26 at the end portion and the central portion on the upper surface of the decorative plate 24 on the side away from the hinge 22, the inner frame 13 can be reliably guided at a fixed position, Even if the weight applied to the inner frame 13 increases due to a large amount of game balls entering the upper plate 201 or the lower plate 301, the opening / closing operation of the inner frame can be easily performed.

  On the back side of the upper surface of the decorative plate 24, a rib 27 is provided so as to protrude upward to a position overlapping the lower end portion of the inner frame 13 along the front-rear direction of the pachinko machine 10. In addition, a groove 27 a that is recessed toward the back side along the upper surface of the decorative plate 24 is formed at the base portion of the rib 27, and the upper end portion of the rib 27 is formed so as to protrude toward the front side of the pachinko machine 10. For pachinko machines, fraudulent acts that are performed by inserting a thin plate-like tool or the like through a gap between members are frequently reported. However, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, a tool from the lower side of the inner frame 13 is reported. Since the rib 27 prevents the act of inserting etc., fraudulent acts can be prevented. Further, the tool inserted from between the inner frame 13 and the decorative plate 24 is likely to be fitted into the groove 27a provided at the base portion of the rib 27, which makes it more difficult to cheat.

  The height of the ribs 27 on the upper surface of the decorative plate 24 is set lower than the radius of the game ball with respect to the upper surface of the decorative plate 24. For this reason, even if a game ball is on the upper surface of the decorative plate 24 when the inner frame 13 is closed, the game ball gets over the rib 27 after being sandwiched between the lower end portion of the inner frame 13 and the rib 27. Therefore, the provision of the rib 27 prevents illegal actions, and the game ball is not sandwiched between the rib 27 and the inner frame 13 so that the trouble of reclosing the inner frame 13 does not occur. Convenience for the opening / closing operation can be kept high.

  Next, the inner frame 13 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 2 and 5. FIG. 5 is a front view of the pachinko machine 10 with the front frame 14 and the lower dish set 15 removed. In FIG. 5, for convenience, a part of the configuration in the game area on the surface of the game board 16 is shown as blank.

  The inner frame 13 is mainly composed of an ABS resin-made inner frame base 30 formed in a rectangular shape, and a substantially circular central window 30 a is formed at the center of the inner frame base 30. An attachment portion for the game board 16 is provided on the back side of the inner frame base 30, and the game board 16 is detachably attached.

  The inner frame 13 is a door-shaped member that is rotatably supported with respect to the outer frame 12 by the upper hinge 21 and the lower hinge 22 of the outer frame 12 described above. The opening / closing axis of the inner frame 13 extends vertically on the left side of the front view of the pachinko machine 10 provided with the hinges 21, 22, and the inner frame 13 is opened to the front side with the opening / closing axis serving as an axis. The opening / closing axis of the inner frame 13 is set on the side (left side in front view) opposite to the operation handle 310 (see FIG. 1) provided on the right side in front view of the pachinko machine 10 so that the inner frame 13 can be opened more greatly. ing. Normally, in the pachinko hall, the pachinko machines 10 are arranged adjacent to each other. Therefore, when the opening / closing axis is provided on the operation handle 310 side, the operation handle 310 that moves along with the opening of the inner frame 13 moves to the adjacent pachinko machine 10 or the pachinko machine. This is because the amount of opening is limited by contacting a card unit or the like provided between the machines 10.

  An outer peripheral wall 30b is formed on the outer periphery of the inner frame 13 so as to project to the front side, and the front frame 14 and the lower dish unit 15 are disposed inside the outer peripheral wall 30b. That is, in a state where the front frame 14 and the lower dish unit 15 are attached to the inner frame 13, the outer periphery of each side surface of the front frame 14 and the lower dish unit 15 is surrounded by the outer peripheral wall 30 b of the inner frame 13. For this reason, it becomes difficult to insert a wire or a thin plate-like tool between the front frame 14 or the lower tray unit 15 and the inner frame 13, and it is possible to suppress fraud.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a wiring port 30 c is provided through the inner frame base 30 in the upper left portion of the inner frame 13. In the wiring port 30 c, wiring of components used for electrical decoration or the like of the front frame 14 is inserted into the back side of the inner frame 13 and connected to the back side of the game board 16. Rs are formed at the corners of the wiring port 30c, and even if each cord wired in the wiring port 30c is rubbed by the wiring port 30c by opening and closing the front frame 14, it is difficult to be damaged. The game board 16 (base plate 60) is also provided with a wiring port 60a at a position (upper left) corresponding to the wiring port 30c of the inner frame 13, and the gaming board 16 is attached to the inner frame base 30. Wiring is possible.

  On the upper right side of the wiring port 30 c of the inner frame 13, a push button type opening / closing switch 32 protruding in a columnar shape is provided on the front side of the pachinko machine 10. The open / close switch 32 is a switch for detecting the open / closed state of the front frame 14. When the front frame 14 is closed with respect to the inner frame 13, the open / close switch 32 is pressed against the back surface of the front frame 14, and conversely, the front frame 14 is opened with respect to the inner frame 13. If it is, the open / close switch 32 is in a non-pressing protruding state, and detects the open / closed state of the front frame 14. This open / close switch 32 is an island management device that collectively manages lamps generally provided on the upper side of the pachinko machine 10 and a plurality of gaming machines installed in the game hall via an external output terminal on the back side of the pachinko machine 10. Connected to etc. As a result, among the plurality of pachinko machines 10, only the pachinko machine 10 in the open state is turned on specially or a signal is sent to the island management device to enlarge the pachinko machine 10 being opened by the surveillance camera. The security against the unauthorized opening of the pachinko machine 10 is improved.

  A substantially rectangular small window 30d is provided through the inner frame base 30 on the lower right side of the central window 30a of the inner frame 13, and a part of a substantially square is chamfered on the lower left side of the central window 30a. A small window 30 e having a shape is provided through the inner frame base 30. Adhesive spaces K1, K2 (see FIG. 3) for adhering certificate stamps, identification labels, etc. are provided at the left and right corners on the lower side of the game board 16, and are attached to the adhering spaces K1, K2. Since the certificate paper or the like is exposed to the front side of the inner frame 13 through the small windows 30d and 30e of the inner frame 13, the certificate paper or the like can be viewed with the front frame 14 opened. In addition, even after the game board 16 is attached to the inner frame base 30, it is possible to stick a stamp or the like on the sticking spaces K 1 and K 2 of the game board 16 through the small windows 30 d and 30 e.

  The lower side of the central window 30a of the inner frame base 30 is formed in a concave shape with the front side open, and a flat mounting surface 30f is formed on the back side. A ball launching unit 90 for launching a game ball to the front surface of the game board 16, a passage forming member 36 that forms a passage for discharging the game ball to the upper plate 201 and the lower plate 301, and the like are attached to the attachment surface 30f. .

  As shown in FIG. 5, three support fittings 33 to 35 are attached to the left end portion of the inner frame 13 at three locations along the vertical direction as a mechanism for supporting the front frame 14 and the lower dish unit 15. ing. The upper support fitting 33 is provided with a support hole 33a having a notch formed with a U-shaped opening on the front side of the sheet of FIG. 5 and having an inlet formed narrower than the back side. The support hole 33a is stepped. The support bracket 33 on the front frame 14 side formed in a cylindrical shape is fitted.

  The second support bracket 34 from the top is provided with cylindrical projection shafts 34a and 34b that protrude in the vertical direction. The lower left corner of the front frame 14 is rotatably supported by the protrusion shaft 34a protruding upward from the two protrusion shafts 34a and 34b, and the upper left corner of the lower plate unit 15 is internally supported by the protrusion shaft 34b protruding downward. It is supported so as to be rotatable with respect to the frame 13.

  The lowermost support fitting 35 is formed by providing a support hole penetrating in a vertical direction in a horizontal metal plate protruding toward the front side of the inner frame 13. A support shaft 308 (see FIG. 20) to which an urging force is applied so as to protrude downward by a spring is provided on the lower side of the left end of the lower plate unit 15, and the support shaft 307 is provided in the support hole of the support fitting 35. The lower left corner of the lower plate unit 15 is pivotally supported so as to be rotatable with respect to the inner frame 13.

  Next, the configuration of the game board 16 will be described with reference mainly to FIG. The game board 16 is configured by assembling a base plate 60 formed of a quadrangular plywood with a nail, a windmill, a winning opening 63, and the like, and the inner frame 13 with its peripheral edge abutting against the back side of the inner frame base 30. It is attached to the back side. The front center portion of the game board 16 is exposed to the front side of the inner frame 13 through the central window 30 a of the inner frame base 30. The vertical length of the game board 16 is about 480 mm, and the length in the left-right direction is about 450 mm, which is the same size as the conventional one.

  The game board 16 is provided with the above-described general winning opening 63, first winning opening 64, variable winning device 65, variable display device unit 80, etc. disposed in a through hole formed in the base plate 60 by router processing. It is fixed from the front side of the panel 16 with wood screws or the like. In addition to the above-described winning opening, the game board 16 is provided with an out opening 66 and a second entrance (through gate) 67. The game balls that have not entered any of the winning openings 63, 64, 65a are guided through the out opening 66 to a ball discharge path (not shown). A number of nails are planted on the game board 16 in order to appropriately disperse and adjust the falling direction of the game ball, and various members (instruments) such as a windmill are arranged.

  The variable display device unit 80 includes a light emitting diode (hereinafter abbreviated as “LED”) that displays the second symbol (ordinary symbol) in a variable manner with the passage of the game ball at the second entrance 67 as a trigger. There are provided a two symbol display device 82 and a first symbol display device 81 for variably displaying the first symbol (special symbol) triggered by winning at the first entrance 64. The second symbol display device 82 includes a second symbol display portion 83 and a holding lamp 84, and each time a game ball passes through the second entrance 67, the display symbol 83 displays a second symbol (second symbol). As the symbol “○” and “×” symbol are alternately lit, the variable display is performed, and when the variable display stops at a predetermined symbol (in this embodiment, “○” symbol) The 1 entrance 64 is configured to be activated (opened) for a predetermined time. The number of times that the game ball passes through the second entrance 67 is held up to 4 times, and the number of times of holding is displayed on the hold lamp 84. Note that the variation display of the second symbol is performed by switching on and off of a plurality of lamps in the display unit 83 as in the present embodiment, and a part of the first symbol display device 81 is used. May be performed. Similarly, the hold lamp 84 may be turned on by a part of the first symbol display device 81.

  In addition, when a game ball enters the first entrance 64 while the first symbol display device 81 is performing the variable display of the first symbol, the number of times that the ball has entered is suspended up to four times, The number of times of holding is displayed by the number of lighting of the holding lamp 85. Four holding lamps 85 are provided for the maximum number of holdings, and are arranged symmetrically above the first symbol display device 81. In the present embodiment, the winning entry to the first entrance 64 and the passing through the second entrance 67 are configured to be held up to 4 times each, but the maximum holding number is limited to 4 times. Instead, it may be set to 3 times or less, or 5 times or more (for example, 8 times). In addition, the hold lamp 85 is deleted, and the number of times the variable display is held based on the winning at the first entrance 64 is numerically held in a part of the first symbol display device 81, or the area divided into four is held. You may make it display in a different aspect (for example, a color and a lighting pattern) by the frequency | count.

  The display content of the first symbol display device 81 is controlled by a display control device 505, which will be described later, and for example, three symbol sequences of left, middle, and right are displayed. Each symbol row is composed of a plurality of symbols, and these symbols are vertically scrolled for each symbol row so that the first symbol is variably displayed on the display screen of the first symbol display device 81. In the present embodiment, the first symbol display device 81 is composed of a large liquid crystal display of 8 inch size, and the variable display device unit 80 surrounds the outer periphery of the first symbol display device 81 so as to surround the center frame 86. Is arranged.

  The variable winning device 65 opens and closes a specific winning port 65a formed in a horizontally long rectangular shape at the center thereof. Specifically, a horizontally long rectangular opening / closing plate that covers the specific winning opening 65a, and a solenoid for opening / closing driving the lower side of the opening / closing plate as an axis are provided. The special winning opening 65a is normally closed so that a game ball cannot win or is difficult to win. In the case of a big hit, the solenoid is driven to tilt the opening / closing plate downward and the game ball temporarily forms an open state in which the game ball is likely to win the specific winning opening 65a. It operates so that these states are repeated alternately.

  The two rails 61 and 62 provided on the game board 16 are provided for guiding the game balls launched from the ball launch unit 90 to the upper part of the game board 16. A game ball launched in accordance with the turning operation of the operation handle 310 is guided to the game area via a path sandwiched between the two rails 61 and 62. Both rails 61 and 62 are made of a stainless steel metal band, and the inner rail 61 is fixed to the base plate 60 in a state of being bent into an annular shape excluding the upper right semicircle. The outer rail 62 is fixed to the base plate 60 such that a part (mainly the left side portion) faces the inner rail 61. The inner rail 61 and the outer rail 62 mainly constitute a guide rail, and a ball that guides the game ball to the game area by a portion where the rails 61 and 62 are parallel to each other at a predetermined interval (a portion on the left side). A guide passage is formed.

  A return ball preventing member 68 is attached to the tip of the inner rail 61 (upper left portion in FIG. 3). As a result, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the game ball guided to the upper portion of the game board 16 from the ball guide passage between the inner rail 61 and the outer rail 62 once again returns to the ball guide passage. A resin arc member 70 formed by providing an arc connecting the rails on the inner surface side between the lower right end of the inner rail 61 and the upper right end of the outer rail 62 is a base. The plate 60 is driven and fixed. A return rubber 69 is attached to the front end portion of the outer rail 62 (upper right portion in FIG. 3) at a position corresponding to the maximum flying portion of the game ball. The game ball fired at a predetermined momentum or more hits the return rubber 69 and is bounced back toward the center while the momentum is attenuated.

  In the lower right corner and the lower left corner of the game board 16, there are provided adhering spaces K1, K2 for adhering seals or plates such as stamps. Since the game board 16 itself is provided with sticking spaces K1, K2 such as stamps, the game board 16 can be uniquely identified by the stamps, etc., and the replacement to the illegal game board 16 can be easily found. Can do.

  Next, the game area will be described. The game area is a substantially circular area formed on the front surface of the game board 16 and defined by the two rails 61 and 62 and the arc member 70. In this embodiment, the game area is a guide rail that is a parallel part of the inner rail 61 and the outer rail 62 in the area surrounded by the inner rail 61, the outer rail 62, and the arc member 70 when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10. The area is excluded. Therefore, in the case of a game area, the guide rail portion is not included, and the left limit position toward the game area is specified by the inner rail 61 instead of the outer rail 62. Similarly, the right limit position toward the game area is specified by the arc member 62. Further, the lower limit position of the game area is specified by the inner rail 61. Further, the upper limit position of the game area is specified by the outer rail 62.

  In the pachinko machine 10, the distance from the upper end of the game area (the uppermost point of the outer rail 62) to the lower end of the game area (the lowermost point of the inner rail 61) is 445 mm (about 58 mm longer than the conventional product). The distance from the left end (the extreme left position of the inner rail 61) to the right end of the game area (the extreme right position on the inner surface of the arc member 70) is 418 mm (about 50 mm longer than the conventional product). That is, the game area of the pachinko machine 10 is configured to be much larger than that of the past by extending in the left-right direction and the up-down direction. Therefore, a windmill, the second entrance 67, a plurality of nails (such as a guide nail for guiding the game ball to the center), and other accessories can be arranged in various ways, and the behavior of the game ball can be varied. You can make the ball game more interesting.

  Here, the width of the game area is desirably at least 380 mm. More preferably, it is 390 mm or more, 400 mm or more, 410 mm or more, 420 mm or more, 430 mm or more, 440 mm or more, 450 mm or more, and further 460 mm or more. Of course, it may be 470 mm or more. That is, the width of the game area is preferably as large as possible from the viewpoint of expanding the game area. The height of the game area is preferably at least 400 mm. More preferably, it is 410 mm or more, 420 mm or more, 430 mm or more, 440 mm or more, 450 mm or more, and more preferably 460 mm or more. Of course, it is good also as 470 mm or more, 480 mm or more, and 490 mm or more. That is, the height of the game area is preferably as large as possible from the viewpoint of expanding the game area. In addition, about the combination of the said width | variety and height, it is good also as what combined the said numerical value arbitrarily.

  In the present embodiment, the ratio of the area of the game area to the surface of the game board 16 is about 70%, which is much larger than the conventional area ratio. Since the area ratio of the game area to the surface of the game board 16 has been only about 50% in the past, it can be said that the game area is considerably expanded on the premise that the game board 16 is shared. It should be noted that the external shape of the pachinko machine 10 is almost uniform among manufacturers for the convenience of installation in the game hall, and in the situation where the size of the game board 16 must be the same, the surface of the game board 16 as described above. Increasing the ratio of the area of the gaming area to about 20% is very significant from the viewpoint of expanding the gaming area. Here, the ratio is preferably at least 60% or more. More preferably, it is 65% or more, More preferably, it is 70% or more. Further, if it is 75% or more exceeding the case of this embodiment, it is more desirable. Furthermore, it may be 80% or more.

  Further, the ratio of the area of the game area to the area of the front side of the entire pachinko machine 10 is about 40%, which is a much larger area ratio than before. The area ratio of the game area to the area of the front side of the entire pachinko machine 10 is desirably 35% or more. Of course, it may be 40% or more, 45% or more, or 50% or more.

  The second entrances 67 (through gates) located on both sides of the variable display device unit 80 have a guide mechanism for bringing the passed game ball to the center of the game area. This guide mechanism is configured by providing an inclined surface that descends toward the center of the game area below the second entrance 67. As a result, even if the game area is expanded in the left-right direction by providing a large LCD at the center of the game area in the variable display device unit 80, the game ball is moved to the first entrance 64 on the center side of the game area or variable. It is possible to guide to the winning device 65, and as a result, it is difficult to win a game ball due to the expansion of the game area, or the game ball's path is narrowed and the behavior of the game ball becomes monotonous. Can be suppressed.

  Next, the ball launch unit 90, the passage forming member 36, and the relay board 38 which are attached to the lower part on the front side of the inner frame base 30 and constitute a part of the inner frame 13 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. To do. 6 is a front view of the ball launching unit 90, FIG. 7 is a perspective view thereof, and FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view thereof. 9 is a perspective view of the ball launching unit 90 in a state where the opening / closing member 102 constituting the ball feeding mechanism 94 is opened, and FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the ball feeding mechanism with the lid member 103 removed from the state of FIG. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a ball launch unit 90 showing the internal configuration of 94. FIG. 11 is a view for explaining the operation of the ball removal solenoid 107. FIG. 11 (a) is a perspective view of the vicinity of the launch position in a state where the game ball is supported at the launch position, and FIG. It is a perspective view of the launch position periphery in the state where support of a game ball was canceled. In FIG. 8, a state where the ball removal solenoid 107 is excited is indicated by a two-dot chain line.

  The ball launch unit 90 includes a base plate 91 fixed to the attachment surface 30f at the lower part of the inner frame base 30 with screws, a launch solenoid 92 attached to the base plate 91, and a longitudinal direction of the launch solenoid 92 on one end side of the launch solenoid 92. A launch rail 93 having a substantially M-shaped cross section that is attached and fixed to the base plate 91 so as to extend in parallel with the base plate 91, and guides the game balls one by one to the base end portion (the end portion on the launch solenoid 92 side) of the launch rail 93 A ball feeding mechanism 94 for guiding, and a positioning member 95 (FIG. 9) arranged to support the game ball placed on the base end portion of the firing rail 93 and position the game ball at a predetermined launch position. Reference).

  The base plate 91 is formed by pressing a metal flat plate such as a zinc alloy, and is fixed by screws 96 in a state of being in close contact with the mounting surface 30 f of the inner frame base 30. As shown in FIG. 8, the base plate 91 is provided with a fastening hole for inserting the screw 96, and the boss 91a and the bolt 91b for fixing the firing solenoid 92 and the firing rail 93 are secured. The boss 91c is fixed.

  The mounting position of the base plate 91 is desired to be highly accurate so as to be stable with respect to the inner frame base 30 even when many pachinko machines 10 are manufactured. When the relative position with respect to the game board 16 changes for each pachinko machine 10, the jump amount of the game ball fired by the launch solenoid 92 differs accordingly, and the jump amount of the game ball corresponding to the turning operation of the operation handle This is because each pachinko machine 10 becomes unstable. In the pachinko machine 10 of this embodiment, the base plate 91 is made larger than the conventional one, and the relative mounting position with the inner frame base 30 is stabilized. Specifically, the lower end of the base plate 91 extends below the pivot axis (position indicated by AH in FIG. 5) of the operation handle 310, and the right end thereof is substantially the same as the right end of the game board 16, Its left end extends to the left side from the out port 66 so as to cross the center of the game area, and its upper end extends to a position close to the lower end of the game board 16. Further, the number of screws 96 for fixing the base plate 91 is increased (six) from the conventional one. Further, the fastening position of each screw 96 (see FIG. 5) is separated from the conventional one. For example, the fastening position of the lower screw 96 is below the rotation axis AH of the operation handle 310, and the mounting position is stable. We are trying to make it.

  The launch rail 93 guides the game ball immediately after being fired by the launch solenoid 92, and extends to a boss 91c fixed to the base plate 91 so as to extend linearly while maintaining a predetermined launch angle (launch angle). It is fixed with screws (not shown). A game ball that is launched in accordance with the turning operation of the operation handle 310 is first launched obliquely upward along the launch rail 93, and then through the guide rail formed between the two rails 61 and 62 as described above. Guided to the game area.

  Here, in the case of this pachinko machine 10, it has already been described that the game area is greatly expanded as compared with the conventional case, but in such a configuration, the distance between the launch position of the game ball and the game area becomes closer and the launch rail becomes shorter. It tends to be. If the launch rail 93 is short, the ball guiding distance is reduced and the variation of the launch ball is increased. Therefore, a device for stabilizing the launch ball is required. In this embodiment, the launch position of the game ball is lowered and the inclination angle (launch angle) of the launch rail 93 is made somewhat larger than that of the existing one (that is, the launch rail 93 is raised). The length of the ball is about 240 mm to ensure a sufficiently long ball guiding distance. Thereby, the game ball launched from the launching device can be guided to the guide rail in a more stable state. In this case, in particular, the launch rail 93 is formed to extend from the launch position of the game ball hit by the launch solenoid 92 to a position beyond the center position (out port 66) of the game area.

  Further, in the pachinko machine 10, as a launching device for launching a game ball, a single unit solenoid (launch solenoid) in which a linear solenoid is housed in a case member, instead of a combination of a motor and a launching rod that are generally used conventionally. 92 is adopted. The firing solenoid 92 is provided with a metal plunger 92a disposed parallel to the firing rail 93 and a longitudinal direction, and a resin cap 92b covering the tip of the plunger 92a. As the material of the cap 92b, a polyester-based thermoplastic elastomer is employed in the present embodiment. While the player is turning the operation handle 310, the firing solenoid 92 repeats excitation and de-energization every predetermined time (in this embodiment, 0.6 seconds). The plunger 92a is repeatedly raised and lowered. When the plunger 92 a protrudes, the game ball positioned on the firing rail 93 by the positioning member 95 is launched toward an obliquely upward direction toward the firing rail 93. A variable resistor that is linked to the operation handle 310 is connected to the firing solenoid 92, and the protruding speed of the plunger 92a is adjusted based on the operation amount of the operation handle 310 (the stroke amount is substantially constant). The speed and thus the jump amount is adjusted by the rotation amount of the operation handle 310.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the firing solenoid 92 is fixed to a pair of bosses 91a and bolts 91b erected on the base plate 91 by attaching bolts 97 and nuts 98 thereto. The firing solenoid 92 is provided with a fastening hole 92c through which the bolts 91b and 97 are inserted at positions corresponding to the boss 91a and the bolt 91b. In the ball launch unit 90, the height of the launch solenoid 92 relative to the base plate 91 is made different by adjusting the tightening of the bolts 97 and nuts 98 provided above and below the launch solenoid 92, so that the plunger 92a and the launch rail 93 The relative mounting position can be adjusted, and the hitting point of the game ball can be adjusted. Even if there are variations in manufacturing and assembling of each part during the manufacture of the pachinko machine 10, the ball launch unit 90 is assembled to the pachinko machine 10 and then the bolt 97 and the nut 98 are adjusted so that the amount of play of the game ball is reduced. Can be adjusted. The firing solenoid 92 is entirely disposed inside the outer peripheral edge of the base plate 9l. When the ball launching unit 90 is assembled to the inner frame base 30 from the base plate 91 side, the firing solenoid 92 is another component. It is prevented from being caught and damaged.

  The positioning member 95 is a member for supporting the game ball placed on the right end portion (base end portion) of the launch rail 93 and positioning the game ball at the launch position, as shown in FIG. The base plate 91 is disposed so as to protrude in a columnar shape on the surface side where the firing rail 93 is provided. The positioning member 95 is provided with a fastening hole penetrating along the axial direction. A screw is inserted into the fastening hole, and the positioning member 95 is fixed to a ball removal solenoid 107 arranged on the back side of the base plate 91. Yes. The ball removal solenoid 107 is fixed to the base plate 91 with screws, and the positioning member 95 is fixed to the base plate 91 via the ball removal solenoid 107. Here, the fastening hole of the positioning member 95 is formed not at the center of the columnar shape but at an eccentric position. Therefore, the launch position of the game ball placed on the launch rail 93 can be finely changed by rotating the positioning member 95 as appropriate and then tightening the screw, so that the pachinko machine 10 is manufactured and manufactured. Later, it is possible to easily adjust the jump amount of the game ball.

  The ball removal solenoid 107 is configured by a general electromagnetic solenoid, and the plunger appears and disappears with respect to the case by switching the energized state of the built-in coil, that is, excitation and non-excitation. A positioning member 95 is fixed to the end portion of the plunger with a screw, and the positioning member 95 can be projected and retracted with respect to the base plate 91 according to the energized state of the ball removal solenoid 107. The plunger is always urged to the side from which the plunger protrudes (a right lower side in front of the paper in FIG. 8) by a coil spring (not shown) built in the case of the ball removal solenoid 107, and the ball removal solenoid 107 is excited. The plunger is pulled into the case against the biasing force of the coil spring. The base plate 91 is provided with an opening hole 91d (see FIG. 8) having a size through which the positioning member 95 can pass, and the positioning member 95 is disposed on the front side of the base plate 91 through the opening hole 91d. Is done.

  Here, the operation of the positioning member 95 will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 11. When the ball removal solenoid 107 is in a non-excited state, a forward movement state (a state indicated by a solid line in FIG. 8) in which the positioning member 95 protrudes greatly from the ball removal solenoid 107 is obtained. In this forward state, as shown in FIG. 11A, the positioning member 95 is disposed so as to overlap the upper side of the firing rail 93, and the game ball on the firing rail 93 abuts against the positioning member 95 so that the game ball is Supported at the launch position.

  On the other hand, when the ball removal solenoid 107 is energized, a retracted state (a state indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 8) in which a part of the positioning member 95 is retracted so as to be buried in the ball removal solenoid 107 is obtained. In this retracted state, as shown in FIG. 11 (b), the positioning member 95 is arranged at a position buried in the opening hole 91 d so as to coincide with the plate surface of the base plate 91, and the game ball on the launch rail 93 Does not contact the positioning member 95 and flows down through the firing position. The game ball that has passed the launch position is guided to the lower plate 301 by a passage forming member 36 described later. In other words, the game ball on the firing rail 93 can be discharged to the lower plate 301 by applying a driving force to the positioning member 95 by the ball removing solenoid 107 to form a retracted state.

  Here, conventionally, the game ball sent out on the launch rail 93 may remain in the launch position, and when the launch operation is confirmed at the time of shipping inspection after the pachinko machine 10 is manufactured, Even if the ball removal operation of the plate 201 is performed, a game ball may remain on the firing rail 93. The game hall uses its own game balls with a store name, a series name, etc. If the game balls left on the launch rail 93 are brought into the game hall as they are, it is not preferable because different types of game balls are mixed. . In addition, if a game ball on the launch rail spills during transportation to the game hall, there is a risk that an operator steps on the game ball. Furthermore, if a game ball remains on the launch rail 93 of the pachinko machine, and there is something that scrapes the game ball and turns it into its own game ball, the player who knew later that the game ball was extracted or It is unpreferable because it will harm the feeling of those who see the action from the surroundings, and will impair the image of the playground. According to the pachinko machine 10 of the present embodiment, the positioning member 95 that supports the game ball at the firing position operates and the game ball on the firing rail 93 is discharged to the lower plate 301. By operating the, the game ball on the launch rail 93 can be reliably discharged. Therefore, after the ball removal operation, it is possible to avoid the inflow of different kinds of game balls to the game hall that may be generated by the game balls being left on the launch rail 93 and the danger during the transportation, and also not to impair the image of the game hall. be able to.

  The positioning member 95 is not necessarily operated so that the game ball on the launch rail 93 is discharged. The launch rail that supports the game ball at the launch position together with the positioning member 95 is movable, It is good also as a structure which is made to operate and the game ball on a launch rail is discharged | emitted. Further, the positioning member 95 is not necessarily configured to be operated by a solenoid, and may be operated by a device that applies another driving force such as a motor, or a lever that can be operated by a player is provided on the upper plate. In addition to being provided in 201, a mechanism in which the positioning member 95 is linked to the lever may be attached to operate the positioning member 95 manually. Further, it is not always necessary to configure the game ball on the launch rail 93 to be discharged to the lower plate 301, and a discharge path through which the game ball flows out from the lower plate 301 may be provided.

  The ball feeding mechanism 94 sends out the game balls continuously guided from the upper plate 201 to the base end portion of the firing rail 93 one by one. The ball feed mechanism 94 is made of a resin base member 101 fixed to the base plate 91 so as to cover the upper part of the firing solenoid 92, and is pivotally supported on one side (right side in FIG. 6) of the base member 101 to open and close. A resin opening / closing member 102 configured to be capable of being formed, a synthetic resin delivery member 105 encapsulated in the opening / closing member 102, a metal piece 106 attached to the delivery member 105, and a delivery member by adsorbing the metal piece 106 And an electromagnet 104 for operating 105.

  The base member 101 is integrally formed with a locking claw 101a toward the front side where the opening / closing member 102 is provided. The opening / closing member 102 has a locking claw 101a in a closed state overlapping the front surface of the base member 101. A locking hole 102a is formed in which is caught. Normally, the opening / closing member 102 is in a closed state in which one side is pivotally supported by the pedestal member 101 and the other side is locked to the pedestal member 101 by a locking hole 102a and overlaps and is fixed to the front surface of the pedestal member 101. This closed state is released by removing the locking claw 101 a of the base member 101 from the locking hole 102 a of the opening and closing member 102, and the opening and closing member 102 can be opened forward with respect to the base member 101. Further, the opening / closing member 102 can be slid upward to be detached from the pedestal member 101 by opening to the maximum with respect to the pedestal member 101.

  The lower part of the pedestal member 101 is formed in a shape inclined downward toward the front side of the lower dish unit 15 while covering the upper gap between the lower dish unit 15 and the mounting surface 30f of the inner frame base 30. Further, on the left side of the pedestal member 101 when viewed from the front, the passage forming member 36 covers the upper gap between the lower plate unit 15 and the mounting surface 30f of the inner frame base 30 on the left side of the pedestal member 101 and the front surface of the lower plate unit 15. It is formed in a shape that is inclined downward toward the side. For this reason, when the front frame 14 is opened, even if a game ball falls on the part of the ball launch unit 90, the game ball does not enter the back side of the lower dish unit 15 and flows out to the front side. .

  As shown in FIG. 8, the lower left corner of the pedestal member 101 is formed by cutting out a concave shape with one end opened. When the pedestal member 101 is attached to the base plate 91, the opened side is covered with the base plate 91. Thus, a rectangular flow-down port 101b is formed. The flow-down port 101b is disposed so as to open to the lower side of the base end portion (the lower right end portion in FIG. 9) where the game ball is supported with respect to the launch rail 93. While the ball removal solenoid 107 is energized and the positioning member 95 is in the retracted state (the state shown in FIG. 11B), the game ball sent to the launch position side falls due to its own weight and enters the flow down port 101b. Inflow. A launch ball discharge passage 36d formed by the passage forming member 36 is continuously provided below the drop port 101b. The game ball that has flowed into the drop port 101b passes through the launch ball discharge passage 36d. It is discharged to the lower plate 301 via.

  As shown in FIG. 6, an introduction port 102b for introducing a game ball guided from the upper plate 201 is provided at the front end of the opening / closing member 102 as viewed from the front, and the game ball is introduced from the introduction port 102b. Is introduced to the back side of the opening / closing member 102. In addition, the opening / closing member 102 forms a staying portion T that can stay on the upstream side of the delivery member 105 in a state where two game balls are waiting to be delivered onto the firing rail 93 (see FIG. 13B). The staying portion T is formed so that the game ball stays because the disposition positions of the delivery member 105 and the ball outlet 224a are separated from each other. The degree of freedom of arrangement with the outlet 224a is increased, the layout of the components of the ball launch unit 90 is facilitated, and the degree of freedom of the shape of the components is increased to make each component highly productive and inexpensive. It is supposed to be.

  As shown in FIG. 9, a lid member 103 is detachably attached to the back surface side of the opening / closing member 102, and the lid magnet 103 covers the electromagnet 104 and the delivery member 105. The electromagnet 104 and the delivery member 105 are members that operate to send out the game balls one by one. As shown in FIG. 10, the electromagnet 104 faces upward in the accommodation space recessed in the opening / closing member 102. They are arranged side by side.

  The delivery member 105 is a resin member that is pivotally supported by a pin so that one side of the introduction port 102b can swing up and down with respect to the opening / closing member 102. One game ball is provided on one side of the introduction port 102b. The housing portion 105a is formed so as to be pierced (recessed). A metal piece 106 is attached to the upper side portion connecting the shaft portion through which the pin is inserted and the accommodating portion 105 a so as to face the electromagnet 104.

  When the electromagnet 104 is turned on (excited), the metal piece 106 is pulled so as to stick to the electromagnet 104, and the delivery member 105 rotates upward. When game balls are continuously introduced from the introduction port 102b, the top game ball is accommodated in the accommodating portion 105a and the vertical movement is restricted, and the subsequent game balls are supported by the game balls accommodated in the accommodating portion 105a. The flow is regulated.

  When the electromagnet 104 is turned off (de-energized) in a state where the game ball is accommodated in the accommodation portion 105a, the delivery member 105 rotates downward due to its own weight, and the game ball accommodated in the accommodation portion 105a flows downward. To do. At this time, since the transition of the subsequent game ball to the accommodation portion 105a is restricted by the upper side of the delivery member 105, only one ball accommodated in the accommodation portion 105a is sent downward by the vertical movement of the delivery member 105. The game ball delivered downward is guided onto the firing rail 93 via the delivery port 102c (see FIG. 9) formed by the opening / closing member 102 and the lid member 103. Therefore, when the excitation and de-excitation of the electromagnet 104 are repeated, the game balls are guided one by one onto the launch rail 93 in synchronization with the repetition, and the launch solenoid 92 is excited in synchronization with the on / off of the electromagnet 104. Thus, the game balls on the launch rail 93 can be launched one by one toward the game area.

  Next, the passage forming member 36 provided on the front side of the inner frame 13 will be described with reference mainly to FIG. The passage forming member 36 discharges the game balls to the lower plate 301 when the upper plate 201 is full, and discharges the game balls that do not reach the game area to the lower plate 301 as foul balls. And a firing ball discharge passage 36 d for discharging the game balls on the launch rail 93 to the lower plate 301. The passage forming member 36 integrally forms the foul ball passage together with the firing ball discharge passage 36d. Thus, the foul ball passage and the firing ball discharge passage 36d are formed by separate members. It can be simplified to reduce the part cost, the number of parts can be reduced to reduce the assembly cost, or the parts can be formed compactly to facilitate the layout of other parts. Here, the foul ball means a game ball that returns to the launch rail 93 side without reaching the entrance of the game area where the return ball prevention member 68 is located because the launch force (launch force) at the time of launch is weak. Yes.

  A gap of about 40 mm is formed between the launch rail 93 and the rails (guidance rails) 61 and 62 on the front surface of the game board 16, and a foul ball passage is provided below the gap. A passage forming member 36 made of a transparent resin is fixed to the mounting surface 30f of the inner frame base 30 with a screw on the front surface of the inner frame 13 and on the left side of the ball launch unit 90. The passage forming member 36 is provided with a groove that opens toward the mounting surface 30 f side of the inner frame 13, and a foul ball passage is formed by the groove and the mounting surface 30 f of the inner frame base 30. The foul ball passage joins a lower tray discharge passage that guides game balls overflowing from the upper plate 201 to the lower plate 301 from the middle. A lower tray discharge port 36a protruding in a cylindrical shape from the mounting surface 30f toward the front side of the inner frame base 30 is provided at the most downstream portion of the lower tray discharge passage. Is discharged to the lower plate 301 from the lower plate discharge port 36a.

  In the middle of the discharge passage, a full tank sensor (not shown) for detecting that the lower tray 301 is full of game balls is provided so as to form a part of the passage bottom surface. When a large amount of game balls are paid out in a short period of time, game balls start to accumulate in the lower plate 301 after the upper plate 201 is full. After that, even if the game balls continue to be paid out, if the game balls in the lower plate 301 are not pulled out, the game balls start to collect in the discharge passage. This is stopped by the control of the payout and emission control device 611 (see FIG. 24). If the game ball continues to be paid out even if the discharge passage is full, the lower plate 301 overflows and it becomes difficult to continue the game, or the game ball gets stuck in the gear for paying out the game ball This is because problems are likely to occur. When the full tank of the discharge passage is detected by the full tank sensor, an error message “please remove the ball” is repeatedly output from the speaker SP (see FIG. 2) under the control of the payout launch control device 611. The player can be shown that the game balls have accumulated in the lower plate 301, and can be prompted to take out the game balls from the lower plate 301.

  An upper tray discharge port 36b for discharging game balls to the upper plate 201 is provided in the upper left part of the passage forming member 36, and the inner frame base 30 is used for paying out game balls to the upper plate discharge port 36b. There is a payout exit. The payout outlet of the inner frame base 30 connects the back surface and the front surface of the inner frame base 30 and is connected to a payout device 658 (see FIG. 21) provided on the back surface side of the inner frame 13. The payout opening and the upper tray discharge port 36b communicate with the upper plate 201 in a state in which the front frame 14 is closed, and the game ball is discharged (paid out) to the upper plate 201 through the discharge port and the upper plate discharge port 36b. . An open / close shutter 37 is attached to the upper plate discharge port 36b. When the front frame 14 is opened (the state shown in FIG. 2), the shutter 37 closes the upper plate discharge port 36b by an urging force such as a spring. . When the front frame 14 is closed, the shutter 37 is tilted toward the inner frame base 30 and pushed open by a ball passage rod 241 (see FIG. 2) provided on the back surface of the front frame 14. Therefore, in the present pachinko machine 10 in which the front decorative frame is omitted and the upper plate 201 is directly provided on the front frame 14, the game ball passing through the payout opening of the inner frame base 30 is opened when the front frame 14 is opened. Inconveniences such as spilling down on the front surface of 13 can be prevented.

  On the lower side of the lower plate discharge port 36a in the passage forming member 36, a rib 36c having a length contacting the lower surface of the inner frame 13 is provided, and the mounting surface 30f of the inner frame base 30 formed in a flat plate shape is reinforced. Has been. Further, a gap through which the wiring passes is provided between the rib 36c and the mounting surface 30f, and the rib 36c is used as a holder for electric wiring.

  At the right end of the passage forming member 36, a game ball passage (launching ball discharge passage) 36d that connects the lower flow outlet 101b below the launch rail 93 and the lower dish discharge port 36a is formed. The entrance of the launch ball discharge passage 36d is formed so as to be continuous with the flow-down port 101b, and the game ball that has flowed into the flow-down port 101b flows down in the launch ball discharge passage 36d by its own weight, and the lower plate discharge port 36a. It is guided to the lower plate 301.

  A relay board 38 is accommodated in the lower left corner of the front surface of the inner frame base 30. On the relay board 38, wiring of electrical components (touch sensor and variable resistor inside the operation handle 310 and the speaker SP) provided in the lower tray unit 15 and a control device (payout launch control) provided on the inner frame 13 side are provided. It is a part which connects the apparatus 611 and the audio | voice lamp control apparatus 562), and the insertion port (not shown) connected with the connector provided in the wiring cord front end by the side of the lower pan unit 13 is provided. Since the electrical connection between the lower tray unit 15 and the inner frame 13 is gathered on the relay substrate 38, the wiring work when assembling and removing the lower tray unit 15 is simplified, and the pachinko machine 10 is assembled and removed. Disassembly is easy. In addition, the relay board 38 is provided with a switch for adjusting the volume of the speaker SP in two levels, and the volume can be easily adjusted without opening the inner frame 13. The wiring from the relay board 38 to the control device provided on the back side of the inner frame 13 is arranged along the lower end of the mounting surface 30f of the inner frame base 30 and on the inner side of the rib 36c of the passage forming member 36. The inner frame base 30 is routed around the back surface of the inner frame 13 through a wiring hole 30 h formed in the lower right front corner of the front surface.

  Next, the configuration of the front frame 14 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 12, and 13. 12 (a) is a rear view of the front frame 14, FIG. 12 (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line RR of FIG. 12 (a), and FIG. 12 (c) shows the second opening / closing unit 250. It is the figure shown typically. FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of the outlet of the upper plate 201 that sends out the game ball to the ball launching unit 90. FIG. 13 (a) shows the state in which the front frame 14 is opened. 13 (b) shows a state in which the front frame is closed.

  The front frame 14 is mainly configured by a front frame base 200 made of ABS resin formed in a rectangular shape, and the front frame base 30 has a central portion so that most of the game area can be visually recognized from the outside. A window portion 14c having an elliptical opening is provided. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1, the upper plate | board 201 as a ball receiving tray is integrally provided under the window part 14c. The upper plate 201 temporarily stores the game balls and guides them to the ball launch unit 90 while aligning them in a row. In the conventional pachinko machine, a front decorative frame that can be opened and closed with respect to the inner frame is provided below the front frame, and an upper plate is provided on the front decorative frame, but in this embodiment, the front decorative frame is omitted, An upper plate 201 is provided directly on the frame 14. This is because the front frame 14 of the present embodiment includes a window portion 14c that is largely oval shaped so that a game area formed larger than a conventional pachinko machine can be visually recognized from the outside. The upper plate 201 is integrally formed with the front frame 14 in order to improve the strength of the plate as much as possible. Similar to the lower plate 301, the upper plate 201 has at least a surface layer formed of a flame-retardant ABS resin.

  The window portion 14c of the front frame 14 has a vertically elongated elliptical shape in which the substantially central portion on the left and right sides thereof is curved relatively gently as compared with the upper and lower sides. Since the front frame base 30 forming the window portion 14c is formed longer in the vertical direction than in the horizontal direction, the front frame base 30 has a narrow width that is easily broken at the top, bottom, left and right of the front frame base 200 while opening the window portion 14c. The part which becomes can be provided comparatively widely, and is easy to ensure intensity | strength. In addition, you may form in the linear form, without curving the substantially center part of the left-right side of the window part 14c.

  In the present embodiment, the upper end of the opening of the window portion 14c coincides with the uppermost portion of the outer rail 62 (the upper end of the game area), and the shortest distance between the upper end of the opening and the upper end of the front frame 14 (the so-called upper frame portion). The vertical width is about 50 mm. Compared to the prior art having an upper frame width of about 85 mm to 95 mm, the upper frame width is remarkably shortened, so that it is easy to secure the upper area of the game area and the large variable display device unit 80 can be disposed relatively upward. The distance from the upper end of the front frame 14 is desirably 80 mm or less, more desirably 70 mm or less, and further desirably 60 mm or less. Of course, as long as a predetermined strength can be ensured, it may be 50 mm or less.

  Further, the shortest distance between the left end of the window portion 14c and the left end of the front frame 14 when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10 (the left-right width of the left-side frame portion: shown on the right side in FIG. 12A), that is, The frame width on the opening / closing axis side is set to be relatively large in order to increase the strength and support strength of the front frame 14 itself. In the state where the front frame 14 is closed, the frame width on the opening / closing axis side is set wide so that the left end portion of the outer rail 62 is covered and hidden by the frame portion on the left side of the front frame base 200. For this reason, the outer rail 62 is overlapped with the left side frame portion of the front frame 14 when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10, and it is difficult to visually recognize the game ball in front of the entrance of the game area. Here, since the player visually recognizes the game balls showing various behaviors in the game area and enjoys the ball game, even if it is difficult to visually recognize the game ball before entering the game area, there is nothing in the actual game. There will be no hindrance. Therefore, sufficient strength and support strength of the front frame 14 can be ensured without hindering the game. Incidentally, the distance in the left-right direction between the left end position of the outer rail 62 and the left end position of the outer frame 12 when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10 is about 30 mm, the right end position of the game area (the inner right end position of the arc member 70) and the outer frame. The distance in the left-right direction from the right end position of 12 is about 45 mm.

  In addition, the front frame 14 is provided with light emitting means such as various lamps around the periphery (for example, a corner portion). These light-emitting means play a role of enhancing the effect of the game during the game by changing or controlling the light-emitting mode by turning on or flashing according to the change in the gaming state at the time of big hit or predetermined reach. As shown in FIG. 1, on the upper side of the window portion 14c and on both the left and right sides thereof, there are provided electric decoration portions 202 to 204 having built-in light emitting means such as LEDs along the periphery of the window portion 14c. In the pachinko machine 10, these illumination parts 202 to 204 function as effect lamps such as jackpot lamps, and each of the illumination parts 202 to 204 is turned on by lighting or blinking of the built-in LEDs at the time of jackpot or reach effect. Alternatively, it blinks to notify that the jackpot is being hit or that the reach is one step before the jackpot.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a prize ball lamp 205 that is turned on while awarding a prize ball is provided in the upper right part of the front frame 14 as viewed from the front. An error display lamp 206 that is turned on when an error occurs is provided. In addition, a small window 207 is formed on the lower side of the right illumination part 204 by attaching a transparent resin from the back side of the front frame base 200 so that the back side of the front frame 14 can be seen. A stamp or the like affixed to the affixing space K1 (see FIG. 3) is visible from the front surface of the pachinko machine 10. In addition, in the pachinko machine 10, a plated member 208 made of ABS resin that is chrome-plated is attached to an area around the electric decoration parts 202 to 204 in order to bring out more gorgeousness. For this chrome plating, trivalent chrome is used in consideration of the production environment and the like, instead of hexavalent chrome which has been widely used conventionally.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a lending operation unit 210 is disposed below the window 14c. The ball lending operation unit 210 is provided with a frequency display unit 211, a ball lending button 212, and a return button 213. When the lending operation unit 210 is operated in a state where a bill or a card is inserted into a card unit (ball lending unit) (not shown) arranged on the side of the pachinko machine 10, a game ball according to the operation Is lent out. Specifically, the frequency display unit 211 is an area in which remaining amount information such as a card is displayed, and a built-in LED is lit to display the remaining amount as a remaining amount information. The ball lending button 212 is operated to obtain a lending ball based on information recorded on a card or the like (recording medium). Is done. The return button 213 is operated when requesting the return of a card or the like inserted into the card unit. 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, so-called cash machine, does not require the ball lending operation unit 210. In this case, the ball lending operation unit 210 It is also possible to add a decorative seal or the like to the installation portion of the parts so that the component configuration is common. A pachinko machine using a card unit and a cash machine can be shared.

  In the upper right corner on the back side of the front frame 14, as shown in FIG. 12A, an LED light emitting substrate 214 as a light emitting means is attached to the back surface of the front frame base 200 with screws. In addition, various reinforcing members made of metal are provided on the back side of the front frame 14 so as to surround the window portion 14c. Specifically, metal reinforcing plates 221 to 224 are respectively attached to the back side of the front frame 14 and on the upper and lower and left and right outsides of the window portion 14c. These reinforcing plates 221 to 224 are connected in contact with each other to increase the rigidity and strength of the front frame 14 that has been reduced by the formation of the window portion 14c. Further, the right reinforcing plate 221 is disposed so as to overlap the back side of the light emitting substrate 214 described above, but in order to avoid direct contact between the two, or to prevent the light emitting substrate 214 from being energized. A transparent synthetic resin cover plate 215 is provided between the reinforcing plate 221 and the light emitting substrate 214. Even if a noise or a magnetic field is generated around the reinforcing plates 221 to 224 due to charging, the influence on the light emitting substrate 214 is reduced by the cover plate 215, and malfunctions and failures are suppressed. . A part of the reinforcing plates 221 to 224 is grounded (not shown) so that the reinforcing plates 221 to 224 are not easily charged.

  The reinforcing plate 221 on the right side of the back surface of the front frame 14 is provided with an engaging claw 221a (see FIG. 2) having a hook shape at an intermediate position. The engaging claw 221a is configured to enter a groove 30j formed in the inner frame 13 (inner frame base 30) with the front frame 14 closed. As shown in FIG. 5, a metal stop plate 39 is screwed to the inner frame base 30 so as to cover a part of the groove 30 j, and the front frame 14 is closed with respect to the inner frame 13. In this state, the tip of the engaging claw 221a enters the back side of the retaining plate 39 shown in FIG. Accordingly, the front frame 14 can be prevented from being lifted at an intermediate position on the left side when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10, the upper plate 201 is provided on the front frame 14, and the front frame 14 is configured to be large in the vertical direction. Even if the (positions of the support brackets 33 and 34) are largely separated from each other, an illegal act with the front frame 14 floating can be suppressed.

  On the reinforcing plate 222 on the left side of the rear surface of the front frame 14, a pair of upper and lower front frame flange portions 14 a that protrude from the rear surface side of the front frame 14 and are formed in a bowl shape are integrally formed. The front frame 14 is locked by engaging the front frame collar 14 a with the front frame collar 411 of the locking unit 410 provided on the back side of the inner frame 13. The front frame 14 in the locked state is unlocked by performing a predetermined unlocking operation with the dedicated key on the cylinder lock 420 and is in a state where it can be opened.

  A screw hole through which the screw 225 is inserted is provided in a central portion in the left-right direction of the reinforcing plate 223 on the upper back side of the front frame 14, and the tip of the screw 225 has a tip as shown in FIG. It is screwed to a plating member 208 provided on the front side of the front frame 14, and the plating member 208 is grounded through a screw 225 and a reinforcing plate 223. Therefore, even if decorative plating is applied to the front side of the front frame 14, problems due to charging and noise caused by the charging can be suppressed.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a resin-made rail side wall member 226 is provided on the reinforcing plate 224 below the back surface of the front frame 14 at a position facing the firing rail 93. The rail side wall member 226 serves as a side wall of the launch rail 93 when the front frame 14 is closed, and functions so that game balls do not spill from the launch rail 93. Further, on the right side of the rail side wall member 226, a ball passage rod 241 that protrudes from the back surface side of the front frame 14 so as to be continuous with the hole connected to the upper plate 201 is fixed to the front frame base 200 with a screw. The ball passage rod 241 forms a game ball passage to the upper plate 201 by pushing the shutter 37 (see FIG. 2) on the inner frame 13 side open when the front frame 14 is closed.

  On the back side of the front frame 14, on the left side of the rail side wall member 226, as shown in FIG. 12A, a ball outlet 224a formed by opening a part of the lower reinforcing plate 224 in a square shape is formed. Is provided. A first opening / closing unit 230 for closing the ball outlet 224a when the front frame 14 is opened is attached to the upper side of the ball outlet 224a. A second opening / closing unit 250 for opening the ball outlet 224a only during a game ball launching operation is attached to the right side of the ball outlet 224a. The ball outlet 224a is provided at the most downstream part of the upper plate 201 to form the outlet of the upper plate 201 on the ball launch unit 90 side, and when the front frame 14 is closed, the upper plate 201 and the inlet 102b ( (See FIG. 7). The game ball placed on the upper plate 201 is guided to the introduction port 102b of the ball launching unit 90 via the ball outlet 224a.

  First, the structure of the first opening / closing unit 230 will be described with reference to FIG. The first opening / closing unit 230 includes a housing 231 as a case member screwed to the lower reinforcing plate 224 and an upper end accommodated in the housing 231, and other portions along the lower reinforcing plate 224. A thin plate-like shielding plate 232 that extends downward, and a hard resin-made turning lever 233 that is rotatably fixed on the inner surface of the housing 231 while the upper end of the shielding plate 232 is wound and fixed. It has. The first opening / closing unit 230 is integrated with the housing 231 by assembling the shielding plate 232 and the rotating lever 233, so that the assembling work on the front frame 14 side is facilitated and simplified. Yes.

  The rotation lever 233 is pivotally supported by the housing 231 about a rotation shaft 231a provided on the inner surface of the housing 231 so as to be substantially parallel and substantially horizontal to the lower reinforcing plate 224. The rotation lever 233 includes a plate support portion 233a extending from the rotation shaft 231a toward the reinforcing plate 224 (left side in FIG. 13A), and extending downward from the rotation shaft 231a. In addition, a contact portion 233b that protrudes out of the housing 231 is provided so as to abut a part of the inner frame 13 when the front frame 14 is closed. The inner frame base 30 is provided with a protrusion 30k (see FIG. 5) that protrudes from the attachment surface 30f to the front surface, and the contact portion 233b is provided so as to contact the protrusion 30k. Since the contact portion 233b extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to the opening / closing direction of the front frame 14 (left and right direction in FIG. 13A) with respect to the rotation shaft 231a, the contact portion is closed when the front frame 14 is closed. When the 233b is pressed by the inner frame 13, the rotation lever 233 is easy to rotate, and the operation over a long period of time is ensured.

  The shielding plate 232 is formed of an elastic thin plate-like metal piece (for example, a stainless steel thin plate), and one end is fixed to the plate support portion 233a (the end portion on the front frame 14 side) of the rotating lever 233, The lower end 232a which is the other end is a free end. As shown in FIG. 12A, the lower end 232a of the shielding plate 232 is formed wider than the ball outlet 224a. Therefore, the ball outlet 224a is reliably covered by the lower end portion 232a of the shielding plate 232 so that elastic deformation in the middle portion of the shielding plate 232 is facilitated and the operation resistance is lowered, and the outflow of game balls from the ball outlet 224a is prevented. The shielding plate 232 can surely prevent it. Note that the width of the lower end 232a may be narrower than the ball outlet 224a. However, it is preferable that the lower end 232a be equal to or larger than the same in order to prevent erroneous playout of the game ball. It is preferable to widen the width of 232a.

  If the lower end 232a of the shielding plate 232 is narrower than the ball outlet 224a, the shielding plate 232 enters the ball outlet 224a, the lower end of the shielding plate 232 collides with the game ball in the ball outlet 224a, and the shielding plate 232 is deformed. And damage is likely to occur. In the pachinko machine 10, the lower end portion 232a of the shielding plate 232 is wider than the ball outlet 224a. Deformation and damage are prevented.

  As shown in FIG. 13A, a discharge port 201a that leads to the lower plate 301 and a closing plate 234 that closes the discharge port 201a are provided on the lower side of the ball outlet 224a in the upper plate 201. The plate 234 is movable to the front side of the pachinko machine 10 (left side in FIG. 13A). The ball outlet 224a opens in the horizontal direction with respect to the upper plate 201, while the discharge port 201a is formed downward. When the closing plate 234 moves to the front side, the game ball has priority over the discharge port 201a side. The game ball in the upper plate 201 is discharged to the lower plate 301. In the state where the closing plate 234 is disposed rearward and the discharge port 201a is closed (the state shown in FIG. 13B), the game ball is guided to the discharge port 201a by the upper surface of the closing plate 234. The closing plate 234 is connected to a ball removal button 216 (see FIG. 1) provided on the right side of the upper plate 201 via a link mechanism (not shown). By depressing the ball removal button 216, the closing plate 234 moves to the front side, and the game ball is removed. In the present embodiment, the game ball preferentially flows down from the ball outlet 224a to the outlet 201a leading to the lower plate 301. Therefore, the closing plate 234 is provided at the outlet 201a. There is no need to provide it on the outlet 201a side, and when a game ball flows preferentially on the ball outlet side leading to the ball launching unit 90 from the outlet opening leading to the lower plate 301, a closing plate for opening and closing the ball outlet is provided and the ball outlet is removed. A link mechanism may be provided to open and close the ball outlet so that the ball outlet is closed when the button 216 is pressed, or a closing plate is provided at both the discharge port and the ball outlet. However, the discharge port and the ball outlet may be opened and closed in conjunction with the ball release button.

  Here, if the lower end 232a of the shielding plate 232 is narrower than the bulb outlet 224a than the bulb outlet 224a, the lower end 232a may enter the bulb outlet 224a, resulting in clogging of the bulb. In the pachinko machine 10 of the present embodiment, the lower end 232a of the shielding plate 232 is formed wider than the ball outlet 224a, so that the communication between the upper plate 201 and the lower plate 301 can be ensured, and the ball is jammed. Can be suppressed.

  The shielding plate 232 of the first opening / closing unit 230 is supported by the reinforcing plate 224 and the plate support portion 233a of the rotating lever 233 in a state where a flat thin plate is elastically deformed and bent downward. For this reason, the shielding plate 232 is in a state of pressing the reinforcing plate 224 so as to return to the original flat state by the elastic force. In the open state of the front frame 14f (the state shown in FIG. 13A), the ball outlet 224a is closed while being pressed by the shielding plate 232, and the outflow of the game ball is prevented.

  When the front frame 14f is in the open state, as shown in FIG. 13A, the front end side (lower end side) of the contact portion 233b of the rotation lever 233 faces the back side of the front frame 14 (right side in FIG. 13A). Projecting. In this state, the rotation lever 233 is a direction in which the contact portion 233b projects to the back side of the front frame 14 around the rotation shaft 231a due to the elastic force that the shielding plate 232 tries to return to flat (FIG. 13 ( a) (counterclockwise direction), and stops at a position (first rotation position) in contact with a part of the housing 231 (stopper portion 231b).

  In the state in which the rotation lever 233 is disposed at the first rotation position, the shielding plate 232 is in a state of hanging down to a position where the lower end portion 232a closes the upper portion of the bulb outlet 224a. In this state, the flow of the game balls in the upper plate 201 is restricted by the shielding plate 232, and the game balls do not flow out from the ball outlet 224 a to the back side of the front frame 14. Therefore, even if the front frame 14 is opened while the game balls are stored in the upper plate 201, the game balls in the upper plate 201 can be prevented from flowing out by the shielding plate 232.

  Further, the housing 231 is provided with a pressing portion 231c that abuts against a portion between one end portion and a lower end portion 232a of the shielding plate 232 supported by the rotating lever 233 and presses the shielding plate 232 toward the reinforcing plate 224. It has been. For this reason, the shielding plate 232 is more strongly pressed toward the reinforcing plate 224, so that the game ball is led to the ball outlet 224a vigorously, or there are a lot of game balls in the upper plate 201 so that the shielding plate 232 is opened. Even when the force increases, the game ball is received more reliably, and the outflow of the game ball from the ball outlet 224a is surely prevented.

  When the front frame 14 is closed from the state shown in FIG. 13A, as shown in FIG. 13B, the contact portion 233b of the rotating lever 233 is pressed while being in contact with the protrusion 30k of the inner frame 13. And turned to the front frame 14 side. Thereafter, as the front frame 14 is closed, the rotation lever 233 rotates in the direction of entering the housing 231 from the first rotation position shown in FIG. 13A (clockwise direction in FIG. 13B). When the front frame 14 is completely closed (that is, the front frame collar portion 14a is engaged with the front frame collar member 412 of the locking unit 410), the position is pushed into the housing 231 to the maximum (second position). ). As the rotation lever 233 rotates, the plate support portion 233a of the rotation lever 233 moves to the side (upper side) away from the ball outlet 224a.

  In a state where the rotation lever 233 is disposed at the second rotation position, the lower end portion 232a of the shielding plate 232 covering the ball outlet 224a is raised, the ball outlet 224a is opened, and the game ball can pass. Become. When there is a game ball in the upper plate 201, the game ball sequentially flows out from the ball outlet 224a toward the introduction port 102b of the ball launch unit 90. Therefore, as long as the game balls are continuously supplied to the upper plate 201, the game balls can be continuously fired toward the game area by the ball launch unit 90.

  When the front frame 14 is released from the closed state, the rotation lever 233 (contact portion 233b) is released from the pressing by the protrusion 30k of the inner frame 13, and is restored from the second rotation position by the restoring force of the shielding plate 232. It is displaced to the 1 rotational position. With the displacement of the turning lever 233, the shielding plate 232 slides down on the plate surface of the reinforcing plate 224, the ball outlet 224a is closed at the lower end 232a of the shielding plate 232, and the game ball from the ball outlet 224a Is prevented from flowing out. That is, since the ball outlet 224a is closed along with the opening of the front frame 14, the store clerk at the game hall is worried about the outflow of the game ball in the upper plate 201 when the front frame 14 is opened and the work such as inspection is performed. The front frame 14 can be easily opened without any problems.

  Next, the structure of the second opening / closing unit 250 will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 and 13. The second opening / closing unit 250 includes a ball outlet opening / closing motor 251 disposed in the rail side wall member 226 and an opening / closing lid 252 that moves up and down by the ball outlet opening / closing motor 251. The ball outlet opening / closing motor 251 is fixed to the rail side wall member 226 with a screw (not shown), and the operation thereof is controlled by a payout and firing control device 611 described later.

  The opening / closing lid 252 is formed of a synthetic resin plate formed in a bent shape, and is fixed to the shaft of the ball outlet opening / closing motor 251. As shown in FIG. 12C, the tip of the opening / closing lid 252 closes the ball outlet 224a in the lowered state and opens the ball outlet 224a in the raised state (two-dot chain line in FIG. 12C). . The rail side wall member 226 is provided with two shafts 226a formed to determine the movable range of the opening / closing lid 252. By abutting on each shaft, the ascending position and the descending position of the opening / closing lid 252 are provided. Be regulated. In addition, the opening / closing lid 252 is arranged to face the gaming ball located on the most downstream side among the gaming balls supported by the closing plate 234 that opens and closes the discharge port 201a of the upper plate 201. For this reason, when the closing plate 234 is operated and the discharge port 201a of the upper plate 201 is opened in a state where the path of the game ball to the ball feeding mechanism 94 side is closed by the opening / closing lid 252, the upstream side from the opening / closing lid 252. Are all discharged from the discharge port 201a.

  Here, the operation of the second opening / closing unit 250 will be described. When the ball exit opening / closing motor 251 is driven to rotate counterclockwise under the control of the dispensing and launch control device 611, the opening / closing lid 252 is lowered. When the opening / closing lid 252 is lowered until it comes into contact with the lower shaft 226a of the rail side wall member 226, the rotation of the ball outlet opening / closing motor 251 is restricted, and the opening / closing lid 252 is stationary with the ball outlet 224a closed. On the other hand, when the ball outlet opening / closing motor 251 is driven to rotate clockwise under the control of the dispensing discharge control device 611 in a state where the ball outlet 224a is closed by the opening / closing lid 252, the opening / closing lid 252 rises. When the opening / closing lid 252 is raised until it abuts against the upper shaft 226a of the rail side wall member 226, the rotation of the ball outlet opening / closing motor 251 is restricted, and the lower end of the opening / closing lid 252 is positioned above the ball outlet 224a and positioned at the ball outlet 224a. It stops in the state which open | released (state of FIG.13 (b)).

  Although the details of the control contents will be described later, the payout launch control device 611 is a turn amount detection switch 320 (see FIG. 20) that is turned on and off in response to the launch operation by the player, specifically, the operation amount of the operation handle 310. The ball outlet opening / closing motor 251 is driven so as to be interlocked with. During a period in which the player performs a rotation operation of a certain amount or more with respect to the operation handle 310, the opening / closing lid 252 opens the ball outlet 224a and a period in which the rotation operation of a certain amount or more is not performed. The opening / closing lid 252 closes the ball outlet 224a to prevent the game ball from flowing into the introduction port 102b of the ball launching unit 90. For this reason, after a player puts a game ball into the upper plate 201 to play a game, the player moves to another pachinko machine 10 without playing any game, or stops the game and borrows it from the game hall To return the ball, if the closing plate 234 is operated by depressing the ball removal button 216 beside the upper plate 201 to remove the ball, the game ball thrown into the upper plate 201 flows down to the lower plate 301 without remaining one ball. To do. This is because the game ball does not flow down to the ball launching unit 90 until the rotation amount detection switch 320 is turned on, that is, until the operation handle 310 is rotated by a certain amount or more. In a conventional gaming machine that does not have an open / close lid 252, when removing the ball after throwing the game ball into the upper plate, the game ball or the like that has flowed down to the ball launching unit 90 side is bothered into the game area or made into a foul ball. It was necessary to perform a cumbersome operation such as playing, and the game balls borrowed by this operation were wasted. On the other hand, by providing an open / close lid 252 that opens and closes the ball outlet 224a in conjunction with the player's launch operation, the player can easily and easily release the game ball before being launched into the game area. It can be surely returned and the consumption of useless game balls can be suppressed.

  In addition, the game ball thrown into the upper plate 201 is supplied to the ball launch unit 90 (ball feed mechanism 94) through the ball outlet 224a in response to execution of an operation of a certain amount or more with respect to the operation handle 310. For this reason, the game ball thrown into the upper plate 201 is fired after a certain time has elapsed after the player's rotation operation is started. Therefore, even if the touch sensor of the operation handle 310 is turned on and the firing solenoid 92 starts the firing operation every 0.6 seconds, the game ball is not fired for a certain time immediately after the start of the firing operation. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the game ball from being fired with a low firing force with a small amount of operation immediately after the player performs the firing operation, and to make it difficult to generate a foul ball.

  Note that the opening / closing lid 252 is not necessarily configured to be opened / closed by the driving force of the motor 251. The opening / closing lid 252 may be configured to operate with a device that applies another driving force such as a solenoid. The ball outlet 224a may be opened and closed.

  Next, the glass unit 17 attached to the back surface of the front frame 14 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 14 is a front view of the glass unit 17. 15 is a sectional view taken along line Sa-Sa in FIG. 14, FIG. 16 is a sectional view taken along line Sb-Sb in FIG. 14, and FIG. 17 is a sectional view taken along line Sc-Sc in FIG. It is. FIG. 18 is a partially enlarged view of the glass unit 17 as seen from the direction of the arrow V in FIG.

  The glass unit 17 in the present embodiment is not formed by attaching rectangular plate glasses to the front frame separately in front and rear pairs as in the prior art, but as a whole, two plate glasses 151 having a round shape are integrated (assembled). And then attached to the front frame 14. The glass unit 17 substantially corresponds to the shape of the window portion 14c (see FIG. 1) of the front frame 14, and is provided so as to surround a pair of front and rear plate glasses 151 that are substantially circular and have the same shape, and the periphery of the plate glasses 151. The holding frame 153 is provided.

  The holding frame 153 is made of ABS resin, and is formed in an annular shape along the outer shape of the plate glass 151 with a substantially “h” -shaped cross section as shown in FIG. 15. For this reason, on both sides of the holding frame 153 (upper and lower sides in FIG. 15), a holding portion for the plate glass 151 formed in a pair of bowl-shaped cross sections is formed. The outer peripheral edge on the one surface side is disposed in contact with the holding frame 153. The holding frame 153 and the plate glass 151 are respectively bonded and fixed by an adhesive (bonded with a hot-melt adhesive or the like), and the two plate glasses 151 are integrated with a predetermined interval by a holding frame 153 interposed therebetween. It becomes.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the holding frame 153 is formed in a shape that bulges outward on one side (lower left side in FIG. 14), and a part of the plate glass 151 also bulges so as to cover the bulged portion. The shape is out. This bulging portion serves as a cover that covers a part of the guide rail (the lower left portion in FIG. 3) formed by the outer rail 62 and the inner rail 61 on the surface of the game board 16, and the front surface of the game board 16 in the guide rail portion. The outflow of game balls to the side is regulated.

  In addition, the holding frame 153 is provided with a partition wall 153a that divides an area between the two glass sheets 151 at a portion that bulges outward on one side (lower left side in FIG. 14). A storage portion 154 is formed between the two plate glasses 151 by the partition wall 153 a, and a drying tool 155 that absorbs moisture is provided in the storage portion 154 to prevent moisture condensation and fogging. The drying tool 155 is composed of a casing that forms a housing space inside with a pair of two case members facing each other, and a desiccant on the grains housed in the casing. The casing is partitioned into a plurality of rooms by partition walls (not shown), and a desiccant is accommodated in each room. Examples of the desiccant include zeolite and silica gel. The casing is formed with a large number of small holes that communicate with the inside and outside of the casing, and the air in the space sealed or nearly sealed by the two glass plates 151 is efficiently dehumidified, thereby preventing the occurrence of condensation. It has become so. The partition wall 153a and the drying tool 155 of the holding frame 153 are arranged on the outer peripheral side of the opening formed by the window portion 14c of the front frame 14, and the drying tool 155 and the like unnecessary for decoration of the pachinko machine 10 are externally provided. Is not visible.

  As shown in FIG. 16, the holding frame 153 is provided with an escape hole 153 b that communicates the internal space surrounded by the two plate glasses 151 and the holding frame 153 with the outside. This escape hole 153b is provided in order to make the bonding and fixing of the plate glass 151 easy and reliable. Adhesive is injected into the entrance of the escape hole 153b, dried and hardened. Further, the inner shape of the escape hole 153b is formed in a tapered shape (conical shape) in which the inner diameter gradually decreases from the outside (the lower side in FIG. 14) to the inside of the holding frame 153, and when the adhesive is injected from the outside. The escape hole 153b is easily blocked.

  Here, the process of assembling the glass unit 17 will be described with a focus on the portion where the two glass plates 151 are bonded and fixed to the holding frame 153 in particular. One plate glass 151 is placed, and the holding frame 153 is bonded and fixed to the plate glass 151. Next, after the drying tool 155 is set in the housing portion 154, the second sheet glass 151 is bonded and fixed to the holding frame 153.

  The second sheet glass 151 is pressed with a strong force in order to make the bonding more reliable, but the air between the two sheet glasses 151 may be compressed during the pressing. If the air is strongly compressed, there is a concern that the plate glass 151 may be peeled off from the holding frame 153 after bonding due to the expansion of the air. In this respect, in this embodiment, air can enter and exit between the glass plates 151 and the outside through the escape holes 153b, so that the air is compressed even if the second glass plate 151 is pressed during bonding. Thus, a situation in which the plate glass 151 peels from the holding frame 153 due to the expansion of air does not occur.

  After the two plate glasses 151 are bonded to the holding frame 153, an adhesive is injected into the escape hole 153b and dried and cured after a certain time. As a result, a sealed space is formed between the glass plates 151, and the intrusion of moisture, dust, etc. is restricted, and the hygroscopic effect by the drying tool 155 is enhanced to improve the visibility of the game area. it can.

  The holding frame 153 is provided with mounting portions 153c that protrude outward at a plurality of locations on the periphery thereof. Each attachment portion 153c is formed in the same shape, and each attachment portion 153c is provided with an insertion hole 153d along the surface direction of the plate glass 151 as shown in FIG. Further, a metal plate 161 as a thin washer having a small-diameter hole 161 a at a position corresponding to the insertion hole 153 d is held by one of the screws 162 on one surface of the attachment portion 153 c (the upper surface in FIG. 17). It is fixed to the frame 153. Further, an attachment screw 163 for attaching the glass unit 17 to the front frame 14 is provided so as to be inserted through the insertion hole 153 d and the small diameter hole 161 a of the metal plate 161.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the mounting screw 163 includes a shaft portion 163a formed in a cylindrical shape with a smooth surface, a male screw portion 163b integrally formed on the distal end side of the shaft portion 163a, and a proximal end side of the shaft portion 163a. It is formed by the operation part 163c provided in this. The shaft portion 163a is formed to have a smaller diameter than the small diameter hole 161a of the metal plate 161, while the operation portion 163c is formed to be larger. The male screw portion 163b has substantially the same outer diameter as the small-diameter hole 161a of the metal plate 161, and has an outer diameter larger than that of the small-diameter hole 161a and a smaller valley diameter. For this reason, the mounting screw 163 can be mounted by screwing the male screw portion 163b into the small diameter hole 161a of the metal plate 161, and can be moved through the length of the shaft portion 163a (stroke amount) through the metal plate 161. Thus, the holding frame 153 cannot be removed.

  As shown in FIG. 18, the operation portion 163c of the mounting screw 163 is formed in a cylindrical shape having a diameter larger than that of the shaft portion 163a, and the outer peripheral surface thereof is processed to be jagged by a fine groove 163c2 along the axial direction. In addition, a cross-shaped groove 163c1 is provided at the center of the end surface of the operation portion 163c, and the mounting screw 163 can be rotated by a tool such as a Phillips screwdriver. For this reason, even if the outer peripheral surface of the operation part 163c is pinched with a fingertip, even if a predetermined tool is inserted into the cross-shaped groove 163c1, the attaching screw 163 can be rotated. Therefore, the attachment / detachment operation of the glass unit 17 can be performed without a tool, and can be performed more easily and reliably when there is a tool. Although the mounting screw 163 is screwed into the metal plate 161 and cannot be removed from the holding frame 153, the mounting screw 163 has a small diameter hole 161a of the metal plate 161 larger than the outer diameter of the male screw portion 163b. May be easily removable. Further, a locking washer such as a spring washer may be provided between the mounting screw 163 (operation unit 163c) and the metal plate 162. Further, the outer diameter shape of the operation portion 163c is not limited to the above-described shape, and may be formed so as to be easily rotated by hand, for example, a so-called thumb screw having portions projecting in a plate shape on both sides of the shaft. good.

  On the back side of the front frame 14, as shown in FIG. 12A, a to-be-attached tool 227 in which female screws are formed at a plurality of locations corresponding to the mounting portion 153 c provided in the glass unit 17 is provided. The attachment 227 is a metal member that is formed in a boss (cylindrical) shape and has an internal thread on which an attachment screw 163 can be screwed, and is screwed or press-fitted into a predetermined position of the front frame base 200. Each is fixed. The glass unit 17 is attached and fixed to the rear surface of the front frame 14 by fixing the attachment portions 153 c to the attachments 227 by the attachment screws 163.

  Further, on the back side of the front frame 14, as shown in FIG. 2, three ribs 200 a to 200 c that protrude to the back side along a part of the outer peripheral shape of the holding frame 153 are integrally formed with the front frame base 200. Has been. The lower ribs 200b and 200c are provided so as to protrude larger than the upper rib 200a at the two lower portions of the window portion 14c of the front frame base 200. To assist. The upper rib 200a and the lower rib 200c are integrally formed with a locking projection that protrudes toward the center of the window portion 14c at the leading end of each rib in the protruding direction. At the time of attachment, the glass projection 17 can be temporarily fixed by fitting the engaging protrusion into a recess provided on the outer peripheral edge of the holding frame 153.

  Next, returning to FIG. 12A, the configuration of the front frame 14 will be described. Support metal fittings 228 and 229 are attached at two upper and lower positions as a support mechanism of the inner frame 13 on the right side end portion of the rear surface of the front frame 14 (left end portion in front view of the pachinko machine 10). The front frame 14 is releasably attached to the inner frame 13 by assembling the support brackets 228 and 229 on the front frame 14 side to the support brackets 33 and 34 (see FIG. 5) on the inner frame 13 side.

  More specifically, the support bracket 228 on the upper side of the front frame 14 has a substantially rod shape, and is formed in a stepped columnar shape whose upper diameter is thicker than the lower diameter. As described above, the support bracket 33 on the upper side of the inner frame 13 is provided with the support hole 33a having a notch opened on the front side of the inner frame 13, and the width of the notch of the support hole 33a is set to the front frame. 14 is narrower than the upper diameter of the upper support fitting 228 and wider than the lower diameter. Therefore, when the lower portion (small diameter portion) of the upper support fitting 228 is fitted into the support hole 33a and then the support fitting 228 is slid downward, the large diameter portion of the support fitting 228 is fitted into the support hole 33a. The support fitting 228 cannot be removed from the support hole 33a.

  The lower support bracket 229 on the lower side of the front frame 14 is fixed to the back side of the front frame 14 with screws, and is bent from the back side to the lower end surface. The support fitting 229 is provided with a support hole 229a that opens upward on the lower end surface of the front frame 14, and the support hole 229a has a protruding shaft formed by the support fitting 34 on the inner frame 13 side. The front frame 14 is rotatably supported with respect to the inner frame 13.

  As a procedure for mounting the front frame 14 to the inner frame 13, first, the lower portion (small diameter portion) of the support fitting 228 on the upper side of the front frame 14 is inserted into the support hole 33a through the notch. Next, the front frame 14 is slid downward after the support hole 229a on the lower side of the front frame 14 is positioned on the protruding shaft 34a of the support fitting 34 on the lower side of the inner frame 13. The support metal 228 on the upper side of the front frame 14 has a large-diameter portion fitted into the support hole 33a and cannot be removed. The support metal 229 on the lower side of the front frame 14 is also rotatably supported by the projection shaft 34a. Installation is complete.

  Next, the lower plate unit 15 will be described with reference mainly to FIGS. 19 and 20. FIG. 19 is a front view of the lower plate unit 15, and FIG. 20 (a) is a rear view thereof. 20 (b) to 20 (d) are diagrams schematically showing the operation of the cam 312 and the rotation amount detection switch 320 interlocked with the handle lever 311 of the operation handle 310, and FIG. 20 (b). FIG. 20C shows a state in which the handle lever 311 is not rotated at all, and FIG. 20C shows a state in which the handle lever 311 is rotated 30 degrees clockwise in front view of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. d) shows a state in which the handle lever 311 is rotated to the maximum. The lower plate unit 15 is obtained by attaching a lower plate 301, an operation handle 310, and the like to an ABS resin lower plate base 300 formed in a horizontally long rectangular shape.

  As shown in FIG. 19, the lower plate unit 15 is provided with a lower plate 301 as a ball receiving plate at a substantially central portion. The played game balls are configured to be stored in the lower plate 301. The lower plate 301 is formed by sticking a flame retardant ABS resin formed as a separate component to the lower plate base 300 to the surface. Although it is not necessary to form all of the lower plate 301 with flame-retardant ABS resin, at least the surface portion of the lower plate 301, that is, the surface layer of the lower plate 301 and the front panel 302 at the back of the lower plate 301 are made of ABS resin. It is preferable to form. Since there is a risk that the lit cigarette will be left on the lower plate 301, it is possible to prevent damage to the pachinko machine 10 and the occurrence of fire by forming at least its surface portion with flame retardant ABS resin. It is. The front panel 302 is provided with a number of speaker holes 303 for outputting sound from the speaker SP, and the speaker SP is screwed at a position corresponding to the speaker hole 303 on the back side of the lower plate unit 15. It is fixed by.

  In the lower part of the front of the lower plate 301, a ball removal lever 304 is provided for operation when discharging the game balls stored in the lower plate 301 downward. The ball release lever 304 is always urged to the right, and by sliding it to the left against the urge, the bottom opening formed on the bottom surface of the lower plate 301 opens, A game ball naturally falls from the bottom opening and is discharged. The operation of the ball pulling lever 304 is normally performed in a state where a box (generally referred to as “dollar box”) for receiving the game balls discharged from the lower plate 301 is placed below the lower plate 301.

  As described above, the operation handle 310 is disposed on the right side of the lower plate 301, and the ashtray 305 is attached on the left side of the lower plate 301. The ashtray 305 is configured to be rotatable in the front and back directions together with a shaft that is rotatably attached to the lower tray base 300. A metal plate 306 is provided on the back surface side of the lower plate unit 15 so as to cover the entire back surface, and the rigidity and strength of the lower plate unit 15 itself are enhanced.

  The lower pan unit 15 is attached to the inner frame 13 so that it can be opened and closed. Like the inner frame 13 and the front frame 14, the lower pan unit 15 can be opened to the front side with the left side of the pachinko machine 10 as viewed from the front. Yes. The lower dish unit 15 is provided with a support hole 307 on the upper left side of the front view and a support shaft 308 on the lower left side of the front view. When the support hole 307 and the support shaft 308 of the lower plate unit 15 are assembled to the support brackets 34 and 35 (see FIG. 5) on the inner frame 13 side, the lower plate unit 15 is attached to the inner frame 13 so that it can be opened and closed. Is done.

  The support hole 307 and the support shaft 308 will be described in more detail. The support hole 307 is configured by a hole drilled in a portion where the upper end portion of the sheet metal 306 is folded back, and protrudes downward in the support bracket 34 on the inner frame 13 side. The protruding shaft 34b to be inserted can be inserted. The support shaft 307 is composed of a substantially inverted L-shaped projection that can be projected and retracted in the vertical direction, and is always maintained in a state of projecting downward by a spring (not shown) covered by the sheet metal 306.

  As a mounting procedure for the lower plate unit 15, first, the protruding shaft 34 b on the inner frame 13 side is inserted into the support hole 307 to fix the upper side of the lower plate unit 15 to the inner frame 13. After that, the support shaft 308 is brought into an immersion state against the urging force of the spring, and then the tip of the support shaft 308 is aligned with the support hole of the support fitting 35 provided on the lower side of the inner frame 13. When the positions of the support shaft 308 and the support hole match, the support shaft 308 is fitted into the support hole by the biasing force of the spring, and the mounting of the lower dish unit 15 is completed.

  The sheet metal 306 of the lower dish unit 15 is formed with a lower dish engaging portion 15a formed in a substantially rectangular shape and arranged in two upper and lower portions on the left side of the back surface. The lower plate unit 15 is locked by engaging the lower plate engaging portion 15 a with the lower plate hook member 413 of the locking unit 410 provided on the back side of the inner frame 13. The lower plate unit 15 in the locked state is unlocked by performing a predetermined unlocking operation with a dedicated key on the cylinder lock 420 and is in a state where it can be opened.

  The operation handle 310 includes a handle lever 311 that is rotated by a player, and a cam 312 that is fixed to the rotating shaft of the handle lever 311 with a screw 312 a from the back side of the lower plate unit 15. The cam 312 is for detecting that the operation handle 310 has been operated more than a certain amount based on the amount (rotation amount) of the handle lever 311 by rotating the handle lever 311. It is arranged so that the outer peripheral surface is in contact with an arm 320a of a limit switch (rotation amount detection switch) 320 attached to the side. The rotation amount detection switch 320 is configured by a limit switch that is switched on and off according to the protruding state of the arm 320a.

  In an initial position where the handle lever 311 is not rotated, the rotation amount detection switch 320 is turned on by pressing the outer peripheral surface of the cam 312 while contacting the arm 320a of the rotation amount detection switch 320 as shown in FIG. State. When the handle lever 311 is rotated 30 degrees clockwise from the initial position in the front view of the pachinko machine 10, as shown in FIG. 20B, the cam 312 rotates about the screw 312a with respect to the initial position. The arm 320a is detached from the outer peripheral surface of the cam 312 (the surface protruding toward the arm 320a), and the rotation amount detection switch 320 is turned off. In the state where the handle lever 311 is rotated by 30 degrees or more, as shown in FIG. 20C, the cam 312 does not press the arm 320a, so that the rotation amount detection switch 320 is kept off. This rotation amount detection switch 320 is connected to a payout and emission control device 611, which will be described later, and the ball outlet opening / closing motor 251 is controlled in accordance with the operation amount of the operation handle 310 based on on / off of the rotation amount detection switch 320. The open / close state of the ball outlet 224a is controlled.

  In the present embodiment, when the handle lever 311 is rotated 30 degrees, the turning amount detection switch 320 is turned on / off when the rotation amount of the handle lever 311 exceeds 30 degrees. This is because the resistance value of the built-in variable resistor is configured so that an exciting current of a level at which the launching force of the game ball surely reaches the game area reaches the launch solenoid 92. For this reason, when the rotation amount detection switch 320 is on, the firing force of the game ball by the launch solenoid 92 ensures that the game ball reaches the game area. Thereby, the ball outlet opening / closing motor 251 sets the opening / closing lid 252 at a position where the ball outlet 224a is opened only when the operation amount of the operation handle 310 is equal to or larger than the amount corresponding to the launching force that the game ball reaches the game area. The game balls placed and placed in the upper plate 201 can flow down to the ball launching unit 90 (ball feeding mechanism 94) side. Therefore, it is rare that a game ball is launched with a low firing force with a small operation amount immediately after the player starts the launch operation, and the game ball thrown into the upper plate 201 is prevented from becoming a foul ball. Can do.

  It should be noted that the rotation amount detection switch 320 does not necessarily have to be configured to be turned on when an exciting current of a level that ensures that the game ball reaches the game area flows to the firing solenoid 92. You may comprise so that it may turn on, when a ball | bowl does not reach | attain and falls between the inner rail 61 and the outer rail 62 (guidance rail), and becomes a foul ball | bowl. Immediately after the touch sensor is turned on and the firing operation of the launch solenoid 92 is started, the game ball is restricted by the open / close lid 252 and does not reach the ball launch unit 90, and the game ball is not fired. Launching a game ball with a low firing force with a small amount of operation can be suppressed, and a foul ball can be hardly generated. Further, the rotation amount detection switch 320 is not necessarily constituted by a limit switch, and electrically detects an operation of a certain amount or more with respect to the operation handle 310, such as detecting the resistance value of the variable resistor in the operation handle 310. You may comprise by the other switch and sensor which can do.

  Here, the lower plate 301 and the operation handle 310 of the pachinko machine 10 in which the lower plate unit 15 is arranged are conventionally formed as a part of the inner frame 13 and cannot be opened to the front side. 14 is configured to cover the front side of the inner frame 13 up to the lower end portion of the upper plate 201 formed by 14. On the front side of the inner frame 13 covered with the front frame 14, a game board 16 that forms a game area and a ball launch unit 90 that launches a game ball toward the game area are arranged side by side, When only the front frame 14 is opened forward and the lower plate 301 and the operation handle 310 are not opened, the arrangement position of the ball launching unit 90 is limited to the lower end portion of the upper plate 201, and the game is formed on the upper side. It was difficult to enlarge the area.

  In the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, since the lower plate unit 15 is configured to be openable to the inner frame 13 in addition to the front frame 14, the ball launch unit 90 is placed on the back side of the lower plate 301 and the operation handle 310. It can be arranged on the lower side so as to overlap, and accordingly, the game area of the game board 16 can be formed larger vertically. Further, since the lower plate unit 15 can be opened, in addition to the back surface side at the lower end portion of the inner frame 13, various kinds are provided on each surface of the lower surface portion of the lower plate unit 15 and the front surface side of the inner frame 13 at the lower end portion. Components and wiring can be accommodated, and the degree of freedom in designing the components and wiring is increased. Further, when working on the lower side of the lower plate 301 or the operation handle 310, for example, when the ball clogging in the passage connecting the upper plate 201 and the lower plate 301 is eliminated, or the rear side of the lower plate 301 is positioned. In the case of checking a full tank sensor for detecting a full tank state, the lower tray unit 15 is opened, and the inner frame 13 is fixed to the outer frame 12 so that each of the inner frames 13 can be viewed from the front side. Work can be done. When the inner frame 13 is opened, it is difficult to work because the inner frame 13 swings with respect to the outer frame 12, but the work performed on the inner frame 13 by opening the lower tray unit 15 is fixed by the inner frame 13. It is simple because it can be done in the state that has been done.

  Further, the inner frame 13, the front frame 14, and the lower plate unit 15 are formed by assembling other members to the respective members (the inner frame base 30, the front frame base 200, and the lower plate base 300) as a base. In the present embodiment, the base members 30, 200, 300 are all made of synthetic resin, specifically, ABS resin. By forming each of these base members 30, 200, and 300 with a synthetic resin, it is possible to cope with a more complicated shape by forming the base member with metal, and decorations are formed by forming characters, patterns, etc. on the front surface of the pachinko machine 10. While improving the performance, an attachment part or the like of the mating part is integrally formed on the back surface side to reduce the production cost. In addition, the ABS resin is generally inexpensive and has a good paste such as plating and is excellent in decorativeness. Therefore, it is easy to form decoration on the front surface of the pachinko machine 10 at a low cost. Furthermore, the ABS resin has an advantage of high impact resistance. The player falls down and collides with the front surface of the pachinko machine 10, or the player who is dissatisfied with the game result strikes the front surface of the pachinko machine 10. Even so, the ABS resin is suitable as a material for the base members 30, 200, and 300 because the resin is less likely to be damaged and the player is injured.

  The base members 30, 200, 300 and the decorative plate 24 of the outer frame 13 are all formed of ABS resin, which is the same material. For this reason, when at least two members of the base members 30, 200, 300 and the decorative plate 24 are formed in the same color, the degree of fading or discoloration is equivalent due to deterioration over time. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the difference in chromaticity of the front surface of the pachinko machine 10 constituted by a plurality of members over a long period of time and maintain a good quality appearance. In particular, it is preferable that the base members 30, 200, 300 and the decorative plate 24 of the outer frame 13 are made of the same material and the same up to the manufacturer and material grade in order to maintain a good quality appearance.

  Next, the configuration of the back side of the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 21 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. 22 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of the control board unit and the back pack unit on the back of the pachinko machine 10. 23 is a rear view showing a state in which the game board 16 is assembled to the inner frame 13, FIG. 24 is a perspective view of the inner frame 13 viewed from the rear, and FIG. 25 is a perspective view of the game board 16 viewed from the rear. FIG. FIG. 26 is a perspective view of the support fitting 535.

  On the back side of the pachinko machine 10, various control boards are arranged side by side in the vertical and horizontal directions, and are stacked one after the other. A protective cover is attached. In the present embodiment, various control boards are divided and mounted on two mounting bases to form two control board units, and these control board units are individually mounted on the inner frame 13 or the back surface of the game board 16. In this case, the main board and the sound lamp control board are mounted on one mounting base to form a unit, and the dispensing control board and the power supply board are mounted on the other mounting base to form a unit. Here, for convenience, the former unit is referred to as a “first control board unit 501”, and the latter unit is referred to as a “second control board unit 502”. Further, the back pack 651 and the dispensing unit 652 forming the protective cover part are also integrated as one unit, and this unit is referred to as a “back pack unit 503” here. The detailed configuration of each unit 501 to 503 will be described later.

  The first control board unit 501, the second control board unit 502, and the back pack unit 503 are configured to be detachable without using any tools or the like in units of units. It is configured to be openable and closable with respect to the inner frame 13 or the back surface of the game board 16. This is also a device for making it possible to easily check a hidden configuration or the like even if the units 501 to 503 and other configurations are arranged one behind the other.

  As shown in FIG. 22, the units 501 to 503 are arranged side by side and attached. The first control board unit 501 is substantially L-shaped, and is arranged at the approximate center of the pachinko machine 10, and the second control board unit 502 is arranged below the first control board unit 501. Further, the back pack unit 503 is disposed in a region partially overlapping the upper portion of the first control board unit 501.

  The first control board unit 501 is provided with a support shaft part M1 at the left end when viewed from the back of the pachinko machine 10, and the first control board unit 501 can be opened and closed around the axis A of the support shaft part M1. It has become. Further, the first control board unit 501 is provided with a fastening portion M2 made of a ny latch or the like at the right end portion thereof (that is, the opposite side of the support shaft portion M1, more specifically, the open end side), and a locking claw portion at the upper end portion. M3 is provided, and the first control board unit 501 is fixedly held on the main body of the pachinko machine 10 (the back surface of the game board 16) by the support shaft part M1, the fastening part M2, and the locking claw part M3.

  The second control board unit 502 is provided with a support shaft part M4 at the right end when viewed from the back of the pachinko machine 10, and the second control board unit 502 can be opened and closed around the axis B of the support shaft part M4. It has become. Further, the second control board unit 502 is provided with a fastening portion M5 made of a ny latch or the like at the left end portion thereof (that is, the opposite side of the support shaft portion M4, more specifically, the open end side), and this support shaft portion M4. The second control board unit 502 is fixed and held on the main body of the pachinko machine 10 (the back surface of the inner frame 13) by the fastening portion M5.

  The back pack unit 503 is provided with a support shaft part M6 at the right end when viewed from the back of the pachinko machine 10, and the back pack unit 503 can be opened and closed around an axis C by the support shaft part M6. Further, the back pack unit 503 is provided with a fastening portion M7 made of a ny latch or the like at the left end portion thereof (that is, on the opposite side of the support shaft portion M6, more specifically, at the open end side), and rotates at the upper end portion and the lower end portion, respectively. Locking parts M8 and M9 are provided, and the back pack unit 503 is fixed to the main body of the pachinko machine 10 (the back surface of the inner frame 13) by the support shaft part M6, the fastening part M7 and the locking parts M8 and M9. Retained.

  The development directions of the units 501 to 503 are not the same, and the first control board unit 501 is left-opened when viewed from the back of the pachinko machine 10, whereas the second control board unit 502 and the back pack unit 503 are It is configured to open on the right.

  Here, the back side structure of the inner frame 13 and the game board 16 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 23, the game board 16 is installed in a square frame-shaped installation area surrounded by the inner frame base 30, and includes three locking fixtures 511 provided on the left and right sides of the inner frame 13. It is fixed so as not to drop off by a total of four locking fixtures 511 and 512 with a resin-made locking fixture 512 provided substantially at the lower center of the frame 13. The locking fixtures 511 and 512 can be manually rotated, and can be switched between a fixed position (lock position) and a fixed release position (unlock position). FIG. 23 shows a state where the locking fixtures 511 and 512 are in the locked position. The locking fixtures 511 at the three left and right sides of the game board 16 are configured by L-shaped metal fittings formed by bending metal pieces so that the game board 16 does not protrude outward from the inner frame 13 in a state where the game board 16 is fixed. ing. The locking fixture 512 at one lower portion of the game board 16 is formed of a resin I-shaped fastener.

  A variable display device unit 80 is disposed in the center of the back surface of the game board 16. The variable display device unit 80 is provided with a frame cover 513 made of resin (for example, made of ABS) that covers the center frame 86 (see FIG. 3) from behind, and is provided at the rear end of the frame cover 513. The first symbol display device 81 as a liquid crystal display device and the display control device 505 are detachably attached in a state where they are overlapped in the front-rear direction. In the frame cover 513, an LED control board for driving LEDs and the like built in the center frame 86 is disposed.

  A back frame set 515 is attached to the back surface of the game board 16 so as to surround the variable display device unit 80. The back frame set 515 is a thin resin-molded product (for example, made of ABS) provided so as to stick to the back surface of the game board 16, and a game ball collecting mechanism for collecting game balls won in various winning openings. Is formed. Specifically, below the back frame set 515, the above-described general winning opening 63, the first winning opening 64, and the discharge opening for discharging the winning balls to the variable winning device 65 (see FIG. 3) to the back side of the game board 16. And a collection passage 516 that gathers at one location on the downstream side is formed. A discharge passage board 517 made of resin (for example, made of polycarbonate resin) is attached below the game board 16, and the discharge passage board 517 is used to guide the discharge ball to the outside of the pachinko machine 10. A discharge passage 518 is formed. Therefore, as illustrated by the phantom line in FIG. 23, all the game balls won in the general winning opening 63 and the like are gathered through the collection passage 516 of the back frame set 515, and the discharge passage 518 of the discharge passage board 517 is further collected. Through the pachinko machine 10. In addition, the out port 66 (see FIG. 3) similarly leads to the discharge passage 518, and the game balls that have not won any winning opening are discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine 10 through the discharge passage 518.

  In the above configuration, with the lower end surface of the game board 16 as a boundary, a back frame set 515 (collection passage 516) is provided on the upper side, and a discharge passage board 517 (discharge passage 518) is provided on the lower side. The game board 16 is provided without overlapping (overlapping) in the front-rear direction. Therefore, when the game board 16 is removed from the inner frame 13, there is no inconvenience that the discharge passage board 517 prevents the game board 16 from being removed.

  Since the discharge passage board 517 is provided just behind the upper plate 201 on the front surface of the pachinko machine 10, a wire or the like is inserted from the ball discharge port (the upper plate discharge port 36b in FIG. 2) leading to the upper plate 201. Furthermore, an illegal act of causing the wire or the like to enter the game area side through a gap between the inner frame 13 and the discharge passage board 517 can be considered. Therefore, the discharge passage board 517 of the pachinko machine 10 is provided with a plate 519 extending in front of the pachinko machine 10 so as to almost integrally overlap the inner frame 13 around the back side of the upper plate 201. Therefore, even if a wire or the like tries to enter from the gap between the inner frame 13 and the discharge passage board 517, the wire or the like is obstructed by the plate 519, and it is very difficult to make the wire or the like enter the game area. As a result, an illegal act such as forcibly opening the variable winning device 65 (large opening) with a wire or the like can be prevented.

  In addition, on the back surface of the game board 16, a winning detection mechanism for detecting the entrance (passing) of a game ball to various winning openings is provided. Specifically, a prize opening switch 521 is provided at a position corresponding to the general prize opening 63 on the front side of the game board 16, and a specific area switch 522 and a count switch 523 are provided in the variable prize winning device 65. The specific area switch 522 is a switch for determining that a game ball won in the variable winning device 65 in the big hit state has entered a specific area (an area for determining whether or not to continue the big hit state), and the count switch 523 It is a switch to count. A first entrance switch 524 is provided at a position corresponding to the first entrance 64 and a second entrance switch 525 is provided at a position corresponding to the second entrance 67.

  The prize opening switch 521 and the second ball opening switch 525 are connected to the board relay board 526 via electric wiring (including a cable connector) (not shown), and the board relay board 526 is a main board (main controller) to be described later. 561) via electrical wiring. Further, the specific area switch 522 and the count switch 523 are connected to the large opening relay board 527 via electric wiring, and this large opening relay board 527 is connected to the main board via electric wiring. On the other hand, the first entrance switch 524 is directly connected to the main board without going through the relay board.

  Although not shown in the drawings, the variable winning device 65 has a large opening solenoid for opening the specific winning opening (large opening) 65a and a winning ball distribution plate solenoid for guiding the winning ball to a specific area. The first entrance 64 is provided with a first entrance solenoid for opening the electric accessory. Further, in the present embodiment, since the solenoid 92 is employed as a launching device that launches game balls, the launching devices are collectively arranged on the front side of the inner frame 13. For this reason, compared with the conventional combination of a motor and a launcher, a launching device is not arranged on the back side of the inner frame 13, and the space on the back side of the inner frame 13 is effectively used as a space for other parts such as a control board. Can do.

  The detection results detected by the winning detection mechanism are taken into a main board, which will be described later, and a payout command (the number of game balls to be paid out) corresponding to the winning situation is transmitted from the main board to the payout control board. The Then, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out by the output of the payout control board. 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, the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment electrically senses the winning of the game ball for each of the winning holes, and pays out immediately (that is, the pachinko machine 10 abolishes the winning ball processing device). doing). Therefore, even if there are a lot of game balls to be paid out, the payout can be carried out quickly.

  An attachment mechanism for attaching the first control board unit 501 is provided in the back frame set 515 fixed to the back surface of the game board 16 with screws. Specifically, as the attachment mechanism, a support fitting 531 extending in the vertical direction is attached to the lower left corner of the back surface of the game board 16 with a screw, and the support fitting 531 has a pair of upper and lower support holes 531a on the same axis. Is formed. In addition, a pair of upper and lower fastening holes (ny latch holes) 532 are provided in the lower right part of the back of the game board 16 (see FIG. 23), and a locking claw piece 533 is provided in the upper left part.

  An attachment mechanism for attaching the second control board unit 502 and the back pack unit 503 is provided on the back surface of the inner frame 13. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 23, a long support metal fitting 535 shown in FIG. 26 is attached to the right rear end portion of the inner frame 13.

  The support metal fitting 535 has a long plate-like metal fitting body 536, and support holes 537 for the second control board unit 502 are formed at two lower positions so as to stand up from the metal fitting body 536, and Support hole portions 538 for the back pack unit 503 are formed at two upper positions. Coaxial support holes are formed in the support hole portions 537 and 538, respectively. In addition, as an attachment mechanism for the second control board unit 502, as shown in FIG. 23, the inner frame 13 has a pair of upper and lower fastening holes (nylatching holes) 539 at the left end below the game board 16 installation area. Is provided. Further, as an attachment mechanism for the back pack unit 503, the inner frame 13 is provided with a pair of upper and lower fastening holes (ny latch holes) 540 at the left end portion of the installation area of the game board 16. It should be noted that the support bracket for the second control board unit 502 and the support bracket for the back pack unit 503 can be provided by separate members. Further, as a mounting mechanism for the back pack unit 503, three rotary fixing tools 541 to 543 are provided on the inner frame 13. Is supported by being sandwiched.

  In addition, in the lower right part of the game board 16 on the back side of the inner frame 13, as shown in FIG. A game ball distribution unit 545 is provided for distributing the game balls. The game ball distribution unit 545 is provided with three openings side by side, the left opening 545a communicates with the upper plate 201, the central opening 545b communicates with the lower plate 301, and the right opening 545c includes It is configured to communicate with the discharge passage 518.

  At the lower end of the inner frame 13, a large number of speaker holes 546 are formed as a part of the inner frame base 300, which are perforated at positions overlapping the back side of the speaker SP attached to the lower dish unit 15. Even if the diaphragm (cone) vibrates during the sound output of the speaker SP, the vibration is released to the back side of the pachinko machine 10 through the speaker hole 546, so that a resonance sound is generated between the inner frame 13 and the lower dish unit 15. Is suppressed. It is preferable that the area of the opening formed by the speaker hole 546 be equal to or larger than the area of the diaphragm of the speaker SP in the area overlapping the back surface side of the speaker SP in order to suppress the resonance sound. However, in order to increase the rigidity and strength, it is preferable that the opening area of the speaker hole 546 and the area of the diaphragm of the speaker SP are the same or substantially the same.

  Next, the first control board unit 501 will be described with reference to FIGS. 27 is a front view of the first control board unit 501, FIG. 28 is a perspective view of the unit 501, FIG. 29 is an exploded perspective view of the unit 501, and FIG. 30 is a view of the unit 501 from the back. FIG.

  The first control board unit 501 has a mounting base 551 having a substantially L shape, and the main control device 561 and the sound lamp control device 562 are mounted on the mounting base 551. Here, the main control device 561 is an MPU 701 (see FIG. 40) as a one-chip microcomputer for controlling the main game, a port for communicating with various devices, a random number generator used for various lotteries, a time count, It has a main board including a clock pulse generation circuit used for synchronization, etc., and this main board is housed in a board box 563 (encapsulating means) made of a transparent resin material or the like. . The substrate box 563 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box base and a box cover that covers the opening of the box base. The box base and the box cover are connected by a sealing unit 564 (sealing means) so that they cannot be opened, and the substrate box 563 is thereby sealed.

  As long as the sealing unit 564 is configured to connect the box base and the box cover so that they cannot be unsealed, any configuration can be applied. Here, as shown in FIG. 28 and the like, five sealing members are connected. 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 564 prevents unauthorized opening after the sealing, and makes it possible to detect such a situation early and easily even if unauthorized opening is performed. It is possible to perform the opening / sealing process again even after the operation. 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 564. When the substrate box 563 is opened due to a failure of the accommodated main substrate, the connection between the sealing member into which the locking claw is inserted and the other sealing member is cut. Thereafter, when the sealing process is performed again, a locking claw is inserted into the long hole of another sealing member. If the history of opening the substrate box 563 is left in the substrate box 563, it can be easily found that the unauthorized opening has been performed by looking at the substrate box 563.

  The audio lamp control device 562 includes an audio lamp control board including an MPU as a one-chip microcomputer for controlling audio and lamp display according to an instruction from the main control device 561 or the display control device 505, various ports, and the like. The sound lamp control board is housed in a board box 565 made of a transparent resin material or the like. A power relay board 566 is mounted on the sound lamp control device 562, and power supplied from a power board described later is output to the display control device 505 and the sound lamp control device 562 via the power relay board 566. .

  The mounting base 551 is formed of a colored (for example, green, blue, etc.) resin material (for example, made of polycarbonate resin), and has two substrate mounting surfaces 552 and 553 that are flat on the surface. These substrate mounting surfaces 552 and 553 extend in a direction orthogonal to each other, and are formed with a step in the front-rear direction. However, the mounting base 551 may be a colorless transparent or translucent resin molded product.

  On one board mounting surface 552, the main control device 561 is arranged in a landscape orientation, and on the other board mounting surface 553, an audio lamp control device 562 (audio lamp control board) is placed in a portrait orientation. Be placed. In particular, the main control device 561 is disposed on the front side of the pachinko machine 10 when viewed from the rear, and the sound lamp control device 562 is disposed on the back side thereof. In this case, since the substrate mounting surfaces 552 and 553 are formed with steps in the front-rear direction, the control devices 561 and 562 are mounted in a state where the main controller 561 and the sound lamp controller 562 are mounted on the substrate mounting surfaces 552 and 553. Are arranged with a part of them stacked one after the other. That is, as seen in FIG. 28 and the like, the main controller 561 is arranged in a state where a part thereof (in the present embodiment, about 1/3 on the left side in FIG. 27) is floated. Therefore, the sound lamp control device 562 can be expanded to an area overlapping with the main control device 561, and it is possible to cope with an increase in the size of the control board and to install each control device efficiently. Further, when the first control board unit 501 is mounted on the game board 16, a space is secured behind the board mounting surface 552 so that the variable winning device 65 and its electric wiring can be installed without difficulty.

  As shown in FIGS. 29 and 30, the board mounting surface 552 for the main board has horizontally elongated through holes 554 at two places on the left and right. Correspondingly, the substrate box 563 of the main controller 561 is provided with rotational fixing tools 567 at two positions on the left and right sides of the back surface thereof. When the main controller 561 is mounted on the board mounting surface 552, the fixing tool 567 is passed through the through hole 554 of the board mounting surface 552, and the fixing tool 567 is rotated in this state to lock the main control apparatus 561. The Therefore, even if the main controller 561 is arranged in a state where the main controller 561 is floated as described above, it is possible to avoid inconveniences such as dropping off of the main controller 561. In addition, the main control device 561 cannot be removed unless the fixture 567 is unlocked from the back side of the first control board unit 501 (board mounting surface 552). it can.

  As shown in FIG. 28 and the like, the mounting base 551 is provided with a pair of upper and lower support shafts 556 on the left end surface, and these support shafts 556 are attached to the support fitting 531 on the game board 16 side (see FIG. 25). Thus, the first control board unit 501 is supported to be openable and closable with respect to the game board 16. In addition, the mounting base 551 is provided with a pair of upper and lower nai latches 557 as fasteners at the right end portion and a horizontally long opening 558 at the upper end portion thereof, and the nai latch 557 is connected to a to-be-fastened hole 532 (see FIG. 23), and the locking claw piece 533 (see FIG. 25) on the game board 16 side is locked in the opening 558 at the upper end portion, whereby the first control board unit 501 is fixed to the game board 16. . The support fitting 531 and the support shaft 556 correspond to the support shaft portion M1 in FIG. 22, the fastened hole 532 and the ny latch 557 correspond to the fastening portion M2, and the locking claw piece 533 and the opening 558 correspond to the locking claw portion M3, respectively. To do.

  Next, the second control board unit 502 will be described with reference to FIGS. 31 to 33. 31 is a front view of the second control board unit 502, FIG. 32 is a perspective view of the unit 502, and FIG. 33 is an exploded perspective view of the unit 502.

  The second control board unit 502 has a horizontally long mounting base 601, on which a payout / discharge control device 611, a power supply device 612, and a card unit connection board 613 are mounted. As is well known, the payout / release control device 611 and the power supply device 612 include a control board including an MPU as a one-chip microcomputer that forms the center of control, various ports, and the like. With a control board (payout launch control board) constituting the payout launch control device 611, the payout control of prize balls and rental balls and the ball launch unit 90 (launch solenoid 92 and electromagnet 104 according to the operation of the operation handle 310 by the player). ) Is performed. On a control board (power supply board) constituting the power supply device 612, a predetermined power supply voltage required by various control devices and the like is generated and output.

  The card unit connection board 613 is electrically connected to the ball lending operation unit 210 on the front surface of the pachinko machine 10 and a card unit (not shown). Is. Note that the card unit connection board 613 is not required in a cash 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.

  The payout / discharge control device 611, the power supply device 612, and the card unit connection substrate 613 are configured to be accommodated in substrate boxes 615 to 617 made of a transparent resin material, respectively. In particular, in the dispensing discharge control device 611, similarly to the main control device 561 described above, the box base and the box cover that constitute the substrate box 615 (encapsulating means) are connected by the sealing unit 619 (sealing means) so that they cannot be opened, As a result, the substrate box 615 is sealed.

  A state return switch 621 is provided at the right end of the payout launch control device 611. For example, when the state return switch 621 is pressed when a payout error occurs, such as a ball jam in the payout motor 658a, the payout motor 658a is rotated forward and reverse to eliminate the ball jam (return to a normal state). It is like that. An operation knob 622 of a variable resistor that adjusts the firing force of the firing solenoid 92 is provided at the left end of the payout firing control device 611. When the operation shaft 622 is rotated clockwise, the firing solenoid 92 is excited. When the operating shaft 622 is rotated counterclockwise, the exciting current (or voltage) of the firing solenoid 92 is lowered and the firing force is also lowered.

  The power supply device 612 is provided with a RAM erase switch 623. 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. If you want to return to the initial state when the power is turned on, turn on the power while holding down the RAM erase switch 623. To do.

  The mounting base 601 is made of, for example, a colorless and transparent resin molded product, and flat board mounting surfaces 602 and 603 are provided on both the left and right sides of the surface. A power supply device 612 is mounted on the left substrate mounting surface 602, and a card unit connection substrate 613 is mounted on the right substrate mounting surface 603. The payout launch control device 611. A part thereof is mounted on the substrate box 616 of the power supply device 612 in an overlapping manner.

  As shown in FIG. 31, the mounting base 601 is provided with a pair of upper and lower support shafts 605 at the right end thereof. By inserting from above, the second control board unit 502 is supported to be openable and closable with respect to the inner frame 13. In addition, the mounting base 601 is provided with a pair of upper and lower nai latches 606 as fasteners at the left end, and the second latch 606 is inserted into the fastened hole 539 (see FIG. 24) on the inner frame 13 side, thereby The control board unit 502 is fixed to the inner frame 13 so that it cannot be opened and closed. The support hole portion 537 and the support shaft 605 correspond to the support shaft portion M4 in FIG. 22, and the fastened hole 539 and the ny latch 606 correspond to the fastening portion M5, respectively.

  Next, the configuration of the back pack unit 503 will be described with reference to FIGS. 34 and 35. FIG. 34 shows the back pack unit 503 viewed from the back of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. 35 shows an exploded perspective view thereof. The back pack unit 503 is formed by integrating a resin-formed back pack 651 and a game ball payout unit 652.

  The back pack 651 is integrally formed of, for example, ABS resin, and includes a substantially flat base portion 653 and a protective cover portion 654 that protrudes rearward from the pachinko machine 10 and has a horizontally long substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The protective cover portion 654 has a shape in which the left and right side surfaces and the upper surface are closed and only the lower surface is opened, and has a size sufficient to surround at least the variable display device unit 80 (however, in the present embodiment, the above-mentioned audio The lamp control device 562 is also enclosed. A large number of ventilation holes 654 a are provided on the back surface of the protective cover portion 654. Each of the vent holes 654a is formed to be elongated and provided so that the ends of the vent holes 654a are adjacent to each other at a relatively close position. Therefore, the back surface of the back pack 651 can be easily opened by cutting the resin portion between the adjacent vent holes 654a. For this reason, predetermined | prescribed test | inspection etc. can be easily implemented by cut | disconnecting the resin part between ventilation holes 654a, and exposing the display control apparatus 505 grade | etc., Inside.

  A payout unit 652 is fixed to the back pack 651 with a screw so as to bypass the protective cover portion 654. The payout unit 652 is located at the uppermost part of the back pack 651 and is connected to the lower side of the tank 655 and the lower side of the tank 655. The tank rail 656 which is gently inclined, the case rail 657 vertically connected to the downstream side of the tank rail 656, and provided at the most downstream portion of the case rail 657, and has a predetermined electrical configuration such as a dispensing motor 658a. A payout device 658 for paying out game balls. The game balls supplied from the island facilities of the game hall are sequentially replenished to the tank 655, and a required number of game balls are paid out by the payout device 658 as appropriate. The game balls paid out by the payout device 658 are supplied to the upper plate 201 and the like through a payout passage (not shown) built in the lower end portion of the back pack 651.

  A vibrator 660 for applying vibration to the tank rail 656 is attached to the tank rail 656. Therefore, if a ball clogging occurs near the tank rail 656, the ball clogging can be eliminated by driving the vibrator 660. Since the vibrator 660 is unitized, it can be easily attached to the side of the tank rail 656.

  Here, the configuration of the tank rail 656 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 36 is an exploded perspective view of the tank rail 656. The tank rail 656 has a rail body 661 having an elongated bowl shape that opens upward, and a ball receiving portion 662 that is formed to be inclined in an arc shape on one side is provided at the start end of the rail body 661. . By this ball receiving portion 662, the game ball dropped from the tank 655 is smoothly taken into the rail body 661. Further, the rail body 661 is provided with a partition wall 663 extending in the longitudinal direction, and the game ball is divided into two hands by the partition wall 663. The two ball passages partitioned by the partition wall 663 are slightly wider than the diameter of the game ball. On the bottom surface of each spherical passage partitioned by the partition wall 663, an opening 665 is provided that opens downward at both ends of the passage.

  In addition, a rectifying plate 667 is disposed on the rail main body 661 so as to cover the ceiling portion on the downstream side. The rectifying plate 667 is disposed so as to be gradually closer to the bottom surface so as to limit the height of the passage in the tank rail 656 toward the downstream side. Further, on the upstream side of the current plate, a movable rectifying weight that moves in a pendulum manner along the flow direction so as to contact only the upper game ball among the game balls flowing down in a highly stacked state and restrict the flow down (Not shown) is provided to hang down. Even if the game balls flow from the upstream portion of the tank rail 356 in a stacked state, the game balls in the tank rail 656 flow down while being aligned by the rectifying weight.

  The rail body 661 is formed of a black conductive polycarbonate resin, whereas the rectifying plate 667 is formed of a transparent polycarbonate resin so that the inside of the passage can be easily seen. Further, the rectifying plate 667 is detachably provided, and maintenance in the tank rail 656 can be easily performed by removing the rectifying plate 667.

  Returning to FIG. 34 and FIG. The payout unit 652 includes a payout relay board 681 for relaying a payout command signal from the payout launch control device 611 to the payout device 658, and a power switch board 682 for taking in the main power from the outside. The power switch board 682 is supplied with, for example, AC 24V main power via a voltage converter, and is turned on or off by switching the power switch 682a.

  The members that form the path of the game ball from the tank 655 to the payout path are all formed of a conductive resin material (for example, conductive polycarbonate resin) and grounded (grounded) at a part thereof. Yes. Thereby, generation | occurrence | production of the noise by charging of a game ball is suppressed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 34, the back pack 651 is provided with a pair of upper and lower support shafts 685 at the right end thereof, and the support shafts 685 are provided with support holes 538 on the inner frame 13 side (see FIG. 24). The back pack unit 503 is supported so that it can be opened and closed with respect to the inner frame 13. In addition, the back pack 651 is provided with a pair of upper and lower nai latches 686 as fasteners at the left end portion, and is provided with a locking hole 687 at the upper end portion, and the nai latch 686 is connected to the fastening hole 540 ( The back pack unit 503 is fixed to the inner frame 13 so that it cannot be opened and closed by engaging the locking hole 687 with the fixture 542 (see FIG. 24) on the inner frame 13 side. As shown in FIG. 34, a tank 355 for storing a game ball is provided on the left side of the locking hole 687, and this portion is not used for the fixing tool 542 and the locking hole 687. This is because it is firmly fixed. When the fixture 542 is fixed, the back pack unit 503 is also fixed to the inner frame 13 by the fixtures 541 and 543 (see FIG. 24) at the upper left corner and the lower right corner of the inner frame 13. The support hole portion 538 and the support shaft 685 correspond to the support shaft portion M6 in FIG. 22, the fastened hole 540 and the ny latch 686 correspond to the fastening portion M7, and the fixture 542 and the locking hole 687 correspond to the locking portion M8, respectively. . Further, the fixture 543 corresponds to the locking portion M9.

  Next, a locking device for locking the inner frame 13 to the outer frame 12 and locking the front frame 14 and the lower plate unit 15 to the inner frame 13 will be described with reference to FIGS. 37 to 39. 37 is a front view of the locking unit 410, FIG. 38 is a front perspective view of the locking unit 410, and FIG. 39 is a rear perspective view of the locking unit 410. In order to avoid complication of the drawings, the coil spring is not shown in FIGS.

  The locking device is engaged with a locking unit 410 that is vertically disposed on the back side of the inner frame 13 and on the right side of the pachinko machine 10 in front view, and a flange member 411 to 413 that is slidably provided on the locking unit 410. And an engaging portion that maintains the inner frame 13 and the front frame 14 in a closed state. As the engaging portion, the metal fitting 23 of the outer frame 12, the front frame flange portion 14a of the front frame 14, and the lower plate engaging portion 15a of the lower plate unit 15 are applicable.

  A cylinder lock 420 having a key hole 421 is provided at the lower center of the locking unit 410 when viewed from the front. The locking of the inner frame 13 and the locking of the front frame 14 are released by inserting a dedicated key into the key hole 421 of the cylinder lock 420 and performing a predetermined operation.

  The locking unit 410 includes an eaves base 414 formed vertically and eaves members 411 to 413 that are slidably provided on the eaves base 414 and engage with the inner frame 13, the front frame 14, and the lower dish unit 15. I have. The eaves base 414 is formed in a substantially L-shaped cross section by an attachment plate 415 in which a plurality of attachment holes are formed, and a support plate 416 that is orthogonal to the attachment plate 415 and supports the eaves members 411 to 413 and the like. The locking unit 410 is fixed to the inner frame 13 by tightening the mounting plate 415 of the flange base 414 with a screw at an end portion on the back surface side of the inner frame 13 and separated from the opening / closing shaft (left end portion in rear view).

  The attachment plate 415 of the heel base 414 is provided with an insertion port 415a having a vertically long substantially rectangular shape at the upper and lower portions thereof. When the front frame 14 is closed, the front end portion of the front frame collar portion 14a enters the insertion port 415a.

  A plate-like sliding rod 417 formed vertically along the supporting plate 416 is disposed inside the supporting plate 416 of the rod base 414 so as to be slidable in the vertical direction. In addition, a hook member (an inner frame hook member) 411 that is slidably supported on the support plate 416 while being always pulled downward by a coil spring (not shown) is disposed at two upper and lower portions of the hook base 414. Yes. The inner frame hook member 411 is formed in a hook shape with a tip portion protruding downward, and is hooked on the receiving bracket 23 of the outer frame 12 to lock the inner frame 13. The inner frame collar member 411 engages with the sliding collar 417 and slides upward only when the sliding collar 417 moves upward from the neutral position. The sliding rod 417 is urged downward by a reaction force having substantially the same magnitude as the pulling force of the coil spring that urges the inner frame collar member 411.

  The two upper and lower inner frame collar members 411 are independently movable upward. When the inner frame collar member 411 is moved and unlocked with a wire or the like, both inner frames are removed. The scissor member 411 must be moved upward. Even if only one side is moved upward, the other inner frame flange member 411 remains hooked on the receiving metal fitting 23 of the outer frame 12. For this reason, an unauthorized unlocking operation becomes difficult and crime prevention is improved. Further, the inner frame collar member 411 moves upward as the sliding collar 417 slides upward. The sliding rod 417 slides upward in conjunction with the clockwise operation with the dedicated key with respect to the cylinder lock 420, and the locked state of the inner frame 13 can be released by operating the dedicated key. .

  Further, at two upper and lower portions of the flange base 414, a flange member (front frame flange member) 412 supported slidably by the mounting plate 415 and the support plate 416 while being always pulled upward by a coil spring (not shown). It is arranged. The front frame collar member 412 is formed by bending a metal plate into a U-shaped cross section, and a vertically long rectangular locking port 412a is formed on the surface on the mounting plate 415 side. Further, the front frame flange member 412 has the locking port 412a overlapping the insertion port 415a formed in the mounting plate 415, and the lower end of the locking port 412a is positioned above the insertion port 415a in the neutral state. Has been placed.

  When the front frame 14 is closed, the front frame flange portion 14a enters the insertion port 415a and also enters the locking port 412a. The lower end of the locking port 412a is disposed at a position where it comes into contact with the protruding portion at the front end of the front frame flange portion 14a, and the front frame flange member 412 is pushed down by the front frame flange portion 14a and slides downward. When the protruding portion at the front end of the front frame flange portion 14a completely enters the locking port 412a, the front frame flange member 412 rises and returns to the original position by the pulling force of the coil spring, and is caught by the front frame flange portion 14a. The front frame 14 is locked so as not to be opened. Further, the front frame collar member 412 moves downward as the sliding collar 417 slides downward. The sliding rod 417 slides downward in conjunction with the counterclockwise operation with the dedicated key with respect to the cylinder lock 420, and, like the inner frame 13, the front frame 13 is locked by operating the dedicated key. Is released.

  The interlocking mechanism between the cylinder lock 420 and the sliding rod 417 will be described. As shown in FIG. 39, the lock shaft of the cylinder lock 420 has two protrusions that enter the notch of the sliding rod 417 by the rotation operation. A cam plate 420a is attached. When the dedicated key is inserted in the key hole 421 of the cylinder lock 420 and is rotated clockwise (clockwise in FIG. 37), the lower projection of the cam plate 420a enters the notch of the sliding rod 417. The sliding rod 417 is pushed upward. On the other hand, when the dedicated key is rotated counterclockwise (counterclockwise in FIG. 37) in a state where it is inserted into the keyhole of the cylinder lock 420, the upper projection of the cam plate 420a enters the notch of the sliding rod 417. Then push down the sliding rod 417 downward. In this way, the inner frame collar member 411 and the front frame collar member 412 interlocked with the sliding collar 417 can be moved by freely sliding the single sliding collar 417 up and down by rotating the dedicated key. The locked state with respect to the inner frame 13 and the front frame 14 locked for each of the flange members 411 and 412 can be released by operating. Therefore, compared with the case where a plurality of sliding rods are respectively configured to be interlocked with the lock shaft of the cylinder lock, the component configuration is simplified, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  A heel member (lower plate heel member) 413 that is slidably supported by the support plate 416 while being always pulled upward by a coil spring (not shown) is disposed below the heel base 414. The lower plate cage member 413 is for engaging the lower plate engaging portion 15a (see FIG. 20) provided in the lower plate unit 15 to lock the lower plate unit 15, and is located in the center along the vertical direction. The upper and lower two flanges 413a that protrude to the front side from the upper part and the lower part and further protrude from the front end part are hooked on the lower dish engaging part 15a to restrict the opening of the lower dish unit 15.

  At the upper end of the lower plate ridge member 413, an operation portion 413b formed so as to protrude to the front surface side is provided, and the lower plate ridge member 413 can be pushed downward with a fingertip or the like. ing. The operation unit 413b of the lower dish unit 15 is always disposed at a position covered by the front frame 14, and can be exposed and operated only when the front frame 14 is opened.

  When opening the lower tray unit 13 in the closed state, first, the front frame 14 is opened so that the operation portion 413b of the lower tray unit 15 can be operated. After that, when the operation unit 413b is pressed against the urging force of the coil spring and the lower plate cage member 413 is moved downward, the lower plate engagement unit 15a provided on the lower plate unit 15 side and the lower plate cage member The engagement state of the 413 with the flange portion 413a is released, and an unlocked state in which the lower plate unit 15 can be opened simply by pulling it forward is possible.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 40 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10. The main controller 561 is equipped with an MPU 701 as a one-chip microcomputer that is an arithmetic unit. The MPU 701 includes a ROM 702 that stores various control programs executed by the MPU 701 and fixed value data, and a memory that temporarily stores various data when the control program stored in the ROM 702 is executed. A certain RAM 703 and other various circuits such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data transmission / reception circuit are incorporated.

  The RAM 703 is configured to hold (backup) data by being supplied with a backup voltage from the power supply device 612 even after the pachinko machine 10 is powered off. The RAM 703 temporarily stores various data and the like. A backup area 703a is provided in addition to a memory and an area for the purpose.

  The backup area 703a stores values such as a stack pointer, each register, and I / O when the power is shut down (including when a power failure occurs, the same applies hereinafter) when the power is shut off due to a power failure or the like. When the power is turned on (including power-on due to power failure cancellation, the same applies hereinafter), the state of the pachinko machine 10 is restored to the state before power-off based on the information in the backup area 703a. Writing to the backup area 703a is executed when the power is turned off by the NMI interrupt process (see FIG. 51), and restoration of each value written to the backup area 703a is executed in the main process at the time of turning on the power (see FIG. 44). . Note that the power failure signal SG1 from the power failure monitoring circuit 742 is input to the NMI terminal (non-maskable interrupt terminal) of the MPU 701 when the power is interrupted due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. Is input immediately, the NMI interrupt process as a power failure process is immediately executed.

  An input / output port 705 is connected to the MPU 701 of the main controller 561 via a bus line 704 including an address bus and a data bus. The input / output port 705 is connected to a RAM erasing switch circuit 743, a payout / emission control device 611, a display control device 505, and other switches not shown.

  The payout launch control device 611 controls payout of prize balls and rental balls by a payout motor 658a. The arithmetic unit MPU 711 includes a ROM 712 storing a control program executed by the MPU 711 and fixed value data, and a RAM 713 used as a work memory.

  Like the RAM 703 of the main control device 561, the RAM 713 of the payout / release control device 611 is configured to hold (backup) data by being supplied with a backup voltage from the power supply device 612 even after the power of the pachinko machine 10 is shut off. Yes. The RAM 713 includes a backup area 713a, a ball exit opening flag 713b, a firing interval counter CHK, a firing excitation counter CHS, a ball feed excitation counter COS, a ball removal excitation counter CNS, a ball feed number counter CTO, A feeding interval counter CTK is provided, and a memory and an area for temporarily storing various data and the like are further provided.

  Further, the payout launch control device 611 controls the launch of the ball launch unit 90 (the launch solenoid 92 and the electromagnet 104) according to the operation of the operation handle 310 by the player. The launch solenoid 92 and the electromagnet 104 have predetermined conditions. Driving is allowed when it is in place. Specifically, the touch sensor detects that the player is touching the operation handle 310, and corresponds to the amount of rotation of the operation handle 310 on the condition that the firing stop switch for stopping the firing is not operated. Then, the launch solenoid 92 is excited, and the game ball is launched with a strength corresponding to the operation amount of the operation handle 310. Further, the payout launch control device 611 performs ball removal control of the game ball sent to the ball launch unit 90.

  The backup area 713a is an area for storing the stack pointer, each register, I / O and other values when the power is shut down when the power is cut off due to a power failure or the like. Based on the information in the backup area 713a, the state of the pachinko machine 10 is restored to the state before the power is shut off. Writing to the backup area 713a is executed when the power is shut off by the NMI interrupt process, and restoration of each value written to the backup area 713a is executed in the main process when the power is turned on. As with the MPU 701 of the main controller 561, the power failure signal SG1 is input to the NMI terminal of the MPU 711 from the power failure monitoring circuit 742 when the power is interrupted due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. When input to the MPU 711, an NMI interrupt process as a power failure process is immediately executed.

  The ball outlet opening flag 713b is a flag for storing the open / closed state of the ball outlet 224a that connects the upper plate 201 and the introduction port 102b (see FIG. 7) of the ball launching unit 90. When the rotation amount detection switch 320 for detecting the operation amount with respect to the operation handle 310 is switched from OFF to ON, the ball outlet opening / closing motor 251 is driven by the ball outlet opening / closing motor driving process (see FIG. 58, S1306) described later to open / close the cover 252. Rises, the ball outlet 224a is opened, and the ball outlet release flag 713b is turned on. On the other hand, when the rotation amount detection switch 320 is switched from on to off, the ball outlet opening / closing motor 251 is driven to close the ball outlet 224a by the opening / closing lid 252, and the ball outlet opening flag 713b is turned off. For this reason, turning off the ball outlet opening flag 713b corresponds to a state in which the ball outlet 224a is closed by the opening / closing lid 252, and turning on the ball outlet opening flag 713b releases the closing of the ball outlet 224a by the opening / closing lid 252. Corresponds to the state.

  The firing interval counter CHK is a counter for measuring the firing interval of the game balls. The pachinko machine 10 is configured such that 100 game balls are fired per minute, and the game ball firing interval is set to 0.6 seconds. In the firing interval counter CHK, a value of “150” is set at the timing when the touch sensor is switched from OFF to ON, and thereafter, a firing control process performed in a cycle of 4 milliseconds (hereinafter referred to as “ms”) (FIG. 56). , S1002), “1” is subtracted every 4 ms. The launch solenoid 92 is excited and the game ball is fired at a timing when the firing interval counter CHK is updated to “0”, that is, 0.6 seconds after the touch sensor is switched from off to on. After the game ball is fired, the state of the touch sensor is confirmed again, and if it is on, the value “150” is set again in the firing interval counter CHK and is repeatedly updated to “0”. Is done. Thereby, a game ball can be periodically fired at intervals of 0.6 seconds. In addition, since the firing solenoid 92 is excited after 0.6 seconds have elapsed after the touch sensor is switched from OFF to ON, it is possible to secure a time for accumulating electric charge in the capacitor. This capacitor is connected to the firing solenoid 92 so that a current for launching the game ball can flow sufficiently in a short period of time, and the operation of the firing solenoid 92 is stabilized by ensuring the charge accumulation time. Is planned.

  The firing excitation counter CHS, the ball feed excitation counter COS, and the ball removal excitation counter CNS are counters for measuring the time for exciting the solenoids 92 and 107 or the electromagnet 104 corresponding to each counter. The launch excitation counter CHS corresponds to the launch solenoid 92, the ball feed excitation counter COS corresponds to the electromagnet 104 of the ball launch unit 90 (ball feed mechanism 94), and the ball release excitation counter CNS corresponds to the ball release solenoid 107. When the value of each counter is greater than “0”, the solenoid 92 or 107 or the electromagnet 104 corresponding to the counter is energized, and the counter value is decremented by “1”, and the counter value becomes “0”. The solenoids 92 and 107 or the electromagnet 104 is not excited. In each counter, a value corresponding to the excitation time required for each operation is written in a later-described firing control process (FIG. 56, S1002) so that the solenoids 92 and 107 and the electromagnet 104 operate appropriately. It has become.

  The ball feed number counter CTO and the ball feed interval counter CTK are counters provided for removing a ball without leaving a game ball staying inside the ball launch unit 90 (ball feed mechanism 94). The ball feed number counter CTO counts the number of times (remaining number) of the ball feed operation in which the electromagnet 104 is excited to send the game ball staying in the ball feed mechanism 94 onto the launch rail 93. Specifically, it is “0”. In this embodiment, a value of “3” is written when the touch sensor is switched from on to off, and the value of the ball feed number counter CTO is incremented by 1 each time the electromagnet 104 is excited and the ball feed operation is performed thereafter. Subtracted. When the ball feed number counter CTO is greater than “0”, the ball feed operation is continuously performed, and when the ball feed operation is performed three times, the ball feed number counter CTO becomes “0” and the ball feed operation is stopped. . Here, in the ball feeding mechanism 94 of the pachinko machine 10 of the present embodiment, a maximum of two balls stay in the portion of the ball feeding mechanism 94 of the ball launching unit 90, and three ball feedings are performed by the touch sensor. If it is performed after turning off, all the game balls in the ball feed mechanism 94 are sent out onto the launch rail 93.

  The ball feeding interval counter CTK is a counter for measuring time intervals of three ball feeding operations performed when the touch sensor is switched from on to off. In the ball feeding interval counter CTK, a value of “100” is written when the ball feeding operation becomes necessary, and thereafter, “1” is repeatedly subtracted by 1 every 4 ms. When the ball feed interval counter CTK becomes “0”, a value is written in the ball feed excitation counter COS, a ball feed operation is performed by the electromagnet 104, and a game ball is sent onto the launch rail 93. When the ball feeding operation is performed again, that is, when the first and second ball feeding operations are performed, the value of “100” is written again in the ball feeding interval counter CTK. Since it takes 0.4 seconds obtained by multiplying 0.4 ms by 100 until the ball feed interval counter CTK is updated from “100” to “0”, the ball feed operation is performed at intervals of 0.4 seconds.

  An input / output port 715 is connected to the MPU 711 of the payout / release control device 611 via a bus line 714 composed of an address bus and a data bus. The input / output port 715 includes a RAM erase switch circuit 743, a main controller 561, a payout motor 658 a, a firing solenoid 92, a ball feeding electromagnet 104, a ball removal solenoid 107, a ball outlet opening / closing motor 251, and a rotation amount detection switch 320. (Not shown) are connected to each other.

  The display control device 505 displays a variation display of the second symbol (ordinary symbol) on the second symbol display device (LED) 82 and a variation display of the first symbol (special symbol) on the first symbol display device (LCD) 81. It is something to control. The display control device 505 includes an MPU 721, a ROM (program ROM) 722, a work RAM 723, a video RAM 724, a character ROM 725, an image controller 726, an input port 727, two output ports 728 and 729, a bus line. 730 and 731. The output side of the main controller 561 is connected to the input side of the input port 727, and the MPU 721, ROM 722, work RAM 723, and image controller 726 are connected to the output side of the input port 727 and the output port via the bus line 729. 728 is connected. A second symbol display device 82 and an audio lamp control device 562 are connected to the output side of the output port 728. Further, an output port 729 is connected to the image controller 726 via a bus line 731, and the first symbol display device 81 is connected to the output side of the output port 729.

  The MPU 721 of the display control device 505 controls the display contents of the first symbol display device 81 and the second symbol display device 82 based on the symbol display command transmitted from the main control device 561. The ROM 722 is a memory for storing various control programs and fixed value data executed by the MPU 721, and the work RAM 723 is for temporarily storing work data and flags used when the MPU 721 executes various programs. Memory.

  The video RAM 724 is a memory for storing display data displayed on the first symbol display device 81, and the display content of the first symbol display device 81 is changed by rewriting the contents of the video RAM 724. The character ROM 725 is a memory for storing character data such as symbols displayed on the first symbol display device 81. The image controller 726 adjusts the timings of the MPU 721, the video RAM 724, and the output port 729 to intervene in reading and writing data, and also reads display data stored in the video RAM 724 from the character ROM 725 at a predetermined timing. It is displayed on the symbol display device 81.

  The power supply device 612 includes a power supply unit 741 for supplying power to each part of the pachinko machine 10, a power failure monitoring circuit 742 for monitoring power interruption due to a power failure and the like, and a RAM erase switch circuit 743 having a RAM erase switch 623. ing. The power supply unit 741 supplies necessary operating voltages to the main control device 561, the payout / release control device 611, and the like through a power supply path (not shown). As its outline, the power supply unit 741 takes in an AC 24 volt voltage supplied from the outside, a 12 volt voltage for driving various switches, solenoids, motors, etc., a 5 volt voltage for logic, a RAM A backup voltage or the like for backup is generated, and the 12 volt voltage, the 5 volt voltage, and the backup voltage are supplied to the main controller 561, the payout control device 611, and the like.

  The power failure monitoring circuit 742 is a circuit for outputting a power failure signal SG1 to each NMI terminal of the MPU 701 of the main control device 561 and the MPU 711 of the payout launch control device 611 when the power is shut down due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. The power failure monitoring circuit 742 monitors the voltage of DC stable 24 volts, which is the maximum voltage output from the power supply unit 741, and determines that a power failure (power shutdown) occurs when this voltage is less than 22 volts. Power failure signal SG1 is output to main controller 561 and payout launch controller 611. Based on the output of the power failure signal SG1, the main controller 561 and the payout launch controller 611 recognize the occurrence of the power failure and execute the NMI interrupt process. Note that the power supply unit 741 outputs a voltage of 5 volts, which is a drive voltage of the control system, for a time sufficient to execute the NMI interrupt processing even after the voltage of 24 VDC is less than 22 volts. Is maintained at a normal value. Therefore, main controller 561 and payout launch controller 611 can normally execute and complete the NMI interrupt process.

  The RAM erase switch circuit 743 is a circuit that outputs a RAM erase signal SG2 for clearing backup data to the main control device 561 and the payout / release control device 611 when the RAM erase switch 623 is pressed. When the RAM erase signal SG2 is input when the pachinko machine 10 is turned on, the main controller 561 and the payout launch controller 611 clear the data in the respective backup areas 703a and 713a.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 41 and FIG. 42, the 1st symbol displayed on the 1st symbol display apparatus 81 and the display screen of the 1st symbol display apparatus 81 are demonstrated. FIG. 41 is a drawing individually showing the first symbol. FIG. 42 is a diagram for explaining the display screen of the first symbol display device 81, and FIG. 42 (a) is a diagram schematically showing the area division setting and the effective line setting of the display screen, FIG. 42B is a diagram illustrating an actual display screen.

  The first symbol is composed of ten types of main symbols with numbers from “0” to “9” and one type of sub-pattern of petal shape formed smaller than this main symbol. As shown in FIG. 41 (a) to FIG. 41 (i), each main symbol is configured by attaching numbers “0” to “9” on a rear symbol made of a wooden box, of which an odd number ( The main symbols with 1,3,5,7,9) have a large number added to almost the front of the wooden box. On the other hand, the main symbols with even numbers (0, 2, 4, 6, 8) are attached to the front of the wooden box almost fully, and attached symbols imitating characters such as furoshiki and helmets are added. An even number is small in green on the lower right side of the attached symbol and is added so as to be displayed on the front side of the attached symbol.

  Moreover, although mentioned later for details, in the pachinko machine 10 of this embodiment, it is comprised so that a big hit may generate | occur | produce when the same main symbol is prepared. In this case, the main symbol to which the odd number is added corresponds to a “high probability symbol”, and when the high probability symbols all come together and the jackpot is reached, the special winning state 65a is released a predetermined number of times over a predetermined time period. After that, it shifts to a high probability state. On the other hand, the main symbol to which an even number is added corresponds to a “low probability symbol”, and when the low probability symbols are all in a big win, the special game state is entered, but in such a case, the high probability state is not entered. . Here, the high probability state is a state in which the combination of the first symbol becomes a jackpot as a combination of the predetermined probability variation symbols, and the subsequent jackpot probability is increased as added value, that is, when so-called probability variation (probability change). Say. Further, the normal state (low probability state) refers to a time when the probability of hitting is not probable, and refers to a state where the probability of jackpot is normal, that is, a state where the probability of jackpot is lower than that during probability change.

  Next, the display screen of the first symbol display device 81 will be described. As shown in FIG. 42 (a), the display screen of the first symbol display device 81 is roughly divided into two in the vertical direction, and the lower 2/3 is the main display area Dm in which the first symbol is variably displayed. The upper third is a sub display area Ds for displaying a notice effect and a character.

  In the main display area Dm, three symbol rows Z1, Z2, and Z3 of left, middle, and right are displayed. In each of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3, the above-described first symbols are displayed in a prescribed order. That is, in each symbol row Z1 to Z3, main symbols are arranged in ascending or descending numerical order, and one sub symbol is arranged between each main symbol. For this reason, a total of 20 first symbols of 10 main symbols and 10 sub-symbols are set in each symbol row, and each symbol row Z1 to Z3 is scrolled from top to bottom with periodicity. The display is changed. In particular, the left symbol row Z1 is arranged so that the numbers of the main symbols appear in descending order, and the middle symbol row Z2 and the right symbol row Z3 are arranged so that the numbers of the main symbols appear in ascending order.

  In the main display area Dm, the first symbols are displayed in the upper, middle, and lower three rows for each symbol row Z1 to Z3. Accordingly, the first symbol display device 81 displays a total of nine first symbols of 3 rows × 3 columns. In the main display area Dm, five effective lines, that is, an upper line L1, a middle line L2, a lower line L3, a right rising line L4, and a left rising line L5 are set. In each game, the variable display stops in the order of the left symbol row Z1 → the right symbol row Z3 → the middle symbol row Z2, and the combination of jackpot symbols on any active line at the time of the stop (in this embodiment, A jackpot moving image is displayed as a jackpot if the same combination of main symbols is arranged.

  The sub display area Ds is horizontally long above the main display area Dm, and is further equally divided into three notice areas Ds1 to Ds3 in the left-right direction. Here, the left and right notice areas Ds1, Ds3 are normally covered with a double-open opaque door that is electrically opened and closed by a solenoid, and sometimes the solenoid is excited and the door is opened to the front side. The display area is visible to the player. The center notice area Ds2 is a display area that is always visible without being covered by the door.

  On the actual display screen, as shown in FIG. 42B, a total of nine main symbols and sub-designs of the first symbol are displayed in the main display area Dm. In the sub display area Ds, the left and right doors are closed, and the left and right notice areas Ds1 and Ds3 are covered and the display screen cannot be visually recognized. If either one of the left and right doors or both doors are opened during the variable display, a video is displayed in the left and right notice areas Ds1 and Ds3, and it is easy for the player to change to a big hit than usual. It is suggested. In the center notice area Ds2, a predetermined character (a boy with a bee in this embodiment) usually performs a predetermined action and sometimes performs a special action different from the predetermined action or another character appears. The announcement effect is performed by putting out. The display screen of the first symbol display device 81 is basically divided into upper and lower display areas Dm, Ds, but displays the first symbol, characters, etc. larger across the display areas Dm, Ds. A display effect can be performed.

  Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 10 configured as described above will be described. In the present embodiment, the MPU 701 in the main control device 561 uses various counter information during the game to perform jackpot lottery, setting the symbol display of the first symbol display device 81, and the like. Specifically, As shown in FIG. 43, when the jackpot random number counter C1 used for the jackpot lottery, the jackpot symbol counter C2 used for selection of the jackpot symbol of the first symbol display device 81, and the first symbol display device 81 fluctuate and change. Reach random number counter C3 used for reach lottery, random number initial value counter CINI used for initial value setting of jackpot random number counter C1, variation type counters CS1 and CS2 used for variation pattern selection of the first symbol display device 81, , Left, middle and right out symbol counters CL, CM, CR used to set each out symbol in the left, middle and right columns It is set to be there. The second symbol random number counter C4 is used for the lottery of the second symbol display device 82.

  Among these, the counters C1 to C3, CINI, CS1, and CS2 are loop counters that each add 1 to the previous value and return to 0 after reaching the maximum value. Further, the out symbol counters CL, CM, CR are configured such that register values are added using the R register (refresh register) in the MPU 701, and as a result, the numerical values change randomly. Each counter is updated at short time intervals, and the updated value is appropriately stored in a counter buffer set in a predetermined area of the RAM 703. The RAM 703 is provided with a holding ball storage area composed of one execution area and four holding areas (holding first to fourth areas). Each value of the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot symbol counter C2 and the reach random number counter C3 is stored in accordance with the winning timing of the game ball.

  For details of each counter, the jackpot random number counter C1 is configured such that, for example, 1 is sequentially added within a range of 0 to 676, and after reaching the maximum value (that is, 676), it returns to 0. In particular, when the jackpot random number counter C1 makes one round, the value of the random number initial value counter CINI at that time is read as the initial value of the jackpot random number counter C1. The random number initial value counter CINI is configured as a loop counter that is updated within the same range as the jackpot random number counter C1 (value = 0 to 676), and is updated once every timer interrupt and within the remaining time of normal processing. Will be updated repeatedly. The jackpot random number counter C1 is updated periodically (once every timer interruption in the present embodiment), and stored in the reserved ball storage area of the RAM 703 at the timing when the game ball wins the first entrance 64. The number of random number values that are jackpots is set at low probability and high probability, and the number of random numbers that are jackpots at low probability is 2, and the value is “337,673”. There are 10 random numbers that are big hits at high probability, and the values are “67, 131, 199, 269, 337, 401, 463, 523, 601, 661”.

  The jackpot symbol counter C2 determines a symbol when the fluctuation of the first symbol display device 81 is stopped in the case of a jackpot. In the present embodiment, the first symbol display device 81 has five effective lines. Since 10 kinds of specific symbols (main symbols) are set, 50 (0 to 49) counter values are prepared. In other words, the jackpot symbol counter C2 is incremented one by one within the range of 0 to 49, and after reaching the maximum value (ie 49), returns to 0. The jackpot symbol counter C2 is updated periodically (once every timer interruption in this embodiment), and stored in the reserved ball storage area of the RAM 703 at the timing when the game ball wins the first entrance 64.

  For example, the reach random number counter C3 is incremented one by one within a range of 0 to 238, for example, and reaches a maximum value (that is, 238) and then returns to 0. In the present embodiment, the reach random number counter C3 causes the final stop symbol after the occurrence of reach to stop by shifting the last stop symbol by one before and after the reach symbol, and the final stop symbol after the occurrence of reach also reaches the reach symbol. “Reach other than front / rear off” that stops at times other than before and “completely out” that does not cause reach. For example, the reach random number counter C3 = 0, 1 corresponds to the front / rear out of reach, the reach random number counter C3 = 2-21 corresponds to the reach other than the front / rear out, and the reach random number counter C3 = 22-238 corresponds to the complete out. The reach lottery may be set individually according to the state of the lottery probability of the first symbol display device 81, the number of suspended balls at the start of change, and the like. The reach random number counter C3 is updated periodically (once every timer interruption in this embodiment), and stored in the reserved ball storage area of the RAM 703 at the timing when the game ball wins the first entrance 64.

  Of the two variation type counters CS1 and CS2, one variation type counter CS1 is incremented one by one within a range of 0 to 198, for example, and reaches a maximum value (that is, 198) and then returns to 0. On the other hand, the other variation type counter CS2 is, for example, incremented one by one within a range of 0 to 240, and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 240). In the following description, CS1 is also referred to as “first variation type counter”, and CS2 is also referred to as “second variation type counter”.

  The first variation type counter CS1 determines the reach type of the first symbol, such as so-called normal reach, super reach, premium reach, and other rough symbol variation modes, and the second variation type counter CS2 determines the final stop symbol ( In the present embodiment, a more detailed symbol variation mode such as an elapsed time (in other words, the number of variation symbols) until the middle symbol) stops is determined. Therefore, a variety of variation patterns can be easily realized by combining these variation type counters CS1 and CS2. It is also possible to determine the symbol variation mode only by the first variation type counter CS1, or to determine the symbol variation mode similarly by combining the first variation type counter CS1 and the stop symbol. The variation type counters CS1 and CS2 are updated once every time a normal process to be described later is executed once, and are repeatedly updated even within the remaining time in the normal process. Then, the buffer values of the variation type counters CS1 and CS2 are acquired when the variation pattern is determined when the first symbol display device 81 starts the variation of the first symbol.

  The left, middle and right off symbol counters CL, CM and CR are used to determine the stop symbol of the left symbol row Z1, the middle symbol row Z2 and the right symbol row Z3 when the big hit lottery is missed. There are 20 first symbols in total, including the main symbol and the sub symbol, in each row of each column, so 20 counter values (0 to 19) are prepared for each. The left, upper, middle and lower symbols are determined by the out symbol counter CL, the upper, middle and lower symbols are determined by the out symbol counter CM, and the right symbol column is determined by the out symbol counter CR. The top, middle and bottom symbols are determined.

  In this embodiment, the values of the counters CL, CM, and CR are randomly updated by using the numerical value of the R register built in the MPU 701. That is, when each outlier symbol counter CL, CM, CR is updated, the lower 3 bits of the R register are added to the previous value, and when the addition result exceeds the maximum value, the current value is determined by subtracting 20. The Each outlier symbol counter CL, CM, CR is updated in the normal processing so that the update times do not overlap, and the combination of these outlier symbol counters CL, CM, CR is the reach of the RAM 703 front / rear symbol symbol buffer, reach other than front / rear out It is stored in either the symbol buffer or the completely off symbol buffer. Then, when determining the variation pattern at the start of variation of the first symbol, the buffer value of any one of the front and rear outreach symbol buffer, the reach symbol buffer other than front and rear outlier and the completely out symbol symbol buffer is acquired according to the value of the reach random number counter C3. The

  In addition, the magnitude | size and range of each counter are only examples, and can be changed arbitrarily. However, if importance is attached to irregularity, it is desirable that the jackpot random number counter C1, the reach random number counter C3, and the variation type counters CS1 and CS2 are all different prime numbers and are not synchronized in any case.

  The second symbol random number counter C4 is configured as a loop counter that is incremented one by one within a range of 0 to 250, for example, and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 250). The second symbol random number counter C4 is updated periodically (once every timer interruption in the present embodiment), and it is detected that the game ball has passed either the left or right second entrance (through gate) 67. Get when it is done. The number of random number values to be won is 149, and the range is “5 to 153”.

  Next, each control process executed by the MPU 701 in the main controller 561 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 44 to 51. The processing of the MPU 701 is roughly divided into a main processing that is started when the power is turned on, a timer interrupt processing that is started periodically (in this embodiment, at a cycle of 2 ms), and a power failure signal SG1 to the NMI terminal. There is an NMI interrupt process activated by input. For convenience of explanation, the timer interrupt process and the NMI interrupt process will be described first, and then the main process will be described.

  FIG. 49 is a flowchart showing the timer interrupt process. The timer interrupt process is executed by the MPU 701 of the main controller 561 every 2 ms, for example. In the timer interruption process, first, reading process of various winning switches is executed (S601). That is, the state of various switches (excluding the RAM erase switch 623) connected to the main controller 561 is read, and the state of the switch is determined and the detection information (winning detection information) is stored. Next, the random number initial value counter CINI is updated (S602). Specifically, the random number initial value counter CINI is incremented by 1 and cleared to 0 when the counter value reaches the maximum value (676 in this embodiment). Then, the update value of the random number initial value counter CINI is stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 703.

  Further, the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot symbol counter C2 and the reach random number counter C3 are updated (S603). Specifically, the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot symbol counter C2 and the reach random number counter C3 are each incremented by 1 and their counter values reach the maximum values (in the present embodiment, 676, 49 and 238, respectively). Each time it is cleared to 0. Then, the updated values of the counters C1 to C3 are stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 703. After that, a start winning process is performed in accordance with winning in the first entrance 64 (S604).

  This start winning process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, it is determined from the detection information of the operation port switch 524 whether or not the game ball has won (start winning) at the first entrance 64 (S701). If it is determined that the game ball has won the first entrance 64 (S701: Yes), is the number N of pending action balls of the first symbol display device 81 less than the upper limit (4 in this embodiment)? It is determined whether or not (S702). If there is a winning at the first entrance 64 and the number N of activated balls is less than 4 (S702: Yes), the number N of activated balls is incremented by 1 (S703), and further updated in step S603. The values of the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot symbol counter C2, and the reach random number counter C3 are stored in the first area among the empty reserved areas in the reserved ball storage area of the RAM 703 (S704). On the other hand, there is no winning at the first entrance 64 (S701: No), or even if there is a winning at the first entrance 64, if the number N of operational reserves is not less than 4 (S702: No). , S703 and S704 are skipped, and the start winning process is terminated. After the start winning process is completed, the MPU 701 once ends the timer interrupt process.

  In addition, when the game ball wins the first entrance 64 (start winning), the first symbol display device 81 starts the variable display of the first symbol, but after the start winning, There is a restriction that a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds) must elapse before the symbol changes and the symbol stops. Therefore, in the start winning process, when a start winning is confirmed, a timer for measuring the elapsed time after the start winning is set after each counter value storing process (S704). Specifically, since the start winning process is executed at a cycle of 2 ms, for example, in order to measure an elapsed time of 5 seconds, a numerical value “2500” is set in the timer, and the timer value is incremented by 1 for each start winning process. Subtract. This timer value is stored and managed in the reserved ball storage area of the RAM 703 together with the values of the respective counters C1 to C3. In setting the first symbol variation pattern, which will be described later, the timer value is referred to, and a variation pattern is set according to the remaining time (so that the symbol variation is stopped after a predetermined time has elapsed).

  FIG. 51 is a flowchart showing the NMI interrupt process. The NMI interrupt process is executed by the MPU 701 of the main controller 561 when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is shut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. By this NMI interrupt processing, the state of the main controller 561 at the time of power shut-off is stored in the backup area 703a of the RAM 703. That is, when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure, the power failure signal SG1 is output from the power failure monitoring circuit 742 to the NMI terminal of the MPU 701 in the main controller 561, and the MPU 701 interrupts the control being executed. NMI interrupt processing is started. The NMI interrupt processing program of FIG. 51 is stored in the ROM 702 of the main controller 561. For a predetermined time after the power failure signal SG1 is output, power is supplied from the power supply unit 741 so that the processing of the main controller 561 can be executed, and the NMI interrupt processing is executed within the predetermined time.

  In the NMI interrupt process, first, the used register is saved in the backup area 703a of the RAM 703 (S801), and the value of the stack pointer is stored in the backup area 703a (S802). Further, the occurrence information of the power shutdown is set in the backup area 703a (S803), and a power shutdown notification command indicating that the power is shut off is transmitted to another control device (S804). A RAM determination value is calculated and stored in the backup area 703a (S805). The RAM determination value is, for example, a checksum value at the work area address of the RAM 703. Thereafter, access to the RAM 703 is prohibited (S806), and the infinite loop is continued until the power supply is completely shut down and the processing cannot be executed.

  The above NMI interrupt process is executed in the same manner in the payout / release control device 611. With this NMI interrupt process, the state of the payout / release control device 611 when the power is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like is stored in the backup area 713a of the RAM 713. Is remembered. Similarly, the power supply unit 741 supplies power so that the process of the payout / discharge control device 611 can be executed for a predetermined time after the power failure signal SG1 is output. That is, when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like, the power failure signal SG1 is output from the power failure monitoring circuit 742 to the NMI terminal of the MPU 711 in the payout and emission control device 611, and the MPU 711 interrupts the control being executed. Then, the NMI interrupt process of FIG. 51 is started. The contents are the same as described above, except that the power-off notification command is not transmitted in step S804.

  FIG. 44 is a flowchart showing main processing executed by the MPU 701 in the main controller 561. This main process is started by a reset at power-on. In the main process, first, an initial setting process associated with power-on is executed (S101). Specifically, in order to set a predetermined value in the stack pointer and wait for the sub-side control devices (sound lamp control device 562, payout launch control device 611, etc.) to become operable. , Wait processing (for example, about 1 second) is executed. Next, after a payout permission command is transmitted to the payout launch control device 611 (S102), access to the RAM 703 is permitted (S103).

  Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the RAM erase switch 623 provided in the power supply device 612 is turned on (S104). If it is turned on (S104: Yes), processing is performed to clear (erase) the backup data. The process proceeds to S114. On the other hand, if the RAM erasure switch 623 is not turned on (S104: No), it is further determined whether or not the information on occurrence of power interruption is stored in the backup area 703a of the RAM 703 (S105). (S105: No), since backup data is not stored, in this case as well, the process proceeds to S114. If the occurrence information of power shutdown is stored in the backup area 703a (S105: Yes), the RAM judgment value is calculated (S106), and the calculated RAM judgment value is not normal (S107: No), that is, calculated. If the RAM determination value does not match the RAM determination value stored when the power is shut off, the backed up data has been destroyed. In such a case as well, the process proceeds to S114. As described above, the RAM determination value is, for example, a checksum value at the work area address of the RAM 703. Instead of the RAM determination value, the validity of the backup may be determined based on whether or not the keyword written in a predetermined area of the RAM 703 is correctly stored.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine 10, when RAM data is initialized when the power is turned on, for example, at the start of business in a hall, the power is turned on while pressing the RAM erase switch 623. Therefore, if the RAM erase switch 623 is pressed, the process proceeds to the RAM initialization process (S114 to S116). Similarly, when the information on occurrence of power shutdown is not set or when a backup abnormality is confirmed by the RAM determination value (checksum value or the like), the process proceeds to initialization processing (S114 to S116) of the RAM 703 in the same manner. That is, in the RAM initialization process from S114, the used area of the RAM 703 is cleared to 0 (S114), and the initial value of the RAM 703 is set (S115). Thereafter, the interrupt is permitted (S116), and the process proceeds to normal processing described later.

  On the other hand, if the RAM erase switch 623 is not turned on (S104: No), the occurrence information of power shutdown is stored (S105: Yes), and the RAM judgment value (checksum value etc.) is normal ( (S107: Yes), the process proceeds to S108, and a process at the time of power recovery (a process at the time of power-off restoration) is executed. That is, in the power recovery process, the stack pointer at the time of power interruption is restored (S108), and the information on occurrence of power interruption is cleared (S109). Next, a power-return command for returning the sub-side control device to the gaming state at the time of power-off is transmitted (S110), and the used register is returned from the backup area 703a of the RAM 703 (S111). Further, it is confirmed whether or not the interrupt is permitted before the power is turned off (S112). If the interrupt is permitted (S112: Yes), the interrupt is permitted (S113). On the other hand, the interrupt is prohibited when the power is turned off. If it is in the state (S112: No), the processing is returned to the address before the power is shut off while the interruption is prohibited.

  Next, normal processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In this normal process, the main process of the game is executed. As an outline, each process of S201 to S207 is executed as a periodic process with a period of 4 ms, and the counter update process of S209 and S210 is executed in the remaining time.

  In the normal processing, first, output data such as a command updated in the previous processing is transmitted to each control device on the sub side (S201). Specifically, the presence / absence of winning detection information is determined, and if there is winning detection information, a winning ball payout command corresponding to the number of acquired game balls is transmitted to the payout launch control device 611. Further, a stop symbol command, a variation pattern command, a confirmation command, and the like are transmitted to the display control device 505 when the first symbol display device 81 displays the variation of the first symbol. In addition, after the start of the first symbol variation, each time normal processing is performed in the following order: variation pattern command → stop symbol command for left symbol column Z1 → stop symbol command for middle symbol column Z2 → stop symbol command for right symbol column Z3 The commands are transmitted one by one (that is, one every 4 ms), and the confirmation command is transmitted at the end of the fluctuation time.

  Next, each value of the variation type counters CS1 and CS2 is updated (S202). Specifically, the variation type counters CS1 and CS2 are incremented by 1, and are cleared to 0 when the counter values reach the maximum values (198 and 240 in this embodiment). Then, the update values of the variation type counters CS 1 and CS 2 are stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 703. Further, the outlier counters CL, CM, and CR of the left symbol row Z1, the middle symbol row Z2, and the right symbol row Z3 are updated by the off symbol counter updating process (S203).

  Here, with reference to FIG. 46, the off symbol counter update process will be described. First, it is determined whether or not it is the update time of the out symbol counter CL of the left symbol row Z1 (S301), and if it is the update time (S301: Yes), the out symbol counter CL of the left symbol row Z1 is updated (S303). . Next, if it is not the update time of the left symbol row Z1 (S301: No), it is determined whether it is the update time of the out symbol counter CM of the middle symbol row Z2 (S302), and if it is the update time (S302: Yes). ), The outlier symbol counter CM of the middle symbol row Z2 is updated (S304). Furthermore, if it is not the update time of the middle symbol row Z2 (S302: No), the update symbol counter CR of the right symbol row Z3 is updated because it is the update time of the right symbol row Z3 (S305).

  In updating outlier symbol counters CL, CM, and CR in each of the processes of S303 to S305, the value of the lower 3 bits of the R register is added to the previous counter value, and 20 is added when the addition result exceeds the maximum value. Subtraction is performed, and the result of the calculation is taken as the current value of the symbol counters CL, CM, CR. According to the update process of CL, CM, CR, the outlier counters CL, CM, CR of the left symbol row Z1, the middle symbol row Z2, and the right symbol row Z3 are sequentially updated one by one in one normal process. Therefore, the update times of the counter values do not overlap. Thus, every time the normal process is executed three times, the set symbol counters CL, CM, and CR are updated for one set.

  Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the combination of the updated off symbol counters CL, CM, and CR is a jackpot symbol combination (S306). finish. If it is not a jackpot symbol combination (S306: No), it is determined whether or not it is a reach symbol combination (S307). If it is a reach symbol combination (S307: Yes), then it is a back and forth reach It is determined whether or not there is (S308). If it is a combination of front and rear detach reach (S308: Yes), the combination of the detachment symbol counters CL, CM and CR at that time is stored in the front and rear detach reach symbol buffer of the RAM 703 (S309). If the detachment symbol counters CL, CM, CR are a combination of reach other than front / rear detachment (S308: No), the combination of the detachment symbol counters CL, CM, CR at that time is stored in the reach symbol buffer other than front / rear detachment in the RAM 703 (S310). ). If the combination of outlier symbol counters CL, CM, CR is not a combination of jackpot symbol (S306: No) and not a combination of reach symbols (S307: No), the combination of outlier symbol counters CL, CM, CR is a reach symbol. In such a case, the combination of the off symbol counters CL, CM, CR is stored in the complete off symbol buffer of the RAM 703 (S311).

  After completion of the off symbol counter CL, CM, CR update processing (S203), the process returns to the normal processing of FIG. A first symbol variation process for performing variation display of the first symbol by the one symbol display device 81 is executed (S205). By this first symbol variation process, jackpot determination, variation setting of the first symbol, and the like are performed. Details of the first symbol variation process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  After the end of the first symbol variation process, a large opening opening / closing process for opening or closing the specific winning opening (large opening) 65a of the variable winning device 32 is executed in the case of the big win state (S206). That is, the specific winning opening 65a is opened for each round of the big hit state, and it is determined whether the maximum opening time of the specific winning opening 65a has elapsed or whether a predetermined number of game balls have been won in the specific winning opening 65a. When any of these conditions is met, the specific winning opening 65a is closed. At this time, the specific winning opening 65a is allowed to be continuously opened on condition that the game ball has passed the specific area, and this is repeatedly executed for a predetermined number of rounds.

  Next, display control of the second symbol (for example, symbol “◯” or “x”) by the second symbol display device 82 is executed (S207). Briefly, on the condition that the game ball has passed through the second entrance (through gate) 67, the value of the second symbol random number counter C4 is acquired at the timing of passing and the second symbol display device 82. In the display unit 83, the second symbol variation display is performed. Then, the lottery of the second symbol is performed based on the value of the second symbol random number counter C4, and when the second symbol is hit, the electric accessory attached to the first entrance 64 is released for a predetermined time. Although not shown, the second symbol random number counter C4 is also updated by the timer interrupt process shown in FIG. 49, like the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot symbol counter C2, and the reach random number counter C3.

  Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the next normal process execution timing has been reached, that is, whether or not a predetermined time (4 ms in the present embodiment) has elapsed since the start of the previous normal process (S208). If (S208: Yes), the process proceeds to S201, and the processes after S201 described above are repeatedly executed.

  On the other hand, if the predetermined time has not yet elapsed from the start of the previous normal processing (S208: No), the random number initial is within the remaining time until the predetermined time is reached, that is, until the next normal processing execution timing. The value counter CINI and the variation type counters CS1 and CS2 are repeatedly updated (S209, S210). First, the random number initial value counter CINI is updated (S209). Specifically, the random number initial value counter CINI is incremented by 1 and cleared to 0 when the counter value reaches the maximum value (676 in this embodiment). Then, the update value of the random number initial value counter CINI is stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 703. Next, the fluctuation type counters CS1 and CS2 are updated (S210). Specifically, the variation type counters CS1 and CS2 are incremented by 1, and are cleared to 0 when the counter values reach the maximum values (198 and 240 in this embodiment). Then, the update values of the variation type counters CS 1 and CS 2 are stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 703.

  Here, since the execution time of each process of S201-S207 changes according to the state of the game, the remaining time until the next normal process execution timing is not constant and varies. Therefore, by repeatedly updating the random number initial value counter CINI using the remaining time, the random number initial value counter CINI (that is, the initial value of the big hit random number counter C1) can be updated at random. Similarly, The variation type counters CS1 and CS2 can also be updated at random.

  Next, the first symbol variation process (S205) will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. In the first symbol variation process, first, it is determined whether or not a big hit is currently being made (S401). The jackpot includes a jackpot game displayed on the first symbol display device 81 in the case of a jackpot and a predetermined time after the jackpot game ends. As a result of the determination, if it is a big hit (S401: Yes), this processing is terminated as it is.

  If it is not a big hit (S401: No), it is determined whether or not the first symbol display device 81 is displaying the variation of the first symbol (S402), and if the first symbol is not being varied (S402: No), it is determined whether or not the number N of actuated balls of the first symbol display device 81 is greater than 0 (S403). If the number N of active suspension balls is 0 (S403: No), this process is ended as it is. If the number of the operation holding balls N> 0 (S403: Yes), the operation holding ball number N is decremented by 1 (S404), and the data stored in the holding ball storage area is shifted (S405). This data shift process is a process of sequentially shifting the data stored in the reserved first to fourth areas of the reserved ball storage area to the execution area side, and the reserved first area → execution area, reserved second area → The data in each area is shifted such as the first hold area, the third hold area → the second hold area, the fourth hold area → the third hold area. After the data shift process, the first symbol variation start process is executed (S406). The variation start process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In the process of S402, when the variation of the first symbol is being displayed (S402: Yes), it is determined whether or not the variation time has elapsed (S407). The variation time of the first symbol is determined according to the variation pattern of the first symbol, and the execution of the process of S408 is skipped until the variation time has elapsed (S407: No). On the other hand, if the fluctuation time of the first symbol elapses (S407: Yes), the confirmation command set for the confirmation of the stop symbol is set (S408), and this process is terminated.

  Next, the variation start process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In the fluctuation start process (S406), first, it is determined whether or not a big hit is made based on the value of the big hit random number counter C1 stored in the execution area of the reserved ball storage area (S501). Whether or not the jackpot is determined is based on the relationship between the jackpot random number counter value and the mode at that time. As described above, “337,673” is the winning value among the numerical values 0 to 676 of the jackpot random number counter C1 at the normal low probability, and “67, 131, 199, 269, 337, 401, 463, 523” at the high probability. “601, 661” is the winning value.

  When it is determined that the game is a big hit (S501: Yes), the symbol corresponding to the value of the jackpot symbol counter C2 stored in the execution area of the reserved ball storage area, that is, the jackpot symbol is the value of the jackpot symbol counter C2 and the symbol. The symbol is obtained based on a table (not shown) representing the corresponding relationship, and the symbol is set as a stop symbol command (S502). At this time, the numbers 0 to 49 of the jackpot symbol counter C2 correspond to any of the 50 jackpot symbols on all five active lines, and any one of the 50 jackpot symbols is set in the stop symbol command. Is done. Among these jackpot symbols, when a predetermined specific symbol (in this embodiment, an odd-numbered main symbol) is arranged, the process proceeds to a probabilistic state, but a symbol that is not a specific symbol (in this embodiment, an even number) When the numbers are aligned with the main symbols), the state does not shift to the probability variation state.

  Next, the variation pattern of the first symbol until it stops at the jackpot symbol is determined, and the variation pattern is set in the variation pattern command (S503). At this time, the values of the variation type counters CS1 and CS2 stored in the counter buffer of the RAM 703 are checked, and the reach type such as normal reach, super reach, premium reach, etc., and other roughly based on the value of the first variation type counter CS1 And the elapsed time until the final stop symbol (in this embodiment, middle symbol Z2) stops after occurrence of reach based on the value of the second variation type counter CS2 (in other words, the number of variable symbols) ) Etc. to determine a finer pattern variation mode. The relationship between the numerical value of the first variation type counter CS1 and the reach pattern and the relationship between the numerical value of the second variation type counter CS2 and the stop symbol time are respectively defined in advance by a table or the like. However, the variation pattern can be set using only the value of the first variation type counter CS1 without using the value of the second variation type counter CS2. Whether to set the pattern or to set the pattern with both values of both variation type counters CS1 and CS2 is appropriately determined according to the value of the first variation type counter CS1 and the game conditions each time. The same applies to the setting of the fluctuation pattern in the case of performing front / rear out of reach display, reach display other than front / rear out, and complete out of display described later.

  If it is determined in step S501 that the game is not a big hit (S501: No), it is determined whether or not a reach has occurred based on the value of the reach random number counter C3 stored in the execution area of the reserved ball storage area ( If a reach has occurred (S504: Yes), it is also determined whether or not the front / rear reach has been reached based on the value of the reach random number counter C3 (S505). In the present embodiment, the value of the reach random number counter C3 is any one of 0 to 238, of which “0, 1” corresponds to the out-of-front reach and “2-21” corresponds to the reach other than the back-and-forth out- “22 to 238” corresponds to no reach (complete detachment).

  When the front / rear out of reach has occurred (S505: Yes), the left, middle, and right out of symbol counters CL, CM, CR stored in the front / rear out of reach design buffer of the RAM 703 are set as stop symbol commands ( S506). In addition, a fluctuation pattern for front / rear out of reach display is determined and the fluctuation pattern is set in a fluctuation pattern command (S507). At this time, similarly to the processing of S503, the values of the variation type counters CS1 and CS2 stored in the counter buffer of the RAM 703 are checked, and the normal reach, super reach, and premium reach are determined based on the value of the first variation type counter CS1. The reach type (such as the middle symbol in the present embodiment) is stopped after the occurrence of the reach based on the value of the second variation type counter CS2 In other words, a more detailed symbol variation mode such as the number of variation symbols) is determined.

  When a reach other than front / rear out is generated (S505: No), each value of left, middle and right out of symbol counters CL, CM, CR stored in the reach symbol buffer other than front / rear out of RAM 703 is set as a stop symbol command. (S508). Further, a variation pattern for reach display other than front / rear deviation is determined, and the variation pattern is set in a variation pattern command (S509). At this time, the variation pattern is determined based on the values of the variation type counters CS1 and CS2 stored in the counter buffer of the RAM 703, as in the process of S503.

  If neither big hit nor reach (S501: No, S504: No), the left, middle, and right out symbol counters CL, CM, and CR stored in the complete out symbol buffer of the RAM 703 are stopped. The symbol command is set (S510). Also, a variation pattern for complete out-of-range display is determined, and the variation pattern is set as a variation pattern command (S511). At this time, the variation pattern is determined based on the values of the variation type counters CS1 and CS2 stored in the counter buffer of the RAM 703, as in the process of S503. As described above, when the setting of the stop symbol command and the variation pattern command is completed in any of the big hit, the reach occurrence, and the non-reach occurrence, this processing is ended.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 52, the payout and launch control executed by the MPU 711 in the payout launch control device 611 will be described. FIG. 52 is a flowchart showing a main process of the payout / discharge control device 611, and this main process is started by a reset at power-on.

  First, initial setting processing accompanying power-on is executed (S901). Specifically, a predetermined value set in advance is set in the stack pointer, and an interrupt mode is set. Next, it waits for reception of the payout permission command transmitted from the main controller 561 (S902: No). When a payout permission command is received (S902: Yes), RAM access is permitted (S903), and an external interrupt vector is set (S904).

  Thereafter, data backup processing is executed for the RAM 713 in the MPU 711. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the RAM erase switch 623 provided in the power supply device 612 is pressed (S905). If it is turned on (S905: Yes), the backup data is cleared (erased). The process proceeds to S915. On the other hand, if the RAM erasure switch 623 is not turned on (S905: No), it is further determined whether or not the power interruption occurrence information is stored in the backup area 713a of the RAM 713 (S906). (S906: No), since the backup data is not stored, in this case as well, the process proceeds to S915. If the occurrence information of power shutdown is stored in the backup area 713a (S906: Yes), the RAM judgment value is calculated (S907), and the calculated RAM judgment value is not normal (S908: No), that is, calculated. If the RAM determination value does not match the RAM determination value stored when the power is shut off, the backed up data has been destroyed. In such a case as well, the process proceeds to S915. As described above, the RAM determination value is a checksum value at a work area address of the RAM 713, for example. Instead of the RAM determination value, the validity of the backup may be determined based on whether or not the keyword written in a predetermined area of the RAM 713 is correctly stored.

  In the RAM initialization process from S915, the used area of the RAM 713 is cleared to 0 (S915), and the initial value of the RAM 713 is set (S916). By the processing of S916, the values of the counters CHK, CTK, CTO, CNS are set to “0”. Thereafter, initialization of the MPU 711 peripheral device is performed (S917), an interrupt is permitted (S918), and the process proceeds to a payout launch control process described later.

  On the other hand, if the RAM erase switch 623 has not been pressed (S905: No), the occurrence information of the power shutdown has been set (S906: Yes), and the RAM judgment value (checksum value etc.) is normal ( S908: Yes), processing at power recovery (processing at power-off restoration) is executed. That is, the stack pointer at the time of power shutdown is restored (S909), and the information on occurrence of power shutdown is cleared (S910). Further, the MPU 711 peripheral device is initialized (S911), and the used register is restored from the backup area 713a of the RAM 713 (S912). Further, it is confirmed whether or not the interrupt is permitted before the power is turned off (S913). If the interrupt is permitted (S913: Yes), the interrupt is permitted (S914), while the interrupt is prohibited when the power is turned off. If it is in the state (S913: No), the processing is returned to the address before the power is shut off while the interruption is prohibited.

  Next, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This payout launch control process is executed following the main process of the payout launch control device 611. In the payout launch control process, first, a command from the main control device 561 is acquired, and the total number of prize balls is stored (S1001). Next, the touch control of the operation handle and the state of the rotation amount are detected, and a firing control process for exciting the firing solenoid 92, the electromagnet 104 and the like is performed as necessary (S1002). The firing control process (S1002) will be described later with reference to FIG.

  Next, as a result of checking the state return switch 621, when it is determined that the state return operation starts, the state return operation is executed (S1003). Thereafter, setting of the lower plate full state or the lower plate full state is performed according to the change in the state of the lower plate 301 (S1004). That is, when the lower pan 301 is detected based on the detection signal of the lower pan full switch, the lower pan full state is set when the lower pan is full, and when the lower pan full is not reached. , Set the lower pan full release state. Further, the setting of the tank ball absence state or the tank ball absence release state is executed according to the change in the state of the tank ball (S1005). In other words, the tank ball no switch state is determined based on the detection signal of the tank ball no switch, and when there is no tank ball, the setting of the tank ball no state is executed. Perform configuration. Thereafter, the presence / absence of the state to be notified is determined, and if there is a state to be notified, the 7-segment LED provided in the payout launch control device 611 is notified (S1006).

  Next, prize ball payout processing is executed by each processing of S1007 to S1009. That is, if the prize ball is not paid out and the total number of prize balls stored in S1001 is not 0 (S1007: No, S1008: No), the prize ball control process shown in FIG. 54 is started (S1009). . On the other hand, if the prize ball cannot be paid out (S1007: Yes) or if the total number of prize balls is 0 (S1008: Yes), the process proceeds to the lending and payout process. The prize ball control process will be described later.

  In the rental ball payout processing of S1010 to S1012, if the rental ball payout is not possible and a loan ball payout request is received from the card unit (S1010: No, S1011: Yes), the ball rental shown in FIG. Control processing is started. On the other hand, if the rental ball cannot be dispensed (S1010: Yes) or if a rental ball dispensing request has not been received (S1011: No), the subsequent ball removal process is executed (S1013). The ball rental control process will be described later.

  In the ball removal process (S1013), the state return switch 621 is checked to execute the ball removal process by driving the dispensing motor 658a on the condition that the ball removal disabled state is not set and the ball removal operation is not started. Subsequently, the control of vibrator 660 (vibrating motor control) is executed on the condition that the ball is clogged (S1014). Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the execution timing of the next payout / release control process has been reached, that is, whether or not a predetermined time (4 ms in the present embodiment) has elapsed since the start of the previous processing of S1001 (S1015). The process of S1015 is repeated until elapses. When the predetermined time has elapsed (S1015: Yes), the process proceeds to S1001, and the processes after S1001 described above are repeatedly executed.

  Next, the prize ball control process shown in FIG. 54 will be described. In the winning ball control process, firstly, the payout motor 658a is driven to rotate in the forward direction to pay out the winning ball (S1101). Whether the rotation of the payout motor 658a is normal is determined based on the detection result of the payout rotation sensor (S1102). If not normal (S1102: No), the payout motor 658a is driven to execute a retry process and the payout motor 658a. The stop process is executed (S1103), and then the process returns to the payout launch control process of FIG.

  If the rotation of the payout motor 658a is normal (S1102: Yes), it is determined from the detection result of the payout count switch whether or not the game ball is normally counted (S1104). If the game ball count is not normal (S1104: No), the payout motor 658a is driven to execute a retry process and the payout motor 658a is stopped (S1105). Return to.

  Further, if the game ball count is normal (S1104: Yes), it is determined whether or not the game ball count by the payout count switch has reached the total number of prize balls and the payout is completed (S1106). If completed (S1106: Yes), a stop process of the payout motor 658a is executed (S1107), and then the process returns to the payout launch control process of FIG. On the other hand, if the payout is not completed (S1106: No), the process returns to the payout launch control process of FIG.

  The lending control process shown in FIG. 55 will be described. In the ball lending control process, firstly, the payout motor 658a is driven to rotate in the reverse direction to pay out a lending ball (S1201). Whether the rotation of the payout motor 658a is normal is determined based on the detection result of the payout rotation sensor (S1202). If not normal (S1202: No), the payout motor 658a is driven to execute a retry process and the payout motor 658a. The stop process is executed (S1203), and then the process returns to the payout launch control process of FIG.

  If the rotation of the payout motor 658a is normal (S1202: Yes), it is determined from the detection result of the payout count switch whether or not the game ball is normally counted (S1204). If the game ball count is not normal (S1204: No), the payout motor 658a is driven to execute a retry process and the payout motor 658a is stopped (S1205). Return to.

  Further, if the game ball count is normal (S1204: Yes), it is determined whether or not the game ball count by the payout count switch has reached a predetermined number (25) and the payout is completed ( If the payout has been completed (S1206: Yes), the payout motor 658a is stopped (S1207), and the process returns to the payout launch control process of FIG. On the other hand, if the payout has not been completed (S1206: No), the process returns to the payout launch control process of FIG.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 56, the launch control process (S1002) executed in the payout launch control process will be described. FIG. 56 is a flowchart of the launch control process (S1002). In the firing control process (S1002), the operations of the firing solenoid 92, the ball feeding electromagnet 104, the ball removal solenoid 107, and the ball outlet opening / closing motor 251 are controlled based on the state of the operation handle 310.

  First, it is confirmed whether or not the value of the firing interval counter CHK is larger than “0” (S1301), and is not larger than “0” (S1301: No), that is, if it is “0”, is the touch sensor of the operation handle 310 turned on? It is confirmed whether or not (S1302). If the touch sensor is on (S1302), “150” is set to the firing interval counter CHK (S1303), and the firing solenoid 92 is excited after 0.6 seconds so that the game ball is fired.

  Further, each value of the ball feed interval counter CTK, the ball feed number counter CTO, and the ball removal excitation counter CNS is set to “0” (S1304). In the pachinko machine 10, control is performed so that all the game balls in the ball launching unit 90 are discharged at the timing when the player stops the game. In this case, each counter CTK, CTO, CNS is controlled. A predetermined value is written in the above, and a sending operation for sending the game ball in the ball launch unit 90 onto the launch rail 93 is performed. When the touch sensor is turned on during the delivery operation, it is assumed that the player has grasped the operation handle 310 to start the game again, so that the ball removal operation is stopped and the game ball launch operation is started. The values of the counters CTK, CTO, CNS are cleared to “0”.

  After the process of S1304, a solenoid excitation process for controlling the excitation states of the solenoids 92 and 107 and the electromagnet 104 is performed (S1305), and further, a process of controlling the driving of the ball outlet opening / closing motor 251 (ball outlet opening / closing motor driving process, S1306). To complete the firing control process (S1002).

  Here, the solenoid excitation process (S1305) and the ball outlet opening / closing motor drive process (S1306) will be described with reference to FIG. 57 and FIG. FIG. 57 is a flowchart of the solenoid excitation process (S1305), and FIG. 58 is a flowchart of the ball outlet opening / closing motor drive process (S1306).

  In the solenoid excitation process (S1305), first, it is determined whether or not the value of the firing excitation counter CHS is greater than “0” (S1401). If it is greater than “0” (S1401: Yes), the firing solenoid 92 is excited. (S1402), "1" is subtracted from the value of the firing excitation counter CHS (S1403), and the process proceeds to S1411. If the value of the firing excitation counter CHS is “0” in the process of S1401 (S1401: No), the firing solenoid 92 is de-energized (S1404), and the process proceeds to S1411. On the other hand, the excitation state of the firing solenoid 92 can be continued only during the period when the value of the firing excitation counter CHS is greater than “0” by the processing of S1401 to S1404. Further, since the solenoid excitation process (S1305) is one of the firing control processes (S1002) performed once every 4 ms, the firing solenoid for a predetermined time obtained by multiplying the value written in the firing excitation counter CHS by 4 ms. 92 can be excited to control the launch of the game ball.

  In the process of S1411, it is determined whether or not the value of the ball feed excitation counter COS is greater than “0” (S1411). If it is greater than “0” (S1411: Yes), the ball feed electromagnet 104 is set to the excited state. (S1412), “1” is subtracted from the value of the ball feed excitation counter COS (S1413), and the process proceeds to S1421. On the other hand, if the value of the ball feed excitation counter COS is “0” in the process of S1411 (S1411: No), the electromagnet 104 for ball feed is de-energized (S1414), and the process proceeds to S1421. The excitation state of the electromagnet 104 is continued only during the period when the value of the ball feed excitation counter COS is larger than “0” by the processing of S1411 to S1414, and the value written to the ball feed excitation counter COS is multiplied by 4 ms. It is possible to perform control for exciting the ball-feeding electromagnet 104 for the time and sending the game ball onto the firing rail 93.

  In the processing of S1421, it is determined whether or not the value of the ball removal excitation counter CNS is greater than “0” (S1421). If it is greater than “0” (S1421: Yes), the ball removal solenoid 107 is set to the excited state (S1422). ), “1” is subtracted from the value of the ball removal excitation counter CNS (S1423), and the solenoid excitation process (S1305) is terminated. If the value of the ball removal excitation counter CNS is “0” in the processing of S1421 (S1421: No), the ball removal solenoid 107 is de-energized (S1424), and the solenoid excitation processing (S1305) is terminated. The processing of S1421 to S1424 continues the excitation state of the ball removal solenoid 107 only during the period when the value of the ball removal excitation counter CNS is greater than “0”, and the value written to the ball removal excitation counter CNS is multiplied by 4 ms. The ball removal solenoid 107 is excited for a predetermined time to bring the positioning member 95 into the retracted state (the state shown in FIG. 11B), and the game balls on the firing rail 93 can be discharged to the lower plate 301.

  In the ball outlet opening / closing motor driving process (S1306), as shown in FIG. 58, it is first determined whether or not the ball outlet opening flag 713b is on (S1501). If the ball exit opening flag 713b is off (S1501: No), the state of the rotation amount detection switch 320 for detecting the operation amount with respect to the operation handle 310 is confirmed (S1502), and if the rotation amount detection switch 320 is on (S1502). (S1502: Yes), the ball outlet opening / closing motor 251 is driven to rotate clockwise (S1503), the ball outlet 224a is opened, and the ball outlet opening flag 713b is turned on (S1504). S1306) is terminated. If the rotation amount detection switch 320 is off in the process of S1502 (S1502: No), the processes of S1503 and S1504 are skipped and the process (S1306) is terminated. Through the processing from S1502 to S1504, the ball opening / closing lid 252 is driven by the ball outlet opening / closing motor 251 to open the ball outlet 224a at the timing when the rotation amount detection switch 320 is turned from OFF to ON, and the game ball is moved to the ball launching unit 90. It can be introduced into the introduction port 102b, and thereafter, the game ball can be continuously launched by the operation of the ball launch unit 90.

  In the process of S1501, if the ball exit opening flag 713b is on (S1501: Yes), the state of the rotation amount detection switch 320 is confirmed (S1505), and if the rotation amount detection switch 320 is off (S1505: No). Then, the ball outlet opening / closing motor 251 is driven to rotate counterclockwise (S1506), the opening / closing lid 252 is lowered to close the ball outlet 224a, and the ball outlet opening flag 713b is turned off (S1507). This process ends. If the rotation amount detection switch 320 is on in the process of S1505 (S1505: Yes), the processes of S1506 and S1507 are skipped and the process is terminated. By the processing from S1505 to S1507, the ball outlet 224a is closed at the timing when the rotation amount detection switch 320 is turned from on to off, and the upper plate 201 and the introduction port 102b of the ball launching unit 90 are shut off, thereby the ball launching unit 90. The introduction of game balls to can be stopped.

  The ball exit opening / closing motor 251 is driven by the ball exit opening / closing motor drive processing (S1306) based on the on / off signal output by the rotation amount detection switch 320 corresponding to the operation amount of the operation handle 310. The ball outlet 224a can be opened and closed by electrically operating the opening / closing lid 252 corresponding to the operation amount of 310.

  Returning to FIG. If it is determined in the process of S1301 that the value of the firing interval counter CHK is greater than “0” (S1301: Yes), the value of the firing interval counter CHK is decremented by “1” (S1311), and the firing interval counter after the subtraction It is confirmed whether the value of CHK is larger than “0” (S1312). If it is determined in S1312 that the value of the firing interval counter CHK is greater than “0” (S1312: Yes), the process proceeds to S1305, where solenoid excitation processing (S1305) and ball exit opening / closing motor drive processing are performed. (S1306) is performed, and the firing control process (S1002) is terminated.

  In the process of S1312, when it is determined that the value of the firing interval counter CHK is not larger than “0”, that is, “0” (S1312: No), “25” is written to the firing excitation counter CHS (S1313). The game ball is fired by exciting the firing solenoid 92 for 0.1 seconds. Further, “50” is written in the ball feed excitation counter COS (S1314), the ball feed excitation counter COS is excited, and the ball to be fired next by the ball feed mechanism 94 is sent onto the launch rail 93. The value of the firing interval counter CHK becomes “0” at the timing when the process of S1311 is repeated 150 times after the value of “150” is written in the process of S1303, and the firing control process (S1002). Is a process performed every 4 ms, the launch operation is performed at the timing when 0.6 seconds have elapsed since the execution of the process of S1303.

  Thereafter, whether or not the touch sensor is turned on is determined in the process of S1315 (S1315). If the touch sensor is turned on (S1315: Yes), the player is continuing the game, and the process proceeds to S1305. When the touch sensor is on, the value of the firing interval counter CHS is “0” (S1301: No) and the touch sensor is on (S1302: Yes) in the launch control process (S1002) executed again after 4 ms. In step S1303, “150” is written again in the launch counter CHS and the game ball is fired 0.6 seconds later. Thereafter, the game ball is fired until the touch sensor is turned off. Done.

  In the process of S1315, if the touch sensor is off (S1315: No), the player has released the hand from the operation handle 310 and has stopped the game. In this case, “3” is written in the ball feed number counter CTO, “1000” is written in the ball removal excitation counter CNS, and “100” is written in the ball feed interval counter CTK (S1316, S1317, S1327). Then, the process proceeds to S1305.

  In the process of S1302, if the touch sensor is off (S1302: No), the value of the ball feed number counter CTK is confirmed (S1321), and if the value is not greater than “0”, that is, “0” ( (S1321: No), the process from S1322 to S1327 is skipped, and the process proceeds to S1305. In a state where the player has not touched the operation handle 310 and no game is being played, the touch sensor is off, and both the firing interval counter CHK and the ball feed number counter CTO are “0”, and S1301, S1302, After the processing is performed in the order of S1321, the processing is repeated in the flow in which the processing of S1305 and S1306 is performed.

  If it is determined in the process of S1321 that the value of the ball feed number counter CTK is greater than “0” (S1321: Yes), it is confirmed whether the value of the ball feed interval counter CTK is greater than “0” (S1322). If the value of the ball feed interval counter CTK is greater than “0” (S1322: Yes), the value of the ball feed counter CTK is decremented by “1” (S1323), and the process proceeds to S1305. While the value of the ball feed interval counter CTK is larger than “0”, the processing of S1323 is repeated every 4 ms, and when the value of the ball feed interval counter CTK becomes “0” (S1322: No), ball feed excitation is performed. The counter COS is set to “50” (S1324), and the ball feeding electromagnet 104 is excited for 0.2 seconds.

  After the processing of S1324, the ball feed number counter CTO is decremented by “1” (S1325), the value of the ball feed number counter CTO is confirmed (S1326), and if the value of the ball feed number counter CTO is greater than “0”. (S1326: Yes), “100” is set again in the ball feeding interval counter CTK (S1327), and the process of S1324 is executed again after 0.4 seconds. After the ball feeding electromagnet 104 is excited for 0.2 seconds by the processing of S1324, there is a non-excitation state for 0.2 seconds thereafter, and the ball feeding electromagnet 104 is excited again for 0.2 seconds. It becomes. For this reason, the delivery member 105 of the ball feed mechanism 94 swings up and down at intervals of 0.2 seconds, and the game balls in the ball launch unit 90 are sequentially delivered onto the launch rail 93.

  If it is determined that the value of the ball feed number counter CTO is “0” in the process of S1326 (S1326: No), the process proceeds to S1305 while the value of the ball feed interval counter CTK remains “0”. Since the value “3” is written in the ball feeding number counter CTO by the process of S1316, after the update is performed three times by the process of S1325, that is, the electromagnet 104 for the three-time ball feeding is excited. When the delivery operation is performed three times, the value of the ball feed interval counter CTK becomes “0”, and the delivery of the game ball onto the launch rail 93 is completed.

  Next, the discharge of the game ball in the ball launch unit 90 performed when the touch sensor is switched from on to off by the above-described launch control process (S1002) will be described. When the touch sensor is switched from on to off, the process of S1317 is performed, and “1000” is written in the ball removal excitation counter CNS. The ball removal solenoid 107 is energized for 4 seconds thereafter by the ball exit opening / closing motor drive process (S1306), and the positioning member 95 is retracted for 4 seconds (see FIG. 11B). That is, for 4 seconds after the processing of S1317, the game ball delivered onto the firing rail 93 flows down through the firing position without contacting the positioning member 95, and is guided to the lower plate 301 by the passage forming member 36. .

  When the game ball on the firing rail 93 passes through the firing position and flows down, the ball exit opening / closing motor 251 is moved by the opening / closing lid 252 in conjunction with the touch sensor being turned off by the ball exit opening / closing motor driving process (S1306). The outlet 224a is closed. For this reason, the game ball does not continuously flow into the introduction port 102b of the ball launch unit 90, and only the game ball that originally entered the ball launch unit 90 stays in the ball launch unit 90.

  Further, when “3” is written in the ball feeding number counter CTO, the ball feeding electromagnet 104 of the ball launching unit 90 is excited three times by the processing of S1321 to S1327, and the inside of the introduction port 102b of the ball launching unit 90 is filled. Three delivery operations are performed on the game ball that has entered the field. In the pachinko machine 10 of this embodiment, only two game balls stay in the passage between the delivery member 105 and the introduction port 102b in the ball launch unit 90, and the ball feeding electromagnet 104 is excited three times. Then, all the game balls are sent out on the firing rail 93 and discharged from the lower plate 301. Therefore, at the timing when the player finishes the game, all the game balls in the ball launching unit 90 are discharged to the lower plate 301, and the player presses the ball release button 216 next to the upper plate 201 to operate the inside of the upper plate 201. All the game balls staying in the pachinko machine 10 can be extracted by extracting the game balls.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine 10, the opening and closing that blocks the path of the game ball that communicates the upper plate 201 and the ball feeding mechanism 94 in accordance with the operation amount of the operation handle 310 based on the on / off of the rotation amount detection switch 320. The lid 252 is operated. The rotation amount detection switch 320 is turned on only when the launching force of the game ball by the launch solenoid 92 ensures that the game ball reaches the game area. The opening / closing lid 252 is disposed at a position where the ball outlet 224a is opened only when the operation amount is equal to or greater than the amount corresponding to the launch force that the game ball reaches the game area, and the game ball thrown into the upper plate 201 is It can flow down to the firing unit 90 (ball feed mechanism 94) side. Therefore, it is rare that a game ball is launched with a low firing force with a small operation amount immediately after the player starts the launch operation, and the game ball thrown into the upper plate 201 is prevented from becoming a foul ball. Can do.

  In addition, during the period in which the player performs a turning operation of a certain amount or more with respect to the operation handle 310, the payout / release control device 611 opens the ball outlet 224a, and the turning operation of the certain amount or more is performed. During the period when the moving operation is not performed, the opening / closing lid 252 closes the ball outlet 224a so that the game ball does not flow into the introduction port 102b of the ball launching unit 90. For this reason, after a player puts a game ball into the upper plate 201 to play a game, the player moves to another pachinko machine 10 without playing any game, or stops the game and borrows it from the game hall To return the ball, if the closing plate 234 is operated by depressing the ball removal button 216 beside the upper plate 201 to remove the ball, the game ball thrown into the upper plate 201 flows down to the lower plate 301 without remaining one ball. To do. Therefore, it is possible to easily and surely return the game balls before being launched to the game area among the inserted game balls to the player, and it is possible to suppress unnecessary consumption of the game balls.

  Further, while the operation handle 310 is operated over a certain amount, the passage of the game ball is opened and the upper plate 201 and the ball feed mechanism 94 are communicated to allow the game ball to be released. On the other hand, when the launch operation is stopped, the path of the game ball is blocked and the game balls are not introduced into the ball feed mechanism 94, but only two game balls are introduced to the ball feed mechanism 94 side. Thus, the inflow of the game ball to the ball feeding mechanism 94 can be restricted. Therefore, if the ball removal is executed by focusing on two game balls introduced in advance to the ball feed mechanism 94 and the game ball waiting at the launch position, the game balls on the opening / closing member 102 and the launch rail 93 are removed. Can be extracted. Therefore, when the game ball is in the upper plate 201, the payout control device 611 can be controlled more easily than when the game ball is continuously introduced to the ball feeding mechanism 94 side.

  The open / close lid 252 that blocks the path of the game ball that communicates the upper plate 201 and the ball feeding mechanism 94 is the most downstream of the game balls supported by the closing plate 234 that closes the discharge port 201a of the upper plate 201. It is arranged to face the game ball located in the. Therefore, when the closing plate 234 opens the discharge port 201a of the upper plate 201 while the game ball passage is closed by the open / close lid 252, all the game balls upstream from the open / close lid 252 are placed in the lower plate from the discharge port 201a. It is discharged to 301. Therefore, when the ball removal operation of the upper plate 201 is performed after the launch operation is stopped, all the game balls in the upper plate 201 can be extracted. Therefore, the player who has finished the game can return all the unreleased game balls by simply performing the ball removal operation, and can easily and surely return the game balls.

  Further, the game ball delivered to the firing position side by the ball feed mechanism 94 applies a driving force to the positioning member 95 by the ball removal solenoid 107 to form the retracted state of the positioning member 95 (the state shown in FIG. 11B). By doing so, it is discharged to the lower plate 301 via the firing ball discharge passage 36d (see FIG. 5). Since the positioning member 95 supports the game ball at the launch position, all of the game balls introduced into the ball feed mechanism 94 are discharged including those placed at the launch position by operating the ball feed mechanism 94. can do. Therefore, by driving the ball removal solenoid 107, the ball can be removed without leaving the game ball at the ball feeding mechanism 94 or the launch position.

  Further, the payout launch control device 611 operates the electromagnet 104 after the touch sensor is switched from on to off by the launch control process (S1002), and the ball-removing solenoid 107 retracts the positioning member 95 (FIG. 13B). (3) during a period in which the delivery member 105 is moved from the take-in position to the delivery position three times. Since there are two game balls that can stay in the opening / closing member 102, the closing plate 234 for discharging the game balls of the upper plate 201 is opened and the game balls of the upper plate 201 are discharged from the discharge port 201a. Can release all the game balls staying in the opening / closing member 102 to the launch position side by the launch control process, and the game balls sent to the launch position side are released by the positioning member 95 being retracted. It is discharged via the discharge path 36d. Therefore, even if the design layout is such that the game ball stays on the upstream side of the ball feed mechanism 94 by disposing the ball feed mechanism 94 and the discharge port 201a of the upper plate 201 apart from each other, The ball can be removed without leaving a game ball at the launch position on 93. It is preferable that the number of game balls to be sent out is at least the number that can stay in the opening and closing member 102, and when three or more game balls stay in the opening and closing member 102, the number of game balls that can be sent out is more than that number. preferable. In addition, when the number of game balls that can stay in the opening / closing member 102 is increased as much as once, even if there is a manufacturing variation, all the game balls in the stay portion T can be reliably sent out. Therefore, it is preferable.

  Furthermore, based on the on / off of the touch sensor of the operation handle 310 that detects execution of the game ball launch operation, the payout launch control device 611 operates the ball removal solenoid 107 to move the positioning member 105 that supports the game ball forward. Since the control for switching from the retreat state to the retreat state for a certain period is performed, the player's launch operation and the discharge of the game ball sent to the launch position side can be linked. When the player stops the game and moves from the pachinko machine 10, the launch operation is always stopped (quits), so that the game machine is discharged at this timing so that no game ball remains at the launch position. The game ball can be returned more reliably to the player moving from.

  In the above-described firing control process (S1002), when the touch sensor is switched from on to off, the firing solenoid 92 and the electromagnet 104 are excited once by the processes of S1313 and S1314, and the firing operation and the sending are performed. Each operation is performed once, and after the player's firing operation is stopped, one firing operation and a sending operation are performed. Further, since the processes of S1313 and S1314 are performed at the timing when the firing interval counter CHK is determined to be “0” in the process of S1312, the ball feeding mechanism 94 moves to the launch position simultaneously with the launch operation of the launch solenoid 92. The sending operation to send is performed. For this reason, after a launch operation is performed after stopping the launch operation in which the touch sensor is turned off, the game ball is sent to the launch position by the ball feeding means. As described above, control is generally performed in which a game ball is sent out by the ball feed mechanism in synchronization with the launch operation by the launch solenoid, but after the last launch operation after the launch operation is stopped, the ball feed mechanism moves to the launch position. Conventionally, when a game ball is sent out, the game ball remains at the launch position.

  On the other hand, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the game ball sent to the launch position by the ball feed mechanism 94 after the launch operation after the launch operation is stopped forms the retracted state of the positioning member 95 by the ball removal solenoid 107. By doing so, it can be discharged from the firing ball discharge passage 36d. Therefore, by controlling the ball removal solenoid 107 with the payout launch control device 611 (launch control process), it is possible to remove the ball without leaving the game ball at the ball feed mechanism 94 or the launch position. Note that it is not always necessary to perform control for exciting the electromagnet 104 so as to send the game ball to the launch position simultaneously with the launch operation of the launch solenoid 92, and at regular intervals (in this embodiment, every 0.6 seconds). As long as the game ball launching operation and the sending operation are performed synchronously, the game ball may operate with a time lag. Further, it is not always necessary to have a configuration in which the firing operation and the sending operation are performed only once after the player's firing operation is stopped, and it may be twice or three times.

  Next, a second embodiment that is different from the above-described embodiment (hereinafter, referred to as “first embodiment” as appropriate) will be described with reference to FIGS. 59 and 60. The pachinko machine in the second embodiment is different from the pachinko machine 10 in the first embodiment in the timing of executing the discharging operation of the game ball introduced into the ball launching unit 90 (opening / closing member 102). . Specifically, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the first embodiment, the game ball discharging operation is executed at the timing when the touch sensor of the operation handle 310 is switched from on to off, whereas the pachinko machine according to the second embodiment. 10, the game ball discharge operation is executed at a timing corresponding to the pressing operation of the ball removal button 216. Hereinafter, in the description of the second embodiment, the same parts as those in the first embodiment will be denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted, and only different parts will be described.

  FIG. 59 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the pachinko machine according to the second embodiment. The pachinko machine according to the second embodiment includes a push button type switch (top plate switch) 801 that is turned on and off in response to the pressing operation of the ball removal button 216 shown in FIG. When the ball removal button 216 is pressed, the upper plate switch 801 is turned on, and when the ball removal button 216 is projected without being pushed, the upper plate switch 801 is turned off. Since the ball removal button 216 is pressed to operate the closing plate 234 to open the discharge port 201a of the upper plate 201, the upper plate switch 801 is in an open / closed state of the discharge port 201a by the closing plate 234. A corresponding predetermined signal is output. The upper pan switch 801 is connected to the input / output port 715 of the payout / release control device 810, and control corresponding to the pressing operation of the ball removal button 216 is executed by the payout / release control device 810.

  The payout / release control device 810 in the second embodiment is different from the payout / release control device 611 in the first embodiment in that the upper plate switch 801 is connected to the input / output port 715, and the ball discharge flag 811 a in the RAM in the MPU 811. 3 is different, and the program of the launch control process (see FIG. 60) stored in the ROM 812 of the MPU 811 is different.

  The ball discharging flag 811 a is a flag for detecting the timing at which the player stops the game and moves from the pachinko machine, and is switched on / off in accordance with the operation state of the ball removal button 216. On when the ball removal button 216 is pressed by the player with the touch sensor of the operation handle 310 turned off, the touch sensor is turned on, or the ball removal button 216 is pressed with the touch sensor off. Turns off if not. When the ball discharge flag 811a is on and the turning-off control device 810 detects that the upper pan switch 801 is turned off, the pay-out control device 810 operates the ball removal solenoid 107 and the ball feeding electromagnet 104. The game balls introduced into the ball launching unit 90 are discharged to the lower plate 301. This discharge control will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 60 is a flowchart showing a launch control process (S1700) executed by the payout launch control device 810 of the pachinko machine according to the second embodiment. This launch control process (S1700) is executed in the payout launch control process (see FIG. 53) instead of the launch control process (FIG. 56, S1002) in the first embodiment. The processing part of S1701 to S1708 differs with respect to the form.

  First, when the value of the firing interval counter CHK is “0” and the touch sensor is on (S1301: No, S1302: Yes), each of the counters CHK, CTK, CTO, CNS is processed by the processing of S1303 and S1304. A predetermined value is set, and the ball discharging flag 811a is turned off by the processing of S1701 (S1701). The reason why the ball discharging flag 811a is turned off when the touch sensor is on is that the player is continuing the game when the player is touching the operation handle 310.

  In a state where the value of the firing interval counter CHK is “0” and the touch sensor is off (S1301: No, S1302: No), that is, in a state where the player has released his hand from the operation handle 301, the ball discharging flag 811a Is on (S1702), and if the ball discharging flag 811a is off (S1702: No), it is confirmed whether the upper plate switch 801 is on (S1703). If the upper plate switch 801 is on (S1703: Yes), the ball discharging flag 811a is turned on (S1704), and the values of the feed interval counter CTK, the ball feed count counter CTO, and the ball removal excitation counter CNS are set. After setting to “0” (S1304), the process proceeds to S1305. If the upper plate switch 801 is OFF in the processing of S1703 (S1703: No), the processing proceeds to S1321, and the ball feed mechanism 94 is operated only when the value of the ball feed count counter CTO is “1” or more. The game ball in the ball launch unit 90 is discharged.

  If the ball discharging flag 811a is on in the processing of S1702 (S1702: Yes), it is confirmed whether the upper pan switch 801 is on (S1705). If the upper plate switch 801 is off in the processing of S1705 (S1705: No), the ball discharging flag 811a is turned off (S1706), and “3” is set in the ball feed number counter CTO, and the ball removal excitation counter CNS. "1000" is written in the ball feed interval counter CTK, and "100" is written in the ball feeding interval counter CTK (S1707, S1708, S1327), and the process proceeds to S1305. On the other hand, if the upper plate switch 801 is ON in the process of S1705 (S1705: Yes), the process proceeds to S1305 while keeping the state of the ball discharging flag 811a and the counters CTO, CNS, and CTK as they are.

  In the pachinko machine according to the second embodiment, the discharge operation of the game ball is executed at a timing corresponding to the pressing operation of the ball removal button 216 by the launch control process (S1700). First, when the player is not playing a game, the values of the counters CHK, CTK, CTO, and CNS are “0”, and the ball discharging flag 811a is off. Both the touch sensor of the operation handle 310 and the upper plate switch 801 are off, and the value of the ball feed number counter CTO is determined to be “0” in the processing of S1321, and the processing from S1305 is performed.

  When the player starts a game, the touch sensor is turned on, and a value is written in the firing interval counter CHK by the process of S1303. Thereafter, the game ball is sent out by the ball feeding mechanism 94 and the game ball is fired by the firing solenoid 92 by the processing from S1311 to S1314 and the solenoid excitation processing (S1305), until the touch sensor is turned off. A game ball is fired repeatedly at intervals of 0.6 seconds.

  When the player stops the game and moves from the pachinko machine, the player releases his / her hand from the operation handle 310 and stops the launch of the game ball. At this time, if the game balls thrown into the upper plate 201 remain in an unfired state, the player presses the ball removal button 216 to extract the game balls in the upper plate 201 and remove all the game balls. When finished, the player releases the ball removal button 216.

  When the player depresses the ball removal button 216, the upper pan switch 801 is once turned on and then turned off. When the upper plate switch 801 is turned on, the payout / discharge control device 810 executes the process of S1704 to turn on the ball discharging flag 811a. Detection is performed and processing from S1706 to S1708 and S1327 is performed, and values are written in the counters CTO, CNS, CTK for discharging the game balls in the ball launching unit 90. When values are written to the counters CTO, CNS, and CTK, the ball removal solenoid 107 and the ball feeding electromagnet 104 are excited as in the first embodiment described above, and the inside of the introduction port 102b of the ball launching unit 90 is excited. All the game balls that have entered are discharged to the lower plate 301.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine according to the second embodiment, the payout launch is performed based on the output signal of the upper plate switch 801 that outputs a predetermined signal corresponding to the open / closed state of the discharge port 201a of the upper plate 201 by the closing plate 234. The control device 810 operates the ball removal solenoid 107. Based on the output signal of the upper plate switch 801, the payout launch control device 810 flows down from the state where the game ball is supported at the launch position on the launch rail 93 to the launch position through the launch position. Switch to state for a certain period of time. For this reason, the ball removal operation of the upper plate 201 by the player and the discharge of the game ball sent to the launch position side can be linked. When a game is stopped, when a game ball remains on the upper plate 201, the player performs a ball removal operation of the upper plate 201. At this timing, the game ball is discharged so that no game ball remains at the launch position. The game ball can be returned more reliably to the player moving from the pachinko machine.

  Next, a third embodiment different from the above-described embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The pachinko machine in the third embodiment is different from the pachinko machine 10 in the first embodiment in the configuration of the second opening / closing unit for opening the ball outlet 224a only during a game ball launching operation. . In the pachinko machine 10 according to the first embodiment, the second opening / closing unit 250 electrically opens and closes the ball outlet 224a by electrically operating the opening / closing lid 252 by a ball outlet opening / closing motor 251 that is interlocked with on / off of the touch sensor of the operation handle 310. went. On the other hand, the pachinko machine according to the third embodiment is configured such that the opening / closing lid 911 is interlocked with the rotation operation of the operation handle 310 by a mechanism connected to the operation handle 310 as the second opening / closing unit 910. Hereinafter, in the description of the third embodiment, the same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, the description thereof will be omitted, and only different parts will be described.

  FIG. 61A is a rear view of the front frame 901 and the lower pan unit 902 of the pachinko machine according to the third embodiment, and FIG. 61B is a view of the second opening / closing unit 910 in a state where the operation handle 310 is not operated. FIG. 61C is a diagram illustrating a state of the second opening / closing unit 910 in a state where the operation handle 310 is rotated.

  A second opening / closing unit 910 for opening the ball outlet 224a is provided on the back side of the lower dish unit 902 only during a game ball launching operation. As shown in FIG. 61A, the second opening / closing unit 910 includes an opening / closing lid 911 formed of a synthetic resin thin plate that overlaps the shielding plate 232 of the first opening / closing unit 230 and opens and closes the ball outlet 224a. A cable 912 having one end connected to the lower end of 911, a cap 913 provided at the other end of the cable 912, a coil spring 914 for biasing the cap 913 to one side (left side in FIG. 61A), and an operation handle. The connecting plate 915 is configured to be fixed to 310 (see FIG. 1), rotate together with the operation handle 310, and press the cap 913. The opening / closing lid 911 is provided with an opening hole 911a formed in a substantially square shape. When the opening hole 911a is arranged so as to overlap the ball outlet 224a, the ball outlet 224a is opened.

  The cable 912 is formed by inserting an inner 912b, which is formed of a metal rod whose both ends are not bent and a middle portion thereof is bendable, into a cylindrical outer 912a. The outer 912a is fixed to a sheet metal 921 of the lower plate unit 902 with a screw (not shown), and the inner 912b is movably supported with respect to the outer 912a. The sheet metal 921 of the lower dish unit 902 is formed by projecting the part of the opening / closing lid 911 upward with respect to that in the first embodiment, and further folding back and opening the opening / closing lid 911 into a U-shaped cross section on both the left and right sides. The left and right sides of the lid 911 are supported. The open / close lid 911 is supported on both left and right sides by a sheet metal 921 and is slidable in the vertical direction.

  Next, the operation of the second opening / closing unit 910 will be described. When the player is not touching the operation handle 310, the operation handle 310 is biased to the initial position by a coil spring built in the operation handle 310. At this time, the cap 913 of the second opening / closing unit 910 is pressed toward the cable 912 (on the right side in FIG. 61B) by the connecting plate 915 fixed to the operation handle 310, and the coil spring 914 of the second opening / closing unit 910 is compressed. The The inner portion 912b of the cable 912 is pushed toward the opening / closing lid 911 as much as the coil spring is compressed, and is disposed at a position where the opening / closing lid 911 is raised. When the opening / closing lid 911 is disposed at the raised position, the opening hole 911a of the opening / closing lid 911 is displaced to the upper side of the bulb outlet 224a, and the bulb outlet 224a is closed by the opening / closing lid 911.

  When the player fires a game ball, the player rotates the operation handle 310 clockwise. In conjunction with the rotation of the operation handle 310, the connecting plate 915 is also rotated in the same direction (counterclockwise in FIG. 61B), and the connecting plate 915 is moved away from the cap 913. The cap 913 is pushed out to the connecting plate 915 side by the coil spring 914, and the opening / closing lid 911 is lowered along with the pushing operation. When the operation handle 310 (connecting plate 915) is further rotated, the open / close lid 911 comes into contact with the outer 912a of the cable 912 so that the open / close lid 911 is lowered most. Thereafter, the connecting plate 915 is separated from the cap 913. Only the connecting plate 915 is interlocked with the turning operation of the operation handle 310. When the opening / closing lid 911 is disposed at the lowest lowered position, the ball outlet 224a and the opening hole 911a of the opening / closing lid 911 coincide with each other, and the ball outlet 224a is opened.

  As described above, the opening / closing lid 911 is configured to be interlocked with the rotation operation of the operation handle 310 via the cable 912, the cap 913 and the connecting plate 915. For this reason, the ball outlet opening / closing motor 251 and the ball outlet opening / closing motor driving process (S1306 in FIG. 56) for controlling the operation of the ball outlet opening / closing motor 251 in the first embodiment are not required. That is, since it becomes unnecessary to control the drive source device and the operation of the device, it is possible to manufacture a pachinko machine having an open / close lid 911 that interlocks with the operation handle 310 at a low cost by simplifying the configuration of the pachinko machine. . The opening / closing lid 911 is not necessarily limited to the configuration in which the cable 912 or the connecting plate 915 is used, and the opening / closing lid is operated by a player's turning operation such as using a link mechanism or a cam without using the cable 912. Another structure for opening and closing 911 may be used.

  The present invention has been described above based on one embodiment. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications and improvements can be easily made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Can be inferred.

  For example, as shown in the above-described embodiment, the variable display, which is a kind of dynamic display, is not limited to the one in which the symbol as identification information is scrolled in the vertical direction on the display screen of the first symbol display device 81. It may be performed by moving and displaying a symbol along a predetermined route such as a direction or an L shape. In addition, the dynamic display of the identification information is not limited to the display of variation of the symbol. The effect display etc. which are displayed are also included. In this case, one or more characters are used as identification information together with the symbols or separately from the symbols.

  You may implement this invention in the pachinko machine etc. of a type different from the said embodiment. For example, the present invention may be applied to a so-called second type pachinko gaming machine having a winning device having a special area such as a V zone. Further, in addition to the pachinko machine, the game machine may be implemented as another game machine such as an alepacchi or a sparrow ball.

  The gaming machine and modified examples of the present invention are shown below. A ball tray that stores the game balls and can be removed by the player's operation, a ball feeding means that sends the game balls stored in the ball tray one by one to a predetermined launch position, and a ball feeding means that delivers the balls A gaming machine comprising launching means for launching a game ball and an operation means for adjusting the firing force of the game ball by the launching means to increase in accordance with the operation amount, wherein the ball tray is the ball A first discharge port that is continuous with the feeding means, a second discharge port that is formed separately from the first discharge port and discharges a game ball, and a closure that opens and closes the second discharge port in response to the player's operation A game ball supported by the closing member, wherein the first discharge port is closed to block a path of the game ball communicating with the ball feeding means and the ball receiving tray. Placed facing the most downstream game ball Gaming machine 1, characterized in that it comprises a blocking member, and a blocking member driving means for driving the blocking member in response to an operation amount of the operation means.

  As the blocking member, the opening / closing lid 252 in the first embodiment and the opening / closing lid 911 in the third embodiment are exemplified, and the first discharge port is exemplified by the discharge port 201a in the above embodiment. Examples of the two outlets include the ball outlet 224a in the above embodiment. Further, as the blocking member driving means, the ball outlet opening / closing motor 251 and the dispensing launch control device 611 in the first embodiment, and the cable 912 connecting the operation handle 310 and the opening / closing lid 911 in the third embodiment are used. A mechanical mechanism including the cap 913 and the connecting plate 915 is illustrated.

  In the gaming machine 1, a game area in which a game ball launched by the launching means flows down due to its own weight and is played, and between the launching means and the game area, and a game launched by the launching means A discharge area that discharges a game ball that does not reach the game area of the ball, and the blocking member driving means has an operation amount of the operation means that is equal to or greater than an amount corresponding to a launch force that the game ball reaches the game area The gaming machine 2 is characterized in that the blocking member is disposed at a position where the first discharge port is opened only when

  According to the gaming machine 2, the shut-off member driving means shuts off at the position where the first discharge port is opened only when the operation amount of the operating means is equal to or greater than the amount corresponding to the launch force that the game ball reaches the game area. Arrange the members. For this reason, the game ball thrown into the ball tray can be made to flow down to the ball feeding means side as a necessary condition that it becomes an amount corresponding to the launch force that the game ball reaches the game area after starting the turning operation. Therefore, it is rare that a game ball is launched with a low firing force with a small amount of operation immediately after the player starts the launch operation, and it is possible to prevent the game ball thrown into the ball tray from becoming a foul ball. it can.

  The gaming machine 1 or 2 includes a detecting unit that outputs a signal corresponding to the operation amount of the operating unit, and the blocking member driving unit drives the blocking member based on a signal output from the detecting unit. A gaming machine 3 characterized by being. Since the blocking member driving means drives the blocking member based on a signal output by the detection means corresponding to the operation amount of the operating means, the blocking member is electrically operated according to the operation amount of the operating means. The first outlet can be opened and closed.

  Note that the detection means in the gaming machine 3 outputs a signal only when the operation amount of the operation means exceeds a certain amount or does not exceed a certain amount (that is, the signal output is not performed). ON), and in the other state, the signal may not be output (that is, the signal output is turned OFF). In each state, the voltage value and the combination of signals input to a plurality of input terminals are different. Different signals may be output.

  In the gaming machine 1 or 2, the operating means includes an operating member that operates in response to a launching force of a game ball, and the blocking member driving means is provided between the operating member and the blocking member, and The gaming machine 4 is characterized in that the blocking member is connected so as to be interlocked with the operation of the operation member. Since the operating member and the shut-off member are connected by the shut-off member driving means so as to be interlocked with the operation of the operating member, the shut-off member is mechanically operated according to the operation amount of the operating means to open and close the first discharge port. can do. This eliminates the need for a driving source for driving the blocking member, a process for electrically controlling the driving source, a circuit, and the like, and can provide a mechanism for opening and closing the blocking member at a low cost by simplifying the configuration of the gaming machine. . Note that the operation member is movably supported may be supported so as to be slidable or may be supported so as to be pivotable (swingable) on one or the other.

  In any one of the gaming machines 1 to 4, the ball feeding means includes a staying portion in which at least one or more game balls stay on the downstream side of the position where the closing member is disposed, and a game ball that continues to the staying portion. A launching side port that is formed in a part of a housing part that is bored so that only a ball can be accommodated and that is provided separately from the take-in position in which the housing part is directed to the staying part and the staying part, and continues to the launching position A delivery member arranged so as to be able to switch the delivery position to which the housing portion is directed, a ball feed driving means for applying a driving force to the delivery member, and a ball feed for controlling the operation of the ball feed drive means A gaming machine 5 comprising control means. In a gaming machine, it may be necessary to dispose the ball feeding means and the ball receiving tray in spaced positions for the sake of design layout. In this case, even if the ball receiving tray is removed, the ball feeding means and the ball receiving tray may be removed. Game balls are likely to remain between the saucer.

  According to the gaming machine 5, the game ball thrown into the ball tray does not flow down to the ball feeding means side until the player performs a certain amount of operation on the operation means. Are stored in the closed ball tray, so that if the player performs the ball removal operation without performing any operation on the operation means, all the games thrown into the ball tray without flowing into the staying portion. The ball is returned to the player. Therefore, it is possible to return all the game balls thrown into the ball tray to the player while adopting a structure in which the ball feeding means and the ball tray are arranged at a separated position giving priority to the design layout. The game balls thrown in by the unplugging operation can be surely returned.

  Any one of the gaming machines 1 to 5 includes a ball support member that supports a game ball sent out by the ball feeding unit at a predetermined launch position, and the launch unit is supported at the launch position by the ball support member. The game ball is fired, the ball support member is movably supported, a driving force is applied to the ball support member, and the game ball delivered by the ball feeding means is supported at the launch position. A discharge driving means for applying a driving force to the ball support member to switch between a first state and a second state in which the game ball is not supported at the launch position, and controlling the operation of the discharge drive means. A discharge control means for performing a switching operation of the ball support member in response to the operation, and a discharge path for discharging the game ball sent to the firing position side by the ball feeding means. When the second state is formed by the discharge driving means under the control of the discharge control means, the game ball sent out by the ball feeding means is passed through the discharge path. A gaming machine 6 characterized by being configured to be discharged via. Conventionally, a game ball introduced into a ball feed mechanism from a ball tray and a game ball sent to a launch position remain without being extracted even if the ball outlet is opened. For this reason, the player has to perform troublesome operations such as driving a game ball or the like sent to the launch position after opening the ball outlet into the game area or making it a foul ball. In addition, since game balls are valuable materials that can be borrowed from players for a fee at the game hall, players who feel dissatisfied or complain if the game balls are not returned to the player easily and reliably after the game. There may be a problem between the game and the playground.

  According to the gaming machine 6, when the discharge driving means is operated by the control of the discharge control means and the ball support member is switched from the first state to the second state, the game ball sent out by the ball feeding means passes the launch position. Then, it flows down and is discharged via the discharge path formed by the discharge path forming member. Since the ball support member supports the game ball at the launch position, the game ball sent to the launch position side can be discharged under the control of the discharge control means. The game ball introduced into the ball feeding means can be discharged by being sent to the launch position side. For this reason, all the game balls introduced into the ball feeding means can be discharged via the discharge path under the control of the discharge control means, and the ball removal is performed without leaving the game balls at the ball feeding means and the launch position. It can be carried out. Furthermore, since the discharge control means performs the switching operation of the ball support member in response to the player's operation, the game ball can be easily returned when the player moves from the gaming machine.

  In addition, while the operation means is operated by a certain amount or more, the shut-off member is actuated by the shut-off member driving means, the first discharge port is opened, and the ball tray and the ball feed means are communicated to play a game. Sphere launch is allowed. On the other hand, if the operation means is not operated more than a certain amount, the first discharge port is closed and the game balls are not introduced to the ball feeding means, but a certain number of game balls are introduced to the ball feeding means side. It becomes a state. Therefore, by simply discharging a limited number of game balls previously introduced to the ball feeding means, the game balls can be extracted without leaving the ball feeding means or the launch position, and the launch position can be reliably determined by simple ball removal control. All game balls such as can be discharged.

  Here, the ball support member in the gaming machine 6 may be composed of one member or may be composed of a plurality of members. In the gaming machine 6, the game ball may be supported at the launch position only by the ball support member, or the game ball may be supported at the launch position together with another member other than the ball support member. Further, the ball support member in the gaming machine 6 refers to a member that is movably supported by the discharge driving means among members that support the game ball at the launch position.

  Further, the second state in the gaming machine 6 includes a launch rail formed along the launch direction of the game ball, and a positioning member that supports the game ball at the launch position by regulating the flow of the game ball on the launch rail In the gaming machine having the above, there is exemplified a state in which the ball support member (for example, the positioning member 95 in the above embodiment) that restricts the flow of the game ball moves from the position where the game ball is supported to allow the game ball to flow down. In addition, while the launch rail is configured to be movable, in the gaming machine in which the positioning member is fixed, the launch rail moves to the side away from the positioning member, and the game ball is moved between the launch rail and the positioning member. The state made to flow down is illustrated.

  Further, in the gaming machine 6, the ball support member is movably supported, whether it is supported so as to be slidable or supported so as to be swingable on one or the other. You may support so that rotation is possible. Further, the discharge driving means does not necessarily have to be composed of a single member, and a driving force is obtained by abutting the movably supported sphere support member and the sphere support member movably supported. The member to be applied (solenoid, motor, etc.) may be configured separately. The discharge driving means may be any means that can apply a driving force to the ball support member, and examples thereof include a solenoid and a motor. The discharge control means may control the discharge drive means by a program (software) or may be executed by hardware constituted by an electric circuit without using a program.

  Further, the ball support member in the gaming machine 6 is exemplified by the positioning member 95 in the above embodiment, the discharge path forming member is exemplified by the path forming member 36 in the above embodiment, and the discharge path is exemplified in the above embodiment. The firing ball discharge passage 36d is illustrated. Further, as the ball feeding means in the gaming machine 6, the ball feeding mechanism 94 in the above embodiment is exemplified, the discharge driving means is exemplified by the ball removal solenoid 107 in the above embodiment, and the discharging control means is the payout in the above embodiment. The launch control devices 611 and 810 are exemplified.

  In the gaming machine 6, the ball feeding means can store only one game ball continuously in the staying portion where at least one game ball stays downstream from the position where the closing member is disposed, and the staying portion. A part of the perforated accommodating part is formed, and the accommodating part is provided at a launching side opening that is provided separately from the capturing position where the accommodating part is directed to the retaining part and the retaining part and continues to the firing position. A delivery member disposed so as to be able to switch the delivery position to which it is directed, a ball feed driving means for applying a driving force to the delivery member, and a ball feed control means for controlling the operation of the ball feed drive means. The ball feed control means moves the delivery member by a maximum number of game balls that can stay at least in the stay portion via the ball feed drive means when the second state is formed by the discharge drive means. From the take-in position to the delivery position Gaming machine 7, characterized in that it comprises a transmitting operation means for operating.

  According to the gaming machine 7, the sending operation means of the ball feeding control means can stay at least in the staying portion via the ball feeding driving means when the second state in which the gaming ball passes through the launch position and flows down is formed. The delivery member is moved from the take-in position to the delivery position by the maximum number of game balls. Therefore, in a state where the closing member is opened and the game balls in the ball tray are discharged from the second discharge port, all the game balls staying in the staying portion can be sent to the launch position side by the sending operation means, The game ball delivered to the position side can be discharged via the discharge path by forming the second state. Therefore, it is possible to remove the ball without leaving the game ball at the ball feeding means or the launch position while arranging the ball feeding means and the first discharge port at a separated position to increase the degree of freedom of the design layout.

  An example of the staying part in the gaming machine 7 is a staying part T in which two game balls stay in the opening / closing member 102. Further, as the launch side opening, a delivery port 102c formed to open to the launch rail 93 side is exemplified, the electromagnet 104 is exemplified as the ball feed driving means, and the payout launch control device 611 is exemplified as the ball feed control means. The Further, the take-in position of the sending member is exemplified by the position where the electromagnet 104 in the above embodiment is excited and the sending member 105 is lifted, and the sending position of the sending member is the non-excited electromagnet 104 in the above embodiment. The position where the delivery member 105 is lowered is illustrated. Examples of the sending operation means in the gaming machine 7 include a launch control process (S1002) in which the electromagnet 104 is excited to perform three sending operations when the rotation amount detection switch 320 is switched from on to off.

  The gaming machine 7 includes ball tray state detection means for outputting a predetermined signal corresponding to the open / closed state of the second discharge port by the closing member, and the discharge control means outputs an output signal of the ball tray state detection means. The gaming machine 8 is characterized in that the discharge driving means is operated based on the control to switch from the first state to the second state for a certain period.

  According to the gaming machine 8, the discharge control means operates the discharge drive means based on the output signal of the ball tray state detection means that outputs a predetermined signal corresponding to the open / closed state of the second discharge port by the closing member. Since the player is controlled to switch from the 1 state (a state where the game ball is supported at the launch position) to the second state (a state where the game ball sent to the launch position side flows down through the launch position) for a certain period of time, the player It is possible to link the ball removal operation with the discharge of the game ball sent to the launch position side. When the game is stopped and moved from the gaming machine, when the game ball remains in the ball tray, the player performs the ball removal operation. At this timing, the game ball should be discharged so that no game ball remains at the launch position. Thus, the game ball can be more reliably returned to the player moving from the gaming machine.

  Note that the ball receiving state detection means in the gaming machine 8 outputs a signal only when the closing member is in either the open state or the closed state (that is, turns on the signal output), and in the other state. In some cases, the signal may not be output (that is, the signal output is turned off), and the voltage value and the combination of signals input to a plurality of input terminals are different in each of the open state and the closed state. A signal may be output. The detection of the open / closed state of the closing member may be performed by detecting the state of the closing member itself or a member linked to the closing member, or by detecting the presence or absence of a game ball passing through the discharge port. An open / close state may be detected. Furthermore, “switching from the first state to the second state for a certain period” in the gaming machine 8 and the gaming machine 9 described later is to continuously form the second state for a certain time after switching from the first state to the second state. Even when the first state and the second state are alternately switched over a plurality of times, the second state may be formed intermittently. In addition, the open / closed state of the second discharge port means a state where the game ball flows down from the second discharge port and a state where the game ball does not flow down, and the state where the second discharge port is directly opened / closed by the closing member is Of course, the state which the 2nd discharge port is substantially opened and closed by the closing member is also included. For example, a second discharge port that opens at an angle close to the horizontal with respect to the first discharge port that opens at an angle close to the vertical direction is provided, and the first discharge port is closed by a closing member, and a game ball is placed at the second discharge port. The state in which the game ball is not guided to the second outlet (closed state) and the state in which the game ball is guided to the second outlet by the closing member (open state) are opened and closed. It is good also as a state. In the gaming machine 8, the discharge control means operates the discharge drive means when detecting that the second discharge port is switched from the open state to the closed state based on the output signal of the ball tray state detection means. Control that switches from the first state to the second state for a certain period may be performed.

  In the gaming machine 8, the ball feeding control means operates the sending member by the sending operation means based on an output signal of the ball tray state detecting means.

  According to the gaming machine 9, since the delivery member is operated based on the output signal of the ball tray state detection means, the game ball that has accumulated in the retention portion at the timing when the ball removal operation is performed is moved to the launch position side by the delivery member. Sent out. As described above, the discharge control means controls to switch from the first state to the second state for a certain period so that the game ball sent to the launch position side is discharged at the timing when the player performs the ball removal operation. Therefore, the game ball staying in the stay portion by the player's ball removal operation is sent to the discharge position side and discharged. Therefore, not only the game ball that has been sent to the launch position when the ball removal operation is performed, but also the game ball in the staying part can be returned to the player who moves from the gaming machine.

  The gaming machine 7 includes firing operation detecting means for detecting whether or not a game ball firing operation is performed, and the discharge control means operates the discharge driving means based on whether or not the firing operation is performed by the firing operation detecting means. The gaming machine 10 is characterized by performing control to switch from the first state to the second state for a certain period.

  According to the gaming machine 10, the discharge control means operates the discharge drive means based on the presence / absence of execution of the shooting operation by the shooting operation detection means that detects execution of the game ball shooting operation. Since control is performed to switch from the state to the second state in which the game ball flows down for a certain period of time, the player's launch operation and the discharge of the game ball sent to the launch position side can be linked. When the player stops the game and moves from the gaming machine, the firing operation must be stopped (quit), so by discharging the game ball so that it does not remain at the launching position etc. at this timing, The game ball can be returned more reliably to the moving player.

  It should be noted that the firing operation detection means in the gaming machine 10 outputs a signal only when the firing operation is being executed or stopped (that is, the signal output is turned on) and is in the other state. In some cases, the signal may not be output (that is, the signal output is turned off), and the voltage value and the combination of signals input to the plurality of input terminals are different between when the launch operation is being executed and when it is being stopped, etc. These may output separate signals. As the firing operation detection means, a touch sensor that detects whether or not the operation unit that performs the firing operation is touched, or a variable resistor that detects the operation amount of the rotation operation of the operation handle that adjusts the firing force as the firing operation An example is a container. Also, in the gaming machine 10, the discharge control means operates the discharge drive means when the discharge operation detecting means detects that the discharge operation has been switched from being executed to being not executed (stopped), and from the first state. Control for switching to the second state for a certain period may be performed.

  In the gaming machine 10, the ball feeding control means causes the sending member to operate the sending member based on whether or not the firing operation is detected by the firing operation detecting means.

  According to the gaming machine 11, the delivery member is operated based on whether or not the launch operation is performed by the launch operation detecting means, so that the game ball that has stayed in the stay portion at the timing when the player stops the launch operation is launched by the send member. Sent to the position side. As described above, when the player stops the launch operation, the passage of the game ball is blocked by the blocking member, so that the game ball is not introduced to the ball feeding means, and the discharge control means is provided so that no game ball remains at the launch position. Control is performed to switch from the first state to the second state for a certain period of time. Therefore, the game ball that has been sent to the launch position at the timing when the launch operation is stopped and the game ball in the staying portion are returned to the player, and the game that has been sent to the launch position for the player moving from the gaming machine Not only balls but also game balls in the staying part can be returned.

  In any one of the gaming machines 6 to 11, the launching means performs at least one launching operation after the player's launching operation is stopped, and the ball feeding means is synchronized with the launching operation of the launching means. (Or simultaneously with the launching operation of the launching means), the game ball is sent to the launching position, and after the final launching operation after the launching operation is stopped, the ball feeding means moves the launching ball to the launching position. A gaming machine 12 in which game balls are delivered. Conventionally, it is common to perform a control operation in which a game ball is sent out by a ball feeding means in synchronization with a launching operation by a launching means. When was sent out, the game ball remained at the launch position.

  According to the gaming machine 12, the game ball sent to the launch position by the ball feeding means after the last launch operation is applied to the ball support member by the discharge drive means to form the second state, thereby forming the discharge path. It can be discharged more. Therefore, by controlling the discharge driving means with the discharge control means, it is possible to remove the ball without leaving the game ball at the ball feeding means or the launch position. Note that the ball feeding means sending the game ball to the launching position simultaneously with the launching operation of the launching means does not only mean that they completely match, but the game is played at regular intervals (for example, every 0.6 seconds). This means that when a ball launch operation is performed, a game ball delivery operation is performed at almost the same timing as the launch operation.

  In any one of the gaming machines 6 to 12, a game area in which a game ball launched by driving the launch means flows down due to its own weight and a game is played, and the game area of the game balls launched by the launch means A foul ball passage that discharges a game ball that does not reach as a foul ball, and the discharge passage forming member integrally forms the foul ball passage together with the discharge passage. A gaming machine 13 characterized in that it forms a passage where the discharge passages merge.

  According to the gaming machine 13, since the foul ball path and the discharge path are integrally formed by the discharge path forming member, the configuration is simplified compared to the case where the foul ball path and the discharge path are formed by separate members, and the parts cost is reduced. The number of parts can be reduced, and the assembly cost can be reduced. Note that the fact that the discharge path merges with the foul ball path means that the foul ball path and a path through which the game ball is discharged from the launch position form a common path that joins on the way.

  A gaming machine 14 according to any one of the gaming machines 1 to 13, wherein the gaming machine is a pachinko gaming machine. Above all, the basic configuration of a pachinko gaming machine is provided with an operation handle, and according to the operation of the operation handle, a game ball is launched to a predetermined game area, and the game ball is arranged at a predetermined position in the game area As a necessary condition for winning a prize in the mouth (or passing through the operating mouth), the identification information dynamically displayed on the display device is confirmed and stopped after a predetermined time. In addition, when a predetermined game value is given, a variable winning device (specific winning port) disposed at a predetermined position in the gaming area is opened in a predetermined manner so that game balls can be won, and the number of winning To which a valuable value (including data written on a magnetic card as well as a prize ball) is given.

10 Pachinko machines (game machines)
36 passage formation member (discharge passage formation member)
92 firing solenoid (launching means)
94 Ball feed mechanism (ball feed means)
95 Positioning member (ball support member)
104 electromagnet (ball feed drive means)
105 Delivery member
107 ball removal solenoid (discharge drive means)
201 Upper plate (ball tray)
201a Top plate outlet ( second outlet )
224a Ball outlet ( first outlet )
234 Closure plate (closure member)
252,911 Open / close lid (blocking member)
310 Operation handle (operation means)
611,810 payout launch control device (ball feed control means, discharge control means)
T
Staying part

Claims (1)

A ball tray that stores the game balls and can be removed by the player's operation, a ball feeding means that sends the game balls stored in the ball tray one by one to a predetermined launch position, and a ball feeding means that delivers the balls In a gaming machine comprising a launching means for launching a game ball and an operation means for adjusting the firing force of the game ball by the launching means to be strong corresponding to the operation amount,
The ball receiving tray has a first discharge port continuous with the ball feeding means, a second discharge port that is formed separately from the first discharge port and discharges the game ball, and the second discharge port is operated by the player. And a closing member that opens and closes in response to
A game located at the most downstream side of the game balls supported by the closing member, which closes the first discharge port and blocks a path of the game ball communicating with the ball feeding means and the ball tray. A blocking member disposed opposite the sphere;
A blocking member driving means for driving the blocking member corresponding to the operation amount of the operating means ;
A ball support member for supporting the game ball sent out by the ball feeding means at a predetermined launch position;
The ball feeding means is
A staying part in which at least one or more game balls stay on the downstream side of the position where the closing member is disposed;
A part of the housing part formed so as to be able to accommodate only one game ball continuously to the staying part is formed separately from the take-in position in which the housing part is directed to the staying part and the staying part. A delivery member that is disposed so as to be able to switch between a delivery position with the accommodating portion facing the launching side port that is continuous with the launch position;
Ball feed driving means for applying a driving force to the delivery member;
A ball feed control means for controlling the operation of the ball feed drive means,
The firing means includes
The game ball supported at the launch position by the ball support member is launched,
A first state in which the ball support member is movably supported and a driving force is applied to the ball support member, and a game ball sent out by the ball feeding means is supported at the launch position, and the game ball is launched. A discharge driving means for applying a driving force to the ball support member to switch between a second state not supported at a position;
A discharge control means for controlling the operation of the discharge drive means, and for switching the ball support member in response to the player's operation;
A discharge path forming member that forms a discharge path for discharging the game ball sent to the launch position side by the ball feeding means below the launch position;
When the second state is formed by the discharge driving means under the control of the discharge control means, the game ball sent out by the ball feeding means is discharged via the discharge path . A gaming machine characterized by that.

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