JP5141892B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine represented by a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine.

  Conventionally, as a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, for example, a pair of movable wings pivots to the left and right to open and close in a game area where the game balls flow down, and the game balls enter between the two movable wings. It is generally known that a variable winning device called a tulip arranged to be introduced into a ball opening is arranged. The tulip is basically configured to open and close when a game ball enters between both movable wings, but it is monotonous only by opening and closing when the ball enters the tulip. As disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2 below, the link mechanism is driven by the weight of a game ball that has entered a prize opening or the like placed at another location, and the tulip is opened and closed via this link mechanism. There is also a known configuration that improves game playability.

JP 56-85374 A JP-A-56-85375

  The link mechanisms described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 are configured to open the tulip so that the operating arm of the link mechanism pushes down the tulip opening / closing lever. In the case of such a link mechanism, the link mechanism If the positional relationship between the actuating arm and the tulip opening / closing lever is reversed, the motive power is not transmitted and the tulip is not opened / closed. It is necessary. However, since these operating arms and opening / closing levers are provided so as to be swingable, there is a defect that they are mounted in an incorrect positional relationship due to swinging in the manufacturing process of the gaming machine, for example. Cheap. For example, in the case where only one tulip is arranged, it is relatively easy to perform the mounting operation while paying attention to the positional relationship between the operating arm and the opening / closing lever, but the more tulips are arranged, It is difficult to perform the mounting operation while properly maintaining the positional relationship between the operating arm and the opening / closing lever, and defects are more likely to occur.

  In order to solve the above problems, for example, in Patent Document 3 below, the link mechanism is temporarily operated by bringing a fixing means slidably placed into contact with the operating area of the link mechanism. It is disclosed that the operating arm of the link mechanism and the opening / closing lever of the tulip are held in a certain positional relationship by fixing them so as not to be obtained.

JP 2007-252633 A

  However, according to the configuration in which the positional relationship between the operating arm and the opening / closing lever is maintained by fixing the link mechanism with the fixing means as described above, the fixing mechanism is set at the fixed position during the mounting operation. After the work is completed, it is necessary to move the fixing means to the retracted position and return the link mechanism to the movable state. Therefore, the work of the forward / backward (sliding) operation of the fixing means increases, Importantly, if you forget to set the fixing means during work, the failure prevention measures will not be executed. In particular, if you forget to return the fixing means to the retracted position after the work is completed, the link mechanism will operate. The fixed state remains impossible, and eventually the fixing means itself causes a problem.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to ensure that the opening / closing mechanism of the variable prize-winning device is maintained in an appropriate positional relationship. Thus, it is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that can effectively prevent the occurrence of defective products and can be easily installed.

In order to achieve the above object, the gaming machine according to the present invention includes means 1 as follows:
A variable winning device having a variable portion that can be changed between a closed state in which a game ball is difficult to enter or cannot enter and an open state in which it is easy to enter, and is actuated from the initial position driven by the weight of the game ball It is possible to move to a position, and it operates alone or in conjunction with a plurality of members so as to engage the variable portion of the variable winning device and shift the variable portion on the way from the initial position to the operating position. A game machine comprising: a movable member configured as described above; and an engaging member that engages with the movable member and holds the movable member in an initial position so that the movable member cannot be operated.
The movable member is movably attached while being urged by a weight for returning to the initial position, and the engaging member is engaged with the movable member by a urging means that urges the movable member in the engaging direction. Held in an engaging position to hold the member in its initial position so that it cannot move,
From the state where the movable member is in the operating position, the urging force of the weight causes it to come into contact with a part of the engaging member and slide to return to the initial position while pushing away the engaging member. It is characterized by being engaged with a member.

In the present invention, the “variable winning device” means any one having a configuration in which the variable portion can be changed between the closed state and the open state. For example, the movable wing can be opened and closed as the variable portion. In addition to the variable winning device called tulip configured as described above, a variable winning device configured such that the door-like opening and closing member can be rotated and opened as a variable portion is also included.
In addition, the “closed state” and “open state” of the variable part mean a state where the degree of ease of entering a game ball is lower and a state where it is higher when the two states are compared. Therefore, it is not necessarily limited to the fully closed state or the fully open state.
In addition to the weight, the “urging means” includes an elastic body such as a spring.

  According to the configuration of the means 1, the movable member is movably attached while being urged by the weight for returning to the initial position, and from the state in the operating position, the urging force of the weight causes the engagement member to be part of the engagement member. When the movable member is attached, the movable member is attached to the mounting body posture by being configured to be returned to the initial position and engaged with the engaging member while pushing and disengaging the engaging member. Then, the movable member receives the biasing force of the weight and returns to the initial position while pushing the engaging member alone, and is engaged with the engaging member. Therefore, the movable member can be mounted in the initial position so that the movable member cannot be operated without operating the fixing means or the like, and the mounting operation can be easily performed. In addition, as described above, the movable member receives the urging force of the weight without being operated from the outside and returns to the initial position by itself, so that the movable member is securely held at the initial position, and therefore, for example, by forgetting the operation. The movable member can be securely attached in an appropriate state without causing the movable member to be in the wrong position.

  Further, by holding the movable member in the initial position so that the movable member is not engaged with the engaging member, for example, even if an unauthorized device is intruded from the outside to try to operate the movable member illegally, If the engagement by the joint member is not released, the movable member cannot be operated.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to reliably install a movable member that constitutes a part of the opening / closing mechanism of the variable prize apparatus in an appropriate position, that is, in an initial position, and thus, the opening / closing mechanism of the variable prize apparatus. It is possible to effectively prevent the occurrence of defective products by attaching them in an incorrect positional relationship, and also to easily perform the installation work of the movable member by omitting the trouble of operating the fixing means. It becomes possible.

  Further, by engaging the engaging member and holding the movable member in the initial position so that it cannot be operated, it is possible to make it difficult to perform fraud, and thus it is possible to obtain an effect of preventing fraud.

  Hereinafter, the best mode of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, in carrying out the present invention, it is possible to make partial modifications as appropriate without departing from the gist of the present invention.

(Front configuration of pachinko machine)
FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which an inner frame 12, a front frame set 14, and a set plate 400 are opened with respect to an outer frame 11. (However, in FIG. 2, for the sake of convenience, the configuration in the game castle on the four sides of the game board [nail, center character, etc.] is shown blank, but the out port 36 is drawn).

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 11 that forms an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10, and an inner frame 12 that is supported on one side of the outer frame 11 so as to be opened and closed. I have. The outer frame 11 is formed in a rectangular shape as a whole by a wooden plate material, and each plate material is assembled by a detachable fastener such as a small screw. The outer frame 11 may be made of light metal such as resin or aluminum in order to reduce the weight. The opening / closing axis of the inner frame 12 is set so as to extend vertically on the opposite side of the game ball launching handle 18 installation side (left side of the pachinko machine 10 in FIG. 1) as seen from the front of the pachinko machine 10. The inner frame 12 can be sufficiently opened to the front side with an axial center. The inner frame 12 is made of a synthetic resin, specifically, ABS (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene) resin. By doing so, the advantages of high viscosity and high impact resistance and low cost production are exhibited.

  The configuration of the front frame set 14 and the inner frame 12 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 is a rear view showing a state in which the front frame set 14 and the game board 4 are removed from the outer frame 11 of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view from the rear.

  When roughly classified, the front frame set 14 includes a ball tray portion provided at the lowermost portion thereof, and a window frame portion formed in a range above the ball tray portion. The inner frame 12 is attached to the outer frame 11 so as to be openable and closable with the left-hand vertical opening / closing axis as the axis, and includes a resin base 20 to be described later. A front frame set 14 is attached to the front side of the resin base 20. The game board 4 is attached to the rear side.

  The ball tray portion is fixed to a lower portion of the front frame set 14 with a fastener such as a screw. A lower plate 15, a ball release lever 17, a game ball launch handle 18, and an ashtray 22 are provided on the front side of the ball tray portion. In addition, the lower tray 15 as a ball receiving tray has a function of stopping a game ball discharged from the discharge port when an upper tray 19 described later becomes full. The ball removal lever 17 is for removing a game ball in the lower plate 15. By moving the ball removal lever 17 to the left in FIG. 1, a predetermined position on the bottom surface of the lower plate 15 is opened, The game ball stopped in the tray 15 can be discharged through the opening on the bottom surface of the lower tray 15 to the player's ball storage box (dollar box).

  The game ball launching handle 18 is disposed so as to protrude to the front side on the right side of the lower plate 15. In response to the operation of the game ball launch handle 18 by the player, the game ball is driven toward the game board 4 by the game ball launch device 38 (FIGS. 2 and 3). The game ball launching device 38 is composed of a launching solenoid or the like. The sound output port 24 is an output port for outputting sound from a speaker (not shown) provided at the position of the upper left and right ends of the front frame set 14. The ashtray 22 is provided on the left side of the lower plate 15. The ashtray 22 is provided so as to rotate (for example, forward toward the front side) about the axis line in the left-right direction (horizontal direction).

  Note that most of the front frame set 14 is formed of ABS resin in the same manner as the inner frame 12. By doing so, it is highly viscous and resistant to impact, and can be manufactured at low cost. In particular, the surface layer forming the lower plate 15 and the front panel portion at the back of the lower plate 15 are molded from flame-retardant ABS resin. For this reason, this part is hard to burn.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the front frame set 14 is attached to the inner frame 12 so as to be openable and closable. Like the inner frame 12, the front frame set 14 has an open / close axis extending vertically to the left when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10. It can be opened to the front side with an axial center. Moreover, the front frame set 14 is attached so as to fit into the outer wall (rib) 12 b of the inner frame 12. That is, since at least a part of the side surface of the front frame set 14 is attached so as to fit into the outer wall (rib) 12b of the inner frame 12, foreign matter (from the gap between the inner frame 12 and the front frame set 14) Such as a needle shape or a thin plate shape, specifically, a fraudulent act such as inserting a wire, piano wire, celluloid plate, etc.) can be prevented. Further, since the front frame set 14 is made of a synthetic resin, specifically, an ABS resin, like the inner frame 12, the front frame set 14 is highly viscous and resistant to impact, and can be manufactured at low cost.

  On the other hand, an upper plate 19 (see FIG. 1) serving as a game ball receiving plate is provided integrally with the front frame set 14 at a position above the lower plate 15 in the ball receiving portion of the front frame set 14. Yes. The upper tray 19 is a ball receiving tray for temporarily storing the game balls and guiding them to the game ball launching device 38 while aligning them in a line. Similar to the lower plate 15, the upper plate 19 has a structure in which the surface layer is formed of flame-retardant ABS resin.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the inner frame 12 is mainly composed of a resin base 20 having a rectangular outer shape, and a substantially circular window hole 21 is formed at the center of the resin base 20. Yes.
The game board 4 is detachably mounted on the rear side of the resin base 20. The game board 4 is made of a rectangular plywood, and is attached in a state in which the peripheral edge thereof is in contact with the back side of the resin base 20 (inner frame 12). Accordingly, a substantially central portion of the front surface portion of the game board 4 is exposed to the front surface side of the inner frame 12 through the window hole 21 of the resin base 20 (FIG. 2 shows the out port 36 of the game board 4. ) And here, a corner (corner) close to a pivoting portion of the game board 4 with respect to the outer frame 11 of the inner frame 12 (a pivoting centering on an opening / closing axis extending vertically to the left side when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10). However, the corner is dropped (notched) into a substantially triangular shape.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the game board 4 is provided with a guide rail 50 for guiding the game ball launched from the game ball launching device 38 to the upper part of the game board 4. The game balls launched in accordance with the turning operation are guided to a predetermined game area through the guide rail 50. The guide rail 50 is constituted by a sliding plate as a long metal strip made of stainless steel in order to make the flight of the game ball smoother, that is, to reduce the frictional resistance of the game ball. The inner rail 51 and the outer rail 52 are formed so as to form an inner and outer double ring shape. The guide rail 50 may be a resin molded product, and is preferably molded by adding a fluororesin, thereby reducing the frictional resistance of the game ball. The inner rail 51 is formed in a substantially annular shape except for about ¼ of the upper portion, and an outer rail 52 is formed so that a part (mainly the left side) faces the inner rail 51. In such a case, a guide rail is constituted by the inner rail 51 and the outer rail 52, and a spherical guide passage is formed by a portion (the left portion facing) where the rails 51 and 52 are parallel to each other at a predetermined interval. The ball guide passage is formed in a groove shape having a contact surface with the game board 4, that is, a groove shape in which the front side is opened.

  A return ball preventing member 53 is attached to the front end portion of the inner rail 51. This prevents a situation in which the game ball once guided from the ball guide path between the inner rail 51 and the outer rail 52 to the upper part of the game board 4 returns to the ball guide path again. Have

  The lower right corner of the game board 4 is a space for sticking a sticker such as a certificate (for example, a serial number is written) or a plate. By sticking a sticker such as a certificate on the game board 4, the game board 4 and the certificate can be uniquely defined.

  Next, the game area will be described. The game area is partitioned and formed in a substantially circular shape by the inner periphery (inner and outer rails) of the guide rail 50. In the present embodiment, the game area is an area excluding the area of the guide rail that is a parallel part of the inner and outer rails 51 and 52 among the area surrounded by the inner rail 51 and the outer rail 52 when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10. It is said. Therefore, when it is referred to as a game area, the guide rail portion is not included, and the left limit position toward the game area is specified not by the outer rail 52 but by the inner rail 51. Similarly, the right limit position toward the game area is specified by the inner rail 51. Further, the lower limit position of the game castle is specified by the lower end position of the game board 4. Further, the upper limit position of the game area is specified by the outer rail 52.

  In the resin base 20, a launch rail for guiding the game ball immediately after being launched from the game ball launcher 38 is attached below the window hole 21 (game board 4). The launch rail is attached and fixed to the resin base 20 via a metal plate behind the launch rail, and is configured to extend linearly at a predetermined launch angle (launch angle). Accordingly, the game ball that is launched in accordance with the turning operation of the game ball launching handle 18 is first launched obliquely upward along the launch rail, and then guided to a predetermined game area through the ball guide path of the guide rail 50 as described above. It has come to be.

  In addition, there is a gap of a predetermined interval between the firing rail and the guide rail 50 (guide rail), and a foul ball passage is formed below the gap. Therefore, if the game ball launched from the game ball launching device 38 does not reach the return ball prevention member 53 and returns to the inside of the guide rail as a foul ball, the foul ball passes through the foul ball passage 15 to the lower plate 15. To be discharged.

  Although detailed disclosure of the drawings is omitted, game balls are supplied to the game ball launcher 38 one by one from the ball outlet on the front frame set 14 side (the ball outlet leading from the most downstream portion of the upper plate 19). . Further, the game ball launching device 38 is provided with a ball striking ball, and the game ball is launched with the rotation of the ball striking center around the shaft portion.

  A reference numeral 49 in FIG. 2 is a discharge port communicating with the upper plate 19, and the game ball is discharged to the upper plate 19 through the upper plate discharge port 49. The upper plate discharge port 49 is attached with an openable / closable shutter that is displaced between a substantially horizontal state and a substantially vertical state about a rotation axis in a substantially horizontal direction. The front frame set 14 is opened from the inner frame 12. In the state (the state of FIG. 2), the shutter is changed from a substantially horizontal state to a substantially vertical state by an urging force of a spring or the like, and the upper plate discharge port 49 is closed so that the game ball does not spill from the upper plate discharge port 49. . When the front frame set 14 is closed, the shutter is pushed open by a ball passage rod 69 (see FIG. 2) provided on the back surface of the front frame set 14 to be in a substantially horizontal state. The game ball discharged toward the side passes through the ball passage rod 69 and is discharged to the upper plate 19 without any leakage. Therefore, in the pachinko machine 10, it is possible to prevent the inconvenience that the game balls in the payout passage and the like spill out of the pachinko machine 10 when the front frame set 14 is opened.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the resin base 20 is provided with an elliptical small window 23 at the lower right portion of the window hole 21. Accordingly, a sticker (not shown) such as a stamp attached to the lower right corner of the game board 4 can be seen through the small window 23. Further, a sticker or the like can be pasted from the small window 23.

  As shown in FIG. 4, support brackets 81 and 82 are attached to the left end portion of the inner frame 12 as a support mechanism for the front frame set 14. The upper support fitting 81 is provided with a support hole 83 having a notch on the front side of the figure, and the lower support fitting 82 is provided with a protruding shaft (not shown) 84 protruding in the vertical direction.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a front frame set open detection switch 90 that detects that the front frame set 14 is opened with respect to the inner frame 12 is provided on the upper side of the inner frame 12. When the front frame set 14 is opened, it is output from the front frame set open detection switch 90 to the computer in the hall (in the pachinko shop). Further, when the front frame set 14 is closed, the metal reinforcing plate of the front frame set 14 comes into contact with the pair of metal fittings of the inner frame 12, and the grounding of the front frame set 14 is ensured. .

  Here, the front frame set 14 described above will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. The front frame set 14 is formed with a substantially elliptical window 25 so that most of the game area can be viewed from the outside. Specifically, the window portion 25 has a shape in which a substantially central portion on the left and right sides is curved relatively gently as compared with the upper and lower sides. The substantially central portion may be linear.

  The shortest distance between the left end of the window portion 25 and the left end of the front frame set 14 when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10 (ie, the left-right width of the left-side frame portion), that is, the frame width on the opening / closing axis side is In order to increase the strength and support strength of the set 14 itself, it is set to be relatively large. In this case, as is apparent from a comparison between FIG. 1 and FIG. 5, not only the left end portion of the outer rail 52 but also the left end portion of the inner rail 51 is the left frame portion in the state where the front frame set 14 is closed. Obscured by. That is, at least a part of the guide rail overlaps and is covered with the left frame portion of the front frame set 14 when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10. Even if it becomes difficult to visually recognize the game ball in this way, it is only a passing point where the game ball is guided to the game area, and it is difficult to see the game ball in a game castle where the player mainly enjoys the game. It does n’t mean that. Therefore, there is no trouble in actual game. Moreover, while such a trouble does not arise, sufficient intensity | strength and support strength of the front frame set 14 are securable.

  In addition, the front frame set 14 is provided with light emitting means such as various lamps as one of the effect devices 700 around the periphery (for example, a corner portion). These light emitting means have a role of enhancing the effect of the game by changing the light emission mode such as lighting and blinking according to the change of the game state in the daytime type nighttime state or the nighttime type game state or when the blades are opened. To fulfill. For example, at the periphery of the window portion 25, an electrical decoration unit 30 incorporating light emitting means such as LEDs is provided symmetrically, and a central electrical illumination similarly incorporating light emitting means such as LEDs is provided at the top of the pachinko machine 10. A portion 131 is provided. In the pachinko machine 10, the central illumination unit 131 functions as a lamp for notifying the game state, and notifies that the game state is in a predetermined state by lighting or blinking in the predetermined game state. Furthermore, the upper plate 19 is also provided with an upper plate illumination part 33 that also includes a light emitting means such as an LED. In addition, on the left and right sides of the central illumination part 131, a prize ball lamp 132 that is lit during the prize ball payout is provided. In addition, a small window made of a transparent resin is provided so as to be able to visually recognize a part of the surface of the inner frame 12 and the surface of the game board 4 so as to be adjacent to the lower end of the electric decoration unit 30. This small window has a flat shape, and a stamp or the like attached to the lower right corner of the game board 4 can be suitably read from the flat portion of the small window by a machine. Furthermore, in the game area, there are also illumination lamps and LEDs for an accessory, a prize opening, etc., and such a light emitting means is also an effect device.

  In addition, a ball lending operation unit is disposed below the window unit 25, and the ball lending operation unit is provided with a ball lending button, a return button, and a frequency display unit. When the ball lending operation unit is operated with a bill or a card inserted in a card unit (ball lending unit) (not shown) arranged on the side of the pachinko machine 10, a game ball is lent according to the operation. Is called. The ball lending button is operated to obtain a lending ball based on information recorded on a card or the like (recording medium), and the lending ball is supplied to the upper plate 19 as long as there is a remaining amount on the card or the like. The The return button is operated when requesting the return of a card or the like inserted into the card unit. The frequency display section displays remaining amount information such as a card. It should be noted that a ball rental operation unit is not required for a pachinko machine in which game balls are directly rented from the ball lending device unit to the upper plate without using a card unit, that is, a so-called cash machine. Therefore, a decorative sticker or the like is attached to the installation portion of the ball rental operation unit. Thereby, the common use of the lending operation unit of the pachinko machine using the card unit and the cash machine can be achieved.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the left side of the front frame set 14 is prevented from projecting more than necessary to the front side (the front side in FIG. 1). Thus, when a game ball is lent directly to the upper plate 19 from the card sand ball lending device provided on the left side of the pachinko machine 10, the tip of the nose portion (so-called elephant nose) of the ball lending device is discharged. An exit can be suitably located in the upper position of the top plate 19, and the game ball lent from the nose part of the said ball lending apparatus can be received by the top plate 19. FIG.

  Next, the configuration of the game board 4 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 is a front view showing the configuration of the game board 4, and FIGS. 7 and 8 are rear views showing the configuration of the back side of the game board 4.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the game board 4 is configured by arranging a large number of nails in a game area, and arranging a windmill and various winning devices as described below. A center combination 41, which will be described in detail later, is arranged in the center of the game area, and the center combination 41 is formed with a top prize opening 42 and a middle top prize opening 43. On the left and right sides of the center accessory 41, a receiving part that projects forward from the board surface and that opens upward and guides the game ball to the inner entrance, and a game ball that is drilled in the game board and guided to the receiving part The upper left winning device 44 and the upper right winning device 45 each including a ball entrance (not shown) for entering the ball, a ball sensor (not shown) for detecting the game ball, and the like are arranged. A central prize-winning device 46 is arranged under the center accessory 41. The central prize-winning device 46 is opened and closed by turning a pair of movable wings to the left and right sides, and a game ball passes between the two movable wings. It is a variable prize-winning device called a tulip that is configured to be introduced to the entrance, and the front is decorated with a “sun” -like decoration. Three nails are arranged in a triangular shape immediately above the central winning device 46, and when the movable wing is closed, the nails are blocked by the nails and the game balls enter the central winning device 46. It is not getting. Below the central winning device 46, two middle and lower winning devices 47A and 47B are arranged side by side, and the upper middle and lower winning devices (hereinafter also referred to as upper-side middle and lower winning devices) 47A are basic. In particular, the winning device has the same configuration as the upper left winning device 44 or the upper right winning device 45, and the lower middle / lower winning device (hereinafter also referred to as the lower middle winning device) 47B is the central winning device. This is a variable winning device having the same configuration as that of No. 46. The lower-side middle / lower prize apparatus 47B is closed by the upper-side middle / lower prize apparatus 47A in a state where the movable wing is closed, so that the upper-side middle / lower prize apparatus 47A does not allow a game ball to enter. The upper stage middle / lower prize apparatus 47A and the lower stage middle / lower prize apparatus 47B are integrally formed in the same component. Two lower right prize winning devices 48A and 48B are arranged above and below the middle and lower prize winning devices 47A and 47B so as to be juxtaposed. Two middle right winning devices 49A and 49B are arranged side by side. Two lower left prize-winning devices 55A and 55B are arranged above and below the upper left of the middle and lower prize-winning devices 47A and 47B. The middle winning devices 56A and 56B are arranged side by side. The above-mentioned middle and lower winning devices 47A and 47B, lower right winning devices 48A and 48B, right middle winning devices 49A and 49B, lower left winning devices 55A and 55B, and left middle winning devices 56A and 56B are five pairs of winning devices. Arranged in a row extending in an arc along the lower edge of the gaming area, the configuration of these five pairs of winning devices is basically the same. However, of these five pairs of winning devices, only the left middle winning device 56A, 56B at the left end is the lower winning device (hereinafter also referred to as the lower left winning device; the same applies to other winning devices). The front face of 56B is decorated to resemble a "star", and the lower winning device in each of the other four pairs of winning devices, that is, the lower middle winning device 47B and the lower right winning device 48B. Similarly to the central winning device 46, the lower side right middle winning device 49B and the lower side left lower winning device 55B are decorated with a decoration imitating “sun” on the front surface.

  An out port 36 is provided at the lower end of the game area, and game balls that have not entered the various winning devices etc. are guided through the out port 36 toward a ball discharge path (not shown). It has become.

  As shown in FIG. 7, various boards such as a control board and an LED board are arranged on the back side of the game board 4. An LED board 415, a center lamp relay terminal plate 431H, and a center relay board 431L, which will be described later, are disposed on the back side of the center accessory 41, and the upper left winning device 44 and the upper right winning prize are placed on the left and right sides of the center accessory 41. An upper left LED board 44S and an upper right LED board 45S for irradiating light forward are disposed on the back side of each device 45. Behind the center accessory 41, a panel lamp relay terminal board 211 connected to an LED lamp installed on the game board is located at the lower right portion of the center accessory 41 (lower left in FIG. 7). Are arranged so as to partially overlap. Further, a sub-control board 212 that extends horizontally so as to cover the upper left LED board 44S and the upper right LED board 45S at both ends is disposed behind the panel lamp relay terminal board 211. The sub-relay terminal plate 213 is disposed at the corner (the lower left corner in FIG. 7). The sub-control board 212 and the sub-relay terminal board 213 are accommodated in a sub-control board case 212C having a substantially horizontally long rectangular parallelepiped shape shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, a left LED board 214L and a right LED board 214R that extend vertically are respectively arranged on the left and right sides of the sub-control board 212 on the back surface of the game board 4, and in the game area shown in FIG. Light is irradiated forward in the left decorative portion 61L and the right decorative portion 61R provided on the left and right side edges, respectively. In the lower part of the back side of the game board 4, as shown in FIG. 7, the center winning device 46, the middle and lower winning devices 47A and 47B, the lower right winning devices 48A and 48B, the right middle winning devices 49A and 49B, the lower left A central LED board 46S, a middle lower LED board 47S, a lower right LED board 48S, and a right middle LED board 49S for irradiating light to the back of each of the winning devices 55A and 55B and the left middle winning apparatuses 56A and 56B, A lower left LED board 55S and a left middle LED board 56S are arranged. A panel surface relay terminal plate 215 is disposed at a substantially middle position between the central LED board 46S, the middle lower LED board 47S, and the lower right LED board 48S. Further, a main control board 216 extending horizontally is disposed behind the panel surface relay terminal board 215, and a power monitoring board 217 is disposed adjacent to the right end (left end in FIG. 7) of the main control board 216. ing. The main control board 216 and the power supply monitoring board 217 are accommodated in a main control board case 216C having a substantially horizontally long rectangular parallelepiped shape shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 10, the center accessory 41 has a generally round shape in front view except for the upper end portion, and is the largest accessory that occupies a slightly large area in the center of the game area. As shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, each has a structure formed by superposing three members, a front member 411, an intermediate member 412, and a rear member 413, which have substantially round outlines corresponding to each other in this order from the front side. And many members, such as a movable member and a decoration member, are attached to each site | part of this structure.

  As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the front member 411 is a generally ring-shaped member in a front view surrounding the front side portion of the center accessory 41 and is a frame-like member that forms a peripheral wall having a predetermined depth in the front-rear direction. ing. The upper end of the peripheral wall is a relatively flat peripheral surface (a peripheral surface with a smaller curvature than the other parts), and a guide rail is provided on the front end edge to roll the game ball. The surface 411S is configured. A plurality of decorative projections 411P are formed at the front end edge of the peripheral wall with an indefinite interval over the entire circumference and projecting toward the center. Some of the lower ends of the projections 411P are separated. And is attached to the front edge of the peripheral wall of the front member 411, and the others are formed integrally with the front edge of the peripheral wall. The rear end edge of the peripheral wall is formed with a threaded portion 411R that protrudes rearward in a cylindrical shape and has a screw hole formed therein. A flange 411F is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the front side member 411 so as to decorate the entire surface of the front member 411. The flange 411F extends radially, and the center accessory 41 is formed by a screw insertion hole formed in the flange 411F. It is fixed on the game board surface with screws.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the flange 411F of the front member 411 extends the largest at the upper end portion to form an upper end flange 411T. The upper end flange 411T is formed with a notch extending from the center of the lower end edge to the upper side. Therefore, the upper end flange 411T has a shape extending generally upward from the upper end portion of the peripheral wall of the front member 411. A ball entrance is formed in the upper center of the upper end flange 411T, and as shown in FIGS. 11 and 13, a U-shaped front view is formed on the back side of the upper end flange 411T corresponding to the entrance port. A groove portion 411G extending rearward is formed, and on the front side of the upper end flange 411T, a receiving portion 411E that protrudes forward and opens upward and guides the game ball to the entrance is provided. The top prize winning opening 42 is configured.

  As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the intermediate member 412 has a substantially circular outer peripheral shape in front view substantially corresponding to the front member 411 and having a slightly extended upper end, and has a circular opening in the center. It is a substantially disk-shaped member in which 412S is formed. The intermediate member 412 mainly has an annular (doughnut-shaped) space between the front side member 411 constituting the outer peripheral portion of the center accessory 41 and a later-described drum 414 disposed at the center of the center accessory 41. It functions as a back plate that closes the back from the back side. The intermediate member 412 is made of a transparent resin, and a large number of irregularities are continuously formed on almost the entire front and back side surfaces, so that light emitted from the LED substrate 415 described later is transmitted forward while diffusing. It has become. A decorative member 416 simulating the shape of a foot wearing shoes is fixed to the left and right portions of the lower portion of the front side surface of the intermediate member 412, and the right side, left side, upper right side, and upper left side of the intermediate member 412 are fixed. Left and right movable decorative members simulating the shapes of left and right movable hands (hereinafter also referred to as hand-shaped movable decorative members) 417R and 417L, and left and right movable decorative members respectively imitating the shape of a chime Long holes 421 are formed through which operation rods 419R, 419L, 420R, and 420L, to which four movable decoration members 418R and 418L are respectively connected, are also formed (hereinafter also referred to as saddle-shaped movable decoration members). An extended portion at the upper end of the intermediate member 412 is exposed forward through a notch in the upper end flange 411T of the front member 411, and the middle and upper prize opening 43 is formed at the center of the lower end of the exposed portion. A U-shaped recess 412R is formed at the uppermost end (top) of the intermediate member 412, and the groove 411G of the front member 411 is fitted into the recess 412R. A peripheral wall extending rearward is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the intermediate member 412, constituting a part (intermediate portion) of the outer peripheral surface of the center accessory 41, and a plurality of screwed portions of the front member 411 Locking portions 422 each having an insertion hole through which the screwing portion 411R is inserted are formed at positions corresponding to 411R, respectively.

  The rear member 413 has a substantially disc shape substantially corresponding to the front member 411 and having a substantially circular outer peripheral shape when viewed from the front with an upper end extending slightly larger (that is, an outer peripheral shape substantially similar to the intermediate member 412). A game that functions as a support member on which various components such as the drum 414 and the LED substrate 415 are supported and fixed, and a game ball is introduced into the drum 414 and discharged from the drum 414 as will be described later. It also has a function of guiding the sphere to the outside. A substantially semicircular fitting hole 413S for fitting and fixing a part of the drum 414 is formed in the center of the rear member 413. A ball discharge portion 413E described later is formed below the fitting hole 413S, and an engagement piece 423 described later is held above the fitting hole 413S as shown in FIG. Long holes 424 corresponding to the four long holes 421 of the intermediate member 412 are formed at four locations on the right side, left side, upper right side, and upper left side of the rear member 413, respectively. In the upper center of the front side surface of the rear member 413, a ball guiding path 413P extending to the lower part in communication with the middle upper winning opening 43 of the intermediate member 412 is formed. A U-shaped recess 413R is formed at the uppermost end (top) of the rear member 413. The recess 413R communicates with the groove 411G of the front member 411 and enters the top prize winning opening 42. A game ball that has been balled is guided backwards. On the front side surface of the rear member 413, a substantially disk-shaped LED substrate 415 having a substantially circular opening at the center is supported and fixed as a whole. A large number of LEDs (not shown) are mounted on the side surface to irradiate light forward. In the lower right portion and the lower left portion of the rear side member 413, insertion holes 413D for inserting a harness (not shown) for wiring the LED substrate 415 to the outside are formed, respectively. Solenoids 425R and 425L are respectively arranged and fixed on the upper right portion and the upper left portion of the rear side surface of the rear member 413, and the operation rods 419R, 419L, 420R, and 420L are moved through the arms by the solenoids 425R and 425L. It is driven so as to reciprocate in the long holes 421 and 424 of the intermediate member 412 and the rear member 413, respectively, thereby four movable decorations of the hand-shaped movable decoration members 417R and 417L and the saddle-shaped movable decoration members 418R and 418L. The member swings. In addition, a ball entering sensor 426 that detects a game ball passing through the ball guiding path 413P is installed in the middle of the ball guiding path 413P, and the ball discharging section 413E is provided at the lower end of the ball discharging section 413E. A ball discharge sensor 427 for detecting a game ball discharged from the ball is installed, and the game ball is magnetically placed at a position directly above the ball guide path 413P, that is, between the top winning hole 42 and the middle upper winning hole 43. Thus, a magnetic sensor 430 for detecting an illegal act that is illegally guided to the winning opening is installed. A peripheral wall extending forward is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the rear member 413 to form a part of the outer peripheral surface (rear side portion) of the center accessory 41, and a plurality of the front member 411 Screw fastening portions 428 each having a screw insertion hole are formed at positions corresponding to the screwing portions 411R, respectively, and the front member 411, the intermediate member 412 and the rear member 413 are superposed in this order from the front side. These three members are fixed by screwing screws into the screwing portion 411R of the front member 411 from the rear side through the screwing portion 428.

  On the back side of the rear member 413, the operation space of the mechanism in which the operation rods 419R, 419L, 420R, 420L are driven by the solenoids 425R, 425L is covered with the back cover 429. The back-side cover 429 has side edges corresponding to the shape of the band between the height position slightly below the center and the height position slightly below the upper end in the substantially circular front shape of the rear member 413. Thickness that can include a drive mechanism that has a substantially trapezoidal front shape curved in an arc shape and includes the solenoids 425R, 425L, the operation rods 419R, 419L, 420R, 420L, the drive shaft of the arm, and the like. It has a (depth) and is a cover that is open on the front side and covers the drive mechanism from the back side. A projecting portion 429E having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape corresponding to the ball discharging portion 413E of the rear member 413 is integrally formed on the lower end surface of the back side cover 429, and the protruding portion 429E is discharged from the drum 414. The rear side portion of the ball discharge passage for guiding the game ball to the outside is configured (that is, a member that covers the discharge port of the game ball from the rear side). A center lamp relay terminal plate 431H connected to the LED board 415 and solenoids 425R and 425L, and a center relay board 431L connected to the entrance sensor 426, the exit sensor 427, and the magnetic sensor 430 are disposed on the back surface of the back cover 429. The two substrates are arranged vertically. The center relay board 431L is further provided with a vibration sensor (for detecting an illegal act such as shaking the gaming machine to forcibly operate the center accessory 41 (specifically forcibly rotating a rotating body 432 described later)). (Not shown) is mounted.

  As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the drum 414 includes an inner tub 414 </ b> N having a certain depth and a circular shape when viewed from the front, which is configured so that the front side is open and the rotating body 432 is accommodated from the front. The inner peripheral portion is a member covered with a cylindrical peripheral wall 414P, and the front peripheral portion is shaped to have a decorative shape imitating a watch dial. Each of the upper end and the lower end of the peripheral wall 414P has a shape cut out in a square shape from the rear end edge so as to avoid the guide path of the game ball. A cylindrical bearing protrusion 414E that rotatably supports the rotation shaft of the rotating body 432 is integrally formed at the center of the back surface of the inner tank 414N so as to protrude rearward, and the root of the bearing protrusion 414E. A stepped projection 414S having a semicircular (fan-shaped) front view with a straight lower edge and an arcuate upper edge is integrally formed on the portion (rising portion) from above. The step-like protrusion 414S corresponds to the fitting hole 413S of the rear member 413, and the inside of the step-like protrusion 414S is a restriction groove (in a semicircular shape in the upper half from the inner back surface of the inner tank 414N). (Not shown) is perforated. Screwed portions 414B having screw holes inside and projecting in a columnar shape are formed at three locations, the upper right portion, the upper left portion, and the lower end portion on the back surface of the inner tank 414N, respectively. Are formed with screw portions 414R for attaching the engaging pieces 423, which have substantially the same configuration as the screw portions 414B. A ball entrance 414H is drilled at the upper end of the inner tank 414N and communicates with the ball guide path 413P located above. The ball entrance 414H extends from the upper surface to the back of the inner tank 414N. It is perforated and serves as a notch for securing an operating space for the engagement piece 423. A ball outlet 414L is formed in the lower end of the inner tank 414N from the lower surface to the rear surface.

  As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the drum 414 is fitted into the opening 412S of the intermediate member from the front side, and the stepped protrusion 414S is fitted into the fitting hole 413S of the rear side member 413. The rear member 413 is fixed to the rear member 413 by contacting the front side surface of the rear member 413 and screwing a screw into the screwing portion 414B from the rear side of the rear member 413.

  As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the rotating body 432 is a disk-shaped member corresponding to the internal shape of the inner tank 414N of the drum 414, and has a rotating shaft at the center on one surface of the disk. A cylindrical shaft support portion 432A to be connected is projected, and a restriction pin 432P is supported and fixed at a position adjacent to the shaft support portion 432A so as to be in a posture perpendicular to the disk surface. The tip of 432P is inserted into the restriction groove of the inner tank 414N of the drum 414 and reciprocates in the restriction groove, so that the rotating body 432 becomes a semicircle in the upper half as shown by an arrow A1 in the figure. It is restricted so that it can move (rotate) only within a corresponding angular range. The restriction groove extends in a semicircle (that is, over a range of 180 °), but the movement range of the restriction pin 432P is larger than the both ends of the restriction groove by the diameter of the restriction pin 432P. Therefore, the angle range is strictly smaller than 180 ° (in this embodiment, an angle range of about 150 to 160 °). A peripheral wall 432D is formed slightly inside the outer peripheral edge of the disk, and two points at substantially opposite positions on the peripheral wall 432D, that is, 180 ° with respect to the rotation direction of the rotating body 432 (strictly about 170 °). At two positions away from each other, ball accommodating portions 432R and 432L having a shape recessed toward the center and accommodating game balls are formed.

  In the disk constituting the rotating body 432, a semicircular flip 432F substantially equal to the half of the rotating body 432 is attached to the surface opposite to the surface on which the peripheral wall 432D is formed. A shaft insertion extending in the radial direction of the rotating body 432 is provided at two positions on the periphery of the surface of the rotating body 432 on the diameter orthogonal to the straight line connecting the formation positions of the ball housing portions 432R and 432L. A shaft support protrusion 432B having a hole is provided in the inside, and the flip pin 432F is inserted with a shaft pin 432G along a straight side edge (a side edge overlapping the diameter of the rotating body 432). Both ends of the pin 432G are pivotally supported by the pivot support protrusion 432B, so that the pin 432G is rotatably held by the rotating body 432. Furthermore, spacers 432S are formed on both sides of the shaft projection 432B (both sides aligned along the circumferential direction of the rotating body 432), and the slopes 432S have a slope that gradually increases as the distance from the shaft projection 432B increases. The flip 432F is held in a posture that is lifted by a predetermined small angle from the surface of the rotating body 432 as shown in FIG. 11 due to the interposition of the spacer 432S. As will be described later, predetermined symbols are displayed on the surface of the rotating body 432 and on both surfaces of the flip 432F.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the rotating body 432 is rotatably held inside the inner tank 414N of the drum 414 (within an angle range slightly smaller than 180 ° as described above). Further, the engagement piece 423 is attached to the rear member 413 through a predetermined attachment member (not shown) at a position corresponding to the upper end portion of the rotating body 432. The engagement piece 423 is pivotally supported so as to be rotatable about a shaft 423A installed in the left-right direction. At this time, in the engagement piece 423, the front part of the shaft 423A extends longer than the rear part, but is lighter (that is, the rear part is as shown in FIG. 11). In order to make the weight relatively large by forming a triangular shape when viewed from the side, the rear part is originally directed downward by the weight, and the front part is directed upward. Although the load is applied in the direction of the inclination, the rear portion of the engagement piece 423 is supported on the horizontal portion 413H formed integrally with the mounting member. As a result, as shown in FIG. The front portion is inclined slightly downward rather than horizontally facing forward, and the front portion protrudes to the upper end portion of the front rotating body 432 (more specifically, to the inside of the ball housing portions 432R and 432L) ( Hereinafter, this posture is referred to as an engagement posture). It is adapted to be. On the other hand, when the game ball reaches the front part of the engagement piece 423 from above as will be described later, the weight of the game ball lowers the front part of the engagement piece 423 in the engagement posture. (Hereinafter, this posture is referred to as a release posture).

  Hereinafter, the operation of the center accessory 41 will be described with reference to FIGS. 16 and 17 together with FIG. FIG. 16 and FIG. 17 are schematic views sequentially showing main stages in a series of operations of the center accessory 41, and are a schematic front view and a schematic longitudinal sectional view of the center accessory 41 in each operation stage. The center accessory 41 shown in the figure is the same as that of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 10 to 15, but for the sake of clarity, only the parts related to each operation stage are shown in a simplified manner.

(1) In the game area shown in FIG. 5, the majority of the game balls flying above the center actor 41 roll on the rolling surface 411 </ b> S in the left-right direction and fall from one end thereof, The thing 41 flows down to the lower right or the lower left of the object 41, but a small number of game balls will win the top prize opening 42 and a predetermined game ball will be paid out or on the rolling surface 411S. In the middle of rolling, the player successfully enters the Nakagami winning opening 43.

(2) As shown in FIG. 16A, the game ball that has entered the middle upper winning opening 43 passes through the ball guide path 413P, and moves downward while being detected by the entrance sensor 426 on the way. The ball falls and enters the entrance 414H (receiving position) of the inner tank 414N of the drum 414 communicating with the lower end of the ball guide path 413P. When the entrance sensor 43 detects the entrance to the middle top winning opening 43, the light irradiation from the LED board 415, the operation of the movable decorative members 417R, 417L, 418R, 418L, and the sound output opening 24 are performed. A predetermined interest effect composed of the output of the sound from or a combination thereof is started. The game balls that have entered the inner tank 414N from the entrance 414H are pushed into the ball housing portion 432R of the rotating body 432 while pushing down the front side portion of the engaging piece 423 and releasing the engaging piece 423 as described above. Be contained.

(3) When a game ball is accommodated in the ball accommodating portion 432R of the rotator 432, as shown by an arrow A2 in FIG. 16A, the rotator 432 is rotated clockwise (clockwise) by the weight of the game sphere M1. ) Force to rotate. In this state, the engaging piece 423 is in a releasing posture and does not restrict the rotation of the rotating body 432. However, when the one ball housing portion 432R is positioned at the upper end as shown in FIG. It is located at the left end of the restriction groove 414G, and thereby, the rotation of the rotating body 432 in the counterclockwise (counterclockwise) direction is restricted. Further, when the rotating body 432 is at the maximum counterclockwise rotation position as described above, the ball accommodating portion 432R is formed so that its bottom portion is positioned slightly to the right as shown in FIG. In addition, the inner wall on the right side of the ball housing portion 432R is planar, but the inner wall on the left side is formed into a curved surface with an arc shape when viewed from the front, so that the game ball M1 can be easily guided to the right. It has become. Accordingly, when the rotating body 432 receives the game ball M1 in the ball housing portion 432R, the rotating body 432 rotates in the clockwise (clockwise) direction as indicated by the arrow A2.
At this time, the flip 432F is suspended by its own weight, with one surface exposed forward and the other surface concealed behind, and one half of the surface of the rotating body 432 (the lower half). Is covered and concealed by the flip 432F, and the other half (the upper half) is exposed forward, and the exposed surface of the flip 432F and the exposed portion of the surface of the rotating body 432 are combined. A single circular visible region is formed, and one symbol representing specific contents (hereinafter referred to as “night-time symbol” for convenience) is displayed in the visible region. (Not shown).

(4) As the rotating body 432 rotates in the clockwise (clockwise) direction, as shown in FIG. 16 (b), the straight edge that is the fixed end of the flip 432F (the shaft pin 432G is inserted and rotated) When the edge 432X that is pivotally supported by the body 432 (hereinafter referred to as the pivotal support edge) 432X exceeds the vertical position in the clockwise (clockwise) direction, the flip 432F is moved as shown by an arrow A3 in the drawing. Flip it over so that it falls in the lower right direction due to its own weight. At this time, the flip 432F is held in a posture that is lifted by a predetermined small angle from the surface of the rotating body 432 by the spacer 432S as described above, so that the dropping operation as described above can be performed more easily and reliably. In addition, this dropping operation also exerts an action of further urging the movement of the rotating body 432 continuously rotating in the clockwise (clockwise) direction. Further, when the flip 432F is reversed as described above, the exposed portion and the concealed portion on the surface of the flip 432F and the rotating body 432 are also reversed, and another visible region appears, which is different from the night-type design (contrast). One specific symbol representing the contents (hereinafter, this symbol is referred to as “daytime symbol” for convenience) is displayed (not shown).

(5) The rotating body 432 further rotates in the clockwise (clockwise) direction, and as shown in FIG. 17 (c), the ball housing portion 432R housing the game ball M1 communicates with the ball outlet 414L of the inner tank 414N. When reaching the position (ball throwing position), the game ball M1 falls downward from the ball housing portion 432R and is discharged from the ball throwing opening 414L.
At this time, a ball discharge portion 413E of the rear member 413 having a size corresponding to the opening area and shape of the discharge port 414L and a substantially horizontally long box-shaped outer shape is located immediately below the discharge port 414L. It communicates with the ball outlet 414L. The ball discharge portion 413E has a configuration in which a rectangular partition wall 413T is formed in the center and the inside is divided into two chambers, that is, a left chamber C1 and a right chamber C2, and the left chamber C1 and the right chamber In the center of each chamber of C2, trapezoidal guide ribs G1 and G2 each having an upper end edge inclined downward toward the rear are erected. After reaching the ball outlet 414L, the game ball M1 is discharged from the ball outlet 414L while being guided rearward and downward along the upper edge of the right guide rib G2 as indicated by an arrow A4 in the drawing. During this time, as shown in the figure, the game ball M1 moves on the guide rib G2 and is discharged while being held in a posture straddling the rotating body 432 and the ball outlet 414L. In other words, the upper edge of the guide rib G2 has a height that can guide the game ball M1 rearward and downward while holding the game ball M1 within a range of a height position that spans the rotating body 432 and the ball outlet 414L. And have a gradient.
In the present embodiment, the guide rib G2 moves the game ball M1 that has been moved from the right side surface of the partition wall 413T to the right by a distance d1 = about 6.5 mm, that is, from the upper ball housing portion 432R. 17, the width w1 in the front-rear direction is about 15 mm, the height h1 of the rear side edge is about 11 mm, and the height h2 of the front side edge is about 5 mm. As shown in c), when the game ball M1 coming from above is received, the height position of the game ball M1 is such that the height position of the center O is substantially equal to the height position of the lower end of the rotating body 432. It is formed in the height position which can be supported from below.

  As described above, when the ball housing portion 432R is located at the ball discharge position, specifically, above the right chamber C2 of the ball discharge portion 413E, the restriction pin 432P is located at the right end of the restriction groove 414G. As a result, the rotation of the rotating body 432 in the clockwise (clockwise) direction is restricted so that the ball housing portion 432R does not rotate beyond the ball discharge position while housing the game ball M1. Therefore, the position at this time is a position where the rotator 432 is rotated clockwise as much as possible, that is, a limit position in the clockwise direction, but until now the rotator 432 is rotated by the weight of the game ball M1 as described above. Therefore, a repulsive force is generated at this limit position and tries to take a behavior of bouncing (bounding) in the opposite direction, that is, counterclockwise (counterclockwise). If such a bounce operation is performed, the ball housing portion 432R returns to the entrance 414H at the upper end, that is, the ball receiving position, and guides the game ball by the other ball housing portion 432L as will be described later. There is a possibility that the transfer to the (delivery) operation may not be performed correctly. Here, the game ball M1 is discharged while being held in a posture straddling the rotation body 432 and the ball outlet 414L as described above. 432 is locked by the game ball M1 and held at the ball-discharging position, and the bounce operation is suppressed. That is, when the game ball M1 is in a posture straddling the rotating body 432 and the ball outlet 414L, the game ball M1 is restrained by the ball outlet 414L even if the rotor 432 tries to bounce counterclockwise (counterclockwise). It is in a posture that is (hooked) and cannot move in the counterclockwise (counterclockwise) direction, and therefore the movement of the rotating body 432 in the counterclockwise (counterclockwise) direction is also prevented by the game ball M1. In other words, the game ball M1 functions as a “kanuki” that is positioned so as to straddle the rotating body 432 and the ball outlet 414L and locks the rotating body 432 in the ball discharging position.

(6) As shown in FIG. 17 (d), the game ball M1 guided rearward and downward along the upper edge of the guide rib G2 hits the inner surface of the protrusion 429E of the back side cover 429 and lowers as shown in FIG. , And is discharged downward from the center accessory 41 while being detected by the ball sensor 427. The projecting portion 429E of the back cover 429 has a rectangular parallelepiped internal space extending in the left and right directions, and is divided into two sections on the left and right sides by a central partition, that is, a left section 429L and a right section 429R. It communicates with the left chamber C1 and the right chamber C2 of the discharge portion 413E, and constitutes the rear side portion of the drainage passage constituted by two passages, a left passage and a right passage. Guide ribs 429G having lower end edges that tilt downward to the rear and below are projected from the upper rear corners of the left and right sections 429L and 429R so as to guide the game balls downward. It has become. The ball discharge sensor 427 includes detection units 427L and 427R directly below the left and right sections 429L and 429R of the protrusion 429E, respectively, to detect whether the game ball is discharged from the left or right path. It is configured to produce an interesting performance according to the situation.

  When the game ball M1 is discharged from the ball outlet 414L and completely disengages from the rotating body 432, the restriction of the rotation of the rotating body 432 by the game ball M1, that is, the function of “Kanuki” is also released. That is, while the game ball M1 is not completely detached from the rotating body 432 and the rotating body 432 is locked at the ball discharging position, the engaging piece 423 returns to the engaging posture, and the front portion thereof is It protrudes to the upper end portion of the front rotating body 432, and this time, instead, engages with the inner wall of the other ball housing portion 432L positioned at the upper end, whereby the rotating body 432 is continuously locked at the ball discharging position. The engaging piece 423 does not restrict the rotational movement while the rotating body 432 is rotating after the releasing body 432 is released by passing the game ball M1 as described above, but the rotating body 432 rotates to the maximum. When the ball storage portion 432R that stores the game ball M1 reaches the ball discharge position, the other ball storage portion 432L reaches the upper end, and the front space of the engagement piece 423 is reached by the internal space of the ball storage portion 432L. Thus, the operation space is secured again, and the operation of returning to the engagement posture is enabled. However, the returning operation of the engagement piece 423 is started slightly later than the time when the rotating body 432 reaches the limit position in the clockwise direction, and therefore when the rotating body 432 reaches the limit position in the clockwise direction. Initially, as described above, the game ball M1 functions to regulate the rotation of the rotating body 432, and the lock function by the game ball M1 is released slightly earlier than the lock function. The engagement piece 423 functions to lock the rotating body 432 continuously at the ball discharging position.

(7) As described above, the game ball M1 is accommodated in the ball accommodating portion 432R of the rotating body 432, and is guided from the upper end to the lower end along the right half of the inner peripheral surface of the inner tank 414N of the drum 414. When it is discharged from the game board 4, it is guided further downward on the back side of the game board 4 by a ball guide path to be described later. The ball guiding path is divided into a right guiding path LG1 that communicates with the right passage of the center accessory 41 and extends downward, and a left guiding path LG2 that communicates with the left passage of the center accessory 41 and extends downward. (See FIGS. 25 and 26).

  As will be described in more detail later, the right link mechanism L1 is disposed in the course of the ball guide path, and the lower link mechanism L2 is disposed below the right link mechanism L1, as shown in FIG. Further, a left link mechanism L3 is disposed on the left side (right side in FIG. 8) of the right link mechanism L1. In the right link mechanism L1, as shown in FIG. 18 (a), the game ball M1 guided by the right guiding path LG1 and flowing down from above is placed on the tip of the first arm R1 and is caused by its own weight. The first arm R1 is pushed down, the first arm R1 pushes down the tip of the third arm R3 via the second arm R2 by a link mechanism, and the tip of the third arm R3 is the movable wing (tulip) of the central winning device 46 It drives to open 46T. At this time, as shown in FIGS. 19A and 19B, the third arm R3 is connected to the fifth arm R5 via the fourth arm R4, and the fifth arm R5 is connected to the third arm R3. In conjunction with the third arm R3, the movable wing (tulip) 49T of the lower right side middle winning device 49B is driven to open.

  After the first arm R1 is pushed down, the game ball M1 falls from the tip of the first arm R1, and is guided to the lower link mechanism L2 installed below. In the lower link mechanism L2, as shown in FIG. 20 (a), the game ball M1 is positioned at the tip of the sixth arm R6 as in the case of the first to third arms R1 to R3 in the right link mechanism L1. The sixth arm R6 is pushed down by its own weight, the sixth arm R6 pushes down the tip of the eighth arm R8 via the seventh arm R7 by the link mechanism, and the tip of the eighth arm R8 is the lower left side of the lower stage. The movable wing (tulip) 55T of the winning device 55B is driven to open. At this time, as shown in FIGS. 21A and 21B, the eighth arm R8 is connected to the tenth arm R10 via the ninth arm R9, and the tenth arm R10 is connected to the above-mentioned eighth arm R8. In conjunction with the eighth arm R8, the movable wing (tulip) 47T of the lower middle winning device 47B is driven to open. Further, at this time, as shown in FIGS. 22A and 22B, the ninth arm R9 is connected to the eleventh arm R11 together with the tenth arm R10 (that is, the ninth arm R9 is moved to the left and right). The eighth arm R8 is connected to the left end, the tenth arm R10 is connected to the center, and the eleventh arm R11 is connected to the right end. The eleventh arm R11 is connected to the eighth arm. In conjunction with R8, the lower wing lower right winning device 48B is driven to open the movable wing (tulip) 48T. The right link mechanism L1 and the lower link mechanism L2 after being driven as described above are returned to their postures before being driven by weights (not shown), and are opened in five pairs. Thereafter, the movable wings (tulips) 46T, 49T, 55T, 47T, and 48T are closed by entering the game balls in the game area.

  As described above, when the game ball M1 is guided downward by the right guiding path LG1 and passes through the right link mechanism L1, the right link mechanism L1 is driven to drive the central winning device 46 and the lower right middle winning device 49B. The movable wings (tulips) 46T and 49T are simultaneously opened, and after passing through the lower link mechanism L2, the lower link mechanism L2 is driven to lower the lower left side winning device 55B and the lower middle winning device. The movable wings (tulips) 55T, 47T, and 48T of the 47B and lower right side lower prize device 48B are simultaneously opened. At this time, the pachinko machine 10 can win the above five winning devices, and the game ball is in a state where it is relatively easy to win in the game area (hereinafter, this state is referred to as “daytime game state”). Prior to this daytime gaming state, the player mainly aimed at the middle upper prize opening 43 in preparation for the transition to the daytime gaming state, and at the same time, paid out the game balls to win the Tenchi Prize. It is considered that the game is aimed at the mouth 42, that is, focussed on the upper end portion of the center actor 41, but after the transition to the daytime game state, the movable wings (tulips) 46T, 49T, The above-mentioned center winning device 46, lower side middle / lower winning device 47B, lower side right lower winning device 48B, lower side right middle winning device 49B and lower side left lower winning device 55B, which are open when 55T, 47T, 48T are opened. It is thought that the five winning devices will be focused on.

  As described above, the five winning devices that can be awarded in the daytime gaming state are uniformly decorated with “sun” on the front surface. Although the daytime pattern is displayed on the front surface of the rotating body 432 of the object 41, the daytime pattern is a pattern related to the “sun”. Therefore, the daytime pattern has a production effect. In addition, it also has a function of notifying the player that it is in the daytime gaming state.

(8) While in the daytime game state, if another game ball enters the middle upper prize opening 43, the illustration of the game ball is made in the ball guiding path 413P, exactly as described above. It passes through and falls downward, enters the entrance 414H (receiving position) of the inner tank 414N of the drum 414, and makes the engaging piece 423 in a releasing posture, while the other ball accommodating portion 432L of the rotating body 432 is used. Housed inside. At this time, the ball housing portion 432L located at the upper end of the rotating body 432 is formed to be bilaterally symmetric with the ball housing portion 432R located at the lower ball discharge position. That is, both the ball accommodating portions 432R and 432L are formed to be line-symmetric with respect to the shaft support end edge 432X of the flip 432F. Therefore, the game ball accommodated in the ball accommodating portion 432L in the daytime game state has a symmetrical trajectory as described above when the game ball M1 is guided to pass through the right side in the drum 414. Thus, that is, it is guided from the upper end to the lower end along the left half of the inner peripheral surface of the inner tank 414N of the drum 414. On the way, the flip 432F is reversed again, and the night-time symbol is displayed.

  The game ball guided to the lower end reaches the upper portion of the left chamber C1 of the ball discharge portion 413E and is guided backward and downward along the upper end edge of the left guide rib G1 in the same manner as described above. It is discharged from 414L. The left chamber C1, including the guide rib G1, is configured to be symmetrical with the right chamber C2, and the game ball moves on the guide rib G1 in the same manner as in the right side, thereby rotating the rotating body. It is discharged while being held in a posture straddling 432 and the ball outlet 414L. At this time, the restriction pin 432P is located at the left end of the restriction groove 414G and the rotation of the rotating body 432 in the counterclockwise direction is restricted, and the rotating body 432 is at the limit position in the counterclockwise direction. Just as in the case of the right side, the game ball is discharged while being held in a posture straddling the rotary body 432 and the ball outlet 414L, so that the rotary body 432 is locked by the game ball and held at the ball discharge position, and the bounce operation Is suppressed.

  The game ball guided rearward and downward along the upper end edge of the left guide rib G1 hits the inner surface of the left section 429L in the protruding portion 429E of the back cover 429 and is guided downward. While being detected by the left detection unit 427L, the center accessory 41 is discharged downward. On the other hand, the engagement piece 423 returns to the engagement posture in exactly the same manner as described above, and engages with the inner wall of the ball housing portion 432R that has returned to the upper end at this point, whereby the rotating body 432 continues to be engaged. Locked to the ball-discharging position. That is, the rotating body 432 and the engaging piece 423 are returned to the previous state and held in this state before the game ball M1 enters the middle and upper prize opening 43 and shifts to the daytime gaming state as described above. The

(9) As described above, when the game ball is guided so as to pass through the left side in the drum 414 and is discharged from the left side passage, the left link mechanism disposed below is flowed down in the left side guiding path LG2. Guided to L3. In the left link mechanism L3, as shown in FIG. 23 (a), the game ball M11 guided by the left guiding path LG2 and flowing down from above is placed on the tip of the twelfth arm R12 and is weighted by its own weight. The 12th arm R12 is pushed down, the 12th arm R12 pushes down the tip of the 14th arm R14 via the 13th arm R13 by a link mechanism, and the tip of the 14th arm R14 is the movable wing of the lower left middle winning device 56B (Tulip) Drive to open 56T.

  At this time, if the five pairs of movable wings (tulips) 46T, 49T, 55T, 47T, and 48T are open and any of the five winning devices including these movable wings is in a state where a prize can be awarded, in addition to the above, The movable wings (tulips) 56T of the lower left side middle winning device 56B are opened, and all the six winning devices are ready for winning. Therefore, it is considered that the game ball is most likely to win in the gaming area. However, such a case is rare, and in many cases, the five pairs of movable wings (tulips) 46T, 49T, 55T, 47T, 48T before the lower left side middle winning device 56B can win. At least one of the five winning devices (1 to 5) including the above has already returned to a state where the movable wing is closed and the winning is impossible due to the winning of the game ball. Natural sex is considered to be high. Therefore, when the lower left side middle winning device 56B can win, a maximum of six winning devices out of the six winning devices including the six pairs of movable wings (tulips), and in many cases not more than five winning devices. Can be won, and the pachinko machine 10 is next to a state in which a game ball is more likely to win in the game area than the daytime gaming state, a state in which it is as easy to win as the daytime gaming state, and the daytime gaming state. In any case, the combination of the six winning devices that can be won will be different (this state will be referred to as “night game state” hereinafter). ").

  After the transition to the night-type gaming state, if a large number of the above six winning devices can be won, the player may continue to aim for those winning devices that can be won. As the remaining number of winning devices decreases, the game state is again shifted to the daytime gaming state, and all of the five winning devices (other than the lower left middle winning device 56B) can be won. In view of this, it is considered that the focus of the aim is returned to the upper end portion of the center accessory 41 around the middle prize winning port 43.

  As described above, the lower left middle winning device 56B that is opened in the night-type gaming state is decorated with “stars” on the front as described above. Although the night-type symbol is displayed on the front of the body 432, the night-type symbol is a symbol related to the “star”. It also has a function of notifying the player that it is in a state.

  As described above, the center accessory 41 functions to guide the game balls that have entered the middle upper winning opening 43 alternately in the lower right direction and the lower left direction, and according to this guidance direction, the “sun” Link mechanism, that is, the right link mechanism L1 and the lower link mechanism L2, which are connected to the five winning devices having decorations, and the link mechanism, that is, the left link mechanism, which is connected to the lower left side middle winning device 56B having the “star” decoration. By alternately driving L3, the game state is shifted so as to be alternately switched between the daytime game state and the nighttime game state. Here, for example, after the transition to the daytime gaming state is made, the rotating body 432 does not enter the next middle / upper winning hole 43 but by the bounding motion of the rotating body 432 or improperly applied vibrations. When returning to the original position (the limit position in the left-right direction), even if the game ball enters the middle upper winning hole 43 next, the game ball repeats in the lower right direction as in the previous entry. Because it is guided, the transition from the daytime gaming state to the nighttime gaming state is not made, and the daytime gaming state is updated so that all five winning devices can win again, so that the gaming state is more advantageous for the player. Will continue improperly. However, as described above, in the center accessory 41, the game ball is discharged while being held in a posture straddling the rotating body 432 and the ball outlet 414L, and the engagement piece 423 is engaged with the ball housing portion 432L. By doing so, the rotating body 432 is surely locked at the ball-rejecting position, so that the bounce operation is suppressed and the rotating body 432 does not rotate even if improper vibration is applied. The game ball does not return to the original position until the game ball enters the middle upper prize opening 43. Therefore, the transition between the daytime game state and the nighttime game state is appropriately made according to the ball entering the middle upper prize opening 43.

  According to the above configuration, a game ball is received at a predetermined ball receiving position, that is, the ball inlet 414H of the inner tank 414N of the drum 414, and a predetermined distance from the ball receiving position is kept (by an angle of about 150 to 160 °). A center accessory 41 including a movable body or a rotating body 432 that moves to move the game ball to a ball-discharging position (distant) and discharges the game ball to a discharge port or a ball discharge port 414L formed at the ball-discharging position. In the configuration in which the game ball is placed in the game area, the game ball is guided to be discharged while being held in a posture straddling the rotating body 432 and the ball outlet 414L when the game ball reaches the ball discharge position. Since the guide ribs G1 and G2 are provided as the route guidance means, even when the rotating body 432 moves to the ball discharging position and tries to bounce, the game ball is discharged. By skill ball is held in the posture crossing the rotary body 432 and Haikyu port 414L, the rotary member 432 is held locked by the game ball to Haikyu position, so that the bound operation is suppressed. In other words, the game ball functions so as to function as “Kanuki” that is positioned so as to straddle the rotating body 432 and the ball outlet 414L and locks the rotating body 432 in the ball discharging position. In this way, the game ball itself is configured to discharge the game ball while functioning to suppress the movement of the rotating body 432, so that a mechanism for suppressing the movement of the rotating body 432 is required separately. The center accessory 41 is capable of easily and reliably causing the rotating body 432 to perform a desired operation with a simple configuration in which only the guide ribs G1 and G2 are provided.

  Further, as the configuration of the ball course guiding means, the ball course guiding means is the guide ribs G1 and G2 for guiding the game ball along the slope having a slope gradually moving away from the rotating body 432. By setting to a certain extent, a ball course guiding means for guiding the game ball to be discharged while being held in a posture straddling the rotating body 432 and the ball outlet 414L is configured, and thus has the above inclination. Since the ball course guiding means is constituted only by the structure, the configuration of the ball course guiding means is further simplified, and the ball course guiding means is relatively less deteriorated.

  In addition, as described above, when the game ball reaches the above-mentioned ball discharge position, the rotating body 432 is locked by the game ball and is held at the ball discharge position. Engagement that engages with the rotating body 432 when it arrives and locks the rotating body 432 in this position, and when the rotating body 432 receives another game ball, it disengages from the rotating body 432 and releases the lock. Since the engagement piece 423 is further provided as a means, the movement of the rotating body 432 can be restrained until another game ball is received after the game ball is discharged. .

  Further, the ball receiving position, that is, the entrance 414H is positioned above the ball exit position, that is, the exit 414L, and the rotating body 432 is moved from the ball receiving position to the ball discharging position by the weight of the game ball. Therefore, the power source for operating the rotating body 432 and the mechanism for transmitting the power by the power source by operating the rotating body 432 using the weight of the game ball are omitted. 432 is configured more simply.

  In addition, the movable body is a rotating body 432 that moves between the ball receiving position and the ball discharging position by rotating around the axis, and the center of gravity is biased toward the rotating direction at the ball receiving position. Since the game ball holding portion for receiving the game ball, that is, the ball housing portions 432R and 432L, is provided, the weight of the game ball is applied to the rotation direction side, and the movable body operates reliably and easily in the rotation direction side. ing.

  Further, the ball accommodating portions 432R and 432L have a concave shape that is recessed toward the rotation axis, and the inner wall has a curved surface shape from the side opposite to the rotation direction side to the rotation direction side. Since it has an extending shape, the game ball is guided to the rotation direction side along the inner wall extending in a curved surface shape, so that the movable body can operate reliably and easily on the rotation direction side. ing.

  In addition, since one end (the shaft support end edge 432X) is pivotally supported by the rotating body 432 and the other end includes a swinging body that can fall from the ball receiving position to the ball discharging position, that is, a flip 432F, In addition to operating the rotating body 432 using the weight, the rotating body 432 can be operated more effectively by using the operation of dropping the free end of the flip 432F. Yes.

  In addition, since the flip 432F is provided with a spacer 432S that holds the flip 432F at a predetermined angle with respect to the rotating body 432, the flip 432F overlaps with the rotating body 432 at a predetermined angle, that is, the rotating body 432. The free end of the flip 432F can be more easily and reliably dropped by being held in a posture separated from the rotating body 432 by a predetermined angle instead of the posture.

  In addition, each time the above-mentioned center accessory 41 discharges the game ball to the outside, it has a configuration in which the game ball is discharged by being alternately distributed to a plurality of different external discharge positions, that is, the right-side ball path LG1 and the left-side ball path LG2. Depending on whether the game ball is discharged from any of the plurality of external discharge positions, there are two types of game states, ie, a daytime game state and a nighttime game state, which have different degrees of advantage for the player. It is comprised so that it may change to a gaming state alternately. Here, for example, when a bouncing motion occurs in the rotating body 432 of the center accessory 41, the rotating body 432 returns to the position before the operation by bouncing after performing a predetermined motion, that is, a rotating motion in one direction. The above-mentioned distribution does not function in order and the gaming state does not shift correctly, and either the daytime gaming state or the nighttime gaming state is inappropriate or relatively unfavorable for the player. It may happen that it continues. However, in the pachinko machine 10, since the bounding operation of the rotating body 432 is reliably suppressed in the center accessory 41 as described above, the rotating body 432 performs a predetermined operation before the operation. The above distribution functions in an orderly manner without returning to the position, so that the gaming state is appropriately and alternately shifted between the daytime gaming state and the nighttime gaming state.

(Feature configuration)
As described above, the right link mechanism L1, the lower link mechanism L2, and the left link mechanism L3 are arranged on the back side of the game board 4, and these link mechanisms L1 to L3 are as shown in FIGS. The unit is arranged as a unit as the link unit LU1.

  As shown in FIG. 24, the link unit LU1 is arranged on the back side of the game board 4 via a collective board BC1, and is generally rectangular in shape as viewed from the front, with its upper end edge partially extending upward. The link mechanisms L1 to L3 are disposed in the link case LC1 made of a flat plate-like transparent resin having an outer shape, and later-described ball guide paths LG1 and LG2 are formed. The first winning sensors PS1 to PS1 are arranged at predetermined positions. 8 winning sensor PS8 is arranged.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 and 24, the collective board BC1 is a member made of a substantially rectangular flat plate-like transparent resin that covers most of the game board 4 except for the upper part of the back surface. As shown in the figure, a spherical passage which will be described later is formed on the front side, and the upper left LED board 44S, the upper right LED board 45S, the left LED board 214L, the right LED board 214R, the central LED board 46S, the middle lower LED board 47S, The lower right LED board 48S, the right middle LED board 49S, the lower left LED board 55S, and the left middle LED board 56S are disposed, and the panel lamp relay terminal plate 211 is disposed on the rear surface side, as a base material for supporting these substrates. Has also become functional.

  In the center of the upper portion of the collective plate BC1, an approximately part-shaped accessory insertion port BC41 is formed. The collective plate BC1 passes through the accessory insert BC41 as shown in FIG. Is arranged on the back surface of the game board 4 in a state of protruding backward. As shown in FIG. 27, on the back side of the collective plate BC1, a relay terminal plate housing surrounded by a peripheral wall that extends rearward in a rectangular shape in front view as shown in FIG. A portion BC211 is formed, and the panel lamp relay terminal plate 211 is fitted and fixed in the relay terminal plate housing portion BC211. Further, on the front side of the collective plate BC1, as shown in FIG. 28, the upper left LED board 44S, the upper right LED board 45S, the left LED board 214L, the right LED board 214R, the central LED board 46S, the middle lower LED board 47S, Substrate accommodating portions having shapes corresponding to the lower right LED substrate 48S, the right middle LED substrate 49S, the lower left LED substrate 55S, and the left middle LED substrate 56S are formed, and each of the substrates is fitted in each substrate accommodating portion. It is designed to be fixed.

  Upper left LED board 44S, upper right LED board 45S, left LED board 214L, right LED board 214R, center LED board 46S, middle lower LED board 47S, lower right LED board 48S, right middle LED board 49S, lower left LED board 55S and left The middle LED board 56S is connected to the panel lamp relay terminal board 211 by a harness (not shown), and the panel lamp relay terminal board 211 is connected to the sub-control board 212 by a harness (not shown). As a result, the collective board BC1 collectively mounts the LED boards controlled by the sub-control board 212 and relays the wiring of the LED boards by the panel lamp relay terminal board 211 to collect the sub-control boards 212. It also functions as an electrical unit connected to the.

  As shown in FIG. 28, a celestial sphere passage BC42 extending downward from the position of the upper end of the accessory insertion hole BC41 and passing through the right side is formed on the front side of the collective plate BC1. It communicates with the top winning award 42 of the center accessory 41, and joins the upper right ball passage BC45 communicating with the entrance of the right upper prize winning device 45 at the height position of the central portion of the collective plate BC1, and the collective plate BC1 It extends to the lower end. In addition, an upper left ball passage BC44 that communicates with the ball entrance of the upper left winning device 44 is formed at a position that is symmetrical with the upper right ball passage BC45, and extends to the lower end of the collective plate BC1. Also, it corresponds to each of the center winning device 46, the middle and lower winning devices 47A and 47B, the lower right winning devices 48A and 48B, the right middle winning devices 49A and 49B, the lower left winning devices 55A and 55B, and the left middle winning devices 56A and 56B. The center winning device opening BC46a, the middle and lower winning device opening BC47a, the lower right winning device opening BC48a, the right middle winning device opening BC49a, the lower left winning device opening BC55a and the left middle winning device opening BC56a are provided. Further, a central sphere passage BC46, a middle lower sphere passage BC47, a right lower sphere passage BC48, a right middle sphere passage BC48, a left lower sphere passage, which are respectively drilled and communicated with the respective winning devices and branched downward in a bifurcated manner. BC55 and the left sphere passage BC56 are respectively formed. However, only the central spherical passage BC46 does not have a branching shape and is formed on the back side of the collective plate BC1 as shown in FIG. 27, so that the other spherical passages BC47, BC48, BC49, BC55 are formed. , Different from BC56.

As shown in FIGS. 27 and 28, a pair of upper and lower sub-control board case pivot shafts 212A projecting upward are juxtaposed along the upper portion of the right edge, as shown in FIG. 27 and FIG. The right end of the sub-control board case spacer 212S that supports the sub-control board case 212C is pivotally supported by the board-case pivot shaft 212A so as to be rotatable. Below the sub-control board case pivot shaft 212A, a pair of upper and lower main control board case pivot shafts 216A having substantially the same configuration are juxtaposed, and the main control board case pivot shaft 216A is arranged in parallel. The right end of the main control board case spacer 216S that supports the main control board case 216C is pivotally supported.
Further, as shown in FIG. 27, on the back surface of the collective plate BC1, there is an engagement hole that protrudes rearward in a columnar shape and engages and fixes the ny latch at the tip, at a position slightly above the center along the left edge. A drilled sub control board case spacer fixing portion 212F is formed, and as shown in FIG. 9, the left end of the sub control board case spacer 212S is fixed by a ny latch 212N. A pair of upper and lower main control board case spacer fixing parts 216F having the same configuration is formed below the sub control board case spacer fixing part 212F, and the left end of the main control board case spacer 216S is It is fixed by a pair of ny latches 216N. The ny latch is a nylon fastener formed so that the tip of the shaft extending from the head expands in the radial direction, and is elastically pushed into a hole provided in a member to be fastened. The member is fastened by engaging with.
Each of the sub-control board case spacer 212S and the main control board case spacer 216S has a substantially rectangular shape that is substantially horizontally long when viewed from the front, and a resin member that is substantially U-shaped when viewed from the top with both side edges extending forward. The sub-control board case 212C and the main control board case 216C are respectively fixed to the rear side surface and are held at a predetermined distance from the back surface of the collective plate BC1.

  As shown in FIGS. 25 and 26, the link case LC1 of the link unit LU1 is divided into a front side part LC11 that covers the front side and a rear side part LC12 that covers the rear side. The front side portion LC11 is a rectangular shape that is substantially horizontally long when viewed from the front, and a peripheral wall extending rearward is formed on the outer edge of a plate-like body having an outer shape in which the upper edge extends partially upward, and the periphery is surrounded. The rear side portion LC12 has a shape in which a peripheral wall extending forward is formed on the outer edge of the plate-like body having an outer shape overlapping the front side portion LC11, and the periphery is surrounded. By joining the rear end edge of the peripheral wall of the front side part LC11 and the front end edge of the peripheral wall of the rear side part LC12 together, the link case LC1 is configured while forming a closed space inside. .

  As shown in FIG. 25, the rear side surface or the inner side surface of the front side portion LC11 in the link case LC1 is long in the following predetermined shape so that one gaming ball can run parallel with a sufficient space to flow down. By forming two pairs of extending pair of projecting walls, the front half of the two right and left ball guide paths LG1, LG2 is formed. The central portion of the upper end edge of the front side portion LC11 protrudes upward, and a right entrance opening LG11 and a left entrance opening LG21 that open upward are respectively formed at the upper end, and are arranged side by side. LG11 and the left entrance opening LG21 communicate with the right passage and the left passage of the center accessory 41, respectively. The right-hand guiding path LG1 extends downward from the right-hand entrance opening LG11, turns left, extends while gently tilting to the left, extends downward again, and then bulges slightly to the left. The first curved portion LG12 is formed by extending downward while gently curving in an arc shape, further turning left from the lower end of the first curved portion LG12 and extending while gently tilting to the left, and then again to the left The second curved portion LG13 is formed by extending downward while gently curving in an arc shape so as to slightly bulge, and reaches the lower end portion of the front side portion LC11. As shown in FIG. 26, a ball outlet LG14 is formed at the lower end of the second curved portion LG13, and the ball outlet LG14 communicates with the lower end of the upper left ball passage BC44 of the collective plate BC1. . As shown in FIG. 25, the left-side ball guide path LG2 extends downward from the left-side entrance opening LG21, turns left and extends while gently tilting leftward, and then extends downward again. The third curved portion LG22 is formed by extending downward from the center of the front side portion LC11 to a slightly upper left position while gently curving in an arc shape so as to bulge out slightly. A ball outlet LG23 is formed at the lower end of the third curved portion LG22, and the ball outlet LG23 communicates with an intermediate portion of the upper left ball passage BC44 of the collective plate BC1.

  In the front side portion LC11 of the link case LC1, the central winning device opening BC46a, the middle / lower winning device opening BC47a, the lower right winning device opening BC48a, the right middle winning device opening BC49a, and the lower left winning device for the collective plate BC1. At a position corresponding to each of the opening BC55a and the left middle winning device opening BC56a, the central winning device opening LC46, the middle lower winning device opening LC47, the lower right winning device opening LC48, the right middle winning device opening LC49, the lower left A winning device opening LC55 and a left middle winning device opening LC56 are respectively formed, and the openings of the collective plate BC1 and the openings of the front side portion LC11 of the link case LC1 communicate with each other in the front-rear direction. Thus, the operation lever of each winning device can be inserted inside.

  In the center of the front side portion LC11 in the link case LC1, there is an internal space that protrudes in a step shape forward and forms a substantially fan shape that gradually increases in width from the right to the left in a front view, and is recessed from the back side, that is, from the inside A fifteenth arm accommodating portion LH15 is formed, and a fifteenth arm R15 described later is rotatably fitted in the fifteenth arm accommodating portion LH15. As shown in FIG. 26, a first prize sensor holding part SH1 is formed above the fifteenth arm housing part LH15 so as to protrude forward, and the first prize sensor holding part SH1 has a first prize sensor. PS1 is fitted and supported and fixed from the front. Below the first winning sensor holding portion SH1, a central rib RC46 having a front shape corresponding to the central spherical passage BC46 of the collective plate BC1 shown in FIG. 27 and forming a part of the side wall of the central spherical passage BC46. The central rib RC46 extends from the lower part of the first winning sensor holding part SH1 to the lower left, and then forms a curved shape along the fan-shaped left edge of the fifteenth arm receiving part LH15. A central curved portion LC461 extending downward is formed, and again extends downward from the lower end of the central curved portion LC461. A central regulating pin LP11 that protrudes rearward is formed on the left side of the central curved portion LC461.

  In the link case LC1, the second winning sensor holding part SH2 and the third winning sensor holding part SH3 are formed so as to protrude forward at positions slightly to the right and slightly to the left of the lower end edge of the front side part LC11. The second prize sensor PS2 and the third prize sensor PS3 are fitted and supported and fixed from the front to the second prize sensor holding part SH2 and the third prize sensor holding part SH3, respectively. As shown in FIG. 25, the fourth prize sensor holding part SH4 and the fifth prize sensor holding part are respectively located at the substantially center position of the lower end edge of the front side part LC11 in the link case LC1, the slightly rightward position, and the slightly leftward position. SH5 and a sixth prize sensor holding part SH6 are formed, and the fourth prize sensor holding part SH4, the fifth prize sensor holding part SH5 and the sixth prize sensor holding part SH6 are respectively provided with a fourth prize sensor PS4 and a fifth prize prize. The sensor PS5 and the sixth winning sensor PS6 are fitted and supported and fixed from the rear, and a total of five winning sensors, the second winning sensor PS2 to the sixth winning sensor PS6 including the two, are linked. The case LC1 is arranged in a zigzag form in a substantially W shape in plan view along the lower edge of the front side portion LC11. Further, as shown in FIG. 25 and FIG. 26, near the right end and the left end of the middle portion of the front side portion LC11 in the link case LC1 and below the right middle winning device opening LC49 and the left middle winning device opening LC56. At the positions, a seventh prize sensor holding part SH7 and an eighth prize sensor holding part SH8 are formed so as to protrude forward, respectively, and the seventh prize sensor holding part SH7 and the eighth prize sensor holding part SH8 are respectively A seventh winning sensor PS7 and an eighth winning sensor PS8 are fitted and supported from the front. The game balls that win the respective winning openings in the game area are guided to the collective board BC1 or the link case LC1 on the back side of the game board 4, and the total of the first prize sensor PS1 to the eighth prize sensor PS8 is respectively passed through a predetermined route. It passes through a predetermined winning sensor out of eight and is detected by each winning sensor.

  The front side portion LC11 in the link case LC1 has a locking claw at the tip that protrudes backward at two positions slightly above the center at the height position and slightly to the left and slightly to the right at the left and right positions. The latch pieces LT11 and LT11 are formed. In addition to this, although detailed explanation is omitted, holes and link mechanisms for supporting one end of a large number of rotating shafts constituting a link mechanism to be described later are provided. In addition to restricting pins for restricting the operation of each part, screw holes for joining the rear side part LC12, screw insertion holes for attaching the link unit LU1 to the collective plate BC1, and the like are arranged and formed in various places.

  As shown in FIG. 26, rear half portions of the right and left ball guiding paths LG1 and LG2 are formed on the front side surface or inner side surface of the rear side portion LC12 in the link case LC1. In addition to a shaft support part for supporting and fixing a large number of rotating shafts constituting the link mechanism, a screw insertion part for joining the front side part LC11, a screw insertion part for attaching the link unit LU1 to the collective plate BC1, etc. Are arranged and formed in various places.

  As shown in FIG. 25, a relay terminal board surrounded by a peripheral wall extending rearward in the shape of a horizontally long rectangle when viewed from the front, at the center of the rear side or outer side of the rear part LC12 of the link case LC1. An accommodating portion LC215 is formed, and the panel surface relay terminal plate 215 is fitted and fixed in the relay terminal plate accommodating portion LC215. Harness restraining portions LC121 and LC122 having shapes extending from the left and right so that the claws are inserted in close proximity to each other are formed at the lower right position and the lower left position of the relay terminal plate accommodating portion LC215, Harnesses (not shown) for connecting a total of seven winning sensors, the second winning sensor PS2 to the eighth winning sensor PS8, and the panel surface relay terminal plate 215 to the harness restraining portions LC121 and LC122 are divided into left and right parts respectively. To be restrained. Further, locking holes LT12 and LT12 corresponding to the locking pieces LT11 and LT11 of the front side part LC11 are formed in the left and right positions of the rear side part LC12 in the link case LC1, respectively, and the locking holes LT12 and LT12 are provided. The locking pieces LT11 and LT11 can be locked to each other, so that the front side portion LC11 and the rear side portion LC12 of the link case LC1 can be attached and detached at the stage where they are not tightened and fixed with screws. It can be set to a temporarily fixed state that is freely locked, and has a configuration in which attachment work, inspection, repair work, and the like are easier to perform.

  As described above, the right link mechanism L1 has the first arm R1 to the fifth arm R5 interlocked with each other as shown in FIGS. The movable wing (tulip) 49T of the winning device 49B is driven to open. As shown in FIG. 18A, the first arm R1 is pivotally supported by a rotation axis LA1 at a position slightly inside from the right end. As shown in FIG. 26, one end of the rotation shaft LA1 is provided at the shaft support portion of the rear side portion LC12 in the link case LC1 (the shaft support portion formed at the position inside the relay terminal plate accommodating portion LC215, that is, the front side). In addition to being fixed, the other end is supported and fixed in the support hole of the front side portion LC11, thereby being erected in the front-rear direction, that is, substantially in the horizontal direction (the following other rotating shafts are also erected in the same manner). . As shown in FIG. 18A, a ball receiving portion RR1 is formed at the left end of the first arm R1, and the upper surface of the ball receiving portion RR1 is a plane that receives the game ball M1 flowing down from above. A ball receiving surface having a generally rectangular shape in view is formed, and a lower surface portion has an inclined surface RS1 that is recessed upward in a generally rectangular shape in plan view and is gradually inclined toward the tip side from the upper end to the lower end on the tip side. A concavity is formed. As shown in FIG. 26, in the rear side part LC12 of the link case LC1, the front side edge of the right protruding wall constituting the first curved part LG12 of the right guiding path LG1 has a predetermined width and is near the upper end. A notch LG121 extending from the notch LG1 to the lower end is formed, and the first arm R1 is attached so that the ball receiving portion RR1 is inserted from the notch LG121 into the first curved portion LG12 of the right guiding path LG1. Can move freely up and down in the notch LG121 along the circumferential direction, and accordingly, the ball receiving portion RR1 can move freely up and down in the first bending portion LG12.

  As shown in FIG. 18A, the left end portion of the first arm R1 is engaged with the first engagement member LS1. The first engaging member LS1 extends slightly upward and downward, and its upper end is pivotally supported by a rotation shaft LA2 so as to be freely suspended. As shown in FIG. 26, the rotation axis LA2 is arranged at a position on the upper left side from the center of the link case LC1 and below a downwardly inclined portion of the left side guiding path LG2. An extension part LS11 extending at a right angle to the left is formed at a position slightly below the upper end of the first engagement member LS1, and a metal made as a biasing means is formed at the tip of the extension part LS11. The weight LS12 is attached and biased so as to hold the first engagement member LS1 substantially in a suspended state. In the first engaging member LS1, on the opposite side, that is, on the right side of the extending portion LS11, an upper cam surface LS13 that gradually tilts downward from the upper end to the lower end, that is, to the right, is provided at the upper portion, and is substantially a right triangle in front view A protruding portion that protrudes to the right is formed in the shape. An engagement protrusion LS14 that extends rightward and protrudes in a generally mountain shape when viewed from the front is formed below the protrusion, and the lower end of the first engagement member LS1 extends from near the right end of the engagement protrusion LS14. Accordingly, a lower cam surface LS15 having a shape that is curved inward while being gently curved in an arc shape is formed, and accordingly, the lower right edge of the lower portion of the first engagement member LS1 is connected to the engagement protrusion LS14. The shape is tapered while gradually inclining from the vicinity of the right end to the inside, that is, the left side. As shown in FIG. 25, in the front side portion LC11 of the link case LC1, the rear side edge of the left protruding wall constituting the first curved portion LG12 of the right guiding path LG1 has a predetermined width and is near the upper end. A notch LG122 extending from the notch LG122 to the lower end is formed, and the upper and lower protrusions in which the upper cam surface LS13 and the lower cam surface LS15 are respectively formed in the first engagement member LS1 are formed from the notch LG122 to the right guiding path LG1. The first curved portion LG12 can freely enter and exit. In the first engagement member LS1, the opposite side, that is, the left side of the hook-like engagement portion LS14 extends in a loop shape to the left, and extends inward along a circumferential direction centering on the rotation axis LA2. A hole LS16 is formed. As shown in FIG. 25, in the front side part LC11 of the link case LC1, a regulation pin LP1 is formed at a position on the left side from the vicinity of the central part of the first curved part LG12 of the right guiding path LG1. As shown in FIG. 18A, the pin LP1 is inserted into the long hole LS16 so that the rotation of the first engagement member LS1 is restricted within the length of the long hole LS16. It has become.

  As shown in FIG. 18A, the right end of the first arm R1 is rotatably connected to the lower end of the second arm R2, and the upper end of the second arm R2 is freely rotatable to the right end of the third arm R3. It is connected to. A metal weight RW2 is attached to the center of the second arm R2, and biases the right end of the first arm R1 and the right end of the third arm R3 in a downward direction. As shown in FIG. 25, a regulation pin LP2 is formed at a position slightly above and right above the center of the front side portion LC11 of the link case LC1 and above the fifteenth arm housing portion LH15. As shown in FIG. 18 (a), the first arm R1 is in contact with the vicinity of the right end of the first arm R1 from below so as to prevent the first arm R1 from rotating in the clockwise direction. The arm R1 is urged clockwise by the weight RW2 and is held at a position where it comes into contact with the regulation pin LP2 as shown in FIG. 18A. This position is the initial position. Yes. In the following description, the clockwise direction is the clockwise direction when viewed from the front of the gaming machine. The third arm R3 is pivotally supported by a rotation axis LA3 at a position slightly to the right of the center. As shown in FIG. 26, the rotation axis LA3 is arranged at a position above the relay terminal plate accommodating portion LC215. As shown in FIG. 18 (a), the left end of the third arm R3 is bent at a right angle toward the front side and extends slightly forward, and is bent at a right angle at the front end at a right angle, with the upper edge gradually descending downward. An operating end RA3 is formed, which has a substantially right-angled triangular shape when viewed from the front and extends in a tapered manner to the left. A transmission lever portion RT3 extends downward from the shaft support portion of the third arm R3.

  As shown in FIG. 19, the lower end of the transmission lever portion RT3 of the third arm R3 is rotatable to the left end of the fourth arm R4 that extends in the left-right direction while slightly bending up and down in a generally S shape as a whole. And the right end of the fourth arm R4 is rotatably connected to the upper end of the transmission lever portion RT5 extending upward from the shaft support portion slightly to the left of the center of the fifth arm R5. The fifth arm R5 is pivotally supported by the pivot shaft LA4 with the pivot shaft LA4. As shown in FIGS. 25 and 26, the rotation axis LA4 is disposed at the upper right of the link case LC1 and at the left of the right middle winning device opening LC49. A metal weight RW5 is attached to the left end of the fifth arm R5, and urges the left end of the fifth arm R5 to be lowered. At the right end of the fifth arm R5, there is formed an operating end RA5 that is substantially symmetrical to the operating end RA3 of the third arm R3.

  The right link mechanism L1 operates to open the movable wing (tulip) 46T of the central winning device 46 and the movable wing (tulip) 49T of the lower right side middle winning device 49B. The movable wing 46T has the same configuration as the movable wing 49T of the lower right middle prize winning device 49B, and therefore the description thereof will be omitted. Hereinafter, the right middle prize winning device 49A including the movable wing 49T of the lower right middle prize winning device 49B will be described. 49B will be described with reference to FIGS. 29 and 30. FIG. FIG. 29 is an exploded perspective view seen from the front side of the right middle winning devices 49A and 49B, and FIG. 30 is an exploded perspective view seen from the back side of the right middle winning devices 49A and 49B.

  The right middle winning devices 49A and 49B are configured by attaching the following various members to the main body 491. The main body 491 has an oblong shape that is roughly vertically long when viewed from the front, and has an outer peripheral portion that has a shape that radially extends in a slightly irregular shape. The screws are screwed from the front through the screw insertion holes 491P drilled in a total of four locations, so that they can be mounted on the front surface of the game board 4.

  In the upper center of the flange 491F, an upper side entrance 492A of the upper side right middle winning device 49A is bored, and a lower side of the upper side entrance 492A has a substantially T-shape in front view to form the flange 491F. The lower stage side opening 492B of the lower stage side right middle winning device 49B extending to the vicinity of the lower end is formed. The upper entrance 492A has a substantially rectangular front shape with four corners dropped and protrudes forward, and the upper surface is opened to receive the game ball from above and guide it backward. A receiving portion 494A in which the portion 493A is formed is attached from the front. One end of a pair of left and right rotating shafts 495T and 495T extending forward is located below the lower stage opening 492B at a position immediately below the upper left and right extension of the lower stage opening 492B. It is supported and fixed so as to sandwich the extending central portion. A pair of left and right movable wings (tulips) 49T and 49T are pivotally supported on the two rotation shafts 495T and 495T. A shaft insertion hole 496T extending in the front-rear direction is formed in the lower end portion of each movable blade 49T, and the rotation shafts 495T and 495T are inserted through the shaft insertion hole 496T. A weight holding hole 497T is formed at a position slightly outside the shaft insertion hole 496T in the left-right direction and slightly below, and a metal weight (not shown) is inserted and fixed in the weight holding hole 497T. On the other hand, in the movable blade 49T, the portion above the shaft insertion hole 496T and the weight holding hole 497T is formed into a hollow shape that tapers upward, and is configured to be lightweight. It is biased in the opening direction by the weight. The lower stage side opening 492B is formed with a bowl-shaped guide part 498B that has a generally bowl shape when viewed from the front and protrudes forward, the upper surface part is opened, and receives the game ball from above and guides it backward. A receiving portion 501B having a configuration in which a decorative plate 499B imitating the “sun” is formed is attached from the front. The decorative plate 499B extends upward from the guide portion 498B. The extended portion covers the lower portions of the left and right movable blades 49T and 49T from the front, and the upper portions of the left and right movable blades 49T and 49T are exposed. ing. At two left and right positions on the back side of the extended portion of the decorative plate 499B, shaft support holes 502B and 502B are formed in the center portion and slightly projecting in a columnar shape at the rear, respectively. 502B, the other ends of the left and right pivot shafts 495T and 495T are supported and fixed.

  An operation lever support portion 491C is formed on the back side of the flange 491F. The operation lever support portion 491C has a shape that is substantially vertically long and protrudes rearward. The operation lever 503 is supported inside, and the operation lever support portion 491C enters the upper stage entrance 492A or the lower stage opening 492B. It is also a member that guides the game balls that have been balled to the back side of the game board 4. Both side surface portions and lower end surface portions of the operation lever support portion 491C are formed and closed so as to form wall surfaces, and most of the rear side surface portions are open. An upper wall portion 491T is formed on the upper end surface portion of the operation lever support portion 491C. The upper wall portion 491T extends partly with both sides open and gradually inclined downward. A lower stage side upper wall part 492T extending from the upper edge of the lower stage side opening 492B while gradually tilting downward to the rear side is formed in the operation lever support part 491C and slightly above the center. The lower-stage-side upper wall portion 492T is formed so as to protrude from the both side surface portions of the operation lever support portion 491C to the side corresponding to the extended portion of the lower-stage-side opening 492B that extends to the left and right of the upper portion. ing. The space surrounded by the both side surfaces, the upper wall portion 491T and the lower side upper wall portion 492T of the operation lever support portion 491C is a ball path through which one game ball can flow down, The front end portion communicates with the upper stage entrance 492A.

  The operation lever 503 has a rectangular thick plate-like main body portion 503B that extends slightly in front and rear in a schematic plan view, and a shaft insertion hole 503F penetrating in the width direction is formed in a substantially central portion of the main body portion 503B. Yes. Shaft insertion holes 491K and 491K are formed at positions slightly below the center and near the rear edge on both side surface portions of the operation lever support portion 491C, and the operation lever 503 includes the operation lever support portion. The rotation shaft 504 is inserted and fixed in the shaft insertion holes 491K and 491K of 491C and the shaft insertion hole 503F of the main body 503B, so that the operation lever support portion 491C is pivotally supported around the rotation shaft 504. Is done. From the front end edge of the main body portion 503B of the operation lever 503, a ball stop surface portion 503S extending while tilting upward in the rearward direction extends, and a locking projection 503C extending while tilting downward in the forward downward direction is extended. A hanging piece extending downward extends from a portion on the right side edge of the main body 503B from the front side of the shaft insertion hole 503F, and a ball receiving piece 503R extending leftward is extended from the lower end of the hanging piece, The main body 503B, the hanging piece, and the ball receiving piece 503R are formed so as to have a substantially U-shape when viewed from the front. The ball receiving piece 503R has a shape extending forward so as to have a tapered shape when viewed from above, and the tip end portion is slightly inclined upward and forward. A guide wall 503G extending upward from the vicinity of the front end to the vicinity of the rear end is formed on the right edge of the main body portion 503B, and a ball stop wall 503E extending upward is formed on the rear side edge of the main body portion 503B. Is formed. On the upper surface of the main body portion 503B, an exhaust surface 503T that is gradually inclined downward to the left is formed in a portion on the rear side of the shaft insertion hole 503F. The right edge portion of the main body 503B extends in a hook shape further rearward than the rear end of the main body 503B to form a handle 503H.

  Enclosed wall portions 491S are formed at positions slightly above the shaft insertion holes 491K and 491K on both side portions of the operation lever support portion 491C. The operation lever 503 is rotatably supported inside the surrounding wall portion 491S. The rear end surface of the surrounding wall portion 491S extends while tapering downward and functions as a ball stop wall. Pin insertion holes 491N and 491N are formed at positions below the shaft insertion holes 491K and 491K on both side surfaces of the operation lever support portion 491C, respectively, and a restriction pin 505 is provided between the pin insertion holes 491N and 491N. It is constructed so as to be restricted so that the rear end portion of the operation lever 503 cannot be rotated downward from the restriction pin 505.

  When the operation lever 503 is in a substantially horizontal state, as shown in FIG. 19A, the operation lever 503 is engaged between the lower end portions below the shaft insertion holes 496T and 496T of the left and right movable wings 49T and 49T. Stop projections 503C are fitted from above to lock both movable wings 49T and 49T in the closed state. At this time, since the upper ends of both movable wings 49T and 49T are close to the lower end surface portion of the receiving portion 494A, a game ball cannot enter between the both movable wings 49T and 49T.

  As described above, when both the movable wings 49T and 49T are in the closed state, when a game ball enters the receiving portion 494A shown in FIGS. 29 and 30, the game ball is not included in the upper stage side entrance. It enters the upper part of the operation lever support part 491C from the opening 492A, flows down on the lower side upper wall part 492T, and is guided onto the exhaust surface 503T of the operation lever 503. The game ball placed on the exhaust surface 503T is stopped by the guide wall 503G of the operation lever 503 and the ball stop wall 503E or the surrounding wall portion 491S of the operation lever support portion 491C, and temporarily stops on the exhaust surface 503T. While the rear side of the lever 503 is pushed down by its own weight, it is guided by the inclination of the exhaust surface 503T and discharged to the left side.

  When the rear side portion of the operation lever 503 is pushed down as described above, the engagement protrusion 503C of the operation lever 503 is released so as to come out from between the left and right movable blades 49T, 49T, and the engagement is released. The movable blades 49T and 49T are rotated to both sides so that the upper end is expanded by the weight, and the open state is the same as the state shown in FIG. 19B (however, the open state shown in FIG. 19B is This is not due to the game ball entering the receiving portion 494A but the driving of a link mechanism described later).

  When the movable wings 49T and 49T are in the open state as described above, when a game ball enters the receiving portion 494A shown in FIGS. 29 and 30, the game ball is operated in the same manner as in the closed state. The lever 503 is guided onto the exhaust surface 503T and discharged to the left side. However, both the movable wings 49T and 49T are also opened and can enter the ball, and when a game ball enters between the both movable wings 49T and 49T, Although not shown, the game ball flows down onto the ball receiving piece 503R of the operation lever 503 while expanding the lower ends of both movable wings 49T and 49T and returning both movable wings 49T and 49T to the closed state. . Next, the game ball placed on the ball receiving piece 503R flows down from the ball receiving piece 503R onto the lower end surface portion of the operating lever support portion 491C while pushing down the front side portion of the operating lever 503 by its own weight, and supports the operating lever. It is discharged backward from the lower end of the portion 491C. When the front side portion of the operation lever 503 is pushed down as described above, the operation lever 503 returns to a substantially horizontal state, and the locking projection 503C of the operation lever 503 is provided between the lower ends of the left and right movable wings 49T, 49T. The two movable wings 49T and 49T are locked again in the closed state.

  As described above, the movable wings 49T and 49T of the lower right middle winning device 49B are opened by the game balls entering the receiving portion 494A, and the game balls are placed on the movable wings 49T and 49T that have been opened. It is configured to return to the closed state by entering the ball. The configuration of the movable wings 49T and 49T of the lower right middle winning device 49B is the same as that of the movable wings 46T and 46T of the central winning device 46 as described above, but the right middle winning device including the movable wings 49T and 49T is also included. The configurations of 49A and 49B are the same as those of the middle and lower winning devices 47A and 47B, the lower right winning devices 48A and 48B, and the lower left winning devices 55A and 55B. The left middle winning devices 56A and 56B basically have the same configuration except that the ball discharging direction is on the right side and the decorative plate has a shape imitating a “star”. As shown in FIG. 5, FIG. 24 and FIG. 6, the above six winning devices are fitted from the front into through holes respectively drilled at predetermined positions of the game board 4, and the operation lever support portion (491C) is provided. It is fixed to the front surface of the game board 4 with a flange (491F) so as to protrude rearward from the back surface of the game board 4. The handle portion (503H) of the operation lever (503) of each winning device includes a central winning device opening BC46a, a middle lower winning device opening BC47a, a lower right winning device opening BC48a, and a right middle winning device for the collective plate BC1. Opening BC49a, lower left winning device opening BC55a, left middle winning device opening BC56a, center winning device opening LC46 of front side LC11 of the link case LC1, middle lower winning device opening LC47, lower right winning device opening LC48, Each of the right middle winning device opening LC49, the lower left winning device opening LC55 and the left middle winning device opening LC56 extends through the link case LC1 to a position where it can operate in conjunction with the link mechanism.

  In the stage before the right link mechanism L1 is actuated, as shown in FIG. 18A, the first arm R1 is rotated in the clockwise direction by the urging force of the weight RW2, and the vicinity of the right end becomes the restriction pin LP2. The contact is restricted so that it cannot rotate in the clockwise direction, and the engaging recess on the lower surface of the ball receiving portion RR1 is engaged with the engaging protrusion LS14 of the first engaging member LS1. By combining, it is regulated so that it cannot be rotated in the counterclockwise direction, and it is held immobile at the initial position. At this time, the engagement protrusion LS14 of the first engagement member LS1 enters the engagement recess of the ball receiving portion RR1 from below and engages therewith, so that the first engagement member LS1 even when subjected to vibration of the gaming machine or the like. And the first arm R1 are securely held without being disengaged.

  At this stage, when the game ball M1 enters the first bending portion LG12 of the right-handed ball guiding path LG1 from above, the game ball M1 flows in the first bending portion LG12 and flows in the first bending portion LG12. Of the first arm R1 while abutting the upper cam surface LS13 at the upper right protrusion of the first engagement member LS1 that has entered the space and pushing the protrusion leftward so as to push it out from the first curved portion LG12. It is placed on the receiving part RR1. At this time, by swinging so that the first engagement member LS1 is pushed leftward, the engagement protrusion LS14 is detached from the engagement recess of the ball receiving portion RR1 of the first arm R1, and the engagement is released. Is done.

  As shown in FIG. 18 (b), the gaming ball M1 pushes down the ball receiving portion RR1 of the first arm R1 by its own weight and rotates the first arm R1 in the counterclockwise direction. It will flow down further down. At this time, the first engagement member LS1 is regulated so that it cannot swing leftward from the right end of the long hole LS16 abutting against the regulation pin LP1.

  As described above, when the first arm R1 is rotated counterclockwise from the initial position, the third arm R3 is rotated counterclockwise as shown in FIG. 18B. At this time, the operating end RA3 of the third arm R3 pushes down the handle portion 46H of the operation lever of the central winning device 46 from above, and thereby the movable blades 46T and 46T of the central winning device 46 are opened.

  When the third arm R3 is rotated as described above, the fifth arm R5 is interlocked and rotated clockwise through the fourth arm R4 as shown in FIG. 19 (b). At this time, the operating end RA5 of the fifth arm R5 pushes down the handle 503H of the operating lever 503 of the lower-stage right middle winning device 49B from above, whereby the movable wings 49T, 49T of the lower-stage right middle winning device 49B Opened.

  When the game ball M1 reaches the lower end of the first bending portion LG12 together with the ball receiving portion RR1 of the first arm R1, the first arm R1 reaches the lower end of the first bending portion LG12 and counterclockwise from this. 18 (b), the posture is inclined to the lower left as shown in FIG. 18 (b). Then, as shown in FIG. 18 (c), the game ball M1 is separated from the ball receiving portion RR1 of the first arm R1. It falls to the left, and further flows down in the right guiding path LG1.

  When the game ball M1 is detached from the ball receiving portion RR1 of the first arm R1 as described above, the first arm R1 is connected to the weight RW2 (and the weight RW5 of the fifth arm R5) as shown in FIG. 18 (c). By urging, it rotates in the clockwise direction opposite to the above-described rotation direction, that is, the direction to return to the initial position. At this time, the first engagement member LS1 has already returned to the suspended state by the urging of the weight LS12, and the upper and lower protrusions enter the first bending portion LG12 again. Since the lower cam surface LS15 is formed, the tip of the ball receiving portion RR1 comes into contact with the lower cam surface LS15 while the first arm R1 rotates in the clockwise direction as described above. Then, while sliding on the lower cam surface LS15 and pushing the lower end portion of the first engagement member LS1 to the left so as to push it out from the first curved portion LG12, it is rotated to the initial position.

  When the first arm R1 returns to the initial position, the vicinity of the right end again comes into contact with the restriction pin LP2, and thereby the clockwise rotation is restricted, and the tip of the ball receiving portion RR1 is the first engagement member. The upper side of the lower cam surface LS15 of LS1 is disengaged upward, and the first engagement member LS1 returns to the suspended state again by the urging of the weight LS12. Accordingly, the engaging recess of the ball receiving portion RR1 of the first arm R1 is engaged with the engaging protrusion LS14 of the first engaging member LS1 from below, and is the same as the pre-operation stage shown in FIG. The situation is reproduced. However, at this time, the third arm R3 and the fifth arm R5 also return to the initial position in conjunction with the first arm R1, but in this return operation, the handle portion 46H of the operation lever of the central winning device 46 and the lower right side middle The handle portion 503H of the operating lever 503 of the winning device 49B remains in the depressed position without interlocking with the third arm R3 and the fifth arm R5. The open state of the movable wing 49T of 49B is maintained until a game ball enters the movable wings 46T and 49T.

  As shown in FIGS. 20 to 22, the lower link mechanism L2 is linked with the lower left side lower prize device 55B, the lower side middle lower prize device 47B, and the lower side right lower prize device in conjunction with the sixth arm R6 to the eleventh arm R11. The movable blades 55T, 47T, 48T of 48B are driven so as to be simultaneously opened, and are arranged from the vicinity of the left end of the lower half of the link case LC1 to the vicinity of the right end.

  The lower link mechanism L2 includes a second engagement member LS2, and the configurations of the second engagement member LS2, the sixth arm R6, and the seventh arm R7 are the first engagement member LS1 and the right link mechanism L1, respectively. Since it is the same as that of the structure of 1st arm R1 and 2nd arm R2, the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The eighth arm R8 of the lower link mechanism L2 has basically the same configuration as the third arm R3 of the right link mechanism L1, but is different in that the transmission lever portion RT8 extends upward from the shaft support portion. It is different from the 3-arm R3. As shown in FIGS. 21 and 22, the upper end of the transmission lever portion RT8 of the eighth arm R8 is rotatably connected to the left end of the ninth arm R9 extending in the left-right direction. The ninth arm R9 is formed with a hanging piece RT9 that is bent at a right angle at the center and extends downward, and extends rightward from this bending point, that is, a position slightly below the upper end of the hanging piece RT9, to the right. At its tip, it is bent at a right angle in an approximately S shape and further extends to the right. That is, the ninth arm R9 is an arm that extends to the left and right while forming a hanging piece RT9 at the center and a recessed portion RU9 that is indented downward in a rectangular shape from the center to a position slightly to the right. It has become.

  As shown in FIG. 22, the lower end portion of the hanging piece RT9 of the ninth arm R9 is formed with a collar portion RH9 having a substantially right semicircular shape (or substantially inverted C-shape) when opened on the left side. ing. As shown in FIG. 21, the tenth arm R10 has a transmission lever portion RT10 extending upward from the shaft support portion, and a fitting pin RP10 protruding rearward is attached to the upper end portion of the transmission lever portion RT10. The fitting pin RP10 and the flange RH9 of the ninth arm R9 can be detachably fitted from the left side and the right side, respectively. Except for the upper end of the transmission lever portion RT10, the configuration of the tenth arm R10 is basically the same as that of the eighth arm R8.

  The right end of the ninth arm R9 is rotatably connected to the upper end portion of the transmission lever portion RT11 extending upward from the shaft support portion of the eleventh arm R11. The eleventh arm R11 is substantially symmetric with the fifth arm R5 of the right link mechanism L1, and a metal weight RW11 is attached to the right end.

  The operation of the lower link mechanism L2 for opening the movable wings 55T, 47T, 48T of the lower stage lower left winning device 55B, the lower side middle lower winning device 47B, and the lower right lower winning device 48B is as follows. This is basically the same as the case of the link mechanism L1.

  As described above, the game ball M1 passes through the first curved portion LG12 of the right-handed ball guiding path LG1 while driving the right link mechanism L1, and further flows down in the right-handed ball guiding path LG1 to enter the second curved portion LG13. When entering, while driving to push down the sixth arm R6 of the lower link mechanism L2 in the initial position, it flows down in the second curved portion LG13, and is discharged from the discharge port LG14 at the lower end portion of the collective plate BC1. Enter the upper left ball passage BC44. In this process, as shown in FIG. 20, the sixth arm R6 and the seventh arm R7 of the lower link mechanism L2 and the second engagement member LS2 are respectively connected to the first arm R1 and the second arm R2 of the right link mechanism L1, and It operates in the same manner as the first engagement member LS1.

  When the sixth arm R6 rotates counterclockwise from the initial position, the eighth arm R8 rotates counterclockwise in the same manner as the third arm R3 of the right link mechanism L1. To do. Accordingly, as shown in FIGS. 21 and 22, the ninth arm R9 is pulled to the left by the transmission lever portion RT8 of the eighth arm R8. At this time, the flange RH9 of the ninth arm R9 is engaged with the fitting pin RP10 at the upper end of the transmission lever portion RT10 in the tenth arm R10, so that the tenth arm R10 is as shown in FIG. While rotating counterclockwise, the eleventh arm R11 rotates counterclockwise in conjunction with the eighth arm R8 as shown in FIG.

  As described above, when the eighth arm R8, the tenth arm R10, and the eleventh arm R11 rotate counterclockwise, as shown in FIGS. 20 to 22, the third arm R3 and the third arm R3 of the right link mechanism L1. Similarly to the case of the 5-arm R5, the movable wings 55T, 47T, and 48T of the lower side lower left winning device 55B, the lower side middle lower winning device 47B, and the lower right lower winning device 48B are driven to be opened. .

  Thereafter, although not shown, when the game ball M1 is detached from the sixth arm R6, the lower link mechanism L2 returns to the initial position in the same manner as the right link mechanism L1.

  As shown in FIG. 23, the left link mechanism L3 is configured to drive so that the twelfth arm R12 to the fourteenth arm R14 work together to open the movable wing 56T of the lower left side middle winning device 56B. It is arranged at the upper left corner of the link case LC1.

  The twelfth arm R12 is pivotally supported by a rotation axis LA5 at a position slightly inside from the left end. As shown in FIG. 26, the rotation axis LA5 is disposed inside the upper left corner of the link case LC1. The twelfth arm R12 has a transmission lever portion RT12 extending downward from the shaft support portion, and a metal weight RW12 is attached to the left end portion. At the right end of the twelfth arm R12, there is formed a sphere receiving portion RR12 that is symmetrical with the sphere receiving portion RR1 of the first arm R1, and at a position slightly inward, that is, to the left of the sphere receiving portion RR12, forward A protruding engagement pin RP12 is formed. The lower end of the transmission lever portion RT12 is rotatably connected to one end of the thirteenth arm R13, and the other end of the thirteenth arm R13 is on the right side of the lower end of the transmission lever portion RT12 and the fourteenth arm R14. The transmission lever portion RT14 extending upward from the shaft support portion is rotatably connected to the upper end. The fourteenth arm R14 has the same configuration as the eleventh arm R11 of the lower link mechanism L2, and a metal weight RW14 is attached to the right end.

  The left link mechanism L3 includes a third engagement member LS3. The third engagement member LS3 is connected to the first engagement member LS1 of the right link mechanism L1 or the second engagement member LS2 of the lower link mechanism L2. In comparison, although there are portions that have slightly different shapes depending on the difference in arrangement position and arrangement situation, the configuration is basically the same.

  The upper end of the third engagement member LS3 is pivotally supported by a rotation shaft LA6. As shown in FIG. 26, the vicinity of the left end of the upper end edge of the link case LC1 is shaped to protrude upward in a rectangular shape, and the rotation shaft LA6 is disposed in the protruding portion. The third engagement member LS3 is suspended so as to overlap the front side of the twelfth arm R12. As shown in FIG. 23 (b), the third engagement member LS3 includes an extension portion LS17, a weight LS18, an upper cam surface, which are substantially the same as the case of the first engagement member LS1 of the right link mechanism L1. LS19, engagement protrusion LS20, lower cam surface LS21, and long hole LS22 are provided.

  Prior to the operation of the left link mechanism L3, as shown in FIG. 23A, the twelfth arm R12 is rotated counterclockwise by the urging force of the weight RW12 to the right of the transmission lever portion RT12. When the edge abuts against the restriction pin LP3, the edge is restricted so that it cannot be rotated counterclockwise, and the engagement pin RP12 is engaged with the engagement protrusion LS20 of the third engagement member LS3. By combining, it is restricted so that it cannot rotate in the clockwise direction from this, and is held stationary at the initial position. At this time, the engagement protrusion LS20 of the third engagement member LS3 engages with the engagement pin RP12 from the lower right side, so that the third engagement member LS3 and the twelfth arm R12 can be received even if vibration of the gaming machine is received. Is securely held without being disengaged.

  At this stage, when the game ball M11 enters the third curved portion LG22 of the left-handed ball guide path LG2 from above, the game ball M11 flows in the third curved portion LG22 while flowing through the third curved portion LG22. The third engaging member LS3 that has entered the upper surface of the upper cam surface LS19 at the upper right protruding portion of the third engaging member LS3, and pushes the protruding portion leftward so as to push it out from the third curved portion LG22. It is placed on the receiving part RR12. At this time, by swinging so that the third engagement member LS3 is pushed leftward, the engagement protrusion LS20 is detached from the engagement pin RP12 of the twelfth arm R12 and the engagement is released.

  As shown in FIG. 23 (b), the game ball M11 pushes down the ball receiving portion RR12 of the twelfth arm R12 by its own weight and rotates the twelfth arm R12 in the clockwise direction. Will flow down further down.

  As described above, when the twelfth arm R12 is rotated clockwise from the initial position, the fourteenth arm R14 is rotated counterclockwise as shown in FIG. 23 (b). At this time, the operating end RA14 of the fourteenth arm R14 pushes down the handle 56H of the operating lever of the lower left side middle winning device 56B from above, thereby opening the movable blade 56T of the lower left middle winning device 56B. The

  Thereafter, although illustration is omitted, when the game ball M11 is detached from the ball receiving portion RR12 of the twelfth arm R12, the left link mechanism L3 is set to the initial position in the same manner as in the right link mechanism L1 to the lower link mechanism L2. Return. However, at this time, the twelfth arm R12 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction toward the initial position, and the engagement pin RP12 is not the tip of the ball receiving portion RR12 but the lower side of the third engagement member LS3. It abuts on the cam surface LS21, slides on the lower cam surface LS21, and rotates to the initial position while pushing the lower end of the third engagement member LS3 to the left. That is, in the twelfth arm R12 of the left link mechanism L3, the ball receiving portion RR12 receives the game ball M11 as in the case of the first arm R1 of the right link mechanism L1 to the sixth arm R6 of the lower link mechanism L2. However, it is not the ball receiving portion RR12 but the engaging pin RP12 that functions to link with the third engaging member LS3.

  As shown in FIGS. 25 and 26, a fifteenth arm R15 to a seventeenth arm R17 are connected to the tenth arm R10 of the lower link mechanism L2. As shown in FIGS. 31 and 32, the fifteenth arm R15 has a slightly longer working portion R152 extending to the left from the vicinity of the front end of the shaft insertion portion R151 extending cylindrically in the front-rear direction, and the rear end of the shaft insertion portion R151. A slightly short transmitting portion R153 extends from the vicinity to the right, and is bent at two right angles so as to have an approximately S-shape in plan view. A ball receiving portion RR15 similar to the ball receiving portion RR1 of the first arm R1 of the right link mechanism L1 is formed at the tip of the operating portion R152. The fifteenth arm R15 is fitted into the fifteenth arm accommodating portion LH15 shown in FIG. 26 from the inside, that is, from the rear, and the shaft insertion portion R151 is pivotally pivoted to the right end of the fifteenth arm accommodating portion LH15. Be supported. The left end edge of the fifteenth arm housing portion LH15, that is, the fan-shaped peripheral portion is cut open and the ball receiving portion RR15 of the fifteenth arm R15 passes outside the fifteenth arm housing portion LH15 through this cutout portion. The link case LC1 is arranged so as to protrude into the external space on the front side. With the above arrangement, the fifteenth arm R15 is rotated around the shaft insertion portion R151 within the range between the upper edge and the lower edge of the fifteenth arm housing portion LH15, and the ball receiving portion RR15 is moved to the central curve. It is held so that it can be moved up and down in the part LC461, and is arranged so as to have a posture close to parallel with a slight distance above the tenth arm R10.

  As shown in FIGS. 31 and 32, the tip of the transmission part R153 of the fifteenth arm R15 is pivotally connected to one end of the sixteenth arm R16 above the indentation part RU9 of the ninth arm R9. The other end of the 16th arm R16 is rotatably connected to one end of the 17th arm R17. The other end of the 17th arm R17 is rotatably connected to the right end of the 10th arm R10. The sixteenth arm R16 and the seventeenth arm R17 have a generally inverted “<” shape when viewed from the front, and are bent so that the center part protrudes slightly to the right, and the tip of the transmission part R153 of the fifteenth arm R15. And the right end of the tenth arm R10 are connected vertically. A metal weight RW17 is attached to a substantially central portion of the seventeenth arm R17, and urges the fifteenth arm R15 and the seventeenth arm R17 in the clockwise direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 25 and 26, a fourth engagement member LS4 is disposed on the front side surface, that is, the outer side surface of the front side portion LC11 in the link case LC1. As shown in FIGS. 31 and 32, the fourth engagement member LS4 extends from the upper end to the lower left, then bends downward and extends downward, and then bends to the lower right and extends to the lower right. It has an upper portion LS23 having an inverted U-shape that slightly expands to the right of the front view. A shaft insertion part LS24 that extends rearward in a cylindrical shape is formed at the upper end of the upper part LS23, and the shaft insertion part LS24 is connected to the front side of the link case LC1 by a rotation shaft LA7 as shown in FIG. The portion LC11 is pivotally supported from the outside at the upper left position of the first winning sensor holding portion SH1. A metal weight LS25 is attached to the upper left bent portion of the upper portion LS23 in the fourth engagement member LS4, and urges the fourth engagement member LS4 in the counterclockwise direction. A lower side LS26 hangs down from substantially the center of the lower piece of the upper part LS23, and an upper cam part that protrudes in a substantially rectangular shape to the right from the lower part LS26 of the lower piece of the upper part LS23. LS27 is formed. The lower portion LS26 protrudes to the right, and an engaging protrusion LS28 is formed on the upper portion of the protrusion, a lower cam surface LS29 is formed on the lower portion, and the lower portion LS26 protrudes in a loop shape to the left. A long hole LS30 is formed. The fourth engagement member LS4 surrounds the left end portion of the first winning sensor holding portion SH1 with the upper portion LS23, that is, interferes with the first winning sensor holding portion SH1 by the bent shape of the upper portion LS23. The upper cam portion LS27 and the lower cam surface LS29 are caused to enter the upper end portion of the central curved portion LC461 and the central restriction pin LP11 is inserted into the long hole LS30. Are arranged.

  Although not shown, the fifteenth arm R15 and the fourth engagement member LS4 operate in the same manner as the first arm R1 and the first engagement member LS1 of the right link mechanism L1. The fifteenth arm R15 is rotated in the clockwise direction by the urging force of the weight RW17 before being operated, and is held in a posture inclined upward to the left along the upper edge of the fifteenth arm housing portion LH15. The engagement recess of the lower surface portion of the ball receiving portion RR15 engages with the engagement protrusion LS27 of the fourth engagement member LS4, so that it is restricted from rotating further counterclockwise. , Is held stationary in the initial position. At this stage, when a game ball wins the central winning device 46, the game ball is discharged backward from the central winning device 46, passes through the first winning sensor PS1 and falls downward, and the central curve Part LC461 is entered. Next, the game ball is received by the 15th arm R15 while pushing the upper right protruding portion of the fourth engaging member LS1 entering the central curved portion LC461 to the left so as to push out from the central curved portion LC461. It is placed on the portion RR15, and flows down through the central curved portion LC461 while the fifteenth arm R15 is pushed down by its own weight and rotated counterclockwise to the lower edge of the fifteenth arm accommodating portion LH15. When the game ball reaches the lower end of the central curved portion LC461 together with the ball receiving portion RR15 of the fifteenth arm R15 and separates leftward from the ball receiving portion RR15, the fifteenth arm R15 becomes the first arm of the right link mechanism L1. It returns to the initial position in exactly the same way as in R1.

  When the fifteenth arm R15 rotates counterclockwise as described above, as shown in FIG. 33, the tip of the transmission portion R153 of the fifteenth arm R15 becomes the tenth through the sixteenth arm R16 and the seventeenth arm R17. The right end of the arm R10 is pulled up, so that the tenth arm R10 rotates counterclockwise in conjunction with the fifteenth arm R15. At this time, the ninth arm R9 is structured to be interlocked with the sixth arm R6, and the sixth arm R6 is held in the initial position by the second engagement member LS2, so that the ninth arm R9 is also in a state of being held stationary at the initial position, but the fitting pin RP10 of the tenth arm R10 is detachably fitted to the flange RH9 of the ninth arm R9 from the left side. When the tenth arm R10 is driven counterclockwise as driven by the fifteenth arm R15 as described above, the fitting pin RP10 is disengaged to the left from the flange RH9, and thus the tenth arm R10 is It can operate independently from the stationary ninth arm R9. That is, the flange portion RH9 of the ninth arm R9 has a shape in which the left side is opened as described above, and this open portion is formed so that the tenth arm R10 is independent of the ninth arm R9 and is counterclockwise. It functions as an escape allowing rotation in the turning direction. In other words, the ninth arm R9 and the tenth arm R10 transmit the power from the ninth arm R9 to the tenth arm R10, while the power from the tenth arm R10 is transmitted to the flange RH9. It is configured to be connected by a power transmission mechanism capable of unilaterally transmitting power so that the opening portion functions as a relief and does not transmit to the ninth arm R9.

  When the tenth arm R10 rotates counterclockwise as described above, the movable blade 47T of the lower middle winning device 47B is driven and released by the tenth arm R10 if it has been closed until then. At this time, as described above, the tenth arm R10 is not interlocked with the ninth arm R9 and operates independently, so that the movable wings of the other winning devices are not released.

  The fifteenth arm R15 returns to the initial position, and the tenth arm R10 also returns to the initial position in conjunction with it. In the series of operations described above, the game ball that has won the central prize-winning device 46 is discharged backward while the movable wing 46T of the central prize-winning device 46 is closed, and the tenth arm via the fifteenth arm R15 to the seventeenth arm R17. R10 is driven, and only the movable wing 47T of the lower side middle lower winning device 47B is opened.

  On the other hand, as described above, when the lower link mechanism L2 is actuated by being driven by the game ball M1 flowing down in the second bending portion LG13 of the right side guide path LG1, the ninth arm R9 moves to the left. The 10 arm R10 rotates counterclockwise in conjunction with the ninth arm R9. At this time, as shown in FIG. 34, the right end of the tenth arm R10 acts to pull up the sixteenth arm R16 and the seventeenth arm R17, while the fifteenth arm R15 has a fourth engagement member LS4 (FIG. 34). However, since the 16th arm R16 and the 17th arm R17 are freely bent at the connecting portion, the action by the rotation of the 10th arm R10 is the 15th arm R15. Therefore, the tenth arm R10 can operate independently of the stationary fifteenth arm R15. Here, even if the fifteenth arm R15 is not fixedly held at the initial position by the fourth engagement member LS4, the sixteenth arm R16 and the seventeenth arm R17 are freely bent at the connecting portion as described above. As a result, the fifteenth arm R15 remains stationary at the initial position, and functions only as a shaft support portion that rotatably supports the upper end of the sixteenth arm R16 at the tip of the transmission portion R153. That is, the sixteenth arm R16 and the seventeenth arm R17 are configured to be bendable as a whole, so that the displacement caused by the rotation of the tenth arm R10 is absorbed by the bending of the sixteenth arm R16 and the seventeenth arm R17. This bent structure functions as a relief allowing the tenth arm R10 to rotate counterclockwise independently of the fifteenth arm R15. In other words, the fifteenth arm R15 and the tenth arm R10 transmit the power from the fifteenth arm R15 to the tenth arm R10, while the power from the tenth arm R10 transmits the power from the sixteenth arm R16. In addition, the bent structure of the seventeenth arm R17 functions as a relief, so that it is not connected to the fifteenth arm R15, and is connected by a power transmission mechanism that can transmit power unilaterally.

  As shown in FIGS. 25 and 26, the first arm R1 to the seventeenth arm R17, the first engaging member LS1 to the fourth engaging member LS4, the first winning sensor PS1 to the eighth winning sensor PS8, and the panel relay. With the terminal plate 215 arranged at predetermined locations inside and outside the link case LC1, the front side portion LC11 and the rear side portion LC12 of the link case LC1 are joined, and the first prize sensor PS1 to the eighth prize sensor PS8 are connected to each other. The panel surface relay terminal plate 215 is connected by a harness (not shown) to configure the link unit LU1. As shown in FIG. 24, the link unit LU1 is attached to the lower part of the collective plate BC1 so as to overlap from behind. When the link unit LU1 and the collective plate BC1 are attached, the link unit LU1 and the collective plate BC1 are fitted to each other so that a gap is not substantially formed between the peripheral portion of the link unit LU1 and the collective plate BC1. Thus, for example, it is difficult to allow unauthorized equipment to enter from around the link unit LU1. The panel surface relay terminal plate 215 of the link unit LU1 attached as described above is connected to the main control board 216 by a harness (not shown).

In the configuration of the link unit LU1, the link case LC1 functions as a support base material that collectively supports the first arm R1 to the seventeenth arm R17 and the first engagement member LS1 to the fourth engagement member LS4 inside and outside. By attaching the link unit LU1 to a predetermined location of the gaming machine, it is possible to easily arrange these many members collectively. In particular, since the first arm R1 to the seventeenth arm R17 and the first engagement member LS1 to the fourth engagement member LS4 are urged in the direction of returning to the initial position by the weight as described above, the link case LC1 24, the first arm R1 through the seventeenth arm R17 and the first engagement member LS1 through the fourth engagement member LS4 alone return to their initial positions, At this time, the first engaging member LS1 to the fourth engaging member LS4 are held in the initial positions by the engaging operation, so that, for example, when the link unit LU1 is attached, the first winning member through the opening such as the central prize winning device opening LC46. Even if a force is applied by mistake to move any one of the first arm R1 to the seventeenth arm R17, the first arm R1 to the first arm R1. Never arm R17 is moved from the initial position. Accordingly, the first arm R1 to the seventeenth arm R17 and the first engagement member LS1 to the fourth engagement member LS4 can be reliably and appropriately secured only by setting the link case LC1 as the mounting posture without particularly operating the fixing means. The mounting operation can be performed with the initial position held.
On the other hand, for example, in the case of maintenance work or inspection in which a ball clogging or the like occurs inside the link unit LU1 and repair is performed, the link unit LU1 is removed from a predetermined position of the gaming machine to remove a large number of members at once. It can be easily removed, and maintenance work and inspection can be performed with the link unit LU1 removed from the gaming machine, so that the work is easier to perform.

  Of the first arm R1 to the 17th arm R17 and the first engagement member LS1 to the fourth engagement member LS4, the tip end portion of the 15th arm R15 and the fourth engagement member LS4 are located outside the link case LC1. However, most of the other members are accommodated in the substantially closed link case LC1, and the distal end portion of the fifteenth arm R15 and the fourth engagement member LS4 are arranged on the front surface of the link case LC1. Since the link unit LU1 is attached to the assembly plate BC1, the distal end portion of the 15th arm R15 and the fourth engagement member LS4 are also sandwiched between the link unit LU1 and the assembly plate BC1. It becomes a state. Therefore, in the gaming machine, the first arm R1 to the seventeenth arm R17 and the first engagement member LS1 to the fourth engagement member LS4 are all held in a closed space surrounded by the link case LC1 or the collective plate BC1. Therefore, the link mechanism cannot be driven except for the game ball passing through the inside of the link unit LU1 (or the central ball passage BC46). For example, the link mechanism is illegally entered by entering an unauthorized device from the outside. Unauthorized acts such as operation are difficult.

  In the link case LC1, there are formed a right guiding path LG1 and a left guiding path LG2 for guiding a game ball discharged from the center accessory 41, and a central winning device 46 is provided on the front surface. A central rib RC46 is formed which constitutes a central ball passage BC46 for guiding the discharged game ball together with the collective plate BC1. Therefore, the link unit LU1 is a part of the function of the collective plate in the gaming machine. It is also a “second aggregate board” or “sub aggregate board unit”.

  In the configuration of the link unit LU1, the first prize sensor PS1 to the eighth prize sensor PS8 that send detection signals to the main control board 216 are collectively mounted, and the first prize sensor PS1 to the eighth prize sensor PS8. This wiring also functions as an electrical unit that relays the wirings by the board surface relay terminal plate 215 and collectively connects to the main control board 216.

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The pachinko machine 10 has a variable portion (that is, movable wings 46T, 47T, 48T, 49T, 55T) that can change between a closed state in which a game ball is difficult to enter or cannot enter and an open state in which it is easy to enter. , 56T) (i.e., a central winning device 46, a lower middle winning device 47B, a lower right lower winning device 48B, a lower right middle winning device 49B, a lower left lower winning device 55B, and a lower left middle device). The winning device 56B) is driven by the weight of the game ball and can move from the initial position to the operating position, and engages with the variable portion of the variable winning device while moving from the initial position to the operating position. Movable members (ie, the first arm R1, the sixth arm R6, the twelfth arm R12, and the fifteenth arm) configured to operate in conjunction with members such as a link arm and an operation lever. And an engagement member (that is, first to fourth engagement members LS1 to LS4) that hold the movable member in an initial position so that the movable member cannot be operated by engaging the movable member. The movable member is movably attached while being urged by a weight for returning to the initial position, and the engagement member is engaged with the movable member by a weight that is a urging means for urging in the engagement direction. Accordingly, the movable member is held in an engagement body position that holds the movable member in an initial position so that the movable member cannot be operated. By abutting and sliding on a portion (that is, the lower cam surface), the engaging member is pushed back and returned to the initial position to be engaged with the engaging member.

  According to the configuration of the pachinko machine 10, the first arm R1, the sixth arm R6, the twelfth arm R12 and the fifteenth arm R15, which are movable members, are movably attached while being urged by the weight for returning to the initial position. From the state of being in the operating position, the first to fourth are brought into contact with and sliding on a part of the first to fourth engaging members LS1 to LS4 (that is, the lower cam surface) by the urging of the weight. While being configured to be engaged with the first to fourth engaging members LS1 to LS4 by pushing back the engaging members LS1 to LS4, the movable member is moved when the movable member is attached. When the mounting body is set, the movable member receives the biasing force of the weight and returns to the initial position while pushing the first to fourth engaging members LS1 to LS4 alone, and the first to fourth engaging members LS1. It is engaged in the LS4. Therefore, the movable member can be mounted in the initial position so that the movable member cannot be operated without operating the fixing means or the like, and the mounting operation can be easily performed. In addition, as described above, the movable member receives the urging force of the weight without being operated from the outside and returns to the initial position by itself, so that the movable member is securely held at the initial position, and therefore, for example, by forgetting the operation. The movable member can be securely attached in an appropriate state without causing the movable member to be in the wrong position.

  Further, by holding the movable member in the initial position so as not to be engaged with the first to fourth engagement members LS1 to LS4, for example, an unauthorized device can be intruded from the outside to illegally move the movable member. Even if it is attempted to operate, the movable member cannot be operated unless the engagement by the first to fourth engaging members LS1 to LS4 is released, and therefore it is unlikely to be fraudulent.

  Further, the first to fourth engaging members LS1 to LS4 are pivotally supported so as to be suspended and are urged so as to be held substantially suspended by a weight, and a lower cam is provided on the side portion. Since the surface is formed, the movable member is easily returned to the initial position while pushing the first to fourth engaging members LS1 to LS4 by sliding the movable member along the lower cam surface. The configuration is possible.

  Moreover, since the upper cam surface is formed in the side part of the said 1st thru | or 4th engagement members LS1-LS4, a 1st thru | or 4th engagement member is made to contact | abut a game ball on this upper cam surface. The structure is such that the engagement between the first to fourth engaging members LS1 to LS4 and the movable member can be easily released by pushing away LS1 to LS4.

  Further, the first to fourth engaging members LS1 to LS4 are formed with engaging protrusions protruding upward in a generally mountain shape when viewed from the front, and the tip of the movable member is gradually inclined toward the tip side. Since the engagement recess having the surface is formed, the first to fourth engagement is achieved by engaging the engagement protrusions of the first to fourth engagement members LS1 to LS4 with the engagement recess. The members LS <b> 1 to LS <b> 4 and the movable member can be easily engaged and securely held in the engaged state, and the engagement between the two can be easily released. That is, in the engaged state, for example, even if a force is applied to the movable member in the vertical direction, this force is applied along the protruding direction of the engaging protrusion, so that the engaging protrusion is released from the engaging recess. Does not act, so that the engaged state is reliably maintained, while the first to fourth engaging members LS1 to LS4 are pushed sideways by the game balls, and are substantially perpendicular to the protruding direction of the engaging protrusions. When a force is applied in the direction, the engaging protrusion is disengaged so as to be shifted laterally from the engaging recess and the engaged state is easily released, and conversely, it is easy to return to the engaged state. .

  Further, the rotation of the first to fourth engagement members LS1 to LS4 is within the length of the long hole by a restriction mechanism constituted by a long hole and a restriction pin inserted into the long hole. Since it is regulated, the first to fourth engaging members LS1 to LS4 operate properly without excessive rotation.

  Of the first arm R1, the sixth arm R6, the twelfth arm R12, the fifteenth arm R15, and the first to fourth engaging members LS1 to LS4, which are movable members, the distal end of the fifteenth arm R15 and the fourth Since most of the members other than the engaging member LS4 are accommodated in the substantially closed link case LC1, and the link unit LU1 is configured, for example, an illegal instrument is entered from the outside to illegally operate the member. Such cheating is difficult. Further, by attaching or removing the link unit LU1 to or from a predetermined location of the gaming machine, it is possible to easily attach or remove these many members at once.

  The link unit LU1 is mounted with a plurality of winning sensors connected to the main control board 216, that is, the first winning sensor PS1 to the eighth winning sensor PS8, and the first winning sensor PS1 to the eighth winning sensor PS8. Is connected to the main control board 216 in a lump by being relayed by a relay board, ie, the panel surface relay terminal board 215, and thus functions as an electrical unit. The plurality of winning sensors can be easily and collectively connected to the main control board 216, so that the workability is better.

In addition, the collective board BC1 includes a plurality of lamp boards connected to the sub control board 212, that is, the upper left LED board 44S, the upper right LED board 45S, the left LED board 214L, the right LED board 214R, the central LED board 46S, and the middle lower LED board 47S. The lower right LED board 48S, the right middle LED board 49S, the lower left LED board 55S and the left middle LED board 56S are mounted together, and the wiring of each lamp board is relayed by the relay board, that is, the panel lamp relay terminal board 211, and collectively. Since it is also configured to function as an electrical unit connected to the sub-control board 212, the plurality of lamp boards are easily connected to the sub-control board 212 together with the assembly of the collective plate BC1. Therefore, workability is better.
Further, at this time, a plurality of winning sensors connected to the main control board 216 and a plurality of lamp boards connected to the sub-control board 212 are separately mounted on the link unit LU1 and the collective board BC1. Since it is configured, the wiring from the plurality of winning sensors to the main control board 216 and the wiring from the plurality of lamp boards to the sub-control board 212 can be performed individually and collectively without intermingling. Therefore, workability is further improved.

  Further, the pachinko machine 10 includes a variable winning device that includes a variable portion (that is, a movable wing 47T) that can change between a closed state in which a game ball is difficult to enter or cannot enter, and an open state in which it is easy to enter. (Ie, the lower middle winning device 47B), a movable member that reciprocates between the initial position and the operating position so as to shift the variable portion of the variable winning device (ie, the tenth arm R10), A first driving member (that is, the ninth arm R9) and a second driving member (that is, the fifteenth arm R15) that individually operate so as to transmit power to the movable member in the direction of moving from the initial position to the operating position; Each of the first drive member and the second drive member and the movable member transmit the power from each of the first drive member and the second drive member to the movable member, while the power from the movable member is The first drive part by escape And of the respective second drive member has a configuration that is connected by a power transmission mechanism capable of transmitting so as not to transmit, unilaterally power.

  According to the configuration of the pachinko machine 10, the power from the ninth arm R9 that is the first driving member is transmitted to the tenth arm R10 that is the movable member, and the tenth arm R10 is moved from the initial position to the operating position. Then, the power from the tenth arm R10 generated by this operation is not transmitted to the fifteenth arm R15, which is the second drive member, due to escape. On the other hand, when the power from the fifteenth arm R15 is transmitted to the tenth arm R10 and the tenth arm R10 is moved from the initial position to the operating position, the power from the tenth arm R10 generated by this operation is The escape does not transmit to the ninth arm R9. In this way, the power transmission mechanism that connects each of the ninth arm R9 and the fifteenth arm R15 and the tenth arm R10 is unilaterally transmitted from each of the ninth arm R9 and the fifteenth arm R15 to the tenth arm R10. With this configuration, the tenth arm R10 can be individually driven and operated by each of the ninth arm R9 and the fifteenth arm R15. That is, the same tenth arm R10 can be individually driven by the ninth arm R9 and the fifteenth arm R15 which are two different driving members. As a result, 1. 1. When the tenth arm R10 is driven by the fifteenth arm R15, and only the movable wing 47T of the lower side middle lower winning device 47B is opened and closed alone; By driving the tenth arm R10 with the ninth arm R9, not only the movable wing 47T of the lower middle winning prize device 47B but also the movable wings 55T, 48T of the lower left lower prize device 55B and the lower right lower prize device 48B. In each case, a total of three pairs of movable wings 55T, 47T, and 48T are opened and closed simultaneously. 2. However, at this time, there is no need to separately provide a movable member corresponding to each of the ninth arm R9 and the fifteenth arm R15. Since the tenth arm R10 is provided as a common single movable member, the mechanism is concisely configured. In other words, a complicated operation is efficiently performed by the concise configuration. Has been realized.

  Further, power transmission for connecting the ninth arm R9 and the tenth arm R10, which is one of two sets of power transmission mechanisms for connecting the first driving member and the second driving member to the movable member. Since the mechanism is configured by releasably fitting the fitting pin RP10 and the flange RH9 opened on one side, the direction in which the fitting pin RP10 and the flange RH9 are fitted together. Is transmitted with power, and is not transmitted in the direction in which the fitting pin RP10 and the flange RH9 are separated. Therefore, a power transmission mechanism that can transmit power unilaterally as described above is configured with a simple configuration.

  Further, the power for connecting the fifteenth arm R15 and the tenth arm R10, which is the other of the two sets of power transmission mechanisms for connecting the first driving member and the second driving member to the movable member. Since the transmission mechanism is configured such that the sixteenth arm R16 and the seventeenth arm R17 are flexibly connected to each other, power is applied when the sixteenth arm R16 and the seventeenth arm R17 are pulled from one side. When the sixteenth arm R16 and the seventeenth arm R17 are pressed from one side, the sixteenth arm R16 and the seventeenth arm R17 are bent freely so that power is not absorbed and transmitted. It has become. Therefore, a power transmission mechanism that can transmit power unilaterally as described above is configured with a simple configuration.

(Modification)
Various modifications can be made to the pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the movable member is an arm that reciprocates between the initial position and the operating position by rotating (ie, the first arm R1, the sixth arm R6, the tenth arm R10, the first arm, and the like). 12 arm R12, 15th arm R15, etc.) are illustrated, but as the movable member, if it can move back and forth between the initial position and the operating position, the above-described rotational type However, the present invention is not limited to the above, and any operation method can be used. FIG. 35 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a movable member using a belt mechanism. In the example shown in the figure, a belt BM1 installed on upper and lower pulleys PW1 and PW2 is disposed along a ball guide path LG3 extending vertically, and a movable member R18 is fixed on the belt BM1. The movable member R18 has a shape in which the upper surface is slightly inclined toward the tip, but has the same configuration as the ball receiving portion RR1 of the first arm R1 in the above-described embodiment, for example, except for this point. . The movable member R18 is arranged so that substantially the whole of the movable member R18 enters the ball guide path LG3. The movable member R18 can freely move up and down, that is, linearly move in the ball guide path LG3, and the first engagement member in the embodiment. It is engaged with a fifth engagement member LS5 similar to LS1 and is held at the initial position. On the other hand, a transmission bar RT18 protrudes from the opposite side of the belt BM1, and the front end of the transmission bar RT18 is connected to a link mechanism (not shown) that drives a variable portion of the variable winning device, and an intermediate portion includes A metal weight RW18 is attached to urge the movable member R18 in a direction to return to the initial position. According to the movable member R18 configured as described above, although the operation mechanism is different, the movable member R18 can function in the same manner as the movable member of the embodiment.

  In the above embodiment, the power transmission mechanism that connects the ninth arm R9 and the tenth arm R10 is such that the fitting pin RP10 and the flange RH9 that is open on one side are detachably fitted together. However, the power transmission mechanism (hereinafter also referred to as a fitting power transmission mechanism) can be partially modified as shown in FIG. 36, for example. In the example shown in the figure, a long hole RH19 extending in an arc shape is formed in the nineteenth arm R19, and the same fitting as the fitting pin RP10 of the tenth arm R10 in the above embodiment is formed in the long hole RH19. The mating pin RP20 is fitted and can move freely in the longitudinal direction in the long hole RH19. Thus, the 19th arm R19 and the 20th arm R20 are connected to the 9th arm in the above embodiment. As in the case of the fitting type power transmission mechanism of R9 and the tenth arm R10, they are connected by a power transmission mechanism capable of unilaterally transmitting power.

  In the above embodiment, the power transmission mechanism that connects the fifteenth arm R15 and the tenth arm R10 is configured by the sixteenth arm R16 and the seventeenth arm R17 being flexibly connected. The power transmission mechanism (hereinafter also referred to as a bending power transmission mechanism) may be applied to the connection between the ninth arm R9 and the tenth arm R10. Further, the fitting type power transmission mechanism can be applied to the connection between the fifteenth arm R15 and the tenth arm R10.

  In the embodiment, the weight is used as the urging means for urging the engaging member in the engaging direction, but any urging means such as a spring can be used in addition to the weight. .

(Addition to means for solving the problem)
The gaming machine according to the present invention is the gaming machine of the means 1 as the means 2,
The engagement member is pivotably supported and suspended, is biased so as to be held substantially suspended by a weight, and a lower cam surface is formed on a side portion. To do.

  According to the configuration of the means 2, the movable member is slid along the lower cam surface so that the movable member can be easily returned to the initial position while pushing the engaging member. Can do.

Moreover, the gaming machine according to the present invention is a gaming machine of means 2 as means 3,
An upper cam surface is formed on a side portion of the engaging member.

  According to the configuration of the means 3, it is possible to easily release the engagement between the engagement member and the movable member so as to push the engagement member by bringing the game ball into contact with the upper cam surface. It can be configured.

Further, the gaming machine according to the present invention is a gaming machine of means 2 or means 3 as means 4,
The engaging member is formed with an engaging protrusion that protrudes upward in a generally mountain shape when viewed from the front, and an engaging recess having an inclined surface that is gradually inclined toward the tip side is formed at the tip of the movable member. It is characterized by being.

  According to the configuration of the means 4, the engagement protrusion of the engagement member is engaged with the engagement recess of the movable member, so that the engagement member and the movable member can be easily engaged and reliably engaged. While being able to hold | maintain in a state, it can be set as the structure which can cancel | release the engagement of both easily.

Further, the gaming machine according to the present invention is a gaming machine according to any one of the means 2 to 4 as the means 5,
The rotation of the engaging member is restricted within the length of the long hole by a restriction mechanism including a long hole and a restriction pin fitted into the long hole.

  According to the structure of the said means 5, it can be set as the structure which operate | moves appropriately, without an engaging member rotating excessively.

In addition, the gaming machine according to the present invention is a gaming machine according to any one of the means 1 to 5, as the means 6.
At least a part of the movable member and the engaging member is housed in a substantially closed case to constitute a unit.

  According to the configuration of the means 6, it is possible to make it difficult to perform an illegal act such as, for example, an unauthorized device entering from the outside to illegally operate the movable member or the engaging member. Moreover, it can be set as the structure which can attach or detach easily a movable member or an engaging member collectively by attaching or removing this link unit to the predetermined location of a game machine.

Further, the gaming machine according to the present invention is a gaming machine of means 6 as means 7,
The link unit has a configuration in which a plurality of winning sensors connected to the main control board are mounted together, and the wiring of the winning sensors is relayed by the relay board and connected to the main control board at once. It is characterized by.

  According to the configuration of the means 7, the plurality of winning sensors can be easily and collectively connected to the main control board as the link unit is attached, so that the workability can be further improved.

Further, the gaming machine according to the present invention is a gaming machine of means 7 as means 8,
A plurality of lamp boards connected to the sub-control board are mounted together, and the assembly board is configured so that the wiring of each lamp board is relayed by the relay board and connected to the sub-control board at once. Features.

  In the present invention, the “aggregate plate” implies any member provided with a passage capable of guiding a game ball.

According to the configuration of the means 8, the plurality of lamp boards can be easily and collectively connected to the sub-control board as the assembly plate is attached, so that the workability can be further improved.
Furthermore, at this time, a plurality of winning sensors connected to the main control board and a plurality of lamp boards connected to the sub control board are separately mounted on the link unit and the collective board, respectively. The wiring from the plurality of winning sensors to the main control board and the wiring from the plurality of lamp boards to the sub-control board can be performed in an orderly manner without crossing each other, thus further improving the workability. can do.

In addition, the gaming machine according to the present invention provides the means 9 as:
A variable winning device having a variable portion that can be changed between a closed state in which a game ball is difficult to enter or cannot enter and an open state in which it is easy to enter, and a variable portion of the variable winning device is changed. A movable member that reciprocates between an initial position and an operating position, and a first drive member and a second drive that individually operate to transmit power to the movable member in a direction of moving from the initial position to the operating position. With members,
Each of the first driving member and the second driving member and the movable member transmit power from each of the first driving member and second driving member to the movable member, while power from the movable member is It is connected by the power transmission mechanism which can transmit power unilaterally so that it may not transmit to each of this 1st drive member and 2nd drive member by escape.

  According to the configuration of the means 9, when the power from the first drive member is transmitted to the movable member and the movable member is moved from the initial position to the operating position, the power from the movable member generated by this operation is The escape does not transmit to the second drive member. On the other hand, when the power from the second drive member is transmitted to the movable member and the movable member is moved from the initial position to the operating position, the power from the movable member generated by this operation is escaped by the first drive member. Does not communicate to As described above, the power transmission mechanism that couples each of the first drive member and the second drive member with the movable member transmits the power unilaterally from each of the first drive member and the second drive member to the movable member. With this configuration, the movable member can be individually driven and operated by each of the first drive member and the second drive member. That is, the same movable member can be individually driven by two different driving members. Thereby, for example, when changing only the variable part of one variable winning device, and the variable part of another variable winning device together with the variable part of this variable winning device, the variable parts of a plurality of variable winning devices can be changed. A complicated pattern in which the operation is selectively performed corresponding to each of the cases where the displacement is performed at the same time is possible, but at this time, each of the first driving member and the second driving member can be individually moved. There is no need to provide a member, and the mechanism can be simply configured. In other words, a complicated operation can be efficiently realized by a simple configuration.

Further, the gaming machine according to the present invention is a gaming machine of means 9 as means 10,
At least one of the two sets of power transmission mechanisms for connecting each of the first drive member and the second drive member and the movable member is detachably fitted with a fitting pin and a collar portion with one side opened. It is characterized by being configured by joining together.

  According to the configuration of the means 10, the power is transmitted in the direction in which the fitting pin and the flange portion are fitted together, and the power is not transmitted in the direction in which the fitting pin and the flange portion are detached. Therefore, it is possible to configure a power transmission mechanism that can transmit power unilaterally with a simple configuration.

Further, the gaming machine according to the present invention is a gaming machine of means 9 or means 10 as means 11,
At least one of the two sets of power transmission mechanisms that connect each of the first driving member and the second driving member and the movable member is configured by a plurality of arms being flexibly connected. It is characterized by.

  According to the configuration of the means 11, the power is transmitted when the plurality of arms are pulled from one side, and the plurality of arms are freely bent when the plurality of arms are pressed from one side. As a result, power is absorbed and not transmitted. Therefore, it is possible to configure a power transmission mechanism that can transmit power unilaterally with a simple configuration.

  As described above, the present invention can be suitably applied to gaming machines such as pachinko machines.

The front view of a pachinko machine. The perspective view which shows the state which open | released the inner frame, the front frame set, and the set board with respect to the outer frame. The front view of the inner frame which shows the state which removed the front frame set from the pachinko machine. The perspective view of an inner frame. The front view which shows the structure of a game board. The perspective view which shows the structure of a game board. The rear view which shows arrangement | positioning of the board | substrate in the back surface side of a game board. The rear view which shows arrangement | positioning of a board | substrate case, a link mechanism, etc. in the back surface side of a game board. The perspective view which shows the structure of the back surface side of a game board. The front view of a center character. AA line sectional view (b) of Drawing 10. The disassembled perspective view seen from the back side of the center accessory. The disassembled perspective view seen from the front side of the center accessory. The perspective view seen from the back side of a drum and a rotary body. The perspective view seen from the front side of a drum and a rotary body. The schematic diagram which shows the operation | movement stage (first half a and b stage) of a center actor. The schematic diagram which shows the operation | movement stage (second half c, d stage) of a center actor. The front view which shows the operation | movement in a part of right link mechanism. The front view which shows the operation | movement in a part of right link mechanism. The front view which shows the operation | movement in a part of lower link mechanism. The front view which shows the operation | movement in a part of lower link mechanism. The front view which shows the operation | movement in a part of lower link mechanism. The front view which shows the operation | movement in a left link mechanism. The disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of the back surface side of a game board. The exploded perspective view seen from the back side of a link unit. The exploded perspective view seen from the front side of a link unit. The exploded perspective view seen from the back side of a collective board. The disassembled perspective view seen from the front side of the assembly board. The exploded perspective view seen from the front side of the variable prize-winning device. The disassembled perspective view seen from the back side of a variable prize-winning apparatus. The disassembled perspective view which looked at a part of lower link mechanism from the front side. The disassembled perspective view which looked at a part of lower link mechanism from the back side. The front view which shows the operation | movement in a part of lower link mechanism. The front view which shows the operation | movement in a part of lower link mechanism. The schematic front view which shows the other example of a movable member. The front view which shows the other example of a power transmission mechanism.

Explanation of symbols

46T: Movable wing (variable part of variable winning device)
R1: First arm (movable member)
LS1: First engagement member RW2: Initial position return weight LS12: Weight (biasing means)

Claims (4)

A variable winning device having a variable portion that can be changed between a closed state in which a game ball is difficult to enter or cannot enter and an open state in which it is easy to enter, and is actuated from the initial position driven by the weight of the game ball It is possible to move to a position, and it operates alone or in conjunction with a plurality of members so as to engage the variable portion of the variable winning device and shift the variable portion on the way from the initial position to the operating position. A game machine comprising: a movable member configured as described above; and an engaging member that engages with the movable member and holds the movable member in an initial position so that the movable member cannot be operated.
The movable member is movably attached while being urged by a weight for returning to the initial position, and the engaging member is engaged with the movable member by a urging means that urges the movable member in the engaging direction. Held in an engaging position to hold the member in its initial position so that it cannot move,
From the state where the movable member is in the operating position, the urging force of the weight causes it to come into contact with a part of the engaging member and slide to return to the initial position while pushing away the engaging member. A gaming machine characterized by being engaged with a member. The engagement member is pivotably supported and suspended, is biased so as to be held substantially suspended by a weight, and a lower cam surface is formed on a side portion. The gaming machine according to claim 1. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein an upper cam surface is formed on a side portion of the engagement member. The engaging member is formed with an engaging protrusion that protrudes upward in a generally mountain shape when viewed from the front, and an engaging recess having an inclined surface that is gradually inclined toward the tip side is formed at the tip of the movable member. The gaming machine according to claim 2 or claim 3, wherein

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