JP5300009B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Pachinko game machine which facilitates the visual recognition of obstacle nails and how game balls flow down by achieving an ideal lighting even when a chance is limited to be given for emission performances using a decoration lamp or the like installed in a playing area. <P>SOLUTION: The side facing the insertion opening part of a light projection port 85 is so formed as to have an inwardly inclined surface 87 expanding toward a groove from the internal surface of a housing part 81 while two sides adjacent to the side facing the insertion opening part are so formed as to have an outwardly inclined surface 86 expanding onto the internal surface of the housing part 81 from the groove. The light emitted from the light emitting surface of a light emitting diode 108 travels toward the surface of the game board with the inwardly inclined surface 87, thereby preventing the light from directly entering the eyes of players, while travelling to the internal space of the unit frame with the outwardly inclined surface 86, thereby enabling the bright lighting of the internal space of the unit frame. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine in which a transparent plate unit including a transparent plate that can visually recognize a game area of a game board can be detachably mounted along the back surface of a game opening of a door frame.

  Conventionally, a ball game in which the entire game surface of the game board can be illuminated by hitting the game surface (front surface) of the game board without blocking illumination light from an illumination lamp provided on the ceiling of the game hall A machine (pachinko machine) has been proposed (for example, Patent Document 1). In the ball ball game machine described in Patent Document 1, the illumination light from the illuminating lamp brightly illuminates the obstacle nail provided in the game area and the game ball flowing down the game area. Can be visually recognized.

Japanese Patent No. 3583676 (paragraphs [0042] and [0043])

  In the ball and ball game machine described in Patent Document 1, the illumination light from some of the many illumination lamps provided on the ceiling of the game hall is the glass of the glass door that covers the front side of the game board. There may be reflection (reflection) on the plate. When a lighting effect is provided by a decorative lamp or the like provided in the game area, since the illuminance on the game area side of the glass plate is relatively high, it is reflected by the glass plate of the glass door that covers the front side of the game board (reflection) However, when the lighting effect by the decorative lamp or the like is not performed, the illuminance on the game area side of the glass plate is reduced, so that the light reflected like a mirror enters the eyes of the player as it is. For this reason, in the ball and ball game machine described in Patent Document 1, when there are few opportunities to perform a light-emitting effect by a decoration lamp or the like, the flow-down mode of the game ball flowing down on the game board surface is brightened so that it can be easily viewed. However, there is a problem that the lighting of the game ball flowing down on the surface of the game board is difficult to visually recognize.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to suitably illuminate the flow-down mode of obstacle nails and game balls even when there are few opportunities to perform a light emission effect by a decorative lamp or the like. It is to provide a pachinko gaming machine that can be easily viewed.

  Effective solutions for achieving the above-described object will be described below. In addition, the effect | action etc. are demonstrated as needed. In addition, for easy understanding, the corresponding configuration in the embodiment of the invention is also shown as appropriate, but is not limited at all.

(Solution 1)
In a pachinko gaming machine in which a transparent plate unit having a transparent plate capable of visually recognizing the game area of the game board can be detachably mounted along the back surface of the game opening of the door frame, the transparent plate unit is more than the game opening. An annular unit frame formed of a synthetic resin having a large opening, and two transparent plates attached to the front and rear surfaces of the opening of the annular unit frame, the annular unit frame sandwiched between the two transparent plates On the inner peripheral surface, there is a storage unit having a groove along the inner peripheral surface into which a belt-like substrate on which a plurality of light emitting sources are mounted is inserted from a side insertion opening facing the surface of the game board. A light projecting opening is formed in the housing portion at a position corresponding to the light emitting source so that a light emitting surface of the light emitting source faces, and the light projecting opening has the insertion opening. The side facing the part is the storage Are formed in a shape having an inwardly inclined surface extending from the inner peripheral surface toward the groove, and two sides adjacent to the side facing the insertion opening are formed from the groove to the inner periphery of the storage unit. The light is emitted from the light emitting surface of the light source to travel toward the surface of the game board by the inwardly inclined surface, and the outwardly inclined surface. The pachinko gaming machine is configured to advance toward the inner space of the annular unit frame.

  In this pachinko gaming machine, a transparent plate unit including a transparent plate that can visually recognize the game area of the game board can be detachably mounted along the back surface of the game opening of the door frame. The transparent plate unit is composed of an annular unit frame formed of a synthetic resin having an opening larger than the game opening, and two transparent plates attached to the front and rear surfaces of the opening of the annular unit frame. When the front and rear surfaces of the opening of the frame are held between two transparent plates, the inner space of the annular unit frame becomes a sealed space.

  On the inner peripheral surface of the annular unit frame sandwiched between two transparent plates, a strip-shaped substrate on which a plurality of light emitting sources are mounted is inserted from the side insertion opening facing the surface of the game board along the inner peripheral surface. A storage portion having a groove is formed so as to project toward the inside of the annular unit frame. In the housing portion, a light emitting opening is formed at a position corresponding to the light source so that the light emitting surface of the light source faces. The projection opening has a side facing the insertion opening formed in a shape having an inwardly inclined surface extending from the inner peripheral surface of the storage portion toward the groove, and on the side facing the insertion opening. Two adjacent sides are formed in a shape having an outwardly inclined surface extending from the groove to the inner peripheral surface of the storage portion. The light emitted from the light emitting surface of the light emitting source travels toward the surface of the game board by the inwardly inclined surface, and travels toward the inner space of the annular unit frame by the outwardly inclined surface.

  In this way, it is possible to prevent light emitted from the light emitting surface of the light emitting source from traveling directly toward the player side by proceeding toward the surface of the game board by the inwardly inclined surface and entering directly into the player's eyes. At the same time, the light emitted from the light emitting surface of the light source travels toward the inner space of the annular unit frame by the outward inclined surface, so that the inner space of the annular unit frame can be illuminated brightly. As a result, in the pachinko gaming machine in which the transparent plate unit is attached to the door frame, the inner space of the annular unit frame is brightly illuminated, so the obstacle nail provided in the game area and the game ball flowing down the game area are illuminated brightly. be able to. Therefore, even when there are few opportunities to perform a light emission effect by a decoration lamp or the like provided in the game area, it is possible to easily illuminate and visually recognize the flow-down mode of the obstacle nail or the game ball.

  In the present embodiment, for example, the game board 4 in FIG. 1 corresponds to the game board, the game area 205 in FIG. 1 corresponds to the game area, the glass unit 70A in FIG. 17 corresponds to the transparent plate unit, and FIG. The door frame 5 corresponds to a door frame, the gaming window 30 in FIG. 14 corresponds to a gaming opening, the pachinko gaming machine 1 in FIG. 1 corresponds to a pachinko gaming machine, and the unit frame 71 in FIG. 17 corresponds to an annular unit frame. The glass plates 80 and 80 in FIG. 17 correspond to “two transparent plates”, the light emitting diodes 106 and 108 in FIG. 17 correspond to the light source, and the flexible printed boards 105 and 107 in FIG. 19, the groove 82 in FIG. 19 corresponds to the groove, the storage portion 81 in FIG. 19 corresponds to the storage portion, the light emitting port 85 in FIG. It corresponds to the inwardly inclined surface, and the outwardly inclined surface 86 in FIG. This is.

  In the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention, even when there are few opportunities to perform a light emission effect by a decorative lamp or the like provided in the game area, the flow-down mode of the obstacle nail and the game ball can be suitably illuminated and easily viewed.

It is a perspective view which shows the state which open | released the main body frame with respect to the outer frame of the pachinko gaming machine which concerns on embodiment, and opened the door frame with respect to the main body frame. It is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a rear view of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a side view of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a top view of a pachinko gaming machine. It is the disassembled perspective view seen from the outer frame, main body frame, game board, and door frame which comprise a pachinko game machine. It is the exploded perspective view seen from the front of the outer frame, main part frame, game board, and door frame which constitute a pachinko gaming machine. It is the perspective view seen from the front of an outer frame. It is a rear view of an outer frame. It is a front perspective view of the outer frame concerning other embodiments. It is a perspective view for demonstrating the attachment or detachment structure of the upper-axis support metal fitting of a main body frame, and the upper support metal fitting of an outer frame. They are the disassembled perspective view (A) which shows the attachment state of the lock member provided in the back surface of the upper support metal fitting of an outer frame, and the perspective view (B) seen from the downward direction. It is a rear view of a door frame. It is the perspective view seen from the back of the state which isolate | separated the door frame and the glass unit. It is a perspective view which shows the manufacture process of the glass unit detachably attached to a door frame. It is an expansion perspective view of the desiccant insertion part of a glass unit. FIG. 15 is a front exploded perspective view of a glass unit according to a second embodiment that is slightly different in structure from the glass unit shown in FIG. 14. It is a back exploded perspective view of the glass unit concerning a 2nd embodiment. FIG. 19 is a partially enlarged perspective view (A) as viewed from an arrow A in FIG. 18 and a partially enlarged view (B) as viewed from an arrow B in FIG. 18. It is the elements on larger scale of C arrow view of FIG. FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional perspective view (A) and a cross-sectional view (B) of the unit frame taken along line XX of FIG. It is a partial expansion perspective view of a unit frame of a glass unit concerning a 2nd embodiment. It is a cross-sectional perspective view of the unit frame along the YY line of FIG. It is a figure which shows the thing before the flexible printed circuit board with which the unit frame of the glass unit which concerns on 2nd Embodiment is mounted | worn is folded. It is a figure which shows the mounting surface of the imposition of the 2nd flexible printed circuit board with which the unit frame of the glass unit which concerns on 2nd Embodiment is mounted | worn. It is a figure which shows the back surface of the imposition of the 2nd flexible printed circuit board with which the unit frame of the glass unit which concerns on 2nd Embodiment is mounted | worn. It is a figure which shows the mounting surface of the imposition of the 1st flexible printed circuit board with which the unit frame of the glass unit which concerns on 2nd Embodiment is mounted | worn. It is a figure which shows the back surface of the imposition of the 1st flexible printed circuit board with which the unit frame of the glass unit which concerns on 2nd Embodiment is mounted | worn. In the figure (A) where the double-sided adhesive tape is attached on the mounting surface of the second flexible printed circuit board mounted on the unit frame of the glass unit according to the second embodiment, and on the back surface of the second flexible printed circuit board It is a figure (B) where a double-sided adhesive tape is affixed. It is a perspective view which shows the relationship between a handle | steering-wheel apparatus and the hit ball | bowl launching apparatus provided in a main body frame. It is the perspective view seen from the back of the main body frame before attaching components. It is the perspective view seen from the front of the main body frame which attached components. It is the perspective view seen from the back of the main body frame which attached components. It is the perspective view seen from the front of a game board. It is a rear view of a game board. It is the perspective view (A) of the whole hitting ball | bowl launcher, and the perspective view (B) of the state which removed the firing motor part. FIG. 4 is a perspective view (A), a plan view (B), and a side view (C) of the prize ball tank. It is the perspective view seen from the back side of the pachinko game machine which shows the relationship between a prize ball tank, a tank rail member, a ball passage unit, a prize ball unit, and a full tank unit. It is the perspective view seen from the front side of the pachinko game machine which shows the relationship between a prize ball tank, a tank rail member, a ball passage unit, a prize ball unit, and a full tank unit. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the relationship between a main body frame, a ball path unit, and a prize ball unit. It is a rear view for demonstrating the relationship between the payout motor and the sprocket as a payout member. It is a perspective view which shows the relationship between a prize ball unit and a full tank unit. It is a back perspective view which shows the relationship between a locking device and a main body frame. It is the perspective view which looked at the substrate unit from the back side. It is the disassembled perspective view seen from the back side of the substrate unit. It is a block diagram of a main board and a peripheral board. It is a figure which shows a part of front perspective view of the glass unit which concerns on 2nd Embodiment in the state made to light-emit the light emitting diode provided in the glass unit which concerns on 2nd Embodiment.

[1. Overall structure of pachinko machine]
Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, the entire pachinko gaming machine according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which the main body frame 3 is opened with respect to the outer frame 2 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the embodiment, and the door frame 5 is opened with respect to the main body frame 3. 3 is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine 1, FIG. 3 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine 1, FIG. 4 is a side view of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and FIG. 5 is a plan view of the pachinko gaming machine 1. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the pachinko gaming machine 1 as viewed from the rear of the outer frame 2, the main body frame 3, the game board 4, and the door frame 5. FIG. 7 shows the pachinko gaming machine 1. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the outer frame 2, the main body frame 3, the game board 4, and the door frame 5 as viewed from the front.

  1 and 2, a pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment has an outer frame 2 installed on an island (not shown), and is pivotally supported by the outer frame 2 so as to be openable and closable. And a glass plate 80 that is a transparent plate that is supported by the main body frame 3 so as to be openable and closable and is formed on the game board 4 so that a player can visually recognize a game area 205 into which a game ball is driven. And a door frame 5 provided with a storage tray 36 that stores a game ball that is disposed below the glass unit 70 and that is paid out as a result of the game.

  A lower front cover plate 6 whose surface is covered with a decorative plate 6a is fixed to the outer frame 2 at the lower front side. Further, the game board 4 can be detachably attached to the main body frame 3 as described above, and the ball hitting device 250 (see FIG. 3) and the door frame 5 and the main body excluding the game board 4 are provided at the lower part of the back surface thereof. A board unit 450 (see FIG. 3) in which various control boards and power supply boards for controlling electrical components provided in the frame 3 are set together is attached, and the door frame 5 is opened from the main body frame 3. A cover that covers the rear opening 196 (see FIG. 6) of the main body frame 3 is provided with a door frame opening switch 5a that detects that the main body frame 3 is released from the outer frame 2. A body 500 is detachably provided. Further, in addition to the storage tray 36 described above, the door frame 5 is provided with a glass unit 70 and a handle device 46 so as to close the game window 30. The feature of the present embodiment is that there is one storage tray 36 provided in the door frame 5, and the handle device 46 that is conventionally provided in the main body frame 3 is provided in the door frame 5. Since the frame 5 and the main body frame 3 have substantially the same square size when viewed from the front, the main body frame 3 is not visible from the front. Hereinafter, members constituting the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described in detail.

[1-1. Outer frame]
The outer frame 2 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. FIG. 8 is a perspective view seen from the front of the outer frame 2, and FIG. 9 is a rear view of the outer frame 2.

  The outer frame 2 connects the upper and lower upper frame plates 10 and 11 and the left and right side frame plates 12 and 13 with corner metal fittings 14 to 16 and upper support metal fittings 17 for connecting respective end portions. It can be assembled into a square shape. Specifically, the upper part on the open side is connected by screwing the upper corner metal fitting 14 that is passed to the upper and rear surfaces of the end portion of the upper frame plate 10 and the outer outer surface and rear surface of the side frame plate 13, The lower part of the open side is connected by screwing the bottom and rear surfaces of the lower frame plate 11 and the lower right corner metal fitting 15 that is passed to the outer side and rear surfaces of the side frame plate 13, The upper part is connected by screwing the upper support bracket 17 that is passed to the upper surface of the end part of the upper frame plate 10 and the outer side part of the end part of the side frame plate 12. The end bottom surface and rear surface are connected to the end frame outer surface and rear surface of the side frame plate 12 by screwing the lower left corner metal fitting 16.

  Of the upper frame plate 10 and the lower frame plate 11 and the left and right side frame plates 12 and 13 constituting the outer frame 2, the upper frame plate 10 and the lower frame plate 11 are made of the same wood as the conventional one, and the left and right side frames. The plates 12 and 13 are made of an extruded plate of a light metal, for example, an aluminum alloy. The reason why the upper frame plate 10 and the lower frame plate 11 are made of the same wood as before is that when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is installed on an island lined up in a game hall, a predetermined angle is given to the vertical plane of the island. It is necessary to perform an operation of fixing the nail, but such an operation is performed by hitting the nail to the upper frame plate 10 and the lower frame plate 11 and the island, so that the nail is easily made. On the other hand, the reason why the left and right side frame plates 12 and 13 are made of an aluminum alloy extrusion-molded plate is that the thickness can be reduced while maintaining the strength as compared with the conventional wood. , 13 can be widened when viewed from the front of the side wall 180 (see FIG. 31) of the main body frame 3 adjacent to the inside. For this reason, the game board 4 having a large left-right direction can be attached to the main body frame 3, and as a result, the game area 205 of the game board 4 can be formed large. However, if the left and right side frame plates 12 and 13 are made of an aluminum alloy flat plate, sufficient rigidity cannot be ensured. Therefore, the left and right side frame plates 12 and 13 that are positions that do not interfere with the side wall 180 of the main body frame 3 are used. A reinforcing rib (no symbol) is formed inside the rear part.

  Further, the lower front cover plate 6 fixed to the lower front surface of the lower frame plate 11 and the left and right side frame plates 12 and 13 has the main body frame 3 placed on the upper surface thereof when closed. As described above, the surface of the lower front cover plate 6 is covered with the decorative plate 6a, but a fixing projection 6b (see FIG. 9) with an elastic claw formed at the rear end of the decorative plate 6a projects. The fixing projection 6 b is attached to the lower front cover plate 6 by being passed through an attachment hole penetrating the lower front cover plate 6. Further, a back plate 7 is fixed to the upper part of the back surface of the lower front cover plate 6 to reinforce the strength of the lower front cover plate 6 on which the main body frame 3 is placed.

  By the way, as a structure for pivotally supporting the main body frame 3 so as to be openable and closable, it is attached along the upper surface of one side of the upper support bracket 17 and the lower front cover plate 6 for connecting the upper frame plate 10 and the side frame plate 12. A support fitting 18 is provided. The upper support bracket 17 is formed with a support hole 20 bent in the support protrusion piece 19 protruding forward, and a shaft support pin of an upper shaft support bracket 152 (described later) of the main body frame 3 is formed in the support hole 20. 153 (see FIG. 32) is engaged. Further, the lower support fitting 18 is also formed in a shape protruding forward, and a support protrusion 21 protrudes upward from the protruding portion, and a frame support plate 155 (described later) of the main body frame 3 is provided on the support protrusion 21. A support hole formed in FIG. 32) is inserted. Therefore, in order to support the main body frame 3 on the outer frame 2, after engaging the support holes formed in the frame support plate 155 of the main body frame 3 with the support protrusions 21 of the lower support bracket 18, By pivoting the shaft support pin 153 of the upper shaft support bracket 152 in the support rod hole 20, the shaft can be supported in a freely openable and closable manner.

  On the other hand, closing projections 22 and 23 are fixed to the upper and lower sides of the open side frame 13. When the main body frame 3 is closed with respect to the outer frame 2, the closing protrusions 22 and 23 engage with a hook portion 406 (see FIG. 43) of the lock device 400 attached along the open side of the main body frame 3. To do. Then, as will be described in detail later, by inserting a key into the cylinder lock 404 of the locking device 400 and turning it to one side, the hook portion 406 and the closing projections 22 and 23 are disengaged to remove the main body frame 3. The frame 2 can be opened.

  When the upper support plate 17 and the corner brackets 14 to 16 for connecting the upper frame plate 10, the lower frame plate 11, and the side frame plates 12 and 13 constituting the outer frame 2 are respectively attached at predetermined positions, As shown in FIG. 9, each frame plate 10 corresponding to the mounting portion of each metal fitting 14 to 17 so that the outer surface of each metal fitting 14 to 17 and the outer surface of each frame plate 10 to 13 are substantially flush with each other. ˜13 ends are formed in a concave shape. Even when the lower support fitting 18 is attached, the upper surface of the lower front cover plate 6 and the upper surface of the lower support fitting 18 are substantially flush with each other.

[1-1-1. Other Embodiments of Outer Frame]
The outer frame 2 described above is composed of the L-shaped corner brackets 14 to 16 and the upper support bracket 17 when the end portions of the upper frame plate 10, the lower frame plate 11, and the side frame plates 12 and 13 are viewed from the back. Although what was comprised by connecting was shown, it is the structure which connects the four frame boards not using the corner metal fittings 14-16 and the upper support metal fitting 17 but using the connecting member 24 shown in FIG. May be. The connecting member 24 is formed in a podium shape with a step difference between the center and the left and right, and the protruding center part is fitted into engagement notches formed at the center of both ends of the upper frame plate 10 and the lower frame plate 11. The back surface of the upper frame plate 10 and the upper surface of the lower frame plate 11 are brought into contact with the planes of the left and right portions lowered one step, and the inner surfaces of the side frame plates 12 and 13 are brought into contact with one side surface of the left and right portions lowered one step. It is like that. In this state, the insertion holes formed on both sides of the engagement notch portion of the upper frame plate 10 and both sides of the engagement notch portion of the lower frame plate 11 and the left and right portions of the connecting member 24 that are lowered by one step are provided. A plurality of connecting holes (not shown) formed in the plane are aligned and fixed with a plurality of connecting screws from above or below, and further, a plurality of holes drilled in the upper and lower end portions of the side frame plates 12 and 13. The mounting holes (not shown) and the plurality of connecting holes (not shown) formed on the side surfaces of the left and right portions of the connecting member 24 that are lowered by one step are aligned with each other, and are fixed by a plurality of connecting screws (not shown) from the lateral side. By wearing, the upper and lower upper frame plates 10 and 11 and the left and right side frame plates 12 and 13 are firmly connected and fixed. FIG. 10 is a front perspective view of the outer frame 2 according to another embodiment.

  In the outer frame 2 according to the second embodiment configured as described above, by connecting the upper frame plate 10, the lower frame plate 11, and the side frame plates 12 and 13, which are the constituent members, with the connecting member 24, Compared to the outer frame 2 according to the first embodiment connected by the corner metal fittings 14 to 16, the connecting member 24 is closely attached to the inner surfaces of the side frame plates 12 and 13 and fixed together. Since the upper frame plate 10 and the lower frame plate 11 are fastened in an engaged state, the frame can be formed into a strong and strong rectangular frame. Further, after the upper frame plate 10, the lower frame plate 11, and the side frame plates 12 and 13 are connected by the connecting member 24, when the upper support bracket 17 is attached at a predetermined position, each of the frame plates 10, 11, 12, Since there is no member projecting outward from the outer surface (outer peripheral surface) of 13, the adjacent device (CR unit 8 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3) when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is installed on a pachinko island base (not shown). Can be attached closely. Even when the lower support fitting 18 is attached, the upper surface of the lower front cover plate 6 and the upper surface of the lower support fitting 18 are substantially flush with each other.

  Next, the relationship between the upper support fitting 17 attached to the outer frame 2 and the upper shaft support fitting 152 of the main body frame 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12. FIG. 11 is a perspective view for explaining the attachment / detachment structure between the upper shaft support fitting 152 of the main body frame 3 and the upper support fitting 17 of the outer frame 2, and FIG. They are the disassembled perspective view (A) which shows the attachment state of the lock member 25 provided in A, and the perspective view (B) seen from the downward direction.

  In FIG. 11, a lock member 25 is pivotally supported on the back surface of the upper support fitting 17 for pivotally supporting the body frame 3 so as to be freely opened and closed as shown in FIG. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 12A, a mounting hole 19a is formed in the center of the support protruding piece 19 of the upper support fitting 17, and the lock member 25 is rotated by the rivet 26 in the mounting hole 19a. It is supported freely. The lock member 25 is molded from a synthetic resin. The stopper portion 25a and the operation portion 25b are formed in an L shape, and an arc-shaped elastic piece 25c is integrally extended on the opposite side to the operation portion 25b. It is installed. An attachment hole 25d through which the rivet 26 is inserted is formed in an L-shaped base portion formed by the stopper portion 25a and the operation portion 25b. Thus, in a state where the lock member 25 is attached to the attachment hole 19a by the rivet 26 and is rotatably fixed to the back surface of the support projecting piece 19, as shown in FIG. The portion is in contact with the inner side surface of the hanging wall of the support projecting piece 19, and the stopper portion 25 a closes the inclined hole portion of the support saddle hole 20. At this time, the tip end portion of the stopper portion 25a is not in a state of closing the inlet space portion of the inclined hole portion of the support hole 20. That is, in a normal state, a space in which the shaft support pin 153 of the upper shaft support bracket 152 of the main body frame 3 is inserted is formed in a space portion other than the entrance space portion of the support hole 20.

  In the shaft support structure configured as described above, a normal shaft in a state where the shaft support pin 153 is inserted into the support well 20 and the tip of the stopper portion 25a is opposed to the inlet end of the support well 20. In the support state, the shaft support pin 153 that supports the heavy body frame 3 is in contact with the tip end portion (back side portion) of the support saddle hole 20. Since almost no load is applied to the tip of the stopper portion 25a, no load is applied to the elastic piece 25c of the lock member 25. For this reason, the elastic piece 25c of the lock member 25 is not always loaded, and the elastic piece 25c integrally formed of synthetic resin is prevented from being plastically deformed by creep, so that the support pin hole of the shaft support pin 153 can be used for a long period of time. Omission from 20 can be prevented. Even if an excessive force is applied and the distal end portion of the stopper portion 25a of the lock member 25 is rotated in a direction away from the support projecting piece 19 (clockwise in the figure), one side of the distal end portion of the stopper portion 25a. Does not rotate in such a direction as to come into contact with the hanging wall of the support projecting piece 19 and further disengage, the lock member 25 does not protrude outside the support projecting piece 19.

  The operation of the lock member 25 configured as described above will be described. As a premise that the main body frame 3 is pivotally supported by the outer frame 2 so as to be openable and closable, the support protrusions 21 of the lower support fitting 18 are formed in support holes (not shown) formed in the frame support plate 155 (see FIG. 32) of the main body frame 3. It must be inserted. Under such a premise, the lock member 25 deforms the elastic piece 25c by pushing the shaft support pin 153 of the upper shaft support metal 152 of the main body frame 3 into contact with the side surface of the stopper portion 25a of the lock member 25. Since it rotates counterclockwise, the pivot pin 153 can be inserted into the support hole 20. When the shaft support pin 153 reaches the leading space portion of the inclined hole portion of the support flange 20, the shaft support pin 153 and the tip side surface of the stopper portion 25a do not come into contact with each other, so that the lock member 25 is elastic of the elastic piece 25c. The stopper portion 25a of the lock member 25 returns to the normal state again and closes the inlet portion of the support hole 20, and at the same time the tip portion of the stopper portion 25a is pivotally supported. Opposite to 153, the pivot pin 153 is prevented from falling out of the support hole 20. This state is maintained even when the main body frame 3 is completely closed or during a normal opening / closing operation of the main body frame 3. Next, in order to remove the pivot pin 153 from the support rod hole 20, the lock member 25 is moved by inserting a finger into the back surface of the support protrusion piece 19 and turning the operation portion 25b of the lock member 25 counterclockwise. Since it rotates against the elastic force of the elastic piece 25c and the tip portion of the stopper portion 25a is retracted from the support hole 20, the shaft support pin 153 can be taken out from the support hole 20. Thereafter, the main body frame 3 can be removed from the outer frame 2 by lifting the main body frame 3 and releasing the engagement between the support holes formed in the frame support plate 155 and the support protrusions 21 of the lower support fitting 18. .

  As described above, the lock member 25 provided on the upper support fitting 17 of the outer frame 2 is formed integrally with the stopper portion 25a, the operation portion 25b, and the elastic piece 25c from the synthetic resin. It can be attached to the back surface of the plate very easily, and since it has a very simple structure, there are few failures and the manufacturing cost can be reduced. Further, even if an acting force is applied in a direction in which the pivot pin 153 is pulled out along the inclination of the inclined hole portion of the support hole 20, no load is applied to the elastic piece 25c of the lock member 25 at all times. It is possible to prevent plastic deformation due to creep of the elastic piece 25c formed integrally with the resin, to prevent the shaft support pin 153 from coming off from the support hole 20 over a long period of time, and to rotate the lock member 25. In addition, since the one side of the tip of the stopper portion 25 a only abuts on the hanging wall of the support projecting piece 19, the lock member 25 does not protrude outside the support projecting piece 19.

[1-2. Door frame]
Next, the door frame 5 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 13 to 30, and 47. FIG. 13 is a rear view of the door frame 5, FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the door frame 5 and the glass unit 70 as seen from the back, and FIG. 15 is detachable from the door frame 5. FIG. 16 is an enlarged perspective view of a desiccant insertion portion of the glass unit 70, and FIG. 17 is slightly different in structure from the glass unit 70 shown in FIG. 18 shows a front exploded perspective view of a glass unit 70A according to the second embodiment, FIG. 18 shows a rear exploded perspective view of the glass unit 70A according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 19 shows a portion of FIG. FIG. 20 is an enlarged perspective view (A) and a partially enlarged view (B) as seen from the arrow B, FIG. 20 is a partially enlarged view as seen from the arrow C in FIG. 18, and FIG. 21 is taken along line XX in FIG. Sectional perspective view (A) of the unit frame 71 and its sectional view ( FIG. 22 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the unit frame 71 of the glass unit 70A according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 23 is a cross-sectional perspective view of the unit frame 71 taken along line YY of FIG. FIG. 24 is a view showing the second flexible printed circuit board mounted on the unit frame 71 of the glass unit 70A according to the second embodiment before being folded, and FIG. 25 shows the second embodiment. It is a figure which shows the mounting surface of the imposition of the 2nd flexible printed circuit board mounted | worn with the unit frame 71 of the glass unit 70A which concerns, FIG. 26 is mounted | worn with the unit frame 71 of the glass unit 70A which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the back surface of the imposition of a 2nd flexible printed circuit board, and FIG. 27 is a 1st frame attached to the unit frame 71 of the glass unit 70A which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the mounting surface of the imposition of a sibling printed circuit board, and FIG. 28 is a figure which shows the back surface of the imposition of the 1st flexible printed circuit board attached to the unit frame 71 of the glass unit 70A which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. FIG. 29 is a diagram (A) in which a double-sided adhesive tape is affixed on the mounting surface of the second flexible printed circuit board that is mounted on the unit frame 71 of the glass unit 70A according to the second embodiment. FIG. 30 is a diagram (B) in which a double-sided adhesive tape is applied to the back surface of the printed circuit board, and FIG. 30 is a perspective view showing a relationship between the handle device 46 and the ball hitting device 250 provided on the main body frame 3; FIG. 47 shows the glass unit according to the second embodiment in a state where the light emitting diode provided in the glass unit according to the second embodiment emits light. It is a figure which shows a part of front perspective view of G. In addition, in the figure, in the component code | symbol which concerns on 70 A of glass units which concern on 2nd Embodiment, the same code | symbol was attached | subjected and represented to the member which show | plays the same function as the component which concerns on the glass unit 70 which concerns on 1st Embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the door frame 5 is formed in a rectangular shape, a vertically long hexagonal gaming window 30 is formed on the upper portion thereof, and a storage tray 36 is provided on the lower front side of the gaming window 30, and the storage tray An operation handle portion 47 constituting the handle device 46 is protruded and fixed on one side (open side) of 36, and a ball discharge that discharges game balls stored below the storage tray 36 to a receiving box (dollar box) not shown. A button 44 is provided. A glass unit 70 as a transparent plate unit is attached to the back surface of the door frame 5 so as to close the gaming window 30, and a joint unit constituting the handle device 46 on the back surface corresponding to the operation handle portion 47. 49 is also attached. In addition, although the detailed structure about the glass unit 70 and the handle apparatus 46 is explained in full detail later, the whole structure of the door frame 5 is demonstrated below.

  The door frame 5 includes an upper opening / closing bracket 51 (see FIG. 13) and a lower opening / closing bracket 52 (see FIG. 13) provided on the upper and lower sides of the door frame 5. And a shaft support hole 157 (see FIG. 32) of the door support plate 156, and is supported by the main body frame 3 so that it can be opened and closed. Therefore, a sliding shaft support pin (not shown) inserted into the door shaft support hole 154 is provided in the upper opening / closing bracket 51 so as to be slidable in the vertical direction, and the lower opening / closing bracket 52 is provided with a shaft support hole 157. A shaft pin (not shown) inserted through is projected downward. Thus, in order to attach the door frame 5 to the main body frame 3, the shaft pin of the lower opening / closing bracket 52 of the door frame 5 is inserted into the shaft support hole 157 of the door support plate 156 of the main body frame 3, and then the upper and lower of the door plate is opened and closed. In a state where the sliding shaft support pin of the bracket 51 is slid downward, the sliding shaft support pin is slid upward (usually a spring) so as to coincide with the door shaft support hole 154 of the upper shaft support bracket 152 of the main body frame 3. The door frame 5 can be pivotally supported by the main body frame 3 so as to be openable and closable.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the storage tray 36 provided on the front surface of the door frame 5 is different from a conventional pachinko gaming machine and corresponds to a single tray (a conventional so-called “upper plate”) below the gaming window 30. ), The storage tray itself can be positioned lower than in the prior art. For this reason, the dimension of the up-down direction of the game window 30 can also be enlarged. Moreover, since the door frame 5 is formed to have substantially the same width as the left and right width of the main body frame 3 as described above, the size of the gaming window 30 in the left and right direction can also be increased. In other words, since the vertical and horizontal dimensions of the gaming window 30 can be formed large, the vertical and horizontal dimensions of the gaming area 205 of the gaming board 4 that can be seen through the gaming window 30 are also increased. Can do. In addition, an effect selection switch 37 that can be operated when the game content realized by the gaming device provided in the game board 4 is of the player participation type is provided almost in front of the storage tray 36. Communicating with the CR unit 8 that is installed adjacent to the pachinko gaming machine 1 on the pachinko island platform (not shown) in the rear of the center of the ball, and drives and stores the payout motor 364 (see FIG. 41) of the prize ball unit 350. A ball lending operation unit 38 (see FIG. 2) for paying out game balls as lending balls is provided on the plate 36. On the front side of the CR unit 8, an insertion slot (not shown) for inserting a prepaid card, a setting unit (not shown) for setting the number of game balls to be paid out as a rental ball in terms of money, etc. are provided. Yes. For example, the setting unit pays out the number of game balls of 200 yen as the amount (in this embodiment, 50 balls are paid out, and the payout operation of 25 balls of 100 yen as the amount is performed twice). It is set in advance by a hall clerk or the like. On the other hand, an external connector 9 (see FIG. 2) for electrically connecting the CR unit 8 and the CR unit terminal plate 619 (see FIG. 46) is provided on the back side of the CR unit 8. The CR unit terminal plate 619 relays electrical connection between the CR unit 8 and the payout control board 603 (see FIG. 46). The ball lending operation unit 38 has a remaining frequency display section 39 (see FIG. 2) for displaying the remaining amount of the prepaid card inserted into the CR unit 8 and displaying an error of the CR unit 8 at the center, and the remaining frequency. A ball lending operation unit 40 (see FIG. 2) that the player presses to lend a ball to the left of the display unit 39 and a prepaid card inserted to the right of the remaining frequency display unit 39 are returned. And a return operation unit 41 (see FIG. 2) for performing a pressing operation. A frequency display board (not shown) is attached to the rear side of the ball lending operation unit 38, that is, on the rear side surface of the door frame 5, and the remaining frequency of the ball lending operation unit 38 is attached to the component surface of the frequency display board. A segment indicator is mounted at a position corresponding to the display unit 39, a ball lending switch is mounted at a position corresponding to the ball lending operation unit 40 of the ball lending operation unit 38, and corresponds to the return operation unit 41 of the ball lending operation unit 38. The return switch is mounted at the position to be. The contents displayed by the segment display can be visually recognized through the remaining frequency display unit 39, and the ball lending switch is turned on when the ball lending operation unit 40 is pressed. The return switch is turned on when the return operation unit 41 is pressed.

  Further, a gate-shaped decorative lamp cover which incorporates a cathode tube 34 and an LED 35 as a door frame decorative lamp for producing a game effect around the storage tray 36, the game window 30 on the front surface of the door frame 5 and the door frame 5. 31 and decorative plates 32 and 33. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the decorative lamp cover 31 is made of a transparent synthetic resin and has unevenness in the front-rear direction, and the cathode tube 34 extends along the apex portion of the unevenness. The entire decorative lamp cover 31 is decorated with fluorescent white. Further, the LED 35 provided in the decorative lamp cover 31 portion emits light of a color different from white (for example, red) and decorates the inner portion of the decorative lamp cover 31 facing the game window 30. . The decorative plates 32 and 33 are also formed of a transparent synthetic resin and provided on the upper left and right and lower left and right front surfaces of the decorative lamp cover 31, and the upper upper decorative plate 32 is a speaker described later. 53 (see FIG. 13) covers the front surface of the speaker cone of the speaker 53 and is decorated with LEDs 35. The lower lower decorative plate 33 is not particularly one that covers the front surface of any part. Although not present, the front surface is decorated with LEDs 35. In addition, the periphery of the effect selection switch 37 of the storage tray 36 described above is also decorated with LEDs 42, and the front left and right of the storage tray 36 are also decorated with LEDs 43. The cathode tube 34 and the LEDs 35, 42, and 43 are lit or blinked according to the game content to notify the player of a specific game state, or have a function of enhancing the realism of the game.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 13, iron reinforcing plates 54 to 57 are fixed to the rear surface of the door frame 5 along a rectangular outer periphery. Speakers 53 are fixedly attached to the speaker box at both lower ends of the upper reinforcing plate 54 attached to the upper back surface, and the lower reinforcing plate 55 attached to the lower back surface is attached directly below the game window 30 to a shaft. A prize ball outlet 59 is opened on the branch side. The prize ball discharge port 59 is for allowing the prize ball discharged in communication with an outlet 384 (see FIG. 39) of the full tank unit 380, which will be described later, to flow out to the storage tray 36. Further, the side reinforcing plate 56 attached to the open side rear surface is attached from the upper end portion to the lower end portion of the rear surface of the door frame 5, and hook engaging pieces 58 are formed on the upper portion, the central portion, and the lower portion thereof. Yes. The hook locking piece 58 is engaged with a door frame hook portion 405 (see FIG. 43) of the lock device 400 described in detail later to lock the door frame 5 to the main body frame 3. Further, a side reinforcing plate 57 attached to the rear surface of the pivot support side is also attached from the upper end portion to the lower end portion of the rear surface of the door frame 5. Is fixed. The reinforcing plates 54 to 57 also serve as ground connection plates that remove noise and the like due to electrostatic discharge from the game balls stored in the storage tray 36 from the door frame 5. Specifically, since the reinforcing plates 54 to 57 are made of iron and are electrically connected, noise that has entered the reinforcing plates 54 to 57 is caused by the upper opening and closing metal fittings of the side reinforcing plates 57. 51 and the lower opening / closing metal fitting 52. As described above, the upper opening / closing bracket 51 and the lower opening / closing bracket 52 are provided with the door shaft support hole 154 (see FIG. 32) of the upper shaft support bracket 152 of the main body frame 3 and the shaft support hole 157 of the door support plate 156 (see FIG. 32). ) Is supported by insertion. Therefore, noise that has entered the reinforcing plates 54 to 57 is transmitted to the upper shaft support bracket 152 and the door support plate 156 of the main body frame 3 via the upper opening / closing bracket 51 and the lower opening / closing bracket 52 of the side reinforcing plate 57, The power supply board (see FIG. 45) housed in a power supply board box 453 described later is grounded to the outside through a ground connector (not shown).

  Further, on the back surface of the door frame 5, a glass stop lever 64, a positioning projection 65, and a latching recess 66 for attaching a glass unit 70 as a transparent plate unit are formed, and a cylinder lock 404 of the lock device 400 is inserted. And a hitting ball supply port 61 for supplying hitting balls that flow down in a line with the downstream side of the storage tray 36, and a supply from the hitting ball supply port 61 located below the hitting ball supply port 61. Supply swing pieces 62 for supplying the hit balls one by one to the launch position of the launch rail 163 described later are formed or provided respectively. As shown in FIG. 13, the glass stop lever 64 is provided below the installation positions of the left and right speakers 53, and is provided so that the upper end is fixed with a screw and rotated. As shown in FIG. 14, the lower portion where the shaft is pivotally supported is formed in a concave shape so that a stopper piece 72 of a glass unit 70 to be described below fits, and is formed in the stopper piece 72 in the concave portion. A positioning protrusion 65 that engages with the positioning hole 73 is provided. Further, the latching recess 66 is formed in an L shape with the upper part opened to the left and right of the lower part of the game window 30, and the latching protrusion piece 74 of the glass unit 70 is inserted from above and engaged. . Further, as shown in FIG. 13, the lock hole 63 is formed on the open side and below the lower reinforcing plate 55. When the door frame 5 is closed with respect to the main body frame 3, as shown in FIG. When opened, the cylinder lock 404 is positioned away from the lock hole 63 as shown in FIG. Further, the supply swing piece 62 comes into contact with an operation piece 268 (see FIG. 36) provided in the hitting ball launching device 250 described later, and from the hitting ball supply port 61 in conjunction with the reciprocating motion of the hitting ball 252 of the hitting ball launching device 250. The supplied hit ball is supplied to the launch position of the launch rail 163.

[1-2-1. Transparent plate unit (glass unit)]
Next, the glass unit 70 as a transparent plate unit attached to the back surface of the door frame 5 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 14, the glass unit 70 includes two annular hexagonal unit frames 71 molded with a synthetic resin having an opening larger than the game window 30, and two pieces on the front and rear surfaces of the opening of the unit frame 71. It is comprised by adhere | attaching the glass plate 80 (It may be not a glass plate but a transparent synthetic resin plate.) As a transparent plate of this. First, the unit frame 71 will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 15 (A), stop pieces 72 in which positioning holes 73 are formed projecting toward the outside of the ring on the diagonally upper left and right sides of the unit frame 71. At the lower left and right sides, latching protrusions 74 are formed projecting toward the outside of the ring. The stopper piece 72 and the hooking protrusion piece 74 are for attaching the glass unit 70 to the back surface of the door frame 5 as described above. Further, as shown in FIG. 16, a glass contact step 75 for fitting a glass plate 80 is provided around the outer peripheral front and back surface portions of the unit frame 71, and the glass contact step 75 is provided with a glass plate. When 80 is bonded with an adhesive (hot melt adhesive), the two glass plates 80 are accommodated within the width dimension of the unit frame 71. Further, as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the unit frame 71 has a desiccant enclosure space 76 for encapsulating the desiccant 77 therein, and a lower side on one side thereof so as to communicate with the inner peripheral surface of the unit frame 71. An open / close lid 79 formed so as to protrude outwardly in a ring shape and formed with a large number of vent holes to close the desiccant-containing space 76 is attached to and detached from the inner peripheral surface of the unit frame 71 by a locking claw It can be attached freely. The desiccant enclosure space 76 is formed with a single air hole 78 communicating with the outside. The desiccant enclosing space 76 may be formed so as to protrude to the outside of the annular unit frame 71 at any part of the diagonal left, right, top and bottom except for the top, bottom, left and right. As shown in FIG. 14, an outer peripheral groove 98 is provided along the outer periphery corresponding to the glass contact step 75 of the unit frame 71.

  Thus, to assemble the glass unit 70, as shown in FIG. 15A, the desiccant 77 is enclosed in the desiccant-containing space 76 of the unit frame 71, and then, as shown in FIG. 15B. In order to close the desiccant enclosure space 76, the opening / closing lid 79 is inserted from the inner peripheral surface side of the unit frame 71 to lock the locking claw, and as shown in FIG. The glass plate 80 is adhered and adhered to the glass contact step 75 from both surfaces of the 71 with an adhesive. When the second glass plate 80 is bonded, the air in the sealed space sandwiched between the two glass plates 80 is exposed to the outside via the vent hole of the opening / closing lid 79, the desiccant enclosing space 76, and the air hole 78. Therefore, the bonding operation of the second glass plate 80 can be easily performed without being affected by the pressure of the air in the sealed space sandwiched between the two glass plates 80. Finally, FIG. As shown in D), the glass unit 70 in which the two glass plates 80 are integrated can be easily assembled. When it is necessary to completely seal the desiccant-enclosed space 76 and the sealed space formed by the two glass plates 80, the sealed state can be obtained by a simple operation of simply sealing the small air holes 78. Can be completed. Instead of sealing the air hole 78, a valve that allows air to flow only in one direction from the space portion of the two glasses toward the outside may be provided in the air hole 78.

  And in order to attach the glass unit 70 assembled | attached as mentioned above to the door frame 5, after hanging the latching protrusion piece 74 of the glass unit 70 on the latching recessed part 66 of the door frame 5 from upper direction, the glass unit 70 is attached. While the positioning hole 73 formed in the stopper piece 72 is inserted into the positioning protrusion 65 protruding from the concave portion of the main body frame 5, the stopper piece 72 and the concave portion are matched, and the glass stopper lever 64 is turned to the closed position. It moves and presses the back surface of the stop piece 72. Thereby, the glass unit 70 can be easily attached to the back surface of the door frame 5. In addition, when the glass stopper lever 64 is rotated to the closing position, a recess (not shown) formed on the back surface of the glass stopper lever 64 and the tip of the positioning protrusion 65 are engaged. Conversely, when removing the glass unit 70, the glass stopper lever 64 is rotated to the open position, and then the upper portion of the glass unit 70 is moved rearward so as to remove the positioning hole 73 from the positioning protrusion 65. By lifting the entire unit 70 upward, the latching protrusion 74 can be removed from the latching recess 66 and the glass unit 70 can be easily removed from the door frame 5.

  As described in detail above, the glass unit 70 as the transparent plate unit in the present embodiment has the desiccant 77 enclosed in the desiccant enclosure space 76 of the unit frame 71 in advance, and then the glass plate 80 is attached to the unit frame 71. Since it can be assembled simply by sticking to both sides with an adhesive, after attaching the glass plate to the unit frame as before, the desiccant is inserted into the unit frame from the outside to seal the periphery of the desiccant insertion port Compared to the structure, since only the very small air holes 78 need to be sealed even if sealed, the glass unit 70 can be manufactured easily, and the productivity of the glass unit 70 is improved. is there. In this case, since the desiccant enclosing space 76 is integrally formed so as to protrude to the outside of the annular unit frame 71, it is not necessary to prepare a specially shaped glass plate, which is extremely versatile. A high glass unit 70 can be provided.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the vent hole is formed in a small part called the opening / closing lid 79 as compared with the conventional case where the vent hole is formed in the unit frame itself. Even if the granular desiccant 77 is enclosed in the desiccant enclosure space 76 without the deformation of the vent hole due to distortion or the like, the desiccant 77 is formed in the sealed space formed by the two glass plates 80. It will not spill.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the desiccant enclosing space 76 is formed so as to protrude to the outside of the ring at any part of the diagonal left and right upper and lower parts excluding the upper and lower left and right parts of the annular unit frame 71. In addition, the desiccant enclosing space 76 can be disposed in a region that is not used as the gaming window 30 in the diagonally right, left, upper and lower parts of the gaming window 30 that is generally formed in a circular shape, and as a result, the gaming window 30 is formed larger. be able to.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when the glass unit 70 is attached to the door frame 5, the latching protrusions 74 formed on the left and right sides of the unit frame 71 are inserted into the latching recesses 66 of the door frame 5. The positioning holes 73 of the stopper pieces 72 formed on the left and right sides of the upper portion of the frame 71 are engaged with the positioning protrusions 65 of the door frame 5 and can be attached by a simple operation of rotating the glass stopper lever 64.

[1-2-1 (a). Other embodiment of transparent plate unit (glass unit)]
In the glass unit 70 according to the above-described embodiment (hereinafter referred to as “glass unit according to the first embodiment”), the glass plate 80 is attached to the glass contact stepped portion 75 provided around the outer peripheral front and back surface portions of the unit frame 71. A space sandwiched between the glass plates 80 is formed in the unit frame 71 by being fitted, and a desiccant 77 for removing moisture in the space is enclosed in a desiccant enclosing space 76 formed in the unit frame 71. Although what was shown, embodiment (henceforth "the glass unit which concerns on 2nd Embodiment") which concerns on the glass unit which provided the light emitting diode which emits light toward the inside of the space | circulation was referred to FIG. The description will be given with reference. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and demonstrated to the component which show | plays the same function as the glass unit 70 which concerns on 1st Embodiment.

  As shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, the glass unit 70 </ b> A according to the second embodiment includes an annular vertically long hexagonal unit frame 71 molded with a synthetic resin having an opening larger than the game window 30, and the unit frame 71. It is comprised by adhere | attaching the glass plate 80 (The transparent synthetic resin board may be sufficient as it is not a glass plate) as two transparent plates to the outer peripheral front and back surfaces of this opening. First, the unit frame 71 will be briefly described. On the inner peripheral surface of the unit frame 71, a flexible printed circuit board 105, which is a strip-shaped substrate, on which a plurality of light emitting diodes 106 and 108 are mounted along the inner peripheral surface. , 107 are formed so as to project toward the inside of the unit frame 71 having a groove 82 to be inserted from a measurement insertion opening facing the surface of the game board 4. In the storage portion 81, a light projection port 85 (see FIGS. 19A and 19B) is formed at a position corresponding to the light emitting diodes 106 and 108 so that the light emitting surface of the light emitting diodes 106 and 108 faces. . The light projecting port 85 has an inwardly inclined surface 87 (see FIGS. 21A and 21B) whose side facing the insertion opening extends from the inner peripheral surface of the storage portion 81 toward the groove 82. An outwardly inclined surface 86 (see FIGS. 19A and 19B) that is formed in a shape and has two sides adjacent to the side facing the insertion opening spread from the groove 82 to the inner peripheral surface of the storage unit 81. ). The light emitted from the light emitting surfaces of the light emitting diodes 106 and 108 is made to travel toward the surface of the game board 4 by the inwardly inclined surface 87, and also proceeds toward the inner space of the unit frame 71 by the outwardly inclined surface 86. It has become.

  The unit frame 71 will be described in more detail. Stop pieces 72 each having a positioning hole 73 are formed on the left and right sides of the unit frame 71 so as to project outwardly from the annular shape, and the left and right sides of the unit frame 71 are latched. The projecting piece 74 is formed to project toward the outer side of the annular shape. The stopper piece 72 and the latching protrusion piece 74 are for attaching the glass unit 70 to the back surface of the door frame 5. Further, a glass contact step 75 for fitting the glass plate 80 is provided around the outer peripheral front and back surfaces of the unit frame 71, and the glass plate 80 is attached to the glass contact step 75 with an adhesive (hot melt). When the two glass plates 80 are accommodated within the width dimension of the unit frame 71, the two glass plates 80 are accommodated.

  Further, when viewed from the front, on the upper left side of the unit frame 71, above the stopper piece 72, a relay board storage portion 88 having a substantially square box shape with an open rear surface projects toward the outer side of the ring. Is formed. The relay board storage portion 88 can store therein the relay board 100 electrically connected to the flexible printed boards 105 and 107 having different lengths, and a fixing cover body for fixing the relay board 100. 96 and the relay printed circuit board 100 are detached from the flexible printed circuit boards 105 and 107, and an auxiliary cover body 97 is attached to prevent electrical connection from being interrupted. Since the fixed cover body 96 and the auxiliary cover body 97 are attached to the relay board storage section 88, the opening of the relay board storage section 88 is closed. In addition, on the inner peripheral surface excluding the lower right of the unit frame 71 when viewed from the front, two flexible printed circuit boards 105 and 107 that are electrically connected to the relay substrate 100 are disposed on one side along the inner peripheral surface. A storage portion 81 having a groove 82 to be inserted from the insertion opening is formed so as to project toward the inner side of the annular shape, and the width dimension of the storage portion 81 is formed on the front and rear surfaces of the unit frame 71 as shown in FIG. It is formed to be smaller by “a minute gap d” than the width dimension between the glass contact step portions 75 to be formed (in other words, the inner space dimension between the two glass plates 80A).

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 19A and 19B, the unit frame 71 has a plurality of positioning protrusions for positioning the flexible printed circuit boards 105 and 107 in the groove 82 along the inner peripheral surface thereof. 84 is formed to project toward the inner side of the ring at an appropriate interval. In order to prevent these positioning protrusions 84 and the storage part 81 from interfering with each other, the storage part 81 is formed with a U-shaped escape port 83 at a position corresponding to the positioning protrusion 84. The storage unit 81 has a plurality of surface-mounting type light-emitting diodes 106 and 108 mounted on the flexible printed circuit boards 105 and 107 at predetermined intervals (in this embodiment, the surface-mounting type is a wide-angle type). A U-shaped light emitting opening 85 is formed at a position corresponding to the above. The groove 82, the escape port 83, and the light projection port 85 are inserted in a state where the glass plate 80 (the rear glass plate 80 as viewed from the front) is bonded to the glass contact step 75 on the rear surface of the unit frame 71. The opening is closed.

  By the way, as shown in FIGS. 21A and 21B, the U-shaped light emitting opening 85 facing the light emitting diodes 106 and 108 has a size mounted on the flexible printed circuit boards 105 and 107. , 108 is formed to be larger than the outer shape of the light emitting diodes 106, 108, but the mouth facing the insertion opening is positioned to coincide with the center line of the light emitting surface of the light emitting diodes 106, 108. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 21B, the light projection port 85 is formed so as to be able to face half of the light emitting surfaces of the light emitting surfaces of the light emitting diodes 106 and 108. As shown in FIG. 21A, the two sides of the light emitting port 85 that do not cover the light emitting surfaces of the light emitting diodes 106 and 108 are outwardly inclined surfaces that extend from the groove 82 toward the inner peripheral surface of the storage portion 81. 86, and the light emitted from the light emitting surfaces of the light emitting diodes 106 and 108 spreads in the inner peripheral direction of the storage portion 81 through the light projection port 85 and proceeds toward the inner side of the ring. It can be done. Thus, the light can brightly illuminate the inner space of the unit frame 71 sandwiched between the glass plates 80 in a state where the glass plate 80 is bonded to the glass contact step portions 75 of the outer peripheral front and rear surface portions of the unit frame 71. It can be done. On the other hand, the side of the projection port 85 that covers the light emitting surfaces of the light emitting diodes 106 and 108, that is, the side facing the insertion opening is emitted from the light emitting surfaces of the light emitting diodes 106 and 108, as shown in FIG. Thus, the light is shaped to have an inwardly inclined surface 87 that travels in the direction of the insertion opening of the storage portion 81. As a result, light emitted from the light emitting surfaces of the light emitting diodes 106 and 108 travels toward the insertion opening portion of the storage portion 81, that is, toward the surface of the game board 4. It will not proceed directly in the opposite direction, that is, the player side. Therefore, it is possible to prevent light emitted from the light emitting surfaces of the light emitting diodes 106 and 108 from directly entering the player's eyes. Note that the player sitting on the front of another pachinko gaming machine adjacent to the pachinko gaming machine 1 sees the glass unit 70A at an angle when viewing the gaming board 4 of the pachinko gaming machine 1, so that the glass unit In a state where the 70A light emitting diodes 106 and 108 are caused to emit light, the light emitted from the light emitting surfaces of the light emitting diodes 106 and 108 is repeatedly reflected by the glass plates 80 and 80 as shown in FIG. The player who sits directly on the front surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1 can see the glass unit 70A from the front side, so that the light emitting diodes 106 and 108 are located at the positions where the light emitting diodes 106 and 108 are disposed. The light emitted from the light emitting surface can be seen as one point.

  In this way, the light emitted from the light emitting surfaces of the light emitting diodes 106 and 108 advances toward the surface of the game board 4 by the inwardly inclined surface 87, so that it does not go directly to the player side but directly enters the player's eyes. In addition, the light emitted from the light emitting surfaces of the light emitting diodes 106 and 108 travels toward the inner space of the unit frame 71 by the outward inclined surface 86, so that the inner space of the unit frame 71 can be illuminated brightly. As a result, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 in which the glass unit 70A is attached to the door frame 5, the inner space of the unit frame 71 is brightly illuminated, so that a game that flows down the obstacle nail provided in the game area 205 or the game area 205 The sphere can be illuminated brightly. Therefore, even when there are few opportunities to perform a light emission effect using a decoration lamp or the like provided in the game area 205, the flow-down mode of the obstacle nail or the game ball can be suitably illuminated and easily viewed. Note that illumination light from some of the many illumination lamps provided on the ceiling of the game hall is reflected (reflected) on the glass plate 80 of the door frame 5 that covers the front side of the game board 4. In some cases, however, the illumination on the game area side of the glass plate 80 is relatively high when a lighting effect is provided by a decoration lamp or the like provided in the game area 205, so the door frame 5 covering the front side of the game board 4 While the degree of reflection (reflection) on the glass plate 80 is low, the illuminance on the game area side of the glass plate 80 decreases when the lighting effect by the decoration lamp or the like is not performed, so that the light reflected like a mirror is played by the player It will enter the eyes as it is. In the present embodiment, the light emitted from the light emitting surfaces of the light emitting diodes 106 and 108 travels toward the inner space of the unit frame 71 by the outward inclined surface 86, so that the inner space of the unit frame 71 can be illuminated brightly. Therefore, even when there are few opportunities to perform a light-emitting effect by a decorative lamp or the like, the illumination for brightening the flow mode of the game ball flowing down on the surface of the game board and making it easy to see is reflected on the glass plate ( Therefore, there is no problem that it is difficult to visually recognize the flow mode of the game ball flowing down on the surface of the game board. In the present embodiment, since the inner space of the unit frame 71 is brightly illuminated by the light emitted from the light emitting surfaces of the light emitting diodes 106 and 108, normal illumination light such as an illumination lamp in a game hall is reflected on the glass plate 80. Even if (reflection), the reflected illumination light can be relatively weakened. Thereby, the player can play the game without paying attention to the reflected illumination light. Furthermore, even when the lighting of the entire game hall is reduced in order to increase the lighting decoration effect of the gaming machine itself, the player can preferably visually recognize the game board surface and the mode of the game ball flowing down the game board surface. It becomes possible.

  Similarly to the first embodiment, the unit frame 71 is provided with an outer peripheral groove 98 along the outer periphery corresponding to the glass contact step 75 of the unit frame 71, as shown in FIGS. ing. As shown in FIG. 22, a plurality of ventilation holes 95 are formed in the outer peripheral groove 98 on the upper side of the unit frame 71 at appropriate intervals. As shown in FIG. 23, the air vent 95 is formed so as to communicate the outer peripheral groove 98 and the groove 82, and for this reason, an airtight space sandwiched between the outside of the unit frame 71 and the two glass plates 80 is formed. Has a function of communicating with each other. More specifically, since the flexible printed circuit board 105 is extremely thin in a state where the flexible printed circuit board 105 is inserted into the groove 82, a gap is generated between the groove 82 and the flexible printed circuit board 105, and as described above. Since the minute gap d is formed between the open end of the storage portion 81 and the glass plate 80, the outside of the unit frame 71 and the sealed space sandwiched between the two glass plates 80 are communicated. ing. Thus, by connecting the sealed space sandwiched between the two glass plates 80 and the outside via the vent hole 95, even when the glass plate 80 inside the sealed space is condensed, the light emitting diodes 106, Due to the luminescent heat of 108, the dew condensation becomes steam and is quickly discharged from the vent 95 to the outside, so that it is not necessary to equip the unit frame 71 with the desiccant 77 as in the first embodiment. Further, when the vent hole 95 is formed in the unit frame 71, there is a possibility that small dust or the like may enter the sealed space from the vent hole 95. There is also a function of preventing intrusion into the sealed space by receiving dust and the like attached to the flexible printed board 105 to be inserted.

  In this way, even if dust or the like enters the inside of the unit frame 71 from the outside of the unit frame 71 through the vent hole 95, the structure can be received by the flexible printed circuit boards 105 and 107. Can be prevented from entering the sealed space of the unit frame 71, and dust and the like can be prevented from adhering to the surfaces of the two glass plates 80 in contact with the sealed space. The unit frame 71 is provided with a vent hole 95, and the air heated in the sealed space of the unit frame 71 by the light emitted from the light emitting diodes 106 and 108 of the flexible printed circuit boards 105 and 107 provided on the inner peripheral surface of the unit frame 71 is provided. Since it is structured to be discharged to the outside of the unit frame 71 through the vent hole 95, condensation due to moisture in the sealed space can be removed at an early stage, and the surfaces of the two glass plates 80 in contact with the sealed space It is possible to make a state in which water droplets are attached only to a short time. Therefore, the visibility of the glass plate 80 can be prevented from being lowered.

  On the other hand, on the bottom surface of the inner space of the box-shaped relay board storage part 88, as shown in FIG. 20, positioning projections 89 are provided at positions corresponding to the two positioning holes 101 of the relay board 100. An attachment hole 90 is formed toward the opening of the relay board housing portion 88 at a position corresponding to the two retaining holes 96a of the fixed cover body 96 and is formed toward the opening. A positioning boss hole 91 is formed at a corresponding position toward the opening of the relay board storage portion 88. In addition, the inner space of the relay board storage unit 88 communicates with the groove 82, and the end portions of the flexible printed boards 105 and 107 stored in the groove 82 are connected to the bottom surface of the inner space of the relay board storage unit 88. Guide walls 92 for guiding the connectors 102 and 103 mounted on 100 are formed toward the opening of the relay board storage portion 88. When the end portions of the flexible printed boards 105 and 107 are inserted into the connectors 102 and 103, the flexible printed boards 105 and 107 and the relay board 100 are electrically connected.

  A positioning recess 93 is formed at a position corresponding to the two positioning protrusions 96 b of the fixed cover body 96 of the relay board 100 on the opening side of the inner wall of the relay board storage portion 88, and the connector 104 mounted on the relay board 100. A wiring opening 94 for connecting a wiring to the connector 104 is formed at a position corresponding to. When the wiring is connected to the connector 104, the lamp driving substrate 620 (see FIG. 46) is electrically connected via the wiring. The relay board 100 is formed with a copper foil pattern for electrically connecting the connectors 102, 103, 104, and the lamp driving board 620 and the flexible printed boards 105, 107 are electrically connected via the relay board 100. It will be connected to. As a result, the lighting signal and the blinking signal from the lamp driving board 620 are transmitted to the light emitting diodes 106 and 108 mounted on the flexible printed boards 105 and 107 via the relay board 100, and the light emitting surfaces of the light emitting diodes 106 and 108 are transmitted. Can be lit or flashing. After the positioning projection 96b of the fixed cover body 96 is fitted into the positioning recess 93 of the relay board storage part 88, the screw is directed from the stop hole 96a of the fixed cover body 96 toward the mounting hole 90 of the relay board storage part 88. The fixed cover body 96 can be fixed to the relay board storage portion 88 by inserting the screw 96c and screwing it. In addition, after the positioning hole 97a of the auxiliary cover body 97 is inserted into the positioning boss hole 91 of the relay board storage part 88, the screw 97b is inserted from the positioning hole 97a toward the positioning boss hole 91 of the relay board storage part 88 and screwed. By doing so, it can be fixed to the relay board storage part 88.

  Next, the flexible printed circuit boards 105 and 107 accommodated in the groove 82 will be described. Although the flexible printed circuit boards 105 and 107 are formed so as to have different lengths, the structures are the same. Therefore, one second flexible printed circuit board 107 will be described, and the other first flexible printed circuit board 105 will be described. Is omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, the flexible printed circuit board 107 is in the form of a single strip in the folded state (the state in use). Before the flexible printed circuit board 107 is folded, as shown in FIG. 24, the flexible printed circuit board 107 has a horizontally long rectangular shape and is a flexible base film on which a copper foil pattern constituting a lighting circuit of the light emitting diode 108 is formed. A cover film is bonded to the mounting surface and the back surface. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 25 and FIG. 26, there are six sets of base films 120 each having a fixed rectangular shape (in this embodiment, a square having a length of 250 mm and a width of 250 mm) laminated with copper foil. The substrate forming regions 120A to 120F having a rectangular shape for forming the flexible printed circuit boards 107A to 107F and the discarding region 120Z to be cut off outside the substrate forming regions 120A to 120F are partitioned. In the substrate forming regions 120 </ b> A to 120 </ b> F, a copper foil pattern that forms a lighting circuit of the light emitting diode 108 is formed. Cover films 121 and 122 are bonded to the mounting surface and the back surface of the base film 120 so as to wrap the base film 120. Thus, the copper foil pattern formed on the mounting surface of the base film 120 in the substrate forming regions 120A to 120F is covered with the cover film 121 on the mounting surface side, and the back surface of the base film 120 in the substrate forming regions 120A to 120F. The copper foil pattern formed on is covered with the cover film 122 on the back side. Of the copper foil patterns formed on the substrate formation regions 120A to 120F of the base film 120, the light emitting diode 108 is surface-mounted and inserted into the connector 103 mounted on the relay substrate 100 shown in FIG. The electrode portion electrically connected to the light emitting diode 108 is not covered with the cover film 121 and is exposed.

  On the left side and the right side of the cover films 121 and 122 covering the discard area 120Z of the base film 120, there are silk-printed attachment marks 121a and 122a for attaching a double-sided adhesive tape to a portion where the flexible printed circuit board 107 to be described later is folded. Has been. By sticking the double-sided adhesive tape 123 in accordance with these sticking marks 121a and 122a, the double-sided adhesive tape 123 straddles the substrate forming regions 120A to 120F and the discarding region 120Z on the cover films 121 and 122 (see FIG. 29 (A), (B)). In addition, on the cover film 121 that covers the substrate formation regions 120A to 120F of the base film 120, a fold line and a valley fold line, which will be described later, are silk-printed on a portion where the flexible printed circuit board 107 is folded. A reinforcing plate 124 for preventing the above-described bending of the electrode portion is bonded to the cover film 122 covering the discarding region 120Z. Similarly to the double-sided adhesive tape 123, the reinforcing plate 124 also straddles the substrate forming regions 120 </ b> A to 120 </ b> F and the discarding region 120 </ b> Z on the cover film 122.

  A slit, which will be described later, is inserted into the cover film 122 on the back surface side of the base film 120 from the cover film 121 on the mounting surface side of the base film 120 to cover the substrate formation regions 120A to 120F. Flexible printed circuit boards 107A to 107F are formed. At this time, the double-sided adhesive tape 123 that has straddled the substrate forming regions 120A to 120F and the discarding region 120Z is pasted on the substrate forming regions 120A to 120F, and the pasted tape on the discarding region 120Z. In addition, the reinforcing plate 124 that has been separated from each other and straddling the substrate forming regions 120A to 120F and the discarding region 120Z is also attached to the substrate forming regions 120A to 120F and the discarding region 120Z. It will be in a state where it is separated from the bonded one.

  After the base film 120 having such a slit is placed on a general-purpose mounting machine and the light emitting diode 108 is automatically mounted, the flexible printed circuit board 107A formed in the substrate forming regions 120A to 120F in the outer shape extraction process. ˜107F and the discard region 120Z are separated to complete the flexible printed boards 107A to 107F before being folded. The maximum size of the base film that can be placed on the general-purpose mounting machine of this embodiment is 250 mm long and 290 mm wide.

  Next, the flexible printed boards 107A to 107F before being folded will be described. Since the flexible printed circuit boards 107A to 107F have the same structure, the flexible printed circuit board 107A will be described here. As described above, the flexible printed circuit board 107A is a substrate forming region 120A having a rectangular shape smaller than a flexible square base film 120 having flexibility, on which a copper foil pattern constituting a lighting circuit of a light emitting diode is formed. To be formed. Cover films 121 and 122 covering the substrate formation region 120A are bonded to the mounting surface and the back surface of the base film 120, and as shown in FIG. 24, the substrate formation region 120A from the left side to the right side of the substrate formation region 120A. , Slits 113a and 113c that are left-side slits in which a part in the vicinity of the right side of the substrate is left, and slits that are right-side slits in which a part in the vicinity of the left side of the substrate formation region 120A is cut from the right side to the left side of the substrate formation region 120A. 113b are alternately provided at a predetermined interval from the upper side to the lower side of the substrate forming region 120A, thereby forming the first region 112a to the fourth region 112d, which are a plurality of cut strips, and the substrate forming region 120A. The end portions of the slits 113a and 113c, which are left-side slits that are partially cut off in the vicinity of the right side, and Near the left side of the substrate forming region 120A along the line parallel to the upper and lower sides of the rectangular substrate forming region 120A at the end of the slit 113b, which is the right side slit of the left side of the substrate forming region 120A. And a portion near the right side of the substrate forming region 120A are fold-folded or valley-folded, while an upper side of the rectangular substrate forming region 120A is taken along a line perpendicular to the upper and lower sides of the rectangular substrate forming region 120A. By cutting the first region 112a to the fourth region 112d, which are cutting strips located on the side or the lower side, into valleys or mountains, the first region 112a to the fourth region 112d, which are these cutting strips, are connected. A strip-shaped flexible printed circuit board 107A that is longer than one side of the standard-sized rectangular base film 120 is formed, and the strip-shaped flexible printed circuit board 107A is formed. In Bull PCB 107A, and is formed so as copper foil patterns constituting a lighting circuit of the light emitting diodes 108 are continuous.

  More specifically, the flexible printed circuit board 107A is formed to have a horizontally long rectangular shape in the rectangular substrate forming region 120A, and is a cut band from the upper side to the lower side of the substrate forming region 120A. A plurality of light-emitting diodes 108 are mounted in the four regions of the first region 112a to the fourth region 112d. Specifically, two light-emitting diodes 108a and 108b are surface-mounted in the first region 112a, and three light-emitting diodes 108c to 108e are surface-mounted in the second region 112b. The three light emitting diodes 108f to 108h are surface mounted, and the three light emitting diodes 108i to 108k are surface mounted in the fourth region 112d.

  An electrode portion which is an end portion of the first region 112a and is electrically connected to the connector 103 mounted on the relay substrate 100 illustrated in FIG. 20 includes the first region 112a to the fourth region 112d. The electrode lines to the surface-mounted light emitting diodes 108a to 108k and the ground line are exposed. A lighting circuit that electrically connects the electrode lines and the ground lines and the light emitting diodes 108a to 108k is formed on the base film 120 of the flexible printed circuit board 107A as a copper foil pattern. From the end of the first region 112a to the vicinity of the light emitting diode 108a surface-mounted on the first region 112a, the shape is an elongated rectangular shape cut out by a predetermined distance from the upper side and the lower side of the first region 112a. In this elongated rectangular portion, in order to insert the end of the first region 112a into the connector 103, the valley fold indicating the position where the valley fold is shown at the position where the groove 82 is bent from the groove 82 to the guide wall 92 shown in FIG. The line 110a and the mountain fold line 111a indicating the position to be folded are silk-printed on the cover film 121 of the flexible printed circuit board 107A.

  At the boundary between the first region 112a and the second region 112b, a slit 113a that is a left-side slit for separating the first region 112a and the second region 112b from the right side leaving a predetermined distance is provided, Portions that are not separated by the slits 113a are provided at predetermined intervals (the first region 112a and the second region 112b do not dangle with respect to the discard region 120Z because the portions that are not separated are provided. Therefore, when the base film 120 is transported to the next process, the first region 112a and the second region 112b are not caught by any member, and the flexible printed circuit board 107A is prevented from being damaged during transportation. Can do). A tear prevention hole 109a is provided at the end of the slit 113a so that the first region 112a and the second region 112b are not completely separated, and a copper foil pattern is formed around the tear prevention hole 109a. Yes. This copper foil pattern is independent from that constituting the lighting circuit of the light emitting diodes 108a to 108k, and is not electrically connected to this lighting circuit, but simply provides the tear prevention strength of the tear prevention hole 109a. It is provided to raise. Extending the boundary line between the first region 112a and the second region 112b to the right from the tear prevention hole 109a, which is a part near the right side of the substrate formation region 120A, along lines parallel to the upper and lower sides of the substrate formation region 120A. In this portion, a valley fold line 110b indicating a position where the first region 112a and the second region 112b are folded is silk-printed on the cover film 121. The second region 112b is a cut band located on the lower side of the substrate formation region 120A with respect to the first region 112a along lines perpendicular to the upper and lower sides of the substrate formation region 120A, and includes a tear prevention hole 109a. A fold line 111b indicating a position at which the second region 112b is fold-folded is silk-printed on the cover film 121 in a portion up to a slit 113b for separating the second region 112b and the third region 112c, which will be described later.

  At the boundary between the second region 112b and the third region 112c, a slit 113b that is a right-side slit for separating the second region 112b and the third region 112c from the left side leaving a predetermined distance is provided, Portions that are not separated by the slits 113b are provided at predetermined intervals (the second region 112b and the third region 112c are not blurred with respect to the discard region 120Z due to the provision of the portions that are not separated. Therefore, when the base film 120 is transported to the next process, the second region 112b and the third region 112c are not caught by any member, and the flexible printed circuit board 107A is prevented from being damaged during transport. Is possible). A tear prevention hole 109b is provided at the end of the slit 113b so that the second region 112b and the third region 112c are not completely separated, and a copper foil pattern is formed around the tear prevention hole 109b. Yes. This copper foil pattern is independent of the light emitting diodes 108a to 108k constituting the lighting circuit, and is not electrically connected to the lighting circuit. The copper foil pattern simply increases the tear prevention strength of the tear prevention hole 109b. It is provided to raise. Extending the boundary line between the second region 112b and the third region 112c to the left from the tear prevention hole 109b, which is a part near the left side of the substrate formation region 120A, along lines parallel to the upper and lower sides of the substrate formation region 120A The valley fold line 110c indicating the position at which the second region 112b and the third region 112c are folded is silk-printed on the cover film 121 in the portion that has been processed. The third region 112c, which is a cut band located on the lower side of the substrate formation region 120A with respect to the second region 112b along a line perpendicular to the upper side and the lower side of the substrate formation region 120A, is a tear prevention hole 109b. From the first to the third region 112c and the fourth region 112d, which will be described later, a mountain fold line 111c indicating a position at which the third region 112c is folded is silk-printed on the cover film 121. Further, the second region 112b and the third region 112c are provided with U-shaped notches 114a and 114b that engage with the positioning protrusions 84 shown in FIG. 19B, and the notches 114a and 114b are provided. A copper foil pattern is formed around the notches 114a and 114b so as not to tear. This copper foil pattern is also independent of what constitutes the lighting circuit of the light emitting diodes 108a to 108k, and is not electrically connected to this lighting circuit, but is simply a tear prevention strength of the notches 114a and 114b. It is provided to raise.

  At the boundary between the third region 112c and the fourth region 112d, a slit 113c that is a left-side slit for separating the third region 112c and the fourth region 112d from the right side leaving a predetermined distance is provided. Portions that are not separated by the slit 113c are provided at predetermined intervals (the third region 112c and the fourth region 112d are not blurred with respect to the discard region 120Z due to the provision of the portions that are not separated. Therefore, when the base film 120 is transported to the next process, the third region 112c and the fourth region 112d are not caught by any member, and the flexible printed circuit board 107A is prevented from being damaged during the transport. Can do). A tear prevention hole 109c is provided at the end portion of the slit 113c so that the third region 112c and the fourth region 112d are not completely separated, and a copper foil pattern is formed around the tear prevention hole 109c. Yes. This copper foil pattern is independent of the light emitting diodes 108a to 108k constituting the lighting circuit, and is not electrically connected to the lighting circuit. The copper foil pattern simply increases the tear prevention strength of the tear prevention hole 109c. It is provided to raise. The boundary line between the third region 112c and the fourth region 112d extends to the right from the tear prevention hole 109c, which is a part near the right side of the substrate formation region 120A, along a line parallel to the upper and lower sides of the substrate formation region 120A. The valley fold line 110d indicating the position at which the third region 112c and the fourth region 112d are folded is silk-printed on the cover film 121 in the portion that has been processed. The fourth region 112d, which is a cut band located on the lower side of the substrate formation region 120A with respect to the third region 112c along a line perpendicular to the upper side and the lower side of the substrate formation region 120A, is the tear prevention hole 109c. From the top to the lower side of the fourth region 112d, a mountain fold line 111d indicating the position at which the fourth region 112d is folded is silk-printed on the cover film 121. The second region 112b and the third region 112c are provided with U-shaped notches 114c and 114d that engage with the positioning protrusions 84, and the notches 114c and 114d are not torn. , 114d is formed with a copper foil pattern. This copper foil pattern is also independent of what constitutes the lighting circuit of the light-emitting diodes 108a to 108k, and is not electrically connected to this lighting circuit, but is simply a tear prevention strength of the notches 114c and 114d. It is provided to raise.

  First, the flexible printed circuit board 107A configured as described above has a first region 112a and a second region 112b that are not separated from the left side by a tool such as a knife or scissors. The second region 112b and the third region 112c are separated from the left side by cutting with a tool a portion that is not separated from the right side by the slit 113b, leaving a predetermined distance from to the tear prevention hole 109a. The third region 112c and the fourth region 112d are separated from the right side by cutting with a tool a portion that is not separated by the slit 113c from the left side, leaving a predetermined distance to the tear prevention hole 109b. Separated leaving a predetermined distance to the prevention hole 109a It is. Then, the flexible printed circuit board 107A is formed by silk printing on the cover film 121 in the first region 112a to the fourth region 112d described above, and the valley fold lines 110a to 110d indicating valley folds and the mountain fold lines 111a to 111a indicating mountain folds. When folded according to 111d, the folded portion is bonded by the double-sided adhesive tape 123 described above, and the first region 112a to the fourth region 112d are connected to each other to form a belt-like shape longer than one side of the standard rectangular base film 120. The flexible printed circuit board 107A is formed, and the copper foil pattern constituting the lighting circuit of the light emitting diodes 108a to 108k is formed continuously on the belt-shaped flexible printed circuit board 107A. Further, by being folded along the valley fold lines 110a to 110d and the mountain fold lines 111a to 111d, the light emitting diodes 108a and 108b surface-mounted on the first region 112a and the light emitting diodes 108c to 108e surface mounted on the second region 112b. The light-emitting diodes 108f to 108h surface-mounted on the third region 112c and the light-emitting diodes 108i to 108k surface-mounted on the fourth region 112d become a long flexible printed circuit board 107A arranged on the same straight line. .

  As described above, even when the belt-like flexible printed circuit board 107 is manufactured, a fixed-size rectangular base film 120 that can be mounted on a general-purpose mounting machine can be used. Therefore, even when a strip-shaped flexible printed circuit board 107 that is longer than one side of a regular rectangular base film 120 is manufactured, the light emitting diode 108 can be automatically mounted by a general-purpose mounting machine and used as a decoration effect.

  Further, even when the belt-like flexible printed circuit board 107 is manufactured, since a general-purpose mounting machine can be used, it is not necessary to mount the light-emitting diode 108 manually, and the manufacturing efficiency does not decrease. .

  Here, the major difference between the second flexible printed circuit board 107 and the first flexible printed circuit board 105 will be described. The second flexible printed circuit board 107 and the first flexible printed circuit board 105 are formed to have different lengths. The first flexible printed circuit board 105 is formed so as to be longer than the second flexible printed circuit board 107. For this reason, the size of the base film 120 of the second flexible printed circuit board 107 is different from the size of the base film 125 of the first flexible printed circuit board 105. In this embodiment, the size of the base film 125 of the second flexible printed circuit board 107 is a square of 250 mm in length and 250 mm in width, whereas the size of the base film 125 of the first flexible printed circuit board 105 is 250 mm in length and width. It is a 290 mm rectangle. Therefore, the size of the cover film 126 covering the mounting surface of the base film 125 and the size of the cover film 127 covering the back surface of the base film 125 are the same as the size of the cover film 121 covering the mounting surface of the second flexible printed circuit board 107 and the second size. The size of the cover film 122 that covers the back surface of the flexible printed circuit board 107 is larger (see FIGS. 27 and 28). Note that, on the left side and the right side of the cover films 126 and 127, the attachment marks 126a and 127a for attaching the double-sided adhesive tape to the portion where the first flexible printed circuit board 105 is folded are silk-printed (see FIG. 27 and FIG. 27). (See FIG. 28).

  In the first flexible printed circuit board 105, two light-emitting diodes 106a and 106b are surface-mounted in the first region 112a, and three light-emitting diodes 106c to 106e are surface-mounted in the second region 112b. Three light emitting diodes 106f to 106h are surface mounted in the third region 112c, and three light emitting diodes 106i to 106k are surface mounted in the fourth region 112d.

  In the above-described embodiment, the mountain fold lines 111b to 111d are fold-folded and the valley fold lines 110b to 110d are fold-folded, but the mountain fold lines 111b to 111d, the valley fold lines 110b to 110d, You may swap the folding position. Further, in the second region 112b, which is a cut band located on the lower side of the substrate forming region 120A with respect to the first region 112a along the lines perpendicular to the upper and lower sides of the substrate forming region 120A, The mountain fold line 111c and the substrate formation region 120A are formed in the third region 112c, which is a cut band located on the lower side of the substrate formation region 120A with respect to the second region 112b along lines perpendicular to the upper and lower sides of the formation region 120A. A mountain fold line 111d is silk-printed on the cover film 121 in the fourth region 112d, which is a cut band located on the lower side of the substrate forming region 120A with respect to the third region 112c along a line perpendicular to the upper side and the lower side. The mountain fold line 111b is connected to the first region 112a side, the mountain fold line 111c is connected to the second region 112a side, and the mountain fold line 111d is connected. Each of three areas 112a side may be silk printing. Even in this configuration, the light-emitting diodes 108a and 108b surface-mounted on the first region 112a, the light-emitting diodes 108c to 108e surface-mounted on the second region 112b, and the light-emitting diode 108f surface-mounted on the third region 112c. 108h and the long flexible printed circuit board 107 in which the light emitting diodes 108i to 108k surface-mounted in the fourth region 112d are all arranged on the same straight line can be manufactured.

  Next, major differences between the glass unit 70 </ b> A according to the second embodiment and the glass unit 70 according to the first embodiment will be described. The glass unit 70 according to the first embodiment is hermetically sealed with a glass plate 80. A desiccant 77 for removing moisture in the space is formed on the unit frame 71, whereas the glass unit 70A according to the second embodiment does not have the desiccant 77 and is sandwiched between the glass plates 80. The inside of the space can be brightly illuminated by light emission of the light emitting diodes 106 and 108 disposed so as to surround the inner space of 71, and moisture in the inner space can be exposed to the outside via the vent hole 95. It is a point to exhale. Thereby, in the glass unit 70A according to the second embodiment, when the light emitting diodes 106 and 108 are turned on or blinked as effects, the temperature in the space can be increased by the heat generated by the light emission of the light emitting diodes 106 and 108. . If it does so, the surface temperature of 80 A of glass plates which clamp this space will rise by the temperature of space transmitting. Therefore, in the glass unit 70A according to the second embodiment, in addition to an effect function by turning on or blinking the light emitting diodes 106 and 108, even if water droplets adhere to the surface of the glass plate 80A in contact with the space, Since it is vaporized and discharged to the outside from the vent hole 95, it has a function of eliminating condensation at an early stage.

  Further, since the light emitting diodes 106 and 108 disposed so as to surround the inner space of the unit frame 71 sandwiched by the glass plate 80 can illuminate the space brightly, for example, wooden In the game board 4 (see FIG. 34) using the veneer board 200, the entire decoration cell attached to the game area 205 can be brightly illuminated, and a panel game board made of a transparent synthetic resin board (for example, a transparent acrylic board). 4. When decorating the game area 205 by emitting a plurality of lamps from the rear of the acrylic board to the front of the pachinko gaming machine 1, that is, toward the player side, the rear side of the game ball flowing down the game area 205 is Even if the front side of the game ball is shaded by the light emitted from the lamp, the light emitted from the light emitting diodes 106 and 108 It is possible to illuminate the side, it is possible to show the game ball bright clean to the player. For the same reason, the entire obstacle nail including the head of the obstacle nail can be seen brightly and clearly.

  Note that two flexible printed boards 107 and 107 that are electrically connected to the relay board 100 are inserted into the grooves 82 along the inner peripheral surface of the unit frame 71 except for the lower right portion. However, in the vicinity of the lower right of the unit frame 71, there is an indicator or lamp provided on the game board for displaying the progress of the game (a symbol indicator such as a special symbol indicator or a normal symbol indicator shown in FIG. 46). 614, a function memory board 613 (see FIG. 46) on which a symbol memory lamp 615 for displaying the allowable number of times of variation of the symbol display and a status display lamp 616 for displaying a gaming state such as probability change are collectively mounted. Since a function display device (not shown) is arranged, the display contents of the function display device are displayed by light emission of the light emitting diodes 106 and 108 mounted on the flexible printed circuit boards 107 and 107. This is to prevent the skill person is less likely to be visible.

[1-2-2. Handle device]
Next, the handle device 46 attached to the lower portion of the door frame 5 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 6, 7, and 30. The handle device 46 is assembled to an operation handle portion 47 having a rotation operation member 48 provided on the lower front surface of the door frame 5 on the open side, and the operation handle portion 47 assembled to the back surface of the door frame 5 corresponding to the operation handle portion 47. And a joint unit 49 that is linked to a rotating shaft that rotates in response to the rotating operation of the rotating operation member 48 and changes the rotational motion of the rotating shaft into a sliding motion.

  First, as shown in FIG. 1, the operation handle 47 is projected from a decorative plate (for example, a decorative plate that is also used as an outer component plate of the storage tray 36) that constitutes the front surface of the door frame 5. It is inserted and fixed in a cylindrical handle support cylinder. As shown in FIG. 5, the handle support cylinder portion is formed so as to be inclined outward (right side) in a plan view as viewed from above the pachinko gaming machine 1, so that the handle support cylinder portion is inserted and fixed to the handle support cylinder portion. The operation handle portion 47 is inclined outward in plan view (in other words, with respect to a line orthogonal to the front vertical plane of the pachinko gaming machine 1 so that its tip end faces the outside of the pachinko gaming machine. To be attached and fixed to the door frame 5. Thus, by tilting the operation handle portion 47 outward in a plan view, there is an advantage that the player can easily grasp the operation handle portion 47 and does not feel uncomfortable in the rotation operation and can easily perform the rotation operation. In this embodiment, even if the operation handle portion 47 is installed at an inclination, the rotational motion of the rotation shaft of the operation handle portion 47 can be smoothly transmitted to adjust the resilience of the ball hitting device 250. Structure is adopted. After the operation handle portion 47 is inserted into the handle support tube portion, the handle support tube portion and the operation handle portion 47 are connected with a screw or the like so that the operation handle portion 47 cannot be pulled out from the handle support tube portion. .

  Further, the operation handle 47 has a touch switch 628 (see FIG. 46) provided in close contact with the rotation operation member 48 and a single function for stopping or firing the hit ball by the player's operation. A launch stop switch 629 (see FIG. 46) is provided. Then, the wiring from the touch switch 628 and the firing stop switch 629 is led to the back surface of the door frame 5 and connected to the handle relay terminal plate 627 (see FIG. 46) attached to the side of the joint unit 49. Yes. The wiring from the handle relay terminal plate 627 is attached along the lower reinforcing plate 55 described above, and is electrically connected to a payout control board 603 (see FIG. 46) described later. Further, a switch contact projection 87 is provided outside the shaft fitting hole 86 of the rotation operation member 48. When the rotation operation member 48 is in the original position, the firing stop switch 629 is turned OFF to rotate When the operation member 48 is turned by the player, the firing stop switch 629 is turned on. Further, since a single button (not shown) provided in the vicinity of the rotation operation member 48 can be swung while the firing stop switch 629 is ON, by pressing the single button, the firing stop switch 629 is pressed. Can be turned off. It should be noted that the outer peripheral surface of the rotation operation member 48 is conductively plated, and the touch switch 628 detects contact when the player contacts the rotation operation member 48. Then, when the player rotates the rotation operation member 48 and the firing stop switch 629 is turned on and the touch switch 628 detects contact, a firing motor 617 (see FIG. 46) described later of the ball striking device 250. Is driven to rotate.

  Next, the joint unit 49, which is the other component of the handle device 46 connected to the operation handle portion 47, will be briefly described with reference to FIG. The joint unit 49 is configured so that the slide projecting piece 50 of the joint unit 49 slides in the left-right direction via a link mechanism such as a cam by rotating the rotation operation member 48 of the operation handle portion 47. The slide projecting piece 50 is formed in a thin plate shape, and the traveling direction at the time of sliding is an inclined side.

  Thus, when the player rotates the rotation operation member 48 of the operation handle portion 47, the rotation shaft rotates, and the slide projecting piece 50 moves in one direction via a link mechanism such as a cam (FIG. 30). In this case, it slides in the right direction in the figure. Then, the slide movement of the slide projecting piece 50 of the joint unit 49 is transmitted to the slide rod 258 of the hitting ball launching device 250 to adjust the tension of the biasing spring 257 (see FIG. 36) of the hitting ball launching device 250, thereby hitting the ball. The resilience of the hit ball desired by the player can be obtained by adjusting the strength of the urging force of the heel 252. The relationship between the handle device 90 and the ball hitting device 250 will be described in detail after the ball hitting device 250 is described.

[1-3. Body frame]
Next, the game board 4 can be detachably mounted from the front side, and a hitting ball launching device 250, a prize ball tank 300 for delivering a prize ball, a tank rail member 320, a ball passage unit 330, and a prize ball unit 350. And the full tank unit 380, the locking device 400 for locking the main body frame 3 to the outer frame 2 and the door frame 5 to the main body frame 3, and the electrical provided in the door frame 5 and the main body frame 3 except for the game board 4. About the main body frame 3 on which various components such as a substrate unit 450 in which various control boards and power supply boards for controlling the components are collectively provided, a cover body 500 that covers the rear opening 196, and the like are mounted. This will be described with reference to the drawings.

  First, with reference to FIGS. 31 to 33, the main body frame 3 itself on which the above-described various components are mounted will be described. 31 is a perspective view seen from the back of the main body frame 3 before attaching the components, FIG. 32 is a perspective view seen from the front of the main body frame 3 to which the components are attached, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the main body frame 3 viewed from the back.

  In FIG. 32, shafts for attaching an upper shaft support bracket 152 and a lower shaft support bracket 158 (both see FIG. 32) for opening and closing the main body frame 3 to the outer frame 2 on one side of the main body frame 3 are shown. In the state in which the bracket mounting step portions 150 and 151 are formed and the upper shaft bracket 152 and the lower shaft bracket 158 are mounted on the shaft bracket mounting step portions 150 and 151, the upper side and the side sides of the main body frame 3 are the upper side. The upper and side sides of the shaft support bracket 152 are substantially flush with each other, and the lower side and side sides of the main body frame 3 are substantially flush with the lower side and side sides of the lower shaft support fitting 158. Here, the upper shaft support bracket 152 and the lower shaft support bracket 158 will be described in more detail. The upper shaft support bracket 152 has a mounting portion on the back surface of the main body frame 3, and its upper end protrudes forward. A shaft support pin 153 is erected and fixed on the upper surface protruding to the side, and a door shaft support hole 154 is formed on the side of the shaft pin 153. On the other hand, the lower shaft support fitting 158 has an attachment portion on the back surface of the main body frame 3 and two support plates 155 and 156 are integrally projected on the lower end side and slightly above. The lower support plate 155 constitutes a frame support plate 155 for supporting the main body frame 3 on the lower support fitting 155 of the outer frame 2, and the upper support plate 156 is provided on the door frame 5. A door support plate 156 for supporting the lower opening / closing metal fitting 52 on the main body frame 3 is constituted. Therefore, a shaft support hole (not shown) for inserting the support protrusion 21 of the lower support bracket 18 of the outer frame 2 is formed in the frame support plate 155, and the lower opening / closing bracket 52 of the door frame 5 is formed in the door support plate 156. A shaft support hole 157 for inserting a projecting shaft pin (not shown) is formed.

  By the way, the main body frame 3 is formed in a rectangular shape when viewed from the front, and about 3/4 of the upper part thereof is a game board installation recess 159 for installing the game board 4 (see FIG. 32). A slightly recessed area below the game board installation recess 159 is a plate portion 160. First, the structure of the board part 160 is demonstrated with reference to FIG.31 and FIG.32. The upper surface of the plate part 160 is a game board placement part 161 for placing the game board 4, and the game board 4 is placed on the placement part 161 in the approximate center of the game board placement part 161. A passage support protrusion 162 is provided to support the lower surface of the out port 206 (see FIG. 34) formed in the game board 4 when placed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 32, the firing rail 163 is screwed and fixed from the central portion of the front surface of the plate portion 160 toward the end portion on the open side. In addition, a rail connection member 164 protrudes from the front surface of the plate portion 160 corresponding to the tip position of the launch rail 163, and when the game board 4 is installed in the game board installation recess 159, the outer sliding of the game board 4 occurs. It is adjacent to the connecting passage 209 (see FIG. 34) which is the downstream end of the surface 202. In addition, an elliptical game board fixture 165 for fixing the lower part of the game board 4 is rotatably fixed to a side position of the rail connection member 164 (position opposite to the firing rail 163). . That is, the game board fixture 165 rotates clockwise in a state where the game board 4 is placed on the game board placement portion 161 and presses the game board fixture 165 against the front surface of the game board 4 to play the game. The board 4 is fixed. Moreover, when removing a game board, it can carry out simply by turning the game board fixing tool 165 counterclockwise and removing.

  Further, the lower part on the open side of the plate part 160 is formed with a rectangular parallelepiped launching device mounting portion 166 that protrudes in a bulging shape toward the front side (which is concave when viewed from the back side). The hitting ball launcher 250 is fixed to the mounting portion 166 from the back surface of the main body frame 3. On the front wall portion of the launcher mounting portion 166, a handle connection window 168 is formed in which a slide member (not shown) associated with the slide protrusion 50 of the joint unit 49 described above is accommodated. In addition, a cylinder lock through hole 167 (see FIG. 31) through which the cylinder lock 404 of the lock device 400 passes is formed in the front surface of the obliquely upper plate portion 160 on the open end side of the launcher mounting portion 166.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 31, a ball discharge passage 169 extending from the upper part on the shaft support side toward the center part of the plate part 160 and then downward is formed on the back surface of the plate part 160. . The ball removal / discharge passage 169 is for discharging a game ball discharged from a ball removal connection passage 377 (see FIG. 32), which will be described later, from the bottom of the pachinko gaming machine 1 to the inside of the island. Further, a cylindrical guide projection 170 is provided rearwardly above the launching device mounting portion 166, and a guide hole 481 (see FIG. 45) of the substrate unit 450 described later is inserted into the guide projection 170. This facilitates the mounting of the substrate unit 450. Further, attachment holes 171 for attaching the board unit 450 with screws are formed on the left and right and up and down of the plate part 160, and the attachment pieces 469 of the board unit 450 are made to correspond to the attachment holes 171 and fastened with screws. In addition, a launcher mounting boss 173 for mounting the hitting ball launcher 250 projects rearwardly inside the concave shape of the launcher mounting portion 166, and further, the main body frame 3 is provided at the lowermost end on the open side. When the frame is closed with respect to the outer frame 2, a guide protrusion 172 having a tapered tip and a vertically long shape is directed rearward in order to guide the closing operation of the main body frame 3 while contacting the upper surface of the lower front cover plate 6. Projected.

  In addition to the configuration described above, the plate portion 160 is formed with a ball extraction connection opening 174 that is an opening at the upstream end of the ball extraction discharge passage 169 on the upper surface of the end portion on the shaft support side, as shown in FIG. Yes. The downstream end of the ball removal connection passage 377 is connected to the ball removal connection opening 174. Further, the portion adjacent to the ball-opening connection opening 174 is horizontal so that a full unit mounting portion 175 for mounting a full unit 380 (see FIG. 32), which will be described in detail later, is orthogonal to the plate portion 160. A unit engagement groove 176 that engages with the engagement piece 386 (see FIG. 42) of the full unit 380 is formed in the front portion of the full unit mounting portion 175. Further, as shown in FIG. 32, an outlet for blocking a prize ball discharged from the outlet 384 of the full tank unit 380 when the door frame 5 is opened is provided on the front surface of the plate part 160 in front of the full unit mounting part 175. An opening / closing device 390 is provided. Although the outlet opening / closing device 390 will not be described in detail, when the door frame 5 is closed, the opening / closing plate is lowered by a lever that contacts the back surface of the door frame 5, but the door frame 5 is opened. Then, the contact with the lever disappears, so that the opening / closing plate rises and closes the outlet 384. For this reason, even when the door frame 5 is opened, the prize balls stored in the full tank unit 380 do not fall down from the outlet 384.

  Next, the structure of the game board installation recessed part 159 is demonstrated. As shown in FIG. 32, the game board installation concave portion 159 has a front-facing saddle face portion that does not accommodate the game board 4 in a part of the upper side and the open side, Although nothing is formed, door hook holes 186 through which the door frame hook portion 405 of the lock device 400 passes are opened in three places, upper, middle, and lower, on the open side. That is, the locking device 400 is fixed to the back surface of the open side ridge portion.

  Thus, the game board installation recess 159 has the left and right sides and the upper side of the main body frame 3 by the stepped side wall 180 that is provided to the rear from the inner side surface on the pivot support side and the above-described upper side portion and the open side surface portion. It is formed in the concave shape in which the rear part of was enclosed. The step-shaped side wall 180 is formed so that the upper side and the right side (side on the shaft support side) extend substantially straight backward with a slight step when viewed from the back, while the left side (open side side) (Side) is formed in an inclined step shape (see FIG. 5) that is inclined inwardly toward the rear. This is because the rear end of the stepped side wall 180 is the side frame of the outer frame 2 when the main body frame 3 is opened when the stepped side wall 180 on the left side (open side) is straightly formed rearward. Since there is a case where the plate 13 abuts against the inner surface of the plate 13 and cannot be opened smoothly, the stepped side wall 180 on the open side can be opened smoothly by making it inwardly inclined. At the same time, the locking device 400 is attached along the front end side of the step-like side wall 180 on the open side, and the attachment is provided in the middle of the step-like side wall 180 (the rear surface of the front first step). Since the lock attaching hole 184 (see FIG. 31) is used, the open side stepped side wall 180 is formed in an inclined step shape in order to form the lock attaching hole 184. Furthermore, the step size of the step-shaped side wall 180 is also formed with a somewhat large step because the step at the position where the lock mounting hole 184 is formed needs to abut the periphery of the back surface of the game board 4 described later. However, the step behind it is a very small step. Of course, the stepped side wall 180 may be formed as a continuous inclined side wall without forming a step.

  In the case of the present embodiment, the stepped side wall 180 described above is about 135 mm in four steps. In particular, the step up to the first step of the step-shaped side wall 180 corresponds to the thickness of the game board 4 and is behind the various gaming devices provided in the game board 4 in the space formed by the remaining three steps. The protruding portion is accommodated. That is, the stepped side wall 180 constitutes a front side wall in which the first stage has a depth dimension substantially the same as the thickness of the game board 4, and the second to fourth stages are provided in the game board 4. The rear side wall which accommodates the back protrusion part of a game device is comprised. In particular, in the case of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the rearward projection amount of all the portions of the second to fourth stepped side walls 180 is the back side of the main body frame 3. It is formed so as to be at substantially the same position as the rear wall 302 of the storage portion for storing the game balls of the prize ball tank 300 fixed to the upper portion. Thereby, since the size of the space formed by the second to fourth stepped side wall 180 is secured to a position corresponding to the peripheral portion of the game board 4, for example, the game board 4 Even when a gaming device having a liquid crystal display screen occupying almost the entire area is attached, the rearward protruding portion of such a gaming device can be easily accommodated.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 31, a left rear wall 181, an upper rear wall 182 and a right rear wall 183 are a pachinko machine on the left side, the upper side and the right side when viewed from the rear side from the rear end side of the step-shaped side wall 180, respectively. It protrudes toward the inside so as to be parallel to the front side. The right rear wall 183 is configured such that a ball passage unit 330 and a prize ball unit 350 (to be described later) constituting a ball payout mechanism are detachably attached to the rear surface of the right rear wall 183. Therefore, it is sufficient for the protrusion width to the inner side of the right rear wall 183 (the rear opening 196 side) to have a width for attaching the ball path unit 330 and the prize ball unit 350. Moreover, since the tank rail member 320 is attached to the rear surface of the upper rear wall 182, the lower end side thereof is formed in an inclined shape. Accordingly, it is sufficient that the width of the tank rail member 320 mounted in an inclined manner is sufficient for the projecting width to the inside (the rear opening 196 side) of the upper rear wall 182. Furthermore, a cover body supporting cylinder portion 195 that pivotally supports a cover body 500 described later is formed on the rear surface of the right rear wall 914. Accordingly, it is sufficient that the protrusion width to the inner side of the right rear wall 194 (the rear opening 196 side) has a width dimension that forms the cover body support cylinder 195.

  As described above, the front surfaces of the left rear wall 181, the upper rear wall 182, and the right rear wall 183 projecting inward from the rear end side of the step-shaped side wall 180 are formed in a flat plate shape. Since this corresponds to the peripheral part of the game board 4, as described above, it is formed by the stepped side walls 180 of the second to fourth stages up to the position corresponding to the peripheral part of the game board 4. Since the size of the space is secured, for example, even when a gaming device in which the liquid crystal display screen occupies almost the entire area of the gaming board 4 is attached, the rearward protruding portion of such a gaming device can be easily stored. Is something that can be done. The inside of the left rear wall 181, the upper rear wall 182 and the right rear wall 183 is a rear opening 196, and the rear opening 196 is closed so as to be opened and closed by a cover body 500 described later. .

  Next, a more detailed configuration of the game board installation recess 159 will be described. As described above, the door hook hole 186 through which the door frame hook portion 405 of the lock device 400 passes is formed on the open side plane portion. There are three places in the middle and bottom, but a lock locking hole 185 (see FIG. 31) in which a locking projection 403 (to be described later) of the locking device 400 is engaged further above and below the upper and lower door hook holes 186. Is formed. In addition, the locking device 400 is attached along the opening-side stepped side wall 180, but a lock mounting hole 184 (see FIG. 31) for performing the mounting with a screw is located after the first step of the stepped side wall 180. It is formed at the top and middle of the end. In addition, the fixing of the locking device 400 with the screw is not only the upper part and the middle part, but is also fastened with a screw in correspondence with a locking mounting hole (not shown) formed in the vicinity of the cylinder locking through hole 167. Thus, the lower part of the lock device 400 is also attached.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 31, the inner peripheral surface of the upper frame plate 10 of the outer frame 2 when the main body frame 3 is closed to the outer frame 2 on the left and right in front of the upper side of the back side of the stepped side wall 180 A guide arc projection 189 is formed in contact with the stepped side wall 180, and a relief recess 188 is formed at the center of the rear end side of the stepped side wall 180 to communicate with a notch 303 of the prize ball tank 300 described later. A tank mounting groove 187 is formed on a vertical surface connecting the step and the second step. When the mounting flange 309 of the prize ball tank 300 is attached to the tank attachment groove 187, the notch 303 of the prize ball tank 300 communicates with the escape recess 188 as shown in FIG. When the ball pressure of the game ball stored in the ball increases, the pressure is released so that the ball does not clog. Further, when the prize ball tank 300 is attached to the main body frame 3, the rear wall 302 on the back side substantially coincides (see FIG. 5) when viewed from the front side of the prize ball tank 300 in plan view. The guide arc protrusion 189 described above lifts the main body frame 3 by bringing the upper side of the main body frame 3 into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the upper frame plate 10 of the outer frame 2, and the lower front cover. It is also for preventing a fraudulent act such as forming a gap with the plate 6 and inserting a fraudulent instrument through the gap.

  In addition, a rail locking groove 190 for attaching the tank rail member 320 is formed along the opening edge of the rear opening 196 on the upper rear wall 182 described above, and the rear edge of the stepped side wall 180 is A rail locking groove 191 is formed in a bent portion of the upper rear wall 182. The tank rail member 320 can be attached to the main body frame 3 by locking the locking protrusions 326 and 327 (see FIG. 39) of the tank rail member 320 to the rail locking grooves 190 and 191. Further, a rail latching elastic piece 192 is formed on the upper portion of the upper rear wall 182 corresponding to the downstream side when the tank rail member 320 is attached, and the tank rail member 320 is locked in the rail locking grooves 190 and 191. When the protruding pieces 326 and 327 are locked and the tank rail member 320 is attached to the main body frame 3, the rail latching elastic piece 192 is provided at the upper end on the downstream side of the tank rail member 320 so that the locked state is not released. It comes in contact with the top. When the tank rail member 320 is removed, the rail rail elastic member 192 is pressed backward, and then the tank rail member is released to release the locking state between the rail locking grooves 190 and 191 and the locking protrusions 326 and 327. What is necessary is just to lift 320 upwards.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 31, vertical standing walls 193 are erected on the right rear wall 183 at both right and left ends on the right rear wall 183, and the ball passage unit 330 and the prize ball unit 350 are interposed between the standing walls 193. And are attached. However, the standing wall 193 on the rear opening 196 side is formed only up to a slightly upper portion of the notch formed below the right rear wall 183, whereas the opposite standing wall 193 is on the side of the right rear wall 183. It is formed in an L shape from the lower side to the lower side.

  In addition, when the ball passage unit 330 is mounted from the most upstream part between the left and right standing walls 193 to slightly above the middle flow part, a ball guide corresponding to the ball drop passage 332 (see FIG. 39) of the ball passage unit 330. A protrusion, a mounting boss for fixing the ball passage unit 330 with a screw, a positioning pin for positioning, and a switch-corresponding protrusion facing a ball breaker switch 333 (see FIG. 40) described later are provided. Projected. Further, an engaging portion for attaching the prize ball unit 350 is formed from the midstream portion to the downstream portion of the left and right standing walls 193. Further, a cover body contact groove 194 into which an open side end of the cover body 500 enters is formed at the open side end portion of the right rear wall 183.

  As described above, the configuration of the main body frame 3 including the game board installation recess 159 and the plate portion 160 has been described. In addition to the above description, as shown in FIG. Board positioning projections 197 that are engaged with positioning recesses 211 (see FIG. 34) of the game board 4 are formed above and below the inner periphery of the stepped side wall 180.

  As described above, the main body frame 3 includes the game board 4, the hit ball launching device 250, the prize ball tank 300, the tank rail member 320, the ball passage unit 330, the prize ball unit 350, the full tank unit 380, the lock device 400, and the board unit. 450 and the cover body 500 are attached, which will be sequentially described below.

[1-4. Game board]
The configuration of the game board 4 will be described with reference to FIGS. 34 and 35. FIG. FIG. 34 is a perspective view seen from the front of the game board 4, and FIG. 35 is a rear view of the game board 4. Note that some game boards 4 are provided with a function display device composed of the function display board 613 shown in FIG. 46, but in the illustrated embodiment, no function display device is attached.

  In FIG. 34, the game board 4 includes a substantially square wooden veneer board 200 and a decorative frame 201 attached to the front surface of the veneer board 200 so as to surround the game area 205. On the surface of the veneer board 200, a decorative plate called a decorative cell is affixed, and various gaming devices and a number of obstacle nails (all not shown) are planted in the gaming area 205. The decorative frame 201 is attached to the front surface of the veneer board 200 after the gaming devices and the obstacle nails are provided. The decorative frame 201 is formed in a circular hollow shape so as to surround the periphery of the veneer board 200. The outer surface is formed in a shape that conforms to the outer shape of the veneer board 200, and an arc surface extending from the middle of the lower side to the diagonally upper portion past the center of the upper side is formed as the outer sliding surface 202. An inner sliding surface 203 is formed from the lower position of the stop portion 208 provided at the end of 202 to the position where the symmetrical backflow prevention member 204 of the upper stop portion 208 is provided. The outer running surface 202 has a connecting passage portion 209 that is connected to a rail connecting member 164 provided in an extension shape of the firing rail 163 at the start end thereof, and is formed adjacent to the connecting passage portion 209. A foul port 207 is formed. Further, a metal rail is closely attached to the outer sliding surface 202 from the upstream end of the foul port 207 to the stop portion 208. The stopper 208 is provided with an elastic body of rubber or synthetic resin so that when the hit ball that has slid on the outer sliding surface 202 collides with force, the hit ball hits the inside of the game area 205. The backflow prevention member 204 prevents the hit ball, which has been fired once and taken inside the game area 205, from flowing back to the outer sliding surface 202 again.

  In addition, an out port 206 is provided at the center of the lower portion of the inner sliding surface 203. Between the inner sliding surface 203 and the outer sliding surface 202 from the out port 206 to the backflow prevention member 204, the shot hit is a game. The guide path is guided to the area 205, but the hit ball that has flowed back through the outer running surface 202 without reaching the game area 205 is taken into the foul mouth 207 and filled later (see FIG. 42). ) To be discharged to the storage tray 36 again. The game area 205 is an area substantially surrounded by the inner running surface 203. In addition, in the game board 4 provided with the function display device composed of the function display substrate 613, the function display device is disposed outside the inner running surface 203 and on the right side of the stamp pasting portion 214 in FIG. The position is slightly closer to the out port 206.

  By the way, a positioning recess 211 that fits into the board positioning protrusion 197 formed on the main body frame 3 is formed on one side of the game board 4, and formed on the main body frame 3 on the other side of the game board 4. A game board stopper 210 to be inserted into the board stopper insertion hole (not shown) is provided. The game board stopper 210 is inserted into the board stopper insertion hole when the game board stopper 210 is pushed and fixed. Thus, in order to fix the game board 4 to the main body frame 3, the game board 4 is entirely inserted after inserting the positioning recess 211 from the front side of the main body frame 3 in an oblique direction so as to be fitted to the board positioning protrusion 197. Is pushed into the stepped side wall 180 of the main body frame 3, and the game board stopper 210 which is in a free state is pushed in and fixed, and the end portion is inserted into the board stopper insertion hole and fixed. Thereafter, the game board fixture 165 is rotated to fix the lower front surface of the game board 4. As a result, the game board 4 can be easily attached to the main body frame 3. In order to remove the game board 4, the game board 4 may be removed in the reverse order of the above procedure.

  Further, the outer shape of the game board 4 is formed with speaker cutouts 212 formed on the upper left and right sides of the game board 4 so as to receive the rearward protruding portions of the speakers 53 provided on the back surface of the door frame 5. A passage cutout 213 into which a part of the passage portion immediately before the outlet 384 of the full tank unit 380 described later is inserted is formed obliquely below. In addition, on the lower left and right sides of the decorative frame 201, a certificate sticking unit 214 for attaching a certificate check certificate is provided.

  On the other hand, on the back side of the game board 4, the game balls won in various game devices (for example, a prize-winning mouth device, a prize-winning mouth such as a general prize-winning mouth) provided in the game area 205 are aligned and guided downstream. A winning space forming cover body 215 is attached, and a liquid crystal display as a display device disposed on the back surface of the winning space forming cover body 215 substantially at the center of the game area 205 (only the reference numeral “625” is displayed in FIG. 46). An effect control board box 216 for housing a liquid crystal control board 610 (see FIG. 46) for controlling display), a sub-integrated board 609 (see FIG. 46) for controlling various lamps, speakers 53, and the like is attached. .

  Further, a board substrate holder 217 is fixed to the back of the game board 4 below the winning space forming cover body 215. The board substrate holder 217 has a space portion (the width of the space portion in the front-rear direction is the width of the winning space forming cover body 215 so that the winning balls aligned and guided by the winning space forming cover body 215 are collected in front of the board substrate holder 217. And a drop opening (not shown) is formed on the bottom surface of the space portion. The drop port joins at the rear surface portion of the out port 206 and communicates with an out ball passage 468 (see FIG. 45) formed in the substrate unit 450 described later. The board substrate holder 217 has a game control board box 218 for storing a main control board for controlling the game operation on the back surface thereof, and a payout control board box 455 (see FIG. 44) provided in the board unit 450 described later. A relay terminal board 219 for connecting to a built-in payout control board 603 (see FIG. 46), a power board (not shown) built in the power board box 453, and the like are attached. The relay terminal plate 219 is provided with drawer connectors 220 and 221 that are automatically connected to drawer connectors 477 and 478 provided on the board unit 450 only by mounting the game board 4 on the main body frame 3. The board substrate holder 217 is formed with a joining guide protrusion 222 that protrudes rearward so as to pass through the relay terminal plate 219 from between the drawer connectors 220 and 221. The joining guide protrusion 222 is provided on the drawer connectors 477 and 478 provided on the board unit 450 side and the game board 4 side when an operation of mounting the game board 4 on the main body frame 3 is performed as will be described in detail later. The drawer connectors 220 and 221 are inserted into the joining guide holes 479 formed in the frame substrate holder 451 of the substrate unit 450 so as to be naturally connected (see FIG. 45).

[1-5. Hitting ball launcher]
The ball striking device 250 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 36 is an overall perspective view (A) of the ball striking device 250 and a perspective view (B) with the firing motor portion removed. In the drawing, a hitting ball launching device 250 pivotally supports a hitting ball rod 252 on a shooting base frame 251 and gives a reciprocating rotation to the hitting ball rod 252 (not shown in FIG. 36, but a motor cover). 270. However, the biasing force of the biasing spring 257 is attached to the firing base frame 251 and applies a biasing force for returning to the ball striking rod 252. The slide base 258 and the slide member 271 for adjusting the position are provided on the firing base frame 251.

  More specifically, the firing base frame 251 is molded into a horizontally long rectangular shape by a synthetic resin, and a ball striking rod 252 is pivotally supported substantially at the center thereof, and the ball is hit at the upper part and the side. Rubber stopper members 266 and 267 for restricting the firing origin position of the flange 252 are attached and fixed. That is, the rubber stopper members 266 and 267 receive the impact of the hitting ball rod 252 when the hitting ball rod 252 returns to the firing origin position by the biasing force of the biasing spring 257. Further, a slide guide hole 262 having a horizontally elongated groove shape is formed in the upper part of the rear side of the launch base frame 251 (opposite the portion corresponding to the lower side of the launch rail 163), and the slide member 271 is located below the slide guide hole 262. It is stored and arranged to be movable in the left-right direction. The slide guide hole 262 guides the slide movement of the slide rod 258 by inserting a guide locking piece 263 projecting from the rear end upper portion of the slide rod 258 described later. Note that the front portion of the slide rod 258 is also guided to slide in the left-right direction, although not shown.

  Further, a supply rocking piece 62 provided on the upper side of the launch base frame 251 facing the hitting ball supply port 61 on the downstream side of the storage tray 36 of the door frame 5 on the side corresponding to the hitting ball rod 252. Is provided on the swinging seat, and the operating piece 268 swings the supply swinging piece 62 in conjunction with the reciprocating motion of the hitting ball 252 and swings the supply swinging piece 62. The hit balls that flow out from the hit ball supply port 61 by the moving operation are supplied one by one to the launch position of the launch rail 163. Further, on the firing base frame 251, motor mounting bosses 269 for fixing a motor cover 270 containing a firing motor 617 are protruded from a total of three places, two at the rear lower part and one at the front upper part. In addition, a swing piece 264 connected to the slide member 271 for sliding the slide rod 258 is provided with its lower end pivotally supported.

  A metal plate 261 is attached to the above-described launch base frame 251 so that the hitting ball launcher 250 has high rigidity. Further, the swinging piece 264 is formed in a vertically long bowl shape, and a connecting hole having a slightly vertically long hole shape is formed in the middle of the swinging piece 264. Therefore, the upper portion of the swing piece 264 swings around the lower end as the slide member 271 slides.

  Further, a horizontally long bowl-shaped slide bar 258 is attached to the upper front surface of the metal plate 261 so as to be slidable in the left-right direction. That is, the L-shaped guide locking piece 263 protruding from the rear upper part of the slide rod 258 is engaged with the slide guide hole 262 of the metal plate 261 so that the slide rod 258 is fired through the metal plate 261. The base frame 251 is slidably mounted. The slide rod 258 has a contacted portion 260 that contacts the contact portion 265 of the swing piece 264 described above at one end (rear end), and one end of the biasing spring 257 at the other end (front end). A spring locking portion 259 is provided to hang the locking ring.

  Further, the lower end portion of the hitting ball rod 252 is fixed to the shaft of the bearing of the hitting ball rod 252 and at the same time, the base plate 254 is fixed. An operating piece contact portion (not shown) that contacts the operating piece 268 protrudes from the front back surface side of the base plate 254, and a locking ring at the other end of the biasing spring 257 is hooked on the front front surface. A spring engaging portion 256 for projecting is provided, and a motor abutting projecting piece 255 for engaging with and disengaging from a motor cam (not shown) of the firing motor 617 is further provided on the rear front surface thereof. A synthetic resin tip 253 is fixed to the upper end of the hitting ball 252, and this tip 253 faces the firing position at the lower end of the firing rail 163.

  On the other hand, the firing motor 617 housed in the motor cover 270 is attached to the motor mounting boss 269 of the firing base frame 251 described above. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 36 (B), the motor cover 270 includes a cylindrical portion formed so as to accommodate the firing motor 617 therein, and an enlarged front portion of the cylindrical portion. An attachment portion in which an attachment fixing hole for attachment to the boss 269 is formed, and a motor cam is fixed to the tip of the motor shaft of the firing motor 617 housed in the cylindrical portion. Further, the motor cam is formed in a generally adopted ball shape, and reciprocates the striking ball 252 while intermittently engaging and disengaging with the motor contact protrusion 255 as the firing motor 617 rotates. When the motor cover 270 is attached to the motor attachment boss 269, as shown in FIG. 36 (A), the main structure of the hit ball launching device 250 is covered as seen from the rear surface.

  The relationship of adjusting the strength of the urging spring 257 of the slide member 271 and the hitting ball launching device 250 will be described. When the slide member 271 is in the initial position where it does not move, the swing piece 264 connected to the slide member 271 is It is almost vertical. For this reason, the slide rod 258 that is in contact with the swing piece 264 is also biased in one direction by the biasing force of the bias spring 257, and the contact portion 265 of the swing piece 264 and the slide rod 258 are in contact with each other. The part 260 is in contact with it. In this state, since the tension of the biasing spring 257 is extremely weak, even if the striking ball 252 is reciprocated by the rotation of the firing motor 617, the return force of the striking ball 252 is weak, and the striking ball at the firing position is not elastic. Even if issued, the game area 205 of the game board 4 is not reached.

  On the other hand, when the slide member 271 slides from the initial position, the swing piece 264 swings and tilts with the lower end as an axis, so that the slide rod 258 is moved by the contact between the contact portion 265 and the contacted portion 260. Slide in the other direction. Then, a tension is gradually applied to the urging spring 257 that is locked to the spring locking portion 259 of the slide rod 258, and the state is extended. In this state, since a strong tension is applied to the biasing spring 257, the return force of the hitting ball rod 252 when the hitting ball rod 252 is reciprocally rotated following the rotation of the shooting motor 617 is increased, and the firing position is set. A hit ball is strongly shot and reaches the game area 205 of the game board 4. The strength of the impact force of the hit ball can be adjusted according to the slide amount of the slide member 271.

  As described above, by moving the slide member 271, it is possible to adjust the resilience by the ball hitting device 250, and this movement of the slide member 271 is performed by the operation handle 47 of the handle device 46 described above. This is interlocked with the movement of the slide protrusion 50 of the joint unit 49 that moves in accordance with the turning operation of the moving operation member 48. This point will be described with reference to FIG.

  As described above, by rotating the rotation operation member 48 of the operation handle portion 47 of the handle device 46, the slide projecting piece 50 of the joint unit 49 slides. When the door frame 5 is closed with respect to the main body frame 3, the slide projecting piece 50 penetrates the handle connecting window 168 formed in the launcher mounting portion 166 of the main body frame 5 and is inserted into the rear surface of the slide member 271. It has come to be. In this insertion state, when the slide protrusion 50 slides in one direction, the slide member 271 also slides in the same direction. As the slide member 271 slides, the slide rod 258 also slides, so that the biasing force of the biasing spring 257 can be adjusted. That is, the resilience of the hit ball of the hitting ball launcher 250 can be adjusted by rotating the turning operation member 48 of the handle device 46.

  By the way, in this embodiment, since the handle device 46 is provided on the door frame 5 and the hitting ball launching device 250 is provided on the main body frame 3, each time the door frame 5 is opened and closed, the sliding protrusion 50 of the handle device 46 is provided. And the slide member 271 of the ball hitting device 250 are linked or separated. However, in the present embodiment, as described above, by closing the door frame 5 with respect to the main body frame 3, the slide projecting piece 50 is automatically inserted into the rear surface of the slide member 271, and the handle device 46 and the ball hitting ball. When the door frame 5 is opened with respect to the main body frame 3 in cooperation with the launching device 250, the slide projecting piece 50 moves away from the inside of the rear surface of the slide member 271, and the handle device 46 and the hitting ball launching device 250 are separated. Since they can be separated, the handle device 46 and the hitting ball launching device 250 can be linked and separated very easily as the door frame 5 is opened and closed.

[1-6. Prize ball tank]
Next, the prize ball tank 300 attached to the upper part of the back surface of the main body frame 3 will be described mainly with reference to FIG. FIG. 37 is a perspective view (A), a plan view (B), and a side view (C) of the prize ball tank 300. As described above, the prize ball tank 300 is detachably attached to the tank attachment groove 187 (see FIG. 31) formed in the upper part of the back surface of the main body frame 3. Thus, the prize ball tank 300 is formed in a rectangular box shape, and when viewed from the front side of the pachinko gaming machine 1, a notch 303 is formed in the front wall 301, and the bottom surface is inclined from one to the other. It is formed by a first inclined bottom surface 304 and a second inclined bottom surface 305 that is inclined toward a discharge port 306 described below. In addition, a discharge port 306 is formed at the inclined lower end of the second inclined bottom surface 305, and this discharge port 306 projects outward from the rear wall 302 of the prize ball tank 300 when viewed from the front side of the pachinko gaming machine 1. It is formed to do. In addition, on both outer sides of the front wall 301 of the prize ball tank 300, attachment flanges 309 that engage with the tank attachment groove 187 are formed, and the main body frame 3 is disposed on the back side of the bottom surface of the prize ball tank 300. Placement contact pieces 307 and 308 that are placed and contacted with the stepped side wall 180 are projected, and further, a ball leveling member 321 described later is attached to the lower part of the rear surface wall 302 on the upstream side of the prize ball tank 300. The ball leveling attachment shaft 311 is projected. Further, an overflow preventing member 310 for preventing the game ball from jumping off is detachably attached to the rear wall 302 and the upstream side wall of the prize ball tank 300 excluding the discharge port 306.

  In the prize ball tank 300 configured as described above, the mounting flange 309 is attached to the tank mounting groove 187 of the main body frame 3 so as to be inserted from above, and the mounting contact pieces 307 and 308 are attached to the main body frame 3. The stepped side wall 180 is brought into contact with the stepped side wall 180. As a result, the prize ball tank 300 is placed and attached to the upper part on the back side of the main body frame 3. In this attached state, as shown in FIG. 33, the notch 303 and the main body frame 3 of the front wall 301 are provided. A relief recess 188 formed on the back surface of the tank rail communicates with each other, and as shown in FIG. 5, the discharge port 306 faces an upstream end portion of a tank rail member 320 described below. Therefore, in the prize ball tank 300, the width in the front-rear direction of the storage portion for storing game balls (the storage space portion corresponding to the first inclined bottom surface 304 and the second inclined bottom surface 305) is the stepped side wall 180 of the main body frame 3. These are formed so as to have substantially the same width in the front-rear direction from the second stage to the fourth stage, and are placed on top of the step-shaped side walls 180. As described above, the second to fourth steps of the stepped side wall 180 of the main body frame 3 are deeply formed so as to cover the rear protruding space in the peripheral portion of the game board 4. The depth of the storage part of the prize ball tank 300 placed on the upper part of the stepped side wall 180 is shallower than that of the conventional storage tank, but the prize ball is stored and the weight increases. However, since the entire prize ball tank 300 is supported by the stepped side wall 180 of the main body frame 3, the stored game balls can be smoothly guided to the discharge port 306 without the inclined bottom surfaces 402 and 403 being deformed. it can. In addition, since the discharge port 306 is provided at a position outside the rear wall 302 of the prize ball tank 300, the flow of game balls stored in the storage unit flows outward from the second inclined bottom surface 305. It is configured. For this reason, as compared with the prize ball tank in which an opening is provided in a part of the inclined bottom surface as a discharge port as in the prior art, a ball break-up portion for eliminating ball clogging is not formed in the storage portion in the vicinity of the discharge port. A structure in which ball clogging hardly occurs can be obtained.

[1-7. Tank rail member]
The tank rail member 320 disposed below the prize ball tank 300 will be described with reference mainly to FIGS. FIG. 38 is a perspective view of the relationship between the prize ball tank 300, the tank rail member 320, the ball passage unit 330, the prize ball unit 350, and the full tank unit 380 as seen from the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 1. These are perspective views seen from the front side of the pachinko gaming machine 1 showing the relationship among the prize ball tank 300, the tank rail member 320, the ball passage unit 330, the prize ball unit 350, and the full tank unit 380.

  As described above, the tank rail member 320 is detachably attached to the rail locking grooves 190 and 191 (see FIG. 31) of the upper rear wall 182 of the main body frame 3. Therefore, the tank rail member 320 is provided with a plurality of locking projections 326 inserted from above into the rail locking groove 190 on the left and right sides and the lower side of the rear side surface, and the upper side of the rear side surface. At the center, a hook-shaped locking protrusion 327 is provided so as to be hooked on the rail locking groove 191 from above. Thus, the tank rail member 320 is formed in a slanted bowl shape having an open upper surface, the upper surface of the upstream end faces the discharge port 306 of the prize ball tank 300, and the lower surface of the downstream end of the tank rail member 320 forms a ball passage unit 330 described in detail later. I'm here. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the inside of the tank rail member 320 is a passage through which game balls flow down in two rows by a partition wall 328.

  In addition, an egg-shaped ball leveling member 321 having a weight on the slightly downstream side of the midstream region of the tank rail member 320 is provided to be swingable. The ball leveling member 321 is pivotally supported on the ball leveling mounting shaft 311 of the award ball tank 300 described above, and hangs down into the respective passages of the two rows of the tank rail members 320. When the game balls flowing down each passage flow down in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction, the flow is rectified so as to be one stage. Further, the upper surface of the tank rail member 320 on the downstream side from the installation position of the ball leveling member 321 is covered with a ball pressing plate 322. The ball holding plate 322 is formed in an inclined arc shape so that a game ball that has not been made one stage by the ball leveling member 321 is forced to one stage. Further, a pair of alignment gears 324 are rotatably supported by shaft pins 325 at the downstream end of the tank rail member 320 so as to face the respective passages. The alignment gear 324 has a plurality of teeth formed on the outer periphery thereof, and is fixed to the shaft pin 325 so that the pitch of the teeth of the pair of alignment gears 324 is shifted by a half pitch. For this reason, when the upper part of the game balls flowing down each passage of the tank rail member 320 flows downstream while meshing with the teeth of the alignment gear 324, the game balls in the two rows of passages are alternately sent one by one. become. Note that the upper surface of the alignment gear 324 is covered with an arc-shaped gear cover 323.

[1-8. Ball passage unit]
The ball passage unit 330 for guiding the game balls dropped from the tank rail member 320 in a row to the prize ball unit 350 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 38 to 40. FIG. 38 and 39 are as described above, and FIG. 40 is an exploded perspective view showing the relationship between the main body frame 3, the ball path unit 330, and the prize ball unit 350.

  In the spherical passage unit 330, a spherical drop passage 332 is formed by a pair of bent passage walls 331 bent to the back surface of a substantially rectangular plate (the surface seen from the back surface is referred to as the front surface). As shown in FIG. 40, the ball drop passage 332 has a front-rear bent passage portion whose upstream is bent in the front-rear direction (depth direction when viewed from the back), and a left-right direction (from the rear surface) communicating with the front-rear bent passage portion. The left and right bent passage portions bend in the left-right direction as viewed) and the vertical passage portion that communicates with the left and right bent passage portions and has a substantially vertical shape. Further, a cutout portion is formed in one bent passage wall 331 constituting the vertical passage portion, and a ball breakage detecting piece 334 whose upper end is pivotally supported by a support shaft is swingably attached to the cutout portion. A ball break switch 333 is attached to the side of the ball break detection piece 334, and an actuator of the ball break switch 333 is in contact with the ball break detection piece 334.

  Thus, when a game ball is present in the vertical passage portion of the ball drop passage 332, the ball break detection piece 334 is pressed by the game ball present in the vertical passage portion and the actuator is pushed to turn on the ball break switch 333. However, when there is no game ball in the vertical passage due to clogging or lack of balls, the ball break detection piece 334 swings into the vertical passage, and the actuator turns the ball break switch 333 OFF. When the ball break switch 333 is turned OFF, the payout motor 364 of the prize ball unit 350, which will be described later, stops rotating and the payout of prize balls is stopped. Further, a cover body engaging groove 335 that engages with an engaging piece 502 (see FIG. 3) of the cover body 500 is formed in the ball passage unit 330 in the middle of one side thereof.

[1-9. Prize ball unit]
Next, the prize ball unit 350 disposed on the downstream side of the above-described ball path unit 330 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 38 to 41. 38 to 40 are as described above, and FIG. 41 is a rear view for explaining the relationship between the payout motor 364 and the sprocket 356 as the payout member.

  In FIG. 41, a prize ball unit 350 as a prize ball payout mechanism is a unit base body 351 in which a bent passage 353, a prize ball passage 359, and a ball removal passage 360 are formed by a pair of bent passage walls 352. And a relay board cover that covers a relay terminal board in a prize ball unit (not shown, but only “626” is shown in FIG. 46) attached to the upper surface (rear side) of the cover plate that covers the rear surface of the unit base body 351 375 (see FIG. 38) and gear groups 367, 368, and 369 and a detection disk 370 (rotation transmitting member) provided in a substantially central surface region (rear surface side region) of the cover plate covering the rear surface of the unit base body 351. Gear cover 376 (see FIG. 38). Hereinafter, these configurations will be sequentially described.

  As shown in FIG. 41, the bent passage wall 352 formed in the unit base body 351 protrudes from the center of the upper part of the unit base body 351 to the middle of the downstream side at a distance slightly larger than the diameter of the game ball. However, it is divided into right and left from the middle to the downstream side, and also serves as side walls on both ends of the unit base body 351 from the middle to the downstream end. Further, a portion where the middle bent passage wall 352 is largely divided into left and right constitutes a distribution space 355 in which a sprocket 356 as a ball feed rotating body is arranged, and a unit base body 351 is formed from the lower portion of the distribution space 355. A passage partition wall 358 is formed projecting so as to form a pair of the bent passage walls 352 divided to the left and right until the downstream end. That is, the right and left bent passage walls 352 and the passage partition wall 358 on the downstream side from the middle form two passages on the left and right from the distribution space 355, and one passage constitutes the prize ball passage 359, The other passage constitutes a ball removal passage 360. The passage partition wall 358 is also largely divided on the left and right, and a motor storage space 363 for storing the payout motor 364 is formed inside the divided passage partition wall 358. In other words, the payout motor 364 is housed and fixed in a motor housing space 363 that is located at a position avoiding the ball passage (bending passage 353, prize ball passage 359, ball removal passage 360) and within the depth width of the ball passage. Is done. The bent passage 353 is formed in a meandering shape so as to weaken the pressure applied to the sprocket 356 of the game ball staying in the passage 353 and reaches the distribution space 355, but the upstream of the distribution space 355. An elliptical opening 354 is formed on the bottom surface on the side. The opening 354 stores small dust or the like that has entered the bent passage 353, and can collect dust or the like that is collected when the prize ball unit 350 is removed from the main body frame 3.

  Further, in the distribution space 355 described above, a sprocket 356 as a payout member having a plurality of (three in the illustrated example) recesses in which a game ball fits on the outer periphery is rotatable about the rotation shaft 357. Be placed. Further, the upper end portion of the passage partition wall 358 constituting the bottom portion of the distribution space 355 is formed in a concave arc shape along the rotation arc of the sprocket 356, and in the upstream portion of the prize ball passage 359 formed on one side thereof. The counting switch 361 is detachably attached. The counting switch 361 is composed of a rectangular parallelepiped magnetic sensor in which a circular passage hole through which a game ball passes is formed at the tip, and an attachment portion that matches the shape of the rear end is formed by a bent passage wall 352. Easy to attach and detach. A wiring (not shown) from the counting switch 361 is connected to the relay terminal plate 626 in the prize ball unit. Furthermore, a plurality of locking claws 362 for locking a passage cover plate (not shown) for closing the prize ball passage 359 are formed on the downstream side of the bent passage wall 352 constituting the prize ball passage 359.

  In addition, a circular motor storage space 363 for storing the payout motor 364 is formed below the unit base body 351 and between the prize ball passage 359 and the ball removal passage 360. This motor storage space 363 is formed. The cylindrical main body of the payout motor 364 is accommodated in the interior of the. However, the payout motor 364 is fixed to the back side of an aluminum heat radiating plate (not shown) attached below the cover plate that covers the rear surface of the unit base body 351 by a pair of mounting pieces 365 formed on the front surface thereof. It is like that. The motor shaft 366 of the payout motor 364 passes through the shaft insertion hole formed in the aluminum heat sink while the payout motor 364 is attached to the aluminum heat sink of the cover plate that covers the rear surface of the unit base body 351. Thus, the first gear 367 is fixed. Further, by covering the rear surface side of the unit base body 351 with a cover plate and an aluminum heat sink covering the rear surface of the unit base body 351, the above-described bent passage 353, prize ball passage 359, and ball extraction passage 360 are formed. The cylindrical main body portion of the payout motor 364 is also accommodated in the space in the depth width direction. Since the motor storage space 363 for storing the payout motor 364 and the distribution space 355 in which the sprocket 356 is disposed are formed in a very close positional relationship in the vertical direction, the vertical direction of the unit base body 351 is determined. The length can be shortened, and as a result, the prize ball unit 350 can be made compact.

  Next, the gears 367, 368, and 369 and the detection disk 370 provided on the cover plate that covers the rear surface of the unit base body 351 will be described. As described above, the tip of the motor shaft 366 of the payout motor 364 passes through the shaft insertion hole formed in the aluminum heat radiation plate of the cover plate that covers the rear surface of the unit base body 351 and covers the rear surface of the unit base body 351. It protrudes to the surface (rear surface side) of the cover plate, and a first gear 367 (drive gear, number of teeth Z1 = 30) is fixed to the protruding portion. Above the first gear 367, a second gear 368 (rotation transmission gear, number of teeth Z2 = 30) meshing with the first gear 367 is rotatably provided, and above the second gear 368, the A third gear 369 (rotation transmission gear, number of teeth Z3 = 20) that meshes with the second gear 368 is rotatably provided. Further, above the third gear 369, a detection disk 370 having a gear portion (driven gear, number of teeth Z4 = 34) meshing with the third gear 369 is rotatable on a rotating shaft 357 that supports the sprocket 356. Is provided. The rotation shaft 357 rotatably supports the sprocket 356 in the distribution space 355, and the detection disk 370 can be rotated in a space formed by a cover plate that covers the rear surface of the unit base body 351 and the gear cover 376. I support. However, since the rear end portion of the sprocket 356 is engaged with the center front surface portion of the detection disk 370, the sprocket 356 and the detection disk 370 rotate integrally around the rotation shaft 357. ing. Therefore, when the payout motor 364 is rotationally driven, the rotation is transmitted to rotate the sprocket 356 via the first gear 367, the second gear 368, the third gear 369, and the gear portion of the detection disk 370.

  Here, the rotational speed of the sprocket 356 is the rotational speed of the payout motor 364 reduced by the gear portions of the first gear 367, the second gear 368, the third gear 369, and the detection disk 370. The reduction ratio n is set to the number of teeth Z1 (= 30) of the first gear 497 / the number of teeth Z4 (= 34) of the gear portion of the detection disk 370 by calculation based on the mechanism. In the present embodiment, since the payout motor 364 is a four-phase stepping motor that rotates once in 48 steps, the payout motor 364 rotates approximately 54 steps for the sprocket 356 to make one rotation. In this case, the payout motor 364 rotates 7.5 degrees (= 360 degrees / 48 steps) in one step, and the sprocket 356 takes about 6.6 degrees (7.5 degrees × reduction ratio n) in one step of the payout motor 364. It will rotate.

  The outer periphery of the detection disk 370 is formed to be slightly larger than the circle of the gear portion, and the outer peripheral portion protruding outward from the gear portion has the same number as the recesses of the sprocket 356 (in the illustrated case, 3) detection cutouts 371 are formed. The detection cutout 371 is detected by a light projection / reception type rotation angle switch 373 (rotation position detection means) provided on a sensor substrate 372 supported on the surface of a cover plate covering the rear surface of the unit base body 351 (rotation position detection means). The detection signal of the rotation angle switch 373 is transmitted to the relay terminal plate 626 in the prize ball unit via the wiring connected to the connector 374). The rotation angle switch 373 is for monitoring whether or not the sprocket 356 is rotating normally by detecting the number of detection notches 371 within a predetermined time during the payout operation. If abnormal rotation is detected by the rotation angle switch 373 (in many cases, the ball is engaged by the sprocket 356), the sprocket 356 is rotated forward and backward a predetermined number of times to eliminate the abnormal state (for example, the ball engagement state). To do. Note that the number of game balls actually paid out is detected by the counting switch 361 provided in the prize ball passage 359 and used for counting.

  Here, as described above, the detection cutouts 371 are three in the same number as the recesses of the sprocket 356, and are formed on the outer periphery of the detection disk 370 equally (every 120 degrees). The payout motor 364 rotates the sprocket 356 via the first gear 367, the second gear 368, the third gear 369, and the gear portion of the detection disk 370. Since the sprocket 356 rotates once by the rotation of the dispensing motor 364 about 54 steps, the rotation between the detection notches 371 (120 degrees) of the detection disk 370 (sprocket 356) is 18 steps (= about 54) of the dispensing motor 364. Step / 3) rotation.

  The configuration of the prize ball unit 350 has been described above. The unit base body 351, the cover plate that covers the rear surface of the unit base body 351, the relay board cover 375 of the prize ball unit relay terminal board 626, and the gear cover 376 are assembled. In the state, it is positioned so that the cylindrical main body portion of the payout motor 364 is housed in a position below the bent passage 353 through which the game ball to be paid out is guided. In addition, the unit base body 351 includes a sprocket 356 disposed in a ball passage (bending passage 353, prize ball passage 359, ball removal passage 360) and a depth width dimension of the ball passage at a position avoiding the ball passage. A payout motor 364 housed in a motor housing space 363 formed therein, and a cover plate covering the rear surface of the unit base body 351 has a motor shaft 366 of the payout motor 364 along the non-blocking surface side. Rotation transmitting members (the first gear 367, the second and third gears 368 and 369, and the gear portion of the detection disk 370) for transmitting the rotation to the rotation shaft 357 of the sprocket 356 are provided, and the payout motor 364 and the bending passage 353 are provided. A plurality of gears provided on the rear surface of the cover plate that covers the rear surface of the unit base body 351 with the sprocket 356 as a payout member disposed in the distribution space 355. 367,368,369,370 has a connection structure to be rotated by a (gear unit). In other words, the sprocket 356 is paid out within the depth width of the ball passage (bending passage 353, prize ball passage 359, ball removal passage 360) formed between the unit base body 351 and the cover plate covering the rear surface of the unit base body 351. The unit base body 351 accommodates the rotation transmission member (the first gear 367, the second and third gears 368 and 369, and the gear portion of the detection disk 370) that houses the motor 465 and connects the sprocket 356 and the payout motor 364. Since the cover plate is provided along a predetermined width on the non-blocking surface side of the cover plate, the prize ball unit 350 is made thinner than the one in which a payout motor and a part of the sprocket are arranged outside the ball passage. be able to. In addition, such a prize ball unit 350 has a ball passage (bending passage 353, prize ball passage 359, ball removal passage 360) in the prize ball unit 350 formed in a single passage shape. Thinning is achieved. That is, unlike the conventional case in which the payout motor 364 protrudes to the front side, the rear side or the side of the prize ball unit, the prize ball is attached to the rear side of the right rear wall 183 of the main body frame 3. Any part of the unit 350 may be structured not to protrude further rearward. With this structure, in this embodiment, the rearward projection of the gaming device provided on the game board 4 is provided between the right rear wall 183 of the main body frame 3 to which the prize ball unit 350 is attached and the back surface of the game board 4. The storage space for storing the portion can be increased in the depth width direction.

[1-10. Full tank unit]
The full tank unit 380 arranged on the downstream side of the above-described prize ball unit 350 will be described mainly with reference to FIG. FIG. 42 is a perspective view showing the relationship between the prize ball unit 350 and the full tank unit 380. As described above, the full unit 380 is placed and fixed on the full unit mounting portion 175 of the main body frame 3, and has a box main body 381 formed in a box shape with an open upper surface, and the box main body 381. It is comprised from the cover body 382 which covers the upper surface of this. The box main body 381 is configured such that a game ball that has flowed in from the downstream end of the prize ball passage 359 is guided into a zigzag passage inside and discharged from the outlet 384. A full tank swing plate (not shown) is swingably provided in the middle of the zigzag passage. The full tank switch 383 detects the swing of the full tank swing plate. A foul ball inlet 385 is formed on one side of the outlet 384. Since the foul ball inlet 385 communicates with the foul port 207 described above, the foul ball taken into the foul port 207 is taken into the full tank unit 380 from the foul ball inlet 385 and then the zigzag shaped They merge at the downstream part of the passage and return to the storage dish 36 through the outlet 384 and the prize ball outlet 59. The box main body 381 includes engagement pieces that are engaged with unit engagement grooves 176 formed in the full unit mounting portion 175 on both sides of the outlet 384 and one side of the foul ball inlet 385. 386 is projected.

  In the full tank unit 380 configured as described above, the game balls paid out from the prize ball passage 359 of the prize ball unit 350 flow down the zigzag passage inside and pass through the prize ball discharge port 59 from the outlet 384. To the storage tray 36. Further, the foul balls that have entered from the foul ball inlet 385 also merge at the downstream part of the zigzag passage, and are led from the outlet 384 through the prize ball outlet 59 to the storage tray 36. When the prize ball is stored in the storage tray 36 and the game ball is also filled in the full tank unit 380, the full tank rocking plate is swung by the pressure of the stored ball and the full tank switch 383 is turned on. And When the full tank switch 383 is turned on, the rotational driving of the payout motor 364 of the prize ball unit 350 is stopped (if the ON signal is derived while the predetermined number of prize balls are being paid out, the predetermined number of prize balls). Will be stopped after it has been paid out).

  As described above, the full unit 380 according to the present embodiment is detachably attached to the full unit mounting part 175 of the main body frame 3, so that the full unit is attached to the main body frame as in the conventional case. It is not necessary to form a passage for a full tank structure in the main body frame as compared with the one assembled in the formed dispensing passage. Further, by making the inside of the full tank unit 380 a zigzag passage, it is possible to guide to the storage tray 36 while weakening the momentum of the game balls paid out from the prize ball passage 359 of the prize ball unit 350. The prize balls that are taken out do not jump out of the storage tray 36. Furthermore, the full tank unit 380 according to the present embodiment is designed to be joined at the downstream side of the path through which the foul ball pays out the prize ball, so that the momentum of the game ball is weakened and merged. Foul balls can be merged without any problems.

[1-11. Locking device]
Next, the lock device 400 attached in the vertical direction along the back side edge of the main body frame 3 will be described mainly with reference to FIG. FIG. 43 is a rear perspective view showing the relationship between the lock device 400 and the main body frame 3. The locking device 400 is attached from the substantially upper end to the lower end of the main body frame 3 along the stepped side wall 180 on the open side of the main body frame 3, and the rising side of the outer peripheral side of the main body frame 3 and the stepped side wall 180. A plurality of (three in the illustrated case) lock locking holes 185 formed in the middle and middle of the upper and lower ends between the two portions and the upper portion of the vertical surface of the stepped side wall 180 and the middle thereof are cut out. The U-shaped base 401 of the locking device 400 described below is supported and fixed by a lock mounting hole 184 formed in this manner and a lock mounting hole (not shown) formed near the upper portion of the cylinder lock through hole 167. It is.

  The lock device 400 includes a U-shaped base 401 as a lock base formed in a U-shaped cross-section, and a door frame sliding bar (not shown) slidably provided inside the U-shaped base 401. And a body frame sliding rod (not shown) slidably provided in the U-shaped base body 401. The U-shaped base 401 is formed by bending a metal so as to have a U-shaped cross section and slidably providing a door frame sliding rod and a main body frame sliding rod. Is extremely thin compared to a conventional locking device that is integrated into a base having an L-shaped cross section. As described above, this is because the size of the game board 4 in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction is extremely large and the space surrounded by the side wall 180 of the main body frame 3 is increased. Since the dimension between the two is extremely small, the lateral width dimension of the locking device 400 according to the present embodiment is reduced, and the mounting structure is improved so that the locking device 400 can be attached to the back side of the main body frame 3. This is because. And since the open side of the U-shaped cross section of the U-shaped base body 401 is attached so as to face the back surface of the main body frame 3, when the lock device 400 is attached to the main body frame 3, the door frame is provided inside. The sliding rod and the main body frame sliding rod have a tamper-proof structure in which the U-shaped base 401 is completely covered except for the hook portions 405 and 406.

  First, the hook portion 406 of the main body frame sliding rod is vertically penetrated in the upper and lower sides opposite to the open side of the U-shaped base body 401, and the upper portion of the side surface 401b that is in close contact with the stepped side wall 180 is provided on the closed side. A screw fixing portion 402 projects in the middle in the middle, and further, the upper end portion and the middle portion of the side surface 401a not in close contact with the U-shaped open side stepped side wall 180, and both open side surfaces 401a and 401b. A locking projection 403 is formed to project from the lower end of the projection. The screw fixing portion 402 and the locking projection 403 are for attaching the locking device 400 to the back surface of the main body frame 3. The locking projection 403 is inserted into the lock locking hole 185 of the main body frame 3 and moved upward, In this state, the screw fixing portion 402 and the lock mounting hole 184 coincide with each other. Therefore, the locking device 400 can be firmly fixed to the main body frame 3 by screwing a screw (not shown) into the coincident hole. Note that the locking device 400 is attached not only to the upper and middle screw fixing portions 402 but also to the lock mounting holes formed in the vicinity of the cylinder lock through holes 167 with screws. The lower part of the device 400 is also attached.

  Further, at the time of the mounting, the locking projections 403 formed at the upper, middle, and lower portions of the open side (front portion) of the U-shaped base 401 are inserted into the locking holes 185 to be positioned and locked. Since the screw fixing portions 402 formed at two positions on the closing side (rear portion) of the base body 401 are fixed to the lock mounting holes 184 with screws, the front portion of the locking device 400 is connected to the locking protrusion 403. Since it is locked by the lock locking hole 185, the rear portion of the locking device 400 is fixed by the screw fixing portion 402 and the locking mounting hole 184, and the lower portion of the locking device 400 is fixed by the screw locking hole and the locking mounting hole (not shown). The lock device 400 can be firmly fixed to the main body frame 3 with an extremely simple structure. In other words, even when the locking device 400 is configured by concentrating on the U-shaped base 401 having a very small width, the locking device 400 is fixed to the main body by locking and fixing the front portion and the rear portion of the locking device 400. It can be firmly fixed to the frame 3. In particular, in the case of the present embodiment, the locking protrusion 403 constituting the locking structure (or a fixed structure) at the front portion is formed to project on the side surface 401 a that is not in close contact with the stepped side wall 180 of the U-shaped base body 401. On the other hand, the screw fixing portion 402 and the screw fixing hole constituting the fixing structure of the rear portion are formed so as to protrude in the horizontal direction from the side surface 401b closely contacting the stepped side wall 180 of the U-shaped base 401. The locking device 400 can be fixed to the main body frame 3 so as not to be loose as compared with the case where the locking structure of the front portion is formed on the side surface 401b in close contact with the stepped side wall 180. .

  Further, a cylinder lock 404 is attached to the lower end portion of the U-shaped base body 401 at the front end portion of the side surface 401b in close contact with the stepped side wall 180 of the main body frame 3 on the open side. An engagement cam (not shown) is fixed to the lock shaft of the cylinder lock 404, and the engagement cam has a main body frame sliding rod having frame hook portions 406 at the upper and lower portions, and upper, middle, and lower 3 It is adapted to engage with a door frame sliding rod having a door frame hook portion 405 at each position.

  In the locking device 400 configured as described above, the closing protrusion 22 of the outer frame 2 in a state where the main body frame 3 is closed with respect to the outer frame 2 and the door frame 5 is closed with respect to the main body frame 3. 23 and the frame hook portion 406 of the main body frame sliding rod and the door frame hook portion 405 of the door frame sliding rod and the hook locking piece 58 of the door frame 5 are locked. It has become. In this state, when a key (not shown) is inserted into the cylinder lock 404 and rotated in one direction, the engagement cam and the main body frame sliding rod engage, and the main body frame sliding rod slides downward. Then, since the locking state between the closing projections 22 and 23 of the outer frame 2 and the frame hook portion 406 of the main body frame sliding rod is released, the main body frame 3 is pulled by pulling the main body frame 3 to the front side. The outer frame 2 can be opened. When closing the main body frame 3, the main body frame 3 is forcibly pressed against the outer frame 2 so that the frame hook portion 406 is automatically locked to the closing protrusions 22 and 23. Become.

  On the other hand, when a key (not shown) is inserted into the cylinder lock 404 and rotated in the other direction, the engagement cam and the door frame sliding rod engage with each other, and the door frame sliding rod slides upward. Since the hook locking piece 58 of the door frame 5 and the door frame hook portion 405 of the door frame sliding rod are released, the door frame 5 is pulled into the front side by pulling the door frame 5 to the front side. The frame 3 can be opened. When the door frame 5 is closed, the door frame hook portion 405 is automatically locked to the hook locking piece 58 by forcibly pressing the door frame 5 against the main body frame 3. Become. The door frame sliding rod in the present embodiment is formed to have substantially the same length as the full length of the U-shaped base body 401, and the U-shaped base body 401 is almost the entire length of the side surface in the vertical direction of the main body frame 3. In addition, the door frame hook portion 405 that is a locking portion with the door frame 5 is formed at three locations of the upper end portion, the center portion, and the lower end portion of the door frame sliding rod, The door frame 5 and the main body frame 3 are securely locked in the entire length in the vertical direction, and the door frame 5 and the main body frame 3 are forcibly opened, and a fraudulent act of inserting a fraudulent tool such as a piano wire from there is performed. There is also an advantage that cannot be done.

  As described above, the lock device 400 according to this embodiment releases the lock of the main body frame 3 on the outer frame 2 by rotating the key inserted into the cylinder lock 404 in one direction, and rotates in the other direction. By doing so, locking of the door frame 5 with respect to the main body frame 3 can be cancelled | released. An unauthorized act of hooking a piano wire or the like to the hook portion 406 of the main body frame sliding rod 610 without lowering the key without inserting the key into the cylinder lock 404 may be performed. Although omitted, a fraud prevention function is provided so that such illegal acts cannot be performed.

[1-12. Substrate unit]
Next, the board unit 450 attached to the lower part of the back surface of the main body frame 3 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. FIG. 44 is a perspective view of the substrate unit 450 as seen from the back side, and FIG. 45 is an exploded perspective view of the substrate unit 450 as seen from the back side.

  The substrate unit 450 is attached to a plurality of holder attachment holes 171 (see FIG. 31) formed in the lower part of the back surface of the main body frame 3, and is attached to the synthetic resin molded frame substrate holder 451 on the door relay substrate. 452, a power supply board box 453, a terminal board box 454, a payout control board box 455, a main drawer relay board 457, and a sub drawer relay board 458. Among the above boards, the door relay board 452, the power board box 453, the terminal board box 454, and the payout control board box 455 are attached to the rear side of the frame board holder 451 so as to overlap in the front-rear direction. The substrate 457 and the sub drawer relay substrate 458 are attached to the front side of the frame substrate holder 451. Since the power supply board stored in the power supply board box 453 generates and supplies + 34V, + 18V and + 9V, it becomes a very high-temperature heat source, and heat generated from the power supply board rises. For this reason, the payout control board box 455 for storing the payout control board 603 (see FIG. 46) is attached to the upper surface of the power supply board box 453 so as not to receive the rising heat. A metal shield heat radiating plate 456 is attached to the back surface of the payout control board box 455 to prevent the influence of electromagnetic waves from the power supply board and the like and to radiate heat generated from the power supply board. The relay board 457 and the sub drawer relay board 458 are attached by being covered with a board cover 459. Hereinafter, each member constituting the substrate unit 450 will be described in detail.

  It should be noted that the shield heat sink 456 in the present embodiment has a shield heat sink 456 as shown in FIG. 45 in order to dissipate heat generated from the upper surface of the power supply board box 453 to the outside (outside air). The plate surface is formed as an uneven surface. Heat transmitted to the payout control board 603 by the shield heat sink 456 can be kept small. The contact area with the outside (outside air) is increased by the uneven surface to enhance the heat dissipation effect. Further, it is desirable that the uneven surface is formed in a vertical shape or an inclined shape so that heat is easily radiated when installed. Of course, even if an uneven surface is formed on the shield heat sink 456, the shielding effect against electromagnetic waves is not impaired. The shield heat sink 456 prevents the influence of electromagnetic waves from the power supply board or the like. Thereby, since the influence of the noise by electromagnetic waves can be suppressed, malfunctioning of the payout control board 603 accommodated in the payout control board box 455 by the influence of noise can be prevented. The shield heat dissipation function of the shield heat dissipation plate 456 is not only between the power supply board box 453 and the payout control board box 455 but also when a plurality of other board boxes are attached to the frame board holder 451 in an overlapping manner. Is also achieved by providing the same shield heat dissipating plate 456 as that of the present embodiment between the lower and upper substrate boxes.

  First, the frame substrate holder 451 is formed from a synthetic resin in a horizontally long shape, and as shown in FIG. 45, a wiring opening 470 is formed on one side of the rear surface side (right side in FIG. 45). A relay substrate recess 460 for attaching the door relay substrate 452 is formed inside the opening 470. The recess 460 for the relay board is formed as a square recess so as to match the outer shape of the substantially square door relay board 452. And a stop claw 461 that engages with the surface of one vertical side of the door relay board 452 in a state where the door relay board 452 is housed in the relay board recess 460. ing. On the upper and lower sides of the relay board recess 460, there are mounting bosses 462 that are engaged with engagement locking holes 474 formed at one end of the power supply board box 453 and are fastened with screws (not shown). Projected.

  Further, on the rear surface side of the frame substrate holder 451, a wiring processing piece 464 for locking and collecting wirings passing through the inside closer to the center than the above-described relay substrate recess 460 is formed. The wiring processing piece 464 is formed to project in an L shape when viewed from the side with respect to the vertical surface, and the wiring is hooked between the vertical surface and the L-shaped projecting piece. ing. Furthermore, the area from the upper part of the relay board recess 460 of the frame board holder 451 to the part slightly closer to the other end side from the center is an area for attaching the power supply board box 453 (the lower area on the right side described below). Abutment protrusions 465 that abut against the rear surface of the power supply board box 453 are provided on the upper and lower sides. Therefore, in a state where the power supply board box 453 is attached to the power supply board box attachment area so as to contact the contact protrusion 465, there is a space between the back surface of the power supply board box 453 and the vertical surface of the frame substrate holder 451. The wiring that is formed and that connects the substrates to each other is accommodated in this space, and the wiring processing piece 464 is configured to lock and collect the accommodated wiring.

  Note that a large amount of rearward protrusion is formed from the other end of the region to which the power supply board box 453 is attached to the other end of the frame substrate holder 451 (the left side in FIG. 45). In other words, the frame substrate holder 451 is formed in a step shape slightly higher on the left side and lower on the right side at a position slightly left of the center when viewed from the back, and the lower region on the right side attaches the power supply board box 453. Area (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “power supply board box mounting area”). An insertion opening (not shown) is formed on the other end side of the power supply board box mounting region, into which insertion protrusions 473 projecting above and below the other end side of the power supply board box 453 are inserted. For this reason, in order to attach the power supply board box 453, after inserting the insertion protrusion 473 into the insertion opening, an engagement locking hole 474 formed on one side of the power supply board box 453 is inserted into the attachment boss 462 from above. The power supply board box 453 can be fixed to the frame board holder 451 by fastening with screws (not shown).

  Furthermore, on the back side of the frame substrate holder 451, the above step-shaped high region is one of regions for attaching the payout control board box 455 (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as “payout control board box attachment region”). A horizontal L-shaped concave wiring routing space 466 is formed in a part of the step-like high region. A wiring opening (not shown) is formed on the bottom surface of the wiring routing space 466, and the wiring hooked on the wiring processing piece 464 in the power supply board box mounting region is connected to the wiring routing space 466 and the wiring. The opening is drawn out from the opening to the front side of the frame substrate holder 451. Further, a locking projection 467 for engaging with the engagement elastic piece 480 of the payout control board box 455 is formed in a projecting manner on the other end side (left end side in FIG. 45) of the payout control board box mounting region. ing.

  On the other hand, on the front side of the frame substrate holder 451, an out-sphere passage 468 is formed in an inverted L shape substantially at the center of the front side of the frame substrate holder 451. The out-ball passage 468 has the above-described out-port 206 (see FIG. 34), the downstream side of the ball discharge passage 169 (see FIG. 31), and a drop-out port (winning balls gathered in the board substrate holder 217) The upper side is formed to be wide so as to correspond to the falling mouth), and the downstream side is formed to be narrow so that the balls are discharged in a row. Therefore, when the substrate unit 450 is attached to the main body frame 3, the wide upstream portion of the out ball passage 468 is positioned behind the passage support protrusion 162 that supports the lower surface of the out port 206. Then, an out ball, a winning ball, or a ball without ball is discharged from the downstream end of the out ball passage 468 toward the outside of the pachinko gaming machine (generally, an island recovery basket).

  Further, on the front side of the frame substrate holder 451 and corresponding to the payout control board box mounting area, a main drawer relay board 457 and a sub drawer relay board 458 are laterally spaced at a predetermined interval in the upper area. Drawer mounting areas are formed in parallel to each other. A board cover 459 is attached to the drawer mounting area so as to cover the relay boards 457 and 458 with the relay boards 457 and 458 attached. The substrate cover 459 is formed with a joint guide hole 479 and a guide hole 481 at approximately the center upper and lower sides thereof. The joint guide hole 479 is provided with drawer connectors 477 and 478 (holder side connectors) provided on the board unit 450 side and a drawer connector 220 provided on the game board 4 side when the game board 4 is attached to the main body frame 3. , 221 (game board side connector) is inserted with a joining guide protrusion 222 (see FIG. 35) formed on the board substrate holder 217 of the game board 4 so as to be naturally connected. On the other hand, when the board unit 450 is attached to the main body frame 3, the guide hole 481 is inserted with the guide protrusion 170 (see FIG. 31) protruding from the main body frame 3, and positions the board unit 450. At the same time, the mounting work is facilitated. Further, on both the left and right sides and the lower side of the frame substrate holder 451, mounting pieces 469 for mounting the substrate unit 450 to the main body frame 3 are projected outward, and the mounting pieces 469 are connected to the mounting holes of the main body frame 3. The board unit 450 is attached to the lower part of the back surface of the main body frame 3 by fastening with screws (not shown) corresponding to the portions 171 (see FIG. 31).

  The configuration of the frame substrate holder 451 is generally the same as described above, and the configuration of various substrates attached to the frame substrate holder 451 having such a configuration will be described. First, the door relay board 452 mounted in the relay board recess 460 on the rear side of the frame board holder 451 will be described. The door relay board 452 has a multi-pin connector type internal connection terminal 471 and a door frame connection. Terminal 472 is provided. The door frame connection terminal 472 can be seen from the outside when viewed from the back, even when all the substrates are attached to the frame substrate holder 451. The door frame connection terminals 472 are made up of lamps and LEDs provided on the door frame 5. A door frame wiring such as a decorative part or a speaker is connected to the door frame connection terminal 472 through the wiring opening 470. The internal connection terminal 471 is connected to the sub drawer relay board 458 by internal wiring (not shown). However, the internal wiring is provided inside the frame substrate holder 451 so that the wiring processing piece 464, the wiring routing space 466, and the wiring opening are laid.

  The power supply board box 453 attached to the power supply board box attachment area on the rear surface side of the frame board holder 451 accommodates a power supply board (not shown). Engagement engagement holes 474 are integrally formed, and insertion protrusions 473 to be inserted into insertion openings (not shown) formed in the frame substrate holder 451 are integrally formed above and below the other ends. Further, a part of the power supply board stored in the power supply board box 453 (the right end portion in FIG. 45) is exposed to the outside from the power supply board box 453, and is not shown on the exposed power supply board. A power switch, a power line connector, a CR unit power connector, a plurality of ground connectors, and a payout control board power connector are provided. The power switch is a switch for supplying power to all electric devices of the pachinko gaming machine 1 and is turned on when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is used. In addition, the power line connector connects the power line from the AC 24V (AC 24V) power line supplied to the island, and grounds the noise charged in the pachinko gaming machine 1 to the outside as a frame ground. It is a connector for. The CR unit power connector is a connector for supplying power to a CR unit 8 (see FIGS. 2 and 3) installed adjacent to the pachinko gaming machine 1 on a pachinko island platform (not shown). The grounding connector is electrically connected with various antistatic grounding wires provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1, and noise or the like that has entered the pachinko gaming machine 1 is grounded to the outside via the power line connector. It is a connector to do. Specifically, a ground wire for removing noise from the door frame 5 (reinforcing plates 54 to 57) is electrically connected to the ground connector as a frame ground, and noise from the game ball flowing down the tank rail member 320 The ground wire that removes noise and the like is electrically connected to the ground connector as a frame ground, and the ground wire that removes noise from the prize ball unit 350 is electrically connected to the ground connector as the frame ground. An earth wire that removes noise and the like is electrically connected to the earth connector as a frame ground. These frame grounds are electrically connected to the frame ground of the power line connector, and are grounded to the outside of the pachinko gaming machine 1 through the frame ground. Further, a power supply wiring is connected to the power supply connector for the payout control board, and the power supply wiring is connected to a power supply terminal of the payout control board 603. And by this power supply wiring, another control board (for example, a liquid crystal control board stored in the effect control board box 216 or a main control board stored in the game control board box 218) via the payout control board 603, etc. To supply power. The power supply wiring is led from the power connector for the payout control board to the wiring routing space 466 and drawn backward from the back surface of the payout control board box 455 to be connected to the power supply terminal. That is, the power supply wiring is also laid inside the frame substrate holder 451.

  By the way, the rear surface of the power supply board box 453 is formed in a stepped shape, and the area with the high step is an attachment area for attaching the terminal board box 454, and the area with the low step is for attaching the dispensing control board box 455. It is a part of the mounting area. In addition, an engagement hole 476 into which an engagement piece (not shown) of the payout control board box 455 is engaged and inserted is formed at substantially the center of the stepped portion. The power supply board box 453 that constitutes an attachment area for attaching the terminal board box 454 has an attachment engagement hole 475 that engages with an engagement piece (not shown) formed on the back side of the terminal board box 454. Has been. The terminal board box 454 has an external terminal board 618 (see FIG. 46) provided with a plurality of external information terminals and a payout control board terminal, a frequency indicator terminal, a power supply ground terminal, a CR unit terminal, and a payout. Two boards of a CR unit terminal board 619 (see FIG. 46) provided with a control board terminal are accommodated in parallel in the vertical direction. A plurality of external information terminals provided on the external terminal board 618 are provided with various information signals necessary for the management of the pachinko gaming machine 1 such as jackpot information output signals and start opening winning prize information output signals. The information signal is mainly sent from the main control board 602 (see FIG. 46) housed in the game control board box 218 to the main drawer relay connector 457. Is transmitted to the payout control board 603 (see FIG. 46), and the terminal for external terminal board provided on the payout control board 603 and the terminal for payout control board are finally connected, so that a plurality of external information terminals are finally connected. Communicated to each. The frequency display terminal of the CR unit terminal plate 619 is a prepaid card remaining frequency display section 39 (see FIG. 2), a ball lending operation section 40 (see FIG. 2) of the pachinko gaming machine 1, for example. And wiring with the return operation part 41 (refer FIG. 2) is connected. The power supply ground terminal is composed of two connectors, one of which is connected to the wiring from the CR unit power supply connector of the power supply board, and the other connector is one of a plurality of grounding connectors on the power supply board. Wiring from one earth connector is connected. Further, the CR unit terminal is connected to the wiring from the CR unit 8 (see FIGS. 2 and 3). The CR unit terminal plate terminal 619 of the payout control board 603 and the payout control board terminal Is connected, the payout control board 603 and the CR unit 8 are connected.

  As described above, the terminal board box 454 is connected to the external terminal board 618 for deriving game information from the main control board 602 housed in the game control board box 218 to the outside, and the payout control board 603 and the CR unit 8. CR unit terminal board 619 that relays both of the boards, which are conventionally housed in separate board boxes and provided at different positions on the back of the pachinko gaming machine 1, In the embodiment, a single terminal board box 454 is attached to a frame board holder 451. For this reason, in particular, in the case of the present embodiment, the main control board and the external terminal board are connected directly via the payout control board 603 without being directly connected by wiring.

  Next, the payout control board box 455 that can be mounted over the payout control board box attachment area of the frame board holder 451 and the attachment area formed in the power supply board box 453 is formed in the engagement hole 476 formed in the power supply board box 453. An engagement piece (not shown) to be inserted is projected and formed, and an engagement elastic piece 480 that elastically engages with a locking projection 467 formed on the frame substrate holder 451 is formed at the lower part of the other side short side. ing. Therefore, in order to attach the payout control board box 455 to the frame board holder 451, the engaging piece is inserted into the engaging hole 476 and then the engaging elastic piece 480 is engaged with the locking protrusion 467. Can be attached to. In a state where the payout control board box 455 is attached across the payout control board box attachment area of the frame board holder 451 and the attachment area formed in the power supply board box 453, the payout control board box 455 is within these attachment areas. Is in a housed state and is fixed so that it cannot move in the left-right direction or the up-down direction. On the other hand, when removing, while pressing the engagement elastic piece 480 in the direction opposite to the elastic direction to disengage the engagement elastic piece 480 and the locking protrusion 467, the payout control board box 455 is pulled up, By pulling out the engagement piece from the engagement hole 476, the payout control board box 455 can be detached from the frame board holder 451.

  As shown in FIG. 46, the payout control board 603 accommodated in the payout control board box 455 includes a door frame open switch 5a, a main body frame open switch 3a, a full switch 383, a launch motor 617, a prize ball. Connectors for connecting the in-unit relay terminal plate 626, the external terminal plate 618, the CR unit terminal plate 619, and the handle relay terminal plate 627, the error LED display 606, the error release switch 607, and the ball removal switch 608 is provided.

  Next, the main drawer relay board 457 and the sub drawer relay board 458 attached to the drawer attachment area formed on the front side of the frame substrate holder 451 will be described. The main drawer relay board 457 has a main drawer relay connector 477 (holder side) connected to a main drawer connector 220 (game board side connector; see FIG. 35) provided on a relay terminal plate 219 attached to the back side of the game board 4. A connector; see FIG. 45), and an internal connection terminal (not shown) of the payout control board 603 and a payout control board connector (not shown) connected via signal power supply wiring are provided up and down. Also, the sub drawer relay board 458 is connected to a sub drawer connector 478 (game board side connector; see FIG. 35) provided on a relay terminal plate 219 attached to the back side of the game board 4. A holder-side connector (see FIG. 45), and an internal connection terminal (not shown) of the door relay board 452 and a door frame connector (not shown) connected via internal wiring are provided vertically.

  Although the configuration of the board unit 450 has been described above, in the case of the present embodiment, among the various boards necessary for driving and controlling the pachinko gaming machine 1, the board unit 450 is replaced with a change in the game board 4. Door relay board 452, which is a board other than the main control board and the liquid crystal control board, a power board housed in the power board box 453, an external terminal board 618 housed in the terminal board box 454, and a dispensing control board box 455. The payout control board 603 is assembled in advance into a frame board holder 451 to form a unit, and the assembled and unitized board unit 450 is simply separated from the main body frame 3 by a simple operation by simply attaching it to the lower part on the back side of the main body frame 3. The work efficiency can be improved as compared with various board attachment work that has been attached to the back side of the substrate. Further, in this case, the wiring between the substrates unitized in the substrate unit 450 can also be accommodated in the frame substrate holder 451, so that the wiring connecting the substrates is not disturbed and laid out neatly. can do.

  In the present embodiment, a main drawer relay board 457 having a main drawer connector 477 (holder side connector) and a sub drawer relay board 458 having a sub drawer connector 478 (holder side connector) are provided on the front surface of the board unit 450. Therefore, the main drawer connector 220 and the sub drawer connector 221 (game board) of the relay terminal plate 219 provided on the back side of the game board 4 as the game board 4 is mounted on the main body frame 3 from the front side. Side connector) is connected to the corresponding main drawer connector 477 and sub drawer connector 478 (holder side connector), so that the game board 4 can be mounted and the boards can be connected simultaneously. For this reason, the exchange work of the game board 4 can be performed skillfully.

  Further, in the present embodiment, after the substrate unit 450 is fixed to the back surface of the main body frame 3, a payout control board box 455 that requires wiring connection work with various electric devices provided on the main body frame 3, and an external A terminal board box 454 that needs to be connected to the CR unit 8 and the management computer is arranged in parallel at the rearmost position where the board unit 450 is easily visible, and the power supply that requires less external connection work. Since the board box 453 and the door relay board 452 are arranged inside, a plurality of boards can be efficiently arranged in the front-rear direction, and the size of the board unit 450 can be designed to a minimum. However, even in the power supply board box 453 and the door relay board 452 arranged inside, all the terminal portions connected to the outside can be visually recognized from the outside, so that the connection work becomes a problem. There is no.

[1-13. Cover body]
Next, the cover body 500 will be described with reference to FIGS. The cover body 500 covers the rear opening 196 of the main body frame 3 and is inserted from above into a cover body supporting cylinder portion 195 formed on one side of the back surface of the main body frame 3 at one of the upper, middle, and lower sides on one side. A pivot pin 501 is formed, and an engagement piece 502 that engages with a cover body engagement groove 335 formed in the spherical passage unit 330 is formed at substantially the center of the other side. Thus, by inserting the shaft support pin 501 of the cover body 500 into the cover body support cylinder 195, the cover body 500 is pivotally supported on the main body frame 3 so as to be freely opened and closed, and the engagement piece 502 is inserted into the cover body engagement groove 335. By locking, the cover body 500 can be closed to the main body frame 3, and the back of various components provided on the game board 4 can be protected. In addition, what is necessary is just to cancel | release engagement with the engagement piece 502 and the cover body engagement groove | channel 335, when releasing.

[2. Main board and peripheral board]
The relationship between various controls provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1 described above will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 46 is a block diagram of the main board and the peripheral board. As shown in FIG. 46, the control configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 1 includes a group of main boards 600 and a group of peripheral boards 601, and various controls are shared by these two groups. First, a group of main substrates 600 will be described, and then a group of peripheral substrates 601 will be described.

[2-1. Main board group]
As shown in FIG. 46, the group of main boards 600 includes a main control board 602 that controls game operations (game progress), and a payout control board 603 that controls payout of game balls and the like. Yes.

[2-1-1. Main control board]
The main control board 602 that controls the progress of the game includes a main control MPU 602a as a microprocessor, a main control I / O port 602b as an input / output device (I / O device), and a RAM clear switch 602c. It is configured. The main control MPU 602a includes a ROM for storing various processing programs and various commands and a RAM for temporarily storing data, as well as a watchdog timer for monitoring its operation (system) and preventing fraud. It also has built-in functions.

  The main control MPU 602a receives detection signals from the switches 611 on the game board via the main control I / O port 602b. Based on these detection signals, the main control MPU 602a is connected to each solenoid 612 on the game board via the main control I / O port 602b (there may be other electrical drive sources such as a motor instead of a solenoid). Each of the symbol displays 614 on the function display device, each symbol storage lamp 615 on each mechanism display device, and the probability change, time reduction, etc. via the main control I / O port 602b and the function display board 613 are output. A driving signal is output to a state display lamp 616 that displays the gaming state of the player.

  Further, the main control MPU 602a transmits various information (game information) related to the game and various commands related to payout to the payout control board 603 via the main drawer relay board 457, and the pachinko gaming machine 1 from the payout control board 603 Various commands relating to the state of the above are received via the main drawer relay board 457. Further, the main control MPU 602a transmits various commands related to the control of the game effects and various commands related to the state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 to the sub integrated board 609 of the peripheral board 601 described later via the main control I / O port 602b. The boards of the main control board 602 and the sub integrated board 609 are electrically connected by a harness (not shown). When the main control MPU 602 a receives various commands related to the state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 from the payout control board 603, the main control MPU 602 a shapes these various commands and transmits them to the sub integrated board 609.

  Various voltages are supplied to the main control board 602 from the power supply board stored in the power supply board box 453. The power supply board includes an electric double layer capacitor (hereinafter simply referred to as “capacitor”) as a backup power supply that supplies power to the main control board 602 for a predetermined time even when the power is shut off. With this capacitor, the main control MPU 602a can store various kinds of information in its built-in RAM in the power-off process even when the power is shut off. The stored various information is erased (cleared) from the built-in RAM when the RAM clear switch 602c of the main control board 602 is operated when the power is turned on. The operation signal (detection signal) of the RAM clear switch 602c is also output to the payout control board 603 via the main drawer relay board 457.

  The main control board 602 is provided with a power failure monitoring circuit. This power failure monitoring circuit monitors a drop in various voltages supplied from the power supply board, and outputs a power failure warning signal as a power failure warning when those voltages are equal to or lower than the power failure warning voltage. In addition to being input to the main control MPU 602a via the main control I / O port 602b, the power failure notice signal is also transmitted to the payout control board 603 and the like via the main drawer relay board 457.

[2-1-2. Dispensing control board]
The payout control board 603 that controls the payout of game balls and the like includes a payout control unit 604 that performs various controls relating to payout, a firing control unit 605 that performs firing control of the firing motor 617, and an error that displays the state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 An LED display 606, an error release switch 607, and a ball removal switch 608 are provided.

  A payout control unit 604 that performs various controls relating to payout monitors whether the payout control MPU 604a as a microprocessor, the payout control I / O port 604b as an I / O device, and the payout control MPU 604a are operating normally. An external watchdog timer 604c (hereinafter referred to as “external WDT 604c”) and a payout motor drive circuit 604d that outputs a drive signal to the payout motor 364. The payout control MPU 604a includes a ROM for storing various processing programs and various commands and a RAM for temporarily storing data, and also has a function for preventing fraud.

  The payout control MPU 604a receives various information (game information) related to games from the main control board 602 and various commands related to payouts, or receives an operation signal (detection signal) for the RAM clear switch 602c from the main control board 602. In addition, a detection signal from the full switch 383 is input, or detection signals from the ball break switch 333, the counting switch 361, and the rotation angle switch 373 are input via the prize ball unit relay terminal plate 626. .

  When the payout control MPU 604a receives various commands related to payout from the main control board 602, the payout control MPU 604a outputs a drive signal to the payout motor 364 from the payout motor drive circuit 604d based on the received various commands related to payout, or removes the ball. When the switch 608 is operated, the payout motor drive circuit for discharging (removing) the game balls stored in the prize ball tank 300 and the tank rail member 320 described above based on this operation signal (detection signal). When a driving signal is output from 604d to the payout motor 364, or a ball rental request signal from the CR unit 8 (see FIGS. 2 and 3) is input via the CR unit terminal plate 619, the ball rental request signal Based on this, a drive signal is output from the payout motor drive circuit 604d to the payout motor 364, or a full switch When the detection signal from 83 is input, or stop the dispensing motor 364 stops driving signal to the payout motor 364 from payout motor driving circuit 604d on the basis of the detection signal.

  Further, the payout control MPU 604a displays the state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 on the error LED display 606, transmits various commands indicating the state to the main control board 602, and receives a detection signal from the counting switch 361. Based on this detection signal, the number of game balls actually paid out is output to the external terminal board 618. The external terminal board 618 is electrically connected to a hall computer installed in the game hall (hall). This hall computer monitors the player's game by ascertaining the number of game balls paid out by the pachinko gaming machine 1, game information of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the like. The error LED display 606 is a segment display, and displays the state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 by displaying alphanumeric characters and figures. The contents displayed and notified by the error LED indicator 606 include the following. For example, when the figure “-” is displayed, it is notified that it is “normal”, and when the numeral “0” is displayed, it indicates that it is “abnormal connection” (specifically, with the main control board 602). An error has occurred in the connection between the payout control board 603 and the board (notice that various command signals are in error)), and when the number “1” is displayed, it means “out of ball”. When the number “2” is displayed, it is informed that it is a “sphere”, and when the number “3” is displayed, it is informed that it is a “counter switch error”. When “5” is displayed, a “retry error” is notified, when “6” is displayed, “full” is notified, and when “7” is displayed. Notify that “CR is not connected” and the number “9” Are notifying is "in stock" when shown.

  A launch control unit 605 that performs launch control of the launch motor 617 includes an input circuit 605a to which various signals are input, an oscillation circuit 605b that outputs a clock signal at regular intervals, and the rotation of the launch motor 617 based on the clock signal. A firing control circuit 605c that outputs a reference pulse for determining a speed, and a firing motor drive circuit 605d that outputs a drive signal to the firing motor 617 based on the reference pulse from the firing control circuit 605c are configured. . The launch control circuit 605c controls the rotational speed of the launch motor 617 so that approximately 99.95 game balls per minute are launched toward the game area 205 based on the clock signal from the oscillation circuit 605b. . That is, the movement of the hitting ball 252 described above is controlled.

  The input circuit 605a receives detection signals from the touch switch 628 and the firing stop switch 629 incorporated in the handle device 46 (operation handle unit 47) described above. Specifically, when the rotation operation member 48 of the operation handle 47 is touched, the detection signal is detected by the contact detection board built in the touch switch 628 and the detection signal is input to the input circuit 605a, and the firing stop switch 629 is operated. Then, the detection signal is input to the input circuit 605a.

  Note that various voltages are supplied to the payout control board 603 from the power supply board in the same manner as the main control board 602. The power supply board includes a capacitor that supplies power to the payout control board 603 for a predetermined time even when the power is shut off. With this capacitor, the payout control MPU 604a can store various payout information related to payout in its built-in RAM even when the power is shut off. The stored payout information is erased (cleared) from the built-in RAM when the RAM clear switch 602c of the main control board 602 is operated when the power is turned on.

[2-2. Peripheral board group]
As shown in FIG. 46, the peripheral board 601 includes a sub-integrated board 609 that performs effect control, a liquid crystal control board 610 that performs drawing control of a liquid crystal display 625 provided on the game board 4 of many pachinko gaming machines 1, It is configured with. The sub integrated substrate 609 and the liquid crystal control substrate 610 are electrically connected by a harness (not shown).

[2-2-1. Sub-integrated board]
The sub-integrated board 609 that performs effect control includes a sub-integrated MPU 609a as a microprocessor, a sub-integrated ROM 609b that stores various processing programs and various commands, a sound source IC 609c that performs high-quality sound, and music that the sound source IC 609c refers to And a sound ROM 609d in which sound information such as sound effects is stored.

  The sub-integrated MPU 609a has various input / output ports such as a parallel input / output port and a serial input / output port. When receiving various commands from the main control board 602, the light emitting diode of the glass unit 70A is received based on the various commands. A glass unit lighting / flashing command for outputting a lighting signal or a flashing signal to 106, 108 is output to the lamp driving board 620, or a lighting signal or a flashing signal is output to the door frame decoration lamps 34, 35, 42, 43. A lighting / blinking command is output to the lamp driving board 620, a gaming board side lighting / blinking command for outputting a lighting signal or a blinking signal to the effect / decoration lamp 621 on the gaming board is output to the lamp driving board 620, A movable device drive command for outputting a drive signal to the movable device 622 is output to the lamp drive substrate 620. Or a control signal (sound command) indicating sound information extracted from the sound ROM 609d is output to the sound source IC 609c, or a display command indicating a screen to be displayed on the liquid crystal display 625 is output to the liquid crystal control board 610. For example, a switching point for switching from an effect produced by an animation corresponding to a command to an effect produced by live-action is output to the liquid crystal control board 610. This switching point is stored in advance in the sub-integrated ROM 609b. The sub-integrated ROM 609b also stores schedule data corresponding to sound commands in advance. This schedule data is configured by defining the progression of sound in time series.

  A display command output from the sub-integrated MPU 609a to the liquid crystal control board 610 is performed via a serial input / output port. In this embodiment, the bit rate (the size of data that can be transmitted per unit time) is 19.2 km ( k) BPS (bits per second, hereinafter referred to as “bps”) is set. On the other hand, the initial data, the glass unit lighting / flashing command, the door frame side lighting / flashing command, the game board side lighting / flashing command, and the movable device driving command output from the sub-integrated MPU 609a to the lamp driving board 620 are different from the display commands. In this embodiment, the bit rate is set to 250 kbps.

  The lamp drive board 620 outputs a lighting signal or a blinking signal to the sub-drawer relay board 458 and the light emitting diodes 106 and 108 via the relay board 100 based on the received glass unit lighting / flashing command, or receives the door frame side. A lighting signal or a flashing signal is output to the door frame decoration lamps 34, 35, 42, 43 via the sub drawer relay board 458 based on the lighting flashing command, or a lighting signal or a flashing signal based on the received game board side lighting flashing command is received. A blinking signal is output to the effect / decoration lamp 621, or a drive signal is output to the movable device 622 on the game board based on the received movable device drive command.

  Further, the sub-integrated MPU 609a receives a signal (operation signal) indicating that the liquid crystal control board 610 is operating normally from the liquid crystal control board 610, or an effect selection signal (detection signal) from the effect selection switch 37 described above. Are input via the sub drawer relay board 458 and the lamp driving board 620.

  The sound source IC 609c extracts sound information from the sound ROM 609d based on the sound command output from the sub-integrated MPU 609a, and music and sound effects according to various effects from the speaker 53 via the lamp driving board 620 and the sub drawer relay board 458. Etc. to control the flow.

[2-2-2. LCD control board]
A liquid crystal control board 610 that performs drawing control of the liquid crystal display 625 includes a liquid crystal control MPU 610 a as a microprocessor, a liquid crystal control ROM 610 b that stores various processing programs, various commands, and various data, and a VDP that controls display of the liquid crystal display 625. (Abbreviation of Video Display Processor) 610c, a character ROM 610d for storing various data on the screen displayed on the liquid crystal display 625, a character RAM 610e to which various data stored in the character ROM 610d are transferred and copied, It is configured with.

  The liquid crystal control MPU 610a includes a parallel input / output port, a serial input / output port, and the like. When a display command is received from the sub-integrated board 609, the liquid crystal control MPU 610a controls the VDP 610c based on the received display command to Perform drawing control. When the liquid crystal control MPU 610a is operating normally, the liquid crystal control MPU 610a outputs an operation signal to that effect to the sub integrated substrate 609.

  The liquid crystal control ROM 610b stores a plurality of schedule data corresponding to display commands, non-resident area transfer schedule data corresponding to display commands, and the like in addition to various programs for generating a screen to be drawn on the liquid crystal display 625. The schedule data is configured by arranging screen data defining the screen configuration in time series, and the order of screens to be drawn on the liquid crystal display 625 is defined. The non-resident area transfer schedule data is constituted by arranging non-resident area transfer data that defines the order when transferring various data stored in the character ROM 610d to a non-resident area (to be described later) of the character RAM 610e. . In the non-resident area transfer data, the order in which various data are transferred from the character ROM 610d to the non-resident area of the character RAM 610e in advance as the screen data drawn on the liquid crystal display 625 according to the progress of the schedule data.

  When the liquid crystal control MPU 610a receives a display command from the sub-integrated board 609, the liquid crystal control MPU 610a extracts schedule data corresponding to the display command, extracts the top screen data of the extracted schedule data from the liquid crystal control ROM 610b, and outputs it to the VDP 610c. . Then, the liquid crystal control MPU 610a extracts screen data following the top screen data and outputs the screen data to the VDP 610c. In this way, the liquid crystal control MPU 610a extracts screen data arranged in time series in the schedule data one by one from the head screen data, and outputs it to the VDP 610c.

  When the screen data output from the liquid crystal control MPU 610a is input, the VDP 610c extracts sprite data (to be described later) from the character RAM 610e based on the input screen data and generates drawing data to be displayed on the liquid crystal display 625. The generated drawing data is output to the liquid crystal display 625. The VDP 610c employs a line buffer method. In this “line buffer method”, the drawing data for one line for drawing the horizontal direction of the liquid crystal display 625 is held in the line buffer, and the drawing data for one line held in the line buffer is stored in the liquid crystal display 625. This is the output method.

  The character ROM 610d stores an extremely large amount of sprite data and has a large capacity. When the capacity of the character ROM 610d increases, that is, when the number of sprites drawn on the liquid crystal display 625 increases, the access speed of the character ROM 610d cannot be ignored, and the drawing speed on the liquid crystal display 625 is affected. Therefore, in this embodiment, sprite data stored in the character ROM 610d is transferred and copied to the character RAM 610e having a high access speed, and the sprite data is extracted from the character RAM 610e. The sprite data is base data that is data before the sprite is expanded into the bitmap format, and is stored in the character ROM 610d in a compressed state. Here, the “sprite” is an image displayed on the liquid crystal display 625 as a unit. For example, when displaying various persons on the liquid crystal display 625, data for drawing each person is referred to as “sprite”. Thus, when a plurality of persons are displayed on the liquid crystal display 625, a plurality of sprites are used. In addition to a person, a house, a mountain, a road, and the like constituting the background are also sprites, and the entire background can be a single sprite. These sprites are displayed on the liquid crystal display 625 by setting the position on the screen and the vertical relationship when the sprites overlap (hereinafter, referred to as “sprite superposition sequence”). Note that the sprite is configured by bonding a plurality of rectangular regions of 64 pixels vertically and horizontally. Data for drawing this rectangular area is called a “character”. In the case of a small sprite, it can be expressed using one character, and in the case of a relatively large sprite such as a person, for example, it is expressed using a total of six characters arranged in 2 × 3 horizontal, for example. be able to. In the case of a larger sprite such as the background, it can be expressed using a larger number of characters. Thus, the number and arrangement of characters can be arbitrarily designated for each sprite.

  The liquid crystal display 625 has 800 pixels in the left-right direction and 600 pixels (SVGA) in the up-down direction, and displays each pixel in one direction along the pixels sequentially from the left to the right of the liquid crystal display 625. It is driven by main scanning for setting a state and sub-scanning for repeatedly performing main scanning in a direction crossing one direction. When the drawing data for one line output from the liquid crystal control board 610 is input to the liquid crystal display 625, the liquid crystal drive circuit performs the main scanning of the liquid crystal display 625 based on the drawing data for one line. Output sequentially from left to right to pixels for one line. When the output for one line is completed, the process proceeds to the line immediately below as sub-scanning. Similarly, when drawing data for the next line is input, a liquid crystal display is displayed as main scanning based on the drawing data for the next line. The data is output to the pixels for one line sequentially from the left to the right of the device 625. The liquid crystal display 625 has a built-in backlight (cold cathode tube) that is turned on by the inverter substrate 624.

[3. Another example]
It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it goes without saying that the present invention can be implemented in various modes as long as it belongs to the technical scope of the present invention.

  For example, in the embodiment described above, the pachinko gaming machine 1 has been described as an example. However, a gaming machine to which the present invention can be applied is not limited to a pachinko gaming machine, and a gaming machine other than a pachinko gaming machine, such as a slot machine or The present invention can also be applied to a fusion game machine in which a pachinko game machine and a slot machine are fused (one that uses a game ball to play a slot game).

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko machine (pachinko machine), 2 ... Outer frame, 3 ... Main body frame, 4 ... Game board (game board), 5 ... Door frame (door frame), 30 ... Game window (game opening), 70A ... Glass unit (transparent plate unit), 71 ... Unit frame (annular unit frame), 80 ... Glass plate (transparent plate), 81 ... Storage part (storage part), 82 ... Groove (groove), 85 ... (Light opening), 86 ... outwardly inclined surface (outwardly inclined surface), 87 ... inwardly inclined surface (inwardly inclined surface), 95 ... vent hole, 98 ... outer peripheral groove, 105 ... flexible printed circuit board (band-like substrate), 106 ... light emitting diode (Light emitting source), 107 ... flexible printed circuit board (band substrate), 108 ... light emitting diode (light emitting source), 110a to 110d ... valley fold line, 111a to 111d ... mountain fold line, 112a to 112d ... first region to fourth Regions 113a to 113c ... Lit, 120 ... base film, 120A to 120F ... substrate forming area, 120Z ... discard area, 121, 122 ... cover film, 121a, 122a ... sticking mark, 123 ... double-sided adhesive tape, 124 ... reinforcing plate, 125 ... base film 126, 127... Cover film, 126a, 127a.

Claims (1)

In a pachinko gaming machine in which a transparent plate unit provided with a transparent plate that can visually recognize the game area of the game board can be detachably mounted along the back surface of the game opening of the door frame,
The transparent plate unit is composed of an annular unit frame formed of a synthetic resin having an opening larger than the game opening, and two transparent plates attached to the front and rear surfaces of the opening of the annular unit frame,
On the inner peripheral surface of the annular unit frame sandwiched between the two transparent plates, a lateral insertion opening is provided along the inner peripheral surface so that a belt-like substrate on which a plurality of light emitting sources are mounted faces the surface of the game board. A storage portion having a groove inserted from the portion is formed to project toward the inside of the annular unit frame,
In the storage portion, a light emitting port is formed at a position corresponding to the light emitting source so that a light emitting surface of the light emitting source faces,
The light projecting port is formed in a shape in which a side facing the insertion opening has an inwardly inclined surface that extends from the inner peripheral surface of the storage portion toward the groove, and faces the insertion opening. Two sides adjacent to the side to be formed are formed in a shape having an outward inclined surface extending from the groove to the inner peripheral surface of the storage unit,
The light emitted from the light emitting surface of the light emitting source is made to travel toward the surface of the game board by the inwardly inclined surface, and is advanced toward the inner space of the annular unit frame by the outwardly inclined surface. A pachinko machine characterized by that.